Post by tallulah on May 27, 2011 20:22:44 GMT -5
tallulah rowan peakes
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SIXTEEN. FEMALE. STUDENT. PUREBLOOD. SIXTH YEAR. UMAIR.[/font][/center]
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HI! MY NAME IS TALLULAH ROWAN PEAKES BUT EVERYONE JUST CALLS ME TALLY. I'M A SIXTH YEAR HUFFLEPUFF BUT YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT, DUH. I LIKE TO THINK OF MYSELF AS A PRETTY NORMAL PERSON. HOWEVER, SOME THINK IT'S A BIT STRANGE/EXTRAORDINARY THAT I'M A METAMORPHAGUS. IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY HANDY, SINCE I LIKE TO CHANGE MY HAIR COLOR PRETTY OFTEN. I CAN CHANGE OTHER THINGS ABOUT MYSELF, PHYSICALLY, THOUGH USUALLY ONLY DO IT TO AMUSE MY FRIENDS. NOW THAT YOU KNOW THE BASICS ABOUT MYSELF, I'LL TELL YOU A BIT ABOUT MY PAST.
I WAS BORN TO TWO LOVELY WIZARDS, RICHARD SAMUEL PEAKES AND DARLA JULIAN HARDINGS. RICHARD AND DARLA ( NO I DON'T CALL THEM MUM AND DAD ) WERE VERY FANTASTIC PEOPLE. THEY WERE TRUE ADVENTURERS, AND ENJOYED LIVING ON THE EDGE OF LIFE. THEY EXPLORED THE ENTIRE WORLD THROUGHOUT THEIR MARRIAGE. THEY WENT TO PLACES LIKE EGYPT, AMERICA, AFRICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN. THEY ESPECIALLY ENJOYED TRAINING ALONGSIDE DRAGONS AND DISCOVERING DIFFERENT TYPES OF POTIONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST ADVENTURES, IT SEEMED, WAS HAVING A CHILD. THEY WERE SOMEWHAT SKEPTICAL OF HAVING CHILDREN AT ALL, AND I WAS DEFINITELY NOT PLANNED. I WAS SIMPLY AN ACCIDENT IN THE TWO ADVENTURERS' LIVES. STILL, THEY CARED FOR ME ALL THE SAME. AT LEAST, OF WHAT I CAN REMEMBER OF MY PAST WITH THEM. I REMEMBER GOING WITH THEM ON THEIR EXPENDITURES TO OTHER LANDS, THOUGH I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY ALL WE DID. I WAS JUST A YOUNG KID AT THAT POINT. I DO REMEMBER, THOUGH, THAT THEY WERE FAMOUS AUTHORS. IT WAS THE ENTIRE REASON THAT THEY HAD SO MUCH TIME TO TRAVEL THE WORLD. AND REALLY, IT WAS THEIR JOB TO DO SO, DESPITE LOVING EVERY BIT OF IT. THEY WROTE ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES, CREATURES, POTIONS, AND OTHER THINGS. I NEVER READ THEIR STORIES AS CHILD, BUT I DID AS I GREW OLDER. IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT CONNECTED ME TO THEM AFTER THEY WERE GONE.
YES, SO YOU'VE FIGURED IT OUT NOW, HUH? YEA...MY PARENTS ARE DEAD. THEY LEFT ME WITH MY AUNT, BEATRICE CALYPSO PEAKES WHILE THEY WENT TO EXPLORE ROMANIA. THEY WERE GOING TO HELP A SICK DRAGON, SINCE THEY HAD DISCOVERED A POTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT SEEMED TO SIGNIFICANTLY HELP DRAGONS WITH ILLNESSES. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMED THAT THE DRAGON WASN'T REALLY ILL. IT WAS, RATHER, CRAZY. IN A HEINOUS RAGE, THE DRAGON FLAMED FIRE AT MY PARENTS AS THEY WENT NEAR HIM, KILLING THEM INSTANTLY. I WASN'T TOLD THE TALE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT MY AUNT WAS HESITANT TO TELL ME AT ALL. I GUESS SHE THOUGHT IT'D EFFECT ME PRETTY DRASTICALLY. IT DIDN'T, REALLY. I HAD ALREADY KNOWN THEY WERE GONE, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED, I KINDA HAVE A BIT OF A TEMPER AROUND DRAGONS....NOT THAT I GO AROUND THEM, ANYWAY.
