ANNOUNCEMENT & QUESTIONNAIRE

[goosemods]

I swear there will be fewer announcements in the future.

• So, reminder that the mods are going to both be out of town for about 10 days, starting tomorrow night. All apps and questions we receive today will get a response, but tomorrow on out, I can't guarantee anything. We'll still have internet access, but we won't be our usual super-responsive selves!


• We made some clarifications to how the emblems behave, because we think there's been a little confusion about how they talk to students. If your sorting contradicts the clarifications a little, don't worry, although you're welcome to revise if you want to!


• Since the turnout honestly shocked us and we'd like to make sophomores a little more appealing, we've added Ariadne Flint (exchange student) to Ebonhide and Cassius Holcomb (pureblood) to Coppertale, on the Student Roster.


• We're going to be putting together a big spreadsheet of all kinds of character info for an easy reference, but to make our lives easier, we'd appreciate if you all filled out this handy form! Some of this info is important, some of it is just fluff. Some of it the mods may use later to scare your character!
  
  Name:
  Hometown: Where they live currently, and anywhere else they lived for a significant period of time.
  What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: If you didn't invent any schools for your character, you don't have to now. If you have (or if they attended a canon HP school), tell us which ones and how long they went.
  What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: If applicable. Also specify when they were a reserve.
  Gooseberry House:
  Ilvermorny House: Even if they didn't go to Ilvermorny, list their ~theoretical~ house. Feel free to explain why. We are curious creatures.
  Hogwarts House: Ditto!
  Patronus: Optional. Even if they can't cast them yet. FYI, at Gooseberry, Seniors are taught to cast patronuses in DADA. It's still very difficult.
  Boggart: Optional. C'mon, what are you afraid of? You can tell us.
  Plot Suggestions: Optional. Do you have an idea for an event on the plot calendar? We might not use it, since we do have an overarching meta-plot we're building, but in months to come you may see your idea pop up. Supernatural and mundane suggestions are welcome.
  
  <b>Name:</b> <b>Hometown:</b> Where they live currently, and anywhere else they lived for a significant period of time. <b>What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry:</b> If you didn't invent any schools for your character, you don't have to now. If you have (or if they attended a canon HP school), tell us which ones and how long they went. <b>What year did they begin at Gooseberry:</b> Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior <b>What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer:</b> If applicable. Also specify when they were a reserve. <b>Gooseberry House:</b> <b>Ilvermorny House:</b> Even if they didn't go to Ilvermorny, list their ~theoretical~ house. Feel free to explain why. We are curious creatures. <b>Hogwarts House:</b> Ditto! <b>Patronus:</b> Optional. Even if they can't cast them yet. FYI, at Gooseberry, Seniors are taught to cast patronuses in DADA. It's still very difficult. <b>Boggart:</b> Optional. C'mon, what are you afraid of? You can tell us. <b>Plot Suggestions:</b> Optional. Do you have an idea for an event on the plot calendar? We might not use it, since we do have an overarching meta-plot we're building, but in months to come you may see your idea pop up. Supernatural and mundane suggestions are welcome.


• SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Gooseberry just hit 50+ characters, which means the game is now so big that you all briefly broke the Cast List. :|

Don't throw a wild party while mom & mom are out of the house!
♥, M&M

Comments

[goosemods]

meggie i REFUSE to make less announcements YOU CAN'T MAKE ME

EVERYONE IN THIS GAME WILL TOLERATE HOW OVERLY INVOLVED WE ARE AND LIKE IT

[goosemods]

YOU ARE A MENACE i say as i fuss lovingly over every corner of this game. god i wonder what houses we'd be in.

[indiefolk]

Name: Diego Morales
Hometown: Moab, Utah, USA
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: St. Cyprian
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Started cheer in sophomore year.
Gooseberry House: Azurcrest
Ilvermorny House: Diego never went to Ilvermorny, but would have been in Pukwudgie. He's a sensitive goofball who thinks with his heart.
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff. Diego's love of people and community would have made him a very happy Hufflepuff, even if his impulsiveness undermines his loyalty. He's also a harder worker than he gives himself credit for, although yikes, that focus needs some help.
Patronus: Scarlet macaw.
Boggart: Bright lights, car noises, incoherent television sounds, the roar of a huge crowd.
Plot Suggestions: All plots are my suggestions ohohohoho~

[riledup]

OK I'M GOING TO BUCKLE DOWN AND MAKE MYSELF FINISH ROSY TONIGHT I SWEAR.

Name: Riley Mae Stamper
Hometown: Nikolaevsk, AK
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Kenai School of Magic
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Freshman
Gooseberry House: Azurcrest
Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird! She has an ~adventurous~ spirit.
Hogwarts House: Slytherin. She's kind of cutthroat and interested in her own happiness more than ANYONE ELSE'S, and she doesn't fit in any of the other houses. She doesn't value bravery, loyalty, hard work, or knowledge, so really the house that's more about teaching you to take care of you works.
Patronus: Oh who knows if she'll ever actually be able to cast one, but it would be a kitten. A tiny, angry kitten.
Boggart: FIRE. Not a real concrete form or anything because she's afraid of, like, being trapped in a burning building, or her clothes catching on fire and she gets a nasty ugly burn on her face, or being burned alive as a witch (she's watched one too many Salem Witch Trials movies or plays).
Plot Suggestions: NOT RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. ♡

[birdbrainy]

Name: Nathaniel Bird
Hometown: Hammett, ID.
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Ilvermorny
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: n/a
Gooseberry House: Ebonhide
Ilvermorny House: Horned Serpent, because he is a ~scholar~.
Hogwarts House: Either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, but I think Hufflepuff would have won out. Nate is smart and wants to learn ALL THE THINGS, but it's really more about working (way too) hard, even when you want to just COLLAPSE, than about gathering knowledge. Also, he's just SUCH A NICE KID, HE JUST WANTS US ALL TO GET ALONG.
Patronus: lmao i just realized I forgot about DADA for Nate and now he has too many classes to take it, someone must have told him it was PERFECTLY FINE TO NOT TAKE EVERY DAMN CLASS. /not terribly relevant, beginning relevance now. PATRONUS WOULD BE A GOAT. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE I LOVE GOATS.
Boggart: He definitely has anxiety dreams in which he misread his schedule and missed all of his classes and Ms. Rhee tells him he has to redo his senior year of school, so something like that. He's basically Hermione isn't he.
Plot Suggestions: SEE ABOVE RE: YOU BEING GREAT

[goosemods]

trivia: i recently told an applicant that taking 8 classes plus animagus studies would probably give you a mental breakdown (although it's not impossible to do)

can you guess which student i was thinking of when i said this

[bambae]

Name: Christopher Park
Hometown: Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts.
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter (yeah he went to a muggle school)
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: He started as a reserve sophomore year and began a full member junior year.
Gooseberry House: Coppertail
Ilvermorny House: He didn't attend but I'd say Wampus.
Hogwarts House: I don't want to be THAT person okay, but I'd say Gryffindor
Patronus: He's a senior in DADA SO he should learn how to do that this year, but uuuuh it's gonna totally be a Badger.
Boggart: Thinking of something Chris is terrified of is super hard, you guys. I would say it'd probably be his father. Not because he has a long standing history of abuse from his father or anything (because that would require his father to, you know, be around) but because of all the emotional complications that are attached to his father. There's just a lot of emotions going on here.
Plot Suggestions: Every time a game asks me for plot suggestions, I suggest zombies. This time is no different. I don't care how or when, but my suggestion is zombies.

[evercreep.insanejournal.com]

Name: Calvin Evercreech
Hometown: Bath, Somerset, England
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Hogwarts, a'course.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: N/A
Gooseberry House: Ribbofin
Ilvermorny House: Horned Serpent. Calvin's intellectually driven, but needs another couple years of maturity to settle into being a rational person. He'll get there. Maybe.
Hogwarts House: Slytherin! Calvin is an ambitious little weasel, and believes in fraternity until the end. Gryffindor and Ravenclaw were neck and neck for second choice.
Patronus: A rabbit.
Boggart: Getting punched??? Calvin is afraid of physical pain. He's admirably brave (read: stupidly cocky) until the fists come out.

[puphart]

ribb o'finn, everybody's favourite irish fisherman.

[seekthrills.insanejournal.com]

Have a great trip! :)

Name: Dahlia Hale
Hometown: San Francisco (I honestly haven't given much thought to where else they may have lived)
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry:
Age 10: Muggle school + a magic school in the area
Age 12: magic school exclusively

I haven't really named the school(s) but I was thinking that the magic school probably isn't that prestigious. Given her parents' values, I think that school would probably be small, put a lot of focus on academics, and maybe have a curriculum balanced between muggle and magical stuff.

