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Most notable for his employment as Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor for Hogwarts from Autumn 2008 and Deputy Headmaster from September 2009 until December 2013, from where he was appointed first Headmaster of Hogwarts who was not an alum. He is married to [[Miranda Storm]], Head Healer of St Mungo's Hospital, uncomfortable father of [[Sasha Snow]], and step-grandfather and guardian of [[Katrine Elliot]]. Ignan's career includes teaching at [[Durmstrang]] and employment by the German Ministry for Magic in a role similar to an Auror, where he was posted in the Black Forest, followed by a short stint attached to the British Ministry. ==Parents== Although Ignan was born in Germany, Ignan's mother, Amelia, was English, and even to her death, had a very basic grasp of the local language. [[Amelia Murray]] was the daughter of Dr [[Christopher Murray]] and Lady [[Mary Giles]], and sister of [[Thackery Murray|Thackery]], [[Eliza Murray|Eliza]], [[Kathryn Murray|Kathryn]] and [[Mina Murray|Mina]]. Amelia disliked living away from England. She fell in love with a charming German wizard, [[Merik Storm]], while he was visiting England, and she found herself unfortunately pregnant. Ashamed, having vowed to herself that she would marry and settle down before doing such a thing, she followed the German back to his home country, under the guise that they were to be together and marry. Had he not been returning to take up the position of Deputy Headmaster at [[Durmstrang]], she would have insisted on remaining in England. [[Merik Storm]] was the son of [[Uwe Storm]] and [[Imelda Hueber]], and brother of [[Medgar Storm|Medgar]]. The family were pureblood German, intensely proud of their heritage and extensive family background which bled into Eastern Europe. Separated from her family, Amelia became severely homesick and melancholy, which suppressed any interest in integrating with the local community. In contrast, Merik, Ignan's father, of which he takes after in the majority of ways, was very proud to find he had a son on the way, and did not concern himself with Amelia's melancholy, rushing to arrange their marriage. ==1940s== In 1944 Ignan was born to [[Merik Storm]] and [[Amelia Murray]] in Hanover, Germany. Merik was the Deputy Headmaster of [[Durmstrang]]. The following year, his sister, [[Imelda Kollontai]] was born. Ignan's name roughly translates to: of fire, health, well being and weather. He is considered pureblood by his German family, but the reality is they are far more likely to be halfblood on the English side. Ignan was not prone to illness, luckily for him this is the same in present day, but he did get the usual run of the mill chicken pox and such when he was very young. His mother put little mittens on his hands to stop him scratching. He feels fortunate to have been too young to really remember the mittens, or the chicken pox. His father at the time wasn’t overly amused. ==1950s== Ignan and Imelda grew up speaking English with their parents, for due to his mother's insistence, the family spoke English at home. Both grew up trilingual, also able to converse in the local language, which was also the tongue spoken at [[Durmstrang]]. The trilingual home life meant that Ignan is able to switch from one to the other, and his accent is fairly clean for all three. (As an adult he favours English, having conversed in it for the majority of his life.) In 1952, Ignan was 8, and his father was promoted to become [[Durmstrang]] Headmaster. The family spent increasing amounts of time at the school rather than their family home. Three years later, in 1955, Ignan was old enough to attend and became an oberteil, an in 1956, his sister did the same. As Merik was headmaster of Durmstrang by the time Ignan arrived. His relationship with his father gave him great respect from this classmates. Ignan avoided an unfortunate school life of bullies, which was very lucky. He was not however a ringleader, and instead seen as a useful ally for those who were, not only for his family ties, but also his brains. Ignan worked hard to achieve the best of results in his examinations, and succeeded, to his credit. His sister followed in the year below, and the relationship between siblings was amicable, though they kept out of each other's way at school greatly. Home life remained fairly tense, both children bonding with their mother, but always aware that their father had the greatest of control over the household. There would be quarrels, and Merik would always win. His word was rule in the house, and at school. Merik's wish to push both his children into success sometimes backfired, though Amelia wasn't mentally strong enough to stand up for them quite as much as she wished. {{quote|"I can remember my father collecting three boys for creating explosives for detonation in an exam, stripped them naked and tethered them to a wall in the dungeon before illustrating to his favoured obteils, myself included, how best slice flesh in the right way to cause either intense pain, or slow bleeding... I believe the three of them still would carry the scars today, which he claimed were due to birching." Looking back on it now, knowing his elderly father was more likely to sleep a good portion of the day than inflict pain on teenagers, it seemed like an entirely different person.|Ignan Storm|[https://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7082.msg51343#msg51343]}} ==1960s== When Ignan was 16 he did a few weeks’ summer experience working for a friend of the family who sold elaborate chests and storage furniture for concealing valuables. He decided he was no salesman, but was intrigued by the charms. Ignan's father attempted to train Ignan in [[occlumency]] and [[legilimency]], but his methods led to mental exhaustion. Being taught by his own father made things incredibly difficult. In 1962, aged 18, Ignan graduated from Durmstrang with very respectable grades - he worked hard, and it was expected of him. In 1962, after graduating from Durmstrang, Ignan began formal training in Berlin, achieving similar status to British Aurors, dispatched all over Germany to deal with all manner of unusual occurrences. ==Death of His Mother== In 1965, things began to crumble at home. [[Gabrielle Pepper|Gabrielle]] was born, and Merik hated how happy it made Amelia. Ignan's mother, no longer needing to look after her two children, was eternally melancholy apart from when she was away from Merik, and people had begun to talk. In November 1965, Amelia finally told her husband how she had felt for the past two decades nearly. Her courage was not rewarded, her body found the following day at the base of the tallest tower at [[Durmstrang]], without her wand. The death was ruled as suicide. Ignan and his father never spoke about it, as if they both knew without asking. The truth of the matter was a little different. The couple had argued furiously after the confession, resulting in Merik disarming and physically beating Amelia, who managed to escape him in their private chambers at the school. So isolated and alone, she had fled anywhere she thought she might be safe within the castle, eventually climbing the tallest tower. Merik chased her, still furious, and determined to regain control of his wife. Up in the tower, Amelia threatened to jump if he didn't calm down - hoping that Merik actually did love her, or wanted to keep her alive. She miscalculated the twisted, evil thoughts of Merik - who had just heard from Amelia that she had only plucked up courage to confront him due to no longer being needed to look after their children. She was disposable. Without magic or might - and merely his words, Merik taunted Amelia to her death at the foot of the tower. They were not alone - someone witnessed from the ground, and saved Amelia's memories just before she finally passed away on the ground below - unbeknown to anyone but Ignan's dead mother. Merik continued to be headmaster for two further years before retiring - more to prove he could, rather than of any particular use. Many had considered him to be past his prime. He didn't go quietly, still remaining an intrusion for his successors. Although Ignan returned home to Hanover for the funeral, he spent most of his time avoiding returning there, as did his sister who had moved to the Ukraine. ==The Black Forest== In 1966, aged 22, Ignan got posted to the Black Forest to deal with an uprising of rogue wizards, ever increasing due to the Voldemort rising. He spent quite some time observing and trying to infiltrate the rogues and kept detailed notes on what he discovered, twisting his views on dark magic further, even as he tried to keep it in check. {{quote|"When I graduated from here, I went to work for the German Ministry, and was posted in the Black Forest for some time, where I encountered, and routinely defeated uprisings from pockets of wizards who engaged in dark magic. They'd grown up without coming to the schools, taught each other in small communities, and developed some of the most potent magic I have encountered in my life. Terrified me at that age." He shook his head. "I didn't want any of the knowledge to go to waste, so I made notes, from interviews and observations with those we captured or fought. This, is my field notebook, and although it has a portion of sentimental value, is no longer of much use to me. I feel it will be of interest to you however."