#gilderoy lockhart imagine

[theladyofmanyfandomsfanfiction]

Harry Potter Masterlist

One Shots

Rose and Berry Tea - Reader, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Gilderoy Lockhart (all platonic)

Potion Bottles - Reader, Severus Snape (platonic)

Imagines + Mini Fic

Imagine trying to cheer Sirius up when he has to stay behind

Imagine snapping at Sirius and Snape when they argue at an Order meeting

Imagine Dumbledore and Snape asking for your help in sealing the wizards fate

Imagine breaking into Hogwarts to cause some chaos for the Death Eaters

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[severussnaperevived]

McGonagall: "now I want you guys to tell each other what you think about each other"

Y/N: turns to albus "you are who I think of them I set up my grandfather clock"

Y/N: turns to Severus "you are who I think of when I have sex with myself"

Y/N: turns to Lockhart "you are who I think of when I take out the garbage"

[yore-donatsu]

An ordinary day for an ordinary little girl

(Theo the monkey boy is the @doodlesdreaming's OC)

[hptrash-lookaway]

My ideal job for Harry is something that he accidentally stumbles into, like usually I think of him running around doing a whole bunch of things and accidentally becoming what Lockhart claimed to be (minus writing the books) (but they’re gonna make him) (it’s when they start pressuring him to write a book that he realizes he accidentally followed Lockhart’s path, except genuinely)

Rn tho my favorite thing to think of for him is that without realizing it he becomes an apprentice for one of the professors, and it changes what professor it is based on my mood

But like, Snape for example, in my mind it starts off with him and Harry realizing that Harry’s awfully good at getting potion ingredients (my hc for him), and so it starts off with him helping Snape gather ingredients, and then Snape’s teaching him how to properly store and prepare those ingredients if he finds anything while the professor is out, and then he’s teaching him potions outside the curriculum, and fuck- Potter somehow became his apprentice

With Hagrid obviously he just likes to hang out with him and sometimes that means following him while he does tasks and Hagrid will teach him what he’s doing while Harry follows, and he just takes to it like a duck with water

Same thing with Lupin, likes hanging out with, likes the subject, Harry also ran that club (I like to ignore canon and imagine that Lupin came back to teach), they’re not quite sure when it went from him being Lupin’s unofficial assistant to his apprentice, but it happened

Etc etc etc

[darling-i-read-it]

Hello! I also love Gilderoy Lockhart (recently realized my love for this man)!!! May I please request a oneshot of Gilderoy Lockhart and fem!Reader finally getting married (I prefer to pretend that what happens to Gilderoy at the end of Chamber of Secrets doesn’t happen)???

Hi! Omg I don't meet many people who like gilderoy too so this was a pleasure to write. I hope you don't mind that I did hcs, I thought it would be best served this way! I hope you enjoy love!

this is not something that Gilderoy takes lightly IN THE SLIGHTEST

he relies on his fangirl fanbase heavily to sell his books, so the relationship the two of you had was mostly secret. Which ended up being alright for the most part, just because the two of you were not often caught by fans in public

it did feel a bit weird sometimes when you watched him on TV and read about him in the paper but there was no mention of you, especially when he spoke so highly of you behind closed doors

eventually you decided to tell him a bit about how you felt.

"Do you think we'll ever go public?" He was sitting at his desk, pretending to write something very thought provoking. He turned to you, sitting on the couch.

"What do you mean?"

"Public. Would that be okay?" He thought about it for a moment and looked away. He had also been thinking about this for a long time, when and where it would be appropriate.

"I think it would. Soon. Is that alright?"

it was then when he decided you two needed to be married. And he is not a man for small little celebrations, oh no

once he got the job at Hogwarts he knew this would be a perfect opportunity to use the childrens free labor to create the most exquisite proposal

He did not realize there were literal murders going on because who would when they're so in love?

