Gladwyne, Kendall - Fourth Year

[Kendall Gladwyne]

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Full Character Name: Kendall 'Kennie' Lorain Gladwyne
D.o.B./Age: May 31st, 2015/13
Place of Residency: {MUST be in the UK area}Hastings
Blood Status: Muggleborn

Wand: Holly, erumpent heartstring, 10 3/4", unyielding

History:

Parent(s): Byron Ronald Jacobs - Father, Evelyn Gloria Gladwyne - Mother
Sibling(s): Tara Jacobs - 1/2 sister, Veronica Jacobs - 1/2 sister, Lucas Olson - 1/2 brother, Adrian Olson - 1/2 brother, Jared Gladwyne – Brother, Marcus Gladwyne – Brother, Azalea Gladwyne - Sister
Other(s): Vivien Hull – Mother of Tara and Veronica, Brittany Olson – Mother of Lucas and Adrian
Economic Status: Getting by

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The Early Life of Byron Jacobs
Byron’s parents were both killed in a car accident when he was seven. From there he was sent to live in a foster home and as is usually the case he was sent to many different homes, some good some bad. He picked up bad habits and dropped out of secondary school during his fourth year. Vivien Hull was a part of his class and had been his on-again, off-again girlfriend for two years. Before she graduated she ended up fathering Byron’s first child, Tara. Vivien was kicked out of her parents’ house and the two lived together for a while and later on she also had Veronica. When the pair finally split up for good the courts decided that every other month is spent with the other parent.

Several years later Byron met Brittany Olson at a pub. They started seeing each other and eventually they had boys, Lucas and Adrian. When they stopped seeing each other Brittany decided she wanted nothing to do with her illegitimate children and dumped them off with Byron. The last time they saw their mother was when she left them at the ages of four and two. (Tara and Veronica were seven and five at that time.)

It was not much longer before Byron, now twenty-five met Evelyn Gladwyne who was nineteen. Evelyn was very naïve at the time and thought that Byron was the best thing she could hope for. At first he came off as charming and thoughtful, but after about a month she finally started to see who he really was. By the time she considered breaking it off she found out that she was going to have her first child, Jared. She felt a sense of obligation to the child and decided to stay with Byron for his sake. Later she had Marcus, Azalea, and finally Kendall. With the birth of her last child Evelyn realized that she couldn’t allow Byron to influence them, but even though Byron had never once harmed any of his children or her, she was afraid that he would not react well if she attempted to leave.

The Youngest...and the Only Witch
Growing up a Muggleborn, Kendall didn’t expect to be admitted into Hogwarts at all. In some ways the thought was completely unappealing because she didn’t want to have to live in school and it sounded like too much effort. Evelyn finally convinced her to go, mostly on the basis that if she did she wouldn’t have to see Byron for extended periods of time. Even though she herself was not an angel child she didn’t approve of how he acted. She only wanted him to be the kind, loving father he was supposed to be. She would avoid being around him because he had a quick temper and was likely to start yelling, even if he did that all the time and no harm ever befell anyone it certainly didn’t help her to like him any more.

Despite her upbringing in a less than normal situation the only people Kendall can find it in herself to be nice to are her siblings, especially Jared. She looks up to him a lot because he was the first sibling to break the mold and try to work himself out of their current way of life. He finished school and now studies to be a doctor. All of Evelyn’s children seemed to be better than the Olson’s and Jacob’s. Marcus struggles in school, but stays at it and excels at football (the real kind). Azalea is a high marks student and the most like her mother. She is also persistent in trying to get Byron to marry her mother. It is Kendall’s temper and failure to get over her father that keep her from being like her other siblings. She feels a sense of scorn for her mother, believing that if she had the backbone she would’ve left with her children long ago. Still her mother and sister and brothers try to get through to her so that she will stop acting out.

Personality Description : {at least 2 good sized paragraphs} If you were to say that Kendall is a kind, warm, loving, and well behaved there would be something wrong. Kendall thrives on causing chaos and the disruption of peace. She’s smart, but you have to put in much effort if you want to get it out of her. Since she doesn’t try very hard her grades aren’t the best, but if she were ever to put her mind to it people would be surprised by how much she really knows.

Being raised with her father around has not had a very good impact on Kendall. She goes around acting like what some people would call a delinquent. Much like her other siblings she is constantly breaking rules and getting in trouble to the point of almost getting sent to Juvy. Really she is just troubled and needs to find a better outlet for this. Kendall prefers to be solitary and work alone. She’s not shy, but as soon as she feels threatened she starts to bottle up. Her mother always tries to call her Kennie which makes her really angry. You would have to be incredibly close to her for her to even think about letting the use of her unwanted nickname go. If someone could ever break through her defenses it’s impossible to tell what she would be like.


Physical Description:
Height: 4’ 9”
Weight/Build:Slightly under average
Skin Tone:Caucasian
Hair Color and Style:Blonde
Eye Color:Blue-gray
Personal Scent: Fog/mist

{and at least 1 good sized paragraph}Being from such a large family Kendall does not have much money to spend on fancy clothes. She is more of a tom-boy anyways, but she will wear skirts if she can find some way to wear them with attitude. She prefers shoes that are a size too big for her because she finds them more comfortable and likes to wear dark hoodies and comfortable pants. She will only dress up if she absolutely has to, despite her mother’s urging. Because of a horrible habit of biting her nails which are almost always painted (any dark color) they are often chipped and short. Kendall prefers to wear her hair down at all times and that is one thing no one can get her to change.


Likes: {at least List 3}

• Martial Arts
  
• Disrupting harmony
  
• Evening and later
  

Dislikes: {at least List 3}

• Her father
  
• Being treated like a baby
  
• Daytime
  
• "Kennie"
  

Special Talents: {at least 1 good sized paragraph. Doesn't have to be magical talent}Because her mother always worried so much for her youngest daughter’s behavior, Kendall was put through martial arts classes which she excelled at, just in case she ever came upon a situation where she’d need to defend herself. Because of all the technical work involved she also is quite graceful with the potential to make one heck of a dancer if she would just settle down. She would also be a wonderful singer except she refuses to let anyone hear her. Kendall would not be able to play an instrument to save her life because she cannot read music. She is also very good at finding her way, even in the dark, and has a remarkably keen sense of hearing.

RP Example: {MUST be written in 3rd person past tense. At least 2 good sized paragraphs}A crescent moon was shining brightly as Kendall sat on the roof of her house outside her bedroom window. Tomorrow she would be leaving for Hogwarts, an entirely new idea to her mind still. She knew her father would get on fine without her. He probably wouldn't even notice she was gone right away. Her siblings and mother would be going to see her off, at least Jared, Azalea, and Marcus would. She was grateful that she'd at least get to see them before she left since it'd been so shaky if they would be there in the first place. Now that she was sure she felt better about the whole thing.

But there was still that little issue of magic. She already had her wand obviously. Someone had been sent to accompany her mother and herself into Diagon Alley to retrieve everything she'd be needing for school and such. Her mom had even splurged and decided to buy her an owl. A ridiculous little thing to Kendall's mind. It was the cheapest owl there and it was just a little bit of a thing. It only seemed natural that it's name had been decided as Pipsqueak. The bird hooted constantly so Kendall had let her out when she came out.

Maybe this whole thing wouldn't be as bad as she was expecting. She didn't know anything about magic, but that could easily be fixed if she would try. Maybe this would be the first thing she actually tried to be good at. It wasn't like she had her father or mother could bug her about her schoolwork. She could do things when she wasn't pressured if she wanted to. There was a chance however much she doubted it.