Keith Cardew

KEITH JEFFERSON CARDEW

Keith truly knows his craft as a magizoologist. He consults with fellow craftsman all over the world, even today. There's rarely a creature he hasn't seen and knows how to handle. And it's that reputation that some pay attention to. Naturally, there are others that feel that Cardew's better days have already passed him by. Them... well, they can all go to hell.

Even now, family means a great deal to Keith. He doesn't care to see either of his nieces or nephew go down such a path. Harry and Carissa... they're hardly ones he has to worry about. Raleigh... that boy may be another story altogether.

There are few things that make better company than galleons. Booze and a long pair of legs are definitely in the running for a close second.

Trouble has always found Keith Cardew, or rather he found it. Whether it was disciplined at the hands of his father, or the Headmaster at Hogwarts, it seemed fated that Keith Cardew would always be found in the center of mischief. Keith got used to taking his lumps, and he'd insist (only to his brother) that a few of the lumps he took were because of his younger brother. Yet, those proclamations are for his brother's ears alone. Otherwise, those utterances will follow Keith to the grave.

While at Hogwarts, the Gryffindor found an affinity in Care for Magical Creatures. And it was  love that grew into a career shortly after he left the school. Keith tried his best to live a life his family could be proud of, even working with the Ministry. He started off as an intern in the Magical Creatures Division, but soon realized that office life wasn't meant for him. After giving a good run at such a routine life, Keith found an opportunity to work abroad in a Brazilian preserve for Magical Creatures.

While there, temptation slowly reared its head as someone offered Keith a lot of money for one of the rare creatures on the preserve. It turned out to be the first step on a path from which Keith could not return. And Keith continued to do just that, traveling the world and acquiring all manner of creatures and beast for the right price to private collectors.

A visit home seemed in order. Keith was doing rather well for himself, but made the mistake of exposing his neice to a nearly fatal roonespoor bite. It seemed to be the first dagger in driving an irreperable wedge between Keith and his brother. Shortly after that, he was arrested for trafficking illegal magical creatures. Keith spent years in prison and had been disowned by most of his family.

Once he was released, he found work as a freelance magizoologist. He occasionally finds himself consulting with fellow members of the trade all over the world. Though, he has also fallen back into some of his old bad habits. He just tends to be a bit more careful than he was before.

FIDELIUS | jeffery dean morgan IS keith cardew PLAYED BY ERICK