only and forever
Halfbloods
Those in the family take our Father’s words as law; it is the blood in which has pumped through our veins. We follow the principles, not as a family of fortune, but rather of dire necessity. Blood purity has been, through the ages, the most desired aspect of a wizard. To have pure blood was to be recognized for achievement. You have not strayed, and the blood that flows has remained untouched by those of nonmagical heritage.
Those of the Noble family saw purity for something entirely different: something stale and tired and fundamentally flawed. All three men knew how flawed a family of pure intention could be, with children born barren of any magical strength.
Blood purity was not only unwise, but could sire the absolute
unmagical. That cause, to strive for variety, has kept a family of strength and virtue. It is the hinge on which sets the Noble family so far apart. No child of the Noble family has been born a Squib: few of pure blood can truthfully claim the same.
Born to Nobility
Children of the Noble family are taught from the start, not with a silver spoon, but with lessons of integrity. They are never handed a want on a platter but given a chance at achieving it. After all, a moral compass is not something shown but something learned, and Noble children learn quickly that nothing comes free.
But children are children, and they are quick to react and even quicker to make mistakes. Until the age of sixteen, a child is allowed to act, within reason, as they please. Strict adherence for a child is often frowned upon, for a boy pressed too hard with bend and let too loose will run. Freedom to find oneself is a high value for the Noble family, so long as that freedom is not a compromise of the family as a whole.
Every child must grow up, and their sixteenth birthday is a choice: to remain within the family or leave. It is not frowned upon to leave, as not everyone shares the views of the Nobleman, in leaving you are: given a new name devoid of history and value, but a start of new life saw the Noble name well, so many still remain in touch with their own family members. No one is forced to live by the code of the Noble family, but once you’ve left, you haven’t a choice of returning.
Very few decline the offer.
Head of Family & Seconds in Command
No one is born an Heir to the Noble family. In mimicking the three Founding Fathers, the Noble family vote on the next to lead, as well as their seconds of power. This has allowed the family to survive through barren lines and have never let an individual hold absolute power.
Should a Head of Family make ill on their code, or take power to corrupt, the family can bring charges against him. A vote can remove him from the position, though to do so is no minimal undertaking. Evidence need be gathered and to accuse a Head of malintent is near as bad as performing a grievance yourself. There has only been two instances in which the family turned against the Head, and in both instances family spoke true.
