Kyle Keller III

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> + Resilient: He tends to bounce back quickly. He has a lot of pressure on him from his parents to do well, and is a natural jock, and comes across as a jock, but he takes it all in stride whenever his parents are disappointed for one reason or another.
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> + Extrovert: He likes to be around people. Being alone is so boring to him, and he loves being at Hogwarts because of all the various friend groups that he can move between. If there's a party, count him in.
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> + Studious: Maybe not as known as it should be, but he stays up late a lot to study while everyone else is asleep. He likes to do well in his classes because as much as he won't admit it to his parents, he doesn't know that he wants to do quidditch for the rest of his life.
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> + Athletic: A natural athlete because of his parents and he supposes his genes and years of hardwork, athleticism comes naturally to him. He has incredibly hand-eye coordination and moves so gracefully.
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##### Negatives

> + Materialistic: Honestly, he really does like having all of the best and newest things. His parents buy him whatever he wants, and if they don't, they give him the money to do so.
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> + Unreliable: He tends to make more plans than he can actually keep because he doesn't like saying no to a good time.
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> + Immature: So sue him, he's a teenager and immature. He does dumb things, even if he knows better, and makes a lot of dumb mistakes.
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#### History

##### Family History

> Kyle and Penelope had known each other for years before they started to officially date. Kyle was ten years Penelope's senior, but their parents had been friends for decades. With both families being heavily involved in quidditch in some way or another, it was only natural for a friendship to develop between Kyle and Penelope, especially when they themselves were both on separate teams at the time. At first, it was more competitive in nature, though they seemed to naturally click and constantly argue about which team was better and which player needed to be cut. They had both joined quidditch teams as soon as they were of age, and despite being on separate teams, were quickly noted as a fan favorite for couples even before they officially started to date.
> Penelope, wanting to put her career first above having a family, and not wanting to be second to Kyle, kept using her surname professionally, rather than using her married name by the time that they had been married. She never really wanted to have children because she loved playing quidditch so much and taking time off was never in her plan, until she eventually took on a position as a manager of a team. She was in her 30s when she finally caved into starting a family with her longtime partner, and as much as she had still been unsure of being a mom, all of that had changed when Kyle was born.
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##### Early Years

> Kyle had been the only child born to quidditch legends Kyle Keller and Penelope Keane (Keller). His parents were desperate to have the best son ever, and constantly spent a lot of money on having tutors for him, as well as quidditch lessons so that by the time he went to school, he was already going to be ready to join the team. By the time he was 5, both of his parents were owners of quidditch teams, and their time spent with him started to become limited as he was constantly in the care of a maid or someone else that they would hire for his attention. His parents constantly showered him with gifts, though, ensuring that he was always going to be happy and cared for and when they were home, they made sure that they always did extra fun things together to make up for the time that they had missed.
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> Kyle was young and didn't really know the difference, especially since he really did like the people that had watched him. He practiced riding child-like brooms until he was the best at it, and going to every quidditch match imaginable to study the players and the best moves. As he got older, he started to realize that there always felt like something was missing, and that the relationship he watched others have with their families was not something that he had for himself. Every time his parents were home, it was always about quidditch, and his progress, and he would be scolded if he wasn't better than the last time they had talked about it or watched him. He was even in a quidditch little league of sorts with other children, but unless he was the best player of the team, he was always being scolded for needing to do better.
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> It was around this time that he found out about his dad's affair, overhearing an argument between him and his mum when he snuck out of bed and how they had to pay off the reporter that had discovered it. It was then that he realized he had siblings out there and that maybe he wasn't so alone, though the next day, when he tried to bring it up with his parents, he was shut out and told he had imagined it all. He knew that he hadn't, but he knew that it was something he couldn't ask them about again, because they told him that they still loved each other and love was complicated, but this was their family, and no one else. He didn't really understand, and maybe he misunderstood, but he knew to not ask about it again.
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> All of that was temporarily forgotten a week later when he turned 11 and the best news he received was that he was accepted at Hogwarts. Not even his parents expectations of him trying out for quidditch as soon as possible could keep him down.
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##### School Years

> Kyle was excited when his first day of Hogwarts arrived, immediately making fast friends with whoever he talked to on the train ride over. Some of the other first years, he noted, were sad about going away, but this was something he had been counting down the days for. He was excited about being around other kids a lot, and not having to really listen to his parents whenever they were around. He knew that they loved him, but he also knew that they were always a little bit too busy for him. It wasn't something that bothered him too much anymore since they always bought him whatever it is that he wanted so long as he asked (and even when he didn't ask). It was why he always had the latest and coolest gadgets.
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> Even as a little first year, he seemed to have a way of making himself known and being friends with everyone. Plus, some people knew of his parents and he liked to brag about it, too. Of course, he told them extravagant stories that were greatly embellished or just straight out lies, but they would never know. He couldn't try out for quidditch during his first year and honestly, that was more of a relief than he had ever known, even if his parents were annoyed by it. For the first time, he had a break from quidditch and could whatever it is that he wanted, even if the problem was that he didn't really know what he wanted.
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> When he wasn't running around the castle with his friends, he was studying and reading anything he could get his hands on that *wasn't* quidditch related. He wanted to know what else was out there, even if he would only have a year break. It was even a relief to him that he only made a reserve chaser position on the quidditch team during his second year, even at his parents' angry letters about how their child was the best.
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> Attending Hogwarts turned out to be his favorite, and he was likely the only student that regretted whenever it was time to return home again because to him, Hogwarts had become his home. His third year, he made it on the quidditch team as a starter position, but realized being a chaser wasn't really something he enjoyed too much. He had wanted to try out for the beater position during his fourth year, but the tournament cancelled quidditch (and it was another year that he could secretly celebrate because it meant he didn't have to play and his parents couldn't get mad at him for it). It wasn't that he hated quidditch, because he really did love it - it was just that his parents always seemed to have something to complain about in that regard, especially when his team didn't win a match.
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> Now that he's back for his fifth year, he's finally received the position that he wanted all along as the the beater of the team.
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### Connections

#### **Family**

> None on site at the moment.
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#### **Friends**

###### Lily Potter

> One of his best friends, but things have only ever been platonic between them, no matter what others have said.
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###### Constance Lestrange

> She is going to be his best friend one day - he is sure of it.
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#### **Romance**

> None at the moment.
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#### **Enemies**

> None at the moment.
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