male or female, and they prefer the nongendered pronouns they/them/their instead of he/she, his/hers, him/her. Sasha identifies as genderqueer, which means that they “question” their gender. In line with this, Sasha wears a skirt everyday so that other people are just as “confused” about their gender as they are.
Sasha initially identifies as “genderqueer” when first questioning and later switches to “agender” (someone who doesn't identity as any gender). Sasha insists that parents and friends use the pronouns “they, them and their” rather than “he” or “she” when referring to Sasha.
Sasha and Andrew began looking on the internet for new unisex names and found the name “Sasha,” a nickname in Russia “for both Alexandra and Alexander, which was Sasha's middle name.” Sasha's new name—Russian and both feminine and masculine—was “perfect,” and when Sasha wrote an article about gender for the school ...
There is one detail that we have to understand: Sasha used the pronoun they and before that Sasha was called Luke. At first I asked myself: “Who is Luke,?” I was super confused but as I continued reading I realized that they were the same person.
In middle school, Sasha was brainy, shy, and introverted, the kind of kid who is easy to overlook. Sasha's father, Karl, refers to that quality as Sasha's “invisibility cloak.” “They blend into the background,” he explains. “They've always been that sort of kid, that nobody even knows they're there.”
Each of the Hallows also symbolized different things. The Elder Wand symbolized a wizard's desire for power, the Resurrection Stone symbolized deep longing towards the loved one who had died, and the Invisibility Cloak symbolized protection.
In a chat with fans on the-leaky-cauldron.org, J. K. Rowling answered a fan's question of why Albus Dumbledore was sometimes able to see Harry under the Cloak of Invisibility, explaining that he used the Human-presence-revealing spell with non-verbal magic.
In 2013, Sasha starts wearing skirts and T-shirts regularly. Debbie is not concerned for Sasha at school but is worried about Sasha outside of school, especially on the bus, where they will stand out. The narrator notes that one in four trans people has “experienced a bias-driven assault.”
As of 2013, Asperger's Syndrome is no longer an official diagnosis; rather, people like Sasha are described as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder. However, some people who were diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome before this change continue to self-identify as having Asperger's.
On November 4, 2013, two students overlap by eight minutes while riding the 57 bus across Oakland, Calif. Sasha, a private school senior, has Asperger's syndrome, was assigned male at birth, identifies as agender (neither male nor female), uses the pronoun "they" and prefers wearing skirts.
Sasha is a gender-neutral name of Russian origin, meaning “defender” and “helper of mankind”.
Three teen boys, including Richard, joked about Sasha. Richard took a lighter and lit Sasha's skirt on fire. Sasha suffered second- and third-degree burns and Richard was charged with a hate crime.
Sasha is a unisex name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely.
male or female, and they prefer the nongendered pronouns they/them/their instead of he/she, his/hers, him/her. Sasha identifies as genderqueer, which means that they “question” their gender. In line with this, Sasha wears a skirt everyday so that other people are just as “confused” about their gender as they are.
White Skirt: This symbolised that Sasha was agender and identified as neither male or female.
Sasha's friend Andrew's gender transition experience parallels and informs Sasha's exploration of gender identity; Andrew is unable to bring himself to visit Sasha in the hospital because he fears facing the reality of this violent act.
He did make a big mistake and recognizes that. He asked for our forgiveness. […] Sasha, Debbie, and I have forgiven Richard.” In the eyes of Karl, Debbie, and Sasha, Richard has been rehabilitated, and a long stay in an adult prison will do little to enhance his redemption.
Sasha helps to validate Andrew's transgender identity after his therapist dismisses him, and Sasha gives him the courage to begin his gender transition. Andrew identifies as a gay man, but his keeps his “trans status on the down low” for fear of discrimination and violence.
“I think I might be… transgender?” Samantha said to her therapist. “I don't think you know what transgender means,” the therapist said. Samantha didn't bother to tell anyone else for two years.
The three boys see Sasha sleeping on the backseat, wearing a skirt. Richard playfully flicks the lighter near Sasha's skirt, as well as near Lloyd's sleeve. With encouragement from Jamal, Richard lights Sasha's skirt before exiting the rear of the bus.
The “Good Samaritan” who puts out Sasha's flaming skirt on the 57 bus. Dan Gale is just a regular guy, but he is the only one who actively tries to help Sasha after Richard sets her skirt on fire.
Karl and Debbie
Sasha's parents. They are kind and supportive people. Although at first confused by Sasha's identification as agender, they ultimately support their child. They do not want Richard charged as an adult and are concerned about the effect prison may have on him.
In Rowling's Harry Potter series, Dumbledore demonstrated the ability to possess wandless magic on several occasions, most memorably when he cast Aresto Momentum without a wand to save Harry from falling to his death during a Quidditch match. Lord Voldemort was also able to practice powerful wandless magic.
At different points, Dumbledore possessed all three Deathly Hallows. He won the Elder Wand from Grindelwald, had the Invisibility Cloak in his possession when James Potter died, and wore the Resurrection Stone as it sat in Marvolo Gaunt's ring.
Dumbledore knew Harry and Ron were under the invisibility cloak at Hagrid's hut in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as his eyes flickered in their direction.