Hogwarts Live Blog

A new US Trailer of OOtP was released on Yahoo this morning including tons of content not previously seen (even not seen in the International Trailer put out on YouTube last week)

Here is the trailer, Enjoy everyone.

This would be a good time to mention that the Wizards.FM staff is still looking into doing a live podcast at an IMAX theater the day of the release of OOtP in IMAX 3D, more coming soon.

Here is a reminder of the site rules so no one has any excuse to not follow them. This is the version used by all Staff so please do not question if it is not in another part of the site.

Reasons for muting:

1. Fighting: I do not mean RP fighting, I mean verbal assaults. Violence is NOT muteable unless it is a REAL threat. Roleplaying fighting is not a threat.
2. Sex and PDA: Use your common sense we are a PG 13 site, half of the things done here should not be done.
3. Evading the Filter: If a word shows up as !@#$ when it posts, do NOT change it so others can read it. Using foreign languages in open chat is also considered evading. Don't do it.
4. Drugs, alcohol and other bannable subjects. Any reference to drug use, alcohol use other than site-related, cutting, suicide or other forms of self-mutilation will not be tolerated. There is no need for any of that on this site.
5. Rape: This will NOT happen on this site. This includes any references to rape.
6. SPAM: Ok here is the tuffy. We have said before that anything more then 3 characters is SPAM. But in all reality we do NOT mute for this. Only if the person is taking it to extremes as such.
!Dementor AuroraBorealis says, "dfkjlsdhgkjfkjghfmnvcm,vnfkghrouityerioutyjkgvnmc,vnfdj"
Get the point? Good.. However, please try to keep extra letters/symbols to a minimum. It CAN mess the page up for some players.
7. Link SPAM and Messenger addresses and emails: Some people post these things in open chats. They are not to be there. And no random owling of players to advertise other sites. We ban for that. This is why we have a link exchange. Please use it.
8. Advertising your clan in open chat: This is ok in the clan waiting place. But it has no place in Diagon or Hogwarts.
9. Personal Attacks: This is the offense that makes me angry, bringing someones personal life onto this site to attack them. Leave outside information outside.
10. Cheating and exploitation of glitches. If you find a glitch or bug in the game, please petition it. If you are caught telling other players of the glitch, you may be muted and/or banned.

In the end, listen to the admins and other staff, do not argue with them. If you have an issue with a staffer please Petition for Help so another Staffer can handle/look into it. If instead you decide to lash out of them or disregard their authority you will be punished. These rules are made so everyone can enjoy their time here on HL. Please abide by them so all players can have fun.

I'm afraid there was some trouble with the transfer to the new server that I will have to mend before the transfer is complete. I will re-attempt to complete the server transfer tomorrow night. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

The winner of the Real Bertie Botts Beans raffle was Supreme God TheHighlander who owned ticket number 71. Congratulations.

The winner of the Donator Point Raffle is ArchMagi CinnamonSpider with Ticket Number 871. There were 3,971 tickets sold in this raffle, which means the prize is 7,942 donator points.

The winner of the Friday the 13th Raffle is Ticket Number 1844 won, which belongs to SimplyEvil Immortalis
Enjoy.

We are currently having errors during battles if you choose 5 Rounds, 10 Rounds or Until End. We are working to fix this error as fast as possible, sorry for the inconvenience

***These errors should be fixed now***

Today is Friday the 13th, and would we really be into magic if we didn't celebrate here on HogwartsLive? Today only we are offering an additional raffle that costs only 5 beans per ticket. The winner will receive a Ty Lexie - Fluffy Black Cat and 500 beans to use on other raffles. Hurry, this raffle is available in the Candy Raffles area today only!

Just a friendly reminder folks, the first of the Candy Raffles will end this Sunday, April 15th (Tax day for us in the US). The Donator Points Galore raffle is a pool raffle to win donator points.

Currently 3,428 tickets have been sold, which means that if the raffle ended right now the winner would get 6,856 donator points. This pot will go up as more tickets are purchased, but remember, this raffle ends Sunday, so if you haven't entered the Candy Raffle for Donator Points yet, make your way to the Candy Raffle shop in Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, or Devon.

Also, just 5 days later, the second raffle, for Harry Potter candy and an Alivans wand will end on April 20th. only 148 tickets have been purchased in this raffle so far, so your chances are really good on this one.

Don't have enough Bertie Botts Beans? Don't worry, "The Looking Glass" episode 1 will come out soon, and will include a chance to get some more beans from Edmund's Alchemy Lab!

HogwartsLive would also like to thank you for your generous donations, we are half way to our goal of reimbursing the money Danilo spent on the brand new HogwartsLive server which should be operational this weekend. Keep those donations coming, remember, when we reach the goal another Grand Prize raffle opportunity will open up.

Here is a reminder of the site rules so no one has any excuse to not follow them. This is the version used by all Staff so please do not question if it is not in another part of the site.

Reasons for muting:

1. Fighting: I do not mean RP fighting, I mean verbal assaults. Violence is NOT muteable unless it is a REAL threat. Roleplaying fighting is not a threat.

2. Sex and PDA: Use your common sense we are a PG 13 site, half of the things done here should not be done.

3. Evading the Filter: If a word shows up as !@#$ when it posts, do NOT change it so others can read it. Using foreign languages in open chat is also considered evading. Don't do it.

4. Drugs, alcohol and other bannable subjects: Any reference to drug use, alcohol use other than site-related, cutting, suicide or other forms of self-mutilation will not be tolerated. There is no need for any of that on this site.

5. Rape: This will NOT happen on this site. This includes any references to rape.

6. SPAM: Ok here is the tuffy. We have said before that anything more then 3 characters is SPAM. But in all reality we do NOT mute for this. Only if the person is taking it to extremes as such:
!Dementor AuroraBorealis says, "dfkjlsdhgkjfkjghfmnvcm,vnfkghrouityerioutyjkgvnmc,vnfdj"
Get the point? Good.. However, please try to keep extra letters/symbols to a minimum. It CAN mess the page up for some players.

7. Link SPAM and Messenger addresses and emails: Some people post these things in open chats. They are not to be there. And no random owling of players to advertise other sites. We ban for that. This is why we have a link exchange. Please use it.

8. Advertising your clan in open chat: This is ok in the clan waiting place. But it has no place in Diagon or Hogwarts.

9. Personal Attacks: This is the offense that makes me angry, bringing someones personal life onto this site to attack them. Leave outside information outside.

10. Cheating and exploitation of glitches: If you find a glitch or bug in the game, please petition it. If you are caught telling other players of the glitch, you may be muted and/or banned.

In the end, listen to the admins and other staff, do not argue with them. If you have an issue with a staffer please Petition for Help so another Staffer can handle/look into it. If instead you decide to lash out of them or disregard their authority you will be punished. These rules are made so everyone can enjoy their time here on HL. Please abide by them so all players can have fun.