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[b]NAME:[/b] James (Jimmy) Stuart
[b]AGE/YEAR:[/b] 18/7th Year
[b]GENDER:[/b] Male

[b]BLOOD PURITY:[/b] Pureblood
[b]HOUSE:[/b] Gryffindor

[b]SHORT BIO:[/b]
Jimmy is the youngest of five with three older brothers and one older sister, all of whom graduated from Gryffindor long before he ever set foot in Hogwarts. As it was, if he didn't join their ranks, he would've been outcast – resulting in one of the longest sortings in recent memory as he argued with the hat that, [i]no, Ravenclaw isn't the house for him because only losers go there.[/i]

It was very likely the wrong decision, as to fit himself in with his new house he embraced the traits of laziness and procrastination, so as to not pull [i]too[/i] far ahead of his friends. Having decided on his future as an explorer and curse-breaker (there must have been some fearlessness and foolishness in there somewhere) he studied solely for the subjects that mattered and resorted to the good old method of 'winging it' for the rest.

Currently, Jimmy holds the record for the most late-comings in one term (having hit himself with a drowsiness jinx on purpose to get out of History of Magic and using that excuse for all his other subjects too), as well as being one of the most daring students, having never refused a challenge in an effort to over-compensate for being sorted into the “wrong” house. One of his prized possessions is a transfigured plaque given to him by an older student for diving into the lake mid-winter. He never has been expelled, mostly because he's only a danger to [i]himself[/i], but he supposed he would receive a harsher punishment if they knew he took lovely night-time strolls around the castle.

[b]LIKES:[/b] Adventure, Research, Ancient Runes
[b]DISLIKES:[/b] Glasses, Ravenclaw, Cowards

[b]PERSONALITY:[/b]
Jimmy is over-confident, loud-mouthed and often forgets his manners (on purpose). As an extrovert, he hates loneliness whether it be in himself or others and can be quite heavy-handed in his attempts to make friends with those who have none; however, if it backfires, he takes it to heart and often resorts to being plain mean, a defense mechanism from growing up as the youngest. While he learns quickly and thoroughly, Jimmy has devoted himself fully into the stereotype of a Gryffindor; a lazy student who only performs to his fullest potential when he is actually interested in the subject matter. Despite his studying habits, he is not unmotivated – in fact, he is rather determined to succeed in the unusual field he has chosen.

[b]WAND WOOD:[/b] Sycamore, 14”
[b]WAND CORE:[/b]
[b]PATRONUS:[/b] Jackal

[b]INTERESTING FACTS:[/b]
– A good beater, mostly because nobody ever wanted to play that role in Quiddich games with his family.
– Is from a fairly prestigious pureblood family that, while not discriminatory to Muggleborns, has yet to have one marry in.
– Takes an interest in history (particularly to do with wars and conflict) but [i]loathes[/i] History of Magic with a passion.
– Strangely patriotic and takes pride in his Scottish accent.
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