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Pierre was born into a loving family as the youngest of two.Right from the start, he was always very happy, smiling and cooing at people. He was a child full of energy and happiness. He never did let anything get him down. He was the kid that everyone smiled at and he was the kid that could make anyone’s day.
Before he was able to go to Hogwarts, home life for Pierre was wonderful. His parents doted on him, along with his sister (when she was home) so he was shown so much love right from the start. His days were always filled with running through the yard and picking different plants out of the ground, usually giving them to his mom or sister as gifts. He also had a habit of picking up the smaller wildlife around him. Sometimes even bringing them into their house.
As fate would have it, he was a Hufflepuff but it wasn’t surprising. With his personality, and what was deemed almost a tradition, there really wasn’t any other house he would have ended up in. His first years were by far the most confusing for him. He had a habit of getting himself lost in the never ending castle (at least he felt like it was never ending). During those times, he would write to Louisa, his sister. He asked her questions about her travels, enjoying the wonderful stories of muggle and magical places. He told her about losing York.
His sister was chasing dark wizards across the globe, putting them away, but at what cost? He was scared for her, and he made sure it was known in letters and in person when he saw her. But he knew it wouldn’t change her mind, so instead, he focused on his studies. During that time, he found his love for herbology and spent many hours down in the greenhouses or wandering the campus, looking for different plants. He started to create his own book of herbs, creating his own notes on the different plants that were already known. He found other uses for the common and uncommon plants.
Now sixteen and heading into his sixth year, Pierre doesn't know exactly what to expect. He plans to focus on his studies and maybe branch out a bit more.

Eerikki grew up in Sweden with a slightly loving family. His family was pureblood, but they weren't like the others in magical society. His parents never thought that they were better than the other magical folk.
And that's something that has shaped him for the rest of his life. For his families beliefs, they were looked down upon and most, if not all, pureblood families wanted nothing to do with them.
Like other kids, he went to Hogwarts. He was sorted into Slytherin, not because of his blood status, but because of his personality. People treated the kind-hearted Slytherin with disgust. Slytherins were known for being rude and the like, but he wasn't. It didn't take long for him to grasp that mentality. He became blunt to those around him. He made friends with the wrong crowds. It wasn't until his last year that he realized this. During that time, he had pulled away from himself and others, focusing on his studies and what to do after.
Upon leaving Hogwarts, Eerikki became a HIT Wizard. He was good at what he did.
Sometimes it was a little worrisome on how good, but he took it in stride. He enjoyed being able to catch criminals and it kept him distracted from his family, which was falling apart at the seems. From the letters he got from home, he learned that his mother and father were always fighting. With every letter, it became worse and worse.
The last letter he received was from his aunt, telling him that his mother had passed away and his father was being taken to Azkaban. Not long after that letter arrived, he put being a HIT Wizard behind him and went back home. They buried his mother near their home, and it was a hard time for him.
He now finds himself on his second year of teaching DADA at Hogwarts.