I agree with your opinions and you're sn, avatar, and sig are amazing. And that you wanna be a Charms teacher. I <3 charms but i dont think i'd be good at teaching it lol
Stitches said
...You mean the part where they are trying to keep their existence a secret from the muggles, which were a majority of the world's population?
I think magic would've been more liberal in Hogwarts if they didn't have the rule of 'no magic in the corridors', but there's plenty of spellcasting in the common rooms.
betelgeuse said
And the reason they didn't perform impressive magic all the time, like making objects float indefinitely is because each spell needed concentration. Floating a baseball with Wingardium Leviosa would be the same as holding it with your own arm for hours. For a while it's no problem but after that it becomes exhausting.
EDIT: Also that's not to say wizards and witches couldn't perform crazy feats of magic. Fiendfyre (used in the Horcrux Cave and the Room of Requirement) is more likely than not able to kill its caster. Strong or dark magic is very hard to master.
Serinaty said
@IInflex Alot of your complaints would be addressed by reading the books. *chuckles* alot of your questions are answered there too. Also we dont want a bunch of high powered wizards running around with giant fire cones blazeing up the world. thats just all the OP and more suited to a strict fantasy world.
Stitches said
I think we should keep to 4 houses, and therefore four mascots, but I agree that the names can be fixed up a bit.
Keep foxglove, perhaps a herbal theme on the names?
Here's a few
-iris characterizes pure heart; courage; faith; inspiration - Griffyndor?
wisteria indicates steadfastness - Hufflepuff?
Here is the full list: http://www.growingandusingherbs.com/meaning-of-herbs-herbs-and-flowers-have-meaning/
betelgeuse said
I don't think any of the mascots should be dragons or phoenixes while the others are flowers or salamanders, they just don't seem similar.
betelgeuse said
I don't know if it was mentioned, but I was thinking all the students could be in their seventh/final year, that way they're more skilled. Part of why the series might have seemed less magical could be that they were 11-15 through most of the books and movies and not very good at magic overall.
Serinaty said
@betelgeuse i see what you mean about being in 7th year...but then all the characters would have to know each other already, and you loose something magical about starting an rp fresh. we'd have to establish their relationships that they'd developed over 7 years together. I'd prefer if the main cast as it were start from first year.
betelgeuse said
(Hogwarts house mascots go: Lion, Serpent, Badger, Eagle)Magical mascot suggesgions: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, Multi-Tailed Fox ;)American animal mascots: Wolf, Elk/Moose, Bobcat/Mountain Lion, FoxThe only problem with havng every year up for grabs is that it will be very hard to have eleven year olds hang out with seventeen year olds.
Serinaty said
Does there have to be one >.> Lol CANT WE JUST GO TO SCHOOL and yeah i was gonna bring up that Griffindor is a Lion.
Serinaty said
and yeah i was gonna bring up that Griffindor is a Lion.