#unctuous osbert

[bellwood-qudditch]

Developed an addiction to the history of some of the ministers of magic (mostly the females) and even created family trees.

[omgkatsudonplease]

my duty to you both (on equal love)!

Versailles, 1779

“You know, I’m quite impressed that you’ve managed to stay on your horse for so long,” said the Duke after a couple hours of slow and easy riding at the back of the company. “Your predecessor didn’t have as much luck in the saddle as you seem to have.” 

“Lord Tureis wasn’t one for hunting, then?” asked Uncty. 

“Oh, he had quite a spirited go at it, at first,” said the Duke cheerily, “but unfortunately for Thierry le Petit Chevalier, all his aspirations for hunting glory went tumbling right off the back of this horse here,” he nodded at the gelding that Uncty was currently riding, “alongside his person, when the flutter of his wife’s skirts startled the poor thing into bucking him off, nearly trampling Madame la Précieuse in the process.”

Uncty frowned. “What was Lady Virginia even doing out in the park?” 

“God only knows.” They were now approaching a cluster of nobles, Muggle and magical alike; the laughter of some of the court ladies were pealing out as clear as bells. “Despite the whole thing having played out in front of several witnesses, those two insist to this day that the injuries they’d sustained from their little misadventure stemmed from a run-in with a werewolf. As if there were any werewolves at Versailles—we haven’t seen one here since François Antoine brought us the pelt of the Beast of Gévaudan!” 

Uncty hummed. “It seems to me that Lord Tureis and Lady Virginia were not as popular at the court as they have led me to believe,” he remarked.

“In their first couple months here, the two of them kept a modest pair of rooms in the Couloir de Sorcellerie, alongside the rest of the magical courtiers, and immediately began to swan about like they were the ones who owned the place.” The Duke shook his head with a wry little smile. “Perhaps it was a happy misfortune that le Petit Chevalier’s inadvertent injury to his wife gave them the excuse they needed to fall back to Paris. Her Majesty the Queen had been most upset about Madame la Précieuse’s insinuations regarding Her Majesty’s behaviour towards her friends.” 

Uncty had yet to see the Queen. He couldn’t help but fear the possibility that his predecessor might have completely killed the Queen’s interest in receiving visits from Avalonian envoys. Perhaps Lord Black, Lord Tureis’ father, had simply been pulling strings in the Department of International Magical Cooperation to give his third son a plum posting abroad, where he and his young wife could be exposed to the world beyond the shores of New Avalon.

((Basically, it's part three of a prologue triptych to Heirs of Avalon! It covers the rise of Unctuous Osbert to the post of Minister for Magic. Osbert, per Pottermore, was believed to be a puppet of Septimus Malfoy, so this fic also covers the span of their relationship:))

With a sigh, the Duke extended a hand towards the sylph. “Monsieur Osbert, might I introduce to you my second cousin, the Comte de Landerneau?”

“My friends call me Septimus,” added the Count, with a playful little grin.

“And do your lovers call you Septy?” teased Gabrielle. “It’s what they’re saying in the latest libelles, you know.”

“And whatever is printed in the libelles must be the truth,” rejoined the Count with a wink.

“Oh dear. I had no idea our little get-togethers in the Petit Trianon were such scandalous orgies,” mused Gabrielle in mock-horrified tones. She then reached out and grabbed the Count by the hand, pulling him back from Uncty. “Come, come, Septy, the Queen’s tired of dancing with that clod Lafayette and needs a better partner!” 

“Until our next intersection, Monsieur Osbert,” trilled the Count before he was led away by Gabrielle into the crowd. Uncty watched him go with his heart in his throat.

((Thanks for the ask <3))

[mayhemxmugglesxmagic]

The Malfoy Summer Home 

Location: Dover, England, United Kingdom.  Built: 1730 by the Osbert family.

The Malfoy summer home was gifted to Septimus Malfoy by the the Minister for Magic, Unctuous Osbert for exceptional service to the Wizarding Community in the summer of 1790.  The family was known to retire to the cliffs of Dover and the beloved home every summer for generations. Sometime in the winter of 1995 the deed of the property was transferred from Lucius Malfoy II to his wife Narcissa Malfoy (nee Black), along with several other properties and trusts -- a strategic move. 

After the events of the Second Wizarding War, and Lucius’s imprisonment Narcissa would move into the summer home permanently.

[sonofabraxas]

Malfoy Family

Like many other progenitors of noble English families, the wizard Armand Malfoy arrived in Britain with William the Conqueror as part of the invading Norman army. Having rendered unknown services to King William I, Malfoy was given a prime piece of land in Wiltshire, seized from local landowners, upon which his descendants have lived for ten consecutive centuries. Their wily ancestor Armand encapsulated many of the qualities that have distinguished the Malfoy family to the present day.

Until the passing of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692, the Malfoys integrated themselves in high-class Muggle society. Though hotly denied by subsequent generations, there is ample evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I, and some wizarding historians allege that the Queen's subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy.[9] The Malfoys expanded their already large estate with the lands of their Muggle neighbours, and dabbled successfully into Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest families in wizarding Britain. Though they opposed the Statute of Secrecy at first, they soon embraced it and cut off all ties with Muggle families, denying that they had ever fraternised with such people.

After this period, the Malfoys instead began to seek influence over the newly formed British Ministry of Magic, using their considerable wealth to do so. Though no Malfoy is known to have ever aspired for the position of Minister for Magic, many members of the family financed the elections of their preferred candidates for the post, even going so far as to pay to have the opposition hexed.

Notable Malfoys of past generations include the fourteenth-century Nicholas Malfoy, who is believed to have dispatched many a fractious Muggle tenant under the guise of the Black Death, though escaping censure by the Wizards' Council; Septimus Malfoy, who was greatly influential at the Ministry in the late eighteenth century, many claiming that Minister for Magic Unctuous Osbert was little more than his puppet.

Abraxas Malfoy - Christoph Waltz

Abraxas Malfoy is best known to have been a percieved part of the plot that, in 1968, forced Minister for Magic Nobby Leach (the first Muggle-born ever to have held the office) to leave his post prematurely. Nothing was, however, conclusively proven.

Callisto Malfoy (née Selwyn)- Cate Blanchett 

Originally from Lyon, Callisto Selwyn attended Beauxbatons and met her future spouse during a Ministry internship after graduation. Lucius' parents are one of few pureblood couples known to have married for genuine affection without the necessity of a betrothal. As her name would suggest, Callisto's son inherited his love of Greek Mythology from his mother.

Lucius Malfoy Bill Skarsgård

Lucius Malfoy was born and raised in the lap of luxury at the family estate, a magnificent mansion in Wiltshire which had been in his family's possession for many centuries.

Around September 1967, at the age of eleven, he began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Slytherin House, where numerous like-minded young idealists are also often found. During his school career his skills in potions even earned him the recognition of the school's Potions Master, Professor Horace Slughorn, the Head of Slytherin House who had him join his Slug Club of promising students.

In his fifth year, Lucius was made a prefect, which showed the hard work he put into appearing a model student in the eyes of his teachers.

Family Headcanons

-The Malfoys are primarily French speakers.

-From a young age, Lu was taught primarily by house elves. Seeing them as a manifestation of his parent's percieved negligence, Lucius often practiced offensive magic against his family's servants. (A neverending prejudice, as we know.)

-Lucius had an elder brother, who died in childhood from a sudden and fatal case of Dragon Pox.

