Yep, Lorcan, because I made myself interested in him after pairing him with Rose. I'll admit I did that randomly, but I like it.
And for those who don't know, Lorcan (and Lysander) are Luna's sons. JKR put out a family tree, for the Weasleys, Draco Malfoy, and Luna. It's on her website, if anyone hasn't seen it and wants to.
Oh, btw, I know number three seems a bit...well, unrealistic, stupid, ect, but Luna painted her friends' faces on her ceiling, so it's not that hard to imagine her doing this. And number 10 is strangely sappy...I'm in a strange mood right now, apparently.
9. Lorcan
1. For as long as he could remember, his mother had told him stories of weird creatures with weirder names. He liked those stories, and he and Lysander would play games that involved those creatures. It was a common occurrence for one of them to yell "watch out for the nargles!" and then dissolve into giggles. But they were always stories to him, never real.
It wasn't until he was around seven that he realised they weren't just stories to his mum. She really believed them.
2. He had always known, however, that Lysander believed in them. They had, at one point, argued over it. And Lorcan had, once, tried to prove their non-existence to his brother. But Lysander had accepted no proof, and eventually Lorcan decided it didn't matter that he believed them. It didn't force them apart, or cause life-long rifts. No, he learned to not care about it, and Lysander didn't care that Lorcan didn't believe - they were brothers, and they were close.
But finding out that his mum believed too? Well, that left him feeling a little bit like an outcast. Even his father, though sometimes doubtful about the more extravagant creatures Luna described, seemed to pretty much believe. But none of them tried to force Lorcan to believe, and so eventually the feeling of being an outcast dimmed.
3. His middle names are Harry Neville. Lorcan Harry Neville was a bit of a mouthful, he told his mother when he was small. She smiled, and told him in that dreamy way his mother often spoke, that Harry and Neville - as well as Ron and Dean, his brother's middle names - were some of the first friends she'd ever had. He was around seven or eight, but from that moment on he was fiercely protective of his mother, because he knew that she hadn't made friends with them until after her fourth year – and the thought of his mum being friendless for all those years...well, Lorcan didn't like to imagine how lonely it must have been.
4. It was Rose Weasley who told him that just because he didn't believe the things his mum and brother did, just because his imagination wasn't as able as theirs, it didn't make him an outsider, didn't make him any less their family. He took some convincing at the time, actually, because he was feeling a little low. But eventually she talked him round, and he was always grateful for that. He hated feeling like an outsider, and she didn't say it in a patronising way either – but more like it was fact, and that made it easier to accept.
5. She may have been older than him, but he and Rose always had a bond. Maybe because they both preferred facts to fantasy; maybe because they were both more serious than their siblings. Maybe it was something completely random. But either way, they had a bond, and they liked being around each other.
She was mature and grown up around most other people - around him, she knew she could act like an idiot and he'd think nothing of it. And, when he wanted to get away from his mum and her stories, he could have a real, serious conversation with her. Still, it took him a long time to convince her that the age difference meant nothing; he didn't mind, either, because if she had accepted his arguments without dissecting and analysing, she wouldn't be Rose, and he wouldn't want to be with her at all.
6. He was pretty good wizard. Not Rose's standard – but he liked that, because he could arrange for her to tutor him – but he was pretty good. Only, he had a lazy side. And when it comes to spell work, being lazy tends to make things go...wrong. And so Lorcan had several accidents over the years, but thankfully none that were life-threatening.
When he was thirteen, a backfired spell meant his hair turned a dark shade of purple. Despite many offers to fix it, from people who assumed he had it that way because he was unable to do so himself, he kept it purple. It made him unique, interesting, and he liked it so much better than his old hair-colour.
7. He'd always liked Ron Weasley. He was nice, funny, and easy enough to talk to, as long as you kept the conversation light. And as Lorcan never had any desire to spill his heart and soul to Ron Weasley, to shower the older man with his emotions, they got on pretty well. Plus, Ron had obvious affection for his mum, and that won plenty of point.
However, the first time they met each other as Rose's dad and Rose's boyfriend, rather than Uncle Ron and Luna's kid, he was terrified of the guy. Because he knew Ron Weasley was fiercely protective of Rose; and knew that Ron wouldn't hesitate to throw him out of the house if he deemed Lorcan not good enough for Rose.
But after one awkward, hellish night, Ron reluctantly told him that if Rose had to date (and he'd much prefer that she didn't) Lorcan was the best guy she could have chosen.
8. He often found it difficult to fall asleep, lying awake until the early hours. He found no reason for it, and only a certain potion would help. One that tasted disgusting and was too complex for him to make himself. So if he did give in and decide to take the potion, he had to get someone else to make it for him, and put up with the initial taste, and the after-taste.
So generally – unless he had an important day ahead of him, and needed the sleep – he'd hope he could naturally fall asleep, and lay awake for hours, tossing and turning, exhausted and uncomfortable. It made things difficult, especially at school.
9. There was little to do that he found entertaining as a child. So many things bored him easily, and he had a short attention span, so the things that he did enjoy soon lost his captivity. But he was also extremely competitive – he hated losing, and was always determined to win.
And so, one day during the holidays between his first and second year at Hogwarts, he decided it might be fun to have a...little contest. With his pet owl. And why he chose to do so, he never did figure out, but regardless, he spent a full hour having a staring contest with his owl. It was amazing that he managed that long – he never could do it again – but the owl won, and he never did forgive it for it.
10. He eventually became a journalist, first on the Quibbler and then freelance, writing for the Prophet, Witch Weekly, and others. Then he wrote wizarding children's stories, based off all his mother's creatures. He was famous for his work, was a well-known name across the community, and had more published articles and stories that he could count. He would be, someone once wrote, remembered long after his death.
Personally, he'd rather be remembered by the family and friends he loved with all his heart.
