#Dating newt would include

[toriaaniin]

What If There Is a Contract?

Making sense of the silence, the suffering, and the sacrifice

This post emerged from reader responses to my Shared Camouflage entry — a swell of questions, confusion, and speculation about what could possibly explain the year-long chaos we've all witnessed. This isn’t meant to be a definitive answer, and it won’t solve every mystery or satisfy every doubt. But laying out a framework — one grounded in timeline logic, PR behaviour, and pattern recognition — might help clarify how we got here. We don’t know for certain if a contract exists.... but from a critical thinking perspective, based on what we’ve observed unfolding in public view, it’s the most coherent explanation for the prolonged confusion and controlled visibility we've seen.

The Migraine Questions

Why would anyone agree to something this damaging?

Why would Luke allow himself to be hated for a year?

Why does Nicola seem to let herself be erased?

And if this entire PR narrative — the public pairings, the optics, the storyline — is fake… what is the point?

What We in the Lukola Ship Know (or Strongly Suspect)

Luke and Nicola are together.

Baby Newts (to many of us) is real.

Antonia is not a girlfriend — she is a presence, not a partner.

There has been a clear pattern of PR pairings, silence, and constraint.

The Theory: What If a Contract Exists?

Pre-Contract (Feb–April 2024)

Luke and Nicola begin reconnecting in a real way around Valentine’s Day. Antonia may have still been loosely in the picture, but by mid-spring, the momentum had shifted. By April, Luke and Nicola were deeply engaged in joint promo content and travelled to Australia for the first leg of the world tour. Clues suggest that Baby Newts was conceived sometime before or during their Italy stop.

In late April, Antonia begins teasing photos from a previous LA trip with Luke and his friend group. PR may have noticed an opportunity. A soft PR agreement might have been arranged to leverage Antonia’s proximity without confirming any relationship — a move that could signal to external observers that Luke was still romantically ambiguous, thus cooling the escalating Lukola buzz without committing to a new narrative or taking attention away from Bridgerton S3 promotion. From a PR perspective, it offered plausible deniability, control over optics, and a short-term distraction. No formal contract yet — just access.

Initial PR Agreement (May-June 2024)

At the NYC premiere on May 15, Antonia attends the afterparty. Nicola looked visibly unhappy, and Luke was clearly stressed. Whatever informal arrangement existed up to that point may have backfired. I believe a formal PR contract was drafted shortly after this... not to protect Antonia, but to contain her, while still using her presence to quiet the rising Lukola buzz.

This is when I believe Contract 1 was signed — including provisions for:

Appearance agreements

Social media engagement

Quiet narrative control

Possibly, retroactive IG clean-up (e.g. Luke’s back-liking spree)

If Luke and Antonia had been in a genuine relationship, the rollout would have looked radically different. She would have been gradually introduced to the public — first perhaps as a member of his team, then as someone likable in her own right, with small public comments and professional proximity. A staged “getting to know you” arc could have ended with a soft announcement. It wouldn’t have pleased everyone, but it would have translated goodwill into redirected support. Instead, what we got was confusion, coldness, and backlash; the telltale signs of a narrative being managed, not lived.

Why do I believe that Contract 1 was signed after NYC? Because in the days that followed, Luke — or someone on his social media team — went back and liked every single post on Antonia’s Instagram grid dating back to July 2023. This kind of retroactive engagement reads like a calculated attempt to build a visible digital history, likely to legitimize the narrative that they had been close for some time.

Crisis Escalation & Possible NDA (June–August 2024)

On June 12 — just one day before Papgate and the official launch of Season 3, Part 2 — Nicola posted a song with lyrics that said "I'm gonna wait for you." With the benefit of hindsight, many interpret the posting of this song as a quiet, emotionally grounded farewell to Luke before he disappeared into the obligations of Contract 1. Nicola’s action in posting the song reads as a final moment of personal truth before strategic silence descended. From that point on, Luke was seen fulfilling obligations with Antonia — publicly visible but emotionally absent. Nicola, likely in her first trimester, faces this largely on her own.

The London premiere on June 13 is followed by the infamous Papgate in the early hours of June 14. During the premiere, Luke expressed excitement about "the next day" — when Part 2 of Season 3 would be live and he could finally talk about the final four episodes. But that next day never came for him. He was silenced. There were no post-release interviews, no promo push, no celebration. On June 15 — just after Papgate — Luke posted an image to his IG stories from Episode 6 of Season 3, featuring Colin and Penelope dancing at the Mondrichs’ ball. In that scene, Cressida Cowper walks in and Colin says, "I will not let her ruin our night." Luke didn’t include the line in his story, but the fandom recognized the scene — and the subtext. It felt like a quiet, coded message: a moment of resonance that reflected the chaos Luke was enduring at that exact time. Even in silence, there was signal. Crisis management for Shondaland may have entered at this point, concerned about affects Papgate could have on Bridgerton watch-numbers, etc. Whether this is when the original contract was rewritten or enforced more aggressively is unclear — but the cost became visible. Luke looked distant. Antonia went rogue. The narrative was slipping.

The Sorrento trip in late July marked a turning point. Following this trip, I believe that if an NDA was not already in the contract with Antonia, it was enacted at this time. Luke’s presence was scrubbed from all the friend group’s Sorrento posts, and his long-standing friendship with Rory appears to have ended. Antonia archived grid photos and her posting behaviour where Luke was involved changed. It was a digital purge that signaled a shift from messy coordination to controlled silence.

Re-Negotiation & Reset (Jan–Feb 2025)

I believe re-negotiation of the contract occurred a few months earlier — likely around November 2024 — after a noticeable pause in what seemed to be a planned soft launch by Luke and Nicola. Activity suggested they were preparing to become more open, but abruptly pulled back.

Around this time, it’s possible that Antonia’s agent or legal team approached Luke’s team regarding unfulfilled obligations. From Antonia’s side, her motivation may have stemmed from the ongoing online hate she’d been receiving and a desire for greater visibility (which would explain the concentrated tabloid placements that followed). Alternatively, the push may have come from Luke’s team, frustrated by Antonia’s occasional IG story taunts (including a particularly pointed one in mid-November: PastaGate), and looking to reestablish structure. Regardless of who initiated it, the re-negotiated contract seems to have held benefits for both parties: increased media coverage for Antonia, and a way for Luke and Nicola to draw attention away from Nicola during Baby Newts’ early months. A revised agreement was likely drawn up — one that Luke and Nicola agreed to honour not immediately, but beginning in early 2025, when they needed the most cover.

In late January, the contract appears to have gone into effect in its new form. This is when Antonia reappears — at the BOSS event, the GQ BAFTA-Film After Party, then during the BAFTA-TV weekend — but with extreme limitations. She has no purse (no phone), she posts nothing herself — no grid posts, no stories in real time — as though she's not permitted to. The only exception was following the BAFTA Pre-Party, when she shared a few professional images to her stories after Luke posted his own grid carousel. Since then, she has posted nothing — not from the BAFTA Awards ceremony, nor the afterparty. The pattern feels tightly controlled, not casual. It feels like a renewed but heavily restricted version of the earlier agreement.

The BAFTA events themselves felt like a deliberate reboot of Papgate, but with tighter choreography. Nicola was once again alone. Antonia, once tentative, now had a clearer spotlight. Luke remained emotionally distant. Instead of rewriting the narrative, they appeared to copy-paste the original disaster — upgrading the visuals without changing the story. That repetition didn’t clarify anything. It deepened the sense that this wasn’t a love triangle. It was a contract playing itself out in reruns.

Nicola is still quiet, but not erased. Luke is present, but distant. The new contract feels designed to mask the truth, not push a lie.

Where We Are Now

I believe the contract may be close to expiry. 🤞🏻 If it began shortly after the NYC premiere (mid-May), it may end in May or June 2025... possibly one year from Papgate. The hope is that once expired, the truth won’t need a soft launch. It will simply be allowed to exist.

Why Would Anyone Do This?

Because once the machinery was in motion, stopping it might’ve caused more damage than continuing. There may have been legal exposure, brand risk, or fear of backlash — not just for Luke and Nicola, but for Baby Newts too.

Because protecting the reality of their relationship — and the life they were building — mattered more than preserving public image. Once the contact ends and life settles down, each of them can and will work to repair any reputational damage done. This is the one of the reasons I believe Luke is currently rebranding (note that branding is an organic activity that never ends. Think Madonna, regularly re-framing herself). This past year has felt an eternity to us, but in the span of their careers, this is a blip. Consider too that our Lukola numbers when compared to the general audience numbers is very small. Luke & Nicola will recover, and this too shall pass.

And maybe because they thought it would be over sooner.

The Real Cost

The toll hasn’t just been emotional. It’s been professional. Luke’s reputation — once poised for ascension — has been dragged down by the optics surrounding this narrative. If Antonia were truly his partner, her public behaviour has done little to support or humanize him. If she isn’t, then the damage is even worse — a year-long campaign of cold optics and missed opportunities, tethered to someone who never earned the public’s trust. Either way, the brand has suffered.

