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Portrayed by Robert Knepper |
Name: | Herbert Burke |
Aliases: | Herb |
Birthday: | May 6th, 1886 |
Position: | Magical Law Enforcement Auror Office Superintendent |
Lineage: | Pure-Blood |
Description
Tall and lean, this man has the high forehead and hollow cheeks of an aesthete. His nose is long and aquiline, with a scar across its bridge. It runs beneath his left eye, thin and pale, almost a wrinkle. He has dark eyes, sunk beneath narrow brows. Exceedingly high cheekbones shadow them even further, making it hard to even see his near-black irises. His dark hair is beginning to recede, leaving a sharp widow's peak, and begins to show streaks of silver. Despite his descent into middle age, he possesses a wiry musculature that implies a graceful sort of power.
He dresses in subfusc grays and whites. A gray double-breasted suit with pale pinstrips matches his snap-brim fedora perfectly. He wears a pair of two-tone wingtips, black and white. His dress shirt is sharply-pressed and starched, with onyx cufflinks.
Background
Herbert Burke was born on May 6, 1886, a bloody hot night in St. Mungo's Hospital to Caratacus Burke I and Winnifred Burke nee Rashley. Caracterus Burke the First (I) was a Pure-Blood who taught at Hogwarts for a living, and eventually became headmaster. Winnifred Burke was a Pure-Blooded witch who spent her life rearing her children. They were harsh parents to Herbert and childhood for him was a series of strict ordeals and rules. Since the family was wealthy, he had access to all of the best activities and, of course, schools. A few of his favorite hobbies growing up were reading, bug collecting and boxing. The Burke and Rashley families are both extremely Purist and vocal in their beliefs, and Herbert's relationship with all of them is strained, to say the least.
When at Hogwarts, he wasn't popular with his fellow students due to his cynical and abrasive nature. Herbert began at Hogwarts in 1904 where he was sorted into House Gryffindor and graduated in 1911. Dueling, Athletics and Chess were some of Herbert's extra-curriculars. Third Year was the year that Arithmancy and Study of Ancient Runes were taken on along with the core classes. O.W.L.s in these classes were both Outstanding. Upon returning to Hogwarts 6th year, Herbert began N.E.W.T. classes of Potions, Defense Against Dark Arts, Charms, and Transfiguration. After doing Outstanding in these classes he graduated with the class of 1904.
After graduating he immediately entered into Auror training at The Ministry of Magic. Herbert was a superb Auror, to the chagrin of his family. He solved several high profile cases as a young man, risking his life and very soul in duels with dark wizards, and was promoted to Special Auror. He allowed his mother to arrange a marriage with Belvina Black as soon as he graduated, and they had three children: Caractacus, Tasciovanus, and Boudica. Being a Special Auror and being the patriarch of a family that traditionally specializes in Dark Arts leads Herbert to be a bit of a heavy drinker to help handle the strain and he often crashes at the Auror Office in a holding cell. Now that the children are grown he and Belvina have had more time to get to know each other in their empty nest. After all these years there's an actual relationship blooming.
Quirks
- Dog After a Bone
- Wealth: Well-To-Do
- Code of Conduct
- Courageous
RP Hooks
- Patriarch of Burke Family - With Herbert's father dead, it leaves him as the patriarch of the family. Which isn't easy as he is the odd man out as an Auror in a family that is typically at least dabbling a pinky toe into dark waters so to speak.
- Special Auror: Do you need an Auror to solve a case?
- Imbiber: Herbert's coping mechanism for decades of hard work at the M.L.E., a loveless marriage and being the white sheep in a family of black woolies is drinking.
- Pure-Blood: Herbert is not what some would call a purist. He believes in the strength of Blood Purity. But is not about to go killing or demeaning anyone else because of their birth. Herbert really understands that you can't help who your parents are.
Logs
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