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𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚 | hp next gen character profile

Warnings: Mentions of death, murder, and general associated darkness

✧ IDENTITY ✧

Full Name: Luke Percival Battersea

Nicknames: None

Name Meanings: Luke → Greek, “man from Lucania” ; Percival → French, “one who pierces the valley” ; Battersea → Anglo-Saxon, meaning unknown.

Date of Birth: July 21, 2000

Gender: Male (he/him)

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Blood Status: Half-blood

Nationality: Irish, Scottish

Residence: Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland (birth to age 4) ; Dublin, Ireland (age 4 to 6 & age 8 to 28) ; Edinburgh, Scotland (age 6) ; London, England (age 6) ; Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland (age 7) ; Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland (age 8) ; Leeds, England (age 8) ; Ballyroan, County Laois, Ireland (age 28 to death)

✧ APPEARANCE ✧

Faceclaim: Cameron Chapman

Height: 5’11”

Build: Lanky and athletic

Hair: Sandy brown that’s short and usually neat

Eye Color: Hazel

Scarring:

Childhood & Hogwarts: Luke has a small scar by the corner of his right lip as the result of a lightsaber accident.

Adulthood: None

Modifications: (glasses, piercings, tattoos, etc.) None

Other Distinguishing Marks: None

Clothing Style: Collared shirts ; slacks ; ties ; suit jackets ; sneakers ; plaid shirts ; sweaters ; sweatshirts ; jeans ; joggers ; a trench coat

Accessories: A wrist watch, the Wexford earldom signet ring

What’s in His Pockets: His wand, his wallet

What’s in His School Bag: Textbooks, parchment, quills, ink ; a notebook ; a few photographs ; his great-great-grandfather’s pocket watch

✧ SPEECH & LANGUAGE ✧

Voiceclaim: Cameron Chapman

Accent: Irish

Dialect: Supraregional Southern Irish English

Languages Spoken: English, some Irish

Languages Understood: English, some Irish, some Latin

✧ PERSONALITY ✧

MBTI Type: INTP — the logician

⤷ Seek to develop logical explanations for everything that interests them. Theoretical and abstract, interested more in ideas than in social interaction. Quiet, contained, flexible, and adaptable. Have unusual ability to focus in depth to solve problems in their area of interest. Skeptical, sometimes critical, always analytical.

Enneagram Type: 5 — the investigator

⤷ Fives are cerebral, detached and sober. They want to understand the world and protect their privacy and independence so they can live on their own terms. They like to analyze the world, dissect it, go to the bottom of things and feel like they really understood everything there is to understand before they make a move.

Positive Traits: Practical, organized, responsible, calm, decisive, strong-willed, courageous, curious, analytical, open-minded

Neutral Traits: Quiet, reserved, private, independent, honest, realistic, logical, observant, dutiful, generally objective

Negative Traits: Insensitive, stubborn, judgmental, a tendency to blame himself, extremely private, not the best with emotions, impatient, perfectionist tendencies

Common Stressors: Exams ; investigating his family’s murders ; people ; schoolwork

Comforting Things: Kicking a football (⚽️) against a wall ; Star Wars (preferably the original trilogy) ; fencing ; chocolate

Interests & Hobbies: Football/soccer, flying, model Star Wars ships, fencing, reading, swimming, hurling

Description: Left grief-ridden and adrift after the murder of his family when he was six, Luke learned rather early on that life sucked and that was a defining moment of his life. It was the moment in his life which defined who he would become and why he was like that. He grew withdrawn, quiet, and private after the event, something that was compounded by spending two years being passed around between different guardians. Despite this, though, Luke remained a generally kind, albeit aloof and prickly, person. In addition, Luke grew determined to learn everything about the deaths of his family and his already stubborn tendencies were enhanced. He wasn’t always the best with emotions, often suppressing his own and ignoring what he was feeling. All around, though, Luke is a reserved and intelligent man with an open yet analytical mind.

✧ MAGIC ✧

Wand: Luke’s wand is made of pine wood with a dragon heartstring core and is 10 ¼ inches with an unyielding flexibility.

⤷ Pine wands always chose an independent, individual master who might be perceived as a loner, intriguing and perhaps mysterious. Pine wands enjoyed being used creatively, and unlike some others, would adapt unprotestingly to new methods and spells. Many wandmakers insisted that pine wands were able to detect, and perform best for, owners who were destined for long lives, including Garrick Ollivander who had never personally known the master of a pine wand to die young. The pine wand was one of those that were most sensitive to non-verbal magic.

Other Magical Abilities: None

Patronus: Fire dwelling salamander

Patronus Memory: A lightsaber fight with his older brothers, Mark and Scott (shortly before their deaths)

Boggart: The walls move in like the Star Wars trash compactor with the screams of his family echoing around the room

Riddikulus: The screams become Chewbacca’s cries

Amortentia:

Luke smells like sandalwood, spearmint, pepper, bergamot, and coffee.

Luke smells marinara sauce, chocolate, dog, jasmine, and vanilla.

