It is 2001, and Wizarding Britain is ripped in two.
The Trio’s hunt for Horcruxes hasn’t yielded success since the destruction of Slytherin’s locket in 1997. The Ministry is entering its sixth month of being controlled by the Death Eaters. Under Minister William Travers, personal liberties are at an all-time low and Muggleborns are practically slaves. At Hogwarts, the Carrows wreak havoc on the student body, with Headmistress Umbridge’s guidance and blessings. As they find themselves, one-by-one, on the Undesirables list, members of the Order of the Phoenix are moving into Number 12 Grimmauld Place, one of the only places they are safe. Disorder and oppression have become the status quo.
On the other hand, the Purebloods of society have found themselves in a Renaissance. Those who do not help the Death Eaters – or their un-Marked, junior faction, the Reactionary Federation – are taking to their legally established superiority with Golden Age decadence. Parties, marriages, and grandiose displays of wealth and power are commonplace. The Death Eaters and members of the Reactionary Federation, on the other hand, take their newfound power and use it to advance the Dark Lord’s aims amongst the populace. Whether they do so through laws, abuses of power, or outright terrorism depends on the person, but they make it known that there is a new order in the world, and that it will not suffer challengers.
Rent Asunder is a new Harry Potter RPG that opened on January 13th. We are AU post-HBP and, although we incorporate elements of the plot from DH, we do not use the same timeline and do not consider the epilogue. We’re seeking new players who are interested in character development within a larger plot. We are het, slash, femmeslash, and adult content friendly, but seek to focus more on characters and plot than shipping. Most roles are still open, including many major characters and many characters with a lot of plot attached.
Most Wanted:BLAISE ZABINI, MOLLY WEASLEY, BILL WEASLEY, CHARLIE WEASLEY, ANGELINA JOHNSON, MARCUS FLINT, TERENCE HIGGS, DOLORES UMBRIDGE, JUSTIN FINCH-FLETCHLEY, Death Eaters (especially FENRIR GREYBACK, PETER PETTIGREW, YAXLEY, and AMYCUS CARROW), senior Order members (especially KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT, ELPHIAS DOGE, and STURGIS PODMORE), Reactionary Federation members, former Gryffindors, former Slytherins, Weird Sisters, and MEGHAN MCCORMACK.
Blaise: Slytherins are underrepresented in general, but Draco and Theodore would really like having their (potentially former) friend.
Justin: Backstory and such are open to the player, but Justin already has a Susan, a Hannah, an Ernie, and a Zach, all of whom want their former Housemate to come play with them and help make their group of Hufflepuffs complete.
Marcus and Terence: The Reactionary Federation (including Gabe Harper, Theodore Nott, and Gwen Rivers) longs to see their leaders and founders. All other backstory is up to potential players.
Amycus and Umbridge: Are currently at Hogwarts, wreaking havoc as they did in DH and OoTP, respectively. Amycus teaches "Defense Against" the Dark Arts (while his sister teaches Muggle Studies) and Umbridge has been put in as Headmistress by the DE-run Ministry. Students live in fear and oppression, detentions usually involve the Cruciatus Curse, and putting one toe out of line is usually grounds for at least one detention.
Peter Pettigrew: Snape is dead, and Draco is now the lowest on the Death Eater food chain, so Peter's actually coming up in the world. Still though, Bellatrix could use a whipping boy, and Remus very much wants to see his former friend around.
Fenrir Greyback: Is also very much desired by Bellatrix and Remus. Bellatrix needs an attack dog to boss around, and Remus has both canon backstory and in-game backstory with Greyback. After Dumbledore's funeral in HBP, Remus went underground with the other werewolves, specifically Greyback's pack, claiming to have renounced the Order; he stayed underground for two years before being discovered as a spy, chased out, and left for dead. Although there's no specific plot in mind for him and Greyback, he'd like having his exact opposite as a werewolf around.
Meghan McCormack: Is not a major plot character on the same level as the Trio, Remus, Draco, or Bellatrix, but her younger brother, Kirley McCormack-Duke, would really like to see her around. Most of their established backstory concerns their parents: mum, Catriona, is the former Captain of the Pride of Portree, and is currently the head sports writer at The Daily Prophet; dad, Robert, was a magizoologist and died doing field work in Myanmar when Kirley was eleven and Meghan was sixteen; and stepfather, Daniel Duke, is the Vice Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports. Kirley doesn't get along with Mum and Daniel, and he dropped out of school and ran away from home after his sixth year which they weren't happy about, but he'd like to have a better relationship with his sister. It might still be rocky, but he's willing to deal with rocky.