Antonius Warrington

**Antonius Warrington** is the current Lord of the Ancient and Noble House of Warrington.

## Biography

### Family Lineage

Antonius is Lord of the Ancient and Noble House Warrington, a cadet branch of the Ancient and Noble House Selwyn. House Selwyn currently sits in the Wizengamot as a vassal of the Selwyns, led by Antonius. The Warringtons have a reputation of being blood purists, but were never publicly believed to be Death Eaters. Despite their purism House Warrington does apparently still have Muggle ancestry, as James Potter was claimed to have purer blood than the Warringtons and Bletchleys put together.

House Selwyn places a great deal of emphasis on familial relationships concerning it's cadet branches, and Antonius has been taught from a young age to always adress Lord Adramalech Selwyn as Grandfather, and to address Adramalech's siblings Merihem and Camilla Selwyn as Great-Uncle and Auntie, respectively. Adramalech has led House Selwyn since before Antonius's father was born.

### Early Life

In his youth Antonius was considered a highly eligible young bachelor, and he holds the distinction of having been the first Wizengamot Lord to make the cover of *Witch Weekly* in decades.

At some point in his life, most likely sometime in the 1970's, Antonius married Juliana Bonnevie, of the French House of Bonnevie, whom the Selwyns hoped to use to create a foothold for the family in France. In 1977 or 1978 Antonius and Juliana had a son named Cassius.

At some point before 1994 Antonius gained ownership of the Montrose Magpies Quidditch team.

### First Wizarding War

Antonius had a reputation as a blood purist, but neither he nor any of his close relatives were ever revealed as Death Eaters.

### Post-War

Antonius's son Cassius began attending Hogwarts in 1989 and was sorted into Slytherin.

### Book 2 - The Secret Enemy

Gilderoy Lockhart reveals that Antonius's employment at the Department of Magical Transportation is the main reason he selected Cassius for his Portkey project. Cassius is suspended near the end of the school year and forced to repeat his Fourth Year, while Juliana's niece Miranda Bonnevie is expelled from Hogwarts and transfers to Beauxbatons. This development severely strains relationship between the Warringtons and the Bonnevies, who blame Cassius for Miranda's expulsion.

### Book 3 - The Death Eater Menace

Antonius attends the Emergency Session of the Wizengamot in response to the Azkaban Breakout, where he receives an invatation from Cassilda Selwyn for a family dinner at Cauchemar Abbey, the ancestral home of House Selwyn. Cassius complains loudly before they leave, as he had already made plans to spend the weekend with Miles Bletchley, but he is shocked into submission when Antonius slaps him for the first time in his life. He is even more shocked when he realises his father's slap was motivated by fear rather than anger.

Antonius and his family attend the family dinner, where they relay to Cassilda that Tiberius Nott has entered a marriage contract with an unknown bride. When Miranda is told that Lord Adramalech Selwyn has summoned her, Cassius angrily demands that he be given an audience in her stead. Cassilda Selwyn reacts incredulously to the revelation that Cassius has no knowledge of the true nature of House Selwyn, and allows his mother Juliana to go in his stead after a plea from her. Juliana returns from the meeting with pale skin, glassy and unfocused eyes, and thick bandages around her right arm, and spends the next two days bedridden and unable to speak. Once Juliana has recovered Cassius is summoned by his parents, who make him swear an Unbreakable Vow and reveal the truth about House Selwyn.

After the final Quidditch Match of the year, which sees Slytherin win the cup with a penalty shot, causing Oliver Wood to not only lose out on his last chance to win the Quidditch cup, but also most likely his dream job of playing for Puddlemere United, Cassius approaches him, offering him a place as reserve keeper for the Montrose Magpies, which are owned by Antonius.

### Book 4 - The Resurrection Game

Cassius attends the Quidditch World Cup alongside his wife and son and their personal guest Oliver Wood. Tensions begin to rise at the World Cup after Australia loses to Ireland, which causes riots and accusations of favoritism on the part of the referee. The Monrose Magpies' keeper, Jeremy Crick, is found in the woods at the edge of the campsite, severely beaten and heavily cursed, forcing Oliver Wood to take his place in an exhibition match agains the Australian Wollongong Warriors. Antonius gives Oliver a pep talk before the match, and gives him a small vial containing Felix Felicis. Oliver protests that the use of Felix Felicis in official Quidditch matches is illegal, but Antonius convinces him by telling him that it's only an exhibition match, and asking him how much harm three drops of Felix Felicis could really do. The Magpies end up winning the match 230 to 0, but Oliver can only think about how much he want to play under the influence of Felix Felicis again.

Later that summer House Warrington is raised from a Noble House to an Ancient and Noble House in the Wizengamot, with the Selwyns gathering votes for the promotion by promising to sponsor the ascension of House Abbott to the Wizengamot as a Noble House. Cassilda Selwyn hints during a conversation with Corban Yaxley, who is incensed at being passed over for a promotion to Ancient and Noble, that the promotion has strings attached to it, and that her and Lord Adramalech value Corban too much to grant him the boon that Antonius has been given.

## Physical Description

Antonius Warrington was considered very handsome in his youth, and is still considered attractive in the mid-1990's, at least until he opens his mouth.

## Personality & Traits

Like his son Cassius, Antonius is not considered to have a very attractive personality.

Antonius was either unable or unwilling to take his wife's place in an audience with Adramalech Selwyn, which left her bedridden.

## Magical Abilities & Skills

Antonius presumably has some skill with working with Portkeys.

## Behind the Scenes

Antonius's casting currently remains unrevealed outside of Discord, as TSM fears that it may give something away about his future

## Canon Divergence

Antonius Warrington is an original character of the Prince of Slytherin universe.

## References

Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 90 - Reactions & Overreactions (Pt 1),

Draco explains why the Selwyns have thirty-two votes.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 45 - The Ice Cream Conference,

"[The Warringtons and Bletchleys] are blood purists, though I don't think any of them ever formally became Death Eaters.".
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 61 - Post-Game Developments,

Cassius gets into an argument with Bletchley about Harry Potter.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 93 - Reactions & Overreactions (Pt 4),

The Warringtons attend the Selwyn family dinner.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 140 - Marseilles, With an S,

Harry and Tracey briefly discuss Cassius and Antonius.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 78 - The Riddle of the Diary,

"Lord Malfoy, this is Cassius Warrignton[sic], a Fourth Year student.".
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 138 - The Future All Around Us, Waiting to Be Born (Pt 2),

Cassius approaches Oliver with a job offer.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 53 - Team-Building Exercises (Pt 3),

"Your peer Mr. Warrington barely snuck in because his father works in the Department of Magical Transportation and so Warrington is more familiar with the Portkey procedures than the average student.".
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 81 - The Power of Friendship,

Harry forces Derrick and Bole to confess.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 90 - Reactions & Overreactions (Pt 1),

Harry goes to his first Wizengamot Session.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 140 - Marseilles, With an S,

The Warringtons attend the Quidditch World Cup.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 141 - Speaking of Harry Black,

The Montrose Magpies hold an exhibition match at the QWC.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Chapter not added yet,

"Wizengamot Welcomes Two New Families: Noble House of Abbott and Ancient and Noble House of Warrington".