Harry Potter World RP

[Benzaiten]

@Bishop Sounds like a GM talking. Wanna GM this?

[Melkor]

Do you not have an idea for the story already?

[Bishop]

@KahleenCuthald
Can't...responsibility makes me throw up.

[MissCapnCrunch]

Something that helps with large group settings is timely time skips. (That sounds so dumb written out) But for example; if you say an event happens this part of the real time month then by this time of the real time month that event is over, the time skip is complete and anyone who didn't participate will just have to write it off as a memory or whatever. It makes things a bit easier than waiting for that person who never shows back up to post, or the dreaded "I'll post tomorrow" and then tomorrow never comes.

To answer your questions posed:

1) I don't want to GM but I would be more than happy to lend a hand and do some co-gm'ing. I run a fairly tight and orderly ship too, so I know how that can be. I'd also suggest keeping the numbers large enough to where if people leave its not thread ending but not so many people that you can't keep track of anyone or anything.

2) Any year is fine with me- just that they all start in the same one :)

3) 2017 would be cool, to see things of technology mixed in with magic might be interesting!!

4) I agree with a little bit from both of those categories, I love when a GM has a overlying plot or direction for everyone to go, and maybe even decide some of the outcome of certain events- such as tournaments or tests or whatever. I think that'd be interesting from a player stand point too. "Oh your character failed this test and gets study hall" how they react can grow their character. Especially if we plan to do something long lasting- it will help shape things a bit. I only say a little from the other category because people should be able to make their own creative outlets too- maybe even something a group can be decided with events and story arches.

[Melkor]

If no one else wants to GM, I will so long as Kathleen co-GMs. But I'd rather let someone else do it lol

[FreeElk]

1) I'm not confident about GM so I'll bounce to the whip instead ^^

2) I don't mind any years. I liked the idea of getting sorted into houses and being first years gives more timely reasons for explaining the history of a character...but as others have said, this might end up having a few months of RP where we just talk about back story.

3) 2017 seems popular and I've no problem with that.

4) I'd rather a meddling GM, like we all post our character descriptions and the GM acts as a sorting hat, decides on punishment for misbehaviour, gives news from the outside world (someone has robbed gringotts, escaped Azkaban, etc) and whatever else suits the story line.

[Benzaiten]

@KahleenCuthald
Can't...responsibility makes me throw up.

@Bishop

I'd suggest that this would be a good training then. Wanna Co-GM, at least?

If no one else wants to GM, I will so long as Kathleen co-GMs. But I'd rather let someone else do it lol

@Melkor

I am totally co-GMing if you wanna GM. But you can co-GM, if you dont wanna be the main GM.

A little something

When I am GMing, co-GMs are allowed to question, challenge, discuss my decisions and throw in all their crazy ideas. BUT every decision I make that is FINAL is to be respected and every decision you make / idea you have, has to be brought up to me first.

That is not because I need control, I'd rather just co-GM this, haha.
It is because you can never know what paths I have painted in my head and if people randomly accidentally destroy those paths of hard mind work, I will go insane at some point. My mind usually works quick and in there directions at the same time and you can think of it as a fast bike and if you throw a stick between the wheel spokes, Imma crash onto my nose. But if you come to me I can change the direction, turn down the speed or even stop the bike to think about it. No harm. Does that make sense?

However.

I would like to start the RP rather soon, even if we start with a smaller group and have people drop in later.

All your suggestions can be left here for now and will be brought into consideration. (E.g: do you want real classes or is this just a slight mention on the side? (Btw, I would REALLY prepare classes then... you can also play a teacher, if you want, but remember that your interaction with students will be limited then - teachers aren't usually best friends with students.) Story suggestions for the first part of the story (means Diagon Alley, Hogwarts Express, stepping into Hogwarts for the first time). Or whatever comes to your mind.)

All people who are TRULY up for co-GMing or GMing, please let me know now. There will be a group PM opened for it.

From what I have heard you all rather start at the same year together. And I would suggest we start at year 1 then. Time skips will hopefully move us along good and nice. The Sorting Hat will choose your houses. You are allowed to choose your wands if you wanna add them to the CS, but make sure you know the traits of the wood, length and core and that they fit your character.

I'll let you know all the information you shall put in the CS once I figured out all the things I wanna have in there.

