#ludobxmxn

[hortusdea]

No matter the years, the name was still hard to heard. Whether he meant Bellatrix or Regulus, it all ended the same. They each were a reminder of what had been lost the day the hat had called out for Gryffindor to be her house. A choice made, between the badgers and lions; not once had looked at the other seeker without knowing that nothing would ever be the same. "Honestly, they're a good team. Don't underestimate them, Ludo." Her eyes had begun to drift off, focused entirely somewhere else.

There were thoughts that circled her mind at that comment, unsure how to put them into words. "You know, it may be of benefit to you to consider charms and transfiguration something worthy of your time." The Gryffindor turned back to him. "At the end of the day transfiguration or charms may one day save your life on a broom. And don't give me that speech about never falling off of one. Even the best may fall." Ludo had a talent on a broom, one the brunette could not deny, but it felt as though there was much the other had yet to learn. "You had the right idea but don't swish your wand as much. You're not trying to chase a paper bird across the quidditch pitch, now are you?" Her hand raised up, wand aimed at yet another parchment. "See?" With a flick another bird took off, flying around the table. - @ludobxmxn

"it's not like they've a chance, anyway." he shakes his head to her question, followed by a chuckle. "dunno if you've seen black on a broom, but it's entertaining, if not tragic." he deadpans, not specifying which black he was speaking of. ludo likes to talk a big game but if bellatrix or regulus heard him speak of either of them like that, he'd likely run for his life. "besides," he smirks, "i've been flying longer than vance and flint combined. surprised they're even trying."

he looks up at her with a grimace when she asks the end goal of his charm, sighing. "no, but i'll get it." he assures her, moreso himself. "exactly," he nods when she asks about charms and transfiguration as well. "i'm going to be on a professional team one day. i don't need to worry about stuff like that." he shrugs, but beneath it he was unsure - he wants to be able to teach nigel these things, too. maybe he should try harder. "how'd you do that?" he asks when the bird lands on his notebook, looking at penelope. "can you teach me?"

[nancycattermole]

who : ludo bagman ( @ludobxmxn)

where : the doorway of the great hall

Nancy had ditched her date, and finally things were beginning to look up in the evening. After much time spent with dear Charity. Nancy was about to call it a night, it was only ten-thirty in the evening. So Nancy’s appearance at the ball was somewhat cut short. It wasn’t as though she had imagined dancing until the sun rose, but the young woman had expected somebody slightly entertaining.

The only topics her date seemed well versed in was ancient runes and the inner workings of the wizarding postal service, two hobbies that Nancy feigned interest in for the first hour. Only to find that he did not share the same level of tolerance as dashed her belief in astrology within a mere few seconds. That was the final straw. Nancy was moments away from telling him where to shove his post, but instead settled for a “let’s spend the rest of our evening apart.” That was slightly sweeter.

Nancy had almost escaped the Great Hall when she came face to face with Ludo. “Oh,” Nancy expressed, shocked.

Someone Nancy hadn’t set eyes on from the beginning of the night, and opted to avoid incase any of any awkward encounters with her date. She didn’t want Ludo to have to awkwardly stumble over the fact that she was the mother of his child in-front of a woman that he had only just met. Her eyes falling to the tie around his neck, that hung loose at either side of his shirt. Nancy tried to push down any glimmer of jealousy that may have risen to the surface at the implication, returning to the great hall disheveled could mean that his date was going particularly well. A factor that Nancy tried to tell herself was none of her business, and that as co-parents, she shouldn’t care about.

“Merlin, Ludo.” Nancy chuckled, “what happened to your tie?” Should she ask? Especially, if the answer could send her to bed with a worry that Nigel could have a sibling in another nine months? “Do you need me to fix it? Or is it too late in the evening for that.”

