Stephanie Kensington | Slytherin

Background
Born on 27th September 2013, Stephanie Beth Kensington was at first an only child. This would not last long however, as a year and ahalf later, she had a sister, and then another year and a half passed before she had a brother. Growing up her parents couldn't drive, so their summer holidays saw them going abroad. This led to a love of exploring and experiencing different sites and cultures. Her mother worked in the primary school that she and her siblings went to. They spent holidays in the campervans, or flying to a sunny country for some warm weather. She loved either, and especially the kids clubs they had.

Throughout her childhood her only experience of magic was through the films and tv shows that included them. But they were not very accurate as she would later find. Disney along with Dreamworks and Pixar formed her perception of magic, along with some books like the Rainbow Magic books and some others. She always found it exciting, and it led to many a games between the three siblings where they pretended to have powers. Other games included floor is lava and hide and seek. One of the lengthy games was on their trampoline, they brought blankets and pillows and pretended the stands were lifts to different levels! There was a trampoline room, a water room, a pet room and whatever else they conjured up in their minds! That particular game had an imaginary cube on a belt which held all their clothes and inventory. They were rather creative at times.

First Instance
Three months before her 11th birthday, the family was at a zoo, and were eating a picnic. They had been to this zoo a couple times growing up. Stephanie asked her brother to pass her the mini sausage rolls (they were one of her favourites) and he ignores her (he was rather distracted by the birds). His favourite bird seemed to be a blue macaw, a rather noisy one.

She gets a bit frustrated after being ignored a second time so says it a bit louder and the sausage rolls are then in front of her. They had moved to her...but had not exactly been passed to her Her brother still looking at the bird, and her sister eating quietly. Her parents were confused and skeptical at first (as some parents often are) and blamed it on the wind despite it being rather still in the air that day.

When she got her letter, however, they seemed a bit more convinced and spent some time talking about it. It was a big decision after all, sending one child to a boarding school to learn magic, the whole idea seemed far fetched. But eventually they decided to go for it, and if it was a scam, then not really any harm done. They very quickly discovered it was not a scam however, when they entered Diagon Alley.

Being the oldest sibling, she takes a responsibility for anyone younger than her. She thinks this may take a stronger form when she's in higher years. She loves learning and finds great joy in solving things. Her mother does jigsaws and puzzles with her at home, so she brought some with her. She is playful and fun, yet sensible when she needs to be (setting an example for her sister and brother), with a side of her that enjoys watching the neighbourhood drama from her window. Growing up on a counsil estate, there was a lot of that sometimes, and her family enjoyed knowing the gossip.

She loves reading and understanding new words, but sometimes wants to experience her own story over reading the words of another. She loves her siblings, and they have many memories growing up and days out with them and her parents. She enjoys anything crafty that lets her mind get creative and seeing the final product is always satisfying to her. So any chance she gets to make something arty, she will take it. It's because of this that she thinks she will enjoy potions the most (from what she has read about the subjects she has).

FATHER:
Her fathers name is Henry John Kensington, born 21st February 1986, blonde hair, brown eyes
MOTHER:
Her mothers name is Jane Bethany Kensington, born 31st June 1988, brown hair, blue eyes
SISTER:
Her sisters name is Avery Jane Kensington, born 14th April 2015, blonde hair, brown eyes
BROTHER:
Her brothers name is William Henry Kensington, born 18th October 2016, brown hair, blue eyes
COUSINS:
She has 14 cousins, 6 older, 8 younger
AUNTS:
She has 5 aunts
UNCLES:
She has 5 uncles
GRANDPARENTS:
She has 4 grandparents.
Her maternal Grandma is called Granny, her maternal Grandfather is called Papa.
Her paternal Grandma is called Grandma, her paternal Grandfather is called Grandpa
PETS:
The family has had a rabbit and a guinea pig in the past, but currently have a black cat called Salem, named by their mother after watching Sabrina.

| Dork Diaries | Mr Gum | Hetty Feather | Tracy Beaker | Faraway Tree | Butterfly Lion | A Series Of Unfortunate Events | The Chronicles Of Narnia | Rainbow Magic | Hunger Games | Divergent | Maze Runner |

She is an advanced reader, and her mother has read any of the higher up books and approved of them in advance (the last three listed)

| Jigsaws | Board games | Imaginary games | Cross Stitch | Diamond Paintings | Painting | Colouring | Forts | Wii | Minecraft|

TV Shows: Hetty Feather, Tracy Beaker, Find Me In Paris, iCarly, Big Time Rush, Henry Danger, Victorious, Scream Street, Hannah Montana, Liv And Maddie

Films: Witch Mountain, Princess Diaries, Parent Trap, 13 Going On 30, Jumanji, High School Musical, Holes, Hugo, any Disney film, Scooby-Doo

Some of the shows are older years from before she was born, but her older cousins watched them growing up, so she is giving them a go, and rather enjoys them.

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