Ife frowned just slightly at the question. It wasn't the wrong question to be asking, but the answers were too few and far between for her liking. English society was a smaller world than the one she had been born into; in Africa it wasn't impossible to travel two kingdoms away for a party, especially with the aid of magic. She recalled having half a dozen suitors when she was on the social scene. She would struggle to come up with a list that long for Iphigenia, or for Callista, but not because they were any less accomplished or desirable; simply because the worthy men were fewer and farther between.
"The Lovegoods," she offered. She planned to speak to Orlando Lovegood tonight herself, not because he was a good option for either of the girls but because she suspected his favor would make a world of difference when it came to the affections of Andren Lovegood. He was a fair enough match; Quidditch was an unserious business, so not ideal, but at the very least he wasn't sporting criminals in the wings of his family like the Scrimgeours or the Echelons were. The only scandal associated with the Lovegoods was that the spinster Lovegood was foolish, and that was long enough ago now that no one talked about it anymore.
"Edwin Rowle," she continued. The youngest Rowle would probably have been a better match for Callista, but it seemed in poor taste to state as much when tonight was her youngest granddaughter's moment to shine. "And it's never a bad idea to impress a Lestrange, though I don't expect you'll find a husband there. But it's a worthwhile family to have friends in, once you're married."
"The Lovegoods," she offered. She planned to speak to Orlando Lovegood tonight herself, not because he was a good option for either of the girls but because she suspected his favor would make a world of difference when it came to the affections of Andren Lovegood. He was a fair enough match; Quidditch was an unserious business, so not ideal, but at the very least he wasn't sporting criminals in the wings of his family like the Scrimgeours or the Echelons were. The only scandal associated with the Lovegoods was that the spinster Lovegood was foolish, and that was long enough ago now that no one talked about it anymore.
"Edwin Rowle," she continued. The youngest Rowle would probably have been a better match for Callista, but it seemed in poor taste to state as much when tonight was her youngest granddaughter's moment to shine. "And it's never a bad idea to impress a Lestrange, though I don't expect you'll find a husband there. But it's a worthwhile family to have friends in, once you're married."