#Chat: Dorcas

[siriusbpadfoot]

"No, that prick Avery," he explained, tugging down his t-shirt. He grinned at her own war wounds, giving an impressed nod. "Scars are sexy anyway," he joked, giving a small shrug. "Wait, go back," he started, shaking his head. "Your healer made a house call?" he repeated. "Why? Who?" Sirius wasn't an inherently suspicious person but these days you couldn't trust anyone, especially when they arrived unexpectedly. He took a long sip, leaning back in his chair as she decided who to talk about. "I wouldn't trust him to hold the door open for her, much less be her friend," he agreed.

"Did you get any glimpse at who there were?" he asked, knowing it was unlikely. He couldn't help asking, hoping that eventually these people would have to pay for their actions. "Well I'm glad they took care of you," he huffed, leaning back, " 'cause I'm still healing from the negligent fucker last time I was there." He lifted up his t-shirt, letting see the burn on his side. He eyed her with amusement as she stood and got her own drink, holding out his glass to be refilled. "Who will we talk shit about?"

[vulcajes]

This fandom needs to let people hate each other. Let siblings hate each other. Let people with opposing ideologies hate each other. Let friends hate each other. Not everything has to be this big happy family just because you like characters on two opposing sides of fandom.

[irrevocablecondition]

WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A...

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this fest is dedicated to female and genderqueer stories, art and edits, aiming to represent those who are feeling unsteady right now, and give us all a bit of space to breathe, be seen, and simply Be.

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[lucianflint]

"Do you remember when you used to like me?" Lucian asked, raising an eyebrow at her. She had never explicitly said so but they had been friends before that party. They had flirted too, whether she would admit that or not; but he didn't see why she suddenly decided to dislike him so much. He wasn't the one who told Rita what they did - nor was the kiss one sided.

His eyes narrowed as she scoffed, rolling his eyes as she continued. "How have you made it my fault that Skeeter's made shit up?" he laughed, shaking his head. "And how do you know I haven't told her otherwise?"

Her eyes sized him up. The grin on his face frustrated her, did Lucian Flint take anything seriously? Clearly not, that was evident from their first few interactions. "I'm not in a mood. I'm just not in the mood to speak to you." Dorcas cleared her throat. Perhaps if the kiss had of occurred under different circumstances, she could have relished in the fun of it. It was a good kiss, and ultimately behind all the regret, Dorcas found Lucian to be quite entertaining. Maybe partook in some of the flirting or shy smiles. Now, it just felt wrong. All Dorcas could think about was the article, and Ted.

"A gentleman?" Dorcas scoffed, pulling the flower out from behind her ear. Her feet planted in the same place, despite requesting that he move out of her way. "I would hardly call you a gentleman. Would a gentleman allow a lie about a handjob circulate, knowing that it wasn't true?"

[blackcatsandlockets]

"Of course James would choose Lily over me. Would you look at American cheese if you have a piece of Camembert sitting next to it?" - Regulus Black at some point

[crescenthistory]

hello miss Carina! I'm not very well versed in the marauders fandom (but I love your works) and was wondering what are the valkeryies?

hello my lovely!! i am SO HAPPY you asked

crescenthistory's introduction to the valkyries

since you said you're not well-versed in the fandom at all, i'm over-explaining to be on the safe side, sorry if you already knew all of this 🙏

"the valkyries" is a group name in the same way as the marauders (james, sirius, remus, peter) and the slytherin skittles (barty, evan, regulus, dorcas, pandora) are

unlike the marauders (who are named explicitly in the hp books through the marauders map), the skittles and the valkyries are fandom names for the different friendgroups at hogwarts

(nb, the skittles are sometimes called the emeralds by people who think that name is too silly lmao, and pandora is traditionally thought of as ravenclaw, despite the name being slytherin-centred)

these friendgroups, of course, often over-lap in fan interpretations as we love to have them all as one vast giant family

in OG fanon lore, the valkyries consist of the three gryffindor girls: lily evans, marlene mckinnon and mary macdonald

lily we know a "lot" about from the books; she is studious, fiery, kind/nurturing, stands up for what is right and loves her friends fiercly

mary is only named as a member of the order who did not die and is mentioned by lily in a flashback where she says mary was a victim of a muggleborn hatecrime

thus we as a fandom have concluded that she is muggleborn and kind. from there, interpretations of her vary, but i characterise her as sassy, down to earth, a bit flirtatious yet shy, kind of cottagecore-y

when we talk about the marauders era in a canon compliant way, most people believe that mary survived the first wizarding war and obliviated herself of any knowledge of magic afterwards because she couldn't live with the trauma. she went on to live the rest as a "muggle"

marlene is mentioned only once in the books and is said to have been a member of the order who was killed alongside her entire family

she is generally characterised by the fandom as being incredibly loyal and family-centric (blood and found family), outspoken/brazen, confident, passionate and kind

most people hc her as an avid quidditch fanatic (wants to be a professional player when she grows up, becomes either that or a healer)

these three shared a dorm at hogwarts and made up the foundation of the friendship between the marauders era girls

(either peter or remus is often hc-ed as being brought in as an "honourary girlie" in some of their hangouts because of their quietness and respect)

they are called the valkyries specifically because valkyries in norse mythology are beautiful female warriors who bring fallen soldiers to valhalla ("heaven") -> a poetic take on who they are

they are close friends with the marauders, depending on your hcs

i for one believe that marlene and james are childhood besties (because wizard families and quidditch) and lily and remus instantly connect (because of similar personalities and views), so the friendgroups are kind of merged immediatley

it also makes sense that the two gryffindor groups are connected to some degree -- i don't like the idea of them splitting up into "genders" so divisively, i view the different friendgroups as originating from their dorms and then mixing from there

where and how the slytherin skittles come in, usually depends on your hcs or the fic (as in, you go with what suits your story)

the obvious connection is regulus and sirius as brothers, so in fics where they are close, it makes sense that the friendgroups merge

other than that, the friendgroups usually merge through different ships: james/regulus, marlene/dorcas, lily/james, lily/pandora, remus/regulus, etc.

most people nowadays (ESPECIALLY ME) consider dorcas and (sometimes) pandora as either parts of the valkyries or at least good enough friends with them that they are together a lot

while i see dorcas and pandora as slytherin skittles/emeralds first and foremost, i will usually also include them in chats about the valkyries and will list poly!dorlene and poly!pandalily under the valkyries tag in my masterlist

they become integrated with the three valkyries at some point during their time at hogwarts; the original trio expands

i usually consider the shift to have happened around fifth year, but it's flexible

(if you want to know more about dorcas and pandora, i have a lot of headcanons about them under the slytherin skittles part of my masterlist)

i personally am an avid dorlene (dorcas/marlene) shipper and don't really entertain other pairings for either party, though i know some people are fond of marlene/mary

marylily is a huge other ship within the valkyries and is often considered "complementary" to dorlene

pandalily (pandora/lily) is also growing in popularity from what i've seen

if you want any headcanons for any of these ships (either on their own or poly x reader), i am more than willing 🥸

there are also wider friendgroups and other characters around at hogwarts that are sometimes mentioned or integrated into fics, either to serve a purpose or just for the vibes

some of these that i occasionally use are: the black sisters (reg&sirius' cousins andormeda, bellatrix and narcissa), amelia bones (hufflepuff), emmeline vance (ravenclaw), alice fortescue & frank longbottom, rita skeeter, ted tonks, the Bad Guys in slytherin lol (severus snape, rabastan lestrange, lucius malfoy, mulciber, avery, etc.)

i hope this gave you a better idea of who they are bubs! let me know if you want any more details or to chat about them<33

since any lore is essentially entirely based in fanon, it is very much up to everyone's personal preference and is even subject to change from fic to fic, but all in all the valkyries are lily, marlene and mary + other potential girlies(gn) they drag with them along the way 🤍

[mrstellmeafuckingsecret]

dorcas meadowes' style ⋆. 𐙚 ˚

[evvvangeline44]

sometimes being a marauders fan is being an academic weapon because its what remus, lily, dorcas and barty would want me to be

[missultimatepsycho]

canon marauders, canon marauders

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[girlreg]

sirius would always get invited to the girls sleepovers! peter or james would be like hey why aren’t we invited?? and sirius would tell them they’re not cool or pretty enough like him. remus would just be glad his socially awkward ass wasn’t invited because he’s scared of people

[fuss3l-b3rry]

I made a Harry Potter / marauders era fandom

Server ! Feel free to join! Meet new people with the same interests and so on :3

[lucianflint]

"Excuse me maybe... pardon me could work," he suggested. "Hello would even do," he joked with a quick wink. Not that he had an issue with anyway Dorcas chose to shout out to him. Truthfully he thought it was amusing, and was mostly just wondering to himself if she was half tipsy already considering that was the last time she had sought out to talk to him. Lucian enjoyed the detentions spent in Dorcas's company, and the parties even more, but lately it seemed like firewhiskey was a necessity to be cordial.

He glanced across the room, spotting Eavan in a huddle with some friends and then held his arm out to Dorcas. "Come on then," he said, holding it out for her to take. "You look lovely by the way," he told her as they made their way outside. "Although we both seem to have hidden the assets away," he added, referring back to Halloween.

She probably should have ignored him, allowed him to walk past without beckoning his attention. But where was the fun in that? Dorcas' evening had been quite tame, compared to other parties in the Gryffindor Common Room. It was assumed that the professors were keeping a closer watch on the Hogwarts students drinks, not wanting a bad impression to be made on the American students.

"Oi," Dorcas clarified, "Sorry, is that not posh enough for you? What would a gentleman like yourself say?" Lucian was right, the heat in the Great Hall was intense, and the perfect excuse for her to join him in getting a bit of air. At least, that was what Dorcas would tell herself. This was just an excuse to get air, there was definitely no other motive behind it. Dorcas stood up, smoothing out her dress before taking a few steps to meet Lucian near the exit. "Well, you're in luck. I don't really care anymore. Besides...it's Christmas, the holiday of forgiveness."

[vulcajes]

Kinks/fetishes that the Marauders & Co have ✨️

(Note: obviously this is 18+ only and feel free to ask me questions about any of these <3)

James — breeding, threesomes, findom & a sub bottom

Sirius — cunnilingus/annilingus, MILFs/DILFs, double (vaginal) penetration & a switch

Peter — impact play, piss, autogynephilia & a sub bottom (he is the freakiest out of all of them btw he's into everything but these are his faves)

Remus — stalking, cuckolding, primal & a dom bottom

Lily — pegging, exhibitionism, discipline & a dom top

Mary — praise, hands, roleplay & a sub bottom (but she's also just very vanilla and these are micro kinks)

Marlene — spit, high heels, biting & a dom top

Dorcas — underwear, edging, squirting & a switch

Emmeline — mirror sex, free use, spanking & a sub bottom

Pandora — gagging, teratophilia, medical play & a dom bottom

Evan — feet, age play, pet play & a dom top

Barty — breath play, masochism, humiliation & a sub top

Bellatrix — sadism, leather/latex, anal play & a dom top

Andromeda — bondage, kidnapping, face sitting & dom switch

Xenophilius — electrostimulation, hypnosis, CBT & a sub top

Sybill — blindfolds, chastity, wax play & a sub bottom

Regulus — I hc him as asexual but for a non aroace au: hentai, voyeurism, fauxcest & a wannabe dom top but he gets no bitches

[paramoremus]

Unlike Voldemort who gave pieces of his soul in exchange for power and immortality, splitting it into objects that he deemed valuable to try and take over the world, Barty split his soul for his best friends to always remind them of his loyalty - his promise of devotion and adoration, to stay by their side until the end.

What should have been a morbid process stained with the implications of depravity and heinousness, was for them a benediction. A blasphemy turned sacred.

- and when they died one by one, they brought his sanity with them, chipping it bit by bit. The end never meant the war, but theirs.

[enbysiriusblack]

"-And Miss Meadowes shall be partnering with... Miss Mckinnon", Slughorn read out.

Dorcas slid over to Marlene's desk, glaring at her, "If you mess up this potion, I will kill you."

Marlene nodded, swinging her legs as they sat on a stool, "Sure, Sure. Get thrown in Akzban for murder, then."

Dorcas ignored them, instead deciding to start on the assignment.

Marlene glanced over to their parchment as Dorcas wrote notes down, "Do you think dementors enjoy the happy memories they steal?"

Dorcas turned to her, "What?"

"Cause, they steal happy memories, right? But why? What benefit would they gain from that? I mean surely it must be tiring going around day after day in a freezing building and just sucking people's souls. So do y'think they get to keep the memories they take and it makes them happy? Like an exchange of happiness?"

Dorcas frowned in thought, pausing their writing.

"Huh. I hadn't thought about that."

Marlene gasped, "Oh, do you want to hear this theory I have?"

Dorcas' frown deepened, "I actually do."

"So, basically I have this theory that the dementors are actually kinda like dogs. And they think that azkaban and the prisoners in there are their food, but their owners, so that's the ministry, they tell them 'oh you can only have little bits of all these different types of foods', so kind of like a diet, and the dementors listen because they're the kind of dogs that are super well trained, and so our souls are their food and so they have to take them or they'll be starving. But, if you think about it, if we let the dementors be like wild dogs, wouldn't that mean they'd be happier and we would also be happier. Cause they'd only eat a few people's souls, and if you didn't want them to take your soul then you could just be in the light all the time, it's really not a big deal."

Dorcas covered their smile with their hand, "Sure, Mckinnon."

Marlene turned to them, "I burnt the potion by the way."

"What?" Dorcas frantically stood up and leaned over to look at the blackened contents in their cauldron, "We hadn't even started yet!"

Marlene shrugged, "I know, but Sluggie was boring earlier so I put all those ingredients he wrote on the board into the cauldron whilst he was still talking rubbish."

"But the potion doesn't even require heat!"

"Okay, well that isn't my fault! You let me rant to you about my theory, and whenever I rant I start playing with my lighter and I subconsciously put the lighter inside the cauldron and all the ingredients burned! So really that's your fault for not making me shut up."

Dorcas scoffed in disbelief, shaking her head slightly as her stubborn mouth still tried to twist into a smile.

"You must be the worst person to partner with in class."

Marlene gasped, "That is so not fair! Because I was partners with Snape last term and he never let me do anything to help, or let me talk, or play with my lighter or anything. He's definitely the worst partner, because he's such a boring control freak. Like even more a control freak than Lily, although I say that with love and only because she called herself it just last week."

Dorcas gave up on the aims of hiding her smile as she passed her notes to Marlene, "Here, you can tell me what I need to do and you can rant all you want whilst I do make the potion, just in case you get any more urges to put a lighter in the cauldron."

Marlene grinned, "Well, Meadowes", she started to read the notes, "Start off with adding 50ml of leech juice whilst I tell you the story of when I broke James' arm when we were nine and beat him so bad in a 1v1 game of quidditch that he made him parents get rid of his hoops for a year."

[axelstillalive]

If the Slytherin skittles were frogs

Barty Is definitely the fuck off frog

Evan is the Adhd Frog

Pandora is the cute frog

Dorcas is the Cool frog

And Regulus is the working frog because he's tired of babysitting his friends because their crazy antics (Courtesy of Pandora and Barty being absolute menaces and enabling eachother) will get them killed or expelled one of these days

All the frogs were collected from @ idea.invented on Instagram