Post by josh on Nov 7, 2008 1:24:17 GMT 1
Introducing...
Name:
Joshua Matthew Brian Callaghan
Age:
July 22nd
Gender:
Male
Year:
Seventh Year
Birthplace:
London
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Nationality:
English. His mother is Scottish.
Blood:
Pureblood
Relatives:
Mother: Valerie MacMillan (cousin of Ernie MacMillan), 47, Ministry Official
Father: Malcolm Callaghan, 63, retired Ministry Official.
Valerie was Malcolms second wife. His first wife, a Muggle, died in the wizarding war.
Pets:
Flinch is a small red kitten, the runt of the litter. He's always been very small and very scared of things. What he likes most of all is to hide in Josh's pockets and nibble on his fingers. Occasionally he can be beckoned out by the promise of treats, but most of the time he's content with being close to Josh.
Wand Type:
Pine, tail of a phoenix feather. It's 11 inches and very good for hexes and curses. This wand could be very well used for the Dark Arts, but is also skilled for charm work.
Appearance
Picture:
Hair Colour:
Dark brown
Eye Colour:
Brown
Build:
He isn't exactly muscular, though he isn't a very slender boy either.
Skin Tone:
He's usually fairly tanned, depending on the season.
Height:
5"11
Dress Style:
Although Josh is a Pureblood, he's grown up in a mostly Muggle environment in London. He usually dresses in clothes that are comfortable and either fitting or slightly baggy. He tends to wear longsleeved shirts underneath t-shirts, but as far as style goes, he doesn't really fit a particular style.
Specifics:
Josh tries to blend in as much as possible. He doesn't really like to be noticed, though if there was anything noticeable about him, it'd be the way he carries himself. He isn't particularly tall, but hunches over a lot, trying to make himself smaller, and flattens his hair to do this too. He tries to appear as unattractive as possible.
In Front Of Friends
Sexual Orientation:
Gay, though he isn't interested in sexual stuff or even relationships right now
Self Image:
When Josh was younger, he used to love himself. He found himself good-looking, though not extremely so, and was generally self-confident. This all changed a while ago, and now he sees himself as barely adequate. He doesn't think he's much of anything anymore.
To the Outward Eye:
Josh generally seems a very standoffish guy. He barely speaks in public, and if he does, it's rude comments to whoever dares to notice and approach him. He does have friends, though not many, and very few close ones. He tries very hard to keep people away from him, even the friends that he made during his Hogwarts time are used to getting sneers and being held at a distance.
Social Status:
Back in the old days, up until the summer after his fifth year, Josh used to be very popular. He wasn't always surrounded by friends, but he enjoyed spending time in the Common Room talking to his friends or playing games. It didn't hurt that he was in the Quidditch team, though he doesn't play anymore. At the moment he is an outcast by choice.
Positive Traits:
- Ambitious - Joshua has always had great dreams. He's done a bit of modeling and it has given him a taste for wealth, which is one of his weaknesses. At the same time, he sees money as a means rather than an end. He would like to live comfortably, but what he wants most of all is to find a career in which he can be happy.
- Hard-working - When it comes to stuff he's interested in, Josh doesn't mind if he has to work hard. He gives a hundred percent, whether it comes to Quidditch, homework or those few he calls his friends.
- Smart - When it comes to books, Josh knows a lot. He doesn't always get top marks in everything, but he definitely doesn't fail classes. This doesn't necessarily apply to other situations, he can be quite clueless.
- Sensitive - He doesn't always show it, but Joshua is very sensitive and perceptive to others. It's mainly used to figure out what people want from him and react to that, but on occasion he can be a very good listener.
- Independent - Aside from his parents, Josh doesn't like to depend on anyone. He wants to achieve everything on his own and often feels that people who try to help him think that he isn't capable of taking care of things on his own.
- Mischievous - When put in the right company, Josh loves to joke around and play pranks on people. He's no Fred or George Weasley, but he likes to make others smile. This part of his personality is still there, but it's mostly hidden nowadays.
- Respectful - This doesn't apply to peers, but mostly to teachers and people in position of power. Joshua won't try and make fun of his Professors, and when in class, is usually the one helping them out when they need to.
- Imaginitive - Josh retreats into his imagination a lot of the time. He likes to write, songs, poems, anything really, and is often caught sitting in a window-sill, living a life all in his head.
Negative Traits:
- Distant - Joshua tries to distance himself from most people, even ones he has befriended in his earlier Hogwarts years. It is more a protection mechanism than anything else.
- Mean - If people come and talk to him, he usually makes a mean or sarcastic comment in hopes of making them go away. He will not often use physical violence, though he'll occasionally push at someone to make them leave.
- Impulsive - On occasion, Josh has very impulsive bouts. They generally tend to happen when alcohol is involved. He will forget about the reasons he's retreated into solitude and focus on the loneliness he's experiencing. On some occasions, this will lead to stupid things like sex.
- Resentful - Due to past experiences, Josh will hold a grudge towards anyone that hurts him nowadays. Even in the past, he's had trouble with letting things go, but his friends used to help him get past what was done to him.
- Stubborn - If he wants something, he wants it to happen, and now. He'll do whatever it takes to get his way, no matter how long it takes or how much it will cost him.
- Money - Josh likes money. His father and mother have always brought him up in luxury, and he likes to be able to buy what he wants, when he wants it. He's never had to save up for anything.
- Jealous - Even though he is reluctant to admit it, Josh is a very jealous person. He'll be jealous over the people that made the Quidditch Team, even if he doesn't want to play. He's jealous if someone he likes goes off with another, regardless of whether or not he's made things like that known.
