#kingsley shacklebolt headcanons

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Could you tell us more about Kingsleys fondness and protectiveness of Harry. Love u to bits xxxx

What’s that?  A Kingsley Shacklebolt meta, you say?  Don’t mind if I do!

A relatively common and much-loved comment I get from some of my readers is that they never gave Kingsley much of a second thought before reading Knowing Where to Look.  Let’s change that, because I need company in over-thinking about random side characters.  Plus, I find Kingsley Shacklebolt so damn cool and other people should too!  For such a small character who is mostly just in the background throughout canon, I am always so impressed by the volumes of information one can glean from his tiny one sentence lines.  So, let’s start by looking at a few of these moments.

I’ll begin with the first time we meet him in Order of the Phoenix where he is part of the Advance Guard.  I remember just falling in love with Kingsley right from the first time I read this chapter at roughly 2am the night the book was released.  A few notable lines I present for consideration:

“‘Yeah, I see what you mean, Remus […]  He looks exactly like, James.’”

“‘A surprising number of people volunteered to come and get you,’ said Lupin as though he had read Harry’s mind; the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.”

“‘Remus says you’re a good flier,’ said Kingsley Shacklebolt in his deep voice.  ‘He’s excellent,’ said Lupin […]”

“Kingsley Shacklebolt and Sturgis Podmore were examining the microwave and Hestia Jones was laughing at a potato peeler […]”

“‘I’m just telling the boy the plan,’ growled Moody. ‘Our job’s to deliver him safely to headquarters, and if we die in the attempt—’   ‘No one’s going to die,’ said Kingsley Shacklebolt in his deep, calming voice.”

Information I infer from this first encounter:

Kingsley is highly trusted by Dumbledore and the rest of the Order despite having only been a member for a month or so.  (I’m fairly certain he was not in the Order during the first war.)

Kingsley knew James on a personal level.  He’s on a first-name basis, he remembers his appearance well, and Remus would have had no other reason to comment that Harry looked like him if he did not.

Kingsley is curious about Harry—likely in part secondary to Harry’s fame, but also, I suspect, on a more personal level (whether his apparent past relationship with James or his current one with Remus and Sirius).

Remus talks about Harry when Harry’s not around (I could probably write a whole meta on this sad and sweet observation, but I shall resist and stick to the topic at hand).  We’ll come back to this.

He’s pure-blood or at least was raised with minimal exposure to Muggle technology.

He’s calm and level-headed and not afraid to call out melodrama, though he’ll do so patiently, respectfully, and gently. 

We have several smaller encounters going forward in OotP that I also find telling:

“[Kingsley and Mr. Weasley] were talking to each other as though they hardly knew each other. […] ‘Here,’ said Kingsley brusquely to Mr. Weasley, shoving a sheaf of parchment into his hand, ‘I need as much information as possible on flying Muggle vehicles sighted in the last twelve months.  We’ve received information that Black might still be using his old motorcycle.’  Kinglsey tipped Harry an enormous wink and added, in a whisper, ‘Give him the magazine, he might find it interesting.’  Then he said in normal tones, ‘And don’t take too long, Weasley, the delay on that firelegs report held up our investigation for a month.’”

“‘Molly, I’ll be late, I’m covering for Tonks, but Kingsley might be dropping in for dinner—'”

Harry caught the sound of his own name.  Kingsley Shacklebolt’s deep voice was audible even over the surrounding chatter.  ‘—why Dumbledore didn’t make Potter a prefect?” said Kingsley.  ‘He’ll have had his reasons,’ replied Lupin.  ‘But it would’ve shown confidence in him.  It’s what I’d’ve done,’ persisted Kingsley.  ‘’specially with the Daily Prophet having a go at him every few days…’

“Kingsley had run forward to continue Sirius’s duel with Bellatrix.”

“‘Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Remus Lupin were all at headquarters [with Sirius] when [Snape] made contact.’”

My take-aways:

Kingsley has a good poker-face and can act a part that is required of him.

Kingsley is kind and considerate.  He goes out of his way to send Sirius a copy of the Quibbler with an article featuring Sirius/Stubby Boardman, for no other reason than to make Sirius smile in a time when Sirius had precious little to smile about.  Kingsley, in other words, is a big ol’ sweetie.

Kingsley drops in for dinner and any little festivities that happen at headquarters or with the Weasleys a few times throughout the series and is clearly welcomed any time, even when not truly on Order business.  Along with this, I speculate he doesn’t have much by way of family or close personal connections outside of his friends at the Order.

Even when he has only just met Harry, Kingsley is already concerned for his feelings (not just his physical safety) when Dumbledore doesn’t make Harry a prefect.  He is observant enough to notice that Harry is out of sorts and disappointed, which no other character particularly seems to notice.  He’s already attuned to Harry’s moods even then.

Also from this same moment, we see that Kingsley is one of the few characters who doesn’t seem to entirely blindly assume everything Dumbledore does is best.  He doubts Dumbledore’s judgment when he doesn’t make Harry a prefect. What else might he doubt?

Kingsley is brave and loyal.  He jumps in to duel with the most ruthless Death Eater present who just killed his friend.  Later, he does it again with Voldemort who he believes has just killed Harry.

Moody, Tonks, Remus, Sirius, and Kingsley are often described together.  From their interactions, I see these five having a particular bond, beyond that of simply colleagues.  They’re friends. What do all of Kingsley’s friends have in common?  (1) They all have affection for Harry they show in one form or another throughout the series.  (2) They all die.  I’ll let that sit for a moment—we’ll come back to it.

Now we come to The Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows:

“‘I’m not getting rid of Kingsley Shacklebolt, if that’s what you’re suggesting!’ said the Prime Minister hotly.  ‘He’s highly efficient, gets through twice the work as the rest of them—’”

“‘All right,’ [Uncle Vernon] said, stopping in front of Harry yet again. ‘All right, let’s say, for the sake of argument, we accept this protection.  I still don’t see why we can’t have that Kingsley bloke.’  Harry managed not to roll his eyes, but with difficulty.  This question had also been addressed half a dozen times.  ‘As I’ve told you,’ he said through gritted teeth, ‘Kingsley is protecting the Mug—I mean, your Prime Minister.’  ‘Exactly— he’s the best!’ said Uncle Vernon, pointing at the blank television screen.  The Dursleys had spotted Kingsley on the news, walking along discreetly behind the Muggle Prime Minister as he visited a hospital.  This, and the fact that Kingsley had mastered the knack of dressing like a Muggle, not to mention a certain reassuring something in his slow, deep voice, had caused the Dursleys to take to Kingsley in a way that they had certainly not done with any other wizard, although it was true that they had never seen him with his earring in.”

“‘Miss Granger with Kingsley, again by thestral—’ Hermione looked reassured as she answered Kingsley’s smile.

“Kingsley showed no pleasure at the sight of any of them.  Over Hermione’s shoulder, Harry saw him raise his wand and point it at Lupin’s chest.  ‘The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?’  ‘Harry is the best hope we have.  Trust him,’ said Lupin calmly.  […] ‘All right, all right!’ said Kingsley, stowing his wand back beneath his cloak.  ‘But someone betrayed us!  They knew, they knew it was tonight!’   ‘So it seems,’ replied Lupin, ‘but apparently they did not realize that there would be seven Harrys.’  ‘Small comfort!’ snarled Kingsley.

“‘Now they’ve put a Taboo on [Voldemort’s name], anyone who says it is trackable—quick-and-easy way to find Order members!  They nearly got Kingsley—'  ‘You’re kidding?’  ‘Yeah, a bunch of Death Eaters cornered him, Bill said, but he fought his way out.  He’s on the run now, just like us.’

“‘I’d like to appeal to all our listeners to emulate their example, perhaps casting a protective charm over any Muggle dwellings in your street.  Many lives could be saved if such simple measures are taken.’  ‘And what would you say, Royal, to those listeners who reply that in these dangerous times, it should be Wizards first?’ asked Lee.  ‘I’d say that it’s one short step from Wizards first to Purebloods first, and then to Death Eaters,’ replied Kingsley.  ‘We’re all human, aren’t we?  Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.’

“[…] Kingsley had stepped forward on the raised platform to address those who had remained behind [to take part in the Battle of Hogwarts].  ‘We’ve only got half an hour until midnight, so we need to act fast!  A battle plan has been agreed between the teachers of Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix.’

“Voldemort was now dueling McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley all at once.”

“One shivering second of silence, the shock of the moment suspended: and then the tumult broke around Harry as the screams and the cheers and the roars of the watchers rent the air.  The fierce new sun dazzled the windows as they thundered toward him, and the first to reach him were Ron and Hermione, and it was their arms that were wrapped around him, their incomprehensible shouts that deafened him.  Then Ginny, Neville, and Luna were there, and then all the Weasleys and Hagrid, and Kingsley and McGonagall and Flitwick and Sprout, and Harry could not hear a word that anyone was shouting, nor tell whose hands were seizing him, pulling him, trying to hug some part of him […]”

Observations:

Kingsley is likeable and has a skill for garnering trust.  Both the Prime Minister and Uncle Vernon trust him despite having a general dislike for wizard-kind.

Kingsley is clever and adaptable and a good actor.  We see fascination with a microwave in OotP suggesting he had minimal exposure to the Muggle world, but by DH, he is already able to play the part of a Muggle, dress like them, and conform to their society, something that the likes of Arthur Weasley, who has obsessively studied Muggles for years, never manages.  He even knows enough to take out his earing (which he otherwise always seems to wear) to better appeal to the Dursleys conservative views.

A small speculation to which we can never know an answer but… Given that he knew Harry was listening, is it possible Kingsley’s choice of security question for Remus was intentionally chosen to offer Harry a little assurance that they had faith in him?

Kingsley is constantly described as calm and cool throughout all sorts of strife in the series, be he is not entirely unflappable.  After the Battle of the Seven Potters, the man is visibly livid, and I love it!  At no other time do we see so many exclamation marks in his speech.  He has suddenly been forced to face the possibility that one of his friends betrayed them, and he is not okay!  Even after this speech, he is totally flustered: he laughs derisively at Hermione’s naivety in an uncharacteristically impatient way; he seems panicked when he hears Voldemort had gone after Harry directly; he’s pacing the yard in a way that reminds Harry of Uncle Vernon as they’re waiting for the others to come back; he nearly comes to blows when Arthur arrives and is trying to get past him to see George… Can someone just please give the man a hug?  (Obviously, this is a trait I’ve exploited in KwtL.  Betrayal by a friend is definitely a sore spot for him.) 

The Trio sees Kingsley as untouchable.  Hermione’s relieved to be paired with him when they leave the Dursley’s house (and to not have to ride a broom).  Harry’s shocked to hear of him in hiding in much the same way they are.  They’re thrilled when they hear him speaking on the radio.  They have unwavering awe and respect for Kingsley.

Again, I speculate that Kingsley doesn’t have a romantic partner or children.  When Kingsley goes on the run, there is no mention of family which would have been a big concern if he had one. 

Kingsley has a strong sense of morality and a drive to stand up for those weak and defenseless. Despite the fact that his blood status and that his family was one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight would likely allow him to simply sit out the war safely, he’s still in the midst of it, constantly fighting for the little guy.

Kingsley is a natural leader, but he really only takes up the mantel when he has to (ie, Dumbledore and Moody are dead and the Order is leaderless)

Just another reminder that Kingsley dueled Voldemort and he’s a badass.

Kingsley is one of the first to rush to Harry after he’s defeated Voldemort.  He’s listed among all the people who love Harry most.  (Shut up, I’m not crying, you’re crying.)

So we come to what is perhaps more your question, kind Anon. What is Harry and Kingsley’s relationship like post-war.  As you point out, I write him as having fondness and protectiveness for Harry right from the beginning of Knowing Where to Look, and I have had readers challenge me (kindly) that Harry and Kingsley really weren’t that close in canon. 

I’ll agree that Harry was not close with Kingsley, but I’m here to argue that that’s not entirely true the other way around.  I think there’s subtle hints that Kingsley was fond and protective of Harry in canon.  Whenever Kingsley knew Harry was in danger, he came running.  I don’t think that was just duty to the Order.  There’s a personal component there as well.

We know that at least Remus and likely Sirius spoke of Harry amongst other Order members.  Before he even met Harry, Kingsley would have heard about Harry in ways that most strangers would not have heard of him.  It’s almost certain he knew many of the details of Harry’s experience in the graveyard when Voldemort returned (most all Order members would have been briefed on this when the Order was reestablished). He had likely heard tales from Sirius and Remus of how Harry braved Dementors and werewolves and time travel to rescue Sirius.  Maybe even rumors of his exploits with the Chamber of Secrets and the Philosopher’s Stone which Remus may have picked up from other professors when he taught at Hogwarts.  Remus even spoke of Harry enough to have mentioned that he looked like James— something that would have had no bearing on the mission.  The point is, the people surrounding Kingsley loved Harry, and I think that affection would naturally have bled into him just from the types of stories they were likely to tell about him. 

Then, all those people who surrounded Kingsley and who loved Harry die.  I think it’s very natural that as his friends— who were all so committed to protecting Harry— all died one-by-one, Kingsley would have taken up that mantel and felt the need to protect him in their place.  Even if it wasn’t one hundred percent from his own personal affection at first, he would have felt this a duty he owed his departed friends who all died in the name of keeping Harry safe.  After Harry emerges from hiding, older and more independent than ever, I think it would have been challenging for Kingsley to accept that Harry is not that kid he needs to protect (hence his sometimes-unwelcome paternal instincts in KwtL).  Furthermore, given my theory that he is without family and especially after the loss of so many Order friends and colleagues, post-war Kingsley may have been a little starved for affection himself which may have encouraged him to reach out more to Harry as he struggled with the isolation of his position of power. 

In conclusion, Kingsley loves Harry, and no one can convince me otherwise.  He’s prepared to give up his career for him, and though Harry would be completely devastated to know it, he’s prepared to give up his life for him. 

