Bran Aderyn ☽ Slytherin ☾ First Year

☽ Basics ☾

Full Name Bran Owain Aderyn Gender Male He/Him Birthday | Age November 3, 2013 | 11 Species Seer House Slytherin School Year First Year 2025-2026 Wand 30.9 cm Mayhaw Wood White River Monster Spine Swishy Patronus Unknown

☽ History ☾

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Biography
Bran was born to new parents Eryr and Celyn one crisp November morning, becoming the latest addition to the old pureblooded Aderyn family. While he had a happy start in life, fate turned it into a sober affair soon enough. After his mother Celyn’s death following a spellcasting accident, his father Eryr largely withdrew into himself, losing himself in his work caring for his aviary. Oh, Bran had almost anything a wizarding child could want, toy brooms and enchanted candies and trips to all the big magical communities in Europe, but his day-to-day care was largely left to a succession of nannies, butlers, and tutors.

For all that, Bran’s childhood wasn't unhappy. He had the run of the house, and he made the most of it, curling up in the family library or taking adventures over the hill as he saw fit. It gave him an appreciation for his independence and for quiet solitude, and perhaps added to his reputation as an old soul. And, while their relationship is, perhaps, more strained than some other father-son bonds, Bran and his father Eryr still have a mutual respect for one another, and a more subtle sort of love.

His fascination with learning, and with his need to discover how things work, have left him with an eye for detail. When he’s left to his own devices, he turns that into a desire to create and experiment. Without a wand, and without a firm grasp of the basics, his creations - would-be wands and paintings he’d prod in an effort to inspire movement - were little more than half-finished ideas, but with...he can hardly wait to see what he can do with a wand and an education.

While Bran has few specific goals for his time at Hogwarts - with so much still to learn, how could he possibly plan now? - he knows he wants two things out of his experience: an understanding of the deepest forms of magic, and to find a way to make his mark on the world, however big or small.

First Instance of Magic
Bran was never the most sociable child with others his age. His preference for quiet and his sharp tongue had alienated him early on with the wizarding peers he might have had, and his family's reputation as 'strange folk' among the Muggle community had taken care of anyone else his age who might have made overtures of friendship.

That's how he found himself alone and in frustrated tears one wintry day, only a month or so out from his fifth birthday. The other neighborhood children had seen him playing in the fresh snowbank and were taking turns pelting him with snowballs, one after another after another.

All it took to push him over the edge into true anger was for one last snowball to arc perfectly through the air, smashing against his glasses and blinding him with the white powder. He'd screamed something - 'Stop it!', maybe, or 'Quit!', he could never quite remember - and then it was the other children yelping and scrambling away.

Summoned by his shout, his father had jogged out into the yard, voice stern as he ordered the others away and gathered Bran up to carry him back inside.

Through his feeble attempts to clean his face and clear off his glasses, Bran caught one last glance at the neighborhood children as they ran for their own homes, and through his teary vision, he'd been able to see how each and every one of them looked as though they'd been the ones on the receiving end of the snowball volley.

☽ Appearance ☾ Reducio Always a small, scrawny little scrap of a child, Bran has done little growing either up or out since he received his invitation to Hogwarts. The last he’d checked, he’d finally - barely - made it just over a solid four-foot-four. His hair, a deep, wavy black, is cut just short enough to miss his shoulders, and even though he does his best to keep it neat and orderly, it has a natural tendency towards wildness he always eventually caves to. As most of Bran’s free time has historically been spent in the family library, his skin can charitably be described as ‘ghostly’ and ‘washed-out’. When he’s coaxed away from his books, though, the sun brings out the faint freckles on his pale ivory skin. By far Bran’s most striking feature is his eyes, a piercing shade of blue-green best described as minty. He's never seen out and about without his glasses - mostly because he can't see without his glasses.

