Argus

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Origins and Adoption

Argus transmigrated into the magical world as a baby abandoned outside a British orphanage. Familiar with Harry Potter’s world from his previous life, he initially believed he had merely been reborn. His magical awakening at five—and the Acolytes subsequently bringing him before Gellert Grindelwald—revealed where he actually was 1 3.

An orphan of the Grindelwald family, Argus became Gellert’s adopted son. Their relationship developed into a close father–son bond despite their not spending every day together. His heritage also made him a target of scrutiny from the Ministry of Magic, the Acolytes, and the Wizards’ Council, prompting him to conceal his progress while building his abilities 1 4 14.

Taking Command of the Acolytes

On his eleventh birthday, Argus insisted on inheriting leadership of the divided Acolytes despite Vinda Rosier and Abernathy’s warnings. Addressing the gathering, he used a skull-shaped pipe to project images of Muggle weapons, spacecraft, and satellites, arguing that technological development vindicated Grindelwald’s warnings 1 2.

An Auror attack interrupted the gathering. Argus stopped Vinda from killing the captured Aurors, evaded another Killing Curse from their leader, and cast Protego Diabolica. The Acolytes passed through his flames before Apparating away, and the system recognized his assumption of command with 500 achievement points 3.

Argus chose Britain as the organization’s new base and Hogwarts as his school. He ordered the Acolytes to liquidate their holdings, abandon anything they could not sell, and relocate that night. Their withdrawal preceded a joint operation by the German and Austrian Ministries 3 4 5.

Establishing Himself at Hogwarts

Before term began, Argus befriended Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter, persuaded Draco to apologize for insulting Hagrid, and began cultivating connections with Britain’s younger pure-blood generation. By late August, he had completed the Hogwarts textbooks through fourth year and was reading the fifth-year Standard Book of Spells 7 8.

On the journey to school, he cleared Draco of stealing Neville’s toad and encouraged Harry, Hermione, and Neville to consider houses beyond their initial preferences. His advice helped influence Hermione’s choice of Ravenclaw, although Harry ultimately remained in Gryffindor 10 11 13 14.

Sorted into Slytherin, Argus quickly secured the first-year chief position and challenged older chiefs. He subsequently occupied the house’s number-two seat and organized older students to help first-years find their classrooms. His Transfiguration work earned McGonagall’s attention and an invitation to her club 14 16 17 19 20 21.

Conflict with Ron Weasley

Ron’s accusations against Draco developed into repeated confrontations with Argus. During Flying Class, Ron charged at him on a broom and later collided with Draco. Argus transfigured the grass into mattresses to cushion Draco, then discreetly cast Finite Incantatem on Ron’s broom, causing a fall that severely injured Ron’s arm 10 25 26 27.

Argus later accompanied Draco to a midnight duel against Ron, with Harry serving as Ron’s supporter. After the confrontation, Argus used his friendly relationship with Filch to leave Harry and Ron facing punishment while he and Draco returned to their dormitory 39 40.

Voldemort’s Disciple

An encounter with Quirrell during a nighttime excursion brought Argus to Voldemort’s attention. Voldemort eventually revealed his identity and demanded that Argus submit to him. Argus refused, and their ensuing duel ended with Voldemort easily overcoming him as his magic weakened 30 36 37.

Recognizing Argus’s talent, Voldemort instead offered to teach him. Argus accepted the arrangement as an exchange of information for genuine magical knowledge, not an unconditional pledge of loyalty. He supplied information about Harry and Fluffy while withholding crucial future knowledge, including Harry’s connection to Voldemort’s soul 37 38 43.

Building the Diagon Alley Business Group

Argus arranged to purchase Hagrid’s Forbidden Forest materials at market price, securing a supplier whom other buyers had routinely underpaid. He also invested in Fred and George’s inventions, offering fifty Galleons initially, material costs, and a future joke shop in exchange for half the profits and one of every product 28 32.

For the Acolytes’ Diagon Alley shops, Argus proposed giving the Ministry ten percent of profits in return for protection against hostile pure-blood interests. He separately obtained Dumbledore’s promise to help handle interference from pure-blood families in exchange for occasionally guiding Harry 41 45.

His plans encompassed twenty or thirty shops, including businesses challenging established monopolies. At the opening, he appeared alongside Fudge and launched discounts backed by extensive stocks of magical materials. After seeing the warehouse and learning about the Hagrid partnership, Lucius Malfoy pledged his family’s loyalty as a business partner. The system later awarded Argus 100 points for establishing the business group 48 49 50.

Appearance

• Blond hair and blue eyes, repeatedly compared with Gellert Grindelwald’s features 6 12.
• Aristocratic bearing, reinforced by cultivated manners, formal bows, and a controlled, polite smile 6 7 14.
• Left Eye of Prophecy, inherited through the Grindelwald bloodline 34.

Personality

Argus presents himself as gentle, composed, and courteous. He reassures insecure classmates, teaches students regardless of house, and treats people such as Hagrid and Filch with respect. These habits win him support from students and favorable impressions from professors 12 21 32 33 40.

His private calculations are considerably more strategic. He initially views Draco as an entry point into pure-blood society, attempts to influence Harry partly to complicate Dumbledore’s plans, and exploits both Dumbledore’s principles and Voldemort’s ambitions. Friendship, public reputation, and commercial relationships all serve his broader goals 5 7 11 37 41.

Argus’s restraint is conditional rather than absolute. He prevents Shafiq from being injured in their duel and speaks of magic as protection, but retaliates covertly against Ron and seriously wounds Ronan when threatened. He is willing to use force decisively while maintaining a gracious public image 16 26 34 41.

He also recognizes the gap between talent and actual strength. His encounter with Voldemort exposes his limited magical reserves and combat experience, driving him to seek instruction and a private practice space. After Vinda demonstrated the importance of physical movement, he adopted a regular exercise routine 31 38 39.

Abilities & Skills

Achievement System

• Point acquisition: Earns achievement points through milestones, missions, exploration, leadership accomplishments, and other activities 1 3 6 12 50.
• Talent enhancement: Exchanges points for magical talent; increases above 95 cost 100 points each 1.
• Lottery rewards: Receives spells and abilities with specified levels 5 18 37.
• Knowledge merging: Duplicate rewards provide experience rather than directly adding levels together. Final mastery depends on his comprehension 5.
• Talent is not unlimited power: Despite his maximized talents, his young age limits his magical reserves, and he remains far below Voldemort and Dumbledore 31 37 39.

Eye of Prophecy

• Foresees images only a few seconds into the future, unlike Gellert’s ability to see decades ahead 34.
• Consumes substantial magic and mental energy; severe use can leave him bedridden for one or two days 34.

Occlumency and Legilimency

• Level 7 Occlumency protects his thoughts and memories; he selectively reduces its coverage to permit the Sorting Hat to examine him 5 14.
• Activates his mental defenses when Voldemort attempts Legilimency through Quirrell 30.
• Uses Occlumency to resist the malicious thoughts stirred by Voldemort’s advanced notes, although safe study still requires caution 38.
• Acquired Legilimency through the lottery; the supplied events do not document a specific application 1.

Transfiguration

• Initially changes objects’ shapes without changing their underlying substance, including turning wood into birds and buttons into snakes 21.
• Uses Transfiguration tactically in duels and turns grass into mattresses to protect Draco from a fall 17 26.
• Achieves genuine material transformation after acquiring Level 5 Transfiguration, turning wood into iron 37.
• His early attempt to create a real pig remains incomplete, producing needle-like limbs and requiring McGonagall’s intervention 21.

