#mention: antonin dolohov

[weasleyreidstyles]

Serendipity

chapter sixteen

summary: it was only meant to be a purely transactional relationship. he would help her strengthen her abilities in return for her getting his friends out of his father's nasty path. he didn't mean to fall for her, but loving her was the easiest thing in his dark world.

no use of y/n, but your general nickname is Meadow. all characters are aged up to be over 18.

pairings: mattheo riddle x fem!ravenclaw reader; platonic!slytherins x fem!reader; platonic!golden trio x fem!reader

warning(s): cannonical death, violence, descriptives of battle/fighting, blood/injury mentions, brief allusions to torture, angst!

series masterlist; previous part; next part

The battle had been declared over as Professor Snape swept through the hallways, a gaggle of Death Eaters in tow. You're sat in the Hospital Wing, on a bed adjacent to where Bill Weasley lays motionless. The déjà vu of seeing Ron in his position, albeit less bloody, sends you into a spiralling orbit.

He's sat beside Hermione, who sits near the edge of your bed. He's staring between Bill's near fatal wounds and the injuries littering your own body, eyes laden with something akin to guilt. But he makes no move to approach you, content with gripping Hermione's trembling hands in his own.

After what had felt like ions of time, Ginny bursts through the door with Hagrid and a disheveled Harry in tow. Everyone in the room could see that they all had tears in their eyes.

Hermione was hugging Harry the instant she layed her eyes on him.

"Are you alright, Harry?" Remus' voice is soft and bathed in concern as he anxiously moved towards him.

"I'm fine." He said, and you can see that there is barely a scratch marring his skin. As if he hadn't even been faced with the threat of the raging battle. "How's Bill?"

No one answered his question and you avoided the scrutinising gaze that swept over you as it settled on where everyone had gathered around the eldest son's hospital bed.

Bill's handsome face was entirely unrecognisable. His skin was slashed and ripped apart with gaping wounds that Madame Pomfrey diligently attended to (you knew it was in vain). Scarily, it reminded you of Draco's harrowing wounds and a sick sense of satisfaction coarsed through you when you saw that Harry was clearly thinking the same thing.

"Can't you fix them with a charm or something?" Harry asked the matron, eyes skirting to your's briefly.

"I'm afraid no charm will work on these, dear." she replied despondently. "There is no cure for a werewolf bite."

Your eyes closed with guilt. If only you had turned the corner faster.

"But he wasn't bitten on a full moon." Ron said earnestly as he looked at his brother's marred face as if he could heal it himself with sheer willpower. "Greyback didn't look like he'd transformed. So surely he won't be a real-"

Remus squirmed under Ron's apt attention.

"No, I don't think that Bill will be a true werewolf," he said slowly, and he spares you a passing glance. "But that doesn't mean that there won't be side effects. They will likely never heal completely. Had Meadow not been where she was, he could be fully turned, or worse."

He doesn't have to voice it for everyone to know what he means. If you were not in the right place, at the right time, Bill Weasley would surmount to a name engraved on stone. Instantly you're brought back to the moment that could've been drastically different, had you not rounded the corner when you did.

Antonin Dolohov was relentless in his attack against you. From the moment the Death Eaters began littering the Astronomy corridors like an infestation, he had drawn an imaginary target on your back. He'd caught you unaware as you guarded the corridors, as instructed by Remus, who knew you wouldn't take 'no' for an answer when you'd asked him where you were needed. Dolohov had seen you there and he'd thought you were just a defensless girl who didn't know that she'd just walked head first onto a battlefield. Little did he know, you'd had experience fighting his people, had experience beating them.

He'd severely underestimated you.

"You're merely a sheep in a wolves' fight, girl. Give up now and you can go back to preening in your precious common room. I'll even show you mercy." He'd sneered at you with barely restrained fury and disgust.

So colour him surprised when his cocky taunting was met with a harsh clash of your own power, ebbing and flowing through you and your conduit like a gushing river as you snarled at him.

You'd hit each other with a mix of offensive and defensive spells, both of you sporting painful and aching injuries that gushed with blood. But you felt none of it as you pushed back against his onslaught of unforgivables with spells of your own unconscious making – wordlessly drawing from the magic surrounding you, flicking your wand; causing him to sprout all sorts of oddities, conjured from your imagination. From agonising boils to hulking antlers that caused him to stumble with the added weight that left him off kilter.

Injuries had scarcely evaded you. You knew that you would not walk away unscathed, but you were unprepared for just how bloody and battered you would be. Where you skin was once smooth and silky, littered with only the slightest of imperfections, large lacerations embedded within the tattered scraps of your clothing decorated your stomach, but you ignored the blinding pain in favour of pinning Dolohov to the wall with your power. His eyes were wide with disbelief as you wordlessly stunned him with a final strike of relentlessness.

You watched with a scary amount of glee as he crumbled unceremoniously to the floor.

Not wasting another second, you round the corner that would take you closer to the Astronomy tower; closer to the bloodshed. And that's when you see it.

Fenrir Greyback leaning over an unmoving body, teeth and claws bared for all to see, sticky blood gleaming in the low moonlight as they raise to make the final striking blow. But there's no one here. Only the three of you. You don't even think before you're acting upon instinct.

"No! Get away from them!" you scream, distracting the werewolf momentarily, enough for you to glimpse the eldest Weasley brother's disheveled form. Your stomach drops.

Greyback turns to you with a menacing growl before he's moving towards you at inhumane speed.

"Stupify!" You shout, wand pointing in Greyback's direction. A jet of strong red magic errupts from the tip of your wand, swirling with malicious intent, just barely skimming the creature's shoulder. He snarls at you with narrowed eyes full of unrestrained anger, before he lunges at you with an animalistic roar.

You barely manage to move in the opposite direction, his claws nipping at your side with a lethal grace you barely register. You cry out, but don't let the adrenaline rush, from your previous fight with Dolohov, run dry as you turn to him and push a wave of power that has him stumbling in place.

His beady eyes are zeroed in on you as your magic clashes with his sedulous blows, so he doesn't see the second body creeping on silent feet behind him, until Remus Lupin has knocked him out cold and binded him with a simple leg-locking charm.

"I thought I told you to stay in your designated corridor?" he says raggedly, staring pointedly at you as you lean heavily against the wall.

"Dolohov ambushed me. I couldn't very much stay there." You pant, holding a hand against your side as you stare at the unmoving body between you and your old professor. It's then that your gaze snaps to Bill, who's chest barely rises with a stuttering breath.

"Bill– Greyback was about to ki– to kill him. We have to help him!" You say and Remus follows your gaze, face paling exponentially as he takes in the jagged claw marks that have mutilated the man's handsome features. He sees you hyperventilate and makes the decision to abandon the battle, with you in tow, so that Bill has a fighting chance of getting back to his family and his new fiancé alive.

"We'll take him to the Hospital Wing-" he says resolutely, but at the look on your face, he says, "The battle will go on without us, Meadow. Come, can you manage?"

You nod, despite the pain that rattles you from the inside out. You feel the impenetrable steel of your mental shields cracking and remending itself as you fight to keep out the feeling of pain that was waiting to pounce on you, vision swimming in an ocean of dark spots as you push all your effort into dragging Bill's deadweighted body towards the ward.

You shrank under their gazes as they turned to you, Molly and Arthur in silent gratitude and Fleur (Bill's fiancé) had tears streaming down her perfect cheeks as she nodded gratefully at you. Harry observed your bloody and bruised state before he walked right up to your bed.

"You saved him?" he questioned you, as if he hadn't known you for six years of his life. Hadn't known that you would do anything for the people you love. You scowled at him in disbelief.

"Of course I saved him, Potter." you snap, grimacing at the pull of the wounds on your stomach. "I'm not a monster."

Most of the adults seemed surprised by the coldness that settled between the two of you. Not expecting the hostility that swirled in your eyes. Flinching at the way you spat his surname with distain. Remus' eyes were questioning and the twins exchanged looks of utter confusion as your friendship with Harry used to be so full of light.

Harry looks like he's about to respond to you but Ron's weak voice stops him in his tracks.

"Dumbledore will know something, right? Where is he?"

Ginny and Harry seem to collectively inhale before she reveals something that entirely rocks the axis of the world.

"Ron, Dumbledore is dead."

~∞~

You can't quite believe what you're hearing. Dumbledore is dead.

Dumbledore is dead.

There is a collective guffaw of disbelief as Order members waited for her to withdraw her statement, but you can see it in her eyes and in the way she opens up her mind for you to see the scene.

The downpour of the rain is perfect personification of the devastating loss that even the Earth is affected by.

Dumbledore's body lying motionless in the grass. Eyes closed, cheeks sullen and grey.

The way his limbs had naturally fallen, made it look as if he were only sleeping peacefully.

Albus Dumbledore is dead. Now there was no one to stand in the way of Voldemort's plans.

"How?" Remus' voice is is laden with sadness as he slumps into one of the visitors' chairs that littered the room. Madame Pomfrey was openly sobbing into Professor McGonagall's shoulder, as the latter stared unblinkingly at Harry, tears lining her eyes and falling silently down her cheeks.

"Snape killed him. I saw it happen." Harry said, and your eyes widened, remembering something Mattheo had said only hours ago.

"There are spies everywhere, Granger don't act so surprised."

You spare a glance towards the people that Mattheo had warned earlier that day; all wearing an expression similar to your own, one full of recognition and betrayal.

"We apparated back onto the Astronomy tower. He was weak but I think he realised it was a trap the second we righted ourselves. He immobilised me almost instantly."

He turns to you then, his face and tone of voice accusatory.

"I was under the invisibility cloak, when Malfoy came out of the shadows. He disarmed him and left him defenseless."

Your breathe hitched as Hermione clapped her hands to her mouth.

"More and more Death Eaters were arriving but Snape was the one to do it. He cast the Avada Kedavra but Malfoy was meant to do it."

Draco was sent to kill the most powerful wizard in Britain at the risk of losing his own life.

The echoing sound of sobs filled the Hospital Wing but Harry ignored them and turned his angry gaze to you.

"Did you know?" he asks you, his voice low. "Did you know that your boyfriend was a Death Eater?"

Your breath trembled as you only nodded once. The room went stale and icy, as if a tendril of cold shadows had swept through the ward. They were all looking at you with mistrust, as if you hadn't just risked your life to save one of their own.

"How long?" He was practically stood nose to nose with you, only the metal bed frame stood in his way. "How long have you known about all of them."

"Christmas." you whisper as tears collected in your waterline, the guilt of keeping this knowledge to yourself swallowing you whole. "I've known since Christmas."

"You're a disgrace. You knew this whole time, but didn't say a thing? And you still begged Dumbledore for help? Well look where that got him!" He says angrily and you flinch away as his wand hand extends towards you, but he doesn't get to do whatever it was he was going to do, because Mattheo Riddle is striding into the Hospital Wing with murder singing in his dark, onyx eyes.

"Get. The. Fuck. Away. From. Her." He snarls as he pushes Harry away from you, placing himself in front of you protectively.

Instantly, the Order members who are dotted in every crevice of the Hospital Wing are stood to attention as Mattheo and Harry stare eachother down, wands raised towards the other, ready to swarm in for the kill if Mattheo so much as harmed one hair on the Chosen One's head.

"You got Dumbledore killed." Harry hissed as he raised his steady wand hand towards Mattheo's stoic face.

"Oh? I recall our own Professor Snape performing the killing curse, Potter. You said so yourself. Yet, you did nothing to stop it." Mattheo retorts softly, his own wand hand poised for the kill, as he smirks at Harry surprised face.

You observed him from the bed you were confined to. Physically, he looked fine, not an injury in sight. But you could see it in his eyes, the horror and the guilt festering there.

He was dressed in the same clothes as earlier: jeans and a long sleeved black shirt that emphasised his impressive Beater built, except now he wore a billowing black cloak over the top of it, resembling those which the Death Eaters you'd just fought were wearing. You reach for the arm closest to you, his left one, and you caress it in a familiarly comforting way, fighting the instinctive flinch as your fingers graze the Dark Mark that has been burning against his skin since that afternoon.

"Mattheo? What are you doing here?" Your quiet voice knocks him from the staring contest, and his hard face softens as he finally takes a more thorough look of you. Your clothes are torn, dried blood splattered across the white of your shirt and his brows furrow as onyx eyes roam over your bandaged stomach.

"I tried to reach you." He said in a low voice that betrays the panic he had felt every time he attempted to breech your impenetrable walls. "But you weren't there."

He sounds relieved to know that you were okay. That although injured, you were alive.

"I thought you'd be impressed." You say with a light laugh that doesn't reach your eyes. "I finally managed to block you out without so much as a trace."

His own responding laughter is small and barely heard as he sits on the edge of your bed, ignoring the looks and the glares being sent his way as he takes your face into both of his calloused hands, cradling your jaw with a tenderness that has your heart weeping in your chest. His eyes dart between your own.

"I would be bursting with pride if I hadn't been so worried. I thought you could be dead, love."

His eyes were downcast and there was a sheen of brimming tears reflecting in their onyx depths. Your hand went to cradle his own cheek and he smiled as your fingers gently grazed his under eye.

Your bubble of solitude is popped when the Order members closest to you move to grab him while he was distracted and unaware.

"What are you doing?" You snap at Tonks, who moves away from you with arms raised in surrender, eyes wide as they take a step away from you.

"He's the enemy, Miss Meadow." Mad-Eye sneers at you, but you only form a barrier of indigo around the two of you, that none of them can penetrate without being burned.

"He's quite literally the devil's spawn." Another member, that you don't know the name of, says callously and you thrown her a look of malice.

"And I wonder who tipped you off before the battle even began?" You retort with an air of sarcasm that has the woman rolling her eyes at you.

Looking between the Order members surrounding you, among that annoyingly blank faces, Remus' expression surprises you the most. He looks like he's seen a ghost. Face pale and eyes wide as he stares from Mattheo to you, and back again. He's the only one in the room who looks like he vaguely understands.

"The reason I asked Dumbledore for help was because I thought he would give them sanctuary. They can't escape their families or their fate but I tried. I didn't want to see them dead." You say, words catching in your throat as a sob crawls its way to the surface. Immediately, Mattheo has you wrapped in an embrace; it's awkward and a little unconventional since he's trying not to disturb your wounds, but it's a comfort nonetheless.

Remus' understanding eyes are suddenly awash with sorrow.

"So you're saying that he got the Order to help? Riddle gave us the upper hand?" Ron sounds like he doesn't believe a word you're saying and you don't blame him, not really.

"Yes. He did." Hermione replied and everyone turns to her incredulously. "He came over to us earlier this afternoon and when I told him that Dumbledore wasn't here, he sounded genuinely alarmed."

Heads swivel back and forth between where Mattheo is sat nonchalantly and where Hermione sits. Some Order members were baffled that Hermione was willingly defending someone like him.

"I-it's true." Neville reaffirms and Luna and Ginny both nod. "I didn't quite know what to think of it. But it gave you all the advantage, didn't it?"

"We outnumbered them three to one." Tonks mused as they looked at you with newly formed consideration.

"Yes. They seemed genuinely surprised that we were already waiting for them." Remus muses and steps towards your bed, but pauses at the heat coming defensively off of the barrier that still sang malevolently between you and the Order.

"I've never liked my father's agenda. But he'd kill me and my family if I disobeyed him. The sole purpose of our friendship," Mattheo motions between the two of you, "was for the benefit of them, not me."

"Why would the friendship be mutually beneficial?" Mad-Eye prompts. He still looks untrusting of Mattheo, his voice laden with suspicion.

The two of you share a look of understanding. One that transcends levels that not one person in that room could comprehend.

He's been teaching me Legillimency.

None of the Order members flinch when you enter their minds, being adequately trained in the ability. But Remus is impressed by your level of control and skill as you talk to all of them at once, a small smile gracing his previously sullen face.

"There has to be more." Harry mumbled to himself as he paces. "What of your abilities?" He asks you and he motions towards the indigo energy field that has begun slowly dissipating as the Order members backed off inch by inch.

Mattheo squeezes your interlinked hands and you turn to smile up at him, but he's not looking at you. He's looking between all adults in the room, before settling his eyes on Remus.

"We suspected for a while that Meadow was different." He says and you startle.

What? You ask him wordlessly, incredulity spreading across your features. He still won't look at you, the only response is a tighter grip of your hand. You feel his regret cling to you like a second skin.

"I noticed that she was learning Legillimency early on in fifth year." At the looks of distrust, he clarified. "I'm particularly sensitive to Occlimency. People's thoughts are loud in my head, constantly."

The ability was practically tortured into me. He said that to you, and to you alone.

You squeeze his hand in your's, providing comfort even in the midst of wanting the answers for yourself.

"I also suspected that she had siphon-like abilities around the same time after seeing her excel with wandless and non-verbal magic with ease that only few people possess." He says, turning towards you. He fights the urge to press away the frown on your face with a kiss. He knows that what he's about to confess may destroy any of the trust he had built with you, but you deserve the truth.

Even if it costs him everything.

"When Theo told me that you were his patrol partner last year, I knew that I had a golden opportunity. So I told him to befriend you." He says, his voice low and hoarse, and he hates the way your hand loosens in his hold. "He hated the idea at first because of your affiliation with Potter, and he was only cordial out of obligation. But then something changed. He said that you were kind to him, despite his reluctance. Compassionate and understanding. You listened when he ranted about his father and you were a friend in a time he really needed it. I never wanted any of them to be a part of this, so I told him that I had a plan of sorts to get them all out.

Since the beginning of the year, under the guise of tutor sessions, I've helped her strengthen her ability as a Legillimens in the hopes that if my father ever discovered her abilities, that she would not submit to his mind control and torture. But it was also selfishly in hopes of discovering, for myself, if I was right."

"So the whole time we were searching for answers," you say in a whisper, but he heard the betrayal lacing your tone as if you'd screamed at him, "you knew the whole time? All of you?"

"Yes and I'm sorry I wasn't honest with you, sweetheart. So deeply sorry." He says quietly, his onyx eyes big and wide with the hope that you would show him forgiveness.

"What will your father do if he finds out about me?" You ask, but it's Arthur Weasley who speaks up for the first time since you all entered the Hospital Wing.

"I suspect that, if Dumbledore knew of your powers, that he also knows. It's only a matter of if he knows who you are." His words cut deep, and the look that Mad-Eye gives him tells you that he might have said something he shouldn't.

"Hold on? You all knew?" Harry asks incredulously, and you can't help but agree with your estranged friend. You look around at the adults who look between eachother with wide, panicking eyes.

"Dumbledore mentioned it in a meeting shortly after Katie was cursed." George mumbled, avoiding your scrutinising eye contact. "He'd been keeping a close eye on you. So has Snape."

Harry's attention snaps to George.

"So Voldemort probably already knows about her then."

"That stupid old man doesn't know anything." Mattheo snapped, his knuckles going white with how hard they're clenched shut. "I've made sure of it."

"How?" Remus asks softly, moving closer so that he can sit on the bed beside your's now that your display of magical power had dissipated, putting himself between the Order and Mattheo in the process.

"I knew of his return at the same time as all of you. This-" he lifts the sleeve of his robe up and you reach for his clenching hand instinctively as there are collective gasps of horror echoing around the room. You can't believe he's willingly displaying it.

"Théo-" What are you doing? You prepared to snap at anyone who dared harm him as his sleeve brushes inflamed skin.

Gaining their trust. Or attempting to, at least. By being honest.

The Dark Mark is surrounded by irritated skin where it is inked onto his forearm. The fresh scars melting into the old ones. But the mark is unaffected, twisting and curling as if laughing at his attempts to relinquish it from his body.

"This started to burn as soon as Pettigrew threw him into the cauldron in that graveyard two years ago." Mattheo continues, only locking eyes with you now.

"How do you know about that?" Harry asks with skepicism and Mattheo turns towards him. "You weren't there that night."

"No but my father showed me his rebirth, right after he greeted me, for the first time in fourteen years, by seeing how long I could withstand the cruciatus curse."

"But how is this relevant?" one Order member asks and you fight a snarl from reaching your lips as Mattheo pushes his sleeve down, concealing the Mark from view.

"He knows that there is a siphon in your ranks." He says and he mentally soothes you as you flinch at his words. "But he thinks it's a senior member. He would never suspect a sixth year to harbour so much power. We're not meant to harness that sort of skill yet."

"And how have you been preventing him from finding out?" that same Order member from before sneers and you wandlessly throw up a wall of indigo that has the man bouncing back as he steps forward a little too harshly.

You know without him having to verbalise it. Know what lengths he went to, to protect you and his family. You want to cry, with him and for him and all that he has endured.

"Did you not listen to a word he just said?" You snap at the man, who cowers under the glowing indigo of your gaze. Mattheo's presence is the only thing tethering you to sanity right now.

"The important thing," Remus says, interrupting the tense atmosphere. "Is that he does not know about Meadow. We must keep it that way."

Mattheo nods at his old professor and you can see in his glazed over eyes that they are having a wordless conversation.

She can detect horcruxes, can't she? Remus asks and Mattheo's imperceptive nod gives him the answer he needs.

"I just have one question." Fred speaks up after a lull of uncomfortable silence overtook the ward. He looks deep in thought and there's an undercurrent of curiousity in the way his cerulean eyes dart from you to Mattheo.

"Are you in love with her?"

You expected Fred to be full of jealousy, considering you had been attached at the hip in the previous year. But instead, there's only understanding in the older twin's eyes. Mattheo must see it too, because he doesn't utter a snarky reply like you expect and Fred nods with what you think is approval, at his response.

"Yes. Irrevocably and undeniably."

Your heart flutters in your chest as your cheeks flush at the admission.

You had known for a while. But neither of you had voiced those three words in fear that everything would come crashing down around you. Still, you can feel it deep in your soul as his words settle in your chest.

He loves you. Irrevocably and undeniably, he loves you.

He had been under the impression that he'd inherited his father's curse. Never being able to fall in love. But his mother must live on in him somehow. Because he can feel it like it's a separate entity attaching itself to his heart by a thread that had been slowly stitching it together overtime.

Although many of your friends are looking at him in a new light, even Ron who finds himself squeezing Hermione's still trembling hands with his own, the people in that room did not trust the Riddle heir; many were wary of the Dark Mark that marred his skin like a deathly omen. But Remus can see the ghost of another in the way Mattheo acts and he knows that Regulus Black would be proud of what Mattheo has been doing right under his father's watchful eye.

He can only hope that you remain hidden in plain sight, long enough to give them a fighting chance.

For now, he has decided that he needs to cash in an age old favour from the one person he is certain can help your friends; Andromeda Tonks was more than happy to help.

~∞~

i changed the way i approached the ending so many times lol

we're about to delve into very war-time centric chapters now (fair warning, its gonna get angsty and a little dark very quickly)

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Harry, Draco, and Hermione go to a pub.  Harry, Draco, and Pansy go to a pub.  Harry, Draco, Pansy, and Hermione go to a pub.  Harry, Draco, Hermione and Ron go to a pub.  Harry, Draco, Hermione, Ron, and Pansy―you guessed it―go to a pub.  I could go on.  In fact, I did.   Harry, Draco, Hermione, Pansy, Ron, Blaise, Luna, Goyle, Neville, and Theodore Nott go to a pub.  In various combinations. 

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The Auror Department and the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures are working to create a new division partnering human wizards and Magical Beings in order to more effectively police crime involving any and all classifications of Magical Creature. Auror Harry Potter jumps at the chance to join the pilot programme, but he starts to regret his rashness when he discovers who he’s to be partnered with: Draco Malfoy.

I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did!

#my recs #drarry #drarry recs #theme rec

[engie-ivy]

wolfstar prompt with the song little freak by harry styles?

(@jessiefleming First of all, thank you for introducing me to these songs! I didn't know them, but absolutely loved them and have listened to them so much afterwards. Which is also why this took me sooo long, I just couldn't come up with a fic good enough to do one of the songs justice😅 Still don't think this one does, but I hope it's okay! Sorry for the wait!)

Trigger warning: child abuse

Inspired by the song Mathilda by Harry Styles

Though Sirius Black was James' best friend and Remus’ first love, apparently he didn't think he owed them more than a phone call from the airport before leaving for good. Just a phone call, never an explanation.

Years pass with Remus thinking about Sirius Black less and less. Until Orion Black gets involved in a great scandal, and the fall-out reveals some shocking truths about the Black family, which put everything in a new perspective.

Leaving And Growing Up

Remus was sixteen when he last saw Sirius Black.

They were high school, and it was summer. Remus remembers how full of anticipation he had been. Something had been brewing between Remus and Sirius, and it had felt like there was some sort of unspoken agreement that that summer was going to be their summer.

And it all started so wonderful. Picnics at the park where they were sitting so close their legs were brushing, swimming in the lake with looks that lingered too long, Sirius riding his bike with Remus sitting at the back holding on slightly too tight.

But then there was the phone call.

“Hi. It’s me.”

“Sirius! What’s up? I’ve hardly spoken to you this week.”

“N- nothing much. I- I’m just…”

“Sirius? Are you alright?”

“Yeah, it’s all alright. I’m... at the airport right now.”

“The airport? Are… are you going somewhere?”

“I’m leaving, Remus.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah.”

“...why didn’t you mention before that you were leaving for the summer?”

“I’m not.”

“But you just said…”

“I’m leaving for good, Remus.”

“How… how do you mean?”

“I’m sorry, Remus.”

“But why?”

“I can’t… I’m not… I just have to.”

“Sirius, I don’t understand.”

“I’m sorry, Remus. I’m sorry.”

Remus had been a right mess after that. Sobbing when he saw a happy couple, curling up in bed with a stash of chocolate, listening to sad music or watching romantic movies that only made him more sad. In short, he had been a teenager who just suffered his first heartbreak.

Remus had crying and talking to his friends a lot. Mostly Lily. Whenever he mentioned Sirius’ name around James, he would completely shut down. He had, after all, been hurt in not quite the same, but a similar way. He and Sirius had been practically inseparable, and then Sirius had gone and left without an explanation or even saying goodbye in person.

But Remus was the one who had let himself believe there had been something more than friendship. After Sirius left, Remus had spent weeks trying to convince himself that he had misread the situation, that it had been all in his head, that Sirius simply hadn’t cared that much.

Now, the days when Remus thought about Sirius every day, when he could burst into tears simply because the sky had the exact same shade of grey as Sirius’ eyes that day, were far behind him. That’s just how those things go, you grow up and move on.

Which doesn’t mean there won’t always be something special about Sirius Black. You just never love the way you love when you’re in love for the first time, when you go in without any restraints and give yourself completely. After your first heartbreak, there’s always a sense of caution, always something you hold back.

Remus must admit, lately, he’s been thinking about Sirius Black more often. Though that isn’t strange, with how the name Black has been circulating in the news lately.

Orion Black and Lucran Lestrange, both well-known, successful business men, had always been business partners, and old friends on top of that. However, when Antonin Dolohov was arrested for fraud, both Black and Lestrange wanted to take over his company, and it lead to a massive fall-out between the two men. They became embroiled in a very public dispute, that was mostly fought out through the media, with both sides engaging in dirty smear campaigns against the other.

And people can’t get enough of it.

They can’t get enough of seeing the men, who always seemed so poised, so dignified, had such an air of being far above everyone else over them, sink so low as to publicly trash each other and air each other’s dirty laundry.

Remus doesn’t care much for it. To him, it’s all a bunch of rich people drama. He knows that it involves Sirius’ father, but he’s never met the man. Maybe that should’ve been his first hint that Sirius just wasn’t that serious about him; he never introduced Remus to his family.

Remus hears the door open.

“Rem, you home?” James calls out from the living room.

“In the study,” Remus replies.

He doesn’t look up from his thesis as James walks in. “Have you heard?” James asks.

“Heard what?” Remus replies absentmindedly. “Did some team I’ve never heard about beat some other team I’ve never heard about in some game I don’t know the rules of?”

“No,” James says, and the tone of his voice makes Remus look up. James looks solemn and his jaw is tight. “I mean the latest development in the whole Black/Lestrange situation.”

Remus makes a face. “Since when do we care about rich people drama?”

“No, I mean...” James shakes his head. “Never mind, you clearly haven’t heard, or you would know what I’m talking about.” James pulls out his phone, searches for something, and slides the phone over to Remus.

Curiosity peaked, Remus picks up the phone and starts to read the article on James has pulled up.

Respectable Family Man or Aggressive Abuser: The Dark Side of Orion Black

The public feud between Orion Black and Lucran Lestrange has just reached a new low. Yesterday, a document containing damaging revelations about Orion Black’s private life, now knows as The Black Pages, was delivered at several major media outlets.

The Black Pages contain documentation from Child Protection Services, classified police reports, and several medical files the oldest dating back approximately eight years. And to say that they that they place Orion Black in a negative light would be an understatement.

So, what do these pages tell us?

Overall, they paint a picture of ongoing violent behaviour from Orion Black towards his two sons, and especially his eldest son, Sirius Black, eventually escalating on July 27th six years ago to the point where the children, then aged 14 and 16, were removed from the house on police orders.

A look at the documentation from Child Protection Services tells us that two years prior to the escalation, the bureau had already received multiple alerts indicating potential mistreatment of the children. A teacher of Sirius Black, Ms M. McGonagall, alerted the authorities that she had noticed something was off regarding the boy’s homelife, a cousin, A. Black, went so far as to warn the authorities that her uncle was abusing his children, and also a nurse at St. Mungo’s Hospital blew the whistle after she had treated Sirius Black for suspicious injuries several times and did not trust the situation.

“Sometimes these warning signals are missed,” Bathilda Bagshot, forensic psychologist who holds a PhD in child protection and regularly advices the authorities on how to deal with difficult situations involving minors, tells us. “In a bureaucratic system, when different alerts come in from different sources and are processed by different people, in some cases they are not put together, and a potential harmful situation can be overlooked.”

However, according to the reports, no action was taken. Only when, on that July 27th, a violent altercation between Sirius Black and his father escalated to the point where the boy ended up in the hospital, the police was called.

According to the police report, Orion Black agreed to have his sons removed from his custody and placed in the care of their uncle and godfather, Alphard Black, who lives in France, but was visiting at the time, and offered to take the children. In return, besides having to pay a fine, no further charges were pressed against Orion Black.

“It could be that getting the children out of that situation was their first priority,” Bathilda Bagshot comments. “And once that goal was achieved, they decided there was no need for further action. Though the evidence of misconduct from Orion Black’s side seems so strong, that it certainly is strange he was not prosecuted and faced no further consequences. Though, the amount of money Orion Black paid the police force as his so-called ‘fine’ may have had something to do with that.” A spokesperson of the police informed us that they are looking into the matter and are not available for comment until more is clear about this specific situation.

While no one from Flucran Lestrange’s side has been willing to comment, it is widely assumed that The Black Papers come from their team, most likely collected by private investigators and bribery of corrupt employees with access to classified information, and spread in an attempt to further smear Orion Black’s name. “A successful attempt,” Bathilda Bagshot admits. “Though I’d say it’s a shame this public feud is being fought over the backs of these children, young adults by now.”

Editor’s note: At this moment, the authenticity of the files in The Black Pages is still being investigated

Remus looks up at James with wide eyes, all the colour drained from his face. “Is this... Is this true?”

“Like the article says,” James says. “They’re still checking the files on their realness, but... Well, it makes sense now, doesn’t it, Remus?”

“You’re telling me now? Like this?”

“I wish I could’ve...”

“You could’ve! You could’ve told me sooner! You could’ve said goodbye in person! Not like this, not a call from the bloody airport!”

“I didn’t mean for it to be like this, Remus.”

“Then why?”

“I didn’t want you to... I thought seeing you would be too... I’m sorry, Remus. There’s nothing else I can do.”

“It does make sense,” Remus whispers. “God, but it does.”

“Could we have known?” James asks. “Were there signs that we missed? Should we have known?”

Remus closes his eyes and allows himself to think back at that time like he hasn’t allowed himself in a long time.

Remus and Sirius riding their bikes side by side, their bikes shaking when they ride onto bumpy terrain.

Sirius grimacing and pressing a hand to his ribs.

Remus glancing over at him, “You okay?”

Sirius telling him “Yeah, just a little sore from football practice. No big deal.”

Sirius lifting his arms to tie up his hair, his shirt riding up revealing a bruise on his abdomen.

Remus asking “What’s that?”

Sirius smiling like it’s no big deal, “Just a little scuffle with Reg.”

The smile never reaching his eyes.

Remus opens his eyes and presses his palms against his legs to stop his hands from trembling. Like puzzle pieces falling into damn place.

Remus is still trying to process everything as he and James sit in his living room together.

“There were signs,” James concludes. “So how come none of it seemed especially alarming till now?”

“We were children,” Remus replies. “Moreover, we were children from safe, loving families who couldn’t even comprehend something like that even being possible. It just... would’ve never occurred to us.”

James doesn’t look satisfied with that answer, and to be honest, neither is Remus.

James shakes his head. “We were the closest people to him back then. Good god, he was like my brother! And I just allowed him to be on that situation.”

“It must’ve been so lonely,” Remus says softly. “Keeping all of that to himself.” Why? He thinks. Why didn’t he trust us?

Over the next weeks, it’s not only Orion Black’s name that’s been going around in the media, but also Regulus’ and, most of all, Sirius’. Remus learns what he never thought he would ever learn: details of Sirius Black’s life from after he left.

Sirius and his younger brother Regulus moved to Paris with their uncle Alphard, where they both finished high school without a problem, despite everything they had been through. Sirius studied Medicine, and afterwards, went to travel world, while Regulus actually came back to London to go to law school. Remus tries not to feel hurt by that, none of this is about him after all, but he can’t help the sting he feels at knowing that, while Regulus came back, Sirius never did.

“It has always been my wish to hold them accountable for what they did.” The young man is wearing a proper suit and his short, dark hair is neatly styled. He had a haughty air about him and seems calm and confident.

“But my brother wished to leave it in the past and keep it out of the media, and I have always respected his wishes. Well,” he says, calmly looking around at all the cameras and reporters around him. “It would seem that keeping it out of the media is no longer an option. As nothing is holding me back now, I am going to sue my parents for what they did to me and my brother.”

He now looks straight into the camera and a fierce shine appears in his eyes. “They will take responsibility and they will pay for what they did.”

Next to Remus on the couch, James shudders. “I would not want to face Regulus Black in a courtroom! Orion and Walburga Black should be very, very afraid.”

“Yeah,” Remus agrees. “I wouldn’t want to be them right now. I do hope he squeezes them for all they’re worth.”

The next time James walks into Remus’ apartment and asks “Have you heard?”, Remus has, in fact, heard.

Sirius has agreed to testify in his brother’s lawsuit, which means, that for the first time in six years, Sirius Black will be coming back to London.

“You want to what?”

“Talk to him,” James replies from where he’s pacing the room. “I have all these questions, Remus! Could we have known if we had paid better attention? Was there a reason he felt like he couldn’t tell us? Was there something we could’ve done differently? I can’t stop thinking about these things and I need to ask him.”

“I understand that, James. Really, I do, but he’s coming for this lawsuit, and to support his brother. He’ll need to prepare his statement and prepare for the confrontation with his parents, and there’ll be lots of reporters and lawyers demanding his attention. Do you really think that’s a right time to go and bother him with our questions?”

“It’s a horrible time,” James states. “But it’s also the only time we’ve got. The only time we’re going to know where he is at what exact moment.”

“And the rest of the country with us,” Remus points out. “With all the craze surrounding him, many people are going to want something from him. Do you really think they’ll just let anyone walk into the courthouse and knock on Sirius’ door?”

“They’ll let press in,” James states. “I am press.”

“You’re a sports reporter!” Remus argues.

“If I show the security my press card, they’ll let me in. They won’t ask if they can read some of my work first.”

“I don’t know, James.” Remus shakes his head. “An attempt like that sounds kinda stupid and most likely to get you in trouble.”

James grins. “Well, then it’s perfectly fitting for how it used to be with Sirius and me, innit?”

“Kinda stupid and most likely to get you in trouble?” Remus asks, and then blinks. “Well, yeah, I guess that does sum it up.”

Remus doesn’t fully comprehend James’ plan actually worked until James and he slip into the room and quickly close the door behind them.

Remus remembers Sirius was good-looking. Of course he does. As a smitten sixteen-year-old, he has spent quite some time thinking about just that. And if his memory wasn’t enough, the photos of a young Sirius the tabloids and television have been showing were a good reminder.

But even though he knows Sirius was handsome as a boy, Remus quickly realises he’s wholly unprepared for how absolutely gorgeous he is as a young man.

Sirius whirls around from where he was looking out the window, and Remus gapes.

Where Sirius used to be rather skinny (oh god, was that also a sign they missed?), he’s now lean and muscular. His hair is still long, and his grey eyes still have that same piercing gaze, but his features have gotten sharper, more elegant.

Another realisation Remus has when standing there, in a backroom of the courthouse, across from Sirius Black for the first time in six years, is that he has been so focused on getting here, not really expecting to succeed, that he hasn’t thought about what to actually say to Sirius. What if Sirius is actually mad? (You were supposed to be my best friends, but you never did anything to help me, to absorbed in your own lives to even notice.) Or, the worst possibility of all, what if he’s completely indifferent? (Okay, so we used to go to school together, so what? I’ve got more important things to think about right now.)

“Ehm, hi,” James says, and it’s clear he hasn’t thought this far either, though James is never one to think too far ahead. “I don’t know if you remember us-”

“Jamie! Rem!” Sirius seems to have shaken himself out of his stupor, and he flings himself at them, wrapping them both in a hug, one arm around each of their necks. “God, it’s good to see you! I was hoping to I would! I figured it’d be nice to have a reminder that there were good things here as well, y’know? I tried to look you up, actually. I found James is now a sports reporter, but no addresses. I thought about going by James’ workplace, but I was worried that’d be too much.” Sirius lets go of them and pulls back a little, looking at them uncertainly. “I was afraid you’d still hate me...”

“We could never hate you, Sirius,” Remus says, having finally found his voice. “But good lord, did we try! You suddenly left, and I was so hurt, and so, so angry. But then, all of the sudden, this whole story comes out, and now I don’t know what to feel anymore.”

“Yeah, mate,” James says. “I could’ve never imagined that when I would see you again, it would be in a courthouse after having sneaked in with an army of reporters.”

Sirius lets out a dry chuckle. “Why, James, you should’ve known I’d go for a dramatic reappearance!” Then he shakes his head. “But I guess this is all a bit much, yeah.”

“Mr Black!” A man in an expensive suit opens the door. He briefly frowns at Remus and James, before turning his attention back to Sirius. “Your brother requests your presence to go over your statement one more time.”

“Thank you, Bones. Tell him I’ll be right there.”

The man leaves again, and James shakes his head in wonder. “My, little Reggie Black has gained quite some confidence, hasn’t he?”

“He has,” Sirius says proudly. “But,” he adds with a frown. “Before it gets out of hand I will tell him that this was the first and the last time he has sent his attorney to fetch me. There are limits, after all.”

“You have a lot going on right now,” James says. “We should leave you to it.”

“What about coffee?” Sirius quickly asks. “Can we meet up for coffee tomorrow? Is The Three Broomsticks on Twelfth Street still open?”

“It is, that’s perfect!” James smiles. “We’ll see you there at eleven!”

He turns towards the door, and Remus moves to follow, throwing one last look at Sirius, but then he sees the way he’s wringing his hands, how his shoulders are set, and the tension in his jaw. He’s nervous, Remus thinks, and before he has given it any conscious thought, he moves forward on instinct and wraps Sirius in a tight hug wrapping his arms firmly around him.

After a moment of surprise, Sirius hugs him back, and Remus can feel his tension melt away. “Something bad was done to you,” Remus whispers. “Something that never should’ve happened, and you no longer have to pretend it’s alright. You can now tell the world your story.”

When Remus pulls back, Sirius looks at him with an expression Remus can’t quite define, but some of the anxiety in his eyes has made way for determination, and he gives Remus a grateful smile.

Remus ignores the look James gives him when he joins him at the door.

Sirius is perfect.

He comes across as likeable and charismatic during his testimony, and when he speaks, everything he says seems sincere and he gives clear and coherent answers.

The next morning, Remus is sitting with James at a table in The Three Broomsticks, waiting for Sirius.

Waiting for Sirius.

That still seems so surreal, Remus can barely believe it, can barely believe Sirius will actually walk through that door and join them.

But then he does.

Sirius steps into the cosy café, which is immediately followed by staring, pointing and whispering from the other guests. Sirius looks around searching, and when his eyes fall on James and Remus, his face lights up in a bright smile and he waves.

Remus feels something stir inside him. Convincing himself he has moved on and Sirius Black actually never cared that much anyway, is a whole lot harder with the man being right in front of him.

“Hiya!” Sirius says cheerfully. “I hope I’m not late?”

“Not at all,” Remus replies as Sirius sits down. “You’re just in time. We already ordered some tea and toast.”

Sirius beams at him and it strikes Remus how he is so much like he was before. Just more handsome.

“So...,” James begins, as everyone has a cup of tea. "I’ve been thinking a lot about before, when we were your friends. It’s probably none if my business, but it’s just been on my mind, and I keep having these questions. I guess the most important question is was there anything we could’ve done? Any signs that we missed? Was there something we did that made you feel like you couldn’t tell us?”

“Goodness, no!” Sirius exclaims. “If anything, you were too great.”

James and Remus look at him in confusion, and Sirius explains. “When I was with you, it was the first time I felt like I belonged. I could pretend like all that, father and mother, their rules and expectations, like all that didn’t exist. If only for a moment, I could pretend. I guess I just didn’t want to taint the one good thing I had in my life by bringing them into it.”

Remus supposes that makes sense. “It were two different worlds for you that you wanted to keep separate.”

Sirius nods. “I wasn’t lying or pretending when I was with you. I was genuinely happy during those times, I need you to know that. It was never an act.”

Remus hadn’t realized how much that had worried him until now, now that it feels like a weight has been lifted off of his shoulders. Their time together had been real.

With the tension out of the air, they naturally fall into comfortable conversation. Remus talks passionately about his PhD project, with Sirius looking at him with his head resting on his hand and a small smile on his face. James tells Sirius he got Lily to agree to go out with him before graduation, and Sirius hands him ten quid, and James tells him all his funny anecdotes from meeting and interviewing famous athletes. Sirius shares stories about living with his uncle, who was wholly unprepared to suddenly have two teenagers in his house, but did his best anyway, and he talks about his experiences while traveling the world, James and Remus listening with fascination.

It feels like how it was.

After some though weeks, Regulus wins his lawsuit. It’s a civil suit, not a criminal suit, so their parents won’t be facing any jail time, but they need to pay some very significant compensation to their children.

Remus knows Sirius doesn’t care about the money. What matters to him is that an impartial judge listened to his story and said ‘This was wrong, no one had the right to do this to you, and you didn’t deserve this’ for the whole world to hear.

After the judge gave his verdict, Sirius runs towards Remus and throws his arms around his neck. Remus doesn’t know for sure what he whispered as he hugged Sirius, but it must’ve been something like “you’re so strong, so brave, I’m so proud of you”.

It’s only later, when they left Sirius and Regulus to finalize some paperwork and he’s sitting in the passenger seat of James’ car, that he realises Sirius ran past Regulus, his uncle Al, his cousin Andy, James, his attorney, everyone, to fall into Remus’ arms.

It gives Remus a strange feeling in his chest.

Sirius throws Regulus a party that night to celebrate his big win.

At some point, Remus and Sirius are standing outside on the balcony, getting away from the crowd for a moment.

“You know, I really I thought I could let it go by just putting it in the past,” Sirius says, looking out over the city. “Move on and live my life without thinking about it, go and see the world, pretend it never happened. But this... Coming back here, telling my story, confronting them,-” he turns to look at Remus “-not giving them so much power that they can keep me away from also the good things that I left here, this is how I can truly let them go, truly know that they won’t hurt me anymore.”

“You are so strong,” Remus whispers before he can think about it. “You have shown me such power.”

Sirius chuckles. “I’d think it’s more thanks to Regulus’ power of persuasion than my strength.”

“Not just now,” Remus says, shaking his head. “Also back then. I didn’t know the situation back then, but maybe that’s why. You’ve always been such a great person. Things must’ve been so rough at times, so cruel and unfair, but you never let that stop you, let them stop you, from being good. You always made people laugh, you were always ready to help others, and you always had this smile, bright enough to bring light to the darkest of days.”

“It was easy,” Sirius immediately replies. “To smile. Whenever you were around, it was always easy.”

Remus has to look away from the intensity of Sirius’ gaze. “I wish we could’ve somehow... stayed in touch.”

“I thought it would only make it harder,” Sirius admits. “To watch from afar as you and James carried on with your lives, not being a part of it anymore. And I needed to carry on as well. I was always acting the way my parents wanted me to act, as not to anger them, or the exact opposite of that, just to aggravate them. Either way, I was always acting with them in mind. Never just for me. I had no idea what I wanted, who I was. And when I was with you and James, it was like getting a glimpse of who I could be. Leaving was my chance at a new start, and to really learn how to do things my way, I felt like I needed to do be doing it on my own. I’m sorry.”

“You don’t have to be sorry,” Remus says emphatically. “Not for leaving, not for doing it on your own. Not if that was what you needed.”

“I guess I don’t regret it,” Sirius says. “But that doesn’t mean I didn’t miss you terribly.” He lets out a laugh. “Good god, I was so in love with you back then!”

“You... you were?”

“Of course!” Sirius exclaims. “Surely, you must’ve known?”

“I...” Remus says hesitantly. “I’ve been convincing myself for the last six years that I had misread the situation, that it had all been in my head, so that how I felt afterwards changed the way I remember that time. Now, I guess it’s hard for me to see things the way they really were back then.”

“The way things really were,” Sirius says slowly. “Is that I missed you terribly back then,-” He reaches out and takes Remus’ hand. “-and have missed you every day since.”

Remus’ breath catches as he stares at Sirius. Slowly, he lifts a hand to lightly touch Sirius’ cheek, and Sirius immediately leans in to the touch.

It’s strange, Remus thinks, as he closes the distance and softly presses his lips against Sirius’. How it cost him months, years even, to accept that Sirius hadn’t really cared that much and to move on from him, but how it only costs a single moment to fall back in love with him.

#my tumblr writing #songfic mathilda by harry styles #wolfstar #wolfstar fanfiction #wolfstar fic #marauders #marauders fanfiction #marauders fic #sirius black #remus lupin #remus x sirius #james potter #regulus black #hurt sirius black #the most ancient and noble house of black #regulus black has had enough #james potter and sirius black

[maraudersera-slytherins-1970s]

𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖆 𝕿𝖆𝖑𝖐𝖆𝖑𝖔𝖙

CREDIT TO KÆM (Template credit)

Face Claim: Saoirse Ronan

Theme Song: “I bet on losing dogs” by Mitski

Introduction

Name: Lucinda Dinah Talkalot

-Lucinda: Light

-Dinah:  Avenged. Judged and vindicated

-Talkalot: Loudmouthed

Also Known As:

-Luci / Lucy: Used by most people, including her friends

-Cindy: Used by Louis Avery and Antonin Dolohov only

-Chatterbox: Used by Yaxley and his gang, Dominic Travers was the first one to use it

Titles:

-Lady Talkalot

-Lady Avery

Birthday: June 20th, 1960

Astrological Signs:

*Sun: Gemini

*Moon: Taurus

*Rising: Libra

Nationality: Irish

Species/Blood-Status: Pureblood

Blood Type: AB+

Gender: DemiFemale

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexual Orientation: Polyamorous Polysexual/Bisexual 

About Him

Personality: ENFP

Occupation: After the war, Lucinda became an interior designer, though this didn’t stop her from also being a ceramist and publishing a few books discussing topics that mattered to her under a penname.

Likes: 

-Fashion in general

-Shopping, especially with friends

-Scented candles

-Doodling on any paper she gets on hands on

-Interior decorating

-Scrapbooking

-Walking on ledges and jumping in puddles

-Astronomy and Astrology, something she picked up from Thaddeus.

-Coffee, especially iced coffee

-Party planning, Thaddeus gets the birthdays and she plans the parties.

-Accessories and jewelry

-Cuddling, whether it’s with her partners or friends

-Bicycling

-Cookie dough

-Perfumes 

-Gossip, her main gossip partners are Thaddeus and Dorcas.

-Dogs.

Dislikes:

-Dominic Travers, she usually can stay on good terms with her exes, but he was an impossible case. And his gang by association.

-Extreme cold weather when they have Quidditch practice, she would rather sleep in.

-Homework

-Cooking. She just can’t do it. Though she is good at baking.

-Emma’s training schedule, it’s always too much

-Mushrooms. You just cannot force her to eat them.

-Being interrupted when she is speaking. 

-Porcelain dolls, not only do they feel weird to touch but they are also creepy.

Hobbies:

-Bicycling

-Baking, and cake decorating

-Pottery

-Crocheting, something she learned from Evan.

Fears: 

-Small closed places

-Needles

Strength:

-Socializing, Lucinda is very good at socializing and public speaking she knows how to win a crowd over.

-Quidditch, she was one of the best Chasers in Hogwarts, her only true competition was James.

Weakness:

-For a long time, Luci tried to solve all her problems using money and charm. Despite her overconfidence, she was very insecure.

-She is very stubborn and rarely listens to others, especially when it is about something concerning her alone.

-She holds grudges easily, and struggles to get over them.

Talents:

-Public speaking and networking

-Pottery.

-Quidditch.

-Cycling

-Baking.

Relationships

Father: Thomas Talkalot

Lucinda wasn’t very close to her father. They had a decent relationship but she could say she was closer to certain teachers than him. He didn’t know her, never saw her for who she was. And the only impression he has on her is from when she was barely 5.

Mother: Alysson Bulstrode

Unlike Thomas, Alysson was very close to Lucinda but not in a way the girl liked. Her mother was always getting involved in her business trying to help her make the best decisions not taking in consideration what she wants. A pureblood lady does what’s best for her and her family, not what she wants. She used to say, and there is nothing Lucinda hated more than this. Though Alysson didn’t force her to do anything nor make any decision, if Lucinda did whatever she wanted that went against her parents’ wishes, she would scold her, express how disappointed she was then let it be with a simple “when you regret it, I won’t say I told you so”.

Siblings: Lucinda is an only child, something she always hated as she wanted siblings ever since she was younger but her parents settled with having one child.

Relatives: Lucinda wasn’t close to anyone from her relatives, not in a way that she considered worth mentioning. She had many cousins but she only interacted with them during family events.

Education

School: Hogwarts

House: Slytherin

Her sorting was no surprise, both her parents were Slytherins after all.

Best Core Class: Astronomy (thanks to Thaddeus)

Worst Core Class: Herbology (despite Louis’s attempts to help her as the best student in that class)

Elective: Study of ancient runes, apparition

Quidditch: Chaser, later team captain

Extra-Curricular: Apparition, art, flying

Magic

Wand: 

-Length:  11 ½

-Flexibility:  Solid flexibility

-Wood: Fir

-Core: Dragon heartstring 

-First Reaction: Usually, chaos when holding a new wand is a sign of it being the wrong wand for the witch or the wizard. Except in Luci’s case, it was a sign of the perfect wand. Lucinda has never felt so much freedom like the day she held her wand for the first time, she was so determined to take this one that if Ollivander said it didn’t fit, she would have started crying.

Pets: She has a golden retriever named Goldilocks, though she didn’t take her with her to Hogwarts.

Boggart: A small room that keeps shrinking

Animagus: No

Metamorphmagus: No

Natural Legilimens: No

Patronus: Cheetah

Amortentia: TBA

Affiliations/Alliances

Hometown: Castleknock, Ireland

Residence: Talkalot Manor

Loyalty: Her family

Trivia

- Lucinda was engaged to Louis Avery as far as she remembers, with the two’s engagement being arranged even before they were born. Despite this being one of the decisions or parents made for her, she didn’t exactly hate it as she was very fond of Louis in both a platonic and romantic way. And the two were in what they would call an open relationship.

-She and Louis were the chosen students to show Antonin around when he was transferred to Hogwarts and sorted into Slytherin. The trio didn’t take long to become very close they are barely separable.

-She was the one who initiated her friendship with Thaddeus, the quiet boy who didn’t have many friends because of how judgmental he was. Only she could match his level of sass when he tried to get rid of her. Though they soon got along upon finding a common enemy, Dominic Travers.

-She was a blood supremacist like her parents, though she had no personal thoughts of the matter herself. Until Emma told her that they were muggleborn. And that’s when she started trying to be more open minded about the matter. The first muggleborn she tried to befriend after Emma was Charity Burbage, a Hufflepuff friend of Severus’s. She avoided Charity at first for being a mudblood, but she was always in awe at her not only because of her fashion sense, but also after learning that she was a ballerina. Lucinda wasn’t good at ballet, despite it being considered something a pureblood lady should preferably be good at, it was sadly one the things Lucinda refused to give a chance to just out of spite against her mother. And truly, she regretted it later. So learning that Charity was good at it just caught her interest.

-Despite her multiple attempts to go against her mother every once in a while, Lucinda was still considered an overachiever. From Quidditch titles and cups, to good grades, and excelling in everything new she tried. Not that it was easy, but she always felt a strong obligation that if she did anything, she needs to do it perfectly.

#Lucinda Talkalot #lucinda talkalot x emma vanity #Louis Avery x Lucinda Talkalot x Antonin Dolohov #Lucinda Talkalot x Antonin Dolohov #Lucinda Talkalot x Louis Avery #70s slytherins #slytherin quidditch team #slytherin headcanon #Slytherin gang #snape's slytherin gang

[dhr-ao3]

Regulation 83C

Regulation 83C https://ift.tt/GYiXk7A by Eudaimonias_Revenge Regulation 83C had been a clause in their work contract. It had been listed under Section 13: Fraternization. It stated that any two or more operatives who’d participated in sexual activities with one another, whether on or off the clock, willingly or under duress, had to file an 83C. It would detail the events in full, and require all parties to appear before the DMLE board and Minister for Magic to review the incident, wherein all statements would be read and judged on whether or not any actions were deemed necessary. OR… Draco and Hermione hide out in a cabin in the French Alps during a blizzard after failing an important mission. OR, OR… Two special operatives avoid being intimate due to potential backlash from work, even though the conditions are perfect for them to do so. (I got the title from the fic “83C” by Emerladwoman. It’s kind of an homage to “part” Three. Really. That entire fic was * chef’s kiss *.) Words: 3063, Chapters: 1/4, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/M Characters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Harry Potter, Michael Corner, Ron Weasley, Antonin Dolohov Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Additional Tags: Forced Proximity, Stab Wound, Snowed In, Coworkers - Freeform, Work partners - Freeform, special agents, Ministry of Magic Employee Hermione Granger, Ministry of Magic Employee Draco Malfoy, POV Hermione Granger, POV Draco Malfoy, there's only one bed, Mutual Pining, BAMF Hermione Granger, BAMF Draco Malfoy, mentions minor character death, gratuitous use of the word 'fuck', Kind of dark, Morally Grey, Draco Malfoy Has a Large Cock, Praise Kink, Sharing a Bath, Sharing a Bed via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/cYWmS5P January 02, 2024 at 12:22PM

#IFTTT #Dramione #Draco x Hermione

[dramioneldws]

Make my wish come true...

December 1: All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey

We’re kicking off with the Queen of Christmas herself! Treat yourself to today’s collection of drabbles:

Title: A fine piece of candy

Author: Lalalaartje

Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: G

Summary: When Harry keeps telling Draco he doesn't need a Christmas gift from him, Draco comes up with a silly little plan.

Title: All I Want for Christmas Is You

Author: DramioneDreaming

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: G

Summary: Hermione tells Draco “All I want for Christmas is you”, Draco doesn’t believe her and goes on a gift hunt.

Title: Ear Worm

Author: LiloLilyAnn

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: T

Summary: It was that time of year again... Time for all the joy to be drained from Christmas thanks to sodding Mariah Carey.

Title: Little Dove

Author: HighLadyLily

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Antonin Dolohov/Hermione Granger

CW/Archive Warning: Blood/Gore

Rating: M

Summary: All Dolohov wants for Christmas is Hermione Granger, even if he has to escape from Azkaban to get to her.

Title: Make my wish come true

Author: Ginnysocks

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Charlie Weasley

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: G

Summary: A series of inter-connected Christmas drabbles told in the style of "Love Actually". Follow our crew as they navigate the holiday season with their family, friends, and romantic entanglements.

Title: My Own

Author: WritingFicariously

Pairing: Monica Wilkins/Wendell Wilkins

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: G

Summary: December 1998. Australia. Monica Wilkins feels like something is missing, like someone is missing.

Title: Red & Green

Author: itscometothis

Pairing: Pansy Parkinson/Harry Potter

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: T

Summary: Harry Potter is a dirty rotten liar. But Pansy will make it work to her advantage.

Title: The Doll

Author: Somandalicious

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy

CW/Archive Warning: Choose Not To Use Archive Writing

Rating: T

Summary: Draco finally gets all he wanted for Christmas

Title: The Most Fragile of Things

Author: Maira

Pairing: Neville Longbottom/Pansy Parkinson

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: T

Summary: “The rest is just wishes and hope, the most fragile of things.” ― Sabaa Tahir, A Torch Against the Night Pansy has grown up with magic all her life. She knows how it work, and is comfortable with it. But wishes? Not a chance. Until one Christmas Eve, when she has nothing left to lose, she takes a chance.

Title: Narcissa surprises Lucius

Author: VesperSwan

Pairing: Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: G

Summary: Hermione, Daphne, Pansy, and Luna help Narcissa plan a little surprise for Lucius. Harry, Draco, Theo, and Neville get on Lucius' nerves.

Title: Wrong (but oh so right)

Author: Frumpologist

Pairing: Hermione Granger/James Potter

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: T

Summary: James has feelings for his son’s best friend. Those feelings are causing quite the existential crisis.

Title: Songs of the Season Drabble Collection - Chapter 1

Author: EvergreenTuesdays

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: M

Summary: A Drabble collection for all 24 prompts. Tags for each Drabble specified in chapter notes

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/.../43329987/chapters/108918702

Title: Fa La La La Love

Author: anne_ammons

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Harry Potter

CW/Archive Warning: N/A

Rating: T

Summary: Christmas is coming. And whether or not Teddy likes it, love is in the air. A story of friendship, love, and the hijinx of an elf named Peanut Butter.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/.../43351057/chapters/108974092

Title: Not So Silent Night

Author: Charlie9646

Pairing: Severus Snape/Nymphadora Tonks

CW/Archive Warning: Vague mentions of sex

Rating: M

Summary: Severus wants everything to be perfect, Tonks just wants to be happy, and Teddy? He just wants to play with his new toy. Or a evening in the Snape household.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43354620

Happy reading!

@floorcoaster & @mykesprit

#drarry #dramione #hermione x antonin #charmione #potts and pans #paneville #lucius x narcissa #hermione x james #rare pairs #drabbles #advent

[fractured-hq]

Who are you mw deatheaters? This rp looks so good!!

Hello sweet anon! 

In terms of death eaters, Regulus Black, Amycus Carrow, Rabastan Lestrange, Jason Mulciber, and Corban Yaxley all have taken connections and I’m sure those writers would love to see any of them join the group. Other names that have been mentioned are Augustus Rookwood, Antonin Dolohov, and Barty Crouch Jr. So really, pretty much all of our death eater characters are most wanted! We’d love to see an app for anyone that strikes your fancy!

#marauders rp #marauders au rp #marauders rpg #marauders roleplay #harry potter rp #harry potter au rp #harry potter rpg

[asccndio]

𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨... the bastard, hunter dolohov. twenty four years old, he's in his fifth year and specializes in healing – you may casually find him at the quidditch club, herbology and competitive dueling club. cisman, he identifies as he/him. hunter is a pureblood, but what matters is that he's a ravenclaw. born november 15th, he's a scorpio.

positives: creative, laidback negatives: stubborn, impulsive

the dolohov family, whose name alone meant devotion to the slytherin house, were proud to brag about the purity of their blood. they weren't so proud, however, to have alicia's fatherless son among their newest generation. actually, his father's name was never mentioned to the dolohovs, to guarantee alicia's brother, antonin, wouldn't look after him. the only certainty that she gave them was that her baby would not spoil her honor and blood; however, on troubled nights, hunter could hear his mother's whimpers pleading someone to forgive her (and that someone seemed very dear to her) for not being able to run away from her parents.

hunter grew up in a battlefield – either he stood up against his family or he would be constantly stepped upon. his arrogance after that was proof enough that he was a dolohov, but he very much dreamed he wasn't. his mother disapproved, also, of his foul language and stubbornness, because the rebellion hunter cultivated in him was extremely irritating. hunter always had an answer on the tip of his tongue, and found countless ways to dodge whatever his mother would tell him. hunter was barely behaving when she threatened to break his broom to pieces, because despite the confidence he had in himself to run away from home and play quidditch, he knew that she wasn't bluffing.

he wasn't surprised to be sorted into ravenclaw, but rather a mischievous smile danced on his lips. hunter loved annoying the dolohovs like no other, and it seemed like the universe was on his side in that aspect. but it was not by chance that, although he proved himself ambitious and cunning, hunter escaped from slytherin; he was creative and insightful and hunter relished the silence of libraries.

#𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫: intro

[hwaetwegardena]

Greeetings! Have you ever considered writing a timeturner fic?

Interesting that you ask this. I actually have. I sort of have a timeturner Antomione planned out – she wouldn’t be with anyone else, just Antonin – but when I initially workshopped it to people they mentioned that it sounded too similar to “The Minister’s Secret” by Canimal, which I haven’t actually read. So I would need to read that one first, I think, and make sure that what I write doesn’t disrespect her story. But I *am* planning on eventually doing one. It would definitely be after “Professor Dolohov,” as that’s the big priority for next year, once I make it through the tenure process. (Sorry, that was likely a much longer answer than you wanted!)

[strengthinunityrp]

Death Eater Inner Circle – various members of the Inner Circle remain and are wanted for other DE members on-site: Rodolphus Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, Lucius Malfoy, Augustus Rookwood, & Barty Crouch Jr. All are wanted for Death Eater plots. Bellatrix and other DEs are in play. FC: open Age: varies.

Fenrir Greyback - the fearsome leader of one of the largest wolf packs in the UK. One of the Ministry’s most wanted. With the DE’s on the rise once more and creature rights getting contentious, where will this man fall into the mix? Oh, and did we forget to mention, that Remus Lupin is around? FC: open Age: 40+

Sirius Black – very much wanted for marauder-related plots, but also for his brother Regulus. The two have recently reconnected and with Sirius’ help, Reg is working as a double agent now. FC: open (just look related to Cole Sprouse).

Lily Potter – very much wanted for the female version of the marauders group & other plots with her husband. Suggested FC: open, just needs to be a redhead.

All of these requests and so many more can be found on Strength In Unity. This site is a post-war, Marauders Era AU site. Jcink Prem with a freeform app and no word count. Est. March 2019 and still going strong!

#strengthinunityrp #marauders era au #marauders era rp #character requests #jcink #jcink site #jcink premium #character request

[rpgadverts]

Death Eater Inner Circle – various members of the Inner Circle remain and are wanted for other DE members on-site: Rodolphus Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, Lucius Malfoy, Augustus Rookwood, & Barty Crouch Jr. Wanted for Death Eater plots. FC: open Age: varies.

Fenrir Greyback - the fearsome leader of one of the largest wolf packs in the UK. One of the Ministry’s most wanted. With the DE’s on the rise once more and creature rights getting contentious, where will this man fall into the mix? Oh, and did we forget to mention, that Remus Lupin is around? FC: open Age: 40+

Alastor Moody - current leader of the Order and Head of the DMLE is wanted for various Order plots, aside from a friendship plot with Kingsley Shacklebolt. Suggested FC: open Age: 40+

Arthur Weasley – This man is wanted to get involved in Order plots, but also familial plots with his dear wife Molly who is on the board. Suggested FCs: open; Age: 35-36. 

Smethwyck Family –  a talented family of healers. A brother, sister, and cousin are wanted for a family member already on the board (FC Megan Fox). FC: open Age: 30s

DMLE members – an open request for a few more aurors and investigators within the MoM. Very open requests to make your own. FC: open. Age: open

Pomona Sprout - open request for this amazing canon character. Talented Herbologist who can get involved in a creatures rights plot. Potential longtime friend plot with Damocles Belby as an additional bonus. Suggested FC: Mindy Kaling, but open; Age: 42/43 

#jcink #rp #mature rp #wanted ad #harry potter rp

[bridenore]

HP longer fics recs : more than 200k words

Here are a few longer fics recs. Posted in alphabetical, order as always.

Black, in the Smothering Dark by @lol-zeitgeistic [101k]

Harry Potter is rescued from the Dursleys and spends the summer with his god…father? This is the prequel to The Hush of War. Beta’d by giesha_kitten/laureen.

The Hush of War by @lol-zeitgeistic [351k]

Voldemort has made a bargain with Harry to stop killing muggles and muggle-borns (when at all possible, of course) in exchange for Harry’s cooperation. While Harry thinks he’s using the time to find a way to defeat the Dark Lord, he will realize that Voldemort is always one step ahead, and so long as he isn’t killing anyone…what’s the big deal? He has bigger things to worry about now, anyway. Includes dementors, pureblood culture, the prophecy, what exactly happened with Lily’s sacrifice, magical breakthroughs, children Death Eaters, and portraits of family. Final pairing: H/D. Sequel to Black, in the Smothering Dark.

Can’t Get You Out of My Head by @femmequixotic [14k]

After he sees Harry Potter naked in the Auror showers once, Draco can’t stop thinking about him.

Lost In Your Arms by @femmequixotic [257k]

Three months after their brief encounter, Draco has almost forgotten about Potter–or so he tells himself. Then a Dark wizard shows up on the Auror radar and all hell breaks loose. Draco will have to choose between everything he holds dear–everything he’s worked so hard for–and a few stolen moments of passion with a certain green-eyed Inspector, once his sworn enemy and now something rather different entirely. He’ll make the right choice, won’t he?

Who is he kidding? He’ll ruin everything, as per usual. Bad choices and the name Malfoy go hand in hand.

These Secrets In Me by @femmequixotic [357k]

Auror Special Branch team seven-four-alpha–Sergeant Draco Malfoy, Constable Pansy Parkinson, and Constable Blaise Zabini led by their SIO, Inspector Harry Potter–must handle personal and political fallout from the implication of Ministry employees and Aurors in the scandal around escaped Death Eaters and a Dementor uprising at Azkaban. On top of that, their original target, Antonin Dolohov, is in the wind.

With all the ruckus, it’s a good thing they have help from Unspeakable Hermione Granger, American Unspeakable, Legilimens, and Harry’s recent ex, Jake Durant, Blaise’s legendary necromancer grandfather, Barachiel Dee, and his potions expert mother, Olivia Zabini. What could possibly go wrong with an army of best friends, ex-lovers, and family? Especially when you add the strong-willed Parkinson clan to the mix.

Meanwhile, troubling new leads arise, taking Our Team in a surprising direction.

And Draco, still hiding his relationship with his SIO from the upper echelons of the Auror force, is definitely not falling in love with Harry Potter along the way. Not at all. Don’t be ridiculous.

Dare To Think by @femmequixotic [388k]

After recent events in New York, Seven-Four-Alpha are set to return back to London. They’ve captured their primary target, but by no means settled their case. They’ve still got rogue Dementors at Azkaban, prying investigators from Luxembourg, and a far larger Death Eater threat to manage, not to mention pressure from their own higher ups. Draco is reeling from his loss, and Harry is trying to be the best boyfriend he can, which may mean not being Draco’s guv any longer. Harry’s uncertain what his team’ll find as they press deeper in the investigation, but he knows they will all be tested, perhaps more than they can bear.

But they haven’t a choice, have they? It’s the bloody Death Eaters, after all, and the political integrity of Wizarding Britain and their magical allies hangs in the balance.

Set Me Free by @femmequixotic [196k] *Incomplete

Seven-Four-Alpha are back in London with available resources of the Ministry tracking their every move. Draco Malfoy remains lost, last seen in Thibodaux, Louisiana, as MACUSA was closing in. Harry is raging, barely in control of his magic, and the rest of the team are battered and unsure. Their recent failure haunts them, as does the spectre of a MACUSA-Ministry alliance under the control of the Quahog administration and its shadow puppetmaster, Aldric Yaxley. The Dementor crisis with Luxembourg is brewing in the background, as is a conflict with Rodolphus Lestrange. And that’s not even mentioning the bargain Blaise struck with Death to return his cup. The team have very little energy or resources for one fight, much less several of this magnitude simultaneously.

Should they fail, though, political tyranny will grip both sides of the Atlantic and evils recently banished may return. Each of them is fighting for something they hold dear, but no victory comes without a price. Still, desperate situations call for desperate measures, and desperation appears to be all they have.

Changing of the Guard by Lomonaaeren [210k]

Need a perfect stranger? Ask Metamorphosis. Harry Potter runs the business secretly and becomes whoever’s needed for each occasion. He’s not sure whether he should be more surprised, worried, or amused when Draco Malfoy comes to Metamorphosis and requests an actor who can play his boyfriend so that his parents will disown him. Yet Harry has even more dangerous choices after he creates Brian, Draco’s “perfect” boyfriend. Draco doesn’t know who Brian is, but he’s trying to find out—and now so is Harry.

Double Edged Sword by @romaine2424  [554k]

Harry thinks his life has been planned out, but the night he comes of age changes everything.  Now there are decisions to be made and a path to be chosen, and the choices before him will change the lives of everyone he knows.  But when destiny calls, Harry finds himself ready to listen.

This is an epic story of the love between Harry and Draco.  Join them as they journey through their life together, through the good times and the bad, facing obstacles both external and internal, and see how they come to be who they were meant to be.

Eclipse by Mijan [287k]

“You’re dead, Potter… I’m going to make you pay…”

Draco swore his revenge on Harry for Lucius’s imprisonment, and Harry all but laughed at him. But Draco is planning more than schoolyard pranks this time. The old rivalry turns deadly when Draco abducts Harry for Voldemort. It’s the perfect plan, guaranteeing revenge, power, and prestige, all in one blow. But when Draco’s world turns upside down, the fight to save himself and Harry begins, and the battle will take them both through hell and back. If they come back.

Left My Heart by @emmagrant01 [85k]

Auror Draco Malfoy has disappeared, and Harry Potter has been sent to San Francisco to find him. (Post-Hogwarts, set in February, 2004. Written before Half-Blood Prince was released.)

Surrender the Grey by @emmagrant01 [151k]

Draco Malfoy returns to London after five years of self-imposed exile to start a new life with Harry. But will the secrets of the past destroy everything they’ve worked for?  Sequel to “Left My Heart”.

Men Who Love Dragons Too Much by @fencer-x [479k]

[Extensive  re-telling of Deathly Hallows] As in Half-blood Prince, Draco is charged by Voldemort with killing Dumbledore—only instead of trying to  do his best with the challenge, he realizes he’s been set a futile task  and focuses on finding a way to save both himself and his parents. He  eventually decides to spend his sixth year studying Animagecraft,  convinced it’s his best shot at escaping the impossible situation he’s  found himself in. But just his luck, his Animagus form turns out to be a  dragon, and a rather randy juvenile at that, intent on finding its  mate: one Harry James Potter.

Objects of Desire by Azrael Geffen [400k+]

The dream team sign a magical contract promising to lose their virginities within the year, they soon fix on the objects of their desires, but will the bitterness left in the wake of the war prove too hurtful for love to exist?

Per Solum Lacuna: By Words Alone by Azhure [560k]

A set of enchanted journals bring solace to two very unlikely lost   souls. Whoever said the art of penmanship was lost? This is a wizarding twist on the old fashioned art of correspondence (or the modern art of Internet chatting). What will happen when the mystery writers finally   discover the identity of their counterpart? Join this star crossed pair as they obliviously chat to each other; along the way learning about   life and love. Find out what will happen when their own voyages of self discovery lead them to the most unlikely of places. This is eventual   HP/DM, but other pairings for the protagonists along their journey.

Reparations by Saras_Girl [87k]

Harry is about to discover that the steepest learning curve comes after Healer training, and that second chances can be found in unexpected places.

Foundations by Saras_Girl [236k]

When one door closes, another one opens – with a bit of a push. Life, love and complications. [sequel to Reparations]

Turn by Saras_Girl [306k]

One good turn always deserves another. Apparently.

Twist of Fate by Oakstone730 / @i-didnt-wanna-do-it​   [302k]

Draco asks Harry to help him beat the Imperius curse during 4th year. The lessons turn into more than either expected. A story of redemption and forgiveness.

Underwater Light by Maya [200k+]

Featuring  an extremely depressed Harry, in a war-torn wizarding world, about to get the shock of his life when he discovers that Draco Malfoy is slightly more important to him than he would have ever guessed.  Including a very odd friendship, lots of angst, suspicions, conflicted  loyalties, clueless Ron, on-the-warpath Hermione and two very messed-up  boys.

I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did!

#my recs #drarry #drarry recs

[rockinroleplay]

Death Eater Inner Circle – various members of the Inner Circle remain and are wanted: Rodolphus Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, Lucius Malfoy, Augustus Rookwood, & Barty Crouch Jr. Wanted for Death Eater plots. FC: open Age: varies.

Fenrir Greyback - the fearsome leader of one of the largest wolf packs in the UK. One of the Ministry’s most wanted. With the DE’s on the rise once more and creature rights getting contentious, where will this man fall into the mix? Oh, and did we forget to mention, that Remus Lupin is around? FC: open Age: 40+

James Potter – very much wanted for marauder-related plots and familial ones. Suggested FC: open, but would be nice if POC.

Pomona Sprout - open request for this amazing canon character. Talented Herbologist who can get involved in a creatures rights plot. Potential longtime friend plot with Damocles Belby as an additional bonus. Suggested FC: Mindy Kaling, but open; Age: 42/43 

Severus Snape – a complicated man with questionable morals. Was a Death Eater member, though it is open on if he is still a member post-war. Would be great to have him running around on the site. FC: open Age: 26

All of these requests and so many more can be found on Strength In Unity. This site is a post-war, marauders era au site. Jcink Prem with a freeform app and no word count. Est. March 2019 and still going strong!

#jcink #jcink premium #wanted ad #based on #2+ years #submission

[allthingsroleplay]

Death Eater Inner Circle – various members of the Inner Circle remain and are wanted: Rodolphus Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, Lucius Malfoy, Augustus Rookwood, & Barty Crouch Jr. Wanted for Death Eater plots. FC: open Age: varies.

Fenrir Greyback - the fearsome leader of one of the largest wolf packs in the UK. One of the Ministry’s most wanted. With the DE’s on the rise once more and creature rights getting contentious, where will this man fall into the mix? Oh, and did we forget to mention, that Remus Lupin is around? FC: open Age: 40+

Minerva McGonagall - wanted for Order plots. This badass lady is needed to be a steady hand as the Order faces another round against the DE & her brother is on board for familial plots. **potential side romance plot with Kingsley Shacklebolt could be offered** Suggested FC: Zoe Saldana (but open) Age: 42

Werewolves of London – this is an open request for some werewolves to be a part of a support group/pack. They will be involved with creature rights subplots and are considered the antithesis of Fenrir's pack. 

All of these requests and so many more can be found on Strength In Unity. This site is a post-war, marauders era au site. Jcink Prem with a freeform app and no word count. Est. March 2019 and still going strong!

#jcink site #premium jcink #character request #harry potter rpg #3 years

[dhr-ao3]

Nodus Tollens

Nodus Tollens https://ift.tt/dp4GKwu by HyenaPark Corban Yaxley is the poster child of Pure Blood Supremacy, much like Lucius Malfoy. But never mention that in front of him. He absolutely hated the fact that he shared so many physically attributes with the Malfoy Patriarch, and the fact that Lucius have the only thing Corban ever wanted. But that's beside the point, as the new Head of DMLE he have so many things to do Post-War Britain. The Dark Lord won, Potter is truly dead. And now what? What will happen to Britain? Their government? Economy? And then, there's the huge problem of Pureblood repopulation. The Dark lord had gifted them young wizards and witches as bounties, now what? Corban Yaxley found himself puzzled at how he should treat the peculiar blonde ravenclaw named Luna Lovegood under his name. The whimsy 17yo shine like a bright sun in his drab and gloomy mansion. The child is a living hazard, not only to herself but to him. Because ever since she arrived in his life, he's not even sure of his life's trajectory, anymore. Words: 2803, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage Categories: F/M Characters: Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Corban Yaxley, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Antonin Dolohov, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Bellatrix Black Lestrange Relationships: Luna Lovegood/Corban Yaxley, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-War, Older Man/Younger Woman, Slow Burn, Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Drama & Romance, Rare Pairings, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Underage Drinking, Underage Sex, Dubious Consent, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Eventual Smut, Porn With Plot via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/TG5wnBz September 09, 2023 at 01:01PM

#IFTTT #Dramione #Draco x Hermione

[shallowgravesrp]

“quote to be picked by player.”

Igor Karkaroff

Age: Thirty-Seven

House: Slytherin

Affiliation: Death Eater

Career: UP TO PLAYER!

aesthetics: fifteen.

what we all know: Igor Karkaroff is a man that everyone knows. He’s actually kind of hard to miss with his thick accent and burly stature. The unfortunate thing is, with him being so recognizable, it’s sometimes hard for him to hide within the Death Eaters. However, he’s proven to be completely loyal to the Dark Lord, winning a higher position within the ranks. He’s willing to take out anyone around him, wanting nothing more than to make it to the top and be the best there is. What Igor hasn’t told anyone is he’s hiding two halfbloods from the Dark Lord, from all of those around him. Twins that he had with a muggle woman he fell in love with when he was young. They are eighteen now, and about to enter the wizarding world, and Igor fears they won’t make it, even if he could claim them as his own.

biography to be written by player

ANTONIN DOLOHOV - Antonin is probably Igor's biggest competition within the Death Eaters, but he's also the person he worries about the most. He knows that he is capable of taking out anyone and will whatever leverage he can again Igor in order to officially push him down.

CORNELIAN AND ASTER SILVERLING - Igor honestly loves his children more than he can explain. However, with who their mother was, he was careful not to associate himself with them too much. Always visiting them as their uncle and using a fake name, he's given himself a chance to raise them but make sure they aren't attached to him if something happens.

ALASTOR MOODY - Probably the only person on the opposing side that Igor feels like he could actually call a match. Granted, he still believes himself to be superior to the other, but he does enjoy their matches of both grit and wit.

CONNECTIONS THAT IGOR KARKAROFF IS MENTIONED IN

Igor Karkaroff is currently a OPEN role with the faceclaim of (UP TO PLAYER).

#magic rp #hp rp #harry potter roleplay #marauders roleplay #igor karkaroff #open #openm #de #death eater #mention: antonin dolohov #mention: cornelina silverling #mention: aster silverling #mention: alastor moody