#AND LUNA AND HARRY GET TO BE FLOWER GIRLS

[oliveee-star]

Remus and Sirius' wedding night:

Sirius (obviously very drunk): James do you think the band will let me sing a song

James ("maid of honor"): you know what? go for it pads.

Sirius: *climbs on the stage and the band starts playing Suds in the Bucket*

Sirius: SHE WAS IN THE BACKYARD SAY IT WAS A LITTLE PAST NINE

Sirius: WHEN HER PRINCE PULLED UP, A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK-

Remus: *tearing up*

Sirius: -SHE STUCK A NOTE ON THE SCREEN DOOR, "SORRY BUT I GOT TO GO"

Sirius: *starts dancing in his dress* THAT WAS ALL SHE WROTE, HER MAMA'S HEART WAS BROKE

Regulus: *trying to get Sirius offstage* okay time to get down-

Marlene (bridesmaid): *laughing in the back with Peter*

[eunoiaflow3r]

silent treatment - ron weasley x reader

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warning(s): language, teasing, smut mentions

word count: 1.5k

request(ed): Can you please do a fic where ron gets really sad because hermione dared the reader to ignore ron for a whole day ?

summary: okay so pretty much the request except a little more scandalous 👀 characters are like 17+ (no war)

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Girls night meant pajamas and tonssss of snacks that Fred and George curated. This was a bimonthly tradition that you and the girls came up with to relieve stress and keep some spontaneity in your lives.

You, Hermione, Luna, and Ginny all sat on the ground criss-crossed apple sauce gossiping and chewing on taffy. Then, Ginny suggested truth or dare. You were actually a fan of this game, as you were pretty much up to do anything and you were also inherently honest.

You went a few rounds, confessed a few kisses until Hermione had a dare for you that had her giggling into her hands. “I dare you,” she giggles some more, “to ignore Ronald for an entire day - no exceptions.” You weren’t sure how to react, but you weren’t going to back down either.

“Okay.” you smiled. You could do this. Wouldn’t be that hard, all you have to is avoid him tomorrow and it would be alright.

However, you and Ron have been dating for a few months now and you knew he wasn’t the type to take this lightly. His feelings would definitely be hurt and you hate the thought of hurting him.

The next day you saw Ron at breakfast and usually you would sit next to him, but to make it easier on yourself you sat in between Harry and Hermione with Ron on the other side of Harry. He had said good morning but you pretended you didn’t hear him by stuffing your face and talking to Hermione. Harry didn’t notice a thing but Hermione knew what you were doing.

After breakfast Ron came up to you and put his arm across your shoulders. He kissed your cheek and asked how you slept the night before. It killed you not to hug him back or say anything but you just stared at the ground.

“Y/N, are you alright?”

Still, you stared at the ground and clutched your books tighter to your chest. His voice made you swoon and you wanted to talk to him but you saw Hermione from the corner of your eye grinning and shaking her head.

You walked on and in to class without even looking at Ron again. Luckily, you wouldn’t see him again until Herbology which wasn’t until later in the day.

———

“She wouldn’t even look at me Harry I don’t know what I’ve done.”

Harry was busy mixing his potion while Ron ranted to him about your behavior this morning. He remembered talking to you at breakfast but he didn’t notice that you were specifically not speaking to Ron.

“She’s probably just tired mate you probably didn’t do anything. Maybe she needs space?”

“Space!?” he almost shouted but looked around the room and lowered his voice. “She had plenty of space this morning when she was chatting Hermione’s ear off.”

For the next 10 minutes Harry listened to Ron go over all the reasons (however ridiculous) that you might not be talking to him. Then it hit him…

“Ron, where was Y/N last night?”

“Uhm, with the girls. Their little sleepovers ya’know that they insist on doing.”

“Right….so….what if her behavior is related to that? Like a dare or something?”

Ron thought about it and it made sense. But what was he supposed to do about it? A dare is a dare…unless he made it impossible for you to fulfill it…

———

The day had gone by pretty smoothly - you ate lunch outside and now it was your last class. Except it was Herbology and Ron would be there. You used Luna mostly to avoid him but you could feel his stare across the way. You were outside today and distracted yourself with planting some flowers that the Professor had asked you to.

Sooner or later Ron came over - no gloves in hand or any indication that he came to help.

“Hey babe.” he says.

You kept digging and avoided eye contact.

“I missed you last night,” he begins. He had a teasing tone and you wondered where he was going with this.. “I was in bed, alone, thinking of that time we went to the lake? Do you remember?”

Oh you remembered.

It was night time, a few months ago during the summer and Ron wanted to sneak out and go skinny dipping. You were hesitant at first but Ron was convincing. Once you got in the water it wasn’t actually that bad and pretty warm…Ron had grabbed you by the waist and began kissing you and you forgot why you were so worried in the first place.

You snapped back to reality and tried to hide your warmed cheeks.

“One of our best times, don’t you think? Could barely keep you quiet that night…”

You stood up and turned so that your back was completely facing him. There was no way you could face him and not speak now.

His hand found your hip and rested his chin on your shoulder.

“I was all alone thinking about you…missing you…wanting to feel you…and now you won’t even talk to me. Not a look, or a gesture…wanna tell me what’s wrong?”

You could feel him smile against your skin and kissed your cheek before walking away back towards the school, leaving you alone with your now dirty thoughts. He was making this so hard for you. You wanted to talk to him, wanted to explain..but you couldn’t. You wouldn’t lose the game.

———

A few hours later you decided the library would be the best place for you to be. Ron was hardly ever there and you could do some homework while killing the hours until when you could talk to Ron again. You got through a few assignments until you heard whispers a few rows away.

——-

“I tried talking to her but I must’ve really fudged up this time Harry.”

Ron had convinced Harry to come to the library with him so he could mess with you. He and Harry curated a fake conversation so that you would feel bad about your dare and hopefully cave in. Ron’s only regret was that he couldn’t see your face in this moment.

“Try talking to her again, I’m sure what you did couldn’t have been that bad.”

“What if she never speaks to me again Harry? What will I do?”

———

Your heart hurt. You hated hearing Ron sounding so upset. Was this prank really worth it if your boyfriend ends up pained because of it? When you agreed to it it really didn’t seem that bad or dramatic…but now that you’re hours into it you don’t know if you can continue.

Whatever. It’ll be fine, you just have to finish your homework…

10 minutes later you see your boyfriend come over and sit next to you.

“Baby, what’re you doing?”

You continue to do your homework and not look at him. He scoots his chair closer to yours and puts his hand on your thigh and slowly moves it up. Hermione said you couldn’t speak to him…she didn’t say you had to stop him from speaking to you…

He moves your hair away from your neck and kisses you behind your ear and moves down your neck til he gets to your collarbone. You resist the urge to moan and say anything to him. You wanted to talk to your boyfriend and you wanted to tell him he did nothing wrong…and now he was leaving a hickey on your neck.

Out of the corner of your eye you saw Hermione walk into the library and you gently pushed Ron off and covered your neck so she wouldn’t think you guys were talking. She came over and grinned at the way Ron was pouting right now.

“How’s it going you two? Anything new?”

“New as in my girlfriend won’t speak to me?” Ron asks. “Yeah that’s pretty new.”

“Hermione do you have an extra quill?” You ask.

“Of course I do.”

Luna and Harry make their way over as Hermione hands you the quill.

“Oh is the dare over then?” Luna asks.

Your eyes widened. Luna must’ve assumed since the three of you were together that we must have talked it out….

“Luna!” Hermione whisper shouts.

“Oops….”

You look at Ron and you could feel your face heat up. What would his reaction be? Would he be mad? Sad? Disappointed?

He didn’t say anything. All he did was look at Harry and the both of them started laughing. This made you look at Hermione confused.

“What’s so funny?” you ask.

“We knew it was a dare, love. How stupid do you think we are?” Ron laughs hugging you close. “I’ll admit it stung at first but then I put the pieces together.”

“After I helped.” Harry rolled his eyes.

You turn to whisper in Ron’s ear. “So all that teasing today?”

