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Send a space thing for questions

Planets: Life

Mercury: What’s your full name? 

Venus: What’s your first language? 

Earth: Where’s your home? 

Mars: What’s your sexuality? 

Jupiter: Do you have any siblings? 

Saturn: Any pets? 

Uranus: What’s your hobby? 

Neptune: When’s your birthday? 

Pluto: What time is it right now where you are? 

Moon: What are you currently studying/hope to study? 

Stars: Experiences

Sun: Have you ever had alcohol? 

Sirius: Have you ever failed a class? 

Rigel: Have you ever gone on a rollercoaster? 

Deneb: Have you ever been out of your home country? 

Arcturus: Have you cried out of something other than sadness? 

Betelgeuse: What’s something you can never forget about? 

Aldebaran: What’s something you care desperately about? 

Canopus: Have you ever broken a bone? 

Bellatrix: Have you ever been forced to lie/keep a secret? 

Alphard: Have you ever lost a friend?

Vega: What’s something you’ve done that you wish you hadn’t? 

Constellations: Favourites

Centaurus: Favourite holiday?

Orion: Favourite month?

Cassiopeia: Favourite book?

Delphinus: Favourite study?

Hercules: Favourite instrument?

Gemini: Favourite song?

Pegasus: Favourite place to be?

Libra: Favourite colour? 

Phoenix: Favourite thing to wear?

Aries: Favourite movie? 

Cygnus: Favourite weather? 

Hydra: Favourite sound? 

Galaxies: Love/Friends  

Milky Way: Who’s your oldest friend?  

Andromeda: Do you consider yourself social? 

Black Eye Galaxy: Do you believe in love at first sight? 

Cartwheel Galaxy: When was your first kiss? 

Cigar Galaxy: How’s your flirting skills? 

Comet Galaxy: Have you ever had to leave a relationship because someone changed too much? 

Pinwheel Galaxy: Would you date the last person you talked to? 

Sombrero Galaxy: Do you have a crush right now? 

Bode’s Galaxy: Have you ever had a secret admirer? 

Sunflower Galaxy: Would you date/make friends with someone out of pity? 

Tadpole Galaxy: Would you deny a relationship/friendship? 

Whirlpool Galaxy: Have you ever cried over a breakup? 

Other stuff: Wishes 

Comet: What’s your big dream? 

Asteroid: What does your dream life look like? 

Meteor: What’s something you wish you could tell, but can’t? 

Nebula: If you could undo one thing in your life, what would it be? 

Shooting Star: If you could bring back one thing, what would it be? 

Pulsar: What do you hope to do in the next 10 years? 

Supernova: What’s one thing you want to do before you die? 

Quasar: If you could spend the rest of your life with only one person, who would it be? 

Wormhole: What’s something you wish would happen, but know won’t? 

Black Hole: What’s the last thing you want to see? 

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The Years Keep Passing || Open!

Another year older… The newspaper reminded her before her sister’s letter - thank Merlin the sound of unexpected wings had began to make her shiver with concern - the date tickling her mind for a good minute before it clicked. Happy birthday to me. The faint light that filtered in through her curtains hardly cut the gloom of her living room as she peered over the paper to observe the world as a twenty year old. As usual it looked much the same piles of papers interspersed with duelling texts and older tomes that seemed to sigh with her as she shook her head. Underneath the paper was the defensive manual she’d been sleeping on reading before the owl screeching it’s delivery had roused her from her studies. It was fast followed by Alyssa’s cheerful letter and although the quick exchange momentarily brightened Marlene’s mood the gloom threatened to creep back soon after she left her writing desk.

