Post by James Potter on Jul 27, 2011 1:02:13 GMT -6
james liam potter
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` full name !
james liam potter!
` name meanings !
To start with, James means "he who supplants" in Hebrew. To anyone who does not know what that means, well, I'll google it for us all. It means "to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like," according to this site here. I would say that could describe James, specifically in his fight to winning Lily's heart and pushing Severus away. I'd also like to mention that James became incredibly popular in Ireland, where I was born. This is important to me, and helps me share a deeper connection with my character.
Liam was a name I chose personally. First off, to anyone who doesn't know, I'm Irish, and therefore I went for Gaelic names. The first name I happened to come across was Liam, and I thought the name sounded absolutely perfect between James and Potter. However, I would never choose a name that had a meaning that didn't fit the character, and therefore I clicked the name, holding my breath and hoping that it would fit there, too. That being said, Liam is Gaelic for "Helmeted." I took this for James to mean "hard-headed," as he sort of is, right?
It was fairly easy to figure out what the last name meant. A "potter" is someone who is skilled at the craft of shaping clay. I looked it up and found that was exactly what the surname meant. I was slightly disappointed, honestly, but I promise I won't cry too much.
` nicknames !
∙ Prongs
∙ There are many other options here, but he's usually just James or Prongs. Sometimes Sirius comes up with a new one for him, but it's usually nothing that sticks for too long. And even if it does, it's kept amongst their small circle of friends.
` gender !
male.
` birthdate & age !
March 27, 1960.
` school year !
Seventh.
` special positions !
∙ Head Boy
∙ Chaser
∙ Quidditch Captain
` sexuality !
hetereosexual, and I would like to note very interested in a certain Head Girl.
"Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something"
[/color][/font][/center]` hair colour and style !
James' hair is noted to be very dark, if not black then very close to it. He wears it very messy, but it somehow looks in place. Every once in a while he may run a comb through it, but appearances aren't a big deal to him since he's incredibly attractive with no concern. That's right, he said it.
` eye colour and shape !
His eyes are hazel, but mostly brown. As far as shape goes, probably perfect. Yes, perfectly shaped suits him just well. On a serious note, though, we'll say almond shaped.
` weight !
James is fairly athletic. Just look at all of the special positions he's into, including but not limited to:
A) Playing Quidditch.
B) Being the Quidditch Captain.
C) Being the Head Boy.
D) Keeping up with Sirius.
E) Chasing around a werewolf.
F) Chasing after a pretty girl who wants nothing to do with him.
G) Classes.
Of course, that's not always the correct order, and it's not all of it either. With muscle and all, we'll calculate that and average it out to around one hundred and seventy pounds, or somewhere thereabout.
` height !
Although James' play-by is only about 5'10", we don't want or have reason to believe that James Potter has short man syndrome, so he's most definitely an even six feet. Not too tall, not too short. He's perfect, as always.
` distinguishing features !
He has a lightning bolt scar on the top right side of his forehead - oh, wait. Wrong Potter. No, none as of yet. Though it wouldn't be shocking if there were some hidden from nights spent with the other Marauders (specifically Lupin, of course).
` face claim !
Penn Badgley.
"You can't give a Dementor the old one-two!"
[/color][/font][/center]` likes !
∙ Lily Evans
∙ Quidditch
∙ The Marauders
∙ The Head Girl
∙ Picking on Severus
∙ Hexing the aforementioned
∙ A pretty red-headed Gryffindor
∙ Outwitting others
∙ Dogs (c'mon, you know why)
` dislikes !
∙ Dark Arts
∙ Severus Snape
∙ Getting caught
∙ Potions
∙ Slytherins
∙ Death Eaters
∙ Cats (curse you, Padfoot and Moony)
` felix felicius !
∙ Quidditch
∙ Hexes and charms
∙ Getting lucky in general (not sexually)
` dementor !
Every day he spends seeing Lily Evans and being rejected by her is a fairly bad memory, but seeing as it's a daily occurrence, it's something he's gotten used to by now. His worst memory was probably the day Severus called Lily a Mudblood, though. That just tore him up inside more than words could begin to describe.
` amorentia !
∙ The night air
∙ Lily Evans hair when he finds an opportunity to catch a whiff (it's sad to say this is not a joke)
∙ That smell after a nice rain.
` erised !
∙ Win Lily's heart.
∙ Win the Quidditch Cup.
∙ Win the House Cup.
∙ Graduate.
∙ Start a family.
∙ Fight the forces of evil.
(all in a day's work)
` boggart !
∙ Losing any one of his friends, most notably probably Sirius, honestly.
∙ Missing out on Lily Evans.
