#melotte

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Melotte 15, Within the Heart

[mspegasus17]

Beach Please

Pairing: Charlotte x Melvina (@jeniffler)

Words: 1882

CW: Fluff

Other MCs invluded: @lescahiersdesable @urfavfrenchgrl

Summary: The girls spend a day at the beach.

Read it on Wattpad, AO3 or under the cut⬇️

It was the hottest day of the summer. Charlotte and Melvina were lying in the garden behind Charlotte's parents' house in Cragcroft and drinking ice-cold lemonade that quickly became warm as piss. "I'm melting," groaned Melvina. "Me too," Charlotte agreed. An annoying squeak from Bob and Frank agreed with the two girls. "We should go to the beach," suggested Melvina. "Then we can cool off a bit." "Great idea. Let's invite the girls." Charlotte reached for her cell phone. "Or not?" Melvina giggled and nodded. "Come on, write in the group chat." Grinning, Charlotte typed the message and sent it. "Let's go!"

The girlfriends quickly packed their bags and prepared some snacks. Of course, Bob and Frank couldn't be missing. The two creatures climbed into Melvina's bag and made themselves comfortable between a pack of oat biscuits and a lunchbox full of watermelon.

As soon as everything was prepared and packed, they used the floo flames to get to the beach. So far, Alienor, Cornelia, Poppy, Imelda and Natty have promised to come to the beach. Well, Alienor had only sent a "thumbs up". That was all you could expect from the grumpy Ravenclaw.

"I can taste the sea," Charlotte sighed contentedly as they stepped out of the green flames. And soon we'll be able to see and feel it too," Melvina chuckled and intertwined her fingers with Charlotte's. Hand in hand, they strolled around the sand-coloured wall to the beach. The hot sand trickled into their sandals, and the two girls decided to get rid of their shoes and go barefoot instead, accompanied by a few ahs and ouchs.

"Look! Three are already here." Charlotte nudged Melvina with her elbow and nodded towards the three figures struggling with a large green checked blanket. "Why can't we just do magic?" Imelda could be heard moaning from afar. "That would be much quicker. And it wouldn't be so tiring." "Says the one who sits on the broom all day. As if that wasn't tiring," Cornelia countered. "It's tiring differently," Imelda replied. "Now shut your mouths and stand still!" Veronica snapped. "I'm trying to do magic, but you have to hold the blanket tight, you idiots."

"OUCH! The blanket bit me!" Cornelia screamed and let go of her corner. Imelda was immediately wrapped in the vast blanket. "GET IT OFF ME!" she screamed and thrashed around wildly in an attempt to free herself. Veronica sighed and waved her wand. Immediately, the blanket fell off Imelda and folded neatly on the floor. "Please remind me never to buy anything from Borgin and Burkes again if that crazy guy wants to recommend something to me."

Shocked, Imelda looked at her with wide eyes. "You bought that thing from Borgin and Burkes? No wonder it wanted to kill us," she hissed, angrily straightening her ponytail. "It didn't want to kill you. It just didn't want us to spread it," Veronica tried to calm the black-haired Slytherin. A growl from the blanket made her flinch. "Well. And above all, it didn't want us to sit on it," she added, looking suspiciously at the blanket. "Too bad I don't have the receipt anymore. Maybe I can scare some first years with it. Or I can set them on the Gryffindors. These losers can use a bit of excitement. Let's see how brave they really are.

Charlotte stepped behind Veronica and cleared her throat. "I didn't hear that, Hem." Veronica turned around, beaming with joy. "Hunter! Bitch, you're the exception. You know you're my favourite lioness. But I'd pay money to see Prewett shit himself in fear." Charlotte stifled a laugh. She would like to see that too.

Veronica waved her wand and made a giant picnic blanket appear, big enough for two Quidditch teams. She stuffed the grumbling blanket back into her bag. "Sit down, kids," she giggled, pointing to the large blanket. The five girls spread their things on the blanket, and a small buffet was set up in the middle. Each had brought something. Poppy, Natty, and Alienor had now joined them. The latter had put up a parasol and was dozing in the shade.

Bob and Frank had climbed out of Melvina's bag and enjoyed the light breeze in their fur. "You were able to keep the puffskein?" asked Cornelia, looking at Frank. Melvina shrugged. "He got on so well with Bob. We just couldn't separate the two of them. So I asked Professor Howin if Frank could stay with us." "And she said yes straight away?" Cornelia asked. Melvina laughed. "Merlin, no. She said I was crazy. He was school property, blah blah blah." Melvina pulled a face and made a mocking gesture. "But after a few days, she came up to me and said that she didn't like Frank at all. He didn't eat and didn't want to play with the other puffskeins. She said that he gave her the impression that he was longing for someone. Of course, he was! But she didn't want to listen. So I was allowed to take Frank back with me. You should have seen Charlotte's face when I took both rascals out of my bag that evening." Grinning, Melvina bit into a piece of watermelon.

"You didn't know about it?" Poppy asked Charlotte in surprise. Charlotte just shook her head. "Mel completely surprised me. I had absolutely no idea." "And it was our first date," Melvina added with a smile. She gave her girlfriend a loving look, and Charlotte immediately returned. "That definitely earned you some brownie points with me." "Oh, how romantic," Poppy enthused and touched her chest.

"It's almost disgusting how cute you two are together," murmured Imelda. Alienor agreed with a hum. "Oh, you two are just jealous," Veronica interrupted, throwing a grape into her mouth. "You both have no one to smooch, and that's why you're bitter." "You don't have anyone yourself," countered Imelda. "Besides, it's not my fault that Weasley is just too stupid to understand that I..." She broke off her sentence. She almost admitted that she was in love with Garreth. But Veronica understood immediately. A mischievous grin spread across her face. "Don't talk bullshit! Really? You like Weasley!? Brave choice, Reyes." "Shut up," the black-haired girl replied. "Mind your own business." "Don't worry, I'll do." Veronica winked at Imelda, who rolled her eyes and snorted.

"Is anyone coming into the water with me?" Natty asked the group, clearly uncomfortable with the last topic. "Yes, me," Poppy cheered and jumped up. Melvina and Charlotte glanced at each other and stood up as well. "We're coming too." "Coco, what about you?" Melvina asked the brunette. Cornelia shook her head and dug her headphones out of her bag. "Nah, go without me. I prefer to tan." With that, she put her headphones on, loosened her bikini straps for a streak-free tan and lay down. "Hem?" Charlotte addressed Veronica. "How can I say no?" Grinning, the brunette Slytherin got up. "I'm coming too. I'll burn otherwise," Imelda complained. She took a ball out of her bag and was already stumbling towards the water. "Alienor, we probably don't need to ask you," Charlotte asked. "Too wet, too much sun," the pale black-haired girl replied curtly. Charlotte nodded and then followed Imelda to the water with the other four and the two creatures.

"Wait!" Melvina called and hurried back to the blanket. She rummaged in her bag and returned with a small pink swimming ring and an equally small pink air mattress. "For Frank and Bob," she explained. "Aw, they're perfect," Charlotte enthused. "Right?" Melvina grinned at her girlfriend and laid the two swimming toys half in the water and half on the sand so the creatures could climb on them peacefully. Frank sank into the hole in the swimming ring. Bob made himself comfortable on the air mattress, then rummaged briefly in his fanny pack and quickly pulled out a tiny pair of sunglasses with pink frames, which he immediately put on.

The other girls had already run into the waves and splashed each other with the cool water. Charlotte and Melvina followed them, the two creatures on their floating toys in tow. "Hey, Poppy! Think fast!" called Imelda, throwing her ball toward the short, black-haired girl. The ball landed before Poppy's chest, and the water splashed on her face. "Ugh! Imelda!" she squealed, and the Slytherin laughed maliciously. "Oh, come on, don't be like that. Throw it back instead!" And that's what Poppy did. The other four soon joined in. Sometimes, the ball landed deliberately in front of one of the girls to splash her; sometimes, it was thrown a little too far to the side, so the catcher had to throw herself to the side and land entirely in the water to catch the ball. The six girls had a lot of fun. Meanwhile, Bob and Frank were floating quite relaxed on the waves, a little way off but still within reach of Melvina and Charlotte.

After a while, the girls' stomachs were rumbling. They all agreed that it was time for a break and trotted back to the picnic blanket to get some strength. Alienor had dozed off by now, and Cornelia was just turning around when the other six reached the blanket. Veronica put a finger to her lips and motioned to the others to be quiet. Then she crept up to Alienor, leaned over her and wrung her wet hair over her stomach. Alienor woke up from her nap and screamed. "You stupid snake!" she cursed. She took her wand in her hand and, with a swing, made a few snowballs fall out of nowhere onto Veronica. Veronica squealed. "SHIT! It's c-cold," she shivered. "You deserve it," Alienor replied and stuck her tongue out at the brunette. The snowballs had already melted into a puddle, and Veronica had recovered from the cold shock. She just shrugged her shoulders and sat down on the picnic blanket. The friends enjoyed their picnic and digested before going back into the water. Cornelia and Alienor preferred to stay lying down again. One in the sun, the other in the shade of their parasol.

The small group spent the whole day on the beach. They splashed, swam, ate and played pranks. Bob and Frank were always there on their floating toys. As the day drew to a close and the sun slowly set over the sea, the friends sat together on the blanket and ate the leftovers from their picnic. They watched the sky change from purple to pink to orange. Bob and Frank slept cuddled up in front of Charlotte and Melvina. Charlotte laid her head on Melvina's shoulder, and Melvina put her arm around her girlfriend's waist. "That was a good idea," Charlotte murmured exhaustedly. Melvina chuckled. "Someone is tired," she remarked, brushing a black hair curl from Charlotte's face. "Mmmaybe," she mumbled, looking into Melvina's hazel eyes with her blue pair. "We could do that every day," she continued. Melvina pressed a kiss to Charlotte's forehead. "I'd be all for that."

They stayed until the moon replaced the sun and watched the stars awhile. Charlotte dozed off next to Melvina, and everyone else slowly got tired and started to head home.

[silverstellatus]

Yayyy space friends :)

[quiltofstars]

Melotte 15, the open cluster at the center of the Heart Nebula (Sh2-190) // Anton Grishin

[mizelaneus]

[havoc-bloom]

Didn’t know if I wanted to post this man for a little because I know how FERAL the Internet can be, especially for tall evil men, but y’know what? Here. Have some food. Melotte got redesigned back in May so might as well post it.

[xxx-calibur]

"The only one who fucks me harder than my gf is the Space IRS and its never consensual."

[missmacfire]

It so confusing when you start treading a post that you think is about a character you know and like, but no it someone from a total different fandom that just have a similar namn and my dyslexic ass can't read 🤦‍♀️

[feathersinning]

Getting leglocked and hearing "get me pregnant" in your ear, send post

[still-searching-for-et]

Viel Nebula and Melotte 15 starless

[mspegasus17]

Care of Magical Creatures

Pairing:f!MC x f!MC (Charlotte x @jeniffler's Melvina) Words: 2220 Summary: The two girls get to take care of a puffskein. CW: Fluff, mentioning of parents' death and bullying Read on Wattpad, AO3 or under the cut ↓

"Your task now is that you will look after a Puffskein for a month in pairs. I want you to treat the animals well and look after them as a team. Think of it as your very hairy child." Professor Howin pointed her wand at a small cauldron on her teacher's desk. "I will now draw the pairs." The cauldron wobbled, contracted and spat out two small pieces of paper. The Care of Magical Creatures Professor caught the pieces and read out the names.

"The first pair is Poppy Sweeting and Duncan Hobhouse." Charlotte stifled her laughter. "This could be something," she thought. "Poor Poppy." The little Hufflepuff threw the anxious Ravenclaw a smile. At least she tried. She seemed rather unpleasant with her partner. Professor Howin drew the next pair. "Alienor Callington and Cornelia Pierce." The black-haired Ravenclaw glanced at the brunette Slytherin and shrugged. Cornelia twisted her mouth into a half-hearted smile. She had probably hoped to be able to form a pair with her boyfriend.

