Business as usual... (Open to any)

They were coming...In one weeks time the SilverFang School’s Staff and Students would arrive on Hogwarts soil, though how they would be getting here was still a mystery to Zepherus. Many a day had been wasted in trying to figure out how to house all of the new arrivals, but in the end the deal had been made that the Headmaster of SilverFang would provide a place for his own people. But he had not said what that would be and this bothered the Headmaster of Hogwarts. With the Dark Lord and his minions on the prowl for new blood, whatever the Headmaster of SilverFang had in mind had better be well fortified. Just the fact that he, Zepherus, was going to allow a Dark Arts school’s Students and Staff around his people, was freighting enough. Add in the fact that some of them might be big supporters of the Dark Lord and that many at Hogwarts were not, and you have a large scale riot in the making. This was something that Headmaster Orion wanted to avoid at all costs; this contest was about having fun and testing yourself in the arts of magic.

Today was a stormy and cool, making the long journey from the castle to the Hog’s Head very wet and uncomfortable. Zepherus was wearing his long silver and green robes, complete with the silver snake embroidered on the chest and arms. Even though he was many years out of Hogwarts as a Student, he still liked to show off where he came from...What house he had called home. Slytherin was still a bit off the charts what with their constant warring with the other houses. They accepted Ravenclaw as an ally, but not as a true friend and thus, still have some minor battles with them at times. Zepherus picked up the pace as another crack of thunder ripped through the air, forcing him to wrap his cloak around him tighter to ward off the water that was threatening to soak him to the bone. He didn’t bother with enchanting his clothes, seeing it as a waste of time and effort. The Hog’s Head was just a few more feet away, just a little further and he would be dry.

Quickly, so as not to allow the heat from the pub to escape due to his slowness, Zepherus pulled open the door and slipped in. The pub was dark and quiet, save for the strange, elderly pair of twin sisters who now ran it. The two of them were always talking to one another, whispering in the corners about their patrons or gossiping about the world around them. They were at it now, even as Zepherus made his way toward the last table near the back of the pub, the two of them hid their faces and chattered like mice. It was fine by him so long as they kept it to themselves and didn’t bother him or anyone who came to speak to him. His reason for being here would appear to be for a drink or two before he needed to arrive for the dinner feast. But his real reason was much more sinister in the minds of those who worshiped the Dark Lord and the Dark Arts in general; Zepherus Orion, Headmaster of Hogwarts and Grandmaster of the Order of The Phoenix was here to recruit new members for his order, and even staff of Hogwarts and elder Students could apply...Not that any knew he would be here, nor that he was a member of the Order.

The Dark Lord wasn’t wasting anytime in collecting the best of the best for his army and so it made no sense for Zepherus to sit on his hands and not lift a finger. He ordered a Butterbeer to keep up appearances and waited for the first of what he hoped would be many a new recruit. Zepherus closed his eyes and kept his hood up as he watched one of the twin witches set his drink down in front of him. She disappeared behind the counter again and kept an eye on him; she knew he was up to no good. The sisters supported the Dark Arts, but didn’t fancy the Dark Lord or his followers. This was a good sign for the Order of The Phoenix, as they were allowed to come to the pub, even if they only acted as Security against the Dark Lord and his goons. This visit also doubled as a Staff Meet, to get the current Staff of the school up to speed on things....



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Festival of the Moon

Greetings all! Just want to let all those who have signed up on SilverFang and hold a Character that is a Teacher, Sixth Year Student or above, or a Nekros member, must sign up here with that same character so that they can take place in the plot.


NOTE THOUGH:


Only sign up here if your Sixth Year or above student has been accepted by the Headmaster of SilverFang though PM to join the Festival, remember the Tri-Wizard Tournament? Well this is like that, so you will have to be chosen.

Your Teacher does not have to be chosen because all Teachers must join.



Thank you all!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Sectumsempra: The post-war darkness

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<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>Eighteen Years After The Final Showdown.

The final showdown is over. During the battle, as the brave Neville Longbottom went to dismember Voldemort's precious snake and last Horcrux - he was outsmarted and taken by surprise when the serpent was no more, and a human took her place. The secret that the Dark Lord had been hiding for so long, the truth of his beloved pet, was revealed. The Animagus, Nagini, quickly wounded the boy - and the battle turned for the worse from there.

After the dust had arisen, the remaining champion was not the boy who lived, but the Dark Lord himself. It is after the battle, as Lord Volemort rapidly gains power. A new group, Desmodus, has joined into The Dark Lord’s legions of shadow. They are the children of the undead, the ravaging bloodsuckers that raid the night for hopeless victims. Vampires.

With the alliance of the Desmodus, the Dark Lord has gained more allies in the war of good versus evil, and things to not seem to good for the well-beings of the few remaining rebels fighting hopelessly for the cause, and not to mention Hogwarts. Snape has taken over as Headmaster, to our well beloved school of witchcraft and wizardry. Those who attend, are Children approved by the Masters of the Dark Arts to be followers of Voldemort, himself. Since coming to power, The Desmodus have been Siring more and more vampires everyday, to expand their forces larger then ever.

At Hogwarts, the four houses – minus Slytherin, of course – have been converted to suit the Dark Lords needs. The first new house, the House of Victor Sanguini, is the house of the Vampires. By orders of Voldemort, the Desmodus has been turning vampires at younger and younger ages, and this is the house for them. With the animal crest of a bat, and the dark colors of red and black, Those in this house are most likely vampires, being trained to join the Desmodus.

The next new house is that of Armand Delacroix, the founder and creator of the creatures known as Dementors – that know roam the grounds (and occasionally the halls) of Hogwarts. Those in this house are driven to power and control, and are quite manipulative. The creature representing their house, of course, is the Dementor, and their colors are dark purple and grey.

The last of the new houses is another created in the Dark Lord’s image, the house of Marvolio. Those in this house probably have some connection to Voldemort, perhaps they have parents in his lower ranks, or have shown that they have potential in the Dark Arts. Those in this house are bold and brash, and will do anything they can to get to the top. Their animal is a spider, and their colors are dark blue and brown.

Still though, with evil now ruling the Wizarding world and starting a war with the Muggle world, all hope and good is not lost. What is left of the Order of the Phoenix, and new members who are able to escape the genocide of all Mudbloods, Half-bloods and Blood Traitors, are now an underground rebellion. Led by Neville Longbottom, who (among a few others), managed to survive the final battle, they are slowly growing, and making small, untraceable attacks and sabotages on the Dark Lords forces in the now abandoned and ravaged St. Mungos. All that remains is a broken down building, that had been torn to shambles at the rise of the Post-war darkness.

Not only was St. Mungo's torn down, but with the reign of the Dark lord Voldemort, Diagon Alley is now turned to Knockturn alley where dark wizards sell now perfectly legal dangerous and dark items. Many wizarding companies have gone out of buisness with the deaths of mudbloods, and those against Voldemort's regime. Many other companies also taken over, and now under new names.

The Weasley family's cottage was intentionally burned down in the struggle the day after the loss of Harry Potter. Currently, all those whom are related to the Weasley Family are hiding out in the presumed abandoned St. Mungos. The weasley children (Roxanne, Fred II, Lucy, Molly II, Louis, Dominique, Victoire) are currently unassigned to Hogwarts, because of their obvious underground situation.

Will the Order of the Phoenix be able to prevail over the might and darkness of the Dark Lord? That is up to you!</span>

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List of Staff.

Underlined positions are taken.




Headmaster of Hogwarts: [b] Taken (Headmaster Zepherus Orion)

[b]Caretaker of Hogwarts: Open

Gryffindor Prefects: Open (to be announced when a student reaches fifth year)


Hogwarts Nurse: Open

Hufflepuff Prefects: Open (to be announced when a student reaches fifth year)

Keeper of the Keys and Grounds: Open

Professor of Ancient Runes: Open

Professor of Arithmancy: Open

Professor of Astronomy: Open

Professor of Charms: Open

Professor of COMC: Open

Professor of DADA: Open

Professor of Divination: Open

Professor of Duelling: Taken (Professor Aragh S. Wulfbane)

Professor of Flight: Open

Professor of Herbology: Open

Professor of History of Magic: Open

Professor of Muggle Studies: Open

Professor of Potions: Open

Professor of Transfiguration: Open

Ravenclaw Prefects: Open (to be announced when a student reaches fifth year)



Slytherin Prefects: Open (to be announced when a student reaches fifth year)


The Librarian: Open                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Playable Species.

Most of this information, with the exception of the Minotaur and Werecat, has been copied from Harry Potter Wiki.

Trolls:

A Troll is a magical creature of prodigious strength and immense stupidity. Trolls generally reach a height of twelve feet and weigh up to a ton. They are violent and aggressive, and engage in unpredictable behaviour. Trolls originated in Scandinavia, but are now found all across Europe. Trolls feed on raw flesh, and are not fussy what they eat, from animals to humans.

Troll language is nothing more than grunts that only Trolls seem to be able to interpret. Trolls understand a limited number of Human words, and some smarter ones can be trained as security Trolls.

The Mountain Troll is a breed of Troll. They are the largest and most vicious of the Troll species, and are bald and pale-grey. They sometimes use Graphorns as mounts.

The Forest Troll is a breed of Troll. It has pale-green skin, and some specimens have thin straggly hair that is either green or brown .