- Low self-confidence - Josh thinks he's worth nothing, which is strengthened by the fact that at some point his friends gave up on getting him back. Even though he feels like he deserves it, it still hurts him more than he'll admit to even himself.
Skills:
Josh is very skilled at playing the drums. Ever since he was a young boy he used to be interested in music, and once he realized that a drummer was really the heart of the band, he started playing. He also writes.
Likes:
- Drumming, it's excellent for getting rid of his frustration and anger
- Writing, since it helps him make sense of his life and stop regretting his decisions
- Quidditch - even though he stopped playing, he still keeps track of the team
- Dreaming - he loves to lie in bed and dream the day or night away
- Music - especially muggle rock music. He has a secret love for Mcfly also.
- Flinch - he adores the little kitten. It's the one thing that accepts him unconditionally
Dislikes:
- Snow - the world turning into a white canvas makes him fidgety and restless.
- People who won't leave him alone - especially friends who don't get the hint.
- People who hurt animals - if anyone so much as looks at Flinch wrong, he'll kill them.
- Seafood - he's allergic to it. It's not so extreme that any intake of seafood will kill him, but he isn't allowed to eat it. Which sucks because he loves tuna pizza's.
- Writing letters to his parents - they're very fussy and worry about him a lot, so he usually writes to them once a week.
Patronus:
A little red kitten. One of the happiest things in his life is taking care of Flinch and being loved unconditionally by the small animal.
Boggart:
His Boggart is a mixture of a lot of people. It's Ben, and his friends, most importantly Toby, who all turn away from him and tell him that he's worthless. That he's dead to them and that they have given up.
World Passing By
Subjects:
- Transfiguration: O
- DADA: E
- Charms: O
- Potions: E
- Astronomy: E
- Divination: A
- Ancient Runes: O
Report:
Josh is a quiet, calm student who does his best in every class. He doesn't doze off, though he sometimes needs to be asked the question twice. His answers are usually well formulated though a little quiet. He does not work well with others.
Personal Statement:
Josh likes anything that has to do with predicting the future, whether it is in Astronomy or Divination. Even if the subjects are a little vague, he enjoys making predictions and loves the idea that somehow their lives are already predestined. He enjoys all his classes, aside from when they have to work together, for example in DADA.
History:
Joshua was born when his father was 46 and married to his second wife. His first wife, a lovely Muggle girl whom he had known since early childhood, had died in the second wizarding war. After just a few months, Malcolm met Valerie, who was investigating the murder. They were married a year after the war, and spent a few years together before Josh was born.
Josh had a happy childhood, with a father who retired at a young age and spent most of his time at home, teaching his young son about wizards and muggles alike. He remembers happy times of sitting on his fathers knee and watching him make the flames dance in the fire place. Even if he wasn't allowed, his father sometimes encouraged him to try out his magical abilities.
When his Hogwarts letter came, Josh was confident and happy to finally enter this fully magical world. He went off to school, promising to write his parents every week but often forgetting since he was living his dream. He had friends, played Quidditch and enjoyed life and all it had to offer. He never figured that things could change.
When he was thirteen, a Muggle man asked him if he was interested in modeling. He did some ads and enjoyed being adored. Maybe he was naive, but he genuinely thought that when this older Muggle came up to him, that he was interested in getting to know him.
By the time he was fifteen, he had started to date Ben, an older boy who had never heard of Hogwarts. It was a time of trying to see him as much as possible during terms, and never figuring out that the man was cheating on him. He didn't even realize that Ben wasn't as interested in him as he seemed.
When he did realize, it was too late, and Ben had gone off with all the money Josh had earned as a model. With the money, he'd also stolen Josh's heart and virginity, and in a lot of ways, the man changed him. He's angry at himself, ashamed for not seeing what was right in front of him, and afraid to be hurt again. It had caused him to withdraw from everyone he ever cared about, save his parents, who are helping him in a lawsuit.
One of the hardest things has been that he lost Toby, his former best friend and someone he has been crushing on for quite a while now. Though he wants to trust him, he's afraid to fall in love and not having that love returned. So he stays away from him, being mean if he has to.
Roleplay Sample:
Josh climbed up the stairs to the DADA lesson that was starting in just a few minutes, hoisting his bag carefully onto his shoulder as he entered the large, square room. There were people talking, so softly that it almost sounded like a continuing buzz. Sitting down at an empty table, Joshua looked up at the black board, reading the tiny scribble of the Professor.
He groaned quietly, feeling the urge to beat his head into his wooden desk as he read the sentence he hated most. Please find a partner and start your work, as I will be a few minutes late. The bell rang, which seemed to be the que to start partnering up. Josh watched his classmates warily, seeing Toby scoot towards Lovely and feeling a sudden surge of jealousy that made him flush.
He hated sharing classes with the Sixth Years, since it was ridiculous and time-consuming to be spending valuable time teaching them to do spells, when they could be preparing for NEWTS. But most of all he hated them because he saw Toby, sweet and adorable and oh-so-infuriating Tobias Steele, laughing and chatting and generally seeming happy without him. Josh, running fingers through his hair, finally caught the gaze of a rather timid Gryffindor and nodded in her direction, feeling relieved when she nodded back and moved her stuff to his table. At least girls were safe.
Out of Character
Name:
Mia
Age:
23
Name of Playby:
Adam Brody
Other Characters:
Ashley O'Neill, Kris Lytton, Ryan Robins
