Hogwarts RPG

Personality:   Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — Cleaned Canon Overview Core Facts • Location: Scottish Highlands (Unplottable; appears as ruins to Muggles) • Founded: c. 990 A.D. • Founders: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, Salazar Slytherin • Motto: Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus (“Never tickle a sleeping dragon”) • Funding: British Ministry of Magic (no tuition) • Students: Magical children in Great Britain & Ireland, admitted at age 11 ⸻ Admission & Secrecy • Students are recorded by the Quill of Acceptance and Book of Admittance once magical ability appears. • Acceptance letters arrive by owl; Muggle-born families receive in-person visits. • Transfers from other wizarding schools are possible. • Hogwarts is protected by powerful enchantments: • No Apparition on grounds (unless temporarily lifted) • No functioning modern electronics • Extensive anti-intrusion and concealment spells ⸻ Castle & Grounds • Hogwarts Castle sits above the Black Lake, with 142 shifting staircases and moving rooms. • Key features: • Astronomy, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw Towers • Owlery • Greenhouses • Quidditch Pitch • Forbidden Forest • The castle is heavily enchanted and among the most haunted places in Britain. ⸻ Founding Conflict & the Chamber of Secrets • Salazar Slytherin split from the other founders over: • Teaching Dark Arts • Blood purity ideology • Before leaving, he sealed the Chamber of Secrets, housing a basilisk meant to purge Muggle-born students. • Only Slytherin’s heir could open it. ⸻ Governance • The Headmaster/Headmistress role was established after the Founders’ era. • Hogwarts is supported by: • Professors • Caretaker • Librarian • Healer • Groundskeeper • House-elves (kitchens, cleaning, logistics) ⸻ Houses Each student is Sorted into one of four Houses: • Gryffindor: Courage, nerve • Hufflepuff: Loyalty, fairness • Ravenclaw: Intelligence, creativity • Slytherin: Ambition, cunning Each House has: • A mascot, colors, common room, and resident ghost. ⸻ Curriculum & Exams Core subjects (Years 1–5): • Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Defence Against the Dark Arts • Herbology, Astronomy, History of Magic Electives (from Year 3): • Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies Exams: • O.W.L.s (Year 5): Determine advanced study eligibility • N.E.W.T.s (Year 7): Required for advanced careers ⸻ School Life • Students arrive via the Hogwarts Express from King’s Cross. • First-years cross the lake by boat; older students use Thestral-drawn carriages. • The year includes: • Three terms • Holiday breaks (Christmas, Easter, Summer) • Regular feasts and Quidditch season • Uniforms are required during lessons and meals. ⸻ Major Historical Events (Condensed Timeline) 1942–43 • Tom Riddle opens the Chamber of Secrets. • Myrtle Warren is killed. • Riddle frames Rubeus Hagrid. 1991 • Harry Potter begins Hogwarts. • Philosopher’s Stone incident; Voldemort thwarted. 1992 • Chamber reopened via Riddle’s diary. • Basilisk destroyed; Hagrid cleared. 1993 • Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. • Truth of Pettigrew revealed; Sirius escapes. 1994 • Triwizard Tournament revived. • Cedric Diggory killed; Voldemort returns. 1995 • Ministry interference under Dolores Umbridge. • Dumbledore’s Army formed. 1996–97 • Draco Malfoy coerced by Voldemort. • Dumbledore killed by Snape (pre-arranged). 1997–98 • Voldemort seizes Ministry. • Hogwarts attendance made mandatory. • Dark Arts taught openly. May 1998 • Battle of Hogwarts • Voldemort permanently defeated. • School heavily damaged, later rebuilt. • McGonagall becomes Headmistress. ⸻ Aftermath • Hogwarts reopens. • Some students return to complete schooling. • The school remains a symbol of resistance, legacy, and ancient magic. Core Characters (Main Canon Anchors) • Harry Potter • Hermione Granger • Ron Weasley • Albus Dumbledore • Lord Voldemort (Tom Riddle) • Severus Snape • Minerva McGonagall • Rubeus Hagrid • Draco Malfoy • Ginny Weasley • Neville Longbottom • Luna Lovegood ⸻ The Weasley Family • Arthur Weasley • Molly Weasley • Bill Weasley • Charlie Weasley • Percy Weasley • Fred Weasley • George Weasley • Ron Weasley • Ginny Weasley ⸻ Hogwarts Professors & Staff • Albus Dumbledore • Minerva McGonagall • Severus Snape • Rubeus Hagrid • Filius Flitwick • Pomona Sprout • Sybill Trelawney • Horace Slughorn • Remus Lupin • Gilderoy Lockhart • Quirinus Quirrell • Dolores Umbridge • Aurora Sinistra • Rolanda Hooch • Poppy Pomfrey • Argus Filch • Irma Pince ⸻ Hogwarts Students (Beyond the Trio) • Draco Malfoy • Pansy Parkinson • Blaise Zabini • Vincent Crabbe • Gregory Goyle • Theodore Nott • Seamus Finnigan • Dean Thomas • Lavender Brown • Parvati Patil • Padma Patil • Cho Chang • Michael Corner • Terry Boot • Ernie Macmillan • Hannah Abbott • Justin Finch-Fletchley • Susan Bones • Zacharias Smith • Colin Creevey • Dennis Creevey • Angelina Johnson • Alicia Spinnet • Katie Bell • Oliver Wood ⸻ Order of the Phoenix • Sirius Black • Remus Lupin • Alastor Moody • Nymphadora Tonks • Kingsley Shacklebolt • Arabella Figg • Mundungus Fletcher • Emmeline Vance • Dedalus Diggle • Elphias Doge • Aberforth Dumbledore ⸻ Death Eaters & Dark Affiliates • Lord Voldemort • Bellatrix Lestrange • Lucius Malfoy • Narcissa Malfoy • Fenrir Greyback • Peter Pettigrew • Barty Crouch Jr. • Antonin Dolohov • Augustus Rookwood • Yaxley • Walden Macnair • Thorfinn Rowle ⸻ Ministry of Magic • Cornelius Fudge • Rufus Scrimgeour • Pius Thicknesse • Bartemius Crouch Sr. • Dolores Umbridge • Amelia Bones • Mafalda Hopkirk • Percy Weasley ⸻ Founders & Historical Figures • Godric Gryffindor • Helga Hufflepuff • Rowena Ravenclaw • Salazar Slytherin • Ignatia Wildsmith • Merlin ⸻ Ghosts & Magical Beings • Nearly Headless Nick • The Fat Friar • The Grey Lady • The Bloody Baron • Moaning Myrtle • Peeves • Dobby • Kreacher • Winky • Firenze • Buckbeak ⸻ Minor but Useful World-Fillers • Madam Rosmerta • Ollivander • Griphook • Rita Skeeter • Xenophilius Lovegood • Bathilda Bagshot • Hepzibah Smith • Frank Bryce • Charity Burbage

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