#perpetua fancourt

[worldweaverofmediocrity]

What is your Hogwarts house?

*looks up a pottermore quiz*

turns out i'm Ravenclaw.

Congratulations! You belong to Ravenclaw's family. That may surprise you, but there is no doubt about it. This test is as accurate as the Sorting Hat when it comes to determining the family of a new Hogwarts Wizard. "Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, If you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind." Rowena Ravenclaw founded the Ravenclaw House. Represented by an eagle, her colors are blue and bronze. Intelligence, wisdom, creativity, originality and curiosity are among the most important values of this house, whose common room is one of the highest towers of Hogwarts castle. Its ghost is the Grey Lady. Ravenclaw's most famous students include Ignatia Wildsmith, Perpetua Fancourt and Lorcan McLaird among others.

[utopiafandoms]

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you’ve a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind.

Happy Ravenclaw Pride Day my loves💙

[foxrp]

about canons

hey guys! this post is only slightly off schedule so thank you for your patience, but here’s some basic information as to how our canon list is set up.

first, we only marked the sacred twenty-eight as pureblood on our canon list. this is simply because of the level of pureblood they are, not because no one else can be. with our canon list, after you claim a family you can post the family set up and given information as to their blood status. if you claim a family that has been described as pureblood in canon, but is not included in the sacred 28 and already listed, then you are allowed to change the blood status. this is purely in regards to british and irish canons, which our list is based around, and any international canons can be made as you see fit.

please don’t worry about them not being marked as such on our list if they are canonically, feel free to utilize the canonical information on them. however, again, if it says ‘of unknown blood status’ or does not say something like ‘half-blood or pureblood’ on their wiki, these can only be half-blood, muggleborn, or tainted families due to canon establishing that their numbers are dwindling and there are not many left.

secondly, our canon list is by no means complete. there are so many underutilized canons and families that can be used. if you see one we have not included once you can see our canon list, please let us know or reserve that family and claim it once you’ve been accepted, at which time we will add it to the list. we have many canons listed, but it is not a complete list and should not be regarded as such.

third, we allow characters (outside of major marauders era canons such as sirius black or bellatrix lestrange, which have a 2 year cap) to adjust ages. please feel free to utilize this, so long as it makes sense and does not effect the canon information of other characters. what we mean by this is horace slughorn for example is known to have taught lily evans canonically. he can not be adjusted to be twenty, for instance, because he needs to have been a potions professor and have taught her during her school years. however, a character such as sturgis podmore, whose birthday is listed as born between 1956 and 1957 but has no information that contributes or takes away from any other canon character, can be made at whatever age you choose. this is just to allow more freedom due to how big a mess some of the canonical information is, truthfully. a good rule of thumb for this is if it does not matter at all, feel free to change it. if it does somewhat, try to keep to the two year cap.

fourth, please feel free to utilize lesser known canons. use perpetua fancourt as your character’s relative. as suggested in one of our subplots, utilize silas crump. please do not feel like we are leaving anyone out. there is just a lot of canon to try to add to a list and keep the site load time to a minimum, so add to it as you need to. if you’re unsure in any way, reach out to a member of the staff team and we will help you. it’s what we’re here for.

fifth and finally, lord voldemort, albus dumbledore, and harold minchum are npcs. we do not allow them in play and will not be allowing them in play. that being said, they will more than likely show up via our admin account as the plot moves forward and different events take place. this is just because of the incredible power such characters wield and to keep everything a bit more balanced. we hope you understand.

outside of that information, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to reach out to staff or send us an ask. thanks, everyone!

[namelists]

a list of names inspired by: ravenclaw

the first in my hogwarts series, this list includes names of notable ravenclaws and names relating to intelligence, learning, ravens and eagles

Alden: English origin meaning “old, wise friend”

Anthony (Goldstein): Ravenclaw student

Aquila: Latin for “eagle”

Athena: Greek goddess of wisdom

Cato: Latin, “wise”

Cho (Chang): Ravenclaw alum, friend of Harry Potter

Cuervo: Spanish, “raven”

Dara: Hebrew, “pearl of wisdom”

Eldridge: English origin meaning "old, wise leader”

Filius (Flitwick): Charms professor, Head of Ravenclaw House

Frodi: Norse, “wise, learned”

Garrick (Ollivander): Ravenclaw alum, wandmaker

Gilderoy (Lockhart): Ravenclaw alum, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts

Grey (Lady): ghost of Ravenclaw House

Helena (Ravenclaw): Rowena’s daughter, became the Grey Lady

Ignatia (Wildsmith): Ravenclaw alum, inventor of Floo powder

Imala:  Native American, “strong-minded”

Ismene: Greek, “knowledgable”

Karasi: African origin, “life, wisdom”

Kendry: Scottish, “wise man”

Kynsi: Finnish, “talon, claw”

Laverne (de Montmorency): Ravenclaw alum, pioneer of love potions

Lorcan (McLaird): Ravenclaw alum, former Minister for Magic

Luna (Lovegood): Ravenclaw alum, friend of Harry Potter

Maiara: Brazillian Tupi, “clever, intelligent”

Marietta (Edgecombe): Ravenclaw student

Michael (Corner): Ravenclaw student

Millicent (Bagnold): Ravenclaw alum, former Minister for Magic

Odin: Norse god of wisdom and war.

Padma (Patil): Ravenclaw alum, friend of Harry Potter

Penelope (Clearwater): Ravenclaw student

Perpetua (Fancourt): Ravenclaw alum, inventor of the lunascope

Quain: French origin, “clever, quick”

Quirinus (Quirrell): Ravenclaw alum, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts

Ramona: Spanish, “wise protector”

Raven: a strong bird with shiny black feathers

Rishi: a Vedic term for an accomplished and enlightened person

Roger (Davies): Ravenclaw student

Rowena (Ravenclaw): Founder of Ravenclaw House

Sage: having, showing, or indicating profound wisdom

Sophia: Greek, “wisdom”

Sybill (Trelawney): Ravenclaw alum, Divination professor at Hogwarts who prophesized the birth of the Chosen One, Harry Potter

Talib: Arabic, “seeker of knowledge, student”

Talon: the claws of a bird of prey

Ved: Sanskrit, “sacred knowledge”

Vidya: Sanskrit, “science, learning, philosophy, knowledge, scholarship”

Zeki: Turkish, “clever, intelligent”

Zella: African origin, “lacking nothing, one who knows the way”

[ahkaraii]

mind over mars [660w, genfic]

"Do try to keep me out, Severus," said Dumbledore mildly.

Severus bared his teeth, panting harshly, refusing to verbalize his frustration. He was trying. He was! With a sharp inhale, he regained his breath and forced himself to be still. "Again," he said lowly.

"Not yet, I think." Dumbledore took out a slim black object from one of his inner pockets-- was that fucking Mars bar??-- and waved it casually. "Do you want a piece?"

"Don't mock me!" Severus struggled to his feet. "Again!"

Dumbledore ignored him. "I first had one of these delightful sweets at the annual Assembly for Astronomical Awards; my younger self tried to Summon Mars and got a face full of Mars bars instead. I was ever so embarrassed."

Severus knew better than to argue once the Headmaster got like this. There would be no more Legilimency until Dumbledore saw fit, and until such point, Severus was best fit to rest. He found his way back to the chintz blue armchair and sank into it with a sigh.

"Pray tell why you would ever try to Summon a bloody planet," he muttered to the ceiling.

"Oh, I was rather inebriated at the time.” Dumbledore chuckled. “In a fit of petty jealousy, I bet Perpetua Fancourt I could move Mars enough to skew her award-winning measurements."

Only Albus Dumbledore would attempt such ridiculous feats of magic for such stupid reasons, Severus thought and glared at the cheerful old man. Annoyingly, he found himself picturing an auburn-haired wizard, beetroot red, being thumped in the head by a veritable cloud of Mars bars. It was an oddly vivid thought--

Wait a damn second!

Severus yelped, and closed his eyes tightly. Clear your mind, imbecile! God damn it!

"Spend less time recriminating yourself and more time on Occluding," Dumbledore said calmly. "Can you distinguish my presence from your own?"

Shit. Was Dumbledore still inside his mind? Severus felt terrified, for a moment-- violated was the more accurate word-- at the idea that Dumbledore had never left, and even now lingered. He felt for magic, but it was impossible, it felt impossible, when all he could feel was the frantic beating of his heart.

"Do at least try," Dumbledore said dryly.

Severus' eyes flew open and he screamed with rage. Dumbledore startled, blue eyes wide, and Severus was falling into them, and there was an echo of a scream, higher pitched than his own, and a flash of cherry blond hair--

Severus was abruptly pushed by an immense force, his armchair actually skidding back a few inches with him on it. He gaped, heart pounding. What the--?

"Better." Dumbledore seemed unruffled by the outburst, but Severus could've sworn he saw his eyelid twitch in discomfort. "Though you cannot make a habit of relying on strong emotions."

"I know." Severus didn't say, you hypocrite.

Dumbledore smiled thinly, and waved the half-opened candy. "Are you sure you don't want some? Chocolate does wonders for the soul."

"Fucking fine," Severus bit out, and extended his hand. "Accio Mars."

He caught the bar deftly. No planet or planetary model flew at him, because he was neither a drunk nor an overpowered wizard. What would it feel to be Albus Dumbledore, whose arrogance was such that he once believed he could move the stars?

"I can still hear your thoughts, Severus," Dumbledore chided. "Occlude your mind."

Severus spared him a vicious reply by biting into the chocolate. Easy for him to say, Severus thought bitterly. The man probably had a hundred years practice on him, and then some.

It was hard to stay annoyed, though. The chocolate was quite good.

Severus focused on the texture of it, changing shape with the heat of his tongue. Changing flavour with time. He thought of the chemical composition of chocolate, of its magical properties, of the uses one could have with it if one got creative.

"Very good," Dumbledore's voice said from far away. "Let's try one more time. Legillimens."

[seawaterandpinesap]

full name: perpetua fancourt

nicknames: pet

nationality: irish

mbti: estp

zodiac: aries

education: educated in the muggle world; a squib

special skills: astronomer in both the magical and nonmagical worlds - best known for the invention of the lunascope, which is used to view and measure the phases of the moon. 

boggart: being stripped of her accolades under grindelwald’s rule

mirror of erised: shamefully, a wand in hand

amortentia: yarrow tea; dandelion; anise; motor oil

top three qualities in another person: ingenuity - or the ability to make something out of nothing. subversive lifestyles. humour: make her laugh and you’re in.

worst thing about them: she fills up a room with her voice, and she bulldozes even good ideas if they’re spoken softly.

first impressions: a red-framed grin, a smear of lipstick on a front tooth. a cloud of hair that follows the laws of physics as and when it sees fit. an infectious, deafening laugh - a church bell at point blank range. a cigar chomped comfortably between front teeth, choking out everyone around her. an herb offered from behind an ear or an inner pocket: “chew on that, honey. you’ll feel better.”

character parallels: ellen ripley (alien); the grandma (napoleon dynamite); idgie threadgoode (fried green tomatoes); artemis (it’s always sunny)

gif that represents them: 

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With Love, Gilderoy

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by queerdear

In 1999, Gilderoy Lockhart fully regained his memory. After years of therapy at St. Mungo’s he learned basic skills, full speech, as well as regained his memory. It was with these new skills that he read up on what had happened to his reputation after 1993 - how he had been blasted throughout the Wizarding World as a fraud and liar. He knew there was only one thing to do to redeem himself: write a tell all book. This is that book.

Words: 4707, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Gilderoy Lockhart, Armenian Warlock Obliviated by Gilderoy Lockhart, Miriam Strout, Rita Skeeter, Glenda Chittock, Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Joseph Wronski, Gellert Grindelwald, Rufus Scrimgeour, Lorcan d'Eath, Garrick Ollivander, Millicent Bagnold, Lorcan McLaird, Perpetua Fancourt, Lucinda Talkalot, Emma Vanity | Slytherin Quidditch Captain, Severus Snape, Ginny Weasley, Basilisk (Harry Potter), Salazar Slytherin

Additional Tags: Autobiography, Scandal, Secrets, Lies, Hubris, Redemption, Gilderoy Lockhart Being A Dick, Squibs, Memory Loss, Amnesia

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[raving--ravenclaw]

Ravenclaw House Exceptance Speech

Congratulations! I’m Prefect Robert Hilliard, and I’m delighted to welcome you to RAVENCLAW HOUSE. Our emblem is the eagle, which soars where others cannot climb; our house colours are blue and bronze, and our common room is found at the top of Ravenclaw Tower, behind a door with an enchanted knocker. The arched windows set into the walls of our circular common room look down at the school grounds: the lake, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch pitch and the Herbology gardens. No other house in the school has such stunning views.

Without wishing to boast, this is the house where the cleverest witches and wizards live. Our founder, Rowena Ravenclaw, prized learning above all else – and so do we. Unlike the other houses, who all have concealed entrances to their common rooms, we don’t need one. The door to our common room lies at the top of a tall, winding staircase. It has no handle, but an enchanted bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle. When you rap on the door, this knocker will ask you a question, and if you can answer it correctly, you are allowed in. This simple barrier has kept out everyone but Ravenclaws for nearly a thousand years.

Some first-years are scared by having to answer the eagle’s questions, but don’t worry. Ravenclaws learn quickly, and you’ll soon enjoy the challenges the door sets. It’s not unusual to find twenty people standing outside the common room door, all trying to work out the answer to the day’s question together. This is a great way to meet fellow Ravenclaws from other years, and to learn from them – although it is a bit annoying if you’ve forgotten your Quidditch robes and need to get in and out in a hurry. In fact, I’d advise you to triple-check your bag for everything you need before leaving Ravenclaw Tower.

Another cool thing about Ravenclaw is that our people are the most individual – some might even call them eccentrics. But geniuses are often out of step with ordinary folk, and unlike some other houses we could mention, we think you’ve got the right to wear what you like, believe what you want, and say what you feel. We aren’t put off by people who march to a different tune; on the contrary, we value them!

Speaking of eccentrics, you’ll like our Head of house, Professor Filius Flitwick. People often underestimate him, because he’s really tiny (we think he’s part elf, but we’ve never been rude enough to ask) and he’s got a squeaky voice, but he’s the best and most knowledgeable Charms master alive in the world today. His office door is always open to any Ravenclaw with a problem, and if you’re in a real state he’ll get out these delicious little cupcakes he keeps in a tin in his desk drawer and make them do a little dance for you. In fact, it’s worth pretending you’re in a real state just to see them jive.

Ravenclaw house has an illustrious history. Most of the greatest wizarding inventors and innovators were in our house, including Perpetua Fancourt, the inventor of the lunascope, Laverne de Montmorency, a great pioneer of love potions, and Ignatia Wildsmith, the inventor of Floo powder. Famous Ravenclaw Ministers for Magic include Millicent Bagnold, who was in power on the night that Harry Potter survived the Dark Lord’s curse, and defended the wizarding celebrations all over Britain with the words, ‘I assert our inalienable right to party'. There was also Minister Lorcan McLaird, who was a quite brilliant wizard, but preferred to communicate by puffing smoke out of the end of his wand. Well, I did say we produce eccentrics. In fact, we are also the house that gave the wizarding world Uric the Oddball, who used a jellyfish for a hat. He’s the punch line of a lot of wizarding jokes.

As for our relationship with the other three houses: well, you’ve probably heard about the Slytherins. They’re not all bad, but you’d do well to be on your guard until you know them well. They’ve got a long house tradition of doing whatever it takes to win – so watch out, especially in Quidditch matches and exams.

The Gryffindors are OK. If I had a criticism, I’d say Gryffindors tend to be show-offs. They’re also much less tolerant than we are of people who are different; in fact, they’ve been known to make jokes about Ravenclaws who have developed an interest in levitation, or the possible magical uses of troll bogies, or ovomancy, which (as you probably know) is a method of divination using eggs. Gryffindors haven’t got our intellectual curiosity, whereas we’ve got no problem if you want to spend your days and nights cracking eggs in a corner of the common room and writing down your predictions according to the way the yolks fall. In fact, you’ll probably find a few people to help you.

As for the Hufflepuffs, well, nobody could say they’re not nice people. In fact, they’re some of the nicest people in the school. Let’s just say you needn’t worry too much about them when it comes to competition at exam time.

I think that’s nearly everything. Oh yes, our house ghost is the Grey Lady. The rest of the school thinks she never speaks, but she’ll talk to Ravenclaws. She’s particularly useful if you’re lost, or you’ve mislaid something.

I’m sure you’ll have a good night. Our dormitories are in turrets off the main tower; our four-poster beds are covered in sky blue silk eiderdowns and the sound of the wind whistling around the windows is very relaxing.

And once again: well done on becoming a member of the cleverest, quirkiest and most interesting house at Hogwarts.

[amortentiafashion]

A beautiful, traditional cloak once worn by famed astronomer Perpetua Fancourt. Fancourt, the inventor of the lunascope (an instrument now indispensable to astronomers) was highly intelligent and, as a graduate of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a former Ravenclaw.

Fancourt once stated in an interview on the Wizarding Wireless Network that this cloak was a gift of her grandmother and she always wore it while studying the sky, because it was warm and the embroidered stars on the cloak were Charmed to twinkle softly when the constellation Lyra was overhead.

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Mind over mars

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by Leu (Karaii)

“Pray tell why you would ever try to Summon a bloody planet,” Severus muttered to the ceiling.

“Oh, I was rather inebriated at the time.” Dumbledore chuckled. “In a fit of petty jealousy, I bet Perpetua Fancourt I could move Mars enough to skew her award-winning measurements.”

Only Albus Dumbledore would attempt such ridiculous feats of magic for such stupid reasons, Severus thought. What would it feel to be Albus Dumbledore, whose arrogance was such that he once believed he could move the stars?

Words: 661, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape

Relationships: Albus Dumbledore & Severus Snape

Additional Tags: Occlumency, Legilimency

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