Aster Fairchild
(they/them)
About Aster
Quick stats
- Stars seen: 1094
- Planets visited: 1
- Miracles seen: 1
- Fishes eaten: 1231
- Cliff dives: 57
Full Name: Aster Fairchild
Nickname: Asteroid, Stardust, Dréag
Gender: Non-binary
Date of Birth: June 17th (Thursday, Week 10), officially December 17th (Thursday, Week 4)
Nationality: Irish
Orientation: Bisexual
Blood Status: Half-blood
Hair: Short, fluffy and black, dyed light blue.
Eye color: Black like a moonless night.
Skin tone: Tanned.
Build: Very short, athletic.
Clothing style: Often sweaters and loose clothing unless it's flying time.
Accessories: A golden cross pendant, a grey coat with embroidered constellations in silver thread, always has their trusty pocket knife in their pockets and their wand in a holster on their wrist.
Other distinguishing features: Lichtenberg scar on left index // On back and arm (lightning strike).
Traits: Aloof, carefree, sometimes intense.
Likes: Blue, space, science, technology, the ocean, freedom.
Dislikes: Intolerance, clingy people, authority.
Good at: Astronomy, science, thinking outside the box, Flying.
Bad at: Empathy, feelings, Muggle Studies, Divination.
Hobbies: Flying, Stargazing, extreme sports, baking.
Fears: Desolation.
Ambition: Becoming the first wizard Astronaut (or the second, they’re not picky).
Parents: Unknown.
Adoptive father: Jonah Fairchild
Pets: Knight (rook).
Family home: Unknown.
Current residence: Hogwarts (school year), Father's house (holidays).
Blood Status: Half-blood (mother is a muggle, bio father a wizard), foundling (abandoned as a baby).
Social standing: Lower class, Father is clergy.
Family background: TBA
Wand reaction when first held: Sparkles.
First magic: Little stars on a cloudy night, Aster zapped their finger on one.
Favorite spell: Bubble-head charm.
Favorite creature: Billywig.
Boggart: Ministry workers arresting their Father.
Riddikulus: Worker turns into a fish and flounders, Father says they’ve got dinner.
Patronus: Crane (undiscovered).
Polyjuice: Inky black, glittery, with a spicy, minty taste, unnaturally cold.
Amortentia: Sea salt and apple pie. (undiscovered).
Timeline
Lost and Found
Born to a m̶͔͛o̶̩̖͂ţ̴̅h̴̖̳͐͝ẹ̵̮͆͛r̴ and a f̵̻̼͖̖̾̓a̵̮̾̃̿t̷̨̯̞̖̄h̸̡̫̯͙̿̽e̸̖͊̌̈́ȑ̵̟̞͋́, Aster is found by a muggle priest on the footsteps of His church one night. The 17th of December, to be precise. The local city hall decides to enter that as their birthdate, despite Aster being 6 months old.Happy baby
Aster's Father struggles to juggle fatherhood and being a Father, but he strives to never make Aster feel neglected.Miracle child
Aster accidentally summons stars on a dark night, and zaps their finger on one. Father makes them promise to keep it secret, believing it a sign from God.Little Einstein
Aster excels in class, working hard and being as popular as the priest's kid can be. They hide their magic, obviously, but there's another incident or two, which only cements Jonah's belief that Aster is a saint. During this time Aster also decides being a girl isn't for them, and dyes their hair blue for the first time at 11.Night owl
An owl delivers a letter to their house during Christmas holidays, saying Aster Halloran has been accepted into Hogwarts. After a little updating from someone sent from Hogwarts, Father accepts that they have to go to Magic School.First Year
Aster goes from gifted kid to college burnout in 2 months, realizing they Suck at magic. They discover their passion for Flying, and make two new friends: Grisha and Fischer. During the summer they have a religious experience that makes them want to become an astronaut.Second Year
Aster makes a new friend, Sylvia, and starts researching astronomy.Third Year
Aster starts to finally get along with magic with their new wand, thank goodness! They go through some bad stuff in November (Trials), and have a year-long fight and reconciliation with Grisha, who learns absolutely nothing from the whole ordeal.Fourth Year
Aster is bummed that there's no Flying this year, and also the Astronomy teacher starts saying some weird stuff that sounds too much like Astrology. Aster just wants to go home.Holy shit, two cakes!
Aster gets two shiny new Firebolts for their birthday, because their friends apparently do not communicate and also have very similar ideas.To be continued...
Relations
Father Jonah Fairchild
Relation: Father
Aster and Father love each other dearly. One could say that Father is Aster's anchor to Earth.
Grisha Petrov
Relation: Scientist
Grisha loves watching Aster. Aster likes having an encyclopedia for a friend.
Fischer "Kitty" McRae
Relation: Kitten
Aster and Fischer are "gender fuckery friends". They share tips on how to dress, how to act, and Fischer has all the gossip.
Sylvia Baker
Relation: Knight/Bodyguard
Sylvia is strong. Aster loves that. They don't mind that she doesn't talk much, and she likes that they don't mind that she could snap them like a twig.