Family's curse

Heyoooo how's it going? Sooooo I'm not sure if this is the right place to write this but I've been working on a sheet for a guy name Frederick for some hours now, and turns out his history is quite complicated.

Cutting things short, a guy related to him like 3 centuries ago did this curse that all women in the family would be born squibs. I can write all women were born a squib/never made it to the point they would show sign of magic and in fact it was a huge coincidence, or maybe let be that the curse really works? But I need to know if any, especially the second, is possible, since it's the reason why he's got the (french) surname Bertrand still

Thanks guys! Here's a link to the WIP http://www.magical-hogwarts.com/index.php?topic=165756.msg1000849279#msg1000849279

Hi Mah!

Unfortunately I won’t be able to approve this kind of backstory as Squibs are not so common and if a family does have a history of Squibs, there’s not really a definite answer as to how it happens. Interrelated marriages are a speculation but it’s not been proven. Additionally, they tend to skip one or several generations.

I’m also not certain why he needs a French surname if one of his parents are from the US. If you’ve since clarified that in his sheet, great, but schools tend to stick with certain geographical areas and you will still need a strong reason for his family to have moved from Brazil to the US, so adding another layer of complexity may complicate things even more for you.

Hope this helps!

[ash]~ Ashton[/ash]

Hey again!

Oh, right. That's okay. I thought more along the lines of blocking their magic but I understand why it's not acceptable. In that case, could he have done a curse that affected their health? The whole point of traveling back in Fred's history two centuries is explaining how the women were doomed in a literal sense and how his mother was the first not to fall under whatever spell.

Right! So, regarding the second observation, Fred's mum is called Sophie Bertrand Sheppard (the last one being, of course, a more 'North American' name). I wanted her history to be about how back then Henri (guy who cursed) and Marie (girl who ran away and made him go to jail) had a son... who had a son, who had a son, who had a son, and a son, and then... she was born. That way the Bertrand surname lived on even in the US, with other branches of the family there having it changed much before. She was allowed to have the surname Bertrand and basically shoved it in the face of her relatives since it was revealed she had her health/magic okay... because before this they were dismissive of her lol and so she passed it along to Fred, who's now Oliveira Bertrand.

I can change it to Sheppard if it's important for you guys but I like to believe he's North American in a sense that he grew up there and it's been his home since birth, and the home of part of his family for two centuries now. But I understand if that's not acceptable.

Thanks, hun Hope this is acceptable too. Let me know if there's any type of curse that I can use! The guy was really powerful and played fool fueled by anger

P.S: Also his family didn't move from Brasil to the US, I decided now. Sophie and Rodrigo met on the US really and traveled to Brazil for vacations instead. I can have it he was born in Brasil or the US, if you prefer the second. but yeah the thing about him being north american is despite his surname and everything he still has it there as home since forever

P.S2: Writing the History, once I understood where the characters were going to, I thought about changing the year to 1620 and having her be one of the people involved with the Mayflower. Buuut I decided against it since it was so long ago, the curse would have lost effect much before and then all the sense of pride and why Sophie and Fred still have the surname  Bertrand would have been lost.

Hi Mah,

I’ve never heard of any curse being so potent in the Harry Potter universe to span several decades, let alone several centuries. I have never heard of magic existing that can stifle another person’s magical ability permanently. This is why children have outbursts if they are stifled by Muggle parents.

I’m not comfortable with a curse in general, but if you’re set on it then you may apply for it as a special feature. There is no guarantee the admin team will approve it, but you’ll have more than one set of eyes looking at the proposal. Special features require some time spent on the site and active role playing done before they can be applied for, though, and I’m just not really certain what a family of French female squibs adds to your male North American character.

[ash]~ Ashton[/ash]

What are your thoughts on a curse with a weaker, albeit existence, damage? I was thinking about deteriorating health or perhaps a bad luck in regards to potions and alchemy (which for itself would grant a terrible rep for these members of the family). Just kinda want something that is long term and I can't think of something other than curses .sad but I'm all for ideas if there's any. (Ooo I added down there about maybe this history being the beginning of the 1900's instead of end of 1700's)

There's not really an specific reason other than histories are fun and shape characters in ways that sometimes we don't even realize. I was having fun writing the story of these two people and I want to make it connect to Fred somehow. =)

I think it's partially where I stand with immigration and the fact that I grew up in a country with so many different people and friends from many cultures, backgrounds, countries - all proud Brazilian no matter some had names that definitely weren't originated here or preferences that had nothing to do with Brasil... so the way I see it it would add to Fred because it would make him a much open person to differences and changes. And somebody who partially deals with not being seen as North American due to his surname (French) and half Brazilian heritage. Of course, he's an open person no matter his background, but it adds a why.

Anyways, it's not mandatory for his story, any of it, but I do feel like it adds to the character. So let me know if there's any type of curse you'd be okay with or any other means that could have affected the family. I can always make things closer and have that it happened on the beginning of the 1900's :3  I understand if it's better that the character is strictly North American but if there's any solution we can come up with to make him mixed (and not just related to Brazilians, I mean), it'd be awesome!

Thanks \o/