#fbawtft would include

[newt-and-salamander]

True! I think Dumbledore should just have asked around among his friends if anyone might know what was up. (He asked Flamel for help in Sorcerer's Stone, so I think Newt might have fitted in just fine in Chamber of Secrets!) Of course there's also the possibility that Newt didn't know about Basiliks by then (I don't know if the Basiliks was included in the 1927 edition of FBaWtFT, maybe he just added it in the new edition after 1992. But I doubt it - if Hermione could find information about it in the library, I bet Newt with his obsession with beast could have found it too! Or at least known about it in 1992, more than 70 years after he began his career. Anyway, I think it's hilarious that he practically includes the instructions for breeding a Basilisk in his book. That means that at least at some point he must have gathered lots of information about Basiliks). I still think it would have been funny. :D

I'm fairly sure Newt can't speak Parsel because it's associated with "evil" character traits - but maybe that's only prejudice because it's so rare? I would love that! (I mean Newt is already "different" enough, but it still would be great if he could talk to snakes!) He could just talk the Basilisk out of eating Muggleborns then, haha. (Or maybe glasses and relocation are the best solution after all. :D)

Somebody should re-write Chamber of Secrets, but this time Newt solves the problem instead of Harry: Oh, this is a giant misunderstanding you see. The poor Basilisk was kept in a not at all natural surroundings for 1000 years! She’s such a good girl, and also she’s just afraid because she’s short-sighted. Just get her some glasses and you will solve two problems at once.

[randomfandomimagine]

Celebrating Christmas With The Gang Would Include

Requested by anon:

Hiya could you please possibly do a Christmas with the fantastic beasts gang would involve?? (I wasn't sure if you were ok doing a more group based hc) I just thought something like little snippets for each anyway if you feel like you can do something like that I don't mind anything is brilliant thanks anyway :)

I wrote something similar to this a while back, but more focused on Credence, you can find it here (link). This one is a bit more general and about the whole gang, enjoy! :)

It was so fun! It felt like a family gathering

Everyone had a little chore, but it felt like you were doing it together

While Queenie cooked some magical food

Tina and Newt put up the decorations

Jacob was baking some delicious smelling sweets

You smiled when he put them in the oven to bake

Because he just went to Queenie and started dancing with her

They sang together as they moved around the room in sync

Leta was mumbling something about mistletoe as she passed by you

As you were helping Newt set the tree and started decorating it

He just shyly smiled at you and continued putting decorations on it

Pickett jumped out of his pocket and rested on one of the branches

Credence was now intently listening to Jacob as he taught him songs

All types of Christmas songs with their melodies and lyrics

When everything was set for Christmas, you hung out together

It was like a big family gathering indeed, with all that it implied

Leta and Tina were now having a friendly discussion about politics

Queenie and Newt were defending which magic school was better

Jacob was telling you about this new recipe he came up with

All while Credence asked him questions about it

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[show-choir-gal]

Dating Newt Scamander Would Include...

~ Learning about his fantastic beasts

~ Adventures you're allowed to go on

~ Worrying about him on adventures you can't go on

~ Bailing him out when he gets himself in trouble

~ He loves talking your ear off

~ He let's you name some of his creatures

~ "Traveling is one of the worlds best discoveries. Traveling with the one you love is one of the hearts biggest wishes."

~ He's a sweetheart oml

~ He his literally perfect boyfriend material

~ He's passionate about everything he does (Including you ;) ;) sorry I couldn't resist)

~ Dates galore

~ He makes you feel like a princess ALL. THE. TIME.

~ You love listening to his stories

~ You two are always excited to see each other after one of his trips

~ Going to bed without him a lot since he's always writing about his discovers

~ He's a huge fluff ball

~ Super romantic

~ A LOT of dates

~ He plans all the dates

~ Every single one

~ Date Night is basically every night

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[retvenkos]

“we’d make a wonderful team if you weren’t so annoying.”

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OKAY, BUT BEING AN AUROR AND THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF TINA GOLDSTEIN HAS TO INCLUDE...

okay, so you used to work alongside tina in the auror department and from the get go the two of you don’t get along

you are wonderfully skilled and are a bit of a leader and easily take charge

BUT you can also be a bit reckless at times because of your headstrong, adventurous nature, and that gets on tina’s nerves like  n o  o t h e r

any time the two of you are paired together, the two of you are constantly bickering

even when you see each other in the halls, the two of you make sarcastic remarks at the other

queenie finds it wonderfully endearing - especially since she knows the two of you don’t actually hate each other, you just do it to pass the time and get on the others nerves

because it’s wonderfully funny to see tina get upset over something so small

and the other aurors are torn because the two of you are terribly obnoxious and annoying together, but you are also so very effective when you team up

so depending on who is giving assignments, either the two of you are split up and on completely different cases, or you are together because you are two great minds that work perfectly.

this, of course, leads to an interesting dynamic between you and tina

because tina will rant about how you are the most reckless and stupid auror she has ever met

but then she’s actively saving your life or you are saving hers

and on every mission, the two of you argue on which method should be used on going about solving this case or defeating these wizards

but eventually a combination on the two is the best, and at the end you make her begrudgingly agree that your tactic was useful

“but so was following the rules.”

“well, yes, there is also a place for that. but you have to admit that my way was very effective.”

“this time.”

“that’s what you always say.”

and eventually you admit to yourself that you actually like tina - despite her being such a stick in the mud, sometimes

and eventually tina admits to herself that she actually likes you - even though your adventures never fail to almost give her a heart attack, they can be fun sometimes.

and ofc queenie knows this and she teases tina like no other because what are sisters for

and the two of you get to have lots of talks, when you work on assignments together

you know everything about tina - even if she told it to you begrudgingly at first.

(you were very insistent that the two of you play one of those question games that are supposed to make you ‘fall in love’ or whatever. tina did not want do.

“what? scared you’ll fall in love with me, goldstein?”

“i’m scared you’ll become a criminal and i’m your natural target.”

“you’d love taking me down, though.”

and she just stutters.)

and one day you are working with tina on a case involving the second salem group and you and tina notice that mary lou barebone is beating her kids - creedence the most

and you both use magic to stop her

and immediately the two of you are put on probation until they know what happened

the aurors immediately think it was you

with your track record? it makes the most sense. and tina wouldn’t do something like that - she knows the rules and they’re like her bible.

they are moving to demote you, and you don’t mention tina having any involvement, because you know that being an auror is tina’s passion.

and you’ve never seen someone more dedicated to this life.

tina, of course, isn’t having this

she comes to see you and has a few choice things to say

but you are very convincing and adamant in the idea that you won’t let her suffer for doing the right thing.

but she won’t let you go down, either

“you don’t get to play hero, (l/n). you’re not a martyr!”

“you just don’t want me stealing the spotlight, do you?”

and she scoffs

“you’re still not taking this seriously, are you?”

“this is the most serious i have ever been in my entire life - this job is your life, tina. and i believe you did what you should have. just because others don’t think that doesn’t mean you should lose your position over it.”

"you shouldn’t lose your job, either!”

“i would have lost it a long time ago if you hadn’t kept me in line.”

and the demotion goes through.

the next day, you are working in wand permits, and someone puts their stuff down on the desk next to you.

and you look over at their belongings and you recognize that coat.

