Post by Hugo Weasley on Feb 13, 2014 4:36:53 GMT -5
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HUGO ARTHUR WEASLEY
 Oh. Hi there. Didn't think you'd want to talk to me. There are many other members of the family who'd be more than willing to talk your ear off. Or wait. Would there? I dunno. Luce and Dom would probably be awfully bitchy, Lily would be quiet, Al would snark at you, oh, you've already talked to all of them? Never mind then... are you sure it's me you were looking for? Well. Okay. You want to know about me? I'm not great at talking, to be quite honest. But let's see what I can give you. Uh, I guess everyone knows the story of my parents and my Uncle Harry. They defeated Voldemort, they became legends, all of that... yeah, you probably don't need another retelling of that. So let's start with me telling you a little about myself. I was born on the 2nd of April 2008, making me the second youngest in the family. I was so glad that I wasn't born on April 1st... because no one would believe me if I said it was my birthday on that day. And also because that's Uncle George's birthday. So instead of having one party for two people, we get to have two parties on two consecutive days. Isn't that awesome? Even though I'm not the youngest, all my cousins have always babied me. Well, me and Lily. Lucy is technically the youngest, but I can only imagine her expression if someone ever tried to baby her. So they do annoy me at times, but I know they only want the best for me, so I tolerate it. Mostly. But still... being one of the youngest in a sea of cousins means you already have tons of expectations to live up to. There was so much pressure... everyone wondered which parent I would be most like, which house I would be Sorted into, all that. And honestly, I think I subverted everyone's expectations at least a little. Though I got along with mostly everyone, while I was growing up, my favourite relative was definitely Grandpa Weasley. He was Louis' favourite too, so both of us used to spend a lot of time with him handling all his Muggle devices. But while Louis became more fascinated with the computer and television, what caught my attention was the camera. Of course the Wizarding World had cameras too, but I had never seen a Muggle digital one before and I was really fascinated. So Grandpa would give me the camera to use for hours on end whenever I was at the Burrow, and I would wander around, happily clicking pictures of my family and the scenery. Of course it took me a while longer to actually learn how to take photos properly, but photography became my favourite hobby. In a few years' time, I also became fascinated with Muggle movies. At first, I watched the old, classic ones - the ones that Grandpa liked, and I was hooked. I would beg Mum and Dad to take me to the cinema whenever I saw a poster or an advert for a new movie, and while they didn't always oblige me, I had watched quite a lot of movies by the time I was ten. I also wondered - why didn't wizards make movies? With their magic, I thought it would be a lot less difficult to make one and they'd also be a lot more interesting. As I grew up, I got more into movies - but more on that later. So, Hogwarts. Rosie was two years elder than me, and she had been sorted into Gryffindor. She was already a model student, and had tons of friends and everything. I desperately wanted to be in Gryffindor with her, but I knew I wouldn't be. So I just hoped that I'd be sorted somewhere where I had my cousins with me. And sure enough, I was sorted into Hufflepuff, where Molly and Louis already were. Lily went into Ravenclaw, and Lucy into Slytherin - not really any surprise there if I was being quite honest. Lil and I are still pretty close, though, at least I like to think we are. We're both not really the most talkative, and we don't annoy each other with our company, so I guess that's why we get along so well. My Hogwarts years - well, to be honest they started off pretty terribly. I wasn't the best at school, but I managed to get by in most of my subjects. Potions, though, was a major sticking point for me. I was okay with the theoretical part of it, but I seemed to mess up every single time we actually had to, you know, make the potions. The professor arranged for a few remedial classes, and by the end of the year, I managed to get my marks up to passing level, but they were still around the realm of A's and occasionally the odd P. Thankfully, this wasn't the case in other subjects. However, I've always been better at theory than practice, which probably makes me not a great wizard. But that's fine. It wasn't fine for me then - Mum was really upset with me the first time I told her about my poor Potions marks. But she's happy that I at least care about my marks and try to improve them. There wasn't much drama in my life after that, but in my fifth year I gave my OWLs. They weren't great, just borderline passable. I got mostly As, but I failed Potions. Mum was upset but... what could I do after the fact? I was pretty down in the dumps for a while, but then I decided that I didn't even want to work in the Wizarding World. My interest in photography and films had grown a lot since I was little, and I decided I wanted to become a Muggle photographer, and maybe even a filmmaker. I'm going to a Muggle university after I graduate, and I hope our NEWTs are accepted as qualifications for them. My parents weren't very happy with my decision, but I stuck to my guns and I think they've mostly come around to my choice. I hope. I don't want to upset either of them. Other than that, not much has gone on in my life, unlike my other cousins. I don't even know what Lucy has been up to, but she's pretty much always angry and pissed at the world. Not at me or Lily, most of the time - but pretty much everyone else. Lily has been her usual self - quiet, sweet and non-interfering. Louis is just like Lucy, except a lot less angry - there's so much drama in his life, I don't even know where to start. Rosie has had two boyfriends - to be honest, I like Seth better than O'Malley. I've never told anyone that, especially Rose. God knows how she'd react. We all thought she'd fall for Scorpius Malfoy one day, after what Daddy said that day when they were getting on the Hogwarts Express... but it turned out to be Roxanne. We were all pretty shocked, but I think Malfoy is a decent guy. I don't have much reason to associate with him, but Roxie seems happy, so I'm glad. My other cousins seem to be getting along fine, too... I hope. If any of them have had anything life-changing happen to them, I don't really know about it. Well, I think that's all... wait. You want to know what I'm like? Oh no, I'm rubbish at talking about myself. In fact, I'm rubbish at talking in general. I can talk if someone tells me something specific to say, but I can't randomly strike up a conversation with anyone about anything. Talking is... just not my thing, you know? I'm also not really great with emotions. Like if someone is upset, I would probably shut down and freak out because I wouldn't know what to do. And I'm especially bad at comforting people. I usually end up making them more upset. So I just try to do something nice for them instead. Oh yes, and I love puns. Puns are my absolute favourite form of humour if I'm being completely honest. Most of my jokes are the worst puns you can think of. Most people groan and threaten to punch me when they hear them. As for girls - or guys, I don't really know yet - I have had absolutely no experience at all. I haven't ever really fallen for anyone - which is odd, considering I'm sixteen. Most of my older cousins had already gotten into relationships by the time they were sixteen. But I... I don't want to waste my time on frivolous relationships, you know? It may sound silly or cheesy, but I really do want to find 'The One'. I do think true love exists. Movies may have inspired my thoughts at least a little, but I don't want to fall in love with anyone that walks by. I do notice girls, I think they're pretty, but that's all. If they tried to flirt with me I probably wouldn't notice. Unless they actively started coming on to me. Then of course I would notice. I'm not the most perceptive person, but I'm not totally dumb! Honestly, I don't really have ill-feelings towards anyone. I do have little grudges against the people who've hurt my cousins, but I'd never act on them. I also think a lot of guys my age act kind of silly if I'm being completely honest. All that posturing, flirting, boasting about their 'game', trying to impress girls... I think it's kind of stupid. I don't know why they think girls would be attracted to arrogance. Wouldn't they like nice guys more? Guys who talked to them like friends and didn't treat them as if they were beneath them? I don't think I'll ever really get girls. Oh well. I haven't really had a cause for any of them to break my heart yet, and hopefully I won't ever have one. KITTY FIFTEEN GMT+4 |
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