[i] Yeah, soren- you have a good start to a character; but all of us are year one (11 years old) and your background is very dark and depressing; which hey- you can totally do; but yours is like way too dark upon dark. I get where you were going with it- Harry Potter-esque background of a shit family that doesn't want your character to leave so other measures have to be taken- but i'd die it down a lot into something more realistic, and more fitting. I have no idea about the wand or what not- but the age and the back story is gonna bite ya! ^_^ [/i]