#walburga black

[vajazzly]

give me walburga who really thought she was gentle parenting. that she was breaking the cycle of abuse because she doesnt force them into engagements with their cousins when theyre six, and she spends time with them when theyre young instead of letting the nannies raise them until theyre ready for polite company, and she buys them toys and ice cream, and she keeps orion away from the kids when hes angry, who tries to give sirius a better childhood than she had. whos angry at sirius for leaving because why cant he just be grateful, why cant he understand how much better he had it!!

[lulublack90]

Prompt 6 - Riddikulus

@wolfstarmicrofic April 6, word count 475

“I swear it was around here,” Sirius said, exasperated by his lack of success in finding the boggart he’d discovered less than an hour ago. “I was terrified at first. Honestly, anyone would be if my mother suddenly appeared in front of them. But then I realised she’d never come all the way up here to see me. Regulus, maybe, but not me. That’s when it hit me and I realised what it was. I cast riddikulus and forced it back into the cabinet it had come out of. I swear, I nearly choked up a lung. I was laughing so hard at the image of my mother with clown makeup and roller skates. 

“Sirius, I’m sure it was great, but dinner is in ten minutes and…” Remus’s stomach growled to emphasise his words. 

“Yes, yes, Remus, I’ll make sure you get to the great hall before the bangers and mash are all gone,” Remus grabbed him by the front of his robes. 

“You’d better,” Remus growled. Sirius just grinned up at him fondly, knowing Remus wasn’t being serious. Remus leaned in to give Sirius a kiss when he spotted it. 

He jumped around Remus and raced for the cabinet. He pulled it open still grinning, and out walked Walburga Black. 

Sirius felt a shiver of fear run through him and had to remember she wasn’t real. 

“Riddikulus,” he said, his voice strong as he imagined his mother with a burger splattered on her face. Boggart Walburga stumbled backwards. “Remus, Remus, come on, you have a go,” He waved Remus forward. Remus didn’t move. “Remus?” He turned away from the boggart and looked at his boyfriend. 

“How do I stop the moon from being terrifying?” he asked, looking up at him from under his long eyelashes. 

“Oh, Remus,” Sirius held out his arms and Remus walked into them. 

“Pop it like a balloon,” Sirius said. Remus pulled away. 

“Huh?”

“The moon. Pop it like a balloon,” Remus looked a little uncertain. But he squared his shoulders and turned to face the boggart. 

Sirius watched as his mother disappeared and a smaller version of the moon filled the corridor before them. Remus turned away from it, squinting in its light. Come on Remus, Sirius said to himself. 

“Riddikulus!” Remus yelled and a popped balloon bounced off the walls all the way along the corridor and out of sight.

“I did it,” Remus was beaming at him and Sirius pulled him into his arms again. 

“Well done,” he praised him and stole a kiss. 

“Do you think we should go after it?” Remus asked, pointing in the direction the boggart had gone. 

“Nah, let someone else figure it out. Right now, those bangers and mash are calling.” He took Remus’s hand and led him away, still chuckling to himself over what he’d done to his boggart mother.  

[ramblingsfromthytruly]

sirius was walburga & orion's favourite despite his rebellions and regulus wasn't paid as much attention despite his constant obedience - and they both hated this

[reine-de-la-lune]

Harry: Wally, what are you doing? Walburga: *looking angrily at Alphard* Nothing sweet baby Alphard: *sweating* So, like I was saying, Evans is very pretty, you know? tom: *raised eyebrow* You think?

[moutainrusing]

Walburga: Sirius, you need to stop liking feminine things.

Orion: Yes, son, you need to like more masculine things.

Sirius: *starts liking men*

Walburga and Orion, voices cracking: tHAT’S nOT wHAT wE mEANT—

[mrstellmeafuckingsecret]

sirius does the when i'm arguing with my dad and he looks at me weird trend and it's his mugshot and walburga's mugshot

[actually-sarsaparilla]

TW - HOMOPHOBIA

Walburga in fic: I did not raise my son to be a filthy queer

Me, irl, laughing at the screen: no. You didn't. You raised BOTH of them to be gay

[leaelakey]

I wish we knew more of Walburga

[righteousenjoymentofthunder]

just. dropping this here

[levytska]

Walburga Black 1974.

[celestial-cosmica]

Unpopular opinion but, i with my whole heart believe that Walburga Black, despite being a terrible mother, did love her sons and did what she thought was right for them despite her methods being extremely cruel, callous, toxic and unhealthy. She's a victim too, but of course that doesn't excuse her actions of disowning Sirius and all, but I do believe that she loved Sirius and Regulus alot :(

[rimarkka]

Walburga: this Potter boy not only seduced Sirius, but also kidnapped him! Regulus: mother, what disgusting things are you saying Regulus: Sirius is not in a romantic relationship with Potter Regulus: I am

[maxdibert]

Hello Max, how would you describe Walburga black?

Like a matriarch — with everything that entails. The figure of the dominant, strict matriarch who wants everything done her way and doesn't tolerate being contradicted or challenged. With a temper just as nasty as her eldest son's, which is precisely why they couldn’t stand each other. I actually think Walburga and Sirius had very similar personalities — both dominant, both fiercely independent, both the type who refuse to be told what to do. The problem was that Walburga was the mother and he was the son, so in theory he was supposed to obey her. But because he had the same shitty temper as she did, he just wasn’t going to do that. And she was determined to break his will until the very end — and what she achieved was destroying their relationship completely.

I picture her as a very strict, demanding woman, probably not the nurturing type. Not the kind of mother who fits into that sanctified, self-sacrificing, tender archetype — that whole misogynistic fantasy Rowling loves so much. Rather, she was probably a woman fully aware of her status, of the power that status gave her, and firmly set on maintaining the family lineage, which to her was likely the most important thing. We have to remember that the Blacks were basically wizarding aristocracy, and aristocracy has always been obsessed with preserving surnames and bloodlines. On top of that, Walburga probably felt even more pressure because her sons were the last male heirs — the Black name would be lost through Narcissa, Bellatrix, and Andromeda, since they were women. She likely focused hard on crafting the perfect heirs, and, used to getting her way, she tried to do the same with her eldest son when he started turning out "wrong." But like I said — I truly believe Sirius and she had the same temperament, the kind that refuses to be broken, so she failed.

I think she probably poured all her energy into Regulus after that, whose personality was likely more like his father's — calmer, more rational. And I think Regulus’s death really messed her up. In the end, she lost both of her sons, even if one of them was still alive.

I also don’t think she hated Sirius. I believe what bothered her most wasn’t that he was a "traitor" or that he hung around with blood traitors, Muggle-borns, and half-bloods — but that when she looked at him and argued with him, she saw herself. She saw everything she didn’t like about herself, and that’s why it all felt so personal.

Honestly, I’m kind of obsessed with dysfunctional mothers, because we’re so used to shitty, absent fathers. Men seem to be allowed not to know how to deal with their kids or not have deep emotional bonds with them, and nobody blinks. But when a mother is like that, she’s immediately labeled a horrible person, a witch, a monster — because apparently mothers are supposed to be the Virgin Mary incarnate. Like, the moment a woman gives birth, she stops being a person and becomes a Mother. And I find mothers who are a bit of a mess way more interesting than the saintly ones. Walburga is one of those mothers.

People love the headcanon that she didn’t love her sons, but I disagree. A lot of parents don’t love their children well — but that doesn’t mean they don’t love them.

[aithusarosekiller]

I know this isn't how most people see Walburga but you can't tell me what to do, just hear me out and imagine this:

James: knelt at Regulus' empty grave, staring at the stone as it rains

Walburga, appearing out of nowhere: you'll get dirty if you stay down there

James, weakly: I don't care

Walburga: did you bring those?

James: yeah, I know he didn't like flowers too much so I tried to keep it subtle.

Walburga: that's kind. I'm certain they would be appreciated. Silence how is...

James: Sirius is good. I'm surprised you care.

Walburga: you have no idea how this feels. You're not a mother

James, trying to hold back from saying 'you're not either': he loved you. Regulus.

Walburga: I know. You were...special to him.

James: are you making that up? I doubt he mentioned me.

Walburga: he wrote about you. In his diaries. After he went missing I couldn't help myself. It explains why he was smiling so often. You kept the colour in his face, right until the end.

James: is that why you're not calling me a blood traitor and cursing me?

Walburga: perhaps. Though I suspect you're not as noble a man as I had previously thought if you're weeping at the grave of a servant of the Dark Lord

James: it isn't about that

Walburga, smug: of course. May I have a moment?

James, finally standing up. Knees covered in mud: Fine. I'm sorry for your loss

Walburga: and I for yours

[staliamazing]

Sirius Black carries an airhorn around the house for whenever Walburga inevitably misgenders Regulus.

"TRY AGAIN"

"WRONG ANSWER"

“You always wanted me to be more like Regulus well FUCK YOU now’s he’s more like ME!!!”

@moons-and-runes our little musings

[moutainrusing]

Walburga and Orion: You will marry a rich, pureblood girl and live a respectable life in a large, fancy mansion.

Sirius: No, I’m marrying a poor, half-blood boy, and we’re living a scandalous life in our shabby old flat, thank you very much.

Regulus: Stop lying out of your ass to juxtapose everything our parents say!!

Sirius: I’m being serious this time. Did I mention that he’s also a werewolf?