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Brennan, Cillian; Ravenclaw Seventh Year
Topic Started: Aug 17 2006, 03:05 PM (246 Views)
Cillian Brennan
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Beautifully Blended Shade of Gray
Ravenclaw Student
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Character Name: My name is Cillian Brennan. Pronounced KEEL-yan. Not Sill-ee-an, Kill-EE-yuhn, or any variation of that.
Character Nickname: No nickname... I'm usually addressed by my first or last name.
Character Age: 17
Character Year: Seventh
House/Alumni: Ravenclaw

Physical Appearance: I think I'm relatively good looking. You'll probably never see me on the cover of a fashion magazine or anything, but I can't complain. I'm about 6'0" tall and weigh in at about 160 lbs. I couldn't tell you exactly how I manage to maintain my weight given the fact that I eat everything that's put in front of me and virutally never exercize. It must be something in the genes, but I guess we'll never know. My hair is a dark blond/light brown shade, depending on the lighting, and my eyes are a pale blue-green.

My dress style varies from day to day, depending on my mood and the weather, but it's usually something comfortable-casual. I've recently come into quite a bit of money, though, which allows me to dress nicer than I had been accustomed to in past years. Still, I'm very much a jeans and t-shirt/sweater type of guy. The occasional casual suit is nice, but I don't understand why some of these other kids that come from wealthier families feel the need to dress in more elegant clothing just to walk around the castle and grounds.

I'm not saying that I don't like to look nice or have nice things. I do. I just think that there are better ways to try and impress those around you than to wear a dress or suit that cost more than the sum of all of my school supplies from the start of term.


Personality and Traits: Okay, so here's my problem with this. I could sit here and tell you that I'm courageous, cunning, loyal, intellegent, witty, outspoken and outgoing, but let's be realistic here for just a second. No one person is flawless. I have my strong points, but I have just as many, if not more shortcomings. I have multiple layers to my personality that shift and rotate from day to day. I'm a good student, but I do better in classes like Transfiguration, Charms, and Potions where a lot of the work is hands on. I understand the importance of classes like History of Magic and Ancient Runes, but just taking notes and working out formulas aren't exactly very stimulating to me. I need to feel like I'm involved.

Sure I'm loyal to my friends, but there are also times where I have to put my own needs above the needs of others. How do I expect to get anywhere in life if I keep taking care of those around me, while neglecting myself? There are days when I'm outgoing and want nothing more than to spend the day with my friends, and there are days where I just want to lock myself in an empty room and shut the rest of the world out.

Yes, I was raised to treat everyone as equal and never judge a book by its cover, but everyone has their prejudices. No matter how much you like to think otherwise, everyone has their own stereotypes and prejudices that surface from time to time, no matter how we try to contain them. Life is a journey where we gather experience. As we get older we begin to draw from those experiences to make decisions about places, things, and, yes, even people. I do believe, however, that the more knowledge you gather the more accurate those prejudices can be. For this reason I try and submerge myself in all facets of life, culture, education, etc. that I can.

I'm outspoken and will defend myself and others when I feel it necessary, but I'm not a self-appointed defendant for every single person who is wronged. Nor am I an adversary to all who are unjust in the world. I pick and choose my battles, just like everyone else.

So, basically, what I'm trying to say is that I'm a pretty balanced person. Compassionate yet cold; Extroverted yet private; Fair yet prejudiced. I don't believe that anyone can be completely one thing or another. In order to function and call ourselves human, we have to be a little of both. After all, just because the dark side exists in all of us, it's the choice to sucumb to it or rise above it that seperates the good from the bad.

So what can I tell you about me then? I enjoy the colder months of the year, prefering winter over all the other seasons. I spend some time during the week tutoring the younger students in my house and take pride in the fact that I've always worked hard and gotten good grades. I enjoy listening to music and cooking and one day hope to find someone I can spend the rest of my life with.

Background/Family History: Because I'm adopted I really don't know much about my real family. My father was born here in England, but he must have gone to school somewhere other than Hogwarts. I haven't found any record of him here. I assume his family was wealthy though because I was left quite an inheiritance. My mother was from France and graduated from Beauxbatons. I've seen pictures of her in their uniform. Since there is no record of her living or working in France, I'm going to assume she moved here after she graduated. She met my father and, judging by what little information I have, I was born not too long after.

I know I was born here in England, otherwise I wouldn't have been invited to attend Hogwarts. So somewhere between my birth and my second birthday, my parents moved to America and settled in the midwest. Shortly thereafter my family was killed and I was put into the muggle foster care system. Luckily, I was adopted after five months. Not all of the kids in the system are that lucky.

I don't know whether I'm pure-blooded, half-blooded, or muggle-born. I do know that it came as quite a shock the day that a man arrived at our front door to explain to my mother and father exactly what type of school I was invited to attend in the fall. It took some convincing and reassurance, but my adoptive parents, who know nothing about my family back in America, thought maybe I had a better chance of discovering in roots in a world with such advantages as magic. Long story short, I was enrolled in Hogwarts.

For the last seven years I've been able to piece little facts of my past together. My family was captured by the Whitewands. When they refused to confess they were tortured and, eventually, murdered. I'm not sure why they were of interest to the Whitewands. Although, on my seventeenth birthday I inheirited my family estate, which had been seized by the bank after their deaths. Since I was the next of kin, I was entitled to all they left behind once I came of age. There is a lot of money and property here that I don't know what to do with, and a lot of this makes me question exactly what kind of people I come from.

My family has been extremely supportive. My adoptive parents are muggles, and while they might always not understand, they always try their best to stay an active pilar of support in my life. My father is a lawyer and my mother is a university professor. I have five siblings - one older sister, a brother who's the same age, a brother who's five years younger, and the twins, who are eight years younger than I. I never had any fears about telling my parents or siblings I'm gay. They're very supportive and gay-positive and I knew they'd still love me. What I was more afraid of was how much I would have to hear them prattle on about how much they admire my strength and courage for being able to be who I really am. Somtimes I wish they were just a little less ivolved. But I realize I'm lucky and thankful for it.

I'm well aware of the war that's brewing around me and I've considered joining the Order of the Pheonix. I'm quite gifted with a wand and can hold my own very well, I'm just not sure that I'm cut out for war.

Father: Marcus Scott [51 - adoptive father]
Mother: Patti Scott [49 - adoptive mother]
Siblings: Mariynn Scott [19] Jordan Scott [17] Brandon Scott [12] Elliot and Marie Scott [twins - 9]

Pet: na
Broom: 2012 Firebolt
Wand: 11.5" Mahoganny with Dragonheartstring core
Boggart: His family turning out to be Death Eaters and practicioners of dark magic.

Member Title: Beautifully Blended Shades of Gray

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Name: Nick
Your Age: 21
Other Characters: nada
Contact Information: PM me and maybe I'll give you my email.
How Did You Find Us?: Link on Hades Portal. By the time life slowed down enough to join, it had died. Sorry Molls!
Role-Playing Experience: On and off since middle school... seven years or so ago.
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