“tina goldstein, you are the biggest idiot i have ever known.”

“clearly you don’t know yourself, then.”

and you laugh

“i am glad to see you, though. this job would have been boring without you.”

“oh, i know. you wouldn’t have made it a week.”

and the two of you clearly continue to do auror stuff, despite not being in that division anymore

and it drives the other aurors mad but they have to admit

the two of you make a wonderful team

AND FLUFF ENSUES.

[vexedbuckbeak-blog]

Dating Percival Graves Would Include...

A lot of whispering in each others' ear when you're out

Not a lot of PDA

But hand holding

And his arm around your waist

A lot of hidden smirks

Basically a whole language consisting of carefully directed glances

And facial expressions

Him showing you off very proudly

Whenever you go out together

Always getting

"You're beautiful."

"I'm so lucky."

Whispered in your ear

But god forbid anyone else hears.

He's very careful about expressing affection in front of others

And you respect that

Not having a lot of time to spend together

Even though you work together

Because you're always swamped

So when you do get the time for a date

He pulls out all the stops

Fancy dinner

Candles

Flowers

Really nice dessert

Lazy days being really rare

But so much more amazing than they would be otherwise

Sleeping in together

Waking up well-rested

With smiles on your faces

Talking about how weird it is not to be working

Over breakfast

Spending the day in bed

Sleeping and talking

And eating

And cuddling

Even though cuddles wouldn't be a very regular thing

It's just not the kind of couple you are

But when they do happen, they're lovely

And full of love and affection

Having to practically pull him away from work

Even though it's his day off

Because he's just so darn responsible

It's frustrating at times

But also very admirable

Him being very protective of you

And always finding a way to check in on you

If you aren't together already

Being really well respected by everyone at work

Everyone knowing that pissing you off is basically a death sentence

Being a really really hot couple

In a very classy way

Being a total power couple too

Constant debates and discussions

About books

About the world

About work

Anything and everything

Generally having really intelligent conversations

NEVER being bored of each other

If you could, you both know damn well you wouldn't spend a second apart

Always having new things to talk about

Having a lot of really complex inside jokes that no one would be in on

Even if you tried to explain, they just wouldn't get it

Wearing his shirt after sex

And him pretending to be really annoyed by this

But he actually loves it

Because his lady looks so damn good in it

Cooking together

Redoing your house together

And even though there are many work related obstacles

You both know you'll always find a way to spend time together

Because that's what happens when you're two halves of a whole

How he asked you out: He'd admire how hard you work and, despite trying to keep his admiration "strictly professional", he soon finds himself really attracted to you. He tries to ignore it, but at one point he just throws caution to the wind and asks you to dinner.

Fights and MakeUps: The biggest fight would always be about his workaholic tendencies. Of course, it's understandable when he does have to work, but he'd never really let work go fully, even on days off and this would both, annoy and worry you. You'd try to persuade him to relax, but he'd always end up refusing, which would cause an argument, that would later be resolved with straight up apologies from both sides, because you two are mature fuckers.

The Sexuals: Surprisingly very wild. I guess all the frustration and stress building up has its good sides, because that man sure can rattle a headboard. Also, a lot of bondage is involved. Plus, he definitely, certainly, 100% has a praise kink.

[mysticalreadingnerd]

Dating Credence and being deaf and mute would includes

Based on an ask. 

• He’d honestly be thrilled to have you. Because here is a person who understands him without him having to verbalise his feelings.

• Your ability to detect his moods and temperament from his body language, gestures and expressions was what attracted Credence to you in the first place. Finally there was someone who actually GOT him. And vice versa because he has suffered so much that he knows how to read people very well.

• To others, Credence may at times, come off as aloof and reserved because of his quiet nature, timid even. But you recognised the silent strength coursing through those veins with a mere look in his eyes, the unshakeable force that was his Obscurus, forged through some life altering hardships.

• And despite knowing this, this being his ability to wreck devastation at any given moment, you still want to be with him and he appreciates that the most. It takes courage and boundless love to look at a mass of churning black tendrils, coiled dangerously and still adore the ghostly pale boy shrouded within. 

• There would be a lot of long stares, each eye contact carrying much deeper conversations than words can ever convey. After a period of time, this would become so common that your friends would just sigh and say, “They’re at it again. What do you think they actually do?” The subtleties might be lost on others but he would understand exactly what you wanted or felt just by looking at you.

• He would learn to accept and seek comfort in your touch (this is a huge milestone considering his abusive past) and it is a major means of communication between you two. Holding hands, forehead kisses, neck kisses, soft squeezes and lazy explorations of your body. Him constantly seeking your body’s warmth and snuggling up to you, especially on wintry nights, tracing patterns on your skin with his calloused hands just to make sure that you are really present in the flesh and not a surreal dream his mind conjured up (because he feels that you dating him is too good to be true). 

• Credence is thankful to have you by his side. He is especially grateful as to how you immediately notice when he tenses up, struggling to control the Obscurus and prevent it from wrecking havoc. All it takes is your reassuring hand resting on his shoulder for him to calm his frayed nerves and focus. Its gentle weight is a comfort he didn’t know he needed. You ground him and he thinks that he has become a bit more human (he at least hopes that the monster within him can now be tamed) with you by his side.

• When Credence comes to know that you know how to lip read, he finally realises why you always seem to be staring at his lips. And here he thought that you wanted to kiss him!! He would blush a dull pink and blurt it out, out of sheer embarrassment. You surprising him with an actual kiss just because he is so adorable. Him responding enthusiastically because he has found a new way to show that he loves you. Credence making such declarations of love when you least expect them and quite frequently at that ;) 

• You teaching him non verbal spells (they were one of your strong points, ten times more potent than average wizard spells because you were that awesome) because they suited his obscurial magic the best. When he finally learns to masterfully control his magic, people compliment him on his abilities and he just shrugs and says, “I learnt from the best.”

• Credence knows that your determination is what helped you overcome every obstacle that came your way, small or big, and he is extremely proud of you for being the way you are. He often jokes about how he fears you will one day throw him out of the window by sheer will power if an argument turns bad. 

• He is your pillar of strength. He is extremely supportive and non-judgemental. Credence gives you the freedom to independently fight your own battles but with the knowledge that if you ever need him, he’ll always be there. 

• You love how he communicates his displeasures, opinions or views about anything without filtering it or being afraid of what you might think. He doesn’t coddle you or ever second guess his actions, unlike the way some people tend to. That doesn’t mean he would take any offence lying quietly. Credence is fiercely protective of you in a silent, no nonsense manner and knows when to pull the intimidating aura if required.

• Though he has never been much of a talker, he feels the urge to carry out actual deep conversations with you. That is when he decides to learn sign language. It takes months for him to master it (he stubbornly states that he won’t do anything meant for you in a half assed manner), because it’s either being an ALS expert or nothing. He springs it as a surprise and takes you so unawares that you are truly lost for words, even the non verbal ones.

• The first thing he signs makes you cry tears of joy. It is not a clichéd ‘I love you’, because he says that every day with every gesture and in the very way he looks at you.  “I’ll speak to you for eternity. Will your heart hear me?”

A/N: Hope you like this anon. I tried to balance the fluff and certain thoughtful aspects. Excuse any typos that may have crept in.

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Fic Masterpost

For a masterpost of my tumblr ficlets, see here.

Note: I’ve added fics with multiple pairings to every relevant category.

Jason Todd/Tim Drake

Secret Witness (34k, ao3) CSI except with ghosts. WIP. 

A Hope Like You (12k, ao3) A/b/o with single dad Jason and identity porn. WIP. 

Silver and shadow and vision of things not seen (8k, ao3) WW2 and post-WW2 urban fantasy noir. WIP.

Turn yourself toward home (4k, ao3) Retired pirate seeks retired navy officer.

The space between us (8k, ao3) Mr. & Mrs. Smith in space.

Hold me (like you held on to life) (6k, ao3) Vampire sex to spite the parents.

If I know you (4k, ao3) Annoyed witch cares for sleeping prince.

Lifelong learning (5k, ao3) College, but it’s not an AU.

safe with me (14k, ao3) Figuring out intimacy, with a dash of d/s.

Ornamental (2k, ao3)  Christmas party butt plug fun.

Far away (1k, ao3 I tumblr) + So close (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Tim’s in space and then he’s not.

Like no other pain (2k, ao3) Soulmates, but Tim makes it angsty. 

If I had a type (then baby it would be you) (1k, ao3 I tumblr) One-night stand with surprise bondmark.  

The Sacredness of Tears (13k, ao3)  Tim gets the ability to travel through time, but somehow that’s not the main story. 

The Reluctant Brides (13k, ao3) Genderbent regency.

Adamare (9k, ao3 I tumblr: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Harry Potter AU. 

What demons they carry (5k, ao3 I tumblr: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) Outsider POV of demon!Tim.

Shelter (19k, ao3) Royalty arranged marriage. 

glaukopis, promachos, atrytone (4k, ao3 I tumblr:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) A god and his reincarnated lover.

Not the hurricane (2k, ao3 I tumblr) Soft handjobs. 

Night falling softly and without mercy (4k, ao3 I tumblr) When you want to marry your bodyguard but are pretty sure he means to kill you. 

Reasons to be jealous (4k, ao3 I tumblr) Unfounded jealousy crack. Side DickDami.

Just a fool for you (6k, ao3 I tumblr) The Regency Daemon Thing. (Part two of ‘foolish, perhabs’)

A fool’s game (1k, ao3 I tumblr)  Outsider POV of The Regency Daemon Thing. (Part one of ‘foolish, perhabs’)

A fool to believe (2k, ao3 I tumblr) Epistolary companion to The Regency Daemon Thing. (Part three of ‘foolish, perhabs’)

Blood will tell (9k, ao3) October Daye AU. 

So easy to begin (4k, ao3) Dealin’ with fear toxin and trauma, a/b/o-style. 

Somebody ring the alarm (2k, ao3) Strangers flirting while undercover.

To love and to honour (6k, ao3) Five anniversaries and a wedding. 

A question of trust (3k, ao3) Jason hides an injury.

The Wedding Job (3k, ao3) Leverage-style heist.

One day the slipper fits (2k, ao3) The perils of not-dating. 

Dick Grayson/Jason Todd 

clock ticking (sudden silence) (7k, ao3 I tumblr) Dick’s soulmate timer is an asshole. 

The stars gaze back (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Stardust AU with more swearing.

In the Shallows (20k, ao3) Celebrity ‘She Loves Me’ AU.

I dream of our story (our fairytale) (1k, ao3 I tumblr)  Epilogue to In the Shallows. 

A revolution is a simple thing (6k, ao3) Anastasia AU.

Dick Grayson/Damian Wayne

Soft, sweet (and never too much) (2k, ao3) Sweet and kinky PWP.

Don't make me close one more door (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Bodyguard AU. Dami goes undercover and develops feelings. 

Misperceptions (6k, ao3 I tumblr) DamiDick-centric compaion to Reasons to be jealous.

Damian Wayne/Tim Drake

These stars will guide us home (2k, ao3 I tumblr) Developing feelings while being far apart.

Vigil (4k, ao3 I tumblr) Injuries, cuddles and feelings. DamiTim, Joyfire+Dick.

That sacred bond (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Fake marriage for the aliens.

Jason Todd/Roy Harper

Winners get road rash with @scootboot97​ (3k, ao3 I tumblr) College AU dorks and oral. 

Of wizards and black knights (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Cyberpunk damsel in not-so-much distress. 

Dick Grayson/Bruce Wayne

Wonder (2k, ao3) Officer Grayson partners up with Batman.

All that's dead and gone and passed tonight (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Hunger Games AU. 

Tim Drake/Conner Kent

Met a boy (cute as can be) (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Summer romance.

Snow comes down in June (2k, ao3 I tumblr) College dumbasses try to stay friends.

Jason Todd/Damian Wayne

That word on your skin (2k, ao3 I tumblr) Getting the same tattoo is one way to ask for a date.

warmth, shared (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Jason’s feeling old and gets cuddles on a mountain.

Jason Todd/Roy Harper/Tim Drake

At its core (1k, ao3 I tumblr)  Considering fatherhood and marriage. 

Turning point (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Cuddles against nightmares, with a surprise ghost.

Other ships (DC)

Vigil (4k, ao3 I tumblr) Injuries, cuddles and feelings. Joyfire+Dick, DamiTim. 

The wonderful everyday (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Flirting in an Ikea. Joyfire.

Down, down (2k, ao3 I tumblr) Prince visits tentacled sea witch. Superbat.

Would make me whole (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Angsty jerk-off session. JayRoyDick.

Promises (whispered, shouted) (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Injuries in the desert with not much hope. JonDami.

Won't you die tonight for love (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Vampire marriage surprisingly includes a third person. DamiJayTim.

You still look like a movie (2k, ao3 I tumblr) High school teachers pine. DickWally, side JayTim.

Spellbound (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Morning after marred by worry about a love potion. Trinity.

Through the night (we'll make it) (2k, ao3 I tumblr) H/C vignettes. Robinpile.

Gen (DC) 

rewind, fast forward, stop (3k, ao3 I tumblr)  Deaged Jason angst. Jason, batfamily.

In silence (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Jason’s telepathy doesn’t help him with Bruce. Jason, Bruce.

A soft place to land (2k, ao3) Trying to get Bruce to retire. Jason, Dick, batfamily.

touched your head gently (felt my heart melt) (7k, ao3) Movie-verse Floyd as a father through the years. Floyd, Zoe, squad. 

Will someone tell me what's going on tonight (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Dick’s OC boyfriend is an asshole, Wally offers comfort. Dick/OC (past), Bruce, Wally

At its core (1k, ao3 I tumblr) Considering fatherhood and marriage. Duke-centric, side JayRoyTim.

Hockey RPF

Sometimes I lie (4k, ao3) An FBI agent and his informant. SidGeno.

Finding Surety  (13k, ao3) Fake Dating. Marner/Matthews.  

Do you know (I still miss you) (6k, ao3) Getting back together with a little help from your friends. Eichel/McDavid. (Part two of ‘Read all about it’)

The name that history wrote (8k, ao3) Harry Potter AU, triwizard tournament. Eichel/McDavid.

the whole world's out of sync (9k, ao3) 13 going on 30 AU. SidGeno.

stellar nucleosynthesis (13k, ao3) Magical realism and truth spells. Danny/Claude.

