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[jmljasmine]

I want to preface with this: I am not pushing for any house. I don't know if you will conclude I am or not but I used many of these answers at another community and they accused me of it. I didn't change them much because there was no other honest way to portray who I am.


• What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why? I would want to be a Healer. I’m going to be a doctor in this world and so that works. I just have a passion for healing (and preventing illness). I don’t really have any cliché specifics about “Why I want to be a doctor/healer”. I just do. It is what I love. I have had experience in hospitals and I just know that it is right for me. Unfortunatly elaboration on my answer here requires face to face talk... words just don't cut it.
  
  
• If you could teach one class at Hogwarts, what would it be and why? Potions. I do well in chemistry. I even taught chemistry (the whole Teaching assistant thing). I tutored a girl (and helped her get an A) with comparing chemistry to jello. It was great! I can't remember what I said but oh well. I enjoy the exactness of science. I love having definite answers and being able to find out why. I learn and teach based on concepts not memorization. Science works so will with that. In the same line, my second choice would be Herbology but that class seems more like learning how to take care of plants instead of the science behind them.
  
  
• 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? Most definitly not. I am not going to risk getting hurt or killed (even if they say it won't happen I'm still not risking it) for "glory" or money. I'll get it a safer way if I want it (which I don't).
  
  
• If you could choose your animagus form, what would it be and why? A cat. I am very independent yet I love to be near people (especially when I want to). I am loyal (a cat is loyal even though that is said about dogs). I am tired so a cat nap sounds brilliant. I like massages so I would probably like being petted. Cats can be around without people trying to kill them or thinking it odd for one to be around so I wouldn’t get a second glance.
  
  
• What HP character do you identify with most and why? I’d say I identify with Hermione and Luna the best out of the ones mentioned to any degree. I work really hard and I tend to go a bit overboard when picking my classes but do the work anyway. I like knowing the reasons behind things. I’m like Luna in that I have an active imagination and I daydream a lot. I can place myself in the characters roles in movies and books without second thought. I was also picked on pretty bad throughout middle and high school. I really appreciate my friends as both these girls do. I rely on them for companionship and for support and encouragement.
  
  
• What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised? I would see myself married. I want to have that commitment from my boyfriend so I better know where we stand with each other and I know we can rely on each other for the rest of our lives. Plus, us being married would mean the problems we are having now would have been solved. I would see myself with children. I love children. I would be able to speak many languages and be traveling. I love other people and other cultures. It fascinates me. I love and appreciate the difference between everyone. I would see myself as a doctor because that is what I want to do (see previous questions). I would see myself with close friends around because while I am independent, I hate being alone for long. I rely on my friends for emotional and moral support. Life is just better with friends nearby.
  
  
• If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it? First I would put aside all I would need for medical school. I hate being in debt. I think that comes from my parents loaning me money growing up and keeping track of each little penny to teach me money responsibility. No debt would be great! Then I would take a trip to Disney World with some friends. I really really want to go to Disney right now. I’m definitely a Disney girl. I have so many happy memories there and I really am a child at heart. It would rejuvenate me and relax me. Then, I would split what was left into two parts. I would donate one half since I would feel obligated to help others with the money. It isn’t right to keep all that money while people are starving. The other half I would use a small amount of it to go shopping since I haven’t been able to go shopping for anything but absolute necessities for a long time (the whole poor student thing). The rest I would save for either donating in the future or any future needs that may come up. Maybe I would put part of the saving money in a safe stock to try and grow it. I wouldn’t put all of it there since I really don’t like risks. It’s kind of a tough decision between no risk and no growth or risk and growth. So the med school would be at most 300,000. Disney would be 6,000 at most. I would be splitting quite a good chunk for saving and donating. I million dollars really is a lot!
  
  
• What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now? Well, as a child I wanted to be a doctor, then a teacher, then a doctor again. I only wanted to be a teacher because everyone else thought blood was disgusting so I followed them. I don’t really know why I wanted to be a doctor as a child. My parents tell me that I made them search all over for a child’s doctor’s kit and kept giving everyone “check-ups”. Now my ideal job is still a doctor. I can’t explain why. It is just a feeling of rightness that I have that I don’t have with anything else.
  
  
• 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 a relaxation potion. I would do things at a much better rate and better quality if I was less stressed. Some things mildly reduce my stress but not enough. It would calm me and relax my muscles to the point where I am most efficient and in the best mood. I would use it to make it through insane semesters and experiences so I can have more control and I can be rid of that terrible feeling of stress. I would call it Breath Easy Elixir. Or maybe not. I can’t come up with a good name.
  
  
• 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? chaos, though I’m not sure how that would manifest itself. I hate being out of control and I hate the unknown. I need to be in control to be comfortable. Not knowing is a terrible feeling for me. I guess I don’t go with the flow too easily. Actually, I can with little things but not big things. I hate it. It would turn into my brother. He is a bit chaotic but he is funny and since he started college too he has become quite fun to talk to, good at making me laugh, and good at making me feel better. It’s great! I love it!
  
  
• What do you look for in a friend? honesty. I need to know that what the person is telling me is true. I hate lies. I also value trust and companionship. That is vital for a friend otherwise what is the point. A friend is someone who is there for you and helps you. You can have fun with them. I also, very much need my friends to offer encouragement when I need it and to support me. Friends are what keep you going during tough parts of life.
  
  
• What trait most annoys you about other people? I use to say dishonesty because then I never know what the person really thinks or wants but I also find double standards really annoy me. I hate it when people justify their actions with a reason but when you do the same thing they jump all over you and won’t listen if you try to apply the same reason. I also hate it when after an apology is offered, the other party continues ranting and belittling you. Neither of those things will make life easier. It will only make relationships and experiences worse. Neither is necessary either. The apology one isn’t even hard to avoid. Simply ignoring the existence of the apologizer would be an improvement. So all three are tied right now.
  
  
• What do you think are your top five abilities or qualities? Empathy. It can be annoying at times but it gives me a feeling that I understand things better. If I am around someone I can usually understand what they are feeling and given a story of what happened I will place myself in the situation and feel it as well. I have a wide range of emotions. This again can be annoying but overall it lets me experience life in a broader scale then I would have been able to otherwise. I am stubborn. This means that I will accomplish what I want to. I may not have fun on the way but I will get there and get the rewards of it. I like people. I think that is definitely a good thing in a world full of people. Finally, hmmm, I can teach pretty well. When people have needed help in classes I could teach them what they didn’t understand. It feels really good to be able to help someone like that. This ended up helping me too. Whenever you can teach someone you know the material better.
  
  
• What do you think are your top five weaknesses or worst qualities? I am a perfectionist, I am overly sensitive, I have relatively low self-esteem (I am trying to improve that), I get stressed out too easily, and I am afraid of the unknown. This last one prevents me from experiencing a lot of things that could be good. The stressed to easily seems simple to me, I feel a lot of pressure from those around me and when I can't meet the levels expected I get very stressed. I had bad experiences with acceptance in the public school system, that is getting better at college but I still have some low self-esteem left over. That also contributes to my stress. I am overly sensitive. Sensitive is a good thing but I exceed that. It's not a constant thing but I have times where it's there. As far as perfectionist goes, I have been told I am not since my applications aren't error free. Perfectionism is actually not fun for me so I use this as a place where there shouldn't be pressures. My perfectionism more applies to things like college, applications to medical school, most everything else I do. There are times where I am simply too busy to work the perfectionism, then I get worried that I am not good enough. All of these tie together to jointly cause negative emotions and stresses. That would be why they are all under my weaknesses. With those results things are hindered. Oh, some people say my honesty is a weakness. I tell the truth all the time or I don't say something. I'm not mean about it but it turns out that some people just want lies. Oh, something more that just came to me. I think my perfectionism element comes from trying to please others and not disappoint them rather then actually being a perfectionist. I’m working on that problem.
  
  
• Define in your own words the following key traits:
  
  • Courage:The ability to stand up for what you believe in despite what stands before you
    
  • Loyalty:In all situations, remaining by someone you care about and helping them.
    
  • Intelligence:This is both a natural ability to learn as well as the level of knowledge that comes from time put into learning
    
  • Ambition: The desire to accomplish something big. This is not settleing for something lower but the desire to be the best possible. Sometimes the means can be questionable.
    
  
  
• Name: Jasmine Luther
  
• Age: 21
  
• Where did you find out about us? Actually, I found out about you from People apologizing for putting me through a mess at another sorting group.