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OOC: ok, i saw Harry Potter yesterday and i thought it was really cool. so then i got an idea-

you can admit real people from your nation to hogwarts. or you could play as characters from the books too

admitance sheet

General
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Lineage: <Mudblood, Pure-Blood, Half-Veela, Squib>

Appearance
Height:
Build:
Hair: <colour, length, and style>
Eye Colour:
Skin Colour:
Distinguishing features:

Magic
Class: <Transfiguration, DADA, Potions, etc>
Wand Appearance:
Alleigance: <Dark Arts, Light Arts(?)>

Hogwarts
Equipment: <Standard Hogwarts equipment + additional>
Pet:
House:
Priviledges:
Clubs:

Background:

thanks to Toopoxia for the admitance sheet :D

What will the plot consist of? Similar to the series or something else?

What will the plot consist of? Similar to the series or something else?

similar

I'm interested but undecided on what to be right now.

when will this take place? during one of the books or before/after the series.

I like the idea, but, no offence here, I think you're going about it in the wrong way, I'd recomend you first state when its set, there are lot more options than the typical Harryesque period, you have the Voldemort period (great opportunity to RP with a young Dumbledore, Voldemort, Hagrid and the Basilisk) or even the SPOILER! Deathly Hallows Epilogue, 19 Years later creates a lot of opportunities for new characters and you still have some core characters available

You also need to get together a list of Spells and how to cast them, there was a lot of discussion on this subject over on the OotS forums when they tried to create a Harry Potter D20, I'll see how far they got with that actually, also, wheras having the Harry Potter universe as a setting is nice it's nothing without a plot that'll engage all the player characters but not tread on the feet of HP Canon, so, yeah, I may join in the future but for now I'm busy trying to annihilate some New Prussian scumbags, HAHAHA!!!

Its good idea, but if its still going in a few weeks when i'm done with the whole seri i will jouin. and Toops. A Prussian will always win because a mega-corporation is dumb.

Caz, If you want I can make an offsite forum for this, just tell me what forum categories you want.

I like the idea, but, no offence here, I think you're going about it in the wrong way, I'd recomend you first state when its set, there are lot more options than the typical Harryesque period, you have the Voldemort period (great opportunity to RP with a young Dumbledore, Voldemort, Hagrid and the Basilisk) or even the SPOILER! Deathly Hallows Epilogue, 19 Years later creates a lot of opportunities for new characters and you still have some core characters available

You also need to get together a list of Spells and how to cast them, there was a lot of discussion on this subject over on the OotS forums when they tried to create a Harry Potter D20, I'll see how far they got with that actually, also, wheras having the Harry Potter universe as a setting is nice it's nothing without a plot that'll engage all the player characters but not tread on the feet of HP Canon, so, yeah, I may join in the future but for now I'm busy trying to annihilate some New Prussian scumbags, HAHAHA!!!

or it can be at the same time, but a different school. you meet two of em in Goblet of Fire, and you know there's the Salem School as well as others. Perhaps a Deatheater trying to establish an order in one of those?

Caz, If you want I can make an offsite forum for this, just tell me what forum categories you want.

I say you make another board for it. I'd play, probably. Kinda bored of all the nation and futuristic Rps with no originality that every Rp boards are filled with...

As stated by a couple others here, it is a good idea, but, no offense, I don't know if you are going about it the right way or what the quality of this will be. That's not a shot at anyone, just I know how some things go.

Anyway, what we are doing in the World of Magic series revolves around a harry potteresque world, but not the same one (i.e. none of the same characters or Hogwarts, but the same ideas and rules). Anywho, I was thinking about starting my own one of these in the near future, so...

or it can be at the same time, but a different school. you meet two of em in Goblet of Fire, and you know there's the Salem School as well as others. Perhaps a Deatheater trying to establish an order in one of those?

An excellent point, but what's the Salem School? I only remember Krum's School and Fleur's School.

Could be set 19 years later. Even throw in another Triwizard tournament to make it interesting. Back this up with some dark magic setting (made a small group of death eater wannabes in the school upto mischief).

An excellent point, but what's the Salem School? I only remember Krum's School and Fleur's School.

Salem's School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. it was mentioned in one of the books. it's a school in America.

Hey could you be a Teacher two?

Salem's School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. it was mentioned in one of the books. it's a school in America.

:confused: Um...I don't seem to recall that one. And I've read each book about a million times through.

Hey could you be a Teacher two?

I say that either teachers be NPC and noone be them, or some of the admins and mods can be the professors for the important subjects, such as defense against dark arts and potions. Also, How about we set it about 20 years after the whole Voldie VS Potter thing, and if we get enough people to join, make it an international thing, but if we have little people signing up, make it set in America or Britain. Also, give a rise to a new "dark lord"? Like there was Voldemort after Grindewald, we can have another dark magician rise up to be the bad guy. An admin can be this new menace, i guess.

Also, give a rise to a new "dark lord"? Like there was Voldemort after Grindewald, we can have another dark magician rise up to be the bad guy. An admin can be this new menace, i guess.

Ooooh, you've got me thinking there, why not use Pansy Parkinson, she was just minor enough in the books to be unseen, she's been stated as a leader, she obviously has no moral code or concept of regret (Quote: But he's right there! Let's just hand him over so we can get out!) and it'd be interesting to see a Female leader in a Potterverse thing.

Ooooh, you've got me thinking there, why not use Pansy Parkinson, she was just minor enough in the books to be unseen, she's been stated as a leader, she obviously has no moral code or concept of regret (Quote: But he's right there! Let's just hand him over so we can get out!) and it'd be interesting to see a Female leader in a Potterverse thing.

Not bad, but frankly I really couldn't imagine Pansy being intelligent enough.

Bellatrix would have been perfect to lead a new dark organization...Sucks that she got pwned by Mrs. Weasly xD

Not bad, but frankly I really couldn't imagine Pansy being intelligent enough.

Hmmm, but then Voldy was never that Smart, I mean really there are two smarts in the Harry Potter universe, Wisdom and Intelligence, Potter was Wise but not intelligent, Voldy was Intelligent but not Wise, I mean in the books she shows a certain brute leadership, I mean to be honest if you're gonna have an antoganist from Slytherin and you count out Draco (who has likely been sent to Azkaban) then you really have to look towards Pansy, I mean hell Crabbe and Goyle couldn't lead a turd from an arse and none of the other Slytherin characters have shown any major outstanding leadership or wisdom qualities, Pansy is the safest bet without making an entirely new character.

EDIT: Oh wait, Draco was in the Epilogue, but he doesn't really show any ability to lead anymore anyways.)

If you have read the last book, youll know that Draco is well and making babies :fluffle: :D

If you have read the last book, youll know that Draco is well and making babies :fluffle: :D

I have read the last book, but seeing as it was like 7 in the morning by the time I had finished I can be forgiven for misplacing a few characters in my head.

Hmmm, but then Voldy was never that Smart, I mean really there are two smarts in the Harry Potter universe, Wisdom and Intelligence, Potter was Wise but not intelligent, Voldy was Intelligent but not Wise...

It's always seemed to me like Pansy is neither, to be honest.

I mean in the books she shows a certain brute leadership...

She leads a gang of obnoxious teenage girls. I don't think that really counts.

I mean to be honest if you're gonna have an antoganist from Slytherin and you count out Draco (who has likely been sent to Azkaban) then you really have to look towards Pansy, I mean hell Crabbe and Goyle couldn't lead a turd from an arse and none of the other Slytherin characters have shown any major outstanding leadership or wisdom qualities, Pansy is the safest bet without making an entirely new character.

There's Theodore Nott, who we know next to nothing about other than the fact that he is a "clever loner" and is considered an equal by Draco. Then there's a nice, healthy stock of former Death Eaters (Macnair and Yaxley for example).

It's always seemed to me like Pansy is neither, to be honest.



She leads a gang of obnoxious teenage girls. I don't think that really counts.



There's Theodore Nott, who we know next to nothing about other than the fact that he is a "clever loner" and is considered an equal by Draco. Then there's a nice, healthy stock of former Death Eaters (Macnair and Yaxley for example).

True, all good points, I think really these sorts of decisions are best left to the thread creator, I mean we don't wanna steal his baby :P

Though I think with a system such as a free form RP and in a place like Hogwarts we really need many many plots running simultaniously, some ranks in Dungeon Master may be helpful here, all of these plots should run alongside the major over arcing BBEG plot, we could have it that everything comes to fruition in the seventh year so that we each get a chance to walk the bad guy line or the good guys side.

True, all good points, I think really these sorts of decisions are best left to the thread creator, I mean we don't wanna steal his baby :P

Though I think with a system such as a free form RP and in a place like Hogwarts we really need many many plots running simultaniously, some ranks in Dungeon Master may be helpful here, all of these plots should run alongside the major over arcing BBEG plot, we could have it that everything comes to fruition in the seventh year so that we each get a chance to walk the bad guy line or the good guys side.

which goes back to the question, when does this take place. pre, during, or post series.

And I am rather leery of playing the title characters. they're already defined. so not much in the way of RPing. also there is the fact that in Half-Blood Prince, Rawlings admitted she had to 'reign' her characters in because they grew a life of their own.

I am all for post.....

I vote Post

I am all for post.....

Not absolutely sure I want to participate in this yet, but if I do, I'd rather do something about the first war.

I wouldn't mind any of these...

Pre - Forming of Hogwarts and the first students (or it can be any school)
Pre - Rise of Voldemort
Pre - before Voldemort...

During - another school feels the shadow of Voldemort

Post

But that's all up to the thread owner.

There can even be an International school formed. to "foster brother and sisterhood among wizards and witches of other nations."

Post would be better...We can elaborate our own storyline which would mean that it would be more familiar to people who dont read the boks but enjoy the movies and stuffs.

How about placing the rp a few years after the end of the last book. There could be a remaining group of deatheaters and dark wizards/witches who lay low but begin to rise again under the leadership of a new dark lord.

I'd like to be James Potter, as in Harry's kid. If we're doing it in the future.

How about placing the rp a few years after the end of the last book. There could be a remaining group of deatheaters and dark wizards/witches who lay low but begin to rise again under the leadership of a new dark lord.


That Could be a Good Idea but You must remember last time that the Dark Lord Disappeared They were all rounded up or went into hiding. So it is likely that they did the same thing after Voldie's Death and this time he ain't com'in back......

I will be Albus Severus, Harry's kid, if we are going to do it after the events of the epilouge.

... I didn't read the last book, and I'm not gonna till after the movie comes out. don't worry about spoiling me. I don't mind. :p

but my question. what happened to Lucius Malfoy and Draco. I know he lives, but in a nutshell, what happened to those two? I gots an idea but I need to know this piece of information.

... I didn't read the last book, and I'm not gonna till after the movie comes out. don't worry about spoiling me. I don't mind. :p

but my question. what happened to Lucius Malfoy and Draco. I know he lives, but in a nutshell, what happened to those two? I gots an idea but I need to know this piece of information.

The Malfoys manage to worm their way out of trouble, as they did after Voldemort's first defeat. Draco grows up, gets married, and has a son of his own, named Scorpius.

this looks good

i would say set this post seventh book, in like an international school or something, but i would want to do it with our own characters.

The Malfoys manage to worm their way out of trouble, as they did after Voldemort's first defeat. Draco grows up, gets married, and has a son of his own, named Scorpius.

but did Draco's father and mother live. and did draco 'redeem' himself in any way?

i agree we should use our own charecters. and Cals idea on a forum was good. the catagories would be year one, year two, year three up to seven. your student can be in multiple ones at the same time IRL, but IC he/she would be a different age in each year.

looking for more suggestions-

i agree we should use our own charecters. and Cals idea on a forum was good. the catagories would be year one, year two, year three up to seven. your student can be in multiple ones at the same time IRL, but IC he/she would be a different age in each year.

looking for more suggestions-

I think you should expand the Character Bio Sheet, the one thing I've found a dissapointment on the II forums is the briefness of the Bio tables, lemme just yoink and modify something from another forum I used to populate...

General
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Lineage: <Mudblood, Pure-Blood, Half-Veela, Squib>

Appearance
Height:
Build:
Hair: <colour, length, and style>
Eye Colour:
Skin Colour:
Distinguishing features:

Magic
Class: <Transfiguration, DADA, Potions, etc>
Wand Appearance:
Alleigance: <Dark Arts, Light Arts(?)>

Hogwarts
Equipment: <Standard Hogwarts equipment + additional>
Pet:
House:
Priviledges:
Clubs:

Background:

There, that ought to be everything, it's in depth and allows for a lot of creativity, I put Half-Veela in the list of lineages because we know that they can cast magic but unlike other magicians of different races their magic doesn't seem to be any different from regular magician spells unlike, say, a House Elf.

Why not still have the HP characters, just visiting Hogwarts on occasion or something...

That would be pretty cool, but how about you have certain characters from HP teach their......?.......

Enough Debate can we go ahead and get started......?

Interesting idea peeps, but I'm doing good enough in the World of Magic to join in just yet...though if you want to try something different, you might try an alternate timeline of Hogwarts (say, if Harry got killed as a kid? How would things change?) to mix it up.

Maybe......

What if Harry turned dark around book 4, and and Sirius told Dumbledore, and what if Tom Riddle was born later, and his parents died because of Harry?, thus switching characters around a bit. I would volunteer to be an Order Member looking for Harry..

I don't mean to sound pissy, but if we're gonna start messing with the whole Potterverse then I don't think I'll be playing, sorry guys, I'm just a bit compassionate when it comes to the whole Potter series.

I don't mean to sound pissy, but if we're gonna start messing with the whole Potterverse then I don't think I'll be playing, sorry guys, I'm just a bit compassionate when it comes to the whole Potter series.

... kinda with Toopoxia on this one.

unless the person is going to re-write the potterverse...

I think we could just have it be in canon, like what if our characters were friends with Harry and the Trio, and the Order Members?, maybe the admins of this could be the Order, I could be Tonks if Cazelia wants me too..

I think we could just have it be in canon, like what if our characters were friends with Harry and the Trio, and the Order Members?, maybe the admins of this could be the Order, I could be Tonks if Cazelia wants me too..

Canon one might be interesting, ie, if you started at Book 3 or something (where all the bad stuff starts happening)...honestly, one set into the future (ie, the epilogue section) would have a buncha powerful wizards on the "good" side that could probaly trample any uprising, especially without a powerful leader like Voldemort around.

but did Draco's father and mother live.

Yes, they live.

and did draco 'redeem' himself in any way?

Not really, but Lucius and Narcissa kind of help Harry defeat Voldemort, in a way.

Canon one might be interesting, ie, if you started at Book 3 or something (where all the bad stuff starts happening)...honestly, one set into the future (ie, the epilogue section) would have a buncha powerful wizards on the "good" side that could probaly trample any uprising, especially without a powerful leader like Voldemort around.

Me likes this idea. I fully support it. I also support OoA's bio sheet. Also, i will agree with Toopoxia on his statement too. If were just gonna mess up the whole potterverse, then im not gonna participate in this.

Yes, they live.



Not really, but Lucius and Narcissa kind of help Harry defeat Voldemort, in a way.

thanks for the info. so any decision as to when this takes place or what not?

Guess this is dead?

Not really, I and Cazelia are keeping it alive..

Not really, I and Cazelia are keeping it alive.. well, then. In the event that this will be POST books...


Using Toopoxia's char sheet.

General
Name: Alexandra Williams (Malfoy)
Age: (Depends on what year you want us starting)
Gender: Female
Lineage: Pure-Blood

Appearance
Height:
Build:
Hair: <colour, length, and style>
Eye Colour:
Skin Colour:
Distinguishing features:

Magic
Class: DADA
Wand Appearance: Dragonbone with Kirin Hair core
Alleigance: Light

Hogwarts
Equipment: <Standard Hogwarts equipment + additional>
Pet:
House: Gryffendor
Priviledges:
Clubs:

Background: Alexandra Williams and her family was requested to move to London after the second Voldemort uprising. The reason? to return the line of Malfoy back to it's proper standing as a pillar of the Wizarding world. Due to the incarceration of Lucius Malfoy and the close ties they had with Voldemort, the Family Council (consisting of wizards of the Malfoy line residing in various countries) decided to either prune away the London Families or to try to save the Malfoy name. The closest relative is Nathan Williams and his wife, Kumi. both who were living in blessed obscurity in Hawaii. However, duty to family dictated that they make the attempt to rescue the family name.

This, of course, does not sit well with Draco Malfoy...

We need to make some decisions.

Could we "Remake" this RP? I would love to do this... :) Restart the thread man... this looks ugly, with all the comments. I mean who would want to sign up on a thread filled with negative or questions?

Point.

Could we "Remake" this RP? I would love to do this... :) Restart the thread man... this looks ugly, with all the comments. I mean who would want to sign up on a thread filled with negative or questions?

??? filled with negativity? the questions are important. when does this take place? and how close to the books is this?

and the OP (Whom I hope is putting things together) has alot of ideas as to when to set this up, or if he has his ideas, then he can ignore our suggestions.

I;m assuming that the whole thing is taking place post books. but I could be wrong... :p

Here is my character, we should get this going...

General
Name: John Henry (Potter)
Age: (12)
Gender: Male
Lineage: Pure-Blood

Appearance
Height: 5'10
Build:
Hair: <brown, length, and flat top>
Eye Colour: brown
Skin Colour: white
Distinguishing features:

Magic
Class: DADA
Wand Appearance: Walnut, with dragon core
Alleigance: Light

Hogwarts
Equipment: <Standard Hogwarts equipment + additional>
Pet: Freya, a barn owl
House: Gryffindor
Priviledges:
Clubs:

Background: Alexandra Williams and her family was requested to move to London after the second Voldemort uprising. The reason? to return the line of Malfoy back to it's proper standing as a pillar of the Wizarding world. Due to the incarceration of Lucius Malfoy and the close ties they had with Voldemort, the Family Council (consisting of wizards of the Malfoy line residing in various countries) decided to either prune away the London Families or to try to save the Malfoy name. The closest relative is Nathan Williams and his wife, Kumi. both who were living in blessed obscurity in Hawaii. However, duty to family dictated that they make the attempt to rescue the family name.

This, of course, does not sit well with Draco Malfoy...

Lucius doesn't get thrown back in prison after Deathly Hallows.

OOC: Here is the history of my character...

John Henry was adopted by Harry and Ginny Potter, (This is if we take a Post-DH timeframe, or if they married earlier..), after they found him in a trip to America, at his uncles house after they witnessed his abused. They found out he had magical powers, and he was the last living descendant of Antioch Pervell, his parents having been murdered. He has shown somewhat of a love for power, and his sometimes greedy.

Lucius doesn't get thrown back in prison after Deathly Hallows.

Referring to the time after Order of Phoenix and during Half Blood Prince. Also gonna say that his actions that he took against the muggles (Goblet of Fire) the ownership of illigally magicked items (Chamber of Secrets/Prisoner of Azkaban) all came to light and that was all part of made the family council decide another direction for the family is in order.