But you were always on my mind (7k, ao3) Soulmarks complicated by dyslexia.

Feather (9k, ao3) Crimean war magical realism AU. SidGeno.

Other fandoms

starts with truth (MCU, 8k, ao3) If Steve talked to Tony and Pepper earlier about the winter soldier. SteveTonyPepper.

someday my prince will come (X-Men Movies, 7k, ao3) Erik deals with an enchanted forest. Cherik.

Nothing easy worth doing (Power Rangers, 2k, ao3) Superheroing while autistic - pros and cons. 

Shoot me down (Star Wars, 12k, ao3) Kier survives. Everything else still happens. LeiaKierHan.

Ask his mind (ask his heart) (Star Wars, 2k, ao3)  Anakin gets dosed with sex pollen. ObiKin. 

A Woman is Herself (Lady Sherlock, 7k, ao3) Joanna Watson character study. JoannaJohn. 

Will it burn forever (this light) (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, 11k, ao3) Love spell adventures. ArthurTristan. (There’s a podcast!)

Someday soon (Arashi RPF, 1k, ao3) A glance into the future. Ohmiya. 

With fates to come (D.Gray-man, 1k, ao3) Tikki is Cassandra. TikkiAllen.

Dedication with @magoril​ (FBAWTFT, 2k, ao3) Theseus fixes things for his brother. TinaNewt. 

Shiny things (FBAWTFT, 2k, ao3) Percival gets a service Niffler. Gen. 

[dmitri-smerdyakov]

The Fantastic Beasts Franchise and JK Rowling

Alright, so...hi everyone.

I don’t know how many people follow this blog anymore because my main blog of operation is now @alwaysahiccupandastrid - I still try to keep this blog relatively active though, just because it was my original blog, I’ve had it since I was 13, and I have so many memories attached to it.

I’m aware that a lot of the people who follow me, especially since late 2016, do so because a) I was a loud and proud Fantastic Beasts fan, b) I wrote some Newtina and Jakweenie fic, and c)...I don’t know. I literally don’t know why people bother following me anywhere because I don’t feel like I have a lot to say. But, anyway, many people probably follow me due to Fantastic Beasts and my posts/fanfics within the fandom.

Those who follow my active blog will already know my feelings and thoughts, but because of the fact many things about this blog - me, the posts for the last four-ish years, the url itself - are Beasts related, I felt it was necessary to come and write an actual post here instead of just reblogging things and calling it a day. I’ve always been very outspoken online, but I’ve been avoiding a certain topic of conversation on this blog for years now, and I’m finally in a place where we can discuss it.

I am, of course, talking about the hot topic that is JK Rowling.

Back in the days between FBAWTFT and FBTCOG, I was a very outspoken defender of JK Rowling and her decision to defend Johnny Depp’s inclusion in the films. Now, this is something I still stand by to this day, and due to the evidence that has since come out, I’m even more steadfast in the opinion that keeping Depp was a great decision. I am fully in support of him and the way he’s currently battling against his abuser. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about right now. As I was saying, back in the day, I was outspoken about the opinion that “we don’t know the full story” etc., and as a result I received very colourful anon messages. Now, to my knowledge, none of these were about JKR being a TERF/transphone, but I think it’s important to mention that at the time I scoffed at the idea she could be one. I openly admit that I didn’t listen to what other people - including actual trans individuals - were saying about JKR and her transphobia because I frankly didn’t want to admit it. I didn’t want to admit that the person who wrote something that saved my life could be so hateful and a bad person - that, and at the time I passed it all off as “wokeness out of control”.

It is now 2020. Up until last Saturday night, I was still in support of JK Rowling - I didn’t agree with some of the stuff she had said, but I was trying to be positive and have hope by telling myself that she didn’t mean to be transphobic, that she just didn’t know what she was doing was wrong, even though the evidence clearly showed otherwise (I.e. her liking transphobic / radfem tweets). I said to my followers on my Beasts page that instead of cancelling people outright, we should be attempting to educate them instead, and if they choose not to learn then fine. And, being 100% obvious, I didn’t want to admit it because I frankly already was feeling annoyed at two different Beasts cast members for different reasons: Ezra Miller (for choking a girl) and Dan Fogler (for his tweet about BLM - admittedly that was probably him being well intentioned but not saying it right). So yeah, I didn’t want to cancel another member of the Beasts “family”.

I had JKR’s tweets on notifications, and for the most part over the last few weeks, it was all about the Ickabog. However, on Saturday night I noticed that she had suddenly tweeted something completely different, and I looked at it. Given that I had adamantly defended her and said “freedom of speech” for so long, it’s telling that my first thought upon seeing her tweet was literally “for fuck sake, Jo, why”.

I won’t post her tweets here but to sum that first tweet up, it was her being annoyed over the term “people who menstruate” being used in an article instead of “woman”, and mockingly saying “there used to be a word for that” before pretending she didn’t know the word. She knew that tweeting it would start arguments and anger, and yet she still made the decision to do so. Her follow up tweets frankly dug the hole deeper; she tried to defend herself by saying, to sum it up, “I have a butch lesbian friend who agrees with me” “I just care about women’s rights!” And “IF trans people were marginalised I’d march with you!” (“If”, of course, being the real kicker here because what do you mean IF. They ARE. Every DAY.)

Since then, JKR has written an essay on her website defending herself and her opinions, and yes, I read it. I read it a few times, in fact. At first, I felt my anger simmer and felt I had been too hasty to make anti JKR jokes, that I was wrong...but then I read it again properly and realised that what she had written was a piece that turned herself into the victim, and that despite putting on the appearance of her saying she supports trans people, including the phrases “I support trans people” and “of course trans women are real women”, she still spewed much transphobic vitriol and hate. She cited no sources for any of her proclamations or statements about statistics, implied that trans men transition to escape their “womanhood”, that trans women are men in dresses, that trans women are dangerous to “real” women (aka cis women) and shouldn’t be allowed into women’s changing rooms or toilets. There was also the autism comment, and the implication of autistic girls somehow not being able to make decisions or whatever.

I’m going to get straight to the point: I don’t support JK Rowling or her radical feminism.

As someone who is a proud feminist (libfem?), I can honestly say that never have I felt threatened or like I was being silenced by the inclusion of trans women in feminist spaces or conversation. Never. In my second year at sixth form, I was in charge of the LGBTQ+ club until a new leader with better leadership skills could step in, and - put simply - that year, the club was made almost entirely of first year transgender students. Even though I had called myself a trans ally for years, I realised there was a lot I didn’t know, and I learnt quite a lot from these students. I continue to still learn today. They were some of the nicest and most intelligent people I got the chance to meet, and I can truly say that at no point was I ever worried to be in a room alone with a trans woman, nor was I concerned about which bathroom they went in - bathrooms are bathrooms. Speaking of bathrooms...when I was at uni during a particularly tense rehearsal a few weeks before our final show last year, a guy in our group made me cry and I ran to the women’s bathroom to escape. Not only did the other girls come to comfort me, but you know what? The guy came in and apologised profusely to me. Did any of us girls give a shit about having a guy in our toilet? Absolutely not. It’s a fucking toilet. And, on that note, I was never worried about a trans woman or even a cis man attacking me in the toilets. You know who DID attack me in the toilets regularly? Other cisgender women.

