Sam Willow

[Sam Willow]

→ CHARACTER INFORMATION.
Name: Sam Willow

Birthday: 10/29

Hometown: NYC

Bloodline:
Halfblood
Magical Strength (pick one):
Charms

Magical Weakness (pick one):
Divination
Year (pick two):
4 or 5
Biography:
Sam Willow grew up in New York, her father went missing when she was two years old. Her father, Devon Willow, never told Sam’s mother, Tiffany Greybird, he was a wizard and she didn’t find out until after he went missing and she found his wand and papers signed by the minister of magic. Sam’s mother predicted that the death of her husband was related to his ties in the magic world and she never told Sam and her little sister Nina. She took them from their home in London and moved them to New York in America. But when Sam got her letter from Salem Institute, Tiffany was out of work and couldn’t pay the bills, so she told Sam about her wizardry and let her accept the scholarship. They sent a letter back saying that there was no way for Sam to get to Massachusetts and they sent a wizard to apparate with her to Salem where Sam would be staying at the nearest hotel. Sam discovered her father was one of the most recognized aurors in history and he died fighting dark forces. The ministry paid for her books, robes and her wand as a last debt to her father. They even offered to buy her an owl and she said she would prefer a black cat and so it was that she got her cat and named it Opal like her birthstone. Her wand was 13 inches, willow with phoenix tail feather core that she got at a very old shop. Soon, it all came together when she learned about Metamorphmagus. Her eyes changed color everyday, every second even as she stared into the mirror. Her mother told her some people’s eyes just did that, but when her eyes turned purple or pink, she knew she wasn’t like “some people”. Soon she could do much more then changing her appearance.

→ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Note: This section is optional, and is up to you to complete.

Society Request:
Pawn Society

Personality:
Sam is a very determined brave person. She doesn’t find herself being fearful very often and the only fear that every gets in her way is that she will disappoint her father.
Appearance:
Although Sam is a metamorphmagus, she prefers to keeps her natural appearance because she looks like her father. She has dark hair, pale skin and her color changing eyes. They normally reflect her mood and she can’t really control her eyes for whatever reason. She is skinny and pretty in that non main stream type of way. 
→ SAMPLE ROLEPLAY.
You come across this post on the site. Please as your character. Remember, you can only roleplay your own character's actions!

What were partner projects about anyway?

Simon wasn't a loner, but he loathed any type of assignment that required him to team up with anyone. In his book, the only truly trustworthy student was himself. So naturally, when he'd been instructed to team of with a classmate and turn in a research report on the Muggle-American Civil War, Simon had been rather disappointed.

The library that afternoon was deserted aside from Simon and his partner. Before them lay a plethora of textbooks. Wars: Old and New by Kevin Torvalt. When You Say Civil... by Emma Jean. Each book was old and worn even more than the last. In a way, it was almost impressive that the books had lasted this long and still been put to such good use. Simon figured that there weren't many things for which that could be said.

Simon leafed through a copy of Understanding America by Harvey Wires, sighing heavily as each page flipped over on top of itself. He wondered what the student next to him was thinking. He was thinking that this was a drag. These books were probably boring beyond belief, despite their interesting appearance. The library was stuffy from the heat outside. Finally growing too bored from the text, Simon slammed the book shut and sat upright.

"How about I write the essay and stuff? You can just put your name on it. Sound good?"

Sam’s eyes turned a deep hue of blue meaning she was curious. She tried to understand how this boy could turn down an opportunity to make the work load lighter on himself. What would father do? She though. She turned her gaze on the old books and then back on the boy. “No, what good will that do for either of us?” She remembered how much divination homework she already had and almost changed her mind but she then refused to give in to temptation and picked up a dusty book titled “America’s War Against Itself" by Alice Warsap.

[Isabelle Valentine]

Hi Sam, and welcome! It looks like you're off to a great start, but there are a couple of small things to go over before we can accept your application:

First, if you could expand your bio and RP sample a little, that would be great. Especially for the RP sample, how is Sam feeling about the events that transpired? What does she think of her classmate? This gives a little bit of a better feel for your character.

Also, I noticed that you mentioned that Sam is a metamorphmagus. This is something that would be considered a Special Request, and requires a separate application before the request can be granted. If you could submit the form here and edit Sam's application to remove the references to her being a metamorphmagus until your request has been processed, that would be wonderful.

And finally, we require that your username for the board be your character's first and last name. To change this, please submit a helpdesk ticket requesting a name change.

After you've made those edits, please re-post your application in this thread, and we'll be happy to take another look!

Thanks!
~ Izzy

[Sam Willow]

Application for Special Request

Please note: Special Requests must be PMed to an Administrator. Please do not post them in the forum.

1. Power or Position requested:
metamorphmagus

2. Description of power/position (1-2 sentences):
Sam can change her appearance at will.

3. Character history:
Her father died and her mother never told her that she was a wizard until she got a letter from school.

