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OOC INFORMATION
Your Name: Kisa
Your Age: 22
Contact Info: earnestwind@gmail.com
Timezone: CST
Team Preferences: None! My brain did laugh and go "Barghest" because space themed names but not super necerssary.

IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Farkle Minkus
Canon: Girl Meets World (But this is actually a CRAU with a verse AU? It's from a HP AU game! Some differences but mostly the same as a character)
Character Background:
Farkle Minkus was born into a rich and proud pureblood family in the twenty-first century. Stuart and Jennifer peppered him with everything he could possible want, but otherwise the boy found himself mostly alone. His mother would always be there, but his father was often too busy with work. And often times his mother would also leave in the middle of things due to fighting with his father.

That's the one constant the boy has always had in his life: His parents fighting. He's watched it from a very young age and it's practically become routine. It's not lowkey fighting, it's loud and at the end of it usually his mother has left. When there's not fighting there's always an obvious tension, his mother is (and has always been) a very controlling person.

So when he was around seven and was signed up for primary lessons with a few other wizarding children things changed. He mostly kept to himself at the time, not really paying attention in classes. Because he didn't have to pay attention. He knew all the answers and so when the teacher tried calling him out one day he did the thing he does best-- correct them. This earns a scolding and some laughter from the other kids, and a young boy deciding to never speak again.

It's through this that a young girl giggled and came up to him. Riley Matthews. At first he was perplexed about why she was there and if she was going to laugh at him, but instead the girl started hammering him with a million questions. It's the first time Farkle Minkus turns into mush around the girl but for the rest of those years the two were rarely seen away from each other.

Due to the two's parents past friendship/rivalries they ended up going on family outings a lot. By the time he was eleven the boy had found himself sneaking over to the Matthews house more often than his own. If only to accept the stressful fighting.

It's Farkle to receive his Hogwarts letter first. He laughs at Riley a bit who exclaims about things haughtily, but she soon catches up and gets her own. They spend weeks reading their books together and one fact becomes clear that the two never want to broach-- The likelihood of their imminent separation. Even as Riley insisted she'd be a Ravenclaw like her mom they both knew the truth.

So when Hogwarts time rolled around and the two found themselves sharing a compartment with a pretty halfblood all Farkle could do is smile and try to insert himself in. This was Maya Hart and given how she clicked with her best friend, he decided he'd have to love her just the same as he did Riley... It's when Riley stumbles into Lucas Friar's lap on the boats to Hogwarts that Farkle really feels some anxiety.

It's quickly passed up by going into the school and being sorted. He watched as his friends all got sorted-- Riley, Hufflepuff. Lucas, Gryffindor. Maya, Slytherin. And when it was his turn he was shaking more than a little. With good reason-- he was a hatstall, torn primarily between the houses of Ravenclaw and Slytherin. But then after several minutes of internal discussion the hat decided on the house that soars. And the rest was history.

In all, the events of his social life at school fall similarly to that as it did originally. With some key differences. He became close to the girls of his year in his house, Smackle and Rori. They spent a lot of time rolling their eyes at the state of things and eventually as a group would end up trying to discuss the best well-oiled murder plans and escape routes. It was all theoretical, none of them were bad kids, but they found entertainment in making the perfect plan (and often with their brains they did just that).

The triangle between Lucas/Riley/Maya wouldn't happen until some years later and it was never really a traingle at all. Lucas and Riley dated but by the time they ended their fourth year had sort-of called it off. At least it was in name, but Lucas thought they were still a thing... Which meant that when Riley began falling Farkle and the two started dating by their sixth year things would get a little hectic.

Not that it wasn't by then anyway. Farkle had gained a love for astronomy and science and, in far too many ways, diverted from the natural pureblood standing. He'd been declaring for years he'd be the Minister of Magic, but now it balanced with a desire to study astrophysics more thoroughly. Something Riley encouraged, but he doubted his father would approve of.

Which was a huge thing-- seeking his father's approval. The older he got the more his parents were less likely to hide how they truly felt. They fought openly more frequently and his mother stayed away more frequently. Meanwhile, Stuart put more pressures of success on his son. Something that, until recently, Farkle was happily doing on his own..

...But now the stress of things was piling on and the boy's at a limbo where he wants it all to just stop. And thus began a spiral of not going to class for a week and here he is.
Character personality: (This is from an actual verse app since nothing really changes personality realize!)
he most important trait in Farkle is his loyalty. It's easy to say that being intelligent and sometimes manipulative is his domineering traits, but they're not who Farkle is. In "I am Farkle" it's best explained that the person who Farkle is that he can't stop talking about his friends and being with them is the most important thing to him. One of the best definers of this is that, in spite of them rebuffing, Farkle faithfully loves both Maya and Riley. Even when they're off in their own world or taking him for granted, he stands by them and tries to protect them.

In spite of how small and unlikely he appears to be, Farkle will do anything for his friends. He's seen coming face-to-face with a couple boys harassing the girls who are both bigger than him. Even later, still, he ties up Lucas saying that it was to keep him restrained so he wouldn't go after the girls immediately (of course, Lucas is incredibly strong so that didn't last long). His own dream of being a dictator was also, at one point, put to the side because he realized that he wouldn't have friends that way. It's these things that really show the spark of loyalty in him. Things might terrify him or stand in his way, but if his friends need him he'll always drop everything for them.

He does this without expecting anything in return. One of the most telling times is when he does defend the girls and promptly says "you may take me for granted, but I'm Canada, and I'll always be there". In this sense the important thing to Farkle isn't what his friends can do for him-- an important aspect in almost every other thing he does-- but what he can for them. It's the fact they take the time to spend every day with him that he holds onto. That's why he's so loyal to them and will always be on their side.

In spite of this great feeling of loyalty to his friends, Farkle is also kind of a mess of emotions. In year one when he's called "Nothing" this really strikes a chord in him. He goes into hiding and even, for once in his life, stops coming to class. He doesn't seek out his friends and, in fact, tries to shut them out accusing them about why they'd be his friends in the first place. In some ways, it's because while he holds them to this great position he doesn't see himself as equal to that in their eyes.

This goes a little further into "I am Farkle" where they discuss the possibility of Farkle having autism. He doesn't, but there's something important here to note that he says he doesn't understand love, social cues, and a whole checklist worth of things. So, in spite of being so intelligent, in a lot of ways he's pretty socially and emotionally unaware. He's seen calling his friends "dumdums" almost to their face with no remorse. Not because he thinks they are, but because he doesn't really have a filter onto what he says. He's a straightforward person who speaks what he thinks, does what he speaks and has no real in between.

That's the reason everyone thinks him weird. Because he's the kid that at one point spoke in first person, he's the kid that passes out when panicked, and he's also the kid that happily declares he'll take over the world. Most kids don't do all of these things and, if they do, it's only one aspect. During his first few years at school he didn't think anything was wrong with any of these things, but during year when he's mocked for being the "most likely to Farkle" he decided to change himself completely. Through this he's toned down a lot of his old quirks, but we've still seen them on occasion including when he freaked out in classes and declared he would be Pippin in any play the school put on.

Furthering, even though he may at times be socially unaware, it's never been a matter of cruelty with Farkle. While there are times he's accidentally hurt Riley in his desire to be at the top, but at the end of the day he apologizes and realizes he shouldn't have done it. It's this realization of his actions that are important, but it's not a sudden awareness that brings him to it. It's because he does value his friends and their happiness above even his own. Lucas at one point defines him as the "genius that is loyal and kind" and this is the truest thing that can be said about him.

It's important to note that a lot of Farkle's social unawareness comes from his home situation-- He's seen saying he doesn't understand what love or families are on numerous occasions. While he's spent plenty of time growing up with the Matthews, Farkle also spent a majority of his time listening to his two biggest rolemodels do nothing but argue. So being around more than a few people who genuinely love people is anew experience for him and is something he's learning.

Farkle is a lot like Riley in the sense that he sees the world in a kind of focalized-scope. While he's not nearly as naive as Riley is, they're much the same in how they feel about their existence in the world and with their friends. So similar to Riley Farkle has a kind of kindness about him that embraces the nature of people and things around him. We don't see him judge people for what they are and it's a part of the reason he states he loves both Riley and Maya equally: Because even though they're different they're both important aspects of the world. Even later, when it's revealed Smackle has autism and she says they can't be together about that he discounts that by saying "but you also showed me compassion and concern, let me do that for you".

It's this nature that overpowers even his social awkwardness among his friends. Because even if the outside observer would often see the silly, goofy kid his friends know the difference. Even their classmates see it as Farkle, especially in recent times, tries to stand up for Cory's lessons and choose the "good" option instead of the "bad" one. Even more still, he's openly asked both Maya and Riley on dates good-naturedly in class knowing they'd deny him. He does all of this very openly, expecting and knowing rejection will come but he's never put off or upset about it. Partly because he considers it "not real" but also because it's that friendship with the girls that overpowers everything else. So, it's why when Riley complains she just wants to be asked to a dance, he does. Because he wants to ask her so someone does-- for her-- but in good-nature expected the no that proceeded.
In all, Farkle is actually fairly well confident in who he is as a person. That's not to say he doesn't have fears or uncertainties-- he does. He doesn't think that "most likely to be Farkle" is a good thing at all. He changes himself completely because of this. Even in the first season he decides to stop wearing turtle necks and going to class because someone called him a "nothing". It hurt him a lot to feel like both of these things and it's something he struggles with. Unlike his friends, he didn't come back from when he changed in Girl Meets Yearbook. He decided he needed to explore who he was outside of what everyone thought "Farkle" was. Because, ultimately, while he's unafraid to declare he will one day be dictator he is afraid to be nothing to the people around him-- and that's a very distinct difference in the mind of a thirteen/fourteen year old boy.

