Erica Snow

Backstory

Erica Snow is a young witch(unknown to her until recently) that waited and dreamt her whole life for an escape from her abusive home. Her parents, self-absorbed and drunk, only interacted with her to give orders on cleaning and cooking on their run-down home, or just to hurt her for existing. When she wasn't doing chores around the house and trying to stay out of view from her parents, she was at school where she didn't dare make friends or in her small unfinished leaky basement bedroom where she slept on an old twin matress on the floor, and had very few clothing and personal items. Her most treasured being a gray stuffed bunny with stars on the ears that she found in neighbor's garbage when she was 6. Thought she was too small to reach it, it strangely floated right into her arms. It was the only thing that had brought her comfort over the years, and sometimes she could swear it hugged her back. 
 On her 11th birthday, she had a visitor that night that changed everything for her. Always feeling like she was strange and could do interesting things sometimes finally made sense. She doesn't like to talk about that night much, as it was bittersweet in many ways, but now she is here at Hogwarts beginning her first year. 
Erica is rather quiet at this stage. Friendly and polite, but a little unsure on how to interact with others her age, especially being new to the wizarding world. She's often spotting sitting alone reading, or just staring out a window or into the fire in the common room. She's used to being alone and doesn't really find this to be lonely, but is also open to making friends and connections should they come her way. Mostly, she's very eager to delve into this world and appreciate every moment of the live she gets to live away from the home she grew up in.