Early Life

My "family", if you could call them that, consists of four people: myself, my brother, my mother, and my father. I am estranged from them at this point in my life, however I suppose I can tell you a bit about my early life. When I was young, I was distant from my father and alternatingly distant and close with my mother. My mother frequently had episodes of depression, hence the distance, but when she was not depressed everything was okay and things felt "normal". My father didn't give much of a shite about me or my brother unless we were fighting or misbehaving, and during those times he would yell at us and sometimes hit us. My mother took more of an active role in our upbringing. She did most of the work; she made our meals, bought our clothes, and took us to the doctor and dentist when the need arose.

My father was a strict Catholic-- his great-grandfather came to England from Ireland a hundred years ago-- and as such, we were all observant, faithful Catholics. We went to mass every Sunday and I made my first communion when I was seven years old. I was on my way to making my confirmation when I found out about Hogwarts and the fact that I was a witch, so that never happened. I am sure my father and mother are still faithful Catholics to this day.

Early Education

I attended a Catholic muggle primary school up until I was eleven years old. I hated it with my entire being because I always felt that I did not belong there.

Magical Life

I am a halfblood, but for all I knew I came from a totally muggle family upon arriving at Hogwarts. I only found out about my mother being a witch when I was sixteen, and when I did find out it was hard for me to accept, especially since she did not use her magic at all while I was growing up. It was also difficult because knowing what she is, I could not understand why she didn't stand up for me when my Hogwarts letter came.

Anyway. When I reached the age of eleven, I received my Hogwarts letter, yet no representative, probably because my mother is a witch. Still, without help from my mother or a representative, my father was able to figure out what Hogwarts was all about. He did not like the idea of me being a witch at all; as such, he gave me an ultimatum: Go to Hogwarts and be disowned, or ignore the letter and continue on to the Catholic secondary school in my neighborhood. Obviously I chose to go to Hogwarts, which pissed off my father and led to my difficult situation of having to fend for myself all throughout my school years. My father did not connect my "oddities" with the Hogwarts letter-- most of my signs of magic happened away from him, or he just ignored them, as muggles often do.

Siblings

I have one younger brother, Jeremiah, who I assume is still living. When we were young, my father clearly favored my brother. Right now, though I have no relationship with my brother and I prefer for things to stay that way.

Extended Family

My mother is an only child so I don't have much extended family on her side. I didn't even meet my maternal grandparents until I was eighteen years old. My father, on the other hand, has two sisters and a brother, all older. I have eight muggle cousins in total, but I never see them anymore and they were all a few years older than I was so I was not close to them when I was young. My brother and I did, however, spend quite a bit of time with my paternal grandfather during our summer holidays, and Christmas was always spent with him and the rest of the family. My paternal grandmother died when I was three, but my paternal grandfather is still alive and I currently have no relationship with him or any members of my father's family.

Adult Life

No, I am not married, mainly because it is not a priority for me at this point in time. For Merlin's sake, I'm only nineteen and much too young to be thinking of marriage.

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