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.
Happy New Year, darling! Have you ever tried ice skating? Dr. Pomfrey is, evidently, not very good at it. You have to tell me everything about the Prewetts' party!
How's the wedding planning? Excited to see Verity marry Mr. Swann!
I have decided to attend the Magical Miscellany Auction (both days, as my Papa wants to go) but have not received many other invitations yet. Do you think you'll attend the auction?
You should know me well enough to know that I would never skate on ice in public. It would be a recipe for my social demise, and my brother might kill me if I ruin my chances at marriage before my twentieth birthday.
I wish wedding planning was more exciting. Mr. Swann remains an enigma, and I can't help but feel cheated out of their love story. She didn't mention anything to me about him before their engagement. But all their engagement has done is increase the pressure on myself to find my own husband, which seems less and less likely every day. Do you think I'm marriageable? I have my doubts.
We ought to go together to the auction. I'm sure one of my brothers will go if I ask, but I want to spend time with you. Maybe we'll find a suitor there, or better yet, one for each of us.
Fair enough, although I am sure you would get a handle on skating if given enough of an opportunity!
I feel as if Verity is a bit of a secret-keeper for a sister who would be very upset if you had a suitor you did not tell her of. I think you're extremely marriageable, and that we are both mere steps away from a Big Love Story of our own.
We should go together! I think the first day will be more interesting. My father wants to go to both days, but surely they open with the most interesting auction items.