Recap for the week of 2 November, Year 1

[alt_moderator]

2 November

Lucius posts about his anniversary with Narcissa, the Grim Truth, and Pansy's apparent... ailment. Harry has been trying and failing to get Dennis to be friends with him. Sally-Anne caught Pansy sleepwalking.

3 November

Pansy posts a cryptic entry about how "daddy sings." Fred and George found a stray dog. Pansy figures out what was wrong with her.

4 November

Ron has been having a strange week. Neville describes the Gryffindor common room.

5 November

Arthur met a Muggle whose spirit wasn't broken. Hermione managed to save the cover of the Pretiosissimum Donum Dei. Lucius prepares for Guy Fawkes celebrations. Dennis discusses how nice Harry is, and in the comments he and Hermione talk about disgrace. Percy tries to get rid of the twins' dog.

6 November

Pansy is posting cryptically again. Fred and George named the dog Professor. Pansy asks Lucius to take her to work with him one day; in the comments, Draco does too (and Harry emphatically does not).

7 November

Penelope wagers with Percy on the outcome of the next Quidditch match. Madam Pomfrey is unamused and wants to know where Boot is.

8 November

Harry is excited and nervous about his first Quidditch game. Percy is irritated over the outcome. Pansy wants to make sure Harry's okay.

Notes

Casting is still open for Amycus and Alecto Carrow, Horace Slughorn, Pomona Sprout and Zacharias Smith! We have cast an Ernie Macmillan, Susan Bones and Megan Jones, and they'll be posting shortly (cheers!) but we are definitely on the lookout for more new players still. If you are interested, or know of someone who would be, check out our casting call.

Comments

[alt-player.livejournal.com]

C'mon! Isn't there anybody out there who is pining to beat me up?

--Terry's player

[lapin-agile.livejournal.com]

I suspect you've nailed the problem.

The Carrows aren't exactly well-rounded characters, and since they can hardly be construed sympathetically (and one wouldn't want to temper, let alone explain away, their cruelty), it would take a far better actress than I am to imagine portraying either of them.

[brimtoast.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want to play, because I really enjoy the watcher side of things. (And I sort of selfishly don't want to lose my fellow watchers to the player side either). But I did just leave a livejournal comment for a friend of mine who used to be into Harry Potter and roleplaying, so perhaps she will check it out. Are you posting the game premise and casting info to places besides alt_fen?

[alt_moderator]

Yes, most definitely - to all the RPG-casting comms I could find. (There hasn't been much response there either, which is sad.)

[brimtoast.livejournal.com]

Well, I just contacted the only other person I know who has friends who is into RP, and she said she'd check around to see if anybody she knows would want to do it. But if that doesn't work, I'd still like to help find people somehow. Because I really like alternity (which is maybe partly because I loved TIN and thought I would NEVER see anything like it again), and I panic at the thought of this game petering out because it can't find enough players.

You've probably checked with all the old TIN players, right? What about the old players from other games that were similar (but that I didn't actually follow) like seen_unforeseen? What about... are there still active HP fanfiction communities? That seems like it would be a good place to draw interest from. I bet there are a lot of people out there who would be interested, but who wouldn't think to look in an RPG-casting community. I don't really know the state of the HP fandom these days, but I can look around and see if there is an active-seeming place that would be good for pulling players from. Anyway, the issue is definitely on my mind, so if I come up with something brilliant I'll let you know.

[alt_moderator]

Don't worry: we aren't going to peter out from lack of players!

We've definitely checked in with all the old players we (meaning all the curren players) know, but if you want to keep spreading the word, you should! Your help will be invaluable.

[alt-player.livejournal.com]

Just a minor correction on behalf of Lucius's player:

Lucius posts about his anniversary with Narcissa - not quite. Their anniversary is in March. It was a different special occasion, one she's a little sensitive about and doesn't like mentioned. Pansy and Draco talked about it a little, so if you're looking for more information, their comments can help point the way.

Lucius won't let me say what it was - he knows better. ;^D

[brimtoast.livejournal.com]

Oh! (http://alt-draco.livejournal.com/2311.html?thread=33799#t33799).
I wondered at the time why that bit was crossed out. Didn't occur to me that it would be a sensitive occasion for her. That's kind of charming.