#hphm mc band

[ramblings-of-a-mad-cat]

hello Blair 👋 I saw you mentioned Alanza and I’m showing up bc despite jc completely fumbling her, I still like her

I think the two biggest issues is when she’s introduced and that the game does not know what to do with her. She should have been introduced before Rowan’s death. That way we get to know her as her own character instead of “Rowan’s replacement.”

Since she’d be the new student for the year, I’m pretty sure people would still suspect her of being the mole. My guess is that jc dropped her because so many people seem to dislike her. There’s a whole can of worms on how hphm handles its numerous characters. I will have to save that for another day.

Alanza was set to be an interesting character and I do wish we had learned more about her days at Castelobruxo. I’m ignoring my own numerous headcanons to flesh her out. Main things that stick out to me is her time surviving in the rainforest as a first year. She has this very cheerful demeanor but surely that must have had an impact on her eleven year old self. Then she’s supposed to be from a prominent Brazilian wizarding family. What are they like? How do people treat her as a member of an at least somewhat famous family? She seems to enjoy adventuring so of all the characters to join the vault hunt, she should’ve been included. Then the wiki says she was part of a band back at Castelobruxo (it also says she can play nine instruments which I do not remember.) What if we saw her bonding with the Weird Sisters over music?

Jumping into headcanon territory: I’ve headcanoned that Alanza’s upbeat demeanor contrasts with her parents’ more serious selves. When her grandmother was alive, she was able to mediate between Alanza and her parents. However after she died, things became more tense at home. It also didn’t help that their fame meant Alanza was constantly being compared to her family. She decided to become an exchange student partly to get a fresh start where people will judge her as her own person and also bc like I mentioned earlier, she likes an adventure.

to be nice to hphm, Alanza’s design is my favorite from this game. I don’t have some deep analysis on it; I just think she’s cute. Plus I like the mole she has.

Oh, I like her too. She just...feels like a one-off, like a character introduced in a TLSQ who then slides into the background.

Instead, like you talked about, the story drops everything to introduce her - right after Rowan dies and The Circle is formed, no less - and not long before The Mole is first mentioned. They had to know, right? The writers had to realize the circumstances surrounding Alanza were suspicious, so I think she was a deliberate red herring. Especially giving her a loose connection to Rakepick. But she's a red herring who never gets herring'd, because the characters never outright suspect her.

I didn't even realize she was widely disliked, is that true? Because I liked her just fine. I was suspicious of her past and her motives, and it wasn't lost on me how the story tried to insert her into a "Rowan" like role (which it later did more directly with Corey) but hey, that wasn't exactly her fault, and assuming she was totally genuine in her nature, then she was a good person, right?

The Rain Forest Incident is so telling. I've always had the headcanon that Rakepick rescued her from that bit of trouble. Because despite what Alanza says, despite what the writers might want us to believe, there is no way she could have known Rakepick smelled like cinnamon without having gotten close to her. MC didn't even know that.

As far as her time in Castelobruxo, I'm getting...Weasley twin vibes. Popular with the students, nightmare for the staff. If she comes from a prominent family, that's already easy mode for popularity like it was for Draco. Not to mention she's in a band and is apparently multi-faceted? Nah, this girl had friends. But then again, none of them write to her when she moves out to the U.K, so maybe it was all just surface level? Sad to say...

Oh man. What you're describing is...so familiar. It reminds me a lot of Tulip and her situation with her own family, right down to having grandparents who mediate. The idea that Alanza joined the exchange program to get away from - at least part of - her family is devastating, but it makes sense. She chose to remain at Hogwarts for another year, and neglected to mention why. But she would have been 17 by that point, so, it would be her choice, right?

The Casteobruxo robes look superb, they really do. They're one of the few costumes that genuinely look like something people in this world would wear, because yes I'm still hung up on how none of them wear robes in the movies. As far as her face goes, she is adorable, that's for sure!

[astie-hearts21]

(I think you like it😅)

HPHM MC Profile

Name: Asteria Hearts

Nickname: Astie, Teri, Ria (it is rarely so called), Pip (by Jacob), "My Little Star" (by her date🤭),

Birth Date: Feb. 6, 1973

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Blood-status: Half-blood

Ethnicity: Half English, half French

Nationality:British

| Appearance |

Height: 165cm

Weight: 50 kg

Hair: Short, light brown, cascading (6-7 year)

(Long, light brown, wavy, tied in a ponytail (1-6 year, before)

Eyes: Green

Skin Tone: Light

Body Modifications: she has a big eyes

| At Hogwarts |

House: Ravenclaw

Year: 7 (graduates soon)

Her first wand:Hornbeam wand, dragon heartstring core, 11 inches

Her second wand:Redwood wand, unicorn hair core, 11 inches

Favorite Class: Charms, Divination, Astronomy, Muggle Studies and Flying

Not Favorite Class:Potions

Amortensia:sweets and frowers

Club: Hippogriff

Quidditch: Chaser

Boggart: A black silhouette that tells her that she is doing everything wrong

Patronus: a Spot Hare

Animagus: an eagle

Pets: a Bat and a Jackalope

| Relationship |

Best Friends:

Rowan Khanna, Ben Copper...Corey Hayden

Friends:Penny Haywood, Tulip Karasu, Charlie Weasley, Andre Egwu, Badeea Ali, Barnaby Lee, Liz Tuttle, Nymphadora Tonks, Chiara Lobosca, Jae Kim, Diego Caplan.

Rivals:Merula Snyde, Victor Ketsueki,

Non-NPC friends:

@raccoon-lair (Keira Richardson)

Love interest: Talbott Winger

| Random facts |

Asteria was named after the star deity of ancient Greek mythology

She is bisexual

She a sweetooth, but she also likes sweets with blood (she don't know why)

Asteria is afraid of spiders, but that didn't stop her from fighting the Acromantula

She likes to listen to the band "The Weird sisters" And Celestine Warbeck

Her favorite location is a Lake Shore

In first year, she was teased because of her big eyes, so she wore glasses to hide it

Her favorite accessories are earrings in the form of stars

She can sing and she would like to participate in some events but she is graduating soon...

She carries and treasures Talbott's gifts like treasures

(I think that's it, I'm sorry😅)

[carewyncromwell]

5,6,20 and 21?

5. Does MC sleep with a stuffed toy?

No. Carewyn honestly grew out of sleeping with stuffed animals rather early -- she stopped at the age of three, not long after Jacob first went off to school. She was much more prone to tucking her Paddington bear into its own tiny "bed" on the windowsill under a spare scarf rather than hugging it herself as she fell off to sleep.

6. Sandwiches or soup?

Carewyn loves soup in the wintertime. Her mum Lane was especially prone to making up a pot of Scotch Broth on cold nights, and Carewyn ends up learning more vegetarian-friendly soup recipes after becoming legal partners with Orion.

20. Who's your MC's non-NPC bestie? Any other MC?

Well, for one, Jules Farrier @cursebreakerfarrier is Carewyn's honorary Slytherin Sister! She could see no one better suited to be Bill's other half. Carewyn also befriends fellow Slytherin Night Rhea @night-rhea through Quidditch friendlies and Ravenclaw Cato Reese @catohphm through baking in the kitchens and both Sarahi Silvers @dat-silvers-girl and Wendy Gordon @drinkyoursoupbitch post-Hogwarts. Carewyn's brother Jacob also becomes close with Sarahi's brother Jacob and Ellie Hopper's family @thatravenpuffwitch, especially her grandfather, Lugh Hopper.

21. Does MC prefer Muggle or Wizard Music?

Ugh, Carewyn would HATE being asked this -- because yes, although she has more favorite Muggle bands than wizard ones, that's largely because the Wizarding World's music scene is so much smaller and less diverse, compared to the Muggle World's! She adores the Weird Sisters and deeply appreciates the talent of artists like Celestina Warbeck, Lorcan D'Eath, and Spellb🔮und, and yet she also loves the Eurythmics, Elton John, Queen, KISS, AC/DC, David Bowie, Carly Simon, and so many others. She hates the thought of having to choose, because if the Wizarding World's music scene could just open themselves up more to different influences the way the Muggle music world has, she thinks they could be just as great.

HPHM Ask!

[stupendousbookworm]

MC band AU with @adellovesrowan @struckbyelectriclove and @wandsandrings

I'm sorry if it's bad lmao

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It was a fine morning in a quiet neighbourhood, in the outskirts of London, much closer to the countryside. There stood a massive tree in between of two little cottage-like houses. Believe me, it's ridiculously huge.

Due to the tree, the two families who resided in those two particular houses could not install a fence. Thank Merlin that they were good friends.

Now, on top of this tree sat two teenage girls scouring the whole neighbourhood. A serious brunette, and a pretty girl with light brown hair. The tree gave such a great view, with the vast meadows and flowers that sprinkles across the green fields, providing tiny little pops of colours

It was obvious that the two were searching for something... or specifically, someone. Adel and Ammie invited a few mates over for some fun, and they were really excited.

"Why haven't they come yet?" whined Amethyst. "Have patience, I'm sure they'll come soon" Adel replied softly. A loud crack scared the crap out of them. "ROWAN!" they yelled in unison

Adel and Ammie jumped off the tree, thankfully not getting hurt (they're witches!) and run into the arms of beloved Rowan, their best friend, who meant the world to them.

"Adel, Ammie, it's so great to see you!" beamed Rowan, although the hug between her and Adel was a tad bit too long. "You too! We're waiting for Kay and Kat to arrive" Ammie grinned "Tonks is inside, she's waiting for all the drama to begin"

"Yeah, I expected her to do that-" Rowan paused "Who's that?" she asked, pointing at the fence on Ammie's side of the house. Ammie swiftly turned around and rolled her eyes upon the sight of that blonde girl. "Her? She's a muggle. She thinks we're witches and she's trying to get some evidence and turn us in" Adel frowned. "Ugh, she's such a bitch. Sticks her fat nose into everything" Ammie added in disgust

"I don't think she seems that bad-" Rowan began. "OI YOU, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS" Ammie yelled. The blonde muggle stuck her tongue out and ran away as the two of them sniggered. "That doesn't seem very nice" Rowan frowned. "Rowan, you have no idea what this dumb bitch has done" Adel scoffed "She's trying to give us hell"

Another loud pop distracted them once again. "Hey! Kay and Kat are here!" Adel exclaimed. The two figures ran towards them. Kay was a short red-head with a wide grin on his face. Kat had the most wild blond hair, and she was really tall too. "Hey guys! Whatchu talking about?" asked Kat

"Ah, just about that dumb bitch who lives next door" Ammie sighed. "Dumb bitch?" Kay asked curiously. "Forget about her. Have you gotten the instruments?" Adel asked excitedly. "How the fuck would we forget?" Kay scowled. "Let's get into the garage" Ammie suggested. "Alrighty" Adel grinned "Mine or yours?"

"Yours. Tonks will probably make a mess. Besides, blondie muggle can't spy on us" Ammie said. The gang sat down in Adel's garage in silence. "What exactly should the song be about?" asked Kat

"I-I don't know" Ammie murmured. "How about... Sandwiches!" Adel exclaimed. "Sandwiches? That's a bit dumb" Kay frowned. "The Sadness of the Sandwiches?" suggested Kat. "By the Drunk Bowtruckles" Ammie added. "Ooh! That's brilliantly stupid! I love it!" Adel grinned.

Rowan, in the meantime, was reading a book as she spectated the brainstorming session. She was here just to help in vocabulary and recording.

An hour later, the four of them were really pleased with their masterpiece.

"Wow" Kat grinned. "Wow indeed" Ammie smiled "This is actually great" Adel said excitedly. "This isn't bad, I actually like it" Kay added. Rowan proof-read their work, and was really pleased with it. "Although you could reduce the bad words-"

"OI!" yelled Adel. "Holy crap it's the dumb bitch!" Ammie scowled. There she was, the blondie muggle, snooping over the hedge. "That's the muggle?" asked Kay. "Yeah, Merlin, I hate her. She knows we do magic, but she doesn't have proof"

"Can I chase her off?" Kay asked hopefully. "Go ahead" smirked Adel. Kay goes out to confront the muggle, and the others wait. "You look like an owl when you stare at me like that Adel" Rowan commented, making her go red in the face

After an hour or so of tuning, they were ready for the gig. "Ready? 1.. 2.. 3.. start!" Rowan counted. With Ammie on the electric guitar, Kay on the bass, Kat on the piano and Adel on the drums, the song began.

"I enter the great hall

For a nice big lunch

flooed from the muggle mall

after giving that bully a punch" Adel began

"I sit down beside my mates

and asked what’s the special today

holy crap it’s something I hate

why did it have to be this way?" continues Kay

"Sand and wich, sand and wich

all for the wizard and witch

upon the sight of one sandwich

all of us we cry like bitches

It’s the sadness of the sandwiches" they all sang in unison

"There's nothing to eat

only this dumb sandwich

filled with mayo and meat

reminds me of the dumb bitch

Who I wanna beat" Kat sang

"The sandwiches are hard as rock

useful to throw at those bitches

Snooping around the block

they suspect we're witches

and wanna turn us in

but where they belong

is in just a bin" Ammie continued

Again, as they sang the chorus in harmony, having the time of their lives, with Rowan low-key vibing to the catchy tune.

With a last note, the song ceased, and Rowan stopped recording. "That was brilliant, you guys!" she gushed "It's worth being on WizardTube"

"Well... That was great" Kat grinned. "Wanna go get some ice cream?" Adel suggested. "Fuck yeah"

[neonbluewaves]

Would a romance/strictly platonic but nevertheless strong bond ( they would totally be each other’s bridesmaids/best man/woman at the other’s wedding) be possible between Neon and the other dating options if she wasn’t with Tulip? Ex. What would a relationship between her and Chiara/Talbott look like?

Anon, not gonna lie, I had to get help from a native speaking english mutual to understand what you asked, and I hope we got it right.

Romance wise, seeing the latest options, it would be Badeea (you hear that screech? it’s my friend thriving because I’m finally drawing them) 

Neon has a type and it’s blue nerds and Badeea fits that, she’s just a different type of nerd from Tulip, she’s an  ~ 𝒂 𝒓 𝒕 ~ nerd.

(btw isn’t artsy girl x bad boy girl like a classic in fanfiction? ahahaha terrible)

some headcanons (courtesy of my friend’s clownassery mostly)

-they both have unusual ways to tackle things so boredom isn’t common for them

-Badeea loves to draw and paint while Neon plays the violin or guitar for her, no singing tho (yet), helps her with artblock

-she goes to Neon’s Quidditch matches, but she’s always the only one sitting down, sketchbook on her lap, she likes to draw what happens in the air. After that she shows them to Neon, which cheers her up when she ends up in the Hospital Wing.

-Has a block filled only for sketches of Neon, but she keeps it secret because it’s embarassing, and Neon would use it to tease her (just a little bit, she’d think it’s cute)

-Badeea is more lowkey about PDA, like holding hands or chaste kisses, while Neon doesn’t care much, shameless, so she adapts to what Badeea is comfortable with 

-Since Neon knows quite a lot about Spanish art she takes Badeea to musems and acts as her personal guide, Badeea loves to hear it all from her rather than the actual guides

-she almost had a heart attack when she saw all the pieces Neon has in her house, she said she could keep any she liked but she refused

As for platonic relationships, I’ve given Neon some as I said in previous posts, with Rowan ( Meredith/Alex brotp like) with Penny (Meredith/Cristina brotp, yeah I know I can be annoying with grey’s anatomy, let me live >:v), with Charlie and Tonks definetly too. Neon manages to surround her with good hearted people who won’t give up on her, she needs that 😔

But talking about the ating options, and putting aside Penny for a moment, a very important friendship I didn’t expect to develop and make so close is Neon and Jae. At first they were just supposed to be casual friends that get along because of detention, but the more I drew them, the more I liked them and their interactions, and soon enough I made it “canon” that they stay close even after graduation, where Neon hires him to work for her, playing at his strenghts. It feels right that they get so close as they get to know each other, bonding over how they hate that others percieve them negatively for things they have no control over, like Jae being better at “the wrong sort of stuff” or Neon being expected to do wrong or turn violent at some provocation.

