Catch The Snitch

Full Name: Marya Anya Volkov Tsankova
Age: 35
Birthdate: May 28, 1972
Profession: Business Entrepreneur & Magical Investor
Face Claim: Kesha


Basics:
Birthplace: St Petersburg, Russia
Hometown: Between Saint Petersburg, Russia & Paris, France
Residence: London, England
Relationship status: Married
Blood status: Half-blood
Pet: A snowy owl named Nika
Wand: 11¼", Cherry wood, Unicorn Hair core, surprisingly supple.
Patronus: Swan
Boggart: Watching the people she loves die while she's powerless to stop it.
Broom: While she can fly she prefers other means of travel.
Certifications/skills:
Apparition License
Advanced Nonverbal Magic
Skilled in Charms
Fluent in Russian, French, and English
International Magical Commerce
Business Negotiation
Event Organization


Family Members:
Parents:Viktor Volkov, 63, International Magical Trade Consultant; Élise Volkov (née Laurent), 60, Art Curator (Retired)
Siblings: None
Spouse: Arseni Tsankova
Children: None by birth.
Guardian to: Iliana Tsankova

Beauxbatons Academy of Magic
Years/dates attended: 1983-1990
School Activities: Student Cultural Exchange Committee, Academic Mentorship Program
Best class: Charms
Worst class: Arithmancy
Favourite class: Ancient Runes
Least favourite class: Potions
O.W.L. results:
Charms O
Ancient Runes O
Herbology O
Transfiguration O
Potions E
DAtDA E
History of Magic E
Arithmancy A
Astronomy A

N.E.W.T. results:
Charms O
Ancient Runes O
Herbology O
Transfiguration O


Appearance
Marya dresses with understated luxury. Tailored dresses, structured coats, silk blouses, and impeccably fitted trousers dominate her wardrobe, each chosen with an appreciation for craftsmanship rather than excess. Her clothing is expensive without ever feeling ostentatious, reflecting the success she has built through her own work.

Despite her polished appearance, she always includes something unmistakably personal: a vibrant emerald scarf, ruby earrings inherited from her mother, colorful heels, or a bold lipstick that brightens an otherwise classic ensemble. Those little touches remind everyone that beneath the composed entrepreneur is a woman whose warmth cannot be hidden behind professionalism.

Her smile is perhaps her most memorable feature. Genuine, inviting, and effortless, it has a way of making strangers feel like old friends. Even after everything she has endured, there remains a brightness about Marya that refuses to be extinguished—a quiet testament to the hope she has chosen, again and again, throughout her life.

Height/build: 5'8" with a slender, graceful figure that carries itself with quiet confidence. She moves with practiced elegance, never hurried unless someone she loves is in danger.
Hair/eye colour: Long honey-blonde hair, often styled in soft waves or elegant updos. Bright blue eyes that seem to soften whenever she smiles.
Any unusual or interesting physical attributes:
Marya has a single tattoo that only Arseni knows about, one she got while they were on honeymoon. His initials made to look like ancient runes.

Personality

Marya possesses the rare ability to make nearly anyone feel welcomed within minutes of meeting her. Warm, poised, and effortlessly gracious, she has a talent for putting others at ease without ever appearing insincere. She believes people should be accepted for who they are rather than who society expects them to become, and her actions consistently reflect that philosophy. While she enjoys beautiful things and lives comfortably, she has never measured a person's worth by wealth, status, or bloodline.

Beneath her gentle demeanor lies remarkable resilience. Marya is neither naïve nor fragile; she simply refuses to allow bitterness to dictate the way she treats others. When confronted with hardship, she remains calm, practical, and compassionate, becoming the emotional anchor people instinctively seek. She dislikes unnecessary conflict but is more than capable of standing her ground when someone she loves is threatened. Her greatest strength has always been her quiet perseverance. Rather than demanding recognition, she simply continues showing up for the people she loves, day after day, even when carrying burdens of her own.

Though often described as elegant and refined, Marya still possesses a playful streak that emerges around family and close friends. She laughs easily, enjoys hosting gatherings, and believes celebrations; no matter how small are worth embracing. Even in the darkest periods of her life she has intentionally chosen hope, believing that warmth offered to another person is never wasted.

History

Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a respected pure-blood wizard and a Muggle mother from Paris, Marya's childhood was spent moving between two vastly different worlds. Rather than forcing her to choose one over the other, her parents embraced both halves of their family, giving Marya a deep appreciation for culture, people, and different perspectives. Their home was one filled with laughter, travel, and love, and because of that she never developed the prejudices surrounding blood status that plagued much of magical Europe. To her, kindness and character always mattered far more than lineage.

She attended Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, where her intelligence, diplomacy, and natural charm quickly earned her respect among both students and professors. Though capable academically, Marya was never driven by prestige alone. She found herself fascinated by commerce, international magical relations, and the ways people connected across borders. Even as a student she possessed an uncanny instinct for negotiation and organization, talents that would later become the foundation of her business career.

Everything changed the afternoon she met Arseni Tsankov. What began as an unexpected meeting blossomed into a friendship that slowly grew into the first—and only—great love of her life. They exchanged letters while she completed her education, and when she turned twenty Arseni formally asked to court her. Three years later he proposed in the very park where they first met, and by the time she was twenty-five they were married. Winning over the Tsankov family had not been simple. Though some initially questioned whether a half-blood outsider truly belonged among them, Marya met every challenge with patience, compassion, and unwavering devotion to Arseni. In time, not only was she accepted, she became indispensable.

She embraced her role within the family wholeheartedly. She cared for Arseni's parents in their later years, stood beside her husband through every hardship, and became the dependable heart of the household that everyone gravitated toward when his parents passed. Then came the winter of 1997.

Returning home from holiday shopping with Arseni and their ten-year-old niece, Iliana, they discovered the unimaginable. Alexei Tsankov, consumed by Voldemort's ideology and long since disowned for the family's protection, had murdered his own parents before turning his wand on his younger sister. Arseni was forced to stop his nephew in order to save Iliana's life. The cost of survival was immeasurable.

The tragedy forever altered the course of their lives.

With guardianship of Iliana entrusted to them, Marya devoted herself to giving the frightened little girl the stable, loving home she desperately needed. Though she never attempted to replace Iliana's parents, she quietly became every bit the mother the girl required. At the same time she became Arseni's greatest source of strength, carrying burdens he often refused to acknowledge himself.

Years later, as Iliana prepares to graduate Hogwarts, Marya recognizes what neither her husband nor niece wish to admit: surviving is not the same as healing. Hoping for a fresh start, she encouraged their move to London where better opportunities: for business, for Iliana's future, and perhaps most importantly for therapy and recovery; might finally allow all three of them to begin living again instead of merely existing beneath the weight of old grief.



OOC information:
OOC username: Grim
Preferred means of contact: Discord