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Name: Alanna of Trebond (alias: Alan Potter)

Gender: Female masquerading as a male.

Age: 12

Position: Student, 2nd year

Physical Description: She's small for her age, and probably always will be. She makes up for her un-exciting build however with somewhat unusual colouring. Her eyes are a vivid shade of purple that often makes people stare. Those who know her however, or those who have heard of her, know better than that, as Alanna doesn't appreciate being stared at, and will make this known to the starer, often through violent retaliation. Her hair is is also vivid, or would be if it were clean, a bright shade of red most commonly dulled by a thick coat of grease and dirt. She used to wear it long. She also used to have good hygiene. Both these things changed when she decided to disguise herself as a boy. The hair was butchered into a really nasty cut. She also stopped washing, and now farts more frequently, all in an attempt to make her disguise more believable.

She makes every attempt to make her disguise believable - from her manly swagger to her habit of punching people to say hello. She is as yet unblemished from acne - probably due to age more than anything else. Her features are small, set on very pale freckled skin. She also has BO - again, her young age makes it not nearly as bad as it could be - due to a lack of baths, as poor hygiene is something she considers to be very manly. And she spits often. She wears her school uniform untidily, and her street clothes in a similar fashion. She is however very careful never to remove her clothes in public, no matter how manly this might be - that would give away her secret!!!

Background: Alanna was born into a small family - her mother died in childbirth, and in the house there were only her, her twin brother Thom, her recluse of a father, and the many thousands of family servants. Alanna had a happy childhood, frequenting the sand box and playing games of wild imagination with her brother. She was gradually developing an interest in wizardry. At the same time, Thom started thinking about walruses. Both children knew the day would soon arrive when they must leave home, and look for something else to do - and both were starting to believe they had found their calling.

It was about this time that the children's reclusive father realized that being reclusive probably wasn't very good for his relationship with his children. He decided to take an interest, finally, and organize their further schooling for them. Thom, he declared, would attend Hogwarts School of the Brave and the Ignorant, a place he had seen a cheap add for on the internet. Alanna would attend the German Royal Walrus Watching Academy In Antarctica, the academy with the highest number of walrus sightings in the southern hemisphere. The children were understandably unhappy with this arrangement.

And so, they did what any sane pair of identical twins would do - they swapped places. They traded gender too - Alanna hopes now to become The First Ever Female Wizard. She is unaware that she could simply become a witch, even though that is what her many female friends at school plan on doing. Now in her second year, Alanna is enjoying her new found freedom and masculinity, and hopes to continue into further schooling in the next few years.

Personality: The stereotype says red-heads have a temper, and Alanna is no exception. She blows up at tiny things, such as what someone said, why they have to go somewhere, the shape of someone's nose... Usually she will lash out with violent (either verbal or physical) retaliation, however oftentimes she can be more subtle, and set up elaborate pranks to get back at the offender. She can be a very loyal friend, and enjoys company, because people who enjoy company are more fun to play. She is, however, terrified of someone learning her secret, and will protect it at the cost of friendship. When it comes to revenge, she can change alliances almost instantly, or ally herself with someone she wouldn't usually. She is also very willing to try new things, whatever they may be. She believes you only live once, and you should make the most of all opportunities, even if these opportunities could severely reduce your lifespan.

Alanna is very manly - she thinks so, anyway. Every action is geared toward being masculine, and as a result she can be rather insulting at times. She is a big believer in stereotypes, and does her best to discover and then act upon every male stereotype she can find - thank goodness she is not yet of an age to start dating.

Likes and Dislikes, Skills and Weaknesses: Alanna likes playing Quit It quite a bit. The first time she ever tried, she caught the ball by a total fluke. It was better than anyone else could manage at the time, and so she was made Sinker - the first 1st year in over 100 years. (She of course too believes this was because she is so manly - actually, the fact that her last name is 'Potter' probably had more to do with it, since Grinding Floor's last great Sinker shared that name...) Unfortunately, this catch was a one off - she has yet to repeat it. She is frankly a terrible player, and thus takes Remedial Quit It lessons on Monday afternoons.

Alanna's best skill, of course, lies in being manly, and she has developed a very good belch to go with this. She is also a great secret keeper, and can be very subtle when the need arises. She is a poor mathematician - her worst subjects are arithmancy and bistromatics.

Her favourite colour is purple, though she does try to hide this, as she is worried it might seem feminine, and usually when asked goes for a brick red. She is a big drinker of caffeinated products, and hates walnuts.

House: Grinding Floor

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