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queenofbooks) wrote2015-05-29 03:59 pm
queenofbooks) wrote2015-05-29 03:59 pm
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APPLICATION
↠ Name: Bethany (murgy)
↠ Age: 40
↠ Characters Played: N/A
CHARACTER
↠ Name: Hermione Granger
↠ Canon: Harry Potter post Deathly Hallows, three years after the battle of Hogwarts.
↠ Journal:strongandsmart
↠ Age: 22. She would be 21 but used a time turner to take more classes.
↠ Appearance: Hermione has bushy brown hair when we first meet her, but over the years she has mastered a few spells to tame the wild beast that is her hair. She has brown eyes and a soft smile. She usually has a quiet tone to her speech, unless she is agitated about something, then it gets higher and sharper. She magically shrunk her teeth during fourth year, and has a scar on her arm from the time she spent at Malfoy Manor. She does use glamours when she has to dress up.
Her style would be considered classic, shabby chic. She is comfortable in most things, and can be mostly found wearing business casual. Hermione carries herself with an air of confidence that most people her age don't possess. She carries herself somewhat stiffly until until she gets to know someone then her body posture reflects how she feels about you.
↠ Reference/History: history
There is little information about what happens to Hermione between the ends of Deathly Hallows and 19 years later, so the following is a bit of head canon that I came up with to explain why she would be where she is.
Hermione was still broken up when Ron left Godrick's Hollow, but she carried on. When Ron returned, Hermione is wary of his presence there, wondering how he could have possibly left his two best friends to fight alone. She does kiss him, and they start dating after the Battle of Hogwarts, and after she spearheads the efforts to rebuild Hogwarts, with the help of Harry of course, she takes a job with the Ministry of Magic, specifically in Magical Law Enforcement.
She thrived in her position, and her bosses were so pleased with her performance, that they promoted her within 6 months, and she became the liaison between the British Ministry of Magic, and the ministries abroad. Hermione, spends the next 2 years of her life doing the job to her fullest potential, and by the time she returned back to England she realized that her feelings for Ron were born out of battle, and the flight or fight instinct. She realized that she was happier alone than with someone that didn't share her interests.
Ron and Hermione parted ways, and she went on to be the youngest Deputy Head of Magical law enforcement.
↠ Personality: Hermione is very smart and hardworking. This is evidenced by the diligence she pays to her studies. She is more often than not found in the library, a fact that Ron always teases her for. If it wasn't for the fact that she was so studious in everything that she did Harry and Ron probably would have been killed three times over. She takes her studies very seriously, and is very passionate about the causes she believes in. She especially focused her attention on freeing Buckbeak from the ministry's control. She is not against bending the rules for a good cause. She also takes on the cause of freeing House Elves, especially Dobby and Winkie.
Being smart is something that Hermione prides herself on, in fact she is very vocal about how smart she is, and making sure that everyone around her knows it. That attitude often leaves her feeling very isolated and alone. As hard as she tries not to let it, what people think of her matters to Hermione, which is why she was so upset when Ron made fun of her. As the years went on she became less obnoxious about her intelligence, and it became a given that she would know the answers. She not only relied on her magical aptitude, but also logic. She embodies the meshing of the magical and muggle worlds.
Hermione was quite responsible, perfectionistic and well put-together, which led to her being made a prefect during her fifth year. Her responsibility is evidenced by the fact that she is given a time turner to use during third year to take extra classes, something that no other third year student was allowed to do. Hermione was very diligent about not breaking the rules involving the time turning, and as such Ron and Harry never knew she had it until she used it to save Buckbeak.
Opinionated and bossy are words that could be used to describe Hermione. She was content to share her opinions and tell people what to do at every turn. She was never one to shy away from a fight or a good debate. It was the reason that she succeeded in almost everything she did, because she was too stubborn and tenacious to give up on anything. That nature, however, is only a mask to hide her insecurities for her fear of failure. Hermione took not being a pureblood witch very seriously, and she was determined to prove her worth to the magical community and not let herself get bullied.
Hermione tried to remain unaffected by the effects the war had on her, but that wasn't always possible. She was a bright, eager eyed witch. She wasn't hardened by the cruelty of war when she first started at Hogwarts. Helping Harry was supposed to be a onetime thing, and then she would go back to her studies and excelling at everything she did. She hadn’t counted on being outsmarted by a troll or the boys saving her. Hermione is a very loyal creature, and Ron and Harry saving her in first year, bonded them for life. A life debt is a very precious thing in the magical world, and it one that Hermione took very seriously. She became less bossy and trolly as the effects of Harry's journey took their toll on all of them, none more so than Hermione. Her know-it-all-ness seemed to lessen to a certain degree as the years went on. She knew she was the smartest witch in her class, but she gained confidence in helping and befriending Harry that she did not need the constant pats on the back that she once did.
Hermione is very strong independent woman, but she is also a woman who is not afraid to show emotion as well. This is especially evident in the last books, specifically when Ron leaves them at Godrick's Hollow. She is visibly shaken, and very emotional as she watches him leave, the tears streaming down her face. She knows what their mission is, but that doesn't mean she always has to like it. She allows herself to be vulnerable with Harry at his parents’ grave site, because Harry stuck by her when Ron left, and she trusted him to catch her if she fell.
There were two really defining moments in Hermione's life that shaped the person that she became after the war. The first was the Golden Trio's capture and torture at Malfoy manor. Bella took special interest in Hermione, especially when she noticed Godric Gryffindor's sword. In her panic, Bella revealed some truth's to Hermione regarding the location of another Horcrux. Bella decided that it would a game to torture Hermione using the Cruciatus Curse. Many more powerful witches have broken under this cruse, but Hermione didn't. It made her stronger, tougher. She withstood the curse, and using her smarts, managed to tell Bella that they had a fake sword. Hermione got her first significant would when Bella sliced her throat as they were escaping. Knowing that she could withstand torture, made Hermione even more determined to help Harry defeat Voldemort. She found an inner strength deep within herself to survive torture and the war, and it is a strength that she carried with her throughout her life, well past the war. She was totally out of control, and she never wants to feel that way again.
Hermione made the most difficult decision of her life when she decided that in order to keep her parents safe, she had to take all of their memories of her away. She is a very skilled witch, so it was easy for her to do the spell, but the decision that brought her there was the most difficult that she has ever made in her life. One that still haunts her to this day. It takes a very strong and determined person to take away the only family she ever knew in order to protect them. The way that she carries herself after she went home, carries an air of determination and sadness around with her, one that never seemed to go away. She believes that she has to succeed in everything she does now, otherwise everything that she gave up would be for naught, and that is an unacceptable conclusion.
She goes back to school to get her NEWTS for her parents. She excels in her job because in her mind failure is just not an option. Anything less than the best would be inadequate. She pulls herself forward by both wanting to succeed for herself and in the name of her parents.
↠ Powers / Abilities: Magical aptitude: She was the first in the class to master any spell. She even knows things that they hadn't even taught yet. She can read a spell and perform it on the first try. She tries spells that most of her contemporaries haven't even heard of.
Non-verbal and wandless magic: Hermione mastered this skill during sixth year, and continued to build on her prowess. Hermione was always well ahead of the curve as far as learning things goes, so it makes sense that she would know how to do both non-verbal and wandless magic.
Dueling: Hermione is a skilled dueler. She may not be on the same level as Harry, but she can hold her own against powerful wizards. Her slyness and cunning also gives her the element of surprise. She is often underestimated.
↠ Languages: English. French, Fluently. Latin, well enough to read it. German, passable.
Hermione was always a bright child, eager and willing to learn almost anything. When she discovered she was a witch, she took to the books, reading everything she could on the wizarding world she could get her hands on. Most of the spell books she came across had some latin in them, so she taught herself how to speak it and read it.
She had to also learn French and German for her job with the ministry. If there are magical versions of language on tapes, she probably used those. If not, she would have hired a tutor and completely immersed herself in the language, until she knew it to her satisfaction.
↠ Reason for Playing This Character: Hermione is the type of character that suits me. She was the second RP character I have ever played in a DWRP. She is Smart yet vulnerable. She has the ability to stand on her own two feet, yet she isn't afraid to show emotion either.
↠ What is Your Character's Sin?: Envy. Hermione works hard at everything she does, and more often than not succeed, in anything academic that is. What Hermione has the issue with is anything social. She is used to knowing everything about everything, that when it comes to anything resembling a social activity, she has a tendency to freeze up. It really plagued her in her early years. She was very envious of her peers, and their ability to make friends and converse with people. She strives every day to better herself, and is envious of those people around her who have things that she does. She longs for a family, a place to call home. She tries terribly not to be, but she is extremely envious of families, and loving relationships, in particular, because she lost the two most important relationships in her life, and she just wants it back.
SAMPLES
(We ask that at least one of the samples be set in the City of Sin setting, so we can get a good idea of exactly how your character might fit in.)
↠ First Person: [Hermione appears on the screen, looking very beat up, a long thin scar is visible across her neck, because she hasn't glamoured it. Her hair is messy, and her face is dirty. She looks lost, but is trying not to let it show. She looks definitely into the camera.]
Is this some sort of joke? Some sort of spell to separate us? [She raises her chin, daring anyone to tell her any different. Her face is a cross between righteous anger, and abject fear.]
This can't be happening. I did not give everything up, just to have it all end now. Would someone please for the love of Merlin explain to me where in the bloody hell I am?
↠ Third Person: from here for reference.
Hermione bit her lip, and turned away, busying herself making tea. She had thought she had thought of every possible scenario and she had been bested twice in one day.
Her hands shook just a little bit, frustrated with herself more than anything else. She really should have thought that Snape would betray her, and that Bruce would be mad. She had such high hopes for Severus though, that maybe in a different setting, they could somehow forge some type of relationship. How wrong she had been. Like he told her time and again, he is not a nice man. She should have believed him.
She had just wanted a family so badly that she could taste it. Dealing with what she did to her parents is something that Hermione pushes away every day. She doesn't want to remember that she doesn't have a family anymore, and really not many friends. She feels just like she did at Hogwarts. She can't help but think of the families around her, longing for what they had.
She wanted it so badly that she had upset the one person that she was trying to help.
"You're right," She said quietly, turning her eyes slightly glassy as she moved towards the table. "I'm sorry. You have every reason to be mad, and if you want to take a break I understand... but I did it because... I... well I wanted to help."
↠ Additional Samples: TDM
↠ Name: Bethany (murgy)
↠ Age: 40
↠ Characters Played: N/A
CHARACTER
↠ Name: Hermione Granger
↠ Canon: Harry Potter post Deathly Hallows, three years after the battle of Hogwarts.
↠ Journal:
strongandsmart↠ Age: 22. She would be 21 but used a time turner to take more classes.
↠ Appearance: Hermione has bushy brown hair when we first meet her, but over the years she has mastered a few spells to tame the wild beast that is her hair. She has brown eyes and a soft smile. She usually has a quiet tone to her speech, unless she is agitated about something, then it gets higher and sharper. She magically shrunk her teeth during fourth year, and has a scar on her arm from the time she spent at Malfoy Manor. She does use glamours when she has to dress up.
Her style would be considered classic, shabby chic. She is comfortable in most things, and can be mostly found wearing business casual. Hermione carries herself with an air of confidence that most people her age don't possess. She carries herself somewhat stiffly until until she gets to know someone then her body posture reflects how she feels about you.
↠ Reference/History: history
There is little information about what happens to Hermione between the ends of Deathly Hallows and 19 years later, so the following is a bit of head canon that I came up with to explain why she would be where she is.
Hermione was still broken up when Ron left Godrick's Hollow, but she carried on. When Ron returned, Hermione is wary of his presence there, wondering how he could have possibly left his two best friends to fight alone. She does kiss him, and they start dating after the Battle of Hogwarts, and after she spearheads the efforts to rebuild Hogwarts, with the help of Harry of course, she takes a job with the Ministry of Magic, specifically in Magical Law Enforcement.
She thrived in her position, and her bosses were so pleased with her performance, that they promoted her within 6 months, and she became the liaison between the British Ministry of Magic, and the ministries abroad. Hermione, spends the next 2 years of her life doing the job to her fullest potential, and by the time she returned back to England she realized that her feelings for Ron were born out of battle, and the flight or fight instinct. She realized that she was happier alone than with someone that didn't share her interests.
Ron and Hermione parted ways, and she went on to be the youngest Deputy Head of Magical law enforcement.
↠ Personality: Hermione is very smart and hardworking. This is evidenced by the diligence she pays to her studies. She is more often than not found in the library, a fact that Ron always teases her for. If it wasn't for the fact that she was so studious in everything that she did Harry and Ron probably would have been killed three times over. She takes her studies very seriously, and is very passionate about the causes she believes in. She especially focused her attention on freeing Buckbeak from the ministry's control. She is not against bending the rules for a good cause. She also takes on the cause of freeing House Elves, especially Dobby and Winkie.
Being smart is something that Hermione prides herself on, in fact she is very vocal about how smart she is, and making sure that everyone around her knows it. That attitude often leaves her feeling very isolated and alone. As hard as she tries not to let it, what people think of her matters to Hermione, which is why she was so upset when Ron made fun of her. As the years went on she became less obnoxious about her intelligence, and it became a given that she would know the answers. She not only relied on her magical aptitude, but also logic. She embodies the meshing of the magical and muggle worlds.
Hermione was quite responsible, perfectionistic and well put-together, which led to her being made a prefect during her fifth year. Her responsibility is evidenced by the fact that she is given a time turner to use during third year to take extra classes, something that no other third year student was allowed to do. Hermione was very diligent about not breaking the rules involving the time turning, and as such Ron and Harry never knew she had it until she used it to save Buckbeak.
Opinionated and bossy are words that could be used to describe Hermione. She was content to share her opinions and tell people what to do at every turn. She was never one to shy away from a fight or a good debate. It was the reason that she succeeded in almost everything she did, because she was too stubborn and tenacious to give up on anything. That nature, however, is only a mask to hide her insecurities for her fear of failure. Hermione took not being a pureblood witch very seriously, and she was determined to prove her worth to the magical community and not let herself get bullied.
Hermione tried to remain unaffected by the effects the war had on her, but that wasn't always possible. She was a bright, eager eyed witch. She wasn't hardened by the cruelty of war when she first started at Hogwarts. Helping Harry was supposed to be a onetime thing, and then she would go back to her studies and excelling at everything she did. She hadn’t counted on being outsmarted by a troll or the boys saving her. Hermione is a very loyal creature, and Ron and Harry saving her in first year, bonded them for life. A life debt is a very precious thing in the magical world, and it one that Hermione took very seriously. She became less bossy and trolly as the effects of Harry's journey took their toll on all of them, none more so than Hermione. Her know-it-all-ness seemed to lessen to a certain degree as the years went on. She knew she was the smartest witch in her class, but she gained confidence in helping and befriending Harry that she did not need the constant pats on the back that she once did.
Hermione is very strong independent woman, but she is also a woman who is not afraid to show emotion as well. This is especially evident in the last books, specifically when Ron leaves them at Godrick's Hollow. She is visibly shaken, and very emotional as she watches him leave, the tears streaming down her face. She knows what their mission is, but that doesn't mean she always has to like it. She allows herself to be vulnerable with Harry at his parents’ grave site, because Harry stuck by her when Ron left, and she trusted him to catch her if she fell.
There were two really defining moments in Hermione's life that shaped the person that she became after the war. The first was the Golden Trio's capture and torture at Malfoy manor. Bella took special interest in Hermione, especially when she noticed Godric Gryffindor's sword. In her panic, Bella revealed some truth's to Hermione regarding the location of another Horcrux. Bella decided that it would a game to torture Hermione using the Cruciatus Curse. Many more powerful witches have broken under this cruse, but Hermione didn't. It made her stronger, tougher. She withstood the curse, and using her smarts, managed to tell Bella that they had a fake sword. Hermione got her first significant would when Bella sliced her throat as they were escaping. Knowing that she could withstand torture, made Hermione even more determined to help Harry defeat Voldemort. She found an inner strength deep within herself to survive torture and the war, and it is a strength that she carried with her throughout her life, well past the war. She was totally out of control, and she never wants to feel that way again.
Hermione made the most difficult decision of her life when she decided that in order to keep her parents safe, she had to take all of their memories of her away. She is a very skilled witch, so it was easy for her to do the spell, but the decision that brought her there was the most difficult that she has ever made in her life. One that still haunts her to this day. It takes a very strong and determined person to take away the only family she ever knew in order to protect them. The way that she carries herself after she went home, carries an air of determination and sadness around with her, one that never seemed to go away. She believes that she has to succeed in everything she does now, otherwise everything that she gave up would be for naught, and that is an unacceptable conclusion.
She goes back to school to get her NEWTS for her parents. She excels in her job because in her mind failure is just not an option. Anything less than the best would be inadequate. She pulls herself forward by both wanting to succeed for herself and in the name of her parents.
↠ Powers / Abilities: Magical aptitude: She was the first in the class to master any spell. She even knows things that they hadn't even taught yet. She can read a spell and perform it on the first try. She tries spells that most of her contemporaries haven't even heard of.
Non-verbal and wandless magic: Hermione mastered this skill during sixth year, and continued to build on her prowess. Hermione was always well ahead of the curve as far as learning things goes, so it makes sense that she would know how to do both non-verbal and wandless magic.
Dueling: Hermione is a skilled dueler. She may not be on the same level as Harry, but she can hold her own against powerful wizards. Her slyness and cunning also gives her the element of surprise. She is often underestimated.
↠ Languages: English. French, Fluently. Latin, well enough to read it. German, passable.
Hermione was always a bright child, eager and willing to learn almost anything. When she discovered she was a witch, she took to the books, reading everything she could on the wizarding world she could get her hands on. Most of the spell books she came across had some latin in them, so she taught herself how to speak it and read it.
She had to also learn French and German for her job with the ministry. If there are magical versions of language on tapes, she probably used those. If not, she would have hired a tutor and completely immersed herself in the language, until she knew it to her satisfaction.
↠ Reason for Playing This Character: Hermione is the type of character that suits me. She was the second RP character I have ever played in a DWRP. She is Smart yet vulnerable. She has the ability to stand on her own two feet, yet she isn't afraid to show emotion either.
↠ What is Your Character's Sin?: Envy. Hermione works hard at everything she does, and more often than not succeed, in anything academic that is. What Hermione has the issue with is anything social. She is used to knowing everything about everything, that when it comes to anything resembling a social activity, she has a tendency to freeze up. It really plagued her in her early years. She was very envious of her peers, and their ability to make friends and converse with people. She strives every day to better herself, and is envious of those people around her who have things that she does. She longs for a family, a place to call home. She tries terribly not to be, but she is extremely envious of families, and loving relationships, in particular, because she lost the two most important relationships in her life, and she just wants it back.
SAMPLES
(We ask that at least one of the samples be set in the City of Sin setting, so we can get a good idea of exactly how your character might fit in.)
↠ First Person: [Hermione appears on the screen, looking very beat up, a long thin scar is visible across her neck, because she hasn't glamoured it. Her hair is messy, and her face is dirty. She looks lost, but is trying not to let it show. She looks definitely into the camera.]
Is this some sort of joke? Some sort of spell to separate us? [She raises her chin, daring anyone to tell her any different. Her face is a cross between righteous anger, and abject fear.]
This can't be happening. I did not give everything up, just to have it all end now. Would someone please for the love of Merlin explain to me where in the bloody hell I am?
↠ Third Person: from here for reference.
Hermione bit her lip, and turned away, busying herself making tea. She had thought she had thought of every possible scenario and she had been bested twice in one day.
Her hands shook just a little bit, frustrated with herself more than anything else. She really should have thought that Snape would betray her, and that Bruce would be mad. She had such high hopes for Severus though, that maybe in a different setting, they could somehow forge some type of relationship. How wrong she had been. Like he told her time and again, he is not a nice man. She should have believed him.
She had just wanted a family so badly that she could taste it. Dealing with what she did to her parents is something that Hermione pushes away every day. She doesn't want to remember that she doesn't have a family anymore, and really not many friends. She feels just like she did at Hogwarts. She can't help but think of the families around her, longing for what they had.
She wanted it so badly that she had upset the one person that she was trying to help.
"You're right," She said quietly, turning her eyes slightly glassy as she moved towards the table. "I'm sorry. You have every reason to be mad, and if you want to take a break I understand... but I did it because... I... well I wanted to help."
↠ Additional Samples: TDM