Appius Malfoy

*"WIP"*

*—* Appius recounting some words he'd once read.

**Appius Nessus Malfoy minor** (born 14th of February 1952) was a Pureblood wizard. He was a prominent member of the afluent Malfoy family. He is the son of **Abraxes** and **Drusilla Malfoy**, brother to Octavia Malfoy and namesake of **Appius Nessus Malfoy** *Maior*.

He was brought up in the tumultuous years following the Global wizarding war and subsequently experienced much of the negative effects of the fallout, albeit indirectly. He went to Hogwarts where he picked up quidditch and excelled at potions, becoming the president of the potions club.

## Physical appearance

Appius took after his father a lot when it came to his looks. He had stern facial features and cold blue eyes with a feign streak of grey hidden in them. When his face rested his brow almost naturally formed into an unpleasant perhaps judgmental frown making him appear rather unapproachable. His stiff upper lip and unusually sharp jaw cast an unforthcoming appearance over his face and his clean haircut donned his head with an elegant yet strict silhouette,

## Life at Hogwarts

Appius started his time at Hogwarts in the same year as his sister Irelia and his cousin Lucien Nott. He was sorted into the Slytherin house alongside his sister and quickly acquainted himself with his fellow house mates. He tried out for the quidditch team and eventually became a seeker. He had a friendly rivalry with his captain, a girl from the Rosier family. Appius entertained a host of girlfriends during his time on Hogwarts. During his fifth year he witnessed the initial attack on Hogwarts and hid with his sister, managing to survive. The pair would resume their course and graduate from Hogwarts before returning to Wiltshire.

## Career

Appius quickly found himself bored at home without a challenging environment and began working for Malfoy Apothecaries, bringing several of his personally created potions to the market. Around the time he turned twenty-five, his father urged him to take up a job in the Department of International Magical Co-operation, as it was more fit for a Malfoy to work for the ministry.

### Department of International Magical Co-Operation

#### Early career

Appius gained employment as a liaison minister to wizarding France, mostly on account of his good name. He frequented the French Ministry for Magic on several occasions, mostly in regards to international sporting events or exchange programs for students and scholars. He was regarded as a likeable and charming networker and lived in Paris for a while during his posting. The year he turned thirty-one, the post for Lead liaison Minister opened up, and Appius was selected to oversee the daily operations of the liaison ministers offices for the department. With this post, he along with the head of he department and the Headmaster of Hogwarts took up the British seats in the international confederation of Wizards.

#### Rising the ranks

Appius initially didn't stand out in his post. He performed his tasks diligently but found it difficult to stay motivated with all the desk work. His slow rise to prominence began when his task force was called in to deal with the infamous England vs Germany quidditch riots. Appius had spent a lot of time in Bavaria in anticipation for the Quidditch World Cup. During the semi-finals, drunk England fans threatened to break the statute after barreling down the Munich streets in an unruly mob upon losing the match. Appius' task force cleverly disguised the whole event as a soccer rally and prevented both confrontation with the muggles and German supporters. For this, the task force earned the respect and admiration from the international wizarding confederation.

#### Elections of 1996

Appius ran for the office of Minister of Magic during the elections of 1996 as an independent candidate. He'd secured the backing of much of his departments officials and held sizeable electoral sway among the pureblood families but failed to garner enough votes for the office. He came in a respectable third place, to a more senior civil servant and the previous minister. Because he was such a close contender which meant he had considerable support, the new Minister appointed him as his Senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic.