Kim’s right. For example if you just joined and still want to experience your first year then you can contact a staff member and will not graduate.

Further explanation...
Let's say you joined June 1st and you rped from June 1st-June 30th.
You decided to stay a first year.
So instead of graduating on July 1st, you would stay a first year.

HOWEVER.
By staying a first year, that means that your first year would be September 1st.
That also implies that everything you did between June 1st-June 30th would not have happened.
As you wouldn't have been in Hogwarts at that time.
Summer camp (usually August 1st) is different as students can come there before going to Hogwarts.

But yeah, I think there are certain exceptions to this but in general I believe if you stay a first year, you have to start on September 1st of that year and pretend that the stuff you wrote before didn't happen as you wouldn't have been at Hogwarts then. Yes it's a little confusing but yeah I think that's how it goes.

Alright thanks everyone!

HOWEVER.
By staying a first year, that means that your first year would be September 1st.
That also implies that everything you did between June 1st-June 30th would not have happened.

This is incorrect. When you stay back for a year, your interactions from your first y1 don't get retconned, that would be very unfair to everyone you rped with.
Instead you will have to come up with a reason IC as to why you are not graduating.

I do have a question concerning index reapplication: what exactly counts as 'major changes'? Do additions count as changes? What about the parts that are added in some RP or errand (I did an errand where I described a memory of a past Christmas that happened before Hogwarts, which kind of also is backstory but not as big to include in the ency but in that errand it just fitted the story)
The backstory of my character for example is maybe not quite detailed and I thought about adding a few memories or so (to give it more depth and make the recent activity of part of sports team etc. more plausible). Would I need to reapply for those added bits as well?
I also had an idea for some future plot twists (like his parents having another child or so). Would I need to reapply for this as well, even though I'd roleplay it in some holiday setting in the London forum?
If it heavily depends on the case, I could of course just write it out how I'd like it to be and reapply just in case but I don't want to put any more work onto index staff if it isn't necessary.

Edward Foxe wrote: 28 Dec 2022, 09:37 I do have a question concerning index reapplication: what exactly counts as 'major changes'? Do additions count as changes? What about the parts that are added in some RP or errand (I did an errand where I described a memory of a past Christmas that happened before Hogwarts, which kind of also is backstory but not as big to include in the ency but in that errand it just fitted the story)
The backstory of my character for example is maybe not quite detailed and I thought about adding a few memories or so (to give it more depth and make the recent activity of part of sports team etc. more plausible). Would I need to reapply for those added bits as well?
I also had an idea for some future plot twists (like his parents having another child or so). Would I need to reapply for this as well, even though I'd roleplay it in some holiday setting in the London forum?
If it heavily depends on the case, I could of course just write it out how I'd like it to be and reapply just in case but I don't want to put any more work onto index staff if it isn't necessary.

Edward Foxe wrote: 28 Dec 2022, 09:37 I do have a question concerning index reapplication: what exactly counts as 'major changes'? Do additions count as changes? What about the parts that are added in some RP or errand (I did an errand where I described a memory of a past Christmas that happened before Hogwarts, which kind of also is backstory but not as big to include in the ency but in that errand it just fitted the story)
The backstory of my character for example is maybe not quite detailed and I thought about adding a few memories or so (to give it more depth and make the recent activity of part of sports team etc. more plausible). Would I need to reapply for those added bits as well?
I also had an idea for some future plot twists (like his parents having another child or so). Would I need to reapply for this as well, even though I'd roleplay it in some holiday setting in the London forum?
If it heavily depends on the case, I could of course just write it out how I'd like it to be and reapply just in case but I don't want to put any more work onto index staff if it isn't necessary.

There is no exact definition for what change needs to be reregistered. If you want to add memories like, let's say getting a bike for christmas, that's nothing you need to reregister.
If you suddenly find out your parents are dead and you were actually adopted however, that's a different matter.

Okay, thank you very much. I think I get the gist. As long as it does not change the general idea of the history, it seems fine. Thanks!

Lily Blaze wrote: 28 Dec 2022, 11:45 What are some good reasons to why a student would not graduate after their first year? My OOC reason was wanting to have the full experience after only being able to play Lily’s first year for a month, but that reason wouldn’t make any sense at all IC. I’m just looking for a few examples so that I know what would be accepted and so that I can clarify why Lily’s birthdate would make her a second year if I was asked. Thank you!