#that's all hp stuff

[easterlyblue]

i'm the 'mad about data' type of autistic queer so i made a whole excel file filled with fanfic prompts/starters/ideas and classified it by pairings, genre & orientation

here's how the breakdown of orientation (shamelessly stolen from ao3) with roughly 220 entries.

surprised by how much gen stuff i have ideas for. FM is an unsurprising minority. FF & MM are pretty much equal-- they take over one another depending on my mood.

[emilybeemartin]

This year's birthday cakes for my daughters--- another Wings of Fire cake for my eldest, and a Golden Snitch cake for my youngest, plus the cupcakes for their friend parties.

The little Sorting Hats have colored frosting inside for the different houses.

[avorthuades]

genderfluid pandora rosier who spells themselves to look slightly different depending on what gender they are that day x bisexual lily evans who thinks pandora is actually multiple people (like siblings) and has the biggest crush on pandora in every gender (and lowkey panics when pandora asks her out bc she knows she likes pandora's "siblings" as well)

[blorger]

At the end of HBP, Harry takes quite a few creative licenses with the truth when he tells of Dumbledore's death and everything he learned atop the astronomy tower, and I think it's very interesting:

here he just leaves out everything's Draco admitted to and quickly puts all the Dumbledore-murdering blame on Snape. Like, it wouldn't take long to say "I was right and Malfoy was up to something" or "Malfoy was supposed to murder Dumbledore but couldn't do it in the end" but instead Draco's role in the whole fiasco gets minimised to an extreme degree, like here:

the matter of who imperiused Rosmerta is carefully left up in the air (though tbh I don't think Draco did it) and even the incidents with the cursed necklace and the poisoned mead are not tied to Draco. Adding "and the deatheaters" makes it seem like any one of them could be behind those plots when we know for sure they were both Draco originals; it feels like Harry uses deliberately vague language, especially since "Malfoy imperiused Rosmerta" or "that's how Malfoy got the mead into Hogwarts" would do just as well.

We know from DH that Harry specifically implicated Snape but the public doesn't seem to know of Draco's role in the whole thing

which, again, tells me that Harry did a fair bit of editing when relaying what he heard and saw that night, even to authorities. Is Harry acting intentionally in favor of Draco? in DH Harry is feeling more charitable towards Draco in general, has witnessing his uncertainty and desperation on the astronomy tower given Harry a new view of Draco?

[gayciate]

Keep writing Disney crossover yuri in your free time so long as you please; it's more imperative than ever

ADSFGGHFASD??? Thank you so much for this!! I must continue to contribute to the Crossover Yuri Ecosystem, rejoice - wlw be upon ye!!!!

[regheart]

there's something i find particularly annoying in this fandom and it's the way purebloods are written as highly sophisticated extremely rich and straight up a rip off of regency period novels

i understand the choice of this specific portrayal, i can see it as an approximation to historical drama, where the social restrictions are compelling and are relevant to the story, and a good writer can make any concept believable and good

HOWEVER as much as the worldbuilding on wizarding costumes (and a lot of other things) is extremely inconsistent and gets progressively worse towards the later three books, the implications that i see don't point towards this version of a sophisticated performatic elite who interacts only with itself

while i tend to see the blood status in the harry potter universe as a distinction of class and not at all a distinction of race, i don't think the difference is, in practice, as marked as it is in real world contexts, mostly because of how numerically small and insulated the wizarding community is

this post is part of my personal vendetta against purebloods as charming aristocrats & what appears to be the necessity of writing each and all of them as so very well spoken and politically savvy and never-caught-dead-speaking-to-a-half-blood

for once, the sacred twenty-eight is extra canon information and is disputed IN UNIVERSE, because it was anonymously published and received backlash for the inclusion (weasley, ollivander) and exclusion (crabbe, goyle, potter) of certain names

the malfoys are the only extremely rich family we see in canon. extra canon information tells us they made money before the statute of secrecy by trading with muggles

compare that to the potters who are also very rich (there's no scale to tell us who is the richer family), but made most of their money from the invention of sleakezy in the 20th century

the blacks are also implied to be wealthy: sirius manages to live off his inheritance after buying harry an expensive broom, and he says his grandfather likely paid for an order of merlin

there's a lot to be said about the blacks (e.g. they should have at least a couple more properties other than grimmauld place), but the big picture and the similarity with the gaunts (not about the incest, stop fixating on that) suggest they were a family in decadence by the time sirius was growing up

i believe that the implication is that neither of them had a proper job, which creates a similarity with gentry, but gentry lived off rentals and while it is possible they had a country state i don't think grimmauld place was making a lot of money

lucius malfoy also didn't work and spent a portion of his time being a school counselor (and obviously not being paid for it, as it was a way to exercise his political power over the main learning institution in his community)

it's also extra canon that the nott family had equal footing with the malfoys, so we can assume that crabbe, goyle, parkinson and bulstrode were slightly beneath them, either in social standing or money, despite the later two being part of the sacred twenty-eight (or it could appear to be so because pansy and milicent are girls)

the weasleys are obviously the main example of a poor sacred twenty-eight family, as were the gaunts

the crouch family was most like rich (they could afford a house elf), but it's likely that most of that money came from mr. crouch having a high level ministry job. his family and connections were probably an advantage to getting the job, but it's possible he wouldn't be able to maintain the lifestyle without work

longbottom, prewett and macmillan are families that appear to be very traditional, but not remarkably wealthy

other working members of the sacred twenty-eight are: horace slughorn (school teacher, but it can be argued that teaching hogwarts is a prestigious position), garrick ollivander (wand maker and shop owner, but, again, the only wand maker, which holds a certain prestige in itself), mr. burke (shop owner), arthur weasley (ministry employee), frank longbottom and kingsley shacklebolt (both aurors). amycus and alecto carrow are also temporary hogwarts teachers

the blacks married out of the sacred twenty-eight many times (max, gamp, crabbe, potter)

all of these people and every single muggleborn goes to the same school, buys magical supplies at the same place, drinks from the same pubs, etc. that alone should serve as evidence that there aren't many exclusive pureblood hangouts around

the only place that seems to attract the malfoys (arguably the richest and most important pureblood family in the 90s) and not most other people, is the knockturn alley, which is hardly a high brow sophisticated spot

except for malfoy and flint, no slytherin quidditch player during the 90s is in the sacred twenty-eight, so that's hardly a criterion for making it into the team

mulciber is not a sacred twenty-eight name, they could very well be half-bloods

tom riddle and severus snape were half-blood students who formed ties with purebloods while in school and held blood supremacist views, assimilation to a certain level was possible

[sunnysaystuff]

prongsfoot moves in together after school and it's a total disaster. you think their rich kid asses know how to do the dishes?? do their laundry?? FOLD THEIR CLOTHES??

[winterinhimring]

Unpopular Harry Potter opinions:

"James Potter and the Marauders severely bullied Snape" and "Snape taking that pain out on Harry was ugly and inappropriate" are statements that can and should coexist.

"Publicly exposing someone and mocking him is not a funny prank" and "calling your best friend a slur is wrong even under stress" are statements that can and should coexist.

And, finally, "[Character] did something genuinely wrong and would face consequences for it in a just world" and "[Character] ultimately chose to do the right thing and should be recognised for that" are statements that can and should coexist. (James, Severus, and Sirius are the ones I had in mind as potential names to substitute for [Character] but really that could fit a lot of people.)

[yoroshiu]

Thinking about Sora in The Final World, tired and having to put himself back together again, hinging on the hope that he can still go back and save the others. The fact that you only need 111 pieces of him but there's a lot more you could collect. The fact that, despite acting as cheery and himself as he could be in such a situation, it takes talking to the Nameless Star for him to cheer up and feel somewhat fine again (and to be open about how overwhelmed he was by everything he had to do).

"I wish I could do something but...What should I do now?"

(That even when he already has so much to do, he sincerely still wants to help someone he just met.)

"Things that should be done...? There's a lot."

"Then, you have to put in a lot of work." "Yeah, that's right."

(I wanted to note that Sora says 「いっぱい」 (ippai) which means "a lot". Hence Nameless Star's response also using 「いっぱい」 to tell him that he's going to have to give a lot of effort. It's a little cheeky and wholesome, which garners Sora's small chuckle of sorts. It's a little different from ENG in that case so I wanted to share, though the meaning isn't lost across dubs.)

"You're a wonder. I'm starting to feel better."

(Sora uses the term 不思議 (fushigi) which can mean wonder/strange/mystery. I thought wonder would fit the best here. Either way, the usage of it makes me think of a lot of things that put me in my feels TvT)

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Sora just drives me into a frenzy with the way his character and emotionality are portrayed throughout the series. It's said a lot, and especially by me, but he's simultaneously so "heart on his sleeve" and "under the radar" when it comes to his struggles. I've seen people say that his struggles/mental health struggles only popped up in KH3 (which is so WILD to say in the first place), and that really goes to show how Sora can slip through the cracks with his genki attitude and repressive coping mechanisms. His sadness isn't just in moments, it carries like an undercurrent that eventually gets bigger and bigger as the stakes get much higher and he's way in over his head.

One thing that stuck out to me in his conversation with Nameless Star is his use of the question "What should I do?" It's especially notable in JPN with the phrasing, as it's the exact one he uses with Riku earlier. Sora goes through the endgame not comprehending all the details, having to follow his heart, because what else can he do but this?

I can't ever stop thinking of KH3 endgame Sora. He's tired, he's grieving, he's overwhelmed, he's determined, he's desperate, he's anxious, he's angry, he's so strong, he's preparing to pull the most heart-wrenching sacrifice he could with a smile on his face. I never get tired of talking about him, we need to keep talking about him ToT

(Yes, yoroshiu is feeling perfectly okay!)

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I did skip a lot of the convo between them but I'm willing to translate it in its entirety in one post if there's any interest. I feel like I've been looking at and translating it in parts over the past few years LOL. Though, if I do end up doing a deeper translation/analysis post, it'll be down the line since there's other ones from that one poll...

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Making Kingdom Hearts Stuff Until KH4 Comes Out (Day 152)

[tiredandoptimistic]

Fucking hilarious that Simon is based on CC's real life husband and Jace is based on her fanfic version of Draco Malfoy. Nobody is doing love triangles like her.

[mrsometimes11]

Been quiet in the community for a while, sorry about that, but I recently read a book about Cornwall, and I've come to the realisation that half the things in this series aren't Magyk, they're just Cornish.

Examples:

Petroc Trelawney - This is the name of the man who wrote the book I was reading. He's a Cornish radio host. Jenna's pet rock is named after a radio-host

The Marram Marshes - Marram is a type of sea of grass common in Cornwall. There is also a village called Marhamchurch.

Drago Mills - A play on the name Trago Mills, a chain of Cornish department stores. No wonder Lucy didn't want to get her wedding ring from there.

Wreckers - The actual term for a once common practice of scavenging from shipwrecks, which were frequent.

Literal place names (The Castle, The Port, etc.): Very common across all Brythonic languages, but non-speakers only notice it when you translate the names.

Wendron Witches - Wendron is a village in Cornwall

Talmar Ray Bell - The Apprentice of Hotep Ra has a name close to that of the River Tamar that defines the borders of Cornwall.

The Castle - geographically, it heavily resembles the town of Bude, which also features a famous castle. It even has a barge based restaurant analogous to Sally Mullin's place.

The Isles of Syren - ARE the Isles of Scilly

Merrin Meredith - Saint Merryn (ironic I know) is a village in Cornwall.

