#gilderoy lockhart imagine

[theladyofmanyfandomsfanfiction]

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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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[easterbonnet]

HP boys react... to you crying

Oliver Wood -

He would walk over concerned and sit next to you

He'd ruffle your hair, "There's that smile", chuckling softly

Take you for a walk, telling you what makes him feel better when he's upset

You'd walk with his arm around your shoulder around the chilly hogwarts grounds, he'd rub your arms with his hands, warming them up

Neville Longbottom -

You were sat at the long tables in the great hall, crying into your robes

He would speed walk over, sight set on you, and sit down next to you

Biting his lip, he'd think desperately what to say

Would end up sympathising with you, sharing his own worries to make you feel less alone

He'd scan the masses of food infront of you both, picking one of everything you like best, putting it onto your plate and seating it infront of you to cheer you up

Tom Riddle -

He wouldn't say anything, probably take you somewhere private

He'd just pull you onto his lap and be silent, stroking your hair gently as you cried, hidden in his chest

Would let you play with his ring to distract you

His presence soothes you enough, making you feel safe

Remus Lupin -

Saw you crying in the corner on a stone bench in the hallway

Comes over quickly, squating down to look you in the eyes, pulling your hands away from your face, wiping your tears away with his thumb

"Hey hey, no tears please love."

After you'd calmed down, his hands now on your knees, he'd pull some chocolate out of his pocket and insist you take it

His eyes not leaving your face the whole time

Ron Weasley -

You were sat next to Ron in the commonroom, something came over you and you couldn't keep it in anymore, bursting into tears

He wouldn't realise you were crying at first, thinking you were laughing or something

When he did he'd do an awkward laugh, "hey, what you crying for?", but endearingly

"C'mere silly", he'd pull you sideways hugging you, resting his head on yours.

He'd make jokes like, "blimey y/n I didn't know my company was that bad", giving a dopey grin

Draco Malfoy -

You'd come to him crying

He'd be startled at first, holding you awkwardly and patting ur back

He'd look around, if anyone stared at you he'd give them a look and scare them off

Wouldn't really know how to act, he'd be in his own head the whole time, but he'd try his best

Over time he'd become more comfortable with his feelings thanks to you

Sirius Black -

He'd briskly walk over to you, hugging you so tightly you couldn't breathe

You'd squirm out, "oh sorry darling", he'd say with a little smile

He'd put both hands on your cheeks, forcing you to look him in the eyes

"I'm here love, I'm here", pulling your head to his chest and kissing your forehead

Gilderoy Lockhart -

He'd grab your hands and squeeze them straight away

He'd look around for a tissue but only end up finding one of his many printed photographs lying around

After handing it to you, and after you'd collected yourself a bit, he'd pick up the used photo and say, "Wow, I'm even charming covered in tears!", admiring himself and goofing around trying to replicate the pose in the picture, making you laugh

Cedric Diggory -

Would jog over to you

He'd pull you onto his knee as you'd rest your head on his shoulder

Littering kisses all over your head and rubbing his hand up and down your back

You'd feel so warm and safe in his hold

He'd also wrap the long flowing fabric of his robes over you, keeping you all bundled up

"Tell me what's up sweatheart, let me help you", he'd whisper so only you could hear

[maxdibert]

Would you have any headcanons about how Snape managed not to strangle Lockhart during CoS? Because Lockhart EVIDENTLY was talking about his accomplishments in the staff room.

And how did Snape end up assisting Lockhart during the duelling club? XD imagine how that conversation would have went!

Well, I honestly think we were robbed of interactions between Lockhart and literally any of the other professors. I mean, he was their student—all of them! Severus was even his damn teacher. Every single one of them knows he’s completely useless. No exceptions.

I can just picture Gilderoy going from professor to professor, trying to convince them to join the Dueling Club for the demonstration, and all of them making up lame excuses to avoid him. And then he gets to Severus—completely lacking self-awareness, as usual, but bold as ever. The scene goes like this:

Lockhart approaches Severus while he’s grading papers.

Before he can even say a word—

Severus: No.

Lockhart: But you don’t even know what I was going to say!

Severus: No.

Lockhart: It’s a very interesting opportunity, you just have to—

Severus: No.

Lockhart: It’s about the Dueling Club, and—

Severus: No.