"Next, we have Charlotte Hunter and Melvina Strange." Charlotte's heart skipped a beat. She had hoped to be able to work with the pretty Slytherin. She had had her eye on her for a while, but apart from a few brief conversations here and there, she had never really spoken to Melvina. Let alone spend time with her. Charlotte glanced over her shoulder. Her gaze met Melvina's. She immediately blushed and smiled nervously. Charlotte returned the smile and tucked a black lock of hair behind her ear. She didn't notice which pairs were still being drawn.

Professor Howin clapped her hands, waking Charlotte from her trance. "Please get together in your randomly selected pairs, and then I will assign you your Puffskein." Chaos broke out between the students. Some pairs were already arguing about who should come to whom. The classroom, if you could call it that, was in a state of excited hustle and bustle.

"Hey," a sweet voice called out next to Charlotte. The Gryffindor hadn't even gathered her papers when Melvina was standing next to her. Charlotte turned to her partner. "H-hi." "Now that's what I call an exciting task. I can hardly wait to introduce Bob to his brother or sister." The Slytherin's hazel eyes shone with excitement.

Charlotte raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Who's Bob?" "Well, my baby!" Melvina opened her shoulder bag a crack. In the spacious bag lay a teal ball of fur. In its paws, it held a glittery teddy bear. The Niffler was fast asleep. Charlotte's eyes widened. "Is that a Niffler?" she asked in astonishment. Melvina nodded and closed the bag again. "He can't be alone, so I carry him in my bag. Otherwise, he would attract too much attention." "Well, then I hope the Puffskein isn't too shiny," Charlotte joked, making Melvina giggle. "He'll still try to stuff it into his bum bag," laughed the Slytherin. Now it was Charlotte who giggled.

Professor Howin had started calling out the individual pairs and assigning them a cuddly muff. It was Poppy and Duncan's turn. Melvina nudged Charlotte with her elbow. "It's funny that Duncan and Poppy, of all people, have to work together, isn't it? The two are as different as day and night." Charlotte grinned at Melvina. "That's what I thought too. Poppy will definitely get all the work and won't even complain about it because she likes it so much." The Slytherin shook her head, laughing quietly. "These Hufflepuffs are just too good for the world." Charlotte nodded in agreement.

"Miss Hunter and Miss Strange!" Professor Howin called the two. They trotted to the teacher's desk to take their Puffskein into their care. "Please take care of Frank," Professor Howin explained, stroking the black and brown puffskein on her desk. "Hello, Frank." Melvina knelt down to be at eye level with the fur ball. He blinked at her with his honey eyes and squeaked happily. "Looks like Frank likes you," Charlotte said with a grin. "Well, it would be pretty stupid if he didn't like his new mommy," Melvina replied, straightening up again. She picked up Frank, and Charlotte took the small bag with Puffskein care supplies from her teacher. "We're going to have a lot of fun, Frank. I promise you," Melvina told the magical creature in her arms.

Professor Howin assigned the remaining pairs to their Puffskeins and ended the lesson early. Charlotte and Melvina had agreed to find a quiet place in the gardens to introduce Frank and Bob to each other. The black-haired Gryffindor conjured a picnic blanket, and they sat on a piece of grass near the fountain.

Melvina put her head in her bag, and all that could be heard was a muffled murmur. With a wide grin on her lips, she sat up again, and a sleepy Niffler peeked out of the bag. "Charlotte, Frank, this is Bob." Charlotte held out a hand to the small platypus-like creature. "Nice to meet you, Bob," she said gently. The Niffler took her index finger in his two tiny front paws, sniffed it and let go again.

"I guess I'm not shiny enough," laughed Charlotte. Melvina shook her head. "Apparently not, but he likes you. Otherwise, he would have stuck his tongue out at you." Charlotte laughed even louder. "So he's a little rascal," she stated. "He is. But he's my everything." Melvina nudged Bob. "Come on, don't be so shy. Meet Frank."

The Niffler gave his mom an uncertain look before climbing out of the bag and slowly crawling towards the Puffskein. Frank hummed happily and blinked at Bob with curious, bulging eyes. The two of them got longer and longer until their noses finally touched, and both creatures froze. Suddenly, Frank's long tongue shot out and licked Bob's soft fur. The Niffler screamed and fell over in shock. His short legs kicked in the air. "Oh, Bob!" Giggling, Melvina turned Bob over again. "You're a good actor again. Or have you been snacking on my cookies again?" Bob avoided her gaze, and Melvina glanced into her bag.

"Bob! Those were the good caramel cookies, you old glutton!" She stared at the little cookie thief in disbelief. "I thought you hated caramel. Now I have to think of something new to keep my cookies safe from you." Melvina shook her head and gave Charlotte an apologetic look. "I would offer you a cookie, but there are only crumbs left." Charlotte staggered away, smiling. "It's fine. Although they seem to have tasted good." "They are the best cookies I have ever eaten." Melvina gave Bob a thoughtful look. "So it's no wonder Bob ate them all. I'll bring new ones tomorrow," she explained, turning her gaze back to Charlotte.

"How come we never really talked?" Melvina asked after a moment's silence. Charlotte shrugged and absentmindedly stroked Frank, who had rolled over to her. "I guess it's because we're in different houses. And then it's the sworn enemies Slytherin and Gryffindor. It's hard to make friends outside of your own house. At least that's how I feel. I... don't tend to approach others on my own. I'm more likely to be adopted." Melvina nodded. "I understand what you mean. I feel the same way. I'd probably never get out if Cornelia and Veronica didn't drag me to parties and introduce me to their friends. I just prefer spending time with Bob." Smiling, she stroked the Niffler's teal fur. Bob was curled up on her lap.

"Understandable," Charlotte murmured. "I prefer the company of animals and creatures to that of humans." The Gryffindor bit her tongue so as not to say too much. She had a tendency to overshare, and she didn't want to mess things up with Melvina by telling her too much about herself and her negative experiences during their first real conversation.

The school bell rang, signalling the end of class. "Wait! How are we supposed to carry Frank around with us all day and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid in class?" asked Melvina. "I can't put him in my bag with Bob. It'll just cause chaos." Charlotte opened the bag that Professor Howin had given them. "Maybe there's something useful in here." She momentarily rummaged in the enchanted bag and finally pulled out a carrying bag that seemed to be made for a Puffskein. "Come on, Frank. Get in," she said to the fur ball. Frank, on the other hand, just blinked at her and made no move to roll into the carrying bag.

"Maybe a treat would help?" suggested Melvina. Charlotte nodded and searched the bag for something that looked like something edible. A few round somethings fell into her hand. They felt like dog biscuits. Charlotte sniffed the ominous balls uncertainly. They also smelled like dog biscuits. Shrugging her shoulders, she took a handful and held them under Frank's nose. The cuddly muff's pupils grew huge and he hummed happily. "Yes, they seem to be treats," Charlotte said with a laugh and used them to lure Frank into the transport bag. When he started to pounce on the small pile that Charlotte had thrown into the back corner of the bag, she buttoned the clasp and looked at her work with satisfaction. "Well, that wasn't so difficult."

The two students stood up and agreed that Charlotte would take Frank with her until lunch break. Then, they would meet again in the entrance hall and discuss everything else.

During their lunch break meeting, they agreed that Frank would stay with Charlotte until he and Bob got on better. They took a closer look at the contents of the bag and found that the supposed treats were Frank's real food. So he was easy to get excited about. After lunch, they agreed that they would meet at every opportunity to complete this partner task together.

A few days passed, and the two students became a well-rehearsed team. Every day, they sat on the picnic blanket in the garden. Melvina brought different kinds of biscuits to each picnic, and Charlotte organized different drinks. Bob and Frank got on better and better, and soon, they started playing together on the lawn. Charlotte and Melvina also got to know each other better and better.

