The First House - Characters and Intro

This is a two player email game I am running for family.  Continuity with the books will not be exact.


It is the Year of Our Lord 843, and the four greatest wizards of the age have come together to found a school called Hogwarts.  Students of many ages were invited from many nations though most came from the British Isles.  The school itself was still being built, but the opportunity, indeed the invitation itself was a great honor.  The world is much different than it would be in the 20th century, including the lack of the international confederation of wizards.  While magic is rare in the life of a Muggle, it is still something they can see every day.  Forests are lush and powerful and the magical forests and creatures of the earth are still on maps that anyone can find.  Vast and primeval forests remain that don't need to be hidden from muggles and their authorities only have vague and abstract threats to wizards who pretty much ignore them.

Name: Eleanor
House: Ravenclaw
Age: 11
Sex: Female
Physical Description: Average height, long red hair, green eyes

Personality: Muggle born and a little cautious about the non-Magical world because Muggles see her as different due to her red hair and green eyes, also glad to be away from her family; not especially athletic; likes to help others and is sensitive to others

Aptitudes: Natural witch; good at Charms and Potions; thinks outside the box

Wand: Unicorn hair core, Alder wood
Familiar: (of course) a cat
Patronus (Even though there is no such thing yet): Lion
Her greatest fear is being outed to the Muggle world
Her greatest desire is to become the best witch in the world

History: Eleanor was very surprised to get her letter to Hogwarts, she and her family had thought she was possessed by the devil. Being Muggle born, she has endured bullying from her family because they had to flee their town when her magical abilities were discovered. Her most stressful event caused the family to flee the village: her bullies were the sons of the local lord and she performed a disfigurement jinx on them both. The boys told their father but before they could arrest her and the family, the family fled.

Name: Mirabelle LePoridae
House: Ravenclaw
Age: 11
Sex: Female
Physical Description: Slightly small and thin for her age. Black hair in a "bowl cut".

Personality: She is generally very quiet except for academic discussions. She prefers the company of animals to that of muggles, witches or wizards, mostly because animals don't make fher feel awkward

Aptitudes: She has a natural and a magical affinity for animals of all kinds. She has a good aptitude for school and remembers things after hearing or reading them only once, though she still takes copious notes. She is an excellent broom flyer.

Wand: Phoenix feather core, Chestnut wood

Familiar: Turtle
Patronus: A White Ferret
Greatest Fear: My mother finding my Mom.
Greatest Desire: My mother having the power to finally stand up to and defeat my father.
When I grow up: I want to be whatever the Wizarding world equivalent of a veterinarian is. :)

History: Mirabelle's mother was a witch and as she was growing up her mother told her many wonderful stories about growing up with her wizard and witch grandparents, so Mirabelle was raised to know what she was and to respect magic. Her father was a muggle who was first fascinated by her mother's for her power and intelligent, but eventually grew to resent it and became violent with both of them so her mother took Mirabelle and they hid from her father. Before leaving, her beloved turtle, Shay, vanished and her heart aches to know what became of her. Mirabelle was both excited to receive her Hogwarts letter and worried about leaving her mother alone, especially as they had no idea where her father was and what he might do if he found either of them.