Charity Paddeck

Backstory

I was relieved when the letter from Hogwarts arrived at my family home. My parents and older siblings had told me any stories of their time in Hogwarts and I was beyond excited to go there. My family's half-blood. We soon went to Diagon Alley and I got all of my essentials, including my wand which was made out of cherry wood with a phoenix feather core.

I soon arrived at Hogwarts and I was nervous about what house I would get. Both my parents were Ravenclaws, my older brother Elijah who's a 6th year is in Gryffindor. I also have older twin sisters. They're 4th years. Jenny is in Hufflepuff and Jayla is in Gryffindor. I'd spoken to my parents about the houses I could be sorted into and they both said that whatever house I'm sorted into, they'd love me the same. My name was called and I sat on the chair, waiting for the sorting hat to decide what house I'd be sorted into. I was shocked when the hat called 'Slytherin' as soon as it was put on my head. None of the members in my family that I'd heard of had been sorted into Slytherin and so I was pretty nervous as to what they would think. I had a feeling that my grandmother would be upset when she finds out. She's never liked Slytherins and I don't understand why? I recall her telling me about this Dark Wizard that came from Slytherin, although she never spoke of his name. She told me that he was incredibly powerful.

I soon sent an owl to my parents as soon as I could, telling them that I had been put in Slytherin. I was very nervous about what their response would be but I tried not to worry too much about it. I soon got a reply stating that my parents were completely fine with me being in Slytherin and that they were very proud of me. To say I was relieved would be an understatement.

I have a white cat called Rosie.

At first, I stuck to myself. I was very weary of my surroundings but I soon warmed up when another girl in Slytherin spoke to me during Potions. Her names Circe. She was my first friend and made me feel like I was right where I was supposed to be. She'd already made a group of friends and so she introduced them to me. It consisted of Slytherins, although there was one Ravenclaw. The girls from Slytherins names were Georgina, Lavinia and Aradia. The name of the girl from Ravenclaw is Euphenia. Circe knew Euphenia before they came to Hogwarts as they were family friends.

I enjoy DADA and Potions. I seem to be doing very well in those subjects.

I've already made plans for when I leave Hogwarts. I want to be a healer. I've always wanted to be a healer, although my parents wanted me to follow them and become an Auror. I also know that I want to get married and at least have two children. There are many other things I have planned for my future, and it's just a matter of waiting for things to go as I'd like.

I love reading, it's one of the many things I do in my free time. My favourite book series would have to be The Hunger Games. I find them so interesting and really connect with the characters. I also enjoy acting and writing scripts. Another hobby I have is art. You can find me drawing in my free time in my dorm, the Slytherin Common Room and even in the hall, although I prefer to stick to the first two as I find the hall can be quite noisy. Writing stories has also become a huge hobby for me. I find that I spend hours on end writing about all different genres, although I prefer action and dystopian future.