Hi friends! Welcome to MJ's networking, where the characters are all some level of Ridiculous, middle class men come in every flavour, and apparently everyone is Bad At Romance. Enjoy your stay.
Contact & Plottage Preferences: The easiest way to plot with me is just by posting here. Don't be shy, I am always up for throwing almost anyone together in a thread! If you'd like to get in touch with me privately, the easiest way is skype or discord; if you don't have those, feel free to PM me on Elias Grimstone. I am the most easy-going about both threading and plotting, always chill with winging things but can work with some level of pre-plotting as long as there's always a little room for flexibility! I do prefer new relationships, particularly romantic ones, to develop organically — in fact, probably the secret to "hurling" with me is actually to just a) join my open thread, I swear; or b) pretend to be throwing characters together under literally any other pretence, I am like a child who won't eat my greens unless they're hidden in something else xD In general, the wants and needs detailed here are not all-inclusive, I am wide open to your ideas!
Last updated February 2023
Mangled to my own ends, but the excellent base coding is all Lady's!
Contact & Plottage Preferences: The easiest way to plot with me is just by posting here. Don't be shy, I am always up for throwing almost anyone together in a thread! If you'd like to get in touch with me privately, the easiest way is skype or discord; if you don't have those, feel free to PM me on Elias Grimstone. I am the most easy-going about both threading and plotting, always chill with winging things but can work with some level of pre-plotting as long as there's always a little room for flexibility! I do prefer new relationships, particularly romantic ones, to develop organically — in fact, probably the secret to "hurling" with me is actually to just a) join my open thread, I swear; or b) pretend to be throwing characters together under literally any other pretence, I am like a child who won't eat my greens unless they're hidden in something else xD In general, the wants and needs detailed here are not all-inclusive, I am wide open to your ideas!
Mangled to my own ends, but the excellent base coding is all Lady's!
Upper Class
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 Endymion Dempsey | 33 | Ravenclaw | UCHB | Rep 8 | Gringotts Cursebreaker A Dempsey with some chill, Endymion is an easygoing dreamer with no real ambitions in life, unless you count his impossibly high expectations of romance. He could use: ❧ Friends— These could be former Hogwarts yearmates (Endymion was a – slightly distracted – Ravenclaw from 1870-'77; but any gender, ACAB), or current UC/MC bachelors in society or living at Atlantis (not too rakish or purist, relatively nice). ❧ Cursebreaker connections— ACAB, anyone in a cursebreaking or cursebreaking-adjacent career whom he might have met over the years. People who've also travelled, artifacts healers, people who want him to assess possibly cursed family heirlooms, etc? ❧ Hurls— Endymion would love to get married and have the perfect happily ever after. The problem: he doesn't know what he's looking for, besides "true love". I... don't either, so I am happy to throw him at anybody and everybody (female, 17+, ACAB, any rep, debutante or otherwise) to see what happens! ❧ Rivals— ...I mean, if you want? |
 Estelle Malfoy | 23 | Slytherin | UCPB | Rep 9 | Debutante & Sourpuss Probably the least popular Malfoy sibling, Estelle nevertheless has extremely high standards for someone who has, er, no friends, obvious qualities, or prospects. Still, she needs: ❧ Hogwarts yearmates— Aka 1-2 UCPB girls she tolerated/s,and other, less pleasant relationships she might have had with her schoolmates, i.e. any mortal enemies from this period in her life. She also attended PSYR between '88-'90. ❧ Society connections— Estelle usually thinks she's doing excellently in social interactions and being nice, but is really putting her foot in it. Or: she might be perfectly nice for a while, but the moment anything goes wrong she'll cut you like that. ❧ Enemies— You are probably getting the gist of this already. If you need anyone to criticise your comportment, ruin your day, complicate your plots, be the bane of your life, whatever, she could be of use! ❧ Hurls... or possibly affairs?— She wants to get married. She's great on paper, less charming in person; fairly conservative in values and would only dream of marrying an UCPB. Do you want a miserable marriage? I am probably down. I am as equally interested in fail!hurls, in pushing the boundaries and seeing what happens if she ends up liking someone not up to her standards. Also, she writes off a lot of actually eligible men as insincere flirts and finds married men more idk, mature? ~of substance? So if you have an already married/engaged/courting man for her to (awkwardly) crush on, amazing, I'll have fun with that. |
 Kristoffer Lestrange |
21 | Slytherin | UCPB | Rep 9 | Portkey Office Employee Kristoffer likes power, and likes abusing it even more. New to the Ministry, he is looking for: ❧ Friends— with whom he can laze about, bully people, and definitely explore some questionable habits. ❧ Ministry employees— As of ‘91 Kristoffer is working in the Portkey Office (though he would have liked to be elsewhere). Would love work shenanigans of any kind. ❧ People to terrorize— what's new? |
 Porphyria Dempsey |
31 | Ravenclaw | UCHB | Rep 7 | Romantic Poet That's capital R Romantic, people. Porphyria is morbid, opinionated, and an aggressively proud spinster, and could use: ❧ Friends— the more eccentric the better. ❧ Literary types— for friendships or rivalries or long-winded debates, whatever. ❧ People to piss off— she's not, ahem, everyone's cup of tea. |
 Trystan Selwyn |
44 | Gryffindor | UCPB | Rep 6 | Auror Concealment & Disguise Instructor Hi, it's Zeus, king of the gods, fuckboy supreme and drama magnet. He needs: ❧ Family drama— I am more than willing for someone to discover his secrets or for him to find out theirs and see how things unravel. ❧ Society friends— Anyone! Men of the typical UCPB set and some on the less stuffy side for fun times. Trystan does not always act his age. ❧ Affairs— past, present, future, whatever. Married since 1874, his type is "not Ambrosia". If you're female and compliment him once Trystan will probably fall for you. Has a reputation for bastard children, though has been trying to be more sensible and discreet about things in recent years. Any class, any age, any marital status. ❧ Baby Aurors to train!— I am very into Auror-centric threads. |
 Yassine Bensouda |
38 | Beauxbatons | UCPB | Rep 6 | Coach for the Montrose Magpies Recent Moroccan import who coached the World Cup winners to victory and has the ego to match. Would like: ❧ Friends/Enemies/Etc— All the usual connections; he only moved to Britain in the summer of 1890. ❧ Quidditch industry types— Up for a challenge, Yassine plans to bring the Magpies up in the league and would love to sway some talent to the team. Recruits? Rivals? Etc. The Magpies are also in need of new sponsorship! ❧ Less respectable types— to show him around the underground boxing, gambling, drinking scenes. ❧ Ladies to flirt with/UCAB hurls— Technically he's wealthy, pureblood and hurlable, though you'd have to overlook his reputation, general personality, and the fact he has no firm plans to settle down. |
Middle Class
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 Ari Fisk | 41 | Hufflepuff | MCHB | Rep 8 | P&PP Healer-In-Charge A responsible eldest sibling and seemingly straight-laced workaholic, Ari could use: ❧ Friends— he has a group of best friends, but he's a loyal, earnest friend to have and is nice to pretty much everyone, so should definitely meet more people! Also very open to exploring past connections / relationships. ❧ Hogsmeade Hospital employees— I'd love to thread him more with his colleagues, and am always available for interesting healer/patient threads. Would love some interesting workplace drama. ❧ Drama— Fisk!siblings? Please burden him with your problems. Or he can burden you with his. |
 Elias Grimstone |
33 | Gryffindor | WC->MCHB | Rep 9 | Broommaker Affable, hardworking and mildly eccentric, Elias shot to fame in 1879 with his first major broomstick, the Oakshaft. He always needs: ❧ Friends— he's an easygoing guy, and a non-discriminatory friend, though probably has good friends in both WC and MC circles, plus UC business acquaintances or customers. ❧ Hurls— all the hurls! MC or WCAB, anyone goes, I'm not fussy (although Elias is, since apparently he's waiting for that special ~spark before he'll consider actual commitment). Would be open to a friends-with-benefits scenario in the meantime, or for him to fall for someone otherwise unattainable. Messy is good. ❧ Trouble?— I am always interested in drama. |
