Elizabeth Ryder
From Incantatem
Elizabeth Ryder is a fifth year Gryffindor. She is a character in the RPG Incantatem.
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Basics
Appearence
Elizabeth Ryder is almost always described as 'beautiful' if you were to ask any handful of young men she knows. (With the exception of Cillian Rodrigo, who would disagree in spite.) While this is true, she always finds fault with something about her physical appearance. For instance, her chest. She finds she didn't develop quite as much as she would have liked to. She's never heard a complaint about her slim figure, but it still irritates. She also wishes her hair would make up its mind. Straight or curly, not whatever it is doing now. However, despite these minor 'flaws', she knows that she's what most men find attractive. Standing at about five feet, five inches, with a delicate hourglass shape and soft features, it's no wonder. Her hair comes just a few inches past her shoulders, though normally well groomed, it can be slightly wavy at times to the point of curly and frizzy, and is the hue of a caramel blonde. Her skin is lightly tanned from hours spent outside. Her gait is a matter of poise and elegance, keeping her shoulders square at all times. Her delicate brown eyes complete the picture, once described as “out of a Victorian painting.” (Courtesy Bellamy Florentin)
No matter what she wears, Elizabeth manages to make it work for her. Her daily wear mostly consists of school uniforms during the school year. During the summer, she is more relaxed; wearing things like jeans, tees, skirts (not the boring school ones) and girlish tops. When it comes to make-up, Elizabeth keeps it to a bare minimum: normally only a little eye makeup and some lip gloss. Her complexion, she figures, is too nice to cover up in the attempt to make it nicer.
Elizabeth is played by Keira Knightley (blonde), who she shares with Rose Tippet (brunette).
Personality
Elizabeth is not of the 'faint at heart'. Quite on the contrary, for she has an outgoing personality and is extremely spirited. This young woman is most certainly not afraid to speak her mind simple because she doesn’t care what anyone thinks. Unless, of course, that anyone is William Ryder. Her brother’s good opinion is really the only thing Elizabeth desires. Her parent’s passing away built up this strive to become the best she can be; she is virtually on her own, only supported by her brother (who, quite frankly, is not ready to be a parent) and needs to prove to herself that she can do it. However, she is in fact a female, and her emotions get the best of her at times. She likes to get her way, and if she doesn't, you'll hear about it. Elizabeth is somewhat spoiled. That, however, has only barely corrupted her sweet nature. She is also very mature for her age; she readily makes friends with those older than her. She is also more comfortable with boys than with girls. She has too much of a tendency to compete with the girls she knows. This however, is not a rule as it is more of a tendency. Some of her best friends are girls…just more of them are boys.
She longs for freedom and adventure, and her curiosity can sometimes get the better of her. Her childhood on the open sea has created in her a need for open space. That is one reason she loves Quidditch so. She often feels confined, especially if she cannot see the sky. Her greatest fear is a small, enclosed space, with no light, no wind, no sky. Only darkness. Her Bogart takes the shape of a cage enclosing her.
Elizabeth, as far as school is concerned, is an above average student, but nothing really special. She just does the work, not really paying very much attention to it's difficulty or, really, even to it. The only teacher who has never complained about her is her Transfiguration teacher. She has been asked before why she can't be more like her brother, a student who excelled, and her answer was simple: I want to do it my way. I'm not interested in living someone else's life.
As far as athletics, Elizabeth is a huge Quidditch fan, liking to play both at school and at home. Currently, she is entertaining the idea of going pro. She recognizes the need to stay fit in all ways, however, so trains as often as she can by running. She is also moderately good at fighting (without magic, as well as with), skills she picked up as a young girl and keeps well tuned, just in case.
Miscellaneous
Pre-Incantatem History
Elizabeth Catherine Ryder was born on quite a stormy night in London to William Ryder, and his wife, Catherine. After twenty-three agonizing hours of labor, Elizabeth was finally brought into the world. William deemed it fit to indeed name her accordingly to her mother's wishes.
