The Champion's Sister

by wittypamplemousse

On the surface, pureblood Ophelia Warrington is the embodiment of the ideal teenage witch: pretty, smart, and respected. To her friends, she's the antithesis of the stereotypical pureblood. What if there was a Slytherin champion instead of Cedric Diggory? Being the sister of a champion and Draco Malfoy's best friend is already a struggle, what's the worse that can happen?

2. Year 4: Storge

storge: the ancient greek word that refers to familial love, a natural or instinctual affection

- a protective, kinship love that is likely experienced with family members

- can be applied between family members, friends, or colleagues

- driven by familiarity and need

- a general term to describe the love between exceptional friends, and the desire for them to care compassionately for one another

- sometimes referred to as the love between partners who are committed and plan to have a long relationship together, particularly as a fundamental relational foundation after an initial infatuation

storgic lovers

- a relationship between two people that gradually grew out of a friendship

- storgic lovers sometimes cannot pinpoint the moment that friendship turned to love

- want their significant others to also be their best friends, and will choose based on similar goals and interests

- place importance on commitment

- find that their motivation to avoid committing is to preserve the trust between the two partners

- passionate, sexual intensity is of lesser importance than in other love styles

- advantages of storgic love may be the level of how one loves their family and understands each other; the two people who are deeply devoted to one another can feel the intimacy that they share

- the main disadvantage of storgic love is the large time investment and the loss of that investment if the friendship ends

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Contains information from the Wikipedia article on Storge.