[Bishop]

@KahleenCuthald Sure I'll CO-GM. Wait a minute... Kahleen? Kaaaahleeen Cuthald???

Flash Back Seizure

A..tree....grass...walls of..hhh..graaaass....a labyrinth....a well.......GHHHK...p..po..po...poi...

[Benzaiten]

@KahleenCuthald Sure I'll CO-GM. Wait a minute... Kahleen? Kaaaahleeen Cuthald???

Flash Back Seizure

A..tree....grass...walls of..hhh..graaaass....a labyrinth....a well.......GHHHK...p..po..po...poi...

@Bishop

Omg hahaha 👌👍👍 I was actually having a lot of thoughts of doing THAT RP again since it was so much fun for me to plan it and we never got far. I just love my labyrinth. 😉

[Melkor]

@KahleenCuthald I don't mind being the main GM lol, just as long as there's a strong co-GM. I have a similar disposition towards GMing that you do. As a GM my final decision is the decision but I am absolutely open to discussion from the co-GMs and players, even post-decision.

[Benzaiten]

@Melkor In that case, under the one condition that things stay as canon as we can be, you're official the main GM.

You can now decide how to proceed with this rp.

[Melkor]

Alright then, I'll start working on a OCC. I'll post a CS here in a little while so you guys can get started on your characters.

[Benzaiten]

@Melkor actually I started working on a CS already today before you posted that

You can open a GM/co-GM PM group to discuss rp things with me and other co-GMs (anyone wanna co-GM??)

[Bishop]

Well I already accepted the job.

[Benzaiten]

@Bishop Yes you did! You're still in our GMing team, mate. Want an apple? 🍏

[Bishop]

@KahleenCuthald No thanks, I'll stick to drinking water and eating grass...

[Silent Whispers]

Sorry for my silence, been on a trip and making my way back home. :) If it's not too late, I shall respond to the questions asked whenever I get home. :)

[Melkor]

It's not too late. We're just getting off our feet.

[MissCapnCrunch]

So excited

[Benzaiten]

Here is the CS. If you like, you can work on your character. No rush though. No need of posting it here if not wanted (you can wait for the OOC if you prefer). Getting started will take us a few more days at least.

CS

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~ First and Last Name ~

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General Information

:: Full Name ::

:: Nicknames ::

:: Gender ::
♀ Female / ♂ Male

:: Date of Birth ::
Day Month Year

:: Blood Status ::

:: Appearance ::
Please tell us about the physical looks of your character.

Family Information

:: Family Members ::

Name (for parents, grandparents, aunt/uncle, ect)
{relation (Mother, Father, Aunt, ect); blood status; former house, if existent}
Occupation:

Name (for siblings, ect.)
{relation (Sister, Brother, Cousin, ect); age; blood status; former house if existent}
Occupation: {for studends: school year, school attending, house}

:: History ::
Tell us how your character grew up. This section doesn't have to be long.

Personal Information

:: Pet ::
Add the pet your child will take to Hogwarts. Write 'none' if not taking any. (Todd, Cat, Owl!)

:: Wand ::
Choose wisely, make sure it fits your character. Wood. Core. Lenth. Flexibility.

Wood Name please put here what Pottermore says about your wood (copy/paste)

Core Name please put here what Pottermore says about your core (copy/paste)

:: Personality ::
Let us know who you are.

:: Habits | Oddities | Quirks ::

:: Likes ::

:: Dislikes ::

:: Fears ::

:: Worth to Mention ::

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Relationship Board

N A M E

"Say it out loud."

Give it deep thought.

The Relationship Board was made for you to document any friends or enemies your character might already know. (E.g: A wizarding kid could very surely know some other wizarding kids.)

Here is my character, if you need some guidance how to write your CS.

Valentina Roscoe

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~ Valentina Roscoe ~

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General Information

:: Full Name ::
Valentina Jessamea Roscoe

:: Nicknames ::
Val, Vali

:: Gender ::
♀ Female

:: Date of Birth ::
20 July 2006

:: Blood Status ::

Half Blood

:: Appearance ::
Valentina has brown, long hair that has natural waves in them and goes almost down to the middle of her back. She usually likes to wear her hair open. Her hair is a little messy most of the time, hard to tame but she refuses to cut it nevertheless. She has white skin, which likes to turn pale rather soon if she neglects going out for some sunlight. Her eyes are piercing green, but they have the strange ability to appear brown or blue sometimes in a certain light. Valentina is of average height and body figure.

