Hogwarts has always been her favorite place in the world. A safe haven, a home, whatever you want to call it; it means everything to Lisa. She much rather prefers Hogwarts to her actual home. Ever since her parents started shouting and fighting, Lisa did whatever she could to escape. When she was young, she would hide under her covers with a book cradled into her chest, and lose herself in a world of adventure. When she was old enough to be let outside on her own, she’d run in the forest behind her house until she reached the small little creek that was hidden just below a tiny cliff. She’d stay there until nightfall, and then she’d slip back into her house and hide in her room.
Some may say it’s sad. Some may feel bad for her. But to Lisa… it’s just normal. There has never been a time she can remember when her parents haven’t fought. She’s lived with it, she’s accepted it… she just did what she had to do.
The best day of Lisa’s life though was the day a tiny, tan owl came fluttering through her window, dropping a letter onto her desk. And that’s when Lisa learned exactly why her parents had been fighting all those years.
Her dad wanted to tell her about the magic in her blood, wanted her to know all about the history of magic and Hogwarts. Her muggle born mother denied it vehemently, wanting Lisa to grow up like a normal kid.
Except she isn’t normal. She’s a witch.
Now 17 and entering her sixth year at Hogwarts, Lisa is still on bad terms with both of her parents. Her mom, because she denied her the chance to learn and accept her abilities as a witch at a young age. Her dad because… well, he should have told her anyways.
Lisa isn’t too affected by it though. She’s managed to make her own family here at Hogwarts. There’s Rosé, the fiercely smart Ravenclaw who always manages to make something blow up (whether it’s intentional or not, we’ll never know). There’s Jisoo and Seokjin, the recklessly brave Gryffindor siblings who are loyal almost to a fault. There are the smart stoners of Hufflepuff, Suho and Namjoon. And there’s herself and Hanbin, the two most loyal and compassionate Hufflepuff’s you’ll ever meet.
Then there’s Jennie… well she can’t forget about Jennie. Jennie is the fearless, ambitious, cunning Slytherin that she met in her third year. She is smart, kind, a little intimidating, and absolutely gorgeous. Lisa doesn’t know if it’s some sick joke that the green of her Slytherin robes makes her eyes more captivating. And god is Lisa in love.
Her relationship with Jennie is a funny one, though. It’s one of those fake love/hate relationships, where they’re jokingly mean to each other at all possibilities, but know that they don’t actually mean it.
For example, on their first day back at Hogwarts Lisa was casually strolling through the castle with Jisoo and Rosé, minding her own business when a shoulder roughly shoved her. Not enough to hurt but enough to cause her to fall into her friends.
“Watch where you’re going, Manoban.” She heard and looked over her shoulder as the culprit walked away, only to find sharp feline eyes looking at her fondly, with a casual grin. She narrowed her eyes and smirked back.
“Is that a Dementor I see, or just Jennie Kim?” She bit back playfully as she watches Jennie turn to walk backwards. Jennie blows out a low whistle.
“And even if it was a Dementor, you still wouldn’t be capable of producing a corporeal Patronus!” The Slytherin yelled, before turning on her heel and walking in the right direction again. All the students in the hall around them, aside from their friends, watched in awe as they watched the two girls yell back and forth.
That’s another thing about her friendship with Jennie. Everyone outside of their friend group assumes the two girls hate each other. When in reality… they just like to give each other a hard time.
