[CHAR] Hogwarts: The New Professors

[Varshanka]

Professor:

Tænar Verch Tygath

Professor: Defense against the Dark Arts,
Summoning of the Elementals
House: Ravenclaw

Name: Tænar Verch Tygath
Age: 25
Appearance:

Graduation Picture

Height: 5'2"
Weight: 110#
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Personality: Calm/Sternly Firm

Wand Core: Phoenix Feather
Wand Wood: Ashen Wood
Wand Length: 10 7/8
Wand Owners: Original

Animagus: Mastiff
Patronus: Phoenix
Familiar: Mastiff "Storm Cloud" 200 #. All Muscle.

Storm Cloud

Family:
Father: Cadfarch Gwrgeneu Tygath
Mother: Rhiengar Lluddoccaf Tygath
Sister: Ystradwel [əsˈtradwɛl]

Magical Items Owned:
Wand (see above)
Steamtrunk of Holding. (saves on packing and unpacking - internal size is approximately the size of Titanic)

Biography:
Unsatisfied with work in the Muggle or the Mage world Taenar traveled for a few years after graduating from Hogwarts. She had an open invitation to return at any time and fill an open position of her choice, but she wanted to see the world, to explore, to understand. to find answers to questions no one could answer.

She’d traveled to Wales, New Zealand, The Hebrides Islands, Hungary, Romania, China and several other remote and obscure locations. Spending several years studying the dragons, and copying book about them. And even writing one herself about them, a concordance of sorts. Pealing back legend and fancy and writing truth. Descriptive biology, musculature, capabilities, sizes, and abilities.

In her possession was a Scale from each breed of Dragon, collected when they'd molted from yearling to juvenile. Never forced, but collected fresh as it fell away.

Favorite Hogwarts Memory:
Sitting in the Library late at night or early in the morning, reading olde books and smelling the hint of age upo their pages and bindings. Fantasizing about who might have touched, or read, the books and pages she was touching and reading.

Had any of the great ones done this, touched this books? Dumbledore, Snape, Rowena or Helena Ravenclaw, Minerva, Cho, Hermoine? Probably not, the chances that any of them read the types of books she did was improbable, except Snape.

But she had made it a point to touch each and every chair and table, Candelabra and painting in the library, just in the hope of getting any residual magical help from any of the great ones. Even members of her own house said she was weird for spending as much time as she did in the library.

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Kaiden "Kai" Devarron
Age: 28

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Professor of: Care of Magical Creatures

Biography: Born to a squib father and a witch mother, Kaiden was raised on a cattle farm in Ireland that played host to a small assortment of magical creatures that his mother had 'rescued' over the years, recovering creatures from the path of muggle expansion and helping keep many on a leash that would otherwise cause trouble in the area. Although Kaiden developed his magic at a normal age, he was enraptured by the way his father managed to interact with these creatures despite having no ability to use magic himself. Such actions were still dangerous, but it taught him the lesson that not every problem needed magic to solve it.

After receiving his letter for Hogwarts, he attended the school only during the times when it was actually in session, always returning to the farm in between semesters. He was an average student in most fields, displaying a bit of a talent in herbology and potions making, but his true passion and creativity were reserved for magical creatures. During his time at Hogwarts he submitted, and was denied, over thirty requests for an alternate type of pet, with the most common reason being cited as 'too dangerous to be permitted on the grounds'.

Aside from a fairly profitable business as a cattle farmer after taking over the operations from his father, Kaiden has been living the quiet life, not seeing much of a reason to go beyond the farm property save for twice a year when he meets up with a group of his friends from his graduating years at the school. Despite this seeming self-imposed isolation, Kaiden's scores and experience with magical creatures makes him a solid choice for the new professor of Care of Magical Creatures.

Favorite Hogwarts Memory: During his sixth year at Hogwarts, the class was to study a Kappa that had been brought in for the class and was supposedly kept docile by a potion. However, after a prank pulled by a classmate, the Kappa became irritated and attempted to drown the classmate that had earned its ire. Due to the proximity with the creature, the instructor was unable to get a clear shot with a stunning charm until Kaiden approached the creature with a cucumber sandwich he had apparently brought for lunch that day. The kappa let go of the student, allowing the situation to de-escalate and both student and creature were escorted from the class without further incident.

