Nicodemus Cadmus Florentine
PLAYER DETAILS
Name (or alias): Kim
LJ: candauleswife
AIM SN: Optional: idleclockwork
BASE CHARACTER PROFILE -- PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SHOULD ONLY BE ONE WORD ANSWERS (Except for the last one... and use your common sense for others too.)
Name: Nicodemus Cadmus Florentine
LJ: craftynicodemus
Played By: River Phoenix
Birthdate: 14th of August, 1987
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Wand: 10” Mahogany, Unicorn hair core
Blood: Half-blood
Birthplace: Llangollen
Location: Llangollen
Status or Class: Lower-middle class
Race/Culture/Religion: Caucasian/Welsh/Athiest
Family:
Guardian #1's Name/Age/Occupation: Elidorium/40/Button factory worker
Guardian #2's Name/Age/Occupation: Harold/40/Magical pest removalist
Siblings' Names/Age/Occupations: Amaryllis/20/Obliviator, Kiriaki/16/Student (deceased), Theophania/11/Student
Pet Name/Species: Bellerophon/Family Owl
OWL Scores:
Astronomy: A
Charms: E
DADA: E
Herbology: A
History of Magic: O
Potions: D
Transfiguration: A
Arithmancy: O
Ancient Runes: O
Muggle Studies: P
NEWT Scores: (Put N/a if it is not applicable):
Charms: E
DADA: E
Herbology: -dropped in his last semester.
History of Magic: O
Potions: -dropped in his last semester.
Transfiguration: A
Arithmancy: E
Ancient Runes: O
10 Words to describe your character: Flamboyant, nosey, moral, protective, bookish, dramatic, annoying, romantic, relaxed, nuisance.
EXTENDED APPLICATION -- PLEASE DO AT LEAST A PARAGRAPH ON EACH OF THESE, UNLESS THEY ARE STATED TO BE OPTIONAL
Personality: All in all, Nicodemus is a very flamboyant character who seems to not have insecurities, but really has them stowed away. He adores nothing more than his family, and his hobbies, and has a great sense of morality. He can be quite rash, and he often puts his foot in it, but he always means well.
He is also very loving towards his family, and equally as protective. He has a great deal of fear about Theophania being hurt, and even though Amaryllis is a Death Eater he still loves her, and fears what will happen to her when he tells an authority figure about her. This love and protectiveness that he feels towards his family, and his friends, makes up a great deal of his personality.
Nicodemus is a most curious individual, and likes to know everything- particularly about other people. He likes to sulk around and find secrets, passages, things that other people don’t commonly know. It could be said, and has been said, that he is nosey, and even though this sometimes gets him into hot water, he persists. He just wants to know, what’s the harm in that?
Strengths: Both magical and personality: Nicodemus is pretty adept at most things, and he has a love of learning from books (though not from his professors) so he gets along pretty well. His best classes are History of Magic, Ancient Runes, and Arithmancy, because he has a deep interest in all of those. On the other hand, he is quite brilliant at charming people and things such as obliviating, doing wards, and also is capable at silencing spells, etc. but isn't quite so good at animating inanimate objects, so if charms were to be listed as a strength, this would also need to be noted. He used to have a great strength in flying, however after his accident he put all of his effort and love into music, so that he could fill the gaps. He's now convinced that he's going to become a composer of some type (but believe me, poetry is a weakness!)
Finally, probably his most important personality strength is his curiosity. While not necessarily a good strength, it is a strength none the less and he uses it, and his ability to befriend most people, to his full ability. He likes to sneak, and watch, and store information. That's just who he is. Unfortunately, it also leads him to put his foot in it most of the time.
Weaknesses: Both magical and personality: Nicodemus can sometimes be too nosey, which can lead to distrust. Although, for the most part people are unaware of anything underhanded that he does. His nosiness is a huge flaw in his great sense of morality, because the line between curiosity and spying is often very blurry. So too is the line between humour and insult, and unfortunately Nicodemus fails at being able to tell one from the other, leading to some very interesting revenge schemes on the behalf of his peers. Nicodemus has a great flair for dramatics, but he often speaks before he thinks and so he often says things that he wishes he hadn't. One of those areas where he's bound to put his foot wrong is the area of Sister's-significant-other. He has three sisters, and only one is older than him. Unfortunately, he feels highly protective of all of them, and anything said against them can throw him into a rage. When his sisters are involved, reason goes out the window. Especially if he thinks that they're going to get hurt.
As one might of guessed, Nicodemus is quite rash, and so you can imagine what it's like when dangerous ingredients, fire, and a reluctance to learn things from a professor instead of a book combine. The dungeons got a make-over in Nicodemus' third year courtesy of him and his lack of potions skills. He isn't sure what he wants to do, and so has continued on with potions to keep his options open. It's the one place where he is most aware of his dramatics, and the one place where he makes an effort to tone them down.
Fears: Nicodemus’ deepest, darkest fear is falling. He gets terrified any time that he even looks at a broom, and his stomach turns whenever he remembers how he used to fly so effortlessly, but not for want of ever doing so again. He is also terrified of his youngest sister ever being put in danger- he has through it with Kiriaki, and would rather die himself than have to live without any of his sisters.
History: Nicodemus was born in 1987 to one Elidorium Florentine, and her husband Harold Florentine. He was the second child that they had, and certainly not the last- although he is the only boy. He grew up in Llangollen, a nice green place in Wales. He had free run there, and he adores the place still, it taught him a love of history even when he was younger, and there was always so much room to sing, and dance, and parade about. The freedom to do just that made Nicodemus' childhood into a happy one, and so he developed into something very active and fun. As a child he always loved to fly, and it was his most brilliant hobby.
His other hobby would have been singing, and playing the guitar. That comes from when he was a small boy, and his father would play the guitar and make up words and songs such as the award-winning Nicodemus Picks His Nose (he didn't by the way! Never!) So Nicodemus learnt to stumble forth with playing it, and by the time he was eleven he could play 'Skip to my Lou'. Unfortunately for him, he ran off to Hogwarts after that and didn't continue. He then fell off his broom in fifth year, after being on the team since second year.
His world crashed down around him with his new-found fear of flying, and in the months afterwards his older sister Amaryllis called him many things, with weak being the foremost. It seemed to him that his life was empty, until he went home for the summer, and Frank re-introduced his son to the guitar. From then on Nicodemus was able to fill in the empty parts of his life- the gaps between classes, the free time after dinner- with his new hobby, and so begun to heal and morph back into his happy self. Unfortunately for everyone else, he has now convinced himself that he wants to be a poet, composer, and bard, and he often subjects his peers to his works.
Next year he doesn't know what he wants to do, but he knows that he doesn't want to go to the ministry or have a desk-job. Hopefully he'll get some revelation, but he can't think of anything which combines all of his sneakery, spying, and his music. He jokes often that he'll become a goat-herd because he's had experience with it as a child. He was meant to go travelling with his older sister this Christmas, but after the death of Kiriaki in the Death Eater attack at the school, Nico couldn’t think of doing any such thing- especially since he found out that Amaryllis is a Death Eater.
Physical Description: At the least, provide base details of build, height, eye/hair colour, and complexion. Nicodemus has light brown hair, which he usually wears long-ish, and always seems to be a bit messy. His eyes are blue, and he has to wear glasses when reading much to the amusement of his peers, who find the idea of Nicodemus and intellect together quite alien. His skin is tanned enough, though he does get quite pale in winter, as he exclaims, "I am a creature of sunshine, happiness, and warmth!" He isn't built, but he did used to play Quidditch until fifth year, and he has enough muscle on him to not look awkward and scrawny.