(A few random and less-related but perhaps still interesting headcanons:  As I mentioned above, I doubt he is married or has children.  I headcanon him married to his job and decidedly single and generally fine with that (who knows, maybe even aroace?).  I know his age is never really stated or implied, but I headcanon him to be a few years older than the Mauraders.  His vibe in the books just says forty-something for some reason.  My completely unfounded headcanon is that the Shacklebolt and Potter Families were friends—Kingsley’s and James’s parents moved in the same social circles, throwing Kingsley and James together enough growing up to be friendly but not besties.  Friendly enough that he may have attended Lily and James’s wedding, for example, but not so friendly as to have followed him into the Order the first time around.  Again, these bits are purely my imagination and yes have no real importance to the story.)

Thanks for the Ask, Anon!  I clearly have thought way too much about this. I hope you enjoy the insights into how my brain builds on characterization as I’m writing some of these smaller side-characters. Love ya back!

[the-most-faithful]

Houses members of the Order of the Phoenix

One thing I find really ridiculous is seeing how Marauders Stan tries to take over all the characters. Mind you, all members of the Order are seen as Gryffindors. Really? Are we going back to the banal division of good Gryffindors and bad Slytherins? These are the members' houses in my opinion:

Alastor Moody - Slytherin or Ravenclaw

Kingsley Shacklebolt - Ravenclaw

Dorcas Meadows - Slytherin

Caradoc Dearborn - Slytherin

Benjy Fenwick - Hufflepuff

Emmeline Vance - Ravenclaw

Edgar Bones - Hufflepuff

Mundungus Fletcher - Slytherin

Sturgis Podmore Honestly, I don't know, I would see him in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff

Hestia Jones I don't know for her either, maybe yes Gryffindor could be the right choice.

Not only can Gryffindors be heroic, let's not trivialize the saga, there are not only good and bad, everyone has lights and shadows. Slytherins aren't all bad, Gryffindors aren't all good, Hufflepuffs aren't spineless, and Ravenclaws aren't just sidelined weirdos. All houes deserve respect and representation.

[atlasdoe]

wait i would love to hear your thoughts on ravenclaw marlene...

Oh my god oh my god oh my god OKAY

RAVENCLAW MARLENE MY BELOVED

Firstly, I have always headcanoned Marlene to be from Ravenclaw because the first Marauders fic I read that featured her (The Marauders series by Pengiwen which I will always recommend, you can read it on wattpad and ao3) She was a Ravenclaw and then when I first started posting in this fandom which was in 2018 and I was in the video editing side of Instagram there was like 10 of us and a few of them also saw Marlene as a Ravenclaw. Even tho her being a Gryffindor had always been more popular it wasn’t uncommon back then to see someone hc her as Ravenclaw.

I have just always loved this head canon and they could never make me hate it. I find it very frustrating how a lot of fans will complain about how in the original series all the good guys are Gryffindor and all the bad ones are Slytherin while Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff get overlooked but then do the exact same thing with The Marauders characters.

The way I see Marlene I don’t see her as the smartest in her class or the most skilled. I think she was sorted into Ravenclaw because of her creativity and her logical outlook on life. She’s not exactly booksmart but she’s very clever and can use her knowledge elsewhere.

And I love what she brings to the Ravenclaws as a whole. Everyone has a different opinion on who was apart of The Marauders year and which house everyone was in but here’s my personal head canon on Marlenes dynamic with the other Ravenclaws in her year. (I still head canon that she was apart of The Marauders year)

Emmeline Vance was her best friend and I mean like James and Sirius type shit. Emmeline and Marlene are those cute opposite attracts besties where Emmeline is more booksmart Marlene is more streetsmart but yet somehow they share one braincell.

Hestia Jones is Marlene’s worst enemy. They got off on the wrong foot when they first met and ever since kept finding new reasons to hate each other. There was no peace.

Sybill Trelawney was someone that Marlene liked and respected but wasn’t friends with mainly because Sybill was best friends with Hestia. It was a sort of agreement between the four girls that Marlene got Emmeline and Hestia got Sybill so while Marlene never disliked her she never saw her as anything other then an extension to Hestia

Kingsley Shacklebolt was one of the only people who Marlene would let take care of her. He was two months younger then her and yet still somehow her big brother. When she would go off the rails he was the one who would pull her back

Gilderoy Lockheart was Marlene’s weak point. When they first met in their first year Gilderoy told her about his two older sisters who were squibs and how they didn’t like him because he was a wizard (leaving out the fact that he was heavily favoured by their parents and extremely arrogant) and Marlene’s older sister instincts came out. She was always the one to call Gilderoy out on any of his bullshit and always made sure to humble him but could never truly dislike him. If Kingsley was her big brother then Gilderoy was her little one. They both also bonded heavily over Quidditch

(canonically Gilderoy was born in 1964 but i got too attached to him being in this year before i noticed that he's a few years younger so please just play along)

Alexander Stabbins was someone Marlene was friendly with but not friends with. Alexander and Hestia had this whole academic rivals to lovers thing going on and Marlene was Alexanders biggest supported when it came to him taking down Hestia. Realistically, Marlene knew that they fancied each other and dreaded the day when she wouldn’t have their arguments as entertainment. Either way, Alexander was company she was never upset to have

ALSO TO SING US OUT HERE ARE A BUNCH OF RAVENCLAW MARLENE HEADCANNONS

- She was the Quidditch captain during her fifth and sixth year at Hogwarts. During her sixth year she captained Hogwarts first ever all girls team

- After a night out in her sixth year she, Emmeline, Kingsley and Alexander got locked out of the common room because they were too drunk to solve the riddle to get in

- SHE LOOKED SO FUCKING GOOD IN BLUE YALL. SO FUCKING GOOD

- As you could’ve probably guessed from her dynamics with her house mates, the Ravenclaw class of 1978 got into a lot of arguments. They argued like they were dysfunctional cousins at a family reunion. One time during their second year a fight got so out of hand that Flitwick locked them in the charms classroom and made them do team bonding exercises as a punishment

- Speaking of Flitwick, Marlene respected him a lot as he helped her come to terms with her sexuality and the homophobia from her family by telling her about the discrimination that he had to face being half elf

- During her sixth year Marlene sent out gift baskets to James Potter, Dorcas Meadowes and Edgar Bones (the other three Quidditch captains) and left them a note saying that she hopes the gift basket is enough of an apology in advance for destroying them during the Quidditch season. (Dorcas set hers on fire)

RAVENCLAW MARLENE THEY COULD NEVER MAKE ME HATE YOU

[cursedwithwords]

It doesn't make sense to me that Remus would make Harry Teddy’s godfather. I don't care what anyone's explanations for it are either, Harry didn't need to be the godfather just to parallel some bonkers ass storyline, thank you for your time, it should've been Kingsley or Bill.

[ashesandhackles]

Since I was sad about reading Sirius' death, @bluethepineapple indulged me by making headcanons to make it worse: The most pictures anyone has of Sirius was Kingsley with his map of Sirius sightings. They were expertly doctored little things, Sirius a menacing shadow in the mountains, lighting just right for a good horror story to tell the masses. Kingsley knew better of course. Sirius found morbid enjoyment in crafting the pieces of his map, in taking the pictures of him as a murderer. As sinister as the products were, Kingsley remembered those picture-taking days to be quiet days, Sirius filling the room with his presence and magic. And now, as Kingsley took down his map little by little, it dawns on him that these were all the pictures they had of Sirius free. For them, he took care to look like a madman on the run. He offered the pictures for Remus to keep, and he refused all, taking instead the shot of 21-year-old Sirius laughing his head off as the Aurors dragged him away from a half-blown street.

Thanks Blue, not that I needed comfort or anything.

[nevillesarmy]

so we can all agree that kingsley set the raining curse loose in yaxley’s office during deathly hallows, right?

[carewyncromwell]

Do you have any headcannon tales of Carewyn and/or Jacob meeting Kingsley Shacklebolt you can share with us?

Hmm, well, I always envisioned Jacob first meeting Kingsley through the Order of the Phoenix. Admittedly Jacob ended up connecting more with Sirius Black and Remus Lupin in that time, given their similar age range (hey, just because Jacob lost seven years trapped in that portrait doesn't change the fact that he was born only about five years after the Marauders, so he's in their generation) and shared "lack of disregard for the rules"...but I do see Kingsley and Jacob dueling more than once side by side, including briefly at the Battle of Hogwarts, and they both respect each other as duelists. Jacob also helped hide some of those people Kingsley was able to smuggle out of the Ministry during the War itself.

Carewyn, on the other hand? Kingsley likes her a lot. At the end of the War, he named Carewyn Chief Prosecutor for all of the Wizengamot cases involving ex-Death Eaters knowing full-well she would be relentless in bringing all of them to justice. As for how they first met, I might very well write a drabble for that one day, but I can at least say that it was at the Ministry, and the fact that Carewyn was an up-and-coming lawyer at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Kingsley was an Auror alongside Carewyn's school friend Tonks both played a large role in them colliding and warming to each other rather quickly.

As a side, Kingsley also quite likes Lane Cromwell. He made contact with her through Carewyn while needing a magical historian's input during a case, and he was quite frankly blown away by the ten-page letter she wrote him about Gellert Grindelwald. Kingsley maaaay have ended up writing back a letter almost just as long, one-fourth of which was follow-up questions about what Lane had written, a tenth of which were his own insights from his interactions with the Bulgarian Ministry, and a few scattered sentences of which involved glowing praise of Lane's analysis and thoroughness. 😏

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Character Analysis

I want to reorganize my pinned post a little, so this is one of the masterposts I'll be posting to link at the top of my blog and continuously edit.

Harry James Potter:

Harry James Potter Masterpost

The Rest of the Golden Trio:

Some rumbling about Hermione's character

Hermione's and Ron's Animagus forms

Ron Weasley's Mean Streak

Romione Thoughts

Hermione and her parents

Tom Riddle/Voldemort:

Tom Riddle/Voldemort Masterpost

Mauraders Era:

General Marauders + Snape Opinions

Sirius Black:

Sirius Black was a good godfather to Harry

I don't think Sirius saw Harry as a James stand-in

Harry and Sirius' dynamic

Sirius' Animagus form actually is the Grim

Sirius and Dumbledore's Dynamic

Barty Crouch Jr:

Justice for Barty Crouch Jr: Part 1/2

Justice for Barty Crouch Jr: Part 2/2

Severus Snape:

Snape, his abuse, and his dynamic with Lily

Snape and his treatment of his students + abuse in the Wizarding World

Thoughts on Snarry & Severitus

Regulus Arcturus Black: Character Overview

Lily Potter:

Sev, Lily and Petunia

Evans Sisters & Black Brothers Parallars

Lily Potter is not Mediocre

Lily & Ginny don't look the same at all

James Potter: Character Overview

Remus Lupin: Remus & Harry's dynamic

Black Sisters: General thoughts

Other:

Theodore Nott:

Character overview & Nottpott

Some other Headcanons

Luna Lovegood:

Character overview

Pandora Lovegood and her death

Neville Longbottom:

Harry & Neville's Friendship + Being a True Gryffindor

Draco Malfoy:

Some Draco and Drarry thoughts

About Dramione

Blaise Zabini: General thoughts

Weasley Family Dynamics:

The Weasleys Aren't Great Parents

General Weasley family thoughts

Ginny Weasley:

Ginny & Quidditch

Is Ginny a pick-me-girl? Yeah, kinda

General thoughts on Ginny

Thoughts on Linny

I don't think Hinny is a great relationship

Albus Dumbledore:

Did Dumbledore care for Harry?

How powerful was he?

Dumbledore, Tom Riddle, and what makes a psychopath

The Dursleys:

My thoughts on the Horcrux made them evil theory

Harry & Dudley's Dynamic

Kingsley Shacklebolt: General thoughts

Dolores Umbridge: General thoughts

Misc:

Top characters I think have textual evidence for being not straight (other than Harry)

Assigning magical jobs to various characters

Some character accents

Some character handwriting

Some NPC Hufflepuffs thoughts

[ameliathefatcat]

I’m giving her pass with Cho Chang because she didn’t have the internet to look up names/ back then it was harder to look up meanings of names. She probably didn’t have access to meaning of Asian names back then. It’s still not good but it makes since why Cho’s name is Cho Chang.

Kingsley Shacklebolt on the other hand, nope not good. Don’t give the black guy the last name Shacklebolt

She’s not good at naming her non Anglo characters, see Fleur Delcour, Viktor Krum, the Patil twins, Anthony Goldstein and there are probably more that I’m forgetting

I think the reason why there isn’t a lot of representation in the LGBTQ department in Harry Potter is because JK wrote the books for the target audience of children. And the books were written 1998-early 2000’s right? And truthfully I think there would’ve been a lot of backlash if she had. (Im not saying I’m against it or anything btw nor am I trying to stick up for JK) but i think there is some common sense as to why there isn’t representation in a children series written in the early 00’s/late 90’s.

However the names she chose for some of her POC people is inexcusable. Cho Chang? Kingsley Shacklebolt? That’s just wrong af.

[waywardwindee]

A list of every harry potter character who I think lived in the marauders era.

This is in order from oldest to youngest and separated by years. A lot of the years are headcanons, but everything fits in the canon timeline.

If there's a character I'm missing let me know! I want this to be as comprehensive as possible. Also, send an ask if you want to know my headcanons about any of these characters, obviously some have more than others but I have at least a few for all of them!! <3

(hogwarts starts 1961 graduate 1969)

Molly Prewett

Arthur Weasley

Bilton Bilmes

(hogwarts starts 1962 graduate 1970)

Alastor Moody

Rita Skeeter

(hogwarts starts 1963 graduate 1969)

Bellatrix Black

Rodolphus Lestrange

(hogwarts starts 1964 graduate 1970)

Antonin Dolohov

Ludovic Bagman

(hogwarts starts 1965 graduate 1971)

Andromeda Black

Ted Tonks

Rabastan Lestrange

(hogwarts starts 1966 graduate 1972)

Bertha Jorkins

Otto Bagman

Lucius Malfoy

Fabian Prewett

Gideon Prewett

(hogwarts starts 1967 graduate 1973)

Narcissa Black

(hogwarts starts 1968 graduate 1974)

Frank Longbottom

Alice Fortescue

Benjy Fenwick

Caradoc Dearborn

(hogwarts starts 1969 graduate 1975)

Amos Diggory

Evelyn Zabini

Bertram Aubrey

Emma Vanity

(hogwarts starts 1970 graduate 1976)

Alecto Carrow

Felix Bones

Sybill Trelawney

Kingsley Shacklebolt

Xenophilius Lovegood

(hogwarts starts 1971 graduate 1977)

Mary MacDonald

Sirius Black

Severus Snape

Lily Evans

Remus Lupin

James Potter

Dorcas Meadowes

Charity Burbage

Edmund Avery II

Peter Pettigrew

Bruce Mulciber

Emmeline Vance

Marlene McKinnon

(hogwarts starts 1972 graduate 1978)

Wilhelm Wilkes

Dirk Cresswell

Aurora Sinistra

Amycus Carrow

Amelia Bones

Evan Rosier

Pandora Rosier

Regulus Black

Barty Crouch Jr.

(hogwarts starts 1973 graduate 1979)

Quirinus Quirrell

Gilderoy Lockhart

(hogwarts starts 1974 graduate 1980)

Edgar Bones

Hestia Jones

[hannahyesss]

You know, it be preferable if certain Jily artists would bother to tag their art with poc/desi james potter tag. Cause not all of us consider that headcanon to be ‘canon’. The author is problematic and all, but that doesn’t mean race swapping existing white characters is any better/makes y’all superior. It works for Hermione because she’s a muggleborn and the added subtext of her being picked on by a racist, pureblood white prick like Draco and the garbage Malfoys. And this doesn’t fucking mean Jily=Dramione! Fuck no. If anything, James being the reverse of Draco, but similar in he too was a white, pure blood privileged boy raised and pampered but was actual taught to not be a complete dick to those who’s blood status isn’t pure. Changing his race to fit a certain headcanon is bs and makes Dursleys hypocritical and worse(but skin color logic, they should hate Kingsley too). And it’s always James & Harry. Never Sirius, Remus, or Lily(who has the most reason to be race swapped). So overall, this fandom is a joke

Lolol sorry, I’m answering this despite the fact that I haven’t posted HP on this account in years but since this ask feels like it came out of 2018, I’ll address it…

Here’s the thing, I think you’re using my blog as a platform to be heard/seen. Because I don’t think I ever shared my headcanon of why James and Harry are POC? Because I don’t fucking have one. I dunno, I just drew them as Black once and liked the design.

Can I just get this straight, though? You’re asking me to tag a character as “POC” like it’s a warning? ‘Cause you’re scared you’re gonna see a Black person? 😂 That’s what I’m picking up.

I know you’re having some big feelings right now: “How come we always have to be PC? How come things have to change? How come I can’t be comfortable all the time?” But what it boils down to is the fact that you can’t handle seeing a drawing of a character not exactly the way you want to see them. If you’re unable to scroll past a drawing you don’t like, you might have an anxiety disorder. I am 1000% serious, but you honestly might want to get evaluated by a psychiatrist. Like I am really, really serious. I think this points to something bigger than just being racist.

Or you’re just racist.

Or both! You could definitely be racist and anxious.

(P.S. Also…um… James’s race is never mentioned? I mean, we know Dumbledore is gay but it was never mentioned. Also also, there are POC characters in the stupid Fantastic Beasts movies who belong to pureblood families, and Kingsley Shacklebolt comes from an exceptionally old, pureblood family.)

[messrsrarchives]

i've had a LOT of people message me about the reboot video and the other discussions that i've had recently about jkr, about fandom, about being trans in fandom.

and i just remembered about this draft from before i even posted that video, and i think it sums up how i feel pretty well.

as a fandom, i think we need to clarify again what reclaiming a space means.

because it is not removing ourselves from the artist, especially not one as problematic as jk rowling. it is impossible for us to separate from her views as they are the forefront of her person and are heavily embedded into her works. to separate entirely is not possible, and to strive to do so is, in my opinion, optimistically ignorant.

we cannot separate art from artist when confronted with two-dimensional female characters that we have to bulk out through fandom. we cannot separate art from artist when gender norms are prevalent in the works (see here: rita and umbridge - villain women - being described as masculine). we cannot separate art from artist when queerness is attacked in her works (see here, less vividly: harry being treated awfully at a primary school called. stone. wall. (arguably a reach, i agree)). we cannot separate art from artist when names likes cho chang and kingsley shacklebolt are a thing. we cannot separate art from artist when, in books published during the irish troubles, the one irish character's entire personality is blowing stuff up.

the nazi imagery (see also: jkr denying the holocaust), the antisemitism, the oppression of women, racism.

her entire transphobic platform that has now gone on to harm cis women (which, by the way, trans people have been screaming for years that transphobia harms cis women, and we weren't listened to. see again: rita and umbridge. if you are not feminine and pretty, you are bad).

we cannot separate art from artist and we shouldn't.

reclaiming a space means that those marginalised communities? every single one of them? every single person who was harmed by her works and her subsequent platform? they can find a space in fandom.

they can find works that represent them, works that rectify the harmful stereotypes in her books, works that are inclusive and safe that still allow us to engage with the world that we love.

they can be safe.

you can engage with fandom however you want. whatever ships, headcanons, stories, ANYTHING. you can engage with it however you want.

as long as your wants do not harm others.

and even then, we cannot stop you from doing that. all we do is ask that you acknowledge that this is not reclaiming.

you cannot reclaim a space that causes harm by causing harm, no matter how indirect.

we cannot separate art from artist, no matter how badly we want to.

we can 'separate' our works from her views, absolutely. we can say that these works do not align with her views and alleviate the harm caused by what she wrote, i agree.

but that is all.

her merchandise, her parks, her books, her films, her reboots. everything with her name on and her bank account attached?

we cannot reclaim those. we cannot separate those.

and i will not pretend to be perfect. i will not pretend that i don't have merchandise, or even that i haven't considered purchasing more. i was literally contemplating going to see cursed child a few months ago, arguing with myself to try and justify why that would be a once in a lifetime experience for me.

but so was starting hormones. so was getting my top surgery approved. so was coming out and subsequently moving out of an abusive home. so was changing my name. so was living.

going to see cursed child would have been a once in a lifetime experience for me, yes. but at the cost of funding a woman who does not want me to have the same lifetime as cis people. at the cost of providing money to a woman that does. not. want. me. alive.

and it's so easy to say that one person doesn't make a difference, and i agree! i have literally said this before!

which is why i have used the collective we throughout this post.

but i also think, it's worth acknowledging that one person can make a difference. and that one person is jkr.

it is not reclaiming a space to simply say that you do not stand with her.

it is not reclaiming a space to exist as something jkr hates - i am not reclaiming this space by existing in it as a trans man. my existence is not a form of protest.

boycotting is.

it is not reclaiming a space to say "fuck jkr" and then profit her.

it is reclaiming a space when your actions reflect your words.

and that is the bare minimum.

we cannot change the source text or the views that went into them. we cannot change jkr's personal views or the way that she chooses to use her money.

we cannot use the term "reclaiming the space" to feel better about our actions, and to avoid accountability. not when funding her account.

and i don't want to hold people to account. that's not my goal; never has been, and never will be. i am not typing this to cause further harm, or to point fingers, or anything like that.

i am typing this to clarify what i mean when i say reclaiming a space, and ask that those who disagree do not enter the space i have forged for myself here.

to ask that those who put once in a lifetime experiences over me living a full lifetime do not enter my life. here for a good time, not a long time, right?

i am not in this space to explain why jkr is a bad person. i am not in this space as a form of protest. i am not in this space to explain to people that their actions have consequences - that's for teachers in nursery to explain.

i am in this space because it's fun.

and i feel annoying talking about it. i feel like i'm annoying people by bringing this up time and time again, but, to be honest, i hope that they feel the discomfort. i hope that they do get annoyed, and i hope that they recognise that any annoyance they feel about me speaking up about transness in the marauders/hp fandom does not come anywhere close to the annoyance i feel watching these videos.

because i shouldn't feel the need to take a step back from engaging interactively in fandom.

i shouldn't need to cater my online experience in a fandom that claims to be all inclusive, to get rid of people that aren't?

and these conversations are uncomfortable and, yes, to the people that it addresses, they likely are annoying.

but it makes my space feel safer. it makes me feel safer. it's allowed me to talk to now over 100 trans people in this fandom about their experiences, and made me feel less alone in this.

so yeah, i feel annoying. but i won't apologise for making my space feel safer, and i certainly won't do so to people that have shown inconsistent/no regard to the safety of these marginalised communities.

this is me ✨reclaiming my space✨ if you will

[hssrarepairs]

🍬 Gifts for the mods ! 🍬

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🍰 FIC: Secret Santa for @hssrarepairs !

Ship: Hermione Granger/Theodore Nott Rating: General Length/Medium: 1.3k words Tags: Fluff, Secret Santa, Post-war, Hogwarts, Mystery Summary:

A week before Christmas holidays, someone starts sending Hermione gifts.

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🍰 FIC: Keep Quiet (and I'll Ruin You) for @hssrarepairs !

Ship: Regulus Black/Barty Crouch Jr. Rating: Explicit Length/Medium: 1.6k words Tags: Smut, Secret Relationship, Bondage, Black Family Angst, Pain and Pleasure, Trans Regulus Black Summary:

Regulus is all for anything pleasurable and that goes against the family wishes. Being tied up by the boyfriend no one knows he has and fucked between bets falls under that category.

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🍰 FIC: Just a Quintet for @hssrarepairs !

Ship: Sirius Black/Hermione Granger/Harry Potter/Charlie Weasley/Blaise Zabini Rating: General Length/Medium: 670 words Tags: Fluff, Polycule, Soulmates, AU, Drabble, The Grim Lives Summary:

No Summary because Blaise doesn't want to share the summary, he feels it gives to much away like the title just kidding. Blaise has trouble waking up two of his bond mates.

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🍰 FIC: Teacups & Tankards for @lumosatnight !

Ship: Madam Puddifoot/Madam Rosmerta Rating: Mature Length/Medium: 9.5k words Tags: Second Wizarding War, fluff, falling in love, slow burn, mild sexual content, attempted assault, vandalism, arson, imperius curse, mention of murder Summary:

Bea and Ros are best friends who learn love and trust as they suffer loss and heartbreak during the Second Wizarding War.

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🍰 FIC: Blossom Pink for @venom0usbarbie !

Ship: Fleur Delacour/Narcissa Black Malfoy Rating: Teen Length/Medium: 340 words Tags: Seduction, Infidelity, Minor Fleur/Bill, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Implied Sexual Content, Implied Smut Summary:

Mrs Malfoy visits Gringotts. Fleur can’t help but take notice.

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🍰 FIC: Purpling for @bronwenackeley !

Ship: Sirius Black/Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape Rating: Teen Length/Medium: 900 words Tags: Second Wizarding War, Implied/Referenced Torture, Spy Severus, Hurt Severus, Angst, Loneliness, Complicated Relationships, Secret Relationships, Implied Sexual Content Summary:

There, on Sirius’s neck, just beneath the cut of his jaw is a bruise, fresh, still purpling. The perfect size for a pair of lips to have latched on and sucked in a moment of ecstasy.

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🍰 ART: What in Merlin's Name is That for @lumosatnight !

Ship: Lucius Malfoy/Arthur Weasley Rating: General Length/Medium: Digital Tags: Fluff, Digital Art, Old Man Yaoi, Rubber Ducks, Idiots in Love Summary:

Lucius kindly did not point out to Arthur that the thing in his hand is an abomination (He's a simp). Arthur is just happy to yap about his lil rubber ducky.

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🍰 MOODBOARD: take of my fruit by AlihotsyTotsy for @emilyrickman !

Ship: Narcissa Black Malfoy/Ron Weasley Rating: Mature Length/Medium: Digital Inspired by: take of my fruit by @emilyrickman Tags: ubious Consent, Lust Potion/Spell, Auror Ron Weasley, Pie, Fantasizing, moodboard, Smut, Banners & Icons, Made on Canva Summary:

Auror Ron Weasley gets more than he bargained for when he answers a call from Malfoy Manor. Moodboard for take of my fruit by AlihotsyTotsy

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🍰 BANNER: Greenteeth by Schmem_14 for @schmem14 !

Ship: Pansy Parkinson/Ginny Weasley Rating: Mature Length/Medium: Digital Inspired by: Greenteeth by @schmem14 Tags: lktales, Horror, Creepy, MCD, The Black Lake, Murder, Angst, Banners & Icons, Made on Canva Summary:

Pansy might be in love with Ginny, but she's afraid of the menacing presence that threatens to ruin it all. Ginny might be in love with Pansy, but not enough to stay where it's safe. Banner for Greenteeth by Schmem_14

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🍰 GUESSING GAME: What's that ship? for @nanneramma !

Ship: Surprise relationships! Rating: General Length/Medium: Ship Guessing Game Tags: Metafiction, Ship Names, Headcanon, moodboard, Made on Canva, Guessing Game Summary:

Welcome to "What's that ship?" where I, your very sleep-deprived and possibly deranged host, show you some pictures and ask you one simple question.

