Professor Tora Yukino

==Academic and Professional Career==
Tora displayed her magical abilities early in life in the form of snow and ice powers. She received her letter from Hogwarts at eleven-years-old like every other magical child and was sorted into Hufflepuff. She became a Prefect, and was offered the position of Head Girl, but declined due to how afraid of conflict she was. It was around this time that she learned to cast the Patronus charm, which took the form of a tiger. (She needed something to distract herself now that she wouldn't be burdened with the added duties of Head Girl.)
Tora graduated from Hogwarts and came back five years later as the Cryomancy professor.
==Personal Life==
Born Victoria Rose Woods in England, Tora lead a completely normal life, with the exception of her stark-white hair. (Her parents thought she may end up being a Metamorphmagus, but her hair never strayed from white and her features never changed.) Her power manifested itself during a typical two-year-old tantrum on her birthday when she filled her room with snow and shattered her windows with ice.
In her seventh year, Tora met a fellow Japanese wizard, Fuyu Yukino, who was traveling abroad, having just graduated Mahotokoro himself. There was an instant spark and they married as soon as Tora graduated. (She always thought it was destiny that brought them together, what with a name like Winter Snow and all.) Because of her Patronus, she was his snow tiger and he gave her the nickname Tora, meaning tiger in Japanese; and because it was also short for Victoria, she began to introduce herself with that name, especially around her Japanese in-laws. 
Tora became pregnant quickly, but before Fuyu could ever see his daughter born, he was murdered by Death Eaters. She feared for her life, as the culprits were never caught and it was never made clear why Fuyu was murdered: if it was an accident, or if he was targeted, so Tora became an Animagus in hopes that would help her hide. (Though how easy is it to hide a snow-white tiger, anyway?) However, between her mother, father, and in-laws, she had a very strong support system throughout the rest of her pregnancy and as little Tiga was born. Once Tiga turned five-years-old, Tora enrolled her in Muggle school until she, too, received her letter from Hogwarts and displayed the ability to control snow and ice like her mother.
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