[OOC] Salem Witches' Institute [Harry Potter]

[AlteredTundra]

#ThatFeelWhenTheOnlyAvilableGuyAtYourSchoolIsACommunistInAFaceMask

@Kingfisher

Don't worry, my Draco Malfoy-esque, charming, almost-bad boy is coming today for sure. :3

[Apokalipse]

So, I updated the Dormitories and when I did the Warren Dormitories, inspiration struck. So the Warren Dormitories are pretty cool and I don't know what to do with Tituba and Good to make them seem awesome, too -__-

Any suggestions?

[Random Kitty]

Wet bar and fainting couches. ;)

Seriously, though, I'll think on it.

[Joshua Tamashii]

So, I updated the Dormitories and when I did the Warren Dormitories, inspiration struck. So the Warren Dormitories are pretty cool and I don't know what to do with Tituba and Good to make them seem awesome, too -__-

Any suggestions?

@Apokalipse

Tituba marks me as a house that would be really good with plants and flowers with the whole 'love and be loved back' thing. You show plants care and love, and they grow and bloom beautifully for you.

[Apokalipse]

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Tituba marks me as a house that would be really good with plants and flowers with the whole 'love and be loved back' thing. You show plants care and love, and they grow and bloom beautifully for you.

@Joshua Tamashii

Alrighty, I'll find somehow to incorporate that ^_^

[Joshua Tamashii]

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Alrighty, I'll find somehow to incorporate that ^_^

@Apokalipse

Some sort of greenhouse, maybe a big one or one in each room. You make is sound like each student has their own room in the description.

[Random Kitty]

I don't know that all the Tituba students would be good with plants, so maybe something communal would be better. Don't want anyone who can't having hurt feelings because of a perceived inadequacy.

[Joshua Tamashii]

true

[Apokalipse]

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Some sort of greenhouse, maybe a big one or one in each room. You make is sound like each student has their own room in the description.

@Joshua Tamashii

noooooo. Did you not see the general layout of all the dorms? You bitches have roommates. Four to a room, to be exact. Each have a corner.

Greenhouse seems too much. I'm just giving an overall theme on how the environment effects the dormitories, not so much on stuff they have.

Like, in the pictures I had selected for the Warrens, they had a lot of windows and mirrors - hence, reflections. Plus, it is a maze, which probably frustrates the Warrens to no end due to their orderly needs and hatred for chaos.

Btw, just so its clear, the houses aren't based on traits such as bravery, smarts, lalala, like at Hogwarts. In SWI, it is based on their way of thinking:

Good: tend to be opinionated, independent, and are motivated to be admired by others; so basically, they think their own thoughts, and focus a lot on what people think of them. So, Good happens to attract a lot of insecure as well as arrogant people. While they do have a daring personality, it doesn't necessarily means they are brave. By daring, they can be motivated to impress others with stupid stunts rather than save someone at the expense of their own life. In a sense, these are the idealists. They see what the world can become.

Tituba: Emotional. They rely mostly on their emotions to make decisions rather than their beliefs, like Good, or logic, like Warren. What they want most is community, they want to feel loved and they want to love. As such, they tend to hate conflict and are very supportive of people. In essence, these are the optimists and pessimists; they see what they perceive the world to be based on how they feel. Those that have more sad memories and see these sad memories, tend to be pessimistic while it is opposite of the optimists.

Warren: You do not have to be smart to be a Warren. While they prefer logic and reason, they want facts rather than what their brain tells them. They hate chaos, they want everything to make sense, to have perfect connections. Because they do not see a connection between evil deeds and good thoughts or good deeds and evil thoughts, they mostly see in black-and-white, good-and-evil. They tend to be the realists.

[Ghost Butt]

So, I updated the Dormitories and when I did the Warren Dormitories, inspiration struck. So the Warren Dormitories are pretty cool and I don't know what to do with Tituba and Good to make them seem awesome, too -__-

Any suggestions?

@Apokalipse

I don't have any suggestions right now, but I'm sure I'll think of something later.

Can I just say that this is amazing though? You've put so much work into this roleplay and I really admire everything you've put up so far. It's so creative and well-written. Did you get inspiration from tumblr? I believe I follow someone who makes some lovely gif sets for different wizarding schools around the world, and I've definitely seen one for Salem. Really though, fantastic job!

Alsoooooooooooooo, I will have my CS up shortly :)

[Nightwarden]

Warren: You do not have to be smart to be a Warren. While they prefer logic and reason, they want facts rather than what their brain tells them. They hate chaos, they want everything to make sense, to have perfect connections. Because they do not see a connection between evil deeds and good thoughts or good deeds and evil thoughts, they mostly see in black-and-white, good-and-evil. They tend to be the realists.

@Apokalipse

Huh. No wonder Aurelia's so royally screwed-up in the head!

[Apokalipse]

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I don't have any suggestions right now, but I'm sure I'll think of something later.

Can I just say that this is amazing though? You've put so much work into this roleplay and I really admire everything you've put up so far. It's so creative and well-written. Did you get inspiration from tumblr? I believe I follow someone who makes some lovely gif sets for different wizarding schools around the world, and I've definitely seen one for Salem. Really though, fantastic job!

Alsoooooooooooooo, I will have my CS up shortly :)

@Ghost Butt

Oh my gosh, thanks. Some of the ideas I get from tumblr and some just strike me whenever, it really depends. A lot of has changed since I first made it and even now I'm constantly making changes to it. In the beginning, actually, the houses were basically reincarnations of the Hogwarts houses except they were based off of Native American creatures and even now the stores in Langley and Honeycutt are regurgitated after the stores in Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley.

A lot of times, I look up Salem Witches' Institute headcanons, but I've pretty much used up all of them that I had started with.

ALSO, just a note, if you guys ever, ever have an idea or random thought about the American wizarding community, feel free to PM me and I'mm put it in. Even if it is another store or a random candy idea, I don't care. I want this to be as different but still sorta the same as Harry Potter as possible. I want to make it evident that they are completely different cultures despite them both being wizarding societies.

And if anything is never clear or anything, tell me and I'll try to word it better so it's better understandable (:

[Joshua Tamashii]

Okay, think I gots everything

Amelia

|Amelia Artemia Averyonna|

Name:

Amelia Artemia Averyonna

Gender:

Female

Age:

11

Year:

1st

Blood:

Muggleborn

House:

Tituba

Pet:

None

Electives:

None

Clubs:

None

Boggart:

Either a powerless version of herself or a thunderstorm

Patronus:

Falcon

Amortentia:

The great outdoors.

Wand:

Apple, Single Unicorn Hair, 8 inches, Swishy

Best Class:

Potions, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures (once she makes it to third year)

Worst Class:

Anything that requires verbal incantations

Strengths:

Artistically talented, good memory

Weaknesses:

Mute, not that good in a fight

Personality:(At least a paragraph)

Amelia is a kind, sweet, and gentle but very shy girl. She has a tendency to prefer to stay by herself and away from others, in order to avoid having to talk to others. These habits are due to her embarrassment at being mute and wanting to avoid situations where she might have to speak. Even though she is capable of using sign language but due to a lack of people around her capable of using it, she prefers to find other means to talk to others.

Amelia enjoys spending time outside and will do so, regardless of the weather, unless it is a thunderstorm. She likes being around plants and creatures, things that she can interact with without having to talk. She also enjoys taking care of them and the visual beauty that comes from such effort, using them as subjects for her sketching's.

One outstanding trait of Amelia is her self-confidence. Or rather, her complete lack thereof. Amelia's lack of confidence in herself is to the point that if she does accomplish something, she doesn't feel as if she was the one who actually accomplished the task, even if she was the only one to work on it. This lack of confidence also effects how she views her talents, causing her to think she is lacking in an area where she is actually quite skilled at.

Amelia is also a pacifist. No matter how badly you treat her, she will simply bow her head and let her tormentor(s) continue until they are finished. She will never seek revenge on them or hold a grudge and simply views such things as a natural part of her life that she cannot avoid. This, combined with her muteness often makes her a target for bullies and people of the like.

Likes:(At least three)

Candy, peaceful and quiet places, the outdoors

Dislikes:(At least three)

Bullies, loud places, situations where she has to talk

Fears:

Amelia's greatest fear is losing her freedom and not finding her place in the world. She feels a need to find where she belongs and fears that she will never really belong anywhere. She also fears for losing her freedom, as without that, she will never find where she belongs.

Amelia also has a great fear of thunder, due to a certain incident.

Biography:(At least two paragraphs)

Amelia was born as the only child to a single mother, Ellis Averyonna. Ellis did her best to raise Amelia and had to keep a constant eye on her daughter, due to Amelia being born mute and unable to make a sound when she needed something. Despite the struggles, Ellis managed to be a good mother to Amelia. However, when Amelia was only one year old, she and Ellis where involved in a car accident, which Amelia survived but Ellis perished in.

None of Amelia's other family wanted the child, as they knew her father and didn't like him, resulting in them viewing his child rather negatively as well. As a result, Amelia was sent to an orphanage, which happened to be in Massachusetts. Amelia's life in the orphanage has been a rough one. Her inability to speak and her pacifism made her an easy target for the bullies that resided there. One incident, where they locked Amelia outside the building while a thunderstorm was happening, left the girl permanently afraid of lightning. The people in charge of the orphanage really didn't help, as most of the bullying went unnoticed and to them, Amelia was a bit of a trouble maker. From a young age, the girl had a tendency of getting into places she shouldn't, getting out of rooms she was locked in as punishment, and getting into the snacks when they were well out of her reach. As a result, they rarely ever did more then a bare minimum to help her.

After Amelia turned eleven, the Republic of Magic sent a representative to explain that Amelia would soon be attending a 'special school' for people with 'special talents'. A bit of magic and some minor bribery later (who couldn't resist a glass of good wine) and Amelia was allowed to attend the Salem Witches' Institute.

[Random Kitty]

Amelia could be the mascot. :)

[Apokalipse]

Okay, think I gots everything

Amelia

|Amelia Artemia Averyonna|

Name:

Amelia Artemia Averyonna

Gender:

Female

Age:

11

Year:

1st

Blood:

Muggleborn

House:

Tituba

Pet:

None

Electives:

None

Clubs:

None

Boggart:

Either a powerless version of herself or a thunderstorm

Patronus:

Falcon

Amortentia:

The great outdoors.

Wand:

Apple, Single Unicorn Hair, 8 inches, Swishy

Best Class:

Potions, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures (once she makes it to third year)

Worst Class:

Anything that requires verbal incantations

Strengths:

Artistically talented, good memory

Weaknesses:

Mute, not that good in a fight

Personality:(At least a paragraph)

Amelia is a kind, sweet, and gentle but very shy girl. She has a tendency to prefer to stay by herself and away from others, in order to avoid having to talk to others. These habits are due to her embarrassment at being mute and wanting to avoid situations where she might have to speak. Even though she is capable of using sign language but due to a lack of people around her capable of using it, she prefers to find other means to talk to others.

Amelia enjoys spending time outside and will do so, regardless of the weather, unless it is a thunderstorm. She likes being around plants and creatures, things that she can interact with without having to talk. She also enjoys taking care of them and the visual beauty that comes from such effort, using them as subjects for her sketching's.

One outstanding trait of Amelia is her self-confidence. Or rather, her complete lack thereof. Amelia's lack of confidence in herself is to the point that if she does accomplish something, she doesn't feel as if she was the one who actually accomplished the task, even if she was the only one to work on it. This lack of confidence also effects how she views her talents, causing her to think she is lacking in an area where she is actually quite skilled at.

Amelia is also a pacifist. No matter how badly you treat her, she will simply bow her head and let her tormentor(s) continue until they are finished. She will never seek revenge on them or hold a grudge and simply views such things as a natural part of her life that she cannot avoid. This, combined with her muteness often makes her a target for bullies and people of the like.

Likes:(At least three)

Candy, peaceful and quiet places, the outdoors

Dislikes:(At least three)

Bullies, loud places, situations where she has to talk

Fears:

Amelia's greatest fear is losing her freedom and not finding her place in the world. She feels a need to find where she belongs and fears that she will never really belong anywhere. She also fears for losing her freedom, as without that, she will never find where she belongs.

Amelia also has a great fear of thunder, due to a certain incident.

Biography:(At least two paragraphs)

Amelia was born as the only child to a single mother, Ellis Averyonna. Ellis did her best to raise Amelia and had to keep a constant eye on her daughter, due to Amelia being born mute and unable to make a sound when she needed something. Despite the struggles, Ellis managed to be a good mother to Amelia. However, when Amelia was only one year old, she and Ellis where involved in a car accident, which Amelia survived but Ellis perished in.

None of Amelia's other family wanted the child, as they knew her father and didn't like him, resulting in them viewing his child rather negatively as well. As a result, Amelia was sent to an orphanage, which happened to be in Massachusetts. Amelia's life in the orphanage has been a rough one. Her inability to speak and her pacifism made her an easy target for the bullies that resided there. One incident, where they locked Amelia outside the building while a thunderstorm was happening, left the girl permanently afraid of lightning. The people in charge of the orphanage really didn't help, as most of the bullying went unnoticed and to them, Amelia was a bit of a trouble maker. From a young age, the girl had a tendency of getting into places she shouldn't, getting out of rooms she was locked in as punishment, and getting into the snacks when they were well out of her reach. As a result, they rarely ever did more then a bare minimum to help her.

After Amelia turned eleven, the Republic of Magic sent a representative to explain that Amelia would soon be attending a 'special school' for people with 'special talents'. A bit of magic and some minor bribery later (who couldn't resist a glass of good wine) and Amelia was allowed to attend the Salem Witches' Institute.

@Joshua Tamashii

Accepted (:

[Random Kitty]

Can any of us be prefects or whatever the equivalent may be.

[Apokalipse]

Can any of us be prefects or whatever the equivalent may be.

@Random Kitty

Yes!!!

Matter of fact, if anyone wants to be a prefect, have a certain position on the House Quidditch team, tell me.

There will be a male and female prefect for fifth, sixth, and seventh of each house. So each house will have six prefects. However, because they are Americans, while the official title is prefect, they are only called Hallway Monitors by the many annoyed students.

However, captains of Quidditch teams have to be in 6th or 7th year; if two people apply, the oldest will be chosen and, if they are in the same year, I'll draw randomly

Head Boy and Head Girl are overall the bosses of the students/prefects. However, these will be played by NPCs ^_^

[Undine]

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[AlteredTundra]

So many chicks. o_o

In other news, sorry I haven't gotten my guy up yet. I had planned on posted him today, but sleep got in the way. -_- Will aim for tonight, tomorrow morning at the very latest. I'm just having a little trouble with how I want to explain the personality. xD

[Random Kitty]

I think Cass would like to be prefect. Quidditch will be avoided at all costs. Even watching makes her a bit sick.