Application

Subject: Application Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:33 am

Hello Aspiring witches and wizards! Before we begin, we're going first have you fill out the event application as it is listed here. Have fun guys!!

Name: (We would like your characters full name here. You can also put nicknames and things that they go by here as well with a brief explanation on them, and how exactly your character feels about it if you so chose. Also, if they go by aliases, or don't want people knowing their last, or real name, this is where you should mention it.)

Background: ( This is just your characters history. You don't have to be to thorough if you don't want to be, but we all would like to have some information about your character to go off of. If you've got a student who isn't a 1st year, this is also the place to put how they are viewed around school, and what kind of reputation they have.)

Alliance: ( There are two main categories in this, both quite extreme; 'Dark Lord Supporter' 'Muggle Supporter' Obviously pure bloods are more likely to be in the first category, but that doesn't mean that non-pure bloods are excluded. You can also chose 'Neutral' if your character isn't sure where they stand. This is Not set in stone, and this does not mean that your character goes out on the weekend to maim muggles, or wants to wed one. This is mostly their outward views, if you'd like to add more about what they actually think about the situation, feel free to do that too!)

Ancestry: ( There are a few different categories here. Muggle born, Half Muggle, Pure Blood, and Half Breed. Obviously the first three explain themselves. The third is a mix with a different species. Similar to Hagrid, who is half human and half giant. These characters have special attributes, but they are rare characters, keep that in mind. This should have been explained more in the background, so just place the category of your choice here.)

House: ( Gryffindor for the bravest, Ravenclaw for the smartest, Slytherin for the pure bloods, and Hufflepuff for the lot. Be careful, houses in this event are very important. Think long and hard on which house your characters truly belong.)

Year: ( The years available for you to chose are 1st, 5th, and 7th.)

Academics: ( So we have some basics about your character but how good of a student are they? As good as they get? Skips all the time? Shows up every once in a while? Is lucky not to be expelled? Class pet? Know it all? Tell us about how your character does in the world of Academia in Hogwarts!)

Wand: ( The minimum you need for a wand description is the core, the wood, and the length. If you so chose you can also add the woods surface/shape, and the strength of the wood. You may chose one that you think fits, but if you're having trouble we've prepared some links to help you with meanings and the like.

http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=16.0
A very good site with all the different wand possibilities and meanings behind them. This will help your wand descriptions tenfold
http://witchesandwicca.ning.com/profiles/blogs/trees-and-their-meanings
More information on wood types and their meanings
http://livingartsoriginals.com/infoforests.htm
This one is also on wood types and their meanings)

Quidditch: ( Avid spectator? Couldn't give a rats tail about it? On their house team? How do they stand in regards to the wizzarding worlds favorite sport? If they're on the team, what position do they play, and how good are they? If they aren't on the team, would they like to be?)

Favorite Class: ( What class do they enjoy the most?)

Best Class: ( What class are they best at? This might not be the same as Favorite )

Worst Class: ( What is your characters absolutely worst class. We're not talking about never going and failing, we're talking about what subject is your character entirely horrible at. You might want to include a why to this as well.)

Least Favorite Class: ( This is the one that your character avoids at all cost, doesn't want to go to, and generally just doesn't care. Might not be the same as their worst class.)

Animagus: ( This is more for the 'potential' animagus. Most wizsards, let alone students do not have the ability, or the right to have an animagus. That doesn't mean you can't do it, just remember that your character can not be a first year, and if they are a fifth year, they must be very good at transfiguration. You may have special circumstances to be able to use an animagus, but that needs to be well described in this section.)

Patronus: (Again, a bit of very strong magic. This is only for non 1st years, and only those exceptionally good at Defending Against the Dark Arts. You may but something down here, but if your character is not able to use it, it is best to keep that in mind.)

Relationships: (Just a list of the characters in the RP that your character has relationships with, and a brief summary of this. If they're best friends, let us know! If they absolutely hate one another, thats fine to. Secret lovers? Thanks for the memo! If you don't know what to do, talk to some other people on the forum, and see if they're interested in doing relationship stuffs with you! That is the name of the game, isn't it! Another good tactic is to ask around for who's going to be in your year/house. If you're not sure yet, feel free to change this as things progress, or you decide on relationships.)

Pet: ( Every student at Hogwarts is allowed one pet! Be it a conventional animal, like an owl, or a cat, or something a little more exotic like a puffskein, you've got lots of options! Though the administration specifically requests that no pets exceding the rank of XXX on the Ministry of Magic's Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, and any animal found to be harming other residents of the school will be sent home immediately!

Extra Classes: (This section is for those non first year students that wish to pursue more classes during their stay at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Students may take up to two extra classes, or opt out of the extra classes if they so chose. The extra classes students can chose are : Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, or Muggle Studies. )

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Posts : 50 Join date : 2010-10-30

Name: Hei Cheng. This is an alias, but his real name is something that will not be disclosed. Gilbert has taken to calling him Chin Li, though he finds this rather insulting.

Background: Born in China, Hei was the product of a union of the powerful Jiaolong dragon; God of the Seas, Floods and able to shape shift at will, and a normal wizard woman. A large problem was that she was already married with other children. She kept him as secret as could be, swearing that he was son to her husband but certain traits were hard to hide at his young age, and his unique genetics came into question. It was discovered what he was not long after that. He was detained by the Ministry in China where he was very badly treated. His mother sprung him for the Ministry and together they fled the country, changing both their names and leaving her other children and husband behind. Hei isn't sure if he'd ever like to meet his siblings again, but it is often something he thinks about. When the letter to Hogwarts came, Hei's mother thought no better place for him to stay there, and be safe under Dumbledore's protection. During his second year at Hogwarts Hei's mother disappeared, since his mother could not be contacted, and due to his special case, he was allowed to stay at Hogwarts year round. Hei hasn't really left since and he knows the castle and grounds very well because of it. He has a strong dislike of purebloods, but at the same time he's impartial to muggleborns. He's likely to stand up for those that are being picked on, no matter what their ancestral status is. Since he came to Hogwarts, Hei has been a bit untouchable. He doesn't talk much, and comes off as stoic and standoffish to most. Most others just steer clear of him, but because of his ability with spells, he's never really been bullied.
Most just keep their distance, and he has very few friends. The exception to this rule is because of his Quidditch talent. Right around matches, the number of people who talk to him increases ten fold, and he's actually got quite a few admirers that caught onto him because of his talent on the broom, but he's not exactly sure what to think of them, and instead keeps his own distance.

Alliance: Hei is very much against the Dark Lord. He has no problems speaking his mind about this, but he rarely stands up for muggle rights either.

Ancestry: Half Blood

House: Gryffindor

Year: 5th Year

Academics: Hei isn't a horribly good student. He started out as one, and worked very hard all through his first year at Hogwarts. But about half way through his second year he stopped trying as much, and often skips classes. He is intelligent enough on his own that he doesn't need to work exceptionally hard to pass, and some classes he excels without any extra work at all, but there are others that he couldn't care to work for at all. If he has to work to hard and it isn't fun, Hei won't do it. Generally he's considered lazy by the staff, even though he's naturally gifted in many classes.

Wand: Dragon Blood (his own) Core, Yew, Brittle, Spiral Shafted, 7.6 inches

Quidditch: Hei is a beater on the Gryffindor team, and has been one since his 2nd year. He is very good at it, and shows excellent mastery of the broom. Hei enjoys watching Quidditch, but enjoys playing it far more. He's known as one of the best beaters the school has had in a while.

Favorite Class: Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions, he is very talented in both

Best Class: Ancient Runes

Worst Class: Transfiguration, this is because Hei is descendent from a natural shape-shifter, and thus can change his form with very little trouble. But, the fundamentals of Transfiguration are entirely lost on him, and no matter how he tries he can't understand the basics of it.

Least Favorite Class: Magical History, Transfiguration, and Care of Magical Creatures. The latter only makes him hungry.

Animagus: Chinese Water Dragon. It isn't exactly fare to catagorize Hei's ability to transform as an Animagus, because he didn't have to work at all to get it and he doesn't transfigure like most others have to. The forum is also so huge that it rarely does him any good, and he never uses it in fear of being discovered.

Patronus: Chinese Water Dragon

Relationships: Hei mostly keeps to himself, but he is very close to Gilbert. The two have been dating on and off since third year in secret. To most, they just seem very close. Another close friend is Elizaveta. The two are beaters on the Gryffindor team, and work very closely with one another. Their strong relationship on the court helped to make them much closer friends in social settings, and when Gilbert is being irritable, they have been known to combine forces to give him a good thrashing. When Hei skips classes, Elizaveta is always the one he asks for notes.

Pet: Hei has no pets.

Extra Classes: After switching around on which extra classes he wanted to take, Hei settled on one, which is Ancient Runes.

Posts : 32 Join date : 2010-12-11

Name: Honda Kiku. Though if you call him Kiku he will be slightly insulted. Honda is your best bet not to get on his nerves, though you'd never notice it....

Background: Kiku spent his younger years in Tokyo, Japan. At a young age he knew how to speak English and Chinese, and was on his way to a good middle school, high school and top university in Japan. That was until the fateful day that an owl delivered a letter to his home. Upon receiving his letter to Hogwarts, Kiku did the boldest thing he'd ever done in his short 11 years of living; he asked his parents to allow him to go to Hogwarts in the UK, and when they refused, he contacted the school directly and went on his own without their permission. He didn't hear from them again that year, but upon returning he and his parent had reached some sort of understanding. Kiku was allowed to attend Hogwarts only if he also continued his own studies independently, take extensive summer classes in Japan, and upon graduating from Hogwarts he still went to a good, Japanese University. Kiku agreed without any complaints, and despite the extra work load, Kiku has made some of the best marks in every of his years at Hogwarts, making straight O's in all of his classes with only one exception. Being a muggle born that achieves some of the highest marks in the entire school has garnered Kiku a lot of unwanted attention during his stay at Hogwarts. He was often subjected to bullying in his first few years but after adjusting to how westerners work, Kiku has grown quite a backbone, and is rarely teased to his face any more. He still gets rude comments, but since he is one of the best wizards of his age, few want to mess with him. All those hostile to Kiku receive a passive smile for their efforts, and probably will find something mysteriously wrong with their person at some inopportune time. Despite all the ugliness, and the outright dislike for his kind, Kiku tries very hard to believe in the integrity of the wizardry world, and despite his agreement with his parents to go to a muggle university, has every intention of having a job in the wizarding world in the future.

Alliance: Obviously being a muggle born means that Kiku has no love for the Dark Lord, but Kiku is a quiet sort, so despite openly opposing Voldemort, and having no problem saying his name, not many people know how passionate Kiku is about how strongly he disapproves of the Dark Lord's existance.

Ancestry: Both of Kiku's parents are muggles, making Kiku a pure muggle born.

House: Ravenclaw

Year: 5th Year

Academics: Kiku Honda is one of, if not the best student in his class/year/school. A common misconception is that he's this way naturally, which he is not. He works exceptionally hard for this status, though to many it seems he does these things effortlessly. He's outstanding, and gets quite a bit of recognition from the teachers for it. But his muggle born status takes the shine off of his achievements more often than he'd like.

Wand: Phoenix Feather Core, Maple, Supple, Smooth, 9.5 inches

Quidditch: Kiku, is absolutely horrible at Quidditch. Flying was the only class Kiku ever got anything less than an O on. Also the only class he ever failed right out. Despite that, Kiku enjoys Quidditch, though he tends not to go to the school games.

Favorite Class: Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology and Transfiguration

Best Class: Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Transfiguration

Worst Class: Flying

Least Favorite Class: Arithmancy, though he's generally good at it, he doesn't enjoy it at all.

Animagus: Potentially a Fox.

Patronus: Fox

Relationships: Kiku likes to keep to himself. He's not a horribly social person, but when he does interact with people he tends to be very nice and polite, even to those that don't deserve it. This would normally help him in the social spear, but with his status as a muggle born and one of the top students in school, he has very few friends.

Matthew Williams - Matthew is one of Kiku's best friends. They are classmates, and house mates, and they get along very well. Kiku and Matthew often enjoy talking about their different cultures, and Kiku has quite a fascination with Native American beliefs that are so paramount to Matthew. They've been known to get into conversations that could last hours, and keep both of them from studying, as was usually the original goal. They can often be found together. To most their friendship seems like a passive one, but that is generally not the case. They also tend to bond over various muggle conventions, that normal wizzards do not seem to understand in the slightest. Their topics of conversation are wide, and varied, making them quite the pair.

Heracles Karpus - Hercales is another one of Kiku's best friends. Often they can be found together in the library or outside enjoying the sunshine. Sometimes with Kiku's head stuck in a book and Heracles napping, or with the two of them just sitting together silently enjoying each others company. Their friendship is based on their mutual dislike of constant chatter, and their ability to understand each other rather well without it. Neither are very well liked around campus, and initially that brought them together. But now, in their fifth year, they're much closer than most people realize.

Arthur Kirkland - Kiku is currently in a secret relationship with fellow head boy Arthur Kirkland, though their relationship is of the utmost secret. The two are never seen together, and often seem hostile or dismissive when they are seen together publicly. It is a relationship that causes Kiku a large amount of concern, and worry.

Pet: Kiku has a small black cat that he bought his second year named Tama, and she loves fish just as much as her owner. When Kiku isn't in the common room, shes more than happy to spend her time napping with Heracles.

Extra Classes: Kiku takes Arithmancy and Care of Magical Creatures, though he owns the books for the other extra classes, and has every intention of taking the OWLs for them as well. If he could take more, he would. The only class he has no interest in taking is Muggle Studies.

