Forum:Iliana Sakellarios-Willow

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.


 * In many ways, Iliana is the perfect in between of her mothers. She's as outgoing as one but as witty as the other, and oftentimes it doesn't end very well for her. She's an inherently sarcastic person and because she's so quick on her feet, she's just as quick at running her mouth. She's not exactly an ass, nor does she try to be, but she doesn't necessarily peg people the right way - she usually tries to remedy this by being overly sweet, but in truth, it doesn't really work well for her, so she's resorted to the fact that she won't embody that sweet girl image she once had.


 * If there's any redeeming trait she has, though, it's how hard she tries to make everyone happy. She might be an ass sometimes, but she always does what she can to make up for it. She's a people pleaser, as much as she tries not to be, and it's usually the source of her stress and anxiety. She values what people think of her, and that also doesn't lead to anything good; it's just this monumental flaw she's had since she was a kid. She strives to do well - if not be perfect at everything - and it hits her hard when she doesn't achieve that.

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.


 * Unlike her mothers, Iliana led a fairly idyllic life. She was a child desperately wanted by her then young adult mothers, and the product of scientific advancements. Her mothers had met when they were young, just eleven years old, on their way to board the Hogwarts Express for the first time; it was at King's Cross, she's been told, and from the moment they laid eyes on each other, they knew that was it. Or at least that's how Iliana likes to see it; in truth, her mothers didn't get together until they were in their third year winter break, and even after beginning to date, they faced their issues. The death of Malia's siblings, Lena's suicide attempt, a prolonged break from their relationship, etc. Suffice to say, there was once a period they doubted they were truly each other's happily ever after. It was in the summer prior to their seventh year that Malia & Lena got engaged. They had gone on a summer-long road trip across Europe, with apparations here and there to cross tougher boarders. At the very end, on the eve of their return, they were sat on the hood of their rented car, watching the stars, when Malia popped the question. She was a stammering, blushing mess, and by no means did she consider it as romantic as she'd have hoped, but Lena had loved it and accepted - which as far as Malia was aware, was all that mattered. They didn't tell anyone (inc. their best friends Owen & Lili) throughout the course of their seventh year, revealing they'd been engaged for nearly a year now once they had all graduated. Their wedding ceremony didn't take place until a year after graduating, on a cool August evening.  Iliana is the first of four girls, and was conceived with the aid of science & technology just a year after her mothers' wedding. She enjoyed the benefits of a quiet life, and lived from the moment of her birth until her eleventh birthday at their family home in Coral Gates. Iliana was three when her younger sisters came along: Zoë Yevgeniya, in honor of Lena's deceased sister, Zenia Vasilia, in honor of Malia's childhood husband Vasilius Jo, and Zilya Polina. They were triplets, and as you would imagine, Iliana's life took a bit of an annoying turn upon their arrival home. They had been wholly unprepared for triplets, but with help and a little bit of magic, they made things work. They had their joint fortune due to their days playing professional Quidditch - with Malia playing for the national team after years of playing for the Catapults, and Lena retiring a little earlier to join the Auror Force - but Iliana still suffered.  Her issue wasn't the sudden lack of constant gifts, or no longer being an only child, but rather the drop in attention she received following the triplets' birth. That, and the constant, neverending crying. Wherever she went, oftentimes her sisters caused her mood to drop, with their incessant wailing. Of course, there wasn't much her mothers could do about it except sound-proof her walls and charm the triplets'. Despite their best efforts, Iliana still found herself constantly sulking, missing the way things had once been. From here stems her love for the outdoors. Having wanted a quiet place that could be just hers, Iliana had resorted to spending more and more time outside - playing, tending to the gardens, and avoiding her the disaster triplets. Her taste for the outdoors developed, and her magic's manifestation at the ripe age of six only encouraged it - unsurprisingly, it had involved quidditch, when she made her pointedly non-magic broom fly off to the hoops at the community quidditch arena. Her mothers had been playing with neighbors, and she had been grumpy she couldn't join them.  From that moment on, even though she had begun to tolerate the girls, she was rarely indoors. Learning how to fly and playing in the gardens consumed most her time, whenever she wasn't attending muggle primary & magical theory classes taught at the community's small learning center. This was reinforced when Lena went MIA, when one of her missions went sideways. To this day, she's still missing, and has even been declared dead. It hit her and her family hard, but nothing like how it hit Iliana. Lena was her favorite mum; she loved her more than life itself. And she was gone. The one who knew her best, just like that, gone. With her left essentially all of Iliana's hopes and aspirations. Even now, as she's approaching her first year at Hogwarts, she doesn't think she'll put any space between herself and the outdoors - after all, it's where she usually finds comfort. Plus at this point, it's just become a part of her personality.

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!)


 * Iliana is the pure-blooded daughter of former quidditch players Malia & Lena Sakellarios-Willow.

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!)


 * Nope

6) What year is your character in?


 * Incoming first year

7) The Sorting Hat has been known to take house preference into consideration. If your character could select one house they believe they are best suited for, what would it be and why?


 * Iliana would like to be a Ravenclaw or Gryffindor, like her mums

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"?


 * 7/2?