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 Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:11 pm
~~H_O_G_W_A_R_T_S~~
(``An RP that takes place in the future of the infamous school of witchcraft and wizardry``)
It has been many years since Lord Voldemort was defeated. Harry Potter is dead, having died peacefully some time ago at a ripe old age. His children have gone off into the world, and his grandchildren still attend Hogwarts. However, the family has faded into obscurity. All wizardkind recognize the name "Potter," but no relatives of the infamous Harry Potter have drifted into mainstream attention for some time. The all-enduring school where The Boy Who Lived recieved his magical education, however, has remained exactly the same. Wizarding children still flock to Hogwarts Castle from all over Great Britain so they can learn all they need to know about the world in which they live.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:08 pm
~~Table_Of_Contents~~
1. RP Details. (Who you will be playing. What kind of RP this is... etc.)
2. Rules and Regulations. (And you had better follow them. I've got a blacklist attatched. Maybe if you are a model RPer and do what I say, you'll even get on the whitelist!)
3. How to join.
4. Announcements.
5. Approved Profiles.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:09 pm
RP Details
Rules & Regs
How To Join
Announcements
Approved Profiles~~RP_Details~~
In this RP, you will create a character and have them enter Hogwarts. They can attend classes, hang out with friends, and even participate in activities like Quidditch.
Characters:
THEY CANNOT BE MAIN CANNON CHARACTERS. Harry is dead. Presumably Ron and Hermione are dead... etc. You may not play one of Harry's children or grandchildren. The grandchildren may be assumed to be floating around somewhere in Hogwarts, but you may not play one of them.
Any exceptions to this rule should be inquired to me. However, the answer will most likely be a firm 'no.'
There may be opportunities to play, in addition to your student character, an extra 'ambience' character. Opportunities may include playing:
~Resident Ghosts
~Teachers
~Resident Magical Creatures
~Guests at the School
~and others...
I will play teachers for now. You must show me your abilities as an RPer before I will even consider you as an ambience character. Let me rephrase that: you may not apply for one of these positions until having RPed in here a bit and allowing me to see your RPing talents. Then, if you would like, PM me asking for a position. I will then ask you to give me a sample RP as the character. For now, though, just worry about your student. wink
Also keep in mind that your character may not have "special powers" or "abilities" without my permission, and you may only request for them after a time of RPing here, so that I can see you can handle the role well. These "special powers" include:
~Metamorphmagus
~Animagus
~Seer
~Veela
~Half-Giant
~Werewolf
~and more...
How this all works:
You might be thinking the following: "There are so many places in Hogwarts and out! How on earth do we RP in one thread without it getting terribly confusing?!" The answer, simply, is this: You put the location of your post in the upper left-hand corner. For example, if I was in Charms, I would put "Charms" in the upper left-hand corner. If I was by the lake, I would put "The Black Lake" in the upper left-hand corner. The same goes for out-of-Hogwarts places. Your character's home... diagon alley... diagon alley shops... the hogwarts express... etc.
You may only post as at your home or outside of Hogwarts when it is vacation. I will indicate when it is vacation in "Announcements."
Classes:
I will be playing all teachers for now. (Each of "them" will post in a distinct color, so it does not get confusing). In order to recieve full credit for a class, I expect you to, at some point within a week of its being posted, attend with a post RPing the lesson. I will figure out grades based on this, and give you one grade for each class per "year." There will be at least three lessons and an exam per class. The classes include:
~DADA
~Charms
~Potions
~Transfiguration
~Herbology
~Astronomy
~History of Magic
~Flying
~and more...
Getting Started:
After being accepted into this RP, you may post as your character getting his/her Hogwarts letter, and them being at home. When I post in Announcements saying so, you may proceed to The Hogwarts Express and RP your time there. When that is over, I will post in Announcements, and you proceed to the Great Hall for the feast and the sorting. I will post in the sorting as the sorting hat singing a little song... and then I will ask you to come before me and put me on your head one at a time. I will allow for you all to come and post, and then I will make one big post with each student's name and then what they would have heard the Sorting Hat say when they put it on. I will sort you in this way! Then you go to common rooms... then classes... etc. We'll start out that way just to get organized. Since some people may join during the 'year,' I will make special allowances for them so that they may go straight to classes, pretending like they had been at school the entire time.