Subject: Re: Application Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:38 am

Name: Antonio Fernandez Carriedo. His mom used to call him Tony but currently no one else does.

Background: Antonio comes from a small town in Northern Spain, where he used to live with his father and step-mother in a wealthy and traditional mansion. Even when he was really little his father taught him about the importance of being a good wizard and being proud of his family and bloodline. His mom mysteriously died when he was eight in what it seemed like a magical accident. His dad re-married again to a rich, pure-blood witch and who introduced him to the Dark Lord’s cause, convincing his father and himself to support his cause. After turning eleven he received a letter from Hogwarts and instead of attending a Spanish wizarding school he set off to Britain, considering it an honour to be in the same country the Dark Lord lived in. At the beginning of his fifth year he received a letter from his father telling him he had found the perfect match to marry him with after he graduated from school; a Spanish woman whose family had great influence among the Dark Lord’s followers. He is not particularly happy about that and has even considered joining the Death Eaters to avoid it.
At school he is seen by his peers as the Quidditch superstar and the overly happy and touchy Spaniard whi will hug you for no reason, but only if you are Slytherin. The people closest to him and his enemies know that he can be greedy, arrogant and racist beyond measure if provoked accordingly.

Alliance: Dark Lord supporter. Due to being brought up the way he was he actually does believe Purebloods hold natural superiority against mudbloods.

Ancestry: Pureblood

House: Slytherin

Year: 5th year

Academics: Antonio is a little bit below the average student when it comes to academics. Not because he is stupid although sometimes is just easier to pretend he is, but because he is simply extremely lazy and very much prefers to spend the afternoon on Slytherin’s common room taking a siesta than doing actual work. He is ahead of his curriculum so far anyway, thanks to his father’s extra-classes.

Wand: 8 Inches. Reed, supple and with a bent shaft. Runerspoor fang core.

Quidditch: He was named Hogwarts’ best player last year. Plays for Slytherin’s team as a chaser.

Favorite Class: Divination and Herbology (although this is kept secret)

Best Class: Charms and transfiguration. He is passing both with flying colours in spite of never handing homework on time,, or at all.

Worst Class: Potions. The smell drives him crazy, besides who wants to spend their time just following a boring recipe.

Least Favorite Class: History of Magic.

Animagus: Antonio does not have an animagus and although because of his level of knowledge in transfiguration he could. His laziness overcomes any desire he has of achieving it. As a potential animal though he always thought of the Spanish lion, which is the royal symbol of his family.

Patronus: A bull. When he was little and the Minister of Magic was investigating his mother’s death, he had his first encounter with a dementor. The chilling experience marked him and he swore to himself to learn a way of protection, thus making his first patronus at the end of his fourth year at Hogwarts.

Relationships: He gets along with most people on his house although a few of them feel uncomfortable around him, labelling him of being “too touchy” He is best friends with Arthur Kirkland with who he has a complicated relationship; they confide and are loyal to each other but is likely you will always find them fighting, always because of silly things. And Arthur wings 80% of the times, not that Antonio will ever admit to that.
He is not currently involved in a romantic relationship even though he has had eyes for a cute team-mate (whose cat is a pain in the ass) for quite sometime.

Pet: He has an owl but he is not really that close to it so he hasn’t even named it yet. He also has a turtle named Francisco hidden somewhere in his room.

Extra Classes: Since he wasn’t really interested in everything else he decided to take divination and ended up loving the unpredictable nature of the subject.

Subject: Re: Application Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:50 am

Name: Elizabeta Héderváry. Close friends call her Liz and the annoying Gilbert calls her Lizzie sometimes.

Background: An immigrant to Britain from Hungary, she is the daughter of a pureblood witch and a muggle man. Her father fought in the Hungarian Revolution and was targeted by Soviet authorities when the revolution was crushed. He took his family and escaped to Britain. Elizabeta learnt much from her father, from how to make muggle science to how to handle muggle weapons and guns (an unusually also a frying pan) and to master defense tactics. Her childhood was a happy one and she always counted with the support of both of her parents.
Because of her ability to fight she is pretty popular among the people of her house and has many friends. Those who don’t know her say that she is a very intense woman, has a very short temper and can be pretty obsessive when she wants to be.
When she graduates from Hogwarts she plans to be an auror.

Alliance: Muggle supporter. Being half blood and having many friends from muggle descent she is of course highly against the Dark Lord.

Ancestry: Half blood

House: Gryffindor

Year: 5th year

Academics: She is an ok student. Goes to class often enough and completes homework… most of the time. But she gets bored extremely easily and can’t stay long trapped in a classroom.
When she really has to study she prefers to do so outside near the lake.

Wand: 7 inches. Cedar rigid and with a spiralled shaft. Demiguise core.

Quidditch: She plays for Gryffindor’s team as a blind side beater. She doesn’t know how to lose so when her team loses she gets really rabid.

Favorite Class: Defence against the Dark arts

Best Class: Defence against the Dark arts

Worst Class: Transfiguration (she has taking notes and that causes her mark to drop monumentally)

Least Favorite Class: Aritmancy (she regrets ever taking it!)

Animagus: Since she is not good at transfiguration the idea of an animagus has never really crossed her mind. But if she were to have one she will like to imagine it would be some sort of bird.

Patronus: She just recently learnt how to use the spell and she finds it hard to keep it stable for long. The patronus takes the form of a turul, an amazing bird of her native Hungary.

Relationships: Is close friends with Gilbert with whom she pretty much spent half of her childhood with, and although most of the time you they are fighting they really are extremely good friends. She is also really good friends with Hei with whom she plays Quidditch as his fellow beater.

Pet: She has a faithful black owl named Álmos who always knows how to exactly comfort her if she is feeling sad. It was a gift from her father.

Extra Classes: She took Aritmancy because it sounded mildly interesting but highly regrets it as she has to be in a classroom for two hours three times a week listening to a boring lecture of things that she really does not care for.

Guest

Name: Toris Lorinaitis

Background: The son of two muggle Lithuanian parents who escaped their country after the spread of Communism and the Russian invasion by immigrating to Britain. Tori’s was born a few years later so he holds British citizenship by birth. He was highly surprised when his letter from Hogwarts arrived introducing him to a world of magic he didn’t know existed. After some hesitation from his parents they finally gave up and accepted the fact that his son was a wizard and that needed to be educated as one. As it turns out he has an exceptional talent when it comes to most magical abilities and is now one of the best students of his year.
After graduating he plan to go back to Lithuania and learn more about his culture and the magical community living there, probably looking for a potions master to take him as an apprentice.
He has a kind heart and soul and because of this a lot of his classmates also believed him to be weak and a pushover.

Alliance: Muggle supporter.

Ancestry: Muggleborn

House: Ravenclaw

Year: 7th year

Academics: He has exceptional magical talent so most of his classes are going extremely well. On his first years he was bullied because of his intelligence and his bloodline which caused him to do badly in school, but he is past the point of caring now and prefers to concentrate on his marks right now.

Wand: 9 inches. Maple, pliable and smooth. Hippogriff talon core.

Quidditch: When his house plays he gets excited and cheers for them but he is not much of a sporty guy and at the end of the day quidditch is the last of his priorities.

Favorite Class: Potions

Best Class: Everything he is taking right now

Worst Class: Flying and divination (His professor says he just doesn’t have “the eye”)

Least Favorite Class: Flying. He likes his feet on the floor thank you very much.

Animagus: He doesn’t have one and he is not really interested on getting one right now. Maybe one day after when it stops being illegal for him to have one.

Patronus: A white stork. He got the spell on his first try after recalling a memory of the summer of his fourth year at Hogwarts when he went with his parents to his native Lithuania for the first time to visit his grandmother near the Coast of the Baltic Sea. In there he found a group of White storks that drawn to his magic had come and spent a whole day with him.

Relationships: Because of his personality he has never been able to keep as many friends as he would like, most people end up getting bored with him but He is friends with a hufflepuff named Feliks (and he has a secret crush on him). He is also slowly developing a friendship with a first year boy that he has been tutoring named Raivis.
Over the years he has had a few crushes. The first one with a student two years younger than him named Kiku Honda with whom he loves to discuss muggle science and inventions but it died out as he discovered he very much liked the boy as a friend. He currently has a small crush on Natalya, another ravenclaw girl who he finds fascinating and beautiful; it has been the only girl-crush he has had in his life.

Pet: He has two frogs, a male named Audra (meaning storm in Lithuanian) and a female named Aušra (meaning dawn)

Extra Classes: He takes everything being offered except for Muggle Studies and Divination, thanks to an special arrangement he got from Professor McGonagall. His favourite extra class is ancient runes.

Guest

Name: Katyusha Braginskaya (Katya for short)

Background: Raised by her grandmother in an isolated cottage in the Ukrainian farmland. She started learning magic at a very young age but never took much interest on it, preferring to go out and help the farmers with their harvests. Because her country does not have a school of magic several foreign institutions sent her letters of admission. At the end she decided to go with Hogwarts to experience the industrial life for once.
She is noticed among her classmates because of some of her physical attributes although most of the time she does not like to acknowledge this attention.

Alliance: Neutral. While she does oppose the Dark Lord’s ideas her bloodline keeps her from actually feeling hatred towards him. But if the life of her friends or herself is in danger she won’t hesitate to do something about it.

Ancestry: Pureblood (Although she has fairy blood a few generations back)

House: Hufflepuff

Year: 7th year

Academics: She’s a pretty good student although due to her cluelessness when it comes to some subjects she comes across as “not trying hard enough”.

Wand: 7.5 inches. Willow, supple with a decorated shaft. Fairy hair core.

Quidditch: Although she has interest in flying she really wants nothing to do with Quidditch.

Favorite Class: Care of magical creatures.

Best Class: Herbology

Worst Class: Charms (she keeps making the cauldron explode)

Least Favorite Class: Potions

Animagus: She transforms into a butterfly. It was magic that she learnt from her grandmother when she was really small and that keep on growing and growing. The ministry of course know nothing of this and Katya does not plan on telling them anytime soon

Patronus: None at the moment.

Relationships: She is best friends with a Ravenclaw girl named Natalya, since they first met and clicked they have been completely inseparable. She also speaks with Toris, a Ravenclaw boy who used to be her tutor and with Matthew, the sweetest boy she has ever met.

Pet: She has a Russian blue cat named Dimitri that spends most of his time curled up in a ball on his pillow and sleeping.

Extra Classes:Divination. She was taught some of it by her grandma and now she can do it quite well.

Subject: Re: Application Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:49 am

Name: Arthur Kirkland. Referred to by those in his year as “Kirkland” but due to the fact that he has several relatives wandering around, sometimes more specificity is needed. Those close to him will occasionally call him “Iggy”, and his siblings sometimes call him “Artie” when they want to annoy him, as it is not a nickname he prefers.

Background: Arthur has lived in the London area all his life and comes from a very old and proud wizarding family. They are well known and generally respected in the wizarding community, though rumors have bounced around about their status as Death Eaters. Both of Arthur’s parents are in the Dark Lord’s inner circle and are privy to certain inside information. They instilled their values in Arthur and as a result, he was always believed pure blood wizards to be superior to those of muggle or mixed heritage. He’s believed that muggleborns have no place in wizarding society and that the rise of the Dark Lord is a good thing. However, his closeness to Kiku Honda has caused him to question some of these beliefs. Arthur’s parents, particularly his mother, are protective and have taken certain precautions for his benefit, even some that may imply that they are concerned about some of the possible outcomes of the Dark Lord’s takeover. An example of such is his mother’s insistence that he start learning to cast a patronus almost as soon as he got his wand.

He is more tactful than most about his prejudices, never using terms such as “mudblood” in public unless greatly angered. He values manners and strives to be a gentleman as much as possible, which can be difficult given his views. He is seen as stiff and cocky by most of the school and is known to have a nasty temper if pushed far enough. He is a Prefect and not afraid of using that title.

Alliance: Officially a supporter of Lord Voldemort. It is expected that he will become a Death Eater like his parents, but Arthur has no desire to. The Dark Lord’s rise was something he had always thought of as an eventuality rather than something he actively strives for. If given the choice, he would prefer to lead a quiet, peaceful life as opposed to joining the fight, but he doesn’t see that happening for him and has resolved himself to the life his parents have chosen for him.

Ancestry: Pure blood as far back as his family can be traced.

House: Slytherin

Year: 5th

Academics: Very serious about his studies. Has had the goal of being a prefect and eventually Head Boy in mind every since his first year, both because he thinks it would be of help to him in the future and because he likes authority. He takes great pride in his academic achievements and can be highly competitive. When not studying, he enjoys reading fiction. He loves a good story to the point that he doesn’t discriminate against muggle literature, though he takes great care to hide these books from his family and his housemates.

Wand: Apple and Unicorn hair, 12 ½ inches. Smooth and slightly springy.

Quidditch: He knows how to play, but didn’t have great enough interest to try for the team, figuring it would get in the way of his studies anyway. He only follows it for the sake of the House Cup and because his best friend Antonio is on the team. He has been known to skip games in which Slytherin is not playing in favor of some quiet time.

Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures.

Best Class: Transfiguration – has always had a knack for it.

Worst Class: Potions – had to be tutored by Kiku Honda to get the grades he needed to be made Prefect.

Least Favorite Class: Potions

Animagus: None currently, but he is considering trying to learn how, and given his transfiguration prowess, he may succeed.

Patronus: Rabbit, and he is a bit self-conscious about this.