[filiiconscidisti]

draco & headcanon : a brief history of the malfoy family, 58 BC - 1970

antiquity

the earliest known written records of the magical family lineage originates from the commentarii de bello gallico (58-49 BC), an account of the gallic wars (58-50 BC) as described by julius caesar (100-44 BC). in chapters 13-14 and 16-18, caesar wrote of the druids of gaul ( present-day france and luxembourg ), noting that their high social standing and education set them apart from the other barbarians. they were also well-versed in “the stars and their movements, the size of the cosmos and the earth, the nature of the world, and the powers of immortal deities.” the magic possessed by the druids complemented well the natural magic of the roman augures publici, who used their magical abilities to interpret the will of the gods through the behaviour of birds – particularly ravens and eagles ( the predisposition the modern malfoy family has for keeping birds derives from their historical augury ). the family’s pure-blooded magical lineage originates from a pairing of a gallic druid and a roman augur in the 1st or 2nd century AD. evidence suggests that the family settled in gallo-roman territory, and remained there for many years.

the middle ages & the viking age

the distinct white-blonde hair that runs in the family line developed from centuries of contact with the gauls, germanics, and their collective ancestors, the visigoths, during the migration period of the 4th and 6th centuries AD. during this period, the family lineage becomes relatively untraceable due to lack of historical record. the family reappears once more in the 9th century AD during the viking settlement of west francia. due to insufficient records, it is currently not known whether the family was of frankish or viking origin during this period of invasion. there is, however, evidence that suggests that the family had attached themselves closely to the newly created duchy of normandy by the late 10th or early 11th century, implying that by this time they already had formed a not-insignificant connection to either king carolus simplex (879-929 AD) or rollo the viking (c 860-930 AD), first duke of normandy. their connection to nobility either way would be cemented with the rise of william the conqueror (1028-1087) to the duchy.

armand malfoy (fl. 1066) arrived in england with the norman conquest in the 11th century. when william the conqueror secured his throne in 1072, he seized the lands of resisting english elite and granted them to his loyalists. having provided various unspecified, but undoubtedly magical, services to the king, armand was granted a 180 acre plot of land in wiltshire that would become the site of malfoy manor. when the manor was constructed, it covered 30,000 square feet and contained 300 rooms, 61 of which were bedrooms ( approximately 50 of the 300 total rooms of the manor as of the modern era are now uninhabitable due to a lack of upkeep ). at the time of the land being granted, the 180 acre malfoy estate housed four muggle tennant farmstead households ( for a total of about 16-20 total farmer tenants, none of whom remain on the malfoy estate as of 1692, when they were forcibly evicted due to requirements set forward in the international statute of wizarding secrecy ), and was capable of yielding up to 900 bushels of grain during a peak and fertile harvesting season. the malfoy family as the landlords absorbed 15% of the total harvest yield from each individual farmstead, and 35% of all profits made from grain sold, accounting for the immense wealth that the malfoys were able to accumulate early into their english residency. as their wealth grew, the malfoys were able to annex neighbouring muggle farmland until the estate grew to a peak of 6,000 acres ( most of which has since been lost as of the modern era. the modern estate consists now only of the original 180 acre plot ). 

the malfoy family maintained a close relationship with the muggle tenant farmers on the estate, being lenient landlords who would not evict the sick or elderly even if their land was not yielding profit. a church, two cemeteries ( one for the muggles and one for the malfoys ), and a muggle school were eventually built. once a year, the malfoy manor would open itself to visits from the muggle tenants, and they would be treated to a grand dinner held in the drawing room. nicholas malfoy (fl. 1340) was a very brief dark mark on the history of the malfoy family’s interactions with their muggle tenants. nicholas murdered many of the muggle farmers under the guise of the black death in the late 1300’s. his motivations for the murders are currently unknown, and his actions escaped the notice of the wizards’ council. he was never charged for his crimes.

the elizabethan period & the renaissance & the age of exploration

the malfoy family continued to thrive well into the 16th century, with lucius malfoy i (fl. 1560) rising to queen elizabeth i’s (1533-1603) court. lucius had, like many, aspired to take the queen’s hand in marriage, but was declined. although never proven, many historians believe that this refusal brought lucius to hex the queen. this bit of spiteful spellwork resulted in queen elizabeth i never marrying and eventually gaining notoriety as the virgin queen. the malfoy family’s opinion of muggles shifted following these events, and eventually culminated into strong anti-muggle sentiment. lucius malfoy i’s daughter, elizabeth malfoy-burke (fl. 1592) ( who was named after queen elizabeth i ) served as headmistress of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry at the age of 35, marking her as one of the youngest persons to hold the post of head at hogwarts. elizabeth held strong pureblood supremacist beliefs, and therefore deeply favoured the slytherin house ( which was, of course, her own house ). like many of her predecessors, elizabeth would lobby for increased selectivity in the students hogwarts accepted. she was unsuccessful in instituting a complete ban on muggle-born admissions.

in the 17th century when persecution of wizarding kind by muggles was at its height. the malfoy family began to steadily isolate itself from their muggle tenant farmers, and by 1692, with the passing of the international statute of wizarding secrecy, all muggles were evicted from the malfoy estate. the malfoys then turned to wizarding society as a place where political and social power and influence could be gained. brutus malfoy (fl. 1675) began to gain notoriety in the wizarding community as an editor for an anti-muggle periodical called warlock at war. his opinions, although still considered to be radical and outrageous at the time, led him to work in the ministry of magic where the malfoy family would find the political influence they had been lacking since their isolation from the muggles separated them from the courts of muggle royalty. septimus malfoy (fl. 1780) grew to be incredibly influential within the ministry of magic. many historians claim that while he worked only as an advisor to he minister for magic unctuous osbert (fl. 1772) from 1789-1798, septimus was more the minister than osbert. osbert was elected two terms, with septimus serving as the de facto minister. the malfoy family continued to hold such influential ministry positions into the modern age.

the modern era

the modern era saw many changes for the malfoy family. with no muggle tenant farmers remaining on the estate property and no monetary investment placed in muggle industry, their wealth began to decline. eventually, 5,820 acres of the 6,000 acre estate were sold, leaving the estate with only its original grant size of 180 acres. the malfoy family continued to foster their connections within both hogwarts and the ministry in an attempt to prevent their line from dying. in 1962, nobby leach (fl. 1960) became the first muggle-born to be appointed to the post of minister for magic. several members of the wizengamot, which was packed primarily with prominent members of pure-blooded and sacred 28 families, resigned in protest. abraxas malfoy (fl. 1954-1968), however, did not resign. instead, he grew close enough to the minister that he was able to hex the minister, causing him to come down with a sickness that forced him to prematurely resign his post in 1968. no conclusive evidence was ever brought forward against abraxas, and he was heralded a hero in pure-blooded wizarding circles. two years later, the first wizarding war would begin, with abraxas’s son, lucius abraxas malfoy ii (1954-current), fighting at the frontlines in support of pureblood superiority.

[secrethorcruxes]

Minister: Hesphaestus Gore
Term of Office: 1752 - 1770
Gore was one of the earliest Aurors. Successfully put down a number of revolts by magical beings, although historians feel his refusal to contemplate rehabilitation programmes for werewolves ultimately led to more attacks. Renovated and reinforced the prison of Azkaban. Minister: Maximilian Crowdy
Term of Office: 1770 - 1781
Father of nine Crowdy was a charismatic leader who routed out several extremist pure-blood groups planning Muggle attacks. His mysterious death in office has been the subject of numerous books and conspiracy theories. Minister: Porteus Knatchbull
Term of Office: 1781 - 1789
Was called in confidentially in 1782 by the Muggle Prime Minister of the day, Lord North, to see whether he could help with King George III’s emerging mental instability. Word leaked out that Lord North believed in wizards, and he was forced to resign after a motion of no confidence. Minister: Unctuous Osbert
Term of Office: 1789 - 1798
Widely seen as too much influenced by pure-bloods of wealth and status. Minister: Artemisia Lufkin
Term of Office: 1798 - 1811
First female Minister for Magic. Established Department of International Magical Co-operation and lobbied hard and successfully to have a Quidditch World Cup tournament held in Britain during her term. https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/ministers-for-magic

[bloodpures-a]

@ircnwrought​ asked: An adoring kiss because the other is rambling (from Sybbie)

