Evander Libri Greywood

## Evan Greywood

### Affiliations:

Slytherin House, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, The Order of the Burning Star

### Title(s):

Professor of Ancient Runes to his students; Callidus to his faithful

## Magical

### Wand:

Elder wood and Basilisk Horn; 11 3/4 inches; unyielding flexibility

### Amortentia:

An old book and ink

**Evander Libri Greywood** (b. 13 July, 2010) is a Professor of Ancient Runes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hailing from London, England, Evan is the only child of Hannah and Phileas Greyood, as well as the grandson of the late Professor Christopher Greywood. He was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, after the hat spent a brief time considering whether or not to place him in Ravenclaw. He is best known for getting locked in the dungeon basement.

## Appearance

Evan stands at 5’11, with pale skin, grey-blue eyes, and shortish mouse brown hair that never has so much as a strand out of place. Around his neck are two necklaces - an ornate key hangs from a thin gold chain, and just above that is a simple golden torc whose front ends are bent backwards to leave a gap in the front. Evan exclusively wears fine black robes, and though the exact cut of them may vary from day to day, they always have a collar high enough that his necklaces are only visible from the front on. He wears two earrings of blue fire in either ear, accompanied by tiny silver serpents that curl around the tops of Evan's ears, each one twisting in and out of several piercings through the cartilage in order to stay in place. A black and gold signet ring never seems to leave his right hand, and he can frequently be found holding a cane of black wood, the handle an ornately carved creature of silver with the hooded neck and glinting eyes of a cobra that morphs into the feathers and sharp beak of a bird.

Evan leaves his necklaces and earrings behind while on the job at Hogwarts, and only rarely has his cane with him in the castle.

## Personality

A driven and unapologetic elitist, Evan Greywood’s life has been dominated by a seemingly unquenchable ambition that has guided the man to both the heights and the depths of magical achievement. These exploits have been greatly aided by his extremely fluid sense of ethics, a vague kind of utilitarianism which seems to frequently and conveniently justify Evan simply doing what he wants - but then, one might expect that from an unrepentant murderer. Evan has long considered himself a true academic, and he is passionate about few things as he is about expanding his understanding of magic and the world around him. He’s quite happy to hand out at least portions of his wisdom - though he restricts certain kinds of information to those he deems worthy enough to learn it. Indeed, over the years Evan has learned to mask those darker aspects of his personality behind his genuine love for knowledge, a feat that served him well during his time as a student in Hogwarts and will be necessary for retaining his current career there.

### Likes:

Magic, especially the dark arts, logographic magic, and charms

## Background

Evan’s family growing up consisted of himself, his two parents, and his paternal grandfather. While both his parents were affectionate, they tended to be career focused and Evan grew up fairly isolated. His parents intended for Christopher Greywood to raise their child given their long hours at work, but Christopher was himself a distracted man and thus Evan often found himself raised by family library rather than any people.

#### Years 1-3

Evan's early years of life are lost to the sands of time, the details of many occurrences reduced to faint whispers of memory even for Evan himself. What is known to him, however, is that he was a quiet and shy boy, who preferred to hide away from the world in the Hogwart's library surrounded by books on every subject. He remembers, too, the friends who struggled endlessly to pull him from the depths of the castle and his reading - Felix Casey, Phoebe Casey, Cat Lynx, Rook King, and Gale Forsyth. And ever-present in these memories is the ambition that drove him, and the fear that fed it - the fear of being, caught by some unknowable foe; trapped helpless by an enemy whose name, if it ever had one, has long since vanished.

#### Years 4-7

The picture sharpens considerably after the summer of Evan's fourth year, overshadowed by a vibrant memory of his Grandfather's murder, one tainted by sibilant whispers at the edge of Evan's thoughts. He remembers discovering himself anew in the years that followed - of his introduction to the dark arts, of his mastery of the animagus ritual, of his elevation to prefect. Of transforming his friend group's once innocent childhood ambitions into something sharper and more deliberate. Of cleaving his soul in two, and the sacred knowledge that with his horcrux he could never again be reduced to a scared child lost in Knockturn Alley. Of being elevated to head boy, and earning the year's final house points to deliver Slytherin its first House Cup in five years.

#### Ministry Years

Evan Greywood graduated with high marks from Hogwarts, and thanks to an old contact from school quickly secured himself employment in the Department of Mysteries. He naturally found himself drawn to the Death Chamber - in part due to the promise of a difficult research topic, in part due to his already existing experience in the field, and in part out of a desire to further advance his access to restricted information on the topic. He worked at the Department of Mysteries for three years, gradually growing disillusioned by both the realities of government research and the limitations created his employer's "ethical" restrictions. When Evan Greywood left his job, he also slipped from England, taking a belated grand tour to fully immerse himself in an ecclectic study of necromancy and political theory.

#### Return to Hogwarts

Evan Greywood graduated returned to England after over a year of travelling, prompted home by a magical accident that left his parents mysteriously comatose. Working as a professional enchanter and artificer by commission, Evan Greywood spent the first few months of his time back formalizing his philosophical notes from abroad and reconnecting with a number of friends - and followers - from his Hogwarts days. When a posting to teach ancient runes at Hogwarts opened up, Evan quickly jumped at the opportunity to return to what had always considered a second home.