I was wondering if anyone may want to be in Cass's band? It's punk, rock, but working on getting out of the Riot Grrrl phase to something more modern. At least that was the original premise, completely up for change.

@Ghost Butt we have really similar wands! TWINSIES

Alright, here she is. Sorry it took me so long to get my CS up, I was having some troubles trying to write up good descriptions. Her personality is still pretty iffy, so I am actually going to go back and edit it later today BUT I really wanted to get this up as soon as possible.

Ariadne Tune [+]

Name:

Ariadne "Addie" Dorothea Tune

Gender:

Female

Age:

16

Year:

6th

Blood:

Half-Blood

House:

Good

Pet:

A fluffy black cat named Henry

My Hider [+]

Electives:

Alchemy
Muggle Studies
Apparition

Clubs:

Astronomy Club
Potions Club
Charms Club

Boggart:

Addie's boggart used to be what she imagined was the troll that killed her mother, but these days its her two cousins threatening to tell her Aunt Bea how bad she is.

Patronus:

A cat

Amortentia:

Jasmine, oil paint, the air after it rains, and freshly brewed coffee.

Wand:

Willow, Unicorn Hair, 11 1/2 in, springy

Best Class:

Potions

Worst Class:

Herbology

Strengths:

Good at motivating herself and others
Can easily replicate a potion in a matter of minutes and has memorized the ingredients for several potions
Almost always honest
Quite skilled in charms as well
Intelligent
Witty
Quick learner

Weaknesses:

Not the best at managing time
Very insecure
Can't always muster the right amount of confidence
Sometimes easily discouraged
Mixes up spells sometimes
Constantly wears a mask to hide her emotions

Personality:

From her past, it may seem like Addie is a weepy, sad, mess. Though this is sometimes true, almost always when she is alone, she puts on a front for the world to see. Talking about her feelings and her family is not something she partakes in frequently, although she will share the occasional, good memory from a happier time. Otherwise, she is usually fairly quiet when it comes to discussing herself. Due to how much she dislikes her own self, she is not too quick to judge others. However, she is a firm believer in listening to your gut when it speaks up, and takes caution when someone seems to rub her the wrong way. Addie normally enjoys being alone but will never shoo away a friend who wishes to share her company or engage her in some small talk. It is because of this that she is known as a kind and friendly person. Addie will sometimes close herself off completely, avoiding all social contact due to her depression or stress. And she hates to be touched too much, especially near her arms. She has a certain charm to her in the fact that, although she's sweet, she has some bite to her. Addie is stubborn, sarcastic, and on her best days, won't hesitate to snap back at anyone who tries to trample over her. After all, it's her family that she fears the most-everyone else can't hurt her the same way. Though no one can see it, Addie hardly feels much, and one of the reasons why she's always drawing is because her passion for art is sometimes the only way she can feel happy.

Likes:

Drawing, sketching, and painting
Chocolate almonds
Rainy weather
Fall, especially the leaves changing colors
Handsome young lads
Purple irises
Hot tea with honey
Warm socks and boots
People that make her feel comfortable
A clear night sky
Furry animals
Cute jackets
Kindness
Reading (fairy tales and stories about magic)

Dislikes:

Yelling
Crudeness
Sweating
Humid weather (it makes her hair frizzier than it needs to be)
Crying
Finding sad people
Greediness
Fall (though it's her favorite season, the anniversary of her mother's death takes place in the fall.)
Disappointing others
Peas
Bad dreams
Dishonesty
Bad manners

Fears:

Her cousins
Being unloved
Ending up alone
Disappointing her father
People finding out about her bad habit
Earthquakes
Huge monsters
Losing more loved ones

Biography:

There was a time when Addie knew no tragedy. Born in a rainy town with a sunny disposition, she spent the first seven years of her life in Washington with her parents, Jamie and Cecilia. As a child she was happy and almost always smiling. Her mother was a witch who had fallen in love with a muggle, and so she grew up in a magic-friendly household while also obtaining the customs of the muggle world as well. Cecilia worked as a journalist for Magic Daily, often writing about magical creatures in the wild, always trying to inform the public on all the wonderful beings that existed in the magical world. Jamie was a pilot who was often traveling but made sure he could be home with his family as often as possible. Her parents were just as happy as their beloved daughter and worked as a team to raise her on good, strong principles. They not only encouraged her to think for herself, but to believe in her abilities and to be who she wanted to be, not what everyone else wanted her to be. From an early age, she expressed a great interest in art, so her father, an artist himself, would sit with Addie for hours just drawing and painting together. He passed down his knowledge while letting her develop her own methods and style. For a long time, the Tune family lived happily.

