Portland, Brandon Tyler

[Brandon Portland]

Portland, Brandon Tyler

“NO ONE LOOKS BACK ON THEIR LIFE AND REMEMBERS THE NIGHTS THEY GOT PLENTY OF SLEEP”
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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. Brandon Tyler Portland
NICKNAMES. “B”, Bran.
BIRTHDATE. November 17th
AGE/YEAR seventeen
BLOOD Muggleborn
HOUSE PREFERENCE Hufflepuff
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 Brandon has chocolate brown hair that he usually keeps a little messy looking. His eyes are the same matching color as his hair and his skin is lightly tanned.
HEIGHT&WEIGHT 6’0, 175
FACE CLAIM PJ Boudesque

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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 Dark Oak, Dragonstring core, 12”, Yielding.
LIKES
- Girls.
- Being popular, he likes to think that he is pretty cool and that most students at Hogwarts know him, even if that isn’t the case.
- Sports, especially soccer and lacrosse
- Parties, Brandon likes to go to parties but he is picky about them. He won’t just go to any party, he wants to know who is going, what its like, and what kind of drinks will be there before he will go.
- Being Competitive, Brandon can get really competitive depending on what it is. Sometimes his competitiveness gets him into trouble… and fights.
- Being with his family, a lot of teenagers don’t like being around there family’s a lot but Brandon actually does it enjoy it. His sister Sabrina gets on his nerves more than anyone else but he still enjoys her company.
- Surfing, honestly he just likes the beach in general. Not even so much as surfing.
- Visiting his brother in Boulder Colorado.
- Drinking tons and tons of coffee.
- Reading, which is bizarre for him because he hates school and studying.
DISLIKES
- Being around his sister Sabrina because she is a huge beotch to him and everyone else.
- Homework and studying even though he does get decent grades… mostly because his family is so strict about it and he would prefer to keep his electronics.
- Getting into trouble, again mostly because his family is pretty strict.
- Almost all Slytherins, especially because he is a muggleborn (even though not a lot of people know that sense his step-mother is a half-blood)
- Not having coffee, he is pretty much useless in the mornings without it.
- Being around people who are drunk when he isn’t, or on drugs. He doesn’t have a lot of patience in those situations.
- Being scolded or given talks.
BOGGART He fears letting his family down since they have really expectations of him.
MIRROR OF ERISED To find his birth mother and talk to her about why she left them.
PATRONUS A fox because he is very witty and on his game all the time. He isn’t really someone you want to cross because he is smart and will end up getting you back.
PERSONALITY Brandon has a very interesting personality, he easily has traits from every house (which was why the sorting hat took a few extra seconds with him). On a day to day basis he is a certain Hufflepuff, caring, very loyal, and friendly as well. He enjoys being around people and having a good time but when he is crossed, the other houses’s traits come out like fire. He is a strong individual and does not let people treat him poorly. Brandon is very witty and smart and he will definitely use that against you if he feels threatened. He does not have a problem getting in anyone’s face and telling people off. Though the main reason he was sorted into Hufflepuff is because he hates that he has such anger inside of him. He isn’t even sure where the anger comes from but he feels like it isn’t his true personality. His parents think it is because even if he won’t admit it, he feels like he has to prove himself and be on his guard as a muggleborn.

Most of the time Brandon is very well behaved and pleasant to be around. He enjoys being social with all of the houses but Slytherin and he loves to joke around and pull pranks. One of his favorite pranks to pull is switching places with his twin brother. Even though they are a lot different in personality and a little bit different in looks, people still don’t know who is who because of their ongoing prank. Maybe they could tell you that one twin is a little more clean cut, but some teachers and the students that don’t know them very well wouldn’t be able to place a name.

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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 San Bernardino, California but most of family is from Sweden and Denver, Colorado.
CHILDREN N/A
PARENTS
Step Mother: Melinda Joy (Johnson) Portland, 41, Hufflepuff, Pediatrician.
Birth Mother: Jessica Lynn West (Portland), 45, (no magical ability), Journalist.
Father: Ryan Stephan Portland, 46, (Magical ability in his line but he does not have the ability), Accountant/Assistant Pastor

SIBLINGS
Sabrina Sarah Portland, 23, (no magical ability), College student (UCLA)/barista
Tegan Kyle Portland, 20, (no magical ability), College student (CU Boulder), ski instructor
Alexander (Zander) Samuel Portland, 17, Gryffindor sixth year (Brandon’s twin)
Step-sister: Madison (Maddie) Karlee Portland, 13, Hufflepuff second year (half-blood)
Step-sister: Alexis (Lexi) Mackenzie Portland, 10
OTHER N/A
HISTORY
Brandon was born into (at the time) a poor family who was way over their head in debt. He was the fourth child, he had an older sister, an older brother, and a twin who was fourteen minutes older. His mom and dad didn’t have enough money to raise all of the kids, so when Brandon’s mother landed her dream job in Italy doing fashion journalism, she moved across the world to take it. The original plan had that his mother would go over there, and save enough money to then relocate all of the kids over to Italy as well but that wasn’t how it ended up. After his mother left, they never heard from her again and left his dad with no money and all of the kids. His father struggled to raise four young kids for a couple years but after he graduated school with a degree in accounting, he received a well paying job and their living situation got a lot better from there. Then when Brandon was four, his father remarried a lovely former Hufflepuff who has always been there for him and is who he calls him mom. His father and his new wife later had two little girls to complete their family.

Brandon’s father knew that he had wizardry in his family lines, it just hadn’t been a prominent gene for a couple of generations until he found out that his twin boys had the gene. When Zander and Brandon were angry or sad, it would show in the weather. A bright sunny day would instantaneously turn stormy if either of the boys were angry, and the weirdest part was it only seemed to be above their own house. As the family grew up, they only grew closer and became a very tight-knit group. The only exception would be Brandon’s sister Sabrina who goes to school in Los Angeles, she doesn’t spend much time with the family and when she does, all they do is end up fighting. Other than Sabrina, Brandon is close to everyone and especially his twin brother. The two are attached at the hip, and even though they have a little bit different personalities and looks, they are best friends.

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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 Oweenie/Lizzie/Breadfish etc etc
OTHER CHARACTERS Owen Marshall, Troy Marshall, Kingston Rowan, etc etc
RP EXPERIENCE? Lots and lots, promise.
RP SAMPLE. *see Owen Marshall
HOW DID YOU FIND OUR SITE? I don’t even remember, it was like five years ago.
CODE WORD? Is it still may I slytherin?, or dang, there has been so many codes since I’ve been on here.