callin' and callin' but nobody comes
fallin' and fallin', no air in my lungs |
| 1867 | A healthy baby girl arrives. Following the naming traditions established by her great-grandfather, she is named Lucia Hortensia Blakely. |
| 1870 | Another healthy girl arrives; Lucia (preferring to introduce herself as the sweet and simple Lucy) has little interest in her newly born sister, save when the nurse tells her the girl, Cordelia Domitilla, will become her closest playmate. Lucy isn't entirely sure she believes the nurse. |
| 1873 | A baby boy joins the family, Julius Laurentius. Lucy, now old enough to understand that a new baby has little meaning to her life for a couple of years, doesn't realize that a brother means something vastly different than a sister does. She has, however, realized that Cordelia is not the greatest playmate, the younger being quite selfish. |
| 1875 | Shortly after Lucy turns eight, she experiences her first explosion of magical energy — quite close to literally, when her parents inform her that she is to move into a bedroom all her own, rather than continuing to live in the nursery she's known her whole life. The blast of energy is nominally harmless, although it nearly shoves her mother into a thankfully unlit fireplace. She is mildly punished for her outburst, though otherwise it is celebrated, as it proves her magical capability. |
| 1877 | The Great Year of Upheaval. No one really explains it to Lucy, not for a few years, but she and her family are largely kept in the manor house until November, when suddenly everything in the house is packed up and they move from southern England up to a young village so near to Hogwarts it almost frightens Lucy — the growing settlement of Hogsmeade. |
1878
Summer | Everything's settled back down by the time Lucy's acceptance letter to the great school arrives, though, and her mother personally takes her shopping in London for everything she'll need to attend the school — from robes and spellbooks to muggle attire to be worn on week-ends. |
getting so comfortably numb
don't know how i opened up my eyes |
1878-80
First Years | Lucy's first years go nearly without a hitch; she quickly finds herself struggling with Potions. Come second year, after receiving horrid marks on her Potions final in first year, she seeks out the assistance of an older student, meeting Mr. Roger Fawns, aspiring healer and excellent potioneer (despite being only two years her senior). The two agree to tutoring sessions once a week on Saturdays, in the common room, with supervision of course. |
1880-83
OWL Years | Tutoring sessions continue, as they've proven helpful. For her sole OWL elective, Lucy opts into Earth Magic. Roger quickly becomes a friend to Lucy, but the situation doesn't last forever, as his NEWTs coincide with her OWLs. |
1883-85
NEWT Years | With an E in Potions, Lucy finds herself unable to continue forward with the class, which is somewhat fortunate, given she no longer has a tutor in the subject. She decides to go forward with her five highest marked classes — Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Earth Magic, Herbology, and Transfiguration. She has no career aspirations, given her station, but she chooses mostly for practicality. She would rather know how to protect herself, as well as tend to her garden. |
but i'm still alive, i don't wanna just survive
give me something to sink all my teeth in
eat the devil and spit out my demons |
| 1885 | It's really all quite romantic, in Lucy's eyes. Roger proposes to her in a Hogsmeade alleyway, three weeks after the Hogwarts Coming Out Ball, confessing he had fallen in love with her in her OWL years. He's only a junior healer, but he knows his parents will help look after them for the first years of their marriage, just until he's a full healer. There's just one problem — Lucy's father refuses to sanction the match, and kicks Lucy out as soon as he learns about the young couple's intentions. It's still considered an elopement, when the couple marry in October, and the entire Fawns family suffers somewhat socially. Shortly after the wedding, Lucy fully stops introducing herself as "Lucia" in favor of simply "Lucy." |
| 1886 | A mark in the couple's favor, however, is that no baby is born until summer rolls around — and while Mr. and Mrs. Fawns are not entirely thrilled to have an infant in the house, they are delighted to have their first grandbaby — a daughter the couple names Susie, fully eschewing the Blakely naming traditions. |
| 1888 | It takes a little time for Roger to save up the money to secure the young family a place of their own, a place for Lucy to make her own, but he does, and he settles on the small community of Irvingly for their home. Much to Lucy's surprise, her mother and sister come to visit in the first month of their new residency, bringing a couple of family heirlooms that rightfully belonged to the eldest daughter, as well as a small monetary gift. They explain that Cornelius has no idea they're visiting, but they simply had to come. |
| 1889 | A second child arrives, and this time the cause for celebration is vast — it's a boy! The couple name him Eli. |
| 1892 | A third child and second daughter arrives, whom they name Lois. |
| 1894 | It's finally sinking in that Lucy gave away her chance to be a lady of high society, to be someone with importance of some sort to more than just her children or her husband. She's hit a sort of malaise, and so far, the only thing she can think of to do about it is find a job. Or maybe a hobby... |