Another year…

And what had she accomplished? Katlyn’s death remained an anonymous - insignificant even to most anyone but Marlene- part of a larger massacre that was still unsolved…unavenged. Marlene was beset with the conviction that her mother would have found the culprits long ago if she had lived. But the department didn’t have Catherine McKinnon anymore and Marlene felt that she hardly measured up even with a rookie’s badge within her grasp. Is it though that fucking test…

Book and paper scattered to the ground following the unexpected violence of Marlene’s hands shoving against them as she stood. This place is fucking suffocating… A blonde face smiled easily from a nearby shelf free from the shocked concern that would have graced it if it had been anything but a muggle snapshot but Marlene still flinched when she caught sight of it. Foolish of her to pull it from the company of its more animated sisters safely tucked out of sight in a box in the depths of her closet. Suffocating. The door slammed behind her snapping with wards after a habitual flick of her wand and she stalked in the direction of diagon alley but the feeling lingered. I’m just tired. She rationalized but her heart still leapt in her throat when she thought she caught sight of those eyes again. Her eyes swept the half-abandoned alley - damn gringotts and those twice fucked robbers just wait until they see - searching for a favorite stand that was obviously absent. “Is there nowhere to a fucking decent cup of coffee now?” 

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doeintheforest:

LEGAL NAME: Marlene Averil McKinnon

ALIAS[ES]: Mars, Marly

DATE OF BIRTH:  August 15 1958

GENDER | SPECIES:  Female | Witch

PLACE OF BIRTH: The McKinnon home in Montrose

CURRENT LIVING CONDITIONS: A small flat near the Ministry in london

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English

EDUCATION: Seven years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, training at the Auror academy for two years

OCCUPATION: Auror in training

DRINK | SMOKE | DRUGS: Oh yes | Frequently | Not since Hogwarts

LIKE[S]: Her family, whiskey, her job (no really), flying, 

DISLIKE[S]: Death Eaters, the war, exams, anything licorice flavored, being lied to

FEAR[S]: Losing her loved ones, failing as an Auror

PERSONALITY TRAITS: determined, obstinate, good hearted, sacrificial, 

DISORDERS: None

{ P H Y S I C A L   I N F O R M A T I O N }

HAIR COLOR: Brunette

EYE COLOR: blue

HEIGHT: 1.62m

TATTOOS:  A quill writing Katlyn’s name across her left ribs

PIERCINGS:  Ears

{ F A M I L Y   I N F O R M A T I O N }

SIBLING[S]: Alyssa, Kenneth, Donnell, and Rossalyn McKinnon

PARENT[S]: Marcas McKinnon and Catherine McKinnon nee Macmillan(deceased) 

CHILDREN:  None

PET[S]: None

{ R E L A T I O N S H I P   I N F O R M A T I O N }

SEXUAL PREFERENCE: Pansexual

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Who has time for relationships? Has no one fucking realized there’s a war on yet?

Meet the Muse

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Dolores Umbridge: Make a list of rules that your family (or whoever you choose) would have to follow if you made the rules.

 Ward your houses, ward your life! If they don’t make intruders bleed or explode they aren’t working right. 

Never ask me about: my nonexistent love life, any ridiculous hypothetical questions (but if you couldn’t be an Auror...), Kat or Mother...

Stop upsetting Alyssa! 

Don’t die. Don’t get hurt. Don’t ever leave me like mother did. 

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Harry Potter Character Asks

Harry Potter: Tell us about a scar on your body

Hermione Granger: What is your favorite book, how many times have you read it, and why do you love it?

Ron Weasley: Something you're afraid of?

Luna Lovegood: One thing that makes you different from everyone else.

Fred Weasley: Can you do any magic tricks? What is the best one you can do? If you can't do any, what's the best one you've seen?

George Weasley: What is the best prank you've ever played on someone?

Neville Longbottom: Tell us an embarrassing story.

Narcissa Malfoy: Do you have a good relationship with your family? Who are you closest to?

Voldemort: If you were to create a Horcrux(s), what would it be and why?

Bellatrix Lestrange: Have you ever loved someone who could never love you back?

Ginny Weasley: Have you ever been in love with an unexpected person?

Hedwig: If you went to Hogwarts, what kind of pet would you bring? (ex: cat, owl, rat, frog)

Draco Malfoy: Is it better to be feared or to be loved?

Rubeus Hagrid: What is your favorite mystical creature?

Dolores Umbridge: Make a list of rules that your family (or whoever you choose) would have to follow if you made the rules.

Lucius Malfoy: What is your most prized possession?

Molly Weasley: What is the proudest moment of your life?

Dobby: Who are you most loyal to?

Sirius Black: Have you ever been accused of doing something you didn't do?

