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Daniel Ryan Wilkes is the first born son of Orrick and Deirdre Wilkes. Although he came into this world the same way that every baby did, he had quite the exciting beginning. He caused his mother to go through hours of painful labor and when he finally arrived, he came in feet first with the umbilical chord wound around his tiny little neck. It was a miracle that day that Daniel survived after nearly choking to death. From that moment, both of his parents knew that this little boy would be the cause of all their troubles.

As a child, Danny was not finding trouble, but creating it. He was a terror as a little one, curious about the world around him and wanting to touch everything. Many times he stole his father’s wand just to see what it was and to his surprise, every time he pointed it at something, magical things would happen. Plenty of times he’d set fires to various objects in the house – the curtains in the parlour, the sheets on his bed and even his little brother’s hair had caught a small flicker. Even their owl was sporting a unicorn’s horn at the top of his head for a few months until Danny’s mother figured out a spell to remove it.

When Danny entered Hogwarts, he was there with plenty of already made friends – all of which were purebloods of course because his family would not associate with anyone else. There was no doubt in his mind which house he belonged to and without any debate with the sorting hat, he was easily placed into Slytherin. Even though he had his circle of friends before Hogwarts, he quickly picked more, becoming one of the more popular students for Slytherin and not for good reasons.

For seven years at Hogwarts, Danny was constantly in detention for getting himself into trouble for one thing or another. Whether it was for pranks he pulled, fights he got into, ditching class or sneaking out of school, Danny was always being punished for his actions. His parents were always receiving owls from the Headmaster, informing them of their son’s ill behavior. However, things would only get worse for them when Danny entered his 6th year.

Towards the end of Dan’s Hogwarts career, he found fun in other ways – mostly through substances that left him feeling delusional, mellow and sometimes hyperactive. There was rough patch in time where his mother wept herself to sleep wondering if her eldest son would live to see another day while his father cursed him, kicking him out of the house for being a disgraceful son. During summer holidays, Danny rarely spent a hot day or night sober – he was usually and quite literally, out of his mind. There were many wild nights to be had, with friends and sometimes with girls, most of which he cannot remember.

By the end of his 7th year, Dan didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. School was not his forte and he just barely passed all of his classes except for one – Care of Magical Creatures. Of all the courses he took, that was his most favorite. There was something about encountering dangerous animals that intrigued him. So, he decided to become a Dragon Keeper and is currently in training to learn how to become a Dragon Trainer as well. He loves his job and actually enjoys going to work whenever he can, visiting far off places to handle Dragons of all sizes.