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Welcome to the writers room for our magical masterpiece. Finding a show to put on has been proving tricky to say the least. We need something exciting, easy to act and with lots of different parts so that everyone can have a try. Ada and I have been running in circles trying to find a play that will suit Professor Decibel’s exacting standards but we just can’t do it. We need your help. We’re asking you to make suggestions of stories we could bring to the stage. It could be an adaptation of a wizarding story we already know, a re-enactment of a notable incident in wizarding history or something entirely original. You can complete this in a few ways: 1. explain why you think the story/event would lend itself well to being performed. Are there enough parts for lots of people to have a go? Does it have a dramatic finale? Would it be best as a play or do you think songs could be worked in to turn it into a musical? 2. Write a short snippet of a script for the production. This should include dialogue and any stage directions the actors will need. If you’re adapting a story that’s already been written elsewhere, make sure the words are your own. 3. You could do a mixture of the first 2 options. Whichever option you pick, please make sure your response is at least 100 words long. To earn 15 rubies, please post it as a reply by the 30th of September, 11:59 PM HOL-time.

This September, Gryffindor is playing host to a very distinguished guest. Professor Titania Decibel is a former Hogwarts graduate who now teaches at the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts (WADA). She has returned for a visit to (as she puts it) ‘Reignite the spark of theatrical endeavour at Hogwarts that has so long been dimmed.’* By which she means (as we worked out after several minutes of confusion) that she wants us all to put on a show. So, dust off your dancing shoes, get over your stage fright and join us for a dazzling month of treading the boards. It’s going to be dramatic! There will be 3 tasks per week for 4 weeks, released on Mondays (the 31st of august and then the 7th, the 14th and the 21st of September). These will be a mixture of puzzles and creative tasks, all with a theatrical twist. There will also be daily trivia and a improvisational forum game to help you warm up those performing muscles. (No actual performing is on the cards though, so don’t worry if you can’t soliloquize on cue). Each task will be worth 15 rubies, the forum game is worth 10 and there will be a further 30 available for trivia. That’s 220 in all! The curtain goes down at 11:59 PM HOL-time on September 30th, so make sure you have all of your tasks turned in by then. Now, we better not be late to rehearsals. Titania has a steely glint in her eyes…. *Some of you may remember that Hogwarts has avoided staging performances ever since a disastrous production of the Fountain of Fair Fortune resulted in a duel and the Great Hall sustaining serious fire damage. Titania thinks it’s time we try again, other people are less sure… Regardless, the show must go on!

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Welcome to the Gryffindor roleplay forum! This is your chance to explore the castle, chat to your friends and have all sorts of adventures every month. People from all over HOL (both staff and students) are invited to join the action. Every month beginning in September, a new location and plot will be released, along with instructions about how to respond. The scenario could be an event, an emergency or just an everyday study session in the library. What happens next is up to you and everyone else who joins in. You can earn 20 rubies per month for being actively involved in that month's plot (you must make at least 4 posts to be eligible) Before you dive in, please make sure you’ve read the guidelines thoroughly. Have fun!

If you have any questions about the roleplay area, please ask them here and someone will get back to you ASAP.

