POTTER, james rhys (YOU LEFT ME BROKE)

Title: POTTER, james rhys
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JAMES RHYS POTTER - February 22, 2012 09:33 PM (GMT)

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JAMES RHYS POTTER
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<div style="width: 400px; background-color: 386e92; color: 000000; text-align: center;">GASPARD ULLIEL. 19. ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. PUREBLOOD</div> 
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<div style="width: 500px; color: #000000; text-align: center; font-family: 'Palatino’, serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"> I hid myself from failure and fear 
O my dear you're a threat to the bad in us all 
They tell themselves that each word from your lips 
Or the grace in your eyes overcomes any fall 
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FULL NAME: James Rhys Potter 
COMMONLY CALLED: Prongs. Use of other variations, such as Jim, Jimmy, Jamie, Jimbo, and the absurd ‘Jamesie’ earns a free and instant Jelly-Legs Jinx. 
DATE OF BIRTH: March 27, 1960 
AGE: 19 
SEX: Male 
SCHOOLING: Gryffindor, Class of 1978 
BLOOD STATUS: <s>Irrelevant</s> Pure 
OCCUPATION: Auror Academy 
WAND IDENTIFICATION: 11 inches, mahogany, dragon heartstring 

<div style="width: 500px; color: #000000; text-align: center; font-family: 'Palatino’, serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"> Don't hide yourself inside till I'm old 
O my dear you're a threat to the bad we all see 
I'm beside myself for the touch of your lips 
Or the grace of your eyes that can see good in me 
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EYES: James’ eyes are hazel, fringed with thick eyelashes. They tend to crinkle at the corners when he smiles, but hold a vulnerability he has before used to his advantage. He wears black-framed glasses and really can't see all too much without them. There is a small freckle, just under his left eyebrow, that people seldom see unless they're nearly nose-to-nose with him. 
HAIR: James' hair dark and extremely untidy, especially in the mornings, when it’s almost comically mussed. His hair was always a soft spot for him- figuratively as well as literally. When he was a boy, he couldn't hardly keep from rumpling it up in order to make it look as if he'd just gotten off a broomstick. This was done despite the annoyance of some very vocal opposition (namely, Lily Evans), though after a time it became more of an unconscious habit rather than a deliberate attempt to appear 'cool'. 

FACIAL FEATURES: James would be pale if he didnt spend so much time out-of-doors. He tans rather easily, and has a small number of very faint scratch-like scars on the skin of his face; souvenirs from various and illegal once-a-month outings. His front teeth are slightly longer than the rest, which makes for a rather mischievous smirk. His upper left canine tooth is chipped, thanks to a recent wrestling match with Sirius. He's considered getting it fixed, as it would take all of two minutes to do so, but he thinks it makes him look a bit edgy. 
BUILD: James has an absurd metabolism. Though there is the innate fear that it may someday sputter out on him, he has no evidence to indicate he will not always be lean. He eats all the time, and little will come of it. One of his best mates emulates his eating habits with far less attractive results. James is in good physical shape, thanks to years of rigorous Quidditch training sessions and matches. His mother's Spanish ancestry is evident in his features (dark hair, dark eyes, even-toned skin), but he inherited his father's physique. He has relatively strong shoulders for his frame, a narrow waist and long legs. 
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: His skin tans easily, and his hands are calloused from years of Quidditch, and he has several interesting scars from various "Moonlightings". Many of these are invisible to the everyday viewer, as most are located on his back, or somewhere else on his body normally obscured by clothing. James has a scar under his right eyebrow from a Moonlighting when Remus was particularly volatile. Claims it’s from third-year Herbology, when a Venomous Tentacula took a swipe at him. Has a large scar on his lower stomach from an altercation with Snape and the Sectumsempra curse. 
CLOTHING STYLE: He is physically attractive and knows it, and this is evident in his walk. His parents, while indulgent, always insisted on him sitting up straight. Therefore, James Potter walks with self-confidence and good posture, though he often ditches the ingrained regimen in favor of a sort of strut. In the past, he's preferred being clean-shaven. However, he's grown rather lazy and has embraced a more scruffy look. 
While his intentional rough-around-the-edges look applies to his dress and hair, he's nearly obsessive about brushing his teeth and does so at least three times a day. It's not out of compulsion; rather, he simply loves the minty fresh taste. In classes, he assumes a bored expression, tipping his chair back and balancing on the back legs. However, this devil-may-care attitdue masks a truly gifted mind. When not in robes, he prefers the Muggle style. He likes wearing dark blue jeans and plaid button-down shirts, or else dark-colored sweaters or t-shirts, vests, and a military jacket he got from some bloke in a pub the summer after his sixth year. However, his clothes are all very nice; even his beat-up jeans and favorite old shirts hint at old money. 
MANNER: James carries himself with confidence and charisma. His accent leans toward Welsh, like his father's, and gets more pronounced the angrier he gets. When he's very truly upset, he sucks in his cheeks, his hands ball into fists, and he usually finds himself acting out in emotion. One can always tell when he's upset about something, as he withdraws into silence and tends to snap at others. This rarely happens, however, as he is usually more inclined to shrug off minor conflicts and enjoy life as it is. James wants everyone to be happy, and tends to go out of his way to cheer up others. He's not really a morning person, but has the discipline to get his lazy arse out of bed when he needs to. He loves to laugh, especially with his friends or Lily. 
In his younger years, he often took to messing up his dark hair in an attempt to make it look windswept. He still does this, though the action has become somewhat mechanical, happening only when he is agitated or sleepy. He was always convinced Lily secretly liked his hair mussed, and in recent months, has been proven right. But now, he lets her do it for the most part. 
Despite his mother's best attempts to get him to quit, James bites his nails. She used to paint his fingernails with a very bitter-tasting clear potion. It worked when he was a young boy and she and Charlus were trying to break him of his thumbsucking habit. But out from under their watchful eyes, James' nervous energy (when he wasn't hexing someone or showing off for Lily) focused on his nails. Often, they're cut to the quick, which gets painful come wintertime, when his skin gets dry and chapped. He's trying to quit, as he thinks it looks pretty gross, but old habits die hard. And, as many of his peers, James enjoy the more-than-occasional cigarette, though not if he thinks he might be seeing Lily soon. She, by all accounts, heartily disapproves. 
<div style="width: 500px; color: #000000; text-align: center; font-family: 'Palatino’, serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"> Floating and fighting, like a kite on a string 
Till you cut through my tether and changed everything 
From the sky you looked small, but I loved you the same 
So I darted back quickly to spell out your name 
And when they say that I'm just a terrible kite 
You'll tell them you're proud of my marvelous flight 
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THINGS JAMES COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT: 
& Lily Potter 
& Having a good laugh 
& Quidditch 
& Going to the pubs with his mates 
& Snogging 
& Exploding Snap 
& Toothpaste 
& Giving hickies 
 THINGS HE COULDN’T CARE LESS ABOUT: 
& The Dark Arts 
& Hypersensitive girls 
& Cinnamon 
& Celestina Warbeck albums 
& Queers 
& Taking about girlproblems 
& Morning breath 
& Hangovers 
& Getting blueballed 
 

<div style="width: 500px; color: #000000; text-align: center; font-family: 'Palatino’, serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"> All through the twilight you're listening for me 
Darling, go to sleep 
Cradled by moonlight, I'm dreaming we'll be 
Loved so deep </div>
 

