Vivian Wingfield

Vivian Wingfield
Biographical information
Blood status	Pure-blood
Occupation	Athlete
Title(s)	Head of the Wingfield Family Preceded by Bartholomew Wingfield VI Succeeded by Ethan Wingfield
House	Gryffindor
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair	Several different colors (dyed)
Body	Muscular
Height	Very tall
Relationships
Romantic	Conrad Wingfield (husband)
Family members	Bartholomew Wingfield VI (father) Kelsey Wingfield (mother) Nancy Wingfield I (sister) (younger) Harriett Wingfield (sister) (younger) Ethan Wingfield (son) Nancy Wingfield (daughter) Zoë Wingfield II (aunt) (paternal) Ethan Wingfield III (grandfather) (paternal) Zoe Wingfield (granddaughter) Elfie Wingfield-Gaunt (granddaughter) Orion Wingfield-Gaunt (grandson) Perry Higgins (father-in-law) Bryn Higgins (mother-in-law) Andrew Creighton (son-in-law) Taden Gaunt (son-in-law)
Enemies	Cadman Gaunt Andrew Creighton

Vivian Wingfield is the mother of Ethan and Nancy Wingfield, and wife to Conrad Wingfield. She is a successful athlete. She is considered to be the head of the Wingfield family.

Biography

Early Life

She was born to Bartholomew Wingfield VI and Kelsey Wingfield. While the head of the Wingfield family is expected to name their children after great Wingfields of the past, Bartholomew went out of his way to choose names for his children that had never been used before. He and Kelsey decided on the name "Vivian" because they felt they could already feel her strong spirit.

Vivian's father was fairly busy, so she was primarily cared for by her mother. When Kelsey became pregnant with twins, Vivian was worried about receiving less attention. However, Kelsey assured her that she would care for Vivian just as much, and that she had enough love for all of her children. Vivian soon grew excited at the prospect of new playmates.

Kelsey gave birth to two healthy girls: Harriett and Nancy Wingfield. Unfortunately, Kelsey was severely weakened by the difficult births and various complications. Bartholomew repeatedly assured Vivian that Kelsey was a strong Wingfield and would definitely pull through. However, after several days in the hospital, Kelsey passed away.

Vivian was devastated and confused about why she had died. Her father quickly opined that Kelsey died because she was actually very weak and did not fight hard enough to stay with her family. He resented Kelsey for leaving him with the children and his bitterness towards "weak" people grew.

Bartholomew took a more active role in raising the girls and was severely abusive towards them. Vivian was often distant from the twins, as she could not escape the knowledge that they had caused their mother's death. She sometimes tried to protect them from their father's worsening cruelty. As time went on, she became more conflicted about whether or not the abuse was justified, partially due to the Wingfield family not acknowledging that anything was wrong. She sided with her father more often as she aged, wanting him to love her or at least hate her less. She tried to take solace in his stories about past Wingfields and dreamed that she could be as great as them someday.

Hogwarts Years

Vivian was sorted into Gryffindor and was rather popular in school, though she often bullied students. Her frequent victims included her future husband, Conrad Higgins, and his close friend, Priscilla Rosier. She openly disliked Abigail Firestone but they were often seen together.

She soon rose to prominence as a young captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She had many suitors and was very flirtatious. She sometimes bullied her sisters when they entered Hogwarts but she was also protective of them.

Vivian loved pranks, and often pulled cruel ones on students she particularly hated. When she was an upperclassmen, she lured Priscilla into a trap during a Quidditch game. Priscilla was then attacked by a Boggart that Vivian had placed there. Conrad, who Vivian had previously seen as a simple, cowardly mudblood, fought the Boggart and rescued Priscilla. Vivian was impressed and soon befriended Conrad, who was attracted to her. The attraction eventually became mutual, though Vivian worried about angering her blood purist father. Conrad became much more popular as a result of their closeness. Vivian did not tell him that she was the one who had put Priscilla in danger.

Post-Hogwarts

Vivian eloped with Conrad soon after graduating. She took part in as many athletic competitions as she could and won several. She was very happy to be free from her father, though she still visited family from time to time. She was opposed to the way that Bartholomew was leading their family but was increasingly unsure about replacing him and taking on his responsibilities. She also knew that if she became the head of the family, then she would be expected to continue the bloodline. Conrad also wanted a family, but Vivian was very anxious about giving birth.

