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 Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:24 pm
xxx:: Characters ::xxx
Chrysanthemum Meadows
Sherwood Meadows
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:34 pm
xxx❖xxxC H R Y S A N T H E M U MxxxL A U R E Lxxx M E A D O W Sxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxx❖xxxA B O U T MExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NICKNAMES »» Chrys
AGE »» 20
BIRTHDAY »» 11 August 2024
GENDER »» Female
FACE-CLAIM »» Mash Kyrielight ✖
BLOOD STATUS »» Pureblood
WAND »» 11 and 3/4 inches, Cypress with Centaur Hair, supple with a spiraled shaft
LANGUAGES SPOKEN »» English, French, some Latin
ACCENT »» RP ✖
PET »» Cat Jett
LIKES
xxx»» Rock music
xxx»» Myths and legends
xxx»» Autumn
xxx»» Storms
xxx»» Being outdoors
DISLIKES
xxx»» Extreme temperatures
xxx»» Sour flavors
xxx»» Flowers
xxx»» Gender roles
xxx»» Her grandparents
HOBBIES
xxx»» Fencing
xxx»» Flying
xxx»» Hiking
xxx❖xxxP E R S O N A L I T Yxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TOMBOYISH
xxx»» Growing up being told that she wasn't good enough for her family because she was a girl had some lasting effects. While Chrys has grown out of most of her internalizes misogyny, she still doesn't find herself drawn to very many 'girly' things. She prefers to dress in a more masculine style now that she controls her own wardrobe, and tends to shy away from anything that is typically considered a feminine activity or choice. While she is more conscious of those choices now, she still finds that her early development has resulted in her liking to do things that are traditionally considered more masculine.
STUBBORN
xxx»» Chrys isn't easily swayed from things. When questioned or pushed, she tends to double down and stand her ground, even to her own detriment. She has a hard time admitting when she's wrong, and will often try to get away with just acting like something never happened if it means she can avoid having to apologize. She knows her limits, but finds herself constantly toeing the line as much as she can get away with.
DEVOTED
xxx»» Chrys doesn't do things by halves; she either doesn't care at all about something, or she's all in. When she finds something that interests her, she will absolutely devour it. She's prone to putting a song on repeat and listening to it for weeks on end, no matter how crazy it's making everybody else. This extends to her friends; if something is important to them, it's important to her. Her loyalty, once won, is nigh unshakeable. It would take an extremely terrible betrayal to make her turn her back on someone she cared about.
IMPISH
xxx»» Chrys was always adventurous, often testing the limits of what her parents were willing to let her get away with. Her teen years were spent doing a lot of things behind her parent's back, from flying on a broom to wearing jeans to having a boyfriend. Now that she's an adult and has no restrictions on her, she has mellowed out somewhat on the rebellion. But, she still loves to tease her friends and, at times, meddle in their affairs. She's prone to sticking her nose in their business and causing trouble until something happens.
EMOTIONAL
xxx»» Chrys wears her heart on her sleeve. She has a very hard time keeping her opinions and feelings to herself. While she's not so dramatic as she was in her teen years, she's still quite prone to swinging through extremes. It doesn't take much to set her off, either in sadness or in anger. She has a jealous streak, and can be a little petty when it stirs up. That said, she's generally a pretty positive person, and her good moods can be infectious.
EXTROVERTED
xxx»» Chrys doesn't like to be alone. Having no one to talk to or do anything with is akin to torture in her eyes. Spending too much time isolated leaves her feeling like she's going to come out of her skin. She's done her best to surround herself with as many friends as possible, so that she always has someone to pester for attention when she finds herself without company.
