#wolfstar misconceptions

[myheadsgonenumb]

Wilful Misconceptions About Wolfstar #1

"Wolfstar doesn't make sense because canonically Sirius is shown as being the least close to Remus."

Actually. No. Maybe in your headcanon, but in actual canon? No.

This belief seems to stem from the fact that Sirius chose Peter to be the Secret Keeper over Remus, and therefore he must be closer to Peter, to entrust James' life to him.

Unfortunately for the people who believe this, we have the reasoning Sirius chose Peter straight from the horse's mouth:

"Lily and James made you the Secret Keeper because I suggested it. I thought it was the perfect plan... a bluff... Voldemort would be sure to come after me, would never dream they'd use a weak, talentless thing like you. "

Sirius did not choose Peter because they were close, or because he trusted Peter above everyone else. He didn't do it as a sign of his esteem for Peter. He did it to trick Voldemort, because his opinion of Peter was so low he couldn't see past that to see what use Voldemort could see in him.

Sirius's priority here is to protect James. That is done by keeping the secret hidden. And where is the best place to hide something? Somewhere no one would ever think to look. For Sirius, this is Peter. But he is so blinded by his own low opinion of him to realise the danger.

It's interesting people use this as proof of closeness, when - if anything - digging into it proves the opposite. Voldemort is sure to come after Sirius, and we can assume this is because it is common knowledge how close Sirius and James are. Sirius is the obvious choice to be Secret Keeper. But - once Sirius is killed and the secret not revealed - if Peter was the next closest to them, would he not be the next choice? Is he not who Voldemort would go after once Sirius was dead? If Sirius thinks Voldemort can't conceive that Peter is the next most obvious option, it's because he's not. Because Peter is the tag along friend, and everyone knows it. And who entrusts their lives to the tag along friend?

"But the angst works so much better if they loved Peter and he really was a valued member of the group."

The canon is not interested in your wish to deepen the angst.

"But Sirius doesn't mean this, he's just angry after 12 years in Azkaban."

This is a perfectly fine headcanon, but that is all it is. And as such cannot be used to prove that Sirius was closer to Peter than Remus.

Unfortunately for the people who headcanon it, there is no evidence that this is true. This is all Sirius ever says on the matter. This is his final take on it.

And it's the sort of thing that can't really be half true. Either Sirius chose Peter because he thought Peter was useless and therefore it was a bluff or he didn't. Choosing him because he trusted him next after James is a totally different, non-intersecting reason to choosing him because it's a trick.

And if he chose Peter because he trusted him, then he is lying here. And my question is: why? Sure, he's angry. But if the truth is that he chose Peter because he trusted him is that not what he is angry about? Is that not what he would fling at Peter? Is that recrimination not what has been burning inside of him for 12 years? Would he not throw Peter's guilt at betraying people who genuinely loved and esteemed him in his face? Why go for the lie? The lie is going to hurt Peter's feelings far less, because he too will be able to see it for what it is. Lies - known lies- don't hurt feelings. Hard truths do.

And that's the crux of the matter here. Sirius's reason for choosing Peter - that he is useless and no one would believe he was chosen for such an important job - is a hard truth. And its probably a truth that he would never have admitted pre-betrayal, even he would not be that cruel, but 12 years in Azkaban later and he has no compunction in throwing every negative thought he ever had about Peter right in his face.

The whole purpose of this scene is uncovering long buried truths. Why would a lie - which is then never brought up again, never revealed as a lie - be lobbed in the middle of this truth telling fest and then left there without comment? How does that help the narrative? or our understanding of these characters? Or Harry's understanding? The short answer is: it doesn't. Therefore it is not supposed to be read as a lie.

Sirius is telling the truth. He did not choose Peter out of love or trust, but because he thought he was "useless" and his very patheticness made him the safest person to entrust the secret with.

But even if you are determined that Sirius is lying here, the fact is, not only does canon not support this belief at any later date, but Sirius's antipathy and scorn of Peter is shown years before the betrayal takes place:

"Put that away will you... Before Wormtail wets himself with excitement"

"But that's just friendly banter"

No. It isn't. Now is not the time to get into just how much bullying and harassment is excused away under the mantle of "banter", but the simple litmus test of if something is "friendly banter" is if both parties are laughing.

Not only is Sirius not laughing and joking (he is bored and irritated in this scene) but Peter does not laugh along either:

"Wormtail turned slightly pink, but James grinned"

He doesn't laugh. He doesn't shoot back a witty retort. He blushes. He is embarrassed by Sirius's words. Meanwhile, James grins. Sirius is not joking, he is not in a lighthearted jokey mood, he makes a cruel jab at Peter and invites James to join in with the mockery, which James does by laughing along.

This is the only pre-betrayal scene we see with Sirius and Peter in it but at no point does Sirius speak directly to Peter, and the only time he acknowledges his existence is to make fun of him.

"But Madam Rosmerta remembers that Peter was friends with James and Sirius, she never mentions Remus."

That's true, but only because she is directly reminded of his existence by the teachers. When talking about Sirius's friends she is prompted both times:

"You say you remember him at Hogwarts, Rosmerta... Do you remember who his best friend was?" "Naturally... Never saw one without the other, did you? The number of times I had them in here - ooh they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!"

The friendship between Sirius and James is not remarked upon spontaneously, but because Fudge has said that Rosmerta does not know the half of Sirius's crimes, most people don't know the worst of it, and now they are filling her in. The worst thing Sirius Black did was betray his best friend to his death, so his best friend is brought into the conversation.

And onto Peter:

"But he didn't manage to disappear did he? The Ministry caught up with him the next day!" "Alas, If only we had... It was not we who found him. It was little Peter Pettigrew - another of the Potter's friends..." "Pettigrew... that fat little boy who was always tagging around after them at Hogwarts?"

This is a conversation about Sirius's crimes and what happened back in 1981. Peter is brought into it because of the role he plays in that story. This is not a conversation where they are reminiscing about the marauders era or Sirius's friendships (though from Rosmerta's description, Peter does not appear especially "close" or valued) it is a conversation about notorious mass murderer Sirius Black and his victims.

James and Peter are Sirius's victims. They get brought into the conversation. Remus is not one of Sirius's victims, so he does not get brought up. He doesn't have a place in the conversation because the focus of the conversation is the people Sirius killed, not who Sirius's friends were.

Yes, they believe Sirius killed his friends so there is overlap but it is a list of his victims not a comprehensive list of his friends.

So there is no need for a Doylist explanation that JKR doesn't want to reveal that Remus is friends with Sirius yet, which comes with the counter claim that Rosmerta "doesnt remember him" as she doesn't mention him, so therefore he wasn't as close as the other marauders.

This is a conversation about the people Sirius killed. That does not include Remus. Therefore Remus is not included in the story. There is no need for McGonagall to prompt Rosmerta into remembering him. But there is no evidence that, just as she remembers James and Peter with a bit of prompting, she couldn't have also remembered Remus if there had been a reason to bring him up.

So the claim that Sirius is close to Peter seems primarily to come from the headcanon that Sirius is lying about his reasons to choose him as a secret keeper and misunderstanding the focus of the conversation between Rosmerta, Fudge and the teachers.

There is no other supporting evidence.

Meanwhile, the evidence that supports Remus and Sirius being close (and Remus very much being included in the marauders)

Remus states that he had three great friends at Hogwarts, and of these he names Sirius first.

These three great friends don't abandon him when they find out he is a werewolf. Given werewolves' standing in the wizarding community, this is no small thing.

These three great friends become illegal animagi in order to help him out - and their adventures at the full moon become the best times of Remus's life.

Sirius does speak to Remus directly during Snape's Worst Memory, in fact it is Remus he speaks to first.

Remus is able to joke about being a werewolf with Sirius, following the DADA OWL. This is seen again in the canon timeline - so continues into adulthood.

Remus doesn't tell Sirius off for attacking Snape during SWM but Sirius later says that Remus made them feel ashamed of themselves afterwards. This means:

Remus feels he is close enough to Sirius to tell him off without fear of Sirius abandoning him, even though being unable to stand up to his friends is one of his major canon flaws.

Sirius respects Remus and his opinion enough to listen to him and reflect on his own actions - even as a teenager.

