Full Name: River Vincenzo Cornelius Hyde
Nicknames: Neely (used by his siblings) ; possible others TBD
Birthday: 2nd November 1959
Residence: London, England (but considers himself somewhat nomadic)
MBTI: INFJ – the advocate
Strengths: Intelligent, empathetic, loyal, helpful, courageous, selfless
Weaknesses: Reserved, secretive, modest
Interests/Hobbies: Reading
Faceclaim: David Duchovny
What do they carry on them?: His wand, a locket which was a gift from his younger sister, money, handkerchief, his glasses
Wand: Elder, thunderbird tail feather, 14”
-> Elder was the rarest wand wood of all and reputed to be deeply unlucky, elder wands were trickier to master than any other. They contained powerful magic, but scorned to remain with an owner who was not the superior of their company; it took a remarkable wizard to keep an elder wand for any length of time. Only a highly unusual person would find their perfect match in the elder, and on the rare occasion when such a pairing occurred, it might be taken as certain that the witch or wizard in question was marked out for a special destiny.
Boggart: His younger sister being engulfed by flames
Riddikulus: His younger sister being covered in multicoloured confetti
Amortentia (what does he smell like to others?): Lilies, petrichor, books, blown out matches, honeysuckle
Amortentia (what does he smell?): Fresh laundry, nail polish, gasoline, books, fire
Magical Abilities: Apparition Practitioner
Third Year Options: Muggle Studies, Arithmancy, Study of Ancient Runes
Extracurriculars: Book Club
11-18: Student at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Mother: Annalisa Poppy Hyde (née Thompson)
Father: Maxwell Leighton Hyde
Older Brothers: Forrest Bartholomew Maxwell Hyde ; Grover John Ricardo Hyde
Older Sisters: Trinity Enya Annalisa Hyde ; Eartha Anne Constance Hyde
Younger Sister: Hyacinth Melody Jessica Hyde
Love Interest/Wife: Samara Cherilyn Vespertine @potionboy3
Friends: Petra Ariadne Cecilia Maythorn ; David ‘Davey’ Auberon Raines ; Isla McKinnon @kathrynalicemc ; Juneau Laurel Ayres ; Septimus Byron Austin ; Vella Clementine Orbarrow @cursed-herbalist
Adoptive Father: Samson Andrew Farrell
Adoptive Mother: Ammonie Eliza Farrell
Pets: a female tawny owl named Daphne
Drink: Flavoured sparkling water
Book: He doesn’t have one particular favourite, but mainly enjoys the classics
— River was unable to cast a Patronus until his mid twenties because of all the turmoil he’d experienced. It was at that point things began to settle down and he became comfortable with himself and his abilities as well as realising who his true friends were. His Patronus- a Thestral- represents his struggles with death and represents his abilities to help the dead move on to the ‘other side’.
— River was a father figure to Dash since the day they met. River took care of him when Samara had work to do or errands to run and loved the boy as if he was his own. He asked Dash’s permission first and foremost when he wanted to ask Samara to marry him and to have Dash say yes meant the world to him.
— River only ever returns to the ruins of his childhood home in Oregon the once, where he finds the ghost of his eldest brother. River tells Forrest of what happened and who he really is and about their family’s connection to magic before the two argue and eventually reconcile. It’s then that River helps his brother to move on to the ‘other side’ and releases a burden in River’s life. He loses most of his sense of guilt and what happened helps himself to move on as well.