1. Name: Ine Veronika

2. Age: 22

3. Have you read all 6 Harry Potter Books? Which one was your favorite?

Yes I have read all 6 books. My favourite was Goblet of Fire. I enjoy all the books about equally, but GoF holds a special place in my heart because it was the book that got me seriously addicted to the series. The previous books were in my eyes nifty little stories about a wizard boy who went to wizard school and each year had an adventure and a mystery to solve. And that was good. I loved the first three books, but GoF was so much more to me and just blew my tiny little mind away with it’s elaboration on the Potterverse and all the action.
That’s it really. I could go on and list things that happen in the book and why I like it, but that doesn’t really have anything to do with why GoF is my favourite. I enjoyed reading each successive book more that the previous one and when rereading the books it just adds more layers to my understanding of the Potterverse, but I don’t have a favourite it terms of story and character development. So I will say that GoF is my favourite simply because it was the book that got me truly hooked on the series. That and Moody. I thought fake Moody was delightfully crazy addition to the story and I found his quirky paranoia endearing.


4. Who is your favorite character in the Harry Potter books?

I adore Dumbledore for his wicked sense of humor. Before HBP I thought he was loveable, but rather boring to be quite frank. However after reading this:
“I don’t mean to be rude-“ her began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
“-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often,” Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely. “Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. Ah, and this must be Petunia.” (HBP British edition, page 49)
And later on the same page:
“Shall we assume that you have invited me into your sitting room?”
He then proceeds to make their mead glasses knock them around a bit and for these things I shall adore Dumbledore for as long as my long term memory can retain this information. So, in the sense that Dumbledore is the character that gives me the most warm and fuzzy feelings, he is my favourite. I don’t think that I know enough of his history and his dark side, if you will, to say that he is my absolute favourite. That dubious honour goes to:

Sirius Black. It was petulantgod who referred to Sirius as “an unrepentant bastard of phenomenally sexy and somewhat insane proportions”. I tend to agree. It’s not his schoolboy charm of the Marauders era that makes him my favourite though. That gets old after about a week. That might not make sense in light of the above quote and I’m not sure if I’m eloquent enough to explain how I feel, but I’ll try. My other favourite, Dumbledore, feels like a loveable grandfather to me, but he is not a grandfather I have got to know very well. I’ve seen him around at family gatherings and perhaps I’ve had some interesting conversations with him as well. However, I don’t feel like I know him on a personal level. For me this is true of a lot of HP characters. Sirius, on the other hand I could count as a friend. He is not perfect by any definition and I don’t know him as well as I would like to, what with him being incarcerated and lately, dead. I do however feel like I know enough about his life to actually know who he is. I know his family and consequently his childhood. I know his adolescence and his friends; his joy, mischief, loyalty and dedication to them. I know his passion, conviction and love. Further more I know his failure, anger, immaturity, faults, regrets and his fear. I know his end.

His story is full of contrast and conflict and it’s interesting to see (or imagine as the case may be) how differently he relates to his given family compared to his chosen family. Even though they were cocky bastards I like the Marauders and it’s painful how it all fell apart. It is fascinating to see post-Azkaban Sirius learn to live again and rebuild his friendship with Remus. These two have been through so much together, including suspecting each other of being spies. Sirius is full of good intentions, but his impetuousness keeps getting him in trouble and just as he’s on his way to make a life for himself, he falls behind some drapery and dies. The man can’t seem to catch a break. And yes, sometimes he does set my little fangirly heart aflutter. What of it?


5. Who is your least favorite character in the series? (Do not pick Umbridge. She is written specifically to be hated.)

This one I find a bit difficult to answer. If I actively dislike something then that thing has actually managed to grab my attention in some way. Characters like Umbridge and the Dursleys are not very likeable, but because they are written specifically for that purpose I don’t find them very interesting at all. They are good for the story, but not worth the effort of disliking. I was going to name Draco Malfoy as my least favourite character due to him being an immature bully with very little backbone, but I’ve decided that he is too much of a child both in terms of age and personality to bother with. Plus he’s got potential to be more interesting I think.

