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Family

"Bambi!"

Harry perked up at hearing the voice of his uncle Sirius. He scrambled off the floor, running through the living room.

Regulus gave a small chuckle, "Harry, calm down."

"Hey, Bambi!" Sirius gave out a hearty laugh, picking up the 5-year old. “Did you miss me?”

“Yeah, I have new toys I'll show you!” Harry led his uncle to the living room, where a mess of toys awaited them.

Sirius kept Harry down, letting the boy lead him to the toys. Sirius sat down with Harry, nodding to every word the little boy said. Regulus joined the two of them, with two warm cups of tea.

“Hey Reggie, Harry’s just telling me about how Mr. Train saved grizzly the bear.” Sirius said as he accepted a cup. 

“Is that so?” Regulus nodded. “Well, I'm sure grizzly the bear is most grateful.”

While the 4-year old busied himself with dilemmas of Mr. Train, Regulus and Sirius made their way to the kitchen. 

“James and Remus still stuck at Marlene’s?” Regulus asked.

Sirius chuckled, “Yeah, they’re helping her clean up after the whole ‘baking a cake for Dorcas’ debacle, they said they’ll be back in about 20 minutes.”

Regulus nodded. He then walked up to one of the shelves of the kitchen and opened it, grabbing a letter hidden in the back.

Sirius recognized the letter immediately. His face turned grim.

“I’m guessing you got one too?” Regulus asked, looking at the letter. 

Sirius’s silence gave Regulus an answer. 

“I’ve always imagined how it would be, when I would finally be free,” Regulus gave a strangled laugh. “When we would finally be free from her.”

Sirius swallowed the lump in his throat, “I thought I would be happy when mother finally died, so imagine my surprise when I felt sad, I somehow felt sorrow for her and I hated it because she didn’t deserve it. She’s the last person who deserves my sympathy.”

“I contemplated burning the letter, I still am,” Regulus admitted, his gaze still on the letter in his hand. “But it’s the only proof I have, that she’s finally gone.”

Sirius looked at his brother, with nothing but pride and love. He had already made a mistake of leaving his brother behind, when they both were in a difficult place. Sirius was not going to make that mistake again. He turned to Regulus, took a deep breath to suppress all his chaotic emotions, and hugged his brother. 

Regulus stood rigid for a moment, but slowly relaxed into the hug. He held onto his brother with a tight grip, as though he were to disappear at any moment. After a minute, both brothers let go and gathered themselves with their overflowing emotions.

“If you tell James I cried, i’ll wreck your bike.”

“You won’t do that, Reggie, you love me too much.”

“Try me.”

Sirius and Regulus stood in content silence, enjoying it.

“We’re home!” The loud announcement came from the living room. 

Both the brothers walked to the living room, to see James and Remus on the floor, listening to Harry talk about the newest debacle of Mr. Train and Grizzly the bear. Regulus and Sirius looked at each other. This was their family, the family that they choose and were never going to let go.

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Midnight Cravings.

Damian turns in his bed, yet again. Its’s been about an hour and a half since patrol ended. Everyone else went to bed, and are now sound asleep, except him. Giving out a deep sight, Damian decides to be productive, by walking around the manor with no definite destination in mind. He walks around for at least twenty minutes before entering the kitchen.

After taking a minute to think, he heads to the cabinet where Dick stores his most preferred cereal, he even puts them in order from ‘awesome’ to ‘the best’ to ‘GODDAMN AMAZING’. Damian thinks the order is useless and has no real purpose, causing Dick to make a face of utter offence and disappointment towards him. Damian climbs on the handles of the drawers to reach the cabinet, getting out one of the chocolate flavoured cereals, which lies in the ‘the best’ section. He then pulls out a bowl and the carton of milk from the fridge, making absolutely no noise. He pours the milk and as he’s getting the spoon, he hears a shuffle of noise. His instincts come in, and he throws the spoon with precision, aiming at the source of the noise.

Jason catches the spoon with ease, “You pour the milk before the cereal?”

“Todd, what are you doing up?” Damian asks, his face passive. “Also, I thought you went to your apartment.”

“Decided to stay the night, Alfred’s making a full English breakfast in the morning,” Jason said, as he walked to where Damian stood and placed the spoon in front of him. “Don’t you have school tomorrow? You should be asleep.”

“I don’t need to explain myself to you,” Damian scowled.

