Forum:Jamil al-Ghazzawi

 Sonofapollo  Owl Me 22:04, August 1, 2018 (UTC)

The Sorting Quiz

A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is a requirement for every character you make! Please italicize the answer.)

1. What are you looking forward to learning at Hogwarts the most?


 * A. Transfiguration


 * B. Magical Creatures


 * C. Hexes & Jinxes


 * D. The castle's secret areas

2. Pick one:


 * B. Stars


 * A. Moon

3. If flowers adapted their scent to attract the unwary, what would it smell of in order to lure you in?


 * A. Parchment


 * B. Freshly baked bread


 * C. A crackling log fire


 * D. The Sea

4. Pick one:


 * A. Dawn


 * B. Dusk

'''5. Four boxes are placed before you. Which one do you open?'''


 * A. The ornate one, promising secret knowledge and unbearable temptation


 * B. The small, tortoiseshell box, embellished in gold, with a small, squeaking creature


 * C. The small, pewter box that reads "I only open for the worthy"


 * D. The gleaming black box marked with Merlin's rune

6. Pick one:


 * A. White


 * B. Black

7. What road tempts you the most?


 * A. The cobbled street lined with ancient buildings


 * B. The wide, sunny, grassy lane


 * C. The twisting, leaf-strewn path through woods


 * D. The narrow, dark, lantern-lit alley

8. Pick one:


 * A. Forest


 * B. River

9. What scares you most?


 * A. Speaking in such a silly voice, people will laugh at you and mock you


 * B. Waking up and realizing your family & friends don't know you


 * C. An eye at the keyhole of the dark, windowless room where you're locked


 * D. Standing on top of something high, without anything to stop you from falling

'''10. It's late, you're walking alone, and hear a peculiar cry you believe has a magical source. What do you do?'''


 * A. Wait for developments, while mentally reviewing the most appropriate spells


 * B. Draw your wand & stand your ground


 * C. Draw your wand & search for the source


 * D. Proceed with caution, keep a hand on the concealed wand, and keep an eye out

The Character's Background

1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least two paragraphs long, seven sentences each. Jamil is very distrustful. He's always grown up watching his own back, and this has had negative implications on his trust issues. He's always found it difficult to cope with authority, due to the fact that he's been messed around by so many adults in his life. This made schooling particularly tricky. The death of his father didn't help with this, as he had to work extra hard from a young age to be the 'man' of the family. For this reason, Jamil can be considered mature - especially for his young age. He's used to making big decisions for his mother and younger siblings all his life. ''He's also not sure about his future. Jamil comes from a background where he's been persecuted, and chased out of his home for so long, that he's never really had a chancve to plan long-term. Every day was about surviving until the next day. That was, until, he reached France. And even then, the immediate concern was how we was going to support his family without his dad. He's quite keen to see what England would have to offer, since it's his last year at school and he wants to start afresh. He'd quite like to be an auror or a lawyer, but at this moment, he's just too unsure of whether he'd actually be able to do any of that.''

2) Write about the history of your character. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? It must be at least three paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

''Jamil al-Ghazzawi was born in Gaza, Palestine to Ahmed and Elham al-Ghazzawi. Ahmed was a muggle man who had fallen in love with Elham, a witch who hailed from Shiraz, in Iran. Jamil was the first of seven children, each of whom had magical ability. Growing up, Jamil and his siblings had a...troubled childhood. It was, to say the least, disruptive. Tensions between the residents of the Gaza Strip against the Israelis in Palestine was not a conducive environment to raise a stable family. The al-Ghazzawis, like many of their Palestinian neighbours, lived in daily fear of attacks, or worse, from Israeli officials and police. It was when Jamil turned 9 years old, that Ahmed and Elham decided it was time to flee. They locked up the house, and left in the middle of the night. It was winter, and Jamil remembers the experience as being bitterly cold, with rain and thunder crashing above him, as though the devil himself had cursed their attempt to escape. Ahmed had organised for the family to get onto a boat, to get them out of Gaza and then headed into Europe - possibly to Italy, or Greece, where they'd start afresh. They weren't alone - there were several other families on the run, and they had agreed to rendezvous at the West Bank at midnight, and then leave. But it was not that simple. Israeli authorities had heard about the plan, and intended on stopping it. As they reached the dock, there were only two more passengers left to board the boat. Ahmed, and Jamil. Jamil pleaded with his father, but Ahmed wasn't having any of it. He gave Jamil the key to their house in Palestine, and told him that he was now the head of the family, before pushing him onto the boat. Had the al-Ghazzawis been just a moment faster, perhaps they would have still been together today. But alas, it was not meant to be. They shot Ahmed on sight, in front of his wife, and children, who were currently just leaving the dock, hiding underneath a panel of the boat. It was at this moment, that Jamil displayed his first sign of magic. Seeing his baba get shot triggered a scream from Jamil, along with a burst of magic, a force knocking all the guards on their feet at the dock. Jamil, his mother and his siblings could do no more. They sailed from Palestine to Sardinia, in Italy, where they stayed for a week, before Elham got in contact with the Headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. She explained that Jamil was to be attending in two years, but she was in dire need of accommodation and sponsorship. The family were lucky to find a place in the south of France, due to the local wizarding community pooling resources together to sponsor Jamil's family. Jamil went to Beauxbatons, being sorted into Papillionese House. He is currently in his seventh year and wishes to represent the school in the upcoming Triwizard Tournament.''

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!



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 characters from the Harry Potter Universe!) Half-Blood

5) Does your character have any special abilities? Is he or she of a different magical race, such as Veela, Vampire, Werewolf or the like? Part or half of a magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have a character with special abilities/of a different magical race as one of your first two characters!)

Nein

6) What year is your character in?

7th

OOC Questions

B. Whilst the first two questions will not affect the character's house (and are mandatory), the others are designed specifically to help users come up with their character's ideal job (and are optional).

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"?

9, of which 1 exotic.

3) What would people who know your character well say they're really good at?

Blending in, being a wallflower.

4) What do they really want to avoid in their future job/career? Do they hate working in an office? Do they hate the field?

A job where he can actually help people.

5) Aside from family and peers, what motivates your character the most in life? What drives their passion?

helping his mother and making sure she's happy.

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

He has severe PTSD when it comes to his father and the Israel/Palestine conflict.

7) Wand cores and woods speak volumes about a person's character. What is your character's wand? Why does it answer to them?


 * Cypress Wood, because he's brave and very self-sacrificing.
 * Dragon Heartsring, he's very powerful in terms of spellcasting
 * Slightly springy - he's been stretched and pushed to the limit, but he's always bounced back