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Name: William McConnahaugh
Spoiler:Birthday: March 15
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Appearance:
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William, often called Billy by his closest friends, is a real scotsman as his father would say. He is fairly tall and decently built, though he is not exactly cut, developing more in bulk rather than definition. Nevertheless, he is confident in his physical capabilities, and is prone to showing off from time to time. William inherited his shaggy brown hair and dull blue eyes from his father, but his youthful and friendly features from his mother. They are few impurities on his pale skin, yet it only exaggerates the shadows under his eyes. You may be wondering he has them? Well, let's just say being a Muggle for the majority of your life makes being at a magical high school somewhat difficult from time to time.
During school, William tends to wear the school uniform with few qualms. Though occasionally, he tests the limits of the dress code by not wearing his robe correctly. Of course, sometimes this isn't intentional and has cost the house a couple points. In his more casual attire, William wears what any Muggle would wear: jeans, t-shirts, and the occasional dress shirt or sweatshirt. William's wardrobe can be random, as it really depends on how conscious or how much he decides to care about his appearance.
Personality: On the outside, William doesn't seem to be anything special, which is probably he was sorted into Hufflepuff rather than any of the other houses (the Sorting Hat had a lot of trouble with the boy). In fact, some would say he seems apathetic, lazy, and on occasion curt. This would only be half true, as William is without a doubt lazy (and his apathy on some subjects does give him the occasional rude moment) on many accounts, ignoring his physical appearance for example and hardly caring about anything outside of the core classes that he feels are entertaining.
The reality is that William, once you cut through some of the facade, is a character that reluctantly typifies what makes a Hufflepuff, a Hufflepuff. He believes in fairness above all, living by the mantra of "Treat others as you wish to be treated." Therefore, he is more than willing to be friendly, charming and helpful, but doesn't feel any obligation to those who treat others harshly, especially if they do so for no reason. William, however, is willing to give others more than enough chances to be friendly as he understands that some people make bad first impressions or have their moments. It comes with the fact that William is generally speaking an optimist, trying his best to see the bright side of any situation. That being said, he tends to be a pessimist when it comes to women, as William despite his charms has had bad luck with girls. It has gotten to the point where is almost nervous around them as he fears they will tease him or doing something worse. He needs backup when talking to them.
William is exceedingly humble, despite being fairly talented in several subjects. It should be noted that these subjects rely more on action or "street smarts" rather than academic prowess, as he lacks the ability to be studious or care for more than a few moments about anything school related. Undoubtedly, this is further built on his lack of patience and the fact he is easily bored. William always need to do something, otherwise he'll get lazy and go back to be cold to others. Get him moving and he'll be nicer than anyone. Get him fend up with "boring stuff" and you'll get stomped.
Ancestry: Muggleborn
History: Born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, William is a member of a close knit, but also large family that claims to be descendants of one the oldest (and mightiest according to William's nationalist father) clans in all of Scotland. The middle child of his family with an athlete of an older brother and a scholar of a younger sister, William did well to stand out, being a nice fusion of the two, holding some potential in each. He was never as gifted as either, but his mother assured him that his natural affinity for something will emerge sooner rather than later. For a while, he was sure that he inherited his father's legendary charm as people seemed to like him more than his siblings, but time showed that he was never that charming and his older brother's muscles captured the attention of most people. William was left in the middle, doing his best to master something.
Growing up even as a youth, William was interested in writing or creating things than attending school. Real life bored him greatly. When he wasn't doodling on papers or mocking up grandiose imaginative worlds (honing the skill as best he could), William did what any child in a large family did: play with siblings, meet aunts and uncles and taunt little cousins. He learned the value of family and how to be a great person from his large family and luckily enough middle child syndrome never actually kicked in. He felt loved and appreciated and admits that he owes a lot to them.
So much so that when some old wizard in a stereotypical hat came to his door, he earnestly believed that it was nothing more than a joke planned by his parents because they got hold of his doodles and stories from his journal. However, it was the exact opposite. It was a real visit from a representative from Hogwarts, stating that William had magical blood and it was the responsible thing to do to allow him to develop and control the abilities as a wizard. It was in that moment that William believed that magic was to be his natural skill. With some hesitation, his parents permitted William to attend especially after William's father claimed that magic must of been the reason that the clan was so great in ancient times.
William experienced a rough transition from the "Muggle" world and the "Magical" world. When school supplies suddenly translated from pens to quills, dogs to owls, bicycles to brooms, etc., the boy was unsure of how to approach everything. However, he found himself coming around once he remembered his stories and imagination. In due time, he adapted quite well. He was sorted into Hufflepuff in his first year and did fairly well all things considered. Still excited about the whole idea of a new school, William was notable for actually seeking out advising and tutoring to ensure he did not fail any classes, excelling brilliantly in Flying and Defense Against the Dark Arts.
He performed admirably throughout his second year, picking up Care for Magical Creatures (figuring he could take care of a dog fine how hard could other creatures be) and Divination, because he thought it would be divine magic and ended up nearly failing the course out of boredom. He continued to fly in his free time, especially after getting a top notch broom from his parents for his birthday, applauding his parents for doing their research. It was this year that William's enthusiasm shifted and he focused on practicality in magic, honing his skills in things like Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts while his more academic pursuits suffered.
In this third year, he was invited to join the Quidditch team as a Beater, mostly due to a massive growth spurt over the summer and his affinity for flying. He originally tried out for Chaser and Keeper, but found that being a Beater took advantage of his physical prowess more than any other position. He was a natural in the position, becoming one of the more feared ones in the House Cup due to his high intense play. However, as his fondness for Quidditich and all the fun subjects shined through, some of his grades fell. He had many meetings following this and became to find a new hobby: studying at night.
Once he picked up the pace, the third and fourth years of his career went well with no problems, continuing to flourish as a Beater and as a student, passing all his courses with flying colors. Pun intended.
House: Hufflepuff
Curse: William's curse has manifested in his left eye and we will affectionally call it "The Eye of Seduction." The Eye of Seduction causes all those who make eye contact (with his left one) for more than a few moments to fall in "love" with William. The effect is temporary and it's time of effect is directly proportional to how long they locked eye contact with him. For example, a few seconds may last for several minutes. A minute or two, an hour. Several minutes, a day. The depth of this love varies in terms of intensity, but those who may have some attraction to the gentleman will naturally have much more intense reactions while others may simply fawn for his attention. The curse only seems to affect those who would be naturally attracted to William (straight/bisexual women and bisexual/gay men).
Extra:
-> William wanted to be sorted into Gryffindor, because their mascot is a lion.
-> William's wand is 10 inches and is made from mahogany with a unicorn hair core.
-> William's best subjects are Care for Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts. However, he's terrible at Potions and cares little for History of Magic.
-> William is an avid storyteller, so one can imagine attending Hogwarts has helped write more genuine fantasy tales.
jk Raikiri is accepted as
I take it you plan to be palsy with Basty's character since you're both in the same year and on Hufflepuff's quidditch team? Always read the other SUs, kids! :)
Like with Alby's curse, you need to chat OOC and make sure that it's okay whenever you plan to use THE EYE OF SEDUCTION on another player char. Unless everyone can agree right here right now that they are ok with Raikiri making their chars fall for William now and then xD
