Mid-Range 76: Or Worse, Expelled!: A Harry Potter Mafia Game

[___ He/Him]

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[Verdance he/him]

1 minute ago, ___ said:

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Informative 

[Miss Fallen she/her]

So common consensus is that there’s at least 1 elim in Coco, Ink, Ver, and TJ. I’d say the events of this cycle further cement my opinion that Coco, Ver, Hopper, and Aman/Drake are the elim team. 
Ver and Drake use the same modus operandi. I’ve said it previously, but I think winning the game of chess meant Ver won prefect, not the choice of who their prefect was.

On 3/31/2026 at 5:18 AM, Verdance said:

So. Ive been discussing this in the Hufflepuff PMs. I lied about Mist being prefect, to test if TJ was elim. He’s clear, he was the only one who knew I was prefect last cycle and didn’t have the elims kill me even though I “forgot” to protego myself. And I know exactly who is receiving Protego this cycle, but none of yall are going to find out. 

Now, Ver says they lied about Mist being prefect. Drake also causes confusion regarding prefect. Ink and Mint both confirm Ink is prefect, but then Drake claims to be prefect instead. 

On 3/31/2026 at 8:40 AM, Through the Living Ink said:

I'm the Gryffindor Prefect

19 hours ago, Frozen Mint said:

For what it's worth, I can also confirm that Ink is the Gryffindor prefect

1 hour ago, DrakeMarshall said:

The truth is, I'm actually the Prefect

Basically, Drake and Ver are trying extremely hard to cause confusion as to who the prefect is, which I believe is to cover up the fact that, as elims, they won’t NK themselves. (For those curious, I think Ver and Ink are the real prefects)

Coco is actively trying to clear herself and Ver of having any spells left. 

On 3/31/2026 at 9:54 AM, coco.pudding said:

I used obliviate on Grass (sorry grass) because I thought if he was prefect there was a good chance he was actually elim

Coco claims they thought Ver was elim, but later in the cycle back off that claim and shift to other people for elim suspects, because Ver has supposedly been cleared. Coco also does a lot with Drake trying to shift suspicion over to Ink and TJ, the other prefects. Both put public votes for Ink, and Coco also votes for TJ. 

14 hours ago, Through the living Wahr said:

Current VC

• (7-10) Coco: TJ (2-3), Wahr (1-3), Drake (3), Mippo (1)
• (8-9) Ink: TJ (2-3), Mippo (3), Coco (3)
• (3-5) Hopper: Wahr (1-3), Mippo (2)
• (2-4) Grass: Wahr (1-3), TJ (1)
• (2) TUM: Drake (2)
• (2) TJ: Coco (2)

TJ claimed Ravenclaw Prefect and I think he said that he Protegoed Aman.

Finally, Hopper failed to vote again, which could be irl stuff/inactivity but reads more suspicious to me. 

15 hours ago, Through the Living Hopper said:

Reads right now:

v!Drake, because making jokes about being an elim is harder when your actually an elim, at least in my experience.

v!Mippo, really chill which is hard to do as a new elim

v!coco, because...vibes

e?TJ, because...vibes. My least confident read

E!DOC because I do not trust anymore (and also weird analysis post which I will link soon)

 

Additionally, Hopper’s reads seem in the similar vein of helping his teammates and targeting villager prefects. He reads Coco as villager, despite them coming 3rd (technically 2nd) lowest in the votes. Hopper does the same with Aman/Drake, though Aman was slightly higher in the votes. TJ comes out as an elim read, which is based off vibes. With vibes, I’d say the opposite. Plus, TJ is a prefect, so this comes across as more targeted. 
 

Anyways, vote Coco, Drake, Ver, and Hopper for elim!

[Verdance he/him]

1 minute ago, Miss Fallen said:

So common consensus is that there’s at least 1 elim in Coco, Ink, Ver, and TJ. I’d say the events of this cycle further cement my opinion that Coco, Ver, Hopper, and Aman/Drake are the elim team. 
Ver and Drake use the same modus operandi. I’ve said it previously, but I think winning the game of chess meant Ver won prefect, not the choice of who their prefect was.

