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name: mateo sánchez. // age: early 30's. // gender: cis male. // pronouns: he/him. // occupation: baker & business owner. // romantic: panromantic. // sexual: pansexual. // position: switch. // faceclaim: taylor zakhar perez.

mateo sánchez, the convivial and dauntless proprietor of sinfully sweet bakery, has turned the traditionally perceived feminine realm of baking into his own artistry. from the mouthwatering allure of maple bacon donuts to the zesty kick of energy drink cupcakes, mateo's creations are a testament to his astuteness and creativity. with a string of competition victories under his apron, mateo has proven that baking is not just a job but an adventurous journey into decadent delights.

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headcanon -- zanks &. crew!

All about Lucas’ NPC family, friends, & love interests :)

the family!

JACKIE MARIE LAZANSKI

b. April 6, 1965, adoptive mother An elementary school teacher, Jackie Lazanski is Lucas’ adoptive mother. She married real-estate tycoon Frank Lazanski in 1991, and he passed away in the summer of 1996. She adopted Lucas shortly thereafter. The adoption was finalized October 1997. She hasn’t remarried, but is currently dating local high school principal Luis Garcia. Jackie is kind, nurturing, strong, and good-humored. Lucas thinks she’s the most wonderful human being on the planet. When he’s not on schedules, he flies back to LA to be with his family.

AVA JANE MCNAMARA

b. November 3, 1986, adoptive sister

Ava is a nuclear engineer who was born to Frank and Jackie before their marriage. She graduated from the University of Michigan. As the eldest child, she tends to baby Mia and Lucas. It was a running joke among Lucas’ friends that Lucas had a “hot, smart sister,” and consequently, it was eventually through Ava’s social media posts that Sophie Coram-Connell found out about Zoey. She is married to lawyer Joseph McNamara. Ava is caring, level-headed, dependable, relaxed, and wholesome. Lucas is incredibly close to Ava and looks up to her. She often helped him with his math homework in high school, and she attends Prism concerts whenever she can. Ava currently lives in San Francisco, California, and enjoys meeting up with her brother and sister as much as she can.

AMELIA “MIA” GRACE LAZANSKI

b. June 18, 1991, adoptive sister

Mia is a neurosurgeon who graduated from Harvard Medical School. She is Jackie’s middle child. She went to high school at the same time as her brother, so she tended to chauffeur Lucas and his friends around, which she often (jokingly) bemoaned. Mia was also close to Zoey, and was a senior while Lucas dated her junior year. Mia has been dating fellow neurosurgeon Thomas Baines for nine years, and has a four-year-old son, Lucas Lazanski-Baines, with him. Mia is likable, humorous, energetic, friendly, and ambitious.

Lucas is as close to Mia as he is to Ava, if not a little bit closer, as he attended high school with her and matches her closer in personality. Ava currently lives in Queens, New York, and occasionally splits her time at her vacation house near Lucas’ own home in Seoul.

the boys!

RYAN DOYLE

b. February 6, 1992 

Ryan is one of Lucas’ best friends. Originally mortal enemies in elementary school, they eventually became close after both discovering their deep, shared love for Pokémon. Ryan is cocky, affectionate, cynical, intense, and bold.

MAX COLLINS

b. November 21, 1991

Max and Lucas met in kindergarten and became instant friends. They later met Ryan when he moved to town from Montana, and became the OGs of the friend group. He is engaged to high school sweetheart, Meadow Morris. Max is laid-back, rational, light-hearted, and good-natured.

ABDUL ROYCHADHURI

b. September 4, 1991

Abdul moved from Sri Lanka to the Hills in the sixth grade. After being bullied for a semester, he eventually ran into Lucas on the bus, where they became fast friends, and Abdul was instantly integrated into the friend group and officially declared their protected buddy. Abdul is quick-witted, humorous, mellow, and considerate.

ALEX FINLAY

b. June 1, 1992

Alex threw a sandwich at Ryan’s head in the seventh grade and got into a fistfight with him-- and won, which earned the respect of the whole squad. He eventually joined the Mathletes, much to everyone’s shock-- turned out he just had a big fat crush on Hayley Bradburn, who he married in June 2021. Alex is edgy, eager, lively, entertaining, and competitive.

MATEO SANCHEZ

b. January 20, 1992

Mateo moved to Beverly Hills from Hawaii with his grandmother in the third grade, and became fast friends with Ryan. He introduced Ryan and Lucas to Pokémon, which sparked their lifelong friendship and ended their brief rivalry. Mateo is nerdy, friendly, likable, optimistic, and easygoing.

MILES “BICEPS MILES” MACKY

b. July 11, 1991

Miles is a bit accident-prone, but fortunately loves to laugh it off. He had an innocent crush on Ava Lazanski throughout high school. He met the crew in sixth grade after being in the same gym class as Lucas, Max, and Mateo, the three of whom decided to befriend him after he tore his biceps trying to bench press far too much on the first day of school. He was immediately dubbed Biceps Miles. Biceps Miles is suave, confident, forgetful, zestful, and plucky.

the ladies!

SOPHIE CORAM-CONNELL

b. April 6, 1992

Sophie Coram-Connell was a cheerleader at Beverly Hills High School who had a crush on Lucas, and all but staked her claim on him. After discovering that Lucas was actually dating Zoey, she bullied Zoey out of the school. She also bullied Hayley Bradburn and most other girls who were interested in him. Sophie is arrogant, manipulative, cunning, vain, and feisty.

HAYLEY FINLAY

b. January 3, 1992

Hayley Finlay (nee Bradburn) asked out Lucas at the beginning of junior year, but was ultimately rejected as at the time, Lucas had a crush on Zoey Kim. She was on the cheer squad, Mathletes, choir, dance team, and student council, and eventually began dating Alex Finlay second semester, effectively cementing her as “one of the bros.” They were engaged in 2019 and married in June 2021. Hayley is well-rounded, fair, compassionate, ambitious, and content.

MISUN “ZOEY” KIM

b. May 9, 1992

Zoey Kim was the Korean exchange student during Lucas’ junior year, and Lucas was almost immediately smitten by her. She was a singer and quite close to Hayley. When Zoey started dating Lucas, they remained friends, and Hayley helped her through the eventual breakup and stood up for her against Sophie’s bullying. Zoey eventually left early, but forgave Lucas and does keep in touch with the crew. She recently had dinner with Lucas, Mia, and Mateo to catch up. Zoey is gentle, thoughtful, loving, encouraging, sensible, and self-respecting.

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LGBTQ+ Novels/Memoirs

Here is the book list from my LIS 618 class. The links will bring you to their Goodreads pages.

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (2017) *based on a true story* "One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight."

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz (2012) "Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship--the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be."

The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson (2016) "Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he’s gay. The school bully thinks he’s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth – David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal – to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year eleven is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long…"

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (2020) "Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that, even though he is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that he’s one marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender—to ever get his own happily-ever-after. When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages—after publicly posting Felix’s deadname alongside images of him before he transitioned—Felix comes up with a plan for revenge. What he didn’t count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi–love triangle...."

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (2019) "In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma of pap smears. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity--what it means and how to think about it--for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere."

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (2019) "When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents' rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low profile in a new school. But Ben's attempts to survive the last half of senior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan Allan, a funny and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. As Ben and Nathan's friendship grows, their feelings for each other begin to change, and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it might just be a chance to start a happier new life."

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (2017) "When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn't sure if she'll ever want to go back. L.A. is where her friends and family are (along with her crush, Emil). And her stepbrother, Lionel, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, needs her emotional support. But as she settles into her old life, Suzette finds herself falling for someone new...the same girl her brother is in love with. When Lionel's disorder spirals out of control, Suzette is forced to confront her past mistakes and find a way to help her brother before he hurts himself--or worse."

The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg (2019) "IMax: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his buddies. And a secret: An encounter with an older kid that makes it hard to breathe, one that he doesn't want to think about, ever. Jordan: The opposite of chill. Poetry. His "wives" and the Chandler Mall. Never been kissed and searching for Mr. Right, who probably won't like him anyway. And a secret: A spiraling out of control mother, and the knowledge that he's the only one who can keep the family from falling apart. Throw in a rickety, 1980s-era food truck called Coq Au Vinny. Add in prickly pears, cloud eggs, and a murky idea of what's considered locally sourced and organic. Place it all in Mesa, Arizona, in June, where the temp regularly hits 114. And top it off with a touch of undeniable chemistry between utter opposites."

Odd One Out by Nic Stone (2018) "Courtney "Coop" Cooper Dumped. Again. And normally I wouldn't mind. But right now, my best friend and source of solace, Jupiter Sanchez, is ignoring me to text some girl.  Rae Evelyn Chin I assumed "new girl" would be synonymous with "pariah," but Jupiter and Courtney make me feel like I'm right where I belong. I also want to kiss him. And her. Which is . . . perplexing.  Jupiter Charity-Sanchez The only thing worse than losing the girl you love to a boy is losing her to your boy. That means losing him, too. I have to make a move. . . . One story. Three sides. No easy answers."

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (2017) "'Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family against the world. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things: she likes girls, she’s fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows she’s destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi. But juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning but ineffectual dad forces her to be the adult of the family. Now, with her sister, Hattie, pregnant, responsibility weighs more heavily than ever."

Rethinking Normal by Katie Rain Hill (2014) "Have you ever worried that you'd never be able to live up to your parents' expectations? Have you ever imagined that life would be better if you were just invisible? Have you ever thought you would do anything--anything--to make the teasing stop? Katie Hill had and it nearly tore her apart. Katie never felt comfortable in her own skin. She realized very young that a serious mistake had been made; she was a girl who had been born in the body of a boy. Suffocating under her peers' bullying and the mounting pressure to be "normal," Katie tried to take her life at the age of eight years old. After several other failed attempts, she finally understood that "Katie"--the girl trapped within her--was determined to live."

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (2017) "On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day."

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan (2013) "New York Times bestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record—all of which is narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teen boys dealing with languishing long-term relationships, coming out, navigating gender identity, and falling deeper into the digital rabbit hole of gay hookup sites—all while the kissing former couple tries to figure out their own feelings for each other."

We are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson (2016) "Henry Denton has spent years being periodically abducted by aliens. Then the aliens give him an ultimatum: The world will end in 144 days, and all Henry has to do to stop it is push a big red button. Only he isn’t sure he wants to. After all, life hasn’t been great for Henry. His mom is a struggling waitress held together by a thin layer of cigarette smoke. His brother is a jobless dropout who just knocked someone up. His grandmother is slowly losing herself to Alzheimer’s. And Henry is still dealing with the grief of his boyfriend’s suicide last year. Wiping the slate clean sounds like a pretty good choice to him. But Henry is a scientist first, and facing the question thoroughly and logically, he begins to look for pros and cons: in the bully who is his perpetual one-night stand, in the best friend who betrayed him, in the brilliant and mysterious boy who walked into the wrong class. Weighing the pain and the joy that surrounds him, Henry is left with the ultimate choice: push the button and save the planet and everyone on it…or let the world—and his pain—be destroyed forever."

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (2020) "Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington. The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true?"

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Orioles Explode For Nine Runs In Win.

Twins 4 Orioles 9 W-Perez (1-0) L-Bundy (3-2)

The Minnesota Twins have been on a great run over the past two weeks. They have won eleven of their last twelve games and continued their series against the Orioles in Baltimore tonight. The Orioles struck first in the third inning as Jorge Mateo blooped a double to center. The next batter, Cedric Mullins smoked a Dylan Bundy curveball out to right for a two-run homer to put Baltimore up by a pair of runs early. The next two batters walked and Austin Hays hit a run-scoring single to center to keep the rally going. After a double play, Rougned Odor lined a ball off Jose Miranda’s glove for an infield single that plated another run. Ramon Urias followed with a blast off a Dylan Bundy slider for a two-run homer. This put Baltimore up 6-0 after three innings of play. The Twins came right back with a big inning of their own in the fourth. Luis Arraez led-off with a walk and Carlos Correa crushed a Tyler Bradish fastball out to center for a two-run homer. Jorge Polanco walked and Trevor Larnach singled to right. With one out, Nick Gordon hit an RBI single to center and Gary Sanchez was hit by a pitch. Gio Urshela hit a sac fly to right to pull the Twins within two runs. The Orioles came right back in the bottom of the fourth. Cedric Mullins and Trey Mancini started it all with one-out singles. Anthony Santander lined a single to left, which scored a run. Austin Hays hit a sac fly to right and Ryan Mountcastle doubled home another run. This put Baltimore up 9-4 after four frames. The Orioles bullpen did the rest with five shutout innings. Jorge Lopez had a 1-2-3 ninth and Baltimore picked up the win tonight at home. 

-Final Thoughts- Dylan Bundy had his worst start as a Twin. He went 3 2/3 innings and allowed nine runs on eleven hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Danny Coulombe threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings with a strikeout and Jovani Moran struck out four over two clean innings. Trevor Larnach led the team with two hits on the night. The Twins hit 2-for-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Miguel Sano has a torn meniscus in his knee and will have surgery later this week. Tomorrow, Chris Archer will face Spenser Watkins in the series finale. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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Chelsea Beat FC Porto 2-0 To Put One Foot In Champions League Semis

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Chelsea Beat FC Porto 2-0 To Put One Foot In Champions League Semis

A tasteful objective from Mason Mount on Wednesday helped Chelsea to a 2-0 first-leg prevail upon Porto, whose inefficient completing might have scuppered their expectations of springing another Champions League upset in the quarter-finals.

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Mount’s smooth turn and shot in the principal half would have been difficult enough for Porto, who were the better side for huge spells of this first leg in Seville however over and over did not have the accuracy to exploit.

All things considered, their hopelessness was compounded by Ben Chilwell benefiting from a misstep at the back to score a late second that gave Chelsea another away objective and leaves them near the precarious edge of the semi-finals.

They were away objectives just in name given both these groups were playing in the new Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, where they will meet again one week from now, just with the home and away jobs switched.

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Porto were in the home uncovered, wore their home unit, had a huge club flag in the vacant remain behind one objective and their song of devotion was the one that worked out before kick-off.

Furthermore, Chelsea filled the role as well, conveying an exemplary away presentation of absorbing the pressing factor and hitting their rivals on the counter-assault, their quality in the last third demonstrating unequivocal.

Genuine Madrid could lie on pause for the victors, after they beat Liverpool 3-1 on Tuesday.

Chelsea’s English midfielder Mason Mount (C) praises his objective with colleagues during the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter last football match between FC Porto and Chelsea FC at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan arena in Seville on April 07, 2021. (Photograph by CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP)

Chelsea’s success likewise goes some approach to facilitating the stun of Saturday’s 5-2 misfortune at home to West Brom in the Premier League, which finished Thomas Tuchel’s 14-match unbeaten beginning as mentor.

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Tuchel concluded Thiago Silva’s 29 minutes prior to being shipped off in that game were adequately not to sharpen his sharpness, which means Andreas Christensen was picked in the back three.

What’s more, Antonio Rudiger additionally returned, in spite of his preparation ground fight with Kepa Arrizabalaga on Sunday, which Tuchel depicted as a “major circumstance”.

Porto were viewed as the plum attract the last eight, notwithstanding seeing off Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus in the last 16, their assignment made more enthusiastically this time by the suspensions of Mehdi Taremi and top scorer Sergio Oliveira.

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However, they were the aggressors from the start, with Chelsea giving up the ball and the odds.

Porto had six shots to Chelsea’s one preceding half-time, with Mateus Uribe touching the highest point of the net with an early volley and the incredible Otavio practically getting Edouard Mendy out with a corner before Zaidu Sanusi crushed over the bounce back.

Chelsea, however, showed them what mercilessness resembled when Jorginho terminated a pass into Mount on the edge of the space inside the correct channel. Mount took it on his back foot and contorted away from the sliding Zaidu, prior to terminating a cool completion into the furthest corner.

Chelsea’s English midfielder Mason Mount praises his objective with Chelsea’s German safeguard Antonio Ruediger during the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter last football match between FC Porto and Chelsea FC at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan arena in Seville on April 07, 2021.

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Porto continued coming in the subsequent half and continued missing as well. Moussa Marega snuck in however his shot was saved by the feet of Mendy before Jesus Corona feathered Luis Diaz through yet he took excessively long. Diaz twisted wide after a decent run by Wilson Manafa.

Chelsea consumed them and afterward hit them with a blindside, Mateo Kovacic’s ball ridiculous miscontrolled by Corona, permitting Chilwell to steam clear, round the goalkeeper and finish.

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Barcelona delivers Real Madrid major blow in El Clasico triumph

Barcelona struck a major blow in the LaLiga title race with a 3-0 win over Real Madrid in Saturday's Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Second-half goals from Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal gave the Catalans a club-record third win in a row in a league match at the home of their fierce rivals and saw them move nine points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of the table.

Zinedine Zidane's reigning champions, who had Dani Carvajal sent off for a deliberate handball just before Messi's strike from the penalty spot, are now 14 points adrift of the leaders and, despite having played a game less, their title hopes appear to have been dealt a crushing blow.

Madrid trounced Barca in the Supercopa de Espana in August, but Barca has gone unbeaten since that two-legged tie in all competitions, and the Catalans seemed happy to frustrate the home side in the first half in the knowledge that the onus was on Madrid to chase the win.

The hosts, who surprisingly matched Barca's four-man midfield by starting Mateo Kovacic, saw Cristiano Ronaldo – declared fit after an injury scare this week – and Karim Benzema come closest to breaking the deadlock before Suarez struck nine minutes after halftime at the end of a slick move.

Zidane prepared to bring on attacking reinforcements, but the game was taken out of his hands when Carvajal was sent off and Messi swept home from the spot for his 17th LaLiga goal against Madrid, more than any other player in history has managed.

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17 - Lionel Messi has scored more goals against Real Madrid than any other player in La Liga history. Nemesis.

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Substitute Gareth Bale nearly halved the deficit but Vidal squeezed in a third in injury time, leaving Madrid – along with Atletico, losers to Espanyol on Friday – staring at what looks to be an insurmountable task of hauling in the leaders in 2018.

The Santiago Bernabeu roared its approval as the home side started strongly, and Ronaldo headed the ball into the net inside two minutes only for a correctly raised offside flag to cut short the celebrations.

Barca appeared content to allow Madrid a greater share of possession as it maintained a more rigid shape, keeping both the home players and crowd frustrated, as the game entered something of a walking pace.

There was a sudden explosion into life half an hour in, though, as Keylor Navas made a brilliant save to tip over Paulinho's shot following Messi's sublime pass, before Ronaldo drove down the other end and forced Marc-Andre ter Stegen to save well at the near post.

With the game at last coming to life, Paulinho was again denied when Navas kept out his header, while Benzema glanced Marcelo's cross off the base of the right-hand post, with Ter Stegen beaten.

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6 - Karim Benzema has hit the woodwork more than times (6) than he has scored (5) in all competitions this season. Unlucky.

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If Madrid began the first half better, it was Barca who came out flying for the second period – and, unlike the home side, the visitors made their dominant spell count.

Ivan Rakitic was allowed to burst right through the heart of the Madrid midfield and play the ball out wide to Sergi Roberto, whose first-time cross was finished with aplomb by Suarez as he arrived unmarked from the left.

Frustrations were growing rapidly for the home side and particularly with Suarez, who was booed resoundingly for his reaction to a Casemiro challenge before he was caught round the face by a stray arm from Sergio Ramos, which earned the Madrid captain a booking.

Zidane was preparing to make some changes but, in the 63rd minute, the match was put beyond the champions. Suarez missed two golden opportunities to score, denied first by Navas and then the post, and as Paulinho tried to prod home the rebound, Carvajal blocked his attempt with a clear raised arm.

The ball was eventually put into the net, but, rather than allow the goal to stand, referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez brought it back for a penalty and sent off Carvajal, before Messi swept the spot-kick high past Navas.

Marco Asensio and Bale were at last introduced and nearly combined to give Madrid a lifeline, with the Welshman just denied by Ter Stegen after Asensio had found space. Ramos then had a shot blocked and just failed to turn a Ronaldo cross home.

But Ernesto Valverde's side made absolutely sure of what could prove to be a pivotal win in injury time, as Messi teed up Vidal on the edge of the area and his low shot squirmed through Navas' grasp and into the net.

Madrid's title hopes look to have all but evaporated, while Barca will finish 2017 at least eight points clear at the top, depending on whether Valencia can beat Villarreal later on Saturday.

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Out of Character // Mun information

Name/Nickname: Katherine Age: 21 Preferred pronouns: she/her Time Zone: UTC+8 Activity Level: 5/10; I’m on semester break and my timezone is probably still not very compatible with everyone else’s, but I’ll do my best to keep up!!! What is the thing that attracted you to this group and/or specific character? Honestly, I couldn’t stay away from this group for long especially with all these new and amazing bios! I felt drawn to Vince because I connect with his ambition and desire to make things better, and I think it’d be super fun to bring out the good and bad sides to such a forceful personality. Are you willing to have at least one ongoing para at all times after being a member for two weeks? Yes, I look forward to it!

In Character // Getting to know your muse

Name: Vincente Mateo Sinclair Valentin

Vincente (veen-SEHN-tay): the Spanish variant of Vincent, means ‘the conqueror’ or ‘to conquer’

Mateo (mat-EH-oh): means ‘of God’

Sinclair: light, clarity

Valentin (val-en-teen): strong, a name of emperors

Gender/Gender Identity: cis male, he/him

Age & Birthday: 22 March, 1958

Astrological sign: Aries

(Taken from The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk)

“The Inner You: You like to be in charge – you want to control your own projects and plans and not be under anyone else’s thumb. You have an intense drive to succeed and put a lot of pressure on yourself. Inside, you’re filled with nervous energy and worry about how you’re going to handle everything. You hate to be bored; you’re always looking for something different – new people and places that promise excitement and adventure. You have very little patience; you need to practice sticking things out. You’re also impatient with people who can’t resolve a problem. You believe in taking action. What you do have are great generosity and enthusiasm. And although you suffer from occasional self-doubt, you know that if you really want to do something, you can!

How Others See You: Your upbeat, magnetic personality pulls people toward you – you bring excitement into their lives. They envy your aggressiveness in meeting a challenge. Whatever the problem, you give the impression that you have an answer ready. You’re also admired for your honesty; you don’t gloss over difficulties. What people don’t like is your tendency towards bossiness and your deserved reputation for being sharp-tongued. They’re afraid to cross you in an argument because they know you can cut them to the quick.”

House & Year: Ravenclaw Alumni

Sexuality: Vince is a man of no boundaries and that includes his sexuality. Everyone in his year knew that he had a rather embarrassing crush on The Grey Lady since his third year, but what he would never tell them is that he also had one on Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington since his first.

Where do they live when not at Hogwarts?

Vince grew up in London just outside of Vauxhall with his dad, Gabriel Emmanuel Sinclair Luna, and his grandmother. Their flat can be described as both comfortable and modest; whenever he thinks about it, the sight of textbooks, the smell of ensamadas, and the memory of a strict but loving family are what always pop into mind.

Despite this though, he moved out the summer of his sixth year. He had always known that he was going to, essentially, choose the magical world over the muggle one, and was the kind of person to ‘go big or go home’. Being an underappreciated and unpaid intern at the Daily Prophet obviously didn’t give him many options, but he managed to convince Tom in the Leaky Cauldron to allow a scrappy and desperate sixteen year old a room above the pub. It’s out of practicality and a genuine love for the Soup Leaky, Leaky that he still lives there now.

Sum your character up in three words: “He’s just non-stop!”

Are you requesting any changes to the bio? I’d like to please request a FC change to Santiago Cabrera. He’s, like, 39 now but his gifs are from when he’s a lot younger haha. But I also don’t think he can necessarily pass as a 19 year old, so if it’s also alright is it possible to bump his age up to 20? Just for gif-age-range this is the youngest he looks in most of them [x] and this [x][x] is the oldest I’ll use. Thank you!

History // On a journey to the past

What are the five most significant events in your characters life?

i.

When Vince was five, he caught his dad staring at a picture that he always kept in his wallet before hastily stuffing it back inside and wiping his eyes. A couple hours after, he asked him what he’d been looking at. Even at that age it wasn’t hard for him to read other people, especially his dad. Sometimes he could’ve sworn that he was able to hear others’ thoughts – nothing clear, but words here and there, as if minds were radios and he’d somehow managed to tune his on the same frequency as someone else’s.

Anyways, he asked who it was and immediately knew that it wasn’t something the older Sinclair wanted to talk about. He expected to be brushed off, maybe even scolded, so it was an immense surprise when his father reached into his back pocket and simply answered ‘your mother’.

Natalia Rose Valentin Pena was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer when her son was seven months old, and Vince knows this. She loved to sing, somehow managed to burn arroz caldo, and her favorite color was green. He also knows this. The point here being that his father never once withheld answers, never once lied about who she was and how she was once the center of their worlds. He always got the truth, and, admittedly it didn’t take the loss or pain or sorrow away – however, it didn’t allow them to fester either. It helped them all move on. He always got the truth, and Vince appreciated that. And he learned that he could always get it, if only he were to ask.

ii.

Growing up as an only child sucks. Growing up as an only child with a wild imagination and the ability (but not the permission) to use actual and literal magic was pure torture. At least, it always felt this way to Vince. A highly sociable person, he thrived on the atmosphere of Ravenclaw Tower; the constant flow of information, the calls for creativity, and admittedly poorly thought-out (but still awesome) fact that he had to live with people whose brains were just as starving as his was was right up his alley. Walking into all of this his first year of Hogwarts, Vince couldn’t imagine anything better.

Until his second year.

It’s merely a matter of perspective and that weird bit of egotism one always has at twelve years old, but he really couldn’t help but think that all the first years were so small. They were even smaller when he became a third year. It wasn’t until his fourth year that he really paid any attention to them though, and that only happened because little Eloise Templeton looked like she was about to burst into tears.

It wasn’t the first time the Eagle Knocker reduced a Ravenclaw to this, but Vince had noticed that the younger student hadn’t really even approached the door. When he asked what was stumping her about the riddle, all he got was a jerky shake of the head and a whispered “I’ve, um, never tried before”.

Now, Vince knew all about not wanting to get a question wrong. Hell, in those days he seriously wouldn’t have been surprised if his boggart was actually McGonagall pointing straight at him (and for some reason clutching a rat) declaring ‘wrong, Mr. Sinclair!’. He also knew that if he didn’t get started on his essay on The Effects of a Potion With No Physical Effects then he’d never get it finished, but for some reason watching the anxious way Eloise studied the knocker had compelled something inside him.

He’d stepped up to the doorway and asked its riddle. And then he turned back to Eloise and asked her what she thought the answer was. It was clear that she was surprised, but he smiled at her until she managed an answer. It didn’t satisfy the knocker, but they stayed out there for another six minutes until they finally came up with a solution that worked.

Honestly, Vince didn’t even think about it afterwards until he noticed that the younger Ravenclaw became more and more outspoken, less and less anxious to make noise in the common room. And it made him happy – he got this indescribable swell of pride hearing her talk nonstop and unabashedly share her opinions.

