#so now he’s named Chester ahah

[timethehobo]

RDO scribbly. Settled on the name Chester - cos I named his horse Chestnut 😂

[ladycibia]

for the talk about jacob/MC 7, 13, 17, 20, and 29!

So many questions! Thank you!! | original post & questions: x

7.What memory or thought does MC/Jacob use when conjuring a patronus (if they caneven conjure a corporeal one at all)? What form does it take?

I know that MC is basically a silent not-that-silent protagonist and so they’re perfect, but I like the idea of them struggling to cast a patronus; I mean, it’s not easy to focus on one, intense, happy thought with everything that happened so far, is it? Anyway- let’s start with the form! I can picture XIv’s friends joking about it, saying stuff like “Focus on Lockhart” and expecting to see a beautiful, silverish peacock popping out of her wand :’) but Xiv’s patronus is a red panda. I know it’s an unconventional choice because that animal’s not even on pottermore’s patronuses list, but that’s the one, period. It suits her in aesthetic & personality, and that’s the whole point: she’s her happy thought. I hope it doesn’t sound too egoistical, but- the things she saw, the things she learnt, the choices she made, the people she met; the awareness of growing up & having the chance to become a better person, day after day. So far, she’s happy with herself. As for Jacob- I’ve always liked the idea of him not being able to cast a patronus. However- if we’re talking about a sort of redemption arc..well…my Jacob’s patronus would be a Shetland Sheepdog, which is Silaxiv’s animagus form (and his father’s patronus as well) c: hence the memory is kinda obvious

13. Can MC seethestrals? Who did Mc see die in order to see them?

Yes, and I’m saving up to buy one in-game too! I wanted to call him Albert, which is a bit different from the names/nicknames Xiv usually gives. Albert Evans was Xiv and Jacob’s father. MC (and other characters, like Duncan) usually mentions only their mother, so…there might be only two or three dialogues mentioning a father figure or their parents as a whole…? I really can’t remember. Anyway, I’m still a bit unsure about this but- as for now, Xiv’s father is dead (and she has a stepfather). Her father was fatally wounded by a Death Eater (which can also explain why MC’s boggart is Voldemort) and he died a few days after, surrounded by his wife and children.

17. How does your MCfeel about Merula? Will they ever be friends? Is Merula a playful rival withundeniable chemistry or is she just a huge pain in the ass?

I really need to rewatch our previous school years because I can’t remember sh!t ahahah we’ll be stuck in Year 5 forever Ok, so. The first time Merula and Xiv met, Xiv punched her in the face and then Merula tried to kill her but we already know this. As I’ve already written in another ask, Xiv wasn’t that friendly in Year One, or at the very beginning of it, at least. She’s always been a cheerful and optimistic kid, but besides Rowan and Chester (and the school staff of course), she wouldn’t talk to anybody (things quickly changed when she met Ben and Penny, of course). She loved and trusted her brother and so yeeeeeah…it’s not like she didn’t like Merula because…seriously, she kinda likes everyone, but she wouldn’t accept her remarks on Jacob and punch her in the face. As years went on, yes, I’d like to define her relationship as a standard anime rivarly (even if Xiv’s true rival is Diego), ahah! The Goku and Vegeta of Hogwarts so yeah merula wins because everybody loves Vegeta And I hope Merula’s redemption arc does happen and they can be friends. Xiv’s actually grew fond of her.

20. If MC had access toa pensieve, what memory would they most like to revisit and explore? (doesn’thave to be their own memory)?

I’m afraid she wouldn’t do that, unless it’s necessary to find Jacob and/or the vaults. She’d rather explore the past by looking at pictures or by having people telling her stories and anecdotes than re-live it in first-person.

29. How would MC/Jacobgo about flirting with/asking out someone? What would be the ideal circumstances,and how would it actually probably go?

Despite Xiv being an extrovert, self-confident and determined person, she’s a mess when it comes to dating. Lockhart doesn’t count because that’s a celebrity crush, but she does get very shy around Barnaby (if they’re all alone, at least) and she’d probably stare into spaces or barnabae’s beautiful green eyes and sharp cheeckbones for a few minutes before asking him out. And then she’d probably fail anyway. NEVERMIND LET’S DUEL OH LOOK IS THAT A NIFFLER TSUNDERINO IS THAT YOU HI I don’t know if dating will ever be available, but Barnaby seems more confident about his (possible) feelings over MC, and so I like to think that he’s the one who will ask her out, in the end. If Xiv’s a mess, Jacob’s your Friendly Neighborhood Stereotypical (Half) Italian-Latin Lover. However, he’s not really like Diego…he’s more the “mysterious” (yet gentle), quiet guy…But he really doesn’t mean that don’t trust him