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Full Character Name: Apollo Archimedes Ackerzonne
Character Birthday & Age: January 1 1981, 28 Years old
City & Country of Birth: Bristol, England
Blood Purity: Halfblood
Alma Mater: Ravenclaw, Hogwarts
Job/Position: Hit Wizard, MoM
Wand: Apollo owns four wands, three of which he carries with him when on duty.
Main wand: Hawthorn with a Phoenix Feather core, 10.8 inches, Supple and smooth - Bought when he was eleven.
Secondary: Birch with a Unicorn Tail core, 9.2 inches, Rigid with a Decorated shaft - His Father's wand, given to him after the Battle. Often only used when disarmed.
Back-Up: Hawthorn with a Phoenix Feather Core, 7.3 inches, Supple and smooth - Bought upon joining the Hit Wizards as a wand he could easily keep hidden.
Filia's Wand: Alder with a Ahswinder Ash core, 10 inches, springy with a bent shaft -Caught mid air after Filia had been disarmed moments before her death. Was told in spite by Ventus to keep it as 'a memory of your biggest failure'.
Physical Description: Unlike most of his family, Apollo is rather short, being the shortest male at 5'6". He has a much tanner skin tone than the rest, almost looking as if he were part Asian.
He is built as one would imagine an Olympic athlete to look, thin, yet strong and well muscled.
Apollo sports many scars, such as the two on his face, and the burns on his arms and chest, with pride as all were gained through combat against Dark Wizards.
In what seems to be genetics for everyone in the family, Apollo has received oddly colored eyes, his being a bright yellow color that matches his hair. However, when his hair is cut, about a centimeter of the edge turns a fiery orange. No one has an explanation as to why this occurs.
Personality Description: Contrary to his rather warm appearance, Apollo is really a rather cold person. Not because he intends to be, but because he himself has always seemed to lack much emotional pull, never really showing much of any emotion.
This does have it advantages. Under heavily stressed circumstances he can almost always keep calm, and act logically to escape them. He rarely feels fear, granting him the ability to quickly do dangerous tasks others may hesitate on. He almost never becomes angry, and can usually talk his way out of an argument.
However, because of his lack of feeling, he often does not recognize, or even understand, love. He has never felt any strong emotion of love to anyone in his family (though he is fairly certain he does love them), and shows general bewilderment to anyone who shows him affection.
He does laugh, though on rare occasions. General happiness and humor are possibly the only emotions he shows. Though at the same time he does not fully understand them.
Apollo has a strong sense of Right and Wrong. He believes strongly in the forces of Good, and that they will eventually triumph over the Darkness the followers of Evil seek to spread. As such, Apollo strives to do his best to rid the world of Evil, to protect the innocent, and to serve the public.
He is willing to kill, and shows little hesitation or mercy to do so against any Dark Wizard he encounters.
History: Born just as the first light reached Bristol in 1981, his birth was an odd case, as he was born almost twelve hours after his twin sister Persephone. Right away his parents noticed his striking eye and hair color. Inspired by the days new light, the decided upon the name Apollo.
Early life for him and his sister was rather happy. The First Wizarding war had ended, and they were both raised in a household that celebrated what many hoped would be the end of it all. Apollo was instilled from day one that Good would always triumph, and that you should always seek to do right.
Unlike his sister who was energetic and playful, Apollo was rather quiet. His first word was 'Book', an implication to what he would soon spend the next many years doing. Instead of playing with his sister, he usually sat, expressionless, reading spell and history books, copying notes about potions, and generally showing no emotion what so ever. His parents were concerned, but not enough to try and push him to be more social with his twin. And so by the age of eleven, Apollo had learned the incantations of spells up to a First-Year level.
Upon arriving at Hogwarts, he was sorted in to Ravenclaw, separating him and his sistter for the first time as she was placed in Hufflepuff. This change came to little notice for him, as he continued on his path of knowledge seeking.
It wasn't until his third year that someone other than his family was able to get a conversation from him. The girl in question was Filia Shang, a Ravenclaw girl from his year. It took about half a year, but eventually Apollo was comfortable enough that both he and Filia conversed on a regular basis. It was mostly about school, and what they would do after it. However, when Filia's younger brother Ventus arrived the next year, Apollo often inquired about him out of genuine concern. The boy had a darkness in him the likes of which Apollo had never seen, and Filia too noticed it. Together the two tried to make Ventus a happier person, though Ventus usually ignored Apollo.
In his sixth year Apollo did what he could to subvert the new regime, and when the Battle finally came, he was ready to stand and fight with Filia. The two fought the Death Eaters and their supporters on the front lines until the break in fighting. By that time Filia had been killed, and Apollo had received the jagged cut under his left eye, along with the burns to his arms and torso, and a broken leg. When he was dragged in to be healed he requested the burns and the cut to heal without magic, so the marks would serve as a reminder. 'I've now been baptized twice,' he said.
After the battle had ended, Apollo sought out Ventus to tell him of his sisters death. The boy in turn merely commented on how weak Apollo was, not being able to protect her.
Unlike many veterans of the battle, Apollo declined joining in Auror training. He instead finished his schooling, scoring high marks on his NEWTs. Afterwards, he was asked by his father to join up with the Aurors, but again Apollo declined, and spent the next two years wandering around the world, helping people where he thought they needed, and on occasion, killing a few he thought deserved it.
When he returned to England at twenty his parents immediately bombarded him with questions. Whispers had reached their ears that a golden-haired man had performed vigilante acts around the globe, even going so far as to killing. Apollo calmly dismissed it as over-hyped rumors of aid he had given to those in need, and lied to his parents sating he hadn't killed since the 2nd of May. From there he headed straight for the Ministry of Magic and requested to join the Hit Wizards. Upon seeing his qualifications he was immediately cleared for training, which he finished at the top of his class.
He has since been working vigorously to apprehend his suspects, and working with the Auror office on any case where they request his assistance.
Apollo has made some attempt to talk to Ventus, but all of his letters have been returned.
Describe your job duties and how you go about them: As a Hit Wizard, Apollo often goes on assignments with his team to arrest dangerous criminals. Often times, one or more come back injured and visit their beds in St. Mungo's before they return to active duty.
Apollo himself is seen as a higher ranking member within the Hit Wizards, and is usually given command when they are tasked with a team.
When in the field, Apollo generally makes an attempt to apprehend the fugitive non-violently, though that almost never works. When going by the book doesn't work, Apollo quickly acts on his own (within his orders) to do what it takes to bring the suspect back.
When the job requires, Apollo will stand guard for trials, or provide back-up for Auror or regular Law Enforcment Patrols.
Elaborate on your expertise in your field: OWL Scores
Ancient Runes: O
Astronomy: E
Charms: O
DADA: O
Divination: A
Herbology: E
History of Magic: E
Potions: E
Transfiguration: E
NEWT Scores
Ancient Runes: E
Charms: O
DADA: O
Herbology: E
Potions: E
Transfiguration: E
Battle of Hogwarts Veteran
Writing Sample:
Sum up your character in one paragraph: Though rather small, Apollo, with his golden hair, cna pack quite the punch. He is a cold tactical mind who seems to be missing a complete understanding of emotions and how they work. He is a strong believer in doing right, because it is right, and will not hesitate to kill when the job requires it.
Apollo Ackerzonne: Hit Wizard