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} ==1969, Gabrielle== In 1969, while at one of the many funerals he would attend in his lifetime, Ignan met a four year old relative, [[Gabrielle Pepper|Gabrielle Murray-Harker]]. As a 25 year old auror, he wasn't too sure how to address such a small child, but found himself crouched beside her trying to explain what was going on. Whereas some of the other adults had tried to explain to Gabie that there was nothing to worry about, the four year old had more insight, and asked logical, if albeit a little abstract, questions about the event. Ignan felt compelled to answer honestly, and was humbled by the way the child's mind worked. ==1970s== Voldemort rose to power in the UK, Ignan was very well occupied in the Black Forest with his supporters. In 1975, aged 31, after achieving a higher status in the Ministry's enforcement, Ignan was sent over to the British Ministry to advise and assist with criminal wizards slipping from one country to the other across Europe. Times became more and more dark as Voldemort increased his hold on Britain. He was sent to England on operation, due to his multilingual skills. He took his mother's ashes with him, though shied away from meeting his maternal family, scattering the ashes alone. Ignan served a further two years, working in England, until he felt the role had become stale. He resigned, took what funds he had saved, and travelled. In 1977, aged 33 and disenchanted with what he is fighting against, packed his bags. He met [[Georg Kirchlehner]] in [[Russia|Moscow]] and they set out together. The two former Durmstrang students began ten years of travelling together. The years that followed included the best and worst times of his life, moving from continent to continent, experiencing life and all the different styles of magic he encountered. They had plenty of adventures - helping to slay a Nundu, and even some vampires. {{quote|"... And so he was stood in this magic circle he had drawn, believing he'd be protected from them when we found him," in space of the classroom floor, the Professor gestured around him with both arms as if to illustrate a circle drawn upon the floor around his feet. "A string of garlic around his neck, churchyard grass on fire, praying to his Muggle god. Honestly it was a sight to be seen. He'd been driven mad by their presence, trying everything to stop them." With each description his hands moved to illustrate the location of each from his memories. It was rare to see Professor Storm quite so animated and engaged in physical description of a scene, but since the quite lovely Magda had visited him that morning, he felt almost able to go back to old times, where such stories were of amusement and far more ordinary conversation than Hogwarts would be proud to permit. "Even when we'd driven stakes through the hearts of two either side of him, and were attempting to capture the ones who were making off as bats, he was still utterly convinced it was some great being in the sky that was keeping him from harm - not the garlic and the fire. The circle was a throwback from when the village had last been plagued with vampires, and our kind had attended to matters."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} ==1980s== In 1981, when Voldemort disappeared, presumed defeated at Godric's Hollow, Ignan was very much away from things. In 1983, aged 39, he and Georg visited Britain to celebrate [[Gabrielle Pepper|Gabrielle Murray]]'s graduation from Hogwarts. She had secured a job with the Ministry. The family celebrated, and Ignan was coerced to return to celebrate with them, travelling hundreds of miles from where he was with Georg to be there. Gabrielle, who hadn't seen him since she was four or so at Mina's funeral, was overjoyed to finally see him again, remembering that conversation between a 25-year old Ignan and a child Gabie very clearly to the day. He travelled across South America, with Georg. Ignan did not travel to East Asia as he was not so interested in going there. Ignan would teach anyone a little English in return for lodgings or hospitality, and worked for a variety of magical companies and individuals, dealing with unsavoury characters, and in a few cases, disposing of. {{quote|"Knowledge, and the desire to learn about Dark Magic is the strongest, Melanthe. Human curiosity, leading from mere studying the written word, to testing out curses, and experiencing what it feels like. The feeling, the strength and enhancement of one's naturally gifted power and abilities is what I believe draws most from a few spells classed by the Ministries as dark, into further depths. The curiosity and sudden longing to achieve greatness, despite its outcomes, a perhaps selfish combination of emotions, is incredibly strong. Though, on the other hand, the repulsion, disbelief, and above all, fear of what dark magic creates and does could be stronger." His eyes slid back to Melanthe's face. "I think it rather depends on how you are brought up to revere it. Brought up to fear, and hate anything to do with it, and the strength and conviction of your opinion will be far stronger to fight its usage. However, brought up to appreciate that some of this methods could be harnessed, adjusted, finely tuned to strengthen our magical reserves, one is far more accepting and curious about how it can be used."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} The two continued to travel and occasionally visit Britain, though in 1985 it was for the funeral of his maternal grandfather. Old wounds were reopened, and Ignan's mindset darkened further. Already dabbling in the less than legitimate magic again on a regular basis while travelling with Georg - Ignan began to kill for money - taking requests from local people to get rid of criminals who preyed on them at first. Then, as he got a taste for it, more elaborate and risky commissions. By 1986, killing the undesirables, the irritations and the difficult for aurors and those with enough money had become a semi-stable income. His interest and skills began to provide an income, as well as some uncomfortable situations where the two wizards would be approached out of the blue by strangers who would pay Ignan to deal with people. Georg became very uncomfortable out this as Ignan became more lax about the morality of who he executed - and even asked Georg to assist him for a cut of the money. In 1987 they argued furiously and split ways, unable to go on together due to Ignan's actions.[[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7478]] Ignan did not expect to see him again, nor did he change his ways. In 1988, aged 44, Ignan spent three weeks hunting an animagus in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk Verkhoyansk] ==1990s== Having split from Georg, Ignan continued to travel. He would move from one place to the next, following stories, picking up jobs and hunting for fun. In the summer of 1990 he agreed to dispose of a wizard's son who had become a werewolf, but the plan backfired. He ended up injured and managed to seek help from a young [[Nightingale Kesali]] and his family, who later grew up and became the Charms Professor alongside Ignan at Hogwarts.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12129] In 1990, Ignan arrived in Italy, and quickly became deeply involved in Dark magic, though made regular trips out of the country, one of which in 1992 saw him taken in for a night by the mother of [[Sasha Schlagenweit]], unwittingly becoming a father. ==1992, Becoming a Father== Ignan almost came off worse over a struggle with someone he was sent to attack, and was discovered by the woman who was to become [[Sasha Snow|Sasha Schlagenweit]]'s mother - [[Marie Günther]]. She took him in for a night, and they were drawn to each other passionately quite by surprise. Ignan felt obliged to reciprocate given the way she had kindly taken him in, and the word 'desperate' could equally have been used to describe him at that point. This night led to Ignan unknowingly gaining Sasha as his only son in February 1993, a secret to his identity was held by his mother. ==1994, Azorma and Italy== However in 1994, age 50, was when he finally fell in love, with [[Azorma Hyskos]]. Together they carried out a series of crimes, including the murder of three wizards in 1997.