Post by Prof. Eli Hauser on Feb 1, 2009 19:02:00 GMT -5
Eli
Isaac
Hauser
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FIRST IMPRESSION
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GOOD TRAITS
- Good Advice. If you can stand him, Eli gives some of the best advice around. He won’t sugarcoat anything for you, and he’ll analyze the hell out of a situation if you want him to. He will literally tell it like it is. You also know you can trust him, he can’t exactly sabotage or lie to you – even if he doesn’t necessarily like you. He refuses to break his pact of honesty. But generally, Eli’s actually a pretty compassionate person who legitimately likes to help people. And since his historic area of expertise is wars and strategy, he can really help you if you’re in a fight with a friend or even an enemy. How to negotiate a truce, or get back at them. If it’s the latter, you sure as hell better keep it quiet that you got the ideas from him.
- Honest. Although this is pretty clear at this point, Eli absolutely refuses to lie. Period. He also will throw out anything on his mind, completely uncensored. It really doesn’t matter what it is or how it affects someone else. He feels they deserve to know. He calls it ‘radical honesty’. Lying is just one big no-no in his book. Even if its someone else lying toh im. The man immediately loses respect for liars. And since he always tells the truth, he’s gotten disconcertingly good at spotting a lie. So don’t do it. He will know. And it won’t be pretty, because he will call you out on it. Doesn’t matter what it is or why you did it. Or if you’re in public at the time. So, it’s much ore worth it to tell him the truth yourself. Eli absolutely loves it when someone is honest right back to him. Even if it’s negative, a smile will still light up his face like it’s Christmas morning.
- Intelligent. Eli loves to learn. He always has, ever since he was a kid. Particularly when it came to history. There was something he found so warm and inspiring about people from the past. He liked learning about their lives, and he particularly likes studying wars and the strategy it took to win them. He’s visited all kinds of battle sites, anything from American Revolution places, to castles fought over in the Hundred Years’ War, to the remote areas in China where wizard armies would battle it out. The man’s really just in love with history in general. His favorite quote is, ‘If you disregard history, you’re the most ignorant kind of person there is. It’s like a leaf not knowing it’s apart of a tree.’. This is at the top of his chalkboard at all times, to remind students.
- Protective. If you’re a friend of his, or he’s taken a liking to you, he’s a very loyal and protective person. If you’re in any kind of fix, you can come to him for help, even if he’ll give you some hell over it first. As much as it contradicts what will come out of his mouth, Eli is a genuinely nice person. It’s the whole point to his radical honesty. To protect others. Everyone talking about each other and using passive aggressive back-handed compliments really annoyed him. So he decided to make his own personal protest against it. Hence, ending with his always telling the truth. Other than that, he’s also physically protective if you need him to be.
- Creative. Eli believes in hands-on history, and will spend hours trying to find fun ways for his classes to really get into the subject. Often, he’ll split them up into two teams, give them time to strategize, then set them loose on each other in the forest guerilla style. Whoever wins gets the best grade. Of course, actual harmful spells are banned on pain of detention and the headmistress. But he really enjoys letting his students have fun. When kids really understand history, their grades go up because they actually like the class. He takes great pains to do this, coming up with wacky ideas to keep them entertained but learning. He even asks what their ideas are, and he’ll use them. He incites debates and holds duels, anything that gets the blood really flowing.
BAD TRAITS
- Exasperating. Frankly, his honesty can be grating on other people. It causes the majority of the people he meets to really not like him. It bothers them that he’s completely unapologetic about what he says. Eli often doesn’t do well in formal settings, and this has to be worked around before he mortally offends the Minister of Magic because he ‘smells like moth balls.’. Anyone you must be polite to – keep the man away from. He can be mischievous, and will sometimes do it on purpose. He won’t chase you if you get mad at him for his honesty, so don’t expect any apologize any time soon.
- Mischievous. Eli has a lot of fun with his little oath. Sheer reactions from people make him laugh. He really shouldn’t find the amusement he does in some things he says, but if he constantly felt guilty, well, it’d never last. Especially with the ladies. He loves to see their reactions to his honesty. Even if he has to run like hell afterward. Totally worth it. He can’t help but have fun. People just don’t expect to be told straight-up exactly what he’s thinking. And the different takes to it are hugely fascinating. Which is why sometimes he’ll just throw out random things on his mind, even if no one asked. Those are basically conversation starters to him. Be it good or bad, they always have interesting outcomes. And if he loses people over it, well, that’s just opportunity cost.
- Rebellious. The guy’s always fought against tradition. Sometimes on purpose, other times randomly. Like being a wizard out of nowhere. That really sent his parents for a spin. But Eli’s never been one to sit quietly and follow the rules. That just isn’t his style. Don’t tell him explicitly not to do something. Because that means, out of sheer impishness, he’ll do it anyway. And his honesty, as good as the intentions are, that in itself is a rebellion of what is considered normal. Tact doesn’t exist in his world.