Luke’s public warmth has been replaced by guarded neutrality. Nicola’s spark, while still glowing, has had to dim beneath performance. The fandom has whiplash. The story has slipped into ambiguity. And the joy that was once so easy to witness is now obscured by strategy.

But none of it means the love isn’t real. It just means the world hasn’t been allowed to see it.

Yet.

Aaniin Xxx

P.S. Find a listing of this blog post series along with short summaries of each - including those not yet published - here:

[biancasaidstfu]

FAVE ANON HERE 🩶

I would like to start by saying how amazing it was to see Lukey Newts out and about last night looking 🔥 and rocking those emotional support curls 🥵. To be honest it was more than enough to make me look past anything else. Oh the curls 😍

But I do know that last night was a shock to the system for many. We went from not seeing Luke and Antonia interact with each other at all since the end of July to ALOT last night. They were popping everywhere. I saw so many extreme reactions and to be honest, we gotta be better guys. This is why I think it’s important to take a step back and look at everything as a big picture and use a few different lenses I listed below (and make sure you stick around for #4 because it’s the most important):

1. Seeing them last night doesnt negate everything that happened the last 7 months. Where have they been? Why hasn’t she posted him? Why did they spend the holidays apart? Why did he clean his SEO? So many questions with answers that don’t add up to a serious relationship.

2. This was not a relationship hard launch. If there was a launch plan, I 100% believe he would’ve “soft launched” in a way with pap pics getting caught on a date and in a natural setting. Or even something subtle on social media. They know how the fans perceive her and their “relationship” and they would not have just dropped a bombshell on eveyone. To top it off, out of all his SM posts today - none of them include any sight or mention of her. So what was the point of HL-ing?

3. I wanna start this one by saying I don’t think anyone in this situation should receive any hate for how we decided to perceive and accept things BUT I’m ngl I’m gonna have a lot of thoughts if L&A are together and those thoughts aren’t just aimed at Luke. Everyone has been complicit in the narrative that brought us here - Luke, Nic, Shondaland, Ryan, etc. They know what discussed online and they knew back in August how people were interpreting things so they’ve had months to set the record straight and launch any relationships. Polin is the B-ton moneymaker and that’s because of the fans. I refuse to believe all these people would be complicit in stringing along and alienating the fans. (And for the record - no matter how this plays out I will remain a fan of both because I love them both and I love Polin.)

4. MOST IMPORTANTLY:

Why are we so quick to jump to this relationship but we denounce Nic and Jake? You can say because Jake is gay (yes I believe this) but truly we have NO PROOF of that. He hasn’t said it. She hasn’t said it. We’re going fully off context clues. For all we know he could be bi, pan, or as straight as they come and they could be in the most blissfully happy relationship in the world. (Not true IMO but my point is that we don’t know anything beyond what is shown to us.) So let’s review the following:

Nic & Jake: have been to non professional events together and posted online with friends, have posted each other on Instagram, comment on each others posts, attend professional events together, and have been papped on “dates”

Luke & Antonia: caught kissing over a year ago, attended some professional events together, haven’t been seen together in 7 months, and like all insta posts in a suspiciously fast and consistent manner.

If you were to ask me I’d say Nic and Jake are the ones in a real relationship (if i knew nothing about the outside factors). So if we are willing to sit here and give Nic and Jake the benefit of the doubt and say it’s not real and wait it out then we should be able to do the same now with Luke and Antonia until we get more concrete evidence. Because truly last night was nothing different than what has been presented to us by Nic and Jake. The only difference is the internalized feelings and people have surrounding Antonia and her existence.

I stand by what I’ve always said - until Nic or Luke (or an official source on their behalf) say “boyfriend” or “girlfriend,” those terms do not apply.

What this fandom has taught me is that if I’m ever wrongfully accused of a crime, I do not want 95% of you on my jury because you all jump to conclusions so fast and don’t do any critical thinking.

Next time something happens and you find yourself about to spiral, take a tip from a wise friend of mine and give it 24 hours because I PROMISE you things will become clearer. 😉

And also congrats to Bridgerton S3 for being the Top Streamed Show of 2024. Nic and Luke did that and I’m so proud. 💛

And also - Luke and those curls man. 🥵🥵🥵

Fave anon has blessed us with her words once more.

Please take note.

[sweetlovenotes]

worried

pairing: gally x fem!reader (before dating)

summary: gally picks up on you being anxious during a glade meeting and tries to offer some form of comfort (both pov's are included)

themes: boderline enemies to lovers because gally has an attitude problem, fluff, slightly hurt/comfort but more just comfort, physical touch

warnings: mentions of anxiety/worry (unsurprisingly)

word count: approx. 1,073

Your POV: Every month, the box would come up with a new greenie, and every 7 days, it would come arrive with general supplies. This was a fact in the Glade and it had been for the past two years. But at the end up the week when the box had came up, it was lacking the usual supplies. While the supplies weren't too necessary, it still raised the question of what this could mean for the Glade.

Chaos and worry was struck across the gladers, leading to a gathering quickly being called, which is why all the keepers were sat on creaky wooden chairs in a small semi-circle. Gally was sat to your left, your chairs almost touching, while Winston sat on your other side. The leaders and the keepers were surrounding you, discussing how to approach the news.

As the conversation continued, you were growing more anxious, your fingers fiddling in your lap while your leg bounced up and down. The heel of your shoe was tapping at the ground, the noise only audible to those next to you.

"Could you quit that," Gally hissed from beside you, his expression annoyed. "It's distracting."

"Whatever, sorry." You mumbled, stilling your leg as you looked over to concentrate on Alby.

Your concentration quickly withered as you picked at your fingernails, anxiety gnawing at you. It didn't take long for your leg to begin bouncing again, while you remained unaware of the movement, focussing on your nails. The tapping sounds of your heel were blocked from your hearing as your leg mindlessly bounced up and down.

It was only when a large, firm hand was placed on your mid-thigh that you realised you had begun moving your leg again. You looked up at Gally who was looking at you, his eyebrows furrowed as he stared at you questioningly.

"It's only supplies, Y/n." He spoke, his voice low to not disrupt the conversation. "We'll get more soon."

You shrugged, brushing off his words.

"Seriously," he said, his voice firm as he gently squeezed your thigh. "We'll be fine."

"Yeah but what if the box doesn't come back up again?" You responded anxiously.

"Well for now we have enough supplies, we can figure it out when we don't have any." He responded, surprisingly providing you were a sense of comfort.

You looked down at your hands, still slightly worried despite his best effort to reassure you. He moved his hand from your thigh to your hands, pulling them away to stop your fiddling. One of his calloused hands remained on your left hand as his fingers gently brushed over your knuckles rhythmically.

"We'll figure it out," He murmured, his tone softening. "I promise."

He turned his attention back to Newt who was now talking. But his hand didn't move, clasping yours and remaining on your lap. While half listening to the meeting you played with his fingers. At first only gently brushing your pinky over his- a test to see if he would complain. Much to your delight (and surprise), he didn't complain, prompting you to squeeze his hand with gratitude.

Gally's POV: I sat on the creaky chair, listening to Alby go on about how we had to be careful with how much klunk we used. This meeting was getting more and more pointless as Alby continued to drone on, what more was there to say? My patience was shrinking as the shanks we called keepers asked the dumbest questions possible.

Tap.

I looked over to where the sound had come from, finding it to have resulted from Y/n's foot bouncing against the floor. Expecting her to stop, I turned back to Zart who had begun to ask a question. But, Y/n didn't stop.

"So," tap "what" tap, tap "happens" tap "if" tap, tap "we" tap, tap, tap-

"Could you quit that?" I asked Y/n, exasperated and giving up on the idea of her stopping. "It's distracting."

"Whatever, sorry." She mumbled, finally stilling her leg and looking away from me and over to Alby.

I too, tried to focus on Alby, but Y/n fiddling beside was painfully obvious and very distracting. It took about ten seconds for her leg to start bouncing again.

I stared at her leg, willing it to stop with my mind as she picked at their nails, seemingly oblivious. I rolled my eyes at her lack of concentration, turning back to Alby, again.

When it became apparent she wouldn't be stopping soon, I furrowed my eyebrows. Caught up with a mix of frustration and concern, I moved my hand to her leg, holding it still to stop the bothering bouncing. She looked up at me in surprise.

"It's only supplies, Y/n. We'll get more soon." I said, my voice low.

She shrugged as though she didn't actually believe me, brushing me off as she turned to look down at her lap.

"Seriously," I said, catching their attention. "We'll be fine."

"Yeah but what if the box doesn't come back up again?" She asked, her eyes filled with worry.

My heart tugged, catching me off guard. I realised that I wanted her to believe me, I wanted her to know we'd be okay, that she'd be okay.

"Well for now we have enough supplies, we can figure it out when we don't have any." I replied, trying to reassure her.

The problem was, I didn't seem to be good at comforting people. It wasn't something I tend to do in the Glade. I didn't even know how to do it. She looked at her hands sceptically, clearly doubting my words.

Without knowing what else to do, I moved my hand from where it rested on their thighs (which I had somehow forgotten about) to her hands, stopping her from anxiously picking at her nails.

"We'll figure it out," I said, hesitating before continuing. "I promise."

I wasn't sure if a promise from me would mean anything to her, in fact I was certain a promise from me would mean very little to her. Maybe if it came from Newt or Minho she would listen- but certainly not from me. But when she appeared to relax slightly, I felt more content.

Not sure what to do from there on, I turned back over to Newt who was talking, deciding if to keep my hand in hers.

My attention was drawn back to her when I felt a soft line drawn along my pinky, making me shiver. I tried to focus on the meeting, figuring if she wasn't I probably should on her behalf at the very least. My attention was withering rapidly as she gently squeezed my hand. I could feel the tips of my ears heating up, my cheeks becoming rosy, but silently hoped that Y/n wouldn't notice.

The feeling of her holding onto my hand felt different. While I had no memory of holding hands with anyone, there was something about holding her hand that felt special and perhaps even a little bit safe.

[whxre4hange]

dating newt scamander would include...

• newt is naturally gentle, but he’s also incredibly passionate about his creatures—and about you. he speaks about both with the same soft reverence, his words laced with warmth and genuine admiration.

• he doesn’t always know how to articulate his feelings in words, so he shows his love through actions. whether it’s brewing you tea in the morning, tucking an enchanted flower behind your ear, or quietly placing a blanket over you when you doze off, his affection is constant and thoughtful.

• newt is an observer. he notices the little things about you—how your eyes light up when you talk about something you love, the way you fidget when you’re deep in thought, and the slight change in your voice when you’re tired. he remembers it all.

• he’s fascinated by the modern world, though he sometimes finds it overwhelming. you help him navigate it, laughing when he furrows his brows at a self-checkout machine or marvels at a smartphone. but he’s not one to shy away from the unknown—he listens intently when you explain things to him, always eager to learn.

• despite his quiet nature, he has a dry, surprisingly witty sense of humor. his comments are subtle but perfectly timed, and he loves when you catch onto them and play along.

• newt isn’t one for grand romantic gestures, but when he gifts you something, it’s always incredibly meaningful—a quill made from a molted occamy feather, a vial of mooncalf silver, or a charmed pocket watch that ensures you’re never late.

• he’s touch-starved but shy about it. at first, he hesitates before reaching for your hand, his fingers brushing yours before fully committing. over time, he grows comfortable resting his head in your lap while he reads, or wrapping his arms around your waist when he’s particularly exhausted.

• he smells like parchment, earth, and a hint of something wild. when you borrow his coat, it lingers, making you feel as if he’s wrapped around you even when he’s away.

• he adores reading with you. sometimes you’ll sit beside him, your head resting on his shoulder as you each read your own books, and other times he’ll softly read passages aloud, his voice soothing and melodic.

• he struggles with eye contact, especially when he’s flustered. if you compliment him, he’ll duck his head, ears tinged pink, mumbling a quiet “thank you” while pretending to be busy adjusting his bow tie.

• though he’s not confrontational, if anyone ever disrespects you, his usually soft demeanor hardens instantly. his jaw tightens, his voice drops, and there’s a quiet intensity in his stare that is enough to make anyone rethink their actions.

• he has an old-fashioned sense of romance—kisses on the back of your hand, handwritten letters sealed with wax, and whispered “my love” as he pulls you close.

• he doesn’t fully understand modern dating norms, but he’s willing to try. he once attempted to take you on a “dinner date” in his case, only for a niffler to steal the silverware and a bowtruckle to climb into your hair.

• newt is used to being alone, often preferring the company of creatures to people. but with you, he feels safe. he doesn’t have to explain himself—he just gets to be.

• when nightmares from the war or his past haunt him, he doesn’t wake you, but you always seem to know. without a word, you reach for his hand in the dark, grounding him, and he squeezes it like a lifeline.

• he rarely raises his voice, but he’s fiercely protective. if he senses any danger, his body moves instinctively to shield you, wand at the ready, his usual softness replaced by something sharp and unwavering.

• he’s not good at outright asking for affection, but if you’re attentive, you’ll notice the way he lingers beside you, fingers twitching slightly as if debating whether to reach out. all it takes is a small gesture—brushing his hair back, taking his hand, pressing a kiss to his temple—and he melts under your touch.

• newt loves you in the same way he loves his creatures—patiently, wholeheartedly, and without condition.

[1donoow]

MIX FANDOM FANFIC REC PT.2

[Fanfics(x reader) i've read]

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♡ - smut

...... latest ipdate; Edited; 03/30/25

Fantastic beast [newt scamander]

harry potter [wolfstar][remus lupin][regulus black][james potter]

the black phone [vance hooper]

enola holmes [sherlock holmes]

the walking dead [glenn rhee]

outa [peter pan][felix]

maze runnner [newt][gally]

dune [duke leto atreides]

rise of the guardians [jack frost][bunnymund]

big hero 6 [tadashi hamada][hiro hamada]

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FANTASTIC BEAST

newt scamander

@moonlit-imagines - your husband coming home to find a baby niffler hanging from your neck

@spideyharrington - one and the same

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HARRY POTTER

wolfstar

@wolfstardaughter-jj - like fathers,like daughter

@masivechaos - you remind me of him

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remus lupin

@ddejavvu - grumpy remus x sunshine reader

- ___

- y/n loving when remus ramble

- sleepy cuddles with remus

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regulus black

@ddejavvu - the reader intentionally mistook sirius as snape

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james potter

@reysdriver - lucky charm

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THE BLACK PHONE

vance hopper

@angelofthenight - are we about to kiss?

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ENOLA HOLMES

sherlock holmes

@marvelousmando - the game is afoot indeed

@love-strawberry - we'll be alright

@st-juliet - pulse point ♡

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THE WALKING DEAD

glenn rhee

@the-daily-multi-fandom-post - gleens lover girl

@refiwrites - tepidity

@captain-tch - trinkets

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OUAT

@thepiratequeenofneverland - A Poly introduction

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peter pan

@heliads - dating peter pan would include

@evangeline-perry - peter pan relationship

@bad268 - peter pan fluff alphabet

@justpan - Kindness and Cruelty 

@mysadcorner - peter with a quiet!reader

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felix

@goldenxshine - dating felix and wearing glasses would include

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MAZE RUNNER

@toxicbubblegum212 - snow in the glade

@virginia-peters - ___

@givemearock - tmr boys if you gave them a rock

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newt

@heliads - men and tea

@witchthewriter - jealous newt with a medjack girlfriend would include

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gally

@cantstoptheimagines - rbf

@writingandimagines - gally teaching you how to defend yourself

@5sospenguinqueen - dating gally would include

@gladerscake - territorial

@witchthewriter - being gally's s/o would include

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DUNE

duke leto atreides

@nonpoppin - beard

@dailyreverie - you are what’s important right now

- your touch

- hugging them from behind, laying their head on the other’s shoulder

@starryeyedstories - like real people do

@catlordewrites - in the water

- a little less lonely

@lightsinthedistancee - how it feel to be free

@geo-winchester - like we used to be

@supernovafeather - new home ♡

@letstalkaboutshtufff - opposites attract

@pumpkin-stars - stalwart

@ophelialoveshandsomemen - you're handsome with snowflakes in your beard

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RISE OF THE GUARDIAN

jack frost

@imagines-dreams - ___ (cupid!reader)

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bunnymund

@razzlerdazzler - bunnymund with a halloween spirit s/o who likes spring and easter

@daydreaming-away-reality - the sweetest thank you (mother nature!reader)

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BIG HERO 6

tadashi hamada

@multi-fandom-imagine - pop rock kiss

- ___

@subtly-a-selkie - tadashi is here pt1

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hiro hamada

@thequeenrains - a night to a decade

@bigherosix2 - quarantining with hiro

@maycat-19-142 - ___ (poison!reader)

[yallthemwitches]

More cute silly Jily Headcanon

---Lily and James became close in 6th year as friends, originally finding a mutual annoyance in the standing Head Boy. Both of them thought of him as a complete idiot and both had fun messing with him in different ways. The head had a huge crush on Lily and tried to pair himself up with her a lot for prefect duties, which she hated. James took to bothering him as much as possible for that reason but was tame in his pranking all considering (ex. He once moved all of his things to the bottom of the lake).

From there sprung a true friendship where, despite dating the hufflepuff seeker at the time, Lily would confide in James with more things than her actual boyfriend. She couldn't wait to get out of prefect meetings and unload to him before Remus could beat her to it. It became pretty obvious that they both were attracted to each other but Lily stayed in denial because James had told her he had "gotten over her" by the end of 5th year ( this was a lie).

She dumped her boyfriend for "unrelated reasons" but the two quickly started a secret romance that finally blossomed into full on dating by seventh year.

---In 7th Slughorn had a lot to handle with the growing tensions of the war in the Slytherin house, so he shuffled off a lot of first year potions classes on Lily to teach.

