Harry Potter Dressingroom

Wizards of all ages and from all times: whatever you were doing, wherever you were - none of that matters now. You've been brought to Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. You’ll find yourself in the Great Hall under a starry sky, illuminated by the light of a thousand candles.

What happened? Why were you brought here? How were you brought here? All questions to be answered, perhaps. But first, mingle with your kind and find a seat for yourself. This will be your home for a while.

Because there is no leaving. Student, staff, you with nothing to do - all of you trapped inside the school grounds.


Sorting to houses
Those of you who have not been sorted into your houses, you're guided to sit on a stool while an old hat will contemplate a proper house for you. After, you can join your housemates at their long table.

The ghost of the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, will soon give a speech once the last student is sorted...

"The very best of evenings to you! Now… to our new students, welcome. To our old students, I hope you've enjoyed the start of another year of magical education!"

He will warn you about the anti-curse charm set upon Hogwarts and how it will bring harm in equal measures to yourself. He will urge you to stay calm and have a lemondrop; they’ll be provided at all tables.

OLD STUDENTS:
A month has passed. Some of the wizards that arrived with you have mysteriously disappeared as days pass on, but the school rolls further into a beautiful autumn. A routine has been reached; it seems this might even be more peaceful than the experiences that most of you have from your school years. There's quite a bit of room in the dorms, definitely not as many students this year in Hogwarts. Occasionally, you might have seen a ministry wizard, an auror, or a harried worker speeding their way to the headmaster's office. It's hard to catch the, but if you do, they seem irritated of the interruption and not likely to spill any details, not matter how persistent you may or may not be.

PROMPTS:
I. New residents arrive
One morning the sorting hat is brought back into the Great Hall and it sings its song as a new influx of wizards arrive to Hogwarts. You might meet familiar faces or completely new faces. They're wizards of all ages and times.

II. Dorms under duress
Did we say that it's been nice and easy in the dorms? Well, that's about to change. Dumbledore's ghost announces at breakfast that all students and current Hogwarts residents have been moved to Gryffindor tower for the time being. Your trunks and belongings have already been transported there, all trunks in a state of disarray and hastily stamped with a symbol. Even teachers will have to relocate into rooms closer to the Gryffindor tower. He assures you that this isn't permanent, but for the time being the other dorms are out of bounds. Rooms will be sorted randomly to be fair and even teachers will have to share. Refer to this thread for rooming arrangements. If, on the off chance, you do manage to sneak back into your house's dormitory, you may notice the random Ministry member poking about, casting inspection spells. Your bedroom will be sealed off by a spell if you manage to get that far, and it won't be long before someone from the Ministry notices your presence and kicks you out.

III. Full moon rises
Of course the day comes when the full moon rises. Your werewolf population is quite large. What are you going to do about it? Will anyone raise the topic publicly? Did someone brew a wolfsbane potion?

IV. Stargazing in the astronomy tower
As the nights grow darker but not yet cold, it's the perfect time to arrange an overnight stargazing gathering. Grab your blanket and gather in the tower to look at the sky. Maybe you want to cuddle up with someone to ward off the chill. Or are they getting too close for comfort when plenty of wizards cram up in the astronomy tower? The house elves have provided tea or alternatively coffee and a small spread of cakes and cookies.

Dumbledore would like you all to note few things, Hogwarts attendees:

1. This will be a continuous, no commitment necessary “storyline.”
What does that mean? Depending on the level of interest, there will be at least one post per month on the 3B-DR that will continue the storyline which begins here. Players are encouraged to make top-levels in the dressing room if they want to keep this verse going with their characters. Madame Rosmerta’s made a tag specifically for this.

2. Multiple versions of characters at various ages are welcome.
Whether that means there’s three Harry’s all in fifth year, or one Harry in first year, a second in third year, and a third in sixth year is up to you. All three Harry’s could also interact, depending on player preferences. AU versions of (HP)canon and non-(HP)canon characters are also welcome. Sometimes people disappear from Hogwarts and sometimes they come back.

3. Schoolwork
Dumbledore's ghost will invite all characters of age and knowledge to teach their specialties to the younger wizards. If your character could be possibly a teacher, or is interested in teaching, refer to this thread to sign up for a teaching position, you can also edit your comment or post another course under your own thread if you wish to do something different in one of these posts. The courses do not need to be anything serious (unless you want them to be). If your character would be interested in a course, you can look it up from the character's toplevel. Your character doesn't need to be of student age to participate in courses. (They're free for all!)

4. Sign up for your house.
Here is a thread for all the Hogwarts houses that your character could be sorted in.

5. This means… war!
Are you a Death Eater? A member of the Order? Rival students? It’s likely your character will encounter someone they don’t get along with. Duels are fine, but beware that any attacks meant to cause harm (curses) will backfire on the caster. If your character doesn’t care that damage will also bounce back to them, then Dumbledore’s ghost will be intervening. He won’t tolerate harm to any of his students… even if it’s harm to Tom.

6. Housecup
Of course points will be awarded and taken away by teachers and prefects. You can leave a comment in this thread for the points taken or given. Madam Rosmerta will add them up together for the next post. You can also sign up for a prefect role. Each house has one and that one will change in each post. First come, first serve is the rule, except if your character was a prefect in the last post, you can't sign up in this one. (Trying this one more time and if you don't like it, removing it from the next post.)

1. Toplevel with your character
Name in the title line. Do not leave an empty toplevel. Write a starter like you would to a game event. Link to preferences if you’d prefer.

2. Tag other characters
The name of the game is interaction. Why is your character here? Do they want to be here? Are they being reunited with lost loved ones?

3. Have fun!
Dumbledore (and Madame Rosmerta) is watching. Behave yourselves. Don’t godmod, infomod, respect other players, etc.