#Trenton Weasley

[helenadurazzo]

The Future of Garreth Weasley and Poppy Sweeting

Garreth and Poppy dated for a bit in Hogwarts and decided to go more serious with the relationship a few years after their graduation by getting married. The wedding was attended by a majority of their classmates, Garreth’s family, and Poppy’s grandmother.

Together they had seven sons who were all sorted into either Gryffindor or Hufflepuff:

Proteus (1904)

Deuce (1906)

Trenton (1907)

Quade and Quincy (1909)

Cecilio (1913)

Septimus (1916)

The seven boys learned about both potion making and how to care for magical creatures from their parents, with some of them even choosing to follow in their footsteps after graduation. They also took many visits and stays in the Sweeting Sanctuary, a place to care for endangered magical creatures that was watched over by Poppy and the centaurs.

Poppy, being an only child, did her best to treat her children equally and often took advice from her husband. This was because he had numerous siblings and cousins of his own, some of which were the godparents of their children or had names they used for their children’s middle names.

Their youngest son, Septimus, would eventually go on to fall in love with a girl a year younger than him named Cedrella Black. She was the granddaughter of a previous Hogwarts headmaster and a member of Slytherin house. She was disowned after marrying Septimus because his family was viewed as blood traitors, however Garreth and Poppy treated her especially as if she was their own daughter all along.

Septimus was very friendly with some of the children of his parent’s friends including the daughter of Ominis Gaunt (Gilda Elysian, a Ravenclaw) and the second son of Phineas and Marie Hearst (Thomas Hearst, a Slytherin). The twins were also in particular close friends with the son of Zsuzsi Schröder (Alexei Morosovich, a Slytherin) who was in their year.

Garreth and Poppy would have numerous grandchildren with one of their youngest son’s children being Arthur Weasley, who would go on to have seven kids of his own. Garreth and Poppy often traveled around visiting their children and their respective families after they moved out and created lives of their own. The couple both lived long lives as well and met multiple of their great grandchildren as well.

[awordwasthebeginning]

Beautiful Disaster

It was, it truly was.

Still processing, decompressing, perchance decomposing, because this film may have ended us. St Brigid have mercy on @ofboredomandbohemia and me.

Review under the cut is salty, so proceed with caution. There's glass all over the floor.

Where do we even begin??

The Characters

Abby: that's short for Absolute Mess. Her other nickname is Pigeon because...eh? She says she doesn't need more crazy in her life and tbh I agree. She's crazy enough on her own, despite looking like a perfect Tessa clone in the beginning. Overreaction is her middle name, and she loves jumping to conclusions (must be all that game theory stuff, I suppose). Also, she is Not Like Other Girls and either an absolute poker crack or a klutz, depending on what the plot needs at the moment.

Trevor Travis: Honestly, apart from the one moment of monkey madness which could be written down to a post-fight adrenaline/endorphine rush, and the fact that he doesn't break Hardin's record of 3 seconds of cunnilingus in a YA erotica film adaptation, this guy is actually OK. He's a bit flirty, he adopts a stray cat instead of cracking the drywall when he thinks Abby "cheated" on him, he doesn't try anything untoward while she sleeps in his bed, and he comes to her rescue multiple times without trying to take advantage of it. Dylan Sprouse is honestly the best actor here, and his character the most likeable, which is an impressive feat for the "bad boy" in a film like this.

America: America? Really? What is this, The Selection?

Shepley: Does not have a character, is just there for hijinks and the initial connection between Abby and Travis.

Parker: 37yo man posing as a college student, really into "Shakespeare but what if they were cage boxers".

Thomas: = Percy Weasley. Oldest Maddox brother.

Trenton: Says he's the most attractive Maddox brother but tbh he's giving Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, so...I beg to differ.

Tyler and Taylor: = Fred and George, Maddox version.

Mick: Abby's shitbag father. She alternates between calling him "Dad" and "Mick" to make for some miscommunication-based plot points.

Benny, Vince, Dane, and Jesse from Glee: the Vegas gang, men with criminal energy who take advantage of Abby and her poker talent.

The Plot

Take After, but make it extreme, and put twice as much plot development as those 5 films combined into 90 minutes, and you have this film. They go to college for like 5minutes and one lecture before the cage matches and Abby losing a bet and having to stay with Travis (including sleeping in his bed) completely take over. The last 15mins are a different film altogether, bringing to the table illegal underage (<21. Americans) poker hustling, blackmail, betrayal, Even More Illegal Boxing ft. a guy called Chernobyl which is honestly a bit offensive, a fire, and a sex scene so chaotic they spend more time completely demolishing the room than actually fucking. (Told you there was glass all over the floor. Also ceramic shards, and wood splinters, and probably feathers, too.)

The Relationship

The Crossovers

...basically goes like this:

Travis: You're cute.

Abby: I can't believe you're trying to fuck me.

Travis: ...I'm...not? I mean, yeah, would be nice, but let me take you to dinner first?

Abby, already taking off her clothes, rummaging through his drawer of sex toys, and writhing on his bed: I CANNOT believe YOU are MAKING me SLEEP WITH YOU

Travis: ...

Oh, we were prepared for this film. Not only does Travis call the stray cat "Rumpleteazer", no, they take the piss out of After a few times (Abby's look and studiousness, joking about their neighbours not having piercings, fork resemblance or no) and at some point After Passion, the actual film After Passion, is on TV. When I tell you we screamed -

The Aftermath

After-math. Heh. ...gimme a second, that needs a second post.

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Adding on:

The Tortall books by Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness Quartet, Protector of the Small Quartet, and others, all set in the same universe with characters crossing over). This is medieval fantasy about strong women, two of whom become knights. Very formative to my 11-year-old self. Contains some non-explicit discussion of sex so may be best for older elementary/middle school rather than younger elementary.

Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage. Someone on Tumblr described this as "Harry Potter if the story revolved around the Weasleys" which is pretty accurate. Septimus is a seventh son (of a seventh son? Don't remember but probably) and thus is fated/chosen/magical.

Young Wizards by @dduane. A little more modern and grittier than the two above, probably best for older elementary/MS students. Also more spacey, a good blend of fantasy and sci-fi.

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. No magic but still a cool group of scrappy kids fighting evil at a school. One of my favorite books/series in elementary school.

Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson. A series about magical happenings after dark in Disney Parks. I didn't read it but my sister did in elementary school and she really liked it.

Also I can't leave a post of HP alternatives without mentioning Lord of the Rings. I was an advanced reader, but I had read the entire series with my dad before 6th grade, and the Hobbit is actually relatively simple. Still, the reading level is higher than the other books on this list.

Came across your Harry Potter alternative for adults. Do you you have any recommendations for kids?

The Bartimaeus sequence would be ok for older kids. There isn't much with the same potential for fandom. A lot of YA series are shorter and less well developed because publishers just wanted to blast them onto the market and get some of that sweet JKR money. That's why you get so many crappy cash grabs that devolve into brain melting nonsense after 2-3 books like the Michael Vey series, Gone, Maze Runner, and Lorien Legacies.

Here are some short series that aren't much like Harry Potter but that I liked as a kid around the same time I liked Harry Potter:

Percy Jackson (obviously. If any YA series could take on Harry Potter in terms of scope and fandom it's probably this one. Kid with ADHD discovers he's actually a demi-god and has to go on adventures and battle monsters. The series racks up a hugely diverse cast over time.)

Airborn (alternate history with airships and lots of steampunk adventuring, made me more interested in engineering and zoology, and the series has a satisfying ending.) Airman (just a single book sadly, which I liked even after I'd outgrown the Artemis Fowl books and gotten annoyed by them. Young kids might prefer Artemis Fowl.)

LionBoy (All I remember is t's about a kid who has asthma and can talk to lions, but I liked it a lot in middle school.)

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (similar vibes to Airborn but it's set in an alternate history of WW1, the books also have some truly awesome illustrations)

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima (high fantasy so it's no Harry Potter, but the main character is an urchin who becomes a wizard, so...) Her urban fantasy series The Warrior Heir is also good but pretty much revolves around human trafficking and an ancient blood feud.

