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The Daily Prophet => The Sorting Hat (aka Character Sheets) => : Whitten McKinley 07 Aug 2009, 06:38 AM
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First and Last Name: Whitten McKinley
Bloodline: Half-Blood
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Gray-Blue
General Build: Average
Height: Average
Birthplace: London, England
Brief Family History: Melissa Harvey grew up just outside of the neighborhood of Avalon Lakes and never often set foot in there. The families who lived there were nice enough folk who kept to themselves a tad more than normal, but everyone outside agreed that there was something odd about them. Melissa agreed, but it did not stop her from becoming friends with Drew McKinley, a boy from that area. They played together constantly until the fall after Drew turned eleven, when he told Melissa he would be going away to a boarding school, but would be home on holidays and over the summer. What he did not tell her was that he was a wizard and would be attending school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Even while he was gone, however, their friendship only grew, accompanied by romantic feelings that prompted Drew to propose to Melissa the winter after her eighteenth birthday.
After they were married and Drew revealed he was a wizard, their blissful relationship suffered as they differed in opinions about how to raise their firstborn child, Whitten. Drew wished to raise her as he had been raised; in a world of magic. Melissa was afraid that if they did, and their child was a Muggle, the constant reminder would be troublesome. Even after it was proved that Whitten would take after her father in that aspect, Melissa had trouble adapting to a magical lifestyle. They ended up compromising: Whitten would go to a Muggle school, but they lived in a magical community in London, where Drew worked in the Ministry. At home, public areas were kept relatively magic-free, so that Muggle friends and relatives could visit, but occasionally one would ask about the excess of brooms, or think they saw a book re-organize itself on the shelf.
Strengths: Whitten is a rather clever child, able to pick up things quickly. She values friends above all else, and loves meeting new people. She is not afraid to talk to strangers, nor to do much else. When the situation calls for it, she will lie, steal, and take all manner of punishments for her friends, if she thinks it is worth it. She has a strong set of moral values that she will not bend, even for her highly regarded friends.
Academically, Whitten was a common participant in class, and enjoyed learning new things. She usually received good grades, with an occasional low one if the class was particularly difficult.
Weaknesses: Despite (or rather, because of) her usual success in school, Whitten was never very motivated to study. She does perfectly well without doing so, so why should she? And when she was not talking, she usually drifted off in class without realizing it, sometimes missing entire lectures because she was staring off into space or doodling. Also, though she enjoys finding new things to do, she does not often stick with them for longer than a few months.
Whitten can be rather mean if she feels someone is being an idiot. She will call them one, regardless of consequences, and proceed to inform them exactly why they are such a bloody idiot. One of her personal rules is to not lie about petty things, so she tries to answer all questions truthfully, even if the answer is hurtful. (The only time she lies is to keep her friends out of trouble, usually). She also will subject even her best friend to a lecture, or turn them in for punishment, if she feels they deserve it.
What House You Feel Your Character Belongs In and Why: Whitten belongs in Hufflepuff, where her loyalty and morality are appreciated. Helga founded the house with the goal of taking in everyone left over from the other founders’ decisions, so I doubt anything could have made her turn down Whitten as a potential house member.
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Hi there and welcome to HPRPG! :)
Your character sheet looks fantastic~ But I'm going to ask you to do two things for me before we sort you. =D
First, could you add a bit more to the Brief Family History section about the way Whitten was raised? Did her mother win out so she went to muggle primary school or was she home schooled or..? Just give us a few more details about her childhood.
And second, although you've given us plenty of information about Whitten's opportunity for each house, we're going to have to ask you to pick the house which you'd like her to be in. The decision as to how she's going to develop is yours to make~ So pick a house and we'll stick Whitten in it. :D (P.S. Ravenclaw is awesome *coughs* ...But I'm sure all the other HS can make convincing arguments for their houses as well. XD) Hufflepuff would be the only house which would get Whitten sorted directly, as it's the only one open at the moment. If you chose a closed house, we'll let you wait for an opening for two weeks before we automatically sort you into an open house.
After you've done those two things, please change the thread title from 'Pending' to 'Edited' and we'll proceed right along with the sorting process. Welcome again! :biglove:
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Sorry if the thing for the house is not long enough; there is not much I could find that would cause someone to be in Hufflepuff, but she did not fit into the others.
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It's alright; it looks great as is! :D
WELCOME TO HOGWARTS!
Loyalty, patience,
and hard work is enough
For me to sort you in...
HUFFLEPUFF!