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| User: | ghuardian (91450) Hestia's Diary
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| Name: | ghuardian | |||||||||
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| Bio: | Name: Hestia Glendora Jones Age/DOB: April 2nd, 1964; 35 years old Bloodline (Pureblood, Half-blood, Muggleborn, Muggle): Pureblood Affiliation (Order/Death Eater/Neutral): The Order Occupation: Full-time members of the Order; Part-time Manager at Jardinere, an upscale restaurant Sexuality: Heterosexual but bored easily Marital Status: Single Immediate Family: Mother Belladonna Di Alberto, Father Quentin Roger Jones, Sisters Caprice Jones (Older) and Gemma Jones (Younger), Brother Quentin Roger Jones, II (Younger) History: Hestia Jones was born to Belladonna, an Italian pureblood witch, and Quentin Jones, a mediocre but pureblood English wizard. She was the second of four children born to the madly in love duo. Hestia is preceded and succeeded by her sisters by two years each, nearly perfectly. That was planned by her father, the stricter of the two. Her brother is seven years younger than Hestia; that was planned by her mother. Hestia passed a pleasant childhood. Though her mother was prone to fits and her father to withdrawal, the family always pieced itself back together. Caprice made her life difficult because of her brilliance and Gemma made it worse because of her beauty. The three were notorious for their rages which would have them expelled to the yard of their London townhouse. Though the three sisters fought in their youth, they eventually became very close as adults. Their younger brother, Quentin, was a blip on the radar until he began a pre-teen. Only after her years at Hogwarts did she ever develop a relationship with him. In those young days, Hestia was known best for her teasing and every-so-often pranks. She would often provoke her sisters into hitting her; at first, they got in trouble. Then, her parents caught on. Hestia fluctuated between being friends with either girl and sometimes used one against the other. They played Dolls and Hogwarts together and Hestia has only fond memories of those afternoons. After Caprice went off to school, it was no surprise when Hestia, and then her younger siblings, received her letter to Hogwarts. However, as Caprice has blazed the path of wit, Hestia found herself disappointing some of the harsher Professors. And though she didn’t know it at the time, a few years above her ranked some of the best witches and wizards of their age. So it was little wonder that she felt she came short of the mark. However, the Gryffindor spirit blazed true in her and if she couldn’t excel at once thing, she would have the strength to be alright at everything. Her favourite subject while at school was Charms. Hestia never played Quidditch nor became a Prefect; she left those things to her siblings. Instead, she focused on her friends and her studying. She was often torn between these two extremes; the rebellious girl in her always played for more free time while her dedicated mind and spirit wanted the books. She found herself sneaking out at night to be with her friends – and later boyfriends – and studying during her lunch breaks. She spent more than a few Saturdays in detention for her late night rendez-vouses and snappish demeanor to a few Professors. After graduation, Hestia found it difficult to segue into the Wizarding world. After all, it had changed. She had wanted to be an Auror but now found that choice to be nearly impossible, unless she wanted to take a stand. Of course she wanted to fight; Hestia had always been the first to call someone out in support of her friends. Yet she found herself torn between her family’s pureblood dogma and her own burning beliefs. By the time she got around to deciding what was what, Voldemort had fallen. During those years and thereafter, Hestia worked odd jobs, finding it difficult to keep any of them with her personality and temper. Only then did she realize how good she had it at Hogwarts and started to become close with her brother, Quentin. Eventually she found a job as a waitress and learned to keep her lips shut at work. Although sometimes a charm or a curse would find its way into someone’s soup… Thus Hestia passed her twenties and could have faded into the background, except for her temper and family. Elphias Doge, her estranged grandfather, contacted her seemingly out of the blue one day. She had only known they were related after some diligent research. Her father had taken the name Jones in order to distance himself from his Dumbledore-friendly father. Though Quentin Sr. always blamed this loyalty as the source of their estrangement, Hestia has always wondered if the story ran deeper. Doge, unlike her father, refused to give up their connection. So when Hestia was ready – and needed – he found her. He hardly even had to state his pitch; Hestia immediately came on board, having missed her opportunity the first time. She has been a faithful part of the Order ever since and prides herself on being part of the guard. Occupational History: Hestia worked a series of odd jobs after Hogwarts, including cashiering at Florish & Botts, working as a secretary, and even once a day-long attempt at being a librarian. In the end, she settled for waiting tables and eavesdropping on high-end Wizarding society conversation. Presently she is a part-time manager. Goals: To bring down the Dark Lord, to learn to control her temper (a very long term goal), to improve her dueling, to guard the Order Appearance: Hestia has her mother’s looks, thankfully. She inherited in the Italian dark, heavy hair and eyes but her father’s pale skin. Overall, Hestia looks quite good; in fact she has grown into her looks as age has rounded her face and hips to match the rest of her figure. Of course this is not without its flaws; Hestia cannot take off any more weight and only expects to gain more. She also has a few birth marks which she despises. [ PB: Monica Bellucci ] Special Abilities/Powers/Etc.: Attempting to become an Animagus Personality: Hestia grew up in the Middle Child’s No Man’s Land. To this day she exhibits many middle-child personality traits, though she was second of four. She often feels estranged from her friends, though nothing is amiss or unusual, and will fight for attention, whatever the cost. She can be fickle though she is rarely insecure; Hestia has a stubborn confidence which probably landed her in Gryffindor. She does have a tendency to venture off on her own, though she would rather be with people. This headstrong independence often causes her to feel lonely. On the other hand, Hestia is a driven, loyal woman. She grew up as both manipulator and mediator; she has chosen the latter. Hestia would make friends with the entire world, if she could, but not in Hufflepuff “peace-and-love” sort of way. She treats her friends as her equals and will voice her opinion bluntly, if not snarkily. Hestia believes that friends will remain your friends, no matter what, if they were ever true friends at all. Of course she’s found out about some people the hard way because of this attitude. Her greatest flaw is pride. You’ll have to be careful giving compliments to Hestia because she will flaunt it at every opportunity. She can be insufferable and stubborn but she’ll win you over with her loyalty. Likes: Very hot showers, irregularities, The Order, spicy foods, museums, Italy, Morocco, America, India, sex, well-made clothes, shopping, being in a position of power, anything amusing, compliments, her friends, debating, duelling Dislikes: Being treated like a whore or beneath someone, garish colours, the elderly (except her grandfather, of course), screaming babies, ridiculous dogma, Voldemort, torture, seeing her friends tortured, having one of her wards be killed… Motivation/Why Your Character Is Where They Are Today: To say that Hestia’s path to the Order was a straight one would be lying. She missed the bus the first time, due to her age and youthful ignorance. The second, she hopped on board too quickly to even consider the consequences. Hestia is a lover and a fighter; balancing these two qualities has been difficult while working for the Order where people sometimes die fighting. But she stays with it out of extreme loyalty and a newfound passion for setting the world to rights. Has Your Character Lost A Loved One To This War?: I wouldn’t call Harry Potter loved, but he was her ward. She was meant to protect him. If your character is an Order member... When did they join?: Hestia joined the Order in 1995, when it re-formed. Why did they join?: Elphias Doge, her estranged grandfather, recruited her easily. What are they willing to do for the Order?: Just about anything. Hestia is a fighter and craves the spotlight; she’s willing to take foolhardy risks. She has also loved her position as guardian. How did they get connected to the Order?: Via her grandfather, Elphias Doge. She also vaguely knew some of the founding Order members back at Hogwarts, though they were quite a few years old. Where, eventually, do you see this character going? Do you have any future plans or ideas for what you want to do with him/her?: As per usual, up for anything I’d really like to get other players’ ideas before settling on anything. But the Order needs more active people ( ;) ) and another bamf lying around for a rainy day. ^^ I do have plans for her and Antonin but I want so much more for this girl. I want fights – duels and arguments with Tonks – and I want friends and lovers. Writing Sample (Journal): Let’s take stock of today’s events, shall we? Woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Literally. The blighter had his bed on the edge of his loft. Then it was all sunshine and happy faces on the way to work, which didn’t help my sore back at all. My tea was cold and my customers were far too cheery for a Thursday lunch. One, and there is always one these days, found the courage to ask me if he could Owl me. I really wasn’t in the mood at all. So I told him yes. Hmm, let’s see, what else… Oh right. The new wanker they hired to cook lit the whole damn kitchen on fire. BLEEDING MERLIN YOU’RE A COOK MAN! I don’t need my ceiling baked, just the salmon, thank you! It’s 7 o’clock and I’m going to bed. Perhaps I’ll drink my wine in the morning instead, start things off right for once. Writing Sample (RPG, third person): Hestia sat in her chair, feet propped up on the cabinets alongside of her desk. Honestly there was too much parchment in the world; perhaps she ought to invite the wanker in to lit it aflame. Her office was entirely filled with cabinets and her supervisor – the Owner – wanted them all in “mint” condition, which meant no shrinking charms. Hestia rolled her eyes for perhaps the billionth time at that logic just as she shot off another rubberband at the door. She had put a target there a month ago and it had stopped being entertaining twenty-nine days prior. Still, the job paid well and her boss looked the other way when she was force to turn some wippersnapper’s stew into a boil-causing agent. Hestia let out a long breath just as she let another band fly… and watched it bounce harmlessly off the crotch of said supervisor. “Gaspar,” She said with a charming smile. “Please, come in. Have a cabinet – I mean, a seat.” The overweight, balding man grunted, took one look around, and stood where he was. “Customer wants to see you.” “Really?” And she put a good amount of realism in her tone, though she wasn’t surprised at all. “Now?” Gaspar furrowed his brow at her, unable to make out her attitude. “Yes… now. Hestia you should be out there, seeing to the customers. That’s why I hired you.” As he spoke, Hestia had gotten her boots back underneath her and was snaking her way through the cabinet labyrinth. She had her lips set to a playful quirk and she just barely paused next to him. “No, you hired me because you like to stare at my arse.” She paused and winked at him. “I’ll go see to that customer now.” | |||||||||
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