So I fall back on my runner up, Percy. He is a pompous git who probably humps his rulebook. He takes himself too seriously and does not seem to have any sense of humour what so ever. He is inflexible and has his priorities all wrong. He is old enough to not follow others around blindly and really should know better. I have recently been through a long estrangement from my mother and I can see how this can seem like a necessary thing to do. Percy however is doing it for all the wrong reasons. Even though I was the one to “initiate” the break I hated every second of it, but felt I had to do it. Family is not something to be casually tossed aside to promote your career or keep up appearances. He doesn’t seem to care about how much he is hurting his family nor does he seem to want to amend the situation. He probably means well in the end though and he is a Weasley after all, so I’m hoping he will redeem himself in the last book.


6. Describe how you feel about Voldemort.

I wish he was a better villain. He might be creepy looking and he has no respect for any life that is not his own, but I don’t think he is that scary really. Or interesting. I was fascinated with the Tom Riddle of GoF for awhile and I also though that HBP made me understand Voldemort better. I now wish that Jo had written Voldemorts past differently. Instead of shedding some light on what drives him or explaining how he ended up as he is now, Jo seems to have decided that Voldie was a sociopath from the get go. So now I’m left thinking that Voldemort either needs some medication and therapy or some serious character development.

As far as I can tell Voldemort wants power and immortality first and foremost. Voldemort seems desperate more so than anything else and this has caused him to make many costly mistakes. He ended up “creating” his nemesis and almost got himself killed in the process. This is not very impressive in my book. In my mind he is too much of a caricature to be interesting or even scary. Since I don’t he is a very interesting or scary character I’m left with his action and quite frankly I think he’s lacking in that department as well. Losing a loved one is scary; I agree, but evil laughter and flashes of green light? Not really scary. He is currently the main villain in the Potterverse and as such he directly or indirectly sets in motion the events that our “good guys” react to. In that regard I find him extremely interesting, but only as an outside force that sets things n motion.



7. Describe exactly what you would see in the Mirror of Erised.

I don’t know if I have the self awareness to predict the exact circumstances. You don’t know what you are going to see until you stand there do you? I don’t necessarily think that the details are that important at all, but rather the general desire behind it. For me the general state of affairs seen in the mirror would be this: A free life with independence and opportunity but also stability to fall back on. I want to be in control of my own life and not being dependent on the approval of others.

I suppose in my current reality this translates to me being settled in New York with my husband. We’ll have our own home and the green card application will have gone smoothly (yeah right). My cats will be there, happy and well adjusted after the trip. We won’t be worried about money. My close friends and family from Norway will be visiting often enough to nurture a good relationship, but live far enough away to stick their noses where they don’t belong. I’ll be making some new friends hopefully and have something rewarding to do whatever that may be. I guess I answered the question after all.


8. What do you wish to accomplish in life?

I want many things. Being disgustingly rich would be good, but I’ll also settle for being financially comfortable. I want to own a house. A big house with room for all the crap I like to accumulate and our hobbies, cats, guests and what not. Ooh and the house shall have a big-ass property surrounding it, with no neighbours around to bother us. Should I ever want to run around my house naked I want to be able to do so.

I will have degrees in sociology and political science. Perhaps other things as well. I will be an artist of some kind, maybe a comic book creator, painter or even an author. I’m going to have to learn how to write for that last one though, because presently I can not write for the life of me. I can see myself starting a business, maybe a yarn or crafts store, bookstore, internet café, regular café or something along those lines. I also have ambitions to go into politics at some point, though unless I change my citizenship that will have to wait until we move back to Norway, if we ever do. In any case I would like to come up with something insanely brilliant to help people in a rough spot help themselves back on their feet again. I don’t have an inkling as to what this would be, but the question said “wish”, not “expect” or “within reason”. People in trouble should not have to burden their loved ones or have to struggle with an unwilling government. Continuing this do-gooder roll I’m currently on, I would also like to help animals. Run a shelter or something. Yes, I can’t live life without animals. People I would not miss so much, but animals I need around.

What else, what else? I would like to travel around the world. In an ideal world at least. Traveling long distances with a wheelchair makes me want to stab myself in the eye with a fork. Actually, it makes me want to stab incompetent airport employees in the eye with a fork. Making traveling more enjoyable could be on my list of things to accomplish. While I travel I want to learn as many new languages as I can manage, because let’s face it, translated literature just does not cut it. I can probably think of more things to accomplish, but at this point I think my days would be pretty full, so I’ll stop here for now.


9. What makes a person respectable?

I think everybody deserves a basic level of respect. I try to be polite, give people the benefit of the doubt and second chances if they mess up. Heck, even if I think someone is an incurable asshat I usually try to remain fair and polite. Only the most ingrown internet morons have managed to bring my inner asshole to full bloom. Of course, in my mind, politeness does not preclude some subtle jabs at their unknowing expense. Good times.
But I digress. I respect people with intelligence or at least someone who tries to make the best of what they have. Willful ignorance is also inexcusable. I have a hard time believing that the majority of people on this earth are as unintelligent as they act. You were born with a perfectly good brain, now use it before it wastes away. Please.

The same goes for talent. Talent is an awful thing to waste as well. Not everybody can be good at everything, so know your strengths and work them.
Compassion and responsibility is also something I respect. One of the fastest ways to lose my respect is to cause gratuitous, avoidable harm. Being active in a local chapter of a Humane Society here in Norway I have seen a lot of behaviour sadly lacking in both these qualities. I don’t expect or want everybody to dedicate their lives to volunteer work, but making a difference doesn’t have to be that much of an effort. A small change in how you think or act can make a difference. I don’t personally like people that much in general, but I still try my best to avoid causing more hardship in their lives, yeah?

I respect people with drive. Like I said before, what’s the use of brain and talent if you don’t know what to do with it. Sitting on your ass won’t get anything done after all. I don’t want people to be “perfect” why whichever definition, but if something does go wrong the worst thing you could do in my opinion, is to stick your head in the sand, shifting blame and avoiding responsibility. I don’t need your justifications or even apologies. Your reasons are your own, but own your choices. I respect people who do that.

Open mindedness and an ability to laugh at yourself and the world is also something I respect. Being a stick in the mud doesn’t help anybody.


10. Which one of your personal qualities do you value the most?

My creativity. Creativity makes you adaptable. Being intelligent and learning new facts and skills is all well and good, but creativity can add that extra something that makes it brilliant. I’m very creative if I may say so. If I can’t create something I’ve found that I’m not as happy as I can be. I was in a funk for a long time this year, largely due to my previously mentioned family troubles. Then I decided to teach myself how to knit and crochet and doing this; learning something new and creating something made me feel a lot better. A little bit of inspiration tends to set off an avalanche in me so now I’ve started working on improving my long neglected drawing skills as well.

Creativity is also a good quality to have in your daily life. You can not prepare for everything and I have become quite good at coming up with creative solutions to unexpected problems that arise. Being creative also means that I’m rarely bored. If for example I’m stuck in an elevator, which does tend to happen, I’m quite comfortable with my own company. I often even think it’s kind of nice to have a break from everything else.

11. What do you think are your top 5 characteristics?

Curses! I don’t think I’m as good at this introspection thing as I usually like to think. The same way my husband can’t point out the things that make him very obviously American, I have trouble pointing out what makes me me.

I’m creative: I love to create things. In the past this has been mostly through drawing and painting. I like to learn new techniques and to experiment with techniques I already know. I like art and crafts about equally. Art is more subtle and solitary, while crafts is more tangible and communal. With art you need to be alone with your own thought and emotions, while with crafts like knitting and what not you teach each other and proudly show off your work in various stages and bounce ideas off of each other and get inspiration from each other.

I love to get “down and dirty” with a huge ass piece of rock or clay or to have sore arms and shoulders after a good crocheting session, but I also love the more intellectual and emotional approach to something like painting.

I’ve played the keyboard, which I was good at up to a certain point. But it didn’t come naturally to me and learning it from scratch was a bit too mathematical for me, so I gave that up. Closing my eyes and playing a piece could soothe me more than even a good nights sleep though and I want that back. So I aspire to relearn.

My last frontier with regards to creativity is writing. I’m rubbish at expressing myself with words. Due to it’s much more expressive nature I much prefer English to my native Norwegian, but that obviously has it’s drawbacks as well. However the mere possibility of being able to write as well as some of the fanfic writers here on Livejournal is too alluring to not at least give it a try. The worst thing that could happen is that I stay at the level I’m at now.

I’m easily bored: somewhere else in this application I’ve said that I don’t get easily bored and that I’m quite happy with my own company. This is quite true, but not unconditionally. In order to keep happy I need a variety of new things to think about. I regularly go on “learning binges” of varying severity. I’ll randomly come across some interesting tidbit and in an effort to learn about it I’ll completely immerse myself in information on the subject for awhile. I’ll by magazines and books. I’ll search online and join LJ groups. Whatever is available I’ll do if I’m interested enough. After this binge I might feel satiated and just keep the information stored somewhere or it will end up as a permanent interest. Learning new things does not diminish my interest in the things I already enjoy.

I also always carry with me a big purse/bag of some sort usually containing at least one crafty project and 1-2 books. Just in case.

I’m adaptable and resourceful. If I weren’t I’d never leave the house. I use a wheelchair and I am used to living in a world that does not cater to me nor make allowances for me. So you adapt. This way when incompetence, unforeseen circumstances or sheer bad luck mess up your carefully prepared plan you don’t fall apart, but fall back on your backup plan or you make a new one. This trait is nifty to have in any situation. I generally know where to go, who to ask and what to say to get what I want in the end. Or if I don’t know I’m good at finding out.
I adapt to different environments and personalities and on a surface level I can fit in almost anywhere. I can emphasize and deemphasize my personality traits, interests and opinions according to where I am. I even actively seek out different environments to challenge myself and the way I see the world. In school I have had periods of hanging out with both the popular girls and the “weirdo loners”. I generally prefer my small group of close friends though.

I’m quiet and calm which ties together closer with my adaptability. I keep cool in crisis and don’t get hysterical. I try to control what’s possible and adapt to what I can’t. I think before I act and don’t jump into things. Sometimes this isn’t such a good thing though. I can over analyze things and miss my “window of opportunity” because I was busy weighing pros and cons. I don’t often get very emotional. I used to be even more stoic than I am now, but I’m still rather reserved. I don’t speak more than I need to and prefer to sit back and observe, again, not necessarily a good thing.
I should elaborate on this I know, but when I say that I am calm and quiet it’s not something I’m pulling out of my ass to seem mysterious. It’s not in my nature to keep “elaborating” on something until the damn cows come home. When I have to go against my quiet nature you get this. Inane rambling. Not good! I like to sit back and analyze things as best I can. I then try to break and get to the core issue. This I will then try to communicate in a way that strips away the unnecessary “filler”. You don’t need me to think for you. If you get it good, if you don’t go away. People are to concerned with being heard and not enough with listening. If you understand the world you live in, then you’re better equipped succeed in it.

I’m accepting: I try to be fair and not take things at face value. I try not to judge unless I see a good reason. I try to see more than the dominant side of an issue. I’m pretty open minded and socially liberal. Although in some ways I’m unconventional on a surface level I can seem conservative. I married young to my first love. I don’t really drink. Stuff like that. Regardless of my personal choices I’m very accepting of other peoples choices. Long live variety.

I don't like the word tolerance. Tolerance implies that you do not accept, but rather suffer through something because you have no other choice. I accept pretty much any lifestyle choice out there as long as it does not cause unwanted harm. Socially or sexually, if you’re my friend and have something in your lifestyle you’re worried about me finding out, don’t be. You can tell me mostly anything and I won’t freak out, call you names, vomit on you or avoid you. Honest. Just don’t pee on me if you’re into that and please for the love of all that is sacred, please don’t send me dog porn (Don’t ask). I have friends on both ends of the straight edge/over-sexed pervert continuum and I love them all dearly. The drawback to having such a high threshold for “freaking out” is that some people mistake my reserved or honest interest as an outright desire to immerse myself in it. I celebrate your right to be a perv, but I assert my right to not be.

12. If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be?

The most obvious thing to say here would probably be my disability. I use a wheelchair to get around because of a muscular disease. Oh my, talking about disability with people who are not in the know is difficult, because people assume too much about me for my liking. I don’t want to get to personal nor political, but I will try to explain.
There are certain things, like dancing or skiing, that I cannot do, but these things don’t define my existence. The things that most often cause problems in terms of my disability don’t have much to do with my muscles or my chair, but lie in how others relate to me because of it. Understand this, I’m not incapable of going to school/working/partying/whatever, but peoples assumptions and inaccessibility (when avoidable) is more often than not the thing that in the end excludes me from "normality".
For me, in my daily life, my problem lies not in the chair I’m in, but rather in the staircase somebody built instead of a ramp, as the case often will be.
My history has made me the person I am today and flawed though I may be I like who I am. Nuff said. ("Finally" the crowd groans)

Moving on to the actual question at hand. I think I would change my unfortunate tendencies to let myself be a procrastinating, disorganized fuckup. Because really, the last thing I need is to sabotage myself. Procrastination taken too far is one thing that should be wiped from my personality.

Upon rereading my last paragraph I realize something about my procrastination. I think part of the problem is that when I decide that something is bullshit (Fuck the system! and similar sentiments) I often altogether lose my will to ”play the game” as they say. Sadly the game rarely cares what I say so I only end up screwing myself over. Thus my conclusion is this, I should learn to play along when it’s blatantly stupid not to.
Ye Gods, I can be such a commie sometimes.

I also want to be more brilliant. Though I can’t be anymore specific than that. I seek out brilliance and try to surround myself with people who make me want to better myself. The problem is that I often feel like a poor imitation of others. I want to shine on my own. Hopefully I do. I supposed that is for others to judge.

The question didn’t specifically say to limit myself to one thing only. You only have yourselves to blame.;)


13. What traits and characteristics do you think define the true qualities of each of the four houses?

Hufflepuffs: are loyal, fair and hard working. They are patient, down to earth and dependable. Hufflepuffs are unassuming, but do have high expectations of themselves and those around them. After all what is the point of working hard if you’re not working towards a goal? Hufflepuffs are good friends; truthful, kind and full of integrity they are true builders of community and civilization.
Hufflepuffs don’t seek attention nor do they boast, but being undervalued and underestimated so often has caused a collective hurt that makes them stick together and back each other up even more.
Who dares call them “leftovers”?

Gryffindors: are adventurous and risk taking. They are idealistic and want to do the right thing. They are brave, passionate and loyal towards their own. Sometimes they show great bravery despite their own fear, other times their impulsive nature makes their attempted heroism seem more foolhardy than anything else. They can be deeply emotional and often act without thinking things through first. They tend to view rules as being open to interpretation. They are friendly and easy to get a long with. They are curious and like to solve problems and take matters into their own hands.

Ravenclaws: are curious and intelligent. They are more likely to enjoy homework than your average pupil. Although Ravenclaws value books, there’s more to them than book-learning; we have all known kids who can coast through years in school with hardly a glance at the curriculum. Ravenclaws value excellence and independent thought. They can hold their own in debates and are generally capable of seeing several sides to an issue. They enjoy challenging others or being challenged themselves. Ravenclaws can be very accepting of unconventional qualities or ideas in themselves or others. Ravenclaws will keep an argument or debate civil without making personal attacks or accepting them from others. They value constructive criticism. Ravenclaws are excellent planners and organizers.

Slytherins: are ambitious. They are resourceful, observant and analytical. They set high standards for themselves and others and can be impatient with those who do not live up to them. They know what they want and usually find some way of getting it. They can be quite charming if they want to be and if you are deemed worthy they can be a good friend. They are confident, competitive and in many ways flexible. One of the ways in which they are flexible are in terms of morals. That is not to say that they do not have any, but they do not announce them to the world and if it benefits them they can tweak their morals or perhaps pretend. They do not owe anybody any explanations. They are cynical (or is it realistic) rather than ideological and they can be very diplomatic. They can be quite ruthless if they choose to be.

