the triwizard tournament | a roleplay

( - velaris nightshade ! )

THE PRAESUMPTOR

NAME ] ━━
Velaris Nightshade

AGE ] ━━
39

GENDER ] ━━ 
male

FACR CLAIM ] ━━
Ben Barnes

SEXUALITY ] ━━
Unknown

PERSONALITY ] ━━ 
Velaris is not someone you want to mess with. He's blunt and sarcastic, with an extremely dark sense of humor, and he doesn't take crap from anyone. Including his pupils. He doesn't bother with sugarcoating things - he says it how it is, whether it's good or not. Ge is an intense academic and easily annoyed. He has a soft spot for people who are willing to improve and truly care about within his group, for them he can actually be quite gentle. However, he has no patience for those who have no interest. Most of his colleagues typically either hate him or love him. There's no in-between.

BACKSTORY ] ━━

Velaris grew up as the youngest male of a long line of infamous dark wizards, in the Honorable Family Nightshade. The family, dating back far into the Middle Age, was originally founded in the first beginnings of France, eventually becoming the most politically influencing and powerful family in the entirety of France itself. Velaris, as the heir to the next throne of Nightshade, was put through vigorous training, stress, and general attention, even at a young age. While this would give most an arrogant air, along with an attention-craving personality, the opposite was formed. Velaris moved with the punches, training and studying diligently, whether it be in the magical arts, or in politics, developing his persona into that of a cool-headed, intelligent, and calm young man with a noble, distant air.

Chess and checkers were a break among the monotony of life, studying was something he could do in his time not with his father, practicing and mastering the violin was forced upon him, as he needed to master an instrument, apparently, and life became a haze. At the age of ten, he entered Hogwarts, after a minor debate between his uncles and father - something about showing the Nightshade line in Britain. He quickly showcased his prodigal talent with magical theory and practice, becoming noticed by the teachers. Because of this, as a test of will, he began downplaying and hiding his abilities...not becoming a flunky.

No, he simply did the minimum, leaving most to believe that he was simply more interested in his own studies and practices, rather than the tests and attention the teachers would give to 'teacher's pets'. He became known as the 'Prince of Slytherin', due to both his personality, and power - political, physical, and magical. Life continued in Hogwarts for the heir. He had only months before he became the Head of the most powerful Family in France, and all of the stress, prestige, and power that went with it; he had to do something about the threat.

HOUSE ] ━━
Slythrrin

WAND ] ━━
wand | Ebony wood, sturdy and short, Phoenix feather core.

OTHER ] ━━
- He is known to suffer from insomnia