#iola black

[bellwood-qudditch]

Whose y’all’s faceclaim for some of the family members of the noble and most ancient house of black.

[poetryandbloods-blog]

Several sources mistakenly list this character's name as "Isla Black". This seems to stem from an incorrect transcription of J.K. Rowling's handdrawn family tree by the Harry Potter Lexicon, based on observation of the original during its auction, on 20 February 2006. A scan of the original document has since surfaced, having been included in the book Harry Potter Film Wizardry, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Harry Potter film series. The scan clarified that Iola's name had been incorrectly transcribed by the Lexicon.

Bob was a muggle. They had eight children, all witches, Iola moved to France with her husband to escape the family's influence.

[moonlitgourmet]

gressilx

VIA freakyfreaq (homesick)

[atlasdoe]

THE HOGWARTS CLASS OF 1978

for the month of October I'm going to post about one character from the class of 1978 each day and include some cannon facts and headcanons about them. There's 28 characters in total so i'm in need of a masterlist (that's this post)

AVERY, Edmund

BLACK, Sirius

BURBAGE, Charity

CARPENTER, Adrian

CATCHLOVE, Greta

DIGGORY, Amos

EVANS, Lily

FIELDWAKE, Loretta

GLEAVES, Olivia

HILLICKER, Iola

JONES, Hestia

LOCKHEART, Gilderoy

LUPIN, Remus

MACDONALD, Mary

MCKINNON, Marlene

MEADOWES, Dorcas

MULCIBER, Bruce

O'BRIEN, Wren

PETTIGREW, Peter

POTTER, James

ROSIER, Evan

SHACKLEBOLT, Kingsley

SNAPE, Severus

STEBBINS, Alexander

TOOTS, Tilden

TRELAWNEY, Sybill

VANCE, Emmeline

WILKES, Juliette

i'm going to add the links as the days go on :)

[aithusarosekiller]

Golden trio fans on tiktok tryna tell me Sirius and Andy were the only traitors in the family 💀

Even if you don't count Reg and Cissa (which you SHOULD) how can you sleep on my man Alphard?

And do Dorea, Phineas, and Iola no longer exist?

Bella was also frowned upon even if she wasn't burnt off the tapestry because she took her views too far

This was all sparked from me saying I find the black family interesting, to which they decided I was a n@zi because 'they are all evil' and this person didn't have any other argument

[catohphm]

Me and my mutual @melodymidway have created a new OC x OC AU ship for Danny with one of her OCs, Esther Hitchens, who she has as the daughter of Bob Hitchens and Iola Black.

Danny x Essie is wonderful to work on. I adore this pairing deeply 🥺😭💙💚

[dukeofdogs]

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game | The cards that could’ve been 80/?

Lara Dorren (Chemson), (Alisa Serebrennikova), Lille (Dawid Fedorczuk)

Vysygota of Corvo (Valeria Chernichenko), Black Sun (Lera Lera), Iola (Jane Babakov)

[hanzajesthanza]

I wondered what is your favourite witcher moment? A moment/chapter that really struck with you? And why?

hmmm...

as for "favorites"...

i consider baptism of fire chapter 7 to be my favorite chapter out of the saga, because every scene in it is fantastic and a personal favorite... firstly, the frame story (love a good frame story!) of the children of vyrva hearing the legend from old storyteller pogwizd. then the heartache and black humor of regis loredropping his backstory, followed by interesting intellectual discussion, geralt's company and zoltan's company being reunited, emotional shattering of geralt consoling milva, and finally, one of the best action scenes: the battle of the bridge. and geralt and regis' side conversations in this chapter really serve to illustrate just how much geralt developed as a character in this book, a major aspect of why it's my favorite in the series (imo, geralt before baptism of fire is not as compelling as during and after it).

