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Name: Alexandra Victoria; or just Ophis
Age: 16
House you were sorted into: Ravenclaw
Link to original application: sorted baby!
Explain why you feel misplaced in your current House! Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the Ravenclaw house - but I really just don’t feel like I fit in there. Facts and such are nice and all, and I love to pick them up as I go along, but I am far from being a bookworm - all of the reading I do is on the go. I’ve fenced with a book in my spare hand, without the slightest exaggeration on my part. I have the intellect of a Ravenclaw and then some, I won’t deny that, but my interests and intentions are Slytherin and my instincts are pretty Gryffindor, although I am a tiny bit more self-preservative. As for Hufflepuff… I dunno, I guess I can be hardworking as well - but really, even though I am pretty smart and have a lot of common sense - that doesn’t mean I follow it. I do what my heart tells me and I go with the flow - even though I know full well that it may not be the best decision (far from it in fact). I do things for myself, not for others, I do things based on what I want and I do things because they look fun - not because it is the most logical thing to do. My Ravenclaw traits could probably get me out of tight situations that my Gryff and Slyth traits get me into, but I don’t feel that the true me really expresses my Raven traits as much as they should in order to be in the house. Intelligence is something I was born with - my father was an Oxford graduate for Seth’s sake - my studying is strictly that sort of “hmm, I think there is a test next period - perhaps I’ll skim my notes,” during which I am either eating my lunch or half-paying attention to the teacher for that particular period. I can’t really explain it, it is simply something that I feel perhaps I have the intelligence and creativity of a Ravenclaw, but do not use it in a Ravenclaw way - rather I do things as a Slytherin or Gryffindor would, with the Ravenclaw to back it up. Like… Hermione Granger and Tom Marvolo Riddle. Both are intelligent students, yet neither were in Ravenclaw. While perhaps not for the most moral of causes, Voldemort also could be considered creative in a sick sort of way, and Hermione had her witty comments from time to time. Albeit, I don’t consider myself much like Hermione or Voldy (although I do quite love the latter), it is a similar sort of situation. I’m a Machiavellian with an adrenaline high - doomed for disaster with a big salary - smart as Ravenclaw, but perhaps not much else deserving of the house
What would you see in the Mirror of Erised? Be exact with your descriptions! As I feel I was quite exact before, I will simply even FURTHER elaborate. By doing this, I will have my original entry here striked through so I can just continue from where I left off, kk? I would probably see myself in a mansion - one of those gargantuan mansions with ten bathrooms on every floor because you’d never be able to get to one if there were any less, repainted every year in the glossiest black paint on the market with a Quidditch pitch, a Japanese garden, and a small mote and large “Great Wall of China”-esque wall surrounding it - hundreds of house elves (minimum wage, but I’d still pay them) - sitting in a rounded, two story - make it five - library, with gold-plated everything and some nice statues and book ends although perhaps some things deserve a silver lining - perhaps I would do it fittingly; sapphire and bronze on one wall, emeralds and silver on another, rubies and gold on another; and then the last one would have a very redwood Victorian finish where bookcases and desks weren't sitting (although I’d probably only require one desk, so long as it was really large - in the middle of the room of course, with a cute little desk lamp in Green/Gold or Red/Silver… probably the latter). It should also be noted that my name is Alexandra Crouch now Perhaps I’d get my name legally changed to Ophiucha though, Ophiucha Crouch rolls better than Alexandra…. Ophiucha Victoria Crouch -nods- I like it. Why? Well, I love money - a lot, you know - a lot is really just slang for a “lot” (like an empty one where you place baseball) - but trust me, I need more than an empty baseball lot’s worth of galleons to keep me happy, I’m talking ten or more lots. As such I would hope that in the future I was extremely wealthy and had a lovely mansion, but I also like books and would insist on getting one of those REALLY huge libraries that have more books than one could ever read in a life time on subjects that may not even really interest me, just incase the need comes up for me to have them. Oh, and trust me - a lot of it would be fiction, perhaps even half of it would just be fiction, perhaps even more. I may love to have some reference materials - but I need my fantastic stories. Also, I imagine many of these books would be on the Dark Arts and such - I would have to have at least twenty-five books on every subject, but the Dark Arts and Ancient Runes need at least fifty. I just kinda like decoration, so the statues and gold would just be something I would insist on in every room of my house (including the bathrooms) just because that is the kind of person that I am (we’re talking griffins, dragons, basilisks, sarcophagi, behemoths, chimeras, and the works). I'd probably also have a portraits of any of the following people: Lucius Malfoy (for his financial skills), Morfin or Marvolo Gaunt (for their proud Slytherin lineage, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (for daring to discuss wizarding knowledge with the muggle world), Auroleus Phillipus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus) (for his alchemic genius), Herpo the Foul (for his “creation” of the basilisk), Morgan le Fay (for being a dark sorceress with healing powers; proving that healing is not a power souly confined to the good side as so many believe), the four Founders (for obvious reasons), Merwyn the Malicious (for his inventive curses), Xavier Rastrick (for his fun loving nature, even into his mysterious disappearance), Crispin Cronk (for daring to keep the magnificent sphinx on his own property), Laverne de Montmorency (for the invention of her interesting love potions), Hesper Starkey (for her studies of the moon phases in Potions), Pollux and Arcturus Black (because one of them one an Order of Merlin; and both are of the Noble House of Black), Roderick Plumpton (for his record-beating Seeker skills), Newt Scamander (for his studies on Fantastic Beasts [and of course, where to find them]), Adalbert Waffling (for his studies in magical theory), Perpetua Fancourt (for the invention of the Lunascope), Derwent Shimpling (for his daring nerve for the better of Wizarding amusement; makes a fan of purple proud), Myron Wagtail (because really, I can dance like a Hippogriff), Amarillo Lestoat (for his eccentric attitude and blood-sucking tendencies), Count Vlad Drakul (for his notorious deeds in both the Wizarding and Muggle worlds), the Falmouth Falcons (for their superior beating skills), the Vrasta Vultures (for their outstanding long goals), the Toyohashi Tengu (for... well, okay, I just want a bunch of hot Japanese guys flying around on my walls), the Tchamba Charmers (for their reverse passes), the Gorodok Gargoyles (for no really good reason to be honest with you), or Blodwyn Bludd (for his fatal, but sexy, baritone). Also, I love Barty Crouch Jr. A lot. I would marry him. Alright, well, I love pretty much all of the Death Eaters (and Fenrir) and he was a might awesome one, totally beats out Pettigrew for people who aided in returning the Dark Lord - however, I really, really, really loved him around the time David Tennant played him. Oh, if there were only one man outside of Japan that I could say was dead sexy - it would be him.
What makes you unique? "I'm Unique... just like everybody else." Nothing really, quite depends on who you are comparing me to I suppose. I love to write, especially about homosexual vampires, psychics, or pyromaniacs - because I find that to be extremely hot. I am a Japanophile (who isn't these days? I mean, has anybody noticed that several major franchises have begun including Asia in their works? PotC - Sao Feng; Fast/Furious - Tokyo Drift; The Mummy 3 - Jet Li), although I also like Germany. I hate America (also not a particularly unpopular opinion) and I like Harry Potter (duh). While I adore RPG games that have a guarantee of at least 50 hours of game play, I also love the Sims/Sim City/Zoo Tycoon/Roller Coaster Tycoon/Civilization/etc. My favorite drink is water and I have a high alcoholic tolerance. I love to cook Italian food but I quite hate Italy as a country. I love any type of music as long as its Asian and I like German rock and most forms of hard rock and metal in America. Despite that, I still listen to "SexyBack" and "Barbie Girl" once a week at least. I can high kick over my head and nearly lift my body weight, but I can't run half a mile without having an asthma attack. I know HTML and a lot of CSS, but I still took a class in it during 9th grade just so I could have 40 minutes to waste on the computer. I have 16 book cases in my room and still have to buy bookends to stack some things on top of them. I have an unhealthy addiction to Tetris and have a fascination with political philosophy. I spend 99% of my time doing homework WHILE reading Harry/Draco fanfiction. I have an average grade of about 94-96 in all my classes, but rarely take notes, do homework with any ounce of attention, pay attention in class, or read the textbook. I love Ancient History but can't stand American History. I would totally adore Chemistry if there wasn't so much math involved - even though I have an innate skill in Math. I really hate my father's British accent even though I tend to say "bloody" in every other sentence and use a variety of other English terms. England has a better education system than America, proving that we should have just stayed their colony until they let us go. I'm taking five SAT IIs this year, the SAT, and the ACT. I really quite hate soda. I have ophiophilia. Zombies are a lot sexier than most people think they are. If I am in a public area, it is quite likely I will start singing "Down with the Sickness" or run over and hug the first picture of an PotC/HP/LotR/anime character I see. I really hate oranges and grape-flavored things (including their juices), but I don't really mind the fruits themselves. Eins, Zwei, Drei, Fier, Funf, Zechs, Sieben, Acht, Neun - Watashi wa Alexandra desu. J'aime le fromage, mais je ne parle pas le francais. You may interpret whatever part of that you please as "unique" - but that is all I can provide for you.
