Post by irislangdon on Oct 18, 2008 20:16:20 GMT 1
Introducing...
Name:
Iris Megan Langdon.
Age:
5th November 2007, 15.
Gender:
Female.
Year:
Fifth Year
Birthplace:
Islington, England.
Ethnicity:
Caucasian.
Blood:
Muggleborn.
Relatives:
None at Hogwarts.
Grandparents: None that she‘s met.
Parents: Rufus Langdon (50) and Edith Langdon [nee Goddin] (33 at death).
Pets:
None. Iris thinks cooing over animals and spending time and money looking after them is a waste. Unless you include Marius, she considers him her pet.
Wand Type:
Beech, Dragon Heartstring, 8 inches. Especially good for transfiguration, but less impressive at charms. Iris's wand is steady, strict and strong. It is reasonable at magical defence and combat.
Appearance
Picture:
Hair Colour:
Blonde.
Eye Colour:
Brown.
Build:
Slender, petite.
Skin Tone:
Fair.
Height:
5’4”
Dress Style:
Iris likes to stick to the basics when it comes to dressing. She still prefers the muggle clothing she grew up with, but none of the flashy and fashionable labels. Her clothes are usually plain, if a little preppy, without logos or particularly loud patterns and colours.
Specifics:
While she isn’t particularly vain Iris takes pride in her hair. It is long, blonde and naturally straight. She often wears it down and has the irritating habit of playing with it to draw attention to it while she‘s talking. She would probably cry if somebody cut it or altered it magically in any way.
In Front Of Friends
Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual.
Self Image:
Iris has a rather high opinion of herself. It isn‘t that she thinks she’s pretty or that everybody should like her she just knows she‘s the most intelligent person in the room and she isn‘t afraid to let people know it. Iris is very opinionated and rarely admits she is wrong.
To the Outward Eye:
A lot of people find Iris annoying. She doesn't set out to be mean or get on people’s nerves she just can't keep her mouth shut if she thinks what she has to say is important and more intelligent than what everyone else is saying. And she always thinks what she has to say is important.
Social Status:
While Iris isn’t a total outcast she definitely isn’t popular. People will talk to her, because she isn’t completely wrong to think she’s intelligent, but quickly tire of her lording it over them with her extremes of opinion. For this reason she has very few close friends, but many acquaintances.
Positive Traits:
Intelligent - Iris is smart and don’t anybody forget it. She’s good at puzzle solving and can debate just about anybody into submission with her quick wit (and at times stubborn refusal to back down).
Confident - She’s never afraid to voice her opinion. As she never thinks she’s wrong she doesn’t seem to worry about making a fool of herself.
Self assured - This probably stems from a life time of being praised and rewarded for her intelligence and achievements. Iris rarely ever has moments of self doubt.
Knowledgeable - Iris is like a walking encyclopaedia. She only needs to read, see or hear something once and she’ll be able to recite it back to near perfect quality. She’s rather smug about this as she feels she doesn’t have to do as much revision as other people.
Inventive - Iris is able to think outside the box. When faced with a problem she’ll try everything she knows to solve it and then she’ll sit down and think up some new strategy that probably sounds a little bit mad and extreme, but they usually work.
Stubborn - Nothing anybody says to Iris will make her change her mind once it is made up. She‘d rather chew off her own foot than admit she is wrong. In fact if she hears something she doesn‘t like she’ll become selectively deaf and twist a person’s words to fit her way of thinking.
Negative Traits:
Poor Loser - Iris can be rather competitive. Especially when it comes to her school work. She can be unpleasant in class after a test if she hasn’t got the top score in her year. Her teachers often tire of having to remark her papers when she insists that actually she deserves an O.
Dismissive - Iris won’t listen to other people’s ides. Why should she? They’re never as good at her own. For this reason she can often be marked down in group projects because she tries to do everybody else’s work for them.
Interfering - Iris likes to know everything that is going on with everyone all the time. She eavesdrops on other people’s conversations and will badger them until she knows all the details. Then she’ll form an opinion and proceed to tell it loudly to anybody who will listen.
