Please give an accurate description of your appearance; pictures are welcome! I'm currently 150lbs at 5'3", which makes me very curvy. Luckily it all sits in a rough hourglass shape. My hair is naturally a dark reddish brown and fairly wavy. I have greeny-hazel eyes and normally wear glasses but have contacts on in this photo:
What are your favourite hobbies and extracurricular activities? Too many things! I spread myself pretty thin, but I enjoy reading, writing, sketching, walking... I'm a movie whore. I love history, philosophy, anthropology and psychology. I have a wonderful dog called Jazz who demands a lot of my time. I'm really interested in the natural world; I'm not one of these sappy nature lovers who only likes the cute things or resents the predators. I also watch a lot of silly TV and spend too long on the internet.
Are there any animals that you feel drawn to or a connection with? Not overly drawn to but I have lots of favourites. I've been around dogs all my life and feel very comfortable with them. I especially like Collie-type dogs - Jazz is part collie - because of how intelligent and alert they are. They're so trainable and have boundless energy. I also like Labradors and spaniel types. I used to have a wonderful Cavalier King Charles and my first dog was part Lab, part collie. I do love birds and spend a lot of the time being very jealous that I can't fly! We get a lot of different varieties in our garden, mostly songbirds with the odd Sparrowhawk thrown in. It's nice just listening to the owls in the woodland at night. I love the big African cats and Bengal tigers. Anyone else seen Big Cat Diary on the BBC?! It's given me a new respect for lions which I used to think were 'boring'. For some reason I've grown up with tiger symbolism all around me and that was my favourite animal when I was younger. I always wanted to be a tiger because they seemed the strong, silent, solitary type.
Are there any animals you are afraid of? No, I really try not to be afraid of any animals. I certainly don't have any phobias. I'm okay with insects and arachnids; I'm not in love with them but if one needs moving outside then I'm the one who does it. I love mice and just don't get people who are afraid of them. I like snakes; I held a couple at the Natural History Museum when I was very young and consquently never developed the fear that a lot of people have. I can't imagine that I wouldn't be nervous diving with sharks or something, but I'd be too interested and excited to let that get in the way of enjoying the experience.
Why would you like to be an animagus? I love the idea of Animagi in the Potter books. I especially liked how the witch/wizard can't choose what they become but the animal chooses them, according to their personality. If you've read the His Dark Materials trilogy you'll know about Dæmons, the parts of people's 'souls' or psyches that exist in the physical world as an animal. If you haven't read it then that sentence probably didn't make a whole lot of sense! But I fell in love with that concept as well. People are animals and have become too separate from the natural world. Becoming an Animagus is partly about having a respect for nature and recognising something of ourselves in other animals, as well as becoming more self-aware, which is always good, I think. Plus at HiH it earns you points.
application - part two
Please give an accurate description of your appearance; pictures are welcome!
I'm currently 150lbs at 5'3", which makes me very curvy. Luckily it all sits in a rough hourglass shape. My hair is naturally a dark reddish brown and fairly wavy. I have greeny-hazel eyes and normally wear glasses but have contacts on in this photo:
What are your favourite hobbies and extracurricular activities?
Too many things! I spread myself pretty thin, but I enjoy reading, writing, sketching, walking...
I'm a movie whore. I love history, philosophy, anthropology and psychology. I have a wonderful dog called Jazz who demands a lot of my time. I'm really interested in the natural world; I'm not one of these sappy nature lovers who only likes the cute things or resents the predators. I also watch a lot of silly TV and spend too long on the internet.
Are there any animals that you feel drawn to or a connection with?
Not overly drawn to but I have lots of favourites.
I've been around dogs all my life and feel very comfortable with them. I especially like Collie-type dogs - Jazz is part collie - because of how intelligent and alert they are. They're so trainable and have boundless energy. I also like Labradors and spaniel types. I used to have a wonderful Cavalier King Charles and my first dog was part Lab, part collie.
I do love birds and spend a lot of the time being very jealous that I can't fly! We get a lot of different varieties in our garden, mostly songbirds with the odd Sparrowhawk thrown in. It's nice just listening to the owls in the woodland at night.
I love the big African cats and Bengal tigers. Anyone else seen Big Cat Diary on the BBC?! It's given me a new respect for lions which I used to think were 'boring'. For some reason I've grown up with tiger symbolism all around me and that was my favourite animal when I was younger. I always wanted to be a tiger because they seemed the strong, silent, solitary type.
Are there any animals you are afraid of?
No, I really try not to be afraid of any animals. I certainly don't have any phobias. I'm okay with insects and arachnids; I'm not in love with them but if one needs moving outside then I'm the one who does it. I love mice and just don't get people who are afraid of them. I like snakes; I held a couple at the Natural History Museum when I was very young and consquently never developed the fear that a lot of people have. I can't imagine that I wouldn't be nervous diving with sharks or something, but I'd be too interested and excited to let that get in the way of enjoying the experience.
Why would you like to be an animagus?
I love the idea of Animagi in the Potter books. I especially liked how the witch/wizard can't choose what they become but the animal chooses them, according to their personality. If you've read the His Dark Materials trilogy you'll know about Dæmons, the parts of people's 'souls' or psyches that exist in the physical world as an animal. If you haven't read it then that sentence probably didn't make a whole lot of sense! But I fell in love with that concept as well. People are animals and have become too separate from the natural world. Becoming an Animagus is partly about having a respect for nature and recognising something of ourselves in other animals, as well as becoming more self-aware, which is always good, I think.
Plus at HiH it earns you points.Ps. I bought all the books ;)