Post by desdemona on Sept 7, 2011 20:56:25 GMT -5
desdemona rose jugson
twenty-two , ravenclaw , senior , taylor warren , canon
tell us about yourself:
"my name? don't act like you haven't heard it already. jokes. okay, i'm desdemona rose jugson, but most people know me as mona, and my dad calls me dezzie. it's a weird name, i know, but it's a family thing. my little sister's name is ophelia. i actually love old names, and i already have a few planned out for my kids to match to family theme. you know, nora, isobel, cordelia. my parents have pretty common first names, but it's obvious that they want us to stand out, just like they have. and we will.
"we're an old pureblood family, the flints, but we're aren't prejudiced. at least, not anymore. my great-grandfather went to azkaban for war crimes against muggleborns. obviously we're not proud of that fact. birth can sometimes be unfortunate, you know? well, after dear old gramps's incarceration, our family estate, the foundation of which was practically medieval, was used for compensation to those hurt in the war. so my mom and dad worked their asses off, making sure that us kids could be comfortable and proud of them. and we really are. but, you know, there's that pressure to keep pushing for more, and they want us to be as successful as they were. it was like forced ambition, sort of. that's why i'm continuing my studies at hogwarts university. it's been an amazing three years, and i have learned more than i thought possible, and have made a lot of amazing friends i wouldn't have looked twice at in school.
"i'm double majoring in potions and healing, and that means that my course load is tremendous. each of these subjects are challenging on their own, but together, it's near impossible. that's why i have built my whole diet around four or five cups of coffee every day, i would drop dead otherwise. it's incredible rewarding, though, and i'm doing what i want to do. i'm a ravenclaw, after all, and i've been raised to value academics over everything. once i graduate, which is only, what, nine months away? i know i want to be a healer. i really want to deal with poisons and antidotes, i think it's fascinating.
"people are always surprised when i tell them i have huge scholarly ambitions. i guess they assume that just because i'm pretty i should major in design or something, although i have absolutely nothing against people who do. i like colors, and dressing well, but it's more of a hobby for me than anything. physical perfection has always come easily for my family, thin and tall frame, delicate features, startlingly blue eyes, and full lips. i mean, look at my twin sisters. they are absolutely gorgeous. i'm not one of those girls that complains about her beauty, fishing for complements and saying they don't know if people like them for their looks or for their personality. i think that you're born with the face, so you might as well develop a personality to match. i'm not going to lie, life is much easier when you're pretty. people want to be around you, and will listen to you. we're very lucky.
"another thing my family shares are our brains. all of us except one are in ravenclaw, and besides our ambition, we have a lot of natural intelligence. correct me if i'm wrong, but we also have a fair amount of social grace. it comes from being brought up with strict parents. we learned how to be perfect in front of polite company, us girls ladylike and dainty, our little brother chivalrous. i wouldn't say i've soft-spoken, and i don't think you would either, seeing as i've talked your ear off already, but i've learned to think before i speak, sometimes to a fault. i over-analyze sometimes, and that makes me anxious. the great disadvantage of a powerful mind, if i don't sound too vain already, is overthinking. everything. i study so i don't have to think. might sound like an oxymoron, but i guess that's just the way i work.
"i was firstborn, and i think that my parents were pretty relieved when i popped out. they claim that they waited years before conceiving on purpose, but i'm not sure i buy that. after i was born, our family quickly grew. my sister was born not a year after me, and the triplets came a little more than a year after that. we had a wonderful childhood, given everything we wanted, and not just material things either. i was always the big sister, and although i first hated the responsibility, i love my siblings all very much and became the sort of mother hen, in a way. they probably were annoyed by my constant supervision of them, but it was for my peace of mind.
"i wish i could say my whole family loved each other as much as i loved them. the twins. where do i begin. they never really got along, and i can't say i really know why. i suppose they had some sort of rivalry. you would expect mirror images to be, well, the same person, it it might have put a lot of pressure on them, having to compete with someone who was genetically identical. i was always closer with ophelia, but i hated that she was pulling me away from her twin. i try to be impartial, but i can't really understand what's happening without all the facts. and ophelia won't tell me, but i think it had something to do with her boyfriend.
"my relationship history? pretty pathetic. i'm kind of too busy for anything serious, but i can't stand the thought of casual sex. call me a prude, but i know that i'm a hopeless romantic. i'm willing to flirt, but i don't want to be another notch on some tool's bedpost. i believe in true love, but i'm not going to let it get in the way of my career."
