Full Name: Ethan Forrester
Age: 35
Position/Class Taught: Ravenclaw Head of House / Defense Against the Dark Arts
History:
Ethan was born in 1970 to half-blood parents just as the First Wizarding War was starting, and he enrolled in Hogwarts just before it ended in 1981. His father, John, was an auror who died fighting Voldemort's Death Eaters when he was only six.
After Voldemort's defeat two months into his first year at Hogwarts, he knew this would not be the end of dark wizards in Britain. He decided then that he wanted to become an auror like his father. To this end, he consulted with his head of house and his DADA professor to determine how he could best focus his studies to qualify to pursue that goal. From then on, he made it a point to practice every offensive and defensive spell in his textbooks, on top of the ones his professors suggested, and the ones he found in restricted materials from the school library. He got into the habit of spending a couple hours training every day after his regular coursework was done.
His grades qualified him to be a prefect in his fifth year, but he declined the position because he didn't want his duties to infringe upon his studying time. Similarly, he declined to participate in Quidditch, and only took one elective class (the bare minimum at the time), so he could focus on what mattered the most to him.
Knowing that being an animagus would be a huge benefit to his intended career as an auror, he sought private lessons with Prof. McGonagall. She agreed to help him only because he was a top student, and she knew how determined he was. It was with great satisfaction that he successfully became a wolf animagus in his sixth year. He didn't like that he had to register his animagus form with the ministry, but it was a small price to pay.
He practiced occlumency with a couple of his Hogwarts teachers, and gained a minimal proficiency that way--enough to pass the auror interview. But that wasn't sufficient for him, so once he was done with Hogwarts, he hired a master occlumens to teach him the more advanced techniques.
In 1990, at the age of 20, he became a Junior Auror. The Auror Office provided him several courses in curse-breaking, each more advanced than the last, which he soaked up like a sponge.
He spent the next eight years helping to hunt down dark wizards and the occasional Death Eater. During this time he became quite frustrated with minister Fudge's incompetence and the minimal budget he allocated to the auror office.
In 1998, he participated in defending the castle at the Battle of Hogwarts. Seeing his beloved school so damaged, and with the bulk of the Death Eaters now dead or incarcerated, he decided he could make a bigger difference as a teacher than as an auror.
He has never married, or even seriously dated.
Personality:
Ethan is nothing if not mentally disciplined and utterly dedicated to his career. Even as a professor, he continues his studies of offensive and defensive magic just as diligently as when he was a student hoping to someday become an auror. When teaching, he makes notes about his students' progress and takes the time to figure out why they're stumbling, and then does what he can to accommodate them and correct their understanding, making adjustments to his lessons and teaching approach as he goes.
He is soft-spoken and he teaches with a gentle hand, but he doesn't tolerate misbehavior in the slightest. He knows that children are impressionable and it doesn't take much effort to cause irreparable harm or nudge someone down a dark path. With this in mind, he's swift to correct abusive behavior, and he gives every offender a chance to learn from their mistakes and redeem themselves.
While he's never had a significant other, he realizes that it may now be time for him to finally seek companionship, while he's in his prime.
Miscellaneous:
Ethan is a master occlumens, an accomplished curse-breaker, and a wolf animagus.
Face Claim: John Krasinski
Orientation: straight
Pet: an owl, named Artemis
Height: 6'2"
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Grey
Wand: TBD
Birthmarks: none
Patronus: Wolf
