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The Daily Prophet => The Sorting Hat (aka Character Sheets) => : Bonnie OHalloran 01 Dec 2011, 04:13 PM
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First and Last name: Bonnie O'Halloran
Bloodline: Half-blood
Hair Color: Dark Mahogany
Eye Color: Dull grey-blue
General Build: Average
Height: Tall
Birthplace: Northern Ireland, County of Tyrone, outskirts of Dungannon town
Brief Childhood History:
Born the last of 4 children, Bonnie Aoife O'Halloran spent the first 10 years of her life blissfully unaware that her father was a squib-wizard. All she knew was that Riona, her Mum, and Tristan, her Dad, lived in the quiet outskirts of Dungannon to made a life for themselves.
With each child, Tristan held his breath at that 11th birthday marker. Riona thought it was the tragedy of loosing his parents at 11. Actually, his parents are very much alive, but she took that story to heart so he didn't bother to make up the details. All he had to do was sniffle and she'd ease off the subject, giving him a consoling hug.
But when Bonnie turned 7, everything changed. Bonnie was taken out of regular school. Strange things began to happen that Tristan despratley tried to hide, waiting for the right moment to tell his wife about the whole truth. That moment came when she turned 9. The rest of them found out when an accident nearly knocked a vase on Bonnie, when she was 10.
Bonnie bonded with the house pets because of her home-schooling and the weather, which kept her inside. She became aware of the extraordinary behavior of Jinx, their large emerald eyed, black maine-coon cat. Bonnie would later find that Jinx is half Kneazle, a cat her father saved from an abusive neighbor form the wizard world. Also, she acquired two ferrets. Nell and Slinky. Her one best friend, Kate, moved to the USA, leaving them to her. Slinky is a pest. Bonnie tried to make a bond with Nell, who was sweet, but Nelly loved Brogan best.
Now that she knew what she was, Bonnie was informed of the inevitability of going to a witches school. Also, it would be a possible connection to Tristan's odd, awful family. However, Bonnie's excitement over her letter of acceptance to Hogwarts drowned out those thoughts of estranged family.
It would have been a huge pain to set things up for Bonnie, if it wasn't for great Aunt Kathy and Bonnie's great Grandma Rose, who was furious when she heard that her own son let his wife ship off Tristan, just because he's a squib.
At Ollivander's, Bonnie met with her wand. 13 ¾ inches of dark Ash-wood. Elegant celtic knots were carved into the wood above the swirled handle, fading away at the tip. Then there was the pet to be bought. Bonnie decided on a Great Horned owl, going by the name of Quillian.
Next stop, Hogwarts!
Strengths (Including Personality and Academic):
Bonnie can be very fun, when you get to know her, but she's not a complete people person. She doesn't spark up conversations with people at the drop of a hat. However, she feels strongly about bonds and friendships. Bonnie tries to please her loved ones. She does what she can to make them proud.
They comment on her affectionate behavior, her compassionate nature. People note her creativity for art, even though she lacks formal training. She has a natural affinity for caring for children and home-making such as cooking, sewing (well, she's not quite good at sewing), cleaning, and other jobs.This doesn't mean she's a sissy, she just tries not to get on peoples bad side.
Bonnie loves animals.Bonnie's favorite subject would be the Care of Magical Creatures. Because of her loving nature she'd be most attentive to healing magic. Protection against the infliction of wounds and such would mean that the study of DADA will be a must. Her Patronus would most likely be a very large grey wolf.
Weaknesses (Including Personality and Academic):
Bonnie's self esteem is low, making her reclusive to new people, most of the time waiting for you to make the first move. If she is struggling on and nothing to show for it, she can slow down progress to a halt. Getting back on the wagon is difficult. Because of the teasing, she has preconceptions about how people see her. She over thinks other peoples reactions. A lot of the time, she assumes she isn't good enough. This also makes her a little presumptuous about who other people are.
Bonnie can be a bit sour to people who make her uncomfortable. She's not a saint. Bonnie, to avoid an unwanted person, can give them the cold shoulder. This may seem cruel, but she doesn't know how to act well around people who make her uncomfortable.
Stress can cause her to fall on eating for comfort. Bonnie would binge on sweets, getting sick after doing so. Her sugar intake gets her sick. When that happens, Bonnie is a grump. On top of that, her cleanliness drops. If she's really stretched thin, she can be quite careless with her things.
School was never a strong love for Bonnie unless it caught her interest, such as Transfiguration, DADA, and Potsions. Also, if it made her panic, it wasn't easy to focus on improvement. I don't expect she will love flying, at least at first. Bonnie will probably fail in class if she panics when ever she's stuck on a subject. Astronomy, History, and Divination aren't going to be some of her strong suits.
She stood by Kate like glue at school. Kate was a fierce young girl. She helped Bonnie spark a flame of strength in her soul. It dimmed when Kate left, but she's stoking the fire at a steady pace. It goes 'FWOOSH' when the time is appropriate...and also when it's not so favorable. When it happens, she can have a little bit of a revenge/grudge problem. This may encourage Bonnie to show her dark side.
What House Do You Feel Your Character Belongs In and Why:
Bonnie isn't the most academically balanced, but she tries. She doesn't posses a quick wit, Bonnie doesn't feel the need to rush to the top, and she hasn't got the heart of a lion strapped to her sleeve. But, Bonnie believes in the benefit of the doubt. She puts hard work in what she finds to be intriguing. Bonnie considers friendship, trust, faithfulness, and loyalty to be greatly honored no matter the cost. Despite her disappointment in areas about herself, despite her tendency to be timid, she doesn't cower when it counts. Virtuous Hufflepuff is where she belongs.
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Hi there! Welcome to HPRPG!
Before we can sort you, there are just a few things to attend to.
Please remove the year of Bonnie's birthday. The timeline is very loose here at HPRPG. We have no set year, but the board does indeed take place after the fall of Voldemort.
Unfortunately, we will need to have you change Bonnie's pet to the great horned owl you mentioned, instead of the golden eagle. It is true that we do take the movies into account on a few occasions, but our canon rules mainly fall upon the books and other facts that Rowling herself has published or said, like on Pottermore or in interviews. Once you've edited that, please also take out the OOC notes you've included in the sheet. ;)
Finally, it's great that you have grasped the character of Bonnie so well and can give us so much detail into her strengths and weaknesses. But we would like to see you condense this information down. Later on, you will get an opportunity to expand on Bonnie's character sheet and more, so don't worry about that. For now, just try to cut out all the excess information that is not necessarily pertinent. Such as backstories, side notes, or far future projections.
Once you've done that, change your title from 'pending' to 'edited'!
Also for future reference, do remember to keep the topic title as simply the first and last name of your character, as stated in our rules.
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I hope I cut it down enough. I know I cut the History down, but I'm not too sure about the weakness part. I keep trying to go over it, but every time I do, I feel like I might cut something important.
Tell me if I missed something.
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Everything looks great! There's just two more little things. It's my fault for missing it the first time though, sorry~ :lol:
First, please include another academic weakness for Bonnie. Flying lessons is only a first year class, and we'd like to see you expand on a weakness for a class that Bonnie will end up taking multiple times. ^___^
Second, can you edit the formatting of your paragraphs? When you start RPing, the way we format here is double returns after paragraphs instead of indenting. It just makes things more readable on the internet.
Then just change the title when you're done! :D
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I think I changed everything. ;)
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Double returns actually means just one space between paragraphs, but you got the idea. :lol:
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