[non444s]

anonymous whispered: alecto flirting with ludo... shameless.

i highly doubt carrow's in the market for a baby. but ludo's got trouble keeping it in his pants, regardless. would be a shame if this one were to be true. let's see what the future's to say about it.

xx rita skeeter @ludobxmxn @alecctoccarrow

[hortusdea]

⭐️ (ludo)

For each “⭐️” I get, I’ll write a headcanon about our muses.

If Penelope had to describe Ludo, the word lost would come to mind. Lost and creative. Especially on a broom. If there is someone the witch considers to be an obstacle on the pitch, it is definitely Ludo. The Hufflepuff knows the ins and outs of a broom much more than she cares to admit. Not one for being entirely competitive, a quidditch match can still bring out that hidden quality within the brunette. // with @ludobxmxn

[bellaaegis]

⭐️ (ludo)

For each “⭐️” I get, I’ll write a headcanon about our muses.

Whenever Bellatrix looks at Ludo during dueling club, she can't help but be amused. To her Ludo is pure chaos and anything that can spread chaos quite as neatly as the Hufflepuff is a welcome sight. At the same time she very much believes that if anyone can make her lose her temper it will be him. Every now and then, when she feels too annoyed she will pair him up with someone she knows he doesn't stand a chance against under the guise of seeing potential to improve within the practice duel. At the end of the day, though, she feels Ludo is someone she could potentially mold enough to be useful. If not on their side, at the very least as someone spreading as much chaos and discord around as possible. // @ludobxmxn

[alecctoccarrow]

⭐️ (ludo)

Once, when Alecto couldn't sleep, she hauled herself up to the grounds of Hogwarts, where the Hufflepuff common room peaks up just enough to let light in and the towers of the Quidditch pitch just peaked up enough to be seen. It was that terrible interim between night and day, but she swears she saw Ludo practicing. He was clearly having enough fun that Alecto, after watching him enough, was able to return to bed. (She ended up sleeping through all her morning classes too.)

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[sybillctrelawney]

⭐️ (ludo)

sybill was always one to help. her high scores in classes gave her the chance to tutor other students. enter ludo. they would meet in the library and, try as she might, she had a hard time getting him to focus. it wasn’t something she was used to. he actually frustrated her which was a hard task. but she never gave up on him and worked with him for as long as he would let her.

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[diggoryxamos]

Okay so the paper aeroplane didn't end up where it needed to, but arguably this could be more interesting anyway. Amos loved banter, aside from flirting it was one of his favourite forms of communication. He laughed at Ludo's comment. "I don't hear people saying that on the quidditch pitch mate" he jested "maybe your big head just got in the way of it's path." He shrugged throwing the boy a cheeky grin. "Least you can do is send it back, there's top secret communication on there i'll have you know, real v.i.p stuff." Amos was lying, the actual message he had written was along of the lines of 'please help, i'm dying of boredom.' But honestly where was the fun in admitting that. This conversation was already helping with the boredom anyway.

@ludobxmxn

ludo's face deep in a bowl of chowder while he's reading up on something for potions - fucking potions, the biggest thing to get him down even on a great day. there wasn't much activity going on around him; most people were in class or catching up on sleep, he's sure. but there's a few familiar faces and he's got to fight the urge of distraction. this proves difficult when he feels something smack into the side of his head, and ludo lets out a 'ow!' before rubbing his temple, and looking around to find the culprit. "oi, diggory," he calls out to the only other person who seemed to be paying him any amount of attention. "your aim's dog shit," the irishman taunts with a mouth full of food, picking up a piece of bread and breaking a piece off, flicking it towards the gryffindor a few feet away at his own table.

[non444s]

anonymous whispered: andromeda got wacked by ludo. thankfully, it wasnt bella because he got to walk away...

bagman's a walking anomally. manages to set himself on fire for every charms demonstration but always twice as chipper afterwards. andromeda shouldn't have been so nice.

xx rita skeeter @blackestrose @ludobxmxn

[hortusdea]

★ ludo

Send me a ★ and I’ll bold what applies to your muse.

I like you / I hate you / I dislike you/ I love you / You are family / I would take a bullet for you / I would hex you / I would lie to your face / I would say something cruel to you on purpose / I would say something cruel to you accidentally  / I would cheat on you / I would physically hurt you / You annoy me/ You amuse me / I’d laugh at you / I’d laugh with you / I’d manipulate you / You scare me / You confuse me / I wish I knew you better / I trust you / I don’t trust you / You inspire me / I consider you an equal / You are beneath me / You’re better than me / I would trust you with my life / I think you’re mean / I think you’re petty / I think you’re childish / I think you’re smart / I think you’re stupid / I think you’re a bad person / I think you’re a good person / I’m not sure what kind of person you are / I wish you would listen to me / I want to make you proud / I wish you would notice me / I want to impress you / I would hurt other people for you / I’m not sure how to make you happy / I’m a bad influence on you / You deserve better than me / We make a great team / I’d have a one night stand with you / I’d have a relationship with you / I would marry you / I fantasize about our life together / I would trust you with my most treasured belonging / I would tell you my darkest secrets / You disgust me / You intimidate me / I hope I intimidate you / I’d hug you / I’d let you hug me  / I’m scared of losing you / I don’t think you like me / I want to be better for you / I respect you / I don’t respect you / You’re my mentor / You’re my friend / You’re my best friend / I have a crush on you / I could easily watch you die / I’d get drunk with you / I’d party with you / I’d comfort you / I’d prank you / I’d act behind your back / I’d abandon you / I’d hurt you to get what I want / I would choose my happiness over yours / I would choose your happiness over mine / I despise how much I care for you / I need you / I’m dependent on you / I don’t know what I’d do without you / I’m scared of you leaving me / I’d give my life for you / You frustrate me / I’d call for you in a time of need / I would protect you / I’d visit you in hospital / I’d carry you if you were hurt / I’d feel guilty if I hurt you / I’d let you be near me when I am vulnerable / I’d ignore a phone call from you / I’d call you at 3am / I’d break you out of jail / I’d get angry at you / I would shout at you / You’re too loud / You’re too quiet / You’re too sensitive / You can’t take a joke / You embarrass me / I feel nothing for you / You’re reckless / You’re bossy / You bore me / I would ask your advice / I would blame you for something I did / I would cry in your arms / You have the power to hurt me more than anyone else / with @ludobxmxn

[bellaaegis]

★ ludo

Send me a ★ and I’ll bold what applies to your muse.

I like you / I hate you / I dislike you / I love you / You are family / I would take a bullet for you / I would hex you / I would lie to your face / I would say something cruel to you on purpose / I would say something cruel to you accidentally  / I would cheat on you / I would physically hurt you / You annoy me / You amuse me / I’d laugh at you / I’d laugh with you / I’d manipulate you / You scare me / You confuse me / I wish I knew you better / I trust you / I don’t trust you / You inspire me / I consider you an equal / You are beneath me / You’re better than me / I would trust you with my life / I think you’re mean / I think you’re petty / I think you’re childish / I think you’re smart / I think you’re stupid / I think you’re a bad person / I think you’re a good person / I’m not sure what kind of person you are / I wish you would listen to me / I want to make you proud / I wish you would notice me / I want to impress you / I would hurt other people for you / I’m not sure how to make you happy / I’m a bad influence on you / You deserve better than me / We make a great team / I’d have a one night stand with you / I’d have a relationship with you / I would marry you / I fantasize about our life together / I would trust you with my most treasured belonging / I would tell you my darkest secrets / You disgust me / You intimidate me / I hope I intimidate you / I’d hug you / I’d let you hug me  / I’m scared of losing you / I don’t think you like me / I want to be better for you / I respect you / I don’t respect you / You’re my mentor / You’re my friend / You’re my best friend / I have a crush on you / I could easily watch you die / I’d get drunk with you / I’d party with you / I’d comfort you / I’d prank you / I’d act behind your back / I’d abandon you / I’d hurt you to get what I want / I would choose my happiness over yours / I would choose your happiness over mine / I despise how much I care for you / I need you / I’m dependent on you / I don’t know what I’d do without you / I’m scared of you leaving me / I’d give my life for you / You frustrate me / I’d call for you in a time of need / I would protect you / I’d visit you in hospital / I’d carry you if you were hurt / I’d feel guilty if I hurt you / I’d let you be near me when I am vulnerable / I’d ignore a phone call from you / I’d call you at 3am / I’d break you out of jail / I’d get angry at you / I would shout at you / You’re too loud / You’re too quiet / You’re too sensitive / You can’t take a joke / You embarrass me / I feel nothing for you / You’re reckless / You’re bossy / You bore me / I would ask your advice / I would blame you for something I did / I would cry in your arms / You have the power to hurt me more than anyone else // for @ludobxmxn

