ℊODRIC ℊRYFFINDOR ♠

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PERSONALITY
☄ described as "bold and chivalrous"
☄ values bravery, nerve, strength of heart, and daring
☄ pure-blood
☄ fervent supporter of muggleborns and muggles
☄ friendly, amiable, all around good guy
☄ somewhat arrogant and prideful of his skills


MAGIC
☄ wand: phoenix feather core, cherry, 12 and a half inches
☄ patronus: lion (first to master it)
☄ the most skilled duelist of his day
☄ excels at defensive magic (the precursor to Defense Against the Dark Arts)


HISTORY
☄ born into a relatively wealthy (and large) family but no real status
☄ from "wild moor"--most likely in Western England--what would eventually become Godric's Hollow
☄ grew up interacting with muggles and muggleborns
☄ saw a muggleborn witch burned at the stake when he was 13
☄ best friend of Salazar Slytherin from early adulthood until their falling out over blood purity
☄ befriended Helga Hufflepuff; the two of them pulled the four together
☄ did not steal his sword from Goblins
☄ has a very snazzy hat
☄ oldest of the founders and the last to die