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𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊 𝟎𝟎𝟐.

CHARACTERS ON NOTICE ( please message the main within 48 hours to maintain your character !  )

@scvcrvssnape

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𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒.

NAME : Dirk Cresswell RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX : Ally / Potential Recruit AGE / BIRTHDATE : 18 Years Old / birthdate + birth time up to player ZODIAC SIGN : Aries ( sun ), moon + rising signs up to player EDUCATION : Hogwarts Graduate ( Hufflepuff House ) BLOOD STATUS : Muggleborn

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.

✧     Rebekah Abbot ( platonic ) ✧     Gabriel McKinnon ( antagonistic ) ✧     Davey Gudgeon ( player’s choice )

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐍.

In Diagon Alley.  He’ll learn of the Battle of Hogwarts as the rest of the Wizarding world does.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒 : 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆.

CHARACTER NOTES : Dirk’s family are Quakers, and he has spent much of his teenage years reconciling his learnings about the Magical world with his religious upbringing ( to varying degrees of success ).

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 ?

Application submissions are OPEN, so come join us !

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𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒.

NAME : Gabriel McKinnon RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX : Member ( active - duty ) AGE / BIRTHDATE : 18 Years Old / born 30 June 1961 at birth time up to player ZODIAC SIGN : Cancer ( sun ), moon + rising signs up to player EDUCATION : Hogwarts Graduate ( Slytherin House ) BLOOD STATUS : Halfblood

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.

✧     Rita Skeeter ( platonic ) ✧     Dirk Cresswell ( antagonistic ) ✧     Arabella Figg ( player’s choice ) ✧     Marlene McKinnon ( older adoptive sister ) ✧     Madeline McKinnon ( older adoptive sister )

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐍.

Injured, currently being cared for in the Order Headquarters’ ersatz infirmary.  It was only Gabriel’s own quick ( and amateurish ) spellwork that saved his life following the receipt of a stab wound during the Battle.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒 : 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆.

CHARACTER NOTES : The McKinnon family is entirely comprised of adopted children.  Gabriel is an Apprentice Healing Student at Saint Mungo’s.

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 ?

Application submissions are OPEN, so come join us !

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all players, PLEASE UNFOLLOW @dirk-crxsswll & @rchngeli !

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𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊 𝟎𝟎𝟏.

CHARACTERS ON NOTICE ( please message the main within 48 hours to maintain your character !  )

@dirk-crxsswll , @rchngeli , @legatvm

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Are there any MWM?

you bet there are ! right now we would kill for a FRANK LONGBOTTOM, PETER PETTIGREW, BENJY FENWICK, and KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT. so please, snatch ‘em up !! 

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would you mind giving some prompts for rebekah? i loved what you wrote for other characters in the past

i simply can not miss the chance to point you in the direction of our PINTEREST BOARD for our baby rebekah - but i would also love to give you some extra ideas !

the initial idea behind rebekah was, in a way, exploring the ways to subvert the expectations of generational carry-over from harry’s years. she is not the mother of hannah abbott, but rather the aunt ( a family dynamic to be rolled out in opening of character’s with her player’s input ). there could be well of emotion tied in with recent memory of the ways in which public perception turns even the most established witches and wizards into traitors, and perhaps there has been a realization of how close to home this war is becoming in a sister or brother marrying a muggle. rebekah being vocal does not necessitate that she is forthcoming with emotions or motive. 

we see rebekah as a radical, even among her peers of revolutionaries, even among the order itself. extremely spirited ( with a touch of foot-in-mouth syndrome ), she is not always everyone’s cup of tea. despite growing up fully immersed in the magical world in a family that was among the sacred twenty-eight until an exile in more recent years – her young adult years have been informed by her need to be as vocal of an ally as possible. there is a rub to this, being that there are times when it would seem she speaks over those she has vowed to protect. 

as an earth sign there is an element of immovability to her whether in conflict or in general, she may pair well with an element of scorpio. this may leave her with an inability to recognize the havoc she can create, standing in juxtaposition to her inability to shirk responsibility of the cause she has decided to shoulder. the balance between taking things too far and the supposed temperance of capricorns could be fascinating to play with. rebekah could be a full-throttle achievers who over-motivates herself and end up with an intense, pushy avarice.

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most wanted females by admins and players? all characters simply seem so wonderful that i'm torn between what feels like 10 at least so some input would be amazing

a quick poll tells me that we are in desperate need of RITA SKEETER, CHARITY BURBAGE, EMMELINE VANCE, AMELIA BONES, and MADELINE MCKINNON - that barely narrows down your field but we are just excited to see your take on any of them !

