TSM: Amycus Boot
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| Name: Amycus Boot | |
| House: Ravenclaw | |
| Year: 5th | |
| Wand: Eleven and one seventh inches. Beech. Griffin Feather core, quite pliant. | |
| Player: Arandil | |
| Pets: Blether the Long Eared Owl |
Amycus Boot
Name: Amycus Boot
Refresh: 2
Aspects:
High Concept: Ravenclaw 5th Year - Savant Bizarre
Trouble: Then It All Went A Bit Strange
Aspect 3: That Unflappable Local Lad
Aspect 4: Ravenclaw's Reckless Seeker
Aspect 5: Dumbledore's Army Alumni
Approaches
Good (+3) Quick
Fair (+2) Clever, Flashy
Average (+1) Forceful, Sneaky
Mediocre (+0) Cautious
Wand
Eleven and one seventh inches. Beech. Griffin Feather core, quite pliant.
Stunt:
Beech wands perform very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant. When properly matched, the beech wand is capable of a subtlety and artistry rarely seen in any other wood.
Familiar
A Long Eared Owl named Blether, who's a bit chattier than other birds.
Stunt:
Stunts:
Trick Flying
Because I'm Ravenclaw's Reckless Seeker, I get a +2 to Flashily Create an Advantage while flying in a risky way.
Stunt2
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Stunt3
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Background
Amycus Boot is the eldest child of Dominic Lyall Boot, a former Seeker himself, and Mairead Morganach, a local Scottish Witch. His parents met at school and settled down near Mairead's family, not far from Hogsmeade village and Hogwarts school itself. Amycus is descended from Webster Boot, as is his first cousin Terry. He has only taken the Hogwarts Express once, in the summer before his first year after after he and his parents spent their summer holiday with Terry's family in London. Amycus has walked with his parents to the train station in Hogsmeade since then.
Having grown up near Hogsmeade, Amycus knows the village and locals very well, and they know him. His family is pure blood, descended from old families, but neither poor nor wealthy. His parents are both well known academics on ancient magical anthropology and paleology, with Amycus' mother having a reputation of being something of a quack in certain circles. She also has many cats. Their house has a tendency to sprout chicken legs and move about occasionally after getting tired of the view.
The Morganach family has a reputation for eccentricity, which many say has clearly manifested in Amycus. Most of the locals are accustomed to that sort of thing as the family has lived near these parts for quite a few generations, so some chuckle, some scowl, but most pay not much mind at all, depending upon their personal disposition or view of the Morganach family. A few of Amycus' ancestors (and Terry's) were Hogwarts staff and their portraits yet hang on the walls of Hogwarts. The most recent being a Ravenclaw Charms professor in the early 20th century (a great great uncle).
Amycus joined Dumbledore's army early in 1996, during his second year at Hogwarts, at the urging of his cousin Terry. He was caught and reprimanded by Dolores along with the rest of the DA members, but remained confined and out of trouble until the ousting of Umbridge and restoration of Dumbledore.
His third year was more or less an 'ordinary' school year up until Dumbledor's death. He didn't have the coin with him when the Death Eaters came, he was actually in Hogsmeade, so he wasn't in the battle of the tower but he kept the coin upon him from then on.
In his fourth year, last year, he rejoined DA when the call went out again. He participated in escalating rebellions with other DA students, conspiring with Luna, Terry, and Michael Corner most frequently due to opportunity, and ended up hiding in the Room of Requirement for the last few weeks proceeding the battle with Voldemort. He snuck out of the Room of Requirement with others considered to be underage and took part in the battle. He spent a lot of time alongside Terry Boot at the beginning, who was angered at his appearance, but was separated and at one point trapped. He helped deliver wounded and dead to the Great Hall after the battle, and witnessed Harry Potter 'return' to life and he fought in the final battle on a stolen broom, leading Death Eaters on goose chases around the castle.
He's returned to Hogwarts with mixed emotions. Outwardly, he still resembles the deadpan weirdo he was of yesteryear, but inwardly he's more pensive, distracted, and withdrawn. He can occasionally be found standing quietly in certain sections of the castle, staring at nothing, or talking softly with certain obscure paintings. Inspired by his father, he did successfully try out for Ravenclaw Seeker this year, and between that and some new friends, his spirits have been rising, OWLs or no. He's not terribly concerned about passing his OWLs, he's quite confident (perhaps rashly) about his chances, but he hasn't been neglecting his studies either.