Pendragon (eh... this one is borderline cash grab while still being fun. It's a good series overall but the conclusion is a little eh. Local high school boy discovers he can travel to alternate realities and is destined to fight a very evil villain who I always thought was cooler than Voldemort)

Inkheart (a personal fave I first read at 12 and still like to re-read at 30. Magic system is a little whack but the story does a great job of presenting truly evil villains through a lens of childhood.) Funke also has the new ongoing series, Mirrorworld, about a guy who travels through mirrors into a fairytale world, but that one's a little more mature.

The Knife of Never Letting Go (sci-fi, kind of like a cooler Avatar. Don't watch the movie. Very creatively written book with serious themes of imperialism, fascism, and misogyny—but in a way that kids can enjoy.)

Ranger's Apprentice (another kind of eh one in retrospect. Good for younger kids. Has some great characters but does devolve into a bit of a cash grab in later books. Harshest criticism is that the characters drink an unreasonable amount of coffee.)

I'll end on

City of Masks by Mary Hoffman (this one is a hidden gem. Urban fantasy but it's weirdly obsessed with Italian City-States. Long-ish series with a diverse cast and great recurring characters. It favors political intrigue over the magic system. Book 1 has themes of struggling with terminal illness and loss, but each book in the series introduces a new main character with a new personal struggle to overcome.)

[adenei]

Overprotective! Hermione ratting out a bully at Hugo's muggle primary school. She gets thrown out of PTM meetings then. :D. A funny fic.

Hi anon! So I think I’ve included everything you’ve asked for, except for maybe it’s not quite as funny as you were hoping for. Bullying is never something I take lightly, so it’s hard to frame it in a funny light, but I hope the irony I’ve placed in this little drabble makes up for it.

Thanks for the ask!

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Birds & Bullies

“Mrs. Granger-Weasley, I’m sorry, but our parent support group is actually full. We appreciate your interest, but we won’t need you to attend the regular meetings. You’re more than welcome to help out at the events we’ll be hosting though,” Mrs. Thurston said blithely.

Hermione gave her a hard look as she started around at the measly five people sitting at the table. “I see. So, five people is all you need to run a functioning, successful parent teacher group? Well, that is perfectly fine, I have plenty of other things I need to do. I just wanted to give back to the community where my son is attending school, but I can see where I’m not wanted.”

She was only mildly satisfied when she saw the majority of the group gaping like fish out of water. “Though, if you would be kind to tell me what this is actually about, then I’ll gladly be on my way.”

“What? Of course that’s what this is actually about. Could you think we could have any particular motive?”

“Well, yes, actually, I do. Considering I called out Mrs. McMullen’s son last week on the playground when I caught him trying to pull down Hugo’s trousers and embarrass him in front of the rest of the children on the playground!”

“What?” Mrs. Thurston rounded on Mrs. McMullen.

“I don’t know what she’s-” Mrs. McMullen tried to intervene.

“Oh, don’t pull that rubbish on me. I walked right up to you when it happened and you brushed it off! And this is not the first time it’s happened. Your boy calls Hugo all sorts of names and makes him feel like an outcast! I, for one, will not tolerate such bullying to happen to my children. They’ve been brought up to stand their ground, but also be kind and respectful of one another.”

“Your son is not innocent in this!” Mrs. McMullen said quickly.

“Well, please, let me know what he’s done so I can reprimand him properly for it.” Hermione said, waiting for an answer.

Mrs. McMullen stood up then, challenging Hermione. “He set all those birds after my Trenton. I don’t know how he did it, but he did!”

Hermione laughed as the others looked at the woman like she was crazy. “That’s preposterous! Surely an eight year old cannot possess power over another living, breathing thing! No one can! Are you sure you aren’t confusing some odd occurrence like in that movie Matilda?”

“Erm, she has a point, Trudy,” Mrs. Thurston said then. The other moms continued to look at Mrs. McMullen as if she was crazy.

“Look, I’m not trying to start any trouble here, if you don’t need me at meetings, that’s perfectly fine, just please don’t hold anything against my son. I’m sorry for bothering you all,” Hermione said as she turned on her heel and walked out of the room.

As she exited the building, she couldn’t help but chuckle to herself. Of all the accidental magic Hugo could have chosen... She’d have to have a conversation with him about that. Like mother, like son..

[hphm-tanaka-chung]

HPHM Profile - Emmett Chung

Template by @hogwartsmysterystory​ (condensed for conciseness) || Aesthetic by hufflepuffmystery on Instagram

Identity:

Name: Emmett Chung

Gender: Male

Birth date: March 13, 1973

Age: 16 as of June 1, 1989

Blood Status: Half-Blood (witch mother, Muggle father)

Sexuality: Bisexual (leans towards girls)

Ethnicity: Half-Chinese, half-British

Nationality: British

Residence: Cambridge, England

MBTI: ESFJ

Magic capability:

Wand: Hornbeam and Dragon Heartstring, 11 and ¾ inches, unyielding

Animagus?: In the canon game, Emmett is a dog animagus. 

Magical Abilities: In the canon game, Emmett is a Legilimens.

Boggart/Riddikulus: Emmett’s Boggart is an impostor pointing a gun at his head, barrel pressed to his temple. It’s not just of the fact that he’s being ambushed and threatened for his life, but also from the close uncomfortable contact, unfamiliar flesh against his own, that constricts his breath in his throat. In the Riddikulus form, the impostor would turn into a man made entirely out of colourful inflated balloons, with a balloon gun that fizzled with air leaking out from the end. Well, what’s not to laugh about a useless balloon dummy?

Mirror of Erised: Emmett sees himself as an older man in the mirror with a weapon in his hand, a smirk on his face. It was an image of payback on those who hurt him long ago, and for him that was enough.

Patronus: Emmett’s patronus in the game is a leopard. 

Amortentia: If Emmett were to get a whiff of Amortentia, he’d smell freshly made sugar doughnuts, ground basil, burning metal, and petrichor. If anyone were to smell his scent, they’d smell a whiff of barbecue sauce, honeysuckle, burning wood, and crushed pine needles.

Appearance:

Face claim: Song Wei Long

Voice claim: Josh Hutcherson

In-Game Appearance:

Height: 5’8”

Weight: …?

Physique: Very fit. He has defined biceps, fairly defined abs. On average otherwise though.

Eye Colour: Sky Blue

Hair Colour: Black

Skin Tone: Pale

Body Modifications: N/A

Scarring: a small red mark about the size of a pea on his collar bone from the time his family was ambushed by complete strangers armed with a gun. The hole had been stitched long ago, but the memory of the gunshot still remained

Inventory: (what do they carry on them?)

-a few extra quills and ink

-a bottle of pigeon feathers

-a box of frog spawn soap

-three glass marbles from his mother

Fashion: A more casual style is what Emmett prefers--he can’t exactly stand t-shirts, though, so he puts a jacket of some sort over it. With one layer he feels vulnerable. Add on a pair of jeans and sneakers, and that completes his look.

Allegiances:

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird

Affiliations: 

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Slytherin House)

Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes (Ministry of Magic, London)

Order of the Phoenix (UK)

Professions:

Ministry of Magic Employee (Dept of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes)

Spy (Order of the Phoenix)

Hogwarts info:

Class Proficiencies: Astronomy (E), Charms (E), DADA (O), Flying (E), Herbology (E), History of Magic (A), Potions (E), Transfiguration (E)

Electives: Care of Magical Creatures (A), Divination (A), Ancient Runes (E)

Quidditch: Slytherin Keeper (3rd-6th year)

Extracurricular: Duelling Club

Favourite professors: Professor McGonagall, (previously) Professor Rakepick

Least Favourite professors: Professor Snape, Madam Hooch

Relationships:

Best friends (canon): Rowan Khanna, Penny Haywood, Bill Weasley, Nymphadora Tonks, Tulip Karasu, Barnaby Lee, Chiara Lobosca, Jae Kim, Liz Tuttle, Diego Caplan

Rivals: Merula Snyde, Ismelda Murk

Enemy: R, his father’s ‘friends’

Love Interest: Torn between Tulip Karasu and Penny Haywood. While he did have a crush on Penny in first year, it was dampened in 3rd year when he learned of Tulip’s backstory and pulled a few pranks with her. He took her to the Celestial Ball and their first date...but then Penny came slipping through the cracks again...

