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Note: Remember, you need to be an Apprentice to be able to post in this forum.

The final step in becoming a student on DMRP is to fill out and post your Character Card. Below we posted the entire form and give some examples on what is meant on the various questions.
To make things easy, when you open a new topic in this forum, it will already be formatted with a blank Character Card. You just have to fill it in. After you posted, your card will be reviewed. If there's anything you need to change, you will be notified of this. Once your character card is reviewed and accepted, it will be moved to the 1st year students subforum for you, and you will be sorted into your house.

Don't forget to remove this text and any of the other hints or notes below before posting your Character Card!

Example Character Card:

The Basics:

If available, post a picture of your character here.

Full Character Name: Enter the complete name of your character
Likes to be called: have any special nicknames or other name preferences?
Birthdate: keep in mind that your character has to be 11 on September 1, 1795
Age: 11
Residence: Where does your character live? What type of neighborhood and house? Do they originally come from somewhere else? Please note your character must be British, although they could have been born outside the UK or spent some of their life outside the UK, if so you need to say when and why the character and their family moved
Blood: muggleborn, halfblood, pureblood (Purebloods are more common than during cannon Harry Potter era however there should still be plenty of halfbloods and muggleborns)
Note: muggleborns and orphans (where appropriate), will be accompanied to Diagon Alley by a staff member to buy their supplies. If you wish to actually RP this, please request so by sending a pm to either the headmistress, or her Deputies. There is a blood-type specific section in the Character Card setup, please only answer the questions relevant to your character!
Social Class/father’s occupation: totally impoverished – unskilled worker –skilled worker – has own small business –Actively runs large business – Lawyer/military officer/doctor/cleric- Life of leisure while other people do the work (This will effect your entire character, so pick carefully!)

The Personality

Emotional Disposition: What mood is your character usually in?
Core Value: If you ask other people to describe your character's personality in one word, what will they answer?
Positive Characteristics: What are the good sides about your character? Are they loyal, friendly, forgiving, easy going, etc
Negative Characteristics: What are the darker sides of your personality? Greedy, selfish, bad memory, lazy... etc
Conflict and hardship: conflict in your characters life, what are they struggling with? do they have a family secret or are they forced to be someone they don't want to be? Your character does not have to have any serious conflict and hardship to be interesting!
Motivation, Passion and Drive: What does your character want to achieve, what drives them to do the things they do? Whats their goal?
Motto or catchphrase: Does your character have a favorite saying or motto, or give one that fits your character (not YOUR favorite saying!)
Overall personality: Include at least one paragraph on your character's personality, for example are they brave? Loyal? Good or bad friend? How do they interact with others? Any odd habits?
Diary Entry: A short diary entry from any day of your character's life.

The Appearance

Keep in mind the rules about Mary-Sue’s and the fact that 11 year olds do not look like super models. Likewise, metamorphagi are very rare. As are half-breeds (half veela, half goblin, half werewolf, what have you). Unless permission is granted by an admin, you are human with hair, eyes, and other body parts that do not change color or shape.
First Impression: when someone sees your character walking by, what would they think about them? Do they look a certain part, like neatfreak, slob, trying to look better than they are etc.
On Second thought..: does the First Impression fit your actual character?
Overall Appearance: just a paragraph on what your character looks like, please include eye and hair color, build, and any other distinguishing features.

Basic Skills:

Can your character:
Read:
Write:
Handle Money:

The Family History

While death was a common occurrence during the time, it was mostly as a result of disease - many orphans or parents killed by super dark wizards doesn’t make a lot of sense. This is long before Voldemort or his followers and there are no current powerful dark wizards in the wizarding world. Also your character is interesting enough if their entire family is alive.
Parentage: Who are your parents? What are they like?
Siblings: How many siblings do you have, what are their names?
Other important figures: Who else outside your direct family (parents and siblings) is important to your character? Why? Maybe an uncle, someone in the village etc. Your caharcetr would not have a boyfriend/girlfriend
Reputation: What is your family known for? How are they seen by neighbours, village, other wizards etc
Secrets: Does your family have any skeletons in the closet? Any secrets that are not talked about? Any uncle in shady business that is not welcome anymore?
General: Any other things you wish to disclose about your family that does not fit into any of the above categories.

The Wizard Information:

Wand: which wood is your wand made of, and what is it's core?
Pet: are you bringing a pet to Hogwarts? What species are they, what's their name? When did you get them?

the section below consists of 3 parts, please delete the 2 that aren't relevant to your character and answer the questions of the 1 left.

Specific Questions for Purebloods:

Are there any magical items in your house, how about a house elf?
How strict were your parents in enforcing no underage magic?
Are there any spells which are used a lot by your parents?
Has you character always known they were magical or did they worry they were a squib?
Does your character have any strong feelings (good or bad) about magic or is it just part of their life?

Specific Questions for Muggleborns:

How did your parents react when you received a letter from Hogwarts?
What explanation is given to your family for your long absences while you are at Hogwarts?
What future did your character abandon in favor of coming to Hogwarts?
How did your character find out they were magical, how long have they known and how did they react when they got their Hogwarts letter?

Specific Questions for Halfbloods:

Who in your family knows about the magical world?
What explanation is given to the muggles in your family about your long absences while you are at Hogwarts?
How does your family combine muggle and magical elements, is your house obviously magical or do you keep stuff hidden?
Has you character always known they were magical or did they worry they were a squib?
Does your character have any strong feelings (good or bad) about magic or is it just part of their life?

Student Skills:

School Ethic: What is your characters perspective of school? Have they ever been to school before? (If you're a pureblood, you likely have been hometaught before going to Hogwarts!)
Teacher Relation: How does your character think about Professors, how are they likely to act in class? Will they be intimidated, show respect, talk back, disobey etc
Work Ethic and Diligence: How does your character treat their schoolbooks, homework, school property, are they likely to work hard, how well do they write?
Subjects: assume your character knows which subjects are taught at hogwarts and what they mean, which are they likely to work hard for, and which would they dislike?
Where don't you want to be: Assuming your character knows which houses there are at Hogwarts, which one would they LEAST want to be in?