↟↟↟↟PAUL WHITMAN MYERS↟↟↟↟
HERBOLOGY

Full Name: Paul Whitman Myers
Birthday: May 1, 2032
House: Ravenclaw
Age: 57
Hometown: Lancing, West Sussex, England
Blood Status: Pureblood
Best Subjects: Herbology, CoMC, Potions
Worst Subjects: Astronomy, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes

Wand: Reedwood, Amethyst powder core, 14 inches, very yielding
Boggart: Milton's parents
Amortentia: Fresh soil, Milton's cologne, rubber, and roses
Patronus: Binnturong

Mother: Sonya Myers (nee Holt)
Father: James Myers
Siblings: Sister, Taylor (50)
Partner: Milton Willingston (54)

Height: 5'9"
Eyes: Greyish-Blue
Hair: White

Paul is mellow, chill, and relaxed almost all the time. He is easy-going and laidback about mostly everything, even caring for his plants is done in a relaxed way. He is all about connecting with nature and spiritually connected with all people; he is kind and cares for others greatly. He can handle extreme amounts of alone time and be fine, but he can also socialize just as well. He goes with the flow. An unkind word almost never comes from Paul’s mouth...unless you’ve /really/ made him mad...and you’ll know if he’s mad. He cares for those around him immensely, and family means a lot to Paul. He cherishes friendships and will always be the one his friends have gone to when they need someone to listen to them. While he is nurturing, he is so focused on his career and his passions that children have never been in the stars for him or Milton.

SPOILER!!: history

Raised in a lazy, small town, Paul has always been mellow. Things came easily for him from the beginning; his signs of magic were early, and even once he went to muggle school, he excelled in his classes just fine. He acclimated with muggles well, too. Once he started at Hogwarts, he found it difficult at first to make friends. His father was a farmer, and his mother, too. Connecting with other kids his age was difficult due to his lack of common grounds with them; many of them struggled with the magic, and Paul either picked up on the type of magic he was learning right away or….neglected the ones he wasn’t good at.

If Paul has a flaw, it’s the apathy towards things he does not care about/not good at, which has fostered since he was a child. He was attracted the quiet of the greenhouses early on, and he found that his green thumb was probably good due to his parents’ skillset at home. He was always good at caring for animals, too, but plants...that was always Paul’s passion.

In sixth year, Paul got his first boyfriend. Things didn’t last because the boy graduated at the end of that term, and Paul, being a heartbroken little softy, was very sad about this. It took a toll on him that summer, and he spent most of it locked in his room, cross breeding plants and perfecting his banjo playing. Paul had started playing the instrument very young, before he was Hogwarts age, and he began a band. He didn’t realize how little use Wrock bands have for a banjo player, but alas, eventually the band he started gave him the boot. His seventh year was long, and he was the saddest he’d ever been….

Until he decided he’d go to school to be a herbologist.

He graduated from Hogwarts, leaving behind his sister, who was a second year Hufflepuff at the time, and right before starting at University, he changed gears. He decided to take a year or two to travel. His parents were not very wealthy, but his paternal grandparents had invested well and had loads of gold to lend their very brilliant and smart grandson, who took the money without apologies to pursue his dream of exploration. Paul went all over; China, Japan, Russia, South America, Africa, the US, Spain, Norway, and more.

Paul was ready to go home, buckle down, and get back to school when he met Milton Willingston, a very forthcoming business student from New York whose dream it was to own a vineyard in the hills of Italy. They met in Venice, and the rest of their love story is, as the title of this section would suggest, history.

The young passionate banjo-playing herbologist went to school for Herbology and kept in touch with his boyfriend, Milton. They lived far apart from each other, since Paul went to University in Dublin and Milton went to school in Italy, but they were able to see each other often enough. He finished school with the degree he set out for, and immediately moved in with Milton, who was due to graduate his own business programs in due time.

Their story was a happy one until Milton’s very uppidity parents found out about the young couple living together….they were twenty-two. They threatened to take away the inheritance from Milton, which he was decidedly depending on to start his vineyard, and so….he broke Paul’s heart. Paul was told to leave his home, bags packed, and find somewhere else to live. Paul was devastated and moved in with his sister, Taylor. Milton did not contact Paul for a few months….and Paul tried his best to move on.

A very dramatic reunion between the two settled their differences for good. Milton and his parents and Paul all sat down and discussed things….Paul and Milton decided to never join in an official marriage because Milton’s parents refused to let him have any inheritance money unless they stayed…...not married. Paul and Milton were happy to oblige, since neither were interested in marriage before, and they just wanted to be together and be happy.

Many years later, Milton got his vineyard. Tuscany, Italy, is where they now reside after many years of building up their little home. Their estate is huge and vast, and contains not only Milton’s vineyard but also Paul’s three greenhouses, an enormous garden, and they both have their own horses. They do not want children, but they do enjoy when Taylor brings her kids over to spend weekends and vacations at the estate.

Early in 2078, Paul’s banjo playing was finally appreciated. After playing for pleasure at solo venues for years, a band finally began and asked Paul to join. They called themselves “Bleugrasse,” and, haha, so funny, they are a bluegrass band. Paul does not sing, he merely plays the banjo for the group. The lead singer is Clifford “Calamity” Tammany, and Mark Sparks is the washboard player, but he also plays the jugs. Pearl Sparks, Mark’s mother, is the wildest eighty-year-old to ever grace the stage. She plays keyboard, and sometimes harmonizes quite well with Mr. Calamity. Paul greatly enjoys being in this band to this day, and still performs in venues around the world...wherever bluegrass music is wanted and appreciated.

Prior to being hired as a professor at Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Paul simply enjoyed the quiet, peaceful life of taking care of his greenhouses and gardens. Occasionally, he will help Milton with the vineyard business, but nothing major. Paul enjoys relaxation. He looks forward to his first year of teaching at Hogwarts. He is a well known botanist and enjoys a relationship and connection with many of the top botanists in the UK.