Post by Rowena Selby on May 10, 2011 7:45:38 GMT -5
Rowena Amrita Selby
[/b] Rowena Amrita SelbyGENERAL INFORMATION
NICKNAME(S): Row
DATE OF BIRTH: November (If this school year starts Sep 2011) 1996
AGE: 13 at the start of the school year
YEAR: 3rd Year
HOUSE: Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Slytherin
LINEAGE: Half Blood (sort of - see History)
WAND: Ash, Unicorn Hair, 10 inches[/ul]
APPEARANCE
HAIR: Black/Dark Brown
EYES: Brown
HEIGHT: 5 ft 8in
WEIGHT: 130
DETAILED:
Rowena is of Indian linage so has a naturally 'tanned' skin. Her eyes are a dark brown and her hair is thick, dark brown, bordering on black and naturally straight. She has a petite but healthy frame with quite a small bust and hips. Her ears are pierced and her eyebrows kept neat. Her nails are pristine (but short) and usually painted in some bright colour, matching her outfit.
She normally wears a little, subtle make-up to bring out her eyes and tends to straighten her hair, occasionally curling it but it is only ever tied back if she’s playing Quidditch. Rowena wouldn’t be classed as a fashion snob but she likes to make an effort with her appearance every day so can usually been seen in tight jeans and a flattering shirt or a dress, preferably in orange or other warm colours. She knows she has a healthy body and doesn’t feel body conscious, but doesn’t see her body as something guys would be attracted to so never uses it that way.
As a result of her shyness she’s usually carrying books in front of her chest, tugging one arm across her body or stood with her arms folded in a subconscious effort to hide herself. When she walks she tends to slouch her shoulders slightly and look towards the ground, another subconscious effort to make her look smaller, a hard feat with her tall frame.
With high heels being banned from school uniform by her Father (See RP sample) and pretty impractical for walking around a castle anyway (especially on the way to Herbology or COMC) she is forced into dolly shoes and sandals, a pair of classy Uggs in the winter and wouldn’t be caught dead wearing trainers anywhere but a Quidditch pitch.
Rowena has the advantage as a healer for a Mother meaning that when she does get a spot or other blemish, she has a host of tricks up her sleeve to return her skin to baby-soft smoothness.
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PERSONALITY
- Care of Magical Creatures
- Transfiguration
- Playing Quidditch
- Favorite Color: Orange
- Spending time with family
- Spending time with friends
- Doing well in School
- Drawing and Painting
- Reading
- Visiting family in India
DISLIKES:
- Defence Against the Dark Arts
- Divination
- Being center of attention
- Meeting new people
- Failing in school
- Exercise
- Fatty foods
- Being stuck indoors on a sunny day
- Hiding being a witch
- Bullies
STRENGTHS:
- Academically strong
- Art
- Wand-work lessons (Charms/Transfig/etc)
- Quidditch - Chaser
- Good friend
WEAKNESSES:
- 'mind' lessons (Divination)
- Cripallingly shy
- Doesn't like to disagree with anyone incase of offending them
- Scared to ask for help
- Depends on others a lot
ERISED:
To become a Healer
BOGGART:
A loud, obnoxious guy harrassing her
DEMENTOR:
The whole family gathered at her Grandmother's death-bed in India when she was five
DETAILED:
What most people notice first about Rowena is how shy she is; always at the edge of the crowd and rarely contributing to big group discussions. If someone does notice her and start a conversation she tends to start very defensive, short answers and only necessary information. It takes a lot of persistence to get to know Rowena and get her to open up to you and for these reason she has few friends but the ones she has, she considers the best people in the world.
She likes to keep her bed area neat and tidy but isn’t obsessive about it, mostly it comes from habit and years of her Mother telling her that her room wasn’t clean enough. On the other hand, her brother was never one for cleanliness or tidiness so she knows how to live with messy people, occasionally quietly tidying up behind them when they’re not looking.
After a while of looking, someone might notice that the girl at the edge of the crowd is actually quite pretty. But only if you were one of the very few close to her would you know that she loves to laugh and spend time talking, playing and laughing with her friends. Even with those she is closest to, she's not the most vocal but will always be there to listen and lend advice if a friend was in need. Although she loves her family and misses them all the time while she’s at school, while at Hogwarts she considers her friends as family and their support is essential to her functioning.
Academically, she loves to learn and is usually found scribbling notes furiously in any class. She picks up wand work very quickly but studies hard in subjects she is less naturally talented at and this study is what puts her near the top of almost every class. She also enjoys COMC because animals don't demand conversation, just food and care. When questions are asked in class, she might know the answer but would never volunteer the information and hates when a teacher picks her out to answer a question.
In her spare time, if not with friends or studying in a quiet corner of the common room or library; Rowena usually has her sketch book open on her lap or practising Quidditch is some quiet corner of the grounds with a couple of friends. She finds sketching helps her think and painting can cheer her up like nothing else. She loves to draw the natural world but there are sketches of friends scattered through the pad. She can also play the piano well but has yet to find a secluded room in the castle with a piano hiden inside.
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HISTORY
MOTHER: Amrita, 40, Muggle born witch
FATHER: Patrick, 41, Pure blood wizard
SIBLINGS:Raj Patrick Selby, 19, working over-seas for Gringotts
DETAILED:
Rowena's Father is a pure blood wizard from Ireland and her Mother is a muggle born witch originally from India. They met at Hogwarts where he was in Ravnclaw and she was a Hufflepuff. Patrick's family were initially disproving of Amrita with their entire family being Catholic and her family being Hindu. However, when Patrick and Rowena's first child, Raj, was born, all resentment disappeared with the mutual adoration for the boy. Rowena was born six years after Patrick and has been awarded the same love from her family as her brother. She has always looked up to her brother, despite his sometime wild ways. Amrita is now a senior healer at St. Mungo's and Patrick work with the ministry in international relations.
The family are based in London, close to St.Mungos and are close knit, particularly with having no other family living in England. They spend every Christmas and Easter with Patrick's family in Ireland and try to holiday every year to India to visit Amrita's family. Amrita's family are all muggles and only Amrita's parents know of the magical powers in the family. When Rowena was five, the annual trip to India was dictated by Amrita's Mother contracting cancer. Amrita's entire side of the family gathered and Rowena has always been haunted by the memory of the so many people she didn't know gathered in the small room and her Grandmother saying her final goodbyes, drawn and sickly.
Her brother completed his time at Hogwarts the same year that Rowena started her time there and has gone on to work overseas for Gringotts bank and Rowena misses him often. In her first year he was always there to watch over her, never worried what his friends thought of his shy little sister and although Rowena was never particularly troubled, it was nice to know he was there. In her second year, once big brother was gone, the bullying started. Only occasional comments at first but since then it has grown into everything but actual bodily harm so that she is not unused to going back to her dorm to find it trashed. She has never talked about it with anyone and although her friends know it happens if anyone talks about putting a stop to it Rowena cringes in fear of the attention the whole thing would draw to her so her friends are dissuaded. Therefore, the young girl finds herself looking forward more and more to heading home for the holidays or the times when she is with her friends and the bullies tend to stay away.
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ABOUT YOU
AGE: 20
GENDER: One of those girlie types
TIMEZONE: GMT
CONTACT INFO: PM me
HOW DID YOU FIND US: I was on an old MP site
EXPERIENCE: a looooong time. I think I first discovered RP when I was about 12 and have been doing it since. I've had a year or so out while I've been finishing my degree but am ready to rock and role play once again!
CODEWORD: admin edit
QUESTIONS: Why do the admin bullies not like my pretty colours? ;P
RP SAMPLE:
Rowena pushed a stray strand of hair back from her face before trying to slam her trunk shut for the fifth time. After a minute or so of useless huffing and pushing she stood back and, with a sigh, surveyed the trunk - unclosed, clothes stacked high and spilling over the side.
"Right Rowena, be brutal." She aproached the trunk again, with a determined look in her eye. A light blue vest top was extracted from the pile, This top, do you really need it? she mentally scoulded herself. Well, it's still really nice weather and it is very pretty... yeah that one can stay. The determined look was fading fast.
"Rowena?! Are you ready to go yet? I'm not driving you all the way to school if you miss the train!" Her Father's voice, in its soft Irish accent called from down the stairs.
"Yeah, Dad. I'm just trying to get my trunk closed!" She shouted back. As expected, she heard him sigh and his heavy footsteps creaking up the stairs. He arrived at her bedroom door and surveyed the disaster that was her attempt to pack. He had earlier promised he would not be doing the packing for her, but Rowena gave him the best daughter in need look she could muster and watched his resolve melt, as usual. Patrick Selby sighed and waved his wand at the trunk.
The contents flew into the air, causing Rowena to jump back out of the way, and neatly folded themselves into a perfectly organised trunk load. The pile was still to big for the trunk to close but she knew that would soon be redeemed. "Rowena! High heels? Really? When will you wear them?!"
Glancingly longingly at the four pairs of heels her Father was removing from the top of the neat pile she spluttered "But Dad! Sometimes they have balls and I can't wear trainers or my school shoes to a ball can I?! They don't take up that much room!"
"You don't have that much room to spare in this trunk. And if they have a ball, I'm sure we can send you whatever pair of heels you so despertely need!"
After a few more similar extractions, her Father finally shut the battered trunk shut. "Right, ready now?"
Rowena pouted "I'd be more ready with heels in my trunk." She could only hold the pretence for a moment though before smiling at the sight of her Father rolling his eyes.
Patrick turned and, with another wave of his wand the trunk floated out of the room ahead of him and he disappeard down the stairs. Rowena took once last look around her bedroom, she would soon be back at Hogwarts to start her third year and with that though she smiled and left the room, pulling the door closed behind her.[/ul][/size][/blockquote]
