Cassie Blake (The Secret Circle)

Diana, you've always treated me like family and I know things are really confusing right now, but if it turns out that you are my sister, I'd be really happy about that.

— Cassie to Diana Meade

Cassie Blake (born March 28, 1995) is the main female character and protagonist of The Secret Circle. She is the daughter of Amelia Blake and John Blackwell; the best friend and the paternal older half-sister of Diana Meade, and the paternal older half-sister of Four unknown half-siblings; the ex-girlfriend and best friend of Adam Conant; and a member and the leader of the Chance Harbor Circle.

Cassie was a happy, normal teenage girl until her mother Amelia died in what appeared to be a tragic accidental fire but not such as an accident. Orphaned and deeply saddened, Cassie moved in with her warm and loving grandmother Jane in the beautiful small town of Chance Harbor, Washington - the town her mother left so many years before - where the residents seem to know more about Cassie than she does about herself. As Cassie gets to know her high school classmates, including sweet-natured Diana, her handsome boyfriend Adam, brooding loner Nick, mean-girl Faye and her sidekick Melissa, strange and frightening things begin to happen. When her new friends explain they are all descended from powerful witches and they've been waiting for Cassie to join them and complete a new generation of the Secret Circle, Cassie refuses to believe them - until Adam shows her how to unlock her incredible magical powers. But it's not until Cassie discovers a message from her mother in an old leather-bound book of spells hidden in her mother's childhood bedroom, that she understands her true and dangerous destiny. What Cassie and the others don't yet know is that darker powers are at play, powers that might be linked to the adults in the town, including Diana's father and Faye's mother - and that Cassie's mother's might not have been an accident. But the more time passes by, the more Cassie gets confident of herself and develops her incredible potential.

Cassie is a member of the Blake family and the Blackwell family.

Early life :

Cassie Blake was born on March 28, 1995, to Amelia Blake and John Blackwell. Shortly before Cassie's birth, John betrayed Amelia by having an affair with Elizabeth Meade which resulted in her half-sister Diana Meade being born less than a month later. John also summoned demons which resulted in Amelia leaving him prior to the events of the Boatyard Fire. Sara Armstrong stated in the Witness flashback Amelia would never forgive John for what he did to her and that Amelia helped Ethan in the plot to kill John which backfired and led to the of half the members of the Circle. Later consumed by guilt and stripped of her magic, Amelia abandoned what was left her coven by moving to Los Angeles with Cassie. Amelia had to keep witchcraft and Cassie's magic legacy along with the truth about her father a secret from her daughter prior to her in Pilot.

Personality

Despite Cassie's independent and strong-willed personality, she is a very kind and loving young woman who cares deeply about her family and friends. When she uses dark magic she is seen with an evil look in her eyes.

At any rate, it seems grief mold her personality in more ways than one. First, her mother died and the loss, along with the realization she will have to start doing things on her own, made her tougher. Then her grandmother died and she channeled all the anger she felt against the witch hunters. Her use of Dark Magic also began to take a hold on her, making her more short-tempered and more willing to kill then to listen to both sides.

Physical Appearance

Cassie Blake is well-known for her beautiful long blonde hair, heart-shaped face, full lips, and ocean-blue eyes. She's petite and not very tall, standing at 5' 2½. At the beginning of the series, she wore more colorful clothing but as her dark magic was revealed she slowly began wearing more grey and black clothing.

Powers and Abilities

Cassie is one of the most powerful witches we have seen to date. What she lacks in formal magical training she makes up for it with raw power.

Her great potential was shown early in the series when she managed to subdue a storm neither Faye or Diana could stop, showing an affinity for Atmokinesis. When the entire Circle was once kidnapped and was about to be killed by Luke she was able to blow up one of Luke's Witch Cruids with a solid shout. Seconds after this, she reversed the effects of the Witch Cruid, causing it to set Luke of fire ,killing him instead of Diana, proving just how powerful her dark magic truly is as she activated its power through instinct alone and it was enough to overpower a barrier of ashwood, a special type of wood which renders most use of magic useless, though it may not work on Dark Magic, as Iron, which blocks normal magic, did not seem to affect it.

When Faye was being contacted directly by the residual energy of her dead grandfather, Cassie was the only one who could see the illusions as well, indicating she has stronger magical senses than Jake, Adam, Diana. When Isaac tried to kidnap Cassie and deliver her to the council of Witch Hunters, he recognized the danger she poses on them shall her dark magic been unleashed on the boat and so he didn't pursue her when she escaped.

