History: The family of Moss is an outcast branch of the Dolohov - they were banished from the 'noble' family during the First Wizarding War because of Katherine's grandfather's 'inadequate' loyalty to the Dark Lord, which is the political way of saying that they were scared to serve the Dark Lord and inferior to the pureblood family in means of magical ability. Even their surname was changed to 'Moss' - a parasitic plant. They were sent to Uppingham to live there, away from the Dolohovs. And when the Dark Lord fell, the Moss wisely kept their new surname to stay away from, essentially, Azkaban. However, this name of 'inferior' hurt them quite a lot, and they vowed to prove it to the world that they are perfectly capable . . .

Except, Katherine's dad, Paul, wasn't the brightest of his class. Shortly after graduation, he started dating a muggle girl from the town - Jane and soon enough (in 6 months, and two weeks later he said he was a wizard), they were married. Even though the family never mentioned the Dolohovs, she somehow learnt. And she is ambitious. And she vowed to show it to the world that the Moss aren't moss. Therefore, you can guess how Katherine's childhood was: she was raised as the perfect girl. The good, polite girl who always knows how to behave and what to say, who is also (thankfully!) very clever. Did you know that she started speaking full sentences when she was one year old? That her magic showed very strongly (better than her dad, presumably) at 2? And that she could read at four? Well, you know now. She is a wonderkid, no doubt, and she WILL restore the family's name quite soon.

Her first year at Hogwarts

As every other eleven year old witch and wizard, Katherine had been VERY excited to start the school. She had got ready for this moment for all of her life: she had literally specifically solved puzzles in case they changed the sorting requirements into Ravenclaw. She had also read all of the first year textbooks and Hogwarts: A History twice. She knew everything a first year ought to know before she even started - and she was ready for the school.

She met Blaise Bellaire (DaniDiNardo) while waiting for the train, and they became instant friends. Then, because Daxton was a second year, he left her to find his own friends and her FIRST EVER train ride had to be with a boy called Torrance (DJ ExpelliarMOOSE) or whatever, who was one of the rudest people she had ever seen, and they left the train hating each other (the same boy went onto stealing her SHOES during the charms lesson and accusing HER, the idiot). Thankfully, the boat ride compensated that and she met Callum Kettleburn (feeheeheeny), who was very clever and friendly. Then came the sorting ceremony and she was sorted into Ravenclaw in mere seconds - the Hat didn't even touch her head! Grinning from ear to ear, she made her way to the table of her dreams, ready to enjoy the feast -

Which turned into a MASSIVE food fight... started by her FIRST EVER magical friend, Blaise.

She spent the whole feast under the table, crying and hungry. Was this truly the Hogwarts, the best wizarding school? She didn't know... but it was an awful start, and she hoped it would get better.

It did get better, albeit slightly, during the Ravenclaw Welcome Party. They got to have proper food - until they had to deal with a swarm of ferrets and pygmy puffs. It wasn't so bad, especially for someone who'd weathered a food fight - until she met her future enemy: Hadley Denaker (Callie). She used Katherine, the epitome of rule-abiding, as a shield while she took not one but TWO animals, even though they were allowed to take only one. Katherine didn't say anything, but she wrote the name down... and she wasn't wrong to assume the girl was the epitome of TROUBLE.

Things turned sour again at her FIRST EVER class: It was charms and she was forced to climb heights - her biggest fear, and even though she had completed the assignments, it had been one of the worst traumas of her life. She hated every moment of it and had nightmares afterwards.

Had it been all tears and no smiles? No; she met David Truebridge (BanaBatGirl), who happened to share her passion for Hogwarts: A History and who thought that every first year must read it once as well. He was a friend she could trust, and she felt that she finally had made a proper one.

Life went on pretty boringly - the classes weren't really a novelty, as she had already gone over all the textbooks once and knew what to expect. Her biggest achievement so far in life was when she had TEA with the Headmistress (a memory she would fondly remember). All went more or less fine, even though she did feel a bit lonely, until... divination. The class, where a Hag, thought to be the divinations professor... tried to cook a boy... and captivate them all... until her idols Mrs. Moxley and Mr. Draper came to rescue. The Hag ran into the woods, but they were all safe.

Then, she went through a trauma: as she had been using the GIRL's bathroom, a BOY entered on the grounds that he really needed to - to use it and that the boy's bathroom was too far away. She didn't let such a scandal, of course, and then Myrtle came and also the Ravenclaw prefect Penelope Wright (griffin) came and the boy, Rooney Bronwyn (Shanners), made a complete mess of himself by falling onto filthy toilet water and getting soaked (she was sure he'd also wetted himself). It was... one of the lowest a person could get, honestly, but the professors didn't learn about it and the same boy became a prefect the next term.

Anyways, she managed to keep clear of a doll everyone kept talking about. She also kept clear of any and all trouble people seemed to be having, until... the final points were in, and she realised she hadn't been as successfu as she had hoped to be. Her world was crushed. She had been successful all her life, and now, suddenly, she was an average. She analysed what she had done over the whole year for three full days and came to this conclusion:

1. She wasn't trying hard enough.
2. She had to keep away from the leeches in her life, i.e. Haddley Denaker (Callie) and Blaise Bellaire.
3. She needed no friend if she wanted to be focused and successful.

So she said goodbye to Daxton in her own way, became even more determined to hate Haddie and limit her life between common room, great hall, library and classes. With these ideas in mind, she got onto the train back to spend the whole summer reading the second year's textbooks.

Family: Her mother is Jane Ruth (neé: Rutlandson) and her dad is Paul John Moss. She doesn't have any kids or cousins on her dad's side. On her mum's, she has a few muggle cousins but they don't see them much.