Gareth

[Bethany]

player information!

preferred name ; Yoda or Bethy I suppose since I'm not green or short.
age ; The question is getting old. Pun totally intended. BTW I'm 27 now
how you prefer to be contacted ; Messenger squirrels or owls I suppose since you know squirrels are nuts.
characters you already play ; Check my Coc as the list is getting waaaaaay to long.

character information!

the basics
character name ; Gareth Mordred Kane
nickname(s) ; Gar, and Gare are the names he most often goes by.
age ; 15
date of birth ; 11/16/1994
blood status; Pureblood of course he's a Kane duh.
sexual orientation ; In reality Gar is straight, but he pretends to be gay. And yes it's a complicated story so we'll explain it in his history.
wand ; 11 and 1/4 inch rosewood wand with doxy wing core.
affiliation ; Gar is pretty neutral. He believes in the superiority of the pureblood race he however doesn't believe that it really gives them the right to step on or destroy those below them in the chain.

the appearance

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height & weight ; For a fifteen year old Gar is fairly big. Well alright tall. At almost 5'11 he's rather tall for his age group. However weight wise he tends to be the other extreme. He is very thin for both his height and age. He is mostly skin and bones and while not quite emaciated it wouldn't take him long to get that way. He doesn't have much muscle definition to speak of, but thanks to his height he doesn't look vulnerable.

hair ; Gar is not a fan of hair. He doesn't like the ridiculous amount of time hair takes. You have to wash it, brush it, style it, condition it etc. Disliking all the rigmarole so much he tends to keep his hair very short. He'd probably shave himself completely bald if not for the fact that he has a bumpy head. The little bit of hair he does has is very downy and tends to be a medium brown color. However if he has any product in his hair it tends to look darker or even black.

eyes ; Gar is a model and he's fairly sure his eyes are one third of the reason he does as well as he does. His eyes themselves are an extremely light green color, that tend to look grey the further away you are from him. His eyes are distinctly and almost perfectly almond shaped frame with a healthy dose of thick eyelashes. His eyes just straddle the line between feminine and masculine. His strong eyebrows are the only reason his eyes don't seem more feminine. Occasionally when doing a more feminine look he will shape his eyebrows to emphasize the feminine traits more.

facial features ; The boy's face has decidedly clean cut lines. His nose very close to a classical roman nose, but softened just a little bit by its natural roundness. He has a very oval shaped faced defined, but a nicely chiseled jaw and fairly prominent brow line. The most notable feature on his face and what he believes the second reason he was able to be a model is his lips. His lips like his eyes straddle a line between masculine and feminine. He has a distinctly thin upper lip while his bottom lip is full and bitable looking. He is fairly famous in the modeling world for his dead pan look which is blank, but for some reason still very interesting.

distinguishing features ; For being a model Gar isn't know for having many distinguishing marks. Which very well may be why he's fairly popular since he's a blank slate? He does have one small mole on his left calf. The only other distinguishing thing about him is that his left ear is pierced. He did this because his uncle suggested it would give the designers more leeway with his look and accessories.

style ; Gar's style is or at least what he considers the third reason he manages to be a model despite the fact that he's very aware that he's not the hottest man on the planet. His style thanks to the fact that he is pretty open minded tends a little to the wild side. Mostly because he's the sort that will wear just about anything. He thinks this is probably one of the biggest reason designers pick him because he’s' flexible and capable of being comfortable in anything even drag. Even outside the photo shoots Gar's style tends to be a little outlandish from time to time because he has a habit of wearing some of the odder fashions to help him get used to the sometimes odd textures and fits.

play by ; Callum Wilson

the personality[/color]
likes ;

SHOCK[/u] Gareth enjoys shocking people. He unlike both of his siblings tends to be a quieter boy. He's not as bossy as his sister and he's not as demanding as his brother. He in his own way tends to fade into the background. Because of this he enjoys making people gasp at the things he does or wears. Any time he can make people sit up and react just by doing some little actions brings Gar a lot of pleasure. He especially likes the fact that he barely has to try. All he has to do is wear some outfit most wouldn't wear, or kiss a boy, or something equally trivial. He doesn't try to upset people but he does like making them sit up and notice.

ANIMALS[/u] Anyone who knows Gar at all knows he's a big animal person. He generally likes animals more than people though he'd never say this out loud. He's finds spending time with animals to be relaxing. Before the death of his cat Lucky he was literally his best friend. Animals are easier than people they can't betray you and they can't try to use you or boss you around. Animals are also easier to please as you only need to take care of the basics for them. They are also so cute and yes he does like cute things especially baby animals. He has a habit of hoarding all the baby animals he can find. This drives his mother absolutely nuts.

SWEETS[/u] Again just about anyone who is even slightly aware of who Gar is knows just how big a fan of sweets Gar is. He's a regular little sugar fiend. He does like candy, but his favorites are pudding and cakes. He is the sort who will always have room for a sweet or two. The boy is pretty well known for almost always having sweets on him. He drives the house elves and the staff at home nuts because they are always finding crumbs of cake and so such in his pockets. Sweets are also a really good way of mollifying Gar when he's upset, because nothing brightens his day like a bowl of pudding or a fresh cake.

ATTENTION[/u] Gar is sorta like a puppy in the way that if you give him just a bit of positive attention he'll roll over and be pleased for hours. The boy is by no means an attention hog as he's quite capable of being in the background without getting resentful, but he does enjoy when people give him attention. It doesn't have to be anything big just a hug, a nice word, and he's set. One little moment of good attention is liable to make his whole day. He likes attention enough that giving him the cold shoulder is a pretty good way to ruin his day. He gets especially upset when his cousin and siblings ignore him as it makes him feel unwanted and lonely.

PEACE[/u] Gar can at times be an excitable hyper little ball of energy, however more often than not Gar is perfectly content with a bit of peace. He can sit for hours in the quiet just doing whatever it is he is doing. Sometimes it's coloring, sometimes it's just eating sweets, but he can often be found occupying himself and enjoying the moments of peace one can get. He can get just a little bit crabby if someone were to interrupt his peaceful time as he often uses the quiet and the distraction of whatever he is doing to process the more complicated thoughts in his mind.

dislikes ;

DRAMA[/u] Gar is a fairly simple boy and he likes to keep his life that way. He gets easily confused so when things get complicated he is quickly lost and he finds that very frustrating. So there is very little that he dislikes more than drama. Of course his definition of drama is pretty loose as it's pretty much any bad situation that could have been avoided. He especially finds boy girl drama to be frustrating as it's almost never something easily understood and people always want you to choose sides. He much prefers when people just get along and keep things simple.

JUDGES[/u] He doesn't like to be judged because of the way he looks. He thinks it is retarded to judge by image alone since image is so easily manipulatable. He thinks he himself is a pretty good example of this. He know how he looks in the magazines well at least he's pretty sure he does since lots of people tell him how different he acts to the way he poses in the magazines. He feels it's way better to just ignore image for the most part and go by how someone acts. A nice looking person that acts mean is still mean and a mean looking person who acts nice is nice. It's really quite simply.

BULLIES[/u] Gar isn't exactly the toughest boy in the class. He might be a tall boy, but he's not exactly imposing and combine that with the fact that he enjoys sometimes wearing girls’ clothes, is assumed gay, and tends to burst into tears at the drop of a hat he often can find himself as a target. Of course targeting Gar isn't the best idea as he has a fiercely protective family, but to those not in the know he seems a perfect target. He doesn't like being picked on and he likes being picked on because he's different even less. Especially since a good percentage of his difference is something he couldn't change even if he wanted. He could change his clothes and he could let everyone know he's not really gay but he can't just make himself smarter or more mature and because of that he really just doesn't like bullies who bother him for things he can't change.

