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Name:Steph
Age:22
House you were sorted into:Hufflepuff
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Are there any questions you would like to elaborate on?
Yes, these :
What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why?
Can I be a wizard rockstar please?When I was a kid I always wanted to be a rockstar when I grew up. Not the lead singer but the lead guitarist. Being able to this in the wizarding world would be amazing.
If that wasn't possible then I would work at Flourish and Blotts. The reason? I love books, reading and writing. I can't pass a bookshop without going in even when I am broke, and working in one would be heaven for me. Also wizard books are even better than muggle ones, seriously I am in love with those and can see myself sitting on top of a huge pile of books reading when the shop was quiet.
What HP character do you identify with most and why?
I can identify with Bellatrix Lestrange a lot. Not because I am trying to be EVOL! or because I torture small children and animals in my spare time but because like her I do have a dark side but I don't try to hide it or change it. I believe it's part of who I am and changing that would mean changing who I am which I don't want to. I'm comfortable with who I am and don't want to be somebody else, something I am not. If people can't accept it or don't like it it's their problem.
Another reason for relating a lot to Bella are because I always stand up for what I believe in even if it's considered wrong by others and I am incredibly loyal to those I care for/love, enough to die for them. There are only a few of them admittedly but still.
I can also identify a lot with Severus Snape as my childhood was similar and I was a loner/outcast at school ~ though I chose to be because I preferred that rather than blending in with girls I hated. I had a few friends and that was it.
I can identify with Luna for the same reason and also because I am eccentric, perceptive and don't care what others think of me.
I can identify with Hagrid because I share his adoration of animals. Seriously I much prefer them to people and animal cruelty is one thing I feel very strongly about. One of the rare things that makes me cry.
And finally I can identify with the Weasley twins because I love a good joke and a laugh. You have to have a sense of humour in my opinion, it can help you through some rough times.
If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it?
I would bribe governments to stop animal cruelty because all politicians care about is money so that would most probably have the desired affect for both of us. I would give some of the money to that special man in my life. I have no doubt that he would do the same if he won it. Open my tattoo parlour, buy my dream home and car, travel in particular to Scotland, Mexico and to Jim Morrison's grave in Paris. I'd open a pub/bar too and there would be a section for stand up comedy. There are no stand up comedy bars here which I think is a damn shame. I would also go on the obligatory spending sprees.
If you were to face a boggart, what would it turn into? And what does it turn into when you throw the counter-spell, Riddikulus?
It would either be my mother dead - I am very close to her and that is too awful to think about. Or L dead - again that is too hideous to even contemplate as is my pets all dead.
Or me as an old woman completely poor, looking awful and a failure at whatever I'd wanted to accomplish after being stuck in a job I hated that paid a pittance all my life.
It could also turn into Penny wise the clown from the film "IT" because I am terrified of him. He is the reason I am afraid of clowns.
If I threw a counter curse at the Boggart then it would turn into Jim Carrey because he never fails to make me laugh.
What would you see in the Mirror of Erised?
I would see myself with the man I love in a serious relationship. We currently are not in a serious relationship and although I am fine with it, a relationship would be nice.
I would see myself successful in what I wish to accomplish in life question as they are the things that I want in my life to be happy and if I don't succeed at them I will always feel like I've failed.
Those said things that I wish to accomplish are -
Firstly I want to be a successful author - This has been my dream since I started writing when I was just a little girl. To see my books as bestsellers all over the world has always been my dream, one that I intend to achieve. I am in the process of writing a book which will be sent to various publishers when ready. I won't give up on it.
Secondly I want to be a tattooist, this is also another dream I have had for a long time. When I have enough money I intend to open up my own tattoo parlour, that would make me the only female tattooist in Malta which would also be wonderful. I'm currently looking into freelance work and the exact requirements to become a tattooist in Malta. I've had a lot of setbacks in the past but won't let that stop me.
When I have achieved that then I will also open up a sanctuary for abandoned and mistreated animals. Hopefully I will have enough money to do so. Cruelty to animals is the thing I feel most strongly about and cannot even fathom how someone could harm or kill an animal. A human yes, animal never.