Quidditch:
For now, just worry about getting started. wink Later though, I will put up Quidditch rules and you can PM me asking for a position on the team. Then there will be IC tryouts... and you may be accepted.
When there is a big event like Quidditch going on, you may not post in any other place... because it is extremely important that nothing distracts our attention from that very important topic! Once there are rules, I will need to see what's going where, and who has posted first. It may be the difference between one team winning or losing.
HAVE FUN!
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:50 pm
RP Details
Rules & Regs
How To Join
Announcements
Approved Profiles~~Rules_And_Regulations~~
1. BE NICE! I mean it! Obviously your character can be as mean as you want (within reason). However, if there is any OOC rudeness or otherwise nasty things said in PMs to me and other characters, here in OOC notes, or on the OOC board (which I plan on creating), then I will give you a good hard kick in the shins, (OK, a virtual kick in the shins) and I will ban you from this RP. Kapish?
2. NO CYBERING! It's icky and gross and wrong and a whole bunch of other adjectives that I hope I don't need to spell out. Don't do it. If you do, I will give you a triple virtual kick in the shins, ban you from the RP, and then I will report you to the mods of this guild.
3. DON'T JUDGE! It is totally allowed for someone's character to be homosexual, if they so desire. We are not prejudiced here, and will welcome them with open arms. If I see any hurtful comments about this, I will personally yell at the person via PM for an hour or so, then kick their shins, then ban them.
4. NO SPAMMING THE THREAD! No netspeak, pointless, one-word posts, bumping, or off-topic chatting. I will glare at you distastefully and send you a warning PM telling you to delete your post. If you are a repeat offender, I will ban you.
5. PG-13, FOLKS! If you absolutely positively must add in a small smidgen of romance, then do so. However, I don't want to be seeing any super icky, "I wanna gag" kind of scenes, nor do I want to see anything inappropriate. If you think something is questionable, just have your character kind of "fade out."
6. NO ONE-LINERS! I'm sorry, but if you are the sort of person that writes one sentence responses, read no further and exit this RP. It is not for you. I expect responses of decent length. Decent length to me is at least two paragraphs per post. One paragraph is OK if your muse has abandoned you for a bit, but I want to see some EFFORT!
7. GRAMMAR! For Merlin's sake, please at least attempt to have proper grammar! At least try to capitalize and have correct punctuation, if nothing else. Spelling too... if you are stuck on a word, it takes a full two seconds to open the dictionary on your computer and check it!
8. NO MARY-SUES/GARY STUS. Try, people, try. I know some of you have a bit of a hard time with this, but the more you RP, the easier it becomes to avoid. Have your characters be realistic. And let's not have color-changing eyes or hair, mmkay? If I see that I really might gag.
9. NO WEAPONS OR EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE. I would think this would be obvious. You don't see little eleven-year-olds walking around with lethal knives or guns. Also, your character can be in a fight with another character, but let's keep things as non-graphic as possible. I don't want or need to read about somebody's guts pouring out their nose, kthanks. -_-
10. Keep OOC notes in your post to a bare minimum. Generally, OOC chat is for the OOC thread.
11. No siggies on in here. It makes the place look all messy.
12. So that I know that you read through this and understand these rules, please put "Wingardium Leviosa" as the title of the PM you send me with your profile. Do this, or I will not even consider you. I mean it. You've got to read these rules. *glareglare*~~Azkaban~~ (The Blacklist... beware, rulebreakers...)~~The_Trophy_Room~~ (The Whitelist... for those that make me very, very proud and deserve their username on a bright and shiny trophy! Yes, I might actually make you a trophy... or send you a couple bugs from GaiaTowns just to show my appreciation. <3)
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:42 pm
RP Details
Rules & Regs
How to Join
Announcements
Approved Profiles~~How_To_Join~~ If you wish to participate in this RP, please fill out the following profile (in the format indicated), and PM it to me. Remember the rules! *cough* Those rules... you know... very important. *hacking cough* Better make sure you know 'em by heart! *violent coughing fit* Because they might, you know, have something to do with the title of the PM. *is dying from the amount of suggestive coughing she is doing to get her little RP minions to READ THE RULES*[color=blue][size=10]
Username:
Character Name:
Gender:
Appearance:
Blood Purity:
Personality/Likes and Dislikes:
History:
How does he/she feel about coming to Hogwarts?:
What house does he/she really want to get into?:
Describe him/her in five words:
[/size][/color] Keep in mind that your character cannot be cannon, so he/she obviously MAY NOT HAVE A CANNON LAST NAME. I don't want to see any "Mary Potter"s. XD You may include a picture for appearance if you so desire, but it's not required. What is required is that you put obvious effort into this. I want at least one paragraph for Appearance, at least two paragraphs for Personality/Likes and Dislikes, and at least two paragraphs for History. Once I approve your profile, I will PM you saying that it is alright to post, and I will add your profile to the "Approved Profiles" section. You may then post as your character at home, receiving their Hogwarts letter.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:56 pm
RP Details
Rules & Regs
How to Join
Announcements
Approved Profiles~~Announcements~~ 3.4.08- Alright! The profile format is up! Start PMing me with those, lovies. <3
4.6.08- Some people have moved to the train. It has not left yet, however. Joiners are still welcome! ^^ *snugs* Also, I would just like to remind everyone of two things:
1) I will not accept those that have not read the rules, and put the proper subject for the PM.
