survival.

history

Grew up in Dartford with his parents, not particularly well off. His childhood was simple, he was not spoilt as a child. He climbed any tree taller than himself, wrestled in his backyard with friends, ran parallel to the tracks down the length of Dartford, and came home with scraped knees, dirt in his hair and a cheshire grin from ear to ear. 

Affectionately termed a rapscallion by his parents, there was not much that could stop Ted once he had conjured an idea. How he applied his optimism landed him in a fair bit of trouble as a youngster, sometimes resulting in being dragged home by the lobe of his ear to his parents doorstep. Even at a young age, he was ‘rebellious’. His parents had afforded him a strong sense of self and individuality, which facilitated the rise of his self determination. A strength that has formed part of the core of his very being.

When it came to being introduced to magic, limitations like Gamp’s Law, age restrictions on apparition, the difficulty of wandless magic, the limits on the floo network, the limit of what magic could do to stimulate greater change, they brought his imagination crashing back to the ground. He has since come to terms with such limitations, and the realistic nature of their existence. He cannot tell Gamp’s Law to piss off, no matter how he tries. It was one of the first experiences that truly left him disappointed.

quirks

Watches Rugby Union, supports the Lions (England)

Couldn’t give less of a damn about Quidditch, but if he did play, he’d be a beater along with Jess

Wears a leather jacket unironically 

Cannot stand disco music

Smokes handrolled cigarettes and drinks on occasion

Hustles Wizard’s Chess in his spare time

A terrible Ravenclaw, tells the Eagle where it can shove its riddle when it asks him.

Never has assignments done ahead of time

Does the bare minimum in classes but has passable grades

Adores classic Muggle literature, can often be found with a soft cover classic in his back pocket.

Fluent in snark

Gets caught out of bed at night, perched somewhere reading at night. Often by Emmeline Vance (and later, Andromeda Black)

His idea of a good time is sitting with comfortable silence. He shares those great times with Moody.

personality traits

Very much apathetic on the surface.

Restrained in how he shows emotions, simply due to his guarded nature.

Passes judgement pretty quickly on Purebloods with privilege 

Isn’t afraid to tell it how it is, very direct

Chaotic Neutral alignment I have a long ass bio, headcanons ect 

I can link to but I don’t want to make you all sit through that but if you’re interested just hmu.

wanted connections

Pretty much anyone who is going to give him a hard time being a muggleborn

Muggleborn friends!! Jess and Lily are part of his muggleborn squad who love to reminisce

Ex-friends!! Ted started as a starry eyed first year and has become a cold and distant presence in the halls so I’m all for people who stayed for the ride, or ditched when he changed

Classmates! Students who get annoyed with his apathy toward his studies

Perhaps one or two friends he keeps close, but be prepared for the distance he tries to maintain 

Perhaps ex-romantic connections

Anyone who wants to try and recruit him for the quidditch team bc his rugby and cricket experience has set him up with the base skills for being a beater