#the potter ballet aus

[ginnyw-potter]

The Potter Pointe Shop

Ballet AU, strangers to lovers

Jily prequel to Hinny's Pas de Deux (Link to the series)

Explicit

3 Chapters

20K words

James works in the Potter Pointe Shop together with his father. Every pointe shoe is an ode to his late mother and ballet dancer Euphemia. When the talented ballet dancer Lily walks in to pick up her shoes, James quickly realises he is completely and utterly lost for her. His father's encouragement only stresses him out more. Someone messes with her pointe shoes during the day of her dress rehearsal and James takes it upon himself do to an emergency delivery.

Chapter 1

The doorbell to the shop rang and a young woman walked in. She had long dark red hair and her cheeks and nose were red from the biting cold outside. She exhaled in relief when she stepped into the warmth of the shop.

James stood by the till and watched her. He momentarily forgot their usual greeting his father insisted on. “Hi.”

She smiled in greeting, loosening her scarf a little. “Good morning.”

“Good morning,” he said, his brain finally kicking back into motion. “Welcome to the Potter Pointe Shop.”

She walked up to the counter. “Thank you.” Her head tilted to the side when he did not say anything. “I am here to pick up an order.”

[theprongspotter]

*ballet au*

James: I saw your performance. You dance beautifully.

Regulus: I don’t recall inviting you.

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c: @prompts-in-a-barrel

[notenoughdramaaa]

If you don’t know me, I’m a specialist in oversharing. I grew up doing ballet, and my first (and only) job before college was at my aunt’s ballet studio. I often speak out about misconceptions in the ballet world and have some pretty severe critiques of the industry. So, I was thinking, what if I wrote all this down in a fic? Hear me out:

Regulus is a ballet dancer, cunning, ambitious, and trained in the strict Vaganova method at Bolshoi. So, you know he’s strong and flexible, with insane back arches. The kid is good and on his way to becoming a principal at either the Royal Academy of Ballet or the English National Ballet. It doesn’t really matter where, he’s on the rise. The only problem? He’s a twink. He doesn’t get those toned muscles easily, and that makes it harder for him to climb the ranks.

The choreographer hints that Regulus could land a solo role if he just looked more... manly, and believe me, this is a real thing in ballet. You’ll hardly see a principal male dancer who doesn’t look build. So, one night out with his brother, Sirius, Regulus admits that he needs to start weightlifting or something, and Sirius suggests he see his friend, James, a personal trainer. Desperate, especially since Regulus is already 25 and knows time is running out, he agrees to give it a shot.

Enter James Potter: 26, recently divorced, and completely smitten with Regulus from the moment they meet. He doesn’t stand a chance against Regulus’s tights and those tortured eyes. But Regulus can’t let himself get distracted. Time is ticking, and he has no room for anything, especially romance.

But James is impossible to resist, and before Regulus knows it, he’s already too far gone, lost in James’s charm. Soon, he’s cooking breakfast for James’s four-year-old son, Harry, while juggling his ballet career and the domestic life he didn’t know he wanted so badly.

[prixy-black-lupin]

I just got an idea of a cool Hc/Au about regulus being a retired ballet dancer.And Draco a rising star/or needs a teacher.And then regulus like helps him out and teaches him.And maybe James is like a founder or the “ceo” of a really popular ballet/dance/music and dance school.And maybe he is trying to get regulus to join to be one of the teachers.And maybe Harry does like hip-hop or maybe makes music and he is in one of regulus’s classes and he meets Draco and they possibly have to work together too.Like the hip-hop or music kids have to work with a battet kid and do it for a grade or smt.

And to add a bit of black brother angst you could say that Sirius was also a ballet dancer but went he left home to never see regulus again he went to his friends house down the street and lived there,(oh and Sirius went to a ballet school James went to an arts school).And then when Harry and Draco have to present or smt he sees regulus and full on has a crisis.(and Sirius is 100% a rock artist with Remus as a bass player in their band:))) I don’t make the rules guys it’s just how it goes)(totally not reading the cadence of part time poets<333

[waterlilychaser]

guys i can’t stop thinking about ballet dancer regulus because when james first watches him preform from balcony seats in the theatre he looks so small so far below. his movements graceful and light as air as he practically defies gravity with the height of his leaps. and he makes it look so easy that james doesn’t expect the strength that the boy must have. so imagine his surprise when they meet face to face- quite literally because regulus is all long lines of limbs and lean muscles. lean but impossibly strong. regulus might make what he does look easy, but it isn’t. so imagine james’s surprise again when he learns firsthand that regulus can throw him around like-

[goldenzingy46butwriteblr]

to make a name for yourself

Tom is the stone-cold, hard as nails ballet instructor, tasked with putting together the best performances for the most famous of stages.

Harry is the no-name ballet dancer good enough to make it onto Tom's team. Tom doesn't like training no-names, not at all.

But something about the way Harry danced enticed him.

This chapter: A private rehearsal goes awry, and then the show is upon them.

it's been less than a year so i should be applauded perhaps?

[theosang3ls]

ballerina!reader

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Ballet isn’t just a part of her life—it is her life. It flows through her like breath, like blood. Dance is the only language that has ever truly made sense to her, the only way she’s ever known how to speak the truth of her emotions. Words are too blunt, too small. But ballet lets her feel. It lets her be. Without it, she feels untethered, like a melody cut short mid-note—lost in the relentless noise and chaos of the world outside the studio. Ballet is her sanctuary, her compass, her reflection.

She’s a perfectionist—not because anyone asked her to be, but because her passion demands it. She’ll spend entire days in the studio, again and again, drilling pirouettes until they feel like second nature. She keeps a small, worn notepad in her dance bag, pages filled with every correction, every whispered correction from her instructor. Each scribble a stepping stone on the path to excellence.

But she’s not just about technique—she’s an artist. In a world where ballet is slowly becoming more about breathtaking jumps and hyperextensions and less about heart, she holds fast to both. Her lines are stunning, yes—but it’s the emotion, the storytelling, the way her soul seeps through every movement that makes her unforgettable. She dances not just to impress, but to touch.

Her dream? To be the Swan Queen. And it’s not just a dream—it’s a promise. She will become Odette, the pure and sorrowful white swan. She will become Odile, the seductive, sharp-edged black swan. She studies their duality with quiet obsession, determined to embody both light and shadow with breathtaking precision.

Even at home, ballet never leaves her. You’ll find her humming Tchaikovsky as she folds laundry, throwing in a lazy arabesque or a soft stretch between tasks. It’s instinct. It’s joy.

She looks up to dancers like Svetlana Zakharova and Marianela Nuñez with deep admiration—not only for their talent, but for their unwavering discipline, their grace under pressure. One day, she hopes to stand in that same light, to be mentioned in the same breath.

She’s composed, collected, gentle… until ballet exams draw near. Then the nerves creep in. It’s the only thing that truly shakes her—because ballet means everything. It’s not just about passing. It’s about proving to herself that every hour, every ache, every correction mattered.

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A/N: can you tell by any chance I’m a ballet dancer lol😭 got a bit carried away with but I loved writing this

!Reblogs and Likes are highly appreciated¡

…until next time lovelies💋

[lcdrarry]

21 May 2024 | LCDrarry Fic

Theme and Variations

Prompt: "Rush", 2013, Ron Howard Prompted by: @sleepstxtic Author: Anonymous Word Count: 24,890 words Rating: Mature Warnings: brief mentions of (canonical) child abuse

Notes: thank you so much to the mods for putting on this wonderful fest!! i’m so so grateful to have gotten to take part in it, even with my late entrance (and late submission). K, i absolutely loved your prompt – though i certainly played fast and loose with it!

a million thanks and a kiss on the lips to my irl bestie, T, for her unwavering support, thoughtful betaing, and willingness to answer all of my ridiculous questions about ballet and balanchine. and an additional million thanks to everyone who listened to me ramble as i dragged myself across the finish line of this fic.

Summary: Draco had fucked him over, yet again. Harry was sick of it.

With music swelling from the orchestra below, lights beating down on him hard enough to break a sweat before the first variation, the audience rapt with attention, this should have been the greatest moment of Harry’s life. But it wasn’t. Of course Draco fucking Malfoy had to ruin this for him too.

Harry took a shaking breath and began to dance.

Read it now on AO3.

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[fiasco95]

Jegulus prompt I wrote on tiktok with this audio!

[sunny-prongs]

Ballet dancer James and Hip hop dancer Reggie

Okay I love the dance AU with James being the hip hop dancer and Regulus the ballet one BUT imagine;

James always loved dancing, since he started to walk he seemed that he was dancing. Naturally his parents teached him all the dance they know but it was never enough for their son so they decided to let him go to all the dance class he wanted to.

Ballet was the one he started to like the best and the one he excelled the most. On the other hand, after he one day came back from his hip hop class crying he refused to ever go again and totally gave up on this style.

Regulus have been raised to be the perfect ballet dancer, his mother was famous for her elegance and grace before being pregnant and quiting the scene and because of that she projected her dreams on her sons, wanting to make them be even better than what she was. But Regulus hated this type of dance, he was sick every time he needed to go in class and it was just torture for him.

When he was around 13 he skipped class, feeling too bad to go he asked to go home and his teacher, scared to hurt Walburga's son, let him go. On his way home he of course walked the slowest possible trying to reach home at the hour he was supposed to after his class and that's when he met Barty.

