House Goyle

**House Goyle** is a Noble House of the Wizengamot that is currently led by Gregory Goyle Sr. .

## History

### Coming to England

House Goyle came to England in 1066 as part of the invasion of William the Conqueror. House Goyle is a member of the Sacred 28, and has held a Wizengamot seat under that name since the formation of the Wizengamot.

### 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).

## References

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 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 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.