Maxwell Skeeter, Father [1829]
Martha Skeeter née Bagshot, Mother [1835]
Barnabas “Barney” Skeeter, Brother [1859], and family
Antonius “Tony” Skeeter, Brother [1863]
Mortimer “Morty” Skeeter, Brother [1864]
Thompson “Tommy” Skeeter, Brother [1867]
Tamsin “Tammy” Skeeter, Sister [1868]

Irina Skeeter née Baddock, Wife [1864-1884]
Reginald Skeeter, Son [1884]

Archie’s appearance is not particularly exciting; he is neither pretty nor plain, and stands at a reasonable five feet, seven and a half inches with a build that is reasonably fit, but not as much as he might like. He dresses fashionably, perhaps a bit more flamboyantly than most in his acquaintance. Though generally well-kept, his hands often have a smudge or two of ink on them from writing too aggressively. His eyes are a tedious (in his opinion) grey, his nose that of his mother, and his mouth that of his paternal grandfather, he is told. His hair is a shaggy blond mane; while sense would dictate he tie it back, he often refrains from doing so to aggravate his father. He is right-handed.

1856 | Archibald is born the first child to middle class couple Maxwell and Martha Skeeter. Though named for his muggle grandfather, the staff and even his mother quickly take to calling him ‘Archie’, in spite of his father’s hopes for a dignified child.

1859 | Martha carries a second pregnancy to term, another son that they call Barnabas. Archie, too young to fumble about with long names, insists upon calling him Barney—a nickname his brother will grow to hate—and it sticks.

1863 | Martha’s third successful pregnancy yields another son, Antonius.

1864 | In May, Archie has his first epileptic fit, and has the poor sense to do so in front of his father. He is sent to a healer who gives him a foul-tasting tonic to take daily, and the two never speak of it again. July sees Mortimer born as well, named for the children’s maternal grandfather.

1867 | Martha delivers another son, Thompson. That autumn, Archie departs for Hogwarts where, after back-and-forth with the Sorting Hat, it is eventually decided that he shall be placed in Slytherin, a decision made difficult by a mixture of traits from three of the four houses. It is Archie’s own inclinations that see him here, as he feels Slytherin to be the anti-Hufflepuff, and it is already that he has begun to come into conflict with his father.

1868 | At last, Martha delivers the daughter she has always wanted, a lovely, delicate thing called Tamsin.

1869 | In May, Archie’s paternal grandfather, for whom he was named, dies of a heart attack.

1870 | Archie concludes quite quickly that academia is not his cup of tea. He writes his grandfather asking if he really needs school for his intended career, and the two come to an agreement. Though he is intelligent, Archie does only the bare minimum for his schoolwork, with the exceptions of Defence Against the Dark Arts and Astronomy, which he genuinely enjoys.

Though he ceased taking his tonic as soon as he left home and his father could not force him to anymore, it is not until November of this year that Archie has another one of his fits. Mercifully, he is alone in the dormitory when this happens, and so no one sees anything.

1872 | Archie is pleased to receive his OWL grades, and promptly informs his parents that he will not be returning to Hogwarts in September, as, with four OWLs, he has surpassed his grandfather’s requirement for employment. Maxwell is furious, and threatens to turn Archie out; it is only Belladonna’s insistence that ensures Archie remains in the house, though he is told quite firmly that any money he wants, he will have to earn. As a step in this direction, he begins working as a reporter for his grandfather’s magazine.

1877 | He manages to land a job as freelance reporter at The Daily Prophet, continuing to work full time for his grandfather.

1879 | By Christmas, Archie begins to work full time at The Daily Prophet>. He bounces from department to department for the next year, dipping his toes into the waters of each, before finally settling in Crime & Politics under Ian Pengloss. He continues to write the occasional article—about once a month—for his grandfather.

1882 | Set to be married before long, Archie acquires a plot of land in Irvingly so that he (and his bride-to-be) needn’t worry about living under his parents’ roof. To his surprise, his grandfather finances the building of a modest (two storey, four bedroom) home on the plot, declaring it an early wedding gift.

Just after Christmas, Archie leaves his family home to move into his own residence in Swallowbury.

1883 | Archie and Irina marry early in the new year.

1884 | In April, Irina passes just after delivering their son, young Reginald. Distraught and uncertain how to do the whole fathering thing, Archie leaves the lad largely to the care of nannies, and then all but abandons him to his mother’s care, seeing the lad only occasionally. He lets the house in Irvingly, moving instead to a home in London.

1888 | Barney accidently elopes, which Archie finds delightful. With more than four years since the death of his wife, Archie begin to wonder if he should (more sensibly than his brother, though!) get married himself, but sees no real rush—he and Irina were well matched, and he’s hardly about to find an adequate wife just to mother the son he scarcely sees.

COCKY — POT-STIRRER — GOOD-HUMOURED — RESERVED

A bit of an eccentric sort, he definitely raises questions in regards to his preferences in life.

Dorian Rose father, Art collector and aficionado [1831]
Brielle Rose neé Danvers mother, Socialite [1840]
Ethan Rose brother [1863]
Nathan Rose brother [1865]
Alan Rose brother [1866]
Allison Rose sister [1869]

Pre-birth: Dorian and Brielle met at Brielle’s coming out, Dorian having been in London for an art exhibition. The two had hit it off rather well and remained in contact via letter when Dorian went away to travel for another art exhibit. For nearly two years their only contact was via letter. It wasn’t until mention of another gentleman came into the picture that Dorian realized he’d really rather not see her with anyone but him. On the night of Brielle’s twentieth birthday, he showed up at her family’s estate outside of London and saw to a rather abrupt but extravagant proposal. With her father’s permission having been given prior, the two were set to wed at the start of the season just a few weeks after. It came as quite the surprise to some but there was no doubt that love had been found between the two.
1861: Almost ten months later, Adam was born. He was a smiling and happy little boy from the start and the Rose family quickly took to the little boy.
1863: Another boy is born and Adam surprises his parents by actually being quite interested with the new baby. Having been the center of their world for those previous years, Dorian and Brielle were a bit concerned with how he would react. All is well, though, and it looks as though the two will be quite the partners in crime from the start.
1865: Yet another boy is born. A now four year old Adam quickly takes to his newest little brother as well and dotes on him just like he had with his first brother.
1866: Brielle delivers another son not quite a full year after her last. It ends up being a bit of a scary ordeal, both mother and child almost being lost but both luckily pulling through.
1869: The last Rose child is born and finally Brielle has a daughter! With four big brothers, she’s likely to be coddled and protected at all costs. This is the same year Adam finally shows his signs of magic. Not liking the purple outfit his little sister is put in, the ensuing anger sees the little girl in a dress of bright and vivid fuschia instead. It begins the start of his interest in all things art like his father as well as a healthy dose of interest in fashion.
1872: Adam sees his way off to Hogwarts. He’s quickly sorted into Hufflepuff and finds many a friend in the house. Art is a class added to his schedule from the start, one he’ll see through his entire time at Hogwarts.
1874: Starting his third year of school, Adam decides to add Muggle Studies (to further learn about fashion, he hopes) as well as Divination.
1877: Adam sits his OWLs and does decently enough but some classes stand out far more than others. He opts to keep Charms, DADA, Muggle Studies, Potions, and Transfiguration. That summer, the great migration to Hogsmeade happens. His family becomes of the ones to move to Hogsmeade and quickly settle into a new home in Bartonburg. Dorian also opens up a bit of a studio on the main floor of their home and hosts many an event there featuring his own art as well as other up and coming artists. One of Adam’s own pieces even ends up on display.
1879: Adam finishes his schooling at Hogwarts, once more with decent test scores, but promptly finds himself wanting to go off to France. He does so with the approval from his father and finds himself living with family from his father’s side. He delves right into the world of art and fashion and even finds himself being featured in an exhibition or two as he continues to progress as an artist. His work proves to be a bit more on the abstract side be he has some obvious influences from nature as well as fashion in his works.
1883: Adam finds himself back in Hogsmeade around the time of the Quidditch World Cup. After a few years of travelling about selling his art, designing clothing on the side, and simply just living life to the fullest in the most artistic and fashionable of areas, he finds he actually quite enjoys the homeliness of what Hogsmeade and even Irvingly have to offer. A brief fling is had with a rather pleasant young woman but both part ways rather amicably at the end of that summer and Adam goes off for another bout of travelling.
1884: After nearly losing his father in the plague, Adam finds himself returning back to Hogsmeade once again but this time it will be to stay. The near loss makes him realize he needs to spend more time with his family while he has the chance. He stays with them for a time before finding his own small, but nice, home in Bartonburg. That summer, he applies to become the Art Instructor at Hogwarts. He begins working there that fall and quickly falls in love with the position. It isn’t long before he becomes rather well known with the student body as the one to go to for gossip, relationship advice and even fashion advice. He’s quick to become the Art Club Advisor and takes said position just as seriously as his actual Instructor position.
1885: Adam quite enjoys the Pan Magical Games and thrives even with all the different cultures around him. It’s this year that he starts his usually biweekly tea times in the Art Room for anyone interested in coming. It proves to be a great way for the students to get the chance of getting to know their foreign peers better. And when the CoB is cancelled, he’s just as upset as the students that don’t get to partake. It really is quite the travesty after all.
1887: The World Market comes to town and Adam couldn’t be more excited. Having started to grow just a bit stir crazy since he no longer does much travelling, he quite enjoys the fair. He’s just lucky to have not been there the day the tigers went wild. The same can’t be said for one of his brothers, however, and the family is once more threatened with a potential loss of life. Luckily, however, he survives but will have the scars to show for it for the remainder of his life.
1888: Whispers and rumors finally seem to reach Adam that his effemate and somewhat flamboyant personality is due to the fact that he’s a homosexual man. He hardly pays it any mind as he’s fully aware he isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but he does indeed enjoy the company of a woman from time to time. He simply is a creative and artistic sort that tends to be a bit flashy from time to time. He does little to dissuade any rumors though, not really caring all that much what others think of his sexual status so long as they see him for the Fashionable Artist that he is. Of course, when the fog hits, it leads to far more issues and gossip to be focused on so he feels relatively out of the clear for the time being. He spends the majority of his summer working on new paintings and other designs to help further his savings. He’s grateful when the fog lifts and looks forward to starting his fifth year of teaching.