STRENGTHS
xxx»» Friendly
xxx»» Optimistic
WEAKNESSES
xxx»» Temperamental
xxx»» Stubborn
FEARS
xxx»» Rats
xxx»» Losing her friends or siblings
xxx❖xxxB A C K S T O R Yxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CHILDHOOD
xxx»» Chrysanthemum was the firstborn child of Hyacinth and Abigail Meadows. Her parents' marriage had been arranged when the pair were second years in school, and while they always got along well enough, they weren't particularly close. Still, her birth did give them something to bond over somewhat, making their relationship progress from 'cordial but distant' to 'friends who happen to be married'. She was a very happy child for the most part, though never quite understood why her grandparents seemed disappointed that she was a girl. At age five, she happened to overhear them with her parents, discussing how she, and her sister Delphinia, would be skipped over as 'heirs' to the family line, and everything would pass to her brother Sherwood. She didn't quite understand what any of that meant, but she did know that the problem was that she was a girl. Since that day, she has alienated herself from anything approaching femininity, as much as a child whose parents place value on traditional gender roles possibly can. Overall, she's still quite happy, and loves her siblings dearly. Her parents bother her sometimes with forcing her to wear dresses and keep her hair long, but she loves them all the same. Around the time her brother was born, both her parents began spending a lot of time with their respective 'best friends', to the point that the two women practically live in the Meadows home. Chrys has always found the arrangement quite odd, particularly since she has twice spotted her mother kissing Miss Delilah Taylor, once on the cheek and once on the lips. But, given that the time on the lips was under the mistletoe at Christmastime, she hasn't questioned it overmuch. Her father, meanwhile, is much more discreet in his own affair, at least around the children. His own mistress, a Miss Regina Lawrence, is a close friend of his from his school years, with whom he always shared a mutual attraction. Up until the birth of his son, he'd refused to act on it, but since he and his wife have decided to cease their 'marital duties' following the birth of what his parents considered a proper heir, he sees no harm in it, as long as all parties are happy and content.
SCHOOL YEARS
xxx»» Chrys' number one priority when she began school was to make friends. She'd never had any, having been homeschooled and spent all her social time with either her siblings, or various cousins. She made an effort to know most, if not all, of the kids in her year. This bite her in the arse, however, when the one person she met and didn't take to ended up mentioning her to his family over the summer between their first and second years. Julius, unfortunately, was from a pureblood family like hers, and their parents decided they were a good match. They ended up betrothed, a fact that Chrys railed against as dramatically and, sometimes, cruelly as she could, with no real regard for Julius' feelings for a majority of their school years. She rebelled against her parents to feel some measure of control over her life, but did so as secretly as she could manage, afraid that if she was caught in too much trouble, she would be disowned and separated from her siblings. Eventually she recognized that Julius was just trying to make the best of a bad situation (or, well, sort of; he actually fancied her, for some reason she didn't understand, considering how awful she was towards him). She tried to improve their relationship, but couldn't help hoping that something would come up to cause their eventual marriage to be called off.
ADULTHOOD
xxx»» Just after graduating, Chrys got her wish; upon returning home, she and her siblings were informed that their parents were getting a divorce, thanks to her father's mistress finally putting her foot down and demanding more from him. Chrys was shocked her father had the balls to actually defy his parents and divorce her mother. She would've been happy for them, if she hadn't been so busy being annoyed. But her annoyance was nothing compared to her sister's fury; Finny tore into their parents and stormed off, but not before informing their parents that she (and Chrys) would not be forced to marry anybody, not by a couple who had not even stayed together themselves. Chrys and Finny ended up moving out of the family home and in with their Aunt Anthea, and Chrys had minimal contact with everyone except her brother.
xxx»» Suddenly free of the burden of being a wife, Chrys had no idea what to do with herself. Despite Julius always insisting that he would support her in any career or lifestyle she chose if they did marry, she had never really allowed herself to believe it was actually possible. Now, however, it was not only possible, it was a necessity, unless she wanted to keep mooching off her aunt forever (she didn't). She spent a few years trying to get herself sorted out and organized, 'finding herself', so to speak, and focused on her relationships with her friends in the meantime.
