Nicodemus Soterius Goldwin

[Remus Lupin]

NICODEMUS SOTERIUS GOLDWIN
matthew fox

Basic Information

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Full Name: Professor Nicodemus Soterius Goldwin

Nicknames: His students call him Professor Soto, or Professor Soterius. His colleagues call him Nic.

Date of Birth: April 1

Gender: Male

Occupation: Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. Works with the Order.

Race: Wizard

Appearance: Nic has a general air of superiority about him. He carries himself completely upright, and never bends over. Most of his movements are fluid and very well-rehearsed, as if he had spent hours practicing them. He is most known around the school for his crisp wizard's robes that never seem to be wrinkled or soiled. He wears white gloves most of the time, and these he keeps impeccable. The reason for these may be the horrible burns on his right hand that he acquired when he was a child. He has a stubble beard, and rather wild dark brown hair. His skin is tan, and his eyes are brown. He is about six foot six inches tall, and so towers over many of the students and other professors. He is almost always smiling, and usually has a smudge of ink on his left ear, although no one knows why that keeps happening.

Possessions: He has a pet mouse named Dar. It's an albino mouse, so it has pink eyes and white fur.

Personality

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Personality: Nic is completely centered on his work. An odd character, he loves to teach, and always seems very distracted when outside of class, as if his mind was somewhere else. He loves students, and is known for his flattery and jokes in class. He keeps a pet mouse that he loves a lot, and always seems to have a bar of chocolate on hand. He wears white gloves most of the time, and his robes, hair, gloves, and general appearances are spotless. He is never late to anything, but rather fashionably early. Nic hates it when students bring in homework late, but never loses his temper. He is quite mild-mannered and never raises his voice, and he asks his students to call him Professor Soto rather than Goldwin. He claims that he dislikes his last name, and usually says something about his first and middle names sounding Latin and the last name sounding disgustingly American.

Nic hates formalities as well-not dances or formal dinners or anything like that. He hates paperwork. If there is paperwork to be done, he is just as likely to hire a student to do it for him as jump into a bog to avoid it. He doesn't give a reason for this, but merely makes faces when something needs to be done regarding paperwork. He is strongly against the Death Eaters, and helps those fighting against them a lot. He is very gentlemanly, and very polite. He is a flawless dancer, and everything he does is smooth. He is well coordinated, and loves horses and all physical activity. Nic is far from shy, and wouldn't mind going without a shirt in front of the whole school. He's an extremely attractive man, so he's not bashful at all.

Likes: Class, his students, good books, DADA, mice, and is abnormally fond of chocolate.

Dislikes: Formalities, liars, late homework assignments, and anyone who practices the Dark Arts.

Strengths: Nic is an excellent without-wand and nonverbal spellcaster. He rarely boasts his talents, but he is a talented wizard who did exceedingly well in school. He knows a lot of spells, partly because he reads a lot and partly because he doesn't really think that he has anything else to do with his time other than teach and practice.

Also, Nic loves to teach. He is very mild-mannered, and never loses his temper at all. He makes a point of cheering up people in bad moods, and he loves to tell jokes. He's friendly and carefree, and the only people he hates are those who side with the Dark Lord.

Nicodemus is a great Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. He is strong and doesn't give in, even in the face of danger, and he doesn't prejudice against vampires or werewolves, although he has come close to being bitten by both multiple times. He has had great experience with many of the Dark Creatures, including vampires, werewolves, boggarts, and can conjure a very strong Patronus.

Also, Nicodemus is a very truthful man. He doesn't lie to his students or anyone else, not even in their best interest. If they ask him a question, he will answer truthfully unless he has sworn not to. One of the examples of this is Lupin's lycanthropy. Nic discovered this, but swore to Dumbledore that he wouldn't tell.

Weaknesses: Nicodemus is quite partial to chocolate. He is nowhere near fat, yet he manages to always have a bar of chocolate on hand. He never gains weight from it, but he also is never without it. In fact, if anyone wanted him to do something for them, all they needed to do was get him a bit of chocolate. It's not so much an addiction as a weakness-he just can't resist it. And, if the student or teacher knows him well enough to know that he likes chocolate, then he would be likely to do them a favor anyways.

Also, Nic is terrified by fire. When he was very, very young he burnt his entire right hand almost to the point where the skin was blackened. It was scarred, and there was nothing anyone could do about it. Sure, he could have gone to a wizarding hospital, but he didn't want to. So his fear of fire carried on. He's not afraid of candles, or campfires, but anything bigger than that or any fire that is too near him makes him extremely uncomfortable.

Nicodemus is a bit of a scatterbrain. His room looks like a hurricane hit it, and so does his desk. They are complete wrecks, with papers and files and other things lying all over the place. However, he often claims that everything is in its proper place, and so doesn't let anyone touch his things.

If there was a man who was completely clueless about the outside world, it's Nicodemus. He has no idea what is going on politics wise, and sometimes forgets what season it is, let alone the date. He is so focused on his class and Hogwarts and the Order that he sometimes forgets many other things. For example, he has practically no knowledge of astronomy or of botany. It is almost entirely nonexistent to him, and he really doesn't care. If it doesn't relate to DADA or the Order, chances are he doesn't know about it..

Wand: Quite an odd wand, Nic uses a 13 inch rowan wand with phoenix tail feathers in it.

Happiest Thought: Riding across the countryside where there are no signs of civilization at all.

Boggart: The thing that Nic fears most is unknown to all of his students, and he makes a point of keeping it secret. However, what he fears most is fire, because, before he went to Hogwarts, he burned his right hand severely and it was scarred for life. To make himself laugh, Nicodemus creates a small poker and roasts a marshmallow over the fire.

Patronus: Nic's patronus is a large, strong stallion. It is fully formed.

History

Heritage: Pure blood

Social Standing: Nic came from a rich family, and so had all the money he needed and more when he got his letter from Hogwarts. He isn't enemies with anyone other than the Death Eaters, and is cordial to all.

House: Gryffindor.

History: Nic was born to two very rich parents. He was an only child, and so received every ounce of love, attention, and care possible from his parents. When he got his letter, his parents were exceedingly proud, and when he became a prefect in his fifth year they bought him a pure black gelding all for his own, as his family owned a small ranch in the countryside. He was more of a loner than a popular boy, but he was always attractive, and never went alone to a dance.

He passed all of his exams with flying colors, and, in his sixth year, adopted a pet mouse. Since then on, he has always kept an albino mouse with him. Also, a little bit later in the year, Nic began the habit of keeping a chocolate bar near him most of the time. In his seventh year, Nic adopted his habit of wearing white gloves most everywhere. No one knows why, but he just started doing it. He is about thirty eight years old, and this is his first year teaching at Hogwarts.

OOC

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Name: Lupin
How long have you been RPing? Five, six years?
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