Written 2002, © Erica 2005

Profile for Tria Ligare Academy (This RPG has since died...)

Basics
Name: Cho Mei Chang
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Blood: Pureblood

Schooling
House: Hawk
Year: 3rd
Wand: Rowan, phoenix feather, 9 1/2 inches. Slim and quite whippy. Excellent for Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts
Previous Schooling: Hecate Academy, an academy in London for young gifted witches (an all girls school), (5-11). Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Ravenclaw House (11-17).

Personality

General Personality: Quiet and subtle, Cho usually doesn't bring attention to herself. But she often notices things most people don't, and because of that she often knows more too. Cho picks up on information very easily and retains it well. Despite the fact that she's not very outgoing, Cho is a devoted friend. She's a good listener and is often helping her friends with their problems. But even her good friends have problems breaking past the barrier she puts up when she's having problems. When she's in a down mood, she'll shut herself away and won't let anyone near her, fearing they will be hurt because of her. The only person that ever successfully got through to her while she was in a state was Cedric. Cho has a good sense of humor and likes to put it to occasional use. She does have a habit of staring off into space at the most inopportune moments though.
An ambitious girl, Cho has several goals and dreams. She wants to become an Auror, to become an animagus, and with those abilities avenge Cedric's murder. But Cho also wants to be able to sing again, to love someone again, to settle down to a quite, peaceful life, and to raise a family. Cho's hobbies range from Quidditch and her studies, to defense magic, martial arts, weaponry, working on her psonics, and singing (even though she hasn't done it in a long time). First impressions of Cho are generally that she's shy, innocent and sweet, quite far from the truth. Cho's generall opinion on school and life are positive, that school is neccesary to further oneself in life, and the life has both it's good and bad, and hopefully more good than bad.
Pet Hate: There's only one thing that really irritates Cho, which she has no reason for: tapping, like someone idly tapping their quill or finger on the table. It annoys Cho to no end, but she has no rational reason for her irritation, other than it bothers her.
Likes: Books, books, books, and more books... and Quidditch, DADA, dueling, martial arts, weaponry, singing, taking walks, honesty, gentlemen (real ones), gardens. Animal: Phoenix; Book: A Little Princess; Color: Blue; Drink: Butterbeer; Food: Rice; Flower: Blue rose; Music: Classical; Scent: Fresh rain; Thing To Do: Read
Dislikes: Magpies (chatty people), liers, concieted and self-infatuated prats, dark magic, instults about Cedric, when her psonics flare unexpectedly. Animal: Serpent; Book: Catch 22; Color: Brown, pink; Drink: Coffee; Food: Pizza (grease, gross!); Music: Rock; Scent: Cigarette smoke; Thing To Do: Attend social gatherings
Phobias/Fears: Others getting hurt because of her

Appearance

General Appearance: At 5' 2" and 48 kg (105 lbs),Cho is short and willowy, but Quidditch and other activities have made her tougher than she looks. Her soft, glossy, straight raven black hair has some bluish tones, gently frames her face and just brushes her shoulders. She used to wear her hair in a long braid until her fifth year, when she cut it off as a sign of mourning. Cho's narrow slanted eyes are a soft deep brown and ever watchful. Framed by long lashes, they are set in a slender face with clear, light toned skin. Cho's eyes hold a haunted look that is very hard to detect if you don't know her well. Her mouth is generally in a neutral straight line, but if she's in a good mood the corners will be turned up a little. It doesn't really take much to make her smile, just the right person.
Cho has various scars from various Quidditch accidents, and a bird shaped birthmark on her right shoulder. A conservative dresser, Cho dresses more for comfort and efficiency than trendiness, but she does have a thing for wearing her work robes when not in school uniform. Cho always wears a silver fabrigeé and sapphire ring, given to her by Cedric only a week before his death, on the ring finger of her left hand. Tucked under her shirt, Cho wears a flat silver disk with Chinese runes on a blue silk cord around her neck. An old Chinese monk gave the amulet to Cho's mother when the baby was born. And on in her belt, Cho carries her 20 great grandmother's shukusen. Cho moves a little like a bird in flight, light and flowing; and ever since she was a child, she's always walked softly.
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 105 lbs
Complexion: Light toned skin
Defining Marks: Various scars from various Quidditch accidents, and a bird shaped birthmark on her right shoulder

