Forum:Castor Black

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:


 * B. Stars


 * A. 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

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.


 * Castor has always been perceived as nonchalant, even though inside, he's always planning, always thinking three steps ahead, always coordinating what to do. He's sly and astute and always wants to be ahead of everything and everyone else. So naturally, he worries. He isn't like his brother. He can't just go with the flow. Everything needs to be planned and organized perfectly. He's very meticulous with everything he does, and there's not one exception to that rule. He works hard and doesn't settle for anything that's less than ideal.


 * As the son of two very wealthy and influential individuals, Castor is used to getting everything he wants. So in that aspect, he's a very spoiled brat. How can anyone say no to him? It's just something he can't fathom. And trust me, when you say no to him, he becomes overly petty. He'll act like a child about it, and trust me the grudge he'll hold will be eternal, but at the end of the day he'll use it as motivation to get what he wants. (Honestly, guys, hell hath no fury like a Black scorned.) He

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 Noble and Most Ancient House of Black is one of the largest, oldest, and wealthiest pure-blooded wizarding families in Britain, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Like the majority of these families - Houses Malfoy and Lestrange included - the House of Black is synonymous with elevated status and wealth. They trace their origins back to the Middle Ages. Although they claim blood purity, it's no secret they resort to the same tactics as other houses: removing muggles and squibs from their family trees.


 * To this day, it's difficult to pinpoint just how the Black line survived following the deaths of Romulus and Sirius Black, leading to a hefty number of rumors. Some claim the family survived through the female line, adamant to preserve their family, whilst others claim the family survived through secret children. But as it is, to this date, historians have difficulty drawing together an explanation for their survival. Patriarch Adonis Othello Black and wife Astraia Eurydike, however, know exactly how they pulled through. And believe it or not, it was quite the difficult secret to maintain.


 * It's no secret that many pure-blooded families practiced incest. They'd marry their cousins and ensure their family stayed pure. While it wasn't scandalous back then, in the late twentieth century it was deemed a disgusting, outdated practice. But the Blacks - or at least some of them - refused to believe as much, hence why they went into hiding. They recognized it was only a matter of time before the family died out. Adonis Othello, his siblings and his cousins were all products of these endeavors.


 * Adonis' parents were the first to come out of hiding, around the time their son began Hogwarts. This triggered mass confusion in the wizarding community and of course raised a lot of questions. How'd they do it? Where do they fit into in the family tree? Where were they all these years? They weren't around during the wizarding wars. Who were these people? It was a lot to handle, but Adonis persevered and quickly rose in the ranks at Hogwarts, earning himself a steadfast reputation as one of the best wizards of his generation.


 * It was at Hogwarts that Adonis and childhood best friend Esmeralda were able to get their heads together and finally become an item. They became a power couple: if you didn't want to be them, you wanted to be with them. It was one or the other. Everything about them screamed powerful. Pure-blooded wizards from equally as respectable families? They had the looks, the power, and the money. But of course, no relationship is a healthy relationship without its up and downs.


 * Adonis was a compulsive liar and cheater, and Esmeralda was a hormonal bisexual cheater. She ended up hooking with his cousin Sappho in their sixth year three times, and twice in their seventh year. Her boyfriend got his revenge, though, and ended up bedding her younger cousin: Sofia. For a while, their relationship was open. They couldn't bear just being together. The toxicity got to them and they knew that, without the release, they wouldn't last. It was because of this that people began asking themselves: when would they end things permanently? (Spoiler alert: they didn't.)


 * They were wed at age 22, not early enough to call it a mistake but not late enough that their biological clock was ticking. It was the ideal age. To reflect the union and fit in properly with the other Blacks (and to sweeten Adonis' disapproving parents, honestly), Esmeralda legally became known as Astraia Euridyke. Greek, like they liked, and Eyrydike as another shoutout to that (and her bisexuality, to some extent, as the Blacks made a point to erase all traces of it). Unfortunately, not everything went to plan. They were having trouble conceiving children. So what did they do? They turned towards adoption.


 * Although they were eventually able to conceive two children, they'd already ensured their family's survival by urning towards a pure-blooded adoption agency to take in a couple of kids. They had to fill that void in their hearts somehow. His parents, however, were disapproving of the whole ordeal. If they couldn't bear kids, that was their problem. But potentially tarnishing the family's name and reputation? They wouldn't stand for it. Not like it mattered. They turned out dead three weeks later, with poison in their system. The aurors never caught the culprit, but the family strongly believes it was Adonis. (It was actually Sappho. She wasn't going to allow them to disrespect her girlfriend. What? Never heard of a long-lasting affair?)


 * Now Castor, while people frequently confuse him as one of the couple's biological children, was actually born in Mykonos, Greece. Unfortunately, he and his brother Canopus were the product of a teen pregnancy. The sons of a very influential with who just couldn't give them her family name. Doing the only thing she could do - bearing in mind she also didn't count with the support of her babies' father - was give them up for adoption. And that's exactly what she did, placing them in a magical orphanage where she hoped one day a family who could love them and care for them like they deserved would find them. That family happened to be the Black family, when they were just two scrappy seven year old kids living off two meals a day.


 * Auberon became Castor Auberon Black in a matter of hours, whereas Canopus quickly became Pollux Canopus Black. The process, normally very lengthy and emotionally taxing, was sped up by the assistance of the adoption agency and their close affiliation with the Greek Council of Magic. As soon as they became legally theirs, Astraia & Adonis gave them very little time to adjust, as they quickly whisked the twins off to the United Kingdom, where they properly fixed them both up to look the part of the Black family. Once two dirty, scrappy kids became healthy-looking and socially aware boys in a matter of months. They knew how to use forks, they learned how to address others - they became poster boys for the Black family. Alas, everything had to come to a change eventually.


 * Castor's first manifestation came at the age of nine, two years after his adoption. He and Pollux had gotten into an argument regarding Pollux's insistence that he didn't wanna go to the Black family's Yuletide Ball. Castor knew if he didn't make an appearance their father would be pissed, and he just didn't want him dealing with the punishment he knew their father would dish out. So what'd he do? He accidentally apparated them down to the party. They were both missing their jackets and Pollux didn't have his tie on, but it got the job done. (His brother didn't talk to him for a month, and they both still faced repercussions for coming down not fully ready.)


 * At age eleven, Castor and Pollux embarked on a journey to Hogwarts - the same one every other Black before them had taken. While Castor admittedly spent most of his time worrying over whether or not he'd fall into Slytherin, he's fairly certain Pollux never quite gave a fuck. The next seven years at Hogwarts followed the same trend: Castor, worrying over everything, and Pollux, not giving a shit. It became stressful at times for Castor, and to this day it still is, but he's learned to adjust to the constant pressure.

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!)


 * Castor is a pure-blooded wizard of the Black family.

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!)


 * He hasn't got any special abilities, no.

6) What year is your character in?


 * Castor is entering his fifth year.

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"?


 * I've got, like, 15 characters? 2 exotics?

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

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?

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

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

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