BRENNAN, Kastian Gareth

[Kastian Brennan]

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KASTIAN GARETH BRENNAN

FULL NAME:::

Kastian Gareth Brennan.

NICKNAMES:::

Kass is the most common. Kassie jokingly is used at times. Kast is also used. His mother does call him by his middle name, but, only when she's angry.

AGE:::

Seventeen.

BIRTHDATE:::

The second day of February

BLOOD STATUS:::

Pure-blood.

YEAR:::

Seventh year.

PREFERRED HOUSE:::

Gryffindor

WAND SPECS:::

A finely-carved rowan wood wand of eleven and one-quarter inches length with a phoenix tail feather core. Very sturdy wand for precise pointing and movements.

FAMILIAR(PET):::

He has an owl whose details is currently undisclosed.

CANON OR ORIGINAL:::

Original conception in cooperation with Keith and Josie.

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HAIR AND FACE:::

Though his family mostly has a range of brown and hazel-green eyes, Kastian was born with his father's bone structure and something that made both of his parents gawk over. His eyes have always been blue/green and seemed to change over time and go back and forth. Sometimes in the morning his eyes would seem just a dark green but, by that evening his eyes appear as a deep sea blue. His eyes adjust to the light around him. Darker it appears the bluer his eyes would appear, in bright light his eyes would look green-blue. His eyes seem to be an exact copy of his mother's in shape and color.

Kastian's hair is full of thick brown hair that is well styled. He is a tad touchy about his hair, and tends to hate it when someone rubs his head and messes up his hair. He can hardly ever decide which way to have his hair. Sometimes a groomed-messy, or spiked, other times just flat. He was gifted with straight hair and was not cursed with the task of attempting to style curly or wavy hair.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:::

Kastian comes in at a mere hundred and thirty-two pounds. Though, his weight continues to gain over time to support his growing figure. He is still in the midst of puberty of which his height is just over five feet and eight inches. He still has a few years of puberty left and is continuing to grow, even though he had changed drastically in appearance over the past few years.

BODY:::

He has a lean and fit shape. His abs are actually forming extremely well do his intense morning regimen. He commonly runs around the grounds from 6:40 to almost 8:40 each morning, skipping breakfast.

SCENT:::

His common scent is basic deodorant for boys. He's a boy, he doesn't wear the pretty smelling strawberry smells and whatnot. However, strawberry smelling hair does drive him wild. In the mornings he stinks pretty badly due to running for two solid hours and covering himself in sweat, he always showers as his run ends.

FACE CLAIM:::

Colton Haynes.

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LIKES:::

[/li][li]Sports – Loves quidditch, running, and the muggle sports or baseball and soccer.
[/li][li]Games/Playfulness – Though even of magical origins, he cannot resist a good video game or a playful activity.
[/li][li]Friends – He loves his social life, it defines whom he is and he'd say it's the center of his life.
[/li][li]Rain or Snow – He loves the change in weather and the cooler months.
[/li][li]Autumn – Autumn is his favorite season, the trees become beautiful and the air becomes cool/crisp.
[/li][li]Boys – His hormones drives him, he likes being a boy that likes boys.
[/li][li]Magic – Magic is something he's glad he was born with. [/blockquote]
DISLIKES:::

[/li][li]Grapefruit / Almonds – Bane of all fruit. The nut is the worst to his tastes.
[/li][li]Homophobia – He will defend equal rights on sexual orientation. He hates when people ignore it.
[/li][li]Heat – Nice days are welcome, but, the heat when it comes to weather is plain annoying.
[/li][li]Forgetting – He hates forgetting something, such as homework, or walking through a door and forgot why he went through it.
[/li][li]Parents – Hates his parents, but, yet, still loves them. But, as a teenager the hate exists.
[/li][li]Frogs & Toads – They're simply creepy in his opinion. They're lower than spiders.
[/li][li]Betrayal – He gets hurt when betrayed and his trust is broken. Betrayal stings him harshly.
[/li][li]Social Pressure – He hates the pressure society puts upon him.[/blockquote]
FAULTS:::

