Tasha Tartalign

Backstory

Name: Tasha Tartalign
Birthday: August 20, 2006
Birthplace: Minnesota, US
Blood Status: Half-Blood
Schools Attended: HHS(muggle school), Hogwarts
Occupation Outside HiH: Artist and Photographer

Wand: 10 inches, English Oak and unicorn Hair, Solid
Patronus: Mink

Early Life: Tasha is a striking young woman with a cascade of dark, almost blue hair and eyes that shift between a stormy blue and a vibrant emerald green. She's short and possesses an almost unnerving calm, masking a deep-seated unease. Born to a pure-blood witch, Seraphina Tartalign, and a Muggle professor of theoretical physics, Mark Elmsworth. Tasha's early life was one of carefully maintained duality. On her eleventh birthday, when her Hogwarts letter was expected, Seraphina intercepted it. She knew Tasha wasn't ready. A Seer, of sorts, Seraphina had foreseen the potential danger that awaited Tasha at Hogwarts as a young, impressionable girl. A dark force would sense the power within her, the unique blend of magic and logic, and attempt to exploit it. Tragedy struck when both her parents fell ill to a mysterious illness that the doctors couldn't understand. Tasha worked tirelessly to try to heal them both, diving into both her magical and scientific knowledge. It was when she found a connection between the magical and scientific worlds that she finally made a breakthrough, but it was too late. Both parents passed away weeks after one another, leaving Tasha on her own, with no other known relatives and an unusual will stating that Tasha would only be allowed to have access to her inheritance if she went to Hogwarts. Haunted by her perceived failure to save them, and burdened by her grief, Tasha delayed attending Hogwarts. She spent years researching and furthering the work her parents left behind. She carries with her not only the weight of expectation but also the heavy burden of her past, making her arrival at Hogwarts a potentially explosive event. 

Educational Background: Her mother, a proud and somewhat aloof woman from a dwindling line of Slytherins, attempted to immerse Tasha in the magical world. However, Mark, deeply skeptical but loving, insisted on a Muggle education first. He believed in grounding Tasha in logic, reason, and the tangible reality of science. He wanted her to make her own choice about magic, not be blindly swept away by tradition. Tasha excelled in both worlds. She devoured Muggle textbooks, mastering complex scientific concepts, while also secretly practicing rudimentary magic under her mother's watchful eye. She showed an uncanny aptitude for both, exhibiting the precision of a scientist and the raw power of a witch. Tasha spent the next few years honing her skills in the magical arts through self-study, attending workshops, and assisting local potion-makers. She also volunteered at a wildlife rehabilitation center for magical creatures, where she learned the importance of compassion and responsibility in caring for the magical world. Now, at eighteen, armed with a formidable intellect, a deeply conflicted heart, and a burning desire to understand the nature of magic and the secrets surrounding her parents' deaths, Tasha finally accepts her Hogwarts letter. She seeks knowledge, answers, and, perhaps, a way to reconcile the two worlds that define her.