Everett Francis Marston (b. 17 September 2011) is a halfblood wizard from Marston Vale, Bedfordshire and is the only child born to parents Gulliver and Beatrix Marston. He is a sixth year Ravenclaw student and prefect at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
((OOC Note: Other than the "Rumour has it" section, the following information is not available to your character unless discussed through roleplay.))
Before Hogwarts[]
Before Birth[]
Everett is the only son of the Marston line, prominent in the region of Bedfordshire as founders of Marston Vale and the carriers of a storied heritage of politicians to lead the small town. Gulliver Marston, Everett's father, is the 37th in the family line to be elected as mayor, which is currently his position in 2029. Everett's mother Beatrix Marston (nee Fleagle), to the muggle world a devoted wife and mother to her Marston boys, is in fact a skilled witch with her own wand tree nursery, which also specializes in the supervision of a care and release programme for bowtruckles (installed by the Ministry to track the collection and production of wand woods).
The pair knew each other as children, though the relationship was only rekindled when Beatrix returned to the village after graduation from Hogwarts, tracking a colony of bowtruckles to right outside her hometown. The courtship was long-played and hard-won, for Gulliver had a reputation for being a bit of a ladies' man. After many months of trying to win Beatrix's attention at town hall meetings, where they usually were found arguing opposite ends of a debate (she for forest preservation in the rocky landscape, he for increased mining operations), Gulliver finally won the witch's heart by standing outside her house with a boombox raised overhead, echoing the scene from the time honored classic romance, Say Anything.
Growing Up[]
The marriage of Gulliver and Beatrix was a celebrated and public affair, as was the birth of their first son, Everett. As such, Everett has always enjoyed the luxury of literally being raised by a village. In a town where his family's name was printed on every envelope, he quickly learned that he could traipse through town well protected by its inhabitants. When he was three, Everett succeeded in traveling approximately two miles through town, all the way to the commercial district just to get an ice cream cone. To say his parents were relieved to find him was an understatement, but they learned that in his little adventure, Everett was passed and carried by every adult that encountered him, barely doing any walking of his own.
Such was the way for Everett Marston to be raised, and to call him simply spoiled is an understatement.
First Sign of Magic[]
((coming soon))
At Hogwarts[]
Sorting And First Year ((NPC))[]
Everett Marston was called to the front and promptly elbowed his way through the crowd of firsties; having to wait through the beginning of the alphabet was nearly torture for the anxious eleven year old. As he sat down on the stool and the deputy headmaster placed the hat upon his head, Everett cast an excited gaze around to the tables, though his smile quickly faded when met with blank expressions. He suddenly realized he was alone, truly alone, for the first time. A pang of nerves crept into his stomach and he gulped, hazel eyes flitting up to observe the floppy brim that cast a shadow over his round face. "Whatever you do, put me somewhere that I REALLY belong," he whispers. "I need a family. Please don't make me be alone in this place..."
Placed into Ravenclaw, Everett's first year at Hogwarts was one of relative quiet. Little in terms of major incidents happened, and the fearful firstie grew confident in his surroundings, silently in the background. A few pranks were to be had, on account of peer pressure, but by the end of term Everett was a fully fledged troublemaker in his own right.
Second Year[]
A breakthrough year for Everett, on many levels. This was the year his house would win the House Cup and the Quidditch cup, though the first would only narrowly win over Hufflepuff by a measly one point. Everett had his contributions to the win, but would have developed a reputation for losing points all the same, particularly for his antics in Mordus' transfiguration class, where he notably tried to serenade Sol Valor as an attempt to escort her to the Hearty Party. The premeditated efforts of the second year, accruing several offenses in the process, lost Ravenclaw a total of eighty house points.
It was also a year of romance for Everett, who did succeed in asking Sol out. At the Hearty Party, he confessed his feelings for the girl and asked her to be his girlfriend, which she accepted. However, the joy was short-lived when Sol came to him no more than a week later, in a sobbing confession that she did not share Everett's affections. For someone who had been harboring a crush for Sol over most of the year, Everett was devastated, and distant, resulting in many of her friends trying to goad the second year boy into better behaviour, due to their protectiveness of Sol. By year's end, the two were amicable through Fun Runner's club but not particularly close outside of it.
End of term was a frightening time, and not just because of exams. Lovelace's campaign of terror on the school reached Everett when she encountered him at the owlery one spring afternoon, and placed an Imperio curse on him to coerce him into becoming one of her wolf children. Called to arms a few weeks later, Everett returned to Lovelace's company and was transfigured into a wolf. Together with many other students enduring the same fate, he attacked the school and the students inside it, resulting thankfully in only minor injuries. He did not witness the death of Lovelace; although nearby, he was knocked unconscious by a professor.
Third Year[]
Aloy and Everett sharing a moment; Brighton Bay, 2026
Lots of mushy stuff with Aloy this year, as they became a couple over the summer, during her birthday. Some winning of chess matches too. All in all, it was a pretty chill year.
Fourth Year[]
A disastrous year for Everett, full of betrayal, misery, and heartbreak. It started off well, with Everett happily in a relationship with Aloy Osiris, though lo and behold, another veela appeared in his life: Peach L. McCants. Finding himself drawn to the Hufflepuff, Everett quickly found himself in over his head, not knowing who he wanted to be with. Eventually, he decided to come clean with Aloy regarding his mixed up feelings, and all hell broke loose. In front of his eyes, his angry girlfriend transformed into a harpy-like creature who chased him through the halls. She cast fireballs at his pants, setting them on fire and burning his legs. It was madness, and somehow, in spite of all that, the pair survived: for a time.
Amends were made and Aloy and Everett carried on, until the orb came. With it came strange behaviour from the veela girl, seemingly in cohorts with Tom Morgan over the course of months. Everett had no idea what was going on, only feeling his girlfriend drawing away from him... until one day, she disappeared altogether. Communicating with her via protean pad did nothing, and Everett wrote tons of notes, trying to reach her. Finally, he broke up with her, via the pad, which is probably not the classiest thing one can do, but the boy was tired of chasing after someone who seemed to have lost interest in him. Bless Aloy, she did win him back by throwing him a wonderful picnic, but the worst was yet to come.
More complications ensued when he learned that Aloy had been /kissing/ Tom Morgan while they were still together, most notably at a game of Truth or Dare near the end of the school year. Tom and Aloy both approached Everett to confess the issue, but Everett had had enough. He broke up with her and soon enough, found out that Aloy had confessed that she had kissed Tom on prior occasions. MANY prior occasions. Finally calling it quits, Everett abandoned the relationship, which was quickly picked up by Tom Morgan. No surprise there.
Fifth Year[]
This year was a culmination of highs and lows for Everett. Having moved out of the relationship with Aloy Osiris, he was free to focus heavily on scholarly pursuits, in preparation for his OWLs. In addition to this hard-lined approach to improving his academia, Everett was awarded his prefect's badge in the summer of 2027, something he never thought in a million years Professor Green, head of Ravenclaw house, would offer him.
Dating proved a struggle for the young eagle, who attempted to woo fourth year Kitten Ducane by taking her to the Halloween Bash, only to spend the night moping about his personal troubles. Kitten seemed to take it in stride, though avoided leaning into the conversation. As a result, Everett felt rejected by her, and backed away from her after the dance.
At the forefront of his personal troubles was that of his parents' divorce, conveniently timed with his mother's pregnancy (presumably by another man, though Beatrix has done little to discuss the matter). Determined to keep the scandal from reaching the public, Gulliver Marston drew up divorce papers, in spite of the sullied reputation he might gain in his political career. Beatrix happily accepted, considering she had been unhappy for many years, and desired to raise her daughter Ramona, Everett's half-sister, out of the public eye. There were surely complications to the separation, but those logistics escaped young Everett, who chose not to pry. His mother and sister relocated to Godric's Hollow, though during the move he told almost nobody this fact, not even his closest friends. After the reaction from Kitten over such matters, he was hesitant to share much of his family's woes with anyone, choosing instead to paint on a cheerful exterior as best he could.
With the approach of summer, Everett managed his way through his owls and descended on Little Lamplight to spend most of his days, in the company of fellow Ravenclaw prefect Zaira Hurley. It didn't take much to observe a little bit of interest between the two, simmering on the surface since Valentine's day, when Everett wrote the redhead a sappy poem. There was also a matter of fighting a swell of grindylows that took to the flooded streets of Little Lamplight one day, though the details of that encounter have become hazy, in lieu of all the events that were to happen in sixth year.
Sixth Year[]
((coming soon))
About Everett[]
Appearance[]
Described by one younger year as an 'absolute unit', such was particularly true of Everett at the beginning of his sixth year. A tall boy, his once developed physique has started to fade with some atrophy, the prominent muscles from before turned lean and faint in definition. He has light brown hair that hangs a bit longer, and to one side, covering light hazel eyes, which on most days are bespectacled. A slight stubble has formed on his chin, which persists most days as well. He has thick patches of scarring on his legs, a result of being burned a couple years ago, but does little to disguise this fact when dressing for summer.
