Nocturne Alley

Nocturne Alley was a Harry Potter Role-Playing Game that ran on LiveJournal from 2002 to 2004.nocturne_alley - Community Info. Accessed October 1, 2008. Nocturne Alley was hugely popular among HP fans.
It originally had a website, Nocturnealley.net, but the domain expired, and it moved to LiveJournal.
In 2012, Aja said: 
==The Premise==
The game's conceit was that computers had been installed in Hogwarts, and every student and staff member (with the exception of Dumbledore) was required to keep an online journal. Other members of the community, notably the Malfoy and Weasley adults, also kept journals. There were more than forty players in all, each of whom posted in their individual RP journals in addition to the main LiveJournal community. The game had a huge following.
In 2012, Aja said: 
==Players==
Player identities were carefully protected during the game's duration so as not to ruin the illusion for the audience. While some people were open about their participation in the game, few players were open about which roles they played. The identity of Malfoy, Harry, and Cassandra Claire's character especially were vigilantly guarded secrets until nearly a year after the game ended.
weatherby (aka breed or miss breed) - was the main organizer, owner, and player of the group, filling in for other players as necessary, and structuring most of the main storylines. altricial (player of Ron, Millicent, and Lavender) co-ran the group with Weatherby; they were best friends. Many of the core players were close friends which contributed significantly to the success of the RPG as they were able to play off one another easily without too much planning, creating interesting and nuanced dynamics amongst the characters. Weatherby played the role of Draco Malfoy (potterstinks ) for the duration of the game. This fan also alternated the role of Harry (just_harry ) with the LJ user font, taking over the role completely near the end of the game, when Font left the HP fandom. Weatherby also played many of the minor regular characters such as the popular Lisa Turpin, Ernie MacMillan, and most of the faculty/staff, as well as occasionally taking over for other characters.
In 2012, Aja said: 
In 2012, Aja said: 
Character 	Player
Harry Potter 	Font/cellardoor/Jenny, Weatherby
Draco Malfoy 	Weatherby
Ron Weasley 	Altricial
Hermione Granger 	Hermorrine, Aspen
Milicent Bulstrode	Altricial
Sirius Black 	Jade, Tradescant, Moony
Remus Lupin 	Moony
Professor Snape 	Kissaki, Telanu, Moony
Lucius Malfoy 	Nancy Malfoy
Neville Longbottom	Peg Kerr
Professor Vector 	Aja
Colin Creevey 	Aja, Flourish
Terry Boot 	Cassandra_Claire
Professor Flitwick	Flourish
Parvati Patil 	Thessamunga
Padma Patil 	Legomymalfoy
Lavender Brown 	Altricial
Goyle 	Mizzy
Pansy Parkinson 	Dee / Deche
Ginny Weasley 	Aspen
Cho Chang 	Lasair, Moony
Dean Thomas 	Tartanpants
Arthur Weasley 	Thessamunga
Other players: jlh (clio), eleveninches, Rue, Ali Willgus (ali_wildgoose), Alex Malfoy, Derek/Durendal, many more.... One old cast list is here.
==Plots==
==NrAged, Gold Stars, and Friction==
Fans set up a watcher community, NrAged, "to discuss the activities and developments of their favorite RPG."nraged - Community Profile. Accessed October 5, 2008. NrAged is a reference to the Draco character's penchant for selecting "enraged" from the Current Mood box in all of his posts. potterstinks' lj
In 2012, Aja said: 
==The Screened Comment==
==The "Nocturne Alley" Model, and What It Influenced==
==References==
Category:Harry Potter Fandom RPs
Category: 2002
Category:2000s
Category:Harry Potter Journal Communities