2) Rudeness will NOT be tolerated from anyone. We are nice to each other here. <3 No hurt feelings.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:04 pm
RP Details
Rules & Regs
How To Join
Announcements
Approved Profiles~~Approved_Profiles~~ Username: meganargetlam
Character Name: Antoinette Baudin
Gender: female
Appearance: I have black hair. Its shiny, its straight, and it goes down to my mid back. I wear it down, but I usually put a brown newsboy cap on top. At least at home I do. My eyes are brown, and small. My nose is small and buttonish. I have a petite build, and I look younger than I am.
Blood Purity: Pure.
Personality/Likes and Dislikes: I love muggle foods. My mom bought something called a 'microwave' last year, and I love playing with it! I blew up something called a 'thermometer' in there too! Its fun! I love soup, and I love onions.
I hate purebloods who think they're better than everyone. I hate apples, I hate worms... and I hate small spaces! That's what I like about what I've heard about Hogwarts... I heard its huge!
And the one thing I hate most? Wait for it... (yeah, I hate that too) HAM.
Ham is the worst thing you can put on my plate. Christmas ham? Make it a turkey. Please!
And one thing I love the most? The color... Neon. Yellow. Yes, I like the image of the neon burned into the back of my eyes for two minutes. Its so... muggle.
My dad and I are positively in love with muggle items. We don't have any wizard pictures in the house, and dad even has a couple of what muggles call 'Pin ups'. Mariah doesn't like these for some reason, but I find them fascinating!
She calls them dirty. They aren't dirty! They might be a bit dusty, but we keep a clean house! I love keeping the house clean, but dad won't let me clean his room. He says it has muggle items that I should wait to see when I'm older. Then he hands me a rubber duck to add to my collection! I love my dad!
History: When I was a kid my mom and dad divorced. Its weird because divorce is so rare in the wizarding community. Anyways, my mom remarried, and my dad did too. I've been going back and forth between them, and it hurts a little. I spend two months with my dad, and two months with my mom...
My step-moms' names are Mariah and Tsukiko... yeah I have two stepmoms, something wrong with that? My mom and Tsukiko really like each other.
I started showing magical talents when I was 9, and my dad was so happy! He told me he was afraid I was a squib. I asked him what was wrong with squibs, and he said nothing... nothing at all... I still don't know why he avoided the question.
How does he/she feel about coming to Hogwarts?: I'm really excited, I've heard really good things about the school.
What house does he/she really want to get into?: Hufflepuff or Gryffindor
Describe him/her in five words: naive, happy, sweet, hyper, random.
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Username: RisTesla
Character Name: Lark Maxine Banker
Gender: Female
Appearance: Shoulder length dark red wavy hair, Average height and weight (5'5", 105Lbs.)freckles play across her face. Her left eye is blue, her right is brown. She has light tan skin. She always seems to have either a far away look or a content look on her face.
Blood Purity: Mostly pure.
Personality/Likes and Dislikes: She enjoys helping people and taking care of them. She loves life, she also likes her solitude. She's a natural-born leader and can gain control of any roudy crowd by singing. She doesn't like to share her thoughts with her fellow classmates.
History: She's a mostly pureblood witch, her mother stays home while her father goes to work at the Ministry. She has 3 older brothers, the oldest is Evan, he's in 7th year and in Hufflepuff, the next oldest is James, he's in 6th year and in Ravenclaw, and Dylan is in 5th year and in Gryffindor. Lark also has an older sister, Lena who's in 3rd year and in Slytherin house. She's the only one in her family who has her father's dark red wavy hair, while the rest of her siblings have their mom's straight brown hair. Her and her sister are the closest, while her brothers stick together, but they're there when needed. When she goes home for summer, she seeks solitude to write songs and sing them. She started singing at a very young age, turning Beedle the Bard stories into songs. The one thing about her that her brothers and even her sister doesn't like, is that she's too trusting of people. She sees only the good in everyone and everything.
She wonders if Howarts will be more difficult then the Muggle school she had her mother enroll her in when she was younger. Because she didn't have her siblings attend with her.
Whenever someone needs help, or someone to talk to, they turn to Lark, she sometimes even turns their problems and results into songs, which everyone loves.
How does he/she feel about coming to Hogwarts?: She's very excited about being at Hogwarts. Dream come true.
What house does he/she really want to get into?: She doesn't really mind which house she gets into, she'll be with a brother, except for Slytherin.
Describe him/her in five words: Smart, caring, sweet, creative, talented.
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Username: Ronyo Storm
Character Name: Ronyo Storm (I did think about it for a while before concluding that my avatar name was decently suited for the Hogwarts world. There’s history behind the name so I enjoy using it when the opportunity arises.)
Gender: Male
Appearance: Ronyo’s most striking feature would be his hair. If you were to merely glance at it, you would swear it was white. As it is, his hair is a very light shade of blonde which glares white in the sunlight. If his hair didn’t catch you then his forest green eyes most certainly would. Due to his more natural outlook on life, Ronyo wears earth toned robes with either hints of green or green yellow.
Blood Purity: Half
Personality/Likes and Dislikes: Ronyo is normally a quiet boy who enjoys spending more time outside then inside around people. Ronyo has grown detached from the main stream world since his mother died, and finds solitude in nature and the animals more than people. He has found strength in viewing nature and has learned to respect it and work with it. Through this, young Storm has also developed a grave dislike for those who would disregard nature and the many wonderful creatures in it. In recent years Ronyo has found himself going more and more to the parks to see larger areas of natural wonderment, so it would be only natural that this bound helped nurture his abilities.
History: For the first five years of Ronyo’s life things went relatively smooth. As smooth as things can be for a mother, Abigail Storm, who worked in a muggle hospital and a father, Randalf Storm, who worked as an Auror. Ronyo watched both worlds as he grew up and marveled at both; the magic and wonderful creatures of his father's world, and the science and technology from his mothers. That all changed when Ronyo’s mother was killed by a drunk driver on her way home from work. Nothing in either the wizarding world or the muggle world could be done. From then on Ronyo would have nothing to do with muggle science. For the next few years of his life, Ronyo’s father did what he could to raise his son and teach him what was needed in the world. It was clear though that the passing of Abigail was having effects on both Ronyo and Randalf. Randalf quit his main position as a field Auror and was reassigned to a desk job. For one the pay was better, which they needed now, and the Storm Auror just didn’t have the same fire in him he used to. Ronyo began learning of nature and found he could calm himself when he was around trees and animals. He would ask his father to bring home books on magical creatures and plants, as well as books on druids. Ronyo felt torn, he used to dream of becoming a great Auror like his dad, but now he could only think about nature and protecting it instead of people. Then one day the owl appeared…
How does he/she feel about coming to Hogwarts?: Elated about having the opportunity to learn more about magical plants and animals. It also gives him the chance to decide whether the natural world or the Auror world was calling him. He knows that the house that he gets put into will have a major impact on his decision and is nervous as to how the hat will react to him.
What house does he/she really want to get into?: Gryffindor (and for no reason because of Mr. Potter. Gryffindor is supposed to be for the brave and courageous hopefuls.) Second choice would be Ravenclaw (for the reason of furthering his studies on magical plants and creatures.)
Describe him/her in five words: Natural born defender of nature.
