Grace Winter

[Grace Winter]

Grace Winter

 Full Name:
Grace Rachael Winter
Grace was chosen by my mother, it was her favourite name. 
Rachael was chosen by my dad. His grandmother was called that and he was very close to her. She died not long before Grace was born, so he gave her that middle name after her. 
Winter is a name that traces back generations in the family. There has been a long line of male Winter in the family carrying on the name. 

Nickname:
Grace is also known by Gracey the nickname given to her by her younger brother who is only 1.
Grace is also sometimes called by her middle name Rachael or shorten to Rach.
If her dad is cross, he'll often just use her last name. And most of the people on the Winter side of the family call her by her last name. 

Date of Birth:
4th June 2013. 
Born exactly at 3.47am, at The Western Imfirmery in Glasgow. She was a month early. Her birth was a month early because her parents were fighting and this caused Grace's mother to go into labour. Fighting causes Grace to often go into stages of panic. 

Current Age:
11 

Basic Appearance:
Grace has a slim petite figure. She is small in height and is light in weight. There is no particular reason for this just that Grace hasn't developed yet. She has pearl White teeth and emerald green eyes. This is accompanyed by her dark brown hair that is left mostly curly, and messy but Grace does sometimes straighten it. Grace has chocolate coloured skin, which is very soft, due to the fact that her gran was a beautician and has taught her a lot.
Grace dresses in very relaxed clothing. She likes big trainers, jeans and t-shirts with catchy or funny phrases or pictures on them. She likes to finish off her look with a big jumper or a scarf. 
Her favourite colours to wear are purples, lime greens, whites and blacks. But she can be found in almost any colour. Almost all colours suit Grace it is just find the right clothes to fit her figureless frame. 
Although she choses relaxed, and causal outfits. Grace will wear smart and fancy clothes if she is needed to. She can be quite imaginative with fancy clothes. But does not like long dresses where the tips touch the ground. She likes short dresses that are not overly short but do not go below the knees. If a member of her family buys her a dress which is outside what she likes, she'll wear it anyway.
Grace has green eyes, (as I've said before) these stand out as it would be believed that she would have brown eyes as both her parents do, but Grace has the same emerald Green eyes as her grandmother on her mothers side. Grace has a very big smile and at times wide eyes which give off the impression that she is enjoying everything around her, and everything to her is amazing. 

Personality:
Grace is an incredibly smart girl with a thirst for knowledge. She wants to know everything. But understands that is not quite possible. She loves to find out about ancient muggle and wizarding communities. And how cities had developed over the years. In short she loves history a lot. 
Grace is a very compassionate person and is not often caught without a smile. She takes life in her stride with a relaxed and positive attitude towards everything. She is a very optimistic person. She cares a lot for others and will help them if they need her help. She'll do anything for her friends. Espically if it means that conflict is avoided. Grace does not cope well with conflict of any kind. She can often in situations of arguing get very scared and panicking. She has on more than one occasion, passed out because people were arguing. During these times it is the only time that people will see Grace stressed.
Grace has a very strict sleeping time, she sleeps upto 10 hours a night. This is due to inset routine at home, if she doesn't sleep this amount she finds it hard to stay awake all day and won't drink coffee as it keeps her very awake and jumpy. If for a prolonged amount of time Grace does not sleep her ten hours, she gets less and less happy and borderline on *****y. This is something that Grace hates so she sticks the routine.
Grace eats very healthly. She doesn't like sweets or fizzy drinks. She enjoys fruit and vegetable and it keeps her full energy all day. She needs this as at home Grace can be very energetic when she isn't nose deep in a book. She likes to go swimming and if she is Reading a very good book, finds it better to sit in a tree so she climbs the highest she can find. 
Grace is scared of a lot of things. Small things like spiders and thunder storms. But she is also very scared of conflict. As it had been made clear. It is the only thing that causes Grace to really be scared. Grace is not scared of heights, which is why she often climbs trees. She doesn't however feel comfortable on a broom.
Grace is overall a very kind and happy soon to be 11 year old. Who loves to read and go swimming. She is very polite to others and is only ever herself. She would hate herself if she turned into anything fake.


Family:
Father
James Winter. He is a 35 year old man. With very short black hair, chocolate coloured skin and hazel brown eyes. He is very like Grace and the two are very close. He is a wizard and attended Hogwarts Scotland, he was a very proud Gryffindor. This is the house that Grace wants to be in if she doesn't get Ravenclaw. James after leaving school took up a job in a muggle company that paid extremely well. This was because his first girlfriend got pregnant. James knew that he would need money to pay for the upbringing of the child. So he took the job, the pregnancy miscarried. And the girlfriend dissappeared on a road to self discovery. It was not longer after that, that he met someone else. James married her and it wasn't long until Grace was born. James took his job from home, so he could spend more time with his baby girl. James is very good with children and this stems from being the oldest of 4 brothers.  When Grace turned 9, her mother fell pregnant again. About one month before the baby was due her mother fell sick and was brought into the hosiptal. Here James had to decide who to save first. He chose the baby, knowing that Saving the baby would be what his wife would want. The wife died not long after the baby was saved. James donated his wives organs to be donors, this was because he wanted someone else to be able to live as much as they had. James feels that Grace might resent him a little for his desicion but she even at 9 and a half, she understood that it had been a hard decision, that was wisely made. 
They moved to New Zealand, when James' company relocated him to that country. They now live in a suburb in Wellington. James was quite happy with the move. It was an opportunity for the whole family to start a fresh and he knew that there was an excellent wizarding school. James still works from home, but spends more time with the new born, than with Grace. She understands this, but it makes her feel left out in her family. James is very proud of his daughter. He knows she'll be excellent at Hogwarts New Zealand. 

Mother
Ariahana "Bailie" Winter. Died at age 33, which is very young. She had long brown hair, and brown hair. She had very fair skin and lots of freckles on her nose and her checks. She had a smile just like Grace. She is a witch and also attended Hogwarts Scotland. She was a Ravenclaw bur was very rebelous in her ways. She still did very well in all her exams. She was in the same year as James but they didn't meet properly until after school. Ariahana was a charms tutor who went round to young wizard and witches houses who were home taught. She was very good at charms. Grace hopes she will also be good at this when she begins to learn it.  Ariahana when she met James, fell in love instantly. She knew he was the one. And was right. The happiest days of her life were the day she met James, the day they got married and the day Grace was born. When Grace was born they had been going through a ruff patch in their marriage. Having Grace completely changed things. They became closer and more open towards each other. Having Grace made the pair closer and work more efficiently together. Grace changed how she worked as well. She got the students to come to her house so she could be with her family at all times.  While Grace had both her parents around her, she was still quite independant. She would sit and watch her mum work. Ariahana taught Grace as she grew older that it was important to be comfortable in her own skin and this is why Grace is confident and happy in her relaxed style. Ariahana died during the birth of her second child. The only thing she regerts is that she won't ever meet him. Or see either grow up. But what happens happens.

Brother
Carmichael Winter. He is two year old. He will 3 on the 22nd of September. He has short brown hair and dark brown eyes he has a very sweet and childish laugh. He's got lightly coloured skin, he looks a lot more like his mum than his dad. But he has the exact same nose as his dad.  Grace loves her little brother and often they play together. Even thoug Grace is too older for his toys. She is going to miss him a lot when she goes to Hogwarts.

Pets:
She has a pet tabby cat, called Tabby. She got it when they arrived in New Zealand. It was a kitten but is now a two year old cat. It's very energetic and very playful. He doesn't scratch or bite. He's a very good cat. He stays in Grace's room at night. Grace is under the impression that the cat will stay at the house while she is away but her dad is going to give her the cat to keep with at her while at school. 

Area of Residence:
The suburbs of Wellington. It is a three bedroom house, with two floors  on the top floor are the three bedroom rooms and a bathroom. Downstairs there is a large kitchen with ajoining dining area and there is also a large living area where the family spend a lot of time together. There is a tv, but not many people in her house watch it. The house is kept as tidy as possible. Grace helps out a lot around the house, and her room is generally spotless. 

Blood Status:
Mixed blood 

Heritage:
Scottish, before coming to New Zealand she lived in Glasgow in Scotland her family has for generations. 

Special Abilities:
None as of yet. 

Interests or Hobbies:
Reading, swimming and climbing trees. 

Additional Skills:
She's a fair writer. 

Strengths:
Independant, casualness, relaxed, happiness.
Her hard working nature and ablitly to remember almost all that she has read.    

Weaknesses:
Naivty at time, intorence to conflict.
She trusts a little too easily 

Describe your character in three words:
Fun; Although a self confessed book worm, Grace loves to have fun. She is always wanting to have fun. She likes to do new things which make her fun
Kind; she cares for everybody she meets. She wouldn't harm to come to anyone that she loves or knows. Grace will always help a friend in need, no matter what is wrong. She will ty to help.
Smart; she doesn't show off about it but has a lot more brains than she will say. She knows a lot of things that most others would not even bother to second glance at. Like she knows all the states of America and there population.  

Favourite place to be:
She isn't sure because she really loved in Glasgow but she is really enjoying living in New Zealand. So as of yet she is very unsure.  

Friends:
She left most behind and hasn't really made new ones. Her brother is her friend 

Hogwarts House:
She would like to either be a Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. More a Ravenclaw as she wants to be seen as smart. More than brave. But she'll be happy with either. 

Hogwarts Hopes and Ambitions:
To Be the best witch she can.  

Best school subjects:
She hopes it will either be History of Magic, or charms 

Worst school subjects:
She hopes that none will be. 

Extracurricular Activities:
None yet 

Graduation:
Not yet 

Current Job:
School student at HNZ 

Plans for your future:
To have her own family. A big family, where there is slot of care and time spent with the children. 

Your Patronus:
Penguin as it was her mothers favourite animal. And it is also Graces 

Your Patronus memory:
The day my family went to Edinburgh zoo. It was a very warm summers day, and we took a picnic and went round all the animals and I got to help with the penguin parade just after a lunch eaten in front of the large monkey cage. It was the best that Grace could remeber. They were out together having fun and doing something new, she'd never been to a zoo before that.

Your Boggart:
People yelling or shouting or any form of conflict  

Your Animagus:
A cat, so she could spend time with her cat on a personal level. 

Mirror of Erised:
She would see her entire family. With her mother and they would all be completely happy. 

A page from your diary:
Dear mum,
I got my letter! I got it! I was so excited I almost dropped the thing in my cereal. Daddy had to take it out my hands. We read it together. It's amazing. I'm a witch. An actual witch. I can't wait I'll be brilliant at Charms, just like you were mummy. Carmichael was also excited for me. But I don't think he quite understood what dad and I meant but it was good. We are all going to get my supplies in the morning. I really hope I get into Ravenclaw like you mum. It would be amazing. I know I'm smart enough. I wish you were here mum. I know I say that often but I really do. I can't wait to get started at school, I know thats a really odd thing to want, but I really want to just go know. There will be so much to learn which I wouldn't if I was going ti a muggle school. I wonder what the people in my year will be like. Hopefully there won't be too many evil or nasty people. They would not make things fun. I wonder if I'll meet anyone that I already know. It's unlikely but anyone could be magic. I wonder if in New Zealand there are any of them wondering around. Witches my age. There so many people in New Zealand it would be impossible to just meet another 11 year old who was going to Hogwarts. Dad did say that there is a street full of wizards. We've never been because it is far away from the house. It willl be so amazing. Anyway, I got to go.
I love you lots.
So does Carmichael and daddy.
Love you.

Bye,
Grace.