xxx❖xxxS C H O O L AND C A R E E Rxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ATTENDED »» Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
HOUSE »» Gryffindor
GRADUATED »» 2042
HONORS »» Prefect
OWL SCORES
xxxASTRONOMY »» A
xxxCHARMS »» A
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS »» O
xxxHERBOLOGY »» A
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» EE
xxxPOTIONS »» A
xxxTRANSFIGURATION »» A
xxxART »» EE
xxxCARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES »» O
xxxMUGGLE STUDIES »» EE
xxxMUSIC »» EE
xxxMYTHOLOGY »» EE
xxxSTUDY OF ANCIENT RUNES »» A
NEWT SCORES
xxxCHARMS »» EE
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS »» EE
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» A
xxxART »» A
xxxCARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES »» O
xxxMUSIC »» A
xxxMYTHOLOGY »» A
CURRENT JOB »» Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau (pending)
DREAM JOB »» A knight, but that's sort of outdated so this is as close as she's getting
xxx❖xxxR E L A T I O N S H I P Sxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION »» Straight
RELATIONSHIP STATUS »» Single
SIGNIFICANT OTHER »» - - -
FAMILY
xxx»» Father Hyacinth Meadows ♥ stepmother Regina
xxx»» Mother Abigail Taylor ♥ stepmother Delilah
xxx»» Sister Delphinia, brother Sherwood
xxx»» Grandparents Chrysanthos and Jillian Meadows
xxx»» Aunt Anthea Harden
xxx»» Aunt Blodwyn Lockwood ♥ Chandler → Byron, Blair
FRIENDS
xxx»» Best friend Chance Whitethorne
xxx»» Driskol Abrams
xxx»» Lydia Spencer
xxx»» Julius Devereux
xxx»» Byuchuch Horne
ENEMIES
xxx»» Chrysanthos Meadows
ACQUAINTANCES
xxx»» Anandi Chahal
xxx»» Wallis McGregor
xxx»» Class of 2042
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:35 pm
xxx❖xxxS H E R W O O DxxxR O O S E V E L Txxx M E A D O W Sxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxx❖xxxA B O U T MExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NICKNAMES »» Sher, Sherry
AGE »» 22
BIRTHDAY »» 28 May 2027
GENDER »» Male
FACE-CLAIM »» Mikaze Ai ✖
BLOOD STATUS »» Pureblood
WAND »» Willow with Dittany Stalk, supple with a spiraled shaft
LANGUAGES SPOKEN »» English, French, Gaelic, Latin, Italian
ACCENT »» Received Pronunciation ✖
PET »» Turtle Lady Elaine
LIKES
xxx»» Ren faires
xxx»» Folktales
xxx»» Poetry
xxx»» Sweets
xxx»» Springtime
DISLIKES
xxx»» Seafood
xxx»» "Tradition"
xxx»» Being dirty
xxx»» Formal clothes
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HOBBIES
xxx»» Writing music
xxx»» Painting
xxx»» Studying instruments
xxx❖xxxP E R S O N A L I T Yxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WHIMSICAL
xxx»» Growing up, Sher enjoyed playing pretend with his sisters, and delighted in the exciting and outlandish stories they would make up to act out together. He likes stories, particularly fantastical ones, and delights in anything that feels more like an Arthurian legend than a piece of history. He likes to put the tales to song like the bards of old, and enjoys performing them for others. He likes to tailor his performances for the audience and setting, always ensuring the environment works to his advantage.
POLITE
xxx»» The way Sher was raised was, in some ways, extremely old-fashioned and terribly uptight. As little as he agrees with much of his raising these days, he never saw anything wrong with having manners. He goes out of his way when possible to cause the least amount of friction, sometimes to the point of being a bit of a doormat. He's very respectful, even when a person doesn't necessarily deserve it. It keeps him out of trouble, for the most part, but it also gives him a bit of a reputation for being soft.
CURIOUS
xxx»» While not particularly adventurous, Sherwood is very curious. He’d rather make his discoveries between the pages of a book than out in the real world, but makes up for it by consuming everything he can, to know as much as he can. He doesn’t have any real need for the knowledge, he just likes having it. As a result, he’s often quick with random trivia and interesting, if seemingly useless, facts, about just about any subject you can imagine. He’ll pour for hours over books if so much as the title sparks his interest, and rarely allows anything to be left alone if he finds it interesting.
CLEVER
xxx»» Sherwood is quick-thinking and exceptionally bright. He is often quick to find plotholes in stories, and even quicker to come up with a theory on how things could have worked better. He’s very astute, reading people easily and generally good at knowing how best to handle them. He’s quick to notice little details that some people miss, and often has thought of a solution for a problem before he even voices that he noticed one. He likes to fix things, and will seek out a way to do so if he thinks it will be helpful or useful to someone else.