“Put the claws away, demon brat,” Jason laughed, grabbing the cereal box. “And, unless you want two hour long speech from Dick on the etiquette’s on how to cereal in true form, don’t pour the milk before whenever he’s around.”

“Noted,” Damian nodded. The two made their cereal in silence and ate it, the only noise being the crunch of the cereal.

Damian hesitated before asking, “Jason, you went to my school to study during your high school years, is that right?”

Jason gave a confused nod.

“Do you have any idea why Miss Corley has such hatred about my last name being ‘Wayne’?”

Jason gave out loud snort, “Oh, you’re going to love this,”

That night, Damian realised how much chaos that Dick created during his school years, how his father had a arch-nemesis who worked as assistant manager at the supermarket and how great company his big brother Jason is.

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Jason: *watching Tim trying to flirt with Bernard but failing miserably*

Jason: I told him not to go to Dick for advice.

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𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬.

Regulus trailed behind Barty and Evan, as the latter two were in deep conversation about the newest dark arts teacher. Regulus didn't care much about the teacher, they all disappear within a year.

At the moment, Regulus was being dragged to was a party, being hosted by the Gryffindors. Though he had absolutely no interest in attending, this was possibly the only chance he had to get a glimpse of his brother. Along with messy haired boy he is always with. Entering The Three Broomsticks, loud chatter hit Regulus's ears.

"Reggie, drink?" Evan asked.

"No, it's fine," Regulus shook his head. "I'll get one myself later."

Evan nodded and left to get a drink for himself and Barty.

Barty gave him a grin, "Don't be a bore mate, I know the lions suck but you have to admit, they have amazing parties."

"Don't you have something to do? Like find a corner where you snog Evan the whole night?" Regulus replied in a blank tone.

"You know me," Barty said, clutching his heart dramatically.

Regulus gave out a small smile when he saw Barty going around to find empty spaces. Evan was already busy in a conversation with Pandora and Dorcas. Regulus walked to the bar and ordered himself a butterbeer.

"Here's your drink, dear." Rosemerta gave Regulus his drink with smile, to which he replied with curt nod.

He began to take out his wallet to pay but the barmaid stopped him. "It's paid for," She nodded to the other end of the bar, where stood a grinning James Potter.

Regulus blinked with surprise for a second, before giving a wave of gratitude to James. And James took it as his sign to make contact.

"Baby Black," James smiled brightly, making Regulus wonder, as to just what it was that made him so lively.

"It's just Black," Regulus said in a low tone.

"Well, you are Sirius's little brother, which makes you baby Black."

Regulus scoffed, "And if I wasn't Sirius's little brother?"

"Then our situation would be much different," James said. The smile remained, but his voice was rough.

James leaned in, far too close, yet Regulus hoped he was closer. Goosebumps showed on his skin, making him aware of James's presence. Regulus could see clearly into the hazel brown eyes, which were shining with a glint of trouble so evident, that it made Regulus wonder what mischief was brewing in James's mind. James reached close enough to place a soft kiss on Regulus's cheek. James grabbed his drink and looked straight at Regulus.

"See you around, baby Black."

James gave the boy a wink before turning to find his friends.

Regulus touched his cheek, "Oh fuck."

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Late night blues.

"Dad."

"Dad, wake up."

James jerked awake from his deep slumber, looking around. He saw a six year old Harry standing next to him, with his head down and hands to the side. The six year old was growing at a rapid speed, in James's opinion. But in that moment, he'd never looked smaller.

James got out of bed, trying not to wake up his sleeping husband. He and Harry walked to the kitchen. James got a cup for the boy as Harry took a seat on the countertop.

"Bad dream?" James asked, facing Harry.

The only reply that he got back was a timid nod from the six year old.

"Would you like to talk about it?"

In return, James received yet another nod.

Harry took in a breath. "I saw papa, he was drowning. It was on some rocky island, there was a basin filled with dark water. Papa was drinking the water, and it was hurting him. He was in so much pain, dad."

Tears were slipping from Harry's eyes, but he wiped them roughly.

"And then some creatures started to walk towards him, and pulled him in," Harry continued, his voice breaking. "They never let him go, he was drowning and he never made it up."

James pulled Harry into a tight hug, letting him cry out all his sorrows. Once Harry pulled back, James bent down to his level. James hated the fact Harry had to feel this pain, the fear of losing someone so close to him.

"Your father loves you very much, Haz," James said fiercely. "He's safe, and so are you. That's all that matters."

