MCCONNELL, bailey ivo

[BAILEY IVO MCCONNELL]

Look here, what Do you see? Are You Looking Forward to Get Tangle Up in Me? FULL NAME Bailey Ivo McConnell AGE & BIRTHDAY Twenty-Three born on 27-Nov-2002 OCCUPATION Slytherin Graduate, The Vehement Harpies Frontman/Lead Singer. BLOOD STATUS Half-blood. FACE CLAIM Andy Biersack. WAND TYPE Ten inches, Blue Chalcedony Powder, Walnut, Supple. PATRONUS Orca. PETS Koa his flying fox bat is his pet and how he sends letters. ABILITIES/ SPECIES Nothing beyond his nonverbal skills. Tell me who you are, I'm sure you're some kind of superstar. Free Style Five traits self-reliant "You know how most twins seem to be all co-dependent? Well I'm not one of those twins, and maybe it has to do with the odd way Riley and I were raised - I've just always been my own person. Of course, disappointments in life and lessons learned can make one hesitant to trust others so frivolously. What I'm saying is early on I realized that if I wanted something done, and done right I was going to just have to do it myself. Its not to say that I cant work with others, I work with others amazingly, I'm a people person honestly, but when it comes down to my life, and my goals, and obtaining what I want - that's all on me, no one else can get me to where I want to be; perhaps they can assist but you should never depend heavily on others after all you never know when they might not be there." charming "Throughout my entire life I have heard people refer to me as charming, and I can't find myself disagreeing. And I'm not just talking about ladies, come on - I am a married man - honestly though I have this way with people, I just know what to do and say, and I don't mean that in a manipulative way either, that would require intention...anyways, the point is if you want to put me in a box and label me, charming would surely fit. After all take a look at the life I've made for myself, I'm the front-man of a rock band that tours the wizarding globe, you try and do that and not be a charming fellow." realistic "Its good to have goals, but its also good to know your limits. I've been criticized for saying this before, some interview a while back about being a role model - the point is I don't like to sugar coat life, ever. Of course when you say this everyone assumes you live with this massive gloomy cloud over your life but that is far from how I feel, trust me you have be a realist and still live a very rewarding and fulfilling life. Personally I think its a lot easier to be happier when you actually look at the world with a realistic perspective." assertive "I mean...are you shocked? Do I not seem like that person that is going to stand up and make sure they get their way? I mean, come on. Its probably one of my most obvious traits; at least I'm guessing it is. I'm far from being passive, never have been and I doubt I ever will be - its obviously not my nature." ruthless "I wouldn't say I've ever gone overboard on this 'ruthless' side but - I can get a bit cut throat a times. I'm not going to see anyone stand in the say of my goals, or my friend's goals, or my brother's, or anyone I care about. What can I say, I like to come out on top. Again though, don't take this the wrong way, I'm a pleasant guy under normal circumstances - but in the right situation well yes I am willing to do what ever it takes to make sure I reach my goal." Four milestones infancy It all started in Berkshire. My father, Teodore McConnell was an American living aboard in the country of his great-great-great-great grandfather. He had followed in the old man's footsteps and become an herbologist. On this gap year he had taken he ended meeting my mother, Ivorey Adair. The romance was fast, they married too early and soon they were joined by Riley and myself. Had our parents waited a bit longer and gotten to know each other a bit better they would have realized how incompatible they actually were. It must have seemed like a good idea, we were not yet two and were unlikely to actually remember one another; so Riley was her's and I was father's. I guess it seemed easier than having to send two kids back and forth from America to England in hope they get a decent amount of each parent's time...I'm not sure I will ever understand my parent's reasoning fro coming to the terms they did when they divorced. boyhood My childhood was spent in the wildness of Oregon state, one of the weird place in the United States that its easy for us wizard folk to blend in. You'd be surprised at some of those muggles. Still there were only a few other wizarding families besides my father and I. It was early on I learned to