Michaela Genya Petrova

[Michaela Petrova]

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Name: Kel
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How did you find us? Google search
What about ISS inspired you to join? Yikes, now I have to use my memory? You guys are mean haha. I think it was because I wanted to play an evil charrie because I never had, so I was looking for a Bellatrix opening at an active site, and everyone on ISS was really nice and Trix was available.
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Name: Michaela Genya Petrova. Michaela was not named because of the meaning, but its origin is Hebrew and means “who resembles god.” Quite the shoes to fit into if you ask me. Michaela got her name because her mother found it beautiful and it sounded a bit like her own, Ishara. They coincided together, if you will. Her middle name is easy enough to figure out, Russian in origin. Genya means “maiden” which is suitable enough. She is in essence, a “maiden who resembles god.” Could her parents have made her name any more daunting? Mica’s last name is traditionally Russian, because it is taken from her father’s first name, and an “A” placed on the end to put it in the female form. Regardless of her name, Michaela was born in England and has lived there her entire life.

Age: Fifteen, there’s still time for you.
Gender: Female
Year: 5th
Face Claim: Katerina Graham
Canon or Original? Original

Facial Properties: Michaela has beautiful ebony hair that falls in natural waves down to the middle of her back. She gets it trimmed to keep it at this length and has only once cut her hair to a short bob. Her hair is sort of like her signature mark, the one thing that will never change about her. It has a natural wave but she can also curl it very easily or straighten the ends. However if she does nothing with it, she has total bed hair. Natural wave rarely means “pretty”, it simply means that something must be done with that disaster of a bird nest on her head. Usually she lets it hang down and her hair is of a thick, textured consistency. Mika has many chopped layers to give it even more drama and volume, and though its one solid color now she has been known to put a few crazy colored highlights – like bright red or fushia pink. Michaela’s head and face is oval and heart-shaped with an aligned, downturned nose. She has accentuated cheekbones which she is always emphasizing with a pink blush. Her eyebrows are well groomed – they are kept light and raised so they almost always look like she is smiling or stating a question. Michaela was blessed with full and large lips and oval-shaped eyes. Michaela’s eyes provide a sharp contrast to her face with their dark olive green hue. All of her features are very soft so even in her troublesome years it was a challenge for her to look hard or untamed. She looks innocent with her doe eyes and sweet smile – almost, too innocent. There’s bound to be something up behind that pleasant face. If that wasn’t enough to remind people of her age, she struggles with acne like almost any teenager would. Even as a witch there are things you have to combat, but the beauty is magic and a lot of make-up.

Physique: She is what many people would call an “exotic” beauty because she has multiple ethnicities. When first looking at Michaela, most would assume she was African American and leave it at that. But she has a very light skin tone and some of her facial features suggest diversity. In fact, Michaela is Haitian, Russian, and good ol’ English. Mika has a rather interesting look and you don’t see someone quite like her just any day. She also dresses very differently, and doesn’t follow a particular “style” of fashion. What I mean is that one day she could be dressed like a native Russian, another day in a bohemian style (which is her favorite), or a teenage witch. To just maintain one style of clothing is far too boring to Michaela. She is of a slim build but is rather athletic with larger arms and thighs. Mika says she’s well-endowed “in the back and in the front” and likes to flaunt it. Hey, show what your mamma gave you right? She is at a very nice height, reaching five feet and seven inches with long, curvaceous legs. Michaela says weight is just a number and doesn’t like giving such information out. She is very pretty and appreciates this, but would rather be judged for her character than her looks or style of dress. But just because she’s pretty doesn’t mean she lacks physical flaws. First of all, the second toes on her feet? They might as well be the size of her face by how horrified she is of them. Her second toe is the longest of all, instead of the big one, , and while this really isn’t as uncommon as she thinks, it’s not something she likes to flaunt. Also developing at such a young age has had its…difficulties. She knows she looks many years older than she is, and Mica gets hit on guys far too old for her. It also comes with this expectation that she needs to be very mature, not to mention as a kid being one of the only ten year olds with boobs is like being the child with bottle coke glasses.
On a side note, Henna tattoos are just a really fun thing to do when you’re out with your friends and they adorn her body frequently. They’re a piece of cake to take off (you don’t even need magic it’s so easy) and they are a beautiful temporary piece of art. She doesn’t like to physically blemish herself but she does have a secret (or not so secret) belly button ring she got on a whim, and one permanent tattoo on her wrist that she has yet to reveal to her family. Bracelets are an awesome invention. Her tattoo is a written line on her wrist and it reads “nosce te ipsum”, which means “know thyself.”



Wand Type: ash , unyielding, 10 1/3 inches, unicorn hair
Wand Expertise: Medium skill
Patronus: Mica’s patronus takes the form of an orange tiger. It never seemed to have much to do with her personality because she’s not particularly fierce or grumpy, but maybe she has the will of a tiger. She is independent like the roaming king of the jungle. It’s often hard for her to concentrate and keep the spell going when she casts it, because she’s too busy staring at the pretty animal it creates.
Boggart: It’s not a great deal of fun when their teacher makes them ward off a boggart. It is nice to see what others are afraid of because it doesn’t make you look so ridiculous, but no matter what another student causes the boggart to shape, Michaela still gets a few laughs. Her boggart, at least at the time it came in contact with her, was a jellyfish. The result of swimming in the ocean and getting stung by three. They’re squishy pink jelly that floats underneath the surface of the ocean, and there really isn’t anything you can do to get back at them if they sting you. If she kicked them it would only hurt her twice over. The pain inflicted is hard for her to forget, not to mention it was a little dangerous and she had to be taken to the hospital so that the swelling would go down. She was so swollen that if she hadn’t known what jellyfish did, she might have thought she was allergic to them.

Personality:
So Michaela, what would you say was your greatest strength?

“It’s difficult to name anything without coming across as being vain, but I know I’ve always done well with music, and I love my friends. Literally, I couldn’t live without friends so I guess that would make me somewhat of a loyal person. I think that no matter what they do I will always love them, even if I avoid a person for awhile. I hope they feel the same way about me, because I’ve made a lot of really stupid mistakes.”

I’m sure not any more than a regular person. What makes you say that?

“I’m not sure, but I feel like I could have been better. I don’t even know what I mean by “better”, except that I wanted to do what all the cool kids were doing, and I didn’t listen to some of my friends when they told me it wasn’t a good idea. I burned bridges but I want to mend them, if that makes any sense. It’s harder than you think it’s going to be, living so far away from your parents on your own. I’m kind of ashamed of my actions but at the same time I don’t think I’m ready to completely change.”


You sound mature for your age, is that a fair assumption?

“*Laughs* Um, yeah. I kind of have to be. When you’re the only girl on the playground with a chest and a full figure, you have to grow into your body instead of it growing up with you. Because of that I’ve spent a lot of time with older people and I learned how to speak and think from them. It was embarrassing at first because the boys would all make fun of me and the girls were jealous of me, but my mom kept telling me I was a girl with a booty and that would never change. Now that I’m a few years older, it’s a good thing. A complete turn-around. I like the way I am. Mostly. I’m a girl, and I don’t know a girl who doesn’t have at least a few insecurities.”

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Sure, that makes sense. What about your faults, do you have a lot of those?