Now, Ver says they lied about Mist being prefect. Drake also causes confusion regarding prefect. Ink and Mint both confirm Ink is prefect, but then Drake claims to be prefect instead. 

Basically, Drake and Ver are trying extremely hard to cause confusion as to who the prefect is, which I believe is to cover up the fact that, as elims, they won’t NK themselves. (For those curious, I think Ver and Ink are the real prefects)

Coco is actively trying to clear herself and Ver of having any spells left. 

Coco claims they thought Ver was elim, but later in the cycle back off that claim and shift to other people for elim suspects, because Ver has supposedly been cleared. Coco also does a lot with Drake trying to shift suspicion over to Ink and TJ, the other prefects. Both put public votes for Ink, and Coco also votes for TJ. 

Finally, Hopper failed to vote again, which could be irl stuff/inactivity but reads more suspicious to me. 

Additionally, Hopper’s reads seem in the similar vein of helping his teammates and targeting villager prefects. He reads Coco as villager, despite them coming 3rd (technically 2nd) lowest in the votes. Hopper does the same with Aman/Drake, though Aman was slightly higher in the votes. TJ comes out as an elim read, which is based off vibes. With vibes, I’d say the opposite. Plus, TJ is a prefect, so this comes across as more targeted. 
 

Anyways, vote Coco, Drake, Ver, and Hopper for elim!

Ill keep my eye on drake, hopper, mippo, and you

but Coco is almost certainly an elim

and i lied about being prefect to about being killed by elims and to be able to clear TJ.

[Miss Fallen she/her]

10 minutes ago, Miss Fallen said:

Anyways, vote Coco, Drake, Ver, and Hopper for elim!

So Mist wanted a hashtag (don’t worry we’re siblings no secrets have been shared) And this is what we got

#voteCHA/DandVforelim

ed1t: nothing against the elims, just trying to make a catchy campaign slogan 

Edited April 1 by Miss Fallen

[coco.pudding she/they]

10 minutes ago, Miss Fallen said:

because Ver has supposedly been cleared

I’m not saying Ver is cleared. I still think there’s a good chance they are elim. I’m saying they probably didn’t obliviate Doc last night and I think finding that person is our best bet to exe an elim, which meaning exeing within the prefects. I obliviated Grass, meaning they are less likely to be the one who cast the spell, so I’m turning to other more likely suspects for the cycle. 
I know you’re new, so I get that backing off your main suspect to focus on someone else can seem a bit suspicious, but sometimes the best pool/target is different from your main sus.

13 minutes ago, Miss Fallen said:

Coco also votes for TJ. 

I have since rescinded this vote. But I am reconsidering with what Drake just claimed.

11 minutes ago, Verdance said:

and i lied about being prefect to about being killed by elims and to be able to clear TJ.

So. Can you kindly stop lying about who is prefect? It feels like you’re purposely obfuscating to make solving this harder, which is only making me more suspicious of you.
Are you or are you not prefect yes or no please stop making this harder for everyone. 

[Verdance he/him]

10 minutes ago, coco.pudding said:

I’m not saying Ver is cleared. I still think there’s a good chance they are elim. I’m saying they probably didn’t obliviate Doc last night and I think finding that person is our best bet to exe an elim, which meaning exeing within the prefects. I obliviated Grass, meaning they are less likely to be the one who cast the spell, so I’m turning to other more likely suspects for the cycle. 
I know you’re new, so I get that backing off your main suspect to focus on someone else can seem a bit suspicious, but sometimes the best pool/target is different from your main sus.

I have since rescinded this vote. But I am reconsidering with what Drake just claimed.

So. Can you kindly stop lying about who is prefect? It feels like you’re purposely obfuscating to make solving this harder, which is only making me more suspicious of you.
Are you or are you not prefect yes or no please stop making this harder for everyone. 

