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-(Giancarlo Commare, cismale , 26) did you see that person over there? that’s THEODORE NOTT. they’re a PUREBLOOD and work as a JUNIOR BARRISTER at the MINSTRY OF MAGIC. honestly, they’re A BIT UPTIGHT. i can tolerate them though as they can also be SURPRISINGLY SWEET. they remind me of footsteps echoing in lonely hallways & longing glances. anyway, i heard they’re PART OF PRIMIS. watch your back around them.
HISTORY
Born September 4, 1980, Theodore Faustus Nott was a beacon of hope in his father’s eye. The Nott Family had once been almost as mighty the House of Black, but over the centuries, the empire crumpled until only Zacharias Nott remained. Zacharias had been a supporter of Voldemort from the beginning. He was a nasty man with strong beliefs of blood supremacy. As Zacharias’ previous two wives had been unable to bear him a child, his last hope on continuing the family name fell onto his newest wife: Medea Nott née Lestrange. One would think finally getting the son he so desired would melt away Zacharias’ cold exterior and interior - but that was far from the truth.
Theodore’s childhood home in the Nott family manor was never a happy one. The house was dark, drafty, and eerily silent. The only light in the manor seemed to come from Medea. Theodore was close to his mother when he was small; her warm smile accompanies most of his happiest memories. But when the sun set, the quiet manor would suddenly become filled with screaming matched between his parents. It was on particular night, shortly before Theodore’s ninth birthday, these fights would reach their ultimare crescendo.
Peeking through the heavy wooden doors that lead into the dining room, young Theodore sat quietly waiting for his mother to bring him up to bed. By now, he was used to the yelling and screaming. But the evening took a different turn as his father pulled out his wand, aimed it at his mother, and shouted a spell Theodore had never heard before. The green light that hit his mother seemed to illuminate the whole room. The sight and sound of his mother’s body hitting the hardwood floor still haunt Theodore to this day.
From that day onward, Zacharias began to mold Theodore into the perfect heir. Theodore learned very quickly to obey his father’s every word, as even the slightest slip-up would end in all sorts of painful punishment. Manipulated by his father, Theodore felt like a bird trapped in too small of a cage. It was no surprise when he got to Hogwarts that Theodore was sorted into Slytherin. Like his father had instructed, he tried to surround himself in only his fellow purebloods. He never spoke of his mistreatment at home while away at school, not even to his closest friends. To the outside world, Zacharias was an eldery wizard who had lost his most recent wife to a blood malediction and was now raising his only son.
Hogwarts gave Theodore the chance to open up a bit, though as every year another tragedy struck the school: Theodore became angry and upset with the idea of losing school, his one escape from his father. As he grew older, his temper became more explosive. It was usually younger students and muggleborns who would feel the brute of Theodore’s anger.
When Theodore turned 17, he was offered his dark mark. He had done truly nothing for Voldemort to earn it, simply an example of nepotism among those closest to the Dark Lord. Theodore refused, fleeing. He made his safehaven in France, his mother’s ancestrial home. While Theodore thought he was off the hook, it wasn’t very long until the Ministry came knocking and he was accused of helping Voldemort.
Despite his only connection to Voldemort being his father, Theodore was still put under house arrest by the Ministry. Nine months alone in the Nott manor were worse than living there for seventeen years. He finished his last year of schooling through tutors coming to see him. While his name once would have gotten him any spot he could have dreamed of, Theodore was now met with ugly stares and hostile words. Getting an entry level job in the Ministry, over the last eight years Theodore has worked hard to build up to a junior barrister posistion.
He met Elphias Doge while working, the pair had an instant connection. To Theodore, Elphias is everything his father wasn’t. He was quick to join Elphias’ side, some natural balance in his twisted psyche feeling fufilled when there was someone else guiding him completely. Despite also working for Elphias Doge and his party, Theodore remainsa rather passive member. Politics bore him.
Theodore wants to reclaim his name from his father’s legacy. He feels like he should be willing to do whatever it takes, but some invisible holds him back; even after almost eight years since the last time they saw each other, Zacharias Nott still keeps a ghostly hand on his son’s shoulders.