[/li][li]Stubborn – He's pretty damn stubborn and refuses to listen commonly when he doesn't want to.
[/li][li]Impulsive – He's a tad impulsive. Once he stole his dad's bottle of scotch.
[/li][li]Indignant – He shows his anger, emotionally. Makes things personal.
[/li][li]Rudeness – If he doesn't want to listen or is angry he can be pretty damn rude.[/blockquote]
PATRONUS:::

His patronus would take the form of a small kiwi bird. It reflects how he would view himself if he were to analyze whom he was. He views himself as a bird that desires to fly, but, yet, is flightless. A strong desire of happiness when he achieves, his memories would be of himself as a child discovering new things. (Basically, how it is in this video)

MIRROR OF ERISED:::

Though many would probably desire something of a materialist nature, it would be different for Kastian. If he were to stand in front of the Mirror of Erised he would see himself with one of the biggest smiles he had ever made. The feeling of pure happiness. It is what he desires the most, full innocent happiness for himself. There's no greater feeling in the world for him.

BOGGART:::

His complete and largest fear is the fact that he'd become nothing and forgotten. He's terrified of dying and all existence of him no longer remembered by anyone. If he were to see a boggart, it would be, seeing himself dead.

DEMENTOR:::

He has two bad memories that he would prefer not to remember. One would be visiting his grandparents in Azkaban. He does not ever want to go back there and would deny that his maternal grandparents were death eaters. His most recent bad memory is more his fault. He stole his father's scotch and watched the television very loudly. Father yelled at him. Kastian destroyed his own bedroom, father grabbed his jaw and forced him to look at what he had done and told him he's ashamed to call him his son.

AMORTENTIA:::

The smell of strawberry on a man drives him completely insane. He loves that smell and it could get him horny in no time flat. But, a smell simply for pleasure over lust? It would be coffee and fresh air.

PERSONALITY:::

Kastian Brennan has always been a curious, lionhearted, loyal and a grave person whom would question everything including authority. By questioning everything his mind was opened to a new world beyond what he was raised in. He had always been a boy of a sweet nature for as long as he could remember. He gives people the benefit of the doubt, though, he does judge at times. Many children outgrow being extremely ticklish, yet, he hasn't. His ears are his most ticklish spot, but, he'd never admit it: He enjoys being tickled if not overdone.

He is a fiercely independent young male. He loves the idea of being able to accomplish something on his own. He loves thinking on his own and making his own choices. When he forms an opinion he'd value his own opinion above all others. Though, he is stubborn as a mule. When his mind is set on something, he doesn't easily accept change. He trusts his own instinct even if the evidence is in front of him that his own instinct was invalid.

Many males hide their emotion or attempt to hide it. Emotion is something of a touchy subject when it comes to Kastian. He can carry a grudge against someone for a long period of time. Though, being a loyal person he would look past his grudge to help a friend even if they had betrayed him. Once he makes friends with someone he truly believes in the stance they are friends for life even if they drift away or want to strangle one another. When he is angry or mad he shows his emotions by punching something or yelling and arguing back. Though, if it were something that would depress him, his emotion would likely remain bottled up or turned into some sort of anger.

It is not out of character for Kastian to be grumpy. He usually is a kind-matured person, but, sometimes he simply has an off mood and woke up on the wrong side of the bed. His grumpiness can effect himself and those whom are around him as the mood would usually last an entire day unless something of pure joy happens that distracts him. He's a spearheaded young man whom doesn't think things twice often. He can get into an attitude where his impulse simply takes over because he thought it was a good idea at the time.

He is a disciplined, mindful, and an intelligent person with a tenacity to be assertive and singling himself out. If he were to be in a debate, there is a chance he would turn the debate personal and single himself out and be biased based upon his personal thoughts. He has a tough time maintaining a neutral stance when it comes to debates, arguments, or conflicts. Though, it goes up for debate if he is a disciplined teenager sometimes. He can keep himself civil and make himself presentable as if he were the best child in the world. Though, he's simply rebellious and refuses to respect authority at times.

He is often times unwilling to confront issues thrown out in front of him and attempts to ignore them for as long as he can. Being a teenager he is a natural multitasker. People would think he is not listening to them because he interrupts them if he doesn't want to or is distracted doing something else. But, in reality, he does listen to them. He can read while listening to someone, practice something while listening. It annoys him when people want him to look directly at them if they wonder if he's listening. He listens well enough to get a gist of most conversations that happen with him. At other times he would be rude and simply interrupt them or tune them out.

He was raised by two pure-blood parents as an only child. He grew up with really only his parents and their friends. He never really had cousins before Keeva Porell confronted him about being his aunt. He was floored at the idea of having cousins, but, yet, he has a hard time accepting that he has an aunt. He knows it is probably true, but, it invalidates his childhood and his perception of his grandfather and how he was raised. Though, the knowledge of his aunt plagues his mind constantly, he has a hard time acknowledging it. Supremacy exists in his family, they prefer pure-bloods. His supremacy is more of an instinctive preference, he's more likely to trust someone of magical origin then of muggle origins. He however, does not act on supremacy as he views it is wrong, but, he can't stop the instinctive feeling.

He has an aunt that he recently found out and accepted the fact. however, he is still fully resisting her. He was raised to challenge authority. But, yet, once he had come to discover whom he was. School had become the only place he could be himself, entirely himself without the social pressure of his parents weighing in on him expecting him to uphold a good name and attitude to play the perfect son. He shows his emotions, can hold a grudge, has a temper, and yet, he's sweet, more caring than his parents hoped... And gay much to his parents distress. They know it, but, refuse to accept it.

He's afraid of Keeva interfering in his life. He doesn't want her controlling him, as his parents had done. It's one of the primary reasons he's resisting her. He's thrilled with the idea of cousins... and an aunt... But, she's in charge of his house, and family... Thus thinks she can pass judgement and expect more from him than his peers.

He's simply afraid his aunt would be judgmental and controlling of him. Disapproving of his relationships, friendships, antics. It was enough that he was extremely rude to her husband in his few encounters with him.

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NATIONALITY:::

Kastian is a proud Irishman.

PLACE OF BIRTH:::

Roscommon, County Roscommon Ireland.

HOME TOWN:::

Roscommon, County Roscommon Ireland.

FINANCIAL STATUS:::

He comes from an upper middle class family. If they liquidated their asset they can come up with a million euros. But, they don't have that much in Gringotts. A lot of donations and trust fund for their son. Home is a large house with five bedrooms, large living room, dining room, and an office. They had it for years, and years. Today's worth is probably 395,000 euros.

PARENTS:::

Seán Brennan :: Father :: 47 :: Gryffindor alumnus :: Investment Broker / Socialite
Ciara Brennan :: Mother :: 44 :: Slytherin alumnus :: Small Magical Animal Veterinarian / Socialite

SIBLINGS:::

Kastian is an only child. His mother is incapable of having other children. She was considering aborting Kastian, but, she almost lost him and realized she wanted him against medical advice. She lost her uterus after giving birth.

OTHERS:::

Gareth Brennan :: Paternal Grandfather :: 71 :: Slytherin alumnus :: Retired / Was Investment Broker
Kathryn (née O'Flynn) Brennan :: Paternal Grandmother :: 68 :: Gryffindor alumnus :: Retired / Never worked
Aidan Shannon :: Maternal Grandfather :: 79 :: Slytherin alumnus :: Imprisoned in Azkaban / Death Eater / Conman
Enya (née Hennessy) Shannon :: Maternal Grandmother :: 72 :: Slytherin alumnus :: Imprisoned in Azkaban / Death Eater / Receptionist
Keeva (née MacManus) Porell :: Aunt :: 45 :: Gryffindor alumnus :: Hogwarts Transfiguration Professor
Maximillian Porell :: Uncle :: 50 :: Unknown :: Unknown
Four cousins, children of Maximillian and Keeva: sixteen (male), fifteen (girl), and twins that are thirteen (one boy one girl)

