Forum:Cassandra Alopex

Asherah HB (talk) 19:22, August 18, 2017 (UTC)

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.

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?

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

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

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

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why?

Answer to Number 6: Being muggle-born, Cassandra has almost no knowlage on the houses. However, based on what she has heard, she does not want to be in Ravenclaw. She prefers to be the smartest person in a group, and the chances of her being the cleverest in a house that seems to favor those with a good deal of intelligence, that's highly unlikely. She wouldn't mind being in the other houses, since she's convinced that things like loyalty or bravery cant be that hard to fake. But she can't twist cold hard fact and ability to her advantage, and having someone else beat her is unthinkable.

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!)

Cassandra isn't honest by any stretch of the imagination, but prides herself on her ability to convince others she is. Terrified of not being in control, she usually doesn't let anyone order her around. Figures of authority, in her mind, give suggestions, not orders. While this does not always give her the best reputation, it gives her a greater feeling of superiority, and any lectures, detentions, or punishments go in one ear and out the other. Because, after all, why give people the idea they can control her just by talking, or making her clean classrooms?

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!)

Coming from muggle-born parents isn't the most important part of Cassandra's backstory, though it did have an impact. Her parents were kept, for the most part, inogrant of any magical ability until about the age of eight, and even then, the pet guppy growing to be a foot long was blamed on the pet store giving them the wrong species of fish.

(This is not to portray her parents as idiots. Such a mixup had happened before, demonstrated when their neon tetras grew an inch, turned green, and started eating each other. As for the guyppy, it lived happily in its 25 gallon tank after eating all the other inhabitants.)

The impact of Cassandra having no magical knowlage pales in comparison to the impact of the standards she held herself to. A 91% in her house was good as failure in her eyes, and the problem only grew worse when she found how easy it is to gain control of a situation if people think you have enough skill. And though Cassandra is far from perfect, (her magical skill is borderline pathetic) with enough practice and some clever words, it's not that hard to seem perfect if people see what they want to see.

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!

Rather short, with freckles and a barely decent purple hair dye job, Cassandra doesn't enjoy fading into the background. Of course, her style of black lipstick and too much eyeliner only gets her eyerolls and a couple snickers as she walks by, but she has no plans on admitting that the remarks get to her by changing. When she can, she wears her fedora, which only makes her look more absurd, but it's just another way of her presenting an aloof demeanor.

That, and she just loves wearing her fedora.

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!) Purely human, with all the magical ability of a first year, despite her efforts to improve. No unique powers, but she has found that she enjoys spells with fire, as they not only look impressive, but they are what she is best at.

Note: While not a power, Cassandra attempted an animagus transformation spell during her third year. The result was an incomplete transformation, with her gaining a couple small spikes along her cheekbones and a couple scales on her arms. Not only absurd looking, but also of no use in anything, and, when transforming back to a normal human, the spikes and scales leave large open sores that bleed profusely. Luckily, such a change will only occur, in most cases, should Cassandra will it to. Since the incident, it has not occurred, and she has never willed it to happen. 6) What year is your character in?

Fourth

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)?