They definetly are “I’ll be your best man/woman and get you so drunk you’ll look like shit at the wedding pictures” 

they’re ride or die for each other, specially at the stupidest dangerous shit, gotta headbutt your problems away, and their heads are very hard.

Neon’s strongest friendships are diferent ones from the others but I love them all the same.

[night-rhea]

@cleverglitteryfoxtrot and i, talked about this one time. Just one. And then, i met with Irvin (@annabelle-tanaka-official)

I haaave to draw it or i couldnt sleep..

Rock Band Au anyone?

At first i thought Night would be the one who sings, then i realized there is nothing more fitting them other than drummer. So maybe they can do back vocals? Aaand yelling parts? Lol i knew their powerfull voice could be good for something

Poorly looking pic because ı have no idea how to draw drums and somehow i choose tiny canvas... So lets ignore this.

Cool. I think.

[nicos-oc-hell]

To kick off the boy band au @night-rhea have fun with this little thing

[zuulosdovah]

My side of an art trade with @taurrigan! 

[tartheanmaid]

Wreaking Havoc

No album covers for Year 1 and 2 because the band didn’t form until the summer before Year 3 // Tulip didn’t join until mid-Year 3

MORE ABOUT OREGON (you should probably read this first or else none of this is gonna make sense) - https://eyelash-curler.tumblr.com/post/633897484436062208/hphm-profile-oregon-emilia-havoc

Year 1

she -  about Penny Haywood and Oregon struggling with realizing her attraction to girls {dodie}

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1c5H0Sc0nDG18pWWuJIBvb?si=qeC0uBqFQLevS5xu9aDhkQ

Year 2

strawberry blonde - about Oregon asking Penny to be her girlfriend(she uses the song to ask her out) {mitski} all I ever wanted was u - Oregon is struggling with the burden of her first Cursed Vault but is glad Penny is there for her and is falling hard {dalynn}

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/261EKjkDFIVLIlyXzYQ71W?si=5govUqidQu-NNZ_-DnM-nA

Year 3

album cover:

note from the band: the band has come together! oregon havoc - lead vocals, backup guitar(acoustic); penny haywood - backup vocals, backup guitar(electric); chiara lobosca - drums; nymphadora tonks - keyboard; tulip karasu - bass

girls just wanna have fun- Testing the waters as a band with a cover of one of the girls’ favorite songs {the mayries} could this be love? - Oregon starting to ask herself if she’s in love with Penny she is {saturn 17} right now - Oregon struggling with saying those three special words out loud {saturn 17} thrifted youth - Tulip venting through song(written by Tulip, sung by Oregon) {dalynn}

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jGVzOqvIGmgKzRO6u8lgc?si=peofBXM_TOWBkHRvI5xfjQ

Year 4

album cover:

note from the band: this band believes in orenelope(oregon x penny) supremacy -tonks ;)

closer - Oregon singing about her and Penny’s relationship {tegan and sara} she pt 2 - Oregon reflecting on the song she wrote in year 1 and how she has grown and become more unapologetic about her sexuality {jen foster} kiss me - a song that Oregon wrote for her and Penny’s date under the stars(First Date TLSQ) {sixpence none the richer}

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vpnaoto5QjNzz2olitfZe?si=yFFADJL9TPS868ymakRLWQ

Year 5

album cover:

note from the band: no more songs abt penny sowwy its only ismelda now -chiara // penny's still in the band though, her and oregon just broke up -tonks ;)

sofia - Oregon falling in love with Ismelda and asking her to take a chance on them(alternatively titled “izzy”) {clario} i need to be alone - Oregon feeling useless in freeing beatrice {girl in red} sweet hibiscus tea - Oregon venting through song about the pressure being the “Cursed Vault Kid” puts on her and feeling like it’s her responsibility to save the school each year when a new curse is unleashed(also maybe a bit of imposter syndrome) {penelope scott} 10 shots of nyquil - Oregon discovering her absolutely fucking terrible coping mechanism {dalynn}

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Ia8unyRTAESh8nO680oZG?si=OLTHnizMTtCxlssazKf0MQ

Year 6

album cover:

note from the band: merlin can jae and oregon just get married already?? - tulip!

couple of kids - Oregon reminiscing about her lost childhood and her slowly falling for Jae {maggie lindemann} 1965 - Oregon comparing her and Jae’s relationship to that of her parents when they were young {zella day} where you are - in loving memory of Rowan Khanna {beth crowley} let ‘em talk - a fun party song about not caring what the fuck other people think written by oregon for the wreaking havoc x the weird sisters collab {kesha, eagles of death metal} boogie feet - a fun party song about uhhhhh(no one ever really figured it out but myron refused to change anything) written by myron wagtail for the wreaking havoc x the weird sisters collab {kesha, eagles of death metal}

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MboT1c0feEcRodLsk8WBS?si=dTsUtoe8Swmx0dl1krPULw

After Graduation

album cover:

note from the band: oregon finally learned how to play an electric guitar, courtesy of me - tulip! // JAE STOPPED BEING A COWARD AND GOT DOWN ON ONE KNEE - tonks;)

postitions - about Jae and Oregon’s engagement, also the bands first #1 hit song {rain paris}

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1E7ntvN8Py4MbGz4CsiyBQ?si=WYSyl_ojTIuLwTT9CEPP5g

Headcanons and Band Pics Under the Cut

Headcanons

The band is called “Wreaking Havoc” because all of the members are pretty mischievous, even if they don’t show it *cough* Penny *cough*.

It’s also called “Wreaking Havoc” because Oregon’s last name is Havoc and she’s the lead singer.

Dennis sits on the side of the stage at all of their performances.

Oregon is the lead singer and plays backup guitar(acoustic).

Penny is the backup singer.

Chiara plays the drums.

Tonks plays the keyboard.

Tulip plays the bass.

Yes, when the song calls for an acoustic guitar she does sit on a stool like a fucking indie kid.

But when she’s not playing the guitar she’s on roller skates.*

On each album one(or more) of the members writes a little note that’s printed on the back like it’s in sharpie(it is in sharpie on the band’s copy)

After playing with “The Weird Sisters” in her second year, Oregon gets their advice on lots of things having to do with the band.

Myron’s advice is a big part of their success(The collabs come in handy as well).

The band’s genres are synth pop electropop, and indie pop.

Oregon also plays spoons but not in the band.

Penny plays the piano but not in the band.

Tulip has tried to teach Oregon how to play the bass but she just. cannot.

Oregon has a habit of bringing people up on stage to dance with them. They almost always go back into the crowd a blushing mess.

Oregon calls Ismelda “Izzy”.

Penny’s real name is Penelope.

*picture of said roller skates

Band Pics(After Graduation)

[nostalgiaslithersin]

Muggle!MC Challenge

The timing of your challenge couldn’t have been better, @cursebreakerfarrier​, because I was actually thinking about this the other day!

The Picrew I used can be found here.

Muggle!Lee: 

Lee was a mix of jock and nerd growing up. Participated in sports like football and rugby, and cofounded his secondary school’s chess club with his friend Murphy McNully.  

He was also super into computer science and physics. 

(Most sciences are fascinating to him, really. Biology is probably his least favorite.) 

A gifted student. Valedictorian of his class in both secondary school and university... at the cost of his sleep schedule and sanity, among other things. 

Seriously. Keeping up with classes, extracurricular activities, and work would be difficult for any person, but for someone like Lee who has trouble retaining focus for extended periods of time, it was especially taxing. He was working his fingers to the bone and fueling up on caffeine daily to survive. 

(Hello, undiagnosed ADHD. My old friend.)

Speaking of university, in my early drafts of Lee’s HPHM character, I toyed with the idea of him being an inventor of some sort in the future, so my mind immediately went to robotics for Muggle!Lee. I could see him pursuing something like electrical engineering as a major and future career.

He would definitely be a big fan of MythBusters later in life when it aired, btw. That’s just a given. 

And I could see him taking part in those competitions where robots designed by the player(s) fight each other. Idk, it just feels like something he’d be totally into haha.

As for his love life, that was one of the ‘other things’ that suffered as a result of Lee's hectic schedule/workaholic tendencies. 

Before his husband, his most significant relationship was with aspiring athlete Skye Parkin, and it was very tumultuous. On-and-off-again for years, with a bad ending. Completely destroyed their friendship and turned Lee off to serious relationships for a long time. 

Later in his adulthood, Lee met Detective Talbott Winger at a mutual friend’s (Penny's!) birthday party. He saw him hovering on the outskirts of the crowd and made it his mission that night to talk to him. 

Talbott, being the grumpy introvert we know and love, had every intention to duck out of the party early and was subsequently very annoyed when a random guy came up to him and started making conversation. 

They talked out on the balcony until three in the morning, and in the end, Tal gave Lee his number. To this day, he has no idea how that happened.

They got married two years later, and have been together ever since. 

Their family includes three older children they adopted together, a toad named Toad, and a pair of parrots named after two of Talbott’s favorite poets. 

Muggle!Phoebe:

She was 100% a band geek growing up. Was always involved in orchestra and choir all throughout her education years. Some things never change. 

She also occasionally partook in football with friends, playing as a goalie. 

It’s through this where she meets Orion Amari, a new kid at their school who asked to join their game after watching them play. 

Considering he didn’t look like the jock type, Phoebe was unprepared for how damned good a player he was and lost her goal-saving hot streak to a well-executed score of his. It wasn’t enough to save his team, but it kickstarted Phoebe’s friendly vendetta against him and got them talking.  

Their friendship developed very quickly, and it was to the surprise of no one when they started dating the following year. They were clearly smitten with each other. 

They broke up two years later, but it was amicable and mostly due to graduating and going their separate ways. They remained good friends.

Uni was when Phoebe really came into herself and her identity as a bisexual woman. She was closeted and struggled with her attraction to women throughout her teenage years, but as an adult, she finally felt ready to explore her sexuality and eventually found confidence and pride in it.

She studied music theory, btw. Like Witch!Phoebe, music is her life’s passion and her dream is to be a rock star. 

She was part of a queer, all-female punk rock band as the lead guitarist and one of the vocalists.They were very popular on campus.

The band broke up shortly after uni due to creative differences. It was also rumored that lead vocalist Merula Snyde did not take well to Phoebe dating Tulip Karasu, her ex-girlfriend whom she still secretly had feelings for, which caused a massive rift between the two musicians. 

(The rumor was true, and the stress of it all ended up being the undoing of Phoebe and Tulip’s relationship as well. RIP.)

After graduating, Phoebe worked a lot of odd jobs to support herself while she slowly but surely began to make a name for herself within the music industry, eventually starting a well-received hard rock band with her favorite (and only) brother, Jacob, and his best friend Duncan Ashe. 

It was during a performance at a pub in Glasgow, Scotland, that Phoebe had a surprise reunion with Orion. The pair had fallen out of touch in the decade they’d been apart, but it became apparent very quickly as they caught up that the love between them hadn’t faded with time. 

And since I’m predictable, they do get back together and stay together for the rest of their lives.

In Phoebe’s mind, her greatest achievement in life is the two daughters she has with Orion, but the first album she ever put out with her band and her continuously growing and varying discography is definitely up there as well. :)

[heleneplays]

@ravenclaw-craftsgirl said:

In order to calm your Ada, gently yet firmly hold her so as to get Bliss a protective feeling. Pet her head gently, while softly humming as it produces a low vibration to soothe your Ada. Varied treats are optional as Adas are prone to become irritable when hungry. Lastly, be sure to have a warm blanket and heater nearby for your Ada so that they may sleep comfortably once they are calm.

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for @ask-bincopper , may they recieve my love ✊😔

[jolynejay]

couldn’t resist the urge to draw @no53472‘s Ari because i just had to?? much more simplistic then what i originally planned but i spent too much time on searching reference material…

[neonbluewaves]

After seeing this by @yantarnii , I remembered this glorious pic people used as one of those “draw the squad like this” memes, and I’ve been dying to do this, because of course Neon is on board with anything these weirdos ask her, this is basically La movida

[the-al-chemist]

Take all the time you need on this. It has been a long day and the life of Superhero! Al was very busy being amazing.

What are little changes you have made about the personalities of your Rockstar! cast that we can look forward to as a departure from the HPHM kids we know and love?

Awww, thanks Kate 💛 I’ve done absolutely nothing all day since I left work, it’s been wonderful 😂 and Happy FFWF to you, too!

Ohhh, Rockstar!AU, my beloved…

So, without wanting to give too much away, the main characters of @lifeofkaze’s Art of Balance (i.e. the Quidditch crew and Charlie Weasley) are your main players, along with my MC Artemis and Merula Snyde. There are also roles played by your lovely KC, Andre Egwu, and @that-scouse-wizard’s David Willows, and cameos from David’s stepsister Amelia, Bill Weasley, Emily Tyler, Talbott Winger, @whatwouldvalerydo’s Talia Hayes and @night-rhea’s Night Rhea, and there are a couple of references to @carewyncromwell and @hphmmatthewluther as well… it’s a pretty big project, TBH!

In terms of personality changes, we’ve tried to keep the characters having the same essence as they always have - Lizzie is still bright and bubbly, Orion is rambling and a bit of a hippy, Artemis is still as much of scowly little gremlin as ever. But, they are older, so the content is more mature, and more than anything, it’s the way the relationships between the characters that have changed.

For example, in my canon, Artemis and Merula are kind of two sides of the same coin - both have been largely neglected and left to run wild for a good portion of their childhood thanks to factors outside of their control, however they’ve been shaped by their relationships with others. Whereas Artemis chooses friendship and belonging, Merula chooses isolation. In the Rockstar!AU, it’s the other way around: Merula is part of the band, has surrounded herself with her own found (albeit dysfunctional) family, and Artemis is the one who has been going it alone for all these years. It makes for a softer Merula and a harder Artemis, which is a really interesting dynamic change that I’m having a lot of fun with.

The other character Artemis spends a lot of time with in the AU is my favourite boy Charlie Weasley. Again, the dynamics of their friendship has changed completely from my canon, in which they basically have been circling around each other from the age of eleven, and by the time they become friends, neither of them would really be able to remember how they first met or got to know one another - they’ve kind of just been there from the start. In the Rockstar!AU, they kind of get thrown together, which straight away forces them to interact. And if there’s one thing Artemis hates, it’s being forced to do anything…

[ontowanderlust]

Animanga

Jujutsu Kaisen

❅ Rewritten Fate : Platonic!Junpei & OC; First Year!Junpei Yoshino

What would’ve happened if the events that night changed? What if an anomaly showed up just when he needed it and completely rewrote his fate?

Sword Art Online

❅ Let’s rewrite history, shall we? : Eugeo/OC

Eugeo Headcanons no one asked for. That may or may not be a story later on. So what happens if Eugeo’s already an established character from the start?

❅ A Forewarning : Eugeo/OC

Second part of Eugeo headcanons where he and Kirito meets the guild, and a potential ally...

Imagines

Robbie Kay

❅ Smile, for me?  

POTC Co-stars!AU. Can you describe your perfect guy? 

Shawn Mendes

❅ 2 AM

Two insomniacs going for an adventure of their own 

❅ I Love You  

How does one try to confess without the person ever knowing it? 

❅ Let’s play a game!  

“You’ll pretend you don’t know how I feel, and I’ll pretend I’m not breaking inside.” 

❅ Only a Moment  

You say you’ve already moved on from him but why does he still have this effect on you? 

Tom Holland

❅ Hogwarts AU  

Remind me, whose fault was it why we’re not talking anymore? 

Ian Nelson

Supernatural School Series

The idea behind this story sprouted from my daydreams after reading this story. However, this series focuses more on the relationship between Ian Nelson (The guy who played young Derek Hale in Teen Wolf) and the reader where they happened to be co-stars and Ian had always harbored a crush on the Reader. This series may also known as the Party Games series.

❅  Two Truths and a Lie ❅  Twenty Questions ❅  Would you Rather?

Marvel

Loki Laufeyson

❅ Loki Dictionary

Loki Laufeyson., n.

Prince of Asgard., Rightful ruler of Jötunheim., Master Magician., Sorcerer., Trickster., Silvertongue., Agent of Chaos., god of mischief., god of lies

But there’s so much more to him than what meets the eye, isn’t there?

❅ 1 AM

Established!Loki x Reader where Reader is an Enhanced whose ability is to foresee and experience a stranger’s death

❅ I can’t lose you  

Sometimes, you need to know when to step back or walk away

❅ Is this what [love] feels like?  

Because of a misunderstanding, Loki expects his relationship to burn down in flames but Reader kept on surprising him

Peter Parker

❅ 5 Times Peter thought Tony was hugging him and that one time he actually did  

Based on this fanart, fanfiction about Tony Stark and Peter Parker’s relationship

Musicals

Newsies

❅ Spring time : Jojo Dela Guerrera/Reader

Spring time madness for our lil ray of sunshine  

❅ Party Games Series : Racetrack Higgins/Reader

How do you admit to yourself that you’ve fallen for someone? Through party games, of course. ❅ Truth or Dare

Otome Games

Mr. Love Queen’s Choice/ Mr. Love Dream Date

❅ MLQC Dictionary

It is after all, a love story in the form of dictionary, with entries from dialogue to epistolary, from aberrant to zenith, only a handful of which are longer than a page.

Mystic Messenger

❅ Bright like you

A Luciel entry for @/gureishi’s June event for the Choi twins: #More than words 2021. There are more than enough meaning for your name but I think this one is the best meaning out of all...

❅ Give me the stars

Another Saeyoung entry for @/gureishi’s June event for the Choi twins: #More than words 2021. He loves her... and that scares him the most. 

Potterverse

Felix Rosier

❅ Soulmate AU 

Felix week ‘18 entry. Inspired by a friend’s dream where one bears a burden while the other bears hope.

❅ HPHM MC

A little background of Lillian Sanguine, a character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

❅ HPHM Veela!MC

Headcanons about MC being a veela

❅ HPHM Jacob

Hogwarts Mystery Event Day 5. MC’s dear old missing brother.

❅ HPHM Actor! AU

A little fun idea between writers

❅ HPHM Angst! AU

What’s life without little angsts?

❅ Centerfold  

Coffee shop AU for Felix week ‘18. A single photo can convey what the heart can’t say.

❅ E correi  

5 instances Felix called you those words and the one time he meant it.

Sibling!Jacob

❅ See you again  

This isn’t an illusion isn’t it? This isn’t a dream of a dream where your brother is right there, right within your reach, is it?

TV Series

Once Upon A Time

❅ Fascination : Peter Pan/Reader

“Why can’t I read you?”

❅ The Boy who could’ve been : Peter Pan/Reader

“Is this who you’ll be?”

❅ What is Happiness? : Henry Mills/Reader

“How do you define happiness?”

❅ Scars : Emma Swan/Reader

Established Relationship! Where Emma asks for the meaning behind the scars

❅ It’s a mad, mad world : Peter Pan/Reader

Cursed!AU where Reader and Peter can’t stand each other

❅ Goodbye means : Peter Pan/Reader

Hero!AU where Peter Pan is one of the good guys and Reader sees the world in grey who happens to like Peter but does he like you as well?

❅ Jealousy Series : Peter Pan/Reader

Cursed!Peter Pan x Reader where Peter learns that there are different types of jealousy existed...

❅ The First Type: “I’m jealous but I’ll live,”

❅  Seven Kisses Series : Peter Pan/Reader

Cursed!AU where Reader and Peter Pan was swept by the curse just like everyone else. Reader is the princess of the Underworld whose True Love happen to be the Prince of Lost Boys.

❅ First Kiss (On the back of her hand) ❅ Second Kiss (On her knees) ❅ Third Kiss (On the nose) ❅ Fourth Kiss (On the forehead) ❅ Fifth Kiss (On the cheek) ❅ Sixth Kiss (On the neck) ❅ Seventh Kiss (On the lips)

The Flash

❅ Even if it hurts? : Barry Allen/Caitlin Snow

“You pause for a minute and two then try again”

The Umbrella Academy

❅ 7 times he confessed and the 1 time she accepted his confession : Five Hargreeves/Reader

For all it’s worth, he just want to confess his feelings, dammit!

❅ When he’s drunk ❅ When he’s overwhelmed ❅ When he’s trying to apologize ❅ When there’s only one bed  ❅ When they’re dancing  ❅

Original Works

❅ 5 Stages

The rollercoaster of emotion called love

❅ 12:12  

‘Tis a story of a guy trying to slip through the cracks of a broken girl

❅ I grew up

At what cost?

❅ I wonder

It’s all fairytales and stories until...

❅ That Kind of love  

It’s not unrequited love, but it isn’t a requited love either...

Inner Musings

❅ Rain  ❅ Writers ❅ Comfort ❅ Notebook ❅ Hands ❅ Affection  ❅ Play Pretend  ❅ Tell me  ❅ How’s it like?  ❅

Poetry

❅ Don’t tell me ❅ Vulnerable  ❅ What I truly mean  ❅ I only love three things  ❅ Melody  ❅

❅ None yet ❅

❅ None yet ❅

❅ None yet ❅

❅ Forget the Past Series

An original story of mine created back in high school which depict the story of five girls who experienced the same heartbreak, created a band to forget what they’ve been through while doing so, they had forgotten what it really means to live their lives....

❅ Fall

“What’s gonna make you fall?”

❅ If Only  

“Should I let my heart keep listening?”

❅ The 72nd Hunger Games Series

Before Katniss Everdeen volunteered for her sister’s place in the 74th Hunger Games and eventually igniting the flame of rebellion, there had already been several unfortunate children who had been fighting for their own little sparks.

❅ District 1 Female: Reaping Story

[hphmmatthewluther]

HPHM April Prompts 2021: Day 7: When Your Reflection Plots Against You (Part 3)

What is this, a crossover episode?

Okay, so funny story! The end to the story I’ve been doing recently and today’s prompt are about the same thing, so I sort of have to have them both be the thing for today because yeah! Part 1/3 Part 2/3

Anyway, onto...

Prompt 7: MC’s First Kiss

When Matthew finally came to, he had a pounding headache. He pushed himself up with the guitar case, getting back onto his face, before noticing the mirror. He wasn’t in it. Of course, Matthew thought, I’m the reflection now. He looked behind him, hoping to see where that light had come from. There was nothing. Apart from him, the bathroom was empty. Suddenly, he heard a door creak. On the other side of the mirror, in the real world, Charlie Weasley had walked in. Matthew moved towards the mirror.

“Charlie!” he tried, but to no avail, “Charlie!” 

But there was nothing. It was like he was a ghost. Actually, I’m less than a ghost now. He sighed, moving back towards the guitar case. With nothing else to do, he picked up the instrument and slung it onto his back, before leaving the boys’ toilets. It occurred to him that he needed to find Edwin before he did anything too embarrassing, or before he got to his friends.

It was bizarre to see the halls of Hogwarts empty, but with all the same buzz of people moving up and down. It was rather like there being a conversation happening in the other room, but you couldn’t for the life of you find that room. He tried to marshal his thoughts as to where Edwin would go with his body. The lake, obviously, he thought to himself. But something rather strange happened to this alternate Hogwarts as Matthew approached the school grounds. What should have been the quidditch lesson area and the whomping willow, and the Forbidden Forest, was instead an inky black void, with large tubes of light jutting into it from various windows. It was solid, and Matthew couldn’t pass through it. A good way away he could see the grass around the Black Lake.

“So I can’t go anywhere that isn’t reflected.” he deduced aloud. Matthew tried to relax his breathing. This was just another riddle, and he would have to solve it. And for that, he’d need to focus.

“Shut up, Barnaby!”

Matthew twisted around, noticing the images of Merula, Ismelda and Barnaby hanging in the air through a small shield-shaped window. A Prefect’s badge, Matthew thought before leaning in to take a closer look.

“What is it?” Barnaby asked quietly.

“I just...I thought I heard him...” Merula said, her violet eyes scanning the corridor.

“Who?” asked Ismelda, irritated at having to stop.

“Luther, of course!” she snapped. Matthew’s eyes widened. “He was saying something about reflections...”

“Yes, I’m over here!” Matthew yelled. He didn’t care how it had happened, he was just happy that it did.

Merula moved up and down the corridor. “Luther, where the hell are you?!”

Ismelda and Barnaby watched, both very much confused by all of this.

Matthew felt relief wash over him. “Merula, I’m-”

“I’m right here.” came his own voice. Coming into view from the side of the badge was Edwin, wearing his body.

“Oh, there you are.” she said stiffly. Matthew watched as Edwin flicked his braceletless hand at the badge, and he knew he had placed a Silencing Charm on it. Matthew could only pray Merula could sniff Edwin out.

“What’s got you so happy?” she asked with a scowl on her face.

“Oh, nothing really...” Edwin said absentmindedly. “Anyway, what did you want?”

“W-What did I want?” she asked incredulously. “You’re the one who called me over!”

“I’m pretty sure I didn’t.” he said, shrugging. Matthew felt a surge of anger at him.

“Yes you did!” said Merula, exasperated.

Edwin cocked his head, then turned to the other two Slytherins, “Did either of you hear anything?”

“No, I didn’t.” said Ismelda.

“No, nothing.” said Barnaby. 

“Well, there you go.” Edwin concluded, “Maybe you’re hearing things.”

“I am not!” Merula yelled, going slightly red.

“Sure. Whatever.” he said, running a hand through Matthew’s hair, “So, you going down to the lake later?”

“W-What? No...” said Merula, confused. Barnaby, however, nodded.

“I am! It’s gonna be great fun!” he exclaimed.

“I don’t care.” Ismelda sneered.

“Mm, it’s just that everyone is going to be there. And I thought, seeing as you can’t go to Hogsmeade, you’d want to go to a party when you could.”

Matthew felt his heart break as he saw Merula’s expression. This wasn’t fair. Nobody treated his mortal enemy like this, especially not someone like Edwin.

“F-Fine, I’ll go.” Merula conceded. “C-Come on, you two.” They stepped into the inky void, Merula wearing an expression that Matthew knew all too well. Fear.

“You could have been a bit nicer, Matt.” came a voice. Matthew realised just which Prefect’s badge he was looking through. And Edwin had no idea.

“Oh...I guess I could.” he admitted, “But I got her to go to the party, and isn’t that what matters?”

“It does if she doesn’t actually want to go.” said Bill Weasley, “You of all people should know that.”

Edwin shrugged, before heading into the void too. Bill must have followed him, for the Prefect badge vanished too. He had to get to the lake quickly, and find Merula and tell her what was happening. From there, however, he was at a bit of a loss. Maybe if he got the book back and managed to reveal the ink, he could find a way to return to his body. That would explain why he didn’t want me to get the book back, he thought. But before all that, he had to actually get to the lake in the first place. He looked up at the tubes of light which splintered the void. Matthew grinned. He’d had an idea, and it wasn’t half bad. He headed up towards Ravenclaw tower at breakneck speed, avoiding the void that appeared in corridors with less mirrors. Eventually, he found his way up to the door to the Common Room. The Eagle knocker looked up at him.

“You are here, yet you are not here.” it said. “Curious. Now, I am at the start of every race, the end of every Bludger, and in the middle of Paris. What am I?”

Matthew thought for a moment, before smirking. “R.”

The eagle nodded, before the door opened.

“Hmm, that’s odd.” said Rowan,as Matthew came in. “ Wonder why the door’s opened...” Matthew sighed as he and the other Ravenclaws looked up and saw right through him.

“I’ll tell you when I get out, Rowan.” he said. There was no reaction. Matthew headed up to his dormitory, where he found his Cleansweep resting against his four-poster bed. He reached for it, hoping, and while his left hand went straight through it, his right hand gripped the wood, the silver bracelet’s carvings glowing as it happened. Matthew grinned, before looking back at the mirror. In it, he could see the Black Lake out the window. He also saw the Cleansweep floating in midair. This gave Matthew another idea. He crept back down to the Common Room, and saw the Ravenclaws’ expressions of pure shock at a floating broom.

“Hey, isn’t that Matthew’s Cleansweep?” said Andre. Matthew couldn’t help but grin as he twirled the broomstick in his hands, causing it to spin. Then, he started to back up into the boys’ dormitory. Rowan, Andre, Tulip and Talbott all followed it until they came to Matthew’s four poster bed. He used the broom to wave at the four, then tried to make a beckoning gesture. After that, he hopped on and flew out the window, leaving them flabbergasted as the pilotless broom headed towards the lake.

It was an odd sensation, flying down a thin strip of the Hogwarts grounds, going over a small fraction of the Whomping Willow, watching students blip in and out of existence. He sped down the hill until he was over the lake, when he noticed a large gathering of students reflected in the water near the shore. He saw that there was a table with food laid out before them. He slowly moved down a few yards away, landing his broom and resting it against a nearby tree. He couldn’t risk Edwin finding out he was here again. Matthew shook his head. He had hoped that third year would be a little less eventful than last year, though he should have known that this would be impossible. Rueing his bad luck, he headed towards the party, not registering four Ravenclaws show up behind him.

“I’m so glad you all made it!” he heard Penny cheer, as the party got underway. At least, it did in the waters of the Black Lake. Matthew, meanwhile, only had a few feet of ground to work with before it gave way to the void. He saw people enter and exit the darkness, until he finally saw Merula. He knew he couldn’t just talk to her, as much as he wanted to. No, he had to find another way. Then, it occurred to him that he had Edwin’s guitar on his back. He set it onto the floor and undid the zip on the leather, before pulling it open.

For an acoustic guitar, it was pretty impressive. It had several magical runes on the wood, and the strings were a brilliant blue, just like the ropes which had pulled him through the mirror. He silently thanked his father for being part of a band when he was younger and pulled out the guitar, putting the strap around his shoulder. Even from here, he could see Edwin moving everyone’s groups away from the lake, especially Merula’s. Matthew had been where she was several times before, feeling like everybody knew how to act at a party except for you. Matthew gritted his teeth,  moved towards the lake, both him and the guitar invisible, and started to play.

A A A A, D D, Em Em Em Em, D D…

***

Merula looked up, hearing the sounds of a guitar. It wasn’t a song she recognised, so she assumed it was some Muggle music. She could recognise the chords though. A A A A, D D, Em Em Em Em, D D… though she couldn’t see anyone playing. She walked through the students, ducking out of the way when she saw Matthew. He was talking with Chiara and Penny, but it didn’t look like how Matthew usually talked. Normally, he was reserved, quiet, a little hunched over. Not here. No, here it reminded her of some of the irritating sods in Preston’s gang. Merula scowled, before heading towards the music. Strangely enough, it seemed to be coming from inside the Lake… but that couldn’t be…

“Psst, Merula!”

She looked down into the water. There was her reflection, but next to it stood Matthew Luther, with a rune covered guitar.

“Don’t look at me!” he hissed, “Turn around and act like you don’t see me!”

Merula obeyed, turning on the spot. Secretly, she had been hoping for an explanation for his behaviour today; he had been amicable enough at first, but over the last few hours or so he had become rather cocky and boastful.

“Merula, that isn’t me.” he said, still playing the guitar, “That arse took my body!”

Her eyes widened. “He’s a changeling?!”

“If...if that’s what they’re called, yeah.”

Merula found it in her to smirk. “Really Luther, I forget how little you know about the Wizarding World.”

“It’s not my fault our Defence against the Dark Arts teachers have been rubbish.” he remarked.

“Eh, you’re not wrong there, they have been awful.” she admitted. “So how the hell did this happen?”

“Long story short: Some guy named Edwin appeared in the mirror saying he was trapped and needed help escaping.” Matthew explained, “I agreed, though I didn’t realise just how I’d be helping him.”

Merula stared at Edwin. Yes, she saw it now. It was like a Metamorphmagus had turned into him, or someone had used Polyjuice Potion. That’s why she’d felt so uncomfortable around him. Because it wasn’t Matthew. “So, how do we get him out?”

Matthew looked a little surprised. “Oh, I thought you’d suggest leaving me here.”

She laughed, genuinely, before shaking her head. “Luther, if I left you there this Edwin would have to be my rival. And I don’t like the sound of that at all. You’re my mortal enemy, Luther, and nobody gets to doom you for eternity except me.”

Matthew grinned through the water. “Thanks, Merula. Now, do you have anything reflective on you?” She shuffled through her pockets until she pulled out a silver comb.

“By the way, since when could you play guitar?” she asked, as Matthew appeared in the comb.

“Oh, my Dad taught me. I just know a few songs, though, not much.” he confessed.

“Alright...” began Merula, nervously moving towards the throng of students, “What do we do?”

“There’s a book in my bag called The Ramifications of Our Reflections.” Matthew explained, “It has some text in invisible ink that Edwin really didn’t want me to see, to our best bet is grabbing the book and finding out what it says.”

“Ah, so we’re stealing from him!” she declared quietly.

“Well, no, it’s my book!” Matthew yelled, before adding, “Well, it’s technically Snape’s, but he took it from me, so there.”

They neared the pile of everyone’s bags, and Merula bent down to grab hers, before manoeuvring towards Matthew’s satchel. Slowly, while eyeing the changeling, Merula bent down and grabbed the book, quickly placing it in her own bag. She took a sigh of relief, and quickly walked away.

“Now what?” she whispered, before seeing Ismelda.

“This party's boring. I’m heading back to the common room.” she declared.

“Good idea.” Merula said, walking with her. 

“Don’t worry, she can’t see me.” Matthew reassured her, “Now all we need to do is heat up the book and we can see the information.”

Merula nodded as they headed away from the party, but they were stopped on their way back by Edwin.

“Hey, wh-where you going?” he asked, his usual cocky demeanour in full swing.

“We’re leaving.” Merula declared, “This party is boring, and you shouldn’t have invited us.”

Edwin stared at her for a moment. “Is that so.” he said, not even trying to make it a question.

“Yeah...I’m leaving now...bye.” she said, heading off. Ismelda looked at her, then at Edwin.

“Wow, she really doesn’t like you.” she said, “What’d you do to her?”

“I would worry more about what I’m going to do.” Edwin growled.

“Merula...” Matthew began, “Get to my broom. It’s right by the lake.” When she looked at the comb, confused, Matthew just shouted “GO!” and that got her moving.

She sprinted back down the hill, where she saw the Cleansweep resting by a tree. She grabbed a hold of it and saw Edwin racing after her.

“Just wait a minute!” he yelled, as Merula kicked off the ground. Matthew quickly put the guitar onto his back as the ground fell beneath them, and soon they were soaring over the grounds once again.

“Now how’d she know the broom was there?” Rowan asked aloud. “Matthew, do you-”

“Curse them!” Edwin bellowed, heading off after her, wand in hand. Ismelda hissed.

“Oh no you don’t...” she muttered, running after him. Bill stood nearby, very much concerned.

“Something’s going on here...” he deduced, before joining the chase. Of course, Merula and Matthew had the advantage of having a broomstick, which allowed them to get to the other side of the school in very little time. They ended up on the second floor, just above the Great Hall.

“Nobody uses these toilets.” Merula explained, “Myrtle’s always kicking up a fuss.”

They headed into the girl’s bathroom, which was oddly quiet.

“That’s strange.” said Merula, “I wonder where she’s gone.” Matthew appeared in a mirror near the sink.

“That was close.” he admitted, looking on as Merula pulled Ramifications out of her satchel. “Now all we need to do is heat it up and we’ll be set. Be careful though, we don’t want to set it on fire.”

“Right.” Merula said, placing the book on the ground. Matthew moved closer, appearing in a puddle of water. “Incendio Parvus!” A small flame appeared on the tip of Merula’s wand, which she moved down towards the paper. “Hey, it’s working!” she said excitedly.

“Great! Find the part about freeing people from mirrors!” Matthew implored, placing down the guitar.

“Okay, okay...” she said, flicking through the pages.

“Um...Merula...” Matthew began, “Sorry for dragging you into this.”

“Hmph...it’s...I mean, it wasn’t you, was it? It was that changeling who was the arse.”

“I know, but I made the deal with him...” he lamented.

“Yeah, I know, but...” she paused, looking over at Matthew’s puddle. “Oh come on. He gave you what you wanted, right?”

Matthew considered this. “Yeah. I guess he did.”

Merula smirked again. “What’d you even ask for?”

Matthew suddenly looked nervous. “I...um, I just wanted advice. We’d had that argument yesterday, and so I was just...I didn’t want to make things worse every time I saw you, or anyone else.”

Merula frowned. “Th-That’s it?!”

“Yeah...that’s it.”

She looked at him through the water, before bursting into laughter. “What?” he asked, more confused than ever.

“Sorry, it’s just...” she paused to wipe her hair out of her face, “It’s weird how little you trust yourself. I mean, you make friends all the time. I’m the one who can’t make friends and can’t go to Hogsmeade.”

Matthew frowned at her. “You don’t have to talk about-”

“It’s alright.” she reassured him. “I-I just...it’s my aunt. She says I’m not doing well enough in Defence against the Dark Arts.”

“But that’s not fair, the teachers are total tw-”

“I know that.” said Merula, “But my aunt thinks that I need to revise more...and she’s my legal guardian...so...”

“Merula, I’m sorry. You know...if you wanted to, I could give you a hand with...you know, studying and stuff.”

“Is that so?” she said, flicking through the pages with her other hand. “I don’t know...we’re mortal enemies. I don’t know how I’d feel about- Ah ha!” she exclaimed suddenly, “Freeing those trapped in the Reflected Realm! Bingo!”

Matthew craned his neck to see, but to no avail. Merula seemed to notice. “Oh, right, sorry. If a wizard or witch has been trapped within the Reflected Realm, they must be freed by breaking the contract forged between them and a changeling. To do this, one must return to the mirror of entry, destroy the surface they made the deal with and recite the phrase “Contractus est inanis. Corpus meum.” From there, the changeling will return to the Reflected Realm once it touches any reflective surface.”

“Brilliant!” said Matthew, “What are we waiting for? Let’s go!”

Merula extinguished the flame. “Okay, okay! You remember the phrase, right?”

“Course. Contractus est inanis. Corpus meum.”

“Good. Where’d you make the deal?” she asked, packing the book away.

“The boy’s toilets. Sixth floor.” This caused Merula’s face to scrunch up.

“Look, it won’t be for long. Once I get to the mirror, we can leave right away and find Edwin.” he explained.

“...Fine. I’m gonna get you for this one day, Luther...”

“I hope you get the chance, Merula...I really do...”

A minute or two later, Merula had made her way to the sixth floor, and was standing right outside the boy’s toilets.

“C-Can’t I just wait outside?” she asked. Matthew nodded, before heading inside on his own, the guitar still on his back. He instantly came back out.

“I’m afraid you can’t, Merula.” he said nervously. Merula groaned, before poking her head into the room. Standing in the U-bend, in front of a large magical field, was the body of Matthew Luther, and the vile grin of Edwin.

“We meet again. I’m so glad I don’t have to hide from you anymore.” he said. Matthew sneaked into view on one of the nearby mirrors, glaring at the sphere.

“Listen to me, Edwin. I am the Most Powerful Witch at Hogwarts,” Merula announced, “,and unless you vacate my mortal enemy’s body this instant, I will rain hell upon you!”

Edwin stared for a moment, before bursting into maniacal laughter. “Ooh, that’s a good one! I see why Matthew likes you!”

“I’m getting to that mirror, Edwin,” declared Matthew, “And you won’t stop me.”

Edwin pointed Matthew’s wand at Merula. “I somehow doubt that. I haven’t had a wand of my own in so long, I-”

“You still don't!” Matthew butted in.

“Silence!” Edwin yelled, sending Charm after Charm at the various mirrors. Merula watched as Matthew tried to mouth his words, before opting for a simple hand gesture. Merula pointed her own wand at Edwin.

“Sorry, I don’t take orders from you.” she sneered. “Flipendo!”

A burst of magic shot out of her wand at Edwin, who quickly moved out of the way, before yelling “Incendio!”, causing fire to leap towards Merula. She moved quickly out of the way, before pointing her wand back at Edwin, but he was faster. “Petrificus Totalus!” he shouted, sending a wave of paralysis at Merula, who felt herself fall to the ground. Matthew leapt towards the field of magic. He stepped through it, ending up on the other side with relative ease. Oh, the joys of the Reflected Realm, he thought to himself before reaching the mirror. Now he had to destroy it. He loosened his silver bracelet until it became a sort of fisticuff around his hand, and pulled back his arm.

“No!” roared Edwin, pointing Matthew’s own wand at him. “CRU-”

“Expelliarmus!”

Matthew’s wand flew out of Edwin’s hand over to the other side. Into the room came Rowan, Bill and Ismelda. But it wasn’t them that fired that disarming spell. It was Merula.

“It’s funny.” she said, “I never bought into that ‘wand chooses the wizard’ crap. But I think it well and truly has this time...changeling. Now, Luther!” she yelled, as the three newcomers looked around confused. Matthew took the bracelet and bashed it into the mirror. There wasn’t a scratch on the silver, but the mirror cracked into a thousand pieces.

“Contractus est inanis. Corpus meum!” he recited, as the several shards of the mirror began to glow. Blue ropes appeared between Matthew and Edwin, which snapped in two with a loud twang. Rowan pointed at the mirror. 

“Matt! What are you doing in a mirror? With a guitar?” they asked, flabbergasted.

Edwin glared daggers at his double. “Matt...my guy Matt...” he snarled, wiping the hair out of his face. “If you think getting that mirror broken was difficult, you’ll have one hell of a time putting me back-”

“Glacius Maledictus!” Matthew yelled, having picked up his wand. His bracelet glowing, ice began to coat the floor of the toilets. Perfect Ice.

Edwin looked down at his blue reflection. Matthew looked back up at him.

“...It’s a fair cop.” Edwin admitted. He looked at Merula. “A very fair cop...You know what Matt, I’ve changed my mind about you. You’re no coward. You just needed a push is all. And here I am to give it to you.” he stepped forward to Merula, grinning. “It’s been fun. You’ll thank me later.” Edwin leaned forward. There was a great flash of light, and Matthew was pulled up from the ice and into the motion. When he opened his eyes, his lips were on Merula’s. Rowan audibly gasped. Ismelda actually stopped picking her nails. Bill took a deep breath, knowing what was about to come next.

“Uuurgh!” They both said, disconnecting instantly, Matthew bringing a hand from behind Merula and her placing her feet firmly back on the ground. They both, however, couldn’t hide their very red faces.

“Oh, that bastard!” Matthew groaned, wiping his mouth.

“Yuck, yuck, yuck!” said Merula, spitting onto the ground. Suddenly, they heard his laugh. Rowan pointed downwards. Inside the glass was a boy in denim and a flannel shirt, scowling.

“I was just the first of the monsters of the mirrors.” he announced, “There’ll be more, trust me! And when they get out, they’ll-” “Incendio.”

There was a horrifying screech as the ice suddenly melted, until the bathroom floor was covered in water. Then there was silence. Ismelda smiled, before placing her wand back into her pocket. “That’s for messing with my friends.” she droned, before turning to Matthew. She looked at him for a moment, before slapping him across the face. “And that’s for kissing Merula.”

“I didn’t do it on purpose!” Matthew said, rubbing his cheek, which was red for a completely different reason to Ismelda. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw two figures appear in the mirror for a moment, nod, then vanish.

“Ok, now can someone please explain what’s going on?” Bill asked.

“I can try.” said Matthew, stretching his jaw. Merula was still a bright pink, and was still wiping her mouth. “Was I really that bad?” he snickered.

“It was...just a surprise, Luther.” Merula said stiffly. “Don’t worry. I won’t slap you. Just don’t get any ideas.”

Rowan looked at them all, aghast. “Sorry, but are we overlooking the fact that Ismelda just killed a man?!”

***

“So, in summary...” said Dumbledore, sitting at his desk, “It’s been quite an eventful day or two for you, hasn’t it?”

Matthew nodded rapidly. They were all now in the Headmaster’s Office, along with Professors Snape, McGonagall and Flitwick.

“I am just glad that you are okay, Matthew.” squeaked the smallest wizard. “Changelings are very dangerous forces of nature.”

“I would like to remind Mr Luther,” sneered Snape, “That the next time he sees something unusual in the mirror, he is to come straight to a Head of House...and that goes for all of you, too.”

The students all nodded. “Well, if that’s everything,” said McGonagall, “I do believe you will all need sleep after a long day like this.”

“Minerva is correct.” said Dumbledore, “Though, if you have any questions or concerns...”

“Actually...” said Merula, “There’s one thing I still don’t understand. Why was I the only person who could see Matthew in the Reflected Realm?”

Dumbledore smiled. “Now that is a very interesting stroke of luck. You see, a very powerful Artifact of Protection can sometimes lend its protection to others around them. It is likely that Matthew’s bracelet,” he explained, leaning towards the boy, “Has seen your connection as the closest, and has decided to protect both of you. And perhaps, more. I imagine Mr Khanna was unable to find Edwin while he was in Matthew’s body for a reason.”

“So...what does that mean?” asked Merula

“It means you, Matthew, are Merula’s Artifactidal Guardian.” he declared. Matthew looked down at his bracelet. Was that why he gave it to him?

“Hang on...how much of a guardian?”

Dumbledore’s eye twinkled knowingly. “Enough of one, Matthew.” he said.

Merula looked at him, turning a little pink still. “What does- What do you-” But Matthew understood. He pulled out the sheet that the riddle was written on, as well as his pen, and began to scribble on the back of the parchment. Then, he gave it to Merula. She read it. Her jaw dropped.

Dear Professor Dumbledore,

I Matthew Luther, Artifactidal Guardian of Merula Snyde, hereby give her permission to visit Hogsmeade.

Merula passed the letter to Dumbledore in silence, who read it and nodded. “Very well. Now, off to bed, chop chop.”

As they all walked down the stairs, Matthew felt Merula grab his shoulder.

“Thi-” she stammered, “Th-Thank you, Matthew. I don’t… You know, I-”

“Don’t worry about it, please.” Matthew said, smiling. “This changes nothing. You and I can still be mortal enemies.”

Merula grinned. “Gotcha.” she said, smiling. “Also...um...that was my first kiss.”

Matthew nodded. “Oh. Um...mine too.” He could see something flicker over her expression after that.

“Oh...well, I’m going to say it was with you, because if I don’t it would have been with Edwin, which is even worse.”

“Yeah, I understand.” Matthew said, a smile forcing its way onto his red face. “Well...there’s another Hogsmeade trip tomorrow...see you then...”

“Y-Yeah...see you then.” Merula said, before marching off. It took only a few days for them to get back to their usual bickering selves, but people noticed that for some reason they never argued and never insulted each other when they were in Hogsmeade. The few who knew why kept that secret close to their chests.