Post by trashpanda on May 5, 2018 16:05:32 GMT -5
Name: Gavyn Scarborrough
Age: 33
Occupation/House: (House is optional if creating an adult character) Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor / Gryffindor
Wand: Dragon Heartstring - Hawthorn - 10"
Patronus: Wolfdog
Boggart: A statue similar to the one memorializing the Battle of Hogwarts
Physical Description: Gavyn is 5'7", with pale skin, hazel eyes, and brown hair. Outside of her professor's robes, her style is casual Americana - flannels, acid wash, and tank tops. She has tattoos of old protective symbols for luck. The most noticeable ones are the bind runes covering the inside of her right forearm.
Personality: Gavyn is approachable, informal, and frequently intense. She's only in her classroom when she has to be, and spends most of her time reaching out to wizards who may be able to point her towards new spells and charms, debating the ethical implications of Dark Arts study, or compiling research. Students who show up for office hours frequently find themselves helping on side projects or pulled out on field trips. She knows someone just about everywhere thanks to her old job, and has friends in all kinds of places (though, mostly the low ones).
History: Gavyn's parents were both graduates of Hogwarts, and had met in school. She'd eagerly awaited her letter, and started at Hogwarts the year Professor Umbridge taught Defense Against the Dark Arts. She was pulled from the school after the end of her second year, and was travelling with her family when the Battle of Hogwarts happened. She was re-enrolled when the school reopened, and completed her education. After graduation, she went into business on her own as a security consultant and freelance researcher.
Recently, her business had taken off, and she returned to Hogwarts to consult with the prior Defense Against the Dark Arts professor regarding a particularly difficult job. They hit it off, discussing the application of magical theory to practical defense for hours. Her predecessor mentioned that they didn't intend to return the next year, and suggested she throw her name in the hat. She did, convinced she'd never hear back.
To her shock, she did hear back. However, Gavyn's position as the Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor was announced amidst controversy. She was suspected to have more experience than was strictly appropriate in the Dark Arts, but since no evidence was produced, the rumors were not taken into account during the selection process. Some thought they should have been. There were also those who asked, sotto vocce, why they were hiring one of the few Gryffindors that had been absent from the Battle of Hogwarts to teach defense, when they could hire someone who had stood and fought.
Relationships: Jackson Scarborrough (father), Elaine Scarborrough (mother)
Face Claim: Stana Katic
Age: 33
Occupation/House: (House is optional if creating an adult character) Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor / Gryffindor
Wand: Dragon Heartstring - Hawthorn - 10"
Patronus: Wolfdog
Boggart: A statue similar to the one memorializing the Battle of Hogwarts
Physical Description: Gavyn is 5'7", with pale skin, hazel eyes, and brown hair. Outside of her professor's robes, her style is casual Americana - flannels, acid wash, and tank tops. She has tattoos of old protective symbols for luck. The most noticeable ones are the bind runes covering the inside of her right forearm.
Personality: Gavyn is approachable, informal, and frequently intense. She's only in her classroom when she has to be, and spends most of her time reaching out to wizards who may be able to point her towards new spells and charms, debating the ethical implications of Dark Arts study, or compiling research. Students who show up for office hours frequently find themselves helping on side projects or pulled out on field trips. She knows someone just about everywhere thanks to her old job, and has friends in all kinds of places (though, mostly the low ones).
History: Gavyn's parents were both graduates of Hogwarts, and had met in school. She'd eagerly awaited her letter, and started at Hogwarts the year Professor Umbridge taught Defense Against the Dark Arts. She was pulled from the school after the end of her second year, and was travelling with her family when the Battle of Hogwarts happened. She was re-enrolled when the school reopened, and completed her education. After graduation, she went into business on her own as a security consultant and freelance researcher.
Recently, her business had taken off, and she returned to Hogwarts to consult with the prior Defense Against the Dark Arts professor regarding a particularly difficult job. They hit it off, discussing the application of magical theory to practical defense for hours. Her predecessor mentioned that they didn't intend to return the next year, and suggested she throw her name in the hat. She did, convinced she'd never hear back.
To her shock, she did hear back. However, Gavyn's position as the Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor was announced amidst controversy. She was suspected to have more experience than was strictly appropriate in the Dark Arts, but since no evidence was produced, the rumors were not taken into account during the selection process. Some thought they should have been. There were also those who asked, sotto vocce, why they were hiring one of the few Gryffindors that had been absent from the Battle of Hogwarts to teach defense, when they could hire someone who had stood and fought.
Relationships: Jackson Scarborrough (father), Elaine Scarborrough (mother)
Face Claim: Stana Katic