[CENTER] [hider=ARTURO RUEDAS] [IMG]https://33.media.tumblr.com/138298505617aeed6bcda3a91e68dd31/tumblr_nf5oua2mck1tqwzjzo1_500.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Character Themes[/I][/COLOR] [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKCGBgOgp08[/url] Something I need [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzhAS_GnJIc[/url] Safe and Sound [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoP5NGLsWR0[/url] Bartholomew [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AiSrCPvpco[/url] King and Lionheart [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZNtticFI60[/url] I Need [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWipkWkMQmI[/url] People Should Smile More [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X_2IdybTV0[/url] Carry on my Wayward Son [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] Name - [COLOR=#ff8000]Arturo Ruedas[/COLOR] Age - [COLOR=#ff8000]16[/COLOR] Gender - [COLOR=#ff8000]Male[/COLOR] House and Year - [COLOR=#ff8000]6th Year[/COLOR] Species - [COLOR=#ff8000]Grandmother was a Giantess[/COLOR] Blood Status - [COLOR=#ff8000]Half Breed[/COLOR] [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Personality[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Protection-Strength-Bravery[/I][/COLOR] Arturo may not seem the bravest person in the world, he will not speak up or defend himself when attacked. But if he sees someone else in danger, you can be dead sure he will risk it all to help them. He is deeply protective and nurturing of the people around him and will defend them to the death without hesitation. He has power too, and can turn from gentle and diminuative, to huge and ominous in a heartbeat. [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Friendliness-Generosity-Sharing[/I][/COLOR] Are you feeling under the weather today? Then you can bet Arturo will notice and do something about it. Arturo practices an art of silent, subtle care, going to get you things without asking or saying that is what he intends, leading you through the warmest paths to the most comfortable seats and other considerate acts. If Arturo has something you want, he will undoubtedly give it to you. If Arturo knows he can help you, then just as the earth is round, Arturo will do it. He has a warm, expansive heart and he freely gives without expecting anything in return. That does mean he is almost always sleepy and he often gets himself tied into mental knots about all the people who rely on him or need him. [COLOR=#ff8000] [I]Persistence-Endurance-Patience[/I][/COLOR] Arturo has the patience of a saint and the staying power of a rock. If you aren't talking to him and he doesn't know why, he is perfectly happy with sitting outside your door for days at a time until he figure out what is wrong. He is very happy in his own head, daydreams being something he does often. He can also sit and listen to you for hours on end and still find it interesting. He's probably one of the only students who managed to stay awake through a History of Magic. Arturo has a kind of quiet, enduring determination that means he gets things done to the surprise of others. His quiet nature makes people assume he isn't working hard, but sooner or later he will return to them, task done without complaint. He also never seems to get very flustered, no matter how far a situation is going out of control. Even though he is probably very concerned, he will not let it show and instead try and dilligently continue on until the solution resolves itself. [COLOR=#ff8000] [I]Pacifism-Harmony-Quietness[/I][/COLOR] Arturo practices complete peace. He will not attack people, thats it. He just won't. The only time he might possibly hurt someone else would be if they were putting someone in danger, and then he wouldn't feel good about it. He may even apologise later. He doesn't necessarily ridicule others for violent actions, but he will do anything to diffuse a situation before it comes to fistycuffs. Generally, unless you hate half-breeds by default, Arturo is difficult to get mad at. He has such a harmonious aura, who would want to spoil that? [COLOR=#ff8000] [I]Conservation-Cleanliness-Order[/I][/COLOR] Arturo has a rather large insistence at cleanliness in his own spaces. He likes to keep areas around him orderly and contained and if people move and push into his space and start to mess with things, he becomes very distracted and uncomfortable. He is also very interested in conservation and reusing things. Most of his notes will be on already used parchment, his robes are never new and always mended, most of the things in his possession have been mended at some point or