Roderik Nikolas Hirsch
Model: Andre Hamann
Post colour: #704343

♠ basics:

Name: Roderik Nikolas Hirsch
Nicknames: Hirschy, Sir Knight
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 29th September 2059
Current Occupation Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor
Previous Occupation Teaching at the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence)
Place of birth: Hanover, Germany
Current place of residence:
Fluent in: German, English,
Relationship Status: Eh.

♠ magical info:

School/House: Durmstrang
Heritage: Mixed Blood
Wand: TBD
Patronus: TBD
Boggart: TBD
Amortentia: TBD
If I looked in the Mirror of Erised, I would see: TBD

♠ appearance:

Height: 6’2”
Hair colour: Dark brown with a few lighter brown highlights
Eye colour: Green
Other notable features: Dimples, arms laden with tattoos, he usually wears glasses as well

♠ family:

Father: Ludwig Hirsch
Mother: Annaliesse Hirsch (nee Webber)
Sister: Milee Lindberg (nee Hirsch)
Sister: Frieda Hirsch

♠ history:

Before Durmstrang:
Roderik was born towards the last ticking hours of the 29th of September 2080 to Ludwig and Annaliesse Hirsch. He is the youngest of three children and is also an only boy, so he knows how to gain the attention he needs. While his sisters were both the quiet, indoorsy type, Roderik grew up to balance that trait out in the family by being exuberant and fairly confident. He was always one to be more into activities that are action packed and require a more physical approach than a theoretical one. It was because of this that he picked up a hobby of boxing at the age of ten; something that his father was very keen on. He even encouraged the young boy to join a club of sorts where he could take part in competitions and learn to fight for himself, even at a tender age.

He was even made to attend a, then, fairly new Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence). As with anything you do in life, you have to start from the bottom. And so, Roderik had started off in this Academy as a young, carefree individual who was bright eyed about anything to do with fighting. The Academy further helped him with the anger issues he had faced, where he felt that he could really take out his inner turmoil on the boxing bag in front of him.

Time at Durmstrang, Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) and the Wizarding University of Berlin:
His time at Durmstrang was one in which he used to harness his love for anything action packed and turned that to his advantage: namely, in terms of using magic rather than just learning about the theory. He found himself becoming better and better at Defence, especially when he learnt to harness his anger into it. His main struggle, however, was remembering that Defence at Durmstrang required using your wand to defend yourself and not just your fist. Puberty only made this worse when his anger got out of bounds and he found himself in more sticky situations than he wanted to be in.

Roderik had managed to progress within the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) very well from a newbie to a mentor to the younger kids, but he also came across a dilemma when he found out that he couldn’t study further in the school due to the age restrictions. He could certainly use his knowledge anywhere else in the real world but the boy had grown an attachment to the school itself. During his time there, he had liked the idea of being around people like himself and helping some of the younger kids as well. It was because of this that Roderik found himself going back to university to gain a teaching degree. It was much more boring than theoretical defence but his aims were clear and his goal was set and not even Merlin himself could steer Roderik away from achieving this.

While reigning in his anger issues was quite hard, figuring out what he wanted to do wasn’t. His love for anything action-packed and his grades in his Defence classes meant that he went on to study Defence Against the Dark Arts in the Wizarding University of Berlin. At this point, Roderik found himself getting more and more bored of the usual theories behind the practical work. He was starting to grow impatient of the tedious, mundane life of everyday university students.

It was his deepest fear of landing himself a boring, everyday job that stopped him from being an Auror. Being out on the field sounded great but the idea of being cooped up in a government job wasn’t appealing in the slightest sense. It was largely due to this and the dilemma with the Defence Academy combined that led him to take on a teaching degree alongside his Defence degree.

After WU:
When he had gained the degrees he’d wanted, Roderik went back to the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) to teach a variation of boxing and karate. While the man isn’t the most warm hearted of people, he found that he very much enjoyed the enthusiasm portrayed by such tiny beings. Maybe that’s why he decided to stay for so long and focused on teaching some of the younger kids. The Academy itself was becoming more and more popular, especially once crime rates were rising upwards. It was because of this that they decides to expand and further their horizons. Schools were set up in various parts of the country as well as the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Sweden and, funnily enough, England.

Three years into his job, he was able to travel to London to oversee the work being held there. Roderik moved to the busy capital and stayed to teach Muggle kids self-defence for a further two years. It wasn’t Germany and he found that the kids themselves were very different to the ones back home but it would have to do. When the announcement of an opening in the Defence Against the Dark Arts position reached the man’s ears, he jumped at the opportunity. Teaching Muggle kids was one thing but teaching magical ones? That was going to be a challenge in itself and it was a challenge he was happy to take.

♠ personality:

Ever since he was a little boy, Roderik has always been one to tackle things with a more physical approach. He’s always been incredibly curious and has believed that a hands-on approach is the best way to learn. He’s usually one to go with the flow and you’ll rarely see him stressed out. Confident, practical and charismatic are often ords used to describe the man. He knows how to deal with people, especially kids, whom he’s able to let his more spontaneous side shine. He’s also one to not be scared to get his hands dirty if the situation calls for it.

However, his confidence can go slightly out of bounds and he can be known to act too soon. Reckless is another word used to describe the man, especially when he lands himself in a situation that wouldn’t have happened if he had just paused for a moment to think. This lack of thinking capacity means that the man is often known to say things without thinking about them first, making him come across as slightly rude and insensitive. He also finds it difficult to deal with emotions, especially in terms of empathy. Counselling isn’t something he signed up for but it’s something that he’s had to do with little positive results. Because of this, Roderik also finds it difficult to commit to one person, choosing instead to bounce from person to person, just to stop himself from getting bored. This fear of boredom is known to leak into his everyday life as well.

With all of this, it’s never easy to get to know a man like Roderik. Just when you think you know him well, you find out that there’s still a little locked box in the corner that cannot be opened, no matter how hard you try.

♠ likes:

Boxing, skiing, tattoos, self-defence, playing the guitar, tattoos, coffee (caffeine addict over here), action movies (particularly Indiana Jones), just all the tattoos,

♠ dislikes:

Boredom, commitment, just relationships, anything decaf (what is the point?!), bright lights, rain, being cooped up

>> VITALS

FULL NAME Rooney Alexander Bronwyn
BIRTH NAME Rooney Alexander Allerby
NICKNAMES Roo, Kangarooney, Boo-Bah,
DATE OF BIRTH August 1st, 2075
PLACE OF BIRTH Surrey, England
PLACE OF RESIDENCE Paris, France
BLOOD STATUS Half blood
HOGWARTS HOUSE Ravenclaw
HOGWARTS YEAR Fifth
WAND TYPE 9 ½ inch springy Alder with Unicorn Hair
CLASS OF 2093

>> EDUCATION

EDUCATION TO DATE Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Scotland [2086 - present],
ACHIEVEMENTS
Ravenclaw 3rd Place Points Earner (Term 41) (Maintained 2nd place for the majority of term)
Term 41 Muggle Studies Top Duck
"Most Likely to become Minister for Magic" - Term 41 Yearbook
Term 42 Dueling Club: Most convincing actor
"Most Likely to Invent or Discover Something" - Term 42 Yearbook
Ravenclaw Prefect, September 2089 (Term 43)
Ravenclaw 5th Place Points Earner (Term 43)
Ravenclaw Prefect, September 2090 (Term 44)
OWL GRADES N/A
NEWT GRADES N/A
LANGUAGES SPOKEN English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (learning), Italian (learning)
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED Guitar (good at), Piano (great at, currently teaching), Milk bottles (professional)

