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Anika Katherine Jericho's Journal


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Born: ?
Gender: Female
Guardian: ? (Buffynick)
House: Unknown
Wand: Unknown
Personality: Unknown
Pets: None

Name: Anika Katherine Jericho
Date of Birth: Sept. 17. 1993
Place of Birth: ----------
Parents: Unknown
Family: Buffy Nick
Blood: Half-Human; Half-Veela
Special Characteristics: Animagus Ability
Animagus Animal: Cockatiel

Hair: Dark Crimson; Mid-back length; Usually tied behind the neck, twisted into a french braid.
Eye Color: Brown
Height: A bit taller than average.
Weight: Healthy, Medium Weight.
Skin: Pale white; Smooth and Ghostlike.
Special Accessories: A golden chain with her mother's feather attached to the end. The feather is a deep shade of red with a dark black tips

Favorite Color: Deep Blue; Black; Gold
Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers
Favorite Pasttime: Reading; Dancing in Private.



Just as the sun was rising in the east, on a cold winter morning, a baby was born. Her cries filled London?s alley riddled streets, for moments after birth, she was left behind a dumpster to die. But fate has its ways of interfering with the plans of mere mortals. Hearing the child?s cries, Buffy, a lost and quite lonely girl, stumbled upon the child. The cries were... intoxicating; they called to her. Looking down at the crying child with a kind of confusion, Buffy tried to decide what to do. The child was wrapped in a simple dark colored cloth which shimmered in the light. Ontop of the child's wrap was a lone feather. It was a a deep shade of red with a dark black splattered pattern. Buffy tried to calm the baby by picking her up, but she continued to cry. She decided she would have a better chance back at her apartment, so she bent down to retrieve the feather and leave. The moment the feather made contact with the child's skin, she stopped her cries. With a satisfied grin, the girl began her trek home to her studio apartment just a few blocks west.

The years flew by quickly and quite happily. Buffy went to a local police office to report the missing child, but no one claimed her. So Buffy kept her and named her Anika. The feather that she had been found with was made into a necklace. Buffy gave this to Anika on her first birthday. She has never removed it since. Anika grew up in the studio ontop of the nightclub. She rarely visited the place herself though. She prefered avoiding it as much as possible. All the people who danced there scared her. Anika loved Buffy even though many people found her strange. She considered her as a mother, but she always knew they weren?t blood relatives.

Around the age of 3, things became a little strange around the studio. Anika began to show signs of being ?special?. When she was extremely bored, her stuffed animals would dance by themselves for short periods of time. It was probably the second time it happened that Buffy came to realize Anika had magical powers such as herself. Buffy then believed this child was destined for her to take care of and cherish because they were unique, they didn?t know that the magical world was bigger than just them until much later.

When at home, she spent her nights reading about far away places and times. Those stories interested her greatly. She imagined she was a princess trapped in a high castle, waiting for her prince to rescue her. Other times, she was a dragon slayer, fighting to protect the world from evil.

When she turned 5 she began going to a local kindergarten. There she met other children and made few friends, but sadly they didn?t live anywhere near her. People thought of Anika as a smart and intelligent girl who was very goodhearted and caring. At such a young age, she was always helping those in need and standing up for her friends when they couldn?t. She noticed that the boys in her school were always following her around. She liked hanging out with them, dressing like them. She went through her first few years a tom-boy.

Her friendships lasted throughout her schooling, but none were as close as with a girl named Katherine. Anika was about 10 when she first met Kathy, as she liked to be called. The girl had long blond hair and green eyes like Anika?s. She had moved into the neighborhood where Anika lived. They had been close since their very first day of class. They went everywhere together, but fate can be a cruel mistress. You see, Anika and Katherine used to walk home together. They tended to go home every day the same way, down a few blocks, a straight route, but a bad one. They walked through a dark, dangerous neighborhood. One day, as they walked, a few men saw Anika. She never knew why they were attracted to her, but they were. The gang stopped Anika and Katherine. They wanted a little 'fun'. The girls, now frightened, said they had to be home and began walking the opposite direction. Once they noticed the gang following them, they began to run. All it did was make the men more lustful for Anika. Short legs cannot compare to long ones. They soon caught up with the scared girls ontop of a high bridge. Fearing the worst, the girls climbed onto the ledge. The bystanders who were present can not really tell what happened. The gang members don't have straight stories either. But after that afternoon, that bridge looked like a war zone. Anika stood her ground infront of Kathy, as if her small frame could protect her friend. She was angry. These men had threatened her and her friend. She couldn't allow that. From her scalp grew long grey feathers. Her eyes changed to a deep orange. Her hands began to glow a deep red. Without warning, the closet man's clothes caught on fire. He began to scream and yell. Then another man, and another. In a matter of seconds, all those who had run after them were ablaze. But then, Anika heard a different scream. Turning, she saw her best friend, Kathy, looking at her with fright. Anika stepped foward to comfort her friend, but she stepped back... and off the bridge. Anika watched helplessly as her friend fell to her death.

