[b]Name:[/b] Oliver Beckett [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Age:[/b] 24 [b]Nationality:[/b] British [b]Appearance:[/b] [hider=My Hider] http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R5WS6_kmmTI/StjxWIajSwI/AAAAAAAAck8/2IYa0eu4u4M/s1600-h/Aaron_Johnson_127987.jpg [/hider] Oliver is fairly tall, standing at 5' 10". However, he is also scrawny so one shouldn't be fooled by his height. At least not when it comes to weeding out those who appear physically intimidating. He does also put considerable effort into his appearance, trying to give off the impression of being somebody powerful and professional. [b]Job title and description:[/b] Wizengamot in Department of Magical Law Enforcement [b]Ambition:[/b] Coming from a previously powerful pureblooded family that has fallen on hard times, Oliver is driven by one desire: Making a name and reputation for himself and his family again. He longs for the time when they were once powerful and influential and believes that by working as a prominent member of the Wizengamot he can do exactly that. [b]Wand:[/b] Hawthorne, Dragon Heartstring, 10 inches [b]Hogwarts House:[/b] Slytherin [b]Strengths:[/b] Most notably Oliver is known for his skills in both Transfiguration and offensive magic(most notably jinxes, hexes, and curses). He has dabbled ever so slightly into the Dark Arts, although this is not a widely known fact. Naturally, being the wizarding equivalent of a lawyer he also has a way with words. He is an excellent manipulator and is very effective at twisting words in his favour. He is also filled with book smarts, being able to easily retain any knowledge he picks up. [b]Weaknesses:[/b] Oliver is nearly incapable of brewing potions. It is an art he simply never had much patience for, even if he is ashamed to admit it. He is also incredibly insecure, knowing his family name has been tainted and has fallen from its former glory. This tends to make him rather irritable and willing to do nearly anything to protect his reputation, no matter how reckless. Lastly, he tends to be stubborn to the point of not being able to admit to his wrong-doings; he genuinely believes that every action he takes is the right one. [b]Personality:[/b] Overall, Oliver is what one could call an conflicted man. While he is filled with pride in his family name and all their past achievements he is also deeply ashamed of what they have become. Even if his ulterior motives are not widely known, he does try to keep up a respectable public appearance. He is desperate to leave his own mark on the Wizarding World and he believes that by working in the most public institute he can do exactly that. However, his conflicted nature goes slightly deeper. Apart from elevating his family name he also secretly craves power even beyond that. He is not a particularly warm and welcoming man either; he will rarely form close friendships with anybody, instead keeping relationships strictly professional and even manipulating those he can in order to further his own goals. [b]Family:[/b] Oliver's family is a rather large one. They have many branches and still many more descendants from the family's original founder. Oliver's immediate family is just one of these, consisting of Nathan Beckett and his wife Sophie. Together they have borne three children by the names of William, Ariella, and Oliver. [b]Appearance of boggart:[/b] Oliver's boggart is literally absence. His deepest fear consists of living in a world where his family name no longer means anything, marking him as merely an ordinary man. He wants to be more than that: he wants to be somebody influential.