He was able to rangle some students who would rather not be in his detention hours and they made some fun little flying papers, all with the question written on them

He wanted to make some papers out of the pages of his books but didn't have the heart to

When it came time for Christmas season, you came to get him from Hogwarts and he had it all set up in the DADA room, the papers flying all around, a piano enchanted to play

He used more magic here then he ever had during the writing of his books

"Just this way."

"I know how to get to the Dark Arts room Gilderoy dear. I went here too," you admitted, even as he helplessly led you through the winding hallways. It had been a while.

He took a deep breath before letting you go in front of him. You were none the wiser on why he wanted you to help him grab his things. He had always been lazy but you figured he had packed for Christmas just a tad. When you walked inside though, there were fairy lights littering the room, along with paper airplanes flying around the room. Some hit the walls and fell but it couldn't be perfect. In fact, it was so helplessly him that your heart swelled at the sight.

"Grab one," he whispered. You turned to him, a light blush on his cheeks. You smiled brightly and reached around to try and catch one. You knew what it was now and it was almost like your heart was beating out of your chest.

Finally you grabbed one and after some fight from the paper, you opened it. His handwriting was on this one, asking the question you oh so wanted to hear.

"Well?" he whispered. You turned to him. You had never seen him so nervous.

you couldn't say yes fast enough

then there was the planning!!!

You had no room to be the bridezilla when Gilderoy was around

He had everything under control, more or less. He may not be very good at magic but he's very good at creating over the top events

It was slightly halted by the events at the Chamber. He followed them down and got knocked out by a rock. After pulling him out he confessed to helping them down there and then being heroically stopped by an angry rock.

You got the truth out of him later. You were just glad he was okay.

Anyway, he had things to do. He valiantly quit his job at Hogwarts (Dumbledore fired him) and started doing more book signings and more interviews and more planning!!

He wanted the largest wedding but more importantly, the largest honeymoon

You invited some of your favorite teachers and some even decided to come

He had to make it slightly toned down, so that all of the fans didn't break in and ruin it (bring cameras and take pictures of his bad side) but he did invite all the best magazines

it was beautiful. he cried.

After it was all done, you got into a flying car he had purchased for the occasion. It was just the two of you for the time being and forever and ever. He looked out at all the people that had came and smiled to himself.

"Gil?" you mumbled. "Where are we going again?"

"Anywhere you want. A private island. Somewhere no one can hear us."

"Do you know where we're going?"

"No I planned it so we'd both be surprised." You laughed, shaking your head.

"Alright. We'll, it'll be an adventure. Always is with you."

"I hope you don't mind that." He looked at your matching rings. A beautiful new addition to his everyday wear.

"Of course not." You touched the back of his neck so that he would look at you. "Of course not," you whispered.

the just married sign flapped in the wind as you flew away. It was like a fairytale with him. A silly one, sure. But you'd always be entertained.

[nightingale2004]

Fem! Severus Snape hcs pt.2

Personally, I feel like it would be an ugly duckling turn swan situation

Her bullying wouldn't have been as extreme but still extreme, and the 'prank' still would've happened

Is often ignored not just because of her gender but also because of her status in both the Wizarding world and just society in general

Would be a combination of terrifying yet enchanting like a siren drawing you in with her song or a mysterious enchantress

She would be such an older sister in Hogwarts years to all the younger students in her house

She would be a strict but caring mother and mother figure

Since she is head of her house, she makes sure all of her young snakes look presentable and are staying out of trouble

If she sees a hair out of place, something on her students face, or anything on her students' uniform out of place, she will go full mom mode and fix them up to the point of embarrassment

If she sees her snakes acting disrespectful or out of place, then she will scold them the same way a mother will, which ends up with apologies and gifts for their mother

Gilderoy Lockhart has tried and failed to flirt with Sev and impress her. (It ended with him being blasted to the other side of the classroom by her wand)

Minerva would've seen Sev as a daughter figure to her and would've taught her many things about being a woman

