@Fabricant451Would the school's curriculum is something similar to the normal school cirriculum? Like we just need to take that class for a year and don't have to take it in the next year? And are we also allow to go further in, let's say Alchemy, if we so want? (From Alchemy 101 to Alchemy 205, I don't know?)
@Scarescrow The curriculum is different from a 'normal' curriculum by virtue of it being magical in nature. And the way it works in this universe is more like up until around fifth year, the core classes remain the same but you learn more advanced techniques. It's like going from Algebra to Algebra 2 only on a larger scale. It works the same way for the electives, so yes lower year students have more introductory courses while sticking with it advances up the ladder. This continues until reaching fifth year where students start focusing on more specific classes and with it more serious coursework.
It's not like a 'normal' thing where you take like one year of Gen Eds and then it's all good.
@Fabricant451One final question, there will be class that we are "forced" to study in order to complete our curriculum right? Like I will have to learn "charm" as a mandatory class
Newspaper-sexual. Heterosexual if he could be persuaded to notice.
Age:
15
Blood:
Halfblood, with a foot in both worlds
Style
Pens/quills in his pockets and notepad in hand, Asahi-san is rather untidily dressed, but through work ethic rather than sloppiness. He really does brush his hair and settle his robe neatly, but by halfway through the day he looks ruffled again after chasing down rumours all over school. He's otherwise handsome, and the only time he doesn't have a smile on his face is when he's dealing with ignorant kohais who thought the newspaper club was an easy extracurricular. Usually, at some point during the day, he starts wearing his robe over his shoulders or putting it on chairs.
Background:
Born in the quiet Hyogō town of Himeji, Asahi-san spent much of his childhood on the streets just outside Himeji proper, though he loved the busyness of town and especially loved visiting the Castle and wandering the parks and grounds nearby. Unlike most children, he never really grew out of his "why" phase, instead adding "how", "where", "what", "when" and "who" to his lexicon almost before he was allowed outside by himself. His parents, a nijū father and a witch mother, fed his curiosity with lessons and stories, both those of Japan and the ones beyond.
His first encounter of a magical nature was encountering the fabled ghost of Himeji Castle; Okiku of the well. He saw the servant woman's ghost wandering the grounds near her well, but soon learned that she wasn't the feared creature from the stories after being laid to rest. Her story inspired him to be, at first, a policeman, but later on he changed his mind to becoming a journalist.
SCHOOL RECORDS
House:
Ka
Year:
4
Robe:
Ocean Blue
Electives:
Calligraphy
Talisman Craft
Favorite Class:
Calligraphy. Asahi-san finds concentrating on the form and shape of the symbols relaxing.
Least Favorite Class:
Transfiguration. While turning someone into an animal sounded cool as a kid, he's realised that it's actually a gross denial of bodily autonomy.
Extracurriculars:
One of the most passionate members of the newspaper Club! Henshūsha-san, as he's known, isn't actually the official editor of the Mahoutokoro Report, but he is well-known for helping others with their stories and writing. He's top choice to take over when the current seventh-year graduates. For now, he's concentrating on being Quidditch and Clubs correspondent, tipping off other club members if he finds a story.
Wand:
30cm (11½ inches) long, hinoki cypress wood, aosagibi-feather core. Inherited a kagi from his mother's side of the family, which he uses to hook the wand onto his belt, making his wand resemble a jitte somewhat.
Pet:
Asahi-san refers to the new Newspaper Club kohais as his 'pets' (misunderstanding "pet project"), but personally doesn't have any animals.
EXTRAS
Miscellaneous:
Private tutoring has given Asahi-san a great grip on English, and he sometimes imitates J Jonah Jameson when in the newsroom. A particularly well-done impersonation when he was younger earned him the nickname of Henshūsha-san from his senpais in the Newspaper Club.
Sometimes he knocks kohais on the head with his wand, using it like the jitte it resembles. The faint white glow usually disappears from their hair by evening.
Is rather talented with the use of accio and its counterpart, depulso, to the point where his dorm mates and fellow club members duck reflexively if he pulls out his wand.
I like him Regi, I think Ki Hong Lee is a bit old for a 15 year old face claim but other than that I think he's good!
Here's my First Year.
MµhåmmåÐ Èkð Qå†årh ÄhmåÐï
"We're caught in the fire And it burns right through the bones We're down to the wire No it won't leave us alone Oh its haunts our days And the fear won't fade Feeling swallow by the smoke We're caught in the fire But we'll make it out alive"
Name: Full name is Muhammad Eko Qatarh Ahmadi but he goes by Eko (Echo)
A giant Spider with two sets of pinchers and razer blades on its limbs. When learned, the Riddikulus charm will turn the Spider into a balloon which fills rapidly before popping.
Aspen: Rowan wood has always been much-favoured for wands, because it is reputed to be more protective than any other, and in my experience renders all manner of defensive charms especially strong and difficult to break. It is commonly stated that no Dark witch or wizard ever owned a rowan wand, and I cannot recall a single instance where one of my own rowan wands has gone on to do evil in the world. Rowan is most happily placed with the clear-headed and the pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue ought not to fool anyone - these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels.
Fenghaung Feather: Those who are wise, hard-working, diligent, considerate and peace-loving would have this wand core. Having such a wand cores suggests that one is hard-working and humble, as well as being attentive and persistent. Such wizards and witches with this wand core are naturally lucky in love as well as in life, often getting into mischief or out of situations that would normally cost them a limb or their lives due to not only the Feather's natural luck but also the strength of its defensive magic. These wand cores were most common among wizards and witches in Japan and China and was almost never seen in Europe and in places outside of Japan or is for this reason that most wand makers of Europe and England were unaware of this wand core's existence until quite recently.
Favourite Lesson: Defense Against the Dark Arts, simply because Eko is obsessed with Defensive Magic and all of its properties.
Least Favourite Lesson: He doesn't have one yet, he's just getting to the School proper and can't wait to learn it all.
Extracurricular Activities: Newspaper Club, Dueling Club, and Quidditch Club.
Appearance:
Fateh Halilintar
Eko is a young man that knows himself. He has his own style, generally wearing muggle hoodie styled clothes and a headband. He is only 11 and has a lot of growing to do but early indications seem to point out that he'll have the same curse that his brother, Kairo, has which is late development and the cursed short stature. He stands at 4'9" and hasn't grown a whole lot in recent years. But apart from this Eko holds himself to a high standard in terms of his Appearance and it's his biggest pet peeve about himself and others. Eko has a scar on his right shoulder from the bullet that struck him as a child, and another fainter scar above his left hip.
Personality/Backstory: A rough beginning is one of the best ways to describe Eko. His early life was spent rather normally, the boy spoiled by his parents and his older brother. He had no worries in the world and was a happy go lucky sort of kids, never getting into trouble and making those that him smile on more than one occasion. But like with his older brother things took a turn for the worse when he was four years old. His family was stopped by a gang that were in a turfwar with a rival gang and Eko along with his mother and father were shot. Luckily for the young boy he was able to get to a hospital in time and survived the ordeal, unlike his father and mother.
After a few days in recovery Eko was approached by his Doctor, a Social Worker and two other adults who looked like a mix of nervous and sad. The Doctor only stayed to change the Medication drip before leaving and Eko was told that he would be a part of a new family. The Bueller's who were the two adults in the room, who explained that they were good friends with his Mom and Dad. The rawness of the loss was still fresh Eko's mind and he knew he had tears falling down his face as the Bueller's comforted him. With his eventual agreement, a promise to look for his brother, and healing Eko was taken to Japan where the Bueller's worked as Diplomats from America. They had an impressive Castle-esque home but the main shock was seeing a large eared creature wearing a smart and handsome suit opened the gate that ran around the home and escorted them in.
At that age Eko just along with it, not asking to many questions and as such was introduced to Magic like most other Wizarding Children. He took to the magical world rather well and met many other Pureblood families in Asia. He recovered from his trauma faster than many thought he would, the only nightmares the boy having were of his brother being hurt. Eko buried his head into books and learned quite a bit, as well as studied languages which he seemed to have a talent for.
Life continued and soon enough when Eko turned 7 it was time to enroll him in the day school program at Mahoutokoro. Eko LOVED it there, and was fascinated by all of the magic that went on. He returned to his happy go lucky self and usually brightened up whichever corner of the Castle he was in. Halfway through the year however when the 7 year old was flown back to the mainland his 'parents' told him that his brother had been found.
The next couple of hours were a blur of emotions for the boy as he was reunited with his older brother at last. The heartwarming reunion eliciting plenty of tears from all involved. Eko refused to return to the school despite how much he loved it in order to stay with his brother and as time passed Eko was able to teach his brother about the wizarding world and played a big part in Kairo's healing.
Things slowly returned to normal for both Ahmadi children and as Kairo got better and better and enrolled in Mahoutokoro not long after. Eko as well returned to the Day School part of the Castle and as he matured more and more showed a lot of promise in Defensive Magic along with an overprotective side, especially when it came to bullies. He stuck up for the underdog whenever he could, and never once made fun of anyone, his moral compass stopping the possibility to be mean to anyone. That wasn't to say he was innocent however, he had seen some of the worse the world had to offer when he was younger but he refused to let that define him. He became enthralled with Healing magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts and knew that that subject would be his favorite when he was old enough to attend the School proper next year.
And now that year has come, and Eko couldn't be more excited.
Extra: Allergic to Strawberries, and Bananas Has had a near death experiance Fluent in Korean, Japanese, Indonesian, Filipino, and English though it does have a hint of an Indonesian Accent.
Finally finished mine. (Heads up, dark backstory. Violence and sexual references. Because of course. For the easily disturbed.)
高橋カイダ Kayda (Kay) Takahashi
"When we plan for tomorrow, God laughs."
THE BASICS
Name:
Kayda Takahashi
Gender:
Female ♀
Orientation:
Straight
Age:
15 (Born on April 1, 2002)
Blood:
Pure
Style/Appearance:
Her clothes are usually in pristine condition, free of wrinkles and dirt. Strictly following the dress codes of the school. Only using lipstick and liquid foundation out of habit. Infrequently painting her nails, disliking the feel and smell of nail polish. Keeping a similar hair-style her mother had, adorning different hair accessorizes every other day. She has no piercings, but has several mystical tattoos. All supposedly meaning something personal yet remains undisclosed. She doesn't really like showing her body off, having a single nasty scar on her back.
Personality:
The word frequently used to describe Kayda is benevolent. She equally cares for her classmates, teachers and the rest of Mahoutokoro. Treating strangers like her beloved family is typical behavior. She’ll hold a conversation with anyone who seems interested in listening. Learning the importance of communication from a young age by her father. She’s fluent in many foreign languages and she’s only improving and increasing that knowledge. Well-read in many different topics. Her articulation also correlates to her computer and typewriter abilities. When writing for fun, the newspaper or other coursework. Despite her wealth of knowledge and very organized lifestyle, she’s far from a puritan. She’s playful around others and isn’t opposed to having a good time. Known for being the best at keeping secrets, believing occasional mild rebellion and rule-breaking acts are necessary for personal growth, finding occasional white lies harmless.
Though it doesn't show from her personality or activities. She's physically fragile, which dissuades her from playing Quidditch herself. Sometimes having mild to strong allergic reactions to certain types of pollen. She has a passion and general interest for artistry, whether it be painting, sculptures or crafts. Though preferring peace and quiet for contemplation, over hearing music that breaks her concentration. She can be surprisingly intense in combative scenarios, inheriting her more competitive nature from her father. You can occasionally see a fiery spark in her eyes, when playing a simple game of cards, or even when watching Quidditch matches from the benches. She’s also very spiritually open, a little too eager to express the importance of finding oneself. Regularly practicing mysticism during her free time and sharing her tips on self improvement through her own newspaper column.
She has a tendency to get little self-indulgent. From gobbling up nearly any candy offered, her hatred of peppermint aside, due to her sweet tooth cravings. From keeping up her positive image contributing to her finicky fashion sense. Despite not being particularly vain, judgmental or even interested in others outwardly appearance. Though she tries her best, sometimes her advice comes across as pretentious. Some will find her behavior quirky, from her staying up late at night and able to function with pizzazz will minimal sleep. Just don’t wake her up early, when she’s sleeping, unless it’s important. She’ll be moody, before waking up fully. From catching her long conversations with her pet snake. Doesn’t try getting romantically involved with others, even if she finds them attractive. Cautious about dating and showing off the worst side of herself, something inherited by her mother, having a relentless jealousy streak and becoming very possessive.
Background:
Kayda Takahashi was her mother’s second blessing, her soon-to-be husband being her first. The mother came from a damaged and abusive family, even becoming a prostitute in her early adolescence. Never expecting one of her most drunken clients to become each other’s star crossed lovers. Due to her infertility and previous miscarriage, he was patient with her request to wait for their marriage, considering it too special to do without reason, finally doing so after Kayda’s birth. Her father seemed to have a Crane’s fortune, and an actual fortune from winning a lottery while abroad in North America. Studious, highly intelligent and excelled magically, spending most of his days traveling around the globe. When he wasn’t teaching acting as a well regarded substitute teacher at multiple magical schools. His biggest problem was his socially awkwardness and absolute shortcomings at keeping loving relationships until meeting her. They clicked straight away, living together before their anniversary.
Kayda was their only child. Receiving all their affection and attention, but life was anything but ordinary. She couldn’t get attached to anyone. Going from one home to another, on their father’s whims. Spending years traveling around with her parents. She still had to be on her best behavior, for the strangers they constantly passed by and interacted with. Instead of having hobbies or making any friends aside from her father’s pet serpents. She was heavily encouraged into reading and writing, by her mother and father. Being taught about different types of magic, language and culture. Before fully understanding how to perform such skills on her own. Homeschooled by her father, because they didn’t want her out of their sight. Worried for her safety around other kids, both bullied themselves during their youth. She suffered numerous health related problems, that was from her mother’s side of the family. An ancestry, fragile as glass. Filled with dread and despairing thoughts, when she got deathly ill, fearful that they’d lose her…
However, Kayda grew up happily and eventually she was introduced into spiritual and fantastical, even by magical standards by her mother. Spending days at Buddhist Temples and Judeo-Christian churches and many other places, doing volunteer work and allowing her to socialize. Her parents only argument ever stemmed from allowing Kayda to go to a proper magical school. Her father adamantly denying this, despite Kayda’s and her mother wanting it. Tragically, the mother’s secret past that she hadn’t once spoken about to the point she’d nearly forgotten. She had killed a man, stabbed through their neck. He had aggressively put his hands on one of the dancers, threatening to rape her. This incident was stopped from her action, but it unknowingly became a ghost that haunted her, until she joined him under the ground. Coincidentally, that man’s uncle was a twisted and vengeful soul. He ended up obsessively hunting her like a witch. Finally crossing paths at a supermarket. Where she was set ablaze by his magical attack...
