User blog:Aquamarinesandopals/de-spell-opment challenge one: opaline & philomela & auliver

opaline glass | auliver midas

ill probably end up doing some others along the way as well. oops.

i. hogwarts houses
question one: what hogwarts house would your oc be sorted into?

bearing in mind that students are sorted according to values, opaline is obvious. opaline was raised by her parents to be brave, one of gryffindor's primary values, and learning what bravery means to her is a journey she personally has to work through. though valuing justice is often associated with hufflepuff, it is a priority additionally found in gryffindor students, due to their houses emphasis on being noble and chivalrous, another value shared by opaline - she doesn't think obsidian being harmed for their sake is just in the slightest. her pragmatic nature, down-to-earth personality, and natural leadership make her an excellent fit for gryffindor house. plus the idea of her wielding the sword of gryffindor is at least a little bit cool.

bonus round: i think opaline probably helps out in the infirmary in hogwarts a lot. she'd have a cute brown and white fluffy owl (called seacole) as a pet and is probably a pureblood witch. her patronus is a nightingale.

auliver is a lot harder to place, but i think he would be suited to ravenclaw. though not exactly book smart, once again, students are put into houses according to their values. ravenclaw house preaches acceptance, originality, creativity, and wit, all traits auliver values and shows. he rejects being forced into a mold by his family and wants to follow his own creative path in life, which happens to be satirical comedy and music. i like to think ravenclaw is far from the bookish stuck up stereotype it has, and is instead filled with loads of creative young teens angry at how the current education system doesnt really promote learning. given that auliver doesnt attend 90% of his classes purely because he doesnt believe them to be beneficial or interesting, this is definitely a feeling he echoes, meaning i think he'd make a pretty great ravenclaw.

bonus round: auliver probably comes from a pureblood family, his dad a champion quidditch player for ravenclaw when he attended. he has big boots to fill and enjoys doing exactly the opposite. his favourite class is muggle studdies and he has a pet toad called electra. he has three siblings in the school, two in slytherin and one in hufflepuff, all in the year below.