aka the awesome announcements board :3 basically, here the staff can post whatever they want, meaning updates, activity checks, and other really important stuff that you need to look at. but if it's really that important, you'll get an email, and there will be a huge thing in the sidebars. xD

Sub-board: WHISPERS IN THE DARK ?!

here's the help desk. if you have any questions, or suggestions, or basically anything about the site, just post here and they will be taken into account. don't be afraid to ask questions. once we get some questions, i'll add an faq in here.

here is where you post your relationship plot. relationship plots are not mandatory, but they are a great way to develop your character and we strongly advise you to do one. there are plenty of resource sites that give out relationship plots if you don't want to make one.

...is your place for writing diaries and journals and other stuff like that. again, it is not mandatory, but it is great for developing your character's personality. you absolutely cannot post in another person's journal.

this board is the sign-ups board, where you can sign up for things like face claim, quidditch, prefects and head boys/girls. all things in this board are first come, first serve.

the great hall is a huge, beautiful hall. it has many chandeliers and an extremely high ceiling. four huge tables go across it, vertically. in the front of the hall, there is a small step, then a table where the staff sits. directly in front of the table is a podium.

these are the long, dark corridors of hogwarts. be careful not to get lost! they move every few minutes.

the common rooms are four rooms each dedicated to one house. there are staircases leading to the boys and girl's dorms.

Sub-boards: GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM ?!, RAVENCLAW COMMON ROOM ?!, HUFFLEPUFF COMMON ROOM ?!, SLYTHERIN COMMON ROOM ?!

all the classrooms are located here.

Sub-boards: MUGGLE STUDIES ?!, HISTORY OF MAGIC ?!, DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS ?!, ANCIENT RUNES ?!, CHARMS ?!, TRANSFIGURATION ?!, DIVINATION ?!, ASTRONOMY ?!, POTIONS ?!

yup, this is it: the girls' bathroom. sometimes girls go here to talk , or maybe just to do their duty.

Sub-board: THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS ?!

this is the bathroom. for boys. need I explain any further?

ohh.. the prefects' bathroom... come in and enjoy all of the luxuries, such as all the dreamy soaps, huge pool-sized bath tub and clean facilities.

this is the place where all food in hogwarts is made. run by the house elves, this place always has delicious aromas leaking from the doors.

ever wondered how many secret tunnels there are in hogwarts? many. many many. this is where you can explore and hopefully discover them all.

if you're ever injured, be sure to give madame pomfrey a visit and stop by the hospital wing.

this is where all of the owls are kept and you can send and receive a letter to or from your family.

the black lake is a vast body of water on the school grounds. it's always cold and dark. beware of the not so friendly creatures that live there!

this is where anything that has to do with the game quidditch happens. come here to practice or go to the stands to watch a big game.

gringotts is a wizarding bank. it is owned by goblins, and very famous. the compartments are deep below-ground, in such a confusing maze that only a goblin could find its way around.

ollivander's is a small wand shop. you can come here if you need a new wand. ollivander, the store manager, is an expert wand-maker.

madam malkin's is a well-known store that makes robes of every kind for every occasion. the manager, madam malkin, is a bustling, kindly woman, who is slightly plump.

flourish and blotts' is a famous bookstore. it is quite large, and has a book for whatever you need, even monster books that bite!

florean fortescue's is a small, cozy ice-cream parlor. you can find many delicious, unique flavors of ice cream here.

quality quidditch supplies is a great place! it is a medium-sized store, but it is full of new, zippy brooms and other things you need to practice and play quidditch.

the apothecary is a huge store. anyone can go here whenever they need potions supplies. it has everything to do with potions.

hogsmeade station is where hogwarts students arrive at the school and leave the school at the beginnings and ends of the years.

need any new wizard clothes? come here for some emergency shopping while you are enduring your stay at hogwarts.

come here for writing utensils that will be just perfect for completing work at hogwarts.

a small cafe, this shop is a very popular place for young couples. come here and enjoy a hot cup of tea with your partner on a cold day.

the three broomsticks, a small pub, is a popular place for many hogwarts students to enjoy their weekend visits to hogsmeade.

a small neighborhood in the countryside of england, the burrow is a place that many wizarding families live.

another place in europe, this is a small, quiet countryside town that is very pleasant for both muggle and nonmuggle people. it is the place where godric gryffindor grew up.

Knockturn Alley is like Diagon Alley, but darker and scarier. Only dark wizards dare lurk here.

st. mungo's is the best hospital in london. it is a bright, cheery place with expert doctors and nurses.

king's cross station is the train station. there is a certain pillar that you must walk into to see the hogwarts express.

Know how to manipulate pictures? Post a graphics shop here, or if you don't request for someone to make a graphic for you.