Minerva was the one who taught Sev how to accept who she was as a woman and how to never let herself become smaller in a man's world (a queen teaching her princess 😍😍😍)

She is always two steps ahead of everyone

Despite being silent and invisible. She used this to her advantage and has used these skills to benefit herself and the order and knows a lot of secrets

Every student (regardless of house) see her as strict and a bit unfair, but they also see her as a bit of a mother figure and feel oddly protected but at the same time endangered in her gaze

Has a hard sharp stare that will have your soul leaving your body

Narcissa taught her about makeup and has given Sev her old and extra clothes

Give this woman a cauldron, and she will rule the world

She gives advice when her students need it most

Narcissa and Charity have definitely painted Sev's nails black

Bellatrix is secretly jealous of Sev. Not just because of her looks but how Voldemort sees her

Her voice would be comforting when it's calm, but when her tone changes to anger, to means death

She would still be a mad genius and our sarcastic queen

No doubt, in my mind, she would have a few student admirers

She always carries a mysterious aura

Draco will see her as a mother figure and is possessive if her when other students try to get her attention

Would wear pants and skirts when she was younger and still does to this day

Has Morticia Addams vibes

She still does dramatic entrances

Has eyes in the back of her head (not literally)

Minerva taught her how to dance properly, and now she moves like a ballerina

Is very protective of her students

She saw Lily and Petunia as her sisters and would often imagine that she was their sister and living with them

She has scars from the prank but hides them

Wears long sleeves and boots (low heeled and flat)

She tries to keep her hair from getting too long, but when it does, she ties it up in a ponytail, bun, messy bun, or half up

Her features like her roman nose, pale skin, black eyes, and hair are still there, but she has similar features to Maleficent with her sharp bone structure

[sunbitternb]

@outromoony bitch please my corfort charcters are three dragons and a transmasc dada teahcer

you cant fucking stop me

If your comfort character isn't dead, traumatized, gay, or a mass murderer... are they really your comfort character?

[severussnaperevived]

Severus: see's Lockhart walking towards door, closes door using wand just as he reaches it

Lockhart: opens door holding nose "these danm doors keep closing on me today"

Albus: "Severus what are you doing"

Severus: "you are the one that said I needed to enjoy my life more"

[cookingmamatwo-dinnerwithfriends]

chocolate frog terrarium || theodore nott x reader

a/n: WARNING: ur a HUFFLEPUFF GIRL and now you have made-up siblings lol the chocolate frog thing was something i thought of a while ago and i think it’s funny. and i played hogwarts legacy so i have to reference it <3

to say that theodore was nervous about the date was an understatement. he was overwrought and maybe even querulous (thank you thesaurus.com). he didn't know what to wear and he was worried that his hair looked stupid. eventually he decided he looked as good as he was going to and left to meet (y/n) in the bell tower courtyard.

when he made it outside he saw her waiting by the fountain. she was conjuring three little yellow canaries, a spell they had recently learned in mcgonagall's class. when she saw him walking towards her she waved her wand and all of the birds disappeared.

"theo, you made it!" she walked towards him, grinning widely.

"you didn't think i'd show?" he pretends to be offended. "i see you've mastered the avis charm?" he watches as a few yellow feathers fall to the ground at her feet.

"truly i was worried you and malfoy were having me on..." she trailed off before quickly pivoting to a brighter topic. "are you ready to go?"

"yeah let's get going," he offers his arm and she takes it, looping hers through his.

they make small talk as they walk across the rickety bridge and all the way to hogsmeade, talking about everything from potions class to what they think harry potter will manage to do before this year is up. they also make a brief pitstop at the puffskein den on the way to the village ("they're so cute, let's just look at them for a second!").

"where do you want to go first?" theo asked as the both of them entered the wizard village.

"honeyduke's," (y/n) answered immediately.

"that was quick," theo teased her, but still led them to the candy store.

as they walk around together theo watches as she examines almost everything in the store.

"what's your favorite thing in here?" she asks him while still perusing the shelves.

he thinks for a minute before answering, "probably...every-flavor beans."

