She thinks that the majority of the Gryffindor house is brave just to be brave and thus finds them annoying. There are a few exceptions to this rule of course, and she enjoys benefitting from their bravery when she goes on knowledgeable adventures. She thinks Hufflepuffs are friendly, and wishes that she was part of that great big Hufflepuff family. They can bit too accepting of everything sometimes though for her mind. She doesn’t hate Slytherins because their ambition can get them answers. On the contrary, she admires ambition, so long as there is a limit to how far that would go. She really doesn’t like the thought of killing people.

Schooling: American Muggle schooling from second grade up to her first year at Hogwarts.
Discovery of magic: she was around five when she levitated to find out what it was like to be “tall like Dad”. She continued to show magical tendencies whenever she was particularly curious about something and wanted to find the answer.
Overall: Her parents sent her to live with her magical grandparents when she was seven in the United States so she could grow up in a wizarding house. (This was also partially sparked by the birth of her brother, Andrew Gray Gallaway). She continued to go to Muggle school in the U.S. and has an interesting way of speaking where she uses most American slang but speaks with a British accent. She grew up fully immersed at home in the wizarding community and knows most things about Muggle culture and lifestyle from her friends at school. She goes to Hogwarts and not any American wizarding schools because she was born in/ is from England. Although she had friends among the Muggles, she had never had a magical friend before to talk to so she was always a bit of a loner. She also happened to get in trouble a lot (from curiosity).

FAMILY
Mother: Lucy (Taveras) Gallaway. Squib, she doesn’t shun the magical world but she has no part in it. Married a Muggle (Marius Gallaway) Lives in Exeter.
Father: Marius Gallaway. Muggle, he doesn’t know much about the wizarding world other than that it is there and doesn’t really have a part in it. Lives in Exeter.
Siblings: Before Tora was sent to live with her grandparents Lucy and Marius had twins. Richard Gallaway and Taylor Gallaway. Neither of them are magical and although they are technically blood siblings to Tora, their relationship with her is more like cousins. Her parents love the twins more so this is a touchy sunject for Tora. Lucy and Marius had another child when Tora was 7 years old. Andrew Gray Gallaway is magical and Tora loves him very much.
Grandmother: Genna (Cabellero) Taveras. (Supposed to be pronounced “Jenna” but no one ever does) Half-Blood Witch, she works for the Ministry in the International Magical Coorperation and is currently living with her husband Derrick Taveras in the United States. She went to Hogwarts (Hufflepuff). Acting guardian of Tora. Tora calls her "Gram"
Grandfather: Derrick Taveras. Pureblood Wizard, he writes travel guides for witches and wizards and when he isn’t traveling he works from home. He went to Durmstrang and Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages. Acting guardian of Tora. Tora calls him “Grandad”
Grandparents (father’s side): They had a falling out with Marius and have very little contact other than the annual Christmas card with Tora and the rest of her family. They live in Newcastle and know nothing of the Wizarding world.