HISTORY:::

The Brennan clan is a part of a long line that traces back to over fifteen generations. They are a proud clan, that once had large numbers. Over the last millenia the numbers have dwindled down. The clan shrunk drastically over the past few centuries and it came down to one man, whom was an only child himself: Seán Brennan. He was the last of his line and it became his sworn duty to carry on the name of the long respected Irish pure-blood magical line known as the Brennan's. It wasn't a worry for him when he hit adulthood. He had his fair share of flings, but, it wasn't until his mid-twenties when he met Ciara Shannon.

He fell in love with Ciara. Ciara thought he was weird and brushed him off. She was in her young twenties, ready and eager to explore the world. Seán became friends with her and explored the world with her. After a while he kissed Ciara, and from then on a relationship formed. The two never married. They were happy with themselves. In the year of 1998, Ciara was 27 and Seán was thirty the Second Wizarding War raged on. Though both, Seán and Ciara came from families that supported the death eaters in the last war and fought for Voldemort, the couple wanted to be left alone. They tried to dodge it the best they could, and kept themselves isolated.

Luckily, they lived in the country that both of them hailed from, Ireland. It was close to England and Scotland, but, yet, far enough that they weren't hit by the direct waves of the war. Though, toward the end things heated up. When April of 1998 came along they could no longer stand on the sidelines, but, had to fight for the very world they held dear. They went against their family wishes and fought for the Order of the Phoenix, much to the dismay of Ciara's parents. Seán's father was happy enough that he found a woman and just wanted a grandchild.

Their world was coming to an end. Both Ciara and Seán feared they would never have the chance to marry. They eloped and had a marriage with a witness whom were two students from Hogwarts and some other adult they did not even know. They married quickly in a ceremony that lasted less then five minutes in Hogsmeade at the end of April. May second came along, it was the time for the Battle of Hogwarts, they knew it was coming. Ciara and Seán slipped away into a bathroom in Hogsmeade and done the deed of sex with one another, as they have done many times before. It was the first and only time they did not use protection. Little did they know, that act would cause Ciara to conceive a child just mere hours before the greatest battle.

The two fought and defended a food shop from Voldemort's forces. They stayed in Hogsmeade and helped push the barrier and draw the battle out. They pushed forward to the castle and defended the school they both had gone to as children. They had defended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for a selfish reason: They wanted a world where they could simply be whom they are and left alone. The battle came to an end, the couple stayed behind and made a large donation to help the rebuilding effort. They went by Gringotts Wizarding Bank and separated Ciara's vault from her family vault. Seán had his own vault and the couple just shared that common vault.

The war was over, they settled into their life. Loved each other, but, yet, loved the parties and the beauty of being childless. They both said they wanted a child one day, but, they felt it wasn't the right time. At first Ciara just thought she got sick with some type of a stomach flu. She ignored the symptoms and continued with her life. She refused to see a doctor. It took nearly two months before Seán dragged her to a doctors office. She was told she was about two months pregnant. The couple were stunned, they did not want a child yet. It was unplanned. They tried to think of a time and how it was possible.

It took them several minutes before they realized Ciara must have conceived when they were having their "last hoorah". Ciara believed she was too young. She wanted to wait longer and she considered having an abortion. Seán refused and told her there would be no way he'd allow her to abort their unborn child. Ciara argued it was her child and she would do as she pleased. They agreed that they would wait a month or two before deciding.

As the pregnancy hit the fourth month, Ciara collapsed and there was blood dripping down her leg. Seán freaked out and rushed her to the hospital via apparation. He wanted to know what was happening. It was a problem with her uterus. They said it seemed like she could loose the child. At that moment she decided she wanted the child, she feared for the child's life.The doctors stabilized her and told her the best option would be to remove the child. But, she would never be able to have another. She came to a realization it was her only chance.