- Unpredictable. You never know what the guy’s planning next. One minute he’s giving a lecture, the next he’s herding everyone outside. His mind’s an enigma, regardless of how much he speaks it. He’s impossible to predict. You think you’ve got him figured out, and then sometimes, he’ll hit you with a curve ball just to confuse you. Eli likes to keep people on their toes. And this facet of his personality also makes it difficult to keep friends. It’s unsettling, the way his mind will go so fast. He changes his mind fifty times a second, and his moods go the same way, even if they’re generally pleasant.
- Eccentric. The man pops Twizzlers like a drug addict. He grades with a Muggle pen. He never lies. If someone were to say he was normal, I think he’d have them committed to an asylum. He’s proud of his eccentricity, but some find it way too strange to handle. He’s quite the king of abnormal, really. If his honesty doesn’t drive people away, the sheer amount of quirkiness he possesses will. It doesn’t help that he’s –as mentioned- completely unapologetic for who he is.
LIKES
- History. Well, he’s a professor on the subject for a reason, yeah? He just loves learning about what’s happened in the past. It’s his passion. Particularly people and warfare. He loves looking into the psychology of the time to see their reasoning for doing things.
- The ladies. He’s male. This is a given. Even if his idea of flirting is more than a little unorthodox.
- Twizzlers. Eli goes into the closest Muggle town periodically to stock up his stores on his favorite candy. There’s usually about four or five huge bags in his desk.
- The Hundred Years’ War. Out of any period, this is his favorite. He doesn’t even know why he’s so fascinated with it. Mostly because of the bad rap it gets. Everyone assumes it was a backward time, when really, it had immense technological achievements. He has an entire three shelves of books dedicated to it.
- Apollo. The cat’s a nuisance, but adorable.
- Ballpoint pens. He prefers them over quills.
- The outside of an orange. He loves the way it feels, even if he hates the taste of the fruit itself. It just feels cool.
- Folk music. Everyone knows traditional is better than that modern crap.
- Miri. She's his favorite family member. He's very, very protective of her. She's also only one of three in aforementioned family that knows what he is. And one of two that's okay with it.
DISLIKES
- Oranges. Loves the skin of them, hates the actual fruit.
- The Crusades. He finds them a boring, hypocritical time period. He doesn’t get the fascination that some people have.
- Having time constraints.
- Liars. He can tell if you’re lying, and he doesn’t appreciate it.
- Quills. They’re annoying, melodramatic little utensils and he thinks they’re absolutely pointless.
- New music. It’s all over processed and unthoughtful with no meaning. He doesn’t like it. Give him some African drums and Irish flute, and he’s happy.
- Spearmint anything. Despises the taste it leaves in his mouth.
- Bright red. He hates too much of it, it gives him a headache.
SECRETS
- Eli doesn’t have any secrets. Anything you ask him, he’s under oath to tell you.
HABITS
- Rubbing his scar. When he’s nervous or thoughtful, he’ll often rub the long scar he has on his left forearm. He doesn’t even notice he’s doing it. His sleeves are usually rolled up to the elbow, so it’s just something he’s picked up doing.
- Biting his lip. When he smiles, he does this all the time.
- A pen behind his ear. Not a quill, mind you. But a regular, Muggle ballpoint. That’s what he grades with. One is almost permanently behind his right ear. Even when he’s nowhere near a stack of foreboding papers.
AMBITIONS
- Become a world reknowned expert on the Hundred Years’ War.
- Have kids.
FEARS
- Being constricted. He doesn’t have claustrophobia, per se. He doesn’t like when he feels like he’s running out of time of someone else’s orders. It makes him very uncomfortable.
- Losing his passion for history. It’s an almost ridiculous fear, but he loves history more than anything. And he’s scared if he ever lost that, he would lose who he was.
- Anglerfish. Those things are the creepiest animals he’s ever seen. Of course, he’ll probably never run into one, but just a picture sends shivers down his spine.
- Lying. It would kill him to have to lie. He doesn’t want to lose his own stamina.
- Antartica. Not the actual continent, just being surrounded by miles of ice and penguins is a freaky thought.
PATRONUS, WHY
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- Really old paper. Like, parchment. He’s a history nerd. This is just a smell that reminds him of his favorite thing, and he’s been around it a lot.
- Woodsy smells. Eli loves to hike. It’s a very calming hobby, and whenever he’s feeling stressed, he just starts to walk. It was also kind of a necessary thing when it came to tracking down important sites. So naturally, he loves the smells of wood, and moss, and running water.
- Twizzlers. He’s pitifully addicted to the candy, and can smell them from across the room. There isn’t much of an explanation other than they’re pretty much his favorite food, candy, what have you.
- As for the ladyfolk, anyone who can take on his honesty with a grain of salt is perfectly fine with him. He’s not particular about anything else, and gets along with almost every personality. It’s just more of the fact they have to deal with him.
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SIBLINGS
- Bella Hauser, twenty-eight, teacher.
- Aron Hauser, twenty-five, accountant.
- Timothy Hauser, twenty-three, violinist.
- Joshua Hauser, twenty-two, student.
- Miriam Hauser, eighteen, student.
GRANDPARENTS
- Isaac Hauser, deceased, owned a grocery store.
- Lilka Hauser, seventy-eight, retired.
