Forum:Maisie Saxon

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.


 * Strengths:


 * Friendly enough; good listener; good at remembering things.
 * Not really 'good' or 'bad' at anything - she's the definition of 'I'm alright.' Except at cooking. She's so good, she's literally going to be the Mary Berry of first year.
 * Thinks before she speaks (perhaps too much) but it's an advantage.
 * Weaknesses:


 * She can often come across as more awkward than she intends to.
 * Being raised as a Brit, some of her phrases can be seen as quite passive-aggressive; or even worse, when she does mean to be passive aggressive, that tone is missed completely.
 * Occasionally painfully over-polite.

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?


 * Just to not completely fail catastrophically at this whole 'magic' thing, really, for reasons that should be fairly obvious.

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


 * Her ideal day is one of those lukewarm days. One of those days where nobody you haven't seen in ages is travelling in the same direction so you have to phone them. Nobody rings so you don't have to make the effort to ignore the phone, and you have enough tea. She'd probably just sit inside by the window with a nice cup of tea before a barbecue in the evening, and hope she doesn't get 'lobster arm'.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?
 * Maisie would keep a picture of her and her family, just because she values the closeness of family.
 * An umbrella - because you know how the British weather is, you need to be able to fend off the rain.
 * Tea. She needs tea. Coffee is gross, why does anyone think it is better?
 * Her phone, so she can avoid situations she doesn't want to be in.
 * Her headphones, to be used in conjunction with her phone to avoid situations she doesn't want to be in.

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


 * Maisie, being a Muggle-born witch, doesn't know enough about the wizarding society to have an idea of how she'd like to 'change' it.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why?
 * Maisie doesn't know anything about the houses yet, so she doesn't have an opinion.

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!)


 * Maisie is what you might call 'very British.' She likes tea, she's over-polite, and yes, she has the typical Received Pronunciation accent Americans associate with the British. And, of course, she's very awkward. She hates overly-long conversations where there's nothing to say, meetings, and finding out somebody you don't want to speak to is going in the same direction. However, overall she's quite bubbly and social, and her habit of saying sorry when other people run into her doesn't tend to ruin that many conversations. The fact she can't leave without saying 'right' helps others understand when she starts to grow uncomfortable with the situation she is in.


 * There isn't much she won't entertain as an idea as long as it doesn't put anyone in danger, she just wants friends. (Getting coffee is a no go, but getting tea would be a solid yes.) Sports, books, anything - she's just desperate to have people to talk to, but a lot of people find it difficult to deal with her because she's...well, awkward. But the best way to have friends is with food and a nice drink, a barbecue of sorts, or out for a meal - that's nice, and relaxed. She just doesn't like running into people when she doesn't expect it, or people that make her especially awkward.


 * She worries that she often sounds sarcastic without meaning to, or when she does mean to that always gets lost under the radar; and most of her talents are muted, except for being great at cooking. That's a skill she does have, and if she can use it to make people happy, that's all the better. Her jokes, although often related to the special British sense of humour the world knows so well, are always well-meant, and she's generally one of the greatest optimists you know.

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!)


 * Maisie Saxon might seem modest when she says she doesn't have a lot of interesting things to talk about in her past; she's mostly telling the truth. She grew up in the Muggle world, went to school in London (working class, not private), and that's fairly normal if you leave out the fact that she was relentlessly bullied.


 * That's probably what instilled the natural instinct in her to be good to people, and the need for friends that she has; because you could be someone's only friend. She grew up in a fairly normal household - two older siblings, two younger - they were never poor, nor particularly rich. The Saxon family, aside from having the same surname as a television psychopath, were distinctly average.


 * Maisie's older siblings were not particularly the best example, so from a young age she was tasked with being the responsible influence to her younger siblings, who she loved quite dearly, so she's always had a somewhat motherly instinct. She'd learn to do chores in place of the siblings who were always out, and hastily learnt she was the best cook of the family (although she mostly used these skills to make cake) so she became mature beyond her years.


 * She really tried hard in school but wasn't really academic, which is part of what lead to the bullying. Maisie is all about learning life lessons through making mistakes, and isn't much of a fan of sweet justice. But when the girls played the boys who bullied her at football, and she accidentally charmed to veer off course whenever the boys took a shot, she has to say she didn't quite mind it as much as she might have before.


 * That triggered the visit from the strange 'Ministry of Magic' man. The first out of the ordinary thing minus the magic itself that had happened. And it turned out, she was magic. Magic! Of all the people that 'stood out', the magic chose the ordinary girl. She wants to use this as a new start, where hopefully nobody will judge her for not being too good at class, or for being too polite.

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!


 * Her FC is a younger Dakota Fanning.

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!)


 * Muggle-born

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!)


 * Nope

6) What year is your character in?
 * First

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)?
 * 7 / 2