Her father was never quite the same, despite continuing his globe trotting routine today. Only able to accept his wife’s last request, allowing Kayda to enroll in a magical school. Teaching how to protect herself, working against her own frailty. Becoming powerful and wise enough to avoid her mother's fate. One last caveat being that Kayda accepted his present for her 11th birthday, a little Garter Snake named Erebus. Having been around since she could remember and the friendliest to Kayda. That day she learned some of her father’s well kept secrets and the value of keeping them.
Comparatively speaking, her four years at Mahoutokoro, were much more straightforward and were the happier years of her life. Making more close friends and acquaintances every following year, from all ages and schools. The worst experiences were from a seldom broken heart from young love. Striving for excellence in her classes and respect from her teachers and peers. You’d never suspect her past, nor would ever hear about it, even if you asked...
SCHOOL RECORDS
House:
Fū
Year:
4th Year (Junior High)
Robe:
Sunset Red
Electives:
Alchemy
Magical Craftwork
Favorite Class:
Charms: Enjoying this class the most, being able to create trinkets that provide help to those who need it most. While showing off her artistic expression and engaging in others.
Least Favorite Class:
History of Magic: Regardless of enjoying reading as a hobby. Doing it for such a tedious topic for school work, devalued the experience, in her eye. She's also often taught things already known, told by her father. Making certain lessons feel redundant.
Extracurriculars:
Finding no other time for other extracurricular activities. Spectating Quidditch matches aside. She's the 'Opinion Editor' for the Newspaper Club. Specifically writing a spiritual guidance and self improvement column titled, "The Kay-List." Which has it's own rabid, niche fan-base. That she wishes to keep entertained and forever learning.
Wand:
11'0 Inches, Made from Ebony Wood, with a Dragon Heartstring Core. Quite rigid.
Pet:
She's used to bringing him everywhere. Often found wrapped around her hand, arm, neck. He slithers about while undisturbed. It's an exotic subspecies, typically seen only in North America, specifically California. A gift from her globe traveling father. Seemingly pretty tame and harmless. Behaving calmly to those friendly to Kayda. However, ones with more magically concentrated senses may detect strong traces of magic coming from the little snake. But few understand exactly what it means...
EXTRAS
Miscellaneous:
Her nickname "Kay" sprung from her newspaper column which was her playful name for her column. Some mistaking that for her real name and it eventually stuck to her, not that she minds.
She has very high pitched sneezes.
She prefers indoor areas.
She uses a dreamcatcher and many other different mystical objects.
White chocolate is her favorite treat.
She has no favorite color, but prefers wearing warmer and brighter colors.
She's Japanese and was born in Shinjuku, as were both her parents. But didn't live in her birthplace for more than a year before traveling.
Christian Joseph Logan III(but for the love of god please call him CJ)
Gender:
Male
Orientation:
Bisexual
Age:
17
Blood:
Half-blood
Style
CJ doesn't really have a good sense of what style is. Being a military kid really does that to you, y'know. T-shirts, jeans, and a pair of sensibly priced, but comfortable shoes. He's a pretty thin kid in general, mostly because he doesn't partake in sports very much. The only part of his appearance that he actually takes care of is his hair. According to his father, his grandfather, and his great grandfather, he isn't going to have hair like that for very long.
Background:
The fuck is this magic stuff? Sounds lame.
CJ was born to Colonel Christian Joseph Logan II and Kelly Logan in Okinawa, Japan (or Camp Kinser). Growing up, CJ and his brother were not aware of the magical lineage that their mother's blood held. Nobody knew that Kelly Logan (née Armstrong) had family and relatives that were alumni of schools like Hogwarts. Not even Christian Joseph Logan II knew that his wife was one of those magical folks up until that fateful day with CJ.
Doing boy things and roughhousing with his brothers one day, CJ was being beat up on by his older brother (like always). The elder Logan brother was just sitting and beating up on him as was tradition in the Logan household. Out of desperateness, CJ made a wick basket levitate and whack his brother in the face. The older Logan sibling was dealt with quite handily and spent a whopping one minute whining about the basket that somehow attacked him. Of course, Christian Joseph Logan II and Kelly Logan both witnessed the magic occur. There really was no other explanation for Kelly's beloved wick basket becoming an assault weapon besides the fact that magic was involved.
Thorough investigation took place, and it was discovered that Kelly's family all had magical blood running through them, which made CJ and his brothers half-bloods. Only CJ was the only person to realize his powers though. Realizing his newfound abilities, Kelly and Christopher Joseph Logan II had no choice but to send him to Mahoutokoro. It was crazy enough that he was able to do magical things, but to leave that potential untapped would be an even bigger disservice to CJ. And off he went, nearly a grown-ass man who had to integrate himself with first levels at the school.
SCHOOL RECORDS
House:
Ka
Year:
Sixth physically, but mentally a first.
Robe:
...pink.
Electives:
Care of Magical Creatures
Magical Craftwork
Favorite Class:
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Least Favorite Class:
Herbology
Extracurriculars:
He wants to learn what this quidditch thing is but he doesn't know how to talk to someone about it.
@Regitnui I'm from Japan as well. (despite my characters frequent moving.) But I also didn't expect so many, non-Japanese characters going to the school. XD
Edit: I may squeeze in a more clear reference to that, if the name/japanese letters isn't a given. :P
The school isn't just for Japanese students either. It's just situated in Japan. As far as we know there's no school in, say, Korea so they tag up to Mahoutokoro.
Well if you look at Durmstrang for example, they take students from all over the Slavic countries and then also Denmark, Sweden, Finland, etc, etc. Most Southern European students go to Beuxbatons instead of only French.
Hogwarts just happens to be all of Britain (which is pretty big anyway).
It makes sense that Mahoutokoro would cated to not only Japanese students, but the children of other Asian countries. Especially the southern Asian countries that are island based. :D
Seon 'Seonny' Mi-Cho Has the nickname Seonny(Sunny) due to her name and also her optimistic personality
Per Korean and Family tradition Seon learned from her parents, she goes by her last name. The only people able to call her Mi-Cho are those that are seventh years and older than her, her professors, and if she were to ever be in a relationship, her romantic partner. Her family doesn't follow the usual, all those you are well acquainted with can call you by your given name, only those they are in a close relation with. Despite these groups of people being able to call her by her given name, most people, even her professors, just call her by her nickname Seonny as she is known by this by almost a lot of people due to her friendly, outgoing, extremely positive nature.
If someone else were to call her Min-Cho that didn't fit any of the groups that could it would be seen as very rude by Seon, but she is understanding when it comes to those that don't know better so she brushes it off the first few times people who don't know better say it. But she's had people call her by her given name just to anger her before, although it doesn't anger her in the way they want. Typically it has been other quidditch players trying to get her to mess up or physically attack them but it just makes her more determined to win.
Gender
Female
Orientation
Heterosexual
Age
16 | 06/10 going to be turning 17 soon
Nationality
Korean
Blood
Half-Blood
Seon Mi-Cho stands at roughly 5'4" and weighs 95lbs. As a metamorphmagus many people question what she looks like naturally and if she really has just changed her whole appearance but all Seon changes is her hair color and/or style. She always has her smooth porcelain skin with a few small scars from years of Quidditch and Baking. Seon's eyes are a medium-dark chocolate brown that is littered with small flakes of gold and are always sparkling brightly. Her hair is naturally straight and dark brown, she will occasionally sport her hair natural like that but really it all depends on how she is feeling that day and if she is feeling adventurous or not.
Style
Seon doesn't have any specific style, she tends to just do her own thing and go with how she is feeling that day. One day she may feel like wearing full black with a leather jacket and have bright colored hair while the next she is in a pale button up silk top with a flowing skirt and natural hair. Seon just enjoys all loads of clothing types and colors, her only main thing about the clothing is that it has to be comfortable so she never wears heels or anything too tight.
History
A chance meeting is what some would call how Seon's parents met, but they call it fate. Sean's father, Seon Young-Jae, was a pure-blood wizard and a professional quidditch player for the South Korean team and her mother, Seon Chun-Hei, was a nijū who just so happened to be the sister of a nijū-born wizard on Young-Jae's Quidditch team. Her father went to his teammate's house with a few other of their teammates and were just talking and enjoying some alcohol when her mother arrived to visit her brother. The two say they fell in love the moment they saw each other and the rest of their story just wrote itself from their. Years of dating later they got married then sometime later Seon was born.
Right from the start Seon was special, her parents noticing that upon her hair finally coming in, it never seemed to stay one color and upon a trip to a healer, per her freaking out mother's request, the family found out Seon was a Metamorphmagus. A rare trait for their beautiful daughter, her parents couldn't ask for anything more. Or so they thought. It was when Seon was five that they found out they were expecting again and the parents couldn't be happier. They had always wanted Seon to have a sibling and now it was happening. But unfortunately not all good things last... Seon's mother miscarried and it devastated the parents as they also found out that they wouldn't be able to have anymore kids.
The couple tried to keep what happened a secret from Seon but she found out, she overheard the whispered discussions and the crying from her parents. She knew she'd lost a potential sibling and that her parents wouldn't ever be able to give her one. Seon didn't mind though, she just wished to see her parents happy again; so one night when she heard faint sounds of her mother crying Seon went to their room and crawled onto the bed with them. Grabbing their hands in her small hands she gave them a small gentle squeeze and smiled at her parents. 'Don't cry' She said 'Don't be sad about what could have been. Brother or Sister wouldn't want to see you both crying, they'd want us to be happy and live on for them. I have you both and that is all I will ever need, so please don't cry because you can't give me a sibling. I just want you two to smile. I love you both.'
Neither parent knew what had come over their young daughter but they just pulled her in and held her close, giving thanks for the blessing she was. From that night on she always just had such a positive outlook on everything and seemed to know the right thing to say when things looked grim. Seon was a girl who never failed to smile everyday and would bring joy with her wherever she went, always making sure others were happy too even if it hurt her. She was just too nice sometimes that people took advantage of it but it never deterred her from remaining positive. It was just one of the unique things about young Seon.
Growing up she was unique and had definitely grown to be her own person at a young age but that didn't stop her from picking up a few traits from her parents. She always showed a genuine interest in both of their careers, her father's job as a professional Quidditch player held a level of excitement that Seon never saw anywhere else and her mother's job as a Pastry Chef showed a level of precision and patience that Seon didn't find as much of anywhere else. It was through them both that she gained her passions for cooking, baking, and the sport of quidditch. The parents often joking that those are the only things she got from them as she developed other traits that neither parent really had.
Seon wasn't just good at the things her parents taught her but also became extremely skilled in school and learning. The girl being able to take in loads of information and understand it a lot easier than either of her parents ever were able to do. They loved it though, supporting her desire to learn by buying loads of books and if she wanted to, buying her an item for a hobby. The only hobby she ever got into outside of cooking and quidditch was playing the guitar though so her parents only ever had to buy her one thing in relation to a hobby. Of all the things she learns, guitar is definitely not her quickest to be picked up but now that she is a seventh year she is quite skilled with it. But coming into her seventh year something has changed drastically with the girl, although it has been a change that has been happening over a period of time it has finally come to head in her life.
The change started due to the amount of sweets Seon was always around. Though she was never too big, Seon had been on the bigger side. At first she didn't really mind it, not giving a care for what others thought as she entered her first year at Mahoutokoro. But then the teasing got a bit worse, not by too much in her first three years but come fourth year it became really bad for Seon. So bad that she began to request her mother to send the nijū magazines that she read and on occasion Seon read for fun. Telling her mother that it was because she wanted to have them as a 'easy read'. But in reality she began using different diet plans from them to try and lose weight, hiding the magazines from anyone else. It was due to the magazines that she had to cut out her favorite food of sweets. And now, entering her seventh year... Seon has lost a good amount of weight over the last break and is still following a ridiculous nijū diet.
Some would say she looks great but there is still that concern and the words of the people who teased her telling her she still isn't small enough... But she doesn't let it show and keeps up her positive exterior, acting like a mother sometimes to the younger years of her house and even other houses to make sure they are alright and to help them with anything they need. She just wants to make sure everyone else is okay and happy even if she isn't fully happy on the inside. But she will never let anyone know that, she doesn't want people to worry over her as Seon cares too much and just wants everyone living happy and healthy lives at Mahoutokoro.
Likes
Dancing, though she only does so by herself
Music: playing it on her guitar, singing, or listening to it. Only plays her guitar or sings when she is alone
Reading, Studying, and Learning new things
Solving Puzzles, it's what drew her to curse breaking, she sees the curses as puzzles
Baking and cooking without magic, she much prefers baking over cooking though, but she enjoys both
Sweets can't eat them anymore
Quidditch, she inherited a competitive and sporty side from her father
Magical Creatures, if she wasn't a lot more drawn to curses she'd definitely become a magizoologist
Dislikes
Blood-status discrimination
Those who want to bring people down, she's an extremely positive person and doesn't like that one bit at all
Bitter foods or drinks, like coffee. She doesn't understand the appeal.
House
Sui
Year
Seventh Year
Robe
Gold (if that's alright)
Electives
Arithmancy and Runology
Favorite Class
Although it tends to be hard for her to choose a favorite most of the time, Seon tends to favor Charms over other classes but just barely.
Least Favorite Class
Seon doesn't have a least favorite class, she's a girl who enjoys all classes and enjoys learning in general.