Small talk turned into jokes, and jokes turned into deep talk. Melvina talked about her childhood in America and about her loving parents, who had died in an accident. Charlotte talked about her time in Cornwall and about her family. She spoke about her cousin Emily, who lived with her mother in Norway and with whom she had no contact since Charlotte developed her magical powers because Emily found it too scary and Charlotte, as the only witch in the family, was a freak in her eyes.

The two discovered that they had a lot in common. For example, they were both Muggle-born and the only witches in their families. They both liked to snack and were generally sweet-toothed.

The days went by, and Charlotte felt more and more comfortable with Melvina. Frank and Bob now only slept together. That would be a problem when the task ended.

One evening they were sitting on the picnic blanket at their usual spot again, eating chocolate-mint biscuits and drinking raspberry lemonade. Charlotte and Melvina sat next to each other and watched the two creatures playing. "The two of them are really cute together," Charlotte enthused and reached for another biscuit. Melvina reached out for the tin at the same time. Their hands touched, and the two students shyly pulled their hands back. "Y-you first," Melvina stammered. Charlotte's cheeks glowed, and she took two biscuits from the tin to give Melvina one too. She clinked her biscuit against Melvina's and looked deep into her eyes. "Cheers."

"Have your eyes always been so blue?" Melvina asked without taking a bite of her biscuit. Her hand was still floating where they had clinked their biscuits. Charlotte raised an eyebrow. "Yes. They haven't changed." "They're like the ocean," Melvina said, fascinated. Charlotte turned bright red. She didn't know how to answer that and took a bite of her biscuit instead.

"Can I ask you something?" Melvina blurted out. "Um, sure." Melvina looked shyly at her biscuit. "Is there... Well... Is there someone by your side?" Charlotte choked on her biscuit. She hadn't expected that question. Coughing, she took her raspberry lemonade and washed down the stray crumb. "I... Well... No," she admitted and took another big sip. "Good," Melvina said and finally took a bite of her biscuit. She felt Charlotte's confused look on her and quickly swallowed the bite. "Good to know, I mean," she tried to save herself. "What do you mean?" Charlotte asked. Melvina sighed. She let her shoulders droop in defeat. "I like you, you know?" she began to explain. "And I would like to spend more time with you, even after this task. And... well... a partner at your side would complicate the whole thing." "Are you asking me if I want to go out with you?" Charlotte tried to shed some light on the matter. "Maybe," Melvina murmured. "Well, if that's what you want, then yes. If you don't want to, then no." Charlotte laughed and put her hand on Melvina's. "I would really like to go out with you, Mel."

[quiltofstars]

Melotte 15, the star cluster at the heart of the Heart Nebula (Sh2-190) // Philipp Weber

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15. IC 1805 is located about 7,500 light years away toward the boastful constellation Cassiopeia.

Image Credit: Richard McInnis

[ragazzoarcano]

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Melotte 15, Within the Heart

[xxx-calibur]

"Coming to you live from the cosmos, its the shocking gal with the shocking bite- Cosmic Princess Merri Melody!"

Meryn 'Merri' Melotte - Daughter to Mayall Melotte and an unknown individual. An absolute gremlin with the energy to match, this shapeshifting, lightning channeling void child has put her talents and energies into one singular purpose: to be the number one e-girl streamer in the cosmos. Yes, she does those kinds of streams and yes she will invite chat in for meet-ups. With her bombastic shit-head energy, sharp teeth and bizarre shapeshifting powers she's quickly rose up the ranks and is making a name for herself on the galactic wide web. Has absolutely no senses of financial responsibility and tends to just do whatever she feels like at any given moment, making her an absolute pain for her mods who only deal with her because she pays them stupidly well. Absolutely does not hide the fact she's a shapeshifting void horror and is well aware she is a fictional character.

Her hobbies include: posting thirst traps on instagram, purposefully mispronouncing the names of your favorite characters and modelling for her hentai artist girlfriend.

Likes: sweets, attention, drinking battery acid, your mom (lol), actively breaking the 4th Wall, Space Knights (her die-hard fans) Dislikes: the IRS

[missmacfire]

Why the hell did it start working just because I removed "sudo" I hate Linux 😩