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What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why? I would want to run a small art school, not like a school for credit, but for fun. I would teach jewelry making, pottery, knitting, drawing, painting, music, and more to children and adults. I'd always run an art gallery in the school to showcase the students work. I would urge students to try new things and push themselves to explore new mediums. I would teach all of these forms of art but using magic to accomplish creations. They would learn to use muggle and magical methods in art.
If you could teach one class at Hogwarts, what would it be and why? Magical Arts. I described alot of it above. I think these skills are important in magical learning just as they are in muggle education. I think passing on knowledge to younger generations is very rewarding and inspiring. Although I wouldn't want to teach at Hogwarts forever. While I am young I would start my previously mentioned art center and when I am older and more knowledgable I would go to Hogwarts to seek employment. I think art belongs in school and is as valid as arithmancy, charms, divination, potions and all the rest. I mean Molly Weasley had to have learned Magical Knitting somewhere, right?
This year, The TriWizard Tournament is being held once again and you're of age. Do you put your name in the Goblet? Why or why not? I would not. I don't feel I need to put myself in dangerous situations to prove myself. I would support my school completely though and offer any help I could bestow. I prefer to show my talents through more...subtle ways. I'm not confident enough to enter and while I think someone else would certainly be chosen I still wouldn't bother putting my name in. Who knows what would happen?
If you could choose your animagus form, what would it be and why? A cat. Cats are playful for awhile and like to be nice and riled up, but then they settle down and observe their surroundings, explore and take it easy. I like to have fun and be out and about, but I also like to curl up with a book and be alone. I like to check things out and look for interesting things.
What HP character do you identify with most and why? Oh boy...Maybe a combination of Hermione and Tonks? Hermione because I love books and I'm curious. I tend to wake up once in awhile with something in mind that I want to look up. I once woke up, walked into the living room and looked up Andorra in the encyclopedia. Also like Hermione I'm good at giving advice and understanding other people, but when it comes to my own emotions I get very...irrational and confused. I'm a bit like Tonks I guess because I'm just a tad clumsy...heh heh...okay so I walk into stuff alot more than other people. I also like a bit of adventure and can be lively and animated like Tonks, but once again when my heart is concerned I get stressed out become something different.
What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised? Myself happy. That's very general so I'll elaborate- myself married to the man I love, in a house full of music and art, driving to the orchard to pick apples and pumpkins, baking cakes, throwing on the wheel(pottery), drawing with charcoal, reading in a big armchair with a cup of tea, with my family at holidays laughing and being loud, playing with my cat, exploring old buildings. More of a Montage of Erised. So many things make me happy. It's a combination of everything-the big things and the little.
If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it? I would give some of it to my mom, dad and brothers. I would save some of it and then buy a house. My mom and dad work so hard and they deserve some extra money. I mean, they did raise me after all. My brothers are funny and I don't want them to have to be in debt ever, because credit cards are rough, so I'd want to give them a leg up. I would buy myself a house because I don't want to get drained from paying rent. I want to get a house with a porch. Owning a house seems...I don't know. It just finalizes something. I'd feel like there was more permanence in my life. It'd be a place to make memories and to hide away in my piles of books and collections.
What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now? I wanted to be an artist as a kid. For the longest time that was my ambition, but my family always talked about how I'd be a great artist and they'd give me art books on christmas that I got so sick of this image and when I was in middle school I wanted to be a study weather and chase tornados, but it wasn't really what I wanted. Then I wanted to be an english teacher because I love literature. However, I came to the inevitable truth not long ago. I am an artist. I want to work on my own art, but I also want to teach art. Passing the torch and so forth. I still love to read and write, but I don't want the pressure of it on me.
If you were able to invent one spell, potion, or charm, what would it do, what would you use it for or how would you use it, and what would you call it? a potion to motivate me. Sometimes I have a really great idea, but I don't act on it. I prefer sitting in bed reading to getting up and working on a project, so I'd create a potion to encourage me. Something that would really energize the idea I have and would make me want to spring up and get going. I would also use it when I have homework, because I usually want to do it, but I'm just to tired or lazy sometimes. This would give me the extra oomph to get it done. I would call it The Inspirius Draft.
If you were to face a boggart, what would it turn into? And what does it turn into when you throw the counter-spell, Riddikulus? I would have Molly Weasley's fear and see my family and friends dead or telling me they never want to see me again. Being abandoned by those I love is something I battle with because I don't see everyone I love often enough. I sit around alot reading and drawing, I don't like parties too much or too often and so I don't go out alot. I'd hate for them to think I don't like them or don't appreciate them. To counter it I would imagine my friends having dressed up like dead people and discussing how perfect it is to dress up like zombies because when the Zombie Holocaust comes they won't be eaten and so forth. Yes, conversations like this have occurred and no, I usually don't have a big hand in them. Often my guy friends, which is most of my friends, sit around and plan for when zombies start appearing. They'll drive to get my friend Tex cause she can use a rifle, then they'll get everyone else and we'll make a base. It always makes me laugh.
What do you look for in a friend? Naturally I look for loyalty. I like my friends to be able to hold a conversation with me that has some substance. I look for at least some intelligence even if it's hidden under a goofy exterior. I look for a good sense of humor. I look for patience and understanding, since I'm often a loner I need friends to understand that just because I'm not around alot doesn't mean I don't like them. I look for someone who will listen to me and not just jabber on about their life, rarely asking me any questions. I don't like it when friends ask me a question about something I like and then midway through my answer they go off in a totally different direction and ignore me. So rude. I look for people who are passionate about their interests.
What trait most annoys you about other people? People who use internet speak on the internet and in real life. There is no need to say "lol". Just laugh!!! It annoys me when people ask "What came first, the chicken or the egg?" They should rephrase like to be "What came first, the chicken or the CHICKEN egg?" Obviously the egg came first since dinosaurs and insects lay eggs, but if you specify that you are referring to a chicken egg, then the question retains it's meaning. I know it's silly, but it really gets under my skin. When people say they hate to read it really, really confuses me. I understand that not everyone likes to read, but for me it's just difficult to understand. It's like saying you don't like food. It just confuses me. I mean, with a good imagination reading is just....really, really good. I don't have a word to describe it. Typos bother me alot, but I know I do it to. It's not the people who commit them that bother me, it's the typos themselves. I always catch them when I reread things or in school newsletters. so it is sort of something in people that annoys me, it just happens to be in everyone and it isn't anyone's fault. I already explained my annoyance with people asking me questions then cutting me off.
What do you think are your top five abilities or qualities?
1-I'm creative-I like looking at different possibilities and making them better. Sometimes I get frustrated because I have so many ideas and I only need one.
2-I'm passionate about my interests. If I'm reading something I really like I get absorbed into it. It lives inside of me and it influences my life. Once I got into pottery I had to keep doing it. After my first class I decided to take a new pottery class each term at the art center. Once I find something I like I give it my all. Sometimes I take a break from it, but it's still with me.
3-I stick up for myself and the people I care about. If people are picking on my brothers I will get in their faces and tell them to back off because I'm not afraid to go tell their parents or just make sure they have an unpleasant day. If someone bothers me or does something I don't want them to do I let it go the first time, depending on what it is. If they repeat the offense I make signs that I am annoyed. Once they hit my limit then any new offenses are dealt with forcefully. A friend used to hug me all the time and talk about me in an inappropriate way which made myself and my boyfriend uncomfortable, and so I gave him warnings, until one day I finally broke out of the hug with a good punch in the arm and some kicking of the shins. If someone really makes the effort to ignore the fact that they are making me unhappy then they'll have to put up with my wrath. I make sure they see the anger in my eyes and from then on they tread carefully. Sometimes my shyness is interpreted as a welcome mat and they walk all over me, but I think people should know that just because I'm fairly quiet most of the time doesn't mean I won't hit back.
4- When something bad happens and my friends get hurt I open up to them. They are free to call me anytime even if they think I'm asleep and I'll listen. I'll do more for them and I'll give advice as needed. I'll hug when they need me, I'll dig through my bag for a tissue or I'll pick flowers. An acquaintance of mine is in the hospital right now, in a coma. My friends are devastated. I know this girl fairly well, but we're not close, however right now that doesn't matter. I will be there for her and the rest of my friends who are hurt by this. I can't stand seeing people hurt. If they need a good kick to make them wake up and see that they need help I won't hesitate to give it either, because they'll see that they needed it in the end.
5-When I'm really really worried about something I can calm myself down without help. I fill my day with books and other stuff to keep my mind off of bad things. I let myself have a good cry and then force myself to calm down and with the problem properly. I know that crying won't make things better and I need to take a rational approach so I make a rough plan in my head and usually just having some idea calms me down.
What do you think are your top five weaknesses or worst qualities?
1-Honestly? Kittens. If a kitten tried to take over the world you'd have a problem trying to recruit me to stop it. I mean just look at their little noses and their little paws. I'm a sucker for cats.
2- I cling. I clung to the man I love. I need to back off and stop being so dependent. This is something I'm still working on. I'm too demanding of his time and I might have gotten myself into some trouble because of it. If I could go back and change anything to show him that I really love him and make him want to stay with me iwould be less demanding of his time and stop depending on him so much. Being on a break is like waiting for the jury to release the verdict. We're friends and we're seeing how that goes and I now know that this is my weakness.
3-I'm too quiet most of the time. I mean aside from when I need to defend myself. In general conversation I'm pretty quiet. I'll just sit there and think about what's going on or something totally irrelevant and then when someone says something to me I'm clueless. Other people have pointed this out and I'm trying to be more extroverted but, it's difficult.
4-I can sleep forever. Not literally, but I can sleep for thirteen hours and still yawn hours later. I really love to sleep. I like the feelnig of being nestled in with my blankets. It's not a good thing though because then my internal clock gets messed up and I stay up late, wake up late and bad things happen. I could be getting so much done.
5-forgetfulness. I forget SO much. It isn't even funny. I forget really small stuff and important stuff and I feel awful when I realize it. I mean I write stuff down that I need to remember, but then I forget to look at what I've written down. It's terrible.
Define in your own words the following key traits:
Courage:Doing what you need to do even if you're a little bit apprehensive.
Loyalty:Sticking to the people who trust you and them doing the same for you.
Intelligence: Gaining knowledge and using it. Seeking out information and retaining it.
Ambition: Having dreams and plans to make them real.
Name:Jen
Age:19
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