Site information
New members need to first peruse through this board as it includes all the rules, updates, site timeline, and important information to help guide you along your way.
While we're based on JK Rowling's Wizarding World, we have been working towards expanding our site and our site lore to make Inside New Hogwarts more our own. All site lore including spells, potions, creatures, books, canon information, famous people and locations that are part of the Wizarding World and our own imaginations shall be located here.
Wizarding News is headquarters to such newspapers as The Daily Prophet which brings magical households updates on all things happening around the magical world and Witch Weekly which features its articles on love, romance and trying to play matchmaker by showcasing the hottest face of the month in the wizarding world.
If you are going to be away for any length of time, please post a thread here notifying staff of your absence
Character Creation
This is where you start your journey! Create a character by filling out a Character Application. Additionally, you'll be able to apply for an ability or creature status here as well.
Your one stop shop for all things including character job office, registries, playby claims, member list, skills, etc.
Character Development
Detailed character biographies, family biographies and anything else biography related to characters can be found here. This is NOT mandatory.
Bits and Bobs, Thread Trackers, Journals, etc. for your characters can be placed here. This is NOT mandatory.
Looking for a specific plot or more family members? Advertise in here!
Special Events
This board is where you will find out all information about all sitewide events whether they are IC or OOC events. The information will be here for the duration of the event and then archived in the subboard once the event is over.
Whenever we host an event, all the RP threads resulting from the event will be posted in this thread. This board will take place of the ballroom and be home to ALL events.
Hogwarts Castle
Upon entering through the huge oak doors, students find themselves in a grand entrance hall where the house points hourglasses can be found but the even more glorious site is the vast marble staircase. To the right is the great hall and the stairs to the kitchens and Hufflepuff basement
There are many classrooms scattered throughout its halls. Notably, Potions is located in the dungeons, Astronomy and Divination are located in the towers and Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, and Flying are generally located outside/in the greenhouses.
When Hogwarts was rebuilt, the Wizarding World opted to include an Inter-House Common Room located on the fifth floor. Gryffindor and Ravenclaw were returned to their towers, Slytherin remained in their dungeons and Hufflepuff went back to their happy hobbit hole near the kitchens.
The dungeons beneath Hogwarts are rather gloomy, sometimes there are rats scurrying about (and I don't mean the Slytherins). There are various empty rooms, the Potions classroom and the kitchens can be found down here.
Many corridors exist along the levels of Hogwarts where one might find such rooms as the Library, the Hospital Wing, the Room or Requirement, and much more, like the bathrooms! The corridors are often long and straight passages lined with suits of armor or portraits that talk one's ear off.
The towers of Hogwarts; besides the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw towers, there's also the Astronomy Tower which leads to an outside viewing platform with large, expensive telescopes and warm cosy blankets to stay warm. The Divination tower leads to a circular room full of pillows and crystal balls, smelling like tea.
Hogwarts Grounds
Hogwarts houses multiple courtyards around the castle which each hold their own charms. Students can enjoy the various statues, as well as the greenery and benches placed in these areas.
Rolling hills of grassy greens span outward to the forbidden forest and the lake and to the village. These lawns are well kept by the groundskeeper and home to many little critters scurrying about. Students enjoy lounging in the grass soaking up the sun. Be careful though, the Whomping Willow is nearby!
The Great lake, also known as the Black lake, begins at Hogwarts and touches down near Hogsmeade Village. It is home to many magical and mundane creatures including mermaids, grindylows, and the giant squid! Swimming is discouraged but kids do it anyway.
Forbidden for a reason, there are all sorts of dangers lurking beneath these thick trees which sucks the light right out of the world once one is deep within the forest. Spiders, centaurs, Acromantula, werewolves, anything one might fear could be in these woods.
Out of Character
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In this board, you can release your creative spirits. Post in the correct board and display your creations, or open up a graphic shop if you'd like.
This board houses all the archived roleplay threads, plot planners, classes and quidditch games. Threads will be moved here if they haven't been replied to for two months, if the character is shelved or deleted or if the classes and quidditch games have finished.