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Post by pontifex on May 6, 2020 13:15:45 GMT -5
PREVIOUS CHARACTER REGISTRATIONS
Penelope Scarrow
Penelope is the product of a pureblood family, her heritage stretching back all the way to the 11th century. Her lineage includes several high serving members of the Ministry of Magic and other prominent witches and wizards famous for deeds accomplished. As of late, the Scarrow family had passed into obscurity and disunity. Several of the lesser accomplished Scarrows found the promises of Lord Voldemort rather enticing. They had become his Death Eaters, some of them. Others, such as Penelope, resisted. The situation resembled that of the Black family. Penelope's father, Cornelius Scarrow, was tragically killed while she was attending school when a accident containing a dragon spiraled out of control. A widow now, Penelope's mother, Margaret, entered a state of sadness so deep she was rendered almost useless in every regard. Her recovery has been slow, but she remains and ever-melancholic presence in her daughter's life.
Hogwarts Class of 1959. Penelope was originally sorted into Ravenclaw House when she entered Hogwarts in 1951. While she showed a propensity for spells early in her academic career, her speciality in curses left many of her colleagues wondering whether or not she would have been better served in Slytherin. Her natural intelligence quickly led to her proficiency in other subjects, but she shined in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Unlike may who excelled in that class, she was truly driven by her hate of the Dark Arts. Her father having been maimed in the wars started by Grindewald, she had a strong prejudice against dark wizards and witches. After her graduation from Hogwarts and the passage of the appropriate OWLS and NEWTs, she was accepted based upon her application for the Office of the Aurors. At first she was expected not to take part in risky operations; she spent the majority of her time researching cases, spells, or legal precedents. As legal ramifications fell by the wayside and as her department grew more concerned, she was cast into the front lines. It was a role she found completely acceptable.
Personal Life
During her time at Hogwarts, Penelope was a member of many academic societies and clubs, but she did not limit herself to academics. She knew, given her chosen career choice, that she must develop the body as well as the mind. She engaged in some athletic pursuits, playing Chaser for her House in quidditch and while she gained no great renown as a player, performed just as well as anyone else. Where she really stuck out was in the Dueling Club. To the extent that they were permitted to use curses against one another in a duel, Penelope often triumphed. She was the winner of several school-wide tournaments and several ribbons adorned her small space in the Ravenclaw Tower near her bed. All of these learned skillswould be useful to her later on in life.
After she went to work for the ministry she met and fell in love with a man several years her senior, Daniel Scrubs, a man whose parents were muggles. It was a scandal within her family, with some of them offering support but many regard her as somehow betraying the old family traditions of marrying only those with the proper lineage. She disregarded these nay sayers and stated her life with Daniel. Everything changed in 1970 with the rise of he who must not be named. Daniel had been working in the Department of Mysteries when he became privvy to a very interesting prophecy. Voldemort had been operating for only a few months, and his initial wave of attacks were underway. After he had recorded and stored the prophecy regarding some who were not yet even born and a certain dark wizard who seemed as of yet assured of no victory, he was visited by some masked Death Eaters. He refused to hand over the prophecy, as per the dark lord's wishes. Daniel, who was a man of high intelligence but low self defense skills, was no match for the assassins. He was discovered in his office, within the ministry itself, horribly murdered. The murder of her husband strengthened Penelope's resolve.
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Post by pontifex on May 6, 2020 13:16:21 GMT -5
Edmund Fawley
Edmund comes from a long established wizard family, one that is of Noble and Most Ancient standing, and of the sacred 28. He has been raised to respect wizarding tradition and trained from an early age to one day take up his father’s duties as Lord of the House. From an early age he displayed an aptitude for magic, and a sharp mind for learning. Going on to outpace his tutors curriculum, eventually being allowed to pursue his own interests. He has an inner drive to succeed and will try to push himself as far as it takes to accomplish this, sometimes to his detriment. He also holds an innate curiosity for new things, and likes to experiment, and test ideas. While this has proven beneficial for his education, it can also prove dangerous, as he likes to push things to their limits. He is stubborn in the face of opposition and steadfast in his beliefs. He holds his friendships dearly, and is not one to easily forgive betrayal. He has a strong relationship with his father and seeks his approval, which may explain his determined nature.
