CJ Hall

[CJ Hall]

Carter Jay "CJ" Hall

Basics;;

FULL NAME: Carter Jay Hall
NICKNAME(S): "CJ" pretty exclusively
AGE/D.O.B.: 16 (27 October 1995)
Year: Sixth
HOUSE: Gryffindor
IDEOLOGY: he has some reservations surrounding werewolves, partial humans, humanoids, etc. But in truth those are his father's reservations, not his own. If you're nice to him, he'll be nice to you, and he personally doesn't really care about much else.
WAND: spruce, dragon heartstring, 9½ inches
BROOM: he does like to fly, but doesn't often due to a heart condition which can result in fainting, and thus doesn't own a broom.
PLAYBY: Joel Courtney

Personality;;

LIKES: direct communication, duelling, cityscapes, flashy spellwork, whatever approval he can get from his dad
DISLIKES: overreactions, feeling indebted, being woken up, vague instructions, anyone he would consider "too polite"
STRENGTHS: straight shooter, resilient, persistent, empathetic, perfectly willing to sacrifice his dignity for a laugh
WEAKNESSES: reckless, oral speech/spellcasting, people-pleaser, impressionable, perfectly willing to sacrifice his dignity for a laugh
AMORTENTIA: fresh bread, rosemary, eucalyptus
PATRONUS: King cobra, conjured via the memory of a nondescript trip to the zoo when he was about 9.
BOGGART: his parents getting back together, not that it's a rational fear.
MIRROR OF ERISED: his dad proud of him

Personal Life;;

NATIONALITY: English
BIRTH-PLACE: London
PARENTS: Graham Hall and Jennifer Dixon (formerly Hall)
SIBLINGS: older sisters Stephany and Quinn
OTHER IMPORTANT FAMILY:
HISTORY: CJ has Jervell and Lange-Nielson syndrome, resulting in deafness from birth as well as arrhythmia that can cause fainting or even sudden death. He's always been fairly light-hearted about the fact that he may simply drop dead one day, but his deafness has been the cause of some contention throughout his life. Upon his diagnosis, while his mother was perfectly willing to accept the adaptations necessary for raising a happy deaf child, his father held the mentality that in order to survive in a hearing world, their youngest child ought to essentially learn to get by without accommodations. This disagreement about how to raise their son gave rise to other problems and ultimately led to their divorce. As a result of his father's stance, CJ can read lips with the help of his hearing aids, as well as (poorly) speak orally, though his preferred method of communication is via either Magical Sign Language or British Sign Language.

When CJ was eleven, he received two different correspondences: one a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the other an emissary from the International Magical School for the Deaf in South Africa. His mother encouraged him to go to the deaf school, but supported his choice to attend Hogwarts along with his older sisters, following in both of his parents' footsteps. A mere month after being sorted into Gryffindor (a decision that he couldn't hear: he just moved to the table that seemed to be cheering the most raucously) struggling with the enunciation of verbal spellwork, CJ made the difficult decision to leave for South Africa, where he was trained to cast spells using Magical Sign Language rather than oral Greek or Latin. After completing two years at IMSD, with the groundwork of sign-casting under his belt, he chose to come back to Hogwarts as a third year, and has been a proud Gryffindor since. The majority of his communication is facilitated by his interpreter homunculus, who speaks orally to others when he signs, and signs to him when others speak orally.

This lovely character is being played by Lamp! Lamp has been roleplaying for a longass time, and plays Annie Walker, Shoshana Levy, and Connor Dresden (among others) on this site. Lamp lives in the GMT-8! time zone, and you can reach xem by Discord DM!

ROLEPLAY SAMPLE: Y'all been knowing me for a decade u know I'm good for it