[Thayr]

Professor Kennedy, Miles

Appearance

Standing at 5’5”, fairly short all things considered, Mr Kennedy wears his hair fairly long and wild, often seeming to be a halo framing his head than anything else, and normally bears a scruff of a mustache. Seagreen eyes seem to observe everything behind a pair of spectacles, Muggle made. He prefers to wear trousers and collared shirts, normally with suspenders. A cup of hot tea seems perpetual in Mr Kennedy’s hands.

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Age: 30
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Professor of: Potions
Biography:

Miles Kennedy, born in Hong Kong to a pair of non-magical civil servants, would quickly find himself in England at age three. Among the more creative kids at his age, Miles possessed an imagination that far outstripped many others at his age - as well as a propensity for that imagination to make itself known in the real world. His parents chalked the issues here and there up to either bad luck, or chance, or a half dozen other ready excuses. Nevertheless, strange little things would happen here or there up to when he turned about eleven and a letter came in the mail. It spoke of scholarships and a new school and the talents of their son, all these good things, and soon enough Miles was off attending Hogwarts.

He proved apt at all the things he found interesting, poor at those he didn't. Potions grew to be a favorite for Miles, as well as Charms, while the young student's Divination and Transfiguration grades would be middling at best. Care for Magical Beasts was a strange one for Miles, making the boy miss his cat while absolutely hating the arm’s length nature of the course to the various creatures. He had a small enough group of friends while lacking for enemies, a common enough problem for Hufflepuffs. Miles would become notable enough as an unofficial tutor for Potions, often breaking curfew rules into the night as he went over the various problematic portions of different recipes. During the summers, Miles returned home to London, enjoying the great joys of the family cat, Noodle, while also becoming well and truly immersed in the Muggle world of life. He would also begin experimenting, however quietly, with Potions at home. His father took the interest and contemplation as his son loving chemistry, which in some ways it was, and took to buying several books on the matter as well as various glasswares to facilitate the new interest. Miles took it all in stride, finding all the various principles and methods useful enough to begin bringing the tomes to Hogwarts and using some of the instruments in Potions. Such would earn him the ire of the upper crust Slytherins, sure, but would also net near perfect grades for the young student. Miles figured that would be a good enough tradeoff, all things considered. He would also finally get his own pet, a patchwork cat rescued from a shelter named Lickspittle. When he finally graduated however, there were few job postings available for an aspiring student of potions to take and, for a brief time, and Miles lived at home while trying to find what to do.

He would disappear from the wizarding world for something of a decade, taking no jobs with the Ministry, any schools, or any wizard company. Rumors abound that Kennedy was in Afghanistan, Iraq, and even Syria with a Muggle group Doctors Without Borders, largely propagated by a number of Muggle-born students who have found similar names in that group's volunteer ranks and similar faces in various photos. What is known is that Miles Kennedy returned to England fairly recently, taking up a posting in the Ministry as an aid to Aurors before finding himself sent to Hogwarts.

Favorite Hogwarts Memory:

Mr Kennedy’s favorite memory would be his brewing of a potion of Liquid Luck as a Second Year, a task deemed by the Potions Master then to be nigh impossible, while solely using Muggle-made glassware and instrumentation. Done in the middle of the Hufflepuff Common Room, it absolutely baffled the more elitist students and proved a constant talking point for the students and, eventually, the living paintings. As such, the story almost gained a life of its own through the various retellings.

Other

Wand Core: Thestral Tail Hair
Wand Wood: Alder
Wand Length: 6”
Wand Owners: John Locke, Ira Davis, John Muller, Patricia Hewer

Patronus: Roc

[World Traveler]

Liam Wallox (26) Hufflepuff

Professor of: History of Magic & Muggle Studies

Biography: Liam's early years were unremarkable. Raised by his witch mother after his Muggle father passed away, he spent summers with his Muggle relatives, balancing both worlds. When he began Hogwarts, he blended in with his magical peers until his third year, when his mother insisted he take Muggle Studies. This rekindled his connection to the Muggle world, leading him to start the Muggle Appreciation Club—a haven for Muggle-born students that transcended house rivalries.

