Forum:Duke Lyon-Hawtrey

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.


 * + good communicator, spontaneous, compassionate, independent, charming - people please, overthinks, poor practical skills, can't focus, emotional

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?


 * His only goal right now is to like and be liked by everyone in his year at Hogwarts.

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


 * Considering every day is essentially a free day when you're a wizard who experiences random but frequent bouts of explosive magic, it'd go like every other day: sleeping, playing video games, and eating 'til he crashes.

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


 * 1) His sweats. Yeah, the ones from the video. They're iconic.
 * 2) His black and white beanie. It's his lucky beanie, bitch.
 * 3) His phone and headphones. He can't go anywhere without them, man. He's addicted to those things.
 * 4) His wallet. Even though he's beyond broke, he likes to fake having money. Truth is, he keeps it because it has a picture of him with his mums when he was still a baby 
 * 5) His grandfather's watch. It's just proof he's everyone's favorite triplet.

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


 * He's barely just entering the wizarding society. Let him have a go at it first.

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


 * Surprise him. (Give him Ravenclaw, I'm begging.)

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!)


 * Duke is loud and demands to be heard. He's charming, independent, energetic and compassionate. He's a free spirit, and more often than not, he's the life of the party. He's arguably the most outgoing of the Lyon-Hawtrey triplets, and can definitely be felt in any kind of crowd. He's also very confident, though truth be told, most of that confidence stems from being able to please the people that surround him. He's witty, he's creative, he's original, but if he gets stuck in a complimentless hole, he'll quickly become dejected. You're never going to get Duke, of all people, to sit still for longer than thirty seconds. He's curious by nature, and is definitely interested in stepping out of his comfort zone in order to go out and experience things. He's very imaginative and open-minded, so it helps a lot, too. Because he's so curious all the time, he's also very observant; he focuses on the little details. Usually, Duke will go into a ramble about things he's seen and liked. (Throwback to the time he got hooked on Star Wars and wouldn't shut up about him until Amelia slapped him in the face.) He won’t hold his tongue – if he gets excited about something, he'll share it with anyone who’ll listen.  If you ask Duke, he hates those deep conversations that often lead to the what are we? who are we? why are we? discussion. If you corner Duke at two in the morning when he's delirious and jacked up on energy drinks, he'll sit down with you and talk your ears out about how meaningless life is. He's good at deep talk, but he prefers getting into light-hearted conversation. He's adept at steering conversations towards specific topics in ways that feel completely natural and unforced.  He's an energetic egg. That's Duke. That's who he is. He'll have random bouts of energy, and he'll definitely do something stupid because of them. He's very spontaneous and detests being stuck to a specific timetable or a set of rules. He doesn't like restrictions, and he'll let you know it. Duke's made it a point to become the friend everyone should have: someone that's approachable, interesting and exciting, with a friendly disposition. It's his goal to get along with everyone as best as he can.  Duke finds it difficult to focus. Because his mind runs a mile a minute and he's so disorganized, it's very difficult for his mind to focus solely on just one thing. It's not who he is, it's not who he'll ever be. It’s hard for him to maintain interest when things drift towards routine, administrative matters, and away from broader concepts. Likewise, he's an overthinker. It’s not uncommon for him to lose sleep asking himself why someone did what they did, what it might mean, and what to do about 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!)


 * You know how some people still think fake dating doesn't lead to romantic relationships? That's some big load of bullshit. Jemma Lyon and Iris Hawtrey fell in love in a period of seven days. It was a drastic change, considering they hadn't known each other beforehand, but it had happened nonetheless. Thing is, Iris really needed a girl to fake-date her for seven days - the same amount of days she'd be out of the country, at her brother's destination wedding in Japan. Her family was comprised of a bunch of homophobes, and she wanted to give them one last fuck you before she abdicated her right to their money. It was a lot of money, but she knew she wasn't going to be happy if she stuck around. She and Jemma got on well, all things considered, and one thing led to another and they ended up having sex in a bathroom stall at her brother's wedding reception that last night in Japan. They became friends with benefits for a while, but it wasn't long until they got romantically involved.  Although some of their friends argued that they were moving too quickly, they got engaged seven months later and got married on the anniversary of their first shag. (Seriously. Iris made it a point to do it that day. Something about wanting to relive that night.) Their firstborn, Gwendolyn, came three years later - long enough for them to work their way into a decent amount of money. Their second child, Amelia, came three years after Gwen, and their three final children came two years later.  They didn't expect triplets, but multiples did run in both sides of the family, not to mention IVF always increases the chances for more than one kid. Of course, they couldn't exactly afford to have more than three kids at that specific time, even with both their promotions, which meant they did struggle a lot to make ends meet after their birth. They didn't resent their kids for it or anything, but it really was difficult to care for all of them and still keep their jobs.  Duke learned early on to value what he had. It wasn't much, but it was his and that's what mattered most to him. Because they couldn't really afford a spacious home, he and his brothers had to share a room. As you'd imagine, fights ensued frequently, although usually they were able to resolve things quickly. They were brothers - or comrades, as Duke often called them - and they were otherwise inseparable. He and his sisters weren't as close, but that's just because they always tried to put makeup on him and sneak him into dresses whenever they got their hands on him.  Duke's first manifestation of magic was when he was eight. Gwendolyn had gotten him inside a dress, just to record him and put him on Witchagram (yes, she was a witch - it was very surprising) for everyone to see. (Fun fact: she succeeded, and the video went viral. Some people still recognize him as the lanky little kid from the vid.) His reaction, when he realized what she'd done, was to get angry, which in turn caused the dress to turn into tattered sweats. Gwen was far from happy, but she learned to back off. Duke wasn't someone you wanted to fuck around with as a muggle, lest you wanted to end up covered in maple syrup or something equally as disgusting, and she didn't want to know what he was willing to do with uncontrollable magic.  He's eleven now, just about to get his acceptance letter for Hogwarts, and he honestly can't wait to see what's to come. How different is Hogwarts from his primary? Is the Loch Ness Monster real? Is bigfoot? He has loads of questions he hopes to get answers from in the coming months.



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!


 * Rhys Matthew Bond

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!)


 * Muggle-Born

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!)


 * N/A

6) What year is your character in?


 * Future first 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)?


 * Somewhere around like 13/1???