What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman

What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Freshman year. She had a reserve spot during Freshman and Sophomore years.

Gooseberry House: Ebonhide

Ilvermorny House: I honestly haven't looked into these very much and I don't think there's a lot to go on? I looked it up and I think she'd be in Thunderbird because she's adventurous.

Hogwarts House: I can sort of see Dahlia in Gryffindor, but I think at heart she's a Ravenclaw. If she had a choice, she'd probably choose Gryffindor since I see her being happier there.

Patronus: Hummingbird

Boggart: she's secretly really scared of some kind of catastrophic event happening to Earth, like a nuclear war or a destructive alien invasion. Probably because of some of the sci-fi books she read as a kid. She has this fear under control now that she's older but she's still irrationally scared of this scenario.

Plot Suggestions: I don't have any suggestions I can think of, I'm not that familiar with the game yet.

[lfmkarapst.insanejournal.com]

Patronus twins!

[cygninae]

Name: Reid Wainwright
Hometown: Chicago, IL
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Ilvermorny
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: First string Seeker since Freshman year. Two years of frustration for Coppertale. I'm sorry. Your suffering is over now.
Gooseberry House: Coppertale
Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird. It was the only one I could rationalize as the "independent asshole" house.
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw, probably, because when Reid does want to learn something he is into it. It's definitely knowledge for its own sake, and he'd work as a quirky misc. Ravenclaw. Gryffindor takes a close second.
Patronus: A swan, just like his animagus form.
Boggart: Losing his ability to communicate altogether. Which is more of a VAGUE CONCEPT than a good boggart.

[nobletoo]

Frank is on this Boggart concept-train. I don't know what it would look like, but it would suck.

[caritasmitis.insanejournal.com]

YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOM.

<3

[caritasmitis.insanejournal.com]

Name: Tabitha Ogletree
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Philadelphia Magical Prep, then Ilvermorny.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Cheer: Cheer from Freshman, Captain from Junior.
Gooseberry House: Ribbonfin
Ilvermorny House: Pukwudgie. The kind and nurturing thing meant none of the other houses wanted her more than Pukwudgie did.
Patronus: She can't cast one and doesn't take DADA, but it'd be a Golden Retriever.
Boggart: Spiders. The hairier the better. TABITHA IS ME SO DON'T DO PICTURES PLEASE! <3
Plot Suggestions: I second the idea of zombies XD

[thecourtier.insanejournal.com]

Name: Dominic Tremblay
Hometown: Saint Hyacinthe de Beauce, QC, Canada
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Home educated, then Ilvermorny.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
Gooseberry House: Coppertale
Ilvermorny House: Wampus. Jeeeeeeeez he is so goddamn obnoxiously Wampus it's untrue. Warrior house, anyone.
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor, to the surprise of absolutely no-one.
Patronus: When he's taught to cast one, it'll be a snowy owl. It is, interestingly, the official provincial bird of Quebec.
Boggart: Guts. Blood he's cool with, but guts spilling everywhere? No thank you.
Plot Suggestions: Still zombies. Hey, reckon an inferi or two could pop up from the lake? XD

[lfmkarapst.insanejournal.com]

I am all for zombies, just throwing that out there.

[catseyenebula.insanejournal.com]

Name: Katya Ivanova
Hometown: Nikolaevsk, AK (current) Astrakhan, Russia (hometown)
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Bathory Institute until 2008 and Kenai School of Magic until Gooseberry
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
Gooseberry House: Azurcrest
Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird seems like everyone else in the house ended up there but it's possible that she ended up in Pukwudgie because she feels all like she's trying to be protective and crap of everyone.
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw, she might not look it or act it but in her heart she'd be put there. She tends more toward logic and thinking with a streak of Gyrff mixed in.
Patronus: Small black bear cub
Boggart: Her mother dead/the men that killed her father. It goes back and forth
Plot Suggestions: Um, I'll come back to that. I have no idea.

[lfmkarapst.insanejournal.com]

Name: Beatrix Armstrong
Hometown: Portland, OR and Irvine, CA. Pretty much even split.
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Stedelen School of Sorcery
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Sophomore Cheer
Gooseberry House: Coppertale
Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird, shocking right! No, she grew up with all Azurcrests but ended up in Coppertale anyway. Trixie still wonders if she ended up in the wrong house.
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor. Come on, you've all met her.
Patronus: Thundercougarfalconbird (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83SQ9Runp2Y) is what she tells people but really it's a hummingbird. Super fierce.
Boggart: I have no idea, literally no idea what she's afraid of.

[sylla]

Name: Sybilla Borgin
Hometown: Lancashire, in the north of England.
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Hogwarts, 1st year through 4th year
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Sophomore
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: N/A
Gooseberry House: Ebonhide
Ilvermorny House: Theoretically it would have been Horned Serpent, much to her dismay - two snake houses for a Borgin? It's a double cliche. But it would fit her, as she has a keen, analytical mind needing to explore everything and understand the duality of life, scholarly in it's self-obsessed ambition.
Hogwarts House: Slytherin.
Patronus: Has only partly cast one at Hogwarts, but it was a raven. She is unsure if this is related to her massively secret crush on Noel Fielding.
Boggart: Her parents laying dead at her feet.
Plot Suggestions: Potions mishaps in the school food? School dances? I AM BAD AT THESE I'M SORRY.

[indiefolk]

Oh, there will be dances. I love dances.

[blinkah.insanejournal.com]

Name: Holden Bright
Hometown: Dorchester, south Boston, Massachusetts.
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Ilvermorny.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Sophomore
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Sophomore year, starter.
Gooseberry House: Ribbonfin
Ilvermorny House: Pukwudgie. A begrudging need to do the right thing, even if he doesn't like it. A protective streak even if he doesn't like to put himself out there to do it.
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff.
Patronus: A sperm whale. A gentle giant that can still hold its own against other creatures of the deep.
Boggart: Himself all dressed up in some elaborate costume and needing to sing and dance in front of people.

[cheerpowers]

I was sorted into Pukwudgie on Pottermore (Gryffindor for Hogwarts) and your description of it is SO PERFECT.

Sorry just had to say.

[reehobbs.insanejournal.com]

Name: Regan Hobbs
Hometown: Caanan, Maine
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Ilvermorny
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Reserve last year (Freshman.)
Gooseberry House: Azurcrest
Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird: she's definitely an adventurer, she is outspoken- some might say 'thunderous-' and she has an afinity for birds.
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor: duh.
Patronus: A cockatoo.
Boggart: Amnesia. Losing your memory would be the WORST, y'all.
Plot Suggestions: Dude ok so some MAGICAL MISHAP that leads to school-wide (though perhaps not universal) gender-swapping for a day or two? I was in a game that did this once and it was hilarious.

Though I realize it might potentially be triggery for someone so idk.

[indiefolk]

PARROT PALS

[icovington.insanejournal.com]

Name: Isaiah Covington
Hometown: Avon, Colorado
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Isaiah was homeschooled, primarily by his mother.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: N/A
Gooseberry House: Ribbonfin
Ilvermorny House: Horned Serpent. Isaiah spends most of his time wrapped up in his own thoughts- and his own anxieties. He's a child of the mind.
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw. Ditto.
Patronus: A jaguar.
Boggart: Everyone. Looking. At. Him.
Plot Suggestions: Also: love potions in the food or something? IDK.

[gabiflor.insanejournal.com]

Name: Gabriela Flores
Hometown: Livingston, Guatemala
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Gabi went to Castelobruxo.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: She's been doing Cheer since last year.
Gooseberry House: Ribbonfin
Ilvermorny House: Pukwudgie. Gabi is basically all heart.
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff. Snugglin' with the badger clan would make her very happy.
Patronus: A seal.
Boggart: Total isolation in complete darkness.
Plot Suggestions: ...I'm out.

[valentinez.insanejournal.com]

Name: Zoey Dowling Valentine
Hometown: Ithaca, NY.
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Paracelsus School for the Magical 2001-2007, Hellebore 2008-2010.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman.
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Starts on the Ribbonfin Quidditch team her Sophomore year.
Gooseberry House: Ribbonfin.
Ilvermorny House: Horned Serpent.
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw.
Patronus: Red panda.
Boggart: Herself: insane, screaming, pulling her hair out.
Plot Suggestions: A haunting! Doppelganger sightings! A yeti. Journal malfunctions that reveal wards or substitute words or other mischievous things. Ummm what else what else

[laaurel.insanejournal.com]