Relationships:
-Peter Kirkland – Younger brother. Finds him annoying usually, but is protective of him and will step in if anyone other than himself or his older siblings gives Peter a hard time. Doesn’t hesitate to offer what he considers guidance to Peter, but he likely comes off as bossy instead.
- Una Kirkland – Older sister. Butts heads with her constantly and has a whole slew of insults he reserves especially for her. At the same time, he doesn’t stand for anyone else insulting her unless it is during a venting session he’s having with one of his friends.
-Sedgwick Kirkland – Older brother. Has a tendency to fight with him as well, and their fights can get rather heated, though Arthur usually loses. He disapproves of Sedgwick’s rough and callous demeanor, but looks up to him more than Arthur cares to admit.
-Kiku Honda – Arthur is in a secret relationship with him, one Arthur is terrified of getting out, knowing both his family and fellow Slytherins would react negatively. In public, he ignores or is openly hostile to Kiku, but in private he is rather attached.
-Antonio Carriedo – Best friend and fellow Slytherin, though they argue and goad each other on a lot. Arthur confides everything in him except for any acts that would make him look like a muggle sympathizer, like his books or his relationship with Kiku. This is not because he thinks Antonio will call him out (at least not intentionally) but rather he is afraid his friend will think less of him for it.

Pet: He owns a male barn owl that he raised from an egg and trained himself during his 3rd year. It doesn’t have the best sense of direction, mostly due to Arthur’s less than expert training, but it gets the job done, if a bit slower than the average owl. He wanted to name it Shakespeare after his favorite muggle writer, but was afraid someone would catch on, so he settled on naming him William.

Extra Classes: Care of Magical Creatures and Ancient Runes

Posts : 9 Join date : 2010-11-17

Name: Evangeline Lirette. Insists that she be referred to as “Eva”

Background: She was born and raised in Louisiana until she was 10 years old. She was all set to attend the Marie Laveau School for the Magical Arts when it was discovered by her parents that the school, as well as the area as a whole, had become a hotbed of supporters of You Know Who. Since her mother was a muggleborn, they fled the area. They moved around a lot and happened to be in Britain staying with friends when Eva turned eleven. They were surprised when a letter from Hogwarts arrived. Their friends insisted it was the best school and that Eva would be safe there. Her parents agreed, at least for the time being.

Alliance: Very much against the Dark Lord.

Ancestry: Mother is muggle born. Father is of mostly wizard ancestry and is a 4th generation apothecary.

House: Gryffindor

Year: 1st year

Academics: She tries to be a good student, but she isn’t very good with a wand and charms and transfiguration take extra effort on her part (with the exception of curses – she’s rather good with those). She makes up for it in the classes that don’t require much wand work. She enjoys the outdoors and spends as much of her free time in the grounds as possible. At least until the cold sets in. She hates snow.

Wand: Kelpie hair and cypress, 9 ¾ inches. Supple with a knobby handle. Inherited from her paternal grandmother.

Quidditch: Hopes to try out for the house team next year. She isn’t a bad flyer, but has a lot of room for improvement.

Favorite Class: Defense against the Dark Arts. Curses and defensive magic seem to be the only wand work she is able to get without much difficulty.

Best Class: Potions. She’s a natural when it comes to potion making, a fact she attributes to spending much of her childhood in her father’s shop.

Worst Class: Transfiguration – she would much rather buy her needles than produce them from matches, thank you very much.

Least Favorite Class: Herbology. Not because of the subject, but because it means she has to trudge outside through the snow to get there when the weather turns cold. She doesn’t mind it at all in warm weather.

Animagus: None and no current interest in getting one

Patronus: Can’t cast one yet. When she can, it will be a raccoon.

Relationships: Since she’s a first year and not from the area, she doesn’t really know anybody yet. She’s prideful and can be rather blunt, which can be off-putting when people first meet her, but she’s as loyal as can be once she warms up.

Pet: A pelican named Jacquot. She uses him like an owl and he may be the clumsiest bird in the world. He has yet to deliver a letter in the morning without taking Eva’s breakfast out upon his arrival.

Extra Classes: N/A

Subject: Re: Application Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:58 am

Name: Feliks Łukasiewicz

Background: Born in Warsaw to a wizard father and muggle mother. His family moved to Britain when he was still a baby, trying to escape the strife between the communist and liberal regimes in his home country. His mother is a clothing designer and Feliks takes greatly after her in appearance, behavior, and style. In fact, it seemed the only thing he got from his father was magic. His father didn’t keep magic a secret, so Felik’s magical abilities did not come about as a surprise, even when he turned the family dog blue.

At school, he is widely known to be flamboyant and flirty. When he was younger, he was much more shy, but as he became more confident at Hogwarts, he came out of his shell with a fury and several miss the shy first year they used to know. He is especially good with spells and potions to alter and improve one’s appearance, and is sought after by some of the girls (and the occasional guy) for his services. He makes a decent bit of gold doing this.

Alliance: Is largely uninterested in the war between muggle sympathizers and Dark Lord supporters, but if pressed, will side with those against Lord Voldemort, mostly because he is himself a half-blood, and several of his friends are of muggle ancestry.

Ancestry: Half-blood. His father is from a pure blood family.

House: Hufflepuff

Year: 7th

Academics: He isn’t the best student as he only works hard in the areas that really interest him and tends to space out otherwise. The few areas he does focus on, he excels at.

Wand: Phoenix feather and birch, 10 ¼ inches. Pliable with an ornately carved shaft.

Quidditch: Keeper for the house team. He didn’t especially want to join at first, but was convinced when it was discovered that he was both a good flyer and good with his hands. His team mates sometimes have to threaten to hit a bludger at him themselves to make sure he keeps his head in the game.

Favorite Class: Transfiguration – though he’s only really interested in transformations pertaining to humans. Doesn’t care about turning spectacles into shrews.

Best Class: Charms – is especially good at spells that most would consider odd or useless. He’s also fairly good at potions.

Worst Class: History of Magic. He can’t pay attention to save his life

Least Favorite Class: Divination. He hates having to pretend to focus during the entire class. He only passes it because he has a flare for the dramatics and can fake it like the best of them.

Animagus: None and he is not especially interested in getting one.

Patronus: Stallion. He’s only been able to conjure it a few times, though.

Relationships:
- Toris Lorinaitis – Good friends and Feliks has a long standing attachment to him. He wants to be more than friends, but hasn’t made the move yet. He kind of thinks it would hurt his business if it got out that he was in a relationship, as he flirts with his clientele and doesn’t think he could get away with that if he were dating.
-Gilbert Beilschmidt – has had an odd fondness for him ever since Gilbert arrived at Hogwarts that most would consider on the verge of stalking or harassing. He greatly enjoys trying his glamour spells on him (willingly or unwillingly…usually unwillingly) not because he’s experimenting (usually) but because he likes to think of Gilbert as his blank canvas. He’s amused by his ability to rile Gilbert, but keeps himself reeled in enough to prevent Gilbert from being too embarrassed, though Feliks doesn’t see why he should be. Ultimately, he does see Gilbert as a friend and treats him to the occasional drink in Hogsmeade as some form of repayment.

Pet: A long haired female cat named Angelika. He doesn’t remember what color she was to begin with and he changes it almost weekly.

Extra Classes: Divination and Care of Magical Creatures.

Subject: Re: Application Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:32 am

Name: Gilbert Beilschmidt

Background: Born from a long line of German and Prussian wizards, Gilbert is a pureblood, and has no problem letting everyone know it. He was born in Germany, and lived there till around the age of six, when they moved to England. Gilbert's mother died when he was still very little, and his relationship with his father is extraordinarily strained. Being an only child, and often ignored by his only parental figure, shunned by the few others he knew due to his different appearance, Gilbert took to spending most of his time running around outside, or huddled in his room reading. He's got an affinity for animals, often preferring their company over any human's.

Upon being enrolled to Hogwarts, Gilbert has found himself constantly surrounded by others. He's usually louder and more rambunctious when dealing with the larger groups at the school, which is his way hiding his nervous and shy side. Since attending Hogwarts, he's only ever put any true effort into a few select classes, and spends more time with Halfbloods over Pruebloods. This has led to a great deal of added strain between him and his neglectful father.

In his second year, Gilbert's father moved back to Germany, and so Gilbert spends his summers and winter breaks there. He continues to go to Hogwarts, despite his father's constant mentions of Durmstrang. Upon returning to Hogwarts each year, Gilbert is tense, annoyed, and stressed, though this just makes him louder, and more obnoxious then usual.

Somewhere around his third year, Gilbert was forced to acknowledge certain things about himself that he very much didn't want too. Including his preference towards males over females, and the fact that he had developed feelings for a fellow classmate (and one of the only people he spent his time with). He also came to the conclusion that eating meat was not for him, and became a vegetarian (despite Hei's continuously loud voicing of how unhealthy it is). By fourth year, he'd remained both attracted to males, as well as repulsed by the idea of eating anything that once had a face.

During his earlier years at Hogwarts, Gilbert was a constant tag-along towards the Mauraders. He had a great deal of respect for fellow Purebloods James Potter, and Sirius Black. When they eventually left the school, they left their map with him, on the promise that he would keep up mischief making at the school. Something the albino has had no problem doing.

Now, at the start of his fifth year, Gilbert is ready for another year of classes, fighting with his friends, and being dragged to Quidditch games. The only difference for him this year, is that he has every intention of actually getting good grades. Having fought with his father about his failing grades, and his father's belief that he is unable to be worth anything, Gilbert is determined to not only pass his OWLs with flying colors, but to do so in each and every class he takes as well.

Alliance: Neutral. One of the few things his father taught Gilbert was that all muggles, muggleborn, and halfbloods are useless pieces of garbage. However, two of Gilbert's close friends are halfbloods, and his best friend/boyfriend is vehemently against the Dark Lord. Gilbert still has a great deal of respect for all that the Villainous man has done, even though it conflicts with his rapidly changing views on the war itself.

Ancestry: Pureblood

House: Gryffindor, this is a source of great shame to his father, who expected him to be Slytherin, which is also the main reason Gilbert demanded to be put in Gryffindor. He takes every chance he can get to rub it into his father face.

Year: 5th

Academics: Gilbert could hardly be considered a good student. He spends most of his classes drawing in his books, or reading material they aren't actually studying. This isn't to say he's stupid, on the contrary, when he actually puts in some effort, he gets very good grades, as shown in Defense Against The Dark Arts, and Care Of Magical Creatures.

Wand: Hawthorn – Phoenix Feather – 11, Inflexible – Bent shaft
Wood: - Any Spells, but particularly Defensive Magic. Great for Dueling.
A light, hard, apple-like wood. Hawthorn usually doesn't grow much bigger than a shrub, and is popular in England as a hedge plant. The wood from the Hawthorn provides the hottest fire known. Its leaves and blossoms are used to create a tea to aid with anxiety, appetite loss and poor circulation. The Greeks and Romans saw the hawthorn as symbolic of hope and marriage, but in medieval Europe it was associated with witchcraft and considered to be unlucky. This seeming contradiction is to be expected from a tree with such beautiful blossoms and such deadly-looking thorns. Hawthorn can be used for protection, love and marriage spells. (Information copy&pasted from this site)
Core: Great for all sorts of spells, but especially Defensive Magic
Strength: Hexes and Curses. Willful disposition and doesn't back down.
Shape & Surface: Quirky and Entertaining.

Quidditch: Gilbert has absolutely no interest in Quidditch. He very much prefers to keep his feet on the ground, and the only reason he pays the sport any attention is because both Hei and Liz play it. He cheers them on, and can get into the competitiveness, as long as no one expects him to get up in the air.

Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures – This is by far Gilbert's favorite class. It started out as his only extra class, and it remains the one class he has never skipped, or lost focus on. He puts more effort in this class, then in all his other classes combined.

Best Class: Defense Against The Dark Arts – Gilbert has a natural skill for defensive and dark spells. Particularly good at picking apart the complex dark magic explained (but rarely taught) in the class, he's done very good in this class from his first year on.

Worst Class: Herbology – While he doesn't mind getting his hands dirty, Gilbert does have a rather extensive distaste for the repetitiveness, as well as a lack in interest in what each thing does. Needless to say, he doesn't put in the effort required to get even barely passing grades.

Least Favorite Class: Muggle Studies – Gilbert took this class in Fourth year, mostly to piss off his father, who had complained about the class being ridiculous and pointless. He didn't actually tell anyone, and he flunked the class completely, finding, in the end, that he agreed with his father completely. He was not happy with this, and so even though he doesn't intend to take it again, this class remains his most hated of them all.

Animagus: Gilbert is adequately skilled at Transfiguration, and has been studying to be an animagus since fourth year. He's still figuring out what he'll be, and has been having a mild amount of trouble grasping the creature he'll become. (When he eventually does succeed in becoming a Animagus, he will be a Black Eagle.)

Patronus: Gilbert's never had much skill for spells like the Patronus. He understands the mechanics of the spell, and tries often to get it right, but has a lot of trouble focusing on a 'happy' memory. He's only managed to get it once, and it came in the form of a rabbit, though he hasn't had much luck getting it right again.

Relationships: Gilbert's obnoxious and egotistical behavior has left him with only three friends. He's very attached to them, though if asked directly he'd probably deny it completely. He tends to enjoy spending time alone, more then spending it with others, so unless he's with Hei or Elizabeta, (Or trapped in Feliks' clutches), he's usually outside laying in the grass, or catching animals out of the safe wooded areas around the lake.

Hei Cheng – Gilbert and Hei have been in an on-again-off-again relationship since their third year. He cares a great deal for Hei, though getting him to admit it is hard to do. The two were good friends before they started dating, and it is mostly on Gilbert's request that they keep the relationship a secret. Mostly because Gilbert is still insecure about his sexuality, but also because neither have any desire to draw anymore attention to themselves then need be.
Elizabeta Héderváry – A close friend since childhood, Gilbert fights a great deal with Liz, and he'll be one of the first to call her a psychotic bitch. However, he's also the first throw a fist to defend her. He often doesn't understand how his friend's mind works, and some times has a lot of trouble getting along with her, but he is very close to her, and has been known to seek her advice when he eventually runs out of non-human resources (Books, rumors, etc.). She's the main reason that he's calmed down on disliking Muggles a bit, though he swears she must be part Hag or something, because no one who's only human could possibly have the aim she has.
Feliks Łukasiewicz – A seventh year that's been bugging and annoying Gilbert since his first year. He's always put up a front of being highly annoyed at Feliks, but in truth he very much enjoys the attention the older boy gives him. He does wish Feliks would stop trying to make him look like a sissy, and most days he'd kill to get his hands on Feliks' 'portfolio' so he could burn it, and all the black mail it has inside of it. At one point in fourth year, Gilbert even developed a crush on the older student, though he was very careful that no one would find out. Usually, if Gilbert feels he can't ask Elizabeta something, and if he doesn't want to ask Hei, he'll try and ask Feliks instead. This usually ends in his being either too subtle, or glaringly obviously, and generally highly embarrassed after wards. His crush flares up now and again, but he tends to squash it as quickly as possible.
Vash Zwingli – His cousin, Gilbert didn't really meet him until after they'd both arrived at Hogwarts. Since Vash's family is neutral, and Gilbert's are obvious supporters of the Dark Lord, and Gilbert's father is so distant about these things, he didn't even know he was related to Vash until he'd complained to his father during Christmas break first year, and was shocked to learn they were cousins. He's grown a bit attached to Vash, especially since Gilbert, himself, has recently become mostly neutral as far as the war goes. He enjoys bugging Vash, sometimes seeming particularly harsh, but in truth, he's desperately pleased to have a blood-relative that hasn't let him down so far.
Lili Zwingli – Adopted cousin. Another surprise relative that he didn't meet until going to Hogwarts. He's grown rather attached to her in that time, finding her to be adorably sweet, and very cute. He likes to flirt with her every now and again just to annoy Vash, and has admitted to himself, at least, that if he were interested in girls, he'd probably look for one that was like Lili. As much trouble as he's been known to give her over the years, his protectiveness of her could stand a good chance against Vash's, and if the Swiss wizard isn't around to keep her safe, Gilbert's got no problem stepping in to do the job for him.
Roderich Edelstein - Roderich is a friend Gilbert made early on in school. They're in different houses, and have grown up with different lives completely, but they get along well enough. Gilbert does enjoy the time he spends with Roderich, though he wouldn't admit it, since he has a reputation to uphold, and that includes not spending his time with pansy-assed sissies like Roderich. He picks on the Austrian a lot, calling him names, and doing everything he can to annoy him, but he really does like Roderich, and enjoys spending time with him. Even if he thinks the other's German sounds snotty and things Roderich needs a kick in the ass.

Pet: Gilbert has had a great deal of pets over the years he's spent at Hogwarts. He's known for sneaking creatures into his dorm room, when he finds them, and attempting to keep them. This has only ever worked with a single pet, and he's grown used to Hei forcing him to get rid of whatever he it is he's tried to keep hidden under his bed at any particular point in time.

Gilbird – Probably the only thing Gilbert has managed to sneak into the dorm room, and actually keep. He found Gilbird in a tree near the lake, abandoned and by itself. He hasn't quite figured out what Gilbird is, but he assumes it's awesome, and can't wait to see what he grows into.
Fritz – Technically his fathers, Fritz is an Eagle Owl that Gilbert has always been rather attached too. The owl serves Gilbert very well, and is often very affectionate with him. Fritz and Gilbird do not get along.

Extra Classes:

Care Of Magical Creatures – His best, and favorite class, Gilbert is always on time (if not early) for this class, and has only ever gotten Os for it.
Muggle Studies – He took this class to piss off his father. He didn't enjoy it in the least, and flunked it without even trying too. He continues to hate it, and would rather not talk about the fact that he'd even taken the class in the first place.
Ancient Runes - He took this class in fourth year, along with Muggle Studies. He didn't enjoy it, and dropped the class as quickly as he could.

Subject: Re: Application Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:01 am

Name: Angelique De Quincy

Background: Angelique's parents both died when she was still a baby, the only parent she's every known was her grandfather. He's a loving man, who tends to dote on her, spoiling her a bit. Her childhood has been simple, days spent on the beach or in the water, nights laid out listening to stories and the sounds of the world around her.

She always knew she was a bit different then everyone else. Strange little things always happened when she was very sad or angry. Once, when a boy teased her too much, she accidentally doused him with ice cold water. While they were in a classroom. After that, the other kids took to calling her “Gris gris”, a term that essentially means 'Witch'. She was ostracized and only her grandfather ever made her feel loved, and even convinced her to love these strange little abilities of hers.

When she got the letter to Hogwarts she was both frightened of leaving her tiny home in Seychelles, but also ecstatic at being able to learn more about what she was. The big school scares her a great deal, she's prone to homesickness, and is very uncertain about her place in things.

Alliance: Muggle Supporter, of course. She's very proud of her background, but is also sometimes very embarrassed by it.

Ancestry: Muggleborn.

House: Hufflepuff

Year: 1st

Academics: Angelique is fascinated by magic, and everything it can do. She tries her hardest in all of her classes, but is prone to taking shortcuts, and trying to do as little work as is possible.

Wand: Willow – Unicorn hair – 9 ½” , Swishy – Smooth
Wood: - Excellent for spells and love charms
The willow is another water loving tree. Willow bark contains Salicin which is used in the treatment of rheumatic fever and various damp diseases. Her catkins, which appear in early spring before her leaves, attract bees to start the cycle of pollination. In western tradition it is a symbol of mourning and unlucky love. The Latin name for the weeping willow refers to the psalm in which the Hebrews mourn their captivity in Babylon by the willows. Willow indicates cycles, rhythms and the ebb and flux.
Core: Great for Charms. Usually chooses the Pure of Heart.
Strength: Charms. Playful but Weak-willed.
Shape & Surface: Calm and Collected, Image minded.

Quidditch: She doesn't even know what it is. When she eventually finds out, she'll probably be interested for a little bit, and then lose all interest in it. She's more of a water-person anyway.

Favorite Class: Divination – she hasn't actually gotten to take this class, and won't until third year. She does love the subject matter though, and even managed to convince her Grandfather to buy her a book on just it when they went to get her other school books. She's often seen playing with an old deck of tarot cards her Grandfather gave to her before she came to the school.

Best Class: Herbology – This class is an easy O for her. Angelique's family has always known a great deal about plants, though she has more knowledge of the ones native to her home country Seychelles.

Worst Class: History of Magic – She tries very, very, hard to pay attention and get good grades in this class. Sadly, it is near impossible for her to pay attention to Professor Binns' droning, and she always ends up dozing. If nothing else, she always gets a good rest during this class.

Least Favorite Class: Transfiguration – Angelique has an easy time visualizing and understanding how this magic works, she just can't seem to get it right. Transfiguration is so complex, and in truth, she's very afraid of Professor McGonagall, so it's hard for her to do well in this class.

Animagus: Angelique doesn't know much about the process of becoming a Animagus, other then the fact that it takes a lot of work, and skills in transfiguration. She's fascinated by the idea, and likes to day dream about what she would be. She likes to think she would be some type of fish.

Patronus: She doesn't even know for sure what this is, having only glances over the name of this spell in a book in the library. She doesn't really know anything else, but if she ever gets around to learning this spell, her patronus would be a tortoise.

Relationships:

Raivis Galante – A boy she met on the train, he was very sweet to her, if a bit shakey, and she looks forward to getting to know him more. The two will become close friends over their first year, and hopefully after.
Arthur Kirkland – One of the prefects, she ran into him on the train, and though he didn't notice her, she certainly noticed him. She'll develop a full on crush towards him as the school year progresses.
Feliks Łukasiewicz – One of the older students in Hufflepuff, he greatly confuses her, but she thinks he's funny.
Peter Kirkland - Angelique met him on the train as well. He seemed really nice, and she was excited when she found out that the Prefect she'd seen was his older brother. She looks forward to getting close to both.

Pet: She's not fond of cats, and frogs are not really her style. So, for now, Angelique has no pet, though she is thinking of asking her Grandfather if she can have a Fairy Tern. A small, white bird native to Seychelles. It wouldn't be much use in sending messages or things like that, but she'd very much like to have one nonetheless.

Extra Classes: Being a first year, Angelique doesn't yet have any extra classes. She is, however, very much looking forward to taking Divination in her third year, and maybe even Care Of Magical Creatures.

Subject: Re: Application Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:30 am

Name: Una Kirkland

Background: Una is the second oldest Kirkland. She's always felt a bit estranged from her parents. Like her father was afraid to spend too much time with her, and like her mother had never wanted her to begin with. It wasn't until the summer before her seventh year that she learned how true this was. During a fight about a failing grade in Potions it came out that Una is actually the daughter of an Irish muggle woman that her father had an affair with. The woman left Una on their doorstep as a baby, and on her father's insistence she was allowed to stay. Her, now deemed, Step-Mother can't stand to look at her, and is impatiently waiting for the day when Una graduates and gets out of her house.

Before the information coming out, and despite her parents obvious avoidance of her, Una was pretty happy. She loved her brothers, even if she fought with them constantly, and never really questioned her place among them. When she got her letter to Hogwarts, she was very happy, and her first year was a good one. She made a lot of friends in her house, and fit in better then she had anywhere else.

As the years went by, she had to work to keep her grades good, and managed to do well enough in all of her classes. She joined a club and even the choir, and has always been very happy where she is. Everything about her school life, from her first year straight until this year, her last, has been normal, and pretty good. This year, however, she finds herself questioning everything she knew.

Over the summer, after the fight, Una's (Step)Mother took every chance she had to shove the word 'mudblood' in her face, and insulted Una at every turn. She never did this in front of Una's father, or her brothers, but it was made very clear that when Una graduated at the end of the year, she was not welcome back in the Kirkland home. For any reason, or any stretch of time. This suited Una just fine, as she had planned on getting a job at Gringotts as a Cursebreaker, and even had plans to share an flat in London with one of her friends who plans to take the same course in career.

Una has taken steps to insure that no one finds out about her bloodlines, and hopes that she will be able to make it without it ever being found out. She hasn't decided how to feel about it, since she grew up with a family that was not fond of muggles in the least, her father even being a Death Eater. She still has a lot of things figure out, and soul-searching to do.

Alliance: Unknown. Until this year, she had wholeheartedly agreed with her father's point of view, and was an avid Dark Lord Supporter, had even assumed that she would join his cause after school. However, in light of recent events, she's had to rethink this, and has decided to back out and try and more neutral path.

Ancestry: Half Muggle – There is actually Banshee blood on her mother's (the 'muggle') side, but having never met the woman, there's no way for her to know that.

House: Slytherin

Year: 7th

Academics: An excellent student, Una has worked her ass off to get the grades she has, often forgoing sleeping, or eating to make sure she passes each class with at least an E. This year, her last and final year, Una has been made Head Girl.

Wand: Oak – Dragon heartstring – 12 ½, Rigid – Knobby
Wood: - Charms, Healing and Nature Magic
Oak has been considered sacred by just about every culture that has encountered the tree, but it was held in particular esteem by the Norse and Celts because of its size, longevity, and nutritious acorns. The oak is frequently associated with Gods of thunder and lightening such as Zeus, Thor, and the Lithuanian God Perkunas. This association may be due to the oak's habit of being hit by lightening during storms. Specific oak trees have also been associated with the 'Wild Hunt', which is led by Herne in England and by Wodin in Germany. In general, oak can be used in spells for protection, strength, success and stability; the different varieties will lend their own special 'flavour' to the magic.
Core: Hexes and Curses
Strength: Defensive Magic. Headstrong and unyielding
Shape & Surface: Earthy and Strong

Quidditch: She thought of joining the team, but it's rare for a girl to make Slytherin Quidditch Player, and in the end, decided to join the Literary club and the Choir.

Favorite Class: Ancient Runes – Una joined this class in her third year, even though most of her best friends decided to take Divination. She has found that she loves it, and is almost always fiddling with the smooth green stones that make up her own set of runes.

Best Class: Charms – This class is very easy for Una, who has always had a skill for linguistics. Charms come naturally to her, and she even tutors younger students who need help. She's particularly skilled with spells that are colorful and artistic.

Worst Class: Astronomy – No matter how long she stared up at the stars through her telescope, they remained nothing more then spots of light in the black of the night sky. Due to this, Astronomy remained her worst class, and the bad grades she got in it always made her feel like she wasn't doing good enough. In the end, she dropped the class as quickly as she could.

Least Favorite Class: Transfiguration – She's very good at this class, but finds it overly complex, and tends to not enjoy any of her time spent in this class at all. Despite her good grades, she's always distressed when dragged into the classroom by her friends, and prefers to sit at the very back.

Animagus: Irish Setter. Una has been studying to be an Animagus since her first year, when she first found out what one was. She worked her ass off, and has managed to keep her family from knowing about this particular skill. Every now and again she still has trouble with it, and she certainly doesn't use the skill much on school grounds, but she does enjoy having it. She is registered.