"are you a sociopath or something?" she asked with mock-seriousness. "i can't eat those. ever since i got a dragon dung flavored bean." she shivered at the memory.

he laughed loudly, "i've never got one like that...what's your favorite?"

she picks up a chocolate frog and holds it up to theo, suddenly laughing lightly at something.

"you know i come from a muggle family, right?" she asked, tilting her head at him. he nodded, so she continued. "i bought one of these for my brother one time, and when it jumped out he thought it was a real frog, so he set up a little habitat for it and kept it as a pet."

"how long did it stick around?" theo asked, genuinely curious as he had never left a chocolate frog open and uneaten for longer than five minutes.

"a day, then it melted under the heat lamp," she chuckled, putting the chocolate frog back. "i wish you could have seen his face when he found his brand new pet frog melted in his tank."

"i've always wondered how muggles would react to all of these different candies," theo said, imagining the scene of a boy finding his new pet as a melted chocolate blob.

"don't get me started on my sister," she rolled her eyes before continuing, "she tries to talk to the cards. she has a crush on her gilderoy lockhart card."

"so you've exposed your muggle family to the wizarding world as well?" he asked.

"yes," she said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "i think it would be rather selfish to keep all of this to myself."

"did your parents freak out when they found out?"

"oh yes, my mom nearly lost it when i made a worm grow to, like, double its size."

"i would too, that sounds vile," he scrunched his nose up at the thought of a fat fucking earthworm.

(y/n) grabs two chocolate frogs and a box of fizzing whizbees before going to the counter to pay. before she could even get her coin purse open, theo had already given the cashier enough money to cover it.

“you didn’t have to do that,” she frowned.

“i wanted to impress you,” he shrugged.

she rolled her eyes before offering him one of the frogs. they both opened them, caught them, and began eating them.

“what card did you get?” she asked, peering over his shoulder to see.

“fig,” he said unenthusiastically. “i have like eight of him already. who did you get?”

“ooh! i got mcgonagall! i don’t have her yet!” she said excitedly, pocketing the card. “i don’t have fig though….”

she side-eyed him in hopes that he would hand over the card. which he did. he didn’t need a ninth eleazar fig.

they started their walk back to the castle shortly after this. shyly brushing hands until theo made the move to fully hold her hand. he walked her down to the hufflepuff common room where he found himself sad to part ways.

“i had a really nice time today theo…” (y/n) said shyly, looking down at her feet. “we should do this again sometime.”

“yeah definitely! i had a great time too,” he smiled down at her softly.

he was wracking his brain, trying to think of something NORMAL to say, when she stood on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek.

“goodnight theo,” she smiled softly and went into her common room.

he smiled as he turned around to walk to the dungeons. when he made it to his dorm, malfoy and mattheo (yep he’s here IM SORRY) were waiting for him.

“how’d it go mate?” mattheo asked, smirking at theo.

“it was really great,” theo answered earnestly, too giddy to say something cool and nonchalant.

“that’s just adorable,” malfoy cooed at him.

“shut up…” theo rubbed the back of neck, before plotting with the boys on how to ask (y/n) out again.

[edgarapoecolouredglasses]

Imagine a zombie apocalypse where all Wizarding World characters start with the same amount of food, shelter and weapons.

- No magic

Who would survive the longest?

In my humble opinion,

Naturally, Lucius Malfoy, Phineas Nigellus Black, Gilderoy Lockhart, etc would be dead within a day. 

Sorrows, sorrows prayers

Sirius Black would probably go insane. There is an equal chance of him dying and living.

Snape would last a while because he’d know which berries and fungi are safe to eat and at least he wouldn’t starve to death. I don’t see what his weakness would be. (Stamina?)

Harry would probably die saving someone, let’s be honest. Or it’d be a Carl Grimes situation where he’d try to help someone out of the goodness of his heart and end up bit.

