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.
I write with most excellent news: my 'surprise' outing with Mr. Macmillan yesterday has, quite fortuitously, resulted in a courtship betwixt the gentleman and myself! True, it is not so solid as an engagement might have been, but it is only a matter of time. To see my efforts pay off is rather a delightful feeling, one I hope that you shall share in. I cannot wait for you to become more acquainted with him, that you might take a more accurate measure of how he is best handled moving forward.
I write with most excellent news: my 'surprise' outing with Mr. Macmillan yesterday has, quite fortuitously, resulted in a courtship betwixt the gentleman and myself! You will, I am certain, be delighted for me, especially given he is a second son—and so this attachment shall be no loss to your own prospects. It is my ardent wish that I shall be able to answer soon with news of a more permanent arrangement, but until then, you mustn't decide me boring as there are still several weeks left in the season! Your friendship remains of great value to me.
My sincerest congratulations on the match you've made for yourself. I daresay it's certainly been in the making, and I find myself quite pleased to know it's born its fruit.
Additionally, I share your desire to become more acquainted with your new 'beau', as it were. I trust your estimation that he's strong-willed enough to hold his own amongst women like us.
Still, I look forward to hearing more of your famed plans to move forward with this most auspicious match!
What news indeed! If you are delighted I am no less so; I should exchange any potential of my prospects a hundred times to hear of your happiness, and shall absolutely not hear of you becoming boring, though I have no doubt of more news from you to follow soon enough. I hope Mr. Macmillan will prove himself in every regard a worthy and agreeable partner to you. Now more than ever I am looking forward to seeing you in person, that I might offer you
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