<div class="floatleft">(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee406/Mostly_roleplay_pictures/People/Males/4cb9050d5cba6dc26bcc3c8e783282fc_zps6460385a.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Forrest Desrosiers<br/><strong>Birth date &amp; Age:</strong>37 years old, birthday: December 24th.<br/><strong>Bloodstatus:</strong>Muggle-born<br/><strong>Wand:</strong>13 inches of rigid chestnut wood with a Dragon Heartstring core.<br/><strong>Beauxbatons Alumni:</strong>Bellefeuille<br/><strong>Class(es):</strong>Care of Magical Creatures<br/><strong>Special Abilities:</strong>N/A<br/><div align="center"><em><strong>Appearance</strong></em></div><strong>Hair:</strong>brown<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>hazel<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>195<br/><strong>Physical Description:</strong>Six feet tall and solidly so, onlookers often miss the fact that he's an amputee – at least at first glance. He carries himself with a sureness that only comes from confidence and practice and he never stumbles, in spite of his disability.  He wears practical clothing, often of mundane origin and doesn't bother with the fussy formalities of many Beauxbatons professors. He believes that if one is not comfortable, they can not be expected to perform very well at any task. He generally keeps his feelings well-guarded and does not like small talk or flattery.<br/><strong>Other Notable Features:</strong>His muscular frame is riddled with muggle-made tattoos that hold personal meaning to him, there is no mistaking him for someone else if they are uncovered.<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">More Professor Desrosiers</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee406/Mostly_roleplay_pictures/People/Males/o-ALEX-MINSKY-900_zpsd0c6c057.jpg)(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee406/Mostly_roleplay_pictures/People/Males/Alex_Minsky_-_Gardena_4381-Edit_zpsb925819a.jpg)</div></div><br/><div align="center"><em><strong>In Depth</strong></em></div><strong>Personality:</strong>Forrest is honest, concise, loyal, just and a leader. He does not yearn for the spotlight but will take the reins of a situation if needed. Nor is is he really the stereotypical “lone wolf” but he's often thought of as one because this particular school doesn't tend to house people that are more like him – down to earth and genuine. He has loved animals all his life and is drawn to the weak and helpless just as much as(if not more than) the powerful supernatural beings he teaches about. In truth, the Care of Magical Creatures is the man's only true passion in the wizarding world, everything else he has a “I could take or leave it” sort of attitude.<br/><strong>History:</strong>Forrest was the second son born to modest Parisian shop owners. Like most muggle-born wizards, Forrest had been flabbergasted when he had been invited to attend a school for magic. His family was generally an open-minded bunch, but they were religious and so were initially both skeptical and morally appalled by the sudden event. It took some time with very patient school staff members to explain that this was not a cult and that the veil had been over their eyes the entire time. After understanding that the wizard community had a rich history that ran alongside their own, they opened up a bit and tentatively allowed him to attend school.<br/><br/>In class he was frustrated. The differences between the two worlds was at times overwhelming. There were constant distractions from classwork and it took all his concentration to even get moderately acceptable grades in anything but care of magical creatures. That one class was a haven for him. All his life he had spent time at his uncle's farm and at the big zoo near his parent's store. It was like he was Fern in Charlotte's Web – far preferring the company of beasts to humans. Some things remained the same when the veil lifted, and while one might be tempted to look at wizards like something apart from other men, they spoke an entirely different language to him.<br/><br/>After graduation, he decided he wanted to return to the muggle side of things. Initially, he was security at the zoo he had loved so much and that eventually lead to becoming part of the police force. His parents were proud of him, naturally, but he never felt he belonged in their world. Attending Beauxbatons had ruined him for the mundane in its entirety and now he felt as if he failed to belong in either world. The trouble was that he was a very no-nonsense sort of person and back with the muggles he had to be careful what he said less he rouse suspicion or be thought crazy. One foot was uncomfortably left on either side of the divide.<br/><br/>In the mid to late 90's, France suffered a short series of terrorist attacks. During one of the worst incidents, the transit system in Paris was bombed and Forrest lost the bottom half of his right leg in the fight to save lives. He took it as a personal sign that it was time to decide which world to stay in and he ultimately chose the side of magic, so he could have some breathing room and say what he wanted, should the need arise. He managed to score what he deemed the dream job and has been teaching COMC for several years since.<br/><br/>He has no 'pet' of his own, and tends to bond with just about any animal he meets.<br/><strong>Likes:</strong>fresh air, alcohol, hands-on learning and painting<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>blow-hards, flakes, manipulation, stuffy places, factory farming<br/><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Player name:</strong> Spiral Spider</span></div>