But now that I think of it, he would probably be immune to the virus beca he’s the chosen one.

Hermione would not believe that zombies are as dangerous as they say and wouldn’t listen to anyone before seeing it for herself, eventually leading to her ending up dead, or worse expelled.

I think Tom Riddle/Voldemort would have a solid chance because he would make a wonderful leader of a group but doesn’t mind throwing others under the bus to survive.

As seen in the movies Narcissa Malfoy knows exactly when to change sides and has great self preservation skills. And she does it all for her baby which leads me to Draco.

Draco would survive for a while, not because he is competent enough to survive, but because he’s in the group with mommy and uncle Voldy.

Speaking of Tom/Voldemort throwing people under the bus, Bellatrix would be the first under said bus, in a poorly thought out and futile attempt to prove herself to Voldymort.

Then there’s this guy,

And he really reminded me of this guy(iykyk),

Maybe Sebastian is a bit less psychopathic and deranged, but he’s getting there, and I think that seeing his freshly kedavra’d uncle get up and eat his sister might do the trick.

I’ll say he’d probably last years.

Speaking of Hogwarts Legacy characters Professor Garlick as well as Ominis Gaunt are immune. Same goes for Luna Lovegood and Newt Scamander

Why?

Because I love them and because I said so. They aren’t dying

Alright I’ve been yapping for way too long, let me know what you think about this concept.

[angryraptor13]

Hafu: This poorly-disguised Ga-Matoran CLEARLY came here for a portrait of me, a Matoran with a Rau! I'll just help her out a bit. No need to thank me!

vhisola posing as a po-matoran so she can have the tools to build a giant statue of nokama just for hafu to make it a self-portrait when she's not looking

[caitmayart]

Answering in Bulk ♥

Thank you! That was one of my faves to work on, especially with the fairy lights and the little colored pennants hanging around ♥

Thank you so much!

Maybe! But also I love seeing what fans think characters look like. I imagine Halo St Croix looking very much like Kenneth Branagh's Gilderoy Lockhart (fuck jkr tho)

They took very good care of me! Without getting into specifics, I was paid WELL above industry standard and they always wanted to make sure I was adequately compensated ♥ I was paid a different rate for the projections vs the character art, but I'll happily work with them again any time!!!

THANK YOU! I adore Lydia and I'm so glad I got to do her justice, we specifically wanted to show that she can do anything from her chair, even fight! ♥ A fair number of folks have asked for the rat grinders pin/logo, here's Ivy's!

[neverenoughmarauders]

We need to talk about Peter Pettigrew - and why he reminds me of Lockhart

Fics about the marauders tend to ignore Peter - and posts trying to advocate for his inclusion tends to argue how valued he was by the marauders, and how he wasn't really that cowardly or slow...

So please, let's take a quick look at canon, because the reality was that he was a bit slow, quite cowardly and at the end of the day, somewhat of a Gilderoy Lockhart (wait, what?) But he was also a trusted and close friend (and all that can be true at once)

Peter was a coward

Peter chose to betray his friends, not because of some deep held resentment or jealousy, but because it was easy and he, the rat, is all about self-preservation. This is what the author has to say on it in an interview:

But then you have Wormtail, who out of cowardice will stand in the shadow of the strongest person. What's very important for me is when Dumbledore says that you have to choose between what is right and what is easy. [Interview]

And this is what he says himself on the matter:

“Sirius, Sirius, what could I have done? The Dark Lord . . . you have no idea ... he has weapons you can’t imagine. ... I was scared, Sirius, I was never brave like you and Remus and James. I never meant it to happen. ... He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named forced me — “DONT LIE!” bellowed Black. (…) “He — he was taking over everywhere!” gasped Pettigrew. “Wh — what was there to be gained by refusing him?” [POA]

What was there to be gained by refusing him? I absolutely love the reply:

“What was there to be gained by fighting the most evil wizard who has ever existed?” said Black, with a terribly fury in his face. “Only innocent lives, Peter!” [POA]

