the great big book of cormac

basic info/history/personality/appearance/relationships/trunk

full name:
cormac bastian mccarthy

house:
ravenclaw

year:
first

age:
11. born on the 24th march, 2008

wand:
26,4 cm walnut wood and phoenix feather

species:
human

residence:
dublin, ireland

Cormac was born in Dublin, to Arcturus and Orla McCarthy. The both of them being wizards, Cormac has grown surrounded by magic. 

Orla works for the Irish Institute of Muggle Studies, and is in charge of the Muggle Behaviours Department. She's a gifted woman: a Ravenclaw during her time at Hogwarts. Her mother, Adeline Sweeney, was a very bright witch; one of Ireland’s most acclaimed potion makers. Merlin knows why, she ended up marrying a lanky, cocky wizard; a Hogwarts dropout called Willard Wilbur. The two of them set up a company devoted to the brewing and distribution of illegal potions in the suburbs of the city. Although the business did maintain them, they could never afford a life of luxury. They both died before Cormac was born, and he only learned about their youth adventures through neighbor’s stories, as his mother refused to tell him about it herself. While Orla undoubtedly inherited Adeline’s passion for learning, Willard’s cheeky genes seemed to pass directly on to Cormac. 

Arcturus is a columnist for the Wizard Independent. He usually writes lengthy articles on unicorn sightings in the Irish countryside. His parents were both experts in the care of magical creatures and spent some years in Romania, breeding dragons. Arcturus himself was quite an avid traveler during his youth and carried out some heavy research on Scandinavian fantastic fauna in his early twenties. His desire for adventure seemed to cool off as he aged, but the McCarthy daring attitude remains intact within Cormac. 

Cormac is as good at causing trouble as he is at getting away with his mischiefs. As naughty as he might come off at first, he is actually a caring child that doesn't really know how to deal with boredom. He is obsessed with Quidditch; knows the name of every single person that has played for the Irish national team since 1929. Though not top of his class, Cormac is a decent student. He has very select fields of interest and doesn't put much effort on anything outside of them. He might lie a bit too much and be a true nuisance sometimes, but, at heart, he always means well and will stick up for those he loves no matter what. 

Cormac is average height for his age. He has droppy blue eyes and a messy mop of brown hair. His skin is quite pale. A cheeky smirk is the shape in which his lips rest more often than not.

cormac through the years

sorting ceremony [finished]:
cormac's sorting

making friends in the ravenclaw common Room [finished]:
making friends

wandering around the castle at night [finished]:
night-time wandering

an acquaintance on the hogwarts express [finished]:
away we go

the thunderbirds' first meeting:
the thunderbirds' meeting 1

cormac finds gem stuart casually laying on the snow:
it's hard to get around the wind

gem and cormac swap the freezing snow for the warmth of the common room:
berserk as fook

cormac is temporarily mute and temporarily blinded by astrea's ring:
in sickness and in health

Family

Orla McCarthy
Arcturus McCarthy

Friends

Acquaintances

@Jack Warren
@Bastille Aurelius
@Asteria Norbert
@Camden Darcy
@Angela Nelson
@John Wolfe
@Gerald Fawkes