Mirror of Erised: Himself with his family

✧ HOGWARTS ✧

House: Gryffindor

OWL Classes:

Astronomy — Exceeds Expectations

Charms — Outstanding

Defense Against the Dark Arts — Outstanding

Flying — Outstanding

Herbology — Acceptable

History of Magic — Acceptable

Potions — Exceeds Expectations

Transfiguration — Outstanding

OWL Electives:

Care of Magical Creatures — Acceptable

Study of Ancient Runes — Exceeds Expectations

NEWT Classes:

Charms — Outstanding

Defense Against the Dark Arts — Outstanding

Herbology — Exceeds Expectations

Potions — Exceeds Expectations

Transfiguration — Outstanding

Extracurriculars: Seeker on the Gryffindor quidditch team starting in his third year

✧ EMPLOYMENT ✧

Affiliations: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry ; TBD

Professions: TBD

✧ FAMILY ✧

Father: Grant Percival Edmund Battersea [deceased, 1947-2006]

Born in 1947, Grant is the only child of Oliver and Cecilia Battersea. He grew up in a home full of love, with numerous cousins and extended family. Despite being one of the younger cousins, Grant managed to form good relationships with most of his cousins. He was sorted into Ravenclaw upon starting Hogwarts, just like his father had been. He met his future wife, Janet, at Hogwarts… although their first meeting was purely accidental and they didn’t reconnect until after Hogwarts. Grant was fascinated by his family’s history, from the Wexford earldom on the Battersea side to the murder of his great-grandfather on the Kennedy side. It was this fascination that propelled Grant into a career as an auror, although he spent much of his career researching cold cases as they were the things that fascinated. In 1972, he married Janet Bruce and two years later they welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Aileen. His son, Mark, followed three years later in 1977 with Scott coming two years later in 1980 and Isla being born three years after Scott in 1983. Grant was content with his four children and was beyond relieved when his whole family escaped the second wizarding war unharmed, even though they had spent much of the war in hiding. Grant had helped with coordinating safe houses, though, unable to stand by and watch everyone else do things. The biggest shock came when Janet informed him that she was pregnant for a fifth time in late 1999. Their youngest and fifth child, Luke, was welcomed in July of 2000. Despite the shock, Grant enjoyed being a father again. He enjoyed spending time with his youngest. He just never expected that his time with Luke would be cut short. In late 2006, Grant was murdered alongside his wife and four eldest children. The culprit would eventually be identified as the same wizard who had murdered Grant’s great-grandfather, Ferdia Kennedy.

Luke had a good relationship with his father. They had a fairly close relationship and always got along pretty well. Luke doesn’t have many memories of his father, as he was only six when Grant died. He does often wish that he could talk to and just be with his father.

Faceclaim: George Clooney

Mother: Janet Marie Battersea née Bruce [deceased, 1951-2006]

Born in 1951, Janet is the eldest child of Angus and Mary Bruce. She was their only child with magic, and was sorted into Gryffindor upon starting Hogwarts. She accidentally met her husband during their time at Hogwarts but they didn’t reconnect or spend time together until after they had both graduated. Janet worked as a herbalist, with a tilt towards medicinal herbology. In 1972, she married Grant Battersea and two years later, they welcomed their first child, Aileen Cecilia, in 1974. In 1977, they welcomed their second child and first son, Mark with their second son Scott coming two years later in 1980. Their second daughter, Isla was born three years after Scott in 1983. Janet was content with her four children and was greatly relieved when the Battersea family emerged from the second wizarding war unharmed. Janet had surreptitiously supplied the order of the Phoenix with medicinal plants while her husband coordinated safe houses. Of course, nothing seemed to compare the shock of discovering that she was pregnant for a fifth time in 1999. It had been seventeen years since her previous pregnancy and Janet was not expecting to have any more children, but she and Grant welcomed their youngest son, Luke, in July of 2000. Janet was happy with their newest son, though. She just never expected that her time with her youngest would be cut short. In late 2006, Janet was murdered alongside her husband and four eldest children.

Luke had a good relationship with his mother. They had a pretty good relationship, although Luke doesn’t have very many memories of his mother as he was only six when Janet died. Once again, he wishes that he could have had stronger memories of her.

Sister: Aileen Cecilia Battersea [deceased, 1974-2006]

Born in 1974, Aileen is the eldest child of Grant and Janet Battersea, 26 years older than Luke, and a Ravenclaw. Aileen took her role as the eldest child quite seriously and was always on the serious side. In fact, many would say that she was quite similar in personality to her great-grandfather, Edmund Kennedy. Aileen was both a prefect and headgirl during her tenure at Hogwarts. After Hogwarts, Aileen went on to become a lawyer, fostering her love for doing right. She was engaged when she was murdered in 2006, at the age of 32. However, Aileen died knowing that she had protected her baby brother and had done at least one good thing in her lifetime.

Luke had a good relationship with his oldest sister, although Aileen was the sibling that he spent the least amount of time with. Aileen was the most stunned by the announcement that her parents were pregnant for a fifth time, seventeen years after their youngest child. However, despite her misgivings, Aileen adored Luke and he adored her.

Brother: Mark Dermot Battersea [deceased, 1977-2006]

Born in 1977, Mark is the second child of Grant and Janet Battersea, 23 years older than Luke, and a Gryffindor. Mark was always the most athletic of the four eldest Battersea siblings. He loved everything to do with athletics and he joined the Gryffindor quidditch team as soon as he was able to, earning the position of beater. He also fell in love with the Star Wars movies after seeing Return of the Jedi in theaters, something he would share with his baby brother. After Hogwarts, Mark went on to play beater for the Falmouth Falcons. He was murdered at the age of 29, alongside all of his family aside from his baby brother.

Luke was closest to Mark. They had a lot of similar interests, and Mark earned the spot of favorite sibling by introducing Luke to Star Wars. They often engaged in fake lightsaber duels and Mark just adored his baby brother. Luke adored Mark as well. They loved each other dearly and Luke definitely had some hero worship towards Mark.

Faceclaim: Paul Mescal

Brother: Scott Albert Battersea [deceased, 1980-2006]

Born in 1980, Scott is the third child of Grant and Janet Battersea, 20 years older than Luke, and a Hufflepuff. Scott was the most sociable of the four eldest Battersea siblings, joining multiple clubs including frog choir and the dueling club. Attending Hogwarts in the same year as Harry Potter himself meant that Scott’s years at Hogwarts were a bit chaotic and he wasn’t able to engage in things as much as he would have liked. After graduating Hogwarts, Scott became a journalist. He was inspired by what he had witnessed in his seventh year at Hogwarts and he became quite determined to show the world what was going on beneath the surface. He also began to research the murder of his great-great-grandfather. He was murdered at the age of 26, leaving behind a devastated boyfriend.

Luke had a good relationship with Scott, although they weren’t always the closest. Scott often took Luke on tours of Dublin and London and Edinburgh, showing his baby brother the world. Luke adored his big brother, just not as much as he adored Mark. Scott loved his baby brother.

Sister: Isla Janet Battersea [deceased, 1983-2006]

Born in 1983, Isla is the fourth child of Grant and Janet Battersea, 17 years older than Luke, and a Slytherin. Isla was the quietest of the eldest four Battersea siblings. She preferred to keep to herself and fly under the radar, not drawing any extra attention to herself. Unlike her older siblings, Isla didn’t join any clubs or teams. She kept her head down, listening and observing, filing everything away to showcase in the art that had become her passion. After graduating from Hogwarts, Isla rented a studio space and dedicated her time to the craft of art. She never sold anything in her lifetime and her paintings remained hidden until 15-year-old Luke accidentally discovered her studio. She died at the age of 23.

Luke had a good relationship with his sister, although she remained the most mysterious of his siblings. They didn't spend a ton of time together, although Luke did prove to be Isla's occasional muse. They loved in each other a lot, even though Luke didn’t adore her quite the way he did their older siblings.

Cousin: Esmanur Zeynep Battersea (@endlessly-cursed)

Luke’s second cousin once removed, Esmanur was the daughter of his second cousin, Bayezeid Battersea and a woman of high standards, who was used to being treated like royalty. She married businessman Mahmud Parsons and had one daughter, Shreya, with him.

Luke doesn’t have much of a relationship with Esmanur as she doesn’t have much time for anyone besides her daughter and sometimes, her husband. He doesn’t mind, knowing that he doesn’t want someone to replace the family that he had had.

Faceclaim: Melike Ipek Yalova

Cousin-in-law: Mahmud Ismail Parsons (@endlessly-cursed)

Mahmud is the husband of Luke’s second cousin once removed, Esmanur Battersea, and the father of Shreya. He is a wealthy business from the city of Kolkata in India, although he spends much of his time traveling between different holdings. It was his decision to become Luke’s guardians, insisting that it would be a way to provide his daughter, Shreya, with a playmate and companion.

Luke doesn’t have much of a relationship with Mahmud, mostly because the older man spends most of his time traveling and isn’t around often.

Faceclaim: Rahul Kohli

Cousin: Shreya Hümasha Battersea-Parsons (@endlessly-cursed)

Born on May 6, 1997, Shreya is Luke’s second cousin twice removed and a Slytherin. Despite being very different personality-wise, they got on alright. They were never close or talked that much, but she was the only one to really take an interest in him and well… Shreya’s family was the first real aspect of stability in his life. Luke’s a fairly prickly fellow, but he understood that she was trying her best. Their relationship was an odd one to begin with, anyways.

Faceclaim: Maitreyi Ramakrishan

Cousin: Yasemine Neeru Battersea-Parsons (@endlessly-cursed)

Pets:

Childhood: A black Labrador retriever named Chewie

Adulthood: A chocolate Labrador retriever named Han Solo ; a yellow Labrador retriever named Skywalker

✧ ROMANCE & CHILDREN ✧

Love Interest: Sophia Josephine “Sophie” Pembroke

⤷ Luke first met Sophie Pembroke on the train ride to Hogwarts, but he thought nothing of their first run-in. He was already a ball of nerves and he didn’t have the wherewithal to devote time to trying to make friends. Therefore, it wasn’t until their fifth year that they actually had a conversation. A charged undercurrent of romance seemed to underlie their every interaction and Luke began telling Sophie things that he had never told another person before. Their friendship continued until the end of their sixth year when they finally broke the tension and kissed. From then on, everything was different. Despite Luke’s reserve, he found it surprisingly easy to open up to Sophie. She was everything that he had never allowed himself to want or let in, out of the fear that someone else would leave him in the end. They married in a small spur of the moment ceremony on September 25, 2026.

