So, I thought I'd do a character list, in case anyone gets confused. I'll update it as I go along, so hopefully you'll all know who's who and what's what!
N/B: don't read this until you're confused with who's who and what's what, because otherwise you'll spoil the story!
Daniela Locket: Main character. Called Dannie or Dan by all her friends. Called Ella by her family. In her sixth year of Hogwarts, Gryffindor. Has a bit of a beauty complex, and looking good to her is everything. She's been best friends with Olivia Cardew since her train ride in first year, and along with Kikiera Angelou, they are Hogwart's perfect girls. Every guy wants them, and they play it to their advantage. Dannie's best subject is potions, followed by transfiguration. She's in the top set for everything and plays seeker on the Gryffindor quidditch team.
She runs every morning, and makes Liv and Kiki do the same in order to stay beautiful. She has an hour long skin regime every night, and her hair has a permanent colour change charm on it. She has a slim, tall, elegant figure that she pulls off perfectly.
She always wears heels, because they represent everything that Dannie wants to be: elegant, sophisticated and beautiful. It's also about not being the person her mother was, the person her father wants her to be and the things she hates.
However, her mother has a condition which will eventually kill her. Her father is violent, and abused her. She ran away from home in her fourth year, and used some of the money her grandparents left her to buy herself a massive house in Cornwall, in the same village as Liv, where she lives. She left her younger sister, Emma, with her dad when she ran away, something which she regrets.
Along with her best friends, she plans to open a 'fairy godmother' business after enjoying giving Rose Weasley a make-over when she's teased by Scorpius Malfoy. She plans to own a premises in Diagon Alley that offers hair, skin, body, wardrobe and character 'clean ups', as well as selling beauty potions that she's brewed, beauty herbs that Liv's grown and Kiki telling the patient's future.
She's always hated James Potter for his ignorant ways, general big headed-ness, perfect family life and his all-round 'Potter-ness', so finds herself slightly flummoxed when he is suddenly very understanding after the 'Bogart incident', and offers to help her find her family, mainly her sister, again.
She has a good sense of humour, and enjoys pulling pranks with Kiki and Liv. However, unlike the 'Idiot Group' (James Potter, Fred Weasley and Mat Higgins), the girls usually get away with their wrong doings, other than back talking to teachers, which Dannie credits to her 'verbal diarrhoea' problem.
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Olivia Cardew: Best friend of Daniela Locket, and has been since first year. Now in her sixth year, Gryffindor, along with Dannie and Kiki, her other best friend. Good at Herbology and great at listening, Liv has been through thick and thin with her friends, and would do it all again. She goes through life with a 'live for today' attitude, and prides herself in the fact that she's slept with every 'eligible' boy in Hogwarts, much to her friend's dismay and amusement. Her mother works in Madam Malkin's and her father is a muggle school teacher.
Has a crush on Mat Higgins
She's the one who ends up in messes with Dannie when Dannie's plans go awry, as Kiki seems to have this amazing ability to get out of sticky situations.
A 'good time' girl and a close friend. She's not as bright as Dannie and Kiki, but with help from her friends she still gets good marks.
She has a curvy, feminine figure, and pulls off the blond hair, blue eyes, Barbie doll look effortlessly, although she's the one of the group who gives in to cravings easiest and puts on weight fastest. Dannie, however, simply makes sure she either runs more or eats less.
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Kikiera Angelou: The last member of Hogwart's perfect girls, Kiki is an African pureblood princess, and is pretty much destined to have an arranged marriage to some random prince of who-knows-where. She takes it all in her stride though, and it doesn't stop her throwing a good party just for the hell of it. Kiki's grandmother is a famous Voodoo Seer, and she's inherited some of the seer abilities, meaning her favourite subject is Divination, much to Liv and Dannie's horror. She's also good at charms, which comes in useful when Liv is struggling.
Kiki's older brother was head boy, so her family expects a lot of her, and her whole family has been in Ravenclaw, so Kiki broke that tradition, not that it bothered her.
Kiki tends to mother the other two a little, which is often the cause of the 'first day train ride argument' that the girls seem to have every year, though they're always best friends again by the time they get to Hogwarts.
She's pretty perceptive, and often spots things that the other two don't, or simply gets to the answer faster. She's good with people though, and always knows what to do or say to make people feel better.