This backfired on him greatly as the first years fell in love with her. She was very hands on and fun loving. She played music during lessons and was cheeky back when they gave her lip. She instantly grew a fan club of first year students who came to her whenever they needed something and often demanded hugs and other moments of her time outside of the classroom. They would complain whenever Slughorn would take up his post again, saying they wanted Lily back.

---James was equally popular with the younger students in 7th---particularly the girls. After an incident where he picked up one of the first year girls as a laugh, a group of them never left him alone in the corridors, demanding that he give them hugs/carry them. Once, a girl asked if Lily was jealous of him giving out hugs in which he responded, "Don't worry, I give her very special hugs no one else gets."

---This will make it into one of my Jilytober fics, but Lily and James were not very subtle in their relationship. Many people wondered if McGonagall or Dumbledore should say something since the two would be snogging the second they left the classroom and even in the classroom would have a difficult time not touching or whispering in each others ear. At prefect meetings, bets were always placed as to which one would slip up first and say something slightly suggestive or touch the other. (Remus always won)

---Lily and James were very much the "fun" Head Students. On OWL and NEWT weeks, they would throw study break parties in the common room which included contraband butterbeer and dancing.

---They would fall asleep together in the common room a lot. Lily loved to study by the fire and whenever James would get off practice, he would always come and lay between her legs with his head on her stomach. He'd fall asleep to her playing with his hair, then she would lull to sleep too, not wanting to stir him.

---James would transfigure a projector for his four poster bed so him and lily could cuddle and eat candy and watch all the muggle films she told him about. He would project it on the closed curtains and when Sirius wanted to watch too, he would transform into a dog to lay at the bottom of the bed.

[princesevsnape]

Masterlist

Headcanons:

Snape being domestic

Jealousy

Secret relationship

Dissociation

Being in a poly relationship (Remus Lupin x Reader x Sirius Black)

Being in a relationship with Fred and George (Fred Weasley x Reader x George Weasley)

How they Propose to you

Drunk Severus Would Include

Cedric Diggory Headcanons

Drabbles:

Young Remus Lupin x Reader

Severus Snape x Reader

Mattheo Riddle x Reader

Newt Scamander x Reader

So Far Away (Sirius Black x Reader)

My Forever (Theodore Nott x Reader)

So Wrong (Lucius Malfoy x Reader)

Baby Fever (Severus Snape x Reader)

What We Need (George Weasley x Reader)

Bully Draco Malfoy x Reader)

Drunken Desires (Sirius Black x Reader)

Rekindled (Blaise Zabini x Reader)

Whispers of Comfort (Severus Snape x Reader)

Slytherin Boys:

They are smitten with you

Sharing a bed for the first time

First kiss

They’re jealous of someone else taking you to the Yule Ball

Dating

Gryffindor Boys:

They are smitten with you

Sharing a bed for the first time

First kiss

They’re jealous of someone else taking you to the Yule Ball

Dating

Oneshots:

All Mine (Severus Snape x Reader)

Summer Love (Theodore Nott x Reader)

Everything (Severus Snape x Reader)

The two times Sirius realised he was falling for you, and the one time he realised he was in love with you (Sirius Black x Reader)

Twin Telepathy (George Weasley x Reader x Fred Weasley)

Rivals? (Cedric Diggory x Reader)

Always (Severus Snape x Reader)

The three times you almost kissed. And the one time you did (Severus Snape x Reader)

Drown (Remus Lupin x Reader)

Oblivious (Sirius Black x Reader)

Tony’s Wife (Tony Stark x Reader)

Elixir of Restraint (Severus Snape x Reader)

Outcast (Fred Weasley x Reader)

Matchmaker (Severus Snape x Reader)

[zer0brainc3lls]

my safe haven tmr headcanons 🫶 (also random ones)

All of these are sweet, will make angst ones tho 🤭 Newtmas included ofc

- Thomas blushes super easily

- Brenda loves heavy metal

- newt writes to cope, just about his day and whatnot. (This is sorta canon in crank palace but i think he would continue to write if he lived)

- when Thomas & Minho get drunk together they get up to the most INSANE activities it’s not even funny

- If newt & Brenda are drunk at the same time they bet who is going to get injured first 😭

- minho LOVES Halloween. Absolutely LOVES IT. His costumes are phenomenal every year

- newt is SO GOOD with kids, the kids in the safe haven gravitate towards him and they all love him 100% (uncle newt?!?)

- Thomas on the other hand is like so bad with kids, has absolutely no idea how to talk to them 😔 the kids 100% ask him 2863382 times a day “are you uncle newts boyfriend?! :O” and he has no clue how to respond

- Minho teaches the kids curse words on accident 💀 he would like fall over or something and go “OW FUCK” and they would copy him, newt has scolded him so many times for this

- speaking of Minho and cursing, HE CURSES ALL THE TIME. THE MOUTH ON THAT MAN. It somehow gets worse when he’s drunk

- R.I.P Brenda you would’ve loved thick and crazy eyeliner

- Sonya made matching bracelets for aris and Harriet, aris accepted immediately 😭 Harriet sorta raised a brow but accepted as well but she NEVER takes it off. EVER. Aris on the other hand has lost it so many times, and freaks out every time he does

- Sonya will braid anyone and everyone’s hair. She knows so many hair styles it’s actually ridiculous 💀 she doesn’t remember learning them though. :[ (when she and newt were taken she would brush & braid the other girl’s hair like her mum taught her)

- aris slowly comes out of his shell in the safe haven, and every time he does something “bold” Sonya and Harriet silently cheer for him

- Newt and Sonya got REALLY close in the safe haven, they clicked like instantly and helped each other heal :) “she’s like a sister to me!!” “He’s like a brother to me!!” Is used OFTEN. (Little do they know.. ☹️)

- When Newt is extra pissy his accent is way heavier, and Thomas already being into his accent as is when newts mad at him.. I’ll just give you an example:

Newt *oblivious*: THOMAS WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!?! YOUR SO DULL SOMETIMES I SWEAR-

Thomas *face hotter then the sun, sweat dripping down his face*: Uhm-

Minho & Gally *with popcorn*: *watching the whole thing go down while holding back tears of laughter*

- newt never practically had a favourite flower, he thought they were all equally beautiful until one day Thomas came home with a sunflower, gave it to him and said “oh this reminded me of you” let’s just say after that day sunflowers were his favourite.

- frypan immediately knew when Thomas and newt first started dating, when he realised he went up to Thomas, patted him on the back and said “so you finally got together huh? Good job man” and walked off leaving Thomas SHOCKED

- if Teresa never betrayed everyone Newt and her would’ve been BFFS. “I remember when you liked Thomas I was so mad” “I was mad at you too!!” “REALLY?!” *whilst making flower crowns*

- Newt loves to read and this is common knowledge, Brenda also loves to read & wears reading glasses and one day newt caught her and she was like “if you tell a soul I’ll kill you. Wanna read together?”

- Newt = ambivert + Thomas = ambivert

- Newt LOVES tea and Minho gives him so much shit for it 😭

- Minho would be the type of guy to carry around a speaker and blast white girl music

- karaoke night once a week or two, Brenda and Minho sing barbie girl ATLEAST ONCE every time

- Thomas is still incredibly smart, like really smart but there is never really opportunity’s to show it ☹️ but like Newt will lead him a 600 page book or something thinking he won’t finish it and like 2 days later Thomas is like “I finished it! Yeah it was really good I really liked-“ goes on a full in depth analysis

- Newt is autistic ��🙏 (if yall want a whole headcanon list just for this I will do it because I’m autistic myself and would love to do that lol)

I hope yall enjoyed my ramblings 🤭 I’m gonna post more but the next one will mostly be post death cure, how they cope and how everything has effected them etc etc so angst

[albondiguilla007]

My favorite Hogwarts Eighth Year Drarry fics

Part l

✨ A Dented Old Street Sign / 27k / Draco knows they aren't the only students who will be completing their NEWTs this year, but they are the only ones whose home fireplaces were disconnected from the floo network by the ministry.

At least, Draco assumes as much until he sees the light falling out from the front door of one of the other rickety old houses in front of them and the three figures cast in its warm glow. For a moment they look like some sort of strange, many legged creature. An acromantula, or a particularly massive Blast-Ended Skrewt. Then Draco hears Pansy make a disgusted sound beside him and the light falls in a less blinding way, and Draco can see that it is actually Potter and the Weasel carrying a large couch between them, and Granger fluttering around them with her wand out, seeming concerned.

✨ Inside Your Mind / 36k / Goyle's taken it upon himself to act as Malfoy's personal, one-man guard and Harry can't help but feel like it's only making the bullying worse.

✨ knickers in a twist / 86k / Draco loses a bet to Pansy and Blaise which leaves him wearing a skirt for a whole week. Harry discovers something about himself.

✨ The Nightmare Club / 85k / Hermione and Ron are going back to Hogwarts to do N.E.W.T.s, Ginny isn't. Harry hasn't decided, until he has, in front of the Wizengamot and now he's responsible for Malfoy as well. A tale of enemies who learn to get along, get it wrong and get it on. Everything is purple, some things are on fire and no-one is sleeping properly. But don't worry, there's tea!

