The year is 1994, and for the first time in ages, the Triwizard Tournament is occurring. Hogwarts has been chosen to host this momentous event, much to the delight of its students. Unfortunately, due to previous injuries and deaths, only those of age may submit their name to the Goblet of Fire, vastly reducing the number of students who are able. That doesn't mean that younger students can't try. Also doesn't mean that they'll succeed. What does the Triwizard Tournament have in store for the schools of Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons? Who will be chosen to participate, and most importantly, will they all come out in one piece?
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Post by Marilyn Morgenstern on Aug 2, 2015 21:13:48 GMT -5
MARILYN MADELINE MORGENSTERN
Meryl
Heterosexual
Seventeen
7 Year/Durmstrang
appearance
Marilyn is a tall girl, with a lean body and a noticeably long legs. She has dull blue eyes and startling dark red hair. Marilyn isn't very athletic, but she likes running and swimming to keep in shape.
personality
Anyone who sees Marilyn in public would describe her a nothing short of flawlessly elegant. She's the perfect pureblood daughter with an extra side of humility that makes her personable. Marilyn has a pleasant gentleness about her that makes naturally empathetic to anyone who meets her. This softness about Marilyn is her armor against the outside world and only people on her bad side tend to see the true face behind the mask. She is classically seen as a sweetheart, charming girl that everyone looks up to. It also helps that Marilyn is a very patient person who is always willing to lend an ear to anyone who needs it. She is also well known for her patience when it comes to getting what she wants. Marilyn has a long memory and if someone crosses her, she is more than capable of waiting years before extracting retribution. It's safe to assume that no one is ever safe from Marilyn's merciless vengeance even years after the fact.
The matter of the fact is, Marilyn is the greatest actress of her age. Like a spider in the middle of an intricate web, Marilyn is always in control of her environment and has her fingers in all the dealings that happen within the school. She is unmatched in her position of power in the school and likes to remain that way. Marilyn is remarkably cold-blooded when it comes to the people around her. She likes to view her life like a large game of chess and people around her are nothing but pieces in her grand scheme; simply a means to an end.
Marilyn is best known for her ability to be an excellent listener. She is endlessly patient and always willing to lend a seemingly sympathetic ear for anyone who needs it. Many of the students at Durmstrang see her as guru and seek her out with their trouble and wishes. This little side project is the lifeblood of Marilyn's power over the school and fuels her little black book of secrets. Its also this patience that makes her such a sadistic opponent. Marilyn's memory is a long one and she can hold on to her grudge the same way a dragon hordes gold. She has been known to hold on to dissatisfaction for a person for years and then bring up at their time of weakness as a means of manipulation against them.
Failure is never an option for Marilyn. She is harshly demanding of both herself and those around her. She never takes "no" for an answer when she wants something and will twist and bend rules to her liking until she gets what she wants. Marilyn is ruthlessly unforgiving when someone lets her down and is intolerant of defeat. She holds everyone to impossibly high standards and never gives second chances to those who fail her.
background
Marilyn Merlo was born into the Morgenstern family, a high ranking pureblood family with very deep roots in the history of the magical community in Germany. Her parents viewed her as a type of cannon fodder, just a daughter to sell to the highest bidder. The Morgenstern couple already had Marilyn's older brother, Marcellus, to carry on their legacy. The spotlight both inside and outside the family was always on the heir to the Morgenstern family and left Marilyn up to her own devices for the most part. Unfortunately, it was outside of warm circle of the family that Marilyn grew up in and grew up she did. Merilyn thrived under the lack of supervision and quickly grew a very independent personality. By the time her family finally gave her the time of day, it was already too late for the youngest Morgenstern.
Marilyn's first instance of magic was when she was four years old. She froze over her father's morning cup of tea in an effort to get his attention before declaring to him -with a sweet, childish smile on her face- that her father would buy her a new pair of shoes or she would hurt him. Atticus's attitude towards his daughter changed from the moment on. He refused to be anywhere near her and look ghostly pale anytime he was in the very vicinity of his daughter. Pandora tried to reassure her husband that nothing was wrong with Marilyn, that she was nothing but a regular little girl. Atticus's antagonistic attitude towards Marilyn continued to escalate as she continued to grow up, all the while deceiving her mother and brother that she was just the perfect little angel. One day, Atticus became fed up with his daughter and threw her out of their ancestral house and locked her out of the wards. Marilyn had to suffer through hours of standing outside trying to take shelter from a storm before Pandora eventually found her and brought her back inside. Pandora was furious with her husband, more angry that some paparazzi could have witnessed the incident than the actual safety of her daughter. Eventually Pandora admitted her husband to the mind healers at the local hospital. Marilyn had developed an icy hate for her father after that incident and made it her goal to rid herself of her father's presence at any cost.
