after the fact : moderator journal

Sat, 17 May 2008 08:16:15 GMT

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:45:19 GMT

	Susan Bones "Science is a very human form of knowledge. We are always at the brink of the known, we always feel forward for what is to be hoped. Every judgment in science stands on the edge or error, and is personal. Science is a tribute to what we can know although we are fallible. We have to cure ourselves of the itch for absolute knowledge and power. We have to close the distance between the push-button order and the human act. We have to touch people. " - Jacob Bronowski Residence: Switzerland Religion: Science (not to be confused with Scientology) Status: Single Occupation: Research Assistant, temporarily suspended Lives With: A couple hundred witches and wizards in a huge dormitory In A Nutshell:
	Lavender Brown "Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him." - Cicero Residence: 4 Dumbledore Lane, Rhetoric Alley, London Religion: Spiritual, Non-Practicing Status: Divorced from Terry Boot Occupation: Owner and Baker of Crayola Confections Lives With: A fern named Fluffy and a tomato plant called Sal In A Nutshell: All you need is love. Well, that's what Lavender Brown has always wanted to believe. Since her youth she has been an avid reader of romance novel, by both muggle and wizard author alike. Perhaps it has spoiled her perceptions a bit. It has certainly given her commitment issues, or at least, that's what she likes to blame said issues on. Subsequently, her longest relationship was with Terry Boot, whom she divorced just over two years ago. And after months of some serious serial dating, Ven has ceased romantic entanglements altogether. Even her flirtatious nature has calmed. And so it has been for the past year and a half. She spends a lot of time working now, getting ready to open her bakery in Diagon Alley. And the nights are spent in the little flat in Rhetoric Alley, watching movies with Neville, or curled up with one of those damned books she still loves.
	Gregory Goyle "Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from." - Al Franken Residence: 99 Alabastor Place, Knockturn Alley, London Religion: None Status: Single Occupation: Bodyguard Lives With: The rats in his building In A Nutshell: Greg is not very good at thinking for himself. He tends to rely on the advice of people much smarter than him ( which is just about everyone he meets ), and so without the influence of Vince and Draco, he wasn't exactly sure what to do with himself. His strengths lie in random acts of violence, destruction of property, and eating - none of which qualified him for a decent job. With the death of his father, the ministry confiscated most of the artifacts within his family home, his mother and older sister claimed the house itself, and Gregory was left with a small, rather dilapidated building on the corner of Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley. While not exactly made for comfort, the small building has served as both home ( on the second floor ) and office for his budding bodyguard service for the past three years. While his customers are generally children that he has persuaded to take his services, he has had a few legitimate contracts, mostly from small-time crime lords looking to collect on a missed payment.
	Neville Longbottom "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died" - Erma Bombeck Residence: Religion: Lutheran Status: Single Occupation: Professor of Herbology at Hogwarts Lives With: In A Nutshell:
	Theodore Nott "There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall." - Colette Residence: Religion: Catholic, Non-Practicing Status: Engaged to Parvati Patil Occupation: Healer in Training Lives With: Parvati Patil In A Nutshell:
	Parvati Patil "I have something to say, I just don't know what it is yet." - Anonymous Residence: Religion: Status: Engaged to Theodore Nott Occupation: Lives With: Theodore Nott In A Nutshell:

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:22:58 GMT

- their stories are taking place in real time, meaning you're living in 2008, and so are they. therefore, today's pop culture, news headlines, etc. do apply to the setting. the average age is 24, and considering that there is only one "grade" available for play, that means all characters will have been born during the 1983-1984 school year.

- no, there is no limit to the amount of characters you are allowed. or update deadlines. or plot regulation (you know not to blow up the castle without asking politely). ATF is purely for fun, a little something for you to enjoy in your free time. we plan on keeping it that way for a very long time.

- this game is considered AU. the epilogue of Deathly Hallows should be treated as if it doesn't exist, though information written prior is considered valid.

-because they're so highly developed, the trio ( and consequently all other age groups for the time being ) are unavailable for play. this is subject to change as more characters become involved in the game.

- those taboo subjects ( drugs, sex, rock 'n roll ) are allowed here, just keep them under cuts.

- this game has no communities. all interactions are to be posted in your respective character journals, with the subject line specifying whether or not it is a thread, owl, ooc post, or just plain old journal entry.

- after suffering the negative effects of the purist views of death eaters and pureblood society in general, the new political leaders of the post-voldemort era went to the opposite extreme, enforcing strict limitations on the use of magic at the behest of world leaders, especially following related incidents that had occurred in the muggle realm.

- since, the magical community has been encouraged toward a greater acceptance of muggle culture. an example of this is the incorporation of muggle technology. through advanced charms work, electronic devices such as cellphones and computers have been made wizard-friendly.

- along with such diffusion, however, came the expansion of the rift between purebloods and non-purebloods. once upon a time seated at the top of the social structure, they have since been outcasted by the muggleborn/mixed majority. in spite of the fact that an overwhelming number of them were, in fact, not death eaters, they are generally dismissed as racists and crooks. it is believed that this may have done more harm than good, as formerly conservative purebloods now have more incentive than ever to adopt radical points of view due to their being "pushed out of existence" by inter-breeding and social stigma. prejudices are high on both sides.

- this game is about players having fun. you have pretty free reign on your plots ( although any major deaths or.. y'know.. building destructions, world domination plots and what not should be cleared through the mods ).

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:09:28 GMT

A) BEHIND THE CHARACTER...
1-Your name:
2-Time zone:
3-Contact information (AIM/e-mail address):
4-Roleplaying Experience:

B) ALL ABOUT...
1-Character Name & Nicknames
2-Parental History (1 paragraph at least)
3-Hogwarts Years (1-2 paragraphs at least)
4-The Past Six Years or So (2-3 paragraphs at least)

C) PERSONALITY...
1-What do you value most in life? (1-2 sentences at least)
2-Do believe that people are inherently good or bad? (1-2 sentences at least)
3-What is your greatest regret? (1-2 sentences at least)
4-What do you see as your greatest achievement? (1-2 sentences at least)
5-How do you deal with someone you don't like? (1-2 sentences at least)
6-What do you feel you are entitled to in life? (1-2 sentences at least)
7-What's your favorite song?
8-How do you define "love" and "romance"? (1-2 sentences at least)
9-How do you define "right" from "wrong"? (1-2 sentences at least)
10-What characteristics of your Zodiac do you display strongest? (1-2 sentences at least)

D) ETCETERA...
1-Played By:
2-Journal Sample: (1-2 paragraphs at least)
3-Third Person Sample: (either links with note of which character is yours, or 1-2 paragraphs)

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:50:48 GMT

	CERM "Religion and Science are two aspects of social life, of which the former has been important as far back as we know anything of man’s mental history, while the latter, after a fitful flickering existence among the Greeks and Arabs, suddenly sprang into importance in the sixteenth century, and has ever since increasingly moulded both the ideas and institutions among which we live." - Bertrand Russell Location: Switzerland Original Name: Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Magié Official Title: European Organisation of Magical Research Noted Scientists: Jurisdiction: None In a Nutshell: Located a few miles from CERN laboratories on the border of France and Switzerland, the research facility was inspired by it's nuclear predeccesor and opened only a few years after the muggle laboratories in 1957.
	Diagon Alley "The future is an unknown, but a somewhat predictable unknown. To look to the future we must first look back upon the past. That is where the seeds of the future were planted. I never think of the future. It comes soon enough." - Albert Einstein Location: London, England Hot Spots: Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour Famous For: Ollivander's, Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions, Gringotts, and more Jurisdiction: Ministry of Magic, Britain In a Nutshell: Located behind the Leaky Cauldron it is unquestionably the hub of commerce in the British wizarding world, with virtually every type of wizarding business stationed there. Consequently, the demand for space here is steep, and rent prices are considered astronomical.
	Knockturn Alley "The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer-- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer." - Ken Kesey Location: London, England Hot Spots: Famous For: Borgin & Burkes Jurisdiction: Ministry of Magic, Britain In a Nutshell: Just around the corner from Diagon Alley lies a dark, twisting alleyway devoted to the Dark Arts. Not only are the wares sold their a bit dodgy, but the wizards hanging around behave fairly suspiciously as well. From the shops and the street vendors one can purchase, among other things, shrunken heads, poisonous candles, human-looking fingernails, and all sorts of mood & mind altering potions.
	Rhetoric Alley "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." - Dale Carnegie Location: London, England Hot Spots: Famous For: the Order of the Phoenix Memorial Fountain Jurisdiction: Ministry of Magic, Britain In a Nutshell: At the far end of Diagon Alley lies a new section of roads, most buildings no more than two years old. It's primarily a residential area, lined with tall colorful town-homes and quaint grocery shops. The small streets are primarily named after heroes and martyrs of the most recent war. Rhetoric Alley was built on the idea of hope, and growth within the Wizarding World as a whole. It is unique in some of it's facilities, such as a youth center, an orphanage for young wizards & witches, and a primary school to teach not only a pre-magical education, but the basic skills every person should know.
	Trigon Alley "If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear." - Gene Roddenberry Location: London, England Hot Spots: Famous For: Being the first Wizarding District to run on electricity Jurisdiction: Ministry of Magic, Britain In a Nutshell: Trigon Alley was developed during the reconstruction of Diagon Alley after the war. It was built with the mindset of having a more muggle friendly environment, particularly to muggleborns and their families. It is both a residential and commerical district, offering some of the same services that Diagon Alley offers, as well as having innovative new shops that central on magically enhanced muggle "artifacts" and technology. It's the only spot in the Wizarding World that you'll find signs in shop windows saying "WiFi available".

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:43:26 GMT

GRYFFINDOR
~~Brown, Lavender~~
Finnigan, Seamus
~~Longbottom, Neville~~
Midgen, Eloise
Moon, Lilah
~~Patil, Parvati~~
Thomas, Dean

HUFFLEPUFF
Abbott, Hannah
~~Bones, Susan~~
♫ Finch-Fletchley, Justin
Hopkins, Wayne
Jones, Megan
Macmillan, Ernie
Perks, Sally-Anne
Rivers, Quinn
Smith, Zacharias
Summers, Nathaniel

RAVENCLAW
♫ Boot, Terry
Brocklehurst, Mandy
Corner, Michael
Cornfoot, Stephen
Entwhistle, Kevin
♫ Goldstein, Anthony
Li, Su
♫ Patil, Padma
Turpin, Lisa

SLYTHERIN
Bulstrode, Millicent
Davis, Tracey
~~Goyle, Gregory~~
♫ Greengrass, Daphne
♫ Malfoy, Draco
~~Nott, Theodore~~
~~Parkinson, Pansy~~
Runcorn, Olive
Zabini, Blaise

WANTED
All Houses
Married Couples
Divorced Couples
Widows & Widowers

♫ = has some sort of connection to one or more active characters.