- Benjamin Feldstein, eighty, retired.
- Bella Feldstein, seventy-three, retired.
AUNTS AND UNCLES
- Abraham Hauser, sixty-one, author.
- James Hauser, sixty, teacher.
- Elsa Hauser, fifty-eight, home-maker.
- Josephina Hauser, fifty-six, CEO.
- Zarah Hauser, forty-nine, home-maker.
- Daniela Feldstein, fifty-five, pediatrics doctor.
- Henry Feldstein, fifty-two, surgeon.
COUSINS
- Sofie Hauser, thirty-five, librarian. [Abraham]
- Abraham Hauser II, thirty-three, dentist. [Abraham]
- Jim Hauser, thirty-three, researcher. [James]
- Maia Hauser, thirty-two, stay-at-home mom. [James]
- Mari Hauser, thirty, particle physicist. [James]
- Alexander Hauser, thirty, cameraman. [Elsa]
- Saul Hauser, thirty, composer. [Josephina]
- Elisha Hauser, twenty-nine, secretary. [Josephina]
- Timon Hauser, twenty-eight, bartender. [Josephina]
- Talitha Hauser, twenty-eight, nurse. [Josephina]
- Serah Hauser, thirty-two, saleswoman. [Zarah]
- Elam Hauser, twenty-seven, department store manager. [Zarah]
- Rebecca Feldstein, twenty-nine, jewelry designer. [Daniela]
- Jacob Feldstein, twenty-five, grad student. [Henry]
- Paul Feldstein, twenty-three, cashier. [Henry]
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Then Eli turned eleven. And in that summer, he received the letter from Hogwarts. His parents dismissed it as some sort of practical joke, until more came everyday until they eventually had to admit it must be real. Viktor claimed it had to be a school with teachings of the Devil, calling Eli all sorts of names. Even as a young child he’d associated with the wrong people, Viktor said, an accusing glance clearly meant for Amy. Anne, on the other hand, calmed him down and said they should at least visit this place called ‘Diagon Alley’, and if it looked shady, Eli simply would not go. Viktor still refused. But Anne snuck her eldest son anyway, amazed by everything that could be found in the main Wizarding shopping town. By the end of the day, she was sure this place couldn’t be evil. She’d seen awe-inspiring things, but nothing that made her think it was evil. She was determined to let Eli go. However, none of their other family was told. Not even the other children. Viktor was still convinced this Hogwarts place was absolutely no good. And Eli was forbidden from talking to Amy, as Viktor was certain she’d started everything. Like that was going to stop them. Unbeknownst to the man, Eli started sneaking out nights to spend time with her until he had to leave.
And even though he believed his mother and was certain it wasn’t a bad place, he didn’t tell his best friend where he was going. Only that it was a Jewish boarding school his father was insisting on. Amy was devastated, and made him promise to write to her every day and visit as much as possible.
Eli promised. They stayed best friends up until his third year, when they tentatively began dating, just as Viktor had feared. Eli loved Hogwarts, if not necessarily all the people in it. As a Ravenclaw, he managed to stay out of most of the House feuds, keeping to himself. He aced most of his classes, but had very few friends. The teenager was fine with that, he still had Amy and that was enough. However, he still hadn’t told her exactly what kind of school this was.
It drove him crazy.
He couldn’t talk about the new charm he’d learned, the fascinating wizarding war centuries past, anything. He swore to himself he’d tell her after he finished his seventh year. By this point, Miriam had found out by accident, and was helping keep the secret, even though she was only nine years old. Miri was and still is mature beyond her years, able to not talk about the Wizarding world her brother belonged to partly because she was smart enough to know that would be a terrible thing to do, and partly because Eli was her favorite brother. Once Miri had found out, it was much easier to keep the secret. He could tell her everything. And she loved all of it.
Seventh year rolled around. Eli stayed there over Christmas break, to study more for his O.W.L.S. So he didn’t see Amy for the entirety of that year, and she stopped replying to his letters, and if she did, her responses were vague. Eli was worried. He rushed home after graduation, and the first place he went was to her house.
She was pregnant.
And not by him. Eli was devastated. It happened at a party, she’d said. This guy had been after her for a long time, since freshman year, she’d said. And when Eli asked why she hadn’t told him, she accused him of keeping secrets from her, and that it wasn’t her fault she didn’t want to tell him. For all she knew he had another girlfriend at that godforsaken school he never told her about. Eli considered caving and telling her everything like he’d planned, but that damn jock who’d done it pulled in the driveway, and he figured out it hadn’t been a one-time thing. Heartbroken, he’d left, leaving the girl he’d been planning to marry far behind him.
Sick of the wizarding world, he went to a normal Muggle college. The papers had been hard to fake, but hey. It’s the one time he’s lied since he stopped talking to Amy. He got a major in history, becoming the top student, and the delegate sent overseas when a program needed a grad student.
But Eli missed the world of magic, really. No matter how hard he tried to assimilate, he still felt like an outsider. So he went back to Diagon Alley for the first time in eight years, and overheard a couple wizards talking about the open History of Magic professor position. Eli applied. [/ul]
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