Barty was apparently spying the ballet class since a while because he immediately knew who was Regulus and how much he despited ballet class. They talked a bit, mostly Barty talking while following Reg' on his way home, until finally Barty said he was dancing hip hop with his friends. Regulus tried to hide his curiosity but at the end when Barty told him a day, an hour and a place to join them, the boy just go without thinking much.

Of course he joined the group, became friends with them and started to learn this dance style which seemed to be a revelation for him. Regulus hate ballet because it make him feel trapped but hip hop is just completely the opposite, letting him feel free for the first time in his life.

I don't know how things would happen tbh but Regulus would end up teaching James hip hop trying to make him like it as much as he does and reciprocated until eventually both start loving each other's dancing styles deeply and fell in love with each other 🤭

[t1oui]

ballet au with marylily rivals to lovers as the main ship and jegulus as the secondary ship

mary is best friends w reg, lily is best friends w james, & mary and lily are forced to hang out when james and regulus start dating

[ginnyw-potter]

Pas de Deux

Harry/Ginny

Rated E

Tags: strangers to 'enemies' to lovers, secret dating, Jily and Fleamont lives

Ballet AU

14 Chapters

78,897 words

Ginny has worked so hard to become a talented ballet dancer among the rich kids who could afford expensive classes from a young age. Finally she gets her big break, only to be paired with Harry Potter. She has never met him, but she assumed he only earned his spot with nepotism. His mother is a retired ballet star (and Ginny's idol) and his father and grandfather own the iconic Potter pointe shop. It takes her time to let him in, but once she does it's difficult to keep any distance at all.

Posted to: AO3

The Potter Pointe Shop

Rated E

Prequel to Pas de Deux

Tags: pointe shoes as a romantic gesture, strangers to lovers,

Ballet AU

3 chapters

20,407 words

James works in the Potter Pointe Shop together with his father. Every pointe shoe is an ode to his late mother and ballet dancer Euphemia. When the talented ballet dancer Lily walks in to pick up her shoes, James quickly realises he is completely and utterly lost for her. His father's encouragement only stresses him out more. Someone messes with her pointe shoes during the day of her dress rehearsal and James takes it upon himself do to an emergency delivery.

Posted to: AO3

[tedwardremus]

Lilypad ballet AU

okay but if it was jilypad

Send me a character/pairing and an aesthetic/concept and I’ll make a moodboard based on the ask!

[notenoughdramaaa]

It's Tuesday, so it's update day! My fics have new chapters, but the most important thing is that a new fic is out. I'd like to introduce you all to The Dying Swan, my ballet AU Jegulus fic. It's for those of you who love a good cliché, and it’s especially dedicated to the Tumblr author who told me I don’t know anything about ballet and called me a homophobe. Feel free to check it out, the first three chapters are already up! I promise that by the end, you’ll either love or hate ballet. Oh well, go ahead and leave a comment calling me a homophobe if you find this post on Tumblr

[divkazkdovikde]

i can’t believe i haven’t posted about this yet but guys! alert alert alert alert!!!!!!

fic rec fic rec fic rec

my lovely lady is writing a fic. and it’s an amazing little thing and you guys should absolutely read it

it’s called pas de deux and it’s by the amazing @babydipper

also did i mention this fic is for me? i will never shut up about that actually. like i don’t even know how did that happen? i was probably feeling bad or i was sick or i had too much stuff to uni? some or all of that dunno, last few weeks were crazy. anyway she told me about the idea and i loved it and she was like you know what, here’s the doc, (yes i have the doc, i can leave comments on it, now how cool is that?!), btw i’m writing it for you.

so it’s her little christmas miracle, and it’s also mine little christmas miracle. honestly, love that for us

so yeah, you guys simply have to read it. like there’s no way around it, it’s a necessity. it’s really good. i had so much fun reading the first chapter. and i might be biased but i’m sure y’all would like this too, so give it a go!

[waterlilychaser]

thinking about ballet dancers lily and pre-transition regulus. and regulus’s mum put him in ballet classes before he could even walk, and he’s been doing it for so long that he feels like he can’t just give up now and disappoint her. but he hates having to look at his body in the mirror and wear tutus and pointe shoes and tie his hair back in a bun. he hates the way that he envies his best friend lily who seems so perfect and at home in her body and in this art form. he hates that whenever he sees her with her boyfriend james, he can’t decide whether he’s jealous of him because he wants to be him, or because he wants to be with lily. or maybe he just wants to be with him too. but aren’t all of those wrong? because isn’t he supposed to be a normal girl who wants normal things?

lily and james help him realize that it’s okay to do what he wants. that this life is his own and he should live it for himself and not for anyone else. but they’d love to be a part of it still. and they are. they help regulus through his transition and when he feels like he’s a disappointment for quitting commercial ballet.

but he still dances for fun sometimes. he and lily will partner together in a pas de deux. and there’s almost nothing james loves to watch more.