Audrey Carizzales was a girl, and a pretty one at that. She was ½ Portuguese and ½ Australian, which made for an interesting mix. She was also ½ witch, and that spiced things up as well. Her parents had one of the most amazing love stories she'd ever heard. Her father, Liam, came from a wealthy Australian family and went to the Australian Wizarding Academy, where he was captain of the Quidditch team and later went on to play for the Australian National Quidditch Team. In the quarter-finals against Portugal, Liam and a few teammates wandered off into the muggle parts of the city, where they met a waitress named Antonia, Audrey's mother. Her mother didn't come from a wealthy or wizard family. She worked at a restaurant and the local middle school so she could make enough money to support her mother and 11 brothers and sisters.

When he and his friends sat in her section in the restaurant, she was almost too nervous to tend to their table. He was the most handsome man she'd ever seen. After they ate his friends left, but he stayed until she had to close the restaurant. They walked along the beach, and even though they had just met, they both knew that there was something special there. They made love that night (a part of the story Audrey only recently learned), but Liam had to be back in Australia the next morning. He begged her to come with him, but she just couldn't leave her family behind.

They said their goodbye's, but Liam promised he'd come back for her someday, and asked her to wait for him. She waited for about 6 weeks, when she found out she was pregnant. Her family had basically disowned her for her discretions, but the hope that she and Liam would be together soon kept her going. Every now and again, Liam would apparate to the restaurant where he met Antonia some time ago. The manager told him that she no longer worked there, but she came by sometimes to say hello. On June 10, 1981, the manager told him that Antonia had been taken to the hospital. In a panic, he rushed to her, thinking the worst. I t would be impossible for him go on knowing that he hadn't kept his promise to her. When he got to room 495, he saw the love of his life holding the most precious thing in the world. Liam and Antonia didn't need to have a huge reunion or make a big scene. He had come back for her like he'd promised. He moved them to Australia, where Antonia learned of his wizarding heritage. She loved him anyway and they've been happy ever since.

Audrey had heard that story millions of times, and she could listen to it a million more. It reminded her that there were good guys out there, and that true love was real. Audrey went to the Australian Wizarding Academy like her father and excelled academically. She was popular among the students there, and never had any trouble fitting in. She was sweet, out-going, bold, caring, vivacious, and a little crazy. After her rabbit, Sergeant Pepper, died when she was nine, Audrey decided that the purpose of life was to live it, and she didn't want to take any day for granted.

She lived life to the fullest and cherished each day like it was the most special day she'd ever live. She was an optimist. When opportunities presented themselves, she went for them. When a guest speaker from London came to her school to give a lesson on etiquette and suggested she try out modeling, Audrey didn't oppose the idea. She begged her parents to let her go and they did. Her father moved the entire family to England just so she could pursue this dream. For her final year she transferred into Hogwarts, which had just reopened after the war. She went to school regularly, but modeled on holidays and met with her agent during Hogsmead weekend.

The students at Hogwarts had always liked her, but interest definitely peaked when her pictures began to appear in magazines. Plenty of boys asked her out, but the answer was always no. She'd much rather surround herself with a lot of good friends than have a boyfriend. Plus, she knew that none of the boys here were 'the one'. She had heard her parents' love story and from that she knew that when she saw him she would know. Until then she was content living with her friends. On her first day she was sorted into Gryffindor where she met Ginny Weasley. Ginny and Audrey were a lot alike in many ways, which was why they got along so well. Ginny introduced her to Hermione, Seamus, Dean and Lavender, who welcomed her into the group with open arms.

Audrey heard about Ginny's boyfriend, Harry Potter, and Hermione's fiancé, Ron Weasley. She couldn't believe they had already found love. It was clear that Seamus and Lavender were heading in a romantic direction, and Dean often spoke of a girl named Parvati that he fancied. She was surrounded by people all of the time, and had recently started dating Michael Corner, but she still felt alone. It dawned on her that technically she had always been alone. She expressed these feelings to Ginny, who told her she never had to feel that. That they were family and she was welcome to visit them whenever. Even though Audrey loved her friends, she never took Ginny up on that offer.

After they graduated Audrey continued modeling, which took her all over the world, making it hard to really keep up to date with old friends and boyfriends. On a photo shoot in Hawaii, Audrey recieved aletter from Michael, saying that he couldn't handle her lifestyle. Honestly, she couldn't handle it either. There were days when she couldn't even remember what counrty she was in and that was when she decided it might be time to go home. She had always thought of Australia as her home, but she never felt more at home than when she was in London. She decided to quit modeling so she could start a life there, and maybe rekindle her friendships from Hogwarts. Her father was happy to support her financially, but she thought it'd be interesting to do things on her own for once. She looked for jobs and came upon an ad that seemed interesting enough. It was an ad for an assistant to the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and called for experienced, organized, and ambitious applicants.

Audrey was young and she wasn't exactly unorganized, but she definitely had ambition, so she sent in her application. Her resume probably hadn't won them over, but her interview did. She thought it was weird that the actually person she'd be working for wasn't in the interview, but brushed it off figuring he might be busy. When Audrey received the owl stating that she got the job, she was really excited. She had a feeling that something good was going to come out of this, but then again she wasan optimist.

It didn't matter that she hadn't figured out what she wanted to be in life; she had many other fields to explore. It was ok that she hadn't fallen in love; she was only 19. Yes, she wanted a happily ever after, but she wasn't going to dwell on that. She had plenty of time to figure things out.

Audrey Carizzales didn't need a love story, but sometimes what we need and what we want have a funny way of not adding up just right.