Post by James Potter on Nov 8, 2011 16:23:51 GMT -5
CHARACTER APPLICATION [MALE STUDENT]
james potter
better run faster than my bullet!
"Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready for this?
Should I shake your hand or should I give you a kiss?
Is this everything you always hoped it would be?
We'll see."
better run faster than my bullet!
"Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready for this?
Should I shake your hand or should I give you a kiss?
Is this everything you always hoped it would be?
We'll see."
robert's got a quick hand
he'll look around the room
he'll look around the room
[ABOUT.YOU]
WHAT CAN WE CALL YOU?: Cassie
AND YOUR AGE, PLEASE: Seventeen
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE: Gosh, you guys-- from the beginning of here, pretty much! And one site before then.
YOU FOUND US WHERE?: Ellie
OTHER CHARACTERS: Aislinn MacElfrish, Amelia Macmillan, Ellen Urquhart, Noelle Chaucer, Rose Weasley, Saoirse Flynn
SECRET WORD/PHRASE: Make love, not horcruxes
he won't tell you his plan
he's got a rolled cigarette
he's got a rolled cigarette
[CHARACTER.BASICS]
FULL NAME: James Sirius Potter
NICKNAME/S: Jamie
AGE: Seventeen
DATE OF BIRTH: 9th June
BLOOD STATUS: Halfblood
SEXUALITY: Straight
hanging out of his mouth
he's a cowboy kid. yeah,
he's a cowboy kid. yeah,
[CHARACTER.EXTRAS]
WAND: Ivy, Phoenix feather core, 12 1/4"
BROOM/S: Optional
PET/S: A large owl, with fantastically bushy eyebrows, named AugabrĂșn - 'Aug' for short - which means 'eyebrow' in Icelandic.
DESIRED HOUSE: Gryffindor
YEAR: Seventh
he found a six shooter
gun in his dads closet
gun in his dads closet
[CHARACTER.APPEARANCE]
PLAY-BY: Kevin Flamme
EYE COLOR: Hazel
HAIR COLOR: Black, and very messy - it's a family trait, really.
SKIN TONE: Pale, Caucasian.
BODY BUILD: James is fairly lean, and toned from playing Quidditch since approximately the age of three, but he's not overly muscular - definitely not 'buff'!
HEIGHT: Average - he's definitely taller than his father was at the same age.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Although looking less like Harry than Albus does, the resemblance is still striking. With his hazel eyes though, he's almost the spitting image of his grandfather, the original James Potter - you can't get much more distinguishing than that, really! He does have a small scar on the underside of his chin though. It's practically unnoticeable, unless you're looking for it, and he obtained it at the age of six, when he fell off of his broomstick and through the shed roof.
hidden in a box of fun things
and i don't even know what
and i don't even know what
[CHARACTER.PERSONALITY]
FAVORITE CLASS: Perhaps surprisingly, Herbology. He finds it oddly comforting, and more than a wee bit fascinating!
LEAST FAVORITE CLASS: Potions. He finds it too intricate and fiddly, and the results generally too slow to obtain.
HOBBIES: Quidditch, Herbology - particularly the dangerous kind!
LIKES: Life in general. More specifically; flying, food, Cassie Lewis, his family (yes, all of them. Even Albus.), and sunny days spent lying on the banks of the Black Lake.
DISLIKES: The media and their coverage of his family life, if he decides to actually put in some effort and school but still gets not-great marks, attention-seekers (slightly hypocritical? Maybe. But bear in mind that James is generally the centre of attention primarily as a defence mechanism - it makes a little more sense), presumptions & assumptions, and cheese and onion crisps - they're just wrong, okay!
GOOD HABITS: Stereotypically protective older brother, especially regarding Lily. Is very tactful and supportive to those he cares about. Isn't quick to pre-judge people - he's been on the receiving end of that himself enough times not to do it himself.
BAD HABITS: Stereotypically protective older brother, especially regarding Lily. Doesn't try terrifically hard in school. Shows off in order to deflect attention away from people getting to know him actually as a person.
STRENGTHS: Very good Beater when playing Quidditch. Herbology - he's good at getting things to grow, especially the dangerous ones... He really enjoys it, too. Being there when people need him.
WEAKNESSES: Being himself is hard, sometimes. Doesn't like to let people get too close too fast - he doesn't easily trust. Potions - he has an unerring knack for exploding things; if he didn't look so much like his father, one would suspect that he was actually Seamus Finnigan's son, in that respect.