"my name? don't act like you haven't heard it already. jokes. okay, i'm desdemona rose jugson, but most people know me as mona, and my dad calls me dezzie. it's a weird name, i know, but it's a family thing. my little sister's name is ophelia. i actually love old names, and i already have a few planned out for my kids to match to family theme. you know, nora, isobel, cordelia. my parents have pretty common first names, but it's obvious that they want us to stand out, just like they have. and we will.
"we're an old pureblood family, the flints, but we're aren't prejudiced. at least, not anymore. my great-grandfather went to azkaban for war crimes against muggleborns. obviously we're not proud of that fact. birth can sometimes be unfortunate, you know? well, after dear old gramps's incarceration, our family estate, the foundation of which was practically medieval, was used for compensation to those hurt in the war. so my mom and dad worked their asses off, making sure that us kids could be comfortable and proud of them. and we really are. but, you know, there's that pressure to keep pushing for more, and they want us to be as successful as they were. it was like forced ambition, sort of. that's why i'm continuing my studies at hogwarts university. it's been an amazing three years, and i have learned more than i thought possible, and have made a lot of amazing friends i wouldn't have looked twice at in school.
"i'm double majoring in potions and healing, and that means that my course load is tremendous. each of these subjects are challenging on their own, but together, it's near impossible. that's why i have built my whole diet around four or five cups of coffee every day, i would drop dead otherwise. it's incredible rewarding, though, and i'm doing what i want to do. i'm a ravenclaw, after all, and i've been raised to value academics over everything. once i graduate, which is only, what, nine months away? i know i want to be a healer. i really want to deal with poisons and antidotes, i think it's fascinating.
"people are always surprised when i tell them i have huge scholarly ambitions. i guess they assume that just because i'm pretty i should major in design or something, although i have absolutely nothing against people who do. i like colors, and dressing well, but it's more of a hobby for me than anything. physical perfection has always come easily for my family, thin and tall frame, delicate features, startlingly blue eyes, and full lips. i mean, look at my twin sisters. they are absolutely gorgeous. i'm not one of those girls that complains about her beauty, fishing for complements and saying they don't know if people like them for their looks or for their personality. i think that you're born with the face, so you might as well develop a personality to match. i'm not going to lie, life is much easier when you're pretty. people want to be around you, and will listen to you. we're very lucky.
"another thing my family shares are our brains. all of us except one are in ravenclaw, and besides our ambition, we have a lot of natural intelligence. correct me if i'm wrong, but we also have a fair amount of social grace. it comes from being brought up with strict parents. we learned how to be perfect in front of polite company, us girls ladylike and dainty, our little brother chivalrous. i wouldn't say i've soft-spoken, and i don't think you would either, seeing as i've talked your ear off already, but i've learned to think before i speak, sometimes to a fault. i over-analyze sometimes, and that makes me anxious. the great disadvantage of a powerful mind, if i don't sound too vain already, is overthinking. everything. i study so i don't have to think. might sound like an oxymoron, but i guess that's just the way i work.
"i was firstborn, and i think that my parents were pretty relieved when i popped out. they claim that they waited years before conceiving on purpose, but i'm not sure i buy that. after i was born, our family quickly grew. my sister was born not a year after me, and the triplets came a little more than a year after that. we had a wonderful childhood, given everything we wanted, and not just material things either. i was always the big sister, and although i first hated the responsibility, i love my siblings all very much and became the sort of mother hen, in a way. they probably were annoyed by my constant supervision of them, but it was for my peace of mind.
"i wish i could say my whole family loved each other as much as i loved them. the twins. where do i begin. they never really got along, and i can't say i really know why. i suppose they had some sort of rivalry. you would expect mirror images to be, well, the same person, it it might have put a lot of pressure on them, having to compete with someone who was genetically identical. i was always closer with ophelia, but i hated that she was pulling me away from her twin. i try to be impartial, but i can't really understand what's happening without all the facts. and ophelia won't tell me, but i think it had something to do with her boyfriend.
"my relationship history? pretty pathetic. i'm kind of too busy for anything serious, but i can't stand the thought of casual sex. call me a prude, but i know that i'm a hopeless romantic. i'm willing to flirt, but i don't want to be another notch on some tool's bedpost. i believe in true love, but i'm not going to let it get in the way of my career."
ebb , sixteen , female , ad , noah , a promise doesn't mean a thing anymore