Uncompromising - Trying to strike a deal with Iris can be a hellish experience. She thinks she’s right and the other person is wrong so she’s unwilling to let their stupid ideas corrupt her excellent one.
Blunt - Iris won’t sugar coat her opinions for anyone. She can be rather harsh and often doesn’t take other people’s feelings into account.
Skills:
Wizards Chess - Iris always plays to win and can be a very aggressive player. Her style isn’t subtle, she aims to attack until she obliterates the other pieces (and sulk if one of her own is taken).
Debating - Similar to chess, Iris will talk the other side into submission. She speeks with such confidence that people rarely question whether what she’s saying is the truth.
Playing the Violin - She’s had lessons since she was very young and is now quite accomplished at playing.
Quidditch - One of the few things Iris has had to work really hard for. She had little to no talent when she took lessons in first year, but she kept practicing and now she’s a decent player.
Likes:
Puzzles - Give Iris a puzzle and, provided it’s challenging enough, it’ll keep her occupied until it’s complete.
Reading - Iris always has a book with her. She reads while eating breakfast, when she‘s on the loo and even while she’s doing her teeth.
Gossip - Iris likes to know all the secrets at Hogwarts. She’ll go to any lengths to find them out including eavesdropping and at times flat out asking the person involved, much to their embarrassment.
Sugar Quills - She likes them because she can suck on the end and she believes it helps her to concentrate. She always has a supply of them on hand and has even been known to suck on the end of her normal quill when she forgets it isn’t a sweet one.
Marius - People should never insult the Slytherin in front of her as she will lay into anyone who does quite heavily. In Iris’s eyes he can do no wrong.
Dislikes:
Care of Magical Creatures - She thinks animals should be able to look after themselves without the help of wizards.
Perfume - She hates it when other girls practically bathe in perfume like common whores. It gives her a headache and makes her sneeze.
Strong winds - Iris is proud of her hair. She doesn’t like it when the wind messes it up and makes it all tangled.
Being interrupted - When Iris is talking people should listen, not butt in with their inferior opinions. (Of course when she does exactly the same thing it’s because what she has to say is important.)
Swearing - It’s vulgar. Iris thinks people swearing is a mark of stupidity. If they could think of an actual intelligent retort they wouldn’t rely on cursing.
Patronus:
A Dolphin - They’re intelligent creatures, just like Iris.
Boggart:
A selection of magical creatures attacking her. Iris really isn’t an animal person.
World Passing By
Subjects:
Astronomy - E
Charms - O
Defence Against the Dark Arts - O
Herbology - E
History of Magic - O
Potions - E
Transfiguration - O
Arithmancy - O
Ancient Runes - O
(Care of Magical Creatures - T, Dropped after one term.)
Report:
Iris behaves in class and gets excellent grades. She could do with allowing some of her other class mates to answer questions at times and her ability to work in a group needs some improvement.
Personal Statement:
Iris likes most of her classes and definitely enjoys showing off her knowledge. She works reasonably hard and likes to read up on the next topic before a lesson so she can be prepared. She took Care of Magical Creatures in her third year and dropped out after only a term because she hated it so much. She now tells anybody that will listen how the subject is a complete waste of time.
History:
Iris was born to muggle parents. They lived in a small, but cozy, flat in Islington. Her first years were fairly uneventful, she never showed any sign of magical ability and spent her days being cared for by her parents and, at times, a nanny, because both of them still worked full time. Her mother was a nurse at the local hospital and her dad a was a small time lawyer who was often forced to work for free just to generate clients. Although they weren’t rich they got by and Iris never had anything to complain about.
When she was six years old tragedy struck the Langdon household. Her mother fell ill with cancer and although the doctors promised her chances were good within six months she was dead. Iris hadn’t really understood what was happening, but she knew everyone was sad and she wouldn’t get to see her mum any more. He father was devastated and threw himself into his work to avoid facing up to fact that his wife was dead, leaving his daughter to be cared for by various different hired childminders.
