Henna Sycamore

Played by Gemma Ward (link)
DESCRIPTION:Henna is often swamped by the baggy and loose clothing she tends to favor, being a slim and very short girl. Her delicate facial features and gentle eyes give her a pixie like appearance which people tend to fawn over when they first meet her. She has short finger nails due to her habit of biting them and always seems to have paint somewhere on her face or body. It is rare to see her without her Polaroid camera, a gift from her aunt, and is always doing something. Her hair is seldom tied up, although she does wear Alice bands and headbands to keep her hair off of her face. She has a habit of walking around barefoot in the common room and on the quad.





POSITIVE TRAITS: Creative, Lively, Intelligent, Open minded, wears her heart on her sleeve, self confident, omnivert
NEGATIVE TRAITS: Boisterous at times, Quick to trust someone, can be sensitive, has a rebellious streak, critical of her own work, doesn't like accepting help from others
LIKES: Cupcakes, clutter, girls, cats, a challenge, rainy days and beaches
DISLIKES: Tea of any kind, Hot weather (she burns easily), Rooms being too tidy, Silence (she comes from a busy house), Homophobia and other forms of bigotry
HOBBIES: Art in general, reading, beach combing, photography and rock climbing

GENERAL PERSONALITY: Henna's real passion lies with art. Whether it be painting, sketching, sculpting or even jewellery making she loves getting hands on and creating. Her art is influenced by many things though mostly her love of the beach. She loves creating nautical and mystical sea inspired art pieces for her family and friends, finding no greater pleasure than sketching on a rainy day. She is also quite intelligent and bookish, she enjoys reading classic literature such as Charles Dickens, Hodgson Burnett and Jane Austen as well as traditional Finnish fairy tales that she grew up with. Her favorite classes at Hogwarts include Herbology and Astronomy.




Parents: Sofia Lahti (37); Laurel Sycamore (39) (Unmarried but in a committed long term relationship)
Siblings: Alisa Eevi Sycamore (10)
Partner: N/a
Children: N/a
Other Family: Reeva Sycamore (43, Aunt) ; Freya Sycamore (14, adopted cousin); Reagan Sycamore (19, adopted cousin)

Character History: Sofia'd left her home country of Finland with her father at a young age to move to England and attend Hogwarts, which was where Laurel and Sofia met. Reeva moved out of her family home the day she turned 18, their parents weren't the best people, with the other two joining her once they had left. Sofia had begun training to become a healer and Laurel to become a Magizoologist when she discovered she was in fact pregnant.
Henna Anni Sycamore was the first child of Sofia Kristina Lahti and Laurel Matthew Sycamore born 16th June 1987. Being an unplanned baby, Sofia and Laurel struggled through the first few months of parenthood. With little money and next to no support, they desperately tried to raise their daughter as well as they could. Sofia ended up giving up trying to become a healer, choosing instead to put her Veela heritage to use and go into the modelling industry whilst Laurel worked as a Magizoologist.
Henna was a fairly shy and quiet child, who came alive when she was around people she was close to. People were smitten by her blonde hair and pretty smile, many calling her a little forest nymph. She loved reading from a young age and would often beg her aunt to read to her until way past her bed time and also loved finger painting with her Aunt Ree-ree. Reeva essentially became Henna's full time carer whilst her parents worked tirelessly to provide for their daughter. Eventually, Sofia began to build a name for herself as a model and managed to make enough money to move them out of their crowded two bedroom flat into a huge coastal home, perfect for their expanding family and keeping safe from Lord Voldemort and his followers. After the move, Sofia began to stay at home a lot more to take care of her growing daughter and Reeva began looking into adoption. Reeva herself was an asexual and didn't really want a relationship with anyone, but had so loved being a mother to Henna. She adopted her first child, Reagan, when they were 4 years old and her second child, Freya, a year later.
When Henna was six, Sofia gave birth to Alisa- Laurel and her's second child. By now seven people were living in the house and though it was crowded, they couldn't be happier. Despite the fact that Freya and Reagan were Henna's cousins she never saw them that way and she adored her little sisters and her big sibling- who was now going by they/them pronouns. Laurel also began spending more time at home by this time, working out of the attic which had been converted into an office space for him.
Henna began attending Hogwarts in September 1998, after Hogwarts grand reopening. As soon as she began, the girl was- for lack of a better word- spell bound. She couldn't quite believe that this school had been the place where a great battle had been fought, it'd recovered well in the girl's eyes.




Wand: Veela Hair, Beech, 8"
Former House: N/A
Affiliation: Neutral
Amortentia: Scent of rain: Due to her incessant love of rain and the pitter patter on her window while she sketches. Henna has many fond memories of rain and loves the scent of the air after a storm or rainfall.
Green Apple Shampoo: The smell she associates with her first love and first kiss, a girl who used to live in her neighborhood. To this day, whenever Henna smells that shampoo she thinks of her.
Vanilla: A simple and sweet smell that reminds her of baking at home and also a scent she associates with girls.
Magical Abilities: N/A




The soft patter of the rain filled the silent dorm room as Henna softly hummed to herself, sitting cross legged on an armchair. Her sketchbook lay open on her lap and a pencil tucked behind her ear as she slowly turned the pages, her eys scrutinising her work. Though she normally hated the silence of the empty dorm, she was too engrossed to care. Her features contorted into a frown as she glared at one sketch of a mermaid. Retrieving her pencil from behind her ear, she furiously rubbled out the face of the creature appalled by the proportions her younger self had drawn. She slowly sketched out the creatures eye, her brow still furrowed when she heard the rumble of thunder. Excitedly, Henna closed her sketch book and returned her pencil behind her ear running over to the window to watch the storm. A fork of lightening crashed it's way into view as the rain fell hard against the window pane and Henna watched in awe as the storm clouds took over the sky.