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The Twelve Isles wrote:I'm assuming if we are not a returning player we are starting as first years?

No, everyone starts as a 7th-year student, regardless if you were here or not from the start.

Hey everyone! With most of the still active players sticking to discord, I'm bumping the OOC to announce that the quidditch roster is up. Go crazy

In addition to possibly expanding the timeline to further help potential applicants get an idea of the story, I'll be working on the House Cup section and hopefully get that taken care of this weekend if I have the time, so stay tuned!

And as always, we're still alive and apps are still open for any new players that might be interested. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Brit and I will try to provide any answers as soon as possible.

Name: Elliot Franklin Anderson
Gender: M
Appearance/Picture: Tall and lanky (5’7) with green eyes and long honey blonde hair (sort of like a Weasley (Hi Bill) but not really)
Blood status: Family was once pure but are now Mudbloods
House: Hufflepuff
Patronus: Pine Marten
Views (Blood ideology; Optional): He just wants everyone to get along, but knows that it’s not possible
Boggart (Biggest fear(s)): Centaurs
Likes: Food, history, architecture, animals (except Centaurs), making potions, the Ministry
Dislikes: Arithmetic, fighting people or things with magic, people who look down or insult others
Personality: A caring sort, Elliot enjoys having conversations with people about all sorts of topics and is as friendly as he can be to everyone, if they are not nice to him, he respects that but doesn’t let it tarnish his usually joyful mood. He only fights if he absolutely has to.
Brief Backstory: A very long time ago, Elliot’s family was once Pureblooded. Several centuries later, after many many marriages, the family is now as Mudblood as can be, although a few others in the family have magical capabilities. Elliot was homeschooled for the first six years of his schooling life by his grandmother, but kept up on various events of the wizarding world. His parents found a cache of Galleons at their farmhouse in Galway, and this paid for Elliot to go to Hogwarts for his 7th year. Elliot’s father, Andrew, works in a bookshop, while his mother, Amy, is a Seamstress. He is an only child, and his family owns a massive farm and old farmhouse near Galway.
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Skylus wrote:Name: Elliot Franklin Anderson
Gender: M
Appearance/Picture: Tall and lanky (5’7) with green eyes and long honey blonde hair (sort of like a Weasley (Hi Bill) but not really)
Blood status: Family was once pure but are now Mudbloods
House: Hufflepuff
Patronus: Pine Marten
Views (Blood ideology; Optional): He just wants everyone to get along, but knows that it’s not possible
Boggart (Biggest fear(s)): Centaurs
Likes: Food, history, architecture, animals (except Centaurs), making potions, the Ministry
Dislikes: Arithmetic, fighting people or things with magic, people who look down or insult others
Personality: A caring sort, Elliot enjoys having conversations with people about all sorts of topics and is as friendly as he can be to everyone, if they are not nice to him, he respects that but doesn’t let it tarnish his usually joyful mood. He only fights if he absolutely has to.
Brief Backstory: A very long time ago, Elliot’s family was once Pureblooded. Several centuries later, after many many marriages, the family is now as Mudblood as can be, although a few others in the family have magical capabilities. Elliot was homeschooled for the first six years of his schooling life by his grandmother, but kept up on various events of the wizarding world. His parents found a cache of Galleons at their farmhouse in Galway, and this paid for Elliot to go to Hogwarts for his 7th year. Elliot’s father, Andrew, works in a bookshop, while his mother, Amy, is a Seamstress. He is an only child, and his family owns a massive farm and old farmhouse near Galway.
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Denied

Mmmm, magic tag.

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Can I do a transfer student who came from Salem thus not having the prejudices that most students have?

Name: Lyra Silverstone
Gender: Female
Appearance/Picture: Short (5'2") with short brown hair, tan skin and brown eyes.
Blood status: Muggle-born
House: Ravenclaw
Patronus: Kestrel
Views (Blood ideology; Optional): I don't mind who you are or where you come from, if you do good things then you're alright in my book.
Boggart (Biggest fear(s)): Small dark spaces, massive spiders
Likes: Chocolate frogs, Transfiguration class, Getting the best grade, animals (except spiders), making new friends, watching Quidditch, ballet
Dislikes: Spiders, dark spaces, trolls, playing Quidditch, any sport really, failing a class, getting detention
Personality: Lyra is kind and clever. She cares deeply for her friends and loves them like a sibling would. She is also very smart, frequently topping her classes. She can be quite cowardly though, and her deeply caring nature can be seen as clingy and attention seeking. She is a lesbian.
Brief Backstory: Lyra was born to Muggle parents from a wizarding family that was dying out. When her parents found out she had magic, they valued her more than her sister and cousins. They sent her off to Hogwarts and are expecting her to find a good pureblood man to settle down with and keep the family magic going, so the Silverstones can be powerful again. But they don't know that she likes girls, and Lyra shudders to think what would happen if they found out.
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Name: Ertokush Karatay
Gender: M
Appearance/Picture:https://imgur.com/a/LG5z5U6
Blood status: Pure
House: Ravenclaw
Patronus: Eagle
Views (Blood ideology; Optional): All wizards and witches are equal except in goodwill
Boggart (Biggest fear(s)): The Mongol Army
Likes: HIsotry, Muggle weapons, Reading, strategy, chocolate frogs
Dislikes: Propaganda, Biased accounts of history,
Personality: Knowledgeable, skilled in swordfighting, He is kind to his friends and woe betide you if you do any evil in his sight.
Brief Backstory: Born in a Turkish family in Kent, the Death eaters, as the Karataoglu family had been their enemies and his uncle was an ally of Harry Potter, decided to kill them. On a hike up to Canterbury, his uncle and his older brother (They were two different people, don't worry) were ambushed and killed by Death Eaters. It was decided it was high time to go to Hogwarts.
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Do I have to do the entire history from when my character was in first year?

Zeo South Africa wrote:Do I have to do the entire history from when my character was in first year?

Anything that is especially pertinent

What restrictions are there on new characters?

Name: Seneca Byrne
Gender: Male
Appearance/Picture: 5'9", bespectacled, slightly overweight, dark hair, known for wearing a bow tie instead of regular house ties (every other school on the planet that requires a tie permits this)
Blood status: Pure
House: Ravenclaw
Patronus: Opossum
Views (Blood ideology; Optional): Gates' family tends to have views of the importance of blood, he doesn't. He believes that all people deserve dignity.
Boggart (Biggest fear(s)): Ignoranc, Spiders
Likes: Stoicism & Associated Virtues, Animals, History, Intelligent People, Virtuous People, Music, Chess (WIzards or Otherwise), Go, Playing Cards, Dorky Girls
Dislikes: Spiders, the government, overly emotional people, cowardice, ignorance, injustice, hedonism
Personality: Seneca is conservative, introverted, socially awkward, but also perceptive, wise, cunning, and constantly in thought. He's an admirer of the ancient classical teachers, especially Marcus Aurelius, and is steeped in stoicism as a means, this gives him remarkable ability to control his emotions and fears when others could not. Seneca tends to be tolerant of the flaws and failures of others, so long as they are not moral or cannot be corrected. He has a lot of personal rigiity and while showing prodigy level talent for magic in practice, often does not perform to the expected level in the classroom setting. Seneca is harshly critical of people who get angry easily, and often asks "is this really helping anything?" He spends long times in trance-like meditation. Seneca has a rebellious streak, but follows the rules whenever possible and is somewhat fastidious about them.He feels it is more effective to fight authority within the system. Being very intelligent, virtuous, and a bit eccentric, his friends and crushes tend to share these traits.
Brief Backstory: Seneca Byrne was born in Northern Ireland to an upperclass family. His parents were purebloods, or very nearly, and, especially his father, instilled belief in pure blood superiority in him. His father was not necessarily a strict supremacist, but felt pure bloods were in general more promising. Seneca spent a large amount of time with his grandparents on his mother's side, who lived in a remote castle. He was isolated as a child and generally spent hours reading whatever he could. His family is from Northern Ireland and had a history in connection to the republican side in the Troubles, which has lead to him distrusting government and authority.
At his time at Hogwarts, initially having trouble making friends, his first friend was Moaning Myrtle. Her misanthropic and cynical nature he found entertaining and charming.He is just about the only person to use her bathroom regularly.
He had a hard time acaddemically during his first year, but afterwards performed better.
Seneca is a surprisingly potent deulist, finding creative approaches to win.
His wand is 18" and white oak, and very firm, with a thunderbird tail feather as the core.
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