HEADCANON #02. | CHARLIE’S (SECOND) WAND.
there were several different reasons why charlie chose to get a new wand in 1991 . the main one that is relevant for this post is that one of the recommendations of the sanctuary is that short wands be used when working in the field with dragons , as longer wands can easily be more easily damaged .
charlie was aware that several of his colleagues at the sanctuary , coming from all across europe , would have wands made by gregorovich ; however , charlie retained too much of a proud loyalty to ollivander to go elsewhere . so upon entrance to ollivander’s , charlie explained his intentions to the wandmaker , who readily presented him with many different options . the majority of these were nine or ten inches with either holly or ash . the vast majority were unicorn hair like charlie’s first , though a few were dragon heartstring . charlie felt not glimmer of attachment to any of them , much to his disappointment , yet he refused to second guess his decision to purchase a new wand . ollivander , who is self - professed to see wands shorter than nine inches “ usually select those in whose character something is lacking, ” was hesitant to break out the more stout options for charlie . his other inclinations failing him , however , he conceded to doing so . after several unsuccessful attempts at the very finest eight inch wands he had to offer , ollivander stumbled upon quite a pecular thing ——– it was a wand box near the back of the shelf that was dust covered and falling apart . on a hunch , he passed it on to charlie . and potency of the match was obvious .
charlie’s second wand is to these specifications : seven “ , alder & hippogriff tail .
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REMEMBER KIDS !! some very important relationships are PLATONIC. some are maternal, paternal, friendships, siblingships. they do not all have to revolve around romantic/sexual attraction. please don’t ever think that i wouldn’t write with you if you didn’t want to bring a romantic/sexual ship to the table. I LOVE PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS. THEY ARE UNDERRATED, UNDER EXPLORED, AND LOOKED PAST WAY TOO OFTEN. THEY CAN BE THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP TO A CHARACTER. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
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ADDENDUM: that 100% the reason he has these skills in the first place is that he look up the role of fixing up his and bill’s old clothes to hand down to their younger siblings . molly could have done that with magic in a second , but especially in the early years when war was raging on / post f + g ‘s death , those little nuances of family life became nuisances . and that’s one part of the housekeeping that charlie was more than willing to take on .
i just want to remind everyone that it is literally book canon that charlie know how to darn and knit and so you can take your stereotype that muscular dude who works with giant firebreathing creatures is incapable of fine and delicate motions and fucking shOVE IT
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❛ if you think i’ll buckle, forget it. ❜
// the killers sentence starters — readily accepting !
the last time he looked at bill this much , they were both kids and bill was trying to teach him something —— perfecting his rock skipping technique or his gnome - throwing arm or creaky floorboard avoidance on the way into the kitchen for a late - night snack . charlie grew up watching bill , though at some point , he must’ve looked away , set his sights for different types of horizons , and trail - blazed there instead .
now here he is , looking again , and he’s properly staring , but his gaze goes past the horrid scaring . ( if he looks too long there , he can feel his stomach churn . his stomach’s empty ; he emptied it on the grounds . just thinking of it , he can still taste bile . ) right now , he’s fixated on bill’s eyes , which would be a bit weird if they weren’t closed . SLEEP . . . charlie couldn’t dream of it himself at the moment , but he’s been on the mend from various injuries enough to know keenly , even without pomfrey’s gentle reminder from across the room , that rest is essential for the ailing body . so bill rests and charlie tries to count his eyelashes from a fewfeet away , where he stands like a mountain or a boulder , weight equally distributed between both his feet , rigid and unmoving .
now speaks FLEUR , the other permanent fixture of this scene . her words come apropos of , seemingly , nothing , but he perceives her meaning almost immediately . ( alongside a decent hypothesis as to their cause . it hardly takes a genius to sort it . high stress , high stakes , and the whole family’s been around . . . ) his gaze lowers , skipping quickly over bill’s marred face down to two hands intertwined . charlie hasn’t been keeping minutely notes , but he can’t recall seeing bill’s uncovered by fleur’s since the moment he took up vigil here . in the silence of the somber wing , such a gesture speaks volumes .
charlie was neither born to be nor forged into an orator , so he isn’t qualified to narrate the sight ——- he’d butcher its significance trying to be poetic about it . so he puts it simply , plainly as it’s laid in his mind . ❝ that’s just it , though , isn’t it ? ❞ a pause , head shaking slightly , though he knows she won’t look away from her love to see it . ❝ i DON’T think you’ll buckle , fleur . . . matter of fact , i know you won’t . ❞
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the killers / starter sentences.
all these starters are taken from the 2017 album ‘wonderful wonderful’. feel free to change the pronouns as needed!
❛ don’t you listen to the never. ❜
❛ keep praying for rain. ❜
❛ keep your ear to the shell. ❜
❛ stay on the path that leads to the well. ❜
❛ follow my voice. ❜
❛ i am here. ❜
❛ maybe i’m dirty, maybe i’m unworthy. ❜
❛ you were never alone. ❜
❛ i know the score like the back of my hand. ❜
❛ i don’t give a damn. ❜
❛ nothing can break me down. ❜
❛ i’m the man. ❜
❛ you can’t break me down. ❜
❛ i got gas in the tank. ❜
❛ i got money in the bank. ❜
❛ i got news for you. ❜
❛ you’re looking at the man. ❜
❛ i got skin in the game. ❜
❛ you see what i mean? ❜
❛ i don’t feel no pain. ❜
❛ who’s the man? ❜
❛ don’t give up on me. ❜
❛ i’m just in a rut. ❜
❛ can’t keep my mind off of every little wrong. ❜
❛ i hope you understand. ❜
❛ this city’s always breathing, i wish that it would die. ❜
❛ i’m not like her, you’re not like them. ❜
❛ i’ll climb and i’ll climb. ❜
❛ i didn’t see this comin’, i admit it. ❜
❛ if you think i’ll buckle, forget it. ❜
❛ i told you that i’d be the one. ❜
❛ i’ll be there in the life to come. ❜
❛ you think i lost my vision but i didn’t. ❜
❛ it sounds like heaven, but it isn’t. ❜
❛ let go of the blame. ❜
❛ have a little faith in me. ❜
❛ just dropkick the shame. ❜
❛ uncover your face. ❜
❛ call my name. ❜
❛ i heard heaven and thunder cry. ❜
❛ run for cover. ❜
❛ run while you can, baby, don’t look back. ❜
❛ you know you’re not the only one. ❜
❛ what are you waiting for, a kiss or an apology? ❜
❛ you’ve got nothing left to lose. ❜
❛ i don’t know what happened. ❜
❛ i hear my mother calling my name. ❜
❛ i still come running, but i ain’t the same. ❜
❛ you’re used to winning. ❜
❛ how did it feel. ❜
❛ could you hear the screaming? ❜
❛ it was unreal. ❜
❛ what did they pay you? ❜
❛ what did it cost? ❜
❛ how long did it take you to know that you lost? ❜
❛ you got the faith of a child. ❜
❛ you got some kind of love. ❜
❛ you got the grace of the storm. ❜
❛ can’t do this alone. ❜
❛ we need you at home. ❜
❛ there’s so much to see. ❜
❛ we know that you’re strong. ❜
❛ i can lose my temper. ❜
❛ i hate when it gets serious. ❜
❛ it’s like we’re going blind. ❜
❛ i can’t get you out of mind. ❜
❛ we’re falling. ❜
❛ have all the songs been written? ❜
❛ have all the truths been told? ❜
❛ i just need one more. ❜
❛ i can see it. ❜
❛ i believe it. ❜
❛ get your hair cut. ❜
❛ get your head right. ❜
❛ don’t forget where you come from. ❜
❛ i don’t understand how this all started. ❜
❛ i know it’s gotten out of hand. ❜
❛ we can’t go back now. ❜
❛ can’t just tell ourselves all of this will pass. ❜
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