#merula you can't even imagine | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

Visit Blog

Explore Tumblr blogs with no restrictions, modern design and the best experience.

Fun Fact

Tumblr is used by 21% of adults online aged 18-29 years.

#merula you can't even imagine

alexandros-deathwood · 2 years

Text

Surprise guest in the Ravenclaw dorm

It's early in the morning, the birds are chirping away their love songs to each other. The sun is shining bright as ever, in it's dance of joy.

Rowan is getting out of bed and began shuffling out of his pajamas and into his school uniform. He looks over to his bunk mate to see Alexandros's curly mess of a hair slithering over his pillows. He is sleeping position is not his typical one, as he often lays on his right but today he is on his left. He looks as though he is holding something in his arms.

"Good morning Alexandros." he says to him in his cheerful voice

"hmm lmmm." Alexandros tries to say hello back but his closed mouth can only produce mumblings. This didn't bother Rowan who was used to this.

As Rowan gets closer to his bed he realizes what, but more accurately who Alexandros is holding. A streak of orange dances and intertwines with Alexandros's long curly black hair. Her face almost hidden behind a wall of blankets except for her eyes and up

There's something about her like this, Rowan can't quite get. She always looks so angry or happy with an evil smile. He had never seen her look so content. Utterly unaware of the world around her and couldn't care less how she is seen.

She is at peace within his arms. Held tightly by the one she had first sought to destroy. Held by her rival, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

"oh hey merula."

Merula doesn't even say a word to him. She tries her best while still have asleep to raise her arm. She simply flips him off as she shuts her eyes.

"yeah I expected as much." Rowan said to himself, reflecting on how he still hasn't gotten used to Merula sleeping in the Ravenclaw dorm, and specifically with Alexandros. He is still unsure if he is okay with their relationship knowing their best.

He can still see a scar across the back of Alexandros's neck from the devil's snare. He still has some nightmares from watching him get hurt like that. When he had hoped that she would stop messing with him, this wasn't exactly what he had imagined. But he could see that Alexandros was quite happy with this arrangement he had with his rival.

Alexandros tries to get up and get dressed but he is quickly stopped by a hand pulling him back down.

"no- fi- five more minutes.." merula mutters clearly still half asleep.

"okay, mi thunderbird~"

"I'll cover for you, Alexandros."

"Thank you..." He mumbled still waking up.

But seeing them like this, brings some hope to Rowan. That maybe people can change and that he can rest easy knowing that the two rivals aren't at each other's throats, well not with knifes at least.

#this is really cute #just adorable #rowan watching the two idiots wake up cuddling #merula is definitely going to try an squeeze some more minutes cuddling #and will of course deny any alligations #hogwarts mystery #hphm #jacob's sibling #alexandros deathwood #merula snyde #rowan khanna #merula x alexandros #merula x mc #mc x merula

25 notes · View notes

shinyrockalaska · 2 years

Text

Hogwarts Mystery characters as quotes from wonder

The quotes are either a description or something they would say/think

MC: “Okay, so I admit that the first day of school I was so nervous that the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides.”

Rowan: “Now that I look back, I don't know why I was so stressed about it all this time. Funny how sometimes you worry a lot about something and it turns out to be nothing.”

Ben: “Sometimes you don't have to be mean to hurt someone.”

Penny: “Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.”

Bill: “Its not a contest about whose days suck the most. The point is we all have to put up with the bad days.”

Tonks: “It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.”

Tulip: “Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.”

Barnaby: “There's a word like overprotective to describe some parents, but no word that means the opposite. What word do you use to describe parents who don't protect enough? Underprotective? Neglectful? Self-involved? Lame? All of the above.”

Andre: “What’s cool about really little kids is that they don’t say stuff to try to hurt your feelings, even though sometimes they do say stuff that hurts your feelings. But they don’t actually know what they’re saying. Big kids, though: they know what they’re saying. And that is definitely not fun for me.”

Charlie: “I think we're too young to be dating. I mean I don't see what the rush is.”

Liz: “I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don't understand explain things you can't understand.”

Jae: “If you can get through middle school without hurting anyone’s feelings, that’s really cool beans.”

Badeea: “Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams.”

Diego: “That's how it is in heaven. It's just love, and no one forgets who they love.”

Merula: “Surprise is one of those emotions that can be hard to fake, though, whether you're trying to look surprised when you're not or trying to not look surprised when you are.”

Ismelda: “One of the reasons I grew my hair long last year was that I like how my bangs cover my eyes: it helps me block out the things I don't want to see.”

Talbott: “The universe takes care of all its birds.”

Chiara: “I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.”

Beatrice: “It's so strange how one day you can be on this earth, and the next day not.”

Jacob: “Some things you just can't explain. You don't even try. You don't know where to start. All your sentences would jumble up like a giant knot if you opened your mouth. Any words you used would come out wrong.”

Skye: “Don't try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that's uncool.”

Murphy: “It's like people you see sometimes, and you can't imagine what it would be like to be that person, whether it's somebody in a wheelchair or somebody who can't talk. Only, I know that I'm that person to other people, maybe to every single person in that whole auditorium. To me, though, I'm just me. An ordinary kid.”

Orion: “Listen to the whispers.”

Face paint kid: “I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”

12 notes · View notes

missnight0wl · 2 years

Note

I just readed your reply to my question about daddy Peregrine, and I honeestly think he's just a bad person and is using the excuse of "being posses"... or JC should be using that. The way he says "we" for R but "my" for the dark scroll shows how he isn't "someone else", but him. And Rakepick saying he's a tyran can say a lot about how he trully is. I just don't buy the excuse of "oh no! daddy peregrine was good all along! he was just possed!". I can't.

Hm, I don’t think that Peregrine as a character is intentionally using it as an excuse. I think that the deal with pronouns is mostly the writers being sloppy in presenting this idea. That being said, I am fairly certain that JC will use it as an excuse. That they will want us to believe that Peregrine is good, and everything bad is just the curse.

But I can’t buy it either.

Honestly, I think it comes back to the problem that Peregrine’s introduction to the story was all wrong, to begin with. Peregrine came literally out of nowhere, and then, the amulet and its curse come basically out of nowhere as well. And that’s just bad storytelling.

Imagine that MC mentioned in the past that their father was keeping in touch with them after he left, but then he stopped and they don’t know why. Then, maybe Rakepick could tell us in Azkaban how R’s leader was changing over time, becoming more and more violent. Something like that. I think this change would already make things a bit better. But it’s not what happened! We suddenly learn about this horrible man, and then, just as suddenly, JC is like: “Oh no, no! He is not bad! It’s just the curse that made him bad over time! You have to believe us, even though nothing before really suggested that he was once decent”.

I wish MC could realise that Peregrine was always bad and the curse only made him worse. But knowing JC, it’s not gonna happen. It’s kind of like they’re ignoring Merula making fun of Jacob being possibly dead etc., and now they’re saying: “Merula was doing bad things because of the Unbreakable Vow”.

#hogwarts mystery #hphm #hphm spoilers #hphm datamine #hphm peregrine #jam city #ask #anonymous

4 notes · View notes

rockyroadkylers · 2 years

Text

my #1 changes frequently depending on my current hyperfixation and i literally spent an hour trying to figure out who it might be so i just put my dog

Lena DuckTales. little shadow gremlin

Luisa Encanto. too good for this world too pure

Louie DuckTales. horrible con artist child my beloved

Argyle Stranger Things. about halfway through s4 i turned to my sibling and said "you know what... jonathan's stoner friend is growing on me"

Merula Hogwarts Mystery. causes problems on purpose. i'm only in the beginning of Year 2 no spoilers

Sybill Trelawney Harry Potter. baby pangolin baikal seal energy

Nick Heartstopper. my sibling said we have the same haircut and now I can't unsee it and also he reminds me of my dog and myself in equal measures

Darcy Heartstopper. funky little lesbian. she has the energy of all the friends i had as a kid who sort of just zeroed in and adopted me from day one. you know the type? that friend you have no hope of shaking even if you present yourself as the most antisocial child imaginable. golden retriever bestie, loves you and doesn't want you to be sad

3 notes · View notes

ramblings-of-a-mad-cat · 2 years

Note

How can Merula be playing both sides if she made an unbreakable vow with Verucca to be loyal to her true family?

A good question, anon, but on the other hand, it's not like we don't have precedent. How did Snape make an Unbreakable Vow to kill Dumbledore and yet still manage to be a mole for the Order of The Phoenix, when even they didn't know he was? Anything is possible. I presume that so long as the Vow's wording is ambiguous enough (and simply pledging loyalty to one's "true family" is certainly pretty vague) the Vow-taker has some leeway, some wiggle room. I'm sure they can come close, toe the line, and nothing will happen to them. It's only if they directly and knowingly choose to violate the Vow that the enchantment kills them. I'd imagine, for instance, that an Unbreakable Vow can't be broken by accident. Or that you can't be compelled (through the Imperius Curse or otherwise) to do so. Maybe you can, but I'm going to guess the spell works based on intent. (The same question arises for things like the Fidelius Charm, incidentally.) In that case, Merula's probably playing a very dangerous game - even if my guesses are correct, she might not know that. She's putting her own life on the line, knowing (or believing) that any one step in the wrong direction could kill her. Considering how young she was when she probably made the Vow (She didn't even know Verucca was part of R, she may not have known about R at all yet.) She might be assuming that Verucca is the one who decides if and when she's violated the Vow. And given that Verucca can and probably does spy on her using her shape-shifting powers...hey, remember that time Merula attacked MC, assuming them to be Verucca in disguise? All of a sudden, that makes a little more sense...

#Merula Snyde #HPHM Datamines #Verucca Buckthorn #HPHM Theory #Verucca Buckthorn-Snyde

1 note · View note

carewyncromwell · 2 years

Note

Talbott, Barnaby, Penny and Skye for the song ask, please?

Talbott Winger ~ “Birds” by Imagine Dragons

“Sunsets, sunrises -- Livin' the dream, watchin' the leaves changin' the seasons... Some nights I think of you -- Relivin' the past, wishin' it'd last, wishin' and dreamin'... Seasons, they will change -- Life will make you grow -- Death can make you hard, hard, hard... Everything is temporary -- everything will slide -- Love will never die, die, die... I know that ooh...birds fly in different directions... Ooh...I hope to see you again. Ooh...birds fly in every direction... Ooh...so fly high, so fly high...”

Okay, seriously, the moment I first started watching the music video for this song, I associated it with Talbott and how he comes to grips about what happened to his parents. Talbott isn’t really an optimist, exactly, but he is very resilient and -- in my opinion -- he embraces Ravenclaw-worthy wisdom more than any of MC’s other Ravenclaw friends. He’s gone through a lot of rough experiences, but rather than just wallow his angst, he decides that he will act to make sure that other people don’t go through the same pain he did -- and yeah, that’s my absolute favorite element of his character.

Barnaby Lee ~ “May I” by Trading Yesterday

“All I want is to keep you safe from the cold -- To give you all that your heart needs the most... Let me raise you up -- Let me be your love... May I hold you as you fall to sleep -- When the world is closing in And you can't breathe? May I love you? May I be your shield? When no one can be found, May I lay you down?”

Okay, yeah, obviously this is a love song, but I truly do think this suits Barnaby regardless of whether or not your MC is romantically attached to him. MC is Barnaby’s first real friend in the world, and he is absolutely willing to give up his stable place as Merula’s lackey to stand by his new friendship. To quote later in the song, “all that’s made me is all worth trading, just to share one moment with you” -- everything in Barnaby’s life before MC was worth giving up so that he could pursue being a better person alongside them, with them as their friend. And once Barnaby earns MC’s friendship, all he wants to do is be a good friend to them -- to physically protect and shield them from harm, because he knows that’s something he alone is able to do. Even the honest, shy aspect of this song, sincerely asking to support this person they care about, just comes across as very true to Barnaby.

Penny Haywood ~ “Some Things Never Change” from Frozen 2

“Some things never change -- Turn around and the time has flown... Some things stay the same -- Though the future remains unknown, May our good luck last -- May our past be past! Time's moving fast, it's true... Some things never change, And I'm holding on tight to you.”

This song is the theme I associate with Penny after the character arc I’ve written for her after the whole Beatrice fiasco -- namely, Penny comes to grips with the fact that things change and that isn’t something to try to fight against or fear. She realizes that yes, some things change, but other things -- like how she feels about the people she cherishes most -- don’t have to. After going through a sixth year full of uncertainty and clinging to a past that can’t come back, Penny’s able to embrace a more nuanced sense of optimism, rather than just put a happy face on things and blindly cling to “a more innocent time” hoping she can force it back to life when it’s already dead and gone. And yeah, considering her graduation is coming up fast and she and her friends will have to go out into the world and live their own lives, that’s a great lesson to learn.

Skye Parkin ~ “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl

“Don't tell me not to fly -- I've simply got to! If someone takes a spill, It's me and not you! Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade?!”

...Do I even have to explain myself? I honestly think the words kind of speak for themselves! Skye is a loud, forceful, bold, and competitive personality who isn’t one to back down from a fight or a challenge and is completely unapologetic in being 150% herself. She doesn’t need to make long-term strategies like McNully or philosophize about her purpose or place in the world like Orion -- she’s a very “in-the-moment” sort of person who knows what she wants and will go after it, no questions asked.

Give me a character, I’ll give you a song!

#song ask #talbott winger #barnaby lee #penny haywood #skye parkin #music

4 notes · View notes

redhairedgryffindor · 3 years

Note

Oh, I Understand! so... here are More HCs Of them

So at The start What really draw Lea's Attention was not that Ben Was This Scared Kid nor he was a Muggleborn, but His talents in Charms. I imagine their First interaction was Like she was helping Earnest with The Charms class and turn to This kid that casted The Charm perfectly Without needing instructions “Wow You're really Good at This!” Earnest frowned a Little in The back, Like it really costed him to learn to cast spells being a muggleborn, to This Other muggleborn do it Like It's nothing. “u-uh, It's not really that great” “I Think Is really cool! Uh, I Think I dale You in The train, Ben Copper? A pleasure to meet You, I'm Lea Cahill”

For Some reason I have The Headcannon Ben Is Like, More tall than Lea, so she Will pull his tie in to kiss him.

Having a Dissapeared Brother and a Little One gave Lea a sense that She Most be a protector for everyone, But Never considered Ben “Weak” or something, that's Why it Hurts so much when he exploded “I'm not a victim!” “I Never saw You that way!” “Well... It doesn't seem Like it” and Ben Retired Of The Room, “Please, don't leave! I Can't lose you too...”

I see Ben as The type that won't really want a Family because feels Like both Of Them deserves lots Of therapy before, “Lea has a whole zoo in her Room, that's All The childs I Will Allow”

Lea's love language Is definitely phisycal Contact, Like She Will hug Ben randomly or touch His hair, in case Of Old Ben, he Will scare and give a Jump don't understanding Why The action but doesn't find her touch uncomfortable at all, New Ben Is a Little nervous and His Courage Dissapears for a moment, but consents The touch

1. Yeah, Lea attractive to Ben because of his talent in charms. Although my other MC, Earnest didn't need help since he's very smart and can do on his own even though, he had a study partner. And Lea and Ben's introductions when he wanted to thank Lea to stand up against Merula.

2. Lol, Ben is tall and my headcanon about his height is 5'8" feet.

3. Yeah but Lea's younger brother, Damian is still at Hogwart, only didn't spend with his sister a lot. Yeah, Lea always protect everyone especially Ben although she didn't think he's weak.

4. Yeah, Lea wasn't the type of person who wanted a family either.

5. Yeah, that's Lea. She was a naughty girl to Ben.

Also, I love your headcanon. So watermelon lol.

#hogwarts mystery #hphm #harry potter hogwarts mystery #harry potter hogwarts game #mc #jacob's sibling #harry potter mystery game #ben copper #character: lea cahill #character: earnest jones

4 notes · View notes

hufflepunk-asfrick · 4 years

Text

This is out of the blue, but I originally saw @dat-silvers-girl 's Fluff alphabet and @ariparri 's. So I wanted to do it!

Fluff Alphabet for Merula and Penelope

A - Attractive (What do they find attractive about each other?)

Penelope loves Merula's eyes. She once showed Penelope the real color (a pretty, dark hazel), and she thinks about it constantly. Penelope also finds power attractive, so you know she likes watching Merula show off, as cocky as she can be about it.

Merula really likes Penelope's scars. She can't help it. She also likes the Penelope's sort of lopsided smile, and she learns that it's a family trait. Merula is also drawn to Penelope's confidence, so they have that in common.

B - Baby (Do they want a family? Why/why not?)

Both are very reluctant to have children. Neither of them had great parental role models, and their relationship takes a long time to stabilize. But once they're 100% secure in themselves, and each other, they're open to having children... At least, that was the plan. Their daughter Quinn comes into the picture sooner than expected (immediately after the Battle of Hogwarts), but she definitely won them over upon the first meeting.

C - Cuddle (How do they cuddle?)

Penelope will usually be lounging when Merula initiates it; by plopping herself on top of Penelope and resting her face in her chest or the crook of her neck. Penelope will simply wrap her arms around Merula and kiss her head. As for sleeping, they prefer their distance (Penelope is a human heater).

D - Dates (What are dates with them?)

Dates at Hogwarts were... Event dates. They didn't do much in the way of dating besides those special occasions, unless you count practice duels. But after Hogwarts, they usually go out for drinks, or Penelope will cook for them for a date night in.

E - Everything (“You are my __”)

Merula: You are my light.

Penelope: You are my heart.

F - Feelings (When did they know they were in love?)

Penelope knew she had a crush after dancing with her at the Celestial Ball. She knew it was love when she saw how torn up Merula was about their first date being a disaster. It made her heart swell and she knew she was in trouble.

Merula knew she had feelings for Penelope after she let Merula have the Frog Choir spot in 3rd Year. She thought it was a trick or something at first. But Penelope gave her such a warm smile. She knew it was love when Penelope held onto her so protectively in the Great Hall, immediately after the Buried Vault. And honestly, she hated it.

G - Gentle (Are they gentle? If so, how?)

Penelope is gentle in her affection, but not so much in her words and demeanor when she doesn't need to be. That's partly because Merula doesn't really need coddling. Merula has her moments of being gentle, but she's usually as bold as she is in game.

H - Hands (How do they like to hold hands?)

They don't really hold hands? Penelope does commonly brush her fingers against the back of Merula's hand as a subtle comfort. But they're not really hand holders.

I - Impressions (what was their first impression?)

"What a mean person!"

"What an insufferable twit!"

J - Jealousy (do they get jealous?)

Merula does during their time at Hogwarts. A lot. That's just because she was insecure and their relationship was never solid. After Hogwarts, when they finally got together, it was usually Penelope who got jealous. Merula had her glow up and became a badass Curse-Breaker. Other Curse-Breakers flirted with her pretty often.

K - Kiss (how do they kiss? Who initiated the first kiss?)

Penelope likes giving Merula little kisses everywhere. Peck on the cheek, her nose, her forehead, her hand, her ear, everywhere. Merula prefers occasional, but meaningful kisses. When she kisses Penelope, she makes sure to leave her breathless.

As for the first kiss, it was a quick, stolen one. Merula had said something snarky during a Curse-breaker meeting in 5th Year. Once Rakepick dismissed them, Penelope leaned down kissed Merula on the lips before running out the room laughing, leaving Merula red in the face. She got an earful for that later.

L - Love (who says “I love you” first?)

Penelope says it first, during a fight in 6th Year.

"I love you, Merula. I hate fighting with you. 😞"

M - Memory (what’s their favourite memory together?)

One of their favorites is definitely stargazing after their first date.

N - Nickel (do they spoil one another? Do they buy the person they love everything?)

Penelope spoils Merula, despite Merula being the one with a lot of money. She knows receiving gifts makes her feel good, so she gives.

O - Orange (what colour reminds them of their other half?)

Magenta reminds Penelope of Merula, because of her eyes. Yellow reminds Merula of Penelope, because.... Hufflepuff.

P - Pet names (what pet names do they use?)

Penelope: Love, Mi Corazon, Babe, Dear

Merula: Does bitch count?

Q - Quaint (what is their favourite non-modern thing?)

They both enjoy reading. Usually together, on opposite ends of the sofa.

R - Rainy day (what do they like to do on a rainy day?)

They both like staying in and read, like I said before. Penelope will sometimes build a pillow fort, and Merula will roll her eyes but subsequently join her in the fort. And after Quinn comes into the picture, forts are much more common.

S - Sad (how do they cheer each other up?)

Penelope will usually make Merula something something sweet to eat or drink, then give her space. If Merula wants cuddles, she'll come to her, otherwise, Merula might get snappy.

Merula knows that cuddles help Penelope. She's touch starved. So she'll hug her and kiss her without needing an invitation.

T - Talking (what do they like to talk about?)

They'll usually talk about work, or about Quinn. Sometimes, Merula will find something to argue about to spice things up.

"I just think Rita sometimes has some good things to say."

"Are you out of your mind?"

U - Unencumbered (what helps them relax?)

Merula: Pillows, Coloring pages, coffee

Penelope: What is relaxation? Idk, I guess alcohol. And blankets.

V - Vaunt (what do they like to show off? What are they proud of?)

Merula likes flaunting her wedding ring tbh. And Penelope likes showing off her family.

W - Wedding (when, how, where did they propose?)

I have barely thought the proposal and wedding. I imagine Penelope would be planning to propose, but Merula found out somehow and beat her to the punch.

"I win."

X - Xylophone (what’s their song?)

Somebody to Love by Queen. That's the only one I can think of.

Y - Yes (do they think about marrying/proposing?)

The future of their relationship was always in question during their time at Hogwarts. Neither of them even considered marriage until a couple years after they graduated.

Z - Zebra (if they wanted a pet, what would they get?)

Merula always wanted a Crup, so they get a Crup! Although Penelope is partial to rats and would still get another one at some point. They did get one for their daughter.

#hphm #harry potter hogwarts mystery #hogwarts mystery #merula snyde #jacob's sibling #penelope rivera #merula x mc #fluff alphabet

18 notes · View notes

arisareyes-blog · 5 years

Text

! SPOILERS ! HPHM'S YEAR 5 30-34 CHAPTERS !

Have you ever thought about how HPHM should end? Will we have a chance to change the ending?

Our MC have heard a lot about them choosing the wrong path, so I think that it would be the BEST ending ever if JC gave us a path where MC becomes evil.

Just imagine that: for five years of her life she/he has been looking for Jacob, and when she/he finally meets him... well, he leave them alone. He doesn't care about their feelings because he needs to get to the Vaults first. In the end, our friends were right - Jacob isn't as good as MC thought before. He's obsessed with Cursed Vaults and his only goal is to stop R from getting the treasure.

I can't say that he's completely evil, no. Jacob believes that he will save Hogwarts if he stop R. But we can't find out if he's right or not.

And this is the main reason why we NEED to get a bad ending where MC turns evil. Firstly, that's a great idea because it's interesting. We are related to our MC and we don't expect them to be bad - but remember how many problems we caused. Yes, we have broken the curse, but we started it too. If our MC didn't start searching for Jacob, Vaults would be closed forever and there would be no curses! If it wasn't for us, Rakepick wouldn't go to Hogwarts again and she wouldn't hurt Merula!

On a second thought, everything tells us about that. From the beginning everybody was talking about that to MC. And from year to year we have had different situations where we had an opportunity to act bad. We could even use Legilimency on Merula against her wish! And now JC will give us an option to be angry because Jacob left us again.

To sum up, I would say that it's a great idea to give us an opportunity not only to stay good, but to become evil too. In the end our MC can be broken and abandoned by her own brother. She spend five years to save him, don't forget about that!

What's your opinion about HPHM's ending? I would like to hear it!

#hphm spoilers #hphm mc #hphm #hphm jacob #hphm merula #harry potter hogwarts mystery #harry potter hogwarts game #jacob's sibling

7 notes · View notes

rosapeachhogwartsmystery · 5 years

Text

The Curse of Being a Seer - part 4 (Hogwarts Mystery Imagine - fem!Seer reader)

Masterlist

Series masterlist

Summary:

A new vision gave you some information about what R has done to Jacob. Still, you knew this might mean they would catch you or you would be in a pretty dangerous situation if the vision happens. You didn’t have an idea of when the vision would happen. All you could do is prepare yourself mentally for the vision to take place.

You also aren’t the only one who is dealing with a lot of things. Something seems to be going on with Tulip. She seems to keep fighting with Merula and things slowly seem to fall in place... Then there is this new vision about one of your friends who might be in danger... Can you keep everyone safe? Can you save yourself?

Words: 5.0k

Warning: Hints of potential relationships

_________________________________________________

“Ah, my apprentices. What can I do for you?” Madam Rakepick said when you, Bill and Merula entered her classroom.

“Well, I suppose you should tell her.” Merula said, looking at you. “It happened to you after all. Besides, you didn’t tell us anything about what you have seen yet.”

“So, it is about another vision?” Rakepick said, looking at you. “Miss Y/L/N, could you please tell me what you have seen?”

You nodded slightly. “Well, the vision was about the people Jacob talked about. Either one of them is R, or R is an organisation.”

“Interesting…” Rakepick mumbled, looking more serious. “What happened in the vision?”

“They said they have been waiting for me, telling me how long it took before they managed to break Jacob.”

“They broke Jacob?” Bill raised an eyebrow.

“Yeah, they said Jacob was trying to protect me. He told them he was certain I was a Seer, because I showed all kinds of signs. He probably couldn't stop himself from telling them about me after they broke him.” You said.

“It seems like Jacob Y/L/N has been tortured into madness by these people… That would mean he is innocent in some kind of way.” Rakepick pointed out.

“Because it is not his fault bad things happened?” Merula asked.

“Exactly. If we could just prove it, Jacob would only have to go to St. Mungo in order to heal and hopefully regain his sanity…” Rakepick said honestly.

“Did something else happen in your vision?” Bill asked, looking at you again.

“They wanted to take me as their personal Seer. They said there was no one there to save me. They said If I just cooperate, they would try to bring Jacob back for me…” You muttered.

“What about the location? Do you know where it was?” Merula asked, frowning slightly.

“No, I couldn’t recognise it… All I know it was pretty dark… I’m not sure if I can remember how the surrounding looks like, because it was dark and a bit vague.” You frowned lightly.

“Not all visions are vivid if I’m correct. It is possible you can’t remember it because the location might not be set yet.” Rakepick said.

“So, these people could show up everywhere?” Merula asked.

“Basically. Although, it is pretty certain it will happen during the night or somewhere dark because Miss Y/L/N could tell it was dark.” Rakepick said.

“I suppose we should prepare ourselves for this then.” Bill said.

“We should, however, it is not known when this will happen. It could happen very soon, but it could also happen much later.” Rakepick said.

“But most of her visions were about things that happened pretty recently after she got the vision, right?” Merula asked. “So, this might happen soon as well?”

“I used to have some visions that happened years after I have had them as a child.” You said honestly, rubbing the back of your neck. “At least, I believe they were visions back then. Like Jacob’s disappearance. I had a vision when he was about to go to Hogwarts for the first time. Just like I had one about Jacob disappearing one day."

“Great…” Merula grumbled. “So, we have to prepare for something that could happen basically any time from now?”

“It’s not like Y/N could help it, Merula. She can't see the date of the vision in her head.” Bill pointed out. “We just have to use this knowledge in our advantage and prepare for it whenever it will happen.”

“That is right, Mr. Weasley. That’s all we can do for now.” Rakepick said.

“I suppose this meeting is over then?” Merula asked.

“Unless something else happened, I suppose the meeting is over.” Rakepick said.

“Well, Y/N… Did something else happen?” Merula asked, giving you a look.

“No, nothing else happened." You said.

“You are not going to tell Rakepick about the guy that keeps bothering you...?” Merula whispered into your ear, feeling slightly frustrated.

“Did you notice something strange, Miss Snyde?” Rakepick asked, raising an eyebrow.

Merula looked at you, but you shook your head slightly. She sighed and then she shook her head. “No, Professor Rakepick, nothing strange happened.”

“What was that about?” Bill asked when the three of you got out of the classroom.

“Well, tell him, Y/N. I’m pretty sure a good friend of yours should know what happened before you got your vision.” Merula said, giving you another look like she was telling you to tell Bill what happened.

“Nothing too bad. There was just some guy bothering me.” You said softly.

Bill frowned. “Some guy was bothering you?”

“For crying out loud, that guy was threatening you and even knocked you out...!” Merula said frustrated.

“What?” Bill looked surprised. “Who knocked you out?”

“What does it matter? He probably won’t be the only one who wants to bother me because they know I’m a Seer now.” You muttered, looking slightly away.

“Those buffoons think Y/N has the ability to predict the test answers of the upcoming exams.” Merula said, rolling her eyes.

“Y/N, you can’t just let this slide. You should tell a teacher about this. You can also tell me, I might be able to stop it.” He said honestly.

“I don’t think a teacher would be able to stop this, Bill.” You said honestly. “They don’t even care whether you are a prefect or not. I’m not even sure if they would listen to you and you’re the Head Boy.”

“According to Barnaby, it was the same guy who bothered you before.” Merula said.

Of course, Barnaby would have said that to Merula. “Let me guess, he told you about that when I was knocked out?”

“Yes, he did.” Merula said honestly.

“Bloody hell… Could you at least tell me if this happens again?” Bill asked. “I still don’t think you should just let this happen to you.”

“Well, the less I do, the less the will bother me about this, I think?” You shrugged. “I just want all the weird rumours to disappear, you know?”

“Of course, I understand you want the rumours to disappear, but letting people threaten you for a prediction is just crazy…” Bill pinched the bridge of his nose.

“It’s not like they would get any predictions. I mean, I can’t even predict things like test answers. I don’t even understand how they have got the idea I could predict test answers.” You shook your head.

“Does it even matter? These people are just idiots and you shouldn’t let them walk all over you.” Merula rolled her eyes.

“I suppose it is time to go to the Great Hall for dinner.” Merula said. “Keep me updated about your visions and buffoons that are bothering you.” She waved goodbye and walked away from you and Bill.

“We should also head to the Great Hall.” Bill suggested. “I know I need all the energy I can get for patrolling tonight.”

“I see.” You nodded. “I don’t have any prefect duties tonight, but I do have them tomorrow.”

“Well, perhaps I will see you then, because I will be out patrolling tomorrow as well.” He said with a grin.

“Of course, you are the Head Boy after all.” You said with a smile.

You shot up awake during the night. Your heart was racing and you quickly got out of bed. You quickly grabbed your robe, ready to put it over your pyjamas.

Rowan woke up because of the noise and blinked when she saw you getting your robe. “Y/N, what are you doing?” She asked softly.

“I-I need to warn him!” You told her. “I need to find him now!”

Rowan sat up, realising something was going on. “Find who? Y/N, who do you need to find?”

“Bill! I need to find Bill before it is too late!” You said, putting on your shoes.

“Bill? What is going on? Did you have a vision?” Rowan asked, getting out of bed. “Y/N, tell me what you have seen.”

“The paintings! He’s going to be stuck inside a painting!” You said before you sprinted out of your dormitory room.

Rowan’s eyes widened. She knew she needed to warn people about this. She knew she needed to find Professor Rakepick and warn her about what you have seen. She was also thinking about warning Charlie, since it was his brother. Rowan quickly grabbed her robe and put on some shoes before she ran out of the dormitory.

You began running towards the Grand Staircase, knowing it would happen somewhere there. Most paintings hung in the Grand Staircase and you could recognise the location of the vision. You passed some Prefects who were patrolling on your way. They gave you a weird look when you passed them, but since you were a fellow Prefect, they didn’t stop you from running.

You tried to run as fast as you could. You didn’t want to be too late for another student to get stuck in a painting and you definitely didn’t want Bill to be the one who gets stuck inside a painting. You didn’t want your friends to get stuck inside paintings! You needed to use the vision in your advantage! You couldn’t let this happen, not after you let Beatrice get stuck inside a painting because you couldn’t believe your vision. You have learnt your lesson, you weren’t going to let a vision like that slide ever again.

Once you had reached the Grand Staircase, you began looking around for Bill. You weren’t sure what level he was on right now. You looked up, but you couldn’t see him there. When you looked down, you noticed Bill just was about to enter the Grand Staircase from a level below you.

“Bill!” You shouted when you were about to run down the stairs before they would change again.

Bill blinked when he heard his name and looked surprised when he saw you running over to him. “Y/N?”

“Stay away from the paintings!” You yelled, making your way over to him.

Once you were close enough, Bill put his hands on your shoulders. “Stay away from the paintings? What's going on, Y/N?”

“You are going to get stuck inside one if you don’t! I-I saw it!”

“All right, all right. I will stay away from the paintings.” Bill said calmly, hoping it would calm you down as well.

“Don’t go to the Grand Staircase alone...!” You said, still not calming down. “If you are here on your own, you will get stuck inside a painting.”

Bill frowned slightly and then he nodded. “I'll promise it, okay? I won’t go to the Grand Staircase alone.”

You nodded lightly, still shaking because of the vision. You felt like this was a close call. Still, you didn’t trust it was over yet. What if it was meant to happen another day? What if this vision will become a reality as long as the curse was out there?

Bill gently pulled you into a hug, trying to calm you down. He knew he needed to take the vision seriously. However, it didn’t seem to be right time to panic about something that could happen to him when you were already freaking out because of the vision. He needed to think about this vision and figure out how to stop it from happening. You already gave him the advice not to go to the Grand Staircase alone, but would that be enough?

It didn’t take long before Rakepick showed up with Rowan and Charlie. She walked over to you and Bill. “It seems like Miss Y/L/N has been able to warn you in time, Mr. Weasley. Or at least she gave you a warning of something that could happen soon if we don’t take any measurements.” Rakepick said honestly.

“Bloody hell, Bill. I nearly got a heart attack when Rowan told me about Y/N’s vision.” Charlie said honestly.

“Well, I suppose we both nearly got one.” Bill said honestly.

“Sorry Y/N, but it seemed to be better to inform others about your vision…” Rowan said honestly.

You shook your head. “It is fine, don’t worry.” You said honestly, your heart still racing from what happened.

“Miss Khanna, could you escort Miss Y/L/N to the Hospital Wing? I think a Calming Draught would be in order if she wants to get a good night rest after this…” Rakepick said.

Rowan nodded and then she wrapped an arm around your shoulder. “Let’s go, Y/N.” She said softly when she began walking with you towards the Hospital Wing.

You glanced back at Bill one more time, before you decided Rakepick would handle this situation better than you could at this moment.

Rakepick looked at the two Weasleys and sighed. “I know it’s one of the Head Boy’s duties to patrol the school, but perhaps it would be better if you patrol the other parts of the school.”

“I think that would be a good idea if I don’t want to get stuck inside a painting.” Bill said honestly.

“What else could be done to make sure this vision doesn’t become a reality?” Charlie asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Y/N said I shouldn’t be here alone.” Bill said honestly.

“It seems like the best solution for now.” Rakepick said honestly. “I will figure out if there is something else I can do in order to stop the vision from becoming a reality.”

“Is it true Y/N has saved Bill from getting trapped in a painting last night?” Penny asked Rowan.

Rowan nodded. “It seems to be the case. At least, she has warned him it could happen if he is on his own and nearby the paintings at the Grand Staircase.”

“Wow… She must be glad she was on time.” Penny said honestly. “I don’t think she would forgive herself if she let someone else get stuck inside a painting.”

“No, I don’t think so either. She was panicking so much when she had that vision.”

“She already blames herself for what happened to Beatrice.” Penny frowned slightly. “It’s not like she could help it, especially when her parents made her believe she was just dreaming or imagining things for years.”

“I think she would keep blaming herself if things happen to any of us at this point. She wants to save everyone from whatever could happen.” Rowan said honestly. “She told me one of people in the red cloaks said one of us would die…”

“No way!” Penny said surprised.

“I don’t think Y/N is taking everything too well lately… She is trying to be tough, but I can tell it won’t take long before she might collapse under the pressure…”

“I know I would collapse under pressure if someone told me one of my friends would die if I don’t stop looking for the Cursed Vaults… Who wants to be responsible for the death of a friend?”

“When will you stop this nonsense?”

Penny and Rowan blinked when they heard Tulip yelling.

“Do you think what I think it is?” Rowan asked.

“Tulip and Merula are bickering again?” Penny guessed.

“Yeah, that’s exactly what I thought.”

The two girls made her way over to Tulip, seeing that Tonks was holding Tulip back, just like Ismelda was holding Merula back.

“You are just pissed, because I became friends with Y/N.” Merula hissed at Tulip.

“Yeah right…! You are just going to use her, like you use all your friends.” Tulip hissed.

“At least I don’t stab my friends in the back, Karasu!” Merula pointed out.

Tulip managed to get out of Tonks grip and stormed over to Merula, pointing her wand at her. “Shut up!”

“Just admit it! You stabbed me in the back! You have betrayed me!” Merula pulled herself away from Ismelda and also grabbed her wand.

“That's because you were using me for your dirty jobs! Just like you were using Barnaby and Ismelda! We all got in trouble because of you!” Tulips eyes narrowed.

“Oh, like you are the Saint of your group now! You wanted to betray Y/N when you suspected she was doing something bad. Clearly, you are a really good friend!” Merula said the last part sarcastically.

Nobody expected Tulip to actually attack Merula, but she did. “Flipendo!”

Merula was knocked over by the spell and stared at Tulip almost in shock when she was on the floor.

“Tulip! What are you doing?” Tonks asked, surprised her best friend would so something like that.

Merula got back on her feet and glared at Tulip. “You want to fight? Well, all right then. We will fight!” She raised her wand. “Depulso!”

Tulip was sent flying back, but she definitely wasn’t done fighting back. “Do you think one spell would make me stop? You have got to be kidding me, Snyde.” She muttered when she got back on her feet again.

“Oh, I wasn’t expecting less from a back stabber like yourself.” Merula hissed.

“At least I don’t use people like you do, Snyde.” Tulip hissed.

They both seemed to be ready to throw another spell at each other.

“Miss Karasu and Miss Snyde…”

They both turned and noticed Professor Snape and Professor Flitwick had witnessed their fight.

“Professor Snape.” Merula said, looking slightly down.

“Professor Flitwick.” Tulip mumbled, not daring to look into the professor’s eyes right now.

“You both know using magic on the schoolgrounds is not permitted.” Professor Flitwick said.

“10 points from Slytherin…” Professor Snape said.

“And 10 points from Ravenclaw.” Professor Flitwick said, shaking his head slightly.

“Also, you both will be serving detention with me tonight.” Snape said.

“Well, thank you, Karasu. We got in trouble because you decided to do foolish wand waving.” Merula muttered, rolling her eyes when both the professors left.

“Me? You weren’t being a Saint either, Snyde!” Tulip hissed.

"Funny, you are saying the exact same thing I said to you earlier. You are not as creative as I thought."

"Shut up!"

“Tulip, calm down!” Tonks said, stepping between Tulip and Merula.

“Merula, let’s go. She is not worth your time.” Ismelda said, looking at Merula.

“Fine…” Merula grumbled. “See you at detention, Karasu…”

“Can’t wait…” Tulip rolled her eyes, not even looking when Merula and Ismelda walked away.

“Tulip, what in Merlin’s name came over you? Normally, you would deal with it by pranking someone who is bothering you. It’s not like you to suddenly start a fight, not even with Merula…!” Tonks said surprised.

“I don’t know, okay?” Tulip snapped. “It just happened.”

Rowan gave Tulip a worried look. “You know you can tell us when something is going on, right?”

“Nothing is going on!” Tulip snapped and then she sighed. “Just forget about it, all right…?”

“Tulip, come on.” Tonks said, placing a hand on Tulip’s shoulder.

Tulip pulled her shoulder away and shook her head. “Just… Just leave me alone for now. I need some time to think…” She muttered when she walked away.

“I have never seen Tulip like that before…” Penny said softly.

“Me neither.” Tonks admitted, frowning a bit. “I hope she is willing to talk about it soon.”

“Perhaps we just have to be patient. If she wants to tell us, she will. I’m sure of it.” Rowan said. “Lots of things are going on after all.”

“That’s true. I think most of the people within our group of friends are dealing with something…” Penny admitted.

“I guess so.” Tonks nodded lightly. “I just wish things weren’t so complicated at this point.”

Was it your fault your friends were being targeted by the Curse? The question was haunting you the entire day. You wondered if things would be better if you just disappeared. However, you were pretty sure if you disappeared, R would find you and make you their personal Seer. It would also be dangerous, you were sure of it. It seemed like the only way you would not be danger to others is to fight the Curse and R. Still, you had no clue how to do it. You just hoped you wouldn't experience any visions when you were already in a dangerous situation.

You had been spending the majority of the day in Jacob’s study, reading about Seers and breaking curses. You wanted to work harder in order to save the students and fight the people who have driven Jacob mad. Your vision made it clear Jacob had no say in what happened to him. They manipulated him, letting him become one of their members and do some of their work. They tried to turn Jacob into one of them… They tried to make him appear to be manipulative. If they caught you, would they do the same to you or act like you are their prized possession? You grimaced and shook your head. You didn’t want to think about it… Whatever they wanted to do with you wasn’t a good thing.

You blinked when the door to Jacob’s study opened. You turned around to see who was there.

“Sorry, I didn’t know the room was occupied.”

You shook your head. “It’s fine, Tulip. You can come in.” You gave her a small smile.

Tulip sighed and then she walked in. “Is this where you have been disappearing to most of the time?”

“I suppose so.” You said honestly. “It’s pretty quiet and it is easier to focus on things.”

“I know. I often use this room to focus on things myself.” Tulip admitted. “Especially after, well... You know what I mean…”

“After you and Merula stopped being friends?”

“Yeah…” Tulip rubbed the back of her neck.

You weren’t sure what it was, but you could tell Tulip was troubled. “If you want to talk to me, you should know I’ll be there to listen to you.”

Tulip sighed softly. “I know.”

You gathered your stuff and gave Tulip a smile. “I think you need the room more than I do at this point.”

“Y/N, you don’t have to…”

“It is fine, really. I have been here for a while. I don’t think it is healthy if I spend even more hours here.”

“Y/N, do you know if it is possible to love and hate a person at the same time?”

You blinked when Tulip asked you that. “Well… I think so? I mean, they say love and hate aren’t so different from each other.”

“But what do you think? I know what people say about it, but I want your opinion about it.” Tulip mumbled.

“I suppose it is possible to hate and love someone at the same time. Sometimes, people do things that makes you very angry, but at the same time you know you are only angry because you care about that person.” You said honestly. “I mean, I have been pretty angry when Jacob disappeared, you know? Still, no matter how much I hated him for leaving me alone, I still love him. He is my brother after all.”

“So, it is possible… At least for love between family members.” Tulip said softly.

“I think it could apply to other kinds of love. It was just an example after all.”

“Also, between two enemies?”

“Tulip, are you talking about who I think you are talking about?” You raised an eyebrow.

“Please, don’t tell anyone we talked about this…! Especially not to… You know who I mean...!” Tulip begged.

“Don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut, Tulip.” You promised.

“Thanks, Y/N…”

“Mr. Y/L/N, we here for a few more tests today.” A Healer said when she approached Jacob.

“Doesn’t my son have had enough tests for today?” Your mother, Mrs. Y/L/N asked.

“As long as we don’t know exactly what is going on with your son, we will have to keep testing him.” The Healer said.

Your mother sighed and then she looked at her son. “First, he disappeared after his wand was snapped, then my daughter is revealed to be a Seer, and my son might not have been in charge of his actions for quite a while now! This is all getting quite ridiculous.” She muttered. “The family’s name is becoming a joke.”

“I understand your frustrations, Mrs. Y/L/N, but you have to be patient. If we are right, we can prove your son is innocent. At least, we can prove people have driven him mad.”

“What are the chances you find that prove?”

“There seems to be some damage to the brain, but it will take a little while before we can find all the prove for it.”

“They will come for me.” Jacob mumbled.

“Jacob?” Your mother said softly, looking at her son.

“They will come for me, they won’t stop looking for me.” He mumbled.

“Who are looking for you, Mr. Y/L/N?”

“R.” He mumbled.

“Jacob, you have to explain what is R is.” Your mother said to Jacob.

“I can’t say…Too dangerous...” Jacob mumbled.

“Jacob, you have to! If you don’t want to end up in Azkaban, you have to!” Your mother nearly yelled.

“Mrs. Y/L/N, this is not going to help your son.” The Healer said.

“If he is not talking, he risks to be sent to Azkaban…!”

“As long as we are examining him, he will not be sent anywhere.” The Healer promised.

“They will murder me if I tell you.” Jacob muttered. “They also want Y/N.”

“Why do they want your sister, Jacob?” Your mom frowned.

“Future…” He mumbled.

“Future?” Your mother looked slightly confused.

“They want your sister because she is a Seer?” The Healer asked.

“They want her to be theirs…” He mumbled. “They think it will give them an advantage...”

The Healer looked at your mother. “Does the school know about this?”

“I believe the Headmaster and Mrs. Rakepick know about it. My daughter has told the same thing during the trial.” Your mother said. “Jacob has told my daughter about this before.”

“All right, I just want to be sure.” The Healer said. “The last Seer that has been serving people as their Personal Seer is still recovering from the traumatic experience…”

Barnaby had found you sitting nearby the Black Lake, staring at the water. He hesitated before he walked over to you.

You slowly looked up when you noticed someone was standing next to you. “Oh, hey.” You said softly before you looked at the water again.

“Hey.” He greeted before he sat down next to you. “Rowan said she couldn’t find you this morning. She seemed to be a little worried.”

“I just woke up very early.” You said softly.

He nodded and then he looked at the water as well. “It’s quite nice out here.”

“It really is… It is also pretty quiet most of the times.”

“Did you hear more about Jacob’s progress in St. Mungo?”

You nodded. “He is talking, but not much apparently.”

“That’s a good thing, right?” Barnaby looked at you again.

You looked back at him and nodded. “I suppose so. I mean, if my vision is right, Jacob was driven insane by these people. It wasn’t really his fault he did bad things. However, there are still things that don't make any sense.”

“Like what?”

“How long they have had contact with Jacob…? I mean, did they make contact with him to look for the Cursed Vaults or did he find out about the vaults by accident?”

“I haven’t thought about that…” Barnaby said honestly. “You might be onto something.”

“You think so?” You asked him, tilting your head.

“Well, if R has been contacting your brother about the Cursed Vaults before he even went looking for them, doesn’t that make him completely innocent in this matter?” He said.

“Maybe… Then again, Jacob did have a passion for breaking curses before he went to Hogwarts. He loved reading about Curse-Breakers.”

“So, he might have initiated the search and then got corrupted by R?”

“That’s the other possibility… At least, these people have been spying on Jacob, just like they are spying on me.” You frowned slightly.

“I just don’t know how they spy on us…” Barnaby said honestly.

“I think they use students for that.” You said softly. “I mean, they used Ben for a while.”

“Hm… So, they might have cursed students to spy for them?”

“It is a possibility… Or they disguise themselves as students… I think there are multiple ways they could have spied on me.” You mumbled and then you shook your head. Maybe you needed a break. Maybe you should focus on something fun for once…

“Let’s change the topic.” You said quickly. “I probably have been frowning way too much since I came back to Hogwarts.”

“What do you want to talk about?” Barnaby asked. “I mean, there are a few things I could come up with, but I’m not sure if you would like them.”

“Anything, but the Cursed Vaults, Jacob or R is fine to me.” You said with a small smile. “Just something to keep my mind off things. Besides, you have done a great job with cheering me up so far.”

“Oh… I… Well, I’m glad to hear I have managed to cheer you up.” He blushed slightly and gave you a bright smile. “So, you heard about the Hippogriff Professor Kettleburn has managed to bring to the school for Care of Magical Creatures?”

“Does this story include a Professor Kettleburn in the Hospital Wing?” You asked.

“Well, it was close.” He said, rubbing the back of his neck. “Hagrid was there to help him though, so no one has got hurt.”

You and Barnaby had been talking to each other for quite a while before you two were interrupted by two of your friends who ran over to you; Penny and Andre.

“Hey you two.” You greeted with a small smile.

“Hey guys.” Barnaby said as well, wondering why these two were smiling so much.

“You guys have missed the announcement in the Great Hall.” Penny said, sounding a bit excited.

“Announcement? What announcement?” You asked.

“Do you want to tell them or should I?” Penny asked Andre.

“You can tell them.” Andre said amused.

“All right, you have both caught my attention, so what is going on?” You asked.

“They announced the upcoming ball!” Penny said with a smile.

You blinked before you raised an eyebrow. “A ball?”

“Yes, a ball before the Holidays. He thought a nice event would be in order.” Andre said.

“Does that mean we have to get dates for the ball?” Barnaby asked.

“Obviously.” Andre said, rolling his eyes in amusement. “I probably have to give you all some fashion advice before the ball. I mean, I want you all to look fantastic when you attend the ball.”

“Aren’t you excited about this Y/N?” Penny asked with a smile.

“It definitely is something to keep your mind off things.” Andre said.

You really had no idea what to think about this. Could you actually enjoy a ball with everything else that was going on? And who would ask you for the ball?

48 notes · View notes

shinyrockalaska · 3 years

Text

Acceptance (or: Charlie's incident)

Summary: Charlie decides to drink Amortentia, just to see if it could affect him, so he could feel the same things everyone else around him seems to feel. Unfortunately, he didn't check who's Amortentia he was drinking...

Word count: 3.3k (my longest fic so far!)

More about the inspiration for this at the end of the post!

Enjoyy <3

He didn't plan it.

Well, yes, he thought about it a few times before, but only theoretically. He never intended to try and do something so drastic to change himself.

But he was in the sixth year and he was seventeen and everybody already had too many expectations of him.

They all acted as if they knew everything about him, who he was going to be, what he was going to do... he couldn't change it, he couldn't tell them they're wrong because he didn't know what was right. Yes, he's a kind and caring person. Yes, he sucks at school because he just can't focus or stop daydreaming. He's messy and obsessive and is definitely going to work with dragons after graduation. They all knew it, and so did he. But that's it, the rest was a blur.

He should've felt lucky. At least he always knows what he wants to do after graduation. Some of his friends, like Tulip and Ben, still had no clue, and they were all stressed out about it. But they all somehow fitted in. With the outsiders, yes, but most of the time Charlie felt like he's an outsider even to the outsiders.

Some may say it's because no one has ever seen him wearing any short clothes, not even in the summertime. He always walked around hiding in his big green coat. Or maybe because of his weird specific fears, that no one else seemed to share or to be scared of it as much as he did. Not even Ben. Or probably, because he never dated anyone and never talked about it with anyone. Charlie thought it was all of those things, that made him himself, but, weird. He never hated himself and was quite proud of being different. But in the end, it doesn't matter. Even the proudest quirky kids would choose to be normal - to fit in - if they could. So you can see why now, at seventeen, he felt that desire to fit in.

Every dinner with his family, his mum would nag him to try and find a nice girl. More for herself than for him, really. Because most wizards and witches find their partners at school. All of his friends already started to go out with each other and whatever student they liked at the moment. There were couples everywhere. EVERYWHERE. And he still couldn't figure out what's wrong with him and why he's not interested in any of that. Even the religious kids, the anxious kids, the awkward kids- all talked about their crushes non-stop. Not everyone dated, of course, but they all talked about it, and the pressure was high. All he ever heard around him was sex, kissing, dates and love. Whatever that was.

The worst part was that his friends were actually supportive.

At first, they would beg him to tell them who his secret crush is, which student he liked. They wouldn't listen whenever he told them that he doesn't have one. But they all calmed down after a while and he explained that he just doesn't care about this stuff. He just doesn't.. feel the need. And they accepted it. Accepted him. But now he was just being put in another box. They stopped talking about their crushes with him because they knew he wouldn't understand. And that was just not true. But could he argue with him when it's so clear they know him better than he knows himself?

So that was the situation he was in. That's why after a super frustrating Amortentia class, where everyone around him kept blushing and giggling at the smell of their own and everyone else's cauldrons, where his friends all sent him sad smiles and kept telling him how jealous they are that he has nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed of, where he had to lie and tell Snape fake smells because, of course, he smelled nothing, he just couldn't take it anymore. He decided it was time for a change.

So when the class was dismissed, he stayed nearby. And when Snape left the classroom, he scooped some leftover potion into the weird-shaped glass bottle and drunk it without thinking, without hesitating, and without even knowing who's cauldron it was.

It's Amortentia, after all. The strongest love potion. If it increases those love feelings to others, then he might actually feel something, be somewhat normal.

He felt guilty for doing it and had to stop himself from running to professor Snape so he would give him the antidote right away before anything bad will happen. He knew the potion just cause obsession and trouble, but he had to know, at least for a little while, what's it like to be kind of in love.

At first, he didn't feel anything different. Lunch was normal, Care of magical creatures was normal. He felt dizzy at History of magic, but maybe it had more to do with the boring lesson than the potion itself. Charlie was disappointed but somewhat relieved when still nothing had changed by dinner time.

That is, until, Merula has entered the room.

He forgot that tiny, little, important detail that now he was madly in fake love with whoever brewed that potion. Which was, how unlucky for him, Merula. But now he didn't care about it. All he wanted to do was stay with her from now on and forever.

"Charlie, are you okay? You look a little sick," Barnaby commented about his appearance. "And a bit pale," Tonks added, but Charlie preferred to ignore his friends' concerns. "Have you ate something bad?" Rowan questioned, "is it because of potion class?" That question made him nervous, of course. "N-no! I'm just tired.. w-why would it have to do anything with p-potion class?"

"Because you smelled nothing, right? You're not upset about it, right?" They all looked at him with that same sad-apologetic smile as always. He hated it. Just because he's different doesn't mean he needs to be treated differently. "Guys, I'm fine. I don't care. It doesn't matter. Being yourself is the best thing anyone can be! Why would I want to be anything else but myself?" Maybe he was trying too hard to hide it. He sighed, "please just stop giving me those sorry faces. I don't need your pity, I-"

From the corner of his eye, he spotted Merula leaving the room. "I'll see you tomorrow," he said and hurried up after her.

He couldn't pick up the nerves to talk to her so he just followed her around to the Slytherin house in the dungeons. Then, he had to go to sleep, but he couldn't stop staring at the ceiling, smiling, and dreaming about Merula.

"What's up with him?" Ben asked as he entered their dorm. Jae shrugged, "I think he's been drugged." And when Ben's face showed panic he laughed, "just kidding, he's probably thinking about dragons."

Normally, Charlie would be tired after sleeping less than six hours, but he had an amazing dream about him and Merula on a date with candles and chocolate and all he wanted was to feel her hand in his own.

"Are you alright, Charlie..? You still look pretty sick," his friends told him at breakfast. "I'm more than fine, I've never felt better," he said with this wide fuzzy exaggerated smile and the fake spark in his eyes. He barely touched his food, he just kept staring at Merula. And his friends noticed.

"Why are you looking at the Slytherin table? Who are you starting at? Awwww did you finally got a crush?" Normally he'd be embarrassed by this question, which always made him feel unease. But this time, he wanted to be with Merula so badly, that he welcomed any help. "It's Merula, can you maybe get her attention? I really want to kiss her! And maybe.. more? I already thought about names for our kids! Human names even! We'll have a perfect life near the dragon reserve!" He babbled.

"What?!?! You can't be serious! That's- that's just- no!!" They were shocked and a bit disgusted. "It doesn't make sense, Charlie.. you hate Merula!" Talbott said, making Charlie angry, "well, maybe you don't know everything about me!" He shouted, and many students' heads turned around to look at him. "Ever thought about it? That maybe I am more than the way you see me? More than the things you see in me?!" He kept shouting, making his friends feel embarrassed, as they lowered their heads. "Yeah, that's what I thought," Charlie frowned. "Now, if you'll excuse me I'm going to ask out Merula!" He shouted this sentence too, causing Merula to look at him, disgusted, and run out of the great hall immediately. He shot one last angry look at his friends, before storming out of the room, after Merula.

"As you all know I'm an expert in love and-" Andre started to say quickly but got cut off by Diego. "I think we can all agree I'm the love expert."

"True," Jacob's sibling said, "you promised to get me dates at the third year and you still haven't! Diego's been more helpful than you.."

Andre was irritated, "That.. that doesn't matter!! Can't you see that Charlie is-"

"Poisoned!" Rowan cut him off, "he's drugged on Amortentia!"

"No way! It's too hard to- oh no! He probably drunk it yesterday after class!" Penny was frightened.

"Dang it, Charlie! What do we do now??"

"We'll have to tell a professor. Even if he'll hate us. We have to do it before he does something stupid like actually making a move on Merula!" Rowan stated, horrified.

"Merula wait! Please, let's talk!" Charlie shouted, running behind her, and she surprisingly stopped. He caught her a few halls past the great hall, on the way to the dungeons. she almost got away from him. He took her hand and started talking, blushing, stumbling on his words. "I can't imagine my life without you! We will be so perfect together, don't you think? Let's run away and start a family together! Do you like dragons? I was thinking we could live next to the Romanian dragon sanctuary and have at least two kids. Do you like the names Violet and Jade? I think they're perfect! I picked them because it's like your eyes and the Slytherin colour. And also not dragon names! Oh, I feel so safe and happy around you. Can you tell me about yourself and your family and life and beliefs and every little detail possible?" He was now hugging her, clutching to her as close as he can.

"This is unsettling in so many ways, Charlie. Stop it now. I don't know what sick game you're playing but cut it now before I'll have to hex you, or call someo-"

"Game? No, no! This is love, baby! Don't you see it?" Charlie felt heartful, in a way he never felt before. And he liked it, being fearless. Feeling warm and being somehow full of love. "Did someone dared you to do it? Have you been drinking elixir to induce euphoria? Oh no, don't tell me you're-"

"Merula! I'm so sorry for Charlie's behavior." McGonagall called out from the end of the hall, followed by Charlie's friends. "What are you doing here?! Go away! I don't need you! I have my Merula! Don't ruin this for me! I deserve to have love too!" Charlie screamed and clung to Merula even more than before.

"Charles Weasley come with me right now!" McGonagall was furious. No student has ever acted like that.

"No! I'm staying here with the love of my life!" He tried to kiss Merula's hand who just pulled it out of his reach immediately, disgusted and uncomfortable. "Don't talk to me ever again, freak." She said and walked away.

"No! Don't leave me! We can make it work!" Charlie screamed as he hurried up after Merula, who now went from fast walking to running. McGonagall grabbed Charlie's arm and stopped him. "you're coming with me now, I cannot believe you!" she said loudly, disappointed.

"No!!! You can't stop me from being happy and in love! This is me, just go away! I have to get Merula back!" He was hysterical, tears running down his face. He cried so much his head started to ache, but he didn't care. he had to follow Merula. Had to be with her. He'd rather die, give up on dragons even, than not spend every single minute of his life now with Merula.

But McGonagall pulled him away from any hope to fulfill his dreams, all the way to her office. He kept cursing his friends, who looked very ashamed and worried, as he got dragged away from them. None of them laughed at the scene he caused.

"Drink this. NOW." McGonagall ordered, but Charlie refused. "I will not let you drug me and prevent me to have this! Let! Me! Go!" He screamed, caughting McGonagall off guard. But it wasn't the first time something like that happened, it just never got out of hand to be like... Charlie's case.

"Stupify." McGonagall cast the spell on Charlie, with a heavy heart. She hates using magic on students. Still, she poured the love-potion antidote liquid down his mouth and watched as he slowly got back his consciousness. She looked at him, all confused as he tried to remember what happened.

"Who did this to you? Was it Merula? She didn't look quite satisfied with your obsession but that doesn't mean it's not her. So tell me, who drugged you with love potion?" McGonagall asked him in both compassion and anger.

"What? Oh you mean the Amortentia.." he lowered his head, "it was.. me?"

"What?! This is beyond belief, Charlie! Why would you do that to yourself? You know it's a dangerous potion! You know the consequences! I expected better than yo-"

"That's exactly the problem!" He cut her off, rudely, "Everyone always expecting all sorts of things from me! I can't be everyone's version of me! I don't want to! I barely even want to be me! You wouldn't understand but I just had to fit in!!"

Charlie never in his life yelled like that at anyone or anything, especially not a professor. But he didn't care anymore. He was sick of everything. McGonagall was surprised again, it was very unlike him to behave that way.

"I- Charlie, listen." He looked at her a bit worried and ashamed. "You don't need to be fixed. You know that using potions and magic to change yourself is bad, especially if it's illegal.." she gave him an alerting look. "I can't tell you how to feel or who to be, but I want you to know that every person is different than the others and there is absolutely not a thing that is wrong with being yourself. Being different is good-"

"As someone who's been different his entire life, I can assure you it's not. Everyone always says it's wonderful to be extraordinary and different and special and whatever, but even the proudest weirdest kids would choose to be like everyone else and fit in if they could.." Charlie said, focusing on the wall rather than McGonagall's eyes, playing with the zipper of his coat.

"Maybe you need to have more pride, Charlie. You're a very unique person, let those special things about you define you by your choice, instead of being ashamed of them. I encourage you to find that strength to let go of the shame and fear in you and to just.. be yourself."

"Pride is stupid," Charlie murmured quietly, "it's something I had no control over. it's not a drawing I made that I put a lot of effort and time into it, so I'm proud of it. No. It's something I couldn't even choose, something I can't change. There's no pride in having no control."

"Well, could you have chosen to be a Gryffindor?"

"Uh, no, but.." Charlie went quiet, thinking.

"I know, you wanted to be in Gryffindor, but if you happened to be in Hufflepuff, wouldn't you still have some house pride in you?" McGonagall asked him.

"I guess.." Charlie shrugged, still upset.

"We cherish pride in us, based on what we learn from our surroundings as we grow up. But society is not always right. In fact, most of the time it's even wrong. And so, you need to be your own society, sometimes. Be the change you want to see in the world, and even if you're different than the way it seems society tells you to be, it doesn't mean there's something wrong with you. You need to accept yourself just like you would've accepted any of your friends, and just like you would want the world to accept you. Even if you turn out to be completely different than the person you thought you are. understand?"

Charlie nodded. He felt, not for the first time, like McGonagall can read minds. She answered all of his worries and questions and feelings, with her calming words.

McGonagall let him off of his classes for the rest of the day and he decided to write a letter to his family, explaining how he feels. He asked them to be kind and understanding, as he has no control or any choice over his feelings. He wrote down everything that bugged him in the past years. The letter was far too long, and contained seven full written pages. In the end, Charlie decided he won't send it yet. he felt better, but still wasn't ready to face his family's reaction to his incident and different behavior. He felt as if it might disappoint them. it was ridiculous, he knew, they would love him no matter what. Even so, seeing those words, his words, written down in those pages, in his own handwriting, made him smile. It was his choice, to write them, to use them. And he won't let anyone tell him it's wrong.

At dinner, he sat with his friends as usual, worried about what his friends might say. He didn't want them to be worried about him, but he knew they were, after what he did...

"Hey guys, thanks for, uh.. you know... watching out for me.." he said, nervously.

"Sure thing! How are you feeling, Charlie? Better? You're not mad at us for calling McGonagall, right..?" His friends were just as worried as him.

"I'm feeling much better, relieved. I don't know what I would've done if you didn't call McGonagall.. you really saved me.."

He could see Merula sitting next to Ismelda, and glaring at him, furiously.

"You could've chosen a better person to fake fall in love with," Andre joked.

"Yeah, even in this I didn't have a choice or any luck," Charlie laughed, a bit uncomfortable as this subject was still upsetting sometimes.

"How much trouble did you get to from that talk with McGonagall? We haven't seen you all day, so we figured you've got punished real hard.." Ben said, carefully.

"Well, I need to write an apology letter for Merula.. but I got off easy."

"Your mother's not going to like it.." he heard one of them saying, but even that part was okay.

"McGonagall promised not to tell my parents if I'll agree to meet her once a week and talk to her about what's bothering me, instead of bottle it inside me... she wants me to have more pride, and she trust me to choose the right time for me to tell my parents about this incident."

His friends smiled at him, and he smiled at them back.

He tried not to feel nauseous, remembering how foolishly he acted that day, convinced he has to fit in. He still sometimes thought it would be better for him to be like the rest. But he can't. So when he felt that way, he reminded himself of McGonagall's words and named all the good things in his life, and the things he does have control over.

Charlie knew from the moment he drunk the Amortentia, that life might not be easy for him, always having to be the odd one out.

But it was his own life, and he should be proud of what he has.

---

Wow! Finally! I had this idea for like a year and I've been trying to write it ever since, so this definitely took time...

---

I really like how it turned out, I hope you'll like it too. This is how I see Charlie.

The fic was inspired by another beautiful fanfic (here's a link) where Charlie almost drinks the potion but ends up not doing it.

Even though it's not canon, to me, Charlie is the closest thing we have to an aromantic and asexual representation, and it's just so, so important to have that. It took me years to feel comfortable with me being like this, I'm still working on it, and I think a big part of it is because we don't see anything about it in the media or anywhere else really.

Self-acceptance is harder when it comes to aros and aces because it's just so different than other romantic/sexual orientations, it's hard to define lack of attraction, but it doesn't mean it's bad!

Everyone is valid, and I know knowing this doesn't make it immediately better, but it helps to remember it. I don't want people to be afraid of who they are, to feel like they need to be fixed, to have to hide away.

So now, it's the end of pride month but you and I- we're still here! And we can still shine bright and be proud of ourselves for coming so far! The truth is always right, don't be afraid of it. 💜💚

#hphm #hogwarts mystery #charlie weasly #hphm fanfic #hphm fanfiction #harry potter fanfic #harry potter #harry potter fanfiction #aroace charlie weasley #acceptance #asexuel #aromantic #tge representation I needed #idk what to tag as always

15 notes · View notes

missnight0wl · 3 years

Note

I just saw your post about the new chapter and I have to say... If you are frustrated with that, I can't imagine how you would be with Y7CH25... Oh, Lord. Anyway, I would like to ask, if you didn't talked already about it, who do you think Merula is communicating with? Could be Verucca and/or Rakepick? If so, why do you think she doesn't want to be involve with them anymore? Because she wants to be fully with R?

Oh, I’ve seen that datamine. And yeah, I’m already upset.

Also, just to be clear… I usually exaggerate quite a lot how frustrated I’m with the game. I mean, sure, it’s annoying when Jam City seems not to know what they’re doing, but I’m not genuinely angry. Otherwise, I’d quit long ago. Pointing out HPHM’s flaws is kinda my guilty pleasure at this point. Besides, I still believe there is a good story behind all this mess.

Anyway, back to your question. I did talk about it already while discussing my theory about the Rogues. It’s explained in detail HERE. Admittedly, it’s really long, so you might prefer to check this post, for example, which basically captures the idea in a shorter form. But in general, yeah, I think Merula is communicating with Verucca and/or Rakepick. I’ll keep using “the Rogues”, though, to make it a bit simpler for me.

Now, why wouldn’t Merula want to be involved with them anymore? Well… See, this is a big part of my problem with that whole plot. Because if you ask me, Merula didn’t express in her note that she doesn’t want to be involved with them. That she wants to quit or something. All she wrote was:

“I won’t put my friends in danger again”.

And sure, it could mean that she wants to quit, but I don’t think we know enough to claim that. Personally, I see it rather as her attempt at negotiating. Sort of like: “I can help you, but bringing a Wampus Cat to Hogsmeade was too fucked up, and I don’t want to cross that line again”. It’s not exactly the same as: “I don’t want to have anything to do with you anymore”.

Honestly, I think that we should focus more on what ACTUALLY Merula said in the note. Like, how exactly did she put her friends in danger? It surely had something to do with the Wampus Cat and Ismelda getting hurt. MC and Liz noticed that she seemed to feel guilty about it. But… why? I mean, I doubt that Merula herself bought the creature to Hogsmeade. There was a Portkey involved, someone would notice that she was gone for so long (a trip to America has to take time, even if you use a Portkey). Moreover, I doubt Merula would be capable of handling the creature during transport. So, why she feels guilty?

Frankly, my guess is that Merula didn’t know about the Wampus Cat. However, I assume that the Rogues wanted MC to know about the creature. And the fastest way for that is to hurt one of Hogwarts students, right? This information would reach MC sooner than if it was just about Hogsmeade’s denizens. So, I believe that THAT was Merula’s role in all of that – she kind of “lured” Ismelda to Hogsmeade. Ismelda told us that she was on her way to the Three Broomsticks, but she could’ve been invited by Merula. And Merula refused to answer where she was at the time of the attack. So, what if she didn’t want to admit that she wasn’t there because then Ismelda would be like: “What? But you invited me!”. Still, if Merula didn’t know about the Wampus Cat, it’d explain why she felt guilty about Ismelda and why she’d be angry with the Rogues for not telling her everything.

Moreover, we already saw from Verucca the whole “you don’t know everything” approach.

Zenith had no idea what was really going on with her Memory Potion, and I assume that Merula is often being kept in the dark, too. And she doesn’t like it – that’s why we were told that Merula is angry or upset when she’s coming back from the Whomping Willow. At the same time, she keeps telling MC that they don’t know what they think they know – because Merula still knows more than MC, even though she doesn’t know everything.

In short, I assume that Jam City basically forces us to think a certain way by making MC jump to a conclusion.

#hogwarts mystery #hphm #merula snyde #patricia rakepick #madam verucca #the rogues theory #ask #anonymous

9 notes · View notes

ramblings-of-a-mad-cat · 2 years

Note

i can’t believe Merula actually has the nerve to be mad if you don’t forgive her in the latest chapter. like wtf do you expect bitch, you literally joined an evil organisation that had our friend killed! she didn’t even technically apologize for that, idc about any excuses for it including that she thinks it makes her “weak” or “vulnerable”. i can’t stand the audacity of her anymore, like i’ve actually had enough. she’s pure trash, i have nothing but respect and admiration for those who genuinely like her and/or date her only cause you have more patience for her than i ever could.

Merula has always been one of my favorite characters in this game, if not my absolute favorite. But the Mole storyline is...trying my patience. I'll admit it, this is making her more difficult to like. Which, logically it shouldn't, at least not for me. Because nothing about this is unexpected. For the most part, she's acting exactly as I would have guessed she would. I'm not stunned by her betrayal, this is demonstrating the very worst of qualities that Merula always had. But...I can't ignore how serious all of this is. Do I think she was manipulated? Yes. Did she join R out of foolishness more than true malice? Undoubtedly. Will she side with MC when all is said and done? I am confident that she will. But these are the people who murdered Rowan, and it's not so easy to forgive her for being their spy.

The Potterverse has always karmically punished traitors and I don't want to see Merula hurt, but on the other hand, her having a place among the heroes when all of this is over is getting harder to imagine. Previous characters like Draco and Wormtail, who betrayed the heroes out of fear (a more understandable motivation if I'm being honest) didn't get to come back. Draco was always an outsider and Wormtail straight up died. Though ultimately, it's not even just that Merula joined R, it's how she's behaving now that she's been caught. Like you said, she doesn't apologize, (though I do think she is sorry, but she doesn't say so) and she continues to be standoffish even though that's really not the right attitude under the circumstances.

Merula, I love you fam, I really do, but you do not make it easy.

#Merula Snyde #HPHM Spoilers

7 notes · View notes

ramblings-of-a-mad-cat · 2 years

Note

Wait so they do remember that it was Bea who was with MC when Shiratori attacked them??? It seemed like they were trying to replace her with Merula or just forgot. Why wasn’t she at the trial then? Is there some kind of age requirement that she doesn’t meet in order to testify or what? They just don’t want to involve her in the story again (for now anyway) for some reason. That seems pretty likely tbh.

I can't imagine that there's any kind of age limit in place when it comes to testifying at a wizarding trial, because there don't seem to be that many regulations in place for wizarding trials in the first place. To the point where they could be entirely skipped during the first Voldemort War. As far as age limitations, the only one that would make sense is if you have to be seventeen to attend a trial. Because that's the coming-of-age for magical kids...except, that can't be true. Because Harry was put on trial at age fifteen. He was brought into a courtroom as the defendant. For something as trivial as underage magic. It's even said that originally he was just support to be questioned by Madam Bones, but Fudge stretched the whole thing into a trial. Wouldn't someone have mentioned it, Arthur or Dumbledore or anyone, if this was breaking some rule or precedent about age limitations? Unless fifteen is the age that magical kids are allowed to start attending trials. Which is...not impossible, but it would be pretty arbitrary. I guess it would explain why Beatrice isn't there, but not why Merula is.

For a while it really did feel like the story was trying to rewrite that scene and pretend Merula was there instead of Beatrice. I guess they haven't completely forgotten? Good. I love Merula, I do, but she's already a main player in the game's plot. We don't need to force her into a bigger role by stealing scenes that should rightfully go to Beatrice. Course I am a major Bea fan as well, so it's possible that I am biased...but this was just illogical and a weird decision. Merula didn't end up testifying in the end anyway.

#Beatrice Haywood #Merula Snyde #HPHM Spoilers

3 notes · View notes

Last Seen Blogs

tvshowwatcher

TV Show Watcher

danisimoes20

Se descobrindo

happy-as-a-squirrel

Oh, look what you FOUND

daddyshaus

Daddy’s House. Daddy’s Rules

landscapesilverphotography

Siegerland