His family has a storied history, some stories have them coming over with the Romans, but the official family records only go as far back as the Norman Conquest. It is a house that is both Noble and Most Ancient, with wizards of renown both light and dark. In more recent times Hector Fawley; Edmund's father had served as Minister of Magic from 1925-1939 before being forced out as a response from an enraged public over the rise of Grindelwald. While this had taken a toll on the man, it had not broken his spirit. Choosing to remain with the ministry in the upcoming fight, he would go on to take a post as head of the Auror Department, a position he would hold until the end of the war. Upon the wars conclusion he would settle into semi-retirement, choosing to spend the time with his family, while still maintaining his seat in the Wizengamot.
Edmunds childhood was a good one, having been raised in peace he could enjoy socializing with friends, engaging in his studies, or just relaxing in the manor. Upon reaching the age of 11 it was no surprise when he received his Hogwarts letter, and he was well prepared for the next step in his magical education. He would go on to be sorted into Ravenclaw, which suited him nicely. The hat had almost sent him to Huffelpuff until he had argued against it, citing that while he valued loyalty and friendship it was not without benefit for himself. His next few years would be uneventful, though not ill spent. For over this time his magical ability flourished, especially in the more practical subjects. Edmund would display a strong aptitude for potions and defense against the dark arts. When it came time to take his O.W.L.s he would have no trouble passing them.
It was around his sixth year that his attentions were drawn away from his own interests and studies, and unto a young witch. What started as a crush would grow into an infatuation, and eventually into a budding romance. This love interest to a young witch of the name Ramilda Doge, would have lasting impact upon Edmund. For it was through her that he was finally able to come out of his shell and to experience parts of the wizarding world he had been blind to before. Ramilda was a half blood, and it was by seeing her persecution by elitist pure-bloods that his world view changed. He no longer wanted to stand by and observe the world, but to change it.
Over his last couple years he would move with a determined vigor to develop himself and his magic, as well as to strategically build his network of friends and allies for when he would enter the political stage. When the time came to take his N.E.W.T.s he would surpass even his own expectations, clearing 5 O’s and 2 E’s. Such achievement would prompt him to seek an apprenticeship in potions following graduation; a pursuit that he would be successful in achieving, finding a spot under the aged potions master Barnabus Burke.
Another thing that would happen upon graduation is Edmunds marriage to Ramilda; an arrangement that that was finally possible by his father’s consent. Over the next few years he would progress through his apprenticeship swiftly, obtaining a license in 4 years for what typically took 5 to 6. His marriage would also develop nicely, though attempts to father a child had proved difficult. At 25 he would finally prove successful, though happiness would soon turn to heartbreak when it proved to be stillborn. This would weigh heavily upon Edmund and even more so upon Ramilda who slipped into a deep depression. Further tragedy would strike when Edmunds former potions master turned partner died in a freak brewing accident due to faulty ingredients.
With things going from bad to worse, Edmund decided that his life needed a change, and so over the course of a few weeks he relocated his wife and household to London where he applied for the Auror Corps. He was gladly accepted, though in a teaching role opposed to a field one. This change would prove to be a good one, and he would eventually even prove successful in fathering a child; a boy that he would name Thomas.
Things would not remain peaceful however, for around this time dark forces began to emerge, and the ministry was faced with the threat of another Dark Lord. Forces were mustered and actions were taken, what started as a series of attacks was gearing up to be a full out war. Each day more wizards would fall in the conflict; many of whom Edmund knew or had trained. Each day more lives were affected by the conflict, and there seemed to be no end in sight. As more good men fell, Edmund became more adamant to take a greater role in the fight, and relished the day when he could use his skill and ability in the field.
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Post by pontifex on May 6, 2020 13:16:36 GMT -5
Glenn Richards
Glenn comes from a mixed family: a muggle U.S. Air Force colonel and a Ilvermorny-trained witch mother. His mother's side of the family traced their descent to Raczidian, some members taking great pride in this connection. The year before he was born, his father had been assigned to Britain at the onset of U.S. participation in the second World War, and his mother moved along with him. Primarily because of Glenn's birth, they made the decision to remain in Britain and raise him there where he had started growing up. When he turned eleven, the Hogwarts invitation arrived, startling him, and forcing his parents to reluctantly fill him in on his mother's family history.