✨ Two to Lie and One to Listen / 84k / It’s weird when Hermione announces that she and Ron have broken up. It’s weirder when this is followed by the revelation that she’s already moved on—and the new object of her affections is Draco Malfoy.

Things only get worse from there.

(A drarry fic featuring fake dating, jealousy and bad choices.)

✨ Love, Pain, and Guitar Strings / 303k / Harry had to do something with his time in the summer after the war, especially since he couldn't sleep. Finding Sirius's old guitar and learning to play solved that problem. Now if only he could solve the problem of Draco Malfoy always seeming to find him when he played it. Or the problem of how he definitely didn't want him to leave when he did.

Draco got lucky, he knew that - really. He was going back to Hogwarts instead of Azkaban. Now if only he could really find the freedom everyone kept telling him had. And if Potter could stop looking and sounding so damned good playing that guitar it would really help him do that.

An 8th-year fic about healing old wounds, gaining new skills, and learning what's most important.

✨ In Deep Water / 39k / Draco Malfoy returned to Hogwarts tall and tense and in love with Neville Longbottom.

✨ A Wizard’s Guide to Co-Parenting with Your Ex-Nemesis / 38k / Harry had expected a few things when returning for his Eighth Year. Rooming with Ron, a cheeky Firewhisky down at the pub, leaving his assignments to the last minute – those were all but certain to occur.

His list of certainties definitely hadn’t included McGonagall’s shake-up of the curriculum, which tasked the Eighth Years with the responsibility of parenthood for three weeks. Caring for a baby Transfigured from a sack of flour would have been alright if: 1) Malfoy wasn’t Harry’s assigned partner, 2) Their baby’s one goal in life wasn’t to spite Harry, and 3) Malfoy wasn’t infuriatingly good at fake parenthood.

✨ It’s No Great Mystery / 57k / Who on earth decided that bringing back the Yule Ball for their eighth year would be a good idea? It feels like the worst day of Harry’s life, watching everyone get glammed up like the war never happened, like the last Triwizard Tournament wasn’t such a colossal failure.

And then it happens again. And again. And again.

✨ Owl Was Well / 66k / Draco Malfoy is not an owl, really he isn’t. He simply assumes the shape of one on occasion when he wants to find a bit of privacy—a goal entirely thwarted because Harry Potter doesn’t understand you can’t just grab any old bird from the Owlery and force it to send your missives and deliver your packages.

✨ 12 Days of What The Fuck / 26k / When Potter starts paying unusual amounts of attention to Draco as the holidays draw nearer, Draco can't figure out where it's coming from—possibly because he's gone stupid from all the fantastic sex. But what happens when he finds out that there may be another motive behind Potter's sudden interest?

Or: A fic in which Potter is hotter than Draco ever let himself admit, Draco didn't fill out that fucking form, and Pansy may or may not lose all of her hair.

[curioushabitforarivergod]

Harry Potter and the Case of Scotland, An Essay

Or; Scotland is independant, Hogwarts is a completely fucked up and the witches are dying by the dozen. 2700+ words.

Anyone who knows an inkling of British politics or history understands the tension between Scotland and England, an underlying issue that dates back to at least the Roman Conquest. Scotland is more progressive than England, with a strong focus on transgender issues, much to JKs fury. More than that, every council in Scotland saw "remain" majorities with Brexit, as compared to England and Wales. An independent Scotland is not far from the realms of possibility, although in Harry Potter, it seems Scotland has always been independent.

It's odd to imagine this. From what we've come to understand of the Wizarding World, magical boundaries and borders follow muggle ones. We see references to individual countries, including Bulgaria, France, and of course Albania. Ireland also features prominently, although it's not clear how seperate the country is — the Troubles is certainly a prominent part of Harry Potter, inspiring Voldemort's actions and also characterising Seamus, the only prominent canonical Irish character as a pyromaniac. Yet, conversely the clues about Scotland and the truth are hard to find.

When looking at Fantastic Beasts — the fake, graffitied textbook, not the movie — I found something odd. Scotland seems to be a seperate entity from the rest of the Ministry of Magic, or at least what counts as a 'country' within the sense of the Wizarding World. It's not explicit by any means, rather it's more implicit, but it piqued my interest and inspired this essay.

The International Confederation of Wizards has had to fine certain nations repeatedly for contravening Clause 73. Tibet and Scotland are two of the most persistent offenders. (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2001. pg. xvii.)

I highlight here "nation" and "Scotland".

Note: I'm ignoring Tibet as the book is meta and supposedly written in the 1920s-30s by Newt Scamander. Tibet existed as a country during this time.

Scotland is not a nation. It has not really been a nation since 1603 when James the VI of Scotland became James the I of England, although this wasn't really premeditated. Also, the two crowns, although united in the Stuart family, weren't really the same country. At least not in the way we understand it today. It wasn't until 1707 when Scotland and England were legally unified beyond just sharing a king.

The Statue of Secrecy, however, was signed in 1689, during this odd time where Scotland was joined by crowns but not by law. I wonder then, how possible it would be for Scottish wizards to have expressed the same disdain for the English and refused to join with England.

As I will discuss later, it makes sense with Scotland's population and history. Additionally, we know that schools in the Wizarding World transcend our own borders — Beuaxbaton seems to take French, Swiss, Belgium students, and I imagine (based on the bad world building) would take most of Western Europe. Similarly, Durmstrung takes students from most of Eastern Europe. This does make sense in some ways — WWI and WWII dramatically altered the borders of Europe. Scotland could easily take students from the rest of Britain, even if it itself is not a nation within the UK and is its own seperate entity.

Further, time and time again, we see that the Ministry has little no influence over what actually occurs within Hogwarts, with the exception of Umbridge. There is no set curriculum by teachers — each teacher is very different and teaches what they want, which we see both with Hagrid and the multitude of DADA professors. This makes little sense; within a state school, or a school that has government involvement, you would expect some centralisation of what should be taught in schools. Even private schools have some sort of organisation along this basis, though I will be discussing more of this later.

Additionally, the Ministry have no role in appointing people for jobs or firing people within Hogwarts — Dumbledore is not removed from power until after he has broken a law against the ministry, which makes him appear to be the result of long-armed jurisdiction. Umbridge's power then, comes not just from the ministry, but from being an international agent, likely granted under something similar to an extradition treaty by the Scottish government.

Researching online showed nothing else, but I think from conjecture we can say that Scotland is independent, based too on its real life history (which is something I'll explore momentarily). This being the case, and its close proximity to England plus (largely) shared history, I imagine Scotland has a system similar to the rest of the UK, if more feudal.

It's likely Scotland's government is an oligarchy, run by barons and old families. There is only one name within the Sacred 28 which has Scottish origins, which could suggest the Macmillan's had a monopoly over this, but also could be simply Cantankerous Nott's bias or the Macmillians being the only 'pure' family from Scotland to marry into Sacred 28.

We do know that the Ross's (McGonagall's maternal family) were pureblood and McGonagall's mother eloped with a muggle. I think they would've been a fairly important family in Scotland's oligarchy as Ross is an area of Scotland. Following this logic, there should be other old families which take their name from the land (or vice verse) — Fife, Moray, Kinross, Selkirk, etc. — though none of these are characters last names canonically.

The Buchanan's are also a Pureblood family, and quite Purist. They're mentioned on Pottermore and one of the sons, Angus Buchanan was a squib who, after being kicked out, became a Scottish rugby player, inspired by the real Angus Buchanan and wrote a book about being a squib. Apparently he's the reason every wizard canonically supports the Scottish rugby team.

Finally, I'll suggest the Dale family as Pureblood and potentially part of this oligarchy. They're from Hogwarts Legacy and one of their members cursed the family tomb (located near Hogwarts) around 1300, but their family continues until the late 19th century at least. A family that has the money to build a tomb, the means to curse it and the ability/need to maintain their family name for so long is likely Pureblood.

There are other Scottish families, or ones that could be attributed to Scotland, but these had the strongest bases within known material and fell into at least three of the following categories.

Pureblood

Old families/family names

Monetary means

Obsessed with blood purity

More than a paragraph about them on the Harry Potter Wiki

Of course none of this is definite and delves into the realm of headcanons and OCs, but I'd recommend these as a starting point if someone were to ever write something based on this. I'd also recommend looking at Macbeth for character names.

The Tragedie of Macbeth was written in 1606 for King James I and VI of England and Scotland. It's one of Shakespeare's most famous plays (and my favourite), and is so ingrained within Western culture today — rules about not saying its name in the theatre, a self-fulfilled prophecy, double double toil and trouble, and of course the three witches — and these things all inspire the Wizarding World too, with the last three manifesting throughout the books and movies.

James was obsessed with witches — that's why Shakespeare wrote Macbeth for him (and also as a way to comment about the tyranny James was imposing on England; good stories are cultural critiques as well as being entertaining). In 1597, King James had written Daemonologie, a philosophical dissertation on witches, necromancy, black magic and demons. He advocated strongly for witch trials. Of course, Malleus Maleficarum, written in Germany, 1486, had also advocated for the same things.

Scotland is heavily associated with witchcraft — buidseachd in the original Scots Gaelic — for these things. It was also a place of comparatively high witch trials in comparison to England, with an estimated 4000-6000 people tried and more than 1500 executed (roughly 75% of them were women). These numbers were also 4 times the European average. While the more reported trials occurred during the period between the crowns inheritance and legal unification of Scotland and England, they were established widely before this too. Additionally, there was a entire entity of the Scottish Kirk which set up kirk sessions (elected officials of churches in charge of determining whether a person was guilty) as early as 1560 in some places, with legal introductions in 1597 — England did not have these sorts of things.

With the intense conditions of the period, it is likely wixen in Scotland were driven into hiding before their English counterparts, thus allowing for the distancing between the muggle and the wizarding world perhaps even before the two crowns united in 1603, as discussed in the previous section. This being the case, I would determine that Scotland, as a result of the rising tensions between the witchcraft and the muggle world enforced their own statue of secrecy and divided from the government between 1597 and 1603.

However, I think the majority of these issues stem too from the establishment of Hogwarts and the problems it faces in regards to world building. Canonically Hogwarts does exist with Scotland, which makes perfect sense when it comes to isolation, but the model is historically flawed in more ways than one.

According to Pottermore, Hogwarts was founded "at some point in the tenth century… concealed with numerous charms and spells to make it impossible for Muggles to trespass," the most notable being "any passing Muggle would only see ruins." Historically, this is impossible.

Castles as we understand them were only just beginning to make their appearances in mainland Europe in the late 10th century. Previously, they had been wooden structures, but even these 10th century stone structures are nowhere near the fairytale castles that pop-culture depicts. They were motte-and-bailey designs that were continued in some places until the 13th century, and were more concerned with fortification and intimidation than beauty. They looked a lot like this:

The motte was a huge pile of earth, incredibly steep and offered protection as guardhouses were built on top. The bailey was where people lived, worked and stored food. They were surrounded, often by high wooden posts and earthworks, whose ditches could sometimes act as moats when it flooded, although were just as difficult to invade when dry. They were easy to defend as they only had one entrance and most of the buildings inside would've been wooden, though stone buildings on the motte were not uncommon. There are many surviving examples and ruins around France and England. Herein lies several problems.

Firstly, these motte-and-bailey's originated in France during the early medieval period and were introduced to England following the Norman invasion in 1066. Any construction of these buildings in England would've been limited to the 11th and 12th centuries largely, as prior to the Norman invasion, the Anglo-Saxons followed more German and Norse traditions of large thatched halls.

You may have noted that I fail to mention Scotland in this discussion of early castles. This is because castles were nonexistent in Scotland until King David I brought them back from England and adopted them and feudalism in the 12th century. The earliest known castle in Scotland is Castle Sween built in 1100, about two centuries after Hogwarts was supposedly built. Only the ruins and earthworks remain, and it's believed the towers were later additions.

What might be noticeable is how little it looks like Hogwarts. Early medieval castles — in actuality most medieval castles — were stone walls which housed interior wooden buildings which have since been destroyed by any number of things. They were not the fairytale structures that come to mind in association with the word "castle". Those were a later constructions of the Georgian and Victorian periods from the 18th century onwards. Instead of being fortresses like medieval castles, they were homes of luxury.

Put simply, Hogwarts does not make historical sense in its construction or portrayal. Unless it was adapted and improved upon as time went on (which is unlikely and infeasible) Hogwarts should be nothing more than rotted huts. There's more to say on the poor grasp of history (I could go on about Merlin or the founders), but Hogwarts continues to bother me in the modern world too.

We return again to government and our question of whether Hogwarts is a government school or a private one. Although the wizarding world is deeply capitalist, with the common assumption being that students pay a yearly fee to attend within fics, I doubt this. There is never any mention of this within the books, and logistically it doesn't make sense. How do muggleborns pay? How do wizarding families like the Weasley's pay? If there had been some kind of transaction, we would've seen it in the books given they're told from Harry's experience. Alternatively, acting on the assumption that Scotland is it's own nation within the wizarding world brings up similar issues regarding the standardisation of schooling as I discussed earlier — there is little to none. For these reasons, I don't think Hogwarts is a government school either.

Returning once more to history, I think Hogwarts takes its education system from the charity schools which populated the UK for a large portion of its history until national-run schools opened in the 19th century. Their goal was to provide some education to the small towns where they were established but there was no standardisation of them across the UK. With the historical context in regards to the split from the muggle world in the 16th/17th century and the stagnation of wizarding government since then, it makes perfect sense for Hogwarts to act as a charity school, especially as according to Pottermore it was originally constructed to hide wizards who were "being persecuted by muggles."

This also makes sense if we take into account O.W.Ls and N.E.W.Ts, which act as standardised tests for an unstandardised system. I think these were developed sometime in the 20th century to act as a qualification, particularly as the muggle world was becoming more bureaucratic and the wizarding one was failing to match up. It's likely it was an effort by the ICW rather than an individual nation, although other countries call them different things.

O.W.Ls and N.E.W.Ts in themselves suggest other schools similar to Hogwarts or homeschooling. This isn't completely out of line with what appears in canon either. Although the Gaunts are largely squibs by the mid-20th century, they still do possess some magic. For all his faults Marvolo would have taught both Merope and Morfin. Using this, we can ascertain that school-aged students are not required to go to Hogwarts. We can also deduce this from the fact that the trace is added onto wands after the first year at Hogwarts, as Hermione mentions all the spells have worked for her when trying them at home before Hogwarts. As such, it's a safety measure implemented by Hogwarts, fulfilling its original purpose as a place of protection, acting as a charity school for those who have no other options or for those who simply want to attend.

Hogwarts as a charity school acts simply. It is funded by a board, ideally a board that is not elected but instead based off inheritance and nepotism, with families like the Malfoys having funded it for generations (which would explain Lucius' attendance of school quidditch games). While examiners do enter Hogwarts for O.W.Ls and N.E.W.Ts, this is only done as it's the biggest school in the region. Students at Hogwarts, at other wizarding schools, or through home-schooling and their parents education can also complete self-study (including of subjects not offered at Hogwarts) and complete their O.W.Ls or N.E.W.Ts at any ICW approved governing body, which includes Scotland's ministry, however that might manifest.

I don't think I can offer any conclusion to this, and for now my ideas are exhausted. I think I'm more poking at holes with a stick and making them bigger, but I wanted some way to record everything and work through issues and interesting things. Much of this developed and grew as I was writing — this began as only a discussion of whether Scotland was a nation within HP. If I've forgotten anything or piqued any interests my asks are open.

[il0veaphr0dite]

ROSES & RINGS

(pictures are not mine credits to the owners)

A/N: I think this is my best written one so far, im very proud of it! I was so close to putting newts name in here but then i remembered 😞. I hope you enjoy and remember my requests are always open!

Warnings: Just fluff and Minho being a sweet boyfriend (not rlly a warning but who cares)

Word count: 1035

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It had been about 8 months since you and the others arrived at the Safe Haven. When the group arrived they all had a tough time adjusting to a new routine, including you. It was hard for everyone to forget about everything and start over from scratch.

In addition to that, Newt’s death was very miserable. His death affected Thomas and Minho the most, they were the trio that helped you and the rest of the gladers escape the maze, and WICKED.

When the group first arrived you all quickly got to work on building huts. Unlike the glade, the island has fewer jobs. The most popular being Builders Doctors, Gardners.

You chose to work in the gardens mostly because you like to be hands-on, working outside is also a bonus since you didn't want to be stuck inside for hours.

On the other hand, Minho works as a builder. You don't really know why but it's not like there's a job as a runner.

The sun was beginning to set when you made your way back to you and Minho’s hut when you were stopped by Brenda. She was walking towards you with a smile on her face.

“Minho said to meet him at the beach,” She spoke before quickly running away.

You stand there confused but you dismiss the behavior.

You headed to the hut first to get cleaned up before you went to the beach.

You walked to the beach not knowing what to expect, but now that you had time to look back on the day you noticed that Brenda wasn't the only one acting weird.

Sonya, who worked with you in the gardens, had been smiling at you a lot and kept asking you what you were doing today.

Now that you noticed all the weird behavior, one question was now in your head.

What do they know that they're not telling you?

That question led you to think about Minho.

Why does he want you to meet him at the beach?

You two would typically meet in your hut and talk about your day before dozing off to sleep but today was different.

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You finally made it to the beach, shoving your thoughts to the back of your head.

Your eyes had been trained on your feet while you were deep in thought but when you finally looked up, you saw a blanket on the sand with two plates of food and two glasses full of what you assumed was juice.

Next to the blanket was Minho.

His hair was done nicely and he was dressed neatly in black pants and a clean white shirt, holding a bouquet of roses, your favorite.