BOGGART: Lily, being tortured via the Cruciatus Curse. Lily is the one girl he ever wants to be with for the rest of his life. Though he is quite aware she can take care of herself, he innately desires to protect her. The thought of the Dark Rising growing large enough to neutralize his desire to protect the ones he loves terrifies him. 
DEMENTOR: The worst night of James' life took place in sixth year, when his best mate decided to pull the most dangerous and idiotic prank any of them had ever thought of, nearly killing both James and Severus Snape in the process. James doesn't like to think about it, doesn't want to talk about it, and would very much prefer to pretend nothing ever happened. Bring up this subject, and you'll get the topic changed so fast you're in danger of whiplash. 
AMORTENTIA: Well-treated leather, woodsmoke, spearmint and some flowery scent he's not yet been able to place. 
PATRONUS: Kissing Lily the first time (sober). The pair of them kissed once at a party during a very odd time when James was determined to be done with her and she had been trying her hardest to get him back. Though that kiss was nice and James remembers it fondly, nothing could compare to snogging her with her hearty approval. He felt practically on top of the world in that moment, and nothing, not even Quidditch, had ever felt so thrilling. 
MIRROR OF ERISED: During his school days, his greatest ambition was clear. He was going to play for the UIQL, and he was going to be a sports hero, and nothing was going to get in the way of that. But after his seventh year, things changed. He's got his sights on fighting the Dark Arts, and there's been flickering an image of himself and Lily standing in the parlor of a large house, handing Christmas presents around to a handful of green-eyed, bespectacled children. This thought fascinates and terrifies him, though he's convinced he can almost feel the warmth glowing around the room. 
OVERALL PERSONALITY: James Potter's effervescent charm and winsome good looks make a good impression on mostly anyone. However, due partially to the fact that he was rather a spoilt little boy, he carried with him a certain arrogance. Reality hit hard in his fifth year, when Lily Evans told him off. Since then, he's worked hard to think of others first. He enjoys taking risks, and is a self-declared "adrenalin junkie". 
However, it’s not enough to James to simply do his best. He’s got to do your best, too. Though in the past, he would celebrate his accomplishments by waving them right under your nose, he’s learned simply to push himself as hard and far as he can and be content with that. 
James’ blunt honesty and vivid imagination have given him a wry sense of humor. Both sarcastic and witty, there is seldom a dull moment around him, particularly when Sirius Black is involved. James is the Marauder in Command, that is- he usually comes up with the ideas for the pranks he and his friends pull off. However, his jokes have morphed from vindictive and bullying to a bit more lighthearted and genuinely funny. His good marks afforded him a bit more free time than usual, and he, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew spent long hours discovering just how to become Animagi in order to be with close friend Remus Lupin during those once-a-month transformations. 
It must be said that James also has a bit of a short temper, which works against him in the heat of the moment. Lily can attest to that. However, it was, perhaps their equally brief tempers that brought them together at James’ eighteenth birthday party. 
James wants a picturesque life. As a child, he watched other little boys be smothered in kisses by their mothers, heard of his mates playing Quidditch with their fathers in the garden. It always struck him as odd- weren't parents just meant to buy you things and introduce you to their contemporaries? He wants a family of his own. He wants to marry the girl he loves, have a baby with her, and practically drown that child in love and attention and play. James' idealism translates to other aspects of his life, too. He hates it when people hold grudges (though has a curious blind spot where his own are concerned), and can't understand the desire for power that drives the Dark Rising. 
James considers trust to be the most important thing in life. Despite his many shortcomings, he doesn’t think twice about doing the right thing. In school he usually was the one to take the blame for a prank gone wrong, and knows the importance of confidence. He holds up terrifically well under pressure, and enjoys the challenge of competition. Though he doesn’t like to lose, he tries to understand his missteps and correct his flaws as best he can. However, he seldom admits that said flaws actually exist. 
As a small child, James was given practically anything he wanted. His parents, delighted at having a child of their own, fawned over the boy. As he grew, he learned how to persuade others- his strong leadership personality often worked to his advantage in compelling others to see things his way. 
Initially, the idea that he was being refused simply spurred him on to win her over, but over time, his perseverance has taught him so much more about her than he ever thought possible. Though sometimes he chooses to ignore his conscience and blurts out whatever is on his mind, he can usually tell when he’s about to go too far. Though many write James off as only-arrogant or only-cruel, he possesses a deeply rooted sense of compassion. This compassion takes a back seat at times, however, when it comes to things like Dark Magic, which James does not tolerate in any way, shape or form. 

