Post by Sam Kelley on May 17, 2009 6:43:29 GMT -5
Referred By: Bryan Kelley
Name: Samuel Christian Kelley
Age: 15
Sex: Male
Nationality: Derbyshire, England
Speech: English
Blood: Half-Blood
Father: Richard Kelley [Wizard]
Mother: Daphne Pernell [Muggle]
Siblings: Cara [f:11], Bryan [m:16], and Ricki [f:18]
Other Family:
Father’s side: All Magical Blood
Phillip and Felicia [Yarney] Kelley - Grandparents
Rachel [Kelley] and Jordan Menesse – Aunt and Uncle
-- Ginger [f:10], Crystal [f:13] – Cousins
James and Hannah [Grecey] Kelley – Aunt and Uncle
-- Mike [m:15], Pepper [m:17], Gary [m:20] – Cousins
Daniel and Tegan [Vernosh] Kelley – Aunt and Uncle
-- Paris [f:14], Rome [m:14], Jonathan [m:11] – Cousins
Mother’s side: Muggles
Paul and Lisa [Danders] Pernell – Grandparents
Kyle and Christa [Pernell] Roche – Aunt and Uncle
-- Melinda [f:12], Jane [f:15] – Cousins
Family Interactions: Officially Sam has three siblings, but eleven would be a more accurate number in reality. The reason for this is the immense closeness of the Kelley family, something that Sam’s father and his siblings inherited from their parents. Where most families generally gravitate towards one another in times of tragedy, holidays or holiday tragedies, the Kelleys are involved in each other’s lives year round.
The entire family has retained residence in and around Derbyshire and all of the cousins have essentially grown up as siblings. For years the children have grown and developed together and that only continued as each wave of them reached Hogwarts age. Though the eldest of the clan had graduated from the academy, they still remain a visible presence within the population and are known to fully support and back each other up.
Unfortunately the same cohesiveness that the Kelleys enjoy is not present on the Parnell side of the family. That isn’t to say that Sam’s mother’s family dislikes them, it’s just awkward, for lack of a better word. Despite Daphne’s most sincere attempts, the concepts of magic just doesn’t settle well with her family, thus there is a bit of distance there. Sam and his siblings are welcomed by the Pernells on holidays and the like, but there are those odd glances that make such meeting awkward at best.
Within the nucleus of Sam’s family, there is love. Sure, they have the standard issues that most families of multiple siblings encounter, but they seem to generally navigate them well. Older children will inevitably begin to feel hampered by the younger one, but such is life. Despite those struggles that may surface from time to time, the family has each other’s best interest at heart and take care of their own.
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Skin Color: Tanned
Clothing style: Sam enjoys the casual look and feel of the standard issue jeans and t-shirt as much as the next teenager, but it is certainly not all that he opts to wear. At times he can be seen in a pair of khakis and a sweater or jacket, weather permitting. His wardrobe tends to be less relaxed than that of his older brother, Bryan, but he isn’t exactly married to dressing up either.
Accessories: The only real accessory that Sam wears reliably is a watch. The diver style watch is of classic design, boasting a stainless metal band and a deep black face. The watch was a Christmas gift from his parents and remains as one of his most prized possessions. Occasionally he will be seen wearing an outfit appropriate necklace or carrying a quaffle in hand.
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Standing a full 5’11” tall, Sam Kelley is the epitome of the teenage athlete in appearance. He fills out his clothing well with an obvious toned physique beneath the material. As a result of both quidditch and football, the youth manages to stay active and in shape as well as well tanned the whole year round. He remains conscious, but not overly obsessed with both his diet and daily regime. Activity has become a way of life for the youth throughout his childhood and to this day remains as his primary way of managing stress.
Short and well groomed brown hair top the sharp features of Sam’s face, which provides a canvas well suited to his striking blue eyes. Sam is generally seen as an attractive young man by the opposite sex and is fully aware of this fact. In fact, one might not that he has a tinge of vanity to him over it.
