Chris Penwick is a pureblood with brown hair and a bright skin tone to him.

Penwick is eager about a lot of things, especially Hogwarts, but he isn't eager about the worry of what house he will be in, he doesn't have a specific house he wants to be in, but he doesn't want it to be a bad decision. He is often fond of wizards and spells, and is very interested in defending against the Dark Arts, as he heard it was a great class, and he hoped they were right because he was absolutely excited about it.

Before Hogwarts, Penwick was in Palterton, England with his wizard family, his brother Johnathan and his mother Maribeth, he never really knew his father, but he decided not to question it since at least in Chris's eyes, his life was going pretty well, but of course he was still curious about it, so he asked his brother from time to time, he was never answered with an actual answer, he usually left off with shrugs, which he knew was fake. Of course, he was still fine with this, but it always crept his mind.

When Chris was about 6, and his brother, he'd say about 9, they were at their Neighbours house, though they were so boring, he enjoyed when they let him watch TV, he would thank them because good manners was always the best policy in his mother's eyes, but he never got to learning their names. Anyway, he was helping his mom cook dinner for their Neighbours as thanks for inviting them there, and suddenly, poof the frying pan they were using was gone. Chris's mother noticed how focused he was and so was the Neighbours, so they just winked it off and left Chris confused until at home his mom explained to him, he had just done magic.