Forum:Lazaros Julian Black

04:36, July 27, 2018 (UTC)

The Character's Background

1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least two paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

LJ has two distinct sides of him. There's his normal every day side. The one where he's chill, and is OK with being called by any name, and plays video games, and just likes living his life. Then there's the side that is reserved specifically for business.

On one hand, normally, he's upbeat. He spends a lot of his time playing games, sometimes even hanging out with some friends at the PowerPlay game store. He's a jokester and likes playing pranks. Often, he is friendly to strangers, though he does retain some of his family member's discriminations. LJ is a blood purist, and a little bit of an elitist with video games, especially online ones. But if you're a pureblood, or a halfblood even, he's just a normal fun-loving guy. Though his personality can turn with a switch, he tries to keep that strictly for business.

When one does see him in a suit, it's like he's not even the same guy. Keeping with the blood purity, he doesn't interact with muggleborns. His job is a cutthroat one, and he's not easily thrown off from his course of action. Being a stubborn, manipulative bastard in the courtroom, he always get what he wants. Whether it be by manipulation, a silver tongue, or force. This is his "Lazaros" side. Refer to him by anything else in the courtroom, and he'll make sure you get your ass kicked by the jury.

Overall, he tries not to let these two personalities clash. Unless it's in the bedroom. His personality, overall, is very alpha-male mixed with a little toxic masculinity, but he is still a very kind man... Unless you are his opponent.

2) Write about the history of your character. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? It must be at least three paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black is one of the largest, oldest, and wealthiest pure-blooded wizarding families in Britain, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Like the majority of these families - Houses Malfoy and Lestrange included - the House of Black is synonymous with elevated status and wealth. They trace their origins back to the Middle Ages. Although they claim blood purity, it's no secret they resort to the same tactics as other houses: removing muggles and squibs from their family trees. To this day, it's difficult to pinpoint just how the Black line survived following the deaths of Romulus and Sirius Black, leading to a hefty number of rumors. Some claim the family survived through the female line, adamant to preserve their family, whilst others claim the family survived through secret children. But as it is, to this date, historians have difficulty drawing together an explanation for their survival. Patriarch Adonis Othello Black and wife Astraia Eurydike, however, know exactly how they pulled through. And believe it or not, it was quite the difficult secret to maintain.

It's no secret that many pure-blooded families practiced incest. They'd marry their cousins and ensure their family stayed pure. While it wasn't scandalous back then, in the late twentieth century it was deemed a disgusting, outdated practice. But the Blacks - or at least some of them - refused to believe as much, hence why they went into hiding. They recognized it was only a matter of time before the family died out. Adonis Othello, his siblings and his cousins were all products of these endeavors.

Adonis' parents were the first to come out of hiding, around the time their son began Hogwarts. This triggered mass confusion in the wizarding community and of course raised a lot of questions. How'd they do it? Where do they fit into in the family tree? Where were they all these years? They weren't around during the wizarding wars. Who were these people? It was a lot to handle, but Adonis persevered and quickly rose in the ranks at Hogwarts, earning himself a steadfast reputation as one of the best wizards of his generation. It was at Hogwarts that Adonis and childhood best friend Esmeralda were able to get their heads together and finally become an item. They became a power couple: if you didn't want to be them, you wanted to be with them. It was one or the other. Everything about them screamed powerful. Pure-blooded wizards from equally as respectable families? They had the looks, the power, and the money. But of course, no relationship is a healthy relationship without its up and downs.

Adonis was a compulsive liar and cheater, and Esmeralda was a hormonal bisexual cheater. She ended up hooking with his cousin Sappho in their sixth year three times, and twice in their seventh year. Her boyfriend got his revenge, though, and ended up bedding her younger cousin: Sofia. For a while, their relationship was open. They couldn't bear just being together. The toxicity got to them and they knew that, without the release, they wouldn't last. It was because of this that people began asking themselves: when would they end things permanently? (Spoiler alert: they didn't.)

They were wed at age 22, not early enough to call it a mistake but not late enough that their biological clock was ticking. It was the ideal age. To reflect the union and fit in properly with the other Blacks (and to sweeten Adonis' disapproving parents, honestly), Esmeralda legally became known as Astraia Euridyke. Greek, like they liked, and Eurydike as another shoutout to that (and her bisexuality, to some extent, as the Blacks made a point to erase all traces of it). Unfortunately, not everything went to plan. They were having trouble conceiving children. So what did they do? They turned towards adoption.

Although they were eventually able to conceive two children, they'd already ensured their family's survival by turning towards a pure-blooded adoption agency to take in a couple of kids. They had to fill that void in their hearts somehow. His parents, however, were disapproving of the whole ordeal. If they couldn't bear kids, that was their problem. But potentially tarnishing the family's name and reputation? They wouldn't stand for it. Not like it mattered. They turned out dead three weeks later, with poison in their system. The aurors never caught the culprit, but the family strongly believes it was Adonis. (It was actually Sappho. She wasn't going to allow them to disrespect her girlfriend. What, never heard of a long-lasting affair?)

