Noah Isaiah Selwyn

*"A wise Muggle philosopher named Friedrich Nietzsche once said: "As soon as it becomes possible, by dint of a strong will, to overthrow the entire past of the world, we as humanity will join the ranks of independent gods. The history of the world will be nothing to us but a dreamlike, otherwordly being." Today, you are at the dawn of this possibility, my son. Follow my teachings, your wisdom and one day, you will conquer the inevitable suffering that time has forsaken us with."*

*—* Isaiah Ebenezer Selwyn to Noah Isaiah Selwyn as he receives the experimental time-turner, hours before his natural passing in 1938

**Noah Isaiah Selwyn** (born c. 1898) is an English pure-blood wizard, well-known Unspeakable and part of the political elite of the British Wizarding World. The son of Unspeakables Isaiah Ebenezer Selwyn and Eloise Mintumble, Noah eventually became involved in the Selwyn's cult-like obsession of time, extending his father's research at the Department of Mysteries while also functioning as the right-hand man of Lucrèce Lestrange. During his years of service at the British Ministry of Magic, Noah developed himself as a member of the political elite that circled above the pure-blood aristocracy, being seen as the "eyes, ears and voice" of the Department of Mysteries.

## Biography

### Early Life (1898 - 1910)

Almost nothing is known about Noah's early life, although it is known that it is mainly defined around the death of his mother in 1899 and the coinciding isolation of his father from the public eye. Throughout his toddler and pre-teen years, Noah would be one of the various pure-bloods part of the many childcare institutes setup by the British Ministry of Magic to accomodate for orphans, being told that his parents has passed away in a magical accident in 1899. In 1910, Noah would receive the invitation to start his educational career at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Upon his admittance in **1910,** Noah would be sorted in the House of Slytherin.

### Life at Hogwarts (1910 - 1917)

Noah would be sorted into the House of Slytherin in 1910. Although Noah was part of the institutional system, he was known to be a well-mannered and socially amicable boy. Apart from a few minor incidents regarding the usage of magic in a uncontrollable matter, Noah would be known as one of the more disciplined members of the Slytherin house in the 1910s.

Noah was known as a talented student, which was expected regarding his father's history as one of the greatest wizardry scholars of his era. The boy would have remarkable scores often considering the fact that he was known to be "less attentitive" than other students during his classes. Contrary to his father, Noah was also highly talented in the art of duelling, becoming the Slytherin house champion and runner-up in his third year and fourth year at Hogwarts respectively.

In his fifth year, Noah's educational performances staggered and he would leave the duelling club. Although unknown to most, Noah would receive a visit from Lucrèce Lestrange and his father Isaiah Ebenezer Selwyn during the first weeks of his fifth year, receiving the offer to work alongside his father at the Department of Mysteries. Not having seen his father in almost fourteen years, Noah responded furiously to the offer, demanding answers from his father regarding his disappearance and assumed death. During this meeting, Noah would hear the true reasoning behind the death of his mother, which eventually led to Lucrèce convincing the young man to accept the offer.

For the rest of his educational career, Noah would follow extracurricular courses to accomodate for his upcoming position and would often meet with his father using an untracable portkey to be transported outside of school grounds to various unknown locations.

### Prior to the Great Wizarding War (1917 - 1920s)

Prior to the Great Wizarding War, Noah would join his father Isaiah in continuing the latter's research on the matter of time. During this time, Noah would learn his father's teachings on time magic and utilizing time magic in a controlled setting, such as the Hour-Reversal Charm. Next to his work at the Department of Mysteries, Noah would commence with preparing the fundamentals of his political career through extensive networking within the pure-blood aristocracy after receiving the order from his superior Lucrèce Lestrange.

### The Great Wizarding War and beyond (1920s - 1963)

Within The Great Wizarding War, Noah's role within the Department of Mysteries would shift more towards supporting Lucrèce Lestrange with her ambitions as he grew closer through her inner circle due to his hard work for the Department and his political status. Noah would operate as her eyes and ears during The Great Wizarding War, sharing various pieces of intelligence that he acquired through his political network and utilizing information provided by Lucrèce Lestrange to advance himself within the political elite. Also, during this time, Noah would acquire an experimental time-turner created by his father, which he saw as his masterwork. Shortly after obtaining the experimental time-turner, Noah would be informed that his father passed away.

During this time, Noah would commence a romantic relationship with Marie-Evelaine Prince, an ambitious young woman whom worked at the Wizengamot Administration Services and had access to confidential information shared by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to the Wizengamot. Although Noah's goal was to extract information from the relationship, he would grow a sense of love for the woman, admiring her ambition and will to also become a member of the political elite. Next to his activities at the Department of Mysteries, Noah would also start with positioning himself in the Muggle world, utilizing magic to cement his Muggle identity as a priest of the Muggle Catholic Church in Dorset due to his fascination with the Muggle religion of Christianity.

As the Great Wizarding War ended, Noah settled himself as a political mogul, primarily due to developing his own political influence within the British Ministry of Magic, but also due to his marriage with Marie-Evelaine Prince, whom would eventually leave the Wizengamot Administration Services to become one of the leading members of Section M. I. Trx, acquiring major influence in the wizardry educational system, which improved Noah's ability to exchange political favors.

## Possessions

* **Noah's wand**: 14" long, Noah's wand is one of the heritage wands from the Selwyn family, made out of silver lime wood with a white river monster spine core. The wand's manufacturer is unknown, however it is believed that the wand has been created by Thiago Quintana due to it's uncommon core. The wand has various decorations, including a ornamental decoration at the butt of the wand in the shape of a fox and a grip made out of Welsh green dragonhide.
* **Experimental time-turner:** Before his father's passing, Noah would acquire one of the first experimental versions of the time-turner, a device that was encased with the Hour-Reversal Charm. The time-turner was not a standard issue one utilized by the British Ministry of Magic, due to it's ability to utilize the charm beyond five hours in the past.

## Powers and abilities

Noah is known as a talented wizard and duellist, having won the Slytherin house duelling cup in his third year and being the runner-up in his fourth year. Fellow alumni that graduated alongside him as Hogwarts defined him as a very creative and witty wizard, utilizing highly unconventional tactics to overcome duelling challenges. Next to the standard duelling spells, Noah seemed to have particular affinity with the Impediment Hex, being able to utilize the hex in his third year at Hogwarts to surprise his duelling opponents.

After his time at Hogwarts, Noah would develop his abilities in time-related magic further under his father. Although unknown to people outside of the Department of Mysteries, Noah's time magic ability exceeded his father's, being able to use the Hour-Reversal Charm indefinetly without the use of a experimental time-turner.