This is where you post your application form. Take a look over the CANON list inside and either choose one of those, or create your own original adult character. A member of staff will look over your application and critique/deny/accept it as soon as possible. We try to check this board every day, so it shouldn't take too long.

It's always useful (and fun) to continue to develop your character, even after they've been created. So inside, we have all sorts of things to help make your character more three-dimensional, like Plot Pages, Thread Trackers, Claims, Journals and more...

CLAIMS • THREAD TRACKERS • PLOT PAGES • JOURNALS • WANTED ADS

Sub-boards: Claims, Thread Trackers, Plot Pages, Journals, Wanted Ads

All sorted character applications are stored here.

ADULT • HUFFLEPUFF • RAVENCLAW • SLYTHERIN • GRYFFINDOR

Sub-boards: Adult, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor

Any information you might need about how life at Hogwarts goes can be found in here. This includes all sign up sheets for the likes of Lessons, Quidditch and Duelling Club, etc, as well as Job lists and other useful things.

A small, dark passageway at the end of Diagon Alley will lead you into dangerous territory. Filled with dark wizards and dark artefacts, Knockturn Alley is not for the faint of heart.

BORGIN AND BURKES • TWILFITT AND TATTINGS • ATRUM TALES • TORVA BESTIA • VENENUM POTIONS

Sub-boards: Borgin and Burkes, Twilfitt and Tattings, Atrum Tales, Torva Bestia, Venenum Potions

Board the magnificent red steam engine and begin your journey to Hogwarts. Take advantage of the food trolley, as it's quite a long journey, and be sure to change into your school robes before you reach Hogsmeade Station.

The basement, just below the ground floor of the castle, houses the kitchens and most notably, the Hufflepuff Common Room. It quite possibly has the cosiest atmosphere of all the floors in the castle, having a particularly homey feel about it.

Sub-boards: Hufflepuff Common Room, Kitchens

The main level of the castle holds the Great Hall, with staircases leading to higher floors and down to the lower levels. Transfiguration lessons are also on this floor, as well as the Staff Room, but students aren't allowed in there, so I don't know why I'm telling you that...

ALL NEW STUDENTS MUST COME HERE TO POST IN THE SORTING CEREMONY!

Sub-boards: THE SORTING CEREMONY, Entrance Hall, The Great Hall, Transfiguration Classroom, Staff Room

The first floor of the castle is where you can find the classrooms for Muggle Studies, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and History of Magic, along with a few unused rooms that you can usually get away with using for spell practice or something.

Sub-boards: Muggle Studies Classroom, Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom, History of Magic Classroom, Empty Classroom

The second floor of the castle never used to get used much, but was damaged greatly in the great Battle of Hogwarts, and rebuilt years later. It's rooms have been turned into training areas, where students learn self defence, which is now considered an important part of the curriculum after past events. There is a large hall on this floor that is very special to students and staff alike, as it holds artifacts and information about the war. Sort of a shrine, a place of respect for those who lost their lives protecting the castle.

(On a more shallow note, Moaning Myrtle's bathroom can be found here. I'd seriously advise you to hold it in until you can get to another floor...)

Sub-boards: Glass Corridor, Memorial Hall, Training Areas, Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom, Empty Corridor

The third floor of the castle is probably one of the busiest floors in the building, housing the Hospital wing, the Trophy Room, Armor Gallery, a few secret passages, a forbidden corridor, and Charms lessons.

Sub-boards: Charms Classroom, Hospital Wing, Forbidden Corridor, Trophy Room, Armor Gallery, Secret Passage

The fourth floor of the castle is home to the Library. There is also a set of student bathrooms here (not haunted by whining ghosts), and a rather abandoned corridor that might be useful for, erm... well, I'll let you decide what you want to use it for...

Sub-boards: Library, Student Bathrooms, Abandoned Corridor

The fifth floor of the castle is special for a very perculiar reason. During the Battle of Hogwarts, a curse misfired, and turned the main corridor to glass. No one has ever found a way to reverse the spell, and so the Glass Corridor has become quite famous as one of the castle's more intriguing features. Aside from that, this floor is pretty quiet, which is why the Prefect's Bathroom can be found here nestled in amongst empty classrooms, one of which is used for Dueling Club.

Sub-boards: Prefect's Bathroom, Dueling Club, Empty Classroom

The sixth floor of the castle is where Arithmancy and Ancient Runes classes take place, so it's mainly inhabited by the more intelligent students of the bunch, thus, the bathrooms are hardly used and so pretty spotless. Just so you know.

Sub-boards: Arithmancy Classroom, Ancient Runes Classroom

The seventh floor of the castle has quite a few storage rooms, along with a couple of secret passages, but, none are so interesting as the Room of Requirement, which also resides here, but is unknown to many in the castle...

Sub-boards: Room of Requirement, Secret Passage, Storage Corridor

The west tower of the castle. Home to the Gryffindor common room, which takes up most of the tower, and at the highest point, the atmospheric Divination classroom, which, you should be warned, always emits strange smells.

Sub-boards: Gryffindor Common Room, Divination Classroom

Ahh, the Quidditch Pitch! All Quidditch matches and TRYOUTS are held here, along with Flying lessons for those wishing to learn how to handle a broom. And don't even try and break into the changing rooms to steal that snitch you've had your eye on... only team members have a key. ;]

Sub-boards: Flying Class, Hufflepuff Tryouts, Ravenclaw Tryouts, Slytherin Tryouts, Gryffindor Tryouts

The grounds at Hogwarts are vast, and it would probably take you days to explore just the parts closest to the castle, though it's always nice, on a sunny day, to spend some time lounging in the grass. Care of Magical Creatures lessons are held out here, and the Herbology Greenhouses are only a short walk from the castle.

Sub-boards: Care of Magical Creaturws Class, Herbology Greenhouses

The lake is a beautiful, yet dangerous sight to behold. Twinkling and glistening in the sunlight, it holds horrors beyond your wildest dreams. So before you take a dip, just think to yourself, "do I really want to be eaten alive by a giant squid...?"

The Whomping Willow was planted many moons ago, though not many know why, and often wonder as to the reason someone would place a huge, thrashing, deadly tree in the middle of a school... It seems like a great idea, no? 8/

Anything and everything (within reason) that you (out of character) would like to talk about, you can do so here. Start up a thread about anything you like and get chatting to other members. We're a lovely bunch... really! ;] Also, there's a little board in here for absences that may come in handy.

ABSENCES

Sub-board: Absences

This is a special little area with threads such as the Member Directory, and some About Me forms for us to get to know the real people behind our favourite characters.

Members Only!

Need some eye-catching avatars and signatures made for your character? This is the place to get them. We have some very talented members here, so just post your request inside, and we'll get something amazing made for you!

The thread graveyard. All old or finished threads are moved here for storage. Please feel free to stop by and visit them, and blow some dust off the covers of long forgotten tales...