#like its the same as james with regulus or lily

[childsaturn]

HE is a James potter variant

[dobbysimp]

Barty and Evan would love to run one of those frat car wash (broom wash?) fundraiser things

They’d try to get reg to join but he refuses and threatens to kill them if they insist so instead he just manages the money

James and Sirius do join. Sirius didnt want to until he realized he could put on a show for Remus “most jealous man alive that will fuck you into remembering youre his” Lupin. James does it because it seems fun, giving Reg a show was just a nice side effect

They make it into a competition w evan and barty to see which pair gets more tips

They also make Frank join, for which Alice is oh so very grateful and she drives by to get her car washed/broom polished like three times in a row just because

Gilderoy acts like he’s rejecting their offer to join them except nobody asked him to at all. they keep rejecting him and he acts like he’s the one rejecting them because he’s too busy. Barty wants to curse him very badly, Peter stops him

It all spirals, they make a ton of money because this is te technically a new concept for wizards and its revolutionary (muggleborns and halfbloods are amused by the amazement)

The girls join them for next time so now they’re two teams. it 100% is a competition

Mary is a fan favorite and gets an insane amount of tips

Dorcas only joins bc she wants to be up and close to watch Marlene the whole time, plus she gets to touch her

Lily usually joins Regulus managing the money until one day Marlene is sick so she replaces her. Pandora conveniently buys a broom thay very same day and takes it to get cleaned even tho it’s new and spotless

[ifyouknowmenahyoudontt]

seeing an #jily in this day and age is genuinely I like finding a single wildflower in a field of plastic roses, its natural beauty standing out against a backdrop of artificial perfection that everyone else adores. why the hell do i have to hear about that weird racist boy all the goddamn time. where is LILY. where is JAMES.who the hell are these PEOPLE. who let THEM IN. who let REGULUS in.why is he ALWAYS HERE.

you should see the way that my smile drops everytime i see the #jegulus at the bottom of a cute thing. or everytime there’s a ship thing and i see james and am like “oh obviously it’s gonna be with lily.HIS WIFE.THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILD.THE WOMAN HE DIED FOR.THAT HE LOVED FOR 7 YEARS.AND THEN FOREVER

and then it’s fucking REGULUS

“he deserves a hug!!” he deserves jail time. and death. he literally contributed to james DYING.

“he’s so traumatized” BY WHOM EXACTLY. did we read the same book. SIRIUS was traumatized.NOT THIS DUMMY

ENOUGH

[maxdibert]

You took the words out of my mouth. Yes! That is the problem with Marauders stans - they take their OCs, slap a name sticker on them and claim its canon.

Severus becomes the most evil of incels, when he was 9 years old he was already lusting after his first friend, sometimes he is rich, sometimes he is poor - but he always deserves being ganged on 4 on 1 since he was 11, maybe he kicked a puppy in Potter's vicinity, who knows? - sometimes he is even more evil than Voldemort himself (makes you wonder why he wasn’t kicked out of the school already, its not like he is a gryffindor and Dumbledore is protecting him like he did with the Marauders);

James becomes the queer hero (read a fic where he was teaching purebloods in gryffindor about labels and pronouns - Sir, this was the 70s, not 2016), defends the innocent, saving everyone from the evilest of them all: Snape;

Sirius becomes a poor baby, his mother uses the cruciatus curse on him all the time (and somehow he didn’t go mad like the Longbottoms or died) - he goes around with every girl in Hogwarts but the one he really wants is Lupin, look at his puppy eyes.

Lupin, he is brave, he is assertive, he growls, his eyes glow yellow all the time and he acts like the alpha of the group, James and Sirius trust and respect.

Regulus becomes the poor victim (he totally doesn’t have a Voldemort shrine in his room, what are you talking about? XD), he is abused by his mother, by other Slytherins, by Snape, he is prideful and goes against his mother all the time, he is a crybaby in need of a queer hero, he cries himself to sleep thinking of Potter's strong arms.

Peter, he is a cowardly rat, always snickering something evil (you wonder why Potter would ever trust him with the life of his child).

And Lily, hmmm, she a secret lesbian and is going out with Mary/Marlene/Dorcas/Pandora (chose your flavor, its the same either way, she only appears to cheer on the boys) and would absolutely loooooove to carry Jegulus's baby.

Rinse and repeat.

And they come and say they are just "exploring" with the characters - what characters? If you change so many parts of their personality and history are they the same characters?

No. They are just your OCs.

Look, it’s not about the characters, it’s not about the Marauders, it’s not Snape, it’s not Regulus—it’s not the people you see in the actual series. Not even Lily is really Lily, because they always portray her as some kind of girlboss feminist icon when Lily Evans was a girl completely alienated by the patriarchal views of her time. I mean, we’re talking about someone who chose to marry a guy who had abused people right in front of her. But not only that—she got married and pregnant as a teenager. She was a very traditional person, just like her sister Petunia, so I don’t know where this whole Gloria Steinem fantasy comes from because she was nothing like that. In fact, she doesn’t even seem to have female friends—the only one vaguely mentioned is Mary McDonald, and the only real friend she has throughout her life is Severus. After that, it's just her boyfriend/husband’s friends. She’s the furthest thing from a feminist icon, but whatever.

They just make up characters who didn’t even attend school with them. Suddenly Barty Crouch, who canonically was three or four years younger, is in their same year. And not only that—he’s portrayed as this super spicy, sarcastic icon, when canonically even the Death Eaters were shocked to find out Barty was a loyal servant of Voldemort because everything indicated he was the kind of guy who tried to blend in and pretend to follow his father’s orders. Dorcas Meadowes was supposedly a pretty powerful witch and only gets two sentences in the books, but that’s enough to infer she not only didn’t go to school with the Marauders, Snape, and Lily, but was significantly older. The McKinnons are mentioned as a family, suggesting Marlene McKinnon was older than the Marauders and probably married with kids. So what the hell are they talking about? Why are all these people suddenly the same age and in the same year? And why are we suddenly in a senseless teen soap opera with a bunch of pop culture references from 2025 in the middle of the 1970s? Why is just saying “David Bowie” and “the Beatles” considered “period accurate” when these characters clearly think with a 2025 mindset? Even if they kept some traits from canon, it would still feel totally off. You have to understand the historical context you're writing in.

