CHARACTER'S FULL NAME: Jennifer "Jenny" Elisabeth Dorny
AGE AND HOUSE: 16 and Ravenclaw
PB: Jessica Tovey
CHARACTER USERNAME: dorny
SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
PERSONALITY: As the saying goes, the early bird gets the worm. No one seems to mention the early worm that was eaten, and this is the basis of Jennifer’s philosophy in life. Jenny hates the idea that what you’re told is what you must do. She finds this idea to be quite silly because she is her own boss. When she wants to do something it’ll be under her own terms, or at the very least her parents' terms -- but mind you, she doesn’t listen to them because she must, she does it out of respect that they birthed, raised, and kept a roof over her head for the better part of her life. That’s what she seems to tell other people at least. Jenny likes to develop her own opinion on certain subjects, life in general, etc. Her entire life, she was told that she was just as good as anyone else -- if not better. She was taught to hold her head up high, make her own decisions, and to never take no for an answer. She was completely independent from the moment she could speak—and she’s certainly held true to that now with her sharp tongue, wit, and logical sense. Although sometimes she tends to come off a bit harsh or rude, with her honest, cold, truth towards people—she still has a good heart, at least most of the time.

Jenny is a listener and not necessarily because she wants to be. Jenny looks like the type of person one would run to tell news to – and people do, all the time. She would listen to the same story four different times, each time pretending like it’s the first time she’s heard it. It’s a burden she bears, having the face of a listener – it’s not a tough one, but it certainly is an annoying one. Jenny assumes that one of the reasons why people run to her with news and advice is because she likes to give advice, or rather her opinion on the matter which doesn't often seem like advice. And truth be told, Jenny thinks that she is a great advice giver, when in reality she really isn't. She loves to hear people's problems and then tell them what is wrong with them. She sometimes comes off as that black rain cloud on that perfect sunny day. Jenny hasn't grasped the concept that she's not really great at being sympathetic towards other people -- she doesn't understand the point of it. Her father wasn't always sympathetic to Jenny and her problems, he was realistic. He didn't fill Jenny's head with lies when she was younger like most other parents did -- he didn't tell her that she would become the Minister of Magic when she grew up. Instead he told her that if she wanted something bad enough and worked hard enough for it she would get it. He always gave Jenny the honest truth, just like she gives other people the truth. So perhaps that is the reason why people sometimes run to Jenny for advice, for at least they know she'll tell them how it is.

It is more than obvious that Jennifer is intelligent, studious, the bookish type -- after all, she was placed in Ravenclaw. She's a different kind of smart than most of the people in Ravenclaw. It's hard for her to try and be philosophical. She doesn't have much of an opinion on religion, and she really doesn't enjoy contemplating the unexplained. Jenny likes facts. She likes logic, and she likes sense.
BRIEF HISTORY: In a traditional wizarding family there were parents and the number of desired children of said parents. Jenny’s family was a bit different from that. Jenny had a father -- Jack Dorny -- and that was all she had. Jenny assumed that this was the norm and it had never bothered her before -- until she made friends with other people who had sisters or brothers and a mother. It’s not that Jenny ever wanted a mother, after all she had gotten along just fine without one -- she just didn’t quite understand why she didn’t have one. It was the idea that someone had something she didn’t have that confused her. So when she was younger, Jenny built up the courage to ask her father why she didn't have a mother. She half hoped she was adopted -- it wasn't that she didn't love her father dearly, but she always had that childhood fantasy that she was adopted and her parents were these fantastic, wealthy people, or you know a King and Queen. Instead he told her that her mother didn't want to be her mother and that she left them both before Jenny could walk. He was honest with her, and Jenny wasn't sure if she should be grateful for this or disappointed. This was probably a harsh thing to tell a child her age that she wasn't wanted -- this just left a spiteful attitude in Jenny's head towards mothers in general. She wasn't sure if it was because her mother left them that she was mad, or if it was because she really did want a mother and it was hurtful to know that you weren't wanted.

