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House Divided

From August 22 to 24, RiNo’s Exdo Event Center will be trans-

figured into Hogwarts’ Great Hall when event company Wizard’s

Brunch hosts banquets for costumed guests. (Tickets start at

$35.) That got us thinking: What would Denver be like if it existed

in Harry Potter’s world full time? To help answer that question,

we played Sorting Hat with some noteworthy locals. —ANGELA UFHEIL

NOLAN ARENADO

Colorado Rockies

Third Baseman

Drafted 59th overall,

Arenado has a chill af-

fect that belies natural

athleticism and insane

resolve: His drive

eventually earned him

an eight-year, $260

million contract.

LESLIE HEROD

Colorado State

Representative

District 8’s legislator
displays a wealth of
knowledge about
prison reform, health
care, and more and
knows how to get
things done: 73 per-
cent of her bills passed
during her first term.

CHAUNCEY BILLUPS

Retired NBA Player

and Developer

Billups wants to turn

Five Points’ Rossonian

Hotel, a landmark

for Denver’s African

American community,

into a boutique

hotel—brave, given

the property’s history

of failed revivals.

ROBERT F. SMITH

Billionaire

and Philanthropist

A true lover of learn-

ing, the Colorado-

born venture capitalist

is using part of his $5

billion fortune to pay

off the student loans

of the class of 2019 at

Morehouse College, a

historically black men’s

school in Georgia.

SUSAN HELMS

Retired Astronaut

Being the first

woman to crew the

International Space

Station didn’t satiate

Helms’ desire to

explore. She also

holds the record for

the longest spacewalk

(nearly nine hours).

KRISTEN SCHAAL

Actress/Comedian

The Longmont native

gives Louise Belcher

her signature squawk

on popular television

show Bob’s Burgers,

though her offbeat

stand-up shows dole

out less whine and

more wit.

MARK KENNEDY

University of

Colorado President

As a Minnesota con-

gressman a decade

ago, he voted against

legalizing gay mar-

riage. Now, Kennedy,

named CU’s leader in

May, says his opinion

has shifted with soci-

ety’s. A sly response.

CLEO PARKER

ROBINSON

Founder, Cleo Parker

Robinson Dance

After 49 years (and

counting) at the helm

of her dance com-

pany, which introduces

children around the

Denver metro area

to ballet, Robinson’s

dedication to her work

is still en pointe.

MICHAEL HANCOCK

Denver Mayor

In winning a third term

despite numerous ob-

stacles (see: a sexual

harassment scandal

and a run-off election),

Hancock displayed

Severus Snape–like

survival instincts.

KYLE CLARK

News Anchor

As a Channel 9 news-

man, Clark has a

reputation for being

droll, yet he’s com-

mitted to the truth. In

2017, for example, he

broke a story about

Longmont’s housing

authority searching

low-income properties

without a warrant.

MIKAELA SHIFFRIN

Olympic Skier

An intense desire

to be the best, less-

than-collegial relations

with her teammates,

and a highly involved

parent make Shiffrin

a natural fit in the

house of Malfoy.

NATHANIEL RATELIFF

Musician

This singer-songwriter

made it big in 2015,

more than a dozen

years after he entered

the Denver music

scene (he played with

several bands before

the Night Sweats).

That’s one long-

suffering S.O.B.

Gryffindor

Ravenclaw

TRAITS

INTELLIGENT, WISE,

HUMOROUS

Hufflepuff

TRAITS

LOYAL, PATIENT,

HONEST

TRAITS

AMBITIOUS, SHREWD,

SELF-PRESERVING

Slytherin

TRAITS

COURAGEOUS, ADVENTUROUS,

DETERMINED

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