Amber Lais

Amber Lais is a witch who attended Hogwarts during Harry's years there. She is a completely original character created by Chase for the Harry Potter Everyone Lives AU.

History
Amber Lais was born sometime between Sep 2, 1977 - Sep 1, 1978. She attended Hogwarts the same years as Cedric Diggory and was sorted into Hufflepuff. She played for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team as a Beater, along with her sister Pearl Lais.

She passed her Divination O.W.L. and went on to study Divination at N.E.W.T. level under both Trelawney and Firenze, where she learned about the Hall of Prophecies.

She rooted for Cedric Diggory during the Triwizard Tournament.

In her seventh year, she joined Dumbledore's Army with her sister and Cedric. She also convinced Cedric to share his version of the events of the graveyard to Rita Skeeter for publication in The Quibbler, and she supported him after its publication by filtering through his mail and only allowing him to read letters of support. She encouraged Cedric to attend his classes and keep up with his Prefect duties until graduation.

She and her sister helped Cedric, Ron, Ginny, Neville, and Luna escape from the Inquisitorial Squad and they both went with Harry to the Department of Mysteries. She was Stunned and her respiratory system was damaged, but she was released from the hospital wing after a few days and attended her commencement ceremony with Cedric Diggory.

Personality
Amber is loyal to a fault. She stood by Cedric throughout his time at Hogwarts, and was verbally abrasive to anyone who questioned or challenged him, even going so far as to threaten the Head Boy when he questioned Cedric about being absent from class. She even insulted her own Quidditch team to stand up for Cedric.

Her loyalty not just to Cedric but to Harry and Dumbledore's army was shown, too, in the Department of Mysteries, when she chose to take up the rear as the party fled from the Death Eaters to ensure no one was left behind. She also stubbornly refused to leave Cedric or her sister, even when the battle took a turn for the worse.

She can be abrasive to friends and enemies alike. She is blunt in the words she chooses, and has no qualms about doing what she believes is right, even if it puts herself at risk.

Trivia

 * Amber is the "Beater" of Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 27: The Beater and the Sneak, replacing the original title of "Centaur and the Sneak." Though Firenze does not appear in this chapter, Amber mentions taking classes with him at N.E.W.T. level.
 * Amber and her sister Pearl are named for precious stones that are not technically gems nor stones.
 * The name Lais comes from the Persian for lion, suggesting bravery and courage run in the family, even though she is not a Gryffindor.
 * Amber and Pearl are loosely based on/inspired by the Everyone Lives AU beta reader ccboomer and her sister uberverbosity.