Name: Joshua Nathan Cloud
Occupation: Quidditch reporter for the Daily Prophet
Birthday: April 3, 1943
Wand: Lithe, 14 inches, Redwood with Dragon Heartstring core.
Physical Description: Standing at 62, Josh is not one that most overlook; his shaggy blonde hair, piercing blue eyes and five oclock shadow notwithstanding. He carries himself with an awareness of his own physicality, a trait he has honed over the years from his position as a Beater on the Quidditch Pitch. Lazy to a degree, it cannot be said the same for his almost excessive dedication to keeping in shape. In his early thirties, he refuses to look as such and thus his daily workout regime takes a good two hours of his time every morning.
Personality Description: Joshua feels the need to be always in the spotlight. Since he was a child he wasnt entirely happy unless all the focus was on himself at all times, and yet, despite this Josh often feel alone even in the middle of a crowd. He comes off as arrogant and self-centered at most times, though if given a cause, he can easily forget his own ego and put himself into the background to complete a needed goal. Success is of immense importance to him; to fail at anything is a crushing blow to his ego. He will go to great lengths to come out on top often trampling on the feelings of others.
Josh feels the need to be indispensable to others, and yet, at the same time, he desires, above all, freedom to do and act as and when he wishes. It creates a bizarre tension in his life as he is continuously pulling back and then pushing in. He comes off as aloof through this. And he may just be.
In his relation to women Josh is just the same. He has a driving need to succeed in any conquest which he sets for himself and has left a string of broken hearts (and bitter ones at that) behind him since the day he first turned his charming grin and blue eyes on an eight year old girl in the public school he attended. He is quick to fall hard in love and has been in love with more girls than he can recall, yet he is just as fast to fall out of love and it doesnt necessarily mean that he found another pair of eyes alluring; for him, as soon as that spark seems to be missing, hes ready to find another. In his friendships, however, his loyalty can rival that of a Hufflepuff. Once another has proven him or herself to be a true friend there is no length he would not go to in order to protect them, even if they are not wanting the protection.
Brief History: Joshua Cloud was born to Nathan and Helen Cloud on a cold and cloudy April 3rd of 1943 in the lowest of the low rent SoHo district in London, England. His earliest memory consists of him carrying piles of laundry for his mum who washed other peoples clothing and linens for a living. It was his father, a man who worked harder than most as a chimney sweep, who introduced a three year old Joshua to football, spending money they didnt have on a top of the line football for his third birthday. When Helen complained, his explanation was short and to the point.
This one has the gift. Its in his eyes. He will get himself out of the slums with a ball.
That the ball would eventually become a bludger and that his boys gift would be revealed as magic wasnt something that they were to find out for another eight years. When the owl came, however, there was no surprise in the faces of his folks. Rather, his father put in extra hours, picking up a second job at a local pub bussing tables and washing dishes to make the money that would be needed to send his son to Hogwarts.
And so, on September 6, 1954 Joshuas parents took him to Kings Cross Station and the young lad boarded the train wearing the first new outfit hed ever owned and clutching his battered trunk along with all his items. His father had even purchased him a rat from a neighbor who bred them for a trifling. It was on this long train ride that he met Leathan Collier and the two struck up an easy friendship that would be with them through the years, especially after they were both sorted into Gryffindor.
The years at Hogwarts flew for the boy, figuratively and literally as he made the House Quidditch team and found what he was determined would be his life path. As Captain, the Beater led his House to win the Quidditch Cup three years in a row ( 1958, 1959, 1960 ) and graduated from school with an offer from Ballycastle Bats to join their team as a beater. It was a proud moment for his father; it was the first time Josh had ever seen his father cry.
For eight years Josh played as a Beater for Ballycastle helping to lead them to win the League Cup four times ( 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968 ). In 1963 and 1968 he won the coveted Dangerous Dai Commemorative Medal for his amazingly foolhardy and exciting risks taken throughout the seasons. In August of 1968, he was bought by Puddlemere United for the unprecedented 9 million galleons ($65,970,000.00 US). Still, though he was now rich beyond his wildest dreams, he never has lived as such. (Though his parents have the nicest, most ostentatious home in Hyde Park, London).
However, his days as a Quidditch star came to an abrupt halt at the end of the 1971 season. For, as of yet, undisclosed reasons, he left Puddlemere and Quidditch behind as a player. Turning down offers to be a coach, he took, much to the surprise of his friends and colleagues, a job with the Daily Prophet as the Quidditch reporter. Its a job that he has become entirely content with and, at the current time, though hes still being offered chances to come back to the Pitch, he has no plans to leave it behind.
Important Relationships:
Father, Nathan Cloud: His relationship with his father is close and there is no other he would choose to turn to first when in need of advice. He knows how much his father worked, how much was sacrificed, to send himself to Hogwarts and not a day goes by where he is not grateful for the chances he was provided.
Mother, Helen Cloud: She is his first memory. She is his best friend. He dotes upon his mother and spoils her to a high degree. He takes her out on a date once a week and anyone who dares to so much as lift a brow in even a hint of mockery is likely to get a hard fist to their nose.
