Post by JACQUES 'JAKE' MATHIEU MARTIN on Jul 1, 2014 3:22:09 GMT -5
 jacques martin fourteen pureblood fourth year / hufflepuff maple, dragon scale, 11 inches LIKES: - his family - making friends - getting good marks on his school work - quidditch - swimming - playing any sport - computers - drawing - taking photo's - spending time on his own - picture puzzles - running DISLIKES: - not being able to read well - beaubaxtons - people who pick on him because he's dyslexic - sweet foods - having his photo taken - reading french - when his dad's busy - needing his brother's help with something - not having his family around - wearing jackets or jumpers - wearing a tie - cats - getting up before the sun BOGGART: - his father not coming home one day MIRROR OF ERISED: - he wants to be an auror like his father used to, to make him proud. PATRONUS: - mongoose. ABILITIES: - N/A PERSONALITY: - friendly - protective - daring - adventurous - easy going - patient - laid back - bit of a loner - lovable - sweet MOTHER: - maria martin (deceased) FATHER: - andrew martin SIBLINGS: - zavier martin PETS: - 'loup' - 'diesel' - 'vol' HISTORY: - jake, as he likes to be called was born on the 18th of febuary. of course it was a bitter sweet day for the family, they had a bouncing healthy baby boy on one hand but on the other a horrible tragedy. maria passed away moment's after he was born and he's blamed himself ever since, not that he tells anyone about that fact. growing up he was close to his brother, loved by his father and he loved the both of them more than anything. he didn't get mad or upset when his father had to go away or didn't have a lot of time for them, because he had his older brother. he didn't think at the time of the strain it was putting on zavier. while he was little he just knew that his dad was busy but his brother was there for him. so he grew up like this. he was happy most of the time, sure if he fell down or got sick or had a nightmare then things weren't all that good, but mostly he's always had a smile on his face. he doesn't like people knowing he's upset, since he figures that zavier had given up a lot in order to help his dad, then he didn't deserve to know that jake sometimes felt upset that they didn't have their mom. he decided when he was nine that he didn't want to be called jacques. too many people said it wrong and it bugged him so he demanded to be called jake till everyone around him simply gave in, though their nanny at the time refused, something about proper names and all that. when he got accepted into beauxbatons, he was nervous. he'd never been a very good reader while growing up, struggled usually and even more so he hated trying to learn to read french, which while going to a french school was sort of a big deal. so he struggled, all through his years there. he never got marks that were anything above just passing. what got him through was his ability to watch something happen then be able to achieve that task through the simple process of, watch and learn. so that helped his grades keep floating above just passing. though he didn't have to suffer through it for too long. in the middle of his third year his father decided that it was time for him to move back to england and away from france. to be honest at first the thought scared jake. he'd lived in france his whole life, everything he'd ever known had been there and leaving everything behind scared him. but eventually he came to the conclusion that just because things would change didn't mean it would be for the worse. things might be better in england, after they spoke and read english right? anything was better than reading in french. so they left france and settled in england, taking a month or two off school so they could get settled and adjust to life in a new country. though having his father around a little more surprised him. he tried to ignore the fights that went on between his brother and his father, he loved them both, there was no way he'd allow himself to be pulled into the middle. he wasn't something that they could use against each other in his mind. somehow during those months he convinced his father to let him bring home two puppies. he'd seen them in the pet store window and obviously, without meaning too played a guilt trip on his father, because the next day their household had grown by two. loup and diesel are his favourite companions, other than his brother of course. he got an owl too, he named the barn owl 'vol'. after all this it was decided they'd go back go school and continue their education at hogwarts. so packing up his bags and making his father swear to look after the two dogs he went back to school, got sorted into hufflepuff and tried to settle back into school life. he still struggles with his school work, but finds it a little easier here. his best classes are defence against the dark arts and potions, mainly because he's created some wicked potions by getting things wrong. he's in his fourth year now, settled and making friends and looking forward to the future. hey guys, my name is SHADOW! and I am rocking it at 21 years old, role-playing for roughly 6 years - so i'm pretty chill with anything. i'm in the AUSSIE time zone, and hail from AUSTRALIA so how about that! currently my character looks just like DYLAN SPRAYBERRY or so i am told! I found y'all at CAUTION I THINK and that's pretty awesome isn't it? I currently have other faces on here known as TANNER WEASLEY, LAURIE FLINT AND ALBUS POTTER, so hit them up for plotting! anyways; peace my dears! |
