The idea is the opposite, Show he still has a lot of growing to do as a player and as a person. He has talent, just not a lot of knowledge or actual practice playing the game so he could be tricked very easily with feints and the like. The way I was looking at his skill set in the Quidditch pitch was kind of like this.
Pros: -Fast, due to his light weight and natural talent he is often the fastest player on the pitch
Cons: -Less than stellar balance, due to having to have his right leg strapped to the broom he has less finesse and a glaring weakness to being targeted by the other team's bashers.
-Inexperience, he hasn't been around the block like these other players have. If the enemy seeker speeds off as a trick he will fall for it hook line and sinker.
-Bad awareness, this ties into his weakness against Bludgers, he just hasn't had to keep track of so many people and things flying through the air before. This will also be his biggest problem to overcome as a seeker since he obviously has to find the golden snitch.
I was thinking the only reason he got on the team is that the old seeker graduated and left the team without anyone that really fit the bill. Though it is a long shot to put Troy in that position they are more counting on next year or even the year after to come back into form. Of course this isn't going to make the young impressionable boy any happier when he gets handled by the other two seekers.
Cool beans! I like it, I thought there would be a friendship/rivalry there that would be fun to explore. I want to get the a-okay for the quidditch stuff before I really delve into it. If it's not okay (not a biggy considering his youth) I would see Troy as a big fan of yours, despite the house difference.
Will post my own relationship tab in a few.
I'm okay with the quidditch position. Just be sure not to make him too good at flying.
The leg is highly disfigured, explanations for why magic wouldn't suffice are provided.
The whole scene with his father was redone to be a child overhearing a conversation they weren't supposed too, which not only is more plausible but also more interesting considering Troy wouldn't know nearly as well what is wrong with his father.
Hey friends! If there are still spots open this looks like quite a bit of fun. I put a cs right below this post to get approval or criticism, or both! I would also like to go full-potter (never go full potter) with him and hopefully be the seeker for House Good. Anywho, let me know what you think!
|Troy Franklin|
Name: Troy Franklin
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Year: 1
Blood: Halfblood
House: Good
Pet: None
Electives: None
Clubs: Choir
Boggart: A Werewolf
Patronus: A Wolf
Armotentia: Cool, crisp air akin to that of high altitudes
Wand: Vine, Unicorn Hair, 13 inches, Springy
Best Class: Flying, Defense against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration
Worst Class: Astronomy, Herbology, History of Magic
Strengths: - Self-assured - Outgoing - Will always take responsibility - Charismatic - Very quick learner when it comes to spells - Mastery over flying far outstripping his age - Idealistic and Passionate
Weaknesses: - Has a hard time relating to others - Doesn't understand the more 'book-y' subjects - Has Zoophobia - Was born with a severe case of Club foot that never healed quite right, leaving him incapable of many physical activites. - Is overly sensative about his deformed right leg and the difficulties it causes him. - Idealistic and Passionate, as it has proven to be a double edged sword. - His self-confidence can come off as arrogance
Personality:
Despite the many hardships Troy had to face growing up he has always been a pillar of strength for others to lean on. His un-shaking belief in himself stems from a child-like belief in the impossible, the ability to be anything you want to be as long as you put in the effort. His unfaltering optimism and belief in people is the corner-stone of his entire personality. He draws on this natural charisma often to make friends as he is forced to move quite often.
Perhaps because of his unchanging ego and the overwhelming confidence of one so young, Troy often draws a lot of attention wherever he goes. Despite this common popularity, he doesn't seek the attention he draws nor does he really think of it at all. This natural charisma have brought a lot of friendship to his life, though it has also brought him the ire of those either envious of him or those that were cruel to others. This popularity has begun to waver as his contemporaries have begun to enter puberty, and their views on who they find cool shift away.
Another facet of his personality is how outgoing he is, often excited to try new things and meet new people. His exuberance shines through the most in group settings where he is the first to volunteer for any situation. Though not many know it besides his parents, this is mostly out of a feeling of being left out because his medical condition a lot of the time. Even though people often attempt to baby him and keep him safe, he rebukes their concern by putting on a brave face and striving to do everything he can.
Troy has a strange habit of becoming distant whenever either certain topics are brought up, or certain things come to his mind. This difficulty is further compounded by a wall he manages to maintain between himself and his friends. The cause of both these things can be traced back to a home life that, though full of love, was rather complicated and full of hardships. Though often surrounded by friends, if asked most of them wouldn't have called Troy their closest friend for this exact reason, he often is more lonely than he appears.
Some of his more negative qualities often come out when he is told he can't do something. This doesn't actually stem from a problem with authority, but more an underlying complex about his medical condition and his actual inability to do many things. Furthermore, he has a highly competitive streak when it comes to people who challenge him. It could be something as simple as getting the best grade on an exam, or something like holding his ground in an argument. This side of him often comes to the fore when playing quidditch, one of his two major loves.
Troy is also plagued by a fear of animals, this was a result of a traumatic experience in his childhood and hasn't been addressed at all. This has begun to cause him problems at the Salem Witches' Institute as the abundance of critters isn't something he can just outright avoid anymore.
Likes: Flying Quidditch, both playing and watching professional Pizza and other unhealthy foods Clouds Singing Music of all kinds Flashy magic Video Games
Dislikes: Most all other physical sports Bullies Reading History Math -ANIMALS-
Fears: Never amounting to anything Losing all of his friends Being away from home for the first time -ANIMALS-
Biography:
Troy was born as the only child to Richard Franklin and Lorraine Witmer. Their meeting and subsequent marriage was one rife with fighting from the very moment the met, Lorraine being a highly respected Auror in the Republic of Magic while Richard Franklin was one of her cases. Lorraine was sent from her home in New York along with a group of Auror's to handle a sudden and very dangerous outbreak of Lycanthropy in a small town in Texas far to the south, once there it was a grueling task getting the many newly transformed creatures under control. Richard Franklin was a muggle through and through only having been exposed to the world of magic by a bad twist of fate that got him bitten, he was quickly rescued by the team of Auror's that were sent to clean up the mess and had his wound healed with a mixture of silver and dittany saving him from certain death.
Lorraine was later assigned to watch over Richard and help him understand the real nature of the world around him. It was during this time that the unlikely couple began to bond and fell in love with each other. They were married a few years later before moving back to Richard's home town when it became apparent that Lorraine had become pregnant. Wishing to raise her son without the danger present in being an Auror she retired and took up a mundane job.
After Troy was born many surgeries were performed on his highly deformed leg, both magical and not, in an attempt to cure him of his condition. Though successful in at least giving the appearance of a healthy limb, it would quickly become apparent that it was not healthy enough to walk on and that he would require assistance to move without pain to himself.
Despite his parents worries, Troy grew into a very happy young boy full of talent. He took very closely after his dad in appearance, but his ability in magic and personality seemed to flow straight from his mother. This manifested in him following very closely behind her, becoming interested in the things she loved specifically singing. Once her son had shown such a crystal clear voice at such a young age, along with a wish to pursue the talent, his mother was more than happy to teach him all she knew and after that paid for a tutor.
Though his father was vehemently against it, fearful for his child, Lorraine took it upon herself to begin teaching Troy how to fly upon a broom before he had even turned five. In spite of his father's fears, Troy took to the broom like a fish takes to water. Unable to play tag and other games with the local kids Troy put all his effort into flying. In the air he was able to leave his disability behind him, allowing him to command his motion unlike anything he could have dreamed of before.
This love for flying only grew as he learned of Quidditch. He became obsessed with the game, watching as much as he could and in all of his free time he would practice the game. It wasn't until he had turned nine years old that he was able to go to his first professional game; the experience was one that would stick with him for the rest of his life. Once more his mother was highly supportive of his dream, spending whatever time she could spare giving him pointers on flying or practicing Quaffle handling.
His father would become a finicky subject for Troy, the distance between them only grew as he got older. Richard attempted to keep his Lycanthropy a secret from his son out of fear for hurting him and that had seeped over into their relationship with each other. On a particularly bad night for his father, Troy witnessed his transformation through a crack in the door of his father's study. This event left Troy uncertain to what his father even was, out of fear for what he would found out Troy would keep this incident to himself and grow even further apart from his father.
Though quite nervous to leave his home in Texas and venture all the way to Massachusetts to attend school, he was at the same time excited to pursue his dreams and learn more about the wizarding world outside his family.
I'm a bit iffy about his disability appearing healthy. It seems kind of like taking the emotions and sad background of it without the "ugliness" of the disability. Also, I don't think that Troy's father would safely be able to transform in his study. He would have to be in a completely different house, or a chained, locked basement.
@Apokalipse how much technology is integrated into the American wizarding community?
Due to having a lot more muggleborns/half-bloods in the American wizarding community, there is the rare wifi connection or electronic. But ultimately, they don't work too well because of the interference of magic. So, SWI is pretty much devoid of wifi or electronics because of the abundance of magic there. However, the Peregrine or a coffee shop in Honeycutt might be able to have poor wifi/TVs because it isn't a giant mansion (though there is some suspicion as to how the Peregrine has such technology since it houses a pretty large hotel as well as over 1000 students, but it's a well guarded secret)
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