Samuel Twiggs

Samuel Twiggs
Gender: Male
Height: Average

Blood status: Pureblood
Raised in: Wizarding
Home: Ottery St Catchpole -- The Burrow

Boggart: A faceless Ministry of Magic employee holding out his dad's broken wand. The wand smokes and shakes, threatening to explode with Dark Magic.

Patronus: Unknown
As a twin born into a large family, Sam quickly developed a strong personality to be heard over the usual familial noise and chaos.

Sam is a continual charmer, and a potential future-flirt -- as someone who wants to do his best, he relies on taking particular notice of people in his life and their interests. He is genuine and kind, and never annoyed; even if someone's horrible, Sam may find a way to turn the other cheek. This, however, can have a limit when it comes to his siblings, who know just what buttons to push.

Even during Quidditch, Sam tries to assert his personality to win a goal without harming his reputation or friendships. Though he wouldn’t admit it, this sometimes means he can become really conflicted between making a good play and staying on good terms with everyone.

He loves solving problems, whether it be potion puzzles or relationship issues. Unfortunately, this often means that Sam overstretches himself -- especially when it comes to family obligations. As he’s grown older, this is something he tries to pay particular attention to; he sets time aside each day to check in on his siblings or send a letter home.

Though it’s expected that many of the Twiggs children will go on to proper careers, Sam has yet to tell anyone that his true wish for a career "is whatever it’s called when you adventure and solve mysteries". He is obsessive about Hogwarts' secrets -- a place so old it must have so much left to discover, and so much forgotten to time... waiting for Sam to unveil it.
A childhood spent surrounded by a large, loving family gave Sam Twiggs the opportunity to explore and imagine great adventures -- safe in the knowledge that, no matter what, he had a loving family waiting for him.

This was the constant assurance that Molly Twiggs gave to an anxious little boy as he fretted at bedtime -- would Dad be safe out there, where accidental magic made the world dangerous and unpredictable? In stories, heroes kept their loved ones safe at home while they ventured into the unknown. To Sam, this is what Alan Twiggs does for a day job.

Sam had many nightmares where his Dad got hurt or just never came home -- this has stayed with him all these years, and has probably fuelled his desire to seek out treasure and a certain level of infamy. If he discovers something big, maybe Dad and Mum can retire to lead quieter (and safer) lives.

Growing up in a large family where money was tight meant that Sam and his siblings got creative with their entertainment at home. Brooms, rickety and well-worn, were always Sam's first choice -- and gave him a healthy obsession with Quidditch. He especially loves to keep up with any new play styles or signature player moves that impress the crowd and help win games.

If the brooms were snapped or lost, Sam pestered his siblings to take part in treasure hunts -- he and Martha went through a strained period in their relationship when he insisted on her following his hand-drawn treasure map, just to find the eggs he had hidden from the chicken coop. He stopped when she asked him to, but Sam still loves to tease his siblings now and then.

Though magic is in his blood, Sam is more inclined towards physical activities or dusty book reading. Despite being materially poor, or perhaps because of this, home was full of charms and spells that made family life run smoothly -- so Sam can often take magical ability for granted.

When the time came for him and Joshua to join Martha at Hogwarts, Sam quickly became overwhelmed with all the little details and nuances that made magic possible. He works extra hard to stay on top of studying, but he wouldn't say that he enjoys it more than a good hike through the Forbidden Forest.