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gender: female
age: 11
year: first
blood: pure
wand:
» wood: dogwood: “Dogwood is extremely hard and strong, and the wands made from it will have this resilience. It was once used for making daggers, and hence has a slight violent streak.” http://wizardingrealm.net/index.php?s...
» core: chimaera scale fragment: “Although chimera scales are magically powerful, they are extremely rare in modern wandcraft. This is not out of any concern for safety, as they are generally considered no more stubborn than hippogriff feathers, and are more stable than Erumpent hide. The fact of the matter is that there are more recorded basilisk slayings in the past fifty years than there are chimera slayings in all of recorded history. This one slaying occurred in Greece over two millennia ago, so what scales were harvested at that time have been degraded, broken, and dispersed. Today, they are only found as parts of heirloom cores, and even then, all such cores are a more common core (often dragon heartstring) with a tiny fragment of scale embedded. Chimera wands are most common in Greece and the Balkans, although as they were circulated through the Mediterranean and former Roman Empire they are found throughout Europe. These wands are prized for their raw power as they are difficult to control.” http://wizardingrealm.net/index.php?s...
dragon heartstring: “Dragon heartstring is a powerful wand with a lot of magical “heft”. It is not the core you want for subtlety, but for sheer power it is definitely the best. Although it is the most common core among Dark Wizards, Dark Wizards are most certainly not their most common users. Dragon heartstrings are by far the most common wand core amongst Slytherins, but their power often bonds to Gryffindors and Ravenclaws as well. However, they tend to overwhelm the archetypal Hufflepuff personality.” http://wizardingrealm.net/index.php?s...
» length: 13”
» other: Previously her mother’s wand, but she found it after her mother’s death and had a strange attraction to it. She has kept it since, it remains one of the few articles left to remind her of her past. As she has not used the wand much yet, she does not understand it’s full power.
personality: serious, untrusting, solemn, burning temper, naive
description: She’s a small girl, quiet, almost unusually so. Large olive green eyes rest below fine eyebrows of a reddish-brown that match the long hair hanging down her back in large ringlets that seem almost natural. Speaking, she makes efficient use of her words, speaking in a flowing manner that suggests perhaps a musical background. Something in her eyes speaks of guilt and bad happenings, as does the way she sometimes talk about herself. The lonesome girl speaks and acts freely only on her own singing, or outside. Has a gift with sports and music. She has a temper that can burn white-hot when aroused, a fact she is ashamed of. She is incredibly naive, and she often feels very small in the face of the world. Struggles sometimes with her self-confidence.
appearance:
» hair: reddish-brown, rather curly, fairly long, extends slightly most of the way down her back, pretty, usually down in large, neat curls
» eyes: olive green, large, dark
» body: 4’10”-5’0”ish, slender, athletic, fair
» voice: soft, quiet, developing soprano, sweet
background: She’s seen some terrible things. Her mother taught her to sing and play the piano. Saw her mother stabbed to death in an alley one night when she was nine; the murderer threw the knife on the ground by her after he’d killed their mother, given them a crooked smile, and began to walk away; she grabbed the knife and plunged it again and again into the killer’s heart until he lay as still as her mother. Never knew a father. Lived in an orphanage before coming to Hogwarts. Her mother was a Death Eater who secretly held her services pledged to Vesklé, condemning herself as a traitor to her fellow Death Eaters, a fact she paid for with her life, although the Death Eaters never found the nature of the group she remained loyal to; all this remaining kept away from her and Sean.
family: Sean (twin), Loire (mother)
other: Loves to sing, has a sweet, pretty voice. Has not played piano since her mother died. Can still feel the blood on her hands. Her middle name was taken from Vesklé by her mother, in a display of quiet rebellion.
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Jessica ❀Sparky❀, Defense Against the Dark Arts Master!
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Gender: Male
Age: Almost 12
Year: First
Blood: Half-blood
Wand: Hawthorn with gryffon feather core, 10 1/2 inches. Hawthorn wands are powerful, for good or dark magic, and tend towards users with strength or passion. It has a small swirl design carved in the handle.
Personality: Avery is very different from his brother, Caleb. He isn't loud or outgoing, and can be very sarcastic sometimes. He loves reading and is extremely intelligent, but is also very brave. He does like to have friends, he is just slow to make them. His family is pretty rich, and he's always taken advantage of that to buy the best books. As a little kid he and Caleb were inseparable, but they've kind of grown apart since they hit nine years old. Avery loves to fly. He would often go flying with his wizarding friends. He didn't go to school in the countries his family went to, but did his lessons alone. He loves being at Hogwarts. He was much closer to Sarah than Caleb, and it's really taken a toll on him that she's in the hospital. He wanted to be in her old house because of that, even if he was more suited for Ravenclaw. He feels betrayed by Caleb for being in Slytherin when they were so mean to their mom when she was in Hogwarts, and he hates Slytherins because of that. He also sort of blames Caleb for what happened to their mom, and so they don't talk. Avery can be very hateful, and he holds grudges.
Appearance: http://tooloftheday.deviantart.com/ar...
He has hair that's exactly the color of Caleb's- thick, dark brown. His eyes are a little brighter green than Caleb's are, but they can also look gray at times. He's about 4'11" - 5' as well, and is similarly built. Slim but muscled. He has pale skin with a burn scar on his back from the fire that put his mother into a coma. He wears contact lenses, but occasionally he'll lose them and have to wear his back-up glasses instead. He wears the school uniform most of the time.
History: His parents worked as computer programmers, and travelled all over the world, especially in summer, so he's gone to several different schools. They spent time in Russia, France, Australia, the States, and Japan. He speaks French very well, and a little Russian. He didn't get out that much in the countries. They lived in Arizona from when he was barely 10 1/2 to when he was a little over 11. It was a dry summer, and there was a fire in a forest near their house in the middle of the night. It spread to their house and their mom was caught inside. A burning timber fell on him and gave him a burn scar. His mom is in the hospital in a coma, and it's really affecting him. It also strained his relationship with his twin brother.
Family: Sarah (mom, witch) Matthew (father, muggle), Caleb Matthew Sheppard
Crush: Medea (Ravenclaw)
Pet: Cat, Dusty. He is their mom's, and he decided to bring him to Hogwarts. http://liamk.deviantart.com/art/cat-8...
Other: He is very close to his mother, and knows a lot more about magic than Caleb does.
Name: Claritza Alice WaltersGender: Female
Age: 11
Birthday: August 10
Year:First
Blood: Muggle-born
Wand: Claritza's wand has the core of boomslang vemon and is therefore very good at transfiguration spells. The wood of her wand is Hawthorne, but the handle is Rowan. The length of her wand is 14 inches and can be described as inflexible.
Image: http://photo.goodreads.com/photos/132...
Personality[written as Claritza]: Dear reader, my name is Claritza Walters. Before I delve into who I am, there are a few things you should know about me up front. They are as follows
1) I am a tomboy, so please don't pester me about vanity... although I rather like dresses
2) I love to read. My favourite authors are William Shakespeare, Mitch Albom and Kate DiCamillo.
3) I am a hopeless romantic and a total sucker for blue eyes
4) I like to help people!
5) Music is very important to me, and I mean real music such as Chopin, Rossini, and Schumann. Also, I like opera. My favourite is La Traviata.
Now that that's over and done, we can get to the goods. I fear regret and only regret. I tend to act on impulse. Psychologists describe me as "Extroverted, intuitive, feeling, judging," and they nickname me as "the Giver." I've never visited a psychologist, but my mother is one and psychology interests me so I decided I wanted to learn about it. I hate being alone. I need somebody to love me because I need to please people. You have no idea how hard it is for me to hear that somebody is disappointed in me. I don't trust people easily, but when I do trust you, you will know everything about me. I am a confident person that tries not to act arrogantly. I play soccer and will look into this wizarding sport of "Quidditch." I like to talk, but sometimes I sit in silence comfortably. When things get too loud I cover my ears with the palms of my hands. Sometimes, I tell people things they shouldn't know. Back to the trust thing (I'm sorry this isn't organized, I don't have the energy to organize this), if I trust you and like you and you you trust me and like me, I will trust you too much. I know that for sure. I love riding speeding boats and feeling sea-spray on my face. I love the ocean because it makes me feel free. On the other hand, I love the hinterlands, because there I feel safe. I often feel a void in my chest and back, to try to fix that, I hug people a lot. I hope that is sufficient information about me!
Appearance: [image error]Claritza's two-inches-longer-than-shoulder-length poofy hair is dark brown. She is rather pale with a few freckles and a scar right beside her right eye beside she got too close to her grandmother's cooking oil when she was five. Speaking of eyes, Claritza's are the loveliest hazel eyes from the pupil, beams of copper and sepia radiate and around the pupils a harlequin green ring is present. Harlequin is a shade of green between green and yellow, but closer to yellow. However, they looked brown from afar. Claritza had three scars on her left knee from a fall on cement, as well as a burn mark on her wrist from a hot glue gun. Her height is 4'9" and she weighs 78 lbs.
Family & History: Claritza once had a brother. His name was Oliver. He died when Claritza was 6. He was walking across the street to pick his little sister up from school when he was hit by a drunk driver making a blind turn. He was 18. Claritza still has her sister of 22 years, Ophelia, her father, George, and her mother, Lois.
You can see George here: http://www.memoirsofasingledad.com/wp...
You can see Lois here: http://cdn.sheknows.com/articles/2010...
You can see Ophelia here: http://www4.images.coolspotters.com/w...
You can see Oliver here: http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f...
Crush: Tristan Chase Baelin (Ravenclaw)
What to Watch Out For: Her temper
Pet Claritza is the proud owner of Peatree, a six-month old screech owl. Peatree's favourite place to sit is Claritza's right shoulder. He looks like this:
LOL, sorry for the grammar, I was half-asleep when I made her. Where is Tristan, now?
Sure, and Claritza, liking to help people, could be all, "I can help!!!!!~<3"
What season is it in the RP? Fall? They could meet outside.
Name: (counsel, descendant of Cinnsealach, always faithful) Quinn Kensley LynchGender: female
Age: 12
Year: First
Blood: pure
Wand: 13" Brazilian Black Tiger Wood with a manticore core
Black Tiger Wood draws power from the element of earth. It seeks a companion of authority, yet kind and loyal. Excellent for charms, defensive spells and sealing magic.
The manticore is an intellegent yet ferocious creature. With the brave heart of a lion and the cunning head of a human, the manticore is not a beast to be trifled with. A manticore hair is useful for casting dangerous hexes and miraculous charms.
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Personality: Quinn is quite upbeat and is known to be somewhat of a smart aleck. Her mouth often gets her in trouble for speaking from her heart. To her the world is not black and white as her father dictated to her, it's all sorts of grey. She has a fighting spirit, is extremely stubborn and almost never asks for help. Quinn fiercely protects those she cares about. She is also ebullient, mischievous, somewhat reckless, sarcastic, intelligent but innocent, loyal like a dog, impulsive, cynical at times and a free soul...
Likes: Animals, plants, Quidditch, books, the cello, any outdoor activity, climbing trees, star gazing, singing off key to annoy people, mysteries, coffee...
Dislikes: Being inside for too long, small cramped rooms, being told what to do, tea...
(It's 2 a.m. for me so I gave up on the paragraph format, my apologies. )
Appearance: Quinn has golden red hair that hangs in smooth waves to just above her mid-back. Her long hair is always parted to the right side and she is constantly tucking her bangs behind her ears. She has sweet brown eyes that are the color of honey around her pupil and darken to a chocolate brown ring around her iris. Her dad calls them bedroom eyes. Her skin is a pale cream due to her irish heritage and she has a smattering of pale freckles across the bridge of her nose. Quinn is fairly average height wise, 5'6' and she has an athletic figure with lean but developed muscles from her activity in the outdoors. She's been told by her family that she most resembles her mother.
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photo...
History: Quinn lives alone with her father, Malachi Lynch. Her mother passed away when she was about five and for some strange reason the memory she has of her is rather fuzzy. She has two elder brothers, Emmet and Faolyn who travel together around Eastern Europe for the ministry of magic categorizing magical creatures previously undiscovered and helping said magical creatures keep their habitat safe from muggle interference. As she grew up her brothers doted on her and it is that spurred her to admire them as she does now and the root cause of her love for all nature. Quinn grew up quite normally as far as she knows, but there are some holes in her memory. She started flying at a young age and is a rather deft flyer. Her father is 46, Emmet 24 and Faolyn 22.
Family:
Malachi: http://shechive.files.wordpress.com/2...
Emmet: http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m17...
Faolyn: http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200801/r...
Crush: none so far
Pet: This adorable year old speckled owl is Henry, Quinn's favorite little sweetie. He's extremely loyal and upon delivering the mail will rub Quinn's neck like a puppy, crooning with soft hoo's.
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Other: She secretly loves to play the cello, she keeps one in a huge case under her bed. She named her cello Freddy. :D
Quinn has claustrophobia, so she sneaks out whenever she can to get outdoors.
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Age:(preferably 11,maybe 12,I figured starting as first-years would be best)
Year:First
Blood:(half,mudblood,or pure)
Wand:(wood,length in inches and brief description)
Personality:(paragraph format)
Appearance:(paragraph format, height,hair,eyes,etc,you are permitted to also include a link for a picture but are not required to)
History:(brief,what went on until they came to Hogwarts)
Family:(parents,siblings...)
Crush:
Pet:(one cat,owl,toad...no exceptions,although this is optional if you do have a pet give a description and a link to a picture)
Other:(miscellanious information)