#haha get it ‘riddle’

[stupidstrawberrystars]

How I think the marauders came up with their nicknames:

(This is half way through fifth year and half way through making the map btw. They became animagus last summer- end of fourth year) 

It all starts Monday evening.

“Right, I’ve got my book from the common room, wanna play chess while James has his shower Pete?”

Peter nods and they get to playing. Sirius is relaxing on his bed. James’ shit singing is a suitable faint background noise for his stupid head right now.

For some dumb reason, he hasn’t been able to take his mind of Remus all day (or his eyes- it’s getting bad- he’s literally staring at his fucking hair and back now). 

James emerges from his shower and does his usual belly flip onto Sirius’ bed. He’s still wet from the shower and he would be pissed, but it’s common to have James invade his space now. It’s nicer than having a brother who never comes anywhere near him. 

“Still mooning over Remus then?”

He never should’ve admitted that he fancies Remus. They’ve been treating him like some chick with a crush ever since. 

“Alright James, at least let me be moony in peace.” He rolls his eyes and gets up to go occupy Remus’ bed (only because it’s free and James wouldn’t dare sit on his bed while soaking wet… and he’s not sat there because it smells of him or because it’s weirdly soft or because his jumpers here and- fuck maybe he is acting like some girl).

As he falls onto Remus’ bed, James springs off Sirius’. He’d better not come near him again.

“That’s it! Moony. Remus, your nickname will be Moony.”

They’ve been trying to think up nicknames as they’re working on the map now and want to brand it with more than just Marauders. 

“Alright that’s not too bad.”

Although now every time he’s uses Remus’ nickname he’s going to remember this moment. He’ll never get Moony out of his head now.

But they all look too happy to debate it, and it does suit Remus. 

So Sirius smiles and lets himself indulge in a moment of peace (you know, before more pranks and OWLS and all that shit).  

“Pete that was marvellous! Getting away from Filch as a rat, just be careful next time, that cat got too close to your tail for my liking.”

James is right, Pete was brilliant. They were borrowing (stealing) supplies from Slughorns cupboard for their next prank, James had the cloak and Sirius and Peter had the map, but no way of escaping.

“Distracting the cat saved my butt too Pete. Did its claws reach you, you alright?” He looks alright. He looks ecstatic. 

“Oh i’m alright.”

“Don’t forget to be careful, you all could end up priso- Azkaban. Man it’s so dumb you magic idiots only have one jail in Britain. Anyway, my point is, be careful.”

“Oh Moony it’s nice of you to worry but dearest Pete here would never be so dumb to get himself caught and stuck in Azkaban of all places. Sounds more like a me thing to do, to be honest.”

Pete’s been getting a lot better at lying recently. He’s an essential part of the marauder pranksters (he’s still an annoying pushover though, but they’re training it out of him). 

“Alright. Just don’t lose your wormy tail Pete.”

Sirius sees Pete smile and lock eyes with James. They still have that ridiculous childhood friend idea, connection, mind reading bullshit from first year. 

“Wormtail!” They both yell at each other.

”Oh Moony you’ve done it! You’re a dream. Peter you are now officially Wormtail.” 

Huh?

“Erm mate, are you sure that’s the nickname you want?” Yes Remus, that’s exactly what Sirius is thinking.

Peter looks to James, and to his friends, and nods.

Alright then.

“Now just us two need nicknames.” 

“Yep. Just you two idiots. The deer and the ghost dog.”

“I’m a stag-“ “Ghost dog?” 

For two people who constantly finish each others sentences, Sirius and James also talk over each other a lot. But it’s worth it to see Remus roll his eyes fondly at them.

“James a stag is a deer. And Sirius, your animagus form looks exactly like the black dog from folklore. A ghost that appears all around Europe and America. They’re either death omens or guardians, I guess you’ll have to pick which one you’ll be.”

He’s obviously a guardian, no one protects Remus better than him (you’re a death omen Black… don’t forget The Prank).

“Well I don’t know about calling you ghost… Did those dogs have other names?”

“Yeah… near Sheffield is a place called Leeds. My grandparents lived there. The town has a local version of the legend, it’s known as Padfoot.”

Padfoot…

“I like it. Sirius you are dubbed Padfoot.”

“I want a nickname!” It’s literally the middle of the Great Hall and James is being a prick. Not that that’s uncommon, just usually his craziness is directed at Evans.

“James, we’ll get you a nickname.” Sirius can’t help being slightly annoyed now, he’s rejected everything they’ve thought up. Ok admittedly only Sirius and Pete have tried, Remus deemed it impossible after watching the fifth reject of a perfectly good nickname and chose not to participate in this very weird game.

“I want something good. Come on.”

Sirius beside him to Remus with desperate eyes, and all he gets is a mocking laugh.

”Do I have to do every nickname but my own? Really Pads?”

Sirius falls just a little more every time Remus shortens his nickname.

“James-“ Peter puts his arm up as protection since he’s stuck next to James, who’s swinging his arms in frustration while still clutching a fork. “Be careful with that would you?”

“Oh, sorry Wormy. My bad.” 

Luckily, before Sirius has to intervene, something very, very shocking happens.

“James stop. You’re going to take someone’s eye out. Besides, you’re wrong, why would you want a nickname from these guys if the one Peter got is Wormtail?” Sirius is pretty sure he freezes when Lily, who’s sat on the other side of Remus, joins the conversation. Before he can even insult her for interrupting (and yes his mouth is already open to say something) Remus has his hand on Sirius’ thigh and looks over at him and then winks. 

“Oh? Just pick James’ nickname for us Lils. Then he’ll finally shut up about it.”

Oh he’s a genius. Sirius’ brain is still half-fried from the hand that’s still on his leg (it doesn’t need to be anymore, but it still is) and so he barely notices as Lily rolls her eyes, and declares,

“Potter put down the fork. For fucks sake, just be called Prongs or something.” 

Sirius’ eyes whip to meet Remus’ where they engage in a silent battle debating whether she knows his animagus form or is just making a joke about the fork he’s holding. They settle on it’s probably just a coincidence.

And since Lily said it, James is in love and they have their nicknames.

“Well then. I guess we are officially Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs.” 

Sirius feels himself smile. When he first came to Hogwarts, he didn’t expect to meet people who’d change his life this much. And there’s still so many more years to come. 

Oh and in case you’re wondering… yeah… Lily Evans knew. 

Lily Evans knew about the deer. She played it off, but she knew. She knew about the dog. She knew about the rat. She obviously knew about the werewolf. She even knew about the map they were making and the cloak they wore- she’s a muggle after all, and in her world the sound of footsteps means someone’s there, and not just another magic trick, so she put it all together pretty fast.

Lily Evans has had a weight on her shoulders since being shunned from her family, so she learnt everything she could about the wizarding world since she knew it’d be the only place she could have a valuable future. 

And yes, she knew about the war, she knew the years after Hogwarts weren’t going to be easy. 

So what’s the problem with some mischief, it’s not like she wants credit… but Remus has been having some trouble with one of the rooms… and she has an idea on how to record it on their map. 

They still have time until OWLS, and then NEWTS after that. Plenty of time to be young and free before…

oh well, it’s nothing to worry about now, is it?

After all, that’s what Dumbledore tells her whenever she asks.

[turtleplushi]

I haven't seen anybody post the full Riddle Chain yet (including Silas Birchtree) so here you go :)

I didn't find any of these codes myself by the way! I'm not sure who to credit for the rest of them, but I did get the Silas Birchtree code from @dismissivedestroyer (sorry for tagging you ^_^" if you don't want to be tagged let me know and i can edit the post). You can also get the answer using the code "STOD EHT TCENNOC"

(SPOILERS BELOW)

RIDDLE (would you like to play a game) > YES (what's Mcgucket's favorite soda?) > MOUNTAIN DONT (what's a medieval homonym?) > LYRE LIAR (the 20th ingredient of Anti-Cipherzing Tonic?) > HAROLDS RAMBLINGS (how is clown repellant made?) > UNION MADE (Bill's govt file number?) > 29121239168518 (who comes from Zimtrez 5?) > GREBLEY HEMBERDRECK (what's on Bill's flag?) > 3466554 (what leaves a thin line in the snow?) > TINSEL SNAKE (the 6th option on Bill's editing software?) > TORTURE MENTALLY (name an unpronouncable wizard) > XGQRTHX (where do Tri Angels come from?) > 333SUNDAPPLELANECOZYCREEKIL6071494611 (Bill Cipher's Lawyer?) > CAESARATBASHVIGNERE [or] MULTI LEVEL MARK (who defeated Silas Birchtree--?) > EMMALINE BUTTERNUBBINS (you've earned a treat! enter 'DISPENSE MY TREAT' to download) > DISPENSE MY TREAT

The 'treat' you get is under the cut

"BILL FILES DO NOT OPEN"

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[boos-gh0st]

I had called my friend Butwhy earlier today and as he was leaving the call he said “wait, what’s black and white and read all over?”

“…a newspaper.?”

[stifling a laugh] “an in stars and time reference”

“SHUT THE F-“

Anyway I got my girlfriend to start playing ISAT today and I consider that a massive win

[blujayonthewing]

🤔 traditional gnomish naming conventions originally stemming from gnomes living so closely with nature that they're at much higher risk of encountering The Fey, and were even moreso nearer the dawn of time when the world was more wild and the boundaries between the planes less clear

[fluffle-writes]

I wanna. Pick them up in my mouth and shake 'em around like a dog obliterating a squeaky toy

[riddlemethis-or-riddlemethat]

would any of you be interested in any fics? I've been wanting to write for a while now, but I've been busy with assignments and stuff.

i'll probably only write for mattheo, tom, lorenzo, and theo, though because I'm in a bit of a hyperfixation of them at the moment

also i'll probably mostly do male reader or gn reader ones?

maybe I'll do requests? later down the track though because I'm still trying to finish my last few tasks for the time being

[spiralstain]

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[p5x-theories]

Hey this guy is a native speaker and you can hear him say the names of the new thieves. Yui, Hina Nishimori, Toshiya Sugai, and Miyu Sahara. Idk if he’s speaking 8n Chinese or Japanese but the names sound clear. https://www.youtube.com/live/6fQz402kUg4?si=RId-nY6Gk7ju9RL2 at 40:43

Oh, haha, I was just about to post a link to his stream of the preview livestream, for anyone else who was curious to see it!