For the beginning of his time at Hogwarts, Glenn was an unexceptional student, mediocre quidditch player, and generally forgettable individual. Assigned to Hufflepuff, he found some enjoyment in herbology, and amusement in mastering charms, and as the years went by he did begin to find a home among some of his peers. His only distinguishing feature for most of his Hogwarts career was a rather bizarre hybrid American-British accent that he spoke with. He spent his time primarily focused on what he perceived as more docile forms of magic, intentionally or subconsciously avoiding things which reminded him of his father and his strict, militaristic manner. He passed the OWLs with his typical lack of distinction, not scraping by, but not excelling either. However, the following year, with a new batch of first-years came an exceptional Keeper who was sorted into Hufflepuff, and put an end to Glenn's own quidditch career. With his main source of enjoyment taken away, Glenn became moody initially, but after a trip home resulted in a particularly severe row with his father, he returned to school angry, determined to prove himself and scored very impressively on his NEWTs.
After graduating, Glenn faded into obscurity for a while, tending a small herb shop in Hogsmeade, content to remain a part of the wizarding community, but not play any central role. However, when Voldemort rose to power, some of his family's le Fay bloodlines prompted them to side with the Dark Lord, causing a split in the family that ended with an aunt killing his mother. A hurried return home, and a reconnection with his father, along with a vow to find justice for his mother sent Glenn to the Ministry of Magic, despite his hesitation to fight. His old NEWT scores, dug up from some record, along with his exceptional charm abilities and competent hexing skills made up for a lack of curse potency, and he was allowed to join the ranks of the aurors. Higher-ups began to drop rapidly to the ever-growing numbers of Death Eaters, pushing Glenn closer and closer to the front lines. Direct confrontation with the Dark Lord's forces now seems inevitable for Glenn, and with thoughts of his betrayed mother on one hand, and his own passive nature on the other vying for control, he is not quite sure how to feel.
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Post by pontifex on May 6, 2020 13:16:51 GMT -5
Mathis Hayes
Mathis was not from a notable wizard family or even a wizard family at all. Born to a family of muggles he knew nothing of his abilities until the day he received his letter for Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Upon arrival Mathis was sorted into Griffendor house. He quickly showed an affinity for Defense Against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration. Mathis was a sociable fellow making friends easily and his teachers generally saw him as an exceptional student.
In his fifth year there was some controversy when he began dating the pureblood Slythrine Dalia Blackbourne. Dalia came from a line of old blood wizards and her elder brother Tristan discovering the romance had led to the Seventh year challenging Mathis to a duel saying that “a dirty mudblood” would never be allowed to touch his sister. Mathis lost the duel and spent some time in the hospital wing as a result, and Dalia never talked to him again for fear of what her brother would do.
Despite this set back Mathis passed both his OWLS and NEWTS with high marks and enlisted in the order of Aurors some believe that his career choice was due to the rumors of a group of Wizard supremist beginning to rise.
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Post by pontifex on May 6, 2020 13:17:15 GMT -5
Gabriel Shafiq
Wand- Red Oak/Dragon Heart string
Gabriel Shafiq is a member of the Family Shafiq, one of the Sacred 28. He went to school at Hogwarts and was sorted in to Ravenclaw. This suited him fine as he was a shy youngster with a mind for lore, history, and medicine. Over time he became even more competent at curses and potions as his family spent a good deal of time with, as the muggles call them, witch-doctors. Voodoo, as some would call it, became a preference of Gabriel's. Legilimency and Occlumency were freely practiced in these areas and Gabriel knew this to be his path in life. He his behind his cauldron and its essence and students spoke about him in hushed voices often. What people didn't know is that his isolation was driven by his fathers preference for purity. Gabriel did not feel the same, but in order to avoid lashings, he avoided others. Gabriel longed for attachment throughout school but instead was force to withdraw deeper within himself. He grew adept ad brewing healing potions and potions for illness so as he got older students spoke to him with increasing frequency but never sought to get close to him. He excelled at his OWLS and NEWTS just to later find out that one of his uncles had perished "fighting a despicable mud-blood" and in his last year of school abandoned his father' pursuit of vengeance in order to pursue a different path. One of peace. He still keeps counsel with another uncle, an accomplished Legilimens who has never cared about "blood purity" and was thus cast from the family. It is through his uncle that he discovered a path of neutrality and personal peace.
