First and Last Name: Carys Silvers
Bloodline: Muggleborn
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
General Build: Petite
Height: short
Birthplace: Southerndown, south Wales
Brief Childhood History:
Carys was born and raised in Southerndown in south Wales, to parents Aled and Rhiannon. She is the youngest of three children, her brothers are 8 and 10 years older than her. Her parents are muggles, with her father working in the police force and her mother as a therapist.
Carys's early life was normal, she went to a muggle school. The house was pretty much in the middle of nowhere and so Carys spent a lot of time on her own, any friends she had, living too far away to see often. But she was alright on her own. She spent a lot of time exploring the beaches and cliffs, climbing trees and growing plants.
Carys liked nothing more than when her brothers came back from school. The boys both doted on their baby sister and Carys grew up very much one of her brothers.
Until she was 10, Carys knew nothing of the magical world. With two muggle parents there was no guarantee of her being magical at all and either way, Aled and Rhiannon were determined to give all of their children 'normal', happy childhoods for as long as possible. Carys was told that her brothers were away at boarding school and when Owen graduated, she was told he had become a doctor and although some part of her sensed that there was more, she never knew quite how and so never questioned it too much. It wasn't until she accidentally exploded a door at her school that she was told the truth about herself and her brothers. The news didn't go down well. Carys was angry and hurt that her family had lied and kept secrets from her for so long. Her brothers spent the next year teaching her all that they could about the wizarding world an tried to teach her magic as much as they could. Mostly by showing her as many spells and potions as they could, as well as taking her to various places in the wizarding world. Carys spent a lot of time making notes, watching charms and transfigurations her brothers would do and wishing she was able to do the same.
It was a difficult time for Carys because as excited as she was about being a witch and learning about magic, she somehow felt she was betraying and abandoning her parents. She felt confused about her place in the world and who she was.
Strengths (Including Personality and Academic):
Carys is proficient at charms. It's her favourite form of magic and almost all of the accidental magic she's done has been charms. Carys is always ready to joke and laugh, happy to poke fun at herself or embarrass herself if it would make others laugh. She's also full of energy, growing up with two older brothers she was used to running around, climbing trees and getting messy and not much has changed. She is incredibly fun loving but she is still determined and dedicated. She never backs down from a challenge, if somebody claims she cannot do something, she will work endlessly to achieve it anyway.
Weaknesses (Including Personality and Academic):
Carys is unfathomably stubborn. She does not believe in the impossible and if somebody states she cannot do something, she will push herself to prove them wrong as she very much dislikes being proved wrong herself. Unfortunately this can lead her to be very reckless and she often jumps into things feet first without stopping to decide if it's actually a good idea.
Despite her easy going nature and apparent confidence, Carys gets quite insecure about how she is percieved and so can be quite shy and sometimes accidentally a little cold to people as a defense mechanism. She worries a lot about being good enough or likable enough. Carys is quite unsure of herself, who she is and her place in the world. She longs to excel with her magic and be happy in the wizarding world, but she struggles with a lot of guilt over leaving her muggle parents.
Being a youngest child, but also spending a lot of her childhood on her own, Carys doesn't completely know how to stand up for other people. She can do so for herself as well as being used to her brothers being there on her side, but when it comes to being there for other people, though she completely wants to do the right thing and genuinely cares she often gets it wrong. She can go too far and be to aggressive to the person attacking, or she is too passive and stands back, too unsure of herself. She hasn't found a balance.
Academically Carys is awful at History of Magic and Ancient Runes. She just can't get her head around them. Theoretical subjects are Carys's academic weak point.
What House You Feel Your Character Belongs In and Why: I'm not completely sure yet. I think she's feisty enough to be a Gryffindor, but she's also quite unsure of herself and also quite determined and studious, so perhaps Ravenclaw? I think possibly I'd put her as a Gryffindor.
