[hider=Kate Minnillo][hr][hr][center][color=fff200][h2]Kate Minnillo[/h2][/color] [img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fanficchannel/images/f/f4/KathrynBernardo.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150108003440[/img][hr][hr][/center] [h3][color=fff200]THE BASICS[/color][/h3] [color=fff79a][b]Name:[/b][/color] [indent]Kathryn "Kate" Minnillo[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Gender:[/b][/color] [indent]Female[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Orientation:[/b][/color] [indent]Bisexual[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Age:[/b][/color] [indent]17 Years Old[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Blood:[/b][/color] [indent][i]Nijūblood[/i][/indent] [b][color=fff79a]Style[/color][/b] [indent]Among the many summer dresses, shorts, skirts, and tank tops, it is clear that Kate comes from a more tropical location. It may lead to problems when Japan and Mahoutokoro enter winter but after five years, what's two more winters? Although there might still be a hefty amount of complaints.... If there was any one unique accessory that Kate had, it would be the stolen significance of wearing a flower in her hair. During formal or social events, Kate will pluck a flower and wear it on her right side, just above her temporal. The significant part is that wearing it on her right side means she is single and on her left, she has a significant other. Chances are nobody would know that at Mahoutokoro but back in the Philippines some might![/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Background:[/b][/color] [indent]Being the oldest of three but only daughter of her father, Kate's mother passed away early in her life with her father remarrying. For the most part, not another person in Kate's family exhibit any magical proprieties and it has become a thing of conflict in the family. Where does Kate go for most of the year? Why does she get special treatment? How come she gets magic powers? Aside from her father, Kate's mother and siblings tend to begrudge and envy her for the seemingly special treatment and conditions she has. Her father has been really supportive but overall, at 17 years old, Kate can recognize the uncertainty and confusion in her father which makes his love all the more apparent and that's what is important. Since for the most part Kate is often the subject of minor abuse by her mother and half rejection by her siblings, Kate finds herself privately emotional, subject to grief from her rejection, but tends to keep a strong face in light of that. Although despite her toughness, she is still rather closed off from intimacy with friends due to her family. On some rarer occasions, she'll find the strength to open up but only if she has maintained a relationship for awhile. Ultimately, there is comfort in Kate's life and that is Mahoutokoro and magic in general. Acceptance generally comes easy at least so far but even still, being a foreigner and a [i]Nijūblood[/i] makes Kate feel like bit of an outsider. She puts in a lot of effort to school and Quidditch to compensate for that fact and the result was the award of Sui Quidditch Captain, being recognized for her outstanding efforts. Her skills as a Chaser and being the very thing that has made her feel confident about herself, Kate presently wants to go on to play Quidditch for the Philippines National Team, which is in desperate need of talent being one of the lowest winning programs in Oceania![/indent] [hr][hr][h3][color=fff200]SCHOOL RECORDS[/color][/h3] [color=fff79a][b]House:[/b][/color] [indent]Sui[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Year:[/b][/color] [indent]Sixth Year[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Robe:[/b][/color] [indent]Quidditch Captain Black with Ocean Blue trimmings[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Electives:[/b][/color] [indent][list] [*]Astrology [*]Magical Craftwork [/list] [/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Favorite Class:[/b][/color] [indent]Defense Against the Dark Arts: Defensive by nature, Kate is most interested in developing skills to help her become the Rock in the life of those she cares about.[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Least Favorite Class:[/b][/color] [indent]Transfiguration: Truly a waste of time as who needs to know how to change a rat into a goblet? [/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Extracurriculars:[/b][/color] [indent]Quidditch, Captain, Chaser Dueling Club[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Wand:[/b][/color] [indent]The limited magical world within the Philippines possesses some rather unique items for wand making. Kate's wand is certainly proof of that claim: Muyata stone core, Kusul Flower exterior measuring about 8 inches and reasonably pliant. The wand construction, similar although not the rule for many Filipino Witches and Wizards is based around the story of the [url=https://www.aswangproject.com/mystical-sacred-trees-in-philippine-lore/]Muyata[/url], or story of achieving immortality. In that story, a magical stone found only near flowering banana trees and a magical flower that only blooms during the moon rise can combine to make one immortal, assuming they can avoid the guardian of the stone. Of course this is just some silly No-Maj belief. To the informed, the stone is a Sea Sapphire with some magical properties but when combined with the Kusul Flower (along with some proper wand construction), will make a wand for the Filipino Witch or Wizard. The durability of the flower in this process is increased tenfold, making that of similar durability to standard wood. However most wands made this way will rarely be rigid or above. This method creates some quite unique wands as the Kusul Flower can bloom in several different colors. In particular, Kate's wand mimics the Plumeria Flower coloring scheme with the tip of her wand being white, the base being yellow, and then both sides approach a gradient until the middle is a mix of yellow and white. With wand cores each having characteristics concerning the magic wielded, the Muyata Stone also has a unique characteristic with a user's magic. It will not grant immortality but defensive spells are said to be strong, durable, and easier to master than with other wand cores.[/indent] [color=fff79a][b]Pet:[/b][/color] [indent][url=http://cockatoo-info.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/umbrella-cockatoo-display-behavior-happy.jpg]Roku[/url] the Cockatoo is a five year old bird of paradise that Kate bought after realizing pets were allowed and the Umbrella Cockatoo had a similar color to her wand. Capable of reciting some sounds and words, Roku knows how to say "Hi, bye-bye, and Roku" as some examples. He also mimics Kate's laugh really well. Being often times loud, Kate has mastered the Silencing Charm to keep this screaming bird quiet since cockatoos love to scream.[/indent] [hr][hr][h3][color=fff200]EXTRAS[/color][/h3] [color=fff79a][b]Miscellaneous:[/b][/color] [indent][/indent] [hr][hr] [/hider]