The clothing that the boy wears is generally close fitting and flattering to his athletic frame. He enjoys dressing both up and down, but puts measurable effort into each endeavor. That isn’t to say that the youth requires a salon treatment to go out into public, but he certainly does put his time into preparation, often frustrating those of his family and of his Hogwarts house.
Personality:
Sam, for lack of a better term, is a people person. Since he was young the boy has been blessed with an outgoing personality and it has served him well. Where his dear older brother is the quiet and reserved creative type often times, Sam is the extrovert. Some might even refer to him as a social butterfly of sorts, enjoying the attention and company of others. Despite these truths of the boys nature, those closest to him, his family, have managed to keep him grounded and veered away from the dreaded prima donna label that those of his type often earn.
Despite Sam’s love of being a social creature, he doesn’t care much for society, that is, he doesn’t subscribe to the social climbing and maneuvering that some delight in. He refuses to take part in the half-blood versus pureblood skirmishes that crop up from time to time, only getting involved if someone he cares for needs defending. He lets his actions and merits speak for themselves and tends to examine others in the same manner. This isn’t to say that he is a pacifist, but he does believe in choosing his battles and the petty squabbling over blood purity pecking order seem trivial at best. Just as he does constantly in his games of sport, the boy would go to battle for something he believed in or for those he cared about.
Sam leads with his heart, often wearing it plainly on his sleeve. He would rarely ever be described as a cryptic or difficult figure to read, something that most everyone seems to appreciate. Even if one doesn’t like or agree with the lad, they generally know where he stands. He is loyal, even to a fault at times especially when it comes to his family. He would stand by another Kelley even if he knew that they were wrong, granted he may silently tell them of his concern for their position, but outwardly he would remain a stalwart ally. On a related note, these qualities that Sam holds so dear tend to make him a creature of habit and predictable at times. Often times those that seek to irritate the boy are able to push his buttons and tempt him into action, which had landed him in trouble on various occasions.
As far as school goes, Sam tends toward mediocrity in his academics. Part of this is because he devotes himself wholly to the endeavors of sports and social interaction, but the truth is that his mind just doesn’t take well to studying and theoretical understanding. He isn’t unintelligent, but he is a person of action, not one of study and research. His mind is quick and agile above the quidditch pitch or in most other situations where a snap judgment and action is required, but he couldn't sit down for an hour with a book and retain information to save his life. A natural talent for transfiguration insures that he excels in that course, but the others that are not squarely based around wandwork prove to be substantial challenges. Every year he struggles in history, potions and herbology, only passing them with the concerted help of those that care for him and only then by the skin of his teeth. The boy is a talented wizard when it comes to the realm of wandwork, namely transfiguration, but a scholar he is not.
History:
Being the third child of a wizard and muggle marriage, Sam has learned of the contrast between the two worlds from an early age. Before meeting Richard Kelley, Daphne Pernell knew nothing of magic so it was only natural that she taught many facets of the muggle world to her four children. These were useful things to learn, but even from a young age Sam found the muggle side of life to be quite lacking. This world view was only perpetuated by the contrasting ways that he saw the families of each parent. Daphne’s family was distant and unable to fully accept the very concept of wizardry while Richard’s was warm and accepting. It wasn’t that the Pernells were bad people, they simply found the challenging of what they had come to know as reality too difficult to bear.
It was clear from an early age that Sam was not the creative child that his older brother Bryan was. The two were close, but obviously two different people. Where Bryan would opt for scrawling across walls, Sam was much more entertained by a simple ball to play with. Despite the differences in their children and how those differences compared to their own personal tastes, Richard and Daphne were sure to foster and encourage each child in their own rite. They truly loved their children for the individuals that they had already started to become.
At the age of five, Sam joined his older brother at muggle school, a stark departure from the world where they had been raised to that point, a world that included magic. It was a struggle for the child to grasp why there had to be a separation, an absence of those fun things that he had come to love from home. Luckily, with the support of his family and being introduced to muggle football, the boy managed to avoid any unfortunate incidents that can sometimes happen when fledgling wizards stumble upon their abilities.
