RXH set up and background info on characters:
DISCLAIMER: I this is just the first few ideas and stuff to get the story going in my head. I'll change things and go into more detail later but I've been staring at my computer for six hours frantically typing all this out, so if you notice any mistakes or details I have wrong on the HP side (I took some liberties) pls lmk! I'm not an expert in that universe but, oh I love it so much.
Some of the characters were students at Ilvermorney in the United States and were offered to be part of an exchange program where they can study at Hogwarts during years 5-7. They students can apply to be a part of the program as fourth years or can be recommended by teachers. Other students like Betty and Cheryl are legacies and accepted to Hogwarts as 1st years due to their prestigious family's reputations. Assume anyone who it is not explicitly mentioned in their bios that they transferred, got into the exchange program, or asked to attend, is from the UK and got in because of proximity to the school.
Archie: A muggle-born, his dad still lives in Riverdale and runs their construction company. It came as a big surprise to the Andrews family when Archie was able to talk to their dog Vegas as though he were talking to another young kid. Part of the reason why his mom moved to Chicago was that she couldn't deal with having a magically gifted child and it scared her, so she moved without them. Fred works very hard so that Archie can have a good life when he comes back from Hogwarts to work for the family business. Although Archie isn't so sure that's the direction, he wants his life to go. After discovering the school's quidditch team and his seemingly natural talent for broom handling, Archie had a new dream career. He is the current seeker. He was chosen for Hogwarts because of his remarkable abilities in athletics and all-around bravery. The Sorting Hat chose: Gryffindor.
Jughead: The Jones family moved around a lot due to FP and Gladys causing trouble in their North-Eastern magic community in the U.S. This 'living his life in constant motion' caused Jug to become hyper-observant. Every time they would move and settle in a new place, he would spend hours each day exploring abandoned houses, buildings, and parks. Using their likeness as the backdrop for his stories. He and jellybean would play for hours making up characters with whole lives and act them out together. Jughead applied for Hogwarts when he was ten by sending a handwritten letter directly to the headmaster herself. In the letter, he included: a resume and application (which he drew-up himself), samplings of his writings, and the actual letter wherein he detailed his strengths both magical and mundane. McGonagall was so impressed with his boldness and courage, she included a personally penned response to him. However, being on the Headmaster's favorites list can only get him so far when he's constantly in violation of dress code for wearing his signature crown hat during school hours and class time. Jug can often can be found under the tree trying to talk to the lake monster and ask him for story ideas and help when writing. Jones family were typically considered dark magic people and feared Gladys and her company in the states, so being able to get away from it at school is something jug really enjoys. Started "the Serifs" a group of students dedicated to discovering and exposing mysteries and extreme crimes in the magical world. The Sorting Hat chose: Ravenclaw
Betty: Betty's family is half muggle making her the occasional target for bullying and name calling at school. She is vice president of the Hogwarts school newspaper, and the youngest to achieve the title. Alice also ran the newspaper during her days in the castle. Betty's passions include activism, investigation of missing students and overall mysterious happenings around and within the castle walls. Betty and Archie still grew up together and knew they were both going to end up at Hogwarts together just like their parents did and planned for them. Archie and Betty became friends with Jughead during the first year of schooling, the boys grew to be like brothers and the trio slowly grew apart. She then went on to become close with a transfer student (Veronica) during their fourth year, the two have been inseparable since. Betty was a legacy acceptance to Hogwarts. The Coopers were all placed in Gryffindor so when the Sorting Hat chose: Slytherin, it was a shock to the family.
Veronica: She attended a training school that the long line of affluent lodges also did to prepare her for Ilvemorny. Her parents prepared her with private tutors and early magic training since she was old enough to walk. hiram is as scary and involved with a joint dark-magic crime circuit within the muggle and magic communities. Hermione lodge was a Gryffindor when she attended Hogwarts on an academic scholarship, and Hiram and generations of dark magic lodges all attended Ilvermorney school. After starting a life involved in a well know muggle/magic crime family (like the Italian mob) in New York City, her parents devoted their lives to pull off elaborate money heists and pyramid schemes in the muggle world. Protected by magic they would never be caught. Veronica secretly applied for the Hogwarts exchange program during her third year so she could leave a year early and make a name for herself separate from her family. Hermoine was thrilled and convinced Hiram to allow Veronica to transfer so she could get "The best magical education possible." When she transferred in her and Betty became quickly inseparable after meeting in a potions class. B&V as they were soon known around the castle, both came from homes where they felt like strangers to their family; thereby uniting the two with a seemingly unbreakable bond. Veronica has dreams of living a normal life in New York city as the CEO of a fashion company. A magic free muggle life. But Hiram has other plans and wants her to take over his seat on the underground dark-ministry of magic in the U.S. The family was beyond surprised and Hiram was furious to learn the Sorting Hat chose: Gryffindor for Veronica just like her mother.
B&V's hobbies include going to Hogsmeade to flirt with older boys, making up stories and putting on little shows with their other girlfriends in the common room, and sneaking out at night to roam the castle grounds and explore.