Argus Filch: What's the worst job you've ever had?

Dudley Dursley: How many presents do you usually receive on your birthday?

Peter Pettigrew: Are you a leader or a follower?

Cedric Diggory: Have you ever had a near death experience?

Albus Dumbledore: What is the greatest obstacle you have ever overcome in your life?

Minerva McGonagall: What is your favorite spell?

Severus Snape: Are you a trustworthy person?

Remus Lupin: If you transform into any one animal or creature, which one would it be?

Uncle Vernon: What is your favorite day of the week?

Mad Eye Moody: Who is the bravest person you know?

Arthur Weasley: What do you think is the best "muggle" invention?

Professor Sprout: What is your favourite class that is offered at Hogwarts?

Nymphadora Tonks: If you could change one thing about your appearance what would it be?

Moaning Mertile: What is something that always makes you cry?

James Potter: Would you risk your life to save someone you truly love?

Lily Potter: What color eyes do you have?

Professor Trelawney: Have you ever dreamt something was going to happen and then it happened?

Mr. Ollivander: What would your wand look like?

Lavender Brown: Who is the last person who texted and have you ever had a crush on them?

Cho Chang: If you were on the Quidditch team, what position would you play?

Aunt Petunia: What is your favorite flower?

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10

10. Talk about the biggest fight you’ve ever had

Marlene’s mind immediately strays to her brother far away as he was in the Hebrides and out of her life as his radio silence continued to remind her. It was a terrific fight that had finally snapped the line that bound siblings together tight as only so much shared blood could do. Screams and shouts had broken the stale silence that had crept into the McKinnon household -too quiet to be peaceful - when he’d found her clutching her acceptance letter and beaming with pride. 

“They practically killed our mother Marlene!” -- “How can you say that? They were people she was fucking proud to die for! Does that mean nothing to you?” - “What about us Marlene? Do we mean anything to you? Should I start planning your funeral too!?” -”Fuck you Kenneth. I hope my death means half as much as mums.” - “Don’t. Don’t say it like that...like it was actually worth...Marlene...our mothe-” “Would be fucking ashamed of you.” 

His look of disgust lingered in her mind but even as the fury of their fight danced through her mind it was chased away by another face more hurt and scared than outraged and a different argument. One that cost her precious months she would never get back - any attempt at suggesting she might not be able to get the months back with her brother either even from her own mind meets a brick wall of denial her brother was not in any danger nor would he ever be so long as she drew breath - and still tore at her heart. 

“Why can’t you just say it?” “Stop it Marlene please don’t do this.” “Kat..gods how long are we going to play this fucking game?” 

No one had said anything when Marlene had kissed Scarlett Evers after a Quidditch game in full view of their peers. Look Kat. No one hates her. No one hates me. No one will hate you here. The act hadn’t had quite the effect she’d hoped for although Katlyn’s lips grew far more likely to curl into a sneer when she caught sight of Scarlett in the halls.

“That was not the fucking point Kat. Don’t you understand you don’t have to be jealo-” “I am not!”

No matter what she tried it only seemed to make things worse with them until the fight finally broke.

“Don’t touch me Marlene!” “Kat..please..I just.” “No! No don’t touch me don’t talk to me. Just go away I’ll never say it. I don’t like you like that. Just fuck off!” “You don’t mean...” “I don’t fucking love you, Marlene”

The words hit like iron against her chest even harder for the way Katlyn turned away in a rush - hiding tears Marlene never saw or imagined - and stormed away without another word. Without a word for months. There is hardly a day that Marlene doesn’t think of the fight despite it being ‘resolved’ for months more before Katlyn’s death and wonder if it wasn’t worth it to push for more. One thing she knows for certain she would have traded even ever precious moment with her lover to earn back those months with her friend. 

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The Years Keep Passing || Open!

Another year older... The newspaper reminded her before her sister’s letter - thank Merlin the sound of unexpected wings had began to make her shiver with concern - the date tickling her mind for a good minute before it clicked. Happy birthday to me. The faint light that filtered in through her curtains hardly cut the gloom of her living room as she peered over the paper to observe the world as a twenty year old. As usual it looked much the same piles of papers interspersed with duelling texts and older tomes that seemed to sigh with her as she shook her head. Underneath the paper was the defensive manual she’d been sleeping on reading before the owl screeching it’s delivery had roused her from her studies. It was fast followed by Alyssa’s cheerful letter and although the quick exchange momentarily brightened Marlene’s mood the gloom threatened to creep back soon after she left her writing desk.

Another year...

And what had she accomplished? Katlyn’s death remained an anonymous - insignificant even to most anyone but Marlene- part of a larger massacre that was still unsolved...unavenged. Marlene was beset with the conviction that her mother would have found the culprits long ago if she had lived. But the department didn’t have Catherine McKinnon anymore and Marlene felt that she hardly measured up even with a rookie’s badge within her grasp. Is it though that fucking test...

Book and paper scattered to the ground following the unexpected violence of Marlene’s hands shoving against them as she stood. This place is fucking suffocating... A blonde face smiled easily from a nearby shelf free from the shocked concern that would have graced it if it had been anything but a muggle snapshot but Marlene still flinched when she caught sight of it. Foolish of her to pull it from the company of its more animated sisters safely tucked out of sight in a box in the depths of her closet. Suffocating. The door slammed behind her snapping with wards after a habitual flick of her wand and she stalked in the direction of diagon alley but the feeling lingered. I’m just tired. She rationalized but her heart still leapt in her throat when she thought she caught sight of those eyes again. Her eyes swept the half-abandoned alley - damn gringotts and those twice fucked robbers just wait until they see - searching for a favorite stand that was obviously absent. “Is there nowhere to a fucking decent cup of coffee now?” 

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Lyssa,

Yes... but I am also half-certain there would be a precedent for it so at least it would be a familiar monster of paperwork. The exams are worse than anything ever. No, don’t worry they aren’t so bad at all I’m just nervous. Let’s meet at my flat and we can always go out after tea. There’s a new bookstore I want to check out that is supposed to have a few antique runic manuals so I thought maybe you’d be interested in looking at it too?

-Marls

Happy birthday, Marls! If you have a day off from the Academy soon, perhaps we can spend the day together. I have a present I'd like to give you in person. From, Alyssa.

Lyssa!

I actually do have a free day scheduled! (Very strange since I hadn’t seen one of those on my list since…what came before the Academy? It’s all become a blur haha) Don’t tell anyone but I think they’re just giving us days now to make sure the exams don’t literally kill all  of us because if they did I imagine the paperwork would be a monster. All this babbling just means I’m free Thursday and I miss you something awful Lyssa, where should we meet?

-Marls 

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Little Lion Girl - a Marlene McKinnon fanmix {listen}

                   From love to loss, from Hogwarts to war, from little girl to Auror,                        from life to death.

1. This is Love {The Script} 2. Little Lion Man {Mumford and Sons } 3. I Kissed a Girl {Jill Sobule} 4. 30 Lives {Imagine Dragons} 5. Lego House {Ed Sheeran} 6. We’ll be a Dream {We the Kings} 7. Alone Together {Fall Out Boy} 8. 100 Ships {Rachel Platten} 9. Believe {All-American Rejects} 10. Hey Brother {Avicii} 11. If This is Goodbye {Lifehouse} 12. Sworn to the Sword {Steven Universe} 13. I’ll Fight {Daughtry} 14. River of Dreams {Billy Joel} 15. How Far We’ve Come {Matchbox 20} 16. Blood on my Hands {The Used} 17. Battleships {Daughtry} 18. Fight Song {Rachel Platten} 19. Dust and Gold {Arrows to Athens} 20. The Fighter {Gym Class Heroes} 21. Dead Hearts {Stars} 22. Hanging Tree {Jennifer Lawrence} 23. My Demons {Starset} 24. Superman {Five for Fighting} 25. Die Young {Ke$ha} 26. Welcome to the Black Parade {My Chemical Romance} 27. Centuries {Fall Out Boy} 28. Your Time Has Come {Audioslave} 29. The Energy Never Dies {The Script}

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Happy birthday, Marls! If you have a day off from the Academy soon, perhaps we can spend the day together. I have a present I'd like to give you in person. From, Alyssa.

