Physical Description: Elisa is a short, skinny 11-year old with brown, cheerful eyes, a sweet smile, and long, dark hair that reaches down the length of her back. Her voice is soft and gentle, though a little chipmunk-like in pitch.

Mental Description: Elisa is very polite, always kind, and smiles and giggles easily. She can be very friendly, bubbly, and warm, but sometimes her shyness takes over and she becomes more withdrawn and quiet. When happy, Elisa seems to shine like the sun, her cheerful disposition radiating a contagious joy and love for life that spreads to all around her.

Elisa didn't have many friends growing up and her heart yearns for deep, meaningful connections. However, painfully sensitive and insecure, she fears rejection and only opens up very slowly, and only to the gentlest of hearts, once she feels absolutely safe to be herself.

Elisa adores nature. She feels most at peace deep in forests, under the green canopy of tall, majestic trees. Feeling she could easily spend entire days among trees, the young girl easily tunes in to their calming, soothing aura. They seem to nourish and heal her. The Hufflepuff also loves all animals, magical and non-magical alike, and feels an especially strong, heart connection with cats.

Biography:

Elisa Flores grew up in a quaint port town, the daughter of Muggle parents who prized above all image and success. Rosa and Fernando Flores brought up their child to be their doll, their perfect little daughter: pretty, obedient, bright, disciplined, and high-achieving. The fruits of countless hours of study and practice, Elisa grew up always top of her class and the first place winner of numerous piano competitions.

Elisa was her parents' trophy child. They had all details of her life carefully controlled and planned, from the cute ribbons in her braided hair and the clothes she wore to her friends, extracurricular activities, and her future schools and career. Elisa grew up like a trapped bird, her individuality and her own personal dreams and desires stifled and sacrificed to uphold her parents’ image of perfection.

It was a catastrophic shock when her parents discovered that she was, in fact, a witch. Rosa and Fernando were inconsolable. They were losing the image of their precious, perfect daughter and all their careful plans for Elisa’s future were flying out the window. Tears, screams, and denial ensued, but her parents’ reaction did nothing to diminish Elisa's own elation. The young witch was overjoyed to be leaving for Hogwarts. The fact that magic existed was an incredible dream come true. Deep down, she felt she always must have known. But magic aside, her acceptance to Hogwarts meant that for the first time, Elisa would know freedom. Freedom to be herself, to discover life on her own terms, and to even pursue her own hopes and dreams.

First Instance of Magic:
Evelyn's first instance of accidental underaged magic happened when she was seven years old. One day, Elisa’s family cat gave birth to a litter of kittens. One of them was a pure white kitten with bright, blue eyes with whom Elisa instantly fell in love. She named it Cottonball and told her parents she wanted to keep the kitten. Her parents categorically refused. However, whenever they tried to take the kitten from Elisa's arms, it would inexplicably slip from their grasp. Nobody seemed able to pick up the adorable white fur ball except Elisa! It wasn't until her parents agreed to let her keep the kitten that the strange phenomenon ended.