#oh! side headcanon that occurred to me when i was writing his post-duel: tadhg & teddy sharing a flat

[unfortunate-arrow]

𝐓𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐠 𝐎𝐢𝐬í𝐧 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐡 | hphl character profile

Warnings: Mentions of death, illness, blood, and child abuse & neglect

✧ IDENTITY ✧

Full Name: Tadhg Oisín Lynch 

Nicknames: None, except mispronunciations of his name

Name Meanings: Tadhg → Irish, “poet” or “storyteller” ; Oisín → Irish, “little deer” ; Lynch → Irish, “mariner.” 

Name Pronunciation: “Tige” ; “T-i-guh” ; 1, 2 

Date of Birth: March 5, 1874 (at 5:57 am)

Gender: Male ; he/him

Sexuality: Heterosexual 

Blood Status: Pureblood 

Nationality: Irish 

Residence: Lynch Manor, County Donegal, Ireland (birth to 18) ; London, England (18 to 30) ; Dublin, Ireland (30 to death)

✧ APPEARANCE ✧

Faceclaim: Rob Lowe 

Height: 6’0” 

Weight & Physique: 160 lbs. with an athletic physique 

Hair: Brown hair that is short and often messy 

Eye Color: Blue

Scarring:

Childhood & Hogwarts: Tadhg has a few small scars littering his back, mostly from his father. However, his most noticeable scar is a patch of roughened skin on his right hip as the result of falling off a small cliff when he was eleven.

Adulthood: More small scars that litter his body as a result of his work as a cursebreaker.

Modifications: (glasses, piercings, tattoos, etc.) At the age of 23, Tadhg becomes deaf in his right ear. He also starts wearing reading glasses in his 30s.

Other Distinguishing Marks: He has a small dimple in his chin

Clothing Style: Linen shirts ; gray trousers ; denim trousers ; Buffalo check shirts ; sweaters ; Irish fisherman sweaters ; suspenders ; boots ; the occasional waistcoat

Accessories: None 

What’s in His Pockets: His wand ; coins ; a pocket knife 

What’s in His School Bag: Textbooks ; parchment, quills, a well of ink ; old notes from friends that are usually crumpled into balls ; a muggle novel 

✧ SPEECH & LANGUAGE ✧

Voiceclaim: Rob Lowe 

Accent: Irish 

Dialect: Ulster 

Languages Spoken: English, Irish Gaelic 

Languages Understood: English, Irish Gaelic 

Speech Disorder: Tadhg has a very mild stutter. It was much more noticeable when he was a child, and by the time he started Hogwarts, he had mostly outgrown it. 

✧ PERSONALITY ✧

MBTI Type: ISTP — the virtuoso

→ ISTPs are attentive to details and responsive to the demands of the world around them. Because of their astute sense of their environment, they are good at moving quickly and responding to emergencies. ISTPs are reserved, but not withdrawn: the ISTP enjoys taking action, and approaches the world with a keen appreciation for the physical and sensory experiences it has to offer.

Enneagram Type: 7w6 — the entertainer

→ The Seven wing Six is a Seven that resembles a Six in some ways. This type is generally more disciplined and skeptical than other Sevens. They are productive, loyal, and tend to be strong leaders during times of crisis.

Positive Traits: Intelligent, energetic, relaxed, logical, hard-worker, self-confident, courageous, flexible

Neutral Traits: Practical, rational, reserved, optimistic, easygoing, loyal, adventurous

Negative Traits: Stubborn; can be insensitive, somewhat reckless and impulsive, oblivious, righteous, troublemaker 

Common Stressors: His brother ; his father ; family events ; exams ; big quidditch games 

Comforting Things: Flying ; being with his buddies ; reading ; sweets 

Interests & Hobbies: Flying ; reading ; hiking ; hanging out with his buddies and messing around with them 

Description: Tadhg is, without a doubt, a black sheep of the Lynch family. He doesn’t comply with the ideology that most of the family subscribe to. He’s also a quiet and reserved man, coming into his own surrounded by his friends rather than his family. He doesn’t always think things through, although he rarely veers into the territory of reckless or impulsive. Tadhg can also be rather oblivious, often not realizing romantic feelings until someone brings it up to him. He’s intelligent and kind as well as courageous and loyal, always sticking by the sides of the few people that he loves most. 

✧ MAGIC ✧

Wand: Tadhg’s wand is made of cypress wood with a dragon heartstring core and is 11 ½ inches with an unyielding flexibility. 

→ Cypress wands were said to be well-matched to wizards who were self-sacrificing and willing to die a heroic death.

