James Alphard Lestrange

James Alphard Lestrange (born September 19) is a 7th Year Ravenclaw student currently studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was a former student of Beauxbatons for four years. He is currently a Prefect, as well as a newly added player for Ravenclaw's Quidditch team, serving as one of the Beaters for the team.

Appearance
James is fairly tall for his age, standing at a height of 6ft tall and has a fairly skinny body type, a body type that James jokingly refers to as his 'noodley armed form.' He has long curly hair with streaks of brown in it, and has a fair skin tone with moles here and there. Has an eye color that is a mix between brown and green, with the green being more noticeable when a flash of light reflects on his eyes.

Personality
Constantly flicks between quiet and being an open person, James often is quiet around people he's not too close with, occasionally sharing just some small talk with them before they part ways. When he's around the people he's closest with, James will often talk with them about the things that they share an interest with.

He's also openly aware of the fact that he's a cheesy person, and often has these cheesy punchlines that's usually met with laughter. He does it mostly to break the ice between people he wants to get to know better, and it works most of the time. When it comes to dating, he'll use it the same way and make efforts to make his date laugh.

Having lived the life of a reclusive person for a while, James has these moments where the socially inept side of his appears but is not afraid to admit sometimes that he's run out of things to talk about, and will therefore bounce and leave the conversation at that.

When he's alone, James often reads books to pass the time. He reads books like the Chronicles of Narnia, the Lord of the Rings and other similar books. He's also a fan of books about myths and legends, as he finds it to be an entertaining read. He's a fan of many different kinds of music, and will often shift genres on a daily basis. He also plays the piano, the flute, good at painting, pottery and is a decent singer.

When he's feeling emotionally distressed because of something that affected him deeply, James will turn to his hobbies to tuck away his emotions and hide it until he's ready to face it.

Background
The son of Pureblood wizards, James was born in France years after his parents lefts England to live quietly. Being a Lestrange, James was wrongly disliked by many mostly because of his ties to Voldemort's woman Bellatrix Lestrange. He spent most of his life hiding and not telling people who he is, and will often just tell people to refer to him as James.

When the time came for them to move from France back to England, James was overjoyed, but was also nervous. He once spoke predominantly French, and while he also knew English he often just stumbled back into speaking French. But with the help of some of the friends he had made during this first few months there, James soon broke away from his shell and became more of an open person, talking to the friends he has.

James is more than just a Lestrange, that is for sure. He's smart, he's kind, a little goofy and a little anxious when it comes to being in situations that he's not entirely familiar with. The world doesn't quite believe him, which he is alright with. There's more evil in the world than most people know, that's something that James' family knows but doesn't speak of often, as they want to move further away from that and move on towards brighter things.

Unlike most of his cousins who he lives with currently in Painswick, James was born somewhere in England before the family left to live in the small lovely little town of Loire Valley, where James grew up into the art-loving person that he is today. The surroundings were beautiful, and it all certainly gave influence to James' style of painting.

Past Relationships
It is unknown who James dated back when he still studied in Beauxbatons, but it is known that he has only dated and became the boyfriend of one person whose name he has decided to forget entirely. His heart was broken when he had found that the person he loved did not like him at all, and was really only there for his attention. He had been blindsided that day, and swore that he would close himself off from any relationships until he decided he was ready for it.

That day came again when James began to feel certain emotions for his housemate was a year below him. He had given it some thought, and decided to try again for once, and admitted to her in a party that he liked her, and would like to date her.

Things went well for a while, until it didn't. Unfortunately for James, the past had come to haunt him again. He had found that she had gained feelings for someone in Gryffindor, the younger brother of one of his friends, and he had learned it days before the end of the year

Having no other choice, James accepted the truth of it and ended things when he had found out about it, and began to bury his sorrows doing all of his hobbies in an attempt to focus more on himself, asking her that he would appreciate it if they did not talk for a while. In his time alone, he had done many things. He had become a decent potter, a magician of the Muggle kind, a Beater for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, and recently he now has a job working at a local coffee shop called Coffee Book.

He soon spoke once again to her after her boyfriend had been stabbed in the night by a mystery killer, and had managed to save his life, after which the two young men had begun to see each other differently and lessened their dislike for one another.

Months after that, the two would talk to each other again during the Valentine's Day Ball, where James was given two of the things that interest him: a Valentine's Day card that had a literal cheesy theme to it ("Cheesiest card for the cheesiest person ever. A perfect match.") and pretzel sticks dipped in strawberry white chocolate.

After this, he had grown closer to him and had learned to move on from what happened. After a conversation with a girl from Slytherin (one who he fancies but won't make a move on), James had decided to take a break from chasing after relationships, and decide to just enjoy himself being single. It's becoming hard to resist finding someone again, but he knows by now that relationships take a while to form and that getting into a relationship isn't the be-all end all of goals.
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Trivia

 * Not much people know it, but James has a very reasonable fear of Acromantulas and the Quintaped, the latter being the shape that a boggart will take when they cross paths.
 * James' original face-claim before the subreddit's reboot happened was Gerard Way, the lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance, and before he was a Ravenclaw, James was originally a member of Hufflepuff.
 * After the two month long dating period had ended, James had picked up a liking to green tea, and will almost always be seen drinking a cup of the herbal tea during the morning and the evening.
 * He prefers dark chocolate to just regular milk chocolate, as the stronger taste of the sweet often reminds him of coffee, which he is also an avid drinker of.


 * James' second name, Alphard, is taken from both his grandfather who had the first name, and the name itself is taken from a star.
 * James is confusing when it comes to relationships, often liking one girl if he sees that they could be a thing. When the girl does not respond to his advances, he pulls back from them and just settles on being their friend. Interestingly, whenever he stops advancing and continues to be his usual cheesy self to them, that's when the girl he likes suddenly responds. One big confusing mess, it is.