EDGAR BONES / HUFFLEPUFF ALUMNUS / FC: LUKE MITCHELL / TAKEN
AFFILIATION : Order of the Phoenix
Edgar Bones was born a scandal, but he was born out of love. The oldest son of Olivia Slughorn, a pureblood witch, and Andrew Bones, a muggle, he was the young coupleâs first child of defiance against Oliviaâs purist family. From the very beginning, Edgarâs very existence went against the pureblood ideals of those he would grow to stand against, but in the early days, all his mixed blood meant to him was love that defied the rules of society. Olivia and Andrew were proud parents, and the two of them never once faltered in the decision theyâd made, and in the new life they were making together. Edgar was their little golden boy, the first star in their new constellation, and there was nothing but love for him growing up.
He was an exceptionally happy child, close to both of his siblings and to his parents, and his childhood was a testament to his mixed heritage, as he grew up as a member of both the muggle and wizarding worlds. When his siblings were born, Edgar proudly took on the role of older brother and protector; they were his little brother and sister, and his heart was full with love for them, and the desire to protect. Where Amelia and Jonathan went, Edgar was certain to tag along, and he never hesitated to invite his younger siblings to come along with him when he went out. There was one thing Edgar didnât like growing up, and that was being alone. But with a family like his, Edgar never had to worry about being alone.
When the war started, Edgarâs parents debated what they should do to keep their family safe, and in the end, decided to ally themselves with the Order of the Phoenix. Olivia and Andrew did their best to conceal their involvement in the war from their children, but opened the doors of their home to Order members as a safe house. Edgar, the oldest and always the most inquisitive when it came to new people in the house, quickly discovered what was going on. But he didnât protest or balk at the idea, and in fact helped out where he could, even from a young age. It was not enough to say or believe in good, his mother taught him, it was in the doing of good that things truly change. So Edgar did, and he took pride in it; he kept his mouth shut about what was happening to his friends and classmates at Hogwarts, but he lived for the moments where he could feel like he was doing something worthwhile in the world by helping his parents and the Order members they sheltered.
At Hogwarts, Edgar was sorted into Hufflepuff house, and for good reason. Edgar was hardworking and loyal, as all Hufflepuffs should be, and he had a kindness in him that made him the kind of person that just made people gravitate towards him. He was proudly named Prefect for his year, and served as keeper on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team for his final four years at school. Edgar was a friendly, charismatic young man, and many people drifted towards his somewhat carefree personality, earning him a wide circle of friends. But those who knew Edgar closely knew that his carefree attitude hid an active mind and a desperate ned to prove himself, to be useful to others, and to help where he could. He was a friend that could be relied upon for anything, whether it was keeping a secret or helping with homework, or anything in between. Edgar left Hogwarts near the top of his class with the belief that the world was open to him, and the foolish notion that the war could not touch him.
Edgar graduated from school and spent the following summer debating whether he wanted to become an Auror or a healer like his mother. His passion was in healing, he was certain, but he wanted to do something to help with the war, he wanted to make a difference. He just wasnât sure how he wanted to make that difference yet. He ended up applying to both training programs, figuring that he would end up with the job he got, and settled himself in for a summer of eagerly preparing himself for his new life.
The life he prepared for, however, was not the life he ended up getting. Mere weeks before the end of the summer, Edgar came home from his final Auror training interview to find his house raided, and both of his parents murdered by Death Eaters. The loss threatened everything that Edgar believed in, as two of the best people heâd knownâ the man and woman who had raised him into the person he was and taught him that good would always triumph over evilâ were killed by the dark wizards they had fought so hard to bring down. Shielding his younger siblings from witnessing the horror of their parentsâ bodies and murder, Edgar became their sole protector and guardian, and he took the job seriously. Edgar was devastated by the loss, but he never got a chance to grieve; there were two other lives he was now responsible for. So Edgar took his brother and sister, and the three of them moved into a small flat in London, barely big enough to fit the three of him. Edgar was accepted into the Auror program and he didnât even hesitate to join; he threw himself into his training, doing his best to ignore his struggles and grief, and focus instead on helping to catch the people who had torn his family apart. He fought his way through training, scraping by until Albus Dumbledore approached him with an offer he could not refuse: join the Order, and continue the fight his parents had started. Edgar didnât hesitate; he joined at once, and his work ethic improved greatly as he worked alongside his friends in both the Order and the Aurors.
Auror training was a long and arduous road for Edgar, but he pushed himself through it to support his siblings through their final years of Hogwarts. His inheritance was swiftly eaten up as bills piled in, and Edgar watched the money his parents had saved up their whole lives for to give him a better future dwindled under the weight of keeping his siblings fed and clothed and housed. He was proud, though, to see both of them graduate, and to present them both with their thirds of their inheritances to send them out into the world with. For him, that was enough, and he could make do on his own with what little he made and had once they had moved out of their tiny London flat to make names for themselves. He worked hard and relentlessly, and rose quickly in the Auror ranks, and saw more of the war than he had ever hoped to during his nine year career. But Edgar had never been one to shy away from hardship, and soldiered on, becoming a Senior Auror just after his twenty-third birthday.
Edgar married his girlfriend of six months, Annie, in November of 1978, and the two of them had their first childâ a daughter named Kira Oliviaâin June of 1979. With a new house, new family, new job and new responsibilities, Edgarâs relationship became incredibly strained as he tried to balance it all-- Auror, husband, father, brother, and Order member-- but eventually the strain seeped into not only his life, but his marriage as well. A job opportunity arose for his frustrated wife, and on his birthday October 1979, Annie and Edgar parted ways. Edgar was left to raise their daughter Kira on his own, and a few months later, the added stress of two more children on the way brought even more weight down upon his shoulders. Now responsible for even more, Edgar is desperate to balance the demands and traumas of war, the Order, and the rising tensions in England with doing what he always wanted to do, and supporting a family of his own. Only now, he finds that once again, the task is one he must do on his own.
+ : Compassionate, loyal, hardworking
â : Sarcastic, short-tempered, reckless
Jonathan Bones, Amelia Bones : younger siblings, protective of
Annabelle Bones : separated, mother of his child, amicable
Gideon Prewett, Ted Tonks, Dedalus Diggle : best friends
Adolphis Yaxley, Lucius Malfoy, Isaac Stebbins : annoyances
Bertha Jorkins, Dirk Cresswell : former flames, on good terms with
