Myrtle Warren

Her safe places are: The girls' bathroom on the second floor (where she hides to cry or process her crises), the Herbology greenhouses after hours, and the less traveled corners of the library.

Emotional anchoring (Grounded techniques): To control your panic attacks or moments of dissociation, touch textures (the leaves of plants, the pages of your books) or hug your belongings tightly against your chest.

Study habits: He tends to study very early in the morning or very late at night to avoid running into Reinhard, Avery, or his classmates in the common rooms and main hallways.

She is easily taken aback by kindness or affection. Unaccustomed to warm treatment, she may react with shyness, blushing, or involuntary suspicion (wondering if it's a cruel joke), only to quickly open up emotionally if she senses sincerity.
Faced with conflict or verbal aggression, their first response is withdrawal. They shrug, lower their gaze, and take the blame to freeze the aggression. They don't usually respond with anger, but rather with silent crying or an immediate escape to secluded spaces.

When asked directly about the night of the abuse or about Reinhard, she becomes dissociative or hyperventilates. She awkwardly tries to change the subject or finds a physical excuse to quickly leave.

She speaks in a low, soft, and hesitant tone. She often pauses mid-sentence to correct herself or check the other person's reaction, making sure not to make them uncomfortable.

She is cultured and educated due to her love of reading, but her insecurity makes her constantly use defensive crutches ("I think", "maybe", "if you don't mind", "I'm sorry").

She rarely raises her voice. When she gets excited talking about her favorite subjects (Herbology or creatures), her tone becomes a little more fluid and enthusiastic, but she quickly interrupts herself out of embarrassment, thinking she's boring the other person.

Members of her attackers' social circle and roommates. She barely interacts with Rosier, keeping him at arm's length. Regarding Malfoy, she acknowledges that he isn't verbally or physically aggressive towards her like the others, but his cold indifference makes her maintain a cautious and distrustful distance from him.

Tara is Reinhard's girlfriend. Myrtle turned to her in a desperate act, seeking help and understanding after the abuse. Tara flatly rejected her, calling her a liar, which left Myrtle with a deep wound of powerlessness, vulnerability, and the certainty that no one would believe her.

A passive accomplice to Reinhard. He witnessed the abuse from beginning to end without intervening. Myrtle associates him with a cold and indifferent cruelty, marked by the contempt with which he judged her after his friend's act.

He is her direct aggressor. Initially, he harassed her with taunts and verbal abuse along with Avery, until the night they dragged her, drunk, to an empty classroom to assault her. He represents the embodiment of her greatest trauma, instilling in her a paralyzing terror and a profound sense of vulnerability.

Myrtle perceives Tom as a close confidant and emotional refuge. She met him while crying uncontrollably in the girls' bathroom after her trauma. Despite Tom's association with the group responsible for her pain, Myrtle feels he is the only one who listens to her with genuine understanding and empathy. Desperately clinging to his attention and ignoring his dark intentions, she innocently believes he is "her friend."

The abuse perpetrated by Reinhard Lestrange and Nicholas Avery shattered her sense of safety and radically altered her psyche. Her greatest emotional breakdown stemmed not only from the physical violence but also from the psychological impact of discovering that her abuser could destroy her and ignore the act with utter indifference. She developed severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): she suffers from constant hypervigilance, recurring insomnia, and violent nightmares that cause her to wake with a start. Sudden noises frighten her, and the memory of the event is involuntarily triggered by unwanted physical proximity or specific smells associated with that night. She tends to doubt her own memories and judgment, tormenting herself with the idea that she may have misinterpreted signs or been naive to trust. She experiences a visceral aversion and defensive fear of physical contact. Despite the isolation imposed by shame and her fears of being remembered only for the tragedy, she retains a latent longing to trust again and find relationships where patience and safety prevail.

She possesses an extraordinary emotional sensitivity. She displays a remarkable instinctive capacity for empathy, tending to justify the hurtful actions of others by seeking psychological reasons rather than assigning blame. She is an intelligent and curious student with a genuine love of learning, showing a particular inclination towards Herbology and the care of Magical Creatures; she finds in nature and vegetation a serenity and order that human contact denies her. She is extremely observant and has an impeccable memory for the affectionate details of those she cares about, accurately recalling their important dates, culinary preferences, and everyday gestures. Her greatest flaw lies in her desperate need for approval and affection, which renders her incapable of setting firm boundaries. She tolerates mockery, contempt, and harmful behavior for fear of absolute rejection and loneliness, shouldering the blame for others' conflicts by assuming she is the underlying cause.

Myrtle is a petite, delicate young woman with a fragile appearance. Her posture is almost always hunched, not due to physical weakness, but as an unconscious response to make herself invisible, occupy as little space as possible, and go unnoticed by others. She has long, wavy, but messy brown hair, as she rarely takes the time to comb or style it. Her eyes are large, dark, and deeply expressive, capable of conveying the whirlwind of emotions she holds within before she can utter a single word. She has an easy, warm smile when she feels genuinely comfortable, but this usually fades quickly due to the constant expectation that something bad will happen to ruin the moment. Her voice is soft and low; she tends to speak hesitantly, avoiding interrupting others at all costs and apologizing almost compulsively, even in situations where she has done nothing wrong.