my favorite short story is something more, for its ending with geralt and ciri. and for its scenes with calanthe, yennefer, and death, each with powerful emotion. and for how visenna appears... i actually can't get through something more without crying, i cry every time. also, of course, geralt telling dandelion that he must have gone crazy with fear if he could think that geralt would leave him there... and i also think something more is an example of incredibly good writing, in terms of weaving everything together.

my favorite setting is beauclair, i find it really beautiful and yet the most tragic, in its beauty, because our heroes cannot stay there and it's not their destiny to live happily ever after. i joke "my mind is in beauclair" but it's actually true, it's the setting for a lot of my daydreaming and there's something so magical about it.

my favorite character introduction is tied inbetween dandelion (voice of reason 5) and angouleme (tower of the swallow 5).

in ciri's story, i think tower of the swallow was her strongest book, within that i like her time spent with vysogota. and, of course the ice skating scene on tarn mira is well-written and orchestrated (my favorite detail is that bonhart realizes what she's planning, and turns back without warning any of the rest... foreboding, foreshadowing, but also, hilarious).

and maybe an unpopular opinion: i like chapter 6 of time of contempt, when ciri is in the korath desert. it was a great way to break the crazy action of chapter 4 and interconnected politics of chapter 5. i find it to be much more figurative than a lot of people see it: "oh, ciri's in the desert and has to survive." yes, that's the literal interpretation of events... but the point of it is that she's abandoned by everyone who she thought promised to never abandon her, she realizes that all she learned is useless. and she wanders the desert ("for 40 days and 40 nights," one might say). the suffering is the point. it breaks her. it's hard to change a character this drastically, it's also hard to write a chapter with just one character and their introspection without much happening (expect for ihuarraquax showing up in the middle of it, i mean). but i think it was done well and was placed in exactly the right moment with the rest of the book. time of contempt has probably the best pacing out of the series.

the witcher does "suffering" really well, that's probably why it struck such a chord with me. so anything where a hero is in anguish is well-loved (for instance, geralt's monologue to iola in voice of reason, or the ending of a grain of truth).

i also like anything that is an allusion or in reference to another work or history, particularly when i can pick up on it - either i knew it before i read, or when i've had time to look into it and research it.

in particular, i like seeing odyssey parallels, like in the last wish, how geralt and yennefer go back to this ancient topos of a hero in conflict with a witch or sorceress, using trickery to defeat her - odysseus and circe - but yennefer is the one to trick geralt instead; and then they find love genuinely, putting this manufactured conflict down, recognizing a connection, not hatred. and i also see an odysseus - circe thing with geralt and fringilla. and one of the reasons i like beauclair so much is because of the "magic land tempts heroes into staying forever, staying their quest and making them either drugged or miserable" which is like at least four different places in the odyssey: the island of the lotophagoi, circe's aiaia, calypso's ogygia, finally, scheria... someplace so perfect and beautiful that you just want to stay, but it will be your doom if you do. very metaphorical. and also on this topic, i think regis is like the anti-polyphemus, being a great host and displaying exemplary xenia, giving the heroes wine and not eating them or drinking them. it's them who get drunk, not him!

segueing from this, my favorite part of the odyssey is odysseus and telemachus. and so i really like everything about geralt and ciri, and how ciri inherits this misery of being a witcher from her father, though her future is left up to reader interpretation, i love the lines in chapter 7 of lady of the lake that she was all alone amongst an archipelago of places... i really like their story that he tried to save her by leaving her, and it was his leaving her which doomed them both. and i like how sapkowski decided for ciri to be a girl, which not only makes her interesting and unique as a hero, but also invites more interesting examination into her and geralt's relationship as a father-daughter relationship rather than a patriarchal lineage father-son inheritance. (the witcher would be so trite if ciri was a boy).

oh yes, anything relating to isolation and loneliness is a big win for me, which is also probably why i like the witcher so much, it's all about that

i have to stop writing now but i could literally go on about more favorite things for hours <3

[midnightstargazer]

I'm super excited for the @ladiesofhpfest, and I can't wait to share with what I've been working on with y'all! Here are some sneak peeks at what I've got planned for each theme:

Mothers and Daughters

There will hopefully be two fics, a (mostly) fluffy one about Astoria raising Scorpius and a very angsty one about Barty Crouch Jr.'s mother and her decision to take his place in Azkaban. The Mrs. Crouch one is still a WIP - I only got the idea a few days ago - but hopefully it will be ready in time.

