[b]~Character Sheet[/b] [hider= Dignatia Approbus] [b]Full Name: [/b] Dignatia Argentia Approbus [b]Age:[/b] 35 [b]Blood:[/b] Pureblood [b]Alignment: [/b] Good [b]House:[/b] Head of Slytherin [b]Personality:[/b] Dignatia has always been extremely curious, and much to the embarrassment of her family, she has always been a bit fascinated by the idea of people living without magic. It's not that she has any desire to do so herself, but a curiosity about how it would work. Her curiosity has often gotten her in trouble, for being 'nosey' and inserting herself in other people's business. Dignatia is ambitious, but more in the sense of achieving everything she is capable of then in the power hungry sense. That isn't to say she ignores or doesn't understand the dynamics of power. No graduate of Slytherin house could. However, unlike many of her housemates she has always believed that one gets more flies with honey then vinegar, and behaves in a corresponding faction. She is a strict teacher, but if someone is making an effort she will work with them to help them improve. Dignatia has a tendency to be a bit absent minded at times, loosing herself in the proof of a new Arithmancy theory or a good novel, and loosing track of what is going on around her. Dignatia longs to restore the reputation of her house as leaders and achievers, and remove the stigma that the high percentage of Slytherin Death Eaters created. [b]Bio\History:[/b] Dignatia was in her seventh year when the chamber of secrets was opened. The talk among her parents crowd about the possible return of "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" influenced her choice of Arithmancy Master to apprentice under. She knew that as a Pureblooded Slytherin, her parents would expect her to take the Dark Mark and become a Death Eater. She had no interest in the Dark Arts whatsoever, and wanted no part of a war to remove muggleborns and muggles from the world. She therefore chose to apprentice under Pythagoria Wittlesworth, a noted American Aritmancer. She found the American Wizarding World, at least in California, to be much less isolated from the muggle world. While there were private bars and restaurants for wizarding folk, if one wanted to be able to cook for oneself, one had to be able to navigate a grocery store. She was exposed to the technological wonders of modern muggle society, and her curiosity drove her to find out more about them. One of her current projects is to try and come up with a magically powered device that will function like a cell phone, and/or a way to ward muggle devices so they will work in the presence of magic. As of yet, she has had no luck, possibly due to her lack of full understanding of 'muggle magic' as she tends to think of it. She stayed in America while the war played out, and was approached about the Arithmancy Position a couple of years afterwards. She was told that she could have the position on the condition she agreed to become Head of Slytherin. There were frightenly few Slytherins who had kept their noses completely clean during the war, and the current Headmaster was eager to have a Head of Slytherin House that would set a good example. She is strict, but fair, both as a teacher and head of house, and always encourages others to achieve their own full potential. She firmly believes the truly great make others believe that they, too, can be great. [b]Appearance:[/b] [img=http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/numerica/Dignatia1_zps1e040a75.jpg] Teaching Robes: [img=http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/numerica/DignatiasDress_zpsa9fe3dd3.jpg] [b]Notable skills:[/b] Arithmancy and Academics Unusual familiarity with Muggle World (at least for a Pureblood) Teaching [b]Patronus Charm:[/b] Severe Macaw [img=http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/numerica/AvisVerdis_zps3d54b149.jpg] [/b]Pet:[/b] Avis Viridis, aka Dis , a Green Cheeked Conure [img=http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/numerica/AvisVerids2_zps95f724af.jpg] [/hider] I hope the bit about the American Wizarding World was not out of place? If so, I can change it. Also, I am working on a Hufflepuff Student Character.