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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
Please Note: You can write either the first or second question in a bullet point form. However, please remember only one of them can be in that form. The other must be in full sentences and meet the required length.
1) Give a description of your character's personality. It must be at least seven sentences.
- complete daddy's girl
- little bit of a hothead
- loose canon
- learned to hold her tongue
- ambitious af, margaery tyrell vibes: "no, i want to be the queen"
- idealist
- eloquent speaker
- educated in literature, philosophy and political theory
- low-key vibes with socialism
- writes poetry
- frequently homesick while at hogwarts
- a complete homebody, adores her home/being with her family
- loyal to her people and her family, relentless to those who oppose them
- always has a mirror/compact on her somewhere
- knows the language of flowers
- a morning person, always wakes up before 6am
- also a huge caffeine person
- has an owl named sabhsaí (one who works in all weathers)
- loves owls, spent a lot of time in the owlery reading letters as a child
- hates wearing hats
- knows how to wield a whip (why? that's between her and god)
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 two paragraphs long, seven sentences each.
The country of Ireland barely had time to unite themselves under one flag when in 1169 the Normans invaded. King Ruaidhrí fought back for almost 30 years, but by the time the year 1198 rolled around, the one Gaelic King Ireland would ever know passed away. There was one dirty secret that the King has though - he had wizard brother. This Brian ua Conchobair was the magical king, and he was likewise conquered by the muggle King. (The fact the Irish had a magical royal before the English is still a pint of extreme national pride). What the muggle didn't know is the Brian had a son, Tairrdelbach, who inherited Brian's gifts.
The magical people of Ireland obviously had no power any more, but they kept track of Tairrdelbach's descendants. They changed his last name to make his family less conspicuous, and the house of ó Maoilriain was born.
They family was kept alive for almost 800 years, when in 1922 the muggle version of Ireland gained it's freedom. However, the magical people of Ireland did not. However, King James knew that if he did not make any concessions, he would be in deep trouble. That's when the Irish came forward with the man they believed to the rightful king of Ireland, Ríoghnán ó Maoilriain (the first). King James made a concession, giving Ríoghnán his daughter, Iola to marry. With the marriage came a promotion to Archduke - higher rank than any other royal, minus the King himself. He would be allowed to act almost independently, but he would still technically be under English rule. The Irish agreed - very begrudgingly. If they truly wanted to fight for their freedom, it likely would have ended with a lot of death, and they'd likely lose. It just wasn't worth the risk, and thus the Archduchy of Ireland was born.
The ó Maoilriains did not marry any more British people into their family tree from that point forward. The Irish Nobles all married other proud Irish families, being very careful to avoid the effects of inbreeding that plagued previous monarchies. This was because that initial begrudging acceptance of remaining under British rule only grew stronger as the years went by. The family grew to develop a strong distaste for their British counterparts, the Windsors. Most of them secretly support the idea of Irish independence... some not so secretly. The other European countries looked on with indifference, at least for the most part. They did have one ally - the French.
The French and the English haven't gotten along for a very long time, and so of course, the mantra of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' came to fruition. The ó Maoilriains and Valois formed a close relationship, in some regards the Irish are closer to their French allies than their own sovereign counterpart, the Windsors. That close relationship holds true to this day, as Ríoghnán II and Marinette are fairly close friends.
The firstborn of Archduke Ríoghnán II and his wife Alannah, Saoirse was raised to be the one to take her father's torch and continue the fight for a free Ireland, it was in her name for crying out loud. From a young age, she immersed herself in knowledge and literature, philosophy and political thought. She lived and breathed it from when she learned to read and write. Eventually, even as a child, her passion began to surpass that of even her father's. When she was eight, a gaggle of British princes came to their palace and one of them, Saoirse forgot his name, she accidentally made him speak in a squeaky high-pitched voice when he introduced himself to her father. It was her first, major, incident with magic and she'd never forget it - mostly for how amusing it was.
When she was eleven she got her letter to Hogwarts. While most little witches and wizards would've been happy, Saoirse was...distraught. A homebody by nature, Saoirse didn't want to leave home nor did she want to leave her siblings and parents only to be surrounded by strangers. But what was she going to do? Learn from grandmother Bébinn in her creepy hut? No. She was going to go to Hogwarts and become the best witch she could be, even if it meant leaving her home behind for most of the year. It was there where she was sorted into Slytherin and while, at first, she wanted to run her mouth and enter altercations with the British royals at the school, her father's words echoed in her mind and she held her tongue. She didn't like it but she knew it was for the best.
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 faceclaim is Katherine McNamara
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!)
- Pure-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!)
- No
6) What year is your character in?
- Going into 7th
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?
- Slytherin, she's loyal to her family/country but also quite ambitious and cunning. A pure daddy's girl.
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.
5/1 (Helene is a Clairvoyant)
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The Sorting Hat has placed Princess Saoirse of Ireland into Slytherin!
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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?