#i've written regulus as autistic which has the same basis in reality as desi james which is none at all

[starchaserdreams]

i have a question about a potters headcannon

where did the potters being poc headcannon come from

im not against it or anything i actually like it especially in marauders fanarts, shows more diversity

I don't know where it came from.

I think there are a lot of different hc where various Marauders characters are POC, though I agree there's a theme of the Potters as Desi.

If I had to guess, the fact that these characters are mostly made up plays into it. There are no movies or tv shows with James (outside of like thirty seconds twice - and even then he's depicted as a 40 year old even though he died at like 20 y/o, which makes the movie depictions inherently wrong from the start). These are tiny side characters in the Potterverse.

(Yes I recognize that Sirius and Remus aren't, but James, Lily, Regulus, Evan, Marlene, Mary, etc etc etc, totally are.)

The Marauders fanbase on Tumblr is one of those super inclusive groups who like to see all kinds of different sexualities and genders in their stories and art. There's also varying levels of physical disabilities, non-neurotypical storylines, etc. Characters of different races and backgrounds really fit that bill.

It lends itself to that more than, say, characters from a tv show like Stranger Things, where they're mostly depicted like the actors. (That shows up on my dash which is why I mentioned it, it isn't a criticism of the show or fanbase.)

Also sorry it took me forever to reply, I didn't necessarily feel qualified to answer, but I figured I'd give it a shot just based on my theory.

#it's all made up here #this fandom is 97% head canons so we do as we please #i've written regulus as autistic which has the same basis in reality as desi james which is none at all #but why couldn't the story be imagined that way? #marauders #marauders era #poc james potter #dead gay wizards #marauders fandom #desi james potter