Erik James Jonathan Hargreeves (HP AU)

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Erik James Jonathan Hargreeves (December 1955-2005), was an English-Spanish pure blood wizard and the firstborn of Merlin and Carlisle Hargreeves. He was the grandson of James Jonathan Hargreeves and the father of Charlie and Christopher. He attended Hogwarts from 1966-1972 and was sorted into Slytherin.

His father, Carlisle, was a close friend of Voldemort and had been since their Hogwarts years and so Erik and his siblings were taught about pureblood-supremacy early on and were quite bigoted.

During his years at Hogwarts he befriended Lucius Malfoy, the Black sisters, Dexter Smith, Beatrice and Abigail Hive, despite her being a muggleborn. He strongly disliked the Gryffindors and often argued with them, especially the Marauders.

Him and Beatrice started dating in their fourth year and got married a year after they graduated in 1973, when he also got his dark mark. During the summer of his fifth year, Abigail Hive moved into his family's estate after her parents had been killed by Death Eaters.

In 1986, him and Beatrice had twins, Charlie and Christopher but the latter died shortly after. Charlie later married Dexter Smith and had two children with him, Loki and Aphrodite Hargreeves.

## Biography

### Early life (1955-1966)

Erik Hargreeves was born in December 1955 to Merlin and Carlisle Hargreeves, both pureblood supremacists from long lines of rich, pureblood witches and wizards. He lived in the Hargreeves Manor for his entire childhood. Him and his twin sister, Erika, were always very close and were quite mischievous.

Him and his parents were also incredibly close along with his grandfather, James. He had little interaction with other kids his age but knew he had many cousins from other notable wizard families including the Blacks and the Weasleys. He spent most of his time reading and learning and when he arrived at Hogwarts he was already quite knowledgeable on different types of magic.

### Hogwarts years (1966-1973)

Erik attended Hogwarts from 1966-1973 where he excelled in many different subjects but enjoyed DADA the most. Here he found his future wife, Beatrice and three of his closest friends, Lucius, Dexter and Abigail.

He was a member of the Slug club and became prefect in his fifth year and then head boy in his seventh. He had many admirers and was very extroverted and welcoming to new Slytherins and took his duties as prefect and head boy very seriously.

He always got top marks in his classes and in his spare time tutored other students, predominantly Abigail and Dexter. He helped both of them with their learning disabilities, introducing them to charms and potions that could help.

### First wizarding war (1970-1981)

Erik was sent on his first unofficial Death Eater mission in 1970. He was accompanied by his father and was sent to kill the HIve family. They killed both Cassandra and Simon Hive but took Abigail back with them to the Hargreeves manor, as they had been planning this escape for a while. Erik finished school, got married, and then got his dark mark, making him an official Death Eater at age 18.

Him and his father rarely went on missions, being in Voldemort's inner circle, and were only sent on missions too important for other Death Eaters that the Dark Lord didn't have time for. This caused Erik to stay at home a lot. During this time he helped raise his younger siblings.

### Between the wars (1981-1995)

Erik didn't do much between the wars. Him and his wife had twins, Charlie and Christopher but sadly Christopher died shortly after being born. He worked odd jobs for the ministry but spent most of his time in the manor. He avoided going to Azkaban because of his family's status.

## Magical abilities and skill

Erik was an incredibly skilled wizard, getting top marks at school and being one of Voldemort's most trusted and valued allies.

* **Love**: Erik loved very deeply. He cared immensely about his family and friends.
* **Dark Arts**: As a high-ranking Death Eater, Erik was highly familiar and skilled with all kinds of dark magic and with the casting of dark charms, being an accomplished Dark Wizard. He was able to recognise the effects of such unfriendly spells on sight.
* **Duelling**:
* **Nonverbal magic**:
* **Intellect**:
* **Acting skills**:
* **Leadership skills**:
* **Potions**:
* **Apparition**:
* **Occlumency:**

## Possessions

* **Wand:**