Cedric Mercer

**Ferdinand Mercer:** *Why don't you just go outside and play, bud?*
**Cedric:** *Okay, but when I come back I'm trying again.*
— Cedric never quite able to please his dad
**Cedric Ferdinand Mercer** is a Muggle-born wizard, the son of Ferdinand Mercer and Tatjana Jugovac. He is the eldest of three children, he has two younger sisters; Lorna and Vanessa. His godfather is his maternal uncle Andrej Jugovac.

He was named after his great great grandfather Cedrick Mercer. He began attending Ilvermorny in 2026, he was Sorted into Thunderbird house.

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## Biography

### Early childhood

Cedric Mercer is a Muggle-born wizard born in 2015, to Tatjana Jugovac and Ferdinand Mercer. He is the eldest of three, he has two younger sisters; Lorna and Vanessa. His mother had such a close relationship with her brother she made him the godfather of all three of her children. He was a doting uncle and an excellent role model for Cedric, Lorna and Vaness. Tatjana chose her brother over her sister as the guardian of her children out of spite. Her younger sister, the witch, desperately wanted a baby and couldn't have one of her own.

They had movie nights any random day of the week when Ferdinand was too pressured by his work to be more attentive to his children. The same happened when Tatjana was too exhausted from her heavy workload. The kids watched the Princess Bride movie, their mother's favorite, and more recently their father's favorite movie Kill Bill. They were reacting a fight scene complete with wooden 'swords' made from long tree branches that Cedric had found and very carefully crafted for each of them. Lorna broke both of our swords and got a handful of splinters to show for it. Cedric was able to remove the being one easily, the smaller ones embedded in her skin were a lot harder for him to dig out. As their dad walked toward the huddled children to find out what Lorna was wailing about the last couple of shards vanished from the outside of her pointer finger.

During the summer before he began at Ilvermorny, after the 2025 school year, he met a girl from Koldovstoretz, Kara-Murza Poliakoff. Their father's were working together on an essay they wanted published. He tried to be a part of their daily theorizing and whenever he showed the slightest disinterest in their lectures and teachings they sent him outside to entertain himself. It was four and half long months of this strange girl added to the female presence in his home by one. In addition to his two younger sisters that was already three girls too many by his calculations. His uncle Andrej saved him from the torture of multiple girls during working-vacations when his father invited visitors and their children, usually a daughter or small toddler over.

### Ilvermorny Years (2026-2033)

Cedric Mercer's magical education began at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 2026, he was Sorted into Thunderbird house.

#### First year

In 2026 Cedric attended magical school for the first time. Headed for Ilvermorny he was joined by: Isaac Sutton, Jenae Westbrook, Kennedy Albertson, Dove Ellington and Ron Kellogg.

#### Second year

In 2027 he favored Hebology studies over all of his other courses. He was an ace at Potions and he liked Transfiguration enough but nothing could top his favorite class.

#### Third year

In 2028 he tried out and was selected to play for his house quidditch team. He found out that his father died of a sudden brain aneurysm a few weeks before summer break.

#### Fourth year

In 2029 he gave into some very serious peer pressure and dated Dove Ellington, the were pushed together before the school year began.

#### Fifth year

In 2030 he continued playing Chaser for his house quidditch team. He began studying Wandlore with his best friend Isaac Sutton.

#### Sixth year

In 2031 he dated Jenae Westbrook while on the rebound from his monumentally dramatic break-up with Sloan Truman.

#### Seventh year

In 2032 following three years of therapy, after his dad died, he was diagnosed with a manic depressive illness; bipolar disorder.

## Adult Life

After Hogwarts he was supposed to become a UPenn grad, he's the family of ΖΨ legacy students (children of Zeta Psi alumni) from the University of Pennsylvania. When the time came for college he used every cent of his tuition money to travel and start on his wandmaking path. He found work in the midwest as a Wandmaker. He moved around the country a lot doing apprentice work for different wandmakers.

He spent over five years going from state to state studying wand woods and wand cores. He left home in Michigan to go to Indiana from there he went to Iowa and North Dakota from there his wanderlust was born. He's called South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming his home at one point in his life.

In 2035 his aunt and uncle fostered two kids; Ukiah and Kaliska. He decided to reach out to his aunt Wendelin and the kids, being that he's a Muggle-born with unexpected magic just like they are.

After dating for almost five years, he married Bia Borgia in 2039, they were divorced by 2045. They were never meant to be, the only thing that made them work as a couple was their attraction to each other. Their relationship was based entirely on sex. He want back to his wandering ways after the divorce, Bia kept the house and he didn't fight her for it.

## Physical description

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**Species:**
Human/Wizard

**Gender:**
Male

**Height:**
5' 8"

**Hair colour:**
Brown

**Eye colour:**
Hazel

**Skin colour:**
Light

He's got a handful of tattoos, two on his upper body and at least one easily visible on the bottom. He's got a cross on the side of his left leg, a pinup girl on his left forearm, and a thunderbird on his right shoulder.
## Personality and traits

Cedric is not what his parents imagined he would be. He something between a total and complete disappointment and wasted space. His father wanted more from him and never tried leaving Cedric to do for himself which he did with gusto. He's not the type to get bored when left to his own devices and when he had two sisters he needed to entertain he basically wanted nothing if it wasn't for one of them. He's very much a 'hippie' not to say that he is a drug user who rejects conventional values. He uses tobacco but he only smokes it, he doesn't chew and he occasionally ~~ab~~uses alcohol. He's a progressive and he'll fight for human, animal, and the Earth's rights, but he's also a little bit of an anarchist and a hardcore carnivore. He all in when it come to the nonviolent ethic and communal living. He's not too far removed from being an average guy depending on which world you view him from, Muggle or Magic.

## Magical abilities and skills

* Herbology
* Wandlore

* Cross Country {XC Runner}
* Woodwork {Engraving}
* Mixology {Bartending}
* Hunting
* Fishing
* Karate

## Possessions

* Wand: Cedric's wand is made from Redwood, strongly attracted to witches and wizards who already possess the admirable ability to fall on their feet. His wand core is made from Snallygaster heartstring, a distant relative of the Occamy. It cannot breathe fire, but uses fangs made of serrated steel to slice through its prey. It’s naturally curious and has a bulletproof hide.
* Owl: Aspen Pygmy Owl

Karate Gi {Black Belt}

* Motorbike {Dirt bike}
* Cigarettes {Marlboro}
* 20-lira coin {Medallion}
* Hunting Rifle {Center/Rim}
* Hunting Knife {Camp knife}

## Relationships

### Family

#### Mercer Family

Cedric wanted to be closer with his parents than he is. They were scholars with lofty titles and huge vocabularies. He couldn't have followed in their footsteps if he tried. It's not that he's dumb. He can't be bothered to be stuck, stationary, surrounded by hundreds of books and blank sheets of paper. It would easily drive him to madness. He lived by his mother's words to stick close to his siblings. He was always watching out for his little sisters. As he grew up beside them he never asked for anything from his parents if it wasn't something he intended to give to one of his sisters. After his estranged aunt fostered two children he reached out to her, and to them. He has quite a lot in common with them, magic aside.

## Etymology

* Cedric: Meaning "battlefield chieftain".
* Ferdinand: Old German name meaning "journey" and "venture".
* Mercer: Derived from the Old French word "mercier" or "merchier".