Bran Blackwell
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| Bran Ifan Blackwell | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 17 February 1993, 25 |
| Current City | Cardiff, Wales |
| Blood status | Half-blood |
| Physical Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Relationships | |
| Father | Evan Blackwell |
| Mother | Glenda Blackwell née Vaughan |
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| Magical Characteristics | |
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| Education | |
| School | Hogwarts |
| House | Slytherin |
| Class of | 2011 |
| Character Information | |
| Playby | Jaco van den Hoven |
| Amara | |
Bran is a sly, manipulative, arrogant, vain and flamboyant character. However, he can play his innocent looks to the best and pass for coy and lovely, when the situation suits him. While he obviously has a lot going on in the faults department, he is very loving to his family and can actually show consideration to others, although very rarely. He has a passion for all things glamorous and dramatic and his purpose in life is to be at the top of the social ladder, and he is willing to use anything and anyone to get there. Basically, if one shared his love of atrocious teen movies, one could say Bran is Regina George with brains. And less money. And a male body. And better taste in clothes.
History
Bran was born in a big, loud and loving sort of family. At least that's the way it was before the current generation of Blackwells came into being. After a stoic, grumpy and shy Lysander came a loud, obnoxious, rebellious Lester and finally, came Bran. Glenda and Evan thought they had seen the worst of babies with Lester, but nothing prepared them for Bran. Just as Lester, Bran was immediately attached to their eldest brother. He was an awful baby. He wanted constant attention, he was clingy and needed to be constantly entertained and the only one that managed to keep him in line was Sander. But he was also adorable. He was a beautiful baby, and when he was laughing Glenda had tears in her eyes that she fervently denied later.
But the worst was yet to come. Sander had been a quiet affair when his magic had started giving signs, but Bran would have none of that. No, with Bran it all needed to be big and flamboyant and all drama. While acting completely innocent in front of parents, levitating a thing here and there, making some flowers appear in his mother's hair, it was his older brothers that got the worst of it. Strange, often dangerous accidents started to befall them. Vases flew at their heads, the stairs became smooth ramps, toy soldiers started attacking them and so on. It didn't take long for the boys to put two and two together to realize it was the most recent addition to the family that was responsible for the hazards. Of course, luck would have it that when they informed their parents of their worries both Glenda and Evan were scandalized. "He is a three year old toddler! I am very disappointed in you two" was all the answer they got. And they got grounded for a week.
It only got worse. As soon as Bran was old enough to be in the company of other children Hell broke loose. If he wanted a toy, he got it and scared the kid away for life. If he got ignored by the elder kids, he'd make his presence known as painfully as possible. Soon he was the king of the sandbox, and nobody dared challenge him. He kept going at it in primary school, but soon he realized he didn't necessarily need magic to make his way to the pot. A sweet smile there, a vicious rumor spread at the right time, a teary eyed face with big blue eyes, sweetly playing to the big one's interest... Bran was growing into a a very talented actor.
When his Hogwarts letter came, Bran was ecstatic. He had heard so many stories from his father and his adored older brother, and he was more than ready to embark on a new journey of social wars and the conquest for popularity. While he had wanted to be Gryffie like his family before him, one look at the Slytherin table and he was sure that's where he would be. Whether that atrocious excuse for a hat wanted it or not. And he did. He was sorted into Slytherin, and it took him precisely a week to know all the students in his year. It had taken him another week to find out whose favors to play to and who he'd hate forever and ever. He was blessed with a good mind so he was doing from outstandingly well to well in classes, but he immediately took to Transfiguration and just as soon came to hold an irrational hate for Potions. There was no messier subject than Potions and Bran did not like to get his hands dirty.
In his second year he met what he thought was the most outstanding specimen of female beauty in the form of Neely Woolfolk, and with one of his adorable smiles and a "You're so pretty. Let's be friends" they became the best of friends. They have been mostly joined at the hip since then. Neely is probably the only real friend Bran actually has and he is both very protective and very fond of her. While he will at times give her a judgmental arched eyebrow and a very clipped "no" at some of her life choices, he will also place his test paper at the edge of his desk to make sure she does not reflect badly on his image (at least that's what he tells himself). And if Bran ever finds out, Merlin help the poor soul that has taken advantage of her sweet and endearing occasional naivety.
Throughout his years at Hogwarts, Sander has been as much a social butterfly as he has been a warrior on his quest to reaching the top of the social ladder. Through whatever means possible. One did not insult Bran Blackwell and came out unscathed from that situation. Nobody can hold a grudge like Bran, and he will wait years while devising horrible ways to completely obliterate someone from the social scene, until they are considered the social pariah of the century. On the other hand, he has learned to play nice to those that could help him further his ambitions, as long as they do not associate themselves to any of the puny little creatures that have dared annoy Bran. And existing, can actually be reason enough for Bran to hate you and believe you are a waste of oxygen. Especially if you are shallow, ignorant, slow and obnoxious.
As he is reaching his last years at Hogwarts, Bran has absolutely no idea what he wants to do in the future, but one thing is certain. He must be in a position where camera flashes keep going off around him while also being able to dictate other people how to live their lives.
