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I think for Zee to truly have a great rogues gallery she'll need some more villains that are fighting her for *her* and not for her father/in relation to her father. I don't think Brother Night (despite Dini seemingly setting him up as her archfoe) fulfills that role too well on account of that-- not only is he another 'Ah, Zatanna, I hate you *and* also I met John before' villain, but I just couldn't get the sense that he contrasts Zee in any fundamental way. He's evil mobster soul-murdering guy. Not really something that lends itself to Zee as a magic-promoting performer (yes he uses magic in a 'bad' way but pretty much anyone can do that, it's not like he's purposefully going out to show people how terrible magic is).
Do you think any of Zee's existing villains might be able to evolve/return to fit in as a villain only for her, or do you think her big bad guy/gal might just have to wait to get made? I'm partial to Caligro.
Sorry for the late reply, life kept getting in the way but I have been meaning to reply to this since I first saw it.
I love your other post on head canons regarding Zatanna villains.
Yes, I agree that Brother Night is somewhat lacking as a villain. I like the idea of a 'magical mobster' but I am not a fan of the serial killer thing, which feels almost like Dini is trying too hard and at the end of the day he is fundamentally a writer for street level heroes.
I love the whole concept of Caligro and I really wish he would make a comeback. An actual stage magician who hates the Zatara's because the latter uses real magic is such an obvious concept that I am surprised that it hasn't been done before. I think it would be even more relevant now, now that we have actual artists beefing AI "artists". Would stage magicians consider real magic to be cheating or just another tool in the tool box?
I can see Caligro starting off as a villain but gradually becoming a friendly rival for Zee. I can see his criticisms forcing Zee to up her stage magic game and examine the line between stage magic and real magic.
But you're right that a lot of villains keep getting tied back to her father. What's interesting is that the Warlock of Ys, the Druid, Allura, Caligro, Merba were introduced in Zatanna's comics and then got back engineered into having been Zatara's enemies. The only villain that Zatara fought during his original Golden Age adventures exploits whom Zatanna met was Tigress. Even that was a short appearance in the Scooby Doo Team Up comic.
Allura is the best contender for arch enemy but she needs a real motivation for her actions and yes, she is also tied to her Dad.
But yes, Zatanna needs a personal nemesis. Someone who could be a good foil for her. Wonder Woman has Ares and Circe whom she "inherited" from Hippolyta and the Amazons but Cheetah is entirely Diana's own nemesis. Lex Luthor, a normal human is Superman's archenemy, not Zod, Brainiac or Darkseid who are aliens and can match him physically but regular human Lex Luthor who worked his way up to the top and whom you can even sympathize with at times.
IMO, a good archenemy is not a foil to the hero but can also unravel the hero. Cheetah can test Diana's mercy and compassion. Joker tests and reveals the absurdity of Batman's no kill rule. Luthor tests Superman's selflessness and humanity. Also, the hero carries some culpability in making the villains worse; Barabra may not have become Cheetah if she never met Diana, Luthor may not assemble an army of super villains if Superman didn't appear and Joker would not be the Joker if Batman didn't accidentally drop him into the chemical vat.
Based on this criteria, the best candidate for becoming Zatanna's arch enemy is Mary Ann Hoyt aka Nimue Ravensong.
She appeared in Zatanna 'Everyday Magic' and even made a cameo appearance in Zatanna's 2011 series.
Nimue was treated as a joke villain but she has potential to grow into a much more lethal threat. Check out this quote from her in Everyday Magic and only the quote without the cutesy art:
"You're pure magic. That's it, isn't it? There's no lien on your soul, no price to pay for your skills. It's as natural to you as breathing. Just mutter some backwards bullshit and thy will be done. That's not fair. Shall I tell you of the innocents I've sacrifice or the years I've traded off my life for the smallest fraction of your power?"
That's chilling.
Further showing how deeply unhinged she is:
If you think about Zatanna is very privileged; not only powerful in magic but also independently wealthy. We are lucky that she uses her power for good and keeps her dark side in check.
With Mary, we can sympathize because if magic and superpowers existed, we would want that for ourselves but what makes Mary the villain is the extent she is willing to go to attain that power.
And whilst Zatanna is content with using her powers for entertainment and doing good, Mary wants power for herself and so she can lord it over others.
Despite having caught Mary kidnapping and manipulating men into demon contracts and her having admitted to killing men for power and also admitting to getting off of her sadism, Zatanna still decides to keep her company at the the hospital (or maybe its just to keep her in check so she doesn't do something evil):
In Zatanna #1 (2010), Nimue returns very briefly but Zatanna dispatches her with ease:




Poor girl, still winds up catching strays.
These little humiliations could add up to something bigger.
Imagine a story arc where she gets a humiliated a few more times. Her rage builds until she makes a deal with a powerful demonic entity and ends up regretting it. Zatanna saves her but Nimue is still holding on to her jealousy, keeps trying until she finally manages to gain the power wants.
There are shades of Diana/Cheetah here. Although I don't think Zatanna has the same endless supply of compassion and grace that Diana does for Barbara.
#zatanna#zatanna zatara#asks#nimue ravenclaw#mary ann hoyt#caligro#villains#wonder woman#diana of themyscira#cheetah#barbara minerva#wondermagic
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₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊ Introducing my Hogwarts DR ₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊
Name: Freya Melangell
House: Gryffindor or Ravenclaw
₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊ Inspiration ₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊
I'm taking a lot of inspiration for my physical appearance and life from Shakespearean women, specifically Ophelia, and women of myth, like Guinevere and Nimue (The Lady of The Lake) in Camelot stories.
₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊ Background ₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊
I grew up in the small town of Llangrannog, Wales with my wizard father and muggle mother. My parents taught me about magic from a young age and my father would often take me on his outings. He is works for a company that takes care of ad investigates abnormalities in magical plants. Basically a magical gardener/botanist. I grew up tending to a garden of magical plants and herbs. My mother, on the other hand, was a muggle school teacher in the village, but decided to homeschool me. My parents wanted to include the basics of magic in my education.
We quickly learned I was quite adapt at Herbology like my father but also had an affinity for Astronomy. I was an avid reader growing up, spending most days in my attic bedroom reading both magical and muggle books. I played with the muggle children of the village, but never made any solid friends.
The strangest thing about my childhood was that I would often wander off. Once, in a particularly strong storm, I wandered from the house and disappeared into the moors. My parents found me the day after, perfectly safe and dry, sleeping under a tree.
₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊ Hogwarts ₊‧.°.⋆✮⋆.°.‧₊
I am in the same year as Harry and often compete with Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy for top marks. Hermione and I do like to study together though, and have formed a Women's Study group that's inclusive to all grades. Our meeting spot is in the library but we may need to move elsewhere in the fifth year...
I do exceptionally well in Herbology, Astronomy, and Divination. While I'm not bad at it, D.A.D.A., is not my best subject, purely because I get confused with the constant changing of teachers.
I am generally friendly to everyone and don't really get involved in drama. Even Slytherins like me! Pansy and Blaise are both friendly to me, and Draco and Theo tolerate me even though we don't hang out. However, people like to tell me secrets and trust me enough to keep them. I am honest enough to.
The house elves like me too, and let me sneaks snacks from the kitchens.
Older students know me as well, specifically those on the Quidditch team after I joined Lee Fletcher as an announcer for the matches in second year! We have a lot of fun calling out the plays and switch off for who represents each house. For example, if Hufflepuff and Slytherin are playing, I might call out Slytherin plays while he calls out Hufflepuff!
I don't play quidditch but I can fly reasonably well.
I wear a lot of different styles but I like white clothes (that never stain or go like grey) and romantic artsy clothes or dark academia style.
I take music class as an extracurricular where I learn music theory, practice my French horn, harp, and lyre. We have a Yule concert every year, and play at the graduation ceremony.
In the fifth year, Dumbledore chooses me as a prefect (I've scripted that there's two boys and two girl prefects), but I do not end up becoming Head Girl.
That's all for now!
#shifter#reality shifting#shifting blog#shifting realities#harry potter#hogwarts#hogwarts houses#aesthetic#dark acamedia#dark acadamia aesthetic#hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry#shifting community#shiftblr#shifting motivation
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Chapter Five
"Godric decided to put together a hunting party at the last minute, so many of them went out riding about a week ago," Nimue explained with a dreamy sigh.
"Hunting?" Hermione asked. "What are they hunting, exactly?"
"Oh, just deer, but I know Godric is looking for an elusive Qilin that has been sighted near the school," she said, rolling her eyes. "I guess he thinks it will determine him to be pure of heart. Or that is his hope. But, come, Rowena has been wanting to meet you and I see her just over there!"
"Oh, I'm sure that she has much better things to do than to speak to me," Hermione tried to demure, but Nimue was pulling her over to where the pretty witch was waiting, speaking to another couple.
Suddenly, she was standing in front of the stately looking witch and was so taken aback by her beauty. Her raven black hair was pulled back in a heavy plait and she looked beautiful in her blue and silver robes. Her gaze swept over Hermione's face and you could practically see the intelligence in her eyes. "So, you are the witch that they call Hermione?" she asked.
Hermione felt a giddy laugh bubble up in her chest. "You know me? You really know me?" she asked. "Wow, I can't believe it. You are Rowena Ravenclaw and you know who I am."
"Yes, Salazar has mentioned you. It seems like you quite amuse him," Rowena said with a hint of a smirk. "And, he mentioned that you seemed rather intelligent as well. He suggested that we meet. And well, any witch that Salazar deigns to mention is worth knowing, in my book."
"Wow," Hermione said. She wasn't sure that she and Salazar had that sort of...relationship. She couldn't deny the warm feeling that spread in her stomach to know that she'd made such an impression on the wizard. "I didn't know that I'd made such an impression."
[FFN] [AO3]
#all too soon#salmione#salazar x hermione#salazar slytherin#time travel au#fanfic#fanfiction#nauticalparamour
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Before nimue, twelve.
Nimue loved Hogwarts. She loved learning magic, loved making new friends, loved watching her brother flourish. It was a completely different world, full of magic and wonder and mystery. But it was also a school. And as with all schools, came with it’s fair share of bullies. This fact was brought to Nimue’s attention rather quickly, when some prim bugger on the train in her first year and glanced at her and Laisren and had spat the word mudblood at them. Another student had later hesitantly told them what it meant. Mudblood. Well if they were gonna call her call her blood dirty then she would just have to go out of her way to prove they all bled red.
“Hey Clough!” Her voice carried across the field. She’d spotted them on her way to the quidditch pitch, Laisren’s Ravenclaw robes, lanky form and floppy hair silhouetted against the horizon. She’d know him anywhere. And Clough, a stubby little Slytherin pureblood too big for his britches. Honestly, did this idiot never learn.
“Nimue please,” one of her friends whispered, grasping desperately at Nim’s hand, softly begging her not to make a scene. But Nimue’s hands were already clenched into fists, already striding across the field towards her brother and his would-be assailants. It was as she got closer she finally noticed the two others backing up Clough. Not that it made a difference. Nimue’s pace didn’t change. She reached forward, placing a hand on Laisren’s shoulder and pushing his body behind her. “Thought I made it clear last time Clough, back off or I’ll break your nose so bad no magic will be able to set it straight again.” Clough scoffed, but Nimue could still see a faint bruise on his cheek from their last encounter. “I’m not alone now MacKenna, and you won’t catch me off guard with your ridiculous mudblood brawling this time.”
“Nimue please just leave it,” Laisren whispered in her ear, tugging at her sleeve. “Did he call you a mudblood, Ren?” She asked, completely ignoring his pleas. His following silence answered all the questions she had. Her hand shot out and grabbed Clough by his front collar, pulling him forward before either of his goons could react. “If my brother weren’t such a saint you’d be bloody pulp by now. Think about how he just saved your ass next time you wanna fuck with him.” Clough swallowed, but kept sneering at her, until she shoved him away hard enough to send him scrambling to the ground.
Even at twelve years old Nimue MacKenna had formed an armour of stone around herself, she’d made herself hard and violent, so that Laisren would never have to.
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heya! have you posted about the BoC ROs’ Hogwarts Houses? 👀
Gawain- Hufflepuff
Elaine- Gryffindor
Galahad - Gryffindor
Nimue- Ravenclaw
Isac- Ravenclaw
Sophie- Slytherin
Agravain - Slytherin
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Morgana
general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life
hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang
hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff
best quality: besides being freaking GORGEOUS, probably how determined she is. Like I could never.
worst quality: yeah...the whole killing innocents things is not really gucci (I have whole rant on that tho-)
ship them with: me☺️ okay but for real, I ship her with Gwen and that’s about it. She just gives off lesbian vibes to me. Wait- oh my god imagine her with Nimue! They’re both so hot I think I’d freaking implode-
brotp them with: Merlin! Magic buddies! Platonic cuddles! Pranks! Specifically on Arthur! Bringing magic back together! I love platonic Mergana so much you have no idea-
needs to stay away from: Morgause and Uther. I really wish that plan with her staying with the Druids worked. She would have stayed kind, I think. Or you know, Merlin could have not listened to that rat of a dragon and told her of his magic.
misc. thoughts: MORGANA COULD HAVE HAD SO MUCH BETTER! In the beginning seasons, she’s so kind. She clearly cares for the lives of others. Her switch to complete insanity, killing even innocent people, seems way too out of character. If anything she’d rally up Druids in protests, peacefully taking outer villages and protecting them with wards. Not harming anyone unless needed. So basically, people of magic and regular people would just be chilling together and people would realize yo? Magic isn’t bad? And start to question the laws and yadda yadda. You get the gist. You know, she probably would even had started some type of “under ground rail road�� system for getting sorcerers out of Camelot had she not gone beserk. I’d imagine her and Emrys would work together with that type of stuff. Also, imagine a drunk Morgana. (Methlin peeps already know) I just think it’d be hilarious. Another thing, why tf did Gaius not help her? He helped Merls with his magic so I really think Morgana deserved help as well. Hell, he didn’t even tell her she had it! Not gucci. Overall, Morgana deserves better and could literally stab me and I’d thank her. ☺️
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Look who just rode through the gates, is that [KATIE MCGRATH]? Hold on, it’s just [NINIANE]. Haven’t you heard? They’re one of [MERLIN AMBROSIUS and NIMUE’S] [ONE] children, I heard they’re [39] years old and [CIS FEMALE]. You know, they say that [SHE] is known to be quite the [MYSTERY]. I don’t know about that, but I heard that they are [DUTIFUL & SECRETIVE], but I guess we’ll find out soon enough, yeah? (betty, 27, est, she/her)
Betty back atcha with Niniane or Nini for short, though one would have to actually get close to her to call her that and other than her mother and other priestesses on Avalon, no one tends to get that close. It isn’t that she doesn’t like people, she just has never been around many of them. She is a curious one and a little at odds with social structures as she’s never really been part of them. If she were in a Hogwarts house, she would for sure be a Ravenclaw with Slytherin tendencies. Otherwise, she’s an ISTP, a Virtuoso.
Strengths include: spontaneity, practicality, and creativity
Weaknesses include: lack of social awareness, reservations, lack of moral guidance.
Important History:
Niniane has only recently come to Loegria and, after spending her entire life on a magic island with very little contact with the outside world, she can seem a little out of place in Arthur’s court. She wears things that suit her but may not be the style and she has very little care about modesty. She will address people by formal titles, however, as her mother made sure she had training in manners and etiquette, even if Niniane thinks most of the traditions are lacking in reason.
Niniane has the power of shape shifting and other types of magic; she has practiced much with her mother over her nearly forty years of life. She is not as talented as Merlin, however, and though she has been told to avoid him, she finds him a great curiosity. She is also curious to meet more magic users outside of Avalon, to learn from them and develop her craft. She is very sensitive to magic and can often feel a tingle if she’s close to magic or a creature of magic. Though she knows there are those with suspicions about magic, she feels that all with magic are more innately connected with earth and therefore, should be protected.
Niniane loves knowledge. Curiosity is one of her driving traits and she rarely tries to temper it. She can often be found with any scrolls or histories she can find. Her drive for knowledge, however, an make her very impatient with ignorance. She cannot abide people who think that women should not be educated, or that anyone should not be educated.
Niniane has had very little contact with men in her youth; she’s found since she came to court that some of them are oddly malleable and she does enjoy a good flirtation. However, she is also just as interested in women for pleasure. She knows it would be fruitless to truly get close to someone or worse fall in love, but she is not immune to the want of companionship every now and again, even if she must change form or shape to receive it.
She has been given impressively little information growing up as to what is moral and what is not; her mother had a very lenient moral compass and Niniane tends to do whatever it takes to advance her to her goals. It is not that Niniane is inherently cruel or cold, she is simply more interested in doing what is “right” than what is good. She would not bat an eye at hexing someone who got in her way or did something she would see as wrong. She knows that morality is subjective and she isn’t as ashamed of that fact as others can be.
She is given to walking around on her own and communicating with animals though she tries to do this in secret. Still, it is not uncommon to see her talking to animals on the grounds. She can seem a bit off or crazy at times, but she just sees more of what is actually there.
Niniane cares very little about who will get the crown after Arthur dies as it does not factor into her plans. She just needs to get close enough to Arthur that she can get him to Avalon after death. The more she speaks with the king, though, the more she pities that he must soon meet his end. There is part of her which wishes that she could help him circumvent his fate, but she has had drilled into her that no one gets past their fate.
Plot points:
Courtly Guide: This person is Niniane’s go to for all the things she could not learn in books or which were not the focus of her studies over the years. In a place where Niniane has been told to trust no one, this person is her rare exception. They do not know everything Niniane knows but they know some things about her, including about her magic, which is more than most can say.
Suspicions: This person, for good or for I’ll, is more curious about Niniane than the sorceress likes. She does not know why they focus on her, but Niniane worries that those sharp eyes catch more than she can allow. She knows she must keep them at a distance but the person is damned persistent and Niniane is starting to get worried.
Magical friend: This person is magical and Niniane knows it immediately so she gets close to them and tries to act as a protector of sorts without giving too many of her plans away.
Important highlights: Niniane is not a bad girl, but she will do “bad” things in service of her duty. She has been taught to keep to herself and keep her true intentions secret. She has never really had friends so it is difficult to gauge where she will place her loyalties. Also, she is not going for the throne whatsoever.
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Hogwarts Castle looming above the lake at sunset had been one of the most wondrous sights Juniper had ever seen. No description Severus gave or picture in a book could have ever done it justice. Juniper had started shaking, from excitement or nerves she didn't know. Lily had gasped, grabbing her hand as she whispered, "That's our school Juney! We're going to live there!" They'd kept a firm grip on each other all the way across the lake. When they got to shore, Juniper had caught Severus's lingering glance on the twin's interlocked hands, a glint in his eye. Then all the students had been hearded by a the giant game keeper, a man that called himself Hagrid, into the castle's massive entrance hall. A middle ages woman with a tight brown bun and severe frown had greeted them, introducing herself as Professor McGonnagal.
She reminded Juniper of Petunia. Her sense of wonder was dampened at the thought. Her excitement then all but disappeared as the professor informed them of the four houses and their function at Hogwarts. A House would be the student's family, whom they slept with, ate with, lived with. Juniper's green eyes widened as fear gripped her. She tightened her hold on Lily's hand as the professor left them momentarily. Hadn't Severus said they were sorted by personality? Lily and she were so different. They would never end up in the same house. Then she'd be all alone, and she had never had to fend for herself in her whole life...
"I'm going to definitely end up in Slytherin!" Severus told them with a grin. "Where do you think you'll be , Lily?"
"I don't know!" Lily said, breathless with excitement. "It'll be an adventure I guess. Right Juney?"
Juniper jumped, pulled from her stupor. "Uhm, I guess...I..." She bit her lip, not able to muster more words.
"What's wrong?" Lily asked with a frown. Severus tilted his head in curiosity. Juniper looked to the ground.
"What if we're -"
The boom of the Great Hall's doors opening cut her off. Professor McGonnagal swept out, a parchment in hand. "It is time. Come, get in a line by last name." Luckily Juniper remained by her sister's side as they were ushered into the Great Hall. The size of the room, the enchanted ceiling above, and all the eyes on them did little to quell her nerves.
An old patched hat was set on a stool at the front of the hall. Most of the first years gasped in surprised excitement when it suddenly began to sing, but as it sang of how different the four houses were, Juniper just knew she would be separated from Lily. How could she afford to lose another sister?
After the song, the sorting began, each student called forward to sit before the whole hall, the hat on their head. One by one her peers had their fates decided by the hat.
"Gryffindor!"
"Ravenclaw!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Slytherin! "
It cried out for each student, until it was her turn to be judged.
"Evans, Juniper!" Professor McGonnagal called, her voice echoing throughout the room. Juniper froze, her knuckles turning bone white as she crushed Lily's hand in her own.
"Juney!" Lily whispered, pulling her hand away and nudging her shoulder encouragingly. "You have to go!"
" Ms. Evans! " McGonnagal called. A quiet tittering rose among the older students. Juniper couldn't do it. All eyes were on her, she was being mocked, she just...
She closed her eyes and breathed deep. She wanted to be like Nimue. Nimue had been mocked, doubted, threatened even, but she had never faltered when following dreams. She had healed others, she had vowed to be the hope to the broken and courage to the weak. How could Juniper ever aspire to be like her, to bring courage to anyone if she had none herself? Her dream and idol fixed in her mind, she opened her eyes and stepped forward. 'I'll bring courage to the weak,' she repeated the words of the ancient sorceress with every step up the stairs to the stool, as she sat down, as she felt the hat placed on her brown curls.
#oc: juniper evans#fic: we might fall#ocapp#harry potter fanfiction#preview#harry potter oc#marauders era#marauders era fic#marauders oc
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whats up my dudes !!! i am bee, i’m 19 & i never fuckin learned how to stop using this exact vine reference in all my intro posts !! i will be playing my Babe andromeda black. but first a lil bit about me b4 i start 2 ramble about andromeda: i’m always a slut for the Aesthetic, i’m a math Nerd aaaand im probably ?? way too in love w fitzwilliam darcy. also i will Always want to plot so if u do too please hmu !! nyways u can find out more abt my daughter andromeda under the cut !!
- ̗̀✰ • 【 XU JIAQI, CISFEMALE, SHE/HER 】 ❝ did you see ANDROMEDA BLACK on the train back to hogwarts ? they’re a PUREBLOOD in their THIRD year as a TWENTY-year-old SLYTHERIN. apparently they’re the RECUSANT around the grounds; most likely because they give off an aura of rain on dark windows, the heavy sweetness of red wine, ink-stained fingers, a tempest barely contained within a girl. of all the social media platforms, they’re definitely most obsessed with their INSTAGRAM; probably because they’re SELF-RELIANT, but also INTROSPECTIVE. however, on the new manifest app in mr. carlos’ english class, they’ve already managed to anonymously steal the username: NIMUE. ❞ ┊ 「 bee, 19, est, she/her. 」
PINTEREST !!
rec·u·sant ( noun. ) a person who refuses to submit to an authority or to comply with a regulation.
aka just a fancy way of saying rebel !
( rain on dark windowpanes, the heavy sweetness of red wine, ink-stained fingers, greyish purple of dawn, cold bones, fastening the clasp of a silver necklace. dark curls escaping from pins, starched white shirts under wool coats, cold coffee dregs and burnt out matches from a guilty cigarette. fog over the scottish moor, the soft tick of a grandfather clock, stars peeking through an overcast sky, the stark echo of a single violin. the pages of a book turning in a library past midnight. holy places long since abandoned, the simmering wildness of a bird caged, and the ancient ache for freedom. a tempest barely contained within a girl. )
PRE-HOGWARTS !!
andromeda & her mother have what u can call a strained relationship. from her moment of birth, druella saw everything andromeda did as an act of rebellion, whether it was a childish question asked in the wrong place at the wrong time, or getting so absorbed in a book she forgot to come down for dinner, or a bit of accidental wandless magic born out of a moment of frustration. every day was a trial against andromeda, with her parents acting as the judge, jury and executioner, & over and over again she was found GUILTY.
andromeda never meant to defy her mother, at first, but no matter how hard she tried to please druella, nothing she ever did was quite good enough. there was always some fault, whether it was a lock of hair tumbling free from its pin, a corset come unlaced, posture ruined from hunching over a book. her wrists were too bony, her lips were too thin, her skin too easily flushed.
[ TW ABUSE ] it didn’t escape andromeda’s notice that every flaw her mother criticized was one druella shared as well, and when she grew older she realized her mother’s dissatisfaction with andromeda was merely a product of her own dissatisfaction with herself. but that didn’t feed her the nights she was denied dinner for her ‘ misbehaviour ’. it didn’t take back the days andromeda went unable to speak thanks to a punitive silencio, and it didn’t grant andromeda’s wish to have a real mother who loved her. [ END TW ]
did druella love her children ? who knows. maybe she did, in her own twisted way. but druella was first and foremost a business woman, and her main trade was her daughters. andromeda grew up listening to endless warnings that her mother would “ never be able to find andromeda a husband if … ” and then came whichever grievance she’d chosen to focus on that day.
it cannot come as a surprise that andromeda learned to live in the shadows, away from her mother’s disapproving glare; that she learned to rely on herself and herself only, that she learned to watch & observe & test the waters, to think before acting. ( of course, druella did not approve of this either, and informed andromeda that no man would want a girl who was so serious all the time. )
her parents often dragged her and her sisters to various pureblood functions, where andromeda stood off to the side in uncomfortably starched dresses, disappearing like smoke any time someone looked like they were heading over to strike up conversation. she would explore the pureblood manors, all silent footsteps & watchful eyes, making observations on how the wizarding world’s elite lived their lives, noting separate beds in the master bedrooms & half-empty whiskey bottles in the washrooms. it seemed like everyone was only looking out for themselves in this world, trying to further their own social status and wealth.
at home, she would escape to the roof with a book, whether it was a history of warlocks or the kind of torrid romance novel druella pretended she didn’t read, dark eyes hardly looking up as the sun sank lower in the sky, fingers blackened with ink by the time she closed her book and descended into the house to face her mother’s wrath that she missed her piano lessons.
is it strange that such a cynical girl could have such a yearning for beautiful things ? or would that merely be a side effect of cynicism, to long for something to thaw a hardened heart ? andromeda loved beautiful things, perhaps a bit too much, but she did not trust them. nothing beautiful was made to last, and if it was, it wasn’t truly beautiful. sunsets faded to darkness, books ended, lovers grew apart. the inherent transience of beauty made andromeda crave it all the more.
