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Shadow Falls Summer Camp for Wayward Juveniles* - Discontinued

@thewizardguy @ineffable I just added a little camper schedules blurb to the intro post, I just realized I left that out. Please check it out when you have the chance!

Shadow Falls Summer Camp for Wayward Juveniles* - Discontinued

I just posted the intro post in the IC section. We'll be starting in a day or so, I'm hoping we'll get some more people to join by then. Feel free to start working on your first post!

Shadow Falls Summer Camp for Wayward Juveniles* - Discontinued

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The Mess Hall, 11:30 am, Day 1

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All of the buses of campers had arrived, and all of the campers had been corralled into the Mess Hall for lunch and a welcome to the camp. Lilac, head counselor, stood at the front of the room. She stepped up onto a chair to get the attention of other campers, though the added height only put her at about the same height as many of the campers sitting down. Holly was used to this, however, as a Fae, and knew how to work around her small height.

"Good afternoon, everyone," She said brightly, easily drawing the attention of most students with her natural Fae charisma, "And welcome to Shadow Falls' 200th annual summer camp!"

She paused, and a few campers clapped halfheartedly. Determined not to let the lack of enthusiasm deter her, she carried on. "
For all of you who are returning, welcome back! For those of you who are new and don't know, my name is Lilac Honeybell, and I'm head counselor here. We have a great year planned for you guys! First, enjoy lunch at your own leisure, and then please stop by this table," she gestured to the plastic one by the door where the rest of the counselors sat, "to get your schedules and cabin assignments. We will also be providing a personal copy of camp rules for everyone in the hopes that it will prevent some of you from letting them slip your mind." She gave a few returning campers a look. "We hope you all have a great summer, and if anyone has any questions, a counselor would be glad to answer it. We're recognizable by our purple lanyards," She gestured to the one around her neck, "And don't forget to have fun!"

Her speech finished, she stepped down from her chair. The lull of conversation started up again as she went to help the camp chefs with setting up the lunch buffet.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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Viola Stratton: Flourish and Blotts

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Viola roamed the towering shelves of books in what seemed to be the only bookstore in Diagon Alley. She was here with both of her parents, who were struggling to navigate the confusing shopping district and having an even harder time understanding wizard currency. This was only their second stop of the day, the first being Ollivander’s. She had been immensely excited to receive her wand, and though she didn’t really understand the significance of cedar and phoenix tail feather, she had found the experience of receiving her wand very interesting.

Her parents were currently speaking to the shop owner of Flourish and Blotts about the books Viola needed for school, a conversation Viola had quickly gotten bored of. She had gone off on her own to explore the books available, and hopefully pick out a few that would help her better understand the world she was entering. She had already picked one out, a recently published volume titled A Brief History of Magic. It didn’t look very brief, with almost 800 pages, but Viola was very excited to read it. She was worried about fitting in with the other students. She didn’t know how many other students would be “muggle born” like her, a term she was still getting used to. She had noticed some people who seemed disdainful of her and her family, and she was worried that other students would give her a hard time for coming from a muggle family.

She shook off those thoughts and paid more attention to the books she was exploring. She paused at one titled Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian. For the hundredth time since receiving her letter, she worried that she would be out of the loop with the other students. She paled as she wondered if knowledge of curses is something she should know. What if it was normal for students to curse each other? She would seem like an idiot if she didn’t know what to do. She stared at the title for a few moments longer before deciding she was better safe than sorry and sliding it off the shelf to look at the cover.

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@ineffable approved! Feel free to put his CS in the character tab

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@misscapncrunch I will, thank you!

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Viola Stratton

~ Viola Stratton ~

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General Information

:: Full Name ::
Viola Rosaline Stratton
:: Nicknames ::
Vi
:: Gender ::
♀ Female

:: Date of Birth ::
17 August 2006

:: Blood Status ::
Muggleborn

:: Appearance ::
Her hair is naturally brown but she started dying it platinum blonde a little before she received her Hogwarts acceptance letter because she wanted to shake it up before going to a new school. She has blue eyes, one a tiny bit more grey than the other. She has a bit of a RBF which makes it a little difficult for her to make new friends.

Family Information

:: Family Members ::

Mary Brooks-Stratton
Mother, Muggle
Occupation: Primary school teacher

Marshal Stratton
Father, Muggle
Occupation: Works for the government

Kenneth Stratton
Brother, 20, Muggle
Occupation: Student at college overseas

Beatrice Stratton
Sister, 7, Muggle
Occupation: Student

:: History ::
She grew up with a pretty average family, though her parents tended to be a bit distant. She's close with her siblings and shared a bedroom with Beatrice until Kenneth moved out for college. Beatrice was the only one who knew about the weird stuff (aka her magic showing itself) that happened around Vi because of this. Vi always felt a little like the outsider in her group of friends. She did have a best friend who she was very close with, but this best friend moved away when Vi was ten and they drifted apart. She lived a very average life until getting her letter for Hogwarts, and she feels like her whole life has just been filler leading up to this point.

Personal Information

:: Pet ::
A long-eared owl named Nyx.

:: Wand ::
Cedar. Phoenix tail feather. 13 ¾’. Surprisingly swishy.

Cedar Whenever I meet one who carries a cedar wand, I find strength of character and unusual loyalty. My father, Gervaise Ollivander, used always to say, ‘you will never fool the cedar carrier,’ and I agree: the cedar wand finds its perfect home where there is perspicacity and perception. I would go further than my father, however, in saying that I have never yet met the owner of a cedar wand whom I would care to cross, especially if harm is done to those of whom they are fond. The witch or wizard who is well-matched with cedar carries the potential to be a frightening adversary, which often comes as a shock to those who have thoughtlessly challenged them.

Phoenix tail feather This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike. Phoenix feather wands are always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken is one of the most independent and detached in the world. These wands are the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance is usually hard won.

:: Personality ::
Viola is very artistic and prides herself on being mature for her age. She likes to draw, sculpt, paint, cross-stitch, and do basically any other type of art, though she’s not very good at most of them. She’s naturally loud and very unapologetic about that. She also is obsessed with magic information and has been soaking up every bit of knowledge she can on the wizarding world ever since receiving her letter. She is very good at controlling her temper and likes to think through every option before making choices. This leads to her missing out on opportunities. She’s easily distracted and usually ignores more pressing matters to focus on something that caught her interest instead.

:: Habits | Oddities | Quirks ::
She chews pens and picks at her skin. She talks really fast and switches up letters a lot (ex: Yew Nork).

:: Likes ::
She really likes contemporary art and history. She loves to listen to and tell stories about anything. She’s a bit of a gossip and loves listening to her friends talk about their days.

:: Dislikes ::
She doesn’t like talking to people who she feels aren’t as intelligent as her. She hates being bored and sitting still for too long. She also doesn’t like the quiet.

:: Fears ::
Her biggest fear is purgatory and the unknown. She’s scared of having the people she loves turn on her. She has a weird fear of earwigs but is fine with other bugs.

:: Worth to Mention ::
Magic doesn’t come very naturally to her but she refuses to give up when faced with challenges.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@KahleenCuthald okay thanks, I'll try to do that stuff

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@ineffable thanks! I feel like I'm beginning to catch on to how stuff works here. I look forward to your CS

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@melkor okay thanks, I'll add some more details to the history. Also I just completely forgot about the blood status, sorry, I meant to go back to that.