After almost 13 years apart, Remus seems to read Sirius's mind and immediately believes him.

He speaks to Sirius with a voice trembling with "some suppressed emotion" but speaks "pleasantly, as if rats erupted into school friends all the time" when he speaks to Peter.

When Sirius is ready to kill Peter, quite understandably wanting his vengeance, it is Remus who is able to calm him down and delay him from killing Peter until Harry understands.

Remus pays no attention to Snape's threats and insults against him but argues when Snape wants to return Sirius to the dementors, meanwhile Sirius roars with rage when Snape ties Remus up.

Instant forgiveness for each believing the other was the spy.

They look to each other for encouragement and agreement, with deciding to kill Peter and then agreeing not to on Harry's say so

Remus is happy to kill Peter and is even cold about it ("you should have realised, Peter, that if Voldemort didn't kill you, we would. Good bye") but was Mr. Moral High Ground when Sirius was facing the dementors' kiss.

Everything we see of their friendship in the shack stems from the closeness they shared before the betrayal - because they have not seen each other since. These are two men who can read each others minds, work as a seamless unit, help the other out when one is lost for words (Remus stepping up because Sirius is too overcome with emotion), who believe and forgive each other instantly and who look to each other for guidance on what to do. And they have picked this up after almost 13 years apart. That's an insane level of connectivity and synchronicity.

It's just poor reading comprehension to say they were not close.

It's true that we are never told they are close (beyond Remus talking about his great friends) but we are shown it over and over and over again. And only someone wilfully refusing to understand what men who can read each other;s minds and finish each other's sentences after 13 years apart means could try and argue they had not had a close and loving relationship when they were young.

You don't even have to believe in wolfstar. I don't believe they were ever a couple. But you cannot plausibly deny the evidence of the intensity of their friendship.

Meanwhile, the only thing supporting Sirius being closer to Peter is headcanons that fly in the face of what canon explicitly tells us.

There is no comparison. Remus and Sirius were closer than Sirius and Peter when they were younger, and the books show us that in a hundred different ways.

[moonstruckme]

Hello beautiful Mae!! I hope you’re doing well and having an amazing week 💖💖

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poly!wolfstar x fem!reader ♡ 1k words

You don’t hear Sirius coming up the steps, so it’s too late to hide your project when the front door opens. 

“Hello,” he declares, nearly shouting (a habit Remus swears he got from living with James). 

Your reply is a decibel softer and colored with guilt. “Hi.” 

“What, didn’t you miss me? What’s that tone for?” You hear the familiar thunking of his shoes being kicked into the corner, and then Sirius is leaning over the back of the couch for a kiss, peering into your lap. “Ooh.” He plants a sweet one on the corner of your lips. “How’s it coming?” 

“Not great.” You unfold the pair of blue jeans for your boyfriend to witness. They’re your old favorites, afflicted with holes that have grown larger and more scandalous over time. You’d thought to salvage them with a creative patch job, and Sirius offered you his sewing machine for the task, but you’re intimidated by it; your freehand efforts aren’t coming along as you’d hoped. 

Sirius is valiantly silent as he scrutinizes your misshapen fabric heart, though the tick of his mouth gives him away. “That’s not…it could be worse. Is that the first one you’ve done?” 

“No.” You turn the jeans around to show him the other side. 

“Oh, my love,” Sirius sighs. 

“They’re awful.” 

“Well, you can definitely tell you’ve done it yourself.” 

“Hey!” you laugh. “Only I’m allowed to be mean about them.” 

“I’m not being mean. DIY is very chic. At least there’ll be no misconceptions about you getting this at a store.” 

“You’re being mean,” you say conclusively. 

“Incapable of it.” He drops another kiss on your head, straightening. “Where’s your supervisor? I see more pinpricks on your fingers than should have been allowed.” 

You roll your eyes, taking up your needle and thread again. Your blue jeans may not be pretty, but you’re determined to at least make them whole. “He’s in the garden.” 

Sirius looses another sigh. It’s as though he goes grayer every day. “Getting dirt on his work trousers, no doubt.” 

You shrug, not about to tattle, though Remus is out in his work trousers and Sirius will see for himself soon enough. You listen to the back door open and shut. 

This is probably your favorite time of day in your home. Even when it’s quiet, when you all get back from work, the steady hum of love and contentment is still enough to make you giddy. Someone will start supper, and someone else will complain about who tracked dirt into the sitting room, and there’ll be teasing and griping and soft-spoken endearments with the evening’s glaze of gold varnish coating it all sweet as honey. It’s the sort of thing to make you sappy if you steep in it, the sort of thing to make you think quietly to yourself, I’m so lucky. 

You can hear the griping coming towards you as the back door opens again. 

“I’m going to get you the most hideous, embarrassing hat I can find,” Sirius says as he ushers Remus inside.  

Remus looks showily weary and secretly besotted. “I don’t want a hat.” 

“Too bad. Hold it—brush your trousers off before you come in. And try to consider us a tad, yeah? Everyone’s going to think we’re dating an older man.” 

You furrow your brow at this. “Sorry?” 

“I am not old,” says Remus. 

“You may not be,” Sirius assures him, “but your neck’s going to be seventy-five at least by the time the leaves turn. You’re going to wear a hat.” 

You suppress a smile as you understand. Remus tends to his garden nearly every day after work; this routine started in the spring, but as summer has worn on his kneeling outside has resulted in perpetual sunburn on the back of his neck. You’ve bought him sun lotion, but he doesn’t wear it. Sirius has dragged him inside countless times to apply aloe and lecture about cancer, but it doesn’t make a dent. This appears to be his newest threat. 

“Take your trousers off,” Sirius demands. Remus’ eyebrows raise, but your (these days rather noticeably) fairer boyfriend doesn’t budge. “I’m going to throw them in the wash before the stains set.” 

Slowly, holding Sirius’ stare in a show of defiance, Remus steps out of his trousers. You point your smile down at your sewing as Sirius snatches them up and stalks toward the washing machine. Remus comes to join you on the couch in his shirt and boxers. 

“He’s on one,” he huffs. 

“I don’t know,” you say. “I think he just wanted to see you without your trousers.” 

Remus may have colored some this summer, but not enough yet to hide his blush. He leans back against the couch cushions and goes for the diversion. “What do you feel like for supper?” 

“Oh, I don’t know. Haven’t thought about it. Do I have to choose?” 

“Well, Sirius wanted pasta” —your ears perk despite Remus’ gruff tone— “but now he’s ticked me off, so.”  

“Pasta?” You turn your eyes up to his. Equal parts guilty and pleading. 

Your boyfriend sighs. “Really?” 

“I didn’t know I was craving it until I heard it.” 

Remus levels you with a long, heavy look. When you grin sheepishly, you pretend not to see the corner of his mouth tick. 

“Alright.” Sirius breezes back in, wielding the bottle of aloe vera you keep in your bathroom cabinet. “Put this on his neck for us, lovely? And I’ll do something for you.” 

“I don’t need to be bribed,” you say, in a tone that clearly says, Go on. 

Sirius passes you the bottle. “I’ll help you take out your stitches and show you how to redo them.” 

“Deal.” You squirt a bit of aloe onto your fingertip, motioning for Remus to turn around. Before he does, he grabs the back of Sirius’ neck, pulling Sirus none too gently downward until he’s leaning over the back of the couch again. 

Sirius looks startled by the kiss he finds down there. There’s an audible smack as Remus pulls away, looking on in smug vengeance at the flush spreading across Sirius’ cheeks. 

“Don’t think you’ll be getting any garlic bread,” Remus says. 

“I—what?” 

“It’s okay, love,” you tell him. Your cheeks are going to hurt from smiling soon. “Take a lap, clear your head. I don’t want you poking anything valuable when you come back to help me with my stitches.” 

[irrevocablecondition]

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one single thread of gold: obliviated remus, lie low at lupins fic <3 (67k so far)

Remus hasn’t felt stable in weeks. Maybe even months if he’s being honest with himself.

It’s not an unusual feeling, but it's definitely an unwelcome one.

His bones are constantly tired, straining against his skin as though they’ll never fit into place again. His vision always feels foggy, like he’s watching his life play out in front of him without any kind of autonomy or clarity. His skin is constantly itchy, like it’s fighting to stay layered together and not expose the raw nerves underneath. It feels as though they’re exposed anyway.

the death of my dog (the stretch of my skin): canon compliant regulus oneshot (7.4k)

Regulus has always prided himself on his tremendous memory - if you were to ask him, it’s one of his best qualities.

down at the sandlot (draft) - canon compliant platonic snily exploration

If you were to ask anybody who Lily Evans is, they would say that she’s a girl who loves books.

Whether that be her mother, her father, or the friends that she makes throughout her life, it will all come down to one thing - books. Piles and piles of books, forever encased in some kind of story or research, sometimes just holding one to feel the weight of it in her hand.

How To Never Stop Being Sad (draft) - addict!sirius and second chance wolfstar

The very first thing they tell you when you’re supporting someone through addiction is the three C’s.

Cause. Cure. Control.

maybe time running out is a gift (draft) - terminally ill remus and his bucket list

Just because something is familiar, doesn’t mean that one has become resistant to it.

back to the old house (draft) - cannot explain if i wanted to. but very funky.

The funeral is a complete blur, it exists as just flashes in Sirius’ mind.

He knows that he went, that he didn’t receive an invitation but he found himself outside of the church anyway. He thinks that Remus had something to do with it, but he can’t exactly ask. Not now, not with how they are.

killing time at the cemetery (draft) - poa snupin

One of the biggest misconceptions about war is that it can be over - that once the cause has been achieved, the fighting is done.

unnamed but volcanologist sirius fic!

Ash never settles, not really.

There’s a point where you take off the mask, where you can risk going into a scene without multiple layers of protective equipment. Where you can turn over rocks, dig your way through rubble and start your mission. The research, the numbers, the articles - all of them an attempt to answer every question that comes your way.

Ultimately, 'why?'

[marauderseraconfessions]

YOU NEED TO LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CANON COMPLIANT AND CANON DIVERGENT

All The Young Dudes is NOT CANON COMPLIANT

Wolfstar fics can be canon compliant, but that one isn't, and NOW

HALF THE FANDOM THINKS THAT REMUS WOULD ACTUALLY BE LIKE THAT

There is a big difference between "What if this happened, wouldn't that be fun, I'll write a fic" and the collective hivemind delusion some fans are under where they LITERALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. AS FAR AS THEY KNOW WE HAVE ZERO INFO ON ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, so apparently ANYTHING IS CANON

THAT'S BULLSHIT!!

I'm sure a lot of Regulus stans know that he didn't think twice about his devotion to Voldemort most of his life, but EVEN MORE OF THEM DON'T KNOW, AND THEY LEGITIMATELY BELIEVE THAT FANON INFO IS CANON INFO.

I'm not saying you have to love the TERF who must not be named, I'm just saying that you should really have basic knowledge of what is fact and what is misconception and popular headcanon if it's a series you love so much. You don't have to write canon compliant, but you should at least stop pretending it's canon when it's the furthest thing from it.

this blog is cool, sorry about the rant, hope u have a good day :)

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[rizzulusarcturizz]

Jegulus are the super vanilla couple bro wolfstar and rosekiller are the kinky ones

Common misconception anon but James and Regulus are freaks!!! Big exhibitionism kink right there; they have plenty of kinks but the thrill of almost getting caught is their #1 for sure. They’re all freaks but Wolfstar is the most vanilla bc they’re an old married couple.

[jfleamont]

the James being the sun thing is definitely new! it really annoys me too. I'm not a fan of the sunshine/chaotic vs the grump/level headed trope anyway it lacks nuance

I mean, I read somewhere why they associate him with the sun and it makes sense: apparently since Remus is the moon and Sirius is the stars, James has to be something related to the sky as well. Also, he's popular (people are attracted to him as if he's the sun) and probably the 'leader' of the group, and his upbringing is not as sad or tragic as Remus' or Sirius'.

While I get it, I think it has led to a misconception about his personality: I've seen him portrayed as this naive, bubbly person, the human embodiment of a golden retriever, a jock who's kind of a himbo whose sole purpose in life is to pine after Lily... It's reductive at best and personally, that's not my James at all.

I talked about him at length here but I'll just say that my James is charismatic, popular and has a big heart, but he can also be mean, unpredictable, moody, arrogant (especially when he was younger); he's intelligent, determined and can be mature and serious (no pun intended!) if the situation calls for it.

I also don't see how Lily would fit into this, because the sun-moon-stars analogy is an exclusively MPP dynamic. Which yes, it makes sense if it's a friendship dynamic but more often than not James is the sun in Wolfstar fics. And it's nice to include James, but Lily gets kinda left out, doesn’t she?

I think it also depends on what fic you read when you first get into the fandom: for me it was The Life And Times, but I remember watching a TikTok of a girl who said she didn't like TLAT James at all because she was used to James in All The Young Dudes.

So yeah, it either started with ATYD or with the whole Jeg*lus thing, but honestly it doesn't bother me too much, because all the fic writers I love don't write him that way and neither do I, so I just ignore it.

[mischief-marauders]

Prisoner of Azkaban is the first Harry Potter movie in which we meet Sirius Black after his mention in the beginning of Sorcerors Stone. The whole book and movie revolve around him, which is also why he IS the title. Because he literally is the prisoner of Azkaban that has escaped. The plot revolves around him trying to get to Harry. On top of that, it’s also the first time we’re introduced to the Marauders. We meet the map and we meet the Messrs. Now at the beginning, we don’t who is Moony, wormtail, Padfoot, or Prongs. Lastly, it’s also the first time we meet Remus Lupin. He is integral to the plot in the way that he knows Sirius Black. If you look at the parts where Sirius Black is mentioned prior to him dragging a screaming red head across Hogwarts, Remus gets nervous and fidgety. So that already shows that there is something there. Sirius Black and Remus Lupin meet and have this whole little moment where the kids are like “what the actual fuck” and in the movies, they’re portrayed as a couple. Even to the point where Snape makes a little comment about them being a married bickering couple. Then there’s a whole showdown where Snape gets knocked out by a couple of children, Peter escapes, whatever. Sirius and Remus are technically the last Marauders (Peter lost the title of Marauder when he betrayed James) and the book revolves around their relationship. From being estranged and misconceptions, to them reuniting. Then we have bisexual lighting. Which is the use of the colors pink, purple, and blue to portray a character being bisexual. Almost ALL of the prisoner of Azkaban covers are purplish, pinkish, or bluish. This is confirmation that Sirius Black is bisexual and on top of that, it’s the book where he reunites with Remus which can also confirm Wolfstar. Then we jump to Order of The Phoenix where Harry bursts through the doors of Grimmauld place and guess who’s sitting besides each other and acting rather chummy? Yep, Sirius and Remus. They talk and fight to each other like a couple. Like when Remus tells him to sit down and Sirius does it. And guess what? What’s the main color theme for OOTP? Blue. What’s the cover? Blue. And what’s blue? Bisexual lighting. It’s the ending of Wolfstar because Sirius dies later in the movie. Sirius Black and Wolfstar confirmed!

[plotwhatplotcast]

Zodiac as Fanfics

ARIES: Straight up zombie apocalypse, love of adventure, fearless leader. They're living their best zombie life all up in that fic.

TAURUS: Their dislike of change mean they are for sure a canon accurate prequel. Think marauders era Harry Potter with none of the wolfstar or fun ships. It might kill them inside, but they know deep down, they are sturdy and dependable canon.

GEMINI: We could take the easy route here and say Twin AU. But we won't. Gemini are a never-ending list of ideas, so as a trope...they are a bunch of one shots shoved together on AO3 and labelled as 'headcanons'.

CANCER: With a deep rooted need to be needed that really shines through. You my friends, are a Family AU. You're Harry Potter if he had a family AU, you're the Twilight prequel where we watch Esme mothering her 'children'. We didn't make you this way, the trope spoke.

LEO: We all know where this is going. Leo, my charismatic, attention seeking love. You are the epitome of a Gary-Stu or Mary-Sue. You are the centre of your own fic, a choose your own adventure starring you.

VIRGO: You are the wildly detailed dystopian AU that is more world building than plot. You're the fic that had promise, but got caught in the details and then abandoned when perfection wasn't reached. You still reply to reviews to correct misconceptions.

LIBRA: You've probably guessed, but your need for balance & harmony has led us to the enemies to lovers trope. You're the Hades/Persephone fic nobody asked for, you're the villain who's 'misunderstood' & his angel faced love. You are fake harmony.

SCORPIO: Classic misunderstood scorpio. You're the re-write of the book/series from the 'villain' pov. You're the Dexter trope, where we're sympathising & justifying a typically 'bad' character. You're our complex anti-hero.

SAGITTARIUS: You are the classic high school au. You're the will they/won't they of rom coms. The best friend with commitment issues who sleeps with everyone but their ride or die. You're the small town jock with big dreams who just can't commit.

CAPRICORN: You're the police procedural au. The fic with all the details, researched meticulously for this grand AU until it no longer resembles the canon. You're the long, sweeping novel of a fanfic that gets deleted to try and publish.

AQUARIUS: You are the episodic Friends AU. You're the quirky characters and short fast storylines with a passage of time every chapter. You're the fic that doesn't end but when it gets abandoned it's okay, because there was never an ongoing plot line.

PISCES: You are the fantasy au. Your fic is filled with wonder & magic. You're the fic that creates a fantasy world out of a fantasy canon and the only resemblance is that the characters share the same name.

[of-stars-and-moon]

More amazing fic recs I read lately!

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Pynch- A boy's best friend by @yumearashi - 600- With the best intentions in the world, Ronan steals a dog. Things don't turn out the way he plans- (This fic is soo cute and I can't stop thinking about this and Yume's headcanons since I read this! I'm in love with this!)

Andreil- Common misconceptions by @fxcrt - 4k- There is a common misconception about Andrew Minyard. It's that he can't feel. If you look closely enough, you couldn't be more wrong- (This fic literally made me speechless because it's so beautiful and well written that I just don't know what to say! It's just perfect!)

Wolfstar- Seeds of blood by @purplechimera8 - 13k- After being locked out of the house, Sirius stumbles upon a cave he never noticed before- (Greek mythology AU by the wonderful Purple that is so interesting and captivating! I love this so much!)

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[headcanons-at-hogwarts]

The tragic gay character trope

Although I love Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Marlene McKinnon and Dorcas Meadowes as canon and non-canon LGBT+ characters, I have to acknowledge the sadness in their endings.

Dumbledore spends his whole life in the closet and his only relationship is with a pureblood supremacist who he eventually has to overcome and put in Azkaban. Grindelwald is the only person who has ever allowed his to experience the euphoric feelings of romantic and sexual love. In his long life, he never gets to experience love outside of that short relationship. The tragedy here is evident.

Sirius Black is not a canonic gay character, but within the fandom wolfstar is pretty airtight. His relationship with Remus is completely healthy and wonderful, but they’re separated by the First Wizarding War. Sirius is thrown into Azkaban for 12 years, leaving Remus to believe that the love of his life betrayed his best friends, who are all dead because of him. He spends those 12 years poor and dejected from society, as a person with lycanthropy. Even when Sirius is finally able to return to Remus and resolve the misconceptions of the past, he almost immediately dies by falling through the Veil.

Remus then dates Tonks (his rebound), accidentally gets her pregnant, which compels them to get married, and then they both die in the Battle of Hogwarts. (Honestly, if Remus and Tonks hadn’t died then and there, their relationship would have just continued to deteriorate as Remus‘ guilt over his lycanthropy and his lingering love for Sirius prevailed.) But ultimately, Remus’ entire life is coloured by tragedy.

Marlene and Dorcas are another non-canon couple whose stories must inevitably end tragically. Marlene and her entire family are killed in the First Wizarding War. It was unlikely that either of these women could come out at the time they were alive, and it’s unlikely that Dorcas survived the war either.

In a way, we have become accustomed to the idea that being LGBT+ = tragedy, in a way. In real life, we still experience homophobia/transphobia, from family, friends, the Church, the government, etc. The stories we tell are constantly tinged by sadness, because fundamentally, the oppression our community faces heavily colours the stories that we tell. I really enjoy making light-hearted posts for you guys, because I want to highlight the sense of joy in Albus and Gellert’s brief but passionate affair, in Remus and Sirius’ beautiful relationship, in Marlene and Dorcas’ wonderful but inevitably doomed love story.

So someday, I hope we can have canonically LGBT+ characters whose stories do not end in tragedy. I hope we can have more Deamus-like couples, who experience hardship but whose characters are not defined (by the author) by it. I’m looking forward to the world we’re slowly but surely building, of tolerance and acceptance towards LGBT+ people, characters, etc.

[songofwizardry]

wolfstar teacher!au that I can’t get outta my head

so for the past couple of months, this wolfstar au set around the teachers at hogwarts has refused to leave me alone, so here y’all go have a list and tell me what you think. (more backstory than actual wolfstar in here!)

Welcome to Hogwarts Academy, where things aren’t currently going great for the Science department. 

Minerva McGonagall runs maths. Fiercely protective of her further maths girls numbers, Minerva would personally fight anyone who so much thought of being a sexist prick in the science department. What this usually meant was she ended up fighting Severus, often.

She and Rolanda Hooch are the lesbian mums of the entire faculty.

Sirius Black, twenty-something alumnus of the Academy, teaches Art, because they’re a walking talking queer stereotype and boldly embrace it, paint-stained clothes and all.

Sprout and Grubbly-Plank teach biology. Snape teaches Chemistry. Flitwick single-handedly runs the entire Physics department, and has progressively gotten more and more frantic and upset after a stream of horrible new physics teachers, none of whom lasted more than a year.

(There was Mr. Quirrel, who was white but wore a turban because he felt it ‘reflected his spiritual being’, and none of the Muslim students liked him. After a nasty incident at the end of term involving a can of air-freshener, a bunsen burner, and a distinct lack of safety goggles, he had to… be removed for his own health, shall we say.)

(Then there was Mr. Lockhart, or, as Grubbly-Plank referred to him, ‘misogynistic idiot’; he’d written a pseudo-pop-science book once and thought he was a bit of a celebrity, he was convinced all the women on staff wanted to sleep with him, was fond of inappropriately turning on the charm on his students, and… didn’t seem to know any science, at all. After the third student showed up to Sprout’s office, trying to get out words about him being not entirely comfortable to be around in classes, she declared war on Lockhart, discovered he’d plagiarised an impressive amount of information, and marched into Dumbledore’s office demanding he be fired: ‘Dumbledore, my ten year old niece could teach physics better than he does, and on top of that, my niece isn’t creepy.’ He didn’t even last a full year.)

(The department is still reeling from Mr. Moody, who used to teach in the 70s, had a career change, and went off to fight in Iraq. He came back a war vet, and after a few years off decided he wanted to come back to teaching, but in addition to still acting like education hadn’t changed one bit, his methods were also rather… unconventional. He seemed to think he was preparing soldiers, barked orders at teenagers, and demanded ‘CONSTANT VIGILANCE!’ if they forgot the half in ‘half mv squared’. After an AS lesson about two months in that Flitwick walked in on where he was teaching projectile motion through a… very vivid question about bombing Iraqi planes, Flitwick decided he’d had enough, and the science department pitched in to patch up and teach physics between themselves for the rest of the year.)

Which brings us to now, where Flitwick and the entire science department, exhausted, have put out another vacancy.

Between themselves, they’re sort of resigned to not having a decent physics teacher yet again, as Minerva told Rolanda one night, “I told Filius, better no teacher than a shit teacher, he and I will teach physics single-handedly if we must”, and Rolanda just sighed and shook her head at her wife.

Enter Remus.

He’s young, finished his undergrad and went straight into ITT, and this is his NQT year. A physicist trained in physics teaching is a rarity, which worked in his favour, because he needed to move, and quick. (His teacher training year was rough—in between coming out to his family, he got on the bad side of a group called the Greybacks, and his year ended with a violent encounter with their lead, Fenrir, a guy a few years ahead of Remus at school, leaving him with some impressive scars, a massive uptick in anxiety, and a need to get the fuck away from Reading.) One day his alert-me-about-teacher-postings email dinged, and… Scotland. Perfect. Very hard to get further north than Scotland, unless you want to teach in the middle of the North Sea.

It’s an impressive posting, on paper. A private boarding school, based in a freaking Scottish castle, in, essentially, the middle of nowhere. It’s got its own goddamn train, for crying out loud. The posting says, Teachers are welcome to arrange their own accommodation in the nearby village of Hogsmeade, but subsidised accommodation in Hogwarts castle can also be provided. Please indicate which option you are interested in when you apply. Remus doesn’t expect to get in, not with essentially no experience, but there’s a little note at the bottom of the vacancy that says, Teachers in their NQT year are also encouraged to apply.

Truth is, after the spate of bad teachers, Dumbledore’s, shall we say, eccentric management techniques, and the general isolation of Hogwarts, no actually experienced decent teacher really wants to go there. It’s acquired a bit of its own reputation. The only people who apply are awful (see above), and the occasional young teacher.

(Flitwick, after the disastrous past few years, has resolved to give preference to ‘fresh slates’—teachers with next to no experience, who have yet to be corrupted by misplaced fame, or weird culturally appropriative spiritualist ideas, or the military, or any of that. When he sits down to look at the applications, a little bright-blue post-it note on his desk reads: 1. No celebrities! 2. Nobody violent! And in Grubbly-Plank’s handwriting, NO misogynistic idiots!!! (Yes I know it’s phys, Filius, but there have to be some))

Remus instantly makes the interview stage. Not too keen on making someone all the way south travel to Scotland, and slightly fond of the idea of a day out themselves, Flitwick and McGonagall (mostly there for intimidation, and to ensure the third bullet point is fulfilled) take a trip down to London, and meet Remus in a coffee shop.

(Yes, it’s unorthodox, but there is some benefit to being privately run; also, school’s let out and they can’t have an in-class test anyway, and they’re desperate.)

(There were only two other applicants: one was a sixty-something year old woman who talked a little too much in her application about ‘enhancing traditional values’ for Minerva’s comfort, and the other was a geographer. The competition isn’t too stiff, honestly.)

Flitwick takes to Remus quickly—Minerva raises her eyebrows, slightly concerned, at the scars down the side of his too-thin face, but he’s quiet and unassuming in a way that’s a relief after the double-horror of trying to deal with Moody and Lockhart’s, ah, expansive personalities. Also, he has a physics degree, so he can’t be a complete idiot… right? (Right. Flitwick quizzes him on misconceptions about gravity, and, after a moment, asks, “How would you go about introducing projectile motion?” Remus blinks, smiles, picks up a sugar packet, and says, “Catch.” Flitwick does, relieved, and adds, just for good measure, “Just so you know, we disapprove of using, ah, more violent metaphors or examples when teaching.” Remus frowns, perplexed, but just says, “Of course.”)

On the train back to Hogwarts, Flitwick sits cross-legged on a seat, valiantly attempting to eat a wrap that’s fallen apart in the bag, and Minerva sips at a takeaway cup of Earl Grey and declares, “Well, I like him.” Flitwick looks up from his wrap and smiles. “Yes, I rather think I do too.”

Which is how, completely shocked, Remus J. Lupin lands himself a teaching position – just on a year contract, but oh, it feels brilliant, he’s going to be teaching – ��and how, one week before the students arrive, he gets off the Hogwarts Express with a suitcase and a battered briefcase with R J Lupin inscribed on it, held together with a large quantity of neatly-knotted string, and a large man shakes his hand, and says, “Welcome t’ Hogwarts, Mr. Lupin. I’m Rubeus Hagrid.”

[myheadsgonenumb]

Wilful Misconceptions About Wolfstar #2

"Wolfstar doesn't make any sense because of The Prank, Sirius cannot care about Remus all that much if he would use and/ or betray him so easily."

"The Prank" is one of the key things that we know about the marauder's era, it is a bit of a lynch pin in any marauders fic and so has taken on a quasi-mythological status in the minds of the marauders fans.

But "quasi-mythological" is the key here. Because "The Prank" is never actually referred to as such in canon, it is purely a fanon name and a fanon way of thinking about the events. It frames our perspective on what happened, shapes the way we envision it, but doesn't actually come from the books themselves. So when it comes to talking about "The Prank" we have to separate the fact from the fanon.

And when it comes to looking at whether or not wolfstar and "The Prank" can co-exist, or whether one fundamentally undermines the existence of the other, I will be looking at four things.

The facts - the quotes from the books that give us the information we actually know.

The inferences - what information we can extrapolate from these quotes.

The headcanons - that mythological element the fandom has run away with.

What this means for wolfstar.

1. The Facts

The very first mention of "The Prank" actually appears in Philosopher's Stone, right near the end, when Dumbledore says:

"And then your father did something that Snape could never forgive... He saved his life."

This is not mentioned again until Harry brings it up to Snape himself in Prisoner Of Azkaban.

"I know the truth, alright? He saved your life. Dumbledore told me. You wouldn't even be here if it weren't for my dad."

And Snape, realising Harry is light on the details, fills him in:

"Have you been imagining some glorious act of heroism? Then let me correct you - your saintly father and his friends played a highly amusing joke on me that would have resulted in my death had your father not got cold feet at the last moment. There was nothing brave about what he did. He was saving his own skin as much as mine."

Later, Remus gives us the fullest account of "The Prank" that we ever get:

"You see, Sirius here played a trick on him which nearly killed him, a trick which involved me... Severus was very interested in where I went every month... had seen me crossing the grounds with Madam Pomfrey one evening as she led me to the Whomping Willow to transform. Sirius thought it would be - er - amusing to tell Snape that all he had to do was prod the knot on the tree trunk with a long stick and he could get in after me. Well, of course, Snape tried it... but your father, who'd heard what Sirius had done, went after Snape and pulled him back, at great risk to his life ... Snape glimpsed me, though, at the end of the tunnel. He was forbidden to tell anybody by Dumbledore."

Sirius tells us his own feelings about the whole situation:

"It served him right... Sneaking around trying to find out what we were up to ... hoping he could get us expelled."

And Snape and Dumbledore refer to it in a later conversation:

"Sirius Black showed he was capable of murder at the age of sixteen... You haven't forgotten that, Headmaster? You haven't forgotten that he once tried to kill me?" "My memory is as good as it ever was, Severus"

There are no more references to "The Prank" until book seven, though there is a hint of their continued animagus adventures in Snape's Worst Memory:

"I'm bored. Wish it was the full moon."

And finally, from The Prince's Tale, we learn that Snape already had a strong suspicion of what Remus was, prior to "The Prank" and that he had shared those suspicions at least with Lily.

"There's Something weird about that Lupin. Where does he keep going?" "He's ill, they say he's ill." "Every month. At the full moon?" "I know your theory."

We know this conversation actually takes place after "The Prank", because Lily references it:

"And you're being really ungrateful. I heard what happened the other night. You went sneaking down that tunnel by the Whomping Willow and James Potter saved you from whatever's down there."

This conversation is how we know that "The Prank" took place before Snape's Worst Memory (as Snape and Lily are still friends, while discussing The Prank but their friendship breaks after SWM) while Snape's reference to Sirius being sixteen tells us it happened somewhere within their fifth year - as any year prior to that Sirius would not have been 16.

So, factually, we know that Snape saw Remus cross the grounds with Madam Pomfrey and was interested in where he went. He had a theory about this which he shared with at least Lily. Sirius told him "prod the knot and you can follow him". Snape did exactly that. Depending on who you listen to, James either heard about it and raced after Snape to save him or was in on it the whole time and got cold feet. James saved Snape. Snape was hushed up by Dumbledore.

That's it for what we know. And it's not much. Which leads to:

2. What We Can Extrapolate

Although facts are light on the ground there are inferences we can make:

What Snape Knew Beforehand - Snape knew Remus went missing a lot and, by fifth year at least, had figured out that every absence coincided with the full moon. He had come to the conclusion that Remus was a werewolf, but he had seen Remus cross the grounds with Madam Pomfrey so must have been vaguely aware that Remus's condition was not a secret from the staff and that - whatever Remus was doing in the Whomping Willow - he wasn't out of bounds and wouldn't get in trouble for being there. And yet he keeps sneaking around trying to get the marauders expelled and seemingly focused on this mystery in particular. If Snape suspects Remus is a werewolf and that the staff know, then he is not hoping to expose Remus's condition to Dumbledore and thus have him expelled but is hoping that exposure to the rest of the school will be enough to force him to leave. Which leads to:

What Snape Said Beforehand - Now, we know for a fact that he is sharing his theory with Lily at least. However we can extrapolate that he is spreading his ideas wider than that. There are 2 reasons to believe this 1) It is Remus who tells us Snape was interested in where he went and had seen him with Madam Pomfrey. Remus is not inside Snape's head therefore, in order for him to know this, someone must have told him. Maybe he heard Snape himself making insinuations, maybe it was reported back to him by a third party - but Snape is asking questions out loud and that has got back to the Marauders. 2) If we look at Snape's behaviour as an adult, the way he tries to out Remus's condition to the students by teaching a lesson on werewolves and making them research it, we can see that he is a man who likes to make sly insinuations, and tries to get people to understand what he is thinking by giving them just enough information to figure it out for themselves. We see this again in The Prince's Tale when he doesn't just come out and say Remus is a werewolf but - for someone sworn to secrecy - skates very close to the truth with his "every full moon" hint. It is therefore perfectly reasonable to assume that Snape, having almost figured everything out for himself, is now asking questions out loud in the hope that everyone else will cotton on. After all, he doesn't actually have to prove Remus is a werewolf; the rumour going the Hogwarts equivalent of viral would be enough to force Remus out of the castle - and that would be one marauder down. He has both motive and form for making snide accusations in public which could get Remus into real trouble. Which leads to:

What Sirius Said and Why - we know Sirius said something along the lines of "Prod the knot in the tree trunk with a long stick and you can follow him" (Remus tells us what was said, and presumably Remus wasn't there, so this may not actually be verbatim). Now, I don't know about you, but to me that sounds like the answer to a question, or at least a reply to a comment. It does not sound like something Sirius just went up to Snape and said apropos of nothing and totally out of the blue. It is a response. And we have already extrapolated that Snape is talking publicly about where Remus goes and that the marauders know he is doing so. This, to me, sounds like Sirius has overheard Snape asking questions or making comments and he gives an (admittedly stupid) response but it doesn't sound premeditated or like it's being said with any expectation that Snape would actually follow his instructions. After all, we also know that Snape knew Remus was a werewolf before "The Prank", it's reasonable that Sirius might suspect he at least suspects, and only an idiot would follow a werewolf into their lair on the night of a full moon. Sirius has essentially told Snape to go jump off a cliff, the fact that Snape then goes and does that does not make Sirius's words attempted murder.

I've mentioned that this whole episode is never referred to as a "prank" in canon, and that's true. Remus refers to it as "playing a trick" but that isn't really a fair word to use, because a trick implies deceiving someone, giving them misinformation in order to get them to do or believe something wrong. But Sirius is not giving out misinformation, he is spitting straight facts. He doesn't trick Snape into the tree - he tells him what to do and leaves him to it.

Snape, himself, refers to it as "playing a joke" and I think that is (ironically) a slightly fairer characterisation of what happens. Sirius is telling the truth, but he is not serious in his intention for Snape to actually follow through. He is joking.

It's still stupid, it's still thoughtless, it's still dangerous and it nearly ended in tragedy (if you consider the death of Snape tragic) but it was a smart remark said to shut up someone who was getting dangerously close to the truth and trying to bring others along with him. It wasn't attempted murder. Which leads to:

How the Other Marauders Reacted - we know that even twenty years later Sirius still feels no remorse, but it also seems to be true that the other marauders didn't seem to think it was a big deal either. Remus, who is the main victim in all this besides Snape, is the one who tells us what happened and... he's fine with it. There is no residual hard feelings on display when he recounts the tale (and considering how quickly he forgives the fact that Sirius thought he was the spy - a mistake which cost James his life - I don't suppose we should be too surprised that he isn't brooding over this either. Remus finds Sirius very easy to forgive.)

We see them all together during SWM, and there are no signs of a fall out and Sirius and Remus even make a werewolf joke about the exam paper. Even if there was a rift at first, it has healed by the time they take their OWLs.

Furthermore, as quoted above, Sirius says he wishes it was the full moon, implying that they are having adventures at the full moon and thus that would relieve his boredom. These are the adventures that Remus describes as the "best times of my life", in which he left the shack as a transformed werewolf and rampaged around the school grounds and Hogsmeade. In which he frequently gave his friends the slip and there were many "near misses" which they "laughed about" later. These are not the actions or feelings of someone who is torn up with guilt over nearly killing Snape. And he has no moral high ground to take with Sirius for endangering Snape, as he is now actively endangering everyone else himself and laughing about it.

Snape nearly died. He didn't. And that's the end of it as far as the marauders are concerned. It was no big deal. Up to the point where they still feel comfortable bullying Snape in front of a large audience without fear that he will expose Remus in retribution. They know he won't because Dumbledore has hushed him up. Which leads to:

What Dumbledore Thought - We know Dumbledore hushed up Snape and did not expel Sirius, which looks rather like Dumbledore feels that Snape bears at least some of the blame and is not wholly a victim. After all, it was none of his business where Remus went every full moon and Sirius did not force him into that tree. Snape made his own decisions and is responsible for them. It's particularly interesting that, when Snape asks if Dumbledore remembers Sirius trying to kill him, Dumbledore does not reply "Yes" but "My memory is as good as it ever was", which I think can be interpreted as "I remember the incident perfectly well but I don't think it was attempted murder".

His words in Philosopher's Stone are interesting as well - where he says that Snape could never forgive James for saving his life. Now it's true that Dumbledore does not always tell the truth but - as he says to Harry - "of course, I will not lie". Dumbledore isn't telling Harry everything here, but it's clear he believes that deep down Snape recognises that he bears some of the blame for what happened. It's clear he believes James saved Snape's life, not because he got cold feet but as an act of heroism, and that deep down Snape knows that too and can't forgive him for it.

Dumbledore is used for exposition, if he says something is so then we are supposed to accept it is so - that's part of his narrative purpose. In saying James saved Snape's life and that Snape can't forgive it, Dumbledore is as good as clearing James and Remus of any involvement in "The Prank", thus telling us that Snape's version of events is not the accurate one and should not be trusted. In silencing Snape, not expelling Sirius and believing that Snape can't forgive James his heroism, Dumbledore is telling us that he believes Snape bears culpability for what happened and that therefore "The Prank" was not attempted murder but a joke gone wrong. His memory is as good as it ever was, but he disagrees with Snape on how events shook out. And thus - if Dumbledore does not think "The Prank" was attempted murder - we are not supposed to believe Snape when he calls it that either.

Sirius did not "try to kill Snape" at the age of 16. And he did not use Remus as the weapon to do it. He made a daft remark and Snape ran with it.

3. The Headcanons

Having looked at what we know and what we can extrapolate from the information we are given, everything else, then, is a head canon. We don't know when in fifth year it took place; we don't know if they were animagi yet or not (I lean towards not as it makes more sense, but there is evidence in the books that they might have been); we don't know if this was before or after Sirius ran away from home (and this opens the whole can of worms that we don't know how bad things were at home or what finally led to him making the decision to leave forever) and thus how much (if at all) trauma or guilt played a part in his revealing the secret. We don't actually know how he was feeling at all when he said it. We don't know if the group did need a bit of time to get over it, if there were angry words or even a period of estrangement before they (quickly) moved on or if they were laughing about it the next day (like they did with their other near misses).

If you want to write a marauders fanfic, or even come up with a full backstory just for your own enjoyment, then you need to scaffold "The Prank" with a fair bit of headcanon, as we only have the bare bones of it. There are lots of questions which remain unanswered and you are free to make up your own answers and weave your own narrative to suit whatever interpretation of these characters, their relationships and their motives you like.

And you can take the Snapist perspective that it was an attempted murder, and Sirius genuinely did try to kill Snape and callously used Remus as a weapon in order to do that, thus proving that he doesn't care very much about Remus at all.

But the only evidence for that headcanon is Snape's point of view, which we know is biased and faulty.

Even so, you can truly believe it.

But what you can't do is claim that this means wolfstar makes no sense. Because this is a headcanon and nothing more and you cannot tear down the validity of a ship (no matter how much you may hate it) based on your own headcanons.

You might genuinely believe that if Sirius could be so reckless as to give away Remus's secret then it is impossible he could love him, but again - that's your belief. It's not fact. In truth, people let down and betray people they love very much every day and factually Sirius revealing the secret tells us nothing about their relationship. You can interpret it how you like, but you can't claim wolfstar makes no sense because of how you have chosen to interpret it.

other interpretations are available.

It could have been a stupid, off the cuff response to Snape being snide and he gave it no more thought than that. It's still not great but it doesn't mean he didn't love Remus - whether as a friend or something more. It doesn't mean he didn't value him. It means he was a flawed teenage boy who made a mistake.

As ever, you can head canon whatever you like. But you can't change what the canon actually says and you cannot claim other headcanons don't make sense based off your own. So

4. What This Means For Wolfstar

Ultimately "The Prank" doesn't mean anything for wolfstar. It is a brief snapshot in time of a ten year friendship which we only have the barest of information about but which doesn't seem to bother either of them.

You can certainly headcanon it in a way that means wolfstar makes no sense, but that means nothing. It's not definitive. If you can't see how you can also interpret these facts so wolfstar is still possible then that's an imagination problem on your part, not a problem with wolfstar.

Meanwhile, there is still everything else that shippers see in the book which support a wolfstar intepretation. "The Prank" just becomes another example of how one of them let the other down and the other forgave them and they moved on.

Because any relationship of any length or depth is going to have moments - maybe not as dramatic as this one - but moments where one party really screws things up, hurts the other's feelings, puts themselves first and doesn't consider the other one, does something stupid without thinking about the repercussions, gets the other into trouble... Humans can be selfish and self centred, thoughtless and stupid and even down right mean. And it doesn't mean that they don't love the other person. It means they got it wrong.

What wolfstar shows us, time and again, (and "The Prank" is a prime example of this) is it doesn't matter how you screw up - screw ups are inevitable - what matters is where you go from there; how you move on; how you learn from it. And wolfstar always choose to forgive. Because their relationship (however you interpret that) is more important to them than all the betrayals in the world.

"Forgive me, Remus." "Not at all, Padfoot, old friend."

[irrevocablecondition]

a) why awake so late, b) all your titles are fuckin banging i love them c) big fan of cemetaries pls gimme something for Killing Time at the Cemetery <33

wip ask game

hiii !! <3

snupin. oopsie. this is poa era snupin and UGH yes !!! title from loml (taylor) and just,,, "killing time at the cemetery" ???? because it's snupin but endgame wolfstar? they are truly just killing time at the cemetery frfrfrfr

anywho ! this one is a longgg form snupin fic where they get closer n closer ever time remus collects him wolfsbane and i just !!! i love them. i love them sm they're so messy. i cannot wait to finish one of my wips and finally start posting this one

look i loveee my snupin but i am so enjoying exploring remus as,,, kinda messy???? remus as somebody who after 12 yearsss alone, he has no idea what to do with his feelings. to go from having nothing, to having a job and harry and then severus??? to feel like maybe the pieces are falling back into place and he's so desperate for that, only for sirius to come back. and then remus having to navigate what pieces he needs and wants. messy remus who lives with severus but visits sirius to check on him. messy remus who makes tea for sev but ends up making sirius' preference. messy remus who literally has noooo idea what to do with everything and messy severus who broke his occlumency walls for this man, and the man isn't even Staying.

except he can't even hate remus for it !!! they're so messy 😖

you can have a snippet from ch.1 <3

One of the biggest misconceptions about war is that it can be over - that once the cause has been achieved, the fight is done.

Remus remembers the end of the first war. Not clearly, of course; he was too caught up in drugs and alcohol and self-loathing to truly experience it, but he remembers the parties.

He remembers going to Diagon Alley for the first time two months after it happened, and seeing that people were still celebrating. Banners, music, fireworks, drunken hugs and reconciliations. Everyone was just basking in the feeling of freedom and safety. In naivety.

He’d walk the streets of wizarding society, he’d read the Daily Prophet in the morning, listening to what everyone was saying and just think… how? How are we acting like this is okay? How does one celebrate the end of the war when it was your friends’ sacrifice that ended it?

Of course, people mourned after the war.

There were countless funerals that couldn’t have taken place sooner (none of which Remus attended), there were a number of memorial services for those that died in battles, award ceremonies for those that survived and played their role, and speeches for those that should be on that stage, but didn’t quite make it.

That’s the issue though, mourning the dead.

People always forget to mourn the living.

Remus feels like he’s doing that now. He’s mourned the losses of everyone he held near and dear - names that he can’t quite bring himself to think without breaking down all over again despite the amount of time that’s passed - but he’s never thought to mourn himself. To mourn the person he was before this and the person he could have been now.

Walking the halls of Hogwarts for the first time since he was 17? It feels like mourning.

Every single corner of this castle holds some kind of significance to him, some kind of prank or hurried gasps in alcoves, some kind of fight or hex, some kind of whispered promises and unfulfilled futures - all of it tainted by a war they lost, no matter what the headlines say.

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Jily Headcanons

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER!!!! (I’m literally only doing these to keep their stories straight in my mind. Wolfstar is coming TOMORROW!)

Lily never actually hated James.

It was a misconception that many had because their relationship consisted on many snarky comments. Everyone knew James was in love with her. Everyone except Lily. But she, in fact, never hated him.

She ignored him and his friends for the first three years at Hogwarts. She had more important things to worry about than boys who had big heads and thought they were the greatest quidditch players to walk the planet. So Lily ignored him, focused on her studies and the magical world she was now suddenly apart of.

But she never hated him. She just didn’t pay attention to him.

James really liked Lily. A little too much, as his friends told him often. But he didn’t care. She doesn’t talk to him like he’s apart of one of the wealthiest families in the Wizarding World. She doesn’t say that his family’s money was made because of a joke or that James should go back to India with the rest of his kind. She barely even noticed his brown skin or the way he somehow smelt of exotic spices after a trip home. And James liked Lily because she seemed to see him as a person, instead of a bank account.

They all become friends in fourth year. Mostly because of a study group that Marlene was keen to form. Sirius and James are some of the smartest students when it comes to Astrology and Astronomy. Remus is incredibly knowledgeable in charms. Peter and Lily are masters of muggle studies and then of course, Lily is also the queen of Potions. Marlene and Dorcas are excellent essay writers and together, they all feel like they’ll be able to pass their classes with O’s.

The study group got together twice a week at least, caught each other up on homework and gossip and jokes. And Lily started to see James and his strange rabble of friends as more than what she originally thought they were. They’re all friends, of course, but the real development is the friendship between James and Lily.

They’re still snappy with each other, but it’s more in a playful, flirty, joking way than ever before.

James is head over heels in love with the fiery redhead, but has come to accept that the chance of the two of them ever actually getting together is rather slim. So, he keeps his feelings to himself and in fifth year, tries to move on.

Lily never had a problem with Ginger Hopkins before. But, when Ginger and James started going out, Lily suddenly found herself annoyed at Ginger’s very existence. She left the room whenever the two were a bit too open with PDA and groaned whenever Ginger would tag along with their friends to Hogsmeade.

Marlene and Dorcas told her that THAT is what being jealous WAS, LILY! But Lily didn’t believe them. She wasn’t jealous of Ginger. She didn’t like James Potter that way. They were only friends.

James and Ginger broke up the end of 5th year, much to Lily’s relief, though she would never say.

And James would go on quick dates from time to time, but never anything serious like with Ginger. When asked why he couldn’t seem to commit, he’d shrug and say “wrong girl, I guess.”

Lily started to notice herself staring at James in 6th year. And it wasn’t her usual staring. Trying to get his attention for a joke or something. This was a different kind of staring.

She was staring at the way light made his dark skin glow, or the way his unruly hair fell in the gap between his glasses and his eyes and he would blow it away in frustration, or the way his eyes squinted when Sirius whispered a joke to him during class and he attempted to hold in his laughter. She was looking at his smile, which all of a sudden made her feel nervous. A happy nervous. She was staring at the way his hands fidgeted during class, like there was no physical way to keep them still and she would wonder how they would feel against her skin. And then she would panic. Because she didn’t like James Potter that way.

Right?

James noticed Lily staring, of course, because he was staring at her too. But he never said anything. It seemed like too much to hope for.

6th year revealed much to the both of them. Lily found out that James and the other boys were either animagi or a werewolf, she found herself becoming friends with them on a whole other level. She was rarely apart from the lot of boys.

And then, one drunken night in the common room, James admitted that he liked Lily. He really liked her, a lot. And the next morning, he apologized in case he had made things awkward, but he still felt that way.

Lily wanted to say that she liked him too, but couldn’t make herself. So she just smiled and said, “I figured.”

That summer, Lily and the girls went with the Marauders to the Potter’s lake house. There, she admitted to James that she loved him and they shared their first kiss and decided to start seeing each other.

They wrote all summer.

The next year was a whirlwind of head boy and girl duties, stolen kisses in empty classrooms and Hogsmeade dates. They were deliriously happy and loved each other fiercely.

8th year brought a lot of scary things to their minds. The war, becoming a member of the order, and trying to figure out how they fit into everything.

But James and Lily didn’t mind being afraid of the world, because they had each other, and really, that’s all that mattered.

After leaving Hogwarts, Remus and Lily got a flat together that was just down the street from Sirius’ and James’ flat. The four were closer than ever and shared their fears and triumphs with each other. They were happy, despite the constant turmoil they all faced.

And then James proposed to Lily.

Remus walked her down the aisle and Sirius was the best man.

Sirius and Remus moved in together, leaving the newlyweds to have their own flat, though they were looking for bigger accommodations. Which was a happy coincidence, considering the curveball life was about to throw at them.

A few months later, purely on accident, Lily found that she was pregnant.

The little family moved to a small cottage at Godric’s Hollow, where they really started their lives. And James and Lily were so incredibly happy. They had worries and problems, but they could figure out anything as long as they were together.

And one night, with little baby Harry asleep on James’ chest, Lily stroking his hair, her husband looked up and asked, “So, did you ever think we would be here?”

Lily considered her life, the man she had married that she used to barely tolerate, now holding their precious son. And she wondered if she had really hated James Potter at all, ever. But there, in their room, she knew she never had.

“No. I don’t think so. But I’m glad we are, Mr. Potter.”

James grinned. “Me too, Mrs. Potter.”

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Misconception, a Wolfstar fanfiction; Part 1/1

@hphousenet Creation Event: favourite Gryffindor(s): Sirius Black and Remus Lupin

I have four inches left of this stupidly long Alchemy essay. Who sets an eighteen-inch-long essay? Why would you want to torture your kids this way?

I groan, setting my quill down and putting my head in my hands. It’s almost eleven on a Sunday and I’ll need to get sleep if I want to make Ancient Runes on time tomorrow morning. This Alchemy essay isn’t due until Tuesday so I decide to call it a day.

I lift my head and rub my eyes. Something resting on my parchment catches my eye. On closer inspection it’s another, smaller parchment square. On it, is written a single word.

John.

Alarm bells go off in my head at seeing my middle name scrawled in Sirius’ rushed handwriting. I pull my earphones out and stand up, nearly tipping my chair over.

‘What is it, Siri?’ I ask. He’s standing beside me, his hair and clothes dishevelled.

He looks like he’s about to cry, screwing his face up and turning away from me. I pull him into a hug, waiting as he calms himself down.

Eventually, his heaving shoulders settle, and he mumbles something against my chest.

'Say it again, love,’ I instruct. 'I didn’t quite catch it.’

He emits a sigh and murmurs, 'Something happened. On the night of the full moon.’

I freeze. 'What…?’

He steps back, running his sleeved arm across his eyes. He makes to roll up his robes and unbutton his shirt sleeve.

What I see there makes me want to die.

His forearm is deeply cut. And it’s in the shape of claws. Four deep red, almost brown, scars marr his otherwise pallid skin and I wince. What happened?

Oh I think you know.

'Sirius was that… was that… me?’ I whisper the last word, begging for it to be untrue.

He hesitates for a beat, then gives me an almost unnoticeable nod.

Oh my god. I hurt Sirius. Sirius, who is my life, my world, my love. I hurt him. I hurt him and now he’ll leave me. I’ll be alone, the way I used to be. I’ll be an outcast, never fitting in anywhere because I hurt Sirius.

His hand rises and I flinch away because he’s going to hit you, Lupin.

'Hey…’ I hear him whisper. 'Remus, honey, look at me.’

I try my best to meet his eyes but… why would he want to look at you now?

'It’s not your fault, Re. You had no control over it.’ He edges closer and I can feel myself stepping backwards with each step he takes.

'I’m sorry.’ A cracked and broken voice that I don’t recognise as my own apologises on my behalf.

You should be silenced. You deserve it.

'Lily… Lily told me I should tell you now, save you from finding out a different way. I was… going to tell you yesterday when we were in the hospital wing but… I couldn’t.’

He tries reaching for me again, making me suppress a scream. 'Okay. I know you feel bad—’ You’re a monster. '—But I don’t blame you in the slightest.’

I sink onto the common room floor, my legs forgetting how to keep me upright. I hurt Sirius.

I’m shaking with sobs and I just need one person. Just that one person to help calm the anxiety boiling inside me.

But you hurt him.

Yes.

He won’t want to be your person now.

No.

I want to cry out, tell him I need him. But my mouth doesn’t comply, my words are noiseless. And it’s driving me insane.

You don’t deserve to need him. He’s the one who’s hurt. He’s not complaining. You’re weak. Pathetic.

'Remus?’ His voice is softer, quieter (he doesn’t want to wake anyone up by shouting) and I hear the flowing of his robes as he sits across from me. 'I know you’re upset. I know the anxiety’s back. And I know that you pushing me away is your way of trying to protect yourself.

'But honey, you don’t have to push me away. I don’t blame you and you shouldn’t blame yourself either. It was an accident. It was Moony. I just thought I should tell you instead of you just finding out.’

He stops talking, trying to see if I’ll react and I’m trying to but I can’t. He’s lying. He’s just trying to keep you happy for the next person.

'You don’t want to talk now. Okay. But I’m not going to abandon you when you get like this. That won’t help you and it won’t help me. So I’m going to sit with you right here until you feel you can talk to me. That can take days or weeks or months or fucking years and I will be here at the end, ready to embrace you in my open arms. I love you.’

He doesn’t mean it. He could never love you.

But I don’t… But I don’t know that. Sirius isn’t a liar. Not when it matters.

Ask him.

I take a deep breath and feel my shoulders relax. My face tingles with the aftermath of the tears. 'Sirius?’ I ask timidly.

'Yes?’ He sits up a little straighter, a little more alert.

'Do you really?’ I’m apprehensive of the answer, and I try my best to swallow the impending trepidation.

'Love you? Of course I do. I’ve loved you all along.’ He smiles gently at me, as if knowing that I’d have doubts.

He loves me.

I can’t stop the small smile escaping as I reach for his arm. I pull back the robes and shirt sleeve to reveal the claw marks and I can feel the self-hatred burning up again because you hurt him.

No. It wasn’t me. I would never hurt him on purpose. It was Moony. I have no control over what Moony does. I am not Moony and Moony is not me.

I run my fingers across the scars (they’re way too deep) and look up at his face. 'Does it hurt?’

'A little bit.’ I retract my arm from his immediately. 'Not as much as it used to. Poppy sorted it.’

'Will it ever go away?’

'Nah. It’s too deep. But it’s okay. I don’t mind.’

I heave a sigh. 'I just… thank you for telling me Siri. I don’t think I’d have coped very well if you hadn’t.’

He smiles brightly at me, wrapping his hand around my wrist. 'I didn’t want you to get hurt more than necessary. I knew this would hurt you, because you hate seeing others hurt, but you had to know. And I’m sorry if I worried you even more by using the safeword strategy but I didn’t know how else to get your attention without being all vague about it.’ He runs his other hand across his hair, making it stick out even more.

'Yeah, no, it’s okay. This was technically an emotional emergency that we had to get through.’ I pull the sleeve of his injured arm down with my other hand.

'Yeah. I guess so.’

'And for the record, Black, I love you too.’ I wrap my hand around his wrist, mirroring his actions. I look at him, beaming, and we come to the mutual agreement that yes.

We’re here for the long run.

[daily-snitch]

The Daily Snitch - Weekend Edition, July 2, 2017

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