Patronus: Doe. Una learned this spell pretty early on. She's especially skilled in Charms, so it was an easy spell for her to get, as soon as she was able to pick a memory that was happy enough to actually keep the spell going.

Relationships:

Sedgewick Kirkland – Her older brother, though not by much, she's fairly close to him. They were born very close together, so as long as she can remember he'd been around. She fights with him a good bit, but not oddly enough so. She misses him a lot when he's not around, and jokes around a lot with him when they spend time together. Even so, she doesn't take any of his shit, and has been known to push him around.
Arthur Kirkland – Her younger brother, she tends to fight with him a lot. It isn't uncommon for the two be found yelling at each other. She gets a lot of fun out of riling him up, and making him doubt things. Though, she's highly protect of him, and would be quick to set anyone straight for badmouthing him or even picking on him. After all, he's hers to torment.
Peter Kirkland – The youngest of the Kirklands, Una tends to dote on Peter. She finds him a breathe of fresh air from Sedgewick and Arthur, and he's probably the only sibling she's never gone out of her way to fight with.
Valentina Ramírez – Her best friend, Una and Valentina both have habits of trying to be the best. Una loves to compete with her on academics, though Una's a bit more laid back. She's rather jealous of her friend for getting to be Quidditch Captain, having sometimes dreamed of that position herself. She makes sure to never miss a game. A lot of her time with Valentina is spent wondering how the girl keeps up with schoolwork, Quidditch, and Prefect duties.

Pet:

Finn – A orange tomcat she adopted in fourth year, Finn has a skill for getting into things, and finding things that people would like to keep hidden. He's very cuddly, and generally loves anyone who will give him any type of positive attention.
Pan – A black owl, Pan was a gift to Una when she passed her OWLs. He's a temperamental owl, and is known for pecking at any fingers that come towards him, including Una's. She hates him, and has been thinking of handing him off to Peter.

Extra Classes: Una has taken Ancient Runes and Arithmancy from third year on, she took Care Of Magical Creatures for third year, and fourth year, but dropped it because her class load, along with her clubs, Prefect duties, and studying to be an Animagus proved to be too much. She often misses the class, but enjoys her other classes more, and doesn't regret her decision to drop it.

Guest

Name: Natalya Arlovskaya

Background: Natalya Arlovskaya is a proud young woman who was born to a old wizarding family in Belarus. Her father's family, despite all their magic, was poor and they made their living farming and making potions; her mother's family, on the other hand, was descended from Veelas, and it showed in the women of the family, as well as the wealth they accumulated. Natalya has the same beauty, cold and perfect, as is known to Veelas, though she has never had much interest in using her looks to get her places.

Much of her childhood was spent learning to make potions with her father, or being dressed up like a doll by her mother. She never worked on the farm, her mother claiming her to delicate for that type of thing. Natalya never questioned it, and neither did her father. He just smiled and went along with it, ready to do anything his beautiful wife asked of him.

Natalya is very intelligent. She is quick to learn things, and has a knack for memorizing facts, and taking things apart and putting them back together. This shows in her often cynical nature towards those she thinks below her intelligence level, as well as her grades. Upon enrolling in Hogwarts, Natalya was instantly placed in Ravenclaw, and has been exceedingly happy there. She fits in with the cunning and curious nature of a true Ravenclaw, though she often has trouble accepting things that cannot be explained.

In her first year, Natalya met Katyusha, who quickly became her best friends. Since they were from around the same place in the world, it helped them bond quickly. Natalya took quickly to softer nature of Katyusha, so different from the other female influence in her life. The two quickly became inseparable, and everyone in their year learned not to disturb either, because it became clear to everyone that Natalya had quite the collection of hexes and curses to throw at people.

In third year, around when the boys started to take notice of girls, Natalya was bombarded with admirers. She found them all trivial and silly. As intelligent as she is, she knew then and knows now, that those boys were only interested in her looks. In the general allure of someone with Veela blood. This often annoys and upsets her, because she wants someone to want her for her. Sometimes, she wonders if anyone ever will. Because of this, she keeps herself distant from most, and very rarely keeps herself from assuming someone wants her for her looks or her help with homework.

By seventh year, Natalya has forgone any hope that anyone other then Katyusha will notice her as more then brains & beauty, and has decided she would rather focus on her career. Planning to be a Potions Master, Natalya has proven to have no trouble doing whatever she must to get higher, and closer to that goal. For this reason, if for no other, she attends all of Slughorns meetings and little parties. Humoring him, and playing along, though she finds him clingy, and foolish.

Alliance: Dark Lord Supporter.

Ancestry: Half-Breed.

House: Ravenclaw

Year: 7th year

Academics: Natalya is a very intelligent young woman, and she knows it. Has always known it. Her grades are excellent, and the only class she has ever had any trouble in was Divination, which she thinks is due to it being a useless, and impractical class at best. No real method, just guessing at odd shapes, and cards.

Wand: Yew – Veela hair – 10 ½, Brittle – Decorated shaft
Wood: Dark Magic and Necromancy
A beautifully smooth, gold-coloured wood with a wavy grain. All parts of the tree are poisonous except the fleshy covering of the berry, and its medicinal uses include a recently discovered treatment for cancer. Long associated with magic, death, rebirth and the runes, the yew may be the oldest-lived tree in the world. Ancient yews can be found in churchyards all over Britain, where they often pre-date even the oldest churches. There are some convincing arguements for it being the original 'World-tree' of Scandinavian mythology. In Europe, yew wood was used for making bows, while on the northwest coast of North America, the Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) is used by the Haida and other tribes for making masks and boxes. Yew may be used to enhance magical and psychic abilities, and to induce visions.
Core: Extremely temperamental, volatile to non-Veelas. Transfiguration.
Strength: Dark Magic. Insecurity, lack of self-confidence.
Shape & Surface: Image/beauty Minded, Usually Ambitious.

Quidditch: She was interested for a while, when she first started attending Hogwarts, but once she figured out the spells used to keep the balls all moving and doing what they were meant too, she lost interest in all of it, and only attends the games when she is pushed into doing so by her classmates. Despite her growing dislike of the game, she was convinced to join her house team in her fifth year, by a few of her housemates. She tried out to pass the afternoon, and get out of the library. She was very surprised when she actually made the team as seeker, but has grown to like the position. Now in her seventh year, Natalya has moved to being Captain, which is both exhilarating and troublesome to her. She loves the position of power, but she doesn't like having to split her attention during the game between looking for the Snitch, and making sure her players are doing what they're supposed to.

Favorite Class: Transfiguration – Natalya loves the complexities of this art. She likes the higher level of concentration it takes, and has no problem taking on extra assignments. However, she doesn't like Professor McGonagall that much, finding the woman to be a bit overbearing.

Best Class: Potions – She loves this class, she loves the preciseness of it. Of memorizing the ingredients, how to cut and slice them, finding how they interact and making sure they work perfectly. She's very good at this class, though she doesn't always follow the books completely, often adding her own little touches to make the potions more effective or more potent. She is one of the students that gets a lot of praise from Professor Slughorn.

Worst Class: Herbology – This is the only class Natalya has never gotten a O in. In fact, she just barely gets an E. She hates getting her hands dirty, working here makes her think of back home, and it doesn't sit well with her. She can recite facts, and information for each plant used, but the actual art of growing that plant, is not something she's any desire to use. If she didn't need this class, she would have dropped it by now.

Least Favorite Class: Divination – She dropped this class the second day of taking it. She finds it ridiculous, and pointless. With everything left up to interpretation, and guesses, she found the class exceedingly boring, and aggravating.

Animagus: Natalya started studying for this in her second year, after she felt she had a good enough grasp on the concept. She worked hard, and used her intense focus to succeed in reaching her goal by the end of her Sixth year. She is exceedingly proud of her Animagus form, that of a Snow Fox, and is not registered.

Patronus: Natalya had some trouble with the Patronus charm at first, finding it hard to grasp and hold onto a memory happy enough to charge it. However, like with everything else (Except for Divination), she was determined to get it just right. Eventually, using a memory of herself and her best friend, Katya, she was able to do the charm easily. The sleek form of a cat, proud and independent, makes her just as pleased as her animagus form.

Relationships:

Katyusha Braginskaya - Katya is her best friend, and probably the only person who's ever managed to get close to the intense young woman. She loves Katyusha very much, though sometimes she doesn't understand her in the least. Katyusha is also the only person that Natalya has ever been willing to help when it comes to classes, as well as be nice too while doing so. She's proven to be far more patient with Katyusha then she would be with any other student, and is very quick to defend and protect the more sensitive girl.
Toris Lorinaitis – A boy in the same house as Natalya, she's more fond of him then she'll admit too. She treats him very roughly, not certain of how else to react to him. She has been known to hex and curse him, sometimes without any reason for doing so.

Pet:

Anya – A birman cat, Anya is a very sweet cat, who likes to be cuddled, and has been very spoiled by her owner. Natalya loves her cat more then she loves most people, and dotes upon her.

Extra Classes:

Care Of Magical Creatures – She took this class in her third year, and kept it til her fifth, when she found that she just wasn't interested in it, and was only taking the class to be with Katyusha.
Divination – This is her most hated class, and she can't even quite remember why she took it. All she knows, is that she would sooner shave her head, then ever step foot in that classroom again.
Ancient Runes – A complex class of languages and symbols, Natalya replaced Divination with this class, and was very pleased with the difference.
Arithmancy – She's not particularly fond of this class, though she doesn't mind taking it, or doing the work for it. She'll do it without complaining, but doesn't ask for extra work like she does with a few other classes she takes.
Muggle Studies - A class she took in hope that it would be time consuming and interesting. It proved not to be, and she dropped it almost as quickly as divination, under the pretense that it would not help her reach her goals.

Guest

Name: Raimundo Joaquim Da Costa. Most people refer to him as Rai, he doesn’t mind.

Background:
Raimundo was born in Brazil. His mom is a well known animagus .The young Brazilian was shielded from this knowledge in fear that he may be ashamed of her or worse, follow her footsteps. He was just a regular boy who loved soccer and sports in general, who would get lost in the woods until supper. His parents loved him nonetheless; they say they like it better this way. Far better than the special missions his mom had to endure, due to her ability. They were already content with their potential quidditch champion and occasional prankster. But one night, he found out about a friend of his who can morph into a specific type of animal. He went on and on about how cool it was. The parents were both horrified but found it adorable that he was so eager. And so they told him and started training him. The time came and they sent him to Hogwarts not only for the Transfiguration classes but also for the Quidditch games which he had been dreaming off as a child.

Alliance: Muggle Supporter.

Ancestry: Half Muggle

House: Gryffindor

Year: 5th

Academics: He’s just here for the Quidditch games, he claims. But he can’t hide how much he loved taking transfiguration. He tends to cut classes from the beginning, usually found on open fields either sleeping or playing soccer.

Wand: Demiguise hair for the core, Wenge wood. 9.5 inches. All designed for the sole purpose of transfiguration.

Quidditch: He’s the chaser of the Gryffindor team. Aims to be captain one day.

Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures, Transfiguration

Best Class: Transfiguration, Charms

Worst Class: History of magic. Dates, terms, people. No.

Least Favorite Class: Herbology, Astronomy, History of Magic. He finds these subjects useless and downright boring.

Animagus: Jaguar. He has had training from his mom, the interest and the skill.

Patronus: Possibly a Jaguar. He doesn’t really have one though.

Relationships:

He has a cousin from Ecuador who happens to be in the 7th year. Sure she likes to mess with him but family is family. Besides, she gets him out of trouble and she never tells on him whenever his parents ask.
He’s in pretty good terms with Maria as well.
He has an annoying 'older brother' named Gabriel. Though secretly, he doesn't think he'll be acknowledging him any time soon.
He likes to mess with this kid from Slytherin. Even giving him a nickname, Patty.

Pet: Severe Macaw. Sure it’s a bit noisy and eye-catching but Rio, as he calls him, is his own little piece of home.

Extra Classes: Care of Magical Creatures. Raimundo had always been fascinated at the vast numbers of so called mythical creatures unknown by the muggles.

Posts : 34 Join date : 2011-03-12

Name: Andrea Ojeda Jaramillo. Most people call her Ojeda, but she is on a first name basis with many students. Her quidditch teammates usually refer to her as “Andi,” though the way they pronounce it varies.

Background: Andrea was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador by her muggle parents. She discovered her magical powers at a very young age and used them secretly to get into a variety of trouble. She was always fascinated by her abilities and spent many years thinking that she was the only one who was so blessed. Her parents didn’t believe her at first when she told them of her powers, knowing their daughter for having a bit of an overactive imagination. That changed when she received an invitation to Hogwarts at the age of 11 as part of an international outreach program. Her parents were shocked and frightened, wondering if Andrea had somehow been possessed by the Devil, but a representative of the school came and calmly explained things to them. Her father was angry about the news and forbid Andrea to go, but her mother supported the idea, trying to convince her husband that it would be better for their daughter to learn how to control her magic. Her father still refused, and with the stubbornness she inherited from him, Andrea defied his wishes and left for England. Her father and her have long since become estranged, though she writes to her mother frequently. Being very close to her rather large family, Andrea misses them horribly, but she tries to hide her feelings under a smile and carry on.

The first year for Andrea was very hard. Her usually good nature was soured by the strife she faced from leaving home without her father’s consent. She was still very fascinated by all the new things around her and used her curiosity as a distraction from her depression. Her marks were above average in almost all of her classes, and the ones she struggled in, she worked hard at improving. She did poorly on the social front throughout the first few months, however, when unfriendly pureblooded students taunted her about her heritage. It got to be too much for her; Andrea started cutting classes and isolating herself, not caring about keeping her marks up anymore if it meant she had to face the bullies. The once model student became something close to a drop-out.

