Livia Machavariani wrote: 1 May 2026, 09:02

Cassie Jiang wrote: 1 May 2026, 03:55 hi! I wonder if it is allowed to set up a small cabin in the grounds or somewhere which serves as the 'base' of a club! Thank you

It would be best to check with the Groundskeeper, Taros Quintero! It would likely be possible, but you should double-check and organise with him to be sure.

thank you so much Livia

Can you write any type of "books" in the Shelves forum? (Except fanfictions)

Yes! Just keep in mind they these books would be written in Hio universe and can be read in character.

Regarding Ophelia's question, if I want to RP reading one of them on my pc, do I need the author's permission, or is mentioning that it's by them enough?

Sabrina Lyons wrote: 1 May 2026, 12:10 Yes! Just keep in mind they these books would be written in Hio universe and can be read in character.

Thank you!

Kennedy Cheek wrote: 1 May 2026, 03:00 Thank you!

Edit: Sorry I have another question.
Regarding the rule saying wizards/witches aren't allowed to do magic in the presence of a muggle, does that apply to muggles who are married to a witch and have magical kids who know about magic?
Also to confirm, are kids allowed to do magic at home? I know in the books Harry isn't really supposed to, but Harry also lived with his fully muggle family, so I didn't know if wizard families had the rules slightly different?

So, the immediate family would know that their partner/child has magic, and that's fine. But the extended family(aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.) of the muggle likely wouldn't be included since there are ways to limit exposure of magic to them.

So the issue with Harry was as you said the trace picked up on magic in the area, and he was the only wizard around. It wouldn't be inconceivable for someone who lives in a pureblood/wizardborn home to do magic and get away without being caught for doing underaged magic as it would be hard to point to who did the magic.

Emmeline Harris wrote: 1 May 2026, 12:28 Regarding Ophelia's question, if I want to RP reading one of them on my pc, do I need the author's permission, or is mentioning that it's by them enough?

Yes. Make sure that you either mention the author in your post saying that the book is from them or owl them to make sure they're okay with you mentioning the book. (I know for my book I require people to mention me if they want to use it in a thread. )

Kennedy Cheek wrote: 1 May 2026, 03:00 Thank you!

Edit: Sorry I have another question.
Regarding the rule saying wizards/witches aren't allowed to do magic in the presence of a muggle, does that apply to muggles who are married to a witch and have magical kids who know about magic?
Also to confirm, are kids allowed to do magic at home? I know in the books Harry isn't really supposed to, but Harry also lived with his fully muggle family, so I didn't know if wizard families had the rules slightly different?

It’s stated in the books that magical children, no matter blood status, cannot perform magic outside of school until they graduate. This can only be done in self defense or a life threatening emergency. I do think there was a loophole to this somewhere, but I can’t think of it right now

Question — in some shops, I see a star symbol beside the name of a product, but some doesn’t. What does the star mean?

Cassandra Tarot wrote: 1 May 2026, 19:33

Kennedy Cheek wrote: 1 May 2026, 03:00 Thank you!

Edit: Sorry I have another question.
Regarding the rule saying wizards/witches aren't allowed to do magic in the presence of a muggle, does that apply to muggles who are married to a witch and have magical kids who know about magic?
Also to confirm, are kids allowed to do magic at home? I know in the books Harry isn't really supposed to, but Harry also lived with his fully muggle family, so I didn't know if wizard families had the rules slightly different?

It’s stated in the books that magical children, no matter blood status, cannot perform magic outside of school until they graduate. This can only be done in self defense or a life threatening emergency. I do think there was a loophole to this somewhere, but I can’t think of it right now

We don’t completely follow the books and as stated above, if you live in a pureblood family the trace is harder to track to you because anyone in your family could have performed the magic. (explained better above by one of the staff)