#galen stagg

[potionboy3]

hphl: men - I'll Make a Man Out of You

HERE COME THE BOYS! 

Thank you so much for everyone who took part in this. I tried to get them all to fit. It may not be the most serious song but the video sure turned out even more dramatic than I had anticipated...

Cast:

Gabriel Sapieha - Colin Firth  Lysander Mercury - Leonardo DiCaprio Frederick Lavigne - Jared Padalecki 

@slytherindisaster

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Oliver Gerard - Darren Criss

@kc-and-co

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William Devlin - Luke Thompson Grant Kennedy - Jonathan Bailey  Maxwell “Max” Pembroke - Leo Suter  Simon Battersea - William Moseley  Cillian Lynch - Hugh Grant Tadhg Lynch - Rob Lowe

@unfortunate-arrow

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Jesse Seymour -Toby Regbo  Ernest di Napoli - Aneurin Barnard  Marcellus Thorne - James Norton Phineas Falcon - Tom Hardy  Adonis Demiurgos - Henry Cavill

@endlessly-cursed

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Danny Gibson - Chris Pine

@catohphm

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Deaglán Herrity - Calam Lynch

@magicallymalted

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Varus de Fey - Timothée Chalamet

@sirfluffig

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Reuben Willows - Hafþór Björnsson Cledwyn Ironwood - Kit Harrington

@that-scouse-wizard

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Noah Taylor - Freddy Carter  Damian Maccarrick - Callum Turner 

@camillejeaneshphm

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Lewis Gallach - Johnny Depp Kenneth Jones - Ezra miller

@nightmaresart

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Galen Stagg - Ethan Hawke Eli Cairncross - Daniel Day-Lewis Rex Brokenshire - Jeremy Irons Teddy Ellison - Robert Sean Leonard Atticus Grimsley - Ben Whishaw

@cursebreakerfarrier

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Atticus doharty - Richard Armitage

@hphmmatthewluther

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Henry of Alderly - Harrison Osterfield Anthony Hawthorne -  Thomas Doherty Theo Goldcrest - Specner Macpherson Olyvar Yaxley - Diego Luna

@gaygryffindorgal

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Elian Goldcrest - Gijs Blom Julian Flamel -  Jonah Hauer-King

Mine ❤️

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Hope I remembered everyone and enjoy the video! 

#hphl #hphl video #hphl men project #julian flamel #elian goldcrest #olyvar yaxley #theo goldcrest #anthony hawthorne #henry of alderly #atticus doharty #Atticus Grimsley #teddy ellison #rex brokenshire #eli cairncross #galen stagg #Kenneth Jones #Lewis Gallach #Damian Maccarrick #noah taylor #Cledwyn Ironwood #Reuben Willows #Varus de Fey #Deaglán Herrity #Danny Gibson #Adonis Demiurgos #Phineas Falcon #Marcellus Thorne #Ernest di Napoli #Jesse Seymour #Tadhg Lynch

[slytherindisaster]

Galen and Josie for the crackship ask? Honestly they could have been such a hot and powerful Magizoologist couple

What's better than one doe-eyed, soft hearted magizoologist saving the world one lonely animal at a time? Two of them, together, being a power couple.

send me a non-canon ship between our characters and i'll make some content!

#crackship asks #josie edwards #galen stagg

[kathrynalicemc]

Artfight 2022 - Attack #1

Galen Stagg for @cursebreakerfarrier ✨

I kinda forgot about Artfight and it’s half over but I’m finally doing my first attack that I’ve been planning! I hope to do more maybe??

#hphl #hogwarts legacy #artfight 2022 #team bloom #galen stagg #my art

[endlessly-cursed]

HL- Jesse Seymour

"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙮, 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩."

Name: Jesse Isaiah Seymour 

Nicknames: Jess, Isa 

Birthdate: 25th of September, 18XX

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 

Personality Type (MBTI): INTP 

Blood Status: Pureblood 

Nationality: British 

Physical Appearance

Hair: Blonde 

Eyes: Blue 

Height: 1.98m 

Weight: 86kg 

Body Type: Strong, well-built 

Skin Tone: White 

Distinguishing Marks (scars, birthmarks, etc.): he has a birthmark with the shape of a star on his back 

Background

Hometown

The Seymour manor was a big, illustrious household that has been around since Jacobean times, and it was big enough to fit the big family alongside the staff, made of gold, pastel colours and with some rooms renovated with the style of the era, having Baroque, Rococo and Regency styles spread all over the house. Jesse loved his house and was his safe place for a long time. 

Family

Mother: Alice Seymour, neé Bulstrode 

A shy, reserved and quiet woman, she was from a minor pureblood family who was in need of wealth to widen their prestige, and with Alice, named after Queen Victoria’s most beautiful daughter, Princess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine, for she was as beautiful, with golden curls and sweet blue eyes, she quickly enamoured her future husband, Albert Seymour, and the two of them married soon enough at the age of 20, a succesfull marriage that ended up in eight childre, though her last child, whom she was going to name Christopher, died of influenza at the age of four months, which made her more protective of her only son Jesse. 

She ensured her daughters married someone of prestige that they liked well enough and thus made her a Grandmother of the Wizarding World. 

Father: Albert Seymour 

A rich, handsome and newly pureblood man, he was extroverted, intelligent and had a vision that put him ahead of everyone else. He was sorted into Gryffindor and soon fell in love with his future wife, Alice Bulstrode, whom he courted since the age of fifteen and married soon after graduating, a successful marriage that cured slowly Alice’s speech problems as they grew closer and the pregnancies grew more frequent. He thought that his baby daughter Julia would be the last, but fearing for his son, he asked Alice for one last child, a boy, so they’d have a spare spare were something to happen to Adelaide or Jesse. A son, Christopher, was born, but he was highly sickly and Alice was by then thirty-three. Her body was not the same, after 16 years of constant pregnancies, and soon gave up after the boy contracted influenza, and decided that it was time to place their trust on their firstborn daughter and only son. 

Sister nº1: Adelaide Seymour 

Intelligent, pragmatic, witty and bold, Adelaide was the firstborn daughter, and, for a long time, the heir to their fortune should Alice not sire a boy, and thus was educated accordingly, and as two more sisters came, she got more clear that she’d be the their... until her brother was born. She never resented him for it, though and helped in his education, and was the one to remove his speech problems later in life. She was a Ravenclaw and eight years older than Jesse. She became a Lesgislator at the Ministry. 

Sister nº2: Blanca Seymour 

Equally beautiful, shy, aloof and with a sweet demeanour, she was sorted into Hufflepuff and was one of Jesse’s favourite sisters, and he related easily to her, and despite her being six years older than him, the two of them kept a close bond. She later became a tutor for pureblood children 

Sister nº3: Clementine Seymour 

Smart, beautiful, corageous, ambitious and cunning, she was the first of the famous Seymour sisters to be sorted into Slytherin and chased away the bullies of his sisters and brother, earning a reputation. She later became a Hit Witch and was four years older than Jesse. 

Sister nº4: Dana Seymour 

The very image of her sister, Dana had an ethereal beauty, and was as cunning, loyal and highly ambitious, if not more than Clementine, She was very much her father’s daughter and overprotective of the youngest sisters and would become Chief Warlock, and was two years younger than Jesse. 

Sister nº5: Ellen Seymour 

Bold, corageous, independent and always knowing what she wanted, she was sorted into Gryffindor and played Quidditch as a Keeper, she was one of Jesse’s references as a child and always admired her, wishing to be more like her, despite being four years younger than him. 

Sister nº6: Nimueh Seymour 

Lively, vivacious, cheerful and optimist, with a sweet and loving nature, she grew up as the baby of the family, especially after the death of baby Christopher, overprotected and mostly in the company of her eldest sisters and her brother. 

Hogwarts

House: Hufflepuff 

Best Class: COMC, Charms and Herbology 

Worst Class: Divination 

Boggart: The dead bodies of his sisters 

Riddikulus: Their sisters do a badly done Irish dance 

Patronus: Golden retriever 

Patronus Memory: Nadia kissing his cheek for the first time 

Mirror of Erised: Having a loving family with Nadia, his family with them 

Amortentia (what he smells like): Animal fur, new books, citrus, cologne and a whiff of eau de cologne 

Amortentia (what he smells): Eau de cologne imperiale, orange blossom, wood, leather and soap 

Career

11-18: Hogwarts student 

20-28: Mazoologist apprentice 

30-64: Mazoologist

65+: Retiree 

Personality & Attitude

Priorities: His family, animals, Nadia’s happiness 

Strengths: Kind, funny, loving, observant and soft 

Weaknesses: A bit of a dumbass, shy, struggles to speak, can be clueless and blushes way too easily 

Stressed: Around pureblood supremacists and during exam season (he does not do well under pressure, my poor cutie) 

Calm/Comforted: In Nadia’s arms, with his family and animals 

Favorites

Colors: Yellow, pastel green, orange, white and baby blue 

Weather: Sunny 

Hobbies: Reading, learning about all kinds of creatures and spending time with his family 

Fashion: Jesse dresses simple and neatly, showing off his easy-going nature 

Relationships

Significant Other/Love Interest: Nadia Estelle Erbland ( @gcldensnitch​ ) 

Jesse met Nadia on their fourth year, during the sorting ceremony, and he was awestruck by her beauty and air of mystery. Though he was too shy to talk to her, he did stare at her wistfully and from a respectful distance, until he had to save her from an angry Hipogriff that Professor Falcon trusted him with. In that moment, she finally noticed him 

They chatted often and got to know the other, and she often flirted with him, making him blush easily, and he helped her adapt at Hogwarts and the language, and he opened up about his family. In their sixth year, he expressed his feelings and wish to court her in the annual Christmas party Lady Gray threw and both of them started courting instantly. 

They got married two years after graduating and soon after, their first child, a daughter, would be born, and four more would follow. 

Nadia was dearly loved by the Seymours and became an honorary member in no time, stealing everyone’s hearts, as well as Jesse would do with the Erblands. 

They lived a happy, fulfilled and loving marital life, supportive of each other and their children. 

Friends: Jim Hexley ( @the-al-chemist​ ) 

Both boys found amusing and curious how similar they were: both with a shy nature, struggled to speak and had their own ways to vent, alongside with feisty sisters and falling in love with mysterious Ravenclaw women, both boys bonded and became fast friends, often joking that they were the twins, not Jim and Ethel. 

Lyle Astor ( @cursebreakerfarrier​ ) 

Lyle and Jesse were both rather similar too, though Lyle didn’t struggle with speeches and could come out of his shell more often, but was also shy and had a tendency to blush rather easily. The boys were often mistaken as brothers, thing that amused them both. They respected each other very much and were always a part of each other’s lives 

Lysander Mercury ( @slytherindisaster​ ) 

Though very different from each other, Lysander helped Jesse with his confidence and speech problems, as well as to wind down and have some fun and even cause some mischief. He was the one who introduced him to some poetry and Quidditch, and Jesse vowed to repay him for it. Though he had to glare and smack him on the back of his head for staring at his sisters 

Maxwell Pembroke ( @unfortunate-arrow​ ) 

Maxwell helped Jesse be a better Quidditch player and to get in shape, bonding over having younger sisters and being raised by matriarchs. They were fast friends and even after Hogwarts, Jesse supported his friend by going to his matches and cheering for him. 

Galen Stagg ( @cursebreakerfarrier​ ) 

During his training as Mazoologist, he’d befriend this acquaintance and fellow Mazoologist Galen and bond over many things and exchange tales of their beloved ones, and Jesse’s money would be a great help for him to buy his sanctuary and would work with the Staggs for a long time, both being great friends as adults. 

Honourable Mentions: Henry of Alderly (dormmate) @gaygryffindorgal​ 

Rivals: None (who’d want to antagonize this angel?!) 

Trivia

He learned French with help of Lys after he first talked with Nadia so she wouldn’t be homesick 

He is very strong and well-built, and since the age of 15 started to gain muscle, thing that did not escape some girls of his year and younger one’s notice 

He struggled to keep up with dense and heavy subjects, but thankfully, Nadia was there to help him 

During many years, as everyone noticed that Jesse spent time with girls in a ‘non-manly way’, they picked on him, calling him a ‘sissy’ 

When he walks with Nimueh in his arms, every elder woman and mother come in to him because, ya know, world’s biggest female magnet (a handsome young man with a baby in his arms) 

Nadia woke his thrist for knowledge and be braver 

His favourite authors are Jane Austen and Shakespeare 

Because of his sisters, he became a hopeless romantic 

He wrote poetry for Nadia 

His father’s a busy man, so taking care of the house befalls to him, task he gladly takes and proves to be diligent and a good leader to the house 

He’s the cousin of Marcellus Throne, for his aunt married into the family 

#hphl #hogwarts legacy #oc: jesse seymour #nadia erbland #jadia #jim hexley #lysander mercury #maxwell pembroke #galen stagg #lyle astor #jesse x nadia #adelaide seymour #blanca seymour #clementine seymour #dana seymour #ellen seymour #nimueh seymour #oc profile #character sheet

[unfortunate-arrow]

✧ Galen Josiah Darwin Stagg ✧

→ my half of an aesthetic trade with @cursebreakerfarrier

#galen stagg #hphl #hogwarts legacy #my aesthetic #aesthetic trade #other people’s ocs #hope you like it!! #might be completely terrible at reblogging but i do enjoy all of your characters & content

[whatwouldvalerydo]

Today's special - ch 16 - Mine

Since it is Reuben's birthday today, Leila was kind enough to finally cooperate in order to let me write. Happy birthday to the best boy out there @that-scouse-wizard

The gang finally decide on drinks and reach the cabin after some issues but will the couple be able to escape the games and not give away any hints?

Characters mentioned here belong to @kc-and-co @the-al-chemist @lifeofkaze @cursebreakerfarrier

#today's special #coffee shop au #reuben willows #leila hellebore #reubeila #selene fraser #marigold sterling #siobhan llewelyn #galen stagg

[catohphm]

Happy FFWF! Any headcanons for Danny’s relationship with either Galen or Teddy (or both!) ?

Happy FFWF to you too Sky! Here’s a small handful of HCs for Danny and your two dear Gryffindor kids!

-Danny’s desire to visit the American southwest is partially inspired by his conversations with Galen and Shiv @kc-and-co. Talking with them, he sometimes gets emotional because of his longing to see nature’s artwork.

-Between Teddy and Danny, they have a quidditch rivalry as they are in different houses. At the very beginning, Danny was reluctant at the thought. Soon though, it became just business as usual for him and his family. He accepts that only natural rivalries crop up. There is no quidditch without them.

-As an auror, Danny usually partners up with his best friend Roxie @beloved-bucky. When this isn’t possible, he usually works with Teddy. 

-While working together, the two tend to exchange snide, but witty jokes because of the rivalry they used to have. They make Danny miss his time at Hogwarts. Life was much simpler and vibed with appreciation.

-Danny exchanges letters with Galen and Shiv when the couple travels around the world. He is also allowed to visit their dragon sanctuaries and reserves to rest while working overseas.

@cursebreakerfarrier

#galen stagg #arthur ‘teddy’ ellison #danny gibson #roxie haley #Siobhan Llewelyn

[cursedvaultss]

HPHL OC Profile: Cordelia Duncan

“Autumn is an interesting season, even in the metaphor of life, is a time of decline, of loss, but also intense and haunting beauty. Some places, like some people, never are or have been, as beautiful in their fall."

Name: Cordelia Annalise Duncan

Nicknames: Cordy

Birthdate: April 22nd, 1875 (or depending on the timeline)

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Blood Status: Unknown, possibly Muggleborn

Nationality: British

Sexuality: Bisexual

I haven't actually played Hogwarts Legacy and I'm not exactly planning to, but I'm not above stealing the cool aspects of the story and using them for my own purposes, so that's what Cordelia is here for!

Physical Appearance

Hair: Dark brown/black

Eyes: Brown

Height: 175.3 cm (5ft 9)

Weight: 55kg 

Faceclaim: Sofia Wylie

Background

Home: An orphanage in London and Hogwarts

Family

Cordelia is an orphan and she doesn't know who her parents are. As she grows up, she wants to find out the identities of her mother and father and whether or not they're alive or if she has any other relatives left alive.

Hogwarts

House: Slytherin

Career

11-17: Hogwarts Student 

17->: tbd

Personality & Attitude

Cordelia can be a little complicated. On one hand, she wants to be a good friend and kind, but on the other, she often puts her own goals ahead of those around her. She knows many people around the school and can be sociable and fun, but she doesn't let people really close to her easily. She has developed a hard exterior during her life living in the orphanage and having to fend for herself. She probably gets along best with people who can understand or even relate to her circumstances. Priorities: Making her goals a reality, success, helping her friends

Strengths: Ambitious, cunning, sociable, adaptable, wants to do good and be good

Weaknesses: Single-minded, self-centered, guards her true emotions closely

Stressed: When she feels stuck, either with her goals or physically

Calm/Comforted: While studying, while with her friends

Favorites

Colours: gold, green

Weather: Clear skies, sun

Hobbies:

Fashion: Cordelia doesn't have a lot of money so she starts out wearing whatever she has been given at the orphanage but during her time at Hogwarts she acquires a few more extravagant pieces which she values and takes good care of.

Relationships

Significant Other/Love Interest: OPEN

Friends:

Sebastian Sallow

Anne Sallow

Ominis Gaunt

Cecilia Balinor by @endlessly-cursed

Zelda Cairncross, Lillian Brokenshire, Sidonie Lewis, Benji Gerhardt, and Galen Stagg by @cursebreakerfarrier

Lettie Heyes, Milo Foy, and Ambrose Penvellyn by @cursedlegacies

Atticus Doherty, Fred Graham, Anastasia and Florence Osada by @hphmmatthewluther

Danny Gibson by @catohphm

Logan Rosseto, Haldir Eilphyra, Johnny Tazar Jr., Ayas Perphyra, Elyon Vamaer, and Elisen Chaeyra by @nicos-oc-hell

Brianna O’Rourke by @unfortunate-arrow

OPEN FOR INTERACTION!

Rivals:

Sebastian Sallow

Trivia

Cordelia enjoys fashion, although she hardly had money to spend on clothes. She knows how to make her own clothes either by hand and later with the help of magic.

When she grows up, she wants to do something to help other children who come to the Wizrding world with no money and no clue what's going on.

She cares about people deeply, although she doesn't often show it.

#oc: cordelia duncan #hphl #hphl mc #hogwarts legacy oc #oc profile #let's hope there aren't as many mistakes in this one as there were in callie's #she's open for more friends/rivals/enemies and also a love interest!

[carewyncromwell]

25. Feeding each other food for Ru and Estrid 😊

25. Feeding each other food (Rustrid)

featuring Estrid Soelberg @thatravenpuffwitch, Galen Stagg @cursebreakerfarrier and Siobhan Llewelyn @kc-and-co💛

If one were to ask a magizoologist what best to feed a kelpie, most would answer that they're omnivores that will eat just about anything, but are very fond of fish, which is one of the two main things they hunt (the other being humans, which obviously is not a good idea to feed any kelpie you plan on domesticating).

If you were to have consulted Galen Stagg in the later years of his life, however, he would probably have smiled fully and immediately suggest apples. And the reason for the wistful, amused grin on his face would be the memory of his good friend Ru stealing apple pie right off of Estrid's fork one day at dinner one night.

"Ru!" Estrid said, startled. "That's mine."

Ru smirked.

"Didn't see your name on it," they said through the big mouthful of food.

"It was bound to happen, with you leaving it out there on your fork like that, Estrid," Siobhan said amusedly.

Galen gave a quiet laugh despite himself. "Hungry animals always pilfer food, when you get distracted."

"I was trying to listen to what you were saying," Estrid huffed.

She tried to scowl, but it was a bit hard, given how big her smile was. Ru was grinning more fully than ever as they lounged across the bench next to Estrid, their arm flopping down on the table as they propped their head up on their hand. They smacked their lips in a rather loud, uncouth kind of way.

"Mm...this is good," Ru said with interest. "Is that apple?"

"Yes," said Estrid.

"Have you never had apple pie before, Ru?" said Siobhan, surprised.

Ru's electric blue eyes flitted up to Siobhan quickly. Estrid could practically feel the pause they took before responding.

"...Well, the folks don't exactly bake a lot," they said gruffly. "Don't really spoil us much either, aside from stuffy dress robes and uncomfortable shoes."

Estrid knew this was a lie of sorts, given the real reason Ru had never had apple pie would've been because apple pie isn't something you can hunt inside or around the Black Lake...but, at the same time, it probably wasn't a complete lie, all the same. The Ollivanders had always been a rather distant and formal to the point of neglect sort of family, and they'd never really paid their youngest child much mind, either before or after Ru took the real Rudolph's place.

Galen smiled. "Well, this pie is a very good one. The elves really have outdone themselves with it."

Ru eyed the remainder of the piece of pie on Estrid's plate with interest. "Hm, yeah..."

Within a moment, they'd reached into their robes and pulled their box camera out of the inside pocket. They then immediately brought up in front of their right eye, peeking through it at Estrid's plate with single-minded focus.

"Ru," Estrid couldn't help but sigh even as her smile grew wider still, "are you seriously taking a picture of my pie?"

"It's a pie worth remembering," Ru said haughtily.

They frowned deeply as they set about trying to find the right angle, craning their neck and moving from the bench to down to the floor and back.

"Bloody lighting," they muttered more irritably. "If only the ceiling wasn't overcast -- some sun would do these shadows some good..."

They were so focused on what they were doing that they didn't even notice the fork right beside their mouth until Estrid lightly tapped their cheek with it. Ru opened their left eye and was startled to see another piece of apple pie skewered on the end of it and Estrid smiling fully.

"Galen thinks you should be eating dinner, not playing with it," she said airily.

She glanced significantly at Galen, who blushed a rosy pink as he brought his hand away from the apple pie tin that he'd slid across the table to sit in front of Ru. Siobhan was laughing.

Ru cocked their eyebrows very coolly at Estrid. Then, very slowly and pointedly, and while keeping eye contact with her the entire time, the kelpie leaned in and brought the fork into their mouth, sliding the pie off the prongs into their mouth and eating it. Once they'd swallowed the pie, they smacked their lips, smirking fully.

"...I can multitask," Ru said just as coolly in return.

Finally, breaking eye contact with Estrid at last, they then whipped back around to look through their camera at her pie. Estrid bowed her head, unable to bite back a laugh herself.

"So am I just not going to get my pie back?" she asked amusedly.

"Not until I'm happy with the shot," Ru shot back mischievously. After a moment, they added, "I'll, uh...take another piece, though -- if you and Galen are really so determined to make me eat while I work."

Estrid shook her head, but she smiled all the same as she cut Ru another piece of pie, skewered it with her fork, and offered it to them. Only once Ru had found a good resting position for their camera so that it wouldn't move when they looked up did they shift over enough to once again nip it off Estrid's fork and eat it, licking and smacking their lips happily, before looking back through the viewfinder.

"You do realize everyone's going to think you two are going steady all the more, after this," Siobhan teased them.

"Shut it," both Ru and Estrid said dully.

Relationship Prompts!

#relationship prompts #ru ollivander #estrid soelberg #galen stagg #siobhan llewelyn #other people's mcs #my writing #fanfiction

[slytherindisaster]

Galen for @cursebreakerfarrier ❤

#i hope you like it! #hphl #galen stagg #edit requests

[the-al-chemist]

The Beginning of a Symphony - Chapter 33

A/N: With the celestial ball fast approaching, the fifth years are on the lookout for romance.

Warnings: mild angst/pining.

OCs featured/mentioned: Siobhan Llewelyn @kc-and-co, Gwen Archeron @thatravenpuffwitch, Primrose Gray and Jesse Seymour @endlessly-cursed, Nadia Erbland @gcldensnitch, William Devlin @unfortunate-arrow, Reuben Willows @that-scouse-wizard, Leila Hellebore @whatwouldvalerydo, Winona Rosewood @usernoneexistent, Nolan Miller @hogwartsmysteryho, Henry Lovecraft @lifeofkaze

April 1897

The Easter holidays had come and gone both all too quickly and far too slowly. With no classes to attend, the two week break had been spent reading books, browsing the shops in Hogsmeade village, and eating copious amounts of chocolate. Anyone would have thought that the idea of returning to a normal school routine the following morning would have cast a dark cloud over the final night of the break, but the fifth year Ravenclaws remained in high spirits. After all, the end of the holidays meant that they were closer to May, when the Celestial Ball would be taking place.

The ball was all anyone had been able to talk about since the Headmaster had made his announcement at the end-of-term feast. Héloïse was half-bored by the endless discussions of dress robes and dance cards and music and escorts. She had never enjoyed spending time in large crowds of people, and so dances and balls had never been exciting prospects to her. And yet…

Perhaps it was because she was now sixteen, no longer a mere child and only a year away from being a grown woman, but each time she heard someone mention what they were planning on wearing or who they hoped to dance with, she felt her heart lift slightly and begin to beat faster in her chest, as if it were already trying to dance. She watched boys asking girls if they might escort them to the ball with fascination, paying attention to the nervous ones’ shaking hands and hopeful eyes, and the confident ones’ polished manner of talking, and the giddy giggles of the girls and their friends after they made their responses. She had read all about the peculiar alignment of stars that the Celestial Ball celebrated, and each night had stolen away to the Astronomy tower in order to see the stars’ progression, as they crept closer and closer to the positions they would hold on the night of the ball.

She was looking forward to the Celestial Ball, really looking forward to it, and that surprised her.

With the return of the school locomotive engine earlier in the evening, the Ravenclaw common room was busier and louder than it had been in the previous two weeks, and the students who had spent the holidays at home were quickly being filled in on what they had missed during the break.

“Oh, I’m so glad that Jesse asked if he could escort you. I’d have felt so guilty being escorted if that meant leaving you to go alone. Now I can attend with William and a clear conscience!” Primrose Grey, who Héloïse had come to realise always knew everything about everyone, was telling her friend Nadia Erbland. Primrose’s blue eyes scanned the room as she continued, “I do believe that most people have arranged to be escorted by someone now. Reuben asked Leila Hellebore straight away, and I think Nolan has now asked Winona Rosewood, as well. In fact” - her eyes settled on Héloïse and her dorm mates - “I know who everyone is going with except for you three.”

Siobhan cocked an eyebrow at her. “Oh, aye?”

“Yes indeed,” said Primrose, with a nod. “So, then. Do tell. Will you all have escorts, or are you going to fill your dance cards on the night?”

“I’m leaving it to the night itself,” Gwendolyn answered. “I think it’s more exciting that way, somehow. Shiv is going to be escorted, though.”

“Who by?”

“Galen Stagg.”

“Really?”

“I don’t see why you are so surprised,” said Siobhan tersely. “Everyone and their granny knows we are friends.”

“Friends, yes, but-”

“Well, then. We shall attend the ball together, and that shall be that, and we shall hear no more on the matter.”

There was a finality to Shiv’s tone that made even Gwen raise an eyebrow and share a glance with Héloïse. Prim pursed her lips slightly, but she turned to Héloïse looking nonplussed.

“Et toi, Héloïse?”

It took Héloïse a few seconds to decide in which language she should reply to Prim’s question. Once she had opted for English, it took her another moment to pick her words.

“I am to go with no one,” she told Primrose, her voice sounding almost defeated in her ears.

“No?” Prim asked. She tilted her head, and Héloïse shook her own.

“No one is asking me.”

That was the problem, Héloïse realised. That was why she sounded and felt so disappointed. She wanted someone to ask her - she wanted Jim to ask her - but now that was seeming an increasingly less likely prospect. And even though Shiv told her that there were stil days to come before the ball, and Gwen said that he may even ask to partner with her on the night, in her heart she knew that he would not do so. There had been plenty of opportunities in which he might have asked her, and yet he had not. With the Celestial Ball now less than a week away, there was only one logical conclusion that Héloïse could draw: that he did not want to attend with her.

The very idea filled her with a deep, unshakeable sense of melancholy, one that accompanied her through the remainder of the evening, until eventually she retired from the Ravenclaw common room and escaped to her usual meditation spot in the Astronomy tower.

She had intended to rest awhile under the light of the moon and wallow in her self-pity alone, however, she soon found herself being interrupted by the sound of a throat being cleared, and an elongated shadow of a wizard appear on the ground beside her. She sat up straight, her chest lifting with her heart. Could it be…

“Jim?”

“I am afraid not,” the newcomer replied, his peculiar accent making his identity known before Héloïse turned to see his face. “Alas, you seem disappointed by the fact.”

Héloïse smiled sadly as her friend Henry Lovecraft approached and sat down beside her.

“Yes. No. I am not…” she sighed. “I do not wish to be rude. I am sorry.”

Henry shook his head. “It is no bother. What is wrong? Are you homesick?”

“No.”

“Then whatever is the matter?”

“I… It is the ball,” saiid Héloïse. “It is so close, and so many girls have been asked by boys if they can to go with them, and no one is asking to go with me.”

“No one at all?” Henry asked, one eyebrow raised as if he knew that there was only one person who mattered. Héloïse shrugged wordlessly in response. “Well, I am certain that it is not for lack of wanting.”

“But I think that it must be for this reason. What other reason would there to be?”

“What reason would there be for someone to not wish to attend a ball with you?”

“I do not know,” Héloïse said. “No. I do know. It is because I am too strange, I am thinking. Too different to others.”

Henry laughed quietly. Héloïse frowned at him.

“Quoi?”

“All people are different to others, Heloise,” Henry told her. “And yet, at the same time, we are all the same. It is a paradox, and that paradox is what makes people so very interesting. And the more different a person, the more interesting they are.” He smiled. “I would not describe you as too different, I would simply say that you are extraordinarily interesting.”

Héloïse looked up at the stars, her lips twitching slightly.

“Merci, Henri,” she half -whispered.

“It is but the truth.”

The air was still and silent for a few moments. Eventually, Héloïse turned to Henry and asked him:

“Who are you to go with to the ball?”

“I am not attending with anyone. I do not… I have no wish to attend with anyone in particular, or at all.”

“But it is so romantic, no?”

“Yes, and that is the problem. I prefer to read and observe romance, rather than to partake in it myself,” replied Henry. He sighed. “I do believe that I am rather different to others, too.”

“Perhaps you would like to go with me,” Héloïse suggested, “as my friend.”

Henry frowned. “You do not need to do that, Héloïse. There is still time for the person you…”

“No, there is not. And if I am too different for him, then I prefer to go with someone who is also different.”

“You mean interesting,” Henry corrected her, and she giggled.

“Interesting, yes. So, do you wish to go with me?”

Henry nodded, and the two of them sat together in companionable silence for only a short while before returning to Ravenclaw tower. They may both have been different to others, but their punishment would have been the same had they been caught wandering the castle at night.

#the beginning of a symphony #heloise perrault #henry lovecraft #siobhan llewelyn #gwen archeron #primrose gray #harry potter hogwarts legacy

[endlessly-cursed]

Galen would be a powerful brother to a sister. Just saying, missed chance @cursebreakerfarrier

#istg #if you make a stagg sister imma both kiss you and throw you a vase #noe rambles #galen stagg

[unfortunate-arrow]

Hogwarts Legacy | hp ship eras

Cillian Lynch x Orla O’Rourke

Tadhg Lynch x Niamh Kelly

Brianna O’Rourke x Vincent Fitzroy

Siobhan Llewelyn x Galen Stagg

⤷ @kc-and-co • @cursebreakerfarrier

#hp ship eras #hphl #hp victorian era #cillian x orla #orllian #tadhg x niamh #lynelly #brianna x vincent #brincent #siobhan x galen #galehan #my aesthetic #my aesthetics #other people’s ocs #soft launch for my new oc ship… brincent!!