After graduating, Liam decided to fully immerse himself in the Muggle world. With the Ministry’s approval, he adapted his Hogwarts transcripts to attend a Muggle university, eventually becoming a Muggle history teacher in London. He maintained strong ties with the Ministry, aiding in Muggle-related situations, and even met with Muggle government officials on their behalf.

When Hogwarts needed a new Muggle Studies professor, Liam expressed interest only if he could also teach History of Magic, a position untouched for over a century. After negotiations, he became the first new History of Magic professor in generations.

Favorite Hogwarts Memory: In his 6th year at Hogwarts, the Muggle Appreciation Club hosted a World Cup watch party in the Great Hall, thanks to the Headmaster's approval. With help from professors, they managed to broadcast the final match. By the end of the game, the hall was packed with students excitedly watching. Since then, the World Cup has become a popular event hosted by the Muggle Club, though on a smaller scale.

Personal Held Opinions of Other Characters
{work in progress}

Miles Kennedy -
Kaiden Devarron -
Antonio Cifaretto -
Taenar Vetch Tygath -
Alvis Juneberry Hawes -
Seraphima Evelynne Rose -

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Prof. A.J. Hawes - Divination

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Name: Alvis Juneberry Hawes

Age: 28

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Professor of: Divination

Biography: A single child from a full-blood family, he always seemed a bit different from other wizarding children. He would stare off into space muttering strange things, stand up and abandon toys precisely when others wanted to play with them, dislike certain places seemingly without reason only for unpleasant things to happen there later, answer questions that hadn't been asked yet. Soon enough it became clear that he was a clairvoyant: someone gifted with a cryptic and dreamlike future sight. His time at Hogwarts was a mixed bag for this reason. He was seen as awkward, offbeat, distracted, and though his few friends learned to accept his peculiarities, most others found his comments unnerving. His friends tried to enroll him in the Ravenclaw Quidditch team as a seeker for obvious reasons, but he never was good at flying, and he crashed his broom at the first opportunity, so that went nowhere. And due to his difficulties focusing in class, when it came to schoolwork, he often had bad grades as well. Until Divination classes came around, that is, which is where he found his true calling. After his studies at Hogwarts, Alvis became a detective at the Ministry of Magic, where he quickly became well-known for using his clairvoyance in investigations. His ideas had admittedly mixed results, but they were always interesting at least, his office being a sprawl of ever-changing connections, scribbles and zany theories. One of his most famous cases -one that made the Daily Prophet, even- was The Case of the Stubborn House Elf. In it, he investigated a house that neighbours said became haunted after its owner's death, but its house elf Mopsy denied this wholeheartedly and refused to leave. As it turned out, Mopsy was right: the owner had faked his death and was hiding in a secret room to avoid the loan sharks from Gringott's Bank. Mopsy, grateful for the owner's safe return, has since started to show up unannounced and unexpected -even to Hawes- to provide 'assistance', to many of his colleagues' amusement. Now, Hawes has accepted the rather comfy teaching position of Divination at Hogwarts, but the tea leaves suggest his story is only just beginning...

Favorite Hogwarts Memory: That one time when Alvis had a dream in which he failed one of his most dreaded exams - History of Magic. Upon waking from this obviously prophetic dream, he quickly wrote down the exam questions and set out to the library to solve them. He then secretly sold these cheat sheets to some of his less-studious classmates for butterbeer and pasties. Then the day of the exam came, and he realized the dream was only partially true: the questions were all different… But hey, he did fail the exam, at least!

Speech Color: 50BA86

[Mole]

Seraphima Evelynne Rose

Ravenclaw · Magical Theory · 5’7” · 24

Biography: Seraphima Evelynne Rose is the second born child of Atticus and Ramona Rose. She follows her brother Alric Darius Rose in birth order. The Roses are a family of pure-blood witches and wizards. Respectfully, they have been ordered in the House of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.

The Rose family is proud of their pure-blood ancestral background, in belief that any witch or wizard should be proud of their family lineage. However, they are not prude and snobby about it, unlike some pure-blood families. In fact, they are also not loyal to one House or the other like some pure-blood families, and they are very welcome about it.

Atticus Rose is the a Magical Theorist, well-known for his many publishings, articles and books on the subject. His writings have always been pure, simplistic, and easy to understand for the commoner. Ramona Rose used to write for Witches Vogue. However, after the death of her oldest child, Alric, her sense of fashion seemed, well, to say it politely, tend to be a bit off.

Ramona’s fashion, of course, was not the only thing a bit off about the Rose family. Their remaining child Seraphima (often times referred to as Little Swan) also seemed to have her own special qualities. The sympathetic chalked it up to her witnessing her own brother’s death. The rest simply assumed the girl a very odd duck, indeed.

She hardly had any friends as she much preferred books over actual conversation. She seemed dull and outright unagreeable especially in looks. (Someone had to support her mother’s outlandish fashion.) Although, she was on the Quidditch team as the Keeper, which she even surpassed her older brother in ability and her school marks were straight Os, she lacked a key ingredient with public accumulation. In fact, she tended to care more for the less intelligent (so to speak) such as other creatures, herbs included.

Although a loner, Seraphima never did seem downright lonely. That’s not to say she was completely happy all the time, but it seemed she had some secret friend only she knew about. It’s most likely because of this other witches and wizards poked fun at her. Like when she attended the Yule Ball without a date but kept a pleasant smile for the entirety of the event. Rumors flew around like magic spells for a good quarter of the semester, as if no one had anything more useful to gossip about!

Charmingly for Seraphima, she found herself following in her father’s footsteps, and all those years spent alone in her studies, coming up with her own practical theories, has helped the witch make quite a name for herself. Since graduating Hogwarts, she has published numerous articles and written a book or two about Magical Theory. She is currently in the process of writing her third. And her mother has since landed a new job as an editor for Knitter’s Own, guiding witches and wizards in casting spells for more eccentric, alternative styles that many have declared “witty, smart, and sharp.”

Favorite Hogwarts Memory: At the Yule Ball, Seraphima was downright depressed about having no one ask her to the ball. In fact, her mother had designed and mailed her dress to her! She felt quite lovely in it, but not until her secret crush Dorrien René Logion gave her a quaint smile and polite compliment did the depression lift. He may never have shown her any affection thereafter, but she has always cherished his reaction and is certain his future wife will be aware of her mother’s spells.

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Antonio Cifaretto

Name: Antonio Cifaretto

Age: 32

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Professor of: Herbology

Biography: The Cifaretto family has a long history of participating in herbology, participating in many nature preservation efforts, participating in protests, and occasionally being an eco-terrorist to protect nature. This got his ancestors into much trouble with various muggle and wizard authorities. Although they had recently been out of trouble, a few family members still participated in unlawful protests. There is a rumour that the Cifaretto family is somehow connected to some criminal organization in Italy.

Antonio’s parents kept their noses clean. His father was a gardener, and his mother was a teacher of Herbology at Hogwarts. As a boy, Antonio was introduced to herbology and gardening, having quite a talent for carrying and identifying various flora. When he was the right age, he was brought to Hogwarts to further his education. He enjoyed Herbology and Defence Against The Dark Arts classes as a student. He also participated in many pranks involving placing mandrakes in students’ and professors' dorms.

After his time at Hogwarts, he became the school's groundskeeper, working for a few years before finally being given the job of Herbology professor after the last one retired. On occasion, Antonio will partake in various pranks by himself or with other students.

Favourite Hogwarts Memory: One of Antonio’s pranks included him and another student filling the Syltherian bathroom with Venomous Tentacula. Of course, everyone knew who did it, and Antonio and the other students were forced to move the tentacula out of the bathroom. And clean the washroom for the next couple of months.

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Hogwarts map and Hogsmeade

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Found the images on other wedsites. (Not my creation) forgot where. apparently it was a while ogo. uploaded to goodle for everyone.

