Nathaniel Archer Costello | First Year | Ravenclaw
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"Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes."
Nathaniel Archer Costello | First Year | Ravenclaw
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Reducio all about nate. What happens when a NASA Astrophysicist and an Astronomy-inclined witch meet each other and fall in love at first sight? Nate. That's what happens. Nathaniel Archer Costello grew up with a profound love for the stars and the vast expanse of space beyond them. Born under the constellation of Sagittarius the Archer (his namesake), he is a free-spirited boy with an uncontainable enthusiasm for anything and everything astronomical. He was raised with an innate respect for both the scientific and the mystical aspects of the cosmos because of his upbringing—just as likely to tell you about the complexities of his Sun, Moon, and Rising signs as he would tell you about the latest, most ancient red-shift galaxies discovered by the James-Webb Space Telescope. A lovechild of two different worlds, Nate was raised by his mother to wonder at the light and shadows the stars cast upon those on the Earth and how they inevitably led each toward their cosmic path. Meanwhile, his Muggle father instilled in him the endless curiosity and the thirst for knowledge of how those same heavenly bodies formed and came to be where they were in the sky and the forces that kept them shining there for the world to see. One would expect for these two worlds to collide and inevitably collapse, but although his mother and father saw the world with vastly different eyes, they still looked at the same stars, the same sky, the same immeasurable universe, and at the end of the day, those eyes looked upon each other (and at him) with genuine, unbreakable, immeasurable love. And that never did collapse. Not even when Nate showed signs of being a wizard with his first instance of magic, the Hogwarts acceptance letter not far behind. His father celebrated the beginnings of his journey just the same—maybe even more! The young boy had heard stories in his childhood about the glittering stars above the tall Hogwarts Astronomy Tower (disguised as fairy tales before he displayed as magical) and the absolutely ginormous telescope to see them with. There were even centaurs! With bows! Like his zodiac sign! Who taught Astronomy! To say he was excited to start wizarding school was an understatement. Everything turned out to be true! Though the Muggle world held an impermeable place in his heart, Nathaniel knew Hogwarts was where he truly belonged. Reducio first instance of magic. Nate laid back in the grass, sandwiched between his mother and father. He was in his favorite place (second only to the roof), in the grass under the night sky, with his two favorite people in the world beside him. Although tonight felt weird as they were in a different country for his 10th birthday, he felt he'd belong anywhere if he had his mom and dad with him. "Look, bud! It's Canis Major. You can see it so clearly tonight." His dad pointed out the constellation superimposed in the vast, dark sky. The boy stared up in wonder as his dad told him all about the particular set of stars known as the Greater Dog. He listened in rapt attention, especially because the night sky in England was vastly different from the one back home. "That brightest star up there? That star's called Sirius." At that, Nathaniel jumped up to his knees to tap his mother excitedly in the shoulder. "Mom, isn't that the name of that scary man you told me about in that one story?" His mother let out a soft laugh, reminding him so much of wind chimes—or the twinkling of stars. "Yes, honey. He was the one who betrayed his closest friends to the big bad villain of the story. Which teaches us that…?" "…trusting completely means a friend for life or a lesson for life." The boy repeated matter-of-factly before flopping back down onto the soft grass. Nate turned his head just in time to catch the fond look his dad sent their way. Before he could return his eyes to the sky, he heard his mother's excited gasp. "Leonids!" Meteor shower. To the left of the constellation of the Greater Dog was Leo of the zodiac, and from it streaked a few bright points of light. Nate jumped to his feet, mouth slack as he watched them grow in number. Feeling—more than seeing—his parents stand, as well, he heard his mom whisper urgently. "Quick! Make a wish!" Feeling his heart jump in excitement, the boy closed his eyes and clasped his hands right in front of him. He thought about what he wanted most, which was difficult when he had both already beside him. He thought about the greatest wish his ten year-old heart possessed. And he thought about Sirius the Friend-Turned-Foe. A star. Stars. I wish I had a star, too, like Sirius. Even bad guys can have stars, too, right? And I've been good. Nate the star. I want that. I want a star! He must have been chanting that in his head for so long because he only snapped out of it when his dad grasped his shoulder with what felt like shaking hands. "Uh… bud…?" He heard the concern in his dad's voice. Opening his eyes would reveal what would be the greatest wonder his ten year-old heart could have conjured. In between his clasped hands was a ball of softly-glowing light the size of a marble, throwing pure white rays through their lawn. He could hear his mom's gasp of wonder before she uttered the words that would change the trajectory of his life forever in a voice full of wonder and what sounded like pride. "You're a wizard, honey." |
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"Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes."
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Reducio ravenclaw. first last, opinions.
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hufflepuff. first last, opinions.
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"Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes."
Nathaniel Archer Costello | First Year | Ravenclaw
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Reducio Reducio
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"Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes."