I solemnly swear that I am up to no good...

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Name: Olly
Age: 24
House you were sorted into: Hufflepuff
Link to original application: Quack

Are there any questions you would like to elaborate on? If you could teach one class at Hogwarts, what would it be and why?

This was an extremly hard question for me to answer. In pondering this question I’ve considered Potions, Transfiguration, Flying and Care of Magical Creatures.

Right now, I honestly have no clue. I really don’t. They all appeal to me but they all have their drawbacks. I still love the idea of Care of Magical Creatures but, I also love my limbs. I really have no desire to have them ripped, bitten, or burned off.

There is however one class that I keep coming back too. Potions.

Ironically enough, I just asked my friend which class she thought I would teach and that was her answer as well. When I asked her why, this was her response: “Because while it's very rooted in science and exactness and thus requiring book smarts (which you have), it also requires finesse and a certain creativity to make new potions and stuff (something you also have).”

While my friend’s quote is very flattering, it is also very true. I am a mixture of creativity and brains and these things would both definitely lend themselves to a potions master.

Explain why you feel misplaced in your current House! When I think of Hufflepuff, I think of those that are kind and giving without question.

While I may be “compassionate” to animals and my friends, I am not the above. I have a very hard time trusting people. Therefore, it takes a lot for me to open up to others. I often choose the company of books or a hot bath over “friendly” endeavors, preferring to be alone instead.

I’m also very blunt and honest to the point of brutality. I love being honest and I respect those that are capable of outright honesty regardless of the outcomes. Often times this makes me seem mean or harsh. But, I will not lie to someone.

Along with the borderline meanness goes my dark sense of humor and quick sarcastic wit. I love sarcasm. It’s wonderful. If I could roll around in it, I would. I really love someone who can keep up with the verbal sparring.

I am, an intellectual. I love learning and reading and discussing the things that I’ve delved into. The summer that I was 16 I began reading Nabokov and Kundera. Their works inspire and move me to this day.

When thinking of myself as a Hufflepuff I feel completely out of sorts and uncomfortable. It’s just not me and, who wants to be someone they’re not?

What would you see in the Mirror of Erised? Be exact with your descriptions! Even a month after originally answering this question, I completely stand by my original answer.

Let me ask you this. If we, as human beings, are able to know the deepest and most desperate desires of our hearts, why do we need a mirror to show them to us?

I am human and my wants and desires change on a daily basis. What I want more than anything, at this exact moment will most likely be completely different come tomorrow. These things, these temporary wants, are nothing to what lies locked away in the deepest depths of my heart.

How am I to know what I desire above all else when I’m so easily distracted by the trivial things that masquerade as desires? I’m not saying that these everyday wants are bad. No. I quite enjoy them. I love the thrill of the urge to re-read a favorite book or indulge in a fresh coat of glittery nail polish. But these wants… they hide what I truly desire.

Perhaps some can look past these things, but I choose not too. When it comes down to it, I probably would not want to discover the deepest and most desperate desire of my heart. The knowledge of its existence would be enough to drive me mad.

What makes you unique? What a loaded question.

I pride myself on my intelligence and my open mindedness. I may not agree with your views but I am happy to discuss them if you offer me the same courtesy.

I love 1950’s rockabilly style clothing. Whenever I have to wear a dress I try and find things that are inspired by this ear. (I have many polka dot dreses.)

I have a very unique sense of humor that’s a mix of sarcasm and dark humor. But at the same time I can be incredibly goofy and random.

I absolutely love goofy little things such as polka dot shoes with rainbow shoelaces, pink flamingos and rubber ducks.

I have a tendency to make up words. Who knows where they come from. They just appear.

Now for a fun little list: hot chocolate, red nail polish, Vans shoes, GLTB issues in film, transgender issues, hot baths, fun bras, randomness, rubber ducks, Weasley twins, Mello Yello, Robert Sean Leonard, glittery nail polish, hooker-red lipstick, crafting, fun bracelets, Weezer = Me. All of these things make me who I am.

The list goes on….

Comments

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LOL, oh yeah! :D

1: Have you read Maya's "Underwater Light"? Well, in it she had a class called Creative Magic. It was all about how muggles would often remark that works of art were like magic and how, they really were. I love the idea of magic infued art. That would be my class.

2: My room is total craziness. I've got a leopard print bed spread, a five foot stuffed giraffe, and a wooden flamingo. There are cds everywhere and a bunch of movies. I have a table full of books and knick knacks galore. My dresser has a bunch of little things like pictures and letters on it and a bunch of little boxes. I have little duckies everywhere and about 5 billion stuffed Stitches. :D

Honestly, I wouldn't. It's my room and well... it's my room. BUT, my basement is eually crazy (full of my own paintings among other things) and that you could visit. :P

3: I LOVE reading. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I really do. I'm constantly looking for new books and getting lost in them. I love talking to people about books that I've read and getting titles from others.

I love talking and discussing different issues and things that I've learned about. I also love learning new things.

I adore art, music and crafts. I'm a dancer and have a great respect for the arts in general.

Hmmm.... I have a ridiculous obsession with glitter. :D

4: I love going to the bookstore to see if anything jumps out at me. I also love going to the movies. That's a favorite of mine. And if there's a craft show near by, I'm there.

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Oh I know! I'm easily distracted by shiny objects as well. :D

YAY! I love working with beads and wire. I, of course, do jewelry. But, I love decorating wine glasses and frames and things like that. I'm all about mixed media. I'm in love with furnace glass as well.

You?

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I've always been drawn to beading and jewelry making. But here recntly, I really find myself wanting to combine my beading skills with other crafts. I don't want to the person at the craft fair who only sells crystal necklaces. :P

I'd like to learn how to knit. Is it hard?

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I was thinking of taking a class. I thought that it would be the best way to go about learning since I've really never tried to knit before. There's a HP knit book out and I'd really love to make some of the things in it. :P

Why/How is it expensive?

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Yeah, I can see how it would get pricey. And, I of course, would want the pretty shiny yarn. :P I should really look into it this summer.