Lucas Dakest
Model: Anthony White
Post colour: #DC493A

[ B A S I C S ]

NAME: Lucas Sebastian Dakest
NICKNAMES: Lulu, Lukey, Lu, Lane Darkness, Lance, Luke Dawkins, Lupus Dracon, Larry Dinkleberry
GENDER: Male
AGE: 15
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 December 2084
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cumbria, England
CURRENT PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Cumbria, England
FLUENT IN: English. I understand Portuguese too!
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: ..........

[ A P P E A R A N C E ]

HEIGHT: 5'10"
HAIR COLOUR: Dark Brown/Black
EYE COLOUR: Green
OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES: N/A

[ F A M I L Y ]

FATHER: Sabel Keith Dakest
MOTHER: Arya Grace Dakest (née Lovegoods)
GODFATHER: Treyen Lockhart
SISTER: Emma Grace Dakest
BROTHER: Arthur Isiah Dakest
BROTHER: James Henry Dakest
BROTHER: Zion Rhys Dakest
PETS: Nemo (husky), Wildflower (crup), Davies (technically Emma’s cat)

[ M A G I C A L[]I N F O ]

HERITAGE: Halfblood
WAND: 9 ⅔" bendy Laurel wand with a Dragon Heartstring core (Antipodean Opaleye)
PATRONUS: TBD
BOGGART: TBD
AMORTENTIA TBD

[ E D U C A T I O N ]

PRIMARY: St. Woboldo’s Primary School
SECONDARY: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
YEAR: Fifth
HOUSE: Gryffindor
STRONGEST SUBJECTS: Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures
WEAKEST SUBJECTS: Flying
EXTRA-CURRICULAR: TBD
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Department of Mysteries Intern (summer 2100), Gryffindor Prefect, I guess,

[ H I S T O R Y ]

EARLY YEARS + ST. WOBOLDO’S:

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Lucas was born on the 16th of December 2084 to proud parents, Sabel and Arya Dakest. He is the second child and the oldest boy and generally known as being the quiet one. Because of his job as an Auror and the number of undercover jobs he’d taken on, Sabel wasn’t around as much during Lucas’s childhood as he’d have liked. This, inevitably, took a toll on the young boy, who viewed Sabel as less of a father figure and more as a strange man. Whenever he’d come around, he’d shy away to his mother, whom he looked towards for comfort and protection.

After a certain point, Sabel ended up getting a regular job within the Ministry, and then within Hogwarts as a Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor. Soon afterwards, he ended up devoting more and more time to the family. While this meant that Lucas ended up seeing more and more of his father, and therefore becoming used to seeing him around, it didn’t mean that he was comfortable around the man - and he still isn’t.

When he started showing signs of magic, Lucas was enrolled into St Woboldo’s Primary School on Hexagon Alley. During his time at the school, he was a pretty diligent boy but he kept to himself most of the time. Friends weren’t something he had a lot of during primary school, nevermind close friends. This might’ve only helped to intensify any lack of social skills he’d had. When he wasn’t at school, he spent a large amount of time doing numerous activities in the outdoors, and especially spent time in the Kettleburn estate next door. The Dakest family frequently visit Grandfather Keith in Canada and the Lovegoods’ in Brazil, both events being ones that Lucas isn’t particularly thrilled about.

When Emma received her letter and went off to Hogwarts, Lucas was left in a state of confusion. While he was generally overjoyed by his older sister following in their parents’ footsteps, it meant that he spent the majority of the years on his own. These two years made him feel more alone than ever and it was probably because of this that he ended up becoming more closed off than usual. It was only in the summer of 2096 that he perked up again because of the arrival of his very own Hogwarts letter.

FIRST YEAR:

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The start of a new school year, though exciting, proved to be a highly nerve-wracking experience for Lucas. He was excited to finally be at Hogwarts, to be in the one place he'd heard many, many stories about, but there was no denying the feeling of anticipation that flooded him from the moment he set foot in the castle. What if he wasn't sorted into a house? What if he didn't belong anywhere? What then?

But the Sorting Hat placed him in Gryffindor, with the hope that this would, ultimately, allow the young boy to break out of his shell. There was also a remark made about being more similar to his father than he'd care to admit but this was something Lucas chose to ignore. Instead, he was ecstatic about being in the same house as Emma, mostly because it meant that he'd still get to spend a lot of time with her. Maybe this year wouldn't be so bad, right?

Wrong.

Headmistress Regina Hawthorne was abdicated from her role and replaced by Headmaster Julian Scrimgeour. This didn't bother Lucas too much, especially seeing as this was only his the start of his first year, but the result of this hit him the following morning when he, along with everyone else, was woken up at the crack of dawn by an alarm and an announcement. Everyone was to go down to the Quidditch Pitch to take part in S.O.R.E. (Special Obligatory Running Exercises), where they were required to run five laps around the pitch. This didn't sit well with the first year, who wasn't much for exercise and wanted nothing more than to be in bed.

But the changes weren't going to end there. A set of new rules came about, ones that started off mild but grew to be worse and worse as the year went by. Unfortunately for him, Lucas found himself gaining recognition from almost every lesson he went to - and not the good kind, either. From being punished with pushups for saying hello to Prefect Abra (Felixir) - something the boy still stands by - to simply being punished for not offering an answer, the boy found his first year becoming not as fun as he'd expected it to be. To make matters worse, any letters home were censored, so telling his Mama about the goings on were out of the question, as were late night snacks and chats with Emma.

There were a few positives throughout the year, but they were few and far between and it was no wonder that Lucas was glad to reach the end of the year. He was even more glad to realise that the new students at Hogwarts - whom he'd hardly noticed much before because, well, everyone was new to him - were old, recently sacked professors in disguise. It felt a little weird to know that the old professors had been right under his nose and he didn't know - that they had probably even shared dorms with some students - but all of that was masked by his feeling of relief from the news that they'd brought with them. That for his second year, there was going to be no more Headmaster Scrimgeour and his ridiculous regime.

SECOND YEAR:

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Lucas's second year started off with less of a fizzle and more of a bang. There were a number of changes made, especially in terms of staff, but that was dulled in comparison to what soon transpired amongst the students, all because of a goblet of pumpkin juice.

As the feast kicked off, the pumpkin juice at the house tables were spiked with love potion (by Zoryn Spinnet (ArianaBlack) and Cameron Tamesis (Lislchen)), one that made the drinker fall in love with the first person they set their eyes on. Lucas ended up becoming a victim of said love potion, allowing him to become more confident and slightly clingier than he would normally allow himself to be. But the worst part? The worst part was that his person of desire that evening was none other than one of his bestest friends, Józef Kowalski (Harron Peasley). No common sense was awake in his brain that evening, just that he needed to express his love for his friend as much as possible.

#JoeyAndLukey4ever

The following day - and weeks - proved to be a highly embarrassing experience. He was left with the knowledge that he'd acted a certain way and said certain things that he was sure he would never be able to live down. While Jó found it funny - and was still cool about it - Lucas wanted to hide forever, especially from the other Gryffindor, but that wasn't an option. And it was certainly not something he could keep up for the entirety of the year, even if he wanted to.

The year continued with a series of events that, compared to the previous year, were more light-hearted and less serious. After all, there were only fluffy little pink creatures roaming around the school and eating furniture. This wasn't going to be bad, right?

Wrong.

The series of events steadily grew to be worse and worse, with some of his classmates becoming furrier than they were. Some were his age and growing facial hair! Already! But this ended up becoming even worse when it turned out that Professor Dopple ended up becoming eaten alive by one of the mutants. That single piece of news struck something within the second year, and he found that he had gone from feeling meh to feeling straight up terrified. It was only halfway through the school year but he already wanted to be home for the holidays.

This feeling only deepened and grew worse, causing the boy to become more isolated than before. He also found that he was looking at Józef a little differently than he did before. All of these feelings intensified until, one day, he ended up bursting out during a single conversation. Accusations had been thrown around, whether intentional or not, but he didn't like the sound of them in the slightest. Maybe it was because of the situation - two tables had been eaten by one of the mutants while he was standing there - or because Ministry officials had burst in to capture the mutants. Either way, he was lucky to have scraped by this interaction with not so much as a detention.

Needless to say, Lucas was very happy to reach the end of the school year.

THIRD YEAR:

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Unlike the previous two years, Lucas's third year kicked off with little to no drama, something the third year was incredibly happy about. In fact, apart from animals moving out of the forest, the majority of the beginning of the year was relatively calm and uneventful. But surely some animals moving away from the forest was nothing to worry about, right?

However, a personal storm arrived in the form of a love interest that stemmed and flowered throughout the year. As it turns out, his constant obsession with Józef Kowalski and how the potion had made him feel towards his dormmate was mostly because of his growing feelings for said dormmate and had little to do with any guilt or embarrassment he might've been feeling. Needless to say, this realisation hit him like a ton of bricks, especially when he started exhibiting various signs of romantic attraction towards him.

And the alone times with Jó didn't help in the slightest.

But sharing his feelings? Disclosing these pieces of information to his dormmate? Both sounded impossible and so, Lucas ended up talking to someone he was comfortable enough to talk to about something like this: Emma. Alone time with his older sister helped him make sense of his feelings more than anything else could have. And despite the fact that she wasn't attracted to boys, her sense and reasoning made him realise that he was.

Meanwhile, there were bigger problems on the horizon, namely for Hogwarts itself. The number of animals moving away from the forest grew, now bringing with them words of warning. The temperatures around the castle dropped, bringing with it a mist that seemed a little unusual, even for the Scottish highlands. It wasn't long before the mist moved, and engulfed the surrounding grounds around the castle.

Uh oh, indeed.

To add salt to the wound, two students (Kamryn and Teddy) were proclaimed to be missing, which only heightened the feeling of anxiousness within the castle and within the Gryffindor himself. In fact, it was news of Teddy's disappearance that hit him the most, especially seeing as he was quite close to the boy himself. While he doesn't know what happened to the Ravenclaw, he still doesn't have a good feeling about the situation at all.