“On purpose.” He grinned. “What you thought I wouldn’t get you back? You know who my brothers are…”

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The End!! Lollll. Hope you enjoyed🤍

[tedwardremus]

It was a bright spring morning when the topic of eloping came up. It seemed like the perfect solution—small, private, no way for the press to get any leaked information.

But then Ginny brought up a very good point while taking a sip of tea. “Well, we can’t get married without Mum. She’d absolutely die and then murder us.”

“Okay, so your parents and Ron and Hermione,” Harry conceded, pouring himself a cup of coffee and sitting down next to Ginny at the small wooden table.

“Well, if Ron is there, we need to invite all the brothers, or else it will be a whole thing. And they’ll all bring their families, of course. Hold on, let’s make a list so we don’t forget anyone.” Ginny summoned a quill and a piece of parchment and started writing down the various names of the Weasley family.

Harry leaned over and watched as she added the names of their nieces and nephews to the list. “If kids are invited, then I’d like Teddy and Andromeda to be there.”

“Obviously, Teddy can be the ring bearer, and Vic will be the flower girl.”

“You still do that in an elopement?”

Ginny shrugged. “I don’t know, but they’d be cute. We should also invite Luna and Neville.”

“Sounds good,” Harry said, taking another sip of his coffee.

“And Neville will bring Hannah,” Ginny said, adding the names to the growing list. “We should probably invite Dean and Seamus so they don’t feel left out.”

Harry nodded along, “Kingsley and some of the other Order members. Hagrid, of course.” 

“Oh, Hagrid! Definitely.” Ginny nodded. “Do you think he will bring Buckbeak if we ask?”

“A hippogriff in a bow tie?” Ginny and Harry laughed at the image, which cemented their agreement to extend an invitation to Buckbeak.

“And Viktor Krum and my Quidditch team, obviously,” Ginny said through bites of toast.

“I’d like McGonagall there,” But then Harry hesitated. “Or is that weird?”

“I don’t think so,” Ginny said while shaking her head. “I think she’d appreciate the invite. What about your relatives? Should we at least send them an invite?”

“Don’t be stupid, Gin,” Harry said, leaning back in his chair as he took another sip of coffee and gave Ginny a wink. “We’re eloping, not having a real wedding, after all.”

[alwayshinny]

Hinny 💍 - The One With No Voldy and Where Everyone Lives

AU, where Harry happens to hear a conversation between his grandfather, Fleamont Potter, and his father, James. Fleamont, who has been looking weaker by the day, tells his son he knows his and Euphemia's time is coming to an end, and his only regret is not being able to witness Harry grow up and get married. This bothers Harry, and while on a playdate at the Burrow, he confides in Ginny, who responds as if it were the most obvious solution: "Then let's get married."

They persuade their families to arrange a gathering, and they con the Weasley brothers into decorating the backyard. Ron stands by Harry's side as his best man, while Luna is Ginny's bridesmaid. All it took was one look from Harry and Ginny to convince Sirius to turn into Padfoot to be their ring bearer/flower girl; his outfit consisted of a bowtie and a tutu (James, Remus, Gideon, and Fabian nearly fell off their chairs laughing so hard).

They made each other's wedding rings. Harry's ring was made from the metal from his grandma's old Auror badge (which Euphemia gave to her willingly) and the very first snitch he caught for the first time and gifted to her. Ginny convinced Fabian and Gideon to transform into a ring. Ginny's ring was made of her favorite green bubble gum (that was suspiciously similar to Harry's eye color) and twigs of their broomsticks as the band, which Harry convinced his dad and Sirius to smooth out and place an unbreakable charm on with an auto-replenishing charm on the bubble gum.

They both dressed themselves for the occasion, and Harry asked his mom and godmother Marlene to help him pick flowers for Ginny's bouquet. He smelled each one and was very picky persistent it had to smell like Ginny's hair. It took Harry HOURS until he was finally satisfied with the arrangement. Molly volunteered to make their wedding cake, and a few days before the wedding, Ginny told her dad in a very grown-up tone to wear a bowtie because he was walking her down the aisle on Sunday. Hinny asked Hagrid to marry them, and when it was time to kiss the bride, Harry was just about to protest/lecture Hagrid about how he should have asked Ginny for her consent instead of giving him permission "to kiss the bride" (the boy was Lily Potter's son and a true feminist at heart), when Ginny pulled Harry down and gave Harry a big kiss on the lips. The kid was frozen for a solid minute and then couldn't stop smiling as he followed his 'wife' around all day.

They made Fleamont and Euphemia's wishes come true.

Then, 16 years later, they got married again.

[graciebrams]

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[proxductions]

“the love within the hate.”

summary: he hated you the moment he laid eyes on you. you just didn’t understand. and in truth, neither did he.

parings: Draco Malfoy x !Hufflepuff reader.

word count: _

warnings/notes: no warnings 🖤 finished up an essay and I had nothing better to do so .. enjoy.

"Love can be found within the hate. like a single flower blooming in a field of thorns."

…

"I just don't understand," you said quietly and gloomily to Luna Lovegood, who was braiding your hair. It was finally Friday, and luckily, you and Luna had no homework to do.

"Why does he hate me? What have I done?" you finished. You were playing with the grass as you spoke. Luna tilted her head to the side to see your face. "It's the Nargles that are doing this."

“you’re righ- the what?” you questioned as you turned your head to face the girl behind you who had a dreamy look.

"The Nargles, of course. Wear this - it'll help," the blonde-headed girl said, as she reached for the jewelry she was wearing. But before she could hand it to you, a boy with ocean blue eyes and blonde hair came into view, blocking the sunlight. He was also with a tall girl who had short hair and bangs.

"Hanging with the freak, are you? Loony, is she?" Draco Malfoy said loudly. Beside him, Pansy Parkinson laughed, but it sounded more like a weird holler to you.

You had gotten up and faced the slightly taller boy in front of you.

"I'm hanging with a person who is actually worth my time - unlike some people I could mention." you said coldly.

"Watch that tone," Draco said, his jaw tightening.

“Who are you to tell me that?” you scoffed.

“I said Watch that tone-”

“You don’t get to tell me to “watch that tone-”

“Excuse me?” Professor Mcgonagall had said sternly as she came into view. “I do not want to hear such words coming from your mouth! do you want house points taken?” she said to you.

“No Professor.”

“Then stop acting in such a way!”

“Yes Professor.”

And with that, Professor Mcgonagall left with her nose in the air. you could sense that Draco and Pansy were laughing the whole time and you couldn’t take it any longer. grabbing Luna by her forearm, you left.

You were visibly angry at what Draco had said to your friend. Seeing her sad face when Draco had the audacity to call her 'Loony' made you even angrier.

You huffed and puffed as you tried to calm yourself and fall asleep but it was obviously not working. you groaned loudly and hopped off your bed. It caused Hannah Abbot and Susan Bones to stir in their sleep slightly.

You opened your dorm room slightly and left. your footsteps echoing all alone.

The halls were quiet. the only sounds the distant echoes of footsteps and the occasional creak of an old floorboard. The portraits on the walls watching over the castle, their eyes following you as you move through the halls quietly.

The night sky is visible through the castle's windows, a tapestry of stars that twinkle in the darkness. The moon casts a soft glow across the world below, illuminating the castle and casting eerie shadows across the walls.

The sky was a deep, velvety blue, and the air is crisp and cool. The world was quiet, peaceful, and still, as if holding its breath in awe of the beauty above.

Just as you were about to head back to your room after your own private tour, you had heard a voice.

“sneaking off are we?” the voice had said.

“Who are you?” you questioned as you tried to make out the dark silhouette who was leaning against the wall.

“Guess.” the voice had said teasingly.

“Uh Harry?” you said uncertainty.

“Do I sound like Potter to you?” said the voice rudely.

The way he said 'Potter' had you thinking and within a second you found out.

“Draco!” you exclaimed.

"Oh, so you aren't stupid," Draco said smugly.

“Shut up will you?”

“Why are you out at this time?”

“I can ask you the same thing.”

there was a second of you two both looking at each other, and you felt the tension rise dangerously.

“Come.” Draco had said abruptly.

“What?”

"Oh, so now you're deaf? Come!" Draco said as if you were really wasting his time.

You sighed dramatically and followed the boy who was quicker than you. turning left, then right, then left, you and Draco made it to the entrance of Hogwarts. he opened the door and surprisingly, which was not him at all, politely opened the door for you.

“Thank you.” you muttered.

You both walked a bit more and sat side by side by the front lake. The sound of the water lapping against the shore and the cool breeze on your skin made you feel at peace. You both gazed at the billions of stars right in front of your eyes, marveling at how they seemed to twinkle and dance in the sky, creating a magical atmosphere. You noticed how easily the stars lit up the night sky just with their luminous beauty, as if they were happy to share their light with you. The moment felt timeless, as if you were the only two people in the world, surrounded by the vastness of the universe.

Draco then sighed and turned his head towards you. he then started to speak.

“Listen.. I’m sorry.” he said softly. he didn’t take his crystal eyes off you as he spoke.

You kindly, but strangely let him go on by saying nothing.

“It was stupid, thinking I can run away from love. stupid for me to talk to you like that. i just .. didn’t want to accept the fact I loved you- I didn’t want to believe that I was in love with you. these stars that are so far away remind me that love always finds a way, no matter where you go or how hard you try to run from it.”

he then turned away from you and looked up at the sky. he took one deep breath and looked back at you.

“I’m in love with you and I’m not gonna run away from love any longer.”

[saturnsconstellation]

How (my vision of) Wolfstars’ daughter wedding would be:

She has a small wedding, just for friends, and immediate family (immediate family being the potters, blacks (some) Lupins, the grooms/brides family. And friends being basically everyone else LOL.)

When she first brought it up, Remus and Sirius stressed about it. But it was a good stress, a lot of crying, more on Sirius’s part. They were fussy about her not having to spend money, and instead pay with Sirius’s family’s disgusting fortune.

This girl grew up being spoiled and there was no way they would stop now. She got the perfect dress, perfect venue and literally anything else she wanted. She’s their only daughter she is getting spoiled rotten.

Luna as the maid of honor. That’s it. They are best friends you can’t convince me otherwise.

Teddy got to be the ring barrier and he made a big deal out of it (she’s adopted, and a good few years older than him, so after Remus and Nymphadora got divorced he and Sirius adopted her. Teddy’s 13, she’s 22.)

Literally all he said was “if it weren’t for my outstanding responsibility, my sister would not be getting married.” (We adore him.)

Remus walked her down the aisle and Sirius got the father-daughter dance. They fought over it for weeks, both wanted the dance and they were not going to back down. James got them to decide peacefully.

JAMES AS THE CERIMONIALIST!!!! He’s her GODFATHER she wasn’t going to pick a pastor or whatever, they’ll get married on paper after. For now, James is doing all the speeches.

Lily and Pandora were in charge of the sweets and main appetizers and meals, Dorcas and Mary were responsible for the planning and preparations, including the decorations (flowers, table cloths etc), Evan and Barty were responsible for the drinks (because of course they are), Regulus was in charge of Barty and Evan (because of course he is) and Peter and Marlene were in charge of making sure no one fucking killed each other during the planning.

Hope and Effie were obsessed with helping the bride out, doing her makeup and everything in their power to soothe her nerves. They cried a lot when their little granddaughter walked down the aisle to her future spouse, it was a mess of emotions.

Lyall and Fleamont were absolutely demolished. They were trying to be there for Remus and Sirius but they were failing. Miserably.

Harry as the bride’s best man (they are basically siblings, he gets to be best man). His speech is long and it has a story and a very heartwarming and overwhelmingly emotional message at the end, which no one can really make out because he’s been reduced to sobs.

[nikeshady-blog]

Written for @hinnymicrofic. September 9, 2023

Scent

Harry Potter was dead tired. With his last ounce of energy, he grabbed a handful of Floo powder, threw it into the fireplace at the Ministry and landed, not without some difficulty, at his house. The only good thing about the day was that it was Quidditch off-season, so he would enjoy a quiet evening with Ginny, sitting on the couch, just cuddling.

As soon as he arrived, he noticed a strange scent in the air, like that of...

Before he could even think what it was, a red ball pounced on him, almost knocking him to the ground. Ginny wrapped her hands around his neck:

“Harry, you’re back!”

He smiled and Ginny kissed him. Harry found that he actually had some energy left and responded to the kiss. He sighed between her lips, the scent of flowers that was so unmistakably Ginny, combined with a faint scent of Quidditch (she must have been practicing) enveloped him and Harry drowned all the problems, pains, and worries of the day in the kiss.

They broke apart and the other scent hit him again. With it came the revelation:

“You made treacle tart!”

“Of course I did, come and get some.”

Ginny smiled, maybe a little too much. Harry noticed she was also fiddling with the bracelet Luna had gifted her. He did not move.

“Well, what is it?” Ginny asked.

Harry raised an eyebrow:

“You know I’m the only Weasley you could never lie to.”

For a second, her smile became more genuine, then Ginny blushed, taking Harry back years when she was just a cute little girl who had a crush on him. Harry also smiled at the memory.

“Okay, okay, I didn’t make treacle tart. But I really wanted to make it. I mean, I had it all planned, it was my idea. It’s just that I wanted to work out a little too, to keep fit, and then it got late, and then I tried to make it, but I couldn’t figure it out, and it came out a mess, so I called Mum, and she... gave me a hand, that’s all.” Ginny rambled.

“She gave you a hand by making it.”

“Well, yes, by making it, but I swear, the idea...”

Harry interrupted her, planting his lips on hers once more.

“I love you. Thank you for the surprise. You know it’s the thought that counts for me.”

Harry looked at her lovingly, then slowly a grin spread across his face and his eyes shone mischievously.

“I knew right away it wasn’t your doing. The scent was too good.”

Harry found he still had some energy left as he ran, dodging Ginny’s spells as she followed him around the house.

[quicklyshinycollectorfan]

Moonwater idea:

Regulus and Sirius make up and start being more present in eachother’s lives(yay!)

Because of that, each of their group of friends start interacting more

One day, Sirius sees Regulus and Remus talking excitedly with eachother about a book they both like and BAM

He’s hit with one of the best ideas he ever had

What if… he set them up?

On his mind he thinks it’s perfect. Remus and Regulus have lots of things in common, Sirius loves them both, they would be very happy together and… they could go in double dates (you can decide with who he’s with, but I like to imagine it’s Gideon Prewett)

So Sirius recruits James and Peter to the operation “Romulus”

(“Wait” Peter says “Shouldn’t it be ‘Remulus’ then? Where did that ‘o’ came from?

“No, it’s ‘Romulus’. You know, because of ‘Remus and Romulus’”

“Are you sure of it, mate? That doesn’t make a lot of sense” James questions.

“Yeah” Peter agrees “Wouldn’t ‘Moonsekeer’ make more sense?”

“Ohh, that’s a very pretty name, Wormy”

“Right? Feels romantic”

“No, it’s my brother, my operation, so I decide the name and it’s ‘Romulus’”

“But-“

“‘Romulus”)

Anyway, the plan to get Remus and Regulus together starts and it’s very much on the style of those old movies of kids trying to set their parents up

(Tell me that Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap doesn’t remind you of Sirius. I dare you)

Anyway, the plan is in motion, but what they don’t know it’s that Remus and Regulus already like eachother, but are afraid that if they act upon this feelings they are going to ruin the growing friendship they have with eachother and their relationship with Sirius

Shenanigans happen, going from the basic ‘lock them up together in a room’ to ‘accidentally destroying a horcrux’ and yet, nothing of them getting together (well, a kiss happened, but they don’t know that happened, so the ‘Romulus’ group don’t think any progress was made)

It all cames to a lovely conclusion with baby Harry(yeah, they took THAT long to get together, but to be honest, they had to stop Voldy, so it kinda took some time of the planning) being the responsible for them to finally admit their feelings and start dating

(Harry was well rewarded with position of ring bearer in the wedding, along with baby Luna being the flower girl and his godfather eternal gratitude)

[nevillesbestie]

Neville Longbottom x Reader Chapter 2

Welcome to part 2 of this series! I will be creating a masterlist for my series however there will be separate links for my different masterlists! Ok lets get into this headache of a process!

Warnings: Fluff, still one-sided love,

A/N - You may be wondering, how can it be one-sided love???? Well you're gonna find out in future chapters have fun!

It was a couple days after the dance, everyone seemed tired as there were a couple different after-parties for the different house, (that may or may not have been approved by Mcgonagall), you and Neville had gone on a cute little "date" near the greenhouse. The date had been a little picnic where Neville had talked your ear off about different plants and flowers.

When Neville had dropped you off after the Ball at your dorm where you had shared your first kiss with him. He had walked away smiling while blushing, you had walked into the room smiling and you were met with the sight of Ginny and Harry having sex. Thankfully they were under the blanket but that didn't stop you from letting out a scream.

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"What the fuck Ginny?!"

Ginny and Harry scream before Harry gets off of Ginny and covers them more. "Why didn't you put a sock on the door?! Or a sign?!" Ginny huffs, "I didn't think you would be back so soon you loser!"

You turn around and quickly run to the bathroom to let them get situated privately, you take off your dress and shoes before hopping into the shower and washing off all of the sweat. A couple minutes later you get out of the shower and dry off, you wrap the towel around your body and walk out covering your eyes.

"Is it safe for me to open my eyes?" Ginny sighs, "Yes, we're gonna head to the room of requirements so we don't bother anyone" You smile and uncover your eyes, "Thank you, you can come back whenever, after your done though"

Harry laughs and grabs Ginny's hand leading her out of the room, as they leave you get ready for bed, grabbing your book and laying down as you start to read.

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Neville was walking you back to your dorm again when Hermione runs over to you hurriedly, "Y/N! I need to talk to you! Privately" You furrow your eyebrows as you let Hermione lead you away with Neville looking just as confused.

As she leads you away from hearing distance Hermione starts rambling about Neville and someone else which confuses you a bit, "Wait wait wait, slow down and talk normally please" Hermione takes a deep breath, "So I was in the library as usual, and I heard some girls talking about Neville, so I got closer, and one of the girls in Neville's girlfriend, I asked her for how long and she said since last year"

Your face goes pale as you listen to her ramble about Neville and his supposed girlfriend, you take a deep breath, "What is his girlfriends name?" Hermione thinks for a second before pulling out a piece of paper and handing it to you, "This has her full name, her house, and her year on it, she gave it to me because I asked for it"

You nod taking a deep breath and putting the paper in your pocket before giving Hermione a hug. "Thank you Hermione" She hugs you back before smiling, "I'll handle Neville, I'll see you later alright?"

Hermione nods before taking off as you walk back over to Neville, "Sorry about that, she was telling me about a new book she read that could help make sure he who shall not be named couldn't be revived" Neville smiles and puts his hand out for you, "Well I could either walk you back to your dorm or we could go to mine"

You fake a smile and nod "Actually could you drop me off at the Ravenclaw house? Luna wanted to hang out with me and I told her we could after our date was over" Neville nods and walks you over to the Ravenclaw house before giving you a kiss on your head and walking away smiling.

You let your face relax into a frown before saying the password, which you only know thanks to Luna, you walk in walking over to Luna before whispering "Luna do you know who Katie Smith is? She's a year below us and she's in this house" Luna smiles and nods "Yes, she's in my dorm, she's up there now if you want to meet her"

You nod and sigh "She's Neville's girlfriend, did you know that?" Luna shakes her head "Katie doesn't talk to us much, she likes hanging out with more her year, she doesn't tell me much" You nod and follow Luna up to her dorm room and see Katie there doing her potions homework.

You smile "You're Katie right? I'm Y/N, I'm in the year above you, my friend Hermione said that she talked to you in the library today and that you were a really cool girl" Katie smiles, "Yeah that's me! I would love to hang out with you, Hermione was a really cool girl as well" You walk over to her and see some wrong things with her work.

"Oh it actually needs to be 3 fluxweed stems and not 2" Katie smiles and fixes her mistake, "Thank you! I did not want to get that wrong!" Luna walks over to her bed and starts to read her books while you and Katie get to know each other.

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Well what do you guys think??? It's just been kind of not going quite in the direction I want but get ready for some juicy drama in this next few chapters!

I love you all my little petals! (Followers are Petals, Mutuals are Flowers!) Have an amazing day/night!

[t1oui]

albus potter headcanons

first of all, his middle name isn't severus, it's either arthur (after ginny's dad) or rubeus (after hagrid). (not remus, b/c that's teddy's middle name.)

albus is closest with their mum, before but especially after their parents divorce (which happened when they were 13)

uses he/they pronouns, doesn't really have a preference for which one is used more

runs on sarcasm

if there's a betting pool about a relationship in hogwarts - louis and lysander, for example - albust runs it. the only one he didn't run was the one about him and scorpius.

he and scorp start dating in 4th or 5th year, probably the end of 4th.

albus plays seeker for the slytherin quidditch team

they don't smile a lot, but when they do, it's usually around ginny or their friends.

people think he's really cool, and james and lily have no idea how he does it.

they're pretty close with their uncle percy

he's best friends with scorpius, but also with three other girls (ocs) named aubrey, ciera, and danna. danna and ciera are hufflepuffs and aubrey is a slytherin. aubrey and ciera are a year younger than albus, scorpius, and danna.

he also really likes luna, his godmother, and goes to her house for tea quite often during the summer

his best subject is defense against the dark arts, which is kinda awkward when harry's the teacher. his second best subject (and his favorite) is transfiguration, which is still taught by headmistress mcgonagall.

(even though they're not a gryffindor, she still adores them, and albus has tea with her sometimes, too)

albus fell for scorpius first

albus looks up to draco, and spends a lot of time hanging around at malfoy manor, usually in the garden with scorpius

they love flowers and gardening, just like their uncle percy's friend penelope.

after this mutual interest is found out, penelope helps albus redo the garden at his mum's house.

he loves magical theory and often reads about/researches it on his own time.

albus despises anyone who makes any blood-supremacist comments at all, ever. voldy is dead, guys, come on.

albus, lily, and ginny are pretty quick to figure out computers, phones, etc. albus eventually gets tired of james and harry struggling and the three of them bond over albus helping them with the internet.

doesn't like people calling him "al" or "allie" without permission. (the only people allowed to call him al whenever are his friends and his mum. the only people who call him allie are aubrey and lysander, and lysander is on thin ice for it.)

would give up the world for his friends and family, because secretly, he really, really cares.

[trohpi]

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hello! im charlie (or charles if you want to be fancy) and i write things occasionally. self-proclaimed number one regulily enjoyer here to spread the trans girl regulus agenda.

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my one-shots

✦ ✿ come close to me (i’ll take you higher) | G, 2.5k, wlw, pandorcas — pandora/dorcas, sapphic september 2023 day 7: flight -> no voldemort au, fluff, friends to lovers, panromantic asexual dorcas, hispanic lesbian pandora, dorcas has anxiety, parties, pining, first kiss

✦ ✿ wanna listen to your hands soothe | T, 2.4k, mlm, wolfstar — remus/sirius -> no voldemort au, fluff & hurt/comfort, established relationship, post-hogwarts, trans male sirius, periods, gender dysphoria, french sirius, welsh remus, linette the cat

✦ ✿ she’s making me feel like this could be love | T, 1.8k, wlw, regulily — regulus/lily -> modern muggle au, fluff, getting together, friends to lovers, lesbian lily, trans female regulus, name changes, first kiss, mentioned past regulus & lily & severus friendship

my microfics

microfic may:

✦ ✿ soft dawn | G, 469, gen, prompt 3: horizon, baby harry & the potter cat -> canon compliant, second person pov, animal pov, fluff, the potter cottage in godrics hollow, minor jily

✦ ✿ falling’s not so bad with you | T, 869, other/multi, regulene — regulus/marlene, prompt 10: rise & fall -> no voldemort au, humor, rivals to lovers, quidditch rivalry, marlene is a seeker, they/he genderqueer marlene, gay regulus

marauders rarepair microfics:

✦ ✿ in the palms of their hands | T, 913, other/multi, lawnparty — barty/sybill/peter, may 9: weed -> no voldemort au, fluff & humor, polyamory, pre-polyam, recreational drug use, flirting, shy flustered peter, established sybarty

✦ ✿ what friends are for | G, 769, het, regulily — regulus/lily, june 3: slytherin -> no voldemort au, fluff & hurt/comfort, pre-relationship, young regulus & lily, good friend lily, determined lily

✦ ✿ crackers and dirigible plums | G, 852, wlw, pandorcas — pandora/dorcas, june 7: go -> no voldemort au, domestic fluff, married couple, kid fic, child luna, dorcas is lunas mom, pregnant pandora, morning sickness

✦ ✿ eyes of emerald, heart of silver | T, 761, wlw, vaneflower — narcissa/emma vanity, june 16: emerald -> pre-canon, mild fluff, early mornings, internalized homophobia, hidden romance, the room of requirement, lesbian narcissa, desi artist emma

✦ ✿ of love and cats | M, 950, wlw, marylene — mary/marlene, june 23: apple -> pre-canon, fluff, mild sexual content, moving in together, aromantic mary, aromantic marlene, queerplatonic relationship, arab mary, asian marlene

✦ ✿ lovesick | T, 996, other/multi, wolfstardoe — sirius/remus/dorcas, june 28: potion -> no voldemort au, tooth-rotting fluff, polyamory, established relationship, potions accident involving a love potion, hospital wing, sirius loves remus & dorcas

✦ ✿ delinquency and its knightly consequences | T, 996, mlm, killerqueen — sirius/barty, september 18: dragon -> royal fantasy au, pre-relationship, knight sirius, lord barty, age gap (barty: 18 - sirius: 22), padfoot the dragon, minor injuries, mentioned jegulus

regulily microfic:

✦ ✿ dance | T, 904, wlw, july 3rd prompt -> no voldemort au, fluff, cis female regulus, lesbian lily, slughorns christmas parties, good friend barty, dancing, getting together

✦ ✿ stay | G, 860, het, july 7th prompt -> modern muggle au, domestic fluff, married couple, kid fic, regulily child oc, good parents regulus & lily

✦ ✿ flower | T, 760, other/multi, july 9th prompt -> modern magic au, fluff, established relationship, they/them nonbinary regulus, lesbian lily, picnic dates

✦ ✿ time | T, 824, het, july 13th prompt -> modern muggle au, comfort, established relationship, trans male (& possibly autistic?) regulus, anxiety, lego building, discussions of upcoming top surgery

✦ ✿ mine | E, 879, wlw, july 19th prompt -> modern muggle au, smut, established relationship, trans female regulus, lesbian lily, top lily, bottom regulus, riding, strap-ons, regulus has a praise kink

✦ ✿ anger | T, 901, het, july 22nd prompt -> canon divergence, hurt/comfort, first wizarding war, lily has anger issues, complicated relationships, regulus was friends with lily and snape, implied future horcrux hunting

✦ ✿ fire | T, 933, other/multi, septetmber 6th prompt -> no voldemort au, hurt/comfort, established relationship, she/he nonbinary lily, gay regulus, lily has anger issues, referenced fighting

[armydreamerr]

Harry Potter headcanons.. I cooked these up during a bike ride w my brother

Harry - he/any, so bisexual it hurts. Half Indian from his dad’s side, doesn’t know anything about his culture because the Dursleys are painfully white. Animals flock to him (like a Disney princess). Contrary to popular belief, he doesn’t have a white knight complex. Has like absolutely no music taste, he just listens to and likes everything.

Ron - he/him, transmasc, straight. Listens to obscure music and is pretentious about it. Handwriting like a doctor. Surprisingly good at cooking/baking. Probably the most sentimental out of the main three (<- projecting). Literally eats anything he can get his hands on, but doesn’t like seafood. Slightly allergic to shrimp.

Hermione - she/her, bisexual. She’s black I don’t take criticism. Is that still a controversial headcanon? Anyway, she’s black. She has a serious sweet tooth, but doesn’t often indulge it because of her parents being dentists. She mostly read nonfiction, but she also reads a lot of novels, especially over the summer. Does her homework during class. Favourite meal is breakfast.

Ginny - she/he, bi and ace. Lowkey likes Muggle music, which Hermione shows her on a record player during the summer. Favourite season is the Christmas season. His favourite food is soup. And she drinks copious amounts of tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. Pretty much anything hot that you can drink. Lowkey best friends with Hermione.

Luna - she/her, agender, ace lesbian. The books describe her as kind of weird looking, but it’s because it’s from Harry’s perspective and he’s not a lesbian. Lesbians flock to this girl like moths to a flame. She’s not necessarily aromantic, but she’s mostly uninterested in romance. Loves fairy tales. Also a huge fan of science of all sorts. Kind of like a woodland creature.

Neville - he/him, straight. Token cishet friend. Kind of terrified of girls. Plays the violin and is actually pretty good at it. Shoes are always untied. Constantly doubting himself. He’d be so good at more stuff if he just had confidence. Would definitely do anything for his friends. Probably can make flowers grow just with his presence.

[broomsticks]

femslash fic recs: ginny + infidelity

for a request on the @hpsaffics server! most are smutty; there is some dead dove. i do admit i went slightly overboard with the number of fics on this list. i make no apologies 😂

dead dove content includes: noncon, heavy kink, underage, incest.

⭐️: my personal faves, but ymmv!

Ginmione

the same as they always had been by violetclarity (6k, M): a long term affair

Honoring the Head Girl by Viridescence (3k, E): poly femslash, written pre-OOTP. Hermione is eagerly looking forward to the secret Gryffindor ritual for honoring a new Head Girl.

⭐️ Consequences by Inell (800, E): ginny/hermione/pansy, who’s polyjuiced into luna. CW noncon, mind control and other heavy kink.

⭐️ Apples and Oranges Too by drawlight (ripeteeth) (1k, E): forbidden love. podfic elsewhere on AO3

A Helping Hand by Rorimore (3k, E). "My git brother not fucking you right?" Ginny wondered, leaning in closer towards the table.

The Hand We've Been Dealt by Kylo_Ken (5k, E). When Hermione discovers her fiancés affair, she does what any sane woman would do; she sleeps with his sister.

Can I Tell You Something? by SleekGeek (4k, E): ginmione, pre romione wedding.

⭐️ Just bring me flowers by Anakletos (300, M). poetry! incredible pining!

⭐️ Green Light by iota_after_dark (6k, E). What if the best way to get over Ron was to get under Ginny? there’s no cheating in this one, romione are “on a break” and hinny are open — but the ginmione smut is Very good.

Ginsy

⭐️ the Aesthetic of Realness by imaginarium_imperfecta (25k, E): ginsy, pansy planning the hinny wedding. When you don't know what you want your wedding to be like, you call Pansy Parkinson. That's her job: To figure out what you want, and then give it to you.

⭐️ Chasing the Sun by sdk (1.5k, M): established hinny, infidelity and angst. They don't touch anytime it's real.

Vases of Vanity by Slumber (1k, T): Pansy and Ginny meet at a benefit while both are married to other people. steamy!

Yes, Mrs Zabini by Dramione818 (7k, E). in which pansy is ginny’s boss and married to blaise.

Fleurinny

⭐️ Water & Earth by @venom0usbarbie (series, 8k, E). bill dies pre-story, gorgeously written fleurinny angst.

⭐️ The Peak of One's Girlhood by hjgmilf (2k, E). pre bill/fleur wedding, hermione and ginny throw her a bridal shower at the burrow. fleur/hermione/ginny.

Girl secrets by piximera (2k, E); what fleur does instead of getting a divorce.

⭐️ Fall by arcadian_dream (1k, M). on the eve of hinny’s wedding. podfic elsewhere on ao3.

Linny

(no smut just kissing, at most, in all but the last. lots of songfic!!)

not in love tonight (but i might fall on another day) (1k, T). established ginny/OC, linny kissing in the club fic set to ‘i kissed a girl.’

you should probably leave by awesomefatkitty (1k, T). luna pov linny, past hinny, more kissing and angst

Happily Ever After by Kitty September (KittyAug) (7k, T). ginny time travels to the past to fix it.

Those Who Choose by Lomonaaeren (3k, T) amicable divorce, hinny -> drarry and linny.

Speak Now by onlykatelyn (3k, T) hinny wedding, inspired by the song by taylor swift, ends in drarry and linny.

Values by Shadowmun (2k, E). ginny is the one being cheated on here -- consensual infidelity (of the ‘opening the relationship to reignite the spark’ kind), linny + luna/OFC

misc Ginny rarepairs

⭐️ Something We Do by sdk (1.5k, E): ginny cheats on harry with millicent, ft. hot angsty kink. You do what I want until I ask you to stay.

⭐️ The Flavour of Loss by @vdoshu (7k, E): postwar grief and mourning and andromeda/ginny, hinny, prev bella/andromeda.

⭐️ Starting Over by @val-creative (400, M): ginny/tonks, ginny is pregnant and finds herself having doubts.

Someone to talk to by FireOpal (Sandel) (3k, rated M but imo T?): ginny/hannah (ginny is cheating on harry), dialogue-only fic.

gather your peace like fine, woven threads by kwritten (3k, G but… imo maybe M? there is definitely implied smut): cho/ginny, eighth year fic.

[taste-in-music]

taste-in-music’s top 30 songs of 2022

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my annual countdown of my 30 favorite songs of the year. 2022 had a lot of great music releases, and I’m so excited to recount the songs I replayed throughout the year. Now, on with the list!

This year was so jam-packed I have ten honorable mentions to share before we get to the list proper: tears in the club by FKA Twigs ft. The Weeknd, Destination l’amour by Pi Ja Ma, Little Freak by Harry Styles, Fast Times by Sabrina Carpenter, EMPATHY 4 BETHANY by Saya Gray, Be Cool by Maggie Rogers, This Hell by Rina Sawayama, Heavy Heart by Bartees Strange, Karma by Taylor Swift, and Shotgun by Soccer Mommy

F2F by SZA: “F2F” was a fast favorite that came late in the year, mostly for how pleasantly surprising it was. The 2000s pop-punk revival has been percolating for the past few years, and SZA’s entry into the genre suits her frighteningly well. She’s written on the complications of revenge sex and missing an ex before, but the area-ready bombast of the guitar-driven instrumental elevates it to the next level. It may have looked to the past for sonic inspiration, but it feels fresh.

君���夢中 (Kimini Muchuu) by Hikaru Utada: I didn’t know what to expect when I clicked play on J-pop icon Hikaru Utada’s new album on a whim, but when I heard “君に夢中,” which translates to “crazy about you” in English, I was immediately struck by a feeling of familiarity. It may be because the opening synth riff reminds me of “Boys Of Summer,” it may be Utada’s impassioned delivery, it may be the rattling hi-hats that instate an undeniable groove on the song’s back end. Whatever it is, Utada managed to capture something ethereal on this track, and I can’t wait to explore more of her catalogue in the future.  

Flower (In Full Bloom) by Luna Li ft. Dreamer Isioma: Romantic angst never sounded so damn dreamy. On “Flower (In Full Bloom),” Luna Li pleads with a lover that refuses to put in the effort in a relationship, while Dreamer Isioma provides the opposing perspective speaking about how the spark has already died. As the song progresses, the cushy soundscape of twinkling keys escalates to a bitching guitar solo that makes for one hell of a final moment.

Kissing Lessons by Lucy Dacus: If nothing else, “Kissing Lessons” is a marvel of concision. Each detail Dacus compiles, bracelet charms, hair tosses, dreams of buying a three-story house, all come together to form a rich vignette about a young girl’s budding sexuality and growing inculcation into gender roles in just under two minutes. Place those details over a rollicking rock instrumental and you’ve got on special sucker punch of a song that gives you just enough to want to know more. The only choice, then, is to hit repeat.

It’s Raining by Superorganism ft. Dylan Cartlidge and Stephen Malkmus: For Superorganism, there is no sample too silly, no instrumental flourish too strange to throw into their melting pot. Describing “It’s Raining” from their sophomore album World Wide Pop means describing the barrage of baffling moments it throws at warp speed. Frontwoman Orono Noguchi sings about a “cyborg grilled-cheese-sandwich machine” over thunderclaps. English rapper Dylan Cartlidge spits bars about Elon Musk over a backing chorus of what sounds like demented Muppets. Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus’s lyrics about riding a horse-drawn carriage are ushered in with clip-clopping hooves and a sample of a neigh. These moments come together to form a loopy, loping confection that’s as absurd as it is addictive.

Superfan by Chelsea Jade: On “Superfan,” Chelsea Jade navigates the blurred lines of talking to a crush, a situation where you’re trading adversarial jabs and confrontational quips and you can never tell if you’re flirting or fighting. Ultimately, Jade reveals the obsession lying beneath the surface, identifying herself as a “superfan” trying to play it cool. Driving home the playful awkwardness is Jade’s use of vocal samples throughout, whether they’re narrating along to her conversation or splicing through the chorus with hiccup-y clips of harmonization. It’s a song that cuts through the guise to reveal the vulnerability at its core.

Holding Back by BANKS: In the years since her debut, BANKS has become my go-to artist for electropop bangers that conjure emotional vulnerability and goddess-level confidence alike. “Holding Back” may be an outpouring of memories in the wake of a doomed relationship, but the hard-hitting electronic groove and boosted bass breathe new life into a familiar concept. As BANKS switches between vulnerable coos and full-chested belts, she unleashes the innermost desire for her care to be reciprocated. “I wrote you a melody,” she sings in the chorus, “can’t you see that?”

Whatever Fits Together by Skullcrusher: Skullcrusher has perfected the art of weaving immersive tapestries from whispy sonic fragments, a strummed guitar here, a gossamer synthesizer there, a lyrical fragment about leaving home to tie it all into a single package. “Whatever Fits Together” pulls disparate pieces from their distinct places in the ether to form something transient and melancholy, the mournful tone of Helen Ballentine’s voice balanced by a sunny tambourine. It’s ephemeral, it’s beautiful, it all fits together perfectly.

Another Man’s Jeans by Ashe: Ashe may have broken onto the pop scene with brokenhearted ballads, but there’s always been a confidence and cleverness to her delivery that’s made her stand out. On her comeback single “Another Man’s Jeans,” she douses her witty songwriting with pure funk concentrate and struts through a kiss-off to a situationship with more swagger than she’s ever showcased on tape before. It makes for one of the most fun party jams of the year.

girlfriend by hemlocke springs: I first encountered hemlocke springs via an Instagram Reel where she posted a video propositioning “do u wanna hear the weirdest bridge you’ll ever hear in ur entire life?” The subsequent bridge shows springs hurling her voice up and down the scale with reckless abandon over a spritely synth groove, and wile it might not be the “weirdest bridge” I’ve ever heard, it certainly was one of the most memorable the year had to offer. The rest of the song, a blasé kiss-off to a potential suitor, pulls of the rare achievement for a viral song and lives up to the catchiness of the initial clip.

Spitting Off the Edge of the World by Yeah Yeah Yeahs ft. Perfume Genius: “Spitting Off The Edge of the World” is awesome in the archaic sense, encapsulating the simultaneous awe and terror that comes from facing something so much bigger than yourself. It’s a song that earns it galactic sense of scope from the quiet moments it provides to contrast it, as Karen O and Perfume Genius trade demure, flitting verses before the chorus kicks in on the heels of a larger-than-life barrage synths and guitars. It’s titanic, it’s triumphant, it’s just awesome, (in that it’s also just damn great.)

The Loneliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Rufus Wainwright: I remember when this song was released just ahead of The Loneliest Time album and questioning how this collaboration could possibly work. As soon as I heard it, the answer was clear: never question Carly Rae Jepsen. At this point, Jepsen has boiled pop music down to a science, but that doesn’t mean it’s sterile or forced. The string-adorned, disco-inflected groove on “The Loneliest Time” is the perfect landscape for Jepsen and Wainwright to trade verses about giving an old flame a second chance. It all culminates in that excellent bridge where Jepsen enthusiastically declares “I’m coming back for you baby / I’m coming back for you!” I, too, will continue coming back to this song, and Jepsen’s catalogue as a whole, when I need a pick up from my own personal loneliest times.  

fairy song by beabadoobee: Throughout her second album Beatopia, beabadoobee’s jaunty melodies and sugar-sweet vocals just barely cover a greater desperation for care and connection percolating beneath the surface. The best demonstration of this is “fairy song,” where a running list of self-care tasks atop perky pianos slowly cracks apart until it fully breaks into a buzzy whirlwind of distortion and beabadoobee’ screams just barely audible in the background. Then, just as the pandemonium reaches its peak, the song pulls itself back together and returns to the chipper atmosphere it began with. Ignoring one’s distress will only take you so far before the weight becomes too much to bear. Sometimes, drinking water and going outside isn’t enough. Letting the mess fly free every so often might just be the key to moving forward.

Cardigan by Sophie Cates: “Cardigan” is my silly pop song of the year, the track I turned to when I needed an instant sugar rush of endorphins. Sure, Sophie Cates rhymes “again” with “again” with “cardigan” with “again” again on the hook, but when it's set against the most instantly catchy melody of 2022, I hardly even notice. That’s not a slight against Cates’s writing though, the other choice details she employs throughout the song paint a vivid picture of a romance that’s lost its sparkle, and the wistful desire for the magic to return. It’s that undercurrent of longing that elevates “Cardigan” from being just a silly pop song to a great silly pop song, one that sticks around long after the initial rush has passed. 

Bump by Dora Jar: Dora Jar’s music captures the dark whimsy of a fairy tale, but the real fairy tales where the pixie dust and glass slippers come with a hungry wolf or vengeful witch lurking in the shadows. It’s a musical world that’s a little spooky, rife with curiosity, and lit up with a flicker of excitement. “Bump” is one of the best demonstrations of this quality, with Dora Jar describing the wonder of a chance encounter that may escalate into something more. The song is accented with astonished gaps, a swampy chorus of backing vocals, and an air-tight beat. It’s sweet and wondrous and a little claustrophobic, sonically capturing that tight-throated, heart-hammering anticipation to see what comes next.

In The Eyes Of Our Love by Yumi Zouma: “In The Eyes Of Our Love” is good in a way that just feels obvious, providing a breezy yet danceable energy that’s poised to play out the romantic climax of a teen movie from the 90s. Beneath its cheery surface, though, is a tremor of anxiety. Lead vocalist Christie Simpson signs of crumbling walls, splitting lips, and looming storms, worries that accelerate and melt away over the song's duration. Every great pop song grows all the greater with a sense of urgency, and “In The Eyes Of Our Love” threads that needle effortlessly while still being danceable as hell. What more could you want?

Part Of The Band by The 1975: Over the past few years, The 1975 have twisted the anthemic pop-rock that put them on the map to reveal the absurdity and anxiety at the heart of modern life. On “Part Of The Band,” the band’s first single off their 2022 album Being Funny In A Foreign Language, frontman Matty Healy’s musings on social upheaval are equal parts hilarious and insightful. After stuffing the song full of dizzying rhymes, (“vaccinista tote bag-chic baristas” with “communista keisters” especially comes to mind,) Healy finishes on a searing moment of self-reflection: “am I just some post-coke, average, skinny bloke / calling his ego imagination?” With a twitchily elegant backdrop crafted from plucky string swells, chopped-up vocal samples, and quivering synths, it’s a song whose catchiness, cleverness, and creativity lives up to the critiques on display.

ALIEN SUPERSTAR by Beyoncé: It was difficult to pick a favorite track from RENAISSANCE, an album so consistently excellent in its delivery of dancefloor euphoria. In the end, I had to go with the self-love celebration “ALIEN SUPERSTAR.” Every element of this song oozes self-assurance, from the spacy disco instrumental to Beyoncé’s vocals, which switch from sensual cooing to a British accent-inflected declarations to braggadocious belting at the drop of a hat. The result is a track poised to dominate dancefloors across the galaxy for years to come, and who’s surprised? She’s one of one. She’s number one. She’s the only one.

Nothing Gives Me Pleasure by Girlpool: I clicked play on Girlpool’s fifth album Forgiveness without any clear expectations. I certainly wasn’t expecting to be blasted with a wave of distorted synths followed by the most memorable opening line of the year: “Do you even want me if I even have to ask? / Break it to me gently with your fingers up my ass.” It’s an unforgettable one-two punch that immediately establishes the core themes of the album, trying to reconcile the desire for emotional and physical intimacy, and how those desires often conflict with and contradict one another. “Nothing Gives Me Pleasure” walks the power balance in a relationship built on mismatched expectations, trying to sate yourself with sex and coming up short. The soundscape skitters and heaves, the distortion ratcheting up as Harmony Tividad reiterates the title line over and over: “Nothing gives me pleasure like the words I know you won’t say.” 

cool by Uffie: Uffie made a name for herself in the bloghouse scene of the early 2010s, a musical moment defined by glitchy earworms, a punkish dedication to keeping the party going as long as possible, and lots and lots of glitter. For her 2021 comeback single with Company Records, “cool,” Uffie evolves the quirky maximalism of her past into something slick, modern, and effortlessly, well, cool. On “cool,” Uffie digs for gold in moments of stillness amidst chaos, chronicling moments of reprieve during a night out: sleepy Uber rides, poolside kisses, eating cereal with her partner. The best demonstration of this comes when, at the precipice of each chorus, all the music cuts out for a moment before Uffie ushers in the razor-sharp groove with a simple utterance of the song’s title, delivered with a blasé surety of someone who’s seen it all. As she sings in the song’s third verse, she’s “got nothing left to prove.” 

HENTAI by ROSALÍA: Amidst the raucous genreclash that makes up the rest of the MOTOMAMI tracklist, the gentle pianos of “HENTAI” may initially feel a bit out of place. But if you listen closely, there’s much to discover beneath its deceptively simple surface. First off, the lyrics are filthy as hell, (I know, big surprise for a song literally called “HENTAI,”) but the cheeky references to bike riding and tape making are balanced out by a tender backdrop that knows when to up the bombast. Whether it be the barely-there string flourishes, fluttering vocal runs, or the skittering blast of drums that drives the song’s closing moments home, “HENTAI” provides just enough off-kilter details that make the song transcend from mere sexy piano ballad into only “La ROSALÍA” could provide.

Simulation Swarm by Big Thief: Despite Big Thief’s fifth album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You dropping all the way back in February, I found “Simulation Swarm” shamefully late in the year. But as soon as I heard it, I knew it would be on this list, and pretty high up too. Adrianne Lenker crafts songs that are immediately familiar, like I must have been listening to them from childhood. The details she employs throughout "Simulation Swarm” balance beauty and malice, painting the dark fairy tale and casual terror of modern life “crystal blood like a dream true,” “swallows in the windless field,” “river of light who I love / That I sing to in the belly of the empty night.” Set against a locomotive folk instrumental, “Simulation Swarm” feels like a gentle hug from the abyss, voicing the ability to face danger and walk forward with hope. 

Till We Run Out Of Air by Hatchie: I thought I knew what to expect going into Hatchie’s sophomore album Giving The World Away. Early singles like “Quicksand” and “This Enchanted” delivered another helping of the joyful shoegaze pop she’s been delivering for years. It’s a sound I’m always willing to gobble up, but there was an echo of something greater hovering right beneath the surface. With the final song on the album, Hatchie delivered a falcon punch of a finale that transforms that spark into a fireworks show. With its susurrus of swirling, watery synths and arena-ready chorus, “Till We Run Out Of Air” plows right through me with each repeated spin. It’s a song enraptured in the fine line between destruction and exhilaration, tracing the final moments in a romance with larger-than-life bombast. Perhaps the best encapsulation of this euphoria comes at the precipice of the chorus. “Open the curtains and let in the light,” Hatchie sings, before a glowing blossom of synths barrels the listener right into the song’s most anthemic refrain. It’s like the light at the end of the tunnel finally breaking through the darkness at just the right moment.

doomsday by Lizzie McAlpine: On her second album five seconds flat, Lizzy McAlpine elevated her personal songwriting with a cinematic scope. This approach is immediately introduced on the album’s opening “doomsday,” a slow-burning ballad chronicling a breakup though the lens of hindsight. McAlpine circles through deathly metaphors throughout the song: pulling the plug, violent ends, her partner as a “murderer” initiating their split on Halloween, the sample of a bone being split in half. This ghoulish gravitas of is backed up by an orchestral swell that makes the melodrama feel earned. These compounding elements build up the song’s momentum until McAlpine’s final revelation slams into you at full force: “I would’ve married you / If you’d stuck around / I feel more free than I have in years / Six feet in the ground.” The relationship may be dead and gone, but McAlpine makes it clear that she’s only getting started.

