Of all the abilities, Status is really the most arbitrary.  It's easy to understand that a normal, everyday student would be a 2, but what about a popular student like Fred or George Weasely?  What about Percy, who was unliked but a Head Boy?  What about Harry, who was famous, well-loved, head of Dumbledore's Army AND a prefect?  Would he have a higher status than a professor?<br/><br/>If playing a professor, are you required to spend valuable points building up status if you don't even care about it?  Kinda.<br/><br/>Status, like every other ability, does not need to be exact.  You figure out about where your character would be and weigh that against how many points we have to spend, which is the beauty and frustration of system games.  Had J.K. Rowling been forced to use a system, Harry Potter would have been...possibly horribly killed, but he would have definitely been significantly weaker.<br/><br/>For status, find out where your character would be on the table below, and simply be within 1 point of that, and be sure to make a note on your character sheet as to why you feel that score is appropriate.  An exception to this rule is that any member of staff must have a Status of at least 3.<br/><br/>2: Student, not of particular note<br/>3: Either well-liked student with title OR new/minor staffmember (Oliver Wood/Algus Filch)<br/>4: Most professors, ministry staff (Septima Vector)<br/>5: Deputy Headmaster, minor ministry positions<br/>6: Headmaster, major ministry positions<br/>7: Minister of Magic