Wand:
 Paduk, Dragon Heartstring,  inflexible with intricate carvings of an ifrit and flames on the shaft. This is his third one. He accidentally blew up his first wand during his third year during a lively DADA class; his second wand was bought secondhand,and never had his allegiance. His current wand, he won in a duel last year after apprehending some criminals.

Physical Description:
Standing at a steady 5’9, JJ is solidly built. He tries to stay in shape for work, and as a high-energy guy, he needs somewhere to focus his energy. Sitting in a classroom at school, listening to lectures never did him any good. He always drummed his feet when sitting still, a habit that he still has as an adult. He’s much better when he’s in movement, rather than sitting at his desk doing paperwork. Athletic, boxy, and broad-shouldered, his sometimes-imposing build is softened by his gentle face.

His dark eyes are usually bright, playful, and full of emotion. He is a man who has a lot of feelings, about everything, all the time. He is quick to give you a wide, toothy, white grin, though he is also quick to raise his hands in exasperation and slam the door in frustration. Easily embarrassed, he’s glad that his dark skin doesn’t betray his emotion like some of his pastier coworkers (see: Adelebert Hughes).

JJ’s naturally arched eyebrows sometimes give him the appearance of being eternally surprised or skeptical. That’s just the way his face looks. He’s not actually judging you. Usually.

There are small, old burn scars peppering his body due to years of exploding things and watching the flames. Thanks to his experience, these days, he’s much better at not leaving evidence of fire on his body. On his right tricep, close to his elbow he has a tattoo of the seven sisters constellation, in rose gold.

Personality Description:
He's JJ. Not Judah. Sometimes Jude is acceptable, but c'mon... Only his parents call him Jude.

JJ is a social guy, not somebody who would sit back at a party and people watch. No, he’s willing to mingle with the crowd and make new friends. He usually has an easy way with people, and is comfortable meeting new people. He talks. A lot. Too much. He’s the kind of guy who will complain about a sore throat, say that he should probably stop talking, and then proceed to speak for the next half hour.

JJ can often be found giving himself motivational speeches when he thinks nobody can hear, “Hey JJ-bear, you can do it. I believe in you. The collective believes in you.” He doesn’t know what the collective is, but he heard the term thrown around once, so he thinks he understands it. JJ does this often: he uses words that he thinks he understands without actually knowing what they mean. Sometimes he uses words that don’t exist in any dictionary, while insisting that those words “are totally a thing.”
He’s gullible-- and he hates the fact that he is gullible. As a result, he doesn’t always pick up on sarcasm and probably genuinely believes that Archer Radley does not have any fun, ever. If a coworker tells him that the word ‘gullible’ is written on the ceiling, he will look up. Then, he’s likely to kick some furniture in frustration because, he’s not gullible, dammit! J

JJ is opinionated, though he is usually good at checking himself before wrecking himself. Sometimes he can be tactless, though this has affected him more often romantically than it has affected his career. He is curious-- sometimes too curious, to the point of being accused of sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong. He is more impulsive than resigned; prone to charging into situations without weighing the risks to himself, though he’s more considerate if others are involved. He can be impatient, selfish, and pushy when things are not going exactly the way he wants them to go.

JJ likes to watch the world burn. Not figuratively: but literally. Things that go BOOM absolutely delight him. Fire is fun. Explosions are fun. Spells that are flashier than they really need to be are fun. Hanging out with him can certainly be… A blast. Heheheh.

History:
JJ was born when it was most inconvenient for his family. LIterally. His mother was in the middle of a phone interview for a possible nannying position when she went into labor. She knew then that this kid would be pushing all of her buttons. His father, a care assistant, found the whole situation to be absolutely hilarious-- a fact that JJ’s mother still hasn’t forgiven him for.

He grew up beloved and cherished. However, his parents knew that there was something distinctly… Off about their child. He rarely got hurt. When bullied in school, strange things happened to the bullies--such as frogs appearing in their backpacks, or their lunches mysteriously going missing. Somehow, he was always able to find his christmas presents and any hidden sweets around the house.

When a representative of Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry came by the summer before he was supposed to start year 7 of muggle schooling, his parents were skeptical at first. However, they finally came to terms with the fact that their son was a wizard, and sent him off to his first year at Hogwarts. The hat immediately placed him into Gryffindor.

He played as a beater on the Quidditch team for a short while, until he set a couple annoying portraits on fire, blew up a couple of toilets, and set off flaming dung bombs during the Slytherin-Ravenclaw quidditch match in the middle of the school year. He was swiftly kicked off of the team, much to his dismay. Luckily, JJ wasn’t expelled, but his detentions were extensive.

Needless to say, he never became a Prefect or Head Boy. That was left to his more well behaved, academically minded peers.
After getting kicked off the quidditch team, he began to focus more on his school--taking effort to study when he hadn’t been studying before. As a result, he performed well on his OWLS and was able to move on to NEWT level courses. He had always excelled in DADA and Potions, but now his other subjects had improved enough for him to have good job prospects after graduation.

When he graduated, he was not sure what he wanted to do. Being an auror seemed too… Prestigious for him, but being a hitwizard, however, seemed like fun. He could be all the brawn of the DOMLE. Hunting down dark wizards, blowing shit up… That seemed like the perfect thing for him. He worked as a hitwizard for a year and a half.  After watching aurors do their work in their glamorous crimson robes, he realized he wanted to be part of the elite, like them.

He entered the Auror training program when he was 20 years old. His NEWTs were barely acceptable, though his experience as a Hitwizard had built connections for him. JJ proved to be a diligent trainee, and after three years of training and evaluations, he passed the test. Now, as a new auror, JJ is not sure what to do with his freedom. Luckily for him, he has recently been paired with a more seasoned Auror, Adon Eleor (AKA: BBQface).

Describe your job duties and how you go about them:
 As an Auror, he investigates crimes that involve the Dark Wizards or the Dark Arts. He also apprehends and/or detains potential dark wizards and criminals.  He is fresh out of training, however, and is likely to be paired with more experienced aurors. With his love for things that explode and burn, he is adept at spells that neutralize different kinds of magical fire, though not fiendfyre. Sneaking is the most difficult part for him with his loud mouth, but he does well enough when he actually focuses..


Elaborate on your expertise in your field:
Not only did he go through the rigorous training and testing, before becoming an Auror Trainee he had worked as a hitwizard.

Sum up your character in one paragraph:
JJ--not Judah-- is a chatty, gullible, easily embarrassed and sensitive auror who literally, likes to watch the world burn. He's energetic, reckless, and prone to falling in love with any pretty woman who gives him the time of day.