Forum:Ricardo Torres

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.

+: adept in healing spells, confident to a degree, follows the heart and mind in conjunction with each other, impartial -: inability to hide emotions, scared of being true to himself, not the best at combat spells, emotional in general

He believes that whilst his strengths show him as being a kind and compassionate individual, his weaknesses are what make him more human and he just wishes his biggest weakness wasn't his emotions.

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?

Ricardo's main goal is to come to terms with who he is as a person because he's tired, though he won't admit it, of fighting an internal battle. Besides that, he'd like to find love and continue the Torres line.

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

He'd probably spend it eating or taking photos. Either or, mostly because both of those are among his favourite activities. If he could, he'd spend the day with his older sister.

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

- a photo of him and his sisters: means a lot to him as he's close to them - a photo of his entire family: he enjoys being part of a big family - his wand: obvious reasons - his childhood stuffed animal: it has sentiment to it and he loves it so why give it up? - a ring given to him by his father: while he has grown to dislike his father for being easily persuaded by his jaded mother, he still values this gift and wants to keep it close to him.

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

He hasn't really looked into the injustices of the wizarding society too much and therefore has no definite answer, but the recent war has made him believe that all species should be treated equally.

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

He'd like to be in Hufflepuff because it's the most appealing house to him and he believes he'd fit right in and he wouldn't want to be in Slytherin, just because that's not who he is and he doesn't believe he could be that cunning.

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!)

Ricardo's extremely docile and comes off as shy and meek on first meeting. Part of that is him wanting to avoid conflict at any chance possible and part of it is growing up in a household where he didn't feel truly accepted. In actuality, he's an extrovert waiting to find a reason to reconnect with his childlike confidence. He misses the time when he was full of laughter and energy and firmly believes he just needs to become comfortable enough fully to unlock that again.

A large part of Ricardo's personality that he refuses to acknowledge is his sexuality. A homosexual at heart, he's convinced himself to believe that he's straight, under the guise of being what his parents wanted. Although Carolina has expressed that, if he is gay, that's okay with her and will always be okay, he refuses to acknowledge that side of him. Like his extrovertedness, he knows deep down that's what he is but has yet to find someone that will enable him to come to terms with it and to be open with it.

Ultimately Ricardo's an easy person to read; he's not the best at hiding his emotions and that can be a turnoff for some people, especially when he's experiencing negative emotions. Although, saying that, he isn't one to hold grudges and when he's let out his negative emotions he generally returns to normal quickly. There are, naturally, some exceptions but to be among those one would have to offend him greatly in order for that to happen.

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!)

Eduardo Torres and his wife, Genesis, had a less than conventional way of meeting compared to his siblings. Both worked in a hospital and, after a rather scandalous romance, the two finally became a thing. They had three kids - the eldest daughter Carolina and then, in quick succession, Ricardo and then Melanie.

Ricardo had a rather happy life growing up; he enjoyed being in a big family because there were so many personalities to interact with and, as a bubbling extrovert, he loved. Growing up, however, he realised he was different. No, not in a magical way - that had already been disclosed to him by his family and, having a sister seven years older meant he saw her learn magic - but rather in a more personal way. From a young age he realised he lent towards men, seeing them as he was told to see women. He never told his family; while Eduardo had originally been accepting, Genesis' narrow-mindedness had rubbed off on him and the freedom of expression to be who he really was had stopped being an option for Ricardo. So he bottled it up, allowing himself to become more of an introvert and lose the confidence he had before.

Although there was a seven year gap between him and Carolina, Ricardo was just as close to her as he was to Melanie and naturally he was constantly sad when he watched her go off to complete her wizarding studies. In fact, her leaving was what caused him to have his first magical experience. When he was eight, Carolina wasn't able to come home when she was sure she would have been able to. He didn't take it to heart, really, but he was understandably upset. He was roaming the halls in his family's larger house and, in a bout of frustration, flung all the paintings from the wall to the floor. Naturally his parents were more excited over the fact he was a confirmed wizard rather than the paintings and went as far as showing him how to put them back for when he was old enough too.

When Ricardo was eleven the topic of his schooling was a debate amongst his parents; Genesis wanted him to go to Ilvermorny whilst Eduardo was much more attracted to the reputation of Hogwarts. That's when Carolina, a recent graduate of Ilvermorny, announced her intentions to move to England to pursue her career in Quidditch. After making sure Ricardo was in good hands, he and Melanie were permitted to join her in hopes of being accepted into Hogwarts.

Thankfully, he was, and hasn't looked back since. He prefers life in the UK to that in Puerto Rico and has worked hard to try and perfect an English accent.

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!



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 (that's me assuming, he could be half-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 year is your character in? 

Fifth Year.

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)?

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