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could you see diana silvers working for rebekah abott? according to my research diana should have jewish roots from her father's side

hi friend ! beautiful diana could absolutely work for rebekah, she fits a type we loosely had in mind ( along with the likes of odeya rush ). we can not wait to see your app, and please let us know if you have any other questions !

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IT’S OUR FIRST MEME WEEKEND ! we want to offer a chance to develop headcanons and get a kick-start on interactions. there is no time limit to these prompts and participation is not required but we want y’all to have as much fun and flexibility with this as possible. to join in the fun feel free to REBLOG any of the memes below !

( also, keep in mind out-of-character responses do not count towards our first activity check - taking place on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th. )

ϟ SENTENCE MEME : ABBA LYRIC STARTERS ϟ CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT MEME : SPEAKING HABITS

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𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒.

NAME : Severus Snape RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX : Potential Informant AGE / BIRTHDATE : 19 Years Old / born 9 January 1960 + birth time up to player ZODIAC SIGN : Capricorn ( sun ), moon + rising signs up to player EDUCATION : Hogwarts Graduate ( Slytherin House ) BLOOD STATUS : Halfblood

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.

✧     Gabriel McKinnon ( platonic ) ✧     Sirius Black ( antagonistic ) ✧     Peter Pettigrew ( player’s choice )

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐍.

On the Hogwarts ground, near the Whomping Willow.  He is currently missing following the Battle of Hogwarts.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒 : 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐍.

PLAYER : Tara FACECLAIM : Rocco Fasano URL : @scvcrvssnape

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: ABUSE, BLOOD SUPREMACY

ZERO / RISING. * How is your character perceived by others?  What mask do they wear, and is there more than one?

Two key principles seem to guide Severus Snape: logic and self-interest.

He assumes the air of someone unemotional and overwhelmingly detached (very rarely does he unwillingly allow someone to get under his skin and disturb the veneer that’s taken years of practice to cultivate). He’s the embodiment of silent pragmatism, often found observing from the shadow’s edge rather than jumping into the action himself. Some would call this cowardice, but he chooses to call it tactical intelligence.

Everyone knows that it’s impossible to change his mind once he convinces himself of something. The only opinion he trusts anymore is his own.

Others always viewed him as something rotten and inferior (and maybe he is). But he meets such judgments with frigid hatred or coldhearted indifference, depending on the day. After all, supposedly ice can burn just as sharply as fire.

ONE / THE SUN. * Choose one to explore : what about their personality, general preferences, sense of self / ego, or fundamental traits attracted you to them?

Severus Snape is a character that always captivates me because he’s such a fundamentally terrible person as an adult. And like all humans, he had the opportunity to make choices over the course of his life that could have led him down a separate (and less terrible) path, but he specifically chose not to let anything alter his trajectory.

I do have sympathy for Severus in that he was treated horrifically by so many people during the course of his childhood. He was a victim of classism, and of judging a book based on its cover, and of mob mentality bullying, and of domestic abuse from his father. But. He also chose to respond to that mistreatment with more, and with displaced, hatred and retaliation. He made the active decision to side with the Death Eaters not because he wholly agreed with them ideologically, but because they were the only people who seemed to see his potential value. He steeps himself in defense mechanisms that only make matters worse in most cases. He’s brilliant, but he is immensely stubborn to a fault. It’s his shady sense of morality (a morality which is mostly based on whatever he thinks is most convenient for him at the time) that interests me.

The other complicated thing about Severus is that he IS, weirdly, self-aware, but he lacks willingness to take responsibility. Looking back on his actions, he can’t escape blaming (and subsequently hating) himself— so he forcefully places the blame on others instead. He’s made poor choices, and he knows it, but he also thinks that he can blame those choices on the previous actions of other people (it’s his mindset that everyone expected him to turn out terribly, so is how he’s turned out actually a surprise to anyone?). This cycle hasn’t yet been broken.

A note about Capricorn Suns: “This is a sign that is anything but shallow and superficial; beneath the Capricorn’s cool, reserved and calculating exterior lies a profound resource of emotional strength, psychic resilience and earthy endurance. The recognisable character traits of the sign reveal compulsion, dedication and perseverance in its aims and interests. Capricorns may not impress others by their motivation but neither do they seek the easy approval or widespread attention of others. Their ambitions - in relationships, career and personal growth - are rooted in an ‘inner’ motivation that runs too deep to be easily shaken. Their strengths (and their faults) are based upon the qualities of stamina, fortitude, staying power and survival.”

It’s Severus’ fortitude and dedication that have always been his strengths, though misdirected. Could he be redeemable if his qualities were redirected? What would the stakes have to look like in order for him to change his mindset? What would happen if the options presented to him were different? I’m interested to see how those possibilities might turn out.

TWO / THE MOON. * Which color would you associate most strongly with them and the emotions that dominate them?  Describe however you’d like.

