Harry turns another year older on July 31st (yes, the boy who lived also has to live through birthdays, funny how that works), and since he clearly can't be trusted to plan his own party, we're doing it for him. All month. Consider everything below an early birthday present from yours truly, delivered with all the subtlety of a Hogwarts Express running full steam through your living room.

So here's what I added: Avatars with a full paper doll wardrobe, hairstyles, hats, robes, unlockable colors, a whole gold/gems/DP economy built for the sole purpose of making your chibi self slightly less naked. You're welcome.

Then decorate your dorm room. Furniture, drag and place editing, a guestbook people can sign, likes, and a weekly inspection that pays real gold for tasteful curtains (the Ministry has apparently appointed itself your interior decorator, no, you may not appeal the score).

Sick of the Houses telling you who your friends are supposed to be? Start a Club. Clubhouse, treasury, wars, diplomacy, titles, basically HOA politics but with raiding privileges, which honestly should have always been an option.

The Tri Wizard Tournament is back with a press your luck Champion's Path, Quidditch got itself a World Cup (because one tournament clearly wasn't causing enough stress), and if competitive sports aren't your thing there are now actual Ministry Orders to join, see the Auror Office or the Order of the Daggers.

Term Pass. Twelve tiers of rewards for doing exactly what you were already doing, which is either genius or deeply cynical (probably both as I wrote it). Feed your winnings into the Cosmetic Emporium and Collection Sets, both engineered with loving precision to separate you from currency you didn't even know you were attached to.

VIP Membership is $5 a month: donator points, gold, gems, extra turns, cheaper healing, a little badge everyone can see (cause we really need more badges).

The Arcade grew a secret Forest Arcade Portal, and Polyjuice Impostors is, fine, I'll say it, our own flavor of Mafia and Werewolf. Same lying, same dawn executions, potions instead of a full moon. Vote your friends out, that's what they're there for.

You can also brew actual Potions, pick a wand at the Wand Ceremony, and go bother Aragog, who now comes with bluffing and philosophy branches because apparently the giant spider wanted to discuss Kant...

Meanwhile the Holiday Elves (Birthday, Halloween, Christmas, take your pick of which one stalks you) show up uninvited on your special days, and the Christmas one brought along a Gingerbread House shop, because nothing says yuletide cheer quite like a confectionery storefront run by a woodland creature who has your birth date memorized better than your own mother.

I also quietly shipped a small pile of extras: Daily Gifts, Friend Rankings, Social Share, Point Receipts, reaction notifications, Login Streaks, a Badge Catalog, Milestones, a Seasonal Shop, and a welcome back nudge for anyone who left and is now getting gently guilt tripped by owl.

Something broken? Petition it or report it in the #bugs channel on Discord. We'll get to it, right after we settle the very serious internal debate over whether your dorm rug counts as "tasteful."

P.S. Harry's birthday month includes a t-shirt raffle. Both OG designs are back in the ring, plus a few new ones, because nothing honors a wizard's birthday quite like merchandise he will never actually see. Can see the available designs at https://hl-rpg.myspreadshop.com/ (raffle is for the cheapest female, male, or unisex sizes).