Welcome to Charming, where swirling petticoats, the language of flowers, and old-fashioned duels are only the beginning of what is lying underneath…
After a magical attempt on her life in 1877, Queen Victoria launched a crusade against magic that, while tidied up by the Ministry of Magic, saw the Wizarding community exiled to Hogsmeade, previously little more than a crossroad near the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the years that have passed since, Hogsmeade has suffered plagues, fires, and Victorian hypocrisy but is still standing firm.
Thethe year is now 1895. It’s time to join us and immerse yourself in scandal and drama interlaced with magic both light and dark.
With the same account, complete eight different threads where your character interacts with eight different usergroups. At least one must be a non-human, and one a student.
Did You Know?
Braces, or suspenders, were almost universally worn due to the high cut of men's trousers. Belts did not become common until the 1920s. — MJ
"Aye, I've heard what people are saying about the Cannons," Adam said to his table partner. "I think the whole thing is nonsense." With a brother in professional quidditch, and a whole family with at least an interest in the sport, Adam usually kept abreast of what was going on in that world. And, frankly, at least some people expected him to have an opinion on matters. Which, of course, he did, though he wondered if it was always the opinion the person talking to him wanted to hear.
"I say if their families don't have a problem with them playing, I don't see why anyone else ought to," Adam continued. "And the whole idea that women shouldn't play is silly when they've clearly got the talent for it." And never mind that the League had an entire team entirely made up of women. It wasn't as though the Harpies only played themselves, after all. "If they'd won against the Falcons, people would be moaning just as much, it's all silly."
Truth be told, Cleon did not care all that much about Quidditch or ladies and their ability to play it. Having a sister like Persy did tend to make one a pseudo-feminist against their own will, though. Otherwise he might have given the matter very little thought. Not out of any sort of inherent sexism but rather because it did not personally affect him.
"I say let people live as they like as long as it doesn't harm anyone. Off the pitch, that is." Quidditch could get pretty hardcore, after all. "A lot of them are probably just offended that a lady dares to have better skill than some men."
"That's almost certainly true," Adam mused. "Personally, if my own ego was so easily endangered, I wouldn't be telling everyone who will listen." He understood being embarrassed or occasionally feeling inferior as much as anyone, but he'd think publicizing it would only make the feeling so much worse. "Hopefully these lady players take it as a challenge. It'll make quidditch news more interesting to follow, certainly."
"Often these young women have already played in Hogwarts so I do not why they would be so concerned now." Then again Hogwarts did tend to have a sort of bubble that disappeared upon graduation. "I quite agree. Though I personally have as much interest in Quidditch as a cat does to a body of water."
Adam snorted. "Quite right," he agreed. Though he well remembered a time when Hogwarts didn't let girls play quidditch. He'd had things about that at the time, too. "I'd think that makes the point clearer," he added. "If even people who have no stake in the sport can see the lunacy, it's gone too far."
"I just think people should do what makes them happy without judgement if it is something as relatively harmless as a woman playing a sport." More importantly, he should be allowed to flirt with men and sleep in random friends houses without being seen as wrong for it. He did feel women should get more right in general though. Probably a run off from listening through Persys rants.
"Aye, I can drink to that," Adam agreed, raising his glass. "I think we'd all be better off if people minded their own business more." Perhaps it was a product of coming from an unconventional family, but Adam found most people's judgment tiring to deal with. Unless someone was actively a danger to others, what they did with their time was no real business of his.
"Agreed! There are more terrible things for the world to focus on. Like poverty and criminals." Also fashion don't but he had a feeling this man was not the audience for this grievance.
"I couldn't agree more." Cleon stated though now he was admittedly a lot more interested in his stew and ale. He indicated to the man that he was going to focus on his meal now and dug in.