FRIENDLY
xxx»» Sher likes to be liked. He has a very hard time dealing with negative reactions from others, so he does what he can to make a good impression. He's genuinely kind and caring, and very affectionate with the people he is close to. He's not especially outgoing when he's not performing, but if he's approached he's a pleasant conversationalist. While performing, he knows how to charm a crowd, feeling like his instrument is a barrier between him and them that lets him relax, just a little. It helps that his musical talents are one of the few things he has confidence in.
CREATIVE
xxx»» Sher grew up loving stories and playing pretend, and as an adult that has transformed into the ability to find new and interesting ways to spin old tales. He's a good lyricist and a wonderful storyteller, able to read between the lines and even come up with a new tale of his own now and then.
STRENGTHS
xxx»» Observant
xxx»» Well-spoken
WEAKNESSES
xxx»» Timid
xxx»» An actual wimp
FEARS
xxx»» Being alone
xxx»» Large empty spaces
xxx❖xxxB A C K S T O R Yxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CHILDHOOD
xxx»» Sherwood was the third child born to the Meadows family, a final, successful attempt at producing a male child. His parents, pleased with at long last managing to have a son and shut up Hyacinth's parents about needing a 'proper heir', doted on their son quite a bit. It was a while before Sher noticed the obvious favoritism, but when he did, it disturbed him greatly. His older sister didn't mind as much, since it meant they were paying less attention to him, but he could tell sometimes that it bothered Finny, which in turn bothered him. But, he kept everything to himself, not really sure what to do about any of it. Besides, he was a very private child, and tended to keep quiet about most everything, even his magic. Sher showed signs very early, but always at night, when no one else was with him. He would make his mobile sparkle in the night as a toddler, something that soothed him greatly. Of course, he never said anything to anyone, and no one ever saw, so his parents continued to believe he hadn't shown any signs of magic for a long time.
xxx»» In fact, it was getting to the point that the family was afraid he was a squib. Not that it mattered overmuch to any of them, but they weren't quite sure what to do with themselves or with him as a result. They were saved the worry, though, once their eldest went away to school. Sher was quite distraught at dinner the first night she was away, and seeking comfort from his parents. But, they were somewhat distant on the matter, not wanting to encourage Sher's emotional outburst, and told him to calm down. He responded by getting even more upset, and started to cry. At the same time, a great gust of wind blew through the room, seemingly from no where, all the candles in the room went out. His parents were certain he was the source, and were relieved that he was magic. All attempts to figure out alternative schooling for him ceased, and they began preparing him for Hogwarts in a few years alongside his sister.
xxx»» Being without his eldest sister took some adjusting, but he eventually got more or less used to it. That didn't make him any less thrilled when she was home, though. Unfortunately, one such occasion was ruined for him when Chrys was brought home for the holidays her second year, and at the family dinner, her engagement was revealed. Sher had suspected from bits and pieces of conversation he'd overheard from his parents that such a thing might be happening, but he'd not wanted to believe it, knowing how much it would upset Chrys. Sure enough, she spent the entire dinner glaring and sullen and resentful, and the rest of the holiday break avoiding everyone except her siblings.
xxx»» The following year, Delphinia joined their big sister at school, and Sher was left alone, except for his cousins Blair and Byron, who he had never liked very much. Still, in the absence of his sisters, his father and Uncle Chandler made attempts to keep him occupied by setting up the three boys on playdates. Of course, they didn't call them playdates, since the boys were supposedly too old for such a thing, but Sher didn't know what else to call them. He didn't much like spending time with the other two boys, finding them rude and abrasive and entitled, especially when there were no adults around. He found himself looking forward to attending school and being away from the both of them, and with his sisters. His first year couldn't come soon enough.
