Jiwon Kim
- Status:
- Pure-blood
- Birthday:
- 14 Feb 2015
- Nationality:
- South Korean
- Residence:
- Bristol, England
- Function:
- First year, Ravenclaw
- Wand:
- 33,1 cm cherry wood and snallygaster heartstring
Physical Description: Jiwon prefers to refer to himself as a true soldier of vanity, to put it plainly, he's known the power his looks hold, thanks to his family and their many, many comments on his "feminine appearance". He prefers to uphold an ambiguous appearance, he enjoys the looks of confusion people have when trying to accurately determine if he's a boy or girl, so much so that he doesn't confirm whether he prefers any single pronoun, as long as no one is saying it maliciously, he doesn't mind.Kim Ji-Won 14th February, 2026
His lips are full and somewhat pouty, normally seen in an upturned shape, almost like a half-smile or, in the words of his siblings, a smirk that makes him look arrogant.
He keeps his hair at a length that emphasizes his softer features, either shoulder-length or longer, no in between. His hair is naturally black but he'd normally be seen with dark brown or a more unnatural color due to his recent experimentation with hair dye. His eyes are monolid, due to his heterochromia, one is dark brown and the other is a light brown, nothing too dramatic, much to his dismay. He has a mole under his left eye and a faint splatter of freckles on the bride of his. Due to his young age, he still has baby fat clinging to his face and body but it doesn't make him look too young, thankfully.
He, taking after his older siblings, has a tall, lithe stature coming up to five foot even, despite that he's aware he won't grow past, at the most, 5'10. He participates in many activities requiring him being active, he loves dancing and gymnastic the most because they grant him his preferred appearance but he’s much more of an inside person. The call of nature is something he’d indulge once in a while but not everyday, the outside is not his thing.
His sense of style, much like him, varies, one day he might feel most comfortable in "boy clothes", even thought clothes have no gender, and the next he might want to walk around in a nice blouse or, most likely, a skirt.
His movements are uncannily elegant, whether he’s presenting more feminine or masculine, very unnatural for someone his age but it still has a childish undercurrent. His skin is pale and mostly clear, thanks to some vanity potions, and it's hard for him to tan if he isn't actively trying to.
Mental Description: As simple as he may seem, Jiwon is a fickle person, but one thing about him is simple, he's vain, not to be confused with narcissistic, his opinion of himself is high but not oddly so. He's smart but he finds a special sort of pleasure in pretending to be of a simpler mind to certain people, they tend to feel more comfortable speaking with him when he acts dumber than them and he’s always been one to give people what they want.
He’s not bull-headedly brave but he’s not a coward, he prefers logic over being overly courageous, and that’s fine with him. His family always tells him that his fascination with magic is unusual for his status as a pureblood, and he admits that he can be a little weird with magic, but he doesn’t see a problem with being enamored with magic and how it works, magic is truly a wonderful thing.
He has a habit of saying things to people that may cause them a lash out to see how they’d react, both intentionally and unintentionally. While he’s not emotionless, he does have his moments where he can feel and act hollow, mostly during his tangents where he’s acting simple-minded.
Despite all of his worse habits and behaviors, he isn't a mean person, he loves to make friends and he thrives on attention, both for vanity reasons and for friendly reasons, despite the up-bringing he had, rich and oddly predatory, he isn't the kind of person to hold himself to a too high standard, only in terms of vanity.
He can also be a bit of a flirt, his family constantly admonishing him for doing it so frequently to others but he takes it in stride, knowing that he'll do it again soon. At his young age, it still comes off a bit childish and adorable to some but still works in his favor, possibly because of his dedication to becoming better at it or because of his strangely endearing vanity.
Biography: While this is entirely about Ji-won, we need a backstory for his family, considering he's basically just now starting to live. Jang Young-hee was born June 2nd, 1988 in Ulsan, South Korea as the youngest charge of the Jang family, her parents Jang Yu-na, formerly of the Lim family, and Jang Do-yoon were both born into old money so Yu-na opted to try her hand at being a socialite while Do-yoon chose to work, a true monster of capitalism. Young-hee's parents sent her to Japan at a young age because they wanted her to go to and make connections at Mahoutokoro, which many of their many acquaintances were planning to send their children.
As soon as she'd gotten to that school, she was taken under the wing of many of the older years, who'd built up her already too high opinion of herself with compliments and and gifts. As a privileged child of a family from old money, she lacked plenty of humility at her young age and, since she had a pretty face and was raised to her hold herself to a very high standard, she wasn't a bully but she wasn't a nice person. Funnily enough, she ended up meeting the equally vain and rich love of her life at that very school, Kim Jae-in. Before they'd gotten together, they didn't like one another, she thought he was cruel and self-centered, which was true, and he thought she was needlessly haughty and and fake, which was also true.
They didn't get together for love, why would they? They didn't even like each other. But in a strange way, they did respect each other and actively sought each other out for company, but with a significant amount of distance, of course. They got together to raise their respective standings but, after a while, they gained a bond so strong, they didn't think love could describe it. After they graduated, they had a mutual understanding that they wanted to stay together for better or for worse, no, they didn't get married straight out of school, only engaged, but they did meet each other's families, who despised each other almost as soon as they met, not that they thought they'd get along, their families are too similar.
Shortly after the family introduction, they moved in together in a manor they'd gotten built in Ulsan, where Young-hee opted to work in something she definitely had the requirements for, modelling. She got a large amount of recognition because of her face, both in South Korea and outside of it, but she didn't pursue fame that was higher than high-level recognition, surprisingly, she wasn't interested in pursuing modelling in the America, she was fine with Asia and some parts of Europe.
Jae-in, who was never one to be told what to do by anyone, other than his lovely fiancée of course, opened his own law firm in Ulsan, which is why Young-hee's father took to him easily, they both wanted even more wealth than they already had. Shortly after he'd opened his firm, he and Young-hee had finally tied the knot, in a large and over-the-top ceremony.
At the age of 20, Young-hee gave birth to her and Jae-in's first two children, Ian and Hanuel, Jiwon's elder brother and sister. They'd decided to send them to live with relatives in Japan because they wanted them to go to their old school, where they had made so many happy memories.
It wasn't until she was 21, 23, and 25 when she'd had Ji-woo, Ji-min, and Chae-mi, respectively, where they decided they would only have one more child before they start planning to move to England in a few years time. Jae-in's law firm had opened a location in England a few months before and Young-hee's agency was fine with transferring her to another one, and the children weren't old enough to have to transfer from any schools yet.
She was 26 when she'd gotten pregnant with Ji-won and his twin, yes, twin, sister, Ae-Ri, still in Ulsan, and it was by far, the worst pregnancy she had to endure. His mother was nauseous all the time and couldn't keep anything down, despite her healthy appearance, it was like the pregnancy was draining her, which worried her and Jae-in's families. When her water broke in the early morning of February 14, 2015, despite the pain she was in, she was relieved that she'd be free from the cold clutches of this cursed pregnancy soon.
At exactly 4:02 in the morning in Ulsan, South Korea, Kim Jiwon was born, red-faced and unsettlingly quiet, all wispy black hair and colorless eyes, it was unnerving for the healers, considering the juxtaposition of him and Ae-Ri 's behavior after being born. The healers assured them that everything was fine and the uncertainty had a hold of his mother's feels so long that when they confirmed that Ji-won was okay, she had burst into tears, almost as if his emotions were connected to his mother's, Ji-won, too, started crying.
Three years after his birth, his family moved to Bristol, into a posh-looking townhome that is much bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside. Adjusting to England, or anywhere that wasn't Korea in general, was a struggle for the children, especially Ji-won and his siter, who hadn't yet started their English studies, or any studies for that matter.
Ji-won was doted on by his mother, who loved that he looked so much like her during her childhood, she loved how feminine he looked and took any time she could to tell him that it was a wonderful thing. As a result, Ji-won's ego was very iron-clad, he knew what he looked like and he loved it. When he turned five, he started his studies with private tutors, he loved learning other languages the most but anything about magic, whether it be magical theory or the history of magic in general, was always a joy for him. His eldest brother and sister came frequently to visit from Japan during holidays, it was awkward with them and their parents but it slowly started to be resolved.
His father's sister and her family lived nearby and visited frequently, she, too, became charmed by Ji-won and his well-behaved nature. Ji-won's mother and aunt often took him and Ae-Ri to join them at gatherings with their circle to gush over them and their siblings, they didn't like the people there all that much and their mother and aunt shared that sentiment.
Growing up, people often asked if he also wanted to be a model like his mother but he never had an answer., in his opinion, it was a loaded question to ask a kid but he digressed. He wasn't particularly close with his father because they had none of the same interests but they definitely weren't estranged, they just had a hard time bonding with each other.
Ji-won was close with all his siblings but he was even closer with Chae-mi. Chae-mi was the odd one in the family, she had only two friends and, according to his brother, terrified the younger years. Ji-won loves his older sister to death but even he knows she can be a little strange, she was fiercely protective over him and Ae-ri which worried their parents so much that she's sent to a mind healer every week. His older siblings were sorted into Slytherin which delighted their aunt, even though Ji-min and Chae-mi told her that they were one foot away from being sorted into Ravenclaw.
While he was watching his siblings go to Hogwarts only the platform, he, and his twin sister, were always eager to get their letters, so imagine how ecstatic they were after getting them. He was very happy and he'd immediately started planning out his outfit for the train.
Soon, after he got his letter, his siblings started betting on what house he'd end up in, who bet on what was going to be revealed after the sorting, through owling, considering he'd be at school for several months.
First Instance of Magic: When Ji-won was four, he was still adjusting to being in England, he hated how his cousins teased him about his "girly' looks. On this particular day, his cousin Sung-woo was in the process of teasing him, despite knowing that looking girly wasn't a bad thing, it still made Ji-won upset. While he was glaring at his cousin and trying not to cry, Sung-woo's hair turned a sickly shade of yellow, and Ji-won, after seeing his cousin lose his mind over it, was no longer upset and was a giggling mess.[/quote]