Forum:Veronica Belfrey

The Open-Ended Questions

A. Please answer the following questions as elaborately as possible. (Remember, this part doesn't have to be filled out if it's an expansion character!)

1) What would you consider to be your character's strengths, and your character's weaknesses? Elaborate on your answer.


 * Strengths:


 * Determined - to the point of being obstinate. What Veronica Belfrey wants, she gets.
 * Honest - while she might diplomatically avoid a subject around her family, she's never going to tell a lie unless it concerns her own personal wellbeing.
 * Cool under pressure - a skill that's rather necessary for her job as a lawyer, she's not easily stressed.
 * Weaknesses:


 * Judgemental - first impressions truly are everything with Veronica. While she might not care about some of the things her family does, she has other things she looks for in associates.
 * Blunt - her honesty can often come off as blunt, or rude.
 * Self-righteous - it's a side-effect of her job, her strong moral compass can lead her to always take the moral high ground.

2) Has your character's life played out the way they wanted? Have they achieved the goals they set out for their life? Why, or why not?


 * For the most part, yes. She's got a stable career, a happy love life, and a family, which were her basic needs and goals as a child instilled into her by her own family.


 * If she wanted to change anything, it'd be making her family more able to get along.

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


 * Any time she can possibly spend with her family, so her ideal day would probably be a day off when Adrien is off work, and none of her children are at school, and they can experience life as a family in a way they may not be able to normally.

4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?
 * 1) Probably the baby bands her children got from when they were in the hospital. It's a sentimental thing.
 * 2) Her wand - after all, what is she without it?
 * 3) Her N.E.W.T. certificate in Wizarding Law - it's one of her greatest achievements, and she needs reminding of that from time to time.
 * 4) Her wedding ring. It's an important symbol.
 * 5) Her Gringotts keys for the family vault, and her own.

5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why?
 * Her priority would be to change the dynamic within her family to make it more amicable, rather than prioritising the changing of society as a whole.

The Character's Background

1) Give a history of your character. History must be at least two paragraphs long. How did they grow up? Is there an incident that made them the way they are? etc. (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!)
 * The Belfrey family has had their fortune for a long time now, for as long as the records have kept track of them. The Belfreys are known for birthing children who grow and branch out as entrepreneurs, lawyers, healers, among others.


 * Over time, they've come together and amassed an unimaginable wealth, to which every Belfrey now has access to, in contrary to the times where only the men in the family had access. Though they've always been centered in France & the United Kingdom, you're likely to find a descendant of the original Belfreys wherever you go - granted you know where to look. Lord knows the Belfreys breed quicker, faster, and at great quantities.


 * A key component of their family is the way they've come across throughout time. They're one of the original families in the world of magic; they've been in this Earth for centuries now, and thus feel a sense of superiority. It's not so much because they're of pure status - that's far from it. They've seen the rise and fall of many legendary families, great wizards and witches coming and going simply because they saw themselves as the best of the best, just because of the purity of their blood. That doesn't take away from the fact, though, that not all of them share the same mindset.


 * The current Belfrey patriarch, Bartholomew, is a blood supremacist, despite his inclusive upbringing. He lived around the era of the Great Wizarding Wars, and has clung onto old ideals as an (undiscovered) former Death Eater. Not every Belfrey is the same, and you can see it now, very clearly: a family full of diversity, not just career-wise, but rather ideals-wise.


 * One of those examples of diversity is one of Bartholomew's own daughters, Veronica Belfrey; time spent around the more liberal thinkers contained within the house of Ravenclaw really defined who she grew up to be. Veronica was the middle child of Bartholomew and his wife Antoinette, and has eight siblings. Victoria, Gwendolyn, Fitzgerald, Francois, Donovan, Archibald, Adelaide and Reuben. To this day she tries to stay in contact with all of them, but the wide belief spectrum represented by the nine siblings can often make it feel like there's a gaping chasm between some of them. Not to mention how awkward the family reunions get.


