Forum:Natália Sanchia Del Bosque-Resort

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The Character's Background

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

Natália likes to make things her bitch. Once she sets her mind on a skill or activity, she dives in headfirst and goes hard until it's easy. In school, she was always studying ahead so she wouldn't risk embarrassing herself. Her parents, both musicians, were often busy and she's an only child, so she learned to be independent early on...which was not necessarily a good thing. Partly out of spite, she likes to do things on her own just to prove she can, even when it would be easier or safer to ask for help. She hates being told what to do-- she much prefers to do the telling. She likes being/feeling in control, plans thoroughly, is very organized, and always shops with a list, which she rarely deviates from. She likes to be in the know about what's going on and tends to get anxious when things start happening but she doesn't know why.

She's got a great instinct for bullshit and really doesn't like being on the receiving end. She doesn't like being lied to at all--which is why she reacted so strongly to her parents lying about their relationship for six years. She didn't talk to either of them for three years.

To her, allowing a little cheating makes games more interesting--it adds an element of surprise. Natália doesn't believe that end justifies the means, but she does believe that the end is more important than the means to get there. She's great at keeping secrets but not above selling them if she was never asked to keep it confidential. Her close friends know to be specific when they're making any sort of deals or requests with her. She's not much of a team player and overall winning is more important than making sure everyone gets play time or that nobody's feelings get hurt.

She likes dubstep, aggressive songs, stuff where the beat drops, the chorus goes hard, etc. does make exceptions for songs that force her to sing, like hallelujah. She also cries at love songs, as she is a bit of a romantic at heart. She frequently writes her own music but plays very little of what she composes in public because her music and lyrics are very personal to her.

She's got a penchant for memory charms and has used them to get out of trouble a few times, and she's used them on muggles as well in the course of her forgery work, especially while working with her uncle. In her own business, she avoids doing that where she can since it's a little bit illegal.

She loves to be in the spotlight and frequents karaoke bars, and is never one to turn down picking up a guitar and doing a song or two when asked.

Natália is a bit of a workaholic, and is quite prone to shutting herself off for days at a time while working on a project, at times forgetting to eat or bathe. She gets testy when she's in the zone and neither likes nor appreciates being bothered.

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.

Natália's parents met at a choral concert. Her father, Calixto Del Bosque, was part of the choir, and her mother, Isidora Teixeira, the lead guitarist of the guest band doing the instrumentals for the concert. Calixto was infuriated by her cocky playing, and even from the band section Isidora could tell. During Calixto's solo, she started her own little guitar solo, and Calixto was ready to throw hands when the concert was over, but Isidora was quite suave about asking him out for drinks, and he said yes on accident. Fast forward ten years, they and two of their close friends had formed their own band and become fairly popular, and they were expecting a child.

Her parents took a year off to bond with her, using the time to create and record a full-length album and finally marry, but after that she was often left in the care of her uncle Lino, Isidora's brother, when they were doing shows. Lino was a wizard, but his sister was not, and neither were either of his parents. In the Teixeira bloodline, the magical gene is rarely consistent. Lino doted on Natália, but he didn't parent her, and he couldn't devote as much time to her as a parent should either since he had his own work: helping magical folk pass in the muggle world.

Natália learned to entertain and care for herself pretty well when she was little. Due to her lack of real, consistent parenting, she developed a lack of trust in others and a disdain for authority. Lino suspected she was magical and made no effort to hide the true nature of his work from her, even teaching her what he could and letting her "help" around the office. She started off doodling on recycled paper to make decorations for his office, but once she was old enough tidied things or filed papers. She learned to read and write in his office.

Her parents had her in music classes from the time she was two, first rhythm, then keyboard and guitar lessons with Isidora's old bandmates. Natália loved music and didn't need to be told to practice--she wanted to get good so she could impress her parents...so that maybe they'd pay her a bit of attention.

Natália was quick on the uptake in muggle school and had good grades, but she didn't like all the rules and didn't understand why she had to share or care when the other kids got upset when she told them they were stinky. If it was true, why shouldn't she say it?

When she was nine, her parents were packing up to go to a show and Natália wanted to come with, but they wouldn't let her. During the tantrum she threw, her magic made itself known by popping open the instrument cases. Isidora wasn't too surprised, having experienced her brother's magical outbursts, but Calixto was...perplexed. Isidora called her brother, said it was an emergency, and promised Calixto she would explain on the road.

Lino rescheduled the rest of his appointments for the day and came right over to take care of his niece.

Natália was excited for Castelobruxo, excited to finally learn all about magic, but when she arrived...the excitement wore off quickly. She'd never been fond of school, and even though this was magic school, nothing much changed. She hated uniforms and she hated having a curfew and she hated having to stay on the grounds, and she despised being told off by teachers for breaking such trivial rules.

Academically, she did well. She studied ahead for most of her classes and as a result was often at or near the top of her class for participation and in-class success...even if she wasn't necessarily doing it for the first time like everyone else. What mattered is that nobody knew that. She often chose flexible dates for homework, sometimes turning it in late, other times turning it early.

She was popular in school--maybe she wasn't the nicest person, but she was always ready to add music to any situation, and she was always down for a bit of light rulebreaking.

During the summers, she interned with her uncle--voluntarily now, as her parents had deemed her old enough to be home alone for extended periods. Lino paid her for her help and taught her the tricks of the trade. The summer before her fifth year, he began carefully introducing her to memory spells and the role they played in creating believable fake muggle identities for his clients.

In the summers after her sixth and seventh years, her parents, concerned about the amount of time she was spending with her uncle, started bringing her along on gigs, and after she stepped in for the guitarist when he was out with food poisoning, they realized she was...actually really good, and they let her join in sometimes.

Now...don't get her wrong, Natália loved her parents. They cared for her, and when they were home they made time for her, but they didn't sacrifice any of their band time for her. As she got older, she started caring less--or pretending to. She stopped trying to get them to stay, she stopped seeing them off, and she stopped trying to impress them. When she was proud of something she'd done, she showed it to her uncle, unless her parents asked. They didn't really notice her, so she stopped noticing them. They separated unofficially during her second year, but kept up the façade of a happily married couple during the summers for their daughter's sake. They remained friends during their unofficial separation, but they didn't love together unless they were touring with the band, and if they felt like seeing other people, they did.

They didn't tell Natália until the end of the summer after she graduated, and she did not take it well. She felt betrayed, offended that they'd taken the time and effort to lie to her for five years instead of putting that care into being attentive parents. She packed her bags and moved in with her uncle that same day.

She worked for her uncle for close to a year before he decided to move to Wales to be with his Welsh boyfriend. She still wasn't speaking with her parents, and she didn't feel close enough to anyone else to see about sleeping over, so she moved as well. Her uncle let up quite a bit on the more illegal aspects of his job because they "made his boyfriend uncomfortable" or something. Natália continued to live and work with him for six more years, budgeting carefully so she could get her own space. During that time, she familiarized herself with the muggles in this area of the world and started building a customer base and buying the supplies she would need to start her own forgery business. She reestablished contact with her parents as well, albeit reluctantly, and used her small following from her appearances with her parents to book a few local gigs of her own for some extra income.

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!

VICCI MARTINEZ

I'M GAY

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!)

muggle-born

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!)

nope

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?

She forges muggle documents professionally, and also does her own music since sometimes the forging business is a bit slow.

The Sorting Quiz

A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is optional for adult characters!) Doing the quiz more for myself than anything tbh but i would appreciate an opinion ;)

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"? 9/3

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

She's good at making people see only what she wants them to

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

Natália wants to do what she wants to do, and her preferences pretty much end there. She doesn't like being bossed around or working under someone else's time constraints, so as long as she's running the show, she doesn't much care.

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

She likes to do things she's good at, she likes to be in control, and she likes to be right.

6) Where does your character's weaknesses lie?

She doesn't like to be told what to do, even if it is in her best interests. When she does things, it's all or nothing--either perfect or obvious she didn't give a shit about it. Also, she's a bit of a hustler.

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

Cedar and graphorn horn, 12 3/4 inches. She's very loyal to people in her inner circle and always makes a point to keep her word. Despite some of her more questionable morals, she makes decisions on a case-by-case basis and avoids hurting people unless they've hurt her first. She's very aggressive about things and dominant in personality--she's three ounces of whoop-ass. length from the handy dandy harry potter wand excel spreadsheet cuz she's short and likes knives. she also likes lizards, but that's not particularly related