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Riley Jin
Status:
Half-blood
Nationality:
English
Residence:
Beckermet, England
Function:
Second year, Hufflepuff
Wand:
21,6 cm chestnut wood and phoenix feather
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Riley was born and raised in the rather small town of Beckermet. Her family had strong roots, as her mother's family had lived in the village for many generations working on the local farm. Her mother was a half-blood while her father was a pure-blood who had been sent to Hogwarts rather than the school in China. They had met while attending Hogwarts, and after getting married, her father had decided to move in with her mother and help maintain the farm.

Because they were in a fairly rural area, Riley had plenty of chances to see magic at use with her parents using it inside and outside of the house and her oldest brother using magic once he turned 17. He was eight years older than her, and her other brother was five years older than her. Riley got along fairly well with them, though as they grew up the age difference really set them apart, especially after her second brother left for Hogwarts. Still, whenever they were home, she often bugged them enough to take her out flying with them, which they would do under the cover of the night by sneaking out of the house.

Riley didn't make many friends outside of her family. She was home schooled by her parents and only played with a few kids who weren't too far from the farm. She liked to play with them, but didn't get to know them too well. When she left for Hogwarts, she was most excited about making real friends with other kids (and of course actually being able to use the magic that she saw her parents use all the time).

Riley has olive, tanned skin with a couple of sun freckles on her cheeks from all of her time working in the sun. She has short black hair that usually sits in a ruffled mess on top of her head, and she stands at 4'6". She is quite fit and lean.

Riley is quite a cheerful and loud person, capable of being quite blunt at times. She often ignores what is deemed socially acceptable for what she believes makes mores sense. She's curious, perhaps a bit too much, and she's not afraid of trouble. You might say she's trying to make up for something, and you'd probably be right. Being younger than her brother's, she has an odd sense of pride, and she desires nothing more than proving herself to be just as good, if not better, than them. In fact, that need to be the best applies to everyone, not just her brothers. She's at Hogwarts to make friends, kick butt, and maybe get into trouble.

She might seem a little cold when you first meet her, but truly she would love to make friends with anyone who approaches her. Having never had friends, other than her brothers, she isn't quite sure how to act around people that she doesn't know. She's more inclined to playfully tease and insult friends than be kind and supportive. Still, she's incredibly loyal, willing to go to any lengths for her friends.