As a feminist, I fully support trans women and am not threatened by the inclusion of trans women in women’s spaces or in women’s rights discussions. While I agree that cis women and trans women inevitably go through different struggles, at the end of the day, we all identify as women and are women. I think that if your feminism is so threatened by the existence of trans women - TERFs, RadFems, JKR, looking at you - then your feminism is flimsy and not feminism at all.

As a woman, I find it highly offensive that JKR and many RadFems focus so much of womanhood and feminism on an involuntary biological function that, frankly, many of us would rather do without. Yeah, I’m talking about periods - no matter how proud I am to be a woman, I still fucking hate periods and would get rid of mine if I could without erasing my chance of having kids someday. I can hear the RadFems accusing me of “internalised woman hatred” for saying I hate my periods, but you know what, they suck and they hurt and fuck them. The fact that JKR (also the the radfem movement) reduced “women” to just people who menstruate and can have children, and vice versa, is incredibly offensive and misogynistic. For a start, trans men menstruate, intersex people can, non binary can etc. Next, not even ALL cis women have periods - women who are menopausal, young women who haven’t started puberty yet (some do start very late), some women don’t have regular cycles, some women have medical problems that affect their cycle, some women are on birth control that can stop their cycles. So the idea of women being defined as “those who menstruate” is offensive not only to trans/intersex/non binary individuals but also to cis ones too.

As I write this, I’m a 22 year old woman who is still learning and changing every day, and one of the things that I’ve found myself thinking about recently - especially since we’re in lockdown and we have nothing BUT time to think - is about myself and my identity as a woman. What prompted this was when I saw Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved book, “Little Women”, which I’ve since read, for my birthday back in January, and I left the cinema feeling exalted and powerful with my own identity as a woman. (I’ll be returning to LW in a bit)

After some thinking, I’ve realised some things. For me, my identity as a woman is not just because once a month my uterus decides to shed; I do not identify as a woman just because I have certain physical features. I am not a particularly feminine person either, and I’m what some may call a “tomboy” (a phrase I actually don’t mind but I know a lot of people do for understandable reasons since it’s a phrase designed to differentiate people who don’t conform to society’s expectations etc) because I prefer video games and more geeky stuff to shopping or dressing up or make up.

For me, there is no one way a person has to be or appear in order to identify as a woman. Women are beautiful, complex human beings; we are not defined by our genitalia, by an involuntary biological process. Women are strong, intelligent, and interesting people - no two are the same. For example, some decide to raise families, some choose to pursue a career, some do both - all of these are valid and none are more “feminist” or “womanly” than the others, because it’s our as women. I guarantee that if you lined up every single woman in the world - cis AND trans - no two would be the exact same.

I mentioned “Little Women” earlier, and as I was pondering over what makes me identify as a “woman”, I thought a lot about a certain quote from the 2019 film that has stayed with me since it was first said in the release of the trailer. It’s spoken by Jo March to her mother, and I’ve started to understand what for me makes me a woman.

For me, being a woman is all of this: having minds, hearts, souls, ambition, talent, and being beautiful each in our own ways. Women are capable of love and empathy, capable of desire, capable of the most complex and human feelings and emotions, and coming out the stronger for it.

Sex is one thing; gender identity is another.

I won’t dissect every single thing JKR wrote in her essay, but I will just say this: her comments regarding autistic girls are extremely tone deaf and she does not speak for those with autism. I’m going to be honest and admit something here I haven’t before: I have not been diagnosed with autism or aspergers but I AM currently on the waiting list to see someone who COULD diagnose me. Apparently I show signs of a potential diagnosis, so...we’ll have to see. But I have friends who are autistic, and they’re disgusted by JKR trying to use them to support her TERF arguments. Autistic and other neurodivergent people are absolutely capable of making decisions and are NOT people who need to be babied or have their hands held, to be told who they are. It’s incredibly ableist of JK Rowling frankly.

I would also like to point out... I’ve seen people saying “but she doesn’t hate autistic people, Newt is autistic!!!” - yes, but JKR didn’t write him as autistic. Eddie Redmayne chose to play Newt as autistic - JK Rowling didn’t do shit.

It’s also time that I acknowledge that both Potter and Beasts inevitably hold JKR’s problematic views, and that by denying her ownership of her work, we’re not holding her accountable for the horrible things she’s done. This includes - but is not limited to -:

Anti-Semitic stereotypes in the goblins

Lycanthropy being used as a metaphor for AIDS - an illness that is heavily associated to the gay community, and also there was the panic of the AIDs crisis in the 90s where much misinformation and homophobia was generated and spread because of it.

Adding further to the lycanthropy point, one of the infected individuals - Greyback - is stated to have a sick preference for infecting children. Not only are werewolves tied to harmful gay/AIDs stereotypes, but also to the disgusting and frankly wrong notion that gay people are pedophiles.

The only Asian character is called Cho Chang. Cho Chang. That’s two steps away from outright just calling her “Ching Chong”. It’s not a name an actual Asian person would have.

The Goldstein sisters are probably distantly related to Anthony Goldstein, who JKR confirmed (on Twitter of course) is Jewish, meaning that Tina and Queenie are most likely Jewish too (and Goldstein is a Jewish surname). However, despite the fact that the first FBaWTFT is set DURING Hanukkah in 1926, there’s zero signs of them celebrating or observing it. Maybe that’s more on set design than anything else, but come on - if I, a fanfic writer, can do some research, JK/the crew of a major movie can too!

Adding on from that, gotta love how one of the JEWISH main characters then decides to join the Wizarding world equivalent of Hitler. I already had problems with Queenie’s characterisation in CoG, but that’s the icing on the cake.

POC/Black characters - in both series but since I’m a Beasts blog... Seraphina Picquery, a Black female president serving a term during a MAJOR wizarding world crisis, is severely reduced to have only 3 lines in CoG. Nagini’s only purpose is to be the only friend of Credence, a white man, before he joins Wizard Hitler and abandons her; she’s also an Asian character who we know one day permanently becomes a SNAKE, and who goes on to actually have a piece of Voldemort’s soul inside of her?? And some do see her as his slave, though you could argue that she’s actually the only being that he holds any love or respect for. Leta Lestrange is a half-black woman who is killed/literally sacrifices herself for TWO WHITE MEN, and who’s death was literally confirmed to have been added in last minute.

Also, the whole Lestrange storyline was fucking nasty: white Lestrange Sr imperius-ed a black woman (Yusuf Kama’s mother), raped her, and she then died in childbirth. I’m sorry, what the fuck??

In Harry Potter, Seamus is a terrible stereotype of an Irish person - he likes to blow things up. Look up the IRA and their bombings. Fucking Irish stereotype. As someone with Irish grandparents and who is proud of their Irish heritage, this really pisses me off.

Let’s not forget the whole Native American cultural appropriation. That truly speaks for itself.

So here is where I speak candidly to everyone who follows me and/or sees this post. While Beasts is no longer my No. 1 fandom these days, it and Potter still hold a huge piece of my heart. I have 5 wizarding world tattoos, so much merchandise, and I can safely say that being a fan of both series has shaped me as a person. Both of those series helped me get through the darkest days of my life, including bullying at school, my Nan passing away, and my mental health struggles.

