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Hogwarts: Before the War

@Inkarnate

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Hogwarts: Before the War

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Hogwarts: Before the War

A bunch of people had dropped/not let me know if they're still interested, and the IC is launching soon, so I'll give this a bump! Would love some more people to join in, as I think in this type of roleplay, the more, the merrier. If you are interested, don't worry about rushing a character - I'll still be accepting people once the IC is up. :)

Hogwarts: Before the War

A bunch of people had dropped/not let me know if they're still interested, and the IC is launching soon, so I'll give this a bump! Would love some more people to join in, as I think in this type of roleplay, the more, the merrier. If you are interested, don't worry about rushing a character - I'll still be accepting people once the IC is up. :)

Hogwarts: Before the War

Alistair Flint

Name:
Alistair "Ali" Seth Flint

Age:
15

Birthday:
7th August

Sex:
Male

Ethnicity:
Half Caucasian, Half Chilean

Nationality:
English

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School Year :
Fifth Year

Blood Status:
Pure Blood

Hogwarts House:
Hufflepuff

Pet:
A Barn Owl named Cortés.

Boggart:
Ali's boggart takes the form of a ferocious Manticore. Following a close encounter with one many years ago as a child with his sister, both of the siblings have retained a deep-seated fear of the nightmare-inducing beast. As it approaches him, talons clicking against the floor, his 'Riddikulus' charm causes all of the hair to suddenly fall from the beast as it taunts him quietly in a slick voice. Upon realizing it's nakedness, the Manticore's face turns a bright red in embarrassment as it hops around the room, smug tone vanishing from it's voice as it wails for anyone present to look away, all while attempting to cover its private areas with now comically oversized paws.

Wand:
Phoenix Feather, Hawthorn, 7 1/4", Surprisingly Bendy.

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Favourite Lesson:
Transfiguration:
He enjoys being better at it than his sister. Also, there's a certain delicacy to the art that he enjoys doing well at.

Least Favourite Lesson:
Care of Magical Creatures:
While it was an easy elective to take, he finds it extremely boring at times. The Professor is a nutjob, and half the animals they deal with ought to be put down or released back into the wilds, not cooed over like a baby.

Extracurricular Activities:
Seeker for Hufflepuff; Duelling Club

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Appearance:
Although the siblings are in the same year, the nearly 10 month gap between them is obvious. While Eva has taken puberty in her stride, Ali has yet to hit a growth spurt, barely reaching the height of 5'3" with a rather slim build. Although this makes him perfect for his House's Seeker, he still dislikes being so small, particularly when he already has to deal with being one of the youngest in his year. His lack of height and build lends itself to already low self-esteem, though he still takes pride in his appearance. Hair is always neat, clothes always looked after and looking good, wand polished every day. He's recently taken an interest in some muggle clothing he's seen students wearing around school, but doesn't dare to openly say so.

Thanks to his mother's genetics, Ali has inherited olive-toned skin that has remained spotless (For now), full lips, and dark hair and eyes of a rich mahogany shade. He hopes he'll inherit his father's height eventually, but for now, the only resemblance to the patriarch of his family are thick eyebrows, thin face, and a tendency to snore lightly when asleep.

Personality:
As many are surprised to learn when meeting the Flint siblings, it was not Eva, sorted into Slytherin, who retained her deep-seated prejudice courtesy of their parents, but Alistair, sorted into Hufflepuff. Very early on in their first year, Ali retained his scorn for Muggle-Borns and Muggles, and it was Eva that shook off her parents discriminating influence and kept a more open mind. While Ali did come to loosen up slightly in terms of who he would consider being friends with (It took three weeks of him stubbornly eating and sulking by himself in the Hufflepuff areas for him to stop moaning about blood purity and actually interact with the many Half-Bloods in his House), he still has a sense of superiority about him that he can't seem to shake off. Now a fifth year, he rarely talks about it amongst his current circle of friends, as they tend to just boo him until he shuts up, and never seem to take him seriously. His dislike for non Pure-Bloods stems from nothing more than ignorance and a negative type of behaviour that is simply perpetuated by his parents. At heart, he's not a malicious person, and could never see himself do harm to others simply because of who they are. Still, he has much to learn in common decency and respect for his fellow students. While he'd never hurt a Muggle-Born, they are avoided with a barely hidden look of scorn - but also confusion. His parents have taught him all of his life to distrust and dislike those people, but it's much harder to do so when you actually spend time with them and realise they're no different than you.

When avoiding his streak of prejudice, he seems to be a decent fellow. Quiet, but with a sly sense of humour and dry wit. Extremely competitive, but usually quite gracious about losing (Unless it's to his sister - that's a rivalry that won't disappear any time soon.). Low self-esteem brings with it a lack of confidence in his ability, and also cowardice. Cowardice in not standing up to his parents, telling them that they're wrong to be so prejudiced... cowardice in not agreeing with his sister so openly about his feelings for non-Purebloods, out of fear it'll get back to the wrong people and he'll be judged. Ali isn't particularly proud of his actions, and is struggling through school and puberty to try and change. Unfortunately, every time he goes back home for summer and Christmas, his parents undo all of the work he's attempted.

Backstory:
Alistair was the second child and only son born of two prestigious pureblood families; his mother, Renata Arias, came from a centuries old Chilean family witches and wizards, originating in Spain and emigrating to the country at some point in the 17th century. His father, Felix Flint, belonged to the Flint family, one of the "Famous Twenty-Eight" as outlined in Canterkous Nott's infamous Pure-Blood Directory. While some disliked their presence in such a controversial book like the Weasley family, the Flint's were proud of it. With Renata coming from similar prejudicial roots, she too appreciated her husband's pure family tree, and his stance on non-Purebloods. By the time Eva was born, it was pretty clear that both parents expected their children to follow in their footsteps. While Eva broke away from her parent's worldviews, Ali is still stuck fast in it, despite wanting to change on the inside.

Unlike his brash sister, Ali had always been an unproblematic and quiet child. Rarely making a ruckus as a toddler and always doing as he was told, Ali tended to avoid his intimidating older sister and hide away behind his Grandmother. Funnily enough, Antonella had a far harder time changing her grandson's behaviour than Eva's - it was more difficult to encourage confidence and socialising than discouraging bad, bratty behaviour. His father's overbearing presence likely didn't help in this; with Ali being his only son, Felix took far more interest in him than Eva, taking him into work at a young age so that he could see what was going to be expected of him in the future. Naturally, Felix wanted Ali to be the next Minister of Magic, if he didn't get the job himself. However, Alistair was an introverted, meek child, and not one expected to go anywhere in life despite his superior intelligence over Eva, even at a younger age.

Thanks to his abuela though, Ali grew in confidence over the years; sticking up for himself, and learning to use wit rather than clear threats as Eva did in arguments. However, he wasn't past procuring a wand from somewhere to "duel" his sister - though at that age, it was nothing more than shooting different coloured sparks at one another, running away laughing as they was caught by an adult. Sadly though, he wasn't able to quite shake off his parent's grip as well as Eva. More rules and standards to live up to him were pressed upon him, what with being the male heir to the family fortune and power. It was a lot more difficult to throw off their influence... even when joining Hogwarts.

Despite his parents, Ali had learnt very quickly that his mindset had to shift just a bit to get through Hogwarts safely, and with making friends. Perhaps he would have been better off in Slytherin, which seemed to have a reputation for prejudiced purebloods... but he was put in Hufflepuff for some reason, and so, he had to change. Negative opinions relating to blood types weren't accpeted there, and on the brink of becoming a socil pariah in his house, he swiftly adjusted his behaviour. While some would call this two-faced, it was more in reality Alistair simply acting like himself, rather than putting up the superior front that had been built up for so long by his father. With them not constantly looking over his shoulder, he could just ask as he was: A somewhat goofy, quick-witted child who enjoyed staying up past bedtime to tell jokes with his roommates, to tease classmates for crushes in another house, or to help someone who'd left their homework last minute avoid a detention. Hogwarts had a great influence on Alistair, but unfortunately, everything disappeared the second he went home for summer to tell his parents everything he had learnt. Naturally, most of what he conversed was met with disdain and anger. He was eating, sleeping, and talking with non-Purebloods? Making friends with them? His sister was already letting down two great Pureblood families by her behaviour, but with him being the son, every insult and punishment was ten times worse. Ali would return to school the next term deflated, and silently vowing to not continue his terrible behaviour again. But of course, it's hard to turn on people you've lived with for a whole year, because his parents told him too. But then, he'd lived with his parents his whole life. Would disobeying them mean he didn't love them anymore?

