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Aurora Sinistra; Astronomy Professor
Topic Started: Jun 17 2009, 03:41 AM (223 Views)
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What should we call you? Ruka
What is your gender? Female
How can we get in touch with you? PM, or at hinata_loves_neji@yahoo.com (I would give you my YIM, but I haven't been able to get on for months now...)
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Show us a sample post, from any game. A recent one would be nice. Doesn’t have to be the character you’re applying for.

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A loud, incessant beeping penetrated the haze of dreams which surrounded the sixteen-year-old. A hand reached out from under the comforter, groping around on the nightstand until it found the source of the beeping. It was her alarm-clock.

A muffled groan could be heard, before one of the fingers of the hand pressed hard on the 'off' button. This hand was then used the throw back the blanket. This motion revealed the toned body of the sixteen-year-old to whom the hand belonged.

The arm--the right one to be exact--to which the hand was connected, via her wrist, was both tanned and pale--the inner side of her arm being pale, while the outer was tanned. Her left arm mirrored this. While her hands were rough and calloused, her legs were toned and lean, though not very shapely.

As far as night-clothes were concerned, she wore simply a black sports bra and a pair of navy-blue boxer shorts. This left her toned midriff to be seen, as well as the fact that the feminine curves that one would expect to see were non-existent.

She yawned and ran a hand through her short, messy light brown hair--some parts of which had been bleached by the sun--and allowed her dark brown eyes to focus on the red LED numbers on the clock. A gasped, "Mein libe Gott!"("My good God!") passed her lips, as she noted that the clock read 7:20am. She quickly leapt up from her sitting position on the bed, before making her way to her closet, only allowing herself a second's grimace at the coldness of the floor.

Once at her closet, she quickly pulled out her uniform--a pair of navy dress pants and a white polo-shirt with the word 'PACIFICA' embroidered in navy on the left chest part of the shirt. (If one looked close enough, one would note that this was the boys uniform.) Once she had quickly dressed, she grabbed a pair of white ankle-socks from the top drawer her dresser, pulled them on her shoe-size seven feet, and made her way out of her bedroom.

She stopped just outside the door to her room, getting the nagging feeling that she had forgotten something. The brunette turned around and noted what she had forgotten: her bed was unmade. After quickly moving back into her bedroom to correct this over sight, she glanced at the clock again. It read 7:30am.

She sighed, realizing that she would make it just in time before the bell rang for the start of class. She then ran out of her room, down the hall and into the kitchen through the living room. She greeted her grandmother, and after grabbing her school bag she rushed for the door, only to be stopped by her grandmother saying, "Theodora, du must vas essen vor zsu Schule gehen!"("Theodora, you must eat something before going to school!") Theodora--or Theo as she preferred to be called--sighed, as she dropped her bag into a chair and walked back into the kitchen, saying, "Omi, Ich bein nicht hungrig und Ich bein schon spät. Bis balt,"("Grandma, I'm not hungry and I'm already late. See you,") she then turned on her heel and walked back to the door, collecting her school bag in the process.

Theo sighed, as she began her walk to school. Her school bag was slung in a careless fashoin over her right shoulder, while her hands rested in her pockets. She blew her hangs out of her eyes, thinking absently that she needed a hair-cut again soon. It took her ten minutes to walk from the apartment building in which she lived--which her grandparents owned--to school, and then she had just enough time to get the books she needed for first period from her locker and drop off her school bag in said locker.

Her first period class was history; she grinned, something she really liked. As she made her way to the classroom, she noted a set of footsteps walking in-time with her own. She glanced to the side, and her grin widened. Walking beside Theo was her best friend--not that she had other friends at all, though this didn't bother her much--Mia Anderson.

Mia had long, curly blonde hair, a sweet heart-shaped face and sparkling green eyes, along with a body most sixteen-year-old girls would kill for. Her short, navy uniform skirt and tight, white polo shirt only accentuated this. Though Theo would admit that Mia was attractive, she didn't think of the blonde in that way. They were just friends and would remain so.

"Morning, Theo. On your way to history class I see," Mia said, smiling at her friend. Theo nodded and, noting the Latin verbs textbook the other girl held, questioned, "Headed to Latin class?" Mia shook her head, which caused her hair to move in a side-to-side fashion, her curls bouncing slightly. "Nah, I've got a free period up first, so I'm headed to the library to study for the test I have next period," Mia said, bidding Theo a good-bye when they came to the library.

Theo continued on until she reached the history classroom. She had just seated herself in her usual seat by the window in the front of the classroom when the teacher came in. She was a middle-aged woman with long brown hair swept up in a bun and pretty blue eyes and seemed to light up when she spoke of a certain event in history which interested her. Theo noted that she always dressed conservatively, mostly in skirt-suits, pressed blouses and low-heeled shoes. Her name was Ms. Laura Crawford, and most students just called her Ms. Laura rather than the traditional Ms. Crawford.

When Theo noted that they would be studying ancient Greece, she allowed her attention to drift out the window. She had studied ancient Greece more times than she could count. While it was a particular favorite of hers, she didn't want to get in the way of her classmates learning new things by answering every question that was posed.

If only things could stay this way, she thought, as she allowed her mind to slip off into a world of half-dreams and half-consciousness, which was where her ideas for stories always seemed to come from.


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Anything else you want to tell us before we begin? I'm gay. Crack hurtful jokes, and I WILL ignore you.

About Your Character
Basics

Full name: Aurora Sinistra
Nicknames: I was called Rora, mostly, while at school, and I am still called so by the VERY few friends I have.
Ancestry: I don't know, but neither of my adoptive parents were muggles. So, I must be at least a half-blood, as I spent my first few years in a Ministry-run orphanage.
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Birthday: November 23, 1948
Sorted into: I was a Slytherin, however most people said I should have been a Ravenclaw.
Who do you follow? I try to keep out of politics for the most part, but if I had to choose, I would say I follow Professor Dumbeldore.
Wand: Twelve-and-a-half inches long; Dragon heart-string core; iron wood.
Personal
Sexuality: I prefer not to label myself, however, if I must give myself a definition, I am a lesbian.
Likes:
Astronomy
The planet Uranus
Reading
Writing
Women
Coffee
Cats
Dislikes:
Men
Homophobic people
Water
Dogs
Strengths: I'm quite good at arithmancy, along with charms and transfiguration, however debate are where my strengths truly lie, outside of astronomy, of course.
Weaknesses: Strangely enough, I have never been more than adequate in potions. Care of magical creatures was not a subject I took, and divination was out of the question, as I took astronomy. Defense against the dark arts... well, I did little better in that that in potions.
Goals: My one goal is to finally admit my feelings to the woman I love, however I suppose that is more of an impossible dream rather than a goal.
Fears: I fear ending up alone, with no-one to love or be loved by.
Tics, Quirks & Habits: I'm not sure if I would call it a "quirk" or a “habit”, per se, but I require at least five cups of coffee each morning to function properly, as all my classes are at night.
Pet Peeves: Homophobic people, students sleeping in my classes, and students complaining overly much about the homework I give them.
Favorite sounds and smells: My favorite smell would have to be that of a brand-new book, and a certain someone's perfume. My favorite sound? Her laughter.
Have you ever met a boggart? What does it look like? No, I have never met a boggart.
Can you cast Patronus? What does it look like? What memory do you use? No, sadly I cannot cast a patronus.
What is the worst memory Dementors bring forward? My worst memory is coming home for the Easter holidays in my seventh year to find my adoptive parents murdered.
If you were to find the Mirror of Erised, what would you see? I have looked into the Mirror of Erised, and though I have never told Dumbeldore of this, I think, ironically, he is the only one who knows. I saw myself standing beside the one I love. We were holding hands, unabashed at our relationship. I sometimes dream of seeing that again, however I know it will always remain just that: a dream for when the nights get too cold, too lonely, or too dark. A comforting wish, which I know will never come true.
Tell me a couple secrets about yourself: I had braces from my second year until my fifth, and then from fifth on I had a retainer for my bottom set of teeth and one for my top set of teeth. I lost my retainers when I made the move into the astronomy tower… and I have yet to look for them or accio them.
Personality: I have been told I'm quiet, reserved, and altogether too smart for my own good. People have also said I tend to be passionate about subjects that interest me.
Looks
Distinguishing Features: One of my eyes is a deep emerald green, while the other is a deep sapphire blue.
Not-so-distinguishing features: My nose. My nose is small and slightly up-turned, something I never did really like, but didn't bother with ever changing, as people said, and still say, that it's "cute".
Appearance: My hair is short, wavy and brown. Simple as that. Not very exiting I know, but that's the plain truth. My face is oval-shaped, with a small mouth, nose and ears to boot. My forehead is slightly wide-set, which is why I mostly wear bangs to cover it. My skin is somewhat pale, as I don't get out much, being the astronomy teacher.

As for my body, I have never been what you would call "muscular". Toned or athletic, perhaps, but not muscular. I have always disliked my chest size, and so I tend to wear mostly loose-fitting clothing. My thighs bother me somewhat, but other than that, my body type isn't all that remarkable.
Place of Birth: Wales, England.
Immediate family: My adoptive parents are no-longer with me, and I have no other family that I know of.
Extended family: None that I know of.
Other important people: My colleges, perhaps, but I really don't take much notice of them when I'm not in the astronomy tower.
Pets: I have a female Birman cat.
History: I spent the first few years of my life in a Ministry-run orphanage. After being adopted, my life went from sad and lonely to loved and happy. My adoptive parents cared about me more than anyone ever had. Aside from a burst of accidental magic when I was eight, which caused the change of my left eye from emerald green to sapphire blue, my child hood and early Hogwarts years were quite unremarkable.

However, that all changed when I turned fifteen, and came out to my parents after having been out to my classmates for a month or so. Our relationship became strained after that, however I never loved them any less, though I suspect they grew to love me less. Most of what friends I had deserted me after that, but I simply devoted myself to my studies, and didn't really miss them. I tried to isolate myself as much as possible through-out my sixth and seventh years, however she was always there, keeping me from becoming completely isolated. Around the end of my seventh year, I realized I loved her. But, I also knew that she would never think of me as anything more than a friend, and so I've kept my feelings to myself until now.

For two years after I graduated Hogwarts, I worked as the accountant for Eeylops Owl Emporium. It was a good job and challenged my arithmancy skills, however I wasn't very happy with the job. When I turned nineteen, I decided to look for a different occupation, perhaps one which tested my astronomy skills. Needless to say, when I received a letter requesting that I teach astronomy here at Hogwarts, I jumped at the chance.

Finally, I thought, something that will truly test my skills, and a job I can truly be passionate about. I made the move from my flat in London in that same year, and have been teaching at Hogwarts happily for the past seven years. Now, if only I could work up the nerve to tell her how I truly feel...
Misc
Anything else you want to share? Not that I can think of...
Edited by Ruka, Jun 17 2009, 04:32 PM.
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Couple things to note-Dumbledore has an 'e' on the end, and you missed one instance of third person "I have always disliked her chest size." Other than that, it looks pretty good. I'd like to see a little more history, though, especially a bit about how long she's been teaching at Hogwarts. Other than that, she looks good. If you could just make those tweaks, I'll be happy to accept her.
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Accepted by Spider! Let me know if you want a personal space for her and what you'd like the name and description of it to be!
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