To say that Cecelia Stuart-Lane is an interesting figure on the marriage market is to put it lightly. Her blood status may put some off, but for those who care little of blood status, she's almost perfect — except for her interest in politics. In her school days, she actively campaigned for half-breed and non-human rights, and while that seems to have calmed down, those who know her well know that she is still a faithful supporter. As for her personality? Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves..


On paper, Gladys is nearly perfect. Wealthy and lovely and a Hufflepuff to boot. Even those who know her see a wonderful young woman; loyal, dutiful, and kind, albeit with a blind spot for the overtly abstract. But she's terrified of the future, and worries she will continue her relative mediocrity into her adulthood. After all, her own mother set a rather high bar for an example, and she's the firstborn. The oldest. Expected to make a match so advantageous her sisters will strive to match her heights. But...will she?


Perfectly respectable in (almost) every way, Hester can't wait for Hogwarts. So much so she somehow managed to convince her mother to buy her a wand in May. She can't wait to make friends and learn magic and talk about the things she really enjoys with her fellow students. She wonders what house she might be sorted into.


An inquisitive and adaptable mind, everyone expected that one day, eventually, Matteo Hughes would make a full recovery following the death of his beloved wife, Emmeline. No one quite expected him to become a professor at Hogwarts once the position of Charms professor opened up, but here we are. He is not an unkind man, but he has high expectations for his future pupils.