KENNEDY, garret malcolm

[garret]

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Name: Ash
Preferred Pronouns: She, her, her’s
Age: 14 years old
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Years of RPG Experience: About three years. Give or take a little.
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What about ISS inspired you to join? It just looked really neat.
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Name: Garret Malcolm Kennedy
Age: 14 years old
Gender: Male
Year: 4th Year.
Face Claim: Matt Prokop
Canon or Original? Original!
Facial Properties: Garret’s face has a rather masculine form to it (considering the fact that he is a guy, after all). It tapers down to his chin, narrowing slightly, but not too much, really, just enough to make him look the way that he does. It rounds slightly, as well at his chin. Giving it a slightly rounded, yet pointed look to it. His face has a rather pale tone to it as well. Not at all tanned, really. But as if he practically never sets foot out in the sun at all. But it really is the fact that Garett doesn't tan very well. No. He more likely burns than tans. Garett's eyes are shaped like ovals, with slight points at either side. His eyes are a sweet, light brown in color, fringed by somewhat long eyelashes. Set underneath his dark brown eye brows. Garret's nose is drawn out slightly and comes down to a rounded point at it's end. His lips are also a light, pink like shade of color. His dark brown hair swipes over part of his face, and hangs down to, relatively the length of the end of his ears. His hair curls slightly around his face, framing it rather well, also.
Physique: Garret has a rather lanky build. Not very muscular, really. Or at least, not really any muscle that can be seen clearly. Although you can see a bit of his muscle. Just not very much. He's built more like a lanky drummer boy than anything else, really. Garret's skinny as anything, really, but not really under weight. Just on the thinner side of things. Still a rather healthy weight, really, though. Garret stands at a relatively average height for his age, five feet, six inches tall. Although he may be considered to be on the taller side of things by some people as well. He has slight calluses on his hands due to the fact that he is nearly always holding his drumsticks. And just doing things with his hands, really. He has long legs, as well, and long, skinny arms, as well. Giving him a sort of drummer boy look to him. Nothing more than that really. But he's a bit on the cute side, over all.
Wand Type: Garret's wand is nine inches in length. It has a Hippogriff Talon core, which is known for it's advantage in Charms. The wood that it is made of is pear. Which is know for it's expertise in healing and charms, as well.
Wand Expertise: Over all, Garret's wand excels in Charms.
Patronus: When Garret's patronus is cast, it appears as a fairly young Chimpanzee. With especially long arms (specifically due to the fact that that Garret is long armed drummer boy).
Boggart: While Garret is standing in front of a boggart, it transforms into him self, sort of huddled in a corner, sort of in rags holding a cup. He fears for himself to crash and burn, ending up begging for money in Diagon Alley.
Personality: Garret is a bit on the weird side. Or, at least, he can be a bit on the weird side, anyway. Maybe on the unusual side. Or, at least, that can be the view of most people, anyway. Garret always seems to have his drumsticks in his hands, tapping out a beat to something of the sort. It can be quite annoying at times. Especially when he starts tapping his fingers on his desk in the middle of class. It can especially annoy his teachers. Since it does tend to disrupt himself, and sometimes his classmates from doing their work. It draws attention to him, which he, sometimes, does appreciate. Although it can, to him, become a bit uncomfortable with all of those eyes staring straight into him. Everything he does multiplied. Every mistake noticed. Music really has always been his forte. It's just something about it that has always seemed to calm Garret. To put his mind at ease, really. Plus, he has practically always had a talent since, well forever. Be it banging on pans when he was younger, or tapping out beats on practically anything within his range of sight. It's something that he always has done, really, and always really does that. Of course, he may grow out of it as he grows up. Although that can be doubted, as well, since music really is in his blood. It just comes naturally to him. No matter how annoying it can appear to people who don't understand him to a point.

Garret is friendly. Not exactly like he's a little puppy dog to anyone, or anything of the sort. He just smiles at just about anyone, and will talk to practically anyone, really. It's just he's naturally a friendly person. And it's practically against every fiber of his being not to be friendly to practically everyone. You could call it charisma. He just gets along with (from his point of view) practically everyone. Of course, it's common knowledge that he annoys some people, so he doesn't really get along with everyone. Even if he does seem to think that he actually does. He just finds it rather easy to just talk to anyone, really. It's just his way. Not like he's smooth or anything. It's just he'll talk to people, maybe have the ability to change your perspective of things. Or to just get you to talk to him. To make friends more easily. Just trying to get along with people. It's just something that's been part of him. He never was the type of kid that freaked whenever he met someone new. He was just a calm child. So it really has been him for a while. Be it Garret's friendliness, or his bit of Charisma, he just finds it rather easy to make things, or just acquaintances.

Garret is a bit on the open minded side. Want to sneak out of school to go to Hogsmeade? Sure! Why not, they're not going to miss us! We're just supposed to be in bed, it's not like they're going to miss us! Death Eaters? What's so wrong with having opinions? Everyone has opinions! Anyway, it's quite easy for someone to sway Garret, sure, he won't go out and kill anyone, or hurt anyone on purpose. He knows right from wrong, and won't do anything terrible. He just doesn't view somethings as wrong, and doesn't really see the point of arguing over something. He doesn't understand the point of going after someone for stating their opinions about muggleborns. If they were killing someone, then he could understand. But other than that, Garret just doesn't really get the point, and views it as, well, pointless. He's also open to doing practically anything at the school. A few pranks, sure. Extra credit for cleaning up the classroom for the teacher, sure, why not. It's extra credit! He doesn't really care, but isn't exactly laid back. He's just rather easily influenced. If you can convince him, he will do practically anything, really. His views are open and rather easily wavered at that. But he's not stupid, and is wise enough to know when to block people out from trying to take advantage of him.

Although, Garret is protective of his family. He loves them unconditionally. It just part of the family, really. He won't take any physical action to correct you if you go after his family. But he will speak to you and set you straight with her words. Instead of his fists, or anything of that sort. He loves his family and friends. And even if he doesn't actually attack you for insulting them, it doesn't mean that he loves them any less. He is also intelligent. Although his drum playing and such may make you believe otherwise. He has quite a good memory, and keeps up with his study habits. Although he may not study, or pay attention enough to be favored by teachers, or anything of this sort. He is good with music, though. Rather it be placing quarter notes on a staff, or something of the sort, or doing his homework, he has rather good focus. But, if he doesn't want too just sit there and do practically nothing, then he won't, and he'll find something else to do. For example, tapping out beats on his desk. Even though Garret can be annoying, he's a bit on the charming side. And has his own views, on somethings, even though they can be rather easily influenced by other people.

Garret is also a bit finicky. Which contributes to the fact that he is so skinny, as well. He is a bit on the picky side with what he eats. He prefers his favorite foods and such, and has his own standards for things like this. He doesn't go with just anything when it comes to his food! This, coupled with the fact that he is quite athletic. Running about, swimming, a bit of quidditch thrown in their as well. He burns calories quickly and is nearly always on his feet. Garret is a bit imaginative, as well. It may just be daydreaming, staying up at the ceiling in his bed, or coming up with odd ways to fix his music in manners that no one would really come up with. Making things unique to himself. And just, well, being himself, and this is, well, a component of himself. Naturally, Garret is also a performer. He's not really afraid to get on stage and play his drummers, even if the drums are nearly always just set in the back of the band. He loves his music, as well as his family. And vacations. The time to get away and just let your hair down and relax, somewhere practically no one knows you. It's fantastic, really.

He can also be a bit of a goof, depending on the day, and the conditions. Although dependable, he takes it amongst himself to keep you secret safe with him, if you give it to him in the first place, that is.
Likes:
+ Drums
+ Beat
+ Music
+ Running
+ Friends
+ Learning
+ Meeting People
+ Parties
+ Concerts
+ Bands
Dislikes:
– People who lose badly
– Closed-minded people
– Cheaters
– Juggling things
– Being put down
– Rudeness
– Missing out
– Being left out
– Being forgotten
– Overly tricky things
History: Angela Bennet and Malcolm Kennedy were both purebloods. Angela was a bit of a perfect little girl. Always doing what she was told, and never questioning anything. Pampered really, since her parents were extremely well off. While Malcolm grew up with a much more difficult life. Having to fend for himself for most of his life. He got a job young and made his way through life. Although Malcolm did develop a taste in music, though. And in his sixth year in Hogwarts, he formed a band with his friends. He was the lead singer, although he dabbled in a bit of everything, really. And they got their big chance. Bursting into fame with the magical crowd. Angela was always thrown into everything, piano classes, violin classes, everything once she was out of school. So, one day, she did act out. She was eighteen, finally out of Hogwarts. And she ended up at a concert for Malcolm's band, and, after the concert, they ended up meeting. And, hitting it off. They had scarcely known each other at Hogwarts. Angela being a Ravenclaw, and Malcolm a Gryffindor. But, they were married, about a year later. And Garret Malcolm Kennedy was born within the following year. February eighth.

Garret grew up rather modestly. They had a relatively average size house. Even though it was a bit on the large size. His mother made sure of that. Unlike her parents, she made sure that she didn't over emphasize the fact that they had more than enough money to get them by. So he never really ended up becoming full of himself in anyway. He was never spoiled and rather only ever played with a few wooden spoons and some pots. Banging on them sort of like drums. So, his parents never really got the chance to spoil him with drums, and anything of that sort. He never liked any toys except his "drums" while he was younger. Which absolutely drove the maid crazy, of course, Garret was quite oblivious to it all, only banging continuously. Basically ignoring the whole world around him. Only in his own little bubble with himself and his pans. Nothing more than that.

Garret's first signs of magic were shown when he was about three years old, fully mobile and always banging away on his drums. Well, his mother had just put him down for a nap but Garret was restless, sitting up and hanging on the bars that trapped him within his little crib. And then all of the pots and pans came, thunking down the hall and into his bedroom. His mother, hearing all of the racket, raced into his room. Rather than praising him brightly, she reprimanded him for not just laying down and going to sleep, and she left, with Garret's pots. But Garret's first steps into the world of magic didn't go unnoticed. His mother and father both recorded it in his baby book, like all proud parents. Even if they didn't praise him, or anything of that sort, they celebrated. In their own way. But not like anything that would cause his ego to explode, even at that young age.

Garret's father bought him his first set of drums while he was five years old. Teaching him how to play, at least, in the range that he knew at that point in time. And, of course, knowing that only caused him to always be banging away on the drum set. Annoying everyone double fold. And, by the time he turned eleven years old, in time to get his acceptance letter to Hogwarts, like he did, he had begun banging on things around the house. It wasn't as bad at is now, with rhythm always flowing through his finger tips. They were happy for him when he received his acceptance letter that day. Enthusiastic, even. Although they didn't blow it out of proportion, really. Everyone was ecstatic. His father brought him to Diagon Alley the following weekend, to get his school supplies for the coming school year.

They got everything that Garret would need, from his wand to his parchment and robes. They explained things, to a point to him, but mostly just leaving things so he would see them for himself when he arrived at Hogwarts. And, soon enough Garret was packing up his things and off on the Hogwart's Express. And soon enough he was at Hogwarts. Making his way through his first four years at the school. With his drumsticks, as well as making himself a few new, magical friends as well. Striving through his years at Hogwarts, trying to get the best grades that he could. And to make his parents proud of him as he made his way through the years at school.
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I solemnly swear that I, ASH, have read the rules, understand clearly what my responsibilities are now that I am joining ISS, and will abide by these standards set by the staff.

[Lily Evans]

accepted !

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