[froidefille]

Day 20: a fic with fanart

📚 Who we are in the shadows by @quicksilvermaid

Draco/Harry, 99k, E

Summary:

What happens when you’re forced to become the very thing you despise? Ex-Auror Harry Potter, tossed out of the Ministry for something he had no control over, has been looking for a way back to his former life. When he comes across Draco Malfoy in the criminal underbelly of Wizarding London and in need of protection, Harry figures bringing him in to face the Ministry's justice is his ticket back to everything he's lost. But nothing is exactly as it seems. Not even Harry himself. And as he gets drawn further and further into Malfoy's world of honour and deception he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew—about his childhood nemesis, the Ministry job he misses so much, and most of all, about himself. What happens when you’re forced to see that you were wrong?

Fanart links

🖤Kismet's portrayal of Harry's delirium in the cabin by @kk1smet

🐩 zigster's vision of Harry and his wolf by @zigster-ao3

🤍 junk-ren's depiction of their first meeting

☕ Creeee's art of Draco and Harry hanging out in the apartment by @creeeee

🐺⚡🗡🌕

I have tried, numerous times, to put my stream of consciousness that is me talking about this fic and its' fanart into something resembling a proper rec. Please be kindly informed that I have failed. Apparently, when there's Wolf Harry involved, I loose my ability to be coherent so enjoy me screaming about this work - in spoilers and quotes -under the cut <3

Thank you @hprecfest for the prompt, @quicksilvermaid for creating this story and @kk1smet, @zigster-ao3, junk-ren and @creeeee for sharing your wonderful art with us!

See y'all for day 21 prompt <3

OKAY, here goes!

In the very first scene of the fic Harry recognizes Draco while they are both glamoured by his behaviour alone. He could probably write a PhD on Draco Lucius Malfoy with minimal effort 😅 Oh and the classic "Scared, Malfoy" also makes an appearance as beautifully illustrated by junk-ren <3

The socio-political aspect of the story! Harry is bitten while on duty and he gets sacked bc they can't employ werewolves ????? But they can have people out there on the missions that have put them in this position in the first place? Literally what is this shit! The society's prejudice is harmful enough but what's breaking my heart is that Harry believes it. And then as we learn what exactly has happened and just how conficted Harry is about the way he is now - well, by the end of the story I couldn't help by feel proud of the progress he's made :') The way were-creatures are treated in this society is an excellent metaphore for minorities of any kinds and as a member of one such group, it felt so validating to read about it illustrated like that *melts*

So now Harry is ex-Auror, and rightfully bitter about it, he does private commsions under alias HUNTER JAMES. Yes, you're reading this right. Oh bby, you are NOT being subtle xd Draco, on the other hand, is a fugitive. Which makes for a very delicious suspense throughout the story, the boys never being sure of each other.

Bodyguard Harry while Draco is the brain of the operation !!!!! I am not okay. Literally Harry being muscle (and scents xd) of the op while Draco does all the planning. Exquisite. Also boys just... being themselves ^^

Harry pulls his arm out of Malfoy's grip and barely resists snarling at him. He's suddenly sick of being treated like Malfoy's lackey. 'I'm just the hired muscle, remember. I hardly think it matters if I look pretty.' Malfoy's mouth thins in displeasure. 'And that is exactly why you're the hired muscle and I'm the one hiring you. I know exactly what's needed for you to fit in and not embarrass me, and it's a tailored suit and you need it now. So shut up and hurry up.' Harry narrows his eyes and Malfoy does the same right back.

Werewolf Harry!!!! Scenting !!!! Protective instincts!!!!! TAKING A LITERAL KNIFE FOR DRACO AND ALmosT DyiNg WHIle Draco takes them to a safe house in the middle of nowhere AND TAKES CARE OF HIM WHILE HE’s deLiriouS. And thanks to @kk1smet we have the visual of this scene!!! There's also this little fact that Harry is able to smell bodily reactions so he’s aware of more than Draco wants him to see:

Harry waves the question away. 'So, what prep do you need me to do?' Malfoy's eyes flick across his body for an instant and Harry smells a hint of arousal. It surprises him enough that he breathes deeper, almost unconsciously, but when he meets Malfoy's eyes, there's no hint of his reaction to the words. He wonders if he's mistaken. There's no way Malfoy could be interested in him, especially not after the conversation they'd just had.

