AURELIUS HQ is a hybrid tumblr / discord semi-appless canon and original character roleplay group set in a modern day alternate universe in the wizarding world focusing on character development and connections.
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admin status: online ✶ offline
reserves: paul mescal ( neville longbottom ), christina nadin ( romilda vane ), josh heuston ( nico alixan ), jenna ortega ( vanessa martinez-borgin )
current plot drop: revamp time jump
OFFICIAL REVAMP DATE: SEPT 1, 2023
yes, it certainly is ! we haven't been as active on the main recently because the admins have been fairly busy lately, but the rp is very much active and alive ! i think it's fair to say that we are much more active on discord than tumblr, so it's harder to judge activity from the outside when only looking at the main and our character blogs, but i promise we are active and here to stay !
much like every year before, aurelius institute invites its students to the traditional feast of the first night at aurelius institute in welcoming the start of the school year. held in the great hall on the night of september first following the arrival of all students on the aurelius express, the sorting ceremony will take place for first years before the feast begins.
unlike the previous years, however, it is not the late headmaster albus dumbledore who greets them, but instead the new headmaster severus snape. the speech is different than years prior, with mentions of 'reform' and 'ministry approved changes', that raises more than a few eyebrows. and much unlike the eye rolls it received in the past, the reminder of the forbidden forest being strictly off limits to students is met with tense glances all around.
sighs of relief can be heard when the headmaster announces the start of term festival is still to be held the next day in the viaduct courtyard. as always, there will be booths run by different clubs and student organizations on campus attempting to recruit new members for the upcoming term, along with food, games, and music. the mood is noticeably more strained than ever before, but students are encouraged to let loose and enjoy the safety aurelius' castle and grounds provides them despite the uneasy air all around.
OOC INFORMATION:
—- START OF TERM is sept 1 in game, and will be starting sept 1 in realtime as well. the event will last a week, and everyone is welcome to do tumblr or discord threads and starters, as always!
—- THE CARROW SISTERS were the masterminds behind the 'HFCS' ( hestia & flora carrow station ), a radio station many students loved to tune into. with that booth missing this year after their deaths, there's a new one in its place.. will your muses be signing up for the 'WOLFSBANE' club run by second year student haven truly, a heavily anti-werewolf club planning on actively fighting against minister gaunt's werewolf inclusive protection division ( 'WIPD' ) in the ministry, before the booth is publicly denounced by headmaster snape a few hours into the festival?
--— loading student files for ASTORIA GREENGRASS, please hold !! alright, i think i've got it now.. you're twenty two years old and in your fifth year, SPECIALISING IN POTIONMAKING ?? i can't wait to see where that takes you. bear with me, dear, i just need to confirm some more information with you. pureblood, slytherin house, ciswoman, she/her, and member of competitive dueling club, care of magical creatures club, and photographer for aurelius tribune are all correct ?? perfect. welcome to the ’23 school year, just make sure you check off everything on your checklist !! ( katie douglas, played by courtney )
hellooo would you guys allow characters from the game magic awakened? as it’s set during the same time as harry’s time at hogwarts
of course ! i believe those would fall under the semi-canon category, but given that we allow oc’s as well, that would be no problem at all regardless !
--— loading student files for FLEUR DELACOUR, please hold !! alright, i think i've got it now.. you're twenty six years old and in your seventh year, SPECIALISING IN CURSEBREAKING ?? i can't wait to see where that takes you. bear with me, dear, i just need to confirm some more information with you. half blood ( part veela ), gryffindor house, nonbinary, she/they, and no extracurricular activities are all correct ?? perfect. welcome to the ’23 school year, just make sure you check off everything on your checklist !! ( lauren de graaf, played by lexi )
You can’t claim to be anti JKR and still use her work and her characters.
we honestly weren't even going to dignify this with a response, but since you took time out of your miserable life to try to police an rp group you clearly aren't a part of and therefore has nothing to do with you, i'll take a couple minutes out of mine to hit you with some facts.
almost every character in this group is LGBTQ, if not every single one. and both admins ourselves are trans and queer, and i think it's safe to say most of our players are some flavor of LGBTQ as well. but even besides that, loving and enjoying the world jkr created and taking it out of her crusty, hateful hands and making it our own ( not to mention inclusive to reflect our own diversities and the diversity of our world ) does not make us any less anti-JKR.
and the fact that we have taken so many characters that are canonically straight, cis, and white and turned them into much more interesting, diverse characters that she would almost definitely hate is a bigger fuck you to her than ignoring her work completely, in our personal opinion.
anyways. besides all of that, it's a bit hypocritical for someone who apparently doesn't like jkr's hateful and harmful rhetoric to be sending anon hate, eh? maybe work on yourself instead of focusing on us.
have the day you deserve !
any possible fcs for a child of sirius black (if still open!) or remus lupin? i cant decide !
we actually just accepted a sirius black child and remus lupin child yesterday, but we do have regulus black still available to use as a parent ! sirius’ child is using han sohee as an fc, so regulus’ child would need to be at least half korean ! some options would be minnie mills, jung hoyeon, cha eunwoo, hwang boreumbyeol, chung hyelyn, bae suzy, nam joohyuk, kim youngdae, yoo jungwoo, and jo byeonggyu !
