"Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart" One Heart, One Soul, One Team, One Goal. Ever Vigilant. "Fortitudo prodo laurus"
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:21 pm
GENERAL Name: Aglaia Caitriona Halloran Gender: female Birthday: October 31st House: Gryffindor Blood Status: Half Blood Wand: Hawthorne, dragon heartstring core, 13 inches, quite springy Wand Hand: Right
PERSONALITY General: Confident- Aglaia is very sure of herself and what she is capable of. She's satisfied with who she is and doesn't really pay mind to people who say otherwise. Her self-worth is not tied up in what she has or what other people think.
Fierce- She is fiercely protective of her fellow housemates and friends, she won't allow others to put them down or get away with bullying them. If she's challenged she'll accept, she won't walk away from any fight. She sees that as being weak. This can at times prove to be bad for her, especially when there is a group of kids that could gang up on her.
Obstinate- Aglaia is as stubborn as a mule, seriously. When she makes up her mind about someone or something no amount of reasoning will change her mind. Any sort of sudden change is hard for her to accept. She will need a lot of time and exposure to an idea or new place before she can come to accept it.
Boy crazy- She can often fixate on a boy and follow him around, discretely of course, for ages before actually letting him know she likes him. When she's obsessed with a boy her grades, other activities and friendships will suffer greatly because of all the time she's spending following him around. She can often become stalker like if the boy doesn't return the feelings. Habits: Gnaws on her fingernails when she's nervous. She grinds her teeth at night or when she's angry. The noise can be very noticeable. When she's in a particularly happy mood she'll go around and smell random kid's hair.
Habits: Gnaws on her fingernails when she's nervous. She grinds her teeth at night or when she's angry. The noise can be very noticeable. When she's in a particularly happy mood she'll go around and smell random kid's hair. Hobbies: Making jewelry, her mother sends her new materials whenever she runs out. She mostly makes them for friends or people she likes. She knits a little of everything. She's just started trying to knit socks. She likes to write poetry when she has spare time. She likes to give and get makeovers, she usually gives herself some when she wants to attract boys she likes. Likes: Autumn weather, scarves, crafting, swimming, accessories, jeans, walking, dancing, boys, outdoor activities. Dislikes: Peaches, being ignored, bullies, Being stuck indoors because of bad weather, pesky little brothers.
Relationship with Family: Aglaia, or Aggi as her family calls her has a very close knit family. They always tend to get too involved in each other's lives and are super nosy about everything. So when she has a chance to sneak off to get a moment for herself she'll jump on it. Not that she does it all the time.
She's rather proud of her fun and sometimes eccentric family and hates when others make fun of them. Her mother's strange manner of dress may be embarrassing and her father's ever-changing hat collection seems to be bottomless and really quirky.
There's also the matter of her red headed twin brother's fascination with machines and their need to experiment on them One never knows whether the toaster will belch fire or let loose a stream of sludge at breakfast.
And of course, there's her Great Great Aunt Gerta that Aggi believes to be part Hag, not that this is true. Aggi has a hard time knowing what Gerta tells her is true or just a joke..as she never changed her tone of voice. The worst thing is Aggi has to share a room with her. Try to sleep with Gerta's horrible snores and you'd go bonkers.
Aggi is close to everyone in her family; perhaps a bit closer to her Great Great Aunt cause Gerta lives in the same room as she does. She spends a lot of time helping care for the elder cantankerous old lady. She often wonders if Gerta is just acting at being invalid.
HISTORY
General History: Born in mid-morning on the day of Halloween to mixed blood parents, the dark-haired green-gray eyed baby was dubbed Aglaia Caitriona Halloran. She was rather big for Hollis' first child at 10 pounds 6 ounces and was 13 inches long. At first, Nyle Halloran thought she might be showing off some of the giant blood that was in his ancestry, but when she didn't grow at an exceeding rate it was decided she was just a big baby.
She was not an easy first child for the new parents. She was constantly fussing and never really slept the whole night through. It wasn't until she hit 14 months that she began to sleep long periods of time. As a toddler, she was constantly butting heads with her parents and was very willful. She never did understand the concept of "No" very well.
As she got older, however, she mellowed out. She wasn't as demanding or as hyper. She would spend more time cuddling and being close to her parents when at first she'd struggle to get away from them.
When she turned three and a half, her mother discovered she was pregnant with twins. Aglaia actually liked the idea of having siblings and would spend hours sitting with her head on her mother's stomach and trying to listen for any movements they might make. She'd even insist on singing to them and making her mother not move at all. She did her best to "care" for her mother when she was bedridden for the last two months.
When her brothers were born and she saw them for the first time she was in awe. She'd touch their soft heads gently and croon songs to them to calm them down. She was a constant helper to her parents for the next year or so. Around the time they began to walk and get into her things she lost interest in them and started doing more stuff on her own.
She started school that fall and turned six a few month's later. She excelled rather well in making friends and did pretty well in class. She often would get in trouble for being too rough with the other kids or getting mad at kids who changed seats too often. She would also get in trouble for being too over affectionate with the boys in her class.
At nine years old, she started showing signs of having magic. If she got upset things in the room would explode or suddenly fly across the room. Her parents hated to withdraw her from a school that she loved but knew that it would only get worse. Thankfully she realized what was going on because her parents had always been up front with her about Magic.
She ended up attending classes with five other kids in the village to finish her elementary years. They like her were starting to show signs of magic and couldn't really stop accidents from occurring. She had a lot of fun since the other kids were all boys and really enthralled with her. This is when she started to think more about her appearance and doing more about how she looked.
Aglaia was overjoyed when the owl arrived the evening of her birthday with her Hogwart's letter. Somehow, the poor owl had gotten lost and her letter had gotten delayed; She had been watching and waiting for it all day long. She ripped it open and danced happily around in her witch's costume singing, "I'm going to Hogwarts" over and over. The other kids at her birthday party stared at her in envy and annoyance.
She was a bit miffed when she learned she'd have to wait an entire year before she could actually go to the school. At least it gave her and her family the time to plan a trip to England so they could get all her school supplies. Much to her dismay and annoyance, her Great-great Aunt Gerta insisted on going with them.
When they finally got to England, in June of the next year they spent time touring and seeing as many sights as they could. Aglaia was rather alarmed and annoyed to learn that her parents' were planning on moving everyone to England. She was not very happy that part of the vacation was spent looking at homes. She was somewhat placated when they told her she'd have a vote on what house they bought. After looking at a dozen or so houses they finally found the perfect one.
From the outside, it looked very much like the house they had left in Ireland but once you stepped inside it was three times as vast. It had six bedrooms and three bathrooms..which was a definite plus from their last home. Now she could have her own room but she'd have to share a bathroom with her Great-great Aunt Gerta.
The rest of the summer was spent moving the rest of their belongings from Ireland to their new home. Finally, by the middle of August, everyone was moved in. Aglaia rather liked her new room but was a bit sad that she wouldn't get to enjoy it all that much since she'd be leaving for Hogwart's in two weeks. She spent the rest of her summer working on some knitted scarves for her brothers' and her father. She was able to finish them; with a little help, the night before she left.
MISCELLANEOUS
Boggart: Aglaia's boggart would be a hag. She's heard so many terrifying stories about them from her Great Aunt that she's terrified of them. So when the boggart is in front of her, she sees a hag with a bulbous nose, warts, and green slimy teeth. When she uses her Patronus against it, the hag's warts turn into toadstools and her nose becomes a carrot.
Mirror of Erised:
Aglaia was still rather surprised that she had found the room of requirement. She continued to walk around admiring the strange and exciting items that were stored in the room. Her eyes alighted on a tall item that was covered by a long white sheet. Her curiosity now piqued, she grabbed hold of the sheet and pulled it up to see what was underneath it.
The shiny surface of a mirror gleamed as her candle flame hit it. Aglaia pulled the sheet off to get a closer look. She was momentarily stunned when she caught sight of the familiar faces of her younger twin brothers in the mirror. They were a bit older, but she could recognize them readily enough. After a moment of staring, she realized her appearance had aged a bit, and that her two brothers were glancing at her affectionately.
What was going on? Why were they looking at her that way? They normally never had time for her nor did she think they thought kindly of her. Mostly because she was always ragging them out about one of the experimentations.
EXTRA CREDIT
The Sorting: Aglaia waiting with her arms crossed and her left foot tapping impatiently. What was the reason for all this sorting business? It's not like it really mattered. She could have told you that she'd be a Gryffindor..since she took so much after her father. It wasn't bloody likely that she'd get put in Ravenclaw or Slytherin. Well..there was always that chance she could be put in Hufflepuff but that was kind of far fetched for her because she was much more suited for Gryffindor, everyone in her family had said so.
And finally, her name was called, "Aglaia Caitriona Halloran." With a sigh of relief, she stepped up the marble steps and climbed up onto the stool. Gosh, was this unnecessary, she should have just asked for them to put the hat on her head. It would have been over in seconds instead of minutes that way.
She wrinkled her nose at the slight dusky smell of the old hat as it was placed on her head. Great..now she'd have to wash her hair again. She hated it smelling like anything other than the cherry pomegranate scented shampoo she loved to use.
"Well now you are right, you're definitely a Gryffindor." The hat spoke to her.
Aglaia grinned, "Yes so I am. No need to draw this out dear old hat." She whispered back.
"Well then by all means, GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted out.
With a happy grin, Aglaia jumped down from the stool and made her way over to the rejoicing Gryffindor table. She happily accepted the shaking hands and the welcomes from the other Gryffindors as she took her seat. It was definitely going to be a fun seven years in this House.
Patronus: Aglaia gripped her wand tightly as the boggart began to spin and morph into a figure in front of her. Oh no, it had turned into a hag! A hag that looked a lot like her. Gritting her teeth, she brandished her wand and yelled, "Expecto Patronum!" A silvery muskrat popped out of the stream of magic and whirled around the Boggart, changing it's features ever so slightly and Aglaia couldn't help but laugh. The hag, was now a female scarecrow with button eyes, mushrooms on her face in place of the moles and a carrot nose!
Greatest Treasure: Her knitting needle set her mother and Great Great Aunt gave her. It's got circular needles (for hats), double pointed needles (For socks and hats) and long ones for scarves.
Manner of Dress: When not in her school uniform or not trying to attract the attention of boys, Aglaia wears clothes that are comfortable. She's got these super soft white and gray jeans that she wears all the time. She's got her favorite scarf that her mother made for her out of gray cashmere that she wears when it's cool outdoors, though sometimes she'll just wear it because she feels like it.
Favorite Class: Divination, She actually has a talent for it, much to her surprise. She supposes it's because of her heritage. It can sometimes scare her with how accurate it is.
Worst Class: Potions, she just can't seem to get them to come out right. She somehow tends to hurry through mixing potions..and often makes them explode.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:28 pm
GENERAL Name: Cian Jonas Gringold Gender: Male Birthday: August 22nd House: Gryffindor Blood Status: Mixed Blood Wand: Birch, Unicorn Hair core, 9 3/4ths length,Springy Wand Hand: left
PERSONALITY General: Cian is very extroverted and loves to meet new people and make new friends. He's very social and interested in learning more about people. He's definitely the friendly sort and will often gravitate towards kids who look like they need a friend. He's easy going and gets along well with others.
He's an eternal optimist and always believes there is a bit of good in every person. Even if a person makes his life unbearable he still won't write them off as unredeemable. He's not the sort to taking revenge on others for causing him problems either. Which seems rather strange to a lot of the other kids in his House. Cian makes it a mission in life to win over as many people as he can as friends, even when they'd rather be enemies. If that doesn't happen he's happy to allow their karma to get them in the end.
Cian is super disorganized and rarely ever tries to plan things ahead of time. So he's often in a state of disarray when he arrives in classes, and he's often late as well. While he likes learning new things, he often doesn't like to study until the last minute or get started on assignments until there's hardly any time left to complete them. He's often lamenting this and hurrying through his assignments, but despite this, he usually does pretty well on his assignments. Though they're often on the sloppy side.
