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What time period does this take place in?

Before Harry and Dumbledore and all the stuff in the books.

Okay, thanks!

Are there going to be any "groups" among the students?

Sure, I can make a Group thread for that sort of thing. Like student clubs, you mean?

Yeah kind of like that. I haven't read this far, but I think I saw somewhere that in the later books some of the students formed a Death Eaters club or something?

Okay, I'm pretty sure this is a stupid question, but about what age are most 15 year old's parents. My parents were always so much older than everyone else's so I really don't know.

It depends on if they have older children as well. My parents are 42, I have a 16-year-old brother. When I was 15, my parents were in their late 30's

Thanks, that helps a lot! I swear my friends say my dad is as old as their grandparents so I'm kind of off on that.

No problem!

Try a reverse Google image search

How do you do that?

Right click on the image. Yeah very bottom of the menu should say "search google for image" or something similar.

Thank you! Hope I'm not too much trouble. I'm clueless on these types of things.

Nah, it's all right. It took me time to learn too

Oh my goodness, it actually worked! You're a lifesaver!

No problem!

Emma wrote: "Yeah kind of like that. I haven't read this far, but I think I saw somewhere that in the later books some of the students formed a Death Eaters club or something?"

I'm not sure I remember that specific one, but a club page is a good idea. I'll make it this weekend sometime I hope.

Do we have an RP Request thread yet, or did I miss it? :O

No, not yet. Figured I'd add that once the rp topics were up. Hoping to do that today!

Is it possible for a character to be sixteen, but a fifth year?

Yeah, totally. It's the same thing as a sophomore essentially. You start 15, then turn 16. Then you go into sixth year 16 and turn 17.

Would it be possible for there to be muggleborn siblings that are both wizards or is that too unlikely?

It's possible. Though it'd be more likely if they have wizard blood somehow. Maybe an aunt was a witch or someone else they're related to?

Do characters need to be approved before roleplay?

Yes, they do.

What's it called when a wizard can't do simple magic very well?

Uhhhh.....there's a name for that? I honestly don't think I know.

Squibble maybe? Argus Filch was one.

Squibs are people born into magical families and can't do magic at all

Oh, and at what point in the school year are we starting this?

We'll start in the beginning-ish of the year. Just after the Sorting Hat Ceremony.

Are there any big events that have happened in the wizarding world?

This is before any of the wars that are talked about in the books, so no, not really.

There wouldn't be a Marauder's Map or anything like it, right? Because it wouldn't exist yet.

What are all the different types of pets you can have at Hogwarts? I know on the acceptance letter it says cats, toads, and owls, but then Ron had a rat and I was just wondering if there was anything else that would be acceptable.

No to the first question. And I believe any small animals are allowed. Owls are encouraged because of mail, and most toads are used for spells. Cats are easy to take care of and can spend the day alone so they are also a good idea. No dogs, and nothing bigger than a regular sized dog.

I'm a bit confused on the blood status thing. I know that muggle-borns are from muggle families (obviously) and are kind of random. But to be a pureblood do you just have to have both parents that are wizards or do they both have to be purebloods? And is a half-blood a witch or wizard that had one wizard parent and one muggle parent or what?

Purebloods are children of two people with magic. It doesn't matter the blood status of the parents. And yes, half-bloods have one magical parent and one muggle parent.

Can we create animagi?

Yes, but they cannot be students. Teachers definitely can be ones though.

Awesome! Thanks!

Would it be okay to make an animorphagus? Or would that be too rare? Also, they're kind of random aren't they? Like it doesn't come from ancestry, does it?

Do you mean a metamorphmangus? The thing that stinks is?

Tonks, not stinks. Wow, phone.

Yeah, I think so. In the middle of reading Order of the Phoenix, guess I haven't quite looked at the spelling very hard yet.

It's hard to get. I'm not even sure I spelled it right!

I'm not even going to attempt to spell it XD

I suppose that'd be okay. But if it's a student, maybe don't give them complete control over it?

Is someone going to create the Minister of Magic?