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 1895. It’s time to join us and immerse yourself in scandal and drama interlaced with magic both light and dark.
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Did you know? Jewelry of jet was the haute jewelry of the Victorian era. — Fallin
It is with great pleasure that Mr. Zabini and I can (at last!) announce the birth of our first child. Marcus Alexander Zabini was delivered in the late hours of the 26th May, and is assured to be in perfect health.
Please do forgive the brevity of this letter — I confess I am, for the moment, still quite exhausted, though am otherwise in good health as well. Cosmo and I will of course look forward to accepting visitors in the coming weeks and dearly hope to see you then.
Yours,
Calliope
[*variations of this for extended Zabinis / Browne siblings / close society friends]
On behalf of my family as well as myself please accept our sincerest congratulations on the birth of Marcus Alexander. I am greatly relieved to hear that you and he are both in excellent health, particularly given the misfortune which befell Zelda. Matilda and I look forward to calling on you to pay our respects in person as soon as appropriate and will await your indication as to the best date to do so.
Sincerely,
Domitian
Dear Father,
Calliope wrote to inform of us of this week's events. Congratulations on the birth of your son. As I expect you will find yourself preoccupied in the coming weeks with the newest addition to your family, Matilda and I would be more than happy to host Bellona in the interim, provided you still trust us to do so after what happened with Camilla. I trust you will not hesitate to let me know if there is any other way in which I can be of service.
Your son,
Domitian
Dear Sister,
I have extended an offer to our father for you to stay with us while Calliope and the baby settle in, and will tell you here I am content to extend the invitation through the remainder of the social season should that suit your purposes.
Felicitations indeed! Truly splendid news, made all the better by the fact that both you and young Marcus are in good health. I look forward to meeting my new nephew when it suits, and hope the enclosed chocolates help his mother to return to full strength.
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