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A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is a requirement for every character you make! Please italicize the answer.)
1. What are you looking forward to learning at Hogwarts the most?
- A. Transfiguration
- B. Magical Creatures
- C. Hexes & Jinxes
- D. The castle's secret areas
2. Pick one:
- A. Stars
- B. Moon
3. If flowers adapted their scent to attract the unwary, what would it smell of in order to lure you in?
- A. Parchment
- B. Freshly baked bread
- C. A crackling log fire
- D. The Sea
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, tortoiseshell box, embellished in gold, with a small, squeaking creature
- C. The small, pewter box that reads "I only open for the worthy"
- D. The gleaming black box marked with Merlin's rune
6. Pick one:
- A. White
- B. Black
7. What road tempts you the most?
- A. The cobbled street lined with ancient buildings
- B. The wide, sunny, grassy lane
- C. The twisting, leaf-strewn path through woods
- D. The narrow, dark, lantern-lit alley
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. Waking up and realizing your family & friends don't know you
- C. An eye at the keyhole of the dark, windowless room where you're locked
- D. Standing on top of something high, without anything to stop you from falling
10. It's late, you're walking alone, and hear a peculiar cry you believe has a magical source. What do you do?
- A. Wait for developments, while mentally reviewing the most appropriate spells
- B. Draw your wand & stand your ground
- C. Draw your wand & search for the source
- D. Proceed with caution, keep a hand on the concealed wand, and keep an eye out
1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least two paragraphs long, seven sentences each.
- Leonid definitely had the misfortune of being stuck with the shorter stick, straw, pole, whatever you'd prefer to call it. Where his sister was lucky enough to have no recollection of her past, Leonid was stuck with the knowledge of everything he'd had to endure. Nowhere near as much as his sister, but still traumatic enough that he often questioned where he'd gone wrong in his past life to deserve such a difficult life now. In spite of this, however, Leonid has managed to brave through. It just comes to show how strong and resilient he is, able to pick himself after hitting rock bottom. Most of his success should be attributed to his golden heart. He's a lot more optimistic than Natasha, and it shows in everything he does. That said, he's also a lot more subjective, and struggles to keep his emotions in check and separated from whatever facts are in front of him. He's as compassionate as he is moralistic, and will never hesitate to follow his heart if he thinks what he's doing is the right thing. It doesn't matter if he has to do the wrong thing for the right thing; Leonid will follow through with what pegs him as right versus what anyone else tells him he has to do.
For as mild-mannered as he is, Leo doesn't have a problem with giving into his dark streak when he feels it's the best thing he can do. While he's undoubtedly a really smart person, even if it isn't to Ruslan or Natasha's calibre, Leonid isn't really that applied to his [theory] studies. He's a lot more laid-back than his siblings and tends not to worry over things unless it's really urgent. Thus, his studies are on the back burner, usually only given proper consideration when they're on the verge of slipping below the point of passing. When he's actually motivated, though, Leonid has the potential to become whatever he wants. It's all in arm's length. He just... doesn't really prioritize school as much as he should. He worries a lot more over other things, like his extracurriculars. To him, that's what builds everyone up. It doesn't matter what you pick up in school. It's how you apply it outside. You could consider him practical like that, at any rate.
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.
- There was a time where no man was feared more in modern-day muggle Russia than Taras Kolupayev. As a squib who had lucked out on his father's own criminal web in the magical counterpart of Russia, Taras' only focus was ensuring his family learned to regret cutting him off for a lack of magical gene. He was ruthless, and smart about it. His own network counted with over half a thousand killers and spies who did his bidding, killing senior officers in domestic and foreign governments, and later impersonating them to amass a greater wealth of knowledge for Kolupayev. He used it to his advantage, distributing information regarding defense systems and attack protocols to the highest bidders in countries all over the world - the same information he extracted from the United States and sold to Middle Eastern countries, he extracted from the Middle Eastern countries to sell to the United States. He was, in his own right, a terrorist everyone sough to make business with. He had forged an empire so massive, not one person, organization, or government could hope to bring all of it down successfully.