Significant Relationships:
Family: Optional:
Friends: Optional: Nico’s best friends are Von (punkervon), Jojo (jojo-jenkins), and Sen Tanaka (sen-tanaka). It has been that way since first year, and isn’t likely to change. He has a great number of friends, but none so close to him as Von, Jojo, and Sen.
Other: Optional: Danielle Cole thinks that she isn’t Nico’s friend, but he disagrees. She’s just hiding her passionate love for him.
Dari (darianaclaw) is Nico’s friend, and sometimes more, but more often she is just his friend. He thinks that she is brilliant, and full of life, and he is glad that she doesn’t share her family’s values.
Special Considerations: Such as broom ownership, being an animagus, famous in some form, or a metamorphmagus. All are subject to mod approval. Nicodemus used to have a Nimbus, but after deciding not to fly it has just been sitting at home collecting dust- he was about to give it to Kiriaki before she was murdered, so the broom will probably remain at the house in Llangollen until Theophania has need of it.
COMMUNITY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS -- ONLY ANSWER THE SECTION APPLICABLE TO YOUR CHARACTER
Hogwarts:
Year: 7th
House: Ravenclaw
Why are they in that house?
Postion: N/a
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE -- PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS IS IN THIRD PERSON NARRATIVE POINT OF VIEW "Don't trust me!" Nico exclaimed. "But I'm your dearest of dearest cousins, your wonderful 'Demmy! Your superb confidant!" he gave the self same inner sigh to himself, knowing that Anya wasn't about to give him any information.
Oh well. I'll just have to bribe a first year, he thought to himself. Yes, it had worked quite well with Kiriaki last year when she wouldn't tell him anything. He would be sure to consult one as soon as he was finished here.
"Aha! Charms! And an essay even!" Nico was quite brilliant at essays- any type of essay. Except Potions, but Potions didn't count. He wasn't so good at the more practical side of things, but essays... essays he could do! He rolled his sleeves up, then flung his arms out wide.
"Oh, to allow me to embrace this essay question, and bring you to my oh-so-knowledgable bosom!" he held his hand out for the question.
Name (or alias): Kim
LJ: candauleswife
AIM SN: Optional: idleclockwork
BASE CHARACTER PROFILE -- PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SHOULD ONLY BE ONE WORD ANSWERS (Except for the last one... and use your common sense for others too.)
Name: Nicodemus Cadmus Florentine
LJ: craftynicodemus
Played By: River Phoenix
Birthdate: 14th of August, 1987
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Wand: 10” Mahogany, Unicorn hair core
Blood: Half-blood
Birthplace: Llangollen
Location: Llangollen
Status or Class: Lower-middle class
Race/Culture/Religion: Caucasian/Welsh/Athiest
Family:
Guardian #1's Name/Age/Occupation: Elidorium/40/Button factory worker
Guardian #2's Name/Age/Occupation: Harold/40/Magical pest removalist
Siblings' Names/Age/Occupations: Amaryllis/20/Obliviator, Kiriaki/16/Student (deceased), Theophania/11/Student
Pet Name/Species: Bellerophon/Family Owl
OWL Scores:
Astronomy: A
Charms: E
DADA: E
Herbology: A
History of Magic: O
Potions: D
Transfiguration: A
Arithmancy: O
Ancient Runes: O
Muggle Studies: P
NEWT Scores: (Put N/a if it is not applicable):
Charms: E
DADA: E
Herbology: -dropped in his last semester.
History of Magic: O
Potions: -dropped in his last semester.
Transfiguration: A
Arithmancy: E
Ancient Runes: O
10 Words to describe your character: Flamboyant, nosey, moral, protective, bookish, dramatic, annoying, romantic, relaxed, nuisance.
EXTENDED APPLICATION -- PLEASE DO AT LEAST A PARAGRAPH ON EACH OF THESE, UNLESS THEY ARE STATED TO BE OPTIONAL
Personality: All in all, Nicodemus is a very flamboyant character who seems to not have insecurities, but really has them stowed away. He adores nothing more than his family, and his hobbies, and has a great sense of morality. He can be quite rash, and he often puts his foot in it, but he always means well.
