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!
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    News
    You have found our archive! Charming lives on here!
    02.05 One last puzzle before we depart!
    02.01 AC? What AC?
    01.26 Impending URL changes!
    01.11 I've got a bit of a reputation...
    01.06 AC underway, and a puzzle to solve!
    01.01 Happy new year! Have some announcements of varying importance.
    12.31 Enter the Winter Labyrinth if you dare!
    12.23 Professional Quidditch things...
    12.21 New stamp!
    12.20 Concerning immortality
    12.16 A heads up that the Secret Swap deadline is fast approaching!
    12.14 Introducing our new Minister of Magic!
    12.13 On the first day of Charming, Kayte gave to me...
    12.11 Some quick reminders!
    12.08 Another peek at what's to come...
     
        
     
    Charles Warner
    #1
    In Character
    Full Name: Charles Benjamin Warner
    Nicknames: Charlie (by most)
    Birthdate: March 10, 1848
    Current Age: 36 Years
    Occupation: Wizarding Examinations Authority - Authority Head
    Hogwarts House: Gryffindor
    Wand: Fourteen inches, Ebony, Dragon Heartstring, Supple
    Blood Status: Pureblood
    Social Class: Upper Class
    Family:
      Harvey Warner, born 1828, father
      Marjorie Warner nee Ashenhurst, born 1826, mother
      Cecilia Wexcombe nee Warner, born 1845, sister
        Sherman Wexcombe, born 1836, brother-in-law
        Reuben Wexcombe, born 1864, nephew
        Clayton Wexcombe, born 1866, nephew
        Clara Wexcombe, born 1868, niece
      Grant Warner, born 1850, brother
        Naomi Warner nee Littlebury, born 1859, sister-in-law
        Rosetta Warner, born 1878, niece
        Spencer Warner, born 1880, nephew
        Alphonse Warner, born 1882, nephew

      Henrietta Humphrey-Mavis nee Ashenhurst, born 1839, aunt
    Appearance:
    Charles is a man that's aged perfectly, not too slowly and not too quickly. He's able to look older and mature while showing that he still has youth left in him. He stands at five foot, seven inches tall, and weighs a little more than one hundred and fifty pounds. He's got more of a lean, yet toned build, but doesn't have much use for such muscle anyways.

    He has light brown hair that's cropped short, and also a small amount of facial hair on his jaw and upper lip. His eyes are also brown, though a little darker than his hair. He prefers to wear traditional wizarding robes like the other men in his family do, but he can sometimes be caught wearing muggle-style clothing to less formal events. He is right-handed.

    History:
    Marjorie Warner married her husband, Harvey, during the summer after her graduation in 1844. Their marriage wasn't one of love or companionship—it had been arranged by their parents when she was just a child. Their marriage started off nice, with the two of them getting along and Marjorie ending up pregnant after a few months of marriage. Cecelia Warner was born in 1845 as their first child, to Harvey's disappointment. She was a lovely child, but the couple had been craving a heir to Harvey's estate.

    During the summer of 1847, Marjorie once again became pregnant with Harvey's child. The pregnancy was a rather complicated one filled with worries and harsh pains, but both the mother and child survived childbirth. On March tenth of 1848, Charles Warner was brought into the world as the heir to his father's fortune at his parent's summer home near Dublin.

    Charles was a very social child, always wanting to play with his nanny and older sister. While he might have been a little immature, even for a child at his age, he was very sweet and polite towards adults. It was common to see the little toddler pull open large doors with all his might so he could hold them for his mother and sister when they got home or went out to the city. Two years after Charles' birth, his baby brother, Grant, was born.

    At five years old, Charles showed his first sign of magic. The day had started when the Warner family went to visit Marjorie's parents in Edinburgh, and while riding on one of the ponies, Charles fell off. Before he could hit the ground, though, he froze in mid air, staring down at the dirt floor beneath him. The second he relaxed he hit the ground, but it wasn't nearly as painful as it would have been if he hadn't frozen during his fall.

    In 1859, Charles received his acceptance letter to Hogwarts and was able to board the train on September first of that year. Before leaving, he went shopping with his family, purchased all of his books, supplies, an owl, and his prized wand. After arriving at Hogwarts, he was sorted into Gryffindor. His favorite classes from his first through second year were Transfiguration, Charms, and Defence Against the Dark Arts.

    In his third year, Charles adds Care of Magical Creatures, Ancient Studies, and Earth Magic to his schedule. He feels the need to challenge himself with subjects other than divination and muggle studies, which he believed were both rubbish. Hector might have been a part of the Gryffindor house and had friends with purebloods and halfbloods alike, he sneered at the muggleborns and could often be found poking fun at them. Because he was an extremely intelligent student and had a good reputation among his teachers, no one ever suspected of him being such a bully to the muggleborn students.

    During his fourth and fifth year, he spent most of his time studying instead of fooling around with his friends. He would often spend his afternoons reading after his classes were over and would even read extra material just so he could have better background information on the subject he was learning.

    He specifically took more time studying the subject of Transfiguration, which was by far his favorite subject, and came up with the idea to ask his professor about becoming an animagus. The subject was quite complex and a little intimidating, but he was able to learn the initial training and all the written information about the subject while in his fifth year. During the spring of 1864, he took his OWLs, he got the following scores:

    Charms
    Transfiguration
    Defence Against the Dark Arts
    Astronomy
    History of Magic
    Potions
    Herbology
    Care of Magical Creatures
    Ancient Studies
    Earth Magic
    O
    O
    O
    E
    E
    O
    E
    O
    E
    O

    After finishing his fifth and sixth year, he prepared to take his NEWTs for the spring of 1866. He had a strong interest in taking up the career of a professor, but knew he would have to find something to do in the meantime until he was old enough to become one. During the spring of his seventh year, he got the following scores on his exams:

    Charms
    Transfiguration
    Defence Against the Dark Arts
    Potions
    Herbology
    Care of Magical Creatures
    Ancient Studies
    O
    O
    O
    E
    E
    O
    E

    After graduation, Charlie went to work for the Department of Education as a regular employee. He planned to work there until he was old enough to become a professor, but found himself liking his job. Yes, there was a lot of paperwork, but he was happy to work anywhere that involved teaching and education of some sort. During the years 1866 and 1869, Charlie's sister married her betrothed and they had three children. Charles had been betrothed to a young girl under the age of eight, but she died from smallpox before she was even able to go to Hogwarts. In 1867, Charles successfully completed the animagus transformation and turned into a bald eagle.

    In 1869, Charlie went to work as the Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts. He enjoyed teaching as much as he thought he would, but found himself growing frustrated with slacking students and misbehavior. He handed out dozens of detentions within his first few years of teaching, and eventually had a bad reputation with the students whop didn't care as much about their education as he would have liked them to.

    When he was thirty years old, Charles left his job as a professor to join the Wizarding Examinations Authority. He quit his job because he found himself constantly getting sick on the job, leaving his parents and siblings to wonder if he would survive long enough to get married and have children. He worked with the Wizarding Examinations Authority for five years before he was promoted to the head of the authority at the beginning of 1884.

    Personality:
    • Blood Purist
    • Independent
    • Easily grows fond of someone and become soft towards them
    • Secretive
    • Serious
    Notes:
    • He doesn't live in Hogwarts, but in Falmouth with his parents.
    • He transforms into a bald eagle as an animagus
    Out of Character
    Name: Breezey
    Age: Fifteen
    Contact: PM Mathias Beaumont, AIM: brianne.hawkins
    Other Characters: A whole ton of them!
    How did you hear about us?:
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    #2
    APPLICATION ACCEPTED!


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    — Not sure where to start? You can introduce yourself in a new topic here and fill out the plottage preferences form so people know what you're interested in. If you're looking for assistance in getting integrated into Charming, check out our Welcome to Charming: Getting Into the Game doc written by newbies!

    We also have a newly developed buddy system. If you are new to Charming, you will be contacted by your assigned buddy within 48 hours. Once initial contact is made, you can decide whether you'd like to continue to participate in the buddy system or if you'd prefer to figure things out on your own.

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