MY AUNT IS A SQUIB, BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE HER LONG ENOUGH TO REALIZE I WAS A WITCH. SHE HAD RAISED ME SINCE I WAS FIVE, AND JUST A SHORT YEAR AFTER SHE OBTAINED CUSTODY OF ME, I SHOWED SIGNS OF MAGIC. WE WERE SIMPLY OUT ON THE FRONT PORCH, WHICH WRAPPED AROUND HER HOUSE. I USUALLY RODE MY BIKE AROUND THE HOUSE ON THE PORCH, BECAUSE I LIKED THE NOISE THE WHEELS MADE WHEN GOING OVER THE SMALL SPACES BETWEEN THE WOOD. ONE DAY IN THE SUMMER WHEN I WAS SIX, I SIMPLY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE RIDING MY BIKE. WELL, I HAD BEEN RIDING MY BIKE, AND WANTED TO STOP. HOWEVER, I ALSO DIDN'T WANT TO, BECAUSE I'D BE BORED. INSTEAD, I BEGAN TO HOVER ON MY BIKE IN THE AIR AND FLEW AROUND THE HOUSE. MY AUNT WAS AMAZED, BUT SHE DIDN'T SEEM SO SURPRISED. SHE ALWAYS TOLD ME I'D DO GREAT THINGS, AND SHE WAS RIGHT. WHEN I WAS ELEVEN, I WAS ACCEPTED INTO SPERO, AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE MY PARENTS PROUD.
I WAS SORTED INTO UMAIR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE HAT DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO BE PLACED UPON MY HEAD FOR IT TO SEE I WAS THE LOYAL KIND. I THINK IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH LOSING MY PARENTS. LOSING PEOPLE THAT I WAS CLOSE TO MADE ME APPRECIATE THOSE WHO I STILL HAD AROUND. AT THAT POINT I HADN'T HAD MANY FRIENDS, BUT THAT CHANGED OVER THE YEARS THAT I WAS AT HOGWARTS, MAKING FRIENDS CAME EASY TO ME, AS I WAS A VERY FRIENDLY GIRL. I ENJOYED BEING AROUND PEOPLE BECAUSE I HATED TO BE ALONE. I THINK BEING ALONE MAKES ME REMEMBER HOW ALONE I TRULY AM. LIFE WITHOUT PARENTS REALLY SUCKS. STILL, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, IT MAKES ME REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE I DO HAVE IN MY LIFE, ESPECIALLY MY AUNT. WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP. IT HAS ALSO MADE ME BECOME A LOVER OF EVERYONE. JUST BECAUSE MY AUNT IS A SQUIB, DOESN'T MAKE HER A BAD PERSON. I'M VERY NONJUDGEMENTAL IN THAT ASPECT. I MAAY BE A PUREBLOODED WITCH, BUT I DON'T HATE MUGGLES, MUGGLEBORNS, HALFBLOODS, OR SQUIBS IN ANY WAY. I APPRECIATE ALL PEOPLE FOR THEIR PERSON, NOT THEIR BLOOD TYPE.
I SUPPOSE I HAD ALWAYS SHOWN SIGNS OF BEING A METAMORPHAGUS, BUT MY AUNT NEVER REALLY TOLD ME. I'M NOT SURE IF SHE JUST DIDN'T NOTICE, BECAUSE IT WASN'T MY FATHER WHO WAS ONE. I INHERITED THE ABILITY FROM MY MOTHER. MY AUNT AND MY MOTHER WEREN'T ESPECIALLY CLOSE. THEY TOLERATED EACH OTHER FOR THE SAKE OF MY FATHER, BUT THEY NEVER SPENT MUCH TIME TOGETHER. I SUSPECT THAT WAS WHY MY AUNT HAD NEVER KNOWN ABOUT MY MOTHER'S ABILITY TO CHANGE HER APPEARANCE, BECAUSE MY MUM DIDN'T WANT TO RUB IT IN AND CAUSE MORE TENSION BETWEEN THEM? I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW, SINCE I NEVER REALLY KNEW MY PARENTS AS AN OLDER CHILD. I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. ANYWAY, IT WAS MY CHARMS PROFESSOR THAT POINTED OUT MY ABILITY. ONE DAY IN CLASS I HAD BEEN EXTREMELY AGGRAVATED WITH MY ASSIGNMENT, AND I GUESS MY HAIR CHANGED FROM ORANGE TO A BRIGHT, FLAMING RED. EVERYONE NOTICED, AND MY PROFESSOR SEEMED SIMPLY DELIGHTED TO HAVE A METAMORPHAGUS AMONG HIS CLASS. I WAS PRETTY STOKED TOO. I NEVER KNEW I COULD CHANGE MY APPEARANCE. FROM THAT POINT ON, IT BECAME SIMPLY AN ICE-BREAKER. IT SEEMED TO WORK, THOUGH A LOT OF STUDENTS SEEMED TO NOTE ME AS ONE OF THE CHANGERS. THERE WERE TWO OTHER STUDENTS AT THAT TIME THAT HAD THE ABILITY, TOO, BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER. I LIKED IT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL. I REALLY NEEDED THAT.
