►W A N D◄ 9 1/2 Ash with unicorn hair. She engraved her initials on the handle of it.
►P A T R O N U S◄ Siberian Tiger
►B O G G A R T◄y Being removed from the Wizarding World. She sees herself alone as a muggle without her wand or owl.
►B L O O D S T A T U S◄ Muggle-born
►P E T◄ She owns and treasures her barn owl named Cricket. He's been one of her best friends since her first year. At home she explains to her friends that she found him alone a baby. Furthermore, she lied and said she tried to free him, but he stayed and now he is her pet.
►A P P E A R A N C E◄ Narrow glacial blue eyes are one of Tessa's key features and is something she is proud to have. She keeps her eye makeup light so the attention is not taken away from the color. There is light mascara and eyeliner applied. She's been told that her gaze is piercing so she tries to appear friendly. Careful attention to her eyebrows keeps them neat and ruly, something she focuses on and worries over. Tousled, waist-length cream blonde hair frames her heart-shaped face. Tessa alternates keeping her hair down with a braid. She tends to feel self conscious with it up so she often tries not to. When it is up, it's a braid mainly. She also covers her small ears, afraid that it might be a trait people focus on., Her nose is long and crooked from a freak accident which resulted in her nose breaking. It never healed properly, so it's now crooked. Tessa's overbite in her almost-white teeth is a constant problem for her. She is careful about what food she eats and does not. She keeps her pink lips glossed over with cherry lip balm frequently. Her body is shaped tall, but when she's not at Hogwarts she tries to keeps in shape. Tessa stands at 5'8 and weighs 145 lbs.
Tessa's clothing style switches from day-to-day. Sometimes she'll be in the mood to wear some muggle clothing items with tights, skirt, blouse and tie - then sometimes she'll be in her Hogwarts uniform. Her Slytherin pride is strong, so she tends to incorporate silver and green into her muggle outfits. Her nails are carefully taken care of but not painted often. She tends to keep her style relaxed but occasionally dresses up preppy for muggle-themed styles. however she dresses, she presents herself neatly. At the top of her left shoulder is a rose tattoo. Tessa had her ears pierced young but tries not to wear earrings so attention isn't drawn. If she wears jewellery, if any, it's mostly silver. Tessa dons flats more often than anything else, but loves to wear a pair of Sketchers she personally designed back at home. Often, she'll use vanilla perfume with a hint of cinnamon.
►L I K E S◄ -Pancakes with extra syrup and powdered sugar -Muggle items like her iPod, which freaks out witches/wizards -Defense Against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration -Christmas time and the snow -Reading and mysterious novels -Singing, though it's only muggle music. -Scented candles. Loves different fragrances. -Flying. Tessa enjoys flying on her broomstick. -Darker, cooler colors. -Art. She finds drawing and painting relaxing.
►D I S L I K E S◄ -Pudding. The smell is awful to her. -Lack of control. She hates feeling powerless. -Charms class. -Dancing: would rather poke her eyes out using her wand than dance. -Car rides, prefers to fly. -Being told how to live/what to do. She does not like authoritative figures. -Darkness. -Gossip and those who spread it. -Small enclosed spaces. Tessa is claustrophobic and feels trapped. -Stereotypes. Will purposely mock them.
►P E R S O N A L I T Y◄ With Gryffindor characteristics, it's a wonder how she was sorted into Slytherin. Bold, adventurous and confident (overly, unfortunately), she appeared suited for the house. However, a secret she holds dear to herself is she asked to be sorted into Slytherin instead. The thought of being in the house with scarlet and gold sickened her - the cool colors of Slytherin were more suiting. Also, she feels at peace with water and preferred the house entirely. Aggression and feisty comes to her naturally but sometimes she can use too much. Lives to her fullest, without regards to rules although reigning her in is doable. She would not help someone who wronged her, even if it was years ago. Forgiveness is rare for her to express and she would never forget any negativity towards her. This makes it difficult for her to keep and maintain friendship but she is known to have friends. Kindness is something exclusive and will not go out of her way for someone without finding them worthy of it. Her temper is sadly fast and impulsive. Tessa loves to joke around and fire sarcastic comments. As a result, she can land herself in trouble. Her emotions can overwhelm her on occasion since she feels strongly. Crying is an act she finds useless and unrewarding; rather, she would express herself using art and music.
Tessa enjoys being around others, but does not try to show it. Her fear of appearing vulnerable or useless is strong enough to push her over her limits. She would engage in reckless activities just to show she's capable. Tessa's extrovert nature helps inspire her to reach out to others that she normally would not. People describe her as cold and calculating, though the latter is true, she is compassionate. Almost to much, too. Her ability to care for others as long as they haven't wronged her is extraordinary. She would go to the end's of the earth and beyond for her loved ones. Her optimistic smile can be easily replaced by an almost permanent arrogant smirk. She does not give up fast and will try to accomplish a task until it practically kills her. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" means everything to her: she finds certain things beautiful and then others average. This also means she is picky with what she wears or how anything looks. Even down to the smallest detail - such as her socks. She does not never want to look as if she's anything less. People have said that she's obsessed with her appearance, yet, despite her intelligence and confidence, she lacks boldness in her looks.
►F A M I L Y N A M E◄ Baudelaire. Not a well known name due to her muggle heritage for the wizarding world. To the muggle world, it's the family name for a bakery shop. Tessa's family owns a bakery which she was going to one day inherit, however it was discovered she was a witch. In the wizarding world, her last name is associated with the terms "mud-blood" and/or muggle born.
►P L A C E O F O R I G I N◄ London, England
►H I S T O R Y◄ Tessa was born into a middle class family in London, England. Her mother worked in retail with a decent wage, while her father owned and runs his own bakery. When their daughter was born, they were devoted. However, they found her presence unusual and inexplicable. Accidents happened and occasionally even supernatural. Tessa's mother, Kiara, was concerned though her father found it coincidental. Sometimes, a tea cup would combust or a flower would blossom unexpectedly.There were even owls. The parent's still didn't blame their child. How could they? Magic didn't exist. For Tessa, she too didn't understand it either though felt responsible in a way but that seemed silly to even her. She found out she enjoyed being around reptiles and loved water more than other children as well.
Throughout school, she was different. Her grades were higher but accidents continued to occur randomly whenever she was around. This didn't stop her from making friends but she wasn't the most popular. She ended up defending herself and it almost lead to a physical alteration. Her parents were thoroughly disappointed, however her father was proud of her defending herself. Tessa was sent to a new school. Yet, the bullying continued. Tessa's ability to control her emotions and magic were beginning to wear thin. More suspensions came and the freak accidents occurred more frequently and intensified. It seemed akin to her temper as well. Eventually, her father took her out public schooling and quit his business. Tessa felt personally responsible, especially since their parents lost a chunk of their money as a result. Her mother felt disgusted and unable to understand what was wrong with her daughter.
Finally the family received answers. When Tessa turned eleven, her Hogwarts letter arrived. Her mother was astonished and her father surprisingly was proud. Tessa, overjoyed, excitedly prepared to go to Hogwarts. On the train to Hogwarts, Tessa overheard comments on the houses. The house in particular that piqued her interest was Slytherin. Highly intrigued, she knew what house she wanted to be in already. When the Sorting Hat tried to sort her into Gryffindor, she requested Slytherin profusely. The Sorting Hat gave in and sorted her into Slytherin. From there she befriended many people and felt at peace at home. It was until a student pointed out that she knew nothing about magic and discovered her family history. The bullying began once more but Tessa managed to defend herself this time. She befriended other houses and mainly began hanging out with them instead. She excelled at her classes once more and began to feel at peace once more.
►N I C K N A M E◄ None (unless another character gives her one)
►A G E◄ 17
►G E N D E R◄ Female
►S E X U A L I T Y◄ Heterosexual
►R E L A T I O N S H I P S T A T U S◄ Single
►H O U S E◄ Ravenclaw
►Y E A R◄ Seventh
►W A N D ◄
(From the official Pottermore website) Willow is an uncommon wand wood with healing power, and I have noted that the ideal owner for a willow wand often has some (usually unwarranted) insecurity, however well they may try and hide it. While many confident customers insist on trying a willow wand (attracted by their handsome appearance and well-founded reputation for enabling advanced, non-verbal magic) my willow wands have consistently selected those of greatest potential, rather than those who feel they have little to learn. It has always been a proverb in my family that he who has furthest to travel will go fastest with willow.
Phoenix Feather This is the rarest core type. Phoenix feathers are capable of the greatest range of magic, though they may take longer than either unicorn or dragon cores to reveal this. They show the most initiative, sometimes acting of their own accord, a quality that many witches and wizards dislike.
Phoenix feather wands are always the pickiest when it comes to potential owners, for the creature from which they are taken is one of the most independent and detached in the world. These wands are the hardest to tame and to personalise, and their allegiance is usually hard won.