14. Describe the house qualities that you feel accurately reflect you. Please try to include traits from each of the four houses.

Hufflepuff: I’m loyal. I’m very picky about who and what I spend my time on. I have many acquaintances and hobbies, but most of them remain peripheral. Skills and relationships require some actual effort and when I decide to do something I try to see it through. So if I’ve bumped you up to the friends category it will take a lot for me to kick you off. For friends I will make a conscious effort. I will do what I can to help out and I’ll forgive a lot. Even if we for whatever reason fall out of touch I will keep them in my thought and be ready to pick up where we left off. Once you’re in, you’re in.

I usually try to play fair, unless I see a good reason not to. I can’t think of an example e of either scenario right now though, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. Or not. I can be hard working as well. Now some people who know me might argue and call me a lazy bum, but there’s reason for my trying to find short cuts all the time. See, I get tired more easily than most of you, so it’s second nature for me to look for the easiest, most energy efficient way of doing something. That way I have the strength to do the things I want to do, the way I want them to be done.

I’d like to say that I’m patient as well. At least I used to be. I think that my inner asshole is emerging or something, because I used to be a very pleasant and patient creature to be around. I think people mostly still perceive me this way, but a lot of the time it’s a forces patience on my part. I’m putting this in here anyway, because I hope it’s just a face. Deserving though they may be, it’s just not fun on my end to be so pissed off at people all the time.

Even though I’m a Leo, I prefer to work back stage and let others be in the spot light. I don’t know if I would be truer to my Leo traits if my past experiences were better or if this is “Inborn”.


Gryffindor: I must admit that I’m rather idealistic and passionate about my chosen causes . Left wing with a twist I sometimes call myself, but that’s neither here nor there. I’m a member of numerous save/preserve/respect-something organizations. I might change my mind about the practical implications of them, or debate the theories behind them, but in my heart I have a strong sense of values. I try to live my life in accordance with these values on all levels.

I’ve been a board member of many organizations, both locally and nationally. Last year I was very involved in the local Humane Society (Dyrebeskyttelsen Trondheim og Omegn) where I was president for a year and had to keep things organized and running smoothly. Since I was also responsible for their cell phone for a large part of that time, you could say that I had my hands full. It didn’t end very well, due to, shall we say, in-fighting and personality clashes. I believed in what we were doing though, so I made myself suffer through my “term”.

I share the Gryffindor respect for rules. I have a tendency to “fall between two chairs” in most situations actually. This can give me a loop hole to exploit, but more often I’m a “special case” in a situation “nobody would think of” when writing the rules. So rules are for dumbasses. No, rules are written by dumbasses. Or interpreted by dumbasses, I don’t know. Either way I’m on my own.

Ravenclaw: As I already mentioned I like books. I personally don’t think of a home as truly home unless it has books and music of some kind. I did well in school, usually without much effort. I enjoyed reading my school books in class, listening to the teachers and discussing with classmates, but I must my follow up after class was lacking.

I tend to be unconventional and independent, not just because of my mode of transportation or similar things, but because of the way I approach things. When I become active in the previously mentioned organizations I’m always provoked by their sheep mentality and lack of in-depth grasp of the subject matter. I also tend to rub them the wrong way eventually due to some opinion or interpretation.

I like to learn and be challenged by new approaches or examining different sides to things. I don’t shy away from confrontation, but I have some trouble with it. People don’t argue the way I try to. They argue one thing, but flat out refuse to even acknowledge the underlying issues or personal feelings involved. So I do enjoy good debates, though I sadly tend to get steam rollered when people get personal.

