Gather round! Gather... round! Can everybody see me? Can you all hear me? Excellent!
[/Gilderoy Lockhart impression]
I would like to give notice of a few additions to the forum in case you have not seen them already.
1. We now have a 'Classroom' section. At the moment, this includes the Headmistress's Office and the Potions Classroom. Other classrooms will open as we progress. Teachers—we also have a staffroom which students cannot enter.
2. We now also have a 'Hogsmeade' section. This includes four new areas. The first is Hogsmeade Station: should any new characters wish to make an entrance and introduce themselves, they may do so here. The second is Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop: does your character want to ask another on a date? Where better than the lovers' refuge? The third is the Three Broomsticks, and the fourth is something special for our students: the Hog's Head Inn. Teacher's consider the Hog's Head Inn beneath their dignity, and so refuse to step foot in the place. This the only forum students can use but teachers can't. You can discuss your plans or have your duels here if you don't want the teachers to find out what is going on.
(Note: because this forum wants to remain true to canon, the Hogsmeade section is accessible only by those in the third year or above. The exception is Hogsmeade Station: for the purpose of making any introductions, 1st and 2nd years, and even those awaiting the sorting ceremony, are able to write posts there.)