Forum:Désirée St. Martin

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.

 Désirée's strengths would be her compassion and caring nature towards everyone and anything. However, she's also very naive and believes that deep down everyone is a good person and she can't understand that there are some people out there who aren't. 

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 wants to make a big impact on the work by helping people. She probably wants to cure muggle cancer on top of all the wizarding illnesses. 

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

 Her ideal day is spent volunteering and helping other people out, as for why, it's because that's what gets her the most joy in life. 

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

 
 * 1) Her Wand: She needs it to help people
 * 2) Her Necklace: It was a gift from her father, it has a picture of her mother in it
 * 3) Her Notebook: Désirée loves to draw and write in her down time, she carries a notebook around with her everywhere
 * 4) Her Paints: On top of drawing and writing, Désirée also loves to paint
 * 5) Her Guitar: Désirée has a very beautiful voice and is very skilled with the guitar, and her singing not only brings joy to herself but to others and she really likes that

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

 She'd rid it of all evil, prejudice and cruelty 

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

 She truthfully doesn't care long as it's not Slytherin. She doesn't think that she'd do well in that 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!)

 Désirée St. Martin is one of the most innocent and naive girls you’ll ever meet. Which, given the fact that her father is a magical lawyer specializing in major cases is rather surprising. You’d think that she would be the opposite, given that she’s been exposed to all sorts of acts of violence, grotesquely sexual and the worst of the worst people in the world. Yet, she’s still very innocent and believes that deep down, everyone is a good person.

Because Désirée is a half-veela, she’s extremely beautiful and very pretty. Given that she’s only 11, this hasn’t caused problems for her yet, though when boys finally start to notice her, they’re really going to. However, Désirée will probably be blissfully ignorant of that fact, if her personality doesn’t change that is.

Désirée is a sweetheart, always worried about other people and always putting herself last. Her only concern is making sure everyone around her is happy, feeling good and cheerful. Her smile can brighten anyone’s day, lift anyone’s spirits and warm the heart of the coldest person alive. Her sheer presence makes everyone else feel better, yes, her veela heritage helps with that but she’s also just that kind of person.

Désirée is not aware that her mother is a veela, her father hasn’t told her and doesn’t plan on it. She doesn’t need to know that. Far as Désirée knows, her mother died in childbirth and that’s all Claude ever intends on telling her. Désirée knows she’s pretty, she’s been told as much plenty of times before, but that’s all thinks of it. She doesn't want or intend on using that to manipulate people and since she doesn’t know of her veela heritage she can’t use her allure to her advantage as well. She’s effectively just an extremely pretty girl. 

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!)

 Désirée St. Martin is the only child of Claude St. Martin of Belgium. Claude St. Martin was not actually from Belgium, but he moved there promptly after finishing his education at Beauxbatons, mostly for the change of scenery. It was when he moved to Belgium that he gained the title of father as well. He and his buddies had gone out drinking one night after a long day at the Ministry. That night, Claude hooked up with a very beautiful woman, which was not an uncommon event for the good-looking young man. He was very smooth in his youth. Either way, nine months later a baby arrived on his doorstep with a note. The note explained that this child was his, and that the mother was a veela so she couldn’t care for the child. Claude thought this was some sick joke so he took the baby to the hospital to have a paternity test run and the results came back with a positive, and it was also confirmed that this child was half-veela which confirmed the ludicrous story presented to Claude in the letter.

Claude was presented with a choice that day, put this baby up for adoption, a very valid option or keep her and settle down finally. Claude chose the latter, because once he knew that baby girl was his he couldn’t put her up for adoption. She was his child. As you can tell, paternal instinct was already kicking in for Claude.

It was a happy mistake that Désirée St. Martin was born, Claude was surprisingly a very good father. He did have to leave Désirée at a daycare while he was at work but he took her home every night and spent the weekends with her, and his hours were fairly routine. Claude was a legal secretary for a big law firm, while he studied law on his own time to prepare himself to enter law school. Eventually, when Désirée was around three years old, Claude was accepted into Magical Law School where he spent the next three years.

It was during his time in Law School that he met his new wife, who happened to be a bartender at the time. Claude had settled down, but that didn’t meen he went cold turkey. He still had the occasional drink, but he was always responsible about it and never got wasted. Either way, one night while he was out drinking with his buddies he started talking to a very good-looking bartender who he ultimately wound up marrying later in life. Her name was Amour Villeneuve, who later became Amour St. Martin.

By the time Désirée was seven years old her dad was a full-time criminal prosecutor, had a new step-mom who was pregnant with a new half-brother. The only other thing she wanted was for her first magical sign. Then, when her new step-mom was about to give birth to her baby half-brother, the excitement of it all set off her first magical sign. She made a vase blow up.

Things from there continued as normal for a long time. Then when Désirée was ten years old, her father and step-mom decided it was time for a move. To England specifically, they wanted Désirée to attend Hogwarts, a school they thought was much better. So, they sold their house, bought a new one in England and moved.

Désirée took the move well enough, she was sad and upset of course but she hadn't been super close with anyone so it hadn't been a huge deal. Her eleventh birthday rolled around and her Hogwarts letter arrived, and then finally, September 1 arrived and Désirée St. Martin was off to Hogwarts. 

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!

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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 </b>

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!)

 Half-Veela </b>

6) What year is your character in?

 First </b>

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)?

11 and 2