Forum:Wu Yi Gwan

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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:


 * A. Stars


 * B. 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

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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.

Having developed his work ethic young, and due to his natural ambition, Yi Gwan is generally found with his nose in a book, or perhaps practicing his wandwork or picking the brains of older students. Ever since childhood, he's fought tooth and nail to be the best among his siblings, and that continues to present day, where he fights tooth and nail to be the best in his year (and eventually in his house, he's decided, but that can wait. He's no match for a seventh year yet). He particularly enjoys the challenge brought by Transfiguration, as it's the most complex of the branches of magic they study. He's decided that he's going to achieve a mastery in it some day. It wouldn't exactly be a lie to say Yi Gwan doesn't have delusions of grandeur, but how much of it is truly delusional? He knows his limits, perhaps better than most people know theirs, and he just enjoys pushing them. Perhaps it's a form of masochism, but in Yi Gwan's mind it's a worthwhile one. After all, if he's going to be the next Merlin he needs to be the best wizard he can, right? In terms of how he interacts with others, Yi Gwan is somewhat reserved but otherwise sweet. He's far from an extrovert, but also capable of turning on the charm when necessary - anything to get ahead really. His manners are impeccable and he would rather die than receive a detention. Imagine the humiliation. Beyond that, Yi Gwan isn't entirely as grown up as he likes others to perceive. He gets excited over the littlest things, like finding a knut in the middle of the hall or watching the sunset from the top of the astronomy tower, his favourite study spot. Yi Gwan isn't the entitled sort of rich kid - in fact, he barely notices that he has money at all. He collects vouchers and does his clothes shopping exclusively in the sales, and is more than a little bit gutted that Hogwarts doesn't offer a UniDays discount like his brother's sixth form does. That would save him so much money. Nobody's really sure where he learned this frugality from, since his brothers and sister aren't exactly careful with spending. Perhaps it came from spending much of his time at Hogwarts, where others don't have the same means. Regardless, it's just another of what his family call his 'eccentricities'. Which aren't even particularly eccentric.

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.

The story of Wu Zhi Cheng is an extreme example of rags to riches. Born in Shaanxi province, China, his father worked on a farm and his mother in a sweatshop making mobile phone parts. Often he would only have one bowl of rice a day, as he now often informs his children, and he had to walk far to get to school every day. But Wu Zhi Cheng possessed a rare combination of intelligence and sheer ambition, and by studying hard he built himself a business empire - the crowning jewel of which is his tech firm. It's one of the biggest in China now, and has made the Wu family billionaires. Wong Hui Hua's life was less challenging. Born into the middle class in Macau, she was noticed at a young age for her good looks and signed to a modeling agency for children. From there, it was a short step into acting - but Hui Hua was, for lack of a better word, an atrocious actress. It didn't stop her from getting several minor roles in TV dramas, but her career was never destined to reach great heights. For the ambitious Hui Hua, this was a disaster - how was she to become rich and famous if she couldn't get a good role? And so she turned her gaze onto finding a rich husband. Few would say Wu Zhi Cheng is a shallow man, but when it comes to his taste in women... well. He does enjoy a pretty face. And that is why he allowed himself to be rushed into a marriage with Wong Hui Hua, despite the fact that he barely knew her at the time. And really, they're a good enough match. Both are ambitious, they have similar goals (to accumulate as much money as is humanly possible), and they don't hate each other. Quite a good match really. Yi Gwan is the third son, and by God did he feel it growing up. His little sister at least got some attention, being the only girl, but he probably saw his parents about twice a year at most (ok, maybe an exaggeration, but you get the point). He was never the most outgoing child, but he was sweet even if he did get into a lot of unexplained trouble. Like when he was supposed to be in a private lesson aged 8, and his nanny swore she saw him into the classroom, but he somehow ended up on the tennis court outside instead. They just assumed he climbed out of the second-story window or something. Don't let that fool you, though - Yi Gwan was by far the most studious of his siblings. He took his middle child syndrome and ran with it, making sure to be better than his elder brothers at maths, reading, languages, art. Everything. He made certain he was the most polite, the most charming, and the most put together of his siblings. The best. It's because of his high-achieving nature that his parents decided to send him to his aunt in England a few months before his eleventh birthday, alongside his 15-year-old brother. He was certainly capable enough, so why not start his foreign education early? Yi Gwan attended a private primary school for the entirety of year six, mostly focusing on learning English (he's proud to say that he has now eliminated his accent, while his elder brothers still sometimes struggle with pronunciations). The content wasn't exactly hard, as he'd had much stricter teachers at home, and the other children were nice enough, but otherwise the year was fairly boring. The fun part started at the beginning of the summer before he'd start secondary, while his mother had flown to England in order to start touring schools. That's when the Hogwarts letter arrived. Of course, Hui Hua couldn't really do much to prevent Yi Gwan from going to magic school, so without further ado he was whisked off to Diagon Alley for some school supply shopping, and promptly bought about ten extra books on the history, culture and customs of his new world. There was no way he was going in knowing nothing. He also chose his English name in this time: Emrys, because he'd seen BBC Merlin the week before and since he was a wizard too now, it seemed appropriate to an eleven year old. When September rolled around, he got on the Hogwarts Express with everyone else and never looked back.

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!

Wong Kunhang (Hendery from WayV)

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!)

Muggle-Born

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!)

N/A

6) What year is your character in?

4th

7) The Sorting Hat has been known to take house preference into consideration. If your character could select one house they believe they are best suited for, what would it be and why?

Ravenclaw or Slytherin

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.

2) If your answer to the previous question is B, how many characters do you have? How many of them are "exotic"? If you do have exotic characters, please list both the name and the type of exotic. Remember you are only allowed one of each type with the exception of nymphs.

3, 1 exotic

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

Everything. Just kidding, nobody would ever accuse Yi Gwan of being able to fly a broom.

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?

Do you think Yi Gwan has actually thought beyond education because he definitely has not.

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

Pure spite caused by the one time he got an EE instead of an O.

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

He tends to think he's the smartest in the room.

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

Walnut - best for highly intelligent owners who are often innovators and inventors, performs any task its owner desires without question Phoenix Feather - capable of the greatest range of magic, and often acts of its own accord, much like Yi Gwan.