Erica Rodriguez

Backstory

(Younger Student) When I first got my letter, I was shocked. I thought it was a prank by my younger brother and older sister. They usually blame stuff on me, since I'm the middle child. How could I know that just by reciting gibberish nonsense into a toy microphone, my fan would turn into a flower. Anyway, I was grounded and spent my time playing with my ferret, Pip. All of a sudden, a letter flies through my window and lands on my bed. I asked my parents about it after reading it. I had mixed emotions. I was excited and confused. Nervous and sad. Happy and mad! I didn't know how to feel! So my dad got my mom and told her what happened. They agreed my mom should tell me about it, since she's the magical one. Guess that means I'm a half-blood. She asked me if I wanted to go, and I said yes. I was ready for a change of scenery. I hadn't even left London! My greatest strength is my intelligence, but my weakness is my memory. After I graduate, I plan on becoming a dragon trainer. Now, here I am. A first year Slytherin. It took a while for the hat to decide, though. I think that's called a hatstall. Anyway, I haven't even gotten settled yet and I'm getting bullied by some Gryffindor and Ravenclaw first-year pure-bloods! They HATE wizards and witches that AREN'T pure-bloods. Enough on that, I'm trying to focus on learning. I find all aspects of magic interesting and I want to further my knowledge on every area of magic that I'm able to. I want to use magic to help others. If I'm being honest with myself, I really wanna go down in history as one of the best witches out there!