Forum:Daniella Torres

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.

'''For her strengths, Dani is an intellectual who is quite smart for her age. She spends a lot of time reading books, but only when she is alone. She's also very knowledgeable and knows lots of facts about spells and other magical things. Other than is, she is also very pretty, and she knows how to use this to her advantage and persuade people to do what she wants.'''

'''A big weakness for her though, is her priorities. She wants to be really popular and her reputation is quite important for her, and so she doesn't want people to know she is a nerd in fear of it deteriorating her popularity. Because of this, she tries to appear shallower than she really is and is trying to mask and hide the real her.'''

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?

'''She wants to graduate from school so she can pursue her goal out there in the real world: to be famous in something. She's not quite sure what yet because she has a lot of options; she's thinking of either becoming a famous muggle celebrity or if things don't go her way, a researcher or a book author.'''

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

'''If she's alone, she'd read up various books and novels. Either that or she'll fix up her closet and check out the latest fashion trends.'''

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

Her wand for magic, her essential beauty kit with lady stuff and cosmetics inside, her clothes, a personal diary she always writes on, and some books on magical history as well as other things.

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

'''If there's one thing she learned from reading all the books she have read, it's that discrimination against other magical races will only promote war and chaos. Because of that, she wishes that the wizarding society would be more open and accepting.'''

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

'''She'd like to be in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. Just not Slytherin because she's not sure how her reputation will be if she gets sorted there.'''

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!)

'''Daniella, or Dani as she likes to be called, is a young half-blood witch who's quite smart for her age. Growing up, she spent a lot of time reading books on both wizard and muggle history, and also about spells and magic in general - which is where she acquired most of her knowledge from. See, she's very passionate for what she does, and once she sets her sight on a goal, she will try her absolute best to achieve it. With that being said, she's also stubborn and is willing to get down and dirty and talk back to people, even if they are of authority. She's also tenacious, and has quite the pride.'''

'''However, for Dani, her reputation is also quite important for her, and she soon discovered that the smart and the "nerdy" are not technically the type of people the masses fall in love with. And so she tries her best to hide her "true" smart self, just so she could be popular at school and to gain the adoration of people. This is one of her biggest character flaws, a flaw that she so desperately tries to preserve because she has been blinded by false pretenses of beauty, wealth and fame. Because of this, she does not get along very well with her siblings, more specifically her irish twin, Tori, because by nature, they are quite different from each other. However, deep deep down, she truly cares, she's just too stubborn to admit it.'''

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!)

'''Daniella has two younger siblings, Victoria or Tori, and Gustavo. They were born to a major of the United States Air Force, José Torres, and their mother, Ana María Torres in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dani and Tori are irish twins, with Dani being the older one and Tori being born exactly nine months after, and while this should make them as close as other twin sisters should, it didn't happen because their personalities clashed too much and they had very few similarities with each other. It wasn't very bad, they could still stand each other, and they still managed to live in the same house, so there's that. Their mother was a muggle, while their father was the one who came from a magical family, which he rightfully passed on to his offspring. Daniella had her first sign of magic when she was ten, when she "accidentally" made her books levitate.'''

'''Because it was closer to Puerto Rico, Daniella opted to go to Castelobruxo which was actually where their parents wanted her and and her sister to go - since they're Irish twins, they were on the same grade - but Tori made a big fuss about it and she want to Hogwarts instead, across the Atlantic Ocean. Danielle couldn't care less, in fact she was quite relieved because she thought it'd be easier for her to build an image there without her. And so they went their separate ways, with Dani excelling quite well in Castelobruxo because of her intellect, as well as natural charm which she tries to build on. By her third year, Dani was already one of the most popular girls at school, because of the time she spends reading fashion magazines and working with cosmetic products, and this was also time when she started hiding her "true" self in favor of fame at school. Her siblings didn't like how she was repressing herself, but she didn't care. Her image and reputation was too important for her, which she still doesn't realize, is a giant character flaw for her that she needs to overcome. But alas, she is still much too blinded, mainly because she is still young and naive.'''

'''Towards the end of her fourth year, Dani started getting letters from a "secret admirer", which immediately raised red flags for her because she's not dumb. She had her suspicions that she might have a stalker, but she ignored it for a while. That is, until this person - an older student - followed her back to her dormitories and tried to sexually assault her. It was futile though, because Dani was able to protect herself and also alerted other students who came to her rescue. Dani's family pressed charges, and the boy faced expulsion from the school. Dani was quite happy about that, but after the incident, she didn't feel safe in Castelobruxo anymore, and asked her parents if she could transfer schools. Her request was granted, and so she transferred to Hogwarts, where Tori and Gustavo are.'''

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!

Her FC is Filipina actress, Liza Soberano.



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!)

She's a half-blood.

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?

She's in her fifth year.

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)?

'''Not counting her, I have five active characters. One is exotic.'''