character profile
► basics:
Full name: Brooke Riley Killingbeck
Meaning of name:
Brooke is a gender-neutral name of English and German origin meaning water or small stream. It is said to be derived from the Old English word bróc, which translates to brook or stream.
Riley is a gender-neutral name of British origin meaning rye clearing, courageous and valiant.
Nickname: B by The Five Club, Brookie by his brother but he dislikes this, Killingbeck by Vanya
Pronouns: He/them
Sexual Orientation: Bi
Nationality: British
Birth date: November 19th, 1988
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Scorpios born on November 19 are likely to keep their own counsel. These self-controlled, taciturn individuals make good leaders yet do not mix well with others. One of their greatest talents is to make others feel good about themselves. Although seemingly aloof, they possess much charm.
Age: 16 during the start of his story
► Physical appearance:
Faceclaim: Mark Eydelstein
Older Faceclaim: Adam driver
Height: 182cm
Eye colour: gray
Hair colour: dark brown/black
Tattoos or Scars: has a big scar on his left cheek after a duel with Vanya Kavinsky at the end of his seventh year in school.
► Personality:
Positive traits: intelligent, fair, independent, creative, reserved
Negative traits: moody, private, anxious, gloomy, uncooperative
Personality type: INTJ
Character’s greatest joy in life: his friends
Fears: spirits that haunt him and his family history, The Other World, losing his friends
Why?
Brooke's family line has a connection to death and he can see spirits who wander in the world and can’t pass to the other side but who are not ghosts either. Sometimes they can hurt him and he can't control this ability.
Brooke has hard time showing that he cares but he loves his friends very much and he doesn’t want to be lonely.
Priorities: his friends, finding a way to get rid of his connection to death and darkness
Character’s soft spot: Darby, Judy
Is this soft spot obvious to others? His friends know that Darby is his favourite out of them all, Judy becomes important to him later on and then it’s obvious to everyone.
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: his family line
Biggest regret: Losing his brother in the dark realm, trusting Vanya Kavinsky
Secrets of the character: His family secret and his love for Vanya
Does anyone else know?
Eventually people find out about both.
Drives and motivations: Getting rid of his powers and finding out more about the other world
► Past
Hometown: Wiltshire
Type of childhood: Brooke lost his parents during the second wizarding war and was raised by his grandparents. He doesn’t get along with his older brother Hale.
Religion: Brooke's grandparents are Christian but he doesn't identify with their religion that much.
Dream job: Historian
► Present
Currently living with: During his teenage years he lives with his grandparents in Wilthshire. In his adulthood he moves in with Judy and they live in Oxford.
Pets: A crow who's part of The Entity follows him from The Other World sensing his energy and connection to death. The crow becomes his companion but bears no name as Brooke mostly fears the being.
► Magical info
Blood Status: Half blood
Education: Hogwarts
Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw
Wand: Holly wood with a phoenix feather core, 14 1/2 and reasonably supple flexibility
Holly is one of the rarer kinds of wand woods; traditionally considered protective, it works most happily for those who may need help overcoming a tendency to anger and impetuosity. At the same time, holly wands often choose owners who are engaged in some dangerous and often spiritual quest. Holly is one of those woods that varies most dramatically in performance depending on the wand core
Patronus: Russian blue cat (it was his mother’s patronous as well as his)
The Russian Blue is known as a royal cat. Regal in form and frame, they love attention and actively seek it out. They love their humans, often doing small acts of kindness to cheer you up such as patting your face or clowning about to entice a laugh. If any Patronus will chase away a Dementor by staring disdainfully at it, this is the Patronus!
*authors note: the patronous is the opposite of him in so many ways that perhaps it will protect him well from evil*
Patronus Memory: Spending time with The Five Club, Judy laughing, sometimes moments with Vanya but he hates when that happens.