Throughout his early development years, Sam discovered both his exceptional abilities as an athlete and his utter lack of prowess in the academic world. Even as a child he struggles with topics of study, his young mind being far more focused on developing motor skills and coordination. By the time that it was time for Sam to receive his letter from Hogwarts, he was more than ready to go, especially since he had lost the presence of his Bryan a year earlier when he went to the magical academy.
Unfortunately, Hogwarts didn’t turn out to be the savior that Sam had thought it to be. For years he had put it on a pedestal, the time when he would ascend to his true calling and learn the ways of magic, away from those pesky texts and books that the muggles concerned themselves over. It was a hard realization when he had to face the fact that parts of the wizarding world were the same way, but at least at Hogwarts he now found areas of strength that he could rely on as a student. Transfiguration immediately jumped out as the one area where Sam truly performed exceptionally. He couldn’t explain it, but for some reason his mind possessed that way of looking at the world in the particular way where lines of relationshios between objects and creatures would blur, their very forms of existence becoming pliable to his will. Not all areas of wandwork proved to come as naturally as transfiguration, but they came well enough. For as well as the youth performed with a wand in hand, those same subjects of academia continued to prove a challenge.
Over the years at Hogwarts, Sam has continued to evolve along his path, those social skills that came to handily as a youngster maturing and evolving to fit his current environ. Collecting friends and allies came as naturally as breathing to the lad and because of this he has come to enjoy a certain amount of popularity, but with a little help along the way, Sam has mostly managed to avoid this from going to his head. Of course, when one accumulates friends and allegiances, they also earn themselves enemies. There are those that dislike the boy and there are those that he dislikes, it is a simple truth of life that he has come to accept. His true loyalty has and will always belong to the Kelley clan and this young man will gladly take on all who threaten his ilk. Only time will tell what the final mold of this young man will look like, but for now he is happy taking things one day at a time and enjoying the life that he has been blessed with.
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((Would prefer 5th Gryffindor sorting if you're able to accommodate. Thanks for your consideration.))
Name: Samuel Christian Kelley
Age: 15
Sex: Male
Nationality: Derbyshire, England
Speech: English
Blood: Half-Blood
Father: Richard Kelley [Wizard]
Mother: Daphne Pernell [Muggle]
Siblings: Cara [f:11], Bryan [m:16], and Ricki [f:18]
Other Family:
Father’s side: All Magical Blood
Phillip and Felicia [Yarney] Kelley - Grandparents
Rachel [Kelley] and Jordan Menesse – Aunt and Uncle
-- Ginger [f:10], Crystal [f:13] – Cousins
James and Hannah [Grecey] Kelley – Aunt and Uncle
-- Mike [m:15], Pepper [m:17], Gary [m:20] – Cousins
Daniel and Tegan [Vernosh] Kelley – Aunt and Uncle
-- Paris [f:14], Rome [m:14], Jonathan [m:11] – Cousins
Mother’s side: Muggles
Paul and Lisa [Danders] Pernell – Grandparents
Kyle and Christa [Pernell] Roche – Aunt and Uncle
-- Melinda [f:12], Jane [f:15] – Cousins
Family Interactions: Officially Sam has three siblings, but eleven would be a more accurate number in reality. The reason for this is the immense closeness of the Kelley family, something that Sam’s father and his siblings inherited from their parents. Where most families generally gravitate towards one another in times of tragedy, holidays or holiday tragedies, the Kelleys are involved in each other’s lives year round.
The entire family has retained residence in and around Derbyshire and all of the cousins have essentially grown up as siblings. For years the children have grown and developed together and that only continued as each wave of them reached Hogwarts age. Though the eldest of the clan had graduated from the academy, they still remain a visible presence within the population and are known to fully support and back each other up.
Unfortunately the same cohesiveness that the Kelleys enjoy is not present on the Parnell side of the family. That isn’t to say that Sam’s mother’s family dislikes them, it’s just awkward, for lack of a better word. Despite Daphne’s most sincere attempts, the concepts of magic just doesn’t settle well with her family, thus there is a bit of distance there. Sam and his siblings are welcomed by the Pernells on holidays and the like, but there are those odd glances that make such meeting awkward at best.
Within the nucleus of Sam’s family, there is love. Sure, they have the standard issues that most families of multiple siblings encounter, but they seem to generally navigate them well. Older children will inevitably begin to feel hampered by the younger one, but such is life. Despite those struggles that may surface from time to time, the family has each other’s best interest at heart and take care of their own.
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Skin Color: Tanned
Clothing style: Sam enjoys the casual look and feel of the standard issue jeans and t-shirt as much as the next teenager, but it is certainly not all that he opts to wear. At times he can be seen in a pair of khakis and a sweater or jacket, weather permitting. His wardrobe tends to be less relaxed than that of his older brother, Bryan, but he isn’t exactly married to dressing up either.
Accessories: The only real accessory that Sam wears reliably is a watch. The diver style watch is of classic design, boasting a stainless metal band and a deep black face. The watch was a Christmas gift from his parents and remains as one of his most prized possessions. Occasionally he will be seen wearing an outfit appropriate necklace or carrying a quaffle in hand.
Paragraph Format:
Standing a full 5’11” tall, Sam Kelley is the epitome of the teenage athlete in appearance. He fills out his clothing well with an obvious toned physique beneath the material. As a result of both quidditch and football, the youth manages to stay active and in shape as well as well tanned the whole year round. He remains conscious, but not overly obsessed with both his diet and daily regime. Activity has become a way of life for the youth throughout his childhood and to this day remains as his primary way of managing stress.
Short and well groomed brown hair top the sharp features of Sam’s face, which provides a canvas well suited to his striking blue eyes. Sam is generally seen as an attractive young man by the opposite sex and is fully aware of this fact. In fact, one might not that he has a tinge of vanity to him over it.
The clothing that the boy wears is generally close fitting and flattering to his athletic frame. He enjoys dressing both up and down, but puts measurable effort into each endeavor. That isn’t to say that the youth requires a salon treatment to go out into public, but he certainly does put his time into preparation, often frustrating those of his family and of his Hogwarts house.
Personality:
Sam, for lack of a better term, is a people person. Since he was young the boy has been blessed with an outgoing personality and it has served him well. Where his dear older brother is the quiet and reserved creative type often times, Sam is the extrovert. Some might even refer to him as a social butterfly of sorts, enjoying the attention and company of others. Despite these truths of the boys nature, those closest to him, his family, have managed to keep him grounded and veered away from the dreaded prima donna label that those of his type often earn.
Despite Sam’s love of being a social creature, he doesn’t care much for society, that is, he doesn’t subscribe to the social climbing and maneuvering that some delight in. He refuses to take part in the half-blood versus pureblood skirmishes that crop up from time to time, only getting involved if someone he cares for needs defending. He lets his actions and merits speak for themselves and tends to examine others in the same manner. This isn’t to say that he is a pacifist, but he does believe in choosing his battles and the petty squabbling over blood purity pecking order seem trivial at best. Just as he does constantly in his games of sport, the boy would go to battle for something he believed in or for those he cared about.
Sam leads with his heart, often wearing it plainly on his sleeve. He would rarely ever be described as a cryptic or difficult figure to read, something that most everyone seems to appreciate. Even if one doesn’t like or agree with the lad, they generally know where he stands. He is loyal, even to a fault at times especially when it comes to his family. He would stand by another Kelley even if he knew that they were wrong, granted he may silently tell them of his concern for their position, but outwardly he would remain a stalwart ally. On a related note, these qualities that Sam holds so dear tend to make him a creature of habit and predictable at times. Often times those that seek to irritate the boy are able to push his buttons and tempt him into action, which had landed him in trouble on various occasions.
As far as school goes, Sam tends toward mediocrity in his academics. Part of this is because he devotes himself wholly to the endeavors of sports and social interaction, but the truth is that his mind just doesn’t take well to studying and theoretical understanding. He isn’t unintelligent, but he is a person of action, not one of study and research. His mind is quick and agile above the quidditch pitch or in most other situations where a snap judgment and action is required, but he couldn't sit down for an hour with a book and retain information to save his life. A natural talent for transfiguration insures that he excels in that course, but the others that are not squarely based around wandwork prove to be substantial challenges. Every year he struggles in history, potions and herbology, only passing them with the concerted help of those that care for him and only then by the skin of his teeth. The boy is a talented wizard when it comes to the realm of wandwork, namely transfiguration, but a scholar he is not.
History:
Being the third child of a wizard and muggle marriage, Sam has learned of the contrast between the two worlds from an early age. Before meeting Richard Kelley, Daphne Pernell knew nothing of magic so it was only natural that she taught many facets of the muggle world to her four children. These were useful things to learn, but even from a young age Sam found the muggle side of life to be quite lacking. This world view was only perpetuated by the contrasting ways that he saw the families of each parent. Daphne’s family was distant and unable to fully accept the very concept of wizardry while Richard’s was warm and accepting. It wasn’t that the Pernells were bad people, they simply found the challenging of what they had come to know as reality too difficult to bear.
It was clear from an early age that Sam was not the creative child that his older brother Bryan was. The two were close, but obviously two different people. Where Bryan would opt for scrawling across walls, Sam was much more entertained by a simple ball to play with. Despite the differences in their children and how those differences compared to their own personal tastes, Richard and Daphne were sure to foster and encourage each child in their own rite. They truly loved their children for the individuals that they had already started to become.
At the age of five, Sam joined his older brother at muggle school, a stark departure from the world where they had been raised to that point, a world that included magic. It was a struggle for the child to grasp why there had to be a separation, an absence of those fun things that he had come to love from home. Luckily, with the support of his family and being introduced to muggle football, the boy managed to avoid any unfortunate incidents that can sometimes happen when fledgling wizards stumble upon their abilities.
Throughout his early development years, Sam discovered both his exceptional abilities as an athlete and his utter lack of prowess in the academic world. Even as a child he struggles with topics of study, his young mind being far more focused on developing motor skills and coordination. By the time that it was time for Sam to receive his letter from Hogwarts, he was more than ready to go, especially since he had lost the presence of his Bryan a year earlier when he went to the magical academy.
Unfortunately, Hogwarts didn’t turn out to be the savior that Sam had thought it to be. For years he had put it on a pedestal, the time when he would ascend to his true calling and learn the ways of magic, away from those pesky texts and books that the muggles concerned themselves over. It was a hard realization when he had to face the fact that parts of the wizarding world were the same way, but at least at Hogwarts he now found areas of strength that he could rely on as a student. Transfiguration immediately jumped out as the one area where Sam truly performed exceptionally. He couldn’t explain it, but for some reason his mind possessed that way of looking at the world in the particular way where lines of relationshios between objects and creatures would blur, their very forms of existence becoming pliable to his will. Not all areas of wandwork proved to come as naturally as transfiguration, but they came well enough. For as well as the youth performed with a wand in hand, those same subjects of academia continued to prove a challenge.
Over the years at Hogwarts, Sam has continued to evolve along his path, those social skills that came to handily as a youngster maturing and evolving to fit his current environ. Collecting friends and allies came as naturally as breathing to the lad and because of this he has come to enjoy a certain amount of popularity, but with a little help along the way, Sam has mostly managed to avoid this from going to his head. Of course, when one accumulates friends and allegiances, they also earn themselves enemies. There are those that dislike the boy and there are those that he dislikes, it is a simple truth of life that he has come to accept. His true loyalty has and will always belong to the Kelley clan and this young man will gladly take on all who threaten his ilk. Only time will tell what the final mold of this young man will look like, but for now he is happy taking things one day at a time and enjoying the life that he has been blessed with.
[purple]Admin Edit[/purple]
((Would prefer 5th Gryffindor sorting if you're able to accommodate. Thanks for your consideration.))
