What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why?
I´d love to be a teacher for Ancient Runes or Arithmancy or Charms, because I like teaching children and am very interested in Runes (I´d really love to learn them in school). I really like math (weird, I know), so I´d like to teach Arithmancy too. I´m fascinated about what is able to do with magic, so, I´d like to teach charms as well. I´d also like being Head of House one time, because I like to take the responsibility for people. I could also think of a career as a cursebreaker, because it´s a practical work that also requires a lot of knowledge. I also have something to do with people and can travel around. So I have all in it: practice, knowledge, a little bit of adventure, working with people. I would prefer being a cursebreaker than an auror, because I think for being an Auror I´m too cowardly.
If you could teach one class at Hogwarts, what would it be and why?
If I could teach just one class, I think I would choose Charms, because it´s the most practical one.
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? I think I would, because I´m a quick learner and would be quite sure to manage the tasks. And even if I´d maybe scared of the tasks ahead, I´d be optimistic to manage them, maybe with the help of friends.
If you could choose your animagus form, what would it be and why?
It would be a black panther, because I think they are the most beautiful animals in the world. They´re majestic like all cats are, and stronger than a housecat. I´d choose the panther because I could defend myself in case of an attack of an other animal or could help friends in danger.
What HP character do you identify with most and why?
I identify myself with Snape, because I know how you feel as an outcast. Back in school, I was an outcast too. That changed during the preparation for the final exam and my studies (Now I have wonderful friends). I really like the mix of dark and light in Severus Snape, because you are not only light or only dark. That´s what is annoying me of some gryffindors in the book immensely. That they are only the good ones and all Slytherins are dark and evil. But well, look at Sirius Black. He´s not a nice person isn´t he? Torturing people just because they exist. I´m really disgusted of behaviour like this. What I also like about Severus Snape is his intelligence and the secrets which are around him. There is more in him, than meet the eye. The same seems to go for me, because I always surprise people who seems to know me with a comment or an act, they never thought, I´d be able to say or do.
What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised?
There would be me with a husband and children. We´re living in a house at the sea and have enough money to never worry about things. I know this is quite conventional, but after growing up in a wonderful family, I long for one of my own. I´m also tired of being a single, so I´d love to have a kind wonderful man by my side.
If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it?
I´d travel around, seeing other countries and cultures. I´d give some money to my parents and brothers and spare a bit of course. Maybe I´d build a small house or support theatres and other cultural institutions.
What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now?
As a kid, my ideal job changed a lot. I wanted to be a stewardess, an interpreter, a singer or a hotel tester. Then Í longed for my own theatre, where I´d put young authors on stage. Now the ideal job would be something creative (I really dream of getting the oscar one day.) I´d love to make a movie and sing the title song. The ideal job would be something where I´d have to do something creative with other people, maybe a director or someone with responsibility (and power of course, because having responsibility is always the chance to influence people) in the background of a theatre or film production.
If you were able to invent one spell, potion, or charm, what would it do, what would you use it for or how would you use it, and what would you call it? I would invent a spell to controll the elements. With that spell I can control fire, earth, water and air. I could make hurricans, fires, earthquakes and floods. But I could also warm people, giving them a soft wind, or do something else that helps them to get along. I would use this spell to help people but also to punish them who hurt me or my family. I would implant the spell into my body, so I only have to face a river or a fire and can work with it only with my intention, without casting the spell. I would also give it to other people but with the option that they only do something good with it. If they don´t I can remove it easily together with the remembrance that they were ever able to cast it. No one of them would be as powerful as me, of course, and no one would be able to use it against me. I would call it "Living The Elements"
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? Difficult question. What is my geratest fear? I think it is the lost of my mind. Not to know who you are, not to know where you are. Being back in the state of a one year old with the body of an old woman. My greatgrandmother had suffered this, wearing diapers, not recognizing her own daughter, not remmbering yesterday and then there were moments where she was awake and knew, what was going one with her. She was crying then (that´s what my mother told me). I never want to live this. I don´t know what would happen, if I´d throw the counter-spell. I really don´t know.
What do you look for in a friend? I choose my friends really carefully and I never had much. I look for loyalty, because friends who betray me are no friends. I also like creative people and I always have it for outsiders. If someone says "Hey, this one is strange", I´m interested immediatly to know more about that person. I don´t like people who are superficial and am afraid of being they themselves. What is also important for me, is trust. I can´t befriend someone I don´t trust. To build this trust I think reliability is the most important thing, even if it´s the fact that he or she is always late or is never calling, but always likes go out with you, when you´re the one who is calling. I ´don´t think, I can really describe what I look for in a friend. I feel, if someone is suitable or not. I take my time to get to know someone and with me people always get a second chance. But not a third.
What trait most annoys you about other people?
Being late annoys me to no end, if I don´t get a message beforehand, that they will be late. I´m always on time or I send a message that I´ll be late. There is another thing, that annoys me and that are people who let innocent, defenseless people, mostly younger, even children, suffer. Maybe you heard about the children dying here in Germany because they were neglected or even killed by their own parents. I don´t know if that answers the question correctly, but I had to say it at this point.
What do you think are your top five abilities or qualities? 1. My ability to listen to people 2. Empathy 3. Thinking and learning quickly 4. Creativity 5. To know which people are the leaders of a group and get quickly in a friendly contact to them
What do you think are your top five weaknesses or worst qualities? 1. Impatience 2. Judging people very quickly (not always in a good way) 3. Having prejudices 4. Not able to stand "stupid people" (people whom I classify as "stupid". I think that goes with my impatience) 5. Violent temper ( I don´t hit people, but I can be very nasty with words)
Define in your own words the following key traits:
Courage: Courage is one of the most important qualities in the world. If people would stand up for their opinions or to defend weaker ones the world would be a lot better. I can´t stand gangs who think it´s funny to beat up a single defenceless person and people who think they can walk on by without doing something. Courage tests are another story. You should never doing something to prove your courage, because being brave in a situation when courage is needed, is a good thing. Just making a courage test to get in a gang and get yourself in danger for nothing is dangerous. So courage is good, but think beforehand. Don´t rush into actions like our favorite character with the scar likes to do. You could get people killed.
Loyalty: Loyalty is also one of the most important qualities but here goes the same as for courage: Think who you will give your loyalty, because you are stick to it. True Loyalty is the loyalty of your heart, not that of your tongue.
Intelligence: Intelligence is necessary to judge a person or a situation. But being intelligent without using the results to act in an intelligent way is like collecting seed and never sowing it. But there also has to be sun to make it grow. Intelligence needs a heart, otherwise it´s useless or even dangerous.
Ambition: Ambition is the qualitiy you need to get somewhere. There are people without any ambition, and I can´t imagine that they are getting anywhere. Ambition is the energy that can lead to success together with your intelligence, when you use it wise. If not, you can loose all your friends or you fall into depression, because you didn´t reach a goal. This can happen, if the circumstances are not as good as you thought or luck is not on your side. Ambition is good (essential I think), but to much is selfdestructive. In that case you got less, than you would maybe get with a little more patience. So tink wise. You also need certain people to get into a position, so build connections, and don´t loose them to soon. Maybe they´re useful in another time.
Name:Birte (nickname: mondtaenzerin)
Age:25
Where did you find out about us? A friend (lenija) told me about you. I am very curious about your sorting and am very sorry for my poor English.