Post by Adelle O'Connor on Aug 17, 2009 10:20:54 GMT -6
Name: Adelle O'Connor
Nicknames: Addie
Blood: Pureblood
Age: 18
Year: Graduated
Appearance: Adelle is not the most intimidating-looking person, much to her chagrin. Her hair is long and dirty blonde, and tends to vary between curly and wavy depending on the humidity outside and how she slept on it. Adelle doesn't really wear makeup unless she's just messing around in front of a mirror. She wears the clothes she likes, just throwing together random pieces that appeal to her.
Personality: Coming from a big family with many siblings and cousins, many of whom have stronger personalities than her... plus being one half of a set of twins, with a brother who DEFINITELY has a stronger personality than her, Adelle is often forgotten about. She's been known to sneak out from the Armitage country house at night during her stays there, taking advantage of the craziness and distractions to get away.
She's withdrawn, well-read, bookish and cerebral. Adelle totally geeks out over Astronomy, Arithmancy and Ancient Runes -- the opportunity to arrange all of your known information into neat little charts and tables and come to a handy logical conclusion comforts her, somehow. She comes off as cool, rational and unemotional, so when she finally gets frustrated and lashes out at people, it's not only INTENSE, it's a surprise to everyone, including herself. Love is an arena to which she's closed herself off completely; she suspects she's bisexual but can't bring herself to honestly deal with her emotions. Adelle is private, shut down and closed off. She has some anxiety issues and tends to deal by retreating into her own mind.
She likes... strange stuff. Biological things, skulls and dissected toads and all of that. When asked personal questions, she concocts lies for no apparent reason. Adelle is vague and slightly terse and has difficulty making normal conversation.
Some guys think she's stuck up because she won't play along and laugh at stuff that she doesn't find funny. She has a hard, sarcastic sense of humour -- she can be mean and condescending in the way smart kids sometimes are, angry over being socially rejected yet convinced that no one's actually listening to her.
Background: She's the daughter of Celia Armitage and Sean O'Connor, and comes from a long line of snobby purebloods, allowing all of the O'Connor children to be raised in a home of wealth and luxury. Her siblings are Lucia (22), Bradley (19), Evelyn (17) and her fraternal twin, Matthew. She will defend her twin to the death; insulting him to Adelle is the one surefire way to get her to speak up and give someone a piece of her mind.
Adelle was an odd one growing up, her magic typically surfacing when bad things happened to the kids who bullied her. She was always the loner, breaking away from family functions to go slice up earthworms or play with the gnomes in the garden or whatever. She's honed a very fine skill for sneaking around and existing below the radar.
Characteristics: She has no use for Quidditch (or any sports) in her life. Adelle's hand-eye coordination is poor, and in general she's just not tuned into the physical world outside of her own brain.
Other:
- She keeps a pet tarantula, as well as various insects.
- She's into Muggle books and music, though her parents aren't aware of it. She loves Margaret Atwood and Sylvia Plath. Her favourite music tends to have a political/feminist bent; she likes Le Tigre and stuff like that.
- Adelle takes Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Potions and Herbology at NEWT-level. She tutors other kids for weed money. She currently has her sights set on becoming a Cursebreaker when she leaves school.
Nicknames: Addie
Blood: Pureblood
Age: 18
Year: Graduated
Appearance: Adelle is not the most intimidating-looking person, much to her chagrin. Her hair is long and dirty blonde, and tends to vary between curly and wavy depending on the humidity outside and how she slept on it. Adelle doesn't really wear makeup unless she's just messing around in front of a mirror. She wears the clothes she likes, just throwing together random pieces that appeal to her.
Personality: Coming from a big family with many siblings and cousins, many of whom have stronger personalities than her... plus being one half of a set of twins, with a brother who DEFINITELY has a stronger personality than her, Adelle is often forgotten about. She's been known to sneak out from the Armitage country house at night during her stays there, taking advantage of the craziness and distractions to get away.
She's withdrawn, well-read, bookish and cerebral. Adelle totally geeks out over Astronomy, Arithmancy and Ancient Runes -- the opportunity to arrange all of your known information into neat little charts and tables and come to a handy logical conclusion comforts her, somehow. She comes off as cool, rational and unemotional, so when she finally gets frustrated and lashes out at people, it's not only INTENSE, it's a surprise to everyone, including herself. Love is an arena to which she's closed herself off completely; she suspects she's bisexual but can't bring herself to honestly deal with her emotions. Adelle is private, shut down and closed off. She has some anxiety issues and tends to deal by retreating into her own mind.
She likes... strange stuff. Biological things, skulls and dissected toads and all of that. When asked personal questions, she concocts lies for no apparent reason. Adelle is vague and slightly terse and has difficulty making normal conversation.
Some guys think she's stuck up because she won't play along and laugh at stuff that she doesn't find funny. She has a hard, sarcastic sense of humour -- she can be mean and condescending in the way smart kids sometimes are, angry over being socially rejected yet convinced that no one's actually listening to her.
Background: She's the daughter of Celia Armitage and Sean O'Connor, and comes from a long line of snobby purebloods, allowing all of the O'Connor children to be raised in a home of wealth and luxury. Her siblings are Lucia (22), Bradley (19), Evelyn (17) and her fraternal twin, Matthew. She will defend her twin to the death; insulting him to Adelle is the one surefire way to get her to speak up and give someone a piece of her mind.
Adelle was an odd one growing up, her magic typically surfacing when bad things happened to the kids who bullied her. She was always the loner, breaking away from family functions to go slice up earthworms or play with the gnomes in the garden or whatever. She's honed a very fine skill for sneaking around and existing below the radar.
Characteristics: She has no use for Quidditch (or any sports) in her life. Adelle's hand-eye coordination is poor, and in general she's just not tuned into the physical world outside of her own brain.
Other:
- She keeps a pet tarantula, as well as various insects.
- She's into Muggle books and music, though her parents aren't aware of it. She loves Margaret Atwood and Sylvia Plath. Her favourite music tends to have a political/feminist bent; she likes Le Tigre and stuff like that.
- Adelle takes Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Potions and Herbology at NEWT-level. She tutors other kids for weed money. She currently has her sights set on becoming a Cursebreaker when she leaves school.