>> APPEARANCE

HAIR COLOUR Blonde
EYE COLOUR Brown
HEIGHT 5' 6"
MODEL Bertie Gilbert
FUTURE Tom Fletcher
PREVIOUS Mason Vale Cotton

>> PERSONALITY

LIKES cheese puffs, musical theatre, anything theatre, anything musical, acting, spotlights, long novels, interesting facts about interesting things, kittens, planning with his best friend, kissing, getting people to think he's a nice person by calling them 'Miss' or 'Sir' or 'Mister', formal greetings yo, having a best friend as good as Miss Olivia, being the centre of attention (in a good way), lyric references, recreating pivotal scenes from things,
DISLIKES sharing his friends with other people, having to understand other peoples emotions when they aren't showing them, not having a character to slip into in difficult situations, having to rely on his acting experience to get through those difficult situations, other males, his birth father, admitting he doesn't fully understand instructions,
GOALS Prefect, Head Boy, Minister for Magic, West End Star, Broadway Star
BEST FRIEND Olivia Phillips
CRUSHES Minnie Darling, Olivia Phillips, Charlotte Kettleburn, Norah Kittredge, Miss Sophie Brown, Grey Lady, Professor York, Clara Wilde, Amur Neverwinter

>> BACKGROUND

GRANDPARENTS Maternal: Abigail Marie Wood (2035 – 2068, died in a fire) and Artemis Constilton (2034 – 2054, died in a car accident) Paternal: Demitria Bronwyn and Derek Bronwyn
PARENTS Tamzin Lianne Bronwyn (nee Wood, mother) & Dexter Nico Bronwyn (adoptive/step-father)
SIBLINGS Calliope Rook Bronwyn (b. April 2075), Brinlee Eve Bronwyn, Luca Reid Bronwyn, Deacon Cruz Bronwyn, Teddy Matthew Bronwyn
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS Lachlan Alexander Allerby (birth father, no contact), Cerrah Tamara Wood (2067 – 2068, died in a fire), Hamish Alexander Allerby (birth paternal grandfather, no contact), Sorcha Lesley Anne Allerby (birth paternal grandmother, no contact)
PETS Pomegranate (cat), Elphie (West Highland Terrier, lives at home)

Rooney's full biography and history can be found here

>> EXTRA

[*] Post colour - Plum Pie / #7D0541
[*] Rooney’s mother is ex-Hufflepuff Prefect Tamzin Wood, who graduated in 2070. His Godmother is ex-Hufflepuff Prefect Elodie Robertser, a graduate of 2084.
[*] Roo has a love for the theatre and being on stage, giving up a place at a performing arts academy to follow in his mother’s footsteps and go to Hogwarts. His interest comes from the years that his Mother brought him up without magic after his father’s arrest and their move to New York. Previously, he has had the role of Gavroche in both a New York and London production of Les Mis and dreams of playing Marius in his adult life. His complete favourite musical is Wicked, and was the inspiration for the family dogs name.
[*] Rooney and Calliope are born four months apart and will introduce themselves as twins to everyone, and typically get away with it as their parents are now married and both children share a surname. Most often, Rooney will say that his birthday is in April along with Calliope’s as she is the older of the two.
[*] Rooney's two sisters are also at Hogwarts right now. Calliope is in the same year and house, and Brinlee is a Gryffindor and will graduate in 2096.

~ Kitty Valentine ~




Model: Winona Ryder

~ Some Vitals ~

Name: Kitty DuGray Valentine
Nicknames: Kitty-Cat (from Haddie) and Lady DuGray (from Julie.)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Mixed Blood
Description: Long black hair and pale (vampire like) skin. Painted black nails, lips, and eyeliner. Usually wears black robes or dresses.
Age: 14
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland
Relationship status: Single


~ A History of Valentine ~

Early Years: Kitty was born in Glasgow Scotland, the daughter of a Muggle man named Aaron and a rich witch named Emily. She grew up with quite a lot of luxury. They lived in a large mansion surrounded by exotic plants and filled with books and all sorts of muggle devices. Most of Kitty's possessions were Muggle made and she knew about the Muggle world more than she did the magical one. That is not to say that she was ignorant of the magical world - aside from what her mom told her their library was supplied with magical books and they were often visited by reporter friends of her mom.

Romania: Emily Valentine continued to be active in journalism while she raised Kitty. Her contract required her to move to Romania to do some reporting on the government there. She and Kitty had to stay at an apartment complex, something which annoyed Kitty at first (having become so accustomed to the joy of living in a large mansion.) While in Romania Emily decided to enroll Kitty in a wizarding "pre-school" of sorts. Kitty studied for one year at a school in Romania. At Romania Emily bought her a black cat for Kitty to keep as a pet. While at school she was extremely shy, but she found herself attracted to the Gothic sub culture. She also got disgusted by her middle name (Dugray) and decided to change it to Darkness, much to the chagrin of her mother. She befriended two of the house elves, but was bullied by some of the other students who thought she was stuck up just because she was rich. After one year was over they moved back to Scotland - just in time for Kitty to begin her first real year of wizarding school.

First Year: Kitty's first year at Hogwarts passed without major incident. She devoured Hogwarts A History and soon became very interested in a mysterious Tapestry on the fourth floor near the library. A paper she had discovered inside Hogwarts A History suggested a dark past for the Tapestry. It was an exciting mystery but Kitty wouldn't find the answer of the mystery until her next year. She didn't make any friends but it was a much better experience than her time at Romania. The main reason why she didn't make friends during this term was because of her natural shyness - shyness which began to wear off as the term was coming to a close. The first time she truly came out of her shell was at a Ravenclaw slumber party held the day before the feast. Then at the feast she got into a friendly conversation with The Grey Lady, who complimented her nail polish.

Second Year: The second year of Hogwarts began with a bang. Kitty became friends with several of her fellow Ravens right away. There was Julie, who convinced her to drop the "Darkness" and to use her proper middle name. Shortly after the feast Julie became the first person she talked to about her interest with the Tapestry on the fourth floor. Then there was Hadley (Haddie) Denaker, a spirited first year Raven who had a knack for mischief. During the Star of Term feast Kitty got drawn into a food fight with Haddie against the Gryffindor's, which resulted in the feast being ruined for everyone when one of the teachers caused it to rain over the entire hall. They both lost ten points from Ravenclaw and were sentenced to clean the library. (Which Peeves interrupted by starting a food fight of his own.)

Another close friend was Esme Darcy, a Hufflepuff girl who Kitty first met on the pathways on a sunny day. When Kitty informed her that she was going to visit Professor Ursula Black (a Hag who was the Divination teacher); it was Esme who strongly warned against it. Despite her reputation of being a worrier, Kitty couldn't believe that the staff would hire a dangerous person. Esme turned out t be right: When Kitty dropped by for a visit it was to find Ursula trying to eat fellow Ravenclaw Rooney, and the two of them barely got away with their lives. Kitty would have gone straight to the headmistress but the other students were already leaving to take their first lesson with Professor Black - right next to a burning cauldron. Kitty disguised herself in gray clothes and observed the class from behind a rock, planning to get help if the Hag tried to harm anyone. Unfortunately, Professor Black's pet crow noticed Kitty, and before Kitty knew it she was being dragged towards the cauldron. Hadley stood up and demanded the Hag let Kitty go, but the Hag responded by dragging her over to the cauldron with Kitty. The situation escalated and soon the Hag had bewitched half the class, (including freezing Hadley and Kitty) and was throwing a Hufflepuff boy (Brady) into the cauldron. The teachers arrived just in time to save everyone, but the Hag escaped into the woods. Kitty's nightmares about her continue to this day.

