#harry potter love interest

[alex-wolfdragon]

An audio on TT recently reminded me of an OC I made a long time ago for the Marauder's Era.

Now, initially, her story didn't have a happy ending. Her existence changing nothing in terms of Harry having a brighter future. However, I think I'd like to change that. Before I do though, lemme tell you about her.

Her name was Alexandria (I went by a different name back then, so no, she's not a self-insert). Her older brother was sorted into Ravenclaw, her younger brother was sorted into Hufflepuff, and she was put in Slytherin.

She was a half-blood, and often got into altercations with her house, resulting in her hiding in other common rooms rather than staying in her own. Things came to a head, though, in her third year.

Something happened that made her snap and realize a great and cruel power that she had. She was, essentially, a sentient and more devastating boggart.

She could look at someone, recognize their greatest fear, and bring it to life. Not in the sense of an illusion, but very tangible. Some fears even becoming a permanent fixture rather than a temporary fright. A mere spell and laughter unable to stop her once she's started.

In my initial idea, she snapped against some of her abusers in her house. Because, sure, she was bullied by people in other houses, but nothing they did was as bad as what the blood supremacist Slytherins did to her.

From then, she used it sparingly against those who committed cruel acts. However, when her tormentors went and obliviated her from her family's minds in retaliation, she snapped. There was no mercy.

Dumbledore eventually recruited her but made her out to be a worse villain than what anyone initially believed of Sirius and near always believed of Snape. Not wanting to be used or deemed the villain when she'd always been the victim, she fled and created an underground organization with individuals that had strange, terrifying, and misunderstood gifts. Harry didn't meet her until 7th year when he was on the run.

However, I want that to mostly change. I want her gift to be the same and for the trigger to remain the same. Yet, I want her to make friends and have a happier ending. I want her to have a love interest in the form of Remus, Sirius, and/or James. I have no idea which at this point. I want her to struggle with her temptations to snap and destroy the cruel members of her house who continue to torment her. I want her to be protected from, or refuse to, being Dumbledore's puppet. I want her ability, which many consider as a curse, to be proven as a blessing as it's the key to winning the Wizarding War and preventing Voldemort from ever coming back.

What do you guys think? Original idea or revamped version?

[starsmacabray]

“how can you hate snape but love barty crouch jr?”

first of all snape isn’t cunty OR babygirl

[sparrowlucero]

i enjoy ur bird abode thoughts! I was a genuine enjoyer of the show when it was airing, I’m no die hard fan though and love to see ppls personal takes on the overall story/plot. Im curious if you also would agree or have any thoughts on the impacts The Mouse’s cancellation had on the shows ability to be more than it was? srry im not super eloquent with my words, but basically ur response to that ask got me wondering if part of the reason the show like genuinely wasnt all that ground breaking or unique in the end plot wise (other than the villain faces consequences in the end ig) as far as YA/Teen animation goes, was because of The Mouse’s inability to let the writers flesh out the show before gutting it? i have a negative bias toward The Mouse franchise and obviously dont know anything about how writing a show under the eyes of a franchise that big would work, its just smth that rattles around in my head and wanna know what u think!

Well to an extent, but I think it's much more the effect the studio had on how the owl house started out as rather than it not getting a full season at the end - It didn't escape my noticed that the show was initially announced as being a "horror comedy" when it doesn't really seem like either, especially by the second season, and yeah, the original pitch bible is obviously aiming for that much more than the show proper is as it goes along (and is honestly seems quite a bit more funny, weird, and dark, with an overarching plotline about a giant bug being used to religiously suppress people, eda able to cure her curse by killing luz, and one of the major characters being a teen boy awoken from a sleeping curse who ends up being a weird little bigot because he's from the 13th century, among other things)

(side note, i just noticed they actually specifically describe the thing i assumed the show was gonna be about here. huh.) but ultimately the bulk of the show that was actually made seems very influenced by a writing team that was genuinely interested in making a tropey YA fantasy story rather than just being mandated to. I mean even in what aired you can see the show sort of settle in ways that feel less like studio interference and more like, you know, art students creating their ideal fantasy show, like how King is clearly Eda's roommate who's funny because he looks like and sounds like a little dog despite being an adult man at the beginning but by the end they've made him her adopted sad backstory son who's explicitly a child. While I think a third season would have made the show as it existed better, because they clearly didn't get to finish the plot they wanted to (frankly to the point where some major aspects of the show are a bit confusing, I'm still not sure what a grimwalker is), I don't really fault the show for that but also don't think that hypothetical season (which pretty clearly would have been mostly about the magic school teens going to normal school) would suddenly flip around into something that I personally found interesting and subversive. Nor should it, really; again, it being Queernorm Harry Potter thing is clearly the intended appeal of the show, it's not really a flaw but just not a genre I'm personally interested in when compared to what I initially expected the show to be.

HOWEVER I will say they robbed little weird girls of their representation and that can't be forgiven

[rewritingcanon]

idk why im in such a bad mood rn but it actually PISSES ME TF OFF how the entire marauders fandom collectively decided to take this bum-ass loser character with one discernable impact on the storyline (regulus. im talking about regulus) and make him a super complex, three-dimensional MAIN character in the era that’s being literally paired with JAMES POTTER(???) when they could’ve taken a character who AREADY has existing complexities and everything they could ever want and develop them. but they won’t because that character is a fucking woman ☠️☠️

the way the black sisters would have the entire fandom in a fucking chokehold if they were boys. do you actually think sirius and regulus would be as cherished as they are now if they were women? hell fucking no, regulus would be hated on so badly. the way we were given narcissa and fucking andromeda too? here’s the entire fandom yapping on and on about how cool regulus is for rebelling against the dark lord when narcissa was doing it and fucking getting away with it too (because she’s better and doesn’t suck ass). here’s andromeda going against her entire bloodline ON HER OWN but yet shes still so overshadowed by sirius (who literally came after her). then you got bellatrix who is canonly one of the most powerful (and cuntiest) witches in the hp-verse and you decide to go and develop BARTY instead. think about it. they’re both crazy except one is more of a loser and is a male so of course the fandom will choose him.

and then. of course. lily evans who is literally the mother of the entire verse itself is still out here fighting for literal recognition and development from the fandom. and those mfs still give it to regulus instead ☠️☠️

[mistress-riddle]

being in a relationship with tom is scary but not for the reason you think. he lures you in with his elegant and mysterious beauty and traps you only to absolutely yap your ear off, shattering any image you have perceived of him beforehand.

[vamp1r3gf]

I love seeing psychopath “uncaring” selfish Tom absolutely lose his shit once something horrible he totally set in motion actually actually has (gasp) consequences!

(This is with special focus on when Harry bears the brunt of it and gets actually grievously injured/half dead)

[wolvesandshine]

Probably an unpopular opinion but James Potter was a grade a asshole (you know the type: rich popular guy who thinks he can get away with anything) before he had his whole character development arc around year 5 (probably the same time as the prank) so can we have more fics of asshole james before he learns that the world doesn’t revolve around him

[be4thevortex]

tiny b-day present for @floristick. i'm a little bit late, but happy birthday, sweetie!!

[iamnmbr3]

The amount of drarry in HBP really is insane. Every time I interact with this book I just lose my mind because I cannot believe how much it really is Like That. In canon.

Harry is generally very conflict avoidant with his friends but he actually loses his temper with Ron here because Ron has the audacity to tell him to take a break from talking about Draco Malfoy.

[remus-poopin]

The “A very frosty Christmas” chapter in HBP is so interesting to me in terms of understanding Lupin’s relation to the werewolf community. The standout line to me is this:

“‘I am not complaining; it is necessary work and who can do it better than I? However, it has been difficult gaining their trust. I bear the unmistakable signs of having tried to live among wizards, you see, whereas they have shunned normal society and live on the margins, stealing — and sometimes killing — to eat.’” (HBP, 334)

The framing of this is interesting, he didn’t say: “wizards have shunned them from normal society therefore marginalizing them so they have to steal and sometimes kill to eat”, no he puts the werewolves in the active role as if they are making a sort of choice. It effectively takes the blame off of the wizards that oppress them.

I think he might feel that it is a choice they are making. He has tried very hard all his life to fit into wizarding society. Everything he does is in an attempt to appear non threatening. He has made a choice to not live in the werewolf colonies, he’s made a choice to hold jobs, he’s made a choice to socialize with other wizards, he’s made a choice to appear civilized, he’s made a choice to conform into wizard society-

yet he is still not accepted.

The issue is not the werewolves disregarding society but a society that fundamentally disregards their humanity.

On some level he must know this yet the way he speaks about his community is dripping with a sort of self loathing that pushes for a drive for assimilation (something you can find in most groups of marginalized people).

He holds these views of achieving social mobility through the appearance of civilization while being walking proof that werewolf assimilation is futile, so he has to construct mental barriers to avoid being crushed under the weight of his own hypocrisy.

[juiche]

Inspired by Way Down We Go by @xiaq 🪄

Draco and Harry found a way to snuggle together while remaining as clueless, platonic best bros and it's a bit hilarious and very sweet, so I had to draw it :)

[alex-wolfdragon]

The way that I'm falling back into my old fandoms faster than I can blink. That said, here's a Harry Potter x OC idea.

OC transfers to Hogwarts in 3rd year. She's American, her mom's a muggle and her dad's a wizard. Her mom initially had custody and refused to put her in Wizarding school. In fact, she often pressured her to not demonstrate any magic at all, not truly believing in it and explaining any incident away with the act of spirits or demons. Didn't help that her mom and her mom's boyfriend were mentally/verbally abusive both towards each other and her by extension.

Due to all this, she was dangerously close to becoming an obscurus, so her dad appealed to the Ministry, as he only got visitation rights due to living in England. He wanted full custody, and they made sure he got it after finding out how close she was to becoming an obscurus.

As such, she moved to England and attended Hogwarts her 3rd year, but was sorted privately before September 1st. Leaving her rather sudden appearance to be startling.

She's rather curious, very eccentric to pretty much everyone else as she does things like sing loudly at the empty quidditch pitch with her Walkman headphones over her ears, and they're not used to her acting familiary with near everyone.

She's also not afraid to admit her traumas, especially because it's a good explanation for why she can do a lot of wandless magic as long as her emotions are high enough. A result of her nearly becoming an obscurus.

She was sorted into Hufflepuff, but can often be found lounging in other common rooms. No one knows how she managed to get all the passwords and figure out all the codes. Regardless, she spends most of her time in the Gryffindor common room, napping, as she says it's super warm in there and she tends to get rather cold.

Harry is the first among the trio to like her as she treats him like anyone else. Mostly because she had no idea he was famous, but even after finding out, she doesn't change her attitude at all. Draco also has this weird love/hate thing with her, her actions shocking him out of half his ruddy behavior.

Despite her rather happy-go-lucky attitude, she's as much targeted by the dementors as Harry, and struggles more than anyone to summon a patronus, "I don't think I have any happy memories. At least, none strong enough." Etc.

I've also been thinking of another possible idea thanks to this awesome Sirius x OC fic I've been reading called "Chasing Time" on AO3 (link below). If I manage to get my thoughts together on it then I'll share it with you all.

[dragonchicken]

head cannon:

james and lily didn’t get together until they were 20 (they moved fast it was war) and that’s only because james dated regulus until he DIED and james found out because he felt it. (i’m this, regulus died at 18. it was one day after james’ 19th birthday for the plot)

so, after some time of mourning, lily kissed him. honestly, he didn’t feel anything because his literal soulmate was dead. so he just let it happen. and then he died and when he met regulus in the after life he was so overjoyed :)

[yuripira4e]

I love the trope of “kid without a mother/father figure discovers magical world and gains 4 of them”

[winterinhimring]

Unpopular Harry Potter opinions:

"James Potter and the Marauders severely bullied Snape" and "Snape taking that pain out on Harry was ugly and inappropriate" are statements that can and should coexist.

"Publicly exposing someone and mocking him is not a funny prank" and "calling your best friend a slur is wrong even under stress" are statements that can and should coexist.

And, finally, "[Character] did something genuinely wrong and would face consequences for it in a just world" and "[Character] ultimately chose to do the right thing and should be recognised for that" are statements that can and should coexist. (James, Severus, and Sirius are the ones I had in mind as potential names to substitute for [Character] but really that could fit a lot of people.)

[jumpy-frog]

do you think Peter felt regret when James and Lily chose him to be their secret keeper? Was he sad that they trusted him that much? Did he second guess what he was doing and doubt all his assumptions about where he fit in the friendgroup?

Or was he just mad that he wasn’t their first choice? That the only reason they trusted him was because they could never imagine him without them, or having the guts to go against them? That the only reason they chose him over Sirius was because no one would ever guess they chose him?

Did he feel guilty? Or did he feel proud?