But that tells you the difference between Peter and the rest of the marauders. They all thought they were fighting a losing battle, but for the rest, it was better to die fighting for what was right. And that goes to the core of the next few books, as JKR says in the interview I was just quoting earlier:

This is the setup for the next three books. All of them are going to have to choose, because what is easy is often not right. [Interview]

Peter was their close friend, but it wasn't an equal friendship

It's canon (ish - the wizarding world article on Remus) that Remus forces the friendship initially between James/Sirius and Peter:

Remus, always the underdog’s friend, was kind to short and rather slow Peter Pettigrew, a fellow Gryffindor, whom James and Sirius might not have thought worthy of their attention without Remus’s persuasion.  Soon, these four became inseparable. [Wizarding world]

In other words, they became inseperable - but they wouldn't necessarily have become friends without Remus.

This is what JKR has to say about Sirius and James' relationship:

Pettigrew, who they, in a slightly patronizing way, James and Sirius at least, who they allowed to hang round with them. [Interview]

And of course we see this in the source text:

“How thick are you, Wormtail?” said James impatiently. “You run round with a werewolf once a month — ”

“Put that away, will you?” said Sirius finally, as James made a fine catch and Wormtail let out a cheer. “Before Wormtail wets himself from excitement.”

So... I think it's clear from canon that yes they are being patronising towards him and they don't respect him very much. That doesn't mean they weren't close friends or that they didn't trust him.

We see them in pictures together (OOTP and DH), we know they made him secret keeper, the Wizarding World article on Remus describes the four as 'inseparable' and let's not forget that Rosmerta identified Peter as James and Sirius friend:

“Pettigrew . . . that fat little boy who was always tagging around after them at Hogwarts?” said Madam Rosmerta. “Hero-worshipped Black and Potter,” said Professor McGonagall.

Peter was a bit slow - but he wasn't as slow as everyone thought he was

Peter is repeatedly noted as being slow - this isn't just some fandom creation:

McGonagall: “Never quite in their league, talent-wise. I was often rather sharp with him." [POA] Voldemort: "Wormtail, I need somebody with brains, somebody whose loyalty has never wavered, and you, unfortunately, fulfill neither requirement" [GOF] James: “How thick are you, Wormtail?” [OOTP]

My favourite comparison is to Lockhart. The plot twist at the end of COS isn't in my view that Lockhart took the glory for other's achievements - we knew he was a talentless thing from the start. We see example after example of what a fake he is. The real plot twist is how dangerous Lockhart really is and how good he is at research and memory spells.

Peter, of course, is good with guidance. He learns to become an animagi thanks to Sirius and James, and he seems to learn some pretty dark magic to blast that street open by Voldemort or his followers; and of course we see him brew that potion with Voldemort's guidance.

Here's a fun comparison between the teachers view of Lockhart and Peter after school (vs in school)

Lockhart: Many of his ex-teachers began to feel that they might have misjudged him because he was demonstrating both bravery and resilience in ridding various far-flung places of dangerous, dark creatures. [Wizarding world] Peter: “Hero-worshipped Black and Potter,” said Professor McGonagall. “Never quite in their league, talent-wise. I was often rather sharp with him. You can imagine how I — how I regret that now. ...” She sounded as though she had a sudden head cold. [POA]

Both are viewed less than favourably, but both turn out to have more magic and cunning than their teachers and peers thought possible.

Peter and Lockhart are also similar in how they (attempt) to make their escape when they are cornered. Lockhart doesn't try to put up much of a fight with Harry and Ron once Harry has disarmed him, just as Peter doesn't try to fight Sirius and Remus. They are both aware of what they are good at, and what they are not good at (well Lockhart seem to only find this self-awareness when a wand is pointing at him, but never mind).

