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Of Poisons & Painkillers - Ingredients for healing potions are being poisoned. How will this effect St. Mungos and the wizarding world at large?
Agents of the IUM - Got a Ministry character? The IUM are vigilant for dodgy deeds amongst the Ministry as well as the population at large, join in with their new developments
Put on a Show - Hogwarts students assemble!
Pictures Worth x-Thousand Words - There's something going on with the artwork at Hogwarts

We're also on the look-out for some new plots for both Hogwarts and Grown-Up wizarding worlds, perhaps some more lighthearted ones too!

• Just a Toe in the Water...: write with Alisha
• Backstreet's Back (Derrek returns to AO): write with Derrek
• People put jokes here but I am bad at jokes so I shan't, A Plot Thread: write with Hazel
• Partner-in-Crime Required, Apply Within: write with Kit
• It's Thwead Season and I'm Hunting Thweads: write with Mai
• I'll Make Myself Blair-ingly Obvious: write with Mayonne
• In for a world of trouble: write with Merc
• Michael Needs Help!: write with Michael
• Nuri & Co: write with Nuri
• Adelaide Needs People: write with Tor
• Wake-Ups & Shake-Ups: write with Will
• House of Atreus: Tenants Wanted: find an IC home for your character here

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A very warm welcome to Mayonne and Quinalah who have joined the fray since our last flyer!

• Carter Beatleby - Bri's Chaser for the Chudley Cannons!
• Elliot Blair - Mayonne's manager of Flourish & Blotts!
• Ambrose Darrion - Quinalah's Healer-in-training!
• Adelaide Flortescue - Tor's publishing agent and ice cream heiress!

• Ascendio Italiano - A romantic, floating Italian restaurant on the water in Slandermouth.
• The Corner - Just a minute's walk from the Ministry of Magic, an independent Muggle cafe frequented by Muggle students, and the odd Ministry worker trying to blend in.
• Hiraeth Gardens - A collection of modest, “boho/industrial chic” apartments in Clapham, London.
• House of Atreus - The luxurious, semi-public residential building owned by the illustrious Ira Almasy in Knightsbridge.
• Slandermouth - A coastal wizarding village located in Northwest England well known for its sandy beaches, frequent street markets held in and around the town square, and exuberant population of jarveys.
• Spectre Estate - Ancestral home of the redheaded Spectres, located in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Hey you, get that character moving with these super open threads!

• A Drop of Two Kinds
  
  It started as a conversation, maybe a dare, up to a challenge and has now bubbled up into a spectacle as a crowd of students gather to watch. The half-mer Heliotrope LeJean has been talked into making a high dive off the footbridge into the lake.
  
  
• Color My Life With the Chaos of Trouble
  
  Adelaide is trying to collect her puppy and new owl from the common spaces of Hiraeth Gardens. Her door is ajar and squeaky toys are flying.
  
  
• Just a Few Pages Short of a Normal Day
  
  Just another day at Flourish & Blotts for Elliot... or is it? Friends, strangers, and everyone in between are welcome!
  
  
• Nothing's in the Flowers
  
  Zia has just learned the news about her brother and is in shock. She needs someone to help her process the news, or at least a shoulder to cry on once she snaps out of it.
  
  
• Red Eyes at Night
  
  Alvis' eyes are bleeding! What's going on?
  
  
• Scary Stories Under the Stars
  
  The Astronomy Club is hosting a special Halloween event -- late-night scary stories around a (indoor) campfire. Open to all students, plus any professors who want to supervise and/or scare people.
  
  
• Still No Cure for the Common Birthday
  
  It is Liam Darrow's birthday - he is the charming, slightly flirty chap who owns and runs The Yelling Compass in Diagon Alley. Drinking has taken place, more will, but for now - dancing and people to be flirted with!

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On December 3rd, 2010, contaminated ingredients and potions began to arrive  in St Mungo's Hospital and London Apothecaries.

By late on Saturday December 4th, the hospital began to experience a high number of admissions for strange symptoms including hysterical laughing, bleeding eyes, blue glowing vomit and comatose states. The elderly and the young were most at risk, and there were many deaths within the first few hours.

Head Healer, Miranda Elliot was also struck with a comatose sleep, leaving the Heads of Floors and the Hospital Board to take collective charge of what to do.

The Daily Prophet begins the hysteria of panic by Sunday December 5th's edition, and there is hasty potion recall as St Mungo's establish the exact ingredients and work begins to trace the cause while others focus on more immediate antidotes. Hogwarts and the Ministry are on alert.

How to get involved:

• Read the Poisons and Painkillers wiki chapter for a run down of who/what/where
• Contribute to the Plot Discussion
• Have your character struck down - use the plot discussion to organise a healer or others to help
• Kill off an NPC or two, or even a character you'd like to retire but aren't sure how
• Write a letter to the Daily Prophet from one of your characters or an NPC about the situation (will be published) - PM to Kit
• Have a herbology/potions/investigative character who might help or have their own theory? Jump in the plot discussion and write some threads

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A massive thanks to Michael who steps down from curator duties this month. Michael took on the extra duties back in 2013, and has been a huge help behind the scenes at Absit Omen. He continues on as a cbox moderator and we're excited to see him back on the board to write. He's got a plot thread, linked above, so please seize the opportunity to write with him.

Kelly, Kit and Sarah continue on as curators, and in the coming months we'll look again at how to simplify things at Absit Omen to keep everything running smoothly. We couldn't do this without the help of additional staff - Cody, Sly, Hazel, Will, Amara, Josh, Mel, Tor and Lyn, so thank you guys for all the time and effort you also put in to keep AO going.

However, it's the community at Absit Omen who really make the difference. Everyone here goes the extra mile to say hello and include writers in plots and threads. From the happy cbox burping to the occasional in-person meets, thank you all for being part of Absit Omen. Long may it continue!

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• Class Thread Timeline - directory of all class threads
  
• Hogwarts School Calendar 2010-2011 - See what's coming up
  
• Class Schedules - Copy and paste to grab your student or professor's daily schedule
  
• New Class Threads - See when new classes are posted
  

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Need a summary of the biggest forum plots? Plot Chapters is your friend!

Here are some recent examples:

• Poisons and Painkillers
• Dementors Dementing
• Bucket List Challenge
• Artefacts Amiss

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