Lullabye by Grace Ives: Throughout Janky Star, Grace Ives concocts idea-stuffed soundscapes that vacillate between the anxieties and thrills of young adulthood. The earworms come so casually that they even materialize in the album’s moments of brevity. “Lullabye” is a perfect example of this. As the album’s closer, it shows the chaos winding down, giving way to moments of reflection. Ives’s breathily narrates the “lovely mess” of her life: watching movies on repeat, casually attempting gymnastics moves in the kitchen, and swapping confessions with a loved one late into the night. Set against gauzy landscape of synths, skittering drums, and chirpy backing vocals, I turned to the casual wisdom of “Lullabye” all the times this year when life got overwhelming. “No it’s nothing to be sad about,” Ives sings in the song’s closing moments, “It’s just something I’ve been thinking about.” It’s a welcome reminder of the power ruminating on small joys can hold.

Say It by SASAMI: On her latest album Squeeze, SASAMI took to flipping white male-dominated genres like punk and metal to articulate her own rage. One of the best examples of this is “Say It,” an unapologetic frenzy of glitchy rock scuzz. In an Apple Music interview, SASAMI stated that the song was “about the pain of someone not communicating with you,” carried out as she trades places with a bassy, distorted mirror of her own voice. Situated atop a strutting groove concocted of squealing guitars, grumbling bass, and booming drums, it all comes together to form something equal parts cathartic and terrifying. “Say It” might be one of the best rock songs the year had to offer, but amidst the ruckus, it’s first and foremost a call to throw your repentance to the wind and speak your mind. 

Yuck by Charli XCX: If you’ve been on TikTok for the past year or so, odds are you’ve come across the idea of “the ick,” the moment in a romantic relationship where something as simple as watching your beau chase a ping-pong ball across the floor flips your feelings of adoration into disgust. It only makes sense that one of pop’s most forward–thinking artists would capture this cultural phenomenon with masterful specificity and simplicity. Over a bouncy synth-heavy beat, Charli XCX lays out the moment when her love interest’s gooey romantic devotion starts to drive her away. Throughout “Yuck,” she takes romantic tropes like puppy dog eyes and bouquets of roses and flips them on their head. The result is the definitive song to throw on when the candy hearts get cloying. After spending the last few years of her career pushing pop to its very limits, her latest album Crash was a welcome reminder that even without all the hyperpop flourishes, she can still write damn good and effortless catchy bangers like this.

Free by Florence + The Machine: How do you persevere in the face of suffering? seems to be the question Florence Welch fixates on most throughout her projects with Florence + The Machine. She’s turned to several places in the past: making a break for freedom on her breakout hit “Dog Days Are Over,” self-destructive love on rock bangers like “Ship To Wreck” and “Shake It Out,” and reconciliation on her previous album, High As Hope. While the definite answer for such a question may never materialize, Welch has recognized how music can be one of the most potent salves for such woes. Her 2022 album Dance Fever provides several welcome additions to Welch’s growing catalog of musical catharsis, but it was “Free,” a free-spirited banger co-written by Jack Antonoff, that ended up hitting me the hardest. “Free” taps into something primal yet graceful, a raucous recognition that sometimes, the most inspiring feelings of freedom come hand in hand with singing at the top of your lungs. “For a moment, when I'm dancing,” Welch declares with titanic vocals over a propulsive drum beat and glittering keys, “I am free.” This relief may be temporary, but for the moment, it’s nothing short of magical.

American Teenager by Ethel Cain: On her debut album Preacher’s Daughter, Ethel Cain chronicles a journey of adolescent ennui and religious turmoil through sprawling, atmospheric ballads. Before she gets into all that, she also proves that she can write a teen pop anthem for the ages. “American Teenager” is the first official song on the album, and while it may be shorter and more immediate than its predecessors, it’s no less deftly crafted. Cain harnesses the larger-than-life, anthemic synth pop of the 80s, accenting the soundscape with shining synths, booming drums, and a bright saxophone solo. While the song relishes in altruistic Americana imagery of crying on the bleachers and whiskey-fueled rebellion, Cain also acknowledges the darkness lurking beneath the jubilation on the surface. The opening verse describes her neighbor’s brother being shipped home in a coffin, “another red heart taken by the American dream.” Still, despite this darkness, there’s a hope at the core of “American Teenager” that catapults it into the stratosphere, that suggests that maybe someday, those promises might come to fruition.

touch tank by quinine: I first came across “touch tank” as a fragment on TikTok, a looping clip of quinnie lip synching along to the first few lines of the chorus: “He’s so pretty / when he goes down on me.” And what an attention-grabbing set of lines they are, it’s not everyday that you stumble across a sweet, unassuming bedroom pop song explicitly discussing cunnilingus. But it isn’t just the refreshingly matter-of-fact  references to sex that make “touch tank” stick in the memory, it’s the atmosphere of intimacy quinnie builds around those lines. In its final form, “touch tank” builds an aqueous wonderland of small yet palpably intimate moments, freshly laundered t-shirts, discovering new tattoos, choosing to be gentle. “touch tank” is a tribute to those early stages in a relationship where you’re poking and prodding with care, trying to reach tender places without drawing blood. Rounded out with warm guitars, cooing flutes, and just a twinge of vocal distortion, it’s a song that feels lived in, welcoming, drawing you deeper into its depths with each repeated spin. 

What were your favorite songs from this year? Did I miss anything? Leave a comment or tag some in the reblogs and let me know.

This year has been an absolute whirlwind, and I hope you all have some good memories from it. Here’s to a safe, healthy 2023! 

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While Taylor and Harry would argue that their love story began in 1997 during their Sixth year at Hogwarts, their friends and loved ones would instead say it began the day they met in 1992, when the Chamber of Secrets had opened, and it was revealed that Harry wasn't the only Parselmouth on campus.

Two powerful bloodlines came together -- that of the Potter/Peverell line and that of the Khalil/Sayre line -- when Taylor and Harry fell in love. The world would rue the decision to try and keep them apart during the Wizarding War, while Harry was hunting Horcruxes, and Taylor was hunting the Death Eaters.

Post-War, after rebuilding Hogwarts and laying to rest those who fell to the darkness, the two celebrated their wedding in 2002 at the Burrow during the early spring when the flowers were in bloom and the weather was more mild. Shortly after, they fell pregnant with their first children, James Sirius and Rubeus Arthur, both born in early 2003.

As their family grew, Harry joined the pro-Quidditch league after trying -- and quitting -- the Auror training. Playing for the Falmouth Falcons, he brought them to the World Cup three times, and he brought home the Cup twice. After seven wonderful years, he retired from pro-Quidditch to accept Headmistress McGonagall's offer of becoming the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, now that the job is no longer jinxed.

In the meantime, Taylor joined forces with Hermione Granger ( @bccksmarts ) to create the Wiltshire Primary Academy, a school for underaged magical children from all walks of life, in order to educate them in a setting that makes it harder for the pureblood supremacy to fester. They teach a few core classes from Hogwarts, as well as mathematics, language arts, world history, science, chemistry, and music. There are also a few extracurriculars, such as gym and art classes. The Academy is open all year 'round, in order to give some of the children a safe haven from abusive homes/environments, and thus Muggleborn children are better prepared to enter the magical community.

After the twins were born, Taylor gave birth to two more children, Lily Luna (2005) and Jonas Alessio (2006). Due to these back to back pregnancies, when she fell pregnant again, she suffered a miscarriage by 15 weeks, and fell into a deep depression. It took months to claw herself back out of the hole of darkness, thanks to her support system, and she refocused her efforts back into her children, in order to give them a good life. However, after nearly seven years, Taylor does get pregnant -- by accident -- with their final rainbow baby, a little girl (Laura Minerva, 2013), who is absolutely spoiled to near death.

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