When she was still young, but after her brother had gone away to school, her father announced their departure from London to travel by means of a ship (he owned his own shipping company). He was determined not to let his work come between him and his second child, the way it did his first. Every summer and holiday, however, he took Elizabeth home to stay. Elizabeth, of course, was enthralled by this new prospect. They boarded their ship early in the morning. William II, Elizabeth’s older brother, was off at Hogwarts at this point and time, and Catherine preferred not sailing. William Ryder had ushered his young daughter onto the ship, and set sail toward that glorious horizon. Elizabeth loved traveling with her father. It made missing her brother less painful. As she grew older, her father told her that one day she would also go to Hogwarts, and leave traveling with him behind. Though this notion was upsetting, she knew it to be true.
She was sad to leave the sea and all her traveling behind (she entered Hogwarts with more knowledge of the world than most first years) but soon discovered that she loved school. There was only so much one can learn from one’s father, after all. Unfortunately, her brother left school the year after she began it, but Elizabeth did not let this deter her. She made new friends, found new adventures. She and her brother remained close, however.
Such was her life when she was in her forth year at Hogwarts. Her brother was to be married, her parents had promised her she could go with her father that summer, and life in general was good. She had to rush, the day of her brother’s wedding. She had a few more finals before she could leave school. The Headmistress had kindly allowed her to leave Hogwarts early for the summer, starting after she took her last test. She dressed on the train on her way to the wedding. As she was alone in the compartment, she missed the latest gossip in both the wizarding world and the muggle one. It wasn’t until she got to the church that she saw the devastation. Most of her family, including her parents, were dead. So was the woman she was looking forward to having as a sister. At first glance, it seemed her brother was as well. He, however, heard her cries, and got up from where he was being tended. Elizabeth rushed to him. Everyone knew to let the siblings alone in their grief.
Since then, it has just been the two of them. For a long time, Elizabeth had to be the adult in the family, Will had sunk so low. This has forced her to grow up quite a bit in a small amount of time. It might seem odd that one so young is so mature, but it is clear when you see how her home life was. Between her and Professor Beckett Rhys, they managed to pull him out of it, and Elizabeth got to try to be a kid again. It was hard, however, so she relates more to older students, with the exception of a few. Every summer, Will looses his bachelor pad, and every fall he gets it back. Just this year, Elizabeth decided she had had enough of his brooding and encouraged him to get back out there. She never imagined it be with a girl closer to her own age than to his, but her brother had started smiling again, so Elizabeth didn’t mind. She remains, as always, curiously sweet.
Plot
Role in Incantatem Plot
Currently, Elizabeth isn’t involved with the overall plot of Incantatem. She is, however, a mixed blood, and is not a supporter of Voldemort.
Personal Plot
Connections with Other Characters
Family
Friends
Danica Eiler and Bellamy Florentin make up the other two-thirds of the Three Musketeers of Hogwarts. The three of them are all different ages, but manage to stay the best of friends
Owen Fletcher and Dante Mithra are Elizabeth’s best guy friends.
Sydney Morris,Liam MacGoawan,Danilo Solokyov,Ichabod Snow,Aerys Sangranis,Adalia Baden and Cadell Rukin make up the rest of Elizabeth’s circle of friends.
She is also familiar with Carson Greer and Corbi Abbot.
Enemies and Rivals
Elizabeth competes only in Quidditch against Rose Tippet and Chun Au-Yong.
She is bad terms with Freja Mithra as a result of Elizabeth’s obvious feelings for Freja’s husband Dante Mithra.
She and Cillian Rodrigo just plain dislike each other, though Elizabeth has noticed a change in the boy that has very slightly warmed him to her.
Boys
Owen Fletcher is her only ex-boyfriend.
Dante Mithra and Julian Tippet are the boys she currently has feelings for.
Bellamy Florentin and Adrian Kinlan are the boys who have feelings for her. Is an official Incantatem Ship: Bellgirls
Cillian Rodrigo and she have a love-hate thing going on. Is an official Incantatem Ship: Elizian
