#Sebastian Harrris

[jy4life]

Rocka My Soul

Rocka My Soul

“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham” is a song about being close to and in the comfort of God.  It is primarily sung in African-American churches, but on the night of December 12th, 1981, the majority of the 76,000 plus fans at Rice Stadium, black and white, were standing, singing the song in unison. They were singing to inspire on the Jack Yates High School Lions, who were seeking to become the first all African-American football team to make it to the Texas state championship since high school sports were desegregated in 1969.  

If you were fortunate enough to be at Rice Stadium that night, you just knew that it was more than a football game – it was a celebration of a transformative journey. The energy in the stadium was powerful in the most beautiful of ways - it hit you in your heart and in your soul. It emanated love, passion, resilience, redemption, and the power of community

Background

John Henry “Jack” Yates, for whom Jack Yates High School was named, was a leader, educator, a community builder, and man of vision. Born into slavery on July 11th, 1828 in Gloucester County, Virginia, Jack Yates taught himself to read and write, and also mastered carpentry. When Texas became the last state to end slavery on June 19th, 1865, Jack Yates and his wife Harriet moved to Houston. He became the first minister of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the center of political, cultural, social and educational life for the flourishing community of free black men and women. Deeply committed to building community and to empowering that community through education, Reverend Yates founded the Baptist Academy (the forerunner to Texas Southern University), which focused on preparing students for careers in business and the ministry. Jack Yates Colored High School opened its doors in 1926. In the early 1980s, the school was at the center of a vibrant, engaged ecosystem of teachers, students, parents, alumni and the broader community. And the bonds that were the basis of the Jack Yates community in the 1980s are as strong now as they were back then. There is a frequently used expression “JY4Life” which captures the essence of what it meant and still means to be part of the Jack Yates community. It is hard to overstate the pride and deep sense of connection that Yates alumni still feel towards the school and towards one another.

Lori Dee Mack, a criminal defense attorney in Houston, was a cheerleader and editor of the yearbook at Jack Yates in 1981.  “Yates just had a special vibe to it, we were the cool school,” Ms. Mack said. “Part of what made it so special was the involvement of the community. We were expected to make something positive out of our lives, and those expectations were reinforced by our  community.” Jackie Clark was a senior and the majorette on the acclaimed Jack Yates marching band in 1981. “Our parents and our teachers knew one another, expected a lot from us, and they worked together to ensure that we performed in the classroom and were good representatives of our community,” Ms. Clark stated.

The Yates sports teams were the focal point for community engagement, football in particular. From the beginning, the school was successful in football, wining four Prairie View Interscholastic Negro League state titles. Since the end of segregation, however, only once had the Lions advanced past the first round in the playoffs.

In spite of the playoff history, expectations were high going into the 1981 season. Several starters at key positions returned from a team that went undefeated during the 1980 regular season  - quarterback Thomas LeDet, offensive linemen Rodney Henry and John Simmons, wide receivers Jeffrey Fields and Keith Burnett, middle linebacker Sebastian Harris (who made All-City his junior year), defensive linemen Stephen Baker and kicker/safety Lemuel Moton. That core group would be bolstered by several key additions, including defensive lineman Eddie Gilmore (who had to sit out his junior season after transferring from Sterling High School) and running back/wide receiver Randolph Wilburn, who transferred from Lincoln High School which closed in the spring of 1981. Preparation for the 1981 season began in May with spring training, and continued throughout the summer. LeDet, who came into his own at the end of the 1980 season, wanted to make sure that he and his teammates were fully prepared going into the 1981 season.  He organized practices with his receiving corps that summer. “I wanted for us to get comfortable working with one another and to get our timing down,” LeDet stated. High school teammates working out together during the summer is now routine in Texas, but in the early 1980s it was not common. Little did LeDet or his teammates know how prescient these self-organized summer sessions would turn out to be.

