Kathryn Barlowe
| Kathryn Elise Barlowe | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Nicknames | Kate, Katie, Little |
| Born | 20 August 1911 |
| Died | |
| Family | The Laurence Family, The Barlowe Family |
| Bloodtype | Pureblood |
| Social Class | Nobility |
| Hogwarts House | |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1929 |
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| Residence | Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England |
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| Parents | Julia Laurence, Maddox Barlowe |
| Siblings | Benji Laurence, Morgan Barlowe, Evander Barlowe, Jude Barlowe |
| Significant Other | |
| Children | |
| Friends | |
| Status | Alive |
Overview
Kathryn Barlowe (formerly Cuddrun) is a member of the aristocratic Laurence Family, based out of West Sussex who hold the duchy title of Norfolk. Adopted in 1920, along with her brother Benji Laurence, she is the only daughter of Julia. Her brother is the current heir to the family ducal seat, currently held by their uncle, James Laurence.
In 1922, upon her mother's marriage, she changed her name to Barlowe to reflect her step-father's family name.
The wider family includes her aunt Edith (James and Julia's widowed sister-in-law) and her daughter Adira, James's wife Amelia and their daughter Claire. Beyond that she has several second cousins - including , Rosalie, Thomas and Matthew Laurence and their parents and grandparents.
Personality
Kathryn is a stoic little girl. Having lived a rough life, many might think she has forgotten how to smile, and her demeanour doesn't help to dispel such beliefs. This isn't, however, the entire picture. Beneath the fractures of her early life is a little girl who wants to remember her smile and how to simply be.
She is ruled by the structure within which she has fit her life, only feeling safe when she can predict every moment of every day. The girl is prone to freaking out at the slightest deviation from her established routines.
Despite all this, Kate is extremely curious and craves an understanding of the world around her. She is not deterred by the morbid or macabre, able to find her own comfort in them.
History
Born Kathryn Cuddrun, the young girl spent her earliest years in what can only be considered a chaotic home life. The unpredictability of her mother’s moods often left her uncertain and afraid in her own home. Her father was no better. Frequently absent from the home and of no help when he was present, the man was prone to sitting quietly in his chair facing the garden while life carried on around him. Her only source of comfort and support came in the form of her older brother, Benji Cuddrun. The boy did what neither parent would, often fixing her meals, getting her prepared for schools and ensuring he was there when the situation in the home grew tense.
Things took a turn for the worst when Benji went off to Hogwarts, leaving the girl to fend for herself in an unforgiving home. By the time any inquiries were made into her well-being, she was already in a state requiring medical care and recovery.
Thereafter, Kathryn was placed in the custody of the Hogsmeade Children’s Home. Care workers there quickly learned that the little girl didn’t speak—though she could—and that she was disinclined to engage with the other children. The only one she would entertain (and even then, only barely) was Benji, who tried to visit during Hogsmeade weekends.
She remained in the children’s home for a little over a year, offering nothing but her silent, dispassionate stares. Her situation took a drastic turn in the summer of 1974 when a wealthy couple moving back to England set out to find a child suitable for adoption. There was nothing remarkable about Kathryn Cuddrun. She wasn’t polite, she made no attempts at charm, nor did she want to be taken to the home of strangers when she’d only just become accustomed to the environment of the home.
But she had a face that could work for the couple who planned to pass her off as their own, legitimate child, and that was enough.
Kathryn was taken under the strictest of secrecy, and records were destroyed as necessary. As far as the British government is concerned, she was born the daughter of this high society pair, raised abroad without any other past to speak of. Her new parents paid good money to make sure of it.
A year after this adoption, the Longe family disintegrated due to an instance of infidelity. Kathryn was going to be returned to the children's home; however, a family friend of the Longes' (and coincidentally the adoptive mother of her brother) refused to hear of it and has taken her in as her own.