Additionally, his style of dress is quite relaxed when out of uniform, consisting of very basic pieces typically: white v-necks, baggy or worn jeans. Everything about his appearance gives the impression of being 'lived in', as if he's not added to his wardrobe in quite some time.
Occasionally there is a winged necklace that hangs around his neck, though for the most part he's unadorned. A tan line is impressed on his left wrist: a clear sign of a watch which was worn for years, but is no longer there.
Personality[]
Likes[]
Everett is a fan of all things magical creatures, and will talk about the various species that strike his interest, at length. Centaurs are his primary interest, finding their nuanced protest of classification to beast endearing. He has aspirations to work in the Centaur Liaison office at the Ministry for this express purpose.
He also delights in playing chess: the longer the game, the better. Broomflight is a fun pastime as well. Though in the past he enjoyed a good jog, now is not so much the case. There are also muggle interests, but it should be noted that growing up with one foot in the wizarding world and another in the muggle one, Everett is quite comfortable in a residence lacking in the usual technological accoutrements of computers, cell phones, and the like.
Dislikes/Fears[]
School Performance[]
OWL results[]
- Astronomy: A - Acceptable.
- Care of Magical Creatures: O - Outstanding.
- Charms: O - Outstanding.
- Defence Against the Darts Arts: O - Outstanding.
- Divinations: E - Exceeds Expectations.
- Herbology: D - Dreadful.
- History of Magic: A - Acceptable.
- Potions: A - Acceptable.
- Transfiguration: O - Outstanding.
Extracurriculars[]
- Fun Runners Club: Founder and president since its 2025 inception. Everett took great pride in leading the Fun Runners through various courses that explored the Hogwarts grounds. The club used to meet every Saturday morning at 10:30, at least in the years 2025 and 2026.
Possessions[]
Wand[]
Applewood wands are not made in great numbers. They are powerful and best suited to an owner of high aims and ideals, as this wood mixes poorly with Dark magic. It is said that the possessor of an apple wand will be well-loved and long-lived, and I have often noticed that customers of great personal charm find their perfect match in an applewood wand. An unusual ability to converse with other magical beings in their native tongues is often found among apple wand owners, who include the celebrated author of Merpeople: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Language and Customs, Dylan Marwood.'
As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner. The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental.
Everett's wand is a twelve inch applewood with a dragon heartstring core. It previously belonged with Everett's maternal great grandfather, Cornelius Fleagle, who died after suffering a tragic transfiguration accident. Feeling it improper to bury the man with the wand that ultimately failed him, the Fleagle family elected to put the wand in storage at Gringotts until it would inherit a new witch or wizard. It took three generations, until the summer of 2023 when Everett visited Ollivander's and failed to be selected by any of the stock. An assistant questioned his mother, and the three of them ended up in the Fleagle vault, whereupon the wand performed brilliantly for the young Marston.
Broom[]
Owner of a Cleansweep Eleven, Everett flies relatively well, though isn't showy in his maneuvers in any way. The Cleansweep Eleven is a broomstick produced by the Cleansweep Broom Company in or before 1995. It is made of Spanish oak, with anti-jinx varnish and a built-in vibration control feature. The Cleansweep model is rumoured to accelerate from nought to seventy miles per hour in ten seconds.
Pet[]
Everett has a pet toad named Phillip which he keeps in a terrarium next to his bed. Phillip doesn't see much else, as the second year isn't particularly good at potions or transfiguration and knows it. Using his toad in any practicals would likely be disastrous. However, there were a few times Phillip was used in practical jokes during Everett's first year, resulting in considerable point loss for the Ravenclaws.
Secret Stash[]
Hidden to all except perhaps some nosy housemates, Everett keeps a small gold inlaid box under his bed. Inside are a few invaluable items to him, not drawing much weight when lifted though, as the box has been emptied recently. The actual contents are well concealed and locked, though a simple Cistem aperio could probably do the trick...
Relationships[]
Family[]
Gulliver Marston (father)
Beatrix Fleagle-Marston (mother)
Ramona Fleagle (half-sister)
Friends[]
Romantic Interests[]
Current: Perry Fairewell
Past: Zaira Hurley, Aloy Osiris, Sol May Valor
Enemies, Rivals, and otherwise Awkward Relationships[]
Miscellaneous[]
Rumour Has It[]
'Rumour has it, after an abrupt serenade in transfigurations; two eagles will be attending the hearty dance! Though, it seems the eagle swooped in before the badger could ask. What will this dateless badger do?"
'Everett and Lucian were seen talking earlier. A truly dark pair if they start pranking together…"