i love it when a piece of media is like: is there anything more painful than knowing your sibling? is there anything more tragic than knowing they are the only person who will ever share the same experience as you? they were the only constant in your life. they were there since birth and now, no matter how they betray you, you will still love them. you will always feel the need to protect them even if you can no longer bring yourself to talk to them. will anyone else be able to understand? will anybody be able to love you and hate you and fear you the same way a sibling loves you and hates you and fears you? no, probably not. (x)
borrowed some of @potionboy3 's ocs for this;
skylla volta, rome st. james, elian goldcrest, melv and kit enfield, and erebus volta
i have to go with melv for the same reasoning as for kit. i've been writing so much as him that i feel like i understand him better. he was the second character i made for the ww1 story and while he was supposed to be a side character he just wrote his own profile in the end because i knew so much of him. i love maritza but we haven't yet gotten that far with our bond.
At the onset of war, Squib, Kit Enfield, enlists in the muggle army and is sent to the frontlines. Little does he know his world will be shaken by a series of unfortunate events and poor decision-making. Who will live and find ever-lasting love?
hp ww1 era; a completely serious guide by @potionboy3 and yours truly
the first version
a lot more new ocs and plot points have been introduced to this verse since annie published the first powerpoint, so we felt like it was time for an update. this was a labour of love and now it's here! a tongue-in-cheek intro to the world war I era, featuring many of the ocs created within the fandom!
obviously this is from mine and annie's point of view, and while we did look through the tag for all the ocs, we don't know all of them as well as we would like, so we winged it😂 many of the nicknames are based on what we've called these characters when they didn't have names yet/if we couldn't remember their names. some of the jokes and references might be incomprehensible to anyone but us but i hope not all of them, lol. if we got something wrong, let us know!
Meaning of name: Gentle lord or polished chief, Sword friend, Smooth brow.
Nickname: Melv (people know him as Melv Enfield rather than Melvyn.)
Pronouns: He/him
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Nationality: English
Birth date: January 26th, 1886
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Those born on January 26 are dynamic, dramatic and commanding. Their determination and unshakable confidence in life gives them the potential to reach their goals. They command an air of authority and always like to have the last word. January 26 individuals are great motivators and excellent organizers.
Age: 28 when the war starts
► Physical appearance:
Faceclaim: Selahattin Paşalı
Height: 185cm
Eye colour: Green
Hair colour: Dark brown
Negative traits: unmoved, prudent, strict, nitpicky, can come across somewhat cold
Personality type: INFJ
Character’s greatest joy in life: Odessa and her happiness, his children
Fears: Kit getting hurt or dying, failure
Priorities: Odessa, Kit, his children, his work (but Kit, Odessa and the twins go above)
Character’s soft spot: Odessa, Kit, his children
Is this soft spot obvious to others? No
Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Melv wants to make rational decisions but usually ends up making them with his heart instead which can lead into him getting in trouble.
Biggest regret: Not making a move on Odessa before she ended up marrying Kit, letting Kit run away from home.
Secrets of the character: He is in love with his brother’s wife Odessa Avery.
Does anyone else know? Eventually everyone as he ends up marrying her.
Drives and motivations: His career and reputation, happiness of his family
► Past
Hometown: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Type of childhood: Melv was always responsible compared to his younger brother Kit. Because of his wizard status, he had more privileges than Kit did. Melv thought it was alright for him to have these privileges as he was raised to see himself above Kit who was a squib. His mother married a wizard called Thomas Brynn who he got along with fine with.
Religion: Not religious
Dream job: Obliviator
► Present
Occupation: Obliviator for the British Ministry of Magic.
► Magical info
Blood Status: Unknown (he never knew his real father, but his mother is a witch.)
Education: Hogwarts
Hogwarts house: Gryffindor
Wand: Fir wood with a unicorn hair core, 14 ½ and unbending flexibility
There is no doubt that this wood, coming as it did from the most resilient of trees, produced wands that demanded staying power and strength of purpose in their true owners, and that they were poor tools in the hands of the changeable and indecisive. Fir wands were particularly suited to Transfiguration, and favoured owners of focused, strong-minded and, occasionally, intimidating demeanour.
Patronus: Rottweiler
This is a calm yet confident dog that allows its environment to influence it. People with this Patronus are hard workers and protectors. With a Rottweiler Patronus, you will always be protected from Dementors.
