<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/d/d4/Hogwarts_Character_Dante.jpg/597px-Hogwarts_Character_Dante.jpg)</div><strong>Name</strong>:  Dante Fairchild<br/><strong>Age/Birthdate</strong>:  June 1st, 2000<br/><strong>Blood Status</strong>:  Pure<br/><strong>House</strong>: (Will be told upon acceptance)<br/><strong>Year</strong>: 1st Year<br/><strong>Wand</strong>:  Chestnut, Thunderbird Feather Core, 13 inches;<em>Other Details:  Dante went through about 50 wands (might be slightly exaggerated) before this one was brought forth.  When the wand chose him, he was quite surprised to learn that the feather came from a Thunderbird that his grandfather in America had acquired and donated to the wandmakers.)</em><br/><strong>FaceClaim</strong>:  Vincent Cassel<br/><strong>Height/Weight</strong>:  5'7" (171cm) / 155lbs (70 kilos)<br/><strong>Hair Color</strong>:  Black<br/><strong>Eyes</strong>:  Hazel<br/><strong>Distinguishing Marks</strong>: A small, thin, faint scar just above just his left eye, about 2 inches long from a tussle with a cat during his childhood.<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation</strong>:  Pansexual<br/><strong>Home</strong>:  Birmingham, England (Just outside the town border on a plot of land with Muggle-repelling charms)<br/><strong>Personality</strong>:  Dante is someone who, when he makes a friend, he stays loyal to them until the end.  He also happens to be a bit stubborn and will claw away at a problem until he either solves it or it proves to be too much for him.  However, he will remember the problem and, though he walks away from it, will come back later and better prepared to face it.  Despite that, he's a good sport, willing to roll with the punches and jabs of life.  Winning or losing, he always comes around in the end.  Despite that, he can be pretty rash at times, which can get him into trouble when he acts on instinct and impulse.<br/><strong>Family</strong>:<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Gabriel Fairchild:  (Brother - Aged 34):  One of a set of triplets, Gabriel was a natural-born Chaser who, despite his up-and-down grades, managed to get himself recruited to the Quidditch team, 'Puddlemere United.'  He is currently on his third year on the team.</li><li>Marcus Fairchild:  (Brother - Aged 34):  The second of the triplets, Marcus was also gifted in Quiddich, but a Beater rather than a Chaser.  However, his gifts paled compared to Gabriel, but not so much that he wasn't accepted into the Chudley Cannons two years ago when one of their Beaters retired from the team.</li><li>Leon Fairchile:  Brother - Aged 34):  Unlike his other siblings, Leon could care less for Quidditch.  Instead, he dedicated his life to studying magical creatures.  He is currently on an expedition to observe Fire Crabs.</li><li>Leslie Fairchild:  (Sister - Aged 36):  A Healer, she spends most of her time at St. Mungos in the animal-related injuries department on the First Floor.  It's hard work, but someone has to do it.</li><li>Maria Fairchild:  (Mother - Aged 55):  A Healer like her daughter, she specializes in crafting potions to cure the sick on the Second Floor.  It is her philosophy that if someone has the power to help, then they should.  She takes that to heart in every single way.</li><li>Daniel Fairchild:  (Father - Aged 58):  He used to work at the Ministry of Magic's Fourth Floor until an encounter with a dragon escaping allowed him to make the decision to retire for good.  He now works as an advisor to the Ministry when it comes to magical and dangerous creatures rather than going out into the field.</li><li>Jonas Fairchild:  (Uncle, twice removed - Aged 62):  A very reclusive man, he thinks that the Dark Days of Voldemort are still happening and that the Dark Lord faked his death.  He currently lives alone on a very small, Unplottable piece of land, surrounded by magical booby traps that allow only one way in or out.  Luckily, the place is so far out of the way that there's almost zero chance of any Muggle stumbling in on the traps.  Jonas always sends strange and weird things to Dante randomly and always says that he reminds him of him when Jonas was Dante's age, which somewhat disturbs him slightly</li><li>Melinda Fairchild (Grandmother - Aged 81):  Melinda currently lives overseas in America when she followed her beloved back there.  Dante doesn't know a lot about her other than the fact that she is a firm believer in Divination.</li><li>Alexander Fields (Grandfather - Aged 90):  An magical creature enthusiast, he took the name of his wife instead of the other way around.  Despite his advanced age, he still acts like a young man and is always filled with a sense of wonder.  Is currently working with his wife of 60 years, protecting the rare Thunderbirds in America.</li><li>Lily Fairchild (Great Grandmother - Deceased):  One of many who were caught up in the mass murders committed by Death Eaters, she died defending her Muggle love and her family, sacrificing her life to buy them time to get away.  Her (Muggle) sons keep in touch with the Fairchilds, sending letters by Muggle post every couple of months because Lily was very much loved.</li></ul><strong>History</strong>: Soon after Dante's father met his mother, he moved from Ireland to England where she could study her interests in more comfort.  About two years later, Leslie was born.  Two years after that, the triplets were born.  Finally, after about ten years, Dante came into the world.<br/><br/>From an early age, Dante learned the family history and claims that they were directly related to one of Hogwarts' great founders, Helga Hufflepuff.  There really wasn't any proof to those claims, but it did seem like the entire bloodline going back to around that time were Hufflepuff from top to bottom.  Other than that, there was really no distinct proof one way or the other.  But, who was he to question it when the entire family believed it so?<br/><br/>In any event, he went to a nearby Muggle school and found it interesting, if somewhat dull in comparison to what he knew about Hogwarts from his siblings.  Luckily, he managed to make it through school without causing an magical accident.  A miracle considering that his brother, Gabriel, had nearly set the school on fire while Marcus exploded the sprinklers.  That, apparently, was a day of infamy and mystery for the school.  To this day, the rumors of a ghost haunting the place persist.<br/><br/>Finally, Dante came of age to attend Hogwarts and he had big shoes to fill considering all of his older siblings excelled in different places:  Gabriel in Quidditch, Marcus in Charms, Leon in Care of Magical Creatures, and Leslie in Potions.  He was certain that he would be compared to his siblings in all of those areas.  Still, he looked forward to Hogwarts in all its glory, from Quidditch tryouts to the magical creatures to even the Great Hall itself.<br/><br/>So, after a lengthy trip to Diagon Alley where he spent way too much time getting a wand, he was finally prepared to go to Hogwarts, to make a name for himself, and to find a way to keep out of his elder siblings' shadows....<br/><br/><strong>Likes</strong>: Being right, Candy, Magical Creatures (The more dangerous, the more interesting!), Trying new forms of Magic, Candy, Reading, Quidditch (particularly the Chaser position as it seems to have the most action), and did I mention Candy (he has a major sweet tooth for the different kinds of sweets)?  He also really enjoys Quidditch (though he only ever borrowed one of his brothers' when they played during family gatherings since he has none of his own).<br/><strong>Dislikes</strong>: Fish, Arithmancy and Divination (Boring!), and riding the Knight Bus (He has never NOT gotten sick on that thing).<br/><strong>Moments of Glory</strong>:  Seeing an adult dragon when he visited Leon a few years ago.  It's what got him started in his love for dangerous magical creatures;  Beating his entire, immediate family in Wizard Chess, including Marcus who was one of the best when he was at Hogwarts (though that involved a bit of luck on Dante's part).<br/><strong>Moments of Shame</strong>: The first time he rode the Knight Bus, he got sick all over some M.O.M. guy;  Seeing someone in St. Mungo's who had been badly cursed;  The fear that the number of wands he'd gone through meant that no wand was right for him and he wouldn't be allowed to enter Hogwarts.<br/><strong>Biggest Regret:</strong>Not standing up for Leslie when she brought home her girlfriend for the first time to a family gathering and hearing his grandparents speak very negatively about it.  The sight of Leslie's tears still haunts him because he ran the opposite direction instead of defending her.<br/><strong>Extra-curricular activities:</strong>Dante wants to try out for the Quidditch team (any position will do, though he has to admit that the Chaser position is a little more desirable);  He also wants to get up close with dangerous creatures in Care of Magical Creatures;  Charms and Tranfiguration also greatly interest him.<br/><br/><strong>Animal:</strong>Has a Great Horned Owl named Felix<br/>(https://78.media.tumblr.com/b013afaf59f107da5ef85905551366d8/tumblr_okwf57KJLT1ta40gjo1_500.jpg)