<div class="floatright"><div align="center">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/78/9d/7a/789d7afcd42bb158733572b6fc7fe000.jpg)</div>(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ae/f7/df/aef7df1b81a17509395f3e4370e33a25.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/9b/19/5f/9b195fa46cd26950e239df5cc5ef372a.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/74/22/2b/74222be5bb2f6456552467546003fb9b.jpg)</div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Brutus Hallowpetal</strong></span></span></div><br/><strong>Full Name:</strong>Brutus Goderick Briar Hallowpetal<br/><strong>Nickname(s):</strong>Brutus the Bear<br/><strong>Age &amp; Birthday:</strong>40, August 1st<br/><strong>Gender Identity:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Pansexual<br/><strong>Role:</strong>Head of Gryffindor, Care of Magical Creatures Professor<br/><strong>House:</strong>Gryffindor<br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Pure-Blood<br/><strong>Faceclaim:</strong>Jason Momoa<br/><strong>Height/Build:</strong>6'6" / Broad & Muscular<br/><strong>Notable Features:</strong>Brutus is a tall, muscular man who stands out in any room. He has a myriad of tattoos.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Personality &amp; History</strong></span></span></div><br/><strong>Personality</strong>Brutus is, in many ways, a man out of time. He is a proud, strong-willed man who has deeply entrenched convictions and ideals. Mercifully, though, these ideals are those of a lineage of good wizards who have long stood against evil. Brutus believes above all else in bravery, kindness and honesty. He is a man of great empathy and much more wisdom than others may expect from his loud, arguably brash, demeanor. Despite being from a very long line of purebloods Brutus is accepting of all and does not hold any ideas about being superior in any way even while aspiring to high standards in his own efforts.<br/><br/>While Brutus teaches Care of Magical Creatures he is a diverse professor and has, over his tenure at Hogwarts, also taught several other classes at one time or another, most frequently Herbology. He finds the animals calm him, though, and he generally prefers the outdoor environment. In normal conversation, he is a loud man but he can be quiet, attentive and very polite when there is cause to be. It often surprises students that he can be one of the first teachers to spot when they are suffering.<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong>Coming from a long line of purebloods Brutus was a problem child. He wasn't cruel but he was very unruly and reckless, often getting himself into trouble in one fashion or another. He was always finding magical creatures and trying to befriend them or else planting dangerous magical flora in his parent's garden. Fortunately, his family was wealthy enough to travel often and to try to give him the thrilling life he was so craving.<br/><br/>Attending Hogwarts was inevitable and 'Gryffindor' was shouted out before the hat even settled on his head. Some in his family make waves about suggesting that they are descended from Godric himself and Brutus sees it as more than possible there is some distant connection but he doesn't particularly think it matters. Brutus was always popular among his year but he made a point of being outgoing and friendly to all, never allowing himself to develop much of an ego.<br/><br/>In his later school years, Brutus participated in the battle of Hogwarts where his first wand, a unicorn heartstring core made of Rowan, was destroyed during a duel with a death eater. The wand had been a great aid in keeping safe through the battle due to its aptitude for combatting dark magic. Wandless but unbowed, Brutus was a large person even at that age and managed to charge and knock out the death eater responsible before spending the remainder of the battle tending to the wounded.<br/><br/>After his education Brutus became an adventurer of sorts, roaming the magical world seeking new plants and creatures. He had to hire a writer for his novels after he realized he lacked the focus to settle and put quill to parchment for long enough. Brutus didn't much like the idea of ghostwriting and so he made sure the books were simply stories about him and his findings.<br/><br/>As adventurous as he might have been some part of Brutus came to severely miss Hogwarts as he grew older. He loved adventure, yes, but he also liked to help others. He approached the Headmistress, Ivory, and began to teach at the school. To keep his wand content and to sate his own lust for adventure he spends his summers off roaming the wilds. Due to his sheer affinity for the house coupled with a retirement, he became head of Gryffindor House in 2015 and settled more firmly into a position teaching Care of Magical Creatures. The class helps him to settle and focus but provides enough time outdoors that he doesn't feel too cooped up. In general, as a head of house, he is certainly inspiring but also can be a little more haphazard than others.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Traits</strong></span></span></div><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Adventure, Animals, Music, Dancing, Good Food,<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Idleness, Bigotry, Bullying, Dark Wizards<br/><strong>Skills:</strong>Expert on adventuring/magical creatures/herbology, Good duellist, Extremely Fit, Unshakable Bravery<br/><strong>Flaws:</strong>Reckless, Bull-Headed, Forgetful<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Wizarding Information</strong></span></span></div><br/><strong>Role:</strong>Head of Gryffindor, Care of Magical Creatures Professor<br/><strong>House:</strong>Gryffindor Alumni<br/><strong>Subjects Taught:</strong>Herbology<br/><strong>Wand:</strong>Sycamore | Dragon Heartstring | 15" | Rigid<br/><strong>Patronus:</strong>Bear<br/><strong>Familiar:</strong>Bernese Mountain Dog<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Exam Grades:</strong></span><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">O.W.L Grades</div><div class="spoiler_body">Transfiguration - E<br/>Defense Against the Dark Arts - E<br/>Muggle Studies - A<br/>Astronomy - A<br/>Ancient Runes - A<br/>History of Magic - E<br/>Charms - E<br/>Divination - A<br/>Potions - E<br/>Herbology - O<br/>Care of Magical Creatures - O<br/>Arithmancy - P<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">N.E.W.T Grades</div><div class="spoiler_body">Transfiguration - E<br/>Defense Against the Dark Arts - E<br/>Charms - E<br/>Herbology - O<br/>Care of Magical Creatures - O<br/></div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Connections</strong></span></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Extra</strong></span></div>