Forum:James Armstrong

The Open-Ended Questions

A. Please answer the following questions as elaborately as possible. (Remember, this part doesn't have to be filled out if it's an expansion character!)

1) What would you consider to be your character's strengths, and your character's weaknesses? Elaborate on your answer.

 
 * James' greatest strength would be his hard-working attitude. He firmly believes in 'the only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary'. It's showed in his Quidditch career. He wasn't a great flier in his first year believe it or not, but he worked at it and now he's the seeker for Puddlemere United.
 * James' greatest failing is his hubris. He's rather arrogant and can be very over-confident at times. He's also a very sore loser and doesn't take it well.

2) Has your character's life played out the way they wanted? Have they achieved the goals they set out for their life? Why, or why not?

 James' goals are constantly changing, he achieves one, he's on to the next one. He's ambitous like that. Yes, he's happy with his life, why wouldn't he be? He's the seeker for his favorite childhood team, but that doesn't mean he's gonna lay back and not try to make it even better. 

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

 James' ideal day is spent training with his teammates, who are effectively his family after the shipwreck. Yes, he still has his little sister but his team really are like his brothers and sisters. 

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

 
 * 1) His Broom: He needs his broom to play quidditch. It's really simple as that.
 * 2) His Wand: He needs it to cast magic because while wandless magic is possible, that doesn't mean it's an easy thing to achieve.
 * 3) His Team Potrait: It's costantly changing from season to season, but he always carries an updated one in his wallet. They're his family.
 * 4) His Father's Wedding Ring: While James himself isn't married, he's taken to wearing his father's wedding ring as a reminder of his old man. They weren't super close... but James did love his dad. His sister wears his mother's wedding ring. No. It's not awkward.
 * 5) His Favorite Tie: James is big on his appearnce, and is always trying to look his best which leads to him usually sporting some sort of tie. His favorite tie is an emerald green tie striped with black in a diagonal fashion. It was a gift from an ex-girlfriend. It's the only thing he has left from her.

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

 He'd put a lot more emphasis on physical fitness. It never hurts to be in shape and too often he sees out of shape wizards relying on magic to do everything for them. 

The Character's Background

1) Give a history of your character. History must be at least two paragraphs long. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? etc. (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!)

 James Armstrong is the oldest son of Gareth and Caitlín Armstrong. The pair were Hogwarts sweetheart, both being Slytherins, Gareth was the seeker for the Slytherin team while he was at Hogwarts and Caitlín was effectively head cheerleader. She was the most vocal supportive supporter of the Slytherin team. Gareth and Lin started dating in their third year and stayed together for the rest of their Hogwarts years, when Gareth proposed on their graduation day. Lin happily agreed.

Gareth went to play as seeker for Puddlemere United while Lin became a housewife. Things continued like that for around nine years when they decided they wanted a child. So they tried for about three months before Lin became pregnant. Nine months later, they had their oldest child and and only son, named James. Around six years later, the couple had another child named Aileadh. Aileadh was a happy accident and not even James knows that. That secret was closely guarded by the parents. They didn't have anymore kids, and while Caitlín continued to care for the kids, Gareth continued to play for Puddlemere.

The Quidditch Playing didn't last long though, after a certain point Quidditch players start to expire. And after 18 years of playing for Puddlemere, Gareth reached his expiration point when he broke his arm, wrist and shoulder all at once. Puddlemere payed for his medical bills, but it wasn't like they needed to. The Armstrongs were ridicululy wealthy after 18 years of a professional quidditch career. James was about eight at the time and had his first magical sign when he saw his father get injured. He lit his mother's hat on fire in a rage. It was quicjly put out and his mother wasn't even mad. That hat was ruined though.

Three years later, James' Hogwarts letter arrived, and upon his arrival to Hogwarts, he was sorted into _______. Now, James always tried out for his house team but he never made the cut despite continous improvement on his part. He firmly believe that he should have been let onto the team in his fifth year, and is convinced the team had something against him. Either way, upon graduation, James had decent NEWTs, and was also a pretty good quidditch player. He went to play for a minor Scottish league team as their seeker.

James led that small team to victory and they took the cup. He was offered a place as a seeker on numerous major league teams at that point but James chose Puddlemere. Over the _______ seekers that beat him out every year. He still doesn't like them and is quite rude if he ever runs into them.

As a celebation, James' family decided to take a cruise in the Atlantic. Unfortnately... this ended in disaster. One night, during a major storm, the Armstrongs were out walking on the deck, which in theory should have been completely safe, and would have been had a rogue wave not listed the ship dangerously far over, sending the Armstrong family over the side. James grabbed onto the side of the ship, and held on tight, pulling a muscle in the process. He also grabbed his little sister and hauled them both onto the deck after the ship righted itself. Unfortunately, Gareth and Lin hadn't been so lucky. They were nowhere to be found, and their bodies were never recovered.

James' arm recovered and when it did, he went on to play for Puddlemere United and took his sister in as her legal guardian. James still blames himself and is totally convinced that he failed his parents, even though there was nothing that he could have done. 

2) Give a description of your character's personality. Personality must be at least one paragraph long. Are you noble or sneaky? Arrogant or humble? (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!)

 James is a complicated human. He's arrogant as hell, but at the same time is very hard on himself, and is always trying to be better. Nothing's ever good enough for James and he's constanly chasing perfection, and perhaps unfortunately, he expects the same from everyone around him. He hates it when people become content and complacent. It annoys him so much.

However, James is also incredibly hard-working. Because he's constantly trying to improve himself, there's rarely a moment where he's not doing something. Sitting around and doing absolutely nothing bores him very quickly. However, while he works very hard, he can also play very hard. When James is out having fun with his friends, he's life of the party and is always coming up with something fun to do.

James really isn't a hot-head and rarely resorts to violence to hash things out... unless you make fun of his teammates or his sister. James may actually kill you if that's the case. However, at the same time, he knows which members of his team can handle themselves and which ones can't. He'll defend the ones who can't and laugh his butt off while the ones who can defend themselves kick ass. 

3) Are you Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born? Do you have any notable magical relations? (Remember, you cannot be related to important Harry Potter characters!)

 Pure-Blood 

4) 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 one as your first two characters!)

 No </b>

5) What is your character's profession? Does your character plan to enroll your character into the Ministry of Magic? Does your character not work? Is your character a teacher?

 Seeker for Puddlemere United </b>

6) Describe your character's marital status. Is your character single or married? What is the spouse's name? Any kids?

Single. No kids, though he does care for his little sister.

7) What about your character's appearance? What do they look like? Feel free to write down what they look like! If you're using any FC, you can put a picture here! Please state the character's faceclaim!



The Sorting Quiz

B. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is only optional, for regular adults and expansion characters alike!)

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) Which trait is most valuable?


 * A. Intelligence

''':B. Cunningness'''


 * C. Bravery


 * D. Kindness

5) What's the best way to get things done?


 * A. The right way, no matter how long it takes.


 * B. Trick someone else into doing the work for you.

''':C. Putting together a qualified team and completing the task efficiently.'''


 * D. Get some friends together and lead them in the task.

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)?

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