Post by Christopher Zhou on Jun 21, 2010 6:15:32 GMT -5
FULL NAME: Christopher Gan Zhou
ALIAS: Chris
AGE: 14
BIRTHDATE: December 11
SEX: Male
ALIAS: Chris
AGE: 14
BIRTHDATE: December 11
SEX: Male
LIKES:
+ Ravenclaw
+ Martial Arts
+ Archery
+ Defense Against the Dark Arts
+ Playing Pranks
+ Quidditch
+ Wizard Chess
+ Banana Pudding
+ Butterbeer
+ Snakes
+ Muggle Movies
+ Milk Shakes
+ Girls
DISLIKES:
- Slytherin
- Herbology
- Divination
- Professor Snape
- Public Restrooms
- Rats
- Winter
- Losing at Quidditch
- Being Lied To
SECRETS:
*Christopher secretly resents his parents for being muggle-born, but only because of the stigma that has been associated with not being pure-blooded in the magical world.
*Chistopher has so far let his mother believe that he wants to follow in his older brothers' footsteps and become Healers at St. Mungo's. However, Christopher would love nothing more than to go into Wizarding Law Enforcement.
*Chistopher has so far let his mother believe that he wants to follow in his older brothers' footsteps and become Healers at St. Mungo's. However, Christopher would love nothing more than to go into Wizarding Law Enforcement.
WAND: A rune-inscribed juniper wand. The length is eight inches long. It has a core of unicorn mane.
PERSONALITY:
~POSITIVE~
CONFIDENT- Christopher is an extremely confident person. Not void of insecurities by any means, he does however have startling strength of will to overcome his fears and social inhibitions. He trusts himself to do not only what others expect of him, but what he expects of himself, and that trust in his abilities and his talents translate to a very secure individual.
CHARISMATIC- Outgoing and charming, he has a magnetic way about him. He can command the attention of a crowd but is generally better one on one where he can dazzle or persuade a person to agree with him or join his cause. His intrapersonal communicative skills are exceptional and he is able to lock on to what a person wants to hear in order to more effectively convince them to do what he wants them to do.
ADVENTUROUS- Christopher will never say 'no' to adventure, no matter how much trouble he could get into in the end. The more dangerous, the better. In this same vein, it is important to note that he rarely will ever turn down a dare - Though this is not true all the time as he's pragmatic enough to know when it's a futile endeavor or one intentionally made to either make a fool out of him or endanger his life.
ENERGETIC- He can hardly sit still... ever. Constantly having to do something, even if it's just tapping his quill on the desk, he definitely falls under the category of restless people. Luckily, he has many outlets such as martial arts and Quidditch that he can actively channel his energies towards.
INTELLIGENT- The Sorting Hat pegged him well, sending him immediately to the house known for only taking those with sharp minds. Christopher may not be the smartest person in the bunch, but he's still above average. He makes good marks, better when he actually applies himself. He has a passion for information and learns quickly.
LOYAL- Once you've become his friend, you're a friend for life. He values all of his relationships and treats each one with respect and honor. He does not abide by his friends being miserable or angry and goes out of his way to comfort or set things right. That said, he's the kind of friend you can count on to be there for you day or night and has been known to drop everything he's doing to aid somebody in need. He gets extremely defensive over those he cares about, and is not above taking revenge on those who have hurt them.
CHARISMATIC- Outgoing and charming, he has a magnetic way about him. He can command the attention of a crowd but is generally better one on one where he can dazzle or persuade a person to agree with him or join his cause. His intrapersonal communicative skills are exceptional and he is able to lock on to what a person wants to hear in order to more effectively convince them to do what he wants them to do.
ADVENTUROUS- Christopher will never say 'no' to adventure, no matter how much trouble he could get into in the end. The more dangerous, the better. In this same vein, it is important to note that he rarely will ever turn down a dare - Though this is not true all the time as he's pragmatic enough to know when it's a futile endeavor or one intentionally made to either make a fool out of him or endanger his life.
ENERGETIC- He can hardly sit still... ever. Constantly having to do something, even if it's just tapping his quill on the desk, he definitely falls under the category of restless people. Luckily, he has many outlets such as martial arts and Quidditch that he can actively channel his energies towards.
INTELLIGENT- The Sorting Hat pegged him well, sending him immediately to the house known for only taking those with sharp minds. Christopher may not be the smartest person in the bunch, but he's still above average. He makes good marks, better when he actually applies himself. He has a passion for information and learns quickly.
LOYAL- Once you've become his friend, you're a friend for life. He values all of his relationships and treats each one with respect and honor. He does not abide by his friends being miserable or angry and goes out of his way to comfort or set things right. That said, he's the kind of friend you can count on to be there for you day or night and has been known to drop everything he's doing to aid somebody in need. He gets extremely defensive over those he cares about, and is not above taking revenge on those who have hurt them.
~NEGATIVE~
ARROGANT- Yes, Christopher is confident, but sometimes he is too confident. More often than not, he is arrogant without meaning to be, but there are times when he does feel the right to act superior to those he feels are beneath him. He has a bad habit of talking down to people, especially if they aren't able to understand what he's saying the first time around, and will even go as far as patronizing them or outright insulting their intelligence.
BOSSY- It's his way or the highway, which can be a problem considering that those he tends to keep in his circle of friends usually have strong personalities that stand up to him. He gets very upset when his ideas or methods are shot down, and will make sure everybody knows his displeasure. When working in groups, if the person he's partnered with is incompetent, he takes over the project and does the entire thing by himself. He hates taking orders from people he believes are on the same level or lower than he is, but does not have trouble being obedient when he feels the person is an appropriate authority figure.
FINICKY- It takes him a long time to figure out what he wants, and even then, it's apt to change. The only thing that has remained constant on his list of goals is his desire to work in law enforcement. Everything else changes with the weather from his favorite color, favorite food, to who he likes, wants to hang out with, and things of that nature.
MEAN- He's not perfect. Not by a long shot. And one of his worst traits is that he can be extremely mean and cruel. It varies with the person. Usually, it takes a lot to bring out this undesirable side of him, but on occasion, little things can set him off and have him taking a go at a person. He is an effective bully when prompted to be one, going for low blows and callous shots. He has a talent for picking people apart and diminishing them, tearing away at their self-esteem and confidence. Luckily, this is the least prominent trait he possesses.
HATEFUL- Christopher is somewhat bitter and therefore slightly prejudice towards a certain group of wizards. Having been born into a muggle family, he is highly invested in the politics that are involved between sympathizers and pure-blood elitists. For this reason, he is naturally against any who sport green and silver, is slightly cold when dealing with those who flaunt their pure-blooded status, and hates any and all people who believe that the Death Eaters are doing the right thing.
ASHAMED- Christopher loves his family which makes it so much harder to admit that he's ashamed of his parents. Rather than being proud of being muggle-born and being accepted into Hogwarts, he's resentful of the stigma associated with it and often avoids talking about his not so magical origins.
BOSSY- It's his way or the highway, which can be a problem considering that those he tends to keep in his circle of friends usually have strong personalities that stand up to him. He gets very upset when his ideas or methods are shot down, and will make sure everybody knows his displeasure. When working in groups, if the person he's partnered with is incompetent, he takes over the project and does the entire thing by himself. He hates taking orders from people he believes are on the same level or lower than he is, but does not have trouble being obedient when he feels the person is an appropriate authority figure.
FINICKY- It takes him a long time to figure out what he wants, and even then, it's apt to change. The only thing that has remained constant on his list of goals is his desire to work in law enforcement. Everything else changes with the weather from his favorite color, favorite food, to who he likes, wants to hang out with, and things of that nature.
MEAN- He's not perfect. Not by a long shot. And one of his worst traits is that he can be extremely mean and cruel. It varies with the person. Usually, it takes a lot to bring out this undesirable side of him, but on occasion, little things can set him off and have him taking a go at a person. He is an effective bully when prompted to be one, going for low blows and callous shots. He has a talent for picking people apart and diminishing them, tearing away at their self-esteem and confidence. Luckily, this is the least prominent trait he possesses.
HATEFUL- Christopher is somewhat bitter and therefore slightly prejudice towards a certain group of wizards. Having been born into a muggle family, he is highly invested in the politics that are involved between sympathizers and pure-blood elitists. For this reason, he is naturally against any who sport green and silver, is slightly cold when dealing with those who flaunt their pure-blooded status, and hates any and all people who believe that the Death Eaters are doing the right thing.
ASHAMED- Christopher loves his family which makes it so much harder to admit that he's ashamed of his parents. Rather than being proud of being muggle-born and being accepted into Hogwarts, he's resentful of the stigma associated with it and often avoids talking about his not so magical origins.
HAIR: Black, length dependent on laziness
EYES: Dark Brown
PLAY-BY/FACE CLAIM: Takeshi Kaneshiro
CURRENT AFFILIATION: Dumbledore's Army
MOTHER: Bridgette Kirk-Zhou [40]
FATHER: Quan Zhou [42]
BROTHER: Matthew Han Zhou [19]
BROTHER: Daniel Yu Zhou [17]
SISTER: Evelyn Zu Zhou [12]
BROTHER: Lyle Ce Zhou [11]
SISTER: Nina Cai Zhou [5]
HISTORY:
Christopher was born in the Scottish Highlands in a village adjacent to Loch Torridon. His father hailed from China but had settled in Great Britain twenty-five years ago when his own parents were forced to flee the country due to political reasons. Those reasons were never explained to Christopher or his multiple siblings. His mother was born and raised in Glasgow, working towards getting medical school, and it was this that brought his parents together. Eventually, both would become practicing doctors and would open up a private practice in Torridon. Christopher is the third son and child, and while growing up, he remembered that it was his brothers that helped to raise him, getting him to preschool, feeding him, and making sure that he was well cared for while their parents were busy working. Despite the fact that they had little time for their children, they would have three more.
It was when he was eight years old that the Wood family moved to Torridon, and Christopher and Oliver Wood would become fast friends. By now, he knew all about the magical world as his older brothers had been accepted to Hogwarts, and when he discovered that Oliver was also a wizard, he wanted nothing more than to be accepted as well. It was through Oliver that Christopher learned of the strife occurring in the magical world between those who felt muggles had no business learning magic and those who supported their cause. He was indignant about the entire thing and wondered how he would be received into that world should he be so lucky.
He did receive an acceptance letter to Hogwarts and was promptly sorted into Ravenclaw. He joined the Quidditch team his second year as a back-up seeker, and became the starting seeker in his third year. He remains close with Oliver Wood, counting him as his best friend and ally in many of his adventures (or rather, misadventures). His bewilderment and indignation over the muggle-born versus pure-blood elites turned into full blown hatred and resentment, and it is his goal now to not only join the war effort in support of muggle-born wizard and witches, but to punish all who believe he is unworthy.
