Maximilien de Fostoncy Beauxbatons

the personal history of
MAXIMILIEN RENÉ PASCAL JACQUES VINCENT LOUIS DE FOSTONCY
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everything, everything in this world…you never can tell. age sixteen ──────── birthdate mar 10 2008 x year sixth ──────── school beauxbatons x gender cis male ──────── sexuality questioning x species human ──────── nationality french x status pureblood ──────── residence lyon, france

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Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be Reducio APPEARANCE | From any aspects, Maximilien was a good looking boy. His eyes were of dark grey color like his mother, and were calm and intelligent. Sometimes his eyes were even shown as black in the darkness. His dark brown hair was almost black, and was actually curly, but somehow his grandfather managed to comb them smoothly that seemed his hair was straight. When he was young, you could identify the curls clearly, but in his teens, it was much more difficult. His height was of average, and the boy was of athletic built, since his grandfather had always wanted him to be the part of one of the teams in Beauxbatons. Fair, he was, just like everyone else in his family. Usually dressed in dark-coloured clothes, he had successfully inherited both of his parents’ advantages in their looks though more resembling his mother, especially in both hair and eye colours. Like what Vincent de Fostoncy, his father, had proudly said, “Nobody looks awful in our family, and my son is especially handsome among all of them.” [Faceclaim | David Mazouz] ﹝at first glance﹞ dreamy, observant dark grey eyes neatly combed dark brown hair average height (177cm/5'8") athletic build, but rather lean generally poised and polite usually in dark coloured clothes ═════════════════════

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THE FAMILY Reducio The de Fostoncy family - who resided in Lyon, France - was a pureblood family of French origins and with rich history. Able to be backdated to the 17th century, the family lived in a wine estate which they named the Château de Fostoncy, and gained a profit by selling wines. They were against the muggles. Muggleborns and half-bloods were really not a choice for the de Fostoncy family. French origin, and pureblood, that were things that they valued most. They were exceedingly proud of themselves, especially the “de” in the family last name - “It shows history.” said Louis de Fostoncy, the current head of this honorable family. His sister Karen - who was married to an English wizard named Herbert Springhall [Lindsey’s grandfather] against their parents’ will - was not so positive regarding the pureblood pride, though Louis still loved her dearly and even helped her with persuading their parents for her to marry Herbert. However, Louis’s marriage was not that fortunate like his sister’s, the latter lived on with her husband and children happy enough. Like a majority of heirs of noble families, Louis was betrothed to a beautiful young lady from a notable pureblood family - the Delcroix clan - which originated from Belgium. Their marriage turned out to be a happy one, but this came to an end when Louis’s wife passed away when giving birth to their only son Vincent. Not much was known of her, as this lady, the young Madame de Fostoncy back in those days, was the least person that Louis wished to mention - he loved her deeply, and he couldn’t afford the loss of her. And Vince, as what she had always called yonder tenderly when she was alive and pregnant, grew up motherless. Vincent’s life was just like his father’s. Accepted into Beauxbatons, graduated as a straight O student, got married with a woman that he had never met properly before eighteen - he went on the same path as Louis’s. Only, he was all alone, without a tender mother or a loving sister. And as a result, he became a solitary and unsociable person. His gorgeous wife, Mélanie Janvaque, was adored by many people at that time, and Vincent was regarded as extremely lucky. They were a loving couple to others, with wealth and youth - really, how could you ask for more? Only Mélanie herself knew how unhappy she was. Vincent had formed a careless personality, self entered and not caring for anyone else. She had hardly smiled after marrying into the de Fostoncy family. The life was dull, and Louis was extremely strict to his daughter in law. “Take care of Madame.” Everybody said so. Mélanie, the wavy haired woman knew that she did not need to be taken care of like a little baby - she just needed some time alone. Some time that she could express herself freely. She had given up her long loved drawing career, as well as music - she was quite a good singer in her youth. But, really, a painter or a musician? No, the young Madame de Fostoncy was not expected to become either of these two. Instead, she was expected to bring a heir to the family. And, to everyone’s delight, she did. ─────────── ✣ ─────────── EARLY LIFE Reducio Maximilien came to life on a serene and beautiful night of March 10th, 2008. His full name was pretty long — Maximilien René Pascal Jacques Vincent Louis de Fostoncy. His birth was fairly welcomed by the pureblood society in France, as it meant that the noble house of de Fostoncy had successfully passed the blood down to the next generation. The new boy’s name achieved the usual standards of the family - apart from the family name, six names in total. Maximilien, meant “the greatest”, as the heir of this honorable family should always be the best. René, meant “reborn”, in hope that the boy would bring new achievements like his ancestors did. Pascal, meant “Easter child”, since Mélanie had always had a strong belief that her son would be born sometime near the Easter holidays. Jacques, meant “he who supplants” - associated with victory. Vincent, his father’s name. And finally, Louis, his grandfather’s. It was a tradition to keep the heir’s last two middle names are the same as his father and grandfather’s first name - and that’s how young Maximilien had Vincent and Louis in his names. In his family he was strictly called “Maximilien” and only “Maximilien”, however he would introduce himself to peers as “Maxi”. Though don’t try to call him “Max”. The boy would get annoyed surely, as he disliked the masculine sound. It didn’t fit his rather skinny figure, he knew it. From the outside, when someone first laid their eyes on Maximilien, they would say that he resembled his mother. With messy dark brown hair and dark grey eyes instead of the de Fostoncy family’s curly golden brown hair, he was more like a member of the Janvaque family. However his body built and face were somehow like his grandfather, and the boy was handsome. Almost exceedingly. As for the inside, Maximilien was quiet, and did more than say. He was a well-mannered child, and very loyal. Overall a good-natured child, Maxi was not difficult to get along with - yet he was a bit shy, so you’d better strike the conversation up before he fled the scene. Maximilien was taught to call his grandfather “Monsieur le Comte”, a title Louis gave to himself (which was obviously cool and honorable in his mind) and his father “Monsieur le Chevalier” rather than “grandfather” and “father”. His mother, on the other hand, was forced to be called “Madame” by her son though she did not like it. Though tenderly loving each other, Maxi could not spend much time with his mother daily as he was expected to learn. His schedule was tight, and despite how hard he worked there were always tasks left for him to do before meeting his mother. Speaking of schedules, the family established a full set of rules for the young boy. He had to get up at seven o’clock in the morning, had breakfast in twenty minutes, then began his course of the day. Usually it was about spells, charms and potions, but his father would be glad to teach him some hexes and jinxes sometimes too. Maximilien never liked the dark arts, but if his father taught him, he could not refuse. Only, the boy might be secretly not taken the course fully in his heart. In the afternoon his tasks were to learn the pureblood etiquettes and physic training. Monsieur le Chevalier had always wanted his son to be part of the teams in Beauxbatons. In the evening, he mostly did some free reading. Though it was called “free”, muggle novels that his second cousins loved were strictly forbidden. Monsieur le Chevalier seldom talked to his son except the essentials, being an aloof person of few words. Instead, he preferred to occupy himself with the family business and were often out in the vineyard. Madame wanted to speak with him, but she usually didn’t have the chance. Honestly speaking, she was a bit afraid of the consequence of taking up her son’s time learning - her father-in-law or husband would possibly scold her, seeing how strict they were with the boy. Monsieur le Comte on the other hand loved conversing with his grandson whenever he had the chance, but sadly Maxi usually wasn’t interested in this self-centred old wizard’s topics at all. Pureblood society? Wines? Dances? Ugh, young Maxi would rather avoid talking about those. As a result, the boy grew up in a place that extremely lack family affections. Though the de Fostoncy wine estate was extremely large and comfortable to live in, Maximilien was not really happy. Daydreaming started to play a significant role in his life, imagination coming along and later on reflecting on the works he’d write when he was older. Despite growing to be a seemingly calm and unmoved kid like what his grandfather had expected, Maxi was actually remained naive and imaginative underneath. He seemed to inherit his mother’s knack for arts - he could paint well, sometimes sing, and above all write things excellently. Poetry and short stories helped him through the most difficult and lonely times, and Maxi knew that only when writing was he truly peaceful. When the boy was five, he experienced his first magic. Monsieur le Comte decided that it was time for his grandson to attend some fancy balls, though he knew that Maximilien did not like large social events. He cried hard and was really angry for not wanting to go, but was forced by his grandfather. However, when his mother tried to put on the fancy clothes for him, something strange happened — although all the outfits were made according to his height and weight, they were just too big. They tried several times, but every time the outfit became ill fitting. Finally the adults realized that it was because their heir’s magic had surfaced. They gave up, and the boy was not taken to large balls until he was six. ─────────── ✣ ─────────── BEAUXBATONS Reducio to come… ─────────── ✣ ─────────── ADULTHOOD Reducio to come… ══════════════════════════

═══════════════ amortentia / rather sweet, scent of a variety of flowers and fruits, clean smell of air after rain boggart / mother’s corpse, grandfather and father’s indifference ═══════════════ polyjuice / smooth and thick like velvet, in a rich purple colour, bittersweet, sage and gardenia mirror of erised / his family surrounding him, all happy and earnest ══════════

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patronus. tbd thestrals. no wand. black walnut, horned serpent horn . mbti. INFJ-T enneagram. 6w7 alignment. neutral good temperament. melancholic Reducio PERSONALITY | Growing up lacking family affections from his father and grandfather, Maximilien was generally quiet. Shy, he was a little bit, and would not be opening his heart to someone he did not know well immediately. He was taught to do more than say, and the boy carried it out well. He would always be the one doing things quietly for everyone, and left the whole scene first. Kind, intelligent and loyal, this helped to build the boy up. Passionate towards most people, he was, and especially to ladies. Though always not saying much, Maximilien was proud inside, and was extremely stubborn. He would always be sticking to a thing or a belief that he was approved of, and possibly would not change his mind. He had his own set of rules to measure the world, and anything off limits was strictly forbidden in his book. Maximilien, on the outside, looked much more mature and serious than his peers, and seemed a person that would analyze the situation carefully. However, don’t be deceived. Deep in his heart he was a child, longing for freedom and carefreeness. He was imaginative, and full of romantic air. Daydreaming played a huge part in the boy’s life, under his mature, unmoved and uptight skin. Maximilien was a deep thinker, and seemed always down in his own thoughts, no matter he’s alone or not. He lacked family affections, that was true, but it didn’t mean that he couldn’t create a secret world of his own that he would enjoy out of nowhere. Overall he was really good-natured, and would love to help someone in order to make everybody feel comfortable. The boy was well-mannered as well, and most people liked him. He was taught to be polite, and Maxi followed his grandfather and father’s instructions strictly. He was Maximilien René Pascal Jacques Vincent Louis de Fostoncy - he bore the de Fostoncy name on his young shoulders. He knew that least thing he wished to do was to upset his family, especially his mother. Maybe that was the reason why he hadn’t been bored of his dull life - to him, after all, blood was thicker than water. But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard Said, "No more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars" Yeah, we'll be counting stars ──────────────────────────── T R A I T S xx + loyal + imaginative + intelligent + curious + discreet + adventurous - stubborn - obssessive - uptight - vengeful - dramatic - overthinking

FAMILY Reducio ———— ———— x │ │ │ │ │ │ │ x LOUIS DE FOSTONCY | grandfather This one is very complicated. On one hand, I strive to meet his requirements, while on the other hand I constantly want to flee from his control. I am mostly an honest person, and yet I have told many lies to him. I don’t really have an idea…I guess I’d just drift with the tide. ───────────────────────────────── ———— ———— x │ │ │ │ │ │ │ x VEERLE DE FOSTONCY | grandmother (deceased) Née Delcroix. She passed away when father was born, so I don’t really know much about her. Actually, I’ve only found out about her details recently - and I have inherited her wand. She and I feel just clicked. Oh, I’ve also found a cousin from her maiden family…that’s another story. ───────────────────────────────── ———— ———— x │ │ │ │ │ │ │ x VINCENT DE FOSTONCY | father Father is distant from me, more like a stranger, maybe. It seems like the complete reason of his existence is to run our wine business. However, I think we are slowly getting more familiar with each other as we all want to know more about my grandmother, and that’s a good thing. ───────────────────────────────── ———— ———— x │ │ │ │ │ │ │ x MÉLANIE DE FOSTONCY | mother Née Janvaque. I love her. I know she’s very unhappy and isolated after marrying into the family, and helping her pursue her old dreams will be the first thing I do when I gain more power. She and father seem like a distant couple, but I think there’s perhaps a little bit a love between them after all… ───────────────────────────────── ────────────────── ✣ ────────────────── THREADS Reducio SECOND YEAR Oct 9, 2020 | With Grace | w/ Sylvie Everett, Erin Ryan, Cassie Heather McGregor-Martin, Charles Alluring ↳ Maxi’s very first Hogwarts trip. He had some friends to reunite with and something to settle with his fiancée. Oct 14, 2020 | You and You Only | w/ Elise Laurent ↳ A random glance and…hey, my Queen. Oct 17, 2020 | The Fall Ball (Masquerade) | w/ Elise Laurent ↳ Initially, this was a perfect evening. But when weird things started to happen during the ball, Maxi began to wonder if Hogwarts was really a safe place. May 29, 2021 | Blossom Ball - Underworld | w/ Lindsey Springhall ↳ Another ball Maxi attended in Hogwarts. He thought this one was much better than the last one, but it seemed that his cousin as well as ball date Lindsey didn’t think so? THIRD YEAR Aug 12, 2021| Truth or Dare Group 1 | w/ Noah Jupe, Autumn Ivy ↳ After completing Noah’s dare and daring Autumn, Maxi left the game, as well as performing his trademark hair flip. Aug 20, 2021 | Spin the Bottle Group 2 | w/ Scarlet Salvatore ↳ Feeling utterly awkward, Maxi fled from this random kissing game. Oct 21, 2021 | Welcome to Hogwarts | w/ André Alarie ↳ Maxi visited Hogwarts with his bestie André. The mysterious rumours about the Hogwarts head of houses certainly provoked his interest. Oct 29, 2021 | Samhain Festival | Solo ↳ Another attempt of the Hogwarts ball. Oct 29, 2021 | Fall Ball | w/ Rose Moon ↳ Mademoiselle Rose was beautiful, but the storm certainly wasn’t. Jumping down from the top of a floating tent with an umbrella in hand, the new time Mary Poppins was now born. Mar 12, 2022 | Make My Day | w/ Henri de Bourbon ↳ When writing a poem alone on a cozy Saturday, Maxi made a new friend. Mar 27, 2022 | Those Who Dare | w/ Phylicia Stanwood ↳ While his grandfather urged him to participate the Hexwizard game, Maxi wasn’t quite a fan. Phyllis tried to convince him and invited him to a bet if Hogwarts was dangerous or not. Mar 27, 2022 | The Goblet of Fire | Solo ↳ Under the dare, Maxi threw his name into the Goblet of Fire. Apr 2, 2022 | Midspring Celebration | w/ Phylicia Stanwood ↳ Maxi attended the Spring Ball with Phyllis hoping to show her that Hogwarts was, in fact, a dangerous place and thus win the bet. Apr 2, 2022 | Flying Torch Tag | w/ Phylicia Stanwood ↳ Maxi joined a game of Flying Torch Tag with Phyllis. He surprisingly won the game, but lost the bet with Phyllis - merrily though, because this was actually one of the best ball experiences he had ever had. FOURTH YEAR Jul 2, 2022 | Between Ourselves | w/ Phylicia Stanwood ↳ Maxi and Phyllis exchanged letters to get to know each other better during July. Aug 1, 2022 | Found a Friend Looking for a Foe | w/ Aurelia Notresvace, Pea Elena Fowl ↳ While Maxi’s grandfather asked him to 1) find Aurelia 2) keep a close eye on her 3) report it to him, Maxi decided that she was rather a good friend to him. Aug 2, 2022 | Once Upon A Time… | w/ Phylica Stanwood ↳ What’s better than the combination of campfire and stories? Aug 6, 2022 | Quidditch Spectator: Ilvermorny & Castelobruxo v Mahoutokoro & Beauxbatons | Solo ↳ Maxi cheered for Phyllis on her Quidditch match. Aug 14, 2022 | Truth or Dare - Group TWO | w/ Phylicia Stanwood, Quentin Gagné, Maggie Hawkins, Manuela Macedo ↳ A much more interesting Truth and Dare game. But why did he end up holding Phyllis’ hand throughout the game? Aug 20, 2022 | Broom Racing: Durmstrang v Mahoutokoro & Beauxbatons | w/ Beauxbatons & Mahoutokoro team ↳ Maxi stood on his first international broom racing start line. Oct 23, 2022 | Hexwizard Task 1: Beauxbatons v Durmstrang | w/ Beauxbatons Hexwizard team ↳ Maxi played in a chess combat game, transforming into a very valiant knight. Oct 23, 2022 | Friends like us Lasts as Flowers do | w/ Aurelia Notresvace ↳ Aurelia healed and talked with him after Maxi had completed the long and tiring Hexwizard task 1 with his schoolmates. Dec 24, 2022 | Virtanen Yule Ball 2022 | w/ Andy Menton, Aurelia Notresvace ↳ Maxi attended the Virtanens Yule Ball with his rest of family. FIFTH YEAR Jul 2, 2023 | Unexpected | w/ Reuben Garcia ↳ Louis had ordered him to look after a protégée, who was the son of an old family friend. What made it embarrassing was that they both misrecognised each other… Jul 8, 2023 | Hufflepuff vs Beauxbatons - summer 2023 | w/ Beauxbatons Broom Racing Team ↳ Maxi suffered a depressing loss, and annoyingly ended up as the very last place. Dec 29, 2023 | Adrift & Docked | w/ Archer Duncan ↳ The Duncans didn’t exactly hold a nice reputation in the pureblood circle of Lyon. Maxi was skeptical of the rumours, and it seemed that his instincts might be true after all. May 18, 2024 | To Bond, To Clash | w/ Enzo Delcroix ↳ Maxi might have accidentally discovered the existence of a second cousin, but the bonding with Enzo clearly wasn’t going on as what he had expected. SIXTH YEAR Jul 15, 2024 | Fated Family Reunions + a Hana | w/ Hanako Tone, Enzo Delcroix ↳ tbd Jul 27, 2024 | Beauxbatons vs Castelobruxo + Uagadou | w/ Beauxbatons Broom Racing Team ↳ tbd Aug 2, 2024 | Strange Circumstances | w/ Gellert Shroeder ↳ tbd ────────────────── ✣ ────────────────── RELATIONSHIPS Reducio BEAUX Enzo André Cassie Henri Elise Sylvie Beaux Hex Beaux Racing HOG Auri Archer Lindsey Rose Hanako DURM Gellert Charles ILVER Phyllis UAGA Reuben When we were young, the world seemed so old Careless and cold We did what we were told in our lives When we were young ══════════════════════════════════════

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| favourites | ──────────── GOES BY | Maxi CLASS | Charms SPELL | Orchideous SEASON | summer FLOWER | cornflower ANIMAL | nightingale HOBBY | writing GENRE | adventure, fairytale, fantasy, poetry, romance PET PHRASE | Er... ════════════════

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Have the world by the tail Good would prevail Starships would sail ══════════════════════════ SKILLS & ABILITIES Reducio tbd. ─────────── ✣ ─────────── REPUTATION & APPROACHABILITY Reducio tbd.

We were drawn to whoever could keep us together And bound by the Heavens above ══════════════

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PLOTTING Reducio tbd. ───────── ✣ ───────── BANNERS Reducio By…well, me By Liana Kerr By Sylvain Wyllt (Hexwiz) By Lucia Fox (racing) By Beatrice Dupont A big thank you to everybody above! You are so creative and talented And we tried to survive Traveling at the speed of love ══════════════════════

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| character inspirations | Jean Prouvaire (Les Misérables) Raoul de Bragelonne (The Vicomte de Bragelonne) Olivier Jeannin (Jean-Christophe) Edgar Linton (Wuthering Heights) David Copperfield (The Personal History of David Copperfield) ═══════════════════

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LAYOUT INSPO | hogwarts headliner + enzo delcroix/akari kato + amadea campbell + lucia fox
LYRICS | counting stars (onerepublic) + when we were young (take that)