Evangeline

Backstory

I was so excited to get my letter, the cool January morning of my birthday I woke early before the post had come so I could be the one to get it! I’ll never forget that moment, It was a great horned owl who brought me that crisp envelope sealed with red wax. As the seal fell away a new chapter of my life began, I was off to Hogwarts!

I’d been to Diagon Alley before with my parents, but never shopping for school robes, or textbooks! I couldn’t help myself, and began reading through them almost as soon as they were in my hands. The last thing we did that day was go into the wand shop, it was cozy and slightly dusty in there despite the high traffic.

We tried many wands that day, I had hopes for the handsome blackthorn wands, but all they did was nip my fingers with sparks. Instead a beautiful pear wand, with a phoenix feather core decided I was it’s witch. Dad was impressed, his mum’s wand had been pear.

The rest of the year was almost a blur, I did my lessons with mum and helped dad in the shop, my little brother Malcom got progressively mopier as September approached. I think he knew I was going away. The day I boarded the train was hard, I’d never been away from home before, but we’ve all promised we’ll write!

I was sorted into Ravenclaw and so far I’ve been too busy to be too homesick, there’s so much to learn! Transfiguration is my favourite subject, potions and defence against the dark arts are a close second though. I want to do well and make my family and my house proud, and of course make some friends along the way!