rules

●You may sign up with any name you like, but once you've been accepted, please change that to the name of your character, first and last.
●If you want to play a canon, you should reserve it. This doesn't mean you will get the character, but it does mean we'll know you're planning to make it. Keep in mind that we do allow multiple applications for the same character.
●No posting anything until your application has been accepted (unless you’re posting a reserve form for a canon character). This includes face claims, games, and plotting.
●There is no limit to the amount of characters you can have, as long as they are all active. If we think there are too many girls, or too many purebloods, we might put a ban on them.
●Your face claim must be a real person. I don't care if it's a model, actor, or whatever, but we will not be accepting drawings or cartoons of any kind.
●This board is rated "use some common sense." It's proboards, people. They require you to be at least 13, so keep in mind that people as young as that might join this board. We won't be violating ToS.
●When making your character, do not copy from wiki or any other source (the exception is recycling a character you've played before). We will not accept applications that have been plagiarized.

●When making your character, do not copy from wiki or any other source (the exception is recycling a character you've played before). We will not accept applications that have been plagiarized.
●Your character is not perfect. Your character is not all bad and not all good. Your character must not be a mary/gary sue. We will not accept characters that are.
●This is a fantasy genre, but make it realistic and as true to the books as possible.
●Students will not be accepted if they are veela, werewolf, animagi, seers, etc. These sorts of characters are very rare and will only be allowed for canon characters that already have these traits. Also keep in mind that most students will be British. Most countries will have their own schools. Students will not be transfers either, meaning they will not come to Hogwarts half way through their student career. If they attend Hogwarts, they were most likely born in the area.
●There are very few students that do not fit in their house. If you make a Hufflepuff, they should act like a Hufflepuff. Slytherins should be mostly pureblood and stick to purebloods. So on and so forth. Yes, we know that there are people like Hermione who are very Ravenclaw-like and not in that house, but these characters are not common.
●We will not be accepting OCs that are related to canons. Example: Voldemort will not have a child, Hermione doesn't have a sister, and Harry doesn't have a long lost cousin.

●No spamming, no advertising. This includes mentioning and talking about other forums in the box. This includes planning new forums in the box. We don't do that on other sites for here, it won't be done here for other sites. Thanks.
●Be nice. Your character might not get along with another character, but we're all writers here. If you are having issues with another member, please inform an admin.
●If you are not accepted, please do not plot in the cbox. You are not accepted. That character may not get accepted. Don't assume you can start plotting.
●On that note, please don't pester people for plots and posts in the box. Bringing it up once is fine, but it starts to leave other people out when it gets obnoxious and also, constant plot requests in a box are annoying.
●Guests, you are more than welcome to talk to us and ask questions, but the same rules apply to you.

●THE IC CHAT IS CURRENTLY DOWN
●There is now an in character chat box. This is a privilege. It can and will be taken away if necessary.
●Do not pretend to be other characters in the chat box. It is too confusing.
●Your character must be accepted on the site before you may use the ic cbox.
●If you are not posting on the site but are using the ic cbox, your IP will be banned from the box until you start posting again.
●IC chat is purely for entertainment purposes. Nothing in the IC will count toward the site. For example, if Harry turned Ron into a dragon in the box, that incident will not have taken place as far as the site plots go.
● The link to the IC box will only be found in the rules. Please do not post it in the out of character chat box. If someone asks where it is, just point them in this direction or send them a PM.
● the IC box is located here

●Third person. Past tense. Unless it's a journal issue or something, keep it that way.
●No godmodding. It's not fun when people control your character, don't do it to theirs.
●We are a literate rp. We ask that you post at least 300 words, and we'd love it if you posted more. Also, we're requesting decent grammatical skills. We understand typos and grammar errors happen. But let's try and keep our posts readable.
●Looking for a password? There isn't one. You are responsible for knowing the rules. I'm not responsible for making you read them. You disobey them, you get warned, banned, deleted... whatever.

●Graphics are not required, but they are nice. Posting templates are also not required. Avatars may be 150px in width and 200px in length, but nothing larger, they may of course be smaller if you prefer the standard 100x100. Signatures can be up to 500px in width and please do not make them any taller than 400px in height. Even that is pushing it.
●Did you have someone else make your graphics? Credit them. Not doing so is stealing.

●I am a person, as such I am not perfect. I may have messed up a person's name or a house. If it bothers you, you are more than welcome to point it out politely and I will fix it.