Oliver Wood

Name: (Oliver Wood. called casually by his peers as Oliver.)

Personality: (intensely driven, competitive personality. singularly focused and determined to creating the best Quidditch team in the school. His ambition and dedication to the sport is such that he forces his players to train relentlessly, including early morning starts and all-weather training. Wood's obsession with winning occasionally became somewhat maniacal. he told Harry Potter, the seeker, to "catch the Snitch or die trying" and in 1993, Fred and George Weasley declared, with only mild exaggeration, that Wood was attempting to drown himself in the showers after a defeat as he refused to come out when they did. They also that "Wood might have done the Slytherins if he could have," after someone asked who would try to kill off a Quidditch team. He regularly scheduled three practice sessions a week, rising to five a week before an important match. Oliver is remarkably humble concerning his own skill, putting the team's success down to the other members of the team. He often is more concerned about his teammates than himself, like urging them to eat breakfast before a match, yet touching nothing himself. He is also extremely loyal to Gryffindor and saw the success of the Gryffindor team as Gryffindor House's success as a whole. Although he is fair-minded and approachable, Wood (which is an irony given his position as Captain of his team) appeares to struggle with interpersonal skills, as he often seems oblivious to the way in which he came across to people. He never seems to realise that his long-winded pep talks did not engage the rest of the team, and indeed frequently disgruntled them, possibly decreasing their motivation. After Harry's Firebolt was confiscated, Wood protested to Professor McGonagall that he didn't care if it threw Harry off as long as he caught the Snitch on it first, apparently not understanding that this implied that he cared more about winning than about Harry's welfare. Despite this, he generally has a good relationship with the rest of the team.)

Physical Description:(Oliver was well built and burly, and had a commanding presence, especially to those in his team. He was known to get a maniacal look in his eyes when he was enthusing about Quidditch. Brown short hair, 2-4 inches long, and hazel eyes.)

Childhood: (Oliver was born into a pure-blood family in Ireland in 1975.)

Family Members:(Robert Wood, distant uncle. Eunon Blackwood, distant relative was a Muggle-born Dark wizard and horticulturalist responsible for planting hedge mazes throughout the Highlands of Scotland in the 15th century. Artsemisa Blackwood, distant in-law, disowned half-blood member of the House of Black,She married Eunon Blackwood and together they fuelled each other's hatred of Muggles. Lysandra Blackwood, was a Squib and the only known child of Eunon and Artemisia Blackwood.)

Other:( Gryfindor house. Reserve Keeper for the gryffindor quidditch team.)