Xavier Galloway | Slytherin Alumni | Pureblood | Neutral | TAKEN
“And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.”
PAST; Xavier Galloway was born in Calais, France to an Englishman and a French woman who spent most of their time attempting to mend a broken affair between two countries, paying little or no attention to their newborn son. His maternal grandparents, on his father’s side, who had been professors in Hogwarts up until his birth stepped in before his parents could put him up for adoption and offered to raise him. They brought him away from his mother and father, who never bothered to keep in contact after that moment.
Nearly his entire family had been Slytherins and just as expected, Xavier was also sorted into Slytherin. He had always been too smart for his own good and didn’t mix well with others. Generally, people annoyed him. The only time he spoke to others without feeling frustrated was when he was showing off his intelligence. Following in his grandparent’s footsteps and using the only people skills he had, Xavier decided to become a Hogwarts professor for Arithmancy after studying for a number of years in New York.
For a long number of years, Xavier was in an emotionally abusive relationship with a woman named Rose. Though it was evident that she did not feel the same about him as he felt about her, Xavier could never bring himself to leave her, finding himself infatuated with her. She cheated on him with numerous men, everyone could see that, but Xavier refused to believe such things. When Xavier plucked up the courage to propose to her, she rejected him right away. She wasn’t in love with him
After her departure, Xavier grew extremely cold. He drank too much and smoked dangerously. He slept with countless women, not much caring for any serious relationships for fear of being left alone again. In school, he was a harsh professor. Firm but fair, he would say, though really he was very biased when it came to students and often treated those who he had even a slight dislike in an unjust manner. He closed himself off from everyone and had a limited number of friends, all of his old ones leaving swiftly after Xavier turned into a nightmare to be around. That suited Xavier just fine however, he didn’t need anyone but himself. He couldn’t hurt himself like someone else could. Xavier decided that he would never marry and never have a family for fear of turning out like his parents.
Xavier worked in Hogwarts for twelve years, six of those shared with Fiona Belmont, the Alchemy, Muggle Studies, and Defense Against the Dark Arts for years one to three professor. They didn’t exactly see eye to eye, often arguing or ignoring each other. Although Xavier didn’t get along with most of his colleagues, she was one in particular who seemed to go out of her way to bother him. However, he could never decipher whether she was someone he disliked or if he had a certain soft spot for her.
Quickly and to Xavier’s surprise, he grew more fond of her and their fighting slowed to small petty arguments. He would even go as far as to call her his friend. They spent more and more time together and Xavier ceased his drinking habit, finding less of a need for it. It became rare to see one without the other within a matter of weeks.
Gradually, Xavier became more cheerful, less of the person he was after Rose’s departure and more like the person he was when Rose was never in his life. But he was better than that self. He became less cold and less intolerable of others. He found it easier to show kindness and for the first time in his twelve years at Hogwarts could form a friendly bond with his students. He had fallen in love with Fiona.
After a while with many ups and downs, Fiona and Xavier eventually became friends-with-benefits, unspoken but understood that that was where their relationship had hit. At this stage, Xavier quit smoking. Granted, it was very difficult, but it was what Fiona wanted. For Xavier at this point he felt that he could do anything for her if she asked.
PRESENT; Xavier and Fiona became an official couple after months of acting just like one. It took a while but it really had only been a matter of time. They both confessed their feelings for one another, knowing that they were soulmates and could never feel the same with anyone else.
On Fiona’s birthday in Paris, they became engaged, Xavier’s life finally feeling near complete for the first time in forever. Anything he had ever thought about staying single his entire life or worrying about turning into a terrible parent evaporated with that gesture of love. He knew he was supposed to spend his life with Fiona, to share his time on earth with her. She was his other half and Xavier couldn’t understand how he had coped without her.
Xavier quit his job in Hogwarts and Fiona moved in with him after she became a full time Alchemist. He couldn’t bear being so far from her so he got a nine to five job in the Ministry as an Assessor in the Department of Magical Education, much closer to their home.
Xavier has chosen to stay neutral in the war. Himself and Fiona are getting married in December and want to start a family as soon as possible so Xavier doesn’t want to get involved in something that could make him lose the best thing life has ever given him.
FUTURE; Xavier and Fiona marry on Decemeber 13th, 1978, performing the Unbreakable Vow at their ceremony. Over the coming years they have three children, Seraphina, William, and Caroline. All three children attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, both William and Caroline, like their mother, being sorted in Gryffindor while Seraphina becomes a Slytherin like her father.
Xavier again quits his job in the Ministry, choosing to be a stay-at-home father until Caroline, their youngest daughter, leaves for Hogwarts. He then tutors students in Arithmancy at his home and during the second wizarding war, he becomes a Muggle maths teacher in a primary school in the suburbs of London.
STRENGTHS; patient; reliable; intelligent; comforting;
WEAKNESSES; jealous; selfish; obsessive; blunt; insecure
Fiona Belmont - Fiona is Xavier’s fiancée, soulmate, best friend, and love of his life. She’s someone that Xavier hasn’t known for very long but he finds it impossible to imagine his life without her. When she’s not with him, a large chunk of Xavier is missing. Xavier would do anything for Fiona and he knows that once they have a family together, Xavier’s life will finally be complete with her by his side forever with their children.
Juliet Moore - Though Xavier never taught Juliet (probably better that way), she is one student that Xavier has always been fond of. She’s one that he feels that he can talk to like he would with an adult and he very much enjoys her company. He cares a lot for the girl. Xavier has severe trust issues and often feels uncomfortable around people who aren’t Fiona but he feels at ease with Juliet.
Katherine and Richard Galloway - Xavier’s grandparents raised him from a few months old all the way up to his graduation from Hogwarts, better parents than his real ones could ever hope to be. Xavier respects and loves them greatly for all they’ve done for him, saving him from being cooped up in an orphanage for most of his life. Without them, his life would be incredibly different and nothing would even be remotely the same. Though he doesn’t see them as often as he’d like to, he’s incredibly close to them.
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