Extracurricular
- Chaser for the Sui Quidditch Team - Started a Baking and Cooking Club her first year for anyone who enjoyed making food or eating food, or wanted to learn to make food. She no longer is in charge of it but she occasionally checks in and goes to it to help out when they need her help. - Tutors all years and just about every subject aside from the electives she has not taken and doesn't study on her own time. (Electives she tutors: Arithmancy and Runology, all years offered; Magical Languages through year 4 (taught herself 2 years worth of the class during breaks); and Care of Magical Creatures and Talisman Crafting through year 3 (only taught herself 1 year worth of said classes during breaks)
Wand
10.5" Birch Wand with Phoenix Feather Core
The wand is made from Birch with a Phoenix Feather core. These feathers don't just grow on trees, and as such it's a very rare wand — but there are more advantages to such materials. It's a wand for a person who's keen to amass knowledge above all else. This tool allows for the greatest range of magical spells to be accomplished, even if it takes a little longer than most to grow accustomed to its user.
Patronus
Horse
Loyal, smart, and willing to take a bullet for the sake of their friends and family; tends to be underestimated because of gentle outer nature.
Boggart
Dead, mangled bodies of those she cares for and loves (Friends and Family)
Seon is a Metamorphmagus, currently only capable of changing her hair and minor outfit details. It is also known that intense emotions have affected her ability and caused her hair to change color without her knowledge.
Dialogue Color - 0081FF Face Claim - Son Seungwan / Wendy from Red Velvet
I tried. Style still needs to be finished, though.
Nahm Seo-yeon
i'm weary all the time, the time so weary all the time
Tʜᴇ Bᴀsɪᴄs
Name:
Nahm Seo-yeon
Gender:
Female ♀
Orientation:
Nerd
Age:
Fourteen December 12th, 2003
Blood:
Half-Blood The Nahm family hails from South Korea, the most prolific of the Korean wizardry families. Seo-yeon is the third in the current crop of family members to attend Mahoutokoro, though her elder cousins have defiantly and bluntly told her that she is a “Nahm in Name Only” among other harsh comments that she is personally not very fond of. That said, her father has told her countless times that he’s proud of her and looks forward to what she’ll achieve.
Style:
Such as her personality, Seo-yeon’s appearance is generally conservative rather than liberal. Her hair is neat whether it is long-flowing or strewn in a ponytail.
Background:
Seo-yeon is the product of the love between a renowned wizard by the name of Nahm Keun-suk and a muggle by the name of Kwon Soo-jung. However, Soo-jung has little to no knowledge about her birth mother due to the fact that she was raised, for the most part, exclusively by her father with very rare occasions where he’d be willing to talk about her mother for a period that was substantial. But given that connection that was mired in mystery Seo-yeon has always had a quiet curiosity about her mother and what exactly happened to her. Beyond that, her childhood pretty much was one that was formulaic by wizarding world terms; she was discovered to have the same gifts as her father and was admitted in the same fashion that he had been in his youth.
Her attendance at Mahoutokoro was a testament to her personality with her studious, quiet, and kind nature resulting her assignment into the same house her father had been part of in his youth: Ka. The definition of Seo-yeon and who she would become was generally echoed in sentiments in reference to her father, a fact that she grew to detest as she felt that she was more than the daughter of a renowned wizard and an individual of all her own; she wanted to prove that, no matter how close she mirrored her father. However, such respect would be difficult given her father's long stretch of accomplishments and no matter how much she excelled the comparison would be difficult to shake completely.
Seo-yeon is at the core, an introvert; quiet, constantly in thought, socially awkward, and ultimately prefers her books over socializing with groups of people in general. But Seo-yeon isn’t elitist, self-absorbed, or pretentious in the slightest and generally actually does like people as evident by her shows of kindness and respect for pretty much every student in Mahoutokoro. Despite the shadow of the incidents that occured when she was a child hanging over her she prefers to look at things optimistically and goes by a philosophy that humanity as a whole is inherently good. This can seem naïve to her more cynical and outspoken classmates, but even the most condescending remark won’t change her disposition or beliefs. This trait, her conviction, is probably her strongest aspect of her personality and likely one of her most alluring. If Seo-yeon is anything to go by it is clear that introverted and shy does not equate to weak and toothless.
However, Seo-yeon will not remain completely silent in the shadow of adversity; she’s opinionated, slightly sarcastic, logical, and pedantic. If she sees something as wrong she will kindly remark it and confront it with a passion that isn’t expected from Seo-yeon’s bookish nature. However, if she does offend someone with her stances she will be sure to resort to apologetic accords as she hates it when she does react unkindly; sometimes she forgets herself and hates how her train of thought can become overzealous towards others. This is especially so when situations escalate into physical aggression, a form of expression that intimidates Seo-yeon beyond anything else and in the face of it might freeze out of anxiety or fear. She’ll try to be an arbiter, but when that fails she is afraid of the violence that could come out reeling from an encounter.
Sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ Rᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs
House:
Ka
Year:
Fourth Year
Robe:
Green
Electives:
Alchemy Exorcism
Favorite Class:
Potions With a keen scientific mind, Seo-yeon has taken well to alchemy whilst attending Mahoutokoro. She enjoys the process of potion-making so much that she takes to it in her spare time to an amount meeting excess. Seo-yeon’s skill in alchemy might put her in the top rankings in her class, perhaps even beyond some of the upperclassmen.
Least Favorite Class:
Flying Next to dueling, Flying is most likely Seo-yeon’s bane of existence. It isn’t that the intricacies of flying are difficult for her, but rather that the anxieties of flying make the experience absolutely unbearable. One of her classmates once asked her why this was the case to which she explained everything that could go wrong during flying and the penalties for falling from several kilometers in the sky. She’s not a fan.
Extracurriculars:
TBD
Wand:
Willow, Unicorn Hair, 9¾”, Pliable
Pet:
Seo-yeon has a mischievous pet mouse named Seokga, whom has caused trouble for others at times. It’s distinct hatred for cats is notorious to the point it goes out of its way “pranking” them (such as defecating in their food dish) to humorous affect.
Daisuke likes wearing pretty simple things when he doesn't have to wear his uniform. Usually things like jumpers, jeans and sneakers. He doesn't really go out of his way to look stylish. Usually just practical things. He does have glasses, but those are just for reading. He doesn't want to look like that much of a nerd! Right? Despite that, Daisuke can be seen wearing some graphic design tee's when it's not too cold. Mostly something to do with a particular anime, manga or band.
Background:
Daisuke's love of animals, both magical and non-magical was probably thanks to his upbringing. His mother was a zookeeper, who worked in the secret "magical creature" section. He had grown up being surrounded by animals all his life, and his mom would always bring him along whenever she could. This made him develop a deep sense of care and passion for the animals, and he'd happily explore the entirety of the zoo, seeing everything from Monkeys to Erumpents. His father worked in the Japanese embassy for the Ministry Of Magic. Both of them were elated when they found out their son was going to the Mahoutokoro School of Magic.
Daisuke's is at his fifth year at the school, and has gotten to know his class mates well and even made a couple of close friends, including fellow housemate Takayuki. Elated to be chosen for House Fū, he embodies the spirit of Byakko quite well, being very caring and selfless not only for animals but to his friends too. He's very fond of helping out whenever and wherever he can. He's fascinated by duels, especially in duelling class, but nothing comes close to his love for anything regarding animals, and he's gained quite the reputation for it as well. Many students come to him when they have a question about their pets or other kinds of creatures. He's very approachable too, and greets everyone with a smile.
SCHOOL RECORDS
House:
Fū
Year:
3
Robe:
Ocean Blue
Electives:
Care of Magical Creatures
Alchemy
Favorite Class:
Care of Magical Creatures, of course! What's not to love about being around all of the cool, mystical creatures there are both in the Wizarding world and the Nijū world!?
Least Favorite Class:
Transmutation class is cool, but why do they insist we practice on animals?
Extracurriculars:
He doesn't really do much in terms of extra curricular clubs. He's considering joining the duelling club to get better at him, but he loves watching Quidditch even if he doesn't play it.
Wand:
Hornbeam wand that's 10 and three quarters inches in length. It's core is made of unicorn hair. Below are notes taken from world famous Wandmaker Garrick Ollivander about the wood and core.
"My own wand is made of hornbeam, and so it is with all due modesty that I state that hornbeam selects for its life mate the talented witch or wizard with a single, pure passion, which some might call obsession (though I prefer the term ‘vision’), which will almost always be realised. Hornbeam wands adapt more quickly than almost any other to their owner’s style of magic, and will become so personalised, so quickly, that other people will find them extremely difficult to use even for the most simple of spells. Hornbeam wands likewise absorb their owner’s code of honour, whatever that might be, and will refuse to perform acts – whether for good or ill – that do not tally with their master’s principles. A particularly fine-tuned and sentient wand.
Unicorn hair generally produces the most consistent magic, and is least subject to fluctuations and blockages. Wands with unicorn cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts. They are the most faithful of all wands, and usually remain strongly attached to their first owner, irrespective of whether he or she was an accomplished witch or wizard. Minor disadvantages of unicorn hair are that they do not make the most powerful wands (although the wand wood may compensate) and that they are prone to melancholy if seriously mishandled, meaning that the hair may 'die' and need replacing."
Pet:
Daisuke has a Japanese Scops Owl as a pet, called Kotarou, who he uses to write messages backhome as well as feed, care and play with when he can. Kotarou can often be seen on the perch besides Daisuke's bed or flitting about somewhere in the common room.
EXTRAS
Miscellaneous:
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