Age: 16
House you were sorted into: Ravenclaw
Link to original application: sorted baby!
- Are there any questions you would like to elaborate on?
- What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why?
As I finally decided in my application, I would like to be a wandmaker to explore the properties of magical creature cores, woods, and why the wand chooses the wizard. Perhaps it would not just be the making of the wands, but being with the creatures and actually extracting the cores - perhaps studying each individual animal before I took its core. Perhaps Fawkes has something different to him than another phoenix may have, there properties would be similar in a simply species way, but there would always be something distinctly Fawkes about the wand(s). Not to mention, I am not one who likes to be confined - I couldn’t stand to be sitting around in that shop day in and day out selling a stick of wood to people knowing what stories came before them. Woods themselves quite probably have their own magical properties, although not really touched too deeply on by Rowling, it seems completely irrelevant to use different woods (hell, perhaps even wand lengths) if there was no real significance to it all. Many pagan religions have come up with a variety of healing and elemental associations with each type of wood, so perhaps this is a part of it all. Finally, the wand choosing the wizard thing - this has intrigued me since Ollivander was there. I don’t think that the properties of each wand necessarily dictate what the person will be good at in life, “very magical”, while true - is perhaps not the best descriptions of Harry and Voldemort. Why not give Voldemort a Runespoor fang, which is meant to have properties strong for the Dark Arts? I think an analysis of pureblood families, what wands they get in each generation, and how each one turns out would be something to analyze - but there still needs to be something for me to do outside the area, which is why I would want to also study the creatures and the mysteries of magic (also briefly mentioned in my original application). Of course, there will always be this element deep in there: everybody needs a wand, wands cost money, money is absolute power, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- This year, The TriWizard Tournament is being held once again and you're of age. Do you put your name in the Goblet? Why or why not?
This question I feel should be brought up again as being one of the only questions that truly lacked any remote Ravenclaw-like trace in its answer. I believe I intricately explained my vicious shoving (of cripples and children might I add) and eccentric throwing my name into the goblet in order to attempt to gain access to this tournament. This is an example of things that I feel my Ravenclaw side MAY assist with (such as giving me basic forethought on how to go about these trials and such), but I feel it is my Gryffindor needs that truly take over during the tournament. I am a competitive adrenaline-junkie with a reckless sense of adventure - something like the TriWizard Tournament is practically begging me to join it. There is also my Slytherin greed issues that come into play with the gargantuan prize - money = absolute power = absolute corruption. My main Slytherin trait is quite easily “going to any means to achieve my ends” - and really, when you look at everything I’ve ever said and done, even if I rethink my decisions - every single one of my goals leads up to an eight or higher digit number on my credit card balance (not including cents).
- What HP character do you identify with most and why?
Well, I feel this one may have a slight Slytherin bias towards it… I just really quite like Voldemort, and therefore I can relate most closely to his loyal followers (because they are also quite fond of him). It is for this reason that I associate myself most with Bellatrix, although as I thought about it, as much as I adore Barty and find his various tongue movements and traits quite similar to my own (for instance, his outstanding act as Moody - nobody expected it, quite a feat indeed) - I think there might be just a tiny wee bit more Lucius in me than him. This is probably more because I was brought up in a wealthy family and a family that could trace its routes back to the Medieval Era - this is something that I doubt Barty could, or would, do. Although my eccentricities and bold nature are perhaps more represented in Bartemius and Bella, I feel Lucius holds a sort of core, child version of myself - while Bella, being another woman, holds the more mature self - and Crouch Jr. has that side of me that I show to the world, a bit of a mix between the two in an extremely twisted sort of way. In fairness to the other houses, I will admit I have a bit of the twins in me - an undying sense of humor (even if it may be a bit dark), having somebody that I can and do finish the sentences of, and always love a good prank (or ninety) against a nazi of an authority figure… or any authority figure really.
- If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it?
You know I can drive now, not soon - now. The car, I need it now. So this would be pushed up on that priority list, although my college and “spending a year long vacation in Japan” funds would still get put before the car, my brand spanking new Lexus SUV would be number 2. I also think I might spend more on clothes, I want to get some greens and purples into my wardrobe, perhaps some silvers and blues as well - all my clothes are black and, darling as they are, I need some new colors to fit my needs. I love to design, but I have been busy designing rooms all this time and when I started getting on to clothes - I just decided I would start with myself and make my way forward. Not sure if that really altered anything, but whatever - onward.
- What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now?
While not really applying to my job in any way, shape, or form - I would also like to take some classes in political philosophy and perhaps just politics in general. I am not sure if I would ever pursue a career in this area, if I did it would probably be the UN, but I think it would be an extremely useful piece of knowledge to have later in life.
Explain why you feel misplaced in your current House! Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the Ravenclaw house - but I really just don’t feel like I fit in there. Facts and such are nice and all, and I love to pick them up as I go along, but I am far from being a bookworm - all of the reading I do is on the go. I’ve fenced with a book in my spare hand, without the slightest exaggeration on my part. I have the intellect of a Ravenclaw and then some, I won’t deny that, but my interests and intentions are Slytherin and my instincts are pretty Gryffindor, although I am a tiny bit more self-preservative. As for Hufflepuff… I dunno, I guess I can be hardworking as well - but really, even though I am pretty smart and have a lot of common sense - that doesn’t mean I follow it. I do what my heart tells me and I go with the flow - even though I know full well that it may not be the best decision (far from it in fact). I do things for myself, not for others, I do things based on what I want and I do things because they look fun - not because it is the most logical thing to do. My Ravenclaw traits could probably get me out of tight situations that my Gryff and Slyth traits get me into, but I don’t feel that the true me really expresses my Raven traits as much as they should in order to be in the house. Intelligence is something I was born with - my father was an Oxford graduate for Seth’s sake - my studying is strictly that sort of “hmm, I think there is a test next period - perhaps I’ll skim my notes,” during which I am either eating my lunch or half-paying attention to the teacher for that particular period. I can’t really explain it, it is simply something that I feel perhaps I have the intelligence and creativity of a Ravenclaw, but do not use it in a Ravenclaw way - rather I do things as a Slytherin or Gryffindor would, with the Ravenclaw to back it up. Like… Hermione Granger and Tom Marvolo Riddle. Both are intelligent students, yet neither were in Ravenclaw. While perhaps not for the most moral of causes, Voldemort also could be considered creative in a sick sort of way, and Hermione had her witty comments from time to time. Albeit, I don’t consider myself much like Hermione or Voldy (although I do quite love the latter), it is a similar sort of situation. I’m a Machiavellian with an adrenaline high - doomed for disaster with a big salary - smart as Ravenclaw, but perhaps not much else deserving of the house
What would you see in the Mirror of Erised? Be exact with your descriptions! As I feel I was quite exact before, I will simply even FURTHER elaborate. By doing this, I will have my original entry here striked through so I can just continue from where I left off, kk? I would probably see myself in a mansion - one of those gargantuan mansions with ten bathrooms on every floor because you’d never be able to get to one if there were any less, repainted every year in the glossiest black paint on the market with a Quidditch pitch, a Japanese garden, and a small mote and large “Great Wall of China”-esque wall surrounding it - hundreds of house elves (minimum wage, but I’d still pay them) - sitting in a rounded, two story - make it five - library, with gold-plated everything and some nice statues and book ends although perhaps some things deserve a silver lining - perhaps I would do it fittingly; sapphire and bronze on one wall, emeralds and silver on another, rubies and gold on another; and then the last one would have a very redwood Victorian finish where bookcases and desks weren't sitting (although I’d probably only require one desk, so long as it was really large - in the middle of the room of course, with a cute little desk lamp in Green/Gold or Red/Silver… probably the latter). It should also be noted that my name is Alexandra Crouch now Perhaps I’d get my name legally changed to Ophiucha though, Ophiucha Crouch rolls better than Alexandra…. Ophiucha Victoria Crouch -nods- I like it. Why? Well, I love money - a lot, you know - a lot is really just slang for a “lot” (like an empty one where you place baseball) - but trust me, I need more than an empty baseball lot’s worth of galleons to keep me happy, I’m talking ten or more lots. As such I would hope that in the future I was extremely wealthy and had a lovely mansion, but I also like books and would insist on getting one of those REALLY huge libraries that have more books than one could ever read in a life time on subjects that may not even really interest me, just incase the need comes up for me to have them. Oh, and trust me - a lot of it would be fiction, perhaps even half of it would just be fiction, perhaps even more. I may love to have some reference materials - but I need my fantastic stories. Also, I imagine many of these books would be on the Dark Arts and such - I would have to have at least twenty-five books on every subject, but the Dark Arts and Ancient Runes need at least fifty. I just kinda like decoration, so the statues and gold would just be something I would insist on in every room of my house (including the bathrooms) just because that is the kind of person that I am (we’re talking griffins, dragons, basilisks, sarcophagi, behemoths, chimeras, and the works). I'd probably also have a portraits of any of the following people: Lucius Malfoy (for his financial skills), Morfin or Marvolo Gaunt (for their proud Slytherin lineage, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (for daring to discuss wizarding knowledge with the muggle world), Auroleus Phillipus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus) (for his alchemic genius), Herpo the Foul (for his “creation” of the basilisk), Morgan le Fay (for being a dark sorceress with healing powers; proving that healing is not a power souly confined to the good side as so many believe), the four Founders (for obvious reasons), Merwyn the Malicious (for his inventive curses), Xavier Rastrick (for his fun loving nature, even into his mysterious disappearance), Crispin Cronk (for daring to keep the magnificent sphinx on his own property), Laverne de Montmorency (for the invention of her interesting love potions), Hesper Starkey (for her studies of the moon phases in Potions), Pollux and Arcturus Black (because one of them one an Order of Merlin; and both are of the Noble House of Black), Roderick Plumpton (for his record-beating Seeker skills), Newt Scamander (for his studies on Fantastic Beasts [and of course, where to find them]), Adalbert Waffling (for his studies in magical theory), Perpetua Fancourt (for the invention of the Lunascope), Derwent Shimpling (for his daring nerve for the better of Wizarding amusement; makes a fan of purple proud), Myron Wagtail (because really, I can dance like a Hippogriff), Amarillo Lestoat (for his eccentric attitude and blood-sucking tendencies), Count Vlad Drakul (for his notorious deeds in both the Wizarding and Muggle worlds), the Falmouth Falcons (for their superior beating skills), the Vrasta Vultures (for their outstanding long goals), the Toyohashi Tengu (for... well, okay, I just want a bunch of hot Japanese guys flying around on my walls), the Tchamba Charmers (for their reverse passes), the Gorodok Gargoyles (for no really good reason to be honest with you), or Blodwyn Bludd (for his fatal, but sexy, baritone). Also, I love Barty Crouch Jr. A lot. I would marry him. Alright, well, I love pretty much all of the Death Eaters (and Fenrir) and he was a might awesome one, totally beats out Pettigrew for people who aided in returning the Dark Lord - however, I really, really, really loved him around the time David Tennant played him. Oh, if there were only one man outside of Japan that I could say was dead sexy - it would be him.
What makes you unique? "I'm Unique... just like everybody else." Nothing really, quite depends on who you are comparing me to I suppose. I love to write, especially about homosexual vampires, psychics, or pyromaniacs - because I find that to be extremely hot. I am a Japanophile (who isn't these days? I mean, has anybody noticed that several major franchises have begun including Asia in their works? PotC - Sao Feng; Fast/Furious - Tokyo Drift; The Mummy 3 - Jet Li), although I also like Germany. I hate America (also not a particularly unpopular opinion) and I like Harry Potter (duh). While I adore RPG games that have a guarantee of at least 50 hours of game play, I also love the Sims/Sim City/Zoo Tycoon/Roller Coaster Tycoon/Civilization/etc. My favorite drink is water and I have a high alcoholic tolerance. I love to cook Italian food but I quite hate Italy as a country. I love any type of music as long as its Asian and I like German rock and most forms of hard rock and metal in America. Despite that, I still listen to "SexyBack" and "Barbie Girl" once a week at least. I can high kick over my head and nearly lift my body weight, but I can't run half a mile without having an asthma attack. I know HTML and a lot of CSS, but I still took a class in it during 9th grade just so I could have 40 minutes to waste on the computer. I have 16 book cases in my room and still have to buy bookends to stack some things on top of them. I have an unhealthy addiction to Tetris and have a fascination with political philosophy. I spend 99% of my time doing homework WHILE reading Harry/Draco fanfiction. I have an average grade of about 94-96 in all my classes, but rarely take notes, do homework with any ounce of attention, pay attention in class, or read the textbook. I love Ancient History but can't stand American History. I would totally adore Chemistry if there wasn't so much math involved - even though I have an innate skill in Math. I really hate my father's British accent even though I tend to say "bloody" in every other sentence and use a variety of other English terms. England has a better education system than America, proving that we should have just stayed their colony until they let us go. I'm taking five SAT IIs this year, the SAT, and the ACT. I really quite hate soda. I have ophiophilia. Zombies are a lot sexier than most people think they are. If I am in a public area, it is quite likely I will start singing "Down with the Sickness" or run over and hug the first picture of an PotC/HP/LotR/anime character I see. I really hate oranges and grape-flavored things (including their juices), but I don't really mind the fruits themselves. Eins, Zwei, Drei, Fier, Funf, Zechs, Sieben, Acht, Neun - Watashi wa Alexandra desu. J'aime le fromage, mais je ne parle pas le francais. You may interpret whatever part of that you please as "unique" - but that is all I can provide for you.