Your Nickname: Milly
Have you read and do you agree to the Code of Conduct?: Yes
Are you over thirteen? Yes
How did you find us and decide to write with us? Other
If you have written other characters here: Yes
If Yes, list them all: Andromeda Gamp
Sandy Misslethorpe
Brinley Abbott
Hester Iravani
Ivy Abbott
Josie Flint
Meredith Misslethorpe
Ravindar Singh
Ascella Gamp
Is this a Primary or Secondary Character?: Secondary
Full Character Name: Hyperion (Perry) Titus Gamp
Character Birthday & Age: June 24th 1983 29
City & Country of Birth: Oxford, England
Blood Purity: Pureblood
Alma Mater: Hogwarts Slytherin 2001
Job/Position: Unspeakable and ELF researcher
Wand: 13 3/4 inches Walnut with Dragon Heartstring
Physical Description: Hyperion is 5ft8 and wishes he was taller. He looks good in a suit. He has inherited the dark hair of the Gamps. His eyes are also brown. He has fair skin. Hyperion has an intense stare. It can look sinister. His laugh is surprisingly feminine. Hyperion is always smartly dressed. He would rather die than be seen in a muggle tracksuit. He has a posh accent due to where he grew up. He was taught to always speak correctly.
Personality Description: Perry is a natural leader. People look to him for leadership even if he does not assume himself in that position. As an only wizard child growing up in an old reputable family with money and status he knew all doors were open to him. He also knew what was expected of him. His future as an unspeakable was suggested when he was a child. His path was engineered. Laid for him. He could have lofty dreams.
Perry is very loyal. His lofty dreams could have taken him on a different career path. But he is loyal to his family and the path they have chosen for him. He wants to meet their expectations. Why not? It is the easiest path for him to reach success! Perry dotes on his younger sister Ascella. She always listens to him. They are very protective of each other. He gets on with some of his cousins but not all. (Cepheus and Andromeda call him 'Tit' after his middle name.)
As a Slytherin Perry was no stranger to competition and disagreement. In and out of the house. He grew a hard shell. He is not known to be particularly sentimental. But this is because he had to hide it. Gamp boys in Slytherin are not soft or needy. They are bossy leaders. They get the measure of others quickly. They are elephants which never forget. Once an enemy made of Perry then the enemy is forever.
Perry's friends would say he loves his family. That he has intense interests and will not stop at anything when he thinks he is close to a breakthrough. He shows initiative. He manages his money well. He shows initiative. He has a good sense of humor when dragged away from his work. He can be moody and emotionally manipulative particularly when it comes to those he loves.
History: Hyperion is the oldest child to Ara and Aries Gamp. The Gamps are an old English pureblood family. They are known for their strong ties to magical theory and research. Hyperion was raised to know this path was expected of him too.
As a child Hyperion was sent by day to study under her 'Aunt' Lyra in Godric's Hollow with other children. It was simpler than calling the old witch 'cousin'. Here Hyperion met future classmates. Made friends. Began to love learning and reading. At home he grew up as an only child. His sister did not arrive until he was already at Hogwarts.
As a Slytherin in Cancer (a water sign) it was no surprise Hyperion showed a gift with potions. This made him stand out to his teacher at Hogwarts. He studied alchemy alongside his NEWTs. At the Battle of Hogwarts he fought like his older cousin Andromeda. (His part of the family were not death eaters.)
He was offered a job as an unspeakable because of family and talent. He had an easier path than most. Lucky. As an unspeakable he trained in potions and alchemy. Great things are expected of Hyperion Gamp.
Then last year something changed. Hyperion abandoned his line of research. He had been working on a potion to reverse obliviation. For several years. (It was not because his aunt and uncle had gone mad. But that was a significant blow to the Gamp name.)
He told his supervisors at the Ministry that he wished to study the affliction of werewolves instead. To study wolfsbane and refine it. There were already unspeakables working on this but Perry declared urgency and dedication. His supervisors feared he was hiding a werewolf bite and ordered him to examination at St Mungo's. He did not have a bite or scratch. They allowed him to change. But were suspicious. Perry was thankful.
Perry's secret was he had fallen in love. But his love was a werewolf. They could not cope with their affliction. Who they had become. They were searching for answers. Perry motivated jointly by love and his innate desire to research was moved to change direction suddenly. But despite this his love vanished. Breaking Perry's heart. He begged for leave for six months or less. Asked for time to study his new focus during his leave. Then set off in pursuit. Both of knowledge and his lover.
Hyperion traveled to Canada and elsewhere looking for answers. He encountered WALI (Wizards Against the Lycanthrope Invasion) there. Kept searching for six months but had to come home as he promised. If he found answers he has not said. Nobody knows of his love. His sister has her suspicions. He came home with new knowledge. New connections. He has joined the new organization called ELF - Eradicate Lycanthropy Foundation. He wants to cure werewolves. Or if he cannot cure his lover he wants to eradicate werewolves so they cannot curse anyone ever again.
Describe your job duties and how you go about them: Hyperion researches potions and brews prototypes. He is a kind of magical chemist. He is responsible for writing up his results and conducting his experiments. He has to make progress.
Elaborate on your expertise in your field: Gifted at potions. Outstanding NEWT in Potions. Allowed to study alchemy with his potions professor at school. Tapped on shoulder to be unspeakable. Trained there for several years. Oh and born into the Gamp family which opens doors...
Writing Sample: Sum up your character in one paragraph: Hyperion is a gifted potioneer. He is part of an old wizarding family. He was invited to be an unspeakble. When he fell in love secretly with a werewolf he vowed to find a cure. It has become his obsession. Now he has joined ELF.
Hyperion (Perry) Titus Gamp: Unspeakable and ELF researcher