OC Interview- Alexa Clark
Interview takes place in beginning of 6th year
What’s your Name? ➔ “My full name is Alexa Marie Clark. But most people just call me Alexa.”
Are you single? ➔ She smiles brightly with a glimmer in her eyes. “I can officially say that I am taken.”
Are you happy? ➔ “I have little spurts of happiness every once in a while. But I have been so stressed out making sure that all of my friends are dealing with the trauma of the past year in a healthy manner that I haven’t really made time to make sure that I am dealing with my trauma too.”
Are you angry? ➔ “I am more sad than angry.”
Are your parents still married? ➔ “Yes. They have been happily married for many years. And many more to come.”
birthplace ➔ “I grew up in a muggle town in Ireland. My family owned a small restaurant that the whole town flocked to.”
hair color ➔ “Brown. But I am thinking of dying it... Probably not.”
birthday ➔ “I am an August baby. The 26th of August to be precise.”
mood ➔ She shrugs. “I am okay.”
summer or winter ➔ “Definitely winter. I love the cold and the snow. It is so beautiful outside when the snow lightly falls. I especially love sitting inside with a nice warm blanket and hot chocolate and just watch the snow fall on the grass until there is no more green left to be seen.”
morning or afternoon ➔ “Afternoon. I am NOT a morning person. Ask Rowan. She can barely wake me up for class every day.”
EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE
are you in love ➔ “Yes... yes I am” she blushes and looks down at her feet.
do you believe in love at first sight ➔ “No. Love requires commitment. I believe crush at first sight though.
who ended your last relationship ➔ “I have only been in one actual relationship. Of course, I had fake relationships when I was younger, but those were childhood playtimes. Not the real deal.”
have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔ “I really hope I have not.”
are you afraid of commitments ➔ “I like to think I am not. I just want to take things slow sometimes.”
have you hugged someone within the last week? ➔ “YES! I always greet my close friends with a hug. I love hugs.”
have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ Her eyebrows furrow. “How am I suppose to know if I have a secret admirer if they are secret.”
have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ She frowned slightly. “I might have once.”
love or lust ➔ “Love. You can get more out of it in the long run.”
lemonade or iced tea ➔ “Depends on the time of year. I love fresh lemonade in the spring and early summer. But ice tea the rest of the year.”
cats or dogs ➔ “Cats. Duh”
a few best friends or many regular friends ➔ “Many regular friends. I only have one or two best friends that I can confide in with whatever. But I love to surround myself with many people.”
wild night out or romantic night in ➔ “Romantic night in, for sure.”
day or night ➔ “Night. There is nothing better than a quiet stroll in the dark with only the moonlight to guide you.”
been caught sneaking out ➔ “Let's just say that I am not a quiet walker...”
fallen down/up the stairs ➔ “Who hasn’t fallen down or up the stairs once in their lives?”
wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ She stares off into space as she begins to remember. “Yes... there was this dolly that I wanted when I was seven.” She shakes her head and comes back to reality. “I have never wanted a doll so badly in my life.”
wanted to disappear ➔ “Not in a bad way. More like, disappear from society for a day or so to mentally charge myself. But never in a permanent way.”
smile or eyes ➔ “Smile. you are never fully dressed without a smile. You can really tell a lot by a person’s smile.”
shorter or taller ➔ She looks up and down at her 5′2 sized body that she has had since she was eleven. “My own goal in life was to at least be 5′5. But it looks like that will never happen. So taller.”
intelligence or attraction ➔ “You need to value intelligence more than anything. You have intelligence for your whole life. You only have attraction for a short time.”
hook-up or relationship ➔ “Relationship. Though I am not opposed to hook-ups once or twice when I am outside a relationship.”
do you and your family get along ➔ She avoids eye contact as she looks around the room. “We use to when Jacob was still around. But ever since he left, my mother has been spending all of her time back in America with my extended family and my father does not even believe in magic. So I can never talk to him about anything.”
would you say you have a “messed up life” ➔ She threw her hand up to her mouth as laughter escaped. “I think after last year, everyone has a somewhat ‘messed up’ life.”
have you ever run away from home ➔ “No. I don’t have the money or even a place to go if I run away.”
have you ever gotten kicked out ➔ “Nope.”
do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ “Why would I be friends with someone that I hate?”
do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ “Mostly. I have some new friends that I am beginning to get to know so they are not necessarily good friends yet. But I plan to become good friends with them soon if all works out like planned. I am just really lucky to be able to meet so many people and have them like me enough to consistently talk.”
who is your best friend ➔ “Okay, so I have two best friends: Rowan and Ben. They have been by my side from my very first year and I couldn’t be more grateful for them. Although I worry about them sometimes, with Rowan overly studying and Ben trying to find his ‘new self’, we all confide in almost everything together.”
who knows everything about you ➔ “No one could ever know everything about another person. But if there was someone who would know everything about me, it would be Rowan.”