#auror training

[theambracer88]

Longbottom's & Potter's Debate)

So, I've been thinking a lot lately since it's October and almost nearing the fates of the Potter's and the Longbottom's. I was curious what you guys all think about the Longbottom's place in the Marauder's fandom? More specifically their ages.

Now, I am going to preface, I am ignoring the movies for this. SO, if you've only seen the movies, you can jump in with your own opinions, but I'm basing my thoughts on calculated guesses. Not facts, but definitely more towards more realistic guesses.

I see a lot of fanon put Frank and Alice in the same year as the "marauders' (I am putting this in brackets because it was never officially confirmed that that's what they called themselves. Other than the map of course.). However, I'm not convinced that they were even at Hogwarts together, because if you re member in the Harry Potter books, it's quoted somewhere (I will find the actual quote and put it here when I do) that they were well-known Aurors by the time they were tortured into Insanity.

They were veterans, so that makes me think they have at least 5 to 10 years of being Aurors to be considered veterans in their field. More likely 10 as Google says Veterans are typically someone that's been working in their fields for 10 + years.

Let's say that Frank and Alice have been Aurors, 7 years. Nice number and it goes with the theme of them having been at Hogwarts for 7 years. You can add or take whatever, but I'm just going to choose 7, because why not. I would say as long as you stick within 5 to 10 years, because yeah, veteran meaning 2 years in the field is nice, but not really a veteran yet.

1981-7 =1974. This is when they'd have started their career.

1974 - 3 (years of training) would put them starting their training in 1971 (I remember reading somewhere training was 3 years. I will find this as well and put it here when I find it)

So, lets' say they start directly after Hogwarts, so they'd have already graduated by the time the Marauders started Hogwarts. Sometime in 1964.

That means that they would have been at Hogwarts during the time the Black Sisters or at least closer in age to them than the Marauders.

I am not 100% sure about Andromeda Tonks, but I do know she's the oldest, so she'd have been born around or before 1951. Either way, she's probably already graduated

Bellatrix would have already graduated as she was born in 1951 and was around 20 years old when the Marauders started at Hogwarts.

Narcissa was born in 1955, so would have been around her 5th year? She was in her 6th year when the Marauders were starting. Malfoy was a seventh year and a Prefect (pretty sure he didn't make Head boy? I'll double check that.

As for the Potter's, I also see James as an Auror written a lot, and while that's plausible, he'd have been just starting out, and even then, he'd not have been an Auror long before he went into hiding. You see, the Potters would have just turned 21 when they died. If they graduated Hogwarts in 1977 and let's say James did become an Auror, he'd have just finished his training the year before. 1977 (when they graduated) + 3 years of training makes him becoming Auror in 1980. However, Lily got pregnant sometime in late 1979 (she'd have to be pregnant in November of 1979 to have Harry in July of 80), and the prophecy was either made shortly before that or directly after he was conceived, meaning they'd have gone in hiding shortly after. So, while I'm sure James was good at his job (he probably did a lot of field work most likely while in the Auror before he went into hiding), it's likely became an Auror, but was never able to actually work in that field, or if he did, not for long, or he never became an Auror.

This is just all speculation though just based on what little I know about the Auror and their ages. Again, you can agree or disagree, but thought it was an interesting topic.

What do you guys think? Sound off below.

[claybyte]

strongly dislike the idea that harry would become an auror after the war. give the boy a break. he deserves to live in a little cabin in complete isolation for a few years to discover himself

[ayemkew]

2025 resolution is to post more so here's one of my fav duos <3

[againaweasel]

Every time someone says that Tonks was at school with Harry in canon an angel loses their wings

[va9art]

Granger = danger ⚠️

Now he knows it too.

[bumblebeeappletree]

I went to Camila to get two different Solarpunk pieces done! I thought to myself “we don’t really have much Solarpunk art of different biomes. I want to find someone who could help change that.” So I found Camila! The first art piece is supposed to be in North America, near where Canada and Alaska would be. It has mostly wind energy as the dark night can be months at a time, so there could be hardly any sun for solar panels. The second one is in a mountainous region in Asia. Since it’s so high up they can get good winds up there so they also use quite a bit of wind power.

Anyways, here’s Camila’s website if you want to go get a commission! https://camilasc.com/

[sakughost]

Draco: This... is my win.

Hermione: I'm literally choking you and pinning you down.

Draco: I know.

Harry and Ron, shouts outside the ring: GROSS, MALFOY!

