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slitheringghost · 1 month ago

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Do you have any Harry centric fic recs? 👀

Alternatively, do you have ay Lily and Harry fic recs?

All my Lily and Harry recs should be included in my Lily rec lists (Part 1 | Part 2). Here are Harry-centric recs:

settle our bones by notdecays (Sirius & Harry & Remus, Hermione & Harry & Ron, background Sirius/Remus, 2/? chapters, 18k)

Rec: Cheating by reccing my own fic; this is a Harry-centric Bring Back Black fic with lots of angst and exploration of trauma. I’m very proud of my Harry characterization in this! The next update will have a lot of Lily & Harry content as Harry finds out more about his mother.

For his eighteenth birthday, Harry gets a party, a cake, and his godfather back from the dead. (Or: Sirius, Remus, and Harry try to create a family. It isn't easy.)

A Conspiracy of Ravens by @sk1fanfiction (James/Lily, Bellatrix/James, Harry & Lily, Bellatrix & Tom Riddle, Harry & Tom Riddle, 5.4k, 2/5 chapters, M)

Rec: A unique and fascinating premise, with a great writing style and a fantastic young Harry.

Just seven months after his mother Lily's mysterious death, Harry Potter's father remarries. Harry does not like Bellatrix Black, or her son from a previous affair, Tom Riddle. When Harry discovers Bellatrix's secrets and incites her jealousy, there will be consequences of the most extreme and dangerous kind. And everyone wants vengeance. [or, an AU of the Brothers Grimm fairytale, The Juniper Tree]

Ariadne by @ashesandhackles (Cho/Harry, 1.1k, G)

Rec: Stunningly written, giving the Harry & Cho dynamic the respect it deserves.

Exploring Cho's feelings for Harry in wake of her grief for Cedric's death, with symbolism from myth of Ariadne, Theseus and the Minotaur. A surrealistic character study.

We're all Monsters (Living in a Dream) by @allalrightagain (Remus & Harry, Sirius & Harry, 23k, 5/? chapters, T)

Rec: Werewolf!Harry OoTP canon divergence. Perfect characterization of Harry, Remus, and Sirius.

Two days before he might have fought off dementors from Privet Drive, Harry meets a werewolf. It goes less smoothly than he might expect. The ensuing custody battle and full moon transformations, on top of his OWL year and a brewing war— well, he never expected that to go smoothly at all.

Where do we begin? by allalrightagain (Harry & Andromeda, 2.5k, T)

Rec: Harry visits Andromeda to ask if he can raise Teddy. I love the Andromeda and Harry interaction in this.

The Wizarding world began to rebuild in the days following the Battle of Hogwarts. Harry took a moment to have a much needed conversation.

Whiskey and Charcoal by holyfant (Hermione & Harry & Ron, Ron/Hermione, 3.8k, G)

Rec: The golden trio and Dean & Harry dynamic in this is lovely. I also have Afterwards by this author on my TBR. I recommend all of their Harry fics in general.

So there he was, celebrating a birthday that he honestly hadn't ever expected to reach.

Flood by holyfant (Harry/Hermione/Ron, 4.7k, E)

Rec: Highly recommend all their poly trio fics, this one is probably my favorite.

Hermione's idea, of course, this getaway. Away from prying eyes, no one else to focus on, see how they got on then with this new thing between them.

I found no cure for the loneliness by the_crownless_queen (Remus & Harry, 1.6k, T)

Rec: A very in character Harry and Remus and a sorely needed conversation.

"Have you ever killed anyone?" :: A missing scene for Harry and Remus from a barely changed Deathly Hallows.

and I'll build a home (for you, for me) by the_crownless_queen (Sirius & Harry, James/Lily, James & Lily & Sirius, 2.5k)

Rec: Great Sirius and Harry dynamic, and I adored the flashback to Harry's birth in this.

In which Dumbledore never showed at Harry's hearing about casting a Patronus, and Harry got expelled. Luckily, Sirius had plenty of room to spare.

Away Childish Things by @letteredlettered (Draco/Harry, 153k, T)

Rec: THE Drarry fic of all time, beautiful portrayal of Harry's trauma. Truly changed my brain chemistry, a must read.

Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him.

A Piercing Comfort by talithan (Draco/Harry, 44k, T)

Rec: Draco as Harry’s therapist and all the excellent trauma exploration that entails.

When Harry Potter hits the lowest point of his life so far, it is not his friends who keep him honest. With Draco Malfoy's patience and guidance, Harry learns to stand on his own. The thing is, after the fact—he's no longer sure he wants to.

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marsmarauders · 3 months ago

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hi so I'm very new to tumblr and have followed u for a while and I wanted to ask ur opinion on what symbols do u think portray rosekiller and dorlene well? Coz regulus and Sirius being named after stars make their symbols stars combined with the fact James is a literal sunshine and Remus being a werewolf makes him a moon but what about our unhinged psychos Barty and Evan?? And Marlene and Dorcas?? sorry if this is annoying I'm asking this to quite a few people

OH MY GOSH I LOVE BEING ASKED STUFF OKAY SO.

I'm gonna extend the question a little and answer for some more characters lol.

I love the symbolism in this fandom. We have such beautiful ship names because of it.

Sunflower, Wolfstar, Starchaser, etc etc.

The main five characters that people focus on have a lot of symbolism.

James - Stag, Sun, Chaser.

Sirius - Star, Dog.

Remus - Wolf, Moon.

Lily - Flower, Doe.

Regulus - Star, Water, Seeker.

But what about the rest of the characters?

For Marlene, I typically use the symbolism of a star or a sea, since that is what her name means! I also use a lioness for her, since that's what I think her patronus would be!

Dorcas's name literally translates to gazelle, which is why I sometimes refer to Dorlene as Starzelle! But another thing I typically think of for her are Orcas. One - because it's literally in her name and two - because they often leave their pods if they are not thriving. (Dorcas leaves the skittles because of their differing world views).

Mary's name means love or beloved one. And as someone who headcanons her birthday as being February 14th, I think that love symbolizing her is perfect. Other than that, I also associate pearls with her, because to put it simply - beauty formed under pressure.

When it comes to Pandora, I always think of butterflies or a swan animal wise. Her name means "All-Gifted" which I can't really do much with symbol wise. When it comes to mythology, to sum up who Pandora was "given a jar containing all the evils of the world. she ends up opening the jar, releasing those evils but also leaving behind hope at the bottom." And I also can't do much with that. :/ I also could see her being associated with an amethyst, because they symbolize spiritual insight.

With Barty, his name literally means "honored son" which is really ironic considering his entire personality is hating his dad. A lot of people use "killer" to symbolize him even though the only canon character he killed was his father. (Then again, he was a death eater!) I like to associate snakes and thorns with him though!

I hope that answers your question. If you made it all the way through, I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave your thoughts below! And feel free to ask me ANYTHING. (Pertaining to the guidelines on my account; nothing mean, political, or controversial).

Besides the obvious rose symbolism, Evan can mean "young warrior" or "rock." If I take into account my headcanon where his full name is "Evander" (he and Pandora were both named after mythological figures), Evander was the hero who brought the PANTHEON (the skittles alternative name!!!) to Italy. I also tend to associate him with fire.

Finally, for Peter - he's obviously associated with being a rat, both physically and metaphorically. But his name also means stone, and ask he strays away from the marauders, he becomes "stone-faced". I don't have much for Peter to be quite honest. 😭

#ask mars #the marauders #the marauders era #marauders fandom #marauders #marsmarauders rambles #marauders era #mwpp #marlene mckinnon #dorcas meadowes #mary macdonald #pandora rosier #barty crouch jr #evan rosier #peter pettigrew

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gellertsphoenix · 2 months ago

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grindeldore alternative ship-names i've found/made

okay, so we all know those aesthetic ship names that are used in so many fandoms, turning "jily" into "flowerpot", etc

in the current grindeldore fandom, most of us refer to grindeldore as "grindeldore" or "gelbus" (haven't heard that in a while tho)... so around last year, I came up with an "aesthetic" shipname for grindeldore which I've used as a hashtag in my tiktoks.

i wanted to collect a list of possible cute names because grindeldore deserves a cute shipname! anyways, here it is!!

my own:

for me, it was clear that i wanted albus to be referred to as "phoenix" because of: 1. his family history & the connection to a phoenix 2. just like the phoenix, albus metaphorically "died" and came back from the ashes as a changed man

STARPHOENIX:

starphoenix mixes star = gellert & phoenix = albus. i referred to gellert as a star due to my love for icarus & fallen angel symbolism with gellert. i will go in depth with this in a future post, I think. gellert flew too close to the sun (the greater good, his ambitions) ...

SAINTPHOENIX:

name history: Hungarian form of Gerard. Saint Gellért was an 11th-century missionary to Hungary who was martyred by being thrown into the Danube.

personal interpretation: gellert had a huge god complex and thought he was destined to save. that to rule was his & albus's birthright. he stopped believing in the christian god early on - instead, he viewed himself as a higher creature, above humankind, but especially above muggles.

THESTRALPHOENIX:

i am pretty sure i didn't come up with this because it's pretty basic, but I don't remember anybody else using it who I could name, so yeah.

thestral = a widely spread headcanon for gellert's patronus; phoenix = albus's patronus

LAVENDERBEE:

lavender = gellert (him and his lavender tie... albus gifting him the lavender tie... queer symbolism...)

bee = albus dumbledore, name meaning bumblebee

from other people:

elderbee (by the wonderful @bloodpxct )

elderflower (i saw this name on a pinterest board which was last updated 2 years ago by AnniGranger)

#summer 1899 #wizarding world #ggad #gellert grindelwald #grindeldore #albus x gellert #harry potter #albus dumbledore #starphoenix #lavenderbee #saintphoenix #elderbee #thestralphoenix #elderflower #alternate grindeldore shipnames #grindeldore shipnames #the summer of 1899

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missdawnandherdusk · 4 months ago

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The Deceased

The Case The Defendant The Witness

The Auror The Confession

Summary: Draco Malfoy and his disinterest in his own innocence was the one thing that was standing between you and your future as a public defender. And the rest of the Wizarding World was ready to lock him up for the rest of his life... but you weren't so sure you agreed with that anymore.

a/n: Sometimes things just work out when I'm writing that I never mean to and it all works beautifully. Anyway, welcome to the next part and I'm so glad you guys are enjoying this--it's nice to be writing again. (also I might have forgotten that I was actively posting this and not hoarding it in my notes app like everything else... so sorry for the late update).

8:00am.

On the dot.

I knocked on the door of the manor and found a smile. I heard the pattering of feet and rambunctious laughter. Those sounded didn’t belong in the profile that I had of the manor. It sparked my curiosity.

When the door opened, I met the same grey eyes, except they were about four feet from the ground instead of six.

“Hello?” I laughed. “And who might you be?” There was no doubt that this boy was somehow related to Draco with the same eyes and same silver blond hair.

“You’re the lawyer who’s here to help my daddy!” The little boy exclaimed. “Come in! Come in!” He grabbed my hand and pulled me inside.

“Scorpius I told you not to—oh dear,” Draco came down the grand staircase. “I’m awfully sorry, Ms. Y/n, he was a little excited to meet you,”

“You’re gonna help save my daddy!” Scorpius’ eyes shined like stars up at me as he pulled on my hand.

“I’m gonna try,” I said smiling. “Did you want me to bring the case notes?” Confused I looked up at Draco.

“No, today is strictly character profile,” Draco almost smiled. “Actually it’s the one day a week I get with him.”

“And you wanted me here?” I frowned, Scorpius was still pulling at my hand. I snapped my fingers and sent a ghost of my patronus flitting around him. Scorpius squealed in delight and followed it around the large foyer leaving Draco and I alone.

“I wanted you to meet Scorpius,” He said. “You asked me if the reason you were so adamant about my innocence mattered—if you mattered and…” Draco shrugged. “The only one who ever believed in my innocence was him,” Draco nodded to his son. “And you. Thought you might want to meet him, swap notes,” A smile definitely tugged at his lips.

“I didn’t know you had a son,”

Draco’s face hardened as we followed Scorpius out into the garden.

“Before the war, I had always been betrothed to Astoria. We were married. She died in childbirth. With this ongoing case my mother is his caregiver. I get to see him Fridays.”

“That—that wasn’t in the case notes,”

“No,” He said. “My mother and I have kept Scorpius a secret from the Wizarding World. Imagine if the papers knew.”

Oh I was. Scorpius would never be free from rumors and legacies that just didn’t belong to him. Instead Draco was taking the brunt of it for him. For his son. Draco as a father wasn’t a part of my profile for him either… but it fit somehow.

We both watched as Scorpius chased the fluttering image of my patronus around and into the garden. We took a seat on the rocking chairs on the porch, watching Scorpius keep himself amused in the yard. Draco kept a keen eye on him and our surroundings. I enjoyed the sunshine and the summer breeze that smelled of pine and soft grass.

“Draco, if you… if I can’t prove your innocence… what happens to Scorpius?” The thought encroached on our sunshine.

“He’ll stay with my mother.” There was ice in his tone. “He will be fine.”

“He won’t have you,” I said. I pondered the alternative. “But if the case stays open…”

“We’ll always have our Fridays.” Draco finished. “My son is the most important thing to me.” He said matter of factly. “More than clearing my name.”

“You deserve more than just Fridays with him.” My statement was just as much the truth. “Don’t you want that?”

“I never wanted to risk losing the little I did have. It was foolish to hope for more.”

I nodded, his words launching an arrow into all of my pain.

“So what do we do?” I asked solemn.

“What do you mean?” He asked glancing over at me. “You have to close this case. Your future is at stake.” He said it with such kindness.

“But so is his!” I gestured to Scorpius. “So is yours! Why pass at all if I can’t help even you two!” I stood. “I wanted to do this to help people like you. Like him! If I—if I can’t do that then maybe—maybe I shouldn’t do it at all.” I paced to the edge of the porch, leaning against the railing.

“Hey, wait no.” Draco said, following me. “Y/n, you can close this case. I—if anyone can do it, you can.” Hope flickered like an ember in his voice catching the dry brush of my heart to start smoldering.

“You believe I can do this?” Glancing back at him, we were in a world of our own.

He closed the distance between us.

“I do.”

There were a thousand things that I wanted to say to him. To convince him of his own innocence. To explain the nuances between intent and action. To plead with him to at least fight for Scorpius if he wouldn’t fight for himself.

But we both said nothing.

I didn’t need to be right with him.

I just had to prove the rest of the world wrong about him.

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In the muggle world it was impossible to talk to the deceased in a murder case. And their legal system didn’t take talking to ghosts as valid evidence. Amateurs.

I had an advantage. Not the ghost of Dumbledore, but there was a portrait of him hanging in Hogwarts, and though it did not have the knowledge of his death, maybe it would give a direction to where my world of grey had any contrast at all.

What I knew of Dumbledore and his riddles, it was a long shot, but Dr. Dresden seemed impressed that I had considered the option.

So here I was.

Back at Hogwarts.

Trying to hide from the ghosts of me that lingered in these halls as I followed Headmaster McGonagall to the statue of the Phoenix.

“Thank you Professor McGonagall, I’m not sure if it will entirely help, but it might.” I said again followed her up the stairs to the headmaster’s office.

“Of course,” Her kind eyes and smile didn’t change, though the years around them grew. “I’m surprised.”

“That I got Draco’s case?” I mused, a smile touching my lips. “Yeah, I’ve gotten that a lot,”

“No, I’m surprised that you’re so keen on getting him acquitted.” She gave me a knowing look.

“I have to close the case.”

“Doesn’t mean he has to be innocent.”

“But isn’t he?”

“You tell me,” McGonagall hid her truth behind her smile. “Here he is,” She nodded to the portrait.

“Ah, young Y/n,” Dumbledore greeted. “What a pleasant surprise.”

“Headmaster Dumbledore,” I bowed my head. “I have a few questions if you don’t mind,”

“Of course!” He seemed amused.

“It’s about your death,”

“I see.” Dumbledore grew solemn. I took out my notepad and a quill. “You’re here to talk about Severus Snape.”

I froze and looked up at him, confused.

“What?” My mind reeled. “What about Professor Snape?”

“You wanted to know about my death yes?” Dumbledore clarified.

“Yes, but I’m here about Draco Malfoy,”

Dumbledore laughed. “Draco is no killer Miss Y/n,”

“I have a case that says otherwise,” I muttered. “What does Snape have to do with this?”

“I asked him to kill me.”

“You did what?” I put my notepad down and my quill took on a life of her own taking notes while I was distracted. “You asked Severus Snape to kill you?”

“He was my double agent. I knew that Voldemort was after the Elder wand, which meant I was going to die. And I did.”

“You asked Snape to kill you?” Snape was listed as a witness to the case, but he died in the war. Was it possible that Snape killed Dumbledore? Why hadn’t Draco said anything? Why didn’t Harry? What the hell was going on? Double agents for what?

“And seeing as I have no memory of my death, I can only assume that he did.”

