Castiel is the youngest brother from an old pure-blood family that can reputably trace its roots all the way back to an ancient Hebrew family of wizards. Whatever the case is, the majority of his family tend to look down in varying degrees on those with muggle heritage. They're not Dark by any means, but they are incredibly prejudiced and not entirely nice. Traditionally, everyone in the family tends to go into careers like auror, curse-breaker, Unspeakable or other Ministry of Magic employee - so basically, his family is pretty terrifying. Cas isn't particularly enamoured by any of these options, but unlike his sister Anna, who's pretty driven about what she wants to do (journalism and/or something in muggle relations) and completely prepared to run off and say "fuck you!" to their family, Cas... isn't. He's just kind of stuck doing the thing he's supposed to do.
Also, his second-oldest brother Lucifer is in Azkaban for attacking some Muggles when he was about nineteen. Their oldest brother Michael, an auror, put him there. CASTIEL'S FAMILY LIFE: KIND OF TWISTED AND MISERABLE.
Anyway. His wand is willow and unicorn hair, 11 3/4 inches, reasonably supple, he owns a tawny owl called Ester, and his patronus would take the form of a falcon. Once he got to Hogwarts, he was sorted into Hufflepuff (because hard work and stupid loyalty, sob). His marks are good but he doesn't really excel at anything in particular. However, he's good with Charms work, Ancient Runes and Defence Against the Dark Arts, and he's got a surprising talent for non-verbal magic. He's also an incredible flyer with a taste for speed - which would have made him ideal for a Seeker if he... actually had any interest in Quidditch, ahahaha. He just likes flying, he doesn't want to play your silly ball games 8| His sixth year is when he finally stands up and ditches his family.
... can you tell who i'd already thought this au out in stupid amounts of detail for...
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Also, his second-oldest brother Lucifer is in Azkaban for attacking some Muggles when he was about nineteen. Their oldest brother Michael, an auror, put him there. CASTIEL'S FAMILY LIFE: KIND OF TWISTED AND MISERABLE.
Anyway. His wand is willow and unicorn hair, 11 3/4 inches, reasonably supple, he owns a tawny owl called Ester, and his patronus would take the form of a falcon. Once he got to Hogwarts, he was sorted into Hufflepuff (because hard work and stupid loyalty, sob). His marks are good but he doesn't really excel at anything in particular. However, he's good with Charms work, Ancient Runes and Defence Against the Dark Arts, and he's got a surprising talent for non-verbal magic. He's also an incredible flyer with a taste for speed - which would have made him ideal for a Seeker if he... actually had any interest in Quidditch, ahahaha. He just likes flying, he doesn't want to play your silly ball games 8| His sixth year is when he finally stands up and ditches his family.
... can you tell who i'd already thought this au out in stupid amounts of detail for...