KEVIN HALDAR______________________________________________________________________________________
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INTRODUCTION------------------------------------------------------------
FULL NAME: Kevin Haldar
NICKNAMES: Kev
AGE: 34
ALLEGIANCE: Neutral with Death Eater sympathies
HOGWARTS HOUSE: Slytherin
CLASSES:
WAND: Chestnut, Dragon Heartstring, 11”, Surprisingly Swishy
PLAY BY: Kal Penn
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APPEARANCE
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HAIR COLOUR: Black
EYE COLOUR: Brown
COMPARATIVE HEIGHT: 5'10”
BODY BUILD: Thin but stocky in the shoulders.
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
Tanned skin, and dark slightly wavy hair. Kevin keeps it cut short, and fluffed or spiked on top. His dress attire is very casual, he doesn't like wearing long robes, instead tends to keep to muggle jeans and t-shirts. With the occasional jacket thrown over it. Kevin has a very prominent nose and wide facial features. He is always seen with a dragon tooth earring in his right ear. He is almost always wearing a necklace made of amber beads, and carries a rabbit's foot with him.
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PERSONALITY
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TRAITS:
- Easy-going/Laid back
- Agreeable
- Obsessive
- Determined
- Passionate
- Skilled Potion Maker
- Selfish
- Stubborn
- Patient
- Neat
- Self-confident
- Superstitious
- Materialistic
LIKES & DISLIKES:
Likes:
- Creating Potions
- Discovering things
- Luxury items
- Sleeping
- Animals
- Himself
- Taking Notes
- Reading
Dislikes:
- Overly loud crowds
- Speaking in front of large amounts of people
- Being out in the cold
- Flying
- Strenuous activity
- Talking about his 'feelings'
- Illogical arguments
- Black Cats
GOALS: Live in the lap of luxury, own items which help him to stand out from the crowd.
HABITS & QUIRKS:
Ruffles his hair, a lot.
Extremely superstitious to the point of carrying around 'lucky' objects.
BOGGART: Losing the money he's worked up for.
PATRONUS: Learning potions with his father and mother.
DEMENTOR: While on his gap year, living without many personal possessions was possibly the worst thing that had happened to him in his life.
VERITASERUM: Actually loves teaching things, and takes pleasure in watching people understand.
MIRROR OF ERISED: Live without worry surrounded by his objects that he's worked hard to gain.
PERSONALITY:
Kevin is a bit of an oddball in his own way. Selfish and materialistic he loves getting expensive and fine items and keeping them around just to say he has them. At the same time he's extraordinarily passionate about potion making. Inventing new potions, and perfecting old ones. While he does not have any particular talent with them, he is extremely determined and stubborn until he manages to succeed on the potion he's attempting to make.
Not overly excited to jump into the thick of things, Kevin is all about support and the backyard approach. He isn't willing to jump head first into dangerous situations, but he'll do things to help aid the side he supports. Such as donating money and sending potions and items of interest that might be beneficial to the cause. The cause he most supports are Death Eaters.
Kevin is extremely neat in his approach to life. Everything around him must be either spotless or organized. So when working with potions his work area is always free of clutter and debris, his home, will filled with interesting items and hand-crafted potions, is organized and easy to move around in.
A collector and a creator, Kevin prefers to spend time alone. Reading, jotting down notes, or making potions are his usual haunts. Occasionally however he enjoys a nice stroll alone in the dark, or even a small meaningful conversation with an intelligent person. He doesn't like small-talk for the most part, unless he's busy, and then it often helps to focus his mind to the task at hand.
When seen alone, or in conversation with others, his manner is often aloof, he has a very laid back and friend attitude, with an easy-going smile that makes him appear much friendlier then he is inwardly thinking. Though he can occasionally come off as cold, when situations of emotional distress (Or "drama") are brought to his attention that he has no reason to care about.
Kevin is also extremely superstitious when it comes to the old superstitions. He carries a rabbit's foot in his pocket, and wears Amber beads to ward of illnesses. However being very selfish as well, he doesn't really care if other people have bad luck, as long as they bring none to him.
Your personality type: ISTJ
ISTJ personalities spend an enormous amount of time and energy performing every task they see as important, especially if it contributes to the achievement of a specific goal. However, such a commitment also has a negative side: an ISTJ will refuse to budge and spend at least some of their time doing things that they do not see as meaningful or practical, e.g., some social rituals. ISTJ personalities prefer to do things alone, but they can also work as part of a team if necessary.
ISTJs enjoy being responsible for their actions and love the power that stems from this. They are usually jacks-of-all-trades, which can potentially lead to many significant achievements in diverse areas. ISTJs tend to be bright, logical, and wise individuals, characterized by their desire to seek a secure and stable life.
Like other Introverted (I) and Thinking (T) personalities, ISTJs are often (mistakenly) seen as indifferent and cold. Of course, it is understandably difficult for an ISTJ to reveal their emotions or express affection, but that does not mean that they have no feelings or are insensitive.
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FAMILY & POSSESSIONS
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FATHER:Amar Haldar - Worked for the Ministry in India, traveled around the world
MOTHER: Riya Haldar - muggle English teacher.
SIBLING/S: None
OTHER: None
BLOOD STATUS: half-blood
SPECIES: Human
SOCIAL STATUS: Middle Class
PET/S:
Cat - Meera
OTHER POSSESSIONS:
N/A
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CHARACTER HISTORY
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Early Years: Kevin's parents were originally from India, shortly before his mother became pregnant, Kevin's father was forced to move to England for work and decided to take his entire family. Raised in England, Kevin was taught primarily at home. His mother was well aware of her husband's magical ability, and having been transferred to a school in a small town in Northern England, she taught herself all there was to know about magic and the school Kevin would one day attend.
Kevin was raised as an only child, and to his parents, nothing else in the world mattered more to them then him. He was taught by tutors for fundamental lessons, and taken to Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley, and even the Ministry fairly often to sink in his natural magical abilities. Kevin had even learned of his love for potions at this early age, and his father would buy him children's potions kits and his mother would sit in the kitchen with them both and help prepare random simple potions.
Kevin was extremely prepared before school even started. So when he finally got ready to leave for school, he wasn't even sad about missing his parents. More excited to start to learn all about the things his father had been helping him get an introduction on his entire life. His confidence was through the roof when he started school, ready to take on this new life.
Hogwarts Years: At school, Kevin was one of the over-achievers. Being an overly neat person by nature, and a perfectionist at that, Kevin was one to get his homework done right, and on time. In his spare time, Kevin spent a lot of time with his potions professor. Learning potions that were well beyond his year, and while he wasn't extremely gifted, he was determined and worked hard to get the potion made correctly.
By his OWL year, Kevin got O's in Potions, Transfiguration, Ancient Runes, and Herbology. With E's in Care of Magical Creatures and Charms, and A's in the rest of his classes. During his 6th and 7th years he narrowed down Herbology and Potions for Advanced classes, and took private sessions for more detailed learning.
Adulthood: After Hogwarts, Kevin took a gap year to explore the world. Visited many places and had a few changes to his life. Got his ear pierced with a Dragon tooth, became friendly with a few Death Eaters, and while he didn't fully support their ways, he definitely sympathized with them. During Kevin's gap year, he learned just how nice life was with a bit of money and items. Going from place to place left him with not much in assets, and when he returned from his gap year, he determined he would strive hard to be more wealthy then his parents had been.
Kevin opened his own shop in a wealthy sea-side magical village, selling potions and ingredients to witches and wizards that resided in the town. Due to the town's overall wealth, Kevin's business boomed, and he became a healer of sorts for them, providing potions for colds and ailments, as well as ingredients for witches and wizards to learn how to make their own. Kevin even taught younger students before Hogwarts, about potions and Herbology.
After so many years of working at his store, with his wealth beyond what he had originally set out to achieve, Kevin started to yearn for a different life. With all the upheaval in the world, what with Werewolves running wild and women getting kidnapped, Kevin decided he needed a change of scenery. He closed down his shop and moved to London, he owned an open-floor plan flat that he filled with small treasures and items.
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BEHIND THE CHARACTER
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ALSO KNOWN AS: Molly
RP EXPERIENCE: Multiple years... boarding on 10 years
HOW YOU FOUND US: RPG-D
MAIN CHARACTER: Felix Barker
PURPOSE OF CHARACTER: Potions Professor
RP SAMPLE: - Spoiler:
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by Kevin Haldar Fri May 23, 2014 11:57 pm
