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Full Name: Tobias Astor Rivers
Gender: Male
D.O.B: March 17, 2058
Wand: 10 ½ inches, Thestral hair, ash
Pets: Small Siamese cat named Akane
Best Subject(s): Herbology/Potions/Astrology
Worst Subject(s): Charms/Transfiguration
Physical Description: Tobias has straight, dark hair that he prefers to keep on the short side, with the exception of his fourth year. (His first three years at Hogwarts, he had curly hair due to his Aunt thinking he’d be cuter that way. At breakfast before his first visit to Diagon Alley, she slipped a long-term curly hair potion into his morning juice.) His eyes are hazel and shift around on the brown scale – no magic needed. Tobias is built thinly and is of average height for his age.
Personality: Tobias is a mild, gentle Slytherin. Although not power hungry, his lack of money inspires him to be resourceful in all aspects of life. Self-preservation and protection of what he cares for comes first. He has ambitious goals to own his own Apothecary – a larger version of his mother’s Healer job in their village. He is determined to succeed in this regard. Tobias never met his father, since he left Beatrice Rivers before the birth of his son. This desertion convinced Tobias that he will never let anyone down if he can help it. As kind and caring as he is, Tobias can also be temperamental. Rude or harsh people often push him over the edge, and then he lashes out.
Motto: Use what you have and take what you can get.
Background: In 2056, in the Scottish town of Nairn, the rich and charming Maxmillian Rose started a relationship with the new family physician – the beautiful but poor Beatrice Rivers. Where Beatrice hoped for true love and bettering her position in life, Maxmillian saw only a no-strings-attached relationship. So when Beatrice became pregnant, Maxmillian had her dismissed and banned from Nairn without warning.
The strong and independent Beatrice made her way back to her hometown, a small Cotswold village called Melusine Grove. The town, a poor magical community hidden from Muggle eyes and intrusions, is home to Beatrice’s slightly crazy sister Mabel. She moved into Mabel’s clean and simple home to await the birth of her child.
Tobias was born a few months later. During the day he stayed with his aunt, helping her garden, cook, and clean as he got older. This left his mother free to administer potions and medical aid to the townspeople; when Tobias was seven, her position as town Healer was accented with the annual check-up of village protections against Muggles. Beatrice’s job provides a meager income for the family.
By age eight, Tobias was actively helping his mother and aunt concoct potions. Mabel gave him a plot of land to grow what he wished, on one condition – each year, he must grow a hedge of blue roses around his garden. Happy to comply, Tobias started growing ingredients for himself and his mother.
Beatrice tries to spoil Tobias as much as possible, buying him used Herbology and Potions books, occasional Chocolate Frogs (Tobias has a small card collection), and (very occasionally) semi-rare plants.
Tobias is happy with his life, but attending Hogwarts is a change he cannot wait to make. He has high hopes to learn all the Herbology and Potions possible; after graduation, he aims to own an Apothecary.
Mabel has felt since Tobias’ birth that the boy should have had curly hair. |