Forum:Serena Langston

The Character's Background

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


 * After dealing with cishet white men for so long, especially within the the Auror Department, Serena possesses unimaginable patience to deal with essentially anything. She knows what she wants and when she wants it, and so she'll wait as long as it takes to achieve this; she's very calculative and ambitious in this manner. She's characterized by her perfectionism and her need to get things done the right time, no matter how long this might take. She's very methodical in what she does, and no decision is made without thinking every potential outcome and how beneficial or harmful it may be. She's thorough in her work, which is likely why she's been doing as well as she has. To her, it's important to fulfill the dreams and aspirations she had as a little girl.


 * She's a steadfast woman, head strong and determined in all she does. That's not to say she's full of herself and to the brim with pride and arrogance; on the contrary, she's always open to suggestions. There's always room for improvement, she recognizes. For instance, she tends to be overly critical. A perfectionist herself, she doesn't like work that's sloppy. She expects nothing short of the best from those she works with. Likewise, Serena tends to be very vocal whenever she notices something she doesn't like, which in part can cause her to be a less likeable being but an earnest and hardworking one nonetheless.


 * She's loyal to a fault. Honestly, there's very little you can do to break Serena Langston's loyalty, excluding, of course, a major infraction in the law. (Even then, depending who it is, she might turn a blind eye.) Once she's in it, she's in it for the long haul. Through thick and thin, through sickness and health - she values loyalty with reason. Without it, what else is there left? She's charismatic and colorful, a creature full of scintillating wit and sublime tastes in all she knows. High-minded & humble, multi-levelled and innovative, perceptive and reflective - Serena always strives to be the best person she can, if only to achieve everything she's set out to achieve. To fulfill all her aspirations, she knows she has a long road ahead of her, and is certainly ready to push through.

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.


 * In a world plagued by horrors beyond one’s imagination, there has to be a continuing state of order. Chaos nor panic can be allowed any kind of leeway without risking the possibility of a disruption in the natural state of order, organization & peace. There is no driving out chaos with anything short of strategic plans executed to the best of mankind’s ability. It’s been proven over and over; for thousands of years, mankind has face many kinds of issues; social, political and economic. The turmoil in each and every occasion has brought forth a wide array of emotions, none the kind. It’s what instability does; create panic, anger, frustration and contempt. And with this negativity coursing through men’s veins, an excessive amount of energy becomes prevalent. And with this excessive amount of dark energy, accidents happen – none of them are the good kind. These impulses caused what is now known as magic.


 * From the moment Serena's family emerged, they have held a respectable amount of power in the muggle and wizarding words alike. They’ve spawned nobles and royals, mathematical and scientific geniuses, muses for ancient and modern day art & literature. As underrated as they may be, they have always been prominent figures in the history of mankind, often marrying into Houses that, centuries later, would birth many of the legends we know today. Furthermore, in respects to their affluent relatives, the same can be said for their influence in the wizarding worlds. They have birthed monarchs, ministers and presidents alike, not just for one governing body but for many. Their lineage has spread, and descendants of the Langston family cloak the entire world, with all its 195 countries accounted for. The positions they have most dominated, however, are those in law enforcement. They typically strive to hold deep, meaningful, positions that'll enable them to discover new findings. They have birthed some of the most powerful aurors there are, and inclusively birthed the wizard that made way for what is modern day Hit Wizards.


 * Although in recent times her family has strayed from that deep aspiration to be in political power, they've not strayed from that sense of obligation to carry out justice. Serena's grandparents - Eleanor and Jensen Langston - met in muggle university, shortly after Eleanor graduated from Hogwarts. They were both pursuing a career in laws, but because they aspired to be defense attorney and prosecutors respectively, their relationship started as one of rivals. Furthermore, as time progressed and they inched closer to the completion of their muggle studies, they also came together to the point they began dating. A short year later, they were engaged, and after a brief engagement of three months, they were wed. Shortly after, they began to have kids. Henry, Phillip, Archibald, Barbara, Reginald, and Isadora. As many kids as they had, not once did they let this hinder their careers. They were devoted to the justice system, maybe more so than to their children. It wasn't uncommon to ask about their kids and receive they're at preschool or they're with their nan for an answer.


 * Henry met his eventual wife Fiona as a baby. Their families were close friends, and thus they were essentially raised together. The love he once felt he never received as a babe, he received from the Sutcliffe family; they always made sure to make him feel at home. At age seven, he and Fiona got married with ring pops in Hyde Park. At age twelve, they got together for real. At age eighteen, they were wed. Years later, they had their first child: Serena Langston. Serena was followed by her younger brothers Arthur and Elliot, and at age 16, her younger half-sister Grace Langston was born. Grace was... a peculiar case. She very nearl destroyed her maternal and paternal families in half. You see, Grace was the product of infidelity - a series of nights Henry and Fiona's little sister Violette had. Violette, ever the immature young woman, left the newborn at the Langston doorstep before fleeing, and has yet to resurface even as her daughter approaches Hogwarts age. Grace's birth created a fracture in Henry and Fiona's marriage that led to a brief separation. Though they got back together for their kids' sake, things have never been the same again.


 * Going back to Serena, her life was fairly idyllic. She was raised in Berkshire with her brothers, and at age 8, her magic manifested for the first time in a very sweet moment. Her mother was heavily pregnant, she remembers, though she struggles to put together with which boy it was. Her mother's back hurt and her feet were very swollen, and because Serena felt bad for her mum, she made the pain disappear and her feet return to semi-normalcy with just a soft touch. The moment was very endearing, and to this day is one of her most treasured memories. Furthermore, at age 11, she was sent to Hogwarts. Though the Hat contemplated which house to put her in, extensive begging got her placed in Slytherin. But Serena - Serena had her reasons. The prejudice against them, the hatred that ran deep, had to go away. Serena was determined to restore at least some of its former glory, and for the most part did. She became the youngest prefect in third year, a position she held all the way to seventh, when she became Head Girl. All while continuing to maintain a perfect average and producing the perfect OWL and NEWT marks.


 * Immediately after graduation, Serena applied to the British Auror Department, and was followed quickly by her cousin Brook Sutcliffe. They were as close as they were at Hogwarts, wreaking havoc in the halls and being the nuisances their professors never realized them to be. Moving back to the story, though; Serena did the time she had to before moving up to Hit Witch. She had steadily grown a reputation and, when Valencia de Oliveira stepped down from Head Hit Witch, she was a frontrunner for the position. She had to go back Undercover, though, and resurfaced just recently after a mission that turned out to be more complex, where she took out the biggest XXXXX smuggling ring in all of Europe. Just in time, too, because she hears Head Auror has just opened up.

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!

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!)


 * Born to a half-blood and pure-blood, Serena is a half-blood herself.

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!)


 * She hasn't got any special abilities, no, but she's looking into potentially learning wandless magic.

6) 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?


 * Serena is an auror - a Hit Witch, more specifically - looking into scoring the Head Auror position.

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"?


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