Guinevere Russetwood | Sixth Year | Slytherin

my drive

Muggle-born
2 Nov 2016
Chinese
Oxford, England

曹峻赫

concept; 中式梦核 (chinese dreamcore), urban, nostalgia, retro, translation, change, not here not there/liminal, in transit, crazy & sleep deprived, casual smoker/drinker & caffeine addict, superstitious (#8), fortune cookie tags, hot but insane, torn between magic & science, digital stuff
the number eight; infinite, fortuitous, benevolent
would probably say if im lying then why arent my pants on fire.. then incendio crit fails himself

Physical Description: Dominic has dark hair and dark eyes. He hair is well-maintained, but he always adjusts it anyways. He is tall for an 11 year old(160cm), so he is somewhat lanky but he'll grow into his height. He has clear tan skin. His style is polished and clean, due to his upper class upbringing. He brings a waft of mild cologne with him wherever he goes. Upon acceptance to Hogwarts, Dominic was immediately put off by the school's frumpy robes, often choosing to simply leave it at the dorm, wear something nicer, and attempt to alleviate his rule-breaking by throwing in an accessory of his house color. He usually doesn’t tuck in his shirt, but it’s not messy either, and his tie is either nonexistent or loose but neatly done. For long sleeves, his sleeves are always rolled up to his elbows. His wardrobe contains mostly casual clothes, but never frumpy. At most they are slightly baggy, for instance wide legged jeans or a thick sweater/hoodie. Dominic speaks Mandarin with a slight Beijing dialect, English, and French.

Mental Description: Dominic is perfectionistic, ambitious, and hates feeling stagnant. Due to being an only child to very successful parents, he feels like he has responsibilities and expectations placed on him. The family moved around a lot in his childhood, so he feels like an outsider a lot, and detaches himself from situations as a method to not get hurt when he inevitably leaves again. He was raised with good etiquette and formality, so he is somewhat aloof, but makes jokes when he is nervous or in unfamiliar situations. Dominic is a bit misanthropic in the sense that he finds a lot of people boring and instead wants to have company that gets him and challenges him. He seeks both novelty and security; new things excite him, but also he is reluctant to let go of constants in his life (for example, wants to go out and break some rules, but in the end chickens because it could harm his academic record which is a constant in his life). His parent weren't really around, so he became great at faking things, for example an injury, and says things that aren't true for fun or just to get a reaction. He likes social drama, regardless if it's about him or if he's a bystander; one could say he's a bit of a flirt? Unfortunately due to the prevalence of smoking in China & France, he developed similar habits. Despite the constant upheaval in his life, Dominic still tries to look for the beautiful. For example, he gets to be slightly more laid back at Hogwarts, and likes to sit out under the sun on the school Grounds. He is very superstitious.

Biography: Zheng Tsao & Claire Sézanne worked as international diplomats, causing the family to move often. Dominic was born in Beijing, China, on November 2, 2016. He lived there for the first three years of his life. Then, the family lived in Paris, France, for another 2 years. When he was 8 until another move brought them to Shanghai, China, and only a year had passed when the family made their final move to Oxford, England, which was where Dominic had his first instance of magic. As an only child with both parents rarely present, he grew up quite isolated, never feeling like he fit in anywhere. Thus he began to develop a liking for sports, since it's a common thread between many people when he goes to a new place. His favorites are volleyball and chess. Being rather upper-class, Dominic's parents put him in vey obscure and "prestigious" private schools growing up. Coming to Hogwarts, he has a desire to prove himself and have people notice him the way his parents never did.

First Instance of Magic: xx

How does Character see himself/herself? x
How self-confident is the character? presents as 9/10, actually is 7/10
How does the character deal with anger? angrily plays volleyball or does something stupid to feel something
With sadness? he doesnt know so he just sits on the floor and thinks about it or plays ball
With conflict? talk/communication
With change? the only constant thing in life is change
With loss? sits on the floor and thinks/plays ball
What frightens this character? not being part of the group/outcast
Is the character judgmental of others? yes but on the inside he knows hes just the same
Memory: great memory, remembers most things from his childhood
Addictions: consumerism, proverbs/idioms/sayings
Favorite Colors: blue, black
Favorite Flavors: black sesame, loves spicy food
Favorite Genre: nonfic
Favorite Sports: volleyball, chess, duel (its because me the writer only knows the duel system ooc)
fav muggle subject: math (yes ik, freak)
fav magic subject: dada
Least Favorite Colors: anything garish
Vice: pride, envy
Virtue: temperance, diligence

Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
logic > emotion
What would most embarrass this character? failing at something
What does the character want out of life? to be known
What motivates this character? to be better
What makes this character happy? success & good company
Coming of Age: first move from beijing to paris
Evolution: was kind of naive before, scared of change, didnt know who he was. now kind of uses it to his advantage
Heroes: (Who does your character look up to?)
Morals: (What does your character find morally right or wrong?)
Motivation: (What moves your character? [Ex: Power, money, love)]
Priorities: (What does your character place first, second, and third?)
Main Goal: (Driving force in the story. May be subject to change.)
Minor Goals/Ambitions: (What is your character trying to accomplish?)
Career: (What would be your character's dream job?)
Desires: (What does your character want?)
Accomplishments: (Did they succeed in any goals?)
Greatest Achievement: (Self Explanatory)
Biggest Failure: (Self Explanatory)
Secrets: (Everyone has at least one)
Regrets: (Self Explanatory)
Worries: (What do they worry about?)
Best Dream: (What would be the best thing that could possibly happen to your character?)
Worst Nightmare: (The worst thing that could ever happen?)
Best Memories: (A few stand out memories from the past. [keep it short and sweet])
Worst Memories: (A few stand out memories from the past. [keep it short and sweet])
Hobbies/Interests: (What does your character like to do for fun?)
Skills/Talents: (Similar to hobbies, but refers to the level of skill a character has. For example, a character could like playing violin but isn't very good at it or vice versa.)
Likes: (What does your character like?)
Dislikes: (What can't they stand?)
Pet Peeves: (Similar to dislikes, only more relating to human behavior than specific objects. Ex: When people tap on things or when people say "You're not fat!" when you really are)
Quirks: (The strange little things that your character does to make them unique. Ex: Sleeps with their feet on the pillow or runs their hand along a pole as they walk beside it.)
Savvy: (What is your character particularly well-informed of? [Ex: Politically, nature)
Can't understand: (Something they just can't get into, such as English literate or obsession with sports)
Closet Hobby: (Something that your character likes but isn't too obvious.)
Strengths: (What makes them stand a bit above the crowd? [Ex: Courageous, good listener, calm under pressure] Not supernatural abilities.)
Flaws: (Refers to negative personality traits, not a weakness. Make sure it's a deep flaw that could actually affect your character, not something trivial like "She can't dance". [Ex: Lies constantly, socially backwards, hot-tempered])
Perception: (How does your character generally see the world?)
Conflicts: (What issues make your character want two things, but they can't have both?)
Instincts: (What they are unconsciously driven to do)
Lures: (What are they inexplicably drawn to be near? Ex: Power, money, the helpless)
Soft Spot: (Their vulnerability, what they feel sorry for or have particularly good feelings toward)
Cruel Streak: (What makes a character act against their usual morals, and act especially mean? (everyone has something that can do this to them))
Reputation: (What does the general population think of your character?)
First Impressions: (What would you first think of this character upon meeting them?)
Stranger Impressions: (If someone was told about the character but didn't know them, what would they think?)
Friendly Impressions: (What do people who are friends or acquaintances of your character think of them?)
Enemy Impressions: (What do people who can't stand your character think? If you can't think of anyone who hates your character, we have a problem.)
Familiar Impressions: (What do people very close to your character think of them? Ex: Family, lovers)
The Self: (The center/core of your character)
The Shadow: (The opposite qualities your character themselves does not believe they possess, but do subconsciously)

Tessa Lynch |?? dob | Pureblood | English | Eastbourne England

Physical Description | Tessa is an average-sized girl, but carries herself with confidence, making her stature seem a bit taller. She has sleek brown hair and her pine green eyes grant her the ability to see twenty-twenty. Coming from a very active family, Tessa is lean and athletic, and especially quick on her feet partly due to her not being tall. She walks around with a straight back and her chin kind of high. She is a fast walker.

