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[indilwen]

• What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why? I don't think my profession would be particularly magical, per se...nothing like and Auror or a Healer. I'm a born performer, so I would rather go with something in the Arts, like singing (wouldn't catch me doing "A cauldron full of hot strong love", though!) or dancing, but a Wizarding singer, obviously. Barring the fact that I hate any sort of regular job, if I couldn't be in the public eye, I would either like to teach a very difficult subject that requires a lot of precision, since I am a perfectionist (Transfiguration, Potions), or do something that would allow me to sock away a lot of money without having to bend over backwards to get it. What does Lucius Malfoy do, anyway?!
  
  
• If you could teach one class at Hogwarts, what would it be and why? I just answered this one on the first question, but I think I would spring for either Potions or Transfiguration: I love the subjects that are difficult, and very very precise; things that take a natural aptitude and a lot of work to master. If "anyone can do it", then it's not really for me. I think I'll go with Potions, since the idea of being able to know all those ingredients and antidotes, and blend them up to make something actually useful is pretty enticing.
  
  
• 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? YES! I would have to at least make that smallest of efforts towards a shot at eternal glory. The tasks would be hard and probably scary, but it would also be very exciting, and I would be in love with the idea that I could be the next Champion.
  
  
• If you could choose your animagus form, what would it be and why? This is a hard question, because I'm really indecisive: there's so many cool things to be, and I can only pick ONE. I think I would like to be a big cat, though, like a panther or jaguar. Having all that grace and power would be amazing. And they're so beautiful! Big cats have two different sides: on the one hand, the females are great mothers and hunters -they look out for their own- and can almost seem comforting even to humans, with all that thick fur, and those heavy paws. They have a serious, wise countenance, but they have a playful nature, too. On the other hand, you definitely do not want to cross a panther. The end result wouldn't be too pleasing.
  
  
• If you could be written into any HP Series book as a new character, which book would it be, and who would your character be? Why did you choose that book/character? I would like to be written into The Goblet of Fire: it's one of my favorites, and definitely a pivotal novel. There was so much happening: the World Cup, the Triwizard Tournament, the Yule Ball (Come on! Who doesn't love to get dressed up and dance?), Voldemort coming back...there was a lot of action, and I like to be right in the middle of things as they happen.
  
  My character would be one of the sixth or seventh year girls, poised and determined, preparing to leave school soon and see what life has got in store for her. She would, of course, support Hogwarts during the Trials (and probably Harry Potter after that first task with the dragons -talk abotu showing potential), but wouldn't lose out on the opportunity to network and make acquaintances with some of the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrange. And she just might have a little bit of a crush on a certain Lucius Malfoy.
  
  
• What is your favorite magical spell/charm? Why? *groans* They're all fascinating! So hard to pick just one! And even the Half-Blood Prince's nasty hexes and the Unforgivables are pretty interesting, though it would have to be really worth it for me to use one of those...Azkaban is not a place I would like to end up. I really like Petrificus Totalus, Muffliato, and Accio for their convenience. Just think, if anybody gets in your way, you can freeze them, you can stop people from listening in on private conversations, and you would never ever have to get up and get something when you didn't feel like (or you forgot it in the house...can't tell you how many times THAT has happened) it ever again! Apparition also sounds EXCELLENT. I so wish I could do that.
  
  
• Name three reasons why you would like to be sorted into each House.
  Slytherin: Admittedly, this one is my favorite house, but they're all obviously decent places to be. The Slytherins are witty, theoretically classy (Crabbe and Goyle, I think, got in on shear meanness), and unafraid to push the boundaries to get what they want.
  
  Gryffindor: They're courageous, dashing, and seem like fun people. The Gryffindors are commonly viewed as the school All-Stars, I believe: the Gryffindors and Slytherins seem to dominate the school, and the Gryffindors love the limelight best (or at least pull more tricks to get in it).
  
  Hufflepuff: They're very nice people on the whole: kind to everyone, loyal to their House and to their friends, and they're not afraid to be seen as good and decent people. they are wha tthe yare, and proud of it.
  
  Ravenclaw: I love the company of intelligent people, and Ravenclaws are definitely that. They are intellectual, free-thinking and fair-minded.
  
  
• You've received your O.W.L results. What are your results? (You have to have failed or done poorly in at least one subject) I know I would have sucked at Divination and History of Magic because practically no one takes those classes seriously, and I would be among that number! Arithmancy would be my Waterloo if I took it: I'd probably manage a D, at best O_o.
  Ancient Runes would be a great class for me, since I love doing translations, and so would Defense Against the Dark Arts, Care of Magical Creatures and Potions. Potions for the reasons I've already listed, and Care of Magical Creatures because I love animals, and I'm sure it would be so refreshing just to get outside for a little while, that I would HAVE to do well to be able to continue. DADA is not only a practical, hands-on class, but very research-oriented, and I'm good at that.
  I would probably be okay but not stellar at Transfiguration (that's a lot of hard work. Interesting, but hard, and I occasionally cave under pressure), and Charms.
  
  
• If you could have any superpower - but only ONE - what would it be? I knew this question would come up. Knew it, knew it, knew it.
  It doesn't sound like much at first, but I would like to be very persuasive. So persuasive, in fact, that I could get away with damn near anything, as long as it wasn't a huge infraction.
  
  
• What HP character do you identify with most and why? It's a bit odd that I say this, since not much is known about her, but Narcissa Malfoy. She's very devoted to her husband and son in the same way that I am fiercely loyal to those people that make up my "family": not the one that I was born into, but all the people that I am really close to. I enjoy fine things and classy pursuits, but am not above swallowing my pride and asking for someone's help if I feel that I or someone close to me will need it.
  
  
• What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised? This fluctuates, but in this moment, what I desire most is to be with the man that I have loved for two years, but recently had to split up with because of the social mores of my family...and of course we would both be highly succesful classical singers.
  
  
• If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it? Unfortunately, I would have to take care of some stuff that I need first (how I hate responsible spending!), but after that I would have to go wild picking up lots of the luxurious items I have craved and coveted, but never been able to afford. I would definitely like to have a very nice apartment in a big city, and fine things for my living space. I would buy lots of tickets to the opera, to charity balls, gallery openings, and plane tickets to travel the world. There are so many places I want to see! I'm generous when I'm happy, so I would make lots of gifts to my friends and family as well. Some would go to arts foundations,children's charities, and some would be saved, so I could repeat the process in the future.
  
  
• Which HP book is your favorite and why? I quite liked The Goblet of Fire, and The Half-Blood Prince. GoF, despite all its little subplots, was quite a turning point in the Potterverse, and set the stage for the darker and more important events to come. I really loved Half-Blood Prince because of all the revelations about dear Severus, the controversy (is he/is he not?), and really getting into Voldemort's early years as Tom Riddle, and how he became the Dark Lord. I thought the searching forthe Horcruxes was fabulous. The Slug Club made me laugh to no end...and of course the end of the book had a big emotional impact on me. It was sad, but necessary: it was good to see Harry finally become really galvanized into doing what he felt he had to do. I like to see people taking action.
  
  
• Which HP book is your least favorite and why? Order of the Phoenix. Professor Umbridge grosses me out, the Ministry are all twats, and the book is just one big ANGSTFEST. I wished everyone would just take a Midol or two. Harry, Sirius, Snape, Cho...all of 'em. There's enough adolescent angst in real life! is it necessary to get all of it dropped on you at once, distilled into book format?
  
  
• What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now? I always wanted to be in the performing arts, and was in love with being a classical actress or singer. That hasn't changed one bit, and at age eighteen I'm devoted as ever trying to carve out a path for myself that will lead to as much greatness as possible for me.
  
  
• 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 like a potion that would enhance all of a person's natural qualities: give them a boost in charisma, charm, et cetera...take all that is them and enhance it until they are the sum of what their potential. Of course, like Felix Felicis, it would have to be used in moderation. I think it would be called Vanitas Elixir.
  
  
• 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? The boggart would turn into something faceless, but absolutely wasted away: a complete failure in life, and debilitated by some horrible disease or circumstance. I fear failure in itself, and I fear failure to succeed/ being forgotten by all because of circumstances I can't control. After the Riddikulus spell, it would become so loaded down with tangible tokens of achievment and affection that it wouldn't be able to stand: it would be staggering around buried beneath all the things that had worked out well.
  
  
• What do you look for in a friend? On the surface, I like people who are fun to be with and will go along with me when I suggest doing something a little out of the ordinary, or pull a plan from thin air at the last minute. I like people who are able to keep up with me, and won't have me climbing the walls in frustration. It's also very important that they are a driven person, like I am, and enjoy exploring all the good things in life. I expect the same loyalty and devotion that I would give to them, and of course I want them to be able to feel like they can trust me, and know I will be a good friend to them.
  
  
• What is the one thing you would most like to accomplish? I would like to achieve a job with some glamour, that will also give me a comfortable lifestyle: being a professional singer in the chorus of a big opera house, for example, so I would be able to make a living by singing and still go after lead roles on smaller stages, or maybe a dancer who makes part of her money with public performance and part of it by giving classes. It's important to me to be able to make money doing something I enjoy, because if I'm happy, I'm more inclined to want to give back to the world.
  
  
• What trait most annoys you about other people? I really dislike people who are immature and don't know how to behave in the proper situation. I become very uncomfortable around those who are socialy awkward or don't have good manners: you know the type: the ones that have horrible table manners in nice restaurants, who smirk and say stupid things in serious situations, and are stuffy and frigid at informal, fun gatherings. Also, anybody who is unable to grow up and out of petty problems or drama is blacklisted in my book. I just don't have the energy to deal with that shit all the time.
  
