Cian Jonas Gringold
Pronunciation: Kee-an YO-nahs, Gring-old
Meaning: Cian: Means "ancient" in Gaelic. This was the name of the mythical ancestor of the Cianachta in Irish legend. Jonas: From Ιωνας (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH, which is used in some translations of the New Testament.
Gender: Male
Orientation: N/A
Year: 1st
Age: 12
Blood Status: Half Blood
Wand: Birch, Unicorn Hair core, 9 3/4ths length, Springy
More on Wand:
Wand Hand: Left Hand
Animagus: N/A
Date of Birth: August 22nd
Place of Birth:
Nationality: Irish/Finnish
Manner of Dress: Cian's uniform is often slovenly and imperfect, causing him to get points off from his teachers. If he planned better the night before his clothes wouldn't be so disheveled.
Voice Style He's definitely got the irish lilt to his voice, and he's got an alto voice.
Sexual Orientation N/A as of yet
Personality:
Gregarious
Cian is very extroverted and loves to meet new people and make new friends. He's very social and interested in learning more about people. He's definitely the friendly sort and will often gravitate towards kids who look like they need a friend. He's easy going and gets along well with others.
He's an eternal optimist and always believes there is a bit of good in every person. Even if a person makes his life unbearable he still won't write them off as unredeemable. He's not the sort to take revenge on others for causing him problems either. Which seems rather strange to a lot of the other kids in his House. Cian makes it a mission in life to win over as many people as he can as friends, even when they'd rather be enemies. If that doesn't happen he's happy to allow their karma to get them in the end.
Cian is super disorganized and rarely ever tries to plan things ahead of time. So he's often in a state of disarray when he arrives to classes, and he's often late as well. While he likes learning new things, he often doesn't like to study until the last minute or get started on assignments until there's hardly any time left to complete them. He's often lamenting this and hurrying through his assignments, but despite this he usually does pretty well on his assignments. Though they're often on the sloppy side.
Cian is a night owl, and is often up later than the other kids. He can often be found sitting outside playing his penny whistle and watching the stars when he should be in bed. He can often be found reading as well, though they're not usually school books. Because of his staying up late though, he's often dozing off in the middle of class or sleeping in too late. This causes him to often be running from place to place in a constant case of catch up.
Habits: Whistling when he's in a good mood (which is the majority of the time), biting on his lip when he's thinking, jingling his pockets when nervous (He's got lots of odds and ends in there).
Hobbies: Playing the Penny whistle, whittling little figures of animals or people(Something his adoptive father has taught him), collecting things he finds (coins, feathers, colorful pebbles, knick-knacks, etc.)
Favorite Things: Sleeping in, adventure stories, staying up late, weekends, caramel, baked potatoes+clotted cream and bacon, making new friends..he can never have too many.
Hated Things:Early classes, getting up in the morning,Expectations people put on him, Studying around other people..they prove a major distraction to him.
Treasures: His Penny whistle, his father's old wardrobe and trunk.
Favorite Class: Herbology, because it gets him outside
Worst Class: Any class that's early in the morning, he often misses the first ten minutes of those classes cause he sleeps in too late. As well as History Of Magic.
Other: N/a
Found in these Locations:
Favorite Quote
Dream Job:
Happiest Moment:
Worst Memory:
Relationship with Family
Since Cian never knew his birth father personally all he has to go on is what his mother has told him. He thinks fondly of Matias and is glad that he has a musical talent much like his birth father. He hopes to one day have a relationship with his father's family, though he doesn't know anything about them other than their last name.
Cian and his mother are extremely close. They are both very active and love the outdoors. They love to hike, take bike trips and do camping as well. They do as many things as they can outdoors as they are nature lovers. While the two spent a lot of one on one time, they also like to do group activities with other families and friends. They both have the social bug.
Since his mother is a terrible cook and he's not much better, they often go to the restaurant/bar that his stepfather, Bradack owns. A lot of times his mother will get paid for teaching in meals from the other mothers, much to the relief of her family. Often times her new mother in law or sisters in law will come over and teach Cian a few simple things to make in hopes they'll be able to help him not be as bad as his mother. So far..it's not working so well.
Cian and Bradack have grown really close to each other over the years. They are often going on fishing or backpacking trips at least every other weekend during the summer. Most times though Aine insists on going with them, as she loves the outdoors nearly as much as they do. Cian appreciates his adoptive father and the time he gets to spend alone with him. Especially when there's something he needs advice on.
FamilyMother: Aine (Fannon) Gringold, Age, Half Blood, Bar Maid/Textile worker, Ravenclaw,
Father: Matias Vanhanen, Age, Mixed Blood, Job, Gryffindor, *deceased*
Adoptive Father: Bradack Gringold, Age, Half Blood, Job, Slytherin,
Sibling(s): N/A
Extended Family:
[Maternal Side]
Mother: Fiona (McCrery) O'Fannon, 64, Half Blood/Veela, Ravenclaw
Father: Finnegan O'Fannon, 68, Muggle, Gryffindor,
Sibling(s):
Aindriu Fionn O'Fannon, 27, Mixed Blood, Gryffindor
Conall Kelan O'Fannon, 25, Mixed Blood, Gryffindor
[Paternal Side]
Mother: Aideen MacDougal, 65, Muggle, Gryffindor,
Father: Ulric Gringold, 67, Pure Blood, Ravenclaw,
Sibling(s):
Aithne Gringold, 42, Half Blood, Job, Ravenclaw,
Hollis (Gringold) Halloran, 32, Halfblood, Hufflepuff
+Nyle Halloran, 38, Mixed Blood, Auror, Gryffindor
=Aglaia Caitriona Halloran, 11, Half Blood, Gryffindor
Breton Madoc Halloran, 8. Unsorted
Cedric Murdock Halloran, 8. Unsorted
Significant Other: N/A
Best Friend(s):
History
Cian was about 20 months when his mother settled in the village so he's known no other life than the one he's lived there. Having so many people help care for him, he quickly became quite the social kid without too many problems. There were a few times when he wouldn't want anyone else than his mum and would cling to her, like when he was sick or in a bad mood. thankfully the school schedule was pretty flexible to allow for her to check on him and take care of him when she needed to.
His childhood in the small town was filled with wonderful adventures and lots of fun playmates. He had the freedom to explore and express himself in ways he never would have been able to under his grandparent's thumb. He grew into a very thoughtful and generous kid who always strove to help those that needed it and to be rather intuitive about other people.
Cian was always the last kid to head inside to sleep, and sometimes would even sneak out after his mother was a sleep so he could watch the stars or play his penny flute. His night owl ways have often been a cause of contention between him and his mother. Despite the safety of where they live, she wants to know where he is at all times. He really doesn't like to cause her worry, but it can be hard for him to fight his nature to stay up late.
Cian grew up seeing the older kids perform magic in the class and adults use it around the village so it's not strange to him at all. At home his mother will often use it as a shortcut when she can't figure out how to do something simple. Since she often told him about his birth father having magic as well it wasn't much of a surprise when Cian's magic emerged a few days before his 11th birthday.
Knowing that his parents had attended Hogwarts, Cian was looking forward to getting his letter. It was rather annoying to him that he'd have to wait until the next school year to attend but he took it rather well. He was happy that his mother started teaching him some of the simple charms and spells and things he'd need to know in advance. He was rather glad to have the advantage..especially since school really isn't something he does well with on his own.
When the next school year approached, Cian, Bradack and Aine departed for London to get all the supplies he'd need for class. After buying his robes, school books and other supplies it was Bradack that suggested they go look at the familiars. Cian was immediately drawn to a rather large reddish tom with a white patch on his eye and picked him out instantly, naming him Hobbs.
The family stayed in London seeing the sights for a few days before his parents escorted him to the Hogwarts Express and saw him off. Cian could barely sit still thinking of all the amazing things he'd see and do at the magic school. He didn't really care too much about what house he'd get sorted in, knowing the hat would pick appropriately for him.
Parent's History
Aine and Matias met in Hogwarts but didn't get together until after they graduated. They married in secret when they were both twenty, after Aine discovered she was pregnant. They had some difficult times but were happy with one another. They set up their home in a small flat in the middle of Essex, London.
While Aine stayed home and got it ready for the arrival of their child, Matias was busy working for the Ministry of Magic (in the Magical Artifact's branch). Aine was in her seventh month of pregnancy when several of her husband's coworkers arrived with bad news. Matias had tried to destroy a dark magic object only to have the spell backlash and kill him.
Aine was so distraught that she went into major shock and her labor come on early. Not being able to take her anywhere by the means of magic, as it would affect the baby too much one of the wizard's left to get a midwife from St. Mungo's to aid in the birth. After a very fast, and very hard labor, Cian was born less than an hour later. It was rather bittersweet for Aine that he was born on the day his father died, and that he looked so much like him.
The funeral for him was a rather small affair, with only her and his coworkers and childhood friends from Hogwarts attending. Up until then Aine hadn't noticed that Matias had never spoken of his family and she wasn't able to find anything out about them after his death. It's a mystery to her what happened to them, she knows they exist as Matias left behind one picture that depicts four very annoyed people, with a baby in the mother's arms. Since Matias had no wish for them to be located, the Ministry couldn't help Aine in finding them despite her pleas.
After getting help for a few weeks from some of her friends in the area, Aine packed up her home and moved back in with her parents. For the first few years, having the help of her family was a godsend. She was able to go to night classes so she could get a degree to be a teacher so she'd have a means to support her son. When her parents started taking too much of an interest in her son and planning his future for him, Aine knew she needed to find a job and move him out of there fast.
She was rather fortunate to find a job as a teacher for some young wizard children in a small fishing town in Northern Ireland.The small town was a haven for magicking families wanting to get away from the noisier and too crowded towns full of curious nonmagical people. The people of the town use their magic, but not at the drop of a hat, reserving it for when they truly need it. They normally rely on natural ways of dealing with every day tasks.
When Aine arrived with a baby in tow, the town council was a bit wary of giving her the job thinking she'd not have enough time to deal with their children and her own. Having used up the last of funds to come to the town, Aine begged them to give her a trial period for a couple of months. After a bit of discussion between themselves, the council agreed to do so. They were also generous enough to give her use of a small cottage to live in while she was working.
Aine quickly took to the small town living and was overcome by the how willing everyone was to lend a hand in helping her with Cian. Cian being nearly three melted many hearts and had everyone wrapped around his little finger. Practically every grandmother and woman in town took turns to watch the little charmer. It didn't take long for the rest of the town to welcome the young mother and her son into their close knit community.
Aine proved to be a capable teacher to the rowdy children of the town, and was able to maintain control of them in and out of the classroom. When several of the kids began to show magical abilities early, she was even able to teach them how to control it. This was a relief to the parents, as they weren't always able to keep track of their kids and make sure they weren't running around using magic.
After settling into the town, Aine married again when Cian was 7 to her landlord Bradack. He had fallen for her right after she had come to the town, but was smart enough to know that she needed time to settle in and was patient enough to wait. They are happily married and happy to parent the other villager's children since they have yet to have one of their own.
The Sorting:
Patronus:
Cian steadied his hand, trying not to let the multitude of eyes to psych him out. he leveled his wand and spoke the spell firmly and clearly. "Expecto Patronum." The wand's end fizzled and a stream of silvery mist shone and then disappeared.
Cian closed his eyes picturing the happy moment when Braddock had asked to adopt him as his own when Cian had been five.
"Expecto Patronum!" He cried once more.
This time the mist came out in a stream and a figure formed causing everyone to gasp. A magnificent lion strode forward, its mouth open as though in the middle of a might roar. Cian couldn't help but feel elated at the patronus he had managed to produce.
Boggart:
Mirror of Erised:
Having a bigger family, some younger brothers and sisters. He loves the family he has now but feels lonely being an only child but doesn't know how to tell his mother. He doesn't want to make her sad.
Meaning: Cian: Means "ancient" in Gaelic. This was the name of the mythical ancestor of the Cianachta in Irish legend. Jonas: From Ιωνας (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH, which is used in some translations of the New Testament.
Gender: Male
Orientation: N/A
Year: 1st
Age: 12
Blood Status: Half Blood
Wand: Birch, Unicorn Hair core, 9 3/4ths length, Springy
More on Wand:
Wand Hand: Left Hand
Animagus: N/A
Date of Birth: August 22nd
Place of Birth:
Nationality: Irish/Finnish
Manner of Dress: Cian's uniform is often slovenly and imperfect, causing him to get points off from his teachers. If he planned better the night before his clothes wouldn't be so disheveled.
Voice Style He's definitely got the irish lilt to his voice, and he's got an alto voice.
Sexual Orientation N/A as of yet
Personality:
Gregarious
Cian is very extroverted and loves to meet new people and make new friends. He's very social and interested in learning more about people. He's definitely the friendly sort and will often gravitate towards kids who look like they need a friend. He's easy going and gets along well with others.
He's an eternal optimist and always believes there is a bit of good in every person. Even if a person makes his life unbearable he still won't write them off as unredeemable. He's not the sort to take revenge on others for causing him problems either. Which seems rather strange to a lot of the other kids in his House. Cian makes it a mission in life to win over as many people as he can as friends, even when they'd rather be enemies. If that doesn't happen he's happy to allow their karma to get them in the end.
Cian is super disorganized and rarely ever tries to plan things ahead of time. So he's often in a state of disarray when he arrives to classes, and he's often late as well. While he likes learning new things, he often doesn't like to study until the last minute or get started on assignments until there's hardly any time left to complete them. He's often lamenting this and hurrying through his assignments, but despite this he usually does pretty well on his assignments. Though they're often on the sloppy side.
Cian is a night owl, and is often up later than the other kids. He can often be found sitting outside playing his penny whistle and watching the stars when he should be in bed. He can often be found reading as well, though they're not usually school books. Because of his staying up late though, he's often dozing off in the middle of class or sleeping in too late. This causes him to often be running from place to place in a constant case of catch up.
Habits: Whistling when he's in a good mood (which is the majority of the time), biting on his lip when he's thinking, jingling his pockets when nervous (He's got lots of odds and ends in there).
Hobbies: Playing the Penny whistle, whittling little figures of animals or people(Something his adoptive father has taught him), collecting things he finds (coins, feathers, colorful pebbles, knick-knacks, etc.)
Favorite Things: Sleeping in, adventure stories, staying up late, weekends, caramel, baked potatoes+clotted cream and bacon, making new friends..he can never have too many.
Hated Things:Early classes, getting up in the morning,Expectations people put on him, Studying around other people..they prove a major distraction to him.
Treasures: His Penny whistle, his father's old wardrobe and trunk.
Favorite Class: Herbology, because it gets him outside
Worst Class: Any class that's early in the morning, he often misses the first ten minutes of those classes cause he sleeps in too late. As well as History Of Magic.
Other: N/a
Found in these Locations:
Favorite Quote
Dream Job:
Happiest Moment:
Worst Memory:
Relationship with Family
Since Cian never knew his birth father personally all he has to go on is what his mother has told him. He thinks fondly of Matias and is glad that he has a musical talent much like his birth father. He hopes to one day have a relationship with his father's family, though he doesn't know anything about them other than their last name.
Cian and his mother are extremely close. They are both very active and love the outdoors. They love to hike, take bike trips and do camping as well. They do as many things as they can outdoors as they are nature lovers. While the two spent a lot of one on one time, they also like to do group activities with other families and friends. They both have the social bug.
Since his mother is a terrible cook and he's not much better, they often go to the restaurant/bar that his stepfather, Bradack owns. A lot of times his mother will get paid for teaching in meals from the other mothers, much to the relief of her family. Often times her new mother in law or sisters in law will come over and teach Cian a few simple things to make in hopes they'll be able to help him not be as bad as his mother. So far..it's not working so well.
