the daily prophet is the largest, most well-known wizarding newspaper. news within the wizarding world and muggle world can be found here, as well as school announcements. have a suggestion or comment? post it here. activity checks will also be posted here. activity checks will happen about once a month or so. developments of the site will be here for your eyes.

the ministry of magic, the government of the wizarding world. this board is strictly for admin only. want in? no dice. it's basically where we keep track of things like codes, or discuss things privately when we're too lazy to msn. it's nothing special, i promise. consider this the ministry of the forum, except this is more of a democracy.

too many years have gone by for any of the original characters to be on the site, but not enough years have gone by for their children to be on the site. however, there are still important characters to be played on the site. here are all the "premades" that we absolutely adore. make sure you claim your canon once the application has been accepted. also, make sure that if you make an original character, the playby is not already a canon.

have you read up on the site and registered? fantastic! now it's time to make a character. whether it be an original or a canon, you must post your applications here. you can find the template inside, of course. if your application is not complete, make sure you mark it as so. all apps should have the subject: LAST, name middle, in that format. we like keeping things neat. please respect that.

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so, those long colorful things with lines and line of lyrics go here. basically, this is where you do all your plotting unless you would rather do it privately. need a certain character? a brother? a lover? post in the requests and see who comes your way. sometimes its good to check their before you make a character. everyone should post a plot page for their character. plots make things fun.

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hogwarts doesn't do email, or texting, or things that muggles do. we go by old-fashioned carrier pigeons, except, our pigeons are owls and they're much more moody and demanding. got something to say? a note to write? a howler to send? the owlry is full of students' birds and school birds.

located behind a still life painting near the kitchens is the home of the just and loyal hufflepuffs. decorated in extreme gold black garmets, this house definitely has some spirit. these badgers are honest and true to their word. the house is located at dungeon level, but is as far away as possible from the potions area, where those serpents hang out.

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located on the west side of the castle, high up in a tower, is home of the royal blue ravenclaws, where those ful of wit and intelligence lay. the door is located at the top of a spiriling staircase, but the only thing on it is a talking eagle that'll ask you a question that must be answered correctly. there's not conventional password here. prove you're a raven by proving your intelligence.

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you might lose track of time here, gazing up at the ceiling that mirrors the sky, no matter the whether or time of day. there are four long tables, each designated for a specific house. this is where students eat and all assemblies are held. the professors all sit at the high table in the front of the room. and don't forget about the antechamber. the entrance is located just beyond the high table. good luck getting in there without a teacher catching you.

the paintings can see everything you do, and they're not afraid to tattle. plus you never know who's lurking inside that suit of armor or where that passage way behind the statue is going to take you. it isn't uncommon to find a couple in a broom cupboard or someone sneaking through the forbidden corridor on the third floor. oh yeah, and the moving staircases like to pull pranks on first years.

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need a book on a certain subject? the library probably has it, considering it's got thousands of books on everything imaginable. the books are enchanted to prevent theft and defacing, and some of them are uncooperative. the library closes at eight each night. you can only get into the restricted section if you have a signed note from a teacher, otherwise, it's near impossible. there's also an 'invisiblity' section that focuses on dragons, but it's fairly impossible to find. good luck.

the bathrooms aren't that much different from other bathrooms. there are stalls for toilets, a circular area of sinks, and they're usually kept very clean. nearly everyone in the school avoids moaning myrtle's bathroom for two reasons. first, she's moaning myrtle and no one wants to listen to her talk or complain. second, it's not a secret anymore that the chamber of secrets can be entered through the bathroom. and despite the fact that there are dozens of protective enchantments to keep students from getting in or anything from getting out, students still fear it. the only ones who bother with it are the evil ones.

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with rows and rows of beds covered in white linens, it's pretty much like any hospital, even the muggle ones. except the nurse here can painfully heal broken bones, make cuts vanish, and pretty much heal you fairly quickly. privacy screens are optional, but can make any bed private towards others in the room. visitors aren't allowed past eight at night unless they are a relative. lights go out around nine for the sick especially.

you can't access the ravenclaw or gryffindor towers from here, but you can access the astronomy tower. a large spiraling staircase winds up directly above the front of the castle into what is known as the astronomy tower, where those classes are held. if you know where you're going, you might stumble across the headmaster's office, although that happens to be one of the most heavily guarded passwords in the school. finally, there's the west tower, where you'll find the owlry.

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if you're on the quidditch team, you know that no matter what the weather is like, you're going to be outside practicing in the quidditch pitch. the games are never cancelled and all houses are welcome to attend no matter who is playing. when practices or games aren't going on, the pitch is deserted. it makes a very good place for secret parties get togethers. on the day of the quidditch cup, everyone comes down from the school, teachers and students alike, to see who the champion will be. just don't get caught snogging under the bleachers.

the whomping willow is a very valuable, very violent tree that has grown on an isolate portion of the property in order to ensure safety of the students. the willow will immediately attack anyone that comes within range and doesn't have mercy for anyone. however, you can use a certain spell to freeze the branches for a temporary amount of time or if you run fast enough, you can press a certain knot on the tree that will soothe it for a few moments. only a few are aware of the secret passage opening under the roots of the tree that leads to the shrieking shack.

students aren't allowed anywhere near the forbidden forest, although not many actually follow that rule. the smart ones stay away, but the students who can't resist tempation always end up back in the hospital wing with a few burns or cuts. what could they be from? one of the different creatures looking in the wooded area. if you're lucky, you'll come across a unicorn or two. go back deep enough and you'll find a huge spider's nest. there's rumors of a dragon lurking in the trees, along with a herd of centaurs that aren't always that friendly.

the room of requirement's known entrance is somewhere on the seventh floor, however, only those who truly need it can access it. when you need something, it will provide it for you. to make the room appear, one must walk by the correct wall three times whilst concentrating on what is needed the most.

the room in which the mirror of erised is in is located behind a suit of armor just past the restricted section of the library. not many know of this room, and most people who find it happen to stumble across it randomly. the mirror was originally locked away in the forbidden corridor of the third floor, but rumors are spreading that it's back in it's original spot nowadays. this mirror will expose your truest desires and dreams, but not necessarily what will come true.

tapping just the right brick in the wall behind the leaky cauldron in london will reveal an archway which is a portal into diagon alley, a long cobbled street where is to be found a strange and exciting assortment of shops and restaurants. it is unquestionably the hub of commerce in the british wizarding world, with virtually every wizarding business stationed there.

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just around the corner from diagon alley lies a dark, twisting alleyway devoted to the dark arts, better known as knockturn alley. not only are the wares sold here a bit dodgy, but the wizards hanging around behave fairly suspiciously as well. from the shops and the street vendors one can purchase, among other things, shrunken heads, poisonous candles, human-looking fingernails, and flesh-eating slug repellent.

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london is highly populated with muggles, but little do they know that wizards and witches walk among them. from kings cross station, students will board the hogwarts express at platform 9 3/4. the leaky cauldron, invisble to the muggles, will bring witches and wizards into diagon alley. amongst the businesses of london is the ministry of magic, or the government of the wizarding world.

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your random shananigans go here :3 wanna chat? introduce yourself? play a few in-character games? you can do all of that here.

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of the month nominations and voting will be done here when the time comes. only one vote per person, not per account.

voting will begin on: november 15.

voting will end on: november 18