Cian is a night owl and is often up later than the other kids. He can often be found sitting outside playing his penny whistle and watching the stars when he should be in bed. He can often be found reading as well, though they're not usually school books. Because of his staying up late though, he's often dozing off in the middle of class or sleeping in too late. This causes him to often be running from place to place in a constant case of catch up.
Habits: Whistling when he's in a good mood (which is the majority of the time), biting on his lip when he's thinking, jingling his pockets when nervous (He's got lots of odds and ends in there).
Hobbies: Playing the Pennywhistle, whittling little figures of animals or people(Something his adoptive father has taught him), collecting things he finds (coins, feathers, colorful pebbles, knick-knacks, etc.) Likes: Sleeping in, adventure stories, staying up late, weekends, caramel, baked potatoes+clotted cream, and bacon, making new friends..he can never have too many. Dislikes: Early classes, getting up in the morning, Expectations people put on him, Studying around other people..they prove a major distraction to him.
Relationship with Family: Since Cian never knew his birth father personally all he has to go on is what his mother has told him. He thinks fondly of Matias and is glad that he has a musical talent much like his birth father. He hopes to one day have a relationship with his father's family, though he doesn't know anything about them other than their last name.
Cian and his mother are extremely close. They are both very active and love the outdoors. They love to hike, take bike trips and do camping as well. They do as many things as they can outdoors as they are nature lovers. While the two spent a lot of one on one time, they also like to do group activities with other families and friends. They both have the social bug.
Since his mother is a terrible cook and he's not much better, they often go to the restaurant/bar that his stepfather, Bradack owns. A lot of times his mother will get paid for teaching in meals from the other mothers, much to the relief of her family. Often times her new mother in law or sisters in law will come over and teach Cian a few simple things to make in hopes they'll be able to help him not be as bad as his mother. So far..it's not working so well.
Cian and Bradack have grown really close to each other over the years. They are often going on fishing or backpacking trips at least every other weekend during the summer. Most times though Aine insists on going with them, as she loves the outdoors nearly as much as they do. Cian appreciates his adoptive father and the time he gets to spend alone with him. Especially when there's something he needs advice on.
HISTORY General History:
Cian was about 20 months when his mother settled in the village so he's known no other life than the one he's lived there. Having so many people help care for him, he quickly became quite the social kid without too many problems. There were a few times when he wouldn't want anyone else than his mum and would cling to her, like when he was sick or in a bad mood. thankfully the school schedule was pretty flexible to allow for her to check on him and take care of him when she needed to.
His childhood in the small town was filled with wonderful adventures and lots of fun playmates. He had the freedom to explore and express himself in ways he would never have been able to under his grandparent's thumb. He grew into a very thoughtful and generous kid who always strove to help those that needed it and to be rather intuitive about other people.
Cian was always the last kid to head inside to sleep and sometimes would even sneak out after his mother was asleep so he could watch the stars or play his penny flute. His night owl ways have often been a cause of contention between him and his mother. Despite the safety of where they live, she wants to know where he is at all times. He really doesn't like to cause her worry, but it can be hard for him to fight his nature to stay up late.
Cian grew up seeing the older kids perform magic in the class and adults use it around the village so it's not strange to him at all. At home, his mother will often use it as a shortcut when she can't figure out how to do something simple. Since she often told him about his birth father having magic as well it wasn't much of a surprise when Cian's magic emerged a few days before his 11th birthday.
Knowing that his parents had attended Hogwarts, Cian was looking forward to getting his letter. It was rather annoying to him that he'd have to wait until the next school year to attend but he took it rather well. He was happy that his mother started teaching him some of the simple charms and spells and things he'd need to know in advance. He was rather glad to have the advantage..especially since school really isn't something he does well with on his own.
When the next school year approached, Cian, Bradack and Aine departed for London to get all the supplies he'd need for class. After buying his robes, school books and other supplies it was Bradack that suggested they go look at the familiars. Cian was immediately drawn to a rather large reddish tom with a white patch on his eye and picked him out instantly, naming him Hobbs.
The family stayed in London seeing the sights for a few days before his parents escorted him to the Hogwarts Express and saw him off. Cian could barely sit still thinking about all the amazing things he'd see and do at the magic school. He didn't really care too much about what house he'd get sorted in, knowing the hat would pick appropriately for him.
Parent's History
Aine and Matias met in Hogwarts but didn't get together until after they graduated. They married in secret when they were both twenty after Aine discovered she was pregnant. They had some difficult times but were happy with one another. They set up their home in a small flat in the middle of Essex, London.
While Aine stayed home and got it ready for the arrival of their child, Matias was busy working for the Ministry of Magic (in the Magical Artifact's branch). Aine was in her seventh month of pregnancy when several of her husband's coworkers arrived with bad news. Matias had tried to destroy a dark magic object only to have the spell backlash and kill him.
Aine was so distraught that she went into major shock and her labor come on early. Not being able to take her anywhere by the means of magic, as it would affect the baby too much one of the wizard's left to get a midwife from St. Mungo's to aid in the birth. After a very fast, and very hard labor, Cian was born less than an hour later. It was rather bittersweet for Aine that he was born on the day his father died, and that he looked so much like him.
The funeral for him was a rather small affair, with only her and his co-workers and childhood friends from Hogwarts attending. Up until then, Aine hadn't noticed that Matias had never spoken of his family and she wasn't able to find anything out about them after his death. It's a mystery to her what happened to them, she knows they exist as Matias left behind one picture that depicts four very annoyed people, with a baby in the mother's arms. Since Matias had no wish for them to be located, the Ministry couldn't help Aine in finding them despite her pleas.
After getting help for a few weeks from some of her friends in the area, Aine packed up her home and moved back in with her parents. For the first few years, having the help of her family was a godsend. She was able to go to night classes so she could get a degree to be a teacher so she'd have a means to support her son. When her parents started taking too much of an interest in her son and planning his future for him, Aine knew she needed to find a job and move him out of there fast.
She was rather fortunate to find a job as a teacher for some young wizard children in a small fishing town in Northern Ireland.The small town was a haven for magicking families wanting to get away from the noisier and too crowded towns full of curious nonmagical people. The people of the town use their magic, but not at the drop of a hat, reserving it for when they truly need it. They normally rely on natural ways of dealing with everyday tasks.
When Aine arrived with a baby in tow, the town council was a bit wary of giving her the job thinking she'd not have enough time to deal with their children and her own. Having used up the last of funds to come to the town, Aine begged them to give her a trial period for a couple of months. After a bit of discussion among themselves, the council agreed to do so. They were also generous enough to give her use of a small cottage to live in while she was working.
Aine quickly took to the small town living and was overcome by the how willing everyone was to lend a hand in helping her with Cian. Cian being nearly three melted many hearts and had everyone wrapped around his little finger. Practically every grandmother and woman in town took turns to watch the little charmer. It didn't take long for the rest of the town to welcome the young mother and her son into their close-knit community.
Aine proved to be a capable teacher to the rowdy children of the town and was able to maintain control of them in and out of the classroom. When several of the kids began to show magical abilities early, she was even able to teach them how to control it. This was a relief to the parents, as they weren't always able to keep track of their kids and make sure they weren't running around using magic.
After settling into the town, Aine married again when Cian was 7 to her landlord Bradack. He had fallen for her right after she had come to the town, but was smart enough to know that she needed time to settle in and was patient enough to wait. They are happily married and happy to parent the other villager's children since they have yet to have one of their own.
MISCELLANEOUS
Boggart: Death, losing those he's closest to.
Mirror of Erised: Having a bigger family, some younger brothers and sisters. He loves the family he has now but feels lonely being an only child but doesn't know how to tell his mother. He doesn't want to make her sad.
EXTRA CREDIT
The Sorting: Cian ran his hand over the smooth metal of his penny whistle in his pocket while he waited to get sorted. He shifted from one foot to the other and wished he could play a song while he waited. The loudness of everyone chattering around him didn't bother him in the slightest, he kept glancing around to watch the older students as they eyed him and the other first years. "I bet they are wondering who they'll end up in their houses," He mused aloud with a grin. "I hope whichever house I get into fits me," He said glancing back up to where yet another kid was getting on the stool to get sorted.
He eyed the house tables, trying to figure out which one would suit him. Probably Hufflepuff, he finally decided. They seemed to be the friendliest, they were clapping for each kid that was sorted, where the others were clapping for the ones that got into their houses. Then again, he wasn't all that hard working compared to most Hufflepuff. He liked to procrastinate a bit too much. His head shot up when he heard his name called and moved to scramble up the short steps to the stool and took a seat and waited for the hat to go on his head.
"Why hello there, you certainly are an interesting one. I think Gryffindor will suit you." The hat told him. "Gryffindor," He said softly to himself. "Okay yeah that sounds about right." he agreed. "GRYFFINDOR!" The hat bellowed out loudly. The table of gold and red erupted in clapping and cheering as Cian came down the stairs two at a time with a wide grin.
Patronus: Cian steadied his hand, trying not to let the multitude of eyes to psych him out. he leveled his wand and spoke the spell firmly and clearly. "Expecto Patronum." The wand's end fizzled and a stream of silvery mist shone and then disappeared.
Cian closed his eyes picturing the happy moment when Braddock had asked to adopt him as his own when Cian had been five.
"Expecto Patronum!" He cried once more.
This time the mist came out in a stream and a figure formed causing everyone to gasp. A magnificent lion strode forward, its mouth open as though in the middle of a mighty roar. Cian couldn't help but feel elated at the Patronus he had managed to produce.
Greatest Treasure: His Pennywhistle, his father's old wardrobe, and trunk.
Manner of Dress: Cian's uniform is often slovenly and imperfect, causing him to get points off from his teachers. If he planned better the night before his clothes wouldn't be so disheveled.
Favorite Class: Herbology, (Music class later on)
Worst Class: Any class that's early in the morning, he often misses the first ten minutes of those classes cause he sleeps in too late. As well as History Of Magic.
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:29 pm
GENERAL Name: Elton Tristan Bligh Gender: Male Birthday: April 4th House: Gryffindor Blood Status: Mixed Wand: 10 inches, oak wood and dragon heartstring. Wand Hand:ght Ri
PERSONALITY General: Elton is very energetic and very easily excitable. It really doesn't take much to make him light up and run around in a happy stat.
He's very opinionated..and isn't afraid of speaking his mind. It's sometimes gotten him in trouble because he comes across ad blunt and way too honest about what he thinks.
If you were to look up the definition of Loud in the dictionary, his picture would be there..or so his family keeps telling him. He doesn't mind that though, being loud and rambunctious is what keeps him entertained. And more often than not, it keeps those around him entertained.
Clumsy/accident prone: Often times he can be very clumsy or accident prone, which is confusing to him. It happens often and when he least expects it to. Often times he feels like he might have been hexed with perpetual bad luck.
He's usually making jokes about all the accidents and crazy stuff that happens to him. His good humor has helped him get through a lot of crazy mishaps. Habits: Checking over his shoulder every couple of minutes, losing track of thought, daydreaming, He tends to jump around when overly excited, bites his lip when impatient, always jiggling his legs if he's sitting still for too long Hobbies: Wrestling, Foot races, Playing hard, Making up games Likes: Chaos and noise, being in the middle of action, being extremely active, Flying, Daydreaming, Wrestling, Playing Football, Running, making Obstacle courses, the color red, rock music Dislikes:Quiet, being alone, being stuck indoors, being forced to sit for long periods of time and doing school work.
FAMILY
Adoptive Family Mother: Calli *(Everton) Bligh, 43-mixed blood-witch/stay at home mom Father: Travis Bligh, 45-mixed blood-*Wizard* Siblings: Terrence; 20, Hufflepuff, Clerk at Ministry of Magic Donnell; 18, Ravenclaw, Training to be an Auror Jarvis; 18, Gryffindor, Training to be an Auror Perry; 17, Slytherin, Kilaha; 13, Hufflepuff Devon; 11, Gryffindor Yasha; 10, Eviah; 7,
Relationship with Family: Despite the huge size of Elton's family, his family is a very tight-knit and loving family. He gets along well with his siblings, though he is closest with his sister Kilaha who is a year younger than he is. Despite being in different houses he makes a point in spending time with her every chance he can. At the moment she is the only one that knows that he is attracted to boys, though he plans on telling his family soon.
HISTORY
General History: Elton was found abandoned outside an orphanage for witches and wizards when he was only a few months old. He lived there for five years under the watchful care of the witches who ran the place. He was a vivacious and loud child, often getting punished when he acted out and got too rambunctious. It never broke his spirits though and he always had a very mischievous streak in him.
He and the witches were overjoyed when the Blighs came to the orphanage and decided to adopt him. It did rather surprise the witches that such a young couple with five other boys would want such a rambunctious wild kid on their hands. Callie and Travis just smiled and took him home.
Elton blossomed under the nurturing care of his new parents and loved that he was taught school at home while the other boys went off to public school. He loved getting his mother to himself, and he quickly caught up in his lessons with the unorthodox teaching style she used. Callie allowed him to run around for an hour every morning before starting school and then take breaks in between to get out all his energy. This helped him to concentrate during lessons and actually pay attention to what he was learning.
Over the years, the Blighs added four girls to their family as well. Elton wasn't so happy about it at first, but warmed up to them when the girls turned out to love the fun games he came up with. A lot of times when it's raining out and they can't play outdoors..it's Elton that comes up with glorious games to play. He has a great imagination and tends to let it get away from him sometimes.
When he started showing signs of magic, his parents were overjoyed and very pleased. They started teaching him about the wizarding world and started using more magic around him to get him used to it. Elton loved the fact that magic actually existed and that he was able to use it!
MISCELLANEOUS
Boggart: Losing his family
Mirror of Erised: His greatest dream would be to meet his birth parents and have them be a part of his life as well as his adoptive parents.
EXTRA CREDIT
The Sorting:
Patronus: Roadrunner
Greatest Treasure: His familiar Edmee the owl
Manner of Dress: He normally starts out the day looking impeccable, but midway through the day he's starting to get dirt, mud or other things on his clothes. At the end of the day he's often covered in stains and in a need of a long shower.
Favorite Class:Care of Magic Creatures, Free time,
Worst Class: Arithmancy, Pretty much any and all lecture classes are his downfall. His worst would have to be History of Magic as it's all about memorizing dates and people and battles.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:30 pm
GENERAL Name: Francis Neal Caffrey Gender: Male Birthday:October 4th Year: 2nd House: Gryffindor Blood Status: Mixed Blood Wand: Hawthorn, 10 ½ inches, Phoenix feather core Wand Hand: Right
PERSONALITY General: Francis is a very highly imaginative kid, he tends to come up with tall tales and share them with other kids. He can have the tendency to hype up other kids or scare them with how elaborative and descriptive his stories are. He often regrets it later when the kids are freaking out and has to explain that he's just been having fun with them.
Francis has learned to be super secretive because of his two older sisters who like to pry into what he does. He finds them mildly irritating at times and often wishes they'd leave him alone.
He is one of those complex people, he can be social and antisocial at different times. It kind of gives him a sort of random and erratic tendency to the kids around him who don't know what to make of it. He will often try to let people know when he's having anxiety so they don't overwhelm him too much.
He is kind of picky with who he chooses to open up with, which makes some people find him mysterious. Those he shares more of himself with find him charming and friendly, and very generous. He's also very resourceful and will help his friends find ways of figuring out problems when they need help with things.
He tends to remember everything he’s read, mostly because he has to read things three times. He’s got OCPD and has to organize things all the time. He often tunes other people out when he’s concentrating. He likes to look in on groups of people and study them; imagining himself as part of the group but he’s more the type to hang out with two people at a time. Large groups tend to bring out his anxiety more.
He is very protective of his younger sister and his close friends. If they are getting shoved around or bullied in some way he'd stand up and confront the people doing it. He's not much of a fighter, but will often try to reason logically with the people who are picking on his friends. Often times he's found while he doesn't convince them he can distract them long enough for his friends to get away.
Habits: He has the tendency to repeat actions three times every day. He’s a bit finicky about his clothes if they aren’t straight or have wrinkles he gets really upset and has to change. He reads and rereads things over and over, and does the same with writing. It’s a habit that actually helps him remember things. Will talk to himself and make up stories out loud..which can cause people to stare at him.
Hobbies: Storytelling, hanging out with friends, People watching, sketching animals and people; writing stories, playing chess or other board games, reading. Likes: Damp cool days, winter, Fall, learning, curling up with a good book, organizing, fantasy, fish. Dislikes: Anything that brings up his allergies: blooming flowers, grass, dust, pollen, cat and dog fur, nuts, etc. Sports..they make his asthma really bad, and speaking in front of large groups.
FAMILY Mother: Farrah (Lindt) Caffrey, Ravenclaw, 39, Witch/Teacher. Father: Frederic Fitzpatrick Caffrey, Gryffindor,40 Wizard/Auditor Siblings: Frieda Joy Caffrey, Ravenclaw, 15. Frayda Hope Caffrey, Ravenclaw, 15. Fiona Love Caffrey, 9.
Relationship with Family: Francis had a delightful childhood, he had the run of the house and everyone wrapped around his little finger before he could walk. He was a precocious and charming child and has never really changed from that. he and his mother Fayette were practically inseparable. He was highly imaginative and a silly kid, much to the delight of all. He loved it the most when his mother would enhance his outrageous stories with illusions or bring inanimate items to life around the House. It didn't take him long to catch on and start doing it himself, much to the surprise and delight of his parents. They were careful to teach him to not do it in the public and restrict it to the home.
His older twin sisters, Frieda and Frayda loved to spoil him and dote on him. They also loved to play with his long hair and put it up in bows and ribbons as well as dress him up in their old dresses. He was a rather congenial and easy going kid so he never fought it, and would play whatever they wanted to play as long as they'd let him do want he wanted later on.
