The Nox Date Auction is now open. Send your bids to Dean onsite. For those who have never done it before:

- You have unlimited knuts to bid with, but be reasonable (if your character is poor they likely can't bid a lot)

- You can't outbid yourself so keep an eye on the thread

- The only people who will know if you are winning are you and me

The list of characters being auctioned is here: Nox Date Auction


tagged; Andrew Douglas @erika Timmea Lacroix Adrien McCree Deri Ellis Anashka Markovic Boyd Nightingale Beauregard Nott  Daven Cursive  Levi Hilfiger  Dean Stewart @maia Paris Aurinko Artemis H. Hwang  Bellamy Saffron Sutton Bane Remington Grebe Rosie Huntington Elizabeth Kingston Sally Byrne Hina Avaiki Declan Hawthorne @jae Tae-il Chae , @issy @hadrien @elias @ripley @naomi Olivia Hastings Annaliese Montego Gabrielle Delacour Arianna Stewart @silas

One last, quick reminder to everyone!

Today is the LAST day of term. We will be locking classes by 11:59PM EST tonight. 

Anyone who does NOT have 3 posts in ANY class, will NOT be passing the term and will remain in whatever year their character is currently in.

Anyone who does NOT have a class post tracker posted will also NOT be passing the term. It was announced at the start of this term and reminders made throughout the year, and regularly in the past week over discord about making a tracker and ensuring it's updated so there is NO excuse and we won't be accepting anyone trying to skirt around the rules or seeking a sympathy extension because you've had months, weeks and days to do this and reminders.

With that being said, anyone who has a tracker posted but doesn't have their 3 posts linked in the tracker will also NOT be passing. Unfortunately, the admins don't have time to spend hours checking everyone's characters to ensure they posted 3 times to pass.

The term is coming to an end so anyone with a Professor, please ensure all points acquired for your students are submitted to the hour glass. The deadline for that is next Thursday, June 27, 2024.

Planning for the Hogsmeade Festival is still underway and I will be opening the Nox Date Auction on Sunday night so everyone can begin bidding on characters for a date. The bidding will last 1 week.

If you have any last minute submissions for the Date Auction, the Broom Races or the Duelling Competition, please submit them ASAP. The Nox Date Auction deadline will be Saturday, June 22, 2024 so that I have time to set up the auction thread.

The festival opens on July 1.

I will be opening applications for Hogwarts Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster this evening so be on the look out if you are interested in either of these positions. They last for 2 terms.

I think that is everything!

EDIT: Once we do our year bumps, don't forget, GRADUTES, to apply for your jobs!

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TAGGED - Andrew Douglas @erika Timmea Lacroix Adrien McCree Deri Ellis Anashka Markovic Boyd Nightingale Beauregard Nott  Daven Cursive  Levi Hilfiger  Dean Stewart @maia Paris Aurinko Artemis H. Hwang  Bellamy Saffron Sutton Bane Remington Grebe Rosie Huntington Elizabeth Kingston Sally Byrne Hina Avaiki Declan Hawthorne @jae Tae-il Chae , @issy @hadrien @elias @ripley @naomi Olivia Hastings Annaliese Montego Gabrielle Delacour Arianna Stewart @silas

If you would like to sign up for Quidditch please read carefully:

- Quidditch isn't just an IC position. We expect you to be able to actually participate and play the game whenever a match happens and your team is playing. If you do not show up to a match at all while your team is playing, without letting us know prior to the game, you will be kicked off the team. Quidditch player is not just an IC title, and we expect you to play if your team is. Please take this into consideration as it can affect the gameplay if only one or two people actively play the entire game, but the rest doesn't show up at all. 

- If you are removed from the team for failing to report your absence to the admin team, you cannot re-apply until next term.

- Sign up with max 2 characters. If your character is already a Prefect, you cannot also be Quidditch Captain/Co-Captain.

- Each team has place for 6 players: 1 Keeper, 2 Beaters, 2 Chasers and 1 Seeker.

- To be a captain or co-captain your character has to be a fifth year or up.

- If there are not enough players on each roster to play by the time term begins, terms will be combined accordingly.

FIRST DIBS SIGN UPS FOR NEXT TERM!

If you would like to continue playing quidditch in the same position (includes captain/co-captain as well), with the same character (those tagged), you have first dibs as players for the previous term! You have until June 20th to respond with a yes, otherwise it's an automatic no and the spot will go to whoever would like to take it! If any positions were open last term already, they're open for taking.

Marius Dumas - beater/captain
Lorcan Drogos - chaser
Morag Sloane - keeper
Tarquin "Quin" Drogos - seeker
Ryla Stiorra Thyra Devereux - beater/co-captain
Albus Potter - beater
Tecwyn Aurinko-Kingsley - chaser
Nimue Fawley - keeper

Please use the code below to apply:



[b]Character:[/b] here
[b]House:[/b] here
[b]Position:[/b] here

[b]Do you have another quidditch member?:[/b] if yes, please write down

ROSTER

GRYFFINPUFF	CAPTAIN: Marius Dumas CO-CAPTAIN: OPEN BEATERS: Marius Dumas , Savtaj MacMillan CHASERS: Lorcan Drogos , Lily Potter KEEPER: OPEN SEEKER: Samara MacMillan RESERVES: Kaitlyn Grebe
RAVENCLAW	CAPTAIN: OPEN CO-CAPTAIN: OPEN BEATERS: Kaii Evergreen ,  Gawain Bones CHASERS: Everly Prince , Joseph Michaels KEEPER: OPEN SEEKER: OPEN RESERVES: Song Fenghua
SLYTHERIN	CAPTAIN: Ryla Stiorra Thyra Devereux CO-CAPTAIN: Ethan Prince BEATERS: Albus Potter , Ryla Stiorra Thyra Devereux CHASERS: Tecwyn Aurinko-Kingsley , Kai Shimada KEEPER: Nimue Fawley SEEKER: Ethan Prince RESERVES: OPEN

QUIDDITCH DATES

QUIDDITCH MATCH DATES: IRL date - teams playing
September 1st: Oct - Ravenclaw vs Slytherin (Slytherin wins!)
September 15: Nov - Gryffinpuff vs Slytherin (Slytherin wins!)
November 10: Jan - Ravenclaw vs Gryffinpuff (Gryffinpuff wins!)
Dec 5 - Dec 25: March - Slytherin vs Gryffinpuff
Jan 16 - Feb 5: May - Winner of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 3

Sundays at 10AM EST

Another Bloody Announcement!
^{But this one is important!}

I want to say a few words about this past term. It's been an interesting one. We've had our ups and our downs and most of us are still here! We've lost some members along the way and gained some new ones. We've had some return, and some leave again. Such is the growing pains of a site. Regardless, it's been a great term overall, I think. 

We, the admins, appreciate every one of you, because without the members, there's not much of a site, and I will gladly pat myself, and each of you (fella admins included) on the back for making INH successful. Thank you all!

A huge thanks goes to Remy for being a part of the admin team and running Quidditch over the last year. It was kind of a job none of us wanted and you stepped in willingly.

A secondary thanks to Nana who surprised us all with the new colour scheme, it's stunning! And totally season appropriate! I'm in love <3

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We mentioned awhile back that we were working on reviewing site rules and making changes. I have created a summary of the changes to the main Rule Handbook. I encourage everyone to go through it at some point or another to refresh yourselves on the site rules.

General Rule Revision:
I. We have reworded the No Drama rule to make it more clear, and revised.
II. The No Spamming rule has been rewritten to make it more clear and definitive.
III. A definition of what God-Moding is has been added and revised to make it more clear.
IV. The language rule has been revised to make it more clear.
V. In regards to the IC discord, all members are welcome to join and invite other members to the discord. Since the IC discord is not specifically NSFW work, the ages guidelines are not as strict.
VI. Cleans Out guidelines have been updated and written to make it more clear.
VII. Character Abilities Clean Outs will remain the same, however, we are going to be looking into a new system that will allow members to re-apply as often as they wish should they lose status and will let members know once that system is in place. For now, we remain with the 3 strikes, you’re out rule.
VIII. We have removed the “admins will not delete your accounts” rule and put in rules about when accounts will be deleted. Please review.

Character Creation Revision:
I. Have removed the “admins will not delete your accounts” see Clean Outs and Account Deletions.
II. Have removed “other creatures” from the list of characters that can be made. Only witches, wizards, muggles, squibs can be created along with the special creature and abilities we offer.
III. We have only accepting active students from Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. Adults can be graduates of any of the canon schools.

Professor Revisions:
I. Added: Professors need to actively participating in their lessons and should aim to post at least once a month in their lessons to keep interest in classes. One and done posting is no longer acceptable.
II. Modified. Since we have removed all but Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang as active schools, those of you who have Professors teaching at the inactive schools can remain in those positions or can opt to change schools. If your school has no active students, you are not required to post any lessons.

Classes and Term Revisions:
I. With the change in our timeline and 1 year = 9 months in real time, the term dates will be adjusted to accommodate this change. Please review.
II. Will be cutting down on classes and integrating some classes into other classes where it makes sense due to a shortage in Professors as well as lack of interest in some classes from the students. The classes being cut are Dark Arts Theory, Alchemy, Arithmancy and Ancient Runes. These classes will be integrated into other classes so the opportunity still remains to learn about them. See below:

Dark Arts Theory will be integrated into Defense Against the Dark Arts and the Professor will be required to accommodate this change.
Alchemy will be integrated into Transfiguration and/or Potions as it fits into both subjects so Professors are welcome to share the task of teaching their students about Alchemy. Otherwise, students interested in this topic, can further their education at Eventide Academy.
Music will be renamed “The Arts” and will incorporate music, art, dance and drama into the curriculum.
Arithmancy will be integrated into Divination as it’s technically a sub-category of the umbrella term.
Ancient Runes will be integrated into History of Magic.

If at any time an elective class becomes inactive (no Professor) that class may end up integrated into another class it shares core information with IE: should we lose our Healing Professor, the class will be split up into Herbology, Charms and Potions.

Quidditch Revisions:
I. Wait times for Quaffle/Bludger has been decreased to 20 minutes on a trial.

Group Threads:
While these are not exactly rules, we do encourage the following:
I. A reminder that group threads consist of ANY thread which involves 4+ characters and when posting in these threads it is encouraged to interact with previous posters who put in the tag “open” in their post before posting your own character as “open” as we are noticing a large number of characters posted in group threads as “open” who then never post again and don’t get to enjoy the threads as much because no one interacts with them. This goes for all mass threads including classes.
II. Please ensure that when posting in threads (especially class threads) your post contributes something to the actual thread beyond just being present. You’re more likely to get a reply if your character is actually doing something more than “sitting in class listening to the Professor.”
III. The best thing about mass threads is that it gives characters a chance to interact with someone they might not so don’t be shy! We’re all friends here!

Discipline:
I. We have added a time frame in which any strikes you have acquired will be revoked if there has been no further problems. Please review.

Duelling:
I. We have removed rule V because it was repetitive from rules II, III and IV.
II. The section in VI about keeping duels moving has been removed as duels are timed and locked when X amount of time has passed and the winner is determined by number of points remaining when the time limit has been reached.
III. We have removed “You have blocked the spell and gained a point” when rolling the dice to determine success of failure. Die rolls are now 1-3 – spell hits and you gain a point and 4-6 – spells miss and you lose a point.
IV. We have scrapped the skills list and duels will continue with each player having 10 points and the first player to lose all 10 points loses the duel.

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This Term: Touching on what Ruth mentioned in her earlier announcement, as we are reaching the end of term (20 days) please ensure your class trackers are up to date. If they are not up to date by June 20, then come June 21 your character will not be passing/graduating.

Professors - please ensure your classes are all up to date by June 20th as well and all points awarded have been submitted to the hour glass.

Any graduates who have not submitted their surveys, please do so if you want your fancy graduate graphic in the year book. If you need me to send you another copy, let me know!

The Summer Solstice Fairytale Ball is open for the June event, and planning for the Hogsmeade Festival will be open soon. Since we're starting the new school year in August, the Hogsmeade Festival will be the July Event.

With some of the above mentioned changes, there will be changes made to staffing at Hogwarts so please review the job office for updates. Headmaster Dunamis will be resigning as his term as Headmaster is over and applications for a new Headmaster and Deputy Head will be opening soon.

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TAGGED - Andrew Douglas @erika Timmea Lacroix Adrien McCree Deri Ellis Anashka Markovic Boyd Nightingale Beauregard Nott  Daven Cursive  Levi Hilfiger  Dean Stewart @maia Paris Aurinko Artemis H. Hwang  Bellamy Saffron Sutton Bane Remington Grebe Rosie Huntington Elizabeth Kingston Sally Byrne Hina Avaiki Declan Hawthorne @jae Tae-il Chae , @issy @hadrien @elias @ripley @naomi Olivia Hastings Annaliese Montego Gabrielle Delacour Arianna Stewart @silas