Personality & Background
Caoimhe Keelan grew up in Glenvale, a misty Irish village. Raised by her quiet, fiercely independent mother Aisling, Caoimhe never knew her father and was told nothing about him. When her Hogwarts letter arrived at age 11, she devoured every book she could find, determined to learn everything the wizarding world had kept from her.
A proud feminist and a fierce questioner, Caoimhe challenges old wizarding traditions, especially those that diminish or limit witches. She believes herself to be Muggle-born, a magical fluke in a non-magical lineage, but the truth is more complicated. Her father was a wizard on Ministry business who passed through Glenvale twelve years ago, left behind a pen with the initials “ST,” and never returned.
Caoimhe is sharp, skeptical, and driven. She’s quick with a question, slow to trust, and unafraid to stand her ground. Though she rarely shows it, she carries a quiet longing to know where she truly comes from, and a deeper fear of what that answer might mean.
Her wand is Red Oak with a unicorn hair core, 13 inches, and quite yielding.
Story
Caoimhe’s first year at Hogwarts has been anything but ordinary. Sorted into Ravenclaw alongside Finlay Figgins and Otto Noxley, she quickly proved herself during a chaotic Potions class when Elias Flint released invisible snakes, earning 100 house points for her quick thinking.
Her curiosity led her deeper into danger. During a field trip to the Forbidden Forest, she and her friends were ambushed by extremists holding Blithe Thimblethorn hostage. When Grimbella Thistlepin arrived to save them, Caoimhe’s failed Capto spell nearly exposed the group, but Finlay’s quick Infirma Cerebra saved them.
The discovery of a book about Seylon’s Tower in The Restricted Section sparked an obsession. Caoimhe masterminded multiple heists, confusing Tamsin Greaves with spells, drugging Callum Vane with Forgetfulness Potion to steal the Dust of Disappearance, and flawlessly impersonating Bixby Wizzlethorpe to fool a half-awake Blithe Thimblethorn. Her sabotage of Miriam’s research report secured her team second place in Wizzlethorpe’s Research Challenge.
Inside Seylon’s Tower, she bonded with a spirited Chinese Fireball dragon hatchling. A portal later transported her to the frozen north, where she met Oleg Mirnov and Katya Mirnova at Frostwell Village. She helped solve the puzzle of the Circle of Eight, only for Oleg to reveal himself as an imposter and betray them.
After surviving a wight’s devastating attack, the party pressed deeper into the dungeon. They discovered a ring hovering over frozen water, but when Katya tried to claim it, a water elemental attacked. Caoimhe watched in horror as Katya was dragged under and killed. As the cave collapsed, Caoimhe blasted open an escape route and was lifted to safety by Otto’s levitation charm. She lowered a rope to pull up the others, nearly dropping Otto before saving him with a quick Arresto Momentum.
On the surface, Death Eaters ambushed them. Caoimhe immobilized one with Immobulus, but they were caught. After the Death Eaters tortured Otto with the Cruciatus Curse, Aurors Tobias Crane and Rafael Santos arrived just in time to stop a killing curse. Back at Hogwarts, the party was placed under constant escort. June’s Midnight Market was shut down after Callum revealed it under questioning.
Over summer, Caoimhe stayed at Otto’s estate researching Seylon Vane. She discovered he was Callum’s ancestor. When they returned to school, Professor Wizzlethorpe revealed he knew about their adventures and asked them to continue exploring Seylon’s Tower, explaining that only children could perceive it for what it truly was. Caoimhe remains deeply suspicious of his motives.