Ultimately, one of the most important things to realize about Farkle at his current point in life is that he's all of the things listed above and sometimes none of them at all. Yes, he's still a scientist. Yes, he still wants to rule the world one day. And, yes, maybe he's a little too obsessed with the idea of being Pippin. But something pivotal happened in his fourth year in that he did decide that maybe he should figure out more of who he is. So he's experimenting and trying new things. That's important to him. He wants to be comfortable with who he is as person and so things may change with him. Already he's learned maybe sports aren't so bad and that love is something he can do and does have. He's expanding his horizons and trying new things. That doesn't mean he always succeeds, sometimes he's still just a little too "Farkle-y", but at least for now he's trying to figure who exactly that will be.
Effects of memory loss:
Emotionally, Farkle would be somewhat of a blank slate. This is because that until more recently he didn't really... Understand his own feelings. He started picking them up about two years ago but until then he considered it a game. He didn't think he knew how to feel. So ICly this could come into play one of two ways: He may actually e able to become emotionally mature... Or lose it all completely.

He wildly grows from outside influences. While he's not Riley levels of change himself for someone else's purposes, Farkle does take to heart what others say about him due to being called 'Nothing' and 'most likely to be Farkle' so what this means for memoryloss-- Is he'd shape himself to whatever group of people he falls in with. Whatever that may mean for him. He can change absolutely drastically in that sense. It's shown in canon that in his early years he only knew manipulation and power, so he'd do whatever it took to make that. But once he made friends and realized he cared about people and wanted to help that some energy went into doing the right thing.

So he's a versitile character depending on influences! And given that a lot of his early memories will be fueled with running away and/or being told he was nothing and feeling like nothing... He could definitely stray away from the boy he's beccme.
Personal Item: A copy of Pippin, honestly. Because Magical or otherwise he's still obsessed.
Sample: Okay, here's two! One is from Ryslig where there's multiple threads showing, you know, not the best scenarios! Meanwhile the second is actually a tumblr thread (since that was where the CRAU was). So that would be in verse.
Ryslig: http://ryslig.dreamwidth.org/451647.html
He shakes his head quietly at Luca’s latest remark. “I’ve tried before,” he says, another small, casual shrug. And he has. It’s often hard to explain why he feels what he does. There’s a reason he avoids it and, even lately, he has to think carefully about some of the things he says to Riley. Not because he doesn’t feel them, but because explaining them is too complicated for him to figure out.

He knows he’s expected to have the answers. Personally, he demands that same excellence of himself. If he doesn’t have the answer he wants Farkle goes out and finds it. Through whatever means necessary. That was a part of the reason he could have so easily gone to Slytherin if the hat had decided that was the way to go. He hated not knowing something or the uncertainty behind certain acts. It’s why he can’t quite focus on the situation at hand right now.

It’s why when Luca finally responds he glances up at the other boy and his features tighten. It’s anger, though the way he turns away just as quickly it’s not at the other boy. He’s heard all those statements before, of course, though not from his own parents. Stuart wasn’t exactly traditional. He liked Muggle technology and science almost as much as Farkle, he had his own helicopter and dabbled in any business he could.

But he also knew his father hadn’t escaped the whole pureblood politics nonsense– And neither did his mother. Though she was the one that demanded he loved her and marry him, but it rooted down to the same essential thing Luca spoke of. Even though that was how it was arranged, they never forced Farkle into any such notations. Or maybe it was because they had always expected him to end up with Riley–that thought made his stomach sink.

No, that wasn’t it either, though. He was sure of it, because his parents even if they weren’t in love with each other… They very much loved him. So when he finally responds to Luca it’s another shake of his head. “That’s stupid,” the words come out roughly, all too knowing but frustrated just the same, “none of that’s going to matter in the end. The point of marriage, real marriage, is to be with someone you love and want to be with. You can’t just force people together and expect it to work out just for the sake of honor.” Because that’s what it all boiled down to.

He pinches his eyes closed and exhaled. “It’s not a divorce,” he amends– not yet, a voice in his head reminds. But he swallows that down, “they argue a lot they always have, it’s a ‘separation’.” The words feel wrong on his tongue. The ring he wears on his finger seems to burn once more against his skin as he thumps the hand against his leg. “They were never dependent on anything,” he says with a swallow, “I guess they just decided they didn’t have any reason to pretend anymore.”

Because it’s true, Stuart made his own name. Jennifer could have wound up anywhere. It’s a sinking feeling that it was now, after he called them out, they decided to act and maybe that’s why he has so much issues with this. Not that he wouldn’t have before, but it feels more his fault than ever.

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( PLAYER INFORMATION )
- ★ NAME: Kisa
- ★ AGE: 21
- ★ TIMEZONE: CST
- ★ CONTACT: earnestwind@gmail.com / plurk: rainbowtrain
- ★ CURRENT CHARACTERS & LATEST AC: Ao Fukai (http://fairywoes.dreamwidth.org/70552.html?thread=1520280#cmt1520280)

( CHARACTER INFORMATION )
- ★ NAME: Ron Weasley
- ★ AGE: 19
- ★ CANON & CANON POINT: Harry Potter, post Deathly Hallows
- ★ CANON INFORMATION: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Ronald_Weasley
- ★ PERSONALITY:

On March 1st, 1980, Ronald Bilius Weasley was born the sixth child of Arthur and Molly (nee’ Prewett) Weasley. From an early age his life was encumbered by the warfare that was the Wizarding World, as if to predict what later may become of his life. His youngest sibling and sister, Ginny, would be born just weeks before the first Wizarding World would end and dispel the tension within it. But, for what it’s worth, despite hardships, Ronald grew up well within his family. The Weasleys, an old family within the Wizarding World, were poor and “blood” traitors, but that by no means meant they lacked.

