Melanie is 11 years old with long, red hair that's always slightly messy. Her grey eyes shine with a silvery gleam in the sunlight. She has delicate freckles on her nose and cheeks. She usually wears loose, comfortable clothes.

Melanie is an inquisitive girl whose inquisitiveness sometimes gets her into trouble. She's also a bit shy and needs time to open up to new people. She often gets lost in her thoughts, which makes her a bit absent-minded.

Melanie lived with her parents in a small town where life was pretty normal - except for the magic part. Her father, Edward, is a wizard - he works at the Ministry of Magic, so magic was always a part of Melanie's life. Her mom, Sophie, is a Muggle and runs a bakery where Melanie often helped out, whipping up treats for the townspeople. She has an older brother, Oliver, who is two years her senior, inherited magical abilities and attends Hogwarts. In her hometown Melanie has only three friends, Harry, Emily, and Ethan, but they get along great. Her friends have no idea she's a half-blood, and aren't connected to magic in any way, but Melanie's totally fine with that. They hang out at the local café and have movie nights at each other's houses.

When Melanie was 5, her brother took her last favorite cookie. The girl started crying, and suddenly the kitchen table lifted into the air and then flew out the window with a bang. When her family recovered from the shock, her father hugged her tight and promised her a whole jar of cookies. For days afterwards, her parents walked around with huge grins on their faces. Now Melanie's curious about her own magic and really hopes she'll be a great witch.