Harry Potter RPG - For Grownups!

WE'VE MOVED!!

Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:57:17 GMT

We've moved to a private server! Read the ad below:

Well, hello, again!

We're the 6th year Hogwarts group who used to be known as hprp4grownups here at Caleida. We've now moved to our very own private server, which is identical to LJ etc. in its setup, but is strictly for member use! That means no more worries about unexplained and unexpected service outages, because the maintainer of the site is a member of the RPG. Whoo! It also means a personalized in-character email address @hp-rpg.com, your choice of your character's name (free and clear, 'cos we're the only ones there!), and space for 30 icons for your character's every mood.

We're really active, very mature, excellent at spelling and grammar, and we all have a great sense of humour. Does this sound like a group with whom you'd click? If so, come apply to play with us.

Here are a few names of players we're interested in filling now that we're settled in at our new home. ("**" indicates there's a plot waiting to happen at this very moment for that character...)

Gryffindors:
Dennis Creevy
Colin Creevy

Hufflepuff:
** Ernie McMillan
Justin Finch-Fletchley
** Zacharias Smith

Ravenclaw:

Terry Boot
Lisa Turpin
Anthony Goldstein
Michael Corner

Slytherin:

Pansy Parkinson
Gregory Goyle
Millicent Bulstrode

Death Eaters:

Any Death Eater is available EXCEPT:

Lucius Malfoy
Bellatrix Lestrange
Severus Snape

(for a complete list, go here: http://www.hp-lexicon.org/death_eaters.html )

Members of the Order:

Anyone EXCEPT:

Nymphadora Tonks
Remus Lupin
Dumbledore
Minerva
Severus Snape

(for a complete list go here: http://www.hp-lexicon.org/order-phoenix.html )

Professors:

Prof. Rubeus Hagrid
Prof. Sprout
Prof. Trelawney
Prof. Flitwick
Prof. Sinistra
Prof. Sukesh

If you have any more questions, please visit our home page at: hprp4grownups.homestead.com! There you will find a list of characters already in the RPG and where and how to apply for any roles (email us).

You can preview what we've been up to by visiting HP-RPG.Com and checking out our characters' journals etc.!

Come and join the DOOM. :)

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 08:05:41 GMT

Guess who is the newest Ravenclaw student. See you all in classes tomorrow.
~*~*Fleur*~*~

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 08:04:58 GMT

Fleur had all of her things packed and ready to go. She quickly went over her list making sure that she hadn’t forgotten anything. Going back to school was sure to be fun, she thought of all the new classes and professors and all the cute boys and professor. She smiled and charmed her hair to sit in a neat ponytail. She whistled to her owl Amile, and the bird flew down and perched itself on her outstretched had. She smiled and put the bird in its cage and put the cage on her trunk. She then walked over to her desk and picked up a brown paper parcel and opened it. Inside was a small kettle. Fleur grabbed one handle of her trunk and then gently touched the kettle with the other hand. Fleur felt something pull her forward; she closed her eyes until she felt her feet on solid ground again. She looked down at her bird which looked like it was quite dizzy, then around at her surroundings. Dumbledore was sitting at his desk reading a large, long bit of parchment. He looked up and smiled “Good day Fleur, I was expecting you would arrive soon”

Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:49:26 GMT

Sirius sat quietly in his office looking over notes for DADA class that day. They'd be starting new material after having spent a week on amulets and talismans. He glanced at the title at the top of the page: Cloaking Charms. He wasn't really sure how the students would take to it and he wasn't even sure he could stop them from using it during school hours. But he had to show it to them nonetheless. It was an important defensive technique and one that could possibly save their young lives should they ever encounter dangerous situations.

The charms would be difficult to master... they'd have to practice on items first and then after a week or so, they could practice on one another. But for now, they'd have to be happy with cloaking goblets that Sirius had procured from the kitchen. He collected his parchments and the box of goblets and headed toward the DADA classroom, keeping to himself mostly but never failing to send a smile when a student would say hello. He entered the room, levitating goblets out of the box and placing them on the desks as he did so. He placed the parchments on the desk and sat upon it, one leg dangling lightly while the other barely touched the floor. He had his arms crossed over his body as he waited for the students to arrive.

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Tue, 02 Sep 2003 00:46:48 GMT

Sorry I missed you this weekend, I'll try and come see your new flat sometime soon, perhaps with some help of some marauders or something, eh?

