Name: Jan Sirac Polat
Age: 26
Birthday: 29th of March, 2005. “Aries leads with blind optimism, barreling through life with an electric joie de vivre that perfectly complements their distinctive impulsivity. These fire signs think after they leap, which often results in lessons learned the hard way.”
Gender & Pronouns: Cismale, He/Him
House: Gryffindor
Face claim: Emre Bey
Blood Status: Halfblood
Occupation: Hogwarts University student, currently an Auror-In-Training. While Jan technically should have completed the courses by now, he finds himself falling behind with the rigorous training.
Allegiance: One of the Leaders of the Knights of the Round Table (Leader of the Carnwennan Rank)
Tattoos: a small stag on his arm. The three Polat siblings all share this tattoo in honor of their father.
-Jan carries the weight of a thousand legends on his back. Like Sisyphus, he holds it every day, transporting the burden in every twinkle of gold in his eye and every furrow of his brow. The eldest son, the eldest boy, there is a sense that he must prove that he is worthy of the Polat name to everyone around him. He carries his grandfather’s smirks and his uncles’ carefree nature, but he also carries his mother’s fierceness and his grandmother’s unwavering protection for those he loves. He carries their sense of justice for right and wrong. But how long can Sisyphus push the rock until it rolls backwards and he is collapsed by the weight of it all?
-The dream of becoming an Auror came from childlike admiration for all his father was able to accomplish as Head Auror. He had moved through the job with a sense of purpose and determination to better the Wizarding World, to make it the best and most equitable place it could be. Perhaps it was a vision of this oasis that Jan shared that thrust him into the career-path more than the actual desire to do the job.
-There may be some foul play happening with the N.E.W.T.S. Jan needed to enter the Auror program. While he is fairly gifted at Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, he was not particularly gifted in subjects like Transfiguration and Potions. His professors certainly weren’t the only ones to note how uncharacteristically well he performed. But what’s a little slip of something extra to help fulfill his dreams in the long run? He knew he could do it, he just needed a little extra push. His parents were able to accomplish so much at half his age, so why is he struggling so much?
-Jan became a natural leader when it came to forming the Knights of the Round Table. A natural smooth talker, he put his persuasion skills to a good use leading the Carnwennan rank of the Knights of the Round Table, gathering dedicated new recruits left and right. Clinging to the comforts of Hogwarts, he felt himself unaware of what exactly it all meant to form such a group before it grew out of his control. It felt righteous to fight for a cause when that cause felt manageable inside the walls of Hogwarts. It was his desperate idea to try and resurrect his father, but didn’t everyone go along with it? It wouldn’t be the first time one of his ridiculous ideas got a little too grandiose, but never have the complications been so detrimental.
-He now finds himself at a crossroads. If Lila and Altan said that the Knights of the Round Table should disband, he would go along with their wishes, although for once this is not an idea he would bring up. Perhaps they were just kids playing pretend after all. Perhaps they were too young to fight in a war they didn't understand. The Order of the Stag certainly has more years of collective experience. Who better to take charge than them? Jan was the first to jump to help in the attack on Godric’s Hollow the night that Harun died, despite his parents' wishes against it. Were they right all along? He doesn’t fully doubt that the Erinyes don’t know what they are doing, either, considering how many members they lost. Daisy and Ollie are some of the brightest wizards he knows. Perhaps they can handle it on their own, too.
-A spiral of unnamed guilts and deaths chomp at his mind clamoring for more room to remind him that this is his fault. He convinced everyone that bringing his father back was the right thing to do. A just thing to do. He would know more than anyone else how to best handle the evils ahead of them. Selfishly, he would be a pillar of hope to guide them towards the light when grief feels insurmountable. When all of that went awry, he lost the vision of himself that was once so clear. The path to success in all aspects of his life seems blurred. The father he needs right now can hardly remember his name, let alone save him from himself. The Polats must have some idea that he is suffering--his eyes that once shimmered with playfulness are now sunken and gaunt. But why should they care? The ghost of their father that saunters through the halls isn’t the great man they know. He can hear his mother’s tears from galaxies away. He can feel their cause crumbling in his hands.
-While the Order now has full control over the Resurrection Stone and the Elder Wand, the Invisibility Cloak still remains with Jan, locked away in a suitcase never to again be seen. It was gifted to him, as it had been gifted to the Polats for generations and he intends to keep it a sacred treasure of a simpler time.
-Jan’s daemon is a hoopoe. A hoopoe is a small, colorful bird notable for their crown of feathers. Hoopoes can be associated with violence, war, scrappiness, and defense. In Muslim culture, hoopoes are known for speaking the truth, but are not always depicted in a good light. These birds are known to stab their enemies with their bills to blind them in fights. Despite their close bond, Jan’s hoopoe has sometimes caused him more trouble than he would like to admit. Particularly around the Resurrected, it can flutter away, something that is very worrisome to Jan.
-He uses nicknames for people that he has used since a young age. It’s cute! It's affectionate! Even if not everyone thinks so.
-Character Parallels: Alexander Hamilton (Hamilton), Christopher Moltisanti (The Sopranos), Pierre (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812), Roman Roy (Succession), Kendall Roy (Succession), Flynn Rider (Tangled), Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)
-He was a Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team his 5th year onward.

















