"Hey, hey, hey!
Watch it with the werewolf talk, it's insensitive.
Try, maybe like, Lupus-American? ."
Ferris Macmillan
{ AGE & YEAR }
15, fifth year
{ HOUSE }
Hufflepuff
{ BLOOD }
Pureblood
{ FACE CLAIM }
Dylan O'Brien
5' 11"
{ SCARS, TATTOOS, BIRTHMARKS & PIERCINGS }
Ferris has four long jagged white scars(claw marks) spanning from the tip of his left shoulder blade down to the bottom of the right side of his rib cage. This is why you won't catch him going for a late night dip in the lake, it might raise questions.
Ferris enjoys making up a bunch of different little codes for every possible situation and insists his friends learn them in case of any sign of trouble...trouble most likely being talked up by some ex and her new boyfriend in Hogsmead and needing an reason to step away or an escape route. He also likes them to be muggle pop culture references to keep those outside of his group in the dark. He keeps a little palm sized pocket quillpad that he carries around to jot down the codes, what he has created thus far is as follows:
•"Something is stuck to my shoe." Means you're being followed.
•"McQueen, where's Hilts?" Means You, I, or we need to make a quick get away as Hilts is the name of Steve McQueen's character in the great escape.
•"Culkin" means you're alone and it's safe to approach as Culkin is the surname of the actor who played Kevin McCallister in Home Alone.
•"She's/he's a Reg." Means the person they are speaking about is a bitch and not to be trusted in reference to Regina George from Mean Girls.
•"It's a Mis Situtation." Mean's if you go forward with those plans, it is likely to last a really long time and have you in tears by the end of it. (Les Miserables)
He also enjoys dancing(Though he is horrible at it), butterbeer, reading, the lack of muggle understanding amongst purebloods(Finds it hilarious), 'vegging out' in the commons room while participating in a day long argument about dragonlore, dragons, quidditch, chocolate frogs, helping people, and peanut butter.(Eats it straight from the jar.)
{ DISLIKES }
Long boring lectures, pretentious people, people without a sense of humor, being a werewolf, Care of Magical Creatures class(Animals make him uneasy and uncomfortable, especially the big ones...unless they are dragons.), transfiguration class, and not having a free period.
{ ASPIRATIONS }
He wants to travel to Romania to study dragons when he grows up, but this dream finds the back burner--paling in comparison to his latest aspiration...to become a mediwizard and cure lycanthropy.
{ FEARS }
Something horrible happening to his friends, people discovering he is a werewolf, hurting someone on a full moon, and failing his classes.
{ GOOD HABITS }
He is very driven and determined to be helpful. He will always follow up behind his friends and make sure they have everything they need often times without them knowing. He is constantly worried about the feelings of others even if he plays it off with some diatribe, and that means he goes about encouraging and uplifting those around him.(Even if he is doing it in a way that makes them feel silly about feeling bad about themselves in the first place.) He is always taking notes and jotting things down, and is very fiscally responsible.
{ BAD HABITS }
Due to his hyperactivity, he is constantly bouncing, whether its just a knee or he is literally hopping in his seat. He can not sit still, he must fidget. Ferris also not very organized, though he does try, he tends to leave a mess everywhere he goes and his notes look like some code to be ciphered. He has a mind that seems as jumbled and disorganized as his life, often losing track or diverting conversations from the original point.
✔ Tenacious - Kind - Loyal
✗ Sarcastic - Intelligent - Erratic
He is a quick improviser and able to look beyond the surface of things, both in understanding and in potential. He can be overly cautious at times, and even a little paranoid. He does have his dreamer side, though, often reads between the lines with his friends, and can always be counted on to come up with something inventive and useful in a pinch. He is curious about all things, quick-witted, kind, and sees the world with a side dose of sarcasm. He wants to know how things work, and likes to improve them. He is forever pointing out the illogical side of his friend's plans and can be counted on for his blunt rationality, particularly when it comes to warning them against their own stupidity. Even though he can be tactless, He still cares very deeply about said friends. He does whatever he can to help them out, and will literally put himself in potential trouble just to get them out of a mess – even when he swears he’s not going to. He tries to be appropriate and considerate, and is also somewhat effected by the emotions of the people around him – which is sometimes good, and sometimes gets him into trouble. Initially, he almost placed in the Ravenclaw house like his mother had been, however, due to his anxiety performance issues, his kinder nature won out as the stronger trait and he was deemed a Hufflepuff like his father before him.
Now, all that being said, the week of the full moon, Ferris is a very different individual altogether. He is moody, irritable, exhausted, quick to anger, a bit insensitive, and callous. He tries to play this off as stress, being bogged down by assignments or concerned about failing despite his better than average grades, but he isn't sure how much longer people will buy into this front. He needs a way to manage the symptoms more fully.
{ MOTHER }
Fiona Tugwood, a muggle relations worker.
{ FATHER }
Ernest Macmillan, a Mediwizard at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
{ FRIENDS }
Dominique Weasley
{ ENEMIES }
Open
{ SWEETHEARTS }
Open
Ferris Macmillan was born to an upper middle class wizarding family in West Yorkshire, and the only child Ernest Macmillan(English) and Fiona Tugwood(American) ever managed to have, much to Ferris' chagrin. His parents were dutiful and kind, if not a bit stern, but were also very dedicated to their careers, leaving Ferris to grow up lonely and craving companionship. He quickly bonded with a neighbors son at 10 years old, Kieran Wollock, and the two were inseparable ever since...that was, until the day they weren't. You see, Kieran, though a decent boy, ended up running with the wrong crowd. He eventually grew to enjoy spending his days in seedy nightclubs and wizarding bars placing bets, staying out at all hours of the night wandering the streets. Naturally, wherever Kieran went, Ferris too followed. Kieran's trouble was Ferris' trouble and that much remained true until the very last time, the night that Kieran would never again drag Ferris along for the ride.
The bars had all shut down, not that that made a difference, the boys had been thrown out anyway--their aging charms looking absolutely pathetic, and all that was left to do was to walk off their buzz on the way home. They laughed and joked, heedless of the fact that there wasn't another soul around for miles, no one that could've helped them when the attack came.
When Ferris awoke, his parents were at his bed side, mother sobbing and father clutching her tightly. They explained the Wollock boy had been killed, mauled to death, and it there was a high probability that Ferris was infected. He was to become the very thing that had murdered his only friend. A werewolf. It had been no coincidence either. Their attacked had been premeditated. Kieran had finally managed to affront the wrong person for the last time and he paid the price of his life for it. They never caught the man, he remained at large.
Ferris parents helped him to manage his condition after that with potions and herbal remedies, but nothing could keep him from actually transforming on the night of a full moon. Ferris was concerned that this meant he would not be allowed to attend school, but Hogwarts managed to set everything up for him so that he'd be able to get an education like everyone else. They did warn him, however, that it was probably for the best that he keep his status a secret for now as children could be unnecessarily cruel and it could spark an uproar with the parents.
Ferris' wand wood is ash with a corn of unicorn hair, about 12 inches long and is pleasantly springy.
{ FAMILIAR }
Ferris has no pets and uses school owls.
{ COLOR }
#EAD300
{ ANYTHING ELSE }
Ferris is a bisexual.
