Althea Greyleaf

Althea Greyleaf
Goes by: Thea
Gender: Female
Height: Below Average

Blood status: Halfblood
Raised in: Mixed
Home: Unlisted in Residential Areas.

Boggart: Huge Bubotuber.

Patronus: Unknown
Thea tends to come off as aloof, only because she likes to quietly observe situations and think long and hard about them. She's either unlikely to hear a word anyone may be directly saying to her, once she fixates on a conversation, or she's being hyper-vigilant and listening to everything going on.

Once she gets talking to you though, she's much kinder than her focused face may let on. She's naturally a good listener, and loves to hear about the lives of others -- especially those who grew up exclusively in the Wizarding World. For as long as someone is willing to talk about themselves, she is willing to listen.

When Thea does decide to dictate the conversation, she is more than happy to share every niche fact she's learned about plants or the coolest places in the school. Her family life is usually kept close to her chest but occasionally, especially if someone asks about one of her brothers, she'll open up a bit. Otherwise, she's pretty empathetic, and is willing to chat to her friends about nearly anything.

Making friends hasn't been particularly difficult for Thea, mostly due to her caring nature and willingness to stand up for those she cares about. She has no qualms with speaking up or defending her friends or interests. Her herbology and potions aptitude are something she prides, and plans on developing those skills to make her a great ally too.

She's got a soft spot for anything with a big set of eyes or a fluffy coat. If it's cute or seems like it's akin to cuddling a cloud, Thea will be getting her hands on it -- or at least try to. The first time Thea saw a puffskein, her parents were concerned she'd implode.

Books have a similar way of attracting her attention, though Thea is a bit pickier about which to get her hands on. While reading to learn isn't completely out of the question, she prefers to read a wide variety of feel-good adventure books.
Thea was born to a Muggle mother and pureblood father -- and is the third of four children. Her mother, Lucille DuBouis, was raised in a wealthy household. As an only daughter, so she became accustomed to the finer things in life.

Abraham Greyleaf, on the other hand, had grown up in a modest household with a brother and sister. While they didn't exactly struggle to get by, Abraham had been the youngest, and always received the hand-me-downs from his brother.

Despire living such differing childhoods, Lucy and Abe were the perfect pair. There had been some push back from Lucy's family but even so, the couple were happy.

The two eldest boys, only a year and a half apart, caused as much mischief as magical toddlers possibly could. Thea had nearly never come about -- with her parents thinking the two boys had been too much to handle already, but they decided that a girl was in the cards for them.

Thea had been an easy baby though -- just happy to see her parents smiles, and to curl up in a sunflower blanket her grandmother had gotten her. The blanket essentially becoming a tail in her early years. The day her mother decided it had become nothing more than a torn-up rag was a day to remember.

While yes, the blanket was in tatters, it was Thea's.

And Thea loved that blanket.

The wail she let out was almost enough to shatter glass. Instead of breaking windows though, every plant on the property had grown nearly three times the size.

The sunflowers grew to the size of tires, and collapsed under the weight. The ivy on the trellis grew so long it resembled water flowing onto the road. The lawn became an ocean to be waded. It was a difficult fix, but there was a welling of pride in her parents too. While it wasn't her first hint at magic, it was surely the confirmation they'd been looking for.

Her youngest brother was an easier child too. Her parents had mastered raising magical children by then, and the two eldest boys had turned their mischief off each other and focused on using it in school. While her older brothers managed to cause chaos at muggle school, their time at Hogwarts had left Thea waiting with excitement for her turn.

Not long before Thea had gotten her Hogwarts letter, her older brothers got into an argument -- and hexes were thrown. The only one that happened to hit was the pus squirting hex, leaving her brother Keinan oozing and looking particularly gross. Thea never was quite able to get that image out of her mind; looking at anything even remotely similar to that made her shake and want to throw up.

Her chance at Hogwarts wasn't soured by the nasty image, though.

Her first year was a whirlwind, as she experienced a magic school for the first time. Even Herbology was incredible, despite the impending terror of discovering the existence of bubotubers. Hogwarts became her home away from home. The summer seemed like it couldn't go by fast enough, and she was itching to get her second year underway.