Post by helga elain hufflepuff on May 10, 2012 11:59:15 GMT
| [atrb= border, 0, true][cs=2][bg=080808] MINISTRY OF MAGIC DOCUMENT | |
| [bg=252525] [/style] | [bg=252525][style=overflow: auto; width: 300px; height: 300px; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10px; padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; color: #909090; line-height: 100%; background: #252525; ] FULL NAME: helga elain hufflepuff. GENDER: female. DATE OF BIRTH: 7th march. SEXUAL ORIENTATION: heterosexual. CURRENT RESIDENCE: hogwarts, scotland. CURRENT OCCUPATION: founder of hogwarts. HOGWARTS HOUSE: hufflepuff (if sorted). BLOOD STATUS: pureblood. WAND: 10", pear, unicorn tail hair. PERSONALITY: "i have always been fond of charms, it is a highly useful area of magic and i believe myself to have a fair aptititude for this branch also, seeing as it was myself who came up with most of the recipes for hogwarts feasts. i am, perhaps, quite a well-known egalitarian, famous for believing that qualities of a person should not ultimately determine how they live or grow up, therefore i like to treat people with respect, regardless of their birth circumstances or house. it is quite important to me that people and creatures alike are treated with the same respect and dignity, hence why i have always been a propounder of equal rights and am responsible for the many elves who work at hogwarts, with a job that treats them better than being a servant of other wizarding families. i also have a fondness for cooking myself, the pride in achievements through hard work is included in this - i take pride in knowing that each thing i have cooked is my own work and more enjoyment in eating these things. sunshine and animals also top my list of likes. you might have realised by now that this is the reason that the hufflepuff common room is located so near to the school kitchens. i have never been fond of strict or aggressive people, though i try not to show any frustration. i also dislike competitions, since i have never believed that such a state is healthy. purposely spiteful or abusive people also arouse my temper. i suppose you might claim that i do have a certain talent for charms and magic, in general, to have created a magical device known as the hufflepuff cup, i was saddened to see this magic used against its original purpose. i am apparently also able to 'charm' others, according to my personality, but i am not sure whether this is true. a lesser known strength of mine is that i am reasonably adept at growing things, without the aid of magic. now we come to my weaknesses, the most notable probably being that my desire to treat people with equal kindess can sometimes blind me to the true nature of the person. i confess that i am not the best duellist either, despite godric attempting to teach me several times. people could complain that i can drift off into my own world on occasion and daydream for hours, with the only sound being that of a gentle humming coming from my lips. most of all, i fear a war occuring inside hogwarts, between the houses and mere students. i cannot bare the thought of children fighting each other, when hogwarts was created to celebrate wizardry amongst all magical people, not to divide them." BACKGROUND: "you've probably heard the rhyme about how 'hufflepuff from valley broad', which is more or less accurate, i was born in the early tenth century in the midst of wales to bayard and ayleth hufflepuff. obviously a lot of things have happened since that time, and i no longer exist as a physical being, but since i am flattered as being one of the four founders, i still enjoy watching the new generations of wizards from my coveted position. i confess i have nearly always been as calm and kind throughout the extent of my life, even as a young child, meaning that people have always felt that i am reliable and someone to talk to, without displaying any overwhelming attitude. this first appeared when i was able to talk, apparently always thinking of others, treating them with a charming and pleasant manner, regardless of who they were. granted, since i am a pureblooded witch, some people disagree with how i would talk to muggle-borns and mere muggles in the same manner as i would to pureblood fanatics. i guess my behaviour seemed perculiar when muggles were not known (at this time) to be very civil towards magical people. i don't recall being very surprised or excited about the discovery of magic, i suppose my family were expecting (or even dreading) it, since my older brother, alvar, had already shown signs of his own powers. i had never given my own abilities much thought, being involved in other interests at the age of ten. still, i was very much happy to know that i was able to do the things that my parents and relatives were already able to do, but the cries of joy came from my mother, rather than myself. she was always slightly emotional, something that i have not inherited entirely - i tend to bottle up my emotions, rather than share them openly. up until the time that i became aware of my magical prowess, i was home-schooled, by which, of course, i actually mean, my mother took it upon herself to instruct me in the ways of women. i was always incredibly grateful that i was allowed to spend time with her, whilst being educated, rather than to be passed off onto a well-paid but arrogant tutor who would care little for me. unfortunately, i was, perhaps, not the easiest child to teach, since my attention tended to wander and i was not happy to sit in the same position for longer than a few hours, my mother often expressed her exasperation on these occasions, perhaps despairing of me. whilst my mother and father were not the most zealous in their beliefs, they were not particularly fond of my tendencies to make the clear distinctions between purebloods and muggle-borns slightly blurry, making it somewhat difficult to avoid brief arguments on the matter - they could not see my perspective, while i could not understand why people had to be sorted into categories, according to the existing rules. this was one of the reasons why i decided to leave and find a cause which allowed me to exercise my own beliefs, rather than face any restrictions where i resided. after twenty years, i knew that things weren't going to change, wanting to feel that i had accomplished something to be proud of, i packed my bags and left. most people were surprised, including myself that i would make what seemed to be such a rash decision, but i desired to find a place where i could be free to help other people and follow a lifelong dream of mine - to teach children. knowing that there was currently only a few places where magical children could receive education on their abilities, it did not yet occur to me that i would eventually help in changing this. at that moment, i was simply content to be in the middle of surroundings that were not judgmental. it was shortly after my migration into a different country that i met and fell for the only man that i ever took an interest in. needless to say, the relationship did not last more than a year and being spurned, i fled once more, this time into scotland. this was where i came across another young witch, who was of a similar age to myself, although outclassing me in both brains and beauty. to this day, i still count rowena as one of the closest friends i have ever had, despite our many differences in personality - she had the grace and knowledge that i clearly did not, but i never tired of our conversations and grew to both love and respect her. finding solace in the landscape of scotland, i stayed longer than i expected to, soon after meeting two friends whom went by the surnames of gryffindor and slytherin. seeing them also in a positive light, it was not long before we became a rather inseparable foursome, ultimately leading to the rather impressive idea to create a school for all children who possessed magic. as the years passed, salazar descended into argument with godric, as anyone would have been taught in their first year of history of magic. basic understanding about the founders during their years at hogwarts would teach you this much, although not much is known as to the actual conversation had except by the two men, i never learned the exact contents of this disagreement, but i gathered enough information to learn that salazar had in some way "betrayed us" and walked away from hogwarts. i cannot pretend that this knowledge saddened me, for i was always as fond as salazar as i was of rowena or godric. it deeply disturbed me to learn that his own creation in the basement of the castle had been used to kill students of anything less than the purest blood. soon the dramas of the other founders occured, such as rowena's death, which caused me considerable pain. after this point, i spent a lot of time tending to the plants i grew, allowing me time to think about the years that were quickly passing. it was then that i ran away from hogwarts, to a small town in the mountains, where i came across a group of muggles, who did not suspect me for being a witch. i kept in correspondence with godric, but each passing moment brought me more sadness as i was constantly reminded of what i was missing. eventually, i was overcome with the need to see hogwarts one more time, where i spent the last of my days. i do not remember the exact cause of my death, perhaps just as simple as age catching up with me finally, with the last sensation i experienced being the transition of body from a mortal being to a painting on the wall. thus passes the story of helga hufflepuff." |
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HELGA HUFFLEPUFF | OVER ONE THOUSAND | FOUNDER | SOPHIA MYLES | CAIT
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