Combat Magic

• Protego Diabolica: Produces pale-blue flames used to rally the Acolytes 3.
• Expelliarmus: At Level 6, strikes Ronan with enough force to throw him into a tree and inflict serious injuries 34.
• Incendio: Overwhelms Shafiq’s attack; Argus extinguishes the flames immediately before they reach him 16.
• Spell coordination: Improves his timing and combinations visibly during his duel with Voldemort, though he still loses 37.
• Dark Magic knowledge: Possesses Fiendfyre and a Level 3 Killing Curse, but neither is shown being used in the supplied events 1 18.

Practical Magic and Teaching

• Summons Neville’s living toad safely with Accio; explains that poor force control can injure living targets 10.
• Uses Sonorus to organize the incoming first-years for Hagrid 11.
• Uses Scourgify both for cleaning and for removing his scent while hiding from Mrs. Norris 29 32.
• Identifies classmates’ casting problems and demonstrates corrections, helping students from both Slytherin and Gryffindor progress in Transfiguration 21.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Elder-wood wand with a qilin-nerve core — Made using rare materials Argus discovered in Grindelwald’s research stores two years before entering Hogwarts 6.
• Skull-shaped pipe — Used to project smoke images illustrating modern Muggle technology 2.
• Extension-charmed suitcase — Holds his school purchases while remaining small enough to carry in a pocket 8.
• Marauder’s Map — Gift from Fred and George; used to track people within Hogwarts and navigate a tunnel to Hogsmeade 42 43.
• Voldemort’s notebooks — Contain advanced magical explanations and Dark Magic theory; further information earns him another notebook 37 38 43.
• Room of Requirement access — Provides a private location for magical practice, discovered on the seventh floor 38.

Relationships

• Gellert Grindelwald — Adoptive father and predecessor as Acolyte leader. Argus intends to continue his unfinished undertaking, while their farewell reveals genuine familial affection 1 3 4 14.
• Vinda Rosier — Longtime caregiver, instructor, and trusted aide, addressed as “Aunt Vinda.” She protects him, oversees business purchases, and helps execute the Acolytes’ relocation 1 3 4 38 45.
• Abernathy — Senior Acolyte supporter involved in Argus’s security and commercial planning 1 3 45.
• Draco Malfoy — Close friend and follower. Argus challenges his blood prejudice, defends him against accusations, and cultivates him as a bridge to the Malfoy family 7 10 26 39.
• Harry Potter — Friend whose dependence on Ron repeatedly strains their relationship. Argus offers reassurance and guidance but also regards Harry as leverage in dealings with Dumbledore 11 27 39 41.
• Hermione Granger — Friend and study companion. Argus encourages her confidence, assists her in Herbology, and helps her consider Ravenclaw before the Sorting 11 13 31 32.
• Fred and George Weasley — Friends and business partners. Argus funds their inventions, and they give him the Marauder’s Map 28 42.
• Hagrid — Friend and principal supplier of magical creature materials. Argus recognizes his expertise, pays market prices, and promises to visit him for companionship 32 33 42 49.
• Albus Dumbledore — Headmaster, wary observer, and negotiating counterpart. Argus exploits his concern for Harry to obtain help protecting the shops 12 19 41 48.
• Voldemort — Teacher and dangerous transactional ally. Each hopes to benefit from the other, while Argus withholds essential information and guards against mental influence 37 38 43.
• Ron Weasley — Recurring antagonist whose jealousy, accusations, and attacks provoke escalating conflict 10 25 26 39 40.
• Argus Filch — Initially a threat during nighttime excursions, later a friendly contact after Argus improves Mrs. Norris’s grooming and praises his work 29 32 33 40.
• Lucius Malfoy — Business partner impressed by Argus’s supply network; pledges the Malfoy family’s loyalty as a commercial ally 49.
• Ginny Weasley — Treated by Argus as a younger sister because of his friendship with her brothers; he buys her an expensive robe at the shop opening 48.

Notable Quotes

“For the Greater Good!” 1

“Courage has never come in just one form. Facing yourself honestly is a kind of courage too.” 11

“The purpose of magic is to protect, not to fight to the death.” 16