☽ Personality ☾ Reducio Even in his early childhood, Bran was known in his small community as the quiet, reserved one. He’s much the same now at eleven, when he seldom uses two words where one will do. Despite that, though, he’s not shy, simply preferring to be measured with his words or to make an impact when he finally does speak. With that, he can be unintentionally sharp, getting right to the heart of a person with what he has to say, keeping little in reserve as he cuts out the fluff. At times, he’s seriously hurt people with how tactless he can be, although he does make a point to apologize if he realizes what he’s done. Even though he can be brusque in conversations, he does have a real, notable intuition for when someone’s in distress or just needs someone to talk to. Bran’s happy to be the shoulder to cry on or the one to put things in perspective. He has empathy in spades, even if he needs to work on his bedside manner.

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☽ Wand ☾

Mayhaw Wood & White River Monster Spine
30.9cm | Swishy

Wood Reducio Wands of Mayhaw are well-suited to casting both healing magic and curses. However, compared to the Mayhaw’s cousin, Hawthorn, Mayhaw tends to be steadier, avoiding the Hawthorn’s tendency to backfire. It is best matched to a talented witch or wizard able to manage the wand’s dual nature. A Mayhaw wand almost always chooses a witch or wizard in some variety of conflict - internal as well as external - as its wielder. When paired with cores aligned with positive, helpful magic, users of these wands sometimes find their healing spells providing additional analgesic effect. More dark, negatively aligned cores, however, can leave Mayhaw wands’ magic discomforting to those affected.

Core Reducio The White River Monster, a massive magical fish native to Arkansas, is a creature that has only rarely seen its spines used as wand cores. These large, serpentine catfish live solitary, independent lives, and that has been passed into many of the wands made with their spines - such wands are largely limited to use by a single master, lest the core’s magic dissipate and the wand itself die. These spines produce spells of force and elegance while disliking flashy, ostentatious magic, creating a wand that thrives with a subtle, steady hand. Such wands can be difficult to master for a witch or wizard without the necessary sophistication. Wands with these cores seem to prefer pure-blooded or otherwise well established masters. As a connection forms between the master of a wand with this type of core, the witch’s or wizard’s spells may manifest differently than those cast by another. These differences are cosmetic, manifesting, for example, as lights being unique colors or scents being specifically appealing to the wielder.

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☽ Spells & Potions ☾

☽ Spells ☾

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First Year

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• Periculum, Red Sparks Charm
• Verdimillious, Green Sparks Charm
• Aberto, Opening Charm
• Oculus Reparo, Eyeglass Repair Charm
• Tunc Sibilus, Whistle to Watch
• Quarzicum, Glass to Sand
• Choclea Bibe, Snail to Teapot
• Anathema Daphnis, Take Root spell

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Third Year

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Fourth Year

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Fifth Year

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Sixth Year

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Misc.

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☽ Potions ☾

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First Year

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• Antidote to Common Poisons
• Antidote to Uncommon Poisons
• Cure for Boils
• Forgetfulness Potion
• Herbicide Potion

Second Year

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☽ Relationships ☾

Family

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Eryr Aderyn Father Reducio Eryr is a refined 38 year old man who used to be known for his dry wit and calm, clear-headed way of looking at a problem. The death of his wife, though, broke something in him, and he is now more notable for his solemnity and frequent melancholy. As a result, his relationship with his only child, Bran, is strained, but recently they have been recovering, starting to grow closer once again. He operates an aviary, where he breeds owls for the wizarding world.

Celyn Aderyn nee. Glynn Mother Reducio Celyn, born into the pureblooded Glynn family, was always a bright, energetic woman. She knew she was a great witch, and she used her skills to the fullest to protect those near and dear to her. She excelled in her work as an auror, and Bran has fond memories of her returning home to scoop him up into her arms and share the stories from her shift. She was killed in the line of duty when Bran was four.

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☽ Threads ☾

☽ Hogwarts ☾

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First Year Reducio Sorting Ceremony : The Great Hall : September 1, 2025	Second Year Reducio -
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☽ Elsewhere ☾

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Force and Elegance : Diagon Alley & Ollivander's : July 2025

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☽ Out of Character ☾

☽ Me ☾

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Name: Bran is fine!
Age: 30s
Gender: F (she/her)

☽ RP Preferences ☾

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Walkups and Random Encounters?
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☽ Contact Me ☾

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