Before long, Taras began strategizing how to keep his empire alive, safe and sound for the next several decades. He soon realized the best way to do that would be to have a child of his own, one he could raise to become the perfect soldier. But, as he continued to plan the future of his empire, he came to have a big epiphany; there was no point in being so powerful in the muggle world, when he knew a magical counterpart existed and was currently controlled by his family. The very one that had disowned him and publicly humiliated him for lacking a quality that made the Kolupayevs so distinctly powerful: their magic. It was then that he became adamant his wife had to be a witch, in order to provide him with a magical son whose abilities he could use to his advantage. A child that would be malleable enough for him to manipulate, but not enough that he'd allow himself to be influenced by external forces. It was a risky plan, but one nonetheless, so he quickly set out to finding the ideal wife that would be submissive enough for him to force his legacy onto. It didn't take long for him to find her, in the form of Crina Radacanu.
Crina had longed for a happy marriage ever since she was a little girl. She planned to be a stay at home mother and raise her children with love, whilst providing her husband with everything he needed. So, meeting and subsequently marrying Taras was like a fairytale come true to her. The short time between meeting and being married - a short six weeks - didn't cause any red flags, and so she went into that relationship entirely unprepared for what it'd mean for her. With Taras, she suffered six miscarriages before she successfully carried their son Ruslan to term. She suffered all sorts of abuse at his hands. Sexual, domestic, psychological - being with Taras was killing her, and not even Ruslan was enough to keep her holding on, fighting every day to be able to raise her son. It was a tragic way, the way she died, in the middle of the night, all bruised and bloody after Taras had beat her until he'd passed out. Ruslan had, unfortunately, been witness to it all, and was cradling his mother's head the moment she drew her final breath. That was the moment that radically changed his life.
Ruslan had, for so long, been raised to fulfill his father's evil agenda, but when the time to begin his magical studies began, he grew apart from his father. He hated the man for what he'd done to his mother, and he wanted nothing to do with his terrorist organization. Thus, he focused heavily on his studies, not once coming back home over break. Weeks became months and months became years with no communication between Ruslan and his father. Taras initially feared him to be dead, and began planning the perfect plan to avenge his son, who he so fiercely believed had died at the hands of his family. But then he caught wind of a beautiful woman, someone whose plans for the muggle world rivaled his. Just like that, Ruslan was left in the wind, and was replaced by a son Taras believed was everything Ruslan wasn't. Where Ruslan was weak, second-born Leonid was strong, and where he was emotional, Leonid would think upon a base of logic. Ruslan was marked off as deceased, allowing him to live out his teen years in peace - until, of course, he caught wind of Leonid and Natasha's existence. He couldn't bear the idea that they might be living the same life as him, hence why, the second he turned 18, he made his return.
To Taras' credit, if it could be considered such for a man who'd gone beyond the point of redemption, he didn't hurt Leonid or Natasha (legally Natalia). Síofra MacTiernan was a force to be reckoned with; she was powerful enough that, if she stood head to head against Taras, she could and would come out victorious. This meant the other man couldn't do anything against her, least of all her own flesh and blood - her children. She was fiercely protective. There was a time where this bothered Taras, but the years had quelled him enough that he wasn't necessarily as bloodthirsty because of it. If anything, it was arousing, knowing there was a woman that could give him a run for his money. Nevertheless, between the two of them, Leonid and Natalia were raised the first few years of their lives to be unstoppable forces. There would come a time where they'd be known across all of Russia, and beyond the borders. Except things didn't go according to plan, for the first time since Taras began building his empire. It'd be years before Taras' mistakes proved to be mortal for his business, but until then, he focus primarily on keeping his business afloat while raising Natalia and Leonid with Síofra. While he focused heavily on Natalia, being so fond of his daughter and believing she had the potential to be as ruthless as he based simply on her sex and the advantages she'd have, his wife adopted a more active role in Leonid's development.
Leonid is, undoubtedly, the guy he is today thanks to Síofra. While being an esteemed killer and extortionist, Síofra wasn't too keen on the idea of raising a child to be merciless. Men raised like Taras weren't careful. Their work was sloppy and they went in over their heads trying to prove they were a hundred times the man they actually were. But if Síofra played her cards right, Leonid - or Leo, as she grew accustomed to calling him - wouldn't be like that. He'd be as strong as his parents, as meticulous as her, and as diligent as him. It was a foolproof plan. And thus, putting her plan into action, Leonid led a childhood vastly different to younger sister Natalia's. The times he saw her as a little boy were few and far in between. They were kept strictly separated while they learned the basics: how to protect themselves, how to get around unnoticed, and of course, everything any normal child should be learning: Russian, English, Irish, etc. The numbers, the sciences, all of it; not only would Leonid be like his parents, but he'd be smarter. Faster. Better. Failing to realize he had a little sister he ought to be looking after, Leonid poured his heart into his education and, eventually, his training. He loved his mother, God bless her soul, and he did everything he could to make her proud. He was a mama's boy, truly, and though he knew [a watered down version] about her job, he paid it little mind. He idolized her, thought she put the stars in the sky, and as long as she drew a breath, he'd ensure she never felt anything other than love and happiness with him.
