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.
Along with the card was a bottle of Jewell Distillery champagne from the Patton collection that Mrs. Patton had hesitantly departed with in the name of good sportsmanship.
This was the final draft of several, Mrs. Patton having scrapped several previous and read over each thoroughly. The 'don't blow it' line was a compromise.
Sent with: a gift wrapped box containing a pair of porcelain frog statuettes that Shalott Dempsey recommended. They look vaguely disappointed/judgemental, but... you know... they're frogs. Maybe that's just how they look.
