#phineas black II

[theladyofshalott1989]

"It's Me, Hi, I'm the Problem, It's Me" // An Ominis Gaunt/Phineas Black II & Sebastian Sallow/Damien Evans One-Shot

For @mscostac <3

If you haven't read her wonderful fic "Take Me to the Lakes (I Hate It Here)", WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GO. I'll wait.

Summary: Sebastian somehow managed to land a double date with another universe’s Ominis and his partner, Phineas. How? Damien, of course. Phineas and Ominis simply adored Damien. But why did they hate Sebastian so much? He’s determined to find out.

Or, Sebastian makes a fool of himself, all in the name of satisfying his curiosity. Anti-hero? More like anti-finesse.

Word Count: 2,790

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This version of Ominis didn’t like him for some reason, which was truly a shame because Sebastian quite liked his partner, Phineas Black. No, not that Phineas Black. The headmaster’s son, in fact. Yes, that one. 

Not that Phineas liked Sebastian all that much either. They both seemed to adore Damien though. It was the little things. 

Speaking of Damien, where in Merlin’s name was he? Sebastian pulled his pocket watch out of his robe and glanced at the time. Damien should have been here fifteen minutes ago! He sighed. That was, frankly, on Sebastian. He should have told Damien an earlier time to ensure he wouldn’t be late.

Phineas and Ominis were chatting amongst themselves on the sofa in the communal Undercroft, the one that served as a portal between the various universes. Yes, that was a thing that had been established last year. It was all very timey-wimey, and not something that Sebastian really wanted to think about right now. 

Phineas and Ominis though… What sort of scheme were they up to? Sebastian hadn’t the foggiest idea, but it nagged at him. 

Even though they seemed to barely tolerate him, Phineas and Ominis had agreed to go on a double date with Sebastian and Damien today. To be perfectly honest, Sebastian had been somewhat hesitant to agree to the idea, mainly because he found Ominis and Phineas’s relationship a tad bit confusing. It was far less established than Sebastian and Damien’s, likely because in their universe it seemed that the wizarding world wasn’t as accepting of same-sex relationships. At least from what Sebastian could tell. But Sebastian digressed.

They were whispering again, probably about him. You know what? Sebastian was going to address the Erumpent in the room. 

“Hey!” he said, interrupting the two lovebirds’ secret plotting. “Why do you hate me so much?”

Ominis’s mouth formed a straight line. He… glared? No, not exactly. Obviously. But the sentiment conveyed was certainly one of deep loathing. Phineas brought his hand to his mouth, presumably to hide a chuckle. Oh yes, he was definitely laughing. The telltale eye crinkle gave it away. 

“Hate is a very strong word,” Ominis said.

Sebastian crossed his arms over his chest. “It’s accurate though, right?” 

“Oh yes, it’s quite accurate.” 

“I thought so.” 

Phineas placed a hand on Ominis’s thigh, patted it lightly, then said, “Ominis—”

“Don’t worry, Phineas. I’m not going to tell him why.”

“What? Why not?” Sebastian scoffed, miffed but also taken aback. That seemed rather unfair. It wasn’t like he’d known either of them long enough to invoke such animosity. At least, he assumed. 

“Who knows what divulging that sort of information would do to our various universes,” Ominis stated.

“We’re here, fraternizing with each other,” Sebastian said. “I’m quite certain it would be fine.”

Ominis hummed thoughtfully. “Alright, fine. You caught me out. I don’t really care. I just don’t think you deserve to know."

“Bash doesn’t deserve to know what?” Damien said, ducking under the gate leading into the Undercroft as it creaked open. He never waited for it to open fully before entering. Most likely because he was always rushing to meet up with people on account of his habitual tardiness.

Phineas laughed. “I’ll never get used to you calling him ‘Bash.’”

“Why? It suits him.” 

“Maybe it suits your Sebastian,” Phineas replied, removing his hand from Ominis’s thigh and waving it in the air in a nonchalant manner, “but certainly not ours.”

Damien was only half listening as he had leapt over to Sebastian and drawn him in for a deep kiss, even going so far as to dip him slightly. Sebastian would have protested if he hadn’t been struck dumb by Damien’s enthusiasm. Instead, he surrendered to the kiss, totally and fully. Damien had a tendency to make him more compliant than usual. Not that he’d ever admit that out loud. 

When he’d recovered, and adjusted his trousers accordingly, as they were, erm, rather tight and uncomfortable now, Sebastian said, “Someone’s in a good mood.” “Damien’s always in a good mood,” Phineas piped back in, jumping up from his spot on the sofa. “That’s why we like him so much. Well, one of many reasons.” 

As Damien’s cheeks flushed, Ominis added, “He also doesn’t pester us with asinine questions.” 

Ominis then followed Phineas’s lead, just slower and more deliberately, wiping ash off his robes, since earlier Phineas and Ominis had been smoking. 

Sebastian always found that fascinating to watch. He might have asked to “borrow” a cigarette, to give it a go, if he knew they wouldn’t turn him down outright. He vaguely wondered if Damien would find Sebastian smoking alluring. Come to think of it, probably not. Damien had a fondness for the outdoors: fresh air, the fragrance of blooming flowers, all the simple pleasures nature offered. Not that Sebastian felt the need to always please Damien. No, of course not! He was his own man. 

“Earth to Sebastian,” Ominis said, stepping toward the exit. “Phineas asked you a question.”

“Oh!” Sebastian stammered as Damien chuckled beside him. “I missed it. Mind repeating that?”

Phineas grinned. “I wanted to know if you’re always this besotted. It might convince me to like you more, in fact.”

Sebastian opened his mouth to offer a barbed retort, then closed it, then opened it again. How was one supposed to respond to that? Was it an insult or a compliment? A little bit of both?

Damien answered for him. “Sebastian may not admit it, but he’s very romantic.” 

“Am I?” Damien grabbed his hand and squeezed. “You said you loved me first.” 

“I did, didn’t I?” 

“The circumstances weren’t ideal, but yes, you did.” Sebastian laughed nervously. “Well, I’m glad you don’t fault me for the circumstances…”

“Never." Damien squeezed his hand again and pecked the apple of his cheek. Sebastian felt his face grow hot, betraying him.

Ominis and Phineas were silent, their heads tilted to the side, echoing each other in their curiosity. “Care to divulge that story?” Ominis asked. 

“Hm,” Sebastian said, tapping his chin thoughtfully with his free hand. “I think not.” 

“Fine, like I care,” Ominis shot back, sweeping through the now open gate, his robes whipping behind him. 

Sebastian snickered under his breath. Two could play that game. 

Ernie Lark was in top form today. Most likely because Damien had thrown a sack full of Galleons his way, so he was playing every single instrument he owned, which was truly a wonder to behold. How anyone managed to juggle so many, even with magic, was beyond Sebastian’s comprehension. But, to be fair, he didn’t have a talent for music. That was more Damien's forte. 

Sebastian, Damien, Ominis, and Phineas were enjoying tea outside on this brisk spring day at Steepley and Sons Tea Shop. Damien sipped his Earl Grey, hot, with the lightest dusting of sugar and cream, per usual. Sebastian’s tea was also sweet, but much, much more so: six cubes of sugar, no less. He typically forewent cream, but today was the exception. He poured some in right now, distracted by Damien’s hand on his thigh, kneading it gently. So distracted was he that it took him far too long to notice his tea was overflowing and spilling out onto the lace tablecloth. Oops.

Phineas raised a brow, but kept silent. The lack of verbal chastisement was more for Ominis’s sake than Sebastian’s. At least Sebastian assumed. For Ominis and Damien were leaning back in their chairs, their eyes closed, their heads bobbing along with the music, completely enraptured. Damien and Ominis had similar taste in music, it seemed.

Phineas and Sebastian glanced at each other knowingly. Some camaraderie for once; how novel! 

Ernie finished his set. Ominis and Damien came back to life to clap for his stirring performance. Damien was a bit more enthusiastic with his praise. Okay, a lot more. He could be quite energetic when he was in good spirits. Sebastian found it incredibly endearing. He glanced down at his lap to hide his smitten expression. 

But alas, he was too late. Someone had seen. 

“Bash, care to share with the class?” Phineas asked.

“Share what?” Sebastian fidgeted in his chair, then grabbed his tea cup and downed the whole thing in one go. It was a wonder he didn’t choke. 

Ominis took a much smaller sip of his tea, then set it back down on the table delicately. “Up to no good, Sebastian?” Phineas merely chuckled.

“Lies! Lies and slander!” Sebastian retorted. “I was not.” 

“Bash, what were you doing?” Damien interjected, his tone wary. “Not a thing, I assure you! Why is it that I’m always suspected of some underhanded enterprise?”

All three responded in unison:

“You’re a scoundrel, that’s why.” That was Ominis, of course. 

Phineas next: “Don’t ask me! I’m innocent.”

“Well…” Damien! Even Damien! Et tu, Brute? 

Sebastian pouted. “It’s unjust, that’s what it is. Unjust!” 

“Aww, Bash, come here,” Damien said, reaching out for Sebastian with his long arms. 

Sebastian scooched his chair back. “No.”

Damien, however, would not be so easily deterred. With a decisive lean forward, he seized the armrest of Sebastian’s chair and effortlessly tugged him back into place. Then, in his usual manner, he cupped Sebastian’s head in his hands and placed a light kiss upon the tip of his freckled nose. “There. Better?” he inquired. 

Sebastian grumbled. Phineas chuckled as he explained to Ominis what Damien had done, then Ominis, too, burst into hearty laughter. 

Sebastian exhaled in resignation. Well, better to be the butt of everyone’s joke than scorned, or ignored entirely, he supposed. 

Come to think of it… If he could worm his way into Ominis and Phineas’s good graces, perhaps they’d reveal why they held him in such contempt. Yes, yes… He needed to know. And Sebastian would find out, no matter how much of a fool he had to make himself. The things he endured for the sake of knowledge. 

Damn, Damien was already suspicious. Perhaps Sebastian had overplayed his hand. 

“Sebastian,” Damien said, “I can’t exactly stroll through the gardens with your arms draped over my shoulders. What was wrong with merely holding hands again?” 

“I just wanted to be closer to you,” Sebastian tried, kicking himself internally.

Damien shrugged out of Sebastian’s firm hold. “Mhm, a likely story.” He narrowed his eyes. 

This was Ominis and Phineas’s fault! If they were just a bit more romantic with each other, Sebastian’s attempts wouldn’t stand out like a Mandrake being pulled out of a pot in the library. Oh, there was an idea… 

No, Sebastian! Focus! 

Damien must have been thinking along the same lines, as he cleared his throat and said, “Ominis, Phineas, I know it can be difficult to express yourselves when you’re so used to… well, holding back, but truly, there’s no need for that here. You can just be yourselves.” Damien finished with a sympathetic pat on Ominis’s back. 

Sebastian braced himself for Ominis to protest—vehemently, at that—so he was beyond shocked when Ominis simply nodded. Curtly, of course, but still. Then, without a word, Ominis extended his hand for Phineas to take.

Phineas’s eyes widened. He clasped Ominis’s hand without hesitation. As he did so, his face broke out into a stunning smile.

“Thank you, Damien!” Phineas exclaimed. “I knew I liked you.”

Sebastian sighed. He was doing a lot of that today. He didn’t bristle at the undue praise for Damien though. That wouldn’t do. Not if he wanted his plan to pan out.

“So,” he began, drawing out the word longer than he probably should have, but he was thinking, dammit! “Care to explain to me why you dislike me so much now?” Sebastian might be a cunning Slytherin, but impatience, ultimately, won out.

Ominis was about to open his mouth, probably to say no, when the unlikely quartet were interrupted by… Sebastian. Another one, that is. Intriguing.

“Ominis!” 

Ominis swiveled around at the ferocity in the other Sebastian’s tone.

“Where’s Carolyn?” Sebastian’s other self exclaimed, wiping away at a bead of sweat dripping down his forehead. Had he run all the way here? 

Sebastian inspected his counterpart up and down, then down and up. My, this Sebastian was rather fit, wasn’t he? And tall… How was he so tall? By Salazar’s beard, could he spare an inch or two? It wasn’t like he needed it. Ominis was tall and he somehow even towered above him! 

“How am I supposed to know?” Ominis spat back, dropping Phineas’s hand. Phineas’s face fell. 

The other Sebastian stared at the empty space that now separated the pair. “What are you doing?” he asked, his bushy brown eyebrows raised. 

Sebastian was feeling a bit dizzy. He wasn’t sure he liked seeing his counterpart in this state. He wasn’t sure if he liked seeing his counterpart at all. Especially since he was so dashing. The anger part was also a bit disorienting. He couldn’t recall the last time he was this furious. He certainly had his moments, but that was before Damien, before Anne was cured. 

“Who’s Carolyn?” Damien asked, breaking through Sebastian’s musings. Good question, D. Good question. 

The other Sebastian narrowed his eyes at Damien, and then stumbled back upon spotting Sebastian next to him. Ah, there it was. 

“You’re me,” he said to Sebastian. 

“Ten points to Slytherin,” Sebastian replied. 

For two beats, his counterpart merely stood there, jaw slack. But then, he shook his head, and resumed his interrogation of Ominis, bearing down on him like a troll in a china shop. 

Hah! Sebastian was having a grand time with these similes. 

“Tell me where Carolyn is right now.” 

Ominis huffed indignantly. Phineas’s face was growing redder with each passing second. And then, Phineas burst. “He’s telling the truth, Sallow!” he yelled. “Get over yourself. We don’t know where Carolyn is.”

Sebastian’s curiosity was, officially, piqued. “Is someone going to tell us who Carolyn is—?” He barely got the words out before Damien slapped a hand over his mouth and yanked him backward into a bush of lacewing flies.

Clearly, Damien hadn’t realized what was behind them, as they both promptly toppled backward onto their arses, ending up in a tangled heap of limbs. 

The other Sebastian, Ominis, and Phineas, however, remained oblivious, too absorbed in their shouting match to notice. 

What in Merlin’s name was going on? This was nothing like Sebastian’s usual dynamic with Ominis, although, to be fair, his Ominis was happily dating his twin sister. Maybe Anne had a calming effect on him somehow. If that was the case, Sebastian would have to remember to thank her later.

“Do you think we should say something?” Sebastian whispered into Damien’s ear. 

“No, Bash. I don’t think that would be wise.” Ah, Ravenclaw wisdom. How predictable. 

“Hm, okay. Well, we could, erm, steal a kiss or two… or thirteen? While we wait, that is,” Sebastian suggested, crossing all his (metaphorical) fingers and toes. It did seem like they were going to be waiting a while. 

Damien rolled his eyes. “Yes, Sebastian. Excellent plan. Let’s lock lips while our friends engage in a heated argument right next to us.”

“Your friends, you mean.”

“They’re your friends, too.”

“Hardly! They merely tolerate me. You do know that, don’t you?” 

Damien gave him a pointed look, but he didn’t answer the question. 

Sebastian continued. “It’s the truth, D. They’d rather spend time with you than me. You’re the one they actually like.”

Damien gestured in the direction of the other Sebastian, who stood further down the path, glowering at Ominis and Phineas with his hands on his hips. He was still prattling on about that Carolyn girl. He must really be obsessed with her if he was this fixated on her whereabouts. Sebastian couldn’t help but notice the irony though—he was certainly one to talk, considering he’d been known to kill for Damien. But, of course, that was beside the point.

“What do you expect, Bash? That’s their Sebastian.” Damien shrugged. “Just continue to be yourself and I’m sure they’ll come around. You can be obsessive and dramatic, maybe even a little bit intense sometimes, but you’ve gotten a lot better over the past year or so.” He stared down at his hands. “For some reason,” he added, not glancing back up. 

“Hey,” Sebastian said, bringing his hand to Damien’s chin and lifting his head up. “Thank you.” 

“Thank me? Why?” 

“The reason is you, D. The reason is you. But you already knew that, didn’t you?”

Damien flushed. “I didn’t want to presume—”

Sebastian cut off his words with a kiss. 

A Sebastian might have been the problem, but it certainly wasn’t him. He was a bundle of joy. Naturally. Carry on. 

[bowtomycoolscissors]

The Hated Headmaster with his kin (Part 1)

This is my headcanon, and your interpretation of these characters doesn't need to be influenced. Kindly do not take this as verbatim.

I feel like this is something heavily considered:

Cygnus II's branch of the family was heavily overlooked. Not only were they not the second branch but the fourth one. Phineas I had never shown any particular interest in his youngest son at all, which didn't pass down to Pollux or Cassiopeia. Pollux was thought to be too “demeaning and greedy,” while Cassiopeia was “more Bulstrode than Black.” That comment offended Cassiopeia so much that she almost started a physical fight with her grandfather and had to be restrained by her brother and father.

Known to most, Regulus Black I (Arcturus III’s brother) was Phineas Nigellus’s second favourite grandchild, after Arcturus III, of course. He thought of Regulus as more aware, quiet and composed. His favourite granddaughters were Belvina’s daughter and Lycoris. So, it’s quite easy to figure out that Sirius II and Belvina were Phineas Nigellus’s favourites.

The man didn’t approve of Sirius II marrying a Gamp as he considered her too “lowly” for his heir, but when she produced him a grandson, he changed his opinion.

Phineas Nigellus was incredibly infuriated when he found out his namesake had been cavorting with foul muggles and advocating for their rights. The man was very close to disowning Phineas II but decided to have a conversation and perhaps steer him towards the right track; however, Elladora wouldn’t even think of it and forced Phineas Nigellus to blast him off the tree.

Phineas Nigellus never really got to bond with Dorea, since she was 5 when he died (1925).

[beyondthecanonwizardingworld]

Phineas Orion Blackworth (1881-1965), original family disappointment

Second eldest son to Phineas Nigellus and Ursula (nee Flint), sorted into Hufflepuff House and close friend of Albus Dumbledore through the M.S.S. (later the M.V.F.). Originally quiet enough in his Muggle support, he remained closest to his brother Arcturus (1884-59) especially with their exchange years at Olympos Academy and college in Greece. In London, Phineas joined art museums but could never settle for a family.

Fleeing to aid the Muggles in the Great War at outbreak in 1914 ensured Phineas' disownment, where he fell in love with Muggle nurse Tiffany Meadowes. After the war, they moved to London as the Blackworth family and had two children: Castor (b. 1917) and Helen (b. 1919) though they later "adopted" their nephew Marius (b. 1916) in his adult years.

They had five grandchildren whom they cherished: Lysander (b. 1949), two Partridge girls, Rigel (b. 1951), and Dorcas (b. 1954) who later took the name Meadowes. They passed on the light of their restored name yet they still fought the tempting darkness.

In the Global Wizarding War, Phineas devotedly preserved art from the Germans in the Magical Free French. Though captured, he fought in the Battle of Nurmengard and was rewarded the Order of Merlin, First Class after the war. His legacy carries on in art, advocacy, and family as someone had to survive the terrible war against Valdemar.

Revised and edited from the previous deleted post.

(Pictures from pexels.com)

[konstantynowitz]

Noble and Most Ancient House of Black — Headcanons

Pollux Black was thirteen when he had his eldest child Walburga.

Irma was forced to drop out of Hogwarts by her in-laws due to her pregnancy with her daughter.

Because of how young her parents were when she was born, Wally was nursed by Kreacher’s mother during infanthood and early childhood.

Melania Black was not a blood supremacist, nor did she follow the societal standards expected of women at the time.

She was independent in nature and had a mind of her own.

Melania did not wait around for men to tell her what to do and that was probably something that attracted Arcturus.

If you’ve watched the show Versailles then you’d be familiar with Princess Palatine who I’d say has the same personality.

She just gives off that kind of energy, ya know?

Melania was a very worldly woman with a bright mind, which made her intellectually dangerous.

And this discouraged Arcturus’s family from giving their blessing to let him marry her.

This also made Melania quite undesirable amongst other pure-blooded families who didn’t want to take on a bride who could potentially challenge their traditional values and expectations.

Her headstrong personality caused people to perceive Melania as difficult and untamed.

She came from a family of Hufflepuffs and bore their kind-hearted and warm disposition.

Melania refused to conform to the purist beliefs of her in-laws and remained accepting of all blood statuses.

She was against muggle hunting and muggle persecution, which obviously made it hard to be married into the Black family.

It took many years for Sirius II to accept Melania into the family and give his blessing for Arcturus to marry her.

Her own disdain towards the bigotry and racism displayed by her in-laws towards the muggle race was what set her aside from the rest of Black family.

Melania stuck out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of her husband’s relatives and that made her an easy target.

I’m sure on multiple occasions Arcturus’s parents had attempted to convince their son to divorce Melania.

But obviously for Arcturus what they were suggesting was out of the question.

Melania was never truly accepted into the Black family and would always be referred to as the “Macmillan girl” by Hesper Black.

Which upset Arcturus greatly as Melania was his wife and therefore was entitled to the Black family name.

Mel was the favorite grandmother of Sirius and Regulus between herself and Irma.

She was the only one who expressed pride towards her grandson Sirius getting sorted into Gryffindor.

When Sirius ran away, Melania still remained in contact with him and if it wasn’t for his disownment from the family then she would’ve allowed him to live with her and Arcturus.

But Arcturus wouldn’t allow it, saying that Sirius had disgraced the family and their reputation.

Besides Alphard, Mel was the one to financially support her grandson, even when he went to go live with the Potters.

She would also still call on Sirius for weekly tea dates at fancy restaurants or smth and then update Orion and Wally on how their son was doing just to rub it in their face that even though they disowned him they couldn’t keep Melania away from her grandbaby.

Like out of nowhere she would drop a comment about Sirius while crocheting a blanket like: “oh yes, your son is doing quite well, actually. He’s been made head boy, just like you Orion when you were his age.”

Oh those comparisons would strike a nerve for both Orion and Walburga.

Some days they would be upset, almost infuriated to hear of their son; their blood traitor of a son, the one who was as good as dead to them.

On other days — when Melania would tell them about how successful their eldest son had become, the one that ran away and never came back, the one they hoped would come back but never did, their pride and joy, favorite — their hearts would ache with loss and sorrow because all they wanted was for their family to be whole again.

When Melania died she left all of her assets to Sirius.

Walburga despised her mother-in-law for this, it was almost like one last “fuck you” from Melania.

Marius Black was eighteen when he was disowned from the family.

He was closest with his nephew Alphard who at the time was only seven when his uncle was forced to leave home.

Marius was a Squib, so he wasn’t a very valued member of House Black.

In spite of this, his parents kept him around even if his very presence brought them shame.

Oftentimes they wouldn’t even mention that they had a second son, or a third child.

Cygnus II and Violetta had kept their younger son away from the prying eyes of society, nor would they allow him to interact with his siblings much.

Not many people knew that Marius existed besides his relatives.

The only records of Marius that there is exists within some newspaper dating back to 1916 announcing his birth, as well as his identification and registration documents within the Ministry.

What really got Marius disowned from the family was participating in the Muggle Rights Movement and advocating for muggleborns.

He was cast out of the Black family tree and went to go live with his Uncle Phineas who willingly took him in.

Phineas had been disowned for the same reason as his nephew years prior.

Before Cygnus was engaged to Druella, his parents had originally planned to betroth him to his cousin Araminta.

Cygnus had hemophilia due to the Black family’s constant inbreeding.

He was treated as fragile as a child and he was often sheltered because of his condition.

Whenever his cousins came over to play, he couldn’t participate in certain activities such as a simple game of tag because his parents feared that he would fall and hurt himself.

His marriage with Walburga was an abusive one and once she slapped him hard enough that it started up his hemophilia.

It was so bad that he was bedridden for a whole week, half-conscious, and fighting for his life.

In bed, Walburga was top. She would never let herself be dominated by a man, especially Orion.

Their intimate moments together were fickle ones and far from passionate, nor were they very loving.

They never shared a bed together. The both of them had their own separate rooms far, far away from each other.

[knights-0f-walpurgis]

The Burke siblings of House Black — Headcanons

Herbert Eustace Burke — b. 1910

Herbert was the eldest son of Herbert C. Burke and Belvina Black, inheriting his father's keen intellect and aloofness that set him apart from the rest of his siblings. The distinction between him and the rest of the Burke children often left him feeling like an outsider within his own family, especially during their childhood years.

While Ursula and Phineas remained unburdened by the responsibilities of being their father's heir, Herbert had been molded by the weight of expectations and was constantly aware that his actions reflected not just on himself but on the entire family legacy. This pressure drove him to excel in his studies, mastering spells and potions with a fervor that often left him exhausted.

Although he had not been vocally pressured by his parents to fill in his role of maturity at such an early age, there was an unspoken understanding that the young wizard had an obligation to uphold the family's honor and legacy. Herbert knew that he was depended upon to ensure the security of the Burke line's reputation, which included making sure that his siblings did not risk tainting it with their own impulsive actions.

Out of all his cousins, Herbert was closest with Arcturus (III), a fellow heir who shared the same burdens of expectation and responsibility. Unlike the lightheartedness of his siblings, Arcturus understood the weight of family legacy that rested on their shoulders. They often found solace in each other's company, bonding over their futures and the pressures that accompanied their roles as the eldest sons of the family.

Arcturus was not just equal to Herbert in fate, but in intellect, as well. While Herbert leaned toward the analytical, meticulously dissecting spells and theories, Arcturus had a knack for seeing the bigger picture. He often encouraged Herbert to think outside the confines of the traditional beliefs of wizarding society, which opened the mind of his more reserved cousin to modern principles.

The Blacks weren't exactly appreciative of Arcturus' unique and progressive outlook on new ideas and methodologies, as many members clung to the rigid doctrines that had defined their lineage for generations.

Ursula Belvina Burke — b. 1912

Growing up, she was Herbert’s confidante, although due to her brother’s tendency to push others away and shoulder his own burdens, there would be times where distance was preferable between the two.

Ursula, being a woman, was not relied on for the complex matters that were usually dealt with by men of her time. Even if she was quite well-educated, many still underestimated her.

Towards her brothers, she was very maternal, especially with Phineas. Ursula always was there to take care of her siblings and they relied on her as the keystone of their dynamic.

Without her, the brothers would surely fall apart. She was the anchor in the family, even if she was hardly acknowledged in her efforts for keeping the Burkes from falling apart.

While Herbert had always thought that he was the one carrying the family on his back, it was actually Ursula doing all the work. The second eldest of the Burke siblings had made a lot of sacrifices for the sake of her loved ones, but a lot of it would just go unnoticed.

Ursula was a very modest and humble woman, but also had a knack for being quite attentive. She knew many things and noticed a lot of what happened around her.

The responsibility as woman of the household was taxing, especially with all the men oblivious to her exhaustion. The only one who ever really seemed to have an inkling as to how mentally and emotionally drained Ursula was had been Phineas.

The two were a bit closer to each other compared to how they were with Herbert. Phineas had always been clinging to Ursula’s leg growing up and hiding behind her skirts at family gatherings because he was a shy child.

Ursula was like a second mother to him, making sure that he was looked after and cared for. Oftentimes, she’d read him bedtime stories and allow him to sleep in her bed whenever he had a nightmare or was scared of the dark.

She was close with her cousin Callidora, despite being a few years older than her. When Cal was born, Ursula had immediately claimed the baby as her “sister”, due to being the only girl with two brothers.

There would be times when she was younger that Ursula would play with dolls, pretending that they were her sisters and that she grew up with her own trio like the one her cousins had. As a child, she would have make-believe friends and Herbert would constantly bully her for it.

Ursula had gravitated towards Callidora and her sisters, often wishing that she were part of their family rather than her own. Whenever she was with her Uncle Arcturus and Auntie Lysandra, the young witch would sometimes envision herself as their daughter.

Phineas Caractacus Burke — b. 1914

He grew up under the shadow of his brother and had never been considered his father’s main priority. Let’s just say the Burke family has problems if that wasn’t established yet and young Phineas was probably the most neglected of his siblings.

Belvina had always insisted on calling him “special”, often reassuring Phineas that he had a purpose within the family, too. Although this might’ve been true, Phineas had felt as if he were an irrelevant member of the bunch.

Phineas was hyperactive when he was younger, always in a rush for everything. The boy had a tendency for being impulsive, which really set Ursula’s teeth on edge when she was tasked to watch him.

He mostly kept to himself, accepting his role as the spare to the Burke bloodline. He didn’t exactly want to be his brother’s replacement, but at the same time Phineas felt like he had more to offer.

As a young man, he was very determined in making a name for himself. The youngest sibling of the Burke family had been fueled by ambition and had inherited his father’s affinity with brokering.

He was cunning and knew the tricks of the trade, being very persuasive and silver-tongued. As a child, he had always been a good liar and an even better trickster, which allowed him to get away with a lot of things when he was younger.

By the time he was thirteen, he worked as an apprentice as Borgin and Burkes under his father, who would later leave him the business once he retired.

Phineas and Herbert didn’t really get along, especially as they got older. The two would constantly be bickering and it only got worse once Herbert Senior passed away.

The brothers had created a rift between each other, battling against one another over the business and family matters that caused many disputes amongst them.

Ursula was the one who usually got caught in the middle of all of it. By the time their father died, she reached a breaking point where she just couldn’t take their irrational dislike for each other.

Phineas liked to throw insults at his brother, the words often sharp and piercing, always finding a way to hit Herbert where there was a chink in his armor. He never failed to make the first verbal punch.

He was quite blunt and hurtful at times, although he never directed this side of him towards Ursula, which was purposeful. He loved his sister and could never imagine himself saying such things to her.

There may have even been a time where the brothers had almost dueled each other to the death in a blinding rage. Thankfully their sister was there to snap the boys out of it, but if she wasn’t… that would’ve been a whole different story.

Phineas was quite the charmer, which was probably why he had successfully managed to take on his apprenticeship with his father as his presence in the shop attracted a lot of business.

He had developed a bond with his youngest cousin Charis. The two had always gotten along well together and he’d more than willingly been a guest at her little tea parties out in the backyard of his uncle’s estate.

[falling-aster]

1870-1880's Black family members

Sirius Nigellus Black (1877-1952) - heir and member of the Wizengamot. He married Hesper Gamp and had four children with her.

Phineas Corvus Black (1881-1941) - disowned for supporting muggle rights. He never married nor had children, but he dedicated his life to documenting his findings in the muggle world with a pseudonym.

Arcturus Rigel Black (1884-1962) - legislative that tried to pass anti-muggle law, tho not really successfully. He married Lysandra Yaxley and had three daughters.

Belvina Theodora Black (1886-1962) - dedicated her life to studying charms and how to create them. She married Herbert Burke, nephew of the owner of Borgin and Burkes Caractacus Burke, and had three children with him.

Cygnus Felix Black (1889-1943) - worked in the Ministry of Magic, in the International Magical Trading Standards Body. He married Violetta Bulstrode and had five children.

[agathabetty]

Little Al had a crush on Sirius Black II and Phineas Black II

If Sirius was his DADA professor I would be just like🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

[bellwood-qudditch]

Cygnus Black II

Faceclaim: Tom Hughes

“The youngest son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint. The father of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea and husband to Violetta Bulstrode”.

January 17th, 1889–January 31st, 1943

[egosdelirium]

Every time I see the names of Sirius I and Phineas Black in the family tree my heart aches a little

Thinking of Phineas Black who was once just a little boy with an older brother, a little boy who had to see his older brother die before ever getting to turn 9 always kills me inside.

Because Phineas named his first son Sirius.

He lost his older brother at seven years old and held on tight to his name for twenty long years (Sirius II was born in 1877) so that his older brother wouldn't be forgotten, so that this Sirius, at least, would get to grow old and past nine years old. So that Phineas would still have some of him in his life.

It really is "always his little brother"

[antonymphdraws]

Dandy's World OC: Dr. Frankie the Flask

Bio and details in description!

“Frankie is a Toon of science! Always coming up with inventions to help others (or for fun!). While they’re rather kooky and don’t always think things through, they teach children the value of creativity and curiosity.”

Full Name: Dr. Frankie the Flask

Species: Flask

Gender: Androgyne (She/Her, He/Him, and They/Them)

Family: Shotson (Brother)

Voice Claim: Dan Povenmire (Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz; Phineas & Ferb)

Dandy Store Quote

“Frankie’s a little kooky, but they’re a Toon of science for good reason!”

Requirements

2500 Ichor

Get 300 “Great!” Skill Checks when extraction

Complete 3 Mastery Quests on Shotson

Appearance

Frankie is a toon with a flask for a head, filled with the same colored liquid as their brother Shotson. They wear a pair of goggles that cover their eyes, the goggles have opaque white lenses with black swirls on them. 

Frankie wears a white lab coat similar to Shotson that reaches the same length (knee-length). But unlike his coat, Frankie’s coat sleeves are rolled up at the elbows and are almost completely closed except for the bottom part. They also wear a pair of black below-elbow length gloves.

Personality

Frankie is…quite eccentric and kooky. He is a creative and curious kind of intelligent genius with a passion for science and making inventions that can help others with their problems (or, sometimes, just “for funsies”). Aside from all that, Frankie usually has an energetic, carefree, and silly demeanor. 

However, Frankie is a mad scientist for a reason. Despite their intelligence, they tend to be quite careless and impulsive and don’t always have the best foresight for the potential effects their inventions or actions can cause. There are times where they say things that make others uncomfortable (such as the “99.99% safe” line., despite not intending to make them feel that way.

Stats

Rank: Rare Health: ♥️♥️♥️ Skill Check: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Size 250/Value 3) Movement Speed: ⭐⭐⭐ (Walk 15/Sprint 25) Stamina: ⭐ (100) Stealth: ⭐⭐ (5) Extraction Speed: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (1.20)

Ability

Twisted Be-Gone-Inator! Active This toon creates an electric area-of-effect field around them, stopping the movement of Twisteds in the ability’s range for 5 seconds. 

Dialogue 

Finishing extraction

“It’s working! It’s working!” “For science!” “Eureka!”

Descending to the next floor

“What could possibly go wrong?!” “Trust me! It’s 99.99% safe!” “I may have miscalculated a bit…”

Activating Twisted Be-Gone-Inator!

“Behold! The Twisted Be-Gone-Inator!” “Stay back! I am a Toon of science!” “Time to test my newest invention!” 

Twisted Frankie

"Doing well on skill checks is a necessity to survive this Twisted..For they have sabotaged the machines to produce a debilitating shock should you fail. If you do fumble with the machine, leave it as soon as possible, they’ve got a keen sense for mechanical failures… ”

Rank: Rare

Speed: Above Average (19)

Attention Span: Above Average (3)

Detection Range: Below Average 

Twisted Frankie is a roaming Twisted that, upon a player failing a Skill Check, will run to the source of the failed skill check from anywhere on the floor, similar to Twisted Vee. Twisted Frankie has also sabotaged the machines, indicated by a black box with a green electric symbol on it strapped to the side of the machines, which sparks green electricity every few seconds.

Upon failing a skill check, the player will be shocked with electricity. This does not hurt the Player, but it does inflict them with Slow I and Tired II debuffs for 7 seconds. 

Twisted Research Trinket: Plasma Lamp

Trinket Category: Stamina

Restores 35 stamina upon completing a successful skill check

Trivia

Frankie’s name is based on Dr. Frankenstein from the titular novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelly.

