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Character Information
Character Name: Harry Potter
Canon: Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
Canon Point: Book Five, Right Before his Trial
Is your character Dead, Undead or Alive: Alive
History:

The Boy Who Lived

Harry Potter is a child. A child that has had this great, fantastic role shoved on him so quickly that he doesn't really know how to react. For ten years he had no idea the wizarding world even existed and on top of that suffered from hideous acts of child abuse. He was under fed, beat on by his cousin, and treated like worst child in the world, not to mention that if he made any kind of mention of something to do with magic or just beyond the normal he would get himself in trouble. And then, after Hagrid finally catches up with the young wizard, Harry learns the truth about what happened to his parents and the truth about his scar. He learns about being famous and that he lived through a curse that destroyed Voldemort's body and destroyed his house.

Upon being reunited with the wizarding world after ten years he meets several admirers and shakes hands with-I believe the book says everyone in the leaky cauldron. Understandably, Harry is still apprehensive, everything still feels surreal to him and he still knows next to nothing about the world that's been hidden from him for so long. Part of him likely welcomed the idea of being so well known and having people regard him as a hero. Though it doesn't take long for him to get sick of all the staring and mutters and starts to find it, frankly, annoying when after introducing himself to someone they immediately look up at his scar.

In year three he masters the Patronus spell which is quite impressive of a thirteen year old boy. His patronus takes the form of a stag most likely because Harry has never known his parents and yet everyone continues to comment on how he looks just like his father aside from having his mother's eyes. He continues to hear so many great things about his mom and dad and more than anything in the world he wants to meet them, though he knows this isn't possible. He's obviously very proud of his family as he gets quite angry when people say bad things about either his mother or father. What happens to aunt Marge in book three is an excellent example of this as the woman refused to stop bad mouthing his parents and finally pushed him over the edge.

Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is not kind to him, the three tasks push him to his limits and this is the year that Lord Voldemort returns and kills Cedric Diggory- someone Harry was on friendly terms with. Harry is only a child at this point and at fourteen years old he witnesses the man who killed his parents kill a seven teen year old and forces Harry to Duel with him. Harry manages to escape, however he's not out of danger yet as a man he trusted-Mad Eye Moody turns out to be an impostor and threatens to kill him for the dark lord. That is not something a fourteen year old boy should ever have to deal with and yet Harry does.

People treated him like some kind of hero and Harry was determined not to let them down. It first shows it's self when Malfoy takes the remembral and Harry stands up for him. The reason he does is because no one else does and obviously someone needs to stand up to Malfoy. This is generally how his hero complex works- he gets it in his head that no one will act. The reason he took off after the sorcerer's stone was because he thought that someone was going to try and steal it-he was right, of course, but it's later revealed that only one that wanted to find the stone and not use it could get it--which basically means that if Harry had stayed in bed Qurriell and Voldemort wouldn't have gotten the stone anyway.

In the Chamber of secrets, Harry and his friends do investigating on their own and after Harry and Ron discover that Hermione solved the mystery of the thing guilty of paralyzing the various victims they run to the staff room to tell everyone what they've found. However, they receive shocking news and end up having to run off to tell Lockhart (the, at the time, defense against the Dark Arts teacher) who intends to leave. They force him to come with them since he's obviously useless and once again, Harry realizes that if he doesn't do something, no one will.

It's a little different in the third book as Ron is attacked by the black dog and neither Harry nor Hermione think before tearing off after Ron. When Harry faces the dementors he fights them because he knows Sirius is innocent and there is no one there to save him. He saves Felour's little sister in the second task in the Goblet of fire because Gabriel's sister is nowhere to be found and he takes it to heart when he hears that part in the lyrics about losing what the mermaids took forever. Harry has a very strong sense of what's morally right and won't stand by while someone if wrongly punished or left in some form of danger. This is part of why he's a Gryffindor, after all. Even if Harry is putting himself in danger, if feels like there's a chance he can save someone, or in some cases, something, he will try.

In the fifth book (and his canon point) the world has suddenly turned against him because no one wants to admit the truth about Voldemort's return. Fudge comes to some stupid conclusions and Daily Prophet discredits anything Harry had to say about the night Cedric died, printing that he's some attention seeking boy and that his stories are all rubbish. It's a new, and unpleasant feeling for Harry to suddenly be regarded as nuts along with all the added stress of, well, let's be honest, some pretty severe PTSD complete with night terrors.


