Joscelin Jones
Player Info:
Name: Elle
Character Audition Questions:
Name: Joscelin Marius Jones
Age and date of birth: November 12, 1964
Physical description: Taller, about 6'3", leanly muscular and fit. Dark hair that is usually on the longer side and thus slightly wavy. He's almost always has a scruffy few days growth of hair on his face. Lighter skin and Hazel/green eyes always sparked by a twinkle of amusement.
Parents' Allegiance: (DE, OotP, Ministry, etc.): Neutral. They do what is necessary; subtly manipulating people, whether they be Ministry, Order or some other faction as need be. Purity is important to them.
Personal Allegiance: (DE, OotP, Ministry, etc.): He was in Romania during the war, but he sympathized with the OotP. Now that he's back in Britain, he's in the renewed OotP.
How do people perceive this character: Joscelin is seen as a fun and outgoing guy, always up for a challenge or a dare. He's rebellious, a rogue of a sort and an incorrigible flirt - full of charisma and easy charm. He sings bawdy songs around the campfire, swears in several different languages, and tells a story in that way where everyone loves to listen. Most everything amuses him and this often spreads from him to those around him. Though Joscelin is amused by life in general, there are a several things he takes very seriously - the protection of 'his people' being at the top of the list.
Greatest fear: Being physically unable to care for those he loves.
Greatest passion: Pushing his limits.
Aspiration: For a long time he aspired to piss off his parents as much as possible, but over the years his goals have changed. He wants a family - a wife that he loves and loves him, and lots of children.
Greatest Positive Attribute: Though Joscelin is physically imposing at first glance, he has a charisma about him that puts people at ease. This also extends to animals - he's worked with horses, dogs, dragons and other magical beasts. He has a big heart and is fiercely protective.
Biggest Fault: He's stubborn.
Happiest Memory: The birth of his daughter, Lyra Gwen.
Most painful Memory: Teresa's death; her loss broke he, Bishop and Gwen in ways that took decades to fully recover from.
Does your character value the purity of blood: No. He says he could give a rat's arse.
Is your character "pure-blooded," a "half-blood" or "Muggle-born": Pure-blooded.
Describe the character's personal history (however brief or extensive):
Joscelin was born to Daniel and Francis Jones. He was meant to be an only child, his purpose as heir to the name and estates, but he has a younger sister, Gwen, who is about seven years his junior - an unexpected and unwanted accident.
Joscelin doesn't get along with either of his parents at all. They were generally cold and unfeeling people and parenthood did nothing to warm them. Throughout his childhood, Joscelin was 'groomed' to be the perfect gentleman, the perfect wizard, the perfect heir. He hated every minute of it. He resented being a means to an end. Joscelin and Gwen were raised by their grandmother, Alanna Jones, until they went to Hogwarts. Despite the seven year age gap, Joscelin was always very close to Gwen. Where he had a cold relationship with their parents, Gwen had no relationship at all with them and when Gwen had sought warmth, family and love, Joscelin had made sure it was there for her.
When he entered into Hogwarts, Joscelin was the first Jones in over ten generations to be sorted into Gryffindor. He made a lot of friends (including life-long best friend, Bishop Rascaile), got into a lot of trouble, and played Quidditch for the house team as a Beater. He was definitely never a prefect or even close to being head boy; he was the one making their lives much harder than they had to be. He graduated from Hogwarts in 1980. Shortly thereafter, Bishop was engaged to his sweetheart Teresa and the three (plus his sister when she was on holiday) spent a lot of happy times together. She was murdered before marrying Bishop, however, and everyone slowly unraveled. Within the year, Joscelin went off to Romania to learn to be a dragon handler.
Being far away from his sister was hard, but he needed to get away. They made time to see each other as much as time and circumstance permitted. He has a tattoo at the top of his back of a sleeping dragon wrapped around an intricate script that says 'Lyra' - his sister's middle name. After learning his trade, Joscelin spent a few years traveling the continent visiting other dragon reserves before settling back in Romania to be a permanent resident handler. He spent 14 solid years at the Romania Dragon Reserve before moving back home to work the Welsh Dragon Reserve in January of 2003.
He was seriously injured at the Hogsmeade Halloween Massacre in 2004, and was in a coma for several months. Due to his severe injuries, Joscelin hasn't worked as a dragon handler for nearly a year. He'll never walk the same again, but he's hoping to get back to his beloved dragons in some way - either by learning to work around his disabilities, or going into research.
Joscelin spent much of his life doing everything he could think of that went against what his parents, the family tradition and what his breeding would ask of him - sorting into Gryffindor, taking on a 'labor' job as dragon handler, getting tattoos, and anything else he could think of. Though he's still a rebellious rogue of a man, he's older, wiser and no longer feels the need to live his life in opposition to someone else's expectations. He married Romilda - Romy - Vane in April of 2004, and they had their first child, Lyra Gwen Jones, on July 22, 2005.
Profession: Rehabilitating Dragon Handler.
Joscelin's visual representation is Patrick Dempsey.