He is also very loving towards his family, and equally as protective. He has a great deal of fear about Theophania being hurt, and even though Amaryllis is a Death Eater he still loves her, and fears what will happen to her when he tells an authority figure about her. This love and protectiveness that he feels towards his family, and his friends, makes up a great deal of his personality.
Nicodemus is a most curious individual, and likes to know everything- particularly about other people. He likes to sulk around and find secrets, passages, things that other people don’t commonly know. It could be said, and has been said, that he is nosey, and even though this sometimes gets him into hot water, he persists. He just wants to know, what’s the harm in that?
Strengths: Both magical and personality: Nicodemus is pretty adept at most things, and he has a love of learning from books (though not from his professors) so he gets along pretty well. His best classes are History of Magic, Ancient Runes, and Arithmancy, because he has a deep interest in all of those. On the other hand, he is quite brilliant at charming people and things such as obliviating, doing wards, and also is capable at silencing spells, etc. but isn't quite so good at animating inanimate objects, so if charms were to be listed as a strength, this would also need to be noted. He used to have a great strength in flying, however after his accident he put all of his effort and love into music, so that he could fill the gaps. He's now convinced that he's going to become a composer of some type (but believe me, poetry is a weakness!)
Finally, probably his most important personality strength is his curiosity. While not necessarily a good strength, it is a strength none the less and he uses it, and his ability to befriend most people, to his full ability. He likes to sneak, and watch, and store information. That's just who he is. Unfortunately, it also leads him to put his foot in it most of the time.
Weaknesses: Both magical and personality: Nicodemus can sometimes be too nosey, which can lead to distrust. Although, for the most part people are unaware of anything underhanded that he does. His nosiness is a huge flaw in his great sense of morality, because the line between curiosity and spying is often very blurry. So too is the line between humour and insult, and unfortunately Nicodemus fails at being able to tell one from the other, leading to some very interesting revenge schemes on the behalf of his peers. Nicodemus has a great flair for dramatics, but he often speaks before he thinks and so he often says things that he wishes he hadn't. One of those areas where he's bound to put his foot wrong is the area of Sister's-significant-other. He has three sisters, and only one is older than him. Unfortunately, he feels highly protective of all of them, and anything said against them can throw him into a rage. When his sisters are involved, reason goes out the window. Especially if he thinks that they're going to get hurt.
As one might of guessed, Nicodemus is quite rash, and so you can imagine what it's like when dangerous ingredients, fire, and a reluctance to learn things from a professor instead of a book combine. The dungeons got a make-over in Nicodemus' third year courtesy of him and his lack of potions skills. He isn't sure what he wants to do, and so has continued on with potions to keep his options open. It's the one place where he is most aware of his dramatics, and the one place where he makes an effort to tone them down.
Fears: Nicodemus’ deepest, darkest fear is falling. He gets terrified any time that he even looks at a broom, and his stomach turns whenever he remembers how he used to fly so effortlessly, but not for want of ever doing so again. He is also terrified of his youngest sister ever being put in danger- he has through it with Kiriaki, and would rather die himself than have to live without any of his sisters.
History: Nicodemus was born in 1987 to one Elidorium Florentine, and her husband Harold Florentine. He was the second child that they had, and certainly not the last- although he is the only boy. He grew up in Llangollen, a nice green place in Wales. He had free run there, and he adores the place still, it taught him a love of history even when he was younger, and there was always so much room to sing, and dance, and parade about. The freedom to do just that made Nicodemus' childhood into a happy one, and so he developed into something very active and fun. As a child he always loved to fly, and it was his most brilliant hobby.
