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Marauders Circus AU

Based off the results on my last post, you guys really want to see the Marauders Circus Fic I've been writing! This fic is 65 thousand+ words for a total of 32 chapters! It will be releasing very shortly so keep a close eye here or comment below to be notified when the first chapter goes live on AO3.

But for now, let's introduce you to the cast shall we?

Ringmaster Of The Amazing Magnificent Hogwarts Circus!

Minerva McGonagall is the respected (and a bit feared) owner and ring master of The Magnificent Hogwarts Circus! Firm, precise, and fair she keeps the circus running despite dwindling funds and societal pressure. She treats her performers like her own children, even the wild ones, and has a soft spot for strays.

The Main Attractions

James Potter, the Circus's darling!

Aerialist, trapeze artist, and the circus’s brightest star. Dazzling, cocky, and tireless. Known for breathtaking mid-air stunts and his ability to charm any crowd, or person. He's truly the light of the show.

Remus Lupin, the moonlight howl.

Knife thrower and part-time animal handler. Soft-spoken, secretive, and intensely skilled. His act is silent, precise, and tense, some say it's an echo of his painful past. He keeps everyone grounded, but never lets anyone all the way in.

Lily Evans, The Scarlet Tongue

Tightrope walker and contortionist. Elegant, focused, and ferociously intelligent. She's famous for walking the line barefoot and blindfolded. She protects the younger performers fiercely and is best known for her acts with Remus Lupin!

Marlene McKinnon, The Fire Siren

Fire dancer and reckless stunt performer. Bold, sharp-tongued, and she's always the first to jump into danger. She's best friends with Lily and Dorcas and she's quite intent to ignore the rumors that swirl around all the three.

Dorcas Meadowes, The Silver Talon

Lion tamer and acrobat. She's magnetic and fearless. She often performs in tandem with Marlene. She's commanding inside the ring, but warm outside of it.

Peter Pettigrew, the hand behind the curtain

He's the circus's props manager, assistant, and sometimes clown when needed. He's often underestimated but keeps the whole operation moving. He's fiercely loyal, with an eye for secrets and backstage drama.

Mary Macdonald, The illusion of smoke

Magician's assistant turned spotlight illusionist. Elegant, theatrical, and always with a bit of mystery. She uses smoke, mirrors, and quick hands to entrance her audiences. She's loyal to Lily, but may or may not have a complicated history with Barty.

The Sideshow & Specialty Acts

Pandora Lovegood, The Mistress of Visions

Fortune teller and aerial silks performer. Ethereal and dreamlike. She speaks in riddles and wears bells in her hair. She's beloved by the children and animals. No one knows where she came from, but everyone knows she belongs and if you don't agree? Well.. you'll regret that choice.

Barty Crouch Jr, The Blazing Escape

Fire breather and escape artist. Charming, intense, and volatile. His act is jaw-dropping, but there’s something dangerous beneath the surface. He's constantly pushing limits, and buttons. You either love him or you hate him.

Severus Snape, The Alchemist’s Son

He manages the Oddities Tent, all of the herbs, reliks, and wonders that they've collected across Europe. He keeps to himself and secretly harbors resentment and longing in equal measure. He has a complicated history with Lily and James.

The Outsiders

Sirius Black

The heir to house Black. Rich, rebellious, and bitter. He attends the circus out of boredom and stays for something else entirely. Once close to Remus, until a fall-out he is now torn between loyalty to Regulus and a growing desire to burn everything down. He's a mechanic and often helps the circus out with any issues it may have around vehicles.

Regulus Black

The youngest and the heir to House Black. Composed, curious, and quietly suffocating under family pressure. He's fascinated by the circus, especially by James, and desperate for something real. He intends to just be a passive observer, but soon finds himself tangled in the lights and ropes.

Evan Rosier

Regulus’s childhood friend from a prestigious French academy. Charming, flirtatious, and protective to a fault. He sees the circus as beneath them, as he was taught to believe so but finds it hard to look away. He's spent his whole life performing, and for once he's surrounded by people who do it for fun.

There's many more characters to be seen but where's the fun in revealing them all at once? I'm Quills, the little spokesperson for this circus you could say, your host and author. You can find me on AO3 under A_Scroll_For_Quills and the first chapter shall be released any moment now.

Until next time ladies and gentleman, let's hope The Amazing Magnificent Hogwarts Circus comes to your town soon.

[quills-and-fandoms]

Hello everyone! I have spent the last two years writing a lot of fanfic that I haven't posted because I wanted to finish all the stories first. And unfortunately my ambition and far too much free time has led me to now have three completed fanfictions that are over 50 thousand words each.... So I think it's time I start publishing don't you? The question is, which do I publish first, or do I post all three at the same time? If so I would post updates for each one once a week. Each Monday and Wednesday and Friday would be a chapter of one.

Let me introduce you to the fics!

The first is,

A game of thrones fic from the perspective of a Young Tywin Lannister and it begins around 258–263 AC (the reign of Jaehaerys II and early Aerys II). It is a great story it you enjoy political coming-of-age stories that involve a slow-burn tragedy.

The plot:

Before Tywin Lannister was the feared Lord of Casterly Rock, Hand of the King, and lord of Westeros’s most ruthless house, he was a boy born into a tarnished legacy. This fic explores his rise from dutiful son to cold, feared warden of the west as he wrestles with his father’s failures, his complicated relationship with Joanna, and the slow corruption of his closest friend, Prince Aerys Targaryen.

The second is,

A Hunger Games AU from the perspective of Finnick Odair and Annie Cresta, and it begins in the 65th Hunger Games but an alternate arena where District 4’s golden boy and a quiet girl from District 10 are thrown together in a desert of salt, bone, and blood. It’s a great story if you enjoy survival romance, capitol spectacle, and slow-burn tragedy wrapped in a war of masks and mirages.

The plot:

Before Finnick Odair became the Capitol’s favorite, and before Annie was shattered by loss, they were just two teenagers trying to survive. This fic explores the beginnings of their bond, part alliance, part lifeline, as they navigate a brutal arena, a web of capitol manipulation, and the terrifying possibility of love in a world that punishes hope.

The Third is,

A long, slow-burning Marauders Muggle AU set in 1950s France following Jegulus and Wolfstar in a world without magic, just the glow of the circus tent. Told mostly through the eyes of Regulus, James, Sirius and Remus, this fic is perfect if you like forbidden love, found family, aching class divides, and the quiet rebellion of boys learning to want love.

The plot:

Before Regulus Black was a name whispered in drawing rooms and french boarding school halls, he was just a quiet spare with perfect posture and a practiced smile, raised on wealth, silence, and expectation. And before James Potter was anyone’s sun, he was a boy in paint and sequins, the golden-hearted star of a traveling British circus, tumbling through fire rings by night and nursing bruises by day. When the circus arrives in France, the Black brothers are attend, half out of curiosity, half out of boredom, and what they find under the big top changes everything. Regulus is entranced by James from the moment he sees him fly, and Sirius finds himself face-to-face with a familiar performer who left him behind long ago: Remus Lupin, tight-lipped, weary, and full of old resentments. As the brothers return night after night, fascination deepens into something reckless and real, pulling all four boys into a world where class and family mean everything, and love, once chosen, might cost them everything they know.

Can you tell which one is my favourite? 🫣 Let me know your thoughts down below! I really want to start posting these fics. Feel free to ask me questions in my ask box.