Ethan Landau

Ethan Ridley Landau (born on June 3, 2010 in London, England) is the second child of Melanie and Adrien Landau. He is the middle child of three, born three years after his older brother, Alex, and four years before his little sister Alice.

Biography
Ethan spent the first three years of his life in Covent Garden, London with his parents at The Royal Ballet. He and his brother spent a great deal of their formative years around ballet and the stage. Despite this, he is the only one of his siblings not to show an interest in dancing.

When he was three, his mother and father retired from the ballet company, moving the family to Thorn, Surrey, where he became close friends with his cousin Julian Fairchild, as well as River Hewitt, Peter Hart and Peter's twin sister, Maggie.

Physical Appearance
Lanky and dark-haired, Ethan strongly resembles his father. The two share the same aquiline nose and angular bone structure. The hazel-green color of his eyes is also like his father's, though their almond shape is his mother's.

Personality
Ethan is the quietest of his siblings, with a dry sense of humor that makes him resemble Geoff more than anyone else.

Parents
Ethan has a very good relationship with both of his parents.

Siblings
Ethan has a very easy rapport with his older brother and, like Alex, is quite protective of his younger sister Alice.

Julian
Ethan met Julian, his cousin and best friend, when they were both around four years old. The two soon became nearly inseperable, hanging out with the same friends, listening to the same music, and spending a good part of their free time together.

Ethan's nickname for Julian is "Jude", probably after the famous Beatles song.

Etymology
The name Ethan is of Hebrew origin, meaning "firm; strong".

Ridley is an old English name meaning "reed clearing; cleared land".

Appearances

 * Epilogue of Book 2