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AT WORK GOES BY Alarick Lorien
NICKNAMES Al
GENDER Male
FACECLAIM Jon Hamm
BIRTHDAY October 22nd, 2012
BLOOD STATUS pureblood
SEXUAL ORIENTATION Straight
WAND Maple wood with an Erkling Fang Core that is 12.75 inches long.
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ATTENDED Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
CLASS OF 2033
HOUSE Gryffindor
O.W.L. SCORES
Astronomy ~ D
Charms ~ O
Defense Against the Dark Arts ~ A
Herbology ~ A
History of Magic ~ O
Potions ~ A
Transfiguration ~ O
Alchemy ~ A
Arithmancy ~ T
Cursebreaking ~ EE
Muggle Studies ~ O
Study of Ancient Runes ~ P
Wandless Magic Practice Class ~ O
Wizard Law ~ O
N.E.W.T. SCORES
Charms ~ O
Defense Against the Dark Arts ~ A
Herbology ~ EE
History of Magic ~ O
Transfiguration ~ EE
Cursebreaking ~ A
Muggle Studies ~ A
Wandless Magic Practice Class ~ EE
Wizard Law ~ O
DREAM JOB See the World
CURRENT JOB Hogwarts Professor of Charms 4th through 7th
PREVIOUS JOBS:
Department of International Magical Cooperation:
~ Supreme Mugwump: 2054 - 2055
~ Delegate: 2043 - 2054
~ Employee: 2031 - 2044
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Kind Alarick would never hurt a fly. He is gentle with everything and wants to see everything grow stronger.
Dedicated Alarick knows what it takes to get work done, and he is dedicated to finishing that job. He will do whatever it takes to see a job finished, even if it means not seeing his family for months on end.
Hopeful Alarick wants to see the best in everyone and everything, no matter how bad the situation. Very optimistic kind of guy.
Open Minded Alarick accepts the viewpoints of others, and considers them all as valid. He’s open to other solutions, even if they don’t line up with his own beliefs. Sometimes, what others think of will work out the best.
Adventurous Alarick wants to see the world, to see any secrets that are to be discovered. His sense of adventure was known to get him in trouble during school, but turned into a great trait to have when he became a wizard ambassador.
Humourous Alarick has a sense of humor, like no other. He likes to believe his humor came from him acquiring Dad status at such a young age, he’s had plenty of time to make Dad jokes. He likes to find the funny little things in life, trying to bring laughter and smiles to those around him.(What do you use to determine a good dad joke? You use a Sighsmograph.)
LIKES
■Trees and Bees
■ Oceans and Sea Shells
■ Sunshine hitting your face while in a hammock
■ Scrapbooking
■ Spaghetti and Meatballs
■ Opossum
DISLIKES
■ Lima Beans and Limes
■ Topiaries
■ Spiders
■ Seaweed
■ Bookshelves
■ Wind
STRENGTHS
■ Public Speaking
■Creative
WEAKNESSES
■ Often gives too many Details
■ Oblivious outside the realm of work
FEARS
■ Being Alone
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
[October 22nd 2012: Born]
Alarick was born in Godric’s Hollow to Mr. and Mrs. Lorien.
[2019: The Neighbor Girl]
There was a girl who lived next door, she was old. Not super old, only a few years older than Alarick. For some reason though, his parents thought she was old enough to babysit him. The girl kept talking on a can and string, and yelling out the window. He didn’t care for that very much, but at least he didn’t have to go to the boring meeting with his parents. (He would eventually find out this girl’s name was Delia Chance, and she wasn’t the one babysitting, it was their other neighbor Martin.)
[2019: Congrats, he’s not a squib]
Alarick was sad that Martin was sad. Martin was stuck at home while everyone else went to Hogwarts. Alarick enjoyed spending time with just Martin though, Martin was cool. Alarick started to watch Martin play games. He was impressed by the dedication and skill set Martin had. One day though, Martin was playing a particularly detailed game, and Alarick wanted it bigger, it made him angry that the screen was so small. After a bout of accidental magic, the tv Grew larger, but proceeded to let out a puff of smoke. Alarick was startled, Martin was startled, and after explaining to the adults, they realized it must have been Alarick and accidental magic. The adults were incapable of fixing the TV, and had to get a new one (magic + electronics = no good)
SCHOOL YEARS
FIRST YEAR ~ 2024 - 2025
Alarick was thrilled to go to Hogwarts, he would see more people than he did when he was stuck in Godric’s Hollow. He could finally make new friends that were his age, none of those older kids. Unfortunately, some of those older kids also went to Hogwarts. And even worse, he was stuck in the same house as them. He would have no free time from his annoying older neighbors. He spent a lot of his time goofing off, and failed the first half of his first year. Delia had a stern talking to him, something about how he would never get away from her if he didn’t study, that was a huge motivator to study harder, and avoid Delia telling his parents about how poorly he had done.
SECOND YEAR ~ 2025 - 2026
Alarick joined the school quidditch team, what else was he going to do in his free time? He however, spent every game in the reserves, something with how he couldn’t play unless his grades were as good as his quidditch skills? They let him keep coming to practice, and every game had him sit out. It was maddening - what was the point of being on a team if he never got to play?
THIRD YEAR ~ 2026 - 2027
Alarick had picked out his electives, he questioned why he had taken Arithmancy, he hated numbers. Frankly, he wasn’t that great at runes either. He tried hard, but even after studying he barely passed the year.
He decided to stop playing quidditch after the previous year, it was boring then, but it sure was probably going to be more boring now. He also was super tired of Elysia always giving him talks about quidditch strategy and the universe, why were his neighbors so weird? Instead, he began exploring underneath the quidditch stands while the games were going - it was rather fun to see how oblivious people were.
FOURTH YEAR~ 2027 - 2028
Alarick was failing his electives and History of Magic. He had done pretty well in his other main classes, but school was such a bother. His head of house pulled him into a meeting, and made him promise to do better. As part of his promise to take classes more seriously, Alarick had decided to attend a number of office hours each week. It was in those office hours that he first met Kadence Knapp. Ravenclaw. She had the most noticeable blond hair, and brown eyes. If love at first sight was a thing, Alarick didn’t feel it at that moment. He kept running into the girl as he was studying, and the girl kept being a know-it all, as if she was trying to impress him. He just thought she was the most annoying kid possible. Was this what Della thought of him hanging around?
During his many hours spent one-on-one with the professors, he found he was genuinely interested in the subjects and started studying just for the sake of learning more. Alarick found that while he never cared for history before, he was fascinated by the stories in History of Magic, and learned as much as he could there.
FIFTH YEAR ~ 2028 - 2029
He acknowledged Kadence Knapp for the first time. Sure, he had just said “Get out of my way you nerd,” but that was the starting point of it all. Her reply came to him in a voice that was squeaky, it was like nails on a chalkboard to his ears. She stopped him by grabbing his hand and asking, “Go on a date with me?” He couldn’t believe it, this little 12 year old was asking him out? Why were kids so weird? He laughed her off, telling her they couldn’t go on a date, she wasn’t allowed at Hogsmeade, try again next year. She continued to follow him around, giggling when he caught her watching him.
However, Alarick began blocking her out. It was time to study, he had OWLs to pass (and he did pass. Most of them.)
SIXTH YEAR ~ 2029 - 2030
Given his excellence in Transfiguration, Alarick took Animagus Studies in his Sixth year, but kept messing up his potion with all else he had to work on. He laughed when he received a note on the first day of the year, Kadence Knapp asking him out on a date during the first Hogsmeade weekend. He smiled and looked over to her, not surprised to find her eyes staring back at him. He nodded and she clapped, turning back to her classmates. They went on their first date soon after, and another after that, and before they knew it they spent more time together than apart. Alarick had fallen in love with the girl he had found small and annoying.
SEVENTH YEAR~ 2030 - 2031
During his Seventh year, he studied harder than ever before. He needed to get good grades so he could have a great job, so he could take care of his future family. He heard a radio speech by Alan Stephenson (NPC), a member of the International Confederation of Wizards, on the potential of magic to eliminate poverty and facilitate world peace. It was the second time he fell in love–this time with a cause. He began to study harder with more dedication, he would pass to become something great in the ministry.
However, he still had his first love - Kadence. They were closer than ever. They had only been dating for a year now, but there weren’t many couples their age that were as close as they were. Alarick loved Kadence, and was glad to be with her and do anything for her. A lot of people said their relationship was foolish, but Alarick didn’t care.
On another note, Alarick had a bookshelf fall on him and Kadence this year, ingraining a life long dislike of bookshelves.
On a second note, Alarick had many worries leading up to his NEWTs. Kadence was pregnant. They had assumed she was just stressed over her exams, a normal enough reason to get sick. However, after a trip to the hospital wing, assumingly for a stomach bug or stress, she was told she was pregnant. They hadn’t been with anyone else. He had knocked up his fourth year girlfriend. They hadn’t even known each other for three years!