[corvusoculis]

So many things factor into her reaction that, if asked, the witch could not have pinpointed precisely what causes her to go from a slightly confused smile to a face that leaves little to the imagination when it comes to the very obvious annoyance displayed upon her features. "Destruction of your reputation and people's good mood, perhaps. Beyond that I do have my doubt about just what this stick of glowing light can do exactly." Selma couldn't tell whether it was his speech about the greatest warriors or the way he behaved himself in that moment. It all seemed rather odd to her.

"If this drink you speak of is an offer of peace, I will gladly take it." The Ravenclaw was willing to give him a chance to present himself as more than this walking shade of chaos present in front of her and yet there is doubt about how well this may work out. All she could do was hope. "Will you stop poking me with this thing if I do agree?" Life was all about taking chances given and she was not about to waste any of them. "Just please, stop it or I'm going to shrink it. Don't tempt me because I will." Selma looked at him with a serious expression, showing willingness but at the very least tempted to actually go ahead with it. Part of her couldn't wonder about just how comical the other may appear with a tiny form of glow stick instead of this swing, swooshing piece of muggle magic. - @ludobxmxn

"somebody with no aim," he chuckles as he dusts himself off and continues to move the light saber about selma's face, snickering. "this," he pauses, moving the light saber away and holding it with both hands intensely, "is one of the greatest weapons of destruction in the galaxy. only the most dedicated of warrios are allowed to weild it," he nods seriously, before once again attacking selma with the plastic toy and faux hits. "vmm, vmm, wmm," he hums in play, "fwshhhh!" when he playfully slices at her neck. "you'd never stand a chance," ludo shakes his head as he steps back.

"oh, y'know," he shakes his head in dismissal at her question - this was nothing. drinking back home was so normalized that he didn't even think twice about it. "just the normal cool amount that a normal, cool guy would drink, probably." he over explains with a shrug. "how about um, yourself? should i go and buy you a drink?" he pauses again, awaiting a reply. "vmm..." the lightsaber pokes selma again in the side, and he smirks.

[indixscamander]

While she expected quiet, Indi heard a fuss behind her. She heard the words, "stupid cat" and she could feel her teeth grind. There was no reason for anyone to be so callous. If he couldn't handle having a cat then he shouldn't have brought one to school with him. She shook her head, trying to tell herself that it wasn't her problem and to stay out of it. At least he was trying to find the cat instead of letting it go off and be forever lost. Merlin knew there were people at Hogwarts -- and even more outside of Hogwarts -- who wouldn't care in the slightest. A cat may not have been a occamy or a demiguise but it was still a creature. Hell, everyone was a creature. But wizards and muggles alike were the ones who decided which were acceptable. -- you're sounding like you're family. "But your family is right," Indi said out loud to herself.

Suddenly, the cat hopped in Indi's lap. She assumed this was the one running away. She gave it some pets and whispered, "you're not a stupid cat. Quite lovely, if I may say so." She smiled. She loved her rat, Cooper, but it was nice to pet a cat once in a while. She could pet anything she wanted back home so it was a nice reminder. Then she heard that voice again. She and the cat looked up.

