Post by TWSOH on Jul 21, 2012 23:56:15 GMT -5
Basics
Name: Rodney Trotter
Age: 15
Gender: M
Desired House/Staff Position: Hufflepuff
Year: 5
Race: White-British
Weight/Height: 5"5'
Play-by: A young Nicholas Lyndhurst www.ofah.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Young-Rodney.jpg
Pet (If Applicable): Dumbo Rat (Rex fur) www.camarattery.com/Retired/Night%20Prowler.JPG named Scupper
Magic
Wand Type Alligator Juniper 9.5" Jobberknoll Feather
Patronus: Scottish Mountain Hare
Favorite Class/es (1+):
- Divination
- Charms
- History of Magic
Least Favorite Class/es (1+):
- Potions
- DADA
Personality
Likes (3+)
- Peace and quiet/time to himself
- Reading non-fiction books, given the subject grabs him.
- Being invisible in crowds!
- Achieving, even better when it's unexpected.
- Staying up late.
Dislikes (3+):
- Having attention drawn to him.
- Conflict.
- Being picked on.
- Failing in class and looking stupid in front of his classmates.
- Being put on the spot, made to think fast.
- Crowds
Strengths (3+):
- Excells at charms
- Good at retaining knowledge when the subject is interesting to him.
- Loyal friend.
- Very insightful and good with divination.
Weaknesses (3+):
- Very timid and shy
- fearful of crowds, bullies and conflict
- TERRIBLE with offensive and defensive magic in general, would need extra guidance
- Easily upset
- very easily will blank and lose all motivation if he's not interested in a subject
- Thinks too much on little things
Character Description:
There's no mistaking that this lad is a Hufflepuff. Given the cheesy expression and oblivious glazed over eyes he might not even need to be wearing the house colors for it to be obvious. Standing at 5"5' he's relatively chubby, not excessively so but he certainly had it around the cheeks, neck and stomach. His hair's a goofy unkempt mop of dirty blonde hair that partially falls, if not pushed back, in front of deep, somewhat dark blue eyes.
Personality Outline:
He's a shy kid, not overly talkative or social. He avoids conflict where he can and likes to keep to himself.
Background
Mother: Margaret Trotter, 48, Housewife
Father: David Trotter, 53, Deals in backstreet sales of second hand, obtained dodgy magical items and artifacts, self employed owner of "Trotters Independant Trading"
Siblings:
- Cedric Trotter, 11
- Oscar Trotter, 13
- Mariette Trotter, 10 (twin)
- Primrose Trotter, 10 (twin)
Country of Origin: Britain, Rural Kent
Heritage: Pureblood
History:
Margaret Larkin was wooed by David Trotter when he came about to sell her a magical (illegal by ministry standards) car. The classic car had been advertised quietly around Nocturn Alley and Margarette, a good woman with a taste for excitement, had been intrigued and responded to the advert.
David had turned up a few days later with the car, that could not only hover but would work as a boat if given the right commands, and found himself invited in for tea. Ever the charismatic but clumsy ball of wit that he was, he charmed the daft woman and after returning several times they started dating 'officialy' which eventually led to marriage and then the birth of Rodney, then later Oscar, Cedric and lastly the twins, Mariette and Primrose who have yet to start school.
Davids persuits never brought in much money but that didn't stop the family growing. They were never glum, always laughy, loud and eccentric people, the mother especially. They lived in tight accomodation, all of them and were a very close knit family. The twins were giggly and bubbly, Rodneys brothers were horrible to eachother and Rodney was always the quietest of them all. In a house full of loud people shouting over eachother, the first born was always the quiet voice in the corner just happy to be there but never quite coping so much with the bustle of it all.
Given this and his shabby living conditions in a wonky wizarding house in rural Kent, he was very much happy with his loving family though would quietly crave to be the only one getting attention from his mother.
He started school and found he was very much a bully magnet, but sought to find safety within a friend.
