Family History:
The Voltrouz family is a pureblood wizarding family. In the past, they were Pureblood elitists. The family had a certain gift in Charms and dark arts, making it easier for them to understand and learn about it, although none of them had actually thought of delving too deep into its darkest depths as of now. Due to this talent, the family had made it a rule that the gifted ones are to become Aurors in the future and should only aim for the top. Aside from that, their bloodline should only remain that of pureblood to continue the legacy, to the point that they even force their children to engage in marriage to other pureblood families despite the lack of love between the two. They even banned the establishment of relationships with Half-bloods but mostly Muggle-borns for it will just tarnish their pure bloodline. All of their futures had been pre-determined with no other choice but to follow. Those were the rules that had been established until Vancolven Voltrouz stepped in to try and change everything.

As a young child, Van had been following his family’s tradition as far as he remembers even though their view on blood status wasn’t something he was fond of. Despite that, he played the role of a perfect son for them while questioning his own family’s beliefs, finding them somewhat insulting. He tried to reason with them, but they never listened. Still, he didn’t give up and swore that he would change everything. He’s not fond of not being able to choose their paths either. Some weren’t even happy in becoming an Auror but since it was a must, they all went through with it because if they don’t, they’ll get treated badly by their own family. He wanted to change those to give his family some form of freedom.

Van was then engaged to Cordelia Lavore, another pureblood elitist from the Lavore family. She followed through with the Voltrouz’s beliefs in blood status despite Van trying to change her, believing that he could. But his efforts were all in vain. Finally his chance came when his father got sick and it was only that time that his father had finally accepted that their beliefs had just caused nothing but suffering to those who he had pre-determined their destiny. Van inherited the title of the Voltrouz’s family head, his father believing that perhaps he could help in breaking the shackles of their old beliefs because of how hard he was trying to convince the others. With Van now the head, change began to happen in the family, his dream of giving freedom to the new generation the freedom to choose their own paths, to look beyond blood status began, thus discarding their Pureblood Elitists’ ways. While everyone else was moving forward though, Cordelia remained stuck in the past.

She believes that the bloodline should still remain pure despite her husband’s attempt to change her view. She was stubborn in her own way of preserving the old tradition. Some followed her, some didn’t. She imposed those beliefs onto her children… tried anyway but that didn’t stop Ravi, their firstborn. The boy was the first to marry a Muggle-born and that surely angered Cordelia. She cut ties with him, forgetting about him even, not even treating him as her son despite Van's protest.

Due to this strained relationship, Ravi hates his mother and has made it a mission to continue to spread his father’s belief instead. In a way, he was glad that his children will grow up away from such a toxic mindset as this had gave him enough reason to live away from them. Then again, because of this, the family history had been kept mostly a secret to his daughter, Raizel. The time will come when all of these will be revealed though, perhaps when she’s a lot older.

I have changed Orion's birth year from 1985 to 1988. I have not mentioned his age in roleplays and wished to make him a bit younger due to his face claim sadly passing away last year, as this will mean no photos of Orion as he ages. I also adjusted his sibling's birth years by three years to ensure the age gap remains the same (Orion is the oldest child).

Clair Jean Fernandez was born on a sunny September day in 2009 in Deer Lake Newfoundland Canada.
Little Clair was the youngest of the three Fernandez sisters. While the girls and Misty (their mother) lived in North America, Jake (Misty’s fiancè and Belle and Izzy’s father) lived in London and would come over whenever his work allowed. Jake did this until a few years after Clair was born, and in the time he was gone it was very lonely. Misty ended up getting in a secret affair with a (muggle) man she had been friends with for years. The affair ended up with her pregnant with Clair, Misty never told her ‘friend’ and acted like the babe was Jake’s.

Of course Jake never thought too hard about it and was overjoyed at having a third child. When Misty saw how happy Jake was she decided never to tell anyone about her unfaithfulness and the only notice she ever made of it was in her journal entries and a private letter which she never ended up sending. Of course guilt followed Misty around, but as Clair grew and bonded with Jake Misty kept her promise that she had made and never told them.

When Clair turned two the family moved overseas to Jake’s Father’s farm and the family made that their home. This was where Clair’s love of animals was really fostered and she became the animal lover she is now.

When Clair was eight, Jake was killed in a car crash. This left Clair without her father figure.
Clair attended a muggle public school until she showed signs of magic, after that Misty pulled Clair out of public school and hired a friend to be her Nanny. Her Nanny, Marven, realised that Clair needed to be able to be with the animals and have lots of time to explore the world, so after studies were finished Marven would take the young girl around Carlisle to explore the area safely.

When Clair was in her first year her mother passed away from cancer that she had refused to be cured magically. This of course hit Clair hard, as it would mean both of her parent figures were gone.
Clair would not find out that Jake was not her father until the summer break between her second and third year at hogwarts. She was going through some boxes when she found the unsent letter and journal entries that talked about her Mother’s affair.

Born to two respectable lines of Pureblood families, Avery Leveret is a privileged and prejudiced young boy. The saying; ‘Two sides to the same coin.” applies to both, he thought. The Nordens, a respectable and prestigious family and The Leverets, a family that, whilst exceptional, has had a reputation for being quite zealous in their purist beliefs. He was the third child born to the marriage of Cadence Mallory Norden and Willard Calder Leveret.

His family lived in an opulent Georgian estate in Bath, Somerset, England, called Moredell Manor, which sports vast and bountiful gardens, a pristine collection of various antiques gathered over the years and a distinct generational wealth touch on almost every aspect of their home, that Avery had once called a castle. It was owned by his mother’s side, but it became the family home when the Norden heiress married her lesser; who was not as well known or well-placed within English wizarding society.

The Leverets were originally from France, and had only been in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for a few generations; and whilst they had built great wealth in France; their move here hindered their ‘standing’ in more ways than one, as rumour surrounds their strange departure from their ancestral home. Privately, the Leverets have a dark history that is only suspected; as one does not question the nature of another's birth when they share your circles; up until they are forced to…

The Leverets now have a marred and blackened reputation, as Avery’s father was sentenced to a number of years in Azkaban for his service to a dark wizard. Much like his mother, Avery’s father held a number of positions in the British Ministry of Magic; most notably in the Department of Magical Artefacts but he held a position in the Department of Magical Transportation most recently. He was found to be using his position to help smuggle cursed artefacts with a notable dark wizard, which led to a confrontation where a Half-Blood lost their life. Willard managed to avoid a life sentence in Azkaban, due to the skill of his wife Cadence, who had served in the Wizengamot up until this event occurred for a number of years.

Cadence was removed from the judiciary when this conflict of interest came up, and her political rivals managed to manoeuvre the necessary pieces that would see her removal, guaranteed. Out of love for her husband, an innate desire to free him and a burning thirst for vengeance, she set her mind to doing what she could to see the case thrown out.

Although the trial was kept under lock and key, it is possible that information pertaining to his has spread through other mediums such as gossip or rumour; as such things often did in the ultra-class. This was especially the case as their third child, Avery, had just been born and his father and her husband was seemingly not in the picture, which left Cadence to manage the family affairs and raise their three children at the same time. Their eldest sons were named Athur and Barrow, and both were 12 and 11 at the time of Avery’s birth, so they were conscious enough to understand what was going on during this period of turbulence.

It is said that evidence went back and forth regarding witness statements on Mr Leveret's claims of being under the effects of the Imperio curse; but what really tipped it was the revelation that the last cast from his wand was the forbidden blasting curse 'Confringo' following a Prior Incantato examination. This conflicted with a witness statement that prosecution claimed he had heard Willard use an Unforgivable Curse moments before his capture. This discrepancy was a notable point in the trial, as it shifted the attention onto the dark wizard in question and strengthened the Imperio defence, but not enough to save him from jail time. Willard was charged for being an accessory, with a commuted sentence.