James being queer or James being POC is something I’ll never understand because James Potter represents the progressive elite who, despite having socially acceptable views, are still classist, abusive, and discriminatory. James thinks he’s better than other pure-bloods because the only thing he sees as wrong is blood purism—he doesn’t realize he has a deeply classist, possessive, and dominant mindset, and he’s jealous as hell. He bullies a much poorer boy, with no resources or stable family structure, just because that boy is friends with the girl James likes. He blackmails the girl he likes into going out with him. People say Snape couldn’t be Black because it would make his “obsession with Lily” look bad, but James can be? When he literally blackmails her into dating him? When he bullies her friend out of jealousy? Like, another one they portray as a feminist ally (one of the most absurd and vomit-worthy claims I’ve seen) who was canonically a total macho douchebag. He was the average jock in your high school—the guy who bullies people out of boredom, who torments people he knows won’t fight back because there are no consequences, who behaves like a piece of shit. So I don’t get it. I don’t get why they turn him into a golden retriever, why they whitewash his actions like that. I don’t think people realize how terribly problematic that is. James Potter was not a queer ally—James Potter reeked of toxic masculinity and probably would have made the most homophobic comments. He literally gave Severus Snape a nickname referencing his failure to meet conventional standards of masculinity, and people imagine him as some kind of Che Guevara or something? Get out of here.

There’s no proof that Walburga physically abused her children. In fact, Regulus was considered “the golden boy”—Sirius’s own words—because he followed the family ideology. He had posters of Voldemort in his room, his mother spoke well of him—where is the traumatic childhood? Sirius had a really sadistic and cruel side. He tried to commit murder. He used a supposed friend as a weapon. He felt zero remorse for his actions. He was tall, aggressive, girls swooned over him—he had bikini posters in his room, for God’s sake. So where the hell did this image of him as a crying little baby come from?? We’re talking about Sirius Black, whom Rowling explicitly created as the epitome of traditional masculinity. She repeatedly described him as this incredibly handsome man that girls would swoon over. In contrast, Lupin was always described as shy, hiding behind his friends, unable to tell them to stop or speak up when he thought their actions were wrong. They’ve literally killed these characters, mutilated them, annihilated them.

But the thing is—no, that’s not what happened. What happened is they don’t know the characters. They say there’s not enough information about them, but that’s a lie. There is. You just have to read the damn books, not just watch the movies or read fics or watch TikToks. One of the people replying to the post yesterday told me she hadn’t even read the books—then what the hell are you talking about? What characters are you referring to? Because the ones in the movies don’t even match either. Movie Severus Snape is very different from book Snape, same with Remus and Sirius. In the films, we know nothing about their school days because they’re barely shown. Everything we do know, we know from the books—and it’s more than enough to work from canon and come up with headcanons that are respectful to the canon and make sense within it. Which these so-called fans don’t do. Because these so-called fans aren’t fans of the Marauders—they’re fans of a bunch of OCs someone invented and kept developing, and just slapped the names of real characters from an existing lore on them so people would read their fics. That’s it. And they have the audacity not to warn people that the characters are out of character or that the world they’ve made is an AU. And then they complain about lack of tagging? You want to talk about lack of tagging? How about their audacity to pretend something is canon when it’s not, and not tell people that what they’re doing is just an AU or completely OOC. When they respect tagging, then I’ll respect it too.

[serenadeofastros]

Architect Regulus Black who in a fit of impulsiveness quits from his firm, sells his house and moves to a coastal town. A blessing in disguise really, he’s been feeling so burned out lately but didn’t wanna see it; his days were so monotonous and the only change to his routine were the weekly brunch dates he had with Sirius, but with him, James and Lily welcoming their second child (a beautiful baby girl with fiery red hair and striking silver eyes) and Harry in the terrific twos those weekly meetings turned to two weeks turned to once a month (outside of Regulus visiting the big family of course). So he had texted Sirius once he was settled down on his train seat a summary of what he had done and the address to his new house, “tell your spouses to pack bathing suits for summer” said the text underneath.

Remus is a writer who was born and raised in a small coastal town, he left for a while to attempt life in the city, but he longed for the tranquility and the peace his town always brought him, so he returned; settled down in a nice one story house not too far from his parents house, with a nice backyard he filled with all sorts of flowers and bushes, welcoming the local wildlife into his garden. He loved his little coastal town and its people so much all his books were filled with poems about it, accompanied by illustrations from his good friend Peter Pettigrew, who had built himself a nice life in the city and recently became a dog dad. He would send Remus a million photos of the little pup, and Remus would send a million back of the fauna wandering around his garden.

It was on one of those slow, peaceful days that a new addition came knocking on Remus’ door in the form of a new neighbor. Remus was working on his new book, sitting on his outside patio table when a moving truck pulled up to the house right in front of his, two men quickly jumping out from the car and getting to work; a second, rented car pulled up right behind the truck and possibly the most gorgeous man walked out of the car. Remus had to adjust his reading glasses to make sure he wasn’t hallucinating but no, that man was still there talking to the moving company workers, giving out instructions and helping settle down boxes on the sidewalk. Remus’ eyes followed the man all the way from his driveway to his front door until he finally opened the door and stepped inside.

Regulus Black was the name of his new neighbor, Remus learned one day as both of them left their homes at the same time–Remus on his way to visit his parents and Regulus on his way to the market. They talked for a bit, introduced themselves, Remus asked how he was liking the coastal town and Regulus had smiled, sigh contentedly and replied that he was loving it so far, they said goodbye after and each went their own way.

But small talk gave way to longer conversations through front yard fences, then to walks to the market together and the walks gave way to sitting together on patio chairs, enjoying a cold glass of lemonade and talking about their lives, talking about their lives gave way to going to their local breakfast spot together, then to more intimate dinners in each other’s houses. Soon the shy looks became more bold, the lingering touches became longer and then it turned to waking up together in each other’s beds. At some point Remus took Regulus to meet his parents (they adored him of course) and Regulus invited Remus to the beach when his brother and his family came for the summer. They didn’t realized they had become so intertwined, it just felt right, so natural.

It felt right to move in together, both becoming so tangled in each other’s routine that it felt weird not having the other around. It felt right when Remus went out to the market on his own before Regulus woke up, heart and mind set as he went straight into the jewelry store and purchased two identical white gold engagement rings. It felt natural when he got home and Regulus was already up and about in their kitchen, preparing coffee for Remus and starting on breakfast, that Remus couldn’t resist and popped the question right then and there, Regulus of course already saying yes before Remus could finish his speech. And it felt natural getting married to the love of his life surrounded by their closest friends and family; a small ceremony filled with love, laughter and happiness.

They had been married for three years when Regulus surprised Remus with the plans for their house, full of everything Remus always wanted; a spiral staircase, a grand library and a big backyard to house all the flowers and trees he so desired to plant. They had been married for five years when Remus surprised Regulus with his newest book; “for the one I love by RJ. Lupin” a compilation of poems and stories inspired by Regulus, accompanied of course by the wonderful illustrations Peter had made of Remus’ husband per his request. Both gifting the other their most precious work, a piece of their soul to the one that held the other half

[m00nkissedlover]

・｡Painful Dreams 🩹

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"The cut that always bleeds..."

ex-death eater! post Hogwarts! Regulus Black x spouse! reader | word count: 1,855 words

Summary: plagued with nightmares three nights in a row, Regulus feels as though he can't outrun his past 🩹

Warnings: angst, hurt/ comfort, mentions of death, blood, and self-harm, Regulus has PTSD (also disclaimer: some of this might be inaccurate. feel free to correct me on anything)

Note: wrote this on a whim cause exams are killing me and i missed writing for reg :( (and i missed reg in general-) he's been through so much, he deserves a big smooch and an even bigger hug 🫂

The satisfying crunch of fresh snow under Regulus's boots made his skin crawl as he approached what once was one of the best wizarding schools in the world. The formerly famous school now reduced to nothing but rubble, a shell of its former self.

This wouldn't have happened if you were by his side. You...just where were you? A blood curdling scream pierced the Slytherin's ears, his heart pounding in his chest. Picking up the pace, he began to jog, then full on sprint to the pile of bricks and stone. He didn't stop. He didn't stop as he gasped for breath, his lungs burning. He didn't stop as he watched the pillowy white snow beneath his feet become a bone chilling crimson color.

Once Regulus reached his destination, only then did he stop and fall to his knees. Slumped over a table was your cold and unmoving body, blood pooling onto the pristine marble. He couldn't say anything, his body in such a state of shock as he slowly made his way over to you. His hands shook as he reached over to cradle your face, your eyes closed and lips slightly parted.

"No...no, you can't...you can't leave me yet. You're supposed to stay by my side!" he murmured in a panicked voice, tapping your cheeks as if to wake you from slumber. "Come on, wake up dammit!" Regulus hissed, shaking your lifeless body, not caring about the blood staining his hands.

"They're dead, Mr. Black." An ominous voice made Regulus feeeze in his place, his head slowly turning to see a tall, pale skinned figure, cloaked in black. He twirled his wand, a sadistic smile on his lips.

As Regulus moved to pull out his own wand, the figure tilted his head, his smirk widening. "Are you really planning on killing me with the same wand you used...to kill your beloved?"

The question sent Regulus's entire mind into a sudden state of confusion. The figure gestured towards his hands and when Regulus looked down, he felt like he'd puke right then and there.

His hands were covered in thick, crimson blood...your blood. His wand sat in his lap, stained red. The Dark Mark on his forearm burned and he let out a hiss. Then, a hand reached out and wrapped around his wrist in a gentle manner.

What Regulus saw next shook him to his very core. You, who was so much as dead just a moment ago, were looking him dead in the eyes, your lips twisted into a frown.

"Why'd you do it, Regulus?" you murmured, moving to lean in closer to him. "Why'd you kill me?"

"I....I didn't. I swear by my love for you, I didn't do it." But even in his state of denial, you kept repeating the same question.

"Why'd you kill me, Reggie? All I ever did was love you." you said, your voice getting louder and your grip on his wrist getting tighter."

Along with your voice, more voices began to ask the same question: "Why'd you kill them, Regulus?" Some voices he recognized: James, Lily, Remus...Sirius. Others seemed like jumbled versions of voices he'd heard in passing.

"I didn't kill them! It wasn't me!"

"Why'd you kill them, Regulus?"

"Stop-"

"Why'd you kill them?"

"No!"

"WHY?"

"STOP!"

Regulus woke up in a cold sweat, his breathing rapid and ragged as he gasped for breath. This was the third night in a row that he'd had that exact same dream. His hands trembled as he reached for a glass of water from the bedside table, his eyes unintentionally landing on that wretched Dark Mark scar. The thing that had polluted his mind and made him do unspeakable things in the past. Even though it was reduced to a nasty, snake shaped scar, he wanted it gone. Forever.

Regulus began to scratch at the mark, digging his fingernails into his skin. He didn't care about the pain or the fact that his skin was getting tender and red. "Get off....Why is this...stupid mark still here if he's dead?" he muttered to himself, scratching faster and harder.

Regulus's muttering woke you up, your eyes slowly cracking open as you turned on the bedside lamp. "Reggie? What's wrong?" you murmured, sitting up and rubbing your sleepy eyes.

He didn't answer, still muttering to himself like a madman, his nails digging deeper into his porcelain like skin.

You scooted up behind him, looking over his shoulder to see just what was going on.

"Regulus? Are you alr-?" That's when you saw it. The red and tender skin, the small dots of blood dripping from the shallow wounds on his forearm.

"Regulus! What are you doing? You're hurting yourself!" you exclaimed, grabbing his wrist and examining the damage.

"I need to get it off." He grunted, pulling his wrist away again.

His agitated expression sent a wave of something between sadness and anger through you. You grabbed his face and forced him to look at you, your voice a lot less gentle and a lot more stern.

"Regulus Arcturus Black. You will tell me what the hell is going on right now, do you understand me?"

Regulus opened his mouth to protest, but that look in your eyes made him stop. He blinked at you a few times, his trance like state diminishing as he swallowed the lump in his throat.

"I had another nightmare." he admitted, your gaze softening. You'd been helping him get back to sleep for the past two nights after he'd had these nightmares. You'd never pressed him about what their contents was, but now, after tonight, you needed to know what was plaguing his slumber.

"Come on. Let's go get you cleaned up."

The two of you now stood in your bathroom, Regulus leaning against the sink as you cleaned his wound. He'd really done a number on himself: the skin was still red and raw, the shallow wounds making it look like the snake shaped scar had been chopped into pieces. You carefully began to bandage the wound, stopping for a second.

In that moment, you lifted his arm up to your face, leaning forward and pressing a feather light kiss to the scared skin. Regulus felt his heart clench at the display of affection, his eyes beginning to water. Once you'd finished bandaging his wound, you moved to stand in front of him, gently cupping his face in your hands.

"I'm sorry I snapped at you like that. You can tell me what happened when you're ready. I won't pressure you to tell me right now..." you whispered, leaning up and pressing a soft kiss to his forehead.

"It's fine. You were worried about me."

The dark haired male swallowed, his eyes fluttering shut as he shook his head. He'd kept silent about it for too long and it was eating him up inside. "....I'll tell you."

You could see his eyes start to water again, his voice getting a bit shaky.

"You....you died."

Your warm expression dropped, your hands pausing from caressing his face. But you didn't say anything, letting him continue.

"You died in my arms, your body cold and lifeless. Then...he appeared."

Regulus's grip on your hips tightened a bit as he recalled the horrible, evil man who dared to call himself a wizard. Lord Voldemort.

"He told me that...that I killed you. Then, there was so much blood and, I looked over and...you were staring at me. You grabbed my wrist-"

Regulus's breath hitched momentarily. He swallowed down the faint metallic taste in the back of his throat, his eyes closing as tears spilled from them.

"You agreed with him. You told me I killed you. And the voices, they just got louder. James, Lily, Barty, everyone was pointing accusatory fingers at me. Even Sirius-"

"Shhh. Reg, it was all just a dream. Your conscience is trying to mess with you. To blame you for a past your had no control over." you murmured, pulling him closer to you.

"See? I'm here. I'm alive. You would never so much as lay a hand on me, much less....take my life."

Regulus looked at you through watery eyes, leaning in to bury his face into your neck. You ran your fingers through his hair in a soothing manner, trying to hush his silent sobbing.

"It's all over but, I'm still reminded of what I've done. This stupid Dark Mark-"

"This Dark Mark means nothing, okay? You weren't yourself when you did those things. Voldemort's dead and gone, and this mark means nothing now. If anything, this mark shows that you overcame all the difficulties he put you through." Your eyes shone with a look of sorrow, your free hand rubbing his back.

"It hurts...it hurts so much..." he whispered, drawing in a shaky breath as he tried not to cry again.

You knew he wasn't referring to his self inflicted wounds. He was referring to his heart.

The lump of tissue in his chest that had been poked and prodded at and messed with countless times before. The organ that, along with his brain, had been caged in the clutches of one of the most vile wizards to ever exist.

His heart, which he had guarded with his life from the horrors of the wizarding world for so long. His heart, which he had absentmindedly given to you; to hold, to heal, to care for.

"I know...trust me, I know." Your fingers knotted into his dark tufts of hair, wanting to know that you were here. That you were alive and well. That you would cling to him like a plague and never let go.

Regulus pulled away after a while, now gripping your hand and intertwined your fingers, looking into your eyes as if looking into your soul.

"I...don't deserve this...I don't deserve you-" he whispered, resting his forehead against yours.

"Yes, you do, Reg. You deserve all of the love and warmth and comfort this world has to offer. Don't look at yourself like that. You're a human with the needs to be safe and loved and happy, just like everyone else." you told him, caressing the backs of his hands with your thumbs.

"Please...don't hurt yourself anymore. Physically or mentally. You know I can't bare seeing you like this." Regulus nodded, pulling you in for a hug and resting his head on your shoulder.

"I won't...I promise." he whispered, gently rubbing your back. A moment of silence passed between you two before he pulled away and held your face again, leaning in to kiss you.

The kiss was slow and soft, filled with raw emotion and the feelings you felt for each other. You leaned against him, a soft sigh escaping your lips and entering his. Both of you could feel the crushing weight of each other's love and devotion coursing through your bodies.

"I love you so much..." Regulus murmured after pulling away, gently nuzzling his nose against yours.

"I love you too...so very much." you whispered back, your thumb now carefully caressing his bandaged wound.

That scar may stay with Regulus forever, but so would you. 🩹

© m00nkissedlover, 2025

[z-eel]

not sure if you're into more kids asks, but jegulily rising their kids together is kind of my guilty pleasure 👉👈 so maybe.........

something something jegulily birthday post, forgot how it went so consider this my gift...

jegulily give me the vibe of have two or three kids, im not sure why. like in my mind James has always wanted a sibling and know how great it because of the marauders while Lily and Regulus remembers their earlier years when they were unbearable from their older siblings, so two/three kids.

two v one in that house at all times, James says one thing, Lily aposees it and one look from Regulus has James cowering in fear. same thing the other way. James decides to play a prank, Regulus chastises him and Lily's eyes have James bowing his head in apology. the kids know better than to ask James permission for anything important by now.

not sure why but I think it's two boys one girl, it goes boy, girl, boy. Harry is the first born but the other came five years later with only one year in between them, it was not fun taking care of a newborn and a troublemaker of a toddler with a spoiled kid who's doesn't really like the concept of sharing his parents.

but when the kids are older, Harry crying saying he doesn't want to leave for school because who is going to take care of his siblings. and Lily's holding him, cooing that he such a good big brother and that his siblings ate going to miss him, it only makes Harry cry more.

Regulus and James make sure to take all three of their kids to say goodbye at the train station. Sirius and Remus were there as well ready to take those toddlers out of jegulus arms.

the train leaves and Regulus is the one who crying because all he can remember is the lonely feeling of not having his brother by his as he bordered the train and Lily is quick to hug him but she can remember that same feeling.

they get back home and the feel Harry absence, but they try their best, hard to go on a day and not call down for dinner, or asking has Harry eaten today, or love can you check on Harry he's being awfully quiet today. it's like a heartbreak every time.

the one who missed him most is James because they could play quidditch together, Regulus could only ever join when the other two were sleeping but without Harry to mess round with its not as fun.

their little girl is also named after a star, while the boy will be named after a flower/plant. they'd call the girl shooting star or starlight, while the boy would be called sunshine or morning dew.

Lily teaches them all things muggle, Regulus teaches them all thing pureblood anf James teaches them all things mischief and fun.

McGonagall is cursing the world for sending her another Potter and Black pair, first James and Sirius, next Harry and Draco (those two are always fighting smh) and now Harry's siblings... that poor woman knows no rest. it's worse yet because they have James' mischief, Regulus' attitude, and Lily's intelligence, yeah no one's safe.

[in-flvx]

Look... the point of all the "sirius and james are extraordinarily bright" posts is NOT to say that needing or even just WANTING to study between tests is smth that makes remus (the person this usually is about) less intelligent than he actually was, nor to shit on people who do that, or call them dumb.

We know for a fact that sirius considers snape a highly intelligent person. And snape spent most of his time after the dada owl revising. He does make fun of him for the way he writes, but not for the fact that he keeps writing until the papers are collected. He never says a word about remus deciding to study more, other than that it's not his preferred way to spend the time between exams. He regards all of the golden trios comments as equally valuable, even though hermione studies the most, and the others just do it when necessary.

Sirius has a good understanding of the divide between book smarts and street smarts, and he doesn't discriminate. He enjoys the Wensley twins ingenuity, and Harry's joy in quidditch, he regards mundungus fletchers intel as important and dumbledores plans as overall working for the grand scheme. He never shows impatience with remus' way of regarding the world around them (other than when sirius is bored and remus wants him to study with him)

The point of this is never. NEVER. That remus is stupid in any kind of way. Nobody thinks that wanting to study for exams is a sign of stupidity. If that were the case, there would be a large part of the fandom who think of hermione as barely literate or whatever. Bc she studies all the times, as well as between exams. But this is not the case.

The point of the "james and sirius were smart though" posts is this: they became animagi at 15, and helped peter to do the same. They developed the two way mirrors (once again, most accurate and reliable form of long distance communication in the wizarding world) at some point before their last year. They were two of the people who developed the map of hogwarts after all of that. They also were regarded as incredibly bright by Minerva McGonagall (who rarely gives out compliments EVER - even to those she likes, yet she was complimenting sirius at his worst), Flitwick at the same time, snape whenever he went on one of his angry rants about james, hagrid whenever he felt like it, and dumbledore - regularly about james, once about sirius after his death.

So. Again.

The point of these posts is not to be mean to remus for shits and giggles.

It's about the fact that most of marauders art and writing almost compulsively includes lines and comments about sirius and james being stupid. It's about the trend of making james a himbo - to only show his intelligence in some arbitrary grades, if ever, and to make the people around him always commenting on his stupidity.

It's about the fact that all of sirius' accomplishments have to be sourced out to remus. Its about how sirius' general interest in the world at large has to be focused solely to the fact that he wants to fuck remus. Or be fucked by him whatever.

Its about all those stupid ass incorrect quotes that call sirius and james stupid to their faces. It's about all the fics that do the same.

This isn't about the sirius fans calling remus stupid, or showing him in a light that makes him look stupid.

It's about the fact that it's barely possible to find anything about sirius or james in which they aren't explicitly called stupid in the text of the incorrect quote, art, or fic presenting them. Always in service of making remus, lily, and regulus look more intelligent

[hollowed-theory-hall]

this is probably stupid to ask, but do you like snape? or the marauders? there's always fanwars happening between marauders stans and snape stans. tbh i'm just curious where you stand (i like both, and prefer their canon selves rather than the fanon which is btw really stupid. they feminized sirius so much its not even sirius anymore.) what made you like snape? if you do, or are you neutral with him? just for a change of question since i always ask about harry.

Thanks for the ask! I don't think it's stupid.

I prefer their canon counterparts as well, the Marauders fanon has so little to do with canon I can hardly call the characters by the same name. They just aren't the same characters. Anyway, I'm gonna try and summarise my highly subjective opinions about them here.

1. Sirius Black

He's my second most favorite character and my favorite among the characters you mentioned. I wrote about him a lot on this blog, so I don't really feel the need to write more.

But, he's smart, resilient, and goofy on occasion. His love for Harry is one of my favorite aspects of his character because he loves Harry so much. And he has his flaws. He can be cruel, cold, and arrogant and I wouldn't like him as much if he wasn't visibly a member of The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black regardless of how much he tried to get away from his legacy. I love how messy his feelings about his family are. He left Regulus' room as it was, even though the rest of the house got cleaned by the Order. He stayed in his mother's bedroom even when all the conversations he had with her portrait were in screams. I love his distrust in Dumbledore after everything he's been through and how he chooses to remain for Harry's sake — he's willing to do anything for Harry's sake.

I just truly love Sirius.

2. Severus Snape

He's the next on this list because I do like Snape, he's not a character I'm passionate about, but I like him. I think he shouldn't be a teacher (I think he hates being a teacher more than his students hate him teaching them) but he's a talented potion maker and wizard. And he is a very entertaining character, even without knowing everything about him.

But what really makes me like Snape is that I find him interesting. I think his psychology is interesting, as is his dynamic with Lily, Dumbledore, and Voldemort. Snape is a fascinating character to study from a lot of angles, and even as a reader, there is quite a bit that's up in the air about him because he's that good at being a spy and not giving us anything.

The other major thing I like about him is his competence as a spy and wizard. If there's one thing I love in my fictional characters — it's competence (and intelligence). I often joke with my irl friends that Snape is the only competent Death Eater and the only competent member of the Order of the Phoenix. We then joke that if we were in his shoes, surrounded by a lot of people who don't actually do anything and we're the only ones affecting this war from both sides, we'd probably be bitter too.

A little note that seems overlooked about Snape often in the fandom, in general, is how we think, "Oh, he's so great at Occlumancy and not being emotional" — that's not strictly true. When it comes to Lily or the Marauders all his well-crafted Occlumancy kinda goes out the window. In books 3 and 5 he throws actual temper tantrums about Sirius Black. Like, I feel Snape, deep down is actually super not well adjusted and is an emotionally unstable mess, but he learned to pretend otherwise. Basically, all the cold facade is just that — a facade. He isn't really that stoic.

3. James Potter

I'm weird about James. Like, he's almost a nonentity and what we do hear about him is either negative or comes from biased sources.

I do tend to give him more of the benefit of the doubt than a lot of other fans who prefer canon James do. He was awful when he was younger, he was a bully and he assaulted Snape and there is no excuse for his actions. That being said, I can believe he changed. War changes you and you'd be hard-pressed to find a 21-year-old who isn't ashamed of a lot of what they did or said when they were 15. And yes, some of what James did is definitely more extreme than that of the average person, but it isn't that extreme compared to the environment he grew up in. Remus tells Harry everyone was casting Levicorpous on each other in the halls. I'm not saying any of the bullying is okay, I'm just saying it probably seemed normal to him and this is important context. Same as I don't think Snape is abusive towards students when put in the context of their culture and environment where, until recently, they caned students (Snape actually seems very averse to corporeal punishment. He also likely treats Harry very different than he does literally any other student, but this is the James section).

I just, like the idea of James changing for the better. I'd like to think he did. That life and war and loss taught him something.

4. Peter Pettigrew

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I like Pettigrew more than Lupin. He's awful, he's pathetic, he's a cowardly rat man and I find his sniveling funny. Whenever I try to think of a what-if scenario in my head, Pettigrew is somehow the key to it. Because he's a character that affects so much of the plot in some incredibly crucial moments — he betrayed James and Lily, he resurrected the Dark Lord, and later, he allows Harry's survival. Idk, I just find his situation and just how pathetic he could get fascinating. It's, like, there is no rock bottom for this guy, he keeps digging. Like, you can't get more pathetic than living as a rat for 12 years when you could've moved to Argentina or something.

And at the same time, he clearly has some residual care for Harry for his father's friendship. He has so many opportunities to kill Harry or kidnap him when he runs away to join Voldemort — but he doesn't. Even after Sirius escapes and he knows his time is up, he still leaves Harry alive. When he is supposed to kill him in book 7, he doesn't, he again lets him go and pays with his own life for it. Like, again, idk, it's just how I feel.

5. Remus Lupin

I know I placed Lupin last, and it's because I don't personally like him that much. Pretty sure this is a little controversial, but I don't really like book Lupin, he does not vibe with me, at all. (Though I'd choose book Lupin over Marauders fandom Lupin every time)

Like, it bothers me that he doesn't actually care about Harry (the only one on the list who willingly physically harmed Harry, in a moment of anger, but still). It was Harry who asked to be taught the Patronus, if it was up to Remus, he wouldn't be involved in Harry's life at all. He tried to run on his wife when she got pregnant because he was scared. Like, Petttigrew is given shit for being a cowardly Gryffindor, but, look, you need some guts to betray your friends, so I'd argue Remus is the most cowardly Marauder (it's easy to be brave when you don't care for your own life).

But, all of this is part of his character and the story wouldn't be what it is if Remus bothered to get his head out of his own ass and check up on Harry. How he behaves makes him my personal least favorite Marauder, but I want Lupin to be a cowardly guy who runs away from attachment and responsibility because he doesn't trust himself with anything (especially not anything good). He's not cool, or suave, and he's desperate for people to like him but without actually knowing him because he thinks that if they do they'd run away screaming like he wants to run from himself. Honestly, I don't get why the Mauraders fandom made James the people-pleaser when Remus Lupin is right there always telling people what they want to hear so they'd like him.

Again, these are all my own personal subjective opinions, but yeah.

[dontwannaliv]

I don't know if anyone will agree with me, but hear me out. Not all of the Marauders characters are stunning. HEAR ME OUT. I'm not talking about the common headcanon of Peter being the least attractive of the group, I'm talking about skinny, lanky Remus with an awkward build and awkward face. The tall nerd with scruffy hair and tattered sweaters. I know that people like casanova Remus and hot sexy attractive Remus that smokes and is mysterious, I do too, to an extent. I think that because we are talking about a group of teenage boys, they're not all gonna be hot models. It makes them less relatable and more like objects, which really pisses me off. Remus isn't toned muscles and abs, he's skinny if not scrawny. He has the typical build of someone who doesn't play sports and spends all of their time studying, reading, playing guitar, writing, whatever you prefer. That's ok, better even. I love awkward Remus who's a smart, witty when he wants, kind of clumsy, agressive when nescessary, deeply insecure guy.

It's not just Remus. James is also not flawless. He is, afterall, a wild-haired boy that wears glasses. He's going to be imperfect. However, he will always be charming, kind, funny, caring etc. I mean he's James, it's the same way that Remus is more resposible or mature, it's just the foundation of their characters. Even so, don't think that James can't have deep internal flaws and mental health issues, those things can co-exist with all of his wonderful personality traits. But the level of attractiveness each one of them is held to is maddening. I really miss and would love to see more of awkward, lanky Remus and messy, flawed James. Peter, generally, is not part of this standard, with often being the "least attractive" in the group (he's not).

Sirius is another conversation. Because I truly believe he is a very attractive guy, but, he does have flaws. Like maybe he wouldn't look so good without his hair (that's genuinely the only one I can think of, referencing atyd). It's just the fact that Sirius is so attractive and knows this that is a big, huge, part of his character and without that he wouldn't have a lot of his distinct personality traits. His attractiveness though, and often headcanoned confidence, is usually a facade to hide his true feelings; which are anything but pretty. He's a messy, unhappy, confused person, AND THAT'S OK. That doesn't make him any less charming or handsome, that just makes him human.

Okay, I'm getting off track.

Regulus is also a victim of this. I read a fic recently where he was described as this gorgeous boy, not only by James but by other people as well. And good for him, but really? Come on. It's become such an important, prominent and common theme in a lot of the fics where they are all gorgeous. Like Regulus, in my mind, is skinny, has a severe face with sharp features and is gaunt and haunted by his internalized fear and grief. He's not a happy person and I think his looks reflect that. And I do recognize that a lot of these stories are told in the POVs of James, Regulus, Sirius and Remus where they are going to call the person they are in love with (wolfstar and jegulus) beautiful. I'm all for that, it's the kind of fluff I live for, but maybe instead of admiring their conventially attractive muscles or jawlines, they could admire their quirks and flaws?

It all comes down to humanizing them, because when I see all of these gorgeous celebrities and influencers showing me what "beauty" is, I don't also want to be fed that when I'm reading about my favourite gay wizards. I just want to feel like being mediocre is okay, I think a lot of people do, and that starts with things like this.

The girls are a COMPLTELY DIFERENT CONVERSATION. But while were here...

The girls are all beautiful. Yes, they have flaws but its a little different for them. Beauty standards for women are ridiculous and disgusting. So, when we desribe just how beautiful Mary, Marlene, Dorcas, Lily and Pandora are it needs to be not in a completely conventional way. It needs to be on the basis of personality and looks that are otherwise considered as mediocre. Like, maybe Lily is plus sized or Pandora has frizzy curls. Things like that, things that contradict disgusting standards.

However, I'm not saying that they can't be conventionally attractive either. It's for sure allowed because that still is beauty. Like Mary in atyd is very conventionaly beautiful with nice boobs and a nice body. BUT, this type of beauty needs to be paired with other humanizing features. It can't be her whole personality, whoever you're writing about. She needs to have flaws as well as beauty or what society views as "flaws" described as beauty.

Girls need that type of reprisentation of no matter how you look or are, you are beautiful.

So, that is my four a.m, rant about beauty and the marauders. For the boys it's all about humanizing them and showing that not only typically attractive people find love. And for the girls it's all about describing their beauty in a way that allows the girl reading it to feel reprisented and beautiful because of that.

So, yeah. Thanks for listening<3

Oh, and notice how I never called any of them "ugly" or "unattractive". That's because they are all beautiful to me.

[thewrittenqueer]

It starts with Regulus taking up gardening

He’s an exceptional potioneer and if he’s going to go far in that career he needs to know how to make his own ingredients. Plus, though, he is one of Slug’s favorite students he can’t just regularly take supplies from Slug’s stash (especially for personal use)

However he can’t make a garden in the dorms. It’s a usually cold dungeon, with the only sunlight being reflected through murky lake water, and only a finite space to work with. So he had to find a place on the grounds to do it.

It’s on one of his late night broom rides or stargazing at the astrology tower when he can’t sleep that he finds it. He only sees a glint of glass from up there, so he goes exploring during one of his free periods.

It’s on the very outskirts of the forbidden forest. A very rundown cabin and an equally rundown greenhouse. Regulus guesses it’s the old caretaker dwelling’s before they were moved closer to the castle.

Regulus spends months fixing it up until he can start planting. He’s pretty much the only one who goes there and he only plants what he needs.

It’s stays that way until, of all things, w**d. Barty keeps complaining about the hufflepuffs raising the price

(Glaring at Barty as his reading is interrupted for the fourth time by this rant, Reg says, “Your dad’s literally the Minister of Magic, Barty. It’s not like you're hurting for money,”

“It’s the principle of it, Reg!”

Not even looking up from the newest witch weekly she’s reading Dorcas adds, “Yeah fuck capitalism and all that,”

“Yes! Thank you Cas!”

She merely flips him off when he turns his glare on her)

Unable to deal with any more of Barty’s complaining, he adds a corner to grow it for him. Which of course leads to the skittles wanting their own area too. In the end its covered in so many various fruits/veg, flowers, and plants (muggle and wixen alike) that it leads outside of the greenhouse

Eventually this leads to all the skittles spending more and more time over there until it goes from Reg’s place to all of theirs

——

The cabin is a perfect hideout. There’s a tiny fireplace that Reg has to chop wood for.

James does start to notice that Regulus’s arms start to get bulgier and more defined. He starts paying more attention to Regulus. Obviously because he has to be doing some over the top quidditch training to win the house cup that James has to steal it (no other reason)

On top of that there’s a cozy little reading nook where he can read muggle books and “trashy” wixen ones without judgemental eyes. As well as a comfy living room and bedroom.

Though the cherry on top is that he’s allowed to relax and be him. He doesn’t have to wear a dozen masks and appear to be the utmost perfect heir to everyone. Most importantly, though, he can freely hang out with all his friends too.

