#Aha! Less Barnaby This Time!

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

more misc scribbles!!!

[the-sappho-of-lesbos]

book recs that aren’t super difficult to find?

You know what anon fair ahahaha 😂

I’ll do my best!! (But also keep in mind I haven’t read all of these - so I can’t say much in terms of trigger warnings or how good they all are )

(But also if this about Galveston 1900: Swept Away and The Grass Widow , you can currently get kindle versions of them!) the same goes for other ones on this list , if physical copies are hard to find i either read it online or had a kindle copy (especially for the graphic novels - many have been read online or via apps that offer them )

< lesbian and bisexual women >

- Manga/Graphic Novels

* Kase- San and Morning Glories

* Beauty And The Beast girl

* goodbye to my rose garden

* our teachers are dating

* ring my bell

* love lily /love lily (depending on the site)

* impulse

* Magan and Danai

* dykes to watch out for

* jane’s world

* collectors

* renai idenshi

* tamen de guishi

*moonlight garden

* the two of them are pretty much like this

* bittersweet con panna

* still sick

*on a leash

* you are always crafty

* Sora haena

* doughnuts under a crescent moon

* a joyful life

* girlfriends (this was my first one 🥺)

* secret of the princess

* pixels of you

*roadqueen : eternal crush

* motorcrush

* always human

*kiss it goodbye

*thats Ms Bulldyke to you

* Amongst Us

*pregnant butch : nine long months in drag

*fun home

*giant days

(I’m going to stop here because I feel like it’s getting kind of long ahaha)

- Fiction books

* stuff by Bridget Essex / s.e diemer (if you want some light , cheesy and some easy reads)

* Annabel and I

* Roses and Thorns

* Crossing The Wide Forever

* sword of the guardian

* lily of the tower

* in the distance there is light

* Lancelot : Her Story

* the better to kiss you with

* she gets the girl

* backwards to Oregon

* tell it to the bees

*anne on my mind

* fire logic (it’s a fantasy series)

* luminous dead

* around the houses (I think? I don’t know if it’s OOP or not)

* love at cooper’s creek

* whiskey sunrise

*awake unto me

* shaken to the core

* water’s edge

* a hole in the world

* courting the countess

* survival instincts

* my secrets your lies

* the fate of stars

* the jasmine throne

* architects of memory

* notes of a crocodile

* legends and lattes

* princess of dorsa

*the space between worlds

* written in the stars

* the abyss surrounds us

* honey girl

* passing strange

*the lilac mines

* everyone in this room will someday be dead

Not a complete list but I’m hoping I was able to get a few different genres in there ^_^

< gay and bisexual men >

- Graphic Novels and manga

* our dining table

*restart after growing hungry

* secret xxx

* never understand

* my brother’s husband

* I think our son is gay

* check please

* fence

*bloom

* tipping over you

* the less then epic adventures of Tj and Amal

* koisuru barairo tenchou

* joou to shitateya

* zankoku na kami ga shihaisuru (definitely very intense and triggering)

* letters for Lucardo

* taproot

* what did you eat yesterday ?

* Fake

* other boys

- Fiction

* Honesty

*bear , otter and the kid series

* anything by Ginn Hale

* luck in the shadows

* all that’s left in the world

* wonders of the invisible world

* the man who fell in love with the moon

* Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

* the stone prince

* the way you are

* the prince’s boy ( by Paul Bailey)

* the god eaters (last time I checked the author had a version online you could read for free)

* survivor stories by JP Barnaby

* the living one

* brute

* when skies have fallen

* confessions of a mask

* memorial

* this is kind of an epic love story

* wolfsong

* the last Romeo

* young mungo

* Beijing comrades

* swimming in the dark

* less

* the page turner

* hide

I think I did an okay job of spreading across genres for this one too aha.

But thank you very much for the ask! I hope maybe you are able to find some on there that interest you! But as I said I haven’t read all of these so please be sure to look up revised and trigger warning lists if you are worried :)

I hope you have a great day! 💕

[cursebreaker-lilith]

HC List #4-Wands

Wand HC’s! Mostly focused on the wood since there’s more variety than with the cores.

Also if you have any suggestions for Ismelda, Skye, or Murphy please tell me, because I don’t have their characterizations down as well and I’m not 100% sold on my choices for them!

Rowan

Hornbeam “with a single, pure passion, which some might call obsession (though I prefer the term ‘vision’), which will almost always be realised.”   Unicorn hair

I had a lot of trouble with Rowan. I considered, duh, rowan wood, and I believe the former head writer said Rowan had a rowan wand, but I think hornbeam fits. Rowan has a clear ‘vision’ and goals with which to get it, so it seems fitting.