History

Parents: Hiroshi Chang & Norika Yoshimoto [dead]
Sibling(s): None
General History: Cho was born in Communist China to Hiroshi Chang & Norika Yoshimoto who were on assignment for the Ministry of Magic. Cho's parents had both been born in China and had immigrated, in their late teens, to Great Britain where they met at their jobs in the Ministry. Hiroshi and Norika were both aurors during the Dark Lord's reign of terror, and happened to be in China tracking Death Eaters when Cho made it known she wanted to be born. Norkia returned to England a few days after that while Hiroshi completed the assignment. Then Hiroshi returned to England also. Norika went into hiding with baby Cho and Hiroshi continued working as an Auror until the Dark Lord's downfall with the Potters. Hiroshi and Norika have taken other jobs in recent years. Norika works in the Department of Research, and Hiroshi works in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
Both the Changs and the Yoshimotos are old wizarding families and because neither Hiroshi nor Norika have siblings Cho will have a large inheritance. Both sets of grandparents adore Cho, as she's their only grandchild, and are quite proud of her progress in school, though they wish she were attending their old school in China. The Chang family is an ancient Chinese family but the Yoshimoto family was at one point originally from Japan. Hiroshi changed the spelling of his last name from Zhang to Chang so less people would be confused on how to pronounce it. In Ancient Japan, the Yoshimoto's had been a high ranking family and part of the samuri class. Hiroshi and Norika were both killed in the final battle with Voldemort. Cho inherited their money, their town house in Kent, and a small patch of land in China. Cho sold the town house and bought an apartment in Edinburgh.
Cho was quite an advanced child (one of the reasons she's a Ravenclaw). She learned to talk before she could walk and taught herself to read by the time she was three and a half. As soon as she could talk, Cho started asking questions. Why this? How does that work? Do cats go to heaven? When she couldn't find an answer for her questions, she tried to look it up (the cat question never was really answered). Cho's father began training Cho in martial arts and weaponry when she was very young. She took fairly well to both and is now quite adept at them.
Cho was very surprised when she was selected to be the Ravenclaw seeker in her second year. Sure she loved flying but she'd never really been all that into Quidditch. But when her parents suggested she try-out she did. As it turned out, she was somewhat of a natural. Though it had taken her a long time to master as a child, Cho is able to guide her broom with her knees and still stay balenced. And her sharp eyesight certainly helped with locating the snitch. After her first game, Cho was hooked to Quidditch. It was in fact over the Quidditch pitch that Cho and Cedric first met, during the Ravenclaw/Hufflepuff game in her second year. Even though she was on an older broom, she was lighter and was able to outmanuver Cedric.
When she was sorted into Ravenclaw, Cho took it as a sign that she should study hard (like she'd do anything else). And she did. As one of the top students in her year, Cho had no doubts about what people expect from her. But when she graduated, she became a little uncertain. The past year, she'd experienced a sudden increase in her magic. But it wasn't general magic. Cho pocessed psonics, mind magic, and it had begun to manifest. Cho fought to learn to control her new powers, but she couldn't keep them under sufficient control. After consulting with the Headmaster, Cho decided to apply to Tria Ligare Academy, to further her education and bring her psonics under control. Cho still plans to enroll in the Aurors' Academy, but until she gets a grip on her powers, that will have to wait.

Writing Sample

The end of the year was approaching, and still Cho hadn't received an answer. She paced the floor of her dorm, wringing her hands and worrying. She had to be accepted, she had to be. There was no two ways about it. She had to learn to control her psonics and it seemed that Tria Ligare Academy was the only place she could do that. As she passed her window for the umpteenth time, Cho began to crew on her lip. She couldn't leave her powers unchecked, that much was very evident.
As she finished another circle in her dorm, Cho collased onto her four-poster bed, exhaunsted from her pacing and worrying. Her usually neat coal black hair was in complete disarray, but she paid it no mind. It was a rare thing for her to be so uptight over one thing. But this one thing was important, and almost a life or death situation. The Headmaster had been very precise about the fact that if she didn't learn to control her psonics, the uncontrolled power would eventually kill her. It was ironic really. Cho had never thought of herself as anything especially special. All one had to do was look at Harry Potter and see that Cho was for the most part "normal." But "normal" people don't set the greenhouse on fire. "Normal" people don't cause it to suddenly rain. "Normal" people don't cause the lake to freeze over in April. And "normal" people don't see into other people's minds. That was probably the worst one. The telepathy. Cho had been forced to alienate herself from even her closest friends at times, and especially stay away from people like Harry Potter, people who had deep scars. Their thoughts were the worst to overhear.
About to try another round of pacing, Cho pushed herself into a sitting position on her bed. As she slowly stood and made her way over to the window, a shadow passing in front of the moon caught her sharp Seeker eyes. An owl. Cho's breath caught in her throat as her eyes watched the owl swoop lower and lower, heading straight for her. Holding out her hands, the owl dropped the envelope intro her fine boned hands. Her brown eyes were alight with anticipation as she ripped open the seal. It was from Tria Ligare Academy, the wax seal made that much evident. As shaking hands unfolded the thick parchment, her mind whispered a silent mantra. 'They can't have rejected me. They can't have rejected me. They can't have rejected me.' Finally, Cho opened the parchment and saw the words, "You have been accepted..." Bursting into tears of joy, Cho hugged the letter to her chest, and hurrying over to her desk, started scribbling a letter to her parents that she'd been accepted.

Character Extra

Pet/familiar: Tawny Owl- Tori, Cat- Hoshiko
Advanced Magic: Cho has several psonics. Telepathy, vitakinesis (healing), pyrokinesis, telekinetics, hydrokinetics, cryokinetics, just to name them. Cho is also skilled in Defense Magic as she wishes to enter the Auror's Academy once she has better control over her psonics.
Special features: None