Mannerisms | Tessa twirls her wand and her hair a lot. She speaks clearly in medium to short length sentences, often using matter-of-fact or deadpan language. She also says “oh” and “um” a lot, mostly as filler words. Some of her favorite phrases include, “can’t rush greatness,” “shucks,” and “bigger fish to fry.” To family and close friends, she uses formalities, meant to be funny in an ironic way, as despite her formal and put-together exterior/composure, her speech is usually very informal. For example, Tessa used to swear a lot when she first learned what they meant. After much reprimanding from her abashed mother after she loudly cursed in a public setting, she now uses the substitutes. One of her favorites is “great heavens,” though she is not religious. Her handwriting is cursive, pressed hard into the paper. She draws long tails on the letters g, y, l, e, and a, curled bottoms of t and I, and writes the slash in the middle of the letter z and the number 7 due to her focus in maths growing up (though this didn’t translate into the curly x). Her signature is a big loopy t and a tiny scrawl following it. Aside from English, Tessa speaks a slight bit of Italian, broken and with bad grammar, and is learning French.

Mental/Personality | Tessa can strike up a convo, though is not as good as maintaining it. She sometimes can come off not as intended, and it takes a bit for her to warm up to people. She speaks her mind, is polite, but also is very direct, and seeks communication. This is especially true in conflicts with others, but her bluntness often just makes the other party more aggravated. She is not a very good mediator, but she follows her reasoning more than her impulse. She is an extrovert and likes to learn more about people, though not necessarily because she actually likes the people. She is a hard worker; often one will hear her complain about work, but she will turn around and do it well. Her IQ is fairly high; she is smart but not nerdy/geeky. Her mood is usually mild, and her attitude as well. The she feels something, it isn’t necessarily fully reflected in her speech or body language, and her emotions are usually very consistent. She is slightly superstitious, sometimes looking for lucky numbers and knocking on wood.

Family | Tessa Cicero Lynch is the eldest child and only daughter of Mikah Lynch and Isabella Cicero. She has an annoying rat younger brother, who is unfortunately in the same school year. Despite his height, he has an annoying childlike wonder, as often said by Tessa. He acts out a lot, and she gets very annoyed at this. They make a lot of bad jokes and talk and mess with each other a lot. Regarding her grandparents: Tessa is closer with her mother’s side than her father’s. On her mother's side, her grandparents are Julia Cassidy and Jack Cicero. Tessa has one cousin whom she is close with (Kailey Sutter, mother’s sister’s son), who goes to Hogwarts as well and is 1 year older. On her father's side, her grandparents are Olivia Berkley and Jackson Lynch.

Upbringing | Tessa had an upper-middle class upbringing- rather privileged, and she is well aware. Her childhood home: a big ass seaside mansion, well maintained by house elves. It is adorned with white marble pillars, vast balconies, and a number of elaborate chandeliers. There is a large entrance hall with curved staircases on either side leading to second floor. The house itself has six floors, and boasts a rooftop garden, looking out over the backyard, which contains a private section of beach. Tessa's bedroom is simple compared to her brother and parents. Most notably, her shelves present a growing collection of shells, some of which can sing and flop around on their own. The family has two cats at the house, both bengals, whom like to go on walks often. Previous to Hogwarts, Tessa was guided by a private tutor. Her intelligence level is fairly high, as she was good at her studies, but a lesser-known fact about her is that she only learned to talk at 1.5 years. Young Tess often stared at her stumped parents with wide and somehow knowing eyes, but once she learned to speak, she progressed very fast from then on. Being so close to nature, her family often had outdoor activities that included but were not limited to swimming and hiking.

First Instance of Magic |

How does Character see himself/herself? mediocre
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others? known and valued
How self-confident is the character? 8.5/10
How does the character deal with anger? sulking and being judgemental
With sadness? investing herself into her work/studies
With conflict? aggravating it
With change? accepting it
With loss? not talking to anyone
What frightens this character? being dumb/useless
Is the character judgmental of others? yeah
Is the character generous or stingy? stingy. it reminds her of her brother constantly nagging her for things/help
Energy: consistent energy throughout the day.
Memory: good memory, remembers many things
Phobias: spiders
Addictions: consumerism
Favorite Colors: navy, cream
Favorite Flavors: sour, spicy
Favorite Genre: nonfic
Favorite Sports: dueling, quid
Favorite Subjects: charms
Favorite Numbers: 2, 8, 16
Least Favorite Colors: orange or anything too vibrant
Least Favorite Flavors: cloying sweet
Least Favorite Subjects: potions/herbology, hates getting her hands dirty
Least Favorite Numbers: 3, 13
Persona/Mask: perfect pureblood heir

Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?
What would most embarrass this character?
What does the character want out of life?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What makes this character happy?
Parenting: (Were their parents strict or fun-loving?)
Upbringing: (What morals and ideals were your characters raised with?)
Infancy: ([0-2] What was it like when your character was a baby? Were they nurtured or dropped at birth?)
Childhood: ([3-12] What was it like for your character growing as a kid ?)
Adolescence: ([13-17] Teen years)
Adulthood: ([18+] When your character has fully matured. If your character isn't yet an adult, plan what would happen to them in the future.)
Coming of Age: (When and how did your character "grow up"?)
Evolution: (How has your character changed since they were younger?)
Friends: (Who does your character like to hang out with?)
Enemies: (Who does your character despise?)
Heroes: (Who does your character look up to?)
Rivals: (Who are they competing with?)
Morals: (What does your character find morally right or wrong?)
Motivation: (What moves your character? [Ex: Power, money, love)]
Priorities: (What does your character place first, second, and third?)
Main Goal: (Driving force in the story. May be subject to change.)
Minor Goals/Ambitions: (What is your character trying to accomplish?)
Career: (What would be your character's dream job?)
Desires: (What does your character want?)
Accomplishments: (Did they succeed in any goals?)
Greatest Achievement: (Self Explanatory)
Biggest Failure: (Self Explanatory)
Secrets: (Everyone has at least one)
Regrets: (Self Explanatory)
Worries: (What do they worry about?)
Best Dream: (What would be the best thing that could possibly happen to your character?)
Worst Nightmare: (The worst thing that could ever happen?)
Best Memories: (A few stand out memories from the past. [keep it short and sweet])
Worst Memories: (A few stand out memories from the past. [keep it short and sweet])
Hobbies/Interests: (What does your character like to do for fun?)
Skills/Talents: (Similar to hobbies, but refers to the level of skill a character has. For example, a character could like playing violin but isn't very good at it or vice versa.)
Likes: (What does your character like?)
Dislikes: (What can't they stand?)
Pet Peeves: (Similar to dislikes, only more relating to human behavior than specific objects. Ex: When people tap on things or when people say "You're not fat!" when you really are)
Quirks: (The strange little things that your character does to make them unique. Ex: Sleeps with their feet on the pillow or runs their hand along a pole as they walk beside it.)
Savvy: (What is your character particularly well-informed of? [Ex: Politically, nature)
Can't understand: (Something they just can't get into, such as English literate or obsession with sports)
Closet Hobby: (Something that your character likes but isn't too obvious.)
Strengths: (What makes them stand a bit above the crowd? [Ex: Courageous, good listener, calm under pressure] Not supernatural abilities.)
Flaws: (Refers to negative personality traits, not a weakness. Make sure it's a deep flaw that could actually affect your character, not something trivial like "She can't dance". [Ex: Lies constantly, socially backwards, hot-tempered])
Perception: (How does your character generally see the world?)
Conflicts: (What issues make your character want two things, but they can't have both?)
Instincts: (What they are unconsciously driven to do)
Lures: (What are they inexplicably drawn to be near? Ex: Power, money, the helpless)
Soft Spot: (Their vulnerability, what they feel sorry for or have particularly good feelings toward)
Cruel Streak: (What makes a character act against their usual morals, and act especially mean? (everyone has something that can do this to them))
Reputation: (What does the general population think of your character?)
First Impressions: (What would you first think of this character upon meeting them?)
Stranger Impressions: (If someone was told about the character but didn't know them, what would they think?)
Friendly Impressions: (What do people who are friends or acquaintances of your character think of them?)
Enemy Impressions: (What do people who can't stand your character think? If you can't think of anyone who hates your character, we have a problem.)
Familiar Impressions: (What do people very close to your character think of them? Ex: Family, lovers)
Compliments: (What are some good things other people would say of your character?
MBTI Personality Type: [Ex: ENTP, ISTJ]
Temperament: (Chloric/Sanguine/Melancholic/Phlegmatic) May also be called color types, such as yellow, red, blue, or green)
Enneagram: (The Reformer/The Helper/The Achiever/The Individualist/The Investigator/The Loyalist/The Enthusiast/The Challenger/The Peacemaker)
The Self: (The center/core of your character)
The Shadow: (The opposite qualities your character themselves does not believe they possess, but do subconsciously)
Originality: (What makes your character different from one like them?
One Word: (Use a single adjective to sum up your character in a nutshell)