Basic Info

Full name: Adhemar Phoebus Ryder
Nickname: Ad
Birthdate: March 29 2046
Place of Birth: Leeds, England
Current residence: London, England
Current Occupation: Senior Oceanologist
Heritage: pureblood
Relationship status: married

Appearance

Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Height: 6’2
Weight: 161 lbs
Laterality: Right-handed
Distinguishing marks: various burn scars down arms (from years of working with dragons), tattoo of a mother dragon guarding 4 eggs on left shoulder

Magical Me

Wand: 12 ¼” sycamore & phoenix feather core, springy
Patronus: Golden retriever
Boggart: confronting his past mistakes (manifests as a dragon breathing fire)
Amortentia: orange-pineapple juice, fresh air, dirt, wood shavings
School: Hogwarts (2057 – 64)
House: Gryffindor
Best Subjects: COMC, DADA, Herbology
Worst Subject: Divination

Family

Wife: Emilia Ryder (nee Draq)
Children: Stefan (20), Zira (18), Zarina (18), and Killian (15)
Father: Lionel Ryder
Mother: Sophonsiba Ryder (nee Malfoy)
Siblings: Adelon Ryder-Jones (sister), Christopher Jones (brother-in-law), Evangeline and Esperanza Draq (Sisters-in-law)
Nephews/Nieces: Fiyero Jones, Ariel Jones, Heathcliff Jones
Pets: 2 crups, a tank full of plimpies, a cat, and an owl (plus several animals belonging to his children)

Extra info

Personality: Ad is a laid-back, humble sort who doesn’t take himself too seriously. He’s never met a stranger! He’ll strike up a conversation with anybody and gets along well with most people. Ad is loyal to a fault and would do anything to help his friends and family. A true adventurer at heart, he gets bored with staying in one place or doing the same thing for too long. Although he’s sometimes rash and impulsive, Ad is a natural leader who is courageous and passionate.

Likes: animals, the outdoors, fresh fruit, quidditch, broom racing, camping, traveling, spending time with his family

Dislikes: cruelty toward ANY living creature, pollution, stagnation, suits and ties, meat, his mother’s stuffy etiquette rules


Motto: Life’s too short to stay in one place all the time
Namesake: named for both of his grandfathers, Adhemar Malfoy and Phoebus Ryder
Role model: Newt Scamander because he was a friend to all creatures great and small
Biggest regret: indirectly causing the deaths of four people

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History

Adhemar is the only son of Lionel and Sophonsiba Ryder. He had a happy childhood and discovered a love of nature at a young age. He loved playing outside and getting dirty and would often bring creatures home with him, much to his mother’s dismay. He was an only child for the first six years of his life, and while he had lots of friends and his parents spoiled him rotten, he wanted a little playmate of his own. He was overjoyed when his little sister Adelon was born and eagerly filled the role of doting big brother.
When Ad turned eleven, he got his letter to Hogwarts and was sorted into Gryffindor, just like his dad. He was a brilliant student in subjects that interested him but had a hard time applying himself in those that didn’t, and some of his grades suffered for it. He was fairly popular at Hogwarts, though he gained a reputation as a trouble maker for smuggling dangerous creatures into the school and was nearly expelled in his final year for hexing a student who was bullying his sister.
After graduating Hogwarts, Ad was accepted to a wizarding university in Scotland where he had a double major in Care of Magical Creatures and Oceanowizardry. There he met fellow creature enthusiast Emilia Draq, and they were married not long after her university graduation in 2069. Ad spent the first year of their marriage conducting diving expeditions for a private company, but upon learning that he was soon to be a father, he decided it was time to settle down and took a job on a dragon preserve in Hungary. The Ryders remained there for nine years, but when his two-year old son Killian was nearly burned by one of the dragons, Ad decided it was best to move on.
The following summer, Ad was offered the job of COMC professor at Durmstrang. While he enjoyed sharing his love of creatures with young minds, he disliked the environment and strongly disagreed with the school’s stance on dark magic. With his eldest son approaching school age, Ad decided he didn’t want his children attending Durmstrang and moved the family back to England just in time for his son to start Hogwarts. In his final term teaching at Durmstrang, he had a young teaching assistant named Darwin Walden who was brash and arrogant. Three years after leaving Durmstang, Walden contacted Ad asking for a character reference so he could apply for a professorship at Beaubatons. He had his doubts but obliged out of loyalty to his colleague. Walden got the job and tried to teach a class with an actual dragon; the creature escaped and went on a violent rampage, killing four people and injuring several others. To this day, Ad blames himself for the tragedy.
Ad’s most recent job was oceanologist for the Scamander Zoo. He enjoyed the work environment and remained there for eight years, but he finally decided it was time for a change of pace and applied for a job at the Ministry of Magic.


Qualifications

OWLs
Ancient Runes: E
Arithmancy: not taken
Astronomy: P
COMC: O
Charms: O
DADA: O
Divination: D
Herbology: O
History of Magic: A
Muggle Studies: not taken
Potions: E
Transfiguration: E

NEWTs
Ancient Runes: E
Arithmancy: not taken
Astronomy: not taken
COMC: O
Charms: E
DADA: O
Divination: not taken
Herbology: O
History of Magic: P
Muggle Studies: not taken
Potions: E
Transfiguration: E

~ Degrees in COMC and Oceanowizardry

Former Occupations:
~ Employee in a muggle pet shop (2064-69)
~ Diver for a private company (2069-70)
` Keeper at a dragon preserve (2070-79)
` Durmstrang COMC professor (2079-83)
` Oceanologist for the Scamander Zoo (2083-91)