Avalon Roth
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| Avalon Roth | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 1 May 1993, 24 |
| City of Birth | Carmarthen, Wales |
| Blood status | Half-blood |
| Physical Information | |
| Gender | male |
| Hair Colour | Dark |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Relationships | |
| Father | Ravus Roth |
| Mother | Mairwen Roth |
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| Education | |
| School | Hogwarts |
| House | Ravenclaw |
| Class of | 2011 |
| Character Information | |
| Playby | Rasmus Ledin |
| Lily | |
Born during one of the most celebrated holidays, Avalon was named after an obsession that brought his parents together. His father, Ravus, a wizarding ironworker who grew up in one of Wales' oldest cities, (Often rumored Merlin himself was born) met Fairy loving Muggle and children's illustrator/author Mairwen at a Arthurian festival just outside of his hometown. Captivated by her eccentric personality and whimsical attire, Ravus found balance to his bleak and otherwise empty life, and they were married within the year.
Mairwen continued her study of the Fae, and brought home more theories than her wizard husband could count. But he never had the heart to tell her the truth, and did his best to protect her from ever finding it. His family didn't approve of his love of the muggle woman, and threatened to disown him if he ever told her the truth. Of course this wouldn't be the only thing he left his wife in the dark about, but at least they could live an ordinary life in an ancient town.
Avalon came into the world like a lion, but lived it a lamb. His cries echoed through the halls of the hospital, but he spent his first few years hardly ever making a sound. It wasn't until his third birthday party did his mother start to question her sons inability to speak when witnessing much of the other children could complete at least small sentences and express their wishes by more than just babbling. After many trips to the doctor and even seeing a specialist in London, it was determined he had a very severe case of developmental apraxia, but no matter the amount of speech therapy, Avalon never spoke. He was taught sign language during his years at the muggle schools, and beyond that his father did research of his own in the wizarding world he'd nearly forgotten about.
Ravus, who had kept his wizarding blood a secret from his wife often worried it was a curse from his disapproving family, but he doubted even they would be so cruel. However, no matter how much his wife worked to keep up the ruse of their 'perfectly normal' life, he had to worry if raising a mute son wasn't some sort of punishment for a selfish mistake of being in love, but that was pushed aside as the years came and went.
Despite his inability to speak, Avalon lived a very normal life, and quickly learned to communicate on other mediums. He learned to write at a much younger age and even used little drawings to explain himself to other people. He became very observant and learned a lot about a person just by spending a few minutes with them, but it was his father hid the most. And he became his greatest enigma. However, his father knew he was a bright child and would someday learn he was different in ways no specialist could diagnose, and Ravus worried of the day he would have to tell his family the truth.
When Avalon's 11th birthday came, and an owl came with a letter all of those concerns were put aside. And though his father lied to his mother and said it was a proper boarding school for wayward artists with similar handicaps, Avalon could read his father's expression like a map and grew more and more excited as the time came to learn the truth.
During his years at Hogwarts, Avalon excelled in school, took to his lessons very well despite his father's concerns, and understood why his mother couldn't know. Her over protective nature would have never let him atop a broom, and he would miss the chance to be one best Chasers for his house! And though his inability to speak had him casting non-verbal spells much earlier than the rest it required late hours of private tutoring and much more work than he ever imagined. There were many struggles that he had to overcome in his early years, but now in his 6th he feels as average as the rest.
His love for Quidditch came to a surprise to his father and even for himself, but he took to it well. It took many practices and long hours of dedication to get a spot on the team, but his willowy frame gave him the agility and speed perfect for his position. With a poster of Roger Davies on his wall, Avalon dreams of going pro despite his more realistic ideals of what is to be expected from the young student.
Socially, Avalon fit in well, having friends in nearly every circle he often worried that his classmates took pity on him and accepted him despite their better judgement, but after a few years and proving himself a worthy challenge in both the classroom and the quidditch pitch, Avalon felt he earned that spot properly.
When he isn't studying, at practice, in one of the many clubs, or dancing about his dorm to the latest records Avalon spends as much time with his friends as he truly can. And in his later years at Hogwarts has even taken up to composing little art books of the many doodles he's made throughout the years in attempt to keep everyone laughing and spirits high.
