Post by Evan Troy on Mar 6, 2009 18:56:10 GMT -5
[ Full Character Name: ] Emeric Evan Troy Junior [[ Evan Troy ]]
[ Character Gender:] Male
[ Character Age:] 43
[ Position: ] Transfiguration Professor / Department of Magical Education - Hogwarts Liaison
[ Country of Citizenship: ] UK
[ Physical Character Description: ]
In his younger days, Evan was quite the looker with piercing blue eyes that almost look purple at times, soft wavy locks of dark brown hair. His looks still reflect that of his adolescence but it is noticeable he has aged. His once youthful face is now etched with wrinkles, his eyes losing some of their former spark, paling slightly with age. His dark hair is flicked with light spots of gray, yet another sign to betray his age. Despite all of this, though, Evan has aged rather well. Being forty three years old he is still rather in shape, his body defined and toned through working out to maintain himself. There is nothing extremely notable about his facial features except to say that Evan has several small scars on his face from various events and incidents as a child. They are faded, but slightly noticeable to those looking close or hard enough.
Evan is decently tall and stands at six foot one, his choice of dress varies on whom he is surrounded by, be it fellow Ministry employees or his own family. As a general rule he likes to carry himself with a proper sense of poise and precision around company that only aristocrats and fools can carry about them. Of course, Mr. Troy is neither of these things strictly by title, but he manages to come across as one or the other, often both upon first meeting with someone.
He is known for having a small variety of expressions, they range from detached amusement, to annoyed glares, and often end in seething rage. It is very easy to tell when Evan is extremely upset with someone, primarily his family, his neck and face turns a bright red, his brow sweats, and his eyes scream for blood. He is a master of deception, however, and if you’re not looking hard enough for the signs and the anger is not meant for you, it could very well go under the radar that Evan is mad at all. His eyes betray nothing, lies and falsities slipping from his mouth as if he had never spoke anything more truthful in his life.
He is good at what he does, to say the least. His physical being reflects who he is as a person, strong and ill tempered, careful and meticulous.
[ Personality Character Description: ]
Being a man of politics, Evan Troy has both extremely admirable and incredibly despicable traits. His entire life is a show, and to those watching, a good one at that.
Home Life – Being a father has changed Evan in great ways, some bad and some good. When it comes to his family in general he can be harsh, but he has the best intentions in mind. He is loving to his sons in his own way and as he wasn’t accustomed to compliments or physical affection as a child, it is very rare that he gives the same to his children. He expects the most from them in everything they do, and this goes for his other family as well. He is the youngest of five siblings, so standing out has always been an issue with Evan that followed him into adult-hood. He has a problem with people undermining his intelligence and lets it be known. He is the man of the house, and insures that everyone is aware of the fact and respects him for it.
Work – Evan works closely with the Minister of Magic, so it is extremely vital that he keeps his own personal opinions to himself. Throughout the wizarding community the Troy name is one to be taken seriously, and along with the work of his father, Evan has strived to maintain that respect. There are things about the Troy family that could very well lose Evan his job, and he pays a lot of money to keep it as secretive as possible. He is a proud and fierce pure-blood wizard, favoring those of the purest blood above all else. He is the master of lies and weaving tales, as anyone whom he knows from work would not be able to guess that Evan is a bigot. He is respected as a fair, even tempered Ministry worker and works hard to keep it that way. The way he figures, there is a very distinct line to be kept between his own social standings and beliefs and his career decisions. He has climbed his way up while working at the Ministry, and is a hard worker in general. He is stubborn in the fact that he doesn’t back down until he sees fit, and can be insufferably annoying with his tenacious personality.
Social – Evan is more commonly than not always surrounded by a group of friends. Even in adult life popularity has remained a big issue with the man, he doesn’t feel secure socially unless he knows he is surrounded by a network of people. He takes special care outside of work to associate himself with people of relatively the same social standings and political beliefs. While these people he surrounds himself by outside of work know him better than his co-workers do, Evan keeps most of his thoughts about anti-muggle ideals kept within the family.
[ History: ]
1966 – Born February 15th
1977 – Attended Durmstrang Institute ( beginning of the first war )
1983 – Graduated just two years after the fall of Voldemort
1985 – Begins work at the Ministry
1987 – Meets Eliza Bellows, future wife
1988 – Gets married to Eliza
1994 – Birth of his first child, Emeric ( Also the beginning of the Second War )
1998 – Birth of second son, Jonathan
1999 – Second war comes to an end
The beginning of Evan Troy was a mundane one, normal and a tad on the boring side. Tuesday, February 15th was an ordinary day in many ways. It was dreary, typical for London in the months prior to spring. Rain was falling nicely, as it always seemed to be. Despite the weather, it was a very happy day for Emeric Troy Senior. Today was the day his fifth child was born, his only son. A man to keep the family name alive, to created history just as history was created before him.
It is safe to assume that from a young age Evan had many expectations to live up to. He was to attend Durmstrang Institute even though his family lived in England, he was to play on the Quidditch team, to become a Prefect, and eventually Head Boy. He was supposed to keep up with his studies, and in many ways Evan did live up to his father’s legacy.
He was the youngest of five children, the only boy in a household that mainly consisted of make-up, dresses, and gossip. He was a trouble maker naturally, appreciating the fact that he could stir things up easily amongst his sisters. He was primarily raised by them more or less, his father always busy with his work and his mother always occupied with her social commitments and gatherings. He adored his mother, and feared his father as it should be. The year 1977 was Evan’s first at Durmstrang Institute. It was here where he met many wizards and witches of different nationalities, which would later influence him to work with the department of International Magical Cooperation. While at the school Evan learned several things, hardly any of them having to do with tedious school work.
