Joss Doherty

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Jocelyn Rose Doherty
Nicknames/Aliases: Joss

Occupation: Ambulator

Home: A small flat in Yarrowstun.

Finances: Middle-class. Joss has a good salary as an ambulator, but she expects she'd be making more if the Dark hadn't won.

Household:
 * Sister, Maddie Doherty, 17

External
Appearance: Joss is tall with a slender, boyish build. She keeps in shape and has well toned muscles. She has green eyes and messy brown hair. She dresses very casually most of the time: tee shirts, hoodies, low-hanging jeans, and sneakers. Sometimes she'll wear button up shirts and blazers. She has a few scars from the war, and she has a few tattoos.

First Impression: Usually "That's a chick?" or "Eat a sandwich."

Internal
Political Views: Joss doesn't like the way things are. She wishes Voldemort's supporters were out of power, but she also doesn't want another war, so it's a bit of a rock and a hard place.

Quirks/Habits: Tends to wear multiple necklaces and bracelets. Has a great fondness for candied ginger.

Strengths: Friendly, generally optimistic, can drive a car, charms, defensive spells, transfiguration, fast runner, stronger than she looks.

Weaknesses: A bit reckless, sometimes 'parents' her sister a little too much.

Fears: Anything happening to her sister, her sister buying into the pro-Voldemort crap she hears at school, snakes.

Philias: Her sister, her job, women, flying, Quidditch.

Hobbies/Interests: Watching/keeping up with Quidditch, flying, jogging, flirting.

Favourite Belongings: A large photo album full of family pictures, her ambulator's uniform and bag from the war years.

Favourite Places:
 * Speke, Liverpool. It will always be home to her, even if she live elsewhere.
 * The Quidditch pitch at Hogwarts.

Secrets: optional

History
Jocelyn Rose Doherty was born to Michael and Imogen Doherty on December 20, 1977, in Speke, Liverpool. Michael was a Muggle auto mechanic and Imogen was a half-blood; she worked as a secretary. Jocelyn, quickly shortened to "Joss" by her father, was an impetuous, happy, somewhat gangly child. For a long time, she held the opinion that her father could fix anything. Later this was downgraded to 'he can fix anything that's mechanical' after she asked him to fix an injured bird she'd found.

The summer after Joss turned eleven, she received an invitation to Hogwarts. This wasn't much of a surprise: Imogen had told Michael about the Wizarding world when they'd gotten engaged and he'd taken to the idea surprisingly well.

Upon her arrival at Hogwarts, Joss was sorted into Hufflepuff. She liked her Housemates and her classes, and she really liked watching Quidditch matches. She tried out for the team in second year and became a Chaser. She loved flying and she loved the adrenaline rush she got when playing. And a lot of the Quidditch players - male and female - were easy on the eyes.

In April of Joss's second year, her younger sister Madeline was born. The new edition to the Doherty household had been rather unexpected, but was very much welcomed. Joss doted on her little sister and spent as much time with her as she could during hols and in the summer.

Joss left school in 1996 and had peaceful year with her. She spent most of her time with Maddie, whether it was reading to her, telling her about school, or playing absolutely anything the six-year-old wanted to play. But sadly, the peacefulness didn't last. The war broke out in '97, and Joss decided to do her part - she owed it to her friends, many of whom were gearing up to fight.

As she wasn't really a fighter, she joined the Ministry Ambulance Corps and became an ambulator. She saw more of front lines than she cares to discuss, and has a few scars from it, though most of them are the kind that can't be seen.

After the war was over, Joss stayed in the Corps, even if it was under new management that she didn't like. Michael and Imogen were killed in a car crash in 2000 and Joss moved with Maddie to London. Maddie would be starting school soon, and being closer to Diagon and the train station would save money.

Since then, Joss has been patching people up now and again and worrying about what Maddie's getting taught in school. She tries to correct what damage she can, but she still worries.

Meta
Journal: corpsmanup

PB: Katherine Moennig

Player: Amy