Heather again with character #2, Ravenclaw 6th year Larissa Samuels!
Some of you will have encountered her before, either at Absolut, Feinted/Feigning or through her brother Jason's references to her at May 02. For those of you whose chars haven't met her before, she can be summed up thusly:
* One of four kids - pureblood English dad, half-blood South African mother. She got her dad's looks and mother's accent. Her father died in her second year, and ever since she's spent nearly all of the holidays at her maternal grandmother's estate outside Pretoria.
* English is only nominally her first language. She's equally fluent in Afrikaans (her mother's native tongue), which is what she speaks at home. She also speaks a couple of minor African languages - namely Xhosa and Zulu - and is aiming to learn more. Put a typical Ravenclaw in a country with 11 official languages and it's like putting a pig in mud.
* Her cat, Magnus, is a notoriously grumpy bugger and will barely let anyone in Ravenclaw go near him. Problematic, as he likes to sit on the common room rug in front of the fire.
* She's taking Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Charms, Herbology, History of Magic, Potions and Transfiguration. She wants to become a Healer and eventually work in sports healing. She's also in the Charms and Chess clubs, and in her free time is obsessed with Muggle sports, particularly rugby. She's mad for the Springboks.
* Hamish Fraser is her best friend - she's the one who pointed out that he and Warrington looked like twins and was very smug to be proved right! She's never had issues telling them apart. Contrary to what some believe, they're not secretly a "thing", even if she is his biggest cheerleader when it comes to Quidditch.