Chiara Lobosca

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• Human form
• Werewolf form

Biography[]

Early life[]

Chiara was the only child of anArithmancer and anObliviator. When Chiara was seven,werewolfFenrir Greyback bit her, causing her to become a werewolf as well. Greyback tried to recruit her for his army but was driven away by Chiara's parents.^[6]

At some point after that event, Chiara befriended her neighbourSelina. The first time they met was when Chiara'smother took her to a library where she could play with Muggle children. When she was bullied and called "Grandma Chiara" due to silver hair being uncommon among Muggles, Selina stood up for her, telling her to be proud of its uniqueness.^[11] They became best friends, so close that when Chiara told Selina that she was a werewolf, Selina was not afraid at first. However, after Selina witnessed one of Chiara's transformations, she was so terrified that she never came near Chiara again. Eventually, Chiara asked her mother toObliviate Selina so she would no longer live in fear, and subsequently avoided contact with other people.^[6]

Hogwarts years[]

First year[]

In1984, Chiara began attendingHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and wassorted intoHufflepuff where she shared a dorm withPenny Haywood^[12] andNymphadora Tonks.^[13] HeadmasterAlbus Dumbledore was aware of her condition and arranged for ProfessorSnape to brew the newly discoveredwolfsbane potion to control her transformations, though he was only able to brew one dose at a time due to anAconite shortage.

Chiara was very interested inhealing magic and hoped to one day become ahealer atSt Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. In her spare time, she volunteered at theHospital wing, whichMadam Pomfrey greatly appreciated.

At some point during her time at Hogwarts, as she was leaving theForbidden Forest,Borf, a cub from theForbidden Forest wolf pack, followed her. The cub continued living in the Forbidden Forest but occasionally visited her.^[14]

During aHallowe'en Feast, she was attacked byFenrir Greyback and twowerewolves. The following day, she met up withJacob's sibling andCecil Lee to look for werewolves. Later, at nighttime, Chiara andRubeus Hagrid showed Borf to Jacob's sibling and Cecil. Shortly afterwards, Chiara told Jacob's sibling that she was a werewolf, a secret she had not told any student at Hogwarts before.^[14]

Second year[]

At some point,^[15] Chiara metRemus Lupin while he was foraging for potion ingredients in theForbidden Forest, hoping to create his ownWolfsbane Potion despite his relative lack of skill in potions. As they got to talking, she felt kinship with him and, realising that he had never experienced a peaceful transformation, began giving him her potion dose, claiming that it was a spare.

Later, rumours began spreading aroundHogwarts that a student had been attacked by a whitewerewolf during the last full moon and she began to fear that she may have been the perpetrator, though she didn't remember doing so. She began to quietly investigate the rumours, though she was afraid of the answers.Jacob's sibling also began investigating the rumours and sought her help. She was initially reluctant to do so, out of fear of getting too close, but eventually agreed.

Though she didn't know the name of the student, she discovered it by searching the infirmary files in theHospital Wing while Jacob's sibling distractedMadam Pomfrey with a feigned illness. Afterwards the two questioned the student,Pippa Macmillan, and discovered that Pippa wasn't actually certain that it was a werewolf. She had been surprised by a white creature while exploring the Forbidden Forest and had later been discovered with claw like scratches on her arm, leading her to believe it had been a werewolf, but she had been too terrified at the time to properly remember. After the two brewed aMemory Potion for her, Pippa recalled the truth: it hadn't been a werewolf that attacked her but a whitehippogriff. The claw-like scratches had been from a tree that she ran into while fleeing.

Despite her name being cleared, Jacob's sibling continued to investigate, curious as to why Chiara had thought she was the attacker in the first place. They eventually discovered the truth and met Lupin. When Chiara let slip that she had been giving away her own potion, Lupin thanked her for her sacrifice but refused to take any more from her. That night happened to be the full moon and Chiara transformed without the benefit of the potion. Sheattacked Jacob's sibling, but her friend managed to use their skills atduelling to drive her off into the Forbidden Forest, where she completed that month's transformation safely.^[16]

Third year[]

In herthird year, the1986–1987 school year, Chiara tookDivination as an elective.^[17]

Fourth year[]

The next year, she was talking toJae Kim in theTraining Grounds while Jacob's sibling and Rubeus Hagrid were gathering escapedCrups.^[18]

Fifth year[]

In the1988–1989 school year, she was talking to Hagrid in theClock Tower Courtyard while Jacob's sibling wasduellingBen Copper. She was also talking to Jae in theGreat Hall around the same time.^[19]

WhenXenophilius Lovegood announced a contest for a front-page photo of a magical creature onThe Quibbler and prize of 87Galleons,Ismelda Murk recruited some cronies in a secret attempt to hunt her down for being a suspected werewolf. She intended to capture Chiara with theFull Body-Bind Curse before the full moon to both win the prize and exposeAlbus Dumbledore for harbouring a werewolf on campus.

