Forum:Elias Di Sena e Bonaparte

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The Sorting Quiz

A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is a requirement for every character you make! Please italicize the answer.)

1. What are you looking forward to learning at Hogwarts the most?


 * A. Transfiguration


 * B. Magical Creatures


 * C. Hexes & Jinxes


 * D. The castle's secret areas

2. Pick one:


 * B. Stars


 * A. Moon

3. If flowers adapted their scent to attract the unwary, what would it smell of in order to lure you in?


 * A. Parchment


 * B. Freshly baked bread


 * C. A crackling log fire


 * D. The Sea

4. Pick one:


 * A. Dawn


 * B. Dusk

'''5. Four boxes are placed before you. Which one do you open?'''


 * A. The ornate one, promising secret knowledge and unbearable temptation


 * B. The small, tortoiseshell box, embellished in gold, with a small, squeaking creature


 * C. The small, pewter box that reads "I only open for the worthy"


 * D. The gleaming black box marked with Merlin's rune

6. Pick one:


 * A. White


 * B. Black

7. What road tempts you the most?


 * A. The cobbled street lined with ancient buildings


 * B. The wide, sunny, grassy lane


 * C. The twisting, leaf-strewn path through woods


 * D. The narrow, dark, lantern-lit alley

8. Pick one:


 * A. Forest


 * B. River

9. What scares you most?


 * A. Speaking in such a silly voice, people will laugh at you and mock you


 * B. Waking up and realizing your family & friends don't know you


 * C. An eye at the keyhole of the dark, windowless room where you're locked


 * D. Standing on top of something high, without anything to stop you from falling

'''10. It's late, you're walking alone, and hear a peculiar cry you believe has a magical source. What do you do?'''


 * A. Wait for developments, while mentally reviewing the most appropriate spells


 * B. Draw your wand & stand your ground


 * C. Draw your wand & search for the source


 * D. Proceed with caution, keep a hand on the concealed wand, and keep an eye out

The Character's Background

1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least two paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

''Elias, or more commonly referred to as Eli, is quite the character. It's something of a miracle that all the wealth and power his family possesses hasn't all gone to his head. While at times he does feel entitled to certain things, he rarely ever acts on it in public and would only be bossy at home to staff. Out in public Eli is your everyday teenager who uses sarcasm and a quick wit as his main source of humour and fun. He can be rather sharp tongued at times, but for the most part it is all in good fun. When it isn't however, it's a very distinct sort of anger that very few have seen. Eli isn't quick to act on things, he weighs on them for long periods of time before deciding the best way of approaching something. He's a very smart, analytical, and cunning young man.''

''Often times he can be a little nerdy in terms of being a huge fan of video games and anime, but he'd never show that side in public. A secret softie who really just wants affection, he can be very touchy and feely when he's in a certain cuddly mood. It doesn't matter who it is, he'll cuddle up to anyone whether it be family, friend, or significant other.''

''Not everything is as picture perfect in Eli's mind as he would like however. Being sorted into Slytherin really made him second guess himself as a person all throughout Hogwarts. Seeing both his triplet siblings be sorted into Ravenclaw while he was sorted into Slytherin not only caused him minor separation anxiety but it also made him feel like the lesser triplet. Eli had always felt like he wasn't as well liked or loved by those around them, and being sorted into Slytherin it was hard for him not to take that as a sort of confirmation to what he tried suppressing his entire life. These deprecative thoughts is what largely has motivated Eli to try and go for male prefect and potentially head boy in his final year. Seeing it as a chance to not only prove to everyone else that he isn't a terrible person but mainly to himself.''

''Eli tends to be rather destructive when it comes to his personal life as well. Often times when he has something good going for him he either panics and screws it up or pushes it away and doesn't bother attempting. This is evident in how he approaches a relationships, he'll end up pushing the person away even if he cares for them because he doesn't want to end up screwing it up. But it doesn't stop there, this self-doubt has stopped Eli from doing a lot of things he knows he can do but when he gets inside his head it all crashes down around him.''

2) Write about the history of your character. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? It must be at least three paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

''It was always inevitable, really, that the Di Sena and Bonaparte families would arrange a marriage between two of their members. Both were of high acclaim in Europe, the Di Sena's being an influential family in Italy and the Bonaparte's comfortably having high status in both France and Italy. It really was a matter of when and who in regards to the marriage, many assuming it would be arranged. The story of Lazzaro-Jacquemin Bonaparte, the French born youngest child of one of the main branches of the Bonaparte family and Isabetta Di Sena, the most aspiring daughter of renowned architect Antonio Di Sena, was one of equal passion and influential gain.''

''Initially it was never the two of them arranged to get married. Instead, Lazzaro-Jacquemin's brother, Philippe, and Isabetta's sister, Rosa, were subtly forced in the same area in hopes that the two would get friendly enough that the matriarchs and patriarchs of both families could reasonably strike up the deal. Philippe and Rosa never took a liking to one another, only very demure greetings and boring small talk were exchanged between the two of them which led, ultimately, to two disappointed families. Playing matchmaker hadn't gone all to pot, however, as some in the families noticed that Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta were striking up much more personal and intrusive conversations with one another, a spark of chemistry dangerously close to igniting. Really, as soon as Isabetta spilt to Rosa that she found the youngest Bonaparte attractive, it sealed the deal for both families and the two were pushed for an arranged marriage.''

''Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta humoured their families with their marriage. They got married just months after meeting each other but treated one another as a partner rather than a spouse. To them they were still dating and, after what looked like three years of marriage to everyone else, had a smaller, more intimate ceremony to solidify the marriage for themselves. The two promptly moved to Great Britain afterwards, settling in a small village in the English countryside, in an attempt to create an informal barrier between them and their families. They were, after all, set with the task of creating a third family to form a trinity of power and, though in love with one another, both Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta took the task seriously. With much debate on which area of business they wanted to settle their roots in, the two decided that publishing could be largely beneficial for power; it'd give them a slight degree of influence over what was published in the UK and it set them apart from their political and architectural origins. Subsequently, Minerva Publishing House was created with the promise to 'Enrich the Minds of the Nation.''

''Initially, Minerva Publishing House concerned themselves with the publication of recipe books, both for baking and potions. Aiming to please the ordinary witch or wizard, the couple wanted to have the support of the regular people before deciding to set their aspirations higher. Although it took both books a bit longer than the couple would've wanted to get off the ground, soon they become favourite bestsellers, allowing Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta to begin looking higher up the publication food chain. With the newfound popularity, the two set their sights on one of the larger newspapers that circulated throughout the nation.''

''However, before they could make some serious ground, the couple decided that settling down and starting a family would be beneficial. After all, if they were to make the Di Sena e Bonaparte's a rival family to their own ones, then children would be needed. Both Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta were fine with a smaller amount of children. With each of them having large numbers of siblings, both enjoyed the prospect of their kids being a more tight knit family. The couple had two daughters, Zuana and Lavinia, in quick succession and were content with their family. With having only two children, they decided preemptively that one could manage the books publication when they retired and the other could have the hopeful newspaper publishings.''

''The next two years were a wild time for the Di Sena e Bonaparte's for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the biggest and most celebrated thing was Minerva Publishing House gaining the publication and editing rights to The Daily Prophet. Having such a control over the magical British public was one that the family dreamed of having but knew it'd take them a long time to get there so, achieving it in such a small amount of time in comparison to the estimate, was a massive and celebrated deal. In the heat of celebrations, Isabetta fell pregnant after one particularly joyous night. Though two children had been enough for them, Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta welcomed the pregnancy.''

''Their joy, however, grew as they found out that one child became twins, and twins became triplets. Twins and Triplets were rarities in their families so for them to achieve such a thing alongside publishing rights was massive. To make the birth of their children even more special, they made sure that Isabetta was in Paris at the time to ensure French citizenship via double jus soli. After an excruciating nineteen hours of labour, Isabetta gave birth to their triplets; Cosima, Elias and Percival. After the birth of their triplets, both Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta decided that the notion of having a small family was abandoned and, instead, promised that each of their kids would be loved and involved - something they were sure neither could say definitely about them and their siblings.''

''As expected from having parents growing on the socioeconomic scale, the triplets had a good childhood. They saw the birth of three younger siblings - Gawain, Rowland and Cecilia - and were able to experience the muggle school life. There'd been much deliberation between their parents as to whether or not any of their kids would attend a muggle primary school but, as Isabetta pointed out, it was somewhere for their kids to go during the day and, really, made them much more enriched than any other pure-blooded kid. As expected, the triplets were attached by the hip and it became a running joke that if you saw one that the other two wouldn't be too far behind - something that was largely true. At the very least it was normal to see Percival and Elias together as they were notorious for tricking everyone into who was who - Cosima having to be the one to tell everyone which was which.''

''The theme of doing things as a trio was a constant motif during the triplets' childhood and their first magical experience(s) were no different. When the triplets were seven, the family were enjoying one of their annual walks in the many forests surrounding their homes when the triplets got into a play fight with one another. All was well and normal until trees surrounding the family began to splinter on their own, Cosima began to levitate slightly and abnormal gusts of wind swamped the area. At first scared for their lives, it wasn't until Lazzaro-Jacquemin and Isabetta distracted the triplets did all phenomenons stop, leading to the confirmation that, yes, the triplets were magical like their older siblings. Subsequent plans to prepare them for magical life were put into place. Though they couldn't practice magic, the three were introduced to the concept of it and began to read their parents' potioneer's manual to get a feel for the subject. All three showed an interest so, naturally, each were excited with their letters came at the age of eleven.''

''Now sixteen, Hogwarts is a home away from home for the triplets. Little things like confusing people between Percy and Eli's identity still goes on, each triplet has a small soft spot for Potions thanks to their parents' books and, largely, the realization of how important their parents are have all been things that they've gone through. Finding out that their elder sisters renounced their rights to inheriting the family company was also a little blow to their systems, seeing as the three of them had to prepare in place of them. Perhaps split up by their houses, it's still not unusual to find the triplets together whenever possible.''

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!

Model Ethan Dolan

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 characters from the Harry Potter Universe!)

Pure-Blood

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

No special abilities

6) What year is your character in?

Sixth year

OOC Questions

B. Whilst the first two questions will not affect the character's house (and are mandatory), the others are designed specifically to help users come up with their character's ideal job (and are optional).

1) Is this your first character?


 * A. This is my first character.


 * B. No, this is not my first character.

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2) If your answer to the previous question is B, how many characters do you have? How many of them are "exotic"?

3) What would people who know your character well say they're really good at?

4) What do they really want to avoid in their future job/career? Do they hate working in an office? Do they hate the field?

5) Aside from family and peers, what motivates your character the most in life? What drives their passion?

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

7) Wand cores and woods speak volumes about a person's character. What is your character's wand? Why does it answer to them?