Forum:Iris Yaxley

PAINTED RED  17:08, November 12, 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. Iris' greatest strength is that she does a lot of self-reflection which makes her very sure of her character, her morals, her beliefs, and all in all who she is as a person. However, her greatest weakness is that she's very shy and has little desire to fight other people for what she believes in. Instead, she would let herself get stepped on, if it weren't for the intervention of her friends and family.

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? More than anything, Iris wants to become a wandmaker because she thinks that's basically being the queen of the world's greatest personality test. She also wants to reach the highest point in self-actualization, and learn more about who she is.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so? It would be hanging out with a few close friends in another country. She finds the idea of travelling with her friends (with no chaperones!) to be an absolute dream.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why? She would keep her wand not because it's practical, but because it says the most about her as a person. Aside from that, she should be fine, with a little help from her friends and family.

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? She would change how apathetic people tend to be, not just in wizarding society but in the world in general.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why? She'd like to be in Hufflepuff because it seems like the best house.

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!) 'Iris is unbelievably shy, but that's only as a result from not being around that many people outside of her family. She's very softspoken and tends to do whatever she is told without questioning it, making her the perfect worker. She is hardworking and dedicated and gets any'' job done in the most efficient way, even if she's not particularly skilled when it comes to the task at hand. She is incredibly loyal to her family and everyone else who has kept her safe. While she is excited to meet new people, it takes long for them to gain her confidence. As a result of being sheltered and spoiled for so long, Iris is very fragile. It does not take much to hurt her feelings, she is easily embarrassed, and a lot of how she sees the world comes in black and white as the result of her parents' teaching. The most basic of it all being that their family is safe and good, and everybody else is a possible threat. She is also rather spoiled. While she does believe in hard work and getting what you deserve, she also expects to be given everything that she needs to put the hard work into action automatically. Iris acknowledges all her flaws and enjoys reflecting on herself and her traits in an effort to become a better person. She is quiet, mostly because she tends to overthink things and stays inside her mind a lot, with little regard for the outside world. She also enjoys psychoanalyzing everyone else and insists that there is a deeper meaning to everything in this world. The littlest things excite her because she believes in seeing beauty in the patterns and details of life, but at the same time she is excited that with more access to the world around her, she will start to get a better idea of the bigger picture.'''

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!) Iris has short brown hair and dark brown eyes. She keeps her hair short because it's easier to manage and she doesn't like spending a lot of time devoted to her appearance when there are more pressing matters at hand. She could be considered beautiful when she makes an effort to look the part, but otherwise is plainly pretty.
 * History Text = Born to a Adelaide and Finnegan Yaxley, Iris was destined for greatness. However, being born to a powerful family had its repercussions. When she was two-years-old, Iris was kidnapped by people who felt threatened by the Belfrey's influence, and disappeared for a whole seven years. She remembers nothing about it. From what the aurors have guessed, an accidental magic outburst caused the home of her captors to be destroyed, and they left her alone after performing a slightly faulty memory spell due to a damaged wand.Because of this, Iris barely remembers anything, though sometimes certain events will trigger some kind of reaction in her. Aside from that, sudden, unpredictable bouts of pain would come over Iris, as a result of what the aurors firmly believe is dark magic. While they have invented some kind of potion to keep this at bay, she still hates it when these attacks come in unannounced. For a full year after she was returned to her family, Iris barely spoke to anyone. She must've said maybe twenty words total the whole time. Slowly, scars began to heal as she grew accustomed to the family she didn't know she even had. Her parents and siblings were more than accepting of her, and slowly, no matter how out of place she felt, she began to feel more at home.  Still, afraid of losing their daughter again, and knowing how fragile she was, Adelaide and Finnegan became intensely overprotective. They would barely let her out of the house and even when she had to, she'd be accompanied by a chaperone. She was also homeschooled by a private tutor. This never bothered Iris at first, but soon, it grew to become more and more suffocating. This led to her quite literally begging to go to school, if only to escape home.  She got her wish when she turned fourteen, her parents promising to let her go to school at Hogwarts, because she claimed that only a proper education at a real school would enable her to to get as many OWLs as possible. Finally, she was accepted into Hogwarts (a bit late into the school year because of some complications), was sorted into Hufflepuff, and is attending her fifth year there.

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! Taylor Lashae

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!) Pure-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!) No.

6) What year is your character in? 5th.

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)? 4 (or 6). 2.