Patronus Memory: Odessa smiling at him
Boggart: Kit being shot
Specialized/Favourite Spells: Memory spells
Favourite subject in school: Charms
► Family
Mother:
Face claim: Julia Roberts
Relationship with them:
Melv has always been close with his mother who takes great pride on her older son. Later she doesn’t approve Melv’s relationship with Odessa Avery and him raising his brothers children as his own. The two become more distant.
Stepfather: Thomas Brynn
Face claim: -
Relationship with them:
Thomas and Melv got along well and Melv didn’t know want to admit about the mistreatment of his younger brother that Thomas was responsible of. He later cut all ties with the man.
Brother: Kit Enfield
Face claim: Boran Kuzum
Relationship with them:
Kit and Melv were always very different. Melv was responsible and serious. He was patient and liked spending time alone while Kit was loud and had a hard time focusing on anything. They got even more distant while Melv was away from home after going to Hogwarts. He didn’t have the knowledge of everything that was happening back at home. He always assumed Kit was just being dramatic.
After Kit ran away from home, he was mad and thought that Kit was breaking their mother’s heart. He didn’t see his little brother’s side of things.
When the war started Melv was worried about Kit. He kept up with news about it and tried to be on loop on what was happening.
During the war Ares gave his gun for Kit to make sure he’d be safe. Eventually Kit got caught using it and Melv was sent to wipe his memories since Ares’s Presence in the war was meant to be a secret. Kit begged his brother to let him keep his memories of Ares and he agreed to it and lied to the ministry.
When he learned about Kit’s marriage, he was not supportive. He knew it was a bad decision that would end with Odessa getting hurt. Their relationship didn’t get any better after that. It didn’t help that Melv had secret feelings for his wife.
Melv later on regretted his views of the time when Kit was young. He was sad of not making things right with his brother while he was still alive. Kit died without the two of them ever fully making up.
Children: Ottilie & Oaklan Enfield
Face claims: Zoey Deutch, Dylan Arnold
Relationship to them: After Kit died during the first world war, Melv raised his children as his own and they had a good relationship.
► Love interests
Mysterie Charmsworth
Faceclaim: Lara Jean Chorostecki
Relationship to them:
Mystie had a crush on Melv during their Hogwarts years and the two dated for a while after graduating. Mystie was very intense and different from Melv and he was the one to end the relationship which Mystie didn't take it well. After ending the relationship Melv tended to avoid situations where he would have to face Mystie again.
Melv has has been in love with Odessa since their childhood. Unfortunately, she only seemed to have eyes for his younger brother. Despite their differences and frequent arguing, they made a good team. The two got closer after Kit's death as Melv offered her support when she most needed it and it quickly resulted in growing feelings and happy marriage.
►Enemies
Renfield “Ren” Godfrey
Face claim: Tom Austen
Relationship to them:
Melv hated the man who killed his brother and swore to have revenge against him. With the help of Lunas Avery @cursed-herbalist he eventually managed to destroy one of Ren’s horcruxes thinking they had defeated him for good. *more info to be added*
► Relationships with others
Friends: Willard Hartford,
Lunas Avery & Ione Avery @cursed-herbalist
Leda Gaunt @gaygryffindorgal eventually
*Up for more friends!*
Rivals: Kit Enfield, Ares Gaunt @gaygryffindorgal
Person character goes to for advice: His mother
Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Kit, Odessa, his children
Person character feels shy or awkward around: Mystie, Odessa
Person character openly admires: Archer Evermonde
► Habits
Spending habits: Stirct with money
Smokes: Yes a lot
Drinks: Sometimes
Other drugs: No
What does he do too much of? think about Odessa when he shouldn't, sacrifice his own goals for Kit's sake
What does he do too little of? Speak out on his opinions
Extremely skilled at: memory spells, school
Extremely unskilled at: singing
►Traits
How he feels about himself: Melv is a very confident man who knows how to use his smarts. He puts much pressure on himself but knows his own limits.
How do other people perceive him:
Sometimes a little entitled and a know it all but most often as a serious well educated handsome and charismatic man.
world war I era! i like exploring how the wizarding world was affected by the great war, as well as the culture and society during the early 1900s. and of course i just love my gaunt family ocs and kit enfield, that’s no secret.
kit enfield by @potionboy3
odessa avery by @cursed-herbalist
ares gaunt
lunas avery by @cursed-herbalist
leda gaunt
joel mayfair by @magicallymalted
adeline blackburn by @cursebreakerfarrier
melv enfield by @potionboy3
as well as all the other amazing people with ww1 era ocs; @unfortunate-arrow, @camillejeaneshphm, @endlessly-cursed