His father Frederic was a much more reserved parent but sill made sure to spend time with him when he got older. He would take the time to patiently teach Francis all about the outdoors and everything in the world around him. Francis loved learning about the outdoors and would take a journal to record everything in multiple sketch books. When Francis had questions about something he would always go first to his father, as he saw him as a fountain of knowledge.
Evenings were spent as a family around the fireplace playing guessing games, or sharing stories. Often they would have story competitions, the most elaborate and imaginative would win a special prize. This encouraged Francis to write and create his own stories and to use his imagination. During the Summer when Frederic could get off of work as an auditor for a large lawyer's firm they would go on vacations all over Europe. Most of their vacations consisted of educational stops; as the Caffrey parents believed in always encouraging learning in their kids.
HISTORY
General History: Born in Essex, London on a rainy dreary day, Francis brought sunshine and happiness to Sarah and Frederic Caffrey. They were very protective of Francis, due to their first son Fingal dying at a young age. Like his deceased brother, Francis has asthma and extreme allergies to pollen, nuts, and dogs. To prevent any bad experiences with his allergies his parents kept him home where they could keep a close eye on him and taught him up until first grade. Not knowing what school would be like, Francis finally convinced his parents (with his sisters’ help) to let him go to one. They sent him to a private school where the teachers and staff could better handle any problems he might have.
He hated every moment he was in the school, though he didn’t say anything for the longest of times. He was bullied terribly and had a rough time of it at the private school with sports being extremely emphasized. He had a few close calls with his asthma, much to his frustration; apparently when he got worked up about how he was treated it would trigger his asthma terribly.
Not wanting to be labeled a snitch, he bore it without a word for several years. Finally, his twin sisters discovered what was going on one day when they came to pick him up from school and caught three kids picking on him. Without thinking they turned the three boys into toads to teach them a lesson. It was with much trepidation that the three Caffrey kids discovered that the headmaster of Francis’ school was actually a wizard and had seen what had happened. He took the spell off his students and erased the incident from their minds.
Francis’ sisters could have been expelled from Hogwarts for using their magic in the Muggle world but were spared this fate when the Headmaster defended them. While their use of magic was wrong, they were defending their younger brother who was being tormented. The whole ordeal was an eye opener for Francis and his sisters. They have all been careful not to let their tempers get the better of them.
Francis has always been exposed to magic and has even been allowed to practice simple spells under his parent’s watchful eyes. After the incident at his school, they pulled him out and started teaching him at home again, much to his relief. He rather liked learning about the magicking world and what was going on in it. He can hardly wait until he can join his sisters at Hogwarts. He’s completely psyched and overjoyed when on his 11th birthday he receives his acceptance letter to Hogwarts. The only drawback is he has to wait for 10 months before he can actually go! It’s the only time he’s regretted having an October birthday. He’s waiting as patiently as he can and pouring over his sisters’ old magic books to prep himself for his first year at school.
MISCELLANEOUS
Boggart: Seeing himself during an extremely bad asthma attack that can’t be stopped. Or his youngest sister actually being a squib and getting picked on..like he fears she might be.
Mirror of Erised: If he were to look into the mirror he would see himself as a healthy and adventuring wizard traveling the world and seeking out new and wondrous magical creatures.
EXTRA CREDIT
The Sorting: Francis wrapped his arms around himself and shuddered, the ringing sounds of laughter and chattering voices was too much. Why did there have to be so many people present during the sorting? Why couldn’t they make it a private deal? It’s not like they needed to see the person get the hat stuck on their head. With how loud the hat yelled they would have still heard it even if the whole thing was done inside a steel vault at Gringotts. Only one more person to go and it would be his turn.
Francis was getting a bit apprehensive about what was coming up. He hated when people looked at him, and in a few seconds, a sea of faces would be turned his way. He rather hoped that it would go by quickly..and not be as drawn out as the last person’s was. “Caffrey, Francis” Called out the teacher with the list. Francis turned bright red and stumbled up the steps shaking slightly. Gods..why did there have to be so many of them?
He turned around so he was facing the crowd and dipped his eyes low so he wouldn’t have to look out for the raucous kids hooting and calling at him. He could almost hear it now. “Francis? That’s a girl’s name!” He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. Didn’t they know that Francis had been a guy’s name long before it was used for a woman? Dimwits. They knew next to nothing about names..or what they meant. “Hmm..” Came a voice in his ear, which rather startled him. “Well, then where should I place you? You’re something of a mystery.” “Just put me some place I’ll be left alone and not bullied,” Francis replied softly. “Hmm…well now that won’t do. You’re something of a dreamer..and a challenge. I know..Gryffindor would fit you perfectly! Though..you’re not much of a sporting type. Still, it would do you some good to be in that House. You have the courage and you’re the protective type so it works out rather well.” Francis stood there numb as the Hat yelled out loudly, “Gryffindor!” He was startled to hear cheering from the Gryffindor table as he slowly walked over. Were they actually happy to get him? Seriously? Didn’t they know he sucked at games? That he couldn’t even be outside during the spring or summer because of his asthma? Francis completely forgot about all his limitations when he was greeted cheerily by the entire table and thumped on the back enthusiastically by a seat mate. “We got a Caffrey! Yes!” Oh right. He had forgotten that his twin sisters were notorious at Hogwarts. That they excelled at everything. That explained it all. Francis groaned and laid his head down on the table. The darn hat had gotten it completely wrong. Drat.
Patronus: He won't be able to do a full blown patronus until he's around 15 or older, His Patronus will be a jack rabbit.