How are things on your end? I had to hear from Hermione that you had a girlfriend Fred!

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 08:59:48 GMT

Hullo, ickle Ronniekins!
Sorry we missed you yesterday. You weren't hiding from us, were you? We'll have to catch up soon.

Ginny!
What is your favourite colour? We really should know this, but it changes so frequently....do tell us! We have a surprise.

ps. Have you heard from Percy?

Peeves,
Please send Parvati our wishes/apologies. She seems to harbor resentment towards us. If she is going to treat us like dirty slytherins, she might as well have a good reason. Please feel free to test out these products on her and any other innocent by-stander.

Heard you were in Hogwarts. I was wondering... do you think you could help me with my French? I'm in need of a tutor.

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 08:23:32 GMT

Fleur was now back home and rushing around her house looking for the most important things she would need to go to Hogwarts on Wednesday. She had bought all the items she would need in Hogsmeade on the weekend. She was very excited about seeing her friends, and a certain professor, but she was also excited about the new classes she would be taking. She sat on her bed and thought about how Hogwarts classes would be so different from Beauxbatons. She also wondered what her Housemates would be like. She picked up her new school robes, they had a raven on the crest, and she smiled as she folded up her clothes and put them in the trunk. Ohh it will be fun going back to school.

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 03:21:12 GMT

After a long day of shopping and cavorting, it was time for everyone to leave Hogsmeade and return to school. There was much groaning and grumbling from the students, but Hermione didn't mind going back. She'd had a very good day (especially now that she'd eaten), and she was content to not have anything come along to make too much a mess of it. Of course, there had been a few odd things, too. There appeared to be some interesting couplings happening all around her, she'd noticed with some amusement. She couldn't wait to get back to school to talk it over with her girlfriends. She and Harry had also had some strange conversations (and near misses) with people - topics they hadn't expected to cover on a day such as this. Aside from that, though, things had gone quite swimmingly, and she was feeling very pleased.

She rose from her chair in the cafe and sighed. To Harry she said, "Anything else we need to do before heading back?"

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:22:07 GMT

Sarah smiled as she stepped out of the Post office, she was very happy about the howler and only wished that she could watch him recieve it. As she walked though hogsmeade she was sure at one point she had heard a loud shouting comming from the Three broomsticks. She smirked as she walked into Gladrags, hoping to pick out a new tie as she had set her own on fire last week in charms and was having to wear her spare.

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 20:14:57 GMT

Susan looked up from her table in the cafe and saw Hermione, Ron and Harry approaching. She smiled and waved. Hannah and Sophie had just run off to the powder room, so she motioned for the threesome to come over and join them.

"Of course there's room for you!" Susan exclaimed when Hermione asked. She was happy for the company, and she was sure Sophie and Hannah would be glad to gossip about their shopping trip to Hermione as well. As they sat down around the table, Susan took a bite of her food, then asked, "So what were all you guys up to all day? Did the three of you agree on where to go?"

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 19:00:36 GMT

Draco sighed heavily as he pulled on a navy coloured button down shirt. He didn't really want to go to Hogsmeade, but he had promised Blaise he'd go with her, and he wasn't one to break a promise. Especially after what he'd been putting her through these past weeks. He felt awful about the way he'd been ignoring her.

For the first time in a while he turned to his full length mirror and gazed at his form, frowing as he buttoned all but the top three buttons of the shirt. He was still wearing the serpent charm he'd recieved earlier in the week and it was quite visible.

He bit his lip and shook his head, then turned to leave the dorm, heading to the steps to the Great Hall where he was to meet Blaise.

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 08:38:59 GMT

After leaving the Three Broomsticks once again, on what seemed like an eternal search for Ron, Harry and Hermione decided he must be at Honeydukes. He'd been talking about the new card in the chocolate frogs for ages.

"Where else could he be?" Hermiome muttered to Harry, as she began to get frustrated. All she'd had to eat thus far was a handful of nuts. She was starting to get grumpy.

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 07:25:49 GMT

RON!
YOU WILL BE PLEASED TO HEAR THAT I AM NEVER GOING TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN, SO NOW I DONT HAVE TO WASTE MY TIME SOCIALIZING WITH GRYFFINDORS!