HOGWARTS !!
hogwarts was a breath of fresh air for andromeda, the chance to experience life outside her parents’ regime. to her inquisitive, probing nature, an ancient, magical castle full of history & secrets was paradise, let alone all the classes it housed. and the people — andromeda had never seen so many people in her lifetime. hundreds & hundreds of students filled the castle, all with their own thoughts and lives and desires. an introvert by nature, she didn’t interact, merely observed. she made best friends with the library & the constellations, sneaking out of the dorm to sit with her legs dangling over the fifty-foot drop of the astronomy tower, eyes finding her constellation, andromeda, and wondering if her fate was written in the stars too; drunk on the beauty of an untamed scottish night.
the unidentifiable yearning she’d always kept tucked inside a corner of her heart ballooned until she could hardly stand it. it was a yearning to be something more than the perfect pureblood wife her mother was trying to groom her to be, a thirst to prove herself in some way she didn’t even understand yet, and it was this ambition & drive that got her sorted into slytherin.
if druella & cygnus had thought andromeda was unmanageable before hogwarts , when she wasn’t even trying to be, she was downright wild when she returned for winter break in first year. now that she knew life could be better than what she was currently living at home, she buzzed with a restless energy that alarmed her parents. andromeda may have been troublesome before, but this was bordering on dangerous. druella made the decision that andromeda would not be returning to hogwarts. [ ABUSE TW ] this sparked one of the worst fights they’d ever had, and culminated in a rare but unforgiving physical beating. [ END TW ]
eventually druella conceded, and andromeda was allowed to return, but she was much more cautious now. she only made friends who her parents would approve of, she kept her nose clean, and at home, she played the part of the dutiful daughter. there were still small rebellions, though — long curls cut short with a silver flash of the kitchen scissors; a nicked pack of her father’s cigarettes smoked cross-legged on the roof, coughing into her fist so nobody would hear. as she got older, she paired the cigarettes & book with red wine , the finest she dared steal without risk of being caught. this was her escape, her small patch of beauty in an ugly world.
andromeda keeps to herself at hogwarts as much as she can. the only people she spent time with were those her parents approved of, and she didn’t like most of them. she threw herself into her schoolwork instead, easily landing herself a spot among the top students.
but she loves hogwarts, loves it with all her heart, as so many abused children do – it’s a safe haven, a place where she can at least pretend she’s free. she loves learning everything that she can ( in fact, she was very nearly sorted into ravenclaw ). her favourite place to be is the astronomy tower, and she still escapes there whenever she’s feeling a bit too claustrophobic.
she was chosen to be a slytherin prefect for her year and although she thought she wouldn’t like it, she’s grown to enjoy the position. not for the power it gives her over her fellow students, but for the escape it brings. she can associate with people she would normally never talk to, and roam the castle freely past curfew. and andromeda isn’t a naturally nurturing person, but she’s found that she enjoys talking to and helping the younger years. she sees their wonder at hogwarts in their eyes, the same wonder that she felt, and has grown quite protective over quite a few of them.
she’s technically in slug club, due to her prowess in potions and her illustrious family name, although she hardly ever goes – she does not like slughorn at all, nor most of the people he’s selected to be in his little club. other than that, however, andromeda doesn’t make a habit of joining clubs or teams or anything that would involve her being forced to interact with people.
PERSONALITY !!
those who don’t know andromeda might say she’s aloof, proud, detached, all flint eyes & sharp edges. and they wouldn’t be wrong. andromeda’s habit of keeping to the shadows has carried on into her hogwarts years, and as an introvert, her solitary nature can sometimes come off as downright anti-social. she’s naturally pensive, and her pensive face just so happens to look pissed off.
she finds it hard to trust people. she’s so used to a world shaped by selfishness that she rarely meets someone she doesn’t suspect of having ulterior motives. after all , beautiful people, like beautiful things, are temporary. everyone turns ugly sooner or later; everyone’s claws are eventually revealed.
andromeda carries an unmistakable air of wealth that, although entirely unintentional, can rub people the wrong way. she has a taste for the finer things in life — an aged wine, a silken scarf — and sees no reason why she shouldn’t enjoy them. she’s well read & well bred, and has a vocabulary and accent that can seem pretentious to some.
but those who do know andromeda, those precious, precious few, know of her vivacity, her independent streak, her love of learning, her dry humour, the dimples that appear with every mischievous smile. they know the fire she’s kept hidden in her heart for so long, and the proud, apathetic mask she slips on so easily whenever she’s hurting.
MODERNISMS !!
listen as much as i love the idea of andromeda in a modern age, it’s mostly just bc of the wealth of information that’s available to her ? like staying up ages watching random ass videos & falling into a black hole of wikipedia articles & having 12 languages on duolingo and a streak on khan academy. fuckn nerd ass
but social media ? not for this bitch !! i really have Tried to get her to use social media so i can do fun sc threads & such but she wont listen to me smh. u know when u meet someone cute & you’re trying to stalk them online but they either dont have any social media or it’s just like an empty acct with no posts ? shes that bitch. she’ll text people but she hates the like …. publicity of social media. doesnt trust fb at all ( and she shouldnt !! zuck shes onto u ) and probably has a snapchat someone made her get but she consistently replies like 3 days late, breaks streaks, has a snapscore of like 304. what a mess. shes a grandma. understands & enjoys memes but never uses them or references them. if andromeda black references a meme around u then u know she trusts u implicitly
she’s wary but intrigued by this new english class. she dreads to think of the reaction it’s getting from pureblood families like hers, but she recognizes this for what it is: an escape. an opportunity.
she chose her username nimue after the famed lady of the lake from the stories of king arthur and the round table. she’d loved those stories as a child, and was especially drawn to the mysterious witch, half-good and half-bad, who trapped the kingdom’s most powerful wizard inside a tree to gain her independence, who gifted the king with his famed sword, who was there when the great golden age of the kingdom rose and who was there when it fell.
