<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/28/3c/b9/283cb9cf5b11bd95f455bc78c1c9dc16--american-women-native-american.jpg)</div><strong>Name</strong>: Shenandoah 'Shena' Trahlyta (First name means 'Daughter of the Bright Stars'<br/><strong>Age/Birth date</strong>: 18, 06/15/99<br/><strong>Blood Status</strong>: Half-blood<br/><strong>House</strong>: Ravenclaw<br/><strong>Year</strong>: 2nd year<br/><strong>Wand</strong>: Beech/Unicorn hair/11 inches<br/><strong>Apparation license?</strong>N/A<br/><strong>FaceClaim</strong>: Q'orianka Kilcher<br/><strong>Height/Weight</strong>:<br/><br/>Height: 5 feet and 4 inches<br/><br/>Weight: 125 lbs.<br/><br/><strong>Hair Color</strong>: Dark Brown<br/><strong>Eyes</strong>: Milk chocolate brown<br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d6/f3/3f/d6f33fbd9f7087cc2c7f7a0fd9da0aa9.jpg) (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/32/25/11/322511321c9f0fc62033606414d92864.jpg) (http://br.web.img2.acsta.net/pictures/16/03/24/14/22/041394.jpg)</div><strong>Distinguishing Marks</strong>:  N/A<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation</strong>:  Heterosexual<br/><strong>Home</strong>: London, England. Parents were born in Georgia, United States of America.<br/><strong>Personality</strong>: Wise/ Gentle/ Sincere/ Determined/ Stubborn/ Cautious (but not cowardly so)/ Intuitive/ Observant/ Helpful/ Warm/ Friendly/ Deeply Intelligent/ Passionate/ cleverly sarcastic (when appropriate and necessary)/ Sophisticated<br/><strong>Family</strong>:<br/><br/>Hakan Trahlyta | Father  | Horticulturist and wife's business partner  {Masters in Horticulture and Business}| 50 | Half-blood<br/><br/>Ahyoka Trahlyta (maiden name: Cloud-chaser) | Mother  | Makes and sells both wizard world and muggle Native American health remedies (mainly herbal teas and poultices) {Masters in Horticulture}| 48 | Half-Blood<br/><br/><br/><strong>History</strong>: Shena grew up in the heart of wizarding London with her parents, her father and her mother running a well reputed natural herbal remedies shop, receiving both muggle and wizard patrons alike seeking more natural cures to their ailments. They met and fell in love while studying the same field while attending Illvermony.<br/><br/>Hakan and Ahyoka Trahlyta made the move to England shortly after they made the decision to elope, after their parents and families were as unsupportive as anyone could possibly be, desperately pleading with each of them to divorce the other, meanwhile harassing each other's family in angry retaliation... why all the fighting?<br/><br/>Because Hakan was Cherokee and Ahyoka was Shawnee... the two tribes had ill relations with one another for well over two hundred years, so when two young people from these tribes swore their love for one another... shit hit the fan.<br/><br/>So, desperate to escape their warring families and find happiness for themselves, the pair made the decision to pack up everything important to them and high tail it across the ocean, far away where the ugliness their families insisted on clinging to couldn't reach them.<br/><br/>Five years later, Ahyoka gave birth to a daughter... in the middle of the country, in the middle of the night... in the car, at least two miles away from the friend's home they had just been visiting.<br/>Hakan, terrified but determined to bring him wife and child safely through this ordeal, delivered a beautiful and healthy girl beneath a sky filled with sparkling diamond-like stars... and for this, Hakan insisted to name his daughter 'Shenandoah', which translates into 'Daughter of the Bright Stars'.<br/><br/>From the time she was old enough to comprehend fashion and style, Shena had an instant fascination with the fashionable and trendy London she called home, she knew that more than anything, she wanted to one day become a well known and famous fashion designer. Some little girls had big dreams, Shena was no exception.<br/><br/>Homeschooled through her youth, her mother covering herbology, charms and potions, while her father had divination, transfiguration and defense against the dark arts, both parents did their best to cover history of magic as best they could... but while Shena liked to flip through the huge book for the interesting parts, she really didn't feel the inclination to really read the entire thing from cover to cover.<br/><br/>By the time Shena was fourteen years old, she had already designed and created a wardrobe of her own clothes... even had girls on the street asking where she got her outfits, Shena was very proud to tell them that she made them herself. She's made herself a small personal nest egg from doing commissions for her friends and daughters of her father's co-workers that liked her exquisite and appealing work.<br/><br/>Not long before her sixteenth birthday, two very special letters arrived for Shena... one from Illvermony and the other from Hogwarts... Shena felt torn only briefly, because when she really thought about it, she'd never even been to America before and she didn't much fancy being a vast ocean away from her parents. She wasn't quite ready for that.<br/><br/>Her first year at Hogwarts was easily what Shena would easily be able to call the most exciting, enlightening and nerve-wracking times of her life, wanting to spread her wings and soar... and yet, wanting to be cautious about it to avoid making a fool of herself. Something every young adult winds up experiencing at one point or another, regardless of how hard they try not to.<br/><br/>She did excel though in Herbology, much to her mother's delight over exchanged letters and she eagerly researched astronomy whenever she had downtime that wasn't spent with her housemates and other friends... the stars were something very special to Shena, they were constant and never changed, they were always there, always dependable to sparkle above every night, even when there were clouds, you knew they were still up there... and sometimes, they even helped you.<br/><br/>Now, it's onward to year two and this year... Shena is determined to place herself at least in the top three Ravenclaw students for best grades!<br/><br/><strong>Likes</strong>: new book smell, a man with a brain in his skull, fashion, chocolate anything, owls (her favorite animal), shades of blue and purple, complex puzzle solving, world cultures, herbs and plants, pink roses (light pink), clear starry nights, the stories revolving the constellations of the night sky and astrology.<br/><strong>Dislikes</strong>: Jerks that think they don't have to treat others with kindness or respect or pricks with a superiority complex, whiny wilting violets (girls with no backbone), Neglect of ones education, two faced people, people that try too hard to act tough or indifferent (very annoying), people can drone on and on and just never shut up.<br/><strong>Best Known For</strong>: The classy fashionista, Shena has quite the gift for classy fashion tailored to the specific flattering needs various body types, and is more than willing to lend her expertise to anyone that asks her.<br/><strong>Moments of Glory</strong>: To Shena, her greatest most proud moment was helping a shy and rather 'wallflower' 1st year update her style in a fashionable way that was more comfortable and flattering for her, she really come out of her shell. It made Shena feel very good to see that girl flourish and blossom with confidence and that she could have something to do with that.<br/><strong>Moments of Shame</strong>: She was really nervous around the time of her very first report card and didn't get perfect marks in her most passionate areas of study. It was very embarrassing for her and made her feel like she had not tried, this is a feeling Shena really does not like.<br/><strong>Biggest Regret:</strong>She wasn't top of her class in 1st year. Ouch.<br/><strong>Extra curricular subjects</strong>: Astrology Club and Astronomy Club.<br/><strong>Marks</strong>:<br/><br/><em>Charms</em>- E<br/><em>Transfiguration</em>-A<br/><em>Herbology</em>- E<br/><em>Defense Against the Dark Arts</em>-A<br/><em>History of Magic<em> -P<br/><em>Potions</em> -A</em></em>