Cian and Bradack have grown really close to each other over the years. They are often going on fishing or backpacking trips at least every other weekend during the summer. Most times though Aine insists on going with them, as she loves the outdoors nearly as much as they do. Cian appreciates his adoptive father and the time he gets to spend alone with him. Especially when there's something he needs advice on.
FamilyMother: Aine (Fannon) Gringold, Age, Half Blood, Bar Maid/Textile worker, Ravenclaw,
Father: Matias Vanhanen, Age, Mixed Blood, Job, Gryffindor, *deceased*
Adoptive Father: Bradack Gringold, Age, Half Blood, Job, Slytherin,
Sibling(s): N/A
Extended Family:
[Maternal Side]
Mother: Fiona (McCrery) O'Fannon, 64, Half Blood/Veela, Ravenclaw
Father: Finnegan O'Fannon, 68, Muggle, Gryffindor,
Sibling(s):
Aindriu Fionn O'Fannon, 27, Mixed Blood, Gryffindor
Conall Kelan O'Fannon, 25, Mixed Blood, Gryffindor
[Paternal Side]
Mother: Aideen MacDougal, 65, Muggle, Gryffindor,
Father: Ulric Gringold, 67, Pure Blood, Ravenclaw,
Sibling(s):
Aithne Gringold, 42, Half Blood, Job, Ravenclaw,
Hollis (Gringold) Halloran, 32, Halfblood, Hufflepuff
+Nyle Halloran, 38, Mixed Blood, Auror, Gryffindor
=Aglaia Caitriona Halloran, 11, Half Blood, Gryffindor
Breton Madoc Halloran, 8. Unsorted
Cedric Murdock Halloran, 8. Unsorted
Significant Other: N/A
Best Friend(s):
History
Cian was about 20 months when his mother settled in the village so he's known no other life than the one he's lived there. Having so many people help care for him, he quickly became quite the social kid without too many problems. There were a few times when he wouldn't want anyone else than his mum and would cling to her, like when he was sick or in a bad mood. thankfully the school schedule was pretty flexible to allow for her to check on him and take care of him when she needed to.
His childhood in the small town was filled with wonderful adventures and lots of fun playmates. He had the freedom to explore and express himself in ways he never would have been able to under his grandparent's thumb. He grew into a very thoughtful and generous kid who always strove to help those that needed it and to be rather intuitive about other people.
Cian was always the last kid to head inside to sleep, and sometimes would even sneak out after his mother was a sleep so he could watch the stars or play his penny flute. His night owl ways have often been a cause of contention between him and his mother. Despite the safety of where they live, she wants to know where he is at all times. He really doesn't like to cause her worry, but it can be hard for him to fight his nature to stay up late.
Cian grew up seeing the older kids perform magic in the class and adults use it around the village so it's not strange to him at all. At home his mother will often use it as a shortcut when she can't figure out how to do something simple. Since she often told him about his birth father having magic as well it wasn't much of a surprise when Cian's magic emerged a few days before his 11th birthday.
Knowing that his parents had attended Hogwarts, Cian was looking forward to getting his letter. It was rather annoying to him that he'd have to wait until the next school year to attend but he took it rather well. He was happy that his mother started teaching him some of the simple charms and spells and things he'd need to know in advance. He was rather glad to have the advantage..especially since school really isn't something he does well with on his own.
When the next school year approached, Cian, Bradack and Aine departed for London to get all the supplies he'd need for class. After buying his robes, school books and other supplies it was Bradack that suggested they go look at the familiars. Cian was immediately drawn to a rather large reddish tom with a white patch on his eye and picked him out instantly, naming him Hobbs.
The family stayed in London seeing the sights for a few days before his parents escorted him to the Hogwarts Express and saw him off. Cian could barely sit still thinking of all the amazing things he'd see and do at the magic school. He didn't really care too much about what house he'd get sorted in, knowing the hat would pick appropriately for him.