Following school he did not become an Auror but worked closely with them in many facets. He became successful on his own, brewing and selling potions of his own, but he never ended his training with curses. He had grown proficient at them since school and when Voldemort's rise came full tilt, he picked up his wand and assist the Aurors in a variety of ways. He had never stopped his training of Legilimency or Occlumency though constant training would be required to hone his ability.
He stood on the sidelines of the battle of 1971, claiming a measure of neutrality. After that battle, he also swore against it.
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Post by pontifex on May 6, 2020 13:17:30 GMT -5
Richard Avon
Richard did not hail from a wizarding family of note - indeed, he isn't from a wizarding family at all to begin with. His parents were Muggles, both of long and undistinguished Muggle lines that muddled through the world without ever once learning of the parallel world of magic that existed alongside their own. Thus they were naturally skeptical of the inevitable Hogwarts letter, even though Richard - who had long liked to think of himself as special, and whose occasional display of raw magic when experiencing powerful emotions had been determinedly explained as something mundane by his shocked parents - was all for attending. It took the Muggle police's inability to get to the bottom of their inquiries and a barrage of such letters emerging in their fireplace for the Avons to finally accept that no mere prankster was behind said letters, and that their son was indeed so different from other children that he ought to attend this 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'.
During his seven years in Hogwarts, Richard was nearly sorted into Slytherin - but, alas, residual blood prejudices that he barely understood resulted in him landing in Ravenclaw instead, where the Sorting Hat determined he'd be safer from his own, more-magically-blooded and (particularly in the case of this day's Slytherin) likely bigoted peers. Nevertheless, Richard was driven to excel by his natural ambition and a growing drive to prove himself equal to - or even better than - said peers, and he went on to pass his OWLs and NEWTs with flying colors. Besting his bullies in particular, and anyone who gossiped about him in general, and glorying in their expressions of shock, dismay, envy and anger when he prevailed over them became a source of joy in his life: as an example, in his second and third years Richard struggled to join the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, simply to show up some of his fellow Ravenclaws who'd teased him about his lack of athletic prowess to match his academic talents. He finally succeeded in his third year, only to resign in his fifth year after Ravenclaw won that year's Quidditch Cup and never bother to try out again, instead becoming the Hogwarts Quidditch commentator for his remaining two years - he wasn't even interested in the sport itself, except as another way to outdo his rivals, and now that that goal had been achieved he no longer had any reason to remain part of the team.
Graduating not long after the escape of the infamous Grindelwald, the young Richard enthusiastically went to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, expecting to easily enter the ranks of the Aurors with his sterling academic record and force of personality, and hoping to enter the pages of wizarding history by partaking in battles as grand and vicious as those of 1971...only to find the door being slammed in his face, over and over again, often on spurious grounds, leaving him utterly baffled. Had he done something wrong? He couldn't even land a job with the Magical Law Enforcement Patrol, and despite stuffing the Department's backlog with official complaints, nothing he said or did seemed to get him anywhere.
Eventually, someone high on up must have finally taken a look at said backlog and quickly found themselves annoyed by Richard's volume of increasingly angry complaints, because only a few months prior he nearly fell victim to unidentified strangers who broke into his flat. Richard has since fled into the countryside, with only his wand, a pocket of dwindling Galleons and the clothes on his back for company. His lofty ambitions of making a name for himself, ascending through the ranks of Aurors and once-and-for-all showing up every single pure- and half-blood who ever looked down on him in Hogwarts or beyond continue to burn in his heart, but for the time being, he has grudgingly conceded that they will have to take a back-seat to just finding safe harbor in these dark and uncertain times. Alas, he may find to his great misfortune that he's actually less safe in the isolated wilderness than he would have been in a city, leaving him vulnerable to threats with nobody around to help. Threats like, say, getting the Imperius Curse placed upon him by a dark wizard who discovered his hideaway and caught him off-guard.
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