Solène d'Estienne | First Year | Slytherin

Solène Esmée d'Estienne (b. 13 October, 2014) | Under construction

Solène Esmée d'Estienne spent her earliest years in the French countryside on the outskirts of Eguisheim. The d’Estienne family, an old noble line in France, traced its roots back to the medieval era in Lorraine. Over the centuries, the family has mixed with muggles and spread to other regions of France. Despite this, Solène's branch of the family takes pride in maintaining their pureblood lineage.

Surrounded by the trappings of wealth and prestige, Solène's childhood was warped by her parents' absence. Her father, Benoit, who works for the 'Ministry of Magical Affairs of France, was often too busy to give his children the time of day. Her mother, Océane, worked as an Auror and was often away on work trips. This left Solène and her sister, Lunette, primarily raised by a variety of nannies and house elves. And on the very rare occasion, their uncle Orion Lécuyer. Her caregivers were always impressed, often showering Solène with praise and admiration as she excelled in her studies. Nothing was better than a rainy day sat in a window nook with her nose in a book. Despite efforts to ensure the siblings were impeccably behaved, Solène was often the target of her younger sister’s annoying pranks and loudmouth.

Solène, having excelled at everything at a young age, it was of no real surprise that her first instance of magic happened at 6. While on vacation at their summer home in England, the girls were kept inside on a particularly stormy day, which inevitably led Lunette to devise a plan to get under her skin. Solène sat peacefully studying when suddenly a balled-up piece of paper hit her squarely in the forehead. Looking up to see who else, but her little sister, giggling and lobbing another one her way. Moving out of the way and collecting her books, Solène started making her way out of the library, trying to head up to her room. This would only goad her sister into throwing more paper balls at her, and when Solène finally hit her breaking point, it was as if the world slowed. What would happen in a few seconds felt like minutes as Solène turned around to see a barrage of the remaining paper balls flying at her face. “ENOUGH! HOW DARE YOU?” As Solène yelled at her little sister, it was as if a small shockwave came forth from her body, forming a small, imperfect shield in front of her. It repelled the paper balls that were going to hit her while others narrowly whizzed past her. Just when it seemed the sisters might get into an actual fight, their nanny rushed in, putting a temporary end to it.

The London home was typically used as a vacation/second home for the family; however, Benoit, Solène’s father, decided that the girls attending Hogwarts, where their uncle currently taught, was a better option for the entire family. This would trigger a rare moment when he would be home for an extended period as they processed the move and set up the home. This decision also allowed Benoit to be closer when they weren’t on assignment.

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