He learned through friends and reinforcement from his father’s views, that pure-bloods should stick together. He was exposed to different views on the matter and always came to the same conclusion, while the muggle world was expanding, the wizarding world was forced to reduce in size and keep themselves hidden further. He learned that loyalty was one of the things to be respected, as long as you knew where to place your loyalties.
Evan was an upstanding student while attending the school, he did well in his studies easily and never had to put much effort into his lessons.
While at school he was quite popular, easily finding his niche among a small exclusive group of exceptionally proud pure bloods. He stuck with this group throughout his educational career and is still friendly with many of his old school chums. After graduating from Durmstrang Institute, he traveled abroad for one year before coming to reside in the outskirts of London and beginning to work at the Ministry in 1985. Several years later he moved to Dublin, Ireland, and continued working at the Ministry.
Evan climbed his way steadily up at the Ministry, starting as an assistant in the International Magic Office of Law, helping legislators to pass and create laws for the betterment of wizard-kind. He found his work incredibly appealing in many ways. It was interesting to see the Ministry on the uprise after the first fall of the Dark Lord, it was in the first five years afterwards that the Ministry was in tangles, organizing itself from the previous turmoil it had been under.
Despite the fact that he readily agreed with most of the Dark Lord’s views, Evan was sure to keep his social opinions separated from his work. He had found that being indifferent to most topics in the company of superiors helped more than being boastful and tasteless on the subject. There were easier ways to get one’s point across when it came to matters of Muggles, muggle borns and mud bloods.
In 1987 Evan met his future wife, Eliza Bellows. She was a pure blood of the meanest nature, obviously appealing to the former Durmstrang student. With a great amount of approval by the two’s parents, they married just a year later.
While he continued to work his way through the ranks of the Ministry, Evan also began expanding his family. The birth of his first son occurred in 1994, and his second son four years later in 1988. The two children were born in the midst of the Second War, Emeric the beginning of the war and Jonathan in the end. Once again Evan found himself agreeing with the Dark Lord’s point of view, just not his way of handling things. It was all good and well to stir up trouble for the sake of it, but it doesn’t matter when nothing really gets accomplished.
A year after the end of the Second War and eventual downfall of Lord Voldemort, Evan was promoted to Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation.
Due to the recent and ongoing happenings at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Evan decided to step in personally. He did this by applying to be the Professor of Transfigurations after the recent news of the former professor leaving her post. Having gone to Durmstrang himself Evan believes he is sacrificing his job and own self to teach the new generation of young wizards and witches. He has never had experience teaching but believes that his standing socially and his twenty four years at the Ministry of Magic would help to ensure security in his recent job interest.
[ Pros and Cons : ]
Just as with any other person, there are many shortcomings of Evan’s personality. He can be extremely ill tempered when annoyed and bothered. He does his best to keep his calm demeanor in front of those outside of his family, wishing for them to see only the person he has created for them to see specifically. He is incredibly proud and loyal of his ancestry and the life he has made for himself and his family.
He is persistent in obtaining something he needs or merely wants, and at times find his perseverance to be both a flaw and a great asset as well. He isn’t ever likely to give up when it’s something he believes in or when it comes to the matter of his family. He is very convincing by nature, and can be described as almost pushy at times.
Evan is loyal, generally soft spoken and can give off the impression of a calm and easy going person when he is in fact, not. He is an excellent liar, spinning tales is all part of the game he calls life. He is a confident person by nature, carrying a slight air of arrogance and audaciousness.
[Credentials:]
O.W.L. Scores
Potions – O
History of Magic – E
Defense Against the Dark Arts – O
Transfiguration – O
Charms – E
Astronomy – O
Herbology – E
Muggle Studies – O
Arithmancy – A
Care of the Magical Creatures – A
N.E.W.T.s Scores
Potions – O
History of Magic – E
Defense Against the Dark Arts – O
Transfiguration – O
Charms – E
Astronomy – O
Herbology – O
Muggle Studies – A
Arithmancy – E
Other Qualifications –
Spent seven years attending Durmstrang Institute
Speaks several languages including French and German
Years employed at the ministry –
Ages 19 to 24– Began as an assistant in the International Magical Office of Law.
Ages 24 to 29- Worked in the offices of the International Ambassadors/Liaisons
Ages 29 to 34- International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats
Ages 34 to present ( 43 ) – Promoted to Head of Dpt. of International Magical Cooperation
[Writing/Role Playing Example:]
Evan turned, his attention solely focused on the host of this gathering, the Minister of Magic himself. The older man was simply too far away for his to hear his words clearly, but a small amount of listening intently and reading lips allowed him to acknowledge the fact that the Minister was speaking about the state of things at Hogwarts school. Evan's brows raised just slightly in interest, as he has assumed that tonight was a night for socializing, rather than business. As he mulled this over, he realized that perhaps the topic of ongoings at Hogwarts was of a social nature, as many of the Ministry workers had children of their own attending the decrepit school. The forty three year old was such a case, as well.
Taking the initiative, Evan bid his current companions good bye with a light smile and short nod of his head, and made his way towards the small group including the Minister, and the head of several major Ministry departments.
" Minister, " Troy greeted the man, his lips curling up into what might be identified as a smile. He cast a glance around the small exclusive group, recognizing everyone from work. There was Masting, from the Department of Education, and Evan allowed his eyes to linger on the mans. A man he looked down on for doing such a poor job of controlling the school, and for allowing the teachers and most of all, the Headmistress, to have too much power. He moved on, catching a glimpse of the Junior assistant to the Minister floating about, offering drinks to anyone who was willing to accept them. The young man was worrying himself with the Minister's business even outside of work, and Evan resisted the strong urge to sneer at the boy. He was lanky and pale, evidently from the hours he spend doing paperwork for the Minister. If anything, Evan pitied him.