` patronus !
Best memory would have to be James' first day at Hogwarts and meeting Sirius Black. It was bad only because Severus was also present, but meeting Sirius might have been his greatest achievement to date. To date because he had yet to win Lily's heart, but it was going to happen. His patronus is a stag.
` peeves !
∙ Slytherins.
∙ Pureblooded pricks.
∙ Severus Snape's existence.
"First sign of madness, talking to your own head"
[/color][/font][/center]` wand !
11", Mahogany, pliable. As for core, since I couldn't find it listed, we'll say phoenix feather, like his future son.
` broom !
Probably a Comet. It's not the fancy new broom rich kids like Lucius have, but it gets the job done, and talent is what really wins games in the end.
` pet !
A tawny owl, seven years by now, named Finick.
` special ability !
His patronus is a stag, as mentioned previously. He's also an illegal animagus, which just so happens to be a stag, too.
` side of the war !
Light as a fairy - wait, that didn't come out right.
` blood status !
Pureblood.
` hogwarts house !
Gryffindor.
"Dumbledore's man through and through"
[/color][/font][/center]` mother !
Name: Isabella Potter
Age: Sixty-seven (it states his parents were elderly)
Blood: Pureblood.
Job: She cooks at a shop in Diagon Alley.
Old House: Ravenclaw
` father !
Name: Felix Potter
Age: Seventy (it states his parents were elderly)
Blood: Pureblood.
Job: He's an Auror (it's only fitting).
Old House: Gryffindor.
` siblings !
Name: Sirius Black
Age: Seventeen.
Blood: Pureblood.
Job: Student/Troublemaker
House: Gryffindor.
What? He lives with James. Don't judge me.
` other family !
None.
` important people !
Name: Remus Lupin
Age: Seventeen.
Blood: Half-blood.
Job: Student/Werewolf
House: Gryffindor.
Name: Peter Pettigrew
Age: Seventeen.
Blood: Half-blood/Pureblood? (according to Harry Potter wiki)
Job: Student/Rat.
Old House: Gryffindor.
` history !
In wizarding years, it wasn't odd to have a child in ones' fifties or even later. Muggle laws of life didn't apply to those who had the power of magic on their side, and James Potter was a product of just that. Born to his lovely parents on March 27, 1960, his life started out nothing less than extraordinary. Having two elderly parents can really do good for a boy, and that it did for him. Magic or not, it didn't really change the fact that their old bones were far more feeble than that of a young parent. This meant that when James started crawling, he nearly immediately began walking, and walking turned even faster into running; his poor parents just could not keep up. That was basically the story of his life from the on out.
James attended Muggle school until he was "of age" to attend Hogwarts and received his letter of admission. Although strange things happened to James during his elementary school years, he had never put two and two together to equal three and assess that he was, in fact, a wizard. Surprisingly, his parents didn't tell him until age eleven when that letter came in either. As they told him, "It was best not to let you in on the fact that you possessed magic... knowing you, you might go misusing it on the children who got you in a tissy." They were probably right. Actually, they were definitely right. From that day his letter came to him and he was made aware of his powers, he used every opportunity to misuse magic he could.
His father told him all about Gryffindor, being that it was the House he had been sorted into. He told him all the stories a father would normally go on about telling his child, except this one was a bit more magical (literally). Every boy wants to grow up to be that courageous lion-hearted man who saves the day, and James was no different. Therefore he knew very quickly that he wanted to be sorted into the House his father had been in. His mother, of course, told him that any House he went into would be just lovely, as long as he kept his head on straight. The only House his father and mother both seemed to agree was no good was Slytherin, thus giving him his poor opinion of the Snakes.
His opinion on the Slytherin members wasn't helped by his first meeting with Severus Snape, the very first day he was attending Hogwarts. The boy had insulted his hopes and dreams of being sorted into Gryffindor, and then later on was himself sorted into Slytherin. From that point on, James considered Severus a disgrace to the wizarding world, and he took every opportunity he could to hex him or cause him some kind of trouble. Of course, this was all alongside his best friend, Sirius Black, another of the first he met at the school.
The two of them had hit it off immediately, and they were soon followed by Remus Lupin, who was a little less like them, but fit in just as well. Peter Pettigrew joined suit quite quickly, too, but none of the group were better friends than Sirius and James. There was absolutely nothing that could sever their friendship, including finding out that Lupin was a werewolf in their second year. It was James, after all, who made it a point to practice the art of Animagi so that they could continue to spend nights with their friend even during his transformations. They had all worked so very hard to break even more rules than had already been broken by them, and they then became the Marauders.