Name: Laurel Elizabeth Templeton.
Hometown: Seattle, WA (wizarding community called New Beacon Hill).
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Lake Union Preparatory, K-8.
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman.
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: N/A.
Gooseberry House: Azurcrest.
Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird.
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff.
Patronus: Robin.
Boggart: An enraged bear.
Plot Suggestions: :s ummMm

[choneychurch]

Name: Cecil Ezra Honeychurch
Hometown: Walhalla, North Dakota
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry:
Homeschooled until age twelve
Lake of the Spirits Conservatory of Magic (LSCM) from twelve to fourteen
Gooseberry from fourteen to present
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Sophomore (Cheer)
Gooseberry House: Azurcrest
Ilvermorny House: Pukwudgie - Cecil is a big softie that makes decisions with his heart first.
Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff - Cecil's kind, hard-working, and more or less a textbook Hufflepuff.
Patronus: Bees. Obviously. Though he likely won't learn to cast a patronus since he's not in DADA.
Boggart: Heights. Letting friends and/or family down. Having his writing read aloud.
Plot Suggestions: None at the moment.

[casperkim]

Name: Casper Jay Kim
Hometown:
San Diego, California until age nine
Los Angeles, California from nine to present
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry:
Portiuncula Preparatory Wizardry School from age five to fifteen
Gooseberry from fifteen to present
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Freshman (Quidditch)
Gooseberry House: Ebonhide
Ilvermorny House: Wampus - Casper is aggressive, determined, and wants to spend his life hunting down Dark wizards. There's something of a warrior in there.
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor - Casper is far from the idealized version of a Gryffindor, but at his core he's got courage and moxy and even chivalry in spades.
Patronus: Lynx
Boggart: His mother as an emaciated old woman still in a nonresponsive state, essentially a manifestation of his failure to help her. EMO EMO EMO.
Plot Suggestions: None at the moment.

[cheerpowers]

Name: Veronica Marie Powers
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Ilvermorny
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Sophomore
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: Sophomore. Because she couldn't WAIT.
Gooseberry House: Ebonhide
Ilvermorny House: Horned Serpent
Hogwarts House: Tough. Can she pick Ravenpuff? If not then Ravenclaw
Patronus: FOX *cue the song*
Boggart: Spiders. Literally like Ron, though instead of a huge one like a bunch of them all over her O_O Plot Suggestions: Allow me to get situated and I will come back to this! You guys made a shiny game and I am like YES. :D

[wilhelmeana]

Name: Wilhelmina "Mina" Tran
Hometown: Born in Richmond, BC, Canada. Moved five years ago to Moab, UT, USA.
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Went to muggle school in Canada. Presumably spent a year at St. Cyprian or some other American wizard school for a year before Gooseberry, but I never bothered to specify which school it was. :|a
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: N/A
Gooseberry House: Ebonhide
Ilvermorny House: Wampus probably. She's a fighter.
Hogwarts House: Oh geez. Slytherin possibly, but I love the idea of her being a particularly difficult Hufflepuff. She does work extremely hard, even if she might appear to lack patience or tolerance.
Patronus: Ermine, like her Animagus form.
Boggart: Being ignored. Possibly visualized as all her family, friends and classmates staring right past her, unresponsive to anything she says or does.
Plot Suggestions: I came up with a completely ridiculous extended plot for October, and mod privilege means that I can force it on you all huhuhuhu

[addytives]

Name: ADDY FOSTER-HAYES
Hometown: Richmond VA
What school(s) did they go to before Gooseberry: Ilvermorny; a public Muggle elementary school as a child
What year did they begin at Gooseberry: Freshman
What year did they begin on Quidditch/Cheer: nooooo
Gooseberry House: Azurcrest FOREVER
Ilvermorny House: THUNDERBIRD, because 11 year old Addy was even more bold and adventure minded. She actually matured. I promise!
Hogwarts House: she's SUCH a Hufflepuff. Loyal as hell, but god help you if you cross her cubs. Friends.
Patronus: She can't cast it. Yet. But if she ever learned, it'd be a white moth.
Boggart: I THINK ITS A LITTLE GRAPHIC, BUT the gist is her family, dead because of her doing something dumb :(
Plot Suggestions: Ohhh idk right now but I will think!

[choneychurch]

Addddy. That boggart. Cecil wants to give you all the hugs, poor dear. :(