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Andrya Scova

Posted: Tue, 2010.03.02 22:56
by Andrya Scova
Basic Information
  • Name:
    Andrya Scova
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Age:
    24
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  • Species:
    Human
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Appearance
  • Skin Colour:
    White
  • Hair Colour:
    Red
  • Eye Colour:
    Dark Brown
  • Height:
    5’7”
  • Weight:
    130-135 lbs
  • Tattoos:
    Brownish-green snake up the right arm, with its head on the back of the hand, and its tail curled up on the shoulder.
  • Scars:
    None
Wizard Traits
  • Describe your wand.
    • Length:
      13”
    • Core:
      Dryad Hair
    • Wood:
      Yew
  • Familiar:
    Chameleon
  • Patronus:
    Crocodile
  • Bloodline:
    Mixed Blood (Father muggle, mother squib)
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  • Animagus?: N (Y/N. If Y, list type.)
  • Parseltongue?: N
  • Other?: N
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Personality
  • Type:
    INTJ
  • Likes:
    I especially like pretending to read (or doing whatever else) while actually listening to conversations and gathering information. Actually, I like gathering information in general. Killing muggles is also enjoyable. And a good game of Wizards' Chess is the best way to pass the time when not working.
  • Dislikes:
    Wizards who take the muggles’ side make me angry. And people who can never stay on topic are utterly useless to me, so I hate having them around. I like taking breaks once in a while, but I strongly dislike wasting time.
  • Fears:
    I don’t like the feeling of being helpless, and losing my wand is a constant worry. Not knowing what is going on makes me feel helpless because it is difficult to plan without knowledge.
  • Greatest Desire:
    Seeing the wizarding world free from muggle constraints. Muggles will never understand Wizards, and this is a threat to our community. They would fear us even more if they were to really learn about us, and the fear could make them want to eliminate us. Better strike them muggles before they strike us.
  • Worst Fear:
    Losing my magical abilities and thus becoming like the muggles I despise.
  • How would your friends describe you?
    I don’t have many friends, but once someone gets to know me I think they find me scary. They know that appearances can be deceiving when it comes to me. I’m like someone you can’t read, someone whose actions cannot be predicted.
  • What do you like best about yourself?
    The fact that I can appear like I am not paying the least bit attention, while in fact I am taking in everything. It is very useful. I know how to use good information.
  • What do you like least about yourself?
    The blood that runs through my veins, and my occasional bursts of anger. Sometimes when I am faced with too many idiots I lose my temper and I blurt out things I shouldn’t say.
Background
  • Hometown:
    Madrid, Spain
  • Academy:
    Durmstrang
  • Profession:
    Used to work in a muggle cafe in Bulgaria, but I just moved to London and I’m now looking for a new job.
  • Pets:
    Other than my familiar, none
  • Family:
    Catalina Andrews and Desman Scova = Parents, deceased.
  • Significant Other:
    None
  • History:
    Andrya was born in the beginning of 1950, in a poor family. Her father had been travelling to Spain on business as an Bulgarian ambassador, and met her mother. He left because of growing tensions in Spain due to the Franco regime, but that was before knowing that Catalina was pregnant.

    Andrya was born during turbulent times in Spain, and when she showed the first signs of magical abilities, her mother was so scared of being killed because of her child (not to mention jealous that her child could do magic when her own magical abilities had never surfaced)that she would beat Andrya whenever it seemed obvious that the little girl had used some sort of magic.

    When Andrya was 8, she and her mother were able to get out of Spain to go and find her father in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he had settled. But he had made a new life, with a wife and three kids, and he pretended not to know what they were talking about. So Catalina and Andrya had to learn to fend for themselves in a country they didn’t know.

    At this point, Andrya was already starting to detest people partly because of the problems in her home country and because the lack of care the people of her new home showed.

    When Andrya got her Durmstrang letter, her mother pretended like she wasn’t surprised, and told her daughter that she was proud. So she helped Andrya get her things ready for school.

    Andrya finally felt like she belonged, and she instantly was drawn to the Dark Arts. And although she strongly disliked her mother for beating her in the past, she was glad that Catalina was finally accepting her. But that feeling was short lived, because when she went back home during the Christmas Break of first year, Andrya found that her mother had left. This added another layer to her hatred for muggles.

    But Andrya managed to survive in the streets by making herself blend in and trying to find information that could be useful, like who had money that she could steal, etc. And she finished her years at Durmstrang.

    When she graduated, both her parents died in what muggle authorities have qualified as suspicious circumstances. ((Andrya killed them))
    Despite her hate for muggles, she found work in a muggle café so that she could learn more about them, in hopes of using that information in the future to make the muggles pay. She has just moved to London to have a change of scenery and to get away from both her mother and her father’s world.
Other Notes:
  • Are you playing any other characters here? No

Re: Andrya Scova

Posted: Tue, 2010.03.02 23:19
by Gellert Grindelwald
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The admins have seen this application and are considering it. Any questions, comments, or requests we have are included below this stamp. Please watch this thread for a final judgement.
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- "Muggles will never understand Wizards, and this is a threat to our community." This doesn't actually make sense. In what way does their lack of understanding threaten the Wizarding World?

- The early part of the background is too ... Wizard-driven and Muggle-centric for a child who isn't yet aware that wizards are real, outside of herself. Would it be more accurate to say that Andrya just hates people -- at least until she learns that there are others like her, and they are more inclined toward her, than the general populace? I really think that there's a perspective shift missing, here -- the point in life at which she learns the word 'Muggle' and not only how to apply it to her past, but how to differentiate between the Muggles, who hurt her, and the Wizards, who help her.

Those are my major concerns, at this moment. Arcturus should be around soon, to give you his perspective.

Re: Andrya Scova

Posted: Tue, 2010.03.02 23:42
by Arcturus Black
I agree with Gellert, about the background. I would also request an eyecolour other than black. That's not a typical colour for humans. I'd also like to know how she got the burn scars,because they are, at this point, an apparent anomaly.

Re: Andrya Scova

Posted: Tue, 2010.03.02 23:56
by Andrya Scova
Alright, I think I have fixed it.
-Dark Brown eyes instead of black
-Used the word people instead of muggles for before she was admitted to school
-Edited the part about the Muggles not understanding Wizards.
-Took out the burns. I had put them there for the beatings she received from her mother, but on second thought, I don't think they fit what I had in mind so I just took them out.

now this gave my brain a good workout, and gave me some practice with being clear when writing :)

Re: Andrya Scova

Posted: Wed, 2010.03.03 00:11
by Arcturus Black
Looks good from here, but I came across one other issue whilst reviewing applications. Your wand core is not on our accepted list. If you have a good reason for that core in particular, feel free to argue it, and we'll take it under consideration. Otherwise, please pick a core from the list.

The list is here: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=32

Re: Andrya Scova

Posted: Wed, 2010.03.03 00:17
by Andrya Scova
Oops, then Yew it is. And I just noticed that my core wasn't in the list either, so I changed it to Dryad hair :)

Lol, the opposite, I changed my core, but realized that the wood wasn't on the list. Man I'm backwards tonight.

Re: Andrya Scova

Posted: Wed, 2010.03.03 00:26
by Gellert Grindelwald
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Congratulations! Your character has been approved, and the IC forums are now open to you!

Please examine the Rules one more time before making your first post.
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Thanks for being patient! We're done being picky, now!