OTHER !!
gender / sexuality: cis female / bisexual
birthday / zodiac: jan 11 / capricorn
mbti: intj
moral alignment: chaotic neutral
temperament: melancholic
patronus: raven
amortentia: dried ink, pine, petrichor, dark chocolate
that was ??? ridic long so bless u if you read all of that mess. im Too Lazy to list wanted connections rn, maybe i’ll do that later who knows. but anyways pls plot w me & let me love u down
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mutuals as witches and colours? ;)
hi <3 thanks for sending this anon, this was so fun:
@leejordan - hot pink; maleficent@jediknightrey - golden; circe@tarth - blood red; melisandre of asshai@darkvlings - burgundy; morgan le fay@queeniegoldtsein - dark grey; hecate@undomielle - purple; one of the wicked sisters in macbeth@raavka - silver; cerridwen@thestral - beige; rowena ravenclaw@pipergreenmantle - yellow; persephone poldma@colmfahey - beryl green; medea@feanarofinwion - lime green; aurora sinistra@mcgonagallminerva - black; minerva mcgonagall@zeniik - pale pink; nymphadora tonks@lahnister - turquoise; nimue, the lady of the lake@sober-two - white; queenie goldstein@mechalesbian - bright red; sauron@andromedes - pale blue; the witch of endor
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“What is a witch?” Project 🕯🔮🌙
Originally posted by:
@nimue-the-eclectic-witch
And what does a witch look like?
Anything!
A witch could be your next door neighbors football player son, wearing his good luck charm every game and practice.
A witch could be your microeconomics professor at college walking your class through deep breathing exercises when she sees the class is stressed.
A witch could be the sweet old grandmother down the block who always has fresh cookies and sweet tea.
A witch could be your geeky lab partner whose constantly going on about his Pokemon collection, and is always dealing them out to himself.
A witch could be the stereotypical goth girl who seems to wear the title of “Witch” loud and proud.
A witch could be the head cheerleader on your schools squad, infusing magic into their cheers.
A witch could be your schools valedictorian, sending out vibes or luck, success, and happiness as they read off their valedictorian speech.
There are witches everywhere. They can be anyone. They can practice anyway they want. There are no limits.
And starting tomorrow, #whatsawitchproject will show you the many different appearances of a Witch.
#whatsawitchproject🍓✨🍓✨🍓
1. Preferred Name?
amaris!!
2. Age?
17 years of age.
3. Gender, or lack thereof?
nonbinary i guess.
4. Sexuality?
?¿?
5. Where are you from?
thailand.
6. Signs?
taurus sun, aries moon, pisces ascendant 💫
7. Occupation? (Including school)
senior student of high school always trying to get their shit compact and together.
8. Preferred Element?
air; but water is a close second.
9. Pro or Anti Curse?
pro curse.
10. How Long Have You Been Practicing?
almost four months by now and regretting not practicing any sooner.
11. What is Your Practice Like?
eclectically chaotic as a whole; grey due to its relative balance. i incline strongly towards celestial and lunar magick. pop culture, urban, and tech magick have my interest too!!! i aspire to rock at hedge magick someday.
12. Other Interests You’d Like to Mention?
writing poetry, having philosophical one-sided conversations with myself in the dead of night, uhh embodying what it means to be a ravenclaw i guess lmfao
13. Selfie (Or Picture of Something like Your Altar, or a Pet if You Don’t Want to Show Your Face)
#witchblr#witches of tumblr#what's a witch#what's a witch project#brewed witchery of the mind#witchling
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The Lost Tales
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/z82UT6k
by angelholme
Squad XD8 of DISCORD are forced to chase a villainous group throughout history to prevent them from shredding the future.
But does The Damocles have a more sinister intent than merely changing the whole of history?
Words: 32188, Chapters: 9/9, Language: English
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Les Misérables - All Media Types, Once Upon a Time (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: F/M, M/M
Characters: Albus Severus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, Rose Weasley, Hugo Weasley, Lysander Scamander, Lorcan Scamander, Marius Pontmercy, Cosette Fauchelevent, Éponine Thénardier, Cedric Diggory, Peter Pettigrew, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, Salazar Slytherin, Merlin | The Sorcerer (Once Upon a Time), Nimue (Once Upon a Time), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s)
Relationships: Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Alternate Universe, Future Fic, nanowrimo2022, NaNoWriMo
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/z82UT6k
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summary:
31. he/him. ravenclaw. muggleborn. heterosexual. auror at the ministry of magic. likes walks in nature, the occasional cigarette and working out at the gym. dislikes slackers, grunge music and pizza with pineapple on it. (muse page: x)
current connections
love interest/crush - leilani ishikawa friends/colleagues - nimue mackenna, leon huxley, algilbert fontaine work partners - alastor moody, the prewett twins, order friends - dorcas meadowes
wanted connections
best friends (open) enemies (open) exes (open) partner in crime - (open: last name ‘proudfoot’)
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{ sarah jeffery, cisfemale, she/her } Have you seen NIMUE STIRLING, an ORIGINAL CHARACTER from the SECOND Wizarding War? I heard they just showed up, and even though they were born in 1980, they don’t look a day over TWENTY-TWO. I guess they’re living up to their reputation of being INTELLIGENT AND RESPONSIBLE and RESERVED AND HIGH-STRUNG.