Friend, Leathan Collier: He met the bloke on the train to Hogwarts and the two boys struck up a fast and easy friendship. Being sorted into the same house sealed it for them and they were, and are, the closest of friends.
Morela Sanrevelle: His best friend since his Ballycastle Bats day. He adores the plucky girl and doesn't give a whit that she's a werewolf. He's taught her English and has, after her bite, helped to keep her employed. There is nothing he won't do for her.
River Fenwick: Fiesty and fun. These are the words that pop into his head in relation to her. From a good turn in the sheets to a beer and pizza, he adores her and considers her one his dearest friends.
Winchester Donovan Connelley III: Or Winnie. He's known the lad since the kid was an upstart firstie in Gryffindor; barely let the kid onto the Quidditch team in second year and only kept the kid on because he was damn good. Once Josh graduated he didn't think he'd ever see the kid again, and when he ran into him a number of years after Hogwarts hanging out with Leathan, he was irritated. And now the bloke lives above them. Joy.
Likes: Girls. Quidditch. Football. Beer. Girls. Strawberry lipgloss on a girl. Looking at girls. Grinning at girls. His motorcycle. A perfect evening for him would consist of a beer, a girl, a good match on the telly, and good food.
Dislikes: Regiment. Being told what to do. Girls who try to change him. Animals.
Previous Sig Quotes:
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by. - David Beckham
I fell in love again today
I think that's been everyday this week
I don't need to know a thing about them
I don't need to know a name or hear them speak - Reindeer Section
I might have a reckless streak at least a country-mile wide;
If you're gonna run with me, it's gonna be a wild ride...
I'll show you how a real bad boy can be a real good man.
It looks to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright
She looks to me
She looks to me all right
~ Red Hot Chili Peppers
Josh and Sex:
Zeus - God of Thunder.
Like a ten-megaton bomb, you drop from the sky and into the arms of your lovers. Seduction is not just a simple game for you, it's a way of life. With your handsome looks and masculine charms, you wow the ladies until all resistance has worn away. As ruler of the gods, you like to remain in control of your relationships. From casual discussions to techniques in the bedroom, you like to give the orders. You may have many admirers, but you might tend to fall a little short on some virtues -- such as fidelity. Your mind wanders at the slightest provocation. You have been known to have several women on your mind (and in your bed) at once. This is understandable; with such powerful feelings thundering inside, you just need to spread your love a bit further than most. What's certain is that once you warm up, your godly nature starts working overtime. As you perform your magic, that special someone will know exactly why they call you a true sex god.
Occupation: Quidditch reporter for the Daily Prophet
Birthday: April 3, 1943
Wand: Lithe, 14 inches, Redwood with Dragon Heartstring core.
Physical Description: Standing at 62, Josh is not one that most overlook; his shaggy blonde hair, piercing blue eyes and five oclock shadow notwithstanding. He carries himself with an awareness of his own physicality, a trait he has honed over the years from his position as a Beater on the Quidditch Pitch. Lazy to a degree, it cannot be said the same for his almost excessive dedication to keeping in shape. In his early thirties, he refuses to look as such and thus his daily workout regime takes a good two hours of his time every morning.
Personality Description: Joshua feels the need to be always in the spotlight. Since he was a child he wasnt entirely happy unless all the focus was on himself at all times, and yet, despite this Josh often feel alone even in the middle of a crowd. He comes off as arrogant and self-centered at most times, though if given a cause, he can easily forget his own ego and put himself into the background to complete a needed goal. Success is of immense importance to him; to fail at anything is a crushing blow to his ego. He will go to great lengths to come out on top often trampling on the feelings of others.
Josh feels the need to be indispensable to others, and yet, at the same time, he desires, above all, freedom to do and act as and when he wishes. It creates a bizarre tension in his life as he is continuously pulling back and then pushing in. He comes off as aloof through this. And he may just be.
In his relation to women Josh is just the same. He has a driving need to succeed in any conquest which he sets for himself and has left a string of broken hearts (and bitter ones at that) behind him since the day he first turned his charming grin and blue eyes on an eight year old girl in the public school he attended. He is quick to fall hard in love and has been in love with more girls than he can recall, yet he is just as fast to fall out of love and it doesnt necessarily mean that he found another pair of eyes alluring; for him, as soon as that spark seems to be missing, hes ready to find another. In his friendships, however, his loyalty can rival that of a Hufflepuff. Once another has proven him or herself to be a true friend there is no length he would not go to in order to protect them, even if they are not wanting the protection.
Brief History: Joshua Cloud was born to Nathan and Helen Cloud on a cold and cloudy April 3rd of 1943 in the lowest of the low rent SoHo district in London, England. His earliest memory consists of him carrying piles of laundry for his mum who washed other peoples clothing and linens for a living. It was his father, a man who worked harder than most as a chimney sweep, who introduced a three year old Joshua to football, spending money they didnt have on a top of the line football for his third birthday. When Helen complained, his explanation was short and to the point.
This one has the gift. Its in his eyes. He will get himself out of the slums with a ball.
