When America was first discovered by European Muggles, there was a very big fuss in the wizarding community about what should be done. Many of the Sacred 28 in England, especially, felt as if it was too dangerous to go to the Americas. One wizarding family in particular however began to discuss America within itself. Well, that could be said only if discuss was defined as a "family tearing apart argument with a lot of yelling". Two brothers, Lucius Malfoy I(however during this time, he was the only one) and his younger brother Armand Malfoy II (Named after one of his ancestors) constantly would argue about moving to America and muggles during their family dinners. Their parents and their spouses often tuned out their arguments, but most of them agreed with Lucias. After all, he was the heir. Armand knew this, and suspected his wife had only married him in the hopes that Lucius would die before he so that she could became Lady Malfoy. Unfortunately for her, Armand had different plans. After a few months of arguments between the two, they agreed to a duel(not a fatal one of course. Both of them knew the importance of continuing the bloodline).
It was a dark night when the brothers prepared for the duel. Armand had already packed his bags for America, ready to leave no matter the outcome of the duel, and Lucius sat in his room and had tea with his wife. When the clock struck midnight- the time they had agreed upon- the two left their rooms and went into a dark section of the garden. The two began to duel in a fierce manner. Neither of them hesitated to use dark curses, but they were all deflected. Eventually, Armand began to tire, not having the intense training of Lucius(as heir he had duties that his had deemed unnecessary for Armand). He began to become sloppy in his curses as they flew toward his brother and his shield fell right before Lucius sent one last curse towards him.
Armand let out a yelp and fell over, his face in the most intense pain. His left eye was a gaping red hole. His pain felt so sharp, he almost stopped breathing.
Lucius stopped, stopping for a moment to catch his breath before saying, "It's final, Armand. No use for more arguments. The Malfoy family will remain in England. It is time to give up your silly little dreams of America."
Armand frowned through his pain, unable to make coherent sentences through his pain but his brain was firing away, scheming of how to continue his plans for America. Armand knew that America was his ticket. However, he knew he was defeated. He simply could not bear the pain and Lucius had left him out in the gardens alone.
He struggled to stand before he grabbed his wand and trekked back towards the manor. He needed his own son. His wife needed to give him a son, and immediately. Armand began to plan intensively when he was back in his suite. The only thing he left it for was family dinners, important events, and to attempt for a son with his wife. None of his family mentioned his missing eye, but he would always catch his wife staring at it when she thought he was not paying attention. When his wife finally became pregnant, Armand withdraw more into himself. There was no reason for him to socialize for the rest of his plan to work. The only thing that gave Armand some struggle was that Lucius's wife was with child one month before Armand's. He did not want his son to grow up in the shadow of Lucius's son but life was that, he supposed. Eventually, after both of the brothers gave birth Armand's plan began to go into effect. His wife, a lesser known foreign pureblood, mysteriously died and Armend secretly snuck into Muggle society to buy tickets to America for him and his teenage son, Armand III. One night during the summer, Armand and his son left the malfoy manor. His son had no idea as he was asleep and Armand had drugged him with a potion at the dinner the previous night preventing him from waking until their ship had sailed. The father and son's relationship, already weak, cracked in the ship. The two could barely stand each other as Armand III resented his father from taking him away from his life. Armand II however felt as if his son was ignoring his sacrifices over the years for this new opportunity and the two never got over the bump in their relationship. When they reached America there was not a lot of opportunity in the wizarding community- seeing as there was none. Armand III changed his last name to his maternal side- Winston- to further himself from the Malfoy association. His father died soon afterwards and Armand III realized he was now the only wizard in his town. He began to adjust to muggle life and magic became a distant memory for him as he settled down, got married and had a big family. His desendencents moved all over what became the US. While Armand III's life had turned out much differently than his father had imagined, the rift between the Malfoy brothers tore apart their family and the Winstons never knew about their past. Many of the Winstons never realized they were wizards or witches and lived as muggles instead. One of the many Winstons' moved to Oklahoma in order to start his own family- but when his son's magic became noticeable, he was kicked out. However, Dallas Winston, his son, never knew why his parents didn't care about him. Just that they didn't. On the other side of the ocean, Lucius Malfoy II and his wife Narcissa, had just had their son, Draco Malfoy. If the two boys had been placed next to each other, it could have been said that they looked nearly identical. However, since Dallas was in the US and Draco in the UK, they didn't know of the other's existence.
