Post by Cassandra Holden on Feb 6, 2009 6:45:29 GMT
Cassandra Rose Holden
The Roleplayer
Name/Alias: Mandy
Age: 19
The Character
Name: Cassandra Rose Holden
Nicknames: Cass, Cassie
Age: 15
Year: 5
House: Ravenclaw
Blood: Pure
Wand: 11", Cherry, Unicorn Hair
Pets: Fiona, eagle owl (shares with her brother)
Patronus: Elephant
Boggart: the dead body of her brother
Personality:
Cassie Holden is the other half of the Holden twins. Although she is separated from her brother by House, she still finds the time to hang out with him. She considers her brother to be her best friend. However, Cassie is nothing like Caleb. She is smart and loves to learn. She is somewhat conceited about her looks and must always look perfect, even while sleeping. She does not believe that she will ever fall in love, have those crazy feelings or anything of the sort. The people that don't know her all that well would think of her as a snobbish, cold girl, but really, she's just afraid to hope. She loves to be the center of attention and will do anything to be in the spotlight. However, she hates drama and everything that goes along with it, like tears and frustration. She likes her life structured, full of schedules that must be followed. She is a creature of habit, rarely changing up her routine. She is afraid of the unknown and what it could bring, which is why change is difficult for her.
Cassandra is a perfectionist. Even though she is a pureblood, she was forced to learn Muggle activities, such as proper singing techniques, drawing and painting, and playing the piano, all of which she enjoys. She also enjoys spending time with her father, finding him to be more sensible than her dream-filled mother. She has a deep respect for all adult authority. She is a sucker for any dare or challenge, as long as they don't break the rules. One of her flaws is her hasty judgment of people. She tends to jump to conclusions about people before she gets to know them.
Appearance:
Cassandra is the younger of the Holden twins. She is tall at 5'11," with an almost model-like body. She has a beautiful body structure that is slender, but perfectly curves in just the right places. She has pale blonde hair that flows and curls gently over her shoulders and reaches mid back. her eyes can often be described as a storm at sea; a mixture of bright blue and light gray with some specks of green mixed in. Cass believes that her eyes are her best feature, although she is completely comfortable with the way she looks. She believes that eyes are the gateway to the soul, and thus expresses her emotions through her eyes. Even if she seems calm and collected on the outside, her eyes are the only way to read that she may be furiously angry. Cassandra has strong faith that in looking into another person's eyes, she can tell exactly what the person is about. Her skin tone is more of a creamy medium skin tone, with a healthy glow. In the summer and autumn, however, she can seem pale compred to the girls around her who tan. Yet, Cassie will be the one laughing when those girls prematurely wrinkle. She fears that her nose is too large for her face, and that she has more of a baby face than a mature, adult look, which is why she never did take up modeling.
Cassie gets away with wearing anything and looking lovely in it, even shapeless school robes. Blue happens to be her favorite color, though she will agree that bold colors look good on her in general. She also loves any kind of pattern and print. She has no qualms with "dressing up" and loves to whenever she gets the excuse to. Of course she wears the school robes during the week, but she would rather show off her sense of style, whether is just be jeans and a top, a ball gown or something in between. She tries to be the influence on her brother that she thinks he need, but the Gryffindor think he is too good for her stylish advice.
History:
Parents: Amy and Winston Holden
Siblings: twin brother, Caleb
The marriage between the dreamer Amy and the analytical Winston was a prearranged marriage when both headed off to Hogwarts. Because they knew that they were going to get married, the couple tried to slowly grow as friends. Unlike some prearranged marriages, Amy and Winston actually fell in love. Winston and Amy both went into the medical field of magic after Hogwarts. Amy, a Hufflepuff, would drop from her work after she became pregnant. Winston, a Ravenclaw, went on to become a prestigious Healer at St. Mungo's. Amy went through a grueling pregnancy, although she was glowing and happy. She gave birth to twins on the starry night of June 25, the boy being older by 3.5 minutes. Amy stayed home with the children, doting on her baby boy and primping her little girl into a proper young lady.
Cassie was attached to the hip with her brother. They were inseparable as far as she can remember. She never needed a playmate because she always had Caleb. As her mother taught her piano and other activities of being a young woman, she became slightly jealous of Caleb's freedom, but never became with her brother. She never remembers fighting with her brother unless it was a petty argument over a toy. Her first sign of magic was actually setting her own teddy bear on fire, after Caleb lit his on fire when he threw a temper tantrum and cried because she still had a teddy. They lived in the Holden House, a moderately sized mansion, redesigned every couple of years to Amy's newest fad in interior design.
As Cassie grew older, her bond with her brother remained the same. Her father started to teach her the basics of schooling, and finding her far brighter than her brother, began to teach her more complicated Muggle subjects, as well as the basics of magic. Cassie hardly had to lift a finger to understand and comprehend her first two years of schooling at Hogwarts. Although Cassie loved school, she hated being separated by the Houses from her brother. She still hates it, but has grown used to it.
