Hogwarts Summer Camp 2021

The Cabins are to be the students' homes for the next month. Students are allocated to a cabin, once they have signed up for the event. When students arrive at camp, on the first of August, they are given their cabin assignments and led directly to the cabin so they can settle in.

OOC Note: If you haven't got a cabin and would like one, please sign up for your cabin assignment here [LINK].

Eight log cabins provided lodging for campers, each one with a beast-bearing flag for which they were named. Three were the Avian cabins: Augurey, Occamy, and Phoenix. Across from these were the three Equine cabins: Thestral, Kelpie, and Unicorn. At either end were two cabins intended for adults only but for this year's festivities repurposed for student use: the Hippogriff and Dragon cabins. Those creatures occupying the enchanted flags mutely flexed in a constant show of "friendly" competition: beating wings, clacking beaks, stamping hooves, and soundlessly tossing their heads.

Every structure appeared deceptively humble in size on the outside, while the interiors were enlarged by extension charms, making them wide beyond means and quite comfortable. These were fully furnished with curtained bunks, personal chests, dressers, wood-burning stoves, and plush floor rugs. The layouts were strikingly similar to the dorm rooms back at the castle. Rather than having House themes, however, they featured nuances of the beast on their flag.

Augurey [LINK]

The muted but beautiful furnishing of the cabin is a combination of grey-brown woods and muted green linens. What it lacks in colour, it makes up for in its serenity. An expansion charm leaves adequate, comfortable seating. [Image Link] [Image Link]. The space always smells like a field after a soft rain and when looking out the window, regardless of the weather outside a gentle patter can be heard on a tin roof that sounds like rainfall as well as evidence of a light drizzle when gazing out a window. There is something rather tranquil and serene about the whole atmosphere of these cabins. It was almost like they were on a peaceful retreat, in the middle of nowhere.

The sleeping arrangements were beds that were simple bunks, each privately curtained for some semblance of privacy [Image Link] with a personal trunk assigned to each student at the bottom of the bed. Regardless of the weather outside, the gentle patter continued at night to help people sleep to the soothing sounds of the rain.

Augurey Cabin Members:
Adult: Eliseo Cespedes
1. Alec Mason
2. Piper Clark
3. Scarlett Aden
4. Kazuo Shimada
5. Nell Zoldak
6. Anastasia Beckett
7. Ruka Burnett-Tân
8. iNPC Amelie Fontaine (Sarah Lightwood)
9. Evelynn Decipio
10. Serena Bowen
11. iNPC Cassanora Browne (Hugh Lowe)
12. Maria Dee
13. iNPC Klara Vasilieva (Gia Adelard)
14. Eden Gardener
15. Akari Kato
16. iNPC Eloise Duciel (Astoria Swann)
17. iNPC Angélique Colette de Clairmont (Santario Martin)
18. Valerie Baines
19. Eliseo Cespedes
20. Cade Darkbound
21. iNPC Phylicia Stanwood (Bridget Collins)
22. Erin Ryan
23. Cassandra Ironwoods
24. iNPC Lovanna Slovan de Sau (Selina Knight)
25. Kara Hazel

Occamy [LINK]

The brightest and most 'modern' appearing cabin, clean lines and white walls. The furnishings are brightly coloured - deep purples and bright teals. The light fixtures look modern, but in truth, the shades hide several brightly burning candles. [Image Link]. There are no precocious silver eggs to protect, a true academic in this setting the house protects their books which they proudly display. The books describe a number of mundane and fascinating subjects, however, students need to act quickly if they wish to steal a book from the wall. A child that is too slow will find a dozen or so ribbon bookmarks reach out for them and attempt to tether them (or simply tie them up) in place. They would require the rescue of their peers. (No, the ribbons will not cause any harm). One would think that students would simply leave the books alone at this point but far too prideful and upperclassmen too humoured to warn the lowerclassmen, it is almost a right of passage for first-time dwellers to make this mistake.

The sleeping quarters is as the youngsters would say "extra" [Image Link]. While the beds themselves appeared rather humble, the walls perhaps even plain, there was a large communal space in the centre of a large room. Many nights the students would forego their bunks and sleep in the heart of the room on oversize beanbag pillows or spend the night chatting.

Occamy Cabin Members:
Adult: Kit Paine
1. Kit Paine
2. iNPC Charles Nako Alluring (Henry Knight)
3. Piérre Marchonné
4. Aaron Jones
5. iNPC Mikael Halldorson (Percival Rainwood)
6. Bridget Collins
7. Astrea Neptune
8. Shanelle Meza
9. Haley Rose
10. Karilyna Kawahara
11. Lily Cooper
12. Gia Adelard
13. Alice Grimmshaw
14. iNPC Viola Rhea Tempete (Autumn Ivy)
15. Ethen Emrys
16. iNPC Xeno Darkaz (Winter Wolfhartz)
17. Tilly Brown
18. Rosalie Rutherford
19. Annie Morgan
20. iNPC Felix Kolbeck (Winnie Harper)
21. Griseldis Edelhardt
22. Aaron Hastings
23. iNPC Rikki Heine (Lily Cooper)

Phoenix [LINK]

A more rustic alternative inspired by fire and rebirth. Reclaimed wood, exposed rafters. The actual cabin truly resembled a... cabin. [Image Link] One of the most distinctive features here is the fireplaces [Image Link] which are large, imposing and beautiful. Another unusual attribute that sadly has not extended to the rest of the school is that the cabin is fireproof. A fact that is not well-known to students as historically children did not casually set one another or their setting on fire (this crop being the exception) but attempts to set oneself, others or the furnishings on fire would be met with a temporary, painless cool flame (unless the fires started in the fireplaces).

Another aspect of interest is the bunk beds. Simple, clean and comfortable. These bunks do not possess the curtains the other bunks boast, however, there is a bit more privacy in this cabin regardless because rather than a single, large shared room or a small handful, each room only houses two students. The rooms are well lit, clean, and comfortable. Although a bit small, they offer a pair of bunks, a pair of writing desks and ample trunk space for their belongings as well as the privacy of a shut door. [Image Link] Professors do not trust students enough to allow boys and girls (or couples) to cohabitate in the same very private bedroom (nice try).

Phoenix Cabin Members:
Adult: Colette Simmons
1. Ciara O'Connor
2. Phaedra Stavrou
3. Haven Bohannon
4. Illowy Magnard
5. iNPC Anastasia Prokovdine (Violet Carrington)
6. Percival Gray
7. Elena Jangleton
8. Zacharie Dubois
9. Xailah Alptraum
10. Sarah Lightwood
11. Santario Martin
12. Rhea Miller
13. iNPC Romeo Marchonné (Piérre Marchonné)
14. iNPC Niklaus Turgenev (Michael Miller)
15. Glen Pope
16. Isaac Lee
17. Clair Fernandez
18. Colette Simmons
19. iNPC Serafine Mazouz (Lamont Runesby)
20. iNPC Aleksandar Panchev (Ruka Burnett-Tân)
21. Vladimir Athanatos
22. iNPC Ella Forsberg (Thomas Lestrange)
23. Orion Neptune

Thestral [LINK]

An eerie sort of cabin, the truth be said. Like the ephemeral nature of death, this cabin is also quite... odd. Visible to those assigned to it, students would be seen walking towards an open space and then they would simply... disappear. When students unassigned walk close to the cabin, they can see the humble features of the dwelling quite plainly. Slats of wood laced together neatly, dark and tired, but solid and firm. The door imposing, the image of a thestral embossed on the frame. Inside, the cabin was brighter than one would expect. Not a space full of dread, but rather a space reflective of misunderstanding. [Image Link]. Comfortable with adequate seating, the actual cabin is uniquely quiet, as in the students within cannot hear anything going on outside and those on the outside cannot hear what transpires within. This being a source of a great many rumours. Those who try to peer inside the cabin uninvited would see through the panes simply a dark, empty space. A field of ash and death, one needs to belong to the thestral cabin to understand its strange mysteries.

