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{{People|name=Catherine Harcourt|dob=c.1785|service=[[Aerial Corps]]|rank=Captain|nationality=British|billets=[[Loch Laggan covert]], captain to [[Lily]]}}
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Harcourt was a tall, young girl with long, red hair which she usually wore in a braid. She was one of the few females in the [[Aerial Corps]], owing to the fact that [[Longwings]] prefer women-handlers.  
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Harcourt was a tall young woman with long red hair, which she usually wore in a braid. She was one of the few females in the [[Aerial Corps]]; their presence was due to the fact that [[Longwings]] preferred women captains.  
  
Initially, she was too young and inexperienced to be leader of Lily's [[formation]] even though her dragon was in the lead. Sometime in between the [[Battle of Dover]] and [[Temeraire]] leaving for China, she earned that honor. She proved to be an experienced flier; she and Lily wer one of the few teams that remain in the air throughout the Battle of Dover.  
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Initially, she was too young and inexperienced to be leader of Lily's [[formation]] even though her dragon was in the lead. She proved to be an excellent [[aviator]]; Lily was one of the few dragons that remain in the air throughout the Battle of Dover. Shortly after the [[Battle of Dover]], she earned her place as formation leader.  
  
Harcourt believed that there is nothing special about what she did as an [[aviator]], as it was no more than the men did, which was a shockingly progressive attitude for her time. Though she was conscious of the impropriety of her being an aviator. [[Jeremy Rankin]], in particular, constantly reminded her of this. When she had occassion to meet people outside of the Corps, she hide her gender in a long hooded coat.  
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Harcourt believed that there was nothing special about what she did as an aviator, as it was no more than the men did, which was a shockingly progressive attitude for her time, though she was conscious of the impropriety of her position in the eyes of society. [[Jeremy Rankin]], in particular, constantly reminded her of this. When she had occassion to meet people outside of the Corps, she hid her uniform with a long, hooded coat.  
  
The one major girlish mistake she made is falling for [[Jean-Paul Choiseul]], who attempts to kidnap her a Lily.
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The one mistake that reflected her youth and inexperience was allowing herself to become involved with [[Jean-Paul Choiseul]], who attempted to kidnap she and Lily.
 
 
Harcourt was 20 years old when she stayed aboard the [[HMS Allegiance]].  
 
  
 
[[Category:A-Z|Harcourt, Catherine]]
 
[[Category:A-Z|Harcourt, Catherine]]

Revision as of 22:34, 28 September 2006

Character Profile

Name: Catherine Harcourt
Date of Birth: c.1785
Service: Aerial Corps
Rank: Captain
Nationality: British
Billets: Loch Laggan covert, captain to Lily


Biography

Harcourt was a tall young woman with long red hair, which she usually wore in a braid. She was one of the few females in the Aerial Corps; their presence was due to the fact that Longwings preferred women captains.

Initially, she was too young and inexperienced to be leader of Lily's formation even though her dragon was in the lead. She proved to be an excellent aviator; Lily was one of the few dragons that remain in the air throughout the Battle of Dover. Shortly after the Battle of Dover, she earned her place as formation leader.

Harcourt believed that there was nothing special about what she did as an aviator, as it was no more than the men did, which was a shockingly progressive attitude for her time, though she was conscious of the impropriety of her position in the eyes of society. Jeremy Rankin, in particular, constantly reminded her of this. When she had occassion to meet people outside of the Corps, she hid her uniform with a long, hooded coat.

The one mistake that reflected her youth and inexperience was allowing herself to become involved with Jean-Paul Choiseul, who attempted to kidnap she and Lily.