At the same time, ignorant to this danger, Chiara helpedJacob's sibling andBarnaby Lee look for aCrumple-Horned Snorkack, as she needed the money for moreWolfsbane Potion. Ismelda's plot was thwarted byJacob's sibling, who used theKnockback Jinx to push Chiara out of harm's way, and then byTulip Karasu andNymphadora Tonks in a werewolf costume convincing Ismelda that there was no real werewolf in the school. Jacob's sibling, Barnaby and Chiara won the prize ultimately with a photo of a supposedMoon Frog (actuallySir Ribbithe having eatenGlow Bugs) and aQuintaped (which may have been Tulip and Tonks in disguise again).^[20]

When severaljinxedEver-Bashing Boomerangs werereleased in theGreat Hall byJacob's sibling,Nymphadora Tonks,Tulip Karasu andJae Kim, she used theShield Charm to protect herself and other students from the rogue boomerangs.^[21]

Later that same school year, shortly before theO.W.L.s, she was introduced toRowan Khanna, a friend of Jacob's sibling. They met up in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid in order to help Rowan calm down by letting them play with Borf. Chiara also told Jacob's sibling that she wanted to become aHealer and suggested this as a career option that Jacob's sibling could consider.^[1]

Sixth year[]

Chiara continued taking Divination in her sixth year.^[17]

Chiara andLiz Tuttle spent time in the Forbidden Forest, where they interacted with Borf and a mysterious whiteeagle owl, namedArtemis by Liz.^[22]

After Jacob's sibling was attacked by awizard in white robes near theBlack Lake, Chiarahealed the student.^[23]

After the death ofRowan Khanna at the hands ofPatricia Rakepick during theDuel in the Forest Grove, Chiara was invited to the meeting that established theCircle of Khanna but did not attend, as "something came up".^[10]

Chiara was swamped with work at theHospital Wing afterMadam Pomfrey waspetrified. She also healedCedric Diggory's broken arm after a training accident. WhenJacob's sibling asked, she requested to talk to them privately - revealing that she was reluctant of risking letting others know she was a werewolf or harming them if she lost control - and took some convincing before agreeing to join.^[24]

Chiara was present at the second meeting of the Circle of Khanna, but she was uncertain what she had got herself into. She partnered with Jacob's sibling in Divination class and learned their plan to investigate Rowan's murder scene, informing them that it was a full moon, and the two friends reaffirmed their commitment to keeping each other's secrets. Jacob’s sibling later ran into Chiara in the Hospital Wing, where she asked them to be careful. When a savage werewolf attacked the group in the forest, it was chased off by Chiara in her in-control werewolf form.^[25]

Jacob's sibling and Chiara discussed their latest trip into the forest in the Hospital Wing, although Chiara was nervous as neither noticed Beatrice coming in and she hoped she did not overhear. Chiara was worried about Beatrice as she had been coming in and staring wordlessly at petrified students for days.^[26]

When Jacob and Jacob's sibling rescued Beatrice, who nearly drowned in the lake, Chiara took care of her in theHospital Wing.^[27]

Penny and Jacob's sibling met with Chiara andDiego Caplan in the greenhouse to discuss the plan, and both Chiara and Diego had their reservations. Chiara also mentionedfluxweed needed to be picked under a full moon. They gatheredknotgrass in the greenhouse together.^[28]

While Jacob's sibling andTalbott Winger gathered the fluxweed in the forest under the full moon, Chiara watched over them in the shadows. When they finished gathering, Chiara appeared and howled at them; instantly on guard, Talbott pointed his wand at the werewolf, not knowing who it was, but Jacob's sibling interpreted that Chiara was warning them danger was coming and they needed to leave.^[28]

During a lecture ondream interpretation in Divination, Chiara commented that she already knew what her nightmares meant and did not want to share them.^[29]