You were amazed, stunned.

You then realize you hadn't said anything since you saw him, you walk towards him wrapping your arms around his neck.

His arms instantly wrap around your waist. You take a moment to admire everything he'd done for you.

You pulled away reluctantly.

“What is all this?”

“I thought we could have a little date to get our minds off things,” he spoke, handing the flowers to you followed by a kiss on the cheek.

He led you to the blanket, a few steps away from him. He sits down, holding his hand out for you.

You take it, sitting down next to him on the blanket.

“I wasn't expecting this..” you said, setting down the flowers.

“That’s because I made sure you didn't find out.”

“I was actually suspicious of Sonya and Brenda.”

He looked at you waiting for you to continue.

“They were acting weird, Sonya kept smiling at me and asking me what I was doing today.” you laughed.

“I only told them so they could help me plan this,” he said, shaking his head with a smile on his face.

“I guess even someone as amazing as you would need

help sometimes”

“I do need help on rare occasions such as this one”

You laugh nodding your head, you feel eyes on you.

You raised your head to look at Minho but he already staring at you, smiling.

“You’re beautiful,” he said.

You turned away, feeling your cheeks heat up.

Of those 8 months you were here you and Minho had dated for 7 of those months. You could easily said those were the best 7 months of your life.

Minho was the sweetest boyfriend you could ever ask for. Throughout the day he would occasionally come to the gardens to check on you.

He's very touchy (which you love), he always gives you hugs and kisses and well the point is he's an amazing boyfriend.

Minho convinces you to take your shoes off and go into the edge of the water.

“Minho stop!” you said between laughter. He wouldn't stop splashing you with water.

You made a joke and now you regret it as you are being sprayed with water.

After a while, you were starting to get tired.

“I'm going to sit down for a second,” you said walking to the blanket.

“Hold on, you have something in your hair,” he said, stopping you.

“What? Where?” you go to touch your hair but Minho stops you.

He walks up to you “I got it,” he says.

You wait for him to take it out but you don't feel anything.

“Did you get it?”

No response.

“Minho?”

No response.

You turn around to see Minho on one knee holding up a ring.

You were speechless.

“Y/N, From the moment I asked you out to right now I have grown more in love with you each moment of every day. You're the most beautiful woman in the world and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and with that, I want to ask you one question.”

Tears threaten to leave your eyes

“Y/N, Will you marry me?”

You begin nodding your head rapidly.

“Yes!” you finally let out.

You put your hand out as he puts the ring on your finger.

As soon as he stands up you tackle him into a hug.

“I love you so much,” he whispers into your ear.

“I love you too,” you say, kissing his cheek.

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[pastanest]

Ripley x gender neutral!reader

A/N: spoilers for Alien/Aliens/Alien 3 (would recommend watching both of those before reading any of my Ripley works bc they are all great and having seen gifs of Resurrection Ik I’ll be converting to lesbanism after that but for now none of my works reference that one)

Dating Ripley Would Include

there’s a lot to say for her relationship dynamics depending on whether she meets you pre-alien, in the timeline of alien/aliens/alien 3

if you meet her pre-alien and you’re a member of the Nostromo crew, you’re one of the only people on the ship capable of actually making her laugh

spending time with you while on the ship is her preferred means of destressing, because around you she doesn’t have to enforce her authority; Ripley knows if it came down to it, you would listen to her without question, and she would listen to any concerns you presented

the mutual respect and trust allows her to actually relax in your presence

doesn’t matter what Ripley’s assigned task is, you’re offering to assist

doesn’t matter what your assigned task is, Ripley will find a way to check in with you as often as she can

she’s not one for PDA, but Ripley has other ways of making her interest in you clear

very aware hypersleep pods are not designed for more than one person, but that doesn’t stop Ripley from considering it. seriously. and she can't believe she considers it

something tugs at her heart whenever she sees you cooing over Jones; Ripley loves finding Jones and bringing him to wherever you happen to be on the ship to surprise you with him, because you always look so surprised and overjoyed like you didn’t see the cat literally 10 minutes ago

Ellen will do whatever it takes to keep you safe and smiling

if you meet during Aliens, Ripley’s got a lot of trauma under her belt and is more reserved as a result; less inclined to trust and make connections after losing her entire crew and finding out how long she’d been in hypersleep meant she lost her entire family too

so you can imagine her surprise when she meets you and the genuine smile you give her is enough to splinter the walls she’d built around her own heart

like everyone other than Ripley at that point in time, you have no knowledge or experience with Xenomorphs, so it’s when Ripley finds out you’re joining the research expedition to Acheron (LV-426) that she decides she’s going, too

you are the first warmth she’s found since boarding the Nostromo, the first warmth after waking up and finding out she lost everything; there’s no way in Hell she’s letting a goddamn thing happen to you

following the events of her life, she’s more protective of someone as precious as you are to her then she anticipates, and Ripley struggles with that a little

doesn’t really understand why she feels the way she does outside of a professional, mission-based context

but she doesn’t ever take that out on you

instead, Ripley snaps at anyone who suggests anything that even remotely puts you at risk

canon event: you and Ripley adopt Newt and Hicks is the cool uncle

and if you don’t accept the events of Alien 3 as canon then you, Ripley and Newt all live happily ever after <33

but if we’re going by you meeting Ripley in the Alien 3 timeline…hoo boy

this woman COULD NOT have lost more. she lost everything, gained glimmers of hope, then lost everything all over again; she takes no prisoners (pun intended) and the tenderness in her heart is under lock and fucking key

there’s a relevance to gender in Alien 3; there’s a lot more plausible roles for anyone who identifies as a man that make sense, but if you’re the only other person in the vicinity who identifies as a woman, Ripley is SO protective of you from the moment she meets you

any of the prisoners try anything with you, she will spark them out

doesn’t matter whether you can or cant handle the prisoners yourself, Ripley WILL be handling them on your behalf

don’t go thinking if you identify as a man that she’ll protect you any less either. she’s got the strap for all genders (that’s a double entendre for my scissor sisters out there x)

regardless of at what point in Ripley’s life you come along, you will be her point of focus from the moment you enter her life until you leave it

or, as she’d prefer to say, when her life ends (Alien 3 when I catch you Alien 3)

the epitome of sunshine x serious trope, you are the smile that she fights to hide and keep off her face, the gentle hand she hasn’t felt from anyone else in so many years, the hope for a future she stopped dreaming she could have

Ripley is a natural leader, a strong dominant presence, if you think you’re topping her…she will out-alpha you in a second flat

she likes a tasteful flirt, and as much as she hates admitting it, she loves it when you quietly call her pretty after she’s just given an order to you or someone else

because however strong and powerful she is, she’s still just a girl at heart

and to be honest, over the years Ripley has forgotten what pretty feels like, and while she does remember every time she sees and touches you, it’s when you make her feel pretty that she feels most vulnerable with you

the comfort you give her is indescribable

in particular, the moments when she wakes up from her nightmares and her hand is feeling her chest, searching for the horror she lives in fear of getting her (Alien 3 when I catch you Alien 3)

you’re there, holding her, shushing her, combing your fingers through her sweaty hair, rubbing circles in her back to calm her, reminding her that she’s safe and that you are safe, which matters more to her than anything

reminding Ripley of her own safety is one comfort, but knowing you’re safe, that you feel safe and protected by her? oh, there’s nothing better

[agalychnisspranneusroseus]

The most recent common ancestor of "frogs, toads and newts" (or rather, Anura, which includes frogs and toads, and Caudata, which includes salamanders, which in turn include newts - both of which exclude caecilians) dates back somewhere in the early triassic some 250 million years ago. If we want to think of amphibians in Amphibia as analogous to hominids on Earth, it may be tempting to attempt a simple replacement and claim that amphibians simply "evolved over time" in a way coincidently similar to that of the genus Homo on Earth (erect posture, opposable thumbs, material culture, eventual symbolic thinking etc), and suggest that, maybe, this change would have taken a lot longer to ocurr than it did with hominids (compare it to our earliest known ancestor, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, from 6-7 million years ago, or the first member of the genus Homo, homo habilis, from 2.4 million years ago).

This is muddied by the presence of symbolic thinking in these races of amphibians. We know of at least four big races of sapient amphibians in Amphibia, those being frogs, toads (both of which are considered different species), salamanders (which include newts and axolotls) and olms (which are at least culturally considered distinct from salamanders). We have some indication that caecilians exist, from an unseen location mentioned in Marcy's Journal called "Caecilian Bay", but we don't know whether or not they're an intelligent species. For the purposes of this analysis, we're going to assume only the four amphibian species mentioned above possess culture and symbolic thinking, reducing caecilians to less intelligent distant relatives, like chimps or gorillas might be to humans. Now, if all four species possess the exact same mental capabilities, that means symbolic thinking must have developed very early on, 250 million years ago, in their common ancestor, unless we believe the evolutionary process ocurred faster in Amphibia. Either way, it's either that, or it's a surprising case of convergent evolution. If the former is the case, we can assume different populations of an ancient amphibian ancestor became so isolated they eventually evolved into different species, while maintaining their capacity for symbolic thinking for possibly hundreds of millions of years. We can assume this ancestor also possessed all other common amphibian characteristics, such as an erect posture and opposable thumbs. Isolation and eventual reunion of amphibian populations could have ocurred as a result of tectonic shift (for reference, by the time amphibians came to be on Earth, the Hymalayas wouldn't yet exist for a very long time). The challenge here would be to maintain any level of intelligence stable over hundreds of millions of years. Humans developed symbolic thinking over the course of roughly two and a half million years, so even if a common amphibian ancestor possessed it, who is to say it wouldn't have been lost or became even more developed over such a long period of time? It seems unlikely, considering the vastly different evolutionary pressures these different populations would have faced. The most likely result would have been different amphibian species with different levels of intelligence.