Sorry, I thought this was clear by now. I am prefect, not that it matters. I was always prefect, but when Mist died I realized that I could say he was prefect to avoid elim’s attention. Later I also used the ambiguity to test TJ’s innocence.

if I have been obliviated, though, i went through all that trouble for nothing

Edited April 1 by Verdance

[coco.pudding she/they]

12 minutes ago, Verdance said:

Sorry, I thought this was clear by now. I am prefect, not that it matters. I was always prefect, but when Mist died I realized that I could say he was prefect to avoid elim’s attention. Later I also used the ambiguity to test TJ’s innocence.

if I have been obliviated, though, i went through all that trouble for nothing

Right. So you are prefect. Final answer? Because you’ve gone back on it a lot of times now. 

[DrakeMarshall he/him]

The truth is, Frozen Mint is actually the Gryffindor Prefect.

Both me and Ink were running interference to throw off the elims.

I think Miss Fallen and TJ are probably both elims and on the same team.

Spoiler

Happy april fools day  my vote is still on Coco.

The suspect pool is (Coco, Ink, Verdant) with a 50% chance that Verdant wouldn't be able to Obliviate. Verdant also just feels village to me NGL, but that should probably be taken with a grain or two of salt.

Notably, all 3 suspects are down to shoot inside the suspect pool, so the elim here is clearly just gunning to survive another day, not anything longer term than that.

I choose to believe that the people with boring-yet-sensible claims like "I picked Protego but haven't used it yet" are not the ones running a gambit here.

And I still find some of the circumstances of Coco's claim dubious.

Also, TJ and Miss Fallen are both villagers.

Good day.

 

[Verdance he/him]

Just now, coco.pudding said:

Right. So you are prefect. Final answer? Because you’ve gone back on it a lot of times now. 

I lied or been ambiguous throughout Cycles 1 and 2. I have not gone back and forth. Yes, I am prefect, but you seem to have Obliviated me, so it doesn’t make a difference 

[coco.pudding she/they]

Just now, DrakeMarshall said:

The truth is, Frozen Mint is actually the Gryffindor Prefect.

Ugh not you too

Frozen Mint is the Gryffindor prefect. Final answer?

Just now, Verdance said:

I lied or been ambiguous throughout Cycles 1 and 2. I have not gone back and forth. Yes, I am prefect, but you seem to have Obliviated me, so it doesn’t make a difference 

So you have though? You’ve said multiple times that you either are or aren’t the prefect. I would definitely call that going back and forth.

Okay so. The suspect pool we should be shooting in today is the prefects. That’s me and TJ for sure, probably Grass, and one of the Gryffindors. It would be really nice if everyone would stop lying so we can actually solve who is elim and not who is a prefect. 
There is a 50% chance (ish but let’s keep it simple) that Grass can’t have used a spell last night. There is also a chance that I can’t have used a spell last night (I know this is a certainty but some people clearly do not believe me). 
TJ claims to have used a spell last night but it can’t be proven. Ink claims to have not used a spell at all (and may or may not actually be the prefect)

I don’t have time to fully analyze this rn since my break is now over but I will when I get home. 

[Through the living Wahr He/Him]

Current VC which is should be mostly accurate except for @DrakeMarshall being extremely confusing about if his -3 is on Coco or TJ also not sure if thats a yello or an orange on Miss. Also unsure if Coco intends to Vote on TJ or not.

• (10-16) Coco: Drake (3), Wahr (1-3), Mippo (1), TJ (2-3), Miss (0-3), Ink (3)
• (8-9) Ink: Coco (3), Mippo (3), TJ (2-3)
• (5-10) Hopper: Wahr (1-3), Ink (2), Mippo (2), Miss (0-3)
• (3)TJ: Drake (3)
• (2-7) Ver: Wahr (1-3), TJ (1), Miss (0-3)
• (2) TUM: Drake (2)
• (1-2) Miss: Drake (1-2)
• (0-3) Drake: Miss (0-3)

Honestly I preferd the System from last Cycle, which was proposed by Aman and worked very well. In order to show your current votes you would post the full VC updated with your Votes, the next person would copy it over and edit in their Votes and so on. 

[Aeternum]

1 hour ago, Miss Fallen said:

So common consensus is that there’s at least 1 elim in Coco, Ink, Ver, and TJ. I’d say the events of this cycle further cement my opinion that Coco, Ver, Hopper, and Aman/Drake are the elim team. 
Ver and Drake use the same modus operandi. I’ve said it previously, but I think winning the game of chess meant Ver won prefect, not the choice of who their prefect was.

