#hl: female 01

[callmegaith]

Remember that CHANGE BEGINS WITH US! RESIST! FIGHT FOR YOUR FREEDOM!! ✊️

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[philliam-writes]

on that tree i'll carve our names (01)

pairing: Ominis Gaunt x fem! Hufflepuff Reader; Sebastian Sallow x Male MC

Synopsis: You have never believed or trusted in Prophecy, not with the way you were brought up. Paying attention to Prophecy is like tossing real diamonds in the air mixed with shards of broken glass. The grab is rarely worth the injury. But when the new fifth year arrives, so do trouble and mischief, and you're inadvertently thrust into adventures and secrets too grand to deal with by yourself. Yet with hardships come friendships, and while you learn to trust the new student with your life, you're less keen on trusting the cunning Sallow boy or the quiet Gaunt heir. Still waters run deep, as they say, and you can't shake off the feeling something dark hides at the bottom of those white-veiled unseeing eyes.

content: canon divergence, fighting prophecy, enemies to friends, reluctant soulmates, platonic soulmates, slow burn, basically HL but Reader isn't MC, angst, hurt and comfort, Sebastian and Reader can't stand each other (until much later), they're all mean, because they're starving for love, will love and kill for each other, dark(ish) ominis, satisfying female rage, also Quidditch because screw Black

notes: [02]

words: 5.9k

a/n: this is so self-indulgent, i don't even know if i'll keep this up. but right now i need to get this out of my system, so here is tragic platonic soulmates with delicious slow burn for borth of them and my favourite slytherin boys. hope you enjoy!

01: hawthorn makes the heart burn

The new student has been at Hogwarts for only a week, and already you cannot stand him.

It’s got nothing to do with the fact that he is a Slytherin. You have never been a fan of the sorting system, because even if it is partly at fault for sticking kids into boxes and teaching them to think in categories, the students surely don’t make it better living by these stereotypes. Not all Slytherins are bad people, just like not all Gryffindors are brave; not every Ravenclaw is a genius, and not every Hufflepuff is a saint, e.g.: You.

“You’re joking! Three Sickles and fifteen Knuts for a Pocket Sneakscope? That’s way too expensive!”

Lifting your eyes from the list of gadgets you need to buy on your next trip to Hogsmeade, you raise an eyebrow at the second-year Ravenclaw boy. He’s taller than most of his fellow housemates, shows signs of a long, hawkish nose and has pimples scattered on his cheeks like a Leaping Toadstool Cap. You can’t really remember his name. Freddy or Fred or August, maybe.

This early in the morning before classes start, the air is especially thick with the smell of late-summer: sweet buddleia in full bloom, the rich green leaves of trees as they sway gently in the wind. Mist hangs low in the valley and over the Great Lake, a milky curtain hiding its resident gently poking long tentacles into the warm sun. The castle is only slowly waking up after a short night—the last grace of long summer days approaching their end as October draws closer.

A beautiful landscape you can hardly enjoy with the second-year’s whiny voice buzzing around your head like an annoying mosquito.

“Look, you wanted a Pocket Sneakscope, I got it for you,” you say and unhitch yourself from the cool stone pillar, one of many holding up the roof of the Viaduct Courtyard’s passageway. “It’s not my fault the underground path is infested with spiders.”

Damned Weasley could have warned you though. You have been using the secret passage under the humpbacked, one-eyed witch leading to the cellar of Honeydukes since your second year when you spied Garreth Weasley sneak through it, and since then you both agreed on staying out of each other’s way as long as nobody rats out the secret passageway to the faculty. He gets to obtain whatever he needs for his weird concoctions, and you get to continue your little business of providing first and second years whatever they want from Hogsmeade since they can’t go themselves yet—all for a certain price. It makes trips to Hogsmeade easier when you can’t use your broom, though the occasional acid spit launched your way is less favourable than the breathtaking view of Hogwarts towering majestically as the sun sets, throwing the whole castle in stark, black contrast against the warm, orange sky.

“Unless you want someone else to get you stuff from Hogsmeade,” you continue with a shrug. “Good luck finding them though.” You move to put the Sneakscope back into your pocket, barely managing to keep on a neutral expression when Freddy or Fred or August, maybe, gasps as though you have reached into the Ravenclaw’s house point hourglass, grabbed a handful sapphires and chucked them at the Headmaster.

“It’s just—it’s just a whole Sickle more than I can spend this month!” he protests, but judging by the quiver of his voice he’ll eat out of your hand in no time.

You give your brightest smile. “Not my problem.”

The Ravenclaw-boy fumes, but when you hold out your hand, he slaps the coins into your open palm, his pale face blotched red with fury.

“Pleasure doing business with you.” You hand over his Pocket Sneakscope and watch him stamp off towards the double doors leading inside the entrance hall. He stops with a small, pale hand on the bronze doorknob, turns around as by his touch alone the doors squeal open with the magic that recognises students entering. “You are the worst Hufflepuff at this school!” he shouts and quickly dashes inside.

You don’t know why he felt the need to point it out. It’s not as though people don’t know who you are: the Hufflepuff who burnt down the left greenhouse in her second year when trying Incendio after agreeing to a bet; the Hufflepuff who broke a Ravenclaw’s nose because said Ravenclaw accused her of cheating in Defence Against the Dark Arts; the Hufflepuff who smoked Silverweed in a corner under the Great Staircase in her third year to see if it would yield any relaxing effects; the Hufflepuff who actually cheated on her very first exam in History of Magic—all in all the Hufflepuff who really should have been sorted into Slytherin on her first day, according to everybody else. Except the Slytherins have no love left for you because you wear yellow.

It is a wonder you have not been expelled yet, surely to do with the fact that despite it all, one student outshines your delinquent record. Your grades are passable, neither at the very top nor bottom, though you do have a knack for quickly learning spells and charms. What keeps you in somewhat good grace is being the Beater for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team—and what a Beater you are: ruthless and quick with strong arms. Maybe not as fast as Slytherin’s Captain on a broom, but you feel comfortable enough up in the air. All your problems seem so much smaller when you soar through the sky. Speaking of Quidditch, a Gryffindor second-year asked you to get a fake Snitch to practice for the team’s try-outs. Hopefully the Spintwitches Sporting Needs opens within in the next week; you’re in need of a new broomstick servicing kit, preferably before practice starts.

You move towards the Great Hall before they clear out breakfast. You did ask Javi to save up some Pumpkin Pastries for you, but he’s been in a foul mood since yesterday because Peeves destroyed a bust in the Astronomy Tower and he had to take the brunt of it. But while you’re crossing the courtyard, you notice a shadow standing under a wide archway, tall and sinewy, though body shapes are usually hard to guess under the loose, floaty school robes. Yet you know that despite looking lanky, this boy is nimble and quick, and his presence is utterly unappreciated—that is how the circle closes; the reason why you can’t stand him.

Even from this distance, you can make out Callum St. Jude’s pale grey eyes—they stand stark against his unruly map of ink-black hair. Paired with skin pale as moonlight, he looks like one of Hogwarts’s residual ghosts.

You feel your face turn into a scowl. It seems that no matter where you are these days, he is lurking nearby. At first you thought he was spying on you to check out the competition for tonight’s Crossing Wands duel. It is the finale after all. But when you had confronted him about it, catching him on his way down to the Slytherin dungeons in the Grand Staircase after your shared Charms class, he had considered you with a blank expression. “Who are you?” he’d asked, looking down at you from a few steps above.

Behind him, trailing him like a shadow since day one, Sebastian Sallow had sniggered. “Seems like you already have admirers,” he’d said with his insufferable haughty voice. “Though that Hufflepuff is more trouble than she’s worth.”

You were about to show him trouble, face hot with shame, when Javi hauled you up, hands under your armpits, and carried you away as if you were a sack of potatoes. “You can’t get detention now, it’s still the first week,” Javi had said mildly.

At least it would have been worth it. It would have been so satisfying to blast that cocky grin off Sallow’s face, to silence St. Jude’s little mocking huff. You firmly believe St. Jude is suffering from the worst ailment to date: Main Character Syndrome.

The symptoms have been evident since his first day: joining Hogwarts as a fifth-year, arriving late to the Sorting Ceremony due to a dragon attack, besting Sallow on his first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson (though you can hardly criticise him knocking Sallow down a peg) and mastering every new spell and charm as though it is as easy as breathing. Just last week, he fought off a grown troll and defended Hogsmeade, and now the whole school doesn’t shut up about it.

It is with eager anticipation that you await tonight’s Crossed Wands’s finale. Your fingers practically itch to draw your wand and Flipendo him just to juggle him around a little and wipe that blank expression off his face. He is beautiful, you hate to admit, feeling a sour taste in the back of your throat, but he’s using that face in all the wrong ways. He has the sort of face they’d probably frame in a museum, the kind that’s unbelievably pretty, but unattainable.

“Preying upon second years this early?” St. Jude tuts. “It seems there really is no rest for the wicked.”

“Looks as though I am already punished for it,” you grumble. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have to deal with you.”

St. Jude cocks his head to the side, looking thoughtful. “Interesting way to talk to someone you fancy.”

“I do not,” you press out between gritted teeth, shouldering past him as he steps into the entrance hall first, “fancy you.” You hope the Thunderbrew potion will be the first you’ll learn in Potions class. Watching St. Jude getting struck by lightning would lighten your mood considerably.

“For someone who pretends not to be interested in me,” he continues, ignoring you, “I see you around an awful lot.”

You consider tripping him as you two ascend the stairs. “Yes, that seems to be the very problem.”

“Won’t make me take it easy on you tonight though.” Since he is nowhere near a gentleman, he doesn’t hold the door open for you and it almost slams in your face. “I always duel to win.”

“I hope you don’t mind spending the next couple of days in the hospital wing.” You bump into his shoulder, hard, when you finally enter the Great Hall and immediately aim for the Hufflepuff table to the far right of the hall without another glance at him.

The hall is buzzing with students, the air filled with the tasty smell of crispy bacon, grilled leak, slightly burnt toast with melting butter on top. It isn’t as crowded as at lunch or dinner time—most students tend to skip breakfast to either sleep in after a long study night or use the hour before classes to finish assignments and homework.

The ceiling shows a clear blue sky with thin clouds drifting past lazily. You slide in the free seat next to your fellow Beater near the front of the table. Javier García is shoving scrambled eggs into his mouth, his bright brown eyes fixed on the Daily Prophet. In your first year, you didn’t pay much attention to him. If you look up Hufflepuff Student in any dictionary, it will show Javi’s face—a hard-working, loyal individual that always reminds you of a golden retriever until he steps on the field and turns into a pit bull from a fighting ring. Every summer he returns to his muggle family where he helps tending to the crops and fields, evident in his arms the size of tree trunks used to heavy lifting. Perfect for hitting Bludgers at opponents and slamming them off their brooms.

You pour yourself coffee and begin spooning slabs of apple-cinnamon-oatmeal into a bowl.

“Ranrok’s Loyalists have put up more camps around the Hogwarts highlands,” Javi says, mouth half-full. “It looks like they’re moving closer towards Hogwarts.”

“Why would they come to Hogwarts? There’s nothing here.”

“The castle has tons of secrets still uncovered. Why wouldn’t they try and get inside?”

“As if they’d manage to get through the defences. Hogwarts is impenetrable.” You take a long sip from your cup, hoping the caffeine kicks in fast. “No one’s going to get inside. Forget about the goblins. Did you see the Quidditch board? Our first game this season is against Gryffindor.”

Javi groans. “I hate their Seeker. Too small to hit with a Bludger, too quick to slam off the broom. We might as well throw in the towel.”

“Don’t let Captain hear that or she’ll turn you into a fox and wear you as a collar.” The Hufflepuff’s Quidditch Captain, Mary J. Lockwood, is sweet in pretty much every aspect except when it comes to Quidditch, and she never hesitates making you take the brunt of it. You’ve stopped counting how often she’d condemned you to run laps around the field as punishment for talking back or disrupting practice.

You finish breakfast and quickly drop by the common room to get your parchments and books for Divination class, hoping it will let time pass quickly until evening. But while staring for roughly an hour into the lazily swirling fog inside a crystal ball without an answer to how this year’s Quidditch season will end, time seemed to move slower than a snail. After dozing off twice and woken up by Adeleide Oakes’s pointy elbow to your ribs before Professor Onai could notice, the class finally ends.

Next up is Herbology and after that you’ve got two free periods until lunch and then end the day with double Potions. It’s a slow day for a Wednesday, and you can’t wait until practice starts in October to give you some change from sitting for hours in the library and going through dusty old tomes or watch the first and second-years getting roped up into playing Gobstones in the common room by the older students, filling it with the putrid smell of its foul liquid. You just enjoy being outdoors more. Which is why Herbology is somewhat fun, even if you and Javi prefer to pass time by betting on who can stick their finger closest to a Chinese Chomping Cabbage, earning a scornful side glance from Leander Prewett.

You promised Samantha Dale and Nellie Oggspire to work on the assigned group project for the essay on Ghouls for DADA during your free period, but when you’re about to set out to the Great Hall to grab a few snacks before going through the list of books you’ll need from the library, Professor Garlick appears before you suddenly as though sprouting from the ground like a flower.

“Oh, delightful, my dear, there you are!” she beams. Small brown parcels flutter around her head like butterflies. “Here is the delivery for Mr. Ollivander, if you’d be so kind and bring them to him now.”

Just in case, you look behind you. Nobody there on the stairs leading up to the central hall. Even Javi has made himself scarce already. She really is talking to you.

“Why me, Professor?” Someone must have hit you with Obliviate. You can’t remember having agreed to any favour for her.

“Oh? Frederick Gustave told me you would offer! Quite an attentive, nice boy! He will grow into a splendid Ravenclaw student one day!” Frederick Gustave? In Ravenclaw? You don’t know anyone called Frederick or Gustave or—the thought strikes you like lightning. Freddy, Fred or August. “All you need to do is bring these little parcels to Mr. Ollivander in Hogsmeade. These are magically nourished woods he has requested, and I am quite eager to see the results for myself.”

With a flick of her wand the parcels change course and begin to circle around your head before you can even begin to explain that this is a huge misunderstanding. She pats your cheek affectionately and twirls around, descending the stairs back to her flowery domain.

Javi is waiting for you at the top of the stairs, ignoring your scowl as he whistles the tune of The School of Jolly Dogs. His face lights up. “Since you’re heading to Hogsmeade, can you bring me some white Chocolate Frogs? Mine hopped out of the window last night because Arty forgot to close it.”

You answer with a rude hand gesture and stomp out of the hall, heading for where you keep your brooms stashed in the Hufflepuff locker room.

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The flight to Hogsmeade takes longer than usual. Every time you move too fast, the parcels begin to cry and whine like little abandoned ducklings until they catch up to you. Other than that, it is a beautiful morning as the sun keeps dipping in and out between wispy smears of clouds on the wide blue canvas. The tiny, homey town is alive with witches and wizards scurrying around to get their errands done. The novelty and excitement from visiting Hogsmeade in your third-year has worn off after two years, but it’s still a nice change from the dark school corridors and unending spiralling stair cases.

You leave your broom leaning next to the entrance of Mr. Ollivander’s shop. This shouldn’t take more than five minutes, darting in and out; you’re pretty sure you’ll be quicker than a Niffler digging through a pile of Galleons.

The door swings open easily. It has been five years since you last set foot into the small, cramped shop, yet nothing has changed and suddenly you feel as though you’re eleven again, entering for the first time. It smells of polished wood and something burnt underneath like a misplaced Incendio. Nearly every wall is stacked high with countless wands up to the ceiling, waiting to choose their witch or wizard. Back then you felt very small as a first year, anxious and excited to finally attend Hogwarts and get your own wand—the very first object that truly belonged to you and was not one of your older sisters’ hand-me-downs.

From the back of the shop you hear heavy knocks and a shrill screeching sound that makes you want to put your hands to your ears. Just like five years ago, you reach for the bronze bell on the counter but before your fingers can touch it, it lifts on its own and jingles beautifully. The knocking immediately stops, followed by a last dull clatter and then Mr. Ollivander emerges from the back room, dusting himself off.

He looks at you over the rim of his golden glasses, and a small smile spreads on his face as recognition dawns. The wide counter flap squeaks open when he swishes his wand to step through.

“Ah, the Hawthorn girl,” he says in greeting, quickly closing the space between you and taking your hands in his; you feel every wrinkle against your palm, every patch of rough skin from decades of work as he squeezes your hands. “I have hoped that I would see you soon.”

The question mark must be evident on your face, for Mr. Ollivander explains, “I remember every student and wand I paired, and you my dear, I remember the day five years ago when you came to my shop and your wand found you. Spiral, twelve inches, and a phoenix feather core. Unyielding. But what makes your wand so special is the wood it is made of. Hawthorn makes such a strange, contradictory wand, as full of paradoxes as the tree that gave it birth, whose leaves and blossoms heal, and yet whose cut branches smell of death.” He chuckles to himself, blinking as if lost in a memory; not noticing how tense you are and the way your uneasy smile curls downward. As though you could forget what the hawthorn means. But instead of allowing your mother’s voice inside your head and poisoning your heart, you square your shoulders and pull your hands away from Mr. Ollivander’s grasp.

“Delivery from Professor Garlick,” you say with a faux cheery voice. It seems only then does Mr. Ollivander notice the parcels still fluttering around your head.

“Ah, yes, yes! Allow me.” He points his wand at the parcels, then to his back room and they float through the shop in rank and file, all in proper order. “And here of course, the payment.” Mr. Ollivander hurries behind the counter, and produces a heavy pouch that he hands over to you. It jangles handsomely when you take it from him.

“Well then, I wish you a nice da—”

“Tell me, dear, have you met him?”

Feet already pointed towards the entrance, you turn your body halfway back. “Met who, sir?”

Mr. Ollivander looks up from the account books he’s been writing in. Something glints in his eyes, but maybe it’s just the reflection on his glasses. “Why, the Blackthorn boy of course.”

You rack your brain for anyone you know who’s called Blackthorn but come up empty. “I’m afraid I have not made any acquaintance like that, sir.”

The wandmaker’s eyes are calm, a sparkling blue of sunlight lancing off a stream. “I see,” he says. “Well, my part of this was fulfilled when I matched your wants with you. Everything else is up to you.” He gives you a little secret smile, then goes back to his ledger, the conversation clearly over even though you have dozens of questions swirling in your head.

Back out on Lower High Street, you have been released of the fluttering parcels and instead Mr. Ollivander’s words torment your mind. You can feel a memory hiding behind a thick fog, blurry and barely visible but its presence heavy and lurking like a ghost.

Wasn’t there something he had told you five years ago? When he had presented your wand to you, still resting in its narrow satin casket. You were too excited to pay him any mind—it had sounded too much like one of your mother’s stories; like an augury or worse even, a prophecy—when he had told you about a cursed kingdom, two brothers, and a hawthorn and blackthorn tree. Why listen to old fairy tales when the real adventure—Hogwarts—was waiting for you?

Besides, if by ‘Blackthorn boy’ he meant someone with a blackthorn wand, finding that person would be nearly impossible. And why would you look for him in the first place? Superstitions and divinations have no place in your life. Not after how it had dictated your childhood with a cold iron fist.

The trip back to Hogwarts is significantly faster without having to look after enchanted parcels behaving like newborn Fwoopers. With what happened at Mr. Ollivander’s, you completely forgot to drop by Honeydukes for Javi, which makes him look like a kicked puppy for the rest of the day.

You manage to start your essay for the group project, although you don’t get nowhere near where you wanted to be before the match. Lunch is a blur of tasty shepherd’s pie and grilled mushroom skewers with a small handful of students passing where you sit to wish you good luck, pattung your shoulder hard enough you almost choke on your pumpkin juice. Others send you little notes with crude drawings showing St. Jude zapping you with a spell and losing tonight’s duel. The messages are charmed to head dive into your cup and plate, splattering mashed potatoes on your uniform.

Adeleide plucks a nervously flapping piece of paper out of your meal and unfolds it. “At least they’re creative,” she notices mildly.

You throw a wary glance at the note. “That doesn’t even look like me.”

“I don’t know.” Javi slurps loudly from his cup. “They got your scowl right.”

Double Potions after lunch flies by for a change. Your Wiggenweld Potion tends to be a tad bluer than Professor Sharp’s apple green concoction bubbling at the front table for reference, but you have a hard time focusing when your mind is already occupied with how tonight’s duel might go.

You have a handful favourite spells that you’ve practised long enough they come as easy to you as breathing. But from what you have seen during the last Crossed Wands duels where St. Jude has participated, he seems to have a natural gift for duelling. You’ve heard he competed alongside Sallow in his first duel, but every after he’s been on his own and you’ve seen the battered and bruised leftover competitors limping out of the Clock Tower. You don’t plan to follow in their footsteps.

When evening falls on the castle and the long, narrow corridors awake with dim candlelight, you follow the throng of hooded students hurrying towards the Clock Tower after dinner. The excitement ripples through the lines of people like a physical force, alive and rearing when the first students file into the Clock Tower and find a seat close to the walls and away from accidental stray spells.

You spot Lucan Brattleby surrounded by a handful Hufflepuff and Slytherin students. Javi is among them, and when you draw closer you notice the ledger in Lucan’s hand and the Sickles being passed between him and Javi.

Javi startles when you step next to him like a Mooncalf facing an oncoming card. “Hiya,” he says in the very familiar voice that sounds a lot like him hoping you won’t be mad.

You raise an eyebrow. “Placing bets?” Your eyes linger on the page as you scan the names on the chart on your side. Only a few names—Leander, who’s been especially snappy since he lost against St. Jude in the semifinals, a handful other Gryffindors, one or two Ravenclaws and the rest are students from your house. On St. Jude’s column, Lucan has started to write the names as tiny as possible to fit them all on the page. Javi’s is amongst them. He ducks away from your scrutinising gaze. “He slew a fully-grown troll last week!” he pleads his case. So much for the infamous Hufflepuff loyalty. “I’ll invite you to Honyedukes after and pay whatever you want from the win.”

“Whatever.” You turn away to get ready, walking into a hard, solid body.

Callum St. Jude steadies you before you can stumble. “Easy there.” His smile slices white. “Am I already sweeping you off your feet? We haven’t even started yet.”

You shrug his hand off your arm. “The only sweeping happening today is when I wipe the floor with you, St. Jude.”

He hums thoughtfully. “We’ll see.”

You stare daggers at his back as he retreats to his side of the hall, welcomed by other Slytherin students who pat his back and ruffle his unruly jet-black hair as though he is the fifth year’s Champion already. He doesn’t linger around them for too long, and instead retreats to a far corner where Sallow is already waiting for him. What an annoying duo.

Tugging your black robe off, you begin to stretch your limbs. For today’s occasions you’ve chosen to wear a simple shirt with ribbon uniform tucked into your plaid trousers. More mobility, less fabric flapping around. A tie or a blazer would allow too much surface for a nasty Accio. From the last duels you’ve watched, you know St. Jude is as sharp as a whip, and he uses everything in his so far meagre arsenal of spells to win.

You’ll need to keep all your wits about you. If he, and the majority assembled under the giant swinging pendulum today, underestimate you, it will be your pleasure to remind them what vicious creatures badgers are. And that they devour snakes.

When you turn, St. Jude is already standing ready, his wand raised. He’s shrugged out of his robes as well and pulled off his tie, following your example. Gone is the hint of the cocky smile he always wears, so infuriating and inviting to punch. Now he is serious, his face an impassive mask that betrays nothing but you have seen it change within a heartbeat before knocking an opponent out with a savage blast of his wand. Like a snake, waiting and watching, until it strikes viciously and sinks its venomous fangs into your skin.

“Attention!” Lucan Brattleby hops in the centre, his arms raised. “Wizards and witches! Welcome to the fifth year’s Crossed Wands Championship Round!” He lets the audience get the whistling and bellowing out of their system before he introduces both parties. “Competitors, let’s get started!”

He quickly dashes out of the way—rightly so, for St. Jude’s opening move is always a lightning-quick Levioso, just like Professor Hecat taught him. You dodge the spell and hear it disperse against the wall behind you, feeling the sparks nip your skin.

“Accio!” You whip your wand towards you, only able to catch St. Jude by the cuff of his white sleeve as he evades with a side-step. But it’s enough to unbalance him as his arm is pulled in your direction and he retaliates by using the moment to blast a few Basic Casts your way which you block by well-timed Protegos.

The crowd’s cheers disappears into background noise as you and St. Jude continue your tense dance of attack and parry; a step forward, another step back, his Incendio is answered by your Glacius; since he prefers fire you do him the pleasure of casting Confringo which forces him to dive to the side. Your spell blasts the wooden weapon rack behind him into splinters and pieces, showering the Slytherins sitting beside it with glowing embers.

“Come on, new guy, give her a proper Slytherin treatment!” one of them yells. St. Jude doesn’t let himself get distracted, not even by the instructions of his fellow housemates or the quips from your side of the room. His eyes are pinning you like a butterfly on a corkboard, following your every step. They are frighteningly bright, you have the feeling that no move will go past him.

From behind you, you pull a large crate from under the buttocks of two Gryffindors with Accio, ignoring their protests when in the last second you fling it bodily towards St. Jude with Depulso. You’ve been working on the right timing for this for a long time—people usually don’t expect to be thrown at with things instead of spells. It hurls through the hall, and to your utter astonishment St. Jude blocks it in the last second with a flying object of his own—a practice dummy.

But where was the spell? You didn’t see him cast one when he hurled that dummy through the air.

At your puzzled expression, St. Jude grins at you, his smile so sudden and jarring as a thunderclap. You narrow your eyes. There’s something growing in the pit of your stomach, rearing its ugly head and snapping sharp, volatile teeth. Basic Casts don’t feel enough, and every vicious Diffindo St. Jude parries or dodges in the last moment. His retaliation is a fiery Incendio after Incendio—you’d think after this time one of you would grow weaker, lose focus, but the heat flaring your way and the flames licking up your uniform feel anything but harmless or tame.

Sweat runs down your temples, along your cheeks, down your neck. Your wand feels hot in your hand, but you grip it tighter, knuckles white. Your lungs feel tight in your chest, but you breathe in stronger, eyes wide. That rage that always lives inside you rears. It is an almost physical pain, like nails against flesh; like teeth against bars. That unwanted animal is starving, it wants nothing more than to get out and you’re surprised nobody else can hear it howling.

“Not as quick or cunning as that Sallow boy, but her spells pack a mean punch,” they say about you. You couldn’t best Sallow, and now there is this new contender and you refuse, refuse to slide down to number three; always coming in last, always pushed aside. You snarl at St. Jude as though trying to wrap your teeth around the world.

The air crackles with magic. Faintly, you hear an echo of a familiar voice. “Do not be surprised at your wand’s ability to perceive your intentions—particularly in a moment of need.”

It seems your wand shares your taste for violence—you can feel that this is the best Expulso you have executed since you taught yourself the spell in year four. You swing your arm, wand scorching hot in your hand—vibrating even—and hurl the Blasting Spell at St. Jude.

You can see his mouth move as he speaks a spell, blue sparks fly from the tip of his wand and then crackling lightning intercepts your attack. Through the sparks and bolts you see St. Jude’s puzzled expression—now is the chance to strike. A surprised opponent is a weak opponent; you swing your arm back—your arm is stuck.

From the tip of your wand a wiry crimson light crackles across the room, connected to St. Jude’s wand. When you try pulling back again, an invisible force lurches you forward, forcing your arm up until the thin light grows stronger, redder like spilt blood. Your arm shakes with the feeling of wrongness crawling up your arm, a kernel of god-awful flavour that has you biting your bottom lip. You feel an awareness. No. More than awareness, more sentient than that. It is recognition.

The point of your wand, shining a blazing white, shakes with the effort of you trying to pull back; shakes from whatever magic is transpiring between you two. On the other side, St. Jude has his free hand around his other wrist, trying to lower his wand, his face as white as a wall. To no avail.

The magic spreading from your wand through your body is like curious, warm fingers touching up along your arm, curling around your shoulder, settling against your cheek. They wander lower and splay across your chest, then sink through your ribs. Close around your heart. Squeeze.

The world explodes.

The magical blast sends you flying. Your teeth clang together as you slam on your back. Pain radiates through your body. Black dots dance before your eyes and blur your vision as you’re struggling for air.

A hushed silence has settled inside the Clock Tower. You shake your head, your free hand rising to your chest where you still feel a sharp twinge. Gingerly, you pick yourself up, carefully feeling for injuries. The whole room is a mess as though a wild Graphorn has ravaged inside and destroyed most of the furnishings. When your eyes lock with St. Jude’s across the room, your heart beats in your throat, making it hard to breathe.

Mirroring you, one hand is pressed against his chest, the other holds his wand in a vice-grip as though his life depends on it. You see him shudder helplessly, as if it were winter and he has gone outside without gloves and caught a terrible chill. His eyes meet yours, then drop to your wand. His lips mouth a single word, and you stare at him, throat tight, the cold sweat sensation of dread spreading slowly through your limbs.

And all of a sudden, you remember very clearly one thing Mr. Ollivander had told you all those years ago.

Once your paths cross, your fates will be irrevocably connected, growing together like the roots of old trees. Your wands have come from the same seed. There is no doubt that you fill find him.

Your Blackthorn boy.

A/N: If anyone is interested in this story, I can make a taglist :) Would also appreciate any sort of feedback, or just hitting the little heart so show me you enjoyed it

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Progression of DM-HL-01, a jungle female.

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On This Day In TCXPI History Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831-1895), Physician • First African American woman to earn a medical degree at a time when advanced education for women was rare. • Wrote Book of Medical Discourses about medical care for women and children. Rebecca was born free (not into slavery) in Delaware in about 1833 to Absolum and Matilda Davis. She was raised by an aunt in Pennsylvania who had a profound effect on Rebecca. The aunt was the person in the community to whom everyone came for medical assistance, and as a result of watching her aunt, Rebecca wrote that when she began work she knew it had to be in a field where she could “relieve the sufferings of others.” Rebecca moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts where she became a nurse (1852-1860); there were no schools of nursing at that time, so she learned on the job. She impressed the doctors with whom she worked, and they submitted letters recommending that she be admitted to the New England Female Medical College. Her acceptance at the college was highly unusual as there were few medical schools and most did not admit African Americans. She started classes in 1860 but her studies were interrupted by the Civil War so she did not graduate until 1864. When she did, she became the first African American woman in the United States to earn a medical degree, and the only African American woman to ever graduate from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca began a medical practice in Boston, but when the war ended in 1865, she moved to Richmond, Virginia to help the freed slaves who otherwise would have had no access to medical care. She noted that it would be “a proper field for real missionary work,” and it was; racism was widespread. For complete bio: America Comes Alive https://americacomesalive.com/2012/01/31/rebecca-lee-crumpler-1833-1895-physician/ (Accessed on 03/02/2019) For More Daily Black History, visit: http://thechinuexprojectinc.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TCXPIHistory https://www.facebook.com/TCXPI?ref=hl https://www.facebook.com/TheMediaAndTheBlackCommunityTcxpi?ref=hl #tcxpi https://www.instagram.com/p/B-JCCcfp4gu/?igshid=1oyobq6jnzqht

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Measurements for Male and Female Goats Varied Studies were assigned in stir, Oye and Ikole LGA in Ekiti state to examine the phenotypic characteristic of West African Dwarf goats (WAD). 132 West African Dwarf Goats comprising sixty six females and sixty six males were indiscriminately selected for the study. The aim was to document the body characteristics of the WAD goats in three native governments in Ekiti State, Federal Republic of Nigeria and in addition to examine the results of sex on the body characteristics. The experimental style: randomized complete block style (RCBD) and implies that were separated exploitation Tukey’s check. Results from body linear measurements for male and female goats varied between sixty four, 7.00cm for females and forty four centimetre for males on heart girth (HG), linear measure (BL), wither height (WH), rump height (RH), Tail length (TL), Ear length (EL), and Horn length (HL) severally. Pearson correlation analysis showed that body weights may be expected accurately from HG, and BL, WH and RH. The study indicated that the HG was successfully used for predicting BWT of WAD goats measured inside the three LGA’s and so the information obtained throughout this analysis would be useful for goat phenotypic characterization of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the seven quantitative traits thought-about throughout this study showed utterly completely different levels of significance ranging from P= zero.05 to P= 0.01. two traits (BL, TL) showed very important (P zero.05) distinction among the goats. there is extraordinarily very important (P zero.01) distinction between the male and female goat for HG. Location showed no very important distinction (P zero.05) for HG, BWT, WH, RH, EL and HL. Sex showed extraordinarily very important (P zero.05) distinction inside the male and female goats. Location and sex interaction showed no very important distinction (P zero.05) altogether the quantitative traits measured. constant of variation (CV %) of all the traits resulted from low (10%) to high (41%).

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A story to Decor - Decor Dream

I was supposed to post it a long time ago (actually, I should never stop to write in here. ... But anyways, these last months my head and hands were occupied with lots of questions (and games). One of them was the Decor Dream. But what the heck is Decor Dream anyways?

Well, Decor Dream is a match-3 game with 3D decoration and narrative. In this game, you discover the story of Karen - a prodigy decorator - which goal is to provide happiness through her talent. There are different houses with different styles, and each one has a different owner. 

The game was launched in Brazil, Australia, UK, and the Philippines so far and you can check it out right here <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.tapps.decordream&hl=pt_BR>

I was one of the narrative designers, helping at Gigi's arch (house 01) and creating, planning, developing and writing (collaboratively) Peter's arch (house 02). I'm really proud of Decor Dream, not just 'cause I was there for a few months, but actually 'cause of the conversations I had while I was doing it. It was my first black female protagonist (after years of begging). Themes like race (and what be a black woman means), bias, female stereotypes, feminism, black loneliness were some of the things I was always discussing during my creative process. Of course, I've done some other things than just narrative, but that part of the experience was what I remember the most.

Play the game and tell me what you think. Hope you enjoy (;

Xoxo

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[Breaking News] Fuji TV “As a result of an internal investigation into Hana Kimura, what Hana Kimura said was a lie.”

1: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:04:23.58 ID:CAP_USER9.net

On the 31st, a female professional wrestler Hana Kimura who appeared in the romantic reality program "TERRACE HOUSE TOKYO 2019-2020" broadcast on Netflix and Fuji TV died after being hurt by viewers on the 31st, The station announced the results of the verification report on the program on its official website.

According to the report, the person in charge selects members who cross the relevant departments within the company. In the verification, we interviewed the people concerned, mainly about the process related to the production, distribution, and broadcasting of the 38th episode that Kimura appeared and suffered slanderous sluggishness against the behavior of male co-stars. , Said that the related records and materials were confirmed. Interviews were conducted with a total of 27 people including production staff, technical staff, performers, and Kimura-san's offices involved in the production site.

　As a result, there was no confirmation of the "improvement" such as the excessive production reported in some cases. "In each case, except for matters that the production side should judge, it was based on the performers' intentions, and we did not confirm any instructions or coercions against the performers' intentions."

Regarding the recognition and response to the flaming up of SNS, he explained to all the performers how to use SNS and gave advice. After that, "multiple production staff members followed and confirmed the SNS (Twitter, Instagram) of all performers," he explained. However, with regard to DM (Direct Mail) that only the person himself can view, "the production side could not know the content unless there was a consultation from the performers."

　Until a few days before Kimura died on May 23, the staff was in contact with Kimura and "mind care". However, in this regard, think that there was a point that the production side did not reach as a result, regarding recognition of Hana Kimura's care and health condition.

Kyoko Kimura (43), a mother of Kimura who is not convinced by the station's response, has submitted documents to the BPO (Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization) for petition. Regarding the matter, "the bereaved family has filed a complaint with the Broadcasting Human Rights Committee, and we intend to respond sincerely in the future."

*Excerpts from the links below. Continuing with the source.

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20200731-00010044-chuspo-ent

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8: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:06:27 ID:pp3WYhOe0.net.

Don't you want to take responsibility so much?

>>8 Isn't it a violation of the Broadcast Law? In other words, stop.

9: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19: 06: 27 ID: UJMXw2r50.net.

This is terrible.

>>9 Run away with haste if it is not convenient. Chuitei is a surprising TV station.

13: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:07:08 ID:6SA1N5Wf0.net.

Really serious.

15: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19: 07:30 ID: tYekKkJd0.net.

You guys were slanderous about Kimura Hana, so desperate for the transfer of responsibility wwwwwwww.

>>15 The Yui from Karuizawa was really bad. The slander of a flower is like a sparkler.

16: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:07:33 ID:oI72dC930.net.

Yarase is also a verification.

>>16 There is nothing that can be believed anymore.

>>16 BPOs, third-party committees, and the like are basically relatives, not third parties.

20: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:07:54 ID:9l8YyX190.net.

have a bad life.

21: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:08:01 ID:t3JGlBIL0.net.

It's the same as there was no bullying.

22: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:08:01 ID:B1fQGget0.net.

The darkness that can start the curtain with this is dark.

>>22 h.

23: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:08:07 ID:IK6uSP1G0.net.

There's a trial (laughs).

 .

25: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:08:09 ID:caCUE2/e0.net.

An entertainer that no one complains about Fuji TV.

28: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:08:34 ID:vtnSWMWz0.net.

? ? "'ll ask you that it's past, so don't call me Yarase."

29: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:08:35 ID:KLBOnKfK0.net.

There is no mention of the dead.

30: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:08:42 ID:o0C5757c0.net.

If you die, it's a loss, the words of living people have more weight.

37: 2020/07/31 (Fri) 19:10:06.21 ID:THJtboLZ0.net.

In other words, Fuji TV recognized that Kimura Hana knocked off the man's hat, not her production, but her intention..

>>37 Do people not get angry when they are angry because they are directing against slander?.

40: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:10:34 ID:COEZSIin0.net.

The entertainers who criticized the net would not be just hypocrites without criticizing Fuji TV.

>>40 After all, an entertainer is a race like that w Just a Chihuahua.

>>40 Strong against weak and weak against strong.

54: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:11:41.45 ID:QTY+hGmq0.net.

Ah, feel a lot of distrust.

64: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:12:53.02 ID:CL9EQg1/0.net.

In self-verification, we come to this conclusion.

>>64 Do you think the thief says he stole?.

67: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19: 12: 57.58 ID: IlX55kEy0.net.

There is no point in setting up a third-party committee, as it stubbornly refuses to do so.

75: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:13:18.00 ID:OGq/q2RP0.net.

Isn't there a conclusion?.

82: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:14:21.04 ID:npmy0Y/l0.net.

No self-cleaning action!.

83: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:14:25.14 ID:CqV69uOO0.net.

It's not verification, it's lining up.

89: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:15:08.43 ID:VCzR2GqW0.net.

want to hear the opinion of the stupid woman who was watching this.

4: Friday, July 31, 2020 19:05:46 ID:4LJepCRx0.net.

can't believe it unless a third party verifies it.

Are you stupid?

266: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:40:44 ID:JFM62ZCk0.net.

>>4

Maybe the same for third parties, right?

Only reports that will benefit the beneficiary.

 .

>>266 Do you understand the meaning of a third party?

276: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:42:02.15 ID: KlL7fLna0.net.

>>266

thought it would be better to have NITTV do it.

The TV station was the same hole for programming.

>>276 It's kind of like a side-by-side connection between TV stations..

5: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:06:00 ID:NOzWfrs70.net.

My mother died, but

Do you want to lie and sneak up on the show?.

19: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:07:48 ID:nahPObR20.net.

Did he interact with his mother because he was forced to do it?

What's the verification, isn't it stupid?

55: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:11:43.99 ID:t3JGlBIL0.net.

>>19

Don't talk to the dead.

227: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:34:04.23 ID:vHz6UHtX0.net.

>>19

No such testimony appeared in this survey.

Therefore, could not confirm the harassment.

35: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:09:59.69 ID:FgtPmv/K0.net.

think you want to make a new series sooner.

That's why can't say that there was an instruction on the program.

36: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:10:00.46 ID:w7jjhD0J0.net.

Why don't you let a third party investigate?

Even if you play with your own family, you will tell the lie and the truth will be decided in the darkness.

61: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:12:47.66 ID:g76DtWUR0.net.

Isn't the Lisca image temporarily released regardless of DM?

Normally, when you get a grip on a squirrel, you'll go crazy.

62: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:12:49.26 ID:MWGkIRiz0.net.

This is terrible.

investigated it in family and found no problems.

Are you done?

At least one.

A man of Hari himself, who wore the laundry, accused him.

Should it be ignored?

69: 2020/07/31 (Fri) 19:13:02.74 ID:mk5BvOAS0.net.

Yarase and compulsion are different.

You're changing the story.

Yarase says that it was accidentally shown that it was actually a decision,

It's not a matter of whether it's compulsory or voluntary..

74: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:13:12.92 ID:mAlrCV//0.net.

>>1

Look.

Fuji TV's opinion number.

Hitoshi Matsumoto did exactly what Widenashaw said!

The internet users are bad.

Fuji TV is not bad!.

77: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:13:28.62 ID:E6T+K/1V0.net.

Said the suspect had made an unclear statement.

Fuji TV should be discontinued.

81: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:14:18.14 ID:LTYgA8wd0.net.

It's the accumulation of all these things that keeps the viewer away from the TV.

The consciousness of the production side has not changed.

86: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:14:50.39 ID:N1XtjUZO0.net.

Fuji "Is it okay?"

Everyone "Yes!"

100: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19: 16: 22 ID: JoCE9tuE0.net.

If you die, you lose.

If you die, lose!

 .

112: 2020/07/31 (Fri) 19:18:10 ID:UCkY8O350.net.

That's why Anti-Fuji TV and Kyoko Kimura should just publish the full text of LINE.

That way, if Fuji Television reports the wrong thing, we can deny it.

Even if it is cut out like a montage photo without doing that.

Oh, can only think "Fuji TV is right".

>>112 It's a trump card that hasn't been put out yet.

124: 2020/07/31 (Fri) 19:19:52.18 ID:2FOMkBgX0.net.

>>112

Still, this kind of thing.

It's difficult to prove.

Judges are TV kids.

133: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:21:19.63 ID:LQ1b+J210.net.

>>1

wonder if there will be more leaks in family.

There are so many talents that can't be sold, so wonder if it's for Fuji.

146: 2020/07/31 (Fri) 19:22:57.16 ID:MWGkIRiz0.net.

>>133

The co-stars are like they were gathering and partying a few months ago.

137: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:21:38.85 ID:MWGkIRiz0.net.

Also, this news will not be taken up in the wide show, and the stations and entertainers will go through in a united unity.

It's really rotten.

180: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:27:55 ID:ScXC6rd80.net.

The level at which you can meet and answer with a lawyer. When you really say poorly, you go to jail.

You can tell any lies. Nobody likes jail.

217: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:32:42 ID:7JOpzyEA0.net.

going to end it with an in-house survey.

My friend is dead and going to an absolute trial.

At that time, the testimony comes out, so know which one is lying.

243: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:36:58.26 ID:YVRzRlf/0.net.

>>217

think a parent.

The documents on the Fuji TV side are more reliable.

Or, if you're watching the Terrace House, you know, the program has always treated flowers as the leading role.

Even with strange behavior, defended it with all might.

That's a program.

>>243 Fuji's employee ID card.

>>243 Don't it smell like a great employee?

>>243 This is an employee.

222: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:33:17.63ID:63AdoQzm0.net.

think the man was under various pressure.

Stop the office and get rid of lice.

You confessed you had an instruction.

256: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:39:31.15 ID: cWrNPyCD0.net.

>>1

don't think there's any duress.

However, when said "Isn't it good to do this?"

People who want to become more famous can do just that.

don't know if you want to force that area.

Whether or not the orders and instructions were clear is the issue here.

>>256 Become a Yakuza movie man! Together with

362: 2020/07/31 (Friday) 19:56:25.58 ID:2STkiN450.net.

It's a station that smothered the old-fashioned grilled old people.

Most ethical violations that remain in the history of broadcasting are related to Fuji.

>>362 knew it for the first time. Did you do such cruel things?

>>362 The old man's firewalk was seriously terrible. It exceeded the level of abuse.

>>362 This terrible case.

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Pakkhi Hegde Turns Entrepreneur Launches Her Record Label Beyond Music

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Pakkhi Hegde Turns Entrepreneur Launches Her Record Label Beyond Music

The first female superstar of Bhojpuri film industry, Pakkhi Hegde has done more than 60 Bhojpuri films including Ganga Devi with Amitabh Bachchan. The actress par excellence has now turned entrepreneur and launched her own record label in partnership with Financial Consultant & Producer Viral Motani. The label is called ‘Beyond Music’ and it will provide a global platform to new talents.

As a pilot project, artist Stebin Ben was launched with the recreated version of iconic song ‘Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai’ from movie Saajan. The song crossed million views on YouTube in no time and Stebin became a star. Having huge fan base on his social media, Stebin has now performed more than thousand shows all across the globe. With Stebin’s success, Pakkhi Hegde and Viral Motani decided to make it official and announced the launch of ‘Beyond Music’.

To start with, the record label has taken ten talents under its umbrella. These are Shruti Prakash, Paulami Mazumdar, Amrita Sinha, Hardik Tailor, Madhur Sharma, Smit Mehta, Arsh Mohammed, Ashmik Patil, Gaurav Meena and Mehraj Kazi. All of these ten people have their individual identities in their respective fields but were not able to explore and work on their common passion which is music.

        Shruti Prakash is an actress who portrayed the parallel lead role in the long-running soap opera Saath Nibhaana Saathiya on Star Plus. She was also a contestant in the fifth season of Bigg Boss Kannada and has also done Kannada movies such as ‘Londonalli Lambodara’ and ‘Rangamandira’. Arsh Mohammed has been a top contestant at Indian Idol and Saregamapa. He also has ‘The Voice of Mumbai’ title to his credits. Paulami Mazumdar is winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award and is current working in web series on Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Madhur Sharma loved and known for his live unplugged nights and has rocked on the cover of ‘Kaise Hua’ from the movie ‘Kabir Singh’ this year. All these artistes have flavours of renowned singers across the board and can fulfil fan’s desire to listen to their favourite Pakistan singers. While voice of Arsh Mohammed resembles Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shruti Prakash sounds like Momina Mustehsan.

Pakkhi Hegde along with Viral Motani will now be personally mentor these artistes and give them the best possible exposure to showcase their talent. These ten artistes were introduced to the world at a grand event in Mumbai recently in which they performed for live audience. All renditions left listeners amazed and gave them huge rounds of applause. Everyone was left with their hearts wanting for more.

The event marked the launch of ‘Beyond Music’ and saw who’s who of entertainment industry gracing the occasion. Guests seen in attendance included Mukesh Rishi, Vindu Dara Singh, Sawan Kumar Tak, Hunter News Network CEO – Pramod Gupta, Producers such as Nishant Ujjwal, Rajkumar Pandey, Pradeep Singh, Dolly Bindra, TikTok stars Aashna Hegde, Mr. MNV, Khushi Hegde, Sanket, Tanzeel, Unnati, Mrunu and others.

Also joining Pakkhi Hegde for the musical extravaganza were her friends and co-actors from Bhojpuri cinema, Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua, Amrapali Dubey, Pradeep Pandey Chintu and Telugu actress Esha Shetty. Stebin Ben, who is known as India’s Atif Aslam, was also present at the occasion who celebrated the release of his latest single ‘Sajda Karu’ that features Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali with the houseful crowd with a cake cutting session.

Sharing his excitement, Stebin said, “I would like to congratulate Pakkhi ji and Viral for this noble venture. They are not just going to give these artistes the much needed support but also going to receive so many blessings from them. I am so fortunate to be a part of Beyond Music.”

Talking at the event, Pakkhi Hegde said, “Our vision is to provide a launch pad for new talent. We feel so proud to see Stebin Ben achieving such popularity. Our dream of creating the next generation of music stars seems to be shaping up. So if you are passionate enough to pursue music, you can always look up to Beyond Music.”

Adds Viral Motani, “This is just the beginning. We are going to take these artistes worldwide and do shows. The best part is that we have a great mix of singers, rappers as well as beatboxers. We will be having series of shows and there will be Beyond Music Fest in multiple cities across India and abroad. After Mumbai, the next cities lined up include Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Dubai and others.”

  Follow Beyond Music on –

https://www.instagram.com/beyondmusicindia/?hl=en

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Black Women as Bloggers

Overview

A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the internet consisting of informal, diary-style-like posts. Sometimes blogs feature a commenting section where readers can give their opinion on the matter. This section will focus on Black women who use “blogging” as their platform to discuss personal or controversial problems that need to be dealt with or even simple everyday topics such as traveling, beauty, or health & wellness. 

1. Black Girls Who Blog. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlswhoblog/?hl=en

2. Steele, Catherine Knight. "Black Bloggers and Their Varied Publics: The Everyday Politics of Black Discourse Online." Television & New Media, vol. 19, no. 2, Feb. 2018, pp. 112-127. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1177/1527476417709535.

3. *Gumbs, Alexis Pauline. "Seek the Roots: An Immersive and Interactive Archive of Black Feminist Practice." Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources, vol. 32, no. 1, Winter2011, pp. 17-20. EBSCOhost, http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=b43f2da9-7562-4037-bf06-7ecde657d37b%40sessionmgr120.

4. Bracken-Ferguson, Kendra. “Influencers Are Benefitting Niche Communities: How Black Female Bloggers Are Defining Beauty.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017, www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2017/03/29/influencers-are-benefitting-niche-communities-how-black-female-bloggers-are-defining-beauty/#73b8980e2a63.

5. *Ortiz, David G., and Stephen F. Ostertag. “Katrina Bloggers and the Development of Collective Civic Action: The Web as a Virtual Mobilizing Structure.” Sociological Perspectives, vol. 57, no. 1, 2014, pp. 52–78. JSTOR, JSTOR, http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0731121413517558.

Genres of Black Blogs

Travel

6. Akinmade Åkerström, Lola. “Living as a Black Female Expat in Sweden.” Geotraveler's Niche, 14 Dec. 2017, www.lolaakinmade.com/europe/living-as-a-black-female-expat-in-sweden/.

7. Raymond, Oneika. “What Being Black and Abroad Means to Me.” Oneika the Traveller, 26 Apr. 2017, www.oneikathetraveller.com/what-being-black-abroad-means.html.

Fashion and Lifestyle

8. Fresh, Gabi. “Gabifresh x Swimsuitsforall 2018.” Gabifresh, 9 Jan. 2018, gabifresh.com/2018/01/gabifresh-x-swimsuitsforall-2018/.

9. The Kitchenista Diaries, Angela Davis.

10. de Silva, Sai. “Heart-To-Heart: A Letter To My Teenage Daughter.” Scout The City, Inc., 11 Jan. 2018, scoutthecity.com/2018/01/heart-heart-letter-teenage-daughter/.

Beauty

11. Minor, Brittany. “For Bloggers: How to Talk About Makeup and Racial Injustices at the Same Time.” Clumps of Mascara, 14 Aug. 2017, www.clumpsofmascara.com/makeup-and-racial-injustices/.

12. Tomi. “About.” Makeup for Melanin Girls, makeupformelaningirls.com/pages/about-us.

Health & Wellness

13. Kendall, Erika. “The Case of the Mysteriously Disappearing Black Women.” A Black Girl's Guide To Weight Loss, 5 Jan. 2018, blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/social-construct/mysteriously-disappearing-black-women/.

14. Webb, Koya. “Yoga.” Koya Webb, 8 Mar. 2017, koyawebb.com/womens-history-month-virtues/.

Humor

15. Wabuke, Hope. “20 Funny Black Women of Twitter.” Ms. Magazine Blog, 22 Oct. 2013, msmagazine.com/blog/2013/10/22/20-funny-black-women-of-twitter/.

16. Nyima Funk, Twitter.

17. Awesomely Luvvie. “White Women Need to Get Their Shit Together.” Awesomely Luvvie, 13 Dec. 2017, www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2017/12/white-women-shit-together-alabama.html.

Education and Self Betterment 

18. Ojiaku, Princess. “GZA: Science, Rap, and Genius.” Scientific American Blog Network, Scientific American, 28 May 2014, blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-with-moxie/about/.

19. Jackson, Tarra. “#AskMadamMoney: How Can I Save With Limited Money? · Madam Money.” Madam Money, 27 Mar. 2018, www.madammoney.com/askmadammoney-can-save-limited-money/.

20. Samuels, Jemmar. “Guest Blog: Experience of Being a Black Woman in Higher Education @ NUS Connect.” NUS Connect, National Union of Students, 3 Oct. 2017, www.nusconnect.org.uk/articles/guest-blog-experience-of-being-a-black-woman-in-higher-education.

Activism

21. Ailith, L'lerrét Jazelle. “Black Men, Don't Make Trans Women Pay for Your Fragile Masculinity.” For Harriet | Celebrating the Fullness of Black Womanhood, 31 July 2017, www.forharriet.com/2017/07/black-men-dont-make-trans-women-pay-for.html.

22. *Gabriel, Deborah. "Blogging While Black, British and Female: A Critical Study on Discursive Activism."Information, Communication & Society, vol. 19, no. 11, Nov. 2016, pp. 1622-1635. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1146784.

23. Dean, Alex. “How Black Women Bloggers Have Built a #BodyPosi Squad All Their Own.” ELLE, ELLE, 11 Oct. 2017, www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a46864/black-women-bloggers-body-positivity-plus-size/.

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Julianna Margulies Teases Major New Role On ‘Billions’: ‘She Is Such A Fun Character to Play’

Julianna Margulies is stepping into another strong female character's shoes! She spoke to HL about her new role on 'Billions!'

source https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/01/10/julianna-margulies-billions-character-season-5-interview/

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Factsheet 01/2018

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Figures and Plates:

Plate 1 : Helicobasidium purpupreum on Roots.
Available at: https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwikqbyFp_3YAhXpKMAKHdOtC9AQjBwIBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fephytia.inra.fr%2Ffr%2FI%2F32360%2FRhizoctonia-crocorum2&psig=AOvVaw0b2bV4gUPDcakoqsyE5aJy&ust=1517318629076524 [Accessed 09.01.2018]

Plate 2: Helicobasidium purpureum.
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Plate 3: Cercospora beticola present on Beta ssp.
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Plate 4: Cercospora beticula lesions in detail.
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Plate 5: Heterodea schachtii appearance. Available at: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/crops/sugar-beet-cyst-nematode/figure-2-white-lemon-s-opt.jpeg [Accessed 12.02.2018]

Plate 6: Heterodea schachtii on fibrous roots (above). Available at: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/bcn%20figure%202.jpg
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Plate 7: Damage by Heterodea schachtii  (below). Available at:
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Plate 8: Aphis fabae. Available at: http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphis_fabae_Black_Bean_aphid.htm [Accessed 22.01.2018]

Plate 9: Colony attend by ants. Available at: http://www.brickfieldspark.org/images/jpgs/aphidblackbean2260.jpg [Accessed 22.01.2018]

Figure 1: Conrad (2018) All Year Guide

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Animals, Apparently, and Cats: At Brooklyn ACC Waiting for You Pretty, petite, fun, friendly, playful, up to date on 18726-6 years o 45 lbs vaccines to go home Todayll TO BE KILLED - 1/30/2018 BIG GIRL IS A PETITE AND PRETTY LITTLE THING THAT MUST BE NAMED FOR HER BIG PERSONALITY AND ZEST FOR LIFE. Big Girl is 6 year old girl who may have lost her home and family and all she loves but she hasn't lost the will to look on the bright side. She's bright, fun, friendly and happy as well as spayed. She's currently at the Brooklyn shelter hoping for a second chance with a new family who will love her unconditionally and keep her safe. A volunteer writes: Big Girl isn’t all that big and she isn’t all that brave either, but she is without a doubt one of the most tooth-achingly sweet and endearing girls ever! She previously lived with her owner and a 4 year old child (with whom she was respectful and tolerant and liked to watch TV with!) and it seems her world was rather small. We’re told she is fully housebroken (she seems it), is relaxed, affectionate and quiet, and that she’s very timid around new people and in new places. Not surprisingly, on our first few outings Big Girl did lots of army crawling (especially when we had to pass her loud neighbors or encountered a scary garbage truck!) and spent a lot of time submissively showing me her belly. Though she’s still very sensitive to her environment, Big Girl absolutely warms up to a familiar face and is IMPOSSIBLE not to fall head over heels for. She’s very receptive to treats (she seems to know some commands too!), likes to play fetch, now spends more time on my lap than on her back, and while she might not be ready to make prolonged eye contact with them yet, she stays wiggly when we encounter new admirers. I think she’ll make the most loyal friend…please come see her at Brooklyn ACC and make sweet, sweet Big Girl YOUR Girl. BIG GIRL@BROOKLYN ACC Big Girl - ID# 18726 Sex: Female Age: 6 years old Length: Short Is Vaccinated: Yes Coat Type: Smooth Primary Color: Tan Secondary Color: White Weight: 45.4 lbs Intake Date: 01-19-2018 Spayed / Neutered Yes My health has been checked My vaccinations are up to date My worming is up to date I have been microchipped Please take note of the Animal ID before contacting shelter Behavior Assessment Upon intake Big girl was very shy and timid. When approached by a staff member she lowered her head and body, however she did roll over to allow rubbing. She allowed all handling. Scanned negative. Date of Intake: 1/19/2018 Basic Information:: Big girl’18726 is a 6 year old ,female that was surrendered due to no time. Big girl has never suffered any health issues or injures. Big girl has never visit the vet. Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 1 child( age 4) How is this dog around strangers?: Around strangers Big girl is timid and nervous. The previous owner stated that she rarely had guest over but when she did big girl would initially stay to her self. If an unknown person approached her she will start to shake nervously and lower her head. she allows them to rub her however her body is tense.The previous owner stated once you have visited the home a couple time ,Big girl becomes more relaxed. How is this dog around children?: Big girl has lived in the home with a 4 year old child. Big girl was respectful and tolerant towards the child. The previous owner attempted to keep the child away from big girl just as a safety measure. When Big girl was around the child, she liked to lay on the child legs while they watch TV. Big girl has never displayed a behavior concern towards the child. How is this dog around other dogs?: No known experience with any dogs. How is this dog around cats?: No known experience with any cats. Resource guarding:: Big girl ins’t bothered by the following:having her food bowl touched or taken away, having items or treats removed from her mouth, being pushed off of furniture,being brushed or taking a bath. Big girl is fully house trained with no record of accidents. Bite history:: Big girl hasn’t bitten anyone or animal within the past 10 days. No known bite history. Housetrained:: Yes Energy level/descriptors:: low-medium Other Notes:: Big girl can be a bit timid if she’s in a unfamiliar environment. she gets really shy and hides. Sometimes she shakes nervously. For a New Family to Know: Big girl is described as quiet , relaxed and affectionate. Big girl usually stays to herself while inside the home.Big girl isn’t reactive towards toys.She was feed puppy chow dry foods. At times the previous owner gave her chicken and rice as a treat. Big girl is walked once a day. she uses a collar and leash and slightly pulls while being walked. Date of intake:: 1/19/2018 Spay/Neuter status:: No Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner surrender Previously lived with:: 2 adults, 1 child (age 4) Behavior toward strangers:: Timid, tense Behavior toward children:: Respectful, tolerant Behavior toward dogs:: Unknown Behavior toward cats:: Unknown Resource guarding:: None reported Bite history:: None reported Housetrained:: Yes Energy level/descriptors:: Quiet, relaxed, and affectionate with a low-medium energy level. Date of assessment:: 1/23/2018 Look:: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted, body posture is stiff and fearful, tail is low and not moving. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity:: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, eyes are averted, and tail is in neutral position with a relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item. Tag:: 1. Dog follows at the end of the leash, body low and a bit fearful. Paw squeeze 1:: 1. Dog gently pulls back his/her paw. Paw squeeze 2:: 1. Dog gently pulls back his/her paw. Toy:: 1. No interest. Summary:: Big girl was a bit nervous during the handling assessment. She was tolerant, but kept her body low. Summary (1):: According to Big Girl’s previous owner there is no known experience with any dogs. 1/20: When off leash at the Care Center, Big Girl is a bit nervous and is slow to approach the novel male dog. She briefly greets him before keeping to herself and wandering the pens. 1/23: Big Girl continues to be nervous around a novel female dog. She stands near the exit most of her session, and explores the pens towards the end of the session. Date of intake:: 1/19/2018 Summary:: Shy, timid though allowed handling Date of initial:: 1/19/2018 Summary:: Tense, allowed all handling ENERGY LEVEL:: Her previous owner describes Big girl as a timid, respectful, dog. Big girl displayed low energy and movement throughout assessment, and will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: EXPERIENCE (suitable for an adopter with some previous dog experience, especially with the behaviors outlined below) Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable Potential challenges: : Fearful Potential challenges comments:: Fearful: The behavior department recommends allowing Big girlto approach her potential new adopters at her own pace. Force-free, reward based training is advised when introducing/exposing Big girl new and unfamiliar situations. My medical notes are… Weight: 45.4 lbs Vet Notes Post Surgery Note 20/01/2018 DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: ~5-6yrs Microchip noted on Intake? No History : Owner surrender Subjective: BARH Observed Behavior – Nervous, tense but allowed all handling, soft muzzle placed for exam Evidence of Cruelty seen – no Evidence of Trauma seen – no Objective P = WNL R = WNL BCS 5/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal discharge noted Oral Exam: Moderate dental tartar/staining, pink mm PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: Female MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat CNS: mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment: Apparently healthy Plan: Continue to monitor while at BACC Prognosis: Excellent SURGERY: OK for surgery 23/01/2018 Pre-op exam S/O: BAR. Nervous in run EENT: Eyes clear, no ocular or nasal discharge HL: No coughing or sneezing, normal RR/RE INTEG: Full coat MS: Ambulatory x 4 UG: Female A: Apparently healthy P: Based on chart review and no signs of CIRDC, OK for surgery tomorrow 29/01/2018 New CIRDC noted on rounds Subjective: QAR. No csvd but reluctant to get up and has serous nasal d/c for 2 days. Objective EENT: serous nasal d/c bilaterally, no ocular d/c ou L: Eupneic, normal RR/RE MSI: Ambulatory x 4, good haircoat CNS: mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment: CIRDC Plan: Start doxycycline 10mg/kg PO SID x14d until 2/12 Recheck at day 7 Move to iso Prognosis: Fair to good * TO FOSTER OR ADOPT * If you would like to adopt a dog on our “To Be Killed” list, and you CAN get to the shelter in person to complete the adoption process *within 48 hours of reserve*, you can reserve the dog online until noon on the day they are scheduled to die. We have provided the Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan information below. Adoption hours at these facilities is Noon – 8:00 p.m. (6:30 on weekends) HOW TO RESERVE A “TO BE KILLED” DOG ONLINE (only for those who can get to the shelter IN PERSON to complete the adoption process, and only for the dogs on the list NOT marked New Hope Rescue Only). Follow our Step by Step directions below! *PLEASE NOTE – YOU MUST USE A PC OR TABLET – PHONE RESERVES WILL NOT WORK! ** STEP 1: CLICK ON THIS RESERVE LINK: https://newhope.shelterbuddy.com/Animal/List Step 2: Go to the red menu button on the top right corner, click register and fill in your info. Step 3: Go to your email and verify account Step 4: Go back to the website, click the menu button and view available dogs. It should read, "reserve in progress". That is YOUR reserve. Step 5: Scroll to the animal you are interested and click reserve STEP 6 ( MOST IMPORTANT STEP ): GO TO THE MENU AGAIN AND VIEW YOUR CART. THE ANIMAL SHOULD NOW BE IN YOUR CART! Step 7: Fill in your credit card info and complete transaction Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) nycacc.org At-Risk Animals Thank you for your interest in adopting from Animal Care Centers of NYC. Our At Risk List is posted each day (except Saturday) at 6:00PM and remains viewable until 12:00PM noon the following day. newhope.shelterbuddy.com HOW TO FOSTER OR ADOPT IF YOU *CANNOT* GET TO THE SHELTER IN PERSON, OR IF THE DOG IS NEW HOPE RESCUE ONLY! You must live within 3 – 4 hours of NY, NJ, PA, CT, RI, DE, MD, MA, NH, VT, ME or Norther VA. Please PM our page for assistance. You will need to fill out applications with a New Hope Rescue Partner to foster or adopt a dog on the To Be Killed list, including those labelled Rescue Only. Hurry please, time is short, and the Rescues need time to process the applications.

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1.'17年秋冬トピックス[04]

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  (2)多様性・フェミニズムを主張するファッション

資本・人材・チャンネルはじめ顧客の多様性を認め、広く国際化することで”女性顧客向け巨大資本”に成長してきた欧米のファッションビジネスにとっては、女性蔑視（ミソジニー）や移民排斥を主張するトランプ旋風には危機感を抱いています。コレクションでも、多くのブランドが、

「現代的でクールなフェミニズム」や、 「ダイバーシティ（多様性）への寛容性」 　を主張しています。

※#TIEDTOGETHER　（下写真は運動提唱者のImran Amed編集長とスーパーモデルのGiGiHadid）今回のコレクション期間中、ファッション業界中心に拡がった反トランプキャンペーン。「人種やセクシュアリティー、ジェンダーや宗教に関わりない、人類の団結」への意思表示として「白いバンダナ」を着用するキャンペーンが展開されました。

 http://www.fashionsnap.com/news/2017-02-08/white-bandana/

昨シーズン、新生Diorが提案した 「現代的フェミニズム思想」 "WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS” ※ アフリカ文学者「 チママンダ・アディーチェ 」のコト�� 業界全体に影響を与えました。 下写真は、プラバル・グルン（NY）コレクションで 登場したメッセージTシャツ 

”The Future is Female” 

(未来は女性が作る） です。 ファッションで表現されるフェミニンでは 「より自立した大人の女性」や 「多様性に寛容な、ポジティブな女性」がトレンド！

以下の、動画は、3月8日（水）国際女性デーに発表された。 Diorのスペシャルムービー。 新生Diorマリア・グラツィア・キウリが昨シーズン発表した、 メゾンの新らしいマニフェスト

”WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS"

大きな話題を呼んだメッセージＴシャツでしたが、 春夏は、ホワイト710ドル（日本の79,000税別 は、ほぼ完売）でしたが・・・　秋冬では黒のメッセージ Ｔシャツが販売予定。

(3)��勝劣敗が激しいアパレル業界

２０１６年、

市場(顧客のニーズ) の変化に対応できず 米国最大のアパレルチェーンだった 「アメリカンアパレル」は、 経営破綻の上、一部は、カナダのアパレルに売却。

不振の「リミテッド」も 経営破綻し全250店は閉鎖  ・・・

（※写真は米国の廃墟となったショッピングモール）

「GAP」 （世界アパレル企業Rankinｇ4位へ陥落） も 全米で175店舗を閉鎖し,

百貨店大手「メイシーズ」も 100店舗を閉鎖しました。 世界規模で、 百貨店・セレクトショップなど 既存アパレルビジネス業界の多くが 市場のニーズ変化に対応できないまま 「不振」がより深刻な状況へと・・・

勿論、ラグジュアリーでも 主に・・・

Eコマース、ミレニアル世代登場

による、市場のニーズ変化をとらえ 「デザイナー交代」や「リストラ」「ネット強化」などで 対応してきました。

もちろんこの対応に手間取っている 業績不振のブランド（リシュモンやプラダグループなど）もありますが、 反対にニーズをいち早くとらえ 増収増益を続ける、 LVMH（ヴィトングループ）や、 ケリング（グッチグループ）、エルメスなどは、 アパレル不況をよそに 拡大を続けています。

下グラフは、ファストファッションも含めた業界の前年比グラフです。

(4)トレンドの捉え方は変化してしまった？

二極化（→優勝劣敗）が進む

業界不振グループの状況は深刻で、 大手メディアが開催する トレンドセミナー等でも、 ”無難で面白みが欠けるコレクション”と酷評したり、 ”""トレンド不在論や不要論”まででるようになっており、

※写真は減収減益が続くプラダ （2016年グループで15.9%の減益/ 売上プラダ△10％ / ミュウミュウ△8％ 　さらに17年上期も減収減益は続いています）

業績回復がままならないブランドと 未曽有の好業績のブランドが

 併存している現状の二極化市場」 での分析は 有料・無料にかかわらず  公開されている情報には・・・  MDや広告の戦略・戦術検討上 最も重要なビジュアル指標 としての 分析や仮説は見当たらなくなりました。

※動画は2017年（上半期）驚異的な売上（前年比）143.4%を達成した「グッチ」の秋冬キャンペーン これは従来の 「新奇性」や「権威・伝統」に偏重した ”トレンド分析”では、 現状のフィルターバブル下 （自分好きなモノしか見られない環境下）の女性たちは、 同じ趣向をもつ人たちが SNSなどでつながりグループされていきます。 （複雑なのは、彼女達が”複アカ”で多くのグループに参加している点です） 彼女たちは、複数のグループ内 で、 SNSなど通じて、「閉じたコミュニケーション」を続けています。 従って、エコーチェンバー（残響室）効果でｌ 彼女たちの”思い”は反復、増幅、強化 されることで、 女性たちは、社会全体の強烈な””と ヲタク的多様化・分断化していく自分と 社会の同調圧力に順応する自分との 葛藤とバランス上に 彼女たちの”思い” は常に揺れ動いています。

※写真：Dangerous Woman https://www.instagram.com/p/BYfdF0XnAVb/?hl=ja&taken-by=arianagrande

女性達の”気分/気持ち”は、

従来の単なるアンケートやインタビューでは

捉えきれなくなってきたようです。

従って、哲学や社会学や行動心理学的な知見を前提にした 回帰線やベクトル など、具体的な解出力を図る ビッグデータの解析をベースにした ヴィジュアル分析が必要な時代になっています。 そしてあくまでも、

「操作可能���概念」として ”トレンドの把握”

を行う手法を開発する必要がでてきました。 ところが・・・ フィルターバブルやエコチェンバー効果で すでのビッグデータなどの統計的手法以外では 市場のトレンド把握困難な時代になったのに・・・・

自分のトレンド感が、 世界を代表しているかのように

誤認してる デザイナー やライターや・・・

経営者が、急増しており、 これが、世界中のアパレル業界の 優勝劣敗、二極化を ますます進行させています。 当分の間、格差はますます拡がっていくのでしょうか？

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The 2nd: Spilling the (Green) Tea

 Some six or so years ago at Starbucks, a friend introduced me to the Green Tea Frappucino. It got me thinking, back then, because green tea was something that I had always associated with China and Japan, each for their different reasons. It was odd, I thought, that such a drink was available in a wildly successful American chain. I was used to green tea ice cream being served at sushi restaurants I rarely went to, so I was delighted that the Green Tea Frappuchino was so accessible. Fast forward to last Wednesday, and I hear a barista call out an order for a Green Tea Frappucino. In contrast to the me of 6 years ago, I gather no satisfaction from people ordering it. I don’t feel as if people are finally realizing the greatness of green tea. Instead, I feel a vague sense of >.>, over the fact that most of the history and culture is lost and/or omitted because of globalization and consumerism and capitalism. 

As a disclaimer, I’m not saying that tea should be exclusively for Asian people to drink. Tea, while holding historical and cultural significance, is not particularly dangerous. A white person drinking green tea is different from a white person having dreads, because dreads are something black people are made fun of for and have lost opportunities because. Green tea, in it’s more “white” iterations, is not harmful to Asians. That being said, they share the same experience of being devalued because of their growing popularity in mainstream America. In becoming globalized, many items have lost their cultural and historical significance. The product exists, but has none of its history does. Green tea is no exception to this. 

What strikes me as a little funny and a lot sad is the way that a Green Tea Frappucino/Latte (and by extension, many many Starbucks drinks) have a “basic white bitch” connotation. Let’s pick this apart. Basic: accessible, boring, insignificant. White: ditzy, stupid. Bitch: feminine. The western perception of Japanese tea ceremonies is usually of a submissive, silent woman serving men, when in reality, Japanese women started learning it in the early 20th century as a way to demonstrate their “economic and cultural(-educational) capital” in the face of gender inequality (Kato). It’s certainly a stark contrast to something that is said by POCs to express annoyance over typical white behavior, and by white people as a way to distance themselves from “uncultured heathens” aka other white people. Also, I wanted to add: why is the phrase about a “bitch” anyways? It’s a term, like many other female coded insults, that refers to their behavior towards men. (I could go on, message me if you want) 

Another point of contention: why does drinking tea, green or otherwise, imply pretentiousness? For some reason, tea in America carries a sense of “Whole Foods” elitism. It’s consumed for health rather than a need of caffeine, like coffee. And healthiness, or rather health culture, can be argued as classist, because being healthy means having time to exercise and money to spend on meal plans and trainers and gym memberships. Not only is tea connotative of the elitism of health culture, it also implies that the person drinking it is “cultured” and “sophisticated.” And this itself is an indicator of exoticism. And exoticism is bad, despite the general positive meaning of “exotic”. As writer Rachel Kuo says, in an article about WOC but that is also applicable to objects, exotic things are “less normal, less human, and less real” than western things. In short, the cultural value of green tea is dependent on how “other” it is.

The globalization of green tea has wrought several consequences on it. It has experienced both devaluation and inflation because it has been popularized in America. Devaluation, because it is sometimes seen as simply a way to boost metabolism or “purify toxins from the body.” At the same time, its value is inflated because of its association with “exotic” East/Southeast Asian culture. Green tea is both stripped of its history and culture and exotified because of it. People need to consider their actions and what they mean in the greater scheme of things. Tea exists outside of diets and foodie fads and consumerism. At the same time, its culture and history should not be used by Americans to elevate their social/cultural/educational capital. Indeed, this can be said of a lot of so called “ethnic foods.” The globalization of green tea and its subsequent development in image is but an example of a larger trend of white gentrification/stealing/hipsterification/hipsterilization of non-white foods (credit Laini Nguyen @not-a-foodie).  

Links:

http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/01/calling-woc-exotic-is-racist/

KatoÌ, Etsuko. The Tea Ceremony and Women's Empowerment in Modern Japan: Bodies Re-presenting the past. London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2004. Web. https://books.google.com/books?id=E8wg9pbfkdAC&pg=PT169&lpg=PT169&dq=are+japanese+tea+ceremonies+held+by+men+or+women?&source=bl&ots=fHZdUU-2mT&sig=tN5356NqJM6RRsxCAqzBH_-N3HI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV0O3i1ebRAhUFi1QKHSFhAtcQ6AEIVDAJ#v=onepage&q&f=false.

https://books.google.com/books?id=AGaTAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://routledgesoc.com/category/profile-tags/cultural-capital 

  (credit Laini Nguyen @inkwingart)