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• What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why?
  Knowing myself I'd likely be an auror or a hit wizard. I've been heavy on the business class since I was very young, I'm able to hold my ground around the big boys and force my hand in the midst of a meeting with supervisors more than twice my age. While it might not be anything near what I'm doing now, if I was born into that lifestyle I could most assuredly see myself doing that and grabbing life by the balls. It's how I've always functioned, I have a take charge attitude and as my family likes to say, 'I live life out loud.' I don't like being held back or hearing the word no and I've never let anyone stop me from achieving any of my goals. I've been called ball buster and cut throat bitch but if that's what it takes to get what I want and need in life I don't really care.
   
• You have to venture deep into the Forbidden Forest one night. Pick one Harry Potter character other than Hagrid and one object (muggle or magical), besides your wand, that you'd want with you.
  If deceased characters count, I'd want Mad Eye Moody. As for the animal, I'd prefer a hawk or a falcon. Non-magical but still useful in the situation. As far as objects would go seeing as the wand can act as a compass and I'm nit picky and can't decide, there are several things that could be useful there I think I'd probably take something like an enchanted bag full of several different things to help me on the journey. Bottomless like Mary Poppins stylish suitcase. I've always been prepared for what I throw myself into and I like thinking ahead, as for the hawk I have a natural affinity for them and they're able to scout out food and potential dangers, as for Madeye Moody I can take his crap and I'm not afraid of him and aside from those things I thought he was rather the amicable fellow and I don't understand why he had to die. I think I'd enjoy working along side him.
   
• If you had the opportunity to live forever, but your family and friends did not, what would you choose? And if you did choose to live forever, what would you do with eternity?
  I don't want to live forever, but I also have a paranoia of growing old. I tend to think pessimistically on the concept of age and feel that either way I'm going to end up alone. Paranoia. When push came to shove though, I'd just want a normal life. I think people take that for granted and what they're given in the turnpike too. I'd want to appreciate what I'm given when it has been given instead of spending an eternity wishing I'd done things differently. If I were immortal I think it'd make me a cynic.
   
• If you could travel back in time to one point, when and where would you go? Why?
  I'd go back to my childhood and teach myself not to take my elders for granted. I'd also try to right some excruciating wrongs in both my youth and adolescence. Up until adulthood I'd always thought of myself as superior to the people that looked out for me, I had huge issues with codependency and would rather be alone and while the outlook HAS helped me shape me and get me to where I am today I really think I'd go back to give myself time to rethink that. I stepped on a lot of people that cared for me and treated them like they were in the wrong just for getting in my way (when it mattered) I think that would be, ideally, what I'd travel into the past for. I'd want to know those people did have a heavy reflection on who I was and who I am now.
   
• What HP character do you identify with most and why?
  I think as far as Harry Potter characters go I've always identified the most with Ronald Weasley. I know that it contradicts a lot said here, but allow me to explain. Most of the time I have no problem with taking the role of an accomplice but pieces of me still long for recognition. I'm hotheaded and I'm stubborn, I have the urge to be independent and separate myself from my more bonded social connections (re: codependency) I don't want to be known as a part of a unit be for something I did myself. I'm also kind of ... frumpy and sloppy and I can be narrow minded. I'm not normally BIASED but on occasion my displaced pride does affect my relationships.
   
• What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised? At this point, I'm not really sure, but honestly I think it would be happiness for a certain family member of mine, rather than my own. I've always wanted my family to be happy and I've always considered myself a large benefit to both their sorrow and their achievements. It isn't that I take it upon myself to feel that way or I've conditioned myself to be narcissistic enough to take that responsibility but my family functions like best friends as opposed to given authority a lot of the time and because of that there are flaws in communications. As much as I'd want something for myself, my happiness is based on seeing them happy, because seeing them suffer has affected my more than they are aware.
   
• Do you believe that moral actions should be judged by the intentions behind them, or by the consequences they create?
  Both. They wouldn't have happened without the intent and if the repercussions weigh heavily, they weigh heavily. I don't think anyone is exempt from the outcome of their choices, whether negative or positive. On a basis of judging, different people think different things. In no way do I agree with the death penalty but I can also see how some people see the issue of tax dollars. In retrospect I just think people should own up to what they do and pay for that accountability and the emotional regard in which they handled it. It would make life SO much easier.
   