An outsider can be temporarily offered admittance, much like a vampire entering an abode. Just that time, just that day. Once they cross the threshold to the outside, they wont be able to enter inside. If their invitation is revoked, they would feel themselves pulled away, out the front door and expelled. At least that is the rumor, nobody ever gets past the front door. A professor is often sitting in that common area and often revokes the invitation as soon as a student utters one. The sleeping quarters are simple and clean. Canopied bunk beds, the lowest very close to the floor which some might find unusual and the second a short climb. [Image Link]

Thestral Cabin Members:
Adult: Marcus Iwasaki
1. Pericles Dralt
2. iNPC Irina Afanasyeva (Lavinia Cloven)
3. Selina Knight
4. Nicholas McCowan
5. Dale Kurt
6. River Dewlight
7. iNPC Cassie Heather McGregor-Martin (Lucia Fox)
8. Simon Kincaid
9. Flash Holmwood
10. Bloom Silverton
11. iNPC Nate Smirnow (Haley Rose)
12. iNPC Milosh Renhquist (Annie Morgan)
13. Thora Larkston
14. Autumn Ivy
15. iNPC Alisa Sokolova (Edric Banes)
16. Willow Anderson
17. Sylvain Wyllt
18. iNPC Melody Westmoore (Calypso Starling)
19. Marcus Iwasaki
20. Charlotte McKinney
21. iNPC Nichlas Forsberg (Alan Vanes)
22. Samuel Stockman
23. Marion Davenport
24. Paige Hogs
25. Hui Ming

Kelpie [LINK]

Another strange dorm, the actual description of the dorm is ever-changing much like the demon it represents. The sitting area is always the same in terms of the placement of the furniture and what is where (such as a couch being to the left and the right of a space and an ottoman being in the center. Yet sometimes the couches would appear larger, or smaller, the cloth might be leather one day and cloth the next, the colors change wildly as well. Sometimes muted and tasteful hues, other times it looked as if a flock of parrots exploded in the room. However the basic format is always the same: Image Link.

The setting would change at midnight most nights and knowing this most students would leave the "furniture for the changing of seats" as many would call it. Those who decided to ride out the change often found themselves thrown off the unstable chair and thrown across the room. As for the bedrooms, thankfully those changed at noon each day. Built-in bunks in the walls would shift and change, and on occasion spew lazy (it is noon guys, get up) students from their confines. Again the appearance would frequently change but the format would appear roughly the same. [Image Link]

Kelpie Cabin Members:
Adults: Zoë Fresnel & Maya Galim
1. Zoë Fresnel
2. Maya Galim
3. iNPC Greta Fransson (Evelynn Decipio)
4. Howard White
5. Jake Morris
6. Paige Grant
7. Serena Towers
8. Everly Charlton
9. Winter Wolfhartz
10. Callista Lovis
11. Jack Warren
12. Astoria Swann
13. Dmitri Jones
14. Scarlet Salvatore
15. Earl Gray
16. Marcel Wheatley
17. Ramsey Kumar
18. Lance Palmer
19. Violet Carrington
20. Celia Davies
21. Katrina Walker
22. iNPC Sébastien Batteux (Stanley Buttons])
23. Quinn Healy
24. Erica Griffin
25. Avery Chen

Unicorn [LINK]

A house of nightmares to some students, burning retinas to others or perhaps just a bundle of joy. A few students, at some point, exposed the Professors to the muggle representation of unicorns. It was a mistake. This technicolour nightmare - for some - tells you that not everything is art, but it is pretty neat. Other students would likely think it was heaven, it really depends on who you ask or who was lucky (or unlucky) enough to be housed here.

Crawlspaces and nooks can be found throughout this place. [Image Link] There is no large, communal space for gatherings but rather small areas found by trap door, a strange out of place ladder or at the end of a meandering tunnel that students would find themselves in. [Image Link] The bedrooms are almost as comfortable as advertised, however they do in fact resemble clouds when laid upon. [Image Link] Each room is private but there is no space for much besides the king sized bed (only one per bed, we check) and the closet that each student fills with their belongings.

Unicorn Cabin Members:
Adult: Atticus Wade
1. Atticus Wade
2. Gabriella Haworth
3. Lavinia Cloven
4. iNPC Rosella Sokolov (Logan Baird)
5. Meenauh Silmataurea
6. iNPC Theodore Duncain (Opeila Winters)
7. Hanako Tone
8. Cosmo Keith
9. iNPC Maximilien de Fostoncy (Lindsey Springhall)
10. Amadea Campbell
11. Zykeal Lane
12. Tristan Theramin
13. iNPC Andrew Lycan (Rose Moon)
14. Alan Vanes
15. iNPC Milena Orlova (Glen Pope)
16. iNPC Everett Brooks (Willow Anderson)
17. Belle Florinberger
18. Dan Palmer
19. Aurora Ranvier
20. iNPC Hänne Emelin (Anja Murtaja)
21. iNPC Iris Fields (Katrina Walker)
22. Marshal Mozor
23. iNPC Lucietta Mahler (Everly Charlton)
24. Oliver Simmons

Hippogriff [LINK]

Eerily similar to the Gryffindor common room and dorms, for those that happen to know. It would still be a very new or different colour scheme for most of Hogwarts, at the very least, or for the visitors. There were lots of red velvets and rich woods. A common area is surrounded by curtained bunks. Each bunk had its own curtain for privacy, with a trunk at the bottom of each dorm. [Image Link]. This dorm was likely a little stricter on the curfew to prevent noisemakers from staying up in the common area all night and preventing anyone from getting any sleep.

There is a minor contrast between this and the Gryffindor area, however and this reason made it one of the most sought after cabins. This is one of two cabins with its own small indoor dining space [image Link], small kitchen and an indoor bathroom [Image Link]. This is because this cabin used to only house the adults. Many of the Professors fought over the honour of staying in this cabin as opposed to the rest due to the self-sufficiency offered here.

Hippogriff Cabin Members:
Adult: Hjørdis "Nora" Jensen
1. Hjørdis Jensen
2. iNPC Luka Volkov (Kazuo Shimada)
3. Opeila Winters
4. Tory Williamson
5. Winnie Harper
6. Starlee Kennedy
7. Jack Burnett
8. Lydia Cooper
9. Percival Rainwood
10. Aeron Frey
11. Hugh Lowe
12. Felix Renshaw
13. iNPC Alexei Petrov (Anastasia Beckett)
14. Galton Lansdale
15. Athena Zhang
16. Eirian Blake
17. Martyna Romero
18. Calypso Starling
19. Dealla Prince
20. Noah Jupe
21. iNPC Henrietta Montagne (Levi Drakos)
22. Josette Rutledge
23. Xander Smythe
24. Leonard Oaksworth

Dragon [LINK]

The greatest tragedy was forcing the Professors out of this cabin [Image Link] Large open seating, this former bar area has had those barrels of Jensen's favorite wine replaced with pumpkin juice and she is none too happy about it - and she made a point of telling Lear her complaints.

There was plenty of dragon motifs that graced the rustic walls and furniture. [Image Link]. This cabin also has a kitchen and a private bath, as it was previously one of the teacher's cabins. The sitting area is comparatively small to the rest of the other cabins, but many found it cozy. [Image Link]. The cabins were recently renovated to accommodate the student population, so large private suites were replaced with sturdy, but plain bunk beds [Image Link]. Yes, students who got this cabin (and Professor(s)), the majority of the faculty officially hate you.

Dragon Cabin Members:
Adult: Caradoc C. Browne
1. Caradoc Browne
2. Kage Suzuki
3. Alexander Varellion
4. Levi Drakos
5. Amelia Faye
6. iNPC Arjan Oberoi (Serena Towers)
7. Vivian Fletcher
8. Mono Freegale
9. iNPC Johannes Sauer (Astrea Neptune)
10. Ileen Knight
11. Lamont Runesby
12. Adonis Thorn
13. Atlas Reid
14. Falentra Black
15. Lisa Alistair
16. iNPC Amaury Favreau (Cecily Quinn)
17. iNPC Gregorí Erkens (Ginevra Tsuchiya)
18. Thomas Baines
19. iNPC Katherine Felix (Lea Hirsch)
20. iNPC Emile LeDoux (Elizabeth Isaacs)
21. Liam Redmond
22. iNPC Nikita Levedev (Paige Grant)
23. Mathias Pride
24. iNPC Yefim Rumyanstev (Flash Holmwood)
25. Joseph Darin

Description credit goes to Pericles Dralt and Solomon Lear.

OOC Guidelines:
1. Each cabin has a link to a thread that takes place first thing (after the train journey here but before the Annual Barbecue. Takes place around 5pm-6pm on the first day.
2. It is an optional thread for all members of the cabin, serving as a 'meet and greet' thread if you need it. You do not have to post there but please feel free to.
3. You are permitted to create your own cabin threads at your leisure. Please tag it with the name of your cabin. I.E. [Unicorn]/[Dragon]/Etc and mark it as [PV]/[Open] as usual.
4. Only named cabin members can enter the cabin. Students cannot visit other cabins. The exception is the staff who can enter any cabins for staff matters.
5. Please assume that there is an adult in each cabin, regardless of whether or not they actively post. You are not left alone in the middle of the night. Do not godmod them without permission, though.
6. Do NOT post as your iNPC if they haven't been approved. You can sign up and might have been assigned a cabin but do not post until they have been approved.
7. Cabin sign-ups are now closed. If you want to remove yourself from yours for any reason (too busy to post now, etc), please let me know.

Tucked into the trees, in view of the Great Lake a cosy clearing was composed of several sturdy structures that would greet the students of Ilvermorny, Koldovstoretz, Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, and of course Hogwarts.

With that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is ready to host the Hogwarts Summer Camp 2021. For the month of August, those who wish to take part in the summer camp will find themselves spending their time on the Campgrounds. The castle is off-limits but the school has provided a variety of accessible areas for this event only.

OOC: All Summer Camp threads should be in the "Campgrounds" board. Do not post anywhere else in the Grounds or at any other boards. Essentially: do not post anywhere in Hogwarts, other than the Campgrounds during the month of August. This is IC dates. You can continue backdated (before July) or forward-dated threads (till end of Sept) in Hogwarts.

Additionally, remember that every student went home in July. On 1st July, everyone left to go home. You cannot stay at Hogwarts/school. Every student is required to have a parent/guardian to stay with and a home to stay in for the entire time they aren't at school.

There are a few notable buildings scattered among the trees or out on the grounds themselves.



First, there was the main food area. All meals are served as a buffet here, provided by the house elves as usual (see Classroom 3, below). There is plenty of seating inside, should it rain or if people prefer to sit indoors. There are also picnic benches outside the building to allow people to sit outside and eat in the sunlight if they prefer. There was even a food truck that sat outside it, which occasionally opened up or moved around the campgrounds, supplying plenty of food to all. The food truck was run by Caradoc Browne and Marcus Iwasaki whenever they felt like it. The Annual Barcebue was a great example of this.

OOC: Please don't godmod either professor with the food truck, unless they give you permission to do so. And no, you can't break into it or steal it >;(

This is where all students get food, when they are not in other events that supply them. Two of the cabins (Hippogriff and Dragon) had their own small kitchens for those lucky enough to be in them. However, for most people, food was available at the main food hall. (Note: You can claim there are some snacks you brought in or a cooler box of water/juice in your cabins if you want though).

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Second, is the wash house, a similar establishment split into threes. While the area lacked electricity, it still possessed plumbing, and every washroom came equipped with sinks, mirrors, showers, and toilet stalls. Come sundown, these were locked, but a trio of handy outhouses stood at the side of the building for any who desperately needed to break curfew. There was no need to make the trek back to the (locked) castle to use those facilities, like it or not this was 'roughing it' for many of these students. The water was always cold, even on the warmest of days. Two of the cabins were lucky enough to have their own private bathrooms (the former professor cabins, Hippogriff and Dragon) but for most of the students, this was the place to go.

