Laurentius, Vanessa ('Nessa')

[Nessa Laurentius]

Alias: Bianca
Other Characters: Remus, Sascha, Dimitri, Iain

VANESSA --'Nessa' --LAURENTIUS



||nineteen||former hufflepuff||straight||
||hazel||GINGER!||140lbs||5’11″||
||creative||patient||honest||perfectionist||loving||
||sweet tooth||perfectionist||gives people too many chances||

Let me tell you, a little something about myself[/color]

When Nessa was born, her parents (Colin Laurentius & Olivia Laurentius (née Robertson)) couldn't have been happier. They had been trying to conceive for a while now and had almost given up hope when Olivia turned out to be pregnant. Nine months later Vanessa was born and she became one content baby as her parents spoilt her rotten without turning her into a brat. She had a great childhood and when she was four years old, her parents decided to try and make her a sister or brother. Unfortunately, Fate wasn't on their side this time and every time Olivia menstruated again, it was a slap in the face. No child, again - and they were both growing older.
Nessa never understood what was wrong, but she noticed that mummy was crying a lot (and trying to hide that she was) and she could never grasp why, so she just made her a lot of pretty drawings with bright colours, hoping that would make her a bit happier. During the times her mother had a hard time coping with the fact she wasn't pregnant again, Colin used to take his daughter out on trips to all sorts of places, so she wouldn't notice, but of course she did. In the end, Colin and Olivia simply gave up, focusing all their hopes and dreams and attentions to Nessa, who, by then, was starting to show the first signs of magic abilities.
The following years were great for Vanessa. Her mother seemed to have accepted the fact Nessa would remain an only child and Olivia was generally happier - the family enjoyed every moment of this blessing, even if it was just one. They could've easily had none at all, right? Nessa was a cheerful girl and easy (and eager) to please, so that only made it all the better as she survived primary school without too many magical mishaps and everything.

Though then another little miracle happened: when Nessa was ten years old, Olivia found herself pregnant once more and it seemed there was nothing that could stop their happiness. There were one or two complications with the pregnancy, one of them being that Olivia had to give birth in a muggle hospital and Myrea coming into the world by a caesarian section, but apart from that, everything turned out just fine.
Nessa was overjoyed. Not only did she have a lovely baby sister, but she also saw how happy her mother was (and as she was a bit older now, she understood better, too). Trying to be a good big sister, she tried to help Olivia whenever possible and make things for the baby. Drawings or clay scuptures, those sorts of things. This is the moment when her interest for clothing started to pop up. One day Nessa got up and said to her mother 'I'm going to make Myrea the most beautiful princess-dress in the world' - and that's how it all started.
Thinking it would be good for Nessa to learn something like that, Olivia got her old sewing machine out of the dusty attic and learned her eldest daughter how to use it. Soon, Nessa would hardly be doing anything else. School was going fine anyway and there was no doubt she would be accepted at Hogwarts, as her mother had stimulated her in that aspect too, practising simple spells with Nessa ever since she'd shown some talent.

So, it was no surprise she got a letter in the year of her eleventh birthday. Nessa, and everyone else for that matter, was overjoyed and for months she looked forward to travelling to her mother's 'Caledonia' and going to school there.
As the weeks progressed, however, it also became very clear to her that she would be going alone. Without any family, while her family had always been with her. For a few days, Nessa said she'd even refuse to go if Colin couldn't go with her, but after a talk and a good fit of crying, all was well again. She would write often and would come home during the holidays. Honestly, her parents hardly doubted that their daughter would find her place amongst the other students.
And they were right, too. From the moment their daughter boarded the train and spoke to a girl who would, soon, become her best friend, all memories about being alone were forgotten. It turned out that Nessa was good at making friends and keeping them, being a nice and patient person naturally, and teachers admired her devotion when it considered her studies (she wasn't extraordinarely talented, but a diligent worker and that counted for something). All in all, she danced through the years quite lithely without any major drama (partly due to the fact she was never involved with any boys in any way, I suppose). Of course, there was teasing here and there and she was only human, so not everything went flawless every first time, but she did well.

In her fifth year she started working part-time at Gladrags Wizardwear in Hogsmead as she was sure she wanted to work in a similar sector after she'd graduated from Hogwarts. In her seventh year, that's where she properly talked to Amos for the first time. They had met at Hufflepuff common room parties, of course, but Nessa had never really shown a lot of interest in boys, let alone in Amos, who tended to be a little big-headed.
Still, they clicked very well and sort of tumbled into a relationship after a few dates. Nessa had never really given life after school with a partner a thought, as she just hadn't assumed it would happen, but here she was - and pregnant too (never having been interested in boys that much before, the idea of contraception had simply not crossed her mind - oops!). This was not what she'd envisioned. She'd expected to apply in a clothingstore somewhere, then work her way up and maybe start a business of her own after a couple of years. That was no longer an option now - she's now in the process of finding a flat with Amos and preparing for the inevitable. Of course, her parents have been wonderfully supportive throughout the whole thing and that helps, it really does, but it is rather overwhelming and sudden. All in all, Nessa is just glad that Amos hasn't run off screaming.

PS. My accepted character points go to: HUFFLEPUFF

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