What Hogwarts Looks Like in 2025 for Fan Creators
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🎓 Hogwarts in 2025: A Timeline Built for Storytellers
Where canon ends, your story begins
💬 Opening Reflection: Why This Time and Place Matters
To create a mystery that felt real in the wizarding world, I had to place it in the right moment—after the legends had passed, but while their shadows still linger. That moment is 2025. Just far enough from the books to give you freedom. Just close enough to let their legacy matter.
Whether you're crafting a fan fiction game, writing an original character, or launching your own creative universe, here's how Hogwarts in 2025 became the perfect home for ours.
🧭 Rewriting Canon's Quiet Years: 1998–2025
Where the page goes blank, your pen should move
Most fan fiction starts with a question: What happened next? Fortunately, when it comes to Harry Potter, there's an unusually generous space to answer that.
Here’s what’s canonically known after the books and The Cursed Child, and what we’re allowed to imagine—without contradicting anything:
🧱 Post-War Facts (1998–2017)
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1998: Voldemort is defeated at the Battle of Hogwarts
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Late 1990s–2000s:
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Harry becomes an Auror and eventually Head of the Auror Office
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Hermione rises through the Ministry, becoming Minister for Magic
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Ron leaves Auror training and joins George running Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes
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Neville Longbottom becomes a beloved Herbology professor at Hogwarts
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Draco Malfoy, though reclusive, rehabilitates his public image as a reluctant but useful ally
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Luna Lovegood becomes a Magizoologist, traveling the world
📅 By 2017 (Epilogue / The Cursed Child)
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Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione’s kids begin attending Hogwarts
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Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy form a unique bond
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Time travel and the legacy of Voldemort's bloodline come into play
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McGonagall is still Headmistress, but clearly aging
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The world is calm—but the surface calm masks deeper tensions
⏳ 2018–2025: The Timeline Goes Quiet
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No officially published canon material covers this span in detail
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Rowling has only hinted (outside the books) at future character roles
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This makes 2025 the ideal fan-fiction launch point:
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Familiar enough for emotional grounding
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Open enough for real creativity
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🏰 Hogwarts in 2025 – Built for Storytelling
By 2025, Hogwarts is still iconic—but far from untouched. In our interpretation for the game, we imagined the school adapting in ways that feel believable, uncomfortable, and true to its past:
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Minerva McGonagall, still Headmistress, now works more from tradition and delegation than day-to-day involvement
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Neville Longbottom has grown into a steady pillar of the school—respected by students, and grounded in moral clarity
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A new generation of faculty blends experimental methods with old wizarding values
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The wizarding world is testing inclusion: a DEI-style outreach program has quietly invited select Muggles into Hogwarts, justified by rare magical anomalies or hidden bloodline ties
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Not everyone approves — factions inside and outside the school resist this change, including remnants of pure-blood ideology
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The Ministry is watching, but divided—some want these Muggle guests to succeed, others fear what they'll uncover
🎭 The Narrative Twist: DEI as a Worldbuilding Tool
When I first designed this game, I played with the idea of Hogwarts inviting Muggles through a DEI program—not to make a political statement, but to reflect how an old institution might try to modernize in its own awkward way.
That experiment gave me more than just a plot device. It gave me a space to develop the four characters who will eventually become part of my Jack Righteous Universe. This game is the first time they’re interacting together in a structured story.
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Michelle, the chosen “student,” is a conspiracy-obsessed, truth-seeking hero
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Denis, the protective but ambitious father, wants her to thrive—but under control
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Rose, her cautious mother, trusts magic less than she lets on
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Cindy, the godmother, wants to support Michelle’s journey while keeping the family from breaking apart
These characters aren’t just roleplay avatars. They’re early sketches of my core cast for a world that blends faith, mystery, justice, and music in a very different universe.
But here? They're students of Hogwarts.
Muggles in a magical maze.
Each with a secret.
Each with a stake in the outcome.
✨ Why Feedback is the Magic You Can’t Skip
Even if you're a lifelong fan—even if you’ve studied every wiki—you’ll miss something. I love this part of the process: showing it to someone else and watching what I missed become the new foundation for something better.
That’s why testing your world early with players or readers is essential. It doesn’t just fix problems—it reveals new creative directions. In our case, feedback from the players gave us emotional arcs we hadn’t planned… and now wouldn’t dream of removing.
Of course, don’t go public with something that isn’t protected. But don’t wait until it’s perfect to learn what’s broken.
⚖️ Legal Note (Protecting Your Story the Right Way)
This is a non-commercial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros., or any official Harry Potter license holders. This game is shared freely for entertainment and educational purposes only.
💬 Your Turn – Did I Miss Anything?
Even the most dedicated fans overlook details. If you're deep into Potter lore—or just love timeline accuracy—I want your eyes on this.
👉 Drop a comment below:
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Did I get something wrong?
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Is there canon or lore I missed?
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What part of Hogwarts in 2025 would you expand on in your own fan story?
I want this project to feel as accurate as it is creative. If you’ve got thoughts, facts, or ideas—I’m all ears. You’ll not only help improve this game… you might help shape where the Jack Righteous Universe goes next.
📚 Next in the Series: The Marauders’ Legacy – Threads That Still Echo
Our mystery is built on a missing piece of Marauder history—something buried deep enough to be forgotten, but powerful enough to change everything. In the next article, we’ll show you how that story arc connects our characters, clues, and decisions… all the way to the final round.
Here’s the full series—built to show how to create an entire immersive game from scratch, inside a beloved universe, without breaking canon (or the law):
1️⃣ Fan Fiction Game Worldbuilding: A Jack Righteous Case Study
2️⃣ What Hogwarts Looks Like in 2025 for Fan Creators
3️⃣ The Marauders’ Legacy: Hidden Lore for Story Creators
4️⃣ The Anti-Muggle Underground – A New Threat with Old Roots
5️⃣ Hogwarts Staff & Allies in 2025 Fan Stories
6️⃣ Mapping Hogwarts – Secret Spaces, Magical Threats, and Lore-Friendly Clues
7️⃣ Magical Objects for Fan Fiction: Canon-Friendly Guide
8️⃣ Why Muggles Might Visit Hogwarts in 2025
9️⃣ Design a Fan Game Without Breaking Canon
🔟 Writing Scenes & Roles for Mystery Fan Games
1️⃣1️⃣ Player Goals & Conflict in Fan Fiction Games