She has the emergency chocolate rations for the group stored in her trunk for rainy days, as she is the only one of the three with enough self restraint not to eat it all in one go, effectively ruining their diets.
She's taller than the other two, and is self conscious of this, but generally she's outgoing, and not easily fazed. She's got the best record out of the three, due to her ability to sweet talk anything and anyone, including Minerva McGonagall.
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James Potter: Has a perfect home life, gets top in everything (apart from Herbology, which he's useless at) and is adored by his fan club for everything and anything. As most of the teachers know his dad personally, and everyone knows of his dad, he gets out of almost everything, so has a massive ego.
Best friends with his cousin, Fred Weasley, and muggle-born Mat Higgins. These three call themselves the 'Marauders', after Harry's granddad, but the girls call them the 'Idiot Group'.
He dates a new girl every week, and is a chaser on the Gryffindor quidditch team, meaning he has broken more hearts than anyone can count and hot quidditch muscles to boot.
He's always playing pranks, but unlike the girls, who rely on skill, he simply relies on the 'parent factor' to get him out of trouble.
However, he does have a well hidden 'soft side', but for the sakes of his reputation, that side is kept well and truly under the wraps.
His family mean everything to him, and he couldn't imagine living without them, but he often puts his foot in it, of forgets someone due to 'the girl of the week' or quidditch, resulting in family arguments.
He's best at transfiguration and DADA, priding himself in his ability to take anyone in the castle and whip their ass at a duel. However, Herbology and James in the same sentence without the word 'no' in between is a recipe for disaster, as James just ploughs in and doesn't think about consequences, usually leaving him with some nasty injury.
He's great at chess, something his Uncle Ron taught him, but if someone once figured out his tactics, he's easily beaten, just like at everything else he does. Mostly it's all just a false wall he puts up to keep his reputation in shape.
He's always hated and admired Dannie for her ability to do just about everything. She's effortlessly beautiful, brilliant at quidditch, has a perfect figure, can shut just about any male up with a wink and can run in heels better than anyone he's ever met. He hates her for her 'Malfoy-ish cool' and her inability to get ruffled. He hates how she's so much better at pranking than he is, how she gets away with murder, and how she's brilliant at potions. He hates how she's made his cousin Rose feel so rubbish about herself all these years, and how she seems unaware of all the males who lust after her.
He hates how she's broken so many hearts and walks away without a scratch
He hates how much she's like him
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Fred Weasley: Fred Weasley is usually both the mastermind and the supplier of all things to do with pranks. Him and James have been best buds since birth, much to the amusement of their parents. He's got a reputation for being a little sadistic, simply because of the pranks he's pulled on Slytherins, mainly Scorpius Malfoy.
He's got a fan club, just like James, but isn't as much of a womanizer, concentrating more on pranks than girls. He's always got a date to a party though, and is often a fan of broom cupboards, much to the disgust of James, who says 'room of requirement every time'. This has led most of the castle to believe Fred is worse than James, but that's not true. Fred just gets caught more often.
He's got the bright orange Weasley hair, just like the rest of his family
He's very close to his dad, but argues often with his mum, Angela
He plays beater on the Gryffindor quidditch team
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Mat Higgins: seen as the nice one of the Marauders, Mat usually stays out of the pranking. He's a prefect, and always has his work in on time, no matter what. He's the smart one of the bunch, and pretty perceptive, though he often doesn't voice his thoughts.
Mat is the one who bails his friends out when they mess up big time, and for that they are eternally grateful.
He's fancied Liv for almost two years, but hasn't done anything about it as she's the beautiful blond, and he's just Mat.
Keeper of the Gryffindor quidditch team, and is apparently the best one ever to walk Hogwart's coridoors. Still, he's embarrassed of his talent, and doesn't boast
He's a muggle born, his father works for a big cosmetics company, his mother stays at home to look after his disabled younger sister, Annabelle.
First got to be friends with James and Fred when they all got sorted into Gryffindor, and James and Fred decided to dare each other. They invited Mat to join in, and in the end, Mat won the dare, and the respect of the other two. Since that day the three of them have been inseparable.
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Rose Weasley: cold, shy, top at everything, she's been knick-names the Ice Queen. She's picked on relentlessly for her slightly round figure, her frizzy hair and her blush, mainly by Scorpius Malfoy.
She's always tried to live up to her mother's expectations, and she does get good grades, but usually comes second or third to either Dannie, Liv or Kiki, making her hate them even more.
She's in a dorm with those three, and has hated them from day one, when Liv asked her if she was going to brush her hair, after she had already done so. Even though it was an accident that Liv had apologised for later, Rose couldn't bring herself to forgive the three.
Until she comes into her dorm, crying, and Dannie helps her. She tells Dannie how Scorpius had been horrible to her, and how she doesn't want to be the fat, frizzy haired know it all that she is at the moment. Dannie agrees to give her a make-over.
After the 'plastics' as she calls them, helped her to become more beautiful both inside and out, she feels guilty about all the times she's been rude to them for no reason, and she begins to see that there is a deeper reason to look beautiful than just being plastic.
She hates quidditch more than anything, and sees the sport as ridiculously over-rated.
She's best at Runes and Arithmacy, though she feels they're useless subjects.
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Emma Locket: Dannie's little sister. Adorable, loved and abandoned by Dannie. Dannie regrets leaving Emma and wants to find her again, but struggles as her dad has hidden her well. Emma is one of those perceptive but innocent children, who seem to pick up too much and too little all at the same time. Emma has curly blond hair and big blue eyes. She is very trusting despite all she's been through, and loves easily.
She's a delightful child, but cries often, caused by years of stress that someone so young should not have to endure.
She'll have just started her first year of senior school when Dannie is in her sixth year, making her eight when Dannie last saw her, and when she ran away from home.
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Mrs Locket: suffers from a condition which causes her to lose her mind slowly, over a series of attacks which starve her brain of oxygen. She hates this, and tries in vain to carry on with her usual life. However her body is too damaged to do even simple things such as cleaning a kitchen table without hurting significantly.
It was pretty hard to find a picture of Mrs Locket, but this one is the closest I can find. Mrs Locket is actually fatter than this, her skin is more wrinkled and her hair lighter.
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Mr Locket: Struggles to come to term with his wife's illness. He abuses his daughter, Dannie, and blames her for everything that's ever gone wrong. He has a bad temper, and little patience. Often, though his intentions are good at the start, he ends up hurting his wife, and other daughter Emma, who he believes has been led astray by Dannie.
He is the only person Dannie is truly scared of
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Katie: Dorm mates with Rose Weasley, Dannie, Kiki and Liv. Best friends with Polly, who also rooms with her. Keeps to herself most of the time, joined at the hip to Polly.
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Polly: Dorm mates with Rose, Dannie, Kiki, Liv and Katie, her best friend. Katie and Polly are unseperable, and generally keep to themselves, not talking to the other girls.
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DADA Professor: A lot like Gilderoy Lockhart. Can't take a joke, hates Dannie and her girls because of this. Very pompous, vain. Hated by Dannie and pretty much anyone he teaches. Believes he cracked Riddle's curse on the job, but everyone knows he didn't. Very short; Kiki towers over him
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Slughorn: Loves Dannie as she is 'the best potion brewer since Snape'. Has to drink a potion to keep himself alive, something that his students hate because he makes a horrible slurping noise. Still the jolly, happy professor that he always was.
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McGonagall: Is headmistress of Hogwarts. Has a hard time controlling James, Fred, Mat, Dannie, Kiki and Liv all at the same time, as they all break rules left right and centre. Always says 'nitwit, oddment, blubber, tweak!' at the end of each welcoming feast to honour Dumbledore. Doesn't teach anymore. Decided to put NEWT students into sets as opposed to by house as it should make them achieve higher grades.
Lucy: First year who can play chess amazingly well. Very good at tactics. Muggle born and has little self confidence. Doesn't think she's very good at magic, and she doesn't have many friends. Dannie makes friends with her and they play chess together, Lucy beating Dannie easily. Lucy then plays James and is impressed when he beats her. Lucy is treated by both Dannie and James as a little sister, and they both decided to do all they can to protect her.
She's just been accepted onto the quidditch team as the last chaser, along with James and Mark. Similar to chess, she's good with tactics, but not as experienced or stable on her broom as the rest of her team mates.
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Scorpius Malfoy: Slytherin, cool, cold, good grades, chaser on Slytherin team, teases just about everyone. It's all due to his dad, but either way, he's a nasty piece of work.
He hates Rose Weasley, because she seems to be just as calm, cool and pompous as he is, and she's a Weasley. At first it was just past prejudice, but now he simply hates her for being what he is. He teases her ruthlessly, preferring to take the detentions that to leave her be.