When Addie was seven, her mother went north to Canada to do research for an article she was working on about forest trolls. Just like every other time Cecilia had left for research, Addie and her father were certain she would be back with stories of her findings. But things were about to take a turn for the worst. They received the news three days after she had left: Cecilia had made it to her destination, but she was not prepared for how aggressive forest trolls were when they sensed danger. She had been killed immediately by blunt force trauma to the head, devastating Jamie and traumatizing Addie. After his wife died, Jamie's mood changed drastically. He cut off ties with many of his closest friends, stopped coming home so often, and began to neglect Addie. It got so bad to the point that Cecilia's younger sister, Bea, had to step in and take care of Addie while Jamie was gone at work. Eventually, Addie moved in with Bea and her three children.

The only thing Addie liked about her new life was her Aunt Bea and her youngest child, Esther. Esther was two years younger than Addie and immediately latched onto her as if she were another big sister. Her two older siblings, Benjamin and Lydia, did not enjoy the new addition to their family. Instead of constantly picking on their little sister, they found a new victim in Addie. You would think that once she turned nine and her powers manifested, they would have been scared of their cousin but this was not the case. As a matter of fact, their bullying became even harsher, and they put the idea into Addie's mind that if she were to tattle to Bea, they would lie and say that she was the one causing trouble. And so even though her Aunt Bea showered her with love, her heart stopped working the way it was supposed to, and Addie slowly let depression take over her body and her mind. Even worse, her father's reaction to her new abilities was not positive. He had blamed the magical world for his beloved wife's death, and to see his daughter become just like her did not sit well with him. She found some escape when she began attending Salem Witches' Institute, but having to go home for every holiday and break brought all her feelings of loneliness and self-loathing back. She began to cut herself when she was 13, never going to deep enough to kill but just enough to scar. She constantly throws herself into her art in order to banish away the negative feelings that hold her back from flourishing, and you can often catch her sitting by herself sketching or painting.

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She needs to have more weaknesses in regards to her wizardry skills. And I'm a little wary about her past, but I'll allow it if you are confident that you can write it well and make it so it isn't cliche. Other than that, I friggin' love your face claim. I've used her a couple of times, she's the best face claim for a sarcastic character, imo.

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@Apokalipse Okay I'll work on that when I get home from work! And might I ask what you mean by cliche? I think I have an idea of what you're thinking, but I would just like to hear your thoughts.

And I know right! I love everything about her.

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Well, it seems a little like a Cinderella story. While kids are cruel, they usually aren't that cruel, in my experience. It's mostly out of ignorance rather than actual ill-will. Which is a common cliche. Also, if the dad sorta hates his daughter because of her witch-iness, it's a common cliche as well. But if he's reluctant, but accepting, I can understand.

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Okay, I see what you mean. That's not really what I was going for with her past. I think I'll edit it a bit to add in some more details about their bullying, because they were very cruel to her when she was younger, but as they got older things changed and they lost interest. Her cousins still dislike her, but since (and I forgot to mention their ages) they are four years older than her, both have matured and haven't bullied her as badly. As for her father, he became slightly estranged once Addie's mother dad. He still makes the tiniest effort to connect with his daughter sometimes, but my goal is to make it seem like it's just too painful for him, despite the fact that he still loves her.

I hope that cleared it up a bit? I guess I didn't realized how much I left out. I will edit her background as well!

This looks interesting :)

Are you still accepting new people? Thinking of joining

Why is everyone all in their second to last or last year -_-