O. Wood: Professor, Pro Quidditch, Father

[Oliver Marcus Wood]

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full name, Oliver Marcus Wood
nicknames, Oli is the most common Unless you count 'That Quidditch-crazed maniac' but he doesn't take too well on that. He loathes anything along the lines of 'Ollie-bear'. He insists that he's not a bloody stuffed animal.
pronunciation, All-a-ver wood
gender, male
age, 42
date of birth, July 10, 1979
zodiac sign, Leo
sexuality, Heterosexual
blood status, Pureblood
social status, jock
ethnicity, Caucasian
birthplace, St. Andrews, Scotland
hometown, St. Andrews, Scotland
current home, St. Andrews, Scotland
languages, English / Scottish
accents, Scottish
house and year, Hogwarts, Gryffindor
broom, A modified Nimbus 2000 – yes, an old model, but Oliver has tinkered so much with it that by now it defies definition.
wand, Tiger Wood, Emu Feathers, 14 3/4 inches, Reasonably supple

Break My OUTER Shell
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height, 6'1
weight, 175
hair, an indefinable colour between dark blond – brown – gingery. He really doesn't take the time to try and come up with a proper name for its colour. Short. Practical. Usually in a state of disarray as he's still flying as often as possible.
eye, A muddy mixture between green and brown. To his extreme embarrassment Oliver lately requires reading glasses.
dress, Oliver is pretty much immune to style and prefers a comfortable mixture between Muggle clothing (he has this fondness for jeans) and classical Wizard wear (formerly of the Quidditch gear variety, lately he is known to prefer wide robes over his Muggle clothes – because they have so many pockets he can fill with all kinds of stuff (and later forget about it)!).
portrayed by, Ryan Renolds

distinguishing features,
Oliver Wood is a typical, 6,1” tall, burly ex-Quidditch player with well-trained muscles and broad shoulders. However, years of practising sport have ensured that his movements are very fluent and controlled and he moves with more grace then one would expect from him. He has calloused hands and used to wear a bright, manic smile – especially when flying.Oliver has warm hazel-green eyes and short slightly gingery hair that's in a constant state of disarray.

appearance,
see photo

Your inner beauty never needs makeup.
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likes,
quidditch, teaching, keeping an eye on his kids, outgoing girls, sex, women, drinking, playing quidditch, watching quidditch, the world cup, taking his kids to quidditch games, the quidditch museum, quidditch rule book, Quidditch through the ages, flying, quaffles, broomstick, quidditch robes, the snitch, soaring through the clouds, teaching his kids to better themselves at quidditch, being on the quidditch pitch, being around quidditch players, the wind blowing through his hair.

dislikes,
whores, his quidditch coach, homewreckers, cheaters, abusers, dark arts , people hitting on his wife, his wife's craving for money, bludgers,rudeness, people with no manners, being hung over, his kids getting in trouble, Flint, People who mess with his kids,

strengths,
Brave, compassionate, reliable, solid, dependable, almost stupidly reckless, and gets along well with animals.

Oliver is definitely a physical person and his strengths lie in every field that involves movement. He is strong, fast and has very good reflexes stemming from years of evading Bludgers (and then hexes during the war). He is extremely organized and a good strategist who manages to make plans and back-up plans in almost every situation.

His magical strengths are definitely flying and he is rather good with Charms as the swishing and flicking always came naturally to him.

weaknesses,
Overprotective of people he cares about, sometimes a bit narrow-minded, stubborn, tunnel-vision once he has made up his mind to do something, shy when talking to people he thinks are more intelligent then he is, can be a rigid and ignorant in his views, tends to get stressed when he has the feeling of losing control, almost fanatical about Quidditch.

The thing is that Oliver's strengths are also his weaknesses in a way. His recklessness has the tendency to manifest itself at the most inopportune moments in which Oliver is bound to display a spontaneity that regularly gets him into trouble.

best friend

Other friends
Percy Weasley

Enemies
Marcus Flint : Oliver and Marcus have been known rivals since they competed against one another in Hogwarts Quidditch. Both are seemingly rude and arrogant to one another and yet they are very similar.

Habits
Oliver has the ability to find a Quidditch-related metaphor for everything and he abuses that ability. At length.

Even now Oliver has the tendency to start rambling when he's getting nervous and for some unfathomable reason he can't hold his liquor and therefore tends to avoid alcohol (as the amount of embarrassment he suffered under its influence is really enough to have cured him for a life-time). He is very, very organized and almost everything he does has a routine to it. Oliver's paperwork is organized with differently coloured post-its, he uses his beloved colour-coded charts (that only he can make sense of), Oliver always has at least one back-up plan.

Also, he talks to his animals who are given free reign in his home and office.

Hobbies/pastimes:
Oliver loves cooking and, of course, flying and everything Quidditch-related. He also loves trying out Muggle sports – usually with hilarious consequences.