Very surprised when he sees Rose after Dannie's make-over.
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Professor Longbottom: Neville teaches Herbology at Hogwarts and is head of Gryffindor house. He's toughened up a bit, but is still the big softy that he always was. Married to Luna, and tends to get shouted at by her from time to time, the cause of much amusement in the castle.
Has one daughter in Slytherin, and one son in Ravenclaw: Solar Longbottom (Sunny) and Christi Longbottom
Liv is his favourite student, closely followed by his Goddaughter, Rose Weasley.
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Madam Longbottom: Luna married Neville, and she works in the hospital wing, along with the ancient Madam Pomfrey, who if truth be told, doesn't do much anymore. She's still the same old girl, but the war changed her, like it changed her husband, and she's better with responsibility now. She often shouts at Neville when he goes too 'soft' on students who misbehave.
Sunny, her daughter, is in Slytherin, and Christi, her son, is in Ravenclaw.
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Sunny Longbottom: Daughter of Luna and Neville, she's close friends with Albus Potter, who is in Slytherin with her. She's a good laugh, but don't get on her bad side. She's the black sheep of her overly nice family, but that doesn't make her any less loved. She's charismatic and well known, but she only has a handful of close friends, namely Albus Potter and Iris Zabini, who are both in her year.
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Christi Longbottom: Ravenclaw, in Lily Potter's year. He's a bookworm and the complete opposite to Sunny, who is outgoing, outspoken and full of character. Christi is one of those people who just needs to grow into himself, and little like his dad did.
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Mark Zabini: In Gryffindor, seventh year, captian of the Gryffindor quidditch team. Calm, friendly and good with people. He's not taking his captianacy to the ridiculous levels that Wood took it to the year before, but quidditch is still the most important thing in his life.
His younger sister, Iris, is in Slytherin, where the rest of his family was.
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Iris Zabini: In Slytherin with Sunny Longbottom and Albus Potter. The three are best friends, and are your typical Slytherins. All of them are cunning and good with schemes. The three of them are usually the first people to notice when something's not right, and they cause the teachers a lot of headaches with their knowledge of things they shouldn't know about.
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Albus Potter: In Slytherin with Sunny Longbottom and Iris Zabini. Very much the black sheep of his family. Tends to be a bit sharp with people, and often feels like an outcast because all of his family is in Gryffindor. He pretty much keeps to just Sunny and Iris. Hates Danni and her 'Plastics', and resents that Dannie has given Rose a make-over
Lily Potter: The 'not to be messed with' Potter who is respected by everyone. She's always got her family's best interests at heart, and is pretty good at confusing Dannie. She knows her family better than anyone else and often predicts things that might happen before anyone else realises
Koff: Disgusting new caretaker from Durmstrang, taking over from Filch. Mrs Norris is a ghost, and he hates her. He isn't human, but we don't know what he is yet. He assaulted and abused Dannie before James could come in and play hero. He bit Dannie, but he's not a vampire. James put a full body bind on him and left him until he, his dad and his uncle Ron went back later and took him to McG's office.
Harry Potter: If you don't know who he is, you're reading the wrong type of fan-fiction
Ron Weasley: I know everyone knows who he is, but I thought I'd just explain his inappropriate comment about Dannie to James. Ron acts a little like Sirius did for Harry, and James goes to his uncle about girl trouble way before he goes to his parents. The adults all find this pretty funny considering how bad Ron dealt with Lavender and Hermione. All the same, Ron knows all about James's womanizing ways, and jokes about them, hence the 'got lucky' comment.
Hermione Weasley: Yes, you know who she is... she's a good mum to Rose and Hugo, but she worries about Rose's lack of friends, so she has mixed feelings about the make-over. Initially she's sad that her baby is growing up, but at the same time she's very grateful to Dannie for being there for Rose.
Ginny Potter: Less protective over her kids than Hermione, but has the opposite troubles to Hermione. Where Hermione struggles to get Rose to socialise, Ginny is often running around to the Prophet to stop them printing yet another photo of James at a party, either with yet another girl or doing something stupid whilst drunk. She's heard all about Dannie, simply because her son won't stop complaining about her. Ginny is impressed with Dannie when she meets her, and begins to wonder if there is another reason why James talked about her all the time.