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druidflower 
Wow, this thread is suddenly all about how to be a Lovegood.
Pardon my disagreement, but I still really feel the most interesting characters are the ones with entirely original lineage, not only that, but it really gives you a chance to start from a simple beginning and grow to something wonderful, which is in my opinion the whole point of the RP.
If you start, having been attached to the name Lovegood, Lestrange, Weasley, Longbottom, or what have you, you're stuck with a certain beginning. Where as if you build your own story from scratch, you can be anyone and go anywhere. you have no precedent, and no preconceived notions of how you have to turn out, no one sees your name and assumes you'll behave in a certain way, nor do they make that assumption when they hear who you're related to.
It's always possible to be the grandchild of a canon character, but why would you want to when there is an entire world of possibility out there?
That's merely how I feel on the subject, anyway.
Oh yeah I totally agree with you. None of my characters have been related to Canon characters
But then on the other hand if you choose a canon last name you don't really have to have a certain beginning you know. I mean if you choose to be a Crouch you can say that your family didn't know you existed bcuz your great grandmother was shipped off to I don't know Iceland after her husband Barty Jr. was sent to Azkaban. And you are just now returning back to England and back to your family's home
I mean some people just aren't creative enough to come up with something totally on their own you know and I think that as long as they are like the children of canon charries its alright to have a canon last name you know