Name: Fang Zhou - Chosen English name is Fiona
Nationality: English (Scouse)
Sex: Female
Age: 19
Appearance:
Fiona walks the line between goth and punk on a daily basis and expresses herself largely through her appearance. She usually has hair styled into two large buns, with one side dyed a vivid magenta and the other black with tints of a striking electric blue, making her stand out in any crowd. She wears dark, gothic makeup, including black lipstick and heavy eyeliner, accentuating her sharp, confident features.
Her attire is a mix of punk and formal styles, featuring a black and white suit jacket with a sleek, modern cut. Underneath, she wears a white dress shirt paired with a black tie that adds a touch of sophistication to her rebellious look. Around her neck is a spiked choker, and she sports black fingerless gloves. Her nails are painted black, completing her dark and edgy ensemble. She also has plenty of piercings on her ears, along with one through her eyebrow and another on her right nostril.
Speciality: Defence
Any Unique Spell: Fiona has the ability to summon familiars to fight for her or do her bidding. She can choose any appearance she likes for these familiars, but often chooses the form of two small winged demons hen she summons them. They are small, and more annoying than capable of properly taking down a full wizard. If Fiona's concentration wavers significantly, her familiars will dissipate, as she loses focus on maintaining their presence. She is still learning to properly hone this unique spell and has in the past been able to summon one larger familiar rather than two small ones, but wasn't properly able to hold this spell for long enough for it to be of use.
Non-Magical Skills: Fionas main skill is her musical aptitude. She is able to play the piano, guitar, drums to a high level and a variety of other instruments to a differing degree of skill. Her main interest is in electronic music though and as a result she spends most of her time using software and hardware hooked up to her laptop to make music. Other than this she isn't a bad cook when she can be bothered and she has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of film. She also grew up doing judo and some of the skill is still there, but hasn't properly done it for years and wouldn't dream of competing.
Misc. Weaknesses: Controlling her emotions, obeying authority, procrastinating
Major: Music
Backstory:
Fiona was born in Liverpool, England, to a family of Chinese immigrants. None of them had any magical aptitude, and for most of her life, Fiona was unaware of the magical world. Her family was not rich by any means, with her father working as a laborer and her mother working part-time as a waitress. Caring for Fiona and her older brother was a struggle at the best of times, both financially and culturally. Liverpool was incredibly different from where they originally came from, and while they did their best to integrate, none of them did as well as Fiona.
Growing up, she always struggled to fit in with the other kids at school. Her older brother was often her solace, always there to defend her from bullies. His protective nature made him her hero, and he even sacrificed his own free time to work extra shifts, ensuring she could attend Judo lessons with him. He taught her how to protect herself as best he could and used his own earnings from his part-time job to pay for Judo lessons with her. Eventually, she settled in, but still always felt incredibly different from everyone else around her. It was only a matter of time before she fell into the punk and goth subcultures. They accepted her with open arms, being outsiders themselves, and she found her first friend group she could identify with not long into high school.
Her favorite class was always music. Her family never had the money for instruments; all they had was Fiona's father's old guitar, which he did his best to teach her to play when he wasn't at work. Her school's music teacher was a massive influence on her and noticed her musical aptitude. He worked to develop it, encouraging her to try as many instruments as she could and putting her forward for the school orchestra. Additionally, a lot of her time outside of school was spent playing in various high school garage bands. She often played in local gigs, gaining a reputation for her raw talent and unique style. She got a job while still in school and saved up all her money to eventually buy her first good laptop with recording equipment.
This ignited her love for electronic music, and she spent countless nights in her bedroom experimenting with pirated software and shoddy equipment she had found or put together herself. Her room became a sanctuary filled with wires, synthesizers, and the constant hum of her creative endeavors. Her life was almost entirely dedicated to music until she was contacted by the Magic Inspectorate.
The first meeting was a strange one. It felt like she had a disembodied voice in her head all day, telling her—almost begging her—to go to the park after school. She couldn't get the thought out of her head and, in her desperation, followed its instruction, later realizing this was, of course, telepathy being used on her. There, she met the woman who would soon become her tutor, an American expat named Samantha. Samantha explained Fiona's magical aptitude to her and revealed the secrets of the wizarding world. Under the guise of being a math tutor, Samantha began honing Fiona's magic skills in secret. The lessons were rigorous, but Fiona’s determination and curiosity drove her to master complex spells quickly.
During her time with Fiona, Samantha often talked fondly about her time at Arizona State University. When it came time for Fiona to graduate from high school and choose a university, she made the big decision to move across the water and attend school there. She was eager to start a new chapter in her life, one where she could fully embrace both her musical passions and magical potential.