P.S. YOUR APOLOGY IS NOT ACCEPTED IF YOU ARE TO DAFT TO HAVE NOT NOTICED

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 05:13:01 GMT

"Yeah, maybe we should get Sirius to give him lessons," Harry said, laughing as he held the door of the Three Broomsticks open and followed Hermione in. He looked from table to table. "Do you see him?"

Most of the students had finished their first and longest round of shopping, so the pub was absolutely packed with Hogwarts students.

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 04:10:25 GMT

Parvati, who had left for Hogsmeade later than the other students, walked through the streets alone, looking for a familiar face. She spotted a student here or there, but it was never anyone she had any particular interest in seeing. She sighed, wishing she hadn't had so much to do because then she wouldn't have been late.

"Where is everyone?" she said out loud. "Honeydukes!!"

With that realization, she turned around and headed for her favorite sweetshop. When she arrived there, however, the only one she spotted was Neville, but he was good enough for her.

"Hey Neville," she said, smiling. "How are you?"

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 02:53:39 GMT

Hermione and Harry walked out onto High Street. She was in a very good mood already, having bought herself quite the little gift. She'd have to show Sirius sometime soon...after he tore himself away from the Three Broomsticks, that is. She smiled to herself, thinking about how they'd left him there in the company of women. He was probably quite happy about it.

So far this Hogsmeade trip had been quite unlike any other. She hardly felt like she was forcing Harry to shop with her at all. He'd volunteered. That alone was a surprise. He usually groused about this sort of thing, as did Ron. She wasn't going to complain, though; it was a nice change to not feel like she was acting as the day's ringleader.

At Harry's request, they stopped in at Scrivenshaft's to look for quills. The store was actually quite a bit bigger than it appeared from the outside.

"You know," Hermione said as she thoughtfully perused the newest stock of writing implements, "I could just knit for Dobby and save you the time of going to Gladrags..." She suppressed a smile, knowing Harry would probably come up with several reasons why that was a bad idea.

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 00:41:49 GMT

Ginny looked over at Hermione. She was changing her clothes for the upteenth time. She looked down at her own outfit. Perhaps she should dress up and impress Dean. She signed and started taking off her old comfy jeans.

It was going to be such a long day. She had to fit in meeting with Percy and Hermione, and being with Dean, all without them knowing about each other. (Well, no one noticing Percy, really.) Why was he being so secretive? Well, whatever it was, she'd find out soon enough.

Sat, 30 Aug 2003 21:23:09 GMT

Sirius wandered through the town amidst the crowds of Hogwarts students. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves as they ran from store to store, buying this and that. Many of them were packed into the Three Broomsticks. Hogsmeade weekends meant good business for Madame Rosmerta.

Sirius entered the tavern and looked over the heads of the patrons, searching for Harry, Hermione and Ron. He spotted them at a corner table and waved to them as they waved back. He began to make his way to them when he was suddenly accosted by two hands on his arms.

"Mis... er.. Professor Canis!" said a happy voice.

"Uh...Layla...hello again." Sirius tried to smile as he glanced over at Harry. He noticed his godson smirking a bit.

"You came back... I'm so glad to see you! What can I get you? Anything? Really, it'll be on the house. My aunt said so."

"Well.. do you think you could send over a round of butterbeer to that table over there?" He pointed to Harry's table, "Please"

"Yeah, anything for you..." She eyed him dreamily as she reluctantly let go of his arm.

Sirius made his way to the table, grabbed a chair and sat next to Ron. The boys at the table were snickering, and Sirius knew why.

Sat, 30 Aug 2003 21:13:43 GMT

Susan had left Hogwarts after everyone else went to Hogsmeade. She had a bit of homework to finish and she wanted to do that first before she completely forgot about it. Hannah and Sophie had probably gone together, unless they had dates and didn't tell her about it. No matter though, she'd most likely run into them later on.

When she finally reached Hogsmeade, the town was packed as usual. She quickly made her way to the Three Broomsticks and looked around for anyone she knew, hoping she'd find some friends amidst the crowd.

Sat, 30 Aug 2003 21:04:38 GMT

Where are the two of you?? I'm waiting in the common room and would quite like to leave for Hogsmeade sometime this century.

P.S. If it'll hurry you up any, you might like to know that Professor Canis will be meeting us at the Three Broomsticks with a round on him.

