Forum:Bridget Flynn

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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:


 * 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.

Bridget is a fun-loving, extroverted girl. She makes friends easily with everyone around her, but chooses carefully who to get close to-- it's hard to maintain many superficial relationships, and so keeping many friendly acquaintances is good, but ultimately keeping two or three best friends is better. She's a big believer in giving everyone a little grace, until they truly reveal that they don't really deserve it (she probably gives people more extra chances than is probably good for her). She has a big heart, that's right now easily broken. Teasing, mean-spirited, selfish people will quickly get under her skin, and depending on how the situation unfolds, she'll either snap and get angry... or cry. And usually if she's angry, she cries, so either way, she'll probably cry. She's aware that she's a crier, but she has no idea how to go about controlling her emotions.

Coming from a family that's not very close, at least on a nuclear level, has given Bridget a real sense of desiring to know about her family's history. She's not aware of any heirlooms, but if there were, that's the kind of thing she'd be super interested in. She could spend all day listening to stories that her parents, and especially her grandparents will tell her. History is easily her best subject, followed by Charms, since she's always been interested in learning about the past, and what brought her to where she is today. It's too bad that she's just a little too short-sighted to truly apply that sense of "from whence we came" to her own personal life. It's not that she blunders into things-- she has enough maturity to know to think things through, but rather that she tends to make some decisions without fully anticipating the consequences. And when the consequences hit her, she doesn't always hold up well. 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.

Bridget Flynn was born eleven years ago, on April 8th. Her parents had modest means-- she didn't grow up rich, but neither was she destitute. The pictures in her parents home would imply that she grew up happily, both with her parents, and with the two younger brothers that eventually made their way into the world. Michael was born when she was almost three; Colton was born when she was almost five. Being the oldest in her family shaped things for her in many ways, but specifically that she was to be an example for her siblings. Being that example meant following rules, being punished perhaps more severely for rule breaking, and a general bossiness for enforcing rules with her younger brothers. And this bossiness is, in part, what's caused some of her family's dysfunction.

Bridget is not close to her siblings. In fact, when her first signs of magic appeared (an expected event in a magical family) she was by herself. Michael and Colton frequently played together, and Bridget frequently played by herself, as she was when she became frustrated with the puzzle she was working on. The pieces flew together and assembled before the six-year-old could really comprehend what was going on. Ironically since then, Bridget hasn't been very good at puzzles. Bridget is extraordinarily close to her mother, who spent a good deal of time at home (while still working some), and considers her mother her best friend. Contrarily, her father is rather distant. He's not a very affectionate Dad, he works more than Mom does, and doesn't seem to connect with Bridget on any sort of personal level. There are times when this bothers Bridget, but since she's very close to her mother, it's not a constant nag or anything.

Bridget feels a huge sense of pressure, starting Hogwarts. She feels the need to succeed and do well, to set an example for her brothers, who will someday follow her. Additionally, she also feels guilty leaving them behind. Mom works part time... who will help Michael and Colton at home, when she's not there? Bridget's mother was in Ravenclaw-- but Bridget isn't sure that's where she'll end up. She doesn't think she's smart enough to be Sorted there. Dad was a Hufflepuff... and she could end up there. Maybe ending up in Hufflepuff will bring her and Dad closer together-- but what if it doesn't?

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!

I would like to use Lara Robinson. :) I looked at the User Model Registration Page-- I don't think she's taken yet.

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!)

She comes from two magical parents, but we all know that no one's really a Pure-blooded family anymore. No notable relations.

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!)

No special abilities.

6) What year is your character in?

She's a first 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"?

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

Following the rules, being bossy, crying. (Her brothers)

Having fun, laughing, playing piano (Her mother)

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?

Her Dad works in an office, of some kind, and it seems like he doesn't come home happy all the time, so probably not an office. If she's not working with people, she probably wouldn't be fulfilled in a real sense, so something more in the "field" area would be better for her.

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

For Bridget, right now that is what drives and motivates her-- setting an example for her brothers, and proving to her parents that she's the perfect child who doesn't screw up. She's fairly talented on the piano, and maybe someday that could drive her. She also works really well with people-- so that could also be a driving force-- making friends, being well-liked, fitting in. She's only eleven, it's not like she's found a true passion yet.

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

She is completely controlled by her emotions, and lives in a constant state of fear of messing up. She cries all the time, and she's terrified of getting in trouble.

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

I don't really know anything about this-- how do I choose? I can update this if I'm pointed in the right direction. :)