Jae Kim

Jae Bo Kim
Biographical information
Born	Between 1 September 1972 and late June 1973
Blood status	Pure-blood or half-blood (most likely)
Nationality	British or Irish
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Dark brown
Eye colour	Brown
Skin colour	Light
Relationship information
Family members	Father Mother Grandmother Kim family
Affiliation
Occupation	Cake Charmer at Fitzy Flourpuff's Enchanted Cakery
House	Gryffindor
Loyalty	Kim family Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Gryffindor Dragon Club Hippogriff Club Circle of Khanna Khanna caper crew Fitzy Flourpuff's Enchanted Cakery

Jae Bo Kim (born c.1972/1973) was a wizard who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1984, where he was Sorted into Gryffindor.

Biography

Early life

Jae was born in 1972 or 1973, to a family of Korean origin. His family had a recipe for tteokbokki that Jae would later choose as his entry at the Great Hogwarts Cook-Off during the 1988–1989 school year. In his childhood he owned a dog named Tarragon. In his childhood, his parents took him to celebrate his birthday at the Three Broomsticks Inn. They also had a family recipe for a cake which Jae had every year for his birthday.

Hogwarts years (1984–1991)

1985–1986 school year

In his second year, Jae was hit with a hex cast by Merula Snyde.

1986–1987 school year

In his third year, Jae took Care of Magical Creatures, Divination and the Muggle Studies as electives.

1988–1989 school year

In his fifth year, Jae had Defence Against the Dark Arts and History of Magic classes with Jacob's sibling.

Jae had to work in the Hogwarts kitchens for detention due to bringing banned items to Hogwarts. In detention, he befriended Jacob's sibling and gave one of three items to them for free. Afterward, the two went to study in the Hogwarts Library along with Rowan Khanna, Tulip Karasu, and Barnaby Lee to figure out what kind of spell could have caused Beatrice Haywood to get stuck in a portrait. After the group came to the conclusion that it was due to an Undetectable Extension Charm, Jae shocked the rest by knowing about the regulations of the charm.

Jae earned at least nine O.W.L.s: he achieved an Acceptable mark in Charms, Potions, Transfiguration, Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, and History of Magic, an Outstanding in Defence Against the Dark Arts, and an unknown mark in Divination and Astronomy.

1989–1990 school year

Sometime during this year, he did an unknown negotiation with Aberforth Dumbledore.

During his sixth year, he helped Jacob's sibling to negotiate with his contact Alistair Fidgen, he said the Fidgen might not be willing to negotiate due to him selling Fidgen a butterbeer instead of a love potion. But they negotiated a love potion and a pair of "stylish" socks, made by Andre Egwu, for an Invisibility Cloak.

Sometime during the year, he became a founding member of the Circle of Khanna, a group devoted to avenging Rowan Khanna and locating the final cursed vault. It was at the groups first meeting in the Hog's Head Inn that he learned of the malevolent organisation "R" and it's motives to locate the final Cursed Vault before them.

1990–1991 school year

During this year, Jae's business was threatened and he asked his friends to help. Eventually, he discovered the reason his business was losing value was new competition from Fred and George Weasley. Realising that he wouldn't be around at Hogwarts much longer and wanting the best for the twins, he started to close down his shop to allow their business to thrive.

Jae took his N.E.W.Ts this year, and got good enough grades to graduate.

Career (1991–)

Soon after graduating from Hogwarts, he was employed as a Cake Charmer at Fitzy Flourpuff's Enchanted Cakery in London.

Personality and traits

Jae: "Alistair, I had no idea that love potion was really Butterbeer. If I had, do you really think I'd have sold it to you?"

Alistair: "Yes!"

— Jae Kim's cunning personality approved by his contact, Alistair Fidgen

Jae: "Come on, Alistair, do you really think I'd play that same trick twice?"

Alistair: "Yes!"

— Jae Kim's cunning personality

Jae Kim was a notorious and easy-going rule-breaker who sold contraband of banned items during his time at Hogwarts. He shared similar perspectives on rules with fellow trouble-maker Tulip Karasu, but while Tulip enjoyed breaking the rules, Jae preferred to work his way around them. He was shown to be intensely dedicated to his bootlegging operations, only caring about selling his illegal wares, and not at all about what his customers did with them, thus making him the most amoral of all of Jacob's sibling's friends. The full extent of his opportunism became apparent during the O.W.L.s, when he sold desperate students items they could cheat on the exams with, with Jae failing to mention that they were very likely to get caught and thus ruin any future career prospects. He was an indolent individual, despising having to study or do any physical work and preferring to take the easy road instead.

Despite his faults, however, Jae was ultimately shown to be a good-natured and loyal friend, going out of his way to aid Jacob's sibling in the latter's quest for the Cursed Vaults. He also appeared to be more intelligent than he let on, being able to achieve an 'Outstanding' on his Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L. and to recognise the charm that cursed Beatrice Haywood as an Undetectable Extension Charm.

Magical abilities and skills

• Defence Against the Dark Arts: Jae was very adept in this field, as he achieved an 'Outstanding' in his O.W.L. exam, and proceeded to continue studying the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
• Charms: Jae was skilled with charm-work. He had some mastery over some duelling charms like the Disarming Charm, the Tickling Charm, the Freezing Charm. He also achieved an O.W.L in this subject. Furthermore, he was proficient with the casting of Food-related charms.
• Divination: Jae was able to achieve an O.W.L. in this subject and continue studying it further at N.E.W.T.-level, thus displaying aptitude in the subject.
• Duelling: Jae was a proficient duellist, and would sometimes duel Jacob's sibling.
• History of Magic: Jae was skilled in History of Magic, as he was able to achieve an O.W.L. in the subject and study it further at N.E.W.T.-level, thus showing aptitude in the subject.
• Astronomy: Jae was skilled in Astronomy, as he was able to achieve an O.W.L. in the subject and study it further at N.E.W.T.-level, thus showing aptitude in the subject.
• Healing magic; Jae had some skill in the field of healing, as he was able to successfully cast the Episkey healing Spell.
• Dark Arts: Jae was shown to be possess a degree of skill in the Dark Arts, being able to successfully cast dark charms such as the Knockback Jinx and the Full Body-Bind Curse.
• Muggle Studies: Jae earned an O.W.L in Muggle Studies and continued the subject on N.E.W.T level.
• Herbology: Jae earned an O.W.L. in this subject at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level, showing he was knowledgeable about this subject.

Etymology

Kim, meaning Gold in Korean, is the most common surname in North and South Korea, suggesting he is from a Korean family. The name Jae can also have a Korean origin. Depending on the hanja used to writing it, it could mean "talent", "wealth", "cultivate" or "again". The name Bo also seems to be from Korean origin. Depending on the hanja used to write it, it could mean "treasure", "big", "beginning" or "jade".

Behind the scenes

"Jae Kim is a loyal, laidback Gryffindor who isn't afraid to bend the rules to bring the coolest contraband to Hogwarts. If you're looking for a hard-to-find item, start by asking Jae."

— Jae's character description

• Despite the fact that he is shown to have seven O.W.L.s, which do not include Divination and Astronomy, he is shown taking the subjects in his sixth year. The same is also true for Jacob's sibling.
• He was a good player at Exploding Snap, whether fairly or not. He claimed that it wasn't cheating, but simply smart play.
• All the money he made he sent back to his mum.

Friendship interaction correct answers

Meal with a friend

• ✔+ Yumboes
• ✔+ Apparition
• ✔+ Their master/Their master's family
• ✔+ Being

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)