Brooklyn Journ

Brooklyn Journ
Goes by: Brook
Gender: Male
Height: Average

Blood status: Halfblood
Raised in: Mixed
Home: Unlisted in Residential Areas.

Boggart: A mirrored version of Brooklyn, black smoky patches slowly fading away; spreading to dissolve him. The air around it becomes foggier too.

Patronus: Unknown
Brooklyn is a kind and imaginative boy. He is optimistic, a dreamer, and always thinking about the impossible. Before magic, he loved stories of fantasy and mystery -- where his imagination would run wild.

He was brought up well, instilled with a strong sense of ethics and 'treat others the way you want to be treated' way of working with others. While well-mannered and kind, he easily gets excited by new ideas, creative activities, or learning something new.

He is a divergent thinker; gifted to see connections or ideas from separate related ideas -- making him a talented wizard. He is also extremely creative and possesses a rich imagination, which often gets him into trouble with his spellcasting going awry.

At times, he can be driven -- so focused on his tasks or ideas that he may not be very social. He would rather spend time in the library than the main hall for lunch, or would rather go exploring the outer grounds than going to broomstick practice. He also loves animals, and cannot wait until he can learn more about Magical Beasts.

He is honest about himself and his interests. Those he considers his friends are those who he can truly be himself around, and not be ashamed of who he is or what he likes.

Yet his excessive creativity and enthusiasm often comes with a lack of patience. He is an eager learner, but it also makes him overly curious -- and can easily get him into trouble. He can, at times, be a bit naïve -- putting trust in people, even if they do not have the best of intentions. He also wears his emotions on his sleeve, making it hard for him to keep his cool or restrain himself when dealing with bullies.

His thirst for knowledge and assertiveness can step on other's toes, especially when it comes to certain rules set by Professors. Such as him wanting to catch a glimpse of a rare creature in a dark forest -- a place and ill-advised adventure that is otherwise forbidden.
Brooklyn was born and spent his early days in the muggle world of America. His father was a British wizard who was travelling, and his mother a Muggle businesswoman.

As the two became a family and had Brooklyn, his mother insisted that his father restrain himself from using unnecessary magic around their son -- so he wouldn’t misuse magic or depend on it too much. His mother feared that magic could spoil their child, and asked that they keep it to a minimum until he was old enough. The goal was to give their child as "normal" a childhood as possible.

Ultimately, his father agreed; so for the most part, he limited non-essential magic to his work abroad or times when away from his family. This continued even when they moved from America to the UK. While Brooklyn was vaguely aware of it growing up, most magic used around him was when he was too young to remember, or mistaken for his overactive imagination.

As his mother wished, Brooklyn grew up rather normally through his early years and at Muggle school -- though he possessed a rich imagination and sharp intelligence. His wonderful imagination came with a love for fantasy fiction, which often worried his mother. She feared he may discover real magic or want to use it.

He would write stories about far-off places, different worlds, and extraordinary adventures inspired by the fiction books he'd read. He'd scribble or draw pictures of imaginary creatures or animals he liked. However, he'd also run afoul of bullies who targeted him for his unique ideas, or simply finding him an easy target. It caused him retreat to places like the library, where he would indulge in places and stories of fantastic adventure.

When Brooklyn was young, his mother took him to meet his Muggle grandmother. However, over the years, and after one visit they had to see her in a hospice -- Brooklyn found out she had Alzheimer's. He was shocked to learn she'd forgotten who he was, and how much of her memory had faded. So deeply affected by it, he ran out of the building, crying.

Since then, he has been terrified at the idea of just forgetting the important things in life. He extremely dislikes the concept of memory charms, afraid that it would do exactly what he feared they could.

The rare times when his magic did manifest was when his drawings or stories would accidentally come alive -- but the worst was when he magically repelled bullies away from him. As these incidents began to happen, their parents knew it was time to tell him.

After a long discussion, they revealed to Brooklyn that he was a wizard like his father. They hadn't told him everything until now, to keep him from being spoiled and seduced by all that magic could do. Wielding magic wasn’t a privilege, but a responsibility and had its fair share of dangers.

His parents wished to spare him that while growing up. Magic was a precious gift, but could easily be taken for granted, misused, and undervalued. It was a lesson his father learned the moment he met his mother, as through her and their family he learned the error of his ways -- as a former conman who misused magic.

As they showed Brooklyn his acceptance letter from Hogwarts, they offered if he choose to go. And if he did, they hoped he would use the gift of magic to be the best version of himself, and to learn the wisdom needed to wield it.

His first year at Hogwarts was full of wonder -- learning all kinds of simple spells and the fundamentals of real magic. Though he still had more to learn, he eagerly delved into his studies. He began to keep a detailed journal -- not only recording his day-to-day life, but also ideas for his own imagined spells. Some were childish, but others were from a desire to do more than what he had been taught.

While it was hard for him to go to school, so far from the parents he loved, Brooklyn enjoyed his time at Hogwarts. He wanted to return, and learn more about magic.