And then he just silences him with a spell and forces him to leave his damn office.

Meanwhile, Lockhart’s desperate attempts to find someone to duel him have become the gossip topic among the faculty. One day, Severus overhears McGonagall talking to Flitwick about it.

McGonagall: I won’t say I wouldn’t enjoy putting that boy in his place, Filius, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for someone my age.

Flitwick: Personally, I’d rather keep my sanity than indulge in the pleasure of knocking him to the ground, Minerva.

And that’s when Severus realizes something he hadn’t considered before. He’s been so focused on not wanting to breathe the same air as that clown that he completely overlooked the most important thing: he’d be allowed to throw spells at him and knock him out as many times as he wanted.

And then he thinks of McGonagall, talking about how she’d love to but is too mature for such childish games. And he tells himself that he is not mature—nor does he need to be. And, honestly, if being a little immature means he gets to beat the hell out of that fool, then so be it.

So later that day, during lunch, he walks up to Gilderoy—looking every bit the tormented Byronic hero, his voice devoid of any emotion—and, without any context, just says:

Severus: Fine.

And that’s how it happened.

[messrsrarchives]

anyway the thing about gilderoy and peter is that when they're in their bubble? it's perfect. gilderoy doesn't have to act or big himself up, peter gets him. he truly gets him. and he humbles him, because it's also when peter can be himself without worrying. peter can speak up, he feels more confident and that starts with correcting gilderoy or being snarky to him, but it slowly tranforms into two people that balance out each other. they're on complete opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of confidence and they find a middle ground together.

but it only exists in private. it only exists between them in their bubble because the second they part ways, gilderoy is back to trying to find that acceptance and appreciation and if he can't get it? he's bigging himself up to try and get it. and peter is back to competing for attention too but he just gives up and goes back to his agreeable, quiet self.

it could never last between them, not when peter can't introduce gilderoy to his world with the marauders without it becoming so obvious how lost he is, and not when gilderoy can't bring peter into his world when there's scarcely anything there and peter doesn't feel worthy of that attention.

they're so impermanent and the sick and twisted part is they don't even have a lasting impact on each other because, again, it fades the second they're apart.

[lilithofpenandbook]

Wait, were Quirrell and Lockhart in the same year? I know they were both Ravenclaws, and went to Hogwarts probably in the same timeframe.

So now all I can think of is Quirrell and Lockhart somehow being best friends. Somehow.

(it's more like Lockhart adopted the introvert who just doesn't know how to be disowned)

[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.

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HP boys react... to someone else asking you out while dating them

Oliver Wood -

Walks over shamelessly, busying himself with something like undoing his quidditch gloves

"I uh I think she's already got a boyfriend mate"

Looks up to them and flashes one of those british smiles (the one like when you're holding a door open or something awkward) but smugly

Turns to you and cosily puts his arm around your shoulder, "Alright there y/n?", like nothing happened

He's just really unbothered by it

Neville Longbottom -

He's tending to some plants in one of the greenhouses when he sees someone talking to you and overhears

He darts his eyes around, thinking what to do

Gets the courage to stride over and shouts, "Hey!"

Quickly gets awkward and shy and just looks at you, eyes wide

Grabs your wrist and pulls you gently, looking down while scuttling away

Tom Riddle -

He would just stand where he is, leaning against the wall and just watch, probably lightly flicking the pages of a book

He'd have a small cocky smirk

After a few minutes when the other person would see him watching, he'd walk over, look him dead in the eyes, pull at his collar and whisper something midly threatening down into his ear all in one swift movement

The other guy would practically run away

He'd turn, not even looking you in the eye, and just say, "Come on".

You'd follow behind him ofc

Cedric Diggory -

He'd eagerly walk over having just finished talking to his friends

He'd see you and have a huge warm grin and kiss your cheek, "y/nnnnnn!"

Wouldn't even realise what he just interupted

The other person was just like "oh" and walked away bashful and wanting to hide.

He'd hold your hand and ask about your day and tell you all about his

Ron Weasley -

Is walking with Harry and Hermione, then sees you with some other guy

Gets annoyed and shoves his books to Harry, before stomping over

Harry and Hermione both call him, wanting to stop him

He ignores them and reaches you saying, "Oh Y/N, I didn't see you there, you're late for our DATE , remember?"