This is why what’s happened has impacted me so much and broken my heart. For me, it feels like it’s tainted now because of Jo and her views. I know that we should separate the art from the artist, but when her views are so clearly woven into the very fabric of the Wizarding world, it’s a huge problem.

Here’s another part of the dilemma - I do not wish for the Beasts films to be cancelled. I’m well aware that the *cough* people who dislike me will say I’m trying to be negative, trying to boycott the series blah blah blah, but that’s truly the last thing I want. I still love the story, the characters, the soundtrack, and I want to know how it ends, if only for my own piece of mind. It’s also important to add that by boycotting Beasts, it’s also harming the hard working thousands of others who worked on the films: the cast, the crew, the extras, the musicians, etc., not to mention the fans who actually are invested in the series and have taken solace in it. It’s not fair for them to all suffer over the actions of one TERF.

This is one of my biggest worries, however: the Fantastic Beasts films do NOT have a good reputation as it is. The second film was boycotted by some due to Depp, and now there’s talk of people boycotting number 3 because of JK Rowling. Lots of people already talk hatred about it, and this will only fire that hatred up even more.

There’s also talk of Eddie Redmayne potentially being kicked from the franchise due to a “leak” that he doesn’t want to work with JKR anymore, but this could be sensationalist news reporting. But if it came down to it, I can honestly say that I would rather continue to have Eddie play Newt than keep JKR as a writer. Eddie has done more for Newt than even JKR has, and if he goes, then that will be the last straw for me within the fandom. That will be when I take a sharp exit out, sell my FB merch and have my tattoos covered.

To add, the Fantastic Beasts scripts are...not great. Or, at least, what we saw on-screen wasn’t. Maybe that’s David Yates being the literal worst (fuck you, Yates, you suck) and cutting all the parts with strong female characters, but I honestly don’t think that JKR can write screenplays well at all. I think she’s clearly better at writing books, and that’s fine - books obviously allow for more time to explore characters and story/plot arcs etc, and film scripts offer way less of those chances. I don’t think screenplays allow her to write what she needs to in order to tell the story she wants to, hence why CoG was kind of a hot mess. So maybe it’s just that she’s not suited for screenplays and should stick to books.

Honestly, I kind of just wish that WB would hire another person to finish writing the Fantastic Beasts movies - obviously they’d have to keep JKR on board to tell them the actual plot, but get someone who can actually write screenplays and not be problematic to write them.

By now I’ve gone on long enough that I’ve forgotten my original intent while writing this, so I’ll try to sum up and end now. In short, I am extremely disappointed in JK Rowling and do not support her or her views any longer.

I don’t know how any of you guys are feeling but I would be interested to hear other people’s thoughts, especially other Fantastic Beasts fans. I want to also add that, as always, my DMs and inbox are always open - if not here, then always at @alwaysahiccupandastrid where I’m more active nowadays.

Finally, you guys don’t need me - a white cis woman - to tell you this but you’re all valid and magical and fuck JK Rowling. Her characters would all be ashamed of her, and the characters we grew up with would not stand for the bigotry and vile hatred she spreads under the guise of ““protecting women””. Several of the amazing actors from Potter and Beasts have spoken out against her and her tweets: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Katie Leung, Chris Rankin, Eddie Redmayne. Some have been...less inspiring (Tom Felton, Evanna Lynch, looking at you two 👀)

I’m sending love to everyone right now. I wish I could say something more useful but I’ve spoken enough - I’ve made my opinion clear. I love you all, please stay safe.

[uthseikoashx-inflamedme]

What if Antonio (Gellert Grindelwald's chupacabra) had been created in 1899?

(Small theory here, probably not provable and based on very few clues. And not quite relevant for the plot of FB. But it might be cool, so here we are. Sorry for the mistakes, I’m doing my best!)

Antonio's existence brings several questions.

Just a quick recap

We saw Antonio in like 3 scenes, at the beginning of FBCoG. It’s the fantastic beast which follows Gellert Grindelwald in the carriage (*). Gellert hugs it with affection, then tells the creature is “needy” and throws it by the window.

A quite confusing behaviour.

We do not see Antonio in the next scenes, so it might be dead, but let’s hope it’s not.

So: Antonio may be a MACUSA’s creature supposed to watch Grindelwald, but it’s highly unlikely - unless if Gellert’s “very persuasive” argumentation skills also work on creatures. Indeed, Antonio helped Grindelwald to escape, was enchained with the Dark warlock in his cell and was considered as dangerous (Antonio wore a muzzle).

Therefore, Antonio is - was ? - more likely a creature which belongs to Grindelwald. Also, Antonio wants to hug him, smiles at him and recognises him, so it is attached to Grindelwald.

The questions are: what is Antonio? Since when Grindelwald has it? Why?

We don’t have any clue to answer, excluding the beginning of FBCoG... and Antonio’s nature.

What is Antonio?

Antonio, according the Harry Potter Wiki, is a baby Chupacabra. A Chupacabra is “a part lizard, part homunculus, blood-sucking magical beast”. The name “chupacabra” means "goat sucker" - in mythology, it was a creature who drank goats’ blood.

When I read that, I jumped. Then I read what a homunculus was and I jumped again.

A homunculus is (according to the CNRTL, here is the link but it’s in French) a small creature, sometimes described as a very small human-like creature, with supernatural and harmful powers, which were supposed to be created by the alchemists in the Middle Ages.

Here is the theory: Antonio have been created during the summer of 1899.

How, by who and why?

Antonio might have been created by Gellert and Albus, while they were doing experiments. Indeed, we know Albus worked (or at least exchanged letters) before 1899 with Flamel - and will work with him after - so Albus was able to perform a bit of alchemy (plus, I read in the HPW alchemy was sometimes taught in Hogwarts, when there was enough students who wanted to learn it for their NEWTs).

it would explain why Antonio was so friendly, “needy”: he knows Grindelwald for 28 years.

another explication to Antonio’s neediness would be: it has been created by two people who were in love with each other, and a part of their feelings had been somehow mixed, added to Antonio.

(so Grindelwald might have thrown by the window a representation of a) the man he love(d), b) his own love for this man or c) his former relationship. With rage. Yey. I also heard a bit about te parralel to draw between Gellert’s and Antonio’s neediness, will of attention (and affection), and it could match, explain it?)

Gellert would have loved to have a pet which’s a threat for Aberforth’s goats and which’s named after that, you can’t change my mind. It’s a fair point.

Antonio might signify "priceless" and "of inestimable worth" (and our two boys were sometimes a bit dramatic, it could match), or might be a reference - maybe was Antonio Vivaldi the favourite composer of Albus or Gellert. I don’t think it’s relevant though (or not according our current knowledge).

But why Grindelwald kept it - and then threw it?

So, if Antonio is a creature which had been summoned or bring into being almost 30 ago and if Grindelwald hates it, because it’s reminding him Albus Dumbledore, why didn’t he kill it years ago - like in september 1899? Or the following years? Why now? And why we didn’t see Antonio in FBaWtFT?

I also have a theory:

Antonio, which could consequently being a magic creature made during an alchemic ritual, could also being immortal, and to get rid of it, Gellert have to use his powers - to banish him, keep it far from him magically, somehow.

And in prison, Grindelwald was probably incapable of casting spells to reject him. So Antonio gladly came back. (and then had been throw by the window seriously that was cruel)

Conclusion

Well, it’s just a theory, and we can all agree Antonio might just be a creature stolen from Newt’s suitcase by Grindelwald as Graves before the end of FBaWtFT (well, that, it’s quite unlikely, because Newt would have realised). Or it can be Grindelwald’s pet since his childhood. Or literally everything else, like just a creature brought to Grindelwald to help him to escape by one of his followers, such as Abernathy. But it can also be interesting (and believable) that Antonio was actually a product and thus a daily reminder for both Grindelwald and Dumbledore of that summer, who was consequently forced to use magic to keep Antonio far from them.

(plus, Aberforth’s face when Gellert said he summoned with Abe’s very brother Albus a creature who likes sucking goats’ blood)

(and also, I supposed I’m not the first one who theorised something like that, @.bluecrownedbird‘s amazing Grindeldore art already often includes Antonio)

(*): for Antonio’s pronouns, I assumed “it” was the best, but pronouns are a bit different in French and I’m not quite sure of what I was supposed to use so let me know if I should change?

[newt-and-salamander]

As I thought a lot about Theseus recently, I figured I will just go on and make a list of reasons why I think he is (not!) going to die. Maybe I’m a tiny bit biased by my wishful thinking here but... here we go!

Reasons Theseus might die in one of the next films:

He was introduced to us in FBAWTFT as “Theseus Scamander? The war hero?”. This might already indicate his role during the whole series, being a hero – probably this includes dying as one. [I think this is something @thenewt-case said to me.]

He is close to Newt – his death might motivate Newt to take higher risks and give him another strong personal reason to fight if he feels like his family and friends are threatened.

I get the impression that he is a rather popular character, so there would be a strong emotional response from the audience for sure. I'm not sure if you could call it a shock as people certainly already partly anticipate his death.

JKR likes tearing apart families – especially siblings. (The Dumbledores, the Lestranges, the Goldsteins if you count Queenie's change of loyalties... the Potters, the Weasleys, the Prewetts, the Blacks (x2 if you count Sirius and Regulus and Andromeda, Bellatrix and Narcissa twice), the Evans, the Creevies, … I didn’t even really think this through, I’m sure there are more to add.)

Somebody might need to sacrifice themselves for Newt at some point of the story because he’s the protagonist. [This might be a weak reason.] Theseus definitely loves his brother and might be ready to accept death for him (although he much rather would prefer not to die).

Reasons Theseus is definitely not going to die, don’t even think of it! (I will begin with counter-arguments to some of the points mentioned above):

Theseus is not stupid and very capable in his job. He is one of the few people that survived Grindelwald’s attack in Paris (although this was partly due to Newt apparating him away, but still he’s clearly a very powerful wizard and a brilliant fighter). Being a hero doesn’t necessarily involve dying, right?

As @occamyeggshells pointed out in my post about Pickett, at this point after CoG Newt has already decided he will fight and doesn’t need another motivation to move against Grindelwald. Leta’s death was enough for him to make up his mind. In fact, it might have been seeing Theseus alive and miserable that led to Newt's decision to join his side. There is no "necessity" for him to lose Theseus.

Him being a popular character might also spare him (although I’m not sure if JKR cares a lot about this). I’m not sure if popularity with the audience is any kind of argument at all to predict if a character is going to die if I'm honest.

We have already seen families torn apart in CoG – not only the Lestranges but, maybe even more important, the Goldsteins. Although Queenie didn’t die, there is a lot of heartbreak, mistrust and disappointment between the sisters. So there's lots of potential room to explore this.

Even if somebody might sacrifice themselves for Newt, Theseus isn’t the only option. (Bunty, I’m looking at you! ...but please don't die either, thanks.)

Okay, now some original arguments:

As I already mentioned before, Newt is (supposed to be) the protagonist and I feel like Theseus’ death would hit him too hard. There is no use in showing a protagonist who is grief-stricken over a long time because it's just no fun. And although Newt and Theseus might not have the warmest of relationships, it's clear that there is a lot of love between them regardless.

If they want to show how the loss of a loved persons influences those who fight in the war, Theseus himself (alive!) is the best example. What will the loss of Leta do to him? I feel like he will get even more determined, maybe bitter. Leta was very important to Newt as well, so her death can show us how both brothers handle the loss - in quite different ways I suppose.

Regarding Newt’s character development, in my opinion it would be much more interesting to show how Newt and Theseus finally start to get along, how what happened in Paris makes them bond and finally look out for each other. It is clear that Newt and Theseus didn’t get along perfectly in the past and they most likely won’t in the future, and it’s not too easy for Newt to connect with other people – that’s why I think that him and Theseus getting closer would be more valuable a development than just taking Theseus away.

Theseus is a high-ranked ministry official. He has inside information and could therefore be very valuable for the plot. Also, the corruption and political change of the society could be pointed out through his eyes. These are things Newt is not so much interested in.

I see a lot of reasons Theseus could get along with Tina and Jacob very well. It has been pointed out several times that there seem to be lots of parallels between Tina and Theseus, so I will concentrate on Jacob: They both have lost their fiancée, plus Jacob lost a brother in the war, so maybe he can understand that Theseus often behaves patronizing, out of concern for Newt. (But I’m not sure if this can be counted as an argument to let Theseus live. It rather shows how he could come in regarding the group's dynamic from my pov.)

Through his eyes, we learn to see Newt from a different perspective: He can be rather annoying and stubborn, something that didn’t become so clear in the first film when we didn’t see his behavior towards Theseus. I feel like Theseus' perspective adds depth to Newts character (and Newt should be the protagonist!!) and I love it.

I'm sure there is a loooot more to say about this, but that's what came to my mind this afternoon. Also, some of these points are influenced by conversations I had with several people, and I can’t remember who said what (but I think in general points were made by @thenewt-case, @occamyeggshells, @scamanderishredmayniac and @raztberry – so please feel free to complain if you feel like I should credit you or if I forgot sb.!).

[randomfandomimagine]

Being Newt Scamander’s Daughter Would Include

Requested by anon:

Being newt's (fbawtft) daughter would include?

Travelling with him looking for creatures

Knowing everything about fantastic creatures

Hearing lots of stories about his adventures

As well as facts about his creatures

He teaches you how to take care of them

Newt tells you the story of how he met your mother

He takes you wherever he goes because he likes to keep you close

In fact, he sometimes places a hand over your shoulder

Just to keep track of where you are

You often have to speak for him

Whether it’s because he’s too shy or quiet

Or because he’s too absent due to his creatures

Because he sometimes chases after them when they escape the case

Taking care of him when he forgets to do it himself

And also looking after his creatures

As well as feeding them

They actually adore you as much as they do him

Newt isn’t one to openly express his love

But he does show his fondness to you through little gestures

Like randomly smiling at you

And you like to hug him because it makes him smile

And he’s also a bit protective of you

Comforting each other when you’re upset

[show-choir-gal]

Marrying Credence Barebone Would Include...

~ Very traditional wedding

~ A lot of family (on both ends)

~ Beautiful chapel

~ You two write your own vows

~ After party is very subtle 

~ Classical music (Almost The Theory of Everything music soundtrack)

~ Ember champagne

~ Magical connections

A/N: Sorry if this sucks! I’ve only read the book/script

Requests are still open!

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[retvenkos]

“we’re friends forever, i’m afraid”

BEING A MUGGLE-BORN HUFFLEPUFF AND BEING FRIENDS WITH THESEUS SCAMANDER DURING YOUR HOGWARTS YEARS WOULD HAVE TO GO A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

so theseus is popular

not just among hufflepuffs, but among all of the houses.

which means that his friend group is huge

literally anyone could walk up to him and he would somehow know them

which means you could never complain about anyone because he either knew them and would die for them or would play devil’s advocate just to piss you off

and you are a close friend of his ever since you needed a partner in charms and no one wanted to team up with you

it wasn’t particularly out of malice from your house mates, just out of the fact that everyone had a close friend except for you

but theseus decided to team up with you

he later tells you that you reminded him of newt - the small, quiet, and kind one that always went overlooked

and theseus was gifted

it was cool to watch him perform spells because he always added elegant flourishes subconsciously, as thought he never had to think of it

theories, on the other hand, he struggled with

divination and astrology was lost on him

(y/n)... please just do it for me.”

“the great theseus scamander needs my help?”

“i would be your humble servant for eternity.”

“sure. and pigs fly.”

“well, with a simple levitation spell...”

“theseus.”

“...please help?”

“...only if you help me with transfiguration.”

“deal.”

and theseus was great fun to make bets with because he was  b o l d  and would do them  a l l

for a whole year he called professor dumbledore “dumbles” and you couldn’t help but laugh every. single. time.

he, without prior experience, tried out for quidditch and was actually good enough to make the team??? (he was the keeper)

he drew the line, though, at breaking the rules

theseus was a rule abiding student

something his brother was most definitely not

theseus was also a hopeless romantic

in third year he had a crush on a ravenclaw who was way out of his league

he finally got to ask her out to a hogsmeade visit, but she ditched him two days before because someone else asked her

you had to be the one to coax theseus out of his room with the promise of butterbeer being on you

you had tasted it for the first time that year and it was your favorite drink

there was also that time in sixth year where he had a crush on a slytherin a year older

theseus planned a date with him, too, by the black lake

but then newt (shh we pretend that theseus isn’t 8 years older than him) crashed it when he angered a herd of hippogriffs in the forbidden forest and they ran all over campus for two days until they calmed down

you had died laughing when theseus came to the common room, a few feathers stuck in his hair

but they did go on two more dates after that, so you considered it a win

you considered theseus’ romantic escapades and pining annoying, as you were saddled with listening to his ramblings day after day

but other times, you exacted your revenge

like that time you ran all the way to gryffindor tower with theseus hot on your heels, poetry for a four year student clutched in your hands

in the end, you had given it to the gryffindor before he had caught up, but you had smudged the ink in your warm hands and most of it was illegible

but he wouldn’t let you live it down for weeks

what was truly a gift though, was when the two of you realized that newt had a crush on leta lestrange

it was your final year at hogwarts and their second (again, humor me) and the two of you thought it was so. damn. cute.

and theseus’ hopeless romanticism kicked in full swing

you often overheard them bickering about it, newt always red as a tomato

“i do not like leta like that!”

“then why are you blushing?”

“...because you’re implying things.”

you were always torn between encouraging theseus and letting newt off the hook

“c’mon, theseus, lay off him.”

“you know it as well as i do!”

“...no comment.”

and as long as you knew theseus, he wanted to be an auror

and he joined the ministry immediately after school

you always flipped back and forth between a few different things, and in the interrim of deciding, you decided to work at the ministry, too - a desk job that paid well

it was simultaneously the worst and best years of your twenties

you finally became a nurse, which meant that you still saw theseus fairly often

“you can run, (y/n), but i will always be a part of your life.”

“an annoying part, that’s for sure.”

“you don’t mean that.”

and you smile

“...no, i don’t. now don’t make me regret those words, alright, scamander?”

“i’ll try not to.”

and even during the first wizarding war, the two of you kept in touch

he would send you letters about everything

including his hopless romantic pining

“is there nowhere i can go to get away from your love life?”

“definitely not.”

AND FLUFF ENSUES.

[eveneechan]

Fantastic Beast Fans Anniversary Event (18th-24th November)

November is Fantastic Beasts anniversary month! To celebrate and fill this fandom with more wonderful contents, we would like you to join our one-week event on 18th-24th November 2019!

1. How does it work?

There will be 7 different themes, one for each day, which you can follow and base your fanworks from. You can submit;

fanfics

fan arts

video or/and picture edits

aesthetic/mood boards

gif set

Etc

The prompt theme:

Day 1: Songs

Create something based on your favorite song/song you think fits FB characters/ships

Day 2: TV Tropes

Make something inspired from TV Tropes of Fantastic Beasts.

Day 3: Canon Divergence

Alternate reality or expansion from movie canon. Example: Events that happened in the gap between fbawtft and cog, AU where Leta lives, etc.

Day 4: Alternate Universe

FB characters/ships in Alternate Universe (Remember, Canon AU is not included here!)

Day 5: Crossover

FB characters featuring other characters from different worlds (aka different fandom lmao)

Day 6: Deleted Scene

We're all so salty about many deleted scenes in Fantastic Beasts movies, right? So why not try to imagine it in our way?

Day 7: Holiday/Festival 

Holiday season almost here! Explore FB characters during holiday/festival, such as christmas, hanukkah, eid, halloween, or even culture festivals like day of death, etc! Share your unique cultures to this fandom!

2. How to join the event?

So easy! All you have to do is post your fanworks according to the theme of the day on twitter or/and tumblr, don't forget to use the hashtag #FBWeek2019

For those who post fics on AO3 or any other kind of platforms, you can post the link to the said sites! We won't leave you behind 😉

A small note, you can follow @eveneechan and @bungkusleis on twitter and tumblr. It's not really necessary, but it'll be easier for us to track and retweet/reblog your works!

At the end of the event, all submissions will be added to a thread and linked to the original post!

If you have any question, please feel free to ask either me (eveneechan) or bungkusleis. Hope you’ll have a wonderful time during creating fanwork and this event ^^

[fanbot3000]

I bought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them years ago, but the idea of doing something like this has only come up recently. I was suffering from a massive art block and I was desperate for ideas when I saw the book on my shelf out of the corner of my eye. I have always been a fan of the series and the variety of different creatures included in it. I also noticed how we don’t get to see many creatures in the movies, so I have decided to draw them! This has helped me so much in terms of creativity.

I present you the first drawing of this series (that could last months, considering how motivated I feel), the adorable little Ashwinder. According to FBAWTFT Ashwinders are created ‘when a magical fire is allowed to burn unchecked for too long’. A ‘magical fire’ is any fire to which a magical powder has been added, for example Floo Powder, hence the green-ish colour of the flame. The MOM class is a Ministry of Magic classification that shows how dangerous the creature can be. It can go up to five X. The Ashwinder is XXX, so it’s not particularly dangerous, but it can leave eggs, even though they only live for about an hour.

The only thing about this that is mine is the drawing, obviously the ideas belong to JK Rowling. I would massively appreciate it if this received even some attention because (even if it’s not of the greatest quality) this did take me about two hours to draw...