Felix Lin ☆ Flying Professor

MIRROR

What do you see?

PENSIEVE

What do you remember?

HISTORY

The oldest of three siblings and born to Chinese immigrants in Dorset, England, Felix Lin grew up immersed in Quidditch from the get-go. Their parents both worked for the Ministry of Magic: their mother was a Muggle-born in the Department of Magical Education, and their father was a Pureblood who worked in the Department of Magical Games and Sports. Growing up in the hometown of Puddlemere United, Felix idolized the team from a young age, which carried on through his time at Hogwarts.

After being sorted into Hufflepuff, they studied hard but played harder; after making the Quidditch team as a Chaser in their second year, they (metaphorically) took off on their broom and never looked back. During his time at Hogwarts, he began to struggle with his masculinity and appearance, resulting in a brief falling-out with his father in his fourth year. However, after many tense discussions, they reconciled in Felix's sixth year, and their whole family remains close to this day. His younger sister, Elizabeth, currently coaches for the Hollyhead Harpies, and his younger brother (and baby of the family), Ezra, works for MACUSA.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Felix was immediately signed to his hometown team, Puddlemere United. He played for sixteen years (fourteen as Chaser and two as Keeper) before retiring at 34. Post-retirement, they grew antsy after a year at home and coached for the Pride of Portree. During their time as coach, the Second Wizarding War broke out. Felix staunchly opposed Voldemort's views, and while never actively fought in the War himself, he supported many efforts to fight back against the Death Eaters and provided refuge to those who needed it.

Finally, after retiring at age 54, he began to settle into the retired life, living in a humble cottage near his hometown. However, the slower pace of retirement quickly bored Felix, and to no one’s surprise, he became an avid, amateur broom-maker to pass the time. It had started with repairs, something he was already accustomed to doing as a former professional Quidditch player and coach who had incredibly specific preferences for his equipment. But they began making small repairs for other people’s brooms, usually those of the rowdy young children in Puddlemere or of busy adults who didn’t spend as much time maintaining their brooms as they should. And as he worked on a larger variety of brooms, he did more research on each type and their makers, as well as the materials and magic that went into them. It didn’t take long for Felix to start working on his own brooms, from scratch. He first attempted to replicate existing models, but soon his creativity swept him away into the world of completely original broom-making.

Nine years later, the job opening of Flying professor at Hogwarts piqued their interest, and brought them (once again) out of retirement. Their passion for Flying led them to apply for the position, as well as the opportunity to learn (or, in some areas, relearn) more information related to broomology. Although he is well aware that he is much older than most other professors, he is eager to reconnect with the younger generation, both of professors and students.

FIRST INSTANCE OF MAGIC

Flight has been ingrained in Felix since the moment he could walk. During their fourth birthday, delighted by their new toy broomstick from their parents, their sheer glee caused all the plates and utensils at the dinner table to float about six inches in the air, before it all came crashing back down as Felix reached for their cake that was seemingly floating away.