Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 22:51:52 GMT -7
hello there, my name is Burt Reynolds but you can call me Wick. i'm 67 so that makes me an Alumniyear at Hogwarts, where I reside in Ravenclaw house. You could say I'm intelligent, knowledgeable, & witty but I personally think that I am brave, ambitious, & funny. People say I look a lot like Sir Ian Mckellen, but I don't really see it...
Burt Wick Reynolds
nickname:
Wick
age:
67
date of birth:
17th, October, 1955
gender:
wizard
blood status:
pureblood
sexuality:
straight
house:
Ravenclaw Alumni
occupation:
Headmaster of Hogwarts (I can teach a subject to if you need)
wand:
11 inches, willow, dragon heartstring, springy
playby:
Sir Ian Mckellen
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personality
likes:
Reading anything
Hogwarts and its history
Walking outdoors
Learning new fields of magic
Potion making
dislikes:
Coffee
Stuck up people
Those unable to defend themselves
Dementors & Azkaban
Pure blood supremacists & dark wizards
People not on time or work not being done
erised:
Discovering a new field of magic
Becoming Minister of Magic
Having power and influence like Dumbledore and Voldemort did
amortentia:
Lavender, rain & parchment
boggart:
Voldemort, even if he's really dead
overall personality:
Burt is what you would could describe as a typical old man grumpy, serious, blunt, but also friendly, caring, and funny. However; deep down there are many different layers of Burt Reynolds. He is a complex person, each layer almost representing a different person sometimes. Over the years Burt, has learned to keep his emotions intact and under wraps, meaning he can keep a straight face most of the time being able to keep his emotions disguised as he would say. This in something he learned being an Auror and has always worked on it, as it is not easy to train your face not to react and show emotion. He has always been an extremely hard worker and takes his job very seriously as Headmaster, seeing the students as his own kids and protecting them at a main priority. He is known to be blunt when things need to get done, as he feel beating around the bush is waste of time. Do not expect small talk from him.
While Burt can off as sometimes rude and grumpy he is overall a nice person and does have a sense of humor, mainly depending on his overall mood and the situation at the time. Part of his humor is that people describe him as a “pistol”, he has no filter on his mouth or if he does, he willingly turns it off. He says what is on his mind, no matter if it will get him in trouble or not, however he has always proven to stay out of trouble in all his jobs, despite his blunt nature. Burt has a secret problem with depression despite it being years since his wife and family were killed, he still has never gotten over the deaths and they have eaten away at him. At times when things are not going right, he is overran with emotion and has an total emotional breakdown. Potions that he has brewed help keep his emotions under control and help prevent these breakdowns, as of yet he has not had a public one.
There is what some might call a dark side to Burt Reynolds, a side that shows how hungry he is for power and influence in the wizarding world. He is a truly ambitious person and sees his position as a way to finally gain much influence in the world, and is looking for other ways to gain more influence. Those who never see this side might say it’s almost like the ambition that Voldemort showed, but Burt’s is not for dark or personal reasons. The influence is to help make the world better as he sees for everyone and to help protect people and also help them in times of need. One could say he is the politician who wants power, but for the good of the people not him.
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personal history
mother:
Amelia Stone-Reynolds, 69, Dead, Potion Maker
father:
Jeremy Russ Reynolds, 73, Dead Potion maker/shop owner
siblings:
none
pets:
large eagle named Talon.
history:
Burt Reynolds was born on 17th, October 1955 to Amelia and Jeremy Reynolds, a upper class family that owned a well respected potion shop. At a young age, Burt was taught potion making by his parents and grew up in the potion shop assisting customers and making potions. Burt attended Hogwarts where he was placed into the House of Ravenclaw despite all Reynolds being in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff . He never got into trouble at school and excelled in his work, including Potions, Herbology, and Charms. He eventually was named Prefect and graduated with top marks, and started training as an Auror.
He became an Auror in 1975 just a little while before Voldemort’s power and terror took a giant leap. He was a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the first wizarding war and was an focused on quickly advancing in the Auror office. At the age of twenty six, Burt fell in love with a woman named Elizabeth Mary Rose who had gone to Hogwarts with him, he had never really talked to her but she had started working as an lawyer in the Ministry. They married within a year and within three years they had twins. Lisa (his wife) stayed working as an lawyer at the Ministry, in 1985 Burt was promoted to Head Auror. He was praised as reforming the office and the training program, making Aurors train harder than ever before, and be better prepared.
During his time as Auror Burt started training in the field of Legilimency which become a useful tool of his during his time as an Auror. Between the use of that and unforgivable curses, a confession would be easy to get out of the dark wizards he caught. When he was appointed Head Auror he started training more and more in the field, learning to control his own thoughts like he did with his emotions. He learned if he could block his own thoughts out he could access someone’s mind more easily. Over the years Burt has become to master this subject, at certain points he has known when people are lying to him, this however requires constant eye contact with the subject during the interrogation or friendly conversation whichever Burt felt need for. To this day he still practices his use of the magic as well as the basics, never forgetting that it is a complicated field of magic, and any stop of practice could throw someone off their game.
His position as Head Auror attracted a lot of enemy’s for him and his family, and in 1990 a group of dark wizards some former death eaters, attacked the home of Reynolds. His wife was at home with their twins and pregnant with a third child for the family. The dark wizards, killed Lisa and all her children, before setting the house on fire. The attack was seen as revenge against Burt for his “war on dark wizards”. The deaths of his family shook him to the core so much, he was pushed out of his job as Head Auror, which he could not do anymore. Burt was appointed as Assistant Head of Magical Law Enforcement department, which he stayed in this job until the fall of the Ministry in 1997 when Voldemort took over. During the second wizarding war, Burt had always believed Dumbledore when he said Voldemort had returned and joined the Order of Phoenix once more, he pushed for Fudge to believe Dumbledore, eventually losing all influence he carried in the Ministry.
Burt regained his position after the war ended and kept it for several more years. He was known a blunt manager and helped reform many of the laws within the magical world. During his time at the Ministry Burt had influence, which increased greatly after the second wizarding war. He built up a record of prosecuting as many dark wizards as many as he had captured during his time as an Auror. In 2013, Burt published two books, one book on the History of Hogwarts and the Founders, the other one is a book on advanced potions and their uses. Both books sold well, neither made best sellers but, his name was known more by people. In 2017 he finally resigned from the Ministry of magic after working for them for several decades. He had been offered a position at Hogwarts as the History of Magic Professor but declined eventually being offered the position as Transfiguration. While Burt loved the history of Hogwarts, the subject was not an exciting one to teach. Burt quickly become known as a blunt and serious professor but, one who showed he truly cared for the students. In July of 2022 when Kingsley Shacklebolt was found dead, he knew something was wrong right then and there. When murders of Aurors started coming up, Burt started taking precautions setting up protection charms on his classroom and his own house.
In August, the Board of Governors of the school made a surprising announcement, that the previous Headmaster would retire from the school, and announced that Burt had been appointed as Headmaster of the school. Burt has always wanted to gain influence and eventually become Minister, he saw the position of Headmaster as launching pad. . His appointment was met with praise but puzzlement as he had not been a professor as long as others, some have accused of Burt of playing dirty politics to get the position. However the board strongly praised Burt saying his leadership and experience is what Hogwarts needed at this time and that he was more than qualified for the position. At the start of the term when a kid was found dead on the Hogwarts express, Burt has gone around casting more protection charms around the school. Believing that dark times are upon them once again, Burt is taking no chances anymore. He truly cares for the students and the school itself but, Burt sees this as a test as well. If he fails to protect Hogwarts, any chances of becoming Minister and finally have undeniable influence, would be long shot. .
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alias
name:
Burt
age:
22
time zone:
Pacific, Cali
reference:
Proboards support
other characters:
none