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7365] Together they stole, betrayed, crossed and murdered between the criminal gangs and magical mafia around Italy, spending a lot of their time in Venice chasing around canals. Between them, they collected their victim's wands as trophies, sold what they stole or shared it amongst their acquaintances in exchange for favours. They were feared, respected and hated by the criminal fraternity, and chased by the Ministry, though elements of it used to hope they could persuade and tempt the pair to take out particularly troubling criminals on the Ministry's behalf. The end of Ignan's time in [[Italy]] was when he murdered three ministry wizards[[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=6006.0]], believing them to be criminals. He only escaped imprisonment by informing precisely on who he assisted, and was banished from Italy for penance in 1997, believing Azorma to be dead. {{quote|"Wrestling Azorma lovingly in the place we shared one balmy Venice night brought me happiness. After so many years and so many women who had been and gone with small parts of my heart, this very special, fierce witch succeeded in seizing the whole thing. Until Miranda I didn't feel anything the same as those giddy months where I could call her mine, if I was well enough behaved (or some nights, badly behaved, let’s be honest, we had interesting tastes). I loved that woman, I kept loving that woman even with my modified memory, and on seeing her again even in the state the Ministry put her in. She was the only person in my life I would give everything up for. Despite our crimes, being with her made me the happiest man alive at the time."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} ==1997-2000, Returning to 'Normality'== He briefly travelled back to Britain, though did not stay long, leaving before Voldemort is defeated in 1998. Disgraced with himself, Ignan returned to Germany in 1999, where he entertained his Father with his tales of his travels, and later troubles. Merik had retired some years before, but still held some influence over Durmstrang. Without adequately consulting his son, he recommended him as a Spellworks tutor at the school. Ignan, reluctantly realised that there was little gainful employment for him in the meantime - the German Ministry were refusing to take him back on after his long absence and issues with the Italian Ministry. ==2001-2008, Teaching at Durmstrang== {{quote|All the younger children in the family had approached hopefully at the first family gathering he'd attended since returning disgraced, unable to return to any post at the German Ministry. They'd heard he was going to teach at Durmstrang, and wanted to scope him out, and whether he was as nasty as his father, Merik. Less than thrilled at the prospect of a teaching job, but glad of something considering his recent luck, Ignan was ill tempered with them, but Johann, in his early twenties had sat down with his cousin and spoken frankly about the fact he'd already begun traveling since leaving Durmstrang with his final exams behind him. Asked his advice on the best routes, carefully picking round subjects as Ignan refused to discuss them. A decade ago, Ignan had finally seen Johann for an adult, even if he was an odd one at that, and decided Camille and Wolfgang had raised something different, which was thankfully refreshing for their family.|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} In 2001, at 57, Ignan joined Durmstrang as a Spellworks professor. Though reluctant at first, by the end of the year he accepted teaching was possibly the vocation he missed. In the following years he gradually taught more students and took on individual students to tutor in more advanced subjects. His reputation amongst the staff was not good, and he was resented. By spring 2003 he grew to enjoy and admire the company of a favourite student, [[Melanthe Grumman]], who he spent increasing amounts of time with on an academic level. The time they spent together also meant they began to share a friendly relationship - and she was one of the few people Ignan didn't mind touching him in an affectionate, family-like manner. Their relationship was compared to a father, daughter relationship, developing at a time Ignan believed he had no children. It was also comparable to a romantic relationship that he realised could never happen due to their age difference. {{quote|"Melanthe was an Oberteil at Durmstrang, in her final year when I began teaching. As you two both know," he gestured to Georg and Johann, "its commonplace there for Professors to take on favourites, and Oberteils, the highest achieving students are often picked out for extra tuition for animagi, legilmency, occlumency. Melanthe wished to experiment with defensive and offensive magic, and sought my assistance as one of her spellworks professors. The curriculum there is pitched differently to here - students would learn to practise spells I can only discuss with British students." He drew the letter out again, and slowly unfolded it in thought. "We kept in touch, and ran into each other a few months ago. I admit she's fond of me like family - we spent a lot of time together in that year - not like that."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} The two of them experimented often with magic, with one most memorable occasion in Melanthe's last term. They'd been combining two curses cast simultaneously to observe the reactions, investigating if the two curses would combine or their - for the better use of a word - frequencies would disrupt and cancel. The resulting curse had blown through the classroom door, rolled up the stairs just outside and taken the whole set out, sending stone downwards on the students on the stairs the floor below and cracking several thousand years of magical enchantments, which had given the tower a bit of a lean until the architects at the Ministry had rectified it for the school. The local Ministry had told them both off severely for it, Ignan had lost a term's wages, and been ordered to teach the dregs for the rest of the year while other tutors took over the higher magic. He and Melanthe had continued to practise... off campus, which had meant sneaking out by floo on a regular basis. He was very sorry to see her go, and they kept in touch with letter writing. In September 2008 Ignan was still teaching at Durmstrang, but it was clear he was beginning to get bored with his position as one of a number of professors covering spellworks. While experimenting with curses with his best students, they ruined several artifacts belonging to the school. These had to be replaced at great cost to Durmstrang, and were partially funded by one of Ignan's favourite former students, Melanthe. The local Ministry were again unimpressed at the loss, and also Ignan's wish to teach such experimental magic to teenagers. One called him reckless, and his position was made more difficult again, further fueling his wish to leave. {{quote|"I suppose if I am somewhat sentimental, a great achievement is putting aside what I had become in decades past, and going home. I’d become something horrific, without a conscience, and Georg and many others were right about it, and I was too pig-headed to accept. Holding down a suppressed teaching job at Durmstrang for my sins, not upping and leaving and going back to what I was feels like an achievement, but ultimately it is practicality. Making the move to Hogwarts is one of the better things that have happened in my life. Some moments, things crop up that make it so very tempting to vanish, cut my ties and see the rest of the world, but I’m not nearly as young, and people depend on me. Is it an achievement that I let that happen?"|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} ==2008-2009 Hogwarts School Year== When [[Theobald Mainwaring]] needed to go back to the Ministry at short notice, Ignan immediately applied for the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts to escape Durmstrang, sure they would not miss him. But the grass is always greener on the other side, they say. He arrived mid-autumn term, and made an immediate bad impression on staff and students, who were terrified by him, appalled at his apparent dark arts sympathies, or excited by the prospect of a tutor who was an anal perfectionist about wandwork. It took him a while to settle in, so close to Christmas, which made the forced socialisation[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=5015.0] just before the season rather difficult. After returning from Christmas back home with family, Ignan had a disastrous day in January losing his temper with several of his classes, and attempting to poison some defiant seventh years. Late January fared no better with the discovery of dead student [[Ava Grosvenor]].