This leaves us with two options: either this evolutionary process was shorter and faster (possibly not taking longer than three million years) or it was convergent evolution. Again, it would be insane to think four different species would have developed the exact level of intelligence equally and at the same time without any contact with each other. The idea that the process just took less time is tempting and the one that makes the most sense, but I think a fun theory could be the Guardian intervening by gifting amphibians the Stones, all of which granted them symbolic thinking in the same way at the same time. Wit allowing them to think abstractly, Heart teaching them to understand their emotions and inner worlds and Strength... idk, but possibly something to do with war. So basically, divine intervention.

Idk where im going with this, it's 5 am i just wanted to make up some Amphibia fan lore lmao

[buckleysssss]

I just had an idea for a fic series where :

Fic one will be about Thomas fake dating Minho to make Newt jealous and see if he likes Thomas or not. However one major bump in the road- Minho actually falls for Thomas. Newtmas endgame and at the end of the fic gally is introduced as Thomas's brother and Minho starts to realise maybe he fell for the wrong sibling.

Then fic two would include : captain of the ss minally Thomas and his right hand man Newt trying to get Minho and Gally together. Their only problem ? Gally thinks Minho isn't genuinely interested in anything more than a hookup. Meanwhile Minho is more whipped than a can of whipped cream.

[daegutowns]

bibbity boppity boo (lc)

tags: hogwarts au, gryffindor!chan, gn!reader, just a list of things, chan sucks at potions, you're actually a potions god though, your house is anonymous! 

largely based on these descriptions that i made before and this request

chan comes from a line of aurors (on his dad’s side), which is very serious business for him. he must become an auror, just like he must eat that last slice of pumpkin pie during the holiday feasts

that’s actually why you two met. 

snape had gotten on his ass about the state of his work. there was a lot of “the quality is lower than dung” and a lot more slander against gryffindor. it ended with him needing a potions tutor. 

it was crucial at the time, since you had to have a minimum of five NEWTs in challenging subjects. the recommended included defense against the dark arts (which chan more than excelled in), transfiguration, charms, herbology, and of course… potions. not only that, you needed an ‘outstanding’ or ‘exceeds expectations’ in these subjects to qualify. 

the way it was going, chan was sure he would be getting a ‘poor’ or ‘fair’ if he was lucky. snape literally was going to boil him alive like he was a bat spleen if he didn’t do well in his next essay. 

and that’s how he met you, the supposed savior of potions failures. jk. you weren’t nicknamed that. 

yet. 

one of chan’s friends (seungkwan) had told him that there was someone who did exceedingly well in potions -- just like how he does with defense against the dark arts. 

so, right after he had injured himself in quidditch practice and benched himself once again (by chance, though it happened more often than he would’ve liked to admit), he approached you and asked for tutoring. 

you were going to be a potions professor. he replied, “that’s hot.” the embarrassment was instant, but you’d reckon that it kind of sparked the crush both of you had on each other. 

anyone replacing snape seemed sexy and hot and amazing to him, so you were like the golden angel shining as you got him through each essay. 

it was actually more like love at first conversation, since chan was so enamored with you that he couldn’t help but want to pay more attention in potions. if not to improve his grades, at least to impress you. 

eventually, you two spent a lot of time together in the library between his potions essays, your DADA theory homework, and all of chan’s other classes that you had gotten really close to each other. 

you liked that he remembered a lot of small things about you, like when you had mentioned it was your friend’s birthday two weeks back and he asked how the celebrations were like at the next tutoring session. 

over time, those tutoring sessions led to outside hangouts, then invitations to watch quidditch games together. he met your friends, you met his friends. you were actually spending more time together than with anyone else. 

his friends liked to tease and say that chan was just pretending to be bad at potions to get you to hang out with him more. 

you laughed along, but you had experienced his potions knowledge firsthand. 

speaking of those damned essays… they had such a remarkable improvement that even snape had done a double take when he realized who had written the essay he had just read and demanded that chan recite the knowledge to him in person or else receive a detention for cheating. needless to say, chan got away with only one detention (for forgetting the uses of mistletoe berry). he claimed it was the power of love. 

chan had confessed to you in a super cheesy way, as advised by his friend jeonghan (who claimed to have no involvement in the matter). he showed up to you on an afternoon that you had been with your friends holding a bouquet of flowers (that you had no idea where he got because hogwarts did not grow roses that were safe for humans) and a song to serenade you and confess his love. 

well, he never got to the song because you had (thankfully) stopped him before that and agreed to go on a date with him to hogsmeade. 

the rest was history, really. 

[aziraphales-library]

hello, i was wondering if you perhaps knew of any fics that involve crowley and anathema being friends? ive just always felt like they would get on well, they're both similarly odd and prone to ranting about the sizes of animals brains

thank you so much for all the work you all do btw!!

Hi! Here are some fics which feature a friendship between Crowley and Anathema...

You've Got a Funny Way of Making Friends by ellbie (T)

Anathema swirled her drink in her glass. “Then what?” “Er, then… I don’t know. I didn’t see him again until the Great Flood.” “Well, when did you start, y’know…” Anathema waggled her eyebrows. Crowley flustered. “Mind your own business, witch.” “Hey, you’re the one that agreed to talk to me about all this stuff. You can’t be mad that I’m asking questions.”

Friendship is Demonic Magic by Shadow0kana & whtbout2ndbrkfst (T)

After Crowley interrupts Aziraphale and Anathema’s phone conversations one too many times, Aziraphale suggests the two have their own meetups to discuss what they have in common. Cue monthly coffee dates between a witch and a demon who can passionately discuss (debate) anything from Halloween to Astronomy to Hamlet… while also conspiring to form a book swap aimed at getting Aziraphale to read anything written after 1950.

The Nice and Accurate wedding of Anathema Device, Witch, which went just as expected by Nenchen (G)

Wedding planner Anathema Device is the Number One. She can organize anything for a wedding, flower arrangements, catering, a marching band or an emu. The name Device is a guarantee for a picture perfect wedding - and the perfect pictures will be taken by her top wedding photographer, and best friend, Anthony J. Crowley.

Both of them see weddings mostly as business, until Anathema meets Newt, Love of her life, walking natural disaster extraordinaire, and very much not a person it’s possible to have a perfect wedding with.

Which is perfect since Anathema frankly never wanted one for herself. She just wants a fun party, good food, and all of her friends to attend - including Crowley. For whom this might just as well be the apocalypse because no, he is not allowed to work on her wedding. Strictly invited only as a guest, Crowley finds himself at a loss. What the hell do you do at weddings? Well, if you are Crowley, the answer is some James Bond-like action, some worrying about fly swarms and their sources, having a lot of emotions, drinking some very funny wine, putting your foot in your mouth and just maybe meeting someone to share all of that with. Oh, and there’s always cake, isn’t there?

Healing by AppleSeeds (M)

After Crowley sustains an injury, his friend Anathema persuades him to come with her to the spiritual centre she regularly attends so that he can receive some spiritual healing. Crowley doesn't expect the healer to be quite so attractive, and certainly not that he'll end up developing a crush on him. As their sessions together progress though, Crowley starts to wonder whether Aziraphale might actually have feelings for him too.

Thrown for a Loop by MickyRC (T)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a large amount of yarn will be assumed to be a knitter.

It is a truth universally acknowledged among crocheters that this is annoying as hell.

In his many years crocheting, Aziraphale has never been one to let that assumption stand. But faced with an opportunity to join a knitting group run by a very sweet new shop owner, he decides to play along. Even if it means he has to pretend he wants to learn how to knit. Even if it means he has to hide his skill with a crochet hook.

It’ll be worth it to get to know Crowley better. Probably. Hopefully.

(It will.)

secondhand smoke by PaintedVanilla (T)

you're second hand smoke, second hand smoke i breathe you in, but, honey, i don't know what you're doing to me mon chéri

the year is 1990, and anthony crowley is looking for a church in london that might be tolerable. the one he winds up attending isn't exactly such, but he decides to stick around for one reason. said reason happens to own a bookshop that crowley begins to frequent, much to the surprise and delight of anathema device and newton pulsifer, who seem quite convinced that crowley could use something else to focus on besides gardening, their campaigns, and visits to tadfield.

- Mod D