Not only the skittles but Remus and Lily too. (Yes they get their own spots in the garden too and they sit around trading books, reading together, studying together, etc. in the nook. Barty and Evan, the a**holes that they are, loves to call them the swot squad)

Plus through it he becomes friends with Marlene, Xeno, and Mary.

Lily, Dorcas, and Pandora refuse to hide things from their partners. (It does help that they’re free to make out without prying eyes there) He doesn’t have to worry about anyone reporting this back to his parents

Sure they can hang out in the library (a place he never has to worry about his brother or James coming in) but they either have to be tucked back in hidden corner so no one can see or hear them or pretend not to know each other as they sit at the same table (it’s the same way with Slug Club)

Somehow Lily manages to get a whole muggle telly and other electronics in there (no one knows how she manages this as they are hella expensive + it's the middle of the year but even Barty is afraid to ask) and her and Mary make it their mission to catch the group up on Muggle culture, especially pop culture.

He loves it

——-

For close to half a year they manage to keep a secret.

However with Remus disappearing constantly (which alone raises Sirius’s radar) there’s not someone there to reel Sirius and James in. Plus with Peter busy with chess club + his new girlfriend and promising to tone down their pranks as they’re older now, they get bored quicker.

Sirius deals with this by paying more attention to the other people at Hogwarts, or more specifically the slytherins. Snivellus and Mulciber and their gang are as awful as usual, but there is something going on with his brother’s gang. Immediately he believes it to be something nefarious or evil and becomes determined to see what his slimy brother and his friends are up to

James deals with this through trying to find Lily and Regulus. With so much time spent watching Regulus trying to figure out the man’s secret quidditch practice routine, he can’t help but admit the man intrigues him. He wants to learn more about the man outside of his preconceptions from Sirius’s rants. It’s kinda the same in Lily’s case. After spending so long pining after her and getting turned down at every turn and then learning that she has a girlfriend he’s given up. Now all he wants is to be her friend to make up for her putting up with all his antics and shit over the years. Though both he can’t seem to find either of them anywhere

So one day, after curfew, they follow Evan back to the cabin. They wait by the tree line as Evan goes inside. Before James can stop him, Sirius tosses off the cloak and slams the door in. Hoping to catch his brother and friends red handed.

Neither of them except what is actually happening inside.

Xeno and Remus are busy in the kitchen making hot cocoa and snacks

Barty and Lily are about to throw hands over a game of monopoly with Mary cracking up from the sidelines and adding fuel to the fire once in a while

Marlene and Evan are entranced by what’s on the telly and playfully slapping each other (this will eventually lead to roughhousing then full on wrestling with the rest of the group placing bets on who will come out on top)

Dorcas has bullied Reg into letting her paint his nails black as Pandora does his hair with promises of him doing the same for them

Bottles of elf wine and firewhiskey being passed through the groups

They all freeze when the door slams into the wall and Sirius’s resulting shout of “What the absolute fuck is going on here!”

[vega--black]

I'm not really fluent in english so I really strugled with pronauncation of Regulus's nicknames once. But because of that I have headcanon that everyone says it differently.

Sirius uses Reggie with soft g – because he called him that when they were kids and he Linda stayed with it + Reggie in Sirius' mind sounds a bit childlish and he likes to tease Regulus.

Slytherin Skittles use Reg with hard g - just because it's the same sound like in Regulus, its his classic nickname.

Remus is somewhere in between the two above. He use Reg, a classic nickname, but with soft g like Sirius because he heard this pronauncation houndreds times.

James and Lily use Reggie with hard g - they use the same sound that is in Regulus but they always call him Reggie and rarely Reg just because they find Reggie more cute and endearing.

[deadkaywizard]

Jegumas - Day 11: Colored Lights - 745 words - @noblehouseofgay

Harry James Potter was born on July 31st at 3:28 am and his fathers had never been happier than when his wailing form was placed in Regulus’s waiting arms. James had been there through it all of course, wiping the sweat off Regulus’s brow and encouraging his husband, telling him how wonderfully he was doing and how their son was almost there. How strong and beautiful and magical he was for bringing their baby into the world. 

It had been five short months since then and every minute had felt like the sweetest agony watching as Harry grew by the day. He was currently on the floor on his tummy looking at the colored lights all around the living room. James watched fondly as his son looked at the lights strung on the tree, his eyes wide in awe. 

Regulus had spent the last several days getting their home ready for the holiday season and James was finally starting to think they were close to finished. The living room was its own winter wonderland complete with an enchanted model train set nestled among the Christmas tree branches and enchanted snow that fell from the ceiling. Regulus had gone off to get something from storage for their decorations. Though James thought they were finished, not like he’d tell Regulus that, he valued his peace. 

“Papa sure is feeling the Christmas spirit isn’t he?” He cooed at his son, scooping the little five month old Harry into his arms. “Does he know you won’t remember any of it? I don’t think he does.” He asked as he tickled the boy’s tummy, eliciting a giggle. 

“Dada just doesn’t understand not ever having had a Christmas like we do my little star,” Regulus cooed at Harry, grabbing one of his feet. 

“Where did you come from?” James asked, eyeing his husband suspiciously. He had a habit of slinking in and out of rooms unnoticed, appearing nearly out of thin air. It reminded James a lot of the way McGonagall would do the same in Hogwarts. 

“Harry and I had a surprise for you but he said ‘don’t give it to dada if he’s being an ass’,” he answered, taking the baby from James’s arms. 

“Our five month old son said that?” 

“Yes, I was shocked. I mean, where could he have learned such language?” He asked with a smirk. 

“You’re worse than your brother sometimes,” James teased and rolled his eyes lightheartedly. 

“I resent that,” he huffed and turned up his nose in a way that so much reminded James of Sirius he almost laughed. The brothers were so similar it was almost ridiculous, but they were different in so many other ways. James was reminded of that now, as the colored lights in their living room cast an ethereal glow on Regulus’s face. 

“What’s this surprise you had for me?” His words were barely audible, caught in his throat because somehow Regulus was still able to shock him with his beauty. He’d seen him at his worst and his best, and somehow his soul-deep beauty always managed to surprise him when he least expected it. 

“Oh,” a soft, sweet smile graced Regulus’s lips. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a red box embossed with gold. “Just this.” 

“What is it?” He asked, taking the offered box gently. 

“Open it and find out,” his husband smiled in return. James carefully pulled the lid off the box and flipped open the tissue paper covering before letting out a small gasp. “I thought it should be memorialized.” 

Nestled on a satin bed was a new ornament for their tree. It was glass like the one James had gotten last year and it too had a photo laser engraved onto it. The picture was of James, Regulus and Harry from the holiday photos Lily had taken, around the picture were the words ‘Harry’s first Christmas’. He felt tears burn in his eyes and a lump form in his throat. 