SCHOOL YEARS
xxx»» Sher's early time at school was somewhat nerve-wracking. Never dealing well with new situations, he was prone to anxiety attacks, made worse by the fact that neither of his sisters were in his house to help him. To try and help him out of his shell, Chrys encouraged him to tryout for the Hufflepuff quidditch team, figuring it was a social activity that required little actual social interaction, and would get him less afraid of physical activity and injury. He was surprised by how much he enjoyed the sport, but knew it was never going to be a passion of his. Meanwhile, like his sisters, he was betrothed in his second year, although his intended was not a schoolmate, but rather attended Beauxbatons in France. They wrote regularly and got along quite well, so he was alright with the match, knowing he'd gotten off better than both Chrys and Finny.
xxx»» Over the Summer before his fifth year, his parents announced their intend to divorce, which prompted Finny to finally let loose all the frustration and anger she'd been holding onto for years by that point. Both sisters announced that if their parents could divorce, they could call off their engagements, and did so, moving out of the family home for good measure and in with their Aunt Anthea. Sher remained behind, still left with the responsibility of being heir and trying to do what he could to soothe the pains between his sisters and parents. It was hard, and created more of a rift between himself and the girls than anything. Secretly, he was somewhat envious of his sisters for finding it so easy to break things off, not because he wanted to himself, but because he had things he did want that didn't seem attainable. He finished school knowing he would likely be forced into a career he didn't want, and that his marriage to someone he liked but did not love was hardly going to make him feel better. It was especially difficult since, after his OWL exams, he was made to stop taking music as an elective, since it was 'unnecessary and frivolous.'
ADULTHOOD
xxx»» Shortly before Sher's fiancee was to move to England for their wedding, she was killed in a tragic accident. Sher was depressed, in part because of her death, but also in part because of the guilt he felt that he wasn't more sad. They were supposed to be married, after all, and he didn't feel much for it. He hadn't ever spent much time with her, and knew her mostly through letters, so the loss hardly felt real. He was just picking himself up out of his depression when Chrys announced she was pregnant. He was happy for his sister, and it provided the distraction necessary to get his mind off of Cerise. It also helped him close some of the distance between the siblings, and the girls encouraged him to do what would make him happy. Following a scandal with the Lockwood twins, his grandparents had no other options for heirs, so it wasn't like they could cut him off and make him suffer. He elected to ignore expectations that weren't directly tied to managing the family estate. Instead, he moved into Anthea's home to live with her and Finny, and began pursuing a musical career.
xxx❖xxxS C H O O L AND C A R E E Rxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ATTENDED »» Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
HOUSE »» Hufflepuff
GRADUATED »» 2045
OWL SCORES
xxxASTRONOMY »» O
xxxCHARMS »» O
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS »» EE
xxxHERBOLOGY »» A
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» A
xxxPOTIONS »» A
xxxTRANSFIGURATION »» EE
xxxCARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES »» O
xxxMUSIC »» A
xxxMYTHOLOGY »» O
xxxSTUDY OF ANCIENT RUNES »» O
xxxWANDLORE STUDIES »» A
xxxWIZARD LAW »» EE
NEWT SCORES
xxxASTRONOMY »» EE
xxxCHARMS »» A
xxxHERBOLOGY »» A
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» O
xxxCARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES »» O
xxxMYTHOLOGY »» O
xxxSTUDY OF ANCIENT RUNES »» EE
xxxWIZARD LAW »» EE
CURRENT JOB »» - - -
DREAM JOB »» - - -
xxx❖xxxR E L A T I O N S H I P Sxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION »» Straight
RELATIONSHIP STATUS »» Single
SIGNIFICANT OTHER »» - - -
FAMILY
xxx»» Father Hyacinth Meadows ♥ Regina
xxx»» Mother Abigail Taylor ♥ Delilah
xxx»» Sister Chrysanthemum Meadows ♡ Chance Whitethorne → Stephanie Whitethorne
xxx»» Sister Delphinia Meadows
xxx»» Grandparents Chrysanthos and Jillian Meadows
xxx»» Aunt Anthea Harden
xxx»» Aunt Blodwyn Lockwood ✖ Chandler → Byron, Blair
FRIENDS
xxx»» Best friend Colten Lambert
xxx»» Rebecca Richardson
xxx»» Cadence Gregory
xxx»» Detch Horne
xxx»» Nani Heulwen
xxx»» Lucien Markov
ENEMIES
xxx»» - - -
ACQUAINTANCES
xxx»» - - -
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