Pandora thought that her darling daughter was acting the proper pureblood lady she was raised to be when she insisted on visiting her father at the hospital. She let her visit in the hopes that her presence would result in Atticus finally getting over his inexplicable hate for their daughter. Instead, Marilyn's presence made things even worse until Atticus had to be permanently hospitalized for insanity. Five months later, Atticus was found dead in his hospital room after hanging himself. Pandora quickly and efficiently squashed all rumors of her husband's death and passed it off as a magical disease that killed her husband. She played the role of grieving new-widow perfectly, in Marilyn's humble opinion. Marcellus sobbed at hearing the news of his father's death and at his funeral; gaining sympathy from all parties at the funeral. Marilyn could not have been more pleased.
The years passed until Marilyn turned eleven and began her years at Durmstran. The experience was similar to putting a fox in a hen house. Marilyn had the rest of her classmates eating out of the palm of her hand by the end of the winter semester. Marilyn pushed herself to her limits in all of her classes and gracefully offered her peers help with all of their assignments when they asked. Many of the other purebloods quickly pushed to make friends with the daughter of the famous Morgenstern house. Marilyn ate up the opportunity to manipulate the impressionable, inexperienced members of the pureblood community. It was laughably easy to take advantage of the school.
While Marilyn's take over the school went as smoothly as planned, she still felt herself become inexplicably bored. Her plan worked a little bit too well. Now she was forced to wait until she could put the next phase of her plan into action. She lasted six months before she decided to kick up her game. Now her sights were set on her dear older brother. She knew that Marcellus was due to marry a pureblood girl later that year but despite their solid engagement and marriage contract signed, he had already cheated on his soon-to-be-wife. Marilyn tearfully visited Marcellus' fiance with the news of his cheating and urged the weeping girl to a different course of action. Alecto del Castillo -Marcellus' fiance- helped Marilyn brew a strong love potion. Marilyn assured Alecto she would take care of everything, and all Alecto had to do was be patient. Marilyn took the potion and instead used it on one of Marcellus' favourite flings, a girl named Persephone. The woman became madly in love with Marcellus and after some whispered words from Marilyn, attacked Alecto in a jealous rage. The fight was eventually broken up by the wizarding police and both woman were rushed to a Healer. Alecto and Persephone later died of their wounds. Their fight was regarded as a duel gone wrong until a tearful Marilyn presented the empty bottle of love potion bottle to the police. She claimed that she found it on Marcellus' possession and couldn't bare to hide her brother's secret anymore. The police conducted an autopsy on the women's bodies and found the love potion in Persephone's blood stream. Marcellus was arrested the next day and thrown into prison without question.
Marilyn was viewed as a little saint after that incident. A brave girl who turned in her criminal brother for the greater good. While the public scorned Marcellus as a vile wizard who forced himself on women, little Marilyn Merlo was a altruistic hero.
Now all that stood in Marilyn's path to claiming her true family title was her mother. Since Atticus's death, Pandora had avoided dating any other men out of respect for her life, but after the loss of her son she was beginning to think of producing another heir to the Merlo line. Marilyn was furious when she heard of her mother's plans but outwardly encouraged her to do so. At first it started with a few shallow, young pureblood men looking for some quick cash. They were easily dealt with by Marilyn's hand, but the older, more experienced pureblood men who had been playing the game longer than Marilyn had been born were more troublesome. One such man was Alonso Winter, was a blessing in disguise. He had been remarried six times after all of his wives had died mysteriously before being able to give him any heirs. At first, Alonso and Marilyn clashed horribly. Then, after Marilyn's fifth try to usurp the man from her household, the two came to a truce. Alonso was young, closer to Marilyn's age than Pandora's age, and rich from all his previous marriages. He was confident in his position of life and was unwilling to continue his line because of some residual resentment he bore towards his father. So Marilyn bartered with him, she had him promise that he would never challenge her place as head of the Morgenstern family once her mother passed and he would never provide Pandora with a child. In exchange, Marilyn would offer him a place in the Morgenstern family, with limited access to the family bank accounts and a stable position in pureblood society. Alonso eagerly agreed to the terms and has kept his end of the bargain. He would be a temporary solution to her problem until she found a way to permanently deal with her mother. In the meanwhile (and as a means for Marilyn to keep her hold over him), Alonso began a scandalous affair with Marilyn behind Pandora's back.
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Finally secure in her position as heir to the family, Marilyn continued her reign at Durmstrang, plotting and scheming as she went.
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