So I guess this thread has died two......but if it hasn't....:'

General
Name: Alistar Reagus
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Lineage: Pure-Blood

Appearance
Height: 6'0
Build:
Hair: Black
Eye Colour: Blue
Skin Colour: white
Distinguishing features:

Magic
Class: DADA
Wand Appearance: Hawthorn, With Phoinex Tail
Alleigance: Dark(Parents Supported Voldie in Second War)

Hogwarts
Equipment: <Standard Hogwarts equipment + additional>
Pet: Red Tailed Hawk, Fred
House: Slytherin
Priviledges:None
Clubs:None

General
Name: James Potter (if post-Potter defeats Voldy era)
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Lineage: Half-Blood

Appearance
Height: 4'9
Build: Slim
Hair: Blonde
Eye Colour: Green
Skin Colour: White
Distinguishing features: Bright green eyes.

Hogwarts
Equipment: <Standard Hogwarts equipment + additional>
Pet: Snowy Owl, Donovan
House: Gryffindor
Priviledges:
Clubs: Trying out for Quidditch

Lucius doesn't get thrown back in prison after Deathly Hallows.

just finished reading Deathly Hallows... and while it didn't state that the Death eaters were not thrown back into whatever jail they would have while Azkaban was being repaired, the deaths of several children (50 or so) by the hands of the Death Eaters would have the Wizard Word crying for justice of some sort.

definitely.

just finished reading Deathly Hallows... and while it didn't state that the Death eaters were not thrown back into whatever jail they would have while Azkaban was being repaired, the deaths of several children (50 or so) by the hands of the Death Eaters would have the Wizard Word crying for justice of some sort.

Yes, but:

Georgina: Did lucius malfoy, and all the other escaped death eaters, go back to azkaban
J.K. Rowling: No, the Malfoys weaseled their way out of trouble (again) due to the fact that they colluded (albeit out of self-interest) with Harry at the end of the battle.

From a webchat Jo hosted shortly after the book's release.

From a webchat Jo hosted shortly after the book's release.

Interesting point. However...
1) Being that the interview was not published, it's not common knowledge. If we are to include all information given outside of the books, from every interview and unpublished note and discount any information that does not contradict what is given in the books yet 'made up' for the sake of this thread, then 'John Henry' is also impossible since Rowlings also wanted it known that all characters in her world had to be from England/Europe. (interview about the casting of the first movie.) and links to each and every interview will then have to be provided.

2) You still have the other 'crimes' and the fact that there was no collusion or any assistance at all from any of the Malfoys (the only one who could fall into the area of "helping" Harry would only be Narcissa. Draco still tried to kill/capture Harry during the battle. I doubt Harry would say that Draco and Lucius 'assisted' him at all.) Had Lucius actually fought one of Vordy's men, just one sentence, say him killing a death eater that was going to kill his son, then I could agree, but... sorry her [Rowlings] desire to have a totally and completly happy ending for everyone involved should not allow assumptions or information outside of what is published in the books to be canon.

3) Even without going to 'jail' again, his actions would still fit within the scope of my character's bio.

I will, however, leave my Character's bio and story up to the discretion of the owner of this RP.

Alright, I will just say that John Henry was from England and got adopted by Harry and Ginny then to fix it. Someone ought to get this RP going..

Alright, I will just say that John Henry was from England and got adopted by Harry and Ginny then to fix it. Someone ought to get this RP going..

the point is NOT that thers is anything wrong with your character, it's just where is the information that this RP will be using coming from? strictly from the books? interviews that have occured?

are we going to nit pick trivial information given in an interview?

I would argue that we shouldn't, that we stick to information in the books themseves and nothing else because it allows for creative freedom with the RPers.

bump, mainly because I have nothing to say.

Come on people keep entering the RP!!