James Hawthorne

Full Name: James Hawthorne
House: Hufflepuff
Age: 11
School Year: First
Species: Human
Physical Description: As someone who has trained in martial arts and parkour from a young age, James has a lean, athletic build, which is enhanced by his current height of 4'10". James has black hair and dark blue eyes, and he likes to wear comfortable, flexible, clothing that is suitable for all of his various physical activities. His favorite outfit that you'll see him in nine times out of ten, (at least when he's in the muggle world), is his pair of black sweatpants and a black hoodie.

Mental Description: James is a curious and determined individual who fears very little, and it is these traits that have made him who he is today. His experiences in the martial arts have taught him patience, discipline, and focus, among other things. James can quickly adapt to any situation, and his quick thinking allows him to navigate any challenge with ease while keeping his cool. James is also very confident, and has great people skills, allowing him to make friends easily, while also being able to manipulate his situation in his favor.

But just like any person, James has his weaknesses. His confidence and lack of fear can lead him to overestimate himself, which can lead him to make painful mistakes and/or embarrassing moments that can make him regret his actions. James' attention span is also biased, and this is evident in the classroom where he only pays attention to what he "needs" to, and not the rest of the "junk" that he'll never need to know again. This also expands outside of the classroom, where James doesn't have much care for things that don't provide him with some kind of benefit, which can make him perceived by some in certain situations as a self-centered idiot.

Life Before Hogwarts: James Hawthorne was born on December the 24th of 2012, right on Christmas Eve, to Arthur and Rachel Hawthorne. He was the first and last child to be born to the couple, which gave him a lot of freedom growing up. His parents were fortunate enough to be able to provide James with a relatively good upbringing, with James never having to face any problems that more unfortunate people would, like not having money to be able to afford dinner.

When he was six, James saw a magician for the first time, and from there became very fascinated by (muggle) magic. Soon after that, his parents bought him a magic trick kit, and before much time passed, James got so good at performing the tricks from the kit that he could move onto more advanced magic. Magic developed into one of James' three main passions, and it was a helpful tool in his pocket, especially considering the fact that it lead him to learning a number useful skills.

It was also around the age of six that James' parents begin taking him to martial arts lessons after he had shown interest in them. They weren't a quick-lived interest either, and over time, martial arts also became one of James' three main passions. He would practice multiple martial arts, and he learned multiple as well, just so that he'd always be ready for any situation.

James's third main passions was parkour, which came to him naturally, as he was doing all sorts of things related to parkour beginning as early as at three years old. The playground was always a nice place to hang out for Rodney, especially if it included monkey bars, and the playground was where he developed his interest in parkour. This, coupled with tree climbing, soon lead to James learning more parkour by climbing buildings and using them as his playground to develop his skills. Bristol was nothing short of places to parkour on, and over time, James learned many tricks that he could use to quickly scale buildings, move to and from them, and swiftly get down to the ground.

Back at home, James always loved his parents, who also loved him in return, and as he grew older, James came to love his parents all the more for what they did for him. Aside for paying for virtually everything for him, within reason, they also spent plenty of time with him whenever they could. They showed James that they loved him not just through their words, but through their actions as we'll, and James felt like the luckiest kid in the world multiple times.

First Instance of Magic: One time, when James was nine, he had been out on the rooftops of Bristol, jumping from building to building in his usual manner as he perfected his parkour skills. At some point however, he made a grave mistake during his takeoff, during which he pushed off with too little power to make it to the other side. He had a five story fall down to the ground, with nothing to cushion it, and James wasn't going away from this without at the very minimum, a few serious, if not fatal, injuries.

Luckily for him though, James was not a muggle, but a wizard, though he did not know it yet. This meant that he had magic running through his veins since birth, and it was this very magic that had managed to save him from this potentially deadly fall. In a feat of fear and regret, knowing that his life was more or less over, James had committed his first instance of accidental magic, turning the hard alleyway underneath him into a safe landing zone. Upon safely landing without any injuries, James himself was confused, as theoretically, this was impossible, and he went on to blame luck for allowing him to land in such a way that had allowed him to escape any harm to his body.