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♔ STATS ♔
Full name: Azula Zhang
Blood status: Muggleborn
House: Gryffindor
Year: Fifth
Teams/Clubs: n/a
Wand: 12-inch holly with a dragon's heartstring core
Family: Iroh is her father's brother, but they barely know each other


♔ HISTORY ♔
Azula was raised by her father, Ozai Zhang, and the nannies he employed to take care of her when she was too young to be of use to him (she never knew her mother, and was always told that she was dead). Ozai was a business tycoon who expected her to follow in his footsteps. He was very strict, and expected nothing but the best from her-- even as a young child, she had very little free time as he was always tutoring her himself, taking her to business meeting, teaching her the sort of mindset (ruthless and unapologetic) he believed one needed to have to succeed in the business world, etc. However, Azula thrived in this environment, and dedicated herself to becoming the best she could be, both for her father and for herself. She may not have known what she was missing out on, but she didn't seem to care.

That all changed when Azula was eleven, and she received her Hogwarts letter in the mail. One of the things her father hadn't told her was that he had a brother-- one who was magical, and who he hated with a burning passion. The fact that Azula had magic made her a spectacular failure in his eyes, and he completely disowned her, telling her that she needed to get out of his house because he never wanted to see her again. Azula, all at once indignant, confused, and incredibly upset by his decision (not to mention the fact that she was apparently a witch), attempted to argue his decision-- at which point he decided that the best thing to do to keep her from causing him any further disgrace would be to kill her. Yes, really.

Fortunately, the Hogwarts people swooped in and prevented that from happening, and made sure that Azula was equipped with all the necessary books and supplies needed to go to school. Despite the fact that they saved her life and removed her from what had quickly become a deadly and dangerous situation, Azula hated them. She hated the idea of being magical, she didn't want to go to Hogwarts, and she wanted to go back to her father and have everything be the way it was.

Once she actually got to school, things changed. Shock and upset quickly turned into bitter, bitter anger at her father for deserting her, and she resolved to be the best witch in the world in order to spite him. Her personality didn't exactly earn her many friends, so she ended up spending much of her time studying or in the library reading.

♔ PERSONALITY ♔
Not too different from how she is in normal DDD canon, really. She's fairly antisocial and unfriendly, but keeps to herself a lot of the time. Quick to anger, she has no qualms about striking against those who she feels have wronged her in some way, which probably means that she gets in trouble frequently. She also has a tendency to jump into fights against those who are older and/or stronger fighters than her (both magically or otherwise), which means she's quite familiar with the hospital wing. Overall, she's a very angry person, with some major, major trust and attachment issues-- she's very lonely, but she steadfastly refuses to let anyone get close to her. Probably the best thing going for her is that she gets excellent marks and is an awesome student in general; she studies a lot, and is overall an intelligent girl. Beyond that, though, she's a gigantic problem child who probably causes the staff a lot of grief.

♔ CLASSES ♔
Ancient Runes with Professor Linnifer
Arithmancy with Professor Vanko
Astronomy with Professor Nightroad (required)
Care of Magical Creatures with Professor Fang
Charms with Professors MacLean and Laytner (required)
Defense Against The Dark Arts with Professor Marian (required)
Herbology with Professor Kuchiki (required)
History of Magic with Professor Edgeworth (required)
Potions with Professor Crocker (required)
Transfiguration with Professor Morrigan (required)