From that point on Iris developed her need to understand everything (because she associated her confusion with the loss of her mother) and also decided that if she did well at everything her father wouldn’t have to worry about her so much. She attended a muggle primary school and did very well in class. She had some trouble making friends because she’d never had any siblings to play with and so she didn’t really know how to share.
It was a complete surprise to both Iris and her father when she got the letter to Hogwarts. At first her father thought it was a joke and hired a private investigator to look into it, but thankfully a low down member of the Ministry of Magic was sent to explain everything. Iris was packed off to Hogwarts and made about the same impression on the other students as she had one her old primary school class mates. While there she met Marius Black and has since become a bit of a stalker. She worships him and simply won‘t leave him alone.
Roleplay Sample:
Iris gave a huge sigh which turned into a yawn somewhere along the way. Running her fingers through her long blonde hair she gathered up the locks and flicked them over one shoulder. It was a habit she’d picked up back when she was 8 and decided to start growing her hair and now she did it with annoying frequency. A quick thumb movement turned the page of the book she was reading, her brown eyes flicking quickly across the text and storing all the information away for later.
She was sitting at her house table in the Great Hall, half eaten piece of toast going cold on the plate in front of her. Eventually Iris remembered that she wasn’t just in the hall to read and picked up toast daintily before taking a not so dainty bite. She pulled a face as she realised the toast had cooled considerably and gone a bit soggy from all the butter she’d smeared across it earlier. Venturing from the pages of her book had been worth it though as she heard the two people next to her exchanging a whispered conversation.
“Nonsense!” Iris interrupted them loudly, her voice scathing and she looked at the two of them with slight disdain. “Arturo Briggstocke is not having sex with Hailey Parker in the boys bathrooms.” She dismissed the notion with a small wave of her hand. “You can’t believe everything you read in the school newspaper. Besides Hailey has much better taste than Art. He’s so… disagreeable.” The two girls looked at her as though they could think of somebody else who was disagreeable. “I heard she’s pretty close with Kristian Lytton.”
Out of Character
Name:
Ann
Name of Playby:
Alona Tal
Other Characters:
August Jensen and Abraham Grey
How you found Hex:
I be an admin.
Name:
Iris Megan Langdon.
Age:
5th November 2007, 15.
Gender:
Female.
Year:
Fifth Year
Birthplace:
Islington, England.
Ethnicity:
Caucasian.
Blood:
Muggleborn.
Relatives:
None at Hogwarts.
Grandparents: None that she‘s met.
Parents: Rufus Langdon (50) and Edith Langdon [nee Goddin] (33 at death).
Pets:
None. Iris thinks cooing over animals and spending time and money looking after them is a waste. Unless you include Marius, she considers him her pet.
Wand Type:
Beech, Dragon Heartstring, 8 inches. Especially good for transfiguration, but less impressive at charms. Iris's wand is steady, strict and strong. It is reasonable at magical defence and combat.
Appearance
Picture:
Hair Colour:
Blonde.
Eye Colour:
Brown.
Build:
Slender, petite.
Skin Tone:
Fair.
Height:
5’4”
Dress Style:
Iris likes to stick to the basics when it comes to dressing. She still prefers the muggle clothing she grew up with, but none of the flashy and fashionable labels. Her clothes are usually plain, if a little preppy, without logos or particularly loud patterns and colours.
Specifics:
While she isn’t particularly vain Iris takes pride in her hair. It is long, blonde and naturally straight. She often wears it down and has the irritating habit of playing with it to draw attention to it while she‘s talking. She would probably cry if somebody cut it or altered it magically in any way.
In Front Of Friends
Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual.
Self Image:
Iris has a rather high opinion of herself. It isn‘t that she thinks she’s pretty or that everybody should like her she just knows she‘s the most intelligent person in the room and she isn‘t afraid to let people know it. Iris is very opinionated and rarely admits she is wrong.
To the Outward Eye:
A lot of people find Iris annoying. She doesn't set out to be mean or get on people’s nerves she just can't keep her mouth shut if she thinks what she has to say is important and more intelligent than what everyone else is saying. And she always thinks what she has to say is important.
Social Status:
While Iris isn’t a total outcast she definitely isn’t popular. People will talk to her, because she isn’t completely wrong to think she’s intelligent, but quickly tire of her lording it over them with her extremes of opinion. For this reason she has very few close friends, but many acquaintances.
Positive Traits:
Intelligent - Iris is smart and don’t anybody forget it. She’s good at puzzle solving and can debate just about anybody into submission with her quick wit (and at times stubborn refusal to back down).
Confident - She’s never afraid to voice her opinion. As she never thinks she’s wrong she doesn’t seem to worry about making a fool of herself.
Self assured - This probably stems from a life time of being praised and rewarded for her intelligence and achievements. Iris rarely ever has moments of self doubt.
Knowledgeable - Iris is like a walking encyclopaedia. She only needs to read, see or hear something once and she’ll be able to recite it back to near perfect quality. She’s rather smug about this as she feels she doesn’t have to do as much revision as other people.
Inventive - Iris is able to think outside the box. When faced with a problem she’ll try everything she knows to solve it and then she’ll sit down and think up some new strategy that probably sounds a little bit mad and extreme, but they usually work.
Stubborn - Nothing anybody says to Iris will make her change her mind once it is made up. She‘d rather chew off her own foot than admit she is wrong. In fact if she hears something she doesn‘t like she’ll become selectively deaf and twist a person’s words to fit her way of thinking.
Negative Traits:
Poor Loser - Iris can be rather competitive. Especially when it comes to her school work. She can be unpleasant in class after a test if she hasn’t got the top score in her year. Her teachers often tire of having to remark her papers when she insists that actually she deserves an O.
Dismissive - Iris won’t listen to other people’s ides. Why should she? They’re never as good at her own. For this reason she can often be marked down in group projects because she tries to do everybody else’s work for them.
Interfering - Iris likes to know everything that is going on with everyone all the time. She eavesdrops on other people’s conversations and will badger them until she knows all the details. Then she’ll form an opinion and proceed to tell it loudly to anybody who will listen.
Uncompromising - Trying to strike a deal with Iris can be a hellish experience. She thinks she’s right and the other person is wrong so she’s unwilling to let their stupid ideas corrupt her excellent one.
Blunt - Iris won’t sugar coat her opinions for anyone. She can be rather harsh and often doesn’t take other people’s feelings into account.
Skills:
Wizards Chess - Iris always plays to win and can be a very aggressive player. Her style isn’t subtle, she aims to attack until she obliterates the other pieces (and sulk if one of her own is taken).
Debating - Similar to chess, Iris will talk the other side into submission. She speeks with such confidence that people rarely question whether what she’s saying is the truth.
Playing the Violin - She’s had lessons since she was very young and is now quite accomplished at playing.
Quidditch - One of the few things Iris has had to work really hard for. She had little to no talent when she took lessons in first year, but she kept practicing and now she’s a decent player.
Likes:
Puzzles - Give Iris a puzzle and, provided it’s challenging enough, it’ll keep her occupied until it’s complete.
Reading - Iris always has a book with her. She reads while eating breakfast, when she‘s on the loo and even while she’s doing her teeth.
Gossip - Iris likes to know all the secrets at Hogwarts. She’ll go to any lengths to find them out including eavesdropping and at times flat out asking the person involved, much to their embarrassment.
Sugar Quills - She likes them because she can suck on the end and she believes it helps her to concentrate. She always has a supply of them on hand and has even been known to suck on the end of her normal quill when she forgets it isn’t a sweet one.
Marius - People should never insult the Slytherin in front of her as she will lay into anyone who does quite heavily. In Iris’s eyes he can do no wrong.
Dislikes:
Care of Magical Creatures - She thinks animals should be able to look after themselves without the help of wizards.
Perfume - She hates it when other girls practically bathe in perfume like common whores. It gives her a headache and makes her sneeze.
Strong winds - Iris is proud of her hair. She doesn’t like it when the wind messes it up and makes it all tangled.
Being interrupted - When Iris is talking people should listen, not butt in with their inferior opinions. (Of course when she does exactly the same thing it’s because what she has to say is important.)
