Post by Avalon Volkov on Aug 22, 2016 1:21:47 GMT -5
Accepted! Welcome to Hogwarts: The New Ages!
Full Character Name: Avalon Oksana Volkov
D.o.B./Age: June 25, 2013, age 15
Place of Residency: Chelmsford, United Kingdom, formerly St. Petersberg, Russia
Blood Status: Muggle
History:
Parent(s): Maxim (Father), Roksana (Mother)
Sibling(s): Yuri (Brother), Aleksei (Brother), Dmitri (Brother), Natasha (Sister)
Other(s): Babushka Alkaev (Paternal Grandmother)
Economic Status: Middle Class
Avalon's childhood was for the most part, standard. She was the first girl in a family of five children. She had three older brothers to teach her how to be tough, her father how to study hard, her babushka how to care, and her mother how to be an independent woman. Once her little sister Natasha was born she immediately kicked into big sister mode. She'd do anything for her sister, just like her brothers would all do for her.
From an early age she had an aptitude for swimming, and she pursued that competitively once she got to school. In both her competitive work and her school work Avalon had to work hard and slacking was not tolerated by her parents. This was no different with any of her other siblings. Her parents both had to work very hard to get where they were. Avalon never felt upset by this because she knew it was for her betterment and she saw that it made a difference because of her good schoolwork and her swimming.
Once it was announced that Hogwarts would be open to muggle students, Avalon's parents decided to move from their beloved St. Petersberg to Chelmsford so that they could send their daughter to school there as they thought it would better her, and in that way they could be closer to the school, and in the summer Avalon could be closer to any friends she would make. Though intimidated by the thought, Avalon was excited and eager to begin living among wizards and learn from them.
Personality Description: Avalon is a very hard working girl due to her parents not allowing any slacking off from their children. She often feels forgotten due to being one in the middle of five siblings. She tries not to take it too personally, but sometimes she'll act up, not necessarily for attention, but just to feel like she's doing something that matters. She's pretty skittish when she hears loud noises, especially during thunder storms, although she likes normal rain. She has a good sense of humor, enjoys being a flirt, and will never back down from a fight, though sometimes she forgets to use wit and just uses sass.
Because of her name, Avalon is very interested in the Arthurian legends which her parents got her name from. She has always wanted to move closer to where the legends originated, and find out if there is any truth to the tales. If she could not be a professional swimmer, she would like to be an archaeologist, one of her main goals to be to find the mythical island of Avalon. If it wasn't obvious due to her fascination with literature and learning, she is also a bookworm, and maybe a little too much of a dreamer.
Physical Description:
Height: 5'1" (154.94 cm)
Weight/Build: 105 lbs (47.63 kilos), slim
Skin Tone: Olive
Hair Color and Style: Brown with slight curl
Eye Color: Chocolate brown
Personal Scent: Chlorine and winter
Avalon's most striking feature are her large, dark eyes. Her hair is just a few shades lighter than her eyes and often tangles because of the pool, and when left unstyled it has a hint of a curl to it. Due to her competitive swimming she has well muscled arms and legs, though she still has a fairly slim figure. Her clothes are fairly normal, just comfortable jeans and a cute blouse on any given day.
Likes:
- Swimming
- Writing
- Cinnamon Crumble Apple Pie
Dislikes:
- Wearing shoes
- Thunder storms
- Alpacas
Special Talents: Avalon has the determination and skill to someday pursue a professional career in swimming. She can read very fast and is good at figuring out overlooked details. It might be a gift or curse that she has some OCD tendencies. Her English is still a little broken, but she tries and knows enough to get by. Unfortunately, she is so bad at mathematics that she almost considers it a talent to be so bad at it. Because of her babushka's prodding, she likes to create and sew her own clothes.
RP Example:
"Moving?" Avalon asked incredulously, dropping her spoon in her oatmeal. "Why?" Her father slid the newspaper over to her across the breakfast table. "A new challenge. Nothing our girl can't handle." Avalon picked up the paper, her eyes widening as she read the headlines. She looked up and swallowed hard. "You're sending me to Hogwarts?" Her mother smiled, holding Natalie on her lap though the girl would soon be too big for these things soon. "We think it will be a great opportunity to learn more about this world that has somehow managed to coincide secretly with us for so long."
Avalon took a deep breath. Never had she imagined that this would happen. In fact, it was the last thing on earth she could imagine happening to her. A "muggle" like her being allowed to go to a school designed to teach young witches and wizards math? It was beyond her. There were so many things that could go wrong with this; so many things could also go right. Would it be dangerous? Maybe, but would it also be the most exciting thing to ever happen.
"What about my English though? Is it good enough for me to go to school there?" Her brother Dmitri smirked. "I think that's probably the least of what you have to worry about, сестра(sister)." He was probably right. There had been evil witches and wizards, attacks on both the muggle and magical world. But this new school opening was being done so that the two worlds could move forward, and she could be a part of it. Squaring her jaw, eyes set she asked, "When do we leave?"