If you're not already aware of this you can earn donator points by getting people to sign up for Hogwarts Live via your referral link. I've recently changed everyone's referral links to make them easier to remember. While the old referral links still work, it'd be nice if you could start giving out the new easy-to-remember referral links, which look like this:
http://hogwartslive.com/r/Username
Please note Username should be replaced with the name you use to login (i.e. the name that comes after Firstyeargirl or whatever your title happens to be); for example my referral link would be:
http://hogwartslive.com/r/Danilo
By giving your friends this link you will automagically receive 50 points every time one of them reaches level 10.
There's more about this on the Referrals page in the Prefect's Lounge.
New Easier to Remember Referral Links
Downtime
Sorry, about the downtime but as you see the site is back up now. We have some ideas to fix the crashes and we'll let you know what we're gonna do about it soon.
Thanks for your continued patience everyone!
MTV Spoilers
Tonight at 8PM EST MTV's show Spoilers will have a exclusive inside look at Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
EDIT: For those who missed it here is a link to it(it is only about a minute long):
MTV's Spoilers
HL Insider&ChatKillers
Because of the nature of some of the content on The HL Insider and the ChatKillers Message Board, and because they are NOT affiliated with HogwartsLive in any way (except for some shared members) any discussion of either site or their contents is prohibited in chat.
The Staff, of course, is aware of this new policy and will warn and/or mute anyone who chooses to not adhere to it.
Thank you.
callstack errors
We know about the callstack errors they will be fixed as soon as possible please refrain from petitioning about them thank you.
Join HogwarsLive at Azkatraz
The time has come to announce that some of us will be going to the Azkatraz Harry Potter Symposium and Convention in San Francisco this July 17th through 21st at the Parc55 Hotel.
If any of you are planning on going to the convention, we are wanting to organize a little HogwartsLive Meetup there.
For more information about Azkatraz, visit hp2009.org.
Will you come?
Click here to vote on "Join HogwarsLive at Azkatraz" poll »
PvP
There is NOTHING wrong with it. Do NOT petition, do NOT complain in chats, do NOT OWL/IM staff.
I realize that you are all used to having everyone put back in after the maintenance boots, but that was not their intent and there was no way to avoid it. Since the boots have been disabled, PvP is back to normal.
When a person logs out, they are ONLY supposed to be able to be killed ONCE until they log in. That is the way the code is written and that is the way the game is SUPPOSED to be played.
Note:PVP was not broken yes it was effected but not broken. maintenance is back on and will happen like it normally does.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard Winners!
Congratulations to MellanyRiddleKrum, Cedric, Hailey, Xandrictheruthless, and Perks for winning free copies of J. K. Rowling's latest book for charity, The Tales of Beedle the Bard!
Winners will be notified concerning how they may claim their prize.
Restored
All accounts that were deleted in the crash are now restored. However that meant the site had to be restored from noon(Pacific Time), so everything you've done since then is now gone. You'll have to earn that all back.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the HogwartsLive Staff
Hello everyone, we hope you are having a wonderful holiday and we wish you and yours a safe and happy New Year.
We have temporarily allowed entry into the Hog's Head Inn from the Great Hall, so if you are wanting to pick up your christmas presents, head there, and you can find your presents.