- How did your character get this power/position?
She was born with it.

- How have the people around him/her reacted to said power/position?
She likes to hide it because she doesn’t want to stand out so most people don’t know,

- How does your character feel about this power/position?
She doesn’t use it because she looks like her father and she feels connected to him when she looks in the mirror so she doesn’t change unless she has to. Except her eyes which change according to her mood and she cant stop it for whatever reason.

4. Future development:

- What does your character plan to do with this power/position?
She uses it to help her become and auror like her father.

- How do you think this power/position will play out in future threads with other characters?
I think she will be able to make friends and tell her friends her secret.
- What negative or challenging effects has it had on your character?
Sometimes she’s tempted to do bad things using her abilities if she gets too angry.

5. Roleplay sample: Pick one event where your character realized he/she had this power, or where your character is learning how to use it (1-2 paragraphs). For Department Heads, roleplay a day in their life in this position.

Sam shook her head, I can’t do this, she thought. She stood in front of her mirror, trying to will her hair to curl or her nose to shrink but she couldn’t do it. Looking into the mirror she saw her fathers nose and lips and even hair color, why would she want to change that? Because father would want me to, she thought. She closed her eyes and when she opened them again, what she saw in the mirror made her jump back. Her long dark hair was suddenly frizzy and blonde and her eyes a light silvery blue. She was short and had high cheekbones. She looked like her sister, right down to the birthmark on the side of her neck. Closing her eyes once more, she turned back into herself.

6. Have you been RPing at this site for at least 1 IC term (3 OOC months)? Which other characters do you play? For Department Head requests, how long have you been writing your character in this department?
This is my first time on this website but I’ve written of this character before in my personal journal. 

[Sam Willow]

CHARACTER INFORMATION.
Name: Sam Willow

Birthday: 10/29/21

Hometown: NYC

Bloodline:
Halfblood
Magical Strength (pick one):
Charms

Magical Weakness (pick one):
Divination
Year (pick two):
4 or 5
Biography:
Sam Willow grew up in New York, her father went missing when she was two years old. Her father, Devon Willow, never told Sam’s mother, Tiffany Greybird, he was a wizard and she didn’t find out until after he went missing and she found his wand and papers signed by the minister of magic. Sam’s mother predicted that the death of her husband was related to his ties in the magic world and she never told Sam and her little sister Nina. She took them from their home in London and moved them to New York in America. But when Sam got her letter from Salem Institute, Tiffany was out of work and couldn’t pay the bills, so she told Sam about her wizardry and let her accept the scholarship. They sent a letter back saying that there was no way for Sam to get to Massachusetts and they sent a wizard to apparate with her to Salem where Sam would be staying at the nearest hotel. Sam discovered her father was one of the most recognized aurors in history and he died fighting dark forces. The ministry paid for her books, robes and her wand as a last debt to her father. They even offered to buy her an owl and she said she would prefer a black cat and so it was that she got her cat and named it Opal like her birthstone. Her wand was 13 inches, willow with phoenix tail feather core that she got at a very old shop. Sam knew is she tried her best she could live up to her father and become a strong auror and she would try every day at school because it was the only chance she would get.

→ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Society Request:
Pawn Society

Personality:
Sam is a very determined brave person. She doesn’t find herself being fearful very often and the only fear that every gets in her way is that she will disappoint her father.
Appearance:
She looks like her father. She has dark hair, pale skin and eyes. She is skinny and pretty in that non main stream type of way. 
→ SAMPLE ROLEPLAY.


     Sam narrowed her eyes and looked et the boy, Simon was his name. She tried to understand how this boy could turn down an opportunity to make the work load lighter on himself. What would father do? She though. She turned her gaze on the old books and then back on the boy. “No, what good will that do for either of us?” She remembered how much divination homework she already had and almost changed her mind but she then refused to give in to temptation and picked up a dusty book titled “America’s War Against Itself" by Alice Warsap. She flipped through the the dusty pages and by the time she finished her work it was late.
     Walking back to the dormitory, she thought about Simon. What a curious boy, she thought, he asked her to let him do all the work... How strange... She couldn't understand, didn't he want to even get to know her. She didn't think she was that awful, was she? She got back to her dorm and tried to answer her own questions until the second she fell asleep.

[Isabelle Valentine]

Hi Sam! Thanks for making your revisions so quick. You're a star.

I do want to point out one more tiny thing about your RP sample, though. You've expanded it, and that's great! But I noticed that you've also changed the time and location of your response. We call that a powerplay, because it locks the other character into responding (or, in this case, locks him out of responding because Sam has left the room and is elsewhere at a later time). You can read more about that here.

It's great that Sam is thinking about Simon in your response. To make it so that there's no powerplay, could you please edit the response so that Sam stays in the classroom?

Thanks!