Greatest Treasure: His Familiar Horace the Frog. It was given to him by his family on his 11th birthday. Francis stared at the box that was thumping around on the living room floor and then looked up at the expectant faces of his sisters and his parents. He finally reached for it and pulled the brightly papered box into his lap and untied the bright green bow. He slowly slid the lid up to peek inside. For a moment he sat there blinking, not sure what the big eyed creature staring back at him was. Then it hit him. It was a frog! Or was it a toad? He reached in and pulled it out. The smooth soft reptilian skin felt amazing..and he slowly pet the frog across it’s back. The frog ribbited and glanced up at him with strangely intelligent eyes. Francis smiled and laid the frog back in the box. “Thanks Mum and Dad.” He said shooting them a grateful smile. He knew that any type of furred familiar would have caused him to break out in hives..and that wouldn’t have been fun to experience on his birthday so a frog was a nice surprise. “You should thank your sisters as well. They helped us pick him out.” His mother replied with a smile. “Are you going to name him?” Asked his youngest sister Fiona eagerly. Francis glanced over at her. “Of course I am! I just have to think it over for awhile.” Frieda and Frayda his older twin sisters laughed. “Yeah, you know Francis. He’s the thoughtful one, remember?” They asked in unison. “Conscientious is more like it.” He replied, and glanced around at the other packages on the floor in the front room. “Is there an aquarium for him? He can’t live in the box for more than a day at most.” “Well blast, I knew we forgot something!”
Manner of Dress: Impeccable and proper attire, as he hates wrinkles his clothes are always perfectly pressed. It’s a skill he learned from his mother while being taught at home. He tends to shine his shoes every night before bed; which the other kids will probably make fun of.
Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures, mostly because they enthrall him and he loves to learn about animals..even if he can’t really be around them due to his allergies. There are some however that doesn't bother him..much to his surprise.
Worst Class:At the moment none, but once he gets to flying he's going to have difficulty with it. Most classes will be a headache for him cause he has to read everything three times over to retain it.
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GENERAL Name: Jai Nejem Gender: Male Birthday: May 3rd House: Gryffindor Blood Status: Mixed Blood Wand: Holly, Unicorn hair, 11 inches, swishy Wand Hand: Right
PERSONALITY General: Amicable-Jai hates contention and fighting and no matter what always stays cheerful and strives to bring harmony to those around him. He's super friendly and easy going, his smile is always genuine. His gracious and forgiving manner tends to win others over in the end. He doesn't really have a bad bone in his body.
Genuine- Jai is always real and true to himself no matter what people say or how they might judge him. He doesn't really take much stock with other's think. As long as he's happy with himself that's enough.
Eccentric- Jai is odd and that's a nice way of putting it. He has strange ideas that he'll fixate on and babble about at the most inopportune moments. If he notices any sort of insect he'll focus on it and start babbling insect lore to himself. Half the time he forgets if he's alone or not.
Rash- Jai is often impetuous and acts before thinking things through. This has led to him getting into some pretty bad situations, which take him a long time to recover from. He's broken numerous bones, fallen off of roofs, gotten stuck in a chimney and gotten bitten and stung more than he can count.
Habits: Always adding more spices or pepper to food before he's tasted it. Constantly checking his pockets for insects or spiders before sitting down. Looking in corners and along the floor. Hobbies: Collecting wizard cards, Playing the sitar, Eating Chocolate Frogs, Doodling animals and bugs, Collecting and caring for bugs and spiders. Likes: Snakes, Reptiles, Reading, bugs, spiders, magical creatures, Dislikes: Fighting, Drama, People judging him because of his accent,
Extended Family: Quite a lot of aunts, uncles and cousins. His father was the oldest of seven kids, his mother the middle of 5. Both sets of grandparents are still living.
Relationship with Family: Jai has always been the odd one out in his family: his older sister is really close to her mother and his younger brother is the miniature version of their father. Jai has always felt like he's on the outside looking in on what he wishes he could have.
He finds his father frightening because of how assertive and serious he is. His father rarely initiates time with him and that's the only way Jai would spend time with him. He's too afraid to approach him about anything.
His mother is too busy running the household and keeping things running perfectly for her family to give him much attention. Jai tries to engage his mother in conversation but finds his choices often horrify and frighten her. She tends to scare easily and his talk of bugs, spiders, and reptiles often cause her to freak out or faint.
He was at one time really close to his younger brother. Then his brother's interests turned to music where he showed a lot of natural born talent. Harshad is so focused on becoming the best he can be that he doesn't spend much time on anything else.
His older sister is the only one that will seek him out and spend time with him. For some odd reason insects don't bother her nor does his talk of them. If it weren't for her and his animals and insects he wouldn't have any friends. he's rather sad that she'll be done at Hogwarts and married within the next couple of years. He doesn't really look forward to her moving on with her life but he doesn't say anything because she seems so happy.
HISTORY
Devadas and Anjari first met when they attended Hogwarts as children. Anjari's sleek black cherry hair attracted Devadas' attention for the first time at a Quidditch match between their Houses. On impulse, he made his way over to her and asked if he could sit by her. It didn't' matter to him that she was a couple of years younger or that she was a Gryffindor. He just knew that she had stolen his heart.
He spent the next four years being a friend to her despite all the ribbing and teasing he was getting from his House mates. It wasn't until his last year at Hogwart's that he actually told her how he felt. Despite her youth, Anjari had also developed deep affections and love for the older Ravenclaw.
After he graduated, with high marks and honors, the two of them approached and spoke to their very traditional Indian families. Much to their surprise, both sets of parents were happy with the match and rather delighted. It was decided the two would have a long courtship period of three years before their parents could get a proper Indian wedding together.
Those three years flew past rather quickly, and they kept in touch regularly while she was still in school and he was starting his training to become an Auror. At the end of those three years, they were married in a very fancy ceremonial wedding. Since his work was in England after the wedding they made their home in Essex and started trying to start a family; despite their parents' advice to wait awhile.
Two years later they welcomed their first child, Divya into the world. They decided to wait until she was older before they tried again. It wasn't until she was around four when Anjari found herself pregnant again. This time they welcomed a son; Jai into the family.
Jai was much different than his sister Divya; while she had been a calm composed child, he proved to be squirmy and a very light sleeper. As he got older, they noticed his fixation on bugs and thought it rather odd. They had no idea that it would prove to be something that would continue as an obsession of his as he grew older.
A few years later, Harshad was born, and he had the same disposition as Jai, only music seemed to help calm him. He and Jai were super close until Harshad turned six, then he completely became obsessed with music and let it consume his every moment.
