Forum:Nigel Roberts

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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!)

1) What would you consider to be your character's strengths and your character's weaknesses? Elaborate on your answer.

'''Nigel is very clever, witty, charming, rather flexible and highly adaptable which is probably his greatest strength. He's also very good at reading people and manipulating them to get what he wants. However, he is also sneaky, and very jealous. His greatest weakness is his apparent lack of a moral code.'''

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?

'''Nigel craves power over other people, he thinks himself as better than everybody else and that he's doing them a favor by taking control. Of course, fame and fortune would be nice things to have as well.'''

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

'''Nigel's ideal day would be spent alone doing whatever he wanted, with no repercusions for anything illegal he may wind up doing. Kind of like The Purge.'''

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?

 
 * 1) His Wand: It's a wizard's most useful tool and a powerful weapon. That should be obvious.
 * 2) His Mother's Ring: His mother and father wore matching wedding rings since all their fake lives had them married... they considered themselves married. It's his only remaining piece of his mom.
 * 3) His Father's Necklace: It's a silver chain with the symbol for the Three Horcruxes as the jewel. Like the ring, it's the only piece he has left of his father.
 * 4) His Adoption Papers: While he doesn't love his adopted parents much as he loved his biological ones... he still cares about them and would rather be with them than not
 * 5) His Own Ring: It's a silver ring with skull and crossbones that he bought when his parents arrived in England. He likes it for aesthetic purposes.

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

'''He would ban laws against Dark Magic. The way Nigel sees it... it's simply a means to an end. It's stupid that there are laws against that in his view.'''

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why? Nigel wants to be in Slytherin because he sees that as the strongest house. Gryffindors are ridiculously noble, Hufflepuffs care too much about others and Ravenclaws aren't all bad... they just don't act enough.

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!)

 Nigel is manipulative and sneaky. Since he's not that large of a boy... he's had to use trickery and deception to get what he wants. He's cool, calculating and remarkably perceptive for an 11-year-old. It doesn't help that his adoptive parents are very gullible and put Nigel on a pedestal as if he can do wrong. It's lead Nigel to develop a superior attitude as if he's better than everyone else.

Of course, when someone tries to put Nigel in their place it doesn't end well for that person. Nigel doesn't yell or scream... no with a few carefully placed words to the right people, he can ruin almost anyone's reputation. He is not an enemy you want to make and thoroughly enjoys ruining friendships and will probably enjoy ruining romances as he gets older.

Nigel is an insanely jealous individual. Nobody can have better things than him, and he gets very upset when they do. Of course, because Nigel has his adoptive parents wrapped around his finger there isn't anything that'll refuse him. Nigel is an excellent actor and can feign heartbreak, tears, and sheer raw emotion at the drop of a hat. He'll convince his teachers that he couldn't have possibly done anything wrong because he's innocent and can do no wrong.

Nigel, much like his parents has an interest in the Dark Arts. He sees it as a means to an end, nothing more. The world isn't divided into good and bad people, it's people who will use power for their own good and those that are too cowardly to do so. Of course, he knows that's not a popular view so he keeps that mostly to himself. The students back home did know that something was off about Nigel... but they couldn't quite place it, and they probably wouldn't want to. 

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!)

 Nigel Eden Roberts was born to May Matthews and Trenton Roberts. Both parents were Dark Wizards and fell in love at Hogwarts, where they became a Bonnie and Clyde power couple upon graduation. It didn't take long for the ministry to notice the pair's antics like robbery, kidnapping, and even torture. However, they weren't able to ever get a good lead as to where they were going next. Eventually, though, things became too hot and dangerous in England so Trent and May left England and moved to France. The pair changed their names and made fake identities for themselves to the English would think that Trent and May either died or quit their dark lifestyle. Of course, the French now had to deal with Florentin and Denise Lestrange.

As Florentin and Denise, the pair continued to cause havoc and they slowly built up a name for themselves again. Of course, they didn't tell anyone who they actually were. That would have been a very bad move in case anyone happened to have a loose tongue. It was in France that things changed for the couple. You see... May became pregnant. Once again the couple decided that France was losing it's potential as they were spending most of their time running from the French authority. But moving to another European country wouldn't be enough this time... it was high time to leave Europe entirely.

May and Trent arrived in Japan when May was six months pregnant. Once again, they made false names and identities for themselves. But since they were most definitively not Japanese, their names were English. Their story was that they had always wanted to live in Japan because they admired and respected the culture. The Japanese authority bought it and Garfield and Traci Cooke were welcome into the country with open arms.

Since May/Denise/Traci was six months pregnant, the couple laid low and followed the law until their son was born three months later. They named him Nigel Eden Matthews (it's Nigel Cooke legally). Then the couple started their antics up again in full force. They still hadn't added murder to their list of crimes... yet.

When Nigel was about four years old, the couple kidnapped a wealthy Japanese businessman. What May and Trent didn't know was that this businessman was highly skilled in martial arts, and it didn't take long for him to try escaping. A massive fight ensued which ended when Trent killed the businessman. Now they really had to get of Japan before the Japanese authorities could find them. Unfortunately, they couldn't get their plane tickets and fake IDs in order before the Japanese Aurors found the couple. A massive duel started between the couple which resulted in the death of May and Trent Matthews and of three Japanese Aurors.

When the Aurors were searching the building they found little Nigel hiding away in a corner. Social Workers came and took Nigel to a magical Japanese orphanage. Nigel was a very charming young boy... or at least it seemed. You see, Nigel is a snake with blue eyes. Either way, it didn't take long for a young Japanese couple to adopt Nigel. The mother was barren so they did the next best thing and adopted Nigel. Nigel was almost six years old at the time.

Nigel's new parents were named Taro and Ami Saito, Nigel had a new name as well, Arata Saito, but he preferred his former name of Nigel Matthews. Things plodded along for about four years until Taro's job in the Japanese Department of International Magical Cooperation forced him to move to England. He was an assistant to the Japanese Ambassador to England. Nigel was almost 11 years old at the time, So he received letters to Mahoutokoro and Hogwarts. Ultimately it was decided that he would go to Hogwarts since it was closer to his current home. 

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!

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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!)

 Pure-Blood 

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!)

 No 

6) What year is your character in?

 First 

OOC Questions

Out of Character Questions (These do not affect which House you'll be sorted into. Everyone must answer!)

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) No, 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" (of a different magical race/have a special ability)?

12 active, of which 2 are exotic