House Nott

**House Nott** is an Ancient and Noble House of the Wizengamot that is currently led by Tiberius Nott.

## History

### First Wizarding War

At some point in the late 1970's, Tiberius Nott took Christina Fenwick to be his wife, with her giving him a son and heir, Alexander Nott. However, when Tiberius heard of House Malfoy's new heir, he wished for Christina to give him a daughter so he could procure a marriage contract between House Nott and House Malfoy.

To this end, Tiberus gave Christina illegal potions to increase the chance the newborn would be female. When Christina found out that Tiberius was trying to get Christina pregnant with a girl through illegal potions, she went to her former lover, Lucius Malfoy, to convince him to run away together. However, he refused as he didn't want to leave his own son to be raised by his now-wife, Narcissa Malfoy.

Although Christina did fall pregnant, the potions failed to give Tiberius a daughter, with his son, Theodore Nott, being born instead. Due to the potion, both Christina and Theodore were incredibly sick when Theo was born, with Theodore almost dying at birth and remaining sickly for most of his early life. Later, Tiberius told Theo that had he discovered the gender at an earlier date, he would have aborted Theo.

Theodore's birth didn't stop Tiberius from trying to have a daughter though. When Theodore was three, Tiberius forced Christina to become pregnant again but the result was even worse than last time; the baby was stillborn and Christina was unable to fall pregnant again. As a result of this, Tiberius become an alcoholic, becoming angry all the time.

When Theodore was five, he saw Tiberius abusing Christina, as Tiberius had just discovered that House Parkinson had arranged a marriage contract between Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson. Tiberius slapped Christina, causing her to fall down the stairs to her death. Tiberius then threatened to kill Theodore if Theo didn't go along with Tiberius' story that Theo bumped into Christina and caused the fall. Regardless, as an Ancient & Noble House, the Aurors refused to look much into Christina's death. However, Alex knew that Theo was innocent and gave him a Rememberall, to ensure that Tiberius never modified Theo's memory of the event.

### Banishment of Theodore Nott

During the summer of 1992, Tiberius Nott asked Alexander Nott for the Nott Invisibility Ring. However Alex had already given the ring to Theodore, along with a number of other heirlooms, to help keep Theo safe from Tiberius and was unable to produce the ring. Tiberius immediately knew what Alexander had done and demanded what else he had given Theodore. It resulted in a argument between the two Notts until Alexander gave Tiberius an ultimatum; leave Theo alone or Alex will go the DMLE  and denouce Tiberius as an un-Imperiused Death Eater. In response, Tiberius made an Unbreakable Vow with Alex; Tiberius wouldn't hurt or disown Theo nor would he interfere with Theo's education, whilst Alex wouldn't reveal family secrets and would become a willing Death Eater should Voldemort return.

Over the next year, Tiberius searched for a loophole in his Vow with Alexander so he could remove Theodore from the family. To this end, he uncovered The Ultimate Sanction, a spell that would remove Theodore from the family and make the entire Wizengamot plus their families hate Theodore. Once this was found, he started to formulate a plan. He would present the heirlooms to Theodore, forcing Theodore to either state he stole the heirlooms and let Tiberius use the Ultimate Sanction on him, or allow Alex to be severly punished for going against Tiberius' wishes despite Alex's status as Heir Apparent. Should Theo confess, he would bind Theodore to an Unbreakable Vow to never again seek recourse against Theo if Theo agreed to undergo Sanctumen Ultimo.

When Theodore returned to Nott Manor in the summer of 1993, Tiberius put his plan into action. Tiberius ordered the Nott House Elf, Rogo, to remove the heirlooms from Theodore's luggage and present them to him at breakfast. Tiberius then gave Theodore the choice of who would be punished. As Tiberius had hoped, Theodore took the blame and agreed to the Vow. Tiberius then called upon his solicitor, Mortimer Renwick, to have Theodore sign a formal confession (entirely using a blood quill) and file the required forms for the Ultimate Sanction to take effect. Once done, Theodore was allowed to leave with a few possessions, mainly his school equipment and a set of casual clothes, despite the Nott Manor defences trying to kill him.

When Harry found out of Theodore's subjection to the Ultimate Sanction, due to the pilling issues, Harry Potter went to his father, Lord James Potter in hopes of receiving help with both Theodore's banishment and the Nott-Wilkes Marriage but James was unable to provide any support regarding Theodore's banishment.

By the end the Hogwarts 1994-1995 year, Theodore is has began proceedings to be adopted into House Black as Theodore Black, thus removing the Ultimate Sanction from him. How Theodore came to be accepted into House Black's favor is currently unknown.

### Nott-Wilkes Marriage Plot

When the Lord and Lady of House Wilkes were killed off during the First Wizarding War, they wanted their daughter, Amaryllis "Amy" Wilkes to be sent to live with House Malfoy. However, due to the fact that both Lord and Lady Wilkes were prominent Death Eaters, House Malfoy gave responsibility of Amaryllis to their Vassals, House Goyle. House Goyle was not happy with the arrangement but relented, raising Amaryllis but refusing to give her additional attention.

At some point, Lord Gregory Goyle Sr. realised that Amaryllis was the key to the Wilkes Family Vault, and the riches inside. Although Amy was unable to claim Lordship since House Wilkes was strictly patrilineal, any male offspring she had would be able to access the Vault. As such, Lord Goyle wrote a marriage contract between Amy and his heir, Gregory "Greg" Goyle Jr. and planned to remove the pair from Hogwarts following Greg getting his OWLs. Once he forced Greg to impregnate Amy, he would declare himself Regent of House Wilkes and have access to the Vault. With Greg old enough to enact the contract but young enough to be ineligible to be Regent, Lord Goyle was confident his plan would work and House Goyle would finally be able to break away from House Malfoy.

Unfortunately, Greg wasn't very academically inclined, barely passing his first year at Hogwarts. As such, Lord Goyle developed a backup plan should Greg show he would pass his OWLs. He would dissolve the contract between Greg and Amy, instead writing a contract between Amy and Tiberius Nott, the Lord of House Nott, as House Nott would likely pay a bride price large enough to satisfy Lord Goyle's desire.

Unfortunately, Lord Goyle's plans were leaked. Having overheard his father's plot, Greg, wanting to keep Amy safe, told Marcus Flint about the plan during his second year at Hogwarts. Marcus had Greg explain the plot to Harry Potter, as Harry would likely be able to help. After hearing the issue, Harry agreed to help Amy on Greg's behalf if Greg promised to not reveal any of Harry's secrets and Greg kept his grades up, a deal Greg accepted.

In the summer of 1993, shortly after the Hogwarts year was finished, House Nott hosted House Goyle and House Crabbe for a small gathering. Whilst their children entertained themselves, Lord Goyle and Lord Nott worked out the details of their plan. House Nott would give House Goyle half-a-million galleons as a bride price, plus ten percent of the Wilkes Vault once Amy had sired a son. Houses Goyle and Crabbe would also become Vassal Houses to House Nott. However, whilst Houses Goyle and Crabbe were still Vassals to House Malfoy, House Malfoy would be able to veto the contract, thus they'd have to wait until the Wizengamot Dues were due and the Houses could be free of House Malfoy.

The day after this meeting, Theodore Nott was subjected to The Ultimate Sanction and was forced to flee Nott Manor. Due to the pilling issues, Harry Potter went to his father, Lord James Potter in hopes of receiving help with both the Nott-Wilkes Marriage and Theodore's banishment but James was unable to provide any support outside of informing Peter Pettigrew of the marriage plot. Pettigrew, now aware of the plot, made it a priority to kidnap Amy in order to gain access to the Wilkes Vault himself. Unlike Goyle or Nott, he planned to sacrifice Amy to create a potion that would have the Vault's wards recognise him as Lord Wilkes for 48 hours, during which he could sack the vault of its riches.

The three forces (Goyle & Nott, Harry, & Pettigrew) came to a head during the Werewolf attack on Hogsmeade. Lord Goyle had arranged for Amy to meet Tiberius Nott in the Three Broomsticks as part of the requirements for arranged marriages, but Harry was keeping an eye on Amy with the help of his Defence tutor, Mad-Eye Moody. Unbeknown to Lord Goyle, Lord Nott, and Harry, Pettigrew had arranged to have werewolves attack Hogsmeade and activate the Rune of Singular Hate. Once Pettigrew's attack started, Fenrir Greyback attempted to kidnap Amy from Lords Goyle and Nott. However, Harry had seen Fenrir head towards the group. Smashing the window, Harry had Amy jump out. Over the course of the attack, they successfully evaded the werewolves via the uses of a Firebolt, wandless magic and the Hogwarts Acromantula colony.

The plot is finally ended when in a Special Session of the Wizengamot made to determine the fate of the Azkaban Escapees, Harry reveals his matriarchal lineage relating him to House Wilkes. According to the Wilkes House Charter, since the previous Lord Wilkes was born with a male heir, Lordship is passed to the next wizard who can meet the Lordship requirements; an adult male with two magical parents, one of which who can claim blood descent from a prior Lord Wilkes. Although both Lord Goyle and Lord Nott tried arguing against Harry's ascension, both their arguments were refuted. Harry then informed the Wizengamot that he would review all Wilkes contracts made by Lord Goyle and either affirm or void them (thus voiding the marriage contract) and would be removing Amy from House Goyle's care (thus damaging relations between Houses Goyle and Nott).

## Family Residence

The main residence for the majority of House Black is **Nott Manor**.

## References

Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 22 - The Mirror of Erised,

Theo explains his mother's death to Harry.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 95 - Back to School (Pt 2),

Christina tries to convince Lucius to run away with her.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Alexander explains his Vow with Tiberius to Theodore.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Theodore is banished from House Nott.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Harry goes to James to get help with the Nott-Wilkes Marriage and the Ultimate Sanction. He isn't successful.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 1 - The Meeting Begins,

Harry explains Theo's adoption to Dumbledore.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 52 - Team-Building Exercises (Pt 2),

Greg Goyle explains the plot to Harry, to ensure Amy's safety.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Theo eavesdrops on Tiberius and Gregory Goyle Sr. as they detail their plan.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 88 - Prelude (Harry),

Pettigrew explains his plan for the Wilkes Vault to Fenrir.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 102 - Dementors, Divination and a Day in Hogsmeade,

Goyle, Potter and Pettigrew move into their places.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 103 - Chaos in Hogsmeade (Pt 1),

Harry rescues Amy from Fenrir in the Three Broomsticks.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 105 - Chaos in Hogsmeade (Finale),

Harry rescues Amy from Fenrir via Acromantula.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 132 - Lords of the Wizengamot,

Harry becomes Lord Wilkes and removes all threats to Amy.