He'd look at the other guy and pretend to be shocked he was there

Slightly squinting his eyes, he'd say, "She's MY girlfriend, mate, so yknow... bugger off" and give a fake smile.

Remus Lupin (professor) -

Your relationship is a secret so he can't just go all pda

Strolls out of his classroom and sees you around the corner with a fellow student, casually overhearing

He walks past saying something smug like , "I presume you've finished your essay x (the other guys name) since you have time to flirt with pretty girls outside my classroom?"

He'd sneak a look at your expression

He'd tease you about it when he saw you later

Gilderoy Lockhart -

Would spot you in the hallway and walk over

He'd greet you with a hug then look around and see the other person, oblivious they were there before

He'd flash his award winning grin

"Oh! Would you like an autograph?", he'd tap his pockets looking for a pen

He wouldn't have one and tell them to come back later where he'd give them 2 signed copies of his book

The other person would stare dazed at him and just walk off weirded out

Sirius Black -

Would walk over grandly and happily, hugging you tightly from behind, arms wrapped fully around you, rocking sidewards on his feet at the embrace, "Y/NNNNNNN"

Wouldn't let go the whole time

"Who's your friend?", he'd ask you, looking up at them

The other person would say they've gtg or something

You'd tell Sirius that they were asking you out

"I know love", he'd reply smiling, having successfully scared them off

Draco Malfoy -

Tossing an apple up and down in his hand he'd watch as the other guy asked you out

After you'd given your answer of an obvious no and glanced at Draco, he'd waltz over

And throw an insult at him like, "Didn't your mother ever tell you to uh, not touch what isn't yours? Or was she raised in a pigsty too?"

Then take a bite of his apple and turn his back, hand on your shoulder

The other guy would say an insult back

He'd spin back around and walk up to him and shove him into a tree behind and either drop the bitten apple into his lap or spit it at him.

[maxdibert]

JK Rowling deprived us of many things, but what I least forgive her for is not having Sirius Black and Severus Snape face Gilderoy Lockhart together. Because I know deep in my heart that if there’s one single thing capable of uniting those two, it’s the absolute, burning desire they both would’ve had to kick his ass.

[ethereacals]

so american <3

synopsis: Remus grows attached to an American transfer student from Ilvermorny.

trope: idiots in love, grumpy x sunshine

pairing: remus lupin x american!reader

(R is alluded and mentioned to be in gryffindor)

warnings: unwanted attention from icky icky men ):

chapter 3 out of 10!

series masterlist

wc: 1.3k

a/n: I KNOW ITS TECHNICALLY SATURDAY IM SORRY

YOU HAD BEEN SHOVED INTO A CLOSET at a loud, booming party.

“Why me?” You thought, your whole body shaking due to the possibility of someone walking into closet with you.

Just as you faced away from the door, the door bursted open, and clicked shut rather loudly.

“H-Hello?” You mumbled, turning around quickly as a hand met your shoulder.

“Please be Remus, Please be Remus..”

“Hello, Y/N.”

Shit.

“Gilderoy? You weren’t even—“

“Shh, darling. It’s fine.” He smirked disgustingly.

“I just wanted to come in here and formally apologize for being honest about my thoughts about you.” He started, and you shrunk beneath him in discomfort.

“You know— I would really be interested in you if you weren’t ‘american’” He mocked, patting your head degradingly.

“I don’t want you to be interested in me.” You tried, but Gilderoy didn’t seem to take the hint and back off.

“Ugh, you and every other girl. Always playing hard to get.” He waved his hand casually, before backing you up into the wall.

“How did you get in here?” You asked breathlessly, practically feeling the anxiety bubble up inside of you.

“Everyone’s eyes are closed out there, darling. They don’t know who went in.” He whispered sensually in your ear, before groping your chest sexually.

You didn’t know what else to do, so the second his leg shoved its way in between yours… you screamed.

Looking back, it was quite comical.

it was the first thing that came to your mind, and everyone heard it too.

REMUS HAD EVERY INTENTION OF FOLLOWING you into the closet.

But when he heard the door click— he knew he was too late.

He stressed himself out over who was in there with you, and his suspicions were shown as correct when he heard your scream.

Everyone’s eyes flicked open, then Remus and Sirius immediately stood up to “rescue” you.

“What the fuck do you think you’re playing at, Lockhart?” Sirius barked, causing Gilderoy to spin around.

“I— Black..” Legend has it— that Sirius was the only person Gilderoy was truly afraid of.

“Get your bloody arse away from her!” Sirius shouted back, before stepping into the closet and all but throwing him out.

You stood there— petrified, and Remus felt so horrible for you.

You were dragged into this, and the worst imaginable could’ve happened and almost did.

“Y/n..” Remus mused your name like a god, and walked towards you gingerly.

“Are you alright?” He knew it was a stupid question, but he might as well have asked.

“Y-yeah.” You whimpered, before involuntarily breaking down in tears.

Remus instantly wrapped his arms around you, and the world went quiet for the both of you.

“Shh.. shh, it’s alright, dove.” He cooed softly, rocking you side to side gently.

“I-I’m sorry—“ You choked out, and his heart broke.

Now— what you didn’t know, was that Remus had barely ever voluntarily hugged someone throughout his years at Hogwarts.

So Lily was staring your direction, and so was James.

“Has he ever done that before?” James asked Lily, as Sirius took all of his anger out in the form of words onto Gilderoy.

“Never, only awkward side hugs.” She shrugged, as James began to usher people away from the area.

“REMUS?” YOU STARTED, shifting to face him on the dock.

“Yes, dove?” He responded calmly.

“Lily told me that you had never hugged anyone like that, atleast— not to their knowledge.”

“Well— She’s not… wrong.” He started, his cheekbones becoming lightly dusted by pink blush.

“I don’t do hugs, usually.” Remus admitted.

“It’s alright, some people don’t like them.” You replied, with a soft smile.

“…I’ve only seen you hug me, so… I was a bit curious.” You shrugged, your teeth grazing your bottom lip gently.

“As I said, I don’t really do hugs. I mean— I’ll hug someone if they initiate it but— not out of the blue.” He responded.

“Thank you for helping me, I couldn’t think of any other way to get out then… well, scream.” You laughed shortly.

“You should really be thanking Sirius.” He brushed your compliment off.

“No, i’m thanking you.”

“Sirius beat the guy up—“

“But you comforted me, you came to me.” You stated surely.

Remus stayed quiet, as if he was trying to speak but no words were coming out.

“Do you see the difference? Sure, Sirius helped take care of the problem— but you helped me.” You insisted, and Remus’ eyes met yours once more.

“Y-You’re welcome, I guess.”

Remus wasn’t a touchy-feely person, he never had been.

He always found the world to be mundane, as many of his peers found love— he found solitude in books and his studies.

Not that he didn’t want to love— he was scared too.

Not scared to get his heart broken, scared about what he was.

He had convinced himself that he was an unloveable monster, that he was never going to be loved.

Nobody had ever told him that.

But he had always believed it to be true.

So throughout his school years, he had single-handedly turned down every single date, every single hangout, and every single opportunity.

Remus wasn’t an optimist, he was quite the opposite.

But you made him feel something he had never felt before.

It was weird, you made him feel… sunny.

But was he really ready to be loved?

Your smile after he said “You’re welcome.” light up his world and told him that maybe, just maybe, he could be loved.

“Remus?”

“Yes?”

“Have you ever kissed anyone, Remus?”

“U—Um, yeah.” He answered, surprised.

“Who was it?” You asked excitedly.

“It was years ago, and— it wasn’t very enjoyable.” He laughed, and you laughed with him.

He always wanted to make you laugh.

“Yeah, whatever. Who?” You urged.

“First time it was just some girl in third year, and I didn’t initiate it. And the rest are just drunken blurs— really.” You giggled at his response.

“I’ve never kissed anyone.”

“Really? A pretty girl, like you?” He asked, his brow quirked.

“Nope, at Ilvermorny— we weren’t allowed to be “romantically involved” with one other. So— we never tired.” You shrugged, as he moved closer.

“But— I guess that whole thing with Gilderoy really made me realize that I didn’t want my first kiss to be forced or with someone I don’t trust.”

“A valid thing to want.”

“I trust you, Remus.” He was silenced again, before you filled the gap between the both of you.

“Can I kiss you— Remus?” You asked nervously.

…

“I—I don’t want to force you to do anything—“

“Why do you want to kiss me? Out of everyone?” He moved himself back a bit, and you frowned softly.

