Professor Oleander Caladrius

== Academic and Professional Career ==
It is Professor Caldrius's personal philosophy that music aids training concentration and thereby is a foundational tool for developing the self-mastery and focus required for more difficult spells, particularly with the notion of being able to quickly shift focus, attention, and even emotional state at will, such as when facing dementors and managing a patronus charm. 
Being that the music and general staff at Hogwarts has increased so quickly in order to accommodate the growing student body, Professor Caladrius not only conducts ensembles, but also teaches various electives offered in rotation including:
Metaphysics and Arithmancy of Music
Introduction to Non-Western Magics
Muggle Music History
Ethnomagicology
Introduction to Linguistics
Vocal Pedagogy
Chant Composition
*Caladrius also has office hours for staff or students to study private voice and music theory
== Personal Life ==
Professor Oleander Caladrius, born American, is both an accomplished witchard and musician. They moonlight as a concert soloist, but around Hogwarts have been building an intrepid reputation of sass and wit.
Don't be fooled by colorful language during rehearsals, though, Caladrius is actually quite nice!
=== The Battle for Hogwarts ===
While Caladrius had already been at Hogwarts previous to the battle with Argon's army, they and their students were entirely unaware as the space in which they had been rehearsing was magically soundproofed for tuning purposes and magically sealed from escape thanks to Caladrius remembering Gryffindor's penchant for slipping out of class. Caladrius and their students emerged afterwards having not known they were under attack at all. This does, however, raise the question: Just how potent is Caladrius with a wand?!
=== Bio ===
Professor Caladrius attended Ilvermorny after being taught secretively by their maternal grandmother, DellaRae, in rural Alabama. During their early teens, however, Caladrius suffered a violent assault at the hands of American muggles during which the would-be professor stupefied, albeit accidentally, an entire city borough. For this violation of the Statute of Secrecy but also an unexpected potency and focus of magic, MACUSA first incarcerated the juvenile Caladrius and later cast them out of the United States entirely. Graciously, the Hogwarts staff allowed Caladrius to finish their studies across the Atlantic where they completed their school years under House Ravenclaw.
Professor Caladrius made quick friends upon arrival at Hogwarts with none other but the tri-skulled dog of the house, Fluffy, who typically lays his head on Caladrius's lap as Caladrius studies music, though only one head fits at any one time, of course.
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