According to one of her elevator dialogues, the reason she names her inventions with “-Inator 3000” is for “branding reasons”, and mentions she plans to sell her inventions once they’re safe enough and able to be mass produced. 

Despite being referred to as “goggles”, they function as glasses, as Frankie is practically blind without them.

[sunnysaystuff]

hi sunny im asking u abt the black family!!!!! pls do tell:)

oaky !<3

on this episode of sunny is obsessed w the black family we have cygnus black iii, father of bellatrix, andromeda & narcissa! (now we're veering into headcanon territory—canonically, cygnus was only 13/12 when bellatrix was born; let's see what we can do with that.)

bellatrix was born in 1951. hc: she was raised by her rosier grandparents on her mother's side for something like four years because her parents were only teenagers themselves. in around 1954-1955, her parents—madly in love btw that will forever be my cygnus iii & druella hc—had reconciled their differences and had andromeda, her younger sister (cygnus iii was 16/17 at most yikes).

3-4 year old bellatrix was given back to her parents, whom she had barely seen for the first few years of her life. and then she never saw her grandparents much after that. being thrown into a completely new and even hostile environment would shape bellatrix & her mania for the rest of her life.

why did cygnus iii have a daughter at only 13? why did his father, pollux have a daughter at only 13 too??

frankly, the most interesting explanation i can think of veers into creepy. we've all heard about the "black family madness" fanon hc in fics. suppose instead of the black family madness, we have a black family curse. cygnus iii was pollux's youngest son. pollux was cygnus ii's eldest son. and cygnus ii was phineas nigellus' youngest son.

evidently at some point, cygnus ii begat a curse that was broken(??) when none of cygnus iii's children had a child at 13. but i do wonder what bellatrix was up to at age 13.

[savingsallow]

AAAAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!! 🤭❤️‍🔥

i love how you explored val's relationship with her cousins 🤩 ngl, but this inspired me to write something related to this soon! i'll tag you when it's out! (only if you're comfortable ofc! 🫂)

thank you as well for taking the time and effort to drop this wholesome masterpiece 🥹🫂✨

i hope you enjoyed the holidays and wishing you a happy new year!! 🎉🎉🎉

Merry Christmas!! 🌟🎄🎁

Merry Christmas!