 Evander Darrow | 44 | Hufflepuff | MCHB | Rep 8 | Head of Improper Use of Magic A grumpy-faced, rule-following, socially-awkward Ministry man, Evander could use: ❧ Friends— He probably only has one or two close friends, and sticks to respectable MC circles. Newly married, he may need moral support during this adjustment period. Also: people with pre-Hogwarts children so he can take parenting tips. ❧ Work stuff— Probably works closely with a few Ministry departments, and has been there long enough to have some work-friends and acquaintances. If you need Improper Use of Magic intervention let me know! ❧ The Former Flame— Evander only came close to courting once. Around ~1882, he was ready to make a move but missed his chance, and the woman in question likely moved on and married someone else. She would likely be MC, younger than him, and have still been single in 1882. Her feelings towards him then and now are totally open, but they were at least friendly back then. ❧ Anything else— Complicate his life however you wish <3 |
 @"Jemima Farley" | 20 | Hufflepuff | MCPB | Rep 8 | (Disaster) Debutante Sunny but shy and the complete epitome of insecurity, Jemima needs: ❧ Family— find the Farleys here! ❧ Hurling and budding society friendships— Jemima's thoughts are focused on her future and she is incredibly hype for the season, meeting eligible men and getting married. Even so, she's ridiculous and predisposed to embarrass herself, so I want all the awkwardness. Flirting with all the wrong people! Pushing boundaries of propriety! Making a fool of herself! Making a debutante rival intent on destroying her! Pursuing the same gentleman! Etc. See here for more! |
 Jude Wright |
32 | Slytherin | UC->MCHB | Rep 6 | Activist Once a Ministry lawyer and wealthy only son, Jude now spends his time championing an ultra-liberal array of causes with: ❧ The Revs— make one! If you already have one, let me know if you ever want threads! ❧ Social justice allies/converts/enemies— strongly agree with equal rights? Strongly disagree with equal rights? Have no feelings either way but could be convinced? Have a run in with your earnest neighbourhood progressive! ❧ Potential causes— plotting something the revs might support (or not?) or have someone who could use some allies? Let us know. ❧ People from Jude's past— childhood friends or enemies, classmates, people from circles Jude dropped out of years ago, etc. ❧ Got opinions on werewolves?— watch him try to keep a clear head about this one. |
 Savino Zabini | 27 | Incantima | MCPB | Rep 8 | Diviner / Clerk Unlike the rest of his Italian family, Savino is more interested in the powers of divination than in social-climbing. He could use: ❧ New friends— Having moved to London from Italy in 1890, Savino has only recently begun meeting people on the social scene. People around his age, MC or UC. (Probably mostly female or not too bro-ish? I am not actually sure he knows how to be friends with men who have typically masculine interests xD) ❧ Seers & Divination nerds— He would love to meet you and chat/avert disasters together. ❧ "Hurls" / Romantic entanglements— He has no intentions of getting married but his mother loves to harass him about it in hopes he'll marry advantageously. That said, he's still a romantic at heart, and might fall for anyone; at the same time, he is also not averse to a friends-with-benefits situation. YOLO, after all. ❧ Visions— Do you want him to ~See something occurring for your characters? Hit me up! |
 Theodore Gallivan |
24 | Ravenclaw | MCHB | Rep 9 | Auror Dropout, Chudley Cannons Sponsor Theo was a confident, popular, overachieving type in school, and now he's feeling a little lost in life, so he could use: ❧ Friends— new ones, old ones, whatever, past classmates from Ravenclaw or around the same age as him! He mixes equally with bookish or sporty sorts, as long as they're not purist. He is much more emo now so not overly cheerful, either. ❧ Enemies— he likes to hold grudges. ❧ Quidditch sorts— After his father's "death"/disappearance, sponsorship of the Chudley Cannons passed on to Theo. Would always love threads with the team, other sponsors, or the quidditch-involved world! ❧ Bad influences— Also since his father's "disappearance", Theo has teetered on the edge of breakdown, and I am open to continued temptations in this downward spiral. |
 Tybalt Kirke | 27 | Gryffindor | MCMB | Rep 6 | Head of the Duelling Commission Charming class clown turned professional quidditch player turned reluctant young Serious Ministry Man, Tyb needs: ❧ Friends— always! Either from school or more recently, male or female welcome! Tyb is generally a good "annoying extrovert friend who wants to drag you out of your shell." ❧ Work acquaintances— Tyb left quidditch/the Howlers at the end of the 88-89 season, and has settled into his new Ministry worklife. Hopefully he has made some good Ministry friends by now! xD ❧ "Look at him dealing with parenthood"— Somehow he is a husband and a father and mildly insecure about both. Make him feel better or worse about his choices? I would love to explore newly-strained friendships with people whose lives are very different? |
 Vanity Wakefield |
19 | Hufflepuff | MCPB | Rep 7 | Governess One of Clara Wakefield's slew of adopted daughters, Vanity is no good at being left alone. She was pampered as a child and then beaten down by life, and though she works as a governess she secretly dreams about finding a place in society in her own right. She needs: ❧ Wakefields— She joined the family at age six and took a while to fit in, but is probably ride-or-die with most of the girls now, even if they started off shakily? If they're close, Vanity will ask for your opinion on almost everything. She's needy. xD ❧ Schoolmates— ^ The same goes for any friends she made. She started at Hogwarts in 1885, was a Hufflepuff, and left after OWLs. Her electives were Ancient Studies and Divination, and she also took Art & Music. ❧ Local children/Bartonburg neighbours— She did some ad-hoc teaching/child-minding for pre-Hogwarts aged kids in Hogsmeade in the past couple of years. ❧ Prewetts— In January she's starting work at Faustus & Malou's! Anyone who might have reason to visit there or interact with Faustus' children, hit me up >D ❧ Hurls— If Vanity can get out of governessing by getting married, she absolutely will. The problem is meeting eligible men while she's working all the time. (Well, and the rest of it, but first things first. xD) Most likely MCAB men of any kind! She's more interested in security than passion. |
 William Blake Abrahams | 30 | Gryffindor | MCHB | Rep 10 | Drawing-Master, Illustrator & Art Critic "Bram" is a quiet idealist who grew up with a speech impediment and still likes to think before he speaks. An aspiring artist, but better at doing work for other people than finishing anything for himself, Bram needs: ❧ Old friends/acquaintances/bullies— People he might have known at Hogwarts. He was Gryffindor but painfully shy, so didn't have a massive group of friends, and probably had some people who picked on him. After school he travelled and trained in Europe. ❧ Art Things— Calling any other painters whose work he might have reviewed; writers/publishers of novels, poetry or non-fiction who might commission illustrations from him; WC people who might be paid to model for things (!NOT THE ESTER KIND!); anyone who might ever attend open art classes in London; or UC or MC people, presumably debutantes, who would pay for private drawing-lessons at their houses. Bram isn't thrilled about this but needs the money, so pretends to care... bonus points if they are terrible at art so he can be long-suffering about it. ❧ Sanditon Locals— Bram moved there in 1891! He can probably most often be found outdoors sketching or going for swims, and may also run drawing classes there during the season? ❧ Hurls?— he is unattached and at a hurlable age, if not the most wealthy prospect: I think beneath the shyness there is a little bit of a romantic. Although I am assuming he's straight, it's probably too early to say. ❧ Revs— Hello he's "Jehan". He is more quietly progressive than most of his friends, but just as passionate; if he didn't know them from school already he would have started hanging out regularly with them in 1887. |
Working Class