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Username: Artemisa Of The Stars
Character Name: Sabine Shuang
Gender: female
Appearance: Sabine has straight, dark (almost black), fine hair which she wears long. Loose it hangs a few inches past her mid back, though she normally wears it in a ponytail or in a French braid. Her skin is light tan, and with a few freckles, one on the side of her neck, one on her left wrists, and one on her right foot. Since Sabine is Chinese, her eyes are Chinese, though they, unusually, are a dark midnight blue rather than black, black brown, or brown like the eyes of the typical Chinese. No one knows what happened genetically which made her end up with midnight blue eyes, but most would agree that it was a rather special trait. Sabine is 4 feet 4 1/2 inches tall, so a little on the short side, and her build is delicate, as is her personality.
Blood Purity: half blood (both parents went to a wizarding school in China)
Personality: Sabine is delicate and polite most of the time. She will hold a door open for you, help you up if you fall, and make sure you are all right if you fall suddenly, trip, slip, or if you hurt yourself. A lot of times, however, she keeps to herself, being quite shy, and isn't the outgoing and social type. Most of her energy goes into studying and getting good grades, which is her main focus, and Sabine believes that there is no point in going to school and learning if you doing even put any effort or heart into learning. She often says, though mostly to herself, even if you don't get a good or outstanding grade, if you studied hard and tried, then you learned something from all of the work put into studying and trying.
Sabine also has a tendency to speak quietly, even during class, sometimes so quietly that the teacher has to ask her to speak up. Because of this, she usually has a difficult time making herself heard, and is quiet and withdrawn most of the time. Probably her best friends are her books and her violin, since their the only ones who don't give her funny looks at times or asking her to talk louder. She's used to being a loner, since she is an only child, and has few friends, so she spends time on her own. In fact, she wouldn't have a problem being on her own for hours. She usually has nothing against anyone, so the only people she actually dislikes would be those who throw insults at others for no reason and seem to think their funny, those obsessed with blood purity, and people who cannot seem to accept others for what or who they are.
History: Sabine is the only child of her family. She was born in a wizarding town north of Beijing, China, and her parents both had prominent positions in the Ministry of Magic. Her best friend from when she was a baby moved away to another mostly wizarding town near Shanghai. Since then, Sabine had been a loner and someone who operated on her own. During that time her best friend was a nightingale, Shuai Hua, which meant "Water Flower." Shuai Hua had "found" Sabine when Sabine was playing in the woods near her house and followed Sabine home. Sabine was 5 at the time, and she and Shuai Hua, whom she called Hua, were as close as she and her friend, who had moved away, had been. When she was 10, though, her family had to move to England, and she had to leave Shuai Hua behind, another family had offered to take her, but Sabine didn't trust her, and one night, she snuck out of the house and set Shuai Hua free. After that, she was never as happy, and still, she is quite lonely after parting company with her friend.
After her famiy had settled in England, they received the invitation to Hogwarts, Sabine had been planning to go to a wizarding school in China, and would rather have been there, because then she would have been with her friend, Shuai Hua, but she knew there was no way she could back out of going to Hogwarts. She was eleven by then, and not long after she had just managed to settle down in her home and her neighborhood, she had to prepare to leave for Hogwarts. She could have gotten an owl or a cat or a toad to make up for Shuai Hua's absence, but no other animal could ever replace Shuai Hua, so she refused the offer. Since then, she's almost insolated herself from the world, and all of it based around one small nightingale.
How does he/she feel about coming to Hogwarts?: Since Sabine is neew to England, her english isn't perfect, and she's going to be surrounded by students all the time, without being able to come back home at the end of each day. Her biggest worry is that students might make fun of her english, since it's not quite ace standart perfect yet, though she's working on it. Most people would consider her pretty fluent in English, but Sabine, being a perfectionist, still doubts herself about it.
What house does he/she really want to get into?: Ravenclaw, her main attribute would be cleverness, and she would probably be most at home in Ravenclaw house, with other students who have her attribute of cleverness and a good mind.
Describe him/her in five words: Unsatisfied until perfection is acheived
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Username: TheRestless
Character Name: Zofia Roz Keegan
Gender: Female
Appearance: 
Zofia is a mixture of Polish, English, Irish, which shows through in her appearance. Her pale skin glows a healthy peachy pink and is void of freckles. Her eyes are a vivid green which appear brighter when wearing dark clothing and darker when paired with lighter clothing. There are little flecks of gold and black throughout her eyes which seem to draw the attention of others. This has its advantages and disadvantages. Her nose is porportioned to her face; it’s not a button nose nor is it of a ghastly size. Her lips are soft pink, full and plump, her lower lip being larger (probably from all the lip biting she does). As for her hair, it is of deep brown, though when caught in the light natural highlights of deep gold shimmer through. Her hair is naturally curly, but she usually straightens it which makes it hit just a little past her shoulders. Zofia is twenty one. And she surprisingly has no scars.