hello, tags ! we are a hybrid tumblr / discord semi-appless canon and original character roleplay group set in a modern day alternate universe in the wizarding world ! we have a lovely group of very dedicated players, and we would love to welcome some new members into our aurelius family !
below the cut, you'll find our most wanted characters ( but feel free to join with whoever you're drawn to, we will happily welcome you with open arms! )
fleur delacour (we have gabrielle! who is emily alyn lind fc, feel free to use any suitable fc for her sister)
younger twin potter brothers! (we have harry (maxence danet-fauvel fc), the middle child scarlet (ella purnell fc) and oli potter who is our youngest and is a twin, so we’d love his twin to come in!!! fc is felix mallard)
percy weasley (we have fred & george (josha stradowski fcs), ron (cameron monaghan fc), and ginny (abigail cowen fc), we’d love a percy! suggested fcs: harris dickinson, nick robinson, joe alwyn, louis hofmann, george mackay, callum turner, any suitable fc!)
dennis creevey (we have colin, fc must be suitable to be brothers with henrik holm fc)
parvati patil (we have padma!!! must be simone ashley fc)
dean thomas (we have harry, ron, seamus, and almost neville — we’d love to complete our gryffindorm squad!)
children of gideon or fabian prewett (we have most of the weasley kids so we’d love to bring in some cousins for them!)
child (or children) of remus lupin (we have children of james, peter and, remus, and we’d love more marauder squad children!!!)
child of regulus black (this would be very fun and spicy, esp since we are also looking for a child of sirius, so they’d be cousins!)
borgin child (we have a burke, now we need a borgin! see more info here)
a lot is sure to have happened in the time between where we last left off at aurelius and now, given the eight month time jump. the spring term ended, everyone went off on summer holiday, and everyone is dealing with the aftermath of the attacks and disappearances, along with the new administration in control of the ministry thanks to the newly appointed minister gaunt. because of this, we've compiled a list of questions that might help you all figure out what your characters have been up to during the aforementioned time, and gauge their stance on the happenings in the wizarding community. these can be answered however you like, whether you prefer answering by talking about your character or through in character drabbles.
while all tasks are optional, we highly encourage everyone to take this opportunity to flesh out your character and get creative! once you have completed the task, tag your post under: #aureliustask
HOW have the new ministry happenings and the attacks during the time jump affected your character?
DID any of the disappearances or attacks involve someone your character knew?
HOW did your muse react to the news that their classmates ( aster, cormac, flora, hestia, mori, and pansy ) were attacked? were they concerned to learn of aster’s coma? did they go to visit aster or cormac in st. mungos during the months they were there?
DID your muse have any connection to the carrow sisters? what was their reaction to flora and hestia’s tragic passing?
WHAT are some notable things that your character did over the time jump? any big events? did they have a birthday?
WHAT did your muse do over the summer?
WHAT'S your character’s stance on werewolves now, after all of the happenings and attacks over the past year?
WHAT was your character’s reaction to the news that dumbledore was missing? what about when it was revealed that he died?
it should be up to date as of this morning! members, if anything seems out of place or if any info is incorrect, just let us know and we'll make the necessary changes.
the snow glistening on the rooftops of wizarding britain isn’t the only thing setting a chill into the bones of wixkind this new year. in the early morning of january 2nd, more werewolf attacks suspected to be connected to the previous attacks and disappearances were reported. multiple wix are being treated at st mungos for injuries, but no names have been released at this time.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, JAN 27
the list of missing wix has risen dramatically in recent days, causing concern amongst all of wixkind. in response to the disappearances, the ministry has put forth a curfew, urging wix to stay indoors after 10pm. it’s said that there are murmurings amongst ministry officials that there is pressure from the public to choose a new minister as soon as possible, but the election has yet to be pushed up.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, FEB 19
BREAKING: there have been attacks on the children of the current minister candidates — cormac mclaggen, flora carrow, hestia carrow, morien gaunt, alister rosier, and pansy parkinson. all of the victims are in critical condition at st mungos, with no further updates.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, FEB 20
in the early hours of february 20 following the attacks on the minister candidates children, it has been reported that flora and hestia carrow, daughters of amycus carrow, have succumbed to their wounds and are officially reported dead. alister rosier, son of evan rosier, and cormac mclaggen, son of titus mclaggen, are still in critical condition. morien gaunt, daughter of thomas gaunt, and pansy parkinson, soon to be step-daughter of evan rosier, have reportedly been released from st mungos after being treated for multiple lesser injuries.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, FEB 25
following the tragic passing of his twin daughters, hestia and flora carrow, minister candidate amycus carrow has reported that he will be stepping down from the election. the ministry has also released a statement that the auror office has strengthened their task force to locate the parties behind these ongoing attacks.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 1
BREAKING: minister for magic candidate and frontrunner, titus mclaggen, was found dead this afternoon just outside of the ministry building in wizarding london. no suspects have been named at this time, and the ministry would not like to reveal any further details at this time.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 12
long-standing headmaster for aurelius institute for advanced magical learning, albus dumbledore, has been reported missing. he was last seen at aurelius institute on march 10th, and has not been seen or heard from since. if any wix has seen or heard from albus dumbledore, or has any information on his whereabouts, please notify representatives at the ministry immediately.
