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.Where will you fall?
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Cough. Cough. Hack. Spit. A hint of dark red muddled with the brown earth. "Oy, fine lass, fine me wee bit." She said as she finally straightened up. "Now come help me get these clothes in we'll do the small bits first, they'll dry faster and then we can do the bed linens."
She waited for Alina to return to her side and began tossing small articles into the water tubs, and the sheets over Alina. One sheet, two sheet, three sheet four. She looked around, "Well where'd ye go lass?" A hint of mischief and amusement in her voice. "Wee bit? Where ye go wee bit?" She called out in good humor.
Her voice remained soft and kind, "Oh where could she be?" It was encouragement really. Ronan had put her up a proverbial tree and now it was up to the girl to get down. "I still don' see her, maybe she's playin hide and go seek?" It also took the child's mind off a more serious matter, her mother's health, or at least Ronan hoped.
"Wonder if this new ghost done take my wee bit, what is me to do bout it?" She asked and then tickled. Ronan worked very hard to get them even the smallest of conveniences, and because of it every day was a new fight, but she wouldn't trade any of it for the world. Her sister was so much like their Mam, such a blessing, like she had an angel's heart, and Alina. Alina kept her going. When her feet were covered in blisters, Alina kept her going. When her stomach felt like it would devour her from the inside out, Alina kept her going. She looked over and her shoulder and smiled and laughed. "Be brave me wee bit, show that ghost what ye made of."
Once the small pieces were good she went to start hanging them on the line to dry, or really to just give them a place to rest so she could start with the medium sized garments, shirts, pants, and the like. She looked to Alina, "Go get ye wand lass, goin to need help with this bit." She said with a wink. Now Alina didn't have an actual wand, but a good trusty stick would do in this game. She pulled out her own wand and waited, then pointed it to the water when Alina was ready. "1...2...3...Tergeo!" She said clearly and the water magically began to disappear. The same went to the next tub.
With two dry tubs she pointed her wand at the first once more, "Oy, now what is that spell that makes the water, heat done gots to me mind, and I ain' gots the slightest...wee bit do ye know?" She quirked a brow to her lass's direction.
Once the tubs were filled she began scrubbing the shirts and pants. This was repeated time and again when it came time for the sheets until everything was on the line, "Alright ready for another spell lass? It's called Fervens Aeris, ye remember what it does?"
Once the sheets were dry Ronan handed down the smaller articles for Alina to fold, and then folded the larger garments and sheets on her own, each item being placed into the basket in a rather organized fashion so the items could be doled back out to their owner. The final step came in delivering the laundry which involved payment. Ronan let Alina collect the coin while she handed out the clean laundry. "How many coin we got lass?" She asked as they returned to their house and began to venture up the stairs.
