Lauren Tayler Gunner

[Lauren Gunner]

GUNNER, LAUREN TAYLOR

“THERE IS NO SHAME IN FAILURE, ONLY IN FAILING TO LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES”
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The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with caution.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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FULL NAME. Lauren Tayler Gunner (formerly Scott)
NICKNAMES. Lo, Laur
BIRTHDATE. July 26
AGE Thirty one
BLOOD Halfblood
POSITION DESIRED Dance Teacher
CANON OR ORIGINAL? Original

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It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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HAIR&EYES Lauren has dark brown hair. It's very thick, but has a soft texture. It's naturally beach wavy, but she often wears it messy on purpose. Her eyes are brown, the exact shade depending on the lighting of the room.
HEIGHT&WEIGHT 5'5" and 122 lbs, quite healthy. She doesn't worry about her weight.
FACE CLAIM Adriana Lima

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I don’t go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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WAND Oak, Dragon heartstring, 13 inches, bendy.
LIKES
- Cats
- Dancing, she's been dancing since she was able to walk
- Good hygiene
- Food, especially chicken and rice
- Tea
- Concerts
- Chocolate
- Swimming
- Her children
- Reading
- When she is getting along with her husband, which is rare these days
DISLIKES
- Arrogance
- Failure
- Ostentatiousness 
- Rats
- Humiliation
- The color brown
- Tattle-tales
- Lies
- Being discriminated for her blood status
- Fighting with Xander, it takes its toll on her
BOGGART Lauren fears the death of her children… and she also fears losing her husband's love, if she hasn't already.
MIRROR OF ERISED More than anything, Lauren wants her relationship with Xander to be what it once was- loving and sweet. She misses being what he cares about most, and wants to be that again for him.
PATRONUS Lauren's patronus is a majestic horse. She has the desire to be admired and smiled upon, yet she wants to be as free as her spirit feels.
PERSONALITY
Lauren is an incredibly sweet girl who is accepting of everyone from all walks of life. Being a half-blood witch from a half/half family and growing up in the muggle world, she enjoys the company of purebloods, half-bloods, and muggleborns alike. Dance has been a monumental part of Lauren's life for as long as she can remember. She tends to express herself through dance, and her talent has developed into a time consuming and rewarding career. She enjoys reading in her spare time, mostly at night before bed. She also enjoys muggle things, such as movies and talking on the telephone, and she's raised her kids that way too. 

Lauren is a lover, and has devoted her life to her family. She constantly feels terrible about herself and her relationship with her husband because he seems to have nothing but negative things to say to her. She can't remember the last time he made love to her, and she wishes she could somehow get their marriage back on track. He's the most important person in her life and she wants him to understand how much she loves him, but doubts he even cares anymore.

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Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right, and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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BIRTHPLACE London, England, UK
SPOUSE Xander Lee Gunner, Thirty three, Former Gryffindor,
CHILDREN
Liam Gunner, Sixteen, Gryffindor
Avery Gunner, Fourteen, Ravenclaw
SIBLINGS Robert Scott, Thirty three, Brother, Owner of a sports store
Carly Scott, Thirty three, Sister in law
OTHER Ainsley Reed Murray, close friend/ex-boyfriend
HISTORY TWO PARAGRAPH MINIMUM

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Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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NAME/ALIAS Erica
OTHER CHARACTERS Gemma Cole, Hawley Cole, Grace Cole, Madalyn Crabbe, Ivan Petrovsky, Liam Gunner, Jackson Parker, Robert Scott -- Some of these are inactive.
RP EXPERIENCE? Years and years
RP SAMPLE.

Time had been speeding along quite quickly for Lauren since school had resumed. She'd been flooded with homework from her strenuous classes, which truthfully had taken up most of her spare time. It was hard to be a sixth year and do seventh year work, especially with the professors they were dealing with… the torture, the beatings… it was all very overwhelming, but sadly Lauren was adjusting to the changes and learning how to stay out of trouble. Other students weren't so fortunate, but she refused to think about things like that because it was a sure mood-killer. She felt sorry for the younger students, and those who were picked on. She was glad to have Carly, Olivia, Rob, and now Ainsley to keep her sane, but there was one person she found herself missing more than she cared to admit.

She hadn't had a real conversation with Xander in a long time, yet there was a part of her that still clung to him, held on to the memory of the friendship they once had. Their short-lived romance was a frequent stop for her mind, and a popular occurrence in her dreams. She was sort of seeing Ainsley now, and had been for the last couple of months, and it seemed that during that time she was thinking more and more of Xander. She wasn't trying to compare them, but her mind tended to go there from time to time… thinking of who was the better kisser, who excited her more when she felt a hand on the small of her back, who's scent she preferred. Of course she would never reveal those answers, let alone the questions themselves, but it was interesting to her that she tried to get out of her own mind yet here she was trapping herself back in the same thoughts, again.

The night was really chilly as she made her rounds about the castle, patrolling for students out of bed and things like that. She no longer took her prefect status as seriously as she once had, so she tended to be pretty lax on the students she would catch, rarely writing out detentions and taking away points. She had actually been hoping to see Ainsley somewhere in the corridors, which was why she found herself around Gryffindor tower quite a bit. A lot of times she saw him and they talked, laughed, and even kissed but tonight he was nowhere in sight, which bummed her out a bit. She looked around to see if she would find anyone else she knew, subconsciously hoping maybe Xander would pop up, but she didn't see him either.

Finally, after a long tedious evening of walking and telling kids to hit the hay, she rounded the corner to the staircase of the old abandoned tower. She hated going up there, because it was not only cold and creepy, but she used to hang there with Xander last year and things would happen… things she never told anyone about. She didn't know why, but she had a gut-feeling that she needed to make the long climb up that old staircase and at least check the tower. It was impulsive, but something in her told her she needed to do it.

She sensed him before she saw him. She could smell his cologne as soon as she reached the top of the stairs. She stood there, staring at his back, observing him as he breathed slowly. She noted the way his curls had grown out since she'd last been alone with him, and liked the way he was looking these days, at least from behind. And then he invited her over to him. Did he know it was her? Could he identify her as easily as she could him, without even seeing him? She hesitated for a moment, wondering what Ainsley would say if he saw her here, alone, with Xander… and though she respected him and his opinion, she slowly walked over and sat next to Xander. "Hey stranger," she greeted, nudging his shoulder playfully. "You know you're out after hours and I should technically be giving you detention, right?" she asked, not really intending to give him a detention, but starting a converstation. This night may turn out to be interesting after all.

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