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IC INFO

NAME: James Sirius Potter.
AGE & BIRTHDAY: 17 & November 27, 2004.
HOUSE & YEAR: Gryffindor & 7th.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight! Incredibly straight, thanks.
BIRTHPLACE: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.

PARENTS: Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.
SIBLINGS: Albus Severus and Lily!
BLOODLINE: Pureblood - while Lily Evans may have been classified as a Mudblood, she herself was a witch, and the Weasleys, while labeled 'blood-traitors' by the more discerning Purebloods, are undeniably one of the oldest Wizarding families in existence today.
SOCIAL STATUS: Upper-middle. Although Ginny came from rather humble beginnings, her career as a professional Quidditch player for the Holyhead Harpies provided her with more than enough money to live comfortably and provide a suitable home for her growing family. Similarly, while Harry's parents had left him a rather sizable fortune, it was his income as an Auror combined with his inheritance which enabled him to provide for his wife and three children.

FAMILY SITUATION: For Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, there really wasn't any other - Ginny Weasley was the one, since day one. Ever since the monster in his chest came into being, Harry knew, if the war ever ended, he'd end up with Ginny Weasley, and Ginny knew, if Harry came out alive, she'd end up with that difficult prat, too. You could say it was a match made in heaven, but that'd be a lie - nothing relating to Harry Potter could ever be that simple, after all. Nevertheless, the two did indeed get married, and did indeed have a relatively normal life; and, after the way the first seventeen years of their lives had gone, both of them rather deserved the normalcy that now prevailed. Harry still remained the undisputed Saviour of the Wizarding World, despite his attempts to shun reporters and the public eye, although thankfully, he never again had to deal with the harsh criticisms that had so harassed him throughout his teenage years. An Undesirable no more, Harry was now the Wizarding World's posterchild, and as the years went on, the Wizarding World's posterman: a man with three beautiful children, a successful wife, and the picture-perfect image of a bright and happy family.

APPEARANCE: Although James may not have inherited Harry's trademark green eyes - which he often laments, since he suspects that they'd be quite irresistible to the birds - he has acquired more than a few of his father's genes. For one, to his maternal grandmather's eternal consternation, James has indeed inherited the inexcusably and impossibly messy jet-black Potter hair, which he has long since given up trying to tame. Anyway, it's better to keep it wild-looking, the birds find the wind-swept look rather attractive, don't they? James stands at an average height of about 5'11'', with a rather lanky build - he isn't as painfully skinny as Harry was at seventeen, no, but he's far from muscular; the most appropriate word to describe James' body type would be lean - he's not the type to snap like a twig if a Bludger comes rushing at him, but he's far from being as sturdily built as one Cormac McLaggen was at the ripe age of seventeen. With his mischievous dark brown eyes, inherited from his mother, and his ever-present smirk, James gives off a rather playful appearance. It's rather easy to see that he's an outgoing sort of boy, although it's similarly easy to see that he won't hesitate to make a joke at someone else's expense - and woe be it if that someone else is you.

In terms of clothing, James is hardly the type to be conscientious about his dressing style; he'll throw on whatever's lying around, whether it be particularly clean or not. Trainers are always in style, muddied and dirtied beyond recognition or otherwise, and robes can be worn until they're torn at the very seams - after all, as long as they cover your pants, they're doing their job, yeah? Who the shite cares if they look good?

PREFERRED PB: Sean Faris, please!

PERSONALITY: It is often said that first impressions can tell you a great deal about a person's character, and James Sirius Potter is certainly no exception to this rule. Ever mischievous, loud, and active, it's clear from the instant you meet this particular son of Harry Potter's that he's in no hurry to grow up - in fact, he's quite happy to be the fun-loving teenager that he is. James is the type of boy who's always in search for the next joke, the next laugh; anything and everything can be twisted so that it provides some sort of amusement, no matter how boring or tedious the original situation may have been. Yes, he's exceedingly mischievous, and it's no doubt that he's a handful (but, as everyone knows, Ginny is more than up to the job of handling a difficult boy), but James is, at heart, a good soul. He means well, despite his endless stream of pranks, and although his thoughtless actions may get him into a great deal of trouble, his ingenuity often helps extract him from it, as well.