It may also be noted that James met a girl he was instantly attracted to named Lily Evans. He knew then and there that she was the girl he wanted, and he would settle for no less. Perhaps it was the thrill of the chase, or maybe it was the way her angry eyes fell upon him when he was acting up. He really couldn't tell, but there was something about her that stole his heart, and that stingy little lady didn't want to give it up. No matter what he did to impress her, she continually declined any sort of relationship with him, and avoided him at all costs throughout their entire school years. However, James, being ridiculously stubborn, continued to
Although he spent most of his years at Hogwarts teasing younger students and hexing innocent bystanders with Sirius, by his final year (this one), he had begun turning over a new leaf. Some may call it maturity, but others would argue that he was still only caring to win that darn girl's heart. Regardless, this won him Head Boy, a fairly high title, even though he had never been a Prefect before. He also became the Quidditch Captain for Gryffindor, a sport he had become very gifted at as a Chaser. Yes, it seemed as though life may get even a little better this year, though explaining to Sirius why he can't go around hexing would be a little hard.
"There's no need to call me sir Professor."
[/color][/font][/center]` alias !
Usually Lee, unless you're mad at me.
` age !
Twenty-four.
` experience !
On and off, about eleven years.
` characters !
Lucius Malfoy.
` timezone !
East Coast, represent.
` password !
RULEZARE4N00BZ.
` suggestions !
It's nothing to write home about, and I believe the final quote of this application is written improperly. Please fix it so I can sleep tonight.
` sample !
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The time of day had yet to be decided. At least by Lucius. He had spent his entire morning in the Slytherin Common Rooms, raising a brow here and there at a younger student who presented himself or herself near him. The nerve of some kids, acting as though they had the chance at getting to know a Malfoy. Regardless of blood status, there had to be an age limit set for whom could speak to and get to know this wonderful man his classmates called Lucius. Why, his name in itself sounds incredibly powerful. Why would he have any concerns regarding a student well below his age, experience, and interest. Perhaps had they been a bit older, and preferably on the more mature side they may have had a chance. It was hard to tell, though, the way some of them seemed a bit slack-jawed staring at him with their childish eyes. It disgusted him beyond explanation.
It was the final young girl, a third year who had sat all too close to him, who plucked his last nerve. She had batted her eyelashes at him like she had something extra or special to bring to the table that no other girl would. "Darling, you hold no interest for me. None, whatsoever. I was dating third years as a first year. Be on your way." He shooed her away as though she were a common housefly and when she didn't move, he stood up himself, clearing his throat and brushing his robes as if he had been defiled in some sort of way by the mere close quarters with a girl her age. He then straightened himself out and proceeded to walk out of the Common Room for the first time since yesterday's dinner in the Great Hall.
He pulled out his golden pocket-watch he always carried with him and checked its time. Breakfast was over, and lunch time was probably halfway through, as it was about 12:45pm. Lucius rushed toward the dining facility to grab a quick bite to eat and found very small groups scattered among all the tables. Too much of the Ravenclaw table was still filled with eager students studying and taking no chances in missing out on extra credit for all of their classes. It always bothered him how happy they were to sit around their books all day long. Is there ever a time to have fun for such a stuck-up "intellectual" such as that? He doubted it.
After tearing into a sandwich as fast as he could, Lucius made his way out of the castle for some fresh air. As soon as he threw the doors open, he was greeted by the not-so friendly sun. He scoffed at the bright rays of sunlight that beat upon him and tried to burn into his skin, but he regained composure and stalked off toward the lawns, where he might sit and relax for a spell. He had even considered the possibility of grabbing his broom for a nice fly around the grounds. It wasn't really like him to keep to himself, let alone on a weekend, but he wasn't sure what to do otherwise. He had done quite a bit of disciplining throughout the week for his prefect duties, torturing the smaller students and messing with the ones his own age. As far as friends went, he had few who enjoyed spending a lot of time with him, and as far as love interests went, he had none at the moment.
Lucius plopped himself in the middle of the soft grass, his knees slightly bent as he let his arms fall loosely over them, and he began to look around. There were plenty of younger students darting around on broomsticks - it might be fun to go fetch his and do a bit of showing off, not to mention possibly causing the plummet of one of the young Hufflepuffs. He remained watchful, eyes darting across the sky with all of the brooms, wondering if he would get the will to do the work it would take to grab his broom. More kids were sitting all around the grounds talking and playing childish games, and then there were still even more Ravenclaws spread around studying their stupid books like it was all they knew how to do to function. He rolled his eyes and fell backward, arms behind his head as he squinted up and continued to lazily watch rather than to join.
"Albus Severus..you were named for the two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew."
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