The Sims Online and HOGWARTS

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) <catlady@wicca.net>]

My friend wrote:
> 
> Dear Rita,
> 
> I have started playing The Sims Online.  There are several cities
> inside the game, and I have a character (snip) living in the city
> named Alphaville at a property named HOGWARTS.  The property owner
> invited me to be a roommate at HOGWARTS the first day we met, and I
> have been having a blast in there.  I have been playing every day 
> for a week, usually until around 2am.
> 
> If you happen to start playing The Sims Online (not recommended
> for addictive personalites, such as mine), come see HOGWARTS in 
> Alphaville. Maybe you know someone who is a player, and can get
> them to check it out with you looking on.
> 
> We have a Potions Class, a Sorting Hat (rack), a great hall with
> dining tables for each of the four schools, and for the teachers.
> We have a Chamber of Secrets, the enchanted forest, a libray with
> a forbidden section, and so many other fun things that we have been
> adding in as we go along. Yesterday we had a trivia contest in
> there that went on for 3 hours, and players who visit our property
> love us!  HOGWARTS is listed in the Offbeat category, and on the
> top 100 for Offbeat HOGWARTS has been climbing the list.  On 2/3
> we were not on the list.  On 2/4 we were 14; on 2/5 we were 8;
> 2/6 7th, 2/7 5th, and yesterday we reached 2nd on the list for 
> Offbeat category.  We are trying for #1.  My roomies also would
> like us to be #1 overall, but I don't know if that is realistic.  
> Money and Skills properties have an "overall" advantage.  But we
> are having a lot of fun with it.