HI GUYS so I made a useful diagram for how I think we should go about the Basilisk thread (on the assumption that participating will be Harry, Vera, Sirius, Remus, Lily, and James, Alice and Frank as NPCs, with Neville and Ginny as little helpers.
this may be the first thread in history to need a diagram, but maybe that will just make it more awesomer. its based on the idea we came up with previously whereby they leave pairs of people along the way to the castle to help with the retreat. first alice and frank, then james and lily, then sirius and remus, and harry and vera continue on, as Vera has all the knowledge they need to move around the castle safely, and Harry knows how to get into the Chamber and kill the big snakeyface. The idea is that they will meet Neville and Ginny who will help them get to the bathroom and guard it once they are in. Then they have to come out again and pick everyone up. This sounds confusing but that is what the PLAN is for!
The benefit of this plan is that if someone is taking a while to reply, we can start the next section and get on with that while we are waiting. Or just start them all at once, but that might get messy. It does mean Lily will have only npc!James to talk to, but as I have 2 other characters in the thread I'm not really bothered.
What do you guys reckon and also when do you want to start? from the size of it it might take several weeks or even MONTHS..