"you build me up and then I fall apart..." Eleanor McGonagall was five years old when she was orphaned and left in the custody of her fathers sister, Minerva McGonagall. Her new guardian didn't want to be young Eleanors mother, she already had a mother, but she did take care of her. Minerva never let her brothers legacy die, teaching Eleanor to be smart, strong, and kind, how her parents wanted her to be. She raised Eleanor, and Eleanor loved her aunt with every inch of her being. And as a young witch, Eleanor learned from her aunt in the ways of magic, even before she got to Hogwarts. She was one of the top students in the school, but she was also learning through experience, getting in trouble and defending herself. Even with her fellow classmates like Fred and George or Hermione Granger, Eleanor wasn't always safe from torment, especially from the Slytherins.