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.
It's my greatest pleasure to let you know that Miss Skovgaard has accepted my offer and - as of yesterday, August 24th - we are engaged to be married. The afternoon was quite splendid and we spent the rest of it strolling around the city with the Bagshots. I look forward to the day where we might spend a similar afternoon as a family.
I should like to introduce Miss Skovgaard to the entire family at some point, however seeing as you know how our family can be, perhaps it might be best to introduce her slowly. I pray that you and Fee might be able to aid in the process: with your approval, the rest might fall into place with more ease, and perhaps with Fee's background as a spell damage healer, she might be a guiding light for Miss Skovgaard in some way.
I write to you today to inform you that Miss Skovgaard has accepted my offer for her hand in marriage. I don't need to tell you exactly how overwhelming it might be for her to encounter all our family at once (Merlin help me) but I look forward to the moment where you might be better acquainted with your new sister-in-law. I swear to Merlin, Felix if you get her a horse...
You both may have already heard through the family grapevine (never again will I underestimate the power of mother's reach) but I write to you a newly engaged man. The one who has bestowed such an honor is one Miss Marie Skovgaard. What Ive done to deserve such happiness, I will never know, but I look forward to the moment when we might gather together as family.
I write to you today a happy man — Miss Marie Skovgaard has done me the honor in accepting my hand in marriage. I'm not sure what I have done to deserve her, and yet I believe I can safely mark myself as one of the happiest men in Wizarding Britain. I've written to the others already, so I assume you must already know by now, given our family grapevine, however all the same I hope you are happy for me.
Miss Skovgaard is a Spell Damage Healer at St. Mungo's and with your similar backgrounds, I wonder if I might call upon you to help introduce her to the family. I figure if she has mother's approval and with you by her side, the odds of something going wrong will at least be significantly decreased. Do give my love to James, Gideon and Grace. Edelweiss and Iris wonder if you might be free for dinner Saturday next.
Given that this is the last letter to be sent off (I assure you it's because Iris and Edelweiss insisted on coloring this parchment beforehand for their uncle), it might not surprise you to know that I am now engaged to be married. Miss Skovgaard whom you may have heard of by now, has accepted my hand in marriage. I'm sure she and you might become fast friends. Oh — Iris wants to know when you might be free to stop by for dinner one of these days. She's quite eager to show you her newest drawing, and Edelweiss wants to lend you a book she found.