nimue was adopted by silas and rosalia stirling when she was two years old. She never knew anything about her birth parents, so she has no idea whether she’s muggleborn, half-blood, pure-blood, etc. she has two older siblings who are biological to silas and rosalia, and she always felt as though she didn’t belong.
her family is a long line of ravenclaws. silas was an auror, and rosalia was also employed in the ministry, so the two of them were both pretty respected in the wizarding world.
her two older siblings were both sorted into ravenclaw, and followed suit with respectable jobs when they graduated from hogwarts. nimue was terrified of disappointing her family with everything she did, and so going into her sorting ceremony, she hoped with everything in her to be sorted into ravenclaw.
thankfully, she was, and although her marks weren’t quite as high as her siblings,’ but she still felt like she could breathe, just a little bit.
that was, until she started to develop romantic feelings for some of her female classmates. she tried to deny it as much as she could, wishing to just be ‘normal’ so she could keep up her squeaky clean image, but by the time she was in sixth year, she couldn’t deny it any longer.
she decided to tell her parents after she graduated from hogwarts, hoping that her other achievements would lighten the situation a little bit, but sadly she never got to.
when the war hit hogwarts, nimue was understandably terrified. she put up a valiant fight for the most part, but she was killed relatively early on and became one of the many unnamed casualties of the war.
no sooner had she died at the war did she wake up in hogsmeade. at least, that’s how it seems to her. the last memory she has is someone shouting “avada kedavra” at her, so naturally she’s a bit scarred.
wanted connections:
her older siblings: they don’t have to match sarah’s ethnicity since she’s adopted, but they need to match each other!
friends: please please please give her some friends from her hogwarts days!!
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THE BASICS
Name: Laisren MacKenna Year: Sixth Age: Sixteen House: Ravenclaw Blood Status: Muggleborn Allegiance: Neutral Faceclaim: Chay Suede
BIO
Laisren was born at home in the small town of Adare, Ireland, just after midnight on the 6th of November to Aislin and Caine Mackenna. He came into the world twelve minutes earlier than his twin sister, Nimue. He was always a quieter child than his sister, but that didn’t stop her from dragging him around on all her adventures. They were inseparable since the day they were born and would play together in the garden of their home together for hours. The both of them never quite fit in with the rest of the children in their small town, Laisren struggled with a stutter in his early childhood and Nimue could sometimes be too rambunctious for her own good. His stutter made Laisren a target for bullying from the other children, however this was often quickly shut down by Nimue. His twin often found herself in the headmaster’s office for fighting with the other kids, despite the fact that she had been fighting to defend her brother. Eventually he outgrew his stutter, with the patient and caring help of his mother and the encouragement from his sister. His father was a stern but good man, and he loved his children very much. He worked as a truck driver, and would often be gone for days at a time on a drive, their mother was a nurse, who worked long hours at the closest hospital to try and make ends meet, so Laisren and Nimue would often be left to fend for themselves. Their magic began to manifest when they were young, simple things like toys moving on their own, and then when they turned eleven a stranger in odd clothes visited their home and told their parents about Hogwarts and the magical community. Laisren was elated at the fact that he would be getting out of the small town and before long they were stepping onto the train bound for their new school. They found their place at Hogwarts much easier than they ever had in Adare, Laisren was sorted in Ravenclaw, and much to everyone’s surprise, Nimue was sorted into Hufflepuff. For the first few weeks at their new school Laisren would often sneak down to the Hufflepuff common room to be closer to Nimue, but as they settled in more and began to make new friends this became a less common occurrence. He still sneaks down at least once a week but that’s more for the midnight snacks Nimue manages to sneak from the kitchen. Despite the difference in houses he and Nimue remained thick as thieves, and when word of this new dark lord spewing anti-muggleborn sentiments began spreading it just made them closer, as they turned to each other for safety and security.
TRAITS
+ Compassionate, Quick-Witted, Sincere
- Impatient, Naive, Prideful
LAISREN MACKENNA IS TAKEN.
contact II open II application II submit
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LISTAS DE RESERVAS
Os adjuntamos a continuación las listas de todo lo que ha sido reservado hasta ahora, que en breves pasaremos a actualizar a las páginas del tumblr y estará disponible a través de los links. Si ves que algo que reservaste está a nombre de otra persona es porque su ask/submit llegó antes; si ves que falta algo en la lista, por favor, coméntanoslo por ask y lo corregiremos de inmediato.
PB.
ALEXANDRA DADDARIO, Yefunné ALICIA VIKANDER, Sparrow ANTOINE OLIVIER PILON, Aglaya BÁRBARA PALVIN, Yefunné BILL SKARSGARD, trombosis BRIDGET SATTERLEE, night CAMILLA CHRISTENSEN, Moon CHARLIE HUNNAM, Boss CILLIAN MURPHY, Aglaya DANE DEHAAN, scorpiano DILETTA GOMEZ GANE, escarcha ELLEN PAGE, Aglaya GABRIEL AUBRY, meital HUGH LAURIE, athelstan JASMINE DWYER, night JOAN SMALLS, lemontree JORDAN SÖRBOM, andrastea JOSIE CANSECO, trombosis KATE BOGUCHARSKAIA, Skye KHADIJHA RED THUNDER, Paja MATTHEW HITT, fausto NICKLAS KINGO, scorpiano RICHARD HARMON, trombosis SