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there probably are cases when government and people can be separated, but definitely not in russia

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Lorraine the Tattoo Master

1949-????

Lorraine Chandice Sharp, sometimes called Lor, is the daughter of Aramis Sharp and Elina Bailey. She is also the older sister of Gerald Sharp.

Born on April 2nd, 1949, she is a witch with Muggle and Veela heritage. At Hogwarts, she is sorted into Gryffindor.

Lorraine is an independent and easygoing witch of strong emotions and artistic mind. She is very close to her cousin Leonor, whom she shares a dorm with. Lorraine adores drawing and making designs. Eventually, she learns how to make permanent and even moving tattoos, decorating her own skin with them. Upon graduation, she moves to Muggle London and opens her tattoo parlour there.

Her Veela looks make her noticeable among the Muggles, which results in several visits from the authorities regarding the International Statute of Secrecy, but Lorraine refuses to move to a magical zone. It is during one of such procedures that she meets an Auror by the name of Cassian Midway, with whom she has a speedy and passionate romance. They marry and have a son, Leon Aramis Midway, whom Lorraine names after her cousin and father. However, the marriage soon comes to a rather dramatic end. Afterwards, Lorraine bonds with a Muggle man, Declan Tremlett, and gets married for the second time. She helps raise her stepson, Donaghan Tremlett, who is revealed to be a Muggleborn wizard.

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Gerald the Auror & Investigator

1954-????

Gerald David Sharp is the son of Aramis Sharp and Elina Bailey. He is also the younger brother of Lorraine Sharp.

Born on February 3rd, 1954, he is a wizard with Muggle and Veela heritage. At Hogwarts, he is sorted into Slytherin.

Gerald is responsible and resourceful. He takes a keen interest in politics and tries to stay informed all the time. As he is made a Prefect alongside his close friend, Andromeda Black, he is determined to be a positive influence on young Slytherins, even encouraging them to take Muggle Studies. He inherits the allergy to owl feathers from his paternal grandmother, Esther Hitchens, and owns a raven whom he names Essie after her.

Gerald is fond of History of Magic, yet his love for duelling and desire to help the light side as the First Wizarding War descends upon Britain are stronger, so he enters the Auror trainings. He fights in both wars against Voldemort, gets captured in the second one but manages to break free, and loses his dear friend, Ted Tonks, as well as his goddaughter Nymphadora. In the time of peace, he takes up the job of an investigator.

He is romantically involved with Amelia Bones, his colleague, but they eventually break up. Later, when he visits his maternal grandmother in America, she introduces him to a Veela family of Bulgarian descent. Gerald gets along with their eldest daughter, Siyana Todorova. After many exchanged letters and several visits, they decide to marry. They end up having two children, Janelle and Gilbert Sharp.

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Esteban the Unspeakable

1945-????

Esteban Horado Sharp, occasionally called Esty, is the son of Dylan Sharp and Amalia da Rocha. He is also the younger brother of Marissa Sharp and the older brother of Leonor and Sydney Sharp.

Born on January 25th, 1945, he is a Pureblood wizard and a member of the Ravenclaw House.

Esteban is a thoughtful and inquisitive wizard. He is rather bashful, but also affectionate and sincere. He has several Hogwarts friends, including Cynthia Hearst, Facundo Westland and Fauna Osborn. Esteban is very fond of playing Wizard's Chess, but he also inherits his maternal grandfather's interest in studying time, eventually entering the Department of Mysteries and working on the creation and proper use of Time-Turners in the Time Room.

He falls in love with Cynthia yet gets his heart broken. Afterwards, his job as an Unspeakable makes him more reserved, resulting in few attempts at having a relationship, all unsuccessful. The most serious one is a romance with a Muggle woman, who eventually gives birth to Alma Sharp, named after his mother. However, as said woman loathes the idea of magic and does not want a witch for a daughter, Esteban wipes their acquaintance off her memory and raises Alma on his own.

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Marissa the Mermaid Liaison Employee

1943-????

Marissa Esther Sharp is the daughter of Dylan Sharp and Amalia da Rocha. She is also the older sister of Esteban, Leonor and Sydney Sharp.

Born on March 19th, 1943, she is a Pureblood witch and a member of the Slytherin House.

Marissa is a sensible and studious witch with a creative mind, as well as a deeply loving and protective attitude towards her family. While she moves in society with relative ease, it is during her water researches that she feels most herself. Marissa learns the language of the merpeople and studies their kind. Eventually, she joins the Mermaid Liaison in the Ministry of Magic, working under the guidance of Nerida Roberts.

She is married to Irvin Osborn, who fully shares her love for water and aquatic wildlife. They have three children: Aegeus, Beckett and Cascadia Osborn.

Irvin Osborn belongs to @helenadurazzo

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1925 - emigration, death, or USSR passport

2025 - emigration, death, or Russian passport

NB: The author of the tweet, who also had to leave his home after it was occupied by Russia, is now a volunteer helping others escape occupied territories and is currently speaking about the situation there.

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average Ukrainian experience while reading the news:

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The thing I noticed a lot of people from non-postsoviet countries don't understand and frankly don't care about is the importance of NOT calling the Soviet Union just Russia and soviet citizens just russians. Because it wasn't just Russia, it was a multicultural state with lots of nationalities in it and after the collapse of the USSR they all finally gained independence. It was not just russians who fought Nazis in the WW2, it was not Russia that were destroyed and exploited by them the most.

You don't call the whole European Union just Germany or France or whatever because it's not, it's a union (that also acts like a union and not like a totalitarian regime that suppresses all the national identities and forces on everyone just one specific identity that it deems to be superior).

By calling USSR Russia people enable and support russian narrative of all the countries that were a part of the Soviet Union being also a part of Russia. Which is not fucking true and is actually the driving force behind the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

So please be mindful of what you say.

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‼️The Russians launched a massive attack on Kyiv with drones and missiles, killing 14 and injuring 55.‼️

27 locations in various parts of the capital came under enemy fire and suffered damage and destruction. Among them were residential buildings, educational institutions, and critical infrastructure.

A US citizen was among those killed.

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On 14th June 1941, 10 000 Estonians, 16 500 Latvians and 18 500 Lithuanians were deported to Siberia in animal wagons by Soviet authorities. More than half of them never returned to their homeland.

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gentle reminder, it's chornobyl, not chernobyl

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1978 in Ukraine: Landscape in the Botanical Park of Kyiv

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The world's biggest country just did this to the capital city of Europe's biggest country and it barely even made the news.

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Bryson the Rehabilitation Specialist

1950-????

Bryson Aesop Sharp is the son of Castor Sharp and Leila Elysian. He is also the younger half-brother of Fennec Sharp and the younger brother of Thalia Sharp.

Born on November 6th, 1950, he is a Pureblood wizard and a member of the Slytherin House.

Bryson is a highly ambitious and intelligent wizard whose tendency for impatience and discontent often hides his empathetic heart. His jealousy for his sister's and cousin's Parselmouth ability that he did not inherit himself, urges him to try to compensate for it by acquiring new skills. He learns sign language and Braille alphabet, quickly becoming passionate about them. Upon graduation, he chooses to be a Healer specialising in rehabilitation after serious injuries, also assisting the disabled wizards and witches. When his nephew, Caelan Audley, is discovered to be deaf, Bryson is the one to educate him.

He is married to Avelina Edwintree and becomes the stepfather of her daughter, Ophelia. Together, they have a son, Myron Sharp.

Leila Elysian belongs to @helenadurazzo

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Thalia the Potioneer for the Auror Office

1941-????

Thalia Evangeline Sharp is the daughter of Castor Sharp and Leila Elysian. She is also the younger half-sister of Fennec Sharp and the older sister of Bryson Sharp.

Born on June 2nd, 1941, she is a Pureblood witch and a member of the Hufflepuff House.

Thalia is a cheerful and creative witch with an open mind and a caring attitude. She adores Fennec and eventually joins the Frog Choir like him and their father, however, she actually likes frogs better than singing and owns one as a pet. She inherits the ability to speak Parseltongue from her maternal family and becomes a rare Parselmouth who is not a Slytherin. Her love for outdoors results in her interest in plants and creatures, but it is potion-brewing that she enjoys best, inspired by her paternal grandparents. She ends up brewing healing and combat potions for the Auror Office, studying under the guidance of Stanley Midway.

She is married to Paul Audley, and they have two children, Caelan and Elaina Audley.

Leila Elysian belongs to @helenadurazzo

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Fennec the Composer & Lyricist

1932-????

Fennec George Sharp is the son of Castor Sharp and Ariana Bletchley. He is also the stepson of Leila Elysian and the older half-brother of Thalia and Bryson Sharp.

Born on May 15th, 1932, he is a Pureblood wizard and a member of the Gryffindor House like his mother.

Fennec is a playful and ardent individual, though not without a certain cunning of his foxy namesake. He is deeply attached to his parents and has a hard time getting over their divorce, as well as coming to accept his father's new wife and children. Like Castor, Fennec plays Quidditch, eventually becoming the Gryffindor Seeker. He also inherits his mother's passion for music, participating in the Frog Choir and learning to play instruments. Fennec ends up becoming a composer and a lyricist, particularly for plays and musicals.

He is married to Scarlet Dearborn, and they have two children, Samuel and Katherine Sharp.

Leila Elysian belongs to @helenadurazzo

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Ariana the Violinist

1909-????

Ariana Bletchley is the only daughter of Barron Bletchley and Demetria Weasley.

Born on May 30th, 1909, she is a Pureblood witch and a member of the Gryffindor House.

Ariana is a passionate and tenacious witch. She adores music and has a talent for it. As a Hogwarts student, she participates in the Frog Choir under the guidance of Esther Hitchens. There, Ariana grows close to the lady's son, Castor Sharp, who is a good singer. They become a couple and marry several years after graduation, then proceeding to have a son, Fennec Sharp.

Her father abandoned herself and her mother when Ariana was a child, and this experience scarred her deeply, resulting in an intense feeling of protectiveness and jealousy when it comes to Castor. She is particularly wary of his close friend, Leila Elysian. Her misplaced mistrust and their numerous fights offend and hurt Castor, eventually leading to a divorce.

With time, Ariana becomes a renowned violinist, giving concerts and receiving awards. She never remarries.

Leila Elysian belongs to @helenadurazzo