04-09-2010, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boston
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 Name: Preston A. Kingsley
Age: Turns 45 in '72
Birthdate: March 21, 2027
Place of Birth: Swindon, England
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw (2038-2045)
Favorite Subjects: Transfiguration and Charms
Least Favorite Subjects: Divination
Pets: A calico kitten named Princess. (A going-away present from his sister)
Eye Color: Brown
Hair: Medium brown
Height: 5' 11” though he's known to wear shoes with a biiiit of a heel for that extra inch.
Previous Occupations:
Law Enforcement (support) 2045-2050
Private Tutor 2050-2070
Advisor to the Wizengamut 2070-2071
Personality:
Preston Kingsley prefers formality. Titles. Honorifics. Ruffles. He is quite a stickler for proper manners and does not tolerate behavior that he does not see as befitting young gentlemen and ladies in an educational setting. This does not mean that he doesn't enjoy a good chuckle, occasionally, but that there is a time and a place for such things.
History:
Preston Kingsley was born and raised in Swindon, by two muggle-born parents who preferred to raise their children among muggles. The third of four siblings, Preston never really got on with either of his older brothers Robert and Asher, instead spending a significant amount of time with his younger sister Eleanor, despite their age difference.
As a student, Preston mostly kept to himself, preferring to write home to his sister and parents.. He despised Quidditch, thinking it a silly distraction from more important things. He excelled in Transfiguration, Charms and Defense, and performed reasonably well in Potions and Care of Magical Creatures. He did not take Arithmancy or Divination beyond what was required as he did not find himself capable in those subjects. Rather than spread himself thin, he opted to instead focus on those topics in which he showed the most aptitude.
Following graduation, he took a job with the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, though he was most captivated by questions of policy creation, rather than enforcement. He stayed in this position for a few years, continuing his practice of writing to his sister who was then, herself, a student at Hogwarts. When she took ill, Preston abruptly left his job and moved back home to help care for her. He tutored her in numerous subjects, eventually taking on additional students, whose parents wanted supplements to their own homeschooling. He continued his own independent study, furthering his proficiency in a multitude of areas.
Preston continued to live with Eleanor after she moved out of their parents house, as she was not able to care for herself. He continued his tutoring, taking on a number of pupils from influential families who, while they did not want to send their children away to school, did not want to handle the business of education themselves, either. He continued in this work for a number of years until one of his employers, a member of the Wizengamut offered him a position as an adviser.. He served in this capacity for less than a year, finding that while he had been fascinated by the field as a youth, now missed education. Eleanor now able to care of herself, thanks to an experimental course of treatment, has insisted that Preston leave her and accept a position at Hogwarts.
 Thanks to Droo for the doll! 
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