Harper Campbell
Halfblood / High Class / Minister's Secretary / 33 / Wizengamot
power belongs to those who take it
Current
A member of the Wizengamot and the personal secretary to the Minister of Magic, Harper has worked her way up into positions of influence and closer to real power. Her alliance with James Laurence has secured her a spot at his side and the promising future they are planning to build after their sly manipulation of truth and fact landed the old minister behind bars. Now it's only a matter of time until Harper finally holds the power she has always craved.
Thread Tracker
August 1920 - September 1921
James approaches Harper after a Wizengamot meeting, insinuating a partnership that would change the Wizarding World.
Harper and James discuss the proceedings of their scheming, a 'business meeting' in one of London's private clubs.
Harper has to pick up her mother's prescription potions, meeting Dorian in the process.
Harper ends up in the wrong kind of afterwork establishment, meeting a stranger.
August 1921 - September 1922
James waits in Harper's office for his appointment with the Minister, steering Harper to finally meet the man she will have to marry to gain more than one advantage.
Harper arrives for dinner at Arundel Castle, meeting her future husband Beaumont. The stroll in the garden with James afterwards leads to the collision of a tension built over the course of a year.
Harper attends the first of four trials dealing with the aftermath of the Dark Tower incident of March 1921.
Harper attends the second of four trials dealing with the aftermath of the Dark Tower incident of March 1921.
Harper attends the third of four trials dealing with the aftermath of the Dark Tower incident of March 1921.
Dossier
Basic Information
Name: Harper Campbell, née Knightley
Age/Birthday:33, 17 September 1888
Nicknames:none
Nationality:British
Height:5'6"
Build:slender
Blood Status:Halfblood
Eyes/Hair:brown/red
Face Claim:Daria Sidorchuck
Head Space
Personality:Calculating, sly manipulator, driven without regard for others. Confident, cool and controlled demeanour. Doesn't love, desires. Obsessive determination to achieve what she wants. Psychopath, no empathy or remorse. Proud.
Zodiac:Virgo
Temperament:composed, controlled
Quirks:everything on her desk is always perfectly aligned, clicks her tongue in disapproval, taps her nails when in thought, always up to date with political happenings
How They View the World:a never-ending game of chess played by the few at the top, every move changes the board and rearranges the order of power, a handful of people that decide over the lives of the masses
Magic
Wand:Black Walnut wood with a phoenix feather core, 12 ¼ and hard flexibility
Patronus:black panther
Strength:spells requiring delicate and concentrated wandwork, intuitive casting, outmanoeuvring opponents using her intellect, prolonged and concentrated work
Weakness:magic requiring emotional insight and understanding, empathizing with others, being content with what she has
Relationships
Significant Other:Beaumont Campbell
Past Dalliances:or current?
Children:none
Parents:Barbara and John Knightley
Siblings:Harry and Violet, both older
Notable Relationships:ongoing affair with James Laurence
Family Dynamic:career oriented, highly successful, typical high class family expectations, little understanding for personal problems, subtle rivalry between the siblings, nonetheless loyalty to their own
Miscellaneous
Occupation:Personal Secretary to the Minister, Wizengamot member
Pet:None
Hogwarts House:Slytherin
Can Be Found Doing:organizing her desk, briskly walking down the ministry's halls, making tea, seducing James, working all day and late into the night, enjoying one (1) singular glass of white wine at home after work, reading the papers
How She Talks:light tone, almost slow but laced with unwavering certainty, melodic voice but sharpened around the edges
How She Dresses:elegant, classy, long skirts with high waists, bouses, heels, luxuriously delicate jewellery, simple yet expensive gowns for formal events, hair perfectly made in updos, little but well-placed make-up
Noticeable Features:freckles, long red hair
Associations:luxurious leather bags, gold jewellery, black tea, manicured red nails, backless dresses, chandeliers dripping with crystals, black cherries, dark chocolate, sage green, the subtle tingle of lingering perfume
~only the winter wind survives~