[hpseeker99]

Tonks: I would take a bullet for garlic bread. Mad-Eye: Who the fuck would shoot garlic bread?

[jlhynde-insanitybrilliance]

UDLTTOM DIALOGUE DRAFT #45

Theodore (to Tom): Look here, that kid over there—

*Gestures to Harry in the midst of playing a game of gobstones with a group of first years*

Theodore: I know he may not look it, but he’s one of the most dangerous wizards alive.

*Tom watches Harry proceed to loose gobstones to a bunch of first years*

Tom: Yeah…I don’t believe you. Powerful? Maybe. Dangerous is a stretch.

[gay-impressionist]

ça me fume que les seuls à avoir la légitimité pour gouverner seraient le NFP ou le RN mais Macron ne teste que des noms de sa coalition ou des LR. allo???

[whatsomalfoy]

I may have forgotten to let you know that Staring Without Seeing finally updated a few weeks ago with chapter 17, but fear not, because I haven’t forgotten this time!

Chapter 18 has just gone live and I’m super excited to share this one with you. The plot is really starting to thicken now and it won’t be long until things ✨heat✨ up.

In the meantime, you can find chapter 18 on AO3 here.

[123pixieaod]

WIP of a Harry Potter x Maxiel one-shot that has somehow escaped the uni essay stress which has sadly displaced all the space in my mind usually given to writing 🥲🥲

-

"Are you -" are you well? Is what Max wanted to ask. Are you eating, are you sleeping?

It feels stupid, though, to ask such things in war. Like the shadow of childhood stretching into the present.

Daniel opens his eyes, gaze finding Max. The action is excruciatingly slow, as if the movement alone is exhausting.

"Am I what, Maxy?" He says. He tries for a smile, the facsimile paling to the memories that linger in Max's dreams.

"Are you sure about this?" Max forces out. Daniel huffs something near a laugh, kicking back off the wall he'd been leaning on.

[mitchellbernford]

Mitch wondered if Ted cursed more now too. Back at school neither one of them really had, none of their group were big on it. He did a lot more these days. The locker room had a lot of it. Hard not to pick up on it. Instead of wondering how much Ted had changed in the years since they'd last hung out he listened to how Dirk hadn't. Leo being older then Dirk was something. The most vivid memory he had of Leo was unfortunately from the day Dirk went missing. But before that there had been a lot of good times with Dirk's little brother tagging along. A sort of unofficial mascot for their room. Talk about jarring. Despite all the weirdness Mitch smiled a little when Ted talked about how it was amazing. He wasn't wrong but it also was just so Ted. Mitch wasn't sure how a seventeen year old kid would fit into any of their lives, aside from the fact that it was Dirk. But Ted's words caught his attention. "Jacob has a kid? Damn." No wonder he wasn't an auror. Mitch did not feel ready to have a kid but he supposed they were at that age. Daphne sure talked a lot about how he was old enough that he needed to start thinking about the future. At the time he thought she meant post-quidditch but now felt like she was probably thinking about stuff like kids. Though he couldn't really see Daphne wanting kids. Ted, though, that's who he'd have thought would have kids by now. But Mitch felt too weird to ask that. "sounds like a bigger mess then kind of," he said instead. "But you're right, it is amazing he's alive. Aftre your first owl I thought for sure they'd found his bones." Macabre probably but he'd stopped thinking Dirk was gonna come out alive a long time ago.

Ted nodded. Damn summed things up pretty well, Ted thought. Mitch had always been good for that; Ted missed it. The loss of Dirk had been abrupt and jarring, out of their control. Losing Mitch had happened slowly, but at a certain point it felt just as inevitable. It felt odd, seeing him for the first time in years at the same time that Dirk had reappeared. But this was about Dirk, not about Mitch ditching them. Mitch's apparent surprise that Dirk was asking about him came as a surprise to Ted. Of course Dirk was asking about him; last he remembered, the five of them had been inseparable. At least Mitch still wanted to see Dirk. Ted was glad to hear that. And he couldn't blame Mitch for asking how weird it was. Ted had worried about that too. "It's really fucking weird," Ted said honestly. Ted wasn't usually one for cursing, but really fucking weird felt like the best way to describe seeing Dirk for the first time, completely unchanged from Ted's memory. "It's like...we didn't realize how young we were when we were all seventeen, back at school, excited to graduate. But Dirk is young. He's still a kid. It's jarring." Ted shook his head; it was a brainfuck. "And from his perspective it must be even stranger," he added. "All his best mates are adults now. We've got so much life that he doesn't even know about anymore. Not to mention his little brother is older than him. Hogwarts is closed. It's a lot." Ted let out a sigh. "But--it's also really, really amazing. Because it's Dirk, and somehow he's still alive," he added with a small smile. That part would never not be amazing. "I think the best thing we can do is make sure he knows how happy we all are about that. And make sure he knows he fits in our lives, even if things are different now. I think that's what he's struggling with most right now, is figuring out how he fits. I'm honestly trying to figure out that too," Ted confessed. "He does fit. He's Dirk. But he's also a seventeen-year-old and I'm married and Kingsley's an auror and Jacob has a kid," Ted let out another side. "It's kind of a mess, honestly. But Dirk needs to know we're here for him to help figure it all out."