Being the sixth of seven has put a great deal of emphasis on Ron about family. He can become easily upset and jealous of them, this much is true, but at the end of the day he cares for them dearly. Ron was raised to cherish his family and that he does. He doesn’t exactly “play nice” from time-to-time, but his protectiveness towards them never wavers. When Percy writes him a letter telling him that if he wanted to make something of himself he would have to turn his back on his family and Harry, Ron grew angry and rid himself of said letter.

That act showed how deeply Ron’s loyalties lie to his family and friends. Ron is very much like his patronus the Jack Russel terrier, in more aspects than one, but especially where his loyalty lies. In the past it could take seconds for Ron to consider a person a friend—as seen with Harry—but that’s changed now somewhat. The war’s taken its toll on him and he’s not nearly as open as he was when he was an eleven-year-old boy. But it is, however, needless to say that once you break into his shell you have gained an infallible loyalty. Even when Ron was angry and jealous with Harry, he still stood by him…Just, it takes a closer look to see. A perfect example of this being when Snape refused to help Hermione in Goblet of Fire and both he and Harry yelled at him for it (despite not talking for weeks).

Yet, as infallible as his loyalty is, Ron really isn’t the most amicable of beings. We must take into account the fact that before arriving at Hogwarts he was surrounded by family in the countryside. There was little to do beyond being around them and sometimes tagging along to the village with his mother. When he first meets Harry it’s the first child he’s probably really met that is his own age and not in his family. He was able to talk freely to him and they became instantaneous friends, as Ron later seemed to with his own dormmates. But, we must keep in mind, there’s no hinting he makes friends with people in any of the other houses, or even the girls for that matter. Whatever the reason was that didn’t get him to socialize outside of his dormmates would only be furthered in the years to come as the war set forth and made it harder to trust people.

Perhaps contradictory is the fact Ron wants to be noticed for himself. As the sixth of seven and his brothers already passing some of the greatest feats, Ron had a lot to live up to. This was only furthered and instilled when he befriended Hermione and Harry, mostly to the latter case. Being surrounded by people who are brilliant has shunted Ron into the corner. It’s why, when things happen that get people to talk to him, he’ll go on about it for hours and change up the story—because, for once, all eyes on him. Ironically enough, Ron can’t handle the spotlight if people are actually watching him and he has to do something. He clams up and becomes far too nervous to think straight. It’s with this it’s near positive to say that—what Ron wants isn’t exactly to be famous, but to be noticed and cheered on. Sure, winning and people saying his name are great and he’d take it, but that’s not really what he wants. It’s why his relationship with Lavender is so pivotal in that sense: she noticed and wanted him when he thought no one else did. So, of course, as with any teenage male he was going to take it.

Ron’s whole fear of not being noticed falls hand-in-hand with his inferiority complex. He truly doesn’t think he’s good enough for Hermione, or to be friends with Harry, and even to get more of his mother’s love. It’s a thing he’s constantly struggling with and doesn’t know how to handle. He thinks people will be better off and happier without him and, even though Harry has told him otherwise, it’s always going to be a haunting presence for him. Although, it is important to note, he is gaining a notion of self-worth. It’s not as great as it could possibly be, but it’s getting there.

Surprisingly, Ron is a rather honest thing. He hides his emotions and doesn’t try to let people worry about him, but when it comes to his thoughts that he thinks are acceptable to share he’ll do it, with no questions asked. And, if pushed enough, those thoughts he doesn’t care to share will also come out to the truth. He lays everything out on the table without even really realizing it sometimes, especially when he’s speaking from the heart. It’s this certain level of bluntness mixed with the factors that make him very much Ron. However, there are certain things he isn’t quite honest with himself about which we’ll get to next.

For what it’s worth, despite his honesty, Ron has a firm belief that if it’s got nothing to do with someone they’ve no need knowing. That is to say, if it’s not his business to give he’s not giving it. Or even if it does involve him if it’s something that it’s really important, he’s not going to be easily talked into giving it. He may say things in a roundabout way like “we have to do this”, but otherwise he’s tightlipped. And, push him over the edge about it and he’ll glare, yell, and not talk to you for some time if it’s that bad.

Ron has trouble with deeper emotions and relationships. J.K. Rowling calls him “emotionally immature” and while he is growing more into himself as a person, it’s still significant to note. He’s constantly struggling with his anger, jealousy, and love. He doesn’t know how to deal with them as well as doesn’t understand them. Ron takes quite a long time to process that he likes Hermione as more than a friend and then mucks it up then (he’s quoted saying if he’d had the book the twins gave him earlier, he’d know how to break up with Lavender and get going with Hermione). Although, we must give him credit, as the boy is finally catching up to speed—what took him a few years to realize only took a few months later. But it still doesn’t stop the fact he has these troubles and for that he has issues dealing with deeper relationships. That isn't to say he's emotionless or doesn't know his emotions, it's quite the opposite, actually: he feels a lot he just doesn't know how to deal with.

However, it is not without trying. Ron is lazy and doesn’t want to do more than he has to, but once he has his heart and mind set on something he’s a determined little git. We see this especially during his chess matches where he determinedly perseveres, but we also see it again in Order of the Phoenix. He decides he wants to be on the Quidditch team and spends hours for weeks practicing to get on—no matter the weather. And then, even later, he constantly tries to gain Hermione’s attention and realize he’s right there and wants to be with her. It’s such an odd quality in him because in most other things he gives up easily or thinks he will fail—but when he’s set on it, he’s set.


He is not, however, without his faults. The boy is littered with them more than one would think, but in some ways you do have to look deeper into him. For example: is his anger justified? In the above sections we’ve gone over briefly his insecurities, jealousy, and loyalty and these are important to note when thinking about this. Many people rebuff that Ron is an angry and jealous bloke, but that’s not altogether true. He is jealous a fair bit of the time, this much is true, but the anger is something that needs to be scrutinized more. Anytime we see Ron angry is during one of the above mentioned times: when he’s insecure, jealous, or being protective. Even the fight that had him leave in Deathly Hallows was induced by a protectiveness to the idea his family was hurt and a jealous insecurity that Harry and Hermione were snogging behind his back.

Ron’s development progresses greatly during the months of June-July (HBP-DH) that it really needs to be explored. As stated before Rowling said Ron had to earn Hermione, and during these last few months there’s been such a pivotal change in the boy. He’s not perfect, far from, but you see him taking his role in her life far more seriously than he did before. Before even Harry’s able to fully realize Hermione’s in tears, Ron’s up, holding her, and saying exactly what needed to be said to calm her down. This is important for Ron, because before he didn’t have a clue on how to behave in situations as such—but there he is, for the next several chapters, keeping her all right. Ironically, it’s also during these chapters that we find he’s learned tact (at least when it comes to Hermione). When Harry had said something that got Hermione going, Ron had shot him a warning look as if to say “really, how thick can you get?” And this is incredibly important to him, seeing as this was the boy who before didn’t think at all before he spoke.

It's also during this time he becomes more firm in his role, but beyond comforting Hermione it does't play much of a role until mid Deathly Hallows. Ron fully understands the war and what happens in it, in some ways more-so the the other two. When he walks out in Deathly Hallows he instantly regrets it and tries desperately to return to them and, during that time, wound up gaining some methods of information for them when he did return. And what happened during his return? Well, Harry became fixated on the Deathly Hallows and so it was Ron who stepped up and took charge. He continuously tried to think up new places and ways to think and, furthermore, tried to keep their spirits up even when all seemed like it was lost. This would continue for the rest of the series.

Ron and pressure… is a very hard thing to fully go on by book seven. It’s noted that in Deathly Hallows, he was the one keeping Hermione straight and reminding her of the plans when breaking into the Ministry. Later on he seems to be able to fight and go into things with little worry, which isn't that much different the the eleven-year-old in philosopher's stone.. But that isn’t to say he doesn’t worry—because he does, and I think it’s most prudently put this way: Ron is good under pressure in a serious situation until it’s down to him to keep it going. For example: during the break-in at the Ministry Ron was the one remembering the plan, being calm, and even joking until he was confronted as Reg Catttermole. It’s only then we see the panicking boy, and it later diminished when he was no longer having to deal with having to pretend to be the guy (it did return upon the sight of Mary, but under the circumstances he didn’t panic, either).

Ron is an odd mixture of stick-in the-mud and humorous. While he can easily get people laughing when he tries to, it’s also important to point out his overall demeanor sometimes makes him easy to feel “put-out” (which in turn makes him difficult to deal with by other people). Overall, however, he’s the humor in the trio. He’s the one that knows how to keep them laughing and keep spirits up. Between all of them, he’s probably the most optimistic when things are down because he is trying to keep spirits up and wants to think things aren’t completely failing. This is seen when he persisted to believe that Made Eye wasn’t dead and tried to reason how he couldn’t have and later when on their search he kept encouraging Harry on things after his return.

It’s also important to note that Ron can be a leader. No, he doesn’t really seek out being a leader, but when he needs to he steps forward and takes forward… And, honestly, while he’s not exactly charismatic he’s good at it. He’s able to keep the group moving, come up with new ideas, and even try to keep their spirits up. Ron was never the best at his leadership position as a prefect, never taking it seriously, but he must have to some degree or he wouldn’t have kept the title. As it were, there’s no denying that over time he grew into being a capable one when the need arose.

What many people don't seem to realize about Ron is that he comes from an old-fashioned mindset. With the lack of technological advances that the Muggle World had, certain things Ron is oblivious to. The poor kid blushes and sputters when seeing his sister snogging of all things. While it can be said it's because that was his kid sister there's more to it than that. Ron was raised almost purely around family and didn't likely get the chance to often go to the village behind the orchard. Growing up it was mostly him, Ginny, Fred and George until they went off to school. Growing up in seclusion and with a strict mother who demands they go by certain mannerisms, it's needless to say Ron doesn't have the progressive mind those from the Muggle world might have. He starts leaning, however, as over the years more slang and the sort bleed into his vocabulary (for example, his favorite line “bloody hell”, takes him three years to say regularly). With this in mind, it's a bit more understandable when it comes to Ron's viewpoints on certain things—especially relationships—especially when adding in his emotional stunting.

