Post by Craig O'Banion on Nov 18, 2012 23:56:53 GMT -5
| [atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 460px; background-image: url(http://i44.tinypic.com/34fb0ns.jpg);-moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border: 4px ridge #7a9aa9, bTable][tr][cs=2] craig finley o’banion. eleven. student. nolan gould. | |
[rs=2] | Me name’s Craig. Craig O’Banion, that is! I’m eleven years old and the favorite sibling of Aidan O’Banion, and also the favorite of Norah O’Banion. I’m also the cutest, hands down. I’m me mum’s favorite, obviously. Although I occasionally cause a bit of trouble here or there, I really am their favorite. Just ask them, they’ll probably tell you that I am their favorite. I was born on April 23 to Lisa and Connor O’Banion. Me mum’s a Pureblood, and me dad’s a muggleborn. They love each other, and it’s obvious, though it’s sort of gross when they kiss, at least to me. I miss them right now, but I have all me siblings here at Hogwarts. I try not to let them see this, because me sister’s already having a tough time, and me brother Aidan would tease me if he saw, and then Conan… I don’t really know about him. He’s just odd. He’s really smart, but pranking him gets the best reactions out of all of my siblings. Aidan will chase after me and prank me back, Norah(she’s 16 years older than me) too, but Conan gives out reactions that are just amusin’. Where was I? Right, me birthday… it was a day of celebration, obviously. Me parents were probably ecstatic to have me, and Aidan probably was too. Norah as well. I don’t see why they wouldn’t have been excited that I finally came into the world. They waited for nine whole months, and then, there I was… practically perfect in almost every way. I wasn’t very fussy, unlike Conan – Aidan told me exactly what a crier he was. I was perfect. Though, my parents stopped having kids after me. I sort of wonder why, but they did have their hands full with four of us running around. Well, three running around, while the other sits around looking adorable in diapers, being fussed over. Me family adored me, well, except me grandparents. They weren’t very interested in magic, but me uncle Michael was, and he’s a really cool guy. He’s probably me favorite uncle from me dad’s side of the family. He likes me best, and then second, I think, is Aidan, but I’m first by a long shot. When I was little, I was introduced to the wonderful art of pranking by me brother and me cousin Cade, who’s 15 and a half-blood wizard. He’s one of me second cousins, on me mum’s side. I dunno how many cousins I have, there are just too many to count… I think I have over fifty, but I’m not sure. There’s a lot of them, y’see. I could name most of them, but I dunno if I’d still have your attention by the end of it. Well, of course I’d have your attention because I’m a fascinating person, but still, it’s boring to list them all off. I dunno if I could even do it! Still, Ryan taught me almost a little bit, but I learned most of it on my own. Once, well, when I was older, I spilt boiling hot water on Aidan, and I ran away laughing. That's one thing about me -- I can't keep a straight face half of the time! When I was four, Norah, me big sister, went off to America, and settled down in Chicago. I missed her, but she came back for the holidays and such, just to see me, and Aidan, I suppose. When she came back, though, she brought gifts and told me lots of stories, and gave them to no one else. I look up to her quite a bit still, but she's different-ish nowadays. She was really, really sad about something -- not sure what exactly, but she was going to have a baby and get married, but something happened, and both are off. She spent a year at home with me, and just to be nice, the only pranks I played were on Conan and Aidan when they were home, not her. See, I can be nice, because I always am. Unlike me siblings, I don't blabber on, and I can actually shut my mouth when it needs to be shut - but I guess I find it hard to keep a straight face and not broadcast me furies when I have an awesome prank planned, it's ruined quite a few of them. I'm sneakier than they are by far, but they can't keep quiet for more than ten seconds at a time. It's kind of amusing, really, and it all is to my advantage, y'see. When they accidentally spill information that they mean to keep a secret, I can remember it for later. Me memory is great, and it's been helping me for a while now. Though, I really need to work on keeping a straight face. Aidan can do it, and so can Norah, and Conan never smiles... but me, I can never stop. I suppose me dad's family doesn't appreciate me as much as they should. I'm quite devious, and me dad's family is very religious - they think that magic is some sort of curse from the devil, which is stupid, to put it lightly. I guess it's my fault that they really don't like me - after all, I have played minor pranks, I swear they weren't too bad... okay, maybe bringing dungbombs