Charming is a Victorian Era Harry Potter roleplay set primarily in the village of Hogsmeade, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the non-canon village of Irvingly. Characters of all classes, both magical and muggle — and even non-human! — are welcome.
With a member driven story line, monthly games and events, and a friendly and drama-free community focused on quality over quantity, the only thing you can be sure of is fun!
"Are you always this forward?" He asked teasingly since it would be a very short thread if he just ignored her entirely. — Tobin Cartwright in Take A Peek
Did you know? Churchgoers and worshippers had to endure a foul stench during prayers due to the amount of bodies often stored within the vaults of churches and chapels.
His sister's twenty-sixth birthday was rapidly approaching - less than two weeks away now - and Ozias was panicking a little. He still had not found her a husband, for all that he had been looking as earnestly as he could. He was still looking, but he didn't have a solid prospect for her yet.
He didn't know where Andren was - asleep, maybe, or already gone - but it was just him and Adelia at the breakfast table. "How are you faring, Ada?"
Ada hadn't given much thought to her birthday, though in the back of her mind she knew it was approaching. It would be what it would be, she kept telling herself that. There was no use in fretting over things she couldn't change. Perhaps she would find twenty-six was a more fortuitous age.
Her approaching birthday was not on her mind as she tucked into breakfast, more important matters such as where was Andren and why had she taken a sip of her tea so soon and burnt her tongue when she knew it would be hot, however, were. Ada winced slightly as her tongue tingled unpleasantly in her mouth. The sensation faded fast, fortunately. "I just burnt my tongue, so I suppose not very well so far this morning," she replied jovially. "Has your morning gotten off to a better start than mine?"
"I have not burned myself on my tea, so I suppose so," Oz said with a fond smile. Really, if it was not that it was terribly unfair to Ada, he would not at all mind continuing to live with his sister like this. She did a very good job of running the household as she had both before he married Louisa and after her demise, and frankly she offered the only sort of companionship he could ever desire from a woman. "Are you looking forward to your birthday?" He was dreading it a little.
She chuckled and made the questionable decision to pick up her tea cup again. Rather than rush in for a sip this time, she simply held it and stared at the steam rising from it. Ada had always been patient, but she had learned to be more so as she got older. The drink couldn't remain hot all day.
"Honestly, I haven't given it much thought." The response was perhaps a little more telling than she had expected, but it wasn't exactly untrue either. She wasn't excited for it and she had been avoiding thinking about it for the precise reason that she knew it would only make her feel bad about it. Ada placed the cup back down again without taking a sip from it and looked her brother in the face properly, affixing a smile to her face so he didn't think she was more troubled than she actually was.
"My horoscope for this month and the next is very promising, Neptune is in a good place." She doubted her brother really bought into astrology like she did, but she found it very reassuring. "You should be wary of Pluto's movements," she added ominously, following it by cracking a slight grin. "Twenty-six. It's a nice even number if nothing else."
Hadn't given it much thought? Ozias could hardly imagine that. He was a wreck, internally, over his sister's impending birthday. She was a hair's breadth from being considered a spinster, and he had not done near enough to prevent it! "Oh?" he asked, "what's wrong with Pluto?"
"It's in a worrisome position for Capricorns this month," she explained. "You oughtn't to take any financial risks until at least March." While she didn't believe astrology was entirely accurate all the time, she also didn't think it was worth taking unnecessary risks with ominous horoscopes.
While Oz wasn't entirely sure how to be wary of Pluto, he made a vague noise of agreement anyways. No use in taking unnecessary risks, if he could figure out how to avoid them. Financial ones, at least, were easy. "I'll maintain the status quo in my business dealings, then."
It was nice that her brother didn't question or mock her superstitious tendencies, while she wouldn't expect of him, she could easily have ended up with an older brother who would have. Even if Ozias went and made questionable decisions later, he had at least not said to her face that didn't intend to heed her warning.
She took a bite of her breakfast and then glanced out of the window. It was a bright day, though not quite sunny. She watched absently as a bird fluttered down from a tree to the grass below and began hopping about, likely in search of breakfast. "Isn't spring a lovely season?" she mused, still gazing out of the window, a piece of toast held limply in one hand awaiting the return of her interest.
"It is, Ada," Ozias agreed. Not that it was quite spring yet - it was still quite firmly wintery - but he was not at all going to argue with his sister if she saw spring in the signs that it was coming. "It seems to be a wonderful sign of hope, don't you think?"
"I suppose it is," she murmured. The bird flew away and suddenly her focus returned to the toast in her hand. "Sometimes I wish I could turn into a bird and just fly away. They make it look so easy. So free."
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