Despite popular belief, Ron isn't, for lack of a better word, dumb. Canonically he earns passing O.W.L. scores of E (the second highest score) and only failed the two courses he didn't care about anyway. Ron just isn't motivated—he doesn't see a point in all the homework they're given, doesn't think reading the subject for fun is needed and is generally lazy. We must also remember that he eventually becomes an Auror, which is one of the hardest occupations to get into. He was always planning to be an Auror, something he mentioned interest in even before Harry back in Goblet of Fire, so he's always known the requirements. It's just this: if Ron doesn't feel he'll get anything from it he won't put his all into it. He puts in what he feels is needed to pass and stops there. All that extra work could be spent on something he finds more interesting or necessary, such as Quidditch, chess, or eating.

Within the group, as you saw above, Rowling states Ron is the glue that keeps them together. He’s not the smartest or most skilled, but he’s the one with the most heart. When Hermione and Harry go off in their tangents, Ron’s the one that bucks up and keeps them grounded. He’s often the sensibility of the group without even meaning to be. As seen in Deathly Hallows when Harry begins thinking about Hallows, Ron is the one that can keep them moving when things get rough. He’s the chess master, the one that understands that some things need to be done rather they like it or not. Even though he’s often grumpy, it’s shown that his anger isn’t… quite as rash as Harry’s who lashes out without prompted reason. For Ron it’s always something building up or a protective nature. The trio have always defended each other, but when it comes down to it Ron’s the first one to be protective and will be the first to try and sacrifice himself for the others. As shown in third year when, on a broken leg no less, he stands and tries to protect Harry saying Sirius would have to kill them first, or during Deathly Hallows when he tells Bellatrix to take him instead of Hermione.

Ultimately, Ron is a boy and a typical one at that, except... Except, because of the war he's been forced to grow up too fast. He is ultimately still the same boy we saw from day one near the end of Deathly Hallows, but the war has added subtle changes to him that are beginning to flourish. He's become more serious and understanding, trying to do his best to do what is right. He's beginning to see relationships and feelings for what they are and it shows—especially when throughout year seven he comforts Hermione to the best of his ability. When Fred died he had to swallow what grief he had and help his family out and, in doing so, he grows to be more of a man. Ron's still got a long way to go, but these subtle changes are appearing and showing themselves in the most outstanding ways. Yet, at the end of the day, he is still very much Ron—the awkward boy who fought beside his best friend from day one.

BELOW IS A SECTION ON THE OTHER TWO-THIRDS OF THE TRIO AND HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM AND HOW THEY AFFECT HIS PERSONALITY

Perhaps the easiest relationship to touch on is the one between that of Ron and Hermione as, in many interviews; Rowling has expanded on the depth of their relationship to great extents. At first Ron couldn’t stand her thinking her a haughty know-it-all who was a “nightmare”. In return, Hermione seemed to have a snotty, sniping attitude towards him. Of course, this changed when Ron and Harry accidentally lock her in a bathroom with a fully grown mountain troll and the three are forced to fight it. Since then, the two of them have constantly bickered and sometimes it can hardly be told why they’re friends.

But there are more important aspects of their relationship: Ron seems to believe he has a certain responsibility over her since they became friends. As aforementioned, Ron is under the mindset that he can say whatever he wants about his friends, but if someone else dares he sees fit to attack. This is seen especially in light of Hermione who, in year two, he defended with a broken wand and during Deathly Hallows tried to refuse letting her near anywhere dangerous, saying if any of them did anything as such it would be him. Ron has a constant nature of putting himself between Hermione and whatever may come their way, rather it be insults or attacks and, in a way, it could be said this is because of how his mother raised him… Yet, anyone who’s read the books know better.

Hermione is the one person who can truly make Ron emotional. Let me better say this, Ron is capable of trying to keep his real emotions back and grumbling about things for ages for almost everything else but Hermione. He’s seen arguing, protecting, jealous, and worrying more openly than he has with any of the other characters, in a way it’s because she’s the emotional balance between them.


"Ron and Hermione, however, are drawn to each other because they balance each other
out. Hermione's got the sensitivity and maturity that's been left out of Ron, and
Ron loosens up Hermione a bit, gets her to have some fun. They love each other and
they bicker a bit, but they enjoy bickering, so we shouldn't worry about it."


The above is how Rowling explains the two of theirs relationship—where Ron fails to see the picture because of his anger, jealousy, and generally sulking, Hermione is the one that puts it straight. Even when they’re rowing she’s able to put him in perspective. Consequently, Ron truly listens to Hermione. In Deathly Hallows he’s seen openly taking care of her and pulling her to him when she was crying, showing a level of maturity that he hadn’t yet. He even shows a sense of logic that Hermione didn’t realize he has, even repeating her own words to her.

Where Hermione lacks, Ron takes up. He’s the one between the two boys that can get her to stop panicking, calm down and even laugh. Even if it’s sometimes unwittingly that he does so. While Hermione is reason and logic, Ron is often the sensibility. This was deeply portrayed in year four when she started her campaigning for S.P.E.W. and he told her it’d be impossible to change things and free the house-elves and tried his darnedest to get her to eat. He often grumbles about her behavior in not sleeping and eating during these times and shows a concern for her he doesn’t quite anyone else… Well, when they’re not in one of their epic rows that is. However, it should be noted that even in their rows he can put it aside without another word if needed as seen in Prisoner of Azkaban.

One of the most important aspects of their relationship built up through the course of the seven novels and became known in Deathly Hallows: their affection for each other. When Ron leaves during their hunt for horcruxes it’s not Harry or their mission that brings him back to them: it’s Hermione. We see an increased tension in their relationship during the horcrux hunt and learn that the girl Ron loves is Hermione (as said by Riddle via the locket). Which sort of makes all their bickering fall into place—for as loyal as Ron was to Harry it was Hermione that really brought him back. He just never has the courage to say or do anything about it the entirety of the novel until she kisses him. The idea of her liking or kissing anyone else, Harry via the locket, is a subject of great grief and jealousy for him. The idea she kissed Krum, after all, was exactly why he started dating Lavender in Half-Blood Prince.

Harry was Ron’s first friend outside of his own family members and, from day one, he showed a certain loyalty to him. The two were instantaneous friends and for the both of them it was because they seemed able to readily accept them for who the other was. Ron didn’t mind Harry was from a muggle home or that his clothes were hardly his own size. And Harry didn’t mind that Ron was from a large family, second-hand everything and poor. They had found a friend in the other that would continue for the next seven years into their later life.

While Ron and Harry hardly had as much trouble getting along as Ron did with Hermione, they had their spats and it could be said they were worse than his with Hermione. For, while he and Hermione got into tiffs where they wouldn’t speak to each other for days—the worst being in year six—when Ron and Harry fight there’s a break in the friendship. The first initial one in year four, Hermione ended up staying more by Harry although she realized the reasoning behind it, but the later locket-induced fight in Deathly Hallows had Ron completely abandon them. Which, in truth, had never happened in any of the trios spats before.

Ron may not be there, but he’s never abandoned Harry. Not once. Sound absurd? Yes, of course, but not being in sight or speaking doesn’t mean they’ve abandoned in a complete sense. In year four when he had left Harry there were nasty jokes and bets going around, and although he was angry and thought Harry had lied to him, it’s noted Ron never participates in it. He stands in the corner looking on like nothing’s happened, but shows no sign of taking any enjoyment from it, even helping him yell at Snape when Hermione was cursed. This was even shown in Deathly Hallows for, while he had the chance to go home and not return, he still looked for Harry and Hermione. Even if the implied leading cause was the latter.

From day one, Ron has shown an infallible loyalty to Harry. He fights with him in every battle with little question and defends him even when the times go for the worst. Most importantly, he’s willing to sacrifice everything for his friend. Ron first shows this in year one when he says that in order for Harry to go on *he* must be taken and that, sometimes, some sacrifices must be done. Furthermore, in year six and seven, Ron and Hermione are both fully aware that during the Horcrux hunt there was a possibility of one, if not all, of them dying. Yet, both of them proceeded, putting their families at risk despite their attempts to protect them. We can also never forget that it was for Harry that Ron faced his greatest fears for in facing the spiders in the forest.

It’s known that Ron is jealous of his older brothers and feels easily overshadowed, but after befriending Harry this only intensifies. Ron is jealous that Hermione and his mother love and choose Harry over him, and this plays quite the roll considering it’s the very reason he leaves in Deathly Hallows. Ron’s anger and jealousy cause rifts in their relationship that almost break the trio as a whole, as mentioned before, but both of these known times were because of Ron’s outstanding insecurities. He considers himself as “Harry Potter’s stupid best friend,” and while often times it’s a thing of honor for him—there’s always a deep-rooted insecurity. After his defeating of the horcrux and Harry telling him the opposite, this seems to have diminished, but it’s such a core part of Ron that it will never fully leave him.

- ★ COURT ALLIANCE: Seelie. While I could argue Unseelie fairly easily, the better fit for Ron is Seelie. This is largely because, despite everything, he has a fairly set code of morals convictions. Some are good and others bad, yes (like Rowling straight out saying the Weasleys were meant to be racist towards muggles but still be good people). More-so, unlike Harry, Ron won't believe the worst of someone just because he dislikes them. This is seen in the HalfBlood Prince when Harry insisted Malfoy was doing evil things and thus stalked him for half the year. Ron sided with Hermione here in that Harry was just being rude and invasive and did't have any part in it. Of course, the two were wrong, but it does give a fair hint to how he feels about that kind of thing.

Furthermore, Ron was also the first between him and Harry to bring up being an Auror as a possible career choice. Ron inadvertently says that being an auror would be a good thing and Harry agrees. Ron has always felt strongly about his beliefs and will fight for them, and so the concept of being an Auror would be a draw for him. He does eventually give it up to help George in the store, but only after most Death Eaters had been locked up. These statements are both important because it shows that, while Ron wants to punish Death Eaters for what they've done, that the most important thing in the world to him still remains his family.

These actions and thoughts are the reason I think Seelie fits him best. Yes, he broke quite a few rules in his time and willingly followed Harry-- but so did Hermione. He never broke rules because it would be fun, unlike his twin brothers, but because it was necessary. He fully understands some thigs may need to be done that you don't like if you wish to help people and, so, he acts.

- ★ ABILITIES: Ron is a wizard! He's also a wizard coming in with a few months of Auror training, which means he's got a fair bit more in his arsenal the he did towards the end of Deathly Hallows. Mostly, this comes in the form of spells and transformation potions, but I will go over everything bit-by-bit in the next section:

Teleportation-- Wizards and witches in Harry Potter can teleport by way of a thing called apparation. It's actually fairly difficult and dangerous to learn. Ron's not the best at it, but he is capable and licensed to do it. Essentially, you have to be calm of mind and be able to focus exactly on where you want to go when you use it. So, for example, if he's been in a specific part of the woods he can apparate there. However, if he's trying to get to Caer Scima-- where he's never been-- it would either not work or he'd likely lose a limb. Apparation is also difficult long range and would need several stops in that kind of manner, so it's not the best choice of transportation depending on the circumstances.

Potions-- Ron has six years and some auror training in Potions. He received an "Exceeds Expectations" in his O.W.L. exam for the course and so despite griping he's fairly decent at it. There's all types of potions he can perform from sleeping droughts to drought of the living death. Furthermore, he can even make potions like the polyjuice potion to change appearance (although that takes too long and is gross, so he'd rather just use a spell).

Spellcasting-- Like his examinations in above, Ron also had to receive an "Exceeds Expectations" in both Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Transfiguration as well or the teachers never would have let him move on to it. They all sound exactly like you think they would except Charms is a bit broader in that it can cast things like summoning charms to charms that will cheer someone up. Charms is more like the "general spellcasting" ability as it can cover day-to-day uses as well as things not necessarily needed.

Ron is best at Defense Against the Dark Arts, but he can be see struggling with some more complex spells such as personal transformation spells and non-verbal ones. He can manage them, it just sometimes might take a few tries.

Outside of these things, Ron's actually decent at the two most prominent wizarding sports: chess and quidditch. In chess Ron is actually the best chess player Hogwarts has seen in a very long time-- if this means since McGonagall's time or before is never addressed, but he is an impressive chess player. Ron would be much better at Quidditch if a few hundred people weren't watching his every move. He's actually a more then decent flier and is known to be able to stop every goal when in full form-- but, unfortunately, full form is difficult for him because he gets incredibly nervous.

Aside from these, he's got decent knowledge in Astronomy, Herbology, and Care of Magical Creatures. He can also make up really stupid stuff for Divination, but that's not really a special ability.


- ★ INVENTORY: As he's coming after the war, there's not too much he'd have on him in ways of objects. He'd have the clothes on his back, his wand, as well as the deluminator Dumbledore gave him. Aside from that, he'd have started carrying a second wand on him as he thought it was a good idea (and it was). Unfortunately, beyond these basic items, he wouldn't have brought much else.

( SAMPLES )
- ★ NETWORK SAMPLE:
[Ron doesn't particularly like using networks. There was something wrong with the whole thing. Convenient, sure, but he was still half sure some weird magic was going to get them sucked in-- Or maybe it was just funny to think like that at this point. Muggles didn't seem to get stuck in televisions's after all, but...

Well, it was still a bit strange and he was never sure he got it on right. Like now.]

Uh--

Er, is this thing on?

[There's a noise like he softly hits the locket to find out, but at least it's not nearly as loud as it used to be. Yes, banging a locket on the table doesn't work he's since found out.]

Suppose if it doesn't I'll just have to redo it. [That doesn't sound too pleasant, though, either.] We--Well, I was thinking-- and hear me out here-- but couldn't we all use something other then this war and castle business? All I ever hear about is people talking about it and s'important, sure, but we've got to have loads more to do around here.

Like Quidditch. The lot of you could really do to learn about Quidditch. It's shameful so many people calling themselves wizards don't know Quidditch. Or a joke shop. I--My brothers have-- had-- one but I'm not too good at it myself. Someone has to be, though.

Just seems like some folk around here could use with a bit of cheering. Least those to have more the enough reason to make someone have a decent time.

[A pause and he nods his head. He's not quite sure he got out exactly what he wanted to, but hopefully he did. And he's not going to linger before clicking off. Public speeches of any variety aren't his forte.]



- ★ LOG SAMPLE:
I'm going to provide two, just in case.
The first one is OU in Asgard. I'm providing a second example just because it's at about the year mark:
http://asgardmeridiem.dreamwidth.org/319997.html?thread=49769213#cmt49769213
The second is an AU pjo!demigod thing I did with a friend. He's still mostly the same, just with the added complexity of being from PJO-verse, so it should at least have his actions alike if not the thought process behind it slightly different:
http://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/1851307.html?thread=1002417579#cmt1002417579

[FOR ALL OUR RANDOM RPING NEEDS. HIT ME UP WITH WHATEVER AND WE CAN PLAY TO OUR HEART'S CONTENT.]