Other Magical Abilities: None 

Patronus: Irish Wolfhound 

Patronus Memory: The first all-nighter he spent with his four closest Gryffindor buddies, when everything made them laugh

Boggart:

His father as giant, looming over him and snarling about beating “the blood traitor” out of him (Hogwarts-1912)

Himself, snarling at his son, Oscar in the way that his own father used (starting in late 1912)

Riddikulus:

His father shrinks down to a small, mouse-sized person and has an extremely squeaky voice (Hogwarts-1912)

He starts making his son laugh (1912 onwards)

Amortentia:

Tadhg smells like leather, ink, peppermint, and his soap. 

Tadhg smells chocolate, peat, salty ocean air, lavender, and clean laundry. 

Mirror of Erised: Tadhg sees himself surrounded by those he loves the most, without the lingering shadow that his family casts.

✧ HOGWARTS ✧

House: Gryffindor 

OWL Classes:

Astronomy — Outstanding  

Charms — Acceptable 

Defense Against the Dark Arts — Outstanding

Flying — Outstanding 

Herbology — Exceeds Expectations 

History of Magic — Acceptable 

Potions — Exceeds Expectations 

Transfiguration — Outstanding 

OWL Electives:

Arithmancy — Exceeds Expectations 

Care of Magical Creatures — Acceptable

Study of Ancient Runes — Outstanding 

NEWT Classes:

Charms — Exceeds Expectations 

Defense Against the Dark Arts — Outstanding

Potions — Acceptable

Study of Ancient Runes — Outstanding

Transfiguration — Exceeds Expectations 

Extracurriculars: Keeper on his house quidditch team

✧ EMPLOYMENT ✧

Affiliations: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry ; Gringotts 

Professions:

Age 18 to 23 - Apprentice cursebreaker 

Age 24 to 68 - Cursebreaker (Tadhg Lives AU only)

Age 68 to 78 - Head cursebreaker for Gringotts (Tadhg Lives AU only)

✧ FAMILY ✧

Father: Bain Cillian Lynch [deceased, 1842-1887]

Bain was born on March 15, 1842 as the eldest of ten children, only four of which survived to adulthood. His childhood was quite oppressive and his father had expectations for his eldest son, all of which Bain met and exceeded. Upon starting Hogwarts, he was sorted into Slytherin. Bain thrived at Hogwarts, but it also nurtured his worst qualities.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Bain began to work at the ministry of magic. He was able to foster many connections with other wealthy, pureblood families and displayed a remarkable tolerance for families who were predominantly Gryffindors or Hufflepuffs. He continued to work for the ministry until his death in February of 1887. 

In 1872, Bain married Clodagh MacCarthy, as they had been engaged since they were children. Their marriage was a traditional aristocratic one, where love never entered the equation and its purpose was furthering power and wealth for both the Lynch and MacCarthy families. Two years later, on March 5, 1874, Bain’s only children were born. The firstborn, Cillian Cathal, a healthy, robust thing, while the second born, Tadhg Oisín, was sickly and small. Bain’s wife also passed the day his heirs were born, which left Bain alone to raise their twin sons.

Bain was a horrible father. He was cruel, cold, ambitious, and ruthless. He demanded perfection from his sons and left little room for errors. He also fostered a strong rivalry between his two sons, instilling a lifelong animosity between the brothers. In general, though, Bain was neglectful and ignored his sons most of the time. However, he would also spend a few hours every week teaching his sons the dark arts and wandless magic, especially as he had decided to keep his sons home from Hogwarts. Bain had a short fuse, though, and often became abusive. 

After a trip to the continent in January of 1887, Bain contracted vanishing sickness. Ultimately, the disease would claim Bain’s life on February 8, 1887. 

Tadhg had a horrible relationship with his father. He was never the preferred son and Bain was exceptionally hard on Tadhg. In fact, he even decided to homeschool the twins in an attempt to squash Tadhg’s blood traitor views. Tadhg hates his father. 

Faceclaim: Liam Neeson

Mother: Clodagh Nessa Lynch née MacCarthy [deceased, 1853-1874]

Clodagh was born on January 10, 1853, as the only surviving daughter of five children. Clodagh’s childhood was very proper and cold, and about molding her into the perfect wife. Upon starting Hogwarts, Clodagh was sorted into Slytherin. She enjoyed a simple time at Hogwarts, generally flying under the radar. She was charming, charismatic, manipulative, cunning, ambitious, cold, unfeeling, and proper.

In 1872, Clodagh married Bain Lynch in an arranged marriage. Their marriage was not a love match and it was born of duty. Clodagh also managed to provide Bain with twin heirs, Cillian Cathal and Tadhg Oisín, as her only children were born on March 5, 1874. However, due to the difficulty in birthing her second son, Clodagh began to bleed excessively. The blood loss eventually claimed her life, as the healers arrived too late to save Clodagh but they were able to save her younger son. 

Tadhg has no memories of his mother and nothing to base any ideas of her on. His father never spoke of his mother and all Tadhg could know about her was from her wedding portrait. 

Faceclaim: Lena Headey

Twin Brother: Cillian Cathal Lynch 

Cillian was born at 5:48 am, making him Tadhg’s older brother by nine minutes. He was sorted into Slytherin when the twins started Hogwarts in 1887.

Tadhg never really liked his brother. He thought that Cillian was too similar to their father, who fostered a deep resentment between the two brothers. They had an intense rivalry that often trended into hatred. Tadhg never learns to truly like his brother, but as they grew older, they began to ignore each other more often than they antagonized one another. 

Faceclaim: Hugh Grant

Pets: 

Childhood: An owl 

Adulthood: An owl

✧ ROMANCE & CHILDREN ✧

Love Interest: Niamh Brigid Kelly

→ Tadhg first met Niamh Kelly in 1901, when he came into the auror office to meet one of his buddies after being out of the country for a few weeks. Instead, he found Niamh. They quickly became friends. However, due to Tadhg’s general obliviousness to romantic feelings and the ilk, it took him two years to realize that he was having romantic feelings for Niamh. Eventually, though, she came up to him and asked if he was ever going to ask her out. He did that moment. Tadhg married Niamh on December 24, 1904 in a small ceremony in her church in County Mayo, Ireland. Three years later, their first child was born. 

Daughter: Aisling Maeve Lynch

Hufflepuff | Prefect | Headgirl | Heterosexual | b. April 22, 1907

Tadhg has a good relationship with his eldest daughter. In many ways, Aisling takes after Niamh, which can cause a bit of friction between them. However, he’s always been supportive of her dreams and ambitions. With her, and the twins, Tadhg strives to be a breed father than his own ever was and he succeeds. He loves his daughter very much and is quite proud of her.  

Faceclaim: Shay Rudolph (& Hannah Dodd)

Daughter: Saoirse Brigid Lynch

Gryffindor | Keeper | Bisexual | Twin | b. October 10, 1912

Tadhg has a good relationship with Saoirse. Even though everyone says that Saoirse takes after Tadhg, his younger daughter reminds him so much of Niamh. They get along quite well and she does, in fact, take after Tadhg more so than Niamh. He is quite supportive of Saoirse and loves her very much. He’s also very proud of her and all of her achievements, including following her mother’s footsteps and joining the auror office. 

Faceclaim: Raegan Revord 

Son: Oscar Oisín Lynch 

Ravenclaw | Prefect | Seeker | Twin | b. October 10, 1912

Tadhg has a good relationship with his son, although they do butt heads occasionally. There are moments where Tadhg just sees a little too much of himself in Oscar, but Oscar is generally a combination of his parents’ personalities. However, Tadhg loves his son very much and he’s quite proud of Oscar and everything that the boy does. Tadhg aims to support Oscar in everything and he was always a little more nervous when it came to Oscar than he was with Saoirse and Aisling, purely because of his own relationship with his father. 

Faceclaim: Iain Armitage 

✧ OTHER RELATIONSHIPS ✧

Best Friends: 

Theo Abbott @smarti-at-smogwarts

Teddy Ellison @cursebreakerfarrier

Roel Leeuwenhoek @hufflefluffs

Gabriel Sapieha @slytherindisaster

Adelia Selwyn @thatravenpuffwitch 

Friends:

Unni Arcano @kathrynalicemc

Oliver Gerard ; Siobhan Llewelyn @kc-and-co

Danny Gibson @catohphm

Auggie Grant ; Roxie Haley @mjs-oc-corner

Cyrus Northrup ; Eleanor Parkmoore @ellie-e-marcovitz

Wolfgang Witte @hufflefluffs

Acquaintances:

Ivy Anders ; Eliot Gerard @kc-and-co

Will Berkeley @mjs-oc-corner

Lysander Mercury @slytherindisaster

It’s Complicated (aka rivals due to his brother, but Tadhg’s not into it): 

Bradford Pendleton @kc-and-co

Frederick Lavigne @slytherindisaster

Hogwarts Dormmates:

Teddy Ellison @cursebreakerfarrier

Roel Leeuwenhoek @hufflefluffs

Gabriel Sapieha @slytherindisaster

Rivals: 

Cillian Lynch 

Enemies: TBD

✧ HISTORY & BACKGROUND ✧

Place of Birth: Lynch Manor, County Donegal, Ireland 

Hometown: Lynch Manor, County Donegal, Ireland 

Childhood: 

Tadhg Oisín Lynch was born on March 5, 1874 at 5:57 am to Bain and Clodagh Lynch, joining his twin brother, Cillian Cathal who was born nine minutes earlier. Tadhg was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and barely breathing. He was smaller, weaker, and sicker than his brother, which did nothing to endear him to his father, who demanded perfection. His mother also did not survive the birth process.