Sat, 30 Aug 2003 20:42:37 GMT

After rummaging through her selection of clothes a hundred and twenty six times, Hermione had finally decided on her outfit for the day. She wasn't sure why she was suddenly being so girlie about things, but she didn't have time to question it. She was due to meet Harry and Ron shortly in the common room, and then they'd be off to Hogsmeade. On top of everything else, she had some shopping to do today. That always put her in a good mood.

One more quick check in the mirror, she thought to herself. How odd of her. She then hurried down to wait (im)patiently for the boys. They were always late.

Sat, 30 Aug 2003 02:41:57 GMT

Around dinner time, Hermione grabbed a couple of blankets (making sure they didn't all have the Gryffindor crest on them, seeing as it was going to be a multiple-house picnic), sent a few owls out from the owlry, and and set out to the lake. This was a marvelous idea she'd had. And it was such a nice evening...

Hi, guys:

I'm going down to the lake to lay out the blankets. See you there.

When she arrived at the edge of the lake, she set up camp and settled in. She knew Harry was going to be a bit late, so she was left to wonder who would show up first... It'd be nice to catch up with everyone and discuss their plans for Hogsmeade this weekend... She sat cross-legged on one of the blankets and looked out over the lake, enjoying the peace, while she waited for company.

Sat, 30 Aug 2003 00:49:48 GMT

After she left the Arithmancy classroom, Blaise wasn't sure where she planned to go. She had more work to do for Professor Snape before Monday, but after yesterday she wasn't entirely sure if she was supposed to go back or even if she should go back. Thanks to the blasted potion, she didn't feel upset about it anymore, but she couldn't help but feel like an idiot in retrospect. She yelled at Professor Snape...over humming? She hadn't even realized she was humming the first time he mentioned it. Blaise was beginning to miss being miserable all the time....at least she had gotten used to that. Moreover, the knowledge that there was something she should be upset about but wasn't was beginning to irritate her.

At least today she was feeling a bit less out of control. Blaise's dream last night had been different...it'd still been a good dream, but it was more calming than what she had dreamt during the two nights before that, which had been nearly intoxicating. The constant thought in the back of her head that she really shouldn't be in a pleasant frame of mind seemed to temper her mood and keep her emotions from running away from her again. She just had to remind herself to not trust anything she felt and actually think, although this was difficult to do constantly.

She was almost at the Slytherin common room door when she realized she still needed to make a decision. She sighed and continued along the corridor...the benefits of assisting the potions master undeniably outweighed her other thoughts on the subject. She entered the potions classroom, set her bag down, and began to work without saying a word.

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:17:06 GMT

Hi Neville!

I was wondering if I could borrow your Herbology notes from this past Tuesday when I missed class? It would help me an awful lot if I could and Hermione mentioned that your notes are superb. So can I... please? I hope it's not too much trouble. See you soon!!

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 01:15:26 GMT

The quiet of the dungeons was only broken by two things: Professor Snape's quill and Blaise's humming.

She was adding porcupine quills to a batch of Boil Cure Potion for the first year Potions classes after having taken it off the heat. She was in a good mood...far too good of a mood, according to the logical part of her mind, but at least she knew the explanation for that. Her mind kept straying back to her dreams from the last two nights. Obviously the second dose of potion had been more than sufficient. It took hardly anything now for her to start smiling, and images from her dreams kept coming back to her....

Suddenly, she realized that Professor Snape had stopped writing and his eyes were boring into the back of her head.

"Yes, Professor," she asked, turning around.

"Miss Zabini, as relieved as I am that you are no longer scowling at every potion you make," he said sternly, although he did not look any more angry than usual, "please refrain from humming in my presence. Or, if you absolutely cannot help it, at least attempt to pick a key and stay with it."

She smirked at him and turned back to her cauldron. Her humming was perfectly in tune...why did everyone always comment on that? It must be some sort of conspiracy.

As she continued to work, Blaise thought more and more about her dream the night before. Ten minutes later she was lost in her own world again while she bottled the potion....Professor Snape cleared his throat and she turned around, startled. Professor Snape's hand held his wand loosely in front of him, resting on his desk.

"You were humming again, Miss Zabini, and it was no more in tune now than it was before."

Blaise opened her mouth to insist that her humming was always in tune, but no sound came out. She narrowed her eyes at Professor Snape, the corner of his mouth almost definitely twitching in supressed amusement. Almost.

Bloody Silencing Charms, she thought to herself as she went back to bottling the potion.