Wandmaker and Manager:
TBA

SPOILER!!: Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus, played by Felixir

Zeke Ransom-Kruus
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BASICS

NAME: Ezekiel William Ransom-Kruus
AKA: Zeke
BORN: 25th July 2069
ORIGINATES: Woking, Surrey, England
RESIDES: Diagon Alley, London, England
NATIONALITY: British
MARITAL STATUS: Married (24th December 2090)
PRONOUNS: He/him

APPEARANCE

HAIR: Dark brown, short
EYES: Dark brown
HEIGHT: 5'9"
STYLE: Smart

MAGICAL

HERITAGE: Muggle-born
WAND: 12⅔" rather firm hawthorn with unicorn hair
BOGGART: Fiendfyre
AMORTENTIA: Pine trees, apple crumble, sawdust
PATRONUS: Polecat

FAMILY

AUNT: Evelyn Esther Ransom (b. 7th September 2034)
HUSBAND: Mathias Trenton Ransom-Kruus (né Kruus) (b. 28th August 2071)
DAUGHTER: Bailey Summer Ransom-Kruus (b. 18th August 2097)
DAUGHTER: Sage Winter Ransom-Kruus (b. 18th August 2097)

EDUCATION

SCHOOL: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
HOUSE: Slytherin
CLASS OF: 2087
OWLs:
___Ancient Runes (E)
___Arithmancy (A)
___Astronomy (A)
___Care of Magical Creatures (E)
___Charms (O)
___Defence Against the Dark Arts (E)
___Herbology (O)
___History of Magic (E)
___Transfiguration (O)
___Potions (E)
NEWTs:
___Ancient Runes (O)
___Care of Magical Creatures (O)
___Charms (E)
___Defence Against the Dark Arts (A)
___Herbology (O)
___Transfiguration (E)
___Potions (A)

PERSONAL

MB TYPE: INFJ
TEMPERAMENT: Phlegmatic-Sanguine
ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good
ENNEAGRAM: 2w3
LOVE LANGUAGE: Words of affirmation

ABOUT

Zeke was born into a family of muggles, the second oldest of five siblings, and was the only one of his siblings to display signs of magic and to be given a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. However, far from expressing amazement and pride at having a wizard in the family, Zeke's parents made it clear they did not approve of his magical ability, and Zeke made the difficult decision to leave the family home and cut ties in favour of studying magic. He lived instead with an aunt, who cared deeply for him as a mother would have.

At Hogwarts, Zeke easily made plenty of friends and did well in school, but although he had an intense love of learning and was in awe of Hogwarts, he disliked formal education. He pursued many of his topics of interest outside of the classroom, while being sure to keep his grades up. One of these interests was wandlore, and Zeke knew as early as his first year at Hogwarts that this was what he wanted to pursue when he left school.

Zeke's aunt had been a short-term foster carer since before he'd gone to live with her, and as she dealt with many sensitive cases, it was often necessary for Zeke to spend several weeks each summer holiday staying with different friends of his, which he did quite happily. He spent a lot of time with his friend Eden and his family, and was soon considered another member of the family there, warmly welcomed into the fold. For a short time he dated Eden's older sister, Willow, though the relationship was generally lukewarm and never became serious. Having grown so close to Eden's family, Zeke officially moved in with them after he graduated from Hogwarts, though he still regularly visited his aunt.

Although Zeke had secured a place on a Wandlore course at Wizarding University, and it was still his dream to be a wandmaker or a wandlore researcher, he lacked enthusiasm about higher education. Zeke started having serious doubts, and was lost on how to deal with them. He expressed this uncertainty to Camden Mitchell, Eden's father, who promptly advised him to chase his dream from a slightly different angle. Camden was a wealthy and well-known businessman, who had a number of connections across the global wizarding community, and so it was simple for him to set Zeke up in a paid apprenticeship with a specialist wandmaker. Zeke was endlessly grateful, gave up his place on the university course shortly before term started, and dove right into the practical side of wandmaking. In his spare time, he read and studied on his own, researching wandlore and as many secondary and tertiary subjects he could cram into his brain. He and his mentor produced wands for customers, researched, travelled around the world, and experimented with new combinations and cores.

During this time, Zeke moved out of the Mitchells' home and into a new place with his friend, Mathias Kruus, shortly after Mathias graduated from Hogwarts. Mathias was Eden's cousin, and he and Zeke had become good friends, having known each other since school. Zeke and Mathias had decided it would be fun for them to have their own place together. Neither expected to fall in love with the other, but that was exactly what happened. Within eighteen months, they were married. After a few years, they decided to adopt a child, and after a long wait, Zeke and Mathias adopted two year old twin girls, Bailey and Sage, in September 2099.

By 2102, Zeke had worked his way up through the wandmaking profession and was working as a partner to the woman who had previously been his mentor. As fulfilling as his work was, Zeke wanted a change, something that was a little closer to home, required less travelling, had a steadier income, and allowed him more time to work on the books he had been wanting to write for several years. Just when he was considering a slight career track correction and working towards being a professor of Wandlore, the opportunity to take over management of Ollivanders opened up. Zeke knew that, while it was just about possible for him to buy the business on his own, it was too much of a risk for him to take when he was helping support his family. But, once again, pseudo-father and part-time deus ex machina, Camden Mitchell, came swooping in to save the day. He joined with Zeke and they bought Ollivanders together in 2103, with Camden acting as a silent partner. Zeke and his family moved to the apartment above the wand shop, and began the newest chapter in their lives.

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Temporary Assistant Wandmaker:

SPOILER!!: Victor García Massey, played by sweetpinkpixie

Victor García Massey
T E M P __A S S I S T A N T__|__O L L I V A N D E R S

BASICS

NAME: Victor Adalberto García Massey
AKA: Victor, Vic
BORN: someday in November 2073 (he doesn't know the specific day and picks arbitrarily every year)
ORIGINATES: Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
RESIDES: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
NATIONALITY: Spanish American
MARITAL STATUS: in a serious relationship with Minerva Darling
PRONOUNS: He/him
MB TYPE: ENFJ-A

APPEARANCE

HAIR: Dark brown, fluffy
EYES: hazel
HEIGHT: 6'2"
STYLE: Very casual

MAGICAL

HERITAGE: Pureblood
WAND: 14" supple spruce with griffin claw
BOGGART: a desk with stacks of papers on it and a necktie hanging off the chair
AMORTENTIA: the ocean, chicken parm, fresh ink
PATRONUS: non-coperal at this time

EDUCATION & WORK

SCHOOL: Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
HOUSE: Thunderbird
CLASS OF: 2091
FORMER OCCUPATION: WU Athens | Cryptozoology & Wandlore TA
CURRENT OCCUPATION: Stemp House care worker & teacher, freelance illustrator, Ollivanders temp assistant

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The Magical Measuring Tape:
If you are here for a new wand you will encounter this measuring tape which will take all sorts of measurements from you, including arm length, inseam, height, and sometimes measurements of other seemingly odd areas. Bridge of your nose? Maybe. Length of your jaw? Perhaps. Girth of your knee? Sometimes. Best thing to do is cooperate, and it'll be done faster.

SPOILER!!: Magical Measuring Tape, NPC

Name: Magical Measuring Tape
Age: 16 in Measuring Tape Years, as it is now a teenager, it sulks periodically.
Current Occupation: Measuring tape at Ollivanders
Description: Made entirely of an off-white, almost cream coloured cloth with large numbers in black marking its measurements -only these measurements seem to be more than meets the eye, they even change depending on exactly what it is measuring.
Personality: Much like an overeager puppy, the measuring tape gets a little too enthusiastic at times. It really wants to help you though and loves showing off the measurements it has collected. Often tries to give 'hugs' which, because its a measuring tape, sometimes results in near-strangulation.
History: This measuring tape used to have an antique wind up leather case, but once it was charmed to become a MAGICAL measuring tape and put to work at Ollivanders, it decided that it was far too constraining for it and has ever since whipped, wiggled, and weaved around in its full glory.

The Old Brass Wand-Weigher Machine:
If you linger near the entrance way you will see an interesting looking brass contraption. It looks very old and yet there seems to be a few newer attachments here and there, including a coin slot. This machine will, if you put your wand on the scale, recommend which wand care products your wand could use to better its condition. The machine will whir and pop and squeak and then it will spit out a little gilded card with product recommendations on it. Lucky for you said products can be bought right here at Ollivanders.

SPOILER!!: The Old Brass Wand-Weigher Machine, NPC

Name: Wand-Weigher Machine
Age: It has a small metal plaque on it which states it was made in Paris, in 1860.
Current Occupation: Wand-Weigher Machine at Ollivanders
Description: Large and made of brass, the wand-weigher machine has a scale in front where you can place your wand. There is a small plaque on the front which states it was made in Paris in 1860, which begs the question, why does it print out little cards in English? Well that would be because the machine has been modified with brand new charms in order to serve the Ollivanders customers. There's a coin slot on the front. One sickle will get you an assessment of your wand's condition. A flick of a hidden switch will return it to its regular function, in which case the card which it spits out will state the wand components, and the age of the wand, instead of recommending products for it.

History: Originally housed at the French Ministry of Magic in Paris, this wand-weigher Machine began to act up a decade or so prior to arriving at Ollivanders and had been sitting in storage until Ira Banner acquired it, fixed it up, and gave it new purpose. It no longer simply tells what a wand is made from (since the wandmakers themselves are perfectly able to do this without magical help), instead it assess the condition of a wand and suggests what product might benefit it. Of course, you can always get a second opinion from one of the wandmakers...