Roderik Nikolas Hirsch
Model: Andre Hamann
Post colour: #704343

♠ basics:

Name: Roderik Nikolas Hirsch
Nicknames: Hirschy, Sir Knight
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 29th September 2059
Current Occupation Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor
Previous Occupation Teaching at the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence)
Place of birth: Hanover, Germany
Current place of residence:
Fluent in: German, English,
Relationship Status: Eh.

♠ magical info:

School/House: Durmstrang
Heritage: Mixed Blood
Wand: TBD
Patronus: TBD
Boggart: TBD
Amortentia: TBD
If I looked in the Mirror of Erised, I would see: TBD

♠ appearance:

Height: 6’2”
Hair colour: Dark brown with a few lighter brown highlights
Eye colour: Green
Other notable features: Dimples, arms laden with tattoos, he usually wears glasses as well

♠ family:

Father: Ludwig Hirsch
Mother: Annaliesse Hirsch (nee Webber)
Sister: Milee Lindberg (nee Hirsch)
Sister: Frieda Hirsch

♠ history:

Before Durmstrang:
Roderik was born towards the last ticking hours of the 29th of September 2080 to Ludwig and Annaliesse Hirsch. He is the youngest of three children and is also an only boy, so he knows how to gain the attention he needs. While his sisters were both the quiet, indoorsy type, Roderik grew up to balance that trait out in the family by being exuberant and fairly confident. He was always one to be more into activities that are action packed and require a more physical approach than a theoretical one. It was because of this that he picked up a hobby of boxing at the age of ten; something that his father was very keen on. He even encouraged the young boy to join a club of sorts where he could take part in competitions and learn to fight for himself, even at a tender age.

He was even made to attend a, then, fairly new Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence). As with anything you do in life, you have to start from the bottom. And so, Roderik had started off in this Academy as a young, carefree individual who was bright eyed about anything to do with fighting. The Academy further helped him with the anger issues he had faced, where he felt that he could really take out his inner turmoil on the boxing bag in front of him.

Time at Durmstrang, Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) and the Wizarding University of Berlin:
His time at Durmstrang was one in which he used to harness his love for anything action packed and turned that to his advantage: namely, in terms of using magic rather than just learning about the theory. He found himself becoming better and better at Defence, especially when he learnt to harness his anger into it. His main struggle, however, was remembering that Defence at Durmstrang required using your wand to defend yourself and not just your fist. Puberty only made this worse when his anger got out of bounds and he found himself in more sticky situations than he wanted to be in.

Roderik had managed to progress within the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) very well from a newbie to a mentor to the younger kids, but he also came across a dilemma when he found out that he couldn’t study further in the school due to the age restrictions. He could certainly use his knowledge anywhere else in the real world but the boy had grown an attachment to the school itself. During his time there, he had liked the idea of being around people like himself and helping some of the younger kids as well. It was because of this that Roderik found himself going back to university to gain a teaching degree. It was much more boring than theoretical defence but his aims were clear and his goal was set and not even Merlin himself could steer Roderik away from achieving this.

While reigning in his anger issues was quite hard, figuring out what he wanted to do wasn’t. His love for anything action-packed and his grades in his Defence classes meant that he went on to study Defence Against the Dark Arts in the Wizarding University of Berlin. At this point, Roderik found himself getting more and more bored of the usual theories behind the practical work. He was starting to grow impatient of the tedious, mundane life of everyday university students.

It was his deepest fear of landing himself a boring, everyday job that stopped him from being an Auror. Being out on the field sounded great but the idea of being cooped up in a government job wasn’t appealing in the slightest sense. It was largely due to this and the dilemma with the Defence Academy combined that led him to take on a teaching degree alongside his Defence degree.

After WU:
When he had gained the degrees he’d wanted, Roderik went back to the Deutsche Akademie für Selbstverteidigung (German Academy for Self Defence) to teach a variation of boxing and karate. While the man isn’t the most warm hearted of people, he found that he very much enjoyed the enthusiasm portrayed by such tiny beings. Maybe that’s why he decided to stay for so long and focused on teaching some of the younger kids. The Academy itself was becoming more and more popular, especially once crime rates were rising upwards. It was because of this that they decides to expand and further their horizons. Schools were set up in various parts of the country as well as the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Sweden and, funnily enough, England.

Three years into his job, he was able to travel to London to oversee the work being held there. Roderik moved to the busy capital and stayed to teach Muggle kids self-defence for a further two years. It wasn’t Germany and he found that the kids themselves were very different to the ones back home but it would have to do. When the announcement of an opening in the Defence Against the Dark Arts position reached the man’s ears, he jumped at the opportunity. Teaching Muggle kids was one thing but teaching magical ones? That was going to be a challenge in itself and it was a challenge he was happy to take.

♠ personality:

Ever since he was a little boy, Roderik has always been one to tackle things with a more physical approach. He’s always been incredibly curious and has believed that a hands-on approach is the best way to learn. He’s usually one to go with the flow and you’ll rarely see him stressed out. Confident, practical and charismatic are often ords used to describe the man. He knows how to deal with people, especially kids, whom he’s able to let his more spontaneous side shine. He’s also one to not be scared to get his hands dirty if the situation calls for it.

However, his confidence can go slightly out of bounds and he can be known to act too soon. Reckless is another word used to describe the man, especially when he lands himself in a situation that wouldn’t have happened if he had just paused for a moment to think. This lack of thinking capacity means that the man is often known to say things without thinking about them first, making him come across as slightly rude and insensitive. He also finds it difficult to deal with emotions, especially in terms of empathy. Counselling isn’t something he signed up for but it’s something that he’s had to do with little positive results. Because of this, Roderik also finds it difficult to commit to one person, choosing instead to bounce from person to person, just to stop himself from getting bored. This fear of boredom is known to leak into his everyday life as well.

With all of this, it’s never easy to get to know a man like Roderik. Just when you think you know him well, you find out that there’s still a little locked box in the corner that cannot be opened, no matter how hard you try.

♠ likes:

Boxing, skiing, tattoos, self-defence, playing the guitar, tattoos, coffee (caffeine addict over here), action movies (particularly Indiana Jones), just all the tattoos,

♠ dislikes:

Boredom, commitment, just relationships, anything decaf (what is the point?!), bright lights, rain, being cooped up