#intern character

Matthew Gray  |  26  |  Intern  |  Werewolf  |  Harvey Guillen  |  OPEN

“Woken up like an animal, teeth ready for sinking. My mind's lost in bleak visions I've tried to escape, but keep sinking.” - Daughter

Past ▼

Matthew Gray’s family was connected to a very dark past. In fact, that was the reason Matthew’s name was changed when he was born; the family name was Greyback. His uncle was the infamous Fenrir Greyback. Though his parents adored being werewolves- both had been lycanthropes for quite some time before they’d even met- neither subscribed to the same ideologies as Fenrir. They didn’t care to make werewolves a new superior race. Instead, they only longed for equality. To live in a world where being proud of themselves didn’t mean being ostracized by greater society. 

Matthew was born just as the Second Wizarding World was coming to its climax. Despite not agreeing whole-heartedly with Fenrir, his parents hoped that the end of the war would bring a new era for werewolves. One fueled by acceptance and appreciation. Because of this, they turned Matthew when he was still a toddler. The war didn’t play out as expected. Instead of being able to be free and open about their family, they went into hiding, and Matthew spent all of his youth with his pack. The group was closer than family, raising each other’s children together and roaming the woods during the full moons. Though isolated, Matthew had an extremely happy childhood. 

When he was old enough to understand the war, his parents talked him through the entire ordeal, along with his uncle’s past. Matthew was ever the rebellious child, and quite vehemently agreed with his uncle. He, too, wanted a world where his pride for his pack would be accepted, but that was not yet to be. At age 10, they changed his last name to Gray, to make his transition to wizarding school easier. Most of the children in his pack went to Durmstrang, while his parents chose Hogwarts for him instead. He was sorted quite quickly into Hufflepuff, and though Matthew was an out-going guy, he kept to himself a lot, instead living through his letters to his pack and praying for the times he could be reunited with them. He was one of the first ‘out’ werewolves, which led to a lot of disdain and fear from other students. This was something Matthew was determined to change.

His natural curiosity helped land him a position as a research intern upon graduation. Headmistress Sinistra also thought it would be a good idea to have a werewolf on staff, to help with the transition into welcoming Beings to the school. Matthew was given the valuable time and resources to look into all of lyncanthrope history and culture, and he spent the first several years travelling and collecting date to be condensed into several books on the subject. His position seemed like a dream come true, if not for his loneliness.

After months of deliberation, Matthew made up his mind .He was going to find students to create his own pack. It was tricky, of course. First, they had to be wixen; it was uncertain whether or not other Beings could be successfully turned, and a werewolf’s bite was known to be lethal to muggles. Second, he had to find opportunities away from school to be able to turn them. Anything on the grounds would immediately lead back to him. It was difficult indeed. 

He started very slowly, with long intervals in between. Children being turned was either hushed up to keep family’s privacy, or made it onto the cover of every wizarding magazine available. There was no in between. At school, Matthew was always the sympathetic one, the person they kids could talk to. He could relate. Eventually, he was able to impart the importance of a pack to each of them, and soon his new pack was slowly growing in size. In fact, his success has begun to make him feel a bit cocky. He obviously spent most of his time with his ‘pack’, and encouraged them to spend their time together when he was busy. They were more than a clique, more than an angsty group of teenagers. They all shared the same condition, and now werewolves were proudly roaming the halls of Hogwarts. The pack is Matthew’s family, and he couldn’t be happier.

Connections ▼

Sasha Avery↱ Matt turned Sasha only a few years ago, but the young female quickly became the group’s Alpha, with Matt as her Beta. He thinks of her like a younger sister, and enjoys teaching her about her new culture.

Christian Wolff↱ Christian is the most recently turned of the pack, but he’s slowly warming up to the idea. If it weren’t for Christian’s brother coming to Hogwarts, Matt thinks Chris would be much further along into accepting his new identity.

Kyle Klaxton↱ Kyle is the goofball of the group, but also the more reckless. Matthew constantly has to remind him not to act up, not to pick fights, but he loves the younger kid.