That the ball would eventually become a bludger and that his boys gift would be revealed as magic wasnt something that they were to find out for another eight years. When the owl came, however, there was no surprise in the faces of his folks. Rather, his father put in extra hours, picking up a second job at a local pub bussing tables and washing dishes to make the money that would be needed to send his son to Hogwarts.
And so, on September 6, 1954 Joshuas parents took him to Kings Cross Station and the young lad boarded the train wearing the first new outfit hed ever owned and clutching his battered trunk along with all his items. His father had even purchased him a rat from a neighbor who bred them for a trifling. It was on this long train ride that he met Leathan Collier and the two struck up an easy friendship that would be with them through the years, especially after they were both sorted into Gryffindor.
The years at Hogwarts flew for the boy, figuratively and literally as he made the House Quidditch team and found what he was determined would be his life path. As Captain, the Beater led his House to win the Quidditch Cup three years in a row ( 1958, 1959, 1960 ) and graduated from school with an offer from Ballycastle Bats to join their team as a beater. It was a proud moment for his father; it was the first time Josh had ever seen his father cry.
For eight years Josh played as a Beater for Ballycastle helping to lead them to win the League Cup four times ( 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968 ). In 1963 and 1968 he won the coveted Dangerous Dai Commemorative Medal for his amazingly foolhardy and exciting risks taken throughout the seasons. In August of 1968, he was bought by Puddlemere United for the unprecedented 9 million galleons ($65,970,000.00 US). Still, though he was now rich beyond his wildest dreams, he never has lived as such. (Though his parents have the nicest, most ostentatious home in Hyde Park, London).
However, his days as a Quidditch star came to an abrupt halt at the end of the 1971 season. For, as of yet, undisclosed reasons, he left Puddlemere and Quidditch behind as a player. Turning down offers to be a coach, he took, much to the surprise of his friends and colleagues, a job with the Daily Prophet as the Quidditch reporter. Its a job that he has become entirely content with and, at the current time, though hes still being offered chances to come back to the Pitch, he has no plans to leave it behind.
Important Relationships:
Father, Nathan Cloud: His relationship with his father is close and there is no other he would choose to turn to first when in need of advice. He knows how much his father worked, how much was sacrificed, to send himself to Hogwarts and not a day goes by where he is not grateful for the chances he was provided.
Mother, Helen Cloud: She is his first memory. She is his best friend. He dotes upon his mother and spoils her to a high degree. He takes her out on a date once a week and anyone who dares to so much as lift a brow in even a hint of mockery is likely to get a hard fist to their nose.
Friend, Leathan Collier: He met the bloke on the train to Hogwarts and the two boys struck up a fast and easy friendship. Being sorted into the same house sealed it for them and they were, and are, the closest of friends.
Morela Sanrevelle: His best friend since his Ballycastle Bats day. He adores the plucky girl and doesn't give a whit that she's a werewolf. He's taught her English and has, after her bite, helped to keep her employed. There is nothing he won't do for her.
River Fenwick: Fiesty and fun. These are the words that pop into his head in relation to her. From a good turn in the sheets to a beer and pizza, he adores her and considers her one his dearest friends.
Winchester Donovan Connelley III: Or Winnie. He's known the lad since the kid was an upstart firstie in Gryffindor; barely let the kid onto the Quidditch team in second year and only kept the kid on because he was damn good. Once Josh graduated he didn't think he'd ever see the kid again, and when he ran into him a number of years after Hogwarts hanging out with Leathan, he was irritated. And now the bloke lives above them. Joy.
Likes: Girls. Quidditch. Football. Beer. Girls. Strawberry lipgloss on a girl. Looking at girls. Grinning at girls. His motorcycle. A perfect evening for him would consist of a beer, a girl, a good match on the telly, and good food.
Dislikes: Regiment. Being told what to do. Girls who try to change him. Animals.
Previous Sig Quotes:
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by. - David Beckham
I fell in love again today
I think that's been everyday this week
I don't need to know a thing about them
I don't need to know a name or hear them speak - Reindeer Section
I might have a reckless streak at least a country-mile wide;
If you're gonna run with me, it's gonna be a wild ride...
I'll show you how a real bad boy can be a real good man.
It looks to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright
She looks to me
She looks to me all right
~ Red Hot Chili Peppers
Josh and Sex:
Zeus - God of Thunder.
Like a ten-megaton bomb, you drop from the sky and into the arms of your lovers. Seduction is not just a simple game for you, it's a way of life. With your handsome looks and masculine charms, you wow the ladies until all resistance has worn away. As ruler of the gods, you like to remain in control of your relationships. From casual discussions to techniques in the bedroom, you like to give the orders. You may have many admirers, but you might tend to fall a little short on some virtues -- such as fidelity. Your mind wanders at the slightest provocation. You have been known to have several women on your mind (and in your bed) at once. This is understandable; with such powerful feelings thundering inside, you just need to spread your love a bit further than most. What's certain is that once you warm up, your godly nature starts working overtime. As you perform your magic, that special someone will know exactly why they call you a true sex god.
