[hider=Devin Coal] [center][img]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/542055396353900544/inp-hJhR.png[/img][/center] [b][u]Name:[/u][/b] Devin Coal [b][u]Age:[/u][/b] 15 [b][u]Birthday:[/u][/b] April 2nd [b][u]Sex:[/u][/b] Male [b][u]Ethnicity:[/u][/b] White / Caucasian [b][u]Nationality:[/u][/b] British [b][u]School Year:[/u][/b] 5th Year [b][u]Blood Status:[/u][/b] Half Blood [b][u]Hogwarts House:[/u][/b] Hufflepuff [b][u]Pet:[/u][/b] Devin was given a little owl by his uncle who, while a muggle, knows more than a few bird dealers for the right price. [b][u]Boggart:[/u][/b] A Massive Ladder (Devin is afraid of heights) Turns into a duck walking on stilts (Thinks Daffy Duck is hilarious) [b][u]Wand:[/u][/b] 10" Fir with Unicorn hair with stiff handling [b][u]Favourite Lesson:[/u][/b] Study of Ancient Runes - Growing up Devin always heard his Uncle talk about the importance of "knowing the greats" which meant knowing Greek and other ancient languages. Devin followed that advice and has learned to love ancient languages both Muggle and Magical. [b][u]Least Favourite Lesson:[/u][/b] Flying - Devin is afraid of heights and flying does not interest him. He still formally has not passed his flying class certification and is unable to check out a broom without a professor or supervising student. [b][u]Extracurricular Activities:[/u][/b] Ancient Studies - Devin really is passionate about learning about the ancient world and all the secrets it is still hiding. [b][u]Appearance:[/u][/b] Devin stands at about 5'8" as he is starting to get a growth spurt. He has brown eyes that match his brow hair. [b][u]Personality:[/u][/b] Devin is a classic ISFP personality. He is known for living in a colorful, sensual world, inspired by connections with people and ideas. He takes joy in reinterpreting these connections, reinventing and experimenting with both themselves and new perspectives. This can make his professors and friends get a sense of spontaneity, making Devin seem unpredictable, however there is always some method in his madness and you better believe it came from either a book or a story from his uncle. As fun and social as Devin can be this is only when he isn't in front of his passion. All things outside solving riddles and puzzles he simply enjoys, but doesn't pursue. Put him in a social environment or party and he will happily chat with everyone. Give him something to solve and he is out of the room wrapping his every thought at how many ways he can solve it. [b][u]Backstory:[/u][/b] Devin was born a child much like everyone else; however, he still hasn't "Grown Up" according to his parents. His father a wizard and his mother a muggle they even now worry about his goals in life. This is because they see him as still having his 'head in the clouds' with talk of joining his uncle on his adventures after he graduates from Hogwarts. He Raised as a normal middle class magical family with one foot in the muggle world and one in the magical. As the oldest of three Devin had the constant goal of getting out of the house and live his own life. It isn't that he dislikes his family, but rather he loves and is memorized by his uncles who works as a muggle archaeologist. Hearing of his uncles travels always amazed Devin. So much so he was ready to skip school entirely and follow in his uncles footsteps; however, in his second year at Hogwarts he learned that to work as a magical archaeologist you needed specific visas to travel. These visas were handed out based on work experience and academic history. At that moment Devin buckled down and started working on getting great grades as well as letters of reference from his professors. During his last summer his uncle and family went to visit his dig in Egypt where he got to explore both the magical and non-magical temples and tombs. The entire experience was everything he could have hoped for. Even the sunburns had him excited (British boy through and through) While he may be a Hufflepuff, some often thought he was in Ravenclaw due to being in so many study groups. Devin is known as a great problem solver, but not the best when put under a clock. Rush him and he might solve the problem of what kills you rather then what unlocks the door. [b][u]Extra:[/u][/b] Devin has, unsuccessfully, petitioned to create an magical archaeology club at school. Namely because you need at least five students to create a club and all of his friends are either too busy with Quidditch or self studying. [/hider] [hider=Writing Sample] "Aren't finals over with Devin?" an upper classmate asked Devin as he was walking out of the library. "Doesn't mean I don't need a book!" He replied with a laugh. Devin was still clutching his parents letter as he walked back up towards his common room. It was at this very minute the most important piece of paper in his life. It was the letter his parents wrote to him saying that if got good enough grades he would be allowed to join his uncle on a trip this summer to Egypt. Now that finals were done and Devin was sure he finished strong he wanted to start reading as much about Egypt as possible. The only problem was the Hogwarts library only had textbooks, and Devin had already read them all after hearing about his Uncle going there five months ago. Now he wanted new information. Specifically Muggle information. Of course this was the one type of literature the Hogwarts library truly lacked in. Turning a corner and waiting for a staircase to rotate towards his corner Devin saw a flicker of a candle. After he turned he saw a door halfway down the hall. It was a door he didn't know and after searching and learning every part of the school he found this completely odd. He immediately walked over and tugged at the door. To his surprise it wasn't locked and so he pushed the doors open and walked in. He half expected to find a broom closet he had overlooked. Instead he found himself encased wall to wall with books. Devin had never been told about a annexed library before, but didn't hesitate to make his way over to the books and start to read. It took him only a few scans before the smile on his face erupted. Every book he saw was a travel book. And not just any travel books, but muggle travel books. 'Letters from Egypt' by Jelena Dimitrijevic, Isabella Frances Romer 'A Pilgrimage to the Temples and Tombs of Egypt, Nubia and Palestine', John Lloyd Stephens 'Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa and the Holy Land', and even Gustave Flaubert 'Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour' It was as if someone had curated an entire library just for Devin. The young student spent the entire night reading page after page. With each flip of a book he only got more and more excited. Through these books his uncles letters came even more alive. He could almost taste the sand in the air and see the yellow tan of the stone tombs. It wasn't until a morning bell woke him that he realized he had fallen asleep. Quickly as he could he tucked a book under his arm and made his way to mess hall.[/hider]