User:Rabbitty/Sandbox

'''Hi. These are kind of my character development notes. You're welcome to read them, but remember: they're notes, and are not written with British spelling, so please don't judge me.'''

Talk-bubbles|Charrie info

http://dumbledoresarmyroleplay.wikia.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Emoticons

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_wizarding_terms_in_translations_of_Harry_Potter

http://www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck/english_united_kingdom_spell_checker.html

http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/BritishCanadianAmerican.htm

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Charrie Page Layout

 * History
 * Personality
 * Appearance
 * Unique to character
 * Possessions
 * Pets (if any)
 * Relationships
 * Spells (550px)
 * Facts

Classes

 * Potions
 * Herbology
 * Defence Against the Dark Arts (DAtDA)
 * Transfiguration
 * History of Magic (HoM)
 * Astronomy
 * Charms

Quotes
Celesta:

-To trust is a big act. -Once Upon a Time

-I wonder who I'd be if the people I needed had stuck around. -Dance Academy

-The wheel is come full circle. -William Shakespeare

Alexandria:

-And forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. -Kahlil Gibran

-I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. -Charlotte Bronte

-Very few of us are what we seem. -Agatha Christie

Nevaeh:

-[A]ngry and messed up and more than a little frightening. Frankly, no one does that as good as you. -Dance Academy

-Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell [with] the power of the family. -John H. Speke

-If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears. -Isaac Hayes

-Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content. -Louis L'Amour

(Heaven) -As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. -Solomon Ibn

Elara:

-A murderer is less loathsome to us than a spy. The murderer may have acted on a sudden mad impulse; he may be penitent and amend; but a spy is always a spy, night and day, in bed, at table, as he walks abroad; his vileness pervades every moment of his life. -Honoré de Balzac

-I advise you against following my example. Don’t take up with a man who will die for you. Find one who will kill for you instead. -Donna Thorland

-Of course not, you silly bitch. You’ve been poisoned. -Donna Thorland

-My reasons are not your concern. -Merlin

-The path of least resistance: do as you’re told. Tell them what they want to hear and they’ll leave you alone. -V. M. Caldwell

-I feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places. Most Icelandic people are really proud to be from there, and we don't have embarrassments like World War II where we were cruel to other people. -Björk

-When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. -Winston Churchill

Jobs
Celesta: Healer (failing that, di Salvataggio for Magical Creatures)

Alexandria: Unspeakable (Department of Mysteries)

Nevaeh: Greek Representative

Zephyrus: Hippogriff breeder and trainer

Elara: private spy, thief, or assassin (although she's trying for a job as spy or assassin, so that her sister can get a job too)

People they met
I do my best to keep track of everyone. If you notice I missed one, please owl me. Thanks-

Quick notes
Alexandria's mental list:

Find Emmy again

Go to the beach in the rain

Go to Alexandria (اسكندره) in Egypt

Fly free and unassisted

Elara and Evie: 1 year, 15 days apart in age

Emerald and Evie: 9 months, 21 days apart in age

Elara and Emerald: 1 year, 10 months, 5 days apart in age

Greek
Mum = Mana (Μάνα)

Dad = Pateras (Πατέρας) when talking about him, Patera (Πατέρα) when talking to him

Grandma = Yiayia (Γιαγιά)

Grandpa = Pappous/Papou (Ππαππούς/Παππού)

Sister = adelfee (αδελφή)

Σύννεφο-Nimbus

Nevaeh Papakonstantinou = Νεβαεχ Παπακωνσταντίνου

Heaven Papakonstantinou = Χεαβεν Παπακωνσταντίνου

Alexandros Papakonstantinou = Αλεξανδρος Παπακωνσταντίνου

Gaiane Papakonstantinou = Γαιανη Παπακωνσταντίνου

Evangelia Georgiou = Ευαγγελια Γεωργίου

Iason Georgiou = Ιασων Γεωργίου

Adelpha = Αδελφά

Xander = Ξανδερ

Dymas = Δύμας

Rose = Τριαντάφυλλο

Lily = Κρίνος

Icelandic
Mother: Móðir

Mum: Mamma

Father: Faðir

Dad: pabbi or pabba

Sister: systir

French
Mum: Manan (the N is silent, so it sounds like Mama)

Dad: Papa

Etymology
Sebastion is a wizarding variation of Sebastian, which means "from Sebaste or Sebastia". Sebaste was the name a town in Asia Minor, its name deriving from Greek σεβαστος (sebastos) "venerable".

The French pronunciation is say-bas-TYOWN. The German one is ze-BAHS-tee-ohn.

The origin of the name "Vermont" is uncertain, but likely comes from the French les Verts Monts, meaning "the Green Mountains". It is uncommon in Germany among muggles, and like many quirky surnames, it a good deal more common among wizarding families. http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-name/Vermont

Family
Mélisande: From the Germanic name Amalasuintha, composed of the elements amal "work, labour" and swinþ "strength".

Céline-Adèle: (say-LEEN a-DEL) Céline is the French feminine form of Caelius, which was derived from Latin caelum meaning "heaven". Adèle, adal meaning "noble". Hyphenated names are very popular in France. Note that hyphenated names are considered a single unit -— together, they are the person's first name, not a first and a middle.

Morgan: From the Old Welsh Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". In French, Morgan is usually used as a boy's name and Morgane a girl's name, but Morgan is occasionally used for girl, and in wizaring culture, unusual or quirky names are always popular.

Arielle: (ar-ee-EL) French feminine form of Ariel, meaning "lion of God" in Hebrew.

Élisabeth: (ay-lee-za-BET) form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance".

Delilah: (di-LIE-lə) a Biblical Hebrew name, as well as the name of a flower.

Lécuyer: Literally means "the shield-bearer" in French. The name was used to denote an esquire (a person of the nobility one rank below a knight).

Achille: (a-SHEEL) French and Italian form of Achilles. From the Greek Αχιλλευς (Achilleus) which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek αχος (achos) "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River. This was the name of a warrior in Greek legend, one of the central characters in Homer's 'Iliad'.

Jenner: of Norman French origins, the word descending from the pre 10th century Olde French "engineor", a derivative of "engaigne", meaning cunning or ingenious.

Et cetera
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