“Of course. I mentioned one earlier, that I make mistakes. I know that’s not exactly a fault, but what I mean to say is that I tend to have poor judgment, and what seems like a good idea at the time rarely is. Then I feel bad about it later and I can’t get it out of my mind. Let’s see..oh, I know. I worry a lot. Which is good in a way, but sometimes my friends and family say it feels like I’m bossing them around telling them to do this and that, when I’m only trying to protect them. They tell me something they’re really excited about and I think “oh, this could happen, or what if that went wrong, how can you be sure?” And I might ruin the moment. I think I’m right a lot of the time, which just isn’t true. I can look back on it and know that my opinion isn’t the only or best answer one hundred percent of the time, but people can’t see that in the present. I offer advice that not everyone wants, and tell them I would do this or that differently. It’s not bad advice, but honestly, I probably wouldn’t do it either. I’m like a backseat broom rider – I tell the flyer which way to go or they should have flipped that flyer off, but would I ever do that? No way.”

What’s your family life like, do you have any siblings?

“I have a twin, she’s wonderful and we get along well. We’re alike in some ways but not enough that people would ever get us confused. Well, they might if they haven’t known us that long because we’re identical twins. It’s beautiful to have her around because I hate being alone, I really loathe it, and even if my whole life got turned upside down and I didn’t have anyone else, she’d be there. I won’t ever be completely alone. My papa is from Russia and every once in awhile he’ll ask me if he’s doing something right, and we have to tell him if it’s totally out of place here. My mom grew up here in England like her children, but her mother and father are from Haiti. I’ve been there a couple times and it’s a really somber place. It opens your eyes when you see people, usually muggles, living in poverty. I feel so bad, but it’s such a beautiful place. Overall I love to go there. I don’t like being in Russia as much, it’s cold most of the time and I need the sun. I like when I get nesting dolls though, and music boxes. I get to practice languages a lot and if I could name a dream job, it would be interpreting. It’s the only time I like sitting down and studying a paper; memorizing words. I’m not much for school otherwise. ”

You’ve already mentioned friends and family are important to you, does that mean you’re a really social person, do you have hobbies?

“As far as social goes, I’d say I’m normal. I don’t talk to everyone I see and I’m not the most well known person in Hogwarts, but I’m perfectly okay with sitting next to someone I don’t know and saying hello. I like people, they’re neat. At the same time, jumping on the table during lunchtime and I don’t know, crumping? I don’t think that would happen, haha. I’m open with most people because my family is like that – they see people for who they are and not what they’re wearing or where they come from. Which is such a relief because I know people who aren’t okay with my differences. Hobbies? I love music. But I hate country, I feel like I need to say that. I don’t like the twangy voices, it hurts my ears. I’ve been playing the piano since I could sit up. I know I like it, but I catch myself wondering if I play every day because its my passion, or because it’s tradition and it’s what I’m used to. I have a little keyboard I brought with me to Hogwarts and I go outside and sit in the grass, or by the lake, or somewhere I’m not distracting people and play a little diddle. I like beat. If I could start over and go back to being a little kid, I’d learn to play the drums. It’s got so much rhythm, you know?”

How’s the love life? Are you a girl who’s sure of herself and grabs attention, or do you go for the chase?

“I don’t want to be running after someone so hard I have to catch my breath, but a little tease is okay. I hate being played and I can’t deal with someone like that, so I adios them if I find out about that. Sure I’ve got flirt and I know how to work it if the timing’s right. If I had to pick one, I’d rather be chased than be the chaser. I get signals mixed a lot, and I’m confused by what someone really means and it stresses me out. My love life is going but I think it could use a little spice right now, heat things up a little bit. I don’t mind to experiment or try new things, but I don’t want them getting too wild – I’m still fifteen. Some things weird me out. I like boys and girls, something I’ve known since I hit puberty. Being bisexual has never been weird to me but it turns a lot of people off, haha and turns a lot of others on. In my mind though I usually picture myself settling down with a guy, so I don’t know what that means. Maybe I have more of an inclination. If there’s a big deal of competition for someone I usually back off and let them come to me. I flutter my eyelashes and dab a little extra gloss on, but I’m not stroking someone’s ego. I’m sexy, you know it’s true. I’m teasing you but I can be that girl everyone wants, but it’s not really me. If I was in a relationship with them and we were alone – definitely, if that’s what they want. But usually I’m more mellow and comfortable being gentle. I get really busy in my life because that’s how I am, I have to have plenty of things to do or I get bored, so in a relationship the other person can’t be super clingy, because I’m not around all the time. So to finally answer your question – yes to the first, usually no to the second. If I want somebody I put it out there, and not just dangle the bait like a mean fisherman.”

You talked earlier about trouble and making mistakes, can you elaborate on that?

“I can but..I don’t really want to. This was all really recent, and I’m still trying to get out of it and it’s hard if I keep bringing it up. I did what other people did, what they thought was cool. I was afraid of coming off as self-righteous because that’s what someone always says when I tell them I don’t want to do something. I went to parties and did some things that weren’t really legal. None of it was that bad, but there were consequences. I didn’t feel like myself anymore, my twin wasn’t happy with me and we distanced, some of my other friends were angry over my behavior – this all gradually happened from my first year up until now. I know I hate alcohol, because I had it once and I drank too much and I threw up everywhere. It was disgusting, and it didn’t even taste good. Other than that, I don’t want to dwell on it and instead I’d like to move forward.”

Would you call yourself a happy person?

“Yes! I hope that was enthusiastic enough. I get down like everyone does, but I like my life and where I’m going. I try not to dwell on the negative although that’s where I find myself a lot of the time, which probably gives off the impression that I’m not happy, unfortunately. I am, in fact because I’m happy I forget to show it. I assume everyone knows and I need to express it more. I smile a lot at least, and I’m not afraid of a hug. When other people are happy I’m happy, so I know it’s important to show kindness wherever I can. Not that I’m always nice, obviously, but I hope I don’t lay on the bitchiness too thick. Not to stereotype my gender, but I hold grudges like so many of us do. I just can’t let it go unless they apologize, and when they do I let them know how they can earn my trust and friendship again and then I let go of the past. Until then I stew on it. I can be catty and unfair, and when I want to see one side of things that’s all I’m ever going to see unless I decide to make a change, or someone convinces me otherwise. If someone can sit me down (which is the hard part) and get me to listen to them, we can have a long talk that’s really meaningful and usually they can get me to change my mind.”

Anything else we should know about you?

“I get competitive, so if you’re competing against me in something, watch out? Haha. If I’m having a really bad day I whine because everyone knows that’s easier than actually fixing the problem. Shopping is great, I like to go out and do girl things like shopping, slumber parties, nail painting. Even so, there are days I want nothing to do with it and lounge around in my favorite sweats. If you have a good story to tell I won’t leave you alone until I hear it; I feed off of that kind of thing. I don’t like to fight with people but I’m not afraid to. If there’s someone who needs to be told off then I’m going to do it. Also I know I said friends are really important to me and I’ll do almost anything for them, but sometimes what’s best for them is me being out of the picture. That sounds weird I know that, but I think people need to be alone at times to realize that their actions have consequences (like mine) and it’s really a reminder that you can’t take anyone for granted. Once they’ve sorted themselves out, we can come together again but if you’re just not listening to me, don’t expect me to keep saying the same thing over and over again, I hate being stuck on repeat. Oh yes! I can’t believe I almost forgot but something people find strange is I don’t like candy. Sugar is too sweet for my mouth and I cringe eating it. If I eat a lot of fruit, which is naturally sweet, I get hyper. I make poses and wild gestures for the camera because I think it’s more interesting that way. I think having my picture taken is a blast – I’m a bit of an attention hog. People give me a lot of different nicknames and I go by most of them – Mica, Micci, Mickie, Kayla, etc. I think that’s it, I mean I can’t think of anything else to say.”

Likes:
+ Henna tattoos
+ Sunbathing, getting outside
+All music
+Playing the piano/writing songs
+Bohemian everything
+Scary stories
+Travel
+Hats
+ Friendships
+Second chances
+ Candle/perfume making
+Quirky characters
+ Music Boxes
+Curry
+Languages
+People watching
+ Sunsets
+ Shopping
+ Rugby and Quidditch

Dislikes:

–Judgmental people
–Irresponsibility, not taking responsibility
–Jellyfish
–The dark
– Bad examples
– Alcohol
– Losing her cool
– Misunderstanding, miscommunication
–Studying
– Transfiguration
–Sugar/chocolate/candy (yes she’s a freak)
–Writing letters

History: Where does Michaela come from?

You have a Russian dad and a Haitian mom, how did that happen?

“Don’t forget, I’m English-born. Well firstly, my mom is Haitian but she’s an English citizen born and raised. Her parents grew up in Haiti but didn’t want that kind of life for her. My dad is from Russia but he likes it here better. Naomi is English too – I really like her. Naomi is my mom’s “partner” I suppose one could say, but she’s still married to my dad. I know how much people would like to criticize that or use her orientation as a way to explain mine, but the truth is I’m the way I am because it’s how I was born. My father is very happy with it, although he and Naomi don’t interact and Naomi doesn’t live with them. He wants to see my mom happy and she is. It has complications though, and I’d never have an open marriage. I see myself with one person at a time, preferably. One or the other. Should I tell you the story of how my parents met? My dad had an internship here in England at the ministry, and my mom was a secretary in the office, interning as well. She’d already been there for a few months and then, as she calls him, this “hotshot” young blood walks in like he owns the place. My mom didn’t like him at first but our dad, or “papa” as I usually call him, said he thought she was gorgeous in every way. When he first began the internship, he would pretend he couldn’t speak English around my mom. He ran into her in the coffee room and shouted ““Ïðîøó ïðîùåíèÿ!” In apology, and my mom stared at him. “I’m sorry, I don’t speak Russian.” She felt awkward and uncomfortable because he was grinning at her like a perv in the supermarket, and it was hard to get past him. It was almost an entire week until she caught him talking to someone else in accented English, and she was furious. Women in my family do not like to be fooled. He started to beat her to opportunities and she was frustrated with the competition, because he was a male and at that time, women didn’t have a lot of career opportunities and they had to fight for their place. Even now he refuses to admit he egged her on – he says that he was being a tease because he liked her. Things turned around when all of the interns were instructed to work on a project together and they were locked into a confined space with one another. My mom says he’s a charmer and that there was really nothing she could do to resist his smile. And they say the rest is history! They have problems sometimes, I know we like to think that being wizards and witches we’re above muggle prejudices but they still get looks on occasion, for being black and white, together.”

How did your mother’s parents come over from Haiti, are they muggles?

My mother Ishara was lucky to live here her whole life, but her parents had it rough. My grandmother was born I Haiti, but she lost her entire family at a really young age in an attempted government-overthrow in muggle society, and they were killed in a bombing. She was in and out of orphanages after that, like my grandpa. She is muggle born but a witch herself; try dealing with that in an orphanage in Haiti. My grandpa was also put in an orphanage but not until he was twelve, which was almost fortunate that he was given food because at that age a lot of parentless children are left fending with themselves as they grow up. He was given up, left there inside the building probably because his parents couldn’t take care of them. My grandpa says his family are wizards and witches too, so I’m not sure why they took him there. The barrier between muggles and wizard standards of living in Haiti isn’t much of a line. They met in the orphanage and formed a friendship, and they married really young, at sixteen as soon as they were set on their own. They didn’t have a lot of skills that would be considered assets to any employers, but they scrounged around and received help from some wizards and were able to come to England. They have a deep love for Haiti in their hearts and when they go there, and the few times I’ve visited, they’re doing whatever they can to help the people. My mom was born shortly after the move, so she is used to meager beginnings, not like my dad who is pretty wealthy. That’s why when I’m home she’s always telling us not to be wasteful. My dad’s family wasn’t any more traditional. My papa’s father was older and wanted to settle down, and he actually married Babushka (grandma) as a mail order bride. It seems crazy but things worked out, and they’re in love. They’ve been together for a long time, then again, divorce really wasn’t something that happened in Russia then.”

That makes you first and second generation English it sounds like. How was your childhood?

“I couldn’t ask for anything more. I weighed in at eight pounds two ounces when I was born, and if that wasn’t heavy enough, I had a twin. No one knew there was going to be two of us, but it explained why my mom’s stomach was larger than life. I was the heavier one, not to mention the second and therefore the “surprise.” Growing up in England has been nice, but I also got the opportunity to travel a lot before I began Hogwarts, because my dad’s job is in international wizarding relations. He has to go on trips a lot but he always found time for his family, and he took us whenever he could. My mom is independent and also has her own profession, but one which is flexable so it’s not like we were left home alone all the time. She’s a song writer and a composer, and it was passed on to me. Our mother really believes in finding something you like and dedicating yourself to it, and I found mine in piano, or, it found me. At first I didn’t like it very much because I was a little girl and I didn’t want to spend hours practicing the same song when I could be outside with other children. But my mom was my teacher and she taught me everything she knew, which is good in some ways but bad at other times, because there isn’t a professional line that keeps us from fighting or arguing about it. I’ve performed in concerts and had solos, but just through the piano – I don’t sing at all. I write music as well and my mother and I have collaborated on some songs. That was the big focus of my childhood actually. When there was any free time to be found I’d ask to go to a muggle baseball game because I love the sport. I’ve spent so much time over the years with her and she’s kind of my idol, so I’m a momma’s girl. Her and my papa both taught us, me and my sister, that we should be who we are and not try to hide it. It’s because of them that we have the confidence to carry ourselves, and I didn’t throw up on stage every time I walk up to the piano.”

Are there particular instances in your life of ups and downs?

“Yes. My parents have wanted to have more children, but couldn’t. My mom’s parents told them they should adopt but it’s never worked out, something always went wrong. After going and getting medical advice, they found out that it was a miracle she was able to have us. It didn’t stop them from trying, but she’s had two miscarriages since then, and when we were nine my mom gave birth to a baby brother. Sadly he wasn’t fully developed and he didn’t have bones in his head, so he passed away. Even as witches and wizards you can’t save everyone and it was a really hard time for my whole family. Since then they’ve given up on more children because I don’t think my mom could handle it anymore. My papa had a scary close call when he was away abroad and that terrified us, but everything turned out alright. I don’t think winning awards of trophies are the most important part of life or even close, but I do feel good when I’m recognized for a composition or I place high in a judged performance. It’s a reminder that all my hard work is paying off somehow, and that others can see it too. I have downs with my twin, I know I said we’re close but we still have contention and that probably gets me down more than anything else. It’s also wonderful again when we’ve made up, and it’s the same with all of my relationships. My mom’s dad, my grandpa, died when we were thirteen. We see her parents more often than my dad’s because they live so close. It was the first time someone close to me died other than my baby brother, but he was new and I didn’t get to know him. When our parents told us about Naomi and she came into our lives, I didn’t understand it. I took it better than my sister, but it was still strange having her around. I was afraid she wanted us to think of her as another mother which I couldn’t, but it turns out she only wanted to be our friend. I was twelve at the time, and although I find the entire thing bizarre, she might have been the savior of my parent’s marriage. My mother hadn’t ever been open about her sexuality and it was always assumed she was only interested in men, but eventually things opened up and my papa felt rejected. They sat down and discussed it and this woman my mom had met, Naomi, was welcomed into her life. Everything else in my life, the ups and downs have been what most people face.”

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I solemnly swear that I, Kel, have read the rules, understand clearly what my responsibilities are now that I am joining ISS, and will abide by these standards set by the staff.[/color][/blockquote]

[Professor Albus Dumbledore]

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