Forum:Ethan Burke

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.


 * s: he's level-headed, decisive, magnanimous
 * w: rowdy, arbitrary, outspoken

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?


 * Ethan doesn't know what he wants to do with himself yet. Maybe he'll set out to be a healer, maybe work in Sports Management. He just doesn't know. He hopes to figure it out soon, though.

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


 * His ideal way of spending a free day would most likely either get schoolwork done before he gets distracted, or if it's already done, then spend the day with his family, probably playing sports or something.

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


 * He would keep his signed yankees jersey, a picture with his siblings and parents, access to his parents' money, his wand and his broom. They're all prized possessions, one way or the other.

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why?


 * He wouldn't really change anything, just because he knows that the wizarding society is currently in a stage of transitioning into an easier lifestyle. He knows they're in the process of making things better - progressing into the future. Although, well, nobody is doing anything about those ugly robes everyone calls fashion, so he'd probably take care of that at some point.

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


 * He'd rather be in the same house as his sister (Ravenclaw), but he knows he doesn't have the brains for it, or one of his brothers (Gryffindor and Slytherin), but he isn't sure if he'd fit in in either. If he were a little more ambitious and knew what he wanted for himself, maybe Slytherin wouldn't be so bad. To him, a proper fit is most likely Gryffindor or 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!)


 * Ethan is still that good-hearted boy that he was all those years ago, in muggle primary. It makes him well-liked by many, because he's just too kind and polite to ever come across as rude. He's magnanimous, unable to hold a grudge against you for long. He's a very forgiving guy in nature and is a strong believer in second chances. He's level-headed and decisive. Optimistic, brave, and motivational, Ethan had a brief stint as co-captain of Wampus' quidditch team. Leadership roles, things like that, come easy to Ethan. He has the persona of a leader, and there's no question of it.


 * He isn't really a confrontational person. He's a more diplomatic kind of guy, but without a doubt, he's the first to charge into a situation, the first to defend his family and friends. He prefers to deal with a situation directly than to not and let it develop into something bigger. He's defined by the elements of earth and fire, but how raging the flames are depends on the situation. For instance, fire is passion, and Ethan is more certainly passionate about his beliefs, and standing up for what he believes in. That said, his first instinct hasn't ever been to draw his wand and act.


 * Ethan is practical and realistic. He isn't really a dreamer, even though he likes the concept of them. Dreams prove to be distractions, and are more often than not impossible to achieve. He likes to learn skills he knows he'll need at some point, rather than to learn something people like Dex like to call cool. It might make him less prone to make friends, it might not, but he just doesn't believe in wasting his time with something that might not help him at all. Except sports. Sports, he'll do. Definitely.

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!)


 * Ethan's the third child of Wallace and Mona Burke, a half-blood wizard and muggle-born witch respectively. From the second he was born, Ethan's life hasn't really been full of attention - his two older brothers were always causing problems and banding together for one reason or the other, and not two years after him came his sister Autumn, who was born earlier than expected with a bad case of pneumonia. Ethan was, for all intents and purposes, the middle child. It sucked, it really did, but Ethan never really felt too bothered by it.


 * He attended muggle primary, where he was known for having a wide range of friends. From the kids that everyone liked, down to the kids that everyone avoided. He never said no to having a new friend and you would always find him accompanied by others. From a young age, he's been inclined towards sports. His father likes to joke he learned to play football before he learned to walk. While his brothers were inclined towards other things, and his sister was more often than not cooped up in their house, playing sports was Ethan's thing. It was his arena.


 * Ethan has never really felt the struggle that his two older brothers did in school. He was always a good kid, the kind that teachers don't mind and students often flocked to. He wasn't exactly smart, so his grades were average, at best, but what he lacked there he made up for in charisma and natural pep. It's like his school was the one place where he could feel important and cared for, because at home - well, his siblings often took priority.


 * His first sign of magic was interesting, to say the least. It was in the middle of one of his football matches. His team was losing, 6-17. It wasn't long until the game finished and if they lost, they wouldn't make it to Championships. His coach was stressed and yelling at the lot of them, his parents looked like they were about to have a meltdown and his brothers looked like they were amused by what was going on. Like they were happy that little Ethan was doing horrible at his "thing". It got to his nerves.


 * It was very few and far in between that Ethan ever got mad, but with his brother's snickering faces imprinted in his mind, Ethan was pissed. So he ran. He ran fast, and his body was just a blur between small figures in the field. He kicked goal after goal, but none compared to the finishing goal. He left a ball-sized hole in the net, and the ball was straight-up nowhere to be found. It was impossible for an eight year old to do that, so it was easy to say, people were shook. But Ethan didn't care. His team won the game, 20-17, and he got ice cream. Plus his parents' worries were put to rest - their son had magic.


 * Ethan had known he would most likely have magic, but nothing compared to what it felt like having confirmation that he was wizard. It was almost - just almost - as good as it felt to finally arrive to Hogwarts. He was promptly sorted into ______, but it took some moments longer for the decision to be made. He was a hatstall, between ______ & _______. He spent all of one year in Hogwarts, because for second year, he was able to persuade his family into sending him as a foreign exchange student, down to Mahoutokoro.


 * Honestly, he only wanted to go down there because the History of Magic first year curriculum had mentioned their badass robes, and he wanted to have one. He hadn't expected his parents to agree to it, but they had - he could attend a semester at Mahoutokoro. He started as a pink, naturally, but by the time he came back from Japan, it was some shades darker. He keptthe robe, naturally, and still puts it on from time to time just to see whether he's progressed a lot in magic or not. (He obviously has, but it's always good to have that reassurance.)


 * For the second year of his schooling, he was an exchange student, but for Uagadou. He was able to learn about the culture, about how they excelled in branches of Transfiguration, Alchemy and Astronomy. He was also able to learn how to cast the two most basic spells without a wand, but it was hard and Ethan didn't continue to pursue wandless magic upon his return to Hogwarts. For the entirety of third year, Ethan was forced to stay at Hogwarts, between a sudden "lack of money" to fund his exchange program slot. But really, he knows it was just to help Autumn adjust to Hogwarts as it was her starting year.


 * Ethan spent the first semester of his fourth year in Ilvermorny School. He was a Wampus during the time he was there. He even got to join their equivalent of quidditch, though naturally it didn't compare to quidditch back at Hogwarts. From all the schools, it was safe to say he loved Ilvermorny the most. America was the home to baseball, to football (the aggressive kind), and they housed good football soccer teams. It was a pity when he had to return to Hogwarts, to finish his fourth year there.

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!


 * His FC is Froy Gutierrez.

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!)


 * Half-Blood; relations in the wiki

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?


 * Fourth

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)?


 * 9/2