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Ben Eckenrode
Status:
Muggle-born
Nationality:
Scottish
Residence:
Ardrishaig, Scotland
Function:
Second year, Ravenclaw
Wand:
31,7 cm cherry wood and phoenix feather
Being raised in a muggle family gives one a different view when they discover their wizarding potential. As a young child Ben was being groomed by his parents to become a optometrist just like his father. They wanted him to continue the family business when he got older, especially since he was an only child. Due to this expectation, young Ben spent most of his time studying to do well in school. Friends came pretty easily to him despite this and he enjoyed board games in groups of friends. Funny enough he played dungeons and dragons with a group of friends every other weekend and usually played a Wizard. Something about magic always fascinated him and he loved getting his father to take him to magic shows. If only they knew back then. When the letter arrived it seemed like a funny prank or hoax, but they soon realized it wasn't fake. 

Ben was not the most fit child but he never did get chubby like some who studied all day. His brown hair was messy and was always hanging over his eyes. After years of fighting his mother eventually gave up on ever taming her son's hair. It was not magical by any sense he just refused to care for it or cut it. He liked to dress in Scotland National Football gear whenever possible and found the requirement for robes to be super weird. His favorite color and style would not be expressed at Hogwarts it seemed.

The young Scottish wizard certainly takes on a lot of muggle personality due to growing up outside the wizarding world altogether. He swears more than most his age but tries to cover it up when it happens. In his eyes Scotland should be separate from the UK. You're Scottish until you achieve greatness, then you're British. That's what his dad always told him. He may come off as a bit rough at first but he is very friendly and loyal once he gets to know someone as a friend.