Leonid was four when they received confirmation he had inherited his mother's magic. For all that he seemed innocent and totally (platonically) besotted by his mother, Leonid's own dark streak was beginning to take shape. It had been in the middle of a sparring session between Síofra and one of Taras' lackeys when the latter landed a hit on her. Leonid saw it happen, and in the blink of an eye, the lackey was writhing on the floor, screaming of pain. The pain only ceased when Síofra caught on and picked Leonid up, carrying him out of the room to get his mind off what had happened and onto the fact that she was there, she was alive, she was okay. He recuperated, but he wasn't the same afterwards. Taras was overjoyed to hear about what had happened, but Síofra was worried. She'd expected better of Leonid. If he couldn't keep his emotions in check, that meant all these past years had been wasted, and the product her union with Taras would be catastrophic for her and everyone else. She hoped, begged, prayed every night that she was wrong. And, well, she was. Leonid was nine when it all went to shit. That window of five years was enough to instill highly questionable values into him, and begin molding him into a closed off yet responsive tiny soldier. But then came Ruslan, and with him came the opportunity to breathe again. Ruslan had joined the Russian office as an auror, and had joined the operative intent on bringing down the entire Kolupayev dynasty - magical and muggle alike.
It was the biggest operative ever completed by any auror or local LEO, and it gave Ruslan such a reputation it helped him build his case when he fought for Natalia and Leonid's custody. Not only did they lose their entire dynasty, but they lost their freedom. Both of them, locked up and tossed away into a cell within a cell within a jail within another jail five hundred feet above sea level in an undisclosed location. Because Ruslan was so esteemed within the government, it was a quick ordeal, and he was quickly granted sole custody of both minors. They were, after all, his half-siblings, and with no other family, they had no reason to hesitate. It was exceptionally difficult for Leonid, at first. He had to learn how to become independent. How to separate himself from everything his parents had taught him. No longer was he the person his parents wanted him to be - Ruslan wouldn't let him. He had to rediscover himself, however hard that'd be. And knowing Ruslan intended to relocate them to the United Kingdom wasn't of much help. His transfer was granted and his recuperation process became even harder. There was nothing keeping him grounded, let alone steady, and he didn't really know his sister or brother well enough to try and begin dealing with the jumbled mess in his head. He was regressing, and anyone a mile away could see it.
Leonid forgot close to all English and Irish he'd managed to learn throughout the years, and was beginning to lose touch with his Russian. He was, for lack of better wording, going mute. It took extensive therapy sessions for him to learn to accept everything that happened, accept this new life of his, and learn as much as he could about Natalia; or as she now went by, Natasha. By the time he turned 11, Leonid had grown to accept everything that had happened. He still went to therapy, which helped immensely, though he'd lowered the visits to once a week versus once a day like it'd been at first. This was especially comforting for Ruslan and, along with the advice of Leonid's therapist, he made the decision to send him to Koldovstoretz. He was mentally prepared, even if he'd be a little emotionally drained at first. And, well, they were right. It was tough at first, but Leonid braved through. He genuinely thought he'd graduate from there. After all, he gained friends, was doing well in classes, and really just seemed to be thriving. But before long, he realized he couldn't. He just couldn't go there - not when the only non-criminal Kolupayev (his father's older sister) seemed to be looking for him and Natasha. He refused to go through that again. So, without sharing too much information, he convinced Ruslan a transfer to Hogwarts would be for the best. He'd be closer home, too. So, the move was finalized, and Leonid began his studies at Hogwarts that following fall for his fourth year.
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 characters from the Harry Potter Universe!)
- Like Ruslan and Natasha, Leonid is a half-blood.
5) Does your character have any special abilities? Is he or she of a different magical race, such as Veela, Vampire, Werewolf or the like? Part or half of a magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have a character with special abilities/of a different magical race as one of your first two characters!)
- Leonid has no special abilities nor is he from a different magical race.
6) What year is your character in?
- Leonid is now in his fourth year of overall magical education, but this is his first year at Hogwarts.
7) The Sorting Hat has been known to take house preference into consideration. If your character could select one house they believe they are best suited for, what would it be and why?
- From an OOC standpoint, I'd say he belongs in Slytherin, mainly due to his values, but I don't think he'd have a preference IC.
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"? If you do have exotic characters, please list both the name and the type of exotic. Remember you are only allowed one of each type with the exception of nymphs.
- 7/2? I think?
A. Select the option that best fits your character. (Remember, this part is a requirement for every character you make! Please italicize the answer.)
1. What are you looking forward to learning at Hogwarts the most?
- A. Transfiguration
- B. Magical Creatures
- C. Hexes & Jinxes
- D. The castle's secret areas
2. Pick one:
- A. Stars
- B. Moon
3. If flowers adapted their scent to attract the unwary, what would it smell of in order to lure you in?
- A. Parchment
- B. Freshly baked bread
- C. A crackling log fire
- D. The Sea
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, tortoiseshell box, embellished in gold, with a small, squeaking creature
- C. The small, pewter box that reads "I only open for the worthy"
- D. The gleaming black box marked with Merlin's rune
6. Pick one:
- A. White
- B. Black
7. What road tempts you the most?
- A. The cobbled street lined with ancient buildings
- B. The wide, sunny, grassy lane
- C. The twisting, leaf-strewn path through woods
- D. The narrow, dark, lantern-lit alley
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. Waking up and realizing your family & friends don't know you
- C. An eye at the keyhole of the dark, windowless room where you're locked
- D. Standing on top of something high, without anything to stop you from falling
10. It's late, you're walking alone, and hear a peculiar cry you believe has a magical source. What do you do?
- A. Wait for developments, while mentally reviewing the most appropriate spells
- B. Draw your wand & stand your ground
- C. Draw your wand & search for the source
- D. Proceed with caution, keep a hand on the concealed wand, and keep an eye out
1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least two paragraphs long, seven sentences each.
- Previously, Natasha was someone whose persona had been marred by pain from years of abuse. She endured torment like no other and had consequently been seen as a demon to-be, much like the man that had taken it upon himself to build her into the perfect, emotionless bitch he wanted. Perhaps if he'd made lasting damage without damaging her brain, he might have succeeded. After all, the horrors she bore witness to were so extreme, nobody would be able to live through that and move on as well as she has. Losing her memory has provided her with an inner peace she otherwise might not have ever felt. But in the same breath, this new start doubles as a curse on her. She might have some peace with herself, but she's critical of letting herself grow so close to anyone ever again. She's developed horrible trust issues, and it'll take a lot of talking and a lot of learning for her to ever become the kind of person that can make friends on a whim - if ever, really. Don't get her wrong, she isn't a heartless bitch, but she still struggles to rely on others. Deep down, she knows it'd been engrained in her that she couldn't rely on anyone except herself for anything, and though she's blind to her past, she can feel it was very important to her to live by that. And so, in spite of everything, of all the therapy and counseling, it's still something she clings onto. Furthermore, she does have a lot of redeeming qualities. Natasha loves, and she loves fiercely. However long it takes for her to accept someone in her life, she makes up for it by giving that person everything she's got. She's a very affectionate person with those she trusts, even though she only gives into herself when she's in a private setting. Coming across as aloof, it's always Natasha's intention to remain objective, efficient, and as cunning as ever. She's an ambitious person, and she has to be able to rely on herself to achieve what she wants when she wants, no matter the price. Whatever it takes.
Natasha is equal parts smart and fearless. You might think her overconfident in her own abilities, or perhaps even foolhardy, but she always knows what she's doing and always assesses the situations she finds herself in before she decides on any adequate course of action. But she knows how to do it. She's fast on her feet and quick with her mind - two things she also retained in spite of her memory loss - and knows how to put the two together when she really has to. She always puts an effort to do and be the best, even if she's not necessarily so put off when/if she isn't successful in her endeavors. She knows how to accept loss and adjust accordingly. After all, having lived such a draining life, and losing it quickly after, Natasha has been forced to adjust accordingly to her environments. She makes the best of the situation at hand and always tries to remain optimistic, even though she's also always trying to remain in touch with reality. If she wanders too far, she'll lose herself, and if there's anything she doesn't want to risk, it's that. She's carefully constructed this identity, and she wouldn't want to lose it because of her own idiocy (or someone else's, for that matter). If there's anything else admirable about Natasha, it's how calm and collected she is. She never expresses emotions publicly, and even when she's at her worst, she makes sure she waits until she's in the privacy of her room to actually process these emotions. Natasha relies a lot on sarcastic humor on a day to day basis, and often hides behind it when she's faced with particularly challenging situations - or people, for that matter. But if you have the privilege of going beyond what lays in the surface, you'll realize Natasha truly is a tender person whose biggest wish is to protect people.
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.
- There was a time where no man was feared more in modern-day muggle Russia than Taras Kolupayev. As a squib who had lucked out on his father's own criminal web in the magical counterpart of Russia, Taras' only focus was ensuring his family learned to regret cutting him off for a lack of magical gene. He was ruthless, and smart about it. His own network counted with over half a thousand killers and spies who did his bidding, killing senior officers in domestic and foreign governments, and later impersonating them to amass a greater wealth of knowledge for Kolupayev. He used it to his advantage, distributing information regarding defense systems and attack protocols to the highest bidders in countries all over the world - the same information he extracted from the United States and sold to Middle Eastern countries, he extracted from the Middle Eastern countries to sell to the United States. He was, in his own right, a terrorist everyone sough to make business with. He had forged an empire so massive, not one person, organization, or government could hope to bring all of it down successfully.
Before long, Taras began strategizing how to keep his empire alive, safe and sound for the next several decades. He soon realized the best way to do that would be to have a child of his own, one he could raise to become the perfect soldier. But, as he continued to plan the future of his empire, he came to have a big epiphany; there was no point in being so powerful in the muggle world, when he knew a magical counterpart existed and was currently controlled by his family. The very one that had disowned him and publicly humiliated him for lacking a quality that made the Kolupayevs so distinctly powerful: their magic. It was then that he became adamant his wife had to be a witch, in order to provide him with a magical son whose abilities he could use to his advantage. A child that would be malleable enough for him to manipulate, but not enough that he'd allow himself to be influenced by external forces. It was a risky plan, but one nonetheless, so he quickly set out to finding the ideal wife that would be submissive enough for him to force his legacy onto. It didn't take long for him to find her, in the form of Crina Radacanu.
Crina had longed for a happy marriage ever since she was a little girl. She planned to be a stay at home mother and raise her children with love, whilst providing her husband with everything he needed. So, meeting and subsequently marrying Taras was like a fairytale come true to her. The short time between meeting and being married - a short six weeks - didn't cause any red flags, and so she went into that relationship entirely unprepared for what it'd mean for her. With Taras, she suffered six miscarriages before she successfully carried their son Ruslan to term. She suffered all sorts of abuse at his hands. Sexual, domestic, psychological - being with Taras was killing her, and not even Ruslan was enough to keep her holding on, fighting every day to be able to raise her son. It was a tragic way, the way she died, in the middle of the night, all bruised and bloody after Taras had beat her until he'd passed out. Ruslan had, unfortunately, been witness to it all, and was cradling his mother's head the moment she drew her final breath. That was the moment that radically changed his life.
Ruslan had, for so long, been raised to fulfill his father's evil agenda, but when the time to begin his magical studies began, he grew apart from his father. He hated the man for what he'd done to his mother, and he wanted nothing to do with his terrorist organization. Thus, he focused heavily on his studies, not once coming back home over break. Weeks became months and months became years with no communication between Ruslan and his father. Taras initially feared him to be dead, and began planning the perfect plan to avenge his son, who he so fiercely believed had died at the hands of his family. But then he caught wind of a beautiful woman, someone whose plans for the muggle world rivaled his. Just like that, Ruslan was left in the wind, and was replaced by a son Taras believed was everything Ruslan wasn't. Where Ruslan was weak, second-born Leonid was strong, and where he was emotional, Leonid would think upon a base of logic. Ruslan was marked off as deceased, allowing him to live out his teen years in peace - until, of course, he caught wind of Leonid and Natasha's existence. He couldn't bear the idea that they might be living the same life as him, hence why, the second he turned 18, he made his return.
