The place I work at...

Okay, so today I'll show you what I do most of the time: Hogwarts United, a Harry Potter inspired Sim/s and if you look at this nice snapshot of the castle you'll have to admit - isn't it lovely?

The castle belongs to the Roleplay Sims of Hogwarts United, owned by Stormcloud Criss and Lily Lewellen. It is the centerpiece a bundle of sims all associated with "HU". I will talk about the other sims in a different post.



Facts about the Castle


It was build by Jessica Kanahoe, Harry Prefect and Rebecca Asano in 2008 and since then has been edited by Stormcloud Criss, myself and other members to fit the requirements of the roleplay. A few parts of the building, for example the great hall is the original build from the former RPG Hogwarts Reborn.


It is mighty huge, I mean you must imagine, when you look at this picture you are looking at a whole sim.

The eastwing (on the right) is the place were all the administrative areas are, there is the Headmaster's and Deputy Headmistress' offices, teachers lounge, PWBN Radio Station, Prefect's and Teacher's Lounges, Hospital Wing, Counselors office, Library, entrance to the Greenhouse Area, Astronomy Tower as well as the Ravenclaw's and Slytherin's Common Rooms in the East Wing. In addition to that there are about 25 classrooms and Professor's Offices, the Moving Staircase Room and the Ballroom in this building.

The westwing (here in the center of the pic) has about 30 classrooms and offices, a courtyard, the student's gamesroom and Gryffindor Common room.

The Great Hall is a seperate building (on the left) with scripted housetables, pointsglasses and administration informations. Underneath the Great Hall are the kitchen and the Hufflepuff Commons.

The exact number of students attending Hogwarts changes everyday, so I can not give you an exact number. At the moment the Roleplay Group has around 530 members, most of those (around 400) are students. Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw all have about 120 members each, Hufflepuff "a bit" behind that with about 60.

At the moment we have about 40 staffmembers, most of them Professors, but also Nurses, Librarians, Groundkeepers, Caretakers and a couple of ghosts.

The current schedule for this term includes more or less 30 classes, attended by an avarage number of 20 students. The best time for roleplay is between 8am and 8pm PDT (SL time), the most vivid time is about 12pm-3pm, high peek of an avarage of 30 roleplayers on the Castle Sim (not counted members on the other HU sims).

About the RP

To join the roleplay you have to apply at the New Admissions Department located at the Train Station in Lil Hogsmead or at Dumbledore Circle in the mugglish Londonish on Sunset Harbor. The requirements are high standard, you need an approved Character Sheet, an interview with a New Member Assistant and attendance of the Orientation Class before you can join. Sounds tiring, but it is worth it! If you are a serious roleplayer and fond of Hogwarts that is.

If you are approved as a student you can enter the castle as soon as you got your uniform. Because uniforms are required in the castle during term, unless you are in certain areas like your common room or the hospital.

With adult characters it is different. You can be approved as an adult for the roleply, yet you may not enter the castle. That is only for school staff members and those who got an invitation from the Headmaster or Deputy Headmistress. If you want a job in the castle you have to apply with the Headmaster. Being approved as an adult character does not make you a teacher rightaway. You can also apply with the Ministry of Magic as an adult. New adult members can find application forms and mailboxes in the public owlery in Lil Hogsmead's city center, only about 50m from the station.

Houses and appartments can be rented in Lil Hogsmead, Londonish and Godric's Hollow. The latter two are still partially under construction but should be available soon.

Shop renters can get a spot in Lil Hogsmead, Wizard Alley and Londonish.

So far for this post, I'll tell you about the other sims and more details about the RP soon.

See you :)

Lysis