Forum:Latte "Tay" Coffee

PAINTED RED  23:06, May 19, 2017 (UTC)

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. Her biggest strength is the ability to see the positive side of every situation. Her biggest weakness is her refusal to be changed or held back in any way, even if the criticism might be constructive.

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? Tay wants to own her own café and make the best coffee in the whole world. It's what she's good at, and it's what makes her happy, so that's her dream.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so? All her families gathered together, drinking tea and coffee and maybe having a couple of snacks while everyone shares stories and hangs out, and everyone is happy and nothing is awkward. It would make her happy if everything just worked out easily, not one for trying especially hard to fix things.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?'''Tay is too sentimental. She probably wouldn't be able to pick just five items if asked, but if she had to, she'd pick: a.) A family picture from when she and Mocha were a lot younger, with baby Caramel in the middle. b.) A keychain from the Met that she got while they still lived in New York. c.) Her favorite coffee mug. It's simple and color white, decorated with bright yellow sunflowers. d.) Her phone; it has too many memories and pictures inside of it. e.) Her favorite jacket. Her parents bought it for her for her thirteenth birthday and wearing it makes her feel like they're the ones hugging her and keeping her warm.'''

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? Bring. Quidditch. To. America. And not the dumb Quadpot junk with the exploding quaffles.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why? She wouldn't want Slytherin. The dungeons are too gloomy. She doesn't think she could deal with that.

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!) '''Tay is obsessed with Quidditch. She got into the sport as a young girl because of how cute the players were (dark times for her) but ended up appreciating the game itself after a couple months. She's fiercely competitive about it, and because of some... minor injuries that might have come Mocha's way, she's banned from playing the sport ever again by her family. If she had to choose a position, it would probably be beater. Another thing she's banned from doing? Drinking coffee. Tay is already too hyper on her own. Adding coffee into the mix is a bad idea. Sometimes, her parents let it slide for occasions like exams, because they make her hyper-focused, but other than that, it's a good idea to keep things away from Tay if it might give her more energy than usual. Just being her normal self, Tay talks very fast, practically bounces from place to place, tends to get violent when excited (which means that her partner in conversation turns into a human punching bag), and gets ten times more emotional, when practically everything already makes her cry. Despite the fact she looks like she could easily be a wild child, Tay is anything but. She's scared of drinking, is shy about PDA and actually any physical contact in general, and also hates cursing. She's not shy about the fact that she's very innocent when it comes to most things, and if you hear a sudden exclamation of "FIDDLESTICKS!" in the hall, it's probably her. Even when she's cussing out players on the field, she'll probably be calling them 'buttholes and jerkfaces'. She's very stubborn, blunt, and can also be too optimistic. She sees none of these as possibly negative traits, and is very adamant that she's a free spirit that doesn't need to be changed or held back. She doesn't know how to take criticism properly, and in turn she also doesn't know how to give criticism or be the least bit harsh to anyone. She has the tendency to be too nice, passing it off as common courtesy even when it's gone too far. Still, she is not one to be stepped on. She's not a very hard worker either, really, just hoping for the best in every situation. All in all, if Tay had to describe herself, she'd use four words: "golden snitch on acid". She thinks this perfectly encapsulates her entire personality, and as she is with most other things, she's right.'''

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!) '''Mera Nereus met Andrew Coffee during his trip to New York City because of his job as a British lawyer. Initially a love hate relationship, the American auror eventually fell for him, and he, her, after a long period of time. After they got married, she had twins, and she decided to name them... Latte and Mocha. Guess which one she is. Tip: it's the more delicious one albeit the worse name. Latte Emma Coffee (insert her cringing somewhere in the distance) was your average kid. Her little sister, Caramel, was one of the brightest witches the world had ever seen, but Latte was just very, very normal. She liked to play with dolls and racecars, put on elaborate skits, draw fashion lines with a huge set of Crayola crayons, and make experiment with food in the kitchen. Of all these childhood passions, only the last one stuck. Latte ended up becoming really, really good at cooking, baking, and what she considers to be her most important skill: making coffee. This was a blessing for her caffeine addict mother, though Latte herself wouldn't be allowed to have her first whole cup until she was thirteen. Her first magical sign happened in the kitchen, her favorite plave in any home, when she accidentally set the whole place on fire as a result of someone (*cough*mocha*cough*) distracting her. At only eight years old, she didn't really grasp the danger of the situation. She just stood there, crossed her arms, and narrowed her eyes at the flames that were slowly engulfing the room until letting out a groan of frustration that magically made all the fire disappear, with everything left unharmed. After that, Latte, the human safety-hazard, continued living life like the universe was made to satisfy her. Insanely stubborn, if things didn't go her way, then she made them go her way. Pleased with this mentality, everything was perfect until the move to London. Needless to say she wasn't very happy about the move. She knew it was because of her dad's mom, but it didn't make her any less bitter. Still, a latte is always sweet, and since she couldn't make he world bend to her will this time, she decided to find the silver lining. So she moved to England, determined to make the best out of it. Somewhere along the way, she realized Latte Coffee is kind of an embarrassing name, so she decided to start going by Tay instead, not bothering to correct people when they ask her if it's short for Taylor. She also gets to try coffee for the first time, which ends up in rather intense Quidditch practice with my brother, that ends with him hitting him with the Bludgers bat for insulting her favorite team. (Because of that, she's banned from drinking coffee ever again. She gets too hyperactive.) She also develops dreams of opening up her own café or just becoming super rich and famous in general, and she intends on achieving both by making the best coffee in the whole goshdarned world. A couple years pass and her mom explains to Mocha and Latte that she's actually been having an affair with her coworker (she does the same to Caramel, but doesn't go into so much detail, as she's still pretty young), and Mocha is very, very angsty about it. But Latte? She understands. It's not her fault that she fell out of love with Dad. Out of all the Coffee kids, Latte is probably the most accepting of their stepmom, choosing to live with Mera and ______, instead of with Andrew, even if Mocha chose their dad. While she does miss both of them dearly, she's learned to live with it by also being the Coffee kid who bounces between houses the most regularly. She made it a point to befriend all of her new stepsiblings from both second marriages, trying to diffuse the tension and make everything less awkward than it already is. She's attending Hogwarts, as she had been for the past three years, excited to start her fourth year now that she has so much family to share it with. It also can't hurt to make a couple friends along the way, now won't it?'''

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 model is Cailin Russo.

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.

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!) None.

6) What year is your character in? 4th.

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)? Four others, no exotics.