The River Troll is a breed of Troll. It has short horns, purple skin, and is hairy. They are often found lurking beneath bridges or in the middle of rivers, haunting crossers. The largest river troll was defeated by Almerick Sawbridge and was believed to weigh a ton

Giants:

A fully grown Giant stands roughly twenty feet tall, and appear to be large Humans. Giants are not as intelligent as Wizards, but they have their own language, culture and societal structure. They are capable of learning English, and presumably other languages as well. A Giant tribe is led by the strongest Giant, known as the Gurg.



Minotaurs:

Minotaurs have the body of a man and the head, legs and tail of a bull.
They are quite intelligent and are skilled in the arts of Divination, Potions and Arithmancy. Like Centaurs, they come in a large variety of colors, though the most common are deep brown and tan. Minotaurs carry large weapons like axes and clubs, and can be seen using large animals as hunting devices as well. They live in groups called 'clans' and can number in the hundreds. A Minotaur leader or chieftain, no matter the gender, is called a 'Brute'.

The shamans of the Minotaurs are the only ones allowed to practice 'spell magic' with their hands, which is like having a wand for a wizard. Other Minotaurs are limited to using only Divination, Potions and Arithmancy. If a non-shaman is caught practicing 'spell magic', he or she will be killed for breaking the law.


Centaurs:

A Centaur is a magical creature that is a fusion of a human and a horse. Despite being intelligent, Centaurs are classified as Beasts by the Ministry of Magic at their own request since they were unhappy at having to share Being status with Hags and Vampires.

Like Humans and horses, Centaurs can come in a variety of colours, ranging from deep black to palomino. They have the body of a horse, and the torso, arms and head of a Human.

Centaurs are forest-dwelling, and in each country where colonies exist, the Wizarding authority has set aside land exclusively for their use. One place Centaurs live is in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts. However, Centaurs have their own methods of concealment, and avoid contact with both Wizards and Muggles. They generally live in herds of ten to fifty individuals.

Centaurs do not use wands for magic, but are known to be well-versed in magical healing, Divination, archery, and Astronomy. Centaurs burn herbs such as Mallowsweet to refine their stargazing findings. In fact, the centaur Firenze taught Divination at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, starting in the year of 1995-1996.

Werewolves:

A Werewolf is a human who, upon the rising of the full moon, turns into a fearsome near-wolf. Werewolves can be distinguished from regular wolves by several large distinguishing characteristics, such as the pupils of the eyes, snout shape, tufted tail and humanoid shape. At all other times, they appear as normal humans, though will often seem to be ill as the full moon approaches. This condition is caused by infection with lycanthropy, usually occuring when a human is bitten by a transformed werewolf. There is no known cure but the effects can be lessened with a certain potion. Lycanthropy is a magical illness known to be spread by saliva-blood contact; thus, a human bitten by a werewolf in wolf form will become a werewolf him or herself.

Werecats:


Feles Diabolus: The Werecat or Weretiger.

Devil Cats are beings who were said to have been created in the same manner as the first werewolf. They then spread through biting their victims and breeding once their numbers were high enough to prevent inbreeding. A Devil Cat can only be killed from multiple bites or scratches from your everyday house cat or through a spell such as the killing curse. Poisons cannot harm them and knives, swords, bullets...etc, unless run through the head, will only make the beast mad.


Though they are not truly immortal, they do sport a long life span, with females living as long as two-hundred years before finally becoming too old to feed themselves. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and the skin of a Devil Cat does not have to be the same color as his hair. A full moon does not effect them, they transform at dusk and with some classes, can force a transformation during the day if angry enough. Males and females are roughly the same size when mature and the males are much more aggressive than the females. Young Whelp males are smaller than the females and show less aggression than the females at this stage.

Whelps are born looking more cat like than human, no matter what class they are, and normally are born two at a time though rare cases have them being born one at a time with a chance of twins. It is possible for the werecat to breed with a non-werecat being, but only the female werecat can pass the gene on to the offspring. If a werecat and werewolf breed, no matter which gender pairs are attempted, none of the offspring will be werecats or werewolves as both species cancel themselves out..Even through biting. Werecats cannot produce offspring with the undead (Vampires), though can be turned, but would result in a loss of all humanity. An undead werecat is pure animal and cannot take human form again,

They will also take sun damage and are more sepceptible to cat bites, taking less of them to kill it. All other weapons short of a powerful person using the killing curse will be uneffective on them.

Devil Cats live in groups called ‘prides or casts’ with prides having both genders and casts only having one. Devil Cats enjoy living together, though females are more likely to go off on their own than a male. Loner males are called rogues and will only attach themselves to another loner werecat or other loner werecreature.