►P A T R O N U S◄ Okapi
►B O G G A R T◄ Sienna doesn’t know how to swim and is afraid of drowning because that was one of the ways her father maintained control over her: by threatening to leave her alone in their estate’s lake. When approached by a boggart, it surrounds her with turbulent blue waves as though she is submerged underwater.
►B L O O D S T A T U S◄ Half-blood
►P E T◄ Tawny Owl named Dally. He is her oldest friend, because he’s the only pet her father allowed. He bought it for her at Diagon Alley before Sienna started her first year at Hogwarts.
►A P P E A R A N C E◄ She has grey-tinged dark brown hair that she tends to wear straight, brown skin from her Latina/African heritage, shy brown eyes, and she usually wears plum-colored lipstick. Her clothing style is goth-chic; she likes to wear dark colors, usually dresses or skirts with tights and combat boots. She has the dark mark on the inside of her right thigh; hence the constant wearing of tights to hide it. She has her septum pierced, double piercings in each earlobe and a cartilage piercing in her right ear, a belly button piercing which is a snowflake charmed to float, and a magical tattoo of a phoenix taking flight that spans from her left hipbone to the top of her left ribcage; it can flap its wings and change position like magical art can. She is 5'5" tall and is very slim, and not particularly athletic.
►L I K E S◄ Fizzing Whizbees, cold wintery weather, singing, flying, reading, and all of her classes at Hogwarts
►D I S L I K E S◄ The Dark Arts, playing sports (she likes to watch Quidditch, though), bullies, unnecessarily loud people, and large crowds
►P E R S O N A L I T Y◄ Sienna has always felt like the odd one out. The only thing she feels comfortable about is her sense of style. She has a beautiful singing voice, and was never allowed to sing at home because it was too cheerful. Because of the dark nature of her father and brother, there were many things Sienna couldn’t do at home. She couldn’t laugh or speak out of turn or sing or dance; so it became difficult for her to find ease in doing such things and making friends once she got to Hogwarts. The past six years of student life have helped her to be herself, but upon returning home in the summer, she always had to revert to the behavior her father deemed ‘acceptable’. He tried to get her into an arranged marriage with an awful young wizard, Conor, who treated her poorly but lost interest once Sienna’s father disowned her and kicked her out. Sienna had to stay at the Leaky Cauldron during the few days between getting kicked out, and starting her seventh year at Hogwarts.
Upon being forced to leave, Sienna got her phoenix tattoo as a symbol of her intentions to take flight and bring light to the world, rather than darkness. Each piercing she got was a reminder of the wounds in her life: her double piercings in each ear were for her father, her cartilage piercing in her right ear was for her brother, her septum piercing was for Conor, and her navel piercing was for her mother.
Sienna finds comfort in spending time in Hogwarts’ vast library, singing in the choir, and perfecting charms and spells. Charms class is her favorite, although she also enjoys Transfiguration, Herbology, Potions, and Care of Magical Creatures. She doesn’t like Defense Against the Dark Arts only because it makes her think about her father and brother; but she considers it to be one of her most important classes, because she hopes to possibly become an Auror or go into a profession that despises and halts the efforts of dark wizards.
When people learn that she has never had a boyfriend, they’re often quite surprised. Sienna has a unique, somewhat exotic appearance, and she’s caught the attention of many guys over the years; but they either wind up being not brave enough to approach her, or they come on too strong, and remind her of the man she was almost forced to marry. Her former suitor verbally and physically abused her from the time she was 15 until she turned 17, making her feel worthless and angry with herself. All of the men in her life—her father, brother, and suitor—have made it hard for her to feel comfortable around guys. Now that she doesn’t have to deal with them anymore, Sienna is able to relax a bit more; but it will take a special kind of guy to capture her heart and keep it safe without scaring her.
Sienna mostly spends time by herself, and is friendly with her fellow Ravenclaws. She tries to be nice to students from other houses, too, but prefers the company of other intellectuals, or herself. Sometimes it can be hard to interact with students from other houses because Hufflepuffs can be too cheerful and talkative, Slytherins can be a little negative and accidentally demeaning, and Gryffindors can be a bit too much for her to handle. But she sees and appreciates the good qualities in people from every house.
►F A M I L Y N A M E◄ Rodriguez. Family members: Father: Luis Rodriguez Mother: Jayde Rodriguez (née Adiyemi) (Deceased) Brother: Claudio Rodriguez Sienna ‘s father and 20-year-old brother are dark wizards. Her mother was a Muggle whom her father truly loved enough to renounce his dark ways; but with her death left all the hope and light Sienna had for her remaining family members. Her father fell into darkness once more and raised his children to value the Dark Arts and ways of the dark wizards. Sienna doesn’t want to follow in her family’s footsteps, and her father disowned her at the end of summer before her Seventh year. Sienna isn’t sure where she will go or what she will do after graduating from Hogwarts.
►P L A C E O F O R I G I N◄ San Juan, Puerto Rico
►H I S T O R Y◄ Sienna was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico; her father’s hometown. Her mother and father met when he was working at the Ministry of Magic in England and fell instantly in love, even though she was a Muggle. As a fully pure-blooded Wizard, Luis ordinarily looked down on Muggles, but Jayde was different. She was truly special to him. Luis Rodriguez was so moved by his love for Jayde that he renounced his dark ways and married her. His work took him first to America, where Sienna’s brother was born, and then to his own homeland of Puerto Rico, where Sienna was born three years after her brother.
When Sienna was 3, her family moved back to England so Luis could return to his regular job at the Ministry. Sadly, three years later, her mother fell ill. Luis tried everything to save her, but his efforts were to no avail. He even took her to St. Mungo’s, but they couldn’t treat her. Luis dabbled in the Dark Arts again, trying to find a cure, but Jayde passed away in the summer, when Sienna was 6 years old. Jayde’s death launched Luis back into his old ways. He became cold and cruel, and his son Claudio, torn by grief at a young age, knew no better than to look up to his father and follow his ways. Sienna was different; having inherited her mother’s gentle spirit and sweet heart. She didn’t see the world through rose-colored lenses, but she saw good in everyone; even her father and brother. She hoped beyond hope that they would get better and go back to the way they were before.
Claudio began to resent Sienna, because she reminded him too much of his wife. It didn’t help that she was not so easily swayed as her older brother. He took his anger out on her, branding her with the Dark Mark when she was only 8 years old in an attempt to force her submission, after threatening to drown her, among other threats and minor spellwork, didn’t work. Sienna learned to do as he told her, although inside, she remained as good and pure as her mother taught her to be, and resented everything about the Dark Arts, although she never grew to hate her father or her brother, who was just like her father, only worse.
Sienna was 15 when Luis decided that the only way to be sure she wouldn’t rebel would be to marry her into a pureblooded family of dark wizards. He basically paid a man 7 years older than her to marry her once she turned 17; having to bribe him with money because she was half-Muggle. The marriage would benefit him, too, because he would be able to regain some credibility among dark wizards, after having abandoned his ways to marry a Muggle. Conor, her intended, was the youngest of three brothers in a long line of dark wizards, and was just as bad as her father and brother, verbally abusing her, and even physically striking her if he didn’t like her tone of voice or the way she looked at him.
Sienna finally broke free from all of that when she gained the courage to talk back to her father, having reached the last straw when Conor drew his wand against her. That had led to a duel, which she won, having managed to disarm and stun him before running away. Her father was so angry with her for ruining the connection he’d forged with Conor’s family that he almost raised his wand himself. Instead, he disowned her and threw her out of the house.
►E X T R A◄ -Sienna’s middle name is Safiya, which is an African name that means “pure”.
-Sienna can speak fluent Spanish, and often speaks to her owl, Dally, in Spanish. She also writes in her diary in Spanish, so there is less of a chance of people being able to read it.
- When Sienna first mastered the corporeal Patronus Charm, it took on the form of an Okapi, which was her mother’s favorite animal.
-Some students were confused and a little disturbed when she started her seventh year with a bunch of new piercings, but they couldn’t possibly understand the reason behind them, so Sienna didn’t care. Eventually, kids stopped giving her weird looks when she walked into the room.
-Sienna's hair has been colored this way ever since her mother died. At only 6 years old, Sienna's strong magic and turbulent emotions collided, and resulted in this strange but interesting grey accent to her hair. It has never gone away, and Sienna has grown to like it.
@ariplotter If her mother was a muggle, how was she also an animagus? Animagus are only witches/wizards. What about making that her mother's favorite animal?
Thanks for pointing that out! I went through a few different versions of her story and forgot to change that detail. I'll fix it so that it was her mom's favorite animal, like you suggested. Hahah, it's been a long day.
Sorry been emotionally exhausted all day but I am almost done with my character and I will start this!@Potter@ariplotter Both great characters! Accepted! Please place them in the Character Tab.
