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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@candlelitcraft -- I'll have to take a nap before I give any in-depth answers. I just got home from no sleep and a bunch of paperwork. Perhaps @KahleenCuthald can elaborate, they're more knowledgeable in the lore department than I am.

@ineffable -- Go ahead and send me a copy of the revised CS and I'll approve it or share it with my colleagues to see what they think.

[@Everyone] -- Please use the above method for any revisions. Thanks.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@Jeyma -- Looks fine to me. However, I'm sleep deprived and overworked so I'll let @KahleenCuthald or @Bishop take a look at it and I'll trust their decision.

Approaching the Guild's 10 year anniversary

I've been a member since late 2011 and... Jeez... going on 6 years of RPing almost exclusively on one site. -And frankly this is the only online community that I'm a member of, with the exception of Facebook groups. It's, as some other members have said, a home-away-from-home. It's a place I can come to chat with like-minded people and do some writing.

The spammers and bots and attacksers suck - whenever the Guild would go away for a time, it felt as though there was a void that needed to be filled. From that I started playing Dungeons and Dragons with some friends at college, but it's not the same as an in-depth roleplay where you're not restricted by the confines of verbal conveyance. I've also done LARP, but it, again, is not the same.

The spam forum, while it is a cesspool that should be contained, is where most of the chatting and general dickery happens and I've enjoyed my time there... well sorta.

I realize that there's no way I can convey what the guild means to me with a single post, so I'll go for a gif instead.

some gif or whatever

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Melvus

Flourish and Bolts

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Melvus had frequented Flourish and Bolts during the years. He was a reader, after all, and already owned several of the volumes on the list. Magical Theory was one, though he had a hard time understanding it and his parents would not be named among the best instructors when it came to something out of their field. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was another that Melvus had read through a time or two. His favourite was definitely the Niffler and its ability to carry many, many, items in its pouch.

“Ah, Draven.” The aged shopkeeper said over the shoulder of two, presumably, parents as he gave a nod. Melvus' mother wasn't with him because she was tending to her shop that day, and was, therefore, preoccupied. However, Melvus and Draven intended to pay her a visit later in the day.

“Good day.” Draven mumbled in response. Draven Garth wasn’t a particularly joyus man, his line of work would do that to someone. Especially since most of the dark witches and wizards he brought down were alum of his own house, Slytherin.

Melvus already had a stack of books in his arms, some were ones that he needed for school and others had titles like “Abracadabra: A-Z of Spooky Spells” and “Olde and Forgotton Bewitchments and Charmes”. He didn’t mean to, but when he placed them on the counter they slammed down with a loud thud. His father gave him a pointed look and he seemed to have disturbed the shopkeeper and their other customers.

"Pardon my rudeness;" Draven had thought it was as good a time as any to bother the people who were so obviously muggles. "Would you like anything explained? My son and I are making the rounds for his school items as well, we could show you around if you'd like." Draven wasn't a standard Slytherin - He often thought that the sorting hat had made a mistake and placed him there just based on his blood status and family history.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@candlelitcraft Approved.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@candlelitcraft -- I like the CS. Just a few points; You need to declare muggle as a blood status and while I'm not that big on character history, my co-GMs might be, so I'd try to expand it a little. I don't want an entire life story, but a little more flesh, like a full paragraph. As a last note, well done on the personality.

EDIT: Here's that with formatting.

Viola

~ 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 ::

:: 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 loving parents who were often busy with her other siblings. She always felt overshadowed by her siblings and was really excited to discover she was a witch.

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.

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Melvus Garth

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Melvus Garth

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General Information

:: Full Name ::
Melvus Garth

:: Nicknames ::
Mel

:: Gender ::
♂ Male

:: Date of Birth ::
26 April 2006

:: Blood Status ::
Pure Blood

:: Appearance ::
Mel is rather short for his age - 139.6 cm. He has unkempt, shortish, thin, straight, black hair. His eyes are a deep black.

Family Information

:: Family Members ::

Draven Garth
{Father; Pure Blood; Slytherin}
Occupation: Auror

Nevaeh Garth
{Mother; Pure Blood; Ravenclaw}
Occupation: Owner and Operator of "Charming Charms and Other Oddities" in Diagon Alley.

:: History ::
Melvus grew up in the New York city in the United States. He hasn't seen his mother much since she lives in the United Kingdom, running her charms shop. Though she would, every now and again, pay a visit when she had an afternoon free. This was until Draven was accepted by the Ministry to serve as an Auror. Draven had attended Hogwarts but moved away afterward. Now he was returning, no doubt in an attempt to have his son attend the school he and Nevaeh had.

Melvus had been taught charms by his mother from a young age. Every time she would visit, she would show him a new charm and explain its limitations and how it worked. This got Melvus extremely excited to one day take a charms class at Hogwarts, assuming he was accepted. Now it appeared that he had and he was rearing to go.

Personal Information

:: Pet ::
Richard -- Wirehair Cat

:: Wand ::
Yew Wood | Phoenix Feather | 11½" | Reasonably Supple

Yew Yew wands are among the rarer kinds, and their ideal matches are likewise unusual, and occasionally notorious. The wand of yew is reputed to endow its possessor with the power of life and death, which might, of course, be said of all wands; and yet yew retains a particularly dark and fearsome reputation in the spheres of duelling and all curses. However, it is untrue to say (as those unlearned in wandlore often do) that those who use yew wands are more likely to be attracted to the Dark Arts than another. The witch or wizard best suited to a yew wand might equally prove a fierce protector of others. Wands hewn from these most long-lived trees have been found in the possession of heroes quite as often as of villains. Where wizards have been buried with wands of yew, the wand generally sprouts into a tree guarding the dead owner’s grave. What is certain, in my experience, is that the yew wand never chooses either a mediocre or a timid owner.

Phoenix 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 ::
Melvus is the sort to get along with everyone because he can adapt to a situation and the individuals in it.
He's an intellectual who has always sought knowledge and understanding. While other children, in Wizarding America, were playing outside or getting their daily dose of television, he was attempting to learn. This isn't to say that he doesn't have fun - he's a child after all. However, he doesn't spend every waking moment of his childhood playing, he spends a fair amount learning.

More recently, his demeanor and voice are often distant and dreamy. He's the sort to just walk away from a boring conversation, non-dependent of who it is with. Melvus can often be found in some public, yet secluded,
place studying.

:: Habits | Oddities | Quirks ::
- Not tying his shoes when they become untied and yet he never trips over them

:: Likes ::
- Learning
- Most sorts of magic
- Classical Music
- Reading

:: Dislikes ::
- Chores
- Confined Spaces
- Religion
- Bullies

:: Fears ::
- The Dark
- Death

:: Worth to Mention ::
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

It occurred to me that I don't need a character post yet, just a GM post. So I put that up so you guys could start working on yours.

@Jeyma -- Can't wait to see your CS.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Diagon Alley

The day to collect their wands and other important magical items was at hand. At this point, most, if not all, of the Hogwarts’ incoming first-years found themselves in Diagon Alley with their parents or some other chaperone, checking items off of their list of necessary equipment.

Uniform

• Three sets of plain black work robes
• One plain black pointed hat
• One pair of dragon hide (or similar) protective gloves
• One black winter cloak with silver fastenings
• Please note that all student’s clothes should carry name-tags at all times

Books

• The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk
• A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
• Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
• A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
• One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
• Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
• The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

Other Equipment

• 1 Wand
• 1 Pewter cauldron
• 1 Set of glass or crystal phials
• 1 Telescope
• 1 Set of brass scales
• Students may also bring an Owl, a Cat or a Toad

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST-YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS