Aiden Cross has always lived a relatively simple life, despite the fact his Mum died when he was a baby and his favourite Uncle is actually a Vampire. A generally happy-go-lucky child, Aiden's main hope is that the people around him are happy and content. Playful and creative, he has a knack of finding something entertaining in most things and keeping himself amused wherever he is. He attended Crown Hill School and Auditorium, where he had a brilliant time, but frequently annoyed his teachers by managing to do stuff like gluing himself to the table. In his mind Crown Hill wasn't really a proper school - only Hogwarts counts as that. When he finally received his Hogwarts letter Aiden was so excited that he ran into a wall and had to be taken to St Mungo's.