- Joined April 2014
- Member of Slytherin
- 1st Year
United States
| 68 Total Points | |||
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| Year 1: | 39 | Year 5: | |
| Year 2: | Year 6: | ||
| Year 3: | Year 7: | ||
| Year 4: | Misc: | 29 |
Backstory
Katherine is the only child of a pureblood family. She was born and raised in Gravesend, England on August 8, 2014.
Her parents, Ernest and Francine, run a successful potions business, Silverend Brews. Her father grows many ingredients in their family greenhouse, and her mother is the primary potions master. They specialize in household concoctions. Though the town is largely comprised of Muggles, they've managed to create a loyal customer base of local witches and wizards, as well as owl orders. Katherine grew up around the shop, helping tend to the various plants and aid her parents in their potions.
Though many children may relish in the idea of being around a shop of such magic and wonder, Katherine found it stifling. The meticulous brews and many, many breakable bottles felt like a cage she couldn't escape from. And as her parents decided to homeschool her rather than send her to a preparatory school. So much of her time was spent in the back room of the shop, finishing lessons and wishing to be just about anywhere else. She is always moving about, directing her attention to anything under the sun. The only time she seems to sit still is when a book rests in her hand.
She never took to her parents’ love of potions or herbology. Potions required too much precision and it seemed more math than magic. And she would much rather keep her hands clean of dirt and whatever else seemed to linger in that greenhouse. What she does love is research. Give her a topic and a library, and she'll seek to make herself an expert. She’s spent hours imagining where she could go and how to get there. She dreams of exploring Egyptian tombs and climbing mountains and whatever else might give her the chance to explore the world outside her small, English town.
One might think this would lead her to Ravenclaw, like both of her parents. On the contrary, she isn’t called to knowledge for its own sake. And she certainly doesn’t want to spend seven years learning magic just to end up in her parents’ potions shop. She intends to put herself on the map. She’s still just determining which one. And she's hoping being in Slytherin will help her get there.