Whenever possible Oliver is outdoors where he loves hiking. Broomstick engineering, meaning Oliver loves to take broomsticks apart and reassemble them with various 'improvements'. Most noticeably taking off security charms that fix the speed limit.

secrets,
[ ]He was really, really in love with Angelina Johnson in school but never worked up the nerve to ask her out. Observing her with Fred broke his heart to a point where he contemplated writing miserable little poems about it. However, he settled for compiling new Quidditch strategies which seemed to work better.
[ ]He's a fluffy bunny at heart. Although Oliver goes to great lengths to appear tough and seal off his heart, one sad look suffices to make him melt. He is compassionate to a point where it becomes ridiculous.
[ ]He checked his closet for monsters until the age of thirteen. These days Oliver is far from amused that the monsters have apparently decided to turn out to be real.

fears,
Oliver suffers from claustrophobia. He has a grip on it but nevertheless it gives him a whole lot of trouble. Additionally, Next to that Oliver fears the loss of control in any given situation which manifests itself in his tendency to make plans for everything. And back-up plans. And back-ups of the back-up plans. So you might say he's a bit of a control freak.

boggart,
Oliver suffers from claustrophobia. Consequentially his Boggart represents a dark room with no means of escape, no windows and no way to spread out his arms

worst memory,
Losing his family over a sport.

patronus,
A badger, representing aggressiveness, passion and drive.

erised,
Oliver sees his whole family alive and well. Somewhere in the background his mum making a good steak, his dad is talking to the as-of-yet unknown wife Oliver wants to have one day while Oliver himself teaches his kids how to play Quidditch, surrounded by his friends (especially his former Gryffindor Quidditch team) and their progeny.

veritaserum
Is jealous of her baby sister
Had a miscarriage when she was 18
blames herself for her baby dying

amortentia,
The leather of his Keeper's gloves and protective gear. The smell of autumn in the Highlands, consisting (among other ingredients) of grass, sheep and wet dog hair. Something spicy Oliver hasn't been able to identify as of yet but it reminds him of the Gryffindor common room

Turn ons
caring towards him and his family
quidditch

Turn offs
liar
cheater
uncaring

Skills
Quidditch
Flying

Goals
To keep his kids at all costs

Personality,
Oliver Wood had ambition and drive, and was solidly focused and determined on creating the best Quidditch team in the school. He forced his players to train relentlessly, including early morning starts and all-weather training. Wood occasionally became maniacal when attempting to win; he told Harry to "catch the Snitch or die trying” and Fred and George Weasley implied that, Wood was attempting to drown himself in the showers after a defeat. They also said in that "Wood might have done the Slytherins if he could have" after someone asked who would try to kill off a Quidditch team. He regularly scheduled three practice sessions a week, rising to five a week before an important match. His overriding ambition was to win the Quidditch cup before he graduated, which he finally achieved.

Despite this, Wood was remarkably humble concerning his own skill, putting the team's success down to the other members of the team. He would often be more concerned about his teammates than himself, like urging them to eat breakfast before a match, yet touching nothing himself. He was also extremely loyal to Gryffindor and saw the success of the Gryffindor team as Gryffindor House's success as a whole. He was also very fair and did not accept a replay after Harry fell off his broom against Cedric Diggory since he knew that Diggory had caught the Snitch fairly.

Education is all a matter of building bridges.

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pre-hogwarts,
Oliver was born near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands to Andrew and Maggie Wood. His father, the final branch of the Pureblooded Wood-family, used to be a great Quidditch player for one successful season (where he met and married Maggie Lively) until a stray Bludger shattered his shoulder beyond repair and abruptly ended his career as a Chaser. Driven into depression by the ending of what he deemed his life, Andrew retreated into the Highlands with his family in order to keep away from all things Quidditch-related and live a peaceful life. Her husband's bitterness with his fate almost drove Maggie away and for a time the newly-weds went through a rather rocky phase.

belongs to,
GRYFFINDOR house
You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart.

o.w.l. grades,
Astronomy E
Charms O
Defense Against the Dark Arts O
Potions E
Herbology P
History of Magic O
Transfiguration E
Arithmancy E
Muggle Studies E

N.e.w.t grades,
History of Magic - O
Charms - O
DADA - O
Potions - E
Arithmancy - E

favorite subject(s),
Flying / Quidditch

least favorite subject,
anything with theory

graduation,
graduated in June 1996

career,
1994-1995 – Reserve Keeper for Puddlemere United.
1995-1997 – Keeper for Puddlemere United

At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.
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IMMEDIATE FAMILY,

Father: Andrew Oliver Wood
Blood status: pureblood
Nationality: English
education: Hogwarts, Hufflepuff Alumni.
occupation: Former Quidditch player (Chaser for the Montrose Magpies); an injury put an end to his career
spouse: Maggie Wood
offspring: Oliver Wood

Mother: Maggie Connie Wood (nee O'Leary)
Blood status: pureblood
Nationality: English
education: Hogwarts Gryffindor
occupation: house wife
spouse: Andrew Wood
offspring: Oliver

EXTENDED FAMILY,

WOOD,

grandparents:
Orvil Wood -- grandfather
Cleo Wood (nee O'Rielly) -- grandmother

O'LEARY,

grandparents:
William O'Leary - grandfather
Megan O'Leary - grandmother

DESCRIPTION OF HOME:
Home in St.Andrews that is done over with modern look and has 5 bedrooms 3 bath

pets,
Bludger - Owl
Firebolt - turtle

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