Hadley, Josephina

JOSEPHINA FAITH HADLEY

Name: Josephina Faith Hadley
Nicknames: JoJo, Fina, Sophie
Birthday: 2 April 2044
Birthplace: Perugia, Italy

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Hogwarts years: 2055-2062
Best subjects: Arithmancy, Charms, Muggle Studies, Care of Magical Creatures
Weakest subjects: Herbology, Potions

Current Occupation: Hogwarts Arithmancy Professor
Former Occupations: Painter and University student (2062-2065), Researcher (2065-2069), Charms Professor at small South African Wizarding Academy (2069-2071)

Heritage: Halfblood
Wand: Unicorn Hair, Maple, 11.5 inches, supple and swishy
Marital Status: Single
Pets: Small Mastiff named Baisley and Kitten named Bristol
Hobbies: Painting, Jogging, and Languages


Appearance:

Hair: Sandy brown hair
Eye color: Hazel
Height: 5'4 (plus 1-2 inches for heels)
Build: Average

Personality: 
Josephina prefers modesty to outlandish attire. Though she never was a girly-girl, Josephina's biggest pet peeve is etiquette. She believes strongly that proper manners is not just for ladies, but for anyone, and is an indicator to success. She is quite the opposite of her sisters, who like their mother, thrive on dressing up. She is very reserved and though she can easily converse with anyone (other than her parents), she prefers to keeping to herself. At times, Josephina may also appear daft, but that doesn't mean ignorance. She is smart and knows it, but also does not flaunt it. She's a fan of cliches such as 'what comes around, goes around'.


History:

Family:

Mother: Nicole Lily Hadley (nee Calandra) - Ravenclaw
Father: Marcus Ian Hadley - muggle
Siblings: Two sisters, one younger and one older

• Leanne Elizabeth (born 2040) - Ravenclaw 2051-2058
• Alexandria June (born 2045) - Ravenclaw 2056-2063

Josephina was born in Perugia, Italy on the 2nd of April 2044 to Healer Nicole Hadley, who was a witch from Scotland, and Entrepreneur Marcus Hadley, a muggle from Perugia. Her mother was nineteen when she met her father, who was just two years older and already quite the successful business owner. Against all odds, her mother and father seemed to make it work by her mother abandoning her career as a Healer and working as a nurse in the local hospital to conceal her identity (while still working in a familiar career setting). Though her father knew the truth of her mother's identity, it was too late as they were already deep in love. It was in the muggle setting of Perugia that they chose to raise their three daughters.

All three girls started showing magic at an early age, for which Nicole was both glorified about and petrified. Though she knew the girls' magic would need honing, she was terrified to send them away to school at such a ripe age. Nonetheless, as each turned eleven, they were sent off to Hogwarts.

Unique to her mother and two sisters, Josephina was sorted into Hufflepuff in 2055. She kept mostly to herself, preferring to focus her attentions on her studies. She excelled in Arithmancy and Muggle Studies, performing reasonable adequate in Magical Creatures and Charms. Focusing her strengths, she found herself fascinated by the future rather than living in the present (with Miss Nora Leiden, Sophia Melita's cookies, and Lord Berty Borr's flatulance). Her reserved personality left her with few confidants while at Hogwarts, but yet she 'knew' nearly everyone due to her observation of people. She discovered a sense of kinship and understanding in studying numbers. Josephina received eight OWLs (two outstandings, four exceeds expectations, and two acceptables) and five NEWTs.

Upon graduating Hogwarts, Josephina moved back to home to Perugia as she tried to find direction in life. Though she studied numbers and they seemed to tell her one thing, her heart seemed to lead her another direction. Putting some of her energies in painting and jogging, she enrolled in the local university for a year and studied linguistics. Though her ability to speak a foreign language is a weak, she understands the basic concepts for Italian, Spanish, and French. Her mother encouraged her to pursue healing, as her older sister Leanne did, since it is easily adaptable to muggle society and a family-friendly career; though Josephina found little interest in working as a medical professional. 

After three years of painting and studying linguistics, as well as working part-time in an art shop, Josephina moved from her parent's home. Though she doubted her parent's approved her choice, she spent the next four years traveling and researching numbers and people. She studied the past, the present, and the future - the future still fascinating her most, but spending more time on the past and cryptology. In her travels, she continued to keep to her work rather than enjoy the people, and understand other languages.

In Spring 2069, Josephina was offered a position to teach charms at a small South African Wizarding Academy in Azania. Though she loved her freedom in research, she accepted the position. At long last, Josephina had finally felt a sense of connection most when she was teaching. But there was something that she craved more than anything; though she loved the people at the South African Wizarding Academy, she missed her family. And for the first time ever, she felt lonely. It is this that drove her to purchase a muggle puppy, a mastiff she named Baisley. 

Josephina continued to teach charms at the school for two years, until she realized something else that bothered her. It was her missing her family, who she had not seen in nearly ten years. It was this that initiated her to resign from her position as Charms Professor and move back to north of the Equator. Visiting with her family for only two weeks in Perugia, Fina had other aspirations in mind. With those aspirations in mind, she applied for a position at Hogwarts. Two weeks later, she received notice that she had been hired as Arithmancy Professor at Hogwarts.