His other hobby would have been singing, and playing the guitar. That comes from when he was a small boy, and his father would play the guitar and make up words and songs such as the award-winning Nicodemus Picks His Nose (he didn't by the way! Never!) So Nicodemus learnt to stumble forth with playing it, and by the time he was eleven he could play 'Skip to my Lou'. Unfortunately for him, he ran off to Hogwarts after that and didn't continue. He then fell off his broom in fifth year, after being on the team since second year.
His world crashed down around him with his new-found fear of flying, and in the months afterwards his older sister Amaryllis called him many things, with weak being the foremost. It seemed to him that his life was empty, until he went home for the summer, and Frank re-introduced his son to the guitar. From then on Nicodemus was able to fill in the empty parts of his life- the gaps between classes, the free time after dinner- with his new hobby, and so begun to heal and morph back into his happy self. Unfortunately for everyone else, he has now convinced himself that he wants to be a poet, composer, and bard, and he often subjects his peers to his works.
Next year he doesn't know what he wants to do, but he knows that he doesn't want to go to the ministry or have a desk-job. Hopefully he'll get some revelation, but he can't think of anything which combines all of his sneakery, spying, and his music. He jokes often that he'll become a goat-herd because he's had experience with it as a child. He was meant to go travelling with his older sister this Christmas, but after the death of Kiriaki in the Death Eater attack at the school, Nico couldn’t think of doing any such thing- especially since he found out that Amaryllis is a Death Eater.
Physical Description: At the least, provide base details of build, height, eye/hair colour, and complexion. Nicodemus has light brown hair, which he usually wears long-ish, and always seems to be a bit messy. His eyes are blue, and he has to wear glasses when reading much to the amusement of his peers, who find the idea of Nicodemus and intellect together quite alien. His skin is tanned enough, though he does get quite pale in winter, as he exclaims, "I am a creature of sunshine, happiness, and warmth!" He isn't built, but he did used to play Quidditch until fifth year, and he has enough muscle on him to not look awkward and scrawny.
Significant Relationships:
Family: Optional:
Friends: Optional: Nico’s best friends are Von (punkervon), Jojo (jojo-jenkins), and Sen Tanaka (sen-tanaka). It has been that way since first year, and isn’t likely to change. He has a great number of friends, but none so close to him as Von, Jojo, and Sen.
Other: Optional: Danielle Cole thinks that she isn’t Nico’s friend, but he disagrees. She’s just hiding her passionate love for him.
Dari (darianaclaw) is Nico’s friend, and sometimes more, but more often she is just his friend. He thinks that she is brilliant, and full of life, and he is glad that she doesn’t share her family’s values.
Special Considerations: Such as broom ownership, being an animagus, famous in some form, or a metamorphmagus. All are subject to mod approval. Nicodemus used to have a Nimbus, but after deciding not to fly it has just been sitting at home collecting dust- he was about to give it to Kiriaki before she was murdered, so the broom will probably remain at the house in Llangollen until Theophania has need of it.
COMMUNITY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS -- ONLY ANSWER THE SECTION APPLICABLE TO YOUR CHARACTER
Hogwarts:
Year: 7th
House: Ravenclaw
Why are they in that house?
Postion: N/a
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE -- PLEASE ENSURE THAT THIS IS IN THIRD PERSON NARRATIVE POINT OF VIEW "Don't trust me!" Nico exclaimed. "But I'm your dearest of dearest cousins, your wonderful 'Demmy! Your superb confidant!" he gave the self same inner sigh to himself, knowing that Anya wasn't about to give him any information.
Oh well. I'll just have to bribe a first year, he thought to himself. Yes, it had worked quite well with Kiriaki last year when she wouldn't tell him anything. He would be sure to consult one as soon as he was finished here.
"Aha! Charms! And an essay even!" Nico was quite brilliant at essays- any type of essay. Except Potions, but Potions didn't count. He wasn't so good at the more practical side of things, but essays... essays he could do! He rolled his sleeves up, then flung his arms out wide.
"Oh, to allow me to embrace this essay question, and bring you to my oh-so-knowledgable bosom!" he held his hand out for the question.