Town

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Dungeon

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Ground & 1st Floor

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2nd & 3rd Floor

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4th & 5th Floor

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6th & 7th Floor

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Reggie, the High Flyer

Reginald "Reggie" D. Cross

6’0” | 200lbs
Lean, athletic build.

Age: 25
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
Professor of: Flying

Biography: Reggie was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His mother was a Muggle, originally from Melbourne. His father was a British wizard employed by the Department of International Magical Cooperation; Mr. Cross was working abroad at the time, serving as a British ambassador to the Australian magical government. The revelation that her lover was a Wizard was shocking, but not a downer to the future Mrs. Cross, the pair's relationship flourished to the point of marriage, after which Reggie was born. However, when his father was called back to Britain on a promotion offer, Reggie's mother was unable to uproot herself, and the pair maintained a long-distance relationship, offset by Reggie's father being able to simply Apparate to Sydney.

The situation wasn't ideal, but the pair made it work.

Reggie spent his earliest years with his mother in Australia, affording his father the time to acclimate to his new position. He would travel to London to see his father over the holidays and a bit during the summer.

When it became clear that Reginald was gifted with magic like his father, his life changed. He moved to live with his father full time, both parents agreeing it was best for him to be closer to the magical side of the family. As he neared his 11th birthday, the owl arrived, inviting him to attend his father's old school of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. He arrived his first night and was sorted into Hufflepuff house ("That's your mother's genes at work for sure," his father, a true Gryffindor exclaimed happily in a letter). The eleven-year-old Reginald made waves immediately, particularly as a lively, friendly, and dedicated individual who was typically the life of any party.

Academically, he held his own in all of his core subjects. Charms was where he tended to excel in this regard.

Yet it was in his first flying lesson that it became apparent that he would find himself most at home upon a broomstick. Flying came naturally to him, and as a first year, he was eyed by his house’s Quidditch captain and invited to try out for the team in his second year. He would take up the offer, and was practically a shoe-in onto a relatively young squad as a Chaser. Reggie’s performance on the Quidditch pitch became his most talked-of quality around the school, especially amongst his fellow Hufflepuffs. During his tenure he notched several house and school records. He retains his status as having the record for most points scored as a rookie player; for a time, he also held a record for most career points scored in the school, though he’s since been surpassed in that, though he remains the record-holder within his former house.

In his 7th year he was made Captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch squad. During this stretch he became something of an innovator. Taking influence from Muggle sports such as Football (Soccer), Gridiron Football, and Rugby, he drilled his squad into a defensive powerhouse that effectively limited their rival teams in points allowed. He further experimented by implementing a 2nd string team, who, during practice, were tasked with simulating the play style of Hufflepuff’s next opponent in scrimmage games to better prepare his squad for the coming games.

Among his notable matches as a captain was a game against Gryffindor in which his game plan involved him functioning similarly to a gridiron quarterback, pulling off impressive passes that set up his fellow chasers to score goals, a match against Slytherin in which his aggressive flying was likened by Muggle-born and Half-Blood students as similar to a Rugby player. The cream of the crop, however, was a shutout victory for the Quidditch cup in that year.

Following his time at Hogwarts, Reggie tried out for a slew of professional teams in the UK, but came up short. In part, it seemed that the teams were hesitant to incorporate his style of play into their own game plans, opting to take players that better meshed with their own styles. This prompted Reggie to return to his home in Australia, where he began a successful Quidditch career in Sydney. His career would flourish, seeing him earn a spot on the Australian National Team, and an appearance in the Quidditch World Cup.

It wouldn’t be long before a unique opportunity presented itself: a position at his alma mater, Hogwarts. Reggie wasted no time in applying for the opening as Flying Instructor, and chief Quidditch Referee. He heard back just as quickly, notified that his application had been accepted. He swiftly packed his belongings and relocated once more, returning to Britain, and taking up residence at his former school to begin the next chapter of his career.

Favorite Hogwarts Memory: The Three Peat. During Reggie's 5th-7th years, he and his fellow Hufflepuff Quidditch players cemented themselves in their house's lore with a dominant streak on the pitch. The team notched an impressive three year run of Quidditch Cup victories, with their last one in Reggie's time being a shutout victory.