Hogwarts: A Jamjar Meme

[madam_rosmerta]

HOGWARTS: A JAMJAR MEME 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 & Start-of-term feast 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, welcome back! Another year full of magical education awaits you…" 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. 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. 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. 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.

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[saevusacutus]

Now magic Tom could handle. Face bloodied and shirt torn, he was moving for his wand before the stun of hitting the floor even wore off. Stars still danced before his eyes as his fingers wrapped around it's familiar handle. He didn't need to lay there wondering how this could have happened, as it was far from the first time someone had attempted to get revenge for something he'd done.

But if James wanted to deal in pain, he was in over his head.

The first spell he deflected easily, without even thinking. The second, however, required a shield charm. Both done without uttering a word. The shower of cups and plates exploded and rebounded against it. It took him a moment to get his physical footing, to duck away from the seemingly constant deluge.

"Incarcerous!" he hissed, conjuring black ropes to halt James' assault.

Curses weren't allowed, but there was so much one could achieve without them.

[firsttogo]

A lot about dueling is in pacing and rhythm. If you are on an offence, you have to keep it. Or else you'll end up on the defending end. James knows this, which is why he doesn't wait to see what Tom throws at him next but instead spells a sticking charm on him and items exploding around him. It leaves his wand just before Tom's incarcerous and he's left open for the robes to wrap around him.

The good thing is that it's pretty commonly used magic and the counter-jinx is readily available. "Emancipare," he hisses between his lips and the ropes drop away. The bad thing is that he's off beat after that. Forced to ready a shield charm instead of attacking.

They're making a lot of noise and a lot of ruckus, eventually someone is going to come to either of their aid. It's going to be a mess and James knows that already. He just hopes it won't be anyone who will get hurt on his account.

[saevusacutus]

The last thing Tom wanted right now was attention. Even with the commotion and confusion already in the great hall, they were starting to draw a great many eyes towards them. He needed to finish this or get out of there before people started to ask questions.

He needed something that James couldn't block, that the simple shield created by a young upstart could not defend against. But was James' shield really so flimsy? He couldn't be sure. But he couldn't exactly start throwing around one of the surefire unblockable curses here in Hogwarts.

He hissed out a curse of his own devising, slashing his wand upward. Green light slashed at James like the nasty crack of a whip. It was meant to cause sharp, welting pain, but more surface than the cruciatus would have conjured. However, it was as if the spell shot out of both ends of his wand, feeling the sharp sting across his chest so intense, it made him stagger backwards.

[firsttogo]

The shield was flimsy alright. It was the first one James remembered in a rush, and it did nothing against the green whip of light that licked the edges of his shield first and then pressed through, slashing him across his front. An angry red mark rushed from the tip of his chin and down to his throat, all the way to his sternum.

He gave a yelp as he was thrown back. He twisted around, stumbling, aiming a simple "Bombarda!" somewhere towards Tom, not knowing whether it would hit or not.

The problem with bombarda is that it has no other use but harm doing. The blast that his wand spelled backwards onto himself as well was enough to knock him off his feet and throw him several meters backward under the long table.