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View all gifts on AO3! 🍫

[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 :)

[saintsenara]

for the crackship game:

lucius/molly (i heard a headcanon about a decade ago that the reason lucius is so ott with hating the weasleys is because he had a crush on molly in school and I am still not over it in the year 2024)

arthur/narcissa (the other half of this terrible pureblood spouse swap, with a side of black family tomfoolery since arthur's mum was one of them too!)

kingsley/bellatrix (the whole unstoppable force vs. immovable object of it all!)

kingsley/sirius (they'd make a genuinely fun pair but also like, "he's definitely been sighted in tibet," says kingsley on a floo call with his boss while the escaped convict he's supposed to be hunting is lounging on his bed behind him)

lucius/corban yaxley (the fact that yaxley feels compelled to take a moment to bitch about the peacocks sends me each time, and so help me i have based ships on less)

thank you very much for the ask, anon! delicious choices, congrats.

lucius malfoy/molly weasley narcissa malfoy/arthur weasley

i absolutely back this toxic wife-swap, because i - quite correctly - back literally any configuration of malfoy/weasley pairing, since the two families are narrative mirrors, and mirror-pairings are always hot.

which is to say, while narcissa clearly doesn't have a clue what a saucepan is, and arthur's not getting his eight fried eggs every morning while she's staying at the burrow [which, tbh, might be good for his heart...], she would actually drop into the narrative role molly fulfils [more conventional than, and therefore slightly isolated from, the rest of the family] fairly well.

is she going to enjoy herself? well, i suppose it depends on which imperious frenchwoman we imagine she'd take as her inspiration. is she going the marie antoinette route and enjoying getting a taste of the simple life pottering around the garden? or is she going the fleur delacour route and being constantly ready to start beef over the fact there's nothing to do at the burrow except "cooking and chickens"?

[iconically rude, i love her.]

molly, in contrast, is having a great time because we know from canon that she'd love having house elves and a garden without gnomes in it.

and both of them are having a great time when the sun goes down... since if there's one thing lucius and arthur have in common it's that they both clearly fuck.

bellatrix lestrange/kingsley shacklebolt sirius black/kingsley shacklebolt

answered here - one of them is flopping, one's hot. i think we can all guess which one is the hot one...

[not least because the "kingsley takes a floo call about sirius' whereabouts" premise is something i need a fic for.]

lucius malfoy/corban yaxley

you are completely right that yaxley being a little bitch about the peacocks is incredibly funny - as is, to be fair, everything he does in the dark lord ascending [him seething because voldemort literally doesn't give a shit about him putting pius thicknesse under the imperius curse because he's too busy flirting with snape always sends me].

so yes, go on, i'll back it. i think lucius decided to slum it in his youth - à la common people - and yaxley was his bit of rough. it was fine for about three days, but it flopped the second lucius revealed that the each of the peacocks cost as much as yaxley's monthly food budget.

[headcanonandburn]

Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Characters Sexualities, Gender and Stance on LGBTQA+ Pepps

Fantastic Beasts:

Newt Scamader: Cisgender,Demisexual & Demiromantic

Bunty Broadacre: Cisgender, lesbian

Credance Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore: Cisgender,Gay

Queenie Goldstein: Cisgender, straight ally

Porpetina Goldstain: Cisgender, Gray ace heteromantic

Jacob Kowawski: Cisgender,straight ally

Eulalie "Lally" Hicks: Cisgender,straight ally

Seraphina Picquery: Cisgender,straight Homophobe

Brutus Malfoy: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Gellert Grindelwald: Cisgender, He is Gay and you can't change my mind. Transphobe

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore: Cisgender, He is Gay and you can't change my mind. Transphobe.

Aberfooth Dumbledore: Cisgender,Straight....still on the fence if he is Transphobe or not

Nagini: Cisgender,straight ally

Minerva McGonagall: Cisgender,Demisexual & Demiromantic

Lord Voldemort's Era

Tom Marvolo Riddle: Cisgender (tbh if it weren't for him canonically hating his real name i would probably class him as trans MTF but...alas), Aroace Ally

Antonin Dolohov: Cisgender, Straight Transphobe

Corban Yaxley: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe & Transphobe

Mulciber Sr: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe & Transphobe

Rosier Sr: Cisgender, Straight Ally

Abraxas Malfoy: Cisgender, Gay with a severe case of internal homophobia that was never adressed. Only married a girl because he was forced to by his father.

Orion Black: Cisgender, Gay with a severe case of internal homophobia that was never adressed. Only married Walburga because he was forced to by his father.

Walburga Black: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Fenrir Greyback: Cisgender, Gay Pedophile Transphobe (if Lycantrophy= Aids as J*ke Rowlling claimed then you can't tell me that he is not a pedo. Besides i'm pretty sure he was, at least partly based on Little Red Riding Hood's werewolf wich, for those who don't know, was actually a representation of real life pedophiles who pray on little girls)

Rubeus Hagrid: Cisgender, Straight ally

Madame Maxine: Cisgender, Straight ally

Euphemia Potter: Cisgender, Straight Ally

Flemmont Potter: Cisgender,straight Ally

Charlus Potter: Cisgender,straight ally

Dorea Black: Cisgender, straight ally

Cygnus Black III : Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Druella Black (Nee Rosier): Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Molly Weasley's Era

Gideon Prewett: Cisgender,Pansexual

Fabian Prewett: Cisgender,Demisexual & Demiromantic

Molly Weasley: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Arthur Weasley: Cisgender, Straight...on the fence about LGBTQA+ peeps

Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody: Cisgender, Aroace

Kingsley Shacklebolt: Cisgender,Demisexual & Demiromantic

Bellatrix Black Lestrange: Cisgender, Straight...not exactly an ally she just dosen't care for peeps gender or sexuality. Really as long as they are blood puritsts it's fine by her.

Rabastan Lestrange: Cisgender, Gay

Rodolphus Lestrange: Cisgender, Straight Ally

Dolores Jane Umbridge: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Rita Skeeter: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe (mainly thanks to the popular theory that Rita Skeeter= J*ke Rowlling. Though i do like the ship between her and Lucinda Talkalot)

Lucinda Talkalot: Cisgender,lesbian

Marauders Era

Mary Cattermole (Nee Macdonald ): Cisgender,straight ally

Dorcas Meadowes : Cisgender,Lesbian

Marlene McKinnon: Cisgender,Pansexual

Mulciber Jr: Cissgender, Bissexual & Biromantic

Crabbe Snr: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Nott Snr: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Igor Karkaroff: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Thorfinn Rowle: Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromantic

Goyle Snr: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Evan Rosier: Cisgender, Ace homoromantic

Barty Crouch Jnr: Cisgender, Gay

Sirius Black: Genderfaun (i've seen people headcanon him as trans MTF or even genderfluid but...i'm sorry...No! He gives me the vibe of someone who, while perfectly confortable in wearing makeup would feel ashamed to be seen in a skirt or wearing red lipstick for exemple. Eyeliner, nail polish, body glitter, chopstick and black lipstick? That is fine. Anything beyond that? No! And since being genderfluid or MTF generally implies being confortable in female clothing it's safe to say that to me he is neither of those things) , Bissexual & Omniromantic with a preference towards males.

Remus Lupin: Cisgender, Demisexual & Demiromantic

James Potter: Cisgender, Pansexual & Pan romantic .

Regulus Black: Cisgender, He is Gay and you can't change my mind.