Such questions and hesitation over his actions has plagued Ali for the next five years. Of course, he had retained his friends, simply to not be alone... but he doesn't dare do anything too drastic just in case word gets back to his parents. Although he simply doesn't write to them beyond vague reports of how he is doing in school and Quidditch, he always worries about the other Purebloods for similar families in the school. All it takes is for them to tell their parents, who were friends with his own. Therefore, his behaviour is still a touch discriminatory, though a part of him hates himself for doing so. He wishes he could be more confident like his sister, but knowing he isn't simply creates more animosity between them. It's hard to pick between family and friends... particularly with O.W.Ls coming up. Maybe once he leaves school and home, things will be easier? Alistair doesn't know... he can only hope.

Extra:
Is fluent in Spanish, thanks to his mother.

Like Eva, he retains a more positive relationship with his grandmother than his parents. He still doesn't dare ask her for advice though, in case it somehow gets back to his parents.

Eva and Ali spend Christmas at Hogwarts, as they have since their First year - it's easier to be away from their parents, and considering the emotional distance, Christmas had never been a fun family holiday anyway. Their abuela visits them though, staying at 'The Three Broomsticks' for the two weeks to spend time with her grandchildren. She's the only one that put effort into the holiday back home anyway.

Hogwarts: Before the War

Eva Flint

Name:
Evangeline "Eva" Delilah Flint

Age:
15

Birthday:
20th September

Sex:
Female

Ethnicity:
Half Caucasian, Half Chilean

Nationality:
English

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School Year :
Fifth

Blood Status:
Pureblood

Hogwarts House:
Slytherin

Pet:
A Bush Rat named Pablo.

Boggart:
Eva's boggart takes the form of a ferocious Manticore. Following a close encounter with one many years ago as a child with her brother, both of the siblings have retained a deep-seated fear of the nightmare-inducing beast. As it approaches her, saliva dripping from it's human mouth, her 'Riddikulus' charm suddenly causes it's own scorpion tail to sting it repeatedly, causing it to yelp and cry in a quite humorous manner as it runs around in a circle, attempting to outrun the offending limb.

Wand:
Dragon Heartstring, Red Oak, 14", Unyielding.

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Favourite Lesson:
Defence Against the Dark Arts:
Eager to be an Auror when she leaves Hogwarts, Eva has worked as hard as possible in this particular lesson. Despite her natural skill at duelling, Eva has a burning passion to learn as much as she can about the Dark Arts, dangerous creatures, and the best way possible to defend oneself against them. So far she is gaining top marks in the class, and while her teachers would much prefer for her to focus slightly more on her other lessons, her skill in this subject is extremely impressive.

Least Favourite Lesson:
Transfiguration:
The art of altering the form of objects into a whole other one is completely lost on Eva. Finding her strength in the art of (Often rather aggressive) offensive and defensive magics, the amount of concentration and patience necessary to achieve a successful transfiguration doesn't come easily at all to her. Not just due to the fact that she finds the entire school of magic pointless in most cases, but she lacks the finesse and delicacy often needed to perform such acts of magic.

Extracurricular Activities:
Chaser for Slytherin; Duelling Club; Any Muggle-Themed Clubs.

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Appearance:
Eva has always been tall and large for her age, and the onset of puberty has done absolutely nothing to change that. Standing at a generous 5'9" and still growing, Eva's figure leans more towards terms such as robust and curvaceous than slim. With a heavy build including broad shoulders, strapping stature and a rather soft tummy, her tendency to enjoy a bit too much pudding shows aplenty on the young girl. While she found it easy to shake off any extra weight as a little girl, puberty and lack of cardio has meant she's gained a few pounds. She is secretly quite self-conscious about it, but being easily-distracted means she doesn't spend too long worrying over her appearance. However, not all of her weight is thanks to the lavish dinners put on at Hogwarts; taking her job as Chaser very seriously, Eva has worked hard to put a bit more muscle on to improve her strength. To her, speed and slightness is only good for Seekers - Chasers need to put up a fight.

The only ways in which Eva does toil at her looks is for herself, and nobody else - eyebrows that have a tendency to become rather wild and bushy are plucked and shaped each week; spots and dark circles beneath the eye are covered with make-up; her normally curly hair is tamed each and every morning to look like effortless beach waves, made all the more attractive by her dirty blonde hair which has a tendency to go a lighter shade in the sun. Dark brown eyes are usually lightly lined with kohl, and Eva tries to wear a new pair of earrings each day.

When outside of her school uniform, Eva owns well-made, expensive clothes, courtesy of her family's wealth. She also spends much of her allowance on muggle clothing, though she occasionally gets the fashions mixed up unless a muggle-born friend gives her a hand.