Now, Ver says they lied about Mist being prefect. Drake also causes confusion regarding prefect. Ink and Mint both confirm Ink is prefect, but then Drake claims to be prefect instead. 

Basically, Drake and Ver are trying extremely hard to cause confusion as to who the prefect is, which I believe is to cover up the fact that, as elims, they won’t NK themselves. (For those curious, I think Ver and Ink are the real prefects)

Coco is actively trying to clear herself and Ver of having any spells left. 

Coco claims they thought Ver was elim, but later in the cycle back off that claim and shift to other people for elim suspects, because Ver has supposedly been cleared. Coco also does a lot with Drake trying to shift suspicion over to Ink and TJ, the other prefects. Both put public votes for Ink, and Coco also votes for TJ. 

Finally, Hopper failed to vote again, which could be irl stuff/inactivity but reads more suspicious to me. 

Additionally, Hopper’s reads seem in the similar vein of helping his teammates and targeting villager prefects. He reads Coco as villager, despite them coming 3rd (technically 2nd) lowest in the votes. Hopper does the same with Aman/Drake, though Aman was slightly higher in the votes. TJ comes out as an elim read, which is based off vibes. With vibes, I’d say the opposite. Plus, TJ is a prefect, so this comes across as more targeted. 
 

Anyways, vote Coco, Drake, Ver, and Hopper for elim!

Towny, but your worldview doesn't really make sense. An elim team of Drake/Ver both don't need to and probably wouldn't confuse the thread over who the prefect was. Imo confusing the thread is more pro-town than not anyway, since the elims don't know who the prefects are but are going to want to target them. Causing confusion to cover up that they're elims just doesn't really make sense. You mention that this is because elims cannot NK themselves, but I'm ngl then the elims wouldn't want to claim prefect at all, even to confuse the thread, since claiming prefect means they would have a higher chance of being NK'd, which would make them more suspicious if they are alive longer since they have higher NK equity.

Anyways. I've seen a lot of talk about the prefects having an elim in the pool? Could someone kindly explain why because I've missed the memo on mechanics aka I did not read any of the setup and will not be because why would I so I'm not really following.

[coco.pudding she/they]

15 minutes ago, Aeternum said:

Anyways. I've seen a lot of talk about the prefects having an elim in the pool? Could someone kindly explain why because I've missed the memo on mechanics aka I did not read any of the setup and will not be because why would I so I'm not really following.

So last night Doc was killed. Doc was a prefect, and in his after-death message to TJ he said he self-protected. The only way that would have not worked is if a different prefect used a spell that cancelled out his spell. Which means there must be an elim among the alive prefects, who are me, TJ, Ver, Drake?

[TwinStorm He/Him]

6 minutes ago, coco.pudding said:

So last night Doc was killed. Doc was a prefect, and in his after-death message to TJ he said he self-protected. The only way that would have not worked is if a different prefect used a spell that cancelled out his spell. Which means there must be an elim among the alive prefects, who are me, TJ, Ver, Drake?

mm alright this makes sense to me

there is a world where TJ is lying, but I don't think e!TJ would endanger himself like that

[coco.pudding she/they]

2 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

there is a world where TJ is lying, but I don't think e!TJ would endanger himself like that

I don’t think so either. Which leaves the Griffindor prefect (whoever that is) as the only available option. So that’s Drake or Ink. I’m not really sure which.

[coco.pudding she/they]

Okay so. Here’s where I’m at.

We currently have a pool of four suspects that it makes the most sense to shoot within today. That pool is me, TJ, Ver, and Drake.

Me: Obviously I know that I’m not the elim, so I’ll be voting within the other three. During the last cycle I used Obliviate on Ver, which eliminates both of our spells. 

