Character Bios: Dominique
Grandpa Arthur loves watching Muggle movies on his specially outfitted television set. It's the only thing that engages his mind anymore. I like to watch the movies with him when I'm at my grandparent's house. Sometimes a quote from a movie strikes me as sounding cool, but no quote has ever fit me as much as one from an American movie, aptly titled American Beauty. It goes, "Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." That's basically the story of my life.
I knew, practically from the time I was born, that I was different from my mother and my sister. They get stares from people when they go out in public and all kinds of attention paid to them. It's because they both have highly functioning Veela genes. My mother is probably one of the most beautiful women on Earth, and my sister is not far behind her, though they look nothing alike. Victoire's long blond hair has a touch of Dad's redness in it, and her eyes are of a gorgeous hazel that is usually sea green. Mother has the same colouring that I do, blonde hair and blue eyes, though that is about all we share. I never get any of the attention that they get when they go out in public.
That's because I don't have any Veela genes. I managed to inherit entirely human genes from both of my parents. When we are out and about, I always feel invisible around them. Dad's got his scars that people pay attention to, cooing over him for being such a strong and manly war hero. Mother and Vicki have their Veela charisma and attractiveness. All I have is muddy blonde hair and an inherent shyness. More than anything, I wish I had the ability to talk to total strangers like they do, to stand up in a crowded room and be noticed.
When I was little, people used to remark on my colouring, which was far lighter and covered with less of my ugly freckles, saying that I was quite the beautiful child. Then Vicki would walk into the room and all attention would leave me. I knew it was because of her Veela powers. The only Veela gene I managed to inherit is the one that tells me when someone else is using Veela powers. When I was the one getting the attention, Vicki would turn her powers on full blast. Mother scolded her for it once and after that she made sure not to do it when Mother was around. Over time I simply realized that Vicki wanted the attention and that she could get it without even trying.
It was okay if she did that, because I didn't mind being in the background. Mother loved us both equally and Dad always treated us exactly the same... until they found out that Mother was pregnant again. Louis was a surprise baby and they adored him since they thought they would never have another child after me. Victoire adored him as well, because they had something in common. Louis's Veela genes were just as strong as hers. On top of that, he had Dad's hair and Mother's eyes. The four of them together matched. They looked like a family. Dad had the same few freckles across his nose as my siblings did, but mine were everywhere. With my rampant freckles and plain blue eyes, I knew I looked quite different. Still it hurt when a waitress asked them one day if I was a cousin or adopted.
That doesn't matter anymore though. I'm at Hogwarts now. I don't have to worry about whether anyone thinks my sister is more beautiful than I am or if my darling little brother is cuter than I am. I do love my family, but it's nice to be at school and know that people are my friends because they like me for me. My dorm mates are my best friends. And here at school Victoire can't turn on her Veela powers because the guys ambush her, so I know she can't steal my friends. The teachers are used to whole families attending school, so they don't judge me by my sister's actions; instead, they judge me by my own. This is probably the happiest I have ever been.
I wish for only one thing, and I know it will never happen. Teddy Lupin is what I wish I had. He and Vicki have been best friends since they were little. I've had a crush on him ever since he started paying attention to me, even when Vicki had her powers on as strong as she could get them. Never before had anyone noticed me when she had done that. So, I have carried this small little flame of adoration for him in my heart. Every day I see them together at school it gets dimmer and dimmer though. Teddy says his werewolf genes give him immunity to the Veela attraction, but he still prefers to be around Vicki more than me. I must be really pathetic if I can't keep someone's attention even when no unfair advantage has been given to my sister.
I'll keep trying my hardest though. I'm working as hard as I can in classes so I can impress him. I also joined the Quidditch team because he said he loves to watch the game even if he isn't any good at it. I wanted to dye my hair that cool turquoise colour he usually keeps it, but Dad told me I wasn't allowed to do that until I turned seventeen, so I'm waiting. If I work hard to become the best and brightest, I know I can catch his attention. Then I will finally be better than my sister, even if I never get to be a Veela.