POST-GRADUATION
[June 2031: Newly Graduated]
Alarick was invited (strongly told) to stay at the Knapp residence in Hampshire County, to properly get to know the Knapp family, and be able to be around to help with Kadence. It was a nightmare. The parents had so many ideas about how they would raise the baby, who hadn’t even been born yet. Aldrick was getting antsy about the whole thing, he needed to go out, see the world, do something useful. He wanted to be successful for Kadence, for their child. After talking with Kadence, it was decided, they would move after she was done with school, and he was settled in his job.
With Kadence’s support, Alarick put himself through a very grueling first few months with the Department of International Magical Cooperation (DoIMC), and finally was appointed as an assistant of Alan Stephenson himself. He was super pumped to meet his hero, and found himself even more inspired by Stephenson’s vision for the future of the wizarding world.
As a junior staff member, Alarick spent a lot of time scheduling travels, studying to learn more about Charms and Wizarding/Muggle Laws for the betterment of muggle and wizarding quality of life. While Alan Stephenson was the one doing the policy making and other researchers and artificers were making that happen, Alarick’s job was being able to communicate the spells and theories, how they were done, how they could improve lives, and what this meant for international wizarding policy.
[January 4, 2032: Your first child]
Alarick was in love. He loved his job, his girlfriend, but this baby, it was part made of him and was just wow. They named the child Aldrick, leaving a bunch of middle names, some weird tradition that Kadence wanted for all of their kids. Kids. plural. She wanted to have more with him, in the future, after she graduated. While Kadence was at school, the Knapp grandparents gladly took care of their little grand baby, while Alarick was at work. He came home every night, tired, but happy to see his newborn son.
[February 14th, 2034: Congrats, It’s a girl!]
Alarick had made another mistake. Kadence, a month before returning to Hogwarts for her Seventh year, was ill. After a hospital visit, they realized she was pregnant. Her parents were furious. His parents were furious. Kadence was furious. She went through most of her seventh year being pregnant and eventually, on Valentines day, having Brook. Alarick was sorry about Kadence missing out on studying time for the ever important exams, but this little girl– He thought Aldrick was the heart clencher, but no that came from Brook. He knew right away, this little girl would have him wrapped around her fingers.
[Summer 2034: You Planned this!]
Alarick had just gotten to the Knapp house, only being a few minutes later than usual. There was something weird going on, and he was pretty sure a trip out of the country was coming soon, one he would obviously not go on. He was looking forward to seeing his children and girlfriend, maybe getting some time away from the office. However, the second he walked into the house, it was too quiet. He went to the kid’s bedroom and they weren’t there. He came back out, to find Kadence standing in the living room, glaring at him. She began yelling at him about how this was his fault, she was a failure because he had planned for them to have kids around the crucial moments of her exams. She had failed almost all of her classes, and didn’t know what she was going to be able to do for her life. Thus - proceeded a fight. The fight ended with Alarick exclaiming he was over it, and thus he began coming home later and later, leaving earlier and earlier, avoiding seeing his girlfriend, her parents, and unfortunately, his children.
[September 12, 2034: This is enough]
Kadence threatened to have Alarick lose all parental rights to their children. He wouldn’t, couldn’t, do that. He loved his children and how Aldrick made his little sister giggle. They meant the world to him. The two began to talk out their disagreements, and began going to counseling. Which did wonders, Alarick did still avoid the house most days, but he was sure to always set aside one day a week to be a better father and boyfriend to his children and Kadence.
[March 5th, 2037: Mr. and Mrs. Lorien Pass away]
[March 28th, 2037: Congrats, they’re twins!]
Mrs. Lorien passed away after a months-long fight with a magical disease, and a few months later, Mr. Lorien died of heartbreak. While crushed, Alarick had more to distract himself from his grief: Kadence was very pregnant, and Alarick himself was busy with work, trying to impress the Department. He barely had time to see Brook and Aldrick, but he believed his girlfriend was doing a great job at raising their kids. They took over his childhood home in Godrick’s Hollow, after it had been left to him following his parents death. He had a beautiful girl, a beautiful house, wonderful children, and a job that paid well. All he needed in life now, was to make this beautiful woman his wife.
[April 8th, 2037 - Engagement]
Shortly after the birth of their twin sons, they moved into his parents house at Godric’s Hollow. When he carried her over the threshold, he put her down and got on one knee, and asked her to marry him. She laughed and said of course. After their engagement, they began not going to counseling anymore, they didn’t need it if they were going to marry, clearly their overall issue before was their lack of a permanent commitment.
image: alarick when he was getting engaged
The two would get married in July of 2041, leaving a long engagement for Kadence to plan her dream wedding.