Slytherin: I have a patient little Puff girl somewhere in my personality, but she was kidnapped by my inner Snake girl awhile ago and hasn’t been seen since. I suspect my Claw girl knows where she is, but she’s not talking and my Gryff girl hasn’t had any luck finding her yet. By the time she’s found I might not even miss her anymore. So for now I’m rather arrogant and impatient. Snake girl has won this round and I’m not very sorry about it either. Patience used to help me deal with ignorance before. Nowadays my coping mechanism is mostly to block stupid behaviour out to preserve my sanity. Unfortunately for my husband, I tend to take out my frustrations on him, who really should know better than to do what he does. He’s an aspiring author with his head in the clouds though so I try to be..patient.

I like to think I have a good understanding of human nature. I might seem like I have pegged humanity as stupid, selfish or for whatever reason not worth my time, but that’s not entirely true. I’m just problem oriented you see (not ignoring the solution either of course). I don’t think there’s a point in pretending everything is peachy, when clearly it’s not. A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link and I have a keen eye for spotting weakness, be it in an individual, situation or plan.

I’m picky about who I befriend, but I’m usually pleasant and polite even around people I actively dislike. Someone with the right sense of humour might recognize the sarcasm lurking underneath though. I’m capable of adapting to most environments and situations. I will probably never be loud and extremely out going, but I’m able to emphasize or play down personality traits or interests to suit the environment.

In keeping with my “people are stupid” thread, I have to add that I hate having to justify my actions to people. I don’t do things without a reason and if you know me at all you should know this. So, why is it that some people (including my own family) just assume the worst thing possible, right off the bat, without even asking, making allowances for their own misjudgment or without the benefit of the doubt. Then, after having already decided, they demand an explanation. So, I’m thinking if they are this short sighted, they won’t understand my sublime (heh) reasoning anyway and I just don’t bother. Even people who do know better should just mind their own business unless I volunteer the information.


15. Given the choice, which house would you NOT want to be in?

Given the choice I wouldn’t take it. I believe I am diverse enough to be comfortable in whichever house I end up in. I trust the sorting hat to make the right decision. However since the question is here I suspect you also want me to answer the damn thing. I tried to fake my way through this answer in an earlier draft, but sadly ended up pulling something out of my ass about Malfoy and friends essentially being "meanies". So I tried a different approach and so it hit me. Of all the houses it is Gryffindor that has the trait that is the most uncharacteristic of me. I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who would call me rash or emotionally driven. Most of my life I've actually been rather unemotional and it's only these past 4 years or so that I've started "getting in touch with my feelings". I'm not sure I like it. I'm hardly rash either. In fact I need to consider things carefully before I commit to something and often my mind just boggles so much with the sheer complexity of it all that people could think that I'm slow or indecisive.

I'm not however asking you to not give me a Gryff vote if that is what you see in me. Honest. All members of any given house are not carbon copies of each other. Just look at the Trio compared with each other or for example Neville or Percy.


16. Why shouldn't we squib you?

Squib me if you like dolls. This is your community after all and membership is a privilege, not a right. I’d like to think that I’m an interesting enough person to contribute here if you would let me though. Also I quite frankly don’t think any other community will be interesting enough for me to want to participate in, so if I’m not squibbed you’ll have yourselves a member who truly appreciates the community and it’s members. I don’t think I have pushed in any way, what you see here is what I believe you will get. I'm aware that my "vibes" are most likely all over the place, but I honestly think that it's all part of who I am. I must say that writing this has been pure hell and my head feels sufficiently broken at this point. Talking about myself like this does not come naturally for me and I don’t think I managed to express myself that well. That’s for you to judge in the end.
Also, if my English is not up to par, please try to forgive me as it’s not my native tongue. My husband is American so my spoken English has improved a lot since high school, but my written English has unfortunately suffered a bit since then.

17. How much time can you and do you intend to actually contribute to this community?

That’s difficult to predict since I don’t know what goes on in the communities after you’re sorted, but let’s say an average of two hours a day for now? I’m not going to make promises I can’t keep. Also, if everything goes according to plans, I will be moving from Norway to NYC later this month. Around the time I’ll be moving and settling in I don’t think I will be spending as much time here as I normally would. I hope that’s ok with you all.

18. Who sponsored your application?

svimmelhet who deserves many cookies. ♥ She promised to squib me if I wasn’t good and I’m anxious to see if she will.