Latoya Driskell • first year • Tenūsa

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┊ 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Latoya Driskell
┊ 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥: Tenūsa
┊ 𝐀𝐠𝐞: 11
┊ 𝐃𝐎𝐁: April 22, 2015
┊ 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬: Half-breed
┊ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬: Part Veela
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𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜

Latoya had her first instance of magic during summer after she'd turned seven. She was snorkeling near a reef and saw that a sea turtle had gotten stuck under a net. Latoya absolutely loved animals, and so when she saw this, her little heart shattered into a million tiny little pieces. Latoya needed to free the turtle so she gently wished the trapped turtle to free itself. Latoya watched as the net unraveled itself and freed the sea turtle as if invisible hands moved it. Latoya was surprised and delighted. She was mainly happy that the sea turtle was free. She didn't know she just used magic to free the turtle.

𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

On April 22, 2015, Latoya Driskell was born in Suva, Fiji. In Suva, the ocean meets lush topical forests, and Latoya has lived there her entire life. Latoya grew up in a small coastal village with her mother, father, older brother, and twin brother. Her mother, Mereoni Driskell, works as a high school art teacher. Her father, Semi Driskell, works as a marine conservation officer. Her older brother, Jone Driskell is three years older than Latoya and attends the school where her mother works. Her twin brother, Mika Driskell, acts as a bridge between Latoya and Jone. Latoya is the only daughter in her family but she doesn't mind that. By growing up in the village, Latoya grew a deep love for nature. She often explored the mangroves, coral reefs, and jungle trails with her friends and brothers. From a young age Latoya displayed a unique connection to animals. She'd often calm frightened birds or guided lost fish back to the streams. She also spent countless hours painting and crafting art inspired by her surroundings.

Latoya's magical potential became evident when she was seven even though no one in her family is a witch. Latoya comes from a long line of muggle's, or at least that's what she thinks. But, there's a family legend saying that once every 30 or so years a Driskell gains two secret gifts. During a visit to her grandmother's garden, she unconsciously caused flowers to bloom out of season which attracted the attention of a visiting dukun, this happened after her first instance of accidental magic. Her parents, however, caught on and had a feeling Latoya was a witch. Her twin brother thought it was unfair of how Latoya had all the magic and he didn't.

Latoya's curiosity and her brother's feelings of unfairness was nurtured by her parents until a representative from Tenūsa arrived to formally invite Latoya to the Isle of Divination and also explained that Latoya was a witch. The explanation seemed to make her brother's think that Latoya was cool and made them even more protective of her, especially Jone.