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 Augusta Robins | 28 | Hufflepuff | WCHB | Rep 7 | Holyhead Harpies Chaser Comic relief sidekick, perennial tomboy, and quirky girl-next-door, Gus needs: ❧ Friends— She'll take all sorts! Hogwarts friends, Harpies friends, WC friends, maybe the odd ladylike woman around her age of whom she can be secretly jealous? ❧ Quidditch folks— Teammates, coaches, sponsors and rivals please! She lives and breathes quidditch, so I imagine she knows most of the people in the industry and probably has opinions of most players. She doesn't usually hate people, but I would enjoy a joking kind of rivalry/arch-nemesis fun. ❧ WC neighbours— She lives in Pennyworth with her brother and her ill mother, and would be the sort to be private about her life but super friendly to the neighbours! ❧ Romance?— She's fairly certain she's not "that sort of girl", so nothing would throw her off more than a man showing an interest. Bonus points if you break her heart. |
 Conall MacKay |
55 | Hufflepuff | WCHB | Rep 8 | Magizoologist Grumpy Irishman who loves animals and hates people, seeking: ❧ Old friends— he hadn't lived in Britain properly for a long, long time until '88, but was a Hufflepuff at Hogwarts way back in the day. WC, maybe MC. He takes a bit of patience to deal with and doesn't say much, but if you broke through he'd be extremely loyal and would awkwardly try to reconnect. ❧ New Connections— Irvingly residents! People he can annoy! The 40+ crowd! Magizoology connections & possible acquaintances! Awkward half-arsed romance hurls for a salty, emotionally-constipated widower if that's your kind of thing? ❧ Magizoology plots!— Good for anything creature related! |
 Ester Montgomery | 41 | Slytherin | MC->WCHB | Rep 2 | Nude Model Notorious respectable wife who ran away from her family and shacked up with a pornographer, seeking: ❧ Old acquaintances— Friends from school or respectable men and women from when she was MC. ❧ New friends— She hangs out with a gang of "degenerates", but is open to any connections with artistic or sleazy sorts, and very open for no-strings-attached affairs. ❧ Amusing encounters— There's a whole lot of pornography floating around of her, which could lead to awkwardness if anyone recognises her from that. Or equally, if someone doesn't. |
 Howell Howell |
36 | Slytherin Dropout | WCHB | Rep 9 | Head Dragonkeeper at Avalon Glen Like an odd cross between Conall and Evander, Howell likes dragons, and the countryside, and Not Talking. He will probably be a weirdo in threads. But I'm sure he'll be a whole bundle of fun. Anyway, he could use: ❧ Work connections— Other dragonkeepers. Magizoologists and people who are interested in a creature career. DR&CMC employees. Yarwoods, etc. People with uses for dragon-related products, e.g. dragon heartstring; dragon hide; things for potion ingredients; dragon dung fertiliser for herbologists/avid gardeners, etc. ❧ Market regulars— Howell also sells specialty dragon milk cheese at the market. There might be some Familiar Faces from there? He could also go for a knitting club. ❧ Friends People he doesn't hate— Primarily working class. He only spent a few months at Hogwarts in 1867, in Slytherin. He got homesick and left soon after to work on the family farm. ❧ ...Romance? Does Howell have any romantic history? Does he have any romantic future? Any inclinations at all? Well, he hasn't told me yet, so, uh... open to left field suggestions here, just to see? I make no promises. |
 Jay Fox |
33 | Ravenclaw | WCMB | Rep 4 | Bookkeeper at Fox & Son Once known as Suraj Dalal, "Jay" is a quiet, unassuming loner mixed up with shady sorts, and could use: ❧ The Fox Family— I'd love to thread if we haven't already! Let me know how they get on. ❧ Customers at Fox & Son— It's a shady shop on Knockturn Alley, and Jay does the books and does the night shift if he would ever find you there? ❧ Acquaintances from a former life— Suraj Dalal was expelled from Hogwarts and disappeared off the map after that. Is there any chance you might have know him before then? Is there any possibility you might faintly recognise him now? ❧ Romance?— He's a loner and intensely private but I think he's ripe to start pining after someone he can't have. Female characters of any class, probably age 20-30ish? |
Hogwarts