"You being safe matters too," Harry mumbled quietly.

James smiled. "You wanna sleep with us tonight?"

Harry nodded, and the two made their way back to the bedroom. James let Harry get into bed before getting in himself. Regulus stirred, and when he saw Harry next to him, he smiled and took him into his arms, the both falling asleep with each others comfort.

James looked at the two with a soft smile on his face, knowing that he had found his true loves. These were the people he would do absolutely anything for. They were his family.

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Hc that in 7th year, Sirius and Remus got tattoos that reminded them of each other, (Sirius got the moon phases, and Remus got the Canis Major constellation). And after Sirius was arrested and put in Azkaban, the one place that had the most wounds in Remus’s body after every full moon, was where the tattoo was situated.

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AU where the Potters are actually South Asian and their earliest ancestor, Linfred of Stitchcombe, was actually an immigrant from what is now known as Tamil Nadu. He came from a family of potioneers and healers who were known for their relationship with snakes and their ability to understand the language of serpents (known within Europe as Parseltongue) but their variant of Parseltongue was believed to be a blessing from their patron deity Aravan.

The Descendants of Nandhini

The Descendants of Nandhini, more commonly known as the Descendants of Aditya by outsiders, refer to a family of Tamil wix who occupy a heavily warded and hidden territory within part of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India. They are traditionally healers and agriculturists who work closely with snakes of both Magical and mundane origins. Their affinity and bond with snakes lead them to develop the Magical ability to speak and understand the language of serpents. 

They are named after the first member of the family who mastered the language of serpents, Nandhini. Nandhini was a Tamil witch who lived at the height of the Chola Empire, specifically during the mid-900s. Nandhini was her parents’ third child and only daughter. When Nandhini began to display perfect fluency in the language of serpents, it was viewed as a sign of favour from their patron Aravan and Nandhini was then announced as the family’s next head. However, she was to disguise herself as a man and go by the name Aditya as well as take on a wife for the rest of her life.

From Nandhini, new traditions were developed. One tradition was the secretive way of succession for the title of family head. While the family head remained a male in official records and to anyone who asked. But in reality, a woman held the actual title of family head. The hereditary Magic and Relics of the family was bestowed upon the eldest daughter of the main line, which she would then pass down to her eldest daughter when the daughter came of age. This is one of the family’s best kept secrets and is still kept close and hushed up to this day.

Another tradition was keeping long-living Magical serpents as familiars and protectors of the family and carriers of hereditary knowledge. These serpents were regarded around the same level as the family’s elders and the family often spoke with them for advice or knowledge.

The descendants of Nandhini, like the other Magical families of Tamil Nadu at the time, lived in harmony with their mundane neighbours. Mundanes were aware of and lived with Magic despite being unable to wield it themselves. This carried on until the start of British colonization in India. The Magical families of Tamil Nadu escaped colonization by a breath’s width by using Magic to completely hide themselves from the rest of the world. The descendants of Nandhini in particular worked with their snakes to “camouflage” their biggest family compound within the Western Ghats, with the snakes themselves acting as the living “boundaries” of their territory who also act as natural deterrents for anyone who comes too close.

The Magical families remained isolated from the outside world for the entirety of the British’s colonization of India and even lasted a couple of decades after. However, they have managed to reestablish connection with the other Magical families as the years passed by. During their time of isolation, the caste system was slowly dissolved and forgotten and many Magical Tamil families abandoned their castes and titles in favour of simply calling themselves the descendants of their oldest recorded ancestor. In the present time, Magical Tamil Nadu are large joint family groups scattered geographically but are well-connected by an intricate communication system set up by their ancestors. They are still mostly disconnected from the rest of the Magical World but not as much as it was during the colonial era.

The descendants of Nandhini in the present time mostly use the language of serpents, Tamil, and Sanskrit as their main languages. However, their members also show fluency in Middle Tamil and Classical Sanskrit. The latest generation of the descendants are currently learning present-day English.

BRITISH BRANCH — THE POTTERS

During the 1200s right as the Chola Empire began to decline, a group of the descendants of Nandhini led by someone now known as Linfred of Stitchcombe found their way to the British Isles. Though considered “eccentric” by his British neighbours, Linfred was nonetheless well-liked due to his helpfulness and affable nature. He and his family were known for their excellent healing remedies and strange plants, but they were warned by their ancestral snakes and the local snakes to hide their affinity for snakes and their knowledge of the language of serpents for their own safety. 