A Gryffindor to the core, the fact that James often jumps into things without thinking them through shouldn't be altogether surprising; he doesn't always consider his actions before he takes them, most notably when his anger has been sparked. However, it should be noted that James does have the ability to plan things out - when you're as passionate about a good prank as he is, you have to be clever. He's inherited both his uncles' and his granfather's ability to sit down and detail an idea, and he can be rather sneaky when he wants to be; after all, how else is a person supposed to exact revenge that's not only successful, but satisfyingly mortifying? Thus, although James doesn't necessarily do well in school - simply because he doesn't care to - it can't be said that he isn't intelligent. He does indeed have the smarts to succeed; he's inherited both his mother and his father's resourcefulness, although he prefers to use it to aggravate his professors rather than please them.

However, while James does poke fun at everyone, from his schoolyard enemies to his own family and friends, when it comes down to it, he's intensely loyal to those he cares about. He'd fight for his loved ones to the very death if he had to, although thankfully, that sort of situation has never come up in his lifetime. He has a great deal of courage; while it may come off as false bravado to those who don't know him well, this is simply because James has never truly had the chance to prove that he's a Gryffindor for a reason. After all, the time of Death Eaters and Voldemort has long since ended. Nevertheless, James' sense of moral outrage does shine through from time to time; although it may seem exceedingly hypocritical considering how often he himself pokes fun at those around him, James hates when people needlessly and cruelly bully weaker souls - he likes to comfort himself by claiming that his own jokes aren't mean-spirited in nature, and that they are, in fact, all in good fun. Thus, when he does see anyone he thinks is being unjustly attacked, even if he doesn't know them all that well, he won't hesitate in running to their defense. While James' form of attack usually doesn't involve violence, as he'd much rather employ humour to bring someone down than his fists, he IS a Gryffindor, and he isn't afraid to resort to violence if he has to, or if someone manages to truly spark his temper. In other words, if you really manage to piss him off, James will punch you.

While James was sorted into Gryffindor House, he also has quite a few Slytherin traits to him; for example, he is intrinsically opportunistic: James often won't hesitate to take advantage of a situation if he feels it'll benefit him - hey, if his father being Harry Potter will get him a kiss from some fit, attention-seeking bird, who's he to deny her? A snog is a snog, right? As long as the opportunity at hand won't result in someone he loves getting injured, whether it be physically or emotionally, James will quite likely jump at the chance to do something that'll be beneficial for him. He isn't above using his father's fame for his own needs - sure, a part of him feels envious of the fact that it isn't him who's famous, but you can't have everything, can you? And it's better than nothing, really.

Much like his parents, James is also an avid fan and player of Quidditch: he's passionate about the sport, and he takes great pride in playing the position of Chaser for the Gryffindor team at Hogwarts. He's an athletic boy, and it shows: James is always active, always moving around; he can never sit still for more than a few moments at a time (a fact which annoys his teachers quite a bit).

All in all, James is truly a meld of the family members that have come before him, and by being so, he's something entirely different: he's daring, a true Gryffindor, but resourceful, and always ready to make you laugh.

LIKES: Gryffindor, the Falmouth Falcons, being a Chaser, winning, quality pranks, Lily, Teddy, Grandma, Granddad, Uncles Weasley, Transfiguration, Marvin the Mad Muggle comics, dicking around, Muggle rock music, pizza, firewhisky (but don't tell mum, I'm not SUICIDAL), Professor Longbottom, pranking Professor Longbottom, getting Professor Longbottom to yell, getting Professor Longbottom so irked that his face turns that puce colour, fit birds, Albus Severus.
DISLIKES: shite pranks, Potions, Scorpy Malfoy, Uncle Percy Weasley, boredom, sodding pumpkin juice, being asked if he minds being the Boy-Who-Lived's son, getting caught, losing, people without a sense of humour, dressrobes and bowties, dress shoes, having to wake up early, Albus Severus.

HISTORY: Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley had never exactly led the most normal of lives; from fighting the Dark Lord to being possessed by a diary, they'd long been hindered by events that had disabled them from having anything remotely akin to a calm existence. However, in 1997, after You-Know-Who was at last defeated, it seemed as though things were at last taking a turn for the better: Harry was no longer Undesirable #1, and with that lightening bit of information, he felt comfortable clearing up and resuming his ambiguous relationship with Ginny (after a long, difficult conversation with Ron, of course). Although the notion of marriage at such a young age was indeed laughable - with Harry in the rigorous Auror training program, and Ginny on her way to becoming a Quidditch star as a player for the Holyhead Harpies, the two hardly had time to see each other, let alone tie the knot - they were undoubtedly in love, and felt comfortable enough to move in together in a small cottage located in the vicinity of Ginny's Quidditch team - Holyhead, in Wales.