Ben

Black walnut “If the witch or wizard is unable or unwilling to be honest with themselves or others, the wand often fails to perform adequately and must be matched with a new owner if it is to regain its former prowess. Paired with a sincere, self-aware owner, however, it becomes one of the most loyal and impressive wands of all, with a particular flair in all kinds of charmwork.” Phoenix feather

This is sort of inspired by someone who had done a wand wood post then deleted it :’) Anyways, there’s the good at charms bit (Ben’s specialty) but also it just fits Ben’s narrative. He is not someone honest with himself and that affects how he lives his life hugely, so a wand that reflects this problem makes sense. Then a phoenix feather core, because again, Ben’s problem is he has a lot of talent but is held back by himself. If he were to shake off his fears, i think itd be a good match .

Penny

Alder “not stubborn or obstinate, but often helpful, considerate and most likeable.” “whence comes its reputation for being suitable only for the most advanced witches and wizards.” Unicorn hair

Saw the first quote and was immediately like Penny! Then saw the second quote and knew it was Penny’s wand wood. Unicorn because she’s pure .

Merula

Red oak “You will often hear the ignorant say that red oak is an infallible sign of its owner’s hot temper. In fact, the true match for a red oak wand is possessed of unusually fast reactions, making it a perfect duelling wand.” Dragon heartstring

She fits that first part. hot temper, a good dueler, fast reactions, all very Merula. And she pairs it with dragon heartstring for extra power and ease to do darker spells.

Bill

Poplar “‘If you seek integrity, search first among the poplars,’ was a great maxim of my grandfather, Gerbold Ollivander, and my own experience of poplar wands and their owners tallies exactly with his. Here is a wand to rely upon, of consistency, strength and uniform power, always happiest when working with a witch or wizard of clear moral vision.” Dragon heartstring

It’s like Penny, I saw the description and immediately went Bill! Literally everything about that description fits Bill very well. Dragon heartstring, as its considered to do more powerful spells. As for some hc’s, I feel he’s one of the few Weasley’s to get his own wand just because he’s the oldest so he kind of gets everything new.

Tulip

Dogwood “Dogwood wands are quirky and mischievous; they have playful natures and insist upon partners who can provide them with scope for excitement and fun.” “when paired with a suitably clever and ingenious witch or wizard, can produce dazzling enchantments.” Dragon heartstring

I wavered between giving dogwood to Tonks and sycamore to Tulip but in the end I put dogwood for Tulip because I saw “clever and ingenious” and immediately thought of Tulip over Tonks (not that Tonks isn’t clever, but Tulip is more proud of her cleverness). Plus I thought of a wand much more known for mischief would delight her in rebelling against her parents. (I know the former head writer said her wand is meant to be cherry wood and a hand me down from her grandmother, but I like Tulip having her own wand. Fits with her sense of independence better.)

Tonks

Sycamore “The sycamore makes a questing wand, eager for new experience and losing brilliance if engaged in mundane activities.” “As may be deduced, the sycamore’s ideal owner is curious, vital and adventurous,” Unicorn hair

Like with Tulip above, both could fit either girl, but certain words made me choose these woods. for Tonks, it was the use of “curious” and “adventure.” Tulip rebels to break rules, but Tonks just likes fun and adventure, so this felt a better fit.

Barnaby

English oak “A wand for good times and bad, this is a friend as loyal as the wizard who deserves it. Wands of English oak demand partners of strength, courage and fidelity. Less well-known is the propensity for owners of English oak wands to have powerful intuition, and, often, an affinity with the magic of the natural world, with the creatures and plants that are necessary to wizardkind for both magic and pleasure.” Dragon heartstring

Another one where I instantly put the wood to a character. With perhaps the exception of the “intuition” bit, every part just screams Barnaby. Loyal? Yes. Strong? Yup. Courageous? Deffo. Loyal again? Mhm. Affinity for natural world? Totally. And dragon heartstring for extra power.

Ismelda

Yew “Yew wands are among the rarer kinds, and their ideal matches are likewise unusual, and occasionally notorious. The wand of yew is reputed to endow its possessor with the power of life and death, which might, of course, be said of all wands; and yet yew retains a particularly dark and fearsome reputation in the spheres of duelling and all curses.” Unicorn hair

I had a lot of trouble with Ismelda. This probably isn’t what i’ll settle on tbh but it’s good enough. It’s sort of like her. Has a dark reputation but is much lighter on the inside.

