RINALDO, nerissa

[Nerissa Rinaldo]

NERISSA IRIS RINALDO


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NAME:

Ronnie

AGE:

Seventeen

EXPERIENCE:

Two, almost three if i'm not mistaken

WHO YOU PLAY:

N/A

HOW TO CONTACT YOU:

PM would be fine.

HOW YOU FOUND US:

BB!

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FULL NAME:

Nerissa Iris Halevi Smythe Rinaldo

AGE:

Twenty seven (physically)

NICKNAME(S):

Riss, Rissa

BIRTHDAY:

17 March 1913

ZODIAC:

Pisces

HOMETOWN:

Israel

OCCUPATION:

Minister of Magic's Assistant

ALIGNMENT:

Order (spy)

BLOODLINE:

Vampire

SEXUALITY:

Heterosexual

i've made peace with god and burned the sage
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HEIGHT:

Five feet, eight inches

WEIGHT:

One hundred twenty three pounds

BODY TYPE:

On the skinny side (as an effect of her plummetting health at the time of the change)

HAIR COLOR:

Brown

HAIR STYLE:

Long and straight, slightly past the shoulders; usually in a ponytail

EYE COLOR:

Golden most of the time

PIERCINGS:

None

TATTOOS:

None

PLAY BY:

Jessica Alba

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and drank the poison from the lake
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LIKES:

• having lenghty debates
• traveling the world
• Quidditch
• being independent

DISLIKES:

• Nazis
• Death Eaters
• liars
• long paper work
• being told off by the Minister

STRENGTHS:

• always truthful
• knowledge (she was a Ravenclaw after all)
• passion and determination

WEAKNESSES:

• keeping secrets
• very hard to please
• memories of the Holocaust

HABITS/QUIRKS:

• cracks knuckles
• tugs ponytail
• shakes hands when nervous

FEARS:

• Other people finding out her spy status for the Order
• Being tortured like she was before in the concentration camp (although physically impossible)

PERSONALITY:

PROUD. The word shame probably doesn't exist in Nerissa's vocabulary. This twenty seven year old has a lot of self confidence and one would never find her hiding or cowering in a corner. She always walks with her head held high with absolutely nothing to bring her down. For her, being shy is a sign of weakness and the monsters of the real world feed on that.

PERFECTIONIST. If anything is below perfection, chances are Nerissa wouldn't accept it. Whatever the matter may be, from something as simple as her clothing to something of more importance such paper work for the Ministry. Everything has to be pristine and flawless, otherwise she'd go nuts and probably rip whatever it is to shreds then start all over again. It works to her advantage sometimes, especially with work matters. She hardly ever makes mistakes.

CRITICAL. Being a perfectionist, Nerissa has quite high standards for almost everything. Whatever comes her way, she questions it often finding fault in such matters. She is sometimes regarded as a harsh critic, always throwing judgements here and there. If someone or something manages to go through her without any questioning whatsoever, then it must be perfect enough for her standards.

TRUTHFUL. Nerissa is a horrible liar and actress. Even the simpliest of lies, she manages to screw it up. The truth always mattered to her so she believed it to be quite pointless to lie. If one would want a true and honest opinion on any given matter, she is definitely the person to go to. But if it was about keeping secrets, stay away from her then. It's miracle she still hasn't spilled the beans on the Order. Hopefully, it would stay that way.

PASSIONATE. In whatever she does, Nerissa always exerts everything she can into it. No more, no less. She hated it when some people would start something and yet they never finish it. For her, it's either you start it with the intent of finish it or don't start it at all. When she has set her mind on something, she will definitely accomplish it.

i've fallen down, but never give up

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MOTHER:

Kefira Halevi, Jewish, Muggle

FATHER:

Lawrence Smythe, British, pureblood, Hufflepuff alumna

SIBLINGS:

None

OTHER FAMILY:

Edmund Rinaldo (adoptive father), American, vampire

HISTORY:

(I have a feeling that this will have tons of loop holes. Just let me know if there are. XP)

Lawrence Smythe, a young man fresh from his three year Auror training, decided against pursuing a position in the British Ministry of Magic and instead went abroad to Israel for research. There he met a young Jewish Muggle named Kefira. He was immediately taken with her and she with him. After a few more months of courtship, the pair decided to get married. However, it was mostly because Kefira was found to be pregnant. In that time, pre-marital sex was deeply frowned upon and in order to conceal it, they opted to wed. Everything went smoothly; they got married as soon as possible, quickly enough that no one suspected anything about the pregnancy and also with the blessing of each of their families. And on the seventeenth of March on the year 1913, a healthy baby girl was born whom they named Nerissa. Unfortunately, things did not stay as perfect as it was. One night, upon returning home, Lawrence found the house empty with the exception of his crying six month old child. On the table was a note from Kefira explaining that she had fled being unable to handle having a baby at a young age. For weeks, Lawrence desperately tried to locate his wife but always ending up unsuccesful even with the use of magic. Eventually, he gave up and decided to return to London to raise Nerissa.

Life went on as normal as it possibly could for the two Smythes. Lawrence had moved on at one point, but he never did marry anyone else. He ended up resuming his post in the Ministry as an Auror. Nerissa was able to study in Hogwarts just as her father had and was sorted into Ravenclaw. Not once did she ask her father about her mother, only finding out on her own through her grandparents. She never was furious with her, only curious. In the back of her mind, she always wanted to try to look for her but was afraid to talk to her father about it. He may have moved on, but she would sometimes find him alone in his office looking through old photos. A few years later, while he was on field work for the Ministry, Lawrence had suffered severe mental damage having been on the receiving end of a badly cast memory charm. He was moved to one of the permanent wards in St. Mungo's, leaving Nerissa, now twenty-six, all alone at home. It was then that she decided to travel to Israel, much like her father had before except for different reasons, to finally look for her mother since Lawrence was far too incapicitated to argue.

Unfortunately, the year was 1940 at the height of Adolf Hitler's reign. All thought of finding her mother then left her mind. Though she was half British, there was no mistaking that Jewish blood ran in her veins. Even as a witch, she couldn't escape the wrath of the Germans. On one such attack, Nerissa found herself along with other Jews being brought to concentration camps. In all the ruckus and chaos, she didn't notice that her wand had fallen out of her pocket dooming her to experience the torture thousands of other Jews will go through. Without her wand, she had no means to escape. She would have tried to Apparate but it would draw too much attention since she was trapped with thousands of Jews. For months, she endured endless suffering at the hands of the Nazis. One day, by some miracle, Nerissa was able to escape. To this day, she still didn't know how she managed that with the countless Nazi guards all over the place. She was able to find a secluded place and with the remaining strength she had left, she managed to Apparate somewhere. That act, however, drained her of all energy and she drifted to unconsciousness. The place she Apparated to turned out to be a nearby forest where a vegetarian vampire by the name of Edmund Rinaldo was hunting. Edmund was a soldier for the American troops stationed in Poland. Upon finding Nerissa, he immediately took it upon himself to take care of her and fled the area having pretended that he was killed off instead of going back to the army. After days of traveling (even with the vampire speed), they eventually reached London where Edmund was currently residing. There he attempted to take care of Nerissa, giving her the necessary medicine and food. After a while, she greatly improved. But suddenly, her health rapidly plummetted to a point where he had no other choice but to change her to save her life. And that was what he did.

After the transformation, Nerissa had surprisingly accepted everything Edmund told her. Mostly, it was because she was grateful to be able to escape the clutches of the evil Nazis. In turn, she also told him about her own secret, the world of magic, since Edmund was a Muggle when he was turned. He helped her with everything she needed, especially in financial terms. Edmund, who was a vegetarian vampire, taught his new companion his lifestyle to which she easily adapted. Over the years, Nerissa started treating him as her own father as her real father, Lawrence, had died in the previous years. Eventually, she took Edmund's surname as her own. Once she had everything she needed, she immediately went back to how her life was previously. She was able to land a job in the Ministry starting out as a member of the Floo Regulation panel. After years of hard work (with immortality on her side), she finally made her way to the top now serving the Minister of Magic as his/her assisstant. Given her position, she's been subjected to a lot of scrutiny. Many think that she's on the side of the Minister, but in truth, Nerissa has been recruited to the Order of the Phoenix as a spy. Being the Minister's assisstant entails her presence around him/her at all times and the Order believed that being a spy for be perfect for her. In her opinion, the Death Eaters are like the Nazis: both are cruel and heartless. She will do everything in her power to take them down. If being a spy is what it takes, then she's all for it.

create what was left behind, it was you

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HAVE YOU READ THE RULES:
SECRET WORD:

mallypwnsyou! oh yes, he does.

ROLE PLAY SAMPLE:

It was another dreary day at the Ministry of Magic. Having just Flooed right into the Atrium, Nerissa found herself thrust into the hoard of Ministry workers rushing as usual in order not be considered late. She had always hated taking the Floo Network to work. But in contrast to Apparition, it was the more convenient of the two. It was definitely easier to step out of a fireplace rather than pop out of nowhere in the middle of the bustling crowd of Ministry officials. The only thing that made her feel slightly better about Flooing to work was the fact that her situation was much better than the guests who had business in the Ministry. They would have to enter through the guest entrance the ghastly Muggle telephone booth, and surrender their wands to the insufferable Eric Munch, the day watchwizard stationed at the end of the Atrium. Whenever she'd pass him, she always wondered how he still had his job. Perhaps no one else wanted it.

Walking along, she was further pushed by the rest of crowd to the lift. She stepped into it and once again found herself squished between more people. It seemed that wherever she went in the Ministry these days, it would always be full of people. Everyone around her wore identical expressions, one of complete and utter boredom. It was rare to see a smiling face at work. It would seem that hardly anyone enjoyed their job anymore. Not that working in the Ministry was actually the definition of fun. For some, it may be fun, but regulating portkey use and handling accidental magic reversal can would definitely get boring after a while. Nerissa wasn't exactly qualified to have an opinion on the matter anyway as she hardly considers her job the best. It may be a top position, being the Minister's Assisstant, but being told what to do again and again by someone else wasn't her cup of tea. However, that's what she wanted anyway so it wouldn't be right to complain.

Level two, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, including the Improper Use of... Nerissa drowned out the rest the despcription and immediately hopped off the lift. So much to do, so little time and her day just began. A sigh escaped her lips and she just continued walking. No point in slacking off, she thought to herself and made her way to the Auror Headquarters to pick up whatever paper work that needs signing for the day.

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