Ben Copper is a witch who started attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1984 and was sorted into Gryffindor.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Ben's parents were Muggles. Before receiving his letter from Hogwarts, he had no knowledge of the magical world. A ghost resided at his home, but Ben was the only one who could see it as he was a wizard. His first time performing magic was when he charmed his mother's teapot to whistle his favorite song. At first he was delighted, but when he couldn't find a way to stop it, he ended up burying it in the flower garden. At some point a very kind witch delivered his Hogwarts acceptance letter. She sat the family down and did her best to explain everything about magic and the wizarding world.
Hogwarts Years (1984-1991)[]
Year One[]
On the journey to Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express, Ben was tormented by Merula Snyde. She kept threatening him and calling him a "Mudblood." Ben thanks the Main Character for standing up to Merula after their first encounter. He is sorted into Gryffindor.
As a result of Merula's bullying, Ben spent his first days at Hogwarts following her around, hoping this would prevent her from sneaking up on him or given him a chance to run away if she did. This made him adept at finding hiding places at Hogwarts. As a Muggle-born, he found the wizarding world new and scary. His fears made him think that he did not belong in Gryffindor. One of his many fears was flying, which the Main Character helped him overcome. Ben became particularly skilled in Charms.
Due to Merula's bullying, Ben asked his Prefect to teach him how to duel with the help of the Main Character. The Main Character duelled Ben, under the Prefect's supervision.
Year Two[]
Ben was one of the first victims of the Cursed Ice, leaving him in the Hospital Wing with a mysterious letter from the unknown, 'R' warning the Main Character and their friends to stay away from the Cursed Vaults. Rowan Khanna is the first to suggest that Ben knew more than he was letting on.
Year Six[]
Ben and Badeea Ali teach the Main Character Flipendo Maxima, a highly powerful version of the Knockback Jinx.
Beyond Hogwarts[]
After graduating from Hogwarts, Ben was employed at the Magical Congress of the United States of America training to become an Obliviator in the Federal Bureau of Covert Vigilance and No-Maj Obliviation.
Physical Appearance[]
TBA
Personality[]
Ben was very insecure about his capabilities. He also feared that people would judge him because of his Muggle-born status. It is also shown that his nervousness is his greatest hold back with his magic, since he was able to completely trounce, and almost kill, the Main Character while not even thinking about it.
Late in his fifth year, Ben desired to be braver. In his sixth year, Ben had a notable change in personality. He was no longer openly scared of everything and considered himself to be a better person than before. He also saw himself as more grown-up, not attending the Start-of-Term Feast because he considered it to be for kids. However, the real reason behind his change of personality was to protect his friends, even if he became distant towards them and focused more on his training. He showed how much he cared for his friends when he bravely fought Patricia Rakepick and stood up even after being knocked down to protect the Main Character and Merula, to the point that Rakepick acknowledged how far Ben had grown, proving himself to be a true Gryffindor. He was devastated by Rowan's death to the point of being left numb and became even more determined to improve his skills to protect his remaining friends.
Abilities and Skills[]
- Charms: Ben was skilled in charm-work. He was able to cast charms of great power and complexity when not held back by his insecurities. Ben earned an O.W.L. in Charms and continued the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
- Duelling: Ben had an impressive talent for martial magic, also known as combative magic. When not held back by insecurities, Ben was an incredibly dangerous duelist for someone his age.
- Defense Against the Dark Arts: Ben earned an O.W.L. in Defense Against the Dark Arts and continued the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
- Astronomy: Ben earned an O.W.L. in Astronomy and continued the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
- Muggle Studies: This subject was easy for Ben due to his Muggle family background. Ben earned an O.W.L. in Muggle Studies and continued the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
- Transfiguration: Ben earned an O.W.L. in Transfiguration and continued the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
- Herbology: Ben earned an O.W.L. in Herbology and continued the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
- Arithmancy: The Main Character mentioned that Ben was one of the few students that enjoyed Arithmancy. Ben earned an O.W.L. in Arithmancy and continued the subject at N.E.W.T.-level.
- Healing Magic: Ben had some skills in healing magic.
- Dark Arts: Ben possessed a degrees of skill in the Dark Arts. He was surprisingly adapt in its usage in duels.
- Spell Creation: Ben had been able to invent new spells. He helped Badeea invent the jinx Flipendo Maxima, a more powerful version of Flipendo. The art of spell creation is both highly complex and can be dangerous, thus showing Ben to have been an accomplished and inventive wizard in this respect.
- Nonverbal Magic: Ben was remarkably proficient in casting nonverbal magic.
Trivia[]
- Ben is unlocked as a Friend upon the completion of Year 1, Chapter 2.
- The reward for reaching Max Level friendship with Ben is a set of Frosted Robes.
- The reward for earning 2000 Friendship points beyond the Max Level with Ben is to claim a gift, one of the choices being 50 Courage points.
- Favorite Creature: Puffskein
- Favorite Food: Chips
- Favorite Pet: Toad
- Favorite Drink: Butterbeer
- Favorite Holiday: Christmas
- Favorite Sweet: Treacle Toffee
- Favorite Classmate: The Main Character
- Favorite Hiding Place: Artefact Room
- Most Feared Creature: Acromantula
- Most Feared Joke Item: Fanged Frisbee
- Most Feared Spell: Avada Kedavra
- Most Feared Teacher: Professor Snape
- Most Feared Student: Merula Snyde
- Most Feared Potion: Weedosoros
- Most Feared Place: Azkaban
- Ben is one of the characters available as a Romance option for the βLet the Festivities Begin!β Achievement.
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