Cyril is the eldest born of 3 children to Liam and Aoife Amstern. Life was a quiet beginning for the man, living on farmland with his family in Waterford, Ireland. His father had worked in the british ministry of magic for years before deciding he wanted something quieter, something which suited the kids well as their father always ensured they had plenty of space to fly around. A fan favorite of them all. Cyril was lucky to not know heartache as a child, his siblings and parents all healthy and still very much in love. And life was fairly uneventful for him as he went off to Hogwarts and then later Wizarding University.

In Wizarding University, Cyril took on tutoring on the side to help pay for his books and some tuition for his schooling - though his parents made it very clear his education was to be first and foremost. He found that he rather enjoyed helping others with their studies, but he’d still always loved Creatures more and wanted to find an opportunity to work hands-on with them. Not knowing where to start, once he finished his classes and graduated from Uni he applied for entry level positions in all the ministries that would be easier for him to commute back and forth to. The French ministry was the first to offer him an interview, and from there a position as an assistant in the Care of Magical Creatures Department. Cyril was elated and quickly took the position, deciding then to move to France for a time in order to make his commute that much easier. He worked diligently and got to a point where he was able to hop positions within the department, and by 55’ he’d reached the Beast Protection Officer position which was something he’d coveted since he’d started in the ministry.

And lucky for him he had. One of his assignments had sent him out to a smaller location in the more rural parts of France, where a small farmland had begun to take in creatures with the intent of eventually getting sanctuary status. One of the women working at the location, Niamh Salvatore, immediately caught his eye and after things had been settled he’d started visiting her more with the intent of checking in. Before long, the pair were officially dating and even less time after that they were married and expecting their first child - a son.

Anakin was born in 2059 and immediately was their whole world. They moved back to Cyril’s parents farm, after they had passed the year before and left the place to him to care for - a task in which his siblings did not envy. For a time, Cyril continued to port back and forth between their old apartment in Paris and their farm in Ireland, but it soon became too much and after Anakin’s first birthday - he put in his resignation. The plan from there for the family was to establish a reserve for magical creatures themselves, but they were leery to start with such a small child around. So it was decided once Anakin went off to Hogwarts, that’s when his work dream could begin. Until then, Cyril returned to tutoring - finding a company that would complete his training based on his education minor from Uni so that he could privately tutor students who had opted to learn at home.

When Anakin reached 10, Cyril began to look more into his reservation dream and began building enclosures for animals - however his dream was caught short when an earthquake caused one of the buildings to collapse, causing the premature death of his wife and serious injury to his son.. Heartbroken, the reservation dream once again was abandoned while instead Cyril used his previous tutoring experience to teach his son up while also purchasing a few Abraxan’s in order to breed them for additional income, and getting some hands on experience with creatures to keep him grounded for a time.

When Anakin was 14, Cyril decided his son needed to know more kids his age and sent him off to Hogwarts with one of their friends from his time in France. The man continued to tutor and breed, all while watching his son thrive at school and in life as the years passed. In 2074, Cyril quit his tutoring position to focus on breeding his Abraxan’s which was going quite well for him. And by 2100 he was ready to retire fully so he could enjoy spending more time with his now large family, as Anakin had married a wonderful girl and they’d given him 5 beautiful grandchildren.

The man was happy and life was pleasant, up until the Neo Alliance and the war within the school. Older and unable to fight himself, he had not joined the war - and had not been aware of his son and daughter in law’s intent to do so. Heartbreak was once again felt when the dust had settled and he received the news his son had been lost. The man spent a lot of time with his remaining family after that, and once all his grandkids were starting to grow and have their own children - he felt it was time to come out of retirement to do something meaningful again with his life. Seeing an open post for the Care of Magical Creatures position for Hogwarts, Cyril had no doubt in his mind about applying and looked forward to the opportunity to teach and protect the future generations.