Collin O'Reilly - Department head (E&T)

[Collin OReilly]

CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Collin Alexander O’Reilly.
Gender: Male.
Age: 27 - July 8th, 1912.

Education: 
1923-30: Hogwarts (Ravenclaw)
1930-32: Junior Healer, Wizarding hospital in Ireland
1932-34: Healer, Wizarding hospital in Ireland
1934-35: The Central African Wizarding Community, Tanzania (Studying traditional African medicine)
1935-38: Healer, Wizarding hospital in Massachusetts, USA
1938-39: Assistant to the department head (Emergencies & Triage), Wizarding hospital in Massachusetts, USA

Residence:
London, UK / Cork, Ireland

Applying to be: (select one)
Department Head**

Department of choice: (select one, descriptions here)
Emergencies & Triage

Why did you request that particular department?
Collin’s interests lies mainly in the spellwork of healing, and as he first became a junior healer, he worked in the department of spell damage. During his studies in Tanzania, however, he discovered an interest in and a liking for the fast paced work that happened in the department of emergencies and triage, an interest which led him to apply for a job as a healer in that department when he went to work for the prestigious wizarding hospital in Massachusetts, USA. And so far he has not been disappointed.

Requested Magic Levels: (see here on how to do this)

• Charms: 14
• Divination: 9
• Transfiguration: 12
• Summoning: 7

(Special application PMed to Alastair Grimm)

Please list any other characters you already have at the site:
Eirwen Medraut, Raven Reinhardt, Daniel Reed

Biography: (300 words minimum.)
Collin was born as the second son to the heir of the O’Reilly family. That he was second, number two, not the one who was expected to take over the family, mattered everything and nothing.

Felix had always been the one Grandfather and Father paid the most attention to. From an early age he had been the one greeting the guests first, the one whose opinion was asked for, and later, the one joining Father in business matters. But that didn’t mean there were any less expectations to Collin.

He was second, but still he was expected to rise and fulfill his role, the role as a son to the heir of the O’Reilly family. He might not have been sorted into Slytherin as his parents or older brother, but he could still be the best Ravenclaw there was. And that was what Collin had strived to be. The best he could.

Family is important to Collin. It is above any other thing. His parents might disagree and say prestige, influence, power, and money came pretty high on that list too, but to Collin it had always been about family. Family and studying. He loves his books nearly as much as he loves his brothers and sister, nearly as much as he loves his parents and grandparents.

The O’Reillys is an Irish family and the main estate, which is where Collin grew up, is just outside Cork. The family, however, has strong ties to England. Part of the branch family relocated to England years ago, and Collin’s mother was from England. And so had Evie been.

Evie... Collin never talked much about her anymore, but she was always in his mind. How could she not be? Just a look at Baby and he was reminded of her. Her smile, her eyes, her hair... Baby was like her mother, just like she was like her father, too.

But Evie was gone, and on most days Collin worked and Baby was looked after by her nanny. It was life, but it was also what had made him return to England and closer to his birth home. Baby needed a family, and he would give her one. Even if he had no idea how to look after the infant himself.

Collin had applied to the position at St Mungo's because it was the best hospital in Europe. Yes, in all of the world, some would say.

His family had strong ties to Britain, and through the years they had supported St Mungo's and the Ministry of Magic and now the Wizarding Alliance, too. Collin's father and grandfather might be proudly Irish, but that did not mean they could not influence the wizarding community in Ireland to lean towards supporting Britain. A war was coming and it was important for them to help their British brothers and sisters.

Besides showing their support through votes and speeches, substantial donations to especially St Mungo's had been paid over the years. The O'Reillys never hesitated to show where their support lay.

After working in Massachusetts and having excelled as the assistant to the department head, it was only natural for Collin to apply for the department head position himself. He might be young, but he had the experience and skills, and he knew how it worked.

And his family was right behind him, ready to support him in any way he needed it. A department head position at St Mungo's were not only important for Collin, it was for the entire family. It was about prestige.

Roleplay:
Reply as your character to the following:

"Coming through!"

The double doors burst open as the newly-minted Junior Healer shoved through, dodging the milling patients and staff and leaving behind a trail of parchment. The doors stayed open just long enough to allow a glimpse of the scene beyond - a riot of noise, colours and gesticulating arms - before closing again.

It was Archibald Forrester's first day on the job, and while his professors had warned him it could get hectic at St. Mungo's, he'd never imagined it'd be quite like this. Arms transfigured and somehow regrafted onto someone's head, an Auror coughing up rainbows after a dust-up with a gang of young hooligans in Knockturn, and oh - that patient up on the fourth floor that was running around telling people he was Merlin reborn. And that was just the cases that had come in in the last hour.

It had to be time for his shift to be over, right?

He gave up the lost bits of parchment as a lost cause and cast a frantic Tempus. One minute. Heaving a sigh of relief,  his eyes instantly began darting around to find a convenient on-duty person to hand his load over to. Shoes - bought at the nice medical suppliers and outfitters just down the street - squeaked on the floor as he weaved and skidded around corners, before finally stopping in front of the first figure he found.

"Here. Here are all the charts - the arms for the Transfig patient seem to be morphing into tentacles, and Healer Wilberforce says we need to operate now but needs a second opinion - the Auror's squad captain is outside demanding to know what's been keeping the treatment and uh - "

A few floors up, muffled thumping and howling could barely be heard, but Archie winced anyway.

"Right. Mr. Merlin's somehow gotten hold of a wand and now the entire psych wing believes in him too - for the love of all that's magical, take this, please!"

Roleplay Response:

The new junior healer barely had Collin raise his head. He’d seen it before, he’d even been there not too long ago himself, but that was just how it went. It would be okay. They would settle down and get used to the pace, get used to the work.

“Here. Here are all the charts...”

He looked up, the chart in his own hand tilting, and his eyes moved from the junior healer to the parchments. He was doing... okay. It was his first day, one had to expect a slight panic. It was only normal.

“Forrester,” Collin’s eyes moved back to the junior healer and he gave a slight nod, but muffled thumping and howling had him stop, an eyebrow raising. What on earth was that?

"Right. Mr. Merlin's somehow gotten hold of a wand and now the entire psych wing believes in him too - for the love of all that's magical, take this, please!"

“Right.” A pause and blue eyes looked around. “Jones will take over after you. Please deliver the charts to him, he should be here any minute.”

As for the arms that were turning into tentacles...

“If there isn’t anything else you need, I will be assisting Wilberforce.”


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