Tristan Connors

##### Positives

> His loyalty is unmatched. Once he is loyal to a person, that loyalty remains even through them becoming enemies. Anything told to him in secret will remain in secret, no matter what their relationship turns to. He won't even talk badly about someone he once cared for, partly because he recognizes that care once existed, and partly because he doesn't care to talk about them any longer. He is naturally athletic - and always moving. He seems a natural when it comes to quidditch and other things, picking up sports fairly easily even if he hasn't ever played before. He has excellent hand-eye coordination and a really good eye. Tristan is very protective of people in his life, and there is no question as to whether or not he would fight for them (he would).
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##### Negatives

> He is grumpy and more pessimistic than anything because he's resentful for how some things have turned out. He resents his parents for their divorce, and he resents his injury that had him out of quidditch for a year. Things just aren't fair. Much like some other Connors, his temper is easy to match and explosive once it hits. He has a lot of pent up anger. He is very forgetful, but he just doesn't have the same caring levels as others seem to have. He forgets to tell people important things which makes them mad, but his mind is elsewhere. Tristan is very direct with his honesty, very blunt. It comes across rude at times, but he doesn't actually mean that.
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#### History

##### Connors Family

> Bryn grew up as the youngest boy, the third out of four children. Naturally, he always felt as though he missed out on all of the opportunities that his older siblings got to have. They had more responsibility and freedom than he had, Declan was always viewed as the golden boy of the family (at least in Bryn’s eyes) and it seemed almost impossible to get his parent’s attention. It really didn’t help that just when he was adjusting to being the youngest, his parents finally got the girl that they were hoping for and Aelwyn took up even more of their already divided attention. He finally got the chance to prove himself to his parents when both Declan and Rhys went away to Hogwarts and he was responsible for looking after Aelwyn. However, it felt to him that his parents were focused on his brothers and what they were getting themselves up to at school rather than what Bryn was accomplishing at home.
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> Finally, he had an opportunity to prove to his parents that he was worthy of attention when he was sent away to Hogwarts. Unfortunately, even after putting up a fuss about it, he had to wait an additional year before he could go, being nearly twelve before he was permitted to board the train. It was just another thing that the young boy held onto resentment about, it didn’t help that Declan teased him endlessly so Bryn dropped his trunk on the Hufflepuff’s foot at the train station. Determined to be a true Connors, he was insistent with the Sorting Hat that he belonged in Gryffindor. Apparently, that attitude was enough to ensure that he found himself seated at the long table with the rest of the Lions and well and far away from his brothers.
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> During his second year, Bryn got himself on the Gryffindor Quidditch team but with his fairly short stature, he was selected as a Seeker rather than a Beater like he would have preferred though. Although, he dealt with the disappointment fairly quickly as Seekers got a great deal of attention and that was something that the youngest Connors boy adored. Bryn’s behavior in class was nothing to write home about but his marks were decent. Frequently, he found himself sitting beside a Leila Tolley who was a Ravenclaw in his year. Bryn pulled her hair, put fake frogs in her bag, and one littered her desk with what looked like used tissues just to see her pull a face.
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> Given the nature of their relationship and the animosity that the pair shared, it was to everyone’s shock that they started dating during their fifth year. It was less of a shock that they spent the entire Hogsmeade weekend after they became official alternating between bickering with each other and snogging. Their relationship was one of an on-again-off-again nature that continued through their seventh year. Leila and Bryn had just broken up before the Easter holiday and when he came back to the castle, his mind was set, he was never going to be dating her again. She was dull and relentless and her looks were only so-so.
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> But that was when he found out that Leila was pregnant. Everything changed after that. The day he stepped off the train and onto the platform, Bryn made a big show of proposing to Leila in front of all of their friends and family. His older brother, Declan, pulled him to the side and told him that he thought the marriage was a bad idea, that the pair were far too young and their love far too volatile. Bryn took great offense to that, feeling that his older brother had no room to judge given the young age at which he was married. Rhys stayed quiet throughout the conversation which Bryn viewed as a passive agreement with Declan who he always seemed to agree with. Bryn and Leilia were married shortly after graduation at a large ceremony in Leila’s hometown and neither of his brothers were part of the wedding party.
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> The pair moved into a large house with the financial support of Leila’s parents who were happy to see their daughter so seemingly happy. After a long labor, Bryn’s son Tristan was born on New Year's Day just about six months after graduating from Hogwarts. After his birth, they shared five happy years together before their relationship began to fall apart. Bryn began to feel as though he was missing out on all of the things that his former classmates were doing, travel, late nights at the pub, and Quidditch matches for entire afternoons. Leila was focused on her job as well as raising their son which left her feeling as though she had little support from her husband.
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> The bickering that they engaged in during their school years picked back up again and began to turn into large arguments over dinner, breakfast, and sometimes in the middle of a store. Finally, after two years of arguments and sleeping in separate rooms, they determined that it was best to go their separate ways. Leila got custody of their son and Bryn sees him on weekends and for a yearly summer trip that they take together. While they try to remain on good terms with each other, their relationship still can be a bit explosive and so they try not to spend time together whenever possible.
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> After the divorce, Bryn sought refuge in Declan’s home for a week to get himself back on his feet. Although he was expecting his brother to push him away, as that would be what he would have done out of spite, his oldest brother welcomed him graciously. Since that time, they have rekindled their relationship and started to spend more time together. His relationship with Rhys fell into place shortly after that, picking up exactly where it had been left off.
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##### Tolley Family

> Leila Tolley was someone who knew what she wanted and went after it. Even from when she was just a toddler, she was finding ways at getting to what she wanted, no matter how high something was out of her reach. It amazed and frustrated her parents as it felt impossible to keep a childproof apartment when their child was dismantling all of the childproof objects. It was because of her that they had decided that one child was definitely enough for them as she continued to keep them on their toes. It continued well on her way to being sorted into Ravenclaw, ready for new things to explore and understand as she loved to make sense of the things around her.
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> Hogwarts had been good for her as she made friends with like-minded people and questioned professors probably more than they would have appreciated. She didn’t put up with anything from anyone, though one particular boy seemed to want to press his luck with her. Bryn Connors annoyed her to no end, even though she had a great deal of respect for him when it came to watching him on the pitch. It would take her years to admit that watching him fly was one of her favorite things to do, because it was when she thought he looked the happiest. Even with that respect, it seemed as if he were bent on making her pull her own hair out in frustration as he would try to distract her from her studies with fake frogs and the pulling of her hair, and everything in between.
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> It had been to her own shock, as well as everyone else, that she had agreed to start dating Bryn, the bane of her existence. As irritating as he had been, he had challenged her unlike most people around her, and she found that she rather liked the challenge. He had been a welcome distraction to her from her own parents that seemed to be arguing nonstop and pulling her between them through it.
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> She absolutely hadn’t been expecting that she was going to wind up pregnant before she ever left Hogwarts, as she had never considered herself to be one of *those* girls. For the first time in her life, she felt scared out of her mind, and uncertain of what she wanted. It seemed like the right thing to do, to try to raise the child together with Bryn. It seemed like the right thing to do to marry him, because she didn’t want to raise a child on her own. A part of her hadn’t even wanted the baby at first because she had dreams and plans that she wanted to do with her life, and none of those could be accomplished if she had a child to look after. With Bryn, it seemed as if everything was possible, even if his family hated her. Her family welcomed them, and that was more than enough for her.
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> She was all too happy to invite everyone and anyone to a wedding between the pair, because she did love him, and she did always know that she wanted a large wedding to show everyone the love. Leila hadn’t exactly pictured that she would be marrying Bryn, but it was a perfect day. She had the perfect family – a husband that she did love, a beautiful baby boy that she loved more than life as she got over the nerves of being a parent, and supportive parents that helped along the way. It was because of them that she had been able to follow her dreams as an apprentice to work her way to be able to create new potions. As time went on, things started to unravel as she saw more and more how her parents were supporting her more than her own husband was, and the honeymoon period ended.
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> The divorce was the best thing for them, despite all of the feelings that she still held towards him. She felt like she had been parenting Tristan alone all along - so what really was the difference except letting her really get on with her life?
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##### Early Years

> There once was a time when things were perfect for Tristan Connors. He had all of the attention of his mother on him whenever she wasn’t working, and he was always so excited whenever his dad wasn’t working and was able to spend time with him. He didn’t really have the greatest of relationships with those outside of his parents and his grandparents on his mother’s side, but that was hardly something he paid much mind to when he was young. All he knows is that one day, things were perfect and he was eating a nice breakfast with his parents (after he adamantly declared he wanted something else and was told a very rude ‘you can eat this or nothing’), and it felt like that same day when dinner happened and he was stuck in the middle of watching his parents having a harsh argument and food getting thrown.
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> At his parents’ divorce, he saw his dad even less frequently than before, and he never really understood it. To him, it just felt as if his dad just stopped loving him and didn’t want him around as much, or that Tristan hadn’t been good enough to keep him around. Tristan started to act out to try to get his attention, in the hopes that his father would see that he was needed at home, and not his new home. Tristan gave his mother a lot of hard times because as much as she worked to make ends meet, it just wasn’t the same for him.
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> Tristan spent a lot of his childhood outside and getting into things he shouldn’t, and one competition after another with the neighborhood kids. He was always running around and getting into mischief as bad attention at least got him attention at all. It didn’t work on getting their parents back together, though.
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##### School Years

>    When he received his letter for Hogwarts, he felt relieved. He didn’t have to see the relationship that his mom and dad had with each other, both people that he loved a lot in his own way. He thought that he would have liked going to Hogwarts, and he did, but he realized he hated having roommates. Being around so many people wasn’t really something he was accustomed to since he was an only child, and everyone was just so unnecessarily loud. He had been sorted into Hufflepuff, and he found that most of them seemed to annoy him as they were overly attentive, something he had wanted from his parents, but definitely not out of strangers.
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> Tristan, like most others, seemed to be so in love with quidditch, already knowing that was the only thing he wanted. He struggled when it came to sitting in a classroom and frequently discovered his marks to be average or less, causing him to constantly have to work with a tutor just so he could pass, much to his dismay. He didn’t like feeling like he was stupid, but writing essays and exam taking were not his thing – and neither was remembering everything he had to remember on top of that. Tristan’s obsession with quidditch, which he got from his father, helped him to pursue the team and finally, he joined up. Tristan worked hard at his position, wanting to be the best of the best when it came to chasing, though he was kind of interested in joining up at beating.
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> He sustained an injury during his fourth year and stubbornness kept him from doing what he needed to do. Instead of taking time and letting it heal, even with the Matron’s help, he manipulated so that he could keep playing and wound up injuring himself more in the process. Unfortunately, it put him out for the next season while he let his shoulder actually properly heal. Sitting on the sidelines had been the worst thing in the world for him, and it was made even worse when his team actually did decently, even without a full team of consistent players. Annoyed, he was ready to get back in action again.
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> When the summer arrived, he and his current girlfriend at the time broke up since he had a personal policy against going into the summers dating anyone, just in case. Maybe it had been in bad taste since Imogen had just been murdered and it seemed like an unwritten rule that nothing else bad was supposed to happen for a couple of weeks, but Tristan wasn’t working on that timeline. With his focus on his upcoming return to quidditch, his injury fully healed, he needed to get his summer together as he tried to play the middleman between his constantly feuding parents.
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> Much to his dismay, his sixth year came, and a tournament was announced, canceling Quidditch in the process. It was the worst news of his life, but he found his time enjoyable with a certain Zuri Zabini. All throughout the year, they were getting in trouble for various things, and getting into things that they shouldn't, and maybe he should have asked her out when he had the chance, but the summer changed things and now, they were no longer talking as much as they used to. Things simply changed, but now, quidditch was back in session, and for the final year, he was going to take a swing at being a beater.
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### Connections

#### **Family**

###### Bryn Connors

> Tristan looks up to his father and is constantly looking for his attention, but at the same time, he's very angry at him a lot of the times for leaving and not being able to see him as much. He likes spending time with him just as much as he complains about it. They have a decent relationship and then sometimes, they're just constantly arguing with each other. He likes vacations, though, because his dad is cool when he wants to be.
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###### Leila Tolley

> That's his mum - he lives with her and sees her the most. He still gives her a hard time, though, because he's angry at his parents for divorcing and he hates splitting his time between them. He hates that he knows that the Connors don't like his mum, so he's sometimes in defense mode.
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###### Declan Connors

> Tristan is closest to Declan out of all of his relatives. He likes spending time with him and thinks he's way cooler than his dad.
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###### Elsie Connors

> He still isn't sure how to feel about her, but he's respectful towards her. She's not as cool as Declan, though. But, he kind of likes her.
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###### Rhys Connors

> He likes his uncle, but he can feel the tension between Rhys and his dad, and even if he doesn't like his dad, he feels as if he needs to take his dad's side.
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###### Nessa Connors

> He likes her sometimes, and sometimes, he thinks she can be a real bitch at times, which he doesn't like. It depends on the day. He wants to support her, but they're too similar in some ways to fully get along.
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###### Fionn Connors

> Undetermined at this moment.
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###### Caitrin Connors

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> Undetermined at this moment.
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#### **Friends**

###### Ebony-Mae Collins

> They are kind of friends, kind of not. They play on the same team together, so he supposes that counts. He doesn't like her a lot though because she can be too much for him.
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###### Fingal MacLeod

> One of his good friends - he likes hanging with him a lot.
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###### Mairi Campbell

> If he hadn't met her when he had, he wouldn't like her. However, since he has been friends with her a long while, she's definitely someone he likes hanging with.
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###### Alexander Williamson

> They play on the same team together and have for a long while. Tristan considers him a friend.
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#### **Romance**

###### Zuri Zabini

> They had fun all throughout his sixth year and it was a mix of a friendship and flirting, and sometimes, he had wished they had something more, but now that quidditch has started, so has the distance.
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#### **Enemies**

> Nessa, sometimes.
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