By the time Ciara got into her seventh month of the pregnancy, she decided the idea of a child was great and she wanted the child and to be a mother. Her and Seán talked about their lifestyle changes when the child would come. They would have to change whom they were to support and raise a child.

Ciara worked with animals, she loved magical animals. She decided to give up her job and be a stay at home mother. She would home school her child while Seán went off and earned funds to support the family. Seán told his father the news that his wife was pregnant, his father and mother were pleased they were going to be grandparents. His father was extremely proud and did not hold the betrayal of sides against his son.

On February second, just a few days late, Ciara went into labor. The couple had believed they were going to have a daughter. They had a name picked out for her, they wanted to name her Cassandra Joy Brennan. Seán originally wanted a boy and was a bit sad that their child was going to be a daughter. Though, his wife warmed him up to the idea that she could be daddy's little girl. Seán wanted a girl now, and his mind was set on a beautiful daughter and the terrifying dreams of her dating. Ciara and Seán had decided that their child would be an only child, because she couldn't have another and they did not want to adopt. They were both only children themselves and loved the idea of a sibling, but, as adults they came to realize they had their own lives and their parents did as well, and that, maybe, it was a blessing in disguise that they got their son.

It was a surprise for both of them when their child was born and it was a boy. They were thrilled at the prospect of a boy. They were equally happy, and just glad to have a child. Seán refused to let Ciara take home their baby boy in pink, so, he went to another room to a couple whom had twins and a few extra set of clothes. He paid for one of the extra boy sets, paid generously. It took them nearly an hour to decide what to name their son. Finally, they agreed on something more exotic, but, felt like home. They named him Kastian Gareth Brennan.

They raised their child to listen, to make choices, and to question their authority. They wanted their child to be curious and someone whom thought for themselves. They were both independent thinkers that went against their families, but, they respected their traditions. Ciara's family cut off ties to them. They came and visited once a year around the holidays to see the the boy, but, left. They became estranged. Seán's family were simply floored and thrilled at the thought of having a grandchild. Ciara's parents, Kastian's maternal grandparents were arrested when he was four years old for being death eaters. Seán, Ciara, and Seán's parents were given amnesty because they switched to support the Order of the Phoenix.

They've found their child, Kastian to be a handful at times. But, he was able to hold onto good behavior. When they held dinner parties, they would let Kastian come out and eat with them. Kastian learned to act good around strangers. When the strangers would leave him and his father would wrestle, run out in the yard, or chase the rabbits. Kastian was a high energy and a brave and curious young boy. They raised him to be a happy child that would appreciate everything life had to offer them.

The Brennan's were not a wealthy family. At best, they were upper middle class. If they tried to put together a million euros worth of funds, they could do so by putting their home up for mortgage. They were Irish, money was Euros, not Pounds as it was for the British. But, they just had enough to live a comfortable life and be the types that held onto a socialite status. They even opened a second vault right before Kastian was born, to start a trust fund for him that he could access upon his own graduation of Hogwarts.

Kastian's first sign of magic came when he was nine years old. He and his father was playing hide and seek. Kastian was trying to get into a place where he was able to hide just a year before, but, he was having trouble fitting. Somehow he had shrunk in size and fitted in. Kastian screamed in pain as the magic of his shift wore off quickly. Kastian was stuck into small desk and his arm seemed it went directly through the wood. Seán ran to him and their game was over. Seán laughed because it was Kastian's first sign of magic. He took out his cellphone to take a picture of his son to show his wife later. He cast a spell and got his son out. Though, Kastian's arm broke.

He took Kastian to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. They kept him for most of the afternoon and early evening. He was released just before midnight, several hours after he entered the hospital. The doctor told him to take it easy on his arm for a few days and put him in a temporary cast. Kastian demanded that his father would sign the cast and they went home.

