Forum:Whitney du Mont

 The Open-Ended Questions

A. Please answer the following questions as elaborately as possible. (Remember, this part is only a requirement for your third to fifteenth character! However, if you want to have more input on where you character is sorted, then please answer #6!)

1) What would you consider to be your character's strengths, and your character's weaknesses? Elaborate on your answer.

Strengths: goal-orientated, focused, ambitious

Weaknesses: Vain, tempermental, fragile

2) What goals and objectives has your character set out in their life? Is it to be successful and rich? Is it to find happiness? Why? Whitney wants to be the first female black Minister for Magic (or prime minister, she's not fussed). If that doesn't work, Chief Warlock at the Wizengamot or Secretary-General of the UN.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so?

Shopping. It's arbitrary and makes her feel powerful.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?

She'd keep her wand, her book of contacts and her louboutins. Anything else isn't necessary.

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? The systemic inherent racism and lack of POC representation in society.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why? hufflepuff

The Sorting Quiz

B. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is a requirement for every character you make! Please bold the answers from an IC Point of View, and mark in italics the answers from the OOC Point of View.)

1) Which type of spell is most useful?


 * A. A Complex Spell


 * B. A Spell Of Control


 * C. A Combat Spell


 * D. A Healing Spell

2) What is most important to you?


 * A. Grades.


 * B. Getting your way.


 * C. Life.


 * D. Friends and family.

3) What would you do if a teacher caught you cheating?


 * A. I'm the person people cheat off of.


 * B. I wouldn't get caught; I'm too slick.


 * C. I would deny the accusation until the teacher gives up.


 * D. I would 'fess up, apologize, and accept the consequences.

4) What matters most to your character?


 * A. Wisdom


 * B. Reputation


 * C. Success


 * D. Friendship

5) What's the best way to get things done?


 * A. Putting together a qualified team and completing the task efficiently.


 * B. Trick someone else into doing the work for you.


 * C. Get some friends together and lead them in the task.


 * D. The right way, no matter how long it takes.

The Character's Background

1) Give a description of your character's personality. Are you noble or sneaky? Arrogant or Humble? Anything about your character that might help the Sorting Hat decide. (Don't worry, you can copy this onto your character page later!) (Remember, personality must be at least one paragraph long for the first two characters, two paragraphs long for the third to eighth characters, and three paragraphs long for the ninth to fifteenth!) Whitney is perceptive. She knows what people are thinking based on observation, habit and posture. She's analytical and this sometimes makes her come across as curt, cold and manipulative. In reality, she's just realistic. She's not going to waste her time pandering to other people, nor does she want to be in the good books of people she doesn't particularly like.  ''Whitney was raised with money so she understands social graces. For this reason, she's private. She only likes about 4 people, but she's always going to be nice and cordial to everyone. This is because Whitney understands the importance of keeping up appearances. Her mother told her two pieces of advice as a girl, which she carries. The first was to remember that everyone is always watching. So she has to make sure that she's presenting a perfect character. Secondly, everyone has a use. Be nice to everyone, and they'll return the favour.'' ''But the most important thing to know about Whitney is that she's fiercely loyal. Once you're in her good books, you've made a friend for life. She wasn't ever close to her parents, and she filled that void with her friends. ''

2) Write about the history of your character. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? etc. (Again, you can copy this onto your character page later!) (Remember, history must at least be two paragraphs long for the first two characters, three paragraphs long for the third to eighth character, and four paragraphs long for the ninth to fifteenth character!) ''Born in Provence, France to Antoine and Marielle du Mont, two prominent wizards within the French Ministry of Magic, Whitney had a fairly easy life growing up. She lived a life of leisure, which involved doing very little in order to get what she wanted. Her earliest memory was recieving an opal tiara as a little girl to wear to a family wedding, a sordid affair which she couldn't really be bothered with. However, what makes that memory particularly prominent in her mind was that it was her first sign of magic. She had made a fuss about wearing the tiara - claiming it to be heavy. So what she happened was it somehow cracked and broke - creating a perfect fissure from top to bottom. Whitney, who had been sitting across from the thing was shocked - it was her parents who realised just what had happened.'' ''As she grew up, Whitney began to realise that life was like a ladder and only those at the top reaped the fruits of labour. So Whitney began to plan and plot and scheme - the perks of being an only child. She dreamed of a life where she was in control of large numbers of people, where they looked up to her. And she realised her calling was to be a leader. Her parents, ever un-present in her life, had no idea that she was so shrewdly minded, even though it was a trait that she had inherited from them.'' ''However, Whitney's perfect world was about to crash when her parents were busted for white-collar crime and corruption within the French ministry. They got sent to jail, and it was quite the scandal. Whitney got sent to live with her cousins in London, which she hated. They didn't understand her, and she didn't them. She was only ten at the time, but was glad to hear that she'd be going to hogwarts as a way to get rid of them. Upon recieving her Hogwarts letter, she was ready to leave. She was a hatstall - between slytherin and hufflepuff; a strange combination. Stranger still was the fact that she was placed in the latter, something she's still coming to grips with.''

3) Write about your character's appearance. What do they look like? Are you planning on using a certain model for your character? If you already have a picture in mind, you can put it here!

4) Is your character a Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born? Do you have any notable magical relations? (Remember, you cannot be related to important Harry Potter characters!) Pure

5) Does your character have any special magical abilities? Or special abilities in general (photographic memory, etc.)? Is he or she of a different magical race, such as Veela, Vampire, Werewolf or the like? Part or half of that magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have a character with special abilities/of a different magical race as one of your first two characters!)

Nope

6) What year is your character in?

5

OOC Questions

C. These do not affect what house you're sorted to, but everybody must answer them!

1) Is this your first character?


 * A. This is my first character.

''':B. No, this is not my first character.'''

2) If your answer to the previous question is B, how many characters do you have? How many of them are "exotic" (of a different magical race/have a special ability)? 12, of which 1 is exotic