It is not uncommon to see only two werecats of the same gender living together, though these are normally siblings. It is impossible to have a Homosexual werecat because of its genetics; if the person was before being bit, they won’t be afterward.

Devil Cats need a potion made of Black Grass to keep them semi-human. Black Grass can be found in areas where people have been killed by the killing curse.

A Devil Cat cannot choose his class, it is determined by the genetics of the one that bit him or birthed him. If the female that birthed him was of a certain class, the Devil Cat will be of that class as it is the Female that passes the gene on.


Devil Cats have three forms that are known to wizard kind:


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▪Class One Common: Bipedal Werecat: A large creature similar to the werewolf in appearance, except that it has feline features instead of canine ones. This form or ‘class’ of werecat cannot run on all fours because it is built more like a human than the werewolf, but they are still capable of doing pretty much everything the other classes can. They have very little hair on their bodies, looking like bald, over grown rats. And possess the ability to ‘shimmer’ or fade out when in shadow; they can become almost completely invisible, but can only hold this ability for ten minutes before they need to rest or eat... Because this is such an energy consuming task, this class only uses it as a last resort to assist escape. If they hold it too long, they risk passing out or dying.

The limits and abilities of this class are as follows:

▪ Cannot run on all fours.

▪ Are much slower than the other two classes, yet seem to possess more stamina than the other two.

▪ Are capable climbers and swimmers, though tend to sink and drown in deep water due to their muscle weight.

▪ Can only Transform at night and need more sleep to regain used strength from night before.


▪ Are able to become almost completely invisible, but at a high cost of energy.

▪ unlike a werewolf, they can maintain their ‘human mind’ to a degree and are able to use it in solving basic problems.



▪ Can Breed only.

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▪ Class Two Rare: Quadruped Werecat: A massive, humanoid werecat that resembles a large tiger or lion with the basic body build of a human and arms that are close to a gorrila. They are covered in masses of long, smooth hair and sport four inch long fangs to kill their prey with.

The limits of this class are as follows:


▪ Can run on all fours and is limited to this as their hind legs are not build for bipedal actions.

▪ Are faster than the bipedal class, yet possesses less stamina than the other two.

▪ Are avid climbers and acrobats.

▪ Can only Transform at night and need more food to regain used strength from night before.


▪ Are unable to ‘shimmer’.

▪ Cannot last long in water due to excess hair which will bog them down.


▪ Have minds very much like the werewolf in that they become animals and cannot control themselves.



▪ Breed and bite..


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▪ Class Three Rarest: Monster Cat: A massive, extremely intelligent, humanoid werecat that resembles The Quadruped class, though are able to walk and run upright. They are covered in short, wire like hair, except around the face and tail, where it is quite long and smooth. Like the Quadruped, they too sport long fangs but are around six to eight inches and hang out of the mouth like a saber-tooth tiger.


The limits of this class are as follows:


▪ Can run on all fours and walk upright.

▪ Are faster than the previous class, and have pretty good stamina.

▪ Are avid climbers and acrobats. Cannot swim due to body structure but are not afraid to tread waist deep water.

▪ Can Transform at night and through ‘channeling’, which requires a full belly and lots of anger. Energy used the night before is quickly regained through food and basic sleep.


▪ Are able to ‘shimmer’ and hold it for twice as long as the Bipedal, but unless it is night time, they cannot hold their cat form and shimmer at the same time. Cannot die from ‘over shimmering’ but will pass out.

▪ Cannot breed, they can only produce more werecats through biting.


▪ Have basic control of themselves at night like the biped but can solve much more complex problems.



▪ Have no control of themselves if they force a transformation during the day and only calming down will make them revert back.

THESE SKETCHES ARE MINE SO PLEASE, NO STEALING.

Vampires:

A Vampire is a magical being that is known for biting people on the neck and sucking their blood. They are usually pale and gaunt[1], with sharp teeth for puncturing the neck. They have an aversion to garlic, and can be kept at bay by its presence.

Vampires are classed as Beings by the Ministry of Magic, a fact that led both the Centaurs and Merpeople to decline the same status since they did not wish to be associated with them. They are not considered to be Wizards, and the treatment of Vampires is laid down in the Ministry's Guidelines for the Treatment of Non-Wizard Part-Humans.

Although Vampires are studied in Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, they obviously have rights and are not considered a true threat to the Wizarding community. However, this view does not appear to be universally held. Some people, such as Rita Skeeter, advocate that the Ministry of Magic should be "stamping out Vampires" rather than "quibbling about cauldron thickness", while others act as Vampire hunters. Others hold the opposite view, such as the author, Eldred Worple, who spent time living among Vampires, and wrote a book, Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires. He also considered the Vampire Sanguini a friend.