[againaweasel]

Tonks wasn't made for the auror office.

Oh they had the talent, the skill, the quick mind and the sharp tongue. They were great at the job. If they were anyone else, they'd have excelled.

But they weren't made for the auror office.

There was too much status quo to enforce, too many rules, and too many people who were unjustly punished by the rules. Things weren't fair and Tonks was never one to ignore that. They were a Hufflepuff through and through and through.

And Alastor Moody knew it

He knew the second he took them on as his protege that Tonks would not last in the office. It was no surprise to him that they jumped at the first opportunity for treason with little care about how it might bite them in the end.

He left, in his will, everything to Tonks. Everything but the letter he left to Kingsley Shacklebolt:

"Give this to Tonks when they quit."

The letter, opened by an angry and bitter Tonks in 1999, had just one line:

"Well done."

[va9art]

Aurors Training pt3

…but never, ever underestimate her.

[slaaverin]

2024 Drarry Recs Wrap Up

Since the year is ending, I thought I would make a little list of all the fics I bookmarked this year. I absolutely adored all of them. Please read them if you haven't and thank you to our wonderful authors!

Never Mind the Bollocks by @the-sinking-ship [E 188k]

If someone told Harry six months ago that by autumn he would be single, living on whisky and toast, and dancing the night away with Draco Malfoy, he would have told them to get their head checked. And yet, here he was.

Foreplay by @lqtraintracks [E 6k]

Getting a raging hard-on on the duelling room floor, pinned under Harry Potter’s sweaty body, is not how Draco saw his day going, but… Well, here he is.

Brief Encounter by @maraudersaffair [E 45k]

Harry was happy, goddammit; he’d gotten everything he wanted in life. Why then could he not stop thinking about Draco Malfoy?

The Usual by @aibidil [T 9k]

Harry finally tries the new magical coffee shop on Diagon Alley. A story in which Draco is Up To Something™ and Harry is going to get to the bottom of it, and to the bottom of that sixteen ounce to-go cup.

This fic is simply hilarious. Best laugh I had in years.

Of easy wind and downy flake by @starquestingfordrarry [E 14k]

It’s snowing in July, and it’s Malfoy’s fault. Or, the one where the house wants the boys to kiss.

Probationary Action by @toomuchplor [E 63k]

As part of the terms of the probationary contract, DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY shall submit for inspection his WAND on the last day of every month, such inspection to be carried out by a duly registered and fully qualified AUROR in the employ of the MINISTRY OF MAGIC, and such inspection to include a PRIORI INCANTATEM spell to ensure that no PROHIBITED MAGICS as heretofore described have been practised by the aforementioned probationer.

Rookie Moves by peu_a_peu [E 75k]

Aurors Potter and Malfoy crack the case.

The Way You Say My Name by InnerLilith [E 5k]

In which Malfoy calls Harry pet names to get him flustered and riled up, and Harry gets flustered and riled up because he secretly likes it. The problem is that Malfoy is only teasing…or is he?

The Boy from the Piano Shop by @soliblomst [M 89k]

After going blind in a reckless attempt to avenge Ginny's death, Harry battles with severe depression. One day, he stumbles upon a quaint piano restoration shop in the heart of London and meets the owner, a kindly old man, and his introverted young apprentice, whose voice sounds strangely familiar. As Harry and Draco slowly reconnect through private piano lessons, the small workshop becomes Harry's refuge, offering him a glimmer of hope in a world without eyes. /Set five years after the Battle of Hogwarts/

HIGHLY recommend

Aletheia by @lazywonderlvnd [E 8k]

Draco finds out Daphne's been shagging Potter and it turns out it's really not that difficult to get a piece of her hair.

Too Good At Raising Hell by @the-sinking-ship [E 87k]

When Harry Potter walks into Draco’s nightclub looking like trouble, Draco can’t stop staring. He really ought to train his dick not to react so enthusiastically to red flags, but where would be the fun in that?

Say When by @lqtraintracks [E 24k]

When Auror Harry Potter is sent in undercover to determine if Draco Malfoy is laundering money through his BDSM club, will he be able to keep up the ruse and close the case? Or, more to the point, will he keep from falling in love?

Now I Know In Part by @dodgerkedavra [E 39k]

Harry Potter is the savior of the wizarding world. Draco Malfoy is a reformed Death Eater turned Ministry Curse-Breaker. Five years after the war, they're brought together by another mysterious curse.

Got Me Started by @itsphantasmagoria @kamaela [E 8k]

Malfoy said in a rush, “I don’t care about you.” “Uh, same?” was the only response Harry could come up with. Or: An unexpected partnership leads Harry and Draco to a sex club in Berlin. Harry doesn't quite know what to do with himself.

Raising Hell! by @wolfpants [E 21k]

Harry and Draco are sent undercover as a married couple to investigate a dodgy Muggle love cult. Something evil is lurking in Glastonbury… but to get to it, the reluctant partners must be initiated first. And this is, after all, a love cult…

The Superfluous Man by peu_a_peu [E 24k]

A child for Harry Potter is a miracle of magic. And it's the second act of Draco Malfoy's sorry little life.

your braids like a pattern by @hoko-onchi-writes [E 31k]

Harry soldiers on with the get-to-know you activity, noting each counsellor's interests and repeating their names. Harry’s eyes land on Malfoy. He’s the last counsellor in the circle. One blond eyebrow is arched, his smirky mouth turned up at the corners. That can’t be good. Harry clutches his clipboard; lets the edge of it dig into his skin. When did Malfoy’s hair get so long? It had only reached his chin the last time Harry saw him. “Counsellor Malfoy.” “Potter. Fancy seeing you here.” Malfoy has the same drawl, but it’s deeper. Richer. Like he has in fact grown in the intervening years. Harry taps his pencil against his clipboard. “Care to share your name and an interesting tidbit?” “So many of my tidbits are interesting.” Malfoy’s hair falls in loose, golden waves over his shoulders. Harry regrets the use of the word ‘tidbit’ with every fibre of his being, but he nods gamely at Malfoy. Whatever he says can’t be that bad. “I’m Draco Malfoy, and I was a teenage Death Eater.” ~~ Or: Harry runs a camp. Malfoy is the new counsellor, and he's driving Harry to the brink of insanity.

I live and breathe for this fic.

Nobody Pinch Me by @dracoladon @lazywonderlvnd [E 17k]

A mysteriously locked door keeps Harry and Draco trapped in the room where they're serving detention.

i knew you when i knew nothing by fiella [G 74k WIP]

The plan was simple. Absurd, but simple. He’d wait until Draco left for his usual late-night library run. When the coast was clear, Harry would sneak over to Draco’s side of the dorm. He wasn’t going to do anything. He wasn’t a complete lunatic. But Draco’s pillow? His blanket? That was fair game, wasn’t it? Just for a moment, just long enough to feel… Harry groaned, dragging his hands down his face. This is insane, he thought. I’m insane. But even as he berated himself, the plan solidified in his mind. Steal Draco Malfoy’s pillow. Or: In which Harry Potter loses a portion of his memories during the Battle of Hogwarts. When he returns for Eighth Year, he finds himself roomed with Draco Malfoy—a boy he doesn’t remember is supposed to be his enemy. And Draco Malfoy doesn’t know how to handle a Harry Potter who has forgotten to hate him.

Little Prince, Kneel by @coffeedrgn87 [E 478k]

Almost immediately after the war, Harry Potter took his godson and Andromeda and left England behind. He returned some five years later, changed, healed, and a completely different man altogether --- in every sense of the word, and then some. Now an extremely handsome bachelor in his late(ish) twenties, and with a promising career at the Ministry, he suddenly finds his life turned upside down after unexpectedly bumping into his former school nemesis, Draco Malfoy, Prosecutor Extraordinaire. Is Harry going to be able to stay away from Draco? Does he even want to? And exactly how will Draco react once he discovers how the Saviour prefers to spend his free time?

One word for this fic : YES!!!!

Thank you so much to everyone for an amazing year of drarry!