NAME marcello "mars" del sol. AGE eleven years old. GENDER male. BIRTHDATE december 1st. BIRTHPLACE godric's hollow, england. BLOOD-STATUS half-blood. his mother was a full-blooded english witch from london and his father was a half-blooded scottish wizard from aberdeen with mexican roots. ETHNICITY half english, quarter scottish, and quarter mexican.

marcello, known as "mars" to friends, is an adventurous young man who lacks a fear for the unknown. with an insatiable curiosity and a rebellious attitude, getting into trouble seems to be a habit he developed over the years. just as fiery and hotheaded as his nickname-sake, mars' emotions seem to rule over him. there is no middle ground when it comes to mars, he's either explosive or easygoing. his sharp tongue gets him into all sorts of conflicts which he believes can be solved by his fists. despite his rather brash personality, there's a certain charm to him. possessing a witty sense of humor and a gift for bringing comfort to even the most miserable person, he lights up the room. loyal to a fault, he would put himself in harm's way for those he cares about. raised in a broken home, torn apart by death and a gruesome illness, he values the family he's made himself from friends and loved ones. despite the confident, fearless facade he puts up, behind the mask is an insecure boy who fears he'll never live up to his parents' expectations. like his father before him, mars is interested in becoming an auror and is particularly enthusiastic about defense against the dark arts.

a handsome young man, mars possesses his father's charming smile and sun-kissed skin and his mother's curly ebony hair. quite tall for his age, mars stands tall around 5'5" or so and is equipped with lean muscle from his days spent adventuring around the hills and forests of his hometown. his eyes are a deep amber, like pools of molten gold, framed by long black eyelashes. mars' plump lips are often curled up in a mischievous grin that nearly stretches from ear to ear. several distinct scars mar his face, the most noticeable one cuts through his right eyebrow and down his cheek, stopping just shy of his lips. often finding himself in scuffles, there's hardly a time where there isn't a bruise or cut on his body. despite his aunt's attempts to keep his hair neatly groomed, mars' messy mop of curls refuses to be tamed. his voice is very fluctuant, tinged with a glaswegian accent, especially when he's overcome with emotion.

on december 1st, marcello douglas del sol was born in godric's hollow, england. his father, antonio del sol was an auror for the ministry of magic and his mother marina del sol, formally sterling, had been a herbologist who tended to her garden outside their quaint little home on the outskirts of godric's hollow. the little family enjoyed their blissful life amongst other wizarding families and their fellow children. the peace didn't last for too long, unfortunately. at the age of two, mars found himself without a father after an encounter with a dark wizard took a turn for the worse. after the death of her husband, mars' mother became paranoid and shut herself and her son off from the world. until the age of six, mars hadn't had any contact with anyone besides his mother and his aunt who would stop by with groceries and toys for the young boy. isolated and spoiled by his overprotective mother, mars developed poor social skills. manipulative and rebellious, he would run away from home at every chance he got. this carried on for several years until mars was eight years old and his mother had been admitted to st. mungo's. his aunt had explained to him that his mother had inherited a particularly deadly illness that had claimed several lives in their family. his whole world seemed to shatter before him, leaving the poor boy feeling hollow inside and purposeless. shortly after she was admitted, marina succumbed to her illness. mars', nine years old at the time, was sent to live with his aunt, isla sterling. the two had a tense relationship, fueled by the young boy's rebellious nature and fights he would pick with other children in the neighborhood. thankfully, his hogwart's letter arrived just in time before the both of them lost their heads.

mars' first accidental magic occurred at nine years of age, the day of his mother's death. overcome with a slew of emotion, mars stormed out of the hospital wing and hid in the lobby of st. mungo's. unable to hold it in any longer, the boy wailed, the choked sharp sobs that rose in his throat shattered the lamp next to him. his aunt, and several of the attendants found the boy sobbing in one of the velvet chairs, broken shards of glass at his feet. believing that mars had accidentally tipped the lamp over, she thought nothing more of it and comforted the poor boy. it wasn't until the same incident occurred at his aunt's house shortly after that she realized mars' unstable magic had been responsible for shattering the lamp in the hospital as well as the street lanterns near her house.