Full Name: Nolan Michael Reynolds
Date of Birth: May 21st, 2041
Years Attended Hogwarts: 2053 - 2059 (homeschooled 2052-2053)
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff (Prefect 2057-58)
Current Position: Prophecy Maven (Mysteries) Part time Author
Former Occupation(s): Tarot Card reader, Ministry employee (Spirit Division--Level 4 and Unspeakable) Divination Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Board of Governors Vice President, Junior Undersecretary to the Minister, Bookstore Owner
Special abilities: Possessing the "Inner Eye"

Father: Charles Alexander Reynolds
Mother: Pamela Christine Reynolds (nee O'Hare)
Cousin: Samuel McDean
The Other Stupid Cousin: Daniel McDean
Siblings: Nolan has one younger sister named Eliza, who is 5 years younger than him. He is EXTREMELY protective of her and would do anything to make sure no harm befalls her.
Pets: None currently (his daughter Scarlett owns a Persian cat named Snowball)

Hair: Dark brown, looks almost black
Eyes: Brown. Usually they're hidden behind black rimmed glasses, although he does occasionally put in the effort to wear contacts. Depends on how he's feeling in the morning. Immediately after school, Nolan was wearing blue contacts for years, and recently decided to reveal his NATURAL eye color.
Height: 5'11"
Marital Status: Married to Ginger Reynolds
Children:

• Scarlett Pamela Reynolds (born June 27th, 2077)
• Clayton (Clay) Reynolds (born October 15th, 2079)
• Evelyn (Evie) Reynolds (born December 11th, 2082)
• Zoey Reynolds (born March 1st, 2085)
• Benji Reynolds (born August 15th, 2087)
• Gemma (Gemmie) Reynolds (born April 21st, 2090)
  

Personality: Nolan generally is a bit of a reserved person, although he also isn't one to turn down a conversation if someone comes up to him and starts talking. When he starts feeling comfortable he becomes more outgoing, and once you get to know him really well and he really starts feeling comfortable in his environment his playful side comes out and he likes to crack a joke or two he thinks he's funnier than he really is.

He's also very kind and cannot STAND rude or arrogant people. He tries to gain everyone's respect and if someone doesn't like him, it tends to drive him a bit insane (this may also explain why he's so into fashion and looking good--he wants people to like him!). He's also a perfectionist and you better hope you never accidentally break one of his beloved crystal orbs--he might die a little inside.

In his spare time, Nolan can be found reading or catching up on the latest sports news--muggle sports, that is. He's a huge football fan. His love for books was the main reason that he got involved in the bookstore. After years of working at the store and making exponential profit from his invest, he decided it was time to move to yet another new career in his life - author. His first book A Beginner's Guide to Crystal Gazing took off much faster than he expected, and he was able to sell the bookstore in the Fall of 2088 and move his family to a spacious family home in Swiss Cottage, upgrading them from the loft the family had been crammed in so Nolan could be close to work.

History: Nolan was born in London, England. His mother, Pamela, was an Irish muggle woman, and his father Charlie was a wizard from London, so Nolan was raised in a mostly muggle neighborhood, all the while helping to hide his father's true identity from the neighbors. However, as he grew older he began to act out, getting into trouble in his muggle school for skipping school and nearly getting kicked out a couple of times. He simply didn't see the need to do well in muggle school if he was just going to be sent off to Hogwarts. When the time came for him to go away, however, his father decided he wasn't mature enough to be sent away to school, and kept him home his first year and told him he could go to Hogwarts as soon as he proved that he could handle being away from home and learning magic.

Crushed by the fact that he was missing his first year of school, Nolan shaped up immediately and worked very hard on his homeschooling, isolating himself from the friends that had convinced him to act out in class previously. At the end of the year, his father was impressed and agreed to let him go to school in the fall to start his second year. After being homeschooled, he was determined to prove to his father that his good behavior streak could last. He excelled in all his classes but took a particular interest in Divination. After a few months in that class, he realized that he was incredibly accurate in his predictions most of the time and began to do a little research--as it turns out, he had a very distant relative in Germany who was a Seer, although since then he has only made one significant prediction his whole life. (If you're curious, he correctly predicted the name and age of the man that his sister Eliza eventually married, as well as the date they were going to get married). His gift fizzled away after his teaching days, but recently resurfaced as he began doing more in depth research for his book. He doesn't normally have "visions" or prophecies, but his readings are often very accurate.

In his sixth year, Nolan became the male prefect for Hufflepuff, but quit after that term so he could focus on his NEWTs the next year without worrying about patrols and other prefect duties. He also had a difficult time balancing school and prefect duties and was simply unhappy, although he has thankfully worked on his time management skills since then. The pressure led him to have an anxiety attack at the end of his sixth year, affirming his decision that getting rid of the badge was the right thing to do.

While at school, Nolan also discovered his love for learning, which came as a shock to anyone who had seen the young rebel grow up (including himself). After he graduated he continued to study numerous subjects by himself, buying new textbooks when they came out so he could be up to date on all the new findings in his areas of interest, including Divination. While he tried to find a job, Nolan lived at home and made extra money by giving Tarot card readings on the streets of Diagon Alley. Just as the buzz about his accurate predictions began to grow, however, he found a job at the Ministry working in the Spirit Division on Level 4, since he was highly fascinated with ghosts and spiritual beings in the afterlife. After three years in that office, he applied for a transfer to the Department of Mysteries, where he bounced around different divisions until working in the Hall of Prophecies. He held this job until he joined the school staff in 2071, a position he held for two years.

Sadly, Nolan came down with clinical anxiety once again in his second year of teaching. He had always been a bit of a more anxious fellow and was unable to devote the mental time and attention to his post. He knew he wasn't doing the students any good by not focusing fully on his teaching job, and his relationship with Ginger began to crumble, so he left his position, giving it up to someone he knew would be able to reach out and help students the way they deserved.

Present Day: Thankfully, he has since improved his lifestyle dramatically. Never one to stick with a job for too long, he became Junior Undersecretary to the Minister before finally buying a small shop on the edge of Diagon Alley and opening a secondhand Muggle and Magical bookstore. Ginger completed her Healer training after the birth of their daughter, Scarlett, and now that both parents are receiving a steady income, they are continuing to add to their growing family.

Nolan joined the Board of Governors so he could make sure Hogwarts would be a safe and happy environment for his child and all the other wizarding children of Great Britain. He also wanted to get more funding for the less appreciated subjects such as Divination and Herbology. After joining, he was promoted to Vice President of the Board. He eventually stepped down when it became too hard for him to balance his growing business as well as his position on the Board.

Because of his anxiety Nolan has forced himself to become extremely organized and responsible--all of his documents in his home office are organized to a T. He is also friendly and outgoing and works very well with others, an obviously beneficial quality needed when working with such an important group of individuals. While he is usually hesitant at first, he is willing to take up leadership positions especially since he has always regretted not doing more house related activities such as HoH while at the school.

After the unexpected successful launch of his book in 2088, Nolan sold the bookstore and moved to Swiss Cottage with his family. He took a job as Spirit Liaison part time and eventually ran for Minister for Magic, but lost respectfully to his long time friend Althea Scabior. After this, Nolan claimed to retire from the Ministry (which was short lived, of course) and in his spare time is working on his second book, a generalized Divination textbook that spans many areas of interest as opposed to one discipline.