The blind Gaunt

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a fifth-year Slytherin student in Hogwarts and a descendant of Salazar Slytherin

Characters

Ominis

His family enjoyed using the Cruciatus Curse on innocent Muggles as a sport and tried to get him to do it as a child but refused for the horrifying screams so they cast it on him instead which never went to face the pain again, this made him grow to hate the Dark Arts. Despite opposing his family views they did impart secrets about Hogwarts with him, like a room nobody else seemed to be aware of that he calls the Undercroft. A very contentious relationship with most of the family as they have brutal pure-blood views which he opposes but his aunt Noctua shared the same sentiments as Ominis and making her by far his favorite relative. Born blind which no magic was able to cure it but learned to work around this by using wand to help navigate as it's similar to snakes using their tongues to "taste" the air as a way to sense for nearby prey. His close friends Sebastian Sallow and twin sister Anne also knows the the Undercroft. They would regularly hang out here, practicing spells typically not taught to students and playing gobstones. His family are well-connected and will without fear use it to help those he holds dear. Eyes don't have pupils to let light enter them to reach the photoreceptors so has no light perception and is totally blind, a phenomenon unique even among wizards and result of the marriage between his family's consanguinity and Dark Arts they practise shamelessly. eyes are distinguished by their density of pale blue radial streaks, which start from the centre of the iris and radiate outwards, against a dark blue background. This pattern gives his eyes a fascinating, dynamic look. aloof, sarcastic, and distrustful due to his dark family upbringing and blindness, but underneath he's deeply loyal, caring, and possesses strong morals, often acting as a moral compass and showing surprising playfulness despite his trauma. He's defined by his struggle against his family's dark legacy, valuing friendship and wanting to do right, even when it puts him at odds with his closest companions. For the Gaunt, the family's image and reputation were of crucial importance. Having a blind child was a source of shame, as it could be interpreted as a weakness in their lineage or a sign of failure.