• What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now?
  I wanted to be a teacher. It changed because I became more business oriented, now I'm immersed in several related plateaus. I wanted to be a teacher because I wanted to give something back to my community, I wanted to watch others blossom from my hand, but as I got older I realized I just... I'm really not fond of most children, ranging from about 7 years old to those in their early teens. As a business type I'm able to create, reflect, and give in my own way without being held responsible for anyone's actions or having to handle conflicts face to face. I'm adverse to anything argumentative and I think as a teacher I'd hold myself accountable for any failure on part of my students, which happens so frequently I doubt it would be good for my well-being.
   
• 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'd find some way to sate world hunger at a low budget. Not joking, you guys. This isn't a Miss America pun. I worked for Feeding America for a while and I didn't like what I saw, not one bit. When you think about it half of the wars our world has endured was based under the circumstances of depleting resources in some way, shape, or form.
   
• 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?
  Probably a giant bumble bee. I used to be allergic when I was a child and I had a hospital stay from an attack and I was never the same. I had to stay over night and I was very young and it was the first time I'd ever been without either of my parents. I was insecure and uncertain and the environment was far less warm than what I was used to.
  
  With Riddikulus? It'd likely have a thimble over it's butt and be tied in sewing thread. I'm a failure at that sort of art and craft, I lack the hand eye coordination, it would be amuse me greatly. My grandmother is always teasing me that I'm creative in all of the wrong ways, well gollygeedamn it's too bad that I can't crochet a hat.
   
• What do you look for in a friend?
  Honesty, loyalty, and compatibility. I'd need a friend to be completely honest with me, it's something that verges to the point of trust in my mind. Loyalty falls into play with that because I need them to BE THERE, I can't waste my time with someone who isn't putting as much into the friendship as I am. As for compatibility I just want to be around someone that I can relate to In the past I've forced myself into friendships without these qualities that have been terrible for me. I'd really rather have these three things and nothing at all at the expense of being hurt again.
   
• What trait most annoys you about other people?
  Elitism, bias, or the need to debate everything to better their own reputation. It's really a draw between those three and I couldn't decide. As a child that's bothered me the most, people that go out of their way to belittle someone else. I was in pageantry and a lot of competitions and I was conditioning to putting up with that until I was 14, when I stepped into the real world I realized just how wrong it really was and I vouched not to allow myself to fall for it again.
   
• What do you think are your top five abilities or qualities?
  I'm intelligent, honest, open minded, creative, compassionate and altruistic. I spend more time with books than I do with people and I don't shelter my opinions from anyone despite how controversial they may be. I have no preformed ideas about things and I'm always open to try new things or garner new opinions, I truly like hearing the other side of things. I'm an artist, I like to write and design with my free time and to unwind, seeing things come to life from my hands in any circumstance puts a HUGE smile on my face and when it comes to people I love to see them blossom just as much and I'll do my best, to damn near bending over backward, to help them along.
   
• What do you think are your top five weaknesses or worst qualities?
  I'm easily agitated, work oriented, sensitive, paranoid, and the occasional push over. As much as I try to refrain from letting things bother me and go with the flow, dependent on my mood I do have a tendency to gripe and stomp around when something upsets me. It's never more than that, just pangs of annoyance that make me an irritable grouch. I love working, I love it, and I push myself to such an extent that I kind of deny reality to get things done, hence the comments goof, I feel so damn stupid for that but I usually find a way to unwind. As much as I act like a strong, butch, asshole in disguise sort of person I have pieces of me that are easily affected as much as I DON'T want them to be and I can get hurt just as easily as the next person. Paranoia is a big, big part of me. I have a tendency to second guess everything and doubt myself as well as assume the worst of situations and people before they've truly unfolded. The push over thing? It ties in with my altruism, I go to bold lengths to make people happy and then people take advantage of it. : /
   
• Define in your own words the following key traits:
  
  
  
  • Courage: The ability to hold strong in the face of any offense or sort of turmoil and do what is right.
  • Loyalty: Being there for someone when it really counts and standing up for them in those same situations.
  • Intelligence: A knowledge of certain subjects and the ability to take new information and/or your experiences and learn from them as well, without bias holding you back.
  • Ambition: Going for what you want and not allowing anyone or anything stand in your way or keep you from attaining that.
  
   
• Name: Nik
• Age: 21
• Where did you find out about us? munkymp3 
• Do you plan on being active in the communities once you are sorted? I hope so! I might not be able to be consistent with work but I'll definitely keep active on my own terms.