“Okay, but why would Harry say that Draco did it?” I asked—a question I’d been asking the universe lately. “Why is everyone so convinced that he did it!? He didn’t do it!”

Dumbledore said nothing but he smiled at me.

“Perhaps Snape’s wand can help you acquit your dear Draco,”

My eyes flashed to his. “Draco means nothing to me.” I gritted out.

“Yes of course,” Dumbledore wasn’t convinced.

“He went through the war just like the rest of us,” I spoke softly. “It left scars on us all.”

“And some of us are still bleeding,” He gave me a pointed look.

“I’m fine,” I barely made a sound. The things I kept locked inside a vault in my chest clawed at the door. Taking a breath, I willed them to calm.

“Anything else you wish to discuss my dear?”

“No,” I grabbed my notes and quill. “Thank you,”

“Best of luck you to both,”

I closed the door behind me.

What was once a clear cut case now seemed like a rabbit hole of a conspiracy theories.

And all I could as was ‘why me?’

The Verdict

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drarrily-we-row-along · 11 months ago

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Titan Arum

It wasn’t Harry’s fault.

Their relationship had always been about competition, from the very start, from 11 years old when they’d despised each other. And some habits died harder than others. It hadn’t been intentional that their dating was a bit like a competition, it had sort of just happened.

Planning alternating date night activities, giving the most heartfelt gifts, being liked by the other’s friend group, even who could give who the most orgasms… It all just sort of happened.

And the same was true with the flowers. Harry had sent Draco a bouquet their first valentines together (3 weeks after they started dating) and periodically they’d send each other random bouquets since. That those arrangements happened to get bigger and more elaborate each time was no one’s fault. The competitive spirit kept their relationship interesting and very focused on the other’s happiness.

It wasn’t Harry’s fault.

Maybe their competitive natures were to blame.

Maybe it was Draco’s fault for sending that ostentatiously loud bouquet to Harry’s classroom when he had the fourth years.

Or maybe it was Hermione’s fault for informing Harry that the largest flower on earth was the Amorphophallus titanum when he’d been idly wondering aloud about where he could find a really big, impressive flower.

Maybe it was that he trusted Hermione to tell him any extra information he might need to know. He hadn’t even bothered to look at the flower before he placed the order for delivery.

Or maybe it was the fact that the flower’s name had both the words amor and phallus in it. And frankly, Harry found the thought of sending Draco a flower that looked like a dick amusing.

But no matter the case; it wasn’t Harry’s fault.

At least, that was the line he’d be using when he arrived in Draco’s office after a furious patronus.

“What. The. Actual. Fuck?” Draco ground out.

Harry couldn’t even see him around the giant plant in the room; standing at least 8 feet tall and several feet wide, it took up almost all of the space in the room.

But as distracting as the sight of such a flower was, that wasn’t the thing that captured Harry’s attention. He’d never in his life smelled something as unpleasant as this flower. It smelled like dead, rotting animals, and Harry had to bury his nose in his sweater. “Err…” he started.

“Don’t you bloody well ‘err’ me, Harry James Potter,” Draco spit. “Why are you sending me a fucking corpse flower? What is wrong with you?”

“It’s the biggest flower in the world,” he said weakly. “And it’s called amorphallus, which seemed funny. Unlike the name corpse flower.”

“Amorphophallus,” Draco corrected. “And that still doesn’t explain why you would send something like this to someone you love.”

And there was just a little twinge of hurt to his voice, Harry could never stand that. He braved his way deeper into the office giving the plant as wide a berth as the small office allowed. “I’m sorry, darling. It wasn’t my fault.”

Draco raised an accusatory eyebrow at him.

“Hermione told me about it!” The eyebrow arched further. “And it was easy to order once I knew who to talk to.” He grinned at Draco, “and the name was pretty funny, you have to admit.”

“I have to do no such thing,” he replied with a haughty sniff.

“How would you feel if I said that you won the flower contest?”

Draco perked up at that “admitting defeat?”

“This is the most ghastly plant I’ve ever seen.”

“Venomous tentacula,” Draco offered with a grin.

“Still better than that,” he said, nodded to the flower.

“It’s a good thing I know you love me,” he said, leaning over to kiss Harry’s cheek.

He nudged him with his nose, “I do love you.”

“I know,” he repeated with a grin. Then, “dinner?”

Harry nodded, “what about the plant?”

Draco shooed him out, “I’ll deal with it later.”

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