[Sometime in 2039: It’s not exactly a promotion]
In 2039, Alan Stephenson was appointed Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, and as his Chief of Staff, Alarick’s workload also increased. Additionally, while Alarick wasn’t always the one writing late-breaking Charms reports, he had a duty to mentor the younger staff members and had grown attached to his contacts. His dedication to his work meant that each report that crossed the desk of Alan Stephenson or any report that was sent out to the International Confederation was always top quality. Personally keeping up with this Charms theory certainly wasn’t expected of him, but Alarick knew he was capable and knew it would help, so he continued to keep up with it.
[April 1st, 2042: MOAR TWINS]
[January 3rd, 2043: Guess you’re going to stay around]
Alarick had been working for over a decade with the Department of International Magical Cooperation, as an employee. While he didn’t have any official decision making power, his concise and thorough research, clear and persuasive reports, and friendly and reliable demeanor had earned him a position of respect throughout the Department and indeed the international wizarding law community. When Alarick expressed interest in a spot as a delegate of the British seats opened up, Alarick was unanimously decided as the best possible candidate for the role.
[February 19th, 2046: Another Boy?]
[May 2nd, 2048: Another Girl?]
[September 21st, 2049]
While he was working, filing away a report, he received an urgent floo from his wife. That was strange, Kadence never contacted him while he was at work, they had their weekly firechats, but they had just talked last night. That was when the worst news was given to him, their house had partially caught on fire, and Deepak was gone. One of their beautiful children, he had barely gotten to know Deepak. A parent should not have to bury their child, but that’s what happened as they said good-bye to Deepak too soon. Alarick threw himself deeper into his work, he would make the world a better place for his kids.
[Gottie Birthday 2050: Another!]
[January 17th, 2052: Another?]
[December 31st, 2052: Another.]
[March 20th, 2054– Supreme Mugwump????]
With Alan Stephenson out on extended leave due to a series of personal tragedies, (he may or may not have died; no one could confirm it, not even Alarick) Alarick was recommended as his replacement. While there were some voices that protested the Supreme Mugwump being another British seat, the Minister of Magic seemed content to put Alarick on the seat. Alarick was thrilled, he was in a position of power and he would be able to use that for the better of society. He began missing his weekly chats with Kadence, he missed grandchildren being born, he fully dedicated himself to his work giving 120% of his time to the department. There were always things to be done, things that needed to happen!
[June 2054: Please no more kids after these two]
[April 17th, 2055: We need a career change]
Kadence demanded counseling. Again. She felt ignored, said the kids were ignored, and mentioned something about a Winchester coming to visit to ask for custody of Flick?
They began doing counseling again, and Alarick was forced to look back on the past few decades. He looked at pictures of his grandchildren. His children. He had seen them grow up, mostly through pictures. His youngest were almost a year old now. He had almost completely lost his precious Flick, who was already being raised in a home that was not with their blood family, because Kadence couldn’t handle who Flick wanted to be. Alarick knew Flick was in a better place mentally, if they were with the Winchesters. Alarick made sure that he gave the Winchesters funds to help care for his little Flick, but it wasn’t the same as showing someone you cared for them. He didn’t want to lose all of his kids, like he had lost little Deepak so many years ago.
It was time for a career change, he had taken on a lot at his work in the Ministry; he had gone from a mere employee, to a member, and to Supreme Mugwump in a short amount of time. Not many could say they had accomplished so much. He had made friendships, not made any mortal enemies, and had some good relations with people he hadn’t before.
He had heard there were some positions open at Hogwarts, and he decided that Charms would be a good option, he had of course kept up with his charm work while doing work (It wasn’t like he just sat and manually read and wrote everything!) He applied for the position, upper level charms, and went in. He would be able to spend time with his kids who were Hogwarts age, and be able to see his wife and other children more often than he did now.
He was sad to leave his commitment of making the world better through the ministry, but maybe he would be able to do good in the world by teaching the upcoming generations.
[2059: the last child]
Alarick and Kadence had another kid - they had thought they were done but...Knapp genes.
[2061: The surprise child]
Alarick had gotten a temporary position in America, it worked out, Janek had been begging to see America. As they were packing to leave, Kandace came over...and told them about Zack. They were shocked - and Kadence was furious.
Zack ended up moving to America with them for the year, as Kadence and Alarick worked their issues out - or rather didn't. The two temporarily separated.
[2062: back to the UK]
Alarick and the younger kids went back to the UK to Godric's Hollow. Zack went too. Thankfully, he was able to get his job back at Hogwarts and still found help with his in-laws in taking care of the children.
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