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Ben Connelly

6th Year Gryffindor

Created on 2006-06-16 20:21:16 (#10467867), last updated 2009-09-18

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Name:	ben_connelly
Website:	http://www.something.com

Bio

H I S T O R Y

Ben was born in a small village in Ireland, home to less than five-hundred people. It was the hometown of his muggle mother, Elizabeth. She was a kind, beautiful woman, although very forgetful and quite ditzy. Liam, Ben’s pureblood father, fell in love with her immediately after seeing her stumble out of a pub completely pissed on a cold January night. He’d run over to her, threw his cloak around her shoulders and bought her a room at the local Inn.

Within a year, the couple married, Elizabeth discovering Liam’s magical abilities after he’d turned her hair green. He soon gained a job in the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the young couple popped over to America while Liam perused his career.

At his mother’s request, Ben attended Muggle Preschool and Elementary school. He was a very good student, and excelled in language and literature.

The small family stayed in the United States until two weeks after Ben’s ninth birthday, returning home to Ireland after Liam received a promotion.

Ben doesn’t get along with his parents, at all. They’re polar opposites, really, and he does everything he can to distance himself from them. Liam tried to get him into sports when he was younger, strapping him to brooms only to have Ben go again once he’d crashed into a tree. He’s not that fond of Ben in return, and is embarrassed by his bookishness and rebel attitude. All he wanted was a jock for a son, one to bring him the Quidditch glory he had never been able to achieve. Unfortunately, Ben didn’t quite fit into that category, and Liam doesn’t let Ben forget just how much of a disappointment he is.

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Many people are annoyed by Ben’s sharp tongue and sarcastic wit, which can be very harsh. He’s not a man of many words, and is usually drawn and brooding. Stupidity and slowness doesn’t sit well with him, and is known to interrupt with a biting comment. He has a short fuse, and it takes little to make him angry or engage in a fight. Rules aren’t important to Ben, and teachers normally plan detentions for him before he even gets one. He doesn’t give a second thought to schoolwork, but secretly hopes to be a freelance writer for wizarding papers or magazines in the future. He keeps the softer, likeable, intelligent side of himself very well hidden. Only those closest to him would see his potential if he got up off his lazy arse and ditched the bad boy attitude.

Despite his initial coldness, Ben is a good friend to those who bother to stick around. Though he appears to be lazy and slack off in classes, he’s actually quite intelligent. He’s never one to finish a project of apply himself, though if given a push by the right person, could excel in classes. He does, however, love to read and can often be found in a deserted corner of the castle with a book propped open on his lap. It’s very hard for Ben to express his feelings, and usually tries to avoid situations where gut-spilling is required. He cares deeply for those closest to him, however, and would do anything to protect them. He does, for reasons he can’t explain, feel a sense of loyalty to his house. Before Hogwarts, he swore he’d never be one of those banner-carrying, song-singing, wild supporters at Quidditch Matches or other school activities, but to his dismay, he’s now a banner-carrying, song-singing, wild supporter of Gryffindor… reluctantly, of course.

He’s a very unexpected match to Gryffindor, but the Sorting Hat believed there was something more to him, something that many didn’t see. His Gryffindor qualities shine through in difficult situations. He’d save everyone else before himself, and would hate any credit for what he did. He’s loyal and would stay with a friend or family member to the end, and is very dependable. He’s also quite brave- all these years of pranks and trouble actually helped! In addition, when something is very important to him, he becomes extremely driven and dedicated, not resting until the job is done. While his attitude suggests Slytherin, he lacks the cunning and ambition to be in the house.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

Ben's best friend is

avis_abernathy. They’re amazingly similar and rely on each other quite a bit, though hope everyone else doesn’t realize that. Eventually, Ben falls in love with her, but for now he and Avis are just close friends.

He has two other best friends,

matt_mozer and

n_sawyer.

At the moment, his biggest enemy is

frogleygoof. They fought and Ben was beaten pretty badly, but still insists the bloke deserved it. Really? He’s got that big brother protection thing going on for Avis, and was angry Troy’s flirting weirded her out. Aside from that, he’s just an arse.

He also likes to pick on

hargreaves_b and

adrienbennet

O T H E R

Ben Connelly is an RP character at