Sofia Alexandra Breneman was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to Elias and Marianne Breneman — a proud pure-blood family well known throughout the European wizarding community for their intellect, composure, and integrity. When Sofia was sixteen years old, her family relocated to England after her father accepted a position at the British Ministry of Magic in the Department of International Magical Cooperation. The move was a major change for her — she had grown up speaking German and French — but Sofia adapted quickly, fascinated by British wizarding culture and eager to explore something new.