 * Veronica's first sign of magic was rendering all four of her elder siblings quiet during an argument, and arguably that's still her proudest moment (she hasn't been able to do it since, it's harder to catch people off guard with a wand.) Bartholomew was beyond proud, and she spent some time afterwards being showered in praise. Words of affirmation, as well as gifts, always seemed to make the Belfrey girl tick. The girl chose Hogwarts when given her choice of that or Beauxbatons, because, well, she'd never have fit in with the girls at Beauxbatons. She wasn't so interested in the same things as them, and for all her brains, had somewhat of a rambunctious, outspoken spirit that led the Sorting Hat to seriously consider placing Veronica in Gryffindor.


 * She was a near hatstall, falling just short of five minutes before the Sorting Hat declared its decision of Ravenclaw to the whole Hall. Veronica was relieved, because she certainly got the impression that her parents would be much happier with that choice. That slice of her that had almost led her to the lions' Tower was satisfied through Quidditch, while the rest of her time was dedicated to her studies. Most of her socialisation was done either at practices, in the Tower, or studying with some of her year and housemates.


 * The greatest struggle she faced was falling in love with a Muggle-born boy, Klaus, in her year and house. Being friends with them was enough of a stretch for her father, but she knew if she had any semblance of a romantic relationship with a Muggle-born it'd be the last straw. So she steered her eye away from him, and after a year of trying to stifle it, it finally seemed to fade. Her father had a few ideas, and luckily one of those was a boy she started having eyes for in her fifth year at Hogwarts - Adrien Macmillan. He played Beater for the Slytherin team (and had broken her arm many times while she kept stubborn hold on the Quaffle), and took a few of the same electives, including Wizarding Law - a subject for which Veronica had a special affinity. It wasn't hard to see that, upon graduating Hogwarts, she would be heading for the legal profession.


 * The now thirty-two year old Veronica currently works as a lawyer, and married her Slytherin yearmate Adrien Macmillan, with whom she has three children. While her job can occasionally put considerable strain on her family life considering how demanding it is of her time, it adds a second steady income so that she can feel she's supporting her own family, contributing to it, rather than being reliant on the existing Belfrey fortune.

2) Give a description of your character's personality. Personality must be at least one paragraph long. Are you noble or sneaky? Arrogant or humble? (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!)


 * Veronica Belfrey is, first and foremost, a very outspoken woman - she says it like she sees it, no matter if it could be considered blunt. It can occasionally make her quite hard to get along with, but if you learn how to deal with her mouth, you can experience a very friendly side to the middle Belfrey. It's something that's probably been brought out of her by the joys of motherhood - it seems the maternal instincts extend to everyone, child, family, or not. If she was sorted again, now, the Hat would likely have considered Hufflepuff as well - all houses but Slytherin, where a lot of Belfreys certainly belong, but it wasn't the place for her.


 * One of the strongest parts of Veronica's personality is her sense of justice, as implied by her profession. She can be very self-righteous as a result. Her sorting into Ravenclaw also says many things about her intelligence, which she usually directs into understanding others around her, unpicking them almost. While she doesn't exactly agree with the majority of her father's sentiments, it's the only exception to the 'say as you see' rule she holds - she's always treaded carefully around that to avoid adding any more friction between the family that already argues enough with itself.


 * She's a very organised person who hates things being even in the slightest out of order, meaning her home and office are both meticulous places. The house is definitely a matriarchal place. Being as much of a workaholic as she is, it can be necessary to remind Veronica when she's at home and it's time to stop working, as well as reminders about eating and sleeping. It's easy for her to remember to remind others to look after themselves, but this doesn't extend to herself.


 * Her personality type is ESTJ.

3) Are you 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

4) 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 one as your first two characters!)


 * Nope

5) 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?


 * Lawyer

6) Describe your character's marital status. Is your character single or married? What is the spouse's name? Any kids?


 * Married to Adrien Macmillan; three children

7) What about your character's appearance? What do they look like? Feel free to write down what they look like! If you're using any FC, you can put a picture here! Please state the character's faceclaim!
 * Her FC is Jodie Whittaker.

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)?
 * Four / two