Thankfully not everything was so scary at Hogwarts. Kitty got ahead in many of her classes and eventually overcame much of her initial shyness. Her best classes were Muggle Studies and History of Magic. The Dueling Club semed like it would be scary at first, but aside from a minor injury during her second duel; it turned out to be great fun and a way to make friends. Hadley invited Kitty to the Room of Requirement for a hide and seek party hosted by their awesome prefect Penelope.

The case of the Tapestry continued to occupy Kitty's mind. She recruited a first year Slytherin mischief maker (Mason Stevens) to investigate the mystery of the Tapestry. Kitty thought a book on the Tapestry would be found in the Forbidden Section of the library; and Mason got the brilliant idea to use an aging potion to sneak in at early morning. Mason wrote to her grandfather for some of the ingredients and Kitty got the rest from the kitchen. Then they met up in an abandoned bathroom and successfully brewed and drank the potion. It was all very epic but it turned out the Forbidden Section was locked and they weren't able to get in. Kitty did eventually learn the secret of the Tapestry when she asked Professor Ansley (History of Magic.) He told her how it had been used to protect a powerful magic book called The Book of Mysteria from a dark wizard named Voltemortist. Curiosity satiated, Kitty shared the news with Mason victoriously.

Near the end of the term, Kitty and Rachel Watson (a Ravenclaw friend) plotted to visit Professor Draper and get permission to bring their pets to Hogwarts. Kitty had nine pet worms and Rachel had a Jack Russell Terrier. Unfortunately Rachel wasn't allowed to bring her puppy but luckily Kitty was allowed her worms.

The school year ended like it had begun. Right in the middle of the feast Peeves and his girlfriend Miffy (who had been causing all sorts of trouble that year to impress Peeves) bombarded the Ravens with feathers and paint. Outraged at the destruction of her makeup, Kitty challenged Miffy to a duel. Luckily cooler heads prevailed and Kitty was sent back to her seat.

Third Year: Kitty couldn't wait to rejoin her friends at Hogwarts for her third year. Duing summer vacation she and her parents visited America and Kitty took some classes in a journalism school. While shopping for school supplies in Diagon Alley Kitty met up with Elsa (a Slytherin friend she had met at the end of last term) and got the pleasure of giving her fashion advice on what clothes to wear. She also met up with Mason they talked about their shared experience of living in a rich family.

Classes continued to be a source of endless wonder and fun. Kitty continued to be active in the Dueling Club, though she won no duel. During Herbology the class was shrunk like in Alice in Wonderland, and Care of Magical Creatures featured Kruppies. Kaysha Stewart, the Muggle Studies teacher soon became Kitty's favorite teacher. Kitty had lots of questions about the Statute, which was a law that Kitty believed had passed its usefulness and should be repealed. Stewart understood Kitty's dislike of having to keep her identity secret. Unfortunately Kitty embarrassed herself in front of her other favorite teacher (Ansley), though no one could blame her. It turned out she had been under the influence of a zombifying spell:

Music and a mysterious green light lured several students into the Forbidden Forest. The students who heard the music became temporarily brainwashed, lumbering around the castle in search of different objects and only being able to repeat fragmented, confused sentences. Kitty was one of them, and she and several of the others wrecked havoc across Hogwarts - interrupting lessons and annoying their fellow students everywhere. The music tasked Kitty with finding rose thorns and Moonstone powder. Moonstone powder she had no luck with, but a Gryffindor student gave her his rose thorns in exchange for coming with him to the hospital wing. When the spell wore off neither Kitty nor any of the others had any memory of what they had done. It was all very embarrassing and more than a little creepy.

But that would not be the only creepy thing to happen that year. Ursula Black, the Hag who had haunted Kitty's nightmares for a year, was back, and in the courtyard. She had been the one behind sending the students to get objects for her. She grabbed Kitty and Brady (who she had thrown into the cauldron last year) and dragged them off to the forest. This time Kitty went with Brady into the cauldron, and they both became very close to being Hag food! Several teachers and students chases Ursula into the woods and freed Kitty and Brady, along with arresting Ursula.

Kitty was sad to say goodbye to both Professor Kitridge and Penelope, who was graduating that year. She promised to keep in touch and agreed to take care of her living pet rock, who used to be cared for by the Grey Lady.

Emily and Aaron could not have been prouder when they found out Kitty had been appointed prefect. Deep down she's scared of disappointing the staff by not being a good enough prefect, but she will try her absolute best to make them happy, and to honor Penelope.


~ Personality ~

Kitty is very self aware - she rarely goes out anywhere in public without a lot of Gothic make up and dark clothes. She loves Muggles. Her self awareness has made her shy about making mistakes in front of people, and she sometimes imagines that she is being judged even when she is not. This does not mean that she is mean or judgmental, she is actually quite nice and is very loving to her friends and with most people.

Cassandra McNally

You might be a Ravenclaw


*The Wand Choses the Wizard*
Nicknames: Cassie
Date of Birth: February 21st 2077
Year of School: Third Year
Wand:
Familiar: Milo the Cat

Hair: Long, straight brown hair
Eyes: Dark Brown
Height: 4’ 9 inches


*Its Our Choices That Make Us Who We Are*
Friends: Juliette McDean
Favorite Color:
Favorite Subject:
Least Favorite Subject:

Year One: To Be Added
Year Two: Her second year at Hogwarts marked the appearance of her good friend Juliet among the hallowed halls of the school. The slightly older girl had been previously homeschooled yet Cass was more than eager for a long-familiar face.

Nationality: British
Hometown: Carlisle, Cumbria
Heritage: Mixed Blood

Mother: Natasha Cassandra McNally
Father: Gavin Dane McNally
Godfather: Samuel McDean
Godmother: Frida Brown

❋ Hadley Denaker ❋
Model: Alexz Johnson

❧ Basics

Name: Hadley Holland Denaker
Nickname: Haddie, Hads
Date of Birth: September 2, 2076
Age: 14
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Current Residence: London, England

❧ Appearance

Hair color: Blonde Red
Eye color: Blue-grey
Height: 5’4”
Defining physical features: A birthmark at the base of her neck on her left shoulder that vaguely looks like a capsized sailboat ~ If you tilt your head to the right and squint while cross-eyed.

❧ Magical

Heritage: Muggle-born
House: Ravenclaw
Year: Third Year
Wand: 10 3/4 inch, stiff, ebony, with an unicorn hair core
Patronus: Unknown
Boggart: Unknown
Amorentia: Unknown
Strongest Subjects: Transfiguration, Charms, DADA
Weakest Subjects: Potions, Herbology

❧ Family

Father: James Denaker
Mother: Amanda Denaker
Siblings: Mark Denaker (older brother), Natalie Denaker (twin; identical)
Pet: Wimple (Boobook owl; delightfully expressive), Asher (Ferret; Very affectionate)

Uncle: David Denaker (Paternal; Father's twin; Estranged)
Aunt: Brighid Denaker
Cousin: Ailsa Denaker

❧ Personality

SPOILER!!: Haddie is a brat sometimes

Haddie Denaker is, actually, quite smart. Her grades don’t always show this, however, as Haddie, as well as her twin, Nat, more often prefer to apply their intelligence to their own fun and amusement, usually in the form of harmless pranks. Hadley is adventurous, independent, and fiercely loyal to those she cares about, but if you break her trust, you’ll find quite impossible to regain.

She can be self-centered at times, without realizing it. She can also be exceptionally patient when she wants to be, and extremely impatient when she doesn’t. Haddie is also known to stubbornly hold onto a single goal, even long after it should have been abandoned. She can have a mischievous streak at times, and will, at times, willfully disregard rules when it suits her.

Natalie, her twin sister, isn’t all that different. She just tends to be better at hiding it when she’s getting into trouble.

Haddie also has a habit of naming everything.

❧ Background/History

SPOILER!!: EARLY YEARS

Natalie Denaker was born on September 2, 2076, at 6:23 A.M. Her twin sister, Hadley, came into the world exactly 13 hours and 11 minutes later. The two have been nearly inseparable ever since. Which is why it took so long for their parents to realize the truth…

Bizarre things seemed to happen around the girls quite often. Sometimes it was easy to explain away – I’m sorry, Mark, I didn’t realize the bike was purple (Haddie’s favorite color at the time), it looked red under the lighting at the store – And other times, it just defied all rational explanation, like that time in first grade a boy, who had been picking on Nat, suddenly had the misfortune to sprout fur all over, leaving everyone scratching their heads, except Mr. and Mrs. Denaker, who simply gave their girls a stern look, and kept silent.

The girls secretly loved the strange things that happened, especially Natalie. To them it was a sign they were secretly fairy princesses sent into hiding to be raised by humans for their own protection and Nat would often regale Haddie with stories of what their fairy kingdom was like. Naturally, being older, she remembered such things.

It was assumed the odd things that happened centered around, or maybe were even caused by, both girls. Until the third grade that is. At the end of their second grade year, their school expressed concerned the girls weren’t branching out and making friends beyond each other, and it was decided that the girls would be in separate classrooms next year. This did not go over well with the girls, both of whom remained stubbornly upset about it well into the school year. Natalie’s class remained perfectly, boringly ordinary, much to Nat’s dismay. Haddie’s on the other hand… In the first month alone all the textbooks in the classroom became illegible gibberish, the teacher found herself stuck firmly to her chair for an entire day, and half the class came down with a temporary case of laryngitis that doctors couldn’t explain, given that none of them were actually sick. It was decided, discreetly, to put the girls back in the same class for fourth grade.

Recently, Mrs. Denaker, an award-winning chef, was offered a job as head chef of a five star restaurant in the heart of London. So, the summer before their 11th birthday, the girls moved with their family to England. Not everyone was completely thrilled about moving. It did, at least, answer questions about their daughter’s unique gift by way of their new neighbors, who, as part of the wizarding world recognized Haddie’s talents for what they were. Also the small clerical error which mislabeled Haddie’s birthday, resulting in her getting an acceptance letter a year earlier than she should have, helped. The mistake was quickly fixed and Haddie received a hearty “see you next year” in its place.

After a month of begging and pleading, Haddie finally got her parents to take her to Diagon Alley to see her new world for the first time, their neighbor acting as escort. There she met Rachel Watson, and the two became friends, keeping in touch via Haddie's owl, Wimple (a birthday gift from her neighbor). She has also spent the year babysitting for their neighbor, earning some spending money for the wizarding world.

Natalie, however, hasn't taken the news that her twin sister is a witch and will be attending Hogwarts without her very well. This has left the girls' relationship increasingly strained over the year.

SPOILER!!: FIRST YEAR (2088-2089)

Hadley's year started off with the discovery her cousin, Ailsa, who she hadn't seen since she was 7, was also a witch starting Hogwarts. The two couldn't be more different. It was no surprise when Ailsa, as well as Haddie's best friend, Rachel, were sorted into Ravenclaw. It was, however, a shock when Hads was also sorted into Ravenclaw. Hadley is still convinced that the sorting hat made a mistake and she should have been put into Gryffindor. Many of her housemates feel the same, and avoid the un-Ravenclaw-esque Eagle as much as possible.

Trouble started at the feast, when a food fight was started by the Gryffindors. Though ordered by the Ravenclaw Prefects not to throw food back, Hads still joined in, using a loophole: instead of throwing the food, she dumped, smashed or splattered the others with it. As punishment she was made to help clean the bookshelves in the library with Mr. Kitridge and Kitty Valentine the next morning (her birthday). Peeves, upset he missed the fun the night before started another food fight in the library. Later that night during the Eagle raffle, more mayhem broke out when the prize chest turned out to be full of ferrets and pygmy puffs. After helping to capture all the critters, the Eagles were allowed to keep one of them as a pet. Haddie snuck a pygmy puff in her pocket while openingly choosing to keep an ash grey ferret she named Asher. She later gave the pygmy puff to Noelle, a second year Gryffindor that lost hers over a terrible incident over summer.

Hadley's first Nemesis was Davie Truebridge, the horrible 2nd year boy that blew up at her for not knowing who Harry Potter or George Weasley were. The boy Rachel was crushing on. This came to a head when, later in the year, Rachel invited Davie to a magical hide-and-seek game Hadley had set up with Prefect Penny. Hadley felt betrayed and refused to speak to Rachel for months. The two eventually made up, in part due to the help of Natalie, Hadley's twin, over the Christmas break. Nat and Hads made up, and Nat helped her come to her senses. Hadley then had to drop the bombshell that she wasn't going to be returning to Hogwarts next year, thanks to her Dad somehow finding out about both the Hag trying to cook them all, and the Potions Professor poisoning the class.

Davie was eventually replaced as Hadley's Nemesis with the Care of Magical Creatures Professor, James Draper, who she secretly hexed at the end of term feast, causing him to dance uncontrollably. She was assisted by the Herbology Professor, Paul Myers, who magicked up a tutu for Draper.

Upon returning home, Hadley learned that it was more than just not returning to Hogwarts. Her Dad didn't want her to have any contact with the Wizarding World, feeling it was too dangerous. That included seeing or communicating with her friends. Haddie didn't accept that and disobeyed as much as she could, forcing her Dad to take some rather extreme measures to get his daughter's obedience. It worked, but hasn't helped their relationship much, and the two are almost constantly butting heads, often quite explosively. It became clear to Haddie's Mom and siblings that putting distance between Hadley and her father might be the best thing at this time...

Confusingly, Hadley was one of the nobel prize for potioneering recipients despite being horrible at potions.

SPOILER!!: SECOND YEAR (2089-2090

Hadley started off the term on a good note by not having her robes for the start of term feast. This resulted in lose of points and her having to wear Rooney's, the new prefect, robes, which Hadley returned to him in dramatic fashion after getting into another fight with Mossy. This resulted in yet another Ravenclaw enemy in Rooney.

During a Potions class dealing with aging spells, Hadley managed to mess the potion up so spectacularly that it aged her backwards, leaving her seven years old and without any memory of Hogwarts. The girl ran amok through the castle, and stumbled upon Professor Hirsch, whom she thought was a knight there to protect her. Professor Newton was able to brew an antidote and return Hadley to normal. This incident force Mossy and Hadley to talk out their differences and the two became friends finally.

Just before Christmas Hadley was turned into a mindless zombie bent on finding a book. She completely unshelved the library, as well as Professor Primeaux's personal library, where she ended up pushing Prefect Dot. After Primeaux's office, zombified Hadley made her way to the Ravenclaw tower and was knocked out and restrained by Penny before being taken to the hospital wing.

She spent Christmas with her best friend, Rachel, and ended up dying her hair dark red. When school started again, the new red head finally pushed Professor Primeaux too far and was given detention for being disrespectful as well as the incident in his office. She finally broke down, leveling all her pent up emotions about her father and her summer on the man during detention.

The rest of the year went rather quietly for Hadley. Kitty let it slip to Tenacius that Hadley had a crush on him. He was cool with it. She spent the summer hanging out with friends, playing quidditch for a regional team, acting in a play, getting tutored in Herbology and Potions and babysitting Octopus, her next door neighbor.

Surprisingly, Hadley again made it on the Nobel prize of Potioneering list. She also made Hirsch's black belt dueler list and was top dueler for the first and second years.

