Walton Dodd

Walton Dodd
Biographical Information
Born	2 January 1992, 26
City of Birth	London, England
Blood status	Muggle-born
Physical Information
Gender	male
Hair Colour	Black
Eye Colour	Dark brown
Skin Colour	Brown
Relationships
Father	Percival Dodd (adopted)
Mother	Eugenia Dodd (adopted)
Magical Characteristics
Wand(s)
11 3/4 in, Ebony, phoenix feather, springy with a bent shaft (Made by Garrick Ollivander)
Education
School	Hogwarts
House	Gryffindor
Class of	2010
Character Information
Playby	Luiz Leite
Biography Threads
Thea

Walton Dodd is a Graduate (Class of 2010) student who is currently Head Boy. He plays the Chaser position for the Gryffindor Quidditch team and is known for being an altogether friendly, approachable person to younger students. He does well in school- though he rarely works hard to achieve any O's. He's not the sort of student who thinks grades are the be-all end-all of life. Walt is the guy who sticks up for others and tries to be a good person and a good example.

History

Walton Ernesto Dodd's birth mother was only fifteen when he was born. She knew that giving up her baby boy for adoption was the best thing for him- and when she met Eugenia and Percival Dodd via an adoption agency, she knew they were the perfect couple to raise her baby. He was given Ernesto as his middle name (a family name of his birth mother), and Eugenia and Percival to give him is first name. He was born loved- a luxury many babies are not afforded.

Growing up, Walton was loved by his parents. They had high expectations for their little boy, and encouraged him more in academics than in other areas. (Walton always has been, and always be an athlete at heart.) With a mother who taught English at a private institution, and a father who was a retired archaeologist turned professor- he was expected to work hard and be among the top in his class. Walton did not live up to that expectation- at least, not entirely. He was an above average student, but never among the top. He tried hard and did his homework, but his passions were elsewhere. He enjoyed playing sports- hoping to one day become a professional athlete.

His parents did their best to support his interests- going to his games, allowing him to participate, hoping that as he got older the urge and desire to neglect his studies to "play" would wear off. Unfortunately for Walton's parents, they were in for far worse than a son who preferred futball and rugby over coursework.

At the age of eleven, Walton received his Hogwarts letter. After much ado- including the usual "magic does not exist" arguments and then being introduced to the wizarding world by a Hogwarts ambassador- Walton was allowed to attend. Though his parents were disappointed that his regular schooling would not continue, they could not deny the fact that if he was indeed magical that he needed to learn how to be a wizard. Even now, they are in complete disbelief that it is all true and that their son attends a magically hidden institution in Scotland. But they made the decision when they adpted their son to love him- no matter what came, and to support him and be the best parents they could be. So despite their complete lack of understanding about magic, they celebrate the diversity of their child and wish him only the best.

Hogwarts was... a shock to Walton. His first year was incredibly difficult. Though he couldn't help but to see it as a grand adventure, fitting in was difficult. All of the things he had learned at school prior to Hogwarts had no use anymore. He felt like an idiot in classes, when he didn't know even the simplest answers that every kid from a magical family seemed to know. But Walton was determined to do a good job. He didn't want to let his parents down. And he'd always been a determined kid, and he wouldn't accept failure as an option. As he got older, Walton grew more confidence and began to love his life at Hogwarts. He learned the rules of quidditch as soon as he could- as it was the only wizarding sport available to him. He had his parents buy him a broom in his second year, and he still spends a lot of his spare time practicing flying out on the pitch. He continued to be an above average student, regularly scoring E's. The only classes he has consistently scored an O in are Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures.