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Lancelot Channing
Status:
Muggle-born
Nationality:
Brazilian
Residence:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Function:
First year, Slytherin
Wand:
34,7 cm cherry wood and unicorn hair
Lancelot Channing comes from a rather big family in Brazil, all of which are muggles that honor and look up to wizards and their culture. He was raised to believe that companionship is the key to happiness and won't stop for anything to make his family proud of who they raised.

Personality-
Lancelot is expressive and exuberant, and though he strives to be the best, he is also very insecure. Preferring to go by the nickname Lance by his friends, he enjoys the company of others and tries to help them rise up rather than bringing them down. But he is commonly weary of pure-bloods, as his older sister was constantly insulted from being in a muggle family, and he didn't know if he would be treated the same. But once he gets to know a person, it doesn't matter what their heritage is. It just matters who they are inside. His whole life he was told that he should treat people as equals, though this didn't stop him from feeling maybe a little too proud of himself and his accomplishments. All in all, he is a generally energetic person and likes to make people happy, speaking Portuguese as another language occasionally. He very much enjoys social events and likes to spend time with his friends, and even likes to meet new people. He tries to be charming and even flirtatious at times. He also appreciates attention and prefers to keep a good image. He almost never lets anyone know about his emotions deep inside of him, though. He doesn't want to come across as someone who can't handle himself. He usually tries to ignore it, but he knows that he feels afraid of judgment and failure, and would rather die than reveal how scared of letting people down he is. Another thing worth mentioning, Lance sometimes has a light Brazilian accent from being raised in Brazil for the most part, and is still learning English so he has trouble with it sometimes. He doesn't like speaking Portuguese around others though, and only feels comfortable doing it with close friends.

Appearance-
Lancelot has thick, wavy black hair and warm olive skin. He cares very much about how he looks and takes good care of himself, especially his skin. He'd over-react if he got even one sign of acne. He brushes his hair precisely to keep a consistent style and makes sure that it's always soft and smooth, washing it often. He also uses more beauty products than he probably should. Currently 5'7" and quite lanky, he has a rather pointed chin and a rigid jaw, along with clear teal eyes. Not to mention his sharp nose and thin, dark eyebrows.

History-
Lancelot grew up in Rio with his brother and sister, Lamine and Katharos. He had a fairly normal childhood, in his opinion. He was homeschooled and born on April 1st. His family had not been able to use magic, but he was told about wizards and their wonders. They always were very hopeful that Lancelot and his siblings would be associated with magic somehow. Of course, they were always supportive no matter what, though. As soon as Katharos, the eldest of Lance's siblings, had gotten into Hogwarts, their parents were ecstatic. She did exceedingly well in school and earned much praise from the Channings, and even from people outside of the family. Lamine, the quiet middle child, was less interested in magic and more interested in art. This disappointed Lancelot's parents, but they enjoyed Lamine's art and encouraged him to follow his passion. Lancelot, the youngest, looked up to Katharos more than anyone and wanted to be like her. Such praise she earned, how intelligent she was. He tried so hard to study like her since she got into Hogwarts, and she encouraged him eagerly, despite her serious, lone-wolf nature. In the end, Lancelot did gain knowledge and praise, though he was much more lively than Katharos. It gave him a tad of narcissism, even. When he was invited to Hogwarts as well, he was more happy than he had ever been in his life. His family was joyous that both he and his sister got into the school. None of the Channings were wizards before his generation, and he wanted to make everyone proud of him and pass on the tradition. His mother Catrina and his father Destiel were known to have a gentle and compassionate nature and told all of their children that to be respected, they must treat others with equal respect. Lancelot strives to make them both proud and does what they said without letting it get in the way of his succession. Or at least, he attempts to. When he went to Hogwarts, he had decided that, like Katharos, he'd be the best student in his house. And that was what he promised his parents when he left. That he would be the absolute best, so he could make them and his whole family prouder than ever.