When Kate Meade buried her alive to test the limits of her powers by bringing her to the brink of , Cassie's dark magic proved to be too powerful for the ritual to hold her and such it was proven that she is more powerful than an experienced Elder.

At the Fire and Ice Dance, Cassie proved to be highly resistant to external influences that seek to take away her powers, as shown when the Voodoo ritual Faye and Lee made failed to overpower her natural defenses. This ability was shown again when a potion with Lethe root designed to take away her feelings for Adam didn't work on her.

During Sacrifice, she fought against a demon and although she failed to defeat it she succeeded in employing the use of Pyrokinesis. Cassie also repeatedly shows outstanding use of Telekinesis ranging from lifting heavy things and throw them to light weighted spears with greater precision. She also has considerable constrictive powers, as shown constantly when she has to someone with dark magic. During Family, she succeeded in overriding the command John Blackwell put on the Crystal Skull and used it to kill her father, albeit with the help of her sister Diana.

Cassie has also used Circle magic to great effect like when they toss around Zachary Larson with Aerokinesis and when she combined her powers with Jake to fend off witch hunter Simone. Apparently, she also has great potential to use Photokinesis, as displayed in Bound.

While her half-sister Diana also has Dark magic, Cassie has a stronger magical potential because she is also a Blake. In fact, if she would have the same amount of magical training as that of John Blackwell, it would be fairly possible that Cassie would be more powerful than Blackwell, but as she lacks years of training her father is still more powerful than her through experience. That was proven when Cassie couldn't kill the demon possessing Samuel despite exploiting a demon's weakness while Blackwell completely destroyed it

It is possible that Cassie is the most powerful witch in her circle, due to both her Blake and Blackwell bloodlines.

1. Telepathy: Telepathy is the act of reading, project, controlling and channeling the energy and mind of another witch.
2. Conjuration: The act of calling, commanding, or summoning an element, object, person, or spirit already in existence.
3. Elemental Control: The act of controlling or manipulating the elements of air, earth, fire, water, and weather. Though not proven false or accurate, witches are believed to possess a unique affinity to particular elements which grant them greater mastery and control when performing.
4. Spell Casting: The act of changing and controlling events by magic influence. Spells are the most common method exerted by witches to focus their magic. Spells can range from simple commands to a series of words.
5. Telekinesis: The act of controlling and manipulating the movements of objects and persons.
6. Witches Brew: The act of brewing and concocting magical elixirs and potions that contain mystical properties.

Notes and Trivia :

1. Britt Robertson was cast as Cassie Blake because Kevin Williamson was impressed by her performance in Scream 4.
2. Coincidentally, Britt Robertson stared in a movie which had the word "Circle" in the title, The Tenth Circle, before starring in The Secret Circle.
3. She's the last witch to complete the coven of the third generation. Ironically, if Cassie would have lived in Chance Harbor since her birth, she would have surely been the female leader of the Circle, instead of Diana Meade, as her grandmother said the Blakes were always born leaders.
4. She is a descendant from two very powerful families: the Balcoin family, from which comes her inner Dark Magic, and the Blake family, which makes her part of the Circle.
5. Cassandra is a Greek name meaning "daughter of prophecies". Although Cassie from the series does not possess the power to foresee the future, Cassie from the novels does.
6. In the first season of The Secret Circle, Cassie has been involved in three car accidents. In Pilot, she had two car accidents, first being when Charles used magic to make one of her car tires run out of air. The second time was when Faye used her magic to set Cassie's car on fire while she was still inside of it. And in Valentine, when Cassie was on her way over to Adam's, one of the Ghosts attracted the Blackwell Medallion toward him and made Cassie lose control of her car trying to free herself from the Medallion.
7. In Crystal, Royce Armstrong has Cassie's birth-date listed as March 28, 1995. This makes her less than a month older than Diana.
8. Both Cassie and Adam were born on the day 28th making Cassie is two months younger than him. Also in the books, they were almost a year apart since Cassie's birthday fell on July 28 while Adam was born in November the year before.
9. Diana is Cassie's half-sister which is revealed in Crystal. They both lost their virginity to former ex-boyfriend, Adam Conant.
10. She was caught in a love triangle between Jake and Adam, finally choosing Adam.
11. The Blake's and the Conant's are destined to be together.
12. Cassie is one of six children in a powerful Balcoin Circle.
13. Her zodiac sign is also Aries (Mar 22-Apr 20), like that of her half-sister Diana Mead. The symbol of Aries is the ram; its element is fire, and its ruling planet is Mars. Aries is most compatible with someone who is either Leo or Sagittarius.

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