Forum:Conrad Flaherty

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Love sought is good, but giv'n  unsought  is better.  00:05, February 26, 2019 (UTC)

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

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 * 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.

CJ was raised by a very strong, independent woman. He has been taught the value of independence, and taking care of oneself. While his mother may have doted on him in his younger years, CJ watched as his mother made sure that the two of them always had what they needed. He now tries to emulate that when he's apart from her during the school year. Additionally, CJ is very intuitive and observant. He quietly observes his classmates, and his classes, taking in everything around him and storing the information for whatever it is that he'll need in that situation. It makes him an excellent student, but rather quiet in classes, and hard to get to know as a friend. From his father, CJ inherited a strong sense of duty to family. CJ will defend his mother until his last breath to a world that sometimes looks down on a single mother. He knows exactly what she sacrificed for him. He also doesn't particularly like people who speak ill of his father. Especially as he feels they don't have much basis to. CJ wants nothing more than to be just as successful as his father, and to help make his mother's life comfortable someday. Though his Aunt Nyxie dropped in regularly throughout his childhood, he never really acquired her sense of adventure, and prefers to stay indoors... and follow the rules.

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.

On September 25th, 2024 Benjamin Flaherty and Teal Seawood were ushered into something they never expected, and were altogether entirely unprepared for: parenthood. Benjamin was navigating a very sticky break-up with his ex-fiancee, Mary Waters. It involved several Ministry officials and other members of Mary's family... and it the whole situation is probably better left unsaid. The complication it left on the reconnecting couple (Benjamin and Teal) was very real, however. Conrad Justin Flaherty was brought into this world, and nothing could stop him. Teal moved in with Benjamin, and for the first year of his life... things seemed to be going okay. But there were other complications on the rise. Benjamin's extended family was possibly even more complicated, and certainly more dangerous, than his affairs with Mary Waters and her family. His extended family were a group of Pure-Blood Supremacists, who mostly held their territory in Ireland, Benjamin's homeland. Right about the time that CJ was to have his first birthday, the Greer family moved in, and began attacking. Benjamin wasn't implicated, likely due to his position in the Ministry as Head of Law Enforcement, but that didn't mean Benjamin wasn't terrified that there was a very real possibility that his family would come after him, and by extension Teal and CJ. Just after Benjamin had finished letting Teal know of his fears... a very different fear surfaced and became a reality: Teal disappeared, and took CJ with him. The young mother was prone to escaping-- her sisters had never been tied down, and she'd always felt a very strong obligation to ensure their safety as well. She took Benjamin's warning at his word, and used it as an excuse when she'd heard CJ's aunt Romy had gotten herself into yet another scuffle with the law. After taking care of that situation, Teal felt horrible guilt and felt she couldn't return to England, and to Benjamin. Instead, she took up residence near the location that she'd grown up with her sisters, in Scotland. Shortly after his third birthday, Benjamin was murdered by his family. It was another two years before the news reached Teal. Shocked that CJ's father, who she always suspected she would introduce to her son... someday... Teal had dropped a glass of water she'd been holding. Five-year-old CJ had rushed to his mother's side, concerned when he'd heard the weeping. The rush of confusion and upset in the little boy resulted in his first signs of magic-- the glass, once shattered on the floor in many pieces, became whole again. It was as Teal had suspected... her son had the same magic that she, Benjamin and her sisters had. Another six years later, CJ got his letter, and off to Hogwarts he went. The first three years of schooling didn't hold much significance, except that people occasionally mentioned his father. Teal had made no secret of who CJ's father was, so he was prepared enough to field... most... of the questions he got about him. CJ is now in his fourth year.

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!

Alex Ferris

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!)

Half-Blood

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?

Fourth 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?

No preferences

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"? If you do have exotic characters, please list both the name and the type of exotic. Remember you are only allowed one of each type with the exception of nymphs.

7, no exotics

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

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?

He wants to climb the Ministerial ladder than his father climbed. Maybe not in the exact same way, given that his father was eventually murdered... but he'd like to bring honor to his family, and a comfortable living for his mother, and he sees that as a good way to do so.

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

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

He seethes. A lot. He might think he brushes off little comments about his family, or that he does a good enough job telling off those who dare to cross him... but all those comments lie just underneath his skin. He uses this to "build himself up and make himself better" but if he isn't careful, they might also be his undoing if he snaps.

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