Forum:Derek McKinney

1) Give a short history of your character. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? etc.

''As you enter a room, you'll see an open diary on the floor. You'll pick it up and see all the torned-off pages, all the scribbled notes and different spells written on it. Unable to handle the curiosity, you'll start reading from the start.''

'''Hey.... My name's Derek and I don't know why I'm writing my life story.... I just feel like I need to write the, down so if ever I forget about anything, I could look at this diary and remember. I don't have a Pensieve and I'm not a skilled potioneer... I failed my Potions O.W.Ls during my Fifth Year at Hogwarts and never get to take the N.E.W.Ts of it so I don't really know how to make one or build one. So anyway, my life started like this:'''

My mum, Monette was a wealthy pure-blood witch living with her parents in London. She my my dad when she was at school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in her 5th Year and took interest in him. They soon became friends and later on, a couple. My dad, Roberto, a pure-blood foreign exchange student from the Philippines finished his schooling a year before my mum. He returned home to the Philippines and wasn't able to see my Mum for a while. Mum soon graduated and became a journalist for the Daily Prophet so she went on to fulfill her dream to travel the world. Mum saw Dad again in Brisbane, Australia while she was doing her field research. Dad claimed that he was on vacation and was so happy to finally see Mum again. They had a date that night and had an affair. Mom became pregnant and after nine months, she gave birth to me. I wasn't that much of a healthy child. I inherited my asthma disorder from my father and was diagnosed to dyslexia when I was 9 years of age. We lived in London before transferring to Scotland during my 11th birthday. I received my Hogwarts letter that day and bought all my stuff at Diagon Alley the day after. I bought a barn owl I named Shiloh and a wand from Ollivander's. I soon attended my school and did quite well on all my subjects. I exceled most in Defense Against the Dark Arts but failed the most in Potions. Honestly, I don't even know what the Polyjuice potion does until today, after I read a book in the public library. I finished schooling at age 17 and went on to live my life. I soon got admitted here as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher assigned to teach the 1st and 2nd Year students.

2) Give a short description of your character's personality. Are you noble or sneaky? Arrogant or humble?

''You'll see something scribbled in the bottom-right corner of a page. It says:''

I'm brave. That's all I think I am. I never was afraid of anything...... okay, well, maybe my Potions teacher when I was at school because I always keep failing exams, quizzes, projects etc. I love adventure and taking risks and also doing dares. I enjoy challenges and some athletic activities like Quidditch. I'm a bit goofy and I like to make my friends laugh and pranking. Yeah.... I don't posess any more good qualities than those stated above but I can be someone better and I'm trying to improve myself these past days. Watch out world, The new Derek is coming.

3) Are you Pure-Blood, Half-Blood or Muggle-Born? Do you have any notable magical relations? (Remember, you cannot be related to important Harry Potter characters!)

I'm a Pure-blood wizard.

4) Describe your character's profession. Do you plan to enroll your character into the Ministry of Magic? Does your character not work? Is your character a teacher?

5) Describe your character's marital status. Is your character single or married? What is the spouse's name? Any kids?

OOC (Out of Character) Question - 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.

OPTIONAL: If you want your character Sorted into a House, then please fill out this section as well.

Please Bold Your Choices

1) There are three paths. One leads to a wandering road, another to a lake, and one over a mountain. Which one?

A)None of them, I'm at home reading.

B)Lake

C)Mountain

D)Road

2) Which type of spell is most useful?

A)A Complex Spell

B)A Spell Of Control

C)A Combat Spell

D)A Healing Spell

3) How would you describe yourself?

A)Wise

B)Cunning

C)Hard Working

D)Loyal

4) Someone infuriates you in public. How do you react?

A)Shrug it off

B)Tell them that they are worthless and to get a life, infuriate them, push them, and storm off.

C)Get up, look at them right in the eye, and walk away like it never happened.

D)They are just joking around

5) What is most important to you?

A)Grades

B)Getting your way

C)Life

D)Friends and family

Any House You DO NOT Want to Be In? (No Promises, Sorry)

Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw

Any House You REALLY Want to Be In? (Sorry, Again, No Promises)

Gryffindor

OOC (Out of Character) Question-(This does not affect which House you'll be sorted into).

1) This is my first character

2) This is NOT my first character.

OOC (Out of Character) Question-Please post your time zone in relation with the UTC time zone (ex. Eastern Standard Time is +4), but if you don't understand how to calculate that then please simply put the name of your time zone below:

Uhh... I think it's UTC +8.. I'm in the Philippines, SEA