Description:
While naturally a rather pretty girl, Xinyue has never been particularly aware of it. Raised by three single men from the age of four, she mostly wears clothes a boy her age could also wear. After outgrowing the ones her mother bought her prior to her passing, she even occasionally wore her stepbrothers’ old clothes. The younger of the brothers had tried to learn how to deal with Xinyue's hair but failed spectacularly, causing her it to remain in a perpetual “slightly messy” state. She doesn’t have issues being rowdy around boys but tends to be on the quiet side, when surrounded by girls since she doesn’t quite know how to fit in with them. However when threatened, Xinyue is not scared to stand her ground. She was taught how to defend herself from a very early age. She can be fiercely stubborn and difficult to intimidate. He biggest enemy are her own magical migraines and inability to understand how to be a normal girl. Xinyue always places logic above idealism and generally prefers to be practical since that’s how she was raised.

History:
Xinyue’s mother Li Xiuying, was born into a Chinese muggle family that relocated to London because of her father’s job. During her studies, she fell in love with a pure-blood classmate Zhang Yuchen, bonding over their shared heritage and love for magic. Their relationship endured long after graduation but when Xiuying got pregnant, Yuchen abandoned her without a moment of hesitation, taking all his financial support with him.

Xiuyin struggled to make ends meet, which only got worse once Xinyue was born and one rainy night they suddenly found themselves on the street. Fortunately, Xiuyin was saved by Richard Hayes, a career soldier who gave them a home. Thus, Xinyue gained a stepfather and two older stepbrothers (all muggles). Due to Richard being extremely uncomfortable around magic, Xiuying never used it around him or his sons and Xinyue practically grew up as an ordinary muggle child.

Tragically, when she was only four years old, her mother was killed in a hit-and-run accident (died immediately on the spot). Xiuying never spoke about Xinyue’s biological father and didn’t even put him on her baby’s birth certificate so once left behind, Richard became Xinyue’s legal guardian, while James and Nathan did their best to help raise her. (More detailed version of this will be in my Ency)

First instance of magic
When Xinyue was three years old Xiuying, who had spent years suppressing her magic for the sake of Richard and his sons, secretly experimented with some spells at night. Her daughter was awoken by the noises and went to look for her mother. Unfortunately, she had managed to startle the woman enough for one of her spells to backfire and hit her daughter in the head. The little Xinyue lost consciousness but didn’t seem to have any issues after waking up. Unbeknownst to anyone, a hidden condition started brewing as a result of the backfired spell. At nine years old, Xinyue, who had already occasionally suffered from minor headaches that appeared after her mother's death (likely accelerated by her mental state at the time), began suffering from intense migraines accompanied by vivid auras. Since the condition was caused by magic without anyone knowing, the muggle doctors misdiagnosed her with regular migraines. It was the first intense migraine eventually led towards her first accidental experience with magic. When the crushing pain overwhelmed her, every light around her suddenly went out, without anyone ever touching a switch. The boys were beyond confused but their father guessed what might be happening. This was later confirmed, when Xinyue got her letter from Hogwarts.