Paranoia and cabin fever sunk in, just as quickly as the mist sunk into the castle itself. The bottom floors were engulfed by the mist, leaving Slytherins and Hufflepuffs without a dorm and the school without access to the Great Hall and classes on the lower floors. While the Hufflepuffs were bunking with the Ravenclaws, the Slytherins bunked with the Gryffindors, much to Lucas's displeasure. The common room was even more crowded and boisterous than he would've liked, making him feel oddly claustrophobic. It was probably because of this that he spent as much time away from the common room as possible.

However, changes were quickly occurring as the mist looked like it wasn't going to stop anytime soon. Not even a DERP intervention could do the trick. Headmaster Trent soon called for an emergency evacuation to the Three Broomsticks, where they were to lodge and continue their studies until the end of the term. Again, Lucas wasn't entirely happy with this situation given the change of scenery, and what looked like a relatively okay start of term was quickly becoming a terrible end.

Needless to say, he was, once again, happy to be going home.

FOURTH YEAR:

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Before his fourth year even started, Lucas received news that was a sure sign that the year was going to be far from ordinary. News reached the Gryffindor that the following year was going to be spent at Beauxbatons, causing him to become even more unhappy than he had been before. A mist wasn't the best situation to be stuck in, but to go to school in a completely new environment for the duration of a year? If anything, he was far from comfortable with this.

The second of September was when they arrived at the Beauxbatons castle, and it was then that he gathered a feeling for what the school was going to be like. Fancy, elegant, and pristine were all words he often used to describe the grandeur of the castle. While they're not necessarily terrible, these aspects only made Lucas feel more like a stranger at the castle than he already did, deepening any sense of uncomfortableness he was feeling.

Classes continued as normal - or as close to normal as they could, given the circumstances. But drama soon had its way of rearing its head, and this magical year was no different. A situation broke out in a Care of Magical Creatures lesson, during which some of Desmarais' precious roses were suddenly ruined. However, there were stranger occurrences springing up in other locations. The kitchens caught aflame, the Ombrelune Common Room decor was altered, and, worst of all, the Observatory was tattered. Lucas was truly heartbroken at seeing possibly his favourite space torn asunder.

However, things turned from bad to worse when the decorations for the upcoming Valentine's Day Ball was suddenly destroyed. While Lucas didn't particularly care about a ball, he found that he couldn't ignore the situation entirely, not when he received a letter stating that there was solid evidence incriminating him of a serious crime. Needless to say, this news was enough to cause the Gryffindor to instantly start panicking, regardless of whether the accusations had any basis to them or not.

The resulting disciplinary meeting was chaotic, to say the least. The students from Beauxbatons gave statements against the Hogwarts students who were accused of various crimes, with Lucas being accused of destroying the Observatory. The fourth year was particularly upset that he'd been falsely accused of doing such a thing, especially given the nature of the room and how much he loved Astronomy. It seemed barbaric, almost nonsensical.

But with the accusations came an upheaval, with Desmarais eventually deciding that she had had enough and the Hogwarts students should be kicked out. Luckily for the Hogwarts students and staff, Professor de Nostredame came into clutch with the truth behind what's been occurring. As it turns out, the disasters had been caused by a creature who went on to start a fire in the rose garden that Desmarais is so fond of.

Uh oh.

The creature responsible for the disasters turned out to be a dragon that the Beauxbatons students had smuggled into the castle. Once the fire had been dissolved and the creature had been contained, Desmarais had a change of heart in regards to the Hogwarts guests. With the guests being allowed to stay, a ball was still held for the students to enjoy, something that Lucas was severely unhappy about. It was a crowded, overly claustrophobic environment but if anything, a silver lining arrived with the news that they would, in fact, be returning to Hogwarts in the next school year.

Thank Merlin, right?

[ P E R S O N A L I T Y ]

While Emma exhibits all the exuberance of Gryffindor House, Lucas is the complete opposite. Shy and quiet are often words used to describe this particular Dakest child. Emma has always been his best friend, the person on this Earth he’s the most closest to, and as a result, he’s become very comfortable around her. Growing up, he’s produced a comfort zone that he hardly ever toes out of and one that he relies on rather heavily.

However, all of this combined means that Lucas has become isolated and someone who prefers his own company. With a lack of social skills having developed during his younger years, he’s ended up being the kind of boy who hardly starts up a conversation and would never approach strangers. Why would he? His comfort zone wouldn’t allow it. He’s also become the kind of person who doesn’t immediately trust those around them and as a result, it would take him a significant amount of time to become comfortable around someone else. It might be because of this that he doesn’t trust his father, Sabel, as much he does the other members of his family.

There have also been times when Lucas has become fairly temperamental. His mood is known to switch and he exhibits unexpected bursts of anger, something that’s known to take people by surprise. The boy, unknowingly, displays more personality traits that are similar to his father rather than his mother which is something he would deny at all costs if he knew.

PERSONALITY TYPE: INFP-T (The Mediator)
LIKES: Winged horses, his siblings, his mum, the Kettleburns next door and their huge garden,
DISLIKES: Strangers, talking to strangers, loud sounds, butterscotch, exercise
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: TBA