"What are you on about? Your cat chose me! Maybe if you didn't go around calling him stupid!" Indi held the cat and scratched him behind the ears. "Of course he's worth it -- they're all worth it no matter the farting situation!" She sniffed the air, "you're not smelling of daisies yourself and you're standing near some!" She completely ignored his question. How dare he say such horrible things to his cat. About another human, fine, but to his cat?! Unacceptable. She gave him a fake smile and felt the cat purr.

@ludobxmxn

"stupid cat," ludo hisses as he makes his way through the hogwarts grounds, searching for a jet black bombay cat who'd managed to escape the castle and find himself lost. "ronan!" ludo calls about, only to receive nothing in return. it's when he's venturing dangerously close to the forbidden forest that he begins to hear tiny mews back to him. it's hard to see among the foliage of the forest, but ludo can make out two unmistakable yellow eyes blinking back at him through a bush. "c'mere, you bloody git!" he howls, once again scaring ronan off down a small path.

ludo is caught off guard when he chases the feline and is met with a rather unusual - to him - scene. "oi," he breathes out as he see's ronan slow down at the young woman's feet. "you," he pants, catching his breath, "did you steal my cat?" he asks after a moment, looking up at the redhead curiously. "he's not worth it, i promise. and he's a foul farter." the truth was that nigel would be devastated if ludo returned home without his favorite kitty. "what're you doin' out here?"

[valeriaeavan-archive]

@ludobxmxn

Eavan saw what Ludo was about to do just before he did it, but she held her tongue. It was better if she wasn’t too observant, if no one knew just how much she noticed; she’d learned that from her mother. Instead, Eavan subtly flicked her wand, sending Ludo’s discarded wand spinning away from them so the sparks that inevitably followed bounced off the walls. With the immediate danger out of the way,  Eavan refocused her glare on Ludo. “That is all the more reason to do something about it. You had an entire summer to visit Ollivanders.” Eavan did not disagree with the elder Bagmans’ apparent assessment that Ludo should take responsibility for his own wand, but neither was she terribly surprised that he obviously hadn’t.

Eavan declined to answer Ludo’s impertinent question. Just because she had perfectly acceptable reasons for being where she was, didn’t mean she had to share them, and she didn’t want to give him the impression that he had any right to information about her life. She watched his rapid blinking and cataloged it along with the way he was listing to one side, as if favoring his ribs, and the coughing fit he’d had. Obviously, he needed the hospital wing, but she didn’t particularly want to offer help unless she had to. “Why are you blinking like a deranged owl?”

groaning as he clutches his side, ludo rolls over onto his side and breathes in a good amount of dust and rubble, causing him to fall into a fit of coughs. the boy manages to stand and wipe some of the dust off of himself, coughing the whole time and wincing at the pain he's feeling in his left side. "bloody hell," he groans out in pain, before realizing his vision had gone temporarily. "great," he mutters, adding it to the list of things to see madame pomfrey about.

"i've had it with this wonky thing!" he assures the other with a sneer, throwing his wand down on the ground - as soon as it hits the floor, it sends a series of sparks ricocheting off the corridor halls, just nearly missing eavan and ludo.

"i've to go get it myself, they said. but i can't just go to diagon alley whenever i want, can i?" he complains, blinking as he tries to gain some sort of visual of eavan. at least he can recognize her voice. "what are you doing out here, anyway?" he asks, massaging his side.