Model: Isaac Hempstead Wright
Post Color: Teal


PERSONAL INFO:
Name: Finnlay Cameron Muir
Nickname: Finn
DOB: November 7, 2078
POB: Glencoe, Scotland
Blood status: Muggleborn

APPEARANCE:
Hair: dark brown and messy
Eyes: brown
Height: 4’ 8”


PERSONALITY:
He may be short for his age, but he makes up for it with his personality! He is quite shy around those he doesn’t know, but once you get him comfortable he can be a live wire!

FAMILY BACKGROUND:
Born in remote Glencoe, Scotland, Finnlay is an only child. His parents own a local pub, and Finn spent many hours there washing dishes and generally doing odd jobs as he grew up. His Hogwarts letter came amidst great surprise to his Muggle parents, but not to his wizard uncle, who had seen signs of magic in the boy at an early age. Finn never liked his uncle, given how odd he seemed, but once the truth came out it was an instant bonding moment.

Mason Winslow
Model: Lee Jaehwan aka Ken

Name: Mason Winslow
PoB: Bradford , England
DoB: Febuary 12th
Age: 15
Year: 5

Previous school: Durmstrang
House: Ucilena
Current school: Hogwarts
House: Ravenclaw
Wand: 12" Alder wood with dragon heartstring
Blood status: Pureblood
Pet: Owl called Winter
Boggart: Clowns

Best subjects: Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Care of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy
Okay subjects: DADA, Herbology
Pretends to be good at but is actually not subjects: Ancient Runes, Muggle studies, Divination


Appearance:

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Eye color: Dark brown
Hair color: currently sandy blonde

Personality:

Likes being around others but at the same time doesn't mind being alone from time to time. Mason is someone who's enthusiastic and curious about a lot and likes to learn new things. He is friendly and polite towards everyone but would often gossip behind your back. Gets shy around new people and is slightly intimidated by authority figures. He enjoys reading books and wishes to own a personal library one day. It takes a lot to get him angry and he usually tries to see things from the other views perspective and tries to take it in to concideration, but does show when someone crosses his line so be warned. Last but not least, he also pretends to be calm a lot but would often panic when things don't go the way he had planned it.

Background:

Born on February 12th to a couple named Henry and Jiwoo Winslow, Mason was the second child in the pureblooded family. He has an older sister named Elenor or Ellie as she likes to be called and a younger brother named Dave. His father, an English man who married the south korean Cha Jiwoo after 3 years of dating. The two had met up during a conference for their works and they decided that his mother would move to England.

While living in Bradford, Mason grew up knowing about magic since the age of two but he only started to fully understand what his family were when he turned five. At the age of seven, the boy showed his first true sign of magical abilities. A juice box did not hover in the air for a couple of seconds when it slipped between his fingers if he hadn't been a wizard.

At ten years old, his parents told him that he could choose where he wanted to go to school. Durmstrang had been one of the options and, not knowing why because he was going to regret the decision later on, he choose that school to start his education. Forms were filled out and at eleven he was send to Durmstrang.

Mason had a hard time fitting in at Durmstrang which he soon realised. Not that he was bullied, he got along with all of his classmates and professors, however, he felt like the place was not for him. Not to mention the cold. He kept his head high though and continued his education. During Christmas in his fourth year, Mason was at home and he explained to his parents that he wanted to transfer to something more close to home. It took some time but when it was done the fourteen year old went back to Durmstrang to finish his fourth year and he would start his fith at Hogwarts.

Previous school characters:
Daichi Katharos (Prefect)
Nick Cantwell (Groundskeeper)
Kevin Hirase
Yoongi Hyland (Head Boy)
Rebecca Meadows

Name: Jacen Riley Reed
Nickname(s): Jace | Jieisu ( | Japanese)
Date of Birth: 31 March 2077
Place of Birth: Fukasawa Setagaya-ku, Japan
Current Residence: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Nationality/Ethnicity: British-Japanese
Defining Physical Features: N/A
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown


Blood Status: Half-Blood
Wand: 10" Cherry Wood, Dragon Heartstring, Unyielding
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Patronus: TBA
Amortentia: TBA
Boggart:TBA


Gender: Male
Height: 5'5”
Weight: 95 lbs.
Blood Type: O
Allergies: None
Dragon Pox Marks: None
Vaccinations:


Primary Motivators: Achievement, Balance/Peace, Discovery, Education, Understanding
Emotional Disposition: Curious, Calm
Moodiness: Even tempered
Core Traits:

Outlook: Pessimistic
Integrity: Conscientious
Impulsiveness: Controlled
Boldness: Cautious
Agreeableness: Agreeable
Interactivity: Reserved
Conformity: Conventional

Sense of Humour: Dry
Quirks/Habits/Oddities: Hair Stroking, Needless Apologizing, Sleeping in Odd Places, Tree Climbing
Hobbies & Enjoyment: Calligraphy, Card Games Eating, Philosophizing, Reading, Research, Sports, Writing
Mental Disorder: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Likes:
- Kendo, Kyudo, Ramen, Sushi, Seaweed, Vanilla Milkshake, Curry Rice, Chocolate Cupcake with Raspberry Filling, Matcha Flavoured Kit-Kat, Mochi, Tea, Takoyaki, Kakigori, Karuta, Japanese Manga,

Dislikes:
- Bullies, Cinnamon, Cold Showers, Tattered Books, Mess, RATS, Snow, FAILURE

Father: Ryden Theodore Reed
D.O.B: 16 May 2046
Blood Status: Pureblood
Education: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland (Ravenclaw; Class of 2064)
Occupation: Immigration Consultant, British Ministry of Magic, London, England

Mother: Maiya Reed nee Tamazaki
D.O.B: 21 September 2048
Blood Status: Half-Blood
Education: Mahoutokoro School of Magic, Japan (Graduate; Gold)
Occupation: Businesswoman/Potioneer, Setagaya, Japan

Brother: Jakub Ronson Reed
D.O.B 17 April 2070
Blood Status: Half-Blood
Education: Mahoutokoro School of Magic, Japan (Graduate)
Occupation: Quidditch Player for the Toyohashi Tengu; University Student

Pet(s): Ichiro
Type: Muggle Cat
Breed: British Short Hair
Color: Gray


Formal Education

• Komazama Park International School, Japan (Day Student): Winter January 2080 – Summer 2085
• Mahoutokoro School of Magic, Japan (Day Student): Fall September 2084 – Summer 2089
• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland (Boarding Student): Fall September 2089 – Summer 2095

Strong Subjects:
Weak Subjects:

OWL: --
Outstanding:
Exceeds Expectations:
Acceptable:

NEWT: --
Outstanding:
Exceeds Expectations:
Acceptable:

Recreational

• Nihon Gakuen Kendo Class, Setagaya, Japan: Summer 2081 – Summer 2083

Kendo Master: Sensei Takamura Kotaro
Kendo Rank: 6th Kyu – 4th Kyu (2081-2083)

• Kurokawa Kendo Dojo, Kumamoto, Japan: Summer 2083 – Present

Kendo Master: Sensei Hollingberry Ryunosuke
Kendo Rank: 4th Kyu – 1st Dan (2084-2090)

• Youth Quidditch Summer Camp, London, England: Summer 2086

At 10:25 in the morning, Jacen Riley Reed was born on the 31st of March, 2077 in Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Japan to Ryden Reed, an English Pureblood Wizard of Newcastle, and MaiyaTamazaki-Reed, a Half-Blood Witch of Setagaya. Jace has an older brother named Jakub, or Jake, and is also a Half-Blood Wizard who goes to Mahoutokoro School of Magic in Japan. Albeit the frequent arguments that ensue between the adults, Ryden and Maiya are still married. To resolve one of their many conjugal problems, Ryden and Maiya decided to part physically. The act was made in good faith to avoid their option to divorce. This has also allowed them to pursue their careers in Great Britain and Japan separately.

Ryden is a Diplomatic Relations Officer for the International Confederation of Wizards, while Maiya is a businesswoman and potioneer in her hometown. Ryden finished his wizard schooling in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry under the house of Ravenclaw, and pursued a degree in Diplomatic Relations in the Wizarding University of Ambleside. Maiya went to Mahoutokoro School of Magic in Japan for her basic magical education, and pursued a degree in Advanced Potions in the same university as Ryden wherein they first met.

Mid-way through their university education, Maiya got pregnant with Ryden’s child—Jakub, and they decided to marry to make their firstborn legitimate. While the two young parents continued their education, Jakub stayed with his paternal grandparents in Newcastle. The whole family then moved to Japan shortly after Ryden and Maiya graduated from University. When Jakub turned seven, Jacen was born to the Reed family.

Jacen, ever since infancy, was a very quiet boy. He rarely makes a sound, and his cries would usually be just whimpers. He was already three years old when his parents noticed that the boy’s ability to speak was underdeveloped. Maiya, being a half-blood, wanted her youngest son to be treated as normal as possible, thus young Jacen was sent to a muggle Speech Pathologist in Japan. The three-year old went into therapy, and developed a knack for hitting things since collisions make loud sounds. His doctor advised his parents to expose their son to sports, so that it could help speed up his speech development. When Jacen turned four years old, his maternal grandfather brought him to Nihon Gakuen Kendo Class, and made him try out Kendo. Jacen quickly adapted to the activity, and showed great interest in it. The boy’s parents supported him from day one to the present, as the sport made their son active, and sociable. After long exposures in the dojo, Jacen was able to center his developing magical energies within him, gave his spirit a voice, enabling him to finally talk properly.

A rift developed between his parents shortly after Jacen turned seven, and his parents decided to split locations. Maiya decided to stay in Japan to look after her business, and Jakub decided to stay as well with his mother to continue his education at Mahoutokoro School of Magic. Jace started his magical schooling at Mahoutokoro as a day student, and continued his secondary schooling at Hogwarts; a decision which was heavily influenced by Ryden’s experience as a Diplomatic Officer, as well as the full support of his former boss, Charles Hollingberry. Japan’s Departmend Head for their International Cooperation Division, Mr. Hollingberry, happened to have half-Japanese children who graduated from Hogwarts.

SPOILER!!: Year 1

On the evening of the first of September 2088, the young Hogwartian was welcomed by the old institution by its signature Opening Feast, and was sorted into the house of Ravenclaw. The feast, known for its grandeur, was cut short for the rest of the school due to a juvenile uprising against the student leaders. A food fight broke out right after the Headmistress’ speech, shortening the party.

The next few days rolled out without much chaos, and in between classes, Jace met more students from his house, as well as in Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, and Slytherin. Classes were eventful in their own way, but Divination and Potions, were the most eventful out of the 12 subjects. Divination was taught by a hag, who dumped a boy into a cauldron with steaming liquid, almost sinking her teeth into a Hufflepuff boy’s ear. Amid the chaos, Jace was able to escape the hag’s wrath, and helped stun the Hag’s raven. However, instead of stunning the witch’s familiar, he stunned the Headmistress instead. Potions on the other hand had the whole class mildly poisoned, and ended up brewing an ineffective antidote. During the madness, a fellow first year, and friend, Azura Kennedy confessed to the whole class that she likes and loves Jace. The Ravenclaw boy, who’s in a stupor, was able to recall the details of the confession.

SPOILER!!: Year 2

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SPOILER!!: Year 3

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SPOILER!!: Year 4

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SPOILER!!: Year 5

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SPOILER!!: Year 6

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SPOILER!!: Year 7

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Face Claim(s): Yang Yang
Font Color: SteelBlue
Font Face: Burst My Bubble
Wand: Made by Krell Ansell
Twitter: @Samurai_Jace

Basics
Full name: Harvey Jarvis
Date of Birth: 13 August 2079
Age: 11
Year: First Year
Place of Birth: London

Magical info
House: Ravenclaw
Wand: 12 2/3 inch supple Pine with a Jobberknoll Feather

Looks
Height: average
Hair Colour: brown hair, straight
Eye Colour: greenish - grey eyes
Other notable features: dimples

Family
Pureblood
Mother: Eva Jarvis (Slytherin)
Father: Oliver Jarvis (Ravenclaw)
Siblings: 3 older sisters - Kaylie, Isabella and Teresa (all Slytherins)

History - The Basics:
Harvey is a Pureblood. He has three older sisters - Kaylie, Isabella and Teresa. All three of them, like his mother, Eva, were Slytherins. His father, Oliver, was Ravenclaw, and before Harvey's birth he was a professional Quidditch player. Since Harvey was a bit of a surprise (all of his sisters have already graduated Hogwarts), by the time he was born his father had already retired, though he still trains some teams.

Harvey loves everything related to Muggles - his sisters, Isabella and Teresa, brought back some games (boardgames, cards etc.) over their holidays, which they played with Muggleborn friends at Hogwarts, which is how Harvey's fascination started. His eldest sister, Kaylie, and his mother do not approve (though they wouldn't admit it if you asked).

He always felt like the odd one out in his family (most of them Slytherins, which he knew he wouldn't fit into from the moment he learned of the houses), and his father a Quidditch player (Harvey is terrified of heights). This might be a contributing reason to his pursuit of interests his family doesn't quite understand.

If he's going to be the odd one out, he might as well own it, right?

Personality:

Harvey has greatly bonded with his paternal grandparents, Daniel and Wendy Jarvis, both of whom were also Ravenclaws. They were both historians, now retired, but have rediscovered their passion for it when Harvey began showing an interest in Muggles. Harvey spends most of every holiday with them (and hopes to do so even when he's at Hogwarts), and together they discover and share facts. They all like facts. And, it turns out, Muggle electronics and baking, much to Harvey's Mum's confusion.

Harvey likes doing exactly what he knows he shouldn't. This could be in part to get attention - he never had much in common with his Mum, and even though he knows she loves him, he feels that exasperating her at least gives them a reason to talk (and argue, which, in Harvey's view, is almost the same thing, having grown up with three sisters).

Despite his fear of heights, Harvey and his father, Oliver, have bonded over their love for stories, magical and Muggle alike (none of his sisters indulge in the imaginary that much).

Harvey has always looked forward to Hogwarts, though he's a bit worried about the shellwork, as he has always felt that books were his forte, really. He is determined to prove himself, though (he hopes this is more of a thirst for knowledge than a streak of Slytherin ambition coming through here).

