Personally I believe 5th years would generally be the best option. It is plausible that the students would know of each other through classes but never really got to know each other on a personal level. Albeit some of the students would most likely know some more than others, coming from the same house and such. Maybe I could add a relationship tab prior to the start of the RP, and we flesh out relationships from there in the OOC? Tell me what you guys think about that.

But honestly like I said 5th years would probably be our best bet. It leaves us space to learn and grow our characters as Wizards and Witches, but it doesn't leave us completely vulnerable to our first encounter with enemies. Also leaves us with some more years to do a time skip if need be. And as was said above by multiple people, the OWL test makes things a little more interesting.

So any disagreements with us all making 5th years?



[@Candlelitsoul]
Hmmm.. I never really thought about that. Maybe your character could've been hired to protect the school as a safeguard in case the rumors were right. Maybe you could play a Hagrid role lol, give us information when the story calls for it. You could tag along in the adventures, but you could also be the direct line from the headmaster to the students. Being the guard of the school, the headmaster would be bound to tell you about all the threats that may be approaching. Does that sound good?