another. [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Biography[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#bfbfbf][I]And if we only die once, (hey)[/I] [I]I wanna die with you (you, you, you)[/I] [I]You got something I need[/I] [I]In this world full of people there's one killing me[/I] [I]And if we only die once, (hey)[/I] [I]I wanna die with you (you, you, you)[/I] [I]I know that we're not the same[/I] [I]But I'm so damn glad that we made it[/I] [I]To this time, this time, around, yeah[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff8000]- Soulmates -[/COLOR] [hider=My Hider] Raul Ruedas has an obviously difficult life. Having a Giantess for a mother was obviously a difficult situation, especially when the Spanish government was one of the most prejudiced countries when it came to half-breeds. He was constantly being ridiculed and painted as some horrifying monster, a man who would butcher and kill anyone in a fit of rage. This was doubly insulting just simply because it was the furthest from the truth. Raul had been brought up by a loving father in the mountains of Spain, living a quiet and peaceful life of farming. He had been content. But then his father died and he was stricken with poverty, no idea about how to deal with the outside world. Somehow he managed to navigate his way through the city and find a job that paid pittance, not quite enough for him to survive. He had to rely on debtors, receiving no help from the Ministry and having never been taught magic himself. Even so, Raul lived his life with absolute purity and generousity of spirit. He was as warm as the sun and you only had to take a moment to look past his massive, intimidating physique to see that he was a wonderful man. And thats just what Imelda did. The life of a squib was not much better than the life of a half-breed, though certainly Imelda had never been violently persecuted for her lack of magic. Still, she was also under hard times, her pureblood family having disowned her for her blemish and she having been forced into the slums of the city. Having never had magic, she found it difficult to see that she was missing anything, so she simply dedicated herself to something else. Somehow, through books and self study, she had managed to become proficient with potions and herbology, allowing her to be not a half bad doctor. So when she came to the slums, the communities there welcomed her eagerly and she was supported by all the families so that she might treat their sick. And so it was that these two gentle, quiet and generous people met and fell in love. They were both simple and honest in love and marriage came quickly. But this was no fairytale and finding love did not make everything better. In taking out loans, Raul had gotten involved with the violent gangs of the slums. The couple was plagued by them and it got worse after Arturo was born. Honestly the pair hadn't meant to have a child, this was no place to raise one. But once it happened Imelda hadn't the heart, nor the will to terminate and Raul supported her in her decision to keep the baby. Indeed, Arturo brought a lot of joy into their lives and they tried their best to love him enough to compensate for their penniless state. Arturo was a very happy quiet baby, massive at birth and a trial to have, but once out he was a completely joyous child. He was always bigger and older looking than his actual age, something that often got him a lot of unwanted actions and attention. The only difference between half giants and quarter giants seemed to be the amount of hair they grew, Arturo not acquiring such a massive beard as his father. Still, for a few years until he turned eight, he lead a happy life in a loving family. And then came that incident. [/hider] [COLOR=#bfbfbf][I]I remember tears streaming down your face[/I] [I]When I said, "I'll never let you go"[/I] [I]When all those shadows almost killed your light[/I] [I]I remember you said, "Don't leave me here alone"[/I] [I]But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff8000]- Childhood Lost -[/COLOR] [hider=My Hider] Arturo was a strong lad at seven. He looked about fourteen and even with his soft expression and brown hair, he stood out. Walking down the road one day, he was set upon by a rowdy group of boys, out for the 'half-breed filth', trying to 'protect the women from a monster like Arturo'. Arturo was so shocked by the attack that he lashed out instinctively, using his already massive strength to daze or knock out or push away most of his assailants. Luckily, his injuries and theirs weren't severe, but the altercation was witnessed by a member of the gang. Later that night, the Huedas House was broken into