DARK RED. The soft, comforting leather bindings on the books that line his bookshelf. The well-worn, threadbare rug that provides some minimal warmth from the cold wooden floorboards underfoot. Bright red hatred and resentment, dulled over time with the black tint of bitterness and exhaustion. The dark, wet blood he knows must be on his hands (or will be, before long).  

THREE / MERCURY. * What is this character’s area of expertise? Where do they excel?

Severus’ careful sense of precision has served him well; hyper-focused, he excels in attention to detail and in taking the painstaking time necessary to complete tasks to satisfaction. But that doesn’t mean he’s always conservative, especially with magic. He’s willing to experiment and think outside the box, which is why his spell-creations are a secret advantage of his.

On a social level, although he’s clearly never been a people-person, Severus has cultivated the appearance of an even-headed observer. In most cases nowadays, he’ll listen before he reacts, and he’ll think (and sometimes overthink) before he speaks. He rarely reveals his emotions on his face, either; these combined abilities have proven to be valuable cooperative skills.

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𝐀 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 !

timestamps are not necessary when writing. however, in order to keep a linear storyline, group-wide plot-drops will give general timeframes by which people are more than welcome to interact in. for example, our first plot drop is taking place AUGUST 31st - SEPTEMBER 30th, 1979 with all interactions set before this time as flashbacks. 

articles will be posted in our DAILY PROPHET sideblog for mini plot-drops and storyline developments so feel free to keep your eyes on that ! 

if you have any questions at all, please do not hesistate to ask ! 

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𝐇𝐎𝐆𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍.

The battle was a decision of the collective, or rather, a forced attack by the more foolhardy among the Order. It was the first which wasn’t a directive of Albus Dumbledore himself, the first which break a chain of command so carefully put in place.

( THERE HAD ALREADY BEEN MURMURINGS AMONGST THE FOUNDING MEMBERS : these young recruits were going to be hard to handle. )

Among the dead are DEDALUS DIGGLE and ELPHIAS DOGE, dying as heroes often do with their bodies left to be claimed by the masked Knights of Walpurgis. Drawing blood and away the shrouds of anonymity lie the bodies of MORTIMER MULCIBER and ROSALINE WILKES, a somewhat hollow victory for the side of the Order. More questions, and more left hidden in their cowardice and prejudice. Injuries stack, a steadily filling infirmary kept safe in the Order’s current Headquarters while the rest attempt to flee what they had sought to protect.

As signal for retreat flickered through pure light, the groups fractured further while some were lost among the chaos.

HESTIA JONES with GIDEON PREWETT, last seen near Dumbledore’s former office. SIRIUS BLACK, last seen near the dungeons, locked in a fierce battle with a slight, hooded figure.  The three left behind as another marking of failure as night bleeds into morning.

( SEVERUS SNAPE, a shadow stolen beneath the menacing branches of the Whomping Willow as spell’s light rained down upon the castle’s midnight grounds, garnering less recognition. )

HOGWARTS HAS HOUSED ILL - INTENT IN THE PAST, THOUGH NEVER HAS IT BEEN KEPT LIKE A SPOIL OF WAR.

It sits now, fortified walls housing the most dangerous wizard the world has ever seen. A glaring signal of failure to those recovering among the scattered remains of the Order.

( DUMBLEDORE’S SILENCE, HELD HOLLOW IN THE BELLY OF THE MINISTRY, IS DEAFENING. )

Thoughts shy away from those still missing, whose bodies could be just another piece claimed, more shrouded heroes to mourn. Those that are left collect themselves, in some cases each other, in the hopes of recovering from this blow.

THE STORY BEGINS HERE, written in the wreckage.

𝐌𝐎𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒.

We pick up in the immediate aftermath of the battle, with the Order fragmented and left for the first time without the guiding, knowing hand of now - Minister Dumbledore.

Please feel free to plot through the following : was your character supportive of the strike against Voldemort and his followers ? What role did they play within the battle ? What state are they in now : emotionally, physically ?

Who among the surviving did they first connect to ? Who are they looking for ?

We encourage you use this time to explore the current ( and pre - Battle ) dynamics of the Order and where you would like your character fit. Group - wide plotting will take place in our Discord server but for now you can feel free to begin all in character interactions ; we will also be posting some character development memes to get to know your characters a bit deeper !

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hi! i have a question: how would you feel about sydney park for charity burbage?

hey anon !  we think she’d be an excellent choice for charity !!  let us know if you’d like to pop in a reserve :) 

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SEVERUS SNAPE IS HERE !

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𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓, 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐀 !

We’re excited to accept you for the role of Severus Snape, with a Rocco Fasano faceclaim.  Please look over our PLAYER CHECKLIST, and don’t forget to send your blog in to the main within 24 hours ♡

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