Cadence had done as best a job as she could, given everything that was on her shoulders. Their staffing decreased notably, due to the loss of two decent wages, to the point that their house elf Kipney couldn’t quite keep on top of things. She had two teen boys who, as they grew older, seemed more and more curious as to their father and his history. It was like fighting a giant tidal wave, keeping them from the same path their father had taken, the same friends and habits he had made. This took a heavy toll on their schooling and general development, as well as Cadence herself who grew slightly overbearing and control freak-ish.

Avery grew up rather ignorant to his family history, but his brothers would routinely cause a stir up with their mother. Avery’s childhood was not one that was particularly exciting, as he felt that he was being cushioned from everything and it didn’t help that they lived far from other wizarding world children; but Cadence had often invested a lot of time into Avery, seeing him as some kind of redemption or tool to be used to fix their reputation. She would take Avery along to as many pureblood events as she could get them invites, with the help of her family and extensive network of connections to weave a web of doubt over the trial outcome, and ‘guilt’ of her husband.

The best memories he has are those that relate to his much older brothers, as he always found them inspiring and so always wished to impress them, this was especially the case in the years his father wasn’t present. He often dreamed of duelling and beating them both, as they both tended to do after their 17th birthdays within the manor boundaries. Once, he saw them slinging spells and hexes at each other from broom-back, and it has since been his ultimate desire. As he grew up, the relationship with them soured as Cadence distanced them, telling Avery that it was imperative that he did not become as infatuated with duelling power as they had been or else he would end up like his father, a now callous and distant man; broken by the untold stories of Azkaban. He had served his sentence, and had since returned home where he stayed most of the time, refraining from any public endeavours and receding from view; allowing Cadence to continue in managing their day to day affairs and restoring their reputation for the benefit of their children.

Arthur and Barrow seemed to be just fine, the former was an assistant of some kind for the ministry and the latter was a saleswizard that toured across the world for different Quidditch events. Avery was confident that he could make it too, but the Damocles’ sword was held high above, waiting to sweep down and fell him. He often struggled with the question; would he fall down the same path his father took? At least his mother was back on track, having returned to a ministry job of her own but not in the capacity and grandeur of her previous posting in the Wizengamot, and instead utilising her distinctive skills in mediating and navigating stressful situations, and her families’ predisposition for memory magics and carrying out duties within the Department for Magical Accidents and Catastrophes as a senior obliviator.

The Leveret Family is of French origin, and only arrived in England within the last three to four generations. In France, the Leveret name was tied to a reputation of esteemed curse-breakers and aurors that served within multiple iterations of the French Ministry of Magic. For a reason, unknown to the wider public, the family used their monumental generational wealth and emigrated to England. A dark secret lay at the heart of this move, which covers up an awful history of various crimes against muggles and non-purebloods within France; which was evaded with careful crisis management and the use of higher societal connections that people of their standing were commonly exposed to. Crimes were never levied upon them, nor any blame publicly cast as they decried any attempts at saying otherwise as grievous slander and found ways to keep such from reaching the court of public opinion. Willard’s generation of the family, were much less fortunate…

The Norden Family are an old line, known for their exceptional genealogy and history of prodigious pureblood witches and wizards. They have always resided in England and have built up vast wealth. Many would say that they are members of the ultra class; not related to any royalty but certainly amongst their circles. Their wealth bought ownership of a number of vast estates, including the current ‘Leveret’ Manor which was the name that it took on when Cadence Norden married Willard Levere. Its prior name was “Moredell Manor” and it is often referred to as this, especially since the imprisonment and later release of the current Leveret patriarch, which caused some careful distancing to occur.

Historically, the Nordens favoured memory magic and often worked as Obliviators for the British Ministry of Magic, though recently they have been known to hold various roles in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. A handful of Nordens were members of the Wizengamot, or enforcers for the Improper Use of Magic Office. Under the current Matriarch, Ordelia Norden, the Norden name has maintained a pristine reputation of being cool-headed and reserved, and on the right side of history. Up until, of course, the imprisonment of her eldest daughters’ partner; had Ordelia the Wise misstepped in allowing her daughter's betrothal? Certainly, but time and careful crisis management would repair their reputation, surely.