To Taras' credit, if it could be considered such for a man who'd gone beyond the point of redemption, he didn't hurt Leonid or Natasha (legally Natalia). Síofra MacTiernan was a force to be reckoned with; she was powerful enough that, if she stood head to head against Taras, she could and would come out victorious. This meant the other man couldn't do anything against her, least of all her own flesh and blood - her children. She was fiercely protective. There was a time where this bothered Taras, but the years had quelled him enough that he wasn't necessarily as bloodthirsty because of it. If anything, it was arousing, knowing there was a woman that could give him a run for his money. Nevertheless, between the two of them, Leonid and Natalia were raised the first few years of their lives to be unstoppable forces. There would come a time where they'd be known across all of Russia, and beyond the borders. Except things didn't go according to plan, for the first time since Taras began building his empire. It'd be years before Taras' mistakes proved to be mortal for his business, but until then, he focus primarily on keeping his business afloat while raising Natalia and Leonid with Síofra. While he focused heavily on Natalia, being so fond of his daughter and believing she had the potential to be as ruthless as he based simply on her sex and the advantages she'd have, his wife adopted a more active role in Leonid's development.
If there's anything worth mentioning, it's than Nat drew the shorter straw when it came to being raised by either of her parents. Taras had taken a particular notice in her, like Síofra did in Leonid, and he wanted to make sure his daughter turned into everything he wanted her to be. Taras saw potential in her sex. He wanted to teach her, in spite of being as young as she was, that her body was a temple and had been designed specifically for her to use for and against men. She was his secret weapon. Beyond that, Taras had secret doubts regarding his wife's capabilities. In the case she failed to raise his heir like he wanted, then he'd have a backup, and she'd be the perfect little thing for the job if her older brother wasn't. Thus began her training. Taras took no pity on her and had no qualms with beating his daughter half to death if she didn't keep up with him, despite the difference in age, size, and build. For everything she did wrong, she was taken advantage of. She was dehumanized and broken down to the point where she was on the verge of death twice in her life before she was five, and not even her first manifestation of magic was enough to salvage what was left of the poor girl. It was due to this she became so embittered as time progressed, withdrawn and preferring to remain private rather than rejoice in her parents' sudden determination to include her brother in all sessions and begin training them together. They were supposed to be unstoppable forces, but Natalia was struggling to survive, let alone thrive in such harsh environments. This put her on a coma for seven days, just in time for Ruslan's arrival. With him came the opportunity to breathe again. Ruslan had joined the Russian office as an auror, and had joined the operative intent on bringing down the entire Kolupayev dynasty - magical and muggle alike.
But in spite of his best efforts, he couldn't save his little sister. Their father had done some horrible damage, and there was a looming uncertainty of where or how she'd end up. It was a miracle she woke up seven days after the attack that had almost cost her her life, even if she had to start from zero - physical therapy in order to get her walking again, donated organs to replace her damaged ones, and an empty memory that carried promises of a new start, but, unfortunately, this meant she also had to learn how to communicate from zero. She had the opportunity to do so in English, to take advantage of the new start, but she preferred to stay close to her roots and thus began the journey to learn Russian. Even when they relocated to the United Kingdom, Natalia - or Natasha, as she now went by, to truly cement the new start - stayed true to her heritage. But for all her need to stay true to her heritage, she made no effort to regain her memory. From the looks of her older brothers, and from what she herself was enduring, it hadn't been an easy life, and she wasn't sure she ever wanted to remember again. Luckily for her, the doctors didn't think she ever would regain her memories. And if attending Koldovstoretz for two years and living in Russia didn't trigger anything, she certainly wouldn't at Hogwarts, where she was due to begin her studies for her third year at the behest of her brother Leonid.
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 tentative faceclaim is Emma Fuhrmann, but that's likely to change.
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!)
- Like her two brothers, Natasha is a half-blooded witch.
5) Does your character have any special abilities? Is he or she of a different magical race, such as Veela, Vampire, Werewolf or the like? Part or half of a magical race counts! (Remember, you cannot have a character with special abilities/of a different magical race as one of your first two characters!)
- Thankfully, Natasha isn't from a different magical race, nor does she have any special abilities.
6) What year is your character in?
- Natasha is currently a third year student, but this is her first year at Hogwarts.
7) The Sorting Hat has been known to take house preference into consideration. If your character could select one house they believe they are best suited for, what would it be and why?
- From an IC standpoint, she has no preference, but from an OOC one, I would say she belongs in Gryffindor.
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"? If you do have exotic characters, please list both the name and the type of exotic. Remember you are only allowed one of each type with the exception of nymphs.
- I believe it's 7/2.
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For Leonid:
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The Sorting Hat has placed Leonid & Natasha Kolupayev(a) into Slytherin!
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For Natasha:
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The Sorting Hat has placed Leonid & Natasha Kolupayev(a) into Gryffindor!
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Been through some bad shit, I should be a savage, who woulda thought it'd turn me to a sad bitch?