Blood Purity: watered down half blood.
Personality/Likes and Dislikes: Zofia stands up for the little man and does not sit well with bullying. She highly frowns upon it. She is highly optimistic and has always enjoyed helping others in whatever way possible. A downfall of hers is holding grudges for long periods of time, but she has been working on it. She has also excelled in Charms and DADA, believing they go hand in hand. She highly enjoys flying and watching a good game of Quidditch; she is a bit of a sports fanatic.
History: Zofia is Irish born, though shortly after her birth her parents began a separation, leading her mother to move back to England, then to her parent's house in Poland. After living in Poland for five years Zofia, her mother, and her grandparents moved to America. Shortly after the move Zofia’s mother grew ill and died when Zofia was 11 years old. Zofia’s grandparents were able to gain custody of her under one condition, she would attend the school her father saw fit for her.
That year she received a letter from Hogwarts, a school of Witchcraft and Wizardry? A week after obtaining the letter she was to visit her father who explained the whole ordeal carefully. Zofia’s father was a wizard and when her mother had found out had demanded a divorce, no longer trusting him and what he might do. He then gave Zofia the option of attending the school or living the life of a Muggle. Zofia picked Hogwarts then asked what a Muggle was. She spent the school years at Hogwarts, the first part of summer vacation with her grandparents in America then the second half she would spend with her father who moved back and forth between England and Ireland. Zofia choose to stay at Hogwarts over the winter holidays to take advantage of the lack of other people.
Upon graduating (Gryffindor house) Hogwarts, she received top honors for being in the top 5% of her class and landed a place on the Holyhead Harpies as a Chaser, which she turned down. Having spent the past few years travelling around as a self employed Auror, she decided to go back to where it all started, and is looking forward to teaching Charms, her second choice to teaching DADA which was already filled. This will be her first year as a teacher at Hogwarts and is hoping that one day she will be able to be head of Gryffindor house!
How does he/she feel about coming to Hogwarts?: Zofia is feeling very anxious as she packs away her life into a few magically altered trunks (more storage). Before leaving to go to Hogwarts she will need to stop at Diagon Alley and pick up a few sets of new robes and will be treating herself to a nice new set of formal wear. She feels it to be a bit odd taking the train with the rest of the students, but didn’t want her late arrival to cause her classes to start late, so taking the train would be the most ideal form of transportation.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:07 pm
RESERVED. Under construction.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:08 pm
RESERVED. Under construction.
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:31 pm
The Home of Antoinette
Antoinette was watching water boil. Her father was behind her, a little ways away at the kitchen table, his black hair scruffy as he leaned back in his chair. They were both in sun-shine yellow robes, as it was Saturday, and they always wore yellow on Saturday.
The only person who didn't was Mariah. Mariah turned off the stove, and Antoinette blinked as the midnight blue sleeve went past the corner of her eye.
"Tony, you shouldn't do that. Its wasteful." Mariah said sweetly. Her blonde hair was tied into a bun, and her crystaline blue eyes were kind as she looked down at her step-daughter.
"Why?" Antoinette asked sweetly. "Muggles do it."
"Muggles do it to make food sweetie." Mariah kissed Antoinette's head, and turned.
Two owls swooped in through the open window. One was a horned owl, named Marius, bringing the Daily Prophet.
Antoinette's father glanced up, and paid for the newspaper. A thunk was heard outside the front door.
"The New York Times are here!" He said excitedly.
Mariah sighed, and went to get the other newspaper.
The other owl was waiting patiently on the window. It was snow white, and smaller than Antoinette's fist. A small tan envelope was being held in its beak.
Antoinette bounced over to the owl, and plucked the letter from its grasp.
She looked at the envelope, and her stomach bubbled with anticipation. It was for her!
She opened it quickly, then squeeled. She threw her arms around her father's next, babbling about school.
Her father blinked, and Mariah came back in.
"What's the screeching about?" She asked, then saw the letter.
Antoinette's father grinned, showing his pearly white teeth. Mariah smiled sweetly.
"My daughter's going to Hogwarts!" He exclaimed, and began parading around the kitchen, holding his sweet little girl's hand.
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:36 pm
Diagon Alley
"I'll meet you at Flourish and Blotts." Antoinette's father said, kneeling down so his eyes were level with his daughters. Tony nodded, and her father stood back up. "Good girl."
Antoinette grinned, and nodded again. Her father handed her a bag of galleons, and walked towards the store. Antoinette bounced over to Ollivanders, grinning.
"Hogwarts! Hogwarts! Hoggy-warty Hogwarts!
Teach us something please~!" She sang softly under her breath, looking through the store. Ollivanders had been handed over to a different wandmaker, but had retained its name.
The old man came from the part of the shop she couldn't see. "'Ello." He grinned toothlessly. "You here for a wand?"
"Yes, please~!" Antoinette chirruped. The man nodded, and began perusing the shelves. He came back with a wand for her to try.
"Ebony, 13 1/2 inches, phoenix feather." He smiled, and held the wand out to her.
She gingerly took the wand, and flicked it at a vase. PLegeau! It blew up with a strange noise.
After a few more failed wands, she came across the one for her.
"Ah, good wand, good wand." The man put the wand away. "Holly, 11 1/3 inches, unicorn hair. Wonderful choice." He seemed to aim the last comment at the wand.
Antoinette took the wand, and turned to leave the shop, smiling.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:39 am
Lark's House
The house was a flurry of people and sounds, everyone talking over each other, and grabbing madly at the toast and bacon that sat in the middle of the table. This was how breakfast was in the Banker residence every morning. Even the cats and dogs joined in.
Lark seemed the only one civilized in the entire house, her brothers and even her younger sister, were all being loud and talking about Hogwarts. Lark looked down, sure she showed magical abilities, she just hasn't gotten her letter from Hogwarts yet.
Just then her snow-white cat, Casper, jumped onto her lap and purred. Lark smiled and started petting the cat, while letting her nibble off the bacon. It wasn't like anyone was going to notice.
"OI!! Lark!!" Her oldest brother, Evan, yelled from the living room, she hadn't even notice him leave. Lark looked up.
"What?" She asked, running over to him, the cat in her arms. Evan held up a large parchment envelope that had her name and address on it.
'Lark Maxine Banker
405 Ballot Street
The Breakfast Table'
Lark laughed and took the envelope from Evan. He leaned down and pecked her slightly on the forehead. "Grats!" He told her. Evan was the nicest out of all her brothers. Lark ran to the kitchen where the rest of her family was devouring breakfast still.
"Everyone!" She yelled. "I got my letter!" She held it up, she wasn't normally loud, but when she is, she's very loud. Everyone stopped in mid-bite and looked at her. The room was suddenly loud again as everyone was cheering and laughing and hugging Lark.
"Well? Open it!" Her parents said. Lark tore open the envelope and there was everything she needed to know for her first year of school. Book lists, supplies lists, and even a ticket for the Hogwarts Express and directions on how to get there. Not that she needed directions. She's been going there for the past six years, first to see Evan off, then James, and finally Dylan. And next year her sister will be attending as well. She was so overwhelmed.
"We'll be going to Diagon Alley tomorrow," Evan said as he passed out envelopes for himself and the other two brothers. Lark looked over.
"Really? Mom and Dad won't go?" They don't normally go, they just let them go by themselves, but she wanted them there this time.
"I've got work to do and your mother's got a book club. Isn't that right honey?" Her father told them.
"Yes, that is," her mother said, dabbing a napkin daintily at the corner of her lips, as if she didn't devour her food like a hungry animal just a while ago.
"Ok." Lark looked down and Casper was rubbing against her legs. She smiled. "Diagon Alley tomorrow!"
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:54 pm
Storm House
Alongside the largest pine tree in the Storms backyard sat a boy. As usual this boy had his head in a book about magical creatures and the druids who protect them. Next to the boy lay several other books with varying titles: Basic Defense for the Everyday Auror, Wolfs-ban, Shadows-bane, and other banes of potion making, Trees of the Forbidden Forest, and A Aurors Tale. Most the young boy had already read at least once but was re-reading to catch a few extra details. He enjoyed the adventures and duels of the Auror, and the knowledge and understanding of the natural magical world. At his feet laid a snow fox curled up into a small ball.
“Ronyo! Where are you my boy?” called a man coming from within the Storm house.