Family Information

:: Family Members ::

Helenora
{Mother; pure blood; former Horned Serpent (Ilvermorny)}
Occupation: Potioneer

Quentin
{Father; half blood; former Unspeakable; former Hufflepuff}
Occupation: Owner of the fun-articles-store 'Jinx Me Not' in the Diagon Alley

Ramona Leighann
{Sister; 19 years; half blood; former Hufflepuff}
Occupation: aspiring fashion artist, working at Madam Malkin's

Luciana Nelseigh
{Sister, 15 years; half blood}
Occupation: 5th year student at Hogwarts; Gryffindor

Romeo Quentin
{Brother; 1 year, half blood}
Occupation: screaming the house down, pulling on hair

:: History ::
Valentina's mother Helenora was born and raised in the USA. She went to Ilvermorny school, sorted into Horned Serpent and followed her dream of becoming a potioneer. The woman met Quentin Roscoe, a former Hufflepuff from the United Kingdom school Hogwarts and an Unspeakable back in the day, when the man was in New York for some secret meetings with the MACUSA. They ran into each other several times during these few weeks of Quentin being in New York. They had gotten close, but Quentin had to leave for England again. As it comes though, he had another job overseas about a year and a half later and the universe guided them back together, stumbling into each other on the street. This time though, Helenora would not make the mistake again of letting the man leave without her. They fell in love head over heels and the witch went back to England with him, they married shortly after. It was a rushed decision, but one that they both never came to regret.

Valentina is the third born child out of four. Three girls and a not-planned-but-yet-so-super-loved boy. She grew up in a normal life. Quentin, having been very busy with his work as an Unspeakable, decided to quit that job when his first born daughter, Ramona, was about two years old. He opened up a tiny store "for all things fun, deary" in the Diagon Alley, called 'Jinx Me Not'.

Valentina grew up in the wizarding world, only sometimes getting to step out of it when Quentin (whose mother was a muggle) wanted to show his kids a little bit of "the other half of my world". So Valentina got to see a muggle zoo, eat muggle sweets, screamed at three-years when a phone rang in front of her and almost got run over by a car at five-years, because she just didn't listen to her father to not run off alone.

Other than her little steps into the muggle world, Valentina grew up like any other wizard kid in the wizarding world. And she certainly made some friends over the years.

_{Hit me up if your character grew up in the wizarding world and could know Vali already.}

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Personal Information

:: Pet ::
WIP

:: Wand ::
Hornbeam wood with a Unicorn hair core, 10" in length and Surprisingly Swishy flexibility

Hornbeam selects for its life mate the talented witch or wizard with a single, pure passion, which some might call obsession (though I prefer the term ‘vision’), which will almost always be realised. Hornbeam wands adapt more quickly than almost any other to their owner’s style of magic, and will become so personalised, so quickly, that other people will find them extremely difficult to use even for the most simple of spells. Hornbeam wands likewise absorb their owner’s code of honour, whatever that might be, and will refuse to perform acts - whether for good or ill - that do not tally with their master’s principles. A particularly fine-tuned and sentient wand.

Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard. Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing.

:: Personality ::
Valentina is a very animal friendly person. She thinks that people who dislike animals in general are probably bad people. Though she never really thought of backing that theory up. The girl is friendly and tries to not use any violence, mostly because she knows she would lose a fight.

Vali has an adventurous side, she loves to experience new stuff and prefers 'learning by doing', which might not always be the best way. She is determined to achieve whatever she has put her mind to and will go to all lengths to make it.

:: Habits | Oddities | Quirks ::
None

:: Likes ::
Valentina is a curious person and likes to experience and learn new things. She has a fascination for most magical creatures and is excited for the subject 'Care of Magical Creatures', that will be electable in her third school year.

:: Dislikes ::
Valentina dislikes arrogant people, everyone who thinks they're something better than anyone else. She can't stand people being "disrespectful" towards books (ripping pages, putting dog-ears on edges, throwing them, spill something on them, ect).

:: Fears ::
Valentina is scared of failure. She wants to succeed and if she doesn't, it hits her self esteem hard. She fears to stand alone, with no friends, at some point.

:: Worth to Mention ::
She's talented on the broomstick, but never tried to play Quidditch.

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Relationship Board

N A M E

"Say it out loud."

Give it deep thought.