Forum:Kevin O'Shay

But oh,  my darling,   what if you f l y ?  16:02, May 18, 2017 (UTC)

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.

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?

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

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

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

6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why?
 * He'd prefer to be a Gryffindor, and really not a Slytherin, ta.

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!)

'''Right, well... how do we begin to describe Kevin O'Shay? I'd consult the magazines but he often tells interviewers to fuck off so maybe that's not the best idea. Then there was that time he told the entire Quidditch community that a rival team could quote eat my entire ass unquote. Everyone knows him as the typical athlete: a bit of a twat but good at his sport, and to be honest, he's happy with that idea, because it keeps people from approaching him for selfies.

The real Kevin, though, is - well, just as snarky. Kevin grew up with a very sarcastic, humourful family and it's certainly rubbed off on him. Joke telling is like a reflex - it helps cheer people up, and if that doesn't work it at least always cheers himself up, so win-win. Yes, smiling is a must for Kevin. As much as he hates Quidditch, he always smiles when he scores, and once he's gotten to know someone well enough his smile is practically impossible to turn off. It's a nice smile, too. Very bright and toothy.

The fact he smiles during Quidditch is amazing, to be honest, because he fucking hates Quidditch. Seriously. Forcing a kid to take it up will do that to them.

(He hates it, but try and score a goal against him and he'll kill you. Just saying.)

Because of his upbringing, Kevin doesn't take well to being forced into things. He doesn't like manipulative people or close spaces, and freaks out when he's being yelled at because deep down, he's just a kid who was forced to grow up too quickly. He's not arrogant, like most expect him to be, nor is he unaware of his privilege (his family is rolling in it) but he's not the nicest person in the world, either. Sometimes his mouth runs away with him, or he'll take the jokes too far; just tell him, if he does that. He'll never do it again.

If Quidditch has given him anything, it's the ability to be a team player. Kevin is fiercely loyal to people, to an absurd degree at times, and can be quite easily manipulated if he trusts you enough. He works well with other people but there's that trust barrier up, placed by the years of his father denying his wishes and using him for fame. Break through that and he'll go to the corners of the world for you, promise.'''

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!)

Quidditch is a tradition in the O'Shay family. It's a lineage, dating back the golden age with many family members playing for the best teams in Ireland, and it's more like the Mafia now where any O'Shay who has no interest in Quidditch instantly becomes the black sheep of the family. Luckily, that was not Patrick O'Shay. A passionate player, his name and natural skill helped him swiftly climb the ranks in the sport; he even reached the country team and helped them on their way to winning the Quidditch World Cup a few times.

Of course, that level of skill earns you equal levels of fame. Patrick was young and healthy and good-looking, so the magazines flocked to him and soon he was the face of Irish Quidditch; it was there he met his wife, Shannon - a journalist he made excuses to get interviews with. They married soon after and, after reaching his mid-thirties, Patrick retired and settled down with his wife in the countryside.

Kevin came along soon after, followed by little Daniel. Naturally, it was expected of both of them to not only enjoy Quidditch, but be good at it. They both were, with the famous natural hand-eye-coordination and effortless goalkeeping skills of the O'Shays, but there was just one problem. Kevin fucking hated it.

Now, any decent parent would understand if their kid came up to them and said they didn't want to follow the family traditions. Patrick, however, was a little drunk on fame and wanted to live vicariously through his healthy sons. So, he basically ignored Kevin's complaints, and forced him to continue with Quidditch despite his protests.

This lead to Kevin basically resenting his own father before he even reached ten years old. That obviously is not healthy for a child; but Daniel, as passionate as he was about Quidditch, was nowhere near as good as his older brother. Kevin was his father reborn, a true athlete in the making. He was fast and skilled and an absolute monster in goal. And with the chronic fear of disappointing his father embedded in since an early age, Kevin played his ass off throughout his teenage years and became somewhat of a minor celebrity in the Quidditch community of Ireland. The problem was, though, that he still hated it. Everything about it - the interviews, the photoshoots, the forced games. He hates hates hates Quidditch and you'll never convince him to like it, okay?

The family moved to England before Kevin's fifteenth birthday, and he was grateful to get away from it all and move to a school where he could finally start to learn Muggle Studies, the true thing he's always been interested in. But then he saw the size of the Quidditch pitch, and how wild everyone got over the sport and - well, shit. Looks like he's back in it again.

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!

Kevin is your typical decent-looking teenage white boy, which is probably why the magazines flocked to him during his rise to almost-fame. With cropped blonde hair, green eyes and a permanent furrow in his brows, his looks make up for his pathetic frame. Yeah, for an athlete, he's skinny as hell; he has muscles, promise, just not very prominent ones. Oh, and he's always wearing hoodies. Be it sun or sleet or rain, he's definitely wearing a hoodie. Don't ask why, he just is. His model is Sasha Volosatov.

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!)

Nein

6) What year is your character in?

Fifth

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)?