#mctober2024

He was born in Nov of 1874 in a wizards' quarter near Whitehall. He was the only child and grew up pretty close to both his parents. That was, until he was sent to a Muggle boarding school at 13. He kept in touch with his father, but his mother not so much.

His middle name is Ernest. He never thought it suited him.

While at the boarding school he dyed his hair brown to fit in. Reverted it as soon as he returned to the Wizarding World at 15. He still does sometimes when he needs to evade the Rookwood Gang, but hates it. Reminds him of his time as a squib.

The gray hair runs in the father's side of the family. The asymmetrical dimple is from his mother.

Has a small golden pocket watch with him at all times. He fidgets with it when he's bored or anxious. It was a gift from his mother. He won't admit it but it's one of his most prized possessions.

Another one is his broom. He fell in love with broom-flying the moment he took laps around the castle with Everett. When he's not working on homeworks with Sebastian and Ominis he can be found on his broom trying new techniques, or playing two-a-side Quidditch with Everett, Nellie, and Natty. Secretly enjoys watching them bicker over rules and fouls.

He's active and always hungry. Often carries sandwiches or fruits with him. He will eat anything except slimy foods (and durian). Why is jellied eels a thing anyways?

Has a bossy little owl named Oliang, or Oli for short. The brown hawk owl was his father's gift upon his start at Hogwarts. She will ignore you if you don't have treats. She will peck you if you have them but don't give. She can always tell.

He doesn't know his Patronus yet. Perhaps he'll find out soon.

He's not as mature as he thinks. He believes he's done all the growing up after narrowly avoiding death many times during his first year at Hogwarts. But really he's still got a long way to go.

His free time is divided 50/50. Half is dedicated to getting into trouble, often because he experiments with magic and spells (a bit like Garreth in that regard). The other half is for studying/creative projects. He enjoys it and studies excessively. However, he is not very diligent when it comes to his least favourite classes (Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures). The RoR is his favourite place for studying because he loves being alone.

He often stays up late to avoid going to bed because of trouble sleeping.

Sometimes, he reads while staying with Misha somewhere at the edge of the Forbidden Forest or does his homework with Ominis, Sebastian or Amit in the library. In this case, Amit is preferable because Sebastian sometimes tends to talk too much, and Ominis, at some point, becomes too...um, distracting even when he sits silently beside Chris.