Zelos Emris

Zelos lives up to the family name in terms of ambition and sheer drive. It’s the one thing he has in common with Leon, his cousin. The biggest difference between the two is although Leon is trusting, open (and even naive to an extent), and generally is a ‘goody two-shoes’ Zelos most likely lives off spite alone.

## Relationships

### Family Members:

Avaline Moore(Mother), Damokles Emris (Father), Anaxagoras Emris (Uncle), Leon Emris (cousin), Renee Cai (cousin)

## Magical

### Wand:

Black palm, Rougarou hair, 12 ½ inches, swishy

### Abilities:

N/A

> *"If that filthy hat won't resort my cousin, perhaps I'll do it myself,"*
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 *- Zel Emris*

**Zelos 'Zel' Emris** is a fourth-year student Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Class of 2030). He was sorted into the Ravenclaw house after a hatstall, debating with the hat why he should most definitely be sorted into the noble house of Slytherin.

## Appearance

**First Year**
Even since day one, Zel had always cared about his image and appearance. It would do no good to leave a bad impression of looks alone, after all. Always in perfectly tailored clothing, his biggest pet peeve is leaving a shirt untucked or Salazar forbid, wearing a crooked tie. He stands at about 5'0, though is predicted to grow quite tall. Though he didn't make the team, he often snuck to the Quidditch pitch and temporarily liberated an older year's broom. As a result, he was quite tan.

**Second Year**
The stress of exams and the reality of finally being in Hogwarts seem to hit him in his second year. He focused solely on his studies, giving snarky replies to the Ravenclaw door that were yes, technically correct, so let me in for Merlin's sake. Unable to go out in the sun, his skin was rather pale compared to the previous year, and you'd often find him studying in the common room. He'd discovered the joys of colovaria and had begun to have multicolored hair, though the application was patchy and uneven at times. Don't tell it to his face though. You're likely to get a hex for your troubles.

**Third year**
The ripe age of thirteen caused Zel to research into alternative looks and fashion, trying to find a niche that suited him. He's slowly taken to wearing a color scheme of soft blues and airy greys, custom made and tailored to his frame. His parents encourage it, thinking it would be good to have a well-dressed son for the future. It was third year that he found the existence of contact lenses to correct his vision and change his eye color, and he has been using them for fun ever since.

**Fourth Year (Current)**
He has piercing, grey-blue eyes and messily dyed blue wavy hair, though as the year progresses his dark brown roots poke through. Zelos has been dyeing his hair for half a year now, half because of his discovery of muggle hair-dye, and half to spite his anti-muggle father. He's been learning to paint his nails the muggle way, often sporting black or baby blue polish. Zelos is often spotted wearing sweaters and vests as opposed to robes, finding them stuffy and reminding him too much of formal dinners back home.

Standing at about 5’7, he is quite tall due to genes from both his parents. Zelos has lived all his life in England, though often goes on trips to Greece during the holidays to visit the family estate and his younger cousin, Leon. As a result, he’s slightly tanner than if he’d spend all his time indoors, with a fondness for nature and fresh air. He spends a ridiculous amount of time on his appearance, often told and scolded to be the perfect son.

## Backstory

His parents had an arranged marriage of convenience. When Anaxagoras Emris eloped with Hayami Asano, Damokles was instead arranged to marry Felicite Moore, first born and Heir to House of Moore. Unfortunately, she too found love elsewhere, and Damokles ended up betrothed to her younger sister, Avaline Moore, who might’ve not been a full pureblood as the result of a scandal. The Moores subsequently disowned Felicite and Ava was made Head of House and heir, making her technically outrank Damokles in terms of power. Zelos was pushed to be better than his younger cousins, Leon and Renee, in addition to pressure as future heir of the Moore family.

Growing up, Damokles was a demanding father. The youngest of two, he was constantly compared to his sister Bianca, who now works overseas as a curse-breaker. Damokles Emris left Greece in his youth to start his business, while his brother Anaxagoras spent the family fortune frolicking about learning wandmaking. This caused tension between the two brothers until Anaxagoras settled down and moved to England. Damokles was jealous of his brother as the golden child, and projected that onto his children, pushing Zelos to do better in fields he thought were needed in a misguided attempt to bring success, fame, and fortune to the family.

He was pushed to study combative spells and defense, Damokles being convinced that the path of an auror would be something to brag about to the family. In actuality, Zelos is a soft-hearted character who wants nothing more than to become a healer. His father often hosted lavish, but private parties in an attempt to gain favor in British pureblood circles, and started indoctrinating his family with their rather old-fashioned beliefs in an attempt to fit in. Zelos finds home suffocating, and has been trying to explore the muggle world to the dismay of his father.

## Relationships

* Leon Emris: Cousin
* Hyun-Joo "Pearl" Jeong: Childhood best friends, Zelos is oblivious to their feelings for him
* Chaviva Alkana: Close friends after a fateful first meeting at a family party, where he gave the Israeli witch clippings of dittany
* Blake Callahan: Bonding over their love of Quidditch and fashion, they were first introduced by Chava