The Third Wizarding War
OCTOBER 2100 - 10 MAY 2104

THIRD WIZARDING WAR... WHAT?
That's right. The Third Wizarding War is upon us.

On one side is the Neo-Alliance, led by Lucien Rosier. With the help of his twin sister, Alphonsine Rosier, and an intimate team (Sebastijan Grimmson, Simone Krafft, and Esmee Carrow), over the last four years they have methodically infiltrated the Ministry of Magic, kidnapping key department heads and having members of the Neo-Alliance take their places under the effects of Polyjuice Potion, while Alphonsine performed Entrancing Enchantments on the Minister for Magic himself to manipulate and bend him to their will. They orchestrated a mass breakout of Azkaban prison to free key sympathizers and amass more followers. The Neo-Alliance also assembled the Deathly Hallows (the Elder Wand discovered in the Chamber of Codes in the Department of Mysteries, the Cloak of Invisibility at Madam Malkin's in Diagon Alley, and the Resurrection Stone in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts), and took over Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with the kidnapping of Headmaster Trent; Lucien Rosier took on the role of Headmaster, polyjuiced as Malachi Trent until the opportune time came to reveal his identity and begin reforming the wizarding youth attending the school.

The goal of the Neo-Alliance is the very same as Gellert Grindelwald's once was: to remove muggles from power (as they are the route to ruin) and have wizardingkind maintain order. To rule the muggle and wizarding world "For the Greater Good" with the open use of magic. For wizardingkind to live in the shadows no longer.

On the other side is the Order of the Phoenix, who seek to prevent the Neo-Alliance, and their cutthroat ways, from conquering the world and establishing a tyrannical new world order. Assembled by Senior Undersecretary Duncan M. Fletcher III, its other core members consist of Conley Singh-Phora, Kaiser, Scott Ferguson, Jane Howard, and Elizabeth Chambers. Setting up their secret home base in the back room of Flourish and Blotts, the Order recruited and communicated with one another using special lapel pins. When the call goes out to assemble, the pins light up with the flame of a phoenix and the wearer hears the majestic bird's song.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
While your student characters must be limited to those in your postbit - those that you play in the Hogwarts RPG - you are invited to play any and as many adult characters as you wish on either side of the war (the Neo-Alliance or Order of the Phoenix). Adult characters are not limited to those submitted to the Plot Interest thread! Our only request is that you distinguish them by different fonts and/or font colors, so that things do not get confusing, and mention the character by name in each post. We also ask that in your post you make it clear which side of the battle each of your characters is fighting for. This roleplay opportunity is open to Sorted and unsorted members alike.

After members of the Order and other Ministry employees overpowered Alphonsine Rosier in the Minister's office, and freed Minister for Magic Charles Hollingberry from the entrancing enchantments placed upon him, Hollingberry and Fletcher took to the Wizarding Wireless Network for an emergency broadcast. Here, they called upon every willing citizen to take up wands, and head to Hogwarts to take a stand against the Neo-Alliance and sympathizers. This broadcast is on a loop and takes precedent over any broadcast on any channel, so if you are looking for an in for any character of yours then this is a good option.

WHERE CAN I PARTICIPATE
To keep things organized, the battle will be limited to the following threads:

1. The Winged Boars
2. The Wooden Bridge
3. Great Hall (Triage/Healer Station)
4. Stone Bridge
5. Spare Office (Students & Staff Only)
6. The Entrance Hall

Other threads may become available for adult characters to be posted in as the war wages on, but please limit yourselves to the above threads unless otherwise specified. This post will be amended with any other changes that occur as the RP progresses, so be sure to use it as a resource!

Please wait for The Narrator to post in these threads to kick things off!
GO FORTH AND SAVE THE WIZARDING WORLD! Which ever side it is you believe is saving it

DEATH & INJURY GUIDELINES
It is war. Death and injury are unavoidable consequences. However, we are not going to kill off anyone's character willy nilly. Many of you who submitted to the Plot Interest thread have provided 'lambs for the slaughter', and some of you have been contacted regarding specific plot points. If you were not contacted but still feel it is fitting for your character to make the ultimate sacrifice in battle, opportunities for this will be provided for you through posts by The Narrator and many other red accounts. These may come in the form of stray spells, falling rubble, or any other variety of sinister actions; these openings are free for you to claim, and to take the untimely end of your character into your own hands.

In the event that a character has put themselves in grave danger and the situation is only escalating, a PM will be sent to the RPer as an alert that if the RP continues to progress this way, their character will perish. An extreme example of this could be a single person trying to wrestle with a horde of dementors, or a first year trying to take down a member of the Neo-Alliance all by themselves. We do RP in a fantasy world where realism is a subjective term, but actions such as these are simply not reasonable and such actions will result in the demise of a character.

Keep in mind that SnitchSeeker guidelines are still very much in place and, when in doubt, please keep your writing to a PG level.

SOME REMINDERS ON RP ETIQUETTE
Massive plots with all corners of the SnitchSeeker wizarding world coming together are very exciting, and we understand the enthusiasm and eagerness to participate! The RPG leadership teams all want to encourage and foster these feelings, and to do that we ask that you keep the following in mind as you engage:

• Battles are chaotic and exciting, and sometimes in our eagerness to keep pushing forward we RP outcomes that are not ours to decide. Please refrain from RPing any spell (or any other sorts of) outcomes for anyone but your own character without explicit permission from the other RPer. Deciding and RPing the actions/outcomes of another character other than your own in a post is considered godmodding, and is frowned upon in our RP community.
• Characters will be scattered all over the battlegrounds, and ultimately there will be groups of characters clumped together as they square off. Here on SnitchSeeker there is an unspoken RP code among veteran members regarding post order and allowing an RP to breathe. When there is a large group RP it is important to allow for a reasonable amount of time for everyone to get the chance to react before posting again - especially with SnitchSeeker being such an international site and with members spread out across all timezones!

We are very excited to have you participate in this epic final stand between the Neo-Alliance and Order of the Phoenix! Please utilize this thread to ask any questions you may have or feel free to directly PM any of the RPG admins, members of Hogwarts staff, or members of the department head team.