Likes:
- chocolate
- animals (to spite his mother)
- Muggle games (to spite his mother)
- Muggle things
- pirates (it used to be ninjas, but he has moved on)
- baking
- Christmas
- snow
- Shakespeare plays (went to a variety with father)

Dislikes:
- prejudice
- orders
- rules
- brussel sprouts
- heights
- fizzy anything
- Bertie Botts Beans
- excessive heat (they went to Portugal for a summer holiday onces. Harvey thought he’d melt)

Pet - black owl called Napoleon

ETHAN JEREMY DIXON

BASICS:
Name: Ethan Jeremy Dixon
Place of Birth: Kensington, London
Date of Birth: 26th of March 2077
Heritage: Mixed Blood
House: Ravenclaw
Boggart: Being humliated by those who are closest to him
Patronus: TBA

FAMILY
Mother: Ariella Dixon
Father: Nathan Dixon
Siblings: Renesmee (Eldest) and Juliet (Middle) Dixon

APPEARANCE:
Height: 4 ft 92''
Eye Colour: Bright blue
Hair Colour: Chestnut brown
Body Build: Slight-build, with a tiny bit of muscle.
Facial Structure: Square shape, attatched earlobed, wide nose and average-sized mouth

PERSONALITY:
Unfortunately, Ethan's neglected upbringing has led him to become what one would call a socio-phobic. He wishes for nothing more than to make genuine friends but he becomes so intimated by strangers that he begins to stutter uncontrollably or he begins to hyperventilate. In addition to this, his phobia of people has also caused him to be rather closed off even to those he feels comfortable to talk to. His life, background and interests remain rather private which is a further way he protects himself from what he believe may lead to public humiliation. He also fears that people will abandon him due to this humiliation, yet ironically by secluding himself he feels just as isolated. His fear of people is a working progress, and, hopefully, soon he shall be capable of overcoming it.

His strengths lie within his logical capabilities. Fortunately, he is able to understand concepts rather quickly but he is also able to take a philosophical approach of many everyday situations. This portrays how he likes to puzzle ideologies together or challenge himself with intriguing questions. Although one should note that his clever side is extremely internal and on the outer appearance he may seem dumb-witted, especially, due to his stuttering. His comfort of his teddy bear and Captain America action figure may also make him appear childish, but this is far from the reality. Yet even talking to his toys for comfort and practice is something he does in private as well which, again, emphasises just how private his true-self is.

In all honesty, he has a heart of gold and wants to care for the humanity of the world. He is just struggling to find a voice as to how.

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MODEL: Duygu Yetiş

BASIC INFORMATIONS
Name: Bloom Joanne Hatter
Nicknames: BOOM by small kids. Jo by her family
Date of birth: November,22nd 2079
Place of birth: Playmouth, England
Residence: Playmouth, England
Heritage: Muggleborn
Wand:10 2/3 inch sturdy Rowan with a Jobberknoll Feather
Eyes:Brown
Hair: Dark


FAMILY
Father: Richard Jack Hatter
Mother: Sophia Hatter née Aktas

Bloom comes from a modest family. Both her parents are teachers : her mother a maths teacher and her father a french teacher. She lived most of her life in Lille, France but her family decided to move back to Playmouth one year ago as her paternal grandfather fell sick. Bloom had some difficulties to adjust to her new life since her english was relatively poor, her relationship with her parents not very good and as if these problems weren't enough for the 11 years old girl she discovered she's a witch !

PERSONALITY
She's an introvert , likes to help and has some self-doubt issues.

(Image Credit: sweetpinkpixie)
Model: Ash Stymest
Font Colour: #000840

Daxton Xavier Prince

BASICS

Name: Daxton Xavier Prince
Birth Name: Daniel Wode
Date of Birth: Friday 13th December, 2075 (15)
Place of Birth: London, UK
Currently Lives: Cornwall, UK
Personality Type: INTJ
Laterality: Left-handed
House: Ravenclaw
Year: Fourth

APPEARANCE

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’11”
Build: Tall, thin
Distinguishing Features: Various scars, tattoos, obviously previously broken nose

MAGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Blood Status/Parentage: Unknown Half and Half
Wand: 13 ¼”, unicorn hair, pine. Supple.
Boggart: Undisclosed
Amortentia: Undisclosed
Patronus: Cannot produce

FAMILY

Mother: Marley Prince
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Biological Mother: Yasmin Wode (d. 10th March 2076)
Biological Father: Jake Upstead (unknown)

SCHOOL

Class of: 2094
Strongest Subjects:
_____ Astronomy
_____ Ancient Runes
_____ Defence Against the Dark Arts
_____ History of Magic

Weakest Subject:
_____ Flying

Prior to Hogwarts, Daxton attended a total of three muggle primary schools, the last of which was his local school in Cornwall, where he was enrolled from the age of seven. Though he enjoys learning and knowing things purely for the sake of it, he has never been a fan of being stuck in a classroom or of school in general, finding most it easy and incredibly boring and allowing for very little creative learning. He prefers learning things in his own time and his own way, leading him to ignore the curriculum (and get below-average marks despite a genius-level IQ) and read up on subjects as and when it suits him.

Even before Hogwarts, Daxton had a vast array of knowledge beyond the muggle curriculum for his age group, particularly in subjects such as muggle history, literature, mythology, and science. He started teaching himself French and German (and Quenya, a result of his obsession with the Tolkien books) at age nine, and can understand and write these languages near-perfectly. In lieu of speaking, he has also been learning French (LSF) and German (DGS) Sign Language; however, with limited resources, this has proved to be a challenge. Additionally, Daxton has been teaching himself guitar since age eleven, and piano since age twelve. He has been interested in art and drawing for as long as he has been able to hold a pen, and is a proficient artist. Despite a high level of skill and intelligence in various areas, Daxton is severely lacking in social skills and etiquette, has very little knowledge or understanding of right and wrong, and his empathy level is non-existent. He tries to be careful and selective about displaying both his skills and his shortcomings, preferring his that as many facets of his personality as possible remain a mystery to those around him.

According to Daxton, there is no such thing as a 'weakest subject' for him. He grasps the theoretical side of all his classes with ease and considers his weakest subjects to be labeled so either because of his having fallen behind with practical magic in recent years, due to being non-verbal or because of a simple lack of interest.

Currently, there are only a handful of subjects that Daxton considers to be worth his time, for various reasons. His interest in actual lessons is almost non-existent, due to his dislike of groups of people and noise, and his tendency to get bored very quickly. Therefore, most of Daxton's studying is done on his own, through library books and textbooks stolen from older students, and he regularly skips classes and avoids homework, seeing little point in either.

He has a particularly strong interest in Defence Against the Dark Arts - due in part, most likely, to his naturally high levels of suspicion and distrust - and despite being refused assistance, is taking measures to try and teach himself both Occlumency and Legilimency, and has a growing interest in the Dark Arts itself. He is also in the process of inventing several new spells that would work to his advantage and make the world easier for him to navigate, or to use against others.

As Daxton is mostly non-verbal, he spent his first three years at Hogwarts casting no practical magic at all, though he would practice non-verbal magic on his own, ignoring instruction from his professors to make an attempt at speaking the incantations and start with casting the spells verbally. Because of his commitment to the pursuit of non-verbal magic, he succeeded in casting his first official non-verbal spell during the first few months of his fourth year, when he was fourteen years old. Prior to this, he had had limited success, only managing to send small 'zapping' shocks with his wand.

Despite managing non-verbal magic as early as his fourth year, Daxton does not consider this to be very much progress at all, and he is on the belief that Hogwarts (and the magical government in general) has, in fact, intentionally 'blunted' his magical ability. Through his fourth year, he has been focusing on attempting to non-verbally cast all of the spells his classmates have already mastered, intending to secretly catch up and surpass the other students. As such, and partly due to his powerful magical ability - evident since childhood - his arsenal of spells has already grown exponentially.

PERSONALITY

Daxton is incredibly solitary and usually prefers his own company. Thoroughly lacking in social skills and knowledge of social subtleties, he is terrible with manners, pleasantries, and other niceties. As such, he can be incredibly blunt, to-the-point, and overly honest with those he can communicate with, which often means that most social interactions he is involved in will likely have a negative outcome. Though for the most part his rudeness and mean attitude is unintentional, on occasion Daxton will go out of his way to be unpleasant to prevent anyone from liking or being nice to him. Because of this, he is not particularly likeable or approachable, and many prefer to give him a wide berth. This does not bother Daxton in the slightest. He also hates affection.

