Daniela Castillo

##### Positives

> A naturally happy-go-lucky type individual, Daniela loves to be around people. Although she is fairly independent due to the years of growing up with just her and her dad, she does have a preference towards being around others. She is curious in nature, and has to investigate everything, particularly the things she doesn't know about. Daniela will often find herself in tough situations, but it's all in the pursuit of knowledge because she likes to know how things work, or wants to know all of the potential hidden passageways that Hogwarts has. Daniela is incredibly friendly and is rather nice.
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##### Negatives

> Although she doesn't intend to, Daniela can be rather argumentative. She sees herself as the devil's advocate, more or less, and simply enjoys having a back-and-forth to make sure all sides are completed. Despite all of the optimism that Daniela displays, she is rather insecure. She notices her own mistakes more than anything else and is hard on herself for it. For every bit of nice that she is, forgiveness is not something that comes easily to her. Daniela has been told on numerous occasions that she is overly blunt, and sometimes it comes across in a rude manner. She will not sugar coat the truth for anyone.
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#### History

##### Family History

> Alejandro Castillo and Samantha Hughes had met each other while they attended Hogwarts. Alejandro was an orphan boy, having lost his parents at the age of 7. As such, he was constantly working for what he had, through whatever means necessary. He was cool-headed and laid-back, and when one met him, they would hardly be able to tell that he had no family at all. Samantha came from a well-off family that expected her to marry someone who would help to provide for the family so that when she was ready to have children, she wouldn't have to work at all.
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> From the start, Samantha was deeply attracted to Alejandro, though she wasn't his type at first. They met in Hogwarts, having been put into the same house as each other. He found her to be rather uptight at first, so he really paid her no mind while she pined after him. Years had passed, and their relationship started to change until they briefly dated in their seventh year at Hogwarts.
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> When her parents found out about the relationship to him, someone who had no real plans for his future and was going to take it as it went, the issues started to arise. She wanted him to have this plan for their future, though he struggled making plans more than a day in advance. When her parents had wanted her to, and tired of hearing from them, she broke things off with Alejandro.
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> They had gone on their separate ways until a year and a half later when they crossed paths again at a party. Though she had been engaged at the time to another, someone that her parents approved of, she and Alejandro slept together. Two months later, she found out that she was pregnant. Believing that her parents would kick her out of the will, she tried her best to hide it, only telling Alejandro. He confessed to wanting to be a part of her life, of the baby's life, and believing that they could make things work between them. Secretly, she kept up the relationship, promising that she would break things off when the time was right, though the time never came.
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##### Early Life

> It was 12:37 A.M. when a newborn with a head full of hair was born in a bathtub of a repugnant motel room to a 20-year-old witch, too afraid to tell her parents, or the man she was engaged to, that she was pregnant with another man's baby. She had fallen in love with the wrong person, and now, what was supposed to be the happiest moment of her life, she was petrified of what came next.
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> Baby screams filled the room, alongside the cries of her mother, though this would not be when the tears would stop. All night long, the mother stayed up, her thoughts running rampant, before she was running too. She kissed her sleeping lover goodbye one last time, leaving for some air and never coming back. This was not her dream, and love was not enough to make her stay. At 20 years old, she had a life she still wanted to live, and that did not include a baby just yet.
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> Devastated as he was, the father worked hard, not wanting to leave his baby without any parents. It wasn't a glamorous life, but he tried his best, working as much as he could. When Daniela started to ask about where her mother was, he gave her the unfortunate news that she had passed away, not wanting to break Daniela's heart with the truth that she had left them.
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> Daniela grew up just with her dad, which came with its share of complications. She was an active child, with a lot of energy, and a mouth that never stopped moving. She spent a lot of time with her various neighbors that babysat her while her dad was off working, and she did not make it easy. Daniela got into absolutely everything she could reach, curious about the world around her, and especially curious about the areas that were off-limits. Always needing to be entertained because boredom was not the answer, Daniela was kept busy.
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> One neighbor, in particular, she got along with very well. They were strict, and that was maybe what she needed the most when her dad was hardly around and gave her a little too much free reign when he was, but it was through this neighbor that they helped to build her love for the violin. Starting as a way to teach her control, and give her something to learn before running around like crazy, Daniela developed a love for the instrument. For her, she always imagined her mother was a musician, since her dad would tell her how much she loved to sing. In a way, this was her way of getting close to the woman that she never knew. It was in her blood, so she would say.
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> In some ways, it was lonely growing up. With her mother gone, and her dad working, she was constantly spending time with everyone else. Still, her relationship with her dad was strong as he was definitely her favorite parent...and definitely her least favorite at times, too. It was during one of those moments where she had been throwing a tantrum, wanting her dad to stay home with her, when all the lights in their apartment blew. He had been so happy to know that magic flowed in her veins, though he had always expected that it would have anyway. Daniela hadn't entirely been thrilled about knowing she'd have to go to a school and spend months away from her dad, though.
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> It took up until a month after she received her acceptance letter from Hogwarts for her dad to convince her to even go in the first place. She was young and didn't understand that her dad working so much was because he had to, and not because he wanted to be away from her as much as he was.
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##### School Years

