Forum:Rosie Hemmingway

please note that Rosie is an expansion character!

The Character's Background

1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least two paragraphs long, seven sentences each.

On the surface and at a first meeting, one wouldn't be mistaken to call Rosie a charming and charismatic individual. Known for her articulate way with words paired with a subtle charm, people have been said to get lost in what they assume to be her kindness but, in reality, her subtly controlling ways. Rosie's humour is rather tongue in cheek, sarcastic and, quite often, dark. She won't hesitate to make fun even in the most grave of situations and can be rather ruthless in how she shrugs certain things off. Many put this down to a lack of perception as she has built an image of a privileged background in lieu of her barely getting by reality. Still, thanks to her charm, many find it within themselves to forgive her and try to educate her on how and why her humour and what she chooses to be ignorant towards are wrong and what is proper etiquette. However, there is an unhinged quality about her which have led some people to suspect that she might be cracking under the pressure; though they assume this pressure is of the lifestyle she portrays herself from, not the upheaval of having a three-sixty personality cover.

The true Rosie Hemmingway is a detached individual. She doesn't have a sense of what's right or wrong and instead lives only to fulfil the carrying out of her desires. Though considerably warmer to her associates, she tends to be cold and callous to those she meets in Knockturn Alley and in the Dark Arts sphere of wizardry. Her charm becomes her biggest asset within her true personality; she's been known to lie her way out of many a situation and her evasion skills are said to be second to none - perhaps not to some organisations but to the majority. Rosie has an innate knowledge of the Dark Arts and, in particular, the Unforgivables. Her associates like to joke that she's so obsessed with them that she'll end up trying it out on herself and getting lost. Mostly, Rosie likes to see people suffer and will stop at nothing to see that achieved. The unhinged element, however, does become a lot more prominent in Rosie's true colours. It's obvious to the eye that she is mentally unstable and many avoid her when she's in any form of negative mood in fear that she could be unhinged enough to take their life unjustly. Really, the true lack of mental stability that Rosie possesses shows how far gone she is from her childhood self.

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.

Lucius and Dyonisia Hemmingway were always the ones to constantly berate the muggle culture and their obsession with their version of magic whilst highhandedly playing into it to make their fortune. Ironically, both depended on it so that their family names had any sense of worth; both within the wizarding and muggle worlds. Neither family was known by the pure-blooded elite - much less respected - meaning there was a scramble to add meaning to the Hemmingway and Mareys names. Lucius and Dyonisia were the result of a hasty marriage, one that was aimed to be controversial given the twenty or so age gap between them, in a hope to be noticed. Of course, that didn't happen which led to the couple's eventual ways of making money in muggle London.

Rosalie Hemmingway was the youngest of six; two girls and four boys. Though the whole rough and tumble stereotype - with added magic of course - was very prominent within her childhood, Rosie was very much babied by her family. Anything she wanted she was mostly given, even if it was at an elder sibling's expense. Unfortunately for Rosie, this created a cyclical behaviour pattern amongst her and her siblings. Whenever she wanted something and got it in lieu of her siblings, their rough and tumble games became a lot more boisterous and harmful to Rosie which resulted in her running to their parents in which she'd be assured that it'd be okay; with the added promise of whatever she wanted. Though weak and defenceless at first, Rosie would grow up to defend herself aptly.

In fact, Rosie's first magical experience at the age of seven was in response to her siblings picking on her. Her eldest sibling, eighteen-year-old Engelise, had been tormenting Rosie with a slew of hexes; threatening to turn the child into a frog and whatnot. Naturally, overcome with fear, Rosie had attempted to create distance between the two, though it was largely futile due to how relentless Engelise was. The only way the tormenting stopped was due to Rosie's first experience. In a bid to protect herself, Rosie imagined something destructive in her mind, eyes closing as she willed it to happen. Little did she know that she had created a fire blast, scathing by Engelise and crashing into the garden pond. Though unintentional, the experience gave Rosie hope that one day she'd be able to break the cyclical chain and enact revenge on her siblings.

At eleven, like the rest of the Hemmingway siblings, Rosie was accepted into Hogwarts and was promptly sorted into Ravenclaw; an abnormality from the usual Slytherin. Though it seemed like she was a Ravenclaw by a landslide, Rosie was actually a hatstall with Slytherin being the other possibility. What overturned it, however, was her genuine love for knowledge at the time. Little did anyone know, much less herself, that this genuine love would turn into an obsession that would throw her closer to being a true, dark-wizard Slytherin.

Unlike her siblings, Rosie passed with a near stellar record and set of grades that set her out to be in good stead for whatever she wanted to do. She seemed to be on the right track at first; various applications to the ministry were submitted but after a few nasty rejections Rosie found herself searching for an alternate. Like many who turned, she found it down Knockturn Alley. Within the reaches of dark wizardry, Rosie found herself losing the innocent identity she once had, instead becoming an individual obsessed with the Dark Arts and everything about them. It was down this alley that she met her associates, a group of wizards and witches like her. What started out as a fairly innocent friendship became dark and impenetrable as aspirations of carrying out the most heinous large-scale crimes the UK had seen were born. Damage on Hogwarts turned to a terror on Diagon Alley until it reached it's final and current destination; the five being the most brutal serial killers that magical Great Britain have ever seen.

She's currently unemployed but a member of Vigilance, still trying to figure out how to enact the master plan she and her associates have formulated.

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 model is Sky Ferreira.

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!)

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!)

N/A

6) What is your character's profession? Does your character plan to enroll your character into the Ministry of Magic? Does your character not work? Is your character a teacher?

Rosie is a member of Vigilance.

The Sorting Quiz

A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is optional for adult characters!)

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


 * A. Transfiguration


 * B. Hexes & Jinxes


 * C. Magical Creatures


 * D. The castle's secret areas

2. Pick one:


 * A. Moon


 * B. Stars

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


 * A. Freshly baked bread


 * B. Parchment


 * C. The Sea


 * D. A crackling log fire

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, pewter box that reads "I only open for the worthy"


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


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

6. Pick one:


 * A. White


 * B. Black

7. What road tempts you the most?


 * A. The cobbled street lined with ancient buildings


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


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


 * D. The wide, sunny, grassy lane

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


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


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

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


 * A. Draw your wand & search for the source


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


 * C. Draw your wand & stand your ground


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

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"?

Seventeen/Three

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

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

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

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

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