The Player:

Your name: JJ.
Your age: 21.
Timezone: EST.
AIM contact: faeriexlights.
Previous RPG experience: All pertinent info can be found at faeriexlights! Currently, though, I play several characters are vox_politik, including mchammered, radiantinpink, and pointygit.

The Character:

Name: Zacharias Smith.
Birthday: January 27, 1980.
Blood: Pureblooded. Although it isn't common knowledge, and indeed, not known to even Zacharias himself, the Smiths are direct descendants of Hepzibah, the heir of Hufflepuff who so foolishly lost the Cup to Tom Riddle all those years ago.
Former house: Hufflepuff, years '91-'97.

Sexual orientation: Straight, thanks.
Marital Status: Single, and it'll be staying that way for quite some time if Zacharias has any say in the matter. Women are stifling.

Nationality: Scottish.
Hometown: Melrose, Scotland.
Residence: Flat 2C in Building 220.

Occupation: He claims he's a journalist, but technically, Zacharias is not much more than a lowly entry-level intern whose daily tasks include fetching coffee, answering the phone, fetching coffee, keeping track of his boss's appointments for the day, and oh, fetching coffee. This is, of course, an incredibly sensitive matter, and anyone who dares tease him will be reduced to verbal shreds (ie: will be glowered at, insulted, and receive the silent treatment for approximately two weeks or more depending on how much he likes their company).
Financial Status: Certainly not poor. Being a Pureblood, Zacharias has Galleons dating back centuries in his Gringotts vault, although admittedly, the family fortune has begun to dwindle these past few decades due to wasteful spending and inaccurate keeping of accounts. Nevertheless, Zacharias certainly has enough to live comfortably during his lifetime, as long as he doesn't decide that he needs to buy a manor the size of the Malfoys' - and, since Zacharias has never really been one for the materialistic side of things, this doesn't seem to be a fathomable problem.
Political Affiliation: What a complicated, loaded question. Up until three years ago, Zacharias would very much have liked to have said 'himself, and himself alone'. But the war posed a whole plethora of difficult questions, and some of them confronted Zacharias with traits within himself that he just couldn't bear to truly deal with. Although Zacharias was at first perfectly content with fleeing England and running back to his native Scotland, where the war's effects weren't being felt nearly as heavily, his attempt at remaining neutral was interrupted by his own conscience, and his constant, inkling worry for the Hufflepuffs he had left behind - those few, rare people he had grown to actually care about back at Hogwarts. In the end, Zacharias grudgingly came back to England to stay amongst those he would never publicly call his friends, but nevertheless considered just that - never an Order member, but a former member of the DA, he did what he had to to help keep those he cared about safe.

Social stereotype: The Dissident.

Personality: He may be the descendant of Helga Hufflepuff herself, but Zacharias Smith is more commonly known as That Hufflepuff who just didn't belong; loud, obnoxious, and rather prone to making caustic comments about anything and everything under the sun, it wasn't surprising that unlike many of his Housemates, Zacharias really didn't endear himself to the rest of the Hogwarts populace when he was in school, nor his coworkers after he left it.

This is, in fact, the first thing one notices about Zacharias Smith: his sarcastic sense of humour, which he often displays in excess. It lends to his generally dislikeable personality, but as he isn't the type to often care what others think of him, he doesn't try to curb his sardonic wit for fear of injuring the egos of those around him.

- an introvert, but more in the sense that he plays his true emotions close to his heart, while letting his opinions be shown to the world. zacharias likes to share everything he thinks to everyone around him, no holds barred. he also likes to QUESTION everything around him, because what's the use in accepting blindly? ignorance sure as hell isn't bliss.
- is naturally distrustful; goes hand in hand with his introvertedness; he doesn't share his feelings often, simply because he thinks people will take advantage of them if he does. yes, even the fluffy hufflepuffs he grew up with for seven years.
- has a sarcastic sense of humour, but kind of uses it to excess - lends to his dislikable personality, but he honestly doesn't care what people think of him, so he doesn't try to curb it.
- his natural inquisitiveness would allow him to be a good journalist if he could ever get an actual article to write.
- is nevertheless very hardworking/loyal, even if people dont' believe he belongs in hufflepuff; he may not label them 'friends', but he WOULD actually do a great deal for those he can 'tolerate'. it's the small things that count when it comes to zacharias smith, so you have to learn to appreciate them.

Childhood:
(Brief us on your characters life before and during Hogwarts. Don't forget to mention family member's names, occupations, and relationships with your character. Also mention what subjects your character excelled/struggled in, as well as important experiences/friends/enemies they had during Hogwarts. 300 word minimum. More encouraged)
-Isaiah Smith, father. Higher-up Ministry officer. Stern man, very haughty, fled during the war with his son. Had no wife. Or other children.
-Zacharias excelled at Charms, HoM, adequate at DADA, terrible at Transfig. and Herbology.
-Was obnoxious, people often questioned why he was sorted into Hufflepuff, but he never questioned it himself - he knew he was hardworking, loyal when it came down to it, etc. etc. Never admitted to having any close friends, but would nevertheless have defended the Hufflepuffs in his year if it came down to it. Which it did.
- Rubbed shoulders with most Gryffindors, notably the Trio and Ginny, and the twins. Joined the DA but did not fight with them.

War involvements:
- Fled England with his father. Felt ashamed. Felt guilty of leaving his yearmates behind. Could not shake his guilt, no matter how hard he tried. Decided to go back to England, but under the guise of some stupid excuse of having missed his old apartment. Fought sporadically in the war effort, mostly to aid the Hufflepuffs, but never joined the Order - he purposely tried to avoid the Trio if he could.
- Publicly kept his nose pretty clean; after all, he was a Pureblood. However, did once flip off the DEs who came knocking at his door looking for new recruits.

Height: 6'1''.
Distinguishing marks/features? Zacharias is a thin, lanky male most immediately recognised by his blond hair and slightly upturned nose. While not unattractive, there is simultaneously nothing immediately handsome about his appearance; at best, he's slightly above average, but only so because there is nothing about his facial characteristics that could be considered grotesque. He's the sort of face that could blend in amongst the crowd, which he's perfectly content with: after all, he claims, as a journalist, what could be better? You don't want to be recognised everywhere. His nose is, perhaps, the one thing that is unique about his face; it is long and slightly crooked, and characteristic of the Smith men in general. While Zacharias isn't skinny to the point of starvation, he doesn't have much musculature; although he used to play Quidditch at Hogwarts, he's rather fallen out of the habit since he left, and besides, the sport was never the sort that helped build muscle, anyway.

PB choice: Ryan Gosling.
Preferred character journal: (if currently available)

The Writing

Third person sample:
"Smith! Medium coffee. Make it two sugars, no milk," came the barely distinguishable grunt from the corner office. Biting back the caustic, "No magic word?" that came automatically to his lips, Zacharias responded with a "Yes, sir," rising as slowly as he possibly could from his miniscule chair behind his miniscule desk in his miniscule cubicle. After all, his boss hadn't said to make it snappy, now had he?



Additional info:

Where did you hear about us? Just around! A couple of people on my f-list are in the game, although I really can't remember off the top of my head which ones they are.

Anything else you think we should know? Nope!