What should we do about Hogwarts

It's the question on every admin's lips, but I can't remember the last time I just went out and asked all of you guys...

Hogwarts, obviously, is not doing to well, what with classes and factions dwindling badly.

Now, this is a Harry Potter site, so we can't just say "Nuts to it!" And scrap Hogwarts. No, I refuse, so there.

But we can change it to make it easier, more fun, or more interesting.

So, any suggestions you have about classes, extra-curricular activities, Hogwarts Factions or just Hogwarts in general, please... PLEASE let us know here. If we get some good ideas bouncing about, we'll try our best to incorporate them into the site!

Jess

Keith has Spice going! I say we see more Spice. The professors should know about it by now, I think.

Speaking of professors... more interactions with students, please? I tried, and never got responses. I'll admit, I've fallen off with that, but I did attempt to do things like separate students into interesting groupings, etc.

I also tried the Gryffindor vs. Slytherin gang. That never worked out.

I say... we bring in a basilisk. XDD

That's something to consider actually, I suppose... The basilisk... could be interesting, if a little unlikely. Definitely something to think about.

As for professors, I'll try and push it a little more then, and maybe sack some people

Doesn't even have to be a basilisk, per se. Maybe boggart outbreak. Rogue dementors. Etcetera.

I reckon maybe now this could be a bad idea... but maybe if like the professors don't post their classes within 1 mnth they are fired from the job/ But i understand that it's also the students not attending. Maybe with jackles' idea, we could have like a Dragon or giant Dodo, trash the school, fire, explosion etc. It would bring the teachers and students together?

The Basilisk was what the DF's were meant to bring in last year. Technically it's cooking down in the dungeons still. However, due to inactivity, nothing happened.

I think the main problem is that up till now the plots have only been interesting if you were an adult or an older student. Even the plot at the moment isn't really interesting. It's more like "Oh, I'm sick, argh."

Also, the plots have been between Good (Gryffindor) and Evil (Slytherin) with little deviation.

If you want more people to play in Hogwarts, you need to give them a reason to be in Hogwarts. That's why people join sandbox RPs. Because all those type of RPs are saying is they'll give you a chance to "go to Hogwarts". You'll get a wand, you'll get sorted, you'll get to interact with other witches and wizards - just like Harry.

So if you want a plot it has to (a) be something that's about Hogwarts and (b) put something on the line for ALL of Hogwarts, not just two houses and the few other people who choose to get involved. For example, losing the sorting hat would create conflict for all of Hogwarts.

Well, that's why I'm asking for ideas destrey. I understand, for the most part, why it's not working I'm just after some specific ideas on what would interest you guys. In the past we have introduced things which involved the student body, in theory, but there was a lack of student participation to actually run it.

So yeah, general reasons and suggestions are welcome, but i'm more after concrete suggestions.

I just don't like classes and get bored easily with them sorry I don't like the constant responses, I say add something in that's weird... and make SURE it gets talked about. .like.. the basalisk idea.. or just,

You know..

Hogwarts was EPIC during the Battles.. not gonna lie >.> I miss that first battle

Hogwarts is Hogwarts, you get what you get out of it. To me the fun in RP'ing at Hogwarts is starting rivalries with other students, quidditch, hogsmeade trips, making new friends and enemies in the hallways. I always like it better with a no closed thread kind of thing so that anyone can interact at any time. That was what was fun about Hogwarts, you could barge in on someone at a moments notice, you're in a school.

With lots of closed threads it makes the school seem smaller. When anyone could jump into your threads and change the entire outcome, well frankly, that is where the drama comes from. You wont get enemies by asking someone, you get enemies by bothering people IC.

I mean if you have to constantly worry about that troublesome Slytherin always pulling pranks and you can never get peace and quit, that is fun! I never understood closed threads, at all really, and especially at Hogwarts where peace and quiet are not an all too common thing. You shouldn't always interact with just one or two people.

Plus, even during the books, Hogwarts is effected by everything in the adult world. They are supposed to kind of branch off of each other. If it is war time, things should be intense at schools. Students worrying about their parents, about each other, where are the loyalties?

As students you have to kind of make your own adventures. The sky is the limit and the possibilities are endless, you can't say that one thing is hindering the whole process when you have the entire slate right in front of you to go on amazing adventures. I mean you write as children who are literally discovering magical things. They are in a school with floating freaking stairs, how can you not have fun!?!?!

Anyways, main point, Hogwarts is what you make it. Don't limit your ideas and just have a good time.