Tiberius Nott

**Tiberius Nott** is the current Lord of the Ancient and Noble House of Nott, and the father of Alexander and Theodore Nott.

## Biography

### Family Lineage

Tiberius is the Lord of the House of Nott, which is one of the 17 Roman magical families that relocated to Wizarding Britain after the fall of Rome. House Nott is a member of the Sacred 28, though this may need to be taken with a grain of salt as the list was anonymously published by Lord Cantankerous Nott Senior. The family’s ancestral home is Nott Hall. They are known for their affinity for Dark Magic, a proud and rooted tradition of Muggle hunting, and strict adherence to Pure-blood traditions.

### Early Life

Tiberius Nott is the only known child of Cantankerous Nott Junior. As he attended Hogwarts alongside Narcissa and Andromeda Black, Tiberius was most likely born between 1949 and 1960. Harry Potter guesses him to be around fifty in September of 1992, which would place his birth somewhere in the 1940's, taking into account that Harry was making a rough estimate.

During his time at Hogwarts Tiberius went on several dates with Narcissa Black, though this ended when she was betrothed to Claudius Malfoy, the Heir to House Malfoy.

### First Wizarding War

After the murder of his father Cantankerous by the Muggle-born extremist Rian O'Grady in 1970 Tiberius became Lord Nott and joined the Death Eaters, eventually rising to the Inner Circle as Mr. Nimrod.

Tiberius was accused of murdering a dozen Muggle-borns and an unknown amount of Muggles in the War. He managed to evade an Azkaban sentence through the trial of Sirius Black, where Black admitted to Imperiusing various Lords of the Wizengamot.

### Marriage

After the death of Claudius Malfoy in August of 1975 his brother Lucius was forced to leave his lover, Christina Fenwick, and marry his late brother's fiancée Narcissa Black. Tiberius, in an attempt to spite Lucius, arranged a marriage between him and Christina through her family. Christina gave birth to a son named Alexander, or Alex, in either 1976 or 1977.

Shortly after the birth of Draco Malfoy in early 1980 Tiberius forced his wife Christina to take an illegal potion to increase the chances of her giving birth to a girl they could betroth to Draco, but the potion failed and she gave birth to a sickly boy named Theodore, or Theo. When they tried for another child three years later Christina suffered a stillbirth, which led her to be informed that another pregnancy would kill her.

Tiberius began to heavily mistreat both Christina and Theo, which culminated in a fight with Christina after hearing of Draco Malfoy's engagement to Pansy Parkinson in late 1985. During the fight Tiberius backhanded Christina, causing her to fall down the stairs and break her neck. Christina's death was blamed on Theodore by his father, who forced him to tell the Aurors about how he accidentally knocked Christina down the stairs whilst running. The Aurors, unwilling to investigate an Ancient and Noble House, accepted it and left. However, Alex knew the truth and gave Theo the Nott Family Rememberall, in case Tiberius ever altered Theo's memory of the event.

### Book 1 - Prince of Slytherin

Tiberius's second son Theo begins attending Hogwarts, where he is sorted into Slytherin. Alongside the Nott Rememberall Theo takes a Notice-Me-Not ring and several other magical items that Alex has given him to Hogwarts. During his first day in the Slytherin Dungeons Harry Potter notices that Theo's back is littered with scars caused by Tiberius striking him with a cane. Harry quickly befriends Theo, and when they discover the Mirror of Erised Theo reveals the truth about his mother's death.

After Draco Malfoy threatens to inform Tiberius that Theo has befriended the Muggle-born Hermione Granger, Harry takes him into the Prince's Lair, where he tells Draco that Tiberius might kill Theo if he found out, and makes Draco swear and Unbreakable Vow never to harm Theo. This also leads Draco to ask his father if Theo can spend the summer at Malfoy Manor.

### Book 2 - The Secret Enemy

Tiberius begins plotting with Lord Gregory Goyle to gain control of the Wilkes Vault by having Tiberius marry Goyle's ward and goddaughter, Amaryllis Wilkes. This plot is revealed to Harry Potter by Lord Goyle's heir, Greg. At the end of the school year Tiberius shows up unannounced to King's Cross to pick up Theo, who had been expecting to spend the summer at Malfoy Manor again.

