Title: [LA]
*Herm*ione* - July 23, 2007 10:43 PM (GMT)
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry still stands, a magnificent building full of unwavering hope and exemplary students. It’s sturdy walls have stood the test of time and still exist, unchanged by the dark times of the past and expectant of a bright future. The building is now a peaceful place of study and education where house rivalry doesn’t run as high as it used to, of course even in this day and age there are the occasional bouts of competition, as infrequent as they may be. A beautiful setting for school life, Hogwarts still remains one of the greatest Magical schools in the UK, and serves its purpose more than sufficiently. Though the building itself remains unchanged by events that have passed, many professors of old have moved on, some taking their lives and settling down, others choosing new career paths. Of course those who passed away in the struggle between light and dark are remembered for their great work, their bodies laid to rest peacefully now that the dark times have finally come to a close. But no school is complete without professors, and as such a new assemblage of staff have come to make certain that Hogwarts continues to do what it was built for, and that it continues to do so for years to come.
True to Hogwarts’ unwavering nature, the new team of professors are just as relentless and are a force to be reckoned with. Though their duties to teach the students of Hogwarts may be the same, you would be unable to find a group of people more unlike one another if you spent your life dedicated to such a search. With times having moved on and things having changed a great deal in the Magical world, people are considerably different and just as notably, so are the school’s staff. Professors are a great deal more unconventional than they used to be. From men relying on alcohol, and women far too loose for any feminists liking, to sophisticatedly green-fingered Herbologists, and men who own clothes every colour of the rainbow, no two members of staff are quite the same, though whether this is a good thing or not remains to be discerned. The fact still remains however, that these people are in charge, and so if you happen to be a student you would do well to respect these people and do as they ask. But just because they’re the one’s giving the orders, that doesn’t mean to say that students are required to like them. In fact it’s safe to say that a great deal of the staff and students don’t always see eye to eye, and have been known to quarrel on more than one occasion.
As per usual, students are still sorted into the four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, and are allocated separate dormitories. During recent years however, a student lounge has been constructed within the school to help unite the students as one unit, though certain disputes between the four houses has driven a wedge somewhat between certain cliques. Hogwarts still aims to eradicate all signs of conflict, but only time will truly tell if the school is able to do such a thing. Certain students still rely on conflict, and no doubt there will always be one or two people who are heck bent on being difficult, but times are changing, and they’ll continue to do so.
Whilst things at the school have changed, nearby areas such as Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley have also altered somewhat. There’s a lighter atmosphere in the streets of the Magical world nowadays and people generally feel a lot more relaxed and safe in its environment, even though places such as Knockturn Alley and The Hog’s Head are still the seedy places they once were. Mostly, the inhabitants of the Magical world go about their lives in peace, at rest after all of the darkness that once filled their lives. But as time goes on, it seems not everyone is willing to let go, darkness is looming once again in the heart of the Wizarding world, and who can tell how long it is before things take a shadowy turn.
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