Leonard Lytton, father (1820-1879)Appearance:
Genevieve Lytton nee IDK, mother (1829)
Marcus Lytton, brother (1853)
Octavia ---- nee Lytton, sister (1855)
-- Niece (1875)
-- Nephew (1878)
-- Nephew (1879)
-- Nephew (1881)
-- Niece (1884)
Seeing that she was born last and at an even more comfortable and socially established time for the family, Camilla was somewhat spoiled. Her mother was acting like your typical new money woman. She dressed her youngest daughter in overly flashy clothes because they were expensive, threw parties, etc.
Camilla doesn't mind Julianna's eccentric nature, because she's somewhat quirky herself. She enjoys Julianna's wit and finds her interesting. As a teenager, Camilla was somewhat of a snobbish hipster, who considered herself quirkier and cooler than the majority of people. She prided herself on being different from other girls in the way she dressed and what she liked.
She's heartbroken when Julianna is expelled. She vaguely knew of her friend's plans and she furiously defends anyone who dared to call her a hussy. During Herbology class, she rather theatrically flashes her ankles. She pretended that her shoes got stuck in the mud and that she needed to remove them and then walked barefoot to the professor while purposefully showing her feet above the ankle. If Jules was a hussy, she would be a hussy too! Thankfully she isn't expelled but her house loses even more House points and now her classmates hate her.
But the foot fetishist classmates don't lol
Her two final years at Hogwarts are lonely without Jules. Camilla is forced to hang out with some other girls from their year, who accept her in their ranks because she's also rich. At least by that point in her life, Camilla had grown out of her hipster phase and was now more of a fashionist who couldn't wait to debut and enjoy parties. She keeps contact with Jules via letters.
Meanwhile, her brother Marcus Lytton was discovering his passion for fashion. In 1879 he opens the House of Lytton, after inheriting.
She wears one of her brother's creations for the ball. Even though she had been eagerly waiting for her debut, once a debutante, Camilla finds that she doesn't like the whole ordeal very much. She loves society life, but she doesn't really want to get married. That seems boring. Her married sister seemed very happy with her husband and children, but Camilla refused to believe that she was actually happy.
Even though she is courted by some suitors, Camilla turns them all down. She begins helping her brother around the House of Lytton. She loves fashion and she rather likes designing clothes herself. However, she doesn't have her brother's charm. She also has some ideas that are way too eccentric for the majority of customers to like. In the end, Camilla designs for a niche of customers who like her out-there designs more. She also loves working with the magical aspect of the clothes and experiments with new magic for their designs.
By 1885 the House of Lytton is so successful that Camilla, Marcus and their mother move to a lavish townhouse in London. They hadn't been poor by any means, but they now truly felt rich. Besides, Marcus' success grants them access to many social events they weren't considered for previously.
Some people likely raise their eyebrows at Camilla. She isn't involved in any scandals, however, she's not your typical demure Victorian woman. She dresses lavishly, she enjoys going to social events and lightly flirting, even though she has no intention to marry, or even start a secret affair. She isn't afraid of voicing her opinion and she doesn't care if some people find her tactless. Marcus' success serves as a shield and she knows that and uses it to her advantage.
At some point she got her best friend hired by brother, who was in need of a personal assistant.
Personality: Creative. Headstrong. A bit of a snob. A bit of a revolutionary. Brave. The sort to do something on a dare.
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