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Basil Bristow
BASIL BRISTOW
7th Year Gryffindor
Full Name: Basil Bristow
Date of Birth, Age: April 17th, 16 |
Played By: etoile
Actor Image: Jackson Rathbone |
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FAMILY HISTORY
My family's sort of small, really. Just me and my mum and my dad and my baby sister Olive. We're boring as anything, really, but if you're curious, I guess here goes:
My mum and dad met when my dad was running for Minister and my mum was his speech writer. Except I guess that wasn't good enough for either of them because a little bit after he got elected, they had to go off and get married and be all in love and stuff. And shag. No really, they must've, because about a year after they got married, I came along. And they were both thrillingly happy that I was a boy. And that was all great and all I guess. I dunno, I don't remember much about it.
I do remember my little sister being born though. I was about two at the time, give or take, mostly because it sucked so much for our family. See, you've probably heard, but my dad's a werewolf. First one ever to be minister, in fact. Which is all great and all for politics, but kind of a shite deal when it comes to having kids because lythancropy? Hereditary. And while, me, I don't have it, my baby sister wasn't so lucky.
And lemme be the first to tell you, in case you haven't heard? If you mess with her, you better believe I'm going to have more than something to say with it, got it?
But so um. That was a pretty rough time for a while, with Olive being such a baby and going through her transformations. First and only time I ever saw my parents fight, I mean really really fight, was over her, and I guess it's been that way ever since. Not the fighting, but the doing stuff for Olive. We all have to be sort of careful with her. Which sucks because she's a total brat because of it and you can't do anything to say otherwise, but I mean. It's important.
I guess after that first terrible bit, and when the press found out about her, we've been pretty much the same. I'm telling you, it's disgusting the way my parents get along, always in love and stuff. Dad works a lot, sure, but Mum understands and we all have dinner together all the time. It's maddening strict when we have to go visit important people, especially the international Ministers, but other than that, we're normal. We're a family.
PERSONALITY
Basil takes after his father in most respects, his charisma and charm, bravery and loyalty, and especially in his panging realization of right and wrong. Basil's not shy at all about his beliefs, or his father's beliefs, and has no problem getting into heated debates over any issue, despite having a distinct distaste for politics after his father in it for so long. Distantly, Basil gets his arrogance from his father as well, although on his better days it translates as a sense of self-assured confidence. Basil's always slow to see the downfall of his own decisions, even in his best moments, and in his worst, he's convinced that he can do no wrong.
From his mother, Basil gets his dogged determination and love of helping people. Hide it though he might behind a typical sixteen year old boy exterior, it's hard for Basil to sit idly by when he sees people hurting, in any form. His baby sister especially feels the brunt of this, although Basil has been known to be just as overprotective of any of his close friends.
As a general rule, Basil's your typical adolescent male, just waiting to grow into the good man he has so much potential to be. A life lived in the spotlight of his father's public office, coupled with a sick younger sister, as made Basil something of an attention seeker now that he's old enough to be at school and away from home, but so far he's managed to keep out of too much trouble, always forced to be aware that people are watching, and his father's career could suffer from any misbehavior.
CURRENTLY IN GAME
Basil's bored of late, with everything. He's tired of his father's politics, tired of being home, tired of school, tired of quidditch, he's even tired of the same old girls always around, which you wouldn't guess except for the way he tends to fly threw them. Basil's hitting the lull just before his seventh year, and as such, is finding himself rather directionless. Sure he did well on his OWLs, but only because if he didn't, his mother and the media would have a fit. Basil isn't sure what he wants to do after he leaves Hogwarts, and the realization is starting to worry him, but not enough to make him change. Basil's already decided that this year is going to be a waste waiting for greater things, and one he can't wait to spend with his best friend, Rose Weasley. |
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