#hope lupin hc

[enbysiriusblack]

just realised my hope lupin hc of her running away from home at 16 is the same as sirius. i'm def now thinking about her giving him advice on that. sirius would so be her favourite of remus' friends (lyall's favourite is lily)

[aeligsido]

i wonder how much of Remus' flight reaction is natural and how much it comes from his childhood and his parents' reactions to anyone maybe discovering he's a werewolf being packing everything up and leaving

[mrstellmeafuckingsecret]

remus lupin who's actually horrible with animals. & he knows why ,, the animals know what he is, ,, he's horrible at care of magical creatures and he's just .. so devastated. bc like thirteen yo remus lupin just wanted to learn about sweet animals . he'd been so looking forward to his first class, he'd begged his friends to take it with him, but nvm they all either run away or try to attack him . he's humiliated & betrayed for some reason, he's sad and he kind of wants to cry in the middle of class,. even before he came to hogwarts and knew for sure ,, he always thought animals disliked him because of his furry little problem, but the confirmation still stung. animals who'd probably never even seen a werewolf were uncomfortable with him too ,, when james and lily adopt a stray from some muggle alley even that's averse to remus . his friends & peers & teachers play it off and he tries to too but it's just a constant reminder that he's a monster

[souptastical]

im watching the extensive video Brooke's Moon made about the depths of the Marauders Fandom and they commented about how in a lot of hc's and fic Remus's parents are written as terrible people & they mentioned not liking that trope and I've been thinking the same thing for so long-

ive come across quite a few fics/hc's that point Lyall and Hope as both being terrible, and idk if thats a thing bc they canonically kept Remus in a bubble or bc it will just give more weight to the Tragic Backstory™️vibes, but I just wish it wasn't as popular:(

Though to be fair, I sometimes lean toward the hc of Lyall being supportive, loving and attentive to Remus while Hope (a muggle) feels in over her head and overwhelmed at the situation she finds herself faced with and ends up becoming distant to Remus and neglectful in the emotional sense.

As someone who's a slut for hc's that add well to canon + a writer that has to get into different pov's all the time, I tend to really like this train of thought:

Lyall is overwhelmed with guilt, he of course will only blame himself and his protective, worried parental nature will only get stronger as Remus's condition heightens but Hope...

She has her only son attacked in their home right before his fifth birthday & her previously sweet, lovely life is changed literally overnight- she was making birthday party plans for him then suddenly finds herself having to discuss with her husband about her child turning into an angered wolf, who they need to lock in a room every month

She is just starting to wrap her head around her husband's world and a literal werewolf breaks into her son's- who is literally a preschooler- bedroom in the dead of the night and fucking bites him, maiming him with a permanent scar & disease that literally shatters all the dreams a mother envisions as she watches their baby grow....

She feels terrible, all she wants is to help her son and protect him from what he will now have to face but she has something close to a psychotic break in a way as she hears the sounds he makes upon his first transformations

She realizes that her five year old child has literally turned into a blood thirsty creature. She can't take it, so she checks out in a way- becomes a ghost of her former self from the trauma, stops being the loving mother she once was and creates a barrier between herself and Remus as he grows up; a little out of fear, a little out of heartbreak.

anyway thats my two cents and its sorta a half hc for when im feeling particularly angsty- overall, i like to think moony's childhood was filled with overwhelming amounts of love to counteract the situation hes faced with🥺

[loserboyfriendrjl]

remus lupin headcanons from the coolest person on my dashboard perhaps? 😇

ahh okay of course! remus lupin headcanons <3

the biggest loser ever

his mother is his best friend, they tell each other literally everything, and she absolutely adores him

really emotional, sometimes bottles it up, but most of the time he just lets it go (he also has generally healthy coping mechanisms, courtesy to his mother)

chews his nails

animals really like him, and kids do, too — he’s soft looking and friendly. he’s kind of scared of kids, though, but he’s a pet lover through and through

speaking of which, he is absolutely a cat and dog fan, and he had a golden retriever and a ginger cat at home, along with the other animals his parents keep

studious

absolutely oblivious whenever someone (sirius) likes him, whether that is romantic or platonic attraction

quite sickly, but it doesn’t last long

has the most beautiful sandy blonde curls ever, they’re his mother’s

not really talkative. it’s not that he necessarily doesn’t want to talk to anyone, he’s just awkward and feels far more comfortable talking to the people he already has

has naturally tanned skin, and it turns brown during the summer, when he spends most of his time lounging in the sun with a cat on his lap or reading or herding sheep

his favorite time of the day is the afternoon

really freckled. no one knows where he got it from because neither of his parents are freckled but his skin is literally littered with freckles

[feliphilia]

Harry Potter characters nationality headcanons because I'm filled with ntg but motivation.

Part-4 : grandparent generation

Fleamont- latin

Euphemia- indian

Lyall- german

Hope- Welch

Pompfrey- Roman

Minerva- Scottish

Alphard- french and irish

Cygnus- french and irish

Orion- french and irish

Walburga- french and Irish

Druella- french and german

Tom- Roman and russian

Eileen- sri Lanka

Abraxas- french and British

Mrs malfoy- french

[in-flvx]

Hope lupin is literally so queer. She wears suits better than her husband and son combined, her ex-girlfriend still comes to visit every once in a while, and she is so cool and great with Remus that lyall can't even be jealous. Also lyall has tremendous bi-wife-energy, more than any of the other dads

[ronanwazlib]

ok but on the other hand when he focuses sirius is p good at taking direction n has a genuine curiosity for most things so he probably has a lot of really good memories of learning to cook basics at remus n james’ homes w them n their parents bc they offer to teach him i’m soft 🤮 screaming crying throwing up

[siriuslygay1981]

So obviously Sirius writes all fancy with his pretty cursive letters and everyone is so jealous. Now imagine their surprise when he writes chicken scratch because he's angry and frantic. You have to guess 90% of the sentence, you're fucked if it's a long one though. He won't elaborate of course because 'if ya can't read my writing that's your own fault'

I am just imagining Remus and peters reaction in the middle of class. Like they're passing notes and maybe Severus says something that pisses Sirius off or something. They just stare at the paper blankly.

I can see Remus slowly looking up to Peter and just asking 'do you have any idea WTF this says?'

Like...s.igh

[resident-gay-bitch]

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN! tbh I was swayed by the new fandom at first but I’ve created my own divergence since. Especially since a lot of that shit is so hetero normative these days :/

I love when Sirius is confident and strong headed and tall and strong, and I love making him listen to classic rock and also metal sometimes. He’s good with his hands and if he was a muggle he’d probably do mechanics since he built that motorbike, but he’s also an artist and finds comfort in creativity, and Effie taught him how to cook and he’s killer at it. And he also likes to explore his gender sometimes because I said so.

I like lanky, skinny, fugly Remus who’s covered in scars and is awkward and doesn’t know how to talk to people sometimes. All he does is read and spew out random music facts (mostly about Bowie) and observe his friends who love being under the spotlight and admires their bravery and struggles to understand why they insist on keeping him around so much.

I love average guy Remus who’s insecure and quiet, and popular guy Sirius who’s got the physique of a model who just falls head over heels for Remus and thinks he’s the most gorgeous person on the planet.

I love when James is compared to the sun because yes, he is bright. All his friends do revolve around him. He 100000% built that group himself and they all adore him and he prides himself of that. But he’s also arrogant, and an arsehole for most of his time in Hogwarts, it’s only once he’s made mistakes and has been put in his place about them that he realises some things need to change. He is so kind and bright and happy around those he loves all the time, but he can be the worst around people he deems undeserving of his kindness. I love Desi James, and I love Latino James. I love James who has the most amazing relationship with his parents and who carries on their care and love and is an easy person to get along with and rely on. I love James who wants everyone to be able to rely on him, and who wants to be the funny guy, and who wants to be known as happy and amazing and as bright as the sun. And he wants these things so bad that it crushes him, and he can’t cope with the weight of everyone finding comfort within him and confiding in him and giving him all their problems because he’s so good at pretending he’s okay when he’s not. I love James who doesn’t rely on anyone apart from his parents, and struggles to even do that with so much time away from them. I love James who finally breaks and lets Sirius take some of the weight and pain and cries when Sirius still loves him (if not loves him more) after seeing all of the ugly bits too.

I love James and Sirius’ relationship. I love when they meet on the train to Hogwarts, I love when they meet as adults, I love when they meet as little little kids, I love when Sirius runs away to James at 16, I love when Sirius runs away to James at 20, I love when they’re the only two people who really see and know each other. I love when they’re so disgustingly codependent they’re basically just one person, I love when they’re so obsessive that it seems kinda creepy to the average outsider. I love when they know everything about eachother. I love when they’re best friends, and I love when they’re lovers, and I love when they’re both, and I love when they’re JamesandSirius above all else.

I love the complexity of the Marauders relationship with Peter. I love when people include him and find ways to have him betray them again. I love when people write him to be the sweet boy they met on the train and spent seven years growing to love. I love Peter who’s best friends with the Marauders. I love Peter who felt left out and lonely, I love Peter who’s insecure and feels second best. I love Peter who’s happy and kind and lovely. I love Peter who’s jealous and angry and malicious. I love perfectly normal Peter just as much as I love morally grey Peter, and just as much as I love fucked up and evil Peter.

I love Regulus. I love the pain that is shared between him and Sirius. I love the complexity of their relationship, the push and pull, bound by blood and brotherhood but even that wasn’t strong enough. I love when they find their way back to eachother, I love when they both run away and heal, I love when Regulus dies before they have the chance to try, I love when Regulus dies before they even want to try, I love when Regulus dies just as they started to try. I love it and I hate it and it hurts me every fucking time. I can appreciate Jegulus, as I can appreciate most ships, but I love Regulus and Barty. I love morally grey Regulus, I love misunderstood Regulus, I love sad little brother Regulus, I love Death Eater Regulus. I love Regulus when his story lines up with Sirius because they’re bothers, and they go hand in hand. Regulus is canonically not anything close to sweet soft sunshine, but I adore Regulus who wants so badly to shine as bright as Sirius but has never quite had the strength or power.

I LOVE STRONG CONFIDENT GIRLBOSS LILY WHO PUTS JAMES IN HIS PLACE FOR BEING AN ARROGANT PRICK. I LOVE HER AS A LESBIAN AND I LOVE HER WITH JAMES AND I LOVE HER IN JEGULILY AND JILYPAD AND I LOVE HER EVERYWHERE. I LOVE WHEN SHE TAKES CHARGE AND STANDS UP FOR WHAT SHE BELIEVES IN. AND I LOVE CURVY LILY.

I LOVE LILY AND PETUNIAS RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE ITS ALMOST JUST AS STRAINED AS THE BLACK BROTHERS. I LOVE SISTERS WHO GREW UP SO INCREDIBLY CLOSE THAT THEYD OFTEN BE MISTAKEN FOR TWINS AND ONE DAY THAT WAS ALL RIPPED AWAY WHEN LILY RECIEVED HER LETTER. I LOVE LILY WHO STRUGGLES WITH FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS FOR YEARS BECAUSE IN ALL OF THEM SHE FINDS PIECES OF PETUNIA AND CANT STAND TO LOOSE HER AGAIN!!!

I LOVE MARY WHO DRESSESS TO IMPRESS AND NEVER LEAVES THE HOUSE WITHOUT MAKEUP AND WHO ALTERS HER UNIFORM TO LOOK CUTE EVEN THOIGH IT BREAKS THE DRESSCODE. I LOVE MARY WHO WEARS LOTS OF GLITTER AND PRETTY PERFUMES AND HAS LONG SKINCARE ROUTINES AND WEARS SHORT SKIRTS AND LITTLE TOPS BECAUSE WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR SHE FEELS CUTE. SHE LOVES HER THIGH GAP AND HER HIP DIPS AND THE ROUND OF HER STOMACH AND THE STRETCHMARKS ON HER THIGHS AND BREASTS. I LOVE MARY WHO DRESSES IN A WAY THAT GETS HER A LOT OF MALE ATTENTION AND GETD HER CALLED A WHORE BUT SHE DOESNT STOP DRESSING THAT WAY BECAUSE SHE DRESSESS FOR HERSELF AND HERSELF ONLY. I LOVE MARY WHO IS STRONG AND UPLIFTS OTHER WOMEN AND FINDS BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING.

I LOVW MARY WHO IS CATAGORISED AS A SLUT BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE OF HER BODY AND EVEN IF SHE DRESSED UGLY SHE WOJLD STILL BE SHAMED BECAUSE OF HER CURVES AND WOULD STILL BE CAT CALLED BECAUSE OF HER BEAUTY THAT SHE JUST DRESSES HOW EVER THE FUCK SHE WANTS BECAUSE IF NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO BE KIND ABOUT IT AT LEAST HER OWN REFLECTION WILL BE. AND IT HELPS THAT HER LOVELY FRIENDS HYPE HER UP AND COMPLIMENT HER IN THE NICE KIND OF VALIDATING WAYS.

I LOVE CLOSITED MARLENE WHO STRUGGLES WIRH HER SEXUALITY AND FEMININITY. I LOVW MARLENE WHOS IN LOVW WIRH MARY AND HAS BEEN SINCE THEY WERE GIRLS AND STRUGGLED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. I LOVE MARLENE WHO WOULD DRESS AND ACT LIKE MARY AND LILY FOR SO LONG BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THATS HOW SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO DRESS AND ACT AS A GIRL AND DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY SHE DIDNT LIKE THAT. I LOVE MARLENE WHO WHEN SHES OLDER FINDS CONFIDENCE IN HER QUEERNESS AND ORIGIONALITY AND RECLAIMS FEMININITY IN HER OWN WAY. I LOVE MARLENE WHO WEARS SHORT SKIRTS AND PINK IN A WAY THAT SHE CHOOSESS TOO AND IN A WAY THAT SHE LIKES AS A BIG FAT FUCK YOU TO ANYONE WHO EVER CALLED HER A DIKE AS A KID.

I ALSO LOVE MARLENE LEARNING HOW TO BE HERSELF BECAUSE MARY TOLD HER THAT THE OPINIONS OF MEN DIDNT MATTER AND LIKING SPORTS AND BAGGY SHIRTS AND WOMEN WOULDNT MAKE HER ANY LESS OF ONE! I LOVE MARY AND MARLENE WHO HAVE BOTH STRUGGLED SO MUCH THROUGH BOARDING SCHOOL WITH THEIR SEXUALITIES AND EXPERIENCES AS WOMEN IN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAYS AND FINDING COMFORT IN EACHOTHER BECAUSE OF THAT. I LOVE WHEN THEY LEAVE SCHOOL AND FINALLY FEEL FREEDOM AND LOW PRESSURE REGARDING THEIR APPEARANCE AND FINALLY REALISE THEYRE BOTH IN LOVW WITH EACHOTHER.

I LOVE THE GIRLS!!!!

I love them all so much and I love that we get to build these characters up from the ground and I love some of the community that has grown out of it. But I also hate the toxicity that comes hand in hand with such a thing.

So uhm, yeah, I know what you mean… and I did t mean to get so shouty, I guess the horrors took over me (o_o)

Me: Man I really love marauders characters. There’s so much that hasn’t been explored. I wonder what the fandom is like.

Marauders fandom: Remus is a tall fuckboy alpha, James is sunshine boy in love with a death eater and sirius is now a hysterical twink stripped of all his canon complexities.

Me: Ahhh well I’m not really interested in these OCs. I wonder if there are any canon marauders fans out there.

Canon Marauders Fans: Everyone's white, queer ppl didn't exist in the 70s, all praise the nuclear family model

Me: fuck.

[jaylienpotter]

Lesbian Wolfstar hcs!

Sirius Orion Walburga Black

Looked very feminine and proper as a child. Had very long straightened hair (curly was "too uncivilised") and wore exclusively long dresses/skirts. First time she saw Lupin, she was unsure of the student's gender, which intrigued her. By hanging out with other Gryffindors, getting dirty and laughing, she realised that fancy wasn't her thing. When she rebelled, she cut her hair herself (someone else fixed it afterwards and turned it into a wolf cut) to her shoulders and let it be wild, her natural curls showing through. She also started wearing ripped pants and short skirts, adopting a less feminine style. Bisexual, flirt, loves having boys' attention, although she's usually not interested. Fell hard for Remy, sending her into a gay panic. She's usually the soppy romantic one in their relationship.

Remus John Remy Hope Lupin

Tomboy, always had short hair (usually pixie). As a child she had a tooth missing (that Sirius thought was adorable), which gave her a lisp. Her clothes were ragged, usually wearing pants or overalls. Disliked Black at first, thought she was a pretencious bitch. When Sirius started being herself, Remy warmed up to her. She was a bit awkward, however, since she had been homeschooled before Hogwarts. Feels like her lycanthropy makes her less of a girl and has a lot of insecurities about her body hair (one of the reasons why she's always in pants). Lesbian (quiet about it), avoids flirting, dislikes romance generally (but will do anything for her girlfriend). Loves making Siri jewellery or other DIY things.

[enbysiriusblack]

cuban hope lupin and italian lyall lupin who travelled the world together before they had remus, learning languages and cultures and meeting people from everywhere.

and remus lupin who's never gone further than newport, half an hour away, constantly reading of the rest of the world. imagining being able to go there, to explore the world.

[fruitcoops]

EVE when you hc some of the lupins as Jewish (in Finn’s pesach story) i was suddenly STRUCK by the image of Jules’ bar mitzvah- a bunch of squirmy 13 year olds suddenly going silent as fifteen six foot muscle men in suits walk in and all sit together and they all learn the etiquette and traditions from Finn and Alex so they ALL say mazel tov (the French twang??) and they know the hora, and take turns hoisting Julian (and hope Lyall and RE) on the chair and I CANNOT stop thinking about it -aj

This is so cute dude 😭❤️

[archivesofthevoid]

Hiiii!!

Can I get a friends to lovers scenario with some of the Harry Potter boys (particularly George Weasley and Remus Lupin if you do those two characters ❤️❤️)? Any specifics will do, I’m just a sucker for the trope. Please and Thank you!!!

George Weasley - Friends to Lovers Trope HCs

I know you guys are looking for probably actual writing but right now making bulleted headcanons are just so much easier on me and my melting brain, so for now, take this semi detailed scenario hcs about being friends to lovers with George :))

I'm so sorry I'm advance!! these really are just me rambling about how I think it would go,,, I hope y'all enjoy,,

I promise I'll actually write something better for this soon

•So friends to lovers with the one and only George Weasley. Honestly I see this trope as like,,, you're just best friends with him and he's the one to fall first. And believe me, he falls HARD.

•This man doesn't fall easily for people. At least, not like this. Sure he's had a few fling crushes here and there that he might have hyper fixated on a tiny bit just because he craves the attention. HOWEVER - once he realizes he's falling for his best friend? He's a mess.

•One day he was just listening to you talk to him, Fred, Lee and Angelina and all of a sudden when you laughed about something stupid he said? It made him feel different. It pulled at his heartstrings in the most beautiful way that he was almost sure he imagined it because you never stirred up this reaction out of him before?? So he was very confused.

•No doubt he tried to brush it off but as time went on in the span of the 30 minutes you and everyone else was chatting in the Commons, it dawned on him.

•O h. I'm gaining feelings for my best friend.

•Insert him excusing himself to go do… something else. Probably go try to work on WWW inventions or something. He just needed to take a quick breather and distraction. Everyone thought it was normal but Fred could sense something was off with his twin. So he followed after him? He went to their dorm to see George kind of flustered and freaking out and asked what was wrong.

•Naturally, George is great with words /sar so what ended up coming out of his mouth? Complete gibberish. Fred normally could understand his brother's incessant ramblings but not this time.

•"Woah Georgie, slow down. I can't understand you when you're spilling your words all over the floor like this." He normally would have tried to make light of the situation and he still does. Thankfully, George was able to actually get out what he was trying to say.

•"I think - I think I might be falling for them!"

•Que Fred laughing. Also que George punching him in the arm while yelling "BLOODY HELL FRED THIS ISN'T FUNNY!!!"

•Oh but it is. He knew his brother was rather soft when it came to the mushy feelings of romance, but he didn't think he was this bad.

•So naturally Fred has to talk him through processing these feelings (not that he could really handle his own feelings if he ever liked someone like his twin is currently)

•They're both horrible with their feelings. Despite having a big family, I don't think Molly really was there to help them process their own feelings due to having their younger siblings to take care of. And you know Arthur was always working so it was quite literally just the two of them. Not that they don't appreciate their family but c'mon now.

•ANYWAYS I'm getting off track here. George eventually figures out his feelings and yes, its very apparent he feels something for you.

•So he and Fred try to plan accordingly about how to bring it up to you. But you're so… you. George doesn't want to mess whatever you guys have up.

•I will say however that you've noticed him acting a bit different. So the plan the twins had goes out the window once you confront and ask George about his behavior in the next coming weeks.

•He cracks, because he just can't lie to you! Not when you're looking at him like that. So he ends up spilling a confession of which almost gets missed by how hesitant and quiet he gets.

•Thankfully your ears work (unlike mine lmao) and you take his confession in pride. You tell him you appreciate it (which he swears he's about to be rejected just because of those words alone-) but then you tell him that you'd be willing to try. Because recently you had started to see him in a different light.

•He's ecstatic tbh and SO relieved. Like when I tell you he let out the biggest sigh of relief? I MEAN IT.

•This is how your relationship with him starts. Yeah it's a little messy, but not in a bad way! George has next to no idea what he's doing because he REALLY does care for you and he doesn't want to let you down or hurt you.

•Just be patient with him, okay? I promise he makes it all worth it <33

[florsial]

It's been a while since I looked at flowers so here are Marauders era characters as plants:

James Potter: Sunflowers since he's commonly associated with the sun. Or delphinium for positivity and a big heart!

Sirius Black: Ivy, the common ivy, or English or European ivy. It's a symbol of loyalty and fidelity. Fits enough for me.

Remus Lupin: Wolfsbane. Believed to repel werewolves, and it's used in a potion in the Wizarding World. But if we want a less angsty plant there is also the tropical white morning glory. It's also known as a moonflower and symbolizes the ability of beauty to emerge in dark times, and is used to provide hope.

Peter Pettigrew: Burgundy dahlias for betrayal, for obvious reasons. But also purple hyacinths for a desire for forgiveness. Cuz I'm hell bent that Peter was regretful of what he did in canon

Lily Evans: I'm not gonna give her lily, that seems a little too obvious lol but, peonies! They symbolize love, honor, happiness wealth, romance, and beauty. Which yk, works well in my eyes

Mary Macdonald: Poppies for remembrance of the death and consolation. It's based on the headcanon she obliviated herself sometime before to during the first wizarding war because everything was getting too much for her. Also, poppies are used to create opium, which relieves pain. It's pretty sad ngl, that hc always gets me.

Marlene McKinnon: King Protea, it's very sharp-looking flower that symbolizes strength and resilience. Not much info is given about Marlene during the war except her entire family was wiped out, but given her personality in fanon. I imagine she put up a hella good fight. I would give this to Dorcas but I have another one for her.

Slytherins! (Including Pandora!)

Regulus Black: Thorns! Rose thorns mostly, but just thorns in general. From what I read, rose thorns show adversity and sacrifice. Regulus had the misfortune of being born into a family with shit views and never having a morally correct input his entire life and he basically sacrificed his life to bring down the Dark Lord. Thorns are always ways for a plant to deter herbivores from eating them, take that as you will!

Barty Crouch Jr: Bleeding hearts, cuz yeahhhh, everlasting love? Unrequited love?? Tragedy compacted into one. His daddy issues too?? Him pleading for his dad to love him?? HIS MOTHER GIVING UP HER LAST MOMENTS FOR HIM??? EVAN AND REGULUS???? CMON CMONNNNN

Evan Rosier: Venus Fly Trap for persistence. This man was not willing to end up in Azkaban and took Moody's fucking nose with him. Venus fly traps are also known to die right after digestion aka eating a fly so it fits! (I LOVEEE carnivorous plants)

Dorcas Meadows: Laurel leaves for victory and achievement. Specifically, laurel leaves in a wreath. I think it's neat since she was powerful enough that Voldemort had to kill her himself. Mf was takin them out one by one until Voldy decided she was too op. LOVE HER FOR THAT

Pandora Rosier: Not the most hottest flower (lol), but the amaranth, while it could also mean everlasting last love, but it also means hopelessness or hopeless love. This only really works if you see Pandora as a seer. Something I think is interesting is the fact that fate is fate, it's sealed and final, and there is never a way around it. If you try to get around fate, you walk right into it because you never a chance. Pandora as a seer would've saw her friends and classmates dying and can't do anything about it because fate is sealed from the very beginning. It's hopeless.

[silentsneezes]

HC that Remus is allergic to peppermint (smelling it makes him sneeze all day and eating it gives him hives) and super embarrassed about it bc he doesn't want to be seen as “weak” but Sirius didn't know and made their shared flat smell like peppermint for the Christmas holiday

thank you for the prompt anon! i’ll (hopefully) write another fic eventually that’s more specific to your request, but for now i hope you enjoy 2.1k of a very sneezy R/emus L/upin at the P/otter’s Christmas party

The Potter’s have always been known to throw extraordinary parties. Between James’s charisma as a host and Lily’s beautifully charmed decorations, every ‘Potter Party’- as Sirius calls them- is extravagant. Their Christmas party this year is no different, despite the ongoing wizarding war.

Their house is filled with enchanted garlands that drift through the air, shifting colors through a spectrum of festive hues. A few paintings have been charmed to sing carols when people pass by, whereas others wish people ‘A Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.’ There are candles suspended mid-air, casting a warm, flickering glow in every room. The candle’s soft, elegant glow is accompanied with the scent of peppermint. A sweet, sharp aroma with a hint of menthol.

The guests- who are mostly members of the Order- have forgotten about the chaos existing outside of the Potter’s household. Tonight is a night for celebration, nothing else. They’ve all lost so much to the war, and refused to lose Christmas to it too.

Which is why Remus Lupin is walking hand in hand with his boyfriend Sirius, approaching the Potter’s home with an expensive bottle of wine. He’d thought about bringing a different gift, but he and Sirius had both been too busy with missions to get something in time. So he supposes a bottle of Chardonnay will suffice.

Remus lets Sirius knock, watching his boyfriend’s excitement with a little grin. He isn’t necessarily looking forward to spending the night at a party only a few days after the full moon, but he rarely gets to see his friends anymore. Besides, seeing Sirius so happy is reason enough.

As soon as James opens the door, Sirius pulls him into a hug, smiling ear to ear, “Prongs! It’s been too long.”

Remus can’t help but grin, especially when James drunkenly exclaims, “Pads! Moony! My old friends, oh I’m so glad you could make it,” keeping an arm slung around Sirius’s neck.

“Well, I guess you won’t be needing this,” Remus jokes, holding up the bottle of white. James guffaws at the joke, proving Remus’s point as he hiccups after laughing.

Remus steps into the bustling home, smiling as he looks around. It’s relieving, seeing all his friends celebrating and happy; he’d become accustomed to only seeing people at meetings for the Order of the Phoenix, and those were downright depressing.

Tonight, however, is quite the opposite. James pulls Sirius away to get a drink, leaving Remus by the entryway. Remus walks to the kitchen, setting the bottle of wine on the countertop and admiring the decorations.

As a candle floats by, Remus is greeted with an overwhelming scent of peppermint, mingling with the warmth of the festive atmosphere. His eyes immediately start to water, and he can’t help but cough lightly, a telltale tickle forming in his throat.

“Remus! It’s good to see you,” Lily exclaims as she makes her way through the crowded room, “How’ve you been?”

Remus smiles, his discomfort temporarily forgotten as he sees Lily. He accepts her hug, replying, “I’ve been well, all things considered. How are you?”

“I’ve been good, honestly,” Lily says with a smile, a hand placed habitually on her stomach, “We’ve almost finished the nursery, and…”

Remus tries his best to listen as Lily keeps talking, but his body has other ideas. He ducks against his shoulder slightly as he stifles two quick sneezes, “ngt! ngk!”

“Oh, bless you!” Lily says before continuing on, “It really is lovely seeing everyone again.”

Unfortunately, the stifles did nothing to relieve the itch in his nose- an irritating, persistent buzzing. Still, Remus tries to reply, “It is, it’s not often we- hh.. hHngk! ngxt! Excuse me. It’s not often we get together anymore.”

“Bless you Remus,” Lily says with a hint of concern. Sure, Remus sneezing isn’t uncommon, but Lily’s well aware of the full moon cycle and how frequently he falls ill after his transformations, “You’re not sick, are you?”

Remus offers Lily a wry smile, “No, not sick. Just a little sensitive after the full moon, I suppose.”

Lily nods, seemingly buying Remus’s quick dismissal. “So, what’ve-,” she starts, but then Marlene McKinnon spots Lily and shrieks happily.

“Lils!” Marlene exclaims, and a moment later Lily is frisked away into an embrace.

Remus doesn’t mind. In fact, he’s rather grateful for the opportunity to slip away into an unoccupied hallway. His nose has already started twitching again, and he can feel the sharp scent of the peppermint coating his throat.

Remus pinches his nose between his thumb and forefinger, his head bobbing towards his chest as he stifles a series of sneezes in quick succession, “hhnGxt! hd’gsh! ngxk!”

He waits a moment, releasing his nose and taking an experimental breath. Wrong choice.

“hgXxt! hngt! nkXT! hh…. hhGDsxh!”

Remus lets out a little sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose before searching through his pockets for a handkerchief. He almost always carries one, especially leading up to or following the full moon, when his nose is particularly sensitive.

“Hey love. You hiding out over here?” Sirius teases with a smirk, “Or is this just an especially interesting hallway?”

Remus turns around to see Sirius leaning against the wall, a drink in hand. He looks undeniably beautiful, his hair pulled back in a bun and his shirt partially unbuttoned.

Remus rolls his eyes, “Why, are you trying to escape the spotlight Pads?”

Sirius grins, about to quip back when Remus cups a hand over his nose, his shoulders shuddering as he stifles another little fit of sneezes, “hhNGxt! hnxt! hhN’gxt!”

“Bless you, bless you, bless you baby,” Sirius says in a slightly sing-song tone.

“Thanks,” Remus mumbles, but he’s more preoccupied with holding back. His nose is twitching, and he turns away from Sirius slightly as his breath hitches.

Sirius’s smile fades a little, replaced with concern, “You alright Moons?”

“Yeah just- hngt! j-heh-hgt! hxkch! Snf, just a little itch,” he dismisses. Admittedly, it’s much more than that. There’s a constant tickle in his nose and throat, his eyes are itchy and watery, and he can’t keep his nose from twitching.

Sirius raises an eyebrow at his boyfriend, his expression making it evident that he doesn’t believe Remus’s dismissal, “C’mon love, what’s up?”

Sirius moves closer, resting a gentle hand on Remus’s back, “You feeling okay?” He murmurs.

Remus bites his tongue for a moment, debating between admitting his allergy and potentially ruining Sirius’s Christmas, or powering through. Unfortunately for him, his nose chooses something else entirely.

“tschHh!-kKTSch! hh-hNgxt! hhN’Kgtsch!”

“Bless you,” Sirius murmurs as he rubs Remus’s back, “Something setting you off?” He asks, knowing Remus well enough to recognize an allergic reaction.

Remus just nods, knowing he won’t be able to deny it. He keeps a finger curled under his nose, hoping to dissuade the itch.

“How bad is it?” Sirius asks, his worry evident.

“I’m okay, just… c’mon, not agaihhhnGXt! nnG’DSch!”

“Bless you, bless you,” Sirius blesses each stifle as he wraps an arm around Remus’s waist, guiding him towards the backyard to get some fresh air.

Unfortunately for Remus, they pass by not one but two of the floating candles on their way out, and the finger curled under his nose becomes useless in preventing another fit.

“hh- hDtsch! hn’Gxt! hhHGDsch!”

Remus stifles against his finger, letting out a little cough after the triple. On top of the persistent itch in his nose and throat, his eyes are starting to become increasingly irritated and watery. He resists the urge to rub them, knowing it’ll only worsen his discomfort.

“Bless you love,” Sirius says as he opens the back door, keeping his other hand on the small of Remus’s back.

Remus feels a little relief as he steps into the brisk air, a flurry of snowflakes drifting downwards, but he knows the damage has already been done. He’s had a few encounters with peppermint in the past, and he has no doubt he’ll be sneezing all night.

“Better?” Sirius hums, wrapping an arm around Remus’s waist. The werewolf nods, pressing his handkerchief to the base of his nose and sniffling.

“So, are you going to tell me what’s setting you off?” Sirius asks, smirking at his boyfriend, “or are we going to have to play Guess That Allergen.”

Remus rolls his eyes, but he can’t help but grin a little, “You’re an ass.”

“Now now, Moony, we were talking about your sneezy predicament, not my ass,” Sirius teases, “So, what’s-”

“n’Gck! hngXt! hhHDTsch!”

“Bless you, bless you, bless you. What’s setting you off?” Sirius asks, not minding the interruption.

Remus hesitates before letting out a little sigh, realizing there’s no use in trying to dismiss the reaction or imagine an excuse, “The peppermint,” he answers simply. His nose twitches, as if his body is even sensitive to him saying the word, “hhHGXt! hNG’tsch!”

“Bless,” Sirius says with a little frown, suddenly remembering Remus’s last run in with the scent of peppermint at a potions store- it’s safe to say Remus doesn’t go to that store anymore, “Baby why didn’t you say something when we got here? You must’ve realized right away you were allergic.”

Remus lets out a defeated sigh, shrugging and answering, “It’s Christmas, and you’ve been looking forwards to seeing everyone for ages. I figured I… hh… could dhhdeal with-hhGNSxch! hhHtschew! ktsChh! with a little allergic reaction.” Remus lets the last two sneezes out unstifled now that he’s only in Sirius’s company, catching them in the folds of his handkerchief.

“Bless you love,” Sirius murmurs, gently rubbing circles on his boyfriend’s back, “You do realize this is more than a little allergic reaction, right? You look downright miserable.”

Remus doesn’t have the energy to argue with that, and he’d only be lying. The effects of being in the peppermint filled house have already set in, despite him only being inside for eight minutes.

“Let me guess: itchy eyes, itchy throat, and incessant sneezing?” Sirius asks, grinning at the way Remus’s eyes narrow in annoyance, “I’ll take that as a yes. Any rashes?”

Remus shakes his head, holding the handkerchief over his nose again as he feels the itch return with a vengeance, “Not y- hhKTsch! hhtxchew-tscCHh-kkDSch!” The last triple comes too rapidly for him to draw a breath between each of the sneezes, leaving him slightly breathless, “Not yet,” he finishes lamely.

“Bless you,” Sirius says as he presses a kiss to Remus’s cheek, “Why don’t you wait here, I’ll let Lily know we’re heading home,” he suggests gently.

Remus frowns, looking at his boyfriend with a guilty expression, “You don’t have to, I’ll just stay out here for a while. Go enjoy yourself.” He insists, gesturing to the festivities inside.

Sirius grins, rolling his eyes playfully, “Remus Lupin, if you think I’m going to leave you sneezing outside in the cold on Christmas, then you’re poorly mistaken.”

When Remus’s guilty expression doesn’t change, Sirius softens a little, “C’mon, we’ll pick up some food on the way home and we can watch a movie. I’ll even let you pick which one.”

“Sirius-” Remus starts to protest, but Sirius is already opening the door to go back inside, “Don’t move. I’ll be back in a few minutes and then we can head home.”

As guilty as Remus feels, it’s hard to ignore the flush of affection he feels towards his boyfriend. He knows Sirius has been looking forward to this party for ages, but here he is, ready to leave in an instant all because of Remus’s discomfort. Sure, it’s not an ideal situation, but to be loved so unconditionally is something Remus can’t help but cherish.

Before Remus can even reply, Sirius slips back into the bustling house, on a mission to find the hostess. The door remains open for a moment, and Remus is hit with a waft of the intense, biting scent of peppermint. To anyone else, it might be perfectly sweet, but to Remus, it means a night of incessant fits.

“hhTSxchew!-ktsxch! tsxg’t! Ktsch-etschiew!”

Remus’s shoulders shudder as he lets out a series of rapid sneezes into the handkerchief, grateful he’d remembered to bring one with him. Each sneeze is itchy and desperate, tumbling out after one another with no hesitation.

Remus spends the next few minutes caught in a cycle of hitching breaths and little fits, his nose becoming increasingly pinker as he waits for them to subside- though he knows they won’t, not yet, at least.

Luckily for him, Sirius returns before long, leading Remus around to the front of the house and apparating the two of them home.

They spend the rest of the evening curled on the old sofa in their living room, watching Christmas classics and sharing a bottle of wine- Sirius insists that it wasn’t really Christmas if he doesn’t at least get tipsy. Remus keeps a handkerchief in hand the entire time, sneezing every few minutes in quick, rapid fits until they finally start to die down. Sirius, of course, blesses him each time.

All in all, it’s not a terrible Christmas for the couple. After all, they have each other.

The End

i hope someone enjoys this, sorry for the rushed ending and any grammatical/spelling errors!