[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=5711] Remembering his bad time with the Italian aurors, Ignan voluntary surrendered his memories of encountering the two students in the snow to the British aurors and fully co-operated to avoid any suspicion drawn to him. Despite his poor standing with many of the students, [[SAWS]] decided to engage Ignan and [[Declan O Morain]] over a werewolf speaker to the students.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=6434] To a point, Ignan supported SAWS and helped them against Declan's plans to provide them with the smallest opportunity of platform. As the speaker for SAWS was Ignan's uncle, who had also given Ignan a very generous reference for his job at Hogwarts, he spent time before the speeches bringing [[Vladislaus Dragulia]] up to speed as far as possible. Unfortunately on the day it didn't quite go to plan. While teaching the first and third years to avoid side along apparition[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=6708] to prevent kidnapping (based on advice from the Ministry) Ignan's left hand was splinched, and left attached to [[Noriko Wakahisa]]. It was reattached by [[Tulojow Nagde]] thankfully. Later that day, he was visited by his old friend [[Georg Kirchlehner]], who has begun to teach charms at Hogwarts. The two old friends were reunited. Together they celebrated [[Tapendra Trishna]]'s birthday[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7067] which illustrated how far Ignan and Tapendra's friendship had come since January. Soon after, Ignan taught the third years boggarts. The boggart made a bid for freedom, and its form before Ignan was witnessed.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7230] [[Cyhirae Trishna]], Tapendra's daughter sees Ignan's boggart manifest as her grandmother, Azorma, and despite Ignan claiming it must be a mistake, and the woman wouldn't be anyone related to Tappy. Cyhirae went to her father, who then approached Ignan as he is claimed a second boggart.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7312] Tapendra confirmed Azorma was his mother, and Ignan was forced to disclose that he believed Azorma is dead, due to him, and that they were lovers. It strains their friendship, but also brings them together. Had things continued, Ignan could have become Tapendra's step father. Things are complicated further when [[Jonas Trevelyan]] visits Tapendra and claims the Ministry have Azorma in custody. Tapendra panics and goes directly to Ignan.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7551] Eventually matters are somewhat explained during a visit by Ignan to Tapendra at home in Cambridge.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7606] There began Ignan's immersion into the Muggle world. During a detention in the forest, Ignan and Georg's students were attacked by a [[direwolf]].[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7082] Racing back to help, Georg was attacked and Ignan released his rage against the wolf with fire, wanting to kill it, but unable without dire consequence. He felt incredibly guilty about having left Georg believing him safe, to try and rescue [[Eveline Chancelier]], only to have him attacked. Tapendra and Ignan continue to tutor [[Sasha Schlagenweit]] who has been removed from Hogwarts temporarily.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7311] While all this took place, Ignan's cousin [[Johann Storm]] was in Britain. Relations between the two relatives were never better.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7609] More distant family continued to occupy a little of Ignan's time.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7862] Come April, Ignan began to tutor Tapendra with occlumency, and other pensieve uses.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7739][http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=8069] Ignan has reason to fend off well-meaning Trishna family friends with their concerns.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7750] Meanwhile sessions with [[Georgiana Trishna]] slid a little too close to his days with Azorma.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7847] His attentions on teaching, Ignan is bemused at the trail of students who would like to consider auror for their career. [[Regina Greyson]], [[Raine Almasy]] and [[Dion Fayette]] all have their turn, even if Fayette got the short straw. On April 25th, an unexpected offer arrives to attend the Ministry where Azorma has been arrested and held in custody.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7840] Their reunion is a difficult occasion for Ignan, who thought until then that the love of his life was dead. They clumsily propose engagement and kiss before the action causes the whole party to be thrown out. Ignan falls into a black mood[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7895] which lasts for some days eventually confessing his woes to Georg.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=8022] The appearance of the aurors to see Tapendra again break Ignan's inability to speak to his friend after the visit.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=8470] Eventually they attend Azorma's sentencing together.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=8483.0] As Ignan refined his [[occlumency]] and [[legilimency]] skills, [[Casey O'Doherty]] approached him for the possibility of some training, though Ignan was reluctant due to his age.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=8058] Summer months led to the recess of studies for the summer, and after attending to affairs at the castle, Ignan returned to Hanover. A series of letters with Johann[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9140] revealed the woes of losing one of two house elves and the boredom. Tapendra went on a tour with students and corresponded with Ignan who believes Trishna is unhinged.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9142.0] Come July, Ignan returned and visited the Trishna family, where he encounters their car and other Muggle items that he's never heard of.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9652] Bewildered, he resolves to pay more attention in future. He also reveals the news that he has been appointed Deputy Headmaster, supporting [[Herschel Reid]] (later [[Minerva McGonagall]]). At the time he could not 'traditionally' be considered for a Head of House or Headmaster as he did not attend Hogwarts. {{quote|"My greatest achievement? Getting some of those Hogwarts students through their NEWT and OWL exams last year! No, that was not my greatest achievement of my life, just a great achievement, if you had seen the grades when I arrived."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} ==2009 to 2010 Hogwarts School Year== Returning to Hogwarts early, the newly appointed Deputy Headmaster wastes no time in examining the opposition, particularly his old employer and alma mater, Durmstrang.[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9673] Unfortunately the arrival of the other school also brings Johann's father, [[Wolfgang Storm]], to Britain which causes his son anguish in front of Ignan.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9634] The combined suspicion that [[Vedir Prideaux]] poses a continued threat to Tapendra, and Johann's unusual phrasing of how he didn't know the man earlier in the year leads Ignan to use legilimency on his relative in an intoxicated state to find answers.[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9896] The [[Tetra-wizard Tournament]] is hard to avoid, and Ignan ends up interviewed by [[Niobe Thursby]] for the [[Daily Prophet]][http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9899], while two days later, the news of his Deputy Headmaster status is confirmed.[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9994] Quickly, things are back to normal - well, Hogwarts normal - Tapendra ends up as a horse[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10396], [[Raine Almasy]] asks for some private lessons[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10314] and [[Casey O'Doherty]]'s lessons begin too.[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=10811] Things are deeply unsettled by mid October when [[Sasha Schlagenweit]] reveals he is Ignan's son.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11305] Ignan does not react well initially. He wishes Azorma were there to distract him away from Hogwarts, and for things to have been different.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11881] Thankfully, Tapendra is there to be his friend[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11886], whereas family just cause trouble.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11949] Come Halloween, Ignan has to deal with Schlagenweit and [[Katy Bevans]] attempting necromancy[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12325], only worsened by the recent parental revelation.