How do you play your characters: Part 2

[dinosaurman.livejournal.com]

A while ago Stephen Maturin-mun wrote up a wonderful post wondering how close characters in Hogwarts_Hocus stick to canon, and how much fanon or personal interpretation bleeds into characterization. Many long essays were written by all.

Time passed, and now we have a lovely collection of new characters, plus older characters that have changed over the months. The question remains: how do YOU play your characters? How much do you take from canon?

Comments

Susan

[sensiblesusan.livejournal.com]

Oh my, so much has happened in Susan's life since the last time (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/326681.html?thread=15554841#t15554841) we had this discussion. Much of what I said then still holds true; in the interim, her ... relationship? sparring? not sure what to call it? with Teatime has intensified, and it is surrounded by a cluster of complicated emotions, including denial (albeit considerably less since Psyche gave her a much-needed whap with a cluebat), fascination, desire, and yes, even a little fear. It seems to be causing her to withdraw emotionally from her other friends, however; even now, she still can't quite discuss it, guessing (perhaps rightly) that she could never explain it in a way that would make sense to anyone else.

She's become friends with Logan, oddly enough; she likes his intelligence and he amuses her, and in his wibblier moments, he brings out a vaguely maternal impulse and a desire to wrap him up in a warm afghan and give him a cup of hot chocolate. At the moment, she's also a bit worried about Stephen -- she was not so much scandalised as deeply concerned by his on-air drunkenness, which didn't seem to be in character for him at all; she's not quite sure how to approach him about it, however, as she doesn't want to meddle.

And DEATH. Their conversation (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/581667.html) pretty much sums up a lot of what has been happening with my characterization of Susan, especially with regard to her heritage. She's gained some perspective on it, and is less bloody resentful of it, even if she isn't completely comfortable with it all the time.

The one aspect of Susan's character that I've probably underplayed is her infamous temper; mostly because very few people here have really pissed her off. The exception, of course, is Gin (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/469107.html), and I thank his mun for giving Susan the opportunity to smack someone upside the head. ^_^

Notes on the rest of the menagerie forthcoming...

Clarification re: Susan

[sensiblesusan.livejournal.com]

"which didn't seem to be in character for him at all"

Clarification: in character from Susan's perspective, that is. From my perspective as mun, it's just fine (and funny as hell). ^_^