The RP will take place the very first year Hogwarts was open after the battle in book seven. Even with magic, it took one year to repair it, and during that year parents of school aged children had to educate their children themselves, which has led to a lot of students(first years in particular) having a widely varying level of skill and correct knowledge. Thirteen year old Jackson (Jax) Dobs returns to Hogwarts after a year living with his muggle parent(can't decide which parent was magical). During that year, to keep up with studies so he could stay in the appropriate school year, he was forced to study independently. The only knowledge base he had for DADA was actually the literal Dark Arts education that the Carrows taught. So upon return to school he feels as if the DADA education is severely "watered down." To make up for it, he starts a secret society at school, akin to Dumbledore's Army, but with the goal of giving students a more complete knowledge and understanding of the Dark Arts. He believes that magic is only "Dark" when it's used for evil, and so even the most cruel or macabre spells could be "good" if they were used against "bad" guys. His society has the same visceral, unforgiving teaching style that the Carrows were infamous for. Students are pitted against each other in all out magical slugfests. Sure, sometimes disarming is the right trick. But what if they have a second wand or some other protection? Better Crucio that unarmed wizard just to be sure. This club is not only against school rules, but against wizarding laws, and so keeping it a secret has the highest of stakes for those in it. Jax will use the most unsavory tactics to keep people quiet. And let's not forget what's happening outside of the Room of Requirement. Minerva McGonagall is the headmistress now, and other than her ascension to that office and replacement as both Transfiguration teacher and head of Gryffindor, the staff remains mostly unchanged. The only three new teachers are for DADA(of course) Muggle Studies(the previous one, I believe was killed and replaced by Death Eaters) and Transfiguration. Teachers: DADA: Potions: Slughorn (Head o' Slytherin) Charms: Flitwick (Head o' Ravenclaw) Transfiguration: Herbology: Sprout (Head o' Hufflepuff) Name: Date of Birth: (Current date is September 1st 1999). Appearance: Pictures okay, but no anime style, please. If you like, you can list stats instead of describing in prose(hair color, eye color, height weight, etc). Blood Status: Personality: Short but to the point, give me a good basic gist. Wand: Leave blank, wand chooses wizard y'all. House: Leave blank, don't put the Sorting Hat out of work. Best Classes: You'll be First years, but I'm sure you have in mind what your character is good at. Worst Classes: These two are both extremes, so whatever isn't in either list you can be considered roughly average in. History:

Characters would be first years, and I'm looking for probably a maximum of six other players(seven including myself).

Can count me in Gisk.

Oh my god yes. Yes. I'm on board for this one. :D

One thing I ask is that we avoid mustache twirling, card carrying, pure evil villainous characters.

I'm with Inks on this one. :3

Color me interested. I'd like to give this a try.

Well Gisk what sweet bait you've laid so easy to take that I feel I must even though knowing your evil intent I've always admired your style Gisk so please allow me to join

:D here I am!

Oh dear, I'll have to put out a cs and get right to work on setting up an ooc

Name: Date of Birth: (Current date is September 1st 1999). Appearance: Pictures okay, but no anime style, please. If you like, you can list stats instead of describing in prose(hair color, eye color, height weight, etc). Blood Status: Personality: Short but to the point, give me a good basic gist. Wand: Leave blank, wand chooses wizard y'all. House: Leave blank, don't put the Sorting Hat out of work. Best Classes: You'll be First years, but I'm sure you have in mind what your character is good at. Worst Classes: These two are both extremes, so whatever isn't in either list you can be considered roughly average in. History: Luckily for us, basically all of the named characters(besides teachers) are out of Hogwarts by this time, so we won't be tripping over canon too much. I don't want to see any close relations to canon characters, but I do understand that if you're pureblood you might need to have one of their last names.

And do remember that creating a CS is not a guarantee of a spot in this RP.

Working on a sheet!

I'm about to head out for class but I shall return with a CS for you.

I should have an OOC thread up after work today.

@Gisk: Just out of curiosity... Do first years not take Hagrid's Caring For Magical Creatures class? Or is that a class that doesn't exist anymore?

Believe that starts in the Third year as an elective.

Believe that starts in the Third year as an elective.

Oh okay, thanks. Good to know.

Name: Aedan Chistopher Selwyn Date of Birth: April 4th, 1988 Appearance: Blood Status: Pure Blood. Personality: Quiet, perceptive, and cunning Aedan is a very fast thinker and thrives on split second decisions. He has a good mind for how spells work and has little trouble learning and casting. As a Selwyn he has been brought up in the traditional pureblood lifestyle. However Aedan has issues with standing still for to long and tends to get headaches, which have been blamed on him having heightened senses. Wand: Red Oak and Phoenix Feather. House: Slytherin Best Classes: DADA, Charms, Transfiguration. Worst Classes: Potions, Herbology, History of Magic, Astromancy. History: Aedan was born to a pureblood and very muggle racist family. He is cunning, smart, sly, and quick with spells that other first years would probably not even try. He's obsessed with the dark arts, and studies the techniques and spells from the Death Eaters. His parents kept him shielded from the worst of the fighting during the war but there was only so much they could prevent him from seeing. As the time got closer and closer to him attending Hogwarts he made a pact with himself, despite his heritage and love of the Dark Arts, he would watch and wait, patiently deciding how he was going to go through school.

I know the picture is a little too old to be 11... Just imagine her a smidge younger. XD