Forum:Ian Irving

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.

 Ian's strengths would be is commitment and devotion to his families. He's always been a very good big brother and is willing to do anything to keep his sisters and younger brother safe. Because of the fact that the kids in the Irving household outnumber adults 3 to 1, Ian and his older sister Maisie do a lot of stuff around the house to help out. Completely out of their own free will mind you which means Ian is incredibly hard-working as well.

However, Ian is also a bit of a push-over, he can be very easily convinced into doing things with his school friends that maybe he shouldn't be doing. Really, the only thing he won't do is illegal activites. He's actually very firm on that. 

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?

 He's 11. He hasn't really figured out what he wants to do with his life as of yet. 

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

 Ian's ideal way of spending a day is hanging out with his family and friends doing whatever. Maybe it's at the beach relaxing, in their backyard hosting a party, whatever it is that brings his family and friends together is perfect for Ian. 

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

 
 * 1) His Grandfather's Dog Tags: His grandfather served in the Iraq War and did unfortunately die in said war. His father passed the dog tags onto Ian.
 * 2) His Locket: His older sister gave him a locket engraved with his intials on it for his 11th birthday. Inside was a picture of him and his whole family on one side and the other had a picture of Ian and his friends taken for him by Maisie.
 * 3) His Wand: While magic can be utterly frightening, it can also be very useful and if he wants to harness that power he needs a wand.
 * 4) His Watch: His grandmother gave it to him before she died in a car accident. Ian was very close to his grandmother and it's his only reminder of her.
 * 5) His Silver Ring: It was collective gift from Lindsey, Fiona and David (with the help of his mother) and he treasures it a great deal.

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

 He'd blend the magical and muggle worlds more, because he's pretty sure that there's more muggle-borns out there that may not realize the kind of power they posses. 

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why?

 Ian doesn't really care all that much, though his sisters have joked they'll disown him if he gets Slytherin so ideally not that 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!)





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!)

 Ian Irving is the oldest son of Graham and Malina Irving, a lower class Scottish couple from the nortern end of Scotland. In total the couple has 9 children, with two having died at birth. Ian has two older sisters and five younger ones, plus two younger brothers. The children are in order of birth as follows: Lindsey, Maisie, Ian, Fiona, Colin, David, Jean, Isobel and Kirstin. Graham and Malina met when Graham was attending an aprenticeship program to become a carpenter while Malina was still in school as she wanted to become a teacher. The pair started dating very soon after meeting and after Malina finished her A-Level qualifications, Graham proposed to her and the two were wed before Malina and Graham moved so that Malina could attend college to obtain a bachelor's degree in creative writing. Graham started worked as a carpenter to help pay for Malina's education and pay the bills.

Malina finished up her bachelor's degree and eventually moved onto graduate school to get her degree in education. At this point, the couple was 21 years old and still very much in love and well... Malina got pregnant. This forced her to stop her master's degree to become a full-time mom when she did give birth about nine months later. Their first child was a girl and her name was Lindsey Irving.

Being a mom turned out to be a full-time gig for Malina because Lindsey was by no means an easy child. She cried a lot and was overall just a very needy baby, she didn't make any other noises besides crying and refused to make eye contact with either parent but Malina and Graham overlooked that for the moment. Mostly because Malina got pregnant again. When Lindsey was about 18 months old, Malina gave birth to another baby girl named Maisie.

Lindsey wasn't getting any easier to handle, but Maisie... well Maisie was a very easy baby. She rarely cried, was usually pretty happy and just an easy-going baby. Meanwhile, Lindsey wouldn't respond to her name and wasn't progressing along the trend that kids her age should be. When she was about 2 1/2 years old, Malina and Graham took her to see a pyschatrist, where Lindsey was offically diagnosed with autism.

It was a bit of a shock to Malina and Graham, and was a bit frightening for them because Malina was once again pregnant and since autism seems to run in families... the new baby could have it, and Maisie could start to show signs at any time. It was a scary prospect for the young couple but one they were determined to overcome.

Six months later, the couple had their oldest and first son named Ian. Maisie still wasn't showing any signs of autism and she doted on her little brother, and Lindsey... well Lindsey wasn't getting any better. While Maisie loved her big sister, the feeling didn't seem to be reciprocated. It was challenging for Malina, especially since Graham had to be working all the time and they were having a hard time making ends meet. Malina, not knowing what else to do called her sister and asked her to move in with them. Malina's sister named Kenna, happily agreed to do so.

Kenna it turns out was great with Lindsey, which allowed for Malina to start writing her thoughts on motherhood and other such stuff down in a journal, which was really good for her mental health. Things were looking good, then when Ian was 20 months old, Malina got pregnant again. You'd think Graham and Malina would have started to use protection by this point, but apparently not. Anyways, Ian was about two and a half years old when Malina had yet another daughter named Fiona. Fiona was very similar to Lindsey which set both parents on edge. Luckily though, she seemed to connect with Ian. The two became very close despite the almost two and half year difference. Then, only three months after giving birth to Fiona, Malina got pregnant again. This women needed to look into birth control and Graham needed to learn what a condom was. Either way, about a year after Fiona was born, Malina had twin boys named Colin and David. You'd think that would've encouraged her to get on the pill, but no. Six months after the twins were born, Malina got pregnant once again. The normal amount of time followed, and Malina had another girl named Isobel. After Isobel, the couple did good for a while, and by a while I mean a year. When Isobel was about 20 months old, the couple had their last daughter named Kirstin, and the only reason it was the last was because Graham got a vasectomy after pregnancy number eight. 

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 Harry Potter characters!)

 Half-Blood? </b>

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 </b>

6) What year is your character in?

 First </b>

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)?

10 and 2