Rhys Connors

##### Positives

> Rhys is an overall good guy. He is nice and kind and a good friend to those in need (or those who don't). He is friendly and calm when he needs to be. Rhys is very family-oriented, and he loves his family deeply. He is very good with animals, which likely has to do with his sensitive soul. He sometimes (or frequently) has a better relationship with animals than with humans, but he doesn't see anything wrong with that. He is an advocate for them when he needs to be. Think of him as a gentle giant of sorts.
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##### Negatives

> True to the Connors trait, Rhys is rather hot headed. He tries not to, but it seems to be something he can't change as he has a lack of patience when it comes to humans. If he is passionate, or feels someone is being unkind, he can become incredibly frustrated with them and might use his large frame to intimidate others to backing down. Rhys is rather competitive - though this can usually only be seen when it comes to his brothers. He feels guilty for the way his life has turned out and how he hasn't actually settled down yet, but has a hard time expressing that.
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#### History

##### Family History

> Caitrin Driscoll came from a middle-class family in Wales, her father owning an apothecary and her mother tending to the shop. She was the middle child of the family, always being shorted the things that she wanted and frequently complaining about it. At the age of 11, she attended Hogwarts and was quickly sorted into Gryffindor. She grew to love her house and made fast friends with her peers. Liked by most of her professors, she was a fast learner albeit a bit impatient in her schoolwork. Quickly she made friends with Fionn Connors who had a tendency toward trouble, he had a gift for pranks but a bright smile that lit up any room that he was in.
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> The pair spent the majority of their time together throughout Hogwarts, attending many Quidditch matches, sneaking sweets into classes, and spending hours upon hours in the Gryffindor Common Room together. To say that everything was easy between them would be an understatement, Fionn had a tendency toward a temper and Caitrin would frequently call him out on this behavior. Balancing each other out became a gift that they both acquired and when their friendship moved from only friends to more than that no one was entirely surprised.
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> Inseparable post-graduation, Caitrin worked her way from a simple Healer up to the Healer-in-Charge of the Creature Induced Injuries department at St. Mungo’s. Fionn took a low-level position in the Ministry upon graduation and worked incredibly hard to become an Obliviator. On Caitrin’s 19th birthday, Fionn proposed and they had a small and quick ceremony with only close family and friends. The pair moved into their first home, a small three-bedroom house in a small wizarding community in Wales, and in agreement that they both wanted a large family, celebrated the birth of their first son Declan about a year later. A little over a year after that Rhys joined them, filling all of the bedrooms in their house. In the attempt to have a girl, and under a year later they had Bryn and moved Rhys into Declan’s bedroom. Ever the optimists, three years later their wish came true when Aelwyn joined the Connors clan.
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##### Early Years

> Rhys was easily the most empathetic child of the bunch and this became clear as he got older. He would cry if Aelwyn did and similarly when Bryn would become angry, he would also feel the same way. He latched onto Declan from a young age since he was stable and had such a calming nature to him. The four Connors children spent most of their days playing, reading, and caring for each other. Rhys attempted to do his best to help out Declan when he needed it as both of their parents were especially busy.
> Although Rhys was too young to really have a grasp on what was happening with the second wizarding war, he could feel the stress that both of his parents were under and tried his best to keep calm and help them out so they had less things to worry about. When Declan went away to Hogwarts, he took over his role as eldest; although, he had a much more difficult time getting Bryn to listen to him than Declan did. Not so patiently, he waited for his Hogwarts letter to arrive and on his 11th birthday he promised his parents that he would be a Gryffindor like them.
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##### School Years

> The minute that the sorting hat said Hufflepuff on his first day at Hogwarts, Rhys didn’t know what to do with himself. He had been certain that he was going to be in Gryffindor like both of his parents but it seemed as though he was following in Declan’s footsteps and becoming a Badger. Even though his older brother beamed at him, he couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed. This faded quickly when he realized that he valued a lot of the same characteristics that his peers did and they poked less fun at him for his sensitive nature than some of the Lions did.
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> At a young age, Rhys was relatively short as well as lanky, it made him an easy target for some of his larger peers. On more than one occasion, Declan would step in to defend him, something that Rhys resented as time went on. This powerless feeling was only amplified when the battle broke out at Hogwarts when he was in his first year. After Declan kept him safe, Rhys decided he didn't want to be unable to defend himself when his brother wasn't around, and so in his third year he took an interest in Dueling, not only to protect himself but to protect his younger brother as well. The Puff tried very hard in the course to do well, but he didn’t have a natural gift for the topic like he did Care of Magical Creatures. Since he was targeted by bullies regularly, he took solace in the course that came the easiest to him, pouring his energy into the creatures that they were taught to care for. On more than one occasion, he considered sneaking out of the castle and into the Forbidden Forest to see if he could spot a unicorn, convinced that if he could get close enough to one he’d be one of the coolest blokes in his year.
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> During his fifth year, the Puff found his grades dropping, even in Care of Magical Creatures, as his mind became preoccupied with a Ravenclaw girl in his year, Ina Wallace. She was popular and smart, seemingly lighting up every room that she entered. He was tongue-tied around her, struggling to put together simple sentences when she looked in his direction. Although he had given Declan a hard time about Elsie, his brother did not return the favor and poke fun at him for his behavior. On the contrary, Declan gave advice and that was how he ended up going on his first date and having his first kiss with the most popular girl in his year.
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> Things with Ina became more and more serious on his end as time went on, however near the end of his sixth year she broke up with him and he spent most of his summer moping about after embarrassing himself by yelling a sufficient amount at the Ravenclaw during the breakup. It didn’t help that soon after he found out that she had begun to date Wesley Pemberton who was far bigger in stature and had a lot more friends. He spent the majority of his last year at Hogwarts focused on his academics and his younger siblings, spending his free time with the goal of exercising and building up strength. Rhys told himself that this was to help him with his job, in the back of his mind he knew it was insecurity.
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##### Post-School Years

>    After graduation, Rhys used his impeccable NEWT in Care of the Magical Creatures exam to earn himself a position as a trainee at a dragon colony in Wales, where he still works to this day, traveling on occasion to Romania and other countries with dragon colonies. The former Puff spends the majority of his time at work and divides his free time between seeing his family and working out. What had started as a failed attempt at winning back a girl who hadn’t loved him as much has he had loved her, turned into a passion. He loved to see how strong he could become and there was the added benefit that he could rub it in his brother’s face that he was now much larger than him. While he loves what he does, his mind always wanders to what could be, Rhys would love to settle down with the right person and have a family like his siblings do.
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> He currently lives in a small flat with several kneazles, two dogs, a crup, a few (he claims) loving owls, a pygmy puff, sharing the space with him. He dates on occasion, but nothing is serious. The former Puff watched his brother get married soon after Hogwarts and while he’s happy for him, he’s not met anyone that he’s willing to tie himself to. For now, he’s content living out his days with his animals and enjoying a good drink at a pub every now and again.
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> That contentedness brought him to snatch up the opportunity that opened at Hogwarts when the Care of Magical Creatures position opened up and he was able to travel across the seas to join at WANDA for their tournament year. It had been an incredible experience, but now he's happy that they're finally in one place, and he can find his groove with his animals and teaching young minds to love creatures as much as he does.
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### Connections

#### **Family**

###### Caitrin Connors

> He loves his mother deeply, though he finds that he doesn't always agree with the way she views things. He is far more sensitive than most others in his family, and that becomes more apparent when he's talking with his mother. Still, that's his mother, and he loves her.
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###### Fionn Connors

> Like any man with their father, he grew up wanting his approval in most things. He looks up to his father as a role model, though he can't help but feel as if he's let him down at times because he never was good enough for quidditch like their family is obsessed with.
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###### Declan Connors

> Easily his favorite sibling, Rhys keeps in contact the most with Declan, writing to him a lot when they're unable to see each other in person. He goes to him the most with advice, and finds himself a bit jealous that his brother was able to find the love of his life so early in life.
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###### Elsie Connors

> He cares for Elsie as if she were his blood sister. He has known her for so long because of her relationship with Declan, that it honestly does feel as if she is his sister at times. He doesn't know how she puts up with that many kids, though, so a part of him thinks that she's a superwoman.
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###### Bryn Connors

> Rhys is kind of working on his relationship with Bryn, but not as much as he should. He holds onto a little resentment about Bryn leaving the family in the first place since Rhys puts such a strong value on family, but he's trying to be better with it (it's not working).
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###### Aelwyn Connors

> He won't admit to it, but Rhys kind of finds himself avoiding Aelwyn at times since it feels like every time he sees her, she has something to say about his future, and his future is stressing him out enough as it is. He definitely prefers her to Bryn, but he has to be careful how much time he spends with her.
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###### Nessa Connors

> Easily his favorite niece, Rhys really looks out for her and likes to stay up-to-date on her life. He supports her in everything, and loves her unconditionally, even when she makes mistakes. He's the fun uncle and the loving uncle, and he likes to give her a hard time sometimes when he thinks that she can handle it. He is so very proud of her, though.
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###### Tristan Connors

> Rhys tries not letting his issue with Bryn affect his relationship with Tristan. Although he hasn't connected with him the same as he had with Nessa, he still cares about him and will check up on him and even attempt to hang out with him when he can.
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#### **Friends**

###### Logan Donoghue

> He's known him for a long time and they have a lot of similar interests together, so he keeps in contact when he can.
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###### Caterina Garcia

> Not really a friend, but not really family for him, though he figures she's somewhere toeing the line. She has been around forever, so he's sure she's not going away anytime soon. Although he's not about to attempt to hang out with her, he does enjoy his talks with her as he gets to know what even brought her here in the first place.
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###### Royal Snow

> Friends for a while, Rhys will generally go to him for tattoos or if he needs a man-to-man with someone that he isn't related to.
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#### **Romance**

###### Indi Brogan

> A potential budding relationship as he found himself wanting to see her more after a chance encounter that introduced them. It ended up being short-lived, just like all of his others.
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###### Kiara Dennings

> She's cute.
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