Here you will find the guidelines that we would like you to follow when taking part in our monthly roleplays. Obviously, everything you post should adhere to HOL rules and our stance on spam. The Scenarios Please read the instructions given in each scenario thread carefully. Do not branch out beyond the locations or time-frame provided. We know this feels restrictive but it’s to ensure that everyone has a chance to join in no matter when they arrive. It’s no fun if the action begins in the library and within an hour half the roleplayers have jumped forward 2 months while everyone else has decamped to the astronomy tower. You’re welcome to carry on smaller roleplays via private message though. You have total freedom with deciding what your character says and does but please don’t introduce dramatic events that totally change the scenario for everyone else. If you have an idea about a way to make things interesting, run it by a staff member first. Staff members and house creatures (such as The Fat Lady or Sir Nick) will sometimes post to change the direction of the action or get things back on track. Please pay attention when they do this. Your Posts All posts should be of a decent length and written in full sentences. Please try for at least 2 or 3 sentences per post. It is your choice whether you use first (I) or third (he/she/they) person. Try to be consistent. Please read the previous posts carefully before replying. If you wish to leave the roleplay at any time and want people to know that you’re no longer going to respond, please include a note in brackets after your last post. You can also do this if you need to briefly explain something but please don’t have entire out-of-character conversations like this. Interacting With Others Never control another person’s character (this is known as godmodding). If you ask them a question or try to involve them in a piece of action, wait until they have responded to you before continuing on. Never fill in their reaction for yourself. Don’t intrude on other people’s interactions. If someone is having a conversation with another person then wait for a good moment to try to join in. Try to include others. While we want you to be able to have fun with your friends, please make an effort with others so that everyone can enjoy the roleplay. Remember that while this is fiction, you shouldn’t go out of your way to be unkind or unwelcoming. If your character is a mean or rude person, make sure you explain to anyone you’re roleplaying with before going down this route. If someone says something that you find personally upsetting, please take it up with a staff member before it escalates. Respect people’s preferred pronouns (whether they like to be called he, she, they or something else). If you’re not sure which to use based on someone’s previous posts, check to see if they specify in their profile and ask them if you’re still not sure. Characters To avoid confusion, we’re asking everyone to roleplay as their HOL selves. This means your character should share the same name, house and year as your HOL account. However, you don’t need to stick to the classes you’re taking in a particular term. If you would like to provide people with further detail about your character (appearance, preferred pronouns, personality, strengths, weaknesses, backstory and the like) then please do so in the ‘About Me’ section of your Gryffindor profile. You have creative freedom when deciding on your characters skills and backstory. However, please try to avoid making your character too talented (this is known as a Mary Sue). Their abilities should roughly match their year. Remember that it’s a less fun and realistic experience for everyone if there are too many metamorphmagi, animagi or budding marauder’s wandering around. The Setting These scenarios take place at Hogwarts as if it were really inhabited by HOL members. This means you can mention HOL members, HOL staff and HOL classes in your roleplay. You can also mention Harry Potter Canon but we won’t be directly featuring plots or characters from the franchise (so no cutting class with Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy, I’m afraid.)

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The easiest way to help out your house and show your lion’s pride is to earn points! There are lots of ways you can do this so you’re bound to find some that play to your strengths. In this post, I’ll give you a brief run-down of the regular point earning opportunities available to you. Whenever a new one opens up throughout the term, I’ll post it as a reply so keep checking back! The first and most obvious is to take part in classes. Most classes will give you the chance to earn 60 points a month through homework and extra credit. If you take several classes (even if you don’t have the time for the maximum of 5 every term), those 60 points soon mount up to quite a tidy haul. Class sign-up opens on the 1st of September 2020 and will remain open until December 20th so remember to put your name down for the classes that interest you and get sending in that homework! (It’s always a good idea to keep an eye on the individual assignment deadlines so that you don’t run out of time or put too much pressure on yourself) The next are the creative projects offered each month by the Hol Library and art department. If you enjoy getting artsy or brushing up on your writing, visit the 'Departments' tab on the main website. Don't be shy: your submissions are anonymous during the rating period. You can get started by going to your profile and telling us 'How you Got Into Harry Potter' in the designated section - that will earn you a cool 10 points! Finally there are the house newspapers. These are a great chance to earn plenty of points by writing about what interests you. If articles and reviews aren’t your thing, most also offer creative prompts and even the chance to submit your own puzzles, recipes, graphics and many other things. All of them have different windows for submitting so be sure to check The Great Hall on the Hol Forum and the Common Rooms for announcements from the editors of each (I’ll be doing my best to keep you clued up about the deadlines for all of them here too). The most important thing to remember is that whenever you have some spare time to get journalistic, you’re almost certain to find a home for what you come up with. Brows old editions of our own Paw Print: https://gryff.net/pawprint Slytherin’s SerpenTimes: http://holserpentimes.weebly.com/ Ravenclaw’s Alte Sententiam: http://altesententiam.weebly.com/ And Hufflepuff’s Wizarding Times: http://padfootsportkey.us/Wizarding-Times Throughout the term, there will be unique and exciting activities to take part in which will give you the chance to earn points along the way. Remember to check my replies to this thread for announcements and reminders about anything that might be occurring!

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I swap a Daily Prophet for a treacle tart

the Bowtruckle is a territorial creature

I slap Manya because her enthusiasm is infectious

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