Harry's life as an Auror gained him much notoriety as well as fame, while Ginny's life as a Quidditch star gained her much the same. After a few years, however, the two came to the conclusion that Molly Weasley's glowering looks and disapproving stares were never going to abate, and Harry decided it was at last time to propose. Soon after the marriage - labeled the "wedding of the year" by Witch Weekly - Ginny found herself pregnant, and decided it was at last time to retire from her life as a player for the Holyhead Harpies. Immediately after the birth of James, the two concluded that there wasn't much reason for them to stay in Wales any longer, and Harry finally voiced a wish of his that he'd been harboring for quite some time: to move back to his own birthplace, Godric's Hollow.

It was in this small wizarding village that James spent his childhood, wreaking havoc on neighbors with his mischievous antics and playful nature. However, although both his parents led lives that were actively submerged in wizarding culture - Ginny had taken up a job writing a column about Quidditch soon after the move - and although James himself knew more than enough about magic, living in the town that he did, he grew up surprisingly ignorant regarding his parents' past accomplishments. Although Harry knew that, once James received his Hogwarts letter, it would be inevitable to hide his past from his son, and the children he subsequently had, he nevertheless wanted his children to grow up in as normal a surrounding as he could provide, and that required them not knowing that their father was, in fact, the 'Savior' of the Wizarding World.

Thus, when James did indeed board the Hogwarts Express, it was to his vague surprise that he discovered that his father had once been the hero who saved the world. However, being the type to adjust easily to any situation, James took this news in stride, finding it both fascinating and immeasurably cool. Although his parents had hoped, although not really believed, that James' wild nature would be slightly cowed by the disciplinary surroundings of Hogwarts, they were unsurprised to discover that this was hardly the case: while James had made numerous friends amongst his peers, he'd also made more than a few enemies amongst his professors due to his rowdy nature and tendency to act the part of class clown.

Throughout the years, not much has changed - James still remains popular amongst his peers, due to his ability to attract a crowd with his friendly smile and charismatic personality, although he similarly remains the bane of his professors' existence. Currently in his seventh year at Hogwarts, James aspires to be an Auror like his father, although his tendency to slack off during class makes this aspiration seem rather uncertain. However, he has managed to acquire the prestigious title of Head Boy this year, a fact which he thinks a) will help him escape punishment if he plans a prank b) means he no longer CAN plan pranks c) creates such a huge dilemma of conscience that he's just going to have to ask Isobel Cornfoot to discipline him on a regular basis, simply on principle. He wouldn't be opposed to a bit of spanking, really.

WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER'S GREATEST FEAR?
Fear? James LAUGHS in the face of fear! No, that's not actually true, but he'd really like for everyone to think it is. In actuality, James is terrified of falling into obscurity. He comes from a fairly famous family - yes, that would be the understatement of understatements - and James constantly feels that, in order to keep up with all the reporters who insist on writing 'exposes' on his mother's shocking drinking habits and his father's lifelong addiction to Gillyweed, he himself needs to shine, shine, shine. James hates the idea of living in anyone's shadow - sure, being Harry Potter's son is downright brilliant, because the perks couldn't be any better, and hell, even being Ginny Potter the world-famous Quidditch player's son is amazing, but sometimes, James feels like he's drowning in all the tabloids and the questions about how his parents are doing. I mean, c'mon, what's a kid got to do to get some attention around here? Blow up the Potions classroom?

WHAT IS HIS OR HER MOST DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC?
Oh, his biceps, definitely. Wait, do you mean personality-wise? Well, then! I guess it'd have to be James's ability to crack a joke even in the most dismal of situations. He's one of those unique sorts of people that can find humour when it seems as if nothing at all could possibly be funny - James has the ability to lighten the mood, to ease the tension, and he's thus invaluable in stressful situations. When the going gets tough, people call on James to get the tough going. Always ready with a quip, a sarcastic remark, or just a bit of dry wisdom to help out when things are looking bleak - or even when they aren't, really - James is always able to make even the most serious of people crack a smile.

TO THIS DAY, WHAT STANDS AS HIS OR HER BIGGEST SECRET?
He doesn't actually loathe his little brother! Despite the constant ribbing and the poking and the mocking, James actually harbors a pretty big soft spot for ickle Albus Severus. Sure, he may be pretty hard on the little squirt, but he only does it because he cares - just don't let anyone else know, all right? James has worked really hard to shape his hardcore reputation, so let's not damage it.

IN A PERFECT WORLD, WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER ENVISION FOR HIS OR HER FUTURE SELF?
As impossibly cliche as it sounds, James wants to follow in the footsteps of his father and become an Auror - the job description just sounds so downright cool. What could be better, really, than blasting the bad guys away with his wand? Rescuing the girls from the evil villain deadset on world domination? Sure, that may not exactly be what Auroring is all about, but it's close enough, yeah? In fact, not only does James want to end up an Auror, he wants to end up a rich and famous Auror - Head of the Department, with a really fit wife and, oh yeah, maybe a kid or two of his own to corrupt properly. After all, when he finishes his years at Hogwarts, who'll take up his self-assigned job of harassing Professor Longbottom?

SAMPLES

THIRD PERSON EXAMPLE For your third person example, please recount your character's sorting. Include their feelings, their reaction and any reservations they may have had about their placement. Be sure to include why it is the Sorting Hat sorted as he did - it's important each and every character has some sort of tie to their house!

'And where do you think you belong?' a rusty voice inquired, not speaking aloud, it seemed to James, but instead echoing into his very head. Undaunted by this strange new means of communication - after all, the Sorting Hat was, when all was said and done, simply a hat, and perhaps hats didn't realise that conducting an inquiry inside someone's head was a bit INVASIVE - James stuck out his chin in mild defiance, readying his response.

'Gryffindor, obviously,' he answered, his attitude cocky and sure, his tone indicating quite clearly that he thought the Sorting Hat rather incapable of the job that Godric Gryffindor and his fellow Founders had assigned it. 'It's the House my father was in, and I'm as brave as he is!'

'Yes, yes, I see the courage...but there's a bit of slyness to your character, James Potter. You could succeed elsewhere as well, you know,' the Hat remarked passively, seemingly immune to James' petulance.

What was that the Hat had said? James sat stunned, momentarily unable to think up a suitably scathing response. Of course he was a Gryffindor! His whole family had been Gryffindors - Harry didn't particularly like to talk about his life, but this was one fact James DID know: his grandparents had been Gryffindors, his uncles had been Gryffindors, and damned if he wasn't going to be one, too. It was the best House, wasn't it? House of the brave and valorous, the ones who knew how to fight and told the best jokes and planned the best pranks. And hell, he was James Potter! He could succeed anywhere, despite whatever this stupid old hat was telling him - cleverness aside, he was brave and he was a Weasley and he was a Potter, and --

'NO thanks, I'd really rather not be put in the House of Bookish Worms or Dunderhands, and there's no way I'm going anywhere near that group of Slytherins in the corner of there - don't know if you've noticed, seeing as you're a hat, but Slytherin has the ugliest birds of the lot. Gryffindor for me!' James said stubbornly, his arms folding in a display of staunchness.

This time, the Hat's previously monotone voice seemed to carry a trace of amusement. 'I recall Harry Potter being similarly adamant about Slytherin House,' it said. 'Very well.'

"GRYFFINDOR!"

FIRST PERSON SAMPLE ENTRY: Attention, students of Hogwarts! This is James Potter, new Head Boy, ready and set to start my dictatorial regime. Mates, this is going to be bloody brilliant. Can I just say, thanks to everyone who voted for me, and oh, by the way, GOOD FUCKING LUCK. I've no idea what I'm doing. Am I supposed to hold the Headmaster at wandpoint and demand that he get us better pumpkin juice at mealtimes? Am supposed to wield my iron fist to get you lot more break times?

Sod that. They say one man, one vote. Well, I'm the man, I've got the vote, and tossing it in the bin sounds like an ace idea.

Besides, really, I'd much rather just relax in the Prefects' bath and dock points from the new firsties for looking like the pathetic wet napkins that they are. My god, is it just me, or do they get titchier every year? My first order as Head Boy to you all: jump out at one of them from behind a corridor and shout loudly - it'll be the most brilliant sight you'll ever see. I tried it myself this morning, and I swear to Merlin, the poor sod jumped a mile into the air, books went flying, and he looked more petrified than Alby does when Mum tells him he has to take a bath.

Wow, anyway, I feel as there should really be a point to this entry, and I don't think there is so far. How about I make a survey? Seems a properly Head Boyish thing to do, yeah? All formal and orderly and organised, and you know, I'd even make tick boxes and shite, except I have better things to do with my time, so why don't we just have you visualise your own, all right? Here we go.

SURVEY FROM THE HEAD BOY TO YOU
1. James Potter: godly man or manly god?
2. James Potter: snog me or SNOG me?
3. You: fit or fat?
4. Albus Severus: mummy's boy or teacher's pet?
5. HEAD Boy - definition: _____

Right! Fill it out, comment below, and I'll get back to you when I can. No, really, I'm only joking. If you're a girl, fill it out, comment below, and I'll get back to you when I can. If you're a bloke - refer all completed surveys to Scorpius Malfoy.

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