Post by THOMAS ARTHUR WEASLEY on Oct 22, 2014 23:17:19 GMT
ABOUT Most will already be familiar with who Hermione (Granger) Weasley is; familiar with her tendency to be a know-it-all, to be more than a bit stubborn admitting that she's wrong when she's wrong (which isn't often... just to be clear), to be a constant overachiever, but also to demonstrate incredible loyalty, courage, and selflessness. Professionally, she is well-respected and generally well liked, though she still possessed the same slightly abrasive compulsion to interject her opinion or correct someone, which can certainly wear a few nerves bare. In her home life she's a bit more like her mother-in-law than she'd probably care to admit: Most definitely a micromanager who has a difficult time taking a step back and allowing her children (and husband, at times) to make their own mistakes so that they can learn from them. She is a champion of the "because I said so," even though her version is typically delivered with the effect of "because I'm smarter and more logical than you, so you should accept that I know better than you do and just do it... because I said so."Presently she is the sitting Senior Undersecretary to Minister of Magic Draco Malfoy - whom despite their sordid past has become her patron saint, so to speak, for second chances. The Potters, Weasleys, and Krums remain a tightknit - if also incredibly large - family unit, and Hermione also has the distinction of being godmother to Harry and Ginny's oldest son, JAMES SIRIUS POTTER. FRIENDS You would be challenged to find a truer and more loyal friend than Hermione Weasley - Merlin only knows she's certainly put of with more than her fair share of trials and tribulations with her two best friends, her now-husband Ron and Harry Potter. She is fiercely protective of her friends and family, even if that may sometimes also involve her being a bit of a butt-in or micro-manager.ENEMIES She fancies herself something of a freedom fighter and don't let the lithe figure deceive you, Hermione is a spitfire. Oppressors beware. Given her Muggle-born status as well as her outspoken, and successful, activism for the rights of non-human magical creatures - specifically house elves, she is very likely high atop the list of undesirables among the traditionalist pureblood crowd. This is likely even ramped up by her current seat only one or two spots removed from the highest seat in the British Ministry of Magic; something no muggle-born to date had previously attained. Being a likely target doesn't dissuade Hermione however; she has her battlescars from the past and knows she's been tempered from previous fights.LOVERS Hermione's very limited love life has been well cataloged. She is married to @weasley with two children, so she won't be seeking any future lovers. To be honest, I'm not sure the character Hermione could actually handle an affair (not that I have any aims of having her engage in one). So this section is likely limited to only one former dalliance, if anyone decides to pick up Victor Krum; a former dalliance who is now married to Hermione's husband's sister-in-law. So yeah... |  HERMIONE WEASLEY FORTY-THREE SENIOR UNDERSECRETARY GRYFFINDOR MUGGLE-BORN |
 FREDDIE WEASLEY EIGHTEEN WIZARD WHEEZES CO-OWNER GRYFFINDOR HALFBLOOD | ABOUT Freddie looks like his Uncle Bill (but with his mother's complexion and hair coloring), acts like his Uncle Charlie, gets along best with his Aunt Ginny, and is, not so fondly for his part, nicknamed as "Hippie Weasley" his Uncle Percy. Not that he is lazy or unwashed, but rather that he is laid-back and approachable - a willing mentor and sounding board, with an open mind and love for all things celebrating life (magical or otherwise). He's the sort of person that rubbed more than a few peers the wrong way, especially in school, because of his unflappable altruism and his not seeking approval or validation from anyone. Freddie isn't a dyed-in-the-wool goody-goody, but he's wholesome, unassuming, and selfless in the kind of way that can frustrate the kind of people that are looking for a reason to criticize.He's always had his hand in music of some kind - though usually just the guy who would be found in free time playing his guitar to backup/accompany others who were singers. He's been told he has a good singing voice, but he hates the sound of it. Really he's just fascinated with all manner of art and expression: Photography, early 20th-century Muggle cinema, and more or less all over the map. Freddie co-owns and operates the family business, Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, with his father, but he's dealing with mixed emotions about wanting to travel the world and see it all has to offer... and maybe find something he's really passionate about to do with his life. He just doesn't want to get stuck in a rut. FRIENDS Freddie makes friends really easily, mostly because he always manages to see the good in people - even if that good is pretty minute. He's the sort that still sends owls to correspond with lowerclassmen he mentored when he was a prefect at Hogwarts. In a sense, he's a lot like his father and his namesake uncle in that way - just, you know, a bit more