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I am no damsel in distress

And I don't need to be rescued.

Created on 2007-12-17 23:59:17 (#14483059), last updated 2008-01-10

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Name:	Illyria Margaret Cartier
Location:	United Kingdom

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Application & Backstory • Timetable • Owl Post • Timeline

Illyria regards herself as a calm, level-headed individual. She believes that emotions should be left undiscussed and unseen. People who are melodramatic and overly emotional are inferior and immature, according to her. The only person she trusts with any of her true feelings is her brother. Atticus is also the only other individual whom Illyria would trust with her life.

Family is extremely important to Illyria and she believes that strong family morals and disciplines are the only way a proper family should run. Her parents were particularly strict with her and her brother and thus they feel that any sort of excess emotions are frivolous and plebeian. Illyria and Atticus grew to adopt their parents opinions about magic and those fit to use it. She believes that magic is indeed a privilege and an exclusive honour, and only those who are born from all-magical families are suited to use it. She resents those who have married into non-magic families and wasted their talents and lineage by potentially giving the gift of magic to those who do not deserve it. If one was not born into it, they are undeserving and tainted, or so the twins have always been taught. Although the Cartiers don't come from a spectacularly prestigious family of purebloods, they are a respectable, proper family and Illyria feels that they have excellent reasoning to look down upon those who are not. She possesses a profound amount of pride and elitism about her family and does not wish to shame them by acting inappropriately. As a result, Illyria and her brother adhere to a strict timetable that they have collaborated to give themselves a consistent and solid backbone of their school life so that they might focus on their studies without having to fiddle around with schedules. Consistency and routine have always gone hand in hand with the two of them, and they are comforts to Illyria. She has never swayed from a timetable since setting foot in school, as she imagines that somehow her parents will find out if she or Atticus create a display of themselves and will somehow be a disappointment. Anger was never an openly expressed emotion in the Cartier household, only 'disappointment.' The last time Illyria disappointed the family she wishes nothing more to proudly represent, she was made to read an 800 page historical volume on pureblood witches who accomplished great deeds during their lifetimes and present an entire summary on three of the most prestigious. Illyria has never disregarded a schedule since.

When it comes to romance, Illyria is very much like her brother. She isn't trusting enough of other people to become emotionally involved with another. Because of her guardedness and superiority complex, she's only had a few short-lived flings with no lasting emotional ties. Her main attraction patterns usually consist of a bloke who will place her on a pedestal and follow her every whim. She'll eventually become bored with them and send them on their merry way.

Illyria and her brother have always been the other's closest confidants. Sharing a dorm room with four other girls was outrageously difficult for her during first year. She's grown accustomed to her complete lack of privacy over the years, but she is certainly not as close to her dormmates as she could possibly be. She's only ever trusted a select few people and even to them she remains a calm and collected individual. Appearing mature and superior in front of her peers has always been extremely important to her. And because of her elitist upbringing, she wouldn't be caught dead associating with Muggleborns. These principles make it very difficult for her to have 'friends' in an all-encompassing sense of the word.

Strengths
Illyria is a diligent student and has been taught to always put forth her best effort. One never knows when the knowledge one retains will come to be useful. Therefore, Illyria takes strictly academic courses. She was more than happy to drop Herbology when she had the chance. However, she decided to drop Defense Against the Dark Arts as well because she doesn't feel any practical use for it. Defense Against the Dark Arts is for Gryffindors and Mudbloods, in her opinion.

Although she is a Ravenclaw, Illyria is fiercely ambitious. Goal-setting and keeping clear objectives have always been crucial elements to her lifestyle. She doesn't tolerate outside distractions once she's set on a particular end result. However, maintaining a balanced personality is key to becoming a successfully rounded individual, so she stows away a reasonable amount of leisure time in which she might spend time with her brother or read for her own enjoyment. Her secret passion is reading historical fiction, so that she can enjoy the plot yet still gain some sort of knowledge. She likes trying to decipher the facts from the fabricated. She does not aspire to be more than she knows she is capable of, in that way she is quite practical.

Weaknesses
Although she is well-spoken, Illyria does not treat other people the way they deserve to be treated. This most likely stems from the fact that she is cautious and guarded and more or less untrusting of everybody except for Atticus.

She is also outrageously dependent on keeping to a strict schedule. Spontaneity has never been an option or something she would consider. If she would ever have to improvise, Illyria would be at a total loss of what to do or how to function. She becomes very anxious when schedules and timetables clash and she will be at a total loss of what to do. She must always be in control, she doesn't like feeling like things are beyond her grasp.

Academically speaking, she does not have a natural grasp at Potions and Charms the same way her brother does, although she does well in the subjects because she studies for them and works extremely hard. She also despises Herbology because she hates working in the dirty greenhouses and getting bitten by plants and covered in fertilizer. She managed to pass it because it was expected of her but she was more than happy to be rid of it after fifth year.

Fears
Because she was raised in such seclusion, Illyria is most certainly and introvert and large crowds of unfamiliar people intimidate her. She is easily overwhelmed and mildly claustrophobic. The feeling of being in a crowded room with no means of escape make her uncomfortable, and despite the fact that she's always learned to keep her emotions to herself, her brother can see right through her stoic facade and he's the only one capable of calming her down. She also tends to worry over things that could compromise her image to the general public. Reputation is key, and she feels that all and any of her actions directly reflect her upbringing and her family. Her greatest fear is to know that she has brought disappointment and shame upon her family. And of course, she fears anything happening to her brother.

Full Name: Illyria Margaret Cartier
Birthdate: November 8, 1989
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Wand: 10" Willow and Unicorn Hair
Blood: Pureblood
Birthplace/Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England.
Status or Class: Upper Middle-Class
Race/Culture/Religion: Caucasian/British/Agnostic

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