Forum:Dexter Burke

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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.

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?

Dexter would prefer to be In Slytherin or Gryffindor, since he sees those as the "cooler" house, though he'd make due with any house.

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!) Dexter does what he can to keep up is tough cool guy facade. He acts as though he hates school most of the time, though he secretly really wants to learn more, but he doesn't see it as "cool" so he continues to pretend that he hates it. He pushes down his emotions, maintaining his calm and cocky exterior, not wanting to seem weak. Dexter may appear cool and collected, but underneath it all, the same shy and under confident boy remains, not wanting to be found.

Due to his cocky and superior attitude, Dexter comes off as very confrontational and as one that doesn't blend too well with other personalities. He tried to be well liked, but often just comes across as a jerk.Once you get through this layer and start to build a relationship with Dex, you'll find that he does have a caring side. He tries his best to hide it, but when his friends or people that he cares about  are in trouble or having a hard time, he quickly turns into the best friend that you could ever have, doing anything he can to resolve the situation.

Dex also prides himself on being a ladies man, though many ladies may actually disagree. He thinks that he is super smooth, so when mixed with his good looks and confidence, he thinks he can score any girl he wants, turning it more into a game then trying to build a meaning ful relationship. Deep down, he wants to find someone that he truly cares for as well as cares for him, but for now, he sticks to jumping from girl to girl until someone super special catches his eye.

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!) Dexter was born to a Muggle-Born witch and Half-Blood wizard on January 1, 2016 in the center of London. His older brother, who was two at the time of Dexter's birth, was beyond excited to have another brother, though he didn't really know what that entailed. He began to grow more and more irritated with his brother, since he wasn't receiving as much attention as he used to get. Chance declared Dexter his enemy and refused to talk or play with him until his parents sent Dex back where he came from. Chance dropped his, however, once his brother got older and realized that he was actually a fun person to play with. Their relationship grew even stronger when they had to band together against their new enemy, their sister.

Shortly before Dexter's fourth birthday, Autumn Burke joined the world, forcing her old brothers to spend much more time together. Autumn was born 2 months early with a severe case of pneumonia, which kept her and the Burke parents are the hospital for several months. For the majority of the time, Chance and Dexter stayed with their grandmother, only getting short visits from their parents, as their attention was clearly elsewhere. After about four months, Autumn was finally released form the hospital, and the Burke brothers were finally able to be reunited with their parents. Both of them secretly resented their sister for keeping their family apart, refusing to have an sort of interaction with her, instead spending the majority of their time with each other. During this time, the two brothers started to grow incredibly close, sealing their life long friendship into place. After about a year, Chance and Dexter lifted their boycott of their sister, starting to love the little turd that she was becoming.

While his life at home was going very well, Dexter's life at his elementary school was a little rough. He was beyond excited to get to meet all of these brand new people to become friends with. However, once he got to school, things didn't got like he expected. When he got into his classroom, he had to introduced himself, but when he said his name, his was greeted with laughter, rather than hellos. For months, Dexter was to scared to talk to anyone, because he was scared that the second he introduced himself, he would be made fun of. Everyday on the playground, he had to deal with the jokes and insults of classmates, never feeling like a single person cared. Finally, when Dexter was hiding underneath a slide, a boy came up to him, with a small smile on his face. He sat down next to him and said, "You know, I think Dexter is a pretty cool name. You can even make a cool nickname out of it. Right, Dex?" From then on, the two were inseparable, being the best of friends for years to come.

About a year after the two became friends, Dexter found out that his friend was also from a magical family. Since the two spent so much time together, they began to notice weird things happening when the other was around. Each thought that it was their own magic finally manifesting, but in reality, it was both. One day while they were playing catch, Dexter missed the ball thrown to him repeatedly. He started getting more and more frustrated, and when he missed the ball one last time, he stared at where the ball landed, focusing all his anger on it, causing the ball to burst into flames. [Soc's Character] instantly picked up an empty bucket off the ground to fill with water, wanting nothing more than for it to be full, and started to run towards Dexter and the ball. By the time he got there, the bucket was completely full with water to poor on the flaming ball. Both looked at each other, shocked and scared what might happen next. Dexter eventually told him that his family was magical, and that it looked like Dexter himself was as well. [Soc's character] laughed and told Dexter that his family also had magic. The continued to talk all about magic and Hogwarts, planning all the fun and adventures they would have once they got there.

Now in his sixth year, Dexter has changed quite a bit from the little bullied boy. He's grown to love his name, even though he still mostly goes by Dex and has grown more confident, if not overconfident, of himself and his abilities. Dex has tried to maintain his "tough guy" image, seeing himself as one of the coolest kids in Hogwarts. Though, underneath it all, the shy and frightened boy is still there, worried that things might end up like they were once again.

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! Jack Gilinksy

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!) Half-Blood, no relations.

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!) None

6) What year is your character in? 6th

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)?

10, none