mostly finished. a lot of it relies on other variables at this point so.
Character’s full name: Hugh Geraldson
Reason or meaning of name: heart, mind, spirit; ... son of gerald
Character’s nicknames: Whatever he gets.
Reason for nickname: ^
Birth date: June 12, 1999
Physical appearance
Age: 18
How old does he/she appear: 16-ish.
Weight: 63.5 kg.
Height: 167 cm.
Body build: Endomorph, but it isn't extreme/obvious.
Shape of face: Square. Prominently.
Eye color: Dark, murky brown; nearly black.
Glasses or contacts: No.
Skin tone: washed-out brown.
Distinguishing marks: Moderate acne. He's got his father's eyebrows.
Predominant features: Jawline.
Hair color: Black.
Type of hair: It's really greasy. Sort of thick.
Hairstyle: Sort of long-ish. Slightly curly.
Voice: It's deep and somewhat hollow. Also, he has a lisp.
Overall attractiveness: This is subjective.
Physical disabilities: He's very out of shape. Can barely run twenty yards without collapsing into a wheezing mess.
Usual fashion of dress: Always keeps his robe done up. Outside of school, he either wears a black hoodie or a black jacket. All the time.
Favorite outfit: See above.
Jewelry or accessories: None.
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Blood Status: Halfblood.
Wand: Elm, 8", boggart hair, brittle.
Boggart: ???
Patronus: Vulture
Broom: He hates flying. Plus, he couldn't afford one.
House: Slytherin
Personality
Good personality traits: Hard-working, courteous, independent. He's decent at dealing with others. Knows when to walk away from things when they're going nowhere. Usually. Unless they're long-term projects.
Bad personality traits: He's a total doormat. Also, he's VERY impatient with stupidity, and he's often depressed due to the insanely high standards he sets for himself. Thrives on what little praise he gets.
Mood character is most often in: Distraught. He can always find a reason.
Sense of humor: None.
Character’s greatest joy in life: Learning things.
Character’s greatest fear: Death.
Why? Why not?
What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? If he took any sort of major action against society, e.g. killing an official wink wink.
Character is most at ease when: Alone, especially in the library.
Most ill at ease when: Spoken to.
If granted one wish, it would be: To be able to live a completely normal and successful life once he finishes Hogwarts.
Enraged when: He fails. At
anything. Also, when people question his abilities or attempt to humiliate him -- though, it's more of a smug rage, because he knows he's going to prove them wrong or wreak vengeance. Hopefully.
Depressed or sad when: Failure, again.
Priorities: Schoolwork, self, peers.
Life philosophy:
Character’s soft spot: Cats. He likes cats. Very much.
Is this soft spot obvious to others? Sometimes.
Greatest strength: His mind.
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: He's horribly weak physically.
Biggest regret: Later on.
Minor regret: Later on.
Biggest accomplishment: Moving on once he got essentially kicked out.
Minor accomplishment: Later on.
Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about:
Why?
Character’s darkest secret: Later on.
Does anyone else know?
Goals
Drives and motivations: Be
one of THE top student, mentally and in magical ability.
Immediate goals:
Long term goals:
How the character plans to accomplish these goals: Lots of work and perserverence and such.
How other characters will be affected: Later on.
Past
Hometown: Blackpool.
Type of childhood: Ehh... sub-par. His mother loved him enough when she was around, but there was never very much money to go around. Then, of course, his wizarding genes kicked in...
Pets: He fed a stray cat once, if that counts. Lasted about six months or so.
First memory: He's got this very vague image of sitting in a car on a dirt road in front of a little beechwood cottage.
Most important childhood memory: Probably receiving his Hogwarts letter.
Why: Completely U-turned his dreary little life.
Childhood hero:
Dream job: He'd love to be an Auror, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
Education: He went to a really awful primary school, then... yeah.
Religion: Atheist.
Finances: Poor as a churchmouse.
Present
Current location:
Currently living with:
Pets:
Religion:
Occupation:
Finances:
Family
Mother: Irene Geraldson
Father: Elroy Astor
Relationship with them: His mother near ditched him once he got that Hogwarts letter. She had been hoping that that creepy-ass warlock or whatever it was thing wasn't genetic. He's never met his father... not that he can vividly remember, anyways.
Siblings: None he consciously knows of.
Relationship with them: -
Spouse: -
Relationship with him/her: -
Children: -
Relationship with them: -
Other important family members: -
Favorites
Color: Teal.
Least favorite color: That beige-green that snot is.
Music: He's a bit of a metalhead.
Food: Things involving garlic.
Literature: Secretly loves romance novels. He'd say his favorite literary work was Hamlet, if asked. This may have been common a decade ago, but with all these vampires running around nowadays...
Form of entertainment: Reading, mostly. Though there's studying, and learning new spells; he's got quite the arsenal built up.
Expressions: "How unpleasant." Frequently, in varying extremities.
Mode of transportation:
Most prized possession:
Habits
Hobbies: Studying. Writing essays on things that millions have already said.
Plays a musical instrument? No.
Plays a sport? HELL no.
How he/she would spend a rainy day: Read, of course. Maybe explore around the castle...
Spending habits: He's very frugal. Has to be.
Smokes: Probably would if he could.
Drinks: ^
Other drugs: ^
What does he/she do too much of? Being alone.
What does he/she do too little of? Socializing. He's no good at it, though.
Extremely skilled at: magical things
Extremely unskilled at: communicating with others.
Nervous tics: Many.
Usual body posture: He's got an awful slouch, and his toes usually point inward.
Mannerisms: He speaks very formally -- when he does speak, that is.
Peculiarities: Always wearing the same thing, even with the uniform options. Also, sticking out like a sore thumb in this sea of prettyboys we've got going.
Traits
Optimist or pessimist? Pessimist. EXTREME pessimist.
Introvert or extrovert? Introvert.
Daredevil or cautious? Cautious, though he has his moments.
Logical or emotional? He's a very emotional being.
Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Methodical.
Prefers working or relaxing? Working.
Confident or unsure of himself/herself? It goes either way.
Animal lover? Sometimes.
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