[OOC] Salem Witches' Institute [Harry Potter]

[Undine]

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[Kingfisher]

Hestia will take after her creator and take part in no positions of authority, due to a mixture of social anxiety and CBA.

[Ghost Butt]

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
Arithmancy

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 transiguration as well
Intelligent
Witty
Quick learner

Weaknesses:

Not the best at managing time
Very insecure
Almost completely incompetent when it comes to Herbology. Countless hours have been spent studying for this class in order to get a passing grade.
How are you supposed to even memorize all the stuff taught in History of Magic? Huh?
Can't always muster the right amount of confidence
Sometimes easily discouraged

Mixes up and forgets 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 family is not something she partakes in frequently, although she will share the occasional, good memory from a happier time when she was younger. Otherwise, she is usually fairly quiet, especially when it comes to discussing herself. She’s not necessarily shy, but Addie is a very insecure girl. She has no issues speaking up in class or participating in some small talk with classmates and friends. She is not too quick to judge others, but is a firm believer in listening to your gut when it speaks up. Because of this, Addie is cautious of those that rub her the wrong way. A lone wolf, she normally enjoys being alone but won’t shoo away a friend who wishes to share her company or engage her in conversation. It is because of this that she is known as a friendly and kind person.

She seems to always have an open shoulder, for Addie hates seeing others in a sad mood, but will hardly ever go to anyone to talk about her own problems. You could say she has a certain pride that she’s afraid of tarnishing, a fault that causes her to bottle up her problems until they come bursting out when something truly awful happens to her. She dislikes being touched, especially near her arms. However, she will sometimes find that she desires to be held for a long period of time (of course this is a silly request, and she would never make it, opting instead to snuggle up with her cat…although he’s not always up for it.)

There is a certain charm to Addie in the fact that, although she is generally very sweet, she has some bite to her. Addie is stubborn, sarcastic, and on her best (and sometimes worst) days, she will not 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 in the same way. Though no one can really tell, Addie hardly feels much. One of the reasons why she’s always drawing is because her passion for the arts is one of the only ways she distract herself from how badly her emotional state of being is.

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 much 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 taught her the techniques he had learned over the years while allowing her to develop her own methods and style. For a long time, the Tune family lived very happily.

When Addie was seven, her mother decided to head north to Canada to do some research for an article she was working on about forest trolls. Just like every other time Cecilia had left for a job, 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 news the news three days after she had left: Cecilia had made it to her destination, but she had not been prepared for how aggressive forest trolls were when they sensed an invader. She was killed immediately by blunt force trauma to the head. Jamie was devastated and Addie was traumatized, and after his wife died, Jamie’s mood changed drastically. He cut off ties with many of his closest friends, stopped coming home for days on end, and began to neglect Addie. It got so bad to the point that Cecilia’s younger, muggle sister, Bea, had to step in and take care of Addie while Jamie was gone at work. Eventually, Jamie let Bea take Addie into her home for good. She now lived in Portland, Orgeon with Bea’s family.

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. Though spending time with these two, plus her Uncle Teddy, made her feel welcome, her two older cousins, Benjamin and Lydia, did not take well to the new addition to their home. Instead of constantly picking on their little sister they found a new target in Addie. They teased and insulted her frequently while also pushing her to partake in “games” that ended up with her hurt or embarrassed. 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 harsher-kids that are jealous of other kids can be cruel. Benjamin and Lydia put the idea in Addie’s head that if she were to tattle to their mother, 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 newfound abilities was not positive. Jamie tried not to let it show, but he had always blamed the magical world for his beloved wife’s death. And to see his daughter become just like her didn’t sit well with him. She found some escape as she and her cousins grew older. As they matured, they became less interested in child’s play and more into hanging out with their teenage friends. Once Addie began attending the Salem Witches’ Institute, her mood changed for the better, but only slightly. Having to go home for breaks and holidays and having to deal with her father’s increasingly prevalent absence from her life, and the cousins that still disliked her brought all her feelings of loneliness and self-loathing back. They just wouldn’t go away, no matter how positive she tried to be. She began to cut herself when she was thirteen, never going deep enough to kill but just enough to scar. Addie 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 something beautiful.

[Random Kitty]

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.

[Undine]

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[Kingfisher]

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.

@Random Kitty

I'm game.

[Archangel89]

Edgar Barnabus Whitby

Name: Edgar Barnabus Whitby

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Year: 7th

Blood: Pureblood

House: Good

Pet: Archimedes-The Barn Owl

Electives:

• Alchemy
• Study of Ancient Runes
• Arithmancy

Clubs:

• Dueling Club
• Charms Club
• Potions Club

Boggart: A spectral version of his Father

Patronus: Owl

Armortenia: The smell of the pages of a book, particularly older books

Wand: Pine, Firm, 13 1/2 inches, Dragon Heartstring

Best Class(es): Defense Against the Dark Arts, Magical History

Worst Class: Herbology

Strengths:

• Highly Intellegent
• Strong Willed
• Has the ability to lead

Weaknesses:

• Shy
• Can be manipulated easily
• Dispite intellegence is a bit naieve

Personality: Edgar is a very quiet person prefering the company of books most times than the company of people. While he does enjoy books that isn't to say that he doesn't enjoy others. Edgar enjoys the company of his fellow students and attempts to set a good example for the younger students of his house.

Likes:

• Reading (Favorite Authors: Sun Tzu, Lao Tsi)
• Dueling
• Being around like minded people

Dislikes:

• Excessivly loud people
• Arrogance
• Fool Hardiness

Fears:

• Failing academically
• Falling out of touch with his peerage
• Becoming "lame"

Biography:

The Whitby name is not one that is well known within the wizarding world, although in centuries past it was tied to some of the most prominent names in American wizardry. During the years of the Salem witch hunts the Whitby's were cousins to the Proctor's and as such Edgar's family still holds that connection tight. As the years progressed Edgar was beaten over the head with the thoughts that he was to continue a long line of wizardry and it was his responsibility to continue the name of Whitby.

During the first year at Salem Edgar was overwhelmed with living in the dormatories, classes and generally delving fully into his wizardly studies and as such he began struggleing academically. When he returned home his father was unreasonably cruel to him, scolding him on his academic failures and forced him to study continuously the entire summer. During those few months Edgar really began to enjoy his studies to the point that he would willingly leave the company of his family to go and study.

His second year at Salem was much different from his first. Because of his intense studying during his summer Edgar began to thrive academically. As he found his stride in school he began finding his niche socially and began making friends, although thoughts of his father finding his friends a distracting influence on his school work was always a prominent factor in his mind. As he began progressing in years he always kept his friends at a distance finding true peace buried deep within the pages of his studies.

[Apokalipse]

I'll look at the CSs when I get home. Though, archangel, you're going to have to fix the character sheet. If you need help fixing it, PM me. I'll also make a sheet of all the prefect and quidditch positions and which ones are taken(:

[Ghost Butt]

@Ghost Butt we have really similar wands! TWINSIES

@Undine

@Undine We certainly do! Almost identical, minus the length. I guess great minds think alike though :)

[Apokalipse]

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.

@Ghost Butt

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.

[Ghost Butt]

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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.

@Apokalipse

@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.

[Apokalipse]

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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.

@Ghost Butt

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.

[Ghost Butt]

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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.

@Apokalipse

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!

[Apokalipse]

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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!

@Ghost Butt

Ohh, okay. Then, in that case, it's fine ^_^

[GoddessSophia]

This looks interesting :)

Are you still accepting new people? Thinking of joining

[Apokalipse]

This looks interesting :)

Are you still accepting new people? Thinking of joining

@GoddessSophia

Yup!

[Joshua Tamashii]

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

[GoddessSophia]

@Apokalipse Awesome :)

I'll make my character soon, most likely by Friday or over the week-end :)

[Kingfisher]

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

@Joshua Tamashii

They say write what you know, so I was just going for a character roughly my age.

[AlteredTundra]

AT LONG LAST, I AM DONE!

*clears throat*

Anyways, here it is. :)
@Apokalipse

Carlo Dion Valentine

|CARLO DION VALENTNE |

^{"Maybe it's not the happy ending. Maybe it's about the story."}

Name:

Carlo Dion Valentine

Gender:

Male

Age:

17

Year:

6th

Blood:

Fullblood

House:

Warren

Pet:

Tomers | Male | Seven Years Old |
Stubborn | Independent | Lazy | Attracted to any kind of electronics | Likes to be in front of a camera

Given to him by his oldest sister, Adrianna, Tomers is a Toyger breed. Usually that type of breed of cats come in a more orange and black color scheme. However, Tomers isn’t like the usual type of Toyger breed. Everything about him is unusual from his fur color to how he supposedly has hints of magical prowess. Carlo was told that when he first got Tomers. At the time, he believed it, which was why Carlo protected Tomers with all that he could. However, as he soon learned, it was just some selling tactic that the store owner tried - and it worked. Regardless of that, however, Carlo loves his Tomers, even though the cat can sometimes be a bit of a handful since he is very lazy and doesn’t like to play when Carlo wanted to.

Carlo learned that, over the years of owning Tomers, that his lazy and stubborn cat loves to be in front of a camera. He has no idea why Tomers does, but for whatever reason, he will do all that he can to get in front of a camera even if it’s getting in the way of news casts or other people’s vision. One time when Carlo tried to remove Tomers away from being in front of a camera, the damned cat snapped at him so hard that Carlo nearly lost his right index finger due to it.

Again, Carlo loves his cat, but he’s a real dick sometimes.

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Electives:

• Study of Magic Runes
• Alchemy
• Care For Magical Creatures

Clubs:

• Dueling Club
• Charm Club
• Magical Creatures Club

Boggart:

A tall figure with the height of Carlo‘s father, but he never seen it. All that is noticeable about the figure is that there is a hard leather belt in its hand, poised to strike.

Patronus:

White Tiger.

Amortentia:

Burning wood in the Winter | Smell of Autumn leaves in Virginia | Fresh blooming roses in the spring

Wand:

An Ebony Wood wand laced with Gryphon Hair; 12 inches long.

Best Class:

Defense Against the Dark Arts, Care of Magical Creatures, Magic Ruins, and Charms

Worst Class:

Transifguration, Potions, Herbology, and Astrology

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Strengths:

• Charming
• Can get himself out of most sticky situations through his charismatic personality
• Charms
• Magical Ruins and History
• Able to bond with Magical Creatures easily
• Able to draw his wand quickly
• Highly intelligent
• Public Speaking

Weaknesses:

• Moderately arrogant and cocky
• Has no ability to understand Divination
• Has a hard time getting rejected/getting “no” as an answer
• Is unable to subject himself to speak obscenities
• The notion of Transfiguration is foreign to him.
• Herbology - lol what?

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Personality:(At least a paragraph)

Not to use slang, but the way that one could describe Carlo as the best they can without making it overcomplicated would be that he has a gentleman’s swag. The charisma he shows off can lead anyone to believe what he says. That isn’t to say that he’s manipulative, but he wouldn’t say anything if someone were to blindly follow or believe him about something. His charm also goes hand in hand with his charisma since its essentially the same thing. Carlo’s charming personality puts him in a good light to the professors, especially if they catch him or those he is with in a compromising situation.

When Carlo speaks, he is able to capture the grace and beauty in anything he is reciting in front of anyone. He is able to capture the emotion within the written text he is reciting as well clearly express it in a memorable way. Adding to speaking eloquently, Carlo shows a certain grace when he’s around people that can only be described as elegant sophistication. What this means is that Carlo does not subject himself to the primal instincts of man that includes, but is not limited to : curse words, starting fights for no reason, being without manners, making noise when eating, burping and farting whenever the need comes, making inappropriate jokes. So, in the end of it all, Carlo acts with dignity and grace and his manner of speaking represent itself as such.

To say that Carlo is confident would be an understatement. Some could say that it’s more cockiness than it is just confidence. Being the son of one of the richest families in the Canadian-American Wizardry World, Carlo half-expects people to treat him a certain way or for him to get a certain reaction. This could show itself in a form of elitism or perhaps even an overconfidence that would fall over into the cockiness region. His overconfidence and almost self-entitlement shows itself dominantly when he’s vying for the attention of someone. It could be some lucky girl that stands out to him in a crowd of wonderful applicants to become his woman. He looks for those that seem different than the rest of the snobbish ones. When he spots one he likes, he goes in like a tiger - fierce and full of confidence. When he approaches them, he will use all that he could to get them to say yes. However, there have been instances where Carlo has been given the word “no” in response to his advances. That’s entirely okay with him even though he doesn’t like the word no. He simply smiles at the fact that he’s going to be able to partake in a game of persuasion - which he is awfully good at. He likes to think that the word “no” just means that he isn’t trying hard enough and a grand gesture won’t be enough; he needs to win whomever he’s trying to get the attention of so much that they couldn’t possibly stay away from him.

