HELLO
my name is
DERF ASHBURRY-HAWTHORNE

NOW, AT THE PRESENT TIME

• co-founder, co-owner, co-lead creature healer & rehabilitator at Creatures and Cwtches Sanctuary
  Beginning as a dream future between two Hogwarts sweethearts that turned into reality, Creatures and Cwtches is a magical creature rehabilitation center that includes a petting zoo. It is open to the public for visiting and volunteering and has a kind of 'partnership' with both London and Edinburgh Wizarding University campuses for work study/volunteer opportunities for students seeking a degrees in creature related fields. The sanctuary's primary function is to take in injured and abused creatures, treat them, and release them back into their natural habitats. In some cases these creatures may find there forever home on the sanctuary if rerelease or rehoming is not possible.
  
  The majority of the sanctuary, excluding the main house, was built by Derf's own hands and is vey capable in construction and carpentry. Capable volunteers are often asked to assist in repairing fences or building new enclosures alongside him.
  
  Derf also writes children's books based on his experiences with Creature Healers Beyond Boundaries. The next in the series is set to release sometime in 2113.
  

NOTEABLE APPEARANCES:

• 2111 Derrick Ashbarrow-Hawking and the Pessimistic Phoenix (children's book)
• 2109 Derrick Ashbarrow-Hawking and the Sneezing Sphinx (children's book)
• 2108 Babbling with Bowtruckles & Other Creatures (memoir)
• 2106 Derrick Ashbarrow-Hawking and the Ungainly Unicorn (children's book)
• 2105 Derrick Ashbarrow-Hawking and the Benign Bowtruckle (children's book)
• 2100-2102 Wizarding University: Edinburgh (Cryptozoology/Magizoology)
• 2100 Creature Healers Beyond Boundary (Sahara Desert)
• 2099 Creature Healers Beyond Boundary (New Guinea rainforest)
• 2099 Creature Healers Beyond Boundary (Amazon rainforest)
• 2098 Wizarding University: Edinburgh (Cryptozoology/Magizoology) *withdraws before the New Year
• 2092 - present Picketta's Home Tree
• 2091 - 2098 Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Hufflepuff)

OOC: this is not a formal character biography but rather a career introduction and related information that your characters may be privy to should they have an interest in his particular industry. Therefore, the above information may be considered IC at the RPer's discretion. Derf has an archived student bio that you can take a look at for more information that will mostly be OOC information unless your character has read his memoir. Feel free to nudge me for headcanons or to discuss connections if you'd like!