My name is Estelle, Marianne, Hermione, Porte.

I am a senior, and the only daughter of Dr. Elsa and Dr. Baptiste Porte. My mom is a medical doctor while my father is more on the research side (neurosciences), which allow him to have more time to educate me. But I certainly not saying that my mom did not do anything!

I love my parents! They are kind and always believed in me but did not spoil me… or at least not too much ^^ They do their best to help me grow in a good way.

I am lying a little bit when I say I am an only child… my mom and dad had a son before me but he was very ill and lived only a few days… it had been quite a harsh ordeal for them but they made it through and here I am! I did not have the chance to know my elder brother but I am certain he is with my family and looking over us.

My family and I are French and we live in Normandy, in a countryside manor. My parents had modest origin but thanks to their job, they become quite wealthy and were able to buy our ‘house’. At first it was nothing more than a ruin but little by little they had restored to make it a ncosy mansion.

As there were several dependencies, more than they needed, they decided to convert them into lodging. They made two both independent of the main house and with their own private yard and entrance.

My parents are only children so I do not have aunties, uncles and siblings of blood but I have of choice! Claire and Nicolas are my parents’ best friends. Claire was my mom’s maid of honor while Nicolas was my dad best man. They became fond of each other during my parents wedding… Wedding is magic!

When I was born, as they were already godmother and father of my elder brother, they also became mine. Since I was able to talk, I called them aunty and uncle and 4 years after myself, they had a son, Malo, which I consider as my cousin. So yeah, a chosen family! The fun fact is that aunty Claire work with my mom while uncle Nico works with my dad.

Malo and I went to public school and sometimes shared some playground. I felt like a big sister, caring but also teasing, and I must say that he gives it back to me well as a little taunting brother.

So going to O&P was a little harsh for me, beside the discipline…, because of what I had to leave…

And now, a little more about myself!

I am quite joyful and always ready to do things with my friends, either playing or helping them for homework… because yeah… I have to be true to my second middle name ‘Hermione’ so I am, sometimes and not too much I hope, a little ‘Miss-know-it-all’ notably in Biology and History. It was my parents that gave me the taste for those two subjects!

So, I am quite a good student regarding grades neither teacher pet or head of the class (except in Biology^^) nor the rebellious or slacking one (but I will be back on that later…). Regarding behavior, as I said I am rather good but the year before I joined O&P… let’s say I wander of the straight and narrow according to my parents…

Some of my grades became lower than excepted, i got distracted in class and apparently, I back talked too much to teach… but I cannot let my history teacher educated us with what I saw as either untruth or worst propaganda… after all I have to be true to my first middle name ‘Marianne’! I had let my French revolutionary spark ignite and acted on impulse…

Concerning my hobbies, i practice modern dance since i was 5 years old. I love it as it allows me to express myself and my emotion in a different way. I had done a lot of dance show for my family and some public performances with my dance school. I recently discover cheerleading and I want to get involved more into it as it will allow me to use my modern dance skill in a different way! I hope to be able to put a permanent cheer leading team for O&P.

I am … A GEEK! … since the year before O&P, I could not say that I just have a geeky side. I loved boardgames, which I played with my family, either classical ones like Monopoly, Times up or more complicated ones such as 7 Wonders or Seasons.

My dad also passed on me his love for trading card games… and video games… which I played a little too much lately according to him… as I stayed up at night to play and chat… even sometimes on school days… which can explain my lack of attention and bad temper… maybe!

To complete my geek side, I developed a soft spot for sewing and making cosplay, at first more around historical outfit but who knows were it will take me?

Finally, I love reading… and this also can keep me up at night. I read mostly fiction but I am eclectic from fantasy (Tolkien, Pullman or Rowling) to historical stories (Jane Austen) or detective (Agatha Christie or Conan Doyle) one.

And finally, why I am now at O&P? Well, as I said the year before I joined, I get closer to the definition of the brat than the good girl… my grades went down, dished school one or twice, stayed up late at nigh on my computer, had bad temper and backtalk to grown-up… ‘qui de la poule ou de l’oeuf’ as we say in french. I did not though myself in rebellion against school or my parents… I just think I wanted to do as I wanted more than do as it is the best for me…^

My father decided to take the matter in hands… before that my parents only have to raise their voice to bring me back in the straight and narrow… or put me in the corner to think but I never been spanked… So at first, parents continued on with positive discipline… but it seems that it was not efficient anymore…

My father started to threaten me with old fashioned discipline such as grounding or early bedtime… which was neither better nor efficient… on the contrary, i found it rather ridiculous as i was 16 years old. He even evocated ‘la bonne vieille fessée déculottée’ but as neither him nor my mom had spanked me, it was a stroke of the cane in a pound…

Until it was no more because my father understood that threats only works if sometimes it is put to action… and as I was pretty sure that it was ‘des paroles en l’air’ I did not bother and continue my battiness… Until my father came in my bedroom one day, scolded me and told me seriously that I was going to get a spanking. I was shocked and froze when I saw him taking one of my hairbrushes and asking me to come over his lap. He had to pull me on it and only spanked me over my knicker and not too harshly but it was nonetheless efficient…

And the next day, he came with a flyer for O&P and some papers for registration. He and my mom were not so happy to have to send me in Switzerland but the three of us knew it was the best for me, even if it will mean to be parted… Having to spank me was too difficult for my parents and if I am true to myself, even the good girl in me knew that it will take more than one spanking to calm my inner brat… And besides, I will be able to improve my English at O&P!

And considering all the wonderful friends I made and the great moments we shared, I think it well worth having a sore bottom from time to time