#except voldemort

[lucasthecoffeshopguy]

listen, Voldemort becoming obsessed with harry in a romantic/sexual way and not taking no for an answer is a staple trope for this ship, but Harry growing to love Voldemort?

Harry learning about Voldemort's past, his motivations, his goals, his connection with Harry himself, who realizes (much too late) that he can empathize with the man? That he has grown to understand Voldemort, has grown to love him? Harry finding Voldemort's resurrected body beautiful, not being able to look away from him, not from fear but simply because isn't it always hard to look away from something so beautiful? Harry realizing that he has fallen helplessly in love with a man who wouldn't hesitate to kill him, realizing that he wants to hold and treasure someone he is also supposed to kill, in the very end? Harry being unable to confide in anyone because his love would be seen as treason? Harry being so ashamed of his feelings because not only would everyone he knows disapprove, but also because the object of his affections would disapprove? Not being able to handle the disgust he knows would come from all sides? Harry, the chosen one, prophecied by fate to defeat one man, realizing how horrible love can actually be?

Dumbledore preaching the power of love to Harry, how that was what saved him as a babe, and is what will allow him to finally end this war, and Harry who realizes that this will destroy him. He loves a man past the point of saving, and he will only be able to kill him because he loves him, and he has no idea how he is supposed to survive that.

Harry, who loves Voldemort to a painful degree, forced to track down and destroy pieces of his very soul. Not only that, but he has to destroy the piece of Voldemort that lives alongside his own soul. Harry, who will have to carve out all traces of this man, destroying all evidence of their connection together.

Harry, in love, tearing apart his very being because of it.

Harry, in love, inconsolable after winning the war.

Harry, in love, not being able to face Voldemort ever again.

Harry, ashamed, becoming Master of Death so he will never have to confront the man he destroyed.

Harry, ashamed, outliving his remaining friends and family.

Harry, ashamed, in love, never healing. Never moving on. Always, always asking --

"What if?"

[sofoulandfairaday]

i can't decide which i like more:

the idea - very much canonical and in the author's original concept and view of magic - of the dark arts taking a toll on one's exterior and looks. tom riddle sacrificing his beauty willingly in the name of eternal life, black magic as something that innately corrupts. bellatrix escaping from azkaban with the barest vestiges of her ancient beauty. going from one of the most beautiful women in england to a shell of her former self and no amount of dark magic being able to fix it. and she just. doesn't care. goes from pretty, proud and vain in her youth, to the feverish, fanatical glow harry sees in the department if mysteries. finally she sheds the petal of the rose - look like the innocent flower, her master had once said - and only the thorns remain. the parallel with voldemort himself. the idea that they like each other better now, the only ones to like their respective new appearances better. bellatrix because she can taste the power radiating off him, because she knows how resentful he was of his old face. (oh, he's never said anything explicitly, he would rather be flayed alive than speak of his filthy muggle father to her, but she knew he didn't like himself, took no pride in his aesthetics, it was most unusual, really.) the dark lord because he's reminded of her sacrifice - she was the only one who didn't denounce him, who tried to find him - every time he looks at her. she gave up everything for him: her reputation, her family, her freedom, her health, her beauty, her youth.

or.

the horcruxes are an isolated case. not all prices to pay for power are physical. some dark magic sucks at your humanity, your emotional regulation, your empathy and gives back superficial little gifts. its roots are far from the deep anger, desperation to cling to life of an horcrux. these are ancient witches' remedies to be the most envied in the village. the idea that rotten cores hide behind the prettiest faces. and bellatrix was always vain, always took immense pride in her beauty, her black, pure features. when she escapes from azkaban she tries everything in her power to be herself once again. she still drips with obsession but gradually regains all of her beauty too. cruel people can still be beautiful. gorgeous people can still be inhuman. and yet there is something so human about a woman making her way through the ranks of a very militarised group and still caring so much about what she looks like, still having insecurities, being preoccupied with mundane things like age and decay - and hating it because he would hate it, he hates weakness, and still not being able to help herself. the dark lord was always a collector of shiny things, was he not?

[hazelelel]

I want to make a Hogwarts teacher dating sim so bad it haunts me in my normal every day life

I would have the player be a new muggles history teacher and you'd be able to pick between the main staff.

Like if you choose to have a cup of coffee that option makes you restless, so you take a walk outside at night, and end up meeting Werewolf Prof. Lupin

You choose to follow a random cat to try and pet it, it's McGonagall, and eventually she lets you pet her and gives off little cartoon hearts.

Christmas rolls around and if you decide to stay the holidays you and Prof. Snape are the only ones there and you both spend some reluctant time together.

Halloween is coming and you want some peace so you walk the grounds and stumble upon Hagrid in his pumpkin patch. You have tea and bond.

And secret routes for non-professor characters like Lucius, Narcissa, Sirius, Bellatrix, Barty Crouch Jr and even a secret Voldy route.

And of course another secret route where you shoot Voldemort with a gun and unlock the ability to date Dumbledore.

You get into danger because you're stupid, get injured, and depending on who you have the most points with that sprite comes and saves you (Dumbledore with Fawks, Lupin with chocolate, Snape with potions, Hagrid picks you up by the scruff of the neck like a cat...)

And yet it lives only in my daydreams...

[phantomgrimalkin]

i accidentally stumbled into remus/regulus and it is the most heartbreaking thing and i just want them to be happy together *sobs quietly in the corner*

[impishtubist]

Hot Take Thursday post #3: Regulus Black is basically a Gryffindor send tweet

[sidetongue]

saturated in sunlight 

[https-furina]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. learn to know your mutuals and followers.

omg aya my love <3 hii (as if i don’t talk to you daily—)

1. wriothesley

2. wriothesley..

oh.. wait-

— despite my allergies, the smell of bloomed flowers <3 i miss working in a florist

— the smell of freshly baked bread!!

— the smell after it rains 👹

— the ocean (but it also scares me ?!)

— sPOOKY SEASON.

time to omg.. invade ppl 🌚

[birlwrites]

in any fic i write with death eater barty, my basic thought process is that barty has fanaticism in his bones. voldemort's big mistake is assuming that devotion is directed towards him.

[motherfuckingmaneater]

of all wizards you know, who are the top five hottest?

If you think i'm beneath such games, you're right, I am.

Oh very well, i'll indulge you this once.

In no particular order...

Lord Voldemort, Orion Black, Rodolphus Lestrange, Sirius Black and Kingsley Shacklebolt.

[limetameta]

Every Volmione story ever

Voldemort: In most cases we happen to be around the same age and I am always the sexy Voldemort. The human looking one. Not the Scaly Snake one which just shows the shallowness of people and their cowardice to write monsterfucker Hermione Granger.

Hermione: Definitely. Either I time travel back when you're a retail employee or a mini-established Dark Lord - like a shift manager at a McDonald's type level of established and then I try to take you down. But all it accomplishes is either me going Wicked Witch of the West and turning evil or rather as we like to say in the Dark Mage business: morally challenged

Voldemort: I won't change. You'll just make sure I don't become insane by making more horcruxes than I already have. Perhaps we'll have unbearably kinky sex.

Hermione: Most of the stuff will be things I'll show you because I'm such a forward thinker.

Voldemort: No, that's a lie. That's a niche market. You're most likely an inexperienced prude that I'll break down like the taming of the shrew. You'll worship me.

Hermione: The testosterone on you will absolutely be off the charts. You'll act more like a macho man than you ever would in any other iteration.

They begin dancing the tango. Voldemort spins Hermione, their mouths inches apart: And you'll love every moment of it. Because you know what else is a part of every Volmione story? Especially the ones where time-travel isn't used and I'm imprisoned in some shape or form?

Hermione, horny through the charts: How I learn what an orgasm is by having sex with you because my husband, Ron, can't make me cum?

Voldemort: Exactly. An absurd amount of Ron-bashing is imperative in order to make a proper volmione story. All of his character development will be buried underneath his new role as the oblivious, klutz cuck who wants to start a family with career woman Hermione Granger.

They continue dancing.

Hermione spins Voldemort, he takes insult to this because his masculinity is in question then and spins her, taking charge: You need to know your place. I'll manipulate you, I'll alienate and isolate you from all of your friends and family until you only have me. Until I am your entire world. And you'll think you have a fighting chance to survive me. You'll even think you have a chance at beating me at my own game. When in fact-

Hermione, breathless: You are always ten steps ahead of me. I am just a ditzy little girl who cannot hope to measure up to your brain power. I tremble at your prowess. You are better than me in every way, shape, or form and I can only accept my place or die trying.

[corujalesbica]

Hey, who wants to trashtalk bad ficcional parents with me ? ❤️❤️

[red-dragon-archfiend]

Just heard a synopsis of the new Fantastic Beasts movie, even by JKR standards this sounds BAD

[bunnythesuccubus]

Enemies to lovers but it's Francine and Lisa from the Electric Company

[keto-keyes]

Slytherins with a non!Deatheater S/O

Imagine/preference

The Slytherins are down bad for their partners. So how do they rip off the band aid and break the news that secretly, they're all bad?

Mattheo Riddle:

We all know he's a bad boy with a bad attitude

...except around his S/O

He doesn't try to hide the blood on his hands, but uses the excuse "I was protecting you"

He does actually do it to protect you, don't worry

His dad threatens to end you if he refuses to do his Deatheater duties

So he makes sure to keep you around him whenever he can to make sure you can't get hurt

Our boy stresses the heck out whenever you get even the smallest bit injured

It might start fights sometimes between the two of you, but you KNOW this mamas boy would never lay a hand on you in the wrong way

If you try to join, he discourages it

He doesn't want to psychologically scar you

lots of time together whenever he can kick his dad outta his mind

Then he holds you tight like he's gonna lose you

Don't ever stop loving this man, alright?

