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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.
His desire to prove something even to people who aren't worth the effort. He always seems to think he needs people to know that he is worth of something be it friendship, hatred or something else out of his control.
His sense of self, much like his desire to prove himself he should be more satisfied with how he feels regardless or what it is (or isn't) that other people think or feel about him. He's too concerned with the opinion of others.
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?
He doesn't have any objectives but one of his goals is to remain close with his younger sister Olivia for as long as possible. He was the youngest until she was born, then she came along and now he feels responsible for her although he knows he isn't.
3) What's their ideal way of spending a free day? Why so?
With his younger sister, he has a close bond with her and he worries that being at away at Hogwarts will damage their relationship.
4) If your character could only keep 5 possessions, what would they be? Why?
His favorite hat because it is his favorite. His dad's wallet because he likes how old and worn it is. His mother's favorite jacket because it used to belong to his father before she decided it was her. His brother's pull over sweater because all his old clothes become Gavin's when they get outgrown. The rock doorstop because he and his siblings all fight over it.
5) What one thing would your character change about the wizarding society? Why?
He'd want muggles to know about wizards then he and his family would know more about how or why he has magic and they don't.
6) What house does your character want to be in? What house does your character not want to be in? Why?
He wouldn't be able to choose because he doesn't know anything about the houses.
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.
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!)
Gavin is a bit like his father, he tries to be a model that others can look to. Sometimes being as perfect as everyone wants is too hard to do. Sometimes the stress of trying to be something that you aren't leaves cracks. Gavin has his moments, when he gets mad, he is best to stay away from. He's not good at bottling things up, but his patience level can lead to problems. If he's let too much pile up he's liable to lash out at the people closest to him not the object of his wrath as he should. He is always profusely apologetic when he has hurt someone who did not deserve it. The same can be said for the someone who did deserve it.
He's not a monster, although his short temper might make someone think the opposite. He doesn't want to be looked at as someone that people should be afraid of. He wants to be respected, and he wants for people to know that they can trust him. What he really wants is for people to know that they can befriend him in good times, and in bad. He's loyal and he's courageous and will never let the opportunity to speak his mind pass him by especially if it means letting people know that he's not afraid or that he's willing to put everything on the line to prove a point. Even if it happens to be the thing that he was trying to hide.
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!)
Gavin Abernathy was born to Griffin Abernathy and Elyssa Mamet, as the sixth child of seven. He is two years older than Olivia, three years younger than Ethan, six years younger than Daxton, eight years younger than Logan, ten years younger than Colin and Chloe, and eleven years younger than Tyler. In 2032, Gavin and a few of his elder brothers, Ethan, and Colin, were pranking their eldest siblings, Chloe, and Logan, using their baby sister Olivia as bait. It was terrible, but they learned it from experience, from their sisters doing the same thing to them. The cycle never ends, because the eldest, Tyler, does the same to all of his younger siblings. Gavin became unreasonably upset when his brothers, and sisters chose to target him. Being at the back of the back of the pack, but close enough to the middle to be included in most things was something he took a lot of pride in. He felt betrayed to find out he was the one they all had their sights set on. It was just one day where he didn't get to take part. It came to be a day each, and everyone of them would come to regret. His wrath lead to each of them, except the innocent Olivia, being hit with a Body Freezing Spell.
His magical mishaps were fairly controlled following that first display. It didn't do anything to keep his elder siblings, specifically his brothers, from being jealous. They would probably never do anything like what Gavin had done, and magic wasn't even a word that was considered even as joke when it came to a rational explanation. From then on however, anything they did would be weak in comparison to what Gavin did. And this became how they all referred to it, as 'what Gavin did'. Anytime one of his siblings were to be punished for something they had done wrong it always came back to 'what Gavin did'. He never heard the end of it. He may have wanted to be proud of it at one point, he siblings did an excellent job of making it seem like something he should be ashamed of. That is exactly what his first sign of magic became for him, something he was ashamed of. He was proud to be a wizard, of course, and grateful to have inherited magic from somewhere. If not for being looked down on by all of his siblings he might have expected something different to come out of the visit when a "Special Messenger" came knocking at the Abernathy's.
Wizard is still not a word used in the home. Despite the fact that a wizard is exactly what Gavin is, the family does not speak of it. Their refusal to accept what is makes him feel like even more of an outcast than he already is. He is the only member of his immediate family with "magic", and as far as the special messenger explained he may well be the only one to ever have it. It was also explained to him that he was not alone, there were many other children, and quite a few of them born of Muggles much like him that have magic, and were new to it as well. That small bit of knowledge did ease his growing fears. The atmosphere at home did something terrible to him, it dampened his magic. His "accidents" seemed to be managed well considering his age because of how his family made him feel. One would think the pressure he was under would have made him explode sooner or later. His family feared "magic" would have lead to him being removed from the vicinity of the Muggles that surrounded him, including them. To any other person that may have been the case, but not Gavin. He wanted nothing more than he wanted to be normal again, something he knew would never happen. When it was time for him to leave he was nervous, and a little terrified.
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!
Gavin takes after his mother in appearance she had the dominant features to offer when it came down to it. Her children, and this son of her in particular turned out to be adorable for lack of a better term. He has a beige skin tone, and two noticeable birthmarks, one of his left and another on his right cheek. He usually has a certain look on his face that is just short of either being a smile or a smirk. He has a carefree, playful look with his long, shaggy, medium brown hair, and his expressive, slightly slanted, brown eyes.
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!)
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!)
No
6) What year is your character in?
Will be a first year
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)?
4 active characters (One is a nymph and One is a werewolf)/2 inactive characters that will die during the current expansion
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The Sorting Hat has placed Gavin Abernathy into Gryffindor!
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Should we just search romantic comedies on Netflix and see what we find? 07:26, May 29, 2017 (UTC)