Xenophilius Lovegood

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Name

 * Legal: Xenophilius Lovegood

Occupational History

 * Editor of The Quibbler

Family in RP

 * Luna Lovegood (daughter)

Biography
Rebel. Conspiracy theorist. Believes the Fellowship Party to be the most sound course of action. He thinks that the truth will always come out no matter what, so keeping things a secret is moot. Close-mindedness leads to bad things, and limiting a wizard’s knowledge by dismissing what Muggles know stunts the magical world’s growth. Xenophilius is constantly investigating any lead, no matter how outlandish or unlikely, to get to the truth, and no political figure or party is immune to his barbs in The Quibbler. Most likely to side with the underdog in a fight.

Early Childhood (1958-1969)
Xeno was always an eccentric boy, and his well-meaning parents often didn’t know what to do with him. For a long time, he spoke only in a language of his own invention and had an imaginary friend years after most children grow out of it. He remembers overhearing heated conversations between his parents and grandparents about “tests” and “hospitals,” and sometimes, “that boy is not right in the head.” Due to stigma surrounding mental illness, especially in the Wizarding world, his family ultimately left him to his own devices and did not interfere with his strange ways. It is unknown whether he would have been officially diagnosed with a disorder. He eventually began communicating more readily with his parents, and, while they were not entirely satisfied with his odd conversation topics and obsessions, they ultimately accepted him for who he was.

Young Adulthood
Adolescence was a trying time for Xenophilius. While intelligent, his professors regularly reprimanded him for his inability to concentrate on the subject at hand, and rarely rewarded his flights of fancy. He would hone in on the most obscure footnote in any subject, and write feet and feet’s-worth of parchment about his theories on the matter. He was often seen wandering the corridors with inkstained sleeves, muttering to himself. This habit did not win him many friends, at least not at first. But by and by, he founded a literary magazine and drew friends and admirers among the club. Xeno later grew bolder and did well on the debate team. After graduation, he happened to be visiting a newly opened butterfly garden in the country (secretly searching it for signs of the Crumple-Horned Snorkack) when he ran into a fellow Hogwarts alumnus who had dropped out in her last year, due to the first war. She was practicing an elaborate series of spells, the likes of which Xenophilius had never seen. Well, this girl happened to be his future wife, Pandora, and just as he was about to express his delight and curiosity about what she was doing, her spell ricocheted off a garden ornament and grew Xeno butterfly wings. Undaunted, he fluttered over to her and asked if she experimented here often. They hit it off and married a few years later.

Career
Xeno began his writing career as a freelancer while still a student, finally landing a steady job at the Daily Prophet a few years after graduation. His career at the Prophet, however, was short-lived. His regular column, The Soothsayer, was heavily edited (censored, Xeno claimed) for its supposed sensationalist content, despite its readership increasing weekly during the first wizarding war and rise of the Death Eaters. Xenophilius had a falling out with the editor of the Prophet, whom Xeno suspected of being either in league with the Death Eaters or Imperius-ed by them. Not one to do things quietly, he made a huge scene in front of the whole office and walked out with his head held high. A month later, the first edition of The Quibbler went to print. Though touted as The Wizarding World’s Alternate Voice, most magical beings deem the publication a tabloid rag. More than once, the Ministry has had to prevent The Quibbler from spreading libel, most recently in the case of Rufus Scrimgeour’s appointment as Minister, wherein The Quibbler claimed Scrimgeour to be a vampire. Despite its extreme claims, many turned to The Quibbler for the truth about Harry Potter and the rebellion against Voldemort’s reign of terror over the last few years. When Death Eaters kidnapped his daughter, Luna, to punish Xeno for his dissent, The Quibbler began dutifully encouraging the capture of Undesirable No. 1. After Death Eaters imprisoned Xenophilius briefly in Azkaban for letting Potter escape from his house, Xenophilius was freed shortly after Voldemort’s demise, and The Quibbler returned to its regular publication schedule. Xeno remains the editor of The Quibbler to this day.