Coming from the background that he does, there comes a certain amount of abrasive arrogance that, while Carlo doesn’t intend to, he could come off as a bit insensitive. This is due to the fact that he perhaps doesn’t think of what he says to people that might come from a lower social class than him. Or perhaps it’s that he doesn’t think about what he says and it comes off in a snobbish way. Regardless of what it is, this is sometimes off-putting to those in the middle and lower classes of wealth.

Underneath all of that style, all of that grace, that eloquent, and that elegance, is a man wanting to find love. Underneath all of that overconfidence and nigh-cockiness is a boy who never really found himself to be accepted by his parents. Though as he might try to fool those around him - and maybe himself - Carlo never really could. He wants to find someone that would be able to look past all of those off-putting traits and do what his parents could not wholly: accept him for all that he is.

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Likes:

• His mother and two older sisters
• Females
• Tomers(even though the little bastard can be the spawn of Voldermort)
• The smell of roses fresh in spring
• Spring in general
• Enjoying a nap in the fields when relaxing
• Being able to recite words in public/Public Speaking
• Dueling, Charms, and Magical Creatures Clubs
• Engaging in intellectual debates with professors and fellow students
• Italian and Chinese Food
• American Soft Drinks(Dr. Pepper and Pepsi are his favorites)
• Sunny and partly-cloudy weather(usually accompanied by wind)
• Wind - it makes him feel free and that change is possible.
• Wine even though he’s technically not allowed to have it, but being Italian has its advantages
• Any kind of red meat - especially wild game like venison
• Practicing his spell craft
• Most forms of Rock and its various sub-genres
• Those who like him for who he is and not the connections his family can open up.
• Enjoys the thrill of a chase to get at the females that say no to his advances. He finds the chance to get them to change their minds through means of a grand gesture quite the experience

Dislikes:

• Being judged based on who his father is
• His Father
• His brother
• Dogs
• Quiddish(for unknown reasons)
• English/Irish/Scottish food. He just dislikes the taste and texture of it.
• Shallow, conceited, and/or selfish brats, especially those who are trust fund babies.
• Immaturity
• Those who curse up a storm. He finds it undignified to shout such obscenities. Speaking of which--”
• Obscenities. It‘s simply out of character for him to use them.
• Off-brand products. If Carlo is going to eat/drink unhealthily, he might as well as go the extra mile and get the good stuff. #namebrandsftw
• People who waste his time. There‘s nothing worse than someone who seems disinterested in him, especially if they are conceited or shallow.
• People who seem to disrespect his sister Adrianna for mingling with the Muggles. He won‘t stand for it even if he‘s angry at her for doing as such.

Fears:

• Disappointing his father. That has been a constant fear of his. Due to how his father is and how high of expectations he holds over his “youngest”, Carlo always fears that he might not live up to the pedestal that his father put him on. That’s why Carlo tries his best to get a perfect A-average at SWI so that his father won’t put his wrath upon him.
• His older brother, Pablo. He always feels inferior to his brother and every time that Carlo comes home from school either for break or after the semester is done with, Pablo always tries to make it his mission in life to bully Carlo around either by demeaning him in front of their father or cornering him in a magic battle.
• Hard leather belts
• That tall shadowy figure that Carlo never has been able to identify for the longest of times.

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Biography:

Though never proven, rumor has it that the Valentine family is directly derived from Saint Valentine of Rome himself. It‘s true that there is a lot of mystery that surrounds the great Saint Valentine of Rome like who exactly he was and what he did for the Roman Catholic Church back in his day of living. At least, that‘s what the public has reason to believe. In actuality, he faked his death. It was rather easy considering the wonders of magic and how the muggles could be deceived by anything. Surely a simple alteration spell of his death would be enough to fool them.

After his faked death, Saint Valentine desired anonymity from the Roman Catholic Church, so he sought out help from a few contacts within the Wizardry World where he would assume a new identiy with a new face to boot. Under the name Vincent Valencio, the former Saint Valentine took to a promising land across the Atlantic that would later become what is known in the modern day as America. It was secluded and more importantly, away from those that wished to harm him. There he settled in a cottage and lived his days in peace.

If one was to trace his life down through that funny thing we call time, it would reveal that sometime after he settled and in the year of 2014, he had a family and the tree of the Valencio name sprouted. Only, that it wasn’t actually the Valencio as he would have preferred. Over the years, the name went through several different changes of names until a few generations ago, the name reverted back to its roots after a certain wizard by the name of Vincent Alistair found the origins of his family’s ancestry and traced it to the Saint Valentine of Rome. After meeting the now aged Saint, he became fuelled by rage that his ancestor would deceive everyone like that. After murdering the former Saint of Rome, the name of Valentine came back to the family once more.

Ever since that day, the Valencio’s became known as the Valentines. And since that day, their name became one to be reckoned with in the Wizardry World. They soon became known as one of the most prominent as well as wealthy - and equally as ruthless - families. They even rivaled the Malfoy’s of England.

The current head of the Valentine family, Fabio Vincent Valentine, is the father to four Valentine children, the youngest being one Carlo Dion Valentine, a student at the Salem Witches’ Institute. The young Carlo was groomed from the very start to appeal to people a certain way, speak to them a certain way, and always show good manners. There was never a moment where Carlo was allowed to speak out of turn when it came to social gatherings at the Valentine Estate, even less when visiting other places. Only because of Carlo’s heritage was he forced to attend the Salem Witches’ Institute. He didn’t want to, but as it was tradition for the Valentines, he had to.

Six years he had been there and Carlo has never once gotten a word of congratulations from his father. Even though his mother, Bianca Valentine, had her ways of showing her love for what her son has done, she hardly showed it in front of others due to the strictness that his father puts on him. Regardless, Carlo never once acted out towards his teachers - well, that is until maybe his forth or fifth year where he garnered himself a large popularity. In truth, due to who he was and how he looked, Carlo became really popular with the ladies and even took part in Quiddish when he was in those years. However, he has long since given that up due to reasons unknown. Some say that he was forced to and some say that he simply lost interest. Whatever the reason, it was a damn shame since Carlo was one of the best beaters that SWI has known.

Trivia About the Valentine Family:

For some odd reason, all of those who have blood directly descended from the Saint Valentine of Rome have all been born on February 14th, which is ironically Valentine‘s Day, named after said saint.

The main Valentine Estate is located within The Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut.

It’s mainly a Wizard-only neighborhood with the exception of a few muggle and halfblood families in residence. The Valentines look over that since all of the families are from the upper-class and above of financial and social standing. The Valentine Estate is the largest - and richest - estate in the neighborhood. It is known for holding the most extravagant parties during the winter and summer breaks, especially if the children are home. Though, most of the social gatherings happen while they are away for school.

The Valentine wealth comes from a number of questionable activities as they have been the center of a lot of controversy of importing nigh-illegal goods from all over the world. Though none of it has been proven, it still has been questioned by the Republic of Magic.

The Valentine Family as it stands now:

• Fabio Vincent Valentine | 65 | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Valentine Incorporated
  Described as strict, overbearing, and always on his children’s asses about their respective responsibilities. He also has a habit of physically abusing them if they get out of hand or if they argue with anything he commands them to do - that goes double for Bianca.
• Bianca Valentine | 58 | Executive Vice President of Valentine Incorporated
  Described as firm, but still loving. She is probably the reason why the Valentine children have love in their hearts. Even though he abuses her, she loves her husband and knows that there is good in him even after all the shit he does to her.
• Pablo Valentine | 30 | Co-Vice President of Valentine Incorporated
  Being the first born, Pablo definitely takes after his father the most. He has just as much strictness in him as his father has and is just as much of a hardass like Fabio. There is also a rather power-hungry and greedy side to him. There is currently a plan to overthrow his father sometime in the future.
• Adrianna Theresa Valentine | 25 | Professor at NYU
  Completely separate from her family’s semi-legal operations, Adrianna chose to not even take part in her family’s business. Instead - and much against her father and mother’s wish - chose to live among the muggles as she teaches Film Study at NYU. She tries to maintain a relationship with her family, but they haven’t returned her olive branch. Well, that is aside from her youngest brother, Carlo, who has a rather close bond to her. He still harbors some kind of anger towards her for leaving. If only he knew why..
• Cassandria Medusa Valentine | 22 | Assistant Branch Manager of Valentine Incorporated
  Though a bit wild, Cassie has been given the opportunity by her parents to redeem herself in their image by giving her a job at the family business. She is described as that kind of person that doesn’t really like being told what to do and usually acts out just to spite her parents. This, obviously, isn’t something that they like - especially her father due to the way that he is. She is awfully close to Carlo and Adrianna.
• Carlo Dion Valentine | 16 | Student at Salem Witches’ Institute

Theme:

Human - Christina Perri
Placeholder theme until I find something more pop-punky that fits Carlo. xD