She was considering returning home, when Dumbledore confronted and had a talk with her, encouraging Andrea to stay. The Ecuadorian reluctantly agreed and started attending classes again, attempting to put forth the same effort as before with varying success. Things didn’t really start to look up, however, until she met a kind Mexican first year named Maria. The two hit it off almost instantly, chatting in Spanish and finding that they had a lot of things in common. Andrea’s marks began to improve, and later on, she went out for the quidditch team.

The next five years of Andrea’s history were made up of tales of failures followed by success. Her old personality began to reemerge thanks to the friends she made and the support she received. Andrea grew bolder as she matured, and instead of letting herself get pushed around, she started to fight back and make herself known. Opinionated and headstrong, she encourages tolerance and compassion among her fellow classmates. She gradually earned a place among her house’s muggle-borns as a sort of activist for muggle rights, though her reputation among purebloods is more that of an annoyance.

Now as a seventh year, Andrea is trying to figure out her future in the adult world. Her initial goal was to work in the Muggle Affairs department in the Ministry of Magic, but at the same time, she’s taken a great liking to magical creatures and would rather like the opportunity to go out into the world and study a variety of species before settling down in any kind of office job. The way it’s looking, the Ministry may not even have a part in her future after all.

On the outside, Andrea looks like a successful, happy student, but in truth, she still suffers from severe homesickness and bouts of depression at times, though she tries not to show it.

Alliance: Muggle Supporter, naturally. She despises the Dark Lord and looks down on those who support him. She speaks out openly against the dark arts at the risk of getting in trouble with those who don’t share her views. Though her demeanor is typically pleasant, it turns foul fast if someone calls her a mudblood or insults her heritage, and she won’t hesitate to curse anyone who shows her that level of disrespect.

Ancestry: Muggleborn.

House: Gryffindor

Year: 7th

Academics: An excellent student. Her grades suffered a lot during her initial depression and isolation, but she bounced back, and is now somewhat of a teacher’s pet. She has strong opinions that she’s not afraid to voice, but written exams are hard for her, as she likes to take her time and consider each question carefully. Her highest marks come from performance tests. She practices spells constantly outside of class and especially focuses on charms and defensive magic.

Wand: 8 inches, unicorn hair core, and hawthorn wood, which is good for any spell, but particularly Defensive Magic. Also great for dueling.

Quidditch: She loves this game and was fascinated by it right away. She wanted to try out for the team as early as her first year, but because of bullying and some disparaging remarks, she was too discouraged and dropped the idea completely. It always sat at the back of her mind, however, and the following year, after she had recovered and started settling in, she decided to give it another chance. Her flying skills were admittedly clumsy at first, but she had good hand-eye coordination and sharp aim from years and years of soccer and basketball back home. She wasn’t able to pass the try-outs the first time she tried but after another year of sharpening up her flying, she finally made the cut. She continued to play as a chaser for Gryffindor all the years that followed and gained popularity for scoring, on average, about half the points per game. Now, in her seventh year, she’s been promoted to captain of the team.

Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures. She adores animals, and the opportunity to study and care for such unique and interesting species is more fun for her than anything else. She has a way with them that fortunately results in fewer bites and scratches than most students, but it wouldn’t be true to say she gets by unscathed. Her experiences with all forms of beasts has inspired her to pursue studying them in their natural habitats as her future career.

Best Class: Charms. This has nothing to do with her love of enchanting things or people for playful fun…Of course not.

Worst Class: History of Magic. Having grown up on only common fairytales in reference to the magic world, remembering important dates and events that really happened proves difficult with her short attention span.

Least Favorite Class: Divination. Being highly superstitious, predicting the future scares her to death.

Animagus: She hasn’t quite mastered this one, but Andrea has the ability to turn into spotted Bengal cat for a limited amount of time.

Patronus: A jaguar that she’s very proud of and doesn’t mind bragging about.

Relationships:
Maria Rosa Castillo- Her best friend. Andrea trusts Maria more than anyone and really enjoys her company. The two hang out a lot outside of class, and despite coming from different houses, Andrea feels more attached to her than anyone else in her year. They met when Andrea was going through the most difficult part of her life at Hogwarts, and she gives Maria most of the credit for pulling her out of her slump. Andrea enjoys showing off in front of her friend and will often try to rope Maria into playing pranks on other students with her. Recently, Andrea’s been noticing a change in her feelings for the Mexican. She thinks about her often and feels an emptiness within her whenever they’re separated. The times when Maria is around are her happiest, and this both confuses and excites Andrea, who feels that something stronger may be developing between them.

Raimundo Joaquim Da Costa- Her younger cousin. Andrea was very happy when she learned he was coming to Hogwarts. Though they lived very far apart in South America and didn‘t know each other very well, now that they attend the same school, they are able spend a lot of time together. Andrea likes to tease her cousin a lot but is also very affectionate towards him. She fusses over him to almost an annoying level, making sure he’s happy and keeping up with his studies. Most of these feelings stream from her desire to see and take care of her family members that she left behind in Ecuador, but she loves her cousin in any case.

Yao Wang- A new friend she made this year. Wang is a transfer student from China who has agreed to help her with her studies. The two met in Divination class and hit it off. Andrea does her best to support him in return for the help he gives her and is really happy to have him as a friend.

Pet:
Risa- A scarlet macaw given to her as a birthday present from Maria during their 2nd year. Her name means “laughter” in Spanish. Andrea loves her parrot dearly and will often walk around the school grounds with the colorful bird perched on her shoulder. This habit has earned the girl the title of “Captain Andrea” by some people, especially those who are avid spectators of the school’s quidditch games and use it to refer to her position as well as her likeness to a pirate. Risa has excellent vocal skills and can imitate a variety of languages and accents. Andrea sometimes uses this to her advantage when playing pranks on people. Most of her housemates have a love-hate relationship with the bird for this reason and also because of the loud squawking that keeps them awake at night when Andrea forgets to use the silencing charm.

Extra Classes: Care of Magical Creatures and Divination. She loves one and despises the other, but they both make her education well-rounded, she thinks. She is also attempting to study the languages of varying magical beings independently.

Subject: Re: Application Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:20 pm

Name: Lovino Vargas. He goes by “Vargas” to most people. Antonio is one of the only people he allows to call him “Lovi,” though the two aren’t particularly close. The only other one allowed to give him nicknames is his friend, Bel, but she's a special case. His brother, Feliciano, calls him whatever he wants and often gets a good smack on the head for it.

Background: Lovino has always been the kind of person to keep to himself. He’s friendly around the ladies, but often feels insecure and hostile towards other boys. He has a reputation for having a foul mouth that has landed him in detention more than once in the past, but after his first punishment in the forbidden forest and all the complaints his housemates have given him over lost points, Lovino has schooled himself to keep his language clean around teachers at least…Most of the time. Despite his tough attitude, he tends to be an easy target for bullies who bring out his cowardly and self-conscious side. He isolates himself to avoid teasing, but besides his brother, the one person Lovino pays much attention to is Antonio, who he’s harbored a secret crush on for the past two years. He assumes the other is oblivious to his feelings, however.

Alliance: Neutral. Though he is a pureblood, Lovino is far too cowardly to get involved with anything as dark and dangerous as the Dark Lord. He avoids the topic completely if he can. Like most other Slytherins, he acts haughty towards those descended from muggles, but he doesn’t go out of his way to bully them unless they upset him first.

Ancestry: Pureblood

House: Slytherin

Year: 5th

Academics: Despite being more intelligent than he lets on, Lovino is a bit of a slacker. He rarely does his homework and often zones out in class, only managing to keep his grades up just high enough to avoid getting kicked off the Quidditch team. Before he joined the team, he was a lot worse off. Now he uses the sport as his motivation to try harder and pass his classes with a bit of difficulty.

Wand: 9 inches, dragon heartstring core, elder wood for counter-curses and defensive spells

Quidditch: Lovino surprised everyone, including himself, when he went out for the Quidditch team last year. He got in and became a Beater for Slytherin due to his impressive flying skills and swift arm. Always better at playing defensively, Lovino loves being able to take out his aggressive energy by knocking around a few balls and protecting his teammates. He feels even more satisfied when he uses his acute aim to hit someone on the other team with the Bludgers, especially if the other player happens to be someone he hates.

Favorite Class: Flying. It gives him a wonderful rush, the feeling of freedom, and is perfect for making swift retreats.

Best Class: Defense Against the Dark Arts. He’s so terrified of dark magic that he needs no other motivation to study besides the prospect of staying alive and escaping should he face a Death Eater.

Worst Class: Transfiguration. He doesn’t have enough focus to get it right half the time.

Least Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures. He’s gotten too many injuries from the beasts that dislike him to be very fond.

Animagus: None.

Patronus: A wolf. It took him a long time to get it right, but he was very determined after a rather terrifying experience with a Dementor.

Relationships:
Feliciano Vargas- His younger twin brother. Lovino picks on him a lot, but he doesn’t take kindly to other people pushing him around. People who bully Feliciano might find nasty things in their beds. Lovino is also very competitive with him, but usually quiet about it. Part of him was relieved when Feliciano was sorted into a different house, but he can’t deny that he misses his brother at times.

Bel (?)- A close friend. They've been together since childhood, and at one time, Lovino fostered a small crush on her. Nowadays he looks up to her more like an older sister and feels more secure when she's around. Bel is one of the few people Lovino really trusts and feels like he can be open with. She comforts him and listens to him, so in return, he's more honest with her than he is with most people and lets her see his good side.

Antonio Fernandez Carriedo- A fellow 5th year in Slytherin. The two are more acquaintances than friends; they play together on the same Quidditch team, share some of the same classes, and are often lounging in the common room around the same time. Lovino didn’t pay much attention to him at first, but since their 3rd year, he’s found himself very attracted to the Spanish wizard and has been at war with himself about what to do about it. He’s too embarrassed to ever admit his feelings, but he can’t help but do little things to show he cares for Antonio now and then. He’s especially protective of him on the Quidditch field, and would like to get to know him better outside of practice and classes, except for one little (furry) problem.

Pet: A seven-year-old, white shorthaired tomcat named Caesar. Practically inseparable from Lovino since kittenhood, Caesar has grown very protective of him over the years and often acts hostile towards those that get too close to or upset his master with the exception of Feliciano, who he usually tolerates. Lovino tries to keep him calm when there are other people around since there have been several incidents during the last 5 years where his cat has almost been sent home. He has scars from fights with other cats, and by now, most of the feline residency knows better than to mess with him. Like many other white cats with blue eyes, Caesar is also deaf. Lovino communicates with him mainly through touch and hand gestures, but his pet can often tell how his master is feeling regardless.

(Lovino originally wanted a black cat, but due to a broken promise, ended up with a white one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuUZrFwxDII )

Extra Classes: Lovino has enough trouble keeping up in his regular classes. The only elective he’s opted to take is Care of Magical Creatures in the hopes of learning ways to pacify Caesar, but he constantly has to remind himself what possessed him to do so.

Subject: Re: Application Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:36 pm

Name: Raivis Galante. He doesn’t really care what people call him and has probably accumulated a variety of nicknames from various people.

Background: A short, blonde boy who’s usually very quiet. Words seem to build up within him, and at certain times, especially when he’s nervous, he’ll let them out in a stream of honesty that has the tendency to land him in trouble. The wizard side of his family is not very well-known. His father immigrated from Latvia as a child and eventually married his muggle mother in England. Raivis grew up knowing the best and worst of both worlds; he feels proud of his heritage even though purebloods look down on him for it. He’s a coward when it comes to facing those bigger and stronger than him, and he’s easily intimidated by powerful magic.

Alliance: Muggle Supporter. He actually prefers the company of muggles and those descended from them much more than that of purebloods. He thinks muggles have a much simpler and less frightening life that he sometimes secretly wishes he possessed himself. The Dark Lord and those who support him terrify Raivis.

Ancestry: Half Muggle

House: Hufflepuff

Year: 1st

Academics: He does decently in most of his classes, but there are a few he struggles in. He tries his best to be a good student; he studies hard, but doesn’t often speak up in class. He does all his homework and seeks help in subjects that he has trouble with.

Wand: 7 inches, phoenix feather core, ebony wood for luck charms and defensive magic

Quidditch: He has no interest in playing, but he likes to watch the games and cheer for his house’s team.

Favorite Class: History of Magic. It’s interesting to him and less threatening or intimidating than most of his other classes.

Best Class: Transfiguration. He has a natural talent when it comes to changing things. He suspects it might have to do with his strong desire to be different himself.

Worst Class: Potions. Raivis is unfortunately, very clumsy with the ingredients and often misunderstands the directions. After almost failing the class, he finally went to seek a tutor.

Least Favorite Class: Flying. He’s too afraid of heights to do more than hover a few feet from the ground.

Animagus: None

Patronus: None

Relationships:
Angelique De Quincy- His friend. The two met on the Hogwarts Express and started chatting it up. They later ended up in the same house. Raivis finds that he’s very comfortable around Angelique, probably due to her muggle background that reminds him of the close ties to his mother’s side of the family. He’s not shy or quiet around her like he usually is around other people and will usually confide in her before anyone else.

Toris Lorinaitis- His tutor. Raivis went to him for help when he started struggling in his potions class and someone recommended Toris to him. The two get along great despite their age difference. Raivis looks up to Toris as kind of an older brother.