Son: Angus John “Gus” Battersea-Pembroke

Hufflepuff | Twin | b. September 13, 2028

Luke has a good relationship with his son, and he’s probably a tad closer to Gus, solely because they understand each other quite well. Luke is quite proud of his son and they easily get along with minimal arguments or fights. He loves Gus very much and tries to support his son in everything that the boy tries.

Faceclaim: Grant Feely

Daughter: Kennedy Lucretia Battersea-Pembroke

Gryffindor | Twin | b. September 13, 2028

Luke has a generally good relationship with his daughter. However, they do have some arguments and fights, especially when Kennedy’s a teenager due to her headstrong nature and Luke’s lean towards protectiveness. Despite this though, Luke is quite proud of his daughter and he wants to support Kennedy in everything that she tries. He loves his daughter very much.

Faceclaim: Vivien Lyra Blair

✧ OTHER RELATIONSHIPS ✧

Best Friends:

Cassie Abbott (@smarti-at-smogwarts)

Close Friends: TBD

Friends: TBD

Acquaintances: TBD

It’s Complicated: TBD

Hogwarts Dormmates: TBD, 3 spaces available

Joaquin Valdez

AVAILABLE

Rivals: TBD

Enemies: The cloaked man

✧ HISTORY & BACKGROUND ✧

Place of Birth: Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland

Hometown: Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland and Dublin, Ireland

Childhood:

Luke Percival Battersea, born July 21, 2000, was the youngest child of Grant and Janet Battersea of Enniscorthy, Ireland. His parents were both around the age of 50. He also joined older siblings Aileen (26), Mark (23), Scott (20), and Isla (17)… who really hadn’t been expecting another sibling as Luke was an oops baby. A wanted oops baby, but an oops baby nonetheless. However, his siblings all slowly began warming up to the idea and all four of them indulged Luke.

The first six years of Luke’s life were stable and happy. In many ways, he was essentially an only child being raised by much older parents and could sometimes get away with a lot. His siblings all indulged him and did things with him that their parents would not have liked. The most important thing that his siblings did was when his big brother, Mark, let him watch Star Wars: A New Hope when he was four. From that moment on, Luke was pretty much obsessed with Star Wars, one of the few things that would always give him a sense of happiness and comfort.

However, everything changed one October night in 2006. The whole family had gathered for a small dinner and celebration when the windows blew inwards and a cloaked man appeared. At his parents’ urging, Luke’s eldest sister, Aileen, shut him into a closet with the urging to be quiet and stay put until someone came to get him. That was the last time that Luke saw his parents and siblings. He was found in the closet by aurors, who quickly pieced together that this was the missing Battersea son. Luke was shielded from the scene of his family’s murders and placed into the custody of his aging and widowed maternal grandfather, Angus Bruce.

Nearing ninety, Angus did the best he could with his grieving and orphaned grandson. One of the first things that Angus did was get his grandson a Labrador retriever puppy. Luke named the black lab Chewie, after the Wookiee Chewbacca. Unfortunately, Angus suffered a debilitating stroke and three weeks later, he suffered a second fatal stroke. After that, Luke was placed with Battersea relatives, descendants of his grandfather’s brother, Louis, in London, England for six weeks. Unfortunately, it turned out that one of his cousins was severely allergic to pet dander and thus, Luke was moved to another relative shortly before his seventh birthday.

This time, he was placed in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland with his grandmother’s younger brother, Alfie. Alfie had a strong sense of duty and family, so he had no problem taking in his grandnephew. Alfie, despite having handed out the majority of his possessions to his own children, decided to give Cecelia’s grandson their father’s pocket watch. Luke was shocked to be given the pocket watch and held it close, knowing that there was a history tied to the watch’s owners. Unfortunately, Luke’s time with Alfie was cut short when Alfie found himself falling into a chronic illness. Despite his best efforts, Alfie made the difficult decision to explain to Luke that they couldn’t keep living together. It wasn’t fair to the eight-year-old, who deserved someone who could keep up with him.

After Alfie, Luke was placed with more Battersea descendants, still from his grandfather’s brother, Louis’s family, in Wexford, where the Battersea earldom had once included. Luke spent six months in Wexford, before those Batterseas had to move for their matriarch's career. Next, Luke found himself in Leeds, England with some of his Bruce relatives. They didn’t know what to do with the grieving and angry eight-year-old (and his dog). Within three months they asked for Luke to be placed with someone else. This would, thankfully, be the final placement. Mahmud Parsons and his wife, Esmanur Battersea-Parsons had arranged to take Luke in, despite the distant relationship with Luke being the second cousin of Esmanur’s father and descendants of Luke’s grandfather’s brother, Niall. They had a daughter, Shreya, who was three years older than Luke and made the effort to get to know him. Luke took nearly a year to get fully comfortable with living with the Battersea-Parsons. He kept waiting for the other foot to drop and for something to happen where they decided that they couldn’t do it anymore. Luckily, that never happened and Luke slowly became more and more comfortable.

Hogwarts Years:

Upon starting Hogwarts, Luke was sorted into Gryffindor. He took a while to grow comfortable at Hogwarts, even though he was used to being by himself. It was just that he didn’t have his beloved dog, Chewie, with him and Chewie had been with Luke since his family died. In his third year, Luke made the Gryffindor quidditch team as their new seeker. That same year, Luke also began researching his family’s murders in earnest. It became a somewhat all-consuming search, but after nearly failing multiple assignments, Luke realized that he couldn’t let his search completely consume all his attention.

In his fifth year, Luke formed a friendship with Sophie Pembroke which quickly gained underlying layers of romance. They danced around the romance aspect for nearly a year, even though everyone else knew that Luke Battersea and Sophie Pembroke were in love. They didn’t start dating until the end of their sixth year.

Adulthood:

After graduating from Hogwarts, Luke continued his research into his family’s murders and discovered the connection between their deaths and the death of his great-great-grandfather. He also began to notice similarities in a variety of murders from the 1880s to the 2000s. It all led up to a confrontation between Luke and the cloaked man who had murdered Ferdia Kennedy back in 1891. The cloaked man was killed and a century-long conspiracy was discovered, one that ran deeper than Voldemort or anyone who had come before him.

After finding the truth, Luke didn't know what to do with himself. He put more and more of himself into his relationship with Sophie and with selling Isla Battersea paintings. His career is still TBD

Luke married Sophie on September 25, 2026 in a small ministry ceremony, with her family in attendance and a few of their closest friends. They had two children, twins, together. Their children, Angus John “Gus” and Kennedy Lucretia were born on September 13, 2028.

Old Age:

Luke retired at the age of 102. After his retirement, he spent time helping Sophie pass on her wand making shop and traveling. He spent time with his grandchildren as well.

Death:

Luke passed away at the age of 116, in 2116. He died peacefully in his sleep and left behind two children, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

✧ MISCELLANEOUS ✧

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Manicotti with cheesy garlic bread

Favorite Drink: Cinnamon hot chocolate with whipped cream

Favorite Weather: Sunny and autumn

Favorite Season: Autumn

Favorite Book: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

Favorite Music: U2, Bastille

Favorite Movie: The Empire Strikes Back

Dislikes: Crowds ; bullies ; seafood ; broccoli ; wet clothes ; Star Trek

Trivia:

Luke is the great-grandson of Simon Battersea, the last earl of Wexford, and Edmund Kennedy, a former head of the treasury department. Simon’s youngest son, Oliver, married Edmund’s youngest daughter, Cecilia, making them Luke’s paternal grandparents.

Luke first watched the original Star Wars trilogy at the age of 4, courtesy of his big brother, Mark. From that point on, he would run around the house, whacking things with a plastic lightsaber. He also snuck out of Hogwarts to go and see The Force Awakens in December of 2015.

Important Links:

tag: #Luke Battersea

More information on Luke’s children, Gus and Kennedy

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unfortunate-arrow · 5 months

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𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧 | hp ww1 character profile

warnings: mentions of death and war trauma

✧ IDENTITY ✧

Full Name: Linus Matthew Sullivan

Nicknames: Yank, Yankee

Name Meanings: Linus → Greek, “flax” ; Matthew → Hebrew, “gift of god” ; Sullivan → Irish, “dark eyes, hawk eyes.”

Date of Birth: November 26, 1893 (Sagittarius)

Gender: Male (he/him)

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Blood Status: Muggleborn

Nationality: American

Residence: Buffalo, New York, United States of America (birth to 21) ; TBD

✧ APPEARANCE ✧

Faceclaim: Joseph Mazzello

Height: 5’9”

Build: Lean but athletic

Hair: Sandy brown that’s short

Eye Color: Hazel

Scarring:

Childhood & Ilvermorny: None

Adulthood: A bullet scar in his left shoulder

Modifications: (glasses, piercings, tattoos, etc.) None

Other Distinguishing Marks: None

Clothing Style: Collared shirts ; suspenders ; trousers ; jeans ; boots ; sweaters ; jackets ; loafers ; ties ; flat caps ; newsboy caps

Accessories: Identification tags

What’s in His Pockets: A pencil ; small journal ; a compass ; a pocket knife ; pay-book ; his uncle’s pipe ; handkerchief

✧ SPEECH & LANGUAGE ✧

Voiceclaim: Joseph Mazzello

Accent: American

Dialect: Inland Northern American English ; General American English

Languages Spoken: English

Languages Understood: English

✧ PERSONALITY ✧

MBTI Type: INFJ — the advocate

⤷ The INFJ personality type is Introverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, and Judging, which means they are energized by time alone, focused on understanding ideas and concepts, led by their values and intuition, and firm decision makers. This combination of personality preferences produces people who are intensely idealistic, authentic, and empathetic. Although INFJs do not tend to have a large circle of people they are close to, they value deep connections and emotional intimacy with their close friends and family. INFJs believe the world can be a better place, and they concentrate on doing their best to help it get there.

Enneagram Type: Type 6 — the loyalist

⤷ Sixes are defined by their desire for safety and security. They seek to anticipate and avoid risk, and to ally themselves with trustworthy authority figures and institutions. Sixes are alert and vigilant, always thinking several steps ahead to anticipate and prepare for what could go wrong.

Positive Traits: Creative, insightful, intelligent, principled, passionate, altruistic, responsible, compassionate, conscientious, dependable

Neutral Traits: Stubborn, private, reserved, idealistic, logical, trustworthy, courageous, loyal, tenacious, adaptable, focused

Negative Traits: Sensitive, reluctant to open up, perfectionistic, anxious, can be aggressive, very private

Common Stressors: The war, MACUSA, work, finances, life

Comforting Things: Books, comic strips, drawing, baseball, ice hockey, ice skating

Interests & Hobbies: Baseball, ice hockey, reading, ice skating, drawing, sketching

Description: Linus is a “think before you act” type of person, who rarely makes a significant decision without thinking everything through. He’s a quiet person, who usually keeps to himself and takes a while for him to open up to others. He generally holds firmly to his beliefs, principles, and ideals… which isn’t always the best thing as it leads to Linus’s consistent violations of MACUSA’s Rappaport’s Law. In addition, Linus is intelligent, stubborn, and kind. He tries to help those who need it, but often feels like he’s falling short… something exacerbated by the way his mind interprets his role during the Great War. Despite it all, though, Linus tries his hardest to be the man that his mother always believed he could be.

✧ MAGIC ✧

Wand: Linus’s wand is made of fir wood with a wampus cat hair core and is 10 ¾ inches with an unyielding flexibility.

⤷ There is no doubt that fir wood, coming as it did from the most resilient of trees, produced wands that demanded staying power and strength of purpose in their true owners, and favored owners of focused, strong-minded and, occasionally, intimidating demeanor. They were poor tools in the hands of the changeable and indecisive. Fir wands were called 'the survivor's wand' as its owners were known to come out of mortal peril unscathed. Fir wands were particularly suited to Transfiguration.

Other Magical Abilities: None

Patronus: Lynx

Patronus Memory: The first trip to the Pan-American Exposition with his uncle in July of 1901

Boggart:

Pre-war: A shadowy iteration of President William McKinley’s assassin with a smoking gun

Post-war: Himself walking away from someone who needs help (typically a soldier)

Riddikulus:

Pre-war: The shadowy assassin is revealed to be his Uncle Frank holding a smoking loaf of bread

Post-war: Himself, kneeling by the person and singing a silly (and sometimes bawdy) song

Amortentia:

Linus smells like sandalwood, allspice, mint, and ink.

Linus smells baking bread, popcorn, and a few things related to Maritza.

Mirror of Erised: Linus would see the muggle and wizarding worlds coexisting peacefully, without Rappaport’s Law. He’d see his mother and uncle with his own family, mostly as a reflection of that.

✧ ILVERMORNY ✧

House: Wampus

Classes:

Astronomy — Exceeds Expectations

Charms — Outstanding

Defense Against the Dark Arts — Outstanding

Flying — Exceeds Expectations

Herbology — Acceptable

History of Magic — Acceptable

Potions — Acceptable

Transfiguration — Outstanding

Electives:

Arithmancy — Exceeds Expectations

Extracurriculars: Quodpot

✧ EMPLOYMENT ✧

Affiliations: Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ; the Canadian military

Professions:

Age 12 to 21 - Newsboy

Age 21 to 23 - Soldier, private

Age 23 to 24 - Soldier, lance corporal

Post-war is TBD

✧ FAMILY ✧

Father: Ephraim Cornelius Lovell [deceased, 1858-1913]

Born in late 1858, Ephraim Lovell was the eldest and only child of Cornelius and Jemima Lovell to survive to adulthood. Ephraim had a good and mostly happy early childhood, but everything changed when he went away to school at the age of thirteen. Life was tough at school, and by the time he graduated, Ephriam had become an only child. His four siblings had all contracted different illnesses and passed away. This left a deep mark on Ephraim, and while he had already begun to take after his father’s philandering ways, he fell deeper into them. Even marrying Ellen Blackmore at the age of 28 wasn’t enough to curb Ephraim’s philandering ways. His first child and only child with Ellen, Eugene Silas Lovell, was born in 1887. Ellen died three years after their son was born and Ephraim did mourn his first wife. Two years later, Ephraim married his second wife, Martha Burke. They had a daughter shortly after, whom they named Ophelia Florence Lovell. Shortly after Ophelia’s birth, Ephraim went to the United States for his merchant business. It was there that he met the young and innocent Bertha Sullivan, whom he was quickly taken with. Like many previous affairs, Ephraim hid his marriage and won Bertha’s affections. They carried on an affair for two months before Ephraim returned to London. He didn’t know that he had left Bertha pregnant or that he would have a second son. Of course, that was kinda par for the course with Ephraim. It was likely that he had fathered multiple children. Ephraim died in 1913 after suffering a fall. He only ever knew two of his children.

Linus never knew his father. In fact, he didn’t even know his father’s name until he met Eugene and Ophelia and they discovered they were half-siblings. Unfortunately, by that point, Ephraim had been dead for a few years and Linus never had the opportunity to meet the man. However, given Eugene’s and Ophelia’s summations of the man, Linus wasn’t sure if he actually wanted to know Ephraim.

Mother: Bertha Mary Sullivan [deceased, 1874-1906]

Born in January of 1874, Bertha Sullivan was the eldest child of Mary and Lewis Sullivan and the twin sister of Frank. She had a pretty good childhood, although her parents passed away when she and Frank were fifteen. They lived alone from that point, both working to make ends meet. Four years later, Bertha stumbled upon British businessman Ephraim Lovell and she began a quiet affair with the man. He gave her a lot of hope for marriage, but in April of 1893, he returned to England. Bertha was left heartbroken… and pregnant. Desperate to leave New York City and her recognition there, Bertha left the city for Buffalo, New York with Frank joining her two years later. Her son, Linus Matthew, was born on November 26, 1893 and Bertha raised her boy in Buffalo. She loved that boy and did everything that she could to make sure that he never had to work before the age of 18. Unfortunately, that ideal failed as Bertha fell ill with influenza in February of 1906 which then turned into pneumonia. She died in March of 1906, when her son was twelve.

Linus had a good relationship with his mother. They were close, especially given that a lot of the time it was just the two of them (and Uncle Frank most of the time too). He loved her a lot. Linus was heartbroken when she died and he spends a lot of time wishing that he could turn to her (or even Uncle Frank).

Uncle: Francis Michael “Frank” Sullivan [deceased, 1874-1906]

Born in January of 1874, Frank Sullivan was the youngest child of Mary and Lewis Sullivan and the twin brother of Bertha. Like his sister, Frank got his first job at the age of 15. He started as a newsie, before finding work in a factory. He wasn’t a fan of Bertha’s clandestine relationship with some older British businessman and after learning that Ephraim Lovell had abandoned and impregnated Bertha, Frank threatened to go find the man. Bertha told him that it didn’t matter and shortly after she left New York City. Frank remained in the city for two years, before following his sister (and nephew) north to Buffalo. He moved in with Bertha and Linus and did his best to help with his nephew. Frank indulged the young boy, as much as he could. He took Linus to the Pan American Exposition in 1901 and even hoped that his nephew would get to shake the hand of the President. Eventually times grew hard on Frank, and in 1905, he decided that it was time to journey out west and find a fortune. This venture failed and Frank died in the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake, only a month after his sister had died from influenza-induced pneumonia.

Linus had a good relationship with his uncle. For much of his childhood, Frank was the main male influence in his life and helped to shape Linus’s view of masculinity. He had a close relationship with Uncle Frank as well, adoring the man. Linus was heartbroken to learn of Uncle Frank’s sudden death, mixed with some of the shock of the earthquake.

Half-brother: Eugene Silas Lovell [1887-1918]

Ephraim Lovell’s son with his first wife, Ellen, Eugene was born on January 24, 1887. His mother passed away when he was three and two years later, his father remarried. Eugene was mostly raised by nannies, staff, and occasionally, his step-mother. He attended boarding school, and did not have magic. His childhood was fairly lonely and Eugene became determined to be a different, better man than his father. When war erupted in 1914, Eugene joined the army and by his death in 1918, he had achieved the rank of sergeant major. Eugene was killed in 1918 in an explosion and some exposure to mustard gas. However, he was able to meet his brother.

Linus had never expected to learn that he has siblings and was pleasantly surprised to learn that he had a brother. Eugene, on the other hand, was not impressed nor surprised to learn that his father had fathered a third child. It took a little while for the two to warm up to one another, but they exchanged letters and greetings throughout the war, up to Eugene’s 1918 death.

Faceclaim: Lachlan Nieboer

Half-sister: Ophelia Florence Lovell

Ephraim Lovell’s daughter with his second wife, Martha, Ophelia was born on December 9, 1892. She grew up alongside her brother, Eugene, and was mostly raised by her mother, nannies, and other staff. She spent very little time with her father, who was a workaholic who had multiple affairs throughout her childhood. Ophelia was accepted into Hogwarts when she was eleven and she was sorted into Slytherin, where she ended up becoming a prefect and headgirl. After Hogwarts, Ophelia began working as a journalist for the Daily Prophet. In 1914, when World War I broke out and Eugene joined the army, she decided to join a small coalition of wizarding journalists who were determined to report on the affairs of the wizarding world during the war. It was there that Ophelia discovered that she had another brother.

Linus never expected to learn that he had a sister, but he was grateful to meet Ophelia. They were never extremely close, but it was nice to know there was someone else in the world, especially after the war. Linus liked his sister, she was quite different from him, but they got along quite well.

Faceclaim: Julia Brown

Pets:

Childhood: None

Adulthood: A black Labrador retriever named Blackie

✧ ROMANCE & CHILDREN ✧

Love Interest: Maritza Krum (@potionboy3)

⤷ Linus first saw Maritza Krum when he arrived in France in 1915. A year later, he saw her once again, this time during the Battle of Somme. A few months later, while on a 10-day leave in Paris, Linus runs into Maritza. As it turns out, most of Linus’s leave is spent getting to know Maritza and possibly, kinda falling into something that could turn into love. Before he returns to the Front, Maritza gives him her necklace and makes him promise to return it to her after the war. Throughout the war, Linus and Maritza exchange letters. They share a few moments in-person here and there, throughout the war, before officially reuniting in November of 1918. They eventually married on March 4, 1919.

Son: Constantine Marinus Sullivan

Faceclaim: Omar Rudberg

Son: Malachi Francis Sullivan

Hufflepuff | b. November 26, 1935

Faceclaim: Jack Fisher

✧ OTHER RELATIONSHIPS ✧

Best Friends: TBD

Close Friends: TBD

Friends:

Sydney Barlow (@gaygryffindorgal)

Kit Enfield, Alexej Kavinsky (@potionboy3)

Acquaintances:

Colm O’Shea

It’s Complicated: TBD

Ilvermorny Dormmates: TBD

Rivals: TBD

Enemies: TBD

✧ HISTORY & BACKGROUND ✧

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, the United States of America

Hometown: Buffalo, New York, the United States of America

Childhood:

Linus Matthew Sullivan, born November 26, 1893, was the only child of Bertha Sullivan and Ephraim Lovell, although he never knew his father. Therefore, he was raised primarily by his unmarried mother. When he was two, his uncle Frank joined Linus and his mother in Buffalo. Uncle Frank became a permanent fixture in his life, mostly as the fun uncle which included taking his nephew to the Pan-American Exposition in 1901. Linus had a pretty good childhood before learning that he was a wizard. Sure, there were some weird things that happened, but the Sullivans mostly wrote them off.

At the age of seven, on September 6, 1901, Linus attended the Pan-American Exposition with his uncle. His uncle, Frank, took him to shake hands with then-President William McKinley. What happened then would stick with Linus for years to follow. President McKinley was shot twice in the abdomen and Linus never got to shake the president’s hand.

The rest of Linus’s childhood was fairly quiet. His mother and uncle worked a lot, mostly to ensure that Linus never had to even think about going to work himself. It worked until their deaths in 1906.

At the age of 11, Linus learned that he was a wizard, which came as a complete shock to the Sullivans.

Ilvermorny Years:

Upon starting at Ilvermorny, Linus was chosen by Wampus. It took him a while to become comfortable at Ilvermorny and he balked at some of the strictness of the American wizarding world. It seemed at odds with the values of no-maj America. Eventually he settled in, but much of his first year was disrupted by sudden changes to his life.

In March of his first year, Linus was pulled out of charms class and informed that his mother had died of pneumonia. Less than a month later, Linus learned that his Uncle Frank was a victim of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.

Linus generally enjoyed his time at Ilvermorny. He ended up playing quodpot, although he generally kept to himself. During the summer, Linus worked as a newsie to make money and supplement the care that he was receiving in the orphanage.

Adulthood:

After graduating from Ilvermorny, Linus continued his work as a newsie. He felt adrift, unsure of where to go or what to do. Thus, he stuck to what he was familiar with. Unfortunately, what he was familiar with led to multiple, continuous violations of Rappaport’s Law which forbade unnecessary contact between wizards and no-majs. Even after being fined, Linus continued to violate the law. His constant violations led to a hit wizard being assigned to his case in late 1914.

Feeling desperate, Linus made the decision to flee into Canada in the winter of 1915 and he made an uncharacteristically impulsive decision to join the army. He entered the war as a private and was sent a few months in boot camp. He was shipped out to the Western Front in June of the same year… which led to a first glimpse of his future wife, Maritza Krum.

During the war, Linus generally kept his head down. He met his half-brother and sister during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. In late 1917, he ended up joining the company of Kit Enfield (@potionboy3) and was exposed to the wizarding culture of the British Isles. In addition, he had a confrontation with Ralph Myers, the hit wizard after him, in October of 1918. The confrontation occurred after Linus was hospitalized for a gunshot wound to the left shoulder.

After the war, Linus marries Maritza Krum and they have two sons, Constantine and Malachi.

Old Age:

After retiring at the age of 96, Linus spends his time working on hobbies and taking some time for himself.

Death:

Linus passed away in his sleep at the age of 102 in 1996. He left behind a wide array of direct descendants.

✧ MISCELLANEOUS ✧

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Tomato soup ; popcorn

Favorite Drink: Coffee

Favorite Weather: Crisp and sunny

Favorite Season: Winter

Favorite Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

Dislikes: Wet clothes ; MACUSA ; war ; broccoli ; peas ; mushy vegetables

Trivia:

Linus’s post-war trauma (PTSD) is defined by reliving his experiences in a very different way. In other words, Linus’s war memories are remembered in a way that paints himself in a fairly negative view. One example is believing that he did nothing to help a dying soldier when, in reality, he held the man’s hand until he died.

Every Christmas season, Bertha Sullivan paid for a photograph of her son. Sometimes they included her and Frank, but mostly, they were just Linus. He holds tightly to them, for his mother’s handwriting on the back.

Important Links & Tags:

tag: Linus Sullivan

More information about his sons, Constantine and Malachi

#linus sullivan #hp wwi era #hp ww1 era #hp ww1 character profile #hp wwi character profile #my character profile #my aesthetic #he is open for friendships and such!!#did also just pop him into the art company but like colm linus’s story is pretty flexible #he and colm can just pop in wherever/whenever #he’s still likely under construction… post war during war children & probably more

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