Thomas Proudfoot

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Basic Stats

Full Name: Thomas Samuel Proudfoot
Nickname(s): Tom, Tommy
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Date of Birth: November 7, 1960
Zodiac: Scorpio
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Single
Bloodline: Halfblood
Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
House & Year: Gryffindor 6th
Extracurriculars: Quidditch keeper, duelling club, Ministerium
Wand: 10 in, walnut, dragon heartstring
Pet: None

Family

Father: Aidan Proudfoot (wizard; Hufflepuff 1955; Sports Editor: Daily Prophet)
Mother: Fionnuala Proudfoot (née Byrne; witch; Ravenclaw 1955; Healer: Artifact Accidents)
Sister: Brianna Proudfoot (witch; Gryffindor 5th; b. October 30, 1961)

History

Aidan Proudfoot and Fionnuala Byrne met while they attended Hogwarts together (same year, but different houses: Hufflepuff for Aidan, Ravenclaw for Fionnuala). Bookish Fionnuala was a challenge for sporty Aidan, who pursued her with the determination to show that he wasn't just some brainless jock. Even after Fionnuala went on to Healer training and Aidan was recruited to the Montrose Magpies, he still pursued her. It was only after a career-ending injury led Aidan to the quidditch desk of the Daily Prophet that Fionnuala gave him a chance. A few months after they finally started dating, Aidan proposed, and they were married a few months later.

In 1960, the family of two became a family of three, though it didn't stay that way for long: Thomas was still only a few months old when Fionnuala got pregnant again, and his little sister Brianna was born just over a week before his first birthday. From the start, Thomas was protective of his little sister. Brianna never seemed to mind, so he settled comfortably into his role as protector. He also developed an interest in sports: Aidan passed on his love of quidditch to his son, but Thomas' muggle uncles and cousins on Fionnuala's side of the family also dragged him into muggle sports: rugby and football mostly. Thomas greatly looked forward to going to Hogwarts and trying out for the quidditch team of whichever house he was sorted into (from everything their parents and other wizard relatives told him and Brianna, Thomas fully expected to be sorted into Gryffindor) — the only thing he didn't like about going off to Hogwarts was that he would be leaving Brianna behind.

But September 1, 1972, rolled around and Thomas boarded the Hogwarts Express for the first time, after a tearful goodbye to his sister. Though he missed her, he was quick to make friends with other first students. At the Sorting Ceremony, the hat barely grazed his head before sending him to the Gryffindor table. School was fun for Thomas. Sure, some of the classes were boring, but there was quidditch (even though he couldn't try out for the house team until his second year) and the castle was just full of all sorts of fun surprises (talking portraits who could move around between paintings, moving staircases, etc).

In his second year, Thomas was glad to have Brianna join him at school, even moreso when she was sorted into Gryffindor with him. Also that year, he made it onto the house quidditch team as a reserve keeper (he didn't make starting keeper until fourth year, after the previous one had finished school). He also took up the mantle of protector with younger students, too, when he stood up for a couple of first years (a Gryffindor and a Ravenclaw) when an older student was picking on them. It was the end of his second year, when they were starting to look into electives to add for third year, that Thomas decided on what he wanted to do with his life: he wanted to be an Auror. The brochure told him what he needed to focus on, and the traits that the Ministry would look for in a training candidate, so it gave him a sense of focus for the next few years. Although not the most studious student, he focused his energy on the four necessary classes for Auror training (Charms, DADA, Potions, Transfiguration), determined to at least get top marks in those courses on his O.W.L.s to ensure he would get into the N.E.W.T.-level ones. He knew he would need five N.E.W.T.s, but with the fifth one not being as important as the other four, he simply did the best he could in his remaining classes, figuring he'd choose his fifth class after he got his O.W.L. results.

Thanks to a lot of hard work on his part, he managed to earn four Os on his O.W.L.s — in the four classes that he had focused on. Three Es gave him three options for his fifth class, and he opted to keep Herbology, figuring that knowledge of plants might help with building knowledge of poisons and andidotes (and would be more helpful for an Auror than either Care of Magical Creatures or Muggle Studies). His only non-passing class in O.W.L.s was History of Magic, but that was unsurprising: did anyone actually pass that class, with Binns droning on the way he did? Thomas was among the students who tended to doze off in class, and since History wasn't important for becoming an Auror, it wasn't important enough for him to bother with.

Now entering his sixth year, Thomas is glad to have a reduced schedule of only five classes (it's much easier to focus on what he needs for Auror training when he doesn't have homework and studying for less-important classes to clutter up his time), in addition to the hopes of being tapped for one of the whispered-about Secret Societies. He knows that his father was a member of a quidditch society at Hogwarts, though he doesn't want to follow his father's legacy footsteps: he'd rather be tapped for a society that would help him get into Auror training … and maybe even one day become head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. And, of course, he still needs to protect his sister.

