Torvus

Torvus
Biographical information
Born	Sometime before 1974
Physical information
Species	Centaur
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Brown
Skin colour	Fair
Relationship information
Family members	Father
Affiliation
Loyalty	Forbidden Forest centaur colony

Torvus was a centaur who lived in the Forbidden Forest and was once a part of the colony that dwelled therein, only to be ousted when his desire to lend a helping hand to a human resulted in the theft of an arrow with a jewel encrusted arrowhead, which had been a precious heirloom of their herd for many generations.

As a result, the embittered centaur came to resent and distrust all wizards, but no one more than the thief and his family.

Biography

When he was young, his father told him about a Cursed Vault located inside the Forest, and warned him to stay away from it.

Many years later, a Hogwarts student named Jacob entered the forest, searching for said vault. He told Torvus that he needed an arrow to open it. Although he was interested in helping the human, he refused to give him an arrow that had been a family heirloom. Jacob stole the arrow using magic. For this Torvus was excluded from his colony, and continued to live in the Forest on his own.

Sometime in the 1980s, Torvus received socks as a Christmas present from Hagrid which he found very confusing. The next year Torvus met with Hagrid and Jacob’s sibling who gave him an exploding cracker as a Christmas present which exploded giving him a basket of confections. He was very happy and grateful for the gift.

Sometime during the 1985-1986 school year, Torvus was approached by Jacob’s sibling and Rita Skeeter who was writing an article about Hogwarts. Rita blackmailed Torvus by saying she would write that a rogue centaur was luring Hogwarts students into the Forbidden Forest unless he told her all about his herd. After Torvus told her, she deemed the information as already found in the Bargain bin of Flourish and Blotts.

Said to be the only centaur lonely enough to talk to humans, at some point during the mid-1980s, he encountered a student from Hogwarts Castle by the name of Charlie Weasley, whom he eventually befriended and sometimes accompanied in trying tracking dragons, to no avail. In the 1987–1988 school year, someone had tampered with the Forest Vault that his father had warned him about, unleashing a sleepwalking curse that placed students in a state akin to that of those suffering somnambulism, prompting the unwitting pupils to wander off into their death at the claws and teeth of the dangerous beasts that dwelled within the forest. Whenever he found such students, Torvus would escort them back to the edge of the forest and point them towards the school.

Torvus's happiness over having his arrow returned to him

Later that year, he told this story of Jacob's betrayal to his younger sibling. When they returned the arrowhead back to him, Torvus was grateful and agreed to take them to the Vault inside the Forest but he told them they need Hagrid and must prepare for the journey as it would be "the fight of their life". Afterwards, Torvus was accepted back to his colony after returning the arrowhead and completing a series of tasks.

Torvus led Jacob's sibling to the Forest Vault along with Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, and Hagrid. He helped defend against the Acromantula they encountered, and entered the Forest Vault alongside them, reluctantly letting his arrow be used to open the vault. After the vault was opened, he returned to his colony.

After Jacob's sibling had opened the Forest Vault, Torvus angrily sent a message to them asking for them to return to the forest. He explained to them, Charles Weasley and Rubeus Hagrid that when they defeated the Forest Vault Acromantula, they had unintentionally caused it to go on a rampage, disrupting the delicate ecosystem of the Forbidden Forest. He demanded that they fix the problem they had caused, starting with allowing the centaurs to access their water supply again. When Jacob's sibling returned and said the problem was a hungry troll that wanted it's supply of bubotubers, he got angry when Charlie implied that it was centaurs who had caused the loss of the bubotubers, instead saying it was victims of the sleepwalking curse that had trampled all over the bubotuber grove. After Jacob's sibling fixed the troll problem, he brought them to the Forbidden Forest Acromantula colony to hear their Acromantula worries. After Jacob's sibling returned from finding the missing Acromantula, Torvus presented them with a Carved Flitterby which he hoped would remind them that small actions can have big consequences.

Approximately a year after entering the Forest Vault, he helped Jacob's sibling and Merula Snyde prepare for the next vault by duelling against them. He then told the two that they would be stronger together than individually.

In the 1989-1990 school year, Torvus was approached by Jacob’s sibling to help interpret a prophecy made by Professor Trelawney. Torvus was unable to interpret it but said some members of his herd might be able to translate it. Torvus then told Jacob’s sibling to gather offerings to give the centaurs to be allowed access into their camp. When they brought their offerings, Torvus deemed them to be good enough and brought them to the camp.

Torvus was with Jacob’s sibling in the centaur camp when Firenze judged them to be welcome into the camp and helped decode Trelawney’s prophecy.

Later in the year, after Jacob’s sibling narrowly survived a werewolf attack in the Forest, Torvus showed up and told them Firenze had insight into Professor Trelawney’s prophecy but Jacob’s sibling must study the Cetus constellation first.

Firenze and Torvus tell Jacob's sibling about Trelawney's prophecy.

When Jacob’s sibling returned to the camp to hear Firenze’s insight, they talked with Torvus about their species customs before Firenze showed up. Torvus looked on as Firenze told Jacob’s sibling they will face a difficult decision, a powerful adversary, and another loss.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)

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