Application for Emmeline Grangerford (Huckleberry Finn)

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite?
I like the paler sorts of cheddar. The color reminds me of the full moon just after moonrise, and that's when all the most interesting and tragic things happen. At least in books.

2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?
I'd rather not kill anyone. If Carrottop had any kin living nearby, I would kill Barney instead, because we really don't need another feud. Then I'd write a poem about the tragic demise of the Last of the Great Purple Lizards. It would make an interesting challenge, since I've mostly written about humans up to now.

3. What time is it where you are?
Time for me to finish this funeral tribute! You would not believe how hard it is to find solemn and poetic rhymes for "Whistler."

4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.
I hope I am too much of a lady to harass anyone, but Mr. Black is certainly intriguing. So dashing, yet not without the slightest touch of melancholy...

5. If you are pushing to be in:

A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.
Crossing: the Bar.

B. Gryffindor – Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.
Well, in stories, the contestants for the hand of the fair maiden generally have to complete some sort of difficult task or quest in order to prove their worthiness. I suppose that Harry could do that, if he can't make up his mind any other way. He shouldn't make the test too dangerous, because if he does, then it's likely that he'll realize that he's loved one of the twins all along just before that twin gets himself killed. While that would make an excellent subject for a long narrative poem, I don't think it would be very pleasant to live through.

C. Ravenclaw – You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it.
Has there been a steamboat accident or something like that lately? Those always give me a lot of work.

D. Hufflepuff – Prove you are not useless.
I can write poetry on a variety of subjects, and draw, and play the piano a little, and I make a pretty good cup of coffee.

6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do.
If any of you feel that your lives and deeds have been insufficiently celebrated by the bards of your own time and place, I will do my best to remedy that by writing a tribute on anything you wish. I also have a spare copy of "The Castle of Otranto," if anyone is interested.

Comments

[dice-addict.livejournal.com]

Well, you do seem to be very fond of poetry...

Ravenclaw.

Do me a favor and write a poem about a robot boy with a steel heart that never loved, and when he tried, his heart was so rusty from disuse that it broke into pieces, destroyed his wiring and killed him?

I'd like to see your take on the subject matter.
((*dies* So much love for obscure chars. What was that poem she wrote about the drowned dude?))

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

Thanks you, sir. I'll get to work on the poem immediately. It sounds like a subject with a lot of potential.

((Thanks. Emmeline's one of my favorites. I believe the poem in question was the "Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, deceased"))

[redheadshizuka.livejournal.com]

Ravenclaw. :D

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your vote, miss.

[arrakis-savior.livejournal.com]

Hmm... There have already been a lot of poems written about me. Like this one:

The hands move, the lips move—
Ideas gush from his words,
And his eyes devour!
He is an island of Selfdom.

But if you want to write more, I won't stop you.

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

Your poem there has very interesting imagery.

[arrakis-savior.livejournal.com]

What do you think of it? *looks pleased* When you're an interstellar Emperor, a lot of poetry gets written about you.

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

It's quite striking.
Not having to make something rhyme or scan seems to cut down on the word count quite a bit. You just put down your best lines and it's done.

[arrakis-savior.livejournal.com]

After you get Sorted, we should meet and talk about poetry -- there are a lot more that've been written about me. I'm no poet myself, but I am something of a wordsmith when it comes to aphorisms. What house would you like best? I'm in Slytherin.

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

I'd like that very much. I'm afraid I'm not very aphoristic, but I do admire them.

I think I would like to be a Ravenclaw.

vote: Ravenclaw

[arrakis-savior.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know a Ravenclaw! My friend River is a Ravenclaw. You'll probably like her.

Anyway, send me an owl once you get settled in! I can sing you some of the versified songs of Gurney Halleck, too.

Re: vote: Ravenclaw

[pdbw.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Miss Grangerford is giving Lord Peter an attack of the vapours, and he has chosen to recuse himself from her Sorting. But I just wanted to say that I am totally fangirling your Paul.))

Re: vote: Ravenclaw

[arrakis-savior.livejournal.com]

(( Yay! He owes a lot to the National Lampoon version of Dune, I'm afraid... ))

[ugly-old-hat.livejournal.com]

Very nice to meet a fellow poet and song writer! Would you be willing to share a bit of your work with me?

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid all I have on me is a copy of something a wrote a few years ago, but you're quite welcome to read it if you like.
http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0499/twain/poem.html

[lil-tom-riddle.livejournal.com]

*sniggering* I like that one! Think you can also sing it? We like singers!

[ugly-old-hat.livejournal.com]

What a lovely poem! It brightened up my day quite a bit. And I believe I must agree with our membership that a writer such as yourself belongs in Ravenclaw.

[agedsand.livejournal.com]

I think you'd make a good Ravenclaw. *smiles*

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your vote, sir.

[experimentbunny.livejournal.com]

You seem like a very nice and smart lady! I think you should be in Ravenclaw with me and my friend Miss River!

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your vote. *slight "awww" smile, holds out her hand* A gentleman who sorted me earlier said he was a friend of River as well. What's she like?

[experimentbunny.livejournal.com]

Miss River is one of the nicest people I know! She takes care of me just like she did back at the other place, and she dances really well.

*beams innocently, allows himself to be petted if Emmeline wants.*

[art-thou-gone.livejournal.com]

*pets him* I would very much like to meet her. It must be nice having an old friend in the same house. Loneliness can be so dreadful.

[ugly-old-hat.livejournal.com]

You are a very talented and intelligent woman, Ms. Grangerford! I hope you will share more of your lovely poems and songs with us!

Your bribe has been accepted.

Welcome to Ravenclaw!

[dib-worm.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Hi! We're Potions partners in Maturin's class today. We're supposed to get in touch to coordinate RP-times, and I wasn't quite sure how else to find you, so I'm dropping a comment here. Hope that's OK *grin*. Just drop me a line back here, or hit me on AIM at paranoid bighead. I'm around most of the time, but may be slower at hours when I'm at work.))

*Is sort of shy about the whole 'going up and introducing self' thing- he usually works alone, and is used to being ignored by others, but he still sucks up his breath and wanders over to introduce himself.*

Uhm. Hi, my name's Dib, from Gryffindor? We're gonna be partnered up in Potions, and I thought I'd say hello. Y'know. Uhm... Yeah. *terribly shy, nervous sort of smile*

I just got sorted so I'm still super new. How long've you been here?