(what really happened: dumbledore has really been missing since before halloween, and the “dumbledore” that’s been serving as headmaster has actually been a mystery wix posing as the headmaster via polyjuice potion. the headmaster that set up last year’s controversial halloween scavenger hunt was actually the fake dumbledore, and said fake dumbledore has now left their post, and real dumbledore is still being held captive by unknown means.)
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 23
the body of the missing aurelius institute headmaster, albus dumbledore, was found early this morning and he is confirmed to be dead. the death of the great albus dumbledore being the latest in the long string of attacks and disappearances has many ministry officials pushing for the election to be held as soon as possible to bring about a new, stronger leadership administration.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 25
ministry candidate, evan rosier, has reportedly stepped down from his candidacy, citing full support for the upcoming administration of soon-to-be appointed minister thomas gaunt.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 26
minister gaunt has officially been appointed into his position, and has informed the daily prophet in an exclusive interview that his first order of business will be to locate the source of the recent attacks, with the help of the auror task force, which has been reformed to include aurors and ministry officials hand-picked by the minister himself. he re-iterates the importance of catching the culprits, and his consistent dedication to bringing them to justice, especially after the attacks on his own daughter, morien gaunt, and the many deaths that are reportedly connected to all of the attacks over recent months.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, APRIL 4
the ministry’s reinvented auror task force has reported that they have captured multiple suspects in relation to the recent werewolf attacks, and should soon be apprehending more suspects. most notable among the suspects are silas crump, julian norden, and callidora khan — all unregistered werewolves involved with what is assumed to be a rather large werewolf pack.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, APRIL 14
the ministry has continued to apprehend werewolves in relation to the attacks in recent months, most of which have been interrogated, tried, and sentenced to azkaban sentences for their crimes. our sources within the ministry have explained that the reasoning behind the werewolf uprisings was due to wixkind’s continuous discrimination and unfair treatment against werewolfkind.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, APRIL 25
BREAKING: minister gaunt has issued a statement formally launching a new task force within the being division of the ministry’s department for the regulation and control of magical creatures, stating that he would like to improve relations with werewolves to avoid any more potential uprisings in the future.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAY 30
in the newest of many changes under minister gaunt’s leadership — the minister, with the support of the werewolf task force within the ministry’s beings division, will be launching a new division within the department of magical law enforcement to support and protect wixkind and werewolfkind alike. minister gaunt has appointed the werewolf fenrir greyback as head of the new werewolf inclusive protection division (WIPD), whose goal is to support werewolves and allow werewolfkind the opportunity to help wixkind and offer their support, rather than casting them aside and criminalizing them.
EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, JUNE 23
violent riots broke out at the ministry today, with a group of “protestors” invading the ministry’s atrium in opposition of the DMLE’s werewolf inclusive protection division, who they claim has been invading wizarding establishments, apprehending innocent wix for petty crimes or crimes they did not commit, amongst other outrageous allegations. the rebels were arrested and will be tried before the wizengamot for treason and discrimination.
— TDLR: tom gaunt (aka tom riddle, as he’s known in hp canon universe) manipulated his way into being the minister by recruiting an army of werewolf lackeys to commit an uprising, creating contention within the wizarding community and oust minister fudge from his position, getting rid of dumbledore, killing the other frontrunner (titus mclaggen) when he refused to step down from the race, and manipulating the other runners into stepping down from the race as well so he would inevitably be named minister. after gaining his minister position, he has begun to change the ministry swiftly, putting his own people into the task force looking into the attacks, and quickly finding the “culprits”, but it was all part of his scheme to make everyone believe he’s a strong leader and that he’s making positive change, when really he was the one who orchestrated the attacks all along. now, he’s slowly beginning to enact new laws and legislation that britain’s wix community at large aren’t comfortable with, including creating a new section of the ministry called the werewolf inclusive protection division (WIPD), which he claims is to protect werewolves and wix alike, but he’s really just employing werewolves in that division to create an official werewolf army to do his bidding. there is a couple of groups of rebels who believe that minister tom is ruining the wizarding world and want to overthrow him, but they are mostly separated into people who hate him because they hate werewolves and they deem him a werewolf lover, and people who actually believe he’s stripping away wix rights and aren’t against him because of prejudice against werewolves.
✩ ANONYMOUS ASKED: is this group still active? i was looking to apply then noticed there hasn't been activity on the main in a little while...
✩ ANONYMOUS ASKED: is this still alive?
these are pretty old asks, but i just wanted to answer anyways because we are revamping and we still have over 10 of our players (most of us with multiple characters) who are staying for the revamp and very dedicated to this group, so yes, this group is still very much alive!!! (or at least is coming back to life BETTER THAN EVER!!!)
