<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Introductory Information</em>«</span></div><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e5/b4/fd/e5b4fdcf53950ca187eb25ef041cca2d.jpg)</div><br/><br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Michael Oakes<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>23<br/><br/><strong>Birth Date:</strong>November 22nd 1995<br/><br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Pansexual<br/><br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Muggle-Born<br/><br/><strong>Birthplace:</strong>Grizedale, Cumbria<br/><br/><strong>School:</strong>Hogwarts<br/><br/><strong>Year:</strong>7th Year<br/><br/><strong>House:</strong>Hufflepuff<br/><br/><strong>Wand Length | Wood | Core:</strong>14" | Sycamore | Dragon Heartstring<br/><br/><strong>Patronus:</strong>Shire Horse (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/fa/06/63fa06f4c21ea9c7a11e3dcefce0311e.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Apparation License:</strong>Yes<br/><br/><div align="center">(https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/EXwmLQ0O3khWz2mHbRB3RCAlYXc=/650x393/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Henry-Cavill-Man-of-Steel-56f015bc5f9b5867a1c57978.jpg) (https://media1.giphy.com/media/12KEIb68GFCN0s/giphy.gif) (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/85/7b/d3/857bd37e263d05cabbdceea24cec8a99.jpg) (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vxl__Zb9xuk/Un_PH0FFDBI/AAAAAAAAdF8/5Rj8zB0vZJQ/s1600/swoon11.jpg)<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Personal Information</em>«</span></div><br/><br/><strong>Physical Features:</strong>Standing 6'8" and weighing in at 285lbs Michael is a towering figure. Before he became as fit as he is now he was often mocked with suggestions he was a chubby quarter-giant. Though exceptionally muscular it comes more from his very physical, practical lifestyle and interests more so than efforts to work out. In line with that lack of focus on his appearance Michael rarely takes proper care of himself. He usually has a messy beard or stubble, unkempt hair and the look of a man who's only just about dragged himself from a hedgerow. He couldn't care less about appearances, and he wears whatever's practical for the task at hand. He's most confident and bold out among nature, and can carry himself with surprising shyness when socialising.<br/><br/><strong>Personality Traits:</strong>Michael is a very emotional, caring man who adores the natural world above all else. He cherishes life and creatures and will always go out of his way to be kind to animals great and small, no matter their nature. He is very confident around animals, even if that bold faith has landed him more than his fair share of bites and scratches. It doesn't appear that any event can mar his love for the wild. For all his confidence around animals Michael is very different around people. He finds the moods of animals far easier to understand, and can often slip up socially around other people. He's not very bold around others unless they're out among nature where he feels at home. He tends to prefer the company of calm, quiet and gentle people like himself.<br/><br/>Valuing freedom above all else means Michael has always been a problematic student. He has only ever wanted to care for, learn about and discover new animals both magical and non magical. All other studies have been boring, or at best a means to an end. Sitting in a room reading a book is numbing to him, unless he can learn about a new creature, plant or place to find either. Even in his area of interest he has his troubles, often approaching and attempting to befriend animals regardless of their potential danger. More than a few times he's found himself in trouble for freeing creatures that shouldn't have been. Michael can generally be reckless and thoughtless, often acting before considering the full ramifications of what he's decided to do.<br/><br/><strong>Brief History:</strong>Michael grew up in the middle of a vast forest in Grizedale, Cumbria. With his father being a groundsman he spent the majority of his childhood outdoors learning about nature. His father, not a man of books, had accumulated vast amounts of practical knowledge about the natural ecosystem of the woodlands. Even from a young age Michael was keenly interested in this amazing world and he always paid great attention to his father's simple little lessons. Growing up he dreamed of discovering new creatures, taking an interest both in the real world's wide and wonderful nature and various fictions. He adored both reading about magical beasts and dreaming his own, putting pen to paper and picturing himself observing them out in the woodlands.<br/><br/>So, of course, the young boy could not have been more overjoyed when it transpired that everything he'd dreamed of was real. He was a 'wizard' and would be enrolled in the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was more than a little bit of a shock both to Michael and his parents, and he took quite some time to accept that it could possibly be real. Once he had he was ecstatic, an overly tall and bulky bag of nerves on his first trip to the school. Once there he settled into the world of magic quickly, but struggled with making friends and paying proper attention in lessons. Much as he found magic amazing he saw it as a tool while his real interest was not on his own abilities but on those of the magical creatures out there.<br/><br/>Michael and his familiar, an Eagle Owl affectionately named after the Winnie the Pooh character 'Owl',  spent every possible moment drawing out any information he could about magical beasts.  This lead to questionable school results, but most teachers at least accepted Michael had a great deal of passion and was aiming to achieve a lot with himself, even if he was undeniably frustrating a great deal of the time. As he grew he continued to become more and more confident around the wilder side of magic, his wand only further encouraging his reckless nature and total failure to accept that any of the beasts he met would do more than give him bruises and scratches. Where his confidence with creatures rose his confidence around wizards stayed fairly low. Undeniably socially awkward and at times teased for his height, size and muggle parentage he never felt he knew what to do around other people.<br/><br/>Now much older he's lost none of his bright curiosity and passion, where some hoped age might temper his chaotic side it seems the only thing it did was allow him to develop the strength and skill to better act on his whims. Still fuelled by a wand that scorched his hand when he grew idle, and often elected to cast spells to keep him on his toes, he threw himself into just about everything in front of him with a great deal of heart and a much smaller amount of planning. The tournament's return is a fairly mild curiosity for Michael. He is not competitive in the least but the idea of helping to care for some of the exotic creatures brought for the tournament is certainly intriguing.<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Animals, Magical Creatures, Plants, Nature, Being Outdoors, Camping, Time Alone, Freedom, Classic British Rock<br/><br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Learning, Reading (Unless about nature.), Following Orders, Restraining his Curiosity, Upper Class People, Excess Rules, Anti-Muggle Prejudice, Bullying, Conflict<br/><br/><strong>Family:</strong><br/><br/>Father | Jack Oakes | Groundsman | 52 | Muggle<br/>Mother | Julie Oakes | Hotel Restaurant Manager | 49 | Muggle<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Academic Information</em>«</span></div><br/><strong>OWL Grades:</strong><br/><em>Charms</em>- E<br/><em>Transfiguration</em>- E<br/><em>Herbology</em>-  O<br/><em>Defense Against the Dark Arts</em>- A<br/><em>Ancient Runes</em>- A<br/><em>Potions</em>- E<br/><em>Care of Magical Creatures</em>- O<br/><em>Astronomy</em>- P<br/><em>Divination</em>- P<br/><em>History of Magic</em>- A<br/><em>Arithmancy</em>- D<br/><em>Muggle Studies</em>- P<br/><br/><strong>NEWT Grades:</strong><br/><br/><em>Care of Magical Creatures</em>- O<br/><em>Herbology</em>-  O<br/><em>Potions</em>- E<br/><em>Charms</em>- E<br/><em>Transfiguration</em>- E<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">»<em>Miscellaneous Information</em>«</span></div><br/><strong>Familiar:</strong>An Eagle Owl named 'Owl' (http://www.turbarywoods.co.uk/gallery/our_birds/images/Eagle_Owl.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Face-claim:</strong>Henry Cavill<br/><br/><strong>O/O's:</strong>Here (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=295203.msg14467576#msg14467576) (Please note Michael is pretty vanilla and romantic.)<br/><br/><strong>Notes:</strong>