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Post by Jess Potter Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:48 pm

Due to the fact that we do not want to see thousands of invincible characters running about, claiming magical abilities has been made mandatory in order for any one character to have a magical ability.


All together there are three levels that characters are categorized into, and it is the level of your character that will determine the way that your character will be permitted to flaunt any particular ability. To be more specific, these levels consist of the Beginners, the Average and the Advanced. In theory you should know what level your character is, due to the fact that you are your character's creator- however, if an administrator considers your appeal for a magical ability unrealistic, your application for that specific ability may be rejected.

Now, to get an understanding of these so-called "levels". First- and it should be rather easy to understand the reason that this level came first on the list- there are the Beginners; a group which mostly consists of NEWT students. This group is for characters who have inherited or obtained a specific ability, but are not yet in full control of said gift. This may apply to characters young and old, but all members must provide a detailed history as to how that character has such an ability.

Next on our list are the Average Level Characters; those skilled witches and wizards out there that can actually control that nifty ability of theirs. Are you a bit curious as to why these specific beings are considered "Average"? They aren't anything super special; they do have the ability to insurtabilityhere, but they still just can't manage to perfect the use of their ability. Be patient young grasshopper; you shall master that gift of yours soon enough.

At the very, very tippy top of that list are the Advanced; those who have our permission to, in almost any circumstance, run around waving their abilities in the faces of their enemies whom they just so happened to get in a duel with, without any trouble. HOWEVER, do remember that this is a characteristic of an experienced sort of witch or wizard, and is a right that is not to be abused. We will not hesitate when snatching your abilities from you if you step over one of those lines that have been drawn for you... In order to obtain this right, you must provide a detailed history that is logical and that you honestly feel will be taken seriously as an appeal for an ability.

Students are allowed up to three abilities.
Graduates in Tier 5 to Tier 3 characters will be permitted up to three abilities.
Tier 2 characters will be permitted up to four abilities.
Tier 1 characters will be allowed up to five abilities, thus beings allowed the most.


Now, without further ado, I present to you the list of both the stale and the sparkly- or, in simpler terms, the older abilities and the most recently added.

THE LEARNED ABILITIES
These abilities do not require a detailed history, whereas, the rest do.

    Nonverbal Magic – Nonverbal Magic is taught in Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts class to students who have reached their seventh year.

    Occlumency– The ability to prevent someone from reading your mind and controlling your thoughts. Lack of compassion makes for a better Occlumens – Draco and Snape are examples of this. Occlumency can be learned at once a student has reached their sixth year- or higher. Only those appointed by the Headmaster will be taught this skill.

    Apparation – Apparation is the ability to move from one place to another in seconds; JKR’s version of teleportation. Apparation is taught in a student's sixth year at Hogwarts. All sixth years and above are permitted to attend lessons in order to add this ability to their list. Remember that you cannot apparate on Hogwarts grounds, so do not attempt to do so or this right will be revoked.


Khaat's Note as of 12/24/10--Hey, All. To avoid a lot of unnecessary confusion, PA will presume that GRADS have learned a certain amount of nonverbal magic and apparation skills, up to the level of their assigned tier. I mean after all, we're all sort of presuming that anyway. If you're a grad, you will NO LONGER HAVE TO APPLY for those two abilities. Does that help?

THE COMPLEX ABILITIES
These too are learned abilities, however, they are far more complex than the ones above- hence the title- and shall require a reasonable application. There is always a possibility of having your appeal rejected when applying for abilities within this category.

    Leglimency – The act of invading somebody’s mind in order to control him/her or read their thoughts. It is considered a dark act and Not something that is often performed by "good" wizards. It is a difficult art as well, and those who have attended advanced lessons at Hogwarts are able to do this. Both NEWT students and graduates are permitted to apply for this ability.

    Wandless Magic – Some wizards have mastered the art of magic and have made it possible to cast spells without the use of their wands. Of course, magic is much harder to use and is much weaker in power without a wand in hand, but this is a useful ability if one were ever to find themselves without a wand while in a sticky situation. This is considered a very difficult ability to learn and shall only be handed out to graduates. Note: this is an ability that we rarely hand out.

    Healing – The ability to heal injuries without the use of a wand or healing potions. Please take into consideration the fact that no one can bring the dead to life once more or heal fatal injuries- fatal injuries such as injuries received from a Sectumsempra hex, for example. The healing process requires only a few moments. Only professional healers are ever granted this ability, and in order to be considered a professional healer, one must first complete healer training and obtain a job at a wizarding hospital.