responsible.ENEMIES While he is extremely loathe to be goaded to anger or physical confrontation, Freddie has a very low tolerance for individuals who openly discriminate based upon blood status; not only is he a half-blood, but he and his sister are "half-breeds" of a different sense (one even, sadly, looked down upon in some circles of the Muggle world): Mulattos. It is a particularly sensitive subject with him. He is definitely a "turn the other cheek" type, but just because he doesn't get angry easily doesn't mean he won't reach a point where he'll put his foot down and take a hard stand. A lot of the blood bigots tend to really dislike him because he's extremely difficult to get a rise or reaction out of.LOVERS Freddie's never had an honest-to-Merlin girlfriend. He has dated - some - though very casually and never to the point where any sort of long-term relationship developed. Mostly it's that he has a nasty habit getting himself inadvertently stuck in the friend zone before he knows any better. I will be seeking a final for him at some point (though it's likely going to be a situation where she is one of his best friends, who he subconsciously holds every other woman up to by comparison, but at the same time both seem oblivious to what everybody else sees - that they're totally into each other). In the meantime, since Freddie's mom has an annoying - at least to him - habit of constantly trying to play matchmaker and set him up with potential future-wives, there can be some fun awkwardness along with way. |
ABOUT Where does one begin describing an irreverent, well-read dwarf with a fondness for the drink? Telemachus comes from a pureblood family of mostly Slytherins, but one that - once the acidic head was excised - wasn't at all into blood politics or superiority. (For canon reference, Telly's older brother, Terence, is even recounted by Harry as being "one of the few decent Slytherins.") While he attended Hogwarts for some of the same time as Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and some of the parents of the current crop of students, he was two years the junior of the first three and thus not well acquainted. Telly did, however, fight in the Battle of Hogwarts. He currently serves as the Librarian of Hogwarts, was previously (albeit ever-so-briefly) Head of Hufflepuff House (so brief in fact it was not even formally registered on the Hogwarts charter), and has shown some reluctance towards accepting teaching positions for fear of frustratedly jinxing irritating or misbehaving students (which is apparently frowned upon). He has been known to bewitch library books such that if they are not properly checked out or returned to their shelves, they will trip, knock down, or otherwise prevent the last student to touch them until such a time as cared for. In spite of such, he has recently accepted a professorship to teach the Study of Ancient Runes.Like any good Hufflepuff, he values loyalty greatly. He finds modesty humorous and is often a spur to those who would otherwise be viewed as outcasts, not letting them get down on themselves for lack of confidence or low self-opinion. He's a highly-intelligent hedonist - those being two separate descriptors, though he does pride himself on his fluency of the many forms of hedonism. Telly is loquacious but also extremely shrewd and highly astute. FRIENDS Telly, it seems, has a friend for every occasion: Drinking buddies, intellectual peers, fellow scamps and scallywags. The truth is he can make friends with just about anyone, and has little trouble befriending anyone, provided he doesn't find you offensive - and even then there will be some of that lot he'll manage to convince he finds them tolerable. He is not, as some may come to think of him, an overgrown child (and not just because being a dwarf he can't be "overgrown" anything), but for a wizard of his years (and someone the age of most of their parents), Telly is someone that students often find an easier time relating to - probably because he's not a professor, though he is capable of doling out detentions.ENEMIES Dwarves often can't afford many enemies, though Telly's tongue, particularly when under the influence, can get him into trouble. While it takes quite a bit to earn his ire, Telemachus is one to hold grudges and not relent. He has a very low tolerance for prejudice or bullying, though takes a perverse pleasure in turning the tables on bullies when possible. He will not prejudge, but he considers himself an astute judge of character such that if you lose his respect, it is quite hard earned back, if ever at all.LOVERS Dwarves don't generally come high in demand... even the borderline-genius, well-spoken, witty playboy dwarves. Telly has come to expect very little in terms of substantial romantic interest from women. That is to say, he self-regulates to not fall for anyone, having a rather pitiful acceptance that there will be no reciprocation. When he drinks, and when he doesn't, he can be an incorrigible flirt (I draw a lot of influence from Cyrano de Bergerac for him, if that sheds light for folks), so there will be room for fun in threads, but I'm in no hurry to pair or marry him off. The bachelor lifestyle (and a secret pining to be rid of it) is very much ingrained in this character. |  TELEMACHUS HIGGS THIRTY-NINE PROFESSOR HUFFLEPUFF PUREBLOOD |
 DORIAN D'AVOLOS FORTY-SEVEN DAILY PROPHET EDITOR BEAUXBATONS PUREBLOOD | ABOUT Dorian is definitely a difficult nut to crack; a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. To call him a dandy would be an understatement, considering that he's pretty much what you might imagine Oscar Wilde would be like if he worshiped the Devil. It's highly speculated that he suffers from bipolar disorder, though it is equally speculated that that itself might be a calculated show and contrivance to shield his motives from the outside world. The wise put more stock in the later. Just the same, Dorian is equally prone to fits of manic flamboyance as he is bitter morose and hellfire-like rage at the drop of a hat. Along with his father's financial backing, he recently purchased the Daily Prophet and installed himself as Editor-in-Chief despite no prior journalistic background; rather his background is largely with the French Ministry of Magic.One generally gets the feeling that everything with Dorian is meticulously planned as he is every bit the control-freak and utterly frazzled, often to the point of violence, when things go against plan. On the outside he looks the part of the spoiled rich boy content to follow in his equally devious father's footsteps. Teeming beneath the surface is something much more volatile and dangerous; a brightly painted Easter egg with cyanide on the inside. FRIENDS Friends for Dorian are almost largely a matter of function and formality. Friendship requires trust and he has come to fully trust very, very few people in this world. Even his friends he half-expects to one day betray him (or the other way around) - and he has a contingency plan for each of them. He keeps a great deal of acquaintances and does a fantastic job duping people to think he is their friend even if he is simply using them. Dorian views all personal relationships as a game of chess where you must maneuver pawns to acquire pieces of great power and always remain several moves ahead of your adversaries.ENEMIES If you've got a good and just heart, Dorian probably pities you and sees you as an easy pawn. Though it's not something he himself really acknowledges, Dorian was raised with a firm belief in hierarchies, not just the superiority of purebloods over other wizards and muggles, but of certain lines of purebloods over others. Conveniently enough, Oscar d'Avolos imbued in his son the belief that their line was one of the most dominant. Dorian's entrance to London, like everything else about him, is no coincidence. He is a sworn member of the Black Army - viewing the Dark Lady as something of a kindred spirit.LOVERS It is downright questionable whether Dorian is even capable of love. He uses the concept and will demonstrate a crude facsimile of it in order to get what he wants from someone if that's the most efficient route, but that's about it. Dorian is not so much a lothario as he is an alpha, using domination even through physical love to feed his thirst for control. He keeps the company of both women and men, more often than not quite younger than himself - as they're both easier to manipulate and for more ego-driven reasons, as the younger tend to be prettier. Many of his liasons are coerced, though Dorian finds no issue with this at all; in fact, he takes pride in it. |
ABOUT Tom may have the tendency to come across as two different people - the one that most people see and the one that those closest to him get to see. He's certainly not your cliche bad-boy-gone-good; he's always been a good guy, just with a bit of a former reputation for being a troublemaker (Blame James!) and the sort with a penchant for commenting on things that are none of his business. He's exceedingly smart, and none too bashful about letting people know it, but it's little more than harmless peacocking. While humble is not quite the word a casual observer would use to describe him, he is (or at least has become) surprisingly grounded. He is fiercely loyal and driven, almost to a fault, to show favorably upon his family (which includes several close friends and cousins). He's comfortable in just about any social setting with a knack for flattery and persuasion.Thomas (only those very close to him are allowed to call him "Tom") is adopted into Weasley family as son of Charlie and Patricia. Because of the adoption, he feels constantly compelled to prove himself worthy - not insecurity per say so much as the need to compensate for the unconditional love he receives, for fear it might cease to exist if he's no long worthy. He exudes a calm, cool confidence the vast majority of the time, to the point that those who are merely acquainted with him often tend to see him as more aloof, not so much standoffish - just someone they wouldn't expect to come to them unless he wanted something. Thomas is an auror-in-training and a member of the Order of the Phoenix, so his stand on blood politics is fairly obvious and fairly well-known, this despite him not actually known what his own blood purity is. FRIENDS Thomas has a very tight-knit group of best friends from his tenure at Hogwarts. Chief among them are his cousin and best friend, JAMES SIRIUS POTTER, and SARAH JANE FINNIGAN. He certainly keeps friends outside of this circle, but they are the only ones to have gotten the proverbial glimpse behind the curtain. He isn't nearly the party animal that he once was, though that's more of a testament to the heights his partying once reached as well as the perils of auror training. He never was much a fan of Slytherins and while he tried to keep an open mind, he certainly wasn't immune to prejudging people according to the company they keep. Tom was formerly something of a lothario in his youth, which was largely his attempt to distract himself from the object of his desire dating his best friend by surrounding himself with a parade of beautiful girls. As such he tends to know and be known by a good number of former Hogwarts female students, which can tend to be more than a little inconvenient now that he's in a relationship with his final.ENEMIES All you Blood Purity flag-wavers... yeah you. Tom doesn't like you. Of course, Thomas is a Weasley, so you already don't like him; probably more than the normal Weasley too since he doesn't even know what his blood status is (having never known his birth parents), so you probably just assume he's Muggle-born, or certainly not a pureblood. Generally speaking anyone who crosses his family, especially his adopted brother and sister, paints a giant bulls-eye right between their eyes. Not so much enemies per say, but Thomas is generally creeped out by goblins too and it tends to show when he's around them. It's a weird quirk he's trying to work on.LOVERS While there have certainly been many before, in Thomas' heart there has always been only one woman for him, MADISON LEANN ENTWHISTLE. And after a good deal of toiling and heartache, she is finally his, his final and the love his life. |  THOMAS WEASLEY EIGHTEEN AUROR-IN-TRAINING GRYFFINDOR UNKNOWN |
 JACK RAMSEY SIXTEEN 6TH-YEAR CHASER HUFFLEPUFF HALFBLOOD | ABOUT Jack is best summed up as a stereotypical dumb - read: "very average in his studies" - jock trying to prove that he's not the stereotype. He's not stupid or a dullard, just one of those that's better with his hands, certainly not a total meathead though he will have his moments. Jack is a born two sport athlete, one wizarding sport and one Muggle sport which suits him just find since his mother is pureblood and his father is Muggle. He's an accomplished chaser on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team - notorious for having never been unseated from his broom by any bludger (that wasn't hit by his mother - a renown Australian National Quidditch team beater).Despite the fact that he's known more for his difficult to decipher accent and way of speaker than an immense vocabulary, Jack is a naturally charismatic guy who is perfectly at home being the center of attention - perhaps the one un-'puff trait about him. Where he certainly does fall into stereotypes is in the standard-issue guy stuff: Girls, sports, harmless hijinks, disliking homework, and racing brooms. He and his sister have a unique relationship in that she's basically him with girl parts - just as foul-mouthed, commitment-averse, physically-abled, and, like her mother, the kind of beater to be feared on the Quidditch pitch. FRIENDS Maybe even out of function of a bit of hidden insecurity, Jack maintains a pretty large group of friends. He has a deep-seeded compulsion to be liked, though he'll never admit it, and subconsciously goes out of his way to see the better in people - often times to the point of making excuses for them to give second and third chances that aren't deserved. If he can find common ground with someone, typically he'll befriend them... and he goes out of his way (though acting it off) to find that common ground plenty.ENEMIES He's not easily taken advantage of, but he can be manipulated by the truly cunning, particularly those with the presence of mind to play off his pride in 'not being manipulate-able." He plays down his feelings about his blood status, choosing to pay little mind to those that consider he and his sister only a slight step-above mudblood - and in some instances even lower because their father "polluted" a perfectly good pureblood wizard line. He's not particularly competitive - or at least he does his best not to be - Hufflepuff's team has always been a sort of also-ran for quite a while, but Jack will get hotheaded right quick if he thinks he sees someone cheating at Quidditch, even if it's in a match he's not playing in.LOVERS Jack isn't a commitment-phobe in the sense that he'll run and hide from any relationship. He just isn't in any hurry to grow up and be a family man His father was in his mid-30's when Jack was born, so the notion of wizarding families finding it perfectly acceptable to have kids in their early 20's to late teens scares the willies out of him. He's a bit of a snog-hound, not jumping from girl to girl on a weekly basis, but he's fond of the validation that comes from garnering the attention and being wooed by an attractive witch. Were he older, he'd probably be the type to innocently end up some well-kept older witches young boy-toy. Won't be looking for a final for him for a while - possibly even till after graduation, but he'll be open to casual flings and funlationships in the interim. Certainly wouldn't be opposed to him ending up feeling compelled to experiment with another guy friend at some point if he (irrationally) fears that failure to do so would harm their friendship. |
