| Garden of Secrets | Ver. 3.0 |

Chacha: Family

Mother:

Noriko Yamagata was born on March 14th, 1945, in a small town of Nagoya, Japan. WWII had ended, and most of nation was wrought with low national income and poor trade. This was not the ideal time any parent would want their child in. Despite this, she and her family of three strived on. When she was twenty five, Noriko moved from Nagoya to the larger prefecture of Yokohama. There she met Daisuke Takeshi, a skilled craftsman who instantly charmed her and asked to wed one year later. They did so, and in 1975 they had earned enough money to move to Europe. Five years later, their son Chacha (given name Shou) was born and grew up to be a healthy, happy eight year old. Both Noriko and Daisuke are Muggles, so imagine their surprise when Chacha sprouted branches from his ears at eight.

Even now Noriko hasn't fully absorbed the fact that her son is a Wizard. She has gotten over her shock, but being the worrysome mother she is, she writes to Chacha every week to ask of his well-being. She's one of those push-over mothers who will crumble at the pouty lip, but she is also strict with tradition that was so important when she was growing up. At fifty-two, she is happier than ever and expects to see more joyful years to come with her family.

Father:

Daisuke Takeshi was born on June 7th, 1944, in the large prefecture of Yokohama with his three sisters and grandfather. His grandfather was a merchant, selling his crafts and Daisuke built his life around becoming a craftsman like his grandfather. They all struggled through the last year of WWII, moreso when his youngest sister Momo died of cholera one December night. Despite the hardships the rest of the family lived through the second World War and continued to produce despite the nation's losses. But Daisuke would soon meet his future wife when he was 21, proposing to her at 22 and moving with her to Europe in 1975. Noriko was told she was unable to have children, but Daisuke refused to accept the fact and encouraged her to try and concieve. They did, and although Chacha gets on Daisuke's nerves every now and then, he loves his son and his wife more than anything in the world.