⓵ Let's Get the Basics:
⤷ Name: Damien Anderson-Belfort
⤷ Nicknames: D. Dames. Day. Babycakes Johnson
⤷ D.O.B.: July, 13, 2070
⤷ Star Sign: Cancer
⤷ Age: 17
⤷ Year: Seventh
⤷ Blood Status: Halfblood
⤷ House: Gryffindor
⤷ Patronus: Possibly no longer able to make one
⤷ Boggart: Acromantulas
⤷ Amortentia: Raspberries, Cigars, Horseshoe Polish
⤷ Wand: Hawthorn, Abraxan Core, reasonably pliant, 11 and three quarter inches
⤷ Parents: Aiden Belfort and Clarissa Anderson

⓶ What You See Ain't What You Get:
Height: 5' 8" ⤶
Build: at 165 pounds, skinny and lanky, with barely any real muscle to him ⤶
Eye Color: his most notable feature, very blue and very expressive, as often lit with glee as they are sadness ⤶
Complexion: pale, but since being in California for the summer, he has tanned just a bit ⤶
Hair: Neatly fixed, a darker shade that is not quite blonde, not quite brown ⤶

⓷ An Education:
⤷ Salem Institute of Magic: Years 1-4
⤷ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: transferred just before fifth year

SPOILER!!: O.W.L.s

Charms: E
Transfiguration: O.
Herbology: A
Defense Against the Dark Arts: O.
Ancient Ruins: P.
Potions: A.
Care of Magical Creatures: A.
Astronomy: A.
Divination: P.
Arithmancy: P.
History of Magic: P.
Muggle Studies: O.

⤷ 2087 Summer Internship: with Apollo Washerby, working in Magical Theory Research and Experimentation.

⓸ Get to Know Me, Fam:
Damien is not your typical Lion, though he often acts on impulse, and is a firm believer in justice. ⤶
He can also be very cautious and even, in his own words, rather cowardly unless it is for the benefit of those around him, in which case he will gladly go through hell and high water, and make a stand. Kind, affectionate and empathetic, Damien is always rather to listen to the problems of others and to offer his sympathy and whatever else the person might need, even if it’s simply a distraction. Flirtatious, sometimes even without meaning to be, the boy has had a hard time keeping to relationships and has lately come to the decision that they’re simply not for him.

Though not very clever, Damien is hardworking. ⤶
When sat down and taught by an able teacher he can be a very good student with a curious mind that is willing to learn. Damien has a tendency towards melancholy and when he’s feeling especially emotional and weary he often withdraws into himself, foregoing the company of his friends and even his family to try to calm his mind and feelings.

Open, honest and playful, Damien loves to goof around. ⤶
He sometimes has a hard time taking things or very serious situations seriously until the very last moment (a trait which has gotten him into more trouble than he can say).

⓹ A Few of My Favorite Things:
⤷ Likes:
Rap, Quentin Tarantino movies, old black and white films, sneakers, suits, baking, reading, skating, the color pink, rock music, Wrock music, bad witches, Terry Prachett, fashion, soda, conspiracy theories, Kanye West, Metallica, apples, Chocolate Frogs Cards, people with senses of humour, and Chicago food, Doctor Who.
⤷ Dislikes:
bullies, seriousness, angel statues, spiders, mustard, salami, Nic Jonesy, inequality, country music, yellow, coldplay, when his suit gets a hole in it, sand, kiwi, chapped lips and a lack of communication.

⓺ I Gotta Lotta History:
Born in Chicago to Aidan and Clarissa, Damien was never denied anything. ⤶
His parents, being kind, generous and rather odd people were often all too happy to give into Damien’s weirder requests, but they were always careful to teach their son the value of his things and to discourage any selfish desires. As Clarissa is Muggle-born, it was decided by the parents that Damien, before his magical education, be sent to a muggle school to be taught the basics. While there, the scrawny, outspoken and weird child was often ridiculed and bullied, but bore it as well as he could, never mentioning it to his parents or his bodyguard Barton (though he does suspect that the sooner had something to do with the children leaving him be).

At eleven, Damien was accepted into Salem.⤶
He was quite happy for some time, though his parents worried for his education as he seemed to spend more time sneaking out with friends during his time there than learning. Aidan, an amateur Abraxan Racer and professional (and well known) breeder of the winged horses had grown tired of his back and forth trips to London to check on the horses and by the time Damien was nearing his 15th birthday, the decision to move to England was made.

