Forum:Zoraida Marasigan

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The Sorting Quiz Please Bold Your Choices

1) There are three paths. One leads to a wandering road, another to a lake, and one over a mountain. Which one?

A) None of them, I'm at home reading.

B) Lake

C) Mountain

D) Road Easier to steal stuff when on the road.

2) Which type of spell is most useful?

A) A Complex Spell

B) A Spell Of Control

C) A Combat Spell You never know when someone's going to jump you or mug you.

D) A Healing Spell

3) How would you describe yourself?

A) Wise

B) Cunning She's a damn good liar.

C) Hard-working

D) Loyal

4) Someone infuriates you in public. How do you react?

A) Shrug it off.

B) Tell them that they are worthless and to get a life, infuriate them, push them, and storm off.

C) Get up, look at them right in the eye, and walk away like it never happened. Then she'll come back and make them regret it later.

D) They are just joking around.

5) What is most important to you?

A) Grades.

B) Getting your way.

C) Life. Generally, "friends and family" is included in that.

D) Friends and family.

6) Give a description of your character's personality. Personality must be at least one paragraph long. 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!)

ENTJ
ENTJ stats can't be found because it's on my dad's flash drive and I can't get to it right now oops.

General Personality
"No one else moved liked that, as if the world were smoke and she was just passing through it."

A lone shadow amidst them all. Shutters with Unbreakable Charms under lock and key. Alertness resonating from every fibre of her being. Accustomed to the ways of the streets, Zora is bound to neither criminal instincts nor the power of good. She skips back and forth the boundary with no qualms whatsoever and treads none too lightly on the bad vs. good spectrum.

Again and again, she warns people once and only once that she isn't a good person. Not directly of course, what fun is in that? Her titillating, sunny smiles and sultry smirks (unintentionally, she swears) are remarkably distracting and tend to lead most off the cliff and into the ravine. Tsunamis of warning signals simply peel off her skin and inundate the surrounding atmosphere, but few people ever take heed or even notice.

Those with the more vulgar mindset lean towards calling her a collection of nasty names, that much to their upcoming surprise, are anything but the truth. Not all scars litter the topmost layer of one's humanity, and not all of them bite as deeply as the Mariana Trench. The Filipina does what she does as a way of survival. Under the thin veneer of playful self-preservation is a girl who strives for equality.

Her loyalty stretches as far as Pluto but as thin as the debilitating ozone layer. With a predilection for being floutingly ahead, she'll stab you in the back before you do her in. It's nothing personal, she swears - and perhaps the only way she'll remotely admit to being akin to a politician. Yet her heart yields with mettle, and while she may not bequeath her word of honor obtusely, there is no paucity of truth within it. Restive soul, Zora is, but she dares not deign to go back on her word.

Of course, there is a weak link to every armor, and given her history, Zora's fits her snugly. Her hard exterior softens in the presence of younglings, and the transition from rebel to babysitter most definitely raises some eyebrows. Having been the one to take care of her siblings while her mother was out at work, her experience with even the crabbiest tykes is beyond her years, so if you ever need a nanny for the day and are willing to risk getting your silverware stolen, Zora is your girl.

7) Write about the history of your character. History must be at least two paragraphs long. 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!)

Childhood
"I'm only letting this be told because I'm being forced to. You keep your trap shut, or you'll regret it. That's not a promise, nor a threat. That's the future."

The Philippines isn't a first world country. Everyone is aware of that. So how come that even though everyone knows, why are there people starving in the country by the daily? Same reasons why every place in the world has someone starving on the streets.

To call what Zoraida experienced a childhood would be a pure, hard-hearted lie, and don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. She was the eldest daughter born to Nieves and Joseph Marasigan and at age four was stripped of any right to her childhood. Her father was always away, being a military man, and he died in war. Nieves was left with a mound of debts, no job, six kids to feed, and barely enough money to attend the funeral.

Zora and her siblings almost starved as their mother scrabbled to make ends meet. While the four year old insisted on wanting to help, even offering to give up school to help her mother, Nieves was stubborn and argued that "she should leave it to the adults and that she was just a child." This line of reasoning grated on Zora immensely, and when her mother's back was turned, she rebelled.

Stealing her classmates' lunch money was easy enough, and the young 'un's thieving streak was missed by the radar. She gave what little food she could spare to her siblings and ate as little as she could - just enough to get up and move and steal more. As she matured, innate criminal instincts resurfaced, and her knack for stealing was soon accompanied with manipulation, lying, and general chicanery. Learning the ways of the streets, Zora soon figured out the ostensible system and worked it to her favor. It wasn't a way a child should've grown up in. It wasn't a way any child should be conditioned to accept. Horrors that would've left most people screaming started to have zero effect on her.

Magic had not been in Zora's calculations, and it had certainly had made one hell of a bang when it came into her life. One moment some person was holding a knife to her throat, the next they were unconscious against the wall. That frightened and fascinated her to no end, but she quickly realized that relying on these outbursts would not be sensible in the slightest.

It almost seemed that everything was going along smoothly, but it wasn't. Zora was always hungry, no matter how long and hard she hunted. It was never enough, but they were recovering. Chip by chip, but recovering. Zora refused to allow her younger siblings to join her in her nightly escapades, and was firm in this statement. They could do nothing else but grudgingly oblige and turn a blind eye.