Lockhart eyes his chance when they find the snake skin, and his ONLY mistake is taking Ron's wand which is broken. Had Ron's wand been okay, that would have been the end of Harry and Ron. We know what Peter does. He surrenders until the full moon comes out and just like Lockhart stumbled upon the present of the snake skin, so did Peter luck out with the moon and Remus' transformation. No broken wand means Peter can escape.

In the end, Harry and Ron underestimated Lockhart, but were saved by a broken wand. James and Sirius underestimated Peter, but were less lucky with the outcome:

"I thought it was the perfect plan … a bluff. … Voldemort would be sure to come after me, would never dream they’d use a weak, talentless thing like you." [Sirius in POA]

Pettigrew, who they, in a slightly patronizing way, James and Sirius at least, who they allowed to hang round with them, it turned out that he was a better wizard than they knew. [interview]

[momo-t-daye]

Despite being half-baked, this idea has been running around in my head

So, yes, Legilimency needs eye contact and so forth, but I’ve got a soft spot for a Legilimens!Severus Snape and I’m happy to bend magical rules for the sake of silliness. (Alright, I’ve got quite a fondness for Legilimens Eileen Prince, who taught her classmate Tom Riddle a thing or two before, inadvertently, discovering that he knew more about mind magics than he let on and there was quite a dreadful mind under that handsome smiling face.  I imagine she left the magical world for more than one reason, but she stayed away so long because she knew that Tom knew that she knew that…)

Well then, although Legilimency is “reading” and Occlumency is “hiding” and those two things are put in opposition, they aren’t exactly two sides of the same coin, are they (or maybe this conceptual coin might have more than two sides)? There is reading another’s self-story and trying to hide one’s self, might there not be a broadcasting of one’s self, a leakage of one’s internal subjective reality into the minds of others? Couldn’t the opposite of Occlumency be like the psychic equivalent of playing a short-form video in public without headphones or driving around in one of those cars with the speakers on the outside that make windows rattle and what not? Maybe it doesn’t have a fancy name like, I suppose, “Narratamency” or “Fabulamency” or some other butchering of Latin.  Maybe it gets called “charisma” or “a charming manner” or “magnetic personality” (or “a lot of personality”) or something else indirect and more polite than “you are imposing your subjective reality into other people’s subjective realities”.  Maybe it’s considered too Dark to be given a name and any study at all (in such a small society in which reputation and connections and the old school tie matter so much for success, in which asking an older student to do a favor like sticking one’s name in a Goblet is apparently so outlandish that they didn’t bother making some sort of protection against that event, imposing one’s mental concept of the world over someone else’s self-world would really be beyond the pale), maybe it is the foundational practice from which spells like Imperius and Oblivate (which ought to be an Unforgivable, if only it wasn’t so useful for muggle-control) derive. Then you get to having folks who go around with their personal self-story leaking out of them and nudging others into playing supporting roles, getting called “charismatic” or “charming” or “has great leadership potential” etc., Tom Riddles, Gilderoy Lockharts, James Potters, and so forth.  Sure, you could take this in a dark and angsty direction, but I like to think that I am rather silly. 

And so, as a point to this rambling, a James Potter who has an internal narration that projects like an opera singer enjoying the echos off the Grand Canyon, who constantly tells himself the story of “boy-hero James Potter, who always saves the day and gets the girl and is the coolest bloke on the block” would be the terror and nemesis of any Legilimens within a hundred miles.  Legilimens!Severus Snape (who would appreciate a two hundred mile buffer between himself and James Potter) has suffered greatly, has gotten James Potter’s stupid little theme song stuck in his head day after day, has decided that putting his two cents in is worth it even though he’s broke.

James Potter, for his part, does not appreciate the unsolicited concrit on his daydreams.

[sunbitternb]

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@beekekies

@chezborgah

@meemoop

If I had a nickel for every time I considered a rare ship after reading a fanfic, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

(It was in this fic)

[williamstebbing]

Gilderoy Lockhart, Benjy Fenwick, Barty Crouch Jr and Xenophilius Lovegood were roommates.

Just imagine how ironic this would be.