He's speaking Japanese, which means his readings of the names (which are written in Japanese) are probably a more accurate guess than what I'm doing with my dictionary, yeah. The kanji characters that Japanese names are usually written with often have multiple ways they can be read, though, and my understanding is that even if you're a native speaker, the first reading of the name that comes to mind may not always be the correct one, in the same way you could misread a name in English because you've heard it pronounced one way, but the person whose name it is pronounces it another way.

Which isn't to say I think he's wrong necessarily! Just that (at least as I understand it as someone learning Japanese) it's still not 100% confirmation those are their canon names, so I'll hold off on calling anything "confirmed" until I hear the names in-game, just to be safe.

(Though, to be clear, I do consider Yui confirmed, since they write that name in English in some cases as well, haha. The above explanation applies to the three names written in Japanese.)

But thanks for sending this in, all the same!

[shakunetsubonfire]

funny gartic phone with ne and gappy.. And an aggie i guess

[waywardstation]

Happy WIP Wednesday! Here’s a scene from Heart Full, Bowl Empty; The security corps captain helps the local amnesiac care for his cat kids!

Enjoy! Wording is apt to change!

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“Ah, blankets would be appreciated,” Ingo’s sense of duty to Irida forced him to comply instead. The kits didn’t necessarily need more blankets, but he was sure he could still find a use for them.

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“How’s this one?”

A bundle of thick fabric was dropped into Ingo’s arms, almost before he could prepare to catch it. He looked it over as Zisu shut the door to her unit behind her, joining him where he stood out front.

“This is a very fine blanket; Are you sure you’re alright parting with this?” Ingo gave Zisu one more chance to back out. “The kits will not take care to keep it clean or free of tears.”

“I don’t mind! I already have several like it, I don’t need it.” The tall captain explained, crossing her arms - Ingo had to squint against the sunset silhouetting her frame behind her. “And if those sweet sneasels need anything else, I’d be happy to help out!”

Ingo ran one of his hands over the blanket as she spoke. It was different from the many pelts and furs that made up his thick Pearl Clan blankets, the woven fabric dyed a deep, heated red gradient, similar to Zisu’s Security Corps uniform - the cozy hue made him feel warmer just by taking in the color.

It was comforting with how heavy it was in his arms, and above all, it was very soft - the material felt novel in Ingo’s hands. He had heard Jubilife imported wool from a Pokémon that originated in Laventon’s home region (in fact, the professor’s hat and vest were made of the very thing), and wondered if the blanket was made with such material.

It was a very nice gift.

Ingo briefly considered keeping this blanket for himself, and instead giving the kits one of his many pelts in exchange - he couldn’t let such a thing fall to the sneaslets’ sharp claws.

“It’s excellent Miss Zisu, and the thoughtfulness is much appreciated.” Ingo gave his coworker the best smile he could, small but genuine, as he held the blanket closer in his arms. “Thank you.”

[childotkw]

Omg keep the AUs of Riddle & Hadrian coming 😱😭

If there are any specific requests, let me know 😘 I’ll see what I can do

[squishosaur]

thoughts on what i should change my theme to, guys?? :<

[lowkeyclueless5137]

Smh, softie.../j

Trey, I think info dump isn't for you...

But also >:3

Nananananana CATMAN!

Music for the BG:

Du du du.... let's traumatize Trey~

Che'nya is such a pain to drawctbh -3-

I mean dude looks totally rad, but at the same time how tf you draw it?!

Mad respect to the lads who can actually draw Che'nya right...

Until next time! Buh bye!

[laniidae-passerine]

okay, finally finished the Batman 2022 tonight. amazing movie but like. I have so many thoughts about dano riddler and the online response vs canon material

[ccaptain]

@reversescale: Give it to me straight myeheheh ( hard truths to hear meme )

   ' ...why is there such a shame about how you carry yourself? What are you ashamed of? Your verbal footsteps don't have to make as less sound as possible. Don't you want to express yourself more? 

   Whatever happened, you must remember that you're with friends now. Friends who won't judge you for anything, and that will continue to be your friends through thick and thin- they won't leave. Are you allowing yourself to heal properly, Dan Heng? ... Are others allowing you to? '

[inthelittlegenny]

tavern talk is great; just completed it. 10/10 would recommend if you want something super chill (i'm going to ramble in the tags so probably spoilers)