OVERALL PERSONALITY: As the first-born child of Harry Potter, that well-known saviour of the wizarding world, James was in the spotlight even before he was born. He has grown up in the glare of a media spotlight, his actions seemingly perpetually under scrutiny. Consequently, he has learnt to adopt an attitude of easy-going nonchalance and appears apparently unfazed by most things, whether that be newspaper gossip of a bad grade on a test.
Almost an inverse of his baby sister, Lily, James gets quieter as he gets to know people better. He only truly relaxes his guard and drops his 'life and soul of any party going' persona when he feels comfortable with a person. Therefore, whilst to those who properly know him, James is a surprisingly tactful and sensitive boy with a love of Herbology and a gift for Quidditch, to the population at large he seems loud, teasing, and the ever-hilarious centre of attention.
Naturally very protective, something that tends to come with the territory of big brother-ing, he thinks, he tends to 'mother hen' those closest to him, though he'd pulp you if you described it thus - he's manly, dontchknow! His temper isn't too easily roused, and when it is, he tends to be very cutting with his words, rather than physically violent.
He's attractive and he knows it, to put it bluntly. It's something he both abuses and finds faintly irritating. Although he'll admit it can be kind of handy to always be assured of a date for any event, and, let's face it, he's a teenage boy- it's wonderful for his ego; he also has trouble knowing who likes James and who likes James Potter. As a fundamentally trusting kind of guy, this can be very unnerving for him.
but he's coming for you
yeah, he's coming for you
yeah, he's coming for you
[CHARACTER.MEMORIES.ETC]
BOGGART: Getting attached to someone and truly 'letting them in' as it were, only to discover that they don't like him for himself at all - this probably results from experience in his first year at Hogwarts (see his DEMENTOR). Equally, the same happening to Al or Lils.
DEMENTOR: The day he first realised the negative impact his father's fame would actually have on him. It was a day in October in his first term of his first year at Hogwarts. He was walking down the corridor with a girl whom he had a tiny bit of a crush on, and asked her if she wanted to meet up during the half-term. She looked elated and said yes, and he felt brilliant. As in completely top-of-the-world, Cloud 9, Martha-loves-me sort of brilliant. He suggested they go for an ice-cream or something, and her face fell. She wanted to know why they weren't going to his house for the day, or were his parents going to come to the ice-cream parlour with him? It was at that point that James realised she would far rather spend the day with Harry and Ginny Potter, than with James Potter, and it was a crushing realisation.
PATRONUS: Being sorted into Gryffindor. He doesn't have the same thirst to prove himself by being the ultimate anti-Potter that Albus seems to have, and so he adored the thought of being in the house of family and war-heroes alike - he loved that his father and mother and uncles and grandparents had all spent time in the same Common Room, same dormitories that he now would.
MIRROR OF ERISED: To be happily insignificant and nondescript, with a family of his own.
VERITASERUM: He was horrifically homesick for pretty much all of his first year at Hogwarts, and wrote to his mother and father twice a week - technically this isn't a secret, because his Mum told Al, but he doesn't know this. The first time a girl tried to kiss him (in his third year), he panicked and ran away - ouch!
AMORTENTIA: Broomstick wax, disinfectant, Cassie Lewis, and home.
all the other kids with
the pumped up kicks
the pumped up kicks
[CHARACTER.HISTORY]
FATHER: Harry Potter, 42, Halfblood, Auror.
MOTHER: Ginny Potter (nee Weasley), 41, Pureblood, Sports journalist for the Daily Prophet - previously she was a Chaser for the Holyhead Harpies.
SIBLINGS: Albus Severus Potter, 15, Halfblood, 6th Year Slytherin. Lily Luna Potter, 14, Halfblood, 4th Year Ravenclaw.
OTHER IMPORTANT FAMILY: Brace yourself...
Cousins: Rose Weasley, Hugo Weasley, Roxanne Weasley, Fred Weasley II, Victoire Weasley, Louis Weasley, Dominique Weasley, Lucy Weasley, Molly Weasley II, Harry Dursley & Paige Dursley.
Aunts/Uncles: Hermione Weasley (nee Granger), Ron Weasley, Bill Weasley, Fleur Weasley (nee Delacour), George Weasley, Angelina Weasley (nee Johnson), Charlie Weasley, Percy Weasley & Audrey Weasley (nee Jones).