(I haven't been able to go through all your work, so please excuse the extreme creative liberty I made assumptions from Val's introduction and character sheet and have this treat).

~~~***~~~

What Val already deemed the longest day and longest night was shaping to become even longer (if that were possible) at the sound of clatter and screams at her door. Well... not just 'her' door-- but rather the large wooden door she shared with her two other flatmates in a dungeon, beneath the lake of a large stone castle.

She bit down a groan, pulling the side of her pillows to muffle the shouts when the heavy curtains were drawn and tugged away from her bed.

"Val!"

She heard him before she saw the mop of long, dark hair and pale face she had often seen at home.

"Phin?!" She wheezed, curling into herself at his weight. For someone younger than she, Phineas Black, II had grown much taller and quicker in the past summer than he had in all the years she'd known him.

"How? You?! You aren't supposed to be here!" Came a cry across the room.

"Pinch, was it?" Val blinked to see another mop of dark hair stalking toward her bed, the amiable smile on Sirius' face slipping into annoyance as he addressed her flatmate.

"It's Pinch-Smedley."

"Ah, nobody then," Sirius yawned and waved his hand absently.

"Don't be like that, Sirius!" Phineas frowned, sitting up to offer his apologies, "We've only come to say hello to our cousin."

"You couldn't wait till tomorrow?" Val sighed, tucking her legs in as she sat up.

"He couldn't," Sirius smirked over at Phineas.

"Don't listen to him, Val! He's just as excited you're here as I am!"

Indeed, Val turned to catch the light flush of Sirius' ears beneath his long hair, hummed, and raised a brow.

"He's lying."

"Hmm," Val nodded, "So... you don't want to hear about the dragon?"

Quick as lightning and a sack of Honeydukes sweets thrown between the three of them, Sirius settled himself at the end of the bed gesturing for her to continue. What was a long day and long night, now seemed shorter in the span of a few seconds. And though the questions about the dragon seemed endless, Val was beginning to feel at home.

[disneytva]

Variety Interviews Ayo Davis, Meredith Roberts And Emily Hart On Disney Television Animation's 40th Anniversary And What To Expect On From The Past, Present And Future

40 years ago, Disney TVA was founded on the heels of challenging outcomes with features “The Fox and the Hound” and “The Black Cauldron.”

Initially, Disney TVA was restricted from using established Disney legacy characters, but nevertheless had huge successes with new shows like “The Wuzzles” and “Adventures of the Gummi Bears,” both of which became popular in syndication. As time went on, DTVA was able to use its limited rights to create shows like “DuckTales” and “TaleSpin,” which featured Disney characters. Today, the slate has evolved to include shows that travel across Disney’s streaming, linear and digital platforms, including Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and the Disney Parks

Over the 40 years of the studio has collaborated with Walt Disney Imagineering to bring beloved Disney Afternoon characters to the parks as well Mickey And Minnie's Runaway Railway and AquaMouse for the Disney Wish and Disney Treasure cruises from the Disney Cruise & Ships Line as well collaborating with Disney Yellow Two Shoes Team to redesing some heritage characters for the WDW Passholder Magnets.

Disney TVA characters also have gone to the realm of live action. In 2019 Disney Channel brought Kim Possible to the live action world as a Disney Channel Original Movie in 2019. In Spring 2022, Walt Disney Studios brought Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers to a new generation of fans trought a meta-driven live action/animated hybrid film which won an Primetime Emmy Award for Best Feature Film.

In April 2024, it was announced that Kiara from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride created at Disney TVA will make her live action debut on the motion capture/computer animated film "Mufasa The Lion King" with the character being voiced by Blue Ivy Carter. In Fall 2023, it was announced that Blumhouse Television and Atomic Monster where developing a live action reboot of Gargoyles for Disney+.

The future of the studio looks bright as the studio is slated to debut it's 100th show overall "StuGo" in 2025, as well new interations of beloved classics like The Proud Family, Phineas And Ferb, Sofia The First and Darkwing Duck trought revivals,reboots and spin-offs in the coming years with early talks of new interations of TaleSpin, Kim Possible and Recess since Early 2023.

“We have a wildly diverse development slate because we don’t have a house style,” says Meredith Roberts, executive vice president, television animation, Disney Branded Television and CEO of Disney Television Animation “Our styles are creator-driven, so that allows for real support of the artist or creator to fulfill his or her vision. Anything is possible, whether it's CGI. (“Monsters at Work”), hand-drawn 2D (“Big City Greens”,"Primos","Hailey's On It!"), rig-based 2D (“Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”,"Kiff") and stop-motion (“Mickey Saves Christmas”,"Rhona Who Lives By The River".). Roberts continues, “We really try and solve all the problems and develop it. We look at the scripts and the story arcs. Every project has to have a strategy behind it that will complement the slate and separate it from other things. Each project has a distinct swim lane to attract an audience. And we’ve learned to meet the kids where they are, in terms of streaming and YouTube.”

Co-viewing, the viewership that happens when adults sit down to watch a DTVA show with the kids in their lives, is part of the studio’s secret sauce and long-term strategy. Many of the shows are written with jokes and plot points for both audiences so both groups will return.

“We double down on the kids and family space,” says Roberts. “We’re not just dipping a toe in the water. We’re diving in. I think we’ve seen a lot of churn with the competition, who just don’t have the patience to develop and are for this audience, which is a very specialized kid audience and co-view audience.” ("The Witchverse", "Rhona Who Lives By The River","InterCats","Fantasy Sports") Roberts reflects: “I think one of the things I’m most proud of is how stable Disney TVA has been for the last 40 years despite a lot of outside churn of the animation industry. Many of our crews feel that Disney is their forever home. I think the excitement they have to illustrate and create with this brand has been terrific because it’s harder to be funny and clean. And nowhere are we tearing down people to get that laugh. I think that’s the beauty of a Disney animated show.”

DTVA also sought to meet kids where they are by making their audience — which is made up of the most diverse generation in history — feel seen, with series such as “Elena of Avalor,” which featured Disney’s first Latina princess, and “The Proud Family,” franchise focused on the life of a teenage Black girl.

“We do have an amazing insights team that are constantly in the field, giving us general information about how kids are watching content, what they’re into,” Emily Hart (VP of Current and Development - Disney Junior) says. “Some of those things are evolving, as we know the ways kids consume content is changing. But there are some universal truths about kids, and it’s great to have that reinforced. Kids still like a lot of the same things that we like. So, there’s a combination that we’re always tracking with every new idea, and we do pilot testing. We get to sit down and talk about the content, and we invite our creators in so they can see the kids talking about it because they’re the audience and they’re the truest test of if the story is going to work.”

Ayo Davis, president of the Disney Branded Television and VP of Current and Development at Disney Television Animation says the division is a “driving force” for memorable kids and family entertainment.

“All of us at Disney Branded Television are so proud of the studio’s 40-year legacy as it continues to entertain future generations with shows like ‘Kiff,’ ‘Big City Greens’ and ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.0" --- Davis says.

Those creators who come to DTVA often stay for a long time, partnering with the studio on a variety of different projects or expanding on a hit and reimagining it for the next generation of viewers. “The Proud Family” was a standout in 2001 on Disney Channel. Creator and executive producer Bruce W. Smith is now working on the Emmy-winning “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” which is based on the original series. The show follows Penny Proud as she navigates family life and her own childhood.

“Being at Disney TVA has allowed me to realize all my artistic dreams,” says Bruce W. Smith. “As a kid, you always have hopes, thoughts, dreams, ideas and characters that can help lay out those ideas in your head. Disney has allowed me to really tap into my creative instinct, at the end of the day, you have to learn how to trust yourself. Meredith Roberts has been a true shepherd for me in all of this, allowing me to stretch my wings. Because of her belief in me and my ideas, she’s really allowed me to blossom as an artist. All that happened at DTVA.”

“They really seem to be a place that welcomes your ideas,” Dan Povenmire says of Disney TVA. “They want to find people with real strong ideas of the stories they want to tell, and then they let them tell those stories for the most part. They seem to put storytelling and characters over anything. With [‘Phineas and Ferb’], we would write jokes for the kids and the adults in the room because we knew the adults would be there too. We were just careful not to do any double entendres.”

[bestanimatedmovie]

Welcome to Revenge of the Underrated!

Some of you asked me to put a "haven't watched both" to be more fair to the more unknown movies, but I've seen other tournaments doing this and I think it limits too much who can participate in the polls. So what I decided to do is a double elimination!

What does that mean? That means a movie has to lose twice to be eliminated. In other words, there will be a sorts of losers bracket that'll be part of main bracket. I'm undecided on whether to do this for only one round or the whole bracket, as it would make the tournament very long. Do let me know if you have any opinion about it.

Anyway, Revenge of the Underrated, Round 1:

Miss Hokusai vs Happily N'Ever After

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children vs Tiger and Bunny: The Rising

Ballerina vs Book Girl

On-Gaku: Our Sound vs Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1

Cats don't Dance vs The Flight of Dragons

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge vs The Girl Without Hands

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix vs Flatland: The Film

Felidae vs Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West vs Unico in the Island of Magic

Rock and Rule vs Rock-A-Doodle

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning vs Freddie as F.R.0.7

The Plague Dogs vs The Magic Riddle

Pokemon Heroes vs The Pebble and the Penguin

Strange Magic vs Sea Prince and the Fire Child

Help! I'm a Fish vs Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

16.Azur and Asmar: The Prince's Quest vs Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

17.Titan A.E. vs Ico, the Brave Horse

18.The Adventures of Mark Twain vs A Troll in Central Park

19.The Case of Hana and Alice vs Once Upon a Forest

20.Underdogs vs Long Way North

21.Mars Needs Moms vs The Twelve Months

22.Phineas and Ferb: The Movie: Candace Against the Universe vs Blinky Bill

23.Robot Carnival vs Revue Starlight: The Movie

24.One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island vs Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom

25.Ruben Brandt, Collector vs Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

26.Lupin III: The First vs Pippi Longstocking

27.The Three Caballeros vs The Legend of Manxmouse

28.Princes and Princesses vs The Snow Queen

29.A Letter to Momo vs Seven Days War

30.The Wild Thornberrys Movie vs The Rabbi's Cat

31.Night on the Galactic Railroad vs The Boy who Wanted to be a Bear

32.The Swan Princess vs Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito

33.Patema Inverted vs Bartok the Magnificent

34.Next Gen vs Padak

35.Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods vs Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

36.Thumbelina vs Catnapped!

37.Early Man vs Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island

38.Junk Head vs Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

39.Charlotte's Web (1973) vs The Princess and the Goblin

40.Shaun the Sheep Movie vs Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

41. Redline vs Balto

42. The Addams Family vs Inu-Oh

43. Epic vs Mary and the Witch's Flower

44.The Girl Who Leapt Through Time vs Vivo

45.Barbie: Princess Charm School vs Kronk''s New Groove

46.Waking Life vs The Transformers: The Movie

47.Barbie in the Nutcracker vs Barbie as Rapunzel

48.Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back vs Cool World

49.The Land Before Time vs When the Wind Blows

50.The Secret of NIMH vs Summer Wars

51.The Black Cauldron vs All Dogs go to Heaven

52.The Red Turtle vs FernGully: The Last Rainforest

53.Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas vs Ron's Gone Wrong

54.The Boxtrolls vs Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

55.Arthur Christmas vs One Piece Film Red

56.Barbie of Swan Lake vs The Rescuers Down Under

57.Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole vs Secret of the Wings

58.The Castle of Cagliostro vs Pokemon: The Movie 2000

59.Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust vs Arthur and the Invisibles

60.Tinker Bell vs Barbie as the Island Princess

61.Mind Game vs Tekkonkinkreet

62.The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh vs Dragon Ball Super: Broly

63.Mirai vs Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

64.The Lion King II: Simba's Pride vs Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase

[purimgifts]

Podfic requests on Purimgifts!

Below the cut you will find the (Very Very Long) list of fandoms for which there are fandom requests on Purimgifts! Some of those are reasonably big, but there's a lot of small fandoms, too.

Is the tiny fandom of your heart requested? Click to find out!

3Below (Cartoon)

A Brother's Price - Wen Spencer

Agent Carter (TV)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV)

Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Animorphs - Katherine A. Applegate

Aquaman (2018)

Archive 81 (Podcast)

Arrow (TV 2012)

Arthurian Mythology  

Assassin's Creed

Band Sinister - K. J. Charles

*Batman – various subfandoms

Black Widow (Movie 2021)  

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

Check Please! (Webcomic)

Creator's Choice of Fandom

Critical Role (Web Series)  

Dalemark Quartet - Diana Wynne Jones

Damar Series - Robin McKinley

Dance of the Vampires (Broadway 2002/03) - Steinman/Ives/Kunze

Danny Phantom

*Daredevil

DC Extended Universe

DCU (Comics)  

Dead To Me (TV)

Deadloch (TV 2023)

Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Discworld - Terry Pratchett

Disney Princesses

Divergent (Movies)  

*Doctor Who – various subfandoms

Don Giovanni - Mozart/Da Ponte

Dragon Age II

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age: Origins,

Dreamblood Series - N. K. Jemisin

Echo (TV 2024)

Effluent Engine - N. K. Jemisin

Flash Gordon (1980)

Football RPF

Ghosts (TV 2019)

Ghosts (US TV 2021)

Giselle (Ballet)

Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

Good Omens (TV)

Green Rider Series - Kristen Britain

Grey's Anatomy

9-1-1 (TV)

Hacks (TV 2021)

Hamster Princess Series - Ursula Vernon

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

Hawkeye (TV 2021)

Hellspark - Janet Kagan

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Hockey RPF

Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld (Cartoon)

Jewish Hero Corps - Oirich/Randall (Comics)  

*Judaism – various subfandoms

Killing Eve (TV 2018)

League of Legends

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree

Les Misérables - Victor Hugo

Magneto (Marvel Comics)

Marvel (Comics)

Mass Effect Trilogy

Stranger Things (TV 2016)

Merlin (TV)  

Mirabile - Janet Kagan

Moon Knight (TV 2022)

My Name is Asher Lev - Chaim Potok

Nimona (Webcomic)

Original Work

Phantom of the Opera - Lloyd Webber

Phineas and Ferb

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater  

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

RWBY

Schitt's Creek (TV)

Seraphina - Rachel Hartman  

Shades of Magic - V. E. Schwab

Shadow Unit

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)

Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik

SPY x FAMILY (Anime)  

*Star Trek – various subfandoms

Star Wars - All Media Types

Star Wars Original Trilogy

Star Wars: Rebels  

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate SG-1

Stellar Firma (Podcast)

Supergirl (TV 2015)

Ted Lasso (TV)

Teixcalaan Series - Arkady Martine

Tennis RPF

The Aeneid - Virgil

The Avengers (Marvel Movies)

The Boys (TV 2019)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones

The Defenders (Marvel TV)

The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker,

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom  

The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir

The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien

The Muppet Show

The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells

The Old Guard (Movie 2020)

The Owl House (Cartoon)

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

The Punisher (TV 2017)

The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie

The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien

The Terror (TV 2018)

The Will Darling Adventures - K.J. Charles

The Witcher (TV)

This is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Tortall - Tamora Pierce

Trollhunters (Cartoon)

Unfit to Print - K. J. Charles

Warriors - Erin Hunter

We Are A Picturesque Small Town And We Refuse To Be The Setting For Your RomCom - Rachel McKenny

What's Up Doc? (1972)

When the Angels Left the Old Country - Sacha Lamb

Wolverine (Marvel Comics)

Women's Hockey RPF

*X-Men – various subfandoms

Young Justice (Comics)

Майор Гром | Major Grom (Comics),

Майор Гром | Major Grom (Trofim Movies)

Чумной Доктор | Plague Doctor (Comics)

大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games)

女世子 | The Heiress (TV 2020)

山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)

有翡 | Legend of Fei (TV)

機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Anime)

流金岁月 | My Best Friend's Story (TV 2020)

绅探 | Detective L (TV)

苍兰诀 | Love Between Fairy and Devil (TV)

西出玉门 | Parallel World | West Out of Yumen (TV)

镇魂 | Guardian (TV)

长月烬明 | Till the End of the Moon (TV)

陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)

[churami-nakahara]

David Mazouz as Cygnus [Phineas] Black IV (1956-1989)

Short Background; Cygnus IV was born in 1956, as the only son of parents Nigellus Cygnus Black and Meliflua Odette Black (nee Greengrass).

He is the brother of Araminta Meliflua Black.

In 1978, he was arranged to his first cousin once removed Ursula "Ursy" Walburga Araminta Black, The two had their son Hydrus Pollux Black the following year in 1979, then Vega Ursula Nott (nee Black) in 1980 then Caelum Arcturus Black in 1981 with their youngest Cygnus [Castor] Black V born in 1982.

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Giorgio Belli as Hydrus Pollux Black (b. 1979)

Short Background; Hydrus was born in 1979, as the oldest son of parents Cygnus [Phineas] Black IV and Ursula "Ursy" Walburga Araminta Black.

He is the oldest son and first child- his siblings being; Vega Ursula Nott (nee Black) in 1980, Caelum Arcturus Black in 1981 and Cygnus [Castor] Black V in 1982.

In 1997, he married his girlfriend Lucinda Suranne Jade Black (nee Snape) and the two had 5 children; Phoenix Lyra Black in 1998, Columba Ara Black in 2000, Leo [Hydrus] Black II in 2002, Cygnus [Pollux] Black VI in 2005 and Circinus [Nirvana] Black II in 2007.

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Margaret Qualley as Vega Ursula Nott (nee Black) (b. 1980)

Short Background; Vega was born in 1980, as the only daughter of parents Cygnus [Phineas] Black IV and Ursula "Ursy" Walburga Araminta Black.

She is the second child- her siblings being; Hydrus Pollux Black in 1979, Caelum Arcturus Black in 1981 and Cygnus [Castor] Black V in 1982.

She married Theodore Nott in early 1999. The couple had 9 children in total the kids being-

Antonio Xanthus Nott in late 1999.

Cassiapeia Vega Nott in 2000

Misapinoa Lucia Nott in 2002

Magnus Calix Nott in 2004

Caelum Angelo Nott in 2006

Hydrus Carmelo Nott in 2007

Theodore [Achille] Nott Jr. in 2009

The twins Leander and Evander Nott in 2011

The pair even became early grandparents when their son Antonio got his girlfriend Céline Vivienne Weasley pregnant in 2014 with their daughter Isabel Ursula Nott being born a while later.

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Caelum Arcturus Black (b. 1981)

Short Background; Caelum was born in 1979, as the second son of parents Cygnus [Phineas] Black IV and Ursula "Ursy" Walburga Araminta Black.

He is the second son and third child- his siblings being; Hydrus Pollux Black in 1979, Vega Ursula Nott (nee Black) in 1980, Cygnus [Castor] Black V in 1982.

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Cygnus [Castor] Black V (b. 1982)

Short Background; Cygnus was born in 1979, as the third son of parents Cygnus [Phineas] Black IV and Ursula "Ursy" Walburga Araminta Black.

He is the third son and youngest child- his siblings being; Hydrus Pollux Black in 1979, Vega Ursula Nott (nee Black) in 1980 and Caelum Arcturus Black in 1981.