Katherine's death greatly troubled Anika, causing her to fall into depression. From that day, she grew very weary of people; she never let anyone else become as close to her heart as Kathy had. Why should she make friends if she would kill them off one by one? She grew scared of herself. She began wearing long, dark clothes, that covered much of her body. She was ashamed for what she had done.

Soon after, Anika received a special letter from a school called Hogwarts. Seeing the opportunties and wonders she would find there, she decided she would attend this new school. Changing her name so she could begin again, Anika waited patiently for the new school year to arrive.

he Veela are based on a number of sources which describe Eastern European nature spirits of legend:

"Vily" are Slovic fairies who can take the form of birds.
"Vilas," as they appear in Serbian legends, are "mountain nymphs, young and beautiful, clad in white, with long flying hair. Their voice is said to resembel that of the woodpecker. They shoot, according to popular belief, dealy arrows at men, and sometimes carry off children..." (The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley. 1878.)

The book A Field Guide to the Little People describes the Vily (singular: Vila) in detail. They are nature guardians, caring for the trees, streams, and flowers in their domains. They are extremely jealous of beautiful women. Their moods are as changeable as the weather and they can both cause and cure illnesses. A human who tarries too long in their territory may be shot dead with arrows or die suddenly from heart attack, lumbago, or by being buried under an avalanche. Vily have fair complexions and curly, reddish-brown hair which falls to their feet. They wear shimmering white clothing or coverings of green leaves. Interestingly, those born on Tuesday or Sunday can most easiy see Vily.

It is believed that when a Veela mates with a Human they rarely produce offspring, but when they do the child is special. Their dance is sensual; men cannot gaze away from their moving bodies. When angry, their face become birdlike. She can throw handfuls of fire when she wishes.

When Anika is angry, her face does not turn birdlike. A few grey feathers sprout from her scalp and flow with her hair. Some say if you look close enough at her eyes, they change to a dark red.





n animagus is any witch or wizard who can change into an animal. All animagus are required by wizarding law to register their names, animals, and markings with the Improper Use of Magic Office. It is said to be very difficult to become an animagus, it requires real skill in the magical arts to perfect, and has been known to take many years for some to learn.



Anika is an Animagus, but she hasn't learned to use this power yet. She has the ability to turn into a Cockatiel. When in this form, she is known as Solaria.

Cockatiels are parrots and 1 of approximately 340 different species. Their name comes from a Dutch word "Kakatielje" which means little cockatoo. DNA research (UC-Davis, 1997) shows that cockatiels belong to one of the cockatoo families. The scientific name for these elegant birds is Nymphicus, Hollandicus, "Goddess of New Holland", the name of Australia during 1700s-1800s. Australia is the native homeland of cockatiels.


Info copied from Harry Potter Lexicon.

Gan the pet Turtle

A small, palm sized turtle. Specifically, he is a Painted turtle.

[Real Life Ref1][Real Life Ref2]
Painted turtles are found across North America. The painted turtles get their name from the colorful markings. The turtle's skin is usually dark olive green to black, with red and yellow stripes alongside the legs and neck. Painted turtles have elongated and smooth carapaces, with yellow plastrons, and can grow up to 10 inches long. The female of the species is usually bigger, but the male has a thicker tail, and long claws on it's front limbs.

[OOC Events]
Jan.6.05 --- Buffy won the auction for Anika (4.525mill), Set up the Journal, and got her Cert!
Jan.28.05 --- Anika arrived today!
[IC Events]
Jan.6.05 --- Anika recieved her Hogwarts Acceptance Letter.
Jan.15.05 --- Anika found a strange red leathery book in her room. It is magically locked. Perhaps later she will be able to open it.

Anika loves to collect portraits of herself. These are some that were given to her as gifts.

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~ dustfeather
~ another WoHP student/guardian
~ someone with permission from me
~ dropping off a gift (in which case it should only be one post)

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The WoHP concept, background, and artwork (c) dustfeather. No stealy. domokun This particular WoHP is mine. No stealy.
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Above rules copied from Kae, who copied them from Kali, and modified to fit the Jedi.