[u][b]~Character Sheet[/u][/b]

[b]Full Name:[/b] Miles Shepherd

[b]Age:[/b] 11

[b]Blood:[/b] Muggleborn

[b]Alignment:[/b] Good

[b]House:[/b] Hufflepuff

[b]Personality:[/b] Miles is a charming young lad at age eleven, who loves his mommy and daddy (and even his older sister Jane, even though she sometimes pinches his cheek or pulls his hair). He is the kind of boy who places a polished red apple on his teachers desk every day, not because he wants to get on his/her good side but because he thinks s/he might be hungry after so many hours of teaching. Miles absolutely adores animals, especially his beagle Baxter, who he unfortunetly wasn't allowed to bring to Hogwarts by his parents. His greatest wish is for a world where everyone is happy and satisfied. 

Apart from being nice to everyone and generally jovial, Miles is naive. He thinks other people are like himself and assumes they want him well and that they tell the truth all of the time. Some might accuse Miles of stupidity because of this, but the boy is anything but dumb. It's just that his good nature sometimes keeps him from seeing people for what they really are. This affinity for trusting people has led to other kids trying to bully Miles during his childhood, something they have luckily failed at doing mainly thanks to Miles sister, who has protected him to the best of her ability.

As a sidenote, Miles muggle upbringing has rendered him completely oblivious to Lord Voldemorts existence, and that a war ever took place.

[b]Bio\History:[/b] Miles is born and raised in Dartmoor, in southern England. He is the youngest member in a family of four (or five, if you count Baxter the beagle); his mother Laura, his father Dan, his sister Jane, and of course Miles himself. His grandparents are dead on his fathers side, but he loves the frequent visits his family make to his mothers parents, Themla and George, up in Nottingham (their applepie is the best, hands down). His favourite pastime is exploring the vast moor outside the town with his trusty Baxter at his side, imagining all sorts of adventures as he goes. He has lived a happy, carefree life thus far, devoid of misery or unexpected events.

Imagine the shock, then, when the letter from Hogwarts came on the day of his eleventh birthday. Miles, gullible as he is, instantly believed it all to be true and showered his parents with joy and gratitude. Laura and Dan played along during the day, and had a minor (or major) argument that same evening concerning what they believed to be a really nasty prank, and whom it was that was responsible. As things turned out, however, it all WAS real, and Miles got to go to a school where they taught wizardry and witchcraft.

[b]Appearance:[/b] [hider=pic][IMG]http://i59.tinypic.com/v6j1js.jpg[/IMG][/hider]

[b]Notable skills:[/b] Charms, Transfiguration, Care for Magical Creatures

[b]Wand:[/b] Willow wood, 10 inches, a strand of unicorn hair.

[b]Patronus Charm:[/b] Not yet discovered.

[b]Pet:[/b] None (Baxter is the only one for Miles, even if he likes other animals too).