There really were no more mother conversations between the two after that. It's not that Jenny wasn't curious about her mother who wasn't so interested in her, it was just that Jenny knew her father did not like talking about the matter and so she left it at that. Growing up, Jenny had trouble making friends. With this concept of making friends also came the concept of sharing for Jenny. And no, she didn't like to share. Jenny grew up as an only child. It was just Jenny and her dad and that's the way she liked it. She didn't like to share her things and she didn't like to share her dad with other people. Any time her dad would bring home a girlfriend, Jenny would make sure that that girlfriend was no more. On one particular occasion, Jack had brought home a girlfriend and the three of them were enjoying a nice meal. That was until something unexplainable happened, his girlfriend started to break out in hives. She ran out declaring that she was allergic to the house and that she never wanted to see him again. After Jack realized what had happened, he wasn't so much annoyed with Jenny as he was relieved to know that she possessed some sort of magical ability. And this is what opened a whole new world for Jenny.

Jack had never seen it fit to lie to his daughter. He was always very honest with Jenny, even if that meant being a bit blunt and harsh at times. Jack was a wizard, and he grew up a pureblood but he was never taught their standards. Jack's family was certainly a respectable family in the wizarding community, but they were never purists. They accepted change, difference in people, and wizards and witches who came from non-magical parents, unlike their other pureblooded counterparts. So when it came time for the war, Jack's family faced a very hard decision -- they either had to join up with the other purists, or be known as traitors. They took the latter. Jack was terrified and he went into hiding. He tried to runaway from the wizarding community and who he truly was -- a wizard. It worked for a while too. Jack got a normal, muggle job -- writing for a local newspaper in Richmond. He met Anne, Jenny's mother, and the two got married. Jack never shared with her about his magical past and ability, and this was probably a mistake. The two finally had a child, Jenny, and Jack knew that she would inherit the same magical ability he had, he explained this to Anne. She was confused and horrified -- she thought that Jack was crazy, and she didn't want anything to do with her daughter if she was some sort of "magical freak". And so she left the two, never to be seen again. Although tried his best to runaway from the wizarding community, it came back to bite him in the ass -- but yet, he wasn't upset over this. Jack was relieved in a way, and it was sort of nice to not hide this about him. He was glad he was able to share this with Jenny.

So finally, on her eleventh birthday, Jenny received a letter from Hogwarts. Jenny was full of mixed emotions about the place. Her father had told her everything she needed to know about the school and what went on there. She was excited to be apart of something so magnificent, something her father experienced as well. She was also nervous, she had never left her dad before, and this she was unsure if she could handle this. The two ventured into Diagon Alley. Jenny was wide-eyed and curious. She had never seen something like this before, not even on those cartoon shows on the telly! She was mesmerized. She didn't think anything could get better than this. Her father took her to Magical Menagerie, where she was allowed to pick out a cat to take with her to Hogwarts. Jenny picked out a fat, calico one and named him Felix. Finally Jack took Jenny to Platform 9 and three quarters to see her off. Jenny tried her best not to cry, she didn't want to seem pathetic in front of the other kids. She got there early enough to grab a compartment by herself. After a while a girl walked in and asked if she could sit with her, but then quickly left once she saw Jenny's cat because she had a horrible cat allergy. This didn't seem to bother Jenny any, she preferred sitting in a compartment alone. But as the train grew fuller she was then joined by a boy and his older sister. The three chatted for a little while about home, and then the older sister told the two what Hogwarts was like -- the boy was a first year too. Finally the train arrived at Hogwarts, and Jenny got in line to be sorted. She was scared, she would admit. The entire school watched her as she sat on a stool with a giant hat that talked on her head. It didn't take long though because the Hat immediately shouted "Ravenclaw!" there was no mistake about that. And throughout the years, Jenny fit in well with Ravenclaw.