Forum:Esmé Vigouroux

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. Esmé's greatest strength is her independence. She doesn't care what people think of her and doesn't need anyone's approval. She won't let what anyone says make her change anything and always stays true to herself. While she is resilient, she can be quite stubborn. Sometimes she could use some constructive criticism, but she has the tendency to not listen to anyone and become quite defensive.

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? Esmé seeks excitement. She wants to be remembered for her out-of-this-world adventures and for stories of her to be told years after she passes. She is a firecracker and has set out to make her time here on Earth as crazy and insane as she can. Esmé is a strong believer in acting before thinking and her recklessness is what keeps her going.

3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so? Esmé's ideal free day is generally spent either flying around unfamiliar places on her broom or venturing out on undiscovered trails. She loves trying new things and will usually do whatever comes to mind, no matter how insane it may sound at times.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why? 1. Her wand. Without her wand, Esmé couldn't perform magic and if she couldn't perform magic, life would be so dull she wouldn't physically be able to live. 2. Her father's ring. It's the only thing she has of his in possession as her mother gave it to her when she was young. 3. Her old, tattered copy of The Princess Bride. Her mother used to read it to her every night before she went to bed and it is the first book she read on her own. 4. Her owl, Avalon. She has a special bond with her pet that she couldn't function properly without. 5. Lastly and most importantly, her broom. Although she isn't a quidditch player, her broom gives her a sense of freedom she strives to keep.

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why? Esmé would lower the age to use magic outside of school only so she could begin to use magic at an earlier age. She is well aware this would have no benefit on most of the wizarding society, however it would make it more fun for herself and others her age.

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

Esmé doesn't really care what house she's sorted into. While she does think she gravitates more towards Gryffindor or Slytherin with her personality, she could care less which house she's sorted into.

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!)

Esmé is a firecracker.

She lives without regrets and acts without thinking. She is a firm believer in having fun now and worrying later. She hates being held down and refuses to play anything safe. It's go big or go home for Esmé. She is extremely independent and has a mind of her own. She refuses to look back at her past and instead looks to her future in order to move forward.

While having the ability to let loose can be a good trait, it can also be negative. Esmé has a tendency not to take things seriously when she needs to and doesn't have a good sense of when to stop. She tends to ignore people's sensitivities and can act quite recklessly in what she says and does. Esmé doesn't think twice about how her actions may affect others or herself.

Despite not being dependent on others, Esmé will do anything for her loved ones. She would risk her life to save her mother's in a heartbeat. Anyone who manages to make any emotional connection to Esmé is surely well off. She will be loyal until the end and will protect anyone close to her faster than the speed of light. She never fails to put a smile on anyone's face.

Esmé thrives in being the center of attention, although she'd never admit this to herself. She loves making a name for herself and dreads being just another face in the crowd. While she could care less what people think of her, she'd rather be talked about negatively than not at all. Esmé has an outside-of-the-box way of thinking and has absolutely no limits to what she'll do.

She is a girl with many layers and cannot be fully understood at first glance. She has a multitude of twists and turns to her complex personality that can only be determined if you're lucky enough to get to know her- that is, if she decides to let you in.

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!)

How to start- With the actual truth, or with Esmé's version of it?

"I was born on May 11 to Madeleine and Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux in Lyon, France. Or that's what I'm told, at least. I never got to meet my dad. Mama says that he left before I was born and it's nothing to worry about. I guess she's right. I mean, if he didn't care enough to stay for me, then why should I? I've lived alone with Mama all my life in our small apartment in the middle of the city of Lyon. It's small, but we make it work. We seem to have to find a way to make everything work nowadays. Sometimes I wish to myself that we had our own house away from the city- away from the rusty, 18th Century doorknobs, rowdy neighbors, and paper-thin walls. I never tell her this though. I know she is going above and beyond just to put dinner on the table every night, let alone pack up all of our stuff and move. As for my childhood, it all seems like one big blur to me. I know what happened and when, but I can't seem to relive it in my head. At times, I feel like a part of me is missing, but I guess that's just me overthinking everything, so I ignore that part of me. Why waste my time on the past when I could be looking forward into the future? I had always known about the Wizarding World. Mama told me when I was young that my father was a Wizard but he was homeschooled and never went to any of the big famous schools you hear about today. She says she knew I was going to be a wizard from the start. She always tells me what a mischievous child I was. How I used my not-yet-under-control powers to turn on the TV when she grounded me and unplugged it from the wall. How I used only my mind and will to levitate the plate of cookies when she wasn't looking so I could have a pre-dinner snack. It was obvious, she says. And that's how I got here, I guess. There wasn't a whole lot to it."

Actually, there is a whole lot to it- Esmé just doesn't know. In fact, Esmé doesn't even know her real name. Caterina Marie di Pasqua was born on May 11 in Sicily, Italy to capo di tutti capi of the Sicilian Mafia, Alessandro di Pasqua, and French model and witch, Camille Maunier, in Sicily, Italy. Alessandro had been born into the world of Italian crime. His father, grandfather, and generations before him had all held positions of power in the Sicilian Mafia. It was only expected that he take on after them, which he did. He was raised to be leader. As he grew older, he also grew more respected in his Cosa Nostra clan, a confederation of about 100 smaller groups or families, until he was officially named the capo di tutti capi, the boss of all bosses, of his Cosa Nostra at the young age of 23. There was no turning back at this point- he was too far in to turn back, and he had no desire to anyways. This was around the time he met Camille Maunier.

Camille had attended Beauxbatons for her magical schooling. She graduated at the top of her class, however she decided to leave the world of magic and begin a career in modeling instead. The French girl decided to use her savings to go on a trip across Europe two years after she graduated. It was pure fate that Camille found herself passing by a damp alley on a shortcut to her hotel in the streets of Sicily to witness one of Alessandro's henchmen murdering someone who owed him money. He clearly couldn't let her run off and tell the police so, much to her dismay, he kidnapped her and took her back to his boss in order to keep her silent. Alessandro was completely taken by Camille the second she was presented to him. He was intrigued by her feisty attitude and refusal to comply to anyone despite the fact they could kill her at any moment. Alessandro decided she could be useful and it would be stupid to let her go. The Italian made the executive decision to train the girl to become a baiter to lure people who owed him or simply broke any of the major codes of the Mafia and needed punishment. Despite her refusal at first, Camille gradually grew more and more comfortable with the idea- probably because the man was offering her a lot of money and she was still paying off a lot of debt. It didn't take long for the pair to fall for each other. Everyone saw it coming with how the cold man would only let the French girl get away with disobeying him and the firecracker of a girl could only be tamed by him. It was inevitable. Although the pair never really talked about it, they were clearly exclusive. Camille and Alessandro both thought that labels were stupid. Calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend or husband and wife wouldn't change the way they treated each other, so why go there?

Camille became pregnant with Caterina about two years after the couple initially met. Alessandro knew it was a bad idea to raise a child considering he wasn't the most liked man in Italy to say the last, however he selfishly pushed these thoughts aside. Alessandro didn't let his new family change him, however. He was still in charge of some of the most dangerous operations in the world and he couldn't let anything or anyone distract him. It was mainly Camille who raised their daughter. She retired her position as a baiter to care for Caterina and Alessandro continued his work. This never really bothered Camille, however. She knew that the man couldn't just stop working, no matter how much she'd like him to.

While being one of the most powerful men in Italy came with its perks, it also came with a lot of baggage. The Mafia is a dirty business, and having a leadership role in it automatically comes with many enemies. Alessandro was quick to realize he must keep his family close to him if they were to remain safe- anyone could easily use them as a means of getting to him. Once Caterina was born, he made sure to double up on his family's protection. Despite these worries always in the back of his mind, life seemed to run fairly smoothly for the next few years- or at least, as smoothly as possible being a member of the Sicilian Mafia. This period ended abruptly however when Caterina was 6-years-old. Alessandro had unintentionally made himself a major target of certain members of the Russian Mafia after a negotiation went awry. They repeatedly threatened him for about two months, however he didn't think too much of it as they never actually did anything. It wasn't until there was a bombing in a theater Camille had taken Caterina to at the exact time the pair was there that he knew they weren't playing around. Alessandro came to realize the danger he had put his family in. He knew it was unrealistic to run an organization of thousands of people and protect his family from powerful threats at the same. Alessandro knew he had a big decision to make. It only took one month of threats directed towards his own daughter before he made a drastic decision. As much as he wouldn't like it, he had to send his loved ones as far from harm's reach as possible.

Although reluctant, Camille ended up agreeing in the end. She knew she had to do what was best for their daughter, no matter how much it might hurt her. The French woman took off with her daughter to her hometown in Lyon, France and used her powers to erase all Caterina's memory including her real father, mother, home, and name. She then used a false memory charm so all the young girl remembered was her 'name', Esmé Vigouroux,'home', Lyon, 'mother', Madeleine Vigouroux, and her birthday along with some basic memories of her past. Camille erased their names from all records which turned out to be fairly easy and spun up multiple stories about her daughter's past to tell whenever Esmé asked her. All of Esmé's knowledge of the Mafia and her father were completely wiped from her memory, and she still knows none of it today.

Although her memory was altered, there are still a few things that weren't erased. She can still understand and read Italian, although she can't speak it on command. This hasn't proved to be a problem so far in her life however, considering she's constantly surrounded by either French or English. Esmé also has dreams every now and then of a strange man covered in tattoos whom she has no idea is her father. She can't remember specific events well either. She knows what happened at her 6th birthday, however she can't actually picture any of it. Madeleine simply tells her she has a bad memory. Despite these minor defects, Esmé is a completely different person from her former identity.

Madeleine is unsure if there are people still looking for Esmé. However it is too risky to go back to Italy and try and find out. Someday she will tell her daughter the truth, however not any time soon- Or at least, she doesn't plan on telling her anytime soon.

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! Esmé's model is Luca Hollestelle.



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!) Esmé is a Half-Blood witch.

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!) Esmé has no special abilities.

6) What year is your character in? Esmé is a 5th 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)?

I have three other (active) characters, one of which is exotic.