Harvelle, Jo

Name:
Joanna Beth Harvelle

Age:
24

Group:
Hunter

Appearance:
Jo has long blond hair with some waves or curls sometimes more prominent than others. She wears make-up but fairly subtle most times. Jo dresses pretty casual most of the time. As a hunter she wears practical clothes that are easy to move around in. Jeans, cargo pants, T-shirts, tank tops, flannel shirts, leather jacket, boots. She can dress up when she wants to but it's not that often that she has the occasion.

Personality:
Jo is kind of a smart smart-aleck similar to Dean in temperament. She is sarcastic a lot of the time. She is also smart and resourceful and can hold her own during a demon hunt/fight. She also has a softer side that comes out especially with Dean or when she talks about her family particularly her father who was killed while on a hunt.

Jo is independent and doesn't like anyone telling her what to do. She will rebel. Conflicts with people close to her have occurred (like her mother and Dean Winchester) because of this. She has her heart and mind set on being a hunter and people like her mother are against it. To Jo, it make her feel like they are treating her like a child and that she can't do the job. She doesn't realize that it is because they care about her and don't want her to get hurt. Or she may realize it but her desire to do the job is too strong not to pursue it.

History:
Joanna Beth Harvelle, also known as "Jo" is the daughter of Ellen Harvelle and William Anthony Harvelle, a deceased hunter who was killed during a hunt with John Winchester when Jo was still a child. Jo treasures her father's pure iron knife engraved with W.A.H. on the blade. She was once in college, but will not return because she "was just a freak with a knife collection." Jo lives with her mother at the Harvelle's Roadhouse, which Ellen runs. While working at her mother's saloon she has met many hunters, many of whom "have tried to get into her pants with Domino's pizza, a six-pack of Budweiser, and side one of Zeppelin IV." She has a bit of a rebellious streak, wanting to go out and hunt like her father. This urge is severely discouraged by her mother.

She first meets Sam and Dean when they come looking for Ellen after their father, John Winchester, dies. Jo and Ellen end up holding the brothers at gunpoint until they explain their relationship to John. Throughout the second season, Jo appears to have romantic feelings for Dean. During her first episode on the show, Dean states that he too has feelings for her, but because his father had just died, he felt it was the wrong time and place. As the show progresses, Dean and Jo seem interested in each other.

In "No Exit", when Jo returns from a hunt with Dean and Sam, in a rage, her mother reveals to her that John was responsible for the death of her father. Later, in "Born Under a Bad Sign", Jo states that her father died when John and William Anthony Harvelle set a trap for "some kind of hell spawn" which failed and caused William to become unprotected from a demonic attack. Jo only was aware from her mother that William had died because of John's recklessness and the demon's attack. It is later revealed by Sam, who is under the possession of the demon formerly possessing Meg Masters that the demon only wounded William but John actually killed him by way of gunshot, "to put him out of his misery".

After sending Dean and Sam away after having learned the truth, she wants to continue hunting, but her mother says not while she lives under her roof. Jo leaves soon after the ultimatum and sends Ellen postcards every so often. When Sam is possessed by the demon, he shoots Dean in the arm. Jo finds Dean and patches him up. Jo then attempts to follow Dean in the search for Sam, but is told by Dean that she cannot follow him. Jo gives Dean some pain medication and does not argue with him, choosing to stay behind. Dean tells Jo he will call her, and as he leaves, Jo quietly whispers, "No, you won't".

Strengths:
Smart
Good with Guns
One kick-ass street fighter
Grew up around hunters so she knows a lot about demons and was trained in hunting them
Can use a bow and arrow (taught by her father)

Weaknesses:
Stubborn
Overzealous and Reckless
Bratty when she doesn't get her way

Likes:
Beer
Dean Wincheser
Demon Hunting
Whiskey (Jack Daniels)
Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Her Father's pure iron knife engraved with W.A.H. on the blade

Dislikes:
Demons
Stupid people
Being treated like a child

Her mother keeping secrets about her father

Her mother's disapproval and interference in her becoming a hunter

-- OUT OF CHARACTER --

Name/Alias: Nicole
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RP Sample:
Jo drank her beer and watched Dean.

"On business huh? Me too I heard there was some... ummm activity going on around this town so I thought I'd come and check it out."

Then the woman spoke, letting Jo know that she was not intruding, but she seemed to be a little skittish, maybe she was hiding something. Maybe she just was intimidated by Jo barging in on them. Jo couldn't help it, it was in her nature. Especially when it came to Dean. Even though nothing ever happened between them, there had always been some spark. Sometimes it was a good spark, sometimes it was a bad spark. Kind of like a love/hate relationship. They couldn't really figure out where they belong with each other. Jo softened up her tone just a tad, though she still wondered what was up with this woman.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude and just step in on your conversation."

She smiled at the woman. Then glanced over at Dean. Dean was trying to make himself disappear, she could tell. He was intently drinking his beer. The woman then spoke to Dean and excused herself.

"Hey, please don't go on my account. Dean and I are really just old friends. Like he said, old business partners."

Jo tried to smile again, and make it as sincere as possible. She didn't think it was working to well as the woman just said.

"Nice meeting you."

She said and walked off toward the back of the bar. Jo just grinned and looked at Dean.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare off your girl of the moment or anything like that. I really am here on business and I suppose you heard the same rumors I have and that's why you're here too."

Jo sat back and sipped at her beer again. Watching Dean for his reaction. Wondering if he was gonna be an ally in this. Since they were both there, and Sam too she assumed they might as well work together. But, she wasn't going to suggest that. She needed to tread lightly with Dean for awhile. Especially after running off that woman.