Pet: A two-year-old longhaired calico cat named Putra who Raivis brought home with him after a visit to Greece. She has bright green eyes and a very docile personality. The most effective source of stress-relief for Raivis, Putra is never too far away. She’s the first to greet him when he enters the room and insists on curling up on his lap whenever he sits down to study. Her purring calms him, and Raivis is very attached to her.

Extra Classes: None

Subject: Re: Application Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:02 am

Name: Peter Kirland. He likes being called Peter, and not much else. He feels Kirkland really isn't a good thing to call him because there are to many of them! It makes him feel like a number, and since he's the last number he doesn't like that at all! When his siblings are teasing him they some times call him Pete, which he absolutely hates. But the worst thing they can call him, is Pet, which is a name his mother started using when he was younger and he has not been able to get away from since. This is only used when his siblings are talking down to him, usually in extremely personal or caring situations, but since that is exceptionally rare in this family, Peter is rarely called it.

Background: Peter Kirkland is the baby of the Kirkland family, and thus has always been simultaneously looked after by everyone, and stifled with attention. Peter liked it, but also felt very encased by it all, and that frightened, and irritated him. Due to this he quickly developed a knack of getting out of the house and away from everything and everyone in it. Peter spent a good portion of his young life wandering the streets of London, and visiting the Thames to look for merpeople, giving his parents and siblings quite the fright. The first time he went out his parents punished him severely, because of the mudbloods that would harm him, but Peter hadn't had any problems with the mudbloods at all. A few had even offered him snacks and treats he'd never tried before, and that he quite liked. After his first trip out despite his parents words, Peter continued to do as he wished, but always went out of his way never to get caught. He was rarely successful in not being discovered missing, but he did go to great lengths to avoid being caught out in muggle infested London, and thus could not be punished as heavily. But his insistence on independence of some sort had only seemed to enforce his family's insistence to smother him. One of the few things he was allowed to do was go to his cousin's house across the way. The two of them had always been very close because of their closeness in age, and sometimes he even dragged her with him on his tours of London. The two were often together when Peter wasn't off being a brat of some sort. The two often got up to trouble together.

When his parents became Death Eaters, Peter's world changed dramatically. His confinement to the house was strictly enforced because of his habits of disappearing, and his mother went out of her way to get his wand a few years early. She took it upon herself to teach him some basic defensive spells, and often Peter was forced into his room with no explanation and with all of the exits charmed closed. With all of his siblings away at Hogwarts, Peter started to notice changes around his household. He was no longer the apple of his parents eye. They always looked troubled and stressed, and often snapped at him. If being at home before had been bad when he had been smothered, now it was worse. His mother taught him, but largely he was left to his own devices locked in their large mansion. Sometimes his cousin was allowed to visit, but the two were bored, and there was simply nothing for it. Peter took to reading in the library to try and pass the time when his cousin was not there, and his love of books has endured since then. When his letter to Hogwarts came Peter was beyond pleased that he would finally join his siblings at Hogwarts. Secretly, he also hoped that Hogwarts would not be similar to his home life, and that he would make friends of his own age quickly, though at the same time he was happy that his cousin was accompanying him.

Alliance: Peter is expected to become a Death Eater when he comes of age, and has very little knowledge of what life was like before that expectation was set on him. Even before his parents were officially Death Eaters it was expected that they would be, and thus, so that expectation has always been there for him. Peter doesn't even truly understand the opposition to their cause.

Ancestry: Pure Blood as far back as the family can be traced.

House: Slytherin

Year: 1st Year

Academics: Peter tries to work hard at his classes, but he has a short attention span, and unless he's working on something directly his attention drifts. He's often causing trouble with his cousin, they've been known to harass other students and teachers some times, though Peter usually doesn't even realize that he's being a brat. Over all though, Peter gets by in classes pretty well.

Wand: Unicorn Tail Core, Elder, Rigid, Bent Shaft, 11.37 inches

Quidditch: Peter absolutely adores flying and Quidditch. If given his way he would be on the Slytherin team right now as their seeker, but since he is a lowly 1st year Peter must wait. He attends every single game Hogwarts hosts, trying to pick up tips on how to better himself for next years tryouts.

Favorite Class: Flying, though he imagines that his favorite will be Care of Magical Creatures when they finally let him take it.

Best Class: Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, because his mother has trained him rather extensively on this.

Worst Class: Potions. For some reason, he can never get it right. The dedication and time it takes to getting the mixtures exactly correct is beyond him, he has no patience for it.

Least Favorite Class: Magical History. If he never had to go to this class again, Peter would be quite happy about it!

Animagus: He has an interest in having one day, but has no dedication to actually do it.

Patronus: Since Peter has worked with his mother on this one, he has been able to produce a patronus, but only once under her careful watch. He's never been able to replicate it no matter how hard he tries. He's promised himself that he'll ask his siblings for help one day, but the thought of that irritates him, so he hasn't done it. The patronus he produced was a dolphin.

Relationships:

-Arthur Kirkland- Arthur is Peter's closest sibling in age, so he's actually rather fond of him. When he was very young Peter used to follow Arthur around, wanting to be like him, but eventually grew out of that phase. Though he'll never admit it Peter still looks up to his brother, and that has only been renewed as he went to Hogwarts and realized how good Arthur is at his studies. Because he tends to get on Arthur's nerves, and because Arthur tends to be exceptionally bossy, the two don't spend much time together any more. Though, as with all of his family, Peter is fiercely loyal when others are involved or speaking badly about him and Peter will jump to Arthur's defense within a moments notice.
Though despite his efforts Peter usually only ends up making the matter worse because he is incapable of holding his tongue.

-Una Kirkland- Shortly after his young fascination with Arthur, Peter discovered how amazing his older sister truly was. The two had always gotten along, but with Arthur out of Peter's limelight, that was only more heavily enforced. To this day Una is the sibling Peter often goes to if he has problems, and she is the one that he talks the most casually with. She is his only sibling allowed to call him 'Pet' at any given time. Though he might pout a bit, he won't speak a word against it. More than any of his siblings, Peter is fiercely protective of Una, and will pick a fight with anyone who speaks ill of her, as well as any boy he happens to catch ogling her. This often puts him at odds with much older students, but being who he is he refuses to back down, and usually his older siblings have to bail him out.

-Sedgwick Kirkland- Sedgwick and Peter have an understanding of sorts. Sedgwick was usually the only member of their family that would not shower Peter with attention, and Peter respects him for that. But at the same time, the two can hardly stand to be in the same room together. Sedgwick is known to tease Peter mercilessly, and Peter absolutely detests him for that. On the other hand, Sedgwick is also the one to treat Peter more as an equal. Their relationship is a complicated one of likes and dislikes. Sedgwick is usually the only sibling Peter will not stand up for, but that is not to say it does not happen.

-Zoe Kirkland- Zoe is Peter's beloved cousin, and probably the closest person to him on the planet at this point. They're equals, and thick as thieves. The pair will be a force to be reckoned with when they're older, but for now they're silly little kids causing trouble and having fun. They've always lived a few strides away from one another, and have gotten along very well for most of their lives. Because they're so familiar, and have spent so much time together, not a whole lot could tear them apart. He's got her back if she decides to do anything dangerous, and he expects the same from her.

-Raivis Galante - Peter met Raivis on the train to Hogwarts, and is actually rather fond of him. He can't seem to understand why Raivis has been avoiding him ever since the opening ceremony, but doesn't let it bug him. Zoe tells him its because he's dense.

-Angelique De Quincy - Another of his classmates that Peter met on the train. He thinks shes actually rather pretty, and very nice! But she also has been avoiding him since the opening ceremony. Zoe, again, tells him he's dense.

-Antonio Carriedo - Peter loves Quidditch. Antonio is the best Quidditch player at Hogwarts. Peter has a high amount of admiration for Antonio, and would love for him to give him some tips on how to play better. He's thought about asking Arthur to properly introduce them, but hasn't been able to make himself do it yet.

Pet: Peter has a small pet goldfish named Hum – short for a story a mudblood once told him called Humpty Dumpty - in a bowl on his bedside table that he's had for two years now. When Sedgwick mentioned that the cats at the school would likely eat it Peter put up such a fuss that Arthur cast a charm on the bowl so that no living thing could reach it just to shut him up. When he can't sleep at night, Peter tells Hum about his day and how he's feeling. Its a sure fire way to get him to sleep.

Extra Classes: Peter can't take any extra classes at this point, but when the option is available he's definitely going to take Care of Magical Creatures.

Guest

Name: Francis Jacques Bonnefoy, and he goes by “Francis”, though his mother would call him “Jacques” or “mon petit Jacq”.

Background: Born in France, Francis was taken to England to distance him from the Dark Lord’s faction once his parents realized that he was associating himself with Dark wizards. Beauxbatons was near his home in southern France, and he originally attended it for his first six years, but Francis’s mother (an Englishwoman by the name of Elizabeth) insisted he attend Hogwarts. He was thus transferred to Hogwarts for his seventh and final year. Being a Pureblood (of highest esteem, his family has been one of the oldest and wealthiest in southern France for centuries), he despises Muggle-borns and Muggles. It’s not an active hate; he just considers them lesser than Half-Bloods or Purebloods. He has some veela ancestry on his father’s side.
His father was an Animagus (he could transform into a swan), and he has been testing to see if he could follow the same path (he is unregistered at present), as it is family heritage to have at least one Animagus in the family. His family also employs house elves, though he declined taking one with him to Hogwarts.
Francis is not a fan of Quiddich or any other wizarding sports.

Alliance: Tentative towards the Dark Lord. He once associated himself with Dark wizards, but he doesn’t know what he wants to do at Hogwarts.

Ancestry: Pureblood since the foundation of Beauxbatons school in southern France, with some veela blood.

House: Slytherin

Year: 7th

Academics: He’s not at Hogwarts to study; it’s his last year in wizarding school. He has no work ethic, and often does not attend class.

Wand: Ash, with a Chimera Scale core. Brittle, with a heavily decorated shaft. 9.6 inches.

Quidditch: Has no interest in flying or wizarding sports.

Favorite Class: Transfiguration

Best Class: Charms

Worst Class: Potions

Least Favorite Class: Defense Against the Dark Arts

Animagus: He has a family history of being able to transform into swans; he has been able to transform since he was ten.

Patronus: He’s had no reason to develop his skills with a Patronus, but he can cast it. It appears as a swan.

Relationships: Being new to Hogwarts, he does not know any of the students.

Pet: He keeps an owl named Curie, a barn owl.

Extra Classes: He takes no extra classes, and as a result, has more than enough free time to do what he wants.

Subject: Re: Application Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:04 pm

Name: Heracles Karpusi. His friends, though there are not many of them, prefer to call him Heracles. If anyone tries to call him "Hera", it would just be a bitter reminder to him of his mother. Nobody knows that his surname means "watermelon" in Greek.

Background: Heracles grew in Greece, a Mediterranean land filled with gods and demigods. In the ancient times, magic was very much common, but due to the tides of change brought about by time, the knowledge about magic and wizardry was lost to the norm, and kept a big secret by those who are well aware of the fact that it exist, or are part of those who manifest magic itself. As for Heracles, he had small memorable moments of his mother, a witch, and fascinating chants and lights that would always amuse him. Unfortunately, he was never able to learn his true potential as a wizard when it came the day that his mother died. And with that, he strove all on his own. Although he had the select cases of unleashing what he can do through the items that his mother left behind, he never gained much interest in it and even thought that it would only cause him harm. As with this magic, people viewed him as rather weird, but to some, they were aware of what Heracles could become. And when the time came that he reached 11 years old, a letter was sent to him by the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Since he had no other family but himself, he told himself that he had nothing to lose, so he set forth towards the land of the British Isles. And though it is already his fifth year in Hogwarts, he retained his solitude and was never fond of making friends. He was depicted as the quite and collected type of person and he only has one friend actually, which is Honda Kiku, a fellow 5th year of the same house.

Alliance: He strongly opposes the Dark Lord for he believed that the reason for his mother's death was because of the Dark Lord's forces, although he just recently found out about the Dark Lord himself when he was already staying at Hogwarts. He sometimes support the Muggles in terms for human rights knowing that they never do real harm unless provoked, and for the fact that he is also a Half-Blood but he had a somewhat bitter perspective of his father, which he had grown to know as a Muggle, for he never really knew what kind of a person is he, thinking that he would leave Heracles and his mother all alone to survive for themselves. One could say that he's just neutral when it comes to the side of the Muggles but then strongly despises the Dark Lord and the Dark Arts and rebukes it and anything related to it.

Ancestry: He is a Half-Blood, father to a Muggle and was born by his mother, Hera, a Pureblood witch to whom the blood of the mortal divine gods flows through her veins, and could be traced to Heracles as well.

House: Ravenclaw

Year: 5th Year

Academics: Heracles would only excel in the courses that he liked and enjoyed and could easily get the job done. However, due to his carefree disposition, he often sleeps on his other subjects or worse, is not able to attend at all because of dozing off near the forest and not being able to wake up in time to attend his next class. Surprisingly, he still falls in the above average section of his class, maybe because his plain curiosity is what sometimes saves him; other times not at all.

Wand: 12 inches, Olive wood, Supple, Smooth, Feather of Pegasus core (Family Treasure).

Quidditch: Although he wasn't that of a potential scholar, he made it up for sports. He has been the Keeper for Ravenclaw ever since he came to the school and tried out immediately for the Quidditch team. When the days grow closer to the upcoming tournament, it may be the few times that people see Heracles in full focus as to not let his team fall in disappointment.

