I take unimportant things very seriously indeed
Would anyone care to help me out with an AU I'm writing? It's set at Hogwarts, and it could be classed as a crossover I guess as there is mention of some canon HP characters but in fairness, that is only to set the tone and not because the characters will actually be utilised at all.
As this is sort of an experiment I thought I would need help deciding which subjects my characters are going to like best and get OWLs/NEWTs in. Kind of like stamping, if you will. A lot of my flist is much stronger than me in their HP knowledge and can probably connect the character's personality traits to one subject or the other.
As an additional thing, you could also tell me what magical career you think these characters might go for, once they leave Hogwarts, as the fic will follow them into adulthood. I will be screening comments so you don't influence each other.
I will also have a Phase 2 where I make this post public so I can invite everyone from HiH and the Ravenclaw Common Room to stamp, but I'll start off small for now with just the people on my flist who know me best.
[Character 1]
Character 1
House: Slytherin
Age: 18
Blood status: pure-blood
Personality traits:
feels like she doesn't belong a lot of the time
comes across as an extrovert, but appreciates time alone
draws and paints as a hobby but is kind of secretive about it
strong mathematical skills
doesn't like sports
did not get a high enough grade for a Potions NEWT
tends to form bonds with all ages and Houses and is looked down on by the more elitist Slytherins
would have an interest in Astronomy I feel
[Character 2]
Character 2
House: Hufflepuff
Age: 17
Blood status: half-blood
Personality traits:
is quirky, not popular but definitely renowned
is friends with everyone, but doesn't attach to anyone in particular - this is due to a betrayal from her best friend in the first year
tends to be scatterbrained, gets lost and loses things
likes Charms/Transfiguration
likes reading and writing a lot
hates flying, is not very apt at it either
would get into detention quite frequently
Ok it was meant to be just those 2 but just writing about it gave me new ideas, so you now get two other characters under the cuts:
[Character 3]
Character 3
House: haven't decided yet, but has to be different from ch.2. I want them to be siblings in different houses so, anything but Hufflepuff.
Age: 14
Blood status: half-blood
Personality traits:
very level-headed, confident, force of nature
organised
has lots of friends, is well liked and popular
likes to get her hands dirty, probably skilled at Herbology and flying
would probably be a prefect at some point
likes group activities - I'm getting more and more persuaded she should be in Gryffindor really
[Character 4]
Character 4
House: Slytherin
Age: 17
Blood status: pure-blood
Personality traits:
this is sort of a minor character. we know of her that she is disloyal and two-faced
very visual person who loves luxury and magnificence
also artistically inclined but character 1 doesn't like her
good at Potions
very competitive person, would probably be into Quidditch
comes from a good family with good connections and would probably do something very prestigious
daughter of a journalist - maybe follow that career?
Please be as honest as you can also if you think that I've written something that's contradictory or unsound. I might still decide to take some poetic license and overlook it but I care about detail a lot. If I'm writing something wrong, at least I want to know I'm doing it :P
A real life post will follow!
As this is sort of an experiment I thought I would need help deciding which subjects my characters are going to like best and get OWLs/NEWTs in. Kind of like stamping, if you will. A lot of my flist is much stronger than me in their HP knowledge and can probably connect the character's personality traits to one subject or the other.
As an additional thing, you could also tell me what magical career you think these characters might go for, once they leave Hogwarts, as the fic will follow them into adulthood. I will be screening comments so you don't influence each other.
I will also have a Phase 2 where I make this post public so I can invite everyone from HiH and the Ravenclaw Common Room to stamp, but I'll start off small for now with just the people on my flist who know me best.
[Character 1]
Character 1
House: Slytherin
Age: 18
Blood status: pure-blood
Personality traits:
feels like she doesn't belong a lot of the time
comes across as an extrovert, but appreciates time alone
draws and paints as a hobby but is kind of secretive about it
strong mathematical skills
doesn't like sports
did not get a high enough grade for a Potions NEWT
tends to form bonds with all ages and Houses and is looked down on by the more elitist Slytherins
would have an interest in Astronomy I feel
[Character 2]
Character 2
House: Hufflepuff
Age: 17
Blood status: half-blood
Personality traits:
is quirky, not popular but definitely renowned
is friends with everyone, but doesn't attach to anyone in particular - this is due to a betrayal from her best friend in the first year
tends to be scatterbrained, gets lost and loses things
likes Charms/Transfiguration
likes reading and writing a lot
hates flying, is not very apt at it either
would get into detention quite frequently
Ok it was meant to be just those 2 but just writing about it gave me new ideas, so you now get two other characters under the cuts:
[Character 3]
Character 3
House: haven't decided yet, but has to be different from ch.2. I want them to be siblings in different houses so, anything but Hufflepuff.
Age: 14
Blood status: half-blood
Personality traits:
very level-headed, confident, force of nature
organised
has lots of friends, is well liked and popular
likes to get her hands dirty, probably skilled at Herbology and flying
would probably be a prefect at some point
likes group activities - I'm getting more and more persuaded she should be in Gryffindor really
[Character 4]
Character 4
House: Slytherin
Age: 17
Blood status: pure-blood
Personality traits:
this is sort of a minor character. we know of her that she is disloyal and two-faced
very visual person who loves luxury and magnificence
also artistically inclined but character 1 doesn't like her
good at Potions
very competitive person, would probably be into Quidditch
comes from a good family with good connections and would probably do something very prestigious
daughter of a journalist - maybe follow that career?
Please be as honest as you can also if you think that I've written something that's contradictory or unsound. I might still decide to take some poetic license and overlook it but I care about detail a lot. If I'm writing something wrong, at least I want to know I'm doing it :P
A real life post will follow!