June 27, 1859 — August 31, 1870
Barnabas was born the second son to what would later be a rather large family. He was a small for his age, even in infancy. There was speculation that there may be a birth defect that caused this, but as he grew, he seemed to be able to function perfectly well - he was simply short. As the years passed, more siblings joined them.

Barnabas gave special attention to his studies, even as a youngster. From a young age, he realized that if he were to do well in everything, his father would praise him. It was because of this that he was proud to rattle off facts and recite difficult Latin and classical literature in his father's presence. It gave him a rather large ego and he quickly became a child that did not like to be wrong. He gleefully pointed out when others were, and was quite difficult to get along with. Because of this, he did not become particularly close to any of his siblings. They would call him "Barney" to tease him, though he hated it. He believed nicknames to be demeaning of his intelligence.

September 1, 1870 — May 31, 1877
He attended Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin. He did well in his subjects and was elected prefect in his fifth year. He continued on as prefect in his sixth year and hoped for head boy for his seventh, but was beat out by Bennet Potter. Barnabas is still bitter over it, as he does not like to lose. He did retain his prefect position that year however.

Slytherin Prefect
1875 - 1877

OWL Scores

Charms	. . . O
DADA	. . . A
Herbology	. . . P
Muggle Studies	. . . O
Potions	. . . E
Transfiguration	. . . E

NEWT Scores

Charms	. . . O
DADA	. . . E
Muggle Studies	. . . O
Potions	. . . A
Transfiguration	. . . O

After completing his education, he landed a job at the Ministry in the Improper Use of Magic Office as an investigator.

During his work at the Ministry, he has been bayoneted in the gut, had fingers sliced off and required them be reattached, and was also hexed to have a very difficult to remove donkey's tail. (He'd had to have special robes sewn to keep it hidden for four months until its removal.) He has also traveled to Boston for a month to assist in the improper use of magic there and discovered that he has a penchant for coffee (he takes it black.)

Socially, he's made some people angry, others charmed and has a sexual-tension/hate relationship with Mrs. Ivy Scrivenshaft and Miss Maeve Connolly. The former was the sole inspiration for the misshapen ivy tattoo on his left ass cheek that he got one drunken night with the help of his friends' encouragement, whilst the latter wounded his pride by openly combating his stance on female dueling.

He's true love interest is Miss Amelia Evans, though it's a rocky relationship (and he's secretly terrified of her dog, Penny.)

During the summer of 1885, he defended Padmore Park against a troll attack and in reward, a troll bit off the lower half of his left leg. Rather than be an invalid, he was able to switch to a department that did not require so much physical activity - the Dueling Commission Head of Office. With the promotion and his newly one-legged status in mind, in January 1886 he proceeded to propose that female sanctioned duels should be illegal in The Daily Prophet. In March of 1886, it was brought before the Wizengamot. The proposal sparked a lot of public attention and in the end, the Wizengamot decided to allow females to duel each other outright, as men's equals.

1. Amelia gives him a bloody nose after he accidentally gropes her.
2. Barnabas apologizes for accidentally groping her.
3. Amelia sends him a letter.
4. Barnabas rescues Amelia from hexed owl cages.
5. Barnabas imposes on the crime report interview for hexed owl cages.
6. They consume amortentia'd pastries at the Summer Solstice Celebration and can't keep their hands off of each other.
7. Barnabas saves Amelia and Ivy Scrivenshaft from a troll attack - though gets maimed in the process.
8. Amelia visits him in the hospital and proceeds to flee when things get serious.
9. The pair run into each other at Winkle's birthday party and he proceeds to declare that they have something special, propose marriage and get shoved into the Black Lake all in one conversation.
10. They makeup enough for her to agree to let him see her again.
11. He asks her uncle for his blessing for courtship.
12. They begin to court officially.
13. Amelia finds Barnabas sick with dragon breath potion.
14. They nearly rip each other's clothes off at her family's Christmas party and declare their love for one another.
15. Amelia reacts to his anti-female dueling stance and breaks the courtship off.
16. Barnabas sends her melodramatic letters that get ignored.
17. Barnabas rescues drunk Amelia from Padmore Park for the Leap Day Mini-SWP. She puts on the engagement ring he was going to give her and when they wake up the next day, they assume that somehow they became engaged.

AU Threads

• [1920~/WWI] Uncle Sam Gets Around
• [1920~/WWI] Where You Are

1. They dance at Ivy's Coming Out Ball and Barnabas is disgusted to realize that she's of the lower class.
2. Barnabas had several fingers sliced off and Ivy's the one who has to reattach them.
3. Ivy fails to remove Barnabas' donkey tail.
4. They share a moment of sexual tension in the Apothecary shop.
5. Barnabas saves Ivy and Amelia Evans from a troll attack - though gets maimed in the process.
6. Ivy visits him in the hospital and brings him the copy of Witch Weekly in which he's the main article.

1. Maeve is personally offended by Barnabas' anti-female dueling stance and sends him a letter(alongside this Daily Prophet article that calls his sexism out.)
2. Maeve sits in on the proposal to the Wizengamot.
3. Barnabas oversees Maeve's duel with Charles Macmillan, as promised. She wins, to his horror.
4. Barnabas oversees Maeve's duel with Leonid Fisk. She wins again.
5. A meddling florist sends Maeve a bouquet that has Barnabas' name written as the admirer. She confronts him in his office.
6. Maeve eats some amortentia'd fudge at the Wizarding Fair and touches Barnabas' butt.