This branch eventually adopted the surname of Potter by demand of the British Ministry of Magic, though there wasn’t any significant reason behind the choice of surnames. Though they are Potter on paper, they still proudly refer to themselves as descendants of Nandhini and would often use Nandhini as another surname in addition to Potter. They kept in contact with the main branch throughout the centuries until the main branch seceded during the British colonial period.

Despite their positive reputation in the British Magical community and their position of being essentially Purebloods, the Potters preferred to marry within their South Asian community. The other British Pureblood families attempted to marry into the Potter family for generations especially after the Potters rose to the top of their respective industries, but they remain unsuccessful to this day. It is because of this refusal to marry into the British Pureblood society that the Potters were exempted from the Sacred 28, not that they cared anyways. 

The Potters amassed wealth, prestige, and influence through their revolutionary contributions and breakthroughs for British healing magic and potions. Eventually, they also started to build up a business in Magical pottery and ceramics. The potions they sell are often packaged in custom ceramic bottles made by their own company. Their business partners are exclusively businesses owned and run by South Asians and South Asian immigrants and have recently begun to open their connections to other BIPOC-owned businesses as well. As of the present day, the Potters are one of the leading names in both the potioneering and Magical pottery/ceramics industry.

The Potters usually send their children to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where they would usually be Sorted into either Slytherin or Gryffindor. However since they have reestablished their connection with their main branch in Tamil Nadu, the recent generations have been considering sending their children to their ancestral home for schooling instead.

During the mid-18th century, the Potters began to republicize their affinity and connection with snakes and their usage of the language of serpents as a way of preserving their connection to their family back in their motherland and as a silent protest against the growing negative perception of snakes and serpent-speakers in the United Kingdom. It was noted by Magical linguists that the language of serpents that the Potters knew were far different than what Europe had called “parseltongue”. This variant of “parseltongue” became known as Potters’ parseltongue amongst the European populace, though the family themselves have never used the term themselves.

Despite having lived away from their main branch for centuries, the Potters still maintain almost all of the family traditions. The family is patriarchal on paper but matriarchal in practice. Their family manor in Gloucestershire had an entire green space for the ancestral snakes that they have brought from Tamil Nadu and their other snakes that they have adopted and bred. They continue to revere their patron deity Aravan, whose image decorates sacred spaces within the Potter family estate. 

In the latest generation, the Potter family is closely connected with the other Magical South Asian families within the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe. They also have close ties with the Black family who claims ancestry from ancient Egypt and Persia. The current heads of the Potter family, James and Lily, have both married Regulus Arcturus Black who is the second son of Orion and Walburga Black. James also considers Sirius Orion Black his best friend and the couple have appointed Sirius as the godfather of their eldest child Hariharan "Harry" James Potter.

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Regulus: I don’t like James.

Also Regulus: *writes poems about a curly haired Gryffindor at 3 in the morning*

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harry and luna having matching costumes for every halloween since they were like 2 and 3

that's it, that's the post.

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Tony: *looking at Natasha threatening Clint’s life into making her a sandwich*

Tony: I feel like this is a form of domination.

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Yelena: *looking at dog pictures on her phone* I want a dog.

Peter: *sleep-deprived* And I want mental stability.

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James: They are amazing, magnificent, out of the world-

Marlene: Who is he talking about?

Remus: The ninja turtles.

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James: Violence is not the answer!

Sirius: You're right, violence is the question.

Regulus: the answer is yes.

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James: Hey Evans? Are u a 9? Cause i could be the one you need.

Lily: I am a 10.

James: Lily, its a pick-up line-

Lily: I. AM. A. 10.

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Lily: I can't believe we're stuck in here together.

James: *swallowing the key* yeah, me either!

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Barty: We told Regulus his ears flush when he lies

Pandora: Why?

Evan: Watch

Barty: Hey Reggie! do you love us?

Regulus: *covering his ears* No..

Pandora:

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James and Sirius finding Lily's old muggle school books

James: what the fuck is maths?

Sirius: or chemisty? There's just a bunch of weird names in these and there's something called a periodic table?

Remus: those are muggle subjects that are taught in schools

Lily: yeah, i'm suprised you didn't know

Sirius: HEY JAMES! I FOUND THIS BOOK CALLED BIOLOGY AND THERE'S A PICTURE OF A DI-

Remus: NOT IN FRONT OF HARRY-