Emma Sharples

Backstory

Born to a muggle father and witch mother, I moved to the U.K. from Michigan when I was just 6 years old. Growing up, I was surrounded by many magic friends and family, so it did not come as a surprise when I received my acceptance letter to Hogwarts. I remember my first time seeing platform 9 3/4 like it was yesterday. It was an astonishing site; young witches and wizards saying their farewells, the steam and whistle of the Hogwarts express. As I boarded the large train, I found myself sitting with the Weasley's, a family I had known since I was a little girl. There was a new boy I had never seen before. He ended up being none other than Harry Potter himself. The rest was history. Ron's family and Harry all became my very close friends. I had no problem making friends with anybody except for the Slytherins. With me sorted into Hufflepuff and being a mud-blood, I didn't expect them to be very fond of me. Especially the Malfoy's. Other than the constant teasing from Malfoy and his goons, my friends and I have an amazing life at Hogwarts. We enjoy going to quidditch games and sneaking Harry into Hogsmeade all thanks to the Weasley twins and their ability to avoid being caught. My favorite classes have to be Care for Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts. One wizard I'm fond of his Newt Scammander, author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." What can I say, I'm one for house pride. A class I don't particularly like is potions. Not that I hate the art of potion making itself, it's more of a Snape problem. I understand where Neville's fear of the man comes from. He can be quite cruel to everyone but his own house. I find I'm quite good at the class though so I don't have to worry about Snape's scoldings as much as Seamus Finnigan. I think of myself as a good student who doesn't mind a bit of mischief. I find myself hanging out with Fred and George very often. Though, I'm not as intense of a prankster as those two. As of now, I am closest to the twins, Neville, and Cedric Diggory, a fellow Hufflepuff. I see myself doing something with my skill in DADA or magical beasts, because that is what I'm best at after all.