SCHOOL[/u] Gar is aware that there are a lot of kids who don't exactly enjoy going to school. But he is especially not a fan mostly because school is really really really hard. Half the time he can't understand what the teachers are saying until someone sits him down and explains it a few hundred times. It's very frustrating, because Gar really does try very hard, but school just doesn't come easily to him. He can study and study and study and still just barely pass and that's only if he doesn't fail completely. His parents don't expect him to do well in school, but he cries almost every time he has to tell them just how poorly he did. Again.

READING[/u] Gar hates reading and will almost never read outside of his school assignments. He hates reading enough that his family knows not to send him letters, but rather to send messages for him in letter to his siblings, because he's extremely unlikely to ever read your letter. Again for the same reason he doesn't like school reading is very hard for him and instead of trying hard he's mostly given up. Reading is boring and way to hard to be worth the effort. He does love stories but only if someone else reads them to him.

strengths ;

FAMILY[/u] Gar isn't the most admirable member of his family and a large portion of his family sees him as somewhat of an embarrassment, but his family is still one of his biggest strengths. First of course is the family name which while Gar doesn't appreciate it does carry some weight to it. Then of course there is his family of course. Notably his 'Uncle' Alexander tends to favor him quite a bit and has hired Gareth to work for him which has given Gar a career one that he'll likely to be able to follow in his adult years. Then there is his younger family most notably his Cousin Thanatos and his siblings. His cousin Thanatos is pretty much his care taker. No one messes with Gar without out risking Than he's often the one that watches after Gar and makes sure the boy doesn't do anything too bad for him. Bethany also tends to watch over him, but not as attentively as she doesn't like when dealing with Gar gets in the way of her social life. His brother Grailus isn't big on taking care of Gar, but is known to be his defender anyone that hurts Gar often has an angry Grail to deal with. Between his siblings and Than it's become pretty common knowledge that upsetting Gar will often have a whole pack of much meaner Kane's descending upon your head.

OPENMINDED/FLEXIBLE[/u] Like most children Gar isn't the most judgmental person. He tends to not judge people unless he's already been taught to do so, by his family. The only facet of bigoted belief in Gar's mind is the fact that he really does believe pureblood makes you better than everyone else. Of course he doesn't really think that not being a pureblood is as bad as his family says. But other than this one exception Gar tends to let people live their lives without too much trouble. If someone wants to be gay so what? If some wants to wear all black instead of wearing colors does that really hurt anyone? Without the intervention of his family Gar will befriend and get along with just about anyone, because of the fact that he tends not to judge people. Which is strength because he tends to be a lot more popular than his siblings.

LITTLE WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING[/u] Gar is about as scary as a garden gnome and usually that's about accurate. He's not a particularly aggressive boy usually he's more than happy to leave alone anyone who leaves him alone. However every once in a whole there is the occasionally person that just pushes Gar to far and he pushes back. Without a doubt one of Gar's biggest strengths is the fact that he does indeed seem to be the picture of helpless. First and foremost this is a strength because no one ever expects him to really respond. They take his almost child like mentality to mean they are safe mostly because most people forget just how dangerous a child can be. He might not be the smartest cookie in the batch, but he has enough tricks up his sleeve. His perceived weakness is also a strength in the fact that he almost always gets away with whatever he does mostly because of all the suspects who's really going to suspect the usually even tempered slow kid especially when one has a whole family of notably protective relatives who are known to be less than kind. He is especially good at doing little sneaky things. A good example of this was he once stole a bracelet from a girl he didn't like and planted it in the belongings of one of his roommates that had upset him. His plans may be simple, but they are often effective because of that and he has yet been called out on this. Well except for by his cousin Than who knows just how sneaky Gar can be when he really puts his mind to it.

weaknesses ;

STUBBORN[/u] Gar more often than not tends to be a fairly easy going boy. He's generally easily dealt with because honestly all it usually takes to get what you want out of the boy is the promise of a sweet. However every once in a while Gar will make a decision and will dig his heels in. When he does this there is pretty much no way of dissuading him. When he really truly decides something there is no talking sense into Gar. Usually this comes into effect when he wants something. When he gets this way there is absolutely no way to appease him other than to give him whatever it is he wants or to tell him he doesn't have to do whatever it is that got him upset. The only person that can sometimes knock some sense into Gar when he gets this way is Than.