Cheryl: Cheryl bombshell, is still the same fiery ice queen she always has been. The Blossom's are a long line of Irish legacies at Hogwarts. Dating all the way back to the original graduating class when her ancestors' attended the school. Her great-great-great-great-grandfather was Cardwell O'Brolaigh ("oh-brolly), a famous early inventor in the magical world. However, the pressure of creating new things broke him and when he ran out of ideas, he turned to dark forces to ensure his wealth and fame. It is said that he was the reason his future descendants, the Blossoms were cursed to a life of social deviancy and crime. They tell a different story of triumph over writer's block and doing what it takes to maintain a lifestyle. Anyway, Cheryl loves having the newest broom model, the silkiest robes and most expensive "allowed Items" from the muggle world. (like Louboutins she wears to Hogsmeade even though its nearly impossible to walk on cobblestone streets in stilettos). Kevin started a rumor during fourth year that she enchanted all of her high heels; so that no matter what type of ground she stands on she can never stumble, sink, or fall. Students of Hogwarts fear her wrath and stay out of her way in the halls and around the castle grounds. She is equally respected and hated, but no one would ever question her. Especially since she became the Slytherin Head Girl. She keeps few in her circle but has grown closer in the last year with her newly discovered cousin Betty Cooper. Because, after her brother Jason was killed by their father, when he and his girlfriend/cousin Polly tried to run away together, she was alone (due to the obvious complicated history of the blossom family). Since the events of last year, Cheryl has transformed her outlook and attitude a lot, especially when interacting with her peers. However, she will totally still cast the tongue-tying spell under her breath if she doesn't like what you have to say. She is H.B.I.C. on all accounts until a pink-haired transfer student from Beauxbatons comes and shatters the illusion of Cheryl Bombshell, and discovers a whole new side to her. . The Sorting Hat chose: Slytherin
JJ/Polly: nearly the same storyline. All in school together and she gets knocked up and they planned to run away then everything that happened in the show is similar just more magical. I'll go more into it in reference and maybe a short chapter describing the events before the timeline where this story picks up. Jason is still dead in this story and Polly leaves to join Anti-Magic cult that the ministry of magic has only been aware of for the last few years. A teacher who used to work at the school was recruited and joined them and now works with the cult to recruit more students, parents etc.
Josie: Few things compare to Josie's love of performing. Her mother who has a chair in the governing/law section of the ministry of magic, wants Josie to follow her dreams of becoming a singer and actress. But she is also scared of how unsafe it is to be a celebrity in the muggle world. Josie has no time for dating or Sweet Pea and his "constant yearning for her" as he so described himself in a letter over this past summer vacation. She is also the head girl in Gryffindor and loves every minute of the responsibility and recognition. Often holding private concerts for her housemates and some teachers in the great hall. She has sung the school song at all the quidditch matches since third year. Her favorite perk has to be singing Christmas songs during the holidays in the castle. Friends with Betty and Veronica but doesn't really like hanging with Cheryl since they almost had a fling last year. Neither has hard feelings about it, just both girls feel a little awkward towards each other. The Sorting Hat chose: Gryffindor
Toni: Antoinette Topaz is a 5th-year transfer student from Beauxbatons in France. She spent the first ten years of her life living in a small magical community in Canada. She and her parents then moved to France so she could study magic at the famous all-girls school, as her mother and grandmother did before her. In her first few weeks, she is assigned to her new house, and given to the head girl to be mentored and introduced to life inside the Hogwarts castle walls. And it just so happens that the head girl is none other than Cheryl Blossom. Toni very quickly realizes there's more than meets the eye with the red-headed legacy. She is not the cold-hearted monster everyone makes her out to be, and secretly is one of the most loving and emotional people Toni has ever met. She decides that cracking Cheryl is her new passion project. However, they just might fall for each other in the process and Cheryl will realize she has met her match. Toni is no doubt the kryptonite to Cheryl's Superman. Toni wants to be a French/English journalist for the "Le Cri de la Gargouille" newspaper once she graduates. She too is a member of the Serifs and writes for the school paper with Betty. Usually, though she can be found wandering around campus with a school-sanctioned and properly enchanted camera. With which she takes pictures for her stories, the landscape of her new home, and of her friends pranking the other students. The Sorting Hat chose: Slytherin. Sweet Pea: Part of the Serifs, still secretly loves Josie and classical music. One of Toni's best friends and they grew up together. Loves to cause mild misfortune to his fellow classmates. And is known along with fangs as the class clown. Especially after jughead cast a spell that literally turned him into a clown one day during a second-year transfiguration class. Loves mince pies. The Sorting Hat chose: Slytherin.
Fangs: Is also part of the Serifs, loves walking around for hours talking to the paintings and ghosts. Perhaps he prefers the company of the not so lively residents of the castle to his peers. Loves food more than most of his friends as well. Also grew up with Sweet Pea and Toni. Is a beater on the quidditch team. The Sorting Hat chose: Hufflepuff
Reggie: Still has problems with his dad. Dedicates his life to athletics especially the quidditch team. It is basically him and Archie who the school regard as the two most talented and loved on the team. He is a chaser. Has a secret love for classical French film, and snuck in an iPod filled with old movies and hides it in a special box in the woods. The Sorting Hat chose Gryffindor
Kevin: Muggle-born, still gay, very involved in the newly introduced arts and theatre department at Hogwarts. Has directed two musicals so far and plans on coming back to be the first official magical arts and theatre professor after pursuing his dreams of being on stage in London's west-end post-graduation. The Sorting Hat chose: Hufflepuff
Moose - Loves Quidditch and Kevin. Along with Reggie is a chaser. The Sorting Hat Chose: Hufflepuff