WITHOUT PARENTS TO GUIDE ME INTO THE WIZARDING WORLD, IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT GETTING USED TO THE DIFFERENCES IN MONEY, TRANSPORTATION, AND SIMPLE LIVING. MY AUNT TRIED TO GIVE ME AS MUCH INFORMATION AS SHE COULD, BUT AS A SQUIB SHE KNEW VERY LITTLE. IT WAS ALRIGHT, THOUGH, I SEEMED TO MANAGE. AS I SAID, I WAS A VERY FRIENDLY PERSON, AND STILL AM. I MADE A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS THAT HELPED ME IN ADJUSTING TO THE LIFESTYLE OF A WITCH. EVEN WITH FRIENDS, I NEVER GOT DISTRACTED FROM SCHOOLWORK. MY ENTIRE AIM IN LIFE HAS BEEN TO MAKE MY PARENTS PROUD. I'M NOT EXACTLY THEIR LITTLE ADVENTURER, SINCE I'M SUBSTANTIALLY MORE PEACEFUL THAN THEY WERE, BUT I THINK THEY'D BE PROUD OF MY ACADEMIC STANDING AND SOCIAL AWARENESS. I DEARLY MISS MY PARENTS, BUT JUST BECAUSE I'M MISSING OUT ON HAVING PARENTS DOESN'T MEAN I'M GOING TO MISS OUT ON LIFE. I HAVE TO MOVE ON, AND I HAVE TO KEEP GOING ON.
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I'VE LEARNED A FEW THINGS ABOUT MYSELF. MOSTLY, I'VE LEARNED WHAT I LIKE AND DISLIKE. SIMPLY, I'M A BIG FAN OF NATURE, WRITING, AND MUSIC. I QUITE ENJOY SITTING UNDER THE SUN IN A FIELD OF FLOWERS, STARING UP AT THE CLOUDS. IT BRINGS PEACE WITHIN MYSELF, AND IT BUILDS A STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN OTHERS IF YOU BRING SOMEONE ALONG. I ALSO LIKE WRITING. I THINK I'VE INHERITED THE ABILITY TO WRITE WELL FROM MY PARENTS. AS SUCH, I KEEP A JOURNAL. NO, IT IS NOT A DIARY. I PRETTY MUCH RECORD RANDOM THOUGHTS IN IT, AND SOMETIMES SOME PERSONAL JUNK. I DON'T REALLY CARE IF PEOPLE READ IT, THOUGH. IF THEY DO, THEY JUST GET TO SEE THE INNER ME. AS FOR MUSIC, WELL, I ENJOY ALL TYPES. LIVING WITH A SQUIB, I WAS INTRODUCED TO SEVERAL MUGGLE BANDS, AND I EVEN WENT TO A FEW CONCERTS GROWING UP - WITHOUT HER, OF COURSE. I SEEM TO LIKE EVERYTHING FROM ACOUSTIC TO PUNK. MUSIC IS PRETTY MUCH MY OUTLET TO THINGS, BESIDES WRITING. I ENJOY WIZARD BANDS AS WELL, THOUGH FOR SOME REASON, I SEEM TO CONNECT MORE TO THE MUGGLE ONES. EH. AS FOR DISLIKES, WELL, I DON'T HAVE A TON OF THINGS I REALLY HATE. I'LL SAY THIS, THOUGH, IF YOU'RE A PERSON WHO IS AN ELITIST/SNOB, WE WON'T GET ALONG. I CAN'T STAND PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK UP, CONSIDERING I'M A PRETTY LAID-BACK PERSON. I ALSO CAN'T STAND THE SMELL OR TASTE OF COFFEE. IN THE WINTER, I CAN BARE IT, BUT IT GAGS ME TO SEE PEOPLE DRINKING COFFEE WHEN IT'S REALLY HOT. I ALSO DON'T REALLY COMPREHEND THE IDEA OF FLINGS. I DON'T DO THEM, AT ALL. I'D REALLY LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH A GUY, THEN DATE THEN. I WON'T JUMP INTO ANYTHING I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH. OF COURSE, I HAVE KISSED GUYS AND NOTHING CAME OF IT, BUT I'M DONE WITH PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF MY LIFE AND HURTING ME. I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, AND AS SUCH, I DON'T TRUST GUYS. ANY GUY WHO IS SO IDIOTIC THAT HE CAN'T GET TO KNOW ME BEFORE WANTING TO 'GET TO KNOW ME' CAN GET TO KNOW SOMEONE ELSE. I'M NOT A WHORE, BUCKO.
OH YEA, I SAY BUCKO A LOT. IT'S JUST A LITTLE QUIRK I HAVE. SOME OTHER HABITS I CAN'T CONTROL ARE BITING MY NAILS AND TURNING MY HEAD TO THE SIDE. IT MAY GET ANNOYING SOMETIMES, BUT EH I CAN'T HELP IT. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ME. LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT TOO COMPLICATED...RIGHT?
TRICIA. EIGHTEEN. FEMALE. -----. 5 YEARS.
