Forum:Avalon Beaumont

This is a bit of a WIP.

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.

STRENGTH #1: INTELLIGENCE


 * Avalon Beaumont is a bright young witch, perhaps she uses her intelligence for the wrong reasons, however. Extra education from her parents - who spoil their child - have helped her progress exponentially in many areas of magic, but not as much as if she had been permitted her own wand. That is one of the things she is most excited for about learning magic; having her own wand that will assist her in her every manoeuver and goal. She is a dedicated, studious person who is obsessed with learning everything she does not already know. (Just in case it proves advantageous.)

WEAKNESS #1: VANITY


 * Avalon is excessively vain, she seems to think she is the greatest thing since sliced bread. This attitude rubs off on her interactions with others; she is quick to judge, and think she is superior to those around her because she is more intelligent than them. This also extends to her physical appearance, she is particularly vain about this too. It's no secret she got her mother's genes, and there is a reason her sister is excluded from all the family pictures - she doesn't want anyone to know she's got a sister. She's definitely going to spend some more secret time working on appearance spells, just in case her parents are crazy enough to send her to the same school.

STRENGTH #2: CONSCIENTIOUS


 * Her work ethic is resolute. If Avalon is going to do something, usually because she has decided to, she does it well. But this only applies to when she can clearly see how something is beneficial to her. If something seems useless, she will straight up refuse to take part, instead choosing to use her time for something more appropriate in her mind. 

WEAKNESS #2: NITPICKY


 * Avalon is a perfectionist. This comes out in how long it takes her to complete any single piece of work. She is irritated by mess and needs to clean it up before she can fully function; however, if it's someone else's mess, she will sit there and ignore it until someone gets the point, or they will feel her fury. This also applies to picking holes in other people's arguments, or tirelessly trying to prove that she is right, even when she is wrong.

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?


 * Avalon's focus while she is attending is to maintain the Beaumont name's status as one of significant magical power - no matter who she has to step on in the process. By virtue of her name and blood status, she feels superior over her classmates, with no mind paid to how true her thoughts are. She wants to establish her own popularity; she is quite disillusioned to the kind of attention her attitude is, instead, going to glean her. Success is a difficult animal to rear, but she is, in fact, determined to make it work in combination with the riches she can already possess. It is all about reputation, and power, because in her childhood she was simply influenced by the wrong people.

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


 * Avalon's true happiness is practicing magic. The extra tuition she was given by her parents shortly after her first sign of magic was not precisely legal, and it gave her an early experience of the difficulties of using somebody else's wand - but she's not afraid of bragging about how it has furthered her magical abilities at a young age. She would probably spend her ideal day practicing alone, the oversight of her parents somehow felt like it was compressing her possible magical prowess. Seeming outwardly perfect and superior is something she thirsts for and works hard to accomplish, so the fact that others can make it into the world's greatest magical school with no effort whatsoever can annoy her to no end - and because there are so many of those, and not many at all of her own brethren, she would choose to be alone if not with a rare specimen she can agree with.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?
 * 1) Her wand - what would any witch or wizard be without a wand? Powerless.
 * 2) Her broom - a great source of travel, thrill, or pleasure - when used well, that is.
 * 3) Her diary - it does contain her secrets, so she'd better keep that one under lock and key.
 * 4) The key to her Gringotts vault - it wouldn't do to be cut off from wealth.
 * 5) A surprisingly sentimental family photo, that omits her very annoying, whiny younger sister. They're just better without her in it.

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


 * Avalon would introduce an aptitude test to Hogwarts, so only those who put in the effort can attend. Nothing annoys her more than slackers, other than slackers who do well despite not putting in any effort. She keeps her family's blood supremacist views to herself - it is not that that decides for her if they are valuable company. Sometimes the most useful people, those she can use, come from the most unassuming of places; and it would be horribly short-sighted of her to ignore them. An aptitude test would also help her seek out the brand of people she would want to associate with, by their scores and apparent intelligence, and prune out the reckless ones who are here for their so-called 'adventure'.

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why?
 * There is no acceptable place for Avalon except the halls of Slytherin House; all of her ancestors for some way back have been Slytherin, except a Hufflepuff aunt who she hesitates to talk about, and some oddities here and there. However, while she would be bitter and try to persuade the Sorting Hat to reverse its decision, Ravenclaw would not be as much of a damnation for her as the other two houses - it at least has some traits that seem desirable.

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!)

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!)

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 faceclaim is Raffey Cassidy.

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!)
 * Avalon plans to, when she is older and skilled, become a Legilimens.

6) What year is your character in?
 * She is a first year.

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)?