<div class="floatleft">(http://25.media.tumblr.com/b47f6ded44a14a4004fe798857745e0e/tumblr_mkx3iohT6u1qek9t8o1_500.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(http://static.tumblr.com/qj6zk8s/UaMm6j59n/hat_flip.gif)</div><strong>Character's Name:</strong>Matias Chevalier<br/><strong>Nickname:</strong>N/A - Or so he thinks<br/><strong>Character's Age &amp; Birth date:</strong>September 24th (Age 34)<br/><strong>Birthplace:</strong>Loire Valley, France - Château d'Chevalier<br/><strong>Current Residence:</strong>Château d'Chevalier (During holidays) The Academy (During the school year)<br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Muggle<br/><strong>Wand:</strong><br/>13 1/2 inch- Vine with a Chimaera Scale core, Pliable with a custom handle (https://goodsmiths-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/listing_image/image/249323/large_twisted_20elder_20blk_20handle_2015.jpg)<br/><strong>Beauxbatons Alumni:</strong>Bellefeuille and currently Bellefeuille's Head of House<br/><strong>Pet:</strong>Hunting Falcon- "Sir Talon" (https://sharepoint.rsd.edu/HHS/Summer/SiteAssets/SitePages/Home/falcond.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Class(es):</strong>Flying and Herbology<br/><strong>Special Abilities:</strong>Flight (Non broom/ Winged Horse)<br/><br/><div align="center"><em><strong>Appearance</strong></em></div><strong>Hair:</strong>Brown<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Grey<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>170 lbs<br/><strong>Physical Description:</strong>Matias stands at exactly 6'0 with muscular shoulders and back from years of learning how to farm and work in the family vineyard. He maintains a nice healthy tan as much as possible and tends to sun bathe as often as possible (without the whole gross thick leather skin thing going for him).<br/><strong>Other Notable  Features:</strong>Callouses hands, a few minor (very hard to see) scars along his arms from a life time of working in a vineyard  as a young man. A large scar a few inches past his right wrist when his first hunting falcon landed on the wrong arm during training when he was a teenager.<br/><br/><div align="center"><em><strong>In Depth</strong></em></div><br/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/><em>Hardworking -</em>Matias grew up on a vineyard at the family home, Château d'Chevalier, learning from a young age to harvest grapes and make wine along side the other duties like milking cows and making cheese.<br/><em>Passionate- </em>For food, Women, wine, dance, the caring of horses and his falcon, tending the gardens an all in between. Matias is not the kind of man to half ass anything.<br/><em>Charismatic/Confident - </em>The young man grew into his lanky awkward body from his teenage years and learned how to charm and captivate an audience.<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong><br/>Matias was one of three brothers and two sisters born to Francois and Cassandra Chevalier. Francois is the oldest of fives brothers and patriarch of Château d'Chevalier, located in Loire Valley, France. Matias and his siblings grew up in a privileged home, their family line dating back to a Knight who were given the land the family home sits upon in the Valley for his service to the king (long ago). Despite their long history and wealth, Francois is a simple man who prefers to personally oversee the vineyard (alongside the rest of the family) and the operations on a day to day basis. The man did not permit his children to grow up spoiled and disciplined them as needed. Hard work and dedication were virtues instilled in them (and their numerous cousins) from a young age.<br/><br/>Young Matias always showed great skill in agriculture, picking up the family secrets for cultivating grapes an olives faster than his brothers. As the youngest brother, he was picked on as any younger brother would until they learned that he was actually a wizard. Great ol Auntie Proudmane was the one to notice his skill and told the family. Matias's parents were shocked that they had produced a wizard and took the news shockingly well, accepting the news. Auntie Proudmane suggested a prep school for wizard students but Matias refused until he had to go to Beauxatons when he was sixteen years old.<br/><br/>Matias reluctance to attend the prep school before the Academy hurt him academically. The young man went from a routine of rising early to tend the animals in the barn, milking cows and tending the vineyard to classes and reading. He pulled exceptional marks in Herbology and Care for magical creatures but earned the teasing of many of his fellow students, calling him "the peasant". He was skinny, lanky and smelled of manure due to spending his service cleaning out the stalls. The first two years were hard but after a little fashion advice from his sisters over the holidays, he returned to the academy a new man in his third year.<br/><br/>Life became a balance of school work, women and sneaking away to the city for a good time. He continued to excel in Herbology and care for magical creatures, picking up a great marks in potions as well. Upon graduation he had decided to take some time and help the family business (wine). Matias ended up traveling the world and returned a few years later. Back home he felt a draw back to the world and after consideration, he decided to apply to the Academy as its Flying instructor. A few years later, after te retirement of the previous professor, he took over Herbaology as well.<br/><br/>Side note- Matias has been working at the Academy for the past six years, this new year being his 7th.<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Wine, Liquor (In General, but prefers wine), Women, the outdoors, "Crooning", Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Suits, farming, tending animals, making wine, sports cars, Muggle sleight of hand tricks, cards/gambling, dancing, singing, reading muggle lit, olives, crackers and fine cheeses.<br/><br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Fake/artificial scents, processed foods, women who "lie" (Fake hair, massive amounts of make up), cheap (ly made) clothing, lazy people, people who don't pay attention in class.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad14039553b29e7e8371e5c0d0b56969/tumblr_mgui1dQB881qflq98o2_250.jpg) (http://24.media.tumblr.com/a9c0c218ae0ff4f2062b011443151d47/tumblr_mgui1dQB881qflq98o4_250.jpg) (http://24.media.tumblr.com/788901a47b1f35e0489bf5668c956a34/tumblr_mgui1dQB881qflq98o1_250.jpg) (http://25.media.tumblr.com/f85baad0ab5e201d347b9f2e02ae199e/tumblr_mgui1dQB881qflq98o3_250.jpg)</div></div></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Aiden</strong></span></div>