Michelle Ryder {Complete}

[Michelle Ryder]

Little girl, There you are

Michelle Jocelyne Ryder

All the lighters looking just like stars


Take a ride on the hands of the crowd
Basic Information

Nickname; Elle
Age; 24
Birthday; July 12, 1987
Gender; Female
Blood; Half-Blood
House Equivalent; Attended school in America with no house system, would have been a Ravenclaw in Hogwarts
Graduated; Drop-out

You found your place in the world tonight
Physical Features

Play-by; Taylor Momsen
Height; 5’6”
Weight; 128
Eye Color; Blue
Hair Color; Blonde
Distinguishing Marks; None
Appearance; Michelle has a slender appearance, sometimes even bordering on anorexic if she doesn’t watch it. She used to wear a heavy amount of make-up, however now having met Warren, she has lightened up her appearance considerably. Her make-up used to be the mask she would hide behind and now that she has finally found a place where she is comfortable, that mask is no longer needed. At times her skin can be rather pale if she doesn’t keep up with her tan, but in any case she normally looks flawless.

Her style follows her lifestyle, usually representing the fact that she doesn’t care what people think of her. Most of her closet is denim that is worn and torn, mostly because she does not have the money to replace the articles when they are roughed up. Her tops are mostly tanks or t-shirts.

Getting high on the solo
Personality

Likes;

• Nearly all kinds of music
  
• Food
  
• Animals
  
• Human interaction
  
• The Beach
  
• Surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, and practically any other water sport

Dislikes;

• Drugs and alcohol
  
• Rap music. It’s not real music.
  
• An out of tune instrument
  
• Rude or cocky people
  
• Being poor

Goals;

• To impact people with her music
  
• To eventually have her music heard around the world
  
• To finally find a place where she can settle down

Fears;

• Her father; he was abusive when she was a child and has followed her since
  
• Spiders
  
• Strep throat
  
• A world without the arts

Personality; Michelle can be very outspoken, begrudging, sometimes self-centered, and unpredictable. One thing that does not come from her appearance is that she is not into alcohol or drugs. Despite her love for partying, she would rather stay sober than give into the things that turned her family against her.
Hobbies; Michelle is an avid musician, however she also dances, goes to parties, and loves to meet people with the same interests
Boggart; Her father for the same reasons as above
Patronus; Black swan; it is a gentle, elegant creature but can be aggressive when need be

Heart and soul, they both know
Favorites

Color; Baby blue
Animal; Songbird
Subject; Chorus followed by Astronomy
People;

• Warren Wilkes
  
• More to come…

Find yourself and lose it at the rock show
History

Father; Leo Davis
Mother; Laura Davis
Siblings; Layla Davis
History; Michelle was born in Malibu, California with the given name of Kara Davis to an unmarried couple who swore they would do what was best for their child. The two got married soon after that promise was made and they attempted to keep it up, however that only lasted until their second daughter was born only three years later. Laura was diagnosed with postpartum depression and rather than fading as Layla grew up, it only transformed into depression. In the meantime, things were spiraling with the other members of the family. Leo had been left to take care of the children as his wife was mentally unstable and would rather hurt the children than take care of them. Leo soon obtained the same outlook in life.

While their mother was avoiding the children due to her depression, their father was becoming overly abusive. After graduating school, Leo had joined up with the local Ministry as a law enforcement officer but it hadn’t been long before he was demoted to a desk clerk after an incident on the job. His anger had gotten the best of him and now that he was stuck behind a desk, his anger was only piling up. Soon an addiction to cocaine began and alcohol became more than a ‘one beer a night’ occurrence. The physical abuse to his children had initially started with a simple spanking when they didn’t listen and progressed to the point where Michelle had feared for her own life when a broken beer bottle was being waived in her face at fourteen by her father (no, not her father. He hadn’t been that since she was a child) who was both drunk and high, barely able to stand on his own feet. It hadn’t been hard to get away from him without a scratch considering he couldn’t walk. Only a week later, Leo had gotten drunk again, gaining enough nerve to try and lay his hands on her. Michelle had decided that was the last straw and with a flick of her wand, sent him reeling into the wall behind him.

Her and Layla were quickly carted off to the Ministry pending a hearing and after informing the Headmaster of her predicament, she was able to convince them to let Layla move into the dorm rooms full-time. With her father being in the state he was, and the Ministry unable to do anything about it but fire him, it would only be a matter of time before he found the girls and attacked one of them. At least if Layla was safe for another few years, Michelle could breathe easy. Of course, part of the deal made to keep her underage magic use a secret was that Michelle would move in at the school as well for her seventh year, however school had never been Michelle’s favorite place to be. She had agreed only to please them but ended up dropping out a month into classes and moving into an apartment in the muggle Malibu, using what little money she had managed to save over time. It was her hope that here, she would be able to hide out among people her father rarely mingled with while still retaining some of the life she had begun while under his abusive grip.

The biggest thing she had feared she would lose by moving back into the school had been her obsession with music and the amazing job she had obtained in relation. Throughout her entire life, music had been the only thing that had saved Michelle from going completely insane. From the moment she started being abused, she had confided in her small toy guitar to give her a place to go that was safe. As a child, she had always imagined it was her fault and so the guitar was the one thing she couldn’t make upset and it would never come back and hit her if she hit a wrong note. After saving up enough money between Christmas and birthday gifts, Michelle had managed to buy herself a real guitar when she was ten. From that moment on, she had begun writing her own lyrics and performing for anyone who would listen (not her parents, of course because they would be more likely to destroy the guitar). When she had turned 16 and became the legal age to work, she had started up a job with the local guitar shop. Through that connection, she had saved up enough money to afford to rent her own apartment and repair the worn strings on her old guitar. Life was good, until he found her.

One night while singing at a local bar, Leo had walked in to get himself a drink but the moment he walked in the door, he knew that he had found something better. His daughter’s voice was coming from the stage and behind the bright lights, Michelle had no idea he had even walked through the door. After her set had finished, she made her way backstage to grab her belongings and head to the next gig. Leo hadn’t anticipated what happened next. She had taken a self-defense class just to get a feel for how to defend herself, so Elle at least had some idea how to handle the situation. When his hand touched her shoulder and she turned to see his face, her wand was immediately in her hand and Leo was across the room, sprawled out the floor like he had been only months before. A frightened Michelle grabbed her bag and guitar case, running out the door never to return to Malibu.

Moving to Europe had been the best thing Michelle could do for herself. When she had, she had sent a message to her little sister, just to let her know she was safe. Eventually Layla graduated and put a restraining order against her father before moving to Los Angeles and becoming a top Paralegal for a private company. Layla was lucky because Leo had nothing against her, just Michelle. Michelle in the meantime did what it took to get by. She wouldn’t have changed her name if it hadn’t been for her willingness to do anything to get her hands on some gold and her fathers continued attempts to track her down. Dancing in a club and serving drinks had only been the tip of the iceberg to suffice her needs. After realizing she needed more, Michelle began taking side jobs, looking for postings on boards for things that people were looking for. Normally, she was a good judge of what jobs were legal and what one’s were to be avoided. Unfortunately, her judgment had failed her one day and led her into a tight bind while doing a job for a muggle. Her lack of research led her right into a trap her father had set to get back at her for humiliating him. Leo had caught her for a mere moment before her wand was in his throat. He was smart enough to trap her, but he was still a drunk that could not move fast enough to defend against his own daughter. A curse left her lips, leaving her father with half of his skin cursed off and him once again unconscious on the floor. From that moment on, Kara Davis did not exist. Michelle Ryder had been brought into existence and the sky was now the limit.



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