TEMPER[/u] Gar is not a boy who takes disappointment well. Unfortunately he's not developed enough to handle when things go a way he doesn't like. He's not very good at handling the word no either. He often unless handled very carefully will go into a full blown tantrum when set off. It could be being told no about an extra dessert, it could be a poor grade in class when he thinks he should have gotten a better grade, or even something as simple as having to wait too long for someone to pass the salt. And once he gets started there is very little that's going to stop him. Often the only people that can get him to calm down are his siblings or Than. Than of course is the one with the best luck and can usually calm him without to much effort. But of course Than and his siblings aren't around all that very often which makes this a big weakness.

NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER[/u] There a lot of nice ways to say it, but when one gets down to it Gar just isn't very bright. He borders on being developmentally delayed not that he's ever been diagnosed, because his family would never want to have such a label slapped onto a member of their family. However the fact that he's not all there is fairly obvious to just about everyone, because he tends to act like a child. It's not just a matter of being immature, but his thought pattern and emotional development are probably right about the level the average eight or nine year old is. This means a lot of things to him. One he's easily distractible, secondly he does have some comprehension issues. It also means that his reactions tend to be those of a person much younger than he is physically which means temper tantrums aren't rare and neither is other emotional responses most children grow out of.

boggart ; Gar's biggest fear is without a doubt being lost. This is of course a very real fear to him as it's easy for him to get confused and turned around. This fear developed when his brother purposely took him to Knockturn Alley and ditched him as a joke.
amortentia ; Cupcakes, chocolate frosting, and the smell of foundation.
erised ; Gar is a boy that doesn't require much to be happy. He also is a boy who doesn't really think to much about the future so he desires tend to be small and something that he doesn't have to wait for long. Which explains why more often than not Gar's greatest desire if for a piece of cake with a pudding filling.
veritaserum ; That he really isn't gay and pretends to be mostly because people expect it from him.
dementor ; Gareth's worst memory took place when he was eleven years old and shopping for his first year for Hogwarts. His brother Grailus talked him into sneaking away from their parents to visit this really fun place that Grail had discovered the year before. Unfortunately the fun place Grail had discovered was anything but and was really Knockturn Alley. At first the grimy Alley was sort of cool, well at least it was until his brother ditched him. After his brother left it was terrifying. He spent almost an hour lost trying to find his way back to Diagon Alley. He stayed lost until his cousin Than managed to find him and lead him back to his family.

patronus ; Gar will probably never be good enough with magic to cast a patronus spell, but should he ever manage it will take on the shape of a unicorn. His happiest memory took place when he was 10 and did his first photo shoot. The whole process of being a model was magical. No one cared that he wasn't the smartest all they cared about was the pictures. This photo shoot would also be the first time anyone would really compliment him about anything. Sure it doesn't take much skill to sit pretty in front of a camera, but it was nice to hear people talk about how eye catching you were rather than how silly you were. He even got a modicum of respect which while not a big thing to Gar was still a wonderful experience.

personality ;

Gar is one of those people who can be quite difficult to label for a simple boy he really is very complicated. The first thing most people notice about Gar is the fact that he is child like. This is of course more a developmental issue rather than a personal choice, but for reasons he can't control Gar tends to act more like an eight year old than a teenager. Of course this isn't necessarily a bad thing. While it does have it's downsides it also means that Gar is a rather likeable young man. When left to his own devices and not guided by his family Gar will be nice to just about anyone. He thanks to his parents does believe that his bloodline makes him better than other people, but that doesn't mean to him that they can't be friends. After all he's better than a dog and he's allowed to be friends with dogs so why not the same with humans who maybe don't have the best heritage?

He's a boy who enjoys having a good time and when not upset can be very pleasant. When he's happy he likes the people around him to be happy. He will often go out of his way to try to cheer people up. Whether it be by offering to share his sweets or making a joke, or saying a compliment that may not be a hundred percent true he'll still try. Of course on the other hand when Gar isn't happy most of the people around him aren't happy. Of course it's hard to be happy when your matching the uncomfortable scene of a fourteen year old throwing a tantrum. Fortunately keeping him happy is a fairly easy task. He has always and probably will always been an easily pleased boy. A sweet, a nice word, a nice distraction like a game, or even a pat on the back and Gar is most likely going to be ok. One just has to be careful to watch the signs with him. A frown is a sure sign of trouble and once the tears start you know your on a count down.

Other than his little temper problem Gar tends to be a fairly positive boy. He's not a boy who's a glass half anything sort. He's more of a hmmm the glass needs a little more and fills it right up. If he can be optimistic he will be. He has a great belief that everything will somehow work out for the best. Of course this is an easy belief to have when you have such small wants and a cousin who's willing to split skulls to keep you mostly happy and safe. He is also a boy who tends to be a bit impulsive he doesn't put too much thought into his actions. If it seems like a good idea at the time he does it. This unsurprisingly doesn't always work out the best especially when eating nine pieces of cake seems like a good idea.

Gar is also a little on the spoiled side. He can at times be a brat, but more often than not he's good natured about it, but between his doting parents, his protective siblings, and his Than well there's not often that Gar wants for anything. His cousin Than is the one who tells him no the most often, but even with him it's more of a not now thing than a no not at all. He more often than not gets his way for many reasons, but mostly because he never really wants all that much.

He is also not a very suspicious boy. He tends to trust people unless they teach him very harshly not to trust or his siblings or Than tell him not to. He's especially trusting of Than if Than says something Gar tends not to question it. If he says someone is a bad person it's hard to convince Gar otherwise. He loves all his family, but Than is pretty much the only person who's always there for him even when the boy gets angry if Gar was ever really in trouble Than would be there. Gar while not the brightest knows this and trusts in Than completely. Occasionally he might whine but most of what Than says is gospel to the boy. There is no way to piss Gar off than to say bad things about Than. More often than not when he does do mean things it's too people who talk poorly of Than.

the school life[/color]
year ; Fourth year
pet ; A Siamese Kitten named Luckier. This kitten is new to him since he brother kicked his old cat Lucky and accidentally killed him.
favourite subject ; It doesn't take a genius to be able to tell that Gar's favorite class in Care of Magical Creatures. He still has trouble with the subject as there's still reading and stuff he finds hard to do, but there is no class he tries harder in mostly because he just loves animals. And while his book work might leave a little something to be desired he is exceptionally good with most animals. Of course some of the wilder ones aren't likely to like him, but if it's a social creature you can bet that creature and Gar will be the best of buddies in no time.
worst subject ; Gar has never been and will never be the best student. The few times he does manage to get a fairly decent grades tend to be when they work in groups and his group members just do everything and just give Gar busy work to do. Because of his lack of skill with class he really doesn't like very many of his classes, but two definitely stand out. He personally hates potions not only is it really hard, but the professor is a big meanie who barely lets Gar try and mostly regulates him to scrubbing cauldrons in the back of the classroom. Then there's Ancient Runes not only is the teacher scary, but the subject is literally gobblygook to him. He didn't want to take the subject but he didn't have much of a choice since his parents wouldn't let him take muggle studies.
best spell ; Magic has never come very easily to Gar he can do some of the charms and jinxes but for the most part the ones he can perform tend to be a little on the shoddy side and they tend to be sloppy. Like he can do wingardium leviosa, but he's liable to break anything fragile by accidentally bumping a wall or something. However the one spell he can actually do well is the Lumos charm. This is because his cousin knowing that Gar was afraid of the dark took a lot of time to very very slowly teach Gar how do perform the charm to the point that Gar can pull it off almost effortlessly.
worst spell ; All of them? What oh that's a little to vague? Well everyone knows magic isn't exactly Gar's strong suit, but the one spells that stands out the most is the Protego charm. His shield is absolutely pathetic and tends to not work against even some of the most simple magics.
OWLs taking and grades ;