stop asking questions about my mother, my father was never going to give me the answer I was looking for. Often I felt like a part of me was missing, something tells me that this was my ache for Riley, even now in my adulthood I feel it when I'm away on tours and I haven't seen him in a while. But I was always a resilient kid and I didn't let it bring me down. I used the ache to motivate myself, no one was going to make it going away except for me. If I was lonely I made friends, it would never get the best of me. adolescence Just before I turned eleven we moved back to the United Kingdom. I'd been prepared to be headed to Ilvermorny but all of a sudden I was receiving a letter to Hogwarts. Now even though we were back in the country of my birth my father was a closed book about my mother and the short life I had lived here before. You would think he would have realized that Riley would be headed to Hogwarts just like me. Its funny to think back to sorting, I actually watched my scrawny little brother get sorted before me, I'd seen him in the halls, watched him study in the library, observed him laughing at meals, it wasn't until well after the realization from a mutual friend that we both shared a birthday and a number of similar features and likes that questions started to form. Not long after my father was no longer able to avoid the answers I had been looking for my whole life. It was strange meeting my mother, accepting I had a twin brother, coming to terms with the situation my parents had put me in. Neither mother or father can be fully to blame nor fully at fault - their intentions had been well, though they did put themselves in this situation to begin with. Never the less, maybe it was a lot of this anger I had that drove me to music, specifically making music. I wouldn't say it was learning the truth that made me go - yeah I am going to be a rock star on day - but it did make me want to find an outlet for the aggression I was feeling. I didn't like feeling angry. I put an effort into my classes but I also focused a lot on my creative outlets. Art and music were huge for me towards the final years. I had a lot to work through between our family and knowing that I had to start thinking about shaping my future. By sixteen I knew I wanted to try an have a band, I wasn't sure if it could work - I mean its not like the muggle world where you got millions of people to pander to. Its almost a fools dream to try and make a go at music, but its my passion. So I went for it, and sure, I have my back up because my darling parents were concerned that music couldn't put food on the table, but when you have a solid goal in mind, you don't always need a back up. manhood At nineteen I was having my first magical world tour. The first year out of Hogwarts was a whirlwind. I wasted no time and working to get myself into a band, I had been searching all through out my entire final year. 'The Vehement Harpies', it was band new project and I was just what they were looking for to front the band. It was terrifying and thrilling all wrapped up with a hurricane of emotions. I was surprised at how quickly we gained popularity, of course I was also very pleased. This was my dream after all and it was coming true. It wasn't long after that I was reunited with one of my childhood friends, and well - that's a story that deserves a telling of its own some day - but over the years to come she stuck by me. There were not always good times with the band - we have had our differences, after all we didn't come into this as friends, but we have become a family through the years and the journey. Three dislikes people who don't take responsibility for what they do ""If you can't stand up for what you do, or stand by what you've done - why do it? So often these days people fail to take ownership of their actions and let the responsibilities fall upon other's shoulders. Sure this might have to do with my childhood but I don't care, I cannot stand people who don't know how to take responsibilities of their actions and choices." conformity for the sake of conformity "I've never really be that great at fitting in with others and I've never actually see that as a bad things. Its when you get comfortable falling in with conformity, that's a whole different conversation though. What I really dislike is when people let others deny them of their own individuality and they repress themselves for the sake of fitting in - its our differences that make use unique, its what we ought to be celebrating not suppressing." people who have the ability to do something, but complain because they don't have the courage to change. "Everyone has an excuse, but when it really matters why they step back? We have a responsibility you see to do something, even more so if you are going to sit back and preach about it anyone who will listen. Guess its just another thing that ties in with that taking responsibility peeve of mine..." Two people riley teo adair, twin brother, hufflepuff alumnus, 23 (12 minutes younger) "It should be funnier to say that I didn't know I had a twin brother until I was twelve years old. And sure, we have a laugh when we talk about but, yeah, it still pisses me off. But Riley - fuck man, twelve years almost I didn't have him. Well nine is closer, the point is though you shouldn't separate family, brothers, twins. If'd we'd been identical it wouldn't have taken me half a year to figure it out, maybe our parents also wouldn't have made such a foolish choice in their separation either. We both live our own lives, we've been graduated from hogwarts for a few years now so you know we have been busy shaping our lives, embracing adulthood you could say. Never the less, Riley is my best friend, since I found him I feel complete. No matter what our parents did Riley is my brother, my twin, my best friend, even one of my other halves, there's nothing I wouldn't do for him." persephone carys mcconnell, wife, ilvermorny alumna, 26 "Where to start on Poppy, well we got married last March on the 18th, so we just recently celebrated our first anniversary together, rather exciting time for us really. But really when it comes to Poppy what can I say? So many people by now have heard about how we had meet back in Salem Oregon when we were kids and how we had sort of been playmates - she's a bit older so it wasn't exactly the coolest to be playing with such a baby you know, but we were two of just a handful of magic children in the neighborhood. Of course I was moved back to the UK at age ten so Poppy and ended up losing contact until I ended back state side with my band. I didn't know when we were kids that she was actually going to be my wife one day, sure she forced me to play house with her countless times but it was play. I feel in love with the woman she had grown into, and it was luck that had her and I both at the festival. I can't see anyone else making me happier to call them my partner. She's a brilliant witch with an amazing heart and and amazing passion for everything she does. I have so much respect for her and I'm lucky that she's allowed me to be a part of her life." One goal To be successful in all that I put my mind to. "This is how I have always tried to live my life, and while I do not always succeeded I learn from my failures and they make me better in my future attempts." Let's us all just be friend, And together we can start a new trend. ALIAS: Bonzi AGE: 27 DISCOVERY: Paige ♥ and I basically live here CHARACTERS: ALEKSI NIKITA IVANKOV, ALTAIR MAE POYNTER, AMERY CATHAL CAMBELL, AMITY CATHLEEN PARRIS, ANTOINE MARQUEZ LETOURNEAU, APOLLO JAMES BORDEN, ATTICUS RHYS VAUGHAN, AUBREY CAMILLA SCIARRA, AUGUSTINE VENIA IFINOH, AXEL TOBIAS MEAGHER, BAILEY IVO MCCONNELL, BEATRICE ADELAIDE DURSLEY, BRYONY CATE BUCHANAN, CASPIAN DMITRI CROSSHEART, DANTE APOSTOLOS CARPETHOS, ELEANOR CORDELIA WORRALL, EMILLA PÄIVÄ AALTO, EVIN MIKHAIL GREKOV, GERONE CARLOTTA CARPETHOS, GIDGET ANABEL HALE, ICARUS ALAWN LLEWELLYN, IMOGEN NIAMH MERRITT, IRINKA AKSINYA XANTHOPOULOS, ISAAC RYDER MCAVOY-GREYBACK, JACOB SAMUEL BLENKINSOP, JACQUELINE AURORA TALBOTT, LACHLAN WALLACE MONTGOMERY, LENNOX ELASIS BRYNJAR WILKOŁAK, NATHANAEL ANTOINE CLEMENCE, NYX DIONE MOON, OROCHI TACHIBANA, PASCAL ARISTIDE BORGIA, PAXTON POLARIS PRESCOTT, PHINEAS AJAX PAKARINEN, ROBERT SHAY WAGTAIL-HOLDEN, TAWNEE RAE ADDAMS, TIBERIUS DEAN THREASHER, YŪKI SATŌ NOTES: Slytherin Sagittarians are sorted primarily because of their ability to dream; these Sags have a vision, and with the support of their House, can channel their energies to great achievements. In return they give their House something priceless beyond rubies: a sense of perspective. Temporary failure is not humiliating to the Sagittarius Slytherin, merely a temporary setback in pursuit of a goal. They can laugh at themselves even when other people are laughing at them, and of course that turns the joke on the idiots who came up with it in the first place. (How devious.) Although bright, these Slytherins will coast through their classes if they can get away with it; they'd rather envision the future than attend to the details of the present. made by paige

[ADMIN JESS]

ACCEPTED

no words needed. Perfection!! Can't wait to see him in action. Don't forget the claims.