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Student Manual for Hogwarts School Welcome to Hogwarts! Please read through the following rules and guidelines for all students attending school at this institution. Introduction Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that supports the ideals set forth by the Founders of Hogwarts School and its educational mission. Hogwarts staff, faculty and students will at all times endeavor to promote integrity, virtue, fairness, equal academic opportunity, respect for others and professionalism. Indeed, all members of Hogwarts, staff and students alike shall take active roles in the promotion and maintenance of an environment of academic integrity. Table of Contents Staff, Professors and Prefects Classes Student Academic Life and Adventures Class/Year Promotion Activities & Special Events Hogwarts Castle and Grounds Discipline Policy Fighting Personal Conduct Spells/Charms/Hexes/Curses Travelling Away from Hogwarts By joining Potter's World you indicate that you have read and do agree to abide by these rules. Failure to do so may result in warnings, disciplinary action or removal from the boards. ------------- Revision History 06JAN2011 -- reposting; formatting changes; addition of Special Classes, Activities & Events 02APR2022 -- formatting changes; removal of gendered language

POTTERSWORLD TERMS OF SERVICE (ToS) & General Forum Rules Legalities Ratings Forbidden Material Character Creation Rules Account Management, Multiple Accounts, and Alters Signature/Avatar Rules Your Panel General Board Conduct Character Conduct Student Conduct Adult Conduct Disciplinary Policy Role-Playing Rules & Guidelines By joining Potter's World you indicate that you have read and do agree to abide by these rules. Failure to do so may result in warnings, disciplinary action, or removal from the boards.

How to Role-Play This topic is a guide to the do’s and don’ts of roleplaying in our play-by-post format. Hopefully with the reading of this, you can have a better idea about how to role-play on this board, especially if this is your first time. Please read this carefully. What is Roleplaying? Roleplaying is the act of telling a story from your character’s point of view, while other people and their character contribute to it as well. You all begin on a specific plot line with a common knowledge background, which, in this case, is the Harry Potter universe and the back-story used by this board (please read The Story Continues). You do this by making posts in a topic, interacting with one or more other characters. Through your dialogue and descriptions of your character's emotions or their surroundings, as well as their reactions to other characters, you pretend to be a student attending Hogwarts. Following is an outline of the topics below: Role-Playing: The Posting Rules -- Post Length -- Types of Role-playing Threads -- Previewing Posts -- Editing Your Posts -- Font Formatting -- Using a Quote Box -- Emoticons and Smilies Role-Playing: The Writing -- Point-of-View: The Third Person -- The Past Tense -- Grammar -- Common Conventions -- The First Post in a Topic Role-Playing: Tips and Things to Keep in Mind -- Avoid God-Moding -- Reading the Thread -- In Character / Out of Character Knowledge -- Creating a Unique Character -- Blurring the Lines between Reality and Game Role-Playing: The Terminology