Personality

Positives

Protector: Thomas has always seen himself as a protector. He takes his role as older brother exceptionally seriously, holding Brianna's other hand while the healer mended her broken arm when she was six, sticking up for her if she was picked on, etc. His desire to be the great protector isn't limited to just his sister, of course, though she'll always be the #1 person he's protecting. He'll stand up and fight for the underdog (or help the underdog fight for himself if that's what he wants), he won't tolerate older students picking on younger ones, and has just basically taken it upon himself to protect anyone who needs it.
Brave: A Gryffindor through-and-through, Thomas takes Gryffindor house's tradition of bravery seriously: he will face down any demon you throw at him, and while he might not always win the battle, he'll get right back up and keep fighting the war. Sure, he gets scared sometimes, but he has a natural tendency to tell the scared part of him to shut up for a while, he'll pay attention to it later, after he's done being brave.
Flirty: Hey baby, how you doin'? Thomas' parents are always reminding him of what a flirt he was as a baby and toddler, and then he discovered cooties and didn't like girls because icky. But then he hit the teenage years and reverted back to the flirt. He loves girls (particularly brunettes, but he's not really that picky), and he loves flirting with them. He's a nice/funny flirt, going in for the laugh. Because girls want a guy they can have fun with, right? But he's a gentleman with the ladies (because otherwise his mum and sister would smack the daylights out of him), and he treats them right. He might be a flirt, but if he's with a girl, he's with her. (He just doesn't necessarily get into "actual relationships" …)

Negatives

Volatile: Although Thomas knows it's a bad trait for an Auror to have, so he tries to work on it, he has a bit of a volatile temper. His fuse is actually quite long, it takes a lot (or something extreme) to push him to his breaking point, but once he reaches it … watch out! He basically loses control of himself and flies into a rage. Once he's gotten all the rage out of his system, he ends up exhausted and with very little memory of what just took place. The true rage-break has only happened a handful of times, but it's never a pretty sight, and it has caused him to lose friendships in the past.
Impulsive: Another not-so-great trait for a future Auror, Thomas has a tendency to not think something through 100% before diving in: he'll prepare just enough to not dive headfirst into an empty swimming pool, but he will still charge forward without a full plan in place or necessarily all the vital information (like not making sure that the swimming pool isn't full of sharks before diving in … okay, this anaology doesn't work anymore). It's gotten him into trouble in the past and will likely continue getting him into trouble in the future. He just hopes that he can overcome it well enough to be a good Auror.
Guilt Complex: Because of his Protector Complex, he has the negative flip-side of that, as well: a massive guilt complex. If something happens that he (thinks he) could have prevented, or if he makes a mistake and someone gets hurt, then Everything Is His Fault. He'll mentally beat himself up over it, run through a hundred mental simulations of what he could have done better to prevent whatever it was from happening. Likewise, he'll have nightmares of people he cares about being hurt because of things he's done or can't do. His boggart is most definitely those he loves being tortured and hurt and killed while he stands by helplessly.

Likes: Sports. Quidditch. Rugby. Football. Duelling. Music. Being the protector. Girls, especially brunettes with long hair. Spicy foods (the spicier the better). Chocolate frogs (he collects the cards). Sweets in general. Butterbeer. Being outdoors. Running around in the rain.
Dislikes: Bullies. Green vegetables. Injustice. Anyone who thinks they're better than anyone else just because of blood or money or something. The fact that the snitch is worth 15 goals in Quidditch. Ties. Peppermint.

5 Facts

Last year, he punched Ludo Bagman and broke his nose for hurting his sister. He served a month of detentions with Filch for it, was benched on the quidditch team for two months, and received a Howler from his mum every day for a week. (Public.)
He likes to show off around the Quidditch goalposts when it doesn't look like the action is going to be heading his way imminently: flying around the hoops, doing spins and tricks, etc. (Public to anyone who attends a Gryffindor Quidditch match.)
Even though they're not technically twins, Thomas calls Brianna his "little twin sister" because they're what's called "Irish Twins:" born within a year of each other (Thomas at the beginning of November, 1960; Brianna at the end of October, 1961). (Public?)
He desperately wants to be an Auror. There is no back-up plan for him. (Well, he could potentially go for professional quidditch, but the sport is more of a hobby for him, and he doubts he really has the skills to go pro.) (Relatively public knowledge? He's not shy about sharing his career goals.)
He meditates every morning. His parents made him see someone last summer to deal with the anger / volatility, and that was one of the things suggested. (Family & roommates know.)