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acquiescence_ (acquiescence_) wrote,
@ 2009-05-15 02:08:00

Michael Corner @ Breaking Point

MICHAEL CORNER
There is always more mystery.

Vital Statistics

Full Name: Michael Alexander Corner

Age: 45
Birth Date: December 24, 1979
Bloodstatus: Pure Blood

Residence: Hogwarts during the school year, and a small house in Keswick during the Summer and Winter Hols
Occupation: Professor of Ancient Runes at Hogwarts

House: Ravenclaw
Years: 1991-1998

In depth

Personality:
Michael is a pretty easy going bloke these days, thanks in part to having grown up and then having a daughter. He used to be a bit of a ladies man when he was younger - carpe diem was his motto and he took to it wholeheartedly. Michael loved getting out and seeing the world when he was younger, he gained a lot of experience and an overall love of learning and seeing the world. Since he's had his daughter Michael has calmed down some - he's not quite the ladies man he used to be, though he still flirts, he just hadn't really felt comfortable sleeping around while raising Wren - he wants to be a good example for her, and a good father. And that urge drives most of what he does these days.

Special Abilities: Michael is pretty sure you can't call his abilities with Ancient Runes a special ability, but he does pretty well making 13 year olds laugh - and he's pretty sure that is a special skill all on it's own.
Strengths: He's very committed to being a good father, so he's constantly trying to keep an eye on Wren - thus part of the appeal of becoming a professor at Hogwarts. He's good with his other students though, and he likes being able to help them understand and enjoy the material they are being taught.
Weaknesses: He's still getting used to this whole being the father of a teenager thing, and so he may get carried away from time to time where Wren is concerned - but he was a teenage boy once and he knows how they think! He doesn't really think you can blame him for that. And while he has several close friends Michael hasn't gone out of his way to make new friends or attempt a real relationship since Wren was born.

Appearance

Gender: Male
Nationality: English

Height: 5'11''
Weight: 176 lbs
Build: He's very sturdy
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Dark Brown

Distinguishing Marks: He has a few scars as well as a tattoo (which he does his best to keep hidden from his daughter - it was from his younger wilder days) As well as a glasses which he's found he needs now that he is getting older much to his annoyance. Though he does his best not to wear them as often as possible, much to his daughter's annoyance.

Physical Description:
Michael is an attractive man, he's tall but not overly so. Michael laughs easily and smiles even more frequently, he is very much a happy man - and why wouldn't he be? Michael carries himself professionally while he's at school, wearing the proper robes and making sure that he comes off as an authority figure. When he's in private he's much more laid back and relaxed. He prefers old jeans and sweaters to robes, much to his mother's dismay. He just likes being comfortable as often as possible.

Played by: Ioan Gruffudd

Relationships

Orientation: Straight - though he was known to experiement when he was much younger
Status: Single
Significant Other: None
Children: Wren Corner

Father: Andrew Corner
Mother: Sophia Corner

History

Michael had a very easy childhood growing up - his parents were more than financially stable, his father worked as a healer and his mother at the Ministry and things just worked out well for them. Of course that ended up making Michael a little spoiled as he entered into his teen years. As evidenced by his rather immature case of pouting while he was dating Ginny Weasley.

The war made Michael grow up in a hurry though. He joined Dumbledore's Army, though at the time it was just to be closer to Ginny, and then Cho after that. But it became something that Michael really took to, he liked learning the things they weren't being taught in their Defense against the Dark Arts class - ever the Ravenclaw. And it turned out that those very skills came in very useful at the Battle of Hogwarts when Michael stayed to fight.

After the battle Michael had a hard time dealing with the death of his friends and the possibility of having killed someone himself. And he left the country as soon as he could he just needed to be away, he couldn't stay around to see the faces of all those who had lost friends and family. He traveled the world - starting with Europe and then moving into Asia and then to South America before he came back to England. He'd been gone nearly 5 years.

When he returned things had started being put back together and Michael threw himself into gaining a career. He started working at the Ministry. He started out as a file clerk in the Department of Mysteries and slowly over the next several years worked his way up to the point where he was able to work on deciphering Ancient Runes regarding prophecies and curses. It was all pretty tame compared to what some of the people in the Department were working on but he enjoyed being able to use his intellect for something like this.

Michael had been working in the Department of Mysteries for almost 7 years when he met Allergra Cardinale. She was a dancer from Italy, she was performing in London for several months and Michael had the opportunity to see her dance and afterword he was able to meet her. The two fell into a sort of easy relationship, in that it wasn't a relationship. They would go to dinner occasionally, sleep together more than occasionally and just enjoy one anothers company. In 2010 Allegra discovered she was pregnant. She told Michael she couldn't keep a baby, her career was too important to her, she was a dancer and to have a child constantly clinging to her would ruin any chances she had of continuing to work. Michael convinced Allegra to carry the child and he would take primary custody of the baby when the time came so Allegra could continue doing what she loved.

Michael had never thought about being a father - but when the opportunity was presented to him he knew it was something he was ready for. And in June 2011 Wren Melody Corner was born. It wasn't always easy, despite all the books they write about raising a child none of them can fully prepare you for the actuality of it. There were some rough patches but Michael loves his daughter more than he ever thought possible and he does his best to treat her with respect and love.

When a position to teach Ancient Runes became available at Hogwarts when Wren was 10 Michael jumped at the opportunity. He knew it was only going to be a matter of time before Wren would be going to Hogwarts and he wanted to be there when she did to keep an eye on her as best he could.

It's been a few years since he got the position and Michael thinks he's taken to it quite well and he looks forward to many more years working at Hogwarts and raising his daughter.

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