Charlie

Ash “Those witches and wizards best suited to ash wands are not, in my experience, lightly swayed from their beliefs or purposes. However, the brash or over-confident witch or wizard, who often insists on trying wands of this prestigious wood, will be disappointed by its effects. The ideal owner may be stubborn, and will certainly be courageous, but never crass or arrogant.” Unicorn hair

Charlie does have a canon wand for this period, which is Ron’s wand. Probably coincidentally, but the ash tree description fits him well, so I do like to think that the second wand he gets after he graduates was also ash. And a hc note, I like to think the wand Ron had was also a hand me down to Charlie. No way that wand got that bad in only 7 years, even if Charlie is a bit rough and tumble. Plus if it was a personal wand, why would he give it away? So, yea, he graduated, got enough money for a new wand and Ron received his old one.

Andre

Spruce “The spruce wand requires a firm hand, because it often appears to have its own ideas about what magic it ought to be called upon to produce. However, when a spruce wand meets its match – which, in my experience, is a bold spell-caster with a good sense of humour – it becomes a superb helper, intensely loyal to their owners and capable of producing particularly flamboyant and dramatic effects.” Unicorn hair

I had a hard time with Andre, but this called to me best with him. I thought adjectives like ‘bold’ ‘good sense of humour’ ‘flamboyant’ all fit well with him.

Jae

Redwood “redwood wands are not themselves lucky, but are strongly attracted to witches and wizards who already possess the admirable ability to fall on their feet, to make the right choice, to snatch advantage from catastrophe.” Dragon heartstring

I struggled a lot with Jae unable to decide if I wanted him to have Redwood or Fir. He always had dragon heartstring, but I couldn’t decide on a wood type. I liked them for pretty much the same reason in that both have an emphasis on coming out on top despite the odds which I think fits Jae. Anyways, I eventually picked redwood because I just liked the description in regards to Jae better aha.

Badeea

Walnut “Highly intelligent witches and wizards ought to be offered a walnut wand for trial first, because in nine cases out of ten, the two will find in each other their ideal mate. Walnut wands are often found in the hands of magical innovators and inventors; this is a handsome wood possessed of unusual versatility and adaptability.” Unicorn hair

I had another one originally, but “innovators and inventors” just fits Badeea much better than what I originally had. Not much else to say.

Liz

Apple “They are powerful and best suited to an owner of high aims and ideals, as this wood mixes poorly with Dark magic. It is said that the possessor of an apple wand will be well-loved and long-lived, and I have often noticed that customers of great personal charm find their perfect match in an applewood wand. An unusual ability to converse with other magical beings in their native tongues is often found among apple wand owners” Unicorn hair

One I took from that post mentioned above as I was rather stuck on Liz. But I do feel it fits. Liz is a Slytherin but is against the idea that Slytherin = dark, so that bit fits, plus she’s all about the magical beings and I wouldn’t be surprised if she was good at speaking mermish and such.

Diego

Red oak ”In fact, the true match for a red oak wand is possessed of unusually fast reactions, making it a perfect duelling wand. Less common than English oak, I have found that its ideal master is light of touch, quick-witted and adaptable, often the creator of distinctive, trademark spells, and a good man or woman to have beside one in a fight. Red oak wands are, in my opinion, among the most handsome.” Unicorn hair

So this is the same as Merula, but I feel he fits the second half of the description while she fits the first. A dueler, quick witted, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a distinctive spell, and I’m sure he agrees that his wand is as handsome as him. He however has a unicorn core as hes much lighter and nicer than Merula.

Talbott

Chestnut “The wand of chestnut is attracted to witches and wizards who are skilled tamers of magical beasts, those who possess great gifts in Herbology, and those who are natural fliers.” Phoenix feather

There was another I considered entirely bc it had like “mysterious loner” in it, but honestly this one sentence screamed Talbott to me. Like, he’s mentioned being great at comc, loves herbology and is one of the best in the class, and I would definitely say he’s a natural flier lol Now with chestnut wands, they change a lot depending on the core. But the description mentions only unicorn hair and dragon heartstring alongside specific descriptions, while the one above is standalone. So I’m assuming its meant to go with phoenix feather, which I would’ve given him anyways. Bird core for a bird boy.

Chiara

Willow “Willow is an uncommon wand wood with healing power, and I have noted that the ideal owner for a willow wand often has some (usually unwarranted) insecurity, however well they may try and hide it.”  Dragon heartstring 

It took me a while to decide between willow or hawthorn, both of which mentioned healing and insecruties. Eventually I decided on willow entirely because it’s a paler wood and fits her whole silvery aesthetic.

Bea

Fir “There is no doubt that this wood, coming as it does from the most resilient of trees, produces wands that demand staying power and strength of purpose in their true owners, and that they are poor tools in the hands of the changeable and indecisive.” Phoenix feather

While Bea has a big change, I wouldn’t call her changeable considering she’s sticking with her new style and outlook. And I would call her a survivor. Poor girl’s survived a lot already and she’s only 12. : (((

Skye

Spruce “which produces wands that are ill-matched with cautious or nervous natures, and become positively dangerous in fumbling fingers. The spruce wand requires a firm hand, because it often appears to have its own ideas about what magic it ought to be called upon to produce.” Dragon heartstring

I used this for Andre, but I feel it fits Skye too. She’s very brash and confident (or appears that way) so I feel she would have that firm hand needed.

Murphy

Ebony ”Ebony is happiest in the hand of those with the courage to be themselves. Frequently non-conformist, highly individual or comfortable with the status of outsider” Unicorn hair

Murphy is very open about how he is who he is, so even though he isn’t an outsider, I feel he has that “courage to be themselves” bit down.

Orion

Beech “The true match for a beech wand will be, if young, wise beyond his or her years, and if full-grown, rich in understanding and experience. Beech wands perform very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant.” Unicorn hair

Yet another one where I read one sentence and was like oh that’s them. 

[charlieweasleyxmc]

The Marauder’s Map

(Y/N) bowed her head in Transfiguration when Professor McGonagall began to tell the class about wand wood trees and how cores and various wand woods might affect one’s affinity for transfiguration.

It wasn’t the first time that wand wood trees had been mentioned, but the subject still reminded her of Rowan, especially since they were in Transfiguration, one of Rowan’s favorite classes.

When a sheet of paper flitted over to her desk just before the end of class, she jumped slightly until she realized that the origami dove had been charmed to fly on its own. She brought her hand up and the dove cuddled against her finger.

Turning her neck around, she saw Charlie on the other side of the class. He was watching her, a smile on his face.

(Y/N) felt herself smiling and the last few minutes before the bell rang became more than bearable.

(Y/N) gazed down at the green and brown bowtruckle, its twig-like limbs waving towards Barnaby as he held the little creature in his palms. It waved back and forth and (Y/N) could have sworn the little thing was making very human-like expressions back at Barnaby. They seemed to be bonding to the point that (Y/N) felt a little like she was intruding on something.

“Hey, (Y/N),” (Y/N) turned from their place in the meadow to see Tonks passing them some distance away, a smile on her face.

“Oh, Tonks!” (Y/N) exclaimed. “Is it okay if I go?” she said to Barnaby, “I’ve got to talk to Dora.”

Barnaby nodded, still engrossed in the little bowtruckle and (Y/N) left him to it, running off to join Nymphadora Tonks on the hill.

“Wotcher, (Y/N),” Tonks said as (Y/N) came up to walk beside her.

“Did you have your meeting with McGonagall?” (Y/N) asked, “About seventh year?”

“Yeah, I did,” Tonks said. “What about it?”

“Well, she asked me what I wanted to do after graduation. And I’m still not sure. Did she ask you too?”

“Yea,” Tonks said, “I want to be an auror. She asked me who I admired in my chosen profession and I told her Mad-Eye Moody.” (Y/N) rose her eyebrows and Nymphadora smiled. “I know what he’s like,” she said. “But he’s really been out there, you know? He’s sent countless Death Eaters to Azkaban since You-Know-Who rose to power. He’s incredible!” she said, admiringly. “Hang on,” Tonks stopped abruptly as they passed into the clocktower courtyard. “What’re they doing?”

(Y/N) was looking towards the same place that Tonks was and she could have sworn that she just saw two ginger heads disappear into the castle, sneaking.

(Y/N) looked at Tonks, who was raising her eyebrows as well, and as one, they jogged into the castle, sure enough, finding the twins hiding behind a large statue.

“Oye! What’re you two up to, then?” Tonks said, knocking one of them across the back of the head.

One of them, George, (Y/N) thought because of the expression on his face when he turned to his assailant, spun around. Fred was a split second behind George.

“What was that for?” George asked bewildered, rubbing at his head.

“For planning some bloody mischief,” Tonks said, exasperated, “without me.”

(Y/N) had been nodding along with Dora’s words until her last comment.

She gaped at her.

“I’m the Queen of Mischief,” Tonks said, her hands on her hips, the twins withering beneath her stare. “Why didn’t you invite me?”

(Y/N) sighed, but Fred and George grinned.

“Alright,” they said, as long as you don’t rat us out to Filch.

“Never,” Tonks said, horrified.

“Never,” (Y/N) repeated, only slightly less exuberant. “Now what are you two up to?”