The Season

The season began as expected, with a win over Worthing High School. The following week the Lions suffered a stunning and crushing defeat at the hands of Smiley High School.  That loss, however, would prove to be the turning point of the season. “We needed that loss,” John Simmons stated. “It made us realize that we were not as good as we thought we were, and that we need to get focused if we were going to accomplish our goal, which was to win the state championship.” In that game, Smiley RB John Stewart ran roughshod over the Lions defense. To this day Sebastian Harris is livid about the loss to Smiley. Harris is a smart, thoughtful, proud man who still looks like he could level an NFL running back. “We were out hit that game,” he says, with both surprise and disappointment. John just ran all over us, we had never experienced a running back with such speed, power and determination. The gentlemen just set the tone and had his way the entire game.”

The next week in practice 2nd year linebacker coach Coger Coverson, a former Washington Redskins offensive guard and Yates alum, declared that every position on defense was open. Practice started with the intense and savage bullring drill (this is the drill where one player is in the middle of a ring and takes on other players in rapid sequence). It was perhaps the most intense week of practice during our time at Yates.”  That week set the tone for the rest of the season, as the Harris, Stephen Baker and Eddie Gilmore led defense would pitch 5 shutouts on the way to allowing just over 10 points per game the rest of the season. Offensively, Smiley had stacked the line of scrimmage, daring the Lions to beat them with the passing game. Yates was historically a power running team, and Coach Luther Booker was loath to abandon the run. The Lions finally began passing in the 4th quarter, but by then it was too late. Yet Booker saw enough that game to convince him to let LeDet and the passing game become the focal point of the offense.  “We discovered that we had good quarterback that game,” John Simmons said. The investment LeDet and his receivers made that summer was about to pay-off in a profound way. Under LeDet’s leadership the offense exploded, averaging almost 30 points per game the remainder of the season. In an era where the running game was focal point of most offenses, the Lions wide-open and vertical passing game was novel and exciting. In addition to Fields, Burnett and Wilburn (who had moved from running back to wide receiver), LeDet had wide receiver Rayfield Gee and powerful tight ends in Sylvester Morgan and Leonard Moon. LeDet would go on to have the sixth most productive passing season in Houston high school football history. As the season progressed and the Lions advanced in the playoffs, the city of Houston began to take notice. The Lions explosive offense, dominating defense and high-flying marching band were a weekly show that was hard to beat. “As we started winning everyone wanted to be associated with us,” Harris said. “Radio stations, newspaper reports, television stations – they were around us all of the time.” From a purely entertainment perspective, the highlight of the season came when the Lions went head to head with the famous “Who Shot JR” episode of Dallas, which at the time was the highest viewed television show in US history.  “I remember Saturday November 21st - that was the night that the “Who Shot JR” episode aired, Mack said. “We were playing Booker T Washington in bi-district at the Astrodome and the stadium was packed. We went head to head with one of the most watched television shows of all time and won,” she said laughingly. Blacks and whites lived in separate worlds during those days in Houston. When their worlds intersected, it was often confrontational. There was a clear lack of trust and understanding between the two communities.  Yet somehow the Lions performance was able to transcend race and bring those two worlds together, at least for a period of time. “When I was a teenager, I did encounter some forms of subtle prejudice, Thomas LeDet said. “However, I learned to ignore it. But for many of my teammates and friends, racism was hard to ignore. The stares we encountered when we entered a sporting goods store, personnel following you around, etc. But that changed when we beat Aldine in the quarterfinals.” “ I remember walking into Foleys’ department store with my teammates Jeffrey Fields and Kenneth Wiley after we beat Aldine in the quarterfinals. We were wearing our letterman jackets. As we entered the store, we noticed a distinct change on the part of the personnel - instead of suspicious and concerned faces there were smiles accompanied by quick service and people asking us if they could help us. Shortly after entering the store, a middle age white woman hurried over to my side and pointed to a Volkswagen size photo on the upper banister right in the entrance of the store. It was a picture of the entire team and staff of the 1981/82 Jack Yates football team!  Needless to say, we stood speechless for a moment and then were elated. We knew at that moment that we were something special not just to the black community, but also to the entire city. “ “I remember during the playoffs a very popular white radio station (104 KRBE) was broadcasting live from the Jack Yates School of Communications.  Quite a few students told me as I walked towards the lunchroom that the DJ was looking for me. As I approached, he announced, "Here he comes the man of the hour.... Mr. Thomas LeDet, the quarterback for Jack Yates High School.  He began to ask me questions about our season and if I thought we were going to go all the way. It was exciting and fun, and at the end, the DJ asked me, what was my favorite radio station.  As we both chuckled.... I said, as of today, KRBE is one of my favorites.  And then the DJ playfully asked me if I had ever heard of 104 KRBE.  We both laughed and I said no.  At that point, he presented me with a trophy of a giant #1 symbol with the radio station call letters and “Congratulations on a Great Season” engraved. He went on to say that the radio station and the entire City of Houston were cheering for us in the upcoming regional championship.  I was left with a feeling of joy and the sense that our team meant more to the city than just football.”

The Breakthrough

The Lions marched through the playoffs, defeating Booker T. Washington in bi-district, Houston Madison in the regional finals and Aldine in the quarterfinals. Next up? Perennial power San Antonio Churchill in the state semi-finals

The Chargers, who were led by quarterback Cody Carlson (Carlson would go on to star at Baylor University and play seven years in the NFL) and had a glorious history of advancing deep in the state playoffs, including winning the championship in 1976.  They were heavily favored to defeat the Lions and advance to the state championship.

Fittingly, Rice Stadium was chosen as the site for the game. On September 12th, 1962, President Kennedy delivered his famous “We choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice Stadium, a vision which was realized with the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.  Now, 19 plus years later, the stadium was again the site for another potential pivotal moment – if Yates could defy the odds and beat Churchill, they would become the first all African-American team to make it to the state championship.

The week leading up to the game was frenetic. “The whole community rallied behind the guys,” said Nanette “Nettie” Simmons, a cheerleader in 1981. “And it continued to and throughout the game. It was a cold and wet night, but I remember the stadium overflowing and people sitting on the grassy hill outside the stadium to watch the game.”

Churchill jumped out to a 14-0 lead, thanks to some great running by Doug Hodo, pinpoint passing by Cody Carlson, good play calling, and a bit of luck – the headsets on the Yates side were not working until the second quarter so Yates was not able to make defensive adjustments to counter the Chargers. Sebastian Harris rallied the defense, the Lions made adjustments and held Churchill scoreless the second quarter. Thomas LeDet and the offense got untracked, with LeDet throwing touchdown passes to Rayfield Gee and Keith Burnett. Churchill scored a safety to make the game 16-14 at halftime.

The week before Yates had trailed Aldine 14-0 before exploding for 42 straight points in a 42-14 win. But this game had a much different feel to it. “We knew we were in a fight. Those guys – Churchill – were tough and would not quit,” said both running back Artie Mitchell and punter Ronald Davis.

The second half was like a classic heavyweight boxing match, a la Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed, with Yates ironically playing the role of Rocky. Churchill scored to go up 23-14 and looked to be on the verge of blowing the game open, when Harris rallied the defense and LeDet the offense. LeDet hit Keith Burnett with a 69-yard touchdown pass, ran for a score, and Harris forced a fumble which led to a Moton field goal. Suddenly Yates was up 31-23 with under 5 minutes left and it looked like they had all of the momentum.

Carlson and Churchill responded by driving to mid-field. Harris and the defense forced a 4th and 10 and a time-out was called by the officials to confirm the game statistics. In those days there was no overtime, in the event of a tie the team with the most 20-yard line penetrations and first downs advanced. Churchill was ahead in both.

On 4th and 10 Carlson completed a 47-yard pass to Harold Huggins. Three plays later Churchill scored to trail 31-29. Churchill then made a 2-point conversion on a tipped pass, and the score was 31-31. Less than 2 minutes remained.

LeDet led the offense to the 45-yard line, where three straight long passes to Burnett and Fields were incomplete. It was now 4th and 10, and arguably the most important play in the history of not only Yates football but perhaps for inner-city schools across the state of Texas was forthcoming.  Since segregation in Texas high school sports ended in 1969, a widely held perception was that an all African-American football team lacked the intellect, discipline, mental toughness and adaptability to advance far in the playoffs. The Lions had been shattering that myth all year, winning by playing smart, disciplined football and adapting at key points during the season. Fittingly, for them to advance to the championship, they would once again have to call on these traits to convert, score and then hold Churchill in check.

“I told Thomas and Coach Booker that I was open underneath all game long,” said Randolph Wilburn. “Thomas and I convinced Coach Booker that Churchill would double cover Keith (Burnett) and Jeffrey (Fields), and to pass to me on an underneath route. We were confident that we could get the 10 yards and convert.”

Everyone was on their feet as LeDet approached the line of scrimmage. LeDet dropped back, avoided the Churchill rush and made a perfect throw to Wilburn, who caught the ball at the Churchill 45-yard line. Wilburn then put his running back skill to use, and thanks to blocking from Jeffrey Fields advanced the ball to the Churchill 20-yard line.

The Lions were well within kicker Lemuel Moton’s range, but this game was about making history, and they were not going to let a field goal determine their fate. “We had momentum and believed we could run the ball to victory,” said John Simmons. Behind crushing blocks from Simmons, Rodney Henry, Byron Strain, Phillip James, James Jackson and Sylvester Morgan, the Lions ran the ball 4 straight times, with LeDet scoring to put the Lions up 38-31.

However, there were 40 seconds left on the clock. And Churchill & Carlson had countered Yates all night long with big plays of their own.

As Ronald Davis lined-up to kick-off, the energy in the stadium as frenetic. There was no way that these fans and the spirits of the African-American men and women who paved the way for this moment were going to let the Lions falter. Reserve linemen Tracy Sandles pinned Churchill inside their own 10-yard line on the kick-off. On the ensuing play, Carlson never had time to get off a pass –Gilmore, Baker, and the passion and energy of the city of Houston sacked him in the end zone for a safety. Yates 40 Churchill 31!

As LeDet ran out the clock, students, teachers, alumni, and fans – black and white - from across the city of Houston poured onto the field to celebrate with the team. Rice Stadium was again the setting for a historical moment. It was not just that Yates become the first all African-American team to advance to the championship, it was how they did it. They shattered long-held racist myths about African-American teams lacking the intellect, character and discipline to advance.

LeDet was also a terrific role model for a new generation of African-American quarterbacks. Historically, when African-Americans were allowed to play quarterback it was as an option quarterback, not a pro-style quarterback. Barry Switzer at Oklahoma and Bill Yeoman at Houston were pioneers in allowing African-Americans to play quarterback, but those were in running offenses where the quarterback was essentially a running back. It seems hard to believe but the perception that African-Americans could not lead a pro-style offense (where the quarterback was responsible for making all key decisions – passing and running) delayed Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon’s entry to the NFL by 6 years.

The Aftermath and the Present Day

The Lions would go on to lose the state championship 19-6 to Richardson Lake Highlands the following week. The Lions had 8 turnovers and offensively were in a funk all game long. The Harris-led defense dominated Lake Highlands, effectively hold them to 12 points on 4 field goals. But it was just not meant to be.

However, the victory of breaking through and making it to state in the way they did had a powerful impact, one that went beyond the football field.

The relationship between educational attainment and Texas high school football is more often than not negatively correlated. However, the 81 team, in the spirit of Reverend Yates, helped reversed this relationship by helping awaken their community to educational possibilities.

“At first colleges sent athletic recruiters to Yates because of the success of the football team,” Lori Dee Mack said. “They quickly followed by sending academic recruiters, and all of a sudden we started to hear about schools like TCU, which we did not know existed.  At the time we thought the only college options were local schools Texas Southern and the University of Houston. All of sudden were aware of all of these other schools – this just would not have been possible had the team not done so well and attracted the attention it did…” “I wound-up going to TCU with 3 of my girlfriends, and other friends went to the University of Texas, Texas A&M, etc. It was really incredible how the team’s success opened doors for us students, “Mack stated. “It was also very comforting knowing that people from our community (Thomas LeDet and Keith Burnett went to TCU with Mack and her friends) were going to these schools.”

And the football team also set an example for the students. “I remember Coach Booker saying that 90% of the players he coached went-on to college,” Randolph Wilburn noted. In 1985 the Lions would go undefeated and win the state championship, becoming the first all African-American football team to win a state championship in Texas post segregation. That team, which was led by running back Johnny Bailey, is widely considered to be the best team in the history of Texas high school football. The path for the 85 team had been paved 4 years earlier by a remarkable group of young men. “The players on the 81 team had a sense of humility about them,” Mack said. “They didn’t let the attention go to their heads, and you just knew that they were going to do something positive with their lives.”

The magic of the 81 team’s journey continues to resonate to this day.  Stella Hall, a cheerleader in 1981, currently works at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She was recently at a conference in Wisconsin and was speaking with a man who, when he found out she went to Jack Yates, asked her if she knew Thomas LeDet, Sebastian Harris and Jeffrey Fields. “He somehow knew about our school, the 81 team and the key guys on that team,” Stella said, shaking her head in disbelief.

Thomas LeDet was recently approached on two separate occasions – one by a former Yates student who graduated in the 1990s, the other by a former cafeteria worker from the University of Houston (LeDet worked at the University of Houston cafeteria while in school, serving the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler). Both individuals wanted to tell LeDet how much the 81-team inspired them. “At times it just seems incredible, he says, reflecting on the impact of the 81 team. We were just focused on winning on the field. It is really special to know that we inspired people.”

[doyelikehaggis]

Kalosie for the ship meme if you are still accepting?

I am indeed still accepting! Honestly, I have so much fun doing these, and now that I've done most of the main ships, I'm really hoping they might start to stray into rarepair territory, like this. Rarepairs are my jam, especially for Legacies! Everyone is so damn shippable!

Who hogs the duvet: Neither of them really hog it. Josie rolls over in her sleep sometimes and it might make the duvet go with her but Kaleb ends up pulling her back in anyway, so they're always both covered.

Who texts/rings to check how their day is going: Josie more often, mainly just to see what he's up to when they're not both at the school.

Who's the most creative when it comes to gifts: Josie, and Kaleb does try to protest that using magic on certain gifts is cheating, but he absolutely adores every single one of them, and how much effort she clearly puts into them. Especially when she makes him a daylight chain because he was going on about how it would just be nice to switch things up every now and then.

Who gets up first: Josie doesn't sleep that well to begin with, so she tends to wake up earlier no matter what. She'll just stay in bed with him, content, until he wakes up, smiles, and cuddles her properly until they have to move. Sometimes, she manages to fall back asleep.

Who suggests new things in bed: There have been a couple of ideas that Josie's had, but Kaleb throws out the most suggestions, usually in such a casual manner that she has to make sure she heard him right. A good few of them involve their supernatural abilities coming into play. She usually isn't opposed.

Who cries at movies: It takes a lot to make either of them cry at a movie, but when it gets to one of them, it gets to both of them.

Who gives unprompted massages: Kaleb. It's a natural instinct for him, noticing that Josie's stressing about something or other, and starts rubbing one of her shoulders or massaging the back of her hand. Once she gets used to letting someone take care of her, she starts relaxing into his touch right away.

Who fusses over the other when they're sick: Josie can't help it. She cares about people and she looks after them, that's what she does. So, if Kaleb happens to get sick from some accidental ingestion of vervain or they're waiting for Hope's blood for a stray werewolf bite, Josie doesn't leave his side for a second unless it's to get something for him. When Josie herself gets sick, she tries to assure him that she's fine, but he still manages to sway her into staying in bed for a couple of hours while he stays with her, watching something and laying a damp washcloth along her forehead to keep down a fever.

Who gets jealous easiest: Josie is working on it. She still has her insecurities, but she knows that she can't let them control her or mess with their relationship, and Kaleb has never shown any interest in anyone else, no matter how much they flirt with him.

Who has the most embarrassing taste in music: I don't think either of them have embarrassing taste, to be honest. They both seem like they have pretty good taste in music and would probably bond over it, chilling out during the evening, listening to some playlist that one of them made.

Who collects something unusual: Not unusual, per se, but Josie's window and pretty much her entire side of her and Lizzie's room is covered with plants. They're all teeming with magic. Kaleb has a collection of vinyl records but no record player, and some questionable slippers that Josie finds amusing. There always seems to be some shark theme with his favourite movies, she's noticed.

Who takes the longest to get ready: Kaleb takes the longest, for sure, but Josie doesn't mind waiting a couple extra minutes for him.

Who is the most tidy and organised: Both of them are very organized, very tidy people. Things don't necessarily have to look perfect, but they do both have a habit of tidying things up and complaining just a little bit when someone makes a mess.

Who gets most excited about the holidays: Kaleb is a sucker for the holidays. Josie already loves them, but he gets in the holoday spirit far faster than she does, practically the second that they're out of October. It's adorable and she loves going to the Grill with him for whatever holiday-themed special they have.

Who is the big spoon/little spoon: Kaleb is the big spoon and Josie is the little. It's comfortable and they both enjoy it.

Who gets most competitive when playing games or sports: Both of them are fairly competitive, and when on the same team, a little intimidating. Sure to win, too. Of course, when they're on opposing teams... things get interesting.

Who starts the most arguments: Kaleb, mainly because he just doesn't care what people think and will happily disagree with them if he's certain they're wrong.

Who suggests that they buy a pet: Kaleb. They get a fish. Its name is Rupert.

What couple traditions do they have: Probably something like watching Jaws or Hocus Pocus around the same time every year. They enjoy marathoning Harrry Potter and Star Wars during the holidays.

What tv shows do they watch together: The Walking Dead, Supernatural, NCSI and pretty much every CSI. True Crime documentaries.

What other couples do they hang out with: Sebastian and MG, Hope and Maya, Lizzie and Ethan

How they spend their time together as a couple: Discussing conspiracies. Just lying in one of their beds (preferably Kaleb's as Josie is sick of Lizzie being able to barge in at every moment) watching some show. Kaleb likes to draw and Josie will sometimes just sit and watch or study. They enjoy taking walks, especially outside of Mystic Falls, and one of them always ensures they have a camera on them.

Who made the first move: Josie. She surprised even herself. It was just an admittance that she liked him, and she wasn't expecting him to really react, but then he said he liked her too. Lizzie's still snug that it was her who gave Josie the push to take the risk, even if she continues to disapprove of every single one of her relationships.

Who brings flowers home: Technically both of them. Kaleb enjoys how Josie's face lights up when he does it, and Josie has a habit of using magic to make the ones in the garden grow so that she can give some to him.

Who is the best cook: Kaleb, by far. Josie does know how to cook, but her knowledge is fairly limited. Kaleb thinks it's adorable when she huffs about burning something.

[prestigehqs]

mwm?

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[too-tired-to-even-deal]

Voldemort and Shadowhunters

Hear me out on this:

Voldemort was born on December 31, 1926

He graduated from Hogwarts in 1945

He started the first wizarding war in 1970, and was defeated by infant Harry in 1981

Theres a 25 year gap, where he was presumably making horcruxes

Harry, Ron, and Hermione managed to find and destroy 5 of the 7 horcruxes in less than a year... remember these are students who haven’t taken NEWTs, completed their 7th year, or had more than 6 years of mediocre magic. Hermione is the only one who’s actually at an advanced enough level to be considered a legitimate threat

It stands to reason that Voldemort (one of the greatest wizards of all time) was doing something else other than making horcruxes

Valentine was born in 1968 before the war started

His father was unknown

He (presumably) attended the Shadowhunter Academy in 1980, when he was twelve

He started leaning towards more radical activity when his father died, and eventually formed the Circle

He formed the Circle in 1984, when he was 16

So his father died in the early 1980s

Both Valentine and Riddle have dominant dark eyes

Valentine’s white hair may have resulted from albinism or a mutation causing a lack of melanin in the hair

Both of them are known for ruthlessly attempting to obliterate “lesser” races

Both of them are extremely talented in regular magic

Both of them experiment in dark magic

Valentine was raised harshly by his father... which makes sense in a shadowhunter society, except that his father was unduly harsh

Since there was a war going on at the time it makes sense

Morgensterns are from germany originally

The Riddles are from Yorkshire, near Scotland

Idris is located between France, Germany, and Switzerland

This all takes place in Western Europe

Voldemort traveled to Albania to form one of his Horcruxes

In order to get Albanina, he would’ve had to pass through Idris

Here’s how the story goes:

Young Voldemort graduates Hogwarts in 1945 and applies for a job as a teacher. He is rejected and works at Borgin and Burkes, where he forms his first 2 or 3 Horcruxes. He then starts his search for objects that he can convert into Horcruxes, and on the way to Albania he enters Idris (this is during the mid-1960s). He recognizes the potential that shadow hunters have, however, cannot bear marks, as he is not a Shadowhunter. He marries into Seraphina Morgenstern’s family, recognizing that a) they are of German origin and were at one point close with the Grindlewalds (who are assumed to be German), and b) it is an illustrious family position and the money they have would be good for funding his plan for world domination world. Obsessed with the Elder wand, even then, he attempted to use family connections to find Grindelwald, or see if he left it to any members. However, Grindelwald is in Nurmengard and Voldy isn’t powerful enough to break him out yet so he decides ok screw it I’ll get the wand later. At this point he has no reason to stick around and leaves in 1968, after Seraphina gives birth to a baby boy. He returns to reform the Death Eaters and the tattoos they have on their arms are inspired from the Shadowhunters’ Runes. 2 years later the wizarding war starts and Voldemort has a lot on his hands. Within another 3 years he returns to Seraphina to get more money, and she is mad that he left her but still loves him so she helps him. While there, he sees Valentine for the first time in 5 years. The boy has his eyes and looks, even though he doesn’t really know where he got the hair from. Voldy realizes that he needs a successor. He briefly considers Bellatrix, but decides against it. Thus he splits his time between running a war and training his son. He is unnecessarily harsh, and raises him to be a warrior and nothing else, teaching him his extremist views against “lesser” races for their “impure” blood, as well as teaching him the darker side of magic and runes. He also educated Valentine in lore (which later lead to him obsessively searching for the Mortal Instruments in order to exploit them for his own use, much like his father did with with the Deathly Hallows). Valentine is sent to the Academy in 1980, when he is twelve. He excels in all his subjects and quickly builds a circle of followers, like his father did. Voldemort “dies” in 1981, Seraphina soon follows, and this causes Valentine’s extremist views to surface. In 1984, he forms the Circle and takes concrete action against Downworlders, and marries Jocelyn Fairchild. His father’s sadistic tendencies show when he experiments on his own child, Sebastian, and also Clary and Jace, by giving their parents angel blood. The attempted coup de etat took place in 1991, when the Accords were being signed, and Valentine disappears. Voldemort came back in 1995, and while targeting muggleborns, he also allies with Downworlders in an attempt to get them all under his control so he could mass-eradicate them after the war in order to avenge his son. He dies three years later in 1998. Valentine makes one last attempt at an uprising in 2007, and subsequently dies. But his son lived on to carry both is father’s and grandfather’s legacy...