Personality:
Despite the prejudiced ways of her family, Eva has always strove to be far more open-minded and nonjudgmental than her relations. While she still has much to learn about the Muggle world, she is constantly eager to learn more about them and is careful around her Muggleborn or Half-Blood peers to ensure they are never judged by her for their blood status. However, this is where her conscientiousness ends. Coming from a rich and respected family, Eva still hasn't quite grasped the impacts of poverty or simply even being from comfortable economic background. When students around her despair over breaking their broom or losing a nice wizard chess set, Eva disregards their worry and assumes their parents will simply buy them a new one, not even taking into consideration that their parents may not have the money to do so. While education at Hogwarts is free, the materials necessary for study are often quite expensive - Eva doesn't realise this all the time, and so has been accused of flaunting her own rich wardrobe, array of belongings and obvious wealth by less well-off onlookers. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. While Eva still must learn to be more modest with her money, she is endlessly generous with it. Not in a manner to be boasting, but in a way of making those around her happier. If there is to be a party in the common room celebrating a win at Quidditch, Eva will be the first to put money towards food and drink (If it can't be stolen from the kitchens); if in Hogsmeade with friends and someone lacks enough money to buy something they particularly want, Eva will immediately give them what they need without demanding anything else in return; Christmas and birthdays are always lavish times for those in Eva's circle of friends, for they always receive something they particularly wanted, no matter how expensive it is. Again, this could be seen as a boast of Eva's wealth, but those close to her know that she would act in just the same generous manner if she had not a knut to her name.

Open-mindedness also fails Eva in other ways, by way of her passion. In some areas, passion is good - she has a deep love for her friends (And family, occasionally) and by default, is fiercely loyal to them. Even her brother, who she has fought with on more than one occasion, is included in this, and she will be the first to protect him and any others she loves if she deems it necessary. Unfortunately, this can sometimes bring with it an overprotective nature, and a tendency to flare up at pretty small things. She has quite the hot temper, and won't stand for nonsense, particularly if she perceives it as some kind of threat to her or her friends. This has led to her being sent off the Quidditch pitch more than once after attacking another team's player for "playing too aggressively". She's also not afraid to throw some punches on the ground, and has received a good few detentions in the past for losing her temper at some poor kid.

Backstory:
Eva was the first child and only daughter born of two prestigious pureblood families; her mother, Renata Arias, came from a centuries old Chilean family witches and wizards, originating in Spain and emigrating to the country at some point in the 17th century. Her father, Felix Flint, belonged to the Flint family, one of the "Famous Twenty-Eight" as outlined in Canterkous Nott's infamous Pure-Blood Directory. While some disliked their presence in such a controversial book like the Weasley family, the Flint's were proud of it. With Renata coming from similar prejudicial roots, she too appreciated her husband's pure family tree, and his stance on non-Purebloods. By the time Eva was born, it was pretty clear that both parents expected their children to follow in their footsteps. Unfortunately for them, Eva had other ideas.

Although only 10 months old by the time her brother Alistair arrived, Eva was clearly going to be the problem child. Loud, antagonistic, and never taking no as an answer, she would have grown up to be nothing more than a spoilt brat if it hadn't been for her grandmother's presence. A typical, no-nonsense woman, Eva's abuela had coped with plenty of stubborn children in her life, with Renata being the worst. Having come to England with her daughter shortly after her marriage with Felix, Antonella both adored and disciplined her grandchildren, knowing fine well her lazy daughter and constantly working Son-in-Law wasn't going to do it. Regardless of this, the Flint siblings still grew up in a rich and decadent environment, never having to do chores thanks to servants and getting enough pocket money every week to buy what they wished. For the most part though, Antonella's influence on them both had positive effects. For Eva, it made her more generous. Although her parents were rather selfish, Eva wouldn't think twice about giving it away to a donation box or some poor child in Florean Fortescue's who couldn't afford their favourite ice cream. It also instilled in her some form of work ethic, though it was only applied to things she knew she was good at; flying her broom, for example, or "borrowing" a servant's wand so that she could have duels with her brother. Still a problematic child, but she improved immensely after joining Hogwarts (Though according to her parents, she simply grew to be more "opinionated".)

Hogwarts totally opened Eva's mind - before then, she'd never had the chance to converse with the people her family disliked so much. She was surprised to discover that they were just... normal. Just like her, in every way! In fact, some of the Muggle-Borns were the best students in the class. Everything her parents had fed her since she'd learnt to talk and listen was thrown out of the window. They were wrong in how they thought, and in the way they had taught their children. And regardless of how they would take the news, Eva dove into the world of the Muggles, eager to learn more about this way of life unknown to her.

Over the years, her opinion hasn't shifted. She has plenty of Muggle-Born and Half-Blood friends, and yearly rants from her parents hasn't done much to change her mindset. All she hopes now is for Alistair to follow in her footsteps, but he's stubborn in his own way too... regardless of what he's like, she'll still protect him as much as she can. He's still her little brother, after all.

Extra:
Fluent in Spanish, thanks to her mother's roots.

Has remained closer to her Abuela than her parents; although still prejudiced, Antonella doesn't take it quite as seriously as the others in her family. "I'm too old to care that much about people I don't know." Is her excuse, and one Eva can forgive more easily than her parent's venomous attacks on non-Purebloods.

Eva and Ali spend Christmas at Hogwarts, as they have since their First Year - it's easier to be away from their parents, and considering the emotional distance, Christmas had never been a fun family holiday anyway. Their abuela visits them though, staying at 'The Three Broomsticks' for the two weeks to spend time with her grandchildren. She's the only one that put effort into the holiday back home anyway.

X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

Nina van Essenhout

_{Location: The Facility}

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Nina's normally steadfast focus was broken as Pietro caused a commotion - only this time, it was a highly useful one. Noticing as he left her field of view, Nina's eyes widened as she saw him reappear behind the bars that locked the group in momentarily, before he shot forward towards Laine. How did he get past the bars? Had he just run so fast that matter itself had just morphed around him? While Nina was no expert in physics, this seemed unlikely... view whipping back to Laine (Now looking severely pissed off), and Wonderland.

"Of course! This one deals in illusions... and now in messing with Quicksilver's mind, she's ruined it for everyone else." Nina thought, watching as the bars dissolved before her. How could she have been so easily fooled? Cursing herself silently, Nina watched on as Laine advanced on a blind Pietro, and Ayita launched herself at Wonderland, fangs and all. For now, Nina couldn't trust herself to do anything. Ayita may not be able to distinguish friend from foe in this enraged form, and with Pietro clearly not being able to see the others, getting involved with his scuffle with Laine could be potentially fatal. Though, Laine's potential to cooperate was something to keep in mind.

"Damon! Have your tattoo creatures ready - Ayita could fall to a hallucination at any time, but they'll hopefully be immune to that one's powers. If Ayita loses it, I'll keep her off you and Pietro as much as I can." She instructed Damon quietly, placing her knife back in it's sheath and bending her knees slightly, ready to spring into action. "Just make sure you take our magician friend down. She's the most dangerous one here. Off the top of her head, Nina tried to recall what exact strength a wolf had... and if their fangs and claws were enough to break her skin.

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Charlie Farrier

_{Location: The Facility}

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Once again, Charlie felt naked without a physical weapon. He didn't even dare to try and summon a flame ready to attack, just in case he accidentally ignited the entire room, Cassandra and all. Laying low behind the Agent, Charlie strained his ears to try and hear something else, something that was useful. Just footsteps... was it Oshea? Or a guard that he hadn't rounded up? Or worse, what if it was one of the Brotherhood? He'd seen pictures of a bunch, and they didn't look friendly in the slightest. Jesus, if Magneto himself showed up, he could just kill the both of them with all the metal in this room. Glancing at the computers, he slightly prayed that whoever it was would just wander by, and they could get some useful information from the room they were currently hiding in.

"Like a cure! That would be awesome. Please be a cure..." He thought to himself, knowing fine well that this false hope wasn't going to keep him optimistic for one... the footsteps were growing closer.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

@DeadbeatWalking

Awesome - and well needed - rant! I've noticed the same thing happening with illnesses, physical or mental, in many roleplays I've trawled through and stalked read. One time I saw a writer use the term "bipolar" to describe their character with an evil alter-ego that took over their brain sometimes, Dr. Jekyll style. Total ignorance over what bipolar actually meant or consisted of. I agree, it is infuriating to see people like this on the site.

Academy: A school for Heroes and Villains (open to all)

Heya - just a heads up in case you haven't realised, but you can't read a word of the zeroth and first ooc page barring some of the headers. Must be a funky font that's not compatible with phones or something. (I checked apple and android, just in case). Just thought I'd let you know! :)

New Miraculous RP

Just a suggestion, but due to the trouble you had with your last attempt of this, perhaps tag Invader Len this time, instead of just name dropping him? Saves him from finding out about it from a friend yet again.