William Walter Williamson

William Walter Williamson is the current Care of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts.

In the past he has also worked at Hogwarts, as a supervisor on the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary, as the Head Dragon Researcher for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the British Ministry of Magic, and most recently, in Barrow, Alaska for a top-secret division of MACUSA.

Basics[]

Name: William Walter Williamson
DOB: November 13, 2046
Occupation: it's classified
Former Occupations: Classified for MACUSA; Dragon Researcher for the British Ministry of Magic; Hatchling Supervisor/Dragonologist at the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary; Care of Magical Creatures Professor at Hogwarts; Junior Dragonologist; University Student Food Court Employee; WWW Assistant

Year of Graduation: 2065
Years Attended Hogwarts: 2058-2065
Former House: Slytherin
Year of Graduation from Wizarding University: 2070
Wizarding University Degrees: Cryptozoology, Wizarding Communications
Heritage: Pureblood
Wand: 13, Elder with a Phoenix Tail Feather. Finicky.
Patronus: Dragon
Boggart: Himself, dying alone.
Relationship Status: Single.
Former Pets: Cruppy named Jack(Jack died in late 2098)

Experience[]

Classified for MACUSA (2090-2101), Barrow, Alaska
Head Dragon Researcher, Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (2082-2090)
Hatchling Supervisor Dragonologist, Romanian Dragon Sanctuary (2080-2082)
Dragonologist, Romanian Dragon Sanctuary (2078-80)
Care of Magical Creatures Professor, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (2076-78) (Terms 30-31)
Junior Dragonologist, Romanian Dragon Sanctuary (2070-76)

University Food Court Employee, Wizarding University of Edinburgh (2066-70)
Shopkeeper Assistant for Weasley's Wizard Wheezes (2064-5)

Education Detail[]

Wizarding University of Edinburgh, Scotland (2066-2070)
- dual degrees in Cryptozoology and Wizarding Communications
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (2058-2065)
- Slytherin House, Reserve Keeper on Slytherin Quidditch Team

NEWTs[]

Care of Magical Creatures: O
Charms: A
Defense Against the Dark Arts: E
Herbology: O
History of Magic: A
Potions: E
Transfiguration: A

OWLs[]

Care of Magical Creatures: O
Charms: A
Defense Against the Dark Arts: A
Herbology: E
History of Magic: A
Potions: A
Transfiguration: A

Family[]

Father: Wyatt Wilson Williamson, retired barrister for the Ministry
Mother: Wendy Wisteria (neé Whilberg) Williamson, retired secretary
Siblings: one sister, Wanda Wilhemina Williamson, wizarding university professor

Appearance[]

i. Hair color: Brown, peppered with grey

ii. Eye color: Brown
iii. Height: 6’3 and ½”
iv. Defining physical features: Tall and awkward, William usually has a little scruffle on his cheeks because he’s too lazy to shave every day. He sometimes has a goatee/beard during the winter. Other than that, he is most identifiable by his two tattoos, whose locations shall remain a mystery.

History[]

Born into the unfortunate Williamson family with their love of all things “W,” young William Walter Williamson was destined for a life of bad luck. For one thing, he shared initials with a joke shop, where he actually worked as a teenager, and for another, he was clumsy from the get-go. Tall, left-handed, and gangly as a youth, Willy barely made it on the Quidditch team (he was mostly a reserve) and it was only because of his flailing limbs that he ever succeeded as a Keeper.

When it came to classes, William scraped by in most of his subjects, due to equal amounts of lack of interest and lack of motivation. Will did exceed in Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, and Defense Against the Dark Arts, however, since those were the few subjects that allowed him to move around and actually DO things. He also managed average, passing grades in Charms, Transfiguration, and Potions, for pretty much the same reasons, and was able to get into Wizarding University by a rare stroke of luck.

When it came to relationships, however, Will was not so fortunate. Although he had a lot of male friends at Hogwarts, the ladies were not as impressed as they were by Will’s ability to imitate a perfect fart or burp the entire school song. Despite the efforts of his best friend Oliver Jenkins, who was, shall we say, his “partner in crime” and “wingman,” Will remained dateless for most of his teenage years. His other close ally was Waylon Murdoch, who somehow persuaded both Olly and Willy to join him on a trip around the world the year after their graduation. Willy happily deferred his University enrollment to join his friends, and enjoyed the entire trip, save for when he was bitten by a Mackled Malaclaw near the end of the trip. Despite the bite, Will had already decided that he wanted to spend his life exploring the awesome plants and creatures of the world and working with them as closely as possible.

He started out at at the Edinburgh campus of WU with a major in Cryptozoology, but quickly picked up Wizarding Communications as well, since he found his first major so easy. In between working with all the animals on campus, and traveling every break he had, Will fell hard for a simple witch named Kate. He was heartbroken when he revealed his feelings for her shortly after graduation and was disappointed to find out that she did not feel the same. She found him cute and rather endearing, especially at the way he was able to endure so many accidental animal bites, stings, and burns, but he was just not her type. She was into the rich Healer students anyway, and once again Will was out of luck.

Leather — William, wearing his dragonhide leather jacket purchased in Romania.

Feeling rather embittered and lonely, Will went off to find himself and to put his new degree to good use. He packed up and went off to live at the Romanian Dragon Reserve, making a good living there as a dragon keeper, tamer, and breeder until one late-night gamble lost him two year’s savings in one fell swoop. Damn goblins.

Broke and now looking for work, Will heard of the opening at Hogwarts and immediately applied. He was pleasantly surprised to get the job and was actually looking forward to this teaching. Working with kids should be laid back and easy enough, right?

In his short time teaching at Hogwarts, William had had a number of strange encounters with former classmates, new students, escaped creatures, and beautiful women. He successfully hatched his own* Portuguese Long-Snout during his last year at the school and his students named the handsome dragon Roro. Roro came with WWW to the Romanian Reserve, where he grew up so successfully that he hasn't been seen since early 2080.

In recent years, William has returned to York where he grew up and to the Ministry of Magic where his father once worked. He was employed on Level Four, researching dragons, since 2082. In 2084, he was promoted to Head Dragon Researcher. In his time at the Ministry, he broke up with Hit Witch Alysson Zookara, befriended coworker January Pennifold (now Bones) and developed quite the crush on her, but was quickly friendzoned by her. She remains one of his closest friends, even when he left the British Ministry to take a risky and classified position in America.

Living in America for the last 10+ years has resulted in William becoming more reticent, self-reliant, and moody. Alaska has very different weather than what he was used to in Britain, and living in near-darkness for half the year greatly impacted William's mental health. As his seasonal depression took a turn for the worse in 2101, William decided to leave his research position and head home to the UK, where he has reluctantly returned to teaching at Hogwarts. Though compared to some of his previous jobs, this one should be like easing into retirement, right?

Personality[]

Whilst William was once a happy-go-unlucky, clumsy young man, he has matured into a brooding, lonesome, and thoughtful middle-aged man. In recent years, his top-secret, classified work for the Magical Congress of the United States has taken its toll on him mentally and physically. Moving from Barrow, Alaska back to Hogwarts will be an adjustment, as he is not the person he used to be when he taught here 20+ years ago.

Fun Facts[]

Will was bitten by a Mackled Malaclaw at age 18 and was also struck by lightning during that same week
He has since been struck by lightning two other times, albeit on different occasions.
He used to misplaces his wand an average of three times per year; now it is only twice a year!
He has worked with every breed of dragon and has ridden/flown upon most of them.
He has had his eyebrows shaved off, had fireworks go off in his pocket and set his leg on fire, has fallen off a balcony and onto a cactus, and has stepped on a hedgehog, porcupine, and jellyfish, each at least twice... amongst other animal-related accidents, such as being scratched by a hippogriff (happens a lot, actually) and being burned by a blast-ended skrewt.
Needless to say, Will is not the luckiest man alive, although he certainly IS lucky to BE alive. Still.
When speaking to women, William often finds himself blushing terribly.
Williamson taught Finenas Schmoe at Hogwarts.
Faceclaim: Josh Duhamel; post color: #006633