Jai was taught about the magicking world, and often saw his parents, grandparents and older cousins using it all the time. His sister was in her third year at Hogwarts when he finally got to go with her and his father to Diagon Alley. He was enthralled and amazed by what he saw, and became very excited about when he'd get to attend the school. He could barely contain his excitement when he found out that there were magical creatures that were even more exotic than normal insects.
He spent the next three years begging his parents for more books on magical creatures and studying everything he could get his hands on. He slowly accumulated a rather large collection of strange insects, spiders, a couple of snakes and lizards. Despite his parent's fear of his strange pets, Jai was able to care for them and keep them from escaping..most of the time.
On the morning of his birthday, the breakfast table was visited by an owl with a letter in its beak. Jai nearly had a panic attack, because he had one of his insects in his shirt pocket and the bird nearly ate it. Thankfully his father was able to distract the bird while he got his pet to safety. When he got back his father handed him the letter. Jai opened it and ripped it open. A grin filled his face as he read the letter aloud.
The rest of the day was spent in celebration and that weekend his parents took him to Diagon Alley to get all his school supplies. The first couple of weeks Jai read through all his school books in an eagerness to see what he would learn during the school year. After a month, he went back to playing with his insects and deciding which ones he'd secret away to Hogwarts.
MISCELLANEOUS
Boggart: Jai stopped in front of the boggart nervously spinning his wand in his right hand, trying to remember what he was supposed to do. The Boggart suddenly shifted from the marionette professor into a spinning black whirl and then into a giant snarling panther. Jai's eyes widened and stepped back in alarm as the panther shifted its feet staring at him with shining green eyes. "Remember, think of something funny to counter your fear." The DADA professor reminded him.
Jai's eyes suddenly focused in on the agitated swirling panther's tail. "RIDIKULOUS!" He cried, brandishing his wand at it. A flare of light swirled forth and hit the Panther's tail.
The tail began to suddenly lengthen and turn a bright green. The tail continued to morph until it became a giant python's head and body attached to the back end of the panther. It twisted and started to wrap itself around the panther's body and squeezed it super hard. The Panther's eyes bugged out and it tried to struggle to get out of the python's grasp but it had no hopes of escaping.
A moment later the Python unlatched it's jaw and began to slowly devour the panther head first much to the horror of everyone else in the room. "I-I think that's enough of that." The professor said through a strangled tone and with a flick of his wand forced the boggart back into its box.
"Aww, but we didn't get to see the best part!" Jai protested sadly.
"Ugh, weirdo." "Freaky kid, why would he think we would want to see that?" "That was super disgusting." Rang out from the other students in the room.
Jai just ignored them and walked back to his desk in disappointment. It just wasn't fair! He had always wanted to see a panther get devoured whole by a python. Why couldn't the others just allow him that one pleasure without ruining it? Spoilsports!
Mirror of Erised: Jai gazed at the mirror, his eyes brimming with tears. It was so beautiful! So lovely! He was surrounded by the most exquisite, the rarest insects in the world! He reached out to touch them and was saddened to find that it was just a fake image. His face fell and he turned away. What was the use of seeing that what he most desired when it wasn't real?
EXTRA CREDIT
The Sorting: Jai wasn't paying attention to what the headmaster was saying, though his eyes were fixed in the right direction. In actuality, they were focused on the giant spider spinning a web behind the headmaster's chair. His fingers twitched and he held his breath as he watched in awe. He fervently wished he had his camera so he could take a picture. Sadly he hadn't been allowed to bring it, supposedly there was something about Hogart's magic that messed with electronics. He idly wondered if watches had the same problem, though he could have sworn he had seen a kid wearing several of them when he had first arrived.
"Hey! It's your turn!" Someone barked into his ear and nudged him forward with a shove. "Get up there!"
Jai nearly fell as he walked into the first marble step in front of him. He blinked in confusion and then hopped up the stairs to take on a seat on the stool there. he tried to ignore the laughter that wafted through the room when the sorting hat fell down completely engulfing his head and face. Inside he frowned and reached up and tugged it up and held it on top of his rather small head.
"Hmm..well you're an intriguing one. I don't think I've ever come across someone like you before. You have a little bit of that would fit in any of the Houses. Intelligence, but only about what you're interested in. Brave and true, and quite witty when you want to be. But just where to put you? What house do you think you would do well in?"
Jai blinked, a bit surprised to hear the hat asking him. He thought the hat was supposed to choose for him. "Well I do think I'd like Gryffindor. My mum says it's a great House."
The hat fell silent as it thought that over for a moment, then it roared, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Jai was rather stunned by the resounding cheering and clapping that erupted from the Gryffindor table. With a cherry smile he hopped off of the stool and bounded quickly across the floor to join them. "Welcome to Gryffindor chap!" An older kid proclaimed slapping him heartily on his back. Jai was enthralled by all the happy faces around him, welcoming him into their midst. It was like a homecoming, something he had wanted for a very long time. Strange that he had to travel from his real home in India to find his true home in Gryffindor.
Patronus: A silvery snake slithering across the air in a horizontal progression
Greatest Treasure: All his little insect and spider friends, and his Snake Raja.
Manner of Dress: At the beginning of the day, Jai is normally very carefully dressed in his school uniform. As the day proceeds his clothes get a little more wrinkled and slovenly looking. At the end of the day, they will be spattered with dirt and all manner of things, and he'll have spider webs stuck in his hair. He is constantly being told to take baths much to his annoyance, though he normally always does without complaint. He really doesn't know how he gets so dirty so fast.
Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures, he loves learning about new and exciting creatures and how to take care of them.
Worst Class: History of Magic will more than likely put him to sleep, as he falls asleep easily with droning voices. Potions because he'd hate having to use insects and animal parts in potions and probably try and free all the frogs and live seecimen in the classroom.
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Aglaia was won by advertising the MM shop during the July Event in 2012. The Feeling Is Gone made her.
Cian was won in the January Raffle, in 2013. Colored by The Feeling Is Gone.
Elton was won from the Halloween event in 2011. He was created by Ottolla Nico.
Francis was obtained in the February 2012 event. He was colored by Melwyn.
Jai was won in the July 2012 Raffle. He was colored by The Feeling Is Gone.
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