“I— I don’t want to kiss anyone else right now…” You admitted shyly.

“You don’t want to kiss Sirius?” He cocked his head.

“I— no I don’t want to kiss him! I’m asking you!”

“Y/n, you don’t want to kiss me.” He argued.

“Says who?” You fought back.

“The universe!” He flung his arms out.

“Remus—“

“Y/n, you don’t want to kiss me.”

“But—“

“Y/n, i’m not the kind of guy you want! Trust me.” He reassured.

“Oh, yeah? And who decided that?”

“Me!”

“If you don’t like me, Remus. You can just say it.”

“N-No! I do like you, Y/n— I’m just protecting you!”

“Protecting me from what?”

“Myself!”

“Why?”

“ ‘Cause i’m a bloody Werewolf, okay?”

Once Remus had realized what he said— silence fell upon both of you.

“Remus..—“

“I have to go.” Remus stood up, quickly.

“No— please— Remus—“ You tried, standing up and following him.

“I’m dangerous, Y/n. And if you’re smart, you’ll never speak to me again.”

Remus misspoke, he knew that immediately as he continued to walk away from the Boathouse on the Black Lake.

His words hit like a bullet into your heart, how did that go so wrong?

so american <3

so american taglist:

@hisparentsgallerryy @lydpop @amatoanima @po3tbbygirl @thequeen0fhearts @yourlittlefries @jsprien213 @liviessun @wandasbitch22 @michtellch @hellokitty-girl666 @bmyva1entine @n1ght-vngel @anehkael @wolfstcr @assorted-knives @mrsblackx @moonyswifee @sunset-toast @sammyreid

[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"

[sparsilees]

For the Love of Chocolate Frogs, Harry’s Handwriting isn’t Chicken Scratch!

harry’s handwriting is not illegible. it isn’t terrible, or incomprehensible, or childish, or untidy, or untrained. it isn’t chicken scratch. it isn’t a messy scrawl. it isn’t griffonage. it isn’t something resembling hieroglyphics.

this “chicken scratch” take is pure fanon or some lame headcanon that has absolutely no support from the books. and it genuinely bothers me to see this portrayal so prevalent in fanworks, whether it’s through other characters urging him to improve his writing skills or taunting him for it, or harry himself admitting to his lousy penmanship.

it sort of comes across as ‘oh, poorly educated poor orphan boy’, especially when combined with the other fanon favourite dumb harry concept. y’all love to dumb him down any chance you get, huh? (i have such aversion and loathing for both, if you can’t tell...)

point me an instance where someone, anyone, ever so much as hints at harry’s handwriting in the books. go on. i’ll wait.

you think any of the many people he frequently corresponds with via letter, or the assortment of professors who are most familiar with his written assignments and tests, wouldn’t bring attention to his “chicken scratch” for the sake of better understanding and better marks? hmm?

you think snape, who doesn’t shy away from criticising harry’s classwork, wouldn’t pounce on his less than desirable script? you think hermione or ron wouldn’t have made a passing mention of his scribbles?

harry, however, does remark on everyone else’s handwriting throughout the books, and here are his observations on ron, hermione, and hagrid’s:

in cos, harry dedicates hours to handling gilderoy lockhart’s fan mail. and this is my personal theory, but i feel that an ugly scrawl would’ve reflected badly on the peacock himself, especially since he takes great pride in his fans, their admiration, and, most importantly, his appearance and personal image. (imagine the horror of his cherished fans being confronted with unsightly handwriting from their fave celeb.)

canonically, the only clue we have about harry’s own script is that it resembles lily’s to an extent, most notably their ‘g’s:

with harry’s low self-esteem, he barely makes mention of his personal strengths and accomplishments, so it’s not as if he’d comment postively on his own handwriting. but he’d probably be embarrassed by a deficiency in it had those around him brought up such an issue. so i’d venture to say his handwriting is quite acceptable — perfectly alright and readable.

it’s bewildering how this misconception has taken such a strong hold that it’s treated as canon. the boy grew up in a cupboard, which may have stunted his social skills and self-esteem — nothing to do with his handwriting! he attended kindergarten and primary, practising his writing for years before hogwarts. harry’s handwriting is definitely okay, and it's time to set the record straight on that.

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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