Once Nancy and Harriett graduated, it was time for them to "earn their names" by each defeating a dragon and drinking its blood. Bartholomew took them up to the mountains and Vivian went with them to watch. During Harriett's fight, Harriett was severely wounded and about to be killed by the dragon. Vivian and Nancy both wanted to save her, but Bartholomew ordered them not to interfere. Vivian obeyed, but Nancy rushed in and saved Harriett. Nancy was killed by the dragon as a result. Bartholomew was furious and entirely blamed Harriett. He declared that she was no longer a Wingfield. Vivian feared losing Harriett in addition to Nancy, but felt powerless to stop Bartholomew. Harriett soon ran away and Bartholomew reacted with anger whenever she was brought up.

Vivian began to oppose her father more and more. She became more disillusioned by the Wingfield family as she realized how meaningless their code was. She believed that there had never been a fair competition between her and her sisters and that Vivian was bound to be picked as the next head of the family because she was the oldest. She also felt that the Wingfield family valued shallow traits, like athleticism, far more than strength of character. Conrad misunderstood her demurs and encouraged her to stay loyal to her family. They saw that Bartholomew was damaging the family and that Vivian was the only one who was suited to replace him.

Eventually, Bartholomew became very ill. Vivian challenged him, pointing out that by his standards he was much too weak to lead the family. She was supported by the rest of the Wingfields, as they liked Vivian and had gotten fed up with Bartholomew's unpleasant attitude. Bartholomew VI was easily supplanted and Vivian became head of the family. She moved into his house after putting him in a hospital.

At the celebration, Vivian revealed her relationship with Conrad, apparently on an whim. This temporarily caused a schism within the family. Zoë Wingfield II angrily issued Conrad a series of challenges. Conrad completed all of them, desperate to prove himself. Vivian quickly saw that Zoe would never be satisfied and fought her. The battle was long, but Vivian eventually won. While there was still some blood purist sentiment within the family, most respected Vivian enough to accept Conrad.

When the First Wizarding War began, Vivian urged the Wingfields to unite and fight against the Death Eaters. She convinced everyone that regardless of their individual feelings about blood, the Death Eaters were dishonorable, tyrannical, and needlessly cruel. To Vivian's suprise, the entire family stood by her. They all continued to fight even as their numbers fell drastically. Vivian realized that she was pregnant, but kept it a secret from everyone and kept fighting on the front lines.

As the war ended, the family was severely damaged and many members had died. Vivian struggled to keep everyone together. Bartholomew had been trying to end the tradition of dragonslaying, but Vivian decided to bring it back to boost morale and remind everyone of their warrior heritage. She decided to make the event more celebratory, as Ethan Wingfield III had done. The recently-orphaned Leo Wingfield and Sandra Wingfield were already thought to have earned their names by fighting in the war, but they were eager to participate in the ritual and make the family proud. Both did very well and dragonslaying once again became an important part of Wingfield culture. At Midsommer, the family gathered together and told the stories of those who had fallen in the war. Vivian wanted to make sure that they were never forgotten. Between this and the dragonslaying, Vivian had an increased appreciation for tradition.

Motherhood

Once things had settled down, Vivian told Conrad that she was pregnant. He was angered at first that she had risked the life of their unborn child, but his excitement about fatherhood soon drowned those feelings. Vivian believed that she was going to die during childbirth like her mother. She trusted Conrad to be a good father and to ensure the continuation of the dragonblood legacy. She had decided that if the baby was female, she wanted to name her Nancy. She announced her intention to bring back the tradition of naming children after fallen Wingfields.

Despite her worries, Vivian gave birth fairly easily to a healthy baby boy. She and Conrad decided to name him after Ethan Wingfield III, as he was almost universally well-liked. They were surprised when Ethan showed immense magical power during his infancy. They told the family that he was "dragonblooded"- the first in many generations. The Wingfields were very proud and Vivian was further assured that she had made the right choice in leading the family.

Ethan's parents and the rest of his family doted on him. Vivian lavished him with praise and was certain that he would grow up to be great. Conrad became concerned as Ethan soon started to show signs of egotism and bullied other children. Vivian knew that it didn't matter and that Ethan would be the "ideal Wingfield" regardless of his adherence to Wingfield values. Over time Vivian began to consider Conrad's points, but was reluctant to discipline Ethan.