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Edited to include question 9 -- oops? :3

1. What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why?
   Well, seeing as ol' Voldy's toast now, I don't think I'd want to be an Auror, the profession I was drawn to as I was reading the books. Though teaching seems like an interesting prospect, if I'm honest I'm mostly interested because I like the idea of being at Hogwarts for a few years. In the end, I think I'd most enjoy working with an organization whose main goal is to help people -- but I'd want it to be an active, engaging job, and with people I enjoy. I want to have fun where I work, and I want it to be worthwhile.
   
   
2. 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.
   The first person I wanted to say was Fred, because I feel like I'd want to have a laugh if I had to go into the forest, but upon some reflection, I think I've changed my mind. I'm not sure if this counts as a character (although, really, it should) but I'd choose to have Fawkes the phoenix with me. Every time she appears in the stories, she made me feel safe and braver. She's a fighter, a healer, and a true, loyal friend, with knowledge beyond what a person knows -- I'm not an animagus (unfortunately... mrph), so I don't get the pleasure to communicate with animals as an animal. She'd give me that advantage.
   
   My object would be the invisibility cloak. I'd say broom, but Fawkes could fly me away.
   
   
3. 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 can't imagine wanting to live forever -- it's because we all know our time here is limited that we're able to make connections and choose people and keep them. There's a sense of no time to waste. Anyway, it'd get so boring. Once you figure out everything and exhaust it all, you're just left there to ooze. Forever.
   
   If I did have eternity, I'd probably go a bit wonked in the head. I guess I'd hope to find somebody to really love, who was eternal too. Hopefully we'd accumulate enough experience to continue fighting for the world to be better.I think if you had the love of your life with you, eternity might not seem bad.
   
   Except for if they chewed with their mouth open or left the toilet seat up, in which case I'd have to put my foot down about moving in together.
   
   
4. If you could travel back in time to one point, when and where would you go? Why?
   The more history I learn, the more reluctant I am to decide on an answer. Part of me wants to go to Nazi, Germany, and fight. Part of me wants to go back to the day I was born and do it over, just to experience it all again, and appreciate it all again; maybe I wouldn't take things as personally as I used to (a big problem I had from about age 10-14). But then, I also just saw Midnight in Paris and want to go get cozy with Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, Dali, and etc. in the 20s.
   
   
5. What HP character do you identify with most and why?
   Dumbledore.
   
   Arrr har har. Just kidding. Our only similarity is I have a scar on my leg too, but it serves no navigational purposes. No, I might have to say Harry. Not because I'm constantly running around and saving the muggle-world, but I identify a lot with his thought process and how he progressed. I understand feeling runty and wrong and fighting to find a place to feel at home - to understand yourself and grow some confidence. In the 5th book, when he was exploding and kind of irrational and so. full. of. feeling... I've been there. I've come out of that. I've questioned and felt helpless and frankly, a little bewildered, but I feel like I've come out on top. With friends I trust and value more than anything.
   
   
6. What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised?
   I'd see me, with my few closest friends and whoever I fall in love with, on the brink of some huge adventure -- we'd be happy, excited, and hopefully about to do something great. The mirror shows your strongest desire right now. I'm about to move halfway across the country for college. This is the beginning of an adventure, and I want it to be filled with friends and laughs and love and learning. I want everybody I love to be happy with me.
   
   
7. Do you believe that moral actions should be judged by the intentions behind them, or by the consequences they create?
   I think it's most important to look at the intention; if somebody's heart or head was in the 'right' place, they're open to change. They're open to reason and remorse and, hopefully, open to trying all they can to fix what they might have blemished. Contrariwise, (oh ho ho, what a word) if their intentions were aligned with babysatan&co., there are different courses of action you might take with them.
   
   That being said, even if your head is in the right place, if you end up burning down the only chocolate factory in town and I'm pregnant, you should be held accountable. It all boils down to being accountable for the actions you take; then the judgement can fairly be made on your intentions.
   
   
8. What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now?
   When I was a kid I wanted to be an author, a spice girl, a teacher, an actor, a psychologist and an explorer.
   
   I kind of want to be all of those things now (except a spice girl because sometimes when I sing, eardrums shatter) but I'm most drawn now to being an author and an explorer. I want to have opportunity, and not be tied down at my job. I still want to be able to see the world and experience new things and meet new people, all while doing something I love and changing lives. Books have changed my life. I want to do the same but with my words.
   
   
9. 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?
   It would be called "Enshriner" and it's a potion you take when you're about to make a life-altering choice or decision in your life. The potion brings to the forefront of your mind all details you might have overlooked so before you take the plunge, you have clarity and know what you're getting yourself into.
   
   For example: Had I taken Enshriner before submitting this application, I probably wouldn't have forgotten this question :[
   
   
10. 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 be something that symbolized being helpless and alone.. so maybe me on one side, and everybody I love on the other side, being hurt but separated from me, and I can't get to them.
    
    If I riddikulused it, the only solution seems to be that everybody becomes a synchronized swimmer and breaks across the (water) barrier and then we all swim around and do flips and spins and hugs together.
    
    
11. What do you look for in a friend?
    There's loyalty, honesty, integrity, sense of humor, and willingness to come run around with me, damn the consequences. But most of all, I think a good friend is accepting -- they recognize your strengths, weaknesses, good sides and bad, and if you're worth it, they stick by you through it all. They won't run away when things get rough, and they'll throw down with you without a shirt on when it's time to celebrate.
    
    
12. What trait most annoys you about other people?
    Superficiality. I don't mean necessarily in the material sense, but moreso when people blow smoke up your backside, tell people what they want to hear, but don't have any real convictions; they don't have their own opinions, beliefs, and don't stand on their own. They'll tell you something, and turn around and do something else. They're never truly loyal to their friends or family, and are never truly honest. I hate that. Let me know where you stand, and even if I don't agree, I'll still respect you. Yeeeesh.
    
    
13. What do you think are your top five abilities or qualities?
    1. I think I am accountable for myself. When I was younger and did something I was ashamed of, or something happened that I didn't understand, I tended to be afraid and let it fester before it blew up. As I've grown, I've become braver about being who I am, and accepting what happens to me when I make certain decisions, and then doing what I can to mend what breaks if I make a bad one.
    2. I am stubborn. If I really believe something, I won't compromise myself. I moved myself halfway across the country when it didn't seem possible. I will go head to head with somebody if I have to... but not if I don't. I don't see the point in picking fights or forcing my opinions on everybody all the time; only when I truly am in disagreement, and then I'll fight for it (though I do like to argue sometimes just for the good debate).
    3. I have a sense of humor and can laugh at myself, or at heavy situations. I guess if there's any advantage of growing up with some godawful, addict relatives, it's that you inherit some black humor, and the ability to make dark situations infused with some light.
    4. I'm confident and that took a long time to achieve. Because of that, I have some of my best friends now; I've met amazing people and held my own with them; I want to get out into the world and live.
    5. I have a lot of drive. I don't want to sit around at home. I want to be active and having a good time and changing things, as I've mentioned before. I want to interact with people and be able to contribute. I'm not lazy. I have a drive to go out and do things, big and small.
    
    
14. What do you think are your top five weaknesses or worst qualities?
    1. There's a downside to being stubborn too. Sometimes, when it comes to things I've always believed, I won't be able to listen to other people's opinions on it.
    2. Sometimes I'm a little reckless. If something seems good, I'm prone to continuing it until it exhausts itself. For example: pie is good. I am going to keep eating this pie until I puke.
    3. I can be harsh, especially romantically. When it comes to friends and family, there's no limit to showing I care; sometimes with words, often with my actions. When it comes to a boyfriend, I've always been the one to break it off; I don't like it when somebody says they're completely vulnerable to me. It makes me feel like I've taken away their ambition and individuality and then I don't want to be with them anymore. :/
    4. I go through periods of introversion where I just want to be alone. My family sometimes doesn't understand that I don't do it out of depression or anger, just a need to recharge myself. I think it hurts them sometimes.
    5. I can get snarky and unpleasant when I'm stressed. I will make sarcastic quips and be generally exhausting until I've recovered.
    
    
15. Define in your own words the following key traits:
    
    • Courage: I think when Neville stood up against Ron, Hermione and Harry in the first book is a perfect demonstration of what true courage is. It means always striving to do the right thing; that can mean standing up against something you think is wrong; making yourself call your father at nighttime when you're tired, but know he's been lonely; sticking by your best friends side even if it means things might be more tough for you from now on.
      
    • Loyalty: In a way, to be loyal is to be constant. You don't waver from the people you are loyal too just because they temporarily upset you; you are constant to them. You stick by the people and beliefs you chose to believe in.
      
    • Intelligence: I think there's natural intelligence and capacity, but there's also the people who learn, and want to continue to learn, and then teach, and never stop thinking, considering, wondering, questioning: that's intelligence.
      
    • Ambition: I think ambition can give you purpose and drive. It gets you up, off the couch, and out into the world interacting and growing and learning with others. It prevents you from being stagnant.
      
    
    
16. Name: Linda
    
17. Age: 18
    
18. Where did you find out about us? Searching the LJ communities
    
19. Do you plan on being active in the communities once you are sorted? As active as one can be with college internet in a questionable dorm