1987 - Voldemort is gone, and almost everybody lived. Maraduers! is an HP AU that will be a good mix of social, political and darker plots, perhaps with a bit of ridiculousness thrown in from time to time.
Who: Anyone invited, + NPC kids (add your tag!) What: Pirate party palooza Where: A beachy area by the Great Lake, Hogsmeade, Scotland When: Saturday July 29, 12noon onwards Rating: Low-ish; use the subject line if that changes
Who: Frank and Alice What: Discussions about the war. When: Ummmm, 1974. (This may change. It's late and Becky isn't good at math and figuring out years at the best of times. Will be updated if it does.) Where: Auror Offices. Why: Trying to solve a crime. tw: does discuss murder and death.
Marauders! is an AU 80s game based upon three major 'fixes' to canon. First, Peter died rather than give up the Potters, and despite Voldemort ripping the secret from his mind that fateful Halloween night had a rather different outcome. James and Lily survived, and Voldemort is presumed dead. Harry's still got his scar, but Dumbledore says not to worry about it. Second, Regulus got the ring to Dumbledore and Dumbledore was able to destroy it without cursing himself. Regulus was presumed dead as well, but not everything is as it seems. Third, the Lestranges were defeated before they could drive the Longbottoms insane, and are currently languishing in Azkaban while the Longbottoms (among others) are alive and mostly well.
Current game plots: A dark-wizard cult has been kidnapping and killing people in the name of power. An unlikely source comes forward with information on how to stop them. Oh, and Harry Potter's pirate-themed birthday is a go.