Earning House Points & Monthly Rewards
There are 3 ways you can earn House Points:
It is assumed for the sake of canon recognition that students and professors casually watch monthly gains and know who gained the most each month and gossip/celebrate accordingly. So players can celebrate the fact that they won. It is logical that the top three contributors (we have them announced on our splash page each month) would be in-character known and recognized. Professors talk about who is doing a good job, other kids talk about hearing about all the points someone has been getting and of course the student themselves knows that they contributed a lot of points in a given month and might simply brag. It is presumed that people know who the top earner is, they might not know your face or you personally if you are the top earner but they will know that a student by a certain name is among the top three. It is considered to be common knowledge.
The summer months are difficult to reconcile. It is presumed that communications over the summer (such as kind and polite owls) or homework assignments that were completed late over the summer or were delayed in grading contribute heavily to these winners. Behavior at Summer Camp can be another cause. For the rare first year that has decided to excel in earning points before you ever step foot in the school, I am unable to offer many ideas beyond early studies, coming to summer camp or vigorous, polite owl writing leaving a good impression. You will have to reconcile this part of your story.
Note: The exception to this is iNPC subaccounts, the characters are not IC tied to Hogwarts houses and earning house points.
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- Completing homework. You can earn up to 5 points per completed homework assignment. An O earns you 5 points, 4 for an E, 3 for an A, 2 for a P, 1 for a D and 0 for a T. See here for more information on the Class & Homework System. Note: You will only earn house points for homework of your current year. If you are doing homework from a previous year, you will not receive house points.
- Participating in Errands. Please refer here for the Errand System. Errands are sporadic and the reward varies between house points, money and small items. Keep an eye out for errands that offer house points!
- Winning a sports game. Winning a Quidditch, Broom Racing or Duelling match. Members that participate and win their match without going inactive will earn an additional house point!
It is assumed for the sake of canon recognition that students and professors casually watch monthly gains and know who gained the most each month and gossip/celebrate accordingly. So players can celebrate the fact that they won. It is logical that the top three contributors (we have them announced on our splash page each month) would be in-character known and recognized. Professors talk about who is doing a good job, other kids talk about hearing about all the points someone has been getting and of course the student themselves knows that they contributed a lot of points in a given month and might simply brag. It is presumed that people know who the top earner is, they might not know your face or you personally if you are the top earner but they will know that a student by a certain name is among the top three. It is considered to be common knowledge.
The summer months are difficult to reconcile. It is presumed that communications over the summer (such as kind and polite owls) or homework assignments that were completed late over the summer or were delayed in grading contribute heavily to these winners. Behavior at Summer Camp can be another cause. For the rare first year that has decided to excel in earning points before you ever step foot in the school, I am unable to offer many ideas beyond early studies, coming to summer camp or vigorous, polite owl writing leaving a good impression. You will have to reconcile this part of your story.
Note: The exception to this is iNPC subaccounts, the characters are not IC tied to Hogwarts houses and earning house points.
Last edited by Marcus Iwasaki on 3 Sep 2025, 09:33, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: added a note about inpcs not being IC tied to house points
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Earning House Points & Monthly Rewards
House Cup Rewards
The rewards for a given month's house cup will be given the month after it is earned. So for example if you won the August House Cup, that is declared on September 1 so you would be getting your reward for winning the August Cup in September.
Can I Swap My Reward Out for Something Else?
The rewards are pre-set. That means that you will be getting the reward already pre-determined. So if you are uninterested in a reward (such as organizing a ball) then it is suggested that you save your assignments for a month that you would prefer to win. You will be entering each month with the knowledge of what you will earn and what you can earn if you choose to wait for another month.
This is the "Game Master" account. Please do not owl this account, unless specified. This account is not moderated actively and therefore, you may not receive a response.
Contact a Head of House or the Headmaster if you need anything.
The rewards for a given month's house cup will be given the month after it is earned. So for example if you won the August House Cup, that is declared on September 1 so you would be getting your reward for winning the August Cup in September.
Can I Swap My Reward Out for Something Else?
The rewards are pre-set. That means that you will be getting the reward already pre-determined. So if you are uninterested in a reward (such as organizing a ball) then it is suggested that you save your assignments for a month that you would prefer to win. You will be entering each month with the knowledge of what you will earn and what you can earn if you choose to wait for another month.
