IC Rules are rules your character should follow. They also have IC consequences like loss of House Points, Detention, and quite possibly Expulsion. Breaking these rules does not result in a Strike, however, unless behaviour is consistent across multiple characters. Upon joining the roleplay you agree to these terms. Failure to read these rules does not mean they do not apply to you.

Students should be aware that all rules created by the Ministry of Magic are applicable to students and are therefore not included in the rules listed below.

UNIFORM/ATTIRE

  • Uniform must be worn correctly and in appropriate house colours as the only colour accents:
    • Shirts must be white, with a collar, buttoned up and tucked in
    • Jumpers or cardigans should be worn. It is professor’s discretion if they can be removed in warm weather
    • Robes (where necessary) must be worn when instructed
    • Ties must be worn correctly – no bows or bow ties. 
    • Skirts must be between knee length or mid thigh
      • Tights must be worn if your skirt is shorter than knee length
    • Socks or tights may be worn
      • Socks or tights may be white, grey, or black
      • Socks or tights may only have accents in the colour of your house
    • Shoes
      • Must be no higher than a kitten heel in uniform
      • Must be black or dark grey dress shoes. They may only have accents in the colour of your house
    • Robes and Hats
      • Black or dark grey
      • They may only have accents in the colour of your house
    • Winter Wear (e.g. gloves, scarves, winter hats, winter coats)
      • Should be black, grey, white, or your house colours
  • Hair
    • Must be natural in colour
    • Must be neat, tidy, and appropriate for a child attending a prestigious private school
  • Make up
    • Should be light when in uniform
    • Should not be excessively heavy when not in uniform
    • Should be appropriate for a child attending a prestigious private school
  • Nails longer than 1/8th of an inch from the nail bed are not allowed unless attending a school formal event
  • Piercings
    • No more than one per ear – in the earlobe (IC infraction)
      • Studs only when in uniform
    • No gauges (OOC infraction)
    • No facial piercings (IC infraction dependent on age)
  • Casual Attire
    • Nails, Piercings, and Hair must follow the above
    • Clothing should be neat and tidy.
      • Excessively ripped clothing should be repaired at the earliest opportunity or not worn at all
      • Jeans should have minimal tearing upon them
    • Clothing should be suitable for the weather
  • ((See the official uniform page for more IC and OOC detail))

Pets/Creatures

  • Students may have only one of the following five approved pets: owls, cats, rats, pygmy puffs, and toads. There are no exceptions.
    • OOC Note: Please remove any scripts in your pet. If they are heavily scripted, we will ask you to remove them.
    • Scripted pets must not be worn during classes or events
  • Trolls must not be allowed access to the castle
  • Creatures for Care of Magical Creatures must not be ‘appropriated’ by any student who believes in the Magical Creature Distribution System
  • No owls holding letters are to be released in classes
  • Students should not interfere with the giant squid

CURFEW

  • Students of all ages should be aware of curfew hours. Students caught breaking curfew are subject to punishment at the Professor’s or Prefect’s discretion. 
  • Curfew times are as follows (All times are considered to be in SLT):
    • 6am – 8pm: Castle and grounds permitted – unless stated otherwise during a full moon.
    • 8pm – 10pm: Restricted to the castle. No student are permitted to be on the grounds or away from the castle.
    • 10pm – 6am: Restricted to Common Rooms and Dorms. Students should be in bed asleep
    • ((As a reminder, IC curfew doesn’t mean that RPers aren’t allowed to be on sim RPing. It does mean that if your character is breaking curfew, that they should try to sneak about and not get caught, or have permission from a Professor. This is also a good opportunity to make use of various areas within the sim and/or other RPers that one might not otherwise go to, or RP with.))
    • Curfew is subject to change dependent on the time of year and time of the lunar cycle

SCHOOL GROUNDS

  • Students in their first and second year can only leave the castle grounds with a Faculty member. 
  • Hogsmeade:
    • May only be visited by students whose parents or guardians have sent a permission slip
    • Students who are of age (17 and over) may visit Hogsmeade village during between the hours of 6am – 8pm, or sunset, if sunset is sooner
    • Students attending Hogsmeade Village must be on their best behaviour at all times and remember they are representing Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Any rule breaking in Hogsmeade will mean that students permission to access the village is revoked.
  • The Dark Forest is strictly forbidden and must not be entered under any circumstance
    • Students may enter the Dark Forest with a professor escort
  • Flying broomsticks is limited to the Quidditch Pitch alone. Students must not use broomsticks on the Castle grounds under any circumstances.
  • If a student needs to leave the school grounds they must do so with the permission of their Head of House, who will seek permission from the school Heads. Students leaving the grounds must be escorted by a nominated professor.

GREAT HALL

  • The Great Hall should see students having the utmost respect and decency. 
  • Disturbances within the Great Hall are considered highly disrespectful
  • Food must not be eaten from the Great Hall floor if it has resided there for over five seconds

LIBRARY

  • Silence or a low voice must be kept inside the library at all times.
  • Students must not access the library between 10pm and 6am
  • Pets and food are not allowed. 
  • The restricted section may only be entered with written permission from a professor provided to the library staff who will then permit access.

General Rules

  • Thievery is not tolerated
  • Vandalism of the school property is not tolerated
  • Physical violence against another student will likely incur harsher punishments than with magic.
  • Pureblood supremacist language is not acceptable
  • In deviation of the Werewolf Registration Act’s Amendment of 2030:
    • The identity of students or staff with Lycanthropy must not be disclosed.
    • Whilst access to the register is legally permissible, any students caught sharing the names of those listed will face severe consequences.

Staff (Professors, Healers, or Caretakers) should at all times be respected. This may be extended to include Prefects and Head Boy and Head Girl.

  • Students must respect the inhabitants of the castle, this includes, but is not limited to, Castle Ghosts, House Elves, Staff, fellow students
  • Laughing at ghosts under condition of darkness will result in two weeks of ecotoplasm cleaning detention with a mooncalf hair brush”

USE OF MAGIC

  • The use of magic inside the castle is encouraged within the safety of a classroom or if in the presence of a faculty member.
  • Faculty may reduce or increase the use of magic while not being in the classrooms at their own discretion (e.g. homework/spell practice).
  • No duels without supervision and only for practice.
  • Using offensive magic against another student will result in punishment (detention, point loss etc.)
  • No magic of any kind in the corridors.
  • A non-human or drastically altered appearance (not including natural hair colour) by magic is not allowed (unless explicitly stated by a staff member otherwise) this can be a punishable offence
  • Any student who is a metamorphmagus is held to the same rules as stated above
  • Students must not make any attempt to create sentient life

COMMON ROOMS AND DORMITORIES

  • Students must not give out the password to their common room
  • Only the school Heads and the allocated Head of House may access a House’s Common Room
  • Boys must not enter the girls dormitories
  • Those who are non-binary use the dormitory they most align with. If this is the male dorms, they must not enter the girls dormitories
  • If students of a different House, or non-Head of House Professors are to enter a Common Room, RPD will need to approve this. 
  • On every third Wednesday of the month, students are to clean their dormitory bedspace

CLASSROOMS AND PUBLIC SPACES

  • The residing professor’s permission must be sought if you wish to use their classroom outside of lesson hours,
  • Use of classrooms and public spaces for group events (e.g. clubs, small parties, study groups) requires the permission of your Head of House, or the residing professor’s
    • ((A manager/admin’s permission must be sought if it is not an official gathering e.g. a club/study group and requires items to be rezzed))
  • The Astronomy tower is strictly out of bounds out of class hours without express permission
  • Food must not be eaten in classrooms
  • Food and drink is not allowed in the potions classroom
  • Hair must be worn off the collar in the potions classroom
  • All potions administered by matron/healers should be taken at the point of administration
  • Potions must not be taken from the hospital wing without the approval of the matron/healers

BANNED ITEMS

  • Skiving Snackboxes
  • Fanged Frizbees
  • Ever bashing boomerangs
  • Screaming yo-yos
  • Whizzing worms
  • Dungbombs
  • Spell checking quill
  • Extendable ears
  • Portable swamps
  • Self-propelling custard pies
  • Wildfire Whiz-bangs
  • Dr. Filibuster’s fabulous wet-start, no heat fireworks
  • Love potions
  • Patented Daydream charms
  • Baruffio’s Brain Elixir
  • Rememberalls – during testing and exams
  • Auto Answer quills
  • Detachable cribbing cuffs
  • Monopoly [as of 25th December 2028]

OFFENCES

OFFENCES

  • 1ST OFFENCE: Verbal Warning/points loss – Detention (depending on severity and the decision of the IC staff)
  • 2ND OFFENCE: Detention & Points loss
  • 3RD OFFENCE: Sent home to parents for 1 week. This could also include points loss for your House.
    • This is a decision that can only be made by Head of House, or the Head/Deputy Head of the school
  • 4TH LEVEL OFFENCE: Expulsion
    • This is a decision that can only be made by the Head of the School

Should a student be expelled, if they have not yet passed their OWL’s, their wand will be confiscated and snapped by a Ministry official, and they will no longer be able to purchase a new one. The Headmistress may expel any student at her discretion, however the student’s parents may appeal the decision to the Hogwarts Board of Governors. It is exceedingly rare that the Board of Governors would take up an expulsion appeal, let alone side against the Headmistress.

Just because a student is suspended or expelled does not necessarily mean the character is retired or banned from the sim. They may continue on in the greater Wizarding World, though as noted above, they may no longer have their wand.

Whilst we aim to avoid students dying, stupid games win stupid prizes. In the event that a child gets involved in a situation clearly out of their capacity to handle, they may end up mauled/dismembered/killed at RPD discretion. This includes but is not limited to trying to kiss a werewolf, punch a dementor, sweet talk a dark wizard, or dance on a disintegration barrier.