Post by Nathaniel James on Jan 23, 2024 9:57:13 GMT -8
NATHANIEL REED JAMES
BASIC INFORMATION
Age and Birthday: 16; 06/30/2008
Year and House or Profession: Sixth Year Ravenclaw; Beater
Canon: No
Special Abilities: proficient in Transfiguration
FAMILY & HISTORY
Place of Birth: London, England
Notable Relatives: Henry James - father, half-blood, Unspeakable; Mary James - mother, half-blood, deceased; Karen James - step-mother, pureblood, socialite
Character History: Nathaniel was born early in the morning on June 30th, 2008. While the birth of a son was certain to be a joyous event, it soon turned to tragedy when his mother bled out after he was born. His father was distraught at the loss of his wife and struggled to take care of their infant son. An Unspeakable at the Ministry, he worked long hours and sometimes even longer weeks. He did the only thing he could think of and hired a nanny to take care of Nathaniel full-time. Most of his childhood memories revolved around Matilda, his nanny. She was young and beautiful and read him bedtime stories. She made him the best foods, taught him how to fly on a broom, and helped him with his muggle schoolwork. Nate loved her like he would a mother.
It was when Nathaniel was seven that tragedy struck again. Matilda found out she had a terminal illness. The Mediwizards gave her a few months to live. Nate was devastated when she broke the news. She held him as he sobbed for hours. Matilda promised to help find a new nanny before she’d leave to live out the remainder of her life. Nate didn’t make it easy on her or his father, but eventually they settled on Gemma. Gemma was a muggleborn who worked for a wealthy pureblooded family until she was let go when her blood status became a problem for certain family members. Gemma treated Nate well, he had no real complaints, but he missed Matilda terribly.
After a few years of being cared for by Gemma, Nathaniel finally let his guard down around her. She was alright and had all these stories to tell. She was rather clever and the more that Nate opened up around her, the more he liked her.
The summer of his eleventh birthday, he received the anticipated letter inviting him to Hogwarts. Gemma would be leaving to work for that pureblooded family again - the said family member had since died - as soon as he was on the train to Scotland. Nate was not happy about losing another female figure in his life. He cried and cried for weeks until his father told him that he’d had enough. Gemma bid him goodbye at Kings Cross. He thought that would be the last he saw of her.
When Nate came back that summer, he found out that his father had remarried. It was the head of that wealthy pureblood family Gemma worked for. Her name was Karen and Nathaniel hated her. She was an absolute snob. Henry, however, was head over heels. The money sure helped, too. Gemma was back in Nate’s life, but now he had a wicked step-mother to contend with.
Karen’s money bought him the newest brooms on the market, the best supplies, and the best quidditch supplies. He joined the team his second year as a beater. Quidditch gave him every distraction he needed from his home life.
Nate dated over the years. His relationships never lasted more than a few weeks as he got bored really easily. He became popular thanks to his Quidditch skills and natural good looks and adventurous nature. He entered his sixth year with the hope of finding something fulfilling.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Name or Alias: Car
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Experience: many years!
Other Characters: Iola, Rose, Rip, Noah, Cara
Role Playing Sample: you know me