Marvolo Gaunt is not in the game, so he is not on my iceberg. Sorry.
Black, Amit, and Leander are in a lifeboat. Leander is the only one rowing. Amit is crying while Professor Black criticizes Leander's rowing abilities and resolve.
Richard Jackdaw is physically unable to travel to the arctic circle due to his status as a ghost.
Rrecently, I've found a mod that replaces the hippogriff models with dragons.
And it got me thinking. 👀
HLC reacting to MC chasing Hogwarts Express on a dragon at the start of their 6th or 7th year? :D (let's assume Fig survived and could see it ; ; Sharp's reaction will be golden and I can't even begin to think what Black would've said seeing this from atop of the tower!).
A/N: MORE DRAGONS!
HLC REACT TO SEEING MC RIDING A DRAGON
If everyone thought MCs arrival to Hogwarts was dramatic in their fifth year, it was nothing compared to their 7th. While most students arrived via the Hogwarts Express or private carriage, MC preferred a more...epic approach.
They had raised a Hebridean Black from an egg, and trained it to be their most loyal companion. MC flew over the Hogwarts Express. They waved at the students inside, and their dragon roared as it flew past.
SEBASTIAN SALLOW: He watches MC fly by with a smile on his face. You can't get any grander than arriving to school on the back of a dragon. He wonders if he can get a ride sometime.
OMINIS GAUNT: A first year nearly knocks the book he's holding out of his hand as they rush to the window to watch MC. He thought he had a room to himself, but kids on the other side of the train wanted to see whatever was out the window. He heard them 'ooo' and 'awe' over the dragon and the person atop it. He could take a wild guess who they were talking about.
ANNE SALLOW: She's right up against the window in awe of the site right along with the first years. She tells them that the person on the dragon is the hero of Hogwarts, guardian of the valley. They're legendary!
IMELDA REYES: Oh hell no! MC wasn't taking anymore flying credit than they already had. She gets her broom out of her trunk and jumps out the window. She flies out to MC and taunts them into a race to the castle.
NATSAI ONAI: That's her best friend. She's proud to be one of the few people that can say that. It's downright inspirational watching MC fly their dragon towards the castle as the sun falls below the horizon. Their last year at Hogwarts is bound to be their best.
GARRETH WEASLEY: He waves enthusiastically from the train at MC. He gloats to any passenger within earshot that he knows that dragon rider.
LEANDER PREWETT: MC this. MC that. He was sick to death of hearing about how great they were. No, he's not jealous. Stop asking.
AMIT THAKKAR: He takes out his pocket telescope to get a good look at the dragon and it's rider. He didn't even know MC had a dragon, let alone one they could tame.
EVERETT CLOPTON: Jaw slacked he watches MC until they're out of sight. In just 2 years, they went from barely surviving a dragon attack to raising and taming a dragon. Was there anything they couldn't do?
POPPY SWEETING: She gasps and plasters herself to the window. She didn't know MC's dragon training was ready for riding. Why didn't they invite her? She sad.
ELEAZAR FIG: He's at Hogsmeade station with a few of the other professors to help sort the students on arrival. MC has told him about the dragon but not about riding. He's astonished. He watches in awe and waves back when MC waves at him.
AESOP SHARP: The dragon roar makes him jump a little, but when he sees someone on its back, he knew it could only be one person. He rolls his eyes and pockets his wand. One more year. He only has to deal with them for one more year. He gives professor Fig a deadpan glare. Why does he encourage this?
PHINEAS NIGELLUS BLACK: He sips his tea and looks out his office window, seeing the white steam from the train arriving at Hogsmeade. Another year of dealing with underaged wizardry. Huzzah. If the status of being headmaster of Hogwarts wasn't so lucrative to his resume, he would- WHOOSH!
His inner thoughts are interrupted by a large flying beast zooming past so quickly that it nearly rattles the windows out of place. He fumbles his tea and spills it all down his front. His eye twitches. This job was going to be the death of him.
Re-reading the camping scene, I noticed a parallel between Sirius and Phineas Nigellus. Both of them are cutting and contemptuous when they perceive someone to either be stupid or having said something stupid.
During the tent scene, Phineas chides both Harry and Hermione in a very dismissive manner:
“...Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl….” DH
“.....Phineas Nigellus turned his face in the direction of Harry’s voice.
“Evidently it is not only Muggle-borns who are ignorant, Potter” “ DH
These echo Sirius’s comments about both Bertha Jorkins and his insults towards Peter:
“And she was an idiot. Very nosy, but no brains, none at all. It’s not a good combination…” GoF
“would never dream they’d use a weak, talentless thing like you” PoA
I’ve also noticed that they both seem bored/feign boredom.
Cornelius Fudge describes visiting Sirius in Azkaban and how he seemed bored. In the SWM flashback, Sirius is described by Harry as:
“…Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather haughty and bored..” OoTP
This is similar to the descriptions of Phineas Nigellus,
“.. Idly examining his silk gloves.” OoTP
And Phineas is frequently seen pretending to be asleep and speaking in a bored voice:
“He says he’ll be delighted,” said a bored voice behind Dumbledore; the wizard called Phineas had reappeared in front of his Slytherin banner. “My great-great-grandson has always had odd taste in houseguests...” OoTP
Also the always had odd taste in houseguests, clearly has a backstory because Sirius has only been back at Grimmauld for less than a year.
Furthermore, both Sirius and Phineas use insults related to cleanliness (so does Walburga’s portrait).
“That mangy old half-blood has been stealing Black heirlooms?” said Phineas Nigellus, incensed” DH
Which is similar to:
“There’s enough filth on my robes without you touching them,” said Black.” PoA
The rumor come out.
Actually, fuck it, here are my opinions for Hogleg characters. These are all true and canon, by the way, my uncle who works at WB said so.
So all "main" companions MC gets, that is:
Poppy, Natty, Sebastian and Amit (yes, Amit, since he's the one that gets a main storyline quest with us) are bisexual.
Ominis Gaunt - gay.
Imelda Reyes - gay.
Garreth Weasley - pan.
Sirona Ryan - gay.
And, perhaps surprisingly to a lot of people,
Phineas Nigellus Black - queer, closeted. What flavor of queer? I don't know. I don't think he does either.
When Ava shows up at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, black fur tickling his reddened cheeks, Phineas nearly cries.
Their last time was rough. He couldn't straighten his back for days, scars sore and painful, arousal throbbing, ruination from withdrawals blurring his vision.
It was decided then, bare chests tear-stained, that it was enough. No more pain, no more pleasure, Phineas' or Ava's.