  
• What do you think are your top five abilities or qualities?
  
  Determination: I'm very competitive, and even if I don't always come out on top, I find ways to enhance myself. For example, if I'm at an audition and don't get a callback, or am beat out for a role by somebody else, I won't sit and beat myself up for it: I find out why, and work harder to make myself even better than the person who kicked my ass the first time.
  
  Idealism: I don't mean idealism in the sense that I have this image of a perfect universe where everything is golden and wonderful, because that just isn't happening anytime soon. I mean it in the sense that I know what I value, and I keep it like that. There're a lot of different schools of thought out debating on the streets these days, and with all the different information and propaganda floating around, I'm proud that I can stick to what MY ideals and values are, even if they're not always the best or the most popular. A lot of people consider me immoral because I'm fairly liberal about just about everything, but I try and maintain a respectable reputation. You won't go far in life without respect and good manners.
  
  Discrimination: Again, I don't mean this in the sense that most people seem to think of it: discrimination against people. I'm a choosy person...I like to take the best that's available to me at any given time, even if it requires a bit of a sacrifice at first. I won't settle for just anything just because it'll keep me quiet for a little bit. If I didn't shoot for what I wanted, I would never get anything.
  
  Exploration: I love to try new things! New experiences, new foods, new places and people...hell, it can even be a new color in my wardrobe. Just as long as I can push my boundaries and expand my horizons.
  
  Fidelity: I am a very, very faithful friend, lover and family member to those who have proved that I can count on them. I think it's important to show those around you that you are devoted and they can count on you for things, and it's not just because I get favors back. I like to know that people think well of me, and that I'm doing right by them by giving them my loyalty.
  
  
• What do you think are your top five weaknesses or worst qualities?
  Cynicism: I can be really awful sometimes for no good reason. It's a knee-jerk reaction: if something's going on that I do't agree with, or someone is doing something that I think is stupid, I get very cynical (and vocal) about it. Sometimes I think I just don't have enough faith in humanity: I mean, we've lasted this long, right? But it seems lately that a lot of things are heading down the tubes, especially the behavior of the American government, and it's hard to acknowledge other people's optimism.
  
  Lazy/messy: I hate to work, and I would really prefer it if other people just did all the dirty or hard stuff FOR me. I mean, I know it's not gonna happen, but still. I have a little bit of a Prima Donna attitude at times.
  
  Pleasure/Selfishness: I admit it, I have been known on occasion to throw over "needs" for "wants" (Or to try and pass off wants as needs), and to skive off of responsibilities in favor of going off and having fun. And I am a bit selfish, it's true. I try not to be, but I really do feel tha5 I need to indulge myself regularly. I think it's probably some kind of compulsion. It's gotten me into trouble more than once with loved ones, and it makes me feel awful that I can't eba better person for them.
  
  Depression: This one really pisses me off, because it occasionally inhibits my ability to function. Little things will really throw me for a loop on occasion, and the repercussions aren't fun. I do my damnedest to stay above the stuff that bothers me, but occasionally I have to go crawl in a hole for a little while, and I hate that.
  
  Pride: I have a tough time swallowing my pride. Apologies are not easy for me to make, favors (especially monetary) are notoriously difficult for me to ask for. My boyfriend used to get quite annoyed with me for not asking for financial help when I needed it, but having to apologize means having to admit I misstepped or was wrong, and asking for favors feels like I'm admitting that my family doesn't have much money. On the one hand, I think it's healthy to have a certain amount of pride, but too much is asking for trouble, and I am a very proud person.
  
  
• Define in your own words the following key traits:
  
  • Courage: Behaving in a manner that corresponds to your personal values and ideals, no matter what other people are doing, but doing it in an ethical manner.
    
    
  • Loyalty: Sticking by the people who need you in EVERY situation, no matter how hard, and doing it because you want to do it for them, not because they'll owe you a favor.
    
    
  • Intelligence: Being very knowledgeable about a wide variety of things, and always thirtsting to discover more.
    
    
  • Ambition: The fuel that propells people towards what they want! Ambition makes us set goals and reach for them.
    
  
  
• Name: Sangrita
  
• Age: Eighteen
  
• What house do you think DOESN'T fit you? (This question is optional for those who feel they just DO NOT fit in a house. Please explain WHY.) I just don't think I'm right for Hufflepuff. They're sweet and all, and good people, but I am not one of them. I am not patient, and I am not content with just "being a good person". I want to be KNOWN. I think I would feel really self-centered and out of place in that house...I would be the rogue 'Puff.
  
  
• Where did you find out about us? brittknee