First one! I clearly win.
1. Name: Stephanie
2. Age: 27
3. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose? Europe. I've always wanted to go there and see the grand old buildings and just the history and beauty of it all. I'd definitely want to live in an area with good jobs available, and a nice quiet neighborhood. Mild weather would be ideal.
4. What would your Room of Requirement look like? It would be a comfortable room, with a bed, a stash of chocolate, and walls lined with good books. I could be alone and in the quiet. If the room would grant my request, a half-naked mute man with whom I could have my way. I'd never leave.
5. Who is your least favorite Harry Potter character? Hagrid. He serves no real purpose, and he simply irritates me. He is constantly getting the trio into trouble. His parts in the book are so boring I have to skip them. The worst part of it is the underlying pressure from JKR practically begging me to like him.
6. Is the glass half empty or half full? If I were to go either way, I'd say half empty. I tend to be somewhat pessimistic, but on a broad scale, I would be more likely to say that the glass is simply there. Life is what it is, you get dealt shit, or you get dealt gold raining from the sky. You're still the same person regardless.
7. Give us a quotation (Can be from a famous person, a song, or even a poem-whatever you want) you feel represents your life or personality. I chose this song, not because I am this angry or emo, but it really says a lot about my actual situation.
Good God - KoRn
You came into my life without a single thing.
I gave in to your ways, which left me with nothing.
I've given in to smiles, i fell for all your games.
I wish so bad right now, i hadn't let you win.
Won't you get the fuck out of my face? now!
In the sea of life, you're just a minnow, live your life insecure.
Feel the pain of your needles as they shit into my mind.
I scream without a sound, how could you take away
Everything that i was - made me a fuckin' slave.
Your face that i despise, your heart inside that's gray.
I came today to say - you're fucked in every way
Won't you get the fuck out of my face? now!
In the sea of life, you're just a minnow. live your life insecure.
Feel the pain of your needles as they shit into my mind.
You stole my life
Without a sigh
You suck me dry
Won't you get the fuck out of my face? now
8. In your life, who comes first: family or friends? I feel like I'm avoiding questions, or at least rationalizing them, and yes…I'm going to do it again. I'm going to say friends on this, but the reasoning is a bit shaky. First of all, my children come first. That's family, yeah? But as for the rest of them, the ones I'm loyal to, are the ones that have gained more of a friend status in my head. My parents have, and not because they don't act like parents, but because I have elevated them to that feeling. I have chosen to remain close to them. My brothers, I could take or leave, same with most of my extended family. I feel a sense of duty to them, but I wouldn't throw myself in front of a bus, or really inconvenience myself in any way for them. My friends that aren't related to me are much closer, and I feel their cares more deeply. So I'm saying "friends", but the people that matter to me most are family.
9. What is your favorite childhood memory? I suppose I've always been somewhat materialistic, and this just goes to show it. My mom stood outside for four hours to get me cabbage patch doll. They were all the rage back then, I assure you. Her name was Aretha Jean, btw. It's burned into my memory, one of a thousand bits of useless information cluttering my brain.
10. What would you say is your biggest flaw? My biggest flaw is also my greatest strength. It's my perfectionism, without a doubt. I strive to be the best at everything I do, at times makes me self-effacing, but it also makes me that much better at what I attempt to do. I'm never satisfied, and of course I reap the positive and negative effects of that.
11. If you had been at Hogwarts during Harry’s fifth year, do you think that you would have joined the D.A.? I was very much a joiner in High School, so I am going to say yes. I was a bit obsessed with padding my resume for college. I was in plays, speech team, key club, choir, german club, and even joined track and flag corps. one year. I was the president of the speech team, choir, and key club. Are we sensing a dork pattern here? Now I am the opposite, I much prefer quiet and solitude to joining anything, as now there is really no incentive for me to do so.
12. Describe how you react to difficult or stressful situations. I am fairly level-headed. It takes a lot to push me over the edge, but once I've gone off, I have a big temper. Most of the time I have an "oh well, what can I do" attitude.
13. Which do you value more: compassion or justice? Justice, definitely. People need to accept the consequences no matter what their motivations are. There are lines, they are drawn for a reason. In most cases I really don't care if you cross them, just make sure that you're willing to accept responsibility for them. I really don't want to hear you killed someone/stole a handbag/took the last shrimp because your mother didn’t love you/someone took your lunch money/a hundred other extenuating circumstances. Life sucks, don't make excuses.
14. Would you say that you’re a child at heart, or that you have an old soul? Definitely an old soul. My husband tells me I act like I'm forty. I have a good sense of humor, but I am a very down-to-business type of person. Even in high school, I got accused of being the old lady.
15. Which Hogwarts House do you think that the Sorting Hat would place you in? I am a Slytherdor. I am currently in the Slytherin house at hogwarts_elite. If I were sorted at age 11, I would definitely say Gryffindor, though.
16. If you have a picture of yourself and feel comfortable posting it, please do so! Pictures are fun!