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 1894. It’s time to join us and immerse yourself in scandal and drama interlaced with magic both light and dark.
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Queen Victoria was known for putting jackets and dresses on her pups, causing clothing for dogs to become so popular that fashion houses for just dog clothes started popping up all over Paris. — Fox
It would be easy to assume that Evangeline came to the Lady Morgana only to pick fights. That wasn't true at all. They also had very good biscuits. — Evangeline RowleinCheck Your Privilege
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What: Lestrange New Year's Levee Who: Hosted by Lucius (aka Belphoebe) for the extended Lestrange Family. Attendance is expected. Arthur Pettigrew, however, should not even try to rock up. Cost: Your fealty, I guess. Possibly some of your pride, depending on your life choices. Where: Lestrange country house Why: It's the new year! When: January 1st
A late brunch (one o'clock sharp) for the whole family including spawn, followed by a "family afternoon" of games, puzzles, chatting, etc. When the sun goes down, those not produced from Lucius' loins are encouraged to leave allowing for a more intimate family dinner (grown-ups only) :P
What: Minister's New Year's Tea Who: Hosted by Roslyn Ross for the wives of Ministry Important Folk, and the Ministry Important Folk with vaginas. Cost: N/A Where: The Painted Lady in Hogsmeade, the tearoom having been reserved exclusively for this gathering. Why: Ros needs to do more Minister's Wife stuff When: January 3rd, 1892(!!)
An afternoon tea with the usual adornments, hosted by the wife of the Minister of Magic to celebrate the new year. While in previous years such an event might have involved place cards and the like, each lady instead gets her own small table & chair paring, which move gracefully about the room every quarter hour for the ninety-minute duration to allow one to interact with a variety of guests.
What: Hedonists Art Show Who: The hostess known only as Lady Cyrenai is the organiser, for anyone in very discrete circles, and only for those who can be trusted to be both hedonisti and discrete. Cost: nope Where: A secret kept location, invitees were provided a portkey to the location and then portkeyed home, so they could not lead others to the location. Why:Because she wants to When: 14th January - full moon time.
An artistic soiree, with specifically and carefully curated artistic displays will be carefully arranged for the guests. They are all rumoured, or have actual psychotropic effects, or have a particular effect while under the influence. They will be shown alongside laced food and beverages to offer a mind-bending experience. Rooms will be set up for intimate encounters, enjoying music and anything else your hedonistic heart could desire.
Only those known to be trustworthy and discrete will be invited.
Contact Player(s): Dante - on any account with questions
What: Magical Miscellany Auction Who: An importer is hosting; open to anyone of moderate repute who has money to buy things. Cost: Not for entry, but to buy things, obviously yes. Some items may go for MC-reasonable prices but all will be too expensive for WC folks, and if you seem like you obviously can't afford to buy anything you'll probably get the stink-eye Where: Hogsmeade Hall Why: because I want one When: January 15 & 16
For two days Hogsmeade Hall will play host to all manner of obscure magical artifacts. On Saturday from 9AM to noon, wares will be on display for a silent auction, while a live auction will take place from noon to 2PM. Sunday's auction will primarily consist of whatever wasn't sold on Saturday, but also includes a few ~big ticket items that were not available the day before to lure people back. Sunday's live auction runs from noon to 2PM. During the live auction there are breaks every 30 minutes or so for people to walk around and peruse their catalogs and converse.
Items up for auction (also feel free to make up your own, these are just ideas):
- a grandfather clock whose labels read things like "soon" "imminently" "in the distant future" etc instead of numbers, and which has five hands which are customizable based on what you put in the clock (for example, buy a wedding ring and place it in a compartment to get predictions on when you'll marry; use graveyard dirt for your demise; etc)
- opera glasses which reveal auras around people based on their current emotional state
- gloves which emit a soft glow of light, ideal for reading or doing craftwork in the evening
- minor invisibility cloaks (last about 48 hours of use before spells fade)
- fabric that changes color on demand
- lullaby book- a book of stories and songs which, when read aloud, put any listener to sleep within 5 minutes
- necklace of charisma - makes you slightly more persuasive while you wear it, effects fade after some amount of use
What: Casino Night Who: Emrys hosting for an intimate group (around 30). Invitees are the sorts of people with a taste for luxury and indulgence but also whom Emrys knows to be discreet, and old enough that Emrys doesn't consider them teenagers.
(If you want to come and I didn't tag you please ask me first so we can establish how Emrys knows your character!) Cost: No, but gambling is expected. Where: Emrys' home in Bristol Why: This is actually just a very elaborate way to flirt with Art Pettigrew. When: Jan 21st
Various rooms on the first floor of Emrys' house have been dedicated to card games and other tabletop gambling activities. Hors d'oeuvres are laid out in the dining room alongside a staffed bar for mixed drinks.
Any of the players may gamble with money or with "favors" — tokens they can receive free of charge from a staff member at the table by the floo. The favor tokens magically record who they originally belonged to and who has won them, but there's no magical compulsion element to them at all; it's basically the same level of pressure as getting a dare in truth or dare. :P Emrys is branding them as more exciting and adventurous than just playing for money (since most of the guests have plenty of it) and will be making fun of anyone who seems hesitant to play with favors as the night goes on. The real, unadvertised reason for the favors is that he doesn't want anyone's night ending when they run out of money, so these are an encouragement to keep playing.
The idea with the favor tokens is that you would cash them in with the initial owner, either during the party or later for a favor of your choice.
What: A Winter's Night Ball Who: NPC host for society types Cost: No Where: Private residence in Wellingtonshire Why: I've now referenced this made up event in two threads so figured maybe I should share the love in case other people are looking for society excuses to have threads When: 20 January
The theme of this ball is "winter" so ladies are encouraged to dress in white/ice blue/etc shades and put snowflakes in their hair and things. The decorations include illusory snowflakes drifting down from the ceiling. The hostess didn't account for the weather that well so the ballroom also gets gusts of cold wind when new people arrive which makes the decorations look a little stormier than they were intended to be.
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