Post by Maria Sanchez on Jun 8, 2008 21:56:53 GMT -5
Character Basics
What do you teach?: Charms
Name: Maria Milagrosa Sanchez
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Ex House: N/A
Race: Human
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Appearance
HAIR
Oftentimes her worst enemy, Maria’s hair is simply a long mass of unruly brunette curls that give her the expression of some sort of wild animal. Her hair is probably a partial reflection of her somewhat wild and fiery personality. She oftentimes describes her hair as a bush atop her head that needs to be trimmed with a pair of hedge clippers. Her hair is usually pulled back, since it oftentimes looks as if it hasn’t been brushed in days. When it’s warm outside or when she’s working around the house and wants her hair out of her face, she will pull it back into an untidy ponytail or half-bun even though it doesn’t do much good. Most of the unruly strands fall from the ponytail and into her face. When the occasion calls for it, Maria will do her hair nicely. Other than that, she really doesn’t care what her hair looks like. If she knew it wouldn’t give her hell later, she would doubtfully brush it either.
EYES
Probably one of her best assets, Maria’s eyes are deep and chocolately. People can easily get lost in the dark depths of her irises and oftentimes find themselves doing just that. Maria’s eyes are easily ready by anyone, even those who do not know her that well. Maria has a hard time trying to hide her emotions. Her eyes express her inner emotions of happiness, sadness, anger, longing, and various others. That is probably one of her many weaknesses: the incapability of hiding her emotions in her eyes.
She has an invitingly friendly and gentle gaze that attracts the attention of other people; her eyes can help lure people to talk to her if they are in search of new friends. She gives people eye contact when necessary, which is almost one hundred percent of the time. She believes that eye contact is the key to the soul and everyone’s true feelings.
When it comes to her husband, Maria has a special look in her eyes—like a brightly lit candle that will never go out. Her eyes light up when she looks at him and oftentimes shows all the things she’s thinking and feeling. She doesn’t realize that her eyes change when he’s around, but that’s the joy of it all.
NOSE
Much to her dismay, Maria has a somewhat large nose. She has her father to thank for this; his side of the family was famous for large noses—the men were anyway. She is the first female in the history of her family to have a somewhat large nose. She does not let her thoughts linger over something such as her nose since there are more important things to worry about; but the fact that her nose sticks out really does bother her greatly, especially when she’s taking pictures. She can never find a decent angle at which the camera can capture her ‘look’ without her nose overpowering it all.
MOUTH
There is really nothing special about Maria’s mouth. Her mouth is just, well, a mouth. She has thin lips—Spanish lips, her father always told her. Though she would prefer to have larger, fuller lips, she doesn’t argue because her husband likes them just the way they are and that’s all that really matters to her.
When she wears no actual expression upon her face, her lips sit gently upon her face, straight and simple. When she grins, the corners of her lips curve upwards and cause them to look slightly distorted in a way. When she gives a toothless smile, her lips look almost flat and irregular. When she smiles with her mouth open, bearing her teeth, her mouth appears somewhat larger than it usually would.
Maria has a beautiful smile. Her teeth are, for the most part, straight. They are not perfectly white, but she does make it a habit to brush them two or more times a day—at least once if she is pressed for time.
FACE
Maria has a young and somewhat girlish face. Her features are stunning for a woman of her age, and she oftentimes wonders why God has allowed her to remain so young-looking even through her years of living, growing, and maturing.
She has a rounded face and a delicately pointed chin. The shape of her face, however, is much too small for her enormous mass of hair atop her head. On very rare occasions, her face actually has a nice appearance; her hair has to be straight and down brushing her cheeks. Pulling her hair back in a rather tight ponytail makes her look almost anorexic.
Unlike the other members of her family, Maria has a very pale complexion. It is surprising since she can be found outside in the sun more often than not. Sadly, the sun never takes to her skin. If it does, it leaves her with a very bad and painful sunburn, which eventually peels away and leaves her white again. There’s no such thing as a tan for Maria Sanchez.
Maria’s cheeks are usually a very pale pink color. When she blushes for whatever reason, her cheeks flush a brilliant pink or red color and are obvious upon her face. There is nothing she can do to hide it when her face flushes colors.
Beneath her right eye is a small mark that some would call a ‘beauty mark’. There are times when she feels a bit uncomfortable about it since there are people who stare at it. There are other times when she feels that it defines her as her own person and sets her apart from everyone else. She’s learned to ignore what other people say about it and allows it to make her who she is, in a way.
BODY
When she looks in the mirror, Maria sees herself as simply another average woman. She is happy with what she sees, for the most part, as far as her body goes. She stands at no more than 5’2” and weighs about 120 pounds or so, depending on what she eats and how much she gets out and exercises. Her weight lies somewhere in the middle and is average with her height; she is not too thin and anorexic-looking, but she’s not fat and overweight. If anything, she’s got a little bit extra fat on her that she likes to poke and call ‘pudge’.
When it comes to curves, Maria was fairly blessed in that department, which can be a burden at times; her husband tends to be one of those admiring freaks who just stares at her (lol). It’s not that she necessarily minds, but she hates when he does it in public places. That’s when she has to say “No PDA.”
Her chest is of an average size for her body. When she was younger, before she had her children, her chest was nonexistent. However, that is not the case anymore. She has a chest and it’s noticeable with most, if not all, of her clothes.
Though she wishes she didn’t, Maria has both hips and a butt. Her hips are small but nicely curved and easily shown when she wears the proper clothing to show them off. Her butt, on the other hand, isn’t all that small. It’s not huge, you know, but it’s large enough to cause her problems when it’s time to fit into clothes—pants in particular, obviously.
HANDS
Even though she spends most of her time working both in and outside, Maria has amazingly soft hands. Most ‘true women’ have long, thin, and dainty fingers; Maria does not. Her fingers are somewhat long and thin, but there is no daintiness about them. Her hands look rough, despite their smoothness, and have the appearance a man’s hands might have.
FEET
Feet, no matter what anyone says, are ugly. Maria’s feet are no exception. The bottoms of her feet are rough from walking outside barefoot. She has long and thin toes that are very unattractive. Her big toe is large and ugly. Her pinkie toe is really small and barely has a toenail on it. Her other toes appear to have an odd shape near the end.
ATTIRE
Maria is, in no way, a trendsetter. She hates fashion. She doesn’t pay it any mind. When it comes to clothes, she wears what she feels like wearing. Most of the time, her outfits are Muggle attire. Her clothes are not really flaunty because she would prefer to keep to herself in a sense of her body. She knows that, by keeping herself covered, it shows a sense of respect. Besides… she doesn’t need guys staring at her in places that make her feel uncomfortable.
Her Muggle attire usually consists of a regular shirt and pair of blue jeans. She doesn’t like jeans that are too tight for her, but she doesn’t really want them amazingly loose. She tries to get them so they fit her figure but have a bit of comfort to them. Her shirts are of various styles and colors. She doesn’t try to get low-cut v-neck shirts or sweaters, nor does she try to get something that’s going to be a bit showy. She’ll wear any color, but she prefers to wear black since it’s more professional.
When it comes to her job, Maria wears her robes. She doesn’t necessarily like them, but she’s become quite accustomed to wearing them and doesn’t complain as much now as she once did. When she wears robes, she wears whatever color she wants, usually a darker color as they tend to be a bit more professional.
When the occasion calls for it, Maria will dress nicely. She doesn’t want to look like trash, obviously. If it’s something really formal, Maria will allow more skin to show than usual, but she doesn’t let ‘everything’ hang out (if you get my drift). She likes looking nice and being presentable, even if cleavage is necessary. xP
Maria doesn’t really like shoes. She has a few pairs, but that’s about it. She has her heels, her tennis shoes, and her flip flops. She likes her flip flops the most because she likes being able to have her feet open and free, and she likes being able to kick her shoes off at any moment if she feels the need.
ACCESSORIES
Maria doesn’t over-accessorize. She will wear earrings and necklaces and bracelets occasionally, but she doesn’t flaunt herself using jewelry. She thinks that jewelry, depending on how it’s worn, makes a person look snotty and stuck-up. She is not that kind of person and refuses to be perceived as one. For that reason, she sticks to minimal jewelry.
Hats…Maria loves hats. She wears various types of hats; it all depends on the occasion. If she’s in the magical world attending a magical occasion, she’ll wear a pointed and brimmed witch’s hat. If she’s just sitting around outside and doing nothing in particular, she’ll wear a baseball cap, a Cuban hat, or a sun hat. She has a small collection of hats that she keeps for several different occasions. They’re just another part of her slightly tomboyish side.
Looks:
Celeb Face: Gloria Estefan
Picture:
Hair: Brown and graying
Eyes: Dark; chocolate brown
Body Type: Average
Height: 5’2”
Weight Approx. 130 pounds
Accent: Maria has a slight Spanish accent and speaks English quite well. Her accent is not extremely thick when she speaks normally. If she gets mad, upset, or is showing a great amount of just about any emotion, her words tend to slur a bit and bring her accent out a little bit more than usual.
Markings: Just below her right eye is a mole that some may consider a ‘beauty mark’.
Character Acts:
Personality:
RISE AND SHINE
As a child, Maria was able to get up early in the morning and run around to get ready for school. As the years progressed, she found that her willingness to hop out of bed and start her day was delayed. She lacks a particular motivation in the morning that no one and nothing can provide for her; she just has to take time to wake up and have her morning ‘fix.’
Most people would describe Maria as a mountain troll in the morning in both appearance and attitude. Her hair is usually all over her head, and her face tends to be screwed up with the displeasure of having gotten out of bed to start her day. This should be a clear sign that no one is to mess with her when they realize she’s just awoken. She is irritable and extremely moody, oftentimes snappy at people before she has her morning coffee: straight black with no additives. If someone messes up her coffee, she will be a moody all day, complaining about the simplest things that she would usually pay no mind to.
A word from the wise: Never wake Maria up unless it’s something extremely important or she needs to be woken up. If you wake her before she’s ready to get up, she will probably wake up screaming and throwing pillows at you, possibly even sending a fluent string of curse words as well. She hates when people (even her husband) tell her to ‘rise and shine, sunshine.’ She doesn’t see herself as a ran of light in the morning, and she practically forbids other people to see her as one either.
THE MORNING RUN
After the coffee, after she wipes the sleep from her eyes, after she manages to wake herself up, Maria is in a better mood. She will oftentimes prepare herself for her day by taking a run. Depending on how awake she is and the overall mood she’s in, Maria tends to vary in the distances she runs. She never runs less than a mile or two; she never runs more than about five miles. It helps her get the adrenaline and preparedness she knows she’ll need later in the day.
After her run, she’ll come in and take a shower. In the shower, once she’s washed her hair and body, she will just stand there and let the warm water run over her body. She contemplates about several things while she’s in the shower, usually what she’ll wear as well as various other aspects of her life that most people probably don’t bother to think about.
Needless to say, her mornings are probably very silent.
THE RAY OF LIGHT
Though her morning personality makes her an obnoxious person to be around, she really isn’t. She is an overall pleasure to be around and is oftentimes a ray of light in the lives of many. Her upbeat and outgoing personality make her quite the character and oftentimes help provide her with rapid conversation about various things—usually whatever the other person wants to talk about. Being the ray of light that she is, Maria tends to talk quite a bit, oftentimes speaking in a rapid tongue and barely taking a breath. She gets a bit overexcited sometimes and cannot always stop herself. Sometimes she needs someone to say to her, “Maria, stop and breathe a bit.” Emilio, her husband, doesn’t do that, though. He simply kisses her. She shuts up then. And kisses him back.
Maria enjoys having fun—lots of fun—even though she’s not always a fun person. If someone suggests something that sounds fun, she’s all for it. If someone invites her to go somewhere, she’ll usually accept the invitation. She likes getting out and having fun; she lives each day like it’s her last. After all, you never know when the end will come.
Her laid-back and easygoing personality also helps her get along well with most people—not everyone though. She likes to let the other person choose the conversation and just goes with the flow—that’s with almost anything. She tends to be quite carefree and oftentimes careless with things like that, but she finds ways to redeem herself. Maria, living the fast life, does not oftentimes think of how another person feels before voicing her opinions and/or questions. She doesn’t realize that some things she says may be hurtful to another person until she’s already said them.
A STORM APPROACHES
When Maria gets mad, she gets mad. It’s like a hurricane coming through with lightening, thunder, and pouring rain—no lie. It usually takes a lot to anger the fun-loving Maria Sanchez but when she is angry, you’ll know it. Her face will become red with fury; her hands will clench into fists. To say it shortly: She has a huge B.F.
She raises her voice to intervals that are oftentimes unknown to even her. When she speaks, it comes out in an extremely rapid way—faster than her overexcited talking—and tends to be heavily accented due to the fact that she can’t concentrate on controlling her accent when she’s angry and talking at the same time. She will stomp her feet and have what some people would probably consider a children’s tantrum. When Maria’s mad, she cannot oftentimes think straight and will say anything and everything that comes to mind; actually, her mouth moves before her brain has the chance to process anything. Her mouth gets ahead of her and can sometimes get her into trouble if she’s not careful.
Her anger can last for just a few minutes or a few hours; it depends on how angry she is and the events following. If the anger prolongs itself and remains with her, she will usually sit somewhere, cross her arms over her chest, and pout like a child, her lower lip poking out. If the anger leaves her, she just takes a simple breath, cools down within the matter of moments, and goes back to doing whatever it was she was doing. The latter is usually the case—most of the time, anyway.
HERE COME THE APRIL SHOWERS
Everyone experiences one of those sad moments occasionally. Maria tries not to let things bother her, but there are times when she just can’t help it. When she’s sad, it’s obvious. She won’t be as happy-go-lucky as she usually is, and her eyes will carry such an expression. When she’s upset, she prefers to be alone most of the time. She just feels that the idea of being alone will help her bring herself back up. She sees it as a form of self-strength since she doesn’t use the assistance of other people to cheer her up or make her un-sad.
If Maria feels the need to cry, she will usually only do so when she’s alone. She doesn’t like other people seeing her cry. She hates the attention received because she knows that the attention is given out of sympathy and pity for her. She hates when people apologize for her tears even if they don’t know what she’s crying about. It just gives her more of a reason to lack trust in people because—most often than not—they lie.
THAT’S MRS. SANCHEZ TO YOU
Being a professor is something Maria thoroughly enjoys but hates all at the same time. She enjoys being able to help students and teach them about various things. Though she is supposed to teach her qualified subject, Charms, she will teach about other things as well. Since she is somewhat older and has experienced more than some of the students, she feels that it’s her job to teach them about ‘real-life’ things and give them hints and advice to get them through life.
When it comes to her classes, Maria is a strict person. Sure, she has a laid-back personality in the classroom, but it’s tied into her strictness as a professor. She likes students knowing that she is a nice person and is there to help and not hurt, but she also likes them to know that she means business in her classroom. Oftentimes, this gives her students a contradicting side of her personality that she can’t decide whether or not she likes it or hates it.
Most students probably thing that she is a teacher who is easily pushed around. That’s not the case. She doesn’t let anyone push her around and makes it well-known to anyone that she is not one to be pushed. Though she doesn’t show it, she has a very bad attitude and will allow it to play its part if needed.
Students are her first priority while she’s teaching. She will focus on the students’ problems rather than her own and will not give up on them. She believes that they are all capable of something; they just need a little push sometimes. She wants to be that push and their confidence that keeps them going. That’s just the kind of person she is.
SERMONS
Maria preaches but doesn’t practice. She speaks on behalf of others, not herself. If she tells someone they can do it, it doesn’t mean she follows that example. There are many times that she’s told people not to give up but has given up on herself. When people throw her words back at her, she doesn’t try to listen. Sometimes she just wants to feel helpless—like nothing will be right. At times she does it purposely, perhaps to make people feel sorry for her. Sometimes she does it because she really doesn’t want to try. It all depends on the situation.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
There are times when Maria needs to be alone in silence. She will seclude herself from anyone and anything and just sit in silence, thinking. It allows her to look back on things she’s said or done and allows her to reflect upon them and figure out what she should have or could have done. She feels that it will better her as a person by doing this and takes every opportunity she can to do it.
Though they say silence is golden, Maria feels the need to have a small amount of noise when she’s sitting alone. Oftentimes she will pull out her guitar and just sit there and play gentle chords. She doesn’t really know what she’s playing as she sits there, but she lets the notes and the beat of the strings get into her head. She eventually starts humming gently to it. Sometimes she’ll play songs she knows and not even realize it. When she does, she’ll start over and sing a simple melody, her voice carrying gently and beautifully in the air.
Likes:
° Writing
° Reading
° Singing
° Dancing
° Swimming
° Cooking
° Teaching (her job)
° Helping others
° Making a difference
° Her husband
° Her children
° Respect
° Organization
° Peppermint smell
° Spicy foods
° Tropical fruits
° Truthfulness
° White chocolate
° Coffee
° Walks on the beach
° Sunrises and sunsets
° Warm bubble baths (ehem, with her husband *winks*)
Dislikes:
° Disrespect
° Disorganization
° Blood prejudice
° Stubbornness (what a hypocrite!)
° Her monthly
° Being rushed
° Being interrupted
° Arguing
° Being told what to do
° Severe immaturity
Wand: Willow, Hippogriff Talon, 11-¼ inches
History
HAVANA, CUBA: SEPTEMBER 1, 1970
Silence filled the Gutierrez house. Nine months of impatient waiting was finally paying off; the baby was to be born sometime that day. The hour of the baby’s arrival was unknown to the residents of the home—an aging grandmother, an excied father, a young mother, and a four-year-old daughter.
Nine hours of labor and almost complete silence was interrupted by the cry of a baby—a little girl. It was 8:23 in the evening. Born to two Muggles, Jose and Maria Gutierrez, Maria Milagrosa Gutierrez was born a healthy, strong baby girl with a head full of dark curls.
A MOTHER’S MEMORY
The entire birth had been a struggle for Mrs. Gutierrez. The only thing that had kept her going was her strong will and her husband’s love speaking to her. Complications had accompanied her the entire nine hours of labor. After the birth of her second child, a baby girl, she passed away. She never touched the baby. She never saw the baby. In honor of her, Jose named the baby after his wife, thus the name Maria Milagrosa. Though Mrs. Gutierrez was no longer with them, her memory would forever live in the form of the baby girl she and her husband had produced.
A FATHER’S LOVE
Jose never remarried on behalf of his two daughters. He did not want to change his life anymore than it had been, and he did not want anyone else replacing his deceased wife's place in his heart or that of his children. He cared for his children; they were his life. And, for that reason, he worked day in and day out to provide for them in a nearby cigar factory where he made very little money to provide for his family. Most would say that they were coping and barely making end’s meet. It was true. They were living off the little money Jose had made while working as well as the small sugar field he managed to keep. Sadly, the sugar did not bring in as much money as he had hoped, for nearly every person in Cuba was growing sugar; that was really all the land was good for other than tropical fruits that could be found near the beaches where they lived.
A GRANDMOTHER’S TOUCH
For the first few years of her life, Maria thought that her grandmother was her mother. She was never quite able to grasp the concept of the fact that her mother had died when she was born. When she finally did, however, she felt as if it was all her fault that she and her sister Rebecca had no mother. Forever she has lived with such guilt, but she’s learned to overcome that feeling.
Her grandmother has played a very influential part in her life. It was her grandmother who had raised her to be the young girl she was becoming. It was her grandmother who had taught her all the things she knew. It was her grandmother who taught her that a family didn’t need all the members; as long as you loved each other, you were a family. It was her grandmother who had been there for her when she needed a shoulder to cry on. And, though her grandmother is deceased, Maria still feels like she’s there. Maria carries her grandmother within her, much like she does her mother, just not in the same way.
CHILDHOOD ASPIRATIONS
Her mother had been a teacher, or so she had been told by her father and grandmother. Ever since she was a young girl of about seven or eight years of age, she wanted to be a teacher. She wanted to be like her mother—the mother she never knew but had seen pictures of. She told all of her Muggle friends in her Muggle school this—that her mother had been a teacher and that she wanted to be just like her mother.
THE ‘SPECIAL’ CHILD
August 22, 1981—Maria remembers the date well. She had received a letter from some strange place in Guatanamo, a place on the other side of the country. She had read the letter many times, showed it to her father and grandmother, and still she could not believe it. She had been invited to attend some sort of magical school. At first she and her family thought it was all a joke. But…a messenger came and proved to them that it wasn’t. And thus was the beginning of a new life for Maria Gutierrez—the ‘special’ child, according to her grandmother.
GOING OFF TO GUATANAMO
August 31, 1981—she could not believe that she was actually traveling to the other country with a bunch of people she had never seen before in her life. She said nothing the entire ride, except for the time she had to thank the kindly woman for bringing her a snack when she was hungry.
The next seven years of her life were spent in Guatanamo—at least during the school year anyway. She spent those years in school in Guatanamo nurturing her mind and learning about things she never knew existed. As the years progressed, she found that she was actually quite gifted in magic, using her wand anywhere, and knew exactly what she wanted to teach by the end of her seventh year: Charms.
A FORTUNATE ACCIDENT
It had been one of those busy days in the mercado, and Maria’s arms were packed full of groceries she had come to get for her and her family. She was eighteen, still living with her father, who had fallen somewhat ill. Her grandmother had passed away earlier that year. But anyway…she had been in the marketplace getting groceries. It was packed. She and a young man by the name of Emilio collided. Maria dropped all of her groceries, and he helped her pick them up.
One thing led to another…
I DO
Three years later, on September 2, 1991, they were standing at the alter to be married. They said their vows, said ‘I do’, and Emilio kissed the bride. It was then the start of a happy marriage for the both of them.
BABY ON BOARD
Two years after they were married, Maria found that she was pregnant with her first child. She and Emilio were both sky-high and filled with happiness; they had hugged and kissed each other for almost twenty minutes without stopping (over-exaggeration, just to let you know).
IT’S A BOY!
September second, 1993—Nayib Carlos Sanchez was born. It was a very eventful day. Maria had turned twenty-three the day before. She and Emilio were celebrating their anniversary on the day Nayib was born. Though she had endured the pains of labor, Maria was not the least bit upset that her son had been born on her anniversary.
SWEPT BY AN OCEAN
Ten years after Nayib was born, both Emilio and Maria made the decision that they wanted to move out of the oppressive Cuba. Before either Maria or Emilio had ever been born, Castro had taken over as the dictator in Cuba back in 1959. Things had only gotten worse since his receiving of power. By 2003, things were worse than they had ever been. The Sanchez family wanted to escape the oppressiveness of the government—and quick. So they fled.
Emilio had suggested that they go to England. It was far enough away from the island. Maria had, at first, suggested the United States since it was close, but they both eventually agreed on England. And so… they moved to London within that same year.
THE ACCIDENT
A few months after having moved to England, Maria ended up breaking her back. She and Emilio had been driving in a car to see a play in the heart of London. As they were driving, a car struck their car on Maria’s side of the vehicle. She was jolted forcefully in her seat despite the seatbelt and felt this leering pair in her back and had a somewhat “electric” taste in her mouth. She was in a lot of pain and feared to move. So she remained as still as she could. She told Emilio that she thought she had broken her back, but he reassured her and said that it was probably only a muscle she had pulled. She knew otherwise, however. And, as to reassure herself, she moved her toes just to be sure that she was not paralyzed. She wasn’t--she didn't think she was anyway. Shortly after the accident occurred, an ambulance arrived and carefully got Maria out of the vehicle and put her on a stretcher. The doctors had first told her that she would never walk again, but they later suggested a very complicated and somewhat dangerous surgery. In an attempt to continue walking and be able to care for her family as she had done for several years, she agreed to the surgery. All had gone well since it was performed carefully and precisely. She was released about a week or so later once the doctors said that she was good enough to be released. Over that following year, she underwent a lot of therapy to regain her ability to walk. For the first few months, she was dependent upon her husband and the stay-at-home nurse given to her. Several tears were shed by both Maria and Emilio—mostly by Emilio since Maria had molded herself to be strong and not cry, though the pain her back caused her often did jerk the tears from her eyes. Within the next year, she was up and about walking in no time at all. She felt that she had accomplished the impossible.
After the accident, Maria contributed generously to various organizations in the process of trying to find a way to cure paralysis. She understood what it was like to be “paralyzed” and she felt bad for those who were paralyzed and really had no other choice. Her husband stood beside her in her choice of contributing to the certain charities. She spoke to those who were paralyzed and gave them motivating messages such as her own personal one: If you want, you can. All you have to do is believe.
THE MYSTERIOUS OWL
About a year after moving to England, an owl came flying through the window of the Sanchez home with Nayib’s name upon it. Apparently he had been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Maria and Emilio were a bit hesitant until Maria remembered reading about Hogwarts in a book once before. They allowed him to attend Hogwarts where he was sorted into Gryffindor for his outgoing personality and slight tendency to cause trouble.
A GIFT FROM GOD
Four years after having broken her back, Maria found herself pregnant with their second child. She and Emilio were amazingly ecstatic. Before when they had tried to conceive, they found that they had been unable to since the parts necessary had been destroyed in the accident. However, she underwent surgery and that was all fixed. She sent an owl to Nayib at school, and he was very excited that he was not longer going to be an only child. When he came home that summer holiday, Maria was a few months pregnant. Despite that fact, Nayib hugged her lightly and spun her around in a circle out of happiness. Maria had not expected it, for she thought he might be disappointed about no longer being an only child. She expected that the fourteen year difference between them made things easier to understand. However, that jealousy of having a younger sibling around and less parental attention would soon take a toll and show its presence during the times Nayib was home for the holidays.
On 5 December, Emily-Marie was brought into the world and welcomed by her mother, father, and older brother. She was born late at night in a nearby Muggle hospital. She, unlike Nayib, was a few days late but born as healthy as any other baby would have been. Maria remained two days in the hospital with Emily to be sure that both the mother and child were healthy; they were then permitted to leave. They were then an even and happy family of four.
Just as both Maria and Emilio had expected, Nayib was jealous of his much younger sister. She kept him awake at night when she cried, and she had to get everything she wanted/needed since she was a baby and knew no better. This caused a lot of arguing among the oldest Sanchez child and his parents, but he later began to understand as his younger sister aged each year and needed lesser and lesser attention, just as Nayib also aged and was lesser and lesser dependent upon his parents.
HOGWARTS
Maria applied for the position as Charms professor in June of 2020. She wanted to work because she (1) wanted to get out of the house and on her feet to work instead of feeling like a bum and (2) because she wanted to be near her daughter since she’s quite overprotective.
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