for Circe
Posted August 9, 2025.THINGS TO KNOW
- The family is mid to upper Middle Class, though they maintain that position only off hte back of Circe's hard work and salary. The children will certainly be expected to work, as they come of age.
- Circe is a very, very busy women at her job at the Ministry, and has been since her eldest son was barely two years old. She would have been a very absent mother-- present at holidays and special occasions, but certainly not there all day every day.
- Their father was a gambler and a drunk who was exposed very publicly for cheating on his wife, and then got himself murdered. Oops?
- The children would have been raised largely by their governess.
ATTICUS LOCKET [JR]
MCHB Boy – OPEN PB – Incoming 7th Year at Hogwarts
Circe's eldest son is the only one of her children who knew any time when she was a proper housewife-- though he would have been too young to have clear memories of it. He and his siblings were raised more by their governess than by their mother or father, Circe being quite busy with her job and their father gambling away her earnings until he got himself killed. Her son is largely up to interpretation-- perhaps he takes after his mother and has grown up a responsible figure, caring for his younger siblings, or perhaps he grew up more like his father. I think it would be fun to play out if he feels some resentment toward Circe for her emotional absence from their lives, but how that manifests is up to you! Circe almost certainly uses a different name for her son's, resenting the name of her late husband. He should be headed for some form of stable career-- whether because he wants one or because his mother expects no less is up to you.
ODESSA LOCKET
MCHB Girl - OPEN PB - Incoming 6th Year at Hogwarts
Circe's daughter was born a little over ten months after her brother, and her personality is as open as his. Odessa would have been Circe's precious darling, undoubtedly her favorite child, and though her job kept her largely absent outside of holidays, Odessa would have been the recipient of the most one-on-one attention. She could very well be spoiled rotten by her mother. Perhaps she gets along with her siblings-- perhaps she's a raging brat. Perhaps she resents her mother's continued absence. Have fun with it!
EMRYS LOCKET
MCHB Boy - OPEN PB - 11 Years Old - Incoming 1st Year at Hogwarts
Born as a direct result of the Amortentia incident in Hogsmeade, the twins came a bit early and would have been born somewhere in mid-October of 1883. They were not yet two years old when their father was murdered, and so the only parenting they have ever known was from Circe-- who is immensely absent, her job keeping her quite busy-- or the governess and/or nanny she hired to care for them. How their relationship with their mother was shaped by the nature of their conception is up in the air, and I would love to plot with their players in that regard. Whichever twin is taken first will determine birth dates.
ETTA LOCKET
MCHB Girl - OPEN PB - 11 Years Old - Incoming 1st Year at Hogwarts
Born as a direct result of the Amortentia incident in Hogsmeade, the twins came a bit early and would have been born somewhere in mid-October of 1883. They were not yet two years old when their father was murdered, and so the only parenting they have ever known was from Circe-- who is immensely absent, her job keeping her quite busy-- or the governess and/or nanny she hired to care for them. How their relationship with their mother was shaped by the nature of their conception is up in the air, and I would love to plot with their players in that regard. Whichever twin is taken first will determine birth dates.
THE GOVERNESS
MCAB Woman - OPEN PB
An extremely open character which could be filled by existing characters, too. She should be of known, trustworthy background and reasonably good reputation. Perhaps this is the same woman Circe hired at the beginning of her career, or perhaps she is a recent replacement to a prior governess. The important thing is that she is there for the children at all times, in the way their mother absolutely cannot be.