basics —
age: twenty-six
house: hufflepuff
primary: london school of witchcraft · 1973
major: pre-auror · dropout 1975
occupation: construction worker
the story thus far —
Hayden grew up in Hackney and to muggle parents, a younger brother by his side. Despite their destitute poverty, Hayden never thought of himself as unlucky. He never knew any different. Really, he might have been different and remained that way if not for his mother’s untimely death when he was but five years old.
His father went from a double income household to just one and suddenly needing to support two young sons. A challenge which proved difficult oftentimes, as they sometimes had little to no food and the threat of being on the streets looming over them.
Although his father never asked, Hayden took it upon himself to become his family’s protector and attempted to provide, usually by way of pick pocketing and petty thievery.
Upon entering the wizarding world, not much changed. Hayden still remained bitter and was quick to find out, even with magic, he was still in the same place, magic not being the quick fix to problems like he might have briefly thought.
Hayden once had dreams of possibly being in law enforcement, if only as a way to help people, despite his many run-ins with police in his youth and his own distrust of authority figures, he thought maybe things were different within the magical world, but was quick to find that this was not the case in the slightest.
Hayden dropped out midway through his second year due to events that he has declined to share with anyone, but were rooted in the anti-muggle and anti-muggleborn sentiment that seems to be gaining traction in recent years.
He found a job as a bartender in the nearby Three Broomsticks pub, a job which while less than glamorous and less than a star employee, did help this antisocial with gaining some semblance of social skills. He has since become a common face at the pub, having been there for just over five years.
On the night of 24 June 1980, Hayden’s brother was abducted and he was lured away. The events eventually escalated and killed his brother and left him looking like the only suspect (and truthfully, Hayden blames himself). He is currently in prison (and refusing visitors other than his father) in London while investigations by muggle police into the events that occurred are in progress.
dating history —
Long, sordid and upsetting