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Rémy Laurent, that Cute Beauxbatons Boy (thatsmile) wrote in goblet_ooc,
@ 2012-11-20 12:14:00

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! intro, julie

So he's finally here! *cue Kermit flailing of arms* YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! This will sadly probably be my last character, because i am so abominably slow with apps. Anyway recap... I'm Julie, 28, from Australia and currently an at home person as I've been recovering from broken ankle/leg for past 6 months but hoping to possibly get back to TAFE next year to get back into Graphic Design. Here at AG I'm the deputy mod, not that I've been much of one of late, and my other two characters are Allegra Flint (Slytherin, Fifth Year) and Cassius Warrington (Slytherin, Sixth Year)... er, no i don't have a thing for playing Slytherins. >.>

This here is Rémy Laurent. He's a 7th Year from Beauxbatons; more specifically the 7B class. Er, he does actually have a middle name, but in trying to finish the app off I haven't had a chance to properly think of what it ought to be.

Rémy is a naturally charming, friendly, easy-going type of person. Generally never has a bad word to say about anyone, and that's including people he doesn't like. (OMG don't you just hate him now?) He's the sort of person that prefers the quiet rather than say go to a Quidditch match. He is a completely hopeless romantic (but he's not going to sit around waiting for Prince Charming).
He looooves music! Loves singing and playing his guitar. He's also pretty good with drawing/sketching, but doesn't really pursue it seriously.

As for family he sadly has no siblings, but he's okay with that. His mother, Françoise, is an artist, who despite being muggleborn deals mostly in magical portraiture, murals and landscapes rather than muggle art. His father, Guillaume, helps runs his family's business... which I've yet to figure out what it is except that it leaves the family being moderately wealthy. :/

So where might you see Rémy? Well he's taking Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Astronomy, Charms, Potions and Transfiguration. So if you take those clases you'll see him around. He's also in the Choir and Drama clubs; and is grateful that the foreign students have been allowed to join. So yay.

Sadly for the girls sighing about French boys, this one is gay... buuuuut there is a bit of plottage where poor Samir thinks that Rémy is straight because he's always seen being friendly with this girl... but that's just Rémy's natural state. The only things we've (Patricia and I) have really figured out (but cant decide on) is a) the poor girl in question doesn't realise that Rémy isn't because well one he's gay and two he kind of has his eye on someone else; or b) the girl is simply one of his Beauxbatons friends.... so kind of have to decide on that.

And to stop myself from rambling on and on I'll end things here, only to say that am totally up for any plot. So friends/frenemies/enemies/whatever apply within. And if you want to read more on the boy just go here.

Any other questions that weren't answered by the profile can be asked in comments I suppose.

- Julie

EDIT: So I realised I forgot to mention whereabouts Rémy comes from/lives. Right so Rémy (when not at school) lives with his parents in a smallish wizarding area in Montpellier in the Languedoc-Rousillon region. Ended up choosing Montpellier because a) sooooooo so pretty, b) er future plottage reasons. >.>

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	littlepharaoh 2012-11-20 04:34 am UTC (link)
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littlepharaoh
2012-11-20 04:52 am UTC (link)

Anyway, now that Samir has stopped doing the Kermit flailing himself, I think I can list what my boys think of Rémy.

Samir is keeping his distance, as he feels like he makes a fool of himself whenever Cute Beauxbatons Boy is around. This isn't possible, of course, what with the two of them being in Choir or Drama Club but hey, he tries. Boy's got a girlfriend, after all. Avoidance might become difficult now that he got himself a journal, though.

Cormac will be pleasant if he ever finds out Rémy is gay, but until then he eyes him as serious competition.

And Hamish will be nice if they ever interact.

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thatsmile
2012-11-20 06:46 am UTC (link)

Hehehe. And love the gif!!

Aww. Meanwhile Rémy will probably just think he's being cute... and can I say it's going to be interesting these two talking together whilst Samir still thinks Rémy is straight/has girlfriend.

Hahaha. Oh Cormac. Rémy =just simply smiles in bemusement.

Hoorah. And cause I've been watching that Charles II mini-series, I'm reminded of how back in the oooooooold days Scots and French were besties... in a sense.

so two main things now is to figure out just what the Laurent family business is (...i blame Chocolat for making me think chocolatries across france just now. :|) and... naming the icons :/

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littlepharaoh
2012-11-20 09:09 am UTC (link)

I felt that gif was perfect for the situation.

Aw yes, that's bound to be interesting. And very awkward for poor Samir. (Also, did you notice how much Samir has in common with Rémy's mother? It seems almost Freudian. :P)

Well, both the French and the Scots frowned upon the English, so...

I wanted to keep on saying fish, but I like the idea of chocolate more and more.

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	thatsmile 2012-11-20 11:38 am UTC (link)
	Oh definitely. Poor guy. (...it hadn't really clicked no. It's a little er... weird.) That's true. Chocolate is so very tasty... and less smelly than fish. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlepharaoh 2012-11-20 12:40 pm UTC (link)
	(At least the similarities are of the interesting rather than the disturbing kind? Yay for muggleborn artists!) And now part of me is curious about fishfingers and chocolate. Something tells me it might be just as... er, interesting as with custard. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatsmile 2012-11-20 12:47 pm UTC (link)
	(Haha indeed. If it was the other way around Rémy would be worried.) Eugh that doesn't sound at all appealing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlepharaoh 2012-11-20 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	I wouldn't try it myself. I have two guinea pigs who would be mad enough to eat it for me, as long as the words "The Doctor would like this" were to be uttered. XD What about chocolate fish? Like chocolate frogs, but fish-shaped? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatsmile 2012-11-20 01:05 pm UTC (link)
	snickers That would be so cruel. Ooh that's a possibility... although Kiwi wizards and witches might take offense giggles (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

littlepharaoh
2012-11-20 01:20 pm UTC (link)

They get so disappointed that we won't allow them to try fish fingers and custard that I'm starting to feel guilty about it. Plus Cate has now become obsessed with dipping raw pasta on chocolate spread. o_O

Really? How so?
Over here we have a brand of chocolate called Fantasias, which makes chocolate figures in various shapes and forms that double as decorations for the Christmas tree, and I always find little blue carps among the figures.

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thatsmile
2012-11-20 01:50 pm UTC (link)

Awwww. .... ...raw pasta in chocolate spread?

Really really. I present: Chocolate Fish. Obviously it's fish-shaped, but basically it's pink or white marshmallow in thin layer of chocolate.
Oooh we have similar chocolates over here too, although I don't particularly fancy the chocolate (since unfortunately it's the 'cheap' kind).

and then thought hmm what could work... and perhaps one of the manymany things that Laurent Chocolateries makes is chocolat papillons ...reckon it'd be more tricksy to catch than chocolate frogs

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littlepharaoh
2012-11-20 02:13 pm UTC (link)

Raw spaghetti, to be more precise. She dips it in the chocolate and then tries to eat it as loudly as she can. Apparently it's funny to see my mother cringe with the noise.

Ooh, that sounds interesting. The fish in the Fantasias are smaller and made of plain milk chocolate (i.e., the "cheap" kind) but kids still love it, as it means that taking down the Christmas tree becomes a feast.

Oooh, that sounds awesome! And definitely trickier to catch.

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thatsmile
2012-11-20 02:27 pm UTC (link)

Eeeew. I'm guessing your mother doesn't particularly enjoy the sound then?

Ooh nice. We've got some like that too. (Some of the cheap chocolate is nice... but the 'cheap' chocolate used in these ladybug/fish/frog ones, that are usually wrapped in decorative foil with like paper wings or whatever attached, is like the not-so-good 'cheap' chocolate). Hehe I bet kids would love that side of it lol.

Although in my opinion decidedly less ick-inducing than chocolate frogs... which are probably tasty but they're not exactly pretty.

also trying to figure out Rémy's first post... well i've got a start on what I want him to say (he's only just recently found his journal... apparently it had fallen to the bottom of his trunk)... but it's what his level of english is and then trying to get a handle on the word arrangement ...if that makes sense

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littlepharaoh
2012-11-20 02:35 pm UTC (link)

She definitely doesn't. She said it feels like nails on chalkboard for her.

Oh dear. Thankfully this one is the right kind of "cheap". It's the big sell point, obviously.

Oh yes, definitely.

I can see how tricky that probably is, especially with the grammar differences. My references when it comes to native French speakers struggling with English are 'Allo 'Allo and Poirot, but depending on how you want his level of English to be either reference might actually be overdoing it.

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	thatsmile 2012-11-20 03:46 pm UTC (link)
	nods Over here in ozland, my favourite 'cheap' chocolate is Red Tulip, though usually only get to have that around easter unfortunately. nods I suppose one way to try is using google to translate from english to french, but then take the translation and put it back in english... though not going for the literal obvsly but something close. ? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlepharaoh 2012-11-20 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	I'm a die-hard fan of Garoto chocolate, myself. It's cheap in price, but definitely not "cheap" when it comes to flavour. Yes, that's a possibility, though I'm afraid in some cases that method doesn't help much in terms of word placement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatsmile 2012-11-20 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	Mm i know that feeling. Am a die hard fan of Red Tulips mini solid easter eggs. One year I bought 3 bags (maybe 20 or so eggs in a bag... give or take)... just for myself. Yeah just gave it a try and still didn't really help my brain figure out whereabouts in the grammar of things to do it right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

littlepharaoh
2012-11-20 04:08 pm UTC (link)

Oh dear. I've fallen to that temptation myself, only in my case with Kinder (another of my weaknesses). And I should mention that I need to hide my chocolate whenever I buy a Garoto mix, not only because it's delicious but also because, as I've mentioned, the twins will grab anything they feel is related to Doctor Who - you see, the name of that brand's plain milk chocolate can be translated to English as "Hello, sweetie".

Ah well, you'll get there very quickly, I'm sure. *sends good vibes*

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	souffle 2012-11-20 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Mmm Kinder chocolate. My mum has huge collection of Kinder toys, and as kids we'd end up with lots of kinder chocolate whilst mum got the toys lol. giggles Good reasons to hide the chocolate. I hope so... cause so far am thinking of simply copping out and deciding he knows english pretty darn well. :\| (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlepharaoh 2012-11-20 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	I like every sort of Kinder. My favourite variety when I was little were these big dolls with loads of teeny-tiny eggs inside. Nowadays I'm mad about Happy Hyppo. Well, making one small mistake here and there (and having him suffer vocabulary fails at times) can be enough, so don't worry too much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thatsmile 2012-11-20 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	I only ever really liked the Kinder Surprise chocolate. Although I did try Kinder Bueno... which is funny cause didn't really like it but I was okay with eating Ferrero Rocher (which Kinder/Ferrero make). o.O Well have made post, but made it private since wanted to run it by you first. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	littlepharaoh 2012-11-20 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	The little eggs were rather good - the filling is basically the milk part you find in Kinder Surprise, but with added chopped nuts. Weeeeeell, although I like Kinder Bueno, it's possibly my least favourite. Ferrero Rocher, on the other hand, is fabulous. The flavour is not as intense as in Bueno's filling. Ooh, looking forward to it! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)