#siat

[shanastoryteller]

ROSES ARE RED, AND THIS IS BEDONKS
CAN I PRETTY PLEASE HAVE SOME PERCY AND TONKS 🌹💖

“What’s going on with Percy?”

Kingsley looks ups from his paperwork to find Amelia looming over him. Not exactly a common occurrence, since he’s well over a foot taller than her. “Brooks?”

“Merlin, don’t speak to me about Percy Brooks,” she says, pulling a face. She’s the one who brought him up! “Weasley.”

He blinks several times, rolling through Arthur’s children until he lands on the appropriate redhead. A bit uptight, considering his parentage, but Molly can fret with the best of them up until she gets fed up and settles matters with her wand. “I could get Tonks in here, if you want.”

“Do they know each other?” she asks in interest. “They were in different houses, and a couple years apart.”

How does she know that? He knew that, but it was against his will. “Tonks is dating him. Or trying? I’m not totally clear on the specifics despite her best efforts.”

He hadn’t anticipated how much work it would take for him to dodge a trainee determined to complain to him about her love life. It speaks well of her future in the field, at least. Or poorly of his own abilities, but he’s fairly confident in those, so he’s comfortable giving her the credit here.

“Great, a harassment case waiting to happen for our department,” she says dryly.

He rolls his eyes. “The only person he’s complaining about it to is Tonks. Who takes it as encouragement. Which, considering the cause and effect, it very well might be.”

“That’s what I’m talking about,” Amelia says. “What’s what this kid?”

Kingsley is lost again. “Can you get a little more specific?”

“Crouch’s department has become efficient, and dare I saw, effective over the last couple months. It’s certainly got nothing to do to with Crouch, since he’s been useless for nearly a decade. The only thing that’s changed is Percy. Who attends every meeting, claiming Crouch sent him to take notes, and then memos and policy get signed and sent out of Crouch’s office when I know for a fact Crouch is too busy harassing me to do his damn job.”

He tries to avoid the obvious answer because it’s the most ridiculous. “You think it’s him?”

“Who else?” she returns.

Well. “Do you… want me to arrest him?”

“What good would that do?” she demands. “The department is operating smoothly for once. I want to know what his deal is. Is he loyal to Crouch? Plotting against us? Just really passionate about bottom thickness?”

Not according to Tonks.

Uhg.

If he was alone, he’d bang his head on his desk until he’s unable to remember what Tonks’s voice sounded like and then maybe he’d know peace.

“Everyone’s got to start somewhere,” he says. “You’re noticing. Maybe that’s what he’s after.”

“I’m noticing because I notice everything. He’s taking significant steps to ensure people don’t notice. How’s he supposed to get promoted that way? Or transferred?” She shakes her head. “He’s doing it for a reason. Do me a favor and find out.”

Why can’t she ask him something simple, like hiding a body or burying evidence?

Now he has to spend his lunch break listening to Tonks talk about her not-boyfriend.

#hii! #prompt answers #prompts are closed #asks #lance-with-a-chance-of-anxiety #harry potter #siat #last valentines day prompt!! #DAYS before the end of the month too!! #which is so good for me

[rena-rules]

I finally finished binding Survival is a Talent Volume 1 (covers books 2-4). I started this back in 2021 and just never put the cover together till now.

I love this fic and all the wonderful fanart that I was able to include in the bound book. I even found marigold and iris paper to use for the outside and inside covers :)

I can't wait to do volume 2 (which will basically just be the chapters that cover order of the phoneix) and eventually volume 3 (and probably 4) whenever @shanastoryteller finishes writing the series!

#siat #awesomeness #bookbinding #fanfic binding #survival is a talent #drarry #harry potter #craftblr #shanastoryteller

[butimjustaliar]

#random sketch i made in samung notes after reading the last chapter #hermione granger #siat #survival is a talent #shanastoryteller #hostmblr

[ivytheenbyfae]

fics i will never get tired of rereading

nobody asked for this but these are the fics that are open on my phone at any given time in no particular order (w the authors tagged if i know them)

no. 1

@shanastoryteller

rated: teen and up

incomplete

from both harry and draco’s perspectives but the fic isn’t *only* about their relationship

ik i said “in no particular order” but this is hands down my favorite fic. i’ve re read it 9 ish times. it’s got fluff, it’s got angst, it’s got lucius and narcissa malfoy being the parents we wish we had.

no. 2

(author not on tumblr)

rated: teen and up

completed + a bonus

this is my go to when i’m in a soft depressive mood. it’s got a soft build up, soft resolution, soft angst, soft magic nerdiness. the first time i read it the climax was definitely intense and stressed me out but i cried happy tears, stressed tears, and sad tears all through this fic.

^ this is what i mean by soft depressive

no. 3

@imdamagecontrol @solmussa

rated: mature

completed

so actually i just finished reading this fic today and i haven’t had the chance to process to start rereading, but i’m definitely going to keep returning this fic. i think i found this when it was at 18/25 chapters completed and when there was an update, i would reread the previous chapter(s) before the new ones. i love this fic so much it had my heart in pieces

no. 4

(author not on tumblr)

rated: teen and up

incomplete

this one is just for fun. it’s got it’s depressing moments but it’s mostly tooth-rotting fluff. i love it and it’s my go to when i don’t want to be stressed or too overwhelmed by a book

no. 5

@lulublack90

mature

so actually i prefer to read Lulu’s work directly from his tumblr but here’s the ao3 link too. for whatever reason, Lulu doesn’t show up on my dashboard even though i follow them so i have taken to searching for her account everyday to read the updates. the current jegulus microfic storyline started mid february and i am so enthralled. Lulu also writes wolfstar microfics that don’t follow a storyline, which is great bc when i’m catching up on days, i’ll be reading the intense jegulus scene and then scroll up to read wolfstar fluff

#dead gay wizards #drarry #jegulus #siat #solangelo #jegulus microfic #ao3 #fic rec

[burningthegallows]

Inspired by this post by @shanastoryteller

#done enough #siat #hp #rocky horror #mine #I love hermione so much here it balances out how unfinished the piece is #this is such a cute ask #we are so lucky for this fic #shanastoryteller #survival is a talent

[flowerparrish]

Fic by @shanastoryteller; podfic by @flowerparrish

Harry Potter: Draco/Harry

Rated: T | No Warnings | Current Length: 3.5 hrs

Ch 1: 1.5 hrs | Ch 2: 2 hrs

In the middle of their second year, Draco and Harry discover they're soulmates and do their best to keep it a secret from everyone. Their best isn't perfect.

#siat #survival is a talent #drarry #hp podfic #drarry podfic #podfic wip #wip

[shae-la-hyene]

Survival is a talent is awesome because you have Anastasia (probably romanoff) who was a witch and a necromancy genius who was taught and worked together with someone who looks very much like Rasputin and was assassinated with a bullet to the back of the head and in the moment between life and death created a spell so strong it cursed her skeleton into a warded room to protect the book she and ra-ra-rasputin wrote together and bound in his skin.

And we're like 'sure makes sense, feels natural'

#survival is a talent #siat #shannastoryteller #drarry #drarry fic

[seagull-on-toast]

IM REREADING SURVIVAL IS A TALENT AGAIN IN HONOUR OF THE NEW CHAPTER AND WILL PERIODICALLY BE POSTING MY FAVOURITE MOMENTS, THOUGHTS ETC.

WATCH OUT BECAUSE IM BOUTTA GO FERALLLLLL

(also, when i finish re-reading it im considering podficing it??? maybe?? depends on the writers feelings on it i havent checked yet)

#survival is a talent #siat #shanastoryteller

[cherys-tones]

Just some lines in Survival is a Talent by ShanaStoryteller that reminds me that I am still in need of a therapist once my finances allow me to afford one. Coz some days I can kinda gaslight myself that I'm fine, I'm okay, and I can totally do this without professional help or any help for that matter and then I go and read SIAT and suddenly I'm ugly sobbing over something so bare minimum and simple 😭😭

#SurvivalisaTalent #SIAT #drarry fiction #hpdm #drarry

[citizenmoe]

i read 1,252,013 words of fanfiction during the month of may

#a lot of that is siat #the rest is soukoku #living my best life #fanfiction #ao3 #ao3 fanfic #soukoku #drarry #bungou stray dogs #siat

[shanastoryteller]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! SIAT drarry?

Draco rolls over and looks at Harry. "What are you going to do after we graduate?"

"Be your kept man," he answers instantly.

Draco rolls his eyes. "Sure. You have your own money, you know."

"It's better when it's yours," he says with a grin. "I don't know, maybe try to actually get picked up on a gliding team, like Fleur. Being an auror still sounds cool, but I don't want to go right to training. Are you doing to go straight to studying to be a barrister?"

He huffs and looks back up at the ceiling. "I don't know. That's why I'm asking, I guess."

Harry waits.

"I got an offer for a charms apprenticeship," he says.

"You get lots of offers," Harry points out. "Why's this one different?"

"It's with Mistress Araya," he says, trying not to sound too excited. "She's - really good. She builds charms, and others too, I guess, she has more spells credited to her than anyone else alive."

It's intimidating too. He's a great caster, no point in pretending otherwise, and he's creative with applying the magic he has available. But Mistress Araya is not one that deals with creative application. She's a believer in precise application and if there does not exist a spell that does exactly what she wants, she creates one.

Harry kisses the tip of his nose. Draco hadn't even noticed him moving. "You know your parents don't care. You'll get around to taking the exams and it's not exactly like your dad is eyeing retirement."

It would be easier if they cared. Then he could say no and blame it on them and not on being afraid of looking stupid in front of one of the greatest masters of his craft.