to Christmas dinner that year wasn't my best decision... At least Uncle Michael adores me. He likes me better than Aidan! He's really cool, for Dad's side of the family. I don't like me grandparents, they're not very nice to me. As the years went on, the more stubborn and bold I became. Now, I'm not afraid to voice any of me opinions, and I won't back down. Ever. It could be one of me weaknesses, but I don't think it is. I don't have any weaknesses, y'see. I'm practically perfect! Like Aidan, he always claims that, but he's really not. I'm the perfect one and he knows it! He won't admit it, though. Well, I got kinda side-tracked there... when I was four, Norah left... wait, I already said that, right? I thought so. Well, further down the road, Cade taught me some pranking tricks, and I've been using them ever since. I suppose me pranks are to get people to laugh, or sometimes to get attention, or normally, to get a reaction out of people. Pranks are fun, and I'll always be grateful to Cade for teaching me how to play them. He's pretty cool. Well, how much longer do you want me to go on for? I've already said the basics... Fine, I'll give you a timeline of the great Craig Finley O'Banion. One day I'll be greater than Alexander the Great, just you wait! Aha, that rhymed, didn't it? So I was born, and nothing really happened until I was four, which was when we moved to the house, the bigger one, at least. On the way there, I lost me favorite stuffed animal, at least I think I left it there. Teddy, well that was its name, will always live on... I cried for a while when I realized we'd forgotten him. Thankfully, Uncle Michael came to the rescue, and managed to find good ol' Mr. Teddy Bear right where I left him -- in my room! The next family gathering that we had, good ol' Teddy was returned to me. I think Aidan teased me about it, and Conan definitely wasn't amused, but I was happy. Teddy went missing for good the next year. I mean... it was six years ago, but Teddy was awesome. I don't think he can ever, ever be replaced. Mum tried, but she really didn't succeed. It was on some sort of trip, I think we were going to Scotland for the weekend or something... and I left Teddy there. By the time we realized it, it was already too late, and Dad didn't feel like driving back all the way just to get some stuffed animal - well, let me make something clear, Teddy was not a real stuffed bear that was once alive. Teddy was a teddy bear. Obviously. I was upset, and cried for a while, which led to my first sign of magic. When I got home, I stormed up to my room, and I snapped. I don't know why, but I did. That snap was amplified much louder than it should have been. That was when my parents knew I wasn't magicless! Or a muggle. Whatever word works there. I'm not even sure, but muggles are really cool. My sister spent a few years living amongst them, that's why she's the muggle studies professor! Well...also because she knows muggle stuff really well. After that, things sort of calmed down, but not really. Things here in the O'Banion family are never calm, it's all very hectic. That's the one bad thing about our family, but it's not really bad. Sometimes, we all need some chaos, after all. It keeps things interesting, I don't think I'd be able to deal if everything was always the same, would you? Aidan went to Hogwarts, and was sorted into Hufflepuff, which I think we all saw coming. I was mad at him for leaving me with Conan, because who wants to be left with him? I forgave him after a bit, though. From there, Conan has since gone to Hogwarts, and I've been home alone for a while. I miss having Aidan, and when Norah arrived, I thought she'd be a fun playmate. I always looked up to her... but she was sad, very sad. I think the word would be "depressed" to describe her, but she wasn't very happy at all. I think she and her fiance lost their baby, but I haven't seen him for a while. I'm confused by it - I thought they loved each other! Have I told Norah this? Nope. I had her all to myself for a little bit. I refrained from pulling pranks on her, because I really didn't want to get her upset, but I couldn't help myself after a little bit. I played small ones, designed to get her to be happy. She did laugh, and every time she did, I felt successful, like I had done something right. After awhile, I think I started to pull a bit harsher pranks, like when Aidan and Conan were there, though most of them were by accident, I swear! Conan ruins everything. After last summer, with Rora home, I went off to Hogwarts. I've made a few friends, and I had one detention, which was completely unfair! Otherwise, I really love it here at Hogwarts. All of my siblings are here, which is a plus, except for when Conan has to be in the same room as me. All of the useless information that he's memorized is plain annoying, though it is fun to get him wound up.... Anyways, I think that's me story! |
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