Backstory

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Mario. I get easily excited and distracted, so beware for caps. You're welcome to owl me or post on my wall to chat, but if you need help with Transfigurations, try to owl me, as it's easier for me not to miss it :)

NAME: Mario B. Soriano
AGE: 18
PRONOUNS: he/they
BIRTHDATE: December 27, XXXX
NATIONALITY: Spanish
CLASSES I'M TAKING: ASTR-301, TNFG-301, CHRM-401, HERB-301, HOM-301, PTNS-301, ALCH-301, ANCR-301, MUST-401, DIV-301, COMC-301, ARIT-601, ANST-401, DADA-301.
CLASSES I GRADE: TNFG-101.
HOBBIES: music, writing, spreadsheets, family trees and lists. I play cello and piano and I also sing covers
LIKES: pop, rock, singer-songwriter, occasional folk and country, classical, instrumental, soundtrack and basically anything except EDM, rap and trap. Including but not limited to Taylor Swift, Queen, Michael Jackson, Conan Gray, Sorry Ghost, Mozart, Williams, Morricone, MIKA and many more. My playlist is pure chaos.

ROLEPLAY: nope, sorry! I'm mostly here for grades, but I'm open to a chat too. If you want to chat, though, I recommend the Discord School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Check the second-to-last newsroom post to enter.

MEDAL ROOM

I have earned the following medals in the House Points Competition throughout my time in HiH:

-March 2023: gold (186)
-February 2024: bronze (26)
-February 2025: gold (873)
-March 2025: silver (598)
-April 2025: bronze (330)
-May 2025: gold (491)

Don't spam my wall. I have nothing against you posting your books and groups on my wall, but don't expect me to respond if I'm not interested.

GRADES

The courses I'm currently taking are underlined in yellow. The course I grade is underlined in purple. 

FIRST YEAR

Astronomy 101: 86% (E). Completed on 18/2/2025.

Charms 101: 95% (O). Completed on 15/2/2025.

DADA 101: 94% (O). Completed on  3/2/2024.

Flying 101: 90% (O). Completed on 15/2/2025.

Herbology 101: 89% (E). Completed on 6/3/2025.

History of Magic 101: 93% (O). Completed in March 2023 with Prof. Everby.

Potions 101: 92% (O). Completed on 19/2/2025.

Transfigurations 101: 98% (O). Completed on 27/2/2025. This one is probably my all-time fave. It was so much that I sent in my PA app the day after finishing it and got accepted in June!

FIRST YEAR AVERAGE: 92.13%

SECOND YEAR

Alchemy 201: 98% (O). Completed in 14/5/2025.

Ancient Runes 201: 95% (O). Completed in 23/5/2025. 

Astronomy 201: 90% (O). Completed in 7/4/2025.

Care of Magical Creatures 201: 98% (O). Completed in 20/2/2025.

Charms 201: 91% (O). Completed in 23/2/2025.

DADA 201: 89% (E). Completed in 14/5/2025.

Divination 201: 89% (E). Completed 22/2/2025.

Herbology 201:  94% (O). Completed on 19/5/2025.

History of Magic 201: 88% (E). Completed in February 2024 with Prof. Everby.

Potions 201: 94% (O). Completed 2/4/2025.

Transfigurations 201: 93% (O). Completed 22/4/2025.

SECOND YEAR AVERAGE: 92.82%

THIRD YEAR

Alchemy 301: 100% (O) [in progress]

Ancient Runes 301: 80% (E) [in progress]

Astronomy 301: 93% (O) [in progress]

Care of Magical Creatures 301: 100% (O) [in progress]

Charms 301: 89% (E). Finished on June 12th, 2025. 

DADA 301: 95% (O) [in progress]

Divination 301: 92% (O) [in progress]

Herbology 301: 84% (E) [in progress]

Muggle Studies 301: 95% (O). Completed on 18/5/2025 with Timothy Walsh. Great grading experience, clearest prompts in all of HiH (thank God!), gives you lots of creative leeway and is really fun to read and write!

Potions 301: 96% (O) [in progress]

History of Magic 301: 96% (O) [in progress]

Transfigurations 301: 94% (O) [in progress]

FOURTH YEAR

Ancient Studies 401: 95% (O) [in progress]

Charms 401: 80% (E) [in progress]

Muggle Studies 401: 97% (O) [in progress]

SIXTH YEAR

Arithmancy 601: 88% (E) [in progress]

Magical Art 601: 90% (O) [abandoned because I don't want to do the practical assignments]

I entered the June 2025 competition on June 3rd at around 5:30 pm my time.

Extra points: 1 in PTNS-101, 8 in TNFG-101, 2 in DIV-201, 2 in COMC-301, 2 in HERB-201

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MILESTONES

March 2023: finished HOM-101 with full EC

February 3rd, 2024: finished DADA-101

February 2024: finished HOM-201

February 15th, 2025: 1.000 points

February 15th, 2025: finished CHRM-101

February 15th, 2025: finished FLY-101

February 18th, 2025: finished ASTR-101

February 19th, 2025: finished PTNS-101

February 20th, 2025: finished COMC-201

February 22nd, 2025: finished DIV-201

February 23rd, 2025: finished CHRM-201

February 27th, 2025: finished TNFG-101 with full EC

February 28th, 2025: became a Y2 student with HERB remaining

February 28th, 2025: sent my TNFG PA app

March 1st, 2025: placed 1st in the House Points Competition

March 6th, 2025: finished HERB-101

March 8th, 2025: 2.000 points

April 1st, 2025: placed 2nd in the House Points Competition

April 2nd, 2025: finished PTNS-201

April 7th, 2025: finished ASTR-201

April 22nd, 2025: finished TNFG-201

May 1st, 2025: placed 3rd in the House Points Competition

May 14th, 2025: finished DADA-201

May 14th, 2025: finished ALCH-201

May 15th, 2025: 3.000 points

May 18th, 2025: finished MUST-301

May 19th, 2025: finished HERB-201

May 19th, 2025: became a third year student with ANCR-201 remaining

May 23rd, 2025: finished ANCR-201

June 2nd, 2025: placed 1st in the House Points Competition

June 10th, 2025: became a TNFG-101 PA

June 12th, 2025: finished CHRM-301

As of June 2025, I am the 7th recorded (by me) person with most points out of the Ravenclaw 3rd Years, using a control group made of 1.500 people.