Forum:Kalipso Andreadis

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.

'''She bit her lower lip. She can just do her personality, but more summarized.'''

'I'm trusting, trustworthy and smart; however, I also try too hard, I'm self-conscious and it's hard for me to fit in. You know, ear problems and all.'

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?

'''She slows down, unsure of what to write. What are her goals in life?'''

'Help the muggle world cure diseases they think to be not curable, maybe. Help them further their research on brains, maybe map them, or help cure some neurological problems stemming from surgeries gone wrong? Dunno.'

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

She grins.

'I wouldn't mind spending a whole day with Damon, just trying to dominate sign language. We're competitive, but the good kind. To know I won't lose these moments, even with my deafness... it means a lot.'

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

'''She shrugs. What is important to her?'''

'Can I list people? If so, just Tabitha, Damon and Tab's husband. I mean, there's nothing else I'd wanna keep. Food, maybe? For when I get stressed? That's four, right? There's nothing else. I wouldn't keep my wand. What good is magic if it can't heal my ears? Besides, magic killed my parents, so.'

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

'''She smiles. This is easy.'''

'I'd make magic more useful. Find ways for it to heal neurological deficits, or maybe find cures to otherwise uncurable diseases.'

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

'''Her brow furrows. She knows nothing about the so-called houses.'''

'What are these houses you speak of? The school is divided? The Greek Institute is united, though girls and boys are kept apart.'

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!)

The Grecian brunette looks down at the blank paper exasperatedly. More? Letting out an inaudible sigh, she takes her quill and ink, and begins to write.

''I used to be very expressive, always vocalizing what I was thinking, no matter what it was. I wasn't shy about using my words. I related a lot to music, hence why I loved to listen to it. That's possibly what I'll miss most about my life before the accident. I knew how to play the guitar - Tabitha's now husband taught me. It's not like I was advanced, I just knew the basics. Looks like I'll never really be able to pursue a career in it, huh? Things have changed since my accident. I get stressed more easily, worry more than I did before I lost my hearing, and nothing really calms it down, except for eating. It doesn't affect me much - I have a fast metabolism, like Tabitha. I'm still salty about what happened to me, I won't lie. It's hard to come to terms with what happened. The hearing aids that could potentially help me? Yeah, I don't want to deal with those. It just... makes me feel like I'm extra. It makes me feel like I'm not normal, like there's something wrong with me. I'm self-conscious, alright? It's not easy, living the way I do, with my stupid hearing problems. I try so hard to be liked, I guess maybe I just try too hard. I'm literally a walking disaster - I'm prone to accidents. I have the tendency to create havoc wherever I go. I don't exactly intend to, it's just I try too hard to fit in, to be like the others my age. I never have bad intentions, not really. I can be adventurous and impulsive, never really thinking twice about rules. I'm sure that - if I could talk - I'd get in trouble with my teachers a lot. I was too vocal and impulsive, I doubt the former would have just disappeared like that. The latter didn't. Regardless, I'm trusting as much as I am trustworthy. I may not be approachable most of the time, but I'm trusting. Prove you've got good intentions, and I'll trust you. You can confide your secrets in me, I've got no problem with keeping them. I mean, c'mon, it's not like I can even talk, so.''

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!)

Kalipso stares blankly down at the paper in her hands, unsure of how to start the essay of her life (quite literally). Her eyes flicker to the pot of ink for a moment, hesitant. From the beginning. Chewing her lower lip, the brunette reaches out, taking her quill and ink before beginning.

I'm Kalipso Xenia Andreadis, and this is the story of my life.

''I was born in Naxos, Greece, to two dark wizards - Narkissos Andreadis and Althaia Stavropoulos, and I have a twin brother named Damos. The moment we were born, we had them wrapped around our fingers. It's a shame, really, that we never got to take advantage of that. We were just a few days old, Tabitha says, when the HQ of my parents' organizations were infiltrated by local aurors, and they were taken down. One by one, each member of the organization was killed, or imprisoned. They fought, and resisted, but in the end, they'd been taken by surprise, and were overwhelmed too soon. The aurors were collecting anything and everything in HQ when they finally realized that holy shit there's two babies! Newborns, to be precise. So guess what they did? They dropped Damon and I in an orphanage. It wasn't until the age of four when Tabitha finally found us, after years of hunting us down. She knew my parents' line of work, she knew the risks, she'd advised them to stay out of trouble for a while, and they didn't listen. Look where it landed us. Still, she wouldn't just leave her two little cousins on an orphanage, so she adopted us. Technically, we weren't supposed to be up for adoption in case someone had escaped from the organization and wanted to take us back (the aurors there really wouldn't risk it), but Tabitha can be very persuasive. That, or she's a great seductress. One or the other. Under her wing, Damon and I thrived. We grew aware of magic, since our cousin was magic too. Her laziness got to the point that she had magic do all of her chores, while she spent her time watching TV with Damon and I, or ratting out to Greek food. I wonder how the hell she's so skinny. So, it was the day of Damon and I's birthday, and my cousin was taking us to Zakynthos Island. What a brilliant idea it is to take to seven-year-olds to an island, to a beach, when they're high on sugar because you let them have cake and ice cream for breakfast. The day was going normally fine, until I began to feel the ground shake. That's when all hell broke loose. I was standing by the edge of a cliff that my cousin, her boyfriend, my twin brother, and I were going to jump off. No, we weren't suicidal. It was basically like a waterfall. I assume you can imagine what happened, no? If you're slow, let me help you. I fell off the cliff. I landed horribly, hitting my head against a rock. That was the worst day of my life. I landed in a damn coma, and the next time I opened my eyes, three years had already passed. Now, how would doctors keep me on life support for three years? Simple, really. My cousin's boyfriend was a wealthy man who paid the doctors to keep me alive for his girlfriend - now wife's - sake. I was very disoriented that day, and alone, too. There was nobody in the room. Like any ten year old (or, well, seven, if you don't count the three I was blacked out), I screamed for help. It was a bit odd the fact that I couldn't hear my own scream, come think of it. When nurses and doctors came, they tried talking to me, but I wasn't listening. I couldn't. I'd gone deaf. I was so scared that day... it's not every day you wake up deaf. Sike. It is now. Or at least me. But you know what I mean, right? At least, it turned out that my cousin and twin were just in the cafeteria eating lunch. Imagine their shock when they returned to a thrashing ten year old, with doctors and nurses trying to calm her down. Obviously, it wasn't working. They had to sedate me. I was discharged from the hospital a few weeks later - after clearing me from any other neurological deficits - though knowing I was deaf, and with the vocabulary of a seven-year-old. I could speak, really, but from that day forth... I just chose not to. My cousin and brother tried so desperateñy to get me to talk, but I refused. I mean, what ten-year-old speaks like a seven-year-old? Still, they continued to try and get me to talk, with Tabitha's boyfriend trying to bribe me. One day, I just blew. I'd been glaring daggers at the TV, while Damon was at it again. I remember clearly jumping in surprise when the TV exploded. Now that was probably the best day of my life. I was a witch, and if I got my acceptance letter, I'd be able to go to a school of magic and not have anyone annoy me for about nine months. That was just... amazing. So, that was supposed to be the second best day of my life, with me arriving to the Greek Institute of Magic weeks after receiving my letter being first, but of course that just had to be fucked messed up with. Tabitha's now-fiance got a transfer to work over at England, and since Tabitha wouldn't be at Greece, she didn't want Damon nor I over at Greece. That meant we had to transfer to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry before we even started over in Greece. Just great. Just when I learnt Greek Sign Language, I had to start learning English - British - Whatever - Sign Language. Ugh.

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!



Her FC is Anastasia Bezrukova.

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)?

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