Mercedes Rubio • First Year • Ravenclaw

Basic Information Name: Mercedes Rubio Age: 11 Birthday: 31st October 2014 House: Ravenclaw Year: First

"Pathetic and useless, you won't make it far
Stupid and clueless, this is all you really are
(Oh, newbie)" —Another Cup, Bunnycat

Physical Description Mercedes has a fairly average build and carries himself with composure. He has a fair complexion with a cool, pale-tan undertone. His expression is naturally neutral, often unbothered, even if he’s quietly annoyed. His hair is cut short, wavy, and maroon-brown. His eyes share similar shades, and he wears round thin glasses.

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Mental Description Mercedes is a blunt, no-nonsense boy who values truthfulness and facts above sympathy and feelings. His compassion comes from acts of service and direct, practical solutions. He holds great self control and can be described as “mature”. His curiosity, problem-solving, and competitiveness helps with that image of a responsible person. However, Mercedes can come off as detached or uncaring with the way he carries himself or talk to others, he is rather flat-faced and isn’t that expressive. His one-liners are something that people find comedic or disrespectful.

Biography

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The Rubio family are competent and competitive Muggle-borns of high intelligence and charisma. It is common for a Rubio to achieve great things, especially since each Rubio has their own passion and talents they pursue with ambition and dedication. The downside is that most of the Rubio family are detached emotionally. Unfortunately, Mercedes isn’t naturally talented or skillful compared to his family members. In fact, many of his family found him undervalued or disappointing even if they never intended to hurt him.

Mercedes’ older brother, Matthias Rubio, is another intelligent young man who had successfully run a business for inventions and products at the age of 16. Seeing how well his brother is doing and how far behind he is, Mercedes became even more dedicated to his own dream of becoming an engineer and surpassing Matthias’ intelligence. He began to grow ambitious and critical, taking school seriously to score perfect grades as well as maintaining an honorable reputation as a young engineer. As time flew, so did his energy, he couldn't keep up with the academic pressure and began slacking off. Derailing from his usual competitive and intelligent self into a lazy, tired boy. His parents expressed disapproval of his behavior, confirming that it is behavior like this that disrespects the family image. Mercedes, who was at his lowest, grew agitated and angry at his lack of knowledge and skills compared to his family. His bitterness grew as his insecurity followed.

One day, his First Instance of Magic occurred, with only him and Matthias witnessing it. A year later, on his 11th birthday, at midnight on Halloween, a weird-looking professor knocked on his door with a letter that held the invitation to study at Hogwarts. His parents as well as Matthias, listened closely to the professor’s explanation. As his parents grew joyful at the news, Matthias could only stand in silence along with Mercedes, who was seething with rage. He didn't want this, he had a dream to chase already, yet his parents insisted that this was the great gift that he needed to pursue, like a prophecy worth fulfilling. After days of being unwilling to listen to his passion, Mercedes accepted the invitation in defeat before starting his journey as a wizard.

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On weekends, Mercedes spent his entire day working on a custom-made music box that plays at a certain time. His exhaustion didn't help that his music box wasn't working as intended. He checked the grandfather clock occasionally before tinkering with the music box once more. Coincidentally, Matthias came in with a cocky grin, ready to tease his little brother and his weird projects. The older brother wasn't trying to hold back his arrogance, deliberately joking and messing with Mercedes. Once he hit his limit with Matthias’ teasing, the music box he was holding began to chime, faster and faster until it eventually shattered. Both Mercedes and Matthias went silent, both unsure of what happened.