Fifth Year ⤶

SPOILER!!: Fifth Year At Hogwarts

Placed into Gryffindor House, Damien spent his first night in the castle with his best friend Rorie Hazelwood. Happy though he was to be in the school, it was a short lived feeling as he could easily see just how much Roria hated it. It was a culture shock for Damien, Hogwarts was bigger, crazier and more fascinating than his previous school, though there was one thing he immediately hated: the robes. That year, Damien did everything he could to try to get out of wearing them and be allowed to wear his beautiful suits, but the young man sadly lost that battle. During the year he met several people, most of whom he bonded with quickly including; Zander Adair, Bianca Caruso, Cutty Mordaunt, Evie Shacklebolt, Aegis Dane and Lux Charrington.

Having broken up properly with his sort of girlfriend Cristina, Damien was now guiltless and single at Hogwarts which meant quite a few forays into snogging, hand holding, cuddling and general wooing. It was during this time that his flirtation with Phoenix Toros took a turn into a warmer emotion and the two young men grew very close, meanwhile, Damien had begun to realize that his feelings for Rorie Hazelwood were more than just best friends and throughout the term the star crossed teens dealt with jealousy, bitter arguments that lead nowhere until sometime after christmas break when the two finally kissed. Still it was not for some time that feelings were admitted and pride was swallowed. when the two finally got together, officially becoming a couple, Damien was told to cut off things with Phoenix, leading to an emotional break between the boys that ended in tears and a passionate kiss.

The next six months were peaceful aside from the stress and nerves of OWLs and the strange happenings of a student death which darkened the school. Near the end of the summer, during an argument over Phoenix and Rorie’s inability to let go of Damien’s friendships with many girls and some boys who perhaps desired more, the kiss was brought up and the relationship was ripped apart.

In the process Damien lost his girlfriend, his best friend and his soul all at once.

Sixth Year ⤶

SPOILER!!: Sixth Year at Hogwarts:

Having been resouled, Damien was glad to be back at Hogwarts, he’d spent the better part of his summer with Nemo Grimm and Whyttr Capello and after seeing their love and trust was eager to win back Rorie. In the meantime, he refocused his studies, finding an interested into the stranger. less defined branches of magic and wanting to learn more about the afterlife, love magic and even death magic. Though he was surrounded by many close friends, Damien still missed Rorie and after many tries, the young woman agreed once again to date him.

The year was full of insanity, and Damien often felt the need to sneak out and get away from the castle and all its hustle and bustle, often times venturing to his own home to hang around with his father or Barton, and just as often going to see old Salem friends and Amelia Bateman, an older girl that had quickly become one of his best friends. Aware of the odd tension between them at times, Damien did his best not to overstay his welcome or to give into certain urges. He was very much determined to keep Roria by his side.

Over the christmas holiday, Damien invited Rorie to his home and for some time things were well until New Years eve night, when Rorie, consumed by paranoia and self conscious feelings she could no longer take, broke off the relationship and left before Damien could even begin to ask her to try again.

It was also during this time that Damien’s mother was discovered to have contracted a strange sort of autoimmune disease that was attacking her body, making her sickly and weak, a discovery that killed the poor boy, leaving him feeling fragile and broken. It was thanks to good friends like Nemo, Zander, Cutty, Evie and Amelia that he managed to get through it all.

During this time, Damien engaged in sillier behavior, trying to pretend to himself that he was okay. and happy, but truly seeking solace from the people around him, but never outright asking for it. He entered into a quasi relationship of sorts with Amelia Bateman, one that was mutually beneficial, but nonbinding.

Near the end of term, during an a bad hair moment that Evie had dragged him to the bathroom for, Damien ended up almost accidentally opening up the chamber of secrets, thinking the place was surely now harmless and empty, Damien and Evangeline wandered in, but it took a quick turn for the worst as they soon began to hear things just hinting at something larger and darker living in the chamber than mice.

Hiding away, the two watched in fear as the Lux Charrington and Cinnamon Bayless were taken by the hissing, speaking creatures, only narrowly escaping themselves, the two rushed off to find help in the form of Professor Maddox Quigley. Unfortunately, the school had already become overrun with Acromantula and the warning cry was too late to stop many students from being taken.

Damien, though very injured and very sick thanks to the bite her had received on his leg, joined in with the others in the task of fending off the acromantula, helping cast the daydream charm to confuse and frighten the creatures.

Near the end of term, during a long and deep talk between Evie and himself the two shared a deep kiss, but as both were very much in love with other people it was decided that for the best, they would let the emotions lie.

It was just after this moment, when Damien decided to help Rorie no matter how fearful he was of her new Stepford self, but the more he was around her, the more it tore him up, until finally, on the last day of term the young woman shocked the boy by revealing it had all been a lie and that she was indeed, her normal self. Furious, hurt and broken up, Damien left Rorie’s side that day, and though still very much in love with her, has not spoken to her since.