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The Yaxley Family has been around for a fairly long time. They were relevant during the 1300s, fraternizing with the nobility, they stayed relevant during the 1600s, spreading out to America and wreaking havoc wherever they could. They were relevant during the 1900s, closely affiliated to the likes of Bellatrix Lestrange and Voldemort himself. They were notorious for their torture methods and infamous for their uncanny tradition of dominating occlumency. They were fierce and unflinchingly loyal to their ideals, a detail that hasn't withered as time has progressed.

In his nearly 100 years alive, Alphard Yaxley has never failed to live up to the expectations of his direct ancestors. He's honored the Yaxley ideals in everything he has done, worshipping Merlin without rest and ensuring his family only procreates with those he sees worthy (i.e from their social class with same ideals). By all means, because they were one of the few remaining absolutely pure-blooded families, he saw his family as the highest authority in the wizarding world, and felt they should be treated as such.

It isn't uncommon to see a Yaxley involved in politics one way or another. Close to all of Alphard's children - at least those he publicly recognized as his own - have shares in the Ministry. Though never holding office, they continue to have their hand in influencing others and manipulating the way one vote or another would go. To Alphard, power is everything; especially for a family as esteemed as theirs. Thusly, his children's lives were marred by a constant upkeep of appearances.

Alphard accepted nothing short of perfection from them, and this continues to hold true with his grandchildren. The majority of his children were fine with it, truth be told. They attended etiquette classes, appeared at high-profile galas and balls, and only frolicked with children from other Sacred 28 families - or at least those the Yaxleys didn't perceive as 'blood traitors'. Most marriages were arranged, though only some of them were truly 'successful', and not necessarily in the way Alphard and wife Cedrella Yaxley (née Rowle) foresaw.

The heir to the family name and fortune, Alpheus Eldritch Yaxley, attended Hogwarts and was promptly sorted into Ravenclaw. Although uncommon, it wasn't something his parents couldn't live with. He had respectable grades, joined the quidditch team as keeper, and bore the title of 'prefect' during fifth and sixth years and 'Head Boy' during seventh. During the course of his time at Hogwarts, he did many things and met many people, but none like Astoria Nott. She, like him, was forced to live a life she didn't want. Their betrayal seemed inevitable, and their union only solidified it.

Astoria Nott and Alpheus Yaxley were best friends, first and foremost, and to this day many believe their marriage has lasted longer than any of his other siblings' because the affection was there long before their families decided marriage would be the best thing for their status. Although his family is blissfully unaware of this fact, Alpheus continues to be grateful for one of the few things his family ever did for him: push him towards Astoria. Their wedding ceremony was as big and flashy as you'd have thought, with Porteus Nott as Best Man and Vanusia Yaxley as Maid of Honor.

Alpheus and Astoria, now Mr. and Mrs. Yaxley, had the honeymoon of a lifetime. Not even their return and subsequent load of responsibilities dampened their happiness. Until that fateful day came, where Alphard Yaxley murdered Alpheus' younger brother Archer Yaxley and demanded the silence of the rest of his children. He was a blood traitor, in love with a man below all of them; a muggle. This didn't rest well with Alphard, who for so long had groomed his family into perfection. And this - this just wasn't the kind of people Alpheus would want to raise his children surrounded by. Astoria was eight months pregnant; they still had time to flee. So they did.

Alpheus and Astoria has disappeared into the wind the day after Archer's death. Their parents had nothing to go off of to find them, other than a written concession declaring Rodolphus Yaxley the new heir to the family fortune. They moved to the USA - Boston, more specifically - where they had their four children. Eleni, Kaia, ____ and Imogen Yaxley. When they were settled in Boston, Alpheus opened a store selling fireworks, explosives, etc. Astoria helped around, but she was mostly a stay at home mother who occasionally dropped by to oversee delivery day and whatnot.

Kaia never felt a shortage of love, care and attention. Her parents provided everything she needed, showering her with constant attention and using the leftover money they had to give her and her siblings as much as they wanted (within reason). She never knew pain or suffering, leading a relatively mundane life. Like all other no-majs, she attended elementary school during the day, up until sixth grade, at which point she received acceptance to Hogwarts. Unfortunately, she wasn't guaranteed enrollment. You see, her parents had hoped their children would not be wizards. Their genetics made it virtually impossible, but the more distance between them and their families, the better.

Their dreams shattered when Kaia was around five and a half, magically fixing their air conditioner on a particularly hot summer day. Eleni's magic had already manifested, so they weren't really surprised, but they'd held out hope. Nevertheless, at age eleven, they had a tough decision to make. They tried to get her enrolled in