Parent's History
Aine and Matias met in Hogwarts but didn't get together until after they graduated. They married in secret when they were both twenty, after Aine discovered she was pregnant. They had some difficult times but were happy with one another. They set up their home in a small flat in the middle of Essex, London.
While Aine stayed home and got it ready for the arrival of their child, Matias was busy working for the Ministry of Magic (in the Magical Artifact's branch). Aine was in her seventh month of pregnancy when several of her husband's coworkers arrived with bad news. Matias had tried to destroy a dark magic object only to have the spell backlash and kill him.
Aine was so distraught that she went into major shock and her labor come on early. Not being able to take her anywhere by the means of magic, as it would affect the baby too much one of the wizard's left to get a midwife from St. Mungo's to aid in the birth. After a very fast, and very hard labor, Cian was born less than an hour later. It was rather bittersweet for Aine that he was born on the day his father died, and that he looked so much like him.
The funeral for him was a rather small affair, with only her and his coworkers and childhood friends from Hogwarts attending. Up until then Aine hadn't noticed that Matias had never spoken of his family and she wasn't able to find anything out about them after his death. It's a mystery to her what happened to them, she knows they exist as Matias left behind one picture that depicts four very annoyed people, with a baby in the mother's arms. Since Matias had no wish for them to be located, the Ministry couldn't help Aine in finding them despite her pleas.
After getting help for a few weeks from some of her friends in the area, Aine packed up her home and moved back in with her parents. For the first few years, having the help of her family was a godsend. She was able to go to night classes so she could get a degree to be a teacher so she'd have a means to support her son. When her parents started taking too much of an interest in her son and planning his future for him, Aine knew she needed to find a job and move him out of there fast.
She was rather fortunate to find a job as a teacher for some young wizard children in a small fishing town in Northern Ireland.The small town was a haven for magicking families wanting to get away from the noisier and too crowded towns full of curious nonmagical people. The people of the town use their magic, but not at the drop of a hat, reserving it for when they truly need it. They normally rely on natural ways of dealing with every day tasks.
When Aine arrived with a baby in tow, the town council was a bit wary of giving her the job thinking she'd not have enough time to deal with their children and her own. Having used up the last of funds to come to the town, Aine begged them to give her a trial period for a couple of months. After a bit of discussion between themselves, the council agreed to do so. They were also generous enough to give her use of a small cottage to live in while she was working.
Aine quickly took to the small town living and was overcome by the how willing everyone was to lend a hand in helping her with Cian. Cian being nearly three melted many hearts and had everyone wrapped around his little finger. Practically every grandmother and woman in town took turns to watch the little charmer. It didn't take long for the rest of the town to welcome the young mother and her son into their close knit community.
Aine proved to be a capable teacher to the rowdy children of the town, and was able to maintain control of them in and out of the classroom. When several of the kids began to show magical abilities early, she was even able to teach them how to control it. This was a relief to the parents, as they weren't always able to keep track of their kids and make sure they weren't running around using magic.
After settling into the town, Aine married again when Cian was 7 to her landlord Bradack. He had fallen for her right after she had come to the town, but was smart enough to know that she needed time to settle in and was patient enough to wait. They are happily married and happy to parent the other villager's children since they have yet to have one of their own.
The Sorting:
Patronus:
Cian steadied his hand, trying not to let the multitude of eyes to psych him out. he leveled his wand and spoke the spell firmly and clearly. "Expecto Patronum." The wand's end fizzled and a stream of silvery mist shone and then disappeared.
Cian closed his eyes picturing the happy moment when Braddock had asked to adopt him as his own when Cian had been five.
"Expecto Patronum!" He cried once more.
This time the mist came out in a stream and a figure formed causing everyone to gasp. A magnificent lion strode forward, its mouth open as though in the middle of a might roar. Cian couldn't help but feel elated at the patronus he had managed to produce.
Boggart:
Mirror of Erised:
Having a bigger family, some younger brothers and sisters. He loves the family he has now but feels lonely being an only child but doesn't know how to tell his mother. He doesn't want to make her sad.
Familiar Info
Hobbs
Species: Cat
Species: Cat
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