Shake me into the night and I'm an easy lover / Take me into the fight and I'm an easy brother

Name: Rhys Llewelyn
Residence/Hometown: Dresden Academy, NY / Talgarth, Wales
Age/Birthday: 26 / 10th of July 1984
Gender/Sexuality: Male / Straight
PB: Eoin Macken
Any notable differences from the pb? Nah. *lazy*

School/Magic Stuff
Wand: Birch / 13” / Flexible / Phoenix Feather
House and Year: Gryffindor / Graduated 2001
Schedule: N/A
Strongest subject in school: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Weakest subject in school: Herbology
Extracurricular activities: Gobstones Club, School Band
Boggart and Riddikulus: Impenetrable smoke/fog. Multicoloured lights/flares expose an impromptu dance party.
Amortentia smells like: Bergamot, grass, vanilla, wood fire.
Patronus: Springer Spaniel
Animagus Form: N/A

Family/Relationships
Immediate Family
Parents: Wyn and Helena
Siblings: Anwen (deceased)
Familiar: A Little Owl called Dewey
Any other relations we should know about: Probably. But no.

Personality
Likes: Ladies.
Dislikes: Bad people. >:( Hangovers. Pips in fruit.
Quirks: He washes his hair with horse shampoo. (TY NINA <3)
Secrets: He suffers from night terrors. He keeps his sister’s death private.
Strengths: Rhys is bold, brave and loyal. He will do anything for the people he cares about. He is confident and fun loving.
Weaknesses: He is stubborn. He doesn’t always take things as seriously as he should. (He can have a little too much fun at times.) He’s walled off some pretty intense stuff emotionally.

Detailed personality:
Rhys is relatively easy going. Though when he does set his mind on something he will not relent until an outcome is attained. Sometimes he sets his mind on very stupid things. Other times he becomes an Auror. He doesn’t always think things through though. Rhys does try to keep things light if possible - he likes to have a good time and he likes others to as well. He is caring and fiercely loyal. He does have some baggage though - he’s never really dealt with the death of his sister. Becoming an Auror was meant to do that.. but it’s not that simple. He’s walled certain emotions in in an effort to contain that which means that he can be a little.. lacking when it comes to more serious things. He’s still a little(/lot) immature, I think.

Personal History:
Despite coming from a (mostly) pure magical line, Rhys’ family didn’t buy into the pure blooded superiority. Wyn and Helena taught their children to respect everyone no matter their background. This wasn’t too much of a problem for them, even during the earlier days of Voldemort’s return. But as Voldemort and his supporters gained more of a foothold, the Llewelyn’s began to feel the ripples. Both Anwen and Rhys had issues at school with certain parties, and Wyn and Helena found themselves embroiled in the controversy in Wales. They tried to keep their children from returning to Hogwarts after Dumbledore’s death, but they had raised two headstrong children who were simply not staying in Wales. As both the Ministry and the School came under Voldemort’s influence their world was turned upside down and Anwen and Rhys were forced to remain at Hogwarts (though Anwen wanted to stay and resist the rule with her fellow students, meaning that Rhys wanted to stay as well.)

More personally for Rhys - he hasn’t really changed much since his youth. He was always a happy, anything goes kind of kid with these intense moments of direction. He would have to collect that chocolate frog card or beat that kid at gobstones. Master that spell, help his friend master that spell. His little ‘projects’ could sometimes get him into trouble, but they were usually pretty innocent. He was at his best around those he cared about. In his earlier years, and even those first few years at Hogwarts, that was largely his sister, Anwen. She was older than him (also a Gryff) and always seemed to know where she was headed. Rhys liked to follow. She wanted to be an Auror - a fitting role given her bold and brave nature. And one she would never attain. She was one of the older students to stay and fight at the battle of Hogwarts while most of the other students - including Rhys - were evacuated. She was killed in the conflict and Rhys will never forgive himself for celebrating the death of Voldemort before mourning the loss of his sister. He hadn’t know at the time, but that didn’t change the guilt he felt. It took Rhys a little while, but once he set his mind on Anwen’s dream of becoming an Auror things seemed get better. He could be that happy kid again, though this time he had a real goal. That didn’t stop him from his other moments of whimsy though. He managed to cause a little (mostly innocent) trouble and have fun with his friends. Though he worked hard (and with help) and managed to obtain the required number of N.E.W.T.s to go on to Auror training after graduation. He hoped to do his sister proud.

Auror training was an intense three year program that saw Rhys work hard and play hard. He was closer than he had ever been to Anwen’s dream, and that seemed to free him up a lot more. He went through the training with a fellow student - though one he’d never paid much mind to during his schooling (probably due to house rivalry) - Alistair Burke. The two became firm friends during their training and have remained so ever since. They have a lot of fun and can cause a bit of trouble around the ‘office’. The two decided to relocate to the U.S.A. for a bit of a change - it may have been one of those ideas that simply had to happen. They have been stationed as guards at Dresden Academy - having to start from the bottom given the whole new country, agency and everything else. Rhys is looking forward to seeing what American schools are like. As well as American women. (Though not at the same time! That would be more trouble than he would like. XD)