Severus Snape: Transgender FTM (though i do love cisgenderSev headcanons as well.i'm cool either way), Demisexual & Demiromantic

Peter Petigrew: Cisgender, Bisexual Pedophile Transphobe (He could have made sure that he stayed in his cage where it's not very confortable but at least appropriate or at least use his "owners" wand to turn into a human and sleep somewhere else but, no, he chose to sleep next to his "owners" on their bed wich like...BRO! )

Xenopilus Lovegood : transgender FTM, nebularomantic & demisexual

Pandora Lovegood : transgender MTF, nebularomantic & demisexual

Lucius Malfoy: Cisgender, Bissexual with a severe case of internal homophobia that was never adressed.

Narcissa Black Malfoy: Cisgender, straight ally

Andromeda Black: Cisgender, straight ally

Ted Tonks: Cisgender,straight ally

Gilderoy Lockhart: Cisgender, Straight Transphobe & Homophobe (i once said that i thought he was a pedo but i saw a better headcanon somewhere that states he only dates people who help his image (ie conventionally atractive women in his age range) ).

Alecto Carrow: Transgender MTF, Straight Homphobe

Amycus Carrow: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe

Augustus Rookwood: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe

Frank Longbottom: Cisgender,straight ally

Alice Fortescure (nee Longbottom): Cisgender,straight ally.

Cornelius Oswald Fudge: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe and Transphobe

Rufus Scrimgeour: Cisgender, Straight Homophobe

Charlie Weasley's Era

Charlie Weasley: Cisgender, omnisexual & Omniromantic with a preference towards males.

Nymphadora Tonks: Gender nonconforming (i have seen people headcaning her as genderfluid wich i would be more than fine with IF the reasons for said headcanon didn't boil down to "they are a metamorphamagus who hates their birth name" i mean... Seriously?! while it's true that there can be shapeshifters who are genderfluid (Ie Loki from Thor) not all shapeshifters HAVE to be genderfluid and its perfectly possible to be cisgender and hate your birth name (ie me, one of my cousins and a shit ton of people out there) though if someone ever gives me other reasons for that i may change my mind) , Pansexual & Panromantic

Bill Weasley (i know he is older than Charlie i just didn't know were else to put him): Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromantic

Golden Trio Era

Percy Weasley : Cisgender, Gay with a severe case of internal homophobia caused by Molly. only dated & married chicks to please his mom.

Fred & George Weasley: Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromantic

Neville Longbotoom: Cisgender, Demisexual & Demiromantic

Luna Lovegood: Cisgender, Gray ace & Demiromantic

Ron Weasley: Cisgender (i do love the trans ron headcanon's specially considering is weird as heck that Ginny was the only female in the family but...let's be real with him being one of the main characters as well as a Self-Insert of J*ke's childhood crush/best friend and me headcanoning Molly as transphobe it wouldn't fly), Bissexual with with a severe case of internal homophobia caused by Molly.

Padma Patil: Cisgender,Lesbian

Parvati Patil: Cisgender, straight ally

Pansy Parkinson: Cisgender, Bisexual with internal homophobia caused by her parents. Omniromantic with a preference towards males

Blaise Zabini: Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromatic.

Theodore Nott: Cisgender, Demisexual & homoromantic

Hermione Jean Granger: Cisgender,straight ally (i know she is canonically confirmed to be J*ke Rowlling's self insert but honestly....Her?a Homophobe and Transphobe? NO! it would be hipocritical at best like....She will go on a passionate crusade for blood equality and for a better treatment of house elfs but the second a transgender, homosexual and/or homoromantic person crosses her way, she bashes them? I mean, get real: we all know that Transgender,homosexual and/or homoromantic peeps are as marginalized and mistreated as the elfs she so pationally defends and, like any muggle or muggleborn they didn't chose to be born that way. Being a homophobe and transphobe while defending the causes she does would be stupidity and Hermione, as we know, is not stupid)

Harry James Potter: Cisgender (though i love to read transHarry Potter fics but...let's be real: there's no way J*ke rowling would ever make her protagonist transgender,specially since he is the Self-Insert of her dream Husband as ig was canonically confirmed. though if Harry was actually a trans woman, i believe she would choose to name herself Lily, like her mom since Harry does seem to be more inclined to choose names that pay homage to the dead or people he cares about).....tbh still unsure if he is bi,omni or gay but he is definetly not straight, demi,aro or ace.

Draco Malfoy : Cisgender, i'm also unsure if he is bi,omni or gay but he is definetly not straight, demi,aro or ace.

Vincent Crabbe: Cisgender, He is Gay and you can't change my mind.

Gregory Goyle: Cisgender,He is Gay and you can't change my mind.

Millecent Bulstrode: Cisgender, Straight Ally

Tracey Davies: Cisgender,aroace

Astoria Greengrass: Cisgender, Demisexual & Demiromantic

Daphne Greengrass: Cisgender, Straight Ally

Astoria Greengrass: Cisgender, Gray ace & Demiromantic

Hannah Abbot: Cisgender,straight Ally

Susan Bones: Cisgender,straight Ally (My otp for Ron is either her or Hannah Abbot)

Rolf Scamander: Cisgender, Demisexual & Demiromantic

Victor Krum: Cisgender, omnissexual & omniromantic with a preference towards females.

Fleur Delacour: Cisgender, Heterosexual demiromentic

Cedric Digorry: Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromantic

Cho Chang: Cisgender,straight ally

Lee Jordan: Cisgender,straight ally

Angelina Johnson: Cisgender,straight ally

Katie Bell: Cisgender, Bissexual & Biromantic

Alicia Spinnet: Cisgender,Aroace

Ginny Weasley: Cisgender,ominisexual & ominiromantic with a preference towards males.

Gabrielle Delacour: Cisgender, Straight Ally

Colin Creevy: Cisgender,He is Gay and you can't change my mind.

Denis Creevy: Cisgender, Straight Ally

Lavander Brown: Cisgender, Bissexual & ominiromantic with a preference for males.

Hestia Carrow: Cisgender, aroace

Flora Carrow: Cisgender,Gray aroace

Luna Lovegood : Cisgender, Panromantic Gray ace

Neville Longbottom : Cisgender, demisexual & demiromantic

Next Gen Era:

Teddy Lupin: Nonbinary, Pansexual & Panromantic

James Sirius Potter: Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromantic

Albus Severus Potter (who i would rename as Remus Severus Potter, Cedric Severus Potter, George Severus Potter or Neville Severus Potter.... Or..... Pretty much any name besides Albus ) : Cisgender,He is Gay and you can't change my mind.

Lily Luna Potter: Cisgender,straight ally

Lysander Scamander: Transgender FTM,Gay

Lorcan Scamander: Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromantic

Victorie Delacour: Cisgender,straight ally

Louis Delacour: Cisgender,bissexual & biromantic

Dominique Delacour: Transgender MTF,Lesbian

Hugo Weasley: Cisgender, Pansexual & Panromantic

Rose Weasley: Cisgender,straight homophobe

Delphini Riddle (who i headcanon is actually Delphini Rokwood): Cisgender,aroace homophobe & transphobe

Frank Longbottom II: Cisgender,demisexual & demiromantic

Alice Longbottom II: Cisgender, straight ally.

....aaaaand...that's it.