"Yeah," he says, then reaches up to pull Harry down on top of him.

He has time. He'll figure it out later.

There are currently more pressing matters to attend to.

#prompt answers #prompts are closed #asks #anon #harry potter #siat

[reinedeslys-central]

theories for survival is a talent

short bare-bones facts for anyone that hasn't heard/read the fic yet: canon divergence, hp fic, incomplete, current wc > 500k, drarry, soulmate au, canon rewrite-esque currently placed in HBP year six, about midway I think? REALLY AMAZING

I have no clue if any of this is going to make sense and most of it is probably going to be so so wrong but (SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ UP TO CH 33 YET)

theories for siat atm:

the smiths and abotts both have a claim to hufflepuff's cup, we know a smith was the last one to have it in canon and hannah's being kinda obvious with her questions to draco

I always thought bones might be another descendant bc I've seen it in other fics but something tells me it's going to be a family line with more persian roots bc of suren // possible link to slytherin

CALLED IT I was so sure Lily was Hortensia, I wasn't expecting it to be both that's so cool!!!!

hints to voldie getting stronger and more whole the more horcruxes they nab and that's why dumbledore was roasted by snape for being scared he wouldn't be able to defeat him at full power, but hey they did it in canon so maybe? there's smth there?

so the merpeople definitely know about harry being a horcrux. going to have to reread the series bc I can't remember who else knows

blaise's secret could be SO MANY THINGS atp I don't have a solid theory yet

I was kinda wondering if zaira's soulmate was amelia bones for a hot minute and she was glamouring a soulmark, I would totally peg zaira as knowing who her soulmate is and just. not doing anything about it

flrjflkjfngjd;odg im gonna have to reread to remember what the rest of my theories were I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH

if anyone has other theories. please add them? I don't get to talk to anyone about how excited I am abt this fic help a guy out TT

#shanastoryteller #survival is a talent #siat #headcanon #harry potter #fanfic #theories #spoiler alert

[butimjustaliar]

okay so long story short i am absolutely obsessed with siat (i think if i remember correctly i'm currently reading it for the fourth time(?)) anyways, as i said obsessed, whatever, i have a horrible idea which i love very much, so remus and sirius are getting married, and the only reason why is that siruis really wants remus to be a real on paper black for the sake of having a werewolf be a black and pissing the blood purists off and then sirius is sirius lupin black and remus is remus black lupin bc basically they couldn't decide so they both "put the other one first" but also they are being horribly non traditional which makes all the stuck up people call them distastefull and rebellious like teenagers which they obviously think is great and i wont rest until this happens pls, thx & bye

#siat #survival is a talent #wolfstar #remus x sirius #harry potter #hostmblr

[ivytheenbyfae]

im hiatus-ing from tumblr for a bit

i’m just going through it rn and i have a lot of big stuff that just happened that i need to process and i have a hell of a lot of stuff that is coming up that i need to prepare for…soooo i’ll be back in a little

meanwhile! i want to start writing more so send me microfic prompts so we all have something to look forward to (and it’ll be a little motivation/reward for me to just get through the really hard shitty stuff rn) rules listed below:

will write(ships):

jegulus

jily (we’ll see)

wolfstar

aroace peter

peter with an OC (male or female)

rosekiller

drarry

ronminone

marlily

pandalily

luna x neville

ginny x neville

luna x ginny

luna x ginny x neville (this is the ONLY throuple i will write and they are based off of the SIAT by @shanastoryteller universe)

solangelo

sally x paul blowfish (ifykyk)

will write (tropes)

enemies to lovers

university

model x actor

uhhh

fluffy stuff

light/mild angst

black brother’s reconciliation

domestic stuff

gender bent

any character can be any form of any gender (or no gender at all!)

will NOT write:

pairing x pairing (ex. foursome with jegulus x wolfstar)

nsfw

extreme angst/character death/gore/saddness

drug usage/abuse

abuse in general

pairing + third (ex. drarry + blaise)

jst remember i’m a minor and i’m new to writing plz

thank ya! love ya! i can’t wait to come back to ya! and remember: i’m so glad you exist in the same time frame as me!!!

updated 04/21 22:55

#jegulus #dead gay wizards #drarry #siat #regulus x james #wolfstar #pandalily #marlily #luna x ginny #luna x neville #luna x ginny x neville #ronmione #solangelo #sally x paul blofis #rosekiller #writers on tumblr #ivy.txt

[burningthegallows]

#that feeling when you re probably too ffffed to be trusted with what’s funny #but I didn’t write it #siat #fuck dudes read this fic #new wip #don’t #I finished one I started four more what of it #mine #the art that is #jfc

[cakegatedisaster]

it's not FAIR how can something be so GOOD

What do you mean? SIAT is, and will always be, cannon.

The very concept that it's based off of anything else is simply ridiculous

Really, Dahlia, I don't know WHERE you get these ideas

#asks #siat #survival is a talent