Mordecai Lewis

Face Claim: Ben Barnes

Husband: Emile LeBeau

Siblings: Tash Florczyk (found sister), Asher Akin (found sister), Jame Dale (found sister)

## Biography

Mordecai was born to two muggles, Hamish and Moira Lewis, in a tiny village in Stirling, England right on the shore of Loch Tay. He was raised around animals, his parents running a small farm, and thus, grew up with a deep connection and love for animals and wildlife. As a child, he was fairly quiet and reserved, often described by others as timid. He was small and awkward, not knowing how to stand up for himself. When he got his letter to Hogwarts at the age of 11, it was a shock for his family, but it was then his father revealed his own uncle was a wizard and the current owner of Eeylops Owl Emporium.

At Hogwarts, Mordecai was sorted into Gryffindor and upon learning what that meant, was incredibly confused as to how the common traits of a Gryffindor applied to him. It was in his first year that he met Vyra and Trace Mosely and Mallory Davide, other members of Gryffindor who helped make life bearable. He was heavily bullied by both members of other houses and his own housemates and despite how often he brought this up with professors, nothing was ever really done about the situation. The transition between a muggle life and a magic life was difficult on Mordecai and it took him a few years before he started to feel like he actually belonged in the wizarding world at all.

After his first year, his parents made the difficult decision to send him to live primarily with his Uncle who could help him better understand the world he lived in. He would spend the holidays with his parents and the summers with his uncle where he helped maintain the owl emporium. During these early years, Mordecai would assist in the hatching and care of several mythical and non-mythical animals, including a Phoenix named Nero that would go on to live with the well known Dale family.

Over the years and with the help of Vyra, Trace and Mallory, Mordecai gradually found his courage. With his courage though, came a surge in issues with authority, a quick temper and a need to defend those who were treated similarly to how he was. It was also in school where he met his future husband, Emile LeBeau as well as Artemis Dale, Ilya Novik and Jeffrey Masters.

In 2007, and right out of Hogwarts at 17 years of age, Mordecai jumped at the opportunity to join the recently created Red Flag Rebellion. When he wasn't at the Owl Emporium or with the members of RF, he was studying towards the medicinal care of magical creatures and would go on to rehabilitate several birds for a small group based in northern England. Through this program, he was given the task of caring for a Stellar's Sea Eagle that was involved in an accident and lost one of his wings. Since the bird was young and largely imprinted on Mordecai, it wound up staying with him permanently, given the name Titus.

In 2013, Mordecai's world came to an abrupt stop when his boyfriend, Emile, who was not only a member of Red Flag but acting as an Auror in the Ministry, was murdered by the Ministry for his ties to the rebellion. Shortly after the death of Emile, Kristina, one of his closest friends and the person who had taught him how to treat injuries and ailments, went missing at the hands of the Ministry, the trail immediately going cold. In 2015, Mordecai also witnessed the murder of his oldest friend, Vyra at the hands of Viktor Blackthorn. In 2016, Mordecai was arrested and put in Azkaban for his involvement in a Red Flag stunt. He was released a few months later and shortly after, Red Flag disbanded and Mordecai took over Eeylops for his ailing uncle. He expanded the shop, beginning to incorporate more and more animals and expanding on the idea of what could be a familiar. In 2017, his uncle passed away, leaving the shop solely in Mordecai's care.

He came to know the Uprising in 2019 when he met one Jame Dale and then later met Ifra Rose, Marley Conners and Lyre Galahad. Mordecai felt an immediate draw to the little ragtag group, easily seeing himself and his old friends in them. He began telling them stories as they frequented the shop and soon revealed his history with an 'old anarchy group'. In fact, he grew so close to the small group so quickly, that he wound up adopting Jame as a younger sibling. However, the kids seemed to get themselves in trouble everywhere they went, and as it became more apparent what they were about, Mordecai got pulled into a new rebellion. About this time, Trace returned, drawn in by the reports of familiar activity. They reinstated Red Flag, and slowly, members old and new came out of the woodwork. Mordecai largely served as a link between the two before their official alliance. It was also in 2019 that Mordecai introduced one Lucy Day to the Red Flag Rebellion.

At the end of 2019, Emile returned, revealing the reasoning behind his need to fake his death. While the idea that his old partner was back from the dead, ***('He Got Better')***, took getting used to, the two were quickly engaged. Halfway through 2020, Kristina, his old mentor, also returned, revealing where she had been and exposing what the Red Flag had began to learn was true.

Emile and Mordecai were married July 27th, 2020.

## Physical appearance

Tall (6'3") and toned from years of working in the shop with animals. He keeps his dark brown (almost black) hair fairly long, often able to pull it up and out of the way and almost always has a bit of stubble visible on his jawline. Eyes are dark green.

Tattoos: Circle-A on the inside of his right wrist, the quote "What is an anarchist? One who, choosing, accepts the responsibility of choice" on the inside of his right forearm. His left arm is a completed galactic sleeve. He has a small, minimalist UFO on the inside of his left wrist that he got from Remy years ago and refuses to let any other artist touch it. Has a thistle tattoo on the back of his right calf and a string of thorns around his left ankle. Also has a large wing tattoo on the back of his right shoulder that moves from his shoulder blade to halfway down his bicep.

Scars: Scar in his left eyebrow from the Bombarda event, scar that slashes down his left side from his encounter with Viktor Blackthorn (Defodio). Scars from bites on his hands and arms.

## Personality and traits

Mordecai is rough around the edges, tends to be gruff and comes off as apathetic or indifferent to those who don't know him. However, he is viciously loyal to those who have earned his trust. He can come across as cynical and has been known to push people away, though this is a more recent trait.

## Possessions

### Wand:

Camphor wood, Banshee hair core, Copper handle, bloodstone embelishments, 11inches

* His wand frequently smokes as Mordecai has a hard time accessing his emotions.
* His wand cries/wails right before the death of a loved one. He has heard this too many times.

### Other:

Always carries a bag with frequently used medical supplies and medical gloves.

## Magical abilities and skills

### Limitations:

Transfiguration is his weakest subject matter.

## Relationships

### Family:

* Father: Hamish Lewis
	+ While him and his father may more often than not *seem* like they don't get along, the two in fact have an incredible amount of respect for each other. Mordecai simply largely got his father's personality.
* Mother: Moira Lewis
	+ Mordecai and his mother are incredibly close and there's no one that Mordecai respects more than his hard working mother.
* Sister: Tash Florczyk (found)
	+ Mordecai would move heaven and earth to make sure Tash is happy. Viciously protective of his little sister despite the fact she can turn into a huge black jaguar.
* Sister: Asher Akin (found)
	+ Mordecai and Asher met in Hogwarts. She was a Slytherin who was frequently in trouble and he was a Gryffindor that was much the same as he got older. Upon learning she had no family to help her, he took her under his wing and lead her to Red Flag.
* Sister: Jame Dale (found)
	+ Mordecai has largely devoted himself to Jame's cause, even becoming a member of her King's Guard under the alias Manticore. While the two don't always see eye to eye and Mordecai lives for teasing her, he cares deeply for Jame.
* Uncle: Islay Lewis (deceased)
	+ Mordecai and his uncle were incredibly close, though they often didn't see eye to eye on how things should be done in the wizarding world. His uncle was very much of the mindset that even if you don't agree with the law, the law is the law.

* Niece: Ifra Rose
	+ For once, it wasn't Mordecai doing the adopting. Instead, Ifra quickly adopted Mordecai as an uncle figure.

### Friends:

* Trace Mosely
* Vyra Mosely (deceased)
* Violet Holiday
* Kit Ryan
* Kristina Soth
* Marley Conners
* Lucy Day
* Virva Somer
* Sean Jasper
* Remy Muse

### Enemies:

* Michael Dowell
* Viktor Blackthorn (deceased)
* The Ministry
* [Redacted]

### Other:

* Artemis Dale
	+ These two butt heads like no other, but there's a mutual respect there
* Ilya Novik
	+ Somewhere between enemy and friend. Who actually knows.

* Jeff Masters
	+ Goddamn ghost

* Caoimhe Foley
	+ They don't get along, they butt heads, they struggle to take advice from each other, especially medical advice
	+ Slowly gathering the difference between Miach and Caoimhe.

* Sam Dale
	+ These two fight every time they are in the same room as each other

* Milo Treadway
	+ New member of Red Flag. Mordecai hasn't made a decision yet.

* Lennon Sharp
	+ New member of Red Flag. Mordecai hasn't made a decision yet.

* Solomon Vaughn
	+ Not enemies, not friends, but doesn't trust

## Extra Info

* Mordecai does his best to ignore it, but because of his time in Azkaban, he has a mild fear of the dark
* He is afraid of ghosts. I blame Peeves the Poltergeist for this one.
* His tag is a thistle surrounded by a halo of thorns