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12956] O'Doherty's lessons continued to reveal some very odd memories.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12095] Missing his seventh years from the previous year, Ignan arranged to meet some in the pub, where they are a little unnerved by the fact he is no longer their tutor.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11914] However, the stress continues to mount with a Dragon Pox epidemic[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12552] claimed and [[Alvis Norling]] almost drowning.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12157] Ignan involves himself in extra tuition for some of his students as a distraction.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12138] At the end of the month, there is time to meet the returning Headmistress[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12016] complete with full staff meeting, but even that doesn't end happily with a spat between [[Nightingale Kesali]] and Tapendra.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12133] December brings small mercies of a break from the students. Gabrielle visits with news[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12130], Almasy's lessons turn a corner[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12824], while Trishna's torture mice[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13108]. [[Alexandra Carstairs]] seeks advice.[https://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13332] [[Deus Deres]] puts on his usual show with added flair when asking Ignan to the Yule Ball.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13079] Though at the event itself, he's more likely to dance with Minerva[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12986], bond over alcohol with [[Leopold Sandusky]][http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12647], be bowled over by [[Maiko Biladeau-Yukawa]][http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13322], or have conversations with parents[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12979]. Even as the students depart, work goes on, as he meets Sasha's sister [[Jacoba Schlagenweit]] in the pub[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13379], and discusses magic of the mind with Beauxbatons tutor, [[Gerard Gries]].[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13375] Unfortunately, despite his best intentions, [[Bethan Ellis]] still dislikes him[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12975] but he does become reunited with [[James Forrester]]. On Christmas Eve, it is time to visit the Trishna family where Ignan finds himself helping to cook dinner the Muggle way.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13358] Then there is time to catch up with Sasha on the back doorstep[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13381] before awkwardly interrupting two colleagues who he suspects might be more if given a chance.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13413] The celebrations are short lived, planning lessons on healing[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13390], fielding rude letters from parents[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13816], before the unexpected death of his elderly father. Accompanied by Johann, Ignan travels back home to arrange and attend the funeral, and to divide up the estate with his sister, Imelda.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13016] The trip is fraught with emotions for both men who return to Britain late at night.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13383] New Year's Eve is a welcome escape.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13403] January 2010 has some unusual twists and turns in its tail. Ignan finally gets smartened up by [[Darian Morgan]] though the tailor seems more interested in his recently engaged cousin.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13660] The Durmstrang contingent make out that [[Nightingale Kesali]] is a prostitute[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=14127] though truth be told, Ignan's been unsure about him for a while.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=13749] At least he has his friendship with Tapendra to rely on[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=14021], but as his illegitimate son reveals what's been happening, Ignan loses his temper.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=14097] In February aurors ask Ignan for help with the [[corpus inversus]] case[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15194] and he purchases a house in [[Godric's Hollow]].[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=14922] In March, he continues to tutor [[Moira McBoid]][http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15675.0], reconnects with Durmstrang students[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15496], and fights dementors at the Hogwarts gates.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15606] In April, Johann moves into Ignan's empty house[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15627], supervised by house elf, [[Gerda]]. Ignan spends a while back there fixing it over the Easter holiday, and also working on corpus inversus, inverting farm animals.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15708] On returning to school, Ignan has to deal with [[Alvis Norling]] and his unusual abilities[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16141]. But the month ends rather well, when he persuades [[Miranda Elliot]] to join him for a drink.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15808] By May, Ignan has finally cooled enough to speak to Tapendra.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16186] His relationship with Miranda means her departure is a little sad[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15915] but she comes to dinner at Godric's Hollow, which ends up with them at the fish and chip shop, as Ignan is a terrible cook.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16101] In June, before the end of term, Camille and Wolfgang, Ignan's cousins and Johann's parents, impose themselves upon the house in Godric's Hollow in his absence.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16794] Ignan is none too pleased, especially to Wolfgang. Miranda's fundraiser for the hospital[http://absitomen.com/index.php/?topic=16571] results in a clash with Edwin Glass, and he discovers Miranda's defences weakness.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16793] However, as he removes Camille and Wolfgang, Miranda moves in. At the end of the month he tolerates a family dinner with the Hughes and Peppers, for the sake of Gabrielle's birthday.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16909] July was meant to be about fixing up the house and enjoying a rest from Hogwarts, but family have other ideas. Ignan is summoned to St Mungo's to deal with Wolfgang's werewolf bite[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16888] and Johann absconding in panic.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17123] Eventually, he takes it upon himself to take Johann in again, and Miranda helps by sending their guest to sleep for the weekend.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17434] August, by contrast is uneventful. Sasha briefly visits, though Miranda is still unaware he is Ignan's son.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17304] Wolfgang is still at St Mungo's and Ignan supports Camille as best he can. ==2010 to 2011 Hogwarts School Year == Ignan returns to Hogwarts for September, still Deputy Headmaster. Camille joins him as a colleague. He and Miranda miss each other, but Miranda's idea of a surprise visit backfires.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17262] He later visits Miranda in her cottage, meeting her daughter [[Maya Elliot]].[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17390] Meanwhile, in London, Wolfgang's trial is in progress. Ignan does not attend, but Camille does. Miranda brings her to Hogwarts and breaks the news to Ignan that Wolfgang has been murdered.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17458.0] They arrange for her to stay at Hogwarts, and become a resident professor as soon as possible to support her. In October, things are reconciled. Ignan reads at Wolfgang's funeral which is poorly attended. Miranda cooks them both dinner, and the evening is spoiled when she pries into Ignan's past and he admits to having a son.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17459] Ignan believes that's it for them, but eventually is able to decipher Miranda's owl. She continues to live at his house in Godric's Hollow despite him being away all the time at Hogwarts. In the wake of the Leaky Cauldron explosions, Gerda, his house elf, relays that Miranda is overworking, so Ignan pays her a visit at the hospital.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17663] December doesn't let up, Ignan and Minerva decide how to cope with contamination of healing potions.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17770] Miranda is fast asleep, caught up like her patients, and Ignan meets her parents when he visits.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17760] They clash, naturally. A fortnight later Miranda wakes.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17763] Other members of the family are caught up in this, Johann spends yet more time in St Mungo's after his sleeping potion is poisoned and Sasha's sister, Jacoba, passes away. Ignan and Johann attend her funeral to support Sasha, though Ignan has to almost physically support Johann who is still recovering. Determined to get away from everything, Ignan persuades Miranda to go away for Christmas. He proposes to her in the early hours of Christmas morning, fights dementors, and she patches him up.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17811] Three days later they marry at Kaldfjord, [[Norway]]. 2011 is hopefully a less eventful year. Ignan and Miranda return home just before the turn of the year, newly married. Ignan decides to tell Sasha.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17931] It's not long before the press spot the marriage and claim a baby must be on the way.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17829.0] Witch Weekly is quickly confiscated by Ignan's colleagues.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17830] On discovering, Miranda visits Ignan at Hogwarts.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17833] Maya, Miranda's daughter, has gained Ignan as a stepfather, so attempts to get to know him.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17873] They even entertain dinner guests![http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17838] Eventually, needing some advice, Ignan tells Camille about Sasha.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18024] At the end of January, Miranda is deeply unsettled by [[Lawrence Musgrave]] breaking into their home.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17966] She declares she wants to move.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18042] February does not let up. Fourteen Hogwarts students go missing from Hogsmeade under Ignan's watch, as Minerva is away.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18098] He feels very responsible and completely misses a house viewing in the village with Miranda.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18148] Once the students are found, the couple begin to prepare to move. Once installed, the couple are much more relaxed, and Ignan begins to spend nights at home with his wife at last.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18383] Ignan is also pleased to see Raine Almasy return, but her arrival is not without sinister reasons.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18382] Even if they have moved, in March, people still invite themselves to visit. Miranda's brothers are first.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18282] Ignan does not make a favourable impression on Miranda's family yet again. Lawrence Musgrave is next, ending in a duel with Ignan and dementors descending on their cottage.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18348] Ignan is hurt and struggles with his anger at Miranda.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18514] ==2011 to 2012 Hogwarts School Year == ==Appearance== Ignan stands at 6ft 2in tall, and maintains his weight at about 170lb (not overweight). He is considered fairly tall and is broad shouldered with a tendency to grow a paunch when well fed. He has large, long fingered hands, and long feet balance his height, which only gets accentuated when he towers over a student's desk. As a younger man, his hair was light brown, but grew white prematurely by his forties, and remains such with a slight receding hairline. Ignan's eyes are a piercing blue, and his skin is a pale white that does tan a little in the sun before it burns fiercely. The first impression of Ignan would be a tall gentleman, who carries himself well. Generally well groomed, with a lined face, and thinning white hair. He tends to wear quite a stern expression, looking indignant or disapproving. His voice is deep, steady and precise, and although he speaks English without fault from a trilingual upbringing, he still has a German accent hanging on. Students may guess at his temperament being strict, which is certainly true, as he believes in good discipline and hard work. His pace is marred by a slight limp in colder months, where an injury collected in his younger days aches. Otherwise, nothing more than his scowl. The limp has been with him since his late twenties. He sustained a scar which is fading on his left arm above the wrist due to splinching[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=6708] in February 2009. ==Personality== Ignan takes great pride in anything he chooses to carry out. He is careful to consider what is worthy of his attention to detail, and is a great finisher of what is started, making him ideal to team up with an inspired mind whom needs grounding (if he doesn't want to throttle them first). He is prone to be a perfectionist, not afraid to work hard to achieve what is needed, and rarely settling for anything less than the best. This applies both to his work, and to his students, who he will tirelessly push to ensure they do the same, and achieve their best. This can manifest in a pleasure to nitpick. If someone makes him cross or tries to outdo him, he’ll pick holes in their argument, work, magic anything just to get back at them and prove he’s not inferior. His manners, and good friends are about the only thing that prevent him being a right arsehole to that extent. He gets quite a thrill out of it. Ignan is not one for a kind word, in honesty, it is rare, and only when he decides that for once it may be more effective. When he does speak kindly it is usually in a one-to-one situation, or to those closest to him when he feels he needs to show calm and support. These occasions happen when he teaches students patronuses[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11687], sometimes when they seek his advice alone, and when he sees mistreatment or lack of confidence. For example, when Johann is bullied by his father[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9634] in August 2009, or [[Noriko Wakahisa]] apologise for the splinching accident[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7108] in February 2009. Few students will hear praises on any regular basis, even those who latch onto him, fascinated by the stern respect he gives each of his students. However, Ignan is aware of how powerful a well placed compliment becomes subsequently, and by uttering them he surprises and pleases students, improving their confidence slyly. He doesn't look for projects or favourites, but they do have a habit of finding him - tending to be the brightest, or worst, desperate for appreciation in some form. {{quote|As a child, Johann had been both fascinated and terrified by Ignan, who he had considered almost an uncle for the thirty odd years between their ages. He'd forever be traveling, the stories of him quashing dark risings as a Ministry auror would be retold in his absence. On his return, Johann remembered how old the wizard had suddenly become, weary of things, and almost scared of something he knew. Now, Ignan Storm seemed more self assured, and although older still, a figure who did not seem the sort to cross even now.|[[Johann Spectre]]|}} He has a dry wit for humour, not one for sharing jokes, rumours, in company he will often listen far more than he may speak, and remembers later. His jokes with students are rare and usually in very poor taste (once remarking [[Winifred Oliver]] would make a good coat stand after [[Bilius Clogg Spleen]] gave her antlers in a Defence lesson[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7227] in March 2009). Intelligent, and a wish to be highly observant mean that when he does drop a wry comment, it tends to be very personal - and depending on the situation, humiliating for the recipient. When intoxicated with alcohol, his humour is mellowed slightly but witnessing it often is more confusing for friends, who see it as very out of character.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7067] In return, he tends to invite criticism for appearing aloof to his colleagues, destroying many chances of a particularly friendly or close relationship with them. However he does judge who he can trust amongst colleagues, and they in turn, can rely on him to watch their back, even if he's not the most cheery of fellows about it. Fiercely competitive over completing the crossword, or card games, Ignan particularly enjoys mental challenges with friends, though is not against propping up a bar on an evening once in a while. Physically, Ignan is not a man of many extravagant expressions. He tends to avoid physical contact, feeling it unprofessional to touch a student, unless it is to adjust their wand position or footing. This is done with firm, but brief handling. Any other contact tends to be strategic, to emphasise a point in Ignan's favour, to control the outcomes of another's will, by breaking his normal patterns. If done in return, he will visibly flinch, and create distance. Hand holding, embraces or arm linking are amongst the actions he will rarely partake in. Hugging is never ever done these days, apart from with Miranda or very bold ex-students who strike first. At Hogwarts his reputation is entirely different to that of when he taught at Durmstang, and his end of year results across the board are consistently impressive. Ignan manages to keep his temper well, but when does lose it he has to get away from everyone or he will regret it. For example, he took a long walk up a hill once to get away from the castle when he found out Azorma was alive but captured by the Ministry and wore out his anger with exercise away from everyone.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7895] In more tightly knit situations, such as when Georg was attacked by the Hogwarts direwolf, he’s prone to fierce magical backlash against the cause.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7082] He’s better in his older years about keeping his anger and frustration in check, and it only tends to be things relating to family and friends which riles him, and most of the time he tries to distance himself where possible as not to be drawn in. Like any person he is liable to be pretty blunt when angry, and for those who manage to consider him a friend, it is rather a blow to the relationship. Another reason he tends to remove himself from the situation before he does something stupid, or raises his wand where it could get him into serious trouble these days. Sometimes Ignan feels guilty due to a really harsh word or punishment towards a student, particularly younger females. He felt pretty guilty when he accidentally kicked [[Noriko Wakahisa]] who was hiding under his desk. She’d drawn him a picture to say sorry for causing his arm to splinch, when in reality he was bloody proud of her for achieving the task.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7108] He feels guilty about the whole Sasha debacle, not there is much he can do now. It’s all a bit awkward and he is at a loss with it all or how to make things better. He feels worse still over how it has impacted on his other relations, notably with Tapendra. Although Ignan interacts and works with extroverts, he has more introvert tendencies. Being away from people helps him rest. He'll pretend he's not in, lock and ward the door, and spend time with a pot of tea or a bottle of whiskey depending on why he's feeling drained. He might retire to bed just to close his eyes and think a little, read or listen to the wizarding wireless. Since living with Miranda the two of them partake in their routines with wine, crosswords and silence while sharing a space. ===ISTJ=== ISTJ (Logistician)[https://www.16personalities.com/istj-personality] is a personality type with the Introverted, Observant, Thinking, and Judging traits. These people tend to be reserved yet willful, with a rational outlook on life. They compose their actions carefully and carry them out with methodical purpose. People with the ISTJ personality type (Logisticians) mean what they say and say what they mean, and when they commit to doing something, they make sure to follow through. With their responsible and dependable nature, it might not be so surprising that ISTJ personalities also tend to have a deep respect for structure and tradition. They are often drawn to organizations, workplaces, and educational settings that offer clear hierarchies and expectations. While ISTJs may not be particularly flashy or attention seeking, they do more than their share to keep society on a sturdy, stable foundation. In their families and their communities, people with this personality type often earn respect for their reliability, their practicality, and their ability to stay grounded and logical in even the most stressful situations. ===Boggart=== From 1997 his boggart was Azorma surrounded by bodies in Italy, personifying what he once was and how he was afraid to become that again and lose those he loves - of which there are very few, but those he does are very precious to him.[http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7312] {{quote|"It used to be Azorma, that she would come after me. Now she’s in Azkaban, my boggart has undoubtedly changed. I fear that I will let down those who now rely on me. I was reticent to let others rely on me, past professional reliance, because I hated to be tied down, but with Miranda I accept it. I’ve become sentimental in my old age, but it’s been too long and too much pain for others at my hand, and I admit I’ve become fond. I fear that those who do rely on me and need me one day I will let down, I will lose, and I doubt when it happens I will have only lost them because my memory is modified, as it was with Azorma."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} Ignan is not frantically scared of death. He's more than aware of danger, but also well aware of his limits and what he's capable of. He's not quite as ballsy as his young auror self, but he's more confident of how far he can go before he lands himself in trouble. He is afraid to die in vain though, he'd prefer to do it later, peacefully and not because he was an idiot. ==Friendships== Ignan has few very close friends, and even those he does he does not trust them absolutely, but he will go to the ends of the earth for them, or work to protect them without their knowledge. * [[Georg Kirchlehner]] - his oldest friend that he keeps in touch with. The wizard he travelled with. * [[Yavin Morgenthau]] - a more recent friend since his marriage to [[Miranda Storm]] * [[Tapendra Trishna]] - considered to be a very good friend, though they haven't seen each other much since he stopped teaching at Hogwarts ==Enemies== * [[Lawrence Musgrave]] - good job he's behind bars ==Romantic Relationships== Ignan first kissed Lene Larsen, a zufrieden, and in his words: {{quote|“Pretty, somewhat clever. I did it for a bet, my friend’s rival wanted to ask her to dance. When she found out she tried to curse me. My father demoted her to a dreg. Couldn’t look her in the eye even after we left."|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} But his first proper girlfriend was a fellow auror trainee for two months. In his younger days, Ignan would express his attraction to women with some drama. He indulged in the art of a compliment, and also was rather an arrogant show-off to attract attention. Daresay, quite a physical lover when the woman permitted it. These days, he is rather more subtle. Enough days trying to ignore teenagers! A quiet romantic, it is more expressed through paying attention to the other person, holding proper conversation and listening. It’s not to say he’s not still affectionate behind closed doors, but he’s rather more selective and professional about how he conducts himself when in public around the one he’s fond of. He will be far more tempted to drop comments about others in their presence for amusement. If we’re talking the love of family, or even closer friends then it is again by actually socialising with them willingly, and not hesitating to draw a wand and pin a person who dares to cross them. Sometimes he’ll even do that without the family member knowing, only that if they think about it, their thorn or irritation seemed to disappear soon after… Long-term relationship with [[Azorma Hyskos]] between 1994 and 1997. His first proper love. {{quote|"What about you? Did you ever marry?" Ignan humoured him with a smirk, a distant look in his eye as he thought about things. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Johann's head twitch a fraction, catching Trishna's question. "I could have." Ignan replied, his eyes sliding to Trishna's face. "Lucky I didn't in retrospect." He gave a self-reassuring hint of a smile. "I doubt it would have turned out for the best, if we had. I suppose the follow up to that would be if I regret never marrying, and to a point, yes. But I think it would have tied me down, something I'd never have accepted until the last decade." He smirked, and looked to Johann, still talking with Cillian. "Not widely known even to family." he explained to Trishna, "they've all written me off as a cold, heartless bastard for it." He smirked, and placed the empty glass down.|[[Ignan Storm]]|}} He feels occasionally guilty for his relationship with Miranda. After all he and Azorma joked while she was captive about getting married. Miranda took him quite by surprise, and as such he initially felt guilty as if he was ‘cheating’ on Azorma, even if he very much wondered if she would make it out alive, or if he would be in a position to flee with her. In their early days together he felt guilty for allowing Miranda to be close to him if he were to vanish. Married [[Miranda Storm]] née Carter, on 28th December 2010 in Kaldfjord, [[Norway]]. ==Skills== ===Education and Experience=== * Educated to NEWT-equivalent at Durmstrang * Auror/Hit Wizard equivalent for the German Ministry - 15 years * Advisor and Liaison between German and British Ministries - 2 years * Variety of jobs and studies across the continents in the intervening years - including practise of the Dark Arts * Professor of Spellworks, Durmstrangs Institute - 6 years * Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, Hogwarts - 2008 onwards * Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts - September 2009 onwards ===Teaching=== By expecting high standards of students, Ignan's students rise to the challenge. With attention to detail, and perfectionism, he may be over critical, but in the long term, his students may thank him for this. By tirelessly expecting more from his students, whatever their abilities, rather than praising them for anything half expected, Ignan believes they will become more independent and courageous individuals. ===Languages=== Ignan is fluent in three languages: English, German and the language of Durmstrang. He favours English as this is the language he has used most of his adult life. He can also get by with Italian, having lived in Venice during his life. ===Occlumency/Legilimency=== Ignan was taught the basics in his final year at Durmstrang, and continued his practise in the months into the summer under the guidance of his father. He found it difficult to fully grasp occlumency this way, and received formal training from the German Ministry in the first few years of working for them. His legilmency skills were extremely basic, and were developed a decade or two later while experimenting with darker magic. Ignan avoids using it generally, though occlumency has become somewhat a habit after several decades. He dislikes performing legilmency, usually because it either a) leads to trouble for him or b) means he discovers things he doesn't want to know. He'll only use it now to help teach students who particularly request assistance. Occlumency is the deflection of intrusion by others into thoughts and memories, by the mind. Concentrated use these days results in a cracking headache, and its not often anyone would decide to use legilmency on a aging Defences professor anyhow. Legilmency is morally uncomfortable, and can be quite sickening to use because of swirling thoughts in the recipient. The recipient undergoes headaches, stress, sheer embarrassment and frustration as they try to defend. He felt a little guilty about getting Johann drunk and using legilimency on him to find some information that Johann was lying about, but in the long term it hasn’t done any harm.[http://www.absitomen.com/index.php?topic=9896] Though a rare emotion to display, Ignan is actually quite sympathetic and patient with many of his young charges who learn, at first. He too found it particularly challenging, though this is overruled by his perfectionist nature, especially when combined with an ambitious student. ==Possessions== ===Wands=== Ignan has owned several wands over his lifetime, though favours ebony wood in the past four decades. '''Current Wand:''' 10 inches, ebony, dragon heartstring core '''Favourite Past Wand''': Ebony wood, 10 and 3/4 inches, dragon heartstring Snapped by the Italian Ministry after being confiscated. ===Diary from the Black Forest Years=== Detailed here[https://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=4671.msg50550#msg50550] an account of his encounters with dark magic in the Black Forest while an auror. ===Pocket Watches=== Ignan's most prized possession other than his wand is probably his pocket watch, which his father gave to him on his return to Germany before teaching at Durmstrang. He lost a former one along with his favourite wand, being thrown out of Italy. ===Hogwarts Headmaster's Office=== The space does not share the homeliness of some of his predecessors. The stone walls are still covered in the portraits of Headmasters and Headmistresses past, and there are copious books of ancient magics and historical significance to the castle. The sorting hat still earns its pride of place along with the sword of Gryffindor (recovered and declined to loan out again since it was pinched). The fireplace is always lit, though not always with a roaring fire, and candles float much like the great hall, the wax enchanted to ''evanesco'' rather than pool upon the floors below. The most visible difference is the fact Ignan’s teaching artefacts have made their way into a display, behind locked and enchanted glass doors of a cabinet. Sinister looking skulls of dark beasts, the photograph of him, Georg and the nundu they had been part of a crowd to take down. Several pickled creatures stare out of jars, and a young graphorn’s horn sits pride of place in the middle of one shelf, won in a duel in [[Hungary]]. There is a grimoire that screams on opening, and a boggart sealed in a locked box, beside another that contains [[Tenacious Twine|tenacious twine]] - an artefact from an encounter. His [[Memory Magic|pensieve]] is lidded, its ghostly glow closed off, looking nothing more unusual than a bowl carved in runes to those who have never seen one before. The room smells of candle wax, burning wood and leather. There is a lack of greenery and animal familiar in the room as Ignan has never been all that fond of either. Along with the fire, inhabitants of portraits, the familiar sound of the space included the ticking of a clock and the bubbling of liquid from somewhere that visitors can never quite place. Ignan's desk is an imposing piece of furniture with inkwell, blotter, and several polished wood trays of correspondence. On the other side, there is a framed photograph of [[Miranda Storm]], and a second of her and [[Katrine Elliot]], taken in the Kaldfjord garden in summer (their cottage in [[Hogsmeade]]). Beside the fireplace is a tea tray and also a decanter with Ogden's firewhiskey, Ignan's preferred whiskey. ==Selected "Crimes"== *1986 - Staking of multiple vampires in Eastern Europe - Recounted in [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15496 Losing Some Illusions] *1987 - Murder (of a wizard, paid for by his brother after adultery) - Recounted in [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7478 The Sword of Murder is Not the Balance of Justice] *1987 - Illegal duel (with [[Georg Kirchlehner]], Zurich, Switzerland) - [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7478 The Sword of Murder is Not the Balance of Justice] *1987 - Murder of 6 criminals (paid for by corrupt Swiss Ministry) - Described in [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7478 The Sword of Murder is Not the Balance of Justice] *1988 - Murder of a criminal animagus in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhoyansk Verkhoyansk], murder of his hunting partners (to ensure he could claim the full bounty) - Recounted in [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=17459.msg146686#msg146686 Mange Takk] *1990 - Murder (of a werewolf, paid for by the family) [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=12129 Wolves and Wounds] *1991 - Murder (of a recently bitten werewolf using potion), Use of Unforgiveable Curse (imperio, child), Intimidation (to the parent) - [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16574 Free From the Curse] *May 1992 - Murder (of a wizard), Germany, before encountering [[Sasha Schlagenweit]]'s mother in Munich - Recounted in [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=11305.msg91402#msg91402 Tis The Season of Black and Orange] *19th February 1997 - Murder (multiple, Italian magical Mafia) - [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=7365 Colder Thy Kiss] *14th April 2010 - Destruction of Property (Slaughter of Muggle livestock while assisting aurors) - [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=15708 It is Madness for Sheep to Talk Peace with a Wolf] *6th March 2011 - Illegal duel with [[Lawrence Musgrave]] (partly in self-defence) including use of dark magic (curse with intent to kill) - [http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18348 Overplay Your Hand] [[Category:Hogwarts Headmaster]]
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