 Horses Forever! l l Writer for Life l Yearbook alumnus
HARVEY JARVIS
Age : 11
Year : First Year
Birthday: 13 August 2079
Star sign: Leo
House : Ravenclaw
Appearance
- brown hair, straight
- average height
- greenish - grey eyes
- dimples
Background
Harvey is a Pureblood. He has three older sisters - Kaylie, Isabella and Teresa. All three of them, like his mother, Eva, were Slytherins. His father, Oliver, was Ravenclaw, and before Harvey's birth he was a professional Quidditch player. Since Harvey was a bit of a surprise (all of his sisters have already graduated Hogwarts), by the time he was born his father had already retired, though he still trains some teams.
Harvey loves everything related to Muggles - his sisters, Isabella and Teresa, brought back some games (boardgames, cards etc.) over their holidays, which they played with Muggleborn friends at Hogwarts, which is how Harvey's fascination started. His eldest sister, Kaylie, and his mother do not approve (though they wouldn't admit it if you asked).
He always felt like the odd one out in his family (most of them Slytherins, which he knew he wouldn't fit into from the moment he learned of the houses), and his father a Quidditch player (Harvey is terrified of heights). This might be a contributing reason to his pursuit of interests his family doesn't quite understand.
If he's going to be the odd one out, he might as well own it, right?
History and Personality - more detail
Harvey has greatly bonded with his paternal grandparents, Daniel and Wendy Jarvis, both of whom were also Ravenclaws. They were both historians, now retired, but have rediscovered their passion for it when Harvey began showing an interest in Muggles. Harvey spends most of every holiday with them (and hopes to do so even when he's at Hogwarts), and together they discover and share facts. They all like facts. And, it turns out, Muggle electronics and baking, much to Harvey's Mum's confusion.
Harvey likes doing exactly what he knows he shouldn't. This could be in part to get attention - he never had much in common with his Mum, and even though he knows she loves him, he feels that exasperating her at least gives them a reason to talk (and argue, which, in Harvey's view, is almost the same thing, having grown up with three sisters).
Despite his fear of heights, Harvey and his father, Oliver, have bonded over their love for stories, magical and Muggle alike (none of his sisters indulge in the imaginary that much).
Harvey has always looked forward to Hogwarts, though he's a bit worried about the shellwork, as he has always felt that books were his forte, really. He is determined to prove himself, though (he hopes this is more of a thirst for knowledge than a streak of Slytherin ambition coming through here).
Habits
- chewing the ends of pencils
- doodling in classes - he listens better this way
- dog-earing books and making notes in them (drives all his relatives and librarians crazy)
Likes- chocolate
- animals (to spite his mother)
- Muggle games (to spite his mother)
- Muggle things
- pirates (it used to be ninjas, but he has moved on)
- baking
- Christmas
- snow
- Shakespeare plays (went to a variety with father)
Dislikes- prejudice
- orders
- rules
- brussel sprouts
- heights
- fizzy anything
- Bertie Botts Beans
- excessive heat (they went to Portugal for a summer holiday onces. Harvey thought he’d melt)
Strengths- puzzle-solving
- strategy (loves chess)
- speed - fast runner (Muggle sport pastime)
- drawing / doodling
- memorizing (by looking at doodles can remember when he did it, what was being said at the time - builds memory castles, grandparents taught him)
Weaknesses- patience (is used to picking things up quickly and is annoyed if he doesn’t - exception being anything related to Muggles)
- flying - has a fear of heights and wants to be different from his family
Pet - Napoleon (a black owl)
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Last edited by Paintbrush; 08-23-2016 at 04:28 PM.
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