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 Aubrey Davis | 34 | Gryffindor | WCHB | Rep 7 | Pet Hedgehog Former footman living as a hedgehog since 1878, save him. He needs: ❧ Connections to Elijah Urquart— if you're Urquart family, you may remember him from his footman days, but current schoolfriends and Slytherins definitely know "Davis" as Elijah's pet. He's one grumpy hedgehog. ❧ Hogwarts people— I enjoy throwing him about everywhere at Hogwarts again so hit me up if you would ever like a thread there. ❧ Former relationships— Aubrey was last a human a decade ago, but would have had friends - either his age from his first year at Hogwarts or just other WC men and women - and potentially a girl he was crushing on? Aubrey was fairly easy to get along with before he... disappeared from existence. ❧ Ridiculous hedgehog threads! |
 Carmelina Cramming |
38 | Ravenclaw | MCHB | Rep 7 | Ancient Runes Professor A happy-go-lucky nerd, widowed lesbian archaeologist turned overly-enthusiastic professor, Carmelina needs: ❧ Old friends!— female or male yearmates at Hogwarts or thereabouts; nerdy, bookish, academic types (or into languages or art); MC women in general - Carmelina is a chatterbox, so would attempt to make friends with most anyone even if they have completely different interests. After she got married she was off travelling between 1876-1885, so may have fallen out of touch with some & started reconnecting when she came home. ❧ Lesbians — for flings/potential romance! And/or women to quietly fancy, whatever their sexuality. ❧ Hogwarts connections— Runes students and Hogwarts staff, she's very interested in the lives of both. |
 James Fletcher | 14 | Gryffindor | WCHB | Rep 5 | Student & Mischief Maker One of Trystan Selwyn's many unknown bastards, "Hermes" here with the punchable face requires: ❧ Hogsmeade folks— People who would hire him for small odd jobs or special deliveries over the summers, look out for him on the Hogsmeade streets, or who would chastise him for getting into trouble. Billie Farrow is his ARCH NEMESIS. ❧ Friends & Classmates— And other Hogwarts students and professors! Jimmy is making himself known as the most obnoxious child in his year so trouble ahoy! xD If you have had a detention you have probably met him in it. If you are a Gryffindor he is probably the bane of your life. Would love him to find a role-model of an older student, though! |
Beings / Spirits
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 Barnaby Wye | ~ Barnaby is a Tudor-era ghost who drifts around Hogsmeade singing ballads and generally being annoying, but he would like: ❧ Dead friends— ghosts! Other creatures & beings! ❧ Living friends— Are you into music or the arts? Can you be a patient person? Will you give Barnaby attention? Ding ding ding he likes you and will continue to pester you as long as you don't call the Spirit Division on him. ❧ People to annoy— Are you inclined towards doing none of the above? Excellent, let him annoy you. ❧ A Courtly Romance— Obviously Barnaby... does not have a body, but that does not mean he can't fall in love with a living woman and attempt to ~woo her anyway. This will necessarily be ridiculous but could be a lot of fun. |
 Ishmael |
137 | WC Vampire | Rep 3 | Black Marketeer Shady undead dude who just wants to live his afterlife in peace, seeking: ❧ Vampires— he currently splits his time between the vampire caverns and slums of Hogsmeade and the shady magical areas of London with Monty Morales and a gang of criminals. Has been around Britain again since the 1870s but keeps a low profile and steers clear of the Ministry. ❧ Black market connections— criminals, thieves, pickpockets, anyone who buys/sells/trades in less-than-legal items or substances of any kind. You're his kind of people. ❧ Human bloodbanks— Need to make a quick buck or a bad decision? Ishmael could use you. He'll pay you well for your blood (if you're desperate working class) or drink from you for free, if that's your kind of thrill. He also collects blood donations to pass on to the caverns or other vampires in need. |
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— Calliope Zabini — Emerett Picardy — Ewart Fraser — Leila Scott — Liberty Gore — Titus Cripps —
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I was thinking of one of these halloween socials might be good place (i need to read the events again properly though). I can start something this evening as I have an empty house after 8pm, but if you feel the urge and have time before then feel free.
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