... which still doesn't make him any smarter about said reactions 😅

Not to mention his wolf part wants what it wants:

'I need some air,' Harry growls, needing to be away from Malfoy; to be away from the intensity of his emotions. It's the moon, he knows that. He always gets more protective this close to the full moon; always fixates more on people. This level of emotion, though—jealousy—is one he doesn't normally experience. He doesn't like it. He especially doesn't like that it's directed at Malfoy. Fucking wolf. 

I don't know about you but I was cheering for the wolf to have his way 🐺

Harry having the Weasleys as his pack 😭😭😭

'Hi, Harry,' Bill says, reaching out and drawing him into a hug. There's no trace of surprise in his voice. Harry spends most of his moons at the Burrow, weak and shivering through his suppressant potions as Molly fusses over him. Bill holds him tight and Harry lets himself relax into the embrace, letting the familiar sound of Bill's heartbeat relax him slightly.

Harry not accepting himself and keeping his lycanthropy a secret while Draco has ZERO PROBLEM with it AND HE FIGURED IT OUT RIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!!!!! He was literally like, yeah, cool, cool, can we go on now please? And not only that he was literally campaigning wolf rights to Harry himself!

Loyalty Bond!!!!

You wear something of mine - traditionally it would be a house sigil, but I don't think you sporting the Malfoy crest would be advisable.' Malfoy smiles, but there is no warmth in his eyes. 'Then we cast a bond that ties you to me. […] Your mind and your will would be your own. You'd just be incapable of betraying me.' He holds up his hand, clearly anticipating Harry's next objection. 'You would be able to remove the Bond at any time. You just remove the object I give you.'

And despite knowing that, Harry keeps blaming the bond for catching feelings

The bond is creating that sharp, twisting feeling, that feels like jealousy, when he watches Malfoy flirting with the brawny man opposite him.

I hate to break it to you baby but that's just you xd

Also, right after Draco tells Harry he’s not in touch with his family, Harry emphasizes immediately with such feeling:

He feels a tug of loneliness in his chest, at the thought of being without a pack. He forces himself to put ideas like that aside. Thoughts like that are dangerous. Malfoy is his path back into the Ministry and a former Death Eater who needs to be put back in Azkaban where he belongs. That's it.

Sure bby, of course, keep telling yourself that.

There's anger in the room. Sadness. Disgust. It hits him at once, all of it, and it's all he can do to keep standing. Then Malfoy is there, and the door is swinging closed again, cutting the overload off briefly. Malfoy's scent wraps around him as he clenches Harry's arm, leaning in close to look into his face. 'Hunter?' he says, his voice a mixture of annoyance and something else Harry can't quite recognise. 'What's going on?

I can recognise it, it’s concern, it’s care, it’s a hint at the delightful hurt/comfort we are about to be treated with 😄

Oh, and in the meantime, Harry WORKS OUT. Just like that, while poor Draco tries to do some research. Go check out @creeeee's work if you want to see how difficult that must have been for our favourite Slytherin 😅

Also, the UST, the lust and wanting underlying the plot. Which takes some turns but the climax is sooooo satysfying. Of both the plot and the plot-what-plot part :D Honestly, this fic is so hot, I just cannot

THE CAVE SCENE!!

I will never forget it. It was so special :') Wolf Harry!! I love him. He's just a big puppy with sharp teeth, the end. Go see @zigster-ao3's idea of Harry and his wolf and imagine them in that scene. Now you have the visual for all those feelings, good luck ever forgetting that!

Finally I loooooove how we can see their relationship changing over chapters. It so gratyfying when reading a longer fic, when you can explore their relationship's evolving from barely accepting each other to this fierce feeling of adoration.

Lastly - the last chapter. This one I don't want to spoil because honestly, I had tears in my eyes reading this. SO IYKYK 🤍🦊

'I wanted to run with you, though.'

[rouge-the-bat]

ive never seen literally anything hp, but man the way some people post about it feels more like theyre going "finally, a socially acceptable thing for me to relentlessly shit on and be condescending to fans about without (much) backlash" rather than, you know, actually being invested in defending and supporting trans people.

like do you want to signal that youre safe for trans people to be around, encourage people to stop monetarily supporting the author, stop posting about her series until ding dong the witch is dead so she wont see it as supporting her, or do you just have fun going "ew people still like this shit? cringe 🤢🤢 it was always awful, find something actually good to be a fan of, dumbasses." do you think thats helping the trans people that the series was/is extremely important to at all.

[rushing-koiboi]

WHY DID HE GET SO NERFED HOLY CRAP BRO IM SO CLOSE TO LVL 100 TO IM COOKED 💔

I think it only urks me cause like.. all this and I'm still at only like 80 HP

Which, like yeah I'm a healer but adding slowness to something that already drains your stamina is so annoying, especially if your up against a Jason or something, and with the smaller HP it's already going to get more frustrating.

Also the healing already gets debuffed when there's more elliots in the lobby, I don't see what the problem of just letting it heal in full is if there's just one elliot idk..

It feels a bit much when he already is kinda difficult to play when killers target for you because, your the healer, it's a good strategy.

I love elliot I'm still going to play him but I can already tell I'm not really going to like this adjustment with him... but I'd have to see. I guess.

Sigh, koi crash out everypony welcome to my Ted talk. Maybe say what you think about it I'm curious if I'm thinking about it wrong and if elliot was initially unfair, because I don't feel like he was with the 80 HP and inability to do more then heal and run.

Also my dear freind would like me to mention all this right before noli comes out and I don't have a clue on what he does, but, you know... scary.... I'm getting clocked possibly.

[shrimpalbuspotter]

About time travel, do you know any good where Albus and Scorpius accidentally time travel to Harry’s fifth yr.

If not how do you think that would go down?

Here are some! I'm unsure if they are all 5th year, but it is Albus and Scorpius timetraveling to Harry's time at hogwarts

Pride Of Lions

The Choice

and time is strangely calm now

something worth taking the time (obviously had to mention this one it's my favourite cc fic ever)

As for how I think it'd go down, it'd be very chaotic. Assuming they travel back there by accident during the events of Cursed Child, so Albus is angsty and Scorpius is feeling unwanted by everyone. Also Albus is at the peak of hating his dad and Scorpius will be geeking out hard the moment they are in Grimmaulds Place and The Order are there. (FYI, They actively go to Grimmaulds Place because they knows its where the Order are)

They wouldn't tell their true identities because they'd be feeling cautious but it's kinda hard to hide who you are when you look just like your dad. (They only processed how stupid it is to reveal themselves AFTER heading to Grimmaulds Place in panic) Nobody would trust them 100% until all the spells were cast to check if they are wearing an illusion charm or if they are lying. (They learn they are lying about their identities, then they use veriteserum to make them tell the truth)

When it's deemed they are who everyone thought they were, and who they still claim not to be because Albus is nothing but stubborn, Dumbledore would likely have them placed out of Grimmaulds Palace and to somewhere nobody could find them as they don't want the past to change. Anyone who saw him would (willingly) have their memory of it obliviated so they also don't change the past. Less willingly for some such as Sirius but eventually it'd be done. I don't even think realistically they'd meet the young Golden Trio.

Anyway... eventually they'd (Scorpius and Albus) come up with a plan to get home because duh, Slytherins Do It Better. Not very fun but that's how I see it going down semi realistically. (Realistically they'd just camp out without running into anyone and then come up with a plan on their own)

[dufferpuffer]

PoA is VERY intent on making the reader know that Sirius as a dog is huge and bear-like that if it wasn't suburban England he might have actually been mistaken for a bear. That he was more monster than dog-looking, but dog was the only thing that made sense.

I know jack shit about mammals, especially dogs and cats - what sort of breeds would that be...? Big black bear dog... People often draw him as some 'labrador' or 'german shephard' looking thing (excuse my poor knowledge of dog breeds, I am a bird and bug person not dog and cat) but I wanna see monster Sirius, not 'family pet' Sirius.