Julian was the first to be adopted, and keeping with the Greek and astrological names, the family immediately changed his name to something else -- Lazaros. They did let him keep his name, though. His full name, after he got adopted at seven years of age after the tragic deaths of his parents, Apostolos Black and Chara Black (Previously Jeongeun Choe-Seong). Of course, once Adonis had heard of his brother's death, he snatched Julian up like candy.

Julian, as a child, loved his parents. When they died, he began to love Adonis and Astraia, even though their problem were severely obvious. Though it took him a bit to get sed to his new name, he started going by LJ to his friends. When LJ turned 8, his first sign of magic showed when his friend, a bully and a close family friend, was about to punch LJ in the face. He froze. After a moment, LJ took advantage of it, and decked the kid right in his face.

When he turned 11, LJ was sent to Hogwarts. His teachers called him Lazaros, and he realised that it wasn't so bad. They were professional. That's what his name was, after all. There came a time though, where he was soon unable to hear anything. By the age of 14, he was diagnosed with Usher syndrome, and miraculously, only his hearing was affected, and the retinitis pigmentosa was stopped before it could progress.

LJ was deaf for the rest of his days, but he had managed to deal with it and adapt to his new lifestyle with ease. By the age of 17, he graduated from school, and he went of to go to study British law at UCL at 18. By the age of 23, he had been licensed as a Lawyer for the magical community, and began working with Aretha Harkness.

3) Write about your character's appearance. What do they look like? Are you planning on using a certain model for your character? If you already have a picture in mind, you can put it here!



4) Is your character a Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born? Do you have any notable magical relations? (Remember, you cannot be related to important characters from the Harry Potter Universe!)

Pureblood, and happily part of the notorious Black family.

5) Does your character have any special magical abilities? Or special abilities in general (photographic memory, etc.)? Is he or she of a different magical race, such as Veela, Vampire, Werewolf or the like? Part or half of that magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have a character with special abilities/of a different magical race as one of your first two characters!)

No.

6) What is your character's profession? Does your character plan to enroll your character into the Ministry of Magic? Does your character not work? Is your character a teacher?

He's a lawyer.

The Sorting Quiz

A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is optional for adult characters!)

1. What are you looking forward to learning at Hogwarts the most?


 * A. Transfiguration


 * B. Hexes & Jinxes


 * C. Magical Creatures


 * D. The castle's secret areas

2. Pick one:


 * A. Moon


 * B. Stars

3. If flowers adapted their scent to attract the unwary, what would it smell of in order to lure you in?


 * A. Freshly baked bread


 * B. Parchment


 * C. The Sea


 * D. A crackling log fire

4. Pick one:


 * A. Dawn


 * B. Dusk

'''5. Four boxes are placed before you. Which one do you open?'''


 * A. The ornate one, promising secret knowledge and unbearable temptation


 * B. The small, pewter box that reads "I only open for the worthy"


 * C. The gleaming black box marked with Merlin's rune


 * D. The small, tortoiseshell box, embellished in gold, with a small, squeaking creature

6. Pick one:


 * A. White


 * B. Black

7. What road tempts you the most?


 * A. The cobbled street lined with ancient buildings


 * B. The narrow, dark, lantern-lit alley


 * C. The twisting, leaf-strewn path through woods


 * D. The wide, sunny, grassy lane

8. Pick one:


 * A. Forest


 * B. River

9. What scares you most?


 * A. Speaking in such a silly voice, people will laugh at you and mock you


 * B. An eye at the keyhole of the dark, windowless room where you're locked


 * C. Standing on top of something high, without anything to stop you from falling


 * D. Waking up and realizing your family & friends don't know you

'''10. It's late, you're walking alone, and hear a peculiar cry you believe has a magical source. What do you do?'''


 * A. Draw your wand & search for the source


 * B. Proceed with caution, keep a hand on the concealed wand, and keep an eye out


 * C. Draw your wand & stand your ground


 * D. Wait for developments, while mentally reviewing the most appropriate spells

OOC Questions

B. Whilst the first two questions will not affect the character's house (and are mandatory), the others are designed specifically to help users come up with their character's ideal job (and are optional).

1) Is this your first character?


 * A. This is my first character.


 * B. No, this is not my first character.

2) If your answer to the previous question is B, how many characters do you have? How many of them are "exotic"? 15///4

3) What would people who know your character well say they're really good at?

Not listening.

That was a joke. That was one of the things LJ is best at. He enjoys joking around. He is also very very good at his job as a lawyer. Loopholes, confessions, and that silver tongue. He hasn't been better suited for anything.

4) What do they really want to avoid in their job/career? Do they hate working in an office? Do they hate the field?

As a lawyer, he doesn't not like anything about his job.

5) Aside from family and peers, what motivates your character the most in life? What drives their passion?

LJ just loves what he does. Being unable to hear only means people underestimate him. That's their mistake.

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

He often doesn't take anything outside of his job seriously. Relationships. arguments, anything.

7) Wand cores and woods speak volumes about a person's character. What is your character's wand? Why does it answer to them?