Knowledge of her family's magical heritage came to light when her invitation to PSS arrived. Her mother was mildly shocked, but apparently was fully aware of the wizarding world - Joseph had been a Squib while Nieves' parents had been magical. All in all, a frankly interesting day in Zora's life. This was, however, a crucial turning point, as it meant leaving her family for a good part of the year. Zora managed to construct a plan that would appease her mother's wishes for her to attend and still secretly support her family. Stealing from her now magical classmates and sending the money via owl to one of her siblings? Went pretty well in Zora's case. She was good at not getting caught.

The Philippine School of Sorcery aka the school for non-ARMP nobles' kids aka all of school life actually
''The Philippine School of Sorcery for Young Witches and Wizards is, quite unsurprisingly, spread amongst several Nipa Huts in Siquijor. In order to prevent tourists from interrupting students’ studies, several invisibility enchantments were cast over the grounds. The school teaches many branches of magic: Mananambals of the island often visit the school to conduct lessons on traditional healing methods, Mangkukulams lead classes on the practice of Kulam, the use of talismans, charms, and amulets is also studied, along with a branch of ancient magic originally written in Baybayin. Centuries ago, the mysterious disappearance of a student led many to believe he was an aswang who ran away to protect himself after his identity was discovered. To this day, the student has not been found. In the past, when molave trees were abundant on the island, students swore the branches of the trees on campus transformed into snakes at night and slithered through the grounds in an eerie tango. Not any more, though. The campus remains silent at night now.''

Muggle school had been a nuisance to Zora, with all the attempted bullying and whatnot, but her peers were no match for both her brawn and brain. Soon enough they were tearing at each other at the oh so easily altered turn of events, completely forgetting about who they were targeting in the first place. Magic school was hardly any different.

Her school days wended on listlessly for four years. Zora discovered a talent for brewing potions in her second year and hastily set about excelling as best as she could. Astronomy piqued her interest soon afterwards, and while she unfortunately didn't unearth any extraordinary gift, this did not deter her from giving up on the subject. Charms, on the other hand, was another pursuit that put her in the good graces of her professor.

On her fifth year, Zora was whisked out of school right before Christmas break by her mother, who had spontaneously acquired a chance, albeit a little illegal, for the entire family to escape Britain. The idea was preposterous, but Nieves was persistent and dead set on the idea that she could better working wages there. The Marasigan family relocated abruptly to Britain, possibly doomed to never see their homeland again.

True to Zora's suspicions, there was perhaps even lesser hope of living properly in Britain. Nieves found a few little jobs, but had overlooked crucial, loose factors that may have aided in their survival. The East End's dark ways unfazed Zora, yet at the same time ate away at her hopes. The eldest Marasigan girl was not one to give up, and thus she immediately snatched at the chance to transfer to Hogwarts. Here was hoping they allowed students to send food out of school - or she'd have to figure out another way to provide for her family.

8) Write about your character's appearance. How 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!

Model: Vanessa Hudgens

''A sliver of shadow flitting through the gaps of the worlds, Zora moves with an unrivaled, ethereal grace that turn heads everywhere - that is, if she desires such an effect. Her soundless movements tend to inspire shock, and even fear, and make lasting first impressions upon many. She has the uncanny ability to look people in the eye but not induce the same incarcerating effect that the contact commonly initiates. When she wishes to truly look into one's eyes, her Stygian orbs are more than capable of executing a finessed act of intimidation by bifurcating into two mesmerizing, lambent hues of ebony and hazel.''

9) Are you Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born? Do you have any notable magical relations? (Remember, you cannot be related to important Harry Potter characters!)

"Muggle-born." Mixed blood/half-blood

10) 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 likes? Part or half of that magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have an "exotic" characters as your first two characters!)

She has a fantastic memory but not photographic. ALSO THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A PROVEN CASE OF TRUE PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY JS

11) What year is your character in?

5th

Any House You DO NOT Want to Be In? (No Promises, Sorry)

I will die of laughter if she gets into Gryffindor. She's anything but noble.

Any House You REALLY Want to Be In? (Sorry, Again, No Promises)

Slytherin aye.

Out of Character Questions (These do not affect which House you'll be sorted into)

1. How much time will you have to participate on this RP site? (This does not affect which House you'll be sorted into).


 * A) I have a lot of other responsibilities, and although I really want to be a part of this wiki, there may be days on end I won't be able to participate in anything.


 * B) Although I do have some other responsibilities, and there may be times I'll be absent, I should be able to participate on a weekly basis, around my other schedule.


 * C) I should be able to participate at least some every day.


 * D) I have loads of free time, and don't see participation to be a problem at all.

2. Is this your first character?


 * A) This is my first character


 * B) This is NOT my first character.

3. If your answer to the previous question is B, how many characters do you have? How many of them are "exotic"?

10 major characters, 3 of them are exotic. (Elodie, Aspirin, and Valentin.)

4. Please post your time zone in relation with the UTC time zone (ex. Eastern Standard Time is -4), but if you don't understand how to calculate that then please simply put the name of your time zone below.

+8 UTC

Number of A's:

Number of B's: 1

Number of C's: 3

Number of D's: 1