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Full Character Name: Fletcher Robert Greene
Nicknames: Bob, Bobby[1]Character Birthday & Age: 53, June 15, 1964
City & Country of Birth: Cornwall, England
Pureblood, Halfblood or Muggleborn: Halfblood
Alma mater: Hogwarts, Slytherin
Job/Position: Department of Mysteries
Wand: Hawthorne, 10 3/4 inches, Swishy, Dragon Heartstring
Physical Description: Fletcher isn’t tall, isn’t handsome and horribly average in looks. He’s almost average in height, at five foot eight and three quarters, with a slightly rotund body. Exercise isn’t a priority for this man.
He’s got sandy colored brown hair with a severe side part, and he has grown to acquire a taste for a short beard. He’s often seen in business casual slacks, and button-ups, but at home he wears a casual t-shirt and joggers.
Personality Description: Fletcher has a penchant for humor and inserts absurdity where it’s not asked for. He is not often serious, and laughs at his own jokes, sometimes at his own expense.
He’s such a good humor to be around that it’s easy for him to forget what he’s meant to do, and doesn’t take much of life seriously.
In his work, he’ll schedule blocks of time where he cannot be interrupted or he won’t get his daily tasks done. He’s a little bit nosy, and sometimes brilliant. Fletcher can be seen mingling in places he’s not meant to be because he likes hearing rumors. Mainly because he’s curious and there’s always something funky going on in the Department of Mysteries.
History:Childhood: Fletcher was the first born to a hardworking English couple that met in Hogwarts. His early life was unremarkable besides the birth of his younger sister, Rowena, when he was four years old. Like curious children of his age, Fletcher got into trouble. When someone said no, Fletcher said yes.
This included his first major magical incident where he caused a fire in the sitting room of their cottage. He’d seen fireworks the prior day and so desired to see them again that fire sparked from his fingers and caught on the cotton blanket over the couch.
Even from a young age, Fletcher has been personable. He made easy friends with the other children in the village they grew up in, and caused trouble where he didn’t need to. He was always in the dirt, investigating the corners of the fields and bay area they reside in. He grew to love fishing and to this day will rent a boat for an evening to sit on the calming ocean.
Hogwarts: The Greene family did not have an alliance for houses, so there was no expectation for what he’d be sorted into. He began his year with a hat on his head that declared him a Slytherin.
Fletcher never really got on with the prim and proper, but made quick friends with a few folks that became life-long friends. He did absolutely average in Hogwarts, being distracted by chasing around anyone who would have him, and stealing kisses in empty classrooms. He never really found a niche in school and did poorly on his N.E.W.T’s. School wasn’t where he wanted to be, unless he was cracking a joke.
Post Hogwarts: The first decade out of school was difficult for Fletcher. He didn’t have the N.E.W.T’s to support the start of his career in a respectable field and floundered about until he landed a job at the Ministry in his late 20s. Prior to, Fletcher primarily worked in the hospitality field, with aspirations of becoming an actor.
Unbeknownst to him, the chance at work in the Ministry would set his later life up for success. Without the innate drive of his sister, Rowena, it took guidance from mentors in the Ministry to give him a chance. They saw something he hadn’t. Fletcher started in Magical Transportation and for some reason he was given the right opportunities at the right time.
It was in the Ministry, Fletcher realized he wasn’t a nob and could make something of his life. He came to understand he had a predilection for research, though his wand casting was not superb, persistence and dedication helped him achieve his goals. Fletcher discovered through failure he could find minor successes and take those successes into the future.
Around his 41st birthday, Fletcher entered the Department of Mysteries.
The beginnings of his time in the Department of Mysteries had the wizard in an administrative position as a Papersleeve where he managed inventory, billing and procured contracts for goods needed for the experiments and research conducted in the Department. Curiosity and a gift of gab had the wizard learning about different research projects, which lead him to his late-in-life discovery and love of ritualistic magic and runes.
He took his oath as an Unspeakable within a year of working as a Papersleeve. After nearly a decade in the Department of Mysteries, Fletcher was given the opportunity to oversee his own research project. In the last two years, he has been researching the application of seals in blood magic in the Blood Chamber.
Fletcher has a cool relationship with his nephew, and is open to him when he wants it. He’s never been pushy except for his insistence for Nyx to go to the theater with him if there’s a show he really wants to see. He’s a fan of the Carstairs productions and has played very minor parts in a few productions over the years.
He is also a late-in-life comedian and tries his hand at stand-up for some levity in his life. If there is a comedic position in a play he’ll audition for it. Outside of work, Fletcher fosters wix.
Describe your job duties and how you go about them: Fletcher researches blood magic in the Blood Chamber in the Department of Mysteries. His job is often bland; reviewing ancient tomes of the taboo magic and translating/updating texts. He also does some experiments with Blood Magic, and has been experimenting with application of blood seals. As a side project, Fletcher will sit-in with seers when they choose to use blood as their medium if blood is used in an unusual way. He is not a seer.
Elaborate on your expertise in your field: Fletcher has an interest in deciphering texts in old Latin, and ancient runes and is well-read in different uses of Blood Magic. He also enjoys working on taboo projects and isn’t very squeamish.
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Sum up your character in one paragraph: Fletcher Greene is an older gentleman who works in the Blood Chambers. His outside persona is comedic, and he loves to go on a good vent. Fletcher is also nosy, and likes to know what he shouldn’t know.
Fletcher Greene, Unspeakable