Template:Noble Houses

Hi, guys! Ever since the introduction of the Royal Family to the wiki nearly a year ago, there have been constant questions regarding the possibility of the inclusion of a noble class. After several long months deliberating on the best course of action, which families would be included, and how everyone could take part, the long awaited moment has arrived!

What are the little letters for?

 * The little letters you see beside the house names (N, Y, M, and F) all mean different things. All houses with a letter N are not open to new members. They are entirely fictitious families that are not from Harry Potter canon, and thus the user in charge reserves the right to close sign-ups to it, if there were ever any. All houses with a letter M mean that they may be accepting new members - you have to owl the user in charge in order to receive a definitive answer. (Each user 'in charge' is linked in the name of the family.


 * All families who have a letter Y next to it will remain open indefinitely for anyone to join. Because it's a family from Harry Potter canon, it wouldn't be right to deny users the opportunity to join them. This includes the Weasley, Yaxley, and all other families who are listed above from the Harry Potter franchise. As you might have noticed, each canon family has a user linked, as well. Although there's someone apparently 'in charge', it's just the person you should inform you intend to join that family. You needn't ask permission, just simply inform them so they make the adjustments necessary. Lastly, all families with the letter F are non-canonical families who currently have no space for new members, but will likely open in the future, something that will be announced in this - or a similar - blog.

What does the aristocracy entail?

 * Truthfully, it doesn't entail much. Because the royal family was introduced to wizarding UK, thus bypassing what JKR had stated, it'd make sense if we also had a noble class/aristocracy. Some of these families are big, others are small, but one thing they have in common is the influence they have on the rest of the wizarding population, if only because of the wealth they've amassed, the people they're seen with, and the history most of them have as notable members of society. They have their own drama, as all families do, and tend to be more exclusive in terms of who they're seen with and who they get with. (Which opens to the potential introduction of IC cliques to Hogwarts.)

Do they have any IC powers?

 * Other than being the socialites of the wizarding world, and having the privilege of being associated with the royal family the most, they don't truly have any powers. They're wealthy, and are known as some of the most 'powerful', but truly, it's just a title, as they have no true leverage over the happenings in the Ministry.

Why just these families?

 * As of right now, only a few of the Sacred 28 (those with active members) would be involved. In an effort to be more inclusive, other users will have the opportunity to create new 'noble' houses.