Personality: Rua's personality is complex and reflects her troubled past, taking on the following facets: - Trust Issues: Rua has trouble trusting others (especially men and authority figures). Kel taught Rua at a young age that people are naturally cruel and lie to suit their own whims, she witnessed the aurors kill the woman she had a crush on (whom she believed to be innocent), and has something of an estranged relationship with her parents. - Gloomy: Rua has a morbid outlook on almost everything, often feeling the need to remind others that it won't be long (in the grand scheme of things) before they die, even if she "likes" that person. (If she doesn't like the person, she'll usually add that they'll probably eventually be forgotten, too.) - Anti-Social: Rua seems to avoid social interaction when she can. The little socializing she does do is with ghosts and whatever bookish types she can find who will tolerate her sometimes odd personality (which is morbid and sarcastic). She does however find that she likes the journal system the school has in place, allowing her to communicate with others in a way that minimizes face-to-face interaction. - Reluctant to engage in romantic relationships.: Though Rua is certainly attracted to the right kind of girl (intelligent, accepting, strong-willed), her hang-ups about what happened to her mentor, Kel, currently prevent her from feeling comfortable in pursuing anything. She is not one to attend proms (unless dragged to it by her "friends), and ignores or turns down the romantic advances of almost everyone in the school. - Obsessed with Ghosts and the Darkness: Rua is convinced that she is haunted by the ghost of Kel (despite assurances from staff and other ghosts that she is not), because Rua frequently "sees" (ie. imagines?) Kel following her about in a ghostly patronus-like form. Rua's patronus even looks like her dead mentor, and Rua has been known to talk to Kel when she thinks she is alone and even involuntarily summons the patronus to comfort her when she is sad or scared. In an attempt to understand death better, Rua socializes with ghosts more than students. She is very fond of the Grey Lady, and knows almost every ghost in Hogwarts by name. (Some ghosts seem to tolerate this better than others.) - Sarcastic: Despite her anti-social tendencies, Rua is not without a sense of humor. She is very quick with retorts to insults and occasionally gets a chuckle out of others with a particularly clever sarcastic comment at someone else's expense. - Sagacious: Rua loves to learn, and will lose herself in books for hours, if not days. These books usually aren't even required reading (usually reading such things very quickly), but are instead materials Rua has taken upon herself to study. Rua is especially interested in forgotten magical lore and in researching some new spells of her own. - Unhealthy Curiosity: Rua's hunger for knowledge makes her very curious, to a level that is not always safe. Rua can seem nearly fearless when looking for new magical knowledge to obtain (especially if it is related to ghosts, or dark magic).
Re-Application of Rua (Part 3 - Personality)
- Trust Issues: Rua has trouble trusting others (especially men and authority figures). Kel taught Rua at a young age that people are naturally cruel and lie to suit their own whims, she witnessed the aurors kill the woman she had a crush on (whom she believed to be innocent), and has something of an estranged relationship with her parents.
- Gloomy: Rua has a morbid outlook on almost everything, often feeling the need to remind others that it won't be long (in the grand scheme of things) before they die, even if she "likes" that person. (If she doesn't like the person, she'll usually add that they'll probably eventually be forgotten, too.)
- Anti-Social: Rua seems to avoid social interaction when she can. The little socializing she does do is with ghosts and whatever bookish types she can find who will tolerate her sometimes odd personality (which is morbid and sarcastic). She does however find that she likes the journal system the school has in place, allowing her to communicate with others in a way that minimizes face-to-face interaction.
- Reluctant to engage in romantic relationships.: Though Rua is certainly attracted to the right kind of girl (intelligent, accepting, strong-willed), her hang-ups about what happened to her mentor, Kel, currently prevent her from feeling comfortable in pursuing anything. She is not one to attend proms (unless dragged to it by her "friends), and ignores or turns down the romantic advances of almost everyone in the school.
- Obsessed with Ghosts and the Darkness: Rua is convinced that she is haunted by the ghost of Kel (despite assurances from staff and other ghosts that she is not), because Rua frequently "sees" (ie. imagines?) Kel following her about in a ghostly patronus-like form. Rua's patronus even looks like her dead mentor, and Rua has been known to talk to Kel when she thinks she is alone and even involuntarily summons the patronus to comfort her when she is sad or scared.
In an attempt to understand death better, Rua socializes with ghosts more than students. She is very fond of the Grey Lady, and knows almost every ghost in Hogwarts by name. (Some ghosts seem to tolerate this better than others.)
- Sarcastic: Despite her anti-social tendencies, Rua is not without a sense of humor. She is very quick with retorts to insults and occasionally gets a chuckle out of others with a particularly clever sarcastic comment at someone else's expense.
- Sagacious: Rua loves to learn, and will lose herself in books for hours, if not days. These books usually aren't even required reading (usually reading such things very quickly), but are instead materials Rua has taken upon herself to study. Rua is especially interested in forgotten magical lore and in researching some new spells of her own.
- Unhealthy Curiosity: Rua's hunger for knowledge makes her very curious, to a level that is not always safe. Rua can seem nearly fearless when looking for new magical knowledge to obtain (especially if it is related to ghosts, or dark magic).