Dormmates: Rowan Khanna, Barnaby Lee, two other male Slytherins

Pets: Mewy (cat); Hoppy (toad)

Closest canon friends: list above

Closest MC friends: Rose Tanaka

Familial relations:

Mother: Carlotta Chung (nee Trenton)

A woman of British descent and from a family with reputable wizarding ancestry, she attended Hogwarts and was Sorted into Ravenclaw. She was a fine pupil in her day, and eventually landed a job as a Ministry worker, working in the Department of Mysteries. 

Father: Wallace Chung

A man with a long family background delving deep into banking and business, he graduated with an honours degree in economics at Oxford University. How he met his wife Carlotta was a mystery--in fact, his entire relationship with Carlotta was kept under wraps. However, he remained very faithful to her, even when the family was being pursued by Snatchers for a rumour that surrounded them since the eldest son’s disappearance.

Brother: Rodney Chung

Eight years older than Emmett, Rodney doesn’t know his younger brother as much as he would want to. The only memory he had of Emmett was that he was almost fatally shot when he was only 5--by someone armed with a gun and his head hidden with a wide-brimmed hat. He ended up going absolute berserk and detached himself from his family the moment he stepped into school. 

Background/History:

Emmett’s childhood was very black and white--loved to bits by his mother and father, but constantly living in his brother’s shadow with the only wish that he got to know his brother more and why he was acting so distant. When he was 5, the family was ambushed by a group of Muggles belonging to a Mafia group, the claim being that his father owed them a huge sum of money for ‘breaking a deal’. Enraged, Emmett’s father tried to drive them away, but the group did not leave quietly--they raised hell in the home, shooting multiple bullets and wrecking a lot of things. One of the bullets entered Emmett’s body, striking him in the collarbone and narrowly missing his heart. It was Rodney who drove them away in the end with a stash of dungbombs--and eventually the family had to move to a private estate in Cambridge, living in fear. Emmett was sent away to a hospital to recover from both his wound and the trauma.

(The Mafia group in question was actually Emmett’s father’s ‘friends’--the deal was that as long as he was friends with them, he would not find himself someone to marry. He had no idea that they intended to end his family line, and got married in secret anyway.)

Rodney disappeared two years before Emmett began his journey at Hogwarts. While the rest of the family worried for him, Emmett resented his brother’s decisions. Even if he wanted to bring Rodney back home, he knew he had a lot to owe the family.

Hogwarts Mystery unfolded.

Once Wallace’s case was cleared up, Emmett began to leave home more often, not just for his job at the Ministry (and he did love working in the same place as his mother, don’t get me wrong) but for hanging out more with his friends. He became less and less closed up, and eventually found a place to live on his own, though he always paid his parents and Rodney a visit just to hear Rodney’s full story and to try and mend the broken bond between them.

Emmett joined the Order of the Phoenix as a spy in early 1996.

In May 1998, Emmett joined the Battle of Hogwarts, but he did not survive. He was killed by a heavy pillar pinning him to the ground while running through the corridors. He was honoured alongside all the rest of the fallen, survived by his brother who already had a family of his own.

Personality:

Is it appropriate to say that Emmett has trust issues? Other than his parents, whom he cared for deeply, Emmett had a hard time opening up to new people. Rowan was the first to break through that shell, though, showing him that not all people are as disloyal as he had been led to believe. Sometimes he still retains some venom which he doesn’t hesitate to spit out in his retorts--some people had to help him monitor that. He speaks with no filter, preferring to be blunt and straightforward with his opinions and preferences. Despite his bully-like attitude, however, he’s very studious and works hard. His ambition laid in getting justice for his father.

Misc:

Emmett’s a popular boy with the girls at school--first pointed out by Penny, whom he once had a small crush on despite their polar opposites. However, he couldn’t stand being an object for girls to ogle at, and at one point he snapped at one of the girls for staring starry-eyed at him. 

Very few people knew about Emmett’s scar. Only his dorm mates knew, and once he was comfortable enough with his friends they would know of it too.

More facts to come.

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Wales Comic-Con Dec 2017!

//So, as many of you will probably already be aware, I took off for the above-mentioned con on Friday with my partner in crime @respect-the-king. Actors were met. Photographs were taken. Cosplayers cosplayed. There was a minor case of stalking. It was an excellent time.

Extremely long and rambly story below the cut, complete with several photos!

Links to the cosplay photos I took here and here.

It did not start well. Friday was a very cold day.

Our first train was delayed by about 20 minutes, which led to us missing our connection and having to wait a good 45 minutes for the next train. And then we had to wait again at the second connection for a good 20 minutes. And all 3 trains were pretty much standing room only. And then when we got to Wrexham, where the con was being held, we had to wait AGAIN for a good 30 minutes or so for a taxi to get us to our hotel.

Which meant by the time we finally got to the hotel we were very, very tired and cold. XD We pretty much just had enough energy to thaw out, go get food and then fall into bed.

Saturday morning opened with Mark Pellegrino screeching “GOOOOOOOOD MORNING VIETNAAAAAAAAM!” courtesy of @respect-the-king’s phone alarm. My extremely eloquent response of “What the fuck?” was accepted as perfectly reasonable.

After a short while of stumbling around getting ready, we went to breakfast, where @respect-the-king got a little too into character flirting with Bobby. The conversation when Crowley disappeared and came back with a banana went as follows:

Crowley (peeling the banana): Reminds me of you, Robert, darling. Bobby (after a moment of stunned silence): ...Bit on the inadequate side, ain’t it?

Hysterical OOC gigglefit over, we returned to our hotel room so Bobby could put his beard on, and then set out to the con’s first day. This is what we looked like.

We spotted several amazing cosplays while queuing up to go in, including a handful of Deadpools, Thors and Wonder Women, plus Festive Negan complete with tinsel-wrapped Lucille. The crew had got into the festive spirit too - one guy had decided the only appropriate thing to do was shove his head into a plushie turkey and wear it on his head all day. XD

Once we actually got inside, we went to get our weekend wristbands and immedately got very confused... as the woman handing them out took one look at me and went, "BALLS!" This earned her a bewildered stare because I wasn't sure I'd heard her properly, and she repeated it a couple of times before adding "Bobby, right?" at which point I realised she was actually just saying Bobby's catchphrase at me. XD I confirmed that yes, indeed, she had ID'ed my cosplay, and she sent us off with a huge grin.

We tried to sign up for the cosplay competition, but were told signups wouldn’t be until Sunday morning. Undaunted, we set off to explore the area so we knew where everything was, and to kill time until our photo ops.

First photo op was with Mitch Pileggi (Samuel Campbell, Supernatural). I wasn’t sure what to expect, having never had a photo op before, but it was absolutely lovely. Queueing was efficient and relatively painless, and the man himself was very kind and friendly. He asked if my beard was itchy, and when I said no, his response was “Really? Mine is!”

He also said my cosplay looked great, before we had to scoot out of the way for the next people in the queue. @respect-the-king​ and I tried very hard not to squeak over this for the next half-hour or so, before she took off to have her photo op with Andrew Scott (Jim Moriarty, Sherlock).

Once those were done with and the photos collected (which was pretty much instantaneous - the guys in charge of prints were amazing!), we headed into the signing hall to get the pictures autographed. Mitch was lovely and even got up to give me a hug when I approached him ^_^ He signed my photo and my hunter's journal!

I also collected a few autographs in my hunter's journal from other guests I recognised (pics here). Said guests were:

- John Noble (Denethor, Lord of the Rings) who was very friendly, and when I told him it was my first time at a big con, shook my hand and said he was delighted to have been there for my first experience

- Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley, Harry Potter) who was thrilled that I was collecting autographs in an old-fashioned autograph-book way, as he hadn't seen that sort of thing for years

-Jed Brophy (Nori, The Hobbit, + numerous other roles in Peter Jackson films) who was absolutely thrilled with the effort I'd gone to with my beard (I took this as a massive compliment - many of his roles have involved heavy prosthetics, so he knows what it takes to apply false beards etc.)

- Kevin McNally (Joshamee Gibbs, Pirates of the Caribbean) who also complimented me on my beard

- Stanislav Yanevski (Viktor Krum, Harry Potter) who looked pretty worn out by the time I reached him but still had a smile and a handshake at the ready

I also had time to play one of my favourite games at a con - Find the Fudge-Man! This is a stall run by a couple who make home-made fudge and brownies to sell at cons all over the country, and they've been at so many of the cons I've attended that they recognise me on sight no matter what cosplay I'm in XD I bought about a kilo of assorted flavours of fudge from them this time. It's always soft and squidgy and really delicious.

Then it was back off to our final photo ops of the day - Corin Nemec (Christian Campbell, Supernatural) for both of us and Kristine Sunderland (Joyce Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) for @respect-the-king.

Corin was completely over the moon on seeing me! He absolutely had to have a little grope of the beard before the picture was taken, and told me I looked amazing :D He was so sweet and enthusiastic I just melted when he hugged me, before we had to move out of the way for the next people <3

We made some new friends in the queue for Kristine - a pair of ladies right in front of us who spotted me and were delighted to chat. One of them informed us that she had personally asked Jim Beaver if he'd be willing to come to next year's con, and got a reply from him saying he'd be more than happy to! We bonded immediately. XD

Once all our photos were done with, we headed back into the signing hall. Andrew Scott's queue was positively HUGE! So we circled the hall, poked around the stalls, and got a few other autographs. Corin got the biggest grin on his face when we showed up again and we spent a little while chatting to him while he signed my photo and journal... and then he insisted on giving us both a big hug before we left ^____^

@respect-the-king got a couple of autographs from actors I didn't recognise (she's seen a lot more than I have XD). But our best reaction of all came from Travis Aaron Wade (Cole Trenton, Supernatural). He practically bounced out of his seat on seeing the two of us show up at his signing desk, insisted on getting a selfie with us, and asked for a picture of me - and then promptly sent it to Jim Beaver, telling us "Jim's gonna love this!" while we tried not to giggle incoherently. XD

Once he hugged us and finally let us go, we went to get Andrew Scott's autograph and nearly got run over by an amazing Dean Winchester! Sadly we didn't get a pic as we were in the queue at the time, but we chatted for a while and agreed to meet up the next day.

We finally left the con about an hour before everything ended, worn out and delighted, and headed back to the hotel for an evening of eating fudge and watching Moana. I kind of accidentally got @respect-the-king hooked on the fudge I'd bought. XD

Sunday began with the terrifying strains of "HEEEEEEEEEEEEAT OF THE MOMENT" and only improved from there. XD

We went for breakfast at the hotel's restaurant again and just as we sat down to eat... who should walk past but Travis! He stopped short on spotting the pair of us and the first thing out of his mouth was "Hey! It's you guys! ...Where's your beard?!" at which I just kind of cracked up. @respect-the-king spent much of her time trying to process the situation (in fairness, she hadn't had her coffee yet XD) but we managed to talk for a couple of minutes all the same.

He was so lovely - it turned out he was there with a couple of fans who'd won a breakfast with him as a charity prize and he's been donating part of the money to a fund to help rescue dogs. He also informed us that he'd had a reply from Jim - who said he loved my cosplay! Officially endorsed by Jim Beaver, y'all! XD

We managed to get into the con without anyone yelling BALLS at us this time... but promptly got ambushed by an 11th Doctor/TARDIS duo for photos instead. XD We also spent some time chatting with a very festive Kaylee Frye!

We spent a while checking out the areas we hadn't managed to get to on Saturday, took more pictures of awesome cosplays, and then headed up for the only photo op we had on our schedule for the day - Sean Pertwee (Alfred Pennyworth, Gotham).

On the way there, we almost literally ran into Corin Nemec on his way back from his own photo ops... he stopped dead, gave us a huge grin, and the first words out of his mouth were "Did you SLEEP in that beard?!" (I think I may have accidentally discovered one sure-fire way to get the guests’ attention. They all went NUTS over my freaking beard. XD) He gave us both a huge hug before heading back to the signing area and left us both squeeing quietly in the middle of the road. I thought the day couldn't get any better!

Once we got back into the signing hall, we managed to find the demon!Dean we'd promised to meet, and she took us over to find the other two in her group, who had come as Sam and Mary. They did get a group shot, but alas - I didn't. XD

After that it was just a matter of idling away our time looking at stalls and cosplays, and rehearsing for the cosplay competition... and just as we'd taken a snap of a rather impressive Wolverine, we got literally ambushed by Travis yet again! He popped up behind us with a "Hi! Yeah, I'm stalking you guys! :D" and we both just about fell apart laughing XD He was incredibly sweet and happy to chat and seemed so pleased with himself for having run into us so many times.

When he finally had to disappear, one of the old-time crew members who was taking a coffee break wandered over and said he always enjoys working with the guests - he's worked so many cons he never really sees them as stars any more, just ordinary people. We mentioned Mark Sheppard and his reponse was "oh yeah, met him... he's a prick." He saw the looks on our faces and hastily qualified this comment with an explanation about Mark being incredibly sarcastic and prone to teasing fans, not actually a jerk. XD

And then we had to go for the cosplay competition.

It was a good time! There were some amazing cosplays, including an incredibly cute under-16 group Potter cosplay that included a Dobby who could just about toddle =3

I felt really confident when it came time for me and @respect-the-king to get up on stage and do our skit - but oh my gods! I goofed one word in my very first line and the rest of the skit was a thin veneer of calmly playing it out over sheer OH CRAP OH CRAP I MESSED UP... when I got back to my seat my hands were shaking from the rush of adrenaline and terror. XD

We didn't win, but it was fun to see the ones who did. A group Walking Dead entry, and a gorgeously crafted Edward Scissorhands ^_^ and we got complimented on the way out by a few people who really liked our skit!

Aaaaaaaaaand that pretty much brought Wales Comic-Con to a close... we did run into the cutest little Moana while waiting for a taxi, though.

All in all, it was an awesome weekend and I am really excited to go back in April for the 10th Anniversary!

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I love how this is like it could add onto the Weasley family we all know and love from the books! Honestly Garreth amd Poppy make adorable yet intrepid and versatile pairing with lives lived to the fullest due for them and their equally wonderful kids 💛❤️

The Future of Garreth Weasley and Poppy Sweeting

Garreth and Poppy dated for a bit in Hogwarts and decided to go more serious with the relationship a few years after their graduation by getting married. The wedding was attended by a majority of their classmates, Garreth’s family, and Poppy’s grandmother.

Together they had seven sons who were all sorted into either Gryffindor or Hufflepuff:

Proteus (1904)

Deuce (1906)

Trenton (1907)

Quade and Quincy (1909)

Cecilio (1913)

Septimus (1916)

The seven boys learned about both potion making and how to care for magical creatures from their parents, with some of them even choosing to follow in their footsteps after graduation. They also took many visits and stays in the Sweeting Sanctuary, a place to care for endangered magical creatures that was watched over by Poppy and the centaurs.

Poppy, being an only child, did her best to treat her children equally and often took advice from her husband. This was because he had numerous siblings and cousins of his own, some of which were the godparents of their children or had names they used for their children’s middle names.

Their youngest son, Septimus, would eventually go on to fall in love with a girl a year younger than him named Cedrella Black. She was the granddaughter of a previous Hogwarts headmaster and a member of Slytherin house. She was disowned after marrying Septimus because his family was viewed as blood traitors, however Garreth and Poppy treated her especially as if she was their own daughter all along.

Septimus was very friendly with some of the children of his parent’s friends including the daughter of Ominis Gaunt (Gilda Elysian, a Ravenclaw) and the second son of Phineas and Marie Hearst (Thomas Hearst, a Slytherin). The twins were also in particular close friends with the son of Zsuzsi Schröder (Alexei Morosovich, a Slytherin) who was in their year.

Garreth and Poppy would have numerous grandchildren with one of their youngest son’s children being Arthur Weasley, who would go on to have seven kids of his own. Garreth and Poppy often traveled around visiting their children and their respective families after they moved out and created lives of their own. The couple both lived long lives as well and met multiple of their great grandchildren as well.