Lyssa!

I actually do have a free day scheduled! (Very strange since I hadn’t seen one of those on my list since...what came before the Academy? It’s all become a blur haha) Don’t tell anyone but I think they’re just giving us days now to make sure the exams don’t literally kill all  of us because if they did I imagine the paperwork would be a monster. All this babbling just means I’m free Thursday and I miss you something awful Lyssa, where should we meet?

-Marls 

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#she is literally a ray of sunshine  (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

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5, 15, 20

What are their chief tension areas?

Her shoulders and neck unsurprisingly. She spends a lot of time hunched over books and passed out on couches. That is not to mention the masses of bruised and aching muscles she deals with as a result of training. 

Can they multi-task or must they focus on one subject at a time?

Like most people Marlene works best when she can focus her entire attention on one thing however she has been taught to divide her attention properly during a fight and can effectively fight multiple assailants at once. Her trained ability comes in handy during an emergency but it puts Marlene on high alert and can be exhausting so whenever she can she tries to focus on one thing on a time. 

If your character was allowed to murder one person without any consequences, who would that person be and why?

Voldemort. There is a part of her that wants to say her mother’s or Kat’s murderer but she can’t choose them both and she knows that both of them likely seek shelter behind the larger darkness of the so called “Dark Lord.” Killing Voldemort would weaken the hydra like body of the purity ‘movement’ and scatter it effectively ending the war. There’s nothing more Marlene would like to do than make her world safer by snuffing out the Monster threatening to tear it apart. 

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They don’t find peace. It’s pure bullshit. When something unspeakable happens, or when you do something unspeakable, it changes you. It takes you apart and reassembles you. You are a Frankenstein of circumstance, and the parts never fit back quite right and the life you live is a stolen one. You don’t deserve to walk among the living, and you know it.

Lisa Unger, In the Blood (via quoted-books)

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30 Uncommon Character Development Questions ( send me a number )

What position does your character sleep in? ( i.e; stomach, side, back, etc. ) Describe why they do this — optional.

Does your character have any noteworthy features? Freckles? Dimples? A scar somewhere unusual? etc.

Does your character have an accent? What does it sound like?

Do they have any verbal tics? Do they have trouble pronouncing certain words or getting their thoughts across clearly?

What are their chief tension areas? 

If you were to pick one song — and only one song — to describe your character, what would it be and why?

How does your character perceive themselves? Positive? Negative? Neutral?

Are they a quick thinker or do they need time to sort through their thoughts?

Does your character dream or are their nights filled with an empty blackness? Describe a dream they’ve had or a night they couldn’t sleep and what they did to preoccupy their time.

If they had a choice, would they prefer a subway or a bus for public transportation?

What do they think of creation? Do they believe in evolution or do they believe in God? What is their religion like?

Describe 5 unusual characteristics your muse has.

Have they ever been so overwhelmed they had to stop and take a break from something? 

Are they a team player or do they prefer to be solo?

Can they multi-task or must they focus on one subject at a time?

What are their best school subjects? What are their worst? List five of each.

Is your character an introvert or an extrovert? How do they handle big crowds of people?

Are they a leader, do they prefer to follow, or would they rather just stay on the sidelines altogether?

If your character was suddenly challenged, would they rather run away or stay and fight?

If your character was allowed to murder one person without any consequences, who would that person be and why?

Your character has been granted 3 wishes; what would they wish for and why?

Does your character trust people right off the bat or does it take them some time to warm up to someone?

Do they prefer romance or affection? What is the quickest way to your character’s heart?

Does your character have any enemies? If so, who and why?

Do they have any weird bedroom habits? Any unusual kinks?

How does your character prepare for bed? Do they sleep at all or can they stay awake for days on end without trouble?

If your character had one thing to say to their parents before they died, what would it be?

Are they afraid of death? Do they have any regrets?

Does your character get restless when things are too quiet or do they favour solitude and silence? Why?

Finally; if your character was forced to eat one thing for the rest of their life, what would they choose and why?

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what do you dream about at night?

Blonde hair like silk falling over my face. The warmth of her breath against my skin. Fingers pushing me closer...closer...