Ver: I was pretty suspicious of Ver last cycle because of all the switching back and forth on whether or not he was prefect. It felt like he was purposely confusing everything and I thought it might be a ploy to get the elims another spell. I still don’t like how much he was switching, but he has given a final answer now that he is prefect. This cycle I felt even more like the going back and forth on prefecthood seemed elim because we all agreed shooting within the prefects is our best chance today, so deliberately confusing who is a prefect or not is essentially just making it harder to solve and lowering our chances of actually hitting an elim today. However, he is probably not the one who Obliviated Doc, because of my Obliviate on him, so there is only a 50% chance it would have gone through if he did do it. (Which I will mention, the elims knew about because I talked about this in the Slytherin pm) I will be voting negatively on Ver, but he is not my -3. 

TJ: TJ is the one who relayed the owl mail from Doc, which an elim has no real incentive to do in this scenario. He also claims to have used his spell to protect Aman/Drake last cycle, which we unfortunately have no way of proving. Other than myself he is the only one who has not lied about being prefect (at least not to my knowledge) which does give him some village points in my book. He is generally well trusted and I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets extra credit today, however I would actually rather he gets friendship. I know I can’t guarantee that with my vote but I think that would be the best outcome, since he would then have access to three houses. If he’s a villager, that’s very helpful for us, and if he’s an elim, it doesn’t really matter because they already assumedly have someone in at least 3 of the houses. I may or may not vote negatively depending on what I think the votes will look like, to try to achieve that goal.

Drake: I have generally felt that Drake is village the whole time he’s been here, except from his most recent post in which he claimed prefect, for the same reasons I stated with Ver. I think deliberately hiding that you’re a part of the best possible pool to exe within feels like a very elimmy move, and while yes that could take away a good NK target, it also lowers our chances of actually exeing an elim today. I was also very on the fence about Aman before he left. Ink said they had not used a spell yet when they were claiming to be prefect. Drake has not claimed either way. We have no way to verify until next cycle as he’s said he will use it on TJ. I will be voting negative on Drake.

Edit: @Frozen Mint since I see you’re active, can you confirm Drake is prefect?

Edited April 1 by coco.pudding

[Mint11 she/her]

village read on Drake because of the chaos vibes from both Aman and Drake

village read on TJ, because otherwise I don't think he'd share doc's owl mail or bring potential suspicion on himself as a prefect

of the remaining prefects:

• Ink has been giving off vibes of pure innocence in the gryffindor PM lol but that's mostly based on tone rather than content, so I don't know if that means much
• Ver has voted for a killed prefect in both cycles
  • If I'm counting correctly, Twinstorm and Fallen did also. Question mark on mippo since they forgot to vote this cycle, but they voted for Mist on C1
• I see a lot of suspicion on coco, but to be honest, I'm not seeing why they're getting more suspicion than Ink or Ver (possible I haven't read closely enough, I've been skimming on and off for all day and am realizing I should have come on sooner...). I still think it's odd that e!coco hasn't gotten positive votes from fellow team members

 

aaand I have 10 minutes left to submit votes. My -3 is going to Ver, I think I'll be waffling with the other two until the last minute

 

@coco.pudding Ink is prefect and I'm not sure what Drake is up to  

[Archer he/him]

This cycle is now closed. 

To make up for last time, the next cycle will be up in 30 seconds. 

[Archer he/him]

Cycle Four: The Snitch 

Dumbledore cocked his head, as if listening to a noise only he could hear. 
“It seems our worst fear has come true.”
“Another student death?”
“Worse. An education inspector.” He looked to Madam Hooch. “I need a Quidditch match now.”
“But we haven’t had tryouts! And the arena needs cleaning-”

Dumbledore knocked on his desk. Out popped a secret drawer that held an empty bottle of whiskey and an hourglass necklace. “This will grant you a few hours to prepare the pitch. Grab anyone who can fly and make some teams!” 

As she opened the doors to leave, a man in black robes stepped into the office.
“Department of Magical Law Enforcement! Administrative Registration Department, Academic Misconduct Task Force! My daughter tells me there’s reason for concern!”
“You must be Vera’s father.” The Headmaster smiled awkwardly. “I was just going to watch the game, would you care to join me?”
 

· · ─ ·✶· ─ · ·

“These students look forced to be here,” scowled The Man from the Ministry of Magic. “Where’s their fan spirit?”
Sitting next to him in the front row, Dumbledore handed him a second butterbeer. 
“You know I played Beater in my fourth year?” The Man shook his head. “Strong stuff! Before the match starts, I just need to ask you some questions.”
“I’m not sure there’s time…”
“Was there a corpse in your pipes?”
“Of course that’s not right.”
“Did Leo actually choke?”
“Just a practical joke.”
“Is there a basilisk loose?”
“No, that’s a mistruth.”
“Was there a fall from a spire?”
“Do you think I'm a liar?”
“Is there underage drinking?”
“What on earth are you thinking? Of course there is! That’s what turns boys into men.” 

The Man clinked glasses with Dumbledore. “I knew Vera was overreacting. You can prove the students are alive and well, I trust?”
“Oh look at the time!” The Headmaster quickly held his wand to his throat. “WELCOME TO THE FIRST QUIDDITCH MATCH OF THE SEASON!”

Hovering on her broom, Hooch threw the balls in the air. The grey wizard pumped his fist. “FLY, YOU FOOLS!” (April fools, specifically)

This is an exclusively roleplay round.

Quote

Students:

1. @Through the Living Mist as Trance, secretly a squib.  Loyal Student. 

2. @DrakeMarshall for @Amanuensis

3. @Through The Living Grass as Orpheus ‘Ory’ Grey the 5th year. Terrible liar, loyal to a fault. 

4. @coco.pudding as Vera Coran, the daughter of Someone Important in the Ministry of Magic. 

5. @Through the Living Hopper as Jarry Motter, a high-achieving, even higher-dueling 6th year.

6. @Araris Valerian as Tom Bombadil Donuts, or TBD for short, who has a mysterious lineage. Loyal Student. 

7. @Through the living Wahr as Leokadius Seydlitz, a cape-wearing German Pureblood whose family got him accepted at Hogwarts.

8. @TwinStorm as Raese Thean, a musically-inclined, slightly oblivious half-blood who has always dreamed of Hogwarts and Quidditch.

9. @Through the Living Ink as Forest Randane, an overenthusiatic 5th year with curly brown hair. 

10. @Doc12 as Azalea, who has the grace and smile of someone who bad things have never happened to ever. Loyal Student. 

11. @mippo as Sox.

12. @Qianweilian as Leonidas, a sixth year enamored with wizard history and the art of combat. Loyal Student. 

13. @|TJ| as Ceadach O'Neall, the fourth year Quidditch Keeper. 

14. @Miss Fallen as Jane Norie, a bored 7th year with a green thumb. 

15. @Aeternum for Emperor Comatose. 

16. @The Unknown Medallion as Siannain O'hAodhes (Shannon O'Hughes), a seventh year star Quidditch beater who has yet to learn a single spell. 

17. @Frozen Mint as Pali, a 6th year who loves a good duel and is too impulsive for her own good.

link to actual results

 

Edited April 2 by Archer

[Verdance he/him]

Orry, caught up in the spur of the moment (and also angry his house is disqualified on the grounds of Orry being the entire team), attempts to yank the grey wizard out of the air with a magical fire whip spell. Instead, he accidentally sets his robes on fire.

Meanwhile, one of the players spontaneously falls off his broom for no apparent reason.

Edited April 2 by Verdance

[Myst He/Him]

Actually, we’re allowed to participate, as long as we don’t say anything related to the game.

so you’re not the only player on the team. Due to cannon, Trance can’t be the seeker, which means unless you want to outplay the entirety of the other team, you have to be seeker. Trance, who somehow learned to play quidditch in the past 2 days can be keeper

[Verdance he/him]

Good point. Continuity doesn’t apply to April Fool’s Day, obviously. 
They’re still disqualified, though.

right

right?

[Myst He/Him]

1 minute ago, Verdance said:

Good point. Continuity doesn’t apply to April Fool’s Day, obviously. 
They’re still disqualified, though.

right

right?

Continuity-wise its Drakes fault

and yes, we’re all still dead

edit: his fairy powers mess with reality 

Edited April 2 by Through the Living Mist

[Archer he/him]

A quaffle bonked Ory on the head