-----   𝕳𝖊   𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞   𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉   𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊   𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍𝖙   𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖈𝖊   𝖇𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊   𝖌𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌   𝖍𝖊𝖗   𝖆   𝖇𝖔𝖔𝖐   𝖔𝖓   𝖜𝖎𝖟𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌   𝖕𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖘.   one   moment   she   is   curled   beside   him   in   bed,   reading   quietly   just   like   him   and   the   next,   she   is   expecting   to   have   an   in   depth   conversation   about   unctuous   osbert   and   his   great   grandfather,   septimus   malfoy.   it   is   difficult   for   him   to   explain   how   his   family   has   been   so   tied   to   the   ministry   all   of   these   years   so   for   every   question   he   does   not   answer,   five   more   come   his   way.   it   has   been   an   awfully   long   day   of   unpacking   after   a   beautiful   honeymoon   in   the   south   of   france,   and   putting   the   final   touches   in   their   new   home.   sliding   his   reading   glasses   off   of   his   long,   hooked   nose   and   tossing   it   onto   his   bedside   table,   lucius   leans   over,   catching   his   wife’s   lips   in   a   clumsy   kiss   whilst   she   is   midsentence.   he   cares   little   if   it   is   a   wet   kiss,   as   his   tongue   run   across   her   bottom   lip   and   enters   her   very   pretty   little   mouth.   it   is   still   a   new   and   glorious   feeling   now   they   can   share   a   bed   without   him   having   the   leave   early   in   the   morning   so   they   aren’t   caught.   that   now   they   are   in   their   own   home,   he   can   make   love   to   her   without   all   of   the   spells   to   ensure   they   stay   a   secret.   because,   by   merlin,   he   has   never   felt   a   love   like   this   before.   and   how   he   loves   that   she   wants   to   know   everything   about   his   world.   but,   her   curiosity   can   wait.

“   please,   let’s   save   the   questions   for   tomorrow,   mrs.   malfoy,   “   he   pleads   between   kisses,   barely   giving   her   a   second   to   respond.   he   shifts   himself   on   top   of   her.   “   put   the   book   away,   we   need   to   christen   our   new   bed,   i   think.   “

[disneyprincessbuffyannesummers]

The Malfoy family tree

Armand Malfoy

One of the earliest Malfoys, Armand Malfoy travelled to Britain with William the Conquerer.

Nicholas Malfoy

Nicholas Malfoy was present around the fourteenth century, where he was known to ‘dispatch’ Muggle tenants under the guise of the Black Death. Convenient.

Lucius Malfoy I

The first Lucius Malfoy was alive during the sixteenth century, and was just as wily as the second – he unsuccessfully tried to win the hand of Queen Elizabeth I.

Brutus Malfoy

In the 17th century, Brutus Malfoy edited the nasty anti-Muggle periodicial, Warlock at War. He was responsible for giving ‘Muggle-loving’ wizards a bad reputation.

Septimus Malfoy

Septimus Malfoy was a highly influential political figure in the 18th century, with current Minister for Magic Unctuous Osbert being known as ‘his puppet’.

Abraxas Malfoy

Although never proven, Abraxas Malfoy was believed to have been part of a shady plot to overthrow the first Muggle-born Minister for Magic, Nobby Leach.

Lucius Malfoy

Lucius Malfoy was a famous supporter of Lord Voldemort, and used his highly influential status to win favour with the Ministry of Magic. After the Dark Lord’s downfall, Lucius gave up fighting and provided evidence against the Dark Lord.

Narcissa Malfoy

Narcissa Malfoy was notably not a Death Eater, but still followed the values set by her husband. She contributed to Lord Voldemort’s downfall by lying about the death of Harry Potter to protect her son.

Draco Malfoy

After years of bullying Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy briefly joined Lord Voldemort’s side. However, after failing in his mission to kill Albus Dumbledore, it wasn’t long before Draco left his Death Eater days behind him.

Astoria Greengrass

Astoria Greengrass was a student at Hogwarts. Her older sister, Daphne, was a Slytherin in Draco’s year.

Scorpius Malfoy

Scorpius Malfoy attended Hogwarts in the same year as Albus Potter.

Cygnus Black III

Cygnus was the uncle of Sirius Black.

Druella Black

Before marrying Cygnus, Druella was part of the Rosier family: a last name that has been associated with Death Eaters in the past.

Alphard Black

Alphard Black left his nephew Sirius Black ‘quite a bit of gold’ after he passed away.

Walburga Black

Walburga Black was Sirius Black’s mother. Her portrait, which hangs in Grimmauld Place, screams about ‘Mudboods’ and ‘scum’ if disturbed.

Orion Black

Orion was Sirius Black’s father and had two sons. Interestingly, all three are named after stars and constellations.

Sirius Black

Sirius Black was the rogue of the Black family, and burned out of the family tree by his own mother for not supporting the pure-blood beliefs of his family.

Regulus Black

Regulus Black was a Death Eater, and Sirius’ brother. Although he was eventually killed, he obtained a locket before he died, which was one of Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes.

Andromeda Tonks

Andromeda Black was cast out of her family for marrying a Muggle-born wizard, Ted. She looks startlingly similar to her sister, Bellatrix.

Bellatrix Lestrange

Bellatrix Lestrange was a Death Eater and one of Lord Voldemort’s most dangerous followers. She was eventually killed by Molly Weasley.

Rodolphus Lestrange

Rodolphus Lestrange was also a Death Eater and was involved in the torture of Alice and Frank Longbottom.

Rabastan Lestrange

Rabastan was Rodolphus’ brother, and another Death Eater serving Lord Voldemort.

Ted Tonks

Edward ‘Ted’ Tonks was a Muggle-born wizard, and father of Nymphadora. His wife was cast out of her pure-blood obsessed family for marrying him.

Nymphadora Tonks

Nymphadora Tonks was an Auror and a Metamorphmagus; the rare magical skill to change your appearance. She was a member of the Order of the Phoenix and died at the Battle of Hogwarts.

Remus Lupin

Remus Lupin was a former Hogwarts professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Remus became a werewolf after being bitten by Fenrir Greyback as a child.

Lyall Lupin

Lyall Lupin was a world-renowned authority on Non-Human Spiritous Apparitions, and Remus’ father. After a run-in with Fenrir Greyback at the Ministry, the werewolf attacked his son.

Hope Lupin

Hope Lupin was a Muggle who worked in an insurance office in Cardiff and met Lyall after he rescued her from a Boggart.

Edward ‘Teddy’ Lupin

Teddy Lupin was left an orphan after his mother and father died at the Battle of the Hogwarts. He was brought up by his grandmother, with Harry Potter as a godfather.

[harry-potter-aesthetic]

Malfoy Manor

Notable Malfoys of past generations include the fourteenth-century Nicholas Malfoy, who is believed to have dispatched many a fractious Muggle tenant under the guise of the Black Death, though escaping censure by the Wizards' Council; Septimus Malfoy, who was greatly influential at the Ministry in the late eighteenth century, many claiming that Minister for Magic Unctuous Osbert was little more than his puppet; and Abraxas Malfoy, who was widely believed to be part of the shady plot that saw the first Muggle-born Minister (Nobby Leach) leave his post prematurely in 1968 (nothing was ever proven against Malfoy).

photo source

[sectumsemphra]

moodboard: septimus malfoy

He was greatly influential at the Ministry in the late eighteenth century, many claiming that Minister for Magic Unctuous Osbert was little more than his puppet.

[harry-potter-aesthetic]

Today is Harry Potter Aesthetic’s twenty-second Themed Thursday! Every post today will be on-theme. And today’s theme is…

Malfoy Manor

from the books:

Notable Malfoys of past generations include the fourteenth-century Nicholas Malfoy, who is believed to have dispatched many a fractious Muggle tenant under the guise of the Black Death, though escaping censure by the Wizards' Council; Septimus Malfoy, who was greatly influential at the Ministry in the late eighteenth century, many claiming that Minister for Magic Unctuous Osbert was little more than his puppet; and Abraxas Malfoy, who was widely believed to be part of the shady plot that saw the first Muggle-born Minister (Nobby Leach) leave his post prematurely in 1968 (nothing was ever proven against Malfoy).

previous Themed Thursdays can be found here!