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Family History:
The Clement family history – of the French denomination – can be traced back to the arrival of Louis Clement in 1655. Louis Clement was an English nobleman who had decided to branch from his family in England to widen the horizon’s to Europe. The Clements at this stage of their being were not well known Lords of England, whilst wealthy, they were not hugely influential in the world at this time. Louis Clement, however, wasted no time on his arrival in France to broker relationships with the largest houses in France; the Noirs, the Malfoys, the Peverells, the Lestranges, the Sounieres, the Selwyns and the Burkes.

Louis Clement married early in his arrival in France to Claudia Noir, with this marriage Louis was not only given a tidy dowry, but also the opportunity to grow his power in the country with the aid of the Noirs. In September of 1663, the Clements were gifted with their first, and only child, Thomas.

Thomas Clement was, in his early years, not a remarkable story. He was the son of a Lord – Louis Clement had worked his way in to a lower seat of the council – and had everything he could ever wish for from his parents. The boy was brought up spoiled, and self-assured, never looking twice at anyone because he believed everyone to be below him. This, however, changed when Thomas was sent to Downton Academy of Magic.

At the school – known for only admitting the wealthy children of society – Thomas met Lissette Loisel, a street rat who (in Thomas’ mind) had no right to be there. To say their relationship was turbulent would have been an understatement at best. In the late 1670’s and early 1680’s, though, things began to change in the Clement household. A ward by the name of Lissette was taken aboard, events that would change the world started to creep in to motion. The name Clement would start to be used in households big and small, the people would start to see the merits of aiding the Clements, and how the other Lords and Ladies would never act in such a manner. As the world grew colder towards the elitists of the world, the Clements grew in strength day by day, because they had one thing no one else did.

A child who understood the world, and knew how to play it to their advantage.

The Clements were, unknown to most, the reason for the French Revolution. The collapse of the Monarchy, and the Lords and Ladies of the country was funded, steered, and ultimately successful because of the Clements – or, rather, thanks to Lady Lissette Clement, the first of her name. Whilst her husband was the figure head of the whole revolution and the subsequent rebuilding of France afterwards, there could never be any doubt about who had pulled the strings throughout it all.

By the time the revolution had been finished, and stability had been restored in the country, the Clements were now the most powerful family in France. The monarchy and control by the Lords that had once existed had been crushed, but the new system still held an elitist family at the forefront of the world. The masses, though, adored the Lord and Lady Clement, so the irony of the situation was lost over many years of history.

Nine generations of Clements have followed the first post-revolution Lord and Lady Clement, and each generation has not been without it’s own accomplishments. From Popes to war heroes, complicated marriages of widowed wives to brothers new, fratricide and the incapability of bearing sons. There has never been a moment in which the Clements have not kept the hearts of the masses with their goals.

More recently, the Clements – Loras (the second of his name) and Lissette Clement – have shown the true resilience of the Clements during the World Wars. The Second World War saw the two of them learning to play with the balance of power. The Clements played no active role in the War, knowing that picking a side would be both detrimental to the country’s view of the family, and also the future of the house. Instead, Loras and Lissette did exactly as was expected of a Clement. For the French people, they showed the unfaltering resistance to the Nazi invasion, ensuring the safety of as many of their people as possible – without opening the gates to the Palace.

To the world at large, France was seen to be aiding the Allied forces in the effort to subdue the Nazi regime. However, the Clements were, in reality, funding both the Nazi movement – to ensure their own safety, should Hitler’s forces win – and the defence of the country to ensure the people still believed in them. No matter what outcome would have been seen, Loras and Lissette had ensured the safety of their name.

Or, so they had believed, on the 24th May 1940 the eldest son of the Clement house, Pierre (the second of his name) lost his life in the Siege of Calais. Hoping to aid the retreat from Arras Pierre had, in his youthful haste, not taken in to account the fact the Germans were on route to take the port, and would not leave empty handed. Pierre was caught in the fray when the German soldiers broke through the fortified city, and his surrender was not accepted by the bloodthirsty German officer. The sound of the revolver firing had echoed through the square twice before Pierre Clement’s body had hit the floor.

Since the World War, however, the Clements have aided in building France back up to it’s former glory. Lissette Clement kept hold of the reins of the country even after her husband’s passing, the new Lord and Lady Clement never, in her opinion, truly being up to the task of taking over the country.

Lord Thomas (fifth of his name) and Lady Lynnette Clement never stood up to the task of being the driving force behind the Clement's continued growth. As a second son, Thomas never truly embraced the history and complicated strategic work necessary to become a great leader. After marrying Lynnette Clement and being 'gifted' with a sickly son, Thomas' resolve to aid the family was not heightened. His wife closed herself off to try to make her only son well again, and forgot the duty of a Clement female, the duty to further the family name. The Lord and Lady Clement had a second child only under the insistence of Lissette the need for a second child.

Today, Lord Louis Clement (the fourth of his name) and the Lady Vanessa Clement (the second of her name) reside over France. Unlike their predecessors, though, the current Lord and Lady Clement aim to bring forth the collaboration of Magical and Muggle communities not only in France, but around the world. Their goal has never been greater, and their legacy grows day by day.

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Family History:
The Murrays are arguably the oldest English family that remains at its stronghold in modern times. Originally rumoured to be a group of landowners and feudal lords from all across Europe who decided to combine their land, wealth, influence and banner to reign over most of the European continent, they were among the few families who saw the wisdom of downsizing to keep the family pure. As a result, the 14th century Murray history is rich with murder, disgrace and disownment of individuals who, for one reason or another, were not fit to be seen as members of their elitist group. Giving up or trading settlements from all across Europe to concentrate on a larger area within one kingdom made the family immensely powerful where they reigned for generations and still do to this day. The vast Murray lands make up approximately half of the country’s land mass found in Great Britain not only because of early acquisition before formal governments were set in but also because the Murrays chose not to “lose” any lands by intermarrying among themselves. A popular saying related to them is “Murray Fortune Stays in the Family”. The ritual of intermarriage also made sure the crimes of the fourteenth century that plagued the family would not repeat themselves.

Today, the Murrays are the very definition of “old money” and highly orthodox in their views. They keep to themselves most of the time and are very strict about marriage outside the family.

The Murrays – headed at the time by Layton and Eleanor Murray -- were also one of the few families that weren’t swept up by Voldemort’s propaganda because they never stood to lose anything from the outcome, their strength being too great to be shaken by such a regime. In their opinion, true blood needs no approval, needs to win nothing and does not stoop to the level of common folk to justify itself. Their opinions on Muggles are non-existent because “one does not have opinions on the doings of insects outside one’s castle window”.

The current head of the Murray family, Joshua Ethan Murray, is a rather controversial figure in the Murray household. Rumour has it that Joshua has been living with a girl for the last five or six years – with no wedding having taken place. No public comment has been made to actively confirm or deny this point, though. Joshua has also found a way to exponentially increase the Murray assets overseas – a move not taken by any Murray since the reaping in the fourteenth century, after the untimely and unfortunate death of his father, Layton.

Sources have also denoted that Joshua Murray does not take council from the normal sources, his mother, Eleanor Murray, has reportedly been pushed from having any opinion in the family, and many of the richer families in the U.K. and beyond have actively avoided the Murray head out of fear in the past.

Only three external connections have been recorded in the family over the last two hundred years. The marriage of Elizabeth Royce to Theodore Murray in 1899, the marriage of Catherine Sheridan to Joseph Murray in 1922 and most recently, the marriage of Ophelia Malfoy to Thaddeus Murray in 1947. The Murrays do not marry their males out, rather marry female in as a last resort.

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Family is open to connections: No.