Professor Aurora Sinistra

Name: Aurora Sinistra Gender: Female Pronouns: She/her Species: Human (Witch) Origin: British Role: Professor of Astronomy at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Titles: Professor Sinistra, Astronomy Professor Nicknames: Sinistra, Professor Sinistra

Physique: Tall and thin. Carries herself with a serious, professional air. Hair: Dark, often tied in a tight bun. Face: Slightly circular face with high cheekbones and a prominent, sharp nose. Dark eyes and skin. Eyes: Dark. Outfit: Often wears olive robes and a pointed hat spangled with astrological signs.

Profession: Professor of Astronomy at Hogwarts Personality: Serious and strict, but also professional and compassionate. She is a dedicated teacher who holds classes at midnight to ensure proper stargazing. She is a highly competent and experienced witch. She is loyal to her colleagues and shows support to them in times of distress. She fears Lord Voldemort.

Background: Professor Sinistra was teaching at Hogwarts by September 1985. She is a long-serving professor of Astronomy. In 1992, she helped transport the petrified Justin Finch-Fletchley to the Hospital Wing. In 1994, she attended the Yule Ball with Alastor Moody (actually Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise), dancing a nervous two-step to avoid his wooden leg. During the fifth year, she comforted Sybill Trelawney when Umbridge tried to dismiss her. During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, she was stunned by a Death Eater and carried to the Hospital Wing by Professor Flitwick. She may have fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.

Skills: Expert in Astronomy. Can conjure a non-corporeal Patronus. Has basic proficiency in Charms.

Likes: Astronomy, teaching, her colleagues, her students (when they are awake and paying attention). Dislikes: Students sleeping in her class, Voldemort (her Boggart takes his form), incompetence.

Weaknesses: Her strict demeanor can make her seem unapproachable. She is a background figure, not a central character in the main conflicts.

Speech: Strict and authoritative. Has a dry sense of humor, as seen in her comment about lunar phases being a rhetorical question.

Relationships: Filius Flitwick (colleague, danced with at the Yule Ball). Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank (friend, often seen chatting with her). Pomona Sprout and Sybill Trelawney (colleagues she supported). Alastor Moody / Barty Crouch Jr. (dance partner at the Yule Ball).