Disclaimer: All rewards are given to the account that earned it. A player is free to forward their winnings as a gift to another player through the donate feature. For players who have earned a reward for a given month that plan to deactivate, please be aware that these rewards will be sent to your former account if that is the account that the rewards were earned on. The only exception to this is planning committees because these are not prizes we can leave in your inbox so that you can return to your previous character or forward it to a friend to 'give it away.' This would follow your account, so if you deactivated mid-planning or before the committee is earned, then this would follow to your new account (unless you declined this offer).Aug. Autumn Ball planning committee for top 6 earners, frogs for winning house.
Clarification: The top six overall earners of August will form a planning committee for Autumn. They will have the opportunity to organise an Autumn ball, which iNPCs from all schools in attendance. This ball should take place anytime in Sept-October (up to the organisers). All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 102 chocolate frogs (worth 10 galleons with sell-back). (Those who will qualify will get to organise the ball and get 102 frogs)
Sept. Brooms for top 3, some galleons for winning house.
Clarification: The top three overall earners of September will be given a broom of their choice (worth up to 22 Galleons) to use as they want. All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 10 galleons. (Those who qualify for both will get a broom of their choice (up to 22 galleons) and 10 galleons - or a broom up to 32 galleons).
Oct. Pet for top 3, some galleons for winning house.
Clarification: The top three overall earners of October will be given a free pet of their choice. They will have to do a roleplay acquiring the pet as per our pet system rules but we will not charge them. All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 10 galleons. (Those who qualify for both will get a free pet and 10 galleons).
Nov. Choice of Underground Map, Camo Cloak or Bus Pass for top 3; Fake Permission Form for winning house.
Clarification: The top three overall earners of November will be given an Underground Map, Camo Cloak or Bus Pass (worth up to 22 galleons). All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given a Fake Permission Form (worth 6 galleons) as well as a Creepy Teddy Bear from Andrew Walk in Knockturn Alley. (Those who qualify for both will get items).
Dec. Gold frog cards plus actual frogs to open for the top three earners All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given frog cards also.
Clarification: The top three earners of December will receive 3 Gold Frog Cards of the winner's choice and 102 chocolate frogs to open. All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 102 chocolate frogs (worth 10 galleons with sell-back) to open. (Those who qualify for both will get both 3 gold cards and 204 chocolate frogs).
Jan. Money.
Clarification: The top three overall earners of January will be given 20 galleons, regardless of their house. All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 10 galleons. (Those who qualify for both will get 30 galleons).
Feb. Spring Ball planning committee for top 6 earners, frogs for winning house.
Clarification: The top six overall earners of February will form a planning committee for Spring. They will have the opportunity to organise a Spring ball, which iNPCs from all schools in attendance. This ball should take place anytime in March-April (up to the organisers). All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 102 chocolate frogs (worth 10 galleons with sell-back). (Those who will qualify will get to organise the ball and get 102 chocolate frogs.)
March. Brooms for top 3, some galleons for winning house.
Clarification: The top three will be given a broom of their choice (worth up to 22 Galleons) to use as they want. All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 10 galleons. (Those who qualify for both will get a broom of their choice (up to 22 galleons) and 10 galleons - or a broom up to 32 galleons).
April. Pet for top 3, some galleons for winning house.
Clarification: The top three overall earners of April will be given a free pet of their choice. They will have to do a roleplay acquiring the pet as per our pet system rules but we will not charge them. All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 10 galleons. (Those who qualify for both will get a free pet and 10 galleons).
May. Summer planning committee for top 6 earners, frogs for winning house.
Clarification: The top six overall earners of May will form a planning committee for the summer camp. They will have the opportunity to organise a summer camp events, which iNPCs from all schools in attendance. Camp takes place in July or August (up to staff as it lines up with quidditch, duelling etc). Please note: this is not a ball. Rather, students get the chance to organise official events in the camp that would go on the camp timeline. All students of winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 102 chocolate frogs (worth 10 galleons with sell-back). (Those who will qualify will get to organise the events and get 102 frogs)
June. Gold frog cards plus actual frogs to open for the top three earners All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given frog cards also.
Clarification: The top three earners of June will receive 3 Gold Frog Cards of the winner's choice and 102 chocolate frogs to open. All students of the winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 102 chocolate frogs (worth 10 galleons with sell-back) to open. (Those who qualify for both will get both 3 gold cards and 204 chocolate frogs).
July. Money.
Clarification: The top three overall earners of July will be given 20 galleons, regardless of their house. All students of winning house who have earned their house a minimum of 6 house points will be given 10 galleons. (Those who qualify for both will get 30 galleons).
This is the "Game Master" account. Please do not owl this account, unless specified. This account is not moderated actively and therefore, you may not receive a response.
Contact a Head of House or the Headmaster if you need anything.