Doyle Branxton

Doyle Branxton
SnitchSeeker School RP
Underneath the Hourglass (SS)
Unavowed Aspirations (SS/TDS)

Born: March 8, 2018
At Hogwarts: 2029- 2036 (Slytherin prefect & Head Boy)
Began teaching: 2056
Taught: Potions (2056-2061, 2065-2066), Charms (2062-2065)
Other Positions: Slytherin HoH (2057-2060), Deputy HM (2063-2065), Cooper's School HM (2065-2066)
Previous Occupation: Unspeakable
Significant Other: Cassandra Rae (2058-present)
Children: Sophia & Genevieve (June 2, 2061), Marcus Orion (Summer 2066)


General Physical Appearance: Doyle is six feet tall with salt n pepper, clean-cut hair, and blue eyes. A pureblood wizard, he prefers to dress in 'proper' wizard attire at all times. On the rare occassion he is without his robes, he can be found wearing a clean-cut, black, suit which is tailored (not purposely) to fit his attractive, medium, build. He is light-skinned but not pale. He also wears a stylish pair of glasses, giving him a look to match his intelligence.

Personality & History: A former employee for the Ministry of Magic (Department of Mysteries), the reason for his departure is as closely kept a secret as what he did while working in the depths of the Ministry. He spent the last two years travelling and has come back to Hogwarts to teach (will fill in why/how after I plot with Erin - see below) Doyle doesn't speak much about himself, or in general, so most of his background remains unknown. He was Slytherin Prefect and eventually became Head Boy while at Hogwarts. His professors regarded him as a very intelligent young wizard with great potential. He excelled in potions, charms, and transfiguration, though he did well in all of his classes, receiving outstanding marks in all of his NEWTs. This quiet professor is completely disinterested in the personal dramas his colleagues seem to find themselves in and mostly keeps to himself, preferring to blend into the background.

Oh, I just remembered that I had talked to Erin about Branxton because I had written in his bio that he'd taken two years for travelling in between leaving his Ministry job and coming to teach at Hogwarts. I was trying to figure out what he was doing for two years and supposed that he was still working for the Ministry, scouting out new possible locations to hide the BoM. He's here at Hogwarts as a legitimate teacher but, with an alterior motive: he's looking for and protecting the BoM. Unlike the previous ministry people, he has no interest in the day-to-day business of Hogwarts that doesn't immediately concern his teaching.

This is all hush hush and only Rae knows anything about what Branxton is really here for. He genuinely cares about the students which is why Rae still hired him (yes, he went through the process of applying and interviewing to get the job). I'm guessing that he was involved with studying ancient and dark magic in the Dept. of Mysteries.

Since becoming a Professor: As most of you know Doyle married Rae in between two terms (will look up date later) and they had twin girls Sophia and Genevieve a term later (term 14?, I think, againwill look up date later). He was still working for the Ministry during the time he was here. He left Hogwarts after the twins were born at the request of the Ministry to continue his work there in the Dept of Mysteries. This past term (15, I think) he received a promotion and thought he might be able to spend more time with his family. That didn't seem to be the case so he came back to Hogwarts to fill the open Charms position. While he still works for the Ministry and maintains his promotion, he is taking a a furlough to teach once again, continuing his studies on the side.