I would also see myself with a comfortable home and money. Basically because my home is not that comfortable and needs a lot of improvement. There are just the bare basics and it's not a very good atmosphere which is depressing so I would love to live in a home that was comfortable and had everything I could need.
I would see money because I am not a well off person. I am currently working as a freelance hairdresser which doesn't pay well at all, while I study. I am studying a subject that wouldn't have been my first choice if money was no object. Basically I chose this because it has a 90% gaurantee of a job when I have completed the studies next year. I plan to stick with it for a few years to get some money together and in the meantime focus on my writing. That is if I don't cave and quit it. I have no stamina with things I hate so I'm hoping it won't be as soul crushing as some of the other things I have done for money were. So basically if I had money I wouldn't be doing this and that would make me happy being as this situation is depressing me. Money gives you freedom to do so many things.
Pick one or two canon qualities from each of the four houses that you possess and explain why you picked them:
Gryffindor: I would say that two general canon qualities of any Gryffindor are courage and daring/love of adventure. I possess both of those to an extent. I am an adventure lover and like to push things to limits to see what will happen. I want to experience everything and try everything as I believe you only live once and life is too short. I would also say that I am courageous simply because many times in my life I have had to do things that have been daunting but I have done them anyway rather than live all my life with regrets.
Hufflepuff: I am a very loyal person to my loved ones. Although there are only a few I would die for, I would do it without hesitating.
I would say determination is also another trait that I possess from this house. I will not give up on my goals and will keep going until I succeed.
Ravenclaw: I think that Ravenclaw intelligence is more than just book learning and good marks at school. There is EQ in there as well as IQ. Although I have a very hard time studying about things I find boring I will study and analyse things I love for hours on end without getting bored. If it's something I find interesting I want to find out as much as I can about the subject in order to be able to understand it more. I am also a very creative person which is something I view to be a canon Ravenclaw trait. Luna Lovegood was creative - which is shown when we learn of her paintings. As was Rowena Ravenclaw herself who came up with the ever changing floor plan of Hogwarts.
Slytherin: I am a very ambitious person. I have goals for myself and am detemined to fulfill them. If I don't I will always feel like I have failed and I absolutely hate failure. I think this is mainly
because as a child I was told by my father and his family that I would never succeed and it made me even more determined not only to prove them wrong but to do better than they have with their lives. The thought of the looks on their faces upon my books being bestsellers is priceless. I can't wait for it to become reality. And I am determined it will be.
My other Slytherin trait is that I won't settle for less or second best. Why should I when I can be first and have the best? If I am unhappy with something or a situation I fail at accepting it. I do my utmost to change it even if it makes me ill, as sometimes things are lost causes. People who never challenge anything and just accept things they are unhappy with without even trying to change them irk me beyond belief.
Explain why you feel misplaced in your current house:
Although I have made some good friends in the Puff house and my fellow housemates are a great bunch I can't help feeling I don't belong and am the odd one out. It's not really something I can pinpoint, it's just a feeling.
And to be honest I don't really see any Hufflepuff qualities in me apart from being loyal to my loved ones which isn't exclusive to Hufflepuff. Many other characters in the series who weren't in Hufflepuff were loyal.
I'm not a patient person at all. In fact I'm quite the opposite. If I want something or want to do something etc... I want it right away. I'm no good at waiting in any form. I'm not a hard worker either [not unless it's something I love doing]. I'm not saying I am a layabout who wants to sit on my backside all day but I'm definitely nobody's slave and I've got better things to do than menial/manual work.
Lastly I wouldn't say I am a just person. That would mean I am unbiased which I most definitely am not. I do have preferences and if I don't like someone for some reason then I find it impossible to give them credit for something even if they deserve it as my personal opinion of them influences me. The same applies if it's a person I love or like. I tend to turn a blind eye to their faults.
Last but not least to me Hufflepuffs in general are friendly, sociable and extroverted. This doesn't describe me at all. I'm introverted, anti-social [by diagnosis] and not really friendly until I have gotten to know a person and decided I like them. I hate social functions [unless it's with people I love] and find them exhausting. I find meeting new people daunting and it tires me to be honest. After prolonged socialising I always need to be by myself for at least a couple of hours.