After that, he made it a point to let those younger than him try to solve the riddle first. It was really the only time he ever felt like he didn’t need to be the first one right all the time. And even more, he felt a protective of all those he had to give a little push to – because he understood their anxiety, and he understood that all one really needs is a chance to prove themselves. It was then on that he swore to always give those who needed that chance.

iii.

You know that one class that just creeps on and on and you can literally feel yourself aging closer to death as it does? And you know that one kid who always raises their hand in that class, engaged in the lesson for some reason, and making it seem a little longer? History of Magic was that one class. Vince was that one kid.

He always ignored the groans and filthy looks shot at him whenever he did raise his hand though. Because he was skeptical, goddammit.

Especially when it came to the Goblin Rebellions.

“Wait, what do you mean there are no accounts written about the Goblin Rebellions by goblins in the book?”

“Exactly what I said, Mr. Stewart.”

“Sinclair, sir – but, sir, that doesn’t make sense!”

And on the topic on the Werewolf Code of Conduct:

“Sir, with the advancements in legilimency and apparent legality of veritaserum, why couldn’t the Ministry interview and examine these wizards and see that their temperament only fluctuated towards violence when they were turning and not the days in-between?”

“Mr. Sanchez, please do not stand on your chair.”

“But, sir – the evidence, where is it?!”

It got to the point where Binns simply ignored Vince, steadfastly droning forward with his lectures despite attempted interruptions. That didn’t deter him though. When fifth year came around, he elected to take Ancient Runes as well as picking up Ghoul Studies and Ancient Studies. He was just appalled that the ‘history’ they were learning revolved around all the times wizards oppressed another sentient being and got away with it. He figured that there had to be other sources, other stories untold, and that they would be in places encrypted within foreign pasts.

All this aside though, Vince felt no resentment toward the professor. If anything, he felt bad for him – that even in the afterlife ignorance still plagued. Unlike most of his classmates, he did not drop History of Magic as time went on. In fact, he took it all the way to NEWTs, until it was just him and Binns and a smattering of other students. The curriculum and its censored ‘truths’ frustrated him, but Vince will not deny that he learned the most important lesson in that class. He learned that you couldn’t believe everything you were told – not even in school. He learned that if you want to change the world for the better, it’s not just the future but also the past that needs to be worked on. And he was ready for it.

iv.

Fresh out of Hogwarts, Vince imagined he’d be the next Michael Foot. Instead, he was little more than the doormat that the senior editors wiped their feet on. This didn’t deter him though, if he got anything from his father it was the uncontrollable ability to not stop, and he finally got his break after eavesdropping at the conference room door for weeks.

Barnabas Cuffe, the fairly newly-appointed editor-in-chief had been briefing the other reporters on a story nobody seemed to want, and Vince couldn’t help but barge in declaring “I’ll write it!” before he could finish. It probably should’ve been a bad sign that nobody even really challenged him on it, and that the senior wizard only raised an eyebrow before saying ‘go for it, kid’. As it was, Vince was just ecstatic.

It turns out nobody wanted the story because it required not using magic for a month. And living with goblins.

A goblin named Ragnok the Pigeon-Toed had apparently requested a joint article, wizard and goblin, to be written in order to bridge over animosities. He wanted understanding, open conversation, and to see whether or not the two species could survive together in a one-bedroom flat for 30 days. Vince couldn’t pack his bags fast enough.

It wasn’t easy, but it was rewarding. In the end, he and Ragnok wrote a small novel on the histories, differences, and similarities between wizards and goblins. The Daily Prophet only printed two and a half pages of it.

But from the article Vince was requested to do a piece for the next Politics section, and he still keeps a close correspondence with Ragnok until now. He’d found his niche, and from that day on he continued to carry that momentum with each story that came his way.

v.

It seemed to be an unspoken rule within the Daily Prophet that muggleborns were not allowed to write about the raids. ‘It’ll be too biased’, they’d say – as if integrity was what was at stake. Obviously, Vince didn’t listen to this rule.

As soon as he’d gotten the tip, he apparated to the flat. Although long contained, the telltale signs of stark silence and a peculiar tint of green in the sky made it clear what had happened. The aurors were already there, and when Vince flashed his press pass to gain clearance, all he got was a look of resignation – a look of ‘it’s the same story to tell’.

The bodies were gone. There was no blood, no signs of struggle save for the shattered lamp that had probably been knocked down during an attempt to escape. But it still felt like he’d just walked over someone’s grave.

Vince wrote the article, spent a week interviewing neighbors and friends and tracking down every little bit of information he could find on the victims. He camped outside of his editor’s office for three nights, continuously pressing him to print his story and refusing to let anyone else take it (and threatening to curse anyone who tried). He almost got fired, until he declared that he’d go to Merge Publications and have them run his story instead.

(“And who knows, maybe people will start wanting to read that instead of the three-lined obituaries they usually see in this paper,” he’d snarled, waving the five pages of testimonies in his grasp).

He was given a warning and a 25% cut on his salary, but the story was run. Since then, he’s tried to get to the scene first if he could. He tries to find every little thing about the victims, tries to immortalize them as if they hadn’t died in less time that it took for him to dot his i’s and cross his t’s.

And when Dumbledore showed up outside his door talking about an organization and how he could help, there really wasn’t any other choice for him.

Tools for success // Their magical prowess, etc.

Wand: Chestnut, unicorn tail, 14′‘, reasonably supple

Amortentia:

i. waffles

ii. wet rocks

iii. warm milk

iv. matches that’ve just been struck

Boggart: There’s no tragic backstory to his biggest fear other than they’re just super gross and evil-looking. Rats. Rats are his boggart. More specifically, a hoard of rats or just one abnormally huge one. He hates the way they smell, the fact that they will literally eat through anything if so compelled, their beady little eyes. They’re petrifying.

Best and worst school subject, and why:

best: history of magic and ancient runes; really, it all boils down to what he was most interested in. And finding the truth was what he was most interested in. But more than that, he loved history – loved that what people thought was clear cut and engraved as fact was really a mystery and challenge waiting to be solved. As for Ancient Runes, it was a puzzle. Vince was born for puzzles.

worst: muggle studies and Defense Against the Dark Arts; he took Muggle Studies because he wanted to be sure that they were getting things right. Other than that, he honestly just never turned in his homework for either class. While DADA was fun and a challenge, he found the constant shifting of teachers hard to keep up with and he often shirked his responsibilities in this class to study for another (it’s not like they’d stay at the castle long enough to get a bad impression of him anyways).

Extracurricular activities:

i. ancient runes society

ii. charms club

iii. mock wizengamot debate team

Other:

i. Vince has two pets, a chubby Russian Blue and a weirdly loyal raven. The cat, whose been in his family for years, is named Gus and only responds when spoken to in Spanish. The raven started visiting his window sill after he’d fed it a sausage one day. Vince calls him Pollito (which literally translates to ‘little chicken’), because he’d once woken up and, still groggy, forgot the word ‘raven’ and called it that instead. Never having bothered buying an owl, he sometimes uses Pollito to deliver and pick up posts for him.

ii. Vince learned how to produce a corporeal patronus his seventh year. It takes the form of a buffalo, which was... honestly, it was terrifying the first time it came out. He’s never even seen a buffalo before. He’s grown fond of it by now, but the next big challenge is trying to incorporate Dumbledore’s speaking modification to it. So far, he’s only been able to do so with a non-corporeal form -- which, of course, he’s not entirely satisfied with.  

iii. Vince has literally zero clue that anyone’s tampered with his memory. And it’s made him a little arrogant. He takes certain precautions in protecting himself and the information he comes by, but because he’s oblivious he almost scoffs at the idea that he could get caught. To him, the Death Eaters are playground bullies that know nothing but systematic lies. To him, they’re only dangerous as long as they stay hidden and feared. Honestly, he thinks he’s outsmarting the lot of them.

iv. The acerbic, impassioned, and, to some, radical nature of Vince’s writing has earned him more criticism than praise. Biting feedback and responses are not foreign, nor are they new to him. It doesn’t bother him, but it has taken a bit of a toll on his career -- as of right now, the only portion of the Prophet his articles are actually published in is the Evening Prophet (back section). He maintains that as long as the stories are getting out there, the fact that they’re trying to keep him from getting noticed just proves that he’s striking a nerve. Besides, it has also helped him keep his cover for the Order now that he doesn’t have to turn down every bit of ridiculous gossip that is put on his desk. 

v. As all underpaid, going-for-an-aesthetic journalists have, Vince totes around a handy dandy messenger bag with him at all times. Inside, you’ll usually find notebooks, a handful of pens, cassettes, and chapstick (spewing knowledge and facts all the time makes your lips super dry). For a lot of interviews, Vince takes his tape recorder. It’s one of the times that he actually loves how clueless wizards can be about muggle technology, as he often keeps it recording when dealing with individuals who like to go back on their words. Plus, he figures that if any Death Eaters or their supporters get a hold of his things, that they wouldn’t know any muggleborns to ask how it works – let alone work it themselves.

vi. Defense Against the Dark Arts was never Vince’s forte. He did well enough in the theoretical lessons, but he soon gave up putting too much effort in the class due to the ever shifting professors and differing teaching styles. Because of this, he’s a little shabby when it comes to dueling. He’s got a few choice spells under his belt in case of emergencies (stupefy, bombarda, protego) but sincerely hopes that Dumbledore wasn’t expecting a warrior when he asked him to join the Order.

vii. Vince has tried to endure the process of becoming an animagus twice. The first in his seventh year, and the other just recently. Both times, he’s swallowed the mandrake leaf trying to refrain himself from commenting on something (wrong) someone was saying.

viii. Before he got a somewhat steady income, Vince was completely in that ‘just out of school and broke’ life. In fact, during his first year working at the Daily Prophet, he had to pick up another job as the Knight Bus conductor to pay the bills. That was fine with him though – he felt it built character – and it actually opened up a lot of connections for him. He met a lot of different, peculiar, and sometimes just downright strange individuals during that time and got to hear so many stories. Sometimes he checks up on a couple of them, and they tell him things he’d never would’ve heard just out on the streets of Diagon Alley.

ix. Even when things got a little more stable, Vince was definitely not living up the high life. Still occupying a room atop The Leaky Cauldron, he often helps Tom clean and close down the pub in exchange for an extension on the rent. It’s a hard knock life being a writer that only wants to write important stories, but the bright side is that the pub is practically the Rome in which all roads of wizarding news and gossip lead to.

x. A third-generation immigrant, Vince has tried his best to re-discover his roots and proudly claim it. It was hard though, given the fact that he also had to establish himself in an entirely different world as well. Despite this, he’s fluent in Spanish because his grandparents weren’t entirely comfortable with English, and he grew up on stories about what it was like in a truly impoverished, unprivileged country. After his grandfather passed a couple years ago, his grandma’s been living with his dad and every Sunday Vince makes an effort to visit home and help her around the garden. Sometimes they’d even come visit him at the Leaky Cauldron, but given the present climate and war (which he’s told them absolutely nothing about) that’s unfortunately something he’s had to skip out on lately.

In the hot seat // Questions to keep you on your toes

1. What is your character’s main motivation in life? What is it that drives everything they do?

As cliche as it is, Vince wants to make the world a better place, whether that be a micro scale or a macro scale. He grew up idolizing his father and his work, always proud that he represented those who couldn’t represent themselves. However, he is utterly uninterested in doing so with the rules currently set in place – to him, becoming a lawyer or auror or politician would just trap him in the web that he’s trying to cut down. Always having been good with words, that‘s why he chose to go into journalism instead.

He fights for stories that he thinks would either go untold or misconstrued if not up to him. Some might call it a hero complex (while others could make a good argument towards arrogance), but he truly believes that he can make a difference. And he won’t let anyone or anything make him think otherwise.

2. What are your characters political views and how do they see the upcoming war?

Find an instance of injustice, and Vince has probably wrote something about it. While he obviously ‘sides’ with the side that’s not killing muggles and muggleborns, he’s also very critical on the way wars between humans always overshadow the plights of other beings. He has a good relationship with them overall, but there are admittedly a good few disgruntled house elves in the Hogwarts kitchens that refuse to make eye-contact with him because he’s tried to get them to attend a couple classes (”to see that you deserve and could be more than this, Plinky!”). He learned gobbledegook and a super slight bit of mermish so that he could properly interview them and get their voices heard.

While he understands the dangers and intensity of the war, he refuses to be scared into doing nothing. After all, it’s much more terrifying to imagine what would happen if nobody was to do anything.

3. What is your character’s family and home life like?

Mr. Sinclair Luna’s parents immigrated from Chile when he was 15 years old. A determined child, he grew up to be a brilliant man that vowed never to forget the hardships his parents had to endure to ensure he didn’t have to experience the same. He married his high school sweetheart, became a defense attorney, and when they got a child he dedicated all his energy into raising him to be a person that was compassionate to discrimination but didn’t have to go through it himself. He would’ve succeeded too, except for the whole ‘so Vince is a wizard’ thing.

Magic did not cause a rift between them, but it did leave them with little to talk about. Despite that though, there was never a time where Vince felt nothing but loved by his dad. Maybe he didn’t quite show it in the whole ‘hey, son, let’s go play catch outside!’ kind of way, but he built a new shelf for all his Hogwarts textbooks, fed the owls carrying letters from his friends, and only sighed in resigned acceptance when his only son told him that he was going to go live on top of a bar so he can follow his dream and ‘fight for the little guys’.

4. Who is/was the most important person in your characters life?

5. What is your character’s best quality?

Vince cares. He cares about the house elves and the goblins and the educational system and the muggleborns. He cares so much that he would gladly let himself be consumed by a life dedicated to giving the silenced a voice. And although he’s not always the best at showing it, he always wants the best for those closest to him. He’s determined and knows how to talk to people, and he tries his best to use that in the most beneficial way possible. He knows how to listen and amplify a thought, all he needs now is way to get people to acknowledge it.

Of the typical Ravenclaw traits, Vince embodies wit and acceptance the most. He just genuinely wants to make hard lives easier.

6. What is your character’s worst quality?

Vince has a bad habit of assuming he’s the only one in the room that did as much research and preparation as himself. It’s gotten him in quite a few heated situations, where he swears he’s not trying to make it out like he’s smarter than everyone else, but, hey, if you’re constantly feeling that way then maybe–

Yeah. While he’s naturally amicable and actually wants to not come off as a jerk, sometimes he just can’t help pointing things out bluntly. The way he sees it, it’d be far worse if he just let someone continue to be wrong.

Also, admittedly, a good portion of his relationships have suffered because of this little trait. His first girlfriend called it ‘mansplaining’ – he really didn’t understand what she was getting at, to be completely honest.

7. What are your character’s bad habits?

Other than the traits above, Vince is very quick to do what he thinks is right. Which might not sound like a bad thing, but it kind of is when he does so without others’ opinions or acceptance involved. He’ll drop everything for a story – anniversaries, dinner plans, a baby (once, when a friend had asked him to hold it but then Pollito swooped in with a memo carrying a tip and he rushed to apparate away). When he’s in the zone, sometimes he doesn’t realize when the questions he’s asking are too far. In addition to that, he often accidentally grills his friends instead of just being there to listen; he doesn’t really know the difference between asking a question because he cares, and interrogating because he cares. They’re both the same thing to him.  

8. Describe how your character sees themselves vs. how others see them.

Anything goes // Free section!

A List of ‘Most Popular’ Articles/Columns Written By Vince Sinclair:

- One Goblin, One Wizard, One Roof: What Could Go Wrong

- The Trace: Keeping Pureblood Children Safe and Muggleborns Inhibited

- A Mermaid’s Take on Lake Pollution

- Dementors: Why Are Criminals Watching Over Our Criminals?

- Outrageous Beauty Standards Are Harmful And Need To Be Addressed, Opinions from a Veela

- Not Everyone Can Do It: Slytherin Alumni On Why Being A Housewife Is Ambitious

- “Healing Others Is Ruining My Mental Health”, The Rigorous Life Of a Healer

- ‘There’s A Spell For That!’ – Are Wizards Becoming Too Dependent On Magic?

- Debunked: Contraception Spell A MYTH. Does Hogwarts Need Sex Ed?

Spoken Languages (from best to worst)

Spanish English Gobbledegook

Mermish

Mix #1 (songs on Vince’s most played cassette)

My Generation - The Who [x]

Come Together - The Beatles [x]

Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes [x]

Respect - Aretha Franklin [x]

Stand By Me - Ben E. King [x]

I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher [x]

Shop Around - The Miracles [x]