Jonathan Edward Vance

[Jonathan Vance]

Jonathan Edward Vance

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This is a little older than Nathan looks, but that's ok

15, Hufflepuff, 5th

Basics:

Full Name: Jonathan Edward Vance
Nickname(s):Nathan, Jon, Johnny, Slenderman, Vance, Jed, Jeh, James, pretty much every person finds it necessary to give Jonathan a new name, since he always introduces himself, "My name is Jonathan, but I hate to be called by it." If they ask for suggestions, he'll give them his full name and say, "Be creative," with a wink. Most commonly, he goes by Nathan.
DoB: October 26th
Sexuality: He is heterosexual, but he enjoys flirting with anyone, girl or boy.

The Wizarding World:

Blood Status: halfblood
Affiliated With: Undecided
Wand: 10' slender Vine-wood, Manticore Hair

Appearance:

Hair: He has light brown, very straight hair that is fairly short, but definitely not a military cut or anything.
Eyes: He wears round plastic frame glasses that hide the color of his eyes, a very dazzling blue-gray that has very few flecks, which are a darker shade, in it. Whenever he takes his glasses off, people are amazed by how different his eyes look.
Face: He has a youthful face without any particularly striking features, but is usually in the form of an infectious smile. He is extremely good at making unique facial expressions that get people to laugh or smile.
Body, include weight and height:Nathan is very thin, almost emaciated, and no matter how much or often he eats, his ribs are visible. He is 5'10" and 120 pounds, and can be made out from anyone just by his body type.
Face Claim: Hank Green
Other: He cares a lot about his teeth, and so has very white teeth that help to make his smiles really unforgettable.

Personality:

Nathan loves to party, goof around, and have fun. He is extremely easygoing around people, except for those he perceives as having power over him. He is quite shy around teachers, but as soon as they turn their back, he is whispering something clever to the person next to him. He is the first to laugh at jokes, and loves being the center of attention. Whenever someone is disapproving towards him, he'll try to laugh it off, but it usually secretly bothers him.

Often, he is very flirtatious with people, and loves physical contact, except from adults. Every pat on the shoulder, hug, or casual bump in the halls increases his view of someone, or makes him think of them often. Physical closeness is often parallel with closeness in spirit/friendship with him.

Intelligence is Nathan's strongest trait other than the ease with which he loves others, but his biggest flaw is lack of motivation. He never does any more work than he needs to to get a good mark, but is often one of the students who actually understands the material best.

He definitely has a pair of brass balls. He's willing to ignore the consequences of many actions if it'll spark some laughter or an increase in status in other peoples' eyes. Even though Jonathan cares a lot of what others think of him, he worries about other people in general, too. His characteristic laziness in doing work or fixing something for himself that he has a problem with does not extent in the slightest to others. If someone asks him a favor, he will do the best in his ability to do it well. He always puts others before himself, which is partially why he will do crazy things just to make his friends smile. Bringing joy into the lives of others brings him much more joy than being self-serving.

Likes:

*friendship
*cleverness
*hugs
*making faces
*inside jokes
*buying birthday & Christmas presents
*yelling/being rambunctious
*candy
*gossiping
*lying around

Dislikes:

*mirrors (as in a phobia), especially in the dark
*doing work
*condescension
*conflict
*books
*homework
*people crying
*adults
*being hot
*being told what to do

Family:

First and Last Name, muggle or witch/wizard, occupation

Mother: Janet Grey, muggle, Owner of Grey's bookstore
Father: Jonathan Vance, wizard, Unspeakable
Siblings: Three half-siblings from his Mother's side that he has only met once or twice, and doesn't care to know. They are all less than 8 years old.
Others (list):

History and Details:
Jonathan's father and mother were engaged, but his mother had no idea about the Wizarding world at all. When Janet gave birth to Jonathan, they decided to get married, but after a few years, young Jonathan began to exhibit extremely strong magical powers that would be a large hassle to explain away, especially when his mother didn't know about magic at all. His father made the hard decision of leaving Janet. He told her there was someone else, and he didn't want to lie to her. Every year, they would go back to America, where Janet lives, for Thanksgiving. Jonathan loved spending time with his mom, but his dad made it impossible for them to stay an extended period of time. Once Jonathan was old enough, right before he got the letter for Hogwarts, his father told him everything about his history, and Jonathan blamed him for all of it.

When Janet got remarried, Jonathan was age 7, and his father was heartbroken, for he still loved her. Jonathan disliked his father, but he did learn a lot from him. Maybe he got his people-pleasing attitudes from his father.

Because Jonathan grew up with one distant parent, and the other so prone to lie to try to protect Jonathan and his mother, he grew to distrust adults. The easiest way to be accepted was to find others his age to be the important people in his life. His father saw him as the reason that he had to leave his wife, and his mother saw him as the product of a false love, so although he had the love of parents, it was tainted. Jonathan finds Hogwarts to be a place of relief, where he can be free and unshuttered and deal with his own problems and consequences (even though he usually doesn't actually solve his problems, he just ignores them).

The first time Jonathan exhibited magical potential was when he was 5 and he was given a pet hamster, Squiggles. He was very unhappy that the hamster was trapped inside his cage and couldn't be free, but he didn't know how to open the latch. Also, the cage was to high for him to reach without help from his mother or father. Every night, though, Squiggles ended up on the ground outside of his cage. His father knew for certain when Jonathan walked by a mirror once in the dark and saw his dad wearing a Halloween mask behind him. Jonathan screamed, and the mirror shattered.

When he got his letter at 11, Jonathan had been prepared by his father, and so expected nothing less. Still, he was ecstatic, and began packing immediately. He didn't finish packing until the day he left, but he eagerly anticipated Hogwarts until the day he arrived, and it quickly became home for him when he did.

Other:

Role-playing Sample:

Tovusi began to shake his body, piece by piece, and felt his sins falling off of him like dirt. His scarce clothing rattled slightly with the motion, due to the beads and fetishes dangling from the deer-skin cloth. After a thorough cleansing of spirit, Tovusi sat down on the rock he had been performing the dance upon. The rock was in the center of a stream that ran through a very peaceful forest that Tovusi and his ancestors had kept watch over since the beginning of time. The stone was grey and worn smooth from years when the creek had higher waters. He closed his eyes as he sat, and began to reach out to the spirits of his ancestors and their knowledge of the cosmos. He began to feel himself lifted from his own brown skin and strong bones and muscles underneath and into a different body.

When he opened his eyes, he could see everything with a new light, and more than see, he could smell. He could smell the trees, the beasts, his own grey fur, and—aah, exactly what he had needed to find. South of his current location, he could smell the intruders encroaching upon the edges of his woodland. Tovusi leaped over the water and to the shore, his four legs catching him with ease and grace of practice in this body. The trees and shrubs had lost their color in this form, but had gained so much. Tovusi was able to smell what had happened in the past few days, and even further. It was distracting, trying to decipher where this squirrel had gone to and from, what exactly had broken that branch, or even what had made that /fascinating/ dung heap on the ground, but he had a greater purpose at the moment.

You:

Name: Prospie
Age: 17
How long have your been role-playing? for around... umm..... 5 years or something

[Professor Selwyn]

S'good. xD Let's see what Jennie says.

You might want to put in the year of birth.

[Jennie]

The year of birth doesn't matter Cyn, it can just be assumed by the year in Hogwarts. I don't even put the year of birth in my own applications xD I'm only checking in really quick right now so I can look this over at the moment but I will when I get home.