ABOUT Forcing himself to try and act to the opposite, and despite the better efforts of his friends and family, Teddy can have the tendency to come across to strangers as a bit of a misanthrope, even bordering on egotistic. The later couldn't be further from the truth as he is one to general loathe the spotlight or any great amounts of attention, and while he is certainly introverted publicly, he can be quite lighthearted and playful around family, particularly the children. Nonsensical as it may be, he carries the burden of his parents' death like a weight around his neck - figurative and literally, as his most prized possession is a locket containing their photos which he only takes off prior to shifting... and even then is careful to entrust into the are of only a select few to keep safe. There's that too... Teddy is half-werewolf, on his father's side, and subject to shifting with each full moon.Among the traits inherited from his parents, he has long shown to have his father's unusually keen powers of perception - maybe it's the bit of lupine in him as well - often finding himself able to intuit what others are thinking without having to be told outright. Contrary to popular belief he actually has a wonderful sense of humor, just is loathe to show it openly to those he is not familiar with. He rarely drinks alcohol - one or two when his arm is twisted at a family celebration - and "Get Teddy to Laugh" became a regular game amongst the Weasley, Potter, and Krum children from an early age. In light of recent events that have heightened awareness and drawn attention from the Order of the Phoenix, Teddy has taken leave of his position as Auror in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and taken a special appointment (courtesy of the Senior Undersecretary as well as the Headmistress of School) as Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts. He is not at Hogwarts with any Ministry of Magic authority or capacity, however the hope is that having a known former Auror among the sitting staff will offer, at worst, added protection to students and, more hopefully, a trained eye to stay alert for any suspicious activity to safeguard against and stay ahead of any potential infiltration. FRIENDS It took Teddy quite a while in life to actually acquire friends. Yes, of course, there were surrogate family members - Potters, Weasleys, even Malfoys after his grandmother got over her initial mistrust of her youngest sister. But until Victoire came to Hogwarts in Teddy's third year, he'd little more than a few acquaintances from his own house, who were more partners he'd been stuck upon in classes. It wasn't that others didn't try to make his acquaintance, but rather that Teddy just felt he didn't fit in... that they only wanted to be his friend because of his famous godfather. Victoire drug him into being social (kicking and screaming) and while he's not come out clubby and affable, he at least maintains a small collection of trusted friends and associates and no longer retreats to the nearest corner at the earliest he can steal away unnoticed at parties. He's certainly no Alpha, but he's also not a subversive follower either. All the same, mess with one of his pack and he goes straight for the throat.ENEMIES Dark Wizards... pure, plain, and simple. Their kind killed his parents before he could ever know them, so to say he holds a deep-seeded grudge would be a bit of an understatement. From the perspective of blood purists there's a lot... A LOT to hate: He's a halfblood resultant from the muddling twice-over of one of the purest wizarding lines - the House of Black, he's half-werewolf, he's an adoptive member of the Weasley family, a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and the godson of Harry Potter. Teddy also has a relatively low tolerance for bullies - and by low, I mean none whatsoever - and even when he's not shifted he can most definitely bark - so to speak. He's not the most physically imposing of persons, but he's long felt that he's been earmarked for a premature death and has come to terms with it, which makes him someone most ill-advised to make an enemy of lest you value your life similarly.LOVERS Though he might not have always been able to put such words to it, Teddy has loved only one girl in his life and has done so since he was barely more than thirteen. Victoire Weasley is his best friend and lover, and eventually - assuming Teddy stops dragging his heels and putting it off - his wife. The two of them live together in a cottage on the hillside overlooking her parents' Shell Cottage, though Teddy's recent assignment to position at Hogwarts has certainly complicated living arrangements some. |  TEDDY LUPIN TWENTY-SEVEN TRANSFIGURATION PROFESSOR GRYFFINDOR HALFBLOOD |