Favorite Class: Care of Magical Creatures, Study of Ancient Runes and Ancient Studies

Best Class: History of Magic, Study of Ancient Runes and Defence Against the Dark Arts

Worst Class: Potions. It never got to him what the fun of mixing stuff conjures and memorizing them just for the exams.

Least Favorite Class: Arithmancy. Although he's capable of passing it, he's just too lazy to flex his mind to a course that wouldn't be of much importance to him or anyone, or so he thinks.

Animagus: Possibly that of an Aegean Cat. His skills in Transfiguration is actually considered to be above average. The real problem is that his laziness more or less overcomes his willingness to take action towards improving his skills.

Patronus: A winged horse. Although he has a huge liking for cats, the reason for the appearance of the winged horse maybe because of his Greek heritage. It appeared during the traumatic experience of witnessing his own mother's death. The reason for the appearance of his Patronus is still unknown to him but he's aware of his' Patronus' "existance".

Relationships: Due to his timid personality, Heracles never made that of a "friendly" impact on people. It doesn't mean to say that Heracles is not friendly at all, rather he's seen as very serious at times while at other times he just seems to not care at anything at all.

Honda Kiku

Pet: The true and known pet of Heracles is a Little Owl (Athene Noctua) whom he named as Athena in due respect for the patron deity of his hometown Athens, and is also one of his guardian deities. It was an owl that Heracles saw in the Temple of Athena Nike, and thought that it was Athena herself, seeing as he was still a kid then, but he had grown love for his owl, and in return, it had shown affection to Heracles as well. Heracles refers to Athena as a loyal and smart owl, much like the goddess herself. However, Heracles has been spotted with numerous stray cats that he would take time to entertain or feed. Few people know that Heracles would sometimes sneak it into his room where he tends to it much like he tends to Athena. However, the stray cats would sometimes escape but Heracles wouldn't mind it. Usually, when one cat is gone, another shows up to take its place.

Extra Classes: His Elective courses are Care of Magical Creatures and Study of Ancient Runes, whilst his Extra-curricular courses are Arts and Ancient Studies. He really enjoys Ancient Studies because he sometimes feels at home, especially when they discuss about Ancient Greek history, especially on magic and witchcraft. And the reason why he took up arts is to be a form of relaxation from the hustle and bustle of the school, and he liked to take it to a slower pace, even though it could be seen that he's already being very carefree on his other subjects.

Guest

Name: Lili Zwingli although some people mistake her as her brother, Vash.(that makes her kinda sad)

Background: Lili Zwingli was found on the doorstep of an orphanage in Switzerland. She then was adopted by a kind couple who have a son a few months older than she is. She grew into a timid young girl who is always by her brother side. She never knew about magic and hogwarts until she and her brother got their letter from the said school.

Alliance: The family that adopted her had been neutral about the war for decades. She does not see the necessity of the war and tries to avoid that topic or anything that relates to it.

Ancestry: Unknown. Since she was found on the doorstep of the orphanage she was taken in. She never met her biological parents.

House: Hufflepuff

Year: Fifth year

Academics: Lili excels in most of her classes except in Flying and Care of magical creatures. She is more fond of subjects that most students find boring like History of Magic and Ancient Runes but she absolutely loves charms and gets decent grades in that subject.

Wand: 11 and 1/4 " Willow, Tail of a unicorn, pleasantly springy

Quidditch: She has no interest in playing any kind of sport (unless you count wizard chess) whatsoever. But she likes cheering her brother and the rest of the Hufflepuff team on.

Favorite Class: Charms and Arithmancy

Best Class: History of Magic

Worst Class: Flying. (she's scared of heights!)

Least Favorite Class: Care of Magical creatures

Animagus: She has not acquired the ability to transform into an animagus

Patronus: Tried it once.. it was a rabbit.

Relationships:

-Vash Zwingli
Vash is Lili's overprotective brother. A lot of people mistake them for twins and Lili was too polite to correct them. She doesn't have a lot of friends because of her brother's over protectiveness and tries to make friends when he's not around but, most of the time, fails because she lacks confidence. But even though her brother is overprotective, Lili loves her very much and would do anything for him.

-Gilbert Beilschmidt
Lili's favorite cousin. He always makes her laugh. She loves to hang out with him whenever her brother wasn't around. Although they get along just fine, Lili is still uncomfortable with Gilbert flirting with seeing that she's not used to male attention.

-Maria Santiago
Her best friend. They actually met when Maria stood up to a particularly mean third year who was harassing her thinking she was her brother, Vash back when they were first years. She is also her business partner to their not so legal business.

-Roderich Edelstein
A childhood friend of her and Vash. She barely remembers the times they had spent together but Vash strongle denies that they had met the Austrian teen before hogwarts. They get along though. and they would always be seen together on the Quidditch stands cheering the hufflepuff team on (She always wonders why the guy sits on their territory but she doesn't ask him or why he cheers the hufflepuff even when his own team is against them)

Pet: She has a barn owl named Heidi purchased right after she got her letter to hogwarts which she only uses to get the newspaper.

Extra Classes: Arithmancy and Ancient Runes

Posts : 36 Join date : 2010-11-03

S L Y T H E R I N

Name: Patricio Teresa García Ramírez de Arroyo-Espinoza Jones (Mostly goes as Patricio Jones, since the teachers don't like to say his entire name.)

Background: Patricio was born in the State of Nevada, U.S.A., being the son of two purebloods, who aren't exactly important right now. They didn't seem to want him so they shipped him off to a boarding school in England, little did they know that his aunt was going to take him in afterwards.
He went through public school, passing with flying colors, and finally gained the courage to tell his aunt that he wanted to switch schools. She, being a kind woman, understood and made arrangements for him to leave to Hogwarts next school year.
He was taught to be kind to others, and although he tries, he still feels as if he is better than most people since he is a pureblood. The feeling is deep down, but it's still there, and could play a part in which house he would be sorted into.
Patricio was sort of devious in his first years in Hogwarts, gambling, hustling other students- even before the school year started he got named 'The Gambler' (due to an incident on the train between him and some To-be Gryffindor).

Alliance: Neutral- he still doesn't know which side he would choose.

Ancestry: Both parents are wizards, purebloods to be exact.

House: Slytherin.

Year: 5th

Academics: Patricio is a smart boy, getting perfect marks, whenever he shows up to class, that is. He tends to skip class the majority of the week but ends up making up all his work before the teacher penalizes him.

Wand: Hawthorn wood, Dragon Heartstring core, 8.5 inches. It gives off a silver glow when hit by light, but is a basic pearl color, mostly for casting charms and in dueling.

Quidditch:
Currently the other Beater for the Slytherin Quiddich team. He likes to watch but loves to play. He's said to be a 'Master' at flying and hasn't been knocked off his broom once since he first started in his 2nd year. He wishes to be captain but doesn't think he's ready yet. He mostly enjoys going after a certain Gryffindor chaser who calls him a ridiculous nickname! (Said nickname is Patty)

Favorite Class: Potions, Charms, and Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Best Class: Transfiguration, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Lunch. Got an A+ in that class!

Worst Class: Divination- really? He may be good with cardw but predicting stuff? No thanks.

Least Favorite Class: History of Magic. Seriously, how does this apply to his career goal? He doesn't want to learn about some old dude who did something 'significant' on some date.

Animagus: A snake, yellow albino python to be exact. Learned from his aunt.

Patronus: His patronus is a white wolf since he's independent and strong-willed. Some would say he's a loner at times.

Relationships: He knows a few people but doesn't really get to know them.. Although, there is one kid from Brazil, Raimundo from Gryffindor. That jerk..

Pet: A yellow albino python named Figgy. What a lazy thing he is, he doesn't bother anyone, nor does he cause them any harm.

Extra Classes: Care of Magical Creatures and Ancient Runes. Pat has always been fascinated with these two classes, so when he got the chance, he signed up for them.

Guest

Name: Gabriel Rivaldo

Background: Gabriel lived with his father in their huge manor in Portugal. He never saw his mother and he never wanted to see the woman since it only caused his father sadness when she is mentioned. His father is an avid supporter of the Dark Lord and raised Gabriel into thinking that they are superior to muggles.

Alliance: He supports the Dark Lord.

Ancestry: Pureblood

House: Slytherin

Year: Seventh year

Academics: Gabriel doesn't really care about his studies but he gets decent grades. The only subject he pays attention to is Transfiguration

Wand: 10 and 1/2", Mahogany , Runespoor fang, swishy

Quidditch: Keeper

Favorite Class: Transfiguration

Best Class: Defense Against the Dark Art (oh the irony~)

Worst Class: Potions

Least Favorite Class:Divination

Animagus: He can't transform but if he could he wants it to be an owl

Patronus: His patronus is an Iberian wolf

Relationships:

-Antonio Carriedo
Antonio is Gabriel's half brother who he says he detests(but the truth is he loves his siblings no matter what) and tries to push him away. He's also a little jealous of Antonio's skills in the field and would try so hard to be better than him.

-Raimundo Da Costa
Another one of Gabriel's half siblings. He tries so hard being a good brother to this dude but all his attempts makes him look like the bad guy.

-Andrea Jaramillo
His good friend from the griffindor table. He doesn't mind that she's a muggleborn(maybe because he has a little crush on the girl?) and that's because she kicks ass on the field (or so he says)

-Arthur Kirkland
Arthur is one of Gabriel's close friends. He had a crush on him before and got over it. Now, he's like the brother he never had.

-Maria Clara Dela Cruz Santiago
Gabriel's student of sorts.

Pet: He has an owl named Blanca which he uses to write to his father and sometimes to woo his crush with cheesy love notes (he chickens out after he writes the letter though)

Extra Classes: He takes Muggle studies but only to make fun of it afterwards with his friends from Slytherin.

Guest

Name: Maria Clara Dela Cruz Santiago. Ate Clara for the younger ones. Claire for the fabulous ones, and Clara for the rest.

Background:

A muggle father and a witch for a mother was a pretty cool thing if you were born in the Philippine Archipelago. Since the country itself is full of mystery and ‘mythical creatures’, they are more likely to blame the Balate tree than your mother. And who’s to say they’re wrong? Her mother has pretty much given up being a witch since she had three kids, Clara being the youngest. The other two never showed any signs of magical genes being passed down to them nor did they show interest. The ‘in’ thing was making money and lots of it for survival and comfort, a mentality that sticks to her until now.

The Filipina was asked to live with one of her mother’s sisters in Europe to help her in her education when she was 7. Still having a knack for reading aloud, she grabbed a random book from one of the shelves and read the first word. Let’s just say the result wasn’t too pretty. Dragged by the ear all the way back to the Philippines, her mother was more proud than she was mad. Her mother then pleaded said sibling to take the child back with her after 4 years to bring her to Hogwarts, which the elder had no choice but to grant.

The first years in Hogwarts were alright. She studied hard until she eventually got tired of it and started slacking off. Nobody really notices, not when you’re a Hufflepuff. She loves the house she belongs to nonetheless. She started her little business once she noticed how much money the train vendors got. She frowned at their ‘ridiculous’ prices and found a way to smuggle in the same stuff for a much cheaper price. Eventually, the student body no longer settled for sweet treats and candy which was why she branched out and handled much more complicated smuggling deals. As for friends, she keeps the one she has and is always open to accept more. The thought of endangering her business did not cross her mind. After all, who’s gonna catch on when you belong to Hufflepuff?

Alliance: Despite having a muggle background, She isn’t a total supporter of that side. In fact, she doesn’t support either side. She is most likely to swing to the alliance that would benefit her more.

Ancestry: Half muggle

House: Hufflepuff.

Year: 5th

Academics: The Filipina, more inclined to earning money than knowledge, would go to classes and pretend to be a model student. She volunteers to do errands for her teachers so she has a valid excuse to get away from their classes. And possibly get some dirt on them for future blackmailing purposes. She wouldn’t dare do that now. That’s more of a risky Gryffindor thing.

Wand: Aspen, Hippogriff talon for the core, Inflexible, Bent shaft, 10.3 inches

Quidditch: The team’s Seeker. She’s fast, she’s small and…that’s pretty much it. The captain says he had no other choice, and Clara, being the eager beaver she is, got the part. Not that they made a mistake. Also gifted with good eye-sight and with help from Newton’s 2nd law of motion, she’s one of the best seekers out there.

Favorite Class: Charms and Potions

Best Class: Charms, Potions, Herbology, Divination and Astronomy.
Worst Class: Defense Against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration

Least Favorite Class: History of Magic. Seriously, as if regular history wasn’t boring enough.

Animagus: IF she finally gets the hang of it, possibly an eagle.

Patronus: None.

Relationships:
Clara is best friends with Lilli and they just love picking on her older brother, Vash. Well, maybe that’s just her.
She’s friends with Feliks as well and supports him whenever he has his tendencies on Gilbert.
She puts up this ‘Big Sister’ image (despite being small for her age), wherein she’s pretty close to the younger batches despite being into the illegal stuff. Clara means well though, she just generally loves kids.
She has a Portuguese tutor from Slytherin. How she got him to teach her, she’d never know.

Pet: An eagle she named Juan. Since the Filipina sends a message to her family at least 3 times a day who happens to live in South East Asia surrounded by water, she needs a fast set of wings that can get her messages in time. Her reasons for choosing such a pet definitely does NOT include using said pet to threaten other more timid students. No. Not at all.

Extra Classes: Divination and Care of Magical Creatures. Weird as it may seem, she actually likes Divination classes. She takes interest in predicting future events since she’s pretty superstitious about these kinds of things. Care of Magical Creatures seems to be a popular choice, so she took it. Once she passes the class, maybe she can give those creatures back home a piece of her mind.

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