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The third building was easily overlooked, it was nothing more than a supply shack (ignore the picture, this is just a supply room). But it would come to be known as the Supply and Equipment Room. This shack contained mundane tools, the odd component for cooking or brewing potions, and a stand in the back for storing firewood. In preparation for the season, this supply shack was stocked with a variety of safe, child-friendly equipment that could be borrowed out for use. There was a large variety of equipment available, for instance:

• Muggle Sports Equipment (Footballs and small goals, badminton rackets and shuttlecocks, inflatable pool balls, garden bowling set, yoga mats etc)
• Muggle Board Games / Wizards Chess (not lifesize)
• Pool Equipment (Pool floats, armbands, safety equipment)

[OOC Note: Please be realistic and reasonable. No electronics, no special items that you shouldn't have, etc.]

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Finally, there was the workshop, a wide brick building separated into three class-sized rooms.



Classroom 1 was repurposed into the Arts and Crafts Room for the month. There is a huge variety of stationery supplies, arts and crafts - everything from papercrafting to embroidery. Safety scissors supplied, nothing sharp for kids. Students are permitted to work on their own projects but an adult will be around to supervise, so no illegal projects. Hjørdis Jensen was regularly found here. There is an arts and crafts session every day between 3pm to 5pm for those interested. Students are encouraged to create something to send to their parents/guardians/loved ones at least once during the month but this is not required. This could be a handmade card to send home to their parents/guardians, a simple crocheted heart, a friendship bracelet or just write a letter with lovely calligraphy. (Students feel free to create your own threads for this or join one in progress, presume an unnamed adult is nearby unless one enters your thread.)

Classroom 2 was repurposed into a staff 'break room' of sorts. Locked to students, several desks "mysteriously" found their way into this classroom. Professors often spend their off-hours here working on their lesson plans or escaping the students for a few short, glorious hours.

Classroom 3 was repurposed into prep quarters for the House Elves that insisted on working during the summer months. Behind a locked door they prep for all three meals: breakfast at 7 in the morning, but the scent of sizzling bacon permeates the air sometime after 5. Lunch at noon, commonly hand-held fare such as sandwiches, fruit cups, varied salads and sweet, summery punches. Dinner, often something grilled such as burgers (yes, you can have a vegan burger) and various salads, topped off with cool pies - often a rotation between chocolate cream, coconut cream and banana cream but on occasion simply fresh fruit. In the late evening, they supply the students with the components to make smores. They can often be heard working well into the night.

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With the Great Lake around the corner, a small area of the lake has been safely sectioned off with nets. This is the temporary Swimming Area for students. Students are permitted to take part in water sports, such as the 'Chicken' game, or to play with the inflatable pool floats. The pool is accessible any time after 6am and before 6pm, whilst the camp is in session. Students will not be able to go beyond the barriers in place and nothing will be able to enter into it. Equipment, such as pool floats or balls, can be borrowed from the supply room. This was where the Lake Party takes place on the 3rd of August.

[OOC Note: Be mindful of site rating and the fact that you're playing kids. Appropriate clothing needs to be worn at all times, including proper swimwear. Do not RP any NPC creatures or beings, such as the Giant Squid or Merpeople.]

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Whilst there is plenty of space on the grounds for students to set up their own little game, whether it's a game of tag or catch, there is a few sections pre-setup known as the Sports Areas. These sections are all near each other, with the lake not too far. One is set up with large football (soccer) goals and another section with a net that can be a tennis net or badminton, depending on the height it is set to. Students can set this height using the hand crank to manually wheel it. These are just temporary setups that can be used for people's leisure. There are some light markings in the ground to indicate the important lines of the field if people want to play a proper game. However, students are welcome to use the nets or equipment to play other games of their choice too if they prefer, such as penalty shootouts or volleyball instead.