Ethelwald Reis

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Ethelwald "Ethel" Reis is the fraternal twin of Quillian Reis. They were left to an orphanage after birth and their parentage is unknown. Both were schooled at Castelobruxo in Brazil.

## Biography

#### Early Life (1973-1983)

In 1973, twins Ethelwald and Quillian Reis were born. Five months after their birth, they were found abandoned in a house when a neighbor, who had not heard from the parents in several days, checked in on the house. The neighbor found the children starving and near death, and took them to Lotus Orphanage in Brazil. They were treated and cared for and slowly regained their health.

Around their first birthday, the caregivers noticed peculiarities about the children. Whenever one cried, the other would, too. When one was hungry, the other would be as well. At first, they passed it off as the children were close and empathetic with one another. Nothing else odd happened for several years. At age seven, the twins’ abilities increased. They knew when the other one was hurt, or upset, or happy. They finished each other’s sentences without hesitation. At night, when the caregivers would check on them, they’d find the two children in the same bed together, staring at one another as if speaking, but both completely silent.

One caregiver, Ana, began to suspect they might have, what she called, “otherworldly abilities.” She had dealt with such children before and sent word to a connection she had in the magic school, Castelobruxo, in the Amazon rainforest. The twins were visited by the instructor from Castelobruxo and found to have early inclinations for Legilimency. When the children turned ten, they were taken to the school and permanently housed there, where they received a general magical education, as well as specialized training in Legilimency.

#### Castelobruxo (1983-1990)

Under instruction at Castelobruxo, their abilities flourished. Ethel and Quill began to be able to read each other’s emotions and sense what the other was thinking. They could tell what the other needed and felt the other’s pain when they were hurt. Ethel, specifically, grew to be able to read her brother and understand his wants and desires.

At first, when their instructors began to have them try their abilities on other people, it did not work. Their connection with one another did not seem to extend to others. Still, their instructors pressed on. Ethel became interested in the emotions of people around her and pushed herself harder under her teachers’ instructions. She tried, hard as she could, to read other people, but to no avail. When in her third year, one teacher had the idea that her ability might progress when under duress. They tried everything they could think of— starving her, trapping her in rooms with other people, putting her in life threatening situations—nothing seemed to work. Quill, whose Legilimency only extended to his sister, tried to get her to stop pushing herself so hard. Her instructors eventually found their close relationship to be distracting from their studies and decided to separate them. They were placed in different, distanced parts of the school and were not allowed to see one another.

Being as close as they were, this was devastating for Ethel and Quill. In the end, however, it was the ticket to pushing Ethel’s abilities beyond her twin. A part of her had been cut away. Ethel couldn’t sense her brother from this far. She spent hours, day and night, trying to reach her brother, and in doing so, began to get a sense for the people closer to her. This delighted her instructors, who began to hone this advancement immediately. By her fifth year, she had become a magical empath, and could read the emotions of people around her. If someone felt a particular strong emotion, it could echo in her, and she would feel it, too. Her ability remained strongest when used with her brother, however.

From fifth year and on, she and Quill were reunited and began to focus on a career choice. Their instructors suggested becoming Aurors in Britain. It was the best Auror program in Europe and their abilities in Legilimency could be of great use in combating Dark witches and wizards. They focused in on their studies and earned the Castelobruxo equivalent of N.E.W.T.s in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration, and Potions. During her fifth through seventh year, Ethel became deeply interested in Herbology, and also earned the equivalent of a N.E.W.T. in that.

Once graduated from Castelobruxo, the two moved to London and began the training and hiring process to become Aurors.

#### The Recent War (May 1998)

Being an Auror during the Second Wizarding War was intense work. The twins were working around the clock to attempt to thwart Voldemort, catch his followers, locate missing people, etc. During the Thicknesse Administration, they kept to themselves and did not always show up to work, for fear of being questioned about their lineage. With no trace to their birth parents, they had no way of proving they were not Muggleborn. During the height of the war, the twins forged fake parentage to “prove” their blood status. Ethel located the people and Quill modified their memories. This allowed them to keep their jobs.

The twins participated in the Ministry coup at the end of the final battle. They helped apprehend suspects, round up the children, etc. The two earned their spots as Aurors under the New Order and retained their jobs after reform took place.

Ethel found herself able to empathize with people from both sides of the war. The experience of being there was intense for her, as emotions were running high. She found herself flitting from one emotion to the other and had to take frequent breaks to calm herself down. Her brother was a comfort during this time, as he was the one person who understood what she was going through exactly.

## Occupation History

#### Auror Training (1990-1995)

After moving to London, Ethel and Quill began the training process for Aurors. Upon discovery of their abilities, they were accepted immediately, and were trained.

#### Shop Keeper (1991-1995)

To keep up with costs of living during training, Ethel opened a Herbology shop in Diagon Alley where she sold plants, books, plant-care services, etc. The shop was destroyed by Death Eaters in 1997 and from there, she kept everything at her home with her brother.

#### Auror (1995-Present)

Once they completed their training, they were each given an Auror position. Since this was during the crux of the Second Wizarding War, Aurors were very much needed, as there was so much to be done. They were thrown into it all head first and learned to handle themselves amongst all the other senior Aurors.