Senior Sweethearts

Come join me in an AU where a few things go differently in DH and, as a result, Andromeda gets to grow old surrounded by her loved ones. Also featuring a very sweet friendship between Andromeda and Astoria.

Out and Proud

For last year's fest I broke Emmeline Vance's heart in a fic titled Midnight Rain. This year, she meets Hestia Jones and gets another chance at love and happiness.

Women of the House of Black

For this theme, I'm exploring one of my favorite headcanons: that Iola Black, who was disowned for marrying a Muggle several generations ago, was never forgotten by the women of the family, and her story was passed down as a cautionary tale.

Character Chic

A character sketch of Marietta Edgecombe. What sort of person is she? Why did she betray the D.A.? How does she move on with her life with broken trust, gaps in her memory, and a mistake she made at sixteen permanently scarred onto her face?

Marauders Era Misses

I've been promising an Emmeline-centric first war fic for a while, and it's finally on its way! Despite being a very background character in canon, she's someone I have a lot of headcanons about - and here, I'll be delving into aspects of her story that I've alluded to but didn't fully explore in other fics, especially Midnight Rain and To Have Loved and Lost.

Women of Color

An eighth year fic starring Padma Patil, who returns to Hogwarts after the battle to finish her education and figure out what comes next. How do you go back to your ordinary life after a year like the one she and her peers have just been through?

Rebels and Renegades

The fic version of this Tumblr post: Dorcas Meadowes and Marlene McKinnon as Riddle Era women who remember Voldemort from their school days and are among the first to join the Order of the Phoenix. This is still very much a WIP and will probably be the longest fic I write for the fest - but luckily, the theme isn't until August, so I've still got plenty of time!

Next Gen Girlies

This was actually the first one I wrote for this summer's fest, featuring Molly and Lucy Weasley. The two sisters are very different people, but they love and support each other nevertheless. It's also yet another excuse for me to delve into the topic of squibs, which apparently I just can't stay away from.

[luminousfumbling]

I just spent 3 1/2 hours making a Black family tree and so I’m going to share some of my findings. (No clue if all of this is 100% correct, I tried to double check everything as best I could but I’m very sleep deprived)

Sirius and Regulus have the same aunt (Druella Black (neé Rosier) as Evan Rosier. Making Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa Evan’s cousins on their mother’s side (Regulus and Sirius being the sisters’ cousins on their father’s side).

One of Sirius and Regulus’ great-grandfather’s brother’s daughters (Callidora) married into the Longbottom family.

Another one of their great-grandfather’s brother’s daughters (Cedrella) married into the Weasley family (and was disowned for it).

And their great-grandfather’s brother’s third daughter (Charis) married into the Crouch family.

Sirius and Regulus’ grandfather’s sister (Dorea) married (Charlus) into the Potter family (I couldn’t find how close they are to James Potter but its been theorized that Charlus could be James’ distant cousin or uncle).

Sirius and Regulus’ uncle (by marriage) was also Molly (neé Weasley) Fabian, and Gideon Prewett’s uncle.

Elladora Black (never married or had children) was the one who would behead house elves when they got too old. She was the sister of Phineas Nigellus Black (the first) who was the oldest descendent of the black family tree that I could find and the whole Black family can be traced back to him and his wife, Ursula. (He had three other siblings and two were never married and the other, Iola, married a muggle, Bob Hitchens) (They might have had two kids but I can’t be certain and I don’t know what their names are or if they were magical.) Phineas Nigellus Black was also both Walburga and Orion’s great-grandfather.

There were also women with the last names Bulstrode, Macmillan, Yaxley, Crabbe, Rosier, Gamp, and Flint that married into the family (and Greengrass if you want to include Draco’s wife, though he was a Malfoy since his mother lost her maiden name when she married). The Men who married into the family (or really that the women married out of the family to) were Hitchens, Burke, Crouch, Longbottom, Weasley, Prewett, Malfoy, Tonks, and Lestrange.

[bellwood-qudditch]

Bob Hitchens

Faceclaim: Christian Martyn

“The Muggle husband to Iola Black”

March 15th, 1852–January 23rd, 1910

[lboogie1906]

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (September 24, 1825 – February 22, 1911) was an abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer. She was one of the first African American women to be published in the US.

Born free in Baltimore, she had a long and prolific career, publishing her first book of poetry at the age of 20. At 67, she published her novel Iola Leroy, which was widely praised.

As a young woman in 1850, she taught sewing at Union Seminary. In 1851, alongside William Still, chairman of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, she helped refugee enslaved make their way along the Underground Railroad on their way to Canada. In 1853 she began her career as a public speaker and political activist after joining the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Her collection Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects (1854) became her biggest commercial success. Her short story “Two Offers” was published in the Anglo-African in 1859, making literary history the first short story published by a Black woman.

She founded, supported, and held high office in several national progressive organizations. In 1883 she became superintendent of the Colored Section of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Women’s Christian Temperance Union. In 1894 she helped found the National Association of Colored Women and served as its vice president. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[moonlitgourmet]

see, the fact neither of them have diamonds in their hair means they're not infected

[atlasdoe]

THE HOGWARTS CLASS OF 1978 - pt 16

DORCAS MEADOWES

Name - Dorcas Meadowes

Blood status - Pureblood

Date of birth - 15th November 1959

House - Slytherin

Academic achievement - Keeper for the Slytherin Quidditch Team, Quidditch Captain

She was killed by Voldemort personally after going on a killing spree after the death of her girlfriend

Cannon

Was part of the first Order of The Pheonix

Was killed by Voldemort personally

Headcanon

Pansexual

Has an older sister, Dawn

going to go a little off cannon here pls bear with

Dorcas' father died when she was young and soon her mother married Hope Lupin who had two sons of her own Romulus and Remus

Remus and Dorcas grew up as best friends and became step siblings

The family lived in a flat above the pub that Hope owner called The Howlling Wolf

Dorcas became a keeper for the Quidditch team because of her older step brother Romulus

Romulus was also a keeper and introduced her to Quidditch when they were younger

When Dorcas got to Hogwarts she was keeping track of when everyone was being called up to be sorted. She knew she and Remus wouldn't be sorted into the same house and was scared to be separated from her best friend. When McGonagall got to the Ms Dorcas brased herself only for McGonagall to call out the name Marlene McKinnon instead

Because Dorcas was so shocked at her name not being called she didn't have time to prepare herself and had hated Marlene ever since

Dorcas always "hated" Marlene because she was so unpredictable

Dorcas became friends with Iola Hillicker and they reminded friends throughout Hogwarts despite having little in common

She became friends with Regulus Black, Barty Crouch Jr, Evan Rosier and Pandora Ollivander in her second year

In their fourth year during a game a seven minuets in heaven Dorcas came to an allowance with James Potter (someone she had disliked beforehand) and came up with rules to their friendship. One of which was to never say "I love you" unless it was for a dramatic goodbye

Dorcas called James "Jim" and he called her "Cas"

Before Dorcas went on her killing spree she sent a letter to James and ended it with "I love you"

When Dorcas became captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team she refused to have Bruce Mulciber on the team because of the attacks he had been preforming on Muggleborn students. Evan, Barty and Regulus heavily disagreed with this decision which kickstarted Dorcas' doubt in her friends

[mirukimary]

Prompt #2: Horizon

Spoilers: N/A

Iola remembers the days back when she lived in the Black Shroud.

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A gentle breeze entered through the half-open windows, moving the curtains ever so slightly. The candlelight flickered, and a young miqo’te was jolted awake. She hated them: the sounds of the forest in the night; the darkness of the leaves; the filtered cold breeze that threatened to take away the light. Her mother was also nowhere to be seen. Another trip to the city, and she wasn’t allowed to go. She was too young to go. So she was left alone with the wind, the trees and the leaves.

“When you reach 16 summers,” Iola remembered her mother saying, “I’ll take you with me and teach you how to trade with the locals. But for now you’re too young, and people are too dangerous. So be a good girl and stay home, alright? I’ll be back at dawn.”

10 more summers… Only ten more and she’d be able to leave this stuffy clearing and see the outside world. She wanted to taste that thing called “snow” some ishgardian tome talked about. She wanted to see “sand” with her own eyes. She wanted to play in the sea, and find out what ‘beyond the horizon’ even meant.

After all, what was it?

The sky meets the land? It doesn’t get caught in the trees and held up there by the dark leaves? If you go there, can you reach the moon and the stars? She wanted to go. The moon was so beautiful, the only thing she ever liked about the nighttime.

Another breeze filled the room, extinguishing the candle’s flame and shaking Iola to the core. Oh no, she didn’t know how to bring the light back. Another thing her mother deemed her ‘too young’ to do. The wind picked up again, the sound of the rattling leaves mixed with its terrifying voice. Suddenly it was like there were hands in the darkness everywhere, threatening to grab the young miqo’te and hide her far away where her mother couldn’t find her. Iola quickly wrapped the sheets around her and jumped off the bed, making her way outside. It was scary, and it was even more cold, but at least out there the moonlight’s embrace could keep her company until the morning came. She laid on the bench outside and watched the forest from under the sheets, making sure not a single movement would miss her sight. She’d keep the darkness away, she’d fight it off until the sunrise! But she was just a little girl of 6 summers then, so it wasn’t long before sleep took her, and all her fears drowned in the moonlight. She dreamed of that fabled ‘horizon’ and the adventures that awaited her there.

…And so a young miqo’te of 28 summers opened her eyes. The cold breeze caressed her skin, and the sound of the waves filled her ears. She woke up all alone, surrounded by darkness in her inn room. But this time, instead of running outside in search of her mother, she stretched and lazily made her way to the curtains’ blinds, not a care in the world. They opened to reveal Tural’s ocean, the horizon line slowly getting colored by the dawn’s sunlight. That transition was starting to become her favorite time of the day.

She sat down on the water deck, her feet barely missing the water below. What a nostalgic dream that was, it was enough to make her smile. How many horizons had she seen? How many had she crossed? She’d lost count. And while her younger self was very wrong about the sky and the land meeting, her love for the horizon did take her to the moon’s embrace. The darkness didn’t scare her anymore. Nor did the light. They filled her heart with love and her path with wonder.

Just like the dawn’s coming light.

[greedkinggreaser]

Please help a black trans man not be homeless

New posts because the last one is losing traction: It seems to always lose it a bit once it hits 100.

Otherways to help

KO-FI | VENMO | CASHAPP | PAYPAL

Further explanation below the cut of what's happening.

Dancing snoopy.

I am going to be homeless this coming December. I have some time in December to find a place to live. I have FOUND a roommate but I need money. I'll be moving to Ohio, and rn it's just securing funds to get there.

My Godfundme is set to 3K but I really just need at least 400-500 USD. I don't expect to get 3k. It's just set that if I am unable to immediately get a job when I move.

Winter is coming and I'd rather not be on the streets. My brother claims he won't let me go homeless, but with how he's not budging with the moveout date...

Any help would go far.