Sorry been emotionally exhausted all day but I am almost done with my character and I will start this!@Potter@ariplotter Both great characters! Accepted! Please place them in the Character Tab.
S'all good. If you need help with anything, like brainstorming, I have nothing better to do.
►N I C K N A M E◄ Simon isn't too fond of nicknames so he prefers it if you call him Simon or just don't speak to him, at all.
►A G E◄ 17.
►G E N D E R◄ Male.
►S E X U A L I T Y◄ Heterosexual, for the most part though has an eye on some males, too.
►R E L A T I O N S H I P S T A T U S◄ Single and definitely looking to mingle.
►H O U S E◄ Slytherin.
►Y E A R◄ Seventh.
►W A N D◄ Simon has inherited his father's wand, which is a 11 and half inch in length wand, made from Sycamore wood and has a dragon heartstring core.
►P A T R O N U S◄ White Tiger.
►B O G G A R T◄ Besides Dementors, he is afraid of another war breaking out and losing those close to him.
►B L O O D S T A T U S◄ Pure Blood.
►P E T◄ An Owl by the name of Colby.
►A P P E A R A N C E◄ Simon's appearance is so marvelous as girls and even some guys swoon over him as he passes by them in the halls of Hogwarts. He stands about an outstanding height of six foot two and weighs one-hundred and sixty-three pounds of muscle. He was blessed with broad shoulders and a chiseled chest, too. Simon works out whenever he can to make sure he keeps his appearance grade A. He has pure, blue eyes that sparkle and shine in the right amount of lighting. He has dirty-blonde hair, which he usually keeps unkempt but has it trimmed to perfection. Simon's skin tone is sun-kissed evenly over his entire body. He is a very attractive male and the smile that he often shows make others fall in love with him.
►L I K E S◄ Slytherin House | Being Qudditch Captain | Defense Against the Dark Arts | Watching the Sunset | Astrology
►D I S L I K E S◄ Other Qudditch Captains | Being Told What To Do | Muggles & Muggle-Borns | Stormy Weather |
►P E R S O N A L I T Y◄ Unlike most Slytherins, Simon isn't all that cunning with his tatics but he is very manipulative. Simon doesn't like to cause confusion among other people but will if he absolutely have to. Simon is a clever, young man as he knows how to work his way out of any and all situations that he will most likely be in at Hogwarts. He is very friendly to be around, well, when you first meet him but as soon as one finds out more about him, they usually distant themselves away since they simply cannot handle the dark details. Simon has a smile that will ultimately draw people to him but if he doesn't like them, he'll turn them away with multiple insults. Something he hates doing, sometimes.
►F A M I L Y N A M E◄ The name Caldwell comes from a long line of Pure Bloods. Most usually end up in Slytherin but others have been known to end up in the other houses.
►P L A C E O F O R I G I N◄ London, England.
►H I S T O R Y◄ Growing up, Simon's parents, Simon and Raven Caldwell, told him about the way he was when he was three years of age. Of course, Simon didn't know what he was being told but when he reached the age of five, his training began. His parents trained him to be the absolute best wizard of the world. He honed his abilities at an early age and when he turned eleven years of age, his Hogwarts letter came and his parents couldn't be prouder of him. They immediately went shopping for his essential items and shipped him off to attend Hogwarts, a place where the Caldwell's had a slight reputation at. Simon had gotten into many verbal spats and even physical fights at his first year at the school and caused Slytherin a lot of points. Though, as time rolled on, he manifested into a more mature, young man and even went as far to apologize to the people he had fought and got into verbal disagreements with. It was a long ass first year for him but the other years went by so fast, though he can recall that they were much better. He is attending his last year at Hogwarts and hopes that it be as successful as his previous years, well without the fights and arguments this time around.
►E X T R A◄ Qudditch Captain for Slytherin. Head of the Charms & Astronomy Clubs.
Just fyi - @hushedwhispers - 143 lbs is pretty underweight for someone 6'2 and muscular. Muscularly speaking, he should be about thirty to forty pounds heavier even if he has a 2% body fat. (Sorry if that's a bit nitpicky. It's just part of my RL job.)
Yeah 6 foot people are just... Heavy, they usually weight in the 200s just by their height I believe. Add muscles and you get yourself one hunky and tall guy <3
(Not sure bout this info but I'm half right and half wrong somewhere)
150 is the low side of healthy. Add muscle and you're actually looking at 180, maybe even 200 high end healthy. Higher if he's a body builder just stacked with muscle, or has a dense core and over 20% body fat.