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Miranda was not a normal girl. She couldn't remember the amount of times she'd wished she had a normal life. Of course, being the daughter of one of the most prominent politicians in the British wizarding world would make life unusual for anyone. To add to her consternation, it had been discovered when she was young that, much to her father's chagrin, she was what was known as a Squib, a person born to magical parents but who exhibited no magical abilities. Squibs were very unusual in the magical world, and one being born to two pureblood wizards was nearly unheard of. To be a Squib and the daughter of a man on the move upwards in the Ministry, was a matter of great shame. This had caused her parents' marriage to fall apart, so now at 16 years old, Miranda James (born Miranda Fudge), lived with her mother and step-father in central Washington state, in the United States, far, far away from her father. Her mother, Charity, had met her stepfather, Rob, when he was on a business trip to England when Miranda was 4 years old. They'd moved to the States shortly after, and had begun their lives in the Muggle world.
Miranda was not really that unusual for a 'Muggle' (non-magical) teen. She looked a lot like her mother, with her petite build, blonde hair and clear blue eyes. Sometimes Miranda wondered if she'd gotten anything genetically from her father. She lived a fairly average life, going to high school, playing sports and generally having a good time, but it was difficult to for her to keep such a great secret as the magical world from all her peers, though she hardly remembered it any more. For all her having been born British, and having a British mom (Miranda refused to say 'mum'), Miranda showed little of her heritage. On the surface she seemed like a perfectly well adjusted American teenager. Of course, having such a secret history had made her less than happy inside, and it showed in the way she interacted with her peers. Many just ignored her because of how quiet she was and how rarely she did anything to make herself stick out in the crowd, others just because she was a 'weirdo' who dressed plainly and chose to read during lunch rather than socialize. Those who did get to know her found her personality such an enigma that it was easier to give up trying than force her to open up and become friends.
Miranda did have many personal issues, of course, between her feeling abandoned by her birth father and hiding her limited knowledge of the wizarding world. Though Rob was a great man, and did everything he could for Miranda, and her younger brother and sister (both less than 11 years old) that her mother and he had together, Miranda couldn't help but wonder about her birth father. She wondered how different life would be having grown up with him rather than her mother.
Miranda was not a normal girl. She couldn't remember the amount of times she'd wished she had a normal life. Of course, being the daughter of one of the most prominent politicians in the British wizarding world would make life unusual for anyone. To add to her consternation, it had been discovered when she was young that, much to her father's chagrin, she was what was known as a Squib, a person born to magical parents but who exhibited no magical abilities. Squibs were very unusual in the magical world, and one being born to two pureblood wizards was nearly unheard of. To be a Squib and the daughter of a man on the move upwards in the Ministry, was a matter of great shame. This had caused her parents' marriage to fall apart, so now at 16 years old, Miranda James (born Miranda Fudge), lived with her mother and step-father in central Washington state, in the United States, far, far away from her father. Her mother, Charity, had met her stepfather, Rob, when he was on a business trip to England when Miranda was 4 years old. They'd moved to the States shortly after, and had begun their lives in the Muggle world.
Miranda was not really that unusual for a 'Muggle' (non-magical) teen. She looked a lot like her mother, with her petite build, blonde hair and clear blue eyes. Sometimes Miranda wondered if she'd gotten anything genetically from her father. She lived a fairly average life, going to high school, playing sports and generally having a good time, but it was difficult to for her to keep such a great secret as the magical world from all her peers, though she hardly remembered it any more. For all her having been born British, and having a British mom (Miranda refused to say 'mum'), Miranda showed little of her heritage. On the surface she seemed like a perfectly well adjusted American teenager. Of course, having such a secret history had made her less than happy inside, and it showed in the way she interacted with her peers. Many just ignored her because of how quiet she was and how rarely she did anything to make herself stick out in the crowd, others just because she was a 'weirdo' who dressed plainly and chose to read during lunch rather than socialize. Those who did get to know her found her personality such an enigma that it was easier to give up trying than force her to open up and become friends.
Miranda did have many personal issues, of course, between her feeling abandoned by her birth father and hiding her limited knowledge of the wizarding world. Though Rob was a great man, and did everything he could for Miranda, and her younger brother and sister (both less than 11 years old) that her mother and he had together, Miranda couldn't help but wonder about her birth father. She wondered how different life would be having grown up with him rather than her mother.