ANNOUNCEMENT #1

ANNOUNCEMENT #1
we have only been open for three weeks and already, so much has happened. 38 members are on the site, close to 100+ guests a day, 240+ threads, 715+ posts, and plenty of activity. to all those that posted in the activity check, thank you. it's quite awesome to see a majority of the members and characters remain the same. this site wouldn't be what it is right now without you guys. with the end of the activity check, we have some news. news that will change the plot of our site, progressing it. trust me it won't magically change to unicorns and butterflies, nothing too different from our present site.

NEW BANNER IMAGES
i'm sure you have all seen the change of the banner from the snitch & hogwarts to the quidditch pitch & norberta. with the changes coming to the site, we felt that they were appropriate to include.

NEW STAFF MEMBER
as you may have seen we have made becca an admin on the site! we have known her for quite a while now, having been on about four different sites before this site. so if kat and i aren't on though becca is, feel free to ask her anything that you need help with! there will be times when kat and i won't be on due to real life rather than be on everyday, so becca is another way for you to get answers. plus, she's a cool person so don't be afraid. she doesn't bite like kate will.

OCTOBER
on february 14th aka this friday, the site will be changing over to october. this means a month has gone by since your characters have gone back to hogwarts. more than a month since lily has been missing (who went missing a week before september 1st), two months since harry's death. october begins the start of the holidays. later in the month of october (the beginning of march for us), the students of hogwarts will be hosting a party in the forbidden forest on halloween. only the bravest of students will most likely show up to that party, correct? it's imperative to start racking in those house points since this event will result in houses losing points, certain houses have students posting during a certain time range. the time range in the thread will be decided by the staff, so it's completely random. no one can avoid it even if they wanted to.

NEW PLOT ADDITIONS
in time for the new month, the plot will progress with details appearing on february 14th. for now, we can give you a list of characters that will be joining the plot along with those presently part of it. also, we'd like to add in. if you are an active member on the site, posting everyday, plotting, etc then you will receive a pm each month with a offer to be added to the site. this will occur when the site switches to november, so get posting! any characters with * next to their name means that they have been newly added to the plot. while we may have a list below, please note that every character will be included in some of the events that the characters below have plotted - meaning more site wide events/threads to come in the month of october.

characters essential to the plot:
james potter - not taken, so snatch him!
scorpius malfoy - not taken, so snatch him!
eldest lestrange - not essential, non-playable character now. you will all know why as the plot progresses.
edward lupin - taken by san.
lily potter - taken by katie.
gwen shacklebolt - taken by elsa.
ginny potter - * not taken, possible to snatch her!
sebastian warrington - * taken by aly.
rose weasley - * taken by elsa.
blair warrington - * taken by katie.
adalyn dolohov - * taken by olivia.

MOTM information
MOTM nominations will start on February 28th, allowing us to judge from January 20th to the end of this month who should win what awards. Awards will be Member of the Month, Male of the Month, Female of the Month, Couple of the Month, Friends of the Month, Thread of the Month, & Enemies of the Month. We'll be announcing more details on the MOTMs as we get closer to February 28th.