The twins looked at each other, passing a conspiratorially thought that only the two of them would understand.

“We want something in Filch’s office,” Fred said.

“Something that’s rumored to be in there,” George amended.

“What is it?” Tonks asked, excited.

The twins passed another look between them.

“We can’t tell you,” they said together, looking back at the girls.

(Y/N) raised an eyebrow.

“You gonna help us or not?” Fred asked.

“No,” (Y/N) said.

At the same time, Tonks said, “Of course.”

They looked at each other, then chuckled slightly.

“Will anybody get hurt,” (Y/N) asked the twins then.

Fred and George both vehemently shook their heads.

Tonks was looking at her, Fred and George were looking at her, their big eyes and red hair so reminiscent of a young Charlie that she sighed again, resigned.

“Alright.”

The boys whooped and Dora grinned.

“Here’s the plan,” Fred said, when they had all settled down. “We are going to set off a dungbomb right outside Filch’s office.”

“You’ll be caught!” Tonks exclaimed.

“That’s the idea,” George said.

“We’re used to it,” Fred grinned. “It would only be our,” he pretended to be contemplative, counting on his fingers, “one hundred and twenty seventh time this year.”

The girls gaped at them.

“I expect we’ll get better at not being caught the longer we’re here,” George said simply.

“Back to the plan,” Fred said. “We are going to get caught by Filch for setting off the dungbomb. And then the plan was for George to set off another one in his office as a distraction so I can look through his drawers.”

“That won’t be nearly enough time,” Dora said, expertly. “You don’t know exactly where this thing is, right?” The twins nodded. “Then there’s no way it will distract him for long enough. That would only work if another dungbomb is set off right outside his office at about the same time. That way, he’ll run out into the hallway, thinking it came from outside his office, but he’ll be too confused to notice you going to his desk drawers at the same time.”

Fred and George both beamed at her.

Tonks shrugged, “I’ve been doing this a long time. Six years to be precise.”

“And,” (Y/N) added, “You’ve been caught less than they have in one year.”

The twins stared at them as if they were something out of a heroes story.

“You ready?” Tonks asked.

“Yes,” they chorused at the same time.

(Y/N) stopped them with a hand. “But I should get caught with you.”

“What?” Fred and George both looked at each other, then her.

“I can put a sticking charm on the door so that Filch can’t get inside for a minute, but won’t be suspicious as to why not.”

The twins grinned again.

“Well, that’s it,” Tonks said, shooing them, “Go.”

A loud bang echoed in the corridor a minute later, followed by a terrible smell.

Tonks watched Fred, George, and (Y/N) get shepherded into the caretaker’s office, a maniacal grin on Filch’s face.

She waited, counting with a magical charm for exactly two minutes, walking until she was right outside the caretaker’s office.

A boom sounded in the office, and a second later, an answering boom came from the bomb that had dropped from her hand.

She was around the corner and out of sight before the door was opened.

“Mangy filth!” Filch bellowed, charging from the office.

The door banged shut behind him, courtesy of (Y/N), and a sticking jinx swirled into place.

She spun around to see Fred rifling through his drawers, George hiding the evidence of the dungbomb remains.

“Aha!” Fred shouted, pulling out the paper.

Someone was yanking on the door.

They all darted back towards their chairs, Fred stuffing the paper into his robes, George stuffing the dungbomb remains into his, and (Y/N) spinning around as soon as their bottoms touched their seats to reverse her sticking jinx.

Filch burst through the door, almost falling over.

“Don’t worry,” (Y/N) was telling the twins, “you’ll like detention in the kitchens much better than detention with Snape. Jae’s usually in there and it can be a bit of fun making the sandwiches. Most of the House Elves down there are really nice.” She thought about it. “They’ll usually give you food too when your done with it. In fact, they always seem to be dying to give the students food.”

Fred and George beamed.

“Anyway,” Tonks said, “what is this piece of paper so important that you needed to get detention for it?” She turned the parchment over and over in her hands.

“A powerful magical object,” Fred says mysteriously.

Tonks smiled at them, passing it back over. (Y/N) made out a bit of words on the thing, but didn’t catch it.

“Rude. That is,” she said, gesturing to the parchment. “Though that line from Moony…rather good. My hair does make me look like cotton candy.”

Fred and George laughed.

“Just,” (Y/N) started, and the others turned to look at her, “just remember the importance of magical objects. Sometimes there are more important needs than pranking. If someone ever needs that parchment for something better someday, I’ll hope you remember that.”

“We will,” Fred promised.

(Y/N) grinned, “Then let’s go see what that thing does.”