#minerva mcgonogall

[writer-of-sorts]

written with @wolfstarmicrofic prompt: ancient

Sirius paced outside Minerva’s office for nearly five minutes before finally opening the door and stepping inside.

He had planned extensively how to explain his predicament and ask for advice —while preserving his pride, of course.

But as soon as he saw Minerva sitting at her desk, formidable and ancient and yet almost motherly, he couldn’t stop the words from rushing out —frantic, muddled, impassioned.

He told her all about the embarrassingly colossal crush he had on Remus, about his frustration and confusion and hopeless pining.

She listened, fingers steepled beneath her chin, understanding. When he trailed off into red-cheeked silence, Minerva merely smiled —the faintest quirk of lips.

“Have a biscuit, Black,” she ordered, pushing the tin towards him.

He obliged. This was Minerva McGonogall after all.

“Mr Black,” she said, “I know you have a susceptibility to be rather obtuse at times, but I wasn’t aware it could be so extreme.”

Sirius blinked, torn between apologizing and taking offense. “Pardon me?”

Minerva pursed her lips like she was fighting off another smile. “As it so happens, Mr Lupin had come to me last week with a similar predicament” —she paused— “regarding you.”

Sirius’ eyes bulged. He stared, shocked, but not the least bit disbelieving. He knew Minerva would never lie to him.

There was a long moment of one-sided gaping before Sirius cleared his throat and asked, in true Sirius Black fashion, “Well, what the buggering fuck am I supposed to do now?”

Minerva arched an unimpressed eyebrow. “You are a Gryffindor, aren’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Then I suggest you pluck up some courage and ask your boy out. He’s been waiting for you.”

word count: 275

#wolfstar microfic #mcgonogall is gryffindor tower’s therapist #also sirius’ second mother (after effie ofc who’s walburga?) #wolfstar #sirius black #sirius x remus #sirius x lupin #sirius loves remus #remus loves sirius #remus x sirius #remus lupin #wolfstar fic #marauders era #marauders fic

[fipindustries]

my own take on the doctor

of course i toyed with very many different iterations on how i would like to write my own regeneration of the doctor, i have done everything from the manic to the somber, from the affable to the stern, from the artist to the scientist.

the most recent one that i actually got really invested in would be this: Jennyanydots the gumby cat, mixed with Minerva Mcgonogall and Mary Poppins, but the one from the books. The Mary that was a lot more serious and maybe even a bit menacing while still being a whimsical magical nanny.

we've had our fair share of manic, energetic, wacky doctors. and we've had our fair share of bombastic, larger than life passionate doctors giving these big poetic speeches about how heroic they are and what is the meaning of kindness and how much of a big damn hero they are.

here i would aim for a more pragmatical, phlegmatic doctor. one who lets the impact of her actions speak far louder than words. she would walk in, back straight, face calm into any battlefield and with devastating brilliance stop the entire conflict without so far as getting a spot on her clothes. this would be a doctor of precise, clear words. one who doesnt break frame and who is tightly in control of herself at all moments, who always knows how to follow protocol, wether it be the proper manners for drinking tea amongst airborn psychic cephalopods, how to properly land a ship careening into a colission course with the rings of a planet orbiting a neutron star or how to tie your shoelaces.

of course there would be place for fun and whimsy. She would be the kind of teacher who chides her students from misbehaving or pulling a prank but then couldnt help but let a cheeky vulpine grin slip into her face at the end because, fair enough, the prank was rather clever.

she would affect this really prim and proper attitude and yet an unexpected cuss or a completly deranged statement would come out of her, said with the most serious face ever. her humor would be as dry as paper, with which she would make a paper plane to fly over the enormous heads of those she is mocking.

she would show the wonders of the universe to her companions with the genuine love and passion for knowledge and learning as miss frizz or jane godall, if there is a moment where she has no compunction in getting her hands dirty it is when it comes to getting on her knees in the mud to enthusiastically teach someone about a really weird 4th dimensional fungus that only grows on the aurora borealis of planets.

of course her attitude doesnt stop her from being cosmopolitan and affable, she would have a kind genuine smile for every single person she meets wether they be a drunken brigand in the 16th century with a heart of gold or a creature made entirely out of slime, no person would be ever beneath her no matter their class, station, biology, identity or species. and she would try to instill this same attitude to her companions, for example

-please, do not stare dear, it is rather rude -but doctor! they have seven eyes! -well, dont let that make you self concious about your conspicious lack of eyes then

Her design

for the sake of diversity points, and also because i think it would look genuenly cool, i would go with a middle eastern woman in her 50's, with an air of math teacher, but also emphasizing her adventurous side.

couldnt decide between these two. maybe the fist but make her a bit less balenciaga hot, a little older, probably a little less "ethnically ambiguous" (thanks dalle-3). or the second with the hat of the first one and no hijab (it feels weird for the doctor to have like explicit religious attire, imagine seeing them with a crucifix)

if she wasnt french i would choose Laetittia Eido

sadly she's french so we would have to go with the closest birtish equivalent.

Her regeneration In

i would try to break tradition so that she regenerates before the third act of the current story. usually regenerations happen AFTER the mayor conflict has been dealt with and the bad guys defeated, in here i would have it so that she regenerates and then goes on to defeat the bad guys, with the previous doctor deliberatly pulling it as an ace up his sleeve, last ditch attempt or a last minute power up.

the way to make it clear who she is would be that, whilst the previous person regenerated spread eagle, arms in the air, she would immediatly snap into a more tight pose, then do a series of checks for eye sight, hearing, pulse, and hand eye coordination. (she is taking her sweet time to do this while explosions are going all around her) afterwards she shakes off the dust of her shoulders and says something along the lines of "well! now that that is quite done... back to bussines" and she goes on as if nothing happened.

if there is a companion nearby kicking up a fuss about how how strange this all is have her patiently but firmly explain this is all perfectly normal and no reason to make a big deal out of. if the companion or whoever insists that she used to be a man and now is a woman have her do some pithy comment like "i am a gallifrean, dear" or maybe "is not that much difference between one or the other, is it? although i suppose for you humans there is"

her overall arc

I like to think of each regeneration as saying something about the doctor as an overall character, each one's overall personality being an evolution or a response to what he did before. 9 as the weary, ptsd ridden man trying to process the recent war crimes in the time war, 10 as the man in the process of falling into denial and megalomania to cope with the guilt, 11 as the manchild who regressed in emotional maturity to be fully compartimentalized away from it all. then comes a break after going back to fix the time war and once he got rid of the guilt and the horror of having killed his entire race he is left confused, not knowing who he is any more, 12 is a way to take one final look back at who he used to be (the fact the he is back to a classic who look, a cranky old man with a stern look) whilst figuring out who he wants to be moving forward. and then 13 was her exploring new ground, reinventing herself, starting fresh. (although ill admit, i am not really familiar with jodie wittaker's tenure as a doctor of if this holds any water through out her series).

in an individual sense, her arc would be about going from a hypercompetent hardass, who uses her expertise and intelect to be a bit aloof and keep people at arms length because deep down she is afraid that if she is not perfect and in control at all times then the horrors happen, companions are left to die or worse and civilizations fall. and turning into someone who can relax a bit, who can trust others to handle things on their own, who can relax and not have to be in perfect form at all times.

within the larger context of the series i would like her to be in some sense a return to basics, her going back to the original formula, to what has proven to work in the past. is in many ways the doctor struggling to find comfort in old habits but eventually learning that she can move past them. i will leave it open to whoever comes next to decide what they want to do with the doctor afterwards.

her bowing out

i would have her regeneration being finally the one moment of big sentimentality in her series.

she is with her companions, in fact i would have her be surrounded by a multitude of people she just sacrificed for, many of them the friends and allies she made through the series.

i would have her try to keep her cool at first, put on a brave face for her friends but then deciding that its ok, for once to be vulnerable and allowing herself to break into tears ("i must confess... i am rather afraid of this whole process, i always am, and i always try to face it with a brave face but... maybe for once...i just wish it werent so") and the multitude of people she saved console her and reassure her that she did great and that she will be fine. for extra schmaltz i would have an orchestral rendition of "for she's a darling good fellow" play in the background. one final teary smile from her by seeing all this support, maybe even an actual bow or a curtsy and then finally letting go by saying "thank you my dears"(*), cue regeneration.

(*) yes, this is in fact a reference to the musical cats, fucking sue me.

#doctor who #dr who #the doctor #fan fic

[fred-art-95]

0.2 SCURRY

"Perhaps it would be more useful if I were to Transfigure yourself and Mr Potter into a pocket watch? That way one of you might be on time." cit Minerva McGonogall

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (film)

 Pofessor Minerva McGonogall always in our hearts!! ❤️

#inktober #inktober2020 #scurry #harry potter #ron weasley #harry potter fanart #harry potter fandom #wizarding world #my art

[impishtubist]

I see those headcanons of the Marauders calling McGonogall Minnie or Minerva and I raise you “they always refer to her as Professor McGonogall; they’re willing to drop the professor part once they graduate, but as far as they’re concerned, she only has one name and that’s McGonogall.”

Also, I like to imagine that Peter, James, and Sirius all rock at Potions, we just don’t hear anything about it because none of them wanted to really join the Slug Club. Snape’s frothing at the mouth in rage because of course, Potter and Black are effortlessly talented at this too

YES THANK YOU. She is McGonagall and McGonagall only, and even if she one days requests that they call her Minerva, they absolutely Cannot.

Look I don't like thinking of Peter as good at anything, but YES, James and Sirius rock at potions. They're effortlessly talented at everything! Plus they got lots of mentoring from Monty, who literally ran a potions empire.

#imp speaks

[onewizardgirl]

Part 1/3

minerva takes her cub under her wing, and a letter the next morning makes her far more protective than ever

Her little cub

Midnight chills swept through the corridor, dim torches lit the hallways. All the while traversing the dark a cloaked figure made its way through the dim corridors.

First year lakelyn thomas was shaking in her boots, a small black cloak wrapped around her, covering a blue nightgown soaked in blood. She found this blood when she woke for a glass of water. She panicked, and hidden in the darkness with her black cloak she creeped down the stairs hoping not to fall.

She aproached the door to mcgonagall’s living quarters that resided at the bottom of the gryffindor tower.

Mcgonagall was about to leave her quarters to spend some time with her old friend poppy in the hospital wing but was startled by lakelyn approaching and sternly asked

"What in the heavens are you doing out of bed miss thomas? Its past midnight,"

Lakelyn looks up at her professor,

"I-I'm sorry professor.. ," lakelyn said her eyes becoming glassy with unshed tears

"What happened, my cub?" Mcgonagall asked leading the small figure into her quarters. Usually she would take away house points and send her student back to bed, but something told her she needed to do something different. Take a softer approach, evenn the darkness minerva could tell when her cub was injured.

"I woke up to get a glass of water and i found blood on my bed," lakelyn told quietly

“Follow me,” the elder witch told, guiding the first year into her quarters.

“Are you in pain?” mcgonogall asked

“A little,” lakelyn answered “its just a stomachache though,”

“Is there a known source of the bleeding?” the elder asked again as she knealt down to look over her cub to look for an injury.

Lakelyn stayed quiet, usure of what to say, she didn’t think anyone had hexed her while she was sleeping but she could tell the blood was on her legs,almost like she’d been splinched on the inside of them, but it didn’t hurt like splinching did, and she should know, she splinched her ribs once when her and her mother had apparated somewhere in london when she was a child.

Minerva picked up on the tension in the air and made a likely assumption, since any magical ailments that could cause blood loss in this degree would have the girl howling in pain.

"Lakelyn, i believe you've started your period," McGonagall told

Lakelyn began panicking now, how could she've been so stupid?

Minerva saw the change in her demeanor and grasped the girls hands in her own

"I assume by way of your reaction you know what i meant, correct?" Minerva asked

"I'm so sorry professor, how could ive been so stupid, i didnt even think of that, I just pani-" lakelyn rambled before minerva cur her off putting a gentle hand on each of her shoulders to help steady her.

"Hush my little cub, it's fine, I understand, truly. Now, here's what you will need to get you through this week, for now I'd recommend one of the orange ones, since they are a bit bigger and are better for sleep. I will allow you to use my personal bathroom to shower and clean yourself up, afterwards you and i can take some time to talk, im sure this must be quite a difficult time without your mother near," McGonagall explained

"Thank you professor," lakelyn thanked

Minerva swirled her wand and conjured a black nightgown and clean underwear for the girl before she disappeared into minerva's bathroom.

She graded some rather awful essays from a few fourth year slytherins, finally getting to her gryffindor essays coming across hermione granger's essay written well and properly cited, just like the three years she's taught the girl prior.

Lakelyn came out of the bathroom in the black gown, minerva used her want to put lakelyn's bloody clothes in her dormitory where the house elves can take care of it.

"This will help with your cramps," Mcgonagall told "come sit,"

"Thank you professor," lakelyn said taking a seat near Mcgonagall.

" would you like to stay here for the rest of the night, my cub? I wouldn't mind a bit of company." Minerva asked

"It would be nice to not face my roommates for a morning, they all think i'm quite peculiar, scribbling down stories and fairytales at all hours if the morning," lakelyn admitted

"Very well," Mcgonagall said as she summoned a fuzzy red blanket for them while they were on the roomy sofa,

"Do you want to share some of your stories? I'm sure you'd make quite a good author for the wizarding community," Minerva asked

"Well, I've been writing one about a witch from hogwarts and a boy from the wizard school in america Ilvermorny isnt it? They met over the summer when the boy came to london to visit his grandparents and they hit it off immediately, they write to eachother nearly every day. I havent really got much after that, and im stuck in a rut right now." Lakelyn explained

"Quite the romance plot, i like that. Maybe you could do a plot twist where the boy finds a girl to date, essentially leaving the girl in the dirt, and she goes through a major character arc and becomes a completely different girl and ends up happier than ever that she's got her friends by her side" Mcgonagall said thinking of a plot to help lakelyn write.

For hours the pair sat and bounced ideas back and forth until lakelyn finally cuddled slose to minerva resting her head in the elder witches lap as she asked about minerva's days at hogwarts and listening until she eventually fell asleep. Minerva with papers that still needed to be corrected accioed a small table infront of her and her work. Letting the girl sleep while she graded.

By the time breakfast came that saturday morning poppy had made her way up to see why minerva had not visited her the night prior.

"I couldn't leave my cub alone, especially with her first period in a new place without her mother around to comfort her," minerva whispered as poppy took a seat in the recliner by the sofa.

"I see, well, i'll get some breakfast to bring up for you and your little cub, and we can play chess until she wakes." Poppy said, giving Minerva a small kiss on her lips as she left.

An owl left a letter on her lap moments later, what it read made minerva more protective of lakelyn than ever.

#harry potter #women supporting women #sideplot minerva/poppy love #we support lesbians here #lesbians #witches #period #first period #minerva mcgonagall #poppy pomfrey #young oc #gryffindor

[spaceagebachelormann]

harry potter masterlist

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➼ Harry Potter

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[thestrongestmagic]

//Hello everyone. It’s Bee here. Some of you may know me as @theacerbicprince . This is my multimuse sideblog for the following characters from the Harry Potter universe. The following characters are present on this blog. 

Andromeda Tonks nee Black         Bellatrix Lestrange nee Black

Narcissa Malfoy nee Black            Hermione Granger     

Molly Weasley                               Nymphadora Lupin nee Tonks

Eileen Snape nee Prince               Pandora Lovegood

Minerva McGonogall                      Luna Lovegood

Astoria Malfoy nee Greengrass      Lavender Brown

 and my two OC’s; Christina Malfoy and Lyra Rosier.

I also have;

Sirius @canisstella

Lucius Malfoy @primpingpatriarch

Voldemort on request @thetruebloodofsalazar

Alice Cullen, Edward Cullen, Esme Cullen and Jasper Hale @thecullenfamily

Multi fandom multi muse on @collectionofvoices

Rules ----- Drabbles

I have an interest tracker here and I do operate this blog on a queue basis as I find it far easier to manage this blog and the others by doing that. As a result, roleplaying can be a little slower but I do get to things so please don’t worry.

#ooc #harry potter rp #harry potter roleplay

[ao3feed-romione]

In These Violet Eyes

In These Violet Eyes by vangeandeve

He was alluring, the boy with bright green eyes, showy and arrogant, but kind all the same. His noble nature shone through those that surrounded him, and she cursed the day she noticed it; how stupidly noble and arrogant Harry Potter had to be.

He was going to ruin her life.

Words: 3083, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Harry Potter, Daphne Greengrass, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Augusta Longbottom, Charlie Weasley, Bill Weasley, Fleur Delacour, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Cornelius Fudge, Peter Pettigrew, Tom Riddle | Voldemort

Relationships: Daphne Greengrass/Harry Potter, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Harry is a Tease, Harry is a Little Shit, daphne has the patience of a saint, no beta we die like men, Fluff and Angst, different POVs, POV Daphne Greengrass, the author may or may not be on drugs, just kidding, TW: gingers, seriously this doesn't have a happy ending, kind of, The Author Regrets Nothing, pacing is a bitch but please bare with me, updating is a bitch too, slow burn kind of, Albus Dumbledore's A+ Parenting, Minerva McGonogall Gives sex ed, scenes that should have been in the books but wasn't, Filch contemplates his life choices, Cornelius Fudge's wife wants a divorce

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40303323

#AO3 Feed #Romione FanFic #♡ #Side Romione #Hinny #R:General #A:Vangeandeve #Fluff #Angst

[weaslxtte]

Snazzy parts of the books that weren't in the movies:

Harry beating up draco

Ron punching draco

Harry and ginnys ACTUAL first kiss

"Theres no need to call me sir professor"

Charlie weasley

Ted and andromeda

Angelina yelling at harry for getting detentions

"Have a biscuit potter"

Ron and hermiones ACTUAL first kiss

"Hello are you an imprint of a departed soul?"

Roonil wazlib

Harry trashing dumbledores office

Lavenders bunnie died wait thats not snazzy

"I forgot" "lucky you"

Harry using crucio on one of the carrows when they spat at mcgonogall

Harry telling krum that ginny has a boyfriend at bill and fleurs wedding

The Hogwarts kitchens

Stan being a deatheater wait thats not snazzy either

Harry calling umbridge a cow in front of dumbledore

Remus pretending he's not 110% involved in making the marauders map

"They hated each other" "nah they didn't"

Freds death scene THIS ISN'T SNAZZY

#harry potter #hermione granger #ron weasley #ginny weasley #remus lupin #james potter #lily evans #lily potter #hogwarts #minerva mcgonogall #professor umbridge #lavender brown #fred weasley #george weasley #hinny #ronmione #jily #the marauders

[moonlightdancer26]

Mcgonagall: Severus, you have to stop drinking so much coffee.

Snape: It helps with depression.

Snape: More espresso, less depresso!

Mcgonagall:

#this is basically my motto #severus snape #minerva mcgonogall #professor mcgonagall #pro snape #pro severus snape #snape #professor snape #professor severus snape #anti snaters #harry potter #hp

[angelicamerlinbarnes]

Severus Snape being an awesome teacher and human being

Au Volant - Elsa & Emilie

He makes sure to let students work on their own when they brew Amortentia. They only have to pass in a list of things they smell and he draws little smiley faces on them because he knows a lot of kids are very insecure about their feelings. (Once a kid passed in a list that just said, I’m sorry Professor but it doesn’t smell like anything, and on their paper Severus drew an ace and aro flag and a time for the student to be at Mcgonogall’s office that weekend for tea, along with a smiley face and an O grade.) (The student was Newt.) (Hailee’s just read, People are gross and if I fall in love with one I want you to kill me, to which Severus responded, Valid, and drew her a picture of a turtle.)

He makes fake batches of Felix Felicis and gives one to every student secretly before their O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s so they feel extra confident going into the test but aren’t actually cheating.

He knows his area is Potions, but he teaches defense spells to students who come after class or report bullying anonymously. Severus Snape does not fucking stand for bullying in his classroom or outside of it. If you dare to pick on one of his students, he will burn you so hard with his mere words that you will wish you were dead. Do not fuck with Severus Snape’s kids.

On parent-teacher day, he drinks different batches of Polyjuice Potion to imitate certain students, all of whom hide away in their dorms after drinking a fine batch of invisibility potion. He then follows these select parents around and endures their horrifying, demeaning remarks about their “failure of a child” so his students don’t have to. He makes sure to give these students glowing praises to their parents when it’s his turn to offer feedback (after making up an excuse to go to the bathroom as the student), and takes mental notes of the parents’ most prominent criticisms so he can be sure to compliment those parts of his students during their next assignments (and also just because).

He brews sleeping potions for students he knows stay up all night studying and sometimes slips it into their drinks if they refuse to take it willingly. He then gives them back their (usually almost flawless) tests with the note that if they want a full O they need to sleep more.

He invites kids he knows don’t have many friends to have dinner and lunch and breakfast in his classroom whenever they’d like. He tries to make friends with some of them too, hoping to make their lives a little less lonely than his was.

He keeps an eye out for abusive home situations. He does his best to come up with excuses for those unfortunate students to stay at Hogwarts over breaks or to visit often over the summer. He tries to find them friends that will help them the way James helped Sirius and Regulus, and speaks to Mcgonogall about opening a home for these kids on campus. He does his best to be the parent he knows these kids don’t have, and is open about his own horrid past in hopes of getting some of them to fess up so he can help them better than he can without hearing it explicitly from their mouths.

He uses his Pensieve to collect happy memories of and for his students to reflect on when they need to and they sit in the corner of his classroom. (Among them are his wedding day to James and Lily, the day Harry was born, a couple playdates with the other Marauder children, Sirius and Remus’ wedding day, studying with Remus, pranking James with Sirius, Sirius and James asleep cuddled together with Remus on the couch in ugly Christmas sweaters, his son and many nieces and nephews playing dress-up, reading with Hermione and exploring with Luna and Newt, dancing with Draco (he likes to dance but was always ashamed to do it at the Malfoys), going on long drives with Regulus, the Blacks’ funeral (Regulus and Sirius performed a very gay stripper dance on top of their graves, it was beautiful), and many, many more.) Sometimes he can see his saddest students watching them and smiling, and their sad eyes twinkling make him smile.

He brings in a box of small kittens, puppies, and bunnies one day and lets them wander around the classroom. Some kids start crying because they haven’t felt this loved in years. After an incident with a bad potion and a rainbow puppy, he stops bringing them all out during class, but they’re there on the weekends and whenever a student needs to hug one (or borrow one, much to Mcgonogall’s chagrin).

He works to break down House biases and help students develop inter-House relationships and friendships. He wants every student to be proud of their House and not to treat anyone differently because of theirs. He creates (with Dumbledore, Sirius, and Regulus’ help) an annual House Pride, in which every student dresses up in their House colors and has their nails and skin painted and everyone is smiling and laughing and waving flags with their House emblems in the air. Even the teachers get in on it.

He stresses the importance of friendships, communication, and choices. He urges students not to make his mistakes by treating their friends well, talking about their feelings even if they’re ugly, and making the right choices in life for you and your loved ones, even if those choices are hard. He invites Lily in to talk about this too sometimes.

He sends out his Patronus every night to wander around the school. Often it comes back to him with nothing, but sometimes he can hear a student crying through it. He’ll instruct his doe to sit with the student until he gets there, and then he’ll walk around the castle, pretending to “accidentally” happen upon the crying student. He’ll sit with them until they’ve calmed down and listen if they want to talk and then take them to their dorm, bidding them goodnight and get well soon.

He gives students hugs when they want them. He didn’t want to originally, but Harry would greet him every class with a hug, and then one day Draco came in crying and attached himself to Severus like a sloth, so he patted him on the back and continued to hug him. Not long after, Hermione couldn’t figure out a potion and burst into tears out of frustration, turning and burying herself in his chest. After Luna wrapped her stick arms around his neck for no reason, Severus just accepted his fate and let his students hug him.

A lot of first years get scared in the hallways, since the staircases move and everywhere is incredibly crowded and they are oh so very small. Severus will often hold the hand of the most anxious ones for the first few weeks and walk them to class. Eventually they become more confident with the castle and themselves and stop needing it, but the occasional sixth year will slip their hand into his just because sometimes.

He walks around campus with students sometimes. He can tell when they’re nervous or sad or angry and he takes them on walks around the outskirts of campus and lets them vent. He also teaches them how to throw curses at the Whomping Willow just because (it’s for Remus but nobody’s gonna say it out loud).

He teaches students how to walk dramatically (as he should). He puts on student drag shows in the Great Hall with James’ help (who always kisses him way too enthusiastically because of it) and Dumbledore’s permission (so long as he gets to be the finale). The students work with Sirius on their drag looks and Sirius and Remus both join in the drag show for the opening act. Sirius’ job is to design and create the students’ looks while Remus tells them they look pretty and tames their stage fright. Severus just sits in the audience smirking while Lily screams in delight. (Regulus also shrieks with excitement eventually, though he does usually spend the first half trying to look disinterested.) (Peter’s job is to get the cookies and sweets (and underage alcohol).)

He turns into his snake Animagus form sometimes without warning when his students aren’t looking and just slithers around the classroom scaring the crap out of people. His favorite students are the ones brave enough to pet him. Harry and Newt are the only ones brave enough (and allowed) to wind him around their shoulders. Severus and Harry sometimes have conversations in Parseltongue.

He invents spells to help with dyslexia and other learning disabilities in his spare time. When he’s done with that he plans to try looking into some cures to mental illness. He’s thinking possibly a potion that treats PTSD by replacing traumatic memories with pictures of puppies, unicorns, bunnies, cats, and parrots. What do you think?

He tries hard to come up with solutions and modifications to his lessons for students with ADHD. He often talks to James about what the best steps to take are because James has ADHD. (So does Sirius, but his insecurities are bad enough that he won’t talk about it with anyone but Remus and James.)

He plays the violin sometimes during tests and uses Sonorus to make it echo throughout the classroom. Occasionally he cancels class and just plays until most of his students fall asleep. Those who want to work on extra work can, but he tries to keep their stress and general teenage angst to a minimum. (Though he encourages the emo phase.)

One of the first things he does after the Prank is get to work on a lycanthropy solution for Remus. After a couple years he invents the wolfsbane potion, but it doesn’t quite do the trick. Eventually he manages to figure out the cure, and when Remus finds out he cries so hard he can’t breathe right for days. (Sirius also cries. So does James. And Peter. And Lily and Regulus and Mcgonogall. Seriously, everyone cried and everyone hugged him and Severus tried to get away by transforming into his snake form but toddler Harry just grabbed him and refused to let go, so that didn’t work.) (He also helps Remus become a wolf Animagus when he asks almost a year later.)

He teaches certain kids Occlumency and Legilimency after school. It’s strictly for kids he knows come from abusive homes, whether they’re open about it or not, so they can tell when it’s going to be a bad night and get away or protect themselves. He teaches Occlumency for those who need to hide things from their parents (like Sirius and Regulus used to) and Legilimency to all, just in case. He focuses on stealth and untraceable versions of the craft to earn the kids as much time and protection as he can.

He figures out how to remove the Dark Mark from his own arm after the war. The next person he calls is Regulus, whose he also removes. He writes down the entire process and when the war starts up again, he keeps an eye out for students suddenly wearing long sleeves. He speaks with those he does find and helps them to make the right choice and join the right side of the war, starting with removing that horrid tattoo. (Draco bawls uncontrollably when Severus removes his.)

When they do the lesson on Veritaserum, he’s extra careful to make sure students don’t test it, especially on themselves or their friends. It, along with Amortentia, is the most guarded potion in his stash. The only times he uses it is when a student from an abusive home is too scared to tell him what’s going on, in which case he finds them somewhere private, asks them if they’d be okay with it and if so which teacher they want to be there to ask the questions (usually Remus, Sirius, or himself), and then administers the potion and leaves or begins to ask yes or no questions. It’s helped a lot of kids escape their families.

He tries to ease trepidations about himself early in the school year, since he’s aware he can be intimidating and the rampant stories regarding his time under Voldemort (though entirely as a spy) do not help. His friendships with Remus and Sirius often serve to alleviate students’ fears though, as they tend to tell embarrassing stories about him from their own Hogwarts days that make him seem more human (and make him want to strangle them, but that’s neither here nor there).

Every year, he works with Remus and Lily to arrange Muggleborn Pride. It’s an incredibly popular event with tons of Muggle inventions and artifacts floating through the air over students’ heads. At any time they can reach up and pull one down to study it. Many students dress as their favorite Muggle icons and characters. Because of this, Muggleborn students are more comfortable being who they are than ever before. (Some have even reclaimed the word Mudblood by setting up mud pits during their Pride.) (They also have more Slytherin Muggleborns now than any other time in recorded history.)

He tells Regulus’ story to every class of students, to teach them what true bravery is and how love and family, even if not blood, can change the course of history. Regulus survived his encounter with the Horcruxes and worked to destroy them and eventually Voldemort, but now lives away from the public eye in a secluded part of Muggle London. He and Severus are friends and visit often, and Regulus will occasionally come back to Hogwarts to say hello to his brother and mum (Remus), but for the most part he keeps his life intensely private. He allows his family to tell his story because he wants other kids to know they are not alone and that there is a way out, and that you are not a bad person for things you did in your childhood. Severus does his best to do it justice.

He has incredibly loud arguments with Dumbledore until he finally agrees to implement sex ed as a mandatory class at Hogwarts. Severus works with the other Marauders on the curriculum and they try to include multiple angles and identities in their lesson plan. At first they try to trust Remus with it, but Remus doesn’t go anywhere without Sirius who is less than tactful and Remus himself has some deadpan sarcasm and a lack of shame to rival James Potter’s, so. They try Lily. She can’t stop giggling. Finally they beg Regulus to come back and teach it. He’s surprisingly… perfect for the job. (He steals parenting books from Amir, that’s his secret.)

When James visits, everything becomes chaos for a bit. While he mostly hangs out with Sirius and Remus and causes trouble with them, he certainly seems to enjoy sitting in the back of Severus’ classroom and bothering him during lessons. The only way to get him to leave is to turn into a snake and wind himself around his shoulders, which makes James shriek and sputter and run away (James has always had an irrational fear of snakes; odd that he married one then, innit?). But when James isn’t causing chaos, he’s following Severus around adoringly and grabbing at his hand, whispering jokes in his ear and kissing his cheek. Despite all of the times he’s a pain in the ass, there are always these little moments that remind Severus why he fell in love with him in the first place (entirely unwillingly and with much stubborn pride on both ends, but, well. It is what it is and they got here eventually, so that’s all that matters).

When Lily visits, everything is calm. She reigns all of the Marauders in and forces them to have picnics under the tree where they all used to do homework. She often holds Severus’ hand and dances with him there, turning his insides to useless goo. She’s always full of laughter and fairy bells, and though she makes every student question their priorities and life decisions, she’s a favorite of them all. Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t pull him aside and say, “You’re a lucky, lucky man.” (Or, in James’ case: “Fuck, love, how’d we bloody manage that?” (Severus just shrugs. It’s not like he knows.))

He helps kids with autism feel more like they belong. He also works to educate non-autistic students how to better socialize and respect those who are, and takes extra care to dispel myths about autism and its causes, effects, and characteristics. Lily helps when she can.

Above all, Severus tries to give his students the education he never had. Anything he can provide for them he will. He’s been given a second chance and by Merlin is he going to bloody use it.

#severus snape #pro snape #marauders #pro marauders #james potter #lily evans #regulus black #remus lupin #sirius black #minerva mcgonogall #albus dumbledore #james x lily x severus #wolfstar #hailee sirirem amirus lupin is regulus' kid with this librarian muggle amir levis #maxwell neeedles is a punk nonbinary with magenta hair #they're a hufflepuff with gryffindor energy whose animagus is a cheetah #they're peter's partner and their son is seamus finnigan #remus and sirius adopted hermione and luna and draco and newt #severitus #severus and james and lily are all harry's parents #mcgonogall is dumbledore's qpp #james and sirius and remus are qpps #this is my harry potter canon now #fuck jk rowling #everybody's gay #harry potter #have a nice day y'all

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Lily’s POV: the first transfiguration lesson of 6th year

Damn it. I let out a frustrated sigh and set my wand on the table after my 14th failed attempt at the animating spell. I look around the classroom and see that Potter has already successfully animated his doll and is now making it climb all over Peter. Of course, he’s already done. I roll my eyes as the usual feeling of irritation that I feel around James Potter returns and I turn my attention to the table behind me where Dorcas is helping Marlene with the spell. I watch as she animates the doll in front of her and makes it dance on the table before releasing it from the spell.

“Dorcas, how did you do that?” I ask.

“Oh, sorry Lils I’ll help you in a second I’m just helping Marlene first. Potter’s already done though, so why don’t you ask him to help?” Dorcas replies with a knowing smile.

“When hell freezes over,” I scoff.

“You should give him a chance. He might surprise you,” Dorcas laughs before turning back to Marlene. As far as I’m concerned James Potter is and always will be a self-centered toe rag. He thinks all the girls are obsessed with him and it’s so obnoxious of him. I mean, sure, maybe Mary was slightly right about him being hot in a rugged, messy sort of way but that doesn’t mean he’s any less of a toe rag. In fact, it probably means he’s even more of a toe rag.

“Evans, let me see you try again.” McGonagall's voice cuts through my thoughts as she approaches me from behind.

I grimace before picking up my wand. Feeling the professor’s eyes on me I make another attempt at the spell and watch, unsurprised, as the doll stays unmoving on the table. As I turn towards the professor a large bang comes from the back of the room followed by black wisps of smoke and McGonagall lets out a frustrated sigh as she turns to survey the damage.

“If you’ll excuse me, I have to sort that out. Dorcas could you please help Lily,” she says, already walking away.

“I can’t Miss I’m sorry I’m already helping Marlene. Potter seems to have done it too though so he can help Lily.”

My head whips around at Dorcas’s words as I level a glare at her face which is alight with mischief.  

“No, no, no, Miss. I’m fine I can figure it out myself,” I hurriedly try to backtrack Dorcas’s words but it’s too late and I’m forced to watch with horror as McGonagall turns towards Potter and says the damning words.

“Potter, please help Miss Evans.”

I watch surprise wash over James’s features and groan internally. Why is it so hard to avoid one person? It’s like the universe has something against me. I purposefully ignore James as he walks towards me.

“Alright, Evans? What do you need help with?” he says awkwardly as he comes to a stop in front of my desk. I glare up at him, determined to make my irritation known.

“I’m fine, I can do it myself. There’s nowhere for you to sit anyway.” I snap. I turn away satisfied that I’d gotten rid of him until I hear Mary’s voice.

That’s alright, he can have my seat. I’ll take his and Peter can help me. Is that alright Peter?” she says. “Mary!!” I gasp, ignoring Peter’s aggressive nodding in my peripheral. I watch in shock as Mary has the audacity to shrug and smile innocently at me.

"What? I can’t help you; I can’t do the spell either.”

That backstabbing bi- An overpowering scent of treacle, broom polish and cinnamon overwhelms me as James sits down beside me, forcing me to lose my train of thought. I never noticed how he smells before and for some reason, I don’t seem to hate it. In fact, I have to restrain myself from leaning towards him to get a stronger whiff.

“Um, ok, why don’t you try the spell again and then I’ll show you what you’re doing wrong?” suggests James uncertainly.

‘Fine,” I mutter, picking up my wand, “Inanimatus Conjurus.”

“It looks like you’re doing the wand movement wrong. You’ve got to do it like this.” James says, motioning for me to copy his movements. I do as he says but he grimaces slightly clearly showing I did it wrong.

“Not quite. Uh, do you mind if I…?” He grabs my hand and heat rushes up my arm. I quickly snatch my hand back, feeling my face growing red.  

“What the hell are you doing, Potter?” I snap, flustered.

“I’m trying to show you what it’s supposed to feel like.” he says, clearly as embarrassed as I am.

“That doesn’t make me feel any better.”

“Just trust me.” he says. His hazel eyes meet mine and they look so genuine that I sigh and hold my hand out to him. He takes it gently and this time I ignore the rush of heat. His skin is rough and calloused and I wonder what he does to make them like that. His hand guides my hand through the motions but I’m barely paying attention as I glance up at his face. He has a gentle smattering of freckles over his nose that I hadn’t noticed before and his hazel eyes have flecks of gold in them. My eyes trace over his sharp jawline before trailing back up to his eyes where I’m met with amusement as he looks down on me, catching me staring at him. Shoot. A small smile climbs up his face as I blush and quickly look away. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Why did I do that? I hear James release a soft chuckle and my face turns even more red as I intently focus on the movement of the wand in front of me.

“There just like that,” says James, moving on, “Ok try it with the spell now.”

With James still guiding my hand I try the spell again and I gasp in delight as the doll rises from the desk and starts walking around on it

"I did it!” I exclaim excitedly looking up at James only to see that he’s already watching me with a smile.  

“You did it!” he says, his eyes never leaving mine. Suddenly I feel incredibly awkward and glance away from him, back to the doll still walking around the table.

“Thanks,” I mutter, still staring at the doll.

“Merlin’s tits.”

I glance up at him in surprise. “What?”

“Sorry, I just never thought I’d hear you actually thanking me for something,” He laughs. “Perhaps we should celebrate with a date?”

I can’t help but laugh along with him. His laugh is infectious.

“Don’t push your luck Potter. Can I have my hand back now?”

It’s James’s turn to look surprised as he glances at our hands as though he had forgotten he had been holding it at all.

“Oh, uh, right, yes, of course.”

I immediately regret asking him to take it back as the warmth of his hand leaves mine, exposing it to the cool air and bursting the bubble that had formed around us. I quickly glanced around to see if anybody had seen us holding hands and am met with a mischievous smile from Dorcas. I glare at her in return. All this does is make her smile even larger. Ugh.

“It’s the end of class. Everyone please return your dolls to my desk. This seating arrangement seems to work well so these will be your assigned seats for the rest of the year.” McGonagall announces from the front of class.

“What?!” I exclaim.

“You heard me Ms Evans. I do not expect I need to repeat myself, do I?” Says McGonagall, levelling her infamous glare onto me. My cheeks warm and I mutter, “No, of course not. Sorry.”

“Looks like you’re stuck with me now.” James smirks as he picks up the dolls on the desk.

“Don’t look so smug about it.” I retort.

“We’re going to have a great year,” He announces as he walks backwards to McGonagall’s desk, still grinning at me. My eyes are immediately drawn to the dimples that have appeared on his cheeks and I groan internally. I need to sort out whatever’s going on with me otherwise this is going to be a long, long year.

“Merlin, help me.” I mutter before picking up my books and running out of class as fast as possible.

#jily #jily fanfiction #Harry Potter #harry potter headcanon #jily headcanon #jilystory #short story #writing #minerva mcgonogall #dorcas meadowes #mary mcdonald #marlene mckinnon #Lily Evans #James Potter #james fleamont potter #Minnie McGonagall

[secondlastpsycho]

you know that feeling when you just wanna rewrite the entire harry potter series and make the world a better place?

#harry potter #jk rowling #draco malfoy #luna lovegood #ginny weasley #linny #drarry #wolfstar #marauders #atyd #lily potter #james potter #peter pettigrew #sirius black #remus lupin #moony #padfoot #prongs #dumbledore #minerva mcgonogall #hogwarts

[echoarts03]

*McGonagal, about to attack Snape in the Deathly Hallows*

Lupin: *holds out chocolate bar* You'll need this, dementor attacks can make even the strongest witch weak.

Minerva: Remus there are no Dementors in here-

Lupin: *points at Snape* then why is it that every time he's around, anyone within a 500 foot radius of him feels like their souls and happiness have been ripped from them?

Literally over half the kids in the Great Hall:

#harry potter incorrect quotes #tumblr #harry potter headcanon #harry potter #harry potter remus lupin #minerva mcgonogall #remus lupin #severus snape #deathly hallows

[didsomeonesaydaddydraco]

Harry Potter Watch Party Vol.1

Hi guys!

Come and watch Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with us on Zoom tonight. 

The watch party starts at 6 PM (EST/EDT), 11 PM (GMT).

You can join with this ID: 871 4036 0974

Password: Dobbie

Please, remember, you don’t have to turn on your camera or microphone, if you don’t want to! :) 

#Harry Potter watch party #Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone #Harry Potter #Ron Weasley #Hermione Granger #Draco Malfoy #Severus Snape #Albus Dumbledore #Minerva McGonogall #Naville Longbottom #Lord Voldemort #Tom Riddle

[jencala]

Headcanons about James and Sirius annoying Mc Gonagall (secretly she loves all her boys!), or Wolfstar making up after their first row, or Sirius buying Remus chocolate or something Jily??? PS get well soon love 😘😘😘😘😘

SO MANY,  I want to do them all!  But you may have a hit upon some of your birthday fic in this so I’m going to just do this for you, love. It may have gone a bit astray ;-)

- Sirius Black and James Potter had been metaphorical thorns in Minerva’s side since their first week at Hogwarts.

- Six years later she still had no idea how two first years could have flooded the entire dungeons with sticky essence of murtlap causing the Slytherins to have to relocate to the Great Hall for two nights while the dungeons were cleaned. 

- But she knew those boys were behind it.  

- She also knew it had something to do with the Howler Sirius had received from his horrible mother the day after he’d been sorted into Gryffindor. She had seen how the boy had blanched despite trying to pretend his mother’s heinous words hadn’t bothered him.

- More importantly she had seen the look of anger on James Potter’s face at how his new friend was treated and she had watched his face turn thoughtful immediately after.

- It didn’t help the boys that they had been caught just down the corridor by Filch, but Minerva knew in her heart the boys had planned their prank as way to cheer Sirius so she had gone easy on their detentions.

- Over the years she had watched the two become the best of friends, bringing both Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew into their circle and while they were definitely mischievous she also saw how the boys protected and cared for each other. 

- She had always felt protective over young Lupin because of his lycanthropy and had worried he might not fit in with his classmates, but the friendship he had forged with the other three seemed to be exactly what the shy, quiet boy had needed.  She was aware they knew Lupin’s secret and was moved by the fact it made them even more loyal to the boy.

- Minerva never knew what to expect from Potter and Black, but she could always safely assume trouble was around the corner if those two were near.

- If it wasn’t outrageous pranks like the time they had charmed all of the pumpkins at the Halloween feast to sing bawdy songs and only grow louder when any of the Professor’s tried to silence them, it was small annoyances she actually found quite humorous.  

- She had found a box of Muggle cat treats on her desk one day with a note signed from her secret admirers as well as a bag of catnip just outside her chamber doors another day.  She knew it was her boys.

- And ‘her boys’ they were.  

- She knew they were troublemakers, but she had grown to love those boys as if they were her own though she would never admit it out loud.  

- She watched Sirius flounder and rebel, trying so desperately to not be like his family and she saw how he had flourished with the love and friendship of the other boys.  His brilliant mind could have been put to ill use if not for the gentle guidance and influence of the other three, especially Remus who she noticed Sirius always listened to more than the others. 

- Minerva saw James grow from an arrogant boy who thought he could no wrong to the kind and caring boy who tutored first years when needed and eventually won over the heart of Miss Evans.  She had been secretly cheering them on from the sidelines for years, but had admired Lily’s tenacity in spurning James’ affection until he’d matured. 

- Even now as she handed out yet another in the long line of detentions she had issued them over the years, she couldn’t help but be proud of the brilliance of their latest prank.  How those boys could manage to be so mischievous and yet remain at the top of their year was a mystery even to her. 

- Minerva looked on, peering at them over the top of her glasses with a stern look on her face, as they scrubbed the blackboards in her classroom and couldn't help but smile as she saw Sirius sneak a quick kiss to Remus’ cheek when he thought she wasn’t looking.  

- She bit her lip to stop the grin when she saw James help Peter, who was much shorter, reach the top of the blackboard to wipe it down.  

- Yes, her boys were always in trouble for some reason or another, but she was proud that they were her boys. 

#Minerva McGonogall #James Potter #Sirius Black #Remus Lupin #Peter Pettigrew #head canons #blitheringmcgonagall