August Reid

[August Reid R7]

August Reid

The Basics:[/color]
Name: August Reid
Blood: Pure
Age: 16
Year: Sixth
House: Ravenclaw
Pet: None
Wand: 11 and ¾ inches, with a Hair from the mane of a Kelpie for a core and made of European Yew wood

Physical Description:[/color]
August is the only one of the three Reid brothers that received blue eyes. This is his most striking feature. The rest of him, I’m afraid, is rather bland. Or at least that is what he thinks. He has pretty short brown hair that usually does not listen to a comb. Thus, the shortness. August stands at 5’10” and with a slim build. No matter how hard he tries to build muscle or gain weight his body just will not take. Oh well, at least he’s somewhat cute.

Personality:[/color]
Like many other Ravenclaws, August likes developing his mind. He doesn't have the best study habits but he thinks education should never be wasted. Although he does not take academics as seriously as other students he does try to apply himself to his studies. Often. Mostly. Sometimes. August has just realised over the span of his time at Hogwarts that there is more to life than reading a book. There is so much to life that cannot be explained by the pages of literature. Life has to be experienced.

One of the things August does to try and explore life is play Quidditch. He first joined the house team because he was asked to but he soon discovered that he enjoyed it. It is a great physical activity and a fun way to meet people. He has no plan to pursue the sport outside the castle but for now, it is fun. For the most part, August is shy. He has always had a hard time talking to strangers and even expressing his feelings to those that are not he finds difficult. August is slowly realising that no one ever gets anywhere from running away from a situation but still struggles with confidence.

History:[/color]
Born to Jackson and Amelia Reid on November sixth, August already had a bigger brother. Jackson Jr. (Jack) was one when little August was brought into the world. A few years later before August had turned four his other sibling was born, Bronsen. Being the middle child, August bridged the gap between Jack and Bronsen. They cared for each other, August could tell, but it seemed to him that they never really understood each other. There was many a time that August was asked to mediate an argument between them. August had hoped that when Bronsen came to Hogwarts things between his siblings would get better. But somehow, Bronsen being at Hogwarts has put more strain on August's siblings' relationship. That strain has caused August to look outside himself for the answers. In his search, August mets four extraordinary people who hopefully will help him become a better person.

The Reid family is a rich pureblood wizard family. Their family has lived in Scotland for generations. The family name is well known and well respected. Their father holds a very important job where his reputation and the reputation of the family is his first priority. He would sometimes or often rather, get caught up with his job but August knew that this was because he had an important position. He could not convince his elder brother of this who seemed to think that both of their parents deliberately ignored him. This was not true, or at least, August did not think it was true. He felt once again that it was his duty to bridge the gap. This time the growing gap between Jack and their parents.

The weight of the family is heavy as August can tell you. Over the years he has slowly accepted that most of the problems that occurred to the family were a direct result of his behavior. He has tried so hard to be the middle man. When August discovered that his father, Jackson, had been cheating on his wife for four years now and possibly more, he told Jack. Jack did absolutely nothing in August’s eyes and so August had to take it upon himself to keep the family together, once again!

Being the “mediator” of the family is taking its toll on August. He sometimes feels that his personality will succumb to the need of the family. Now, in his fourth year, with their mother contained to the house and Bronsen starting school, he’s starting to doubt whether all his toil has been in vain. Would Jack and Bronsen still like each other if he had not stepped in? Would Jack still talk to their parents if August had done nothing? And most important, would their mother be in this condition if August had just left his nose from his father’s personal life? But most importantly, August often wonders, Does anything I do really matter?