
History: Rachel's mother died when she was only a year old. Shortly after (about two weeks) was the death of James Potter. (Lily, and Harry survived.) Lily, and Rachel's father started to hang out with each other as both were dealing with the pain of losing a loved one. Three years later the two of them married, making Rachel and Harry stepbrother, and sister. They both got along, though they had a lot of fights.

Red-tailed hawks: Rachel admits that she loves there birds. She says she likes them, because she thinks they look so free. Later she learns the truth to why she loves these majestic birds.
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Wand: Rachel has a ten inch mahogany wand. It's core has a dragon heart string. It is excellent for combat spells.
Relationships with her friends:
Cassie Nicole Malfoy: Soon after the two meet they become best friends. They are rarely without each other when they aren't going from class to class, or in class. They tell each other all of their secrets. (Well Rachel doesn't tell one, until later in the first book.)
Jake Tom Goyle: Rachel, and Jake are close. But more of a cousin close. Rachel knows that Cassie sort of thinks Jake is cute, and she knows Jake thinks the same way.

Tobias Taylor Lestrange: Rachel thinks Tobias is cute. In a shy, emotional, kind of way. They get along really well. And they, like she and Cassie share all of their secrets. (Expect the secret they like each other. Even though they both know it.)
Aximili Esgarrouth-Isthill Black: Rachel isn't close to him. They get along. They respect each other. They just aren't close. At all.