Jacques Clement
Adult
Posts : 428
Birthday : 2004-08-10
Join date : 2015-04-12
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General
Full Name: Jacques Louis Phillip Clement
Age: 24
Date of birth: 10th August 2004
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Current home: Versailles, France
Blood Status: Pureblood
Sexual Alignment: Heterosexual.
Wand type: Yew, Dragon Heartstring, Unbending, 11 inches.
Looks
Hair colour and style: Black, short enough to be managed and kept neat.
Eye colour: Dark brown
Height: Will eventually be just short of six foot, but currently just over five.
Body type: Lean, and, somewhat muscular.
Dress sense: Smart, as the Clement fashion dictates.
Birthmarks: None.
Tattoos: None.
Scars: None.
Piercings: None.
Personality
Likes:
- Power -- he's a Clement, if you don't like power, you're in trouble!
- Pureblood society.
- Spending time with his parents, though, mostly his Maman.
- Spending time with Mimosa.
- Doing things his own way.
- Having the option of others do things for him -- having servants, and such is a god send when you have a lot to be doing.
- Dark Arts -- Jacques has a deep interest in the Dark Arts from a young age, but not in the manner that many people see those two words and panic. Jacques has no wish to use the Dark Arts to gain (further) power, or to wipe out entire populations. He wishes to know more about such subjects in order that he can progress this field in to something more widely accepted in society.
- Potioneering.
- Aiding the family in making decisions to further the line/increase influence.
- Quidditch -- Jacques likes Quidditch, and is a very good flier. In his third year Jacques tried out for the Slytherin team and made it as the Keeper. However, Jacques noted the upset nature of the boy who'd come to be reserve behind him. Jacques gave the reserve Keeper his role, and took up the reserve position himself, playing a total of three games during the whole time he was at Hogwarts.
Dislikes:
- Tedious activities.
- People who try to latch on to his power/influence/name for their own gain. He is not stupid, he knows when people see only his name.
- Idle time, if you have down time it means you're not using your time efficiently. Upon finding himself with spare time when he was at Hogwarts, Jacques set up the Student Government Club. This club was set up in order for students to be helped in to their chosen careers by making sure there were stepping stones in place. Jacques also used this time to lay down the groundwork for the privatisation of the school's Quidditch teams, helping to get funds from previous alumni to enable better equipment to be purchased.
Strengths:
- Confident beyond his years.
- Calculative beyond his year.
- Has little to no fear of anything.
- Motivated.
- Bilingual -- (English and French).
- Almost always gets things to a high standard the first time of asking.
- Good at delivering speeches/public address -- this is one of the main reasons Hogwarts asked him to be the International Liaison for the school from his third year, through to his seventh year.
Weaknesses:
- He does not take well to being told what to do.
- Being away from home and/or his Maman (not that he'd tell anyone).
- Despite being given all the power in France, Jacques is power hungry.
- Not that he'd ever admit it, but he does love his little sister and would get in the way of harm for her.
Positive traits:
- Ambitious.
- Careful.
- Intellectual.
Negative traits:
- Cynical.
- Arrogant.
- Always has to be the dominant party in a conversation due to his upbrining.
- Inconsiderate of some people's feelings.
Background
Jacques was born as the first child to Louis and Vanessa Clement -- the current Lord and Lady Clement of France. As the eldest child, and a male heir, from the moment Jacques was able, he was pushed to excel in any and every subject possible. The toys of normal children his age were overlooked for more complex puzzles, games carefully designed to promote logical thinking or a more tactical mind frame.
This, therefore, meant Jacques grew up very quickly, and got himself a very good understanding of the world around him. Where many children were still grasping for toys, Jacques was reading books on the world around him, soaking in the knowledge and making sure he knew what was going on in the world. This is not to say Jacques had a stiff upbringing where he couldn't be a child, of course the boy was allowed to do such things too, but his interests lay with the family first of all.
Which is why it comes as little surprise that shortly before his planned departure for Beauxbatons to follow in his parents' footsteps and a family issue raised, Jacques Clement had no problem in taking the steps to go to Hogwarts instead to aid his Maman and Papa's work.
At Hogwarts, Jacques flourished. He was popular, attractive, rich and powerful, the key to success in many schools. But, unlike many people in this situation, the boy knew how to get people onside. This led to the school board loving him completely, his peers admiring him for his work, and almost every door coming easily available to the boy.
Jacques has left a number of legacies at Hogwarts in is name:
- The time when he was selected for the Slytherin Quidditch Team (Keeper) as first choice, only to give up his place to the boy who'd been chosen as reserve because the other boy had been distraught. Jacques, whilst not a Quidditch hero as he could have been, was instead hailed a hero for putting other people's needs ahead of his own.
- In his third year, Jacques was chosen as the International Liaison for the school. This meant representing the school on an international level, or aiding with the accommodation of guests to the school, something Jacques found very easy, and thrived in. This role was held by the Clement heir until his graduation.
- The privatisation of the Quidditch teams at Hogwarts was built from the foundation created by Jacques. This means all of the school teams, from September 2023 will be funded by the alumni/donators of the school, and not by the school funds themselves.
Since graduating from Hogwarts, Jacques has gone on to University and continues in his work to build his name, and the family's reputation.
Family
Mother:
Name: Vanessa Jhalak Clement
Age: Born June 1973.
Living or Deceased: Living
Blood type or Species: Pureblood
Portrayed by: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Father:
Name: Louis Clement
Age: Born May 1973.
Living or Deceased: Living
Blood type or Species: Pureblood
Portrayed by: Rob James-Collier
Siblings:
Name: Elenore Clement
Age: Born Dec 2006
Living or Deceased: Living
Blood type or Species: Pureblood
Portrayed by: Adelaide Kane
Family Background
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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