• Astronomy ( core )
  
• Charms ( core )
  
• Defence Against the Dark Arts ( core )
  
• Herbology ( core )
  
• History of Magic ( core )
  
• Potions ( core )
  
• Transfiguration ( core )
  
• COMC
  
• Divination
  
• Ancient Runes

the family life[/color]
mother ; Saresa Marise Kane, 44 , pureblood
father ; Vloderick Mitus Kane, 50, pureblood
siblings ; Grailus " Grail " Kane, 15, pureblood
Bethany Kane, 15, pureblood
other significant magical relatives ;
Alexander Neros Kane, pureblood ( Uncle, but actually father), Malia Kane, pureblood ( Aunt ), Stephanie O' Hera Kane, pureblood ( Cousin )Thalixander Kane, pureblood ( Cousin ), Augustus Kane, Pureblood ( Cousin ), Thantos Kane ( Cousin )

residence ; Gar lives with his family in Scotland in his father's big scary castle like mansion.
history ; Gar would enter the world at seven o'clock in the morning on a cold November day. He would be born at home, because he came a full three weeks earlier than suspected. This of course worried the healers, but after a few days everything turned out fine. He might have been early, but he was a fairly healthy if small baby. He would quickly grow into a very active little toddler he would remain on the small side, but was still perfectly healthy. The boy would prove to be quite a handful who took a lot of watching. Fortunately for him he had a whole family full of people to keep an eye on him.

His relationship with his siblings would develop early. Bethany would even when young mostly keep an eye on him, but could only deal with him in small doses. Grail would be the one who'd keep him from doing anything that would kill him, but liked to get him in little bits of trouble and do mean little pranks. He would always get along best with his cousin Than who tended to be around a lot even though he lived with a different family. Than would be from a very young age pretty tolerant of Gar and his rather enthusiastic nature. He'd often be the one who'd play with Gar when no one else would. Yes this did mean games of hide and seek where it took Than hours to find Gar, but Than never once failed to eventually respond in their games.

He would be about six when he'd finally stop being so little and of course he'd go from being one of the smallest children to one of the tallest. This would also be the time he would start being tutored at home with his siblings. It would be obvious from this time on that Gareth wasn't the brightest bulb in the box as it took ten times longer for him to learn even the most basic of concepts. It would quickly become obvious that Gar was more of a people person than a book person. Which really didn't bother his parents too much since even from a young age Gar was very attractive. He would at the age of ten he would start modeling for his uncle. Fortunately for the Kane family a year later Gar would get his Hogwarts letter. They were of course very worried about this since the boy was so simple.

The arrival of his letter would lead to one of the worst moments of his life as while in Diagon alley he would be led off to Knockturn Alley and abandoned by his brother as a joke. This would upset him a lot, but would also cement the relationship between Gar and his Cousin Than. He'd always liked Than a lot but from that moment Than was his hero and protector. Gar of course really didn't want to go to Hogwarts. Yes he had seen his siblings and Than leave to go to the big mysterious place, however the thought of being away from home didn't appeal to him. If he had been given his choices he would have just modeled and never stepped foot in Hogwarts. He cried and begged and pleaded to stay home, but none of his family was having any of it. Than pretty much had to drag him onto the train, but off he went.

His first year at Hogwarts would go surprisingly well. Of course he did very poorly in his classes, but he got on fairly well. He managed to make a lot of friends even if most of his family didn't approve. His second year would go about the same and as would his third year. The summer after his third year would be the time when he'd become labeled as gay. This would be because of his modeling and the fact that all the females models started changing around him feeling comfortable. They had seen him and how he acted with Than and assumed the boy was gay. When he finally realized why all the girls were so comfortable with him Gar while not the smartest was smart enough to realize being Gay was getting him a lot farther than most boys. So he went with it. Honestly he thought the whole thing was sort of funny and sees it as his own personally prank on every body. Especially his family who wasn't all that happy with the so called discovery. But eventually his family would lay off him except his brother Grail who he had to tell because the boy kept hurting him.


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