Post by Headmistress Jessica on Jun 12, 2008 16:27:59 GMT -8
The history of Hogwarts
Hogwarts was all started when the four founders, Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slytherin, all came up with an idea on how to educate young wizards about magic without being seen by Muggles. Each of the founders created a house, naming after themselves, so students would be able to fit in better. Gryffindor created a house for the brave and the witty, Ravenclaw created a house for the wise and trustworthy, Hufflepuff created a house for the kind and truly caring at heart, and Slytherin created a house for the clever and ambisious. To decide which house each student would go in they all but some of their thoughts in to Gryffindor's hat and then they let the hat decide which house a student belongs in. The founders also devised a way for wizarding students to get to Hogwarts. The only way to get to Hogwarts is to catch the Hogwarts Express from King's Cross station in London unless you live in Hogsmeade, the only wizarding town in Britian which is hidden from Muggles. You must go to platform nine and three-quarters at King's Cross Station which you get to by going through what appears to be a solid barrier. The Hogwarts Express will then take you to the village of Hogsmeade. Therethe coaches will await you to take you up to Hogwarts Castle.
A day at Hogwarts
The day begins with pumpkin juice and breakfast in the Great Hall during which hundreds of owls fly through the hall windows to deliver mail to all the awaiting students. The bell to signal the students to their first lesson rings at 9 o' clock. There are two lessons, then there is a half an hour break. After that there is another lesson. The hours for lunch time are from 12 o' clock to 1 o' clock. After lunch there are another two lessons and then the school day has finished. At around 7 o' clock dinner is served in the Great Hall and then you are allowed to spend the rest of your time studying or socializing (there is no arranged time of when you have to go to bed).
Odd facts about Hogwarts
~The Hogwarts motto is "Draco Dormien Nuquam Titillandus" which translated in to English is "Never tickle a sleeping Dragon".
~ Hogwarts is surrounded by the Forbidden Forest, which is inhabited by many fascinating creatures, such as: Centaurs, monstrous spiders, Unicorns, and plenty others. The forest are off limits to any and all Hogwarts students, unless they are in there serving as harsh detention.
~ The teachers at Hogwarts are very strict when it comes to discipline. For instance, if you mistreat a book in the Hogwarts School Library their is a great chance the book is bewitched to hit you in the head, set your hair on fire, or some other weird thing that you would never expect. So be careful not to accidentally doodle on the cover of a Hogwart's book, for you never know what may happen!
~ Muggles cannot see Hogwarts. Instead if they do lay their eyes upon Hogwarts they will see a dangerous wreckage.
~ Hogwarts holds over 100 house elves which is the largest number of house elves in one place in the world.
~ Muggle devices don't work in Hogwarts because there is too much magic in the air..
~ You cannot appearate into or out of Hogwarts.
~ The Hogwarts lake is home to a giant squid and Merpeople.
~ Hogwarts is a riddle to everyone. It has many secret passages, some known, some not, some used, others unused. Hogwarts is also so possessed by magic that places in Hogwarts regularly move around. Including the armor.
~ The entrances to all the Common rooms are hidden. For instance the Gryffindor entrance is a portrait and the Slytherin entrance is a hidden trap door in the dungeons.
~ There are 142 stair cases in Hogwarts. Some take you to a different place on Fridays and some have steps that you will have to remember because they are vanishing steps that disappear when you touch them. The stairs at Hogwarts come in many different shapes and sizes that take you all around Hogwarts. You have to trust and approach the stairs cautiously if you want to get around Hogwarts. To get through some doors you have to ask politely, do whatever the door tells you to do or tickle them in exactly the right place. Sometimes the walls pretend to be doors so you have to be careful and try to remember everything....which is impossible when it comes to memorizing everything about Hogwarts.
~ Sometimes unknown rooms appear at random times at Hogwarts.
Why come to Hogwarts a History in the Making?
Hogwarts a History in the Making is not like other Hogwarts roleplaying sites. It is a place where you are not forced to roleplay in just one era of Hogwarts. No, you are allowed to roleplay in any era of Hogwarts here. Students can enjoy themselves while they hang around all over the Hogwarts grounds and even off of them. Teachers have two different ways that they can choose to teach. Since their characters teach in all the eras of Hogwarts they are allowed to assign homework through PMs or they teach three class periods (one for each era so everyone can join in).
Interested yet?
Well, you should be. It is a wonderful site and I hope you join.
