Kody Ashworth

Kody Ashworth
Gender: Male
Height: Above Average

Blood status: Halfblood
Raised in: Wizarding
Home: LilyGrove -- Puddles Way

Boggart: His mum, back turned to him, ignoring Kody despite any attempts to interact with her.

Patronus: Unknown
The first thing a lot of people notice about Kody Ashworth, is how amicable he is. He is willing to put others needs and wants above his own, even at the expense of his own feelings. Family is incredibly important to him and will always be his number one priority -- even ahead of friends or house loyalty. This isn’t to say that Kody isn’t a good friend to have but his siblings, mum, and other family will always come first. Their happiness is his happiness.

Despite this, it’s also important to know how private Kody is when it comes to talking about his upbringing or family. He doesn’t mind answering general questions but it’s hard for him to talk about anything truly personal. He would need to fully trust someone outside his family before he’s willing to talk about his childhood, which isn’t going to happen any time soon.

Empathetic to the feelings of others, Kody often mirrors the feelings of those around him. If someone is excited about something, he matches their energy -- or if they’re upset, he’s sad too. He’s known to be a sympathetic crier, and it doesn’t take much to set him off (especially if it involves his family or a creature in need). He hates to see others hurt or excluded, and he is willing to talk to anyone, even if they’re someone his peers would ignore or shun. He thinks it’s important for everyone to know someone cares about them.

Due to this way of thinking, Kody thinks most of his peers are potential friends. And as long as someone is kind to him (or haven’t given him any reason not to), he’ll always be civil and friendly towards them. Kody is also very affectionate towards his family and close friends. It’s not unusual to see Kody hug someone or cling to them, even something as small as touching a hand or arm can help him feel connected to others. He is also soft towards younger students, which is a reflection of his relationship with his younger brother Ezra, who he likes to dote on.

Kody has a love and appreciation for all living things; people, plants, or creatures alike. He is especially fond of animals and creatures, though he isn’t allowed a pet of his own. He likes to feed crumbs to the mice at home (which has got him into trouble) or interact with pets that belong to his peers.

He is very excited about taking Care of Magical Creatures, and considers it his favourite subject -- often blurting out ‘fun facts’ or other details about various creatures. He can often be seen carrying around his COMC textbook along with an additional notebook that he keeps his own observations, notes, and crude sketches in.

While not as talented as his elder brother, Jaxen, when it comes to art, Kody still enjoys drawing creatures, and will happily show his sketches to others.

He also seems to have something of a green thumb 0- at the very least, he knows a bit about plants and how to keep them alive. Kody hopes to use knowledge gained through Herbology lessons, and from his own research, to grow vegetables and herbs in the garden at home. He loves the challenge and looks forward to tackling it.

Full of childlike wonder at the world and having boundless energy, Kody can be found racing around school and the grounds to explore as much as possible. Even though he was raised in the Wizarding world, Kody has a fascination and appreciation for all things, which can either be seen as endearing or gullible (depending on the other person). He likes the freedom school gives him, and don’t be surprised if he’s poking around somewhere he shouldn’t -- trying to uncover something fun or exciting to show others. He’s happy to drag friends along for the adventure too.

A bad habit he's aware of having, is blurting out what he is thinking without a filter, or talking over others when excited. He is working on this, but isn’t often successful in curbing his habit. Due to this, and his distracted thoughts, he often misses what people are saying and might ask them to repeat themselves. Kody is aware this can be annoying, and is often apologetic when he messes up.

While he hasn’t played Quidditch, he still has a keen interest in the sport, which is encouraged by his grandfather. They share their love of the sport -- over the years, Kody has become very knowledgeable of the different league teams, famous players, and memorable matches. He loves flying himself, wishing to own his own broom, and admires his house Quidditch team -- even going as far as idolizing the players. He is well aware that his siblings don’t share this interest, but this doesn’t stop him from talking about it when he gets excited about a player or match.

Kody is also an avid collector of chocolate frog cards. His collection is rather small, as he doesn’t get many chocolate frogs, but he proudly keeps them in a binder his grandparents gifted to him. His cards are very precious to him, so he keeps his binder safe at home -- only bringing his duplicates to school to trade with others.
Kody was just a toddler when tragedy struck the Ashworth family, leaving him with no memories of his dad or uncle. His childhood, despite being different and not entirely stable, was still one filled with doting siblings, caring grandparents, and a fun mum who always had wild ideas of what they could do to fill their days. Kody has never felt unloved or unwanted.

Unaware how different it was for his older siblings, Kody's childlike innocence painted him a wonderful childhood. There were a few struggles, of course, but Reena or Jaxen seemed to worry themselves with that more than he did. Especially if Mum was having a bad day.

Having a big imagination ensured Kody could find fun and entertainment in anything -- happy to spend time indoors or outdoors, but he had a growing love of nature. This led to him wanting to venture into their backyard more and more, exploring it with innocent bliss. Sharing a room with his older sister, Reena, was exciting to Kody as well -- who felt it was like always having a sleepover with her, and he struggled with loneliness for the year she had to leave for Hogwarts before him.

There is a vague awareness that things are different with him and his mum, even if he’s not entirely certain what. He’s still too young to understand the reasons why, but it doesn't matter. Kody wants her to always be proud of him more than anything else, and over the years he has grown very protective of her. Sometimes it feels like his mum doesn’t ‘see’ him, and he’s definitely scared to lose her -- this has manifested as Kody doing as much as possible around the house for his mum, especially once his older siblings had left for school.

Leaving for school for the first time was a bittersweet experience for Kody.

He was reluctant to leave his home, mum, and younger siblings behind -- but was excited about attending Hogwarts. Kody always tries to visit home during the holidays as much as possible, even if he knows he can stay at school. Despite this, he struggles for the first week whenever at home, as he feels more restricted there with all the rules in place. He knows there are good reasons for everything, so he tries to be understanding.

Once he gets into the routine again, he's fine. If he feels overwhelmed by something, Kody will often spend time out in the garden, hoping to see a neighbourhood cat or another animal.

School is one of Kody’s favourite places to be. Now, entering his fourth year, he has gotten used to leaving his mum at home -- but that doesn’t make it any easier. He always worries about her, and likes to write her letters as often as possible. Kody doesn’t expect a reply to every letter, but it helps him feel better to send something.

Doing his best to enjoy his time at school, Kody has a habit of exploring the castle or grounds whenever possible. And while he isn't the most academic student, Kody has his favourite subjects that he tries to do his best in. He doesn’t purposefully break rules, but he doesn’t go out of his way to follow them to the letter either. This means he’s prone to doing things, or being in places, that he shouldn’t.