Daxton is considered by many to be 'strange' or a 'weird kid'. He does not speak, except around a very small selection of people and depending on a specific set of circumstances, and has a number of peculiar habits, such as roaming Hogwarts whilst wearing neither shoes nor socks - even in the winter months - and his curious fixation with other people's hair. Daxton is at his most comfortable when he is allowed to indulge in these habits, though they mainly serve to reinforce his reputation of being strange. Additionally, Daxton is on edge at all times. He lives in a state of constant anxiety, always on the lookout any perceived threat, making him incredibly suspicious, bordering on paranoid. This makes social interaction all the more difficult, and makes it hard for Daxton to trust people, or act in a way that might make people like or trust him. For the most part, he totally avoids any situations which overload or overwhelm him, or anything that makes him too anxious.

Daxton has a penchant for getting into troublesome situations, due in part to his lack of knowledge of social norms and boundaries, lack of filter, and occasionally his temper. Though he is apathetic about most things, he has a constant underlying anger and an explosive temper, particularly when he is overwhelmed or feels threatened in some way. This can result in his lashing out in one way or another, often making him violent or confrontational, and means that he does not hold back when retaliating during an altercation - he simply does not know when to stop. Occasionally he will seek out conflict with someone, provoking them into a fight, purely because the mood strikes him, and will not feel satisfied or calm until he has succeeded in doing so. Daxton sees little issue with doing whatever he wants; he finds most rules pointless and treats them more as guidelines, has a complete lack of conscience, views people according to their usefulness, and uses them accordingly, but he is adamant that he does not need help from anyone. He is incredibly independent, remarkably resourceful, and prefers to operate alone in most - if not all - things. Daxton has a very Ravenclaw-ish tendency to take advantage of loopholes in the rules; if he does not want to follow the rules at all, he will weigh up pros and cons before any and every course of action, and usually attempt to find a way around the matter - that is, if he does not choose to defy the rules entirely.

A benefit of being silent and mostly left alone is that Daxton has a lot of time to think. He watches and notices everything, and is incredibly calculating. If someone or something takes his interest, Daxton will devote a lot of thought and attention to the subject in question. He is always thinking, always considering certain lines of thought, always brainstorming ideas, but never lets anyone in on exactly what goes on inside his head. He is incredibly curious and determined to learn more every day, though usually not related the topics he is 'supposed' to be focusing on at school. Daxton also appears deceptively emotionless; despite often feeling things very strongly, he has an almost totally flat affect - which is only partly intentional - and he will often be seen wearing a totally impassive, unreadable expression.

On rare occasion, Daxton has been known to form strong, but strange and atypical attachments to particular people (which he is likely to adamantly deny if confronted about). These mostly manifest - due to his otherwise general aloofness and closed-off personality - in his 'claiming' those people. He refuses to share, and therefore becomes incredibly jealous and angry whenever 'his' people (he does not use the word 'friend') are more focused on others. Additionally, though Daxton does not care about being noticed by most people, he has been known to display negative attention-seeking behaviour around a select few members of staff. In day-to-day life, he becomes uncomfortable, upset, or angry - though completely outwardly despondent - if any attention he receives is of a positive nature.

HISTORY

Daxton was born to a single mother, Yasmin Wode, the result of a brief relationship with a young man named Jake Upstead (a wizard, though Yasmin was not aware of this). At the time of his birth, Daxton was given the name Daniel Wode. His mother died suddenly only three months later, and with the identity of his father unknown to anyone and Yasmin’s family unable to take in a baby, Daxton was taken into foster care. After a rough start in life, including placement after disastrous placement with various foster families, Daxton was placed with Marley Prince shortly after he turned seven. He claimed to remember nothing of his life before his initial placement with Marley, and to this day remains steadfastly resolute on the matter. She soon adopted him, at which pointed his name was legally changed to Daxton Xavier Prince.

Shortly thereafter, Marley and Daxton moved from London to Cornwall, to be closer to Marley’s parents and away from expensive city life. For various reasons and as a result of sheer bad luck, the family soon fell on hard times financially, just barely making ends meet, which has been the case ever since. During this time, Daxton, who went completely non-verbal at the age of four, began occasionally speaking in Marley’s presence, once he started to feel comfortable with her. From then on, the two lived in a small bungalow in Cornwall, England, without the involvement of any outside help.

Throughout his life, Daxton has shown what are unmistakeable signs of magic, particularly when angry or upset or otherwise distressed (such as during nightmares or meltdowns). Such displays (including, but not limited to, smashing nearby windows, small explosions, doors and windows slamming, things flying across the room) were often put down as 'one of those funny things' by inevitably ignorant muggle teachers, though sometimes Daxton got in trouble. While his mother was quite aware that something was definitely going on, she was reluctant to mention anything to anyone, and his abilities ended up being another 'Daxton thing'. At the age of ten, Daxton started to form a small degree of control over this magic while still not knowing the reason behind it, though this control was mostly limited to making things move and fly around the room, and helping him to steal things that took his fancy. Displays of accidental magic were still an occasional (and large-scale) occurrence.

On his eleventh birthday, Daxton and his mother received a visit from Hogwarts professor, Airey Flamsteed, who informed them both that Daxton was, in fact, a wizard. Though initially distrustful and unsure of this strange man in his red and gold suit, it didn't take much to for Daxton (or his mother) to believe he was magic. Daxton's mother accepted a Hogwarts hardship fund, and in the months leading up to his first term at Hogwarts, they visited Diagon Alley to buy the required school supplies, meeting several other wizarding children in the process.

Since starting at Hogwarts, Daxton has found himself in trouble with the muggle police multiple times, and in still more trouble at school, and has run away from home multiple times. When his mother started to become ill during Daxton's third year, Daxton began spiralling, getting into more troublesome situations than ever. In the summer after his third year, Daxton's mother - who had already been struggling to support herself and her ageing mother, and Daxton when he was home - fell ill and was taken into hospital. There she stayed, where doctors attempted to treat a mystery chronic illness, while Daxton absconded once again, living on the streets very briefly before being taken in and given a place to stay by Charlotte Kettleburn's family. Meanwhile, Daxton's grandmother (with whom Daxton shares a mutual dislike) moved in to help Daxton's mother when she came out of hospital, at which point Daxton refused to ever come home, and to stay on the streets. Daxton was offered an ultimatum by his mother; to come home or to agree to stay with the Kettleburns, or she would call social services to ensure that he was safe. Daxton bitterly agreed to stay with the Kettleburns, though has resented his mother for her ultimatum ever since, and still frequently absconds.

It has become clear to Daxton's mother, a muggle, that she is completely unable to control her clearly troubled son, and as such has urgently sought help from the only wizarding family she knows in that regard. Daxton, meanwhile, has managed to find a great deal more trouble on his own.

EXTRAS

• Currently non-verbal - fluent in BSL
• Does NOT like physical contact (especially without permission) - will react impulsively if anyone tries to (or succeeds in) making physical contact
• Hyperlexic as a child - began reading of his own accord shortly after he turned three years old. As a result, has a huge vocabulary, though this is seldom noticed due to his lack of verbal communication
• Autistic
• Very sensitive to heat, noise, touch, bright colours and lights, certain textures, certain tastes, certain smells, etc
• Rarely seen wearing shoes or socks
• Incredible memory - near-perfect recall, though at certain times this has started to fail him
• Tendency to seal, bordering kleptomania
• Hayfever, allergic to cats/dogs/anything with fur/dust/grass/basically all of outside
• Will not make eye contact (unless otherwise stated)
• Hates crowds, will avoid them like his life depends on it (and in his opinion, it does)
• Second Generation character
• Hatstall - Ravenclaw/Slytherin

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