Personality:

Harry is beyond determined to always do the right thing no matter what the personal cost-an admirable personality trait that is inherited from both sides of his parents. When he first steps into the wizarding world he finds it kind of nice to be recognized but he doesn't quite realize what he's recognized for and fears being just a famous name which is why he strives to prove himself-to find something he can do to prove himself. This is part of the reason he enjoys flying and Quidditch so much-he's no longer just the boy who lived, he's the boy that caught the snitch and ended a game of Quidditch in less than five minutes.

He does not like being recognized as the boy who lived or the fact that after introducing himself people tend to look immediately up at his scar. In the beginning, Harry just wants to find a place in the world to fit in-to make friends and be as normal as he can manage even after he learns about his wizard heritage. By the time year four rolls around Harry is hoping to have a normal year at Hogwarts but once again gets thrown into yet another plot to kill him. Once again he makes a narrow escape and realizes that he'll just never get that normal life he wanted.

He does not seem to think things through very well as he usually chooses to go with half a plan rather than a full one. He thinks about where he's going and maybe briefly about what he'll do when he gets there but not necessarily what he'll do after or how he'll get back. In year two, when he and Ron miss the train they both make the rash decision to take Ron's dad's car and fly it to Hogwarts when they should have waited for Ron's parents and told them bout about what happened-they maybe even could have used floo-powder to get to Hogsmede station. In his defense though, there are several times he doesn't really have time to think his plans through-see Ron getting dragged off by a black dog and Harry and Hermione chasing after him.

He's fiercely protective of those he cares about and will go to any means necessary to protect them. (i.e. Breaking up with Ginny in book 6) But this also means he's prone to bouts of rage and irrational thinking when those he loves wind up in danger and or hurt. After Bellatrix kills his Godfather in the department of mysteries he runs after her and tries to use the cruciatus curse on her, though it has little effect because he was acting out of anger and not out of the desire to hurt.

Harry also seems to have quite a bit of a problem with tunnel vision-particularly when he doesn't like someone and tends to jump to conclusions. This is seen though out the first year when he gets it in his head that Snape is trying to steal the sorcerer's stone, and even when presented with the idea of another suspect he assumes Snape is trying to bully Quirrell into telling him how to get past a certain enchantment. Harry had even seen Quirrell on the day Gringgotts had been broken into but this slips his mind as he's just so sure Snape is the guilty party. His tunnel vision returns in towards the end of book five while he's frantically searching for someone form the Order of the Phoenix to tell about the capture of Sirius, after having been caught by Umbridge Harry, having forgotten that Snape was part of the order, tells Snape in code what's happened and immediately assumes Snape isn't going to do anything about it because he does not immediately react. He does not stop to think that Snape cannot react in front of the present company. Despite his tunnel vision though, he has a very strong sense of what is morally right and wrong, he's not perfect but he does all he can to be a good person when his temper doesn't step in the way.

Harry does alright in school, often receiving relatively high marks but he's particularly gifted with defense against the dark arts, another trait he prides himself in as it gives him the idea that he wants to be an auror after graduating Hogwarts. A perfect career choice for him as he has a knack for investigation when his tunnel vision isn't getting in the way. He's good with observation, often noticing little details that others miss and not too terrible with logical thinking as, at the end of the series he's able to work out the true master of the Elder Wand is him. In the beginning though, and the place I'm taking him from he's not quite yet able to step back and look at the bigger picture.

Harry is an all around good person. He strives to do the right thing, goes through some very extreme measures to protect those he holds dear and is always willing to lend a helping hand where he can. He has a bit of hero complex which, at first, less focuses on the idea that he has save everyone and more that he wants everyone to stay safe. He is not reckless as some people claim as more often then not he seeks out an adult before going off on his own. And any occasion he does not, he's left with no choice. Unfortunately for the poor boy, it seems he's a very strong magnet for trouble-as he says, he doesn't go looking for trouble, trouble usually finds him.

Abilities, Strengths and Weaknesses:

Magic! No, seriously. Harry Potter is about a young wizard that has various misadventures at a school for Witch craft and wizardry known as Hogwarts. However, considering that he's still in school and newly a fifth year at the point I'm taking him from there are a few spells he doesn't know yet as they have yet to be taught. Among this list would Augumenti, and Silencio. He also cannot do intentional wandless magic. He can perform any spells he learned in any other books prior to book five, some of those being but not limited too, the Patronus, Wingardium Leviosa, locomotor, the stunning spell, and of course, Expelliarmus.

for a complete list of Harry Potter spells check here

Harry can speak Parseltounge. That is to say he can speak with snakes-a very rare thing even in the wizarding world and generally associated with dark magic and dark wizards as it was something Salazar Slytherin could do and later more commonly associated with a gift Voldemort possessed.

Strengths:

Outstanding Moral Fiber- Hey, it won him second place in the second task. He has a very strong sense of what is morally right and wrong. He does not stand idly by when someone or something is being wronged. When others are too afraid to act, he does, no matter if he's scared or not. In that moment, that doesn't matter to him.

Sass - In the books, he has this down to an art.

Extremely Strong Willed - It's not easy to get him to do what he doesn't want too. This could be attributed to stubbornness but in a world where there is a curse to make people commit acts they would be opposed to, this is a very important strength to have as it allows him to fight against said curse.

Friendly - Despite the horrific things that have happened in his life and hideous act of child abuse, Harry is generally very easy going, has a good sense of humor and willing to make friends.

Defense Against - He mastered a high level spell in only his third year which many people in the series say is quite an impressive feat. Defense against the dark arts is his best subject and here especially a few spells will definitely do him some good.

Flying - Harry is excellent on a broomstick. In fact, it's something he really enjoys because he's a natural-no prior knowledge necessary.

Agility/Athleticism - Likely because he'd underfed and lived in a cupboard for ten years of his life, Harry is described in the first book as being small and fast. Of course, he has probably gown at least a foot since year one to year five, though I imagine he's still pretty Athletic

D-Detective Skills? - Yes, though Harry Potter is not a mystery series is does have some key elements of the Genre and Harry and his friends efficiently work together to work out clues to solve mysteries put to them. tacked on to this would be Harry's excellent observation skills.

Love - As cheesy as it is, this really is a strength as it's Harry's love for others that keeps him fighting and determined to do the right thing.

Weaknesses

Out Standing Moral Fiber - Well… he could have gotten first but he wanted to make sure all the hostages got rescued. This bit of his personality is extremely predictably and so easily used against him. If he thinks someone is in danger he will move to protect them. He'd likely move to protect them even if he knew it were a trap.

Legilimency and Occulemcy - Or the art of reading minds and keeping your mind from being read. He takes special lessons for this later in book five and never gets the hang of it. And unfortunately, from his current canon point he doesn't even know that such magic exists.

Tunnel Vision - He seems to get a bit too focused on his dislike of others so much so that it seems to cloud his judgement.

(For the moment) Temper - Harry is going through a bit of a rough patch and he's angry about being cut off from the world so his temper might be bubbling dangerously close to the surface.

Samples

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Prose Log Sample:

He wakes up with a jolt in a dark room, his memory crashing down on him like a sledge hammer. Where ws he? This is't the ministry, is it? It seems rather cruel. He wants to get his wand out but what if this was some kind of trick? Making this was their attempt to bait him into using more magic. He's sure that if uses any more magic no amount of pleading will save his wand from being snapped in half and blindly reaches forward for- a light cord? Switch? His hands are met with something cold and solid-the thing he'd his head on, certainly. He shoves his hands into whatever it is. It stays firmly in place. Left with no choice, Harry tries to shimmy out of where ever he is only to be met with another wall.

There are walls on all four sides. He can't get out.

Panic starts to set in and he bangs his fists against the cold barrier but it refuses to come undone. He swallows hard, squeezing his eyes shut and trying desperately to think of how to get out of this. He gives a mighty kick to the wall beneath his feet and hears a strange sound-like a gunshot and then a loud clang. Whatever it was, it doesn't matter because he was free! He shimmies out his boxed in prison and looks at the silver hunk of metal lodged into a wall on the other side. He'd accidentally used more magic.

He feels his heart sink and wheels around in search of the ministry officials but the only one in the room remains to be him. What were the chances of their believing he hadn't done it on purpose? He pats himself down quickly to make sure he's still all in on piece. Everything appears to be in working order but-

"No!" He breathes quickly. "M-my wand!" He reaches into his back pocket to find it unhappily empty. He'd just had it-hadn't he? He check the other pockets just to be sure and then sticks his hands into the metal bin he'd accidentally destroyed but no luck. His wand was gone.