Tom Riddle:

It's kinda impossible for you not to know about his...situation

It's all anybody talks about when you're around

But he only wants to protect you

So he makes sure to keep you distracted whenever he must get the job done

He'll take you dancing, or go shopping afterwards

sometimes you might need to clean him up after a scuffle

he lets you, but only if you promise not to ask how he got the injuries

His dad also threatens him with losing you and he could never be complete without his S/O safely in his arms

if somehow you get tangled in his mess of deatheater-ness, he will sacrifice EVERYTHING for you

his only thought is to keep you safe

Theodore Nott:

He doesn't tell you he's a Deatheater until you meet his friends

That's right, he didn't let you meet his friends

not at first

after you meet them, it's kinda like momentum until he finally tells you he's a deatheater

he definitely expects you to hate his ass, but you don't so he's hopeful

he smokes to forget all the horrible things he does.

he does it more once he finally confesses, but tries not to when you're around.

dw, his stoic attitude when you ask him about being a deatheater isn't him being uncaring

he just forgot how to feel remorse after being a human murder weapon for so long.

it's like torture for him, and he hates it

So care for him please, as best you possibly can

Draco Malfoy:

He's probably the most affected by the deatheater thing

If you're dating him, either you're younger than him or your families are close.

So you know all about the deatheater thing

he pretends having a dangerous father is a good thing

like, he can destroy draco's enemies in an instant,

but... he could also force you to join Voldemort, and that's something that can never happen.

you have to either be holding his hand or his cheek AT ALL TIMES,

otherwise his anxiety causes him to start shaking

he'll whisper all his worries as he weeps himself to sleep, and sometime you catch him doing it

his dad only protected him for so long, now it's your turn

Blaise Zabini:

He doesn't talk about it

ever

even when you two have been dating for a while, he doesn't mention it

it's not your problem, it's his

and he wants it to stay that way for as long as possible

he's afraid telling you will somehow lead to Voldemort knowing, and holding it against him

especially since the only thing Voldemort's actually threatening him with is death. extremely painful death.

so he doesn't even mention it.

you know though. you know how painful killing and torturing is for him.

it tears him apart, almost to the point where he wants to smoke with theo

sometimes he wishes desperately that he could tell you everything, but he's scared you would be in danger.

so he stays quiet and lets the anguish build

he doesn't crack. ever

he stays stoic and silent. caring

Pansy Parkinson:

she doesn't like to bother you with the gorey details,

but sometimes they slip out

she breaks down all the time. it's traumatising

but she can't really articulate what she feels

so she just cries as you hold her to your chest/side

yeah, idk i didn't really have any ideas for pansy

Lorenzo Berkshire:

he may be a little flouncy at times, but he cares about your wellbeing enough to protect you

its his main goal in life

so he tries to keep himself between you and the others for as long as possible. like theo

its less of a "you don't need to know them"

and more of a "what? other people? who needs people when I'm your cute bf?" while waving his hands in front of you so you focus on him

he lets you wash his cuts for him

and do his hair in consolidation for not being by your side for a few hours.

Voldemort really can't touch enzo without hurting you.

So he keeps his mouth shut about it a lot.

sweet boy livin in a cruel world, what can i say

[iamnmbr3]

That bit of Deathly Hallows where Draco is missing and Voldemort immediately assumes he ran off to befriend Harry and when Lucius tries to insist Draco wouldn't do that Voldemort's just basically like "lol ok u tell yourself that buddy but I'm not buying it" just absolutely sends me.

Voldemort was really out there in canon like 'i don't believe in love except for whatever it is that harry potter and draco malfoy have going on because wow. even i can't deny that.'

Like look at this. this is wild. And the best part is HE'S RIGHT. Draco did in fact run off to find Harry Potter. And then becomes absolutely hysterical and completely loses his composure when faced with the fact that Harry might get hurt.

[longdaytogo]

sometime in their school years, harry and draco get into a vicious argument that ends in bloody fists and a month long detention from mcgonagall. harry realizes he's just so incredibly tired from having to fight off voldemort AND uphold his feud with draco so he decides to put an end to it by making amends and striking up a truce (friendship) with draco.

when asking for tips on how to go along with it from his close friends, knowing it will be difficult to get close to draco, they suggest that he go about it in the pureblood manner of "offering friendship," a lengthy ritual that's sure to work on someone as uptight as malfoy.

as per hermione's instructions, harry finds the book on the subject in the hogwarts library and proceeds to start the process on malfoy except the book has been charmed, by a previous reader so that it's not "the magical guide to compliant camaraderie" but rather "to woo a wizard: the beginner's lessons on courting."

instead, draco finds himself as the recipient of an ancient courting method and is just baffled at it all thinking it's a prank but slowly starts opening up to the idea of it while harry is following the instructions with the end goal being draco's friend, not realizing he's given hope to an already hopeless romantic who's been pining after him for way too long.

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