<div style="width: 500px; color: #000000; text-align: center; font-family: 'Palatino’, serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"> Floating and fighting, like a kite on a string 
Till you cut through my tether and changed everything 
From the sky you looked small, but I loved you the same 
So I darted back quickly to spell out your name 
And when they say that I'm just a terrible kite 
You'll tell them you're proud of my marvelous flight 
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MOTHER: Marla Potter, Deceased, though the pair ofthem had a very close relationship during her life. Pureblood. 
FATHER: Charlus Potter, 85, Retired, James and Charlus have a fairly strained relationship after Marla's death as they have almost nothing in common, Pureblood. 
NATIONALITY: British/Welsh 
BIRTHPLACE: Aberstywyth, Wales 
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Mayfair, London, England 
PERSONAL HISTORY: James Potter was born March 27, 1960, to a very surprised Marla and Charles Potter. Both in their mid-sixties, the proud parents had thought themselves incapable of bringing a child of their own into the world. The infant James was seldom left on his own, and was rather viewed as a treasure to his parents. He grew up on the family estate in Aberdovey, Wales, after his birth in Aberystwyth. His mother abandoned her job as a highly successful herbalist in order to home-school James after he accidentally turned a park merry-go-round horse into licorice at age five. He grew up without major incident, joined a recreational Quidditch League by the age of eight, and quickly realised his natural affinity for the sport could be honed and pursued. He was doted on by his parents, given practically anything his heart desired. However, he was lonely. His parents' friends had children, but they were grown and in their forties while James was in primary school. 
James received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1971. Elated yet unsurprised, James began his first year of wizarding education the following September. It was there he happened upon his best friend, Sirius Black. They met on the train, comparing House aspirations. James had descended from an ancient string of Gryffindors, and he was appalled to learn his new acquaintance was of a historically Slytherin family. However, the two were sorted into Gryffindor. They met and built friendships with two other boy in their year- Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin. This friendship would later help to define the four boys' identity. The close bond he formed with his roommates led to the discovery of the lycanthropic condition of the boy called Remus Lupin. Rather than shun the socially unacceptable werewolf, the erstwhile immature threesome embraced and accepted Lupin, and went to great lengths to ensure his acceptance by the overall populous. Once settled with his new friends, he never felt alone again. 
James was an above-average student, perhaps aided by his mother's insistence at his reading aloud at home to combat a speech impediment which rendered him unable to pronounce the letters "L" and "R". He assumed a caretaker's role with his elderly parents, as they grew feebler over the years. He always wished his parents would spend more time playing with him when he was small, rather than buying him things. 
The boy James, who had been overindulged in his youth, was often an active participant in a semi-delinquent gang; the self-titled "Marauders". The boys pulled elaborate pranks on the student body at Hogwarts, the targets ranging from popular upperclassmen to rather unpopular peers. However, over the boys' seven years at Hogwarts, the nature of the pranks progressed from base and vindictive to light-hearted and clever. Perhaps this was due to opposition, but it is far more likely that the improving spirit was linked to a desire to combat the desolation of the war-torn times. James, in particular, was keen on moving the practical jokes from bullying to pure humor after a flat-out rejection and condemnation from the object of his affections in his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The young Miss Evans reamed James for his picking on a certain Slytherin, Severus Snape, with whom James seemed to have developed a deep animosity from the beginning. 
Around the same time, James, Sirius and Peter deeply researched the process of Animagi. This highly difficult and extremely dangerous form of Transfiguration is not taught as part of the curriculum at Hogwarts. Rather, an informative and basic explanation is given, while the process remains unavailable to students. While gifted, the underage Potter and Black discovered how to accomplish a transformation, and eagerly shared the information with Pettigrew. The boys, when transformed, found themselves impervious as animals to bites sustained from the werewolf, Remus Lupin. The boys employed their new skill in running amok about the grounds at the full moon, while the boy Lupin was transformed. 
James was made Gryffindor House Quidditch Captain. He eventually led his team to victory in the Inter-House Quidditch Tournament. He was made Head Boy (without ever being made a prefect!) alongside Head Girl Lily Evans his seventh year, and the sudden influx of responsibility led James to begin planning his future. He applied to various Auror and other Ministry Training programs, and was accepted to nearly all of the post-graduate programs for which he applied. When James' mother died suddenly, halfway through his Seventh and final year at Hogwarts, he sobered up and got serious about schooling and his future. He worked hard to maintain the relationships he held with his best mates. It seemed, at Hogwarts, the students were being drawn to one side or the other and James was adamant about keeping his friends safe and close. 
Finally, James got the one thing he wanted above all else. Lily developed feelings for the boy around the same time he had decided to give up the chase. After several weeks of miscommunication, a fight, and some rather inebriated snogging, the two decided to give it a go. James had never been so happy, nor so foolishly in love, in all his life. He was scouted by the United International Quidditch League that same April, but after much deliberation, turned down a five-year contract. Instead, he looked forward to the Auror Academy, where he had been accepted the previous September. He couldn't justify playing games when he knew he ought to be helping fight the War. He still loved Quidditch, but he loved Lily more, and knew he needed to be doing something to protect those about whom he cared. 
In August of 1978, he asked Lily to be his wife. Though the two had planned on a long engagement, a fierce battle fought for the Order of the Phoenix showed them how fragile life is, and how delicate the balance between this world and the next. Though some, James’ father Charlus especially, encouraged James and Lily to wait a bit longer before getting married, they felt they could better protect themselves and each other if they were married. At a small, private ceremony in October 1978, they were wed. The months after their marriage proved to be difficult. The power behind the Dark Rising began to grow, and the actions of Death Eaters became more public. Citing several instances of Ministry corruption, James Potter left the Auror Academy. Little is known about the minutiae ongoing in this time, though it is known that Lily continued at St. Mungo’s, and that James’ involvement with the Order increased. 
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The morning of the Wizengamot Hearing, James Potter was awake long before his wife. At five forty-five, he slid out of their bed, careful not to disturb the sleeping Lily. He took a shower, and set about pressing his nicest set of dress robes. He left them hanging and wandered into the kitchen, dressed only in his boxers as he set about making tea and breakfast for himself and his wife. He needed his wts about him on this day that would hopefully set him free from house arrest and clear him of the trumped up Ministry charges. He was finished being the scapegoat for the no-magic-in-public laws. Sure, he'd breached the Statute of Secrecy. But it had been deserved. If he hadn't said something to those brothers, who was to say they wouldnt have gone on and repeated their attack just down the road?

No, he wasn't remorseful for what he'd done. More than once, he'd awoken with a gasp, seeing the little broken and bleeding children in his dreams. And he didn't even know them. He couldnt imagine what it would have been like if he was a parent of one of those kids. In the morning, they saw their son or daughter off to school witha wave and a smile. Maybe they promised to go to the park after school. Maybe they were planning to make candied apples. Maybe they were writing their letter to Santa Claus. Perhaps Mum or Dad was irritated that morning for undone homework or spilled apple juice. And within hours, everything was over for the little boys and girls. Fifteen little beds were empty that night. Fifteen spaces at the table were left forever empty. Fifteen photo albums froze in time, preserving the gap-toothed smiles and freckles of the broken little children. Fifteen families were gutted, fifteen mothers' worst nightmare had come true.

No, James Potter did not regret his retaliaton in the slightest. He only wished he had been able to tear the brothers Lestrange apart. They were on a monitor list at the Order, and nothing more. He had no real proof that either was a Death Eater, any more than the righteous fury and desire to have someone to blame for the horrific carnage he'd had to bear witness to. Even as he sat with his hands wrapped around the mug of tea, he could see them. Someone needed to pay. Someone still owed a debt to those families- he had tried to make sure of that. And yet his desire for immediate revenge was ill-advised and reckless. He had risked exposure not only of the Order of the Phoenix, but of the entire Wizarding World. And thus, the charges brought against him.

Well, he simply wasn't going to go to Azkaban. Not today. Reckless he might have been, but evil he most certainly was not. And still, the Ministry seemed so much more concerned with making an example of him rather than pursuing the murderers who had massacred and entire classroom full of kids. He brought his tea to his lips, drinking deeply and feeling the hot liquid burn its way down his throat before settling in his stomach. He shivered, the chilly morning air washing over his body as Lily groggily entered the kitchen behind him. He glanced up, his face clearly displaying the heightened stress and sleepiness he had been feeling the last few days. If Dumbledore and Moody were who they said, he would have no problem in being cleared of everything brought against him. None of that mattered, really. What mattered most was that those Lestranges were still out there. And he'd be damned if he let them get away with it...

MEGAN - February 22, 2012 09:50 PM (GMT)

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MEGAN - February 23, 2012 08:05 AM (GMT)

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<div style="background-color: eee9e9; width: 300px; text-align:justify;">I quite like the way that you delved into the specifics of him such as what his boggart is and so on. And the reason as to why he kept pursuing Lily.</div></center>[/dohtml]

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