    Invisibility – The ability to become completely invisible to the naked eye without the use of a wand. The effect lasts as long as its user requires it to last as long as he is in a condition to control it; no witch or wizard with the ability to become invisible may do so if they are on the brink of death, no matter the circumstances.

    Mind Control– A process in which a group or an individual puts to use methods of manipulative in order to persuade others to do as manipulator wishes. This ability is given to only advanced Death Eaters and in order to control another's mind, the character who is being manipulated must first approve. This confirmation between members may be done through PM, such as permission to GodMod.

    Memory manipulation – The ability to manipulate the memories of someone else, including the projection of lost memories for one to re-experience. This is often used for healing purposes and by Dark Wizards. Advanced Graduates are the only characters who are permitted to apply for this ability.

    Telepathy – The sharing of information, thoughts, and feelings between individuals by no other means than the five senses.

    Flying – Possibly the most difficult of abilities to learn, flying is the ability to fly without the use of a broomstick. This is also considered a difficult, or nearly impossible ability to learn. Flying for even one hour is very difficult and can harm your character severally. Only graduates are allowed to apply for this ability.

    Animagus – Some wizards are able to transform themselves into an animal after becoming an Animagus. Any wizard can do this, although it is quite difficult to learn and can be dangerous. All those with this ability must be registered through the Ministry of Magic or shall face severe punishment- IC, that is.


THE INHERITED ABILITIES:
All the following abilities were passed down through bloodlines, and, therefore, in order to apply for any of them, someone upon your family tree must have that ability.

    Parseltongue – The ability to speak to, and command snakes. This is considered a dark ability.

    Speaking to Animals – The ability to speak to creatures and to possibly befriend them. Some animals, however, are not the brightest and may quickly loose interest.

    Metamorphagus– The ability to change one's appearance at will.

    Telekenisis –Some wizards have the ability to move things without the use of contact or a wand, however, only the smallest of objects may be moved, and never for a long period of time may one particular object remain in the air.

    Seer – Seers are those who are able to see into the future and predict certain events. There are two types of seers, short term and long term. Short term seers can only predict things which will happen within a short period of time, and often only see what is to come with blurry eyes. Long term seers can see a more vivid image, but are unable to tell what time one particular event will occur, thus lacking a rather important piece of information. Long Term Seers are also limited to predicting major events that often don't involve themselves.

    Empathy – The ability to share another being's feelings and emotions. This ability can either be inherited or transferred from one wizard to another, however, if one is to transfer this ability to another, they then loose the ability to said person. No one can transfer this ability without the consent of its original owner.

    Astral Projection – The ability to willingly shed your body without breaking the connection between your soul and its fleshy prison; your soul is bound to your body in a way that allows you to quickly return to your natural form.


Fill out the following form to apply for an ability.
Code:
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Tier:[/b]
[b]Ability Desired:[/b]
[b]A Detailed History Behind Said Ability:[/b]

The Recently Approved Abilities:
Aaron Marcheti (Memory Manipulation)
Alexander Jones (Seer)
Andrew J Thompson (Invisibility)
Angelique Pyrites (Nonverbal Magic, Apparition, Legilimency)
Brian Quinn (Nonverbal Magic,Wandless Magic, Healing)
Brienne Ravenquist (Talking to Animals)
Cassidy Stevens (telepathy, astral projection)
Chase Moor (animagus)
Daniel Joshua Cethin (Animagus)
Gabriella Montez (Apparation)
Gabrielle Delacour (Legilimency, Occlumency, Wandless Magic)
Hermione Granger (Memory Manipulation)
Jack Black Heart (Wandless Magic, Telekinesis)
James Sirius Potter (Apparation, Non-Verbal Magic)
Jake Collins (Apparation)
Jaquellene "Jack" Dylans (Apparation, Non-Verbal Magic, Empathy )
Jessica Dark Heart (Seer, Healer)
Katherine Lupin (Speaking to Animals,Wandless Magic, Seer)
Khaat Lupin (Seer,Wandless Magic, Healer)
Louis Weasley (Non-verbal Magic)
Mariana Diggory (Animagus)
Mariposa Cruz (Animagus)
Matthew G. Lestrange (Talking to Animals, Leglimens, & Simple Wandless)
Miseria Lupin (Metamorphagus, Beginner in Telekensis)
Misty Shadowcrest ([color:1b7e=566D7E]Talking to Animals)
Monica Jones (Seer)
Nemo Omara (Seer)
Ne'Os Emof (Invisibility, Wandless magic)
Nikki Lestrange (Legilimency, Apparation)
Robert Lupin (Nonverbal Magic, Wandless Magic, Healing)
Sabriel Gardinier (Seer)
Sandra Archer (Memory Manipulation, Apparition)
Sophia Lestrange (Animagus, Legilimency, Talking to Animals)
Stephen Walker (Talking to Animals)
Raynus Chasterfield Char (Nonverbal Magic,Invisibility)
Whight Linstrum (Metamorphmagus, Occlumency)
Yumi Zante (Nonverbal magic)
Calvin Ransom (Healer)
Hitame Higurashi (Speaking with Animals)
Melissa Finnegan (Seer)
Evangeline Gibbon (Apparation)
Aaron Marcheti (Leglimency, Occlumency)


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Jess Potter
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Gryffindor Graduate

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Special Abilities : Wandless Magic, Seer, Flying, Legilimens

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Post by Jess Potter Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:51 pm

(From the previous topic)
@ Natasha Elisabeth Grey
It says in each that you're ready to RP learning it, but we prefer you to RP how you learnt it.
i.e. how you already have it.
So please do that and It'll be good!

@Eileen Raye
Too short I'm afraid, please lengthen the section on how you learnt the ability, then it may be accepted.
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Post by Gabrielle Delacour Mon May 02, 2011 1:00 am

Name:Gabrielle Delacour
Age:37 (soon 38)
Tier: Tier 2
Ability Desired: Legilimency, Occlumens, Wandless Magic
A Detailed History Behind Said Ability:
+Legiliemency and Occlumens; Gabrielle learned both of these abilitties during her auror training in France. Being an occlumens was a requirement in that time for anyone to become an auror so it was more or less part of the regular training. Her old mentor was one of the most skilled wizzards in both Legilimency and Occlumens though Legilimency was a far harder skill to learn. It took her more then 5 years to master this abilitty, but it was worth of it beause both can be useful in some ocassions, but ofcourse used cautiously.

+Wandless Magic; Gabrielle started learning this skill a few years after Legilimency and even now her use of this skill is sometimes clumsy. Learning this skill was a challenge that required a lot of hard work and even more mental strength. Even though she didn't have a mentor for it, she used well theory she found in different books. It took her almost 10 years to be able to throw a spell without the use of her wand. Only few months ago before she left, she managed for the first time to regain control of what she was doing. The spells would fly out sometimes before, but controlling the abilitty was the hardest thing to learn.

Even though her use of this technique now is rather advanced, she still didn't use it in public until she was sure that she knew what she was doing. Most of the time this skill seems like mastered, but there are still alot of moments when she looses control over it. That makes the wandless spells look a little clumsy. She only uses this abilitty in fights, but not for everyday matters like cooking or putting something back on the shelf.
Gabrielle Delacour
Gabrielle Delacour
Ravenclaw Graduate
Ravenclaw Graduate

Number of posts : 104
Special Abilities : Apparation, Non-Verbal Magic, Legilimency, Occlumency, Wandless Magic
Occupation : Member of Wizengamot

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Post by Sophia Granger Mon May 02, 2011 4:32 am

Name: Sophia Lestrange
Age: 18
Tier: Tier 4
Ability Desired: Animagus, Leglimency, talking to animals
A Detailed History Behind Said Ability:

Animgus:
Sophia was taking O.W.L. classes in her fifith year and heard and read about becoming an animagus. Really interested in becoming one Sophia talked to Headmaster about giving her permsission to learn to become one. After reading all about them and there ways Sophia started praticing around the clock on becoming one. One day Sophia was out by the lake when she accidently turned into a white wolf not able to turn back. Having to go to the transfigurations Professor to turn her back Sophia was told she had to pratice more if she wanted to becone one. After a year of trying Sophia finally got it down and went to the ministry to get her animagus approved by the ministry of magic.

Leglimency:
Sophia learned this in her NEWT year with alot of diffculty for at first she wanted to become an Auror but then changed her mind after she find she wanted to help others. Still wanting to learn for she was an order member she kept at her pratice in her advance classes. It was a challange to Sophia and she is still a bit rusky at times. Although she can get into younger people minds really easier but she has a hard time with the older people. She learned it but she's not as good as she wants to be but she's working on getting it mastered completely.

Talking to animals:
Being considered a freak at her muggle private school Sophia didn't have any friends which lead her to shy and lonely. One day she was sitting on a bench alone while the other kids were playing and a robin landed on the bench. Talking to herself about not having friends and why she was different to her surprise the robin talked back to her telling her she was special. After school the next day she told her parents she could talk to animals that was when her father revealed he could talk to animals ever since he was little and he passed it onto Sophia. Sophia now uses it to spy on people and to find out information going on around her which comes in handy for she has tons of animals friends/


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Seventh Year Gryffindor
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Post by Nikki Lestrange Mon May 02, 2011 8:35 am

Name: Nikki Lestrange
Age: 17
Tier: 4
Ability Desired: (you can remove: talking to animals), but I'd like: Leglimency and apparation, thanks.
A Detailed History Behind Said Ability:

Leglimency
Ever since Nikki found out Sophia could read her mind, she's found this to be both unfair yet helpful and she's been practising by herself and with some witches and wizards to learn this skill. She feels this ability will help her if she should ever be wanted by a DE or similar. She would also be able to prepare herself for the worst, especially if those decide to tell her bad news later. Though, she knows she may read good things in people's minds and ruin suprises, but she doesn't mind or care, because at least she can fake a suprise face. She doesn't plan on telling anyone this skill anytime soon unless necessary.

Apparation
Nikki was glad to have learnt apparation, as she isn't very comfortable sitting on a broom as she's gotten older, as she finds it too painful and sickening. She feels that apparation is the easier transportation for her. She learnt this in school and of course, with lots of help and support from Sophia, she passed her test.

Nikki Lestrange
Nikki Lestrange

Number of posts : 6103
Special Abilities : Legilimency, Apparation
Occupation : Musician, Nurse

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Post by Jess Potter Mon May 02, 2011 9:28 am

All three accepted and added to character sheets.
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Jess Potter
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Gryffindor Graduate

Number of posts : 14221
Special Abilities : Wandless Magic, Seer, Flying, Legilimens

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Post by Andrew Thompson Mon May 02, 2011 9:39 pm

Name: Andrew J. Thompson
Age: 17
Tier: I'm not sure.
Ability Desired: Invisibility
A Detailed History Behind Said Ability: (Already made this 3 times, but here it goes.) When Andrew's brother, Daniel Thompson, died, he inherited his two weapons, M93r Barretas. These magically infused handguns were capable of turning the user invisible for a certain amount of time, at the cost of being burnt significantly with each second passing by. Yet when Andrew found Merlin's Gloves, the power was then fused back into the gloves, allowing Andrew to be turned invisible whenever he wanted to. He still can not go too long while be invisible, yet it is at an amateur level.
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Post by Gabriella Montez Tue May 03, 2011 4:00 am

Name: Gabriella Montez
Age: 21 or 22
Tier: 4
Ability Desired: metamorphagus, & apparation
A Detailed History Behind Said Ability:

Metamorphagus:
Gabriella doesn't really know who she inherited this from, be it her mother or her mother's parents. She can't ask her mother, as she doesn't know where she is and as for her mother's parents, they don't like to talk about magic. Anyway, Gabriella learnt that she had this skill when Lucas was away, and some people had come into the cafe and needed to talk with the owner and wouldn't talk to her. She had hid in the bathroom, for a while, and cried, but looked at the mirror, and she was Lucas Montez, her brother. So, she went out as this form and the people did not suspect a thing and she saved her brother's cafe from being demolished for a while longer.

Apparation
In Lucas and Gabriella's 6th year, they both wanted to apparate, as they found it interesting. Though, even when both of them practised with eachother and studied, only Gabriella managed to pass apparation whereas Lucas did not.
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Gabriella Montez

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Post by James Sirius Potter Tue May 03, 2011 12:34 pm

Name: James Potter
Age: 17
Tier: Unranked
Ability Desired: Apparation and Nonverbal Magic


A Detailed History Behind Said Ability: – Apparation:- James was in fifth grade when he first got interested in apparation but he was to young to study it and the moment he was old enough he elected to study it. At first it was rather hard for him to grasp as his mind tended to wander but after a long while he was able to successfully keep his mind on where he wanted to go and is rather skilled at Apparating now for his age.

A Detailed History Behind Said Ability: Nonverbal Magic:- This is a skill James has always been interested in. He is very skilled in dark arts and Charms and thought it would be a very handy ability for him to possess. He has had trouble mastering it however and can only cast one charm so far which is Stupefy.
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Post by Aurora Nye Wed May 04, 2011 1:59 am

Name: Aurora Nye
Age: 12 (almost 13)
Tier: un ranked i guess idk for sure lol
Ability Desired: Seer
A Detailed History Behind Said Ability: Being born to a family of muggles with no known person in her family besides herself (as in blood related family) being a wizard, it isnt known how Aurora came to get the ability. Her god-family hadnt even heard of people with the ability to see the future until Aurora came around.
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Fourth Year Gryffindor
Fourth Year Gryffindor

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