Taking after her mom, Mila has dark brown eyes and black curly hair. Unlike her mother's hair, Mila's curls are just a little bit too short to reach her shoulders. From her dad, she inherited the almond shape of her eyes and her infectious smile. Despite her father's length, which leads to him towering above most people, the young girl is slightly shorter than average. Her light brown skin, a perfect mix of her mom's dark and her dad's light skin, tans easily in the summer.
Style: Mila enjoys wearing colourful outfits and most of her clothes have little flowers embroidered in them.
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─ Personality: Knowing she always had a safe place to return to, Mila grew up exploring everything around her, feeding into her curious nature. Her parents always encouraged her to try new things, which she was very grateful for. Family is incredibly important for Mila and she loves them very much. Raised by understanding and loving parents, Mila is a sweet and kind girl.
Her older brothers would describe her as a ray of sunshine that dances through the room, ready to light up your day. The little ray of sunshine also has a lot of energy and trouble sitting still. Mila prefers to be outside, running around or examining nature. It's hard for her to understand why others enjoy sitting still and reading a book. The only reason she would read a book is if she has to for school or if it has pictures, preferably of plants and animals. Growing up with two significantly older brothers, Mila always wanted to prove herself. The young girl doesn't shy away from a challenge and is extremely competitive, probably a bit too much. She can also be a bit dramatic and impatient, but overall she is a lovely girl. ─
History:
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On the 11th of November 2012, Colby and Dario met their baby sister for the first time. The boys, 7 and 9 at the time, hadn't expected to get another sibling at all and neither had their parents. Despite coming as a bit of a surprise, Mila was incredibly loved by her parents Davina and Charlie Woodland. The rest of the family, from her grandparents in Colombia to her cousin Emery Featherstone, were all very glad to have the new addition to their family. Most of the family on her mother's side lived in Colombia since that's where Davina grew up. Many years ago, Mila's mother had left Colombia to start her studies in England. At the end of her master's degree, Davina fell in love with a charming young man with the most infectious smile. Her knowledge about the English man named Charlie was minuscule but enough to spark her interest. Over time they started dating and the relationship got serious enough for Charlie to share a big secret he had been keeping. At first, Davina, who believed in science and facts, refused to believe that her boyfriend was a wizard. In the end, she managed to wrap her head around this news and accepted the truth. Despite the differences in their worlds, the two got married and started a family together. Most of Charlie's family welcomed Davina with open arms, only his grandparents had a bit of trouble accepting he was marrying a muggle woman. With the help of his sister and her family (Featherstone), Charlie manage to convince his grandparents to be more open-minded and give Davina a chance. From that point on, the whole family was a great support to the newlyweds who soon would welcome their first child.
Growing up, Mila was mostly exposed to the muggle world. Going to a muggle school led to her having mostly muggle friends and interests. Through her mother, she had even more connections to the muggle world, which is how Mila met one of her closest friends. Davina had been working together with Andi's mother over the past years, leading to the two children growing up together and becoming super close. There is a slight age gap between the two girls, but it was smaller than that with Mila's brothers. As her brothers grew up, they went to Hogwarts and their house would slowly become filled with magical items. Their father had limited his use of magic to allow his wife access to electronics for her job at the university, As time passed and their oldest son became an adult, Davina would move her work outside of the house so magic could be used more often. While her brothers were at Hogwarts, Mila loved joining her mother on her trips to nature reservoirs for her work. During those long weekends, she would learn all about the nature in the area where they were staying.
First Instance of Magic:
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Everyone in her family had been looking forward to the first signs that Mila was magical, except for her mom. Davina found the idea of a child not knowing how to control their magical powers terrifying. One of her brothers had managed to create a small fire when he was younger and furious that he wasn't allowed to have a slice of cake, so the fear made sense. However, much unlike her oldest brother's FIOM, Mila's actually protected herself. Being a curious little 5-year-old, Mila had taken it upon herself to follow the little bug that flew by her as she was playing in the garden. The small creature zoomed passed her and landed on the big tree in the middle of their yard. Mila's tiny legs carried her to the tree as fast as they could. Standing on the tips of her toes, she tried to get a better look at the bug but it was too far up. Determined to get a better look at the animal, the little girl started to climb the tree. Her focus had been aimed at the bug, so she could make sure it wouldn't fly away, and was lacking where it needed to be; her climbing. As she reached for the next branch, the animal flew away again and her attention was completely gone. Her heart started beating faster as fear filled her body. She could feel her feet start to slip away and could only think of how much it would hurt to fall from that high. Before she realized what had happened, her fall had turned into floating and she landed safely on the ground. Dario, who had been reading outside, had heard his sister scream in fear and hurried towards her, only to see the little girl grin widely. She just did magic for the first time!