Swearing - It’s vulgar. Iris thinks people swearing is a mark of stupidity. If they could think of an actual intelligent retort they wouldn’t rely on cursing.
Patronus:
A Dolphin - They’re intelligent creatures, just like Iris.
Boggart:
A selection of magical creatures attacking her. Iris really isn’t an animal person.
World Passing By
Subjects:
Astronomy - E
Charms - O
Defence Against the Dark Arts - O
Herbology - E
History of Magic - O
Potions - E
Transfiguration - O
Arithmancy - O
Ancient Runes - O
(Care of Magical Creatures - T, Dropped after one term.)
Report:
Iris behaves in class and gets excellent grades. She could do with allowing some of her other class mates to answer questions at times and her ability to work in a group needs some improvement.
Personal Statement:
Iris likes most of her classes and definitely enjoys showing off her knowledge. She works reasonably hard and likes to read up on the next topic before a lesson so she can be prepared. She took Care of Magical Creatures in her third year and dropped out after only a term because she hated it so much. She now tells anybody that will listen how the subject is a complete waste of time.
History:
Iris was born to muggle parents. They lived in a small, but cozy, flat in Islington. Her first years were fairly uneventful, she never showed any sign of magical ability and spent her days being cared for by her parents and, at times, a nanny, because both of them still worked full time. Her mother was a nurse at the local hospital and her dad a was a small time lawyer who was often forced to work for free just to generate clients. Although they weren’t rich they got by and Iris never had anything to complain about.
When she was six years old tragedy struck the Langdon household. Her mother fell ill with cancer and although the doctors promised her chances were good within six months she was dead. Iris hadn’t really understood what was happening, but she knew everyone was sad and she wouldn’t get to see her mum any more. He father was devastated and threw himself into his work to avoid facing up to fact that his wife was dead, leaving his daughter to be cared for by various different hired childminders.
From that point on Iris developed her need to understand everything (because she associated her confusion with the loss of her mother) and also decided that if she did well at everything her father wouldn’t have to worry about her so much. She attended a muggle primary school and did very well in class. She had some trouble making friends because she’d never had any siblings to play with and so she didn’t really know how to share.
It was a complete surprise to both Iris and her father when she got the letter to Hogwarts. At first her father thought it was a joke and hired a private investigator to look into it, but thankfully a low down member of the Ministry of Magic was sent to explain everything. Iris was packed off to Hogwarts and made about the same impression on the other students as she had one her old primary school class mates. While there she met Marius Black and has since become a bit of a stalker. She worships him and simply won‘t leave him alone.
Roleplay Sample:
Iris gave a huge sigh which turned into a yawn somewhere along the way. Running her fingers through her long blonde hair she gathered up the locks and flicked them over one shoulder. It was a habit she’d picked up back when she was 8 and decided to start growing her hair and now she did it with annoying frequency. A quick thumb movement turned the page of the book she was reading, her brown eyes flicking quickly across the text and storing all the information away for later.
She was sitting at her house table in the Great Hall, half eaten piece of toast going cold on the plate in front of her. Eventually Iris remembered that she wasn’t just in the hall to read and picked up toast daintily before taking a not so dainty bite. She pulled a face as she realised the toast had cooled considerably and gone a bit soggy from all the butter she’d smeared across it earlier. Venturing from the pages of her book had been worth it though as she heard the two people next to her exchanging a whispered conversation.
“Nonsense!” Iris interrupted them loudly, her voice scathing and she looked at the two of them with slight disdain. “Arturo Briggstocke is not having sex with Hailey Parker in the boys bathrooms.” She dismissed the notion with a small wave of her hand. “You can’t believe everything you read in the school newspaper. Besides Hailey has much better taste than Art. He’s so… disagreeable.” The two girls looked at her as though they could think of somebody else who was disagreeable. “I heard she’s pretty close with Kristian Lytton.”
Out of Character
Name:
Ann
Name of Playby:
Alona Tal
Other Characters:
August Jensen and Abraham Grey
How you found Hex:
I be an admin.
