x "Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes" x
Conwy Rosamund Clough
▽ Connie ▽
18 - Female
Pronunciation
Konn-weh Klo
Place of birth
Swansea, Wales
Ethnicity
Black and Welsh
Accent
Welsh
House
Slytherin. She's got big dreams and she's gonna make them happen.
Year
8th
Wand
Aspen wood - Dragon heart string - 9 1/4 inches
Blood status
Half-blood
Background
Conwy's father is a muggle chef and owner of a popular restaurant, so she is very into cooking and is used to the demanding expectations of a well-run kitchen (tempers, perfectionism, technique, etc). Her mother is a pureblood witch who left the wizarding world behind during the first war, falling in love with muggle culture and a very kind cook who gave her a hot meal when she had nowhere else to go. It was almost as if she had forgotten the magical world entirely until Conwy started showing signs of magic. Sometimes, Conwy thinks she regrets having a magical child, but she is just weary of the politics and darkness that always seem to corrupt the wizarding world. She didn't want to send Conwy to Hogwarts (the end of 4th year was half 'I told you so' and half sheer terror), but she had to learn to control her magic, so off she went.
Going to Hogwarts, Conwy immediately fell in love with Potions class, as it was a lot like cooking, which spurred her dream of learning wizarding cuisine and becoming head chef of a wizarding restaurant. Her second favorite class was charms, since she could also use those spells in the kitchen for maximum effect. She respected herbology for the edge it can give her ingredients-wise, but she was never the best with plants and got middling grades at best.
Being a half-bood in Slytherin was a difficult balancing act, fearing retaliation from her blood purist housemates and Slytherin-hating hogwarts peers alike. She ended up mostly keeping to herself with the exception of the less extreme kids in her house and some nice Hufflepuffs who knew how to get into the kitchens, but she didn't mind much. This way she avoided most of the trouble that followed everyone else around like the plague, and it seemed most wizards cared more for the flashy or sinister rather than the artful, practical things she enjoyed anyway. It made sense to just not bother and hone her craft on her own. As the war started up, though, her parents worried more and more about her getting caught in the crossfire. She was pulled out of school for 7th year- and good thing, too, or she didn't know what might have happened to her. Now Conwy is back to finish her studies and show the wizarding world that Slytherins are more than just an evil stereotype.
Personality
Conwy would never have been a hufflepuff. She respects hard work and diligence, but believes it's nothing without passion and ambition behind it.
Sharp, fiercely attentive and driven. She is a planner- thinks steps ahead. Sometimes she wrestles with the idea that magic makes things too easy, but considering muggle advancement and tech, she can find a happy middle ground of using magic to help enhance what she can do rather than having it do everything for her.
She can get overwhelmed by her perfectionism and obsess over her performance in certain things. She is usually up for a challenge, but when she gets too stressed, she often procrastinates and distracts herself with other things.
Likes
HAUTE CUISINE | Cooking programs | Mermaids | Being busy
Dislikes
Taking the easy route | Jello | 'Winging it' | Flying
Love Interest
Neville Longbottom
Relationship with Love Interest
Conwy has never interacted much with Neville before, and in earlier years the most thought she gave him was disappointment in his potionswork. She heard about what he did at the Battle of Hogwarts though, and how he helped students during the Carrows' reign in 7th year. She needs a better Herbology grade to get her NEWTS for a decent cooking apprenticeship, so she is considering approaching him for help.
Appearance
Hair
Dark brown and very curly, almost shoulder length
Eyes
Dark brown
Body
Lean yet curvy
Height
5'8 (173cm)
Weight
130 lbs (58 kilograms)
Markings/scars
Small cuts and burns on her hands from cooking
Face claim
Raven Lyn
Magical Info
Patronus
Chicken (say what you want, these things can be
fierce)
Boggart
Grease fire accident covering her in excruciatingly painful burns
Best class
Potions
worst class
Transfiguration
Favorite classes
Potions, Charms
Pet
Eurasian eagle-owl named Elen
Misc
Mbti type- ENTJ (The Commander)
Amortentia- garden herbs | the sea | cedar wood