I'm a Half-blood but my mum (the witch) didn't tell my dad she was magical. Therefore, I grew up like a Muggle. That all changed the day I turned 11. When my letter came, it came during the night by owl through my mum's window. I didn't know of course but my mum was beside herself! She woke me up as soon as she got her hands on my letter, which was around 3 in the morning, and sat me down and told all about how she was a witch and how I was one too. I was so excited, but at first I didn't believe her. I asked mum to prove it and she made the dresser levitate before my very eyes. The next day, while my three siblings were at school, we went to Diagon Alley and bought all my school supplies. We decided to keep everything a secret from my sister and brothers so I had to hide my trunk in a locked drawer, using an undetectable extension charm. I counted down the days until I would be sent off to Hogwarts. My mum had been to Hogwarts when she was younger and told me all about it. She was in Gryffindor, but didn't pressure me as to what house I would be in. The Sorting Hat nearly put me in Gryffindor, but thought better of it and put me in Slytherin. I wrote to my mum to tell her, and she said it was fine. I'm so excited to finally be here at Hogwarts!