### Book 3 - The Death Eater Menace

After Theo's return to Nott Hall he has tea with his father, where they discuss Theo's first two years at Hogwarts, as well as his friendship with Harry Potter. That evening Tiberius is visited by Lords Gregory Goyle and Duncan Crabbe, who also bring their children. Crabbe and Goyle discuss their plans to join House Nott when House Malfoy is no longer able to pay their Wizengamot dues. The next day Tiberius informs his son that he is aware of the magical items Alex gave to Theo, and forces Theo to confess to stealing them under threat of Alex being disinherited so Tiberius can disinherit him. To placate Theo he swears an Unbreakable Vow to never intentionally harm Theo or command other to do so. Theo agrees, and Tiberius uses this confession to disinherit Theo through the Ultimate Sanction. As Theo leaves Nott Manor he sees Tiberius burning his personal belongings, including a photo of Christina. After being chased out of Nott Manor by the gargoyles Theo takes the Knight Bus to Longbottom Manor, where he seeks asylum.

At Longbottom Manor Theo is told the full story of the Ultimate Sanction by Artemus Podmore, and he is visted by Alex, who informs him that the previous July him and Tiberius had gotten into a fight that ended with them both swearing Unbreakable Vows, with Tiberius vowing never to harm Theo (sparking his search for a loophole that led him to the Ultimate Sanction), and Alex swearing that if Voldemort were to return to life he would take the Dark Mark and swear allegiance to him. By disinheriting Theo Tiberius unwittingly sparked the creation of SPAM and the CPS.

Tiberius attends the Wizengamot's Emergency Session in response to the Azkaban Breakout, where he openly sneers at Lucius Malfoy. He attempts to connect Theo to the breakout by pointing out that he currently lives with Ted and Andromeda Tonks, whose daughter Nymphadora is a Metamorphmagus, but he is rebuked by Albus Dumbledore. Eleanor Burke falsely suspects Tiberius to have been involved in the breakout, and both her and House Selwyn become aware of his marriage contract despite it's secrecy. Around the same time Tiberius attempts to convince Uriah Travers to leave the Selwyn bloc and join his, but Uriah refuses.

## Physical Appearance

Tiberius is described as an older wizard with black and grey hair, a beard, and terrifyingly intense eyes. Tiberius usually wears black clothes. His son Theo noted that he had gained at least two stone between the summer of 1991 and 1993.

## Personality & Traits

Tiberius is a sadist who takes great pleasure in hurting or killing those he sees as beneath him. According to Augusta Longbottom he was the worst of the Death Eaters who evaded Azkaban.

## Magical Abilities & Skills

Theo believes that Tiberius knows no Occlumency beyond the bare minimum he'd needed to conceal his status as a Death Eater, as he does not have the patience to learn such an art.

## Behind the Scenes

* According to The Sinister Man, the role of Tiberius Nott is portrayed by Ian McShane

## Canon Divergence

In Canon Theodore Nott's father is a minor widowered Death Eater whose first name is never given.

## References

Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 137 - The Future All Around Us, Waiting to Be Born (Pt 1),

Harry reveals his findings about Rian O'Grady in the Prince's Lair..
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Theo returns home for the holidays.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Andromeda mentions Narcissa' relationship with Tiberius and her engagement to Cassius[sic] Malfoy.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 52 - Team-Building Exercises (Pt 2),

Greg Goyle explains the plot to Harry, to ensure Amy's safety.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 114 - The Blackest Day (Pt 3),

Narcissa and Mr. January visit Nott Hall.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 9 - Study Sessions,

Hermione's study group discusses Death Eaters who managed to evade Azkaban.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 95 - Back to School (Pt 2),

Lucius marries Narcissa whilst Christina watches.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Alex is mentioned to be going into his Sixth Year as Theo is entering his Third Year.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 22 - The Mirror of Erised,

Harry and Theo discover the Mirror of Erised.

Chapter 24 states that Draco and Pansy were engaged when they were five, and Chapter 95 reveals that Draco was born in January of 1980, with Theo being born 7~9 months later.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 6 - Day One in the Snake Pit,

Theo is sorted into Slytherin.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 25 - Slytherin Maneuvers (Pt 1),

Draco threatens Theo.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 27 - Who Is the Prince of Slytherin?,

Harry takes Draco, Rodney, Olivia, and Marcus into the Prince's Lair.
Book 1 - HP&PoS - Ch. 28 - The Calm Before,

Harry reveals the contents of the Vow to Theo and Blaise.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 82 - Goodbyes,

Tiberius appears at King's Cross to pick up Theo.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Theo seeks asylum with the Longbottoms.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 99 - Feasts, Electives & Student Organizations (Conclusion),

First SPAM and CPS meetings.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 90 - Reactions & Overreactions (Pt 1),

Harry goes to his first Wizengamot Session.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 91 - Reactions & Overreactions (Pt 2),

The Wizengamot discusses the Azkaban Breakout.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 93 - Reactions & Overreactions (Pt 4),

The Warringtons attend the Selwyn family dinner.