Michaels, Landon (Complete)

[Landon Michaels]

MICHAELS, LANDON ANDREW

“WHO SAYS THAT NICE GUYS ALWAYS HAVE TO FINISH LAST?”
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The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with caution.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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FULL NAME. Landon Andrew Michaels
NICKNAMES. Land, Lando (he hates this one though)
BIRTHDATE. June 18
AGE/YEAR Seventeen/Seventh Year
BLOOD Pure.
HOUSE PREFERENCE Ravenclaw
CANON OR ORIGINAL? Original

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It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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HAIR&EYES Landon has wavy brown hair and light blue eyes.
HEIGHT&WEIGHT Landon is 6 foot tall and weighs about 180 pounds.  Most of his weight is in muscle though he doesn't often show it.
FACE CLAIM Tyler Lough

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I don’t go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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WAND Reed, unicorn hair, 14 inches, supple
LIKES

• Old books - the older the better
• His family - he is very close with them
• Dancing - mainly the classical dances
• Learning - he devotes most of his time to this, even outside of class
• Ancient runes - he loves this subject
• Exercise - it's a guilty pleasure, something no one really knows about
• Reading - goes along with his love of old books
• Foreign languages - he doesn't know any, but he loves the sound
• Ancient studies - he loves learning about the past

DISLIKES

• Careless people - people who toss books around, or break things annoy him
• Rudeness - people should be treated with respect in his opinion
• Worrying - he worries too much
• Ignorance - when he doesn't know something, it's only because he hasn't studied it yet.
• His blush - he blushes when he feels awkward
• Anger - he doesn't get mad easily, but he hates when he does
• Feeling stupid - he doesn't like not knowing things.
• Feeling self-conscious - he does not know he looks attractive and feels awkward letting anyone see him

BOGGART Failure. He seems himself not succeeding at anything he does.
MIRROR OF ERISED He has two big desires: finding his calling and having a family of his own one day.
PATRONUS An owl.  He is wise and fascinated by the world around him.

PERSONALITY Landon is probably one of the nicest guys people would have the chance to interact with.  He is polite, gentlemanly, and genuine about everything he does.  He tends to go out of his way to make others feel better, but it does not feel like a bad thing at all in his opinion.  Along with the fact that he is a gentleman, Landon is very innocent.  He has not even had his first kiss yet, which would probably baffle most of his classmates due to his looks.  He just is always very careful not to do anything too rash, and so he works really hard to keep himself from making mistakes when interacting with other people.  Sure, he's had his crushes on girls, but he never pursued anything with them for fear of ruining the relationship he had with them at the time.

Although he is clever, Landon can tend to ask silly questions at times, especially when it comes to people flirting with him.  He struggles to understand the difference between a serious conversation and simple flirtation, but he is slowly, but surely, starting to learn more about this.  Landon is the type to think logically, trying hard to figure out things through books or asking questions instead of just experiencing things as they happen.  He relies on his friends to teach him new things and to get him to experience the world around him.

Landon is very close to his family.  So close in fact that he learned how to dance classically just to please his little sister, who wanted to learn how to dance.  After learning it, he spent a lot of free time dancing with his sister for fun.  He found he really did love to dance after that, a skill that not many people know about.  His love for dancing does not really extend out to the more modern dances at this point, but at the influence of his friends, he is learning them a little bit at a time.

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Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right, and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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BIRTHPLACE Godric's Hallow, England
CHILDREN None
PARENTS

• Darren Michaels, 43, former Ravenclaw, potioneer
• Anne Michaels, 42, former Ravenclaw, author

SIBLINGS

• Marie, age 9, not at Hogwarts
• Harper, age 15, fifth year, Slytherin

OTHER Other than a whole menagerie of pets, none worth mentioning.

HISTORY When Landon was born, his parents were ecstatic.  Having wanted a child for a while, they were pleased by the birth. From an early age, Landon was known to beg to go to the library, wanting to read and learn as much as he could.  Before he could read, he was making his parents read him complicated books about history.  Once he learned how to read, this interest continued, but his parents were left at peace when it came to the readings.  He was a quick learner too, remembering things faster than many children his age.  A few years after his birth, his sister Harper was born.

Progressing through school easily, Landon found it simple to make friends, though his awkward social skills made for some interesting conversations at times.  When Landon was eight years old, his parents were blessed with their third child, a little girl they named Marie.  She was a miracle.  After years of trying to have another child, they had finally succeeded.  Right from the start, Landon doted on her.  She was his best friend and he did all he could to keep a smile on her face.  They were very close.  He even learned how to dance for her.

His letter for Hogwarts came a few years later and Landon was super excited to go.  It was quickly decided that he was a Ravenclaw.  It was just in his nature.  School came easy to him, though he preferred classes about ancient things.  He focused a good deal of his time on studying, but he did make some friends.  His focus though, was generally on doing well, because he fears failure.  His aim is to graduate with a large number of N.E.W.Ts and to go on to do something successful with his life.

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Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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NAME/ALIAS Stormy
OTHER CHARACTERS Fiona, Skylar, Fernando, Harper, Alanna (WIP)
RP EXPERIENCE? No idea.
RP SAMPLE. See Fiona's posts.
HOW DID YOU FIND OUR SITE? been here for a bit
CODE WORD? Can I Slytherin?