Shelly Reagan

MICHELLE INGRID REAGAN

Shelly typically comes off as cool and distant to those that meet her for the first time. She doesn't like to make herself emotional vulnerable, yet there are those that are able to get under her skin. Because of her cool nature, she doesn't mind asking the tough questions. And she's most comfortable when others feel emotionally compromised to some degree. Yet, if the tables are ever turned, Shelly can be a bit erratic. She best expresses her emotions through her artwork.

She loathes any notion of betrayal, and should you be one to compromise her confidence, you can certainly expect retribution. She may not be outright violent, but she can be quite malicious. They say that revenge is a dish best served cold, well this Danish girl can be downright frigid at times.

Shelly's father was a dragonologist. He had chosen to follow the family tradition of handling and breeding dragons. He eventually met Shelly's mother whom was an Irish dancer, with a fiery red mane, whom had come to Denmark as part of a touring performance. The romance that bloomed between the two was hard and fast. And sadly, over time the love that seemed to have been there quickly fizzled out. 

Shelly's mother wasn't prepared for motherhood and all that it had in store. She wanted to continue her career as a dancer, not stuck in the Danish forests playing the role of a housewife while Shelly's father worked with dragons day in and day out. Shortly after Shelly was born, her mother left, leaving Shelly's father to raise the child alone. He tried to do right by his daughter, but found it more difficult than anticipated. Eventually, he had to pass off the girl to her grandparents so that they could raise her. Yet, the child seemed to float from them to a series of aunts and uncles, no one really wanting the burden of raising the girl.

Eventually, things became easier once Shelly was enrolled in Durmstrang. That was probably the most stability she had in her life, living at the school. While there, she gained the opportunity to explore whom she was as a person, rather than attempting to be whatever her caregivers decided she needed to be. It was there that she discovered her affinity for art. After graduating from the school, she went to Britain and enrolled in WADA, where she went on to pursue her interest in art. It was during that time, that she met a boy that easily swept her off of her feet.

It was the first time she could remember someone seeming to take a genuine interest in her, as well as appreciate her. Considering her upbringing, she fell hard for him and truly clung to this notion of love. The passion between them burned bright both physically and even emotionally. She was starting to believe that perhaps, this was the love that she had heard so much about. She didn't want to let it go. Yet, she could feel the conflict in her heart, because like a moth, if you get too close to the flame, you'll get burned. And that's exactly what happened. She let herself fall too deep, and the young man's father had other ideas than some Danish redhead from nowhere. He wasn't even able to look her in the eye as his father basically evicted her from his life. She couldn't understand the lack of protest on his part. And so, after being sent packing, she returned to Denmark, because to say 'home' is a stretch. 

She took a shot at living with her father once more, even working at the family business. However, working with dragon dung and the ever-present hazard of being burned made it a short-lived career choice. She eventually continued to pursue art as a career, working privately on her art and even found a studio where an artist agreed to train her. One of her pieces eventually caught the eye of a prominent family and fate took it from there, as more and more people sought to buy some of her pieces: paintings, sculptures, even sketches. 

Of course, art sales were sporadic, and Shelly sought other ways to sustain a living. She started a blog and began web-casting by talking about current events and social issues. She eventually built up a small following and again, fate seemed to the reins. A buyer of one of her works, also came across one of her webcasts and offered her a more prominent job doing exactly the same. There seemed to be something about her, ripe for a market that was just beginning to blossom. And so, Shelly was hired by Chaucer Media to capitalize on this golden age of muggle-magical harmony. 

FIDELIUS | madelaine petsch IS shelly reagan PLAYED BY ERICK