and the gang stole Arturo from his bed. This was a muggle gang, they had no idea who or what Arturo was, they just saw an opportunity for profit and took it. Arturo woke up, scared, trembling and tied to a post like a dog as a massive, bulbous man looked him over leeringly. First he was mocked, humiliated and ridiculed for his appearance and social standing, then he was whipped into a ring and forced to fight opponents of this repulsive man's choosing. He won battle after battle, beaten and bloody and crying tears of a terrified child as he did so. In the morning he was returned to his parents, blood and bruises and welts wheeling across his dark skin. The Gang leader promised to return. Arturo had gotten him a lot of money, people obviously betting against a kid. It was horrifying and world rocking for the family, the couple spending almost all that day clutching their son. When the Gang returned the next day, Raul tried to fight them off, save his son, protect his family. But there was still too many of them, though many were hurt, and in the end Arturo pleaded with his father to let him go. And so for three years this continued, Arturo being abused into ring-fighting for money whilst having the threat of his parents death held over him. Raul and Imelda tried everything they could think of. The Ministry in Spain turned them away at every step, no one had time to deal with the problems of a Squib and a Half Giant. Sometimes Arturo wouldn't be asked to fight for weeks, months. They gained hope, only to eventually have it dashed once more. Over the years, Arturo grew quieter and quieter, speaking becoming an impossibly insurmountable burden to him. Eventually he even stopped talking to his family and communicated only on paper. It broke Imelda's heart and she and Raul began to have more fights and strife in their relationship, having so much anguish and no one to take it out on but each other. [/hider] [COLOR=#bfbfbf][I]On a stormy sea of moving emotion[/I] [I]Tossed about, I'm like a ship on the ocean[/I] [I]I set a course for winds of fortune,[/I] [I]But I hear the voices say[/I] [I]Carry on my wayward son[/I] [I]There'll be peace when you are done[/I] [I]Lay your weary head to rest[/I] [I]Don't you cry no more no![/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff8000]- Salvation -[/COLOR] [hider=My Hider] Everything seemed impossible and without hope, until Arturo turned eleven. Now Arturo had shown a few magical signs, but due to being so depressed so early in life, his magical ability was not really noticed until he turned eleven and so came under the radar of the Ministry. All magical children not attending a magical school were noticed by the authorities, but since the Spanish Ministry never did anything about it, the British Ministry took an interest. The group of young Aurors were welcomed with caution by the Huedas family, none of them having had very positive experiences with the Auror's of Spain. However they were very pleasantly surprised by the civility of these law enforcers. The Aurors themselves were shocked to their core by the neglect of the Spanish government towards the Huedas family and immediately began preparations to resolve the issue. Their first concern was to keep the family safe and for that, a veteran Auror by the name of Aled was called in to ferry the family around safehouses and keep Arturo out of the clutches of the gangs. Aled seemed incredibly well practiced at this, keeping everyone calm, engaging with the family, maintaining the situation without drama and creating a space of safety. Arturo did not engage with him at first, the child had so little hope or strength left to involve himself with such things as rescues. He just held his mother's hand and went where he was told. Later on he finds he cannot remember much of that period of time. However, once the Ministry had things sorted out, the family was offered immediate asylum in Scotland under the condition that Arturo attend Hogwarts. They were pulled out that night, a portkey taking them straight from the central spanish mountains, right to the depths of the Ministry. Arriving there, Raul knew no english, but luckily Imelda was a well read and intelligent woman who new many languages, including english. She had even been teaching Arturo to speak it before he started retreating from speech altogether. [/hider] [COLOR=#bfbfbf][I]I need sunshine, I need angels, I need[/I] [I]Something good, yeah I need[/I] [I]Blue skies, I need them old times, I need[/I] [I]Something good, yeah something good[/I] [I]Something good, yeah something good[/I] [I]Oh oh oh oh[/I] [I]All these days seem so far away[/I] [I]And I went too far enough to wait[/I] [I]I've come[/I] [I]Way back then when I hadn't seen[/I] [I]Half them things I'd never thought I'd see[/I] [I]Become someone I'd never thought I'd be, oh[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff8000]- New Challenges -[/COLOR] [hider=My Hider] Once Arturo arrived in England, it was like he had stepped from a nightmare. He was timid, reactionary and clinging, never leaving his parent's side and always needing a hand to hold. However, it was a great improvement from the blank, emotionless expression he had held for so many years. For a few weeks, the family stayed in accomodation inside the Ministry, Aled still keeping checks on them and going beyond his duty to make sure they were happy and comfortable. During this time, Aled and Arturo grew a little closer, Arturo reacting to Aled's gentle and careful manner with him and beginning to trust him greatly. The one problem they encountered was Arturo's absolute refusal to sleep anywhere but near his parents. No matter how much they coaxed, he could not be convinced. However that was also relatively quickly sorted out, a house being found for them in Hogsmeade village, allowing Arturo to go to school in the day and return home whenever he liked. All the preparations were complete about a month after the start of the Hogwarts term. Their house was small, but cosy and certainly better than they had had before. Raul found a job as a gardener in the Village and Imelda was employed inside the apothecary. Arturo, tentatively, started going to school. His sorting ceremony was a much less grand affair, sitting in a chair in Professor McGonagall's office with his parents and a few teachers present. The hat took a few moments to sit on his head and um to itself, before very decidedly proclaiming 'Gryffindor!', even as Arturo shook beneath it. [/hider] [COLOR=#bfbfbf][I]Howling ghosts – they reappear[/I] [I]In mountains that are stacked with fear[/I] [I]But you're a king and I'm a lionheart.[/I] [I]And in the sea that's painted black,[/I] [I]Creatures lurk below the deck[/I] [I]But you're a king and I'm a lionheart.[/I] [I]And as the world comes to an end[/I] [I]I'll be here to hold your hand[/I] [I]'Cause you're my king and I'm your lionheart.[/I] [I]A lionheart.[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff8000]- A New Life -[/COLOR] [hider=My Hider] At first Arturo only came in for one or two lessons, often he reached a limit and was forced to flee in the middle of a lecture. He had no friends in his first year, it taking 3 terms before he could even stay the whole day. But even if the students avoided and thought strangely of his behaviour, most of the teachers were understanding and supportive. It took until the latter half of his second year before he began to form friendships. Just one actually. A person who accepted and thought nothing of his mute state and someone who shared his sentiments. Due to this occurence, and the fact that Aled joined as a teacher then, by the middle of his third year he began sleeping in the dormitories. He found it difficult. Boys were loud, messy and inquisitive. They didn't take much time trying to get to know him or waiting for him to write down replies to their questions. Eventually they all generally avoided him. Still, Arturo was happy there, especially knowing his parents were but a walk away all the time. The only major problem Arturo faced was from spellwork. His mute state meant that all spells became ten times more complicated and Arturo had to learn non-verbal spellwork quickly to even have a chance at keeping up. Obviously his grades suffered and he began falling behind on things, although his homework was always turned in on time. Most of the teachers were accepting, although some did cause him trouble, but overall his time at hogwarts was a peaceful and welcome time in his life. However the addition of Aled into his life helped greatly. The man was a good teacher and Arturo already trusted him, but more than that he was an expert in non-verbal spellwork. He immediately began giving Arturo non-verbal coaching when he discovered the problem and since then Arturo has not been doing half as bad as he had been in his lessons. When Artuor arrived at his 5th year, his confidence had built up to a crescendo. He was still mute, but at least now he felt easy wandering around the castle, comfortable when sitting with other students and happy in the classes he was taking. Towards the end of this year, news reached his family that the gang of muggles responsible for his kidnapping, abuse and torment had been captured by the authorities and were undergoing a trial. A call came to him, asking for his testimony against the men of his nightmares and, after a long grueling process of thought, Arturo agreed. He left for Spain in the middle of the summer holidays and stayed there until the trial had been completed. Now, a few months into the new Hogwarts year, he is returning victorious to his school, ready to start his life. [/hider] [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Relationships[/I][/COLOR] Imelda Huedas - Mother - Squib Raul Huedas - Father - Half Giant Theodore - Crush - Ravenclaw Just before leaving for the trial in Spain, Arturo finally confessed his feelings for Theo after silently nurturing a crush for him for the whole of his fifth year. He has not heard the reply yet, so he is returning to Hogwarts with some trepidation. Jayden - Bro-friend - Half Vampire Anice - Comrade - Pure Blood [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Patronus[/I][/COLOR] [hider=My Hider] [IMG]https://33.media.tumblr.com/1c798fc8032223c36226a2e2641c2a84/tumblr_nf5pchJEDq1tqwzjzo1_250.jpg[/IMG] [/hider] The seahorse has a boney exoskeleton which is a message of protection. The eyesight of the seahorse is incredibly sharp, and each eye moves independently. We take this as a symbolic message of perception and awareness of those around us and our situations. When we are lost or confused, the seahorse asks us to take a good look around - not just with our physical eyes but with our spiritual eyes in order to get a better persepective of the situation. A unique aspect of the seahorse is that the male is impregnated by the female and carries the offspring to term. This is a message of sharing the load in the home, and gaining perspective of both sides of an argument or situation. Seahorses also represent a romantic and loyal personality, mating for life. [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Boggart[/I][/COLOR] A tall fat and ugly looking man with a large belly and a cane. He comes out and bellows at Arturo to punch whomever is in the room at the time. [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Pet[/I] [hider=My Hider] [IMG]https://33.media.tumblr.com/ebaeb1a450f03dd7c395c50bf03a0566/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo2_400.jpg[/IMG] [/hider] [/COLOR] Arturo has a very pretty pet Chicken, named Valentina. She is a strong, tough and stalwart sort, very different to Arturo's personality. Nonetheless they are very close and Arturo is very rarely seen without her perched solidly on his shoulder. He acquired her after she was given to them at christmas, destined for a roast. She was kept for this purpose, until Arturo learned of the plan, whereupon he refused to let it happen and took the chicken as his pet and friend. They have been thick as thieves ever since. [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Wand[/I][/COLOR] Aspen with unicorn hair [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Other[/I][[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff8000]Electively non-verbal[/COLOR] Arturo finds speaking to people a basically impossible task. He just cant quite bring himself to. So he carries around a notepad to write messages on to others. [COLOR=#ff8000]Non-verbal spellwork[/COLOR] Arturo has to do all of his spells non-verbally, meaning he is quite behind on his school work. He tries hard to keep himself in an acceptable range and a few teachers give him one on one time. [COLOR=#ff8000]Giant Strength[/COLOR] Arturo can probably lift an entire tree if he wanted to. Though he may barely ever use it, Arturo is both strong and fast and a gifted combatant. Years in a fighting ring will do that, and couple that with his genetic Giant strength and you have a very fit and intimidating person. Arturo is also very durable, healing quickly, managing pain well and barely ever breaking his bones. [IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0f280e9c78a21a7463bd2addaf755953/tumblr_nf5sk2yEtV1tqwzjzo1_400.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ff8000][I]Appearance[/I][/COLOR] Arturo is a massive lad. Reaching about 6'5, he towers above all his classmates. The only seeming difference between a quarter Giant and a Half Giant is the amount of hair. Whilst Raul and Hagrid grew large beard young in life, Arturo only has a bit of stubble around his chin. Other than that he has soft, wavy brown hair and dark brown eyes. His skin has a very deeply tanned pigment and his whole face and body appears much more chiseled and defined for a sixteen year old. His frame is wide and musclar, wide shoulders and a wide waist with round muscles. His skin is peppered with whelts and scars, as well as a few strange tattoos, forced upon him whilst in the gang. [/hider] [/CENTER]