Lennon Abernathy

[Lennon Abernathy]

In Character

Full Name: Lennon William Abernathy
Nicknames: Len, Lenny, Lenny Boy
Birthdate: May 1, 1858
Current Age: 28
Occupation: Lifeguard at the Sanditon Resort and Street Performer
Reputation: 5
Residence: Sanditon Resort
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Wand: Oak, 9.5”, rigid, phoenix tail
Blood Status: Halfblood
Social Class: Lower Class
Family:

William Abernathy- Father, Retired Pianist [b.1834]
Gloria Abernathy neé Richards- Mother, Housekeeper [b.1838]
Marjorie --- neé Abernathy- Sister, --- [b.1857] Marjorie is a very accomplished pianist, quite possibly surpassing her father in skill. She is rather strict with her children and ensures they learn to play the piano as well. A no nonsense type of woman, she surely wears the pants in her marriage.
Gregory Abernathy- Brother, --- [b.1860] While perhaps a bit lazy, he is smart if he would only apply himself. He much prefers taking the fastest route in all things in life but still keeps his nose clean. He’s decent at playing the piano but should never sing.
Christopher Abernathy- Brother, --- [b.1863] He broke the mold and is quite the troublemaker. Too smart for his own good but even lazier than Gregory, he is all about wicked schemes and gambling. He’s made a name for himself and it isn’t the best of ones.
Christine Abernathy- Sister, --- [b.1870] Sweet and naive, she is perhaps one of the kindest of the Abernathy family though not without a decent dose of spunk. She excels in both the piano and singing and is Lennon’s favorite sibling.

Lorcan Abernathy- Uncle, deceased
Erin Abernathy neé Murphy- Aunt
Kieran Abernathy- Cousin
Fallon Abernathy- Cousin
Daniel Abernathy- Half-Cousin
Seamus Abernathy- Half-Cousin

Appearance: Lennon is a rather stout looking man from afar. Upon closer inspection, one will find that his stature is made up entirely of muscle. He’s surely not a gentleman one would want to partake in a brawl with. He stands at an above average height of five foot ten. His hair is a dark brown and typically kept longer on top and much shorter along the sides. He’s been seen sporting a full beard and mostly shaven. It truly just comes down to his mood and whether he feels like actually shaving or not. His eyes are a softer brown in hue. He prefers to wear basic shirts with trousers and boots over anything else, especially items than can handle being roughened up some and still hold well. He doesn’t really have anything of formal attire. He uses his right hand in all aspects of life.
History:

Pre-birth: William and Gloria met when she got her first job working in an UC household. William had been hired on previous occasions to play for events within the household. A whirlwind of a romance struck up between the two following an evening he had been hired to play. He successfully wooed and courted the young Gloria and the two were married just days following her eighteenth birthday. A little over a year after, they welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Marjorie.
1858:
William and Gloria welcome their first son. They name him Lennon William. He proves to be a rather quiet, yet inquisitive, babe from the start.
1860: Another boy is born, Gregory.
1863: William tries all he can to get Lennon interested in playing the piano like he was able to do with Marjorie but he shows no interest or talent for the instrument. The final boy is born, Christopher.
1865: Lennon shows his first signs of magic by levitating his favorite book off of a shelf he can’t reach so that he can read it.
1868: Marjorie leaves for school.
1869: It is Lennon’s turn to leave for Hogwarts. With much deliberation, the sorting hat places him in Hufflepuff.
1867: Though Gloria was quite surprised to find herself pregnant again, she ends up giving birth in early Spring to a healthy and spunky girl they name Christine. Lennon is loathe to not be around for the summer due to the birth of a new sibling, he still finds himself going off to the coast to spend time with his maternal grandparents. It is there he falls in love with the sea, with everything it has to offer. The smells, the water, even the dirty, gritty sand. He spends the summer working with his grandfather on a fishing boat. This job no only entails helping bring in the catch, but learning to swim. He quickly finds out it is a swim or sink job as his grandfather "bumps" him overboard but is not quite strong enough to bring Lennon in unless the boy can get closer to the boat. It becomes a daily ritual on the fishing boat until Lennon wises up to it all and manages to sidestep his grandfather. He ends up falling in instead and the two have quite the laugh about it. Every summer following school ends up spent with his maternal grandparents.
1871: Lennon adds Earth Magic and Care of Magical Creatures to his classes, as well as music on a whim. Though he shows little talent in any of the instruments, he discovers he actually has quite the lovely singing voice. It is a talent his teacher encourages him to nurture and practice. Gregory leaves for school.
1873: Marjorie sits her OWLs and then doesn’t return to school, instead meeting a young gentleman she becomes smitten with. She marries him before the year is out.
1874: Though he ends the year with very good OWL scores under his belt, he opts not to return to school.

Astronomy A
Charms O
COMC E
DADA O
Earth Magic A
Herbology O
HoM O
Potions O
Transfiguration E

He ends up dropping Astronomy, Charms, Earth Magic, and History of Magic. Christopher leaves for school.
1875: Marjorie has her first child.
1876: Gregory doesn’t return to school, having no desire to.
1877: Without Lennon or Gregory around to keep an eye on him, Christopher finds himself in a good deal of trouble by starting a gambling ring among his dorm mates. He’s expelled and sticks around in London while the rest of his family move to Hogsmeade, following the family Gloria works for.
1878: Marjorie has her second child.
1879: Now settled in the slums of Hogsmeade, Lennon begins singing in the streets of High Street during the popular hour in an attempt to make more coin for his family. Though intelligent, he isn’t overly ambitious so has yet to find another job and is not the biggest fan of being household help. During the off season when his father isn't exactly busy with business, he spends his time with his grandfather on the fishing boat.
1881: Christine leaves for school. Marjorie has her third child and vows to be finished.
1883: Needing a change of scenery, Lennon hears of the Sanditon Resort and applies to be the resort’s lifeguard. He is accepted and makes the move to live at the resort. He still sings on the streets at times when he can, finding it to be the only time he feels relaxed and content with his lot in life.
1886: Lennon is living a rather stagnant life but enjoying it regardless. He is trying to convince Christine that she should return to school for her sixth year but she seems to be rather undecided since no one else did.

Personality: Musical. Singer. Kind. Generous. Confident. Hard-working. Protective. Strong. Stubborn. Shy.
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