Other Bios: Teddy - Victoire - Fred
I knew, practically from the time I was born, that I was different from my mother and my sister. They get stares from people when they go out in public and all kinds of attention paid to them. It's because they both have highly functioning Veela genes. My mother is probably one of the most beautiful women on Earth, and my sister is not far behind her, though they look nothing alike. Victoire's long blond hair has a touch of Dad's redness in it, and her eyes are of a gorgeous hazel that is usually sea green. Mother has the same colouring that I do, blonde hair and blue eyes, though that is about all we share. I never get any of the attention that they get when they go out in public.
That's because I don't have any Veela genes. I managed to inherit entirely human genes from both of my parents. When we are out and about, I always feel invisible around them. Dad's got his scars that people pay attention to, cooing over him for being such a strong and manly war hero. Mother and Vicki have their Veela charisma and attractiveness. All I have is muddy blonde hair and an inherent shyness. More than anything, I wish I had the ability to talk to total strangers like they do, to stand up in a crowded room and be noticed.
When I was little, people used to remark on my colouring, which was far lighter and covered with less of my ugly freckles, saying that I was quite the beautiful child. Then Vicki would walk into the room and all attention would leave me. I knew it was because of her Veela powers. The only Veela gene I managed to inherit is the one that tells me when someone else is using Veela powers. When I was the one getting the attention, Vicki would turn her powers on full blast. Mother scolded her for it once and after that she made sure not to do it when Mother was around. Over time I simply realized that Vicki wanted the attention and that she could get it without even trying.
It was okay if she did that, because I didn't mind being in the background. Mother loved us both equally and Dad always treated us exactly the same... until they found out that Mother was pregnant again. Louis was a surprise baby and they adored him since they thought they would never have another child after me. Victoire adored him as well, because they had something in common. Louis's Veela genes were just as strong as hers. On top of that, he had Dad's hair and Mother's eyes. The four of them together matched. They looked like a family. Dad had the same few freckles across his nose as my siblings did, but mine were everywhere. With my rampant freckles and plain blue eyes, I knew I looked quite different. Still it hurt when a waitress asked them one day if I was a cousin or adopted.
That doesn't matter anymore though. I'm at Hogwarts now. I don't have to worry about whether anyone thinks my sister is more beautiful than I am or if my darling little brother is cuter than I am. I do love my family, but it's nice to be at school and know that people are my friends because they like me for me. My dorm mates are my best friends. And here at school Victoire can't turn on her Veela powers because the guys ambush her, so I know she can't steal my friends. The teachers are used to whole families attending school, so they don't judge me by my sister's actions; instead, they judge me by my own. This is probably the happiest I have ever been.
I wish for only one thing, and I know it will never happen. Teddy Lupin is what I wish I had. He and Vicki have been best friends since they were little. I've had a crush on him ever since he started paying attention to me, even when Vicki had her powers on as strong as she could get them. Never before had anyone noticed me when she had done that. So, I have carried this small little flame of adoration for him in my heart. Every day I see them together at school it gets dimmer and dimmer though. Teddy says his werewolf genes give him immunity to the Veela attraction, but he still prefers to be around Vicki more than me. I must be really pathetic if I can't keep someone's attention even when no unfair advantage has been given to my sister.
I'll keep trying my hardest though. I'm working as hard as I can in classes so I can impress him. I also joined the Quidditch team because he said he loves to watch the game even if he isn't any good at it. I wanted to dye my hair that cool turquoise colour he usually keeps it, but Dad told me I wasn't allowed to do that until I turned seventeen, so I'm waiting. If I work hard to become the best and brightest, I know I can catch his attention. Then I will finally be better than my sister, even if I never get to be a Veela.
Other Bios: Teddy - Victoire - Fred