Lucy Frances Ingrahm

[Fanny Ingrahm]

In Character

Full Name: Lucy Frances Ingrahm
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Nicknames: Fanny û never Luce, Fran, or Franny
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Birthdate: 6 June 1866
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Current Age: Sixteen
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Occupation: Maid for Mr. & Mrs. James Riley
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Hogwarts House: N/A û Irvingly Muggle
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Wand: N/A û Irvingly Muggle
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Blood Status: Muggle
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Social Class: Lower
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Family:

Mr. ______ Ingrahm û Father û Deceased

Mrs. ______ Ingrahm û Mother û 35
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Mr. ______ Ingrahm û Brother û 12

Appearance:

Fanny is a young woman who is of average height, standing about 5'4" or so, and slender build. It's likely that her slender figure is a result of meager meals in the past year, but equally it could be an inherent trait from her father's side. Fanny looks most like her father with some traits coming from her mother's sideùspecifically the freckles. Although Fanny was never covered in freckles, she still had freckles on her oval face as a child; and she still has remnants of that freckled face, much to her dismay. Fanny hopes that the freckles will disappear soon, and they likely will as her freckles have become less and less over the years.


Aside from the freckles, Fanny could easily be considered a pretty thing with her strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes. Her strawberry blonde hair is a soft shade of red mixed in with blonde; she is neither a ginger or carrot-top. It falls to the middle of her back and Fanny thinks it quite pretty. Her eyes are perhaps her most stunning physical quality. Her eyes are primarily green with dark green rims about the iris; but a starburst of aged amber explodes from around her pupils and bleeds through the green in various parts of her irises.


Her figure is continuously becoming more womanly, though her body will never be described as curvaceous. Her breasts are small, but not unnoticeable; and her waist and hips are slender.


Fanny is ambidextrous, though she uses her right hand most often for writing.

Play-By: Helena McKelvie
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History:

Fanny, born Lucy Frances Ingrahm, was born to Mr. and Mrs. ______ Ingrahm on an uncommonly hot and humid summer's afternoon. She was the first-born of the couple and was named "Lucy" after her mother's grandmother. Although Great-Grandma Lucy had passed years before Fanny's birth, the family still took to calling her "Fanny." After all, Great-Grandma Lucy was still affectionately spoken of.


Mr. Ingrahm was worker at the local textile factory; the factory that actually put their small town on the map. No one outside of the town would have even known the place existed had it not been for the factory. It provided jobs for all the men and enabled them to bring a decent amount of money home to their families. It wasn't entirely a fair wage, but it was better than what most of the men earned before the factory came. Mrs. Ingrahm stayed and worked at home.

Fanny's brother was born when Fanny was four. She didn't remember much about his birth aside from the screaming she heard from her mother behind the bedroom door. She also faintly remembers telling her mother that he looked like an angry red frogùwhatever that means. After her brother's birth, Fanny assisted her mother in caring for the newborn and also helping with the chores around the house. By the time she was five, Fanny knew how to prepare and cook basic meals, but Mrs. Ingrahm had to help with the more complicated meals.

Fanny continued to grow and live her life in such a fashion, but as she grew, she learned more. She learned to cook, clean, sew, crochet, read, and write. She never received a proper education; she was taught primarily by her mother, but her father was more educated. He tried to find the time to teach his children, but didn't have the time, like Mrs. Ingrahm did. Still, they were a happy family.

The happiness ended suddenly and unexpectedly, though, when Fanny was fifteen. It was in the middle of October when Mr. Ingrahm died. He was expected any time; dinner was ready and the house was nice and warm from the fire. A knock came at the door and one of the men from the factory was at the door. Fanny remembered his eyes looking red and puffy. Two other men from the factory stood behind him, holding a stretcher, and an official behind them. Everyone looked grave. Fanny couldn't see or hear much else as she and her brother had been instructed to stay put at the dinner table. It wasn't until Mrs. Ingrahm emitted a gut-wrenching sob that Fanny rose and found the first worker holding Mrs. Ingrahm as she sobbed into his shirt. She then saw her father on the stretcher behind them, the white sheet pulled back to expose his face. Fanny cried, too, and tried to keep her brother from seeing, but he saw, too. The entire family fell into mourning, as did most of the town. Mr. Ingrahm's funeral was a big affair despite the modest burial and everyone who had known Mr. Ingrahm paid their respects to him and his family. The Ingrahms were then supported by charity alone by fellow townsfolk as the factory owners refused to pay Mrs. Ingrahm her late husband's wages.


A large dispute arose between the factory workers and the factory owners after that. Many wanted to see Mrs. Ingrahm receive what was due to her husband, but the factory owners wouldn't budge. Rather than lose their jobs, most of the factory workers accepted this answer without a fight, but Mrs. Ingrahm continued to demand her husband's last wages and there was a handful of workers and their families that demanded that the safety protocols be improved.


After months of fighting and arguing, the factory owners finally threatened to close the factory. It was then that the families of Irvingly were shunned and run out of town. It was a terrible time to be put on the streets, as it was December by that time. It was a cold winter, too, but the families stuck together and traveled far until they came to their new home.


Now, in Irvingly, the Ingrahms have some of a peaceable life, though the loss of Mr. Ingrahm still weighs heavily upon them. Having spent much of her time in Irvingly helping get the family settled, Fanny is now sixteen and eager to find more suitable work for a young woman her age.

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Personality:

On the outside: Quiet, shy, nervous/fidgety, respectful


On the inside: Willful, desirous of her independence, seeking to be her own person, a secret bluestocking (though lacking a proper education)

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Sample Roleplay Post:

Fanny sighed as she busied herself with her daily chores. It was early morning, but not that early. Fanny was surprised that both her mother and brother will still asleep. Since moving to Irvingly, life wasn't that difficult anymore, excepting for finding ways to keep the self busy. It felt lazy in comparison to their old town with the factory. Now, the six families busied themselves with each other and kept to their own little circle. It bothered Fanny that they were so withdrawn from the rest of England, but she never said a word about it. Mother was happy and Fanny's brother seemed content. Either way, he kept himself busy with whatever he did.

Fanny, however, wasn't content. She was restless and needed more work to do than just work about the house. It was a small place, suitable for three. Mother and Fanny shared a room and Fanny's brother had a room to himself. Had Father been alive, they would have likely had three rooms, but for the widow and her children, they only required two. The rooms were small and so was the kitchen, but they made it work. Fanny wanted out though.

She remembered going to the town square and seeing a notice posted on the community bulletin. It was an advertisement for a newly-wedded couple that would be taking up residence in Irvingly. What was most fascinating about the advertisement was that the couple was a wizarding family! Although none of the Irvingly residents could see it, there was a wizard's town nearby, from what Fanny understood.

The coupleùthe Rileysùwere looking for two maids to work in their new Irvingly and Fanny was hoping she could get one of those positions. She hadn't talked to her mother yet, but she was hoping Mrs. Ingrahm wouldn't object. After all, the couple would be moving to Irvingly and Fanny wouldn't have to tell her mother that she'd be working for a wizarding familyà The extra income Fanny would earn from working there could help the Ingrahms considerably, too! The pros of taking the job certainly outweighed the cons. Now, all she had to do was talk to her mother about it. Fanny swallowed and continued on with her chores.

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