Elijah Ace | First Year | Gryffindor

BASICS

HOUSE Gryffindor SPECIES Human

SCHOOL YEAR First BLOOD Half-Blood

AGE 11 PATRONUS TBD

WAND: 28.6 cm ash wood and phoenix feather

HISTORY

Reducio Elijah was born and raised in Bridgend, an old muggle town in Wales. Bridgend had a strange air around it. Isolated and run-down, disused industrial warehouses littered the outskirts and weeds grew between cracked tarmac against a backdrop of constant grey skies. Time seemed slower, heavier, tainted by the type of helplessness found abundantly in back water provincial British towns. There was a lot of free time to be had, and not much else to stop the locals from turning to the bottle or packet or something worse. Elijah loved it. His childhood was spent running around with the local boys, hanging around the river or town center with its live music scene and little record shops. Sometimes he and his mother would take longer trips, down to the beach in Porthcawl or to the many castle ruins that dotted Bridgend County. Sand dunes along the coast and forest hiking trails further inland - interacting with the world so physically and with such freedom led Elijah to grow up believing the world was his playground to explore and enjoy. He has a healthy relationship with his mother, a kind witch who earns a modest living working as a cook at the local pub. His mother valued independence and encouraged Elijah to explore and learn through experience, always supportive of his interests and hobbies. She played a big role in his love for music and sharing home cooked meals with David Bowie or ABBA playing in the background will always be a fond memory. His father, a muggle man, works an office job in London. Though reserved and slightly awkward in their emotions, they harbour no ill feelings towards each other, and Elijah often spends the summer with him as an excuse to see London during the school break. First Instance of Magic: When Elijah was 8, he was discovered nicking an apple from a stall in the market. Being chased, he was cornered between two buildings and was prepared to deal with consequences only for the man to look right past him and turn away.

PERSONALITY

Reducio Reserved and intelligent, but thrives in chaos. Elijah is someone who processes complex emotions and thoughts internally such that his outward appearance seems calm and dormant - only to turn around and do something really reckless and spontaneous. He has a very strong sense of self and little regard to social customs. If he thinks a rule is stupid, he will disregard it entirely. Similarly, he is a strong believer that respect is earned, not inherent. As such, he pays no mind to things such as authority, blood status, or social standing, and rather focuses on the person themselves and how they act. This often gives people the impression that he is disrespectful and lands him in hot water but this is misleading - he has a lot of respect for people, just those that actually have something worth respecting. Strong moral compass but not one that aligns with the law and is rather constructed of personal values and boundaries. Elijah grew up around very straightforward people and can therefore overlook some of the subtler social complexities. If he doesn’t like you, he doesn’t bother with confrontation or putting up a faux polite front, he will simply avoid and/or ignore you. On the flip side, if he does like you he has no problem admitting so and will often compliment strangers on things he’s noticed. This is not him flirting, but honestly expressing admiration. Having said that, he has a very sarcastic sense of humour and trading insults is a beloved form of expression, which can go wrong when the other person is not on the same page. He can sometimes take jokes too far without realising and hurt others due to this. Mischievous smirks and secretive knowing glances, Elijah is an enabler of chaos that often goes overlooked. The only time you’ll see him angry is when you see him hurt. He has a strong but unconventional sense of justice and will immediately jump in to help strangers or stand up against discrimination or bullying. Elijah adores talking to strangers and gaining new perspectives from lives different to his, soaks it up and glows with it. While he has no qualms speaking to the veteran he met on the train, it’s the personal relationships he struggles with. Logic-driven and with a highly probable fear of intimacy, Elijah finds navigating the ties of closer relations tricky and sometimes scary. He needs an escape plan at all times and the freedom to be himself, things which can be difficult when you have the responsibility and consideration of another person. However, he is learning to get better with this. Elijah loves learning and is brilliant at things he sets his mind to. Unfortunately, these interests often last a maximum of 3 days before the next thing is in. He’s disorganised and hopeless at time management, struggling with assignments and subjects he thinks are boring. His grades are therefore a dichotomy of occasionally brilliant, and downright miserable the rest of the time. He has very little ambition other than wanting to explore and live life to the fullest, and is a very present-driven person. Tends to romanticise even the worst parts of life and has a great appreciation for arts, particularly music.

APPEARANCE

Reducio brown curls, fair skin with warm tones, faded freckles, lanky build, green grey eyes, small lips, cupids bow, tastefully plain looking. oversized sweaters, knee–length shorts, well-used trainers, loose ties, ill-fitted robes, woven leather and silver charm bracelets, dishevelled scraped knees, oranges, foggy mornings, english breakfast, train tracks, bruised knuckles, doodles in margins, stone walls, bass guitar with thick strings, winter beach, safety-pin piercing, dancing amusement in eyes, electric towers, grins