“Over here father, did you need something?” The boy said looking up from his book, the small fox peeked its head up as well to see what was disturbing his rest.
“I have something for you that I think you will enjoy. The morning owl was accompanied by another and had this.”
Ronyo took the small brown envelope his dad was handing him, and immediately recognized it from the red wax seal. With more excitement then normal the boy ripped open the envelope and read the contents.
“I’m going to Hogwarts!”
“I thought you would get that this year. You’ve more than shown you have a want to learn. Ah, that means we need to go to Diagon Alley later today…”
“Dad, its almost dinner time. We would never make it there before the shops closed.”
“Well I’ll be, where does the time go. Very well then first thing tomorrow then. I think the boys at the office can give me a few hours off to help you out. Not like much goes on now a days.”
Ronyo hugged his father and showed the note to Xander, the artic fox.
“Look Xan, were going to Hogwarts. You ready for it?”
He small white fox just yawned and curled itself back up to go back to sleep. Xander always hated when people tried to ask him question while he tried to sleep. Ronyo and his dad shared a laugh at the fox and then went inside.
((OOC: EDIT, sorry about the sig earlier. Slips my mind to click that little check mark box off.))
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:24 am
Diagon Alley
Lark turned in a full circle as she entered Diagon Alley in front of her brothers.
"Hey, act normal!" James told her. Lark turned and stuck her tongue out at him and smiled. With money pouches jingling, they hit the shops to get what they needed for school, and what they didn't need as well.
"I wanna go to Weasley's Wizard Wheezes!" Dylan demanded. They all agreed that they'll meet there, once they have everything they need.
Lark didn't know where to go first, she decided to go into the wand shop. She wasn't in there very long, she walked out of the shop with a 12 1/2 inch Yew, Dragon Heartstring. She walked past the menagerie, she wanted an owl so bad, but she decided on bringing her cat along to Hogwarts with her.
She stepped into Madam Malkins and got some school robes, then went to Flourish and Blotts and got all her books. She seemed to be juggling everything in her arms when Evan appeared with a small cart.
"Put your stuff in here," he told her. She gladly dumped everything in her arms, but her wand, she already had stashed in her jacket.
Evan helped her with the rest of her school supplies, and finally made their way to Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. There were two red-haired boys running the shop. Apparently it's been in the family for some time now.
She picked herself up a Pygmy Puff, and a few trick wands. She named the puff Ty. She followed her brothers out of the shop and back towards the Leaky Cauldron, she didn't want to leave. They had to meet their parent's and younger sister in London, where they spent the day shopping and eating. Before she left, she turned to take one last look.
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:27 am
Eeyclops Owl Emporium in Diagon Alley
Antoinette was standing in the middle of the owl emporium. Her mouth was open, almost begging for one of the owls to leave her a present. Her mouth closed, and opened again.
"May I help you miss?" A saleslady asked. Antoinette turned her head. The lady had frizzy red hair, and was quite a bit on the plump side. Small blue eyes looked out at Antoinette, the only youthful things on her old face. She was shorter than Antoinette, which was saying a lot.
"Yes, I'm looking for an owl." Antoinette said politely.
"What kind?" The saleswoman angled her head to the right.
"Uh-um..." Antoinette looked around. What kinds were there? Tawny... screech... snowy... barn... wait... screech!
"Screech owl." She said finally.
"Good choice." The saleswoman went to grab an owl. A brief whistle, and a couple of flutterings, and the woman was back with a cage with the most handsome little screech owl you've ever seen. It was quiet for now, which disappointed Antoinette a bit, but she got over it.
"Five sickles." The saleswoman said, "I'll get your supplies."
The cage was shoved into Anoinette's arms, and the saleswoman waddled off. She came back with a bag of owl nuts, and took the sickles that Antoinette had been holding out while trying to balance the cage.
"Thank you," the saleswoman smiled. "Come again if you need any more owl nuts."
Antoinette nodded, and half walked half hopped out of the shop.
Once outside she set her things down and began to find appropriate places for them so she could walk normally. With that done, she decided to name her owl.
She looked at the owl, and angled her head to the right. What name would be appropriate?
"Gavroche?" She said softly, as it was the first thing to come to mind. The owl screeched, and flapped its wings. "Okay, your name is Gavroche." She picked up the cage, and began walking towards the next store.
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