Boggart: When he's younger it’s the first spirit he ever saw but after witnessing the horrors of the dark world he sees the entity of it killing his brother, sometimes he sees Vanya cursing him.
Specialized/Favourite Spells: Expelliarmus
Favourite subject in school: History of Magic, Latin, Defense Against The Dark Arts, Alchemy, Arithmancy, Study of Ancient Runes
Special abilities: seeing spirits, has a connection to darkness that can't properly control
► Family
Father: Aeneas Killingbeck
Relationship to them:
Brooke's father had the family lines connection to death but he wasn't sensitive for the abilities that came with it. He has a brother who he was not close with. Aeneas died during The Second Wizarding War.
*authors note: i used yardley's middle name for him to honour of him*
Mother: Amie Orrell
Relationship to them:
Brooke's mother was a muggleborn witch. Death Eaters killed her and her husband over her blood status. He has fond memories of the times with his parents though he doesn’t remember them as well as his brother.
Grandparents: Riley & Piper Orrell
Relationship to them:
Brooke was raised by his muggle grandparents who lived on a small farm in plaah. Brooke was always close to both of them and could count on them for advice on many things. Neither of them understood his abilities and thought he was making them up and for the longest time Brooke thought he just had a big imagination. His grandfather died when he was 13 and the rest of The Five Club attended his funeral to support Brooke. Brooke wears Riley's old coat.
Brother: Hale Demetrius Killingbeck (b. 1984)
Faceclaim: Manu Rios
Relationship with him:
Hale is Brooke’s older brother. The two have a troubled relationship. While they attended Hogwarts Hale was very popular and the captain of the Slytherin quidditch team.
After their grandfather passed Hale felt responsible to take care of his little brother and grandmother and he took a more fatherly role which annoyed Brooke. Hale always had strong opinions on how Brooke should behave and who he should spend time with disapproving his relationship to Vanya Kavinsky and thinking that he's troubled.
Brooke was more sensitive to the Killingbeck abilities while Hale tried to ignore his own connection to the dark. He lied to Brooke about his own experiences making Brooke think he was the only one who had them. Eventually the two came by Demetrius Killingbeck's old writings and found out the truth of their abilities.
During Brooke’s sixth year at Hogwarts Hale got a job as the assistant of Sasha Kavinsky to Brooke’s great displeasure.
He eventually became involved in the five clubs adventures to the other world.
During Brooke’s seventh year he saved The Five Club by staying behind in The Dark Realm. Brooke believed him to be dead for a long time and felt guilty over his fate.
When Brooke was 28, The Five Club returned to The Other World and Hale was found not having aged a day while being stuck in there. He returned back home with Brooke struggling to cope with his new life.
Ancestors: Demetrius and Yardley Killingbeck @cursebreakerfarrier
Faceclaims: Noah Saavedra & Barton Cowperthwaite
The Killingbeck brothers were the sons of Julian and Danica Killingbeck. They experimented with alchemy as young men and caused the death of their sister in the process. Demetrius got connected to the darkness and death while Yardley was connected to the light. Demetrius later sacrificed his own life to save his brother but accidentally offended death enough to cause a sort of curse on his family line. His family members always had at least two sons and the other son was destined to die, may it be as a baby or later in life. Many of his family members were also haunted by death and had special abilities.
► Love interests
Vanya Kavinsky @gaygryffindorgal
Face claim: Felix Sandman
Relationship with him:
Brooke and Vanya were both sorted into Ravenclaw and there was a great chance on them becoming friends during the first months. However when Brooke started getting close to the other Five Club members Vanya grew jealous and the two became rivals. Later on, when Brooke was having trouble with his friends the two grew closer again and started to hook up occasionally. Brooke didn’t want to admit to his feelings and Vanya was always unpredictable.
Later on Vanya betrayed him because of his fathers plots and schemes and hurt Brooke in the process causing him the scar on his right cheek.
Judy Bones @gaygryffindorgal
Face claim: Violet Brinson
Relationship with her:
Brooke got to know Judy as Jesper’s girlfriend. During the sixth year the two became friends on their own which led the other members of The Five Club to think that the two were involved with each other in secret. This caused a rift between the friends. Later on during their seventh year after Judy and Jesper had broken up the two started to grow closer again and developed feelings for each other. 5 years from graduation (and Vanya’s betrayal) the two started to officially date.
► Enemies
Sasha Kavinsky, The Dark Entity, later Vanya Kavinsky
► Favourites
Colour: black and blue
Food: his grandmothers dishes
Literature: likes reading and is a fan of horror stories
Most loved possession: his grandfathers old coat
► Habits
Spending habits: is thoughtful with using money
Smokes: Yes
Drinks: Yes
Other drugs: Sometimes
What does he do too much of? Sulking, spending time with Vanya when he really should not, being obsessed over The Dark Realm, swearing
What does he do too little of? telling people about his issues and talking about his feelings
Extremely skilled at: school, Latin, learning new things, chess
Extremely unskilled at: talking about his feelings, sleeping
Hobbies: playing violin, painting, reading
►Traits
How he feels about himself: He loathes himself and often wants to distance himself from others in fear of getting them in danger
How do other people perceive him:
Private and mysterious but interesting, people often think of him as Hale Killingbeck's younger brother (which he hates)
Style:
► Relationships with others
Does the character hide his true opinions and emotions from others? He hides his abilities from other people for a long time, though he doesn’t speak that much about his own feelings he is loud about his opinions and plans.
Person character most hates: eventually Vanya but he also loves him.
Best friend(s): The Five Club
The boys of the Five Club met on the first day of school and became inseparable as time went on. They’re called the Five Club because everyone at Hogwarts knows how close-knit their friend group is.
Darby Rosen @gaygryffindorgal
Faceclaim: Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Relationship with him:
Out of his friends, Brooke is the closest to Darby. Brooke always felt the most comfortable around him and he's the one who Brooke speaks most out of everyone in his life. Darby is also the first one to learn about his secret. When Darby gets affected by The Entity during their seventh year, Brooke feels strongly about finding the fix for it and saving him.
Harker Hartford
Faceclaim: William Franklyn Miller
Relationship to them:
Brooke and Harker get along well though they don’t spend that much time just the two of them. They’re both creative and have feelings they’d like to hide from everyone else. Harker's close relationship to Jesper sometimes comes between the two as Brooke feels like Harker would always choose Jesper's side, even when he’s wrong. The two get to spend more time just the two of them during their seventh year when Harker is keeping his distance from Jesper.
Jude Castellan
Faceclaim: Andre Dae Kim
Relationship to them:
Jude is the joker of the group and manages to get Brooke laugh if he wants to. Jude has a tendency to jump into conclusions and not thinking before saying things while Brooke is the opposite. They manage to get into a lot of misunderstanding but over all are close. They both have a close relationship with a Kavinsky family member.
Jesper Greenaway @gaygryffindorgal
Faceclaim: Sebastian Croft
Relationship to them:
Jesper and his family are the whole reason why The Five Club gets involved with The Other World. Brooke and Jesper are both interested about the place and finding out more about it. In the friend group they have the most difficult relationship. They have their issues with the Judy situation and also come from very different backgrounds. Their personalities don’t really match either which causes them to often argue and disagree on things.
Other friends: Judy Bones, Olga Kavinsky @gaygryffindorgal
Person character goes to for advice: His grandparents, sometimes Darby but most often no one.
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Hale once Hale returns to the normal world from The Dark Realm.
Person character feels shy or awkward around: Judy at times
Person character openly admires: Sasha Kavinsky is his favourite professor while in school and before they become enemies
► Death
*authors note: more info to be added!*
In the end Brooke chooses to be the one to die so Hale can live. He sacrifices himself for the sake of his friends and closing the way to The Other Realm.
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