@ivelisseeavan

[alexdiggory]

"I think you look great!" Alex exclaims confidently as he also gives himself a once over in the mirror. He wasn't nervous really, unsure was the better term for it. He hadn't thought Selma would have actually agreed to a date with him, much less to the yule ball, so when the other had, he suddenly cared a lot more about how he presented himself tonight. It's not like Selma was someone who was easy to please, she spent more time scolding him than anything else. "her right!" He answers his friend confidently before pausing, a frown forming on his face and he turns to look at Ludo "I think? Wait..." This was a dilemma, clearly and while, Alex thinks Ludo looks better with it on his left, which, would be right to everyone else, but was Nancy the kind of person to just flip it around for the sake of confusion? Was she aware it only made it more confusing? "I think it looks best right now" he finally says, if Nancy didn't like it then, in his opinion, she should be more clear. He gives a small laugh at Ludos encouragement "Well, she always looks nice, especially when shes not upset with me," he said before making a face of annoyance "Thats rich coming from someone who goes to a school called ilvermorny. Our accent sounds weird? Their names sound weird. What the hell even is a Pukwudgie?" He asked sarcastically before nodding his head "Oh absolutely. I reckon if you ask she'll dance with you, you're killing it in that suit!" He says encouragingly.

@ludobxmxn

where: boys lavatory outside the yule ball

who: alex diggory @alexdiggory

"what do you think?" the hufflpuff asks as he looks himself over in the mirror above the sink, smoothing his hair to one side with his wand - when it came to his hair, he often had no trouble performing simple charms. "right, or left?" he asks, glancing over at alex momentarily. "nancy usually likes it on the right," he suggests, before furrowing his brows, "or...my left. right? mine or hers..." he mutters to himself, too focused on his hair to really care. "how's it going, then? selma's looking quite nice tonight. i reckon she did that for you." he snickers, finally deciding on the right side and standing up straight to wash his hands. "that ilvermorny girl," ludo adds, wringing his hands dry, "says we talk funny. we talk funny," he laughs with a shake of his head. "she dances alright. light on her feet. you think nancy noticed me?" he concludes, obviously having one thing on his mind.

[nancycattermole]

Her head in a copy of The Daily Prophet and half a mouthful of cereal - Nancy raised her head in confusion as she heard her name be called from a distance. Her confusion disappeared upon the realisation that it was Ludo, the father of her baby. A glimmer of amusement as Ludo passed her by before backpedaling back to in front of her. Swallowing her cereal as he sat down in front of her.

"Morning, Ludo." Nancy greeted, folding the copy of the paper. It was better not reading the Daily Prophet these days, so Nancy stuck to the horoscopes. She might not be able to predict the future through politics, but a daily star reading made things a bit simpler. As Ludo placed the letter on the table, Nancy leaned towards Ludo, peeking over the letter herself. A beaming grin on her face. "He's going to be a Quidditch star," Nancy agreed. "Perhaps, one of us should get him a toy Quaffle for Christmas. A soft one of course..."

Nancy was all set to go home this holiday season. Not having been apart from the boy at the holidays since he was born. At the mention of poo, Nancy grimaced. "That's not pleasant." Nancy was sure the Bagman's had the situation under control but she still longed to be with him. "His hair is getting so long.." She couldn't help but gush as she caught a glimpse at the photos.

@ludobxmxn

where: the great hall who: nancy cattermole @nancycattermole when: breakfast time

ludo rushes in during the middle of breakfast - having slept in and missed most of it - with a piece of parchment clutched between his fingers as he scurries through the tables. "nancy!" he calls among the heads of students, running down the length of the ravenclaw table, missing the mother of his child completely before he backpedals towards her. "nancy!" he calls again, stopping in front of her and sliding into the bench beside her. "hey, hey!" he smiles in greeting, flattening out the parchment on the table to reveal his mothers careful, small calligraphy. "look, look at this. mum says he's throwing balls," he beams in excitement, remembering (just slightly) the days when he was first learning to do so. despite the fact that this was a perfectly normal milestone for nigels young age of fourteen months, ludo was certain it was related to a love of quidditch. "he's just like me," he smiles, reading over the letter again. "also he's woken up in his own poo a few times this week, so he's got a rash." he adds as an afterthought, looking down at the a few of the attached photos with admiration.