Sort me - edited!

[kaylesx]

Sorry if this still isn't long enough. Apparently I'm really bad at elaborating.


• What sort of profession in the wizarding world would you choose and why? I don't think I'd really like to do anything "exciting." I'm a very shy person who doesn't like dealing with people, even the nice ones, because I always feel like I'm making an idiot of myself. Something that appeals to me would be to work in a shop like Flourish and Blotts. I love literature and I think I'd not only do well in that kind of profession, since I've always been very good at the language arts, but would also enjoy it. I've loved books ever since I can remember. Not only that, but I don't think being awkward would be much of a hindrance in a bookstore. (Unless I pull an Evey and knock down all the shelves. Not entirely impossible.)
  
  
• You have to venture deep into the Forbidden Forest one night. Pick one Harry Potter character other than Hagrid and one object (muggle or magical), besides your wand, that you'd want with you. For the character, I'd pick Hermione Granger, because of her vast knowledge of spells and creatures and...well, everything. I think she would be able to think and act quickly enough to help get us out of any danger. I also think we'd be capable of carrying on a good conversation between the two of us, maybe about books or something we read in the Daily Prophet.
  As for the item - a cell phone. If anything bad should happen, I'd like to have a reliable means to contact someone to get help (Patronus aside). I never go anywhere without my phone anyway. Who knows when you'll need it? Besides, I seriously doubt Dark wizards or creatures would be remotely concerned with taking down telephone towers.
  
  
• If you had the opportunity to live forever, but your family and friends did not, what would you choose? And if you did choose to live forever, what would you do with eternity? I definitely would not choose to live forever. I'm religious, so I do believe in an afterlife, a place I cannot give up, and I would prefer going there rather than staying here. I'm content living my life for a period of time here before moving on. I also don't think I would ever be able to handle watching all my loved ones die. Sure, I could make new friends, but then they would die, too. It would be a miserable existence.
  
  
• If you could travel back in time to one point, when and where would you go? Why? I believe I would like to visit 19th century England. I love Jane Austen and similar novels, and it would be truly amazing to see that world with my own eyes. Everything was so different then - in good ways and bad - and it would be an unforgettable experience. I've always felt I'm a bit of a girl anachronism - I feel like I'd fit in more with the reserved women of that day (though I'd prefer to keep my strong opinions) than with the girls now. I have a set of morals that I'm incapable of letting go of - not that I'd want to anyway.
  
  
• What HP character do you identify with most and why? I think I can most identify with Hermione. I do well in school, to the point of annoying my classmates sometimes, and can sometimes come off as snobbish or condescending, though that isn't necessarily my intention. I spend my spare time reading and usually enjoy learning. My best friend, my parents, and I play Jeopardy together almost every day. I also believe in standing up for the less fortunate or those without a voice, like Hermione did with SPEW. It makes me so sad to see ANYONE treated unfairly, but especially those who can't really stand up for themselves. The biggest difference, I think, is that I'm nowhere near as brave as she is.
  
  
• What would you see if you looked into the Mirror of Erised? I would see myself in love with someone who loved me in return. Someone who wouldn't ask for more than I could give, and someone who would always be happy with me, and with whom I could always be happy. That's the only thing I know for sure that I want in my future.
  
  
• Do you believe that moral actions should be judged by the intentions behind them, or by the consequences they create? I believe they should be judged by both. While intentions are always very important, consequences are, too. For instance, if you murder someone because you think you're saving the world from an evil criminal, you still murdered someone, and that's wrong. I suppose that isn't a very good example, but it's the first thing to come to mind. Also, the consequences of our actions are oftentimes out of our hands. Someone could do something good (like giving a friend a lift home) that turned into something bad (like getting into a major car accident that your friend didn't survive), but that doesn't mean it's their fault. I believe both one's intentions and the consequences of one's actions should be considered when passing judgment of any kind.
  
  
• What was your ideal job as a kid? Has that changed? What is your ideal job now? Throughout most of my childhood, I wanted to become an author. I wanted to write fantasy novels that kept people as enthralled as Rowling's work does. Since then, I've come to realize the sad truth that, despite the fact that I still love to write, I will never be capable of coming anywhere near that dream. As of now, I would rather like to become a novel editor - I'd like to read books, preferably fiction, fix the grammar and spelling (two things at which I'm usually quite good, though talking on the Internet sometimes makes me forget myself), offer my opinion, and send them on their way to be published. No job seems more perfect to me. Editing novels would not only make use of my talents in English, it would also give me a job I could look forward to in the morning. The perfect life, I think, would be living out in the country, working days at a bookstore, and in the evenings, editing novels for people.
  
  
• 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? This one has me at a loss. I THINK...I think I may invent a spell that helps you find your true match. Something that would lead you to the person you're meant to be with. It wouldn't CREATE love, it would only help you find it. What better to call it than trouver l'amour?
  
  
• 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? Most things that I fear aren't something a boggart could feasibly become - bridges, heights, large bodies of water. I think my boggart would probably turn into some sort of demon. Satan incarnate. I'm very Christian, and while things like bridges and needles and the like terrify me, nothing has ever terrified me as much as the concept of losing my faith in God. Even though not everybody believes in Him, how do we know for sure that isn't condemning oneself to eternal torture? Better safe than sorry, right? When I cast the counter-spell, it would turn into an angel, a sign that I'm being looked after even when I'm doubtful.
  
  
• What do you look for in a friend? I look for someone who is loyal and caring. Loyalty is most important because it seems to me that every time I have become comfortable with my situation, secure in my relationships, someone does something and rips my security away. I value friends who will be true through bad times and good. Honesty is important, but not brutal honesty - someone who will politely tell me they think my poem was different is better than someone who says it sucks. Another important quality would be the ability to understand sarcasm and my sense of humor, which is usually kind of dry. Nothing is worse than telling a joke and having everyone stare at you like you're insane (which has been known to happen to me...a lot). I also tend to prefer being friends with people who share my interests - rock music, fantasy novels, curling up and reading a good book. I've tried and failed to be friends with what you COULD call the "typical teenager" - watching TV, devoting most of their time to sports or going out with their current love interest (who will be a different person in two weeks). It just doesn't work.
  
  
• What trait most annoys you about other people? Immaturity. It encompasses so many things - hyperactivity, a lack of trustworthiness, backstabbing, lying, a lack of the ability to speak and/or write with acceptable grammar and/or spelling, being too quick or judge or attack and too slow to forgive or forget. I get annoyed all the time, at everyone and everything. That kind of annoys me, too. I annoy myself a lot.
  
  
• What do you think are your top five abilities or qualities? Loyalty: I do whatever it takes to keep a relationship (of any kind) together unless I have truly been stabbed in the back, and I will never sit by while someone talks shit about someone I care about. I've had so much trouble with my supposedly "best" friends being disloyal to me in the past that I won't stand for it in myself. Even if I have to make a total idiot of myself to stay true to somebody, I will.
  The ability to love unconditionally: I can love without restraint or conditions, and will do my best to continue to do so. This can sometimes get me into trouble (see neediness below), but as long as I'm not pushed away, I can be a really good friend. I wouldn't say I get attached to people easily or quickly, but once it happens, it's strong, and will last a long time.
  Intelligence: I do well in school and like learning, and can amaze my peers with my knowledge (usually my vocabulary). Anytime I don't know the answer to something - how to spell something, the meaning of the word, this fact or that statistic - I'm on Google. I feel like I HAVE to know, and I'm really annoyed with myself until I find the answer.
  Morals: I hold fast to my morals and won't change them just because someone else thinks I should; if I know something is wrong, I won't do it, and hell if anyone, even my friends, will stop me from doing what I think is right. My morals conflict with those of most people, I think, because I'm so extremely conservative when it comes to a lot of things, but I feel that, while they might not be right for everybody else, they're right for me. I stick by them at all times.
  Honesty: not in the "yeah, you actually do look really fat in that outfit" kind of way; in the sense that, if I know someone needs to know something, I'll be the first to tell them the truth, regardless of what everyone else thinks about me/them/it. If I hear someone talking about someone behind their back, I tell the person what was going on. If I see that I've made a mistake, even though it's really difficult, I say, "Oops, I guess I was wrong, you were right to begin with." I try to avoid lying whenever I can, even though I do fail sometimes. For instance - a few weeks ago at the fair, my friends all started to walk off down a back street. I knew my parents didn't want me wandering off, so I pulled my "best friend" aside and mentioned to her that I'd get in trouble if we kept going, and that I wanted to turn back. She dismissed me, saying, "It's not like they're going to find out." I said, "That doesn't mean I want to intentionally disobey my parents." When she ignored me, I just walked off by myself. My conscience would kill me if I did anything so blatantly pointless, stupid, and wrong.
  
  
• What do you think are your top five weaknesses or worst qualities? Insecurity: while half of me is completely content with myself, inside and out, there is always an opposing side that thinks I am a poor excuse for humanity, that I can do nothing right, and am horrible to look at or be with. I've always had self-esteem issues and I don't see them going away anytime soon. I'm crazy, I'm ugly, I'm not as smart as I should be, I need to lose weight, nobody wants me, I need to stop worrying about everything. No matter what I do, one half of me will always think that. I think my insecurity could also be used to describe how horrified I am of life in general - since I don't really believe in myself, everything terrifies me. People, independence AND dependence, being alone, being with a lot of people, having to do everything for myself. I'm really neurotic sometimes.
  Stubbornness: if I think (ehem, know) I'm right, nothing anybody can say is going to change my opinion; if I have to pull out a dictionary or open Google, I will. This is what sometimes makes me have issues with the "honesty" thing - my pride gets in the way, and I don't want to admit that I'm wrong.
  Lack of desire to fit in: I wouldn't call it rebelliousness, but I don't want to be like everyone else; I think there is something wrong with the way most people act or think and don't want any part of it. If I were an animal, I'd have died the first time a predator came round. Despite the fact that everyone else gets on just fine living the way they do, I can always find a flaw with it that I believe I don't possess. Naturally, I'm probably wrong about most of it, but I still believe it anyway. (Does that even make sense? Maybe that should be one of my bad qualities - I'm slightly insane.)
  Tendency to hide my emotions: I usually do whatever I can to avoid a conflict, which sometimes leads to bottling everything up until I explode later on. Even the little things, I decide, hey, this isn't worth fighting over, or making them dislike you. Just shut up and get over it. Sometimes it's okay, but most of the time it just turns me into a huge bitch later on.
  Neediness: there is always an empty void I feel I must fill, but usually don't know how to; every time I think I've found the right person to fill it, something happens and I realize I was very, very wrong. This has caused me to get myself way in over my head in relationships, caring deeply for people who really only sort of like me a little bit in return. That, in turn, gives me a lot of heartache, and only increases the empty space inside.
  
  
• Define in your own words the following key traits:
  • Courage: The ability to push through troubles and do something you're afraid to do. Not being unafraid, but deciding that what you have to do is more important than being afraid.
  • Loyalty: Steadfastness and unconditional attachment to a person, thing, or idea. Not giving in to what everybody else thinks and sticking to your promises.
  • Intelligence: Knowledge of the world around you and the people and things in it. Being able to APPLY that knowledge to the situation. Something you cannot succeed without, and something I cannot live without.
  • Ambition: A desire to further yourself, to become something you are not, but hope to be. Sometimes requires disloyalty or dishonesty, and can (but does not always) lead to trouble.
  
  
  
• Name: Kaley Lowman
• Age: 15
• Where did you find out about us? While browsing Potter communities
• Do you plan on being active in the communities once you are sorted? I'd love to be, whenever possible.