Grandparents: Molly Weasley I (nee Prewett), Arthur Weasley, Lily Potter (nee Evans) and James Potter.
HISTORY: As the first born child of the legendary Harry Potter, it was inevitable that James would be in the public eye from the day he was born, and this has indeed been the case. He's borne it relatively well - minus a tendency to use any means possible to deflect people - and, so far at least, hasn't turned into a screwed-up, drugged-up mess.
His childhood was pretty idyllic - his parents did their best to keep press intrusion to a minimum, and whilst they weren't always successful, James was good-natured enough not to mind. He was ecstatic when Albus was born, and as a toddler could often be seen trying to sneak the baby out of the cot to play with. This fondness has never left him, exactly - he still loves (blee, love) Albus a great deal, and would do anything to stick up for him, should he need it - but the two brothers have grown up and apart somewhat in the intervening time period. Whereas Albus has dealt with public pressure by introverting himself and becoming cunning, James has never quite lost his innocence and trust, and has instead extroverted himself to cope.
When Lily was born, the novelty of a baby in the house had worn off somewhat, and so was allowed to remain in peace for longer than fifteen minutes at a time. Although out of the two of his younger siblings, Albus was physically the more sickly one, Lily always seemed almost otherworldly, and whilst growing up, James did a great deal to try to protect her from the harshness of reality - it always seemed a little bit too sharp and pointy for fairy-like Lily.
Out of his cousins, although he idolised Teddy - particularly his magic hair! - Rose is probably the one whom he is closest to. The two identify, being the eldest of the 'Golden Trio''s children, and therefore completely au fait with all the related pressures and expected conformities. They have been fast friends since childhood, and are likely to remain this way, although James might disapprove of a boyfriend or two of Rose's (and vice versa). Rose is James' go-to girl for any matters on, well, anything really, and in return James acts as a translator for 'boy language'.
When James entered his first year at Hogwarts, Teddy had just left and Victoire was too grown-up to tag along with - he was, essentially, alone in comparison. It was a huge culture shock. Not only did he have to contend with the fact that his father was horrifically famous, it was also the first time he'd been anywhere without family close to, extended or otherwise. He didn't settle well at first, and wrote to his mum and dad every week for the first year. Gradually finding his feet, he blossomed, becoming confident and having made true friends by the end of his first year, something that gave him the gumption to tease Albus just a little bit before he started the following year.
James' school reports mostly tend to contain the phrase 'Shows talent and aptitude, lacks focus. Could be brilliant if he only applied himself more.' And it's true - he doesn't try hard enough to be outstanding in class. He's not as diligent in his studies as Roxanne, and he's not as naturally brilliant as Rose, he's just average. He's okay with this- he has other talents, and he doesn't find school interesting enough to captivate his attention for extended periods of time. Consequently, he's pretty much partied his way through school, somehow just about finding a balance between sociability and solitude, work and play.
He thinks he might quite like to be a travelling Herbologist, discovering weird and wonderful plants in exotic places, possibly exploring the jungle via broomstick and the like, but he's unsure. He knows he doesn't want to follow in either of his parents footsteps - he's never had an inclination to become an Auror, and although at one point he would have loved to become a professional Beater, he shelved that dream when it became clear that Albus wanted to be a professional Quidditch player - partly because he felt Albus deserved it more than he did, and partly because he couldn't bear added competition between the two of them.
He got together with Cassie Lewis in his sixth year at Hogwarts, and he really quite likes her. They'd been on the Quidditch team forever, and with her infectious laugh and quirky sense of humour, he'd never really considered her anything more than a pretty fab friend of Rose's. That changed, however, somewhere around the start of his sixth year. He began to notice that she was a girl, and he's not sure what changed from her perspective, but evidently something did, because fast-forward a couple of months and throw in Bianca Hanafiah, and they're suddenly snogging in the Great Hall. He's never met a girl he like-likes more, so it's going pretty well, if he does say so himself. James isn't an idiot though - they're seventeen and sixteen, who knows what will happen in the future?
This pragmatism is a common attitude towards all events in his life currently: he doesn't know what the future holds, but it had better be beware, because he is James Potter, and he's here to stay, ladies and gentlemen!
you'd better run, better
run, outrun my gun
run, outrun my gun
[CREDITS]
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