>    Daniela was absolutely in awe of Hogwarts when she saw it for the first time. Her father had shown her pictures, but it certainly did the structure no justice. Her original hesitation about being away from home was quickly replaced with her deep curiosity and need to explore everything that this castle had to offer. She was sorted into the house of Ravenclaw, where she quickly made friends, and some rivals.
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> As active as she was, she always had to be doing something, because boredom was not her friend. She quickly fell in love with her flying class, from the moment she felt the broom flying into her hand. There had been something so freeing about being up in the sky. The first quidditch game she attended created her love and pride for the sport, and her house's team. All decked out in blue, from makeup to her socks, and a large sign of support, she would be screaming from the stands in support of her team.
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> During her second year, she joined the Duelling Club and the Orchestra. Orchestra she joined because she really loved playing the violin. Duelling, however, she joined because there was a really cute boy that she was crushing on that was in that club. It's a little embarrassing, and kind of funny, to her to admit that she had joined up in the hopes that they would fall madly in love. Though that hadn't happened, she discovered a new love for the club, and stayed on because she found it to be quite brilliant, particularly when she bested someone.
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>    Her love for flying pushed her to push herself to learn more about quidditch, and she worked hard at trying out and practicing, though it wasn't until her fourth year that she finally made the team (striking out both in her second and third year). Daniela was absolutely ecstatic for this chance to prove herself amongst some of the players in the school that seemed to live and breathe for quidditch.
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> Hogwarts had proven itself to be more than she thought it was going to be. It was easy to forget just how much she wasn't seeing her dad, though she still writes him letters a crazy amount. OWLs are a little bit of an inconvenience as she finds herself trying to prepare for them, but also getting distracted along the way by almost everything. School is fun, to her, but she definitely doesn't want to miss out on *anything*.
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> When she returned for her sixth year, she had been moderately disappointed at the start of the tournament as quidditch was cancelled, but she bounced back pretty quickly because touring the other schools had been an adventure that she couldn't turn down and she was able to explore a lot more. Now that she's in her final year, she realizes she needs to figure out a course of action after graduation, but first, there's a lot of fun to be had.
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### Connections

#### **Family**

###### Alejandro Castillo

> Dani has a very close relationship with her dad since it's really only been the two of them growing up. She wants to make him proud of her, but he isn't around a lot since he's working a lot to provide for them. She tries to be helpful where she can.
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###### Samantha Hughes

> Dani has never met her mother, though she wonders about her from time to time. She doesn't know the full truth behind her mom not being with them, and every time she asks her dad, he changes the subject. Dani isn't fond of her, though, for not being involved.
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#### **Friends**

###### Alexander Williamson

> Her best friend, Dani adores him. They get into fun shenanigans together, and she's proud of his progress on the quidditch team. She always just wants the best for him.
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###### Emily Williamson

> A cool friend to have, she enjoys hanging out with her on occasion.
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###### Dominique Weasley

> Dani absolutely loves exploring the castle with Dom, trying to find all of the various things that the castle has to offer to them. She likes Dom and thinks she's a good friend.
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###### Bastien Kelly

> Honestly, she can't really tell the difference between the twins, but she and Bas made out with each other once upon a time. He's hot - what can she say? Outside of that, she likes being on a team with him and getting to know him better.
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###### Castor Kelly

> Again, she struggles telling the difference between the twins, but with Castor, she really looks up to him as her captain and truly feels as if he's a great captain and friend.
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###### Wesley Bennett

> They act bizarre together, so everyone should beware when they're together. They have a lot of crazy fun and Dani is often laughing until she's crying or has a stitch in her side.
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###### Ebony-Mae Collins

> Similar to the above, they have a lot of fun together and seem to always be laughing about one thing or another. When the trio are together (Wes-Dani-Ebony), something is bound to get broken.
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###### Sophia Braithwaite

> Dani appreciates everything Sophia has done for her in training her with quidditch, so she very much looks up to Sophia as a big sister.
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###### Rose Granger-Weasley

> Roommates + friends, they've known each other a while, and have played on the same quidditch team together.
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###### Phoebe Rose

> Roommates + friends, they've known each other a while, and Dani tried to be super helpful (girls stick together) during Phoebe's breakup.
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###### Colton Kensington

> They play on the same team together and they're both in the dueling club, so they're around each other a lot and though they're different in personality, seem to get along together just fine.
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#### **Romance**

###### Alexander Williamson

> Dani had crushed on him for the longest time, but now she's not sure if it's worth risking the friendship and she doesn't really think he'll ever see her like that.
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#### **Enemies**

> None presently
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