Residing in Lynch Manor, in a far corner of the northwest of County Donegal, Ireland, Tadhg and Cillian were sheltered from most of the world. However, their isolation from the world did little to prevent family arguments from seeping in. His father would also rage about this relative or that relative, despite continuing to hold family gatherings that often ended in duels. 

Tadhg’s childhood was, in general, cold and neglectful. His father continued to push a wedge between Tadhg and his brother, which was only worsened by Bain’s decision to homeschool his sons as opposed to sending them to Hogwarts. His rationale was to “quash the blood traitor” out of Tadhg. It never worked.

However, in January of 1887, Bain contracted vanishing sickness and passed away on February 8, 1887. No guardian was appointed for Tadhg and his brother, which left most decisions up to them. However, their extended family decided that the brothers should continue their education at Hogwarts in their third year. Tadhg passed a small entrance exam, which allowed him to start in his third year. 

Hogwarts Years:

Upon starting Hogwarts, Tadhg was sorted into Gryffindor. At Hogwarts, he joined the Gryffindor quidditch team as a keeper. He made lifelong friendships and found a family amongst his closest buddies. He enjoyed his time at Hogwarts, letting more people in than his brother ever did. 

Adulthood:

After graduating from Hogwarts, Tadhg became a cursebreaker. He started his apprenticeship with a small, privately owned firm. He continued to flourish, coming even more into himself.

Everything changed on December 7, 1897, though. In the canon timeline, Tadhg is killed in an extremely chaotic duel between his family. His brother, Cillian, is eventually charged with his murder (which was sort of covered up), although Cillian consistently maintained his innocence.

In the Tadhg Lives AU, Tadhg survived the duel and stumbled back to his brother in every way but blood, Teddy’s flat. He was in rough shape, babbling incoherently about the duel. His skin was extremely pale and had started to purple. A steady trickle of blood was spilling out of his right ear. He was unconscious for three days and woke up in a lot of pain with an intense ringing in his right ear. Tadhg was then bedridden for a month. 

After finishing his apprenticeship, Tadhg is hired by Gringotts Bank. He works there until his retirement, eventually becoming the head cursebreaker.

Tadhg also married Niamh Kelly on December 24, 1904 and they had three children together. Their eldest child, Aisling Maeve Lynch was born on April 22, 1907. Their second and third children, Saoirse Brigid and Oscar Oisín were born on October 10, 1912. 

Old Age:

Tadhg retired at the age of 78 and spent the remainder of his life enjoying time with his great-grandchildren.

Death: 

In the canon timeline, Tadhg died in a brutal duel on December 7, 1897 at the age of 23. 

In the Tadhg Lives AU, Tadhg passed away in 1958 at the age of 84 from natural causes. He lived a fulfilling life and left behind three children, seven grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. However, seven of his great-grandchildren weren’t born by the time of his death. 

✧ MISCELLANEOUS ✧ 

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Bread and cheese 

Favorite Drink: Chocolate

Favorite Weather: Gray, but dry 

Favorite Season: Autumn 

Favorite Book: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Dislikes: His twin brother ; blood purity ; bullies ; broccoli ; wet socks and shoes ; his name being purposely mispronounced and misspelled 

Trivia:

Tadhg is the first Gryffindor in the Lynch family in over a century. All other contemporary members were either in Slytherin or the occasional Ravenclaw.

Tadhg has no patience for, or sense of, decorum. He swears, shows off an improper amount of skin, and rarely dresses in a way that reflects his family’s wealth. He also has different views than the majority of his family and a lot of the men of his time. Thus, Tadhg is often accused of impropriety. He doesn’t care… and it actually started as a way to piss off his father.

Tadhg does not like to show weakness or accept help. He often insists that he is fine when he is clearly not. He also does not like being pitied and prefers to keep his childhood trauma to himself. 

Like his brother, Tadhg had a marriage arranged by his father. However, at eighteen, Tadhg and his fiancée (whom he had never met) mutually agreed to dissolve the future marriage. Her family didn’t like Tadhg anyways.

Tadhg was not afraid of becoming a father. He was afraid of being the father of a son and becoming a man like his own father. That fear never came true, partially because Tadhg had become comfortable with fatherhood by the time his son was born and he had better examples of how a father should act. Those examples came from his friends-turned-brothers and his father-in-law, Donal Kelly.

Important Links:

Tadhg’s tag

With Love — a Valentine’s Day story

More information about Tadhg’s children, Aisling, Saoirse and Oscar