“Thank you for giving me this,” he didn’t say it, but he could tell that Regulus knew he hadn’t meant the ornament. Every day he woke up with the man he loved and their perfect child was a day he was thankful for the man that gave it all to him. He’d never understand what made his husband decide to give him a chance, but he would spend the rest of their lives making sure he never once regretted it.

[maxdibert]

Jegulus really came out of nowhere and its really weird, just saw a jegulus post making Regulus proudly say to his mother something along the lines of "no mother, it is not Sirius that loves Potter, it is I"

And I was like... why? If you want a Black and Potter romance, Sirius would make so much more sense - why do you need to put other characters personalities into Regulus, he is practically Frankenstein's monster at this point - Severus's talents/tragic past, Sirius’s attitude, Lily's nonsensical crush on Potter.

I’m not especially against crack ships, as long as the characters’ personalities—or at least what’s canonically known about them—are preserved. The fun part of a crack ship is experimenting with two characters who never even interact in canon, but you throw them into a situation where they have to engage with each other, and then explore what could realistically happen based on their personalities or backstories. That’s what makes it interesting.

The problem with the Marauders fandom is that they throw all of that out the window and turn canon characters into OCs with names lifted from the books. Their fanfics are your average teen cliché fare—the same tropes we’ve seen in hundreds of shows and movies for kids—and since they completely disregard canon, even the little spark those fics could have had just goes to waste.

And we’re talking about Jegulus here, which at least involves James and Regulus—two characters who have some relevance in the series (even if Regulus is more of a memory than a presence). But then there’s this whole crew of characters people basically made up—like Dorcas, Pandora, or Marlene—who are mentioned maybe once or twice in the books, in passing, and have no personality, no storyline, no background… and yet fandom treats them like they’re somehow major players. I couldn’t care less about any of them. They’re not real characters; they’re your OCs.

Oh, and the whole “let’s find Lily a girlfriend to tick the lesbian box” just so they can completely sideline her in favour of the boys hogging the spotlight. Or how they rewrite Severus’s entire character and turn him into a rich, rapist villain. Or Sirius as some weepy five-year-old crybaby who can’t function without dick. Or Remus—canonically a pathetic wet blanket with no spine—suddenly transformed into an alpha male pack leader. There are just so many things wrong with that fandom, it’s honestly beyond salvaging.

[marcyiyi]

Some people collect stamps, some dead bugs, some like pretty stones. Since his childhood, Remus has collected candles. His first one was homemade, straight from beeswax and with a twine instead of a wick. He got it from his mum when his dad died. To light it for him, as a reminder, as a substitute for his dad's light that should've guided him through his life. The next one came way later, after Hogwarts. Marlene's was dark red, just the colour she used to paint her nails. Dorcas' smelled like heather and reminded him of a meadow in bloom, like the blond beautiful girl used to. Sirius, his star, helped him pick out a candle for Regulus. They agreed on a dark sapphire one with pine needles inside. Both of them recalled the younger Black’s favourite cologne, which smelled exactly like the candle, of wood and freshness and something a little dark, earthy. The bougies now came faster and faster, as did the war. He lit each candle on the owner's birthday and death anniversary. All of them also burned at All Saints'. And on that day in 1981, he expanded the collection by three more flames. Lily’s smelled like apples and cinnamon, bringing back their baking sessions held at midnight. James’ had a wooden wick and its wax beamed with gold and crimson, proud and steady just like the boy it represented. Peter’s had a faded light blue colour, the same as the skies on days Remus spent with him playing chess or doing homework. The following twelve years had little order and system. He let go of the wizarding world, let go of all his loved ones, almost let go of himself. But he always held on to the candles, lighting them on the right days and remembering everyone he lost. Somewhere in that time, his mum’s lavender one was added. After Sirius came back from Azkaban, Remus threw out Peter’s candle and swore to never light another one for the traitor. That sadly didn’t mean he wouldn’t expand his collection. The last of his candles was for Sirius, his star, his lover, his light, his everything. It was the most difficult one to pick. Finally, he got a plain black one, not for Sirius’ hated name, but for his hair and favourite clothes. He later decorated it with stars as colourful as his lover’s presence. Three years later, there was no one who could add Remus’ own candle and no one to light all the other ones.

@wolfstarmicrofic dec. 9, candles

[neeska3]

Guys my brain is stuck on marauders actor AU.

Like, think about it. Marauders is a very popular pre-teen/teen series. They all start acting in the series when they are 11.

Remus plays the main character (ATYD style). He has acted since he was 4 years old and is very popular. Think Olsen twins. Played a kid in a very popular series, did some movies. He is beloved, but he kinda hates acting. Sirius, James, and Peter come from money/film backgrounds and are nepo babies.

They all become insanely close friends on set and literally spend every waking moment together. I think Remus would have some kind of chronic illness for sure, for which he has to go see a doctor once/twice a month.

They all grow up together and its very cute. Teen girls are going crazy for them and making fan cams and everything. I think Remus might be outed at 14 for dating guys and have to issue statements and all. It is very traumatic for him but good for the show because more people are tuning in. I think this is when Sirius and Remus become very close as well.

Sirius also gets publicly disowned by his family at 16. It's everywhere. He is giving Paris Hilton at this moment. James' family, of course, adopts him, but he is going through it. At 17, Sirius and Remus got their own apartment. They also become FWB/get into a secret relationship, IDK. There is too much going on which Sirius to be in an actual relationship, but he loves Moony, of course

Marauders come to an end when they all turn 18. Remus retires from acting and wants to go to college. He gets into an Ivy League college (you decide which one and what he is studying). Sirius hates the idea because Moony couldn't just up and leave, but well Remus kind of wanted to go away because his feelings for Sirius were so real, and well, the relationship wasn't, and he can't do this anymore. So, Remus leaves for America.

Sirius starts making music and has a very successful first album. Of course, all the songs are about Remus. Some are about Regulus, too.. I think James would be doing what Dev Patel is doing. Or he can be a commercially famous actor. He is very Swoon-worthy, IMO. Peter gets into comedy. Maybe SNL or straight-up stand-up comedy.

Sirius gets both James and Peter in divorce. They didn't even know Sirius and Remus had a thing. James makes a lot of trips to see Moony, though, because I love moonchaser friendship. I think Regulus will end up going to the same college as Remus, and they will become best friends. Remus also meets Lily there, and we will have our Moonwaterflower friendship. That's how James met Lily and Regulus, and my Jéguily agent came into play.

Idk how the reunion will work out. I am thinking Remus gets into a bad accident, and Sirius flies to America to see him, and they sort it out. Just to sprinkle in some agns,t you know. I love hurt/comfort so much. Sirius, take care of your man. Sirius and Reggie also reconcile on this trip.

Sirius releases album number two, and everyone knows Sirius Black is in love, but they don't know with whom. He wins an award for the album and thanks the love of his life Moony for it. THE CROWD GOES WILD.

I have more thoughts, but IDK if you all want to know lol.