Hogwarts Live Blog

Please stop sending owls or petitions about the "bork' text, it is an April Fools joke, just go to your "Preferences" settings and disable Holiday Texts. You don't have a virus. =P

Thirteen people have made it passed stage two of the three-part screening process. Those people will be contacted concerning whether or not they wish to participate as staff members.

All nominations have been closed, below appear the names that have passed the initial screening in alphabetical order:

1 Andy
2 AnEnglishGem
3 AngrielleAlthore
4 Asgarnia
5 AurorJen
6 BillieJoeIsCool
7 BlackHawk
8 Bugg
9 CanineDrillInstructor
10 Chicacha
11 Chirron
12 Christianna
13 Darkmaster
14 DCloud
15 Doxy
16 EragonShadeslayer
17 Fimblebottom
18 FluerWeasly
19 Gerald
20 Ginny
21 hbprince
22 hermionepotter
23 homedog
24 honetheb
25 JenniPotter
26 Jester
27 Karma
28 Kikiyo
29 MadamMikelle
30 MoonlightMemories
31 NJKGranger
32 Nymphadora Tonks
33 Padfoot
34 PrettyArya
35 RainaFormensul
36 Reebs
37 Rei
38 Revan
39 righteousfury
40 SerenityRose
41 ShadowMasterX
42 Shyone
43 Sweetpea
44 totallyspazzed
45 Vash
46 Witchywoman
47 YuffieKisaragi

Exceptions on the VE rule were made in certain cases for players with special talents. Also, please email if you would like to be removed from this list prior to staff review.

Well, we need more nominations because not enough people are passing the screening, remember the rules:
Email with the subject Nominations to
You may not nominate people with less than 30 VEs, and we now need 14 new staffers.

Which do you prefer the new dwellings system or the old estates system? Mind you we will never allow you to hide from PvP in your houses again, that's just stupid.

Click here to vote on "Dwellings vs. Estates" poll »

We will be holding elections for 13 new staff members; we are looking for a total of 30 active staff members as the site is rapidly growing. Please send in your nominations for players above 30 VEs to with the Subject "Nominations." Nominations will close March 25. People nominated have to have a clean record, meaning they must have never been banned or permanently muted. All nominations will be screened and monitored.

We are getting reports that some posts to the chat areas are being delayed as much as a minute or two before they show up, this is because of the new 2 server system, please don't send in petitions or complain about this, we are aware of it and are working on it as quickly as we can.

I want to let you all know that you can choose whether to display those images in the main location under Village Images in Preferences. This poll is to ask, would you prefer fan art or real photos from the movie?

Click here to vote on "Village/City Images" poll »

Vote on the method that will be used to choose your house for the first seven years (6 VEs) of the game.

Click here to vote on "Houses" poll »

Ok everyone, the old house module is being replaced with a new module "Dwellings" The new module has a lot more options and is a lot more robust of a system for homes and places to live. The Dwellings module has been loaded and is active so you can buy your new homes now and enjoy them. The old houses are still in place for now, but will be removed this coming week. There will be no automatic reimbursements for the houses that will go away. If you have a house, it is recommended you sell it now and build yourself a dwelling.

I repeat the houses will be destroyed in the very near future, if you wait till after the houses are destroyed you will get absolutely no reimbursements for your lost house. SELL YOUR HOUSE NOW!!!