The Founders Audiodrama Series; Harry Potter Timeline Fan Project
KiChan for The Founders Writer
It'll be your job to take what little we know plus some of my ideas and turn it into an overarching Series whether it's just one season or several, it'll include several people from history too both real and fictional alike, especially some of the medieval people we know exist in the HP world thanks to the Famous Witches & Wizards Cards.
If you read the description above you know the basic plot for Episode #1 but after that it's up to you, feel free to go wild but below are the main ideas I have for the series you can feel free to ask me things when writing if your not sure about something, have a loose idea but need some help ironing out the kinks etc... but yeah here are a few plotpoints/plotlines I want to appear eventually whether it's season 1, 2, 3 or whatever.
1. Salazar Slytherin will not turn evil he's not exactly thrilled about muggle-borns being taught at Hogwarts but he accepts the others decision, the Chamber of Secrets he builds is actually a prison for a Basilisk that was terrorizing a nearby village and he uses his Paseltounge to protect them and place it somewhere it can't hurt anybody, he then trains it to listen to him and will then use it as a weapon for the founders. History will just have a misconception and misremember the facts of the era.
2.Godric will eventually save a Goblin who will want to repay him in some way so Godric will ask him to forge him the best sword he can he will do so but won't want to give such a glorious sword away but Godric will take the sword as he was promised the sword he will eventually grant the sword to his son Merlin. (Get to that in a bit.)
3. I want the 4 Founders to pour a portion of their essence into Gryffindors Hat which will then come to life and be used to sort students instead of the Teachers some of the choices will shock founders but they won't argue with the results as they won't be here forever.
4.I eventually want Godric Gryffindor and Rowena Ravenclaw to fall in love and the for that storyline of Helena Ravenclaw and the Bloody Baron (Yes Helena is both Rowena and Godric's daughter) but after Rowena's death Helga & Salazar leaves the school leaving Godric as the only Headmaster, he eventually finds love again with a witch who gives birth to a son who they name Merlin surprising everyone his own Son ends up in Slytherin House rather than Gryffindor.
5. When Merlin Graduates Hogwarts Godric will grant him his Sword and wishes him the best on his journey. The Sword of Gryffindor is what Muggles will eventually call Excalibur and will grant Arthur great power and will be why he is admired for Centuries to come.
6. I eventually want Eleanor to leave Hogwarts when she can no longer support Rowena by her side she submits to support her from afar by ruling the Kingdom she left years ago and willingly returns to her father but leaves Rowena something a gift, a Diadem which will eventually cause a rift between her and her daughter.
7. In the later episodes when the Founders are having trouble tracking all the magical kids they decide to create 2 magical objects designed to track those in their puberty with magical powers the Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance it will write hundreds of names after it's created but once it has all the names down it will take time before the Quill and Book agree on who the next student is.
Now here are some characters you can feel free to use, I will have a link to their wiki pages if you're unfamiliar with the characters, please note that while all of these characters are documented till their death you do not have to, as it is not known the timeline of the Founders we have a lot of wiggle room so the characters you use can be younger versions some of which we'll have to create last names for before they were known as a more colorful moniker such as Merwyn the Malicious.
Characters you can use in the Series:
Alberta Toothill: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Alberta_Toothill
Cadogan: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Cadogan
Cornelius Agrippa: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Cornelius_Agrippa
Ethelred the Ever-Ready: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ethelred_the_Ever-Ready
Maerwynn Montfort: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Maerwynn_Montfort
Merwyn the Malicious: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Merwyn_the_Malicious
Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Nicholas_de_Mimsy-Porpington
Wendelin the Weird: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wendelin_the_Weird
Merlin: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Merlin
Note: As I've already said Merlin will be Godric Gryffindor's Son so he won't be used till much later on, figure I should just reiterate that, but you can feel free to create an original character similar to Merlin it will make more sense that way as to all the tales of Merlin and who certain real life people inspire his mythology.
Dark Wizard: As we know the Elder Wand has a dark history of having its master killed and then taken up by the killer so you can feel free to have one or several wizards who come across the Elder Wand some Dark others Good Wizards after all the Hallows are an important staple of the world we already have Slytherin's ring in the series, why not add another Hallow to the mix.
You can of course create original characters, as I have and use real life figures from history too, as I have.
For your audition simply write a scene short or long if your cast and decide to rewrite the scene when it gets to that point that's fine, but for the audition I need to see how well you use HP characters so if you don't do any of the scenes listed below, you will disqualified from the audition process.
1.The Founders coming Across Hogwarts: (a crumbling fortress with Hogwarts Lilies growing in its ruins they will then repair it and use it as a home base for them to save other witches and wizards to protect them)
2. Salazar Meeting Herpo the Foul: (in a future season the main antagonist will be Herpo the foul as the film/series before this tells the tale of how he bred the first Basilisk and invented/created the first Horcrux and so witnesses most of Wizarding History he is also Salazar's Ancestor and a Paseltounge too, Salazar will want to help the world be better, whereas Herpo is happy to watch the world burn.
3. Godric Gifts his Sword to Merlin: (Merlin graduates Hogwarts and Godric gifts him his sword and wishes him well on his travels)
Payment will be per episode, not per season just to clarify.
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Hi there, yeah to get a feel of your writing of the HP world I need you to do a draft/script of one of the following scenes
1.The Founders coming Across Hogwarts: (a crumbling fortress with Hogwarts Lilies growing in its ruins they will then repair it and use it as a home base for them to save other witches and wizards to protect them)
2. Salazar Meeting Herpo the Foul: (in a future season the main antagonist will be Herpo the foul as the film/series before this tells the tale of how he bred the first Basilisk and invented/created the first Horcrux and so witnesses most of Wizarding History he is also Salazar's Ancestor and a Paseltounge too, Salazar will want to help the world be better, whereas Herpo is happy to watch the world burn.
3. Godric Gifts his Sword to Merlin: (Merlin graduates Hogwarts and Godric gifts him his sword and wishes him well on his travels)
Just so I can see how you would tackle these situations, as I need to make sure the person I cast as writer can be trusted, last thing we want is a Cursed Child 2,0 I doubt that'll happen but I just gotta make sure the writer can write HP World content.
Well, I can write but I guess I can't read. Haha. I see these are fifty a script. How long is each script actually supposed to be if we are cast? How fast does this story escalate and progress? You have Godrics son planned in the story but I feel like that wouldn't happen till much later and there's a lot that needs to happen within that time. Is there more narration or more dialogue?
Each episode is only as short or long as it needs to be to tell that chapter of the story, but I guess about 20+ minutes like you don't have to stop at 20 minutes but try to at least make it to 29 minutes if that makes sense.
You are correct about Merlin not being born till much later especially as Students at Hogwarts in my timeline don't attend Hogwarts till they're 16.
I only have a basic idea of how I want the story to go ifnyou are cast we can talk about it in more depth.
Well do you expect it to be more narration or do you want more dialogue and sound design? I'm asking so I know how I want to write something for you. The writing needs to match your vision and for me to write off one of your prompts it's specific. So I'd like to write and you to like it lol
Well, I have written a script for you on the discovery of Hogwartz. It's said Rowena had a vision and I based it off of that. It's dialogue for the most part. I can add stage notes and such if you choose to use this script or i can write in screenwritten format. It has been added to the folder.
This takes place as the 4 flee a village. Muggles discover they are witches and attempt to hunt them down. They're on the run and decide to make a small camp until morning.