Chiara aidedJacob's sibling in researchingMerpeople atFlourish and Blotts for safer entry into the lake. Chiara found that Merpeople had a love for music and thus they planned to utilise that as a peace offering.^[30]

Seventh year[]

In the1990–1991 school year, herseventh year, She and other seventh-years helpedMadam Pomfrey treat students in theHospital Wing that had beenbitten bydoxies during a doxy infestation in thecastle.^[31] Later she helped Jacob's sibling andVictor Ketsueki clear out an infestation of doxies and theireggs in theHogwarts kitchens, to help stop them infesting the whole school. She later watched Jacob's sibling exterminate theDoxy Queen in thePrefects' Bathroom withDoxycide.^[12]

During this school year, she entered the seventh-year work experience programme at St Mungo's to learn how to become a healer.^[32] During her time at the hospital, she helped Jacob's sibling investigate the cause of thelaughing curse^[33] and also helped Jacob's sibling discover whoBurke was.^[34]

She also procured a jar of the contagious fungus that causedScrofungulus for Jacob's sibling andMerula Snyde in theHospital Wing in order to give to them, as Merula planned on missing an upcomingWizengamot trial but wanted a legitimate excuse to do so by claiming she had the said disease by presenting the jar to theWizengamot. She explained the nature of Scrofungulus to the pair and warned them not to open the jar, as it was highly contagious and could be quite fatal, having gained knowledge of it by helping in the Hospital Wing the previous school year.^[35]

When she was revising for her Charms N.E.W.T., she was worried that she wasn't good enough to pass. Jacob's sibling, knowing her skill in Charms was more than enough to pass, devised a test withProfessorFlitwick to boost her confidence. The pair decided to let loose a semi-dangerous magical creature into Hogwarts and force Chiara to resolve the situation. When Chiara was in theGreat Hall, Jacob's sibling brought aFire Crab into the hall and called Chiara over to help. Despite being sceptical about the situation due to Jacob's sibling's proficiency at magic, she cast theFlame-Freezing Charm and calmed the Fire Crab down, which succeeded in boosting her morale about her own skills for the N.E.W.T.s.^[36]

After Hogwarts(1991-)[]

Soon after graduating from Hogwarts, she was employed as aHealer atSt Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.^[8]

Physical description[]

Inhuman form, she was a young girl with light skin and blue eyes. She has pale lips, grey eyebrows, and short silver hair. Outside of class, she almost always wore a grey top, blue jeans, dark grey boots, and amoonstone pendant around her neck, as well as carried a small, dark grey satchel on her right shoulder. In herwerewolf form, her silver fur colour matched her human hair colour.^[5]

Personality and traits[]

In many ways, Chiara Lobosca was an embodiment of contradiction to werewolf stereotypes, as well as an ideal Hufflepuff. She was very calm and collected, and unfailingly altruistic and compassionate. Indeed, she was said to have a better bedside manner thanPoppy Pomfrey, the matron of theHospital Wing, with whom she had a good relationship. Admitting thatRemus Lupin made her realise just how many innocent werewolves were suffering on a monthly basis, Lobosca's ambition was to discover a less expensive and painful means than theWolfsbane Potion for werewolves around thewizarding world.

However, her werewolf status made her extremely insecure and timid; she was also very mistrustful and testy. She was initially sceptical and reserved aboutJacob's sibling, though she eventually accepted them as a friend, and became willing to trust them. For her shy nature, she was comparable toTalbott Winger, another isolationist who struggled to open up, but could also be brave, as seen when in her wolf form she chased off a savage werewolf to protect the school.

Chiara was also quite bookish and often found solace in reading. As a side effect of managing her affliction, she had a good understanding of themoon phases and its implications and had an interest in Astronomy by extension. She was also the only student in her class to take Divination seriously and was always eager to learn. Chiara had a soft, mellow voice, and she was quieter than most of her peers.^{[citation needed]}

In her spare time, Chiara enjoyed baking, listening topunk music, and looking after thewolfBorf, with whom she had an affectionate relationship: Chiara usually had an either serene, stoic or nervous demeanour, but playing with Borf often caused her to laugh.

Magical abilities and skills[]

• Charms: Chiara was capable of casting an effectiveShield Charm against someEver-Bashing Boomerangs, showing her to have been quite skilful in this branch ofmagic.^[21] She was also skilled with theKnockback Jinx.^[12] Chiara earned an O.W.L. in this subject at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level, showing she was knowledgeable about this subject. As a Healer at St Mungo's, she would have needed a N.E.W.T. in this subject at either "Exceeds Expectations" or "Outstanding".
• Healing magic: Chiara was shown to be quite good withhealing spells, being able to healJacob's sibling after they had been attacked by theWhite-robed wizard.^[23] She was able to help treat injured and sick students in theHospital Wing.^[24][31]
• Divination: Chiara was proficient in the art of divination, as she was able to achieve anO.W.L. in thesubject and study it further atN.E.W.T.-level,^[17][29] thus showing her skill in the magical field.
• Astronomy: Chiara was proficient in Astronomy, as she was able to achieve anO.W.L. in thesubject and study it further atN.E.W.T.-level,^[37] thus showing her skill in this field.
• Flying: Chiara appeared to be a fairly accomplishedbroomstick flyer, given how she flew on a broom during the final round of theTournament of Clubs without difficulty.^[38]
• Herbology: Chiara earned an O.W.L. in thissubject at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level, showing she was knowledgeable about this subject. As a Healer at St Mungo's, she would have needed a N.E.W.T. in this subject at either "Exceeds Expectations" or "Outstanding".^{[citation needed]}
• Potions: Chiara earned an O.W.L. in thissubject at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level, showing she was knowledgeable about this subject. As a Healer at St Mungo's, she would have needed a N.E.W.T. in this subject at either "Exceeds Expectations" or "Outstanding".^{[citation needed]}
• History of Magic: Chiara earned an O.W.L. in this subject at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level, showing she was knowledgeable about this subject.^{[citation needed]}
• Defence Against the Dark Arts: As a Healer at St Mungo's, she would have needed a N.E.W.T. in this subject at either "Exceeds Expectations" or "Outstanding".^[39]
• Transfiguration: As a Healer at St Mungo's, she would have needed a N.E.W.T. in this subject at either "Exceeds Expectations" or "Outstanding".^[39]

Etymology[]

• Chiara (Pronunciation:kee-AHR-a) is a name of Italian origin, meaning "light, clear".^[40]
• Lobosca seems to be derived from "lobo", a word that derives from the Latinlupus, and that means "wolf" in Spanish and Portuguese.

Behind the scenes[]

• Chiara is the first female werewolf named in canon.
• It is not outright stated where Chiara stayed during her werewolf transformations in her Hogwarts years, although it was heavily implied to be theForbidden Forest.
• While her human form is much smaller than adult humans, her werewolf form is roughly the same size as other adult werewolves, although this might be due to modelling constraints.
• Her quests, "Packmates" (sometimes referred to as "Lone Wolf") and "Howling Hallowe'en" may occur in either order. Though the overall outcome is not affected by the order, dialogue will change to reference previous events and Chiara will tell the player about her lycanthropy during the first quest.
• Chiara is one of the nine characters available as dating options inHarry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, and has anexclusive romance quest which the player can complete. If the player is 'official' with Chiara, some dialogue changes in the main story.
  • As with all of Jacob's sibling's dating options, Chiara may bebisexual orpansexual, as (aside from pronouns) her dialogue doesn't change regardless of the player's gender.
  • During the event (taking place in year 5, in1988 or1989), Chiara and some other students can be see doing the "Jump on it" dance from episode 8 ofseason 6 ofThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which aired in 1995.
• While their normal attitude towards Divination is the opposite, Chiara's thoughts onDream interpretation mirrors those ofHarry Potter's. They both expressed that they already knew what their nightmares meant: Chiara's about being a werewolf, and Harry's about the murder ofCedric Diggory.
• The reward for reaching Max Level friendship with Chiara is her necklace, which can be worn in the necklace/scarf section.
• Her specialty gift is 3 energy which can be claimed upon gaining 5000 friendship points after max level.
• In the 3rd year anniversary trailer released by Jam City, a pink necklace similar to Chiara's appears.
• Her favourite dessert isPumpkin Pasties.
• It is noted that Chiara has some traits in common withRemus Lupin and his son,Teddy Lupin, the most obvious being that she suffers fromlycanthropy, like Remus, and that she belongs toHufflepuff, like Teddy.

Appearances[]

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• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery(First appearance)

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