Intro: Maitland Wilkes
Hello, hi, yes, hello, it's Sarah(1) here with a new character. I already have Sirius Black, of course, who couldn't be more different from this guy.
This guy is Maitland Wilkes, and you can find a lot about him HERE.
A few things that most people would know about him:
+ He's head of the Floo Network Authority (since 1965). + He's not really subtle about being a purist. + He has a wife and four children, including Annie Wilkes. He also has a sister who married into another pureblood family. (OPEN, everyone, talk to me, let's play family lines!) + He graduated Hogwarts from Slytherin in 1945. + He walks with a bit of a limp from an old Quidditch injury.
Other things about him that people probably don't know - he's a Death Eater, one of the OG who went to school with the Dark Lord. He loves his wife and dotes on her. He loves his children and dotes on them as well, not to mention how proud he is of them (for different reasons).
If your character works at the Ministry, they know him and of his reputation. If your character is a pureblood or purist, they know him. And if your character is a Death Eater, well ... I imagine they know him too.