When he turned eleven on his birthday of February a letter came in from Hogwarts. He was to begin Hogwarts in September. His parents were pleased and did not waste a moment's notice. They rushed to Diagon Alley and went shopping. They went overboard of buying him the best of everything, as they've always had. They spoiled their child. They bought him a new trunk, new robes, specially tailored for the school, scarves that matched every house. They explained Hogwarts to him so he would know what to expect and the houses. His father was Gryffindor while his mother was a Slytherin. They jokingly told him Hufflepuff was unacceptable, but, it was only a mere joke. They would be pleased with him no matter where he ended up.

His wand was a bit tough to get. Luckily, the wand shop in Diagon Alley had reopened and had good stock since the war had come to an end. Kastian had to try out six different wands, yet none clicked with him. He then went behind the counter without asking permission and walked through and opened several boxes staring at the wands. He picked a wand that was sitting on the counter with no box. He picked it up and it clicked, he knew it was that. The shop attendant was hesitant of selling the wand as it was not yet checked for quality as it was freshly made. It was a finely-carved rowan wood wand of eleven and one-quarter inches length with a phoenix tail feather core. They paid the full price of the wand, and the shopkeeper held onto the wand, promising them it would be delivered by owl if the quality checked out. They had plenty of time, there was no worry about it arriving late.

The first year was a blast. He found he had an instant fascination with Charms and Transfiguration. He did not go much further then the class material, as he had a lot to practice. But, he loved and enjoyed magic and having his own wand. He made a few friends but kept mostly to himself in his first year as he was a quiet type that did not speak much. But, that changed as the years went by and the subjects. He came to hate Astronomy. He loved the stars and the night sky, but, he simply had a hard time remembering all of the names and the material. Same with History of Magic. He became great with it and loved the history, but, was horrible at remembering the dates.

It was not until puberty had begun that his personality took hold. He became more outgoing and talkative. He showed more of himself and more independence in his own thoughts. It was a big change from when he was just a mere ten year old child. In his third year he got to choose electives, in his fourth year was when he really decided he liked the electives. His first elective class was Care of Magical Creatures. His mother had insisted on him trying it out. His father told him go for Arithmancy, as that is what he excelled at. So, Kastian took both.

As time went on, Kastian came to his OWLS. He had performed well in Charms, Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures and, somehow, Potions. He had decided to take his NEWTS in Charms, Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Arithmancy and Care of Magical Creatures. He decided to drop Potions, Herbology, and Astronomy for good.

The age of fifteen was a monumental year for Kastian. It was the year he had discovered he was gay. The social pressures of society got to him. He felt he was wrong. He felt he was broken because he was gay. It plagued his mind and he refused to accept it. But, he learned to accept it. He knew he was gay and couldn't question the fact that he was going to grow up to be a homosexual man. He did not have a boyfriend, nor had he had his first kiss. He just felt he was gay in his very bones based on his crushes. His guy friends acted weird around girls, yet, he never done. One day a friend told him he had to be gay because he acted normal. It was when he came to that realization.

At the beginning of his sixth year, the Transfiguration professor, Keeva Porell gave him detention for talking back to her in class. He ditched the detention and found himself being caught on the grounds by Professor Porell and ordered to the classroom. He obeyed and asked that she did not share that information to his father. Last thing he needed was another howler from his father. Keeva told him a story, and it ended with her telling him that she was his aunt. "You're lying. My parents are only children. I'd know if I had an aunt." He refused to acknowledge it.

It violated his thinking about his grandfather, Gareth Brennen. He always loved his grandfather. But, more he thought of it, the more he realized that his grandfather was the womanizing type. It wasn't uncommon for him to cheat. Kastian knew Seán wouldn't cheat on his mother... But, his grandfather was a different story. The thought of having an aunt plagued his mind. Once winter break came he went to his grandfather's home is Roscommon. He went through his grandfather's old things trying to find some shred of evidence that the professor's claims were true. He half hoped they were false and at the same time they were true. He liked the idea of having cousins.

Keeva Porell lived in the same area as them. He showed up at her home one afternoon and demanded a test. He wanted her to prove their relation. He yanked out a few hairs from his head and handed it to her. "I want a DNA test. The muggles have this technology. I want to see the results. I want to know the truth." Kastian's request was more of a demand. He had demanded that the test would come back. Keeva had insisted on him watching her ordering the test. A local drug store sold a paternity test, but, they couldn't find a dna matching one. Though, their dna would be similar male lines, Keeva told him it would be best to have a sample from his grandfather, her biological father, a cheek swab.

Kastian nodded and told her to go home. He ran across the town, a fifteen minute run to his grandfather's home. He stormed in gave his grandmother a hug and walked to his grandfather and grabbed a cloth. His grandfather was sleeping, Kastian was glad he snored, because, he stuck the swap into his mouth and tried his best to get an example. He quickly put it in the bag and left and ran back to the Keeva's home. "Here." He spoke, handing it over watching her labeling the example. She handed the swab to Kastian and told him to take the sample. Kastian wondered why, but, it was for him to undoubted know he was the one that took the samples. The results were mailed.

It was an expensive item from the muggle pharmacy, they had to pay a hundred and fifty euros. Kastian had a small amount of muggle funds and insisted on paying for the test. Keeva tried to decline, but, Kastian left the money on her table and took off and ignored her for most of the winter break. On the last day of December, New Year's Eve, he returned to her house and asked for the results. She said they arrived the day before and were unopened. He did not want the results to be sent to his home, because, his parents would question it and read his mail. Kastian took the results and did not bother opening it.

He let it sit in his room, hidden under his mattress along with a gay pornography stash he had managed to secretly collect. He spent the rest of the holiday texting friends and staying secluded to himself. He did not even bother to go to the New Years party downstairs his parents were holding. He wanted to be alone. He stared at the results, and simply did not want to open them because he was unsure of what he wanted. He both wanted more family, and at the same time, felt it was impossible for him to have more family. He didn't really know what he wanted, and yet, he did not want to disappoint himself.

Hogwarts returned and Kastian went to London to take the Hogwarts Express back to the castle. He had the results with him and a new pair of house robes his parents had given him. They always updated his robes as he grew so they never were too big, nor too small. They gave him more money for Hogsmeade and off he was to Hogwarts. It took him almost a month before he finally caved and opened the results of the dna test. The professor, Keeva Porell was right. She was the biological daughter of his grandfather. He had a hard time accepting it, but, then simply said to himself his grandfather just had a normal fling.

He handed the results to Keeva after holding onto them for another week. He avoided her for some time. He did his classwork, homework, and barely spoke. He was stubborn and did not like change very much when it threatened what he knew. She wanted to connect with her nephew, wanted her kids to know their cousin. Kastian was not sure of what he wanted. He pushed it out of his mind and acted like himself, a simple teenager.

Halfway through the second term of his sixth year, he got his first boyfriend. They kissed in the corridors in front of people. It was Kastian's first outing of his personality as gay, being kissed by another guy. Kastian smiled and pushed him against the stone wall and kissed him back, pinning him down. Kastian didn't care what other people thought of him at that moment. He was happy. The relationship only lasted a month and a half. Kastian was dumped.

Over the summer break, he became a bit mad at his parents. They heard the rumors from their friends. Their friends found out that the Brennan boy kissed a boy in school. His parents hated the fact that a rumor spread about their son and tried to not acknowledge it. Kastian did not deny the rumors when his father questioned him. He angrily spoke, "My life is my life." He punched the wall on his way up the stairs. He damaged the wall enough that his father had to get it repaired, because he made a hole. When his parents were off at a party one night, Kastian stayed home. He was an embarrassment to them at the time. They refused to acknowledge the fact he was gay and acted like nothing ever happened.

Kastian decided on impulse to take his father's scotch from the dining room. He sat on the living room floor with the television sound loud enough to damage his hearing. He ignored everything and sat there on the ground with his back against the couch (but, not sitting on the couch). He drunk the scotch. His father usually drunk it in small amounts, a bottle would last him a year. Kastian drunk over half the bottle in a single night. Time flew by, and his parents returned home. Kastian was drunk, and it was the first time he was. It wasn't his first time he had alcohol. But, he had just turned seventeen. It made his parents mad. His father grabbed the scotch bottle and complained that he would have to lock the alcohol up.

His mother told him to go to his room. Kastian refused. His father and him got into an argument and Kastian stormed to his room slamming the door. He knew he was wrong, but, he was angry at the world and took it out at his parents. He did not know where the anger came from, he just had a short fuse. Out of impulse, Kastian tore apart his room. Ripped posters off his wall, knocked over all the tables except for the one with his owl cage and television. He pushed his mattress off, threw anything he could get his hands on around, including his pornographic stash. He was not in his right mindset. His father yelled at him due to the noise and was furious he trashed his room.

His father looked on the ground and saw the magazines that Kastian had. He pointed his wand at them and destroyed each and every one of them. Kastian grew furious and glared his teeth and threatened his father to leave him alone. His father wouldn't lay a hand on his son. They never even spanked Kastian. His father just yelled at him and grabbed him. He held onto his son, onto the bottom of Kastian's jaw tightly. Kastian growled, keeping his teeth out. His father simply spoke and forced Kastian's head to turn while keeping his grip, "Look at what you done. You destroyed yourself. Look at yourself. Your room. I'm ashamed to call you my son."

Kastian pushed his father away and went to his night stand and grabbed his wand. He pointed his wand at his father and backed away out of the room. His father sheathed his own wand and didn't make any moves. Kastian turned around and ran down the stairs. Halfway down he lost his balance and fell rest of the way, causing his body to ache and a scratch across his cheek and a light concussion on his head. Kastian didn't care. He ran out of the house. He did not have anywhere to go. He ran for nearly an hour and a half of non-stop running, he was a runner, he had plenty of energy. It was in the middle of the night, nearing one am. He found himself outside his so-called aunt's home. He did not know why he was there but, he found himself banging on the door.

It Keeva's husband. "I want my aunt." He demanded, not asking for anything else. He stood there with his concussion, half drunk, wild hair, covered in sweat, blood-shot eyes, and exhausted. His clothes were dirty, he had blood marks on his arms from wiping his own sweat off. It was a cool summer night and he did not even have a jacket. He developed a cough. Keeva pulled him inside. Kastian broke away from her grip and walked alongside her, refusing to answer any questions. He simply asked, "Can I stay here tonight?" Keeva wondered what happened. She could only guess. The smell of alcohol was still strong. She got a moist towel and wiped off his face and arms, to clean him up. She asked him what happened, but, he refused to answer. She told him he could stay and made up the couch for him.

He barely spoke to her and went straight to bed. He slept into the early afternoon to wake up to find his youngest cousin staring at him. He smiled softly and introduced himself even though he had a blaring headache. He was lucky enough he did not throw up, and, it was the furthest thought from his mind. He had a hangover, a bad headache. He dealt with it, and wasn't very grumpy. The smiling younger cousin made his day, "Hi. I'm Kass, what's your name?" He asked and she responded. It was the first connection he made with Keeva's family, which was exactly what Keeva wanted.

It was two week before school started. Kastian stayed with Keeva for another night and went home. He didn't speak to his parents. His mother told him to pick up his room, he agreed. She gave him a hug and told him to not run off again and asked where he was. He refused to say anything to her. He kept it all to himself. He slowly put back together his room. Even though he was seventeen, he couldn't really use magic yet as he was just about to enter his seventh year.

Now, his seventh year had begun. He finally acknowledge the fact that Keeva Porell is his aunt after denying it for a long period of time. He never really told her what had happened, letting her assume the worst. But, she seemed to accept him for him, and that's all he wanted. In the new school year, he'd be warmer to her and stop giving her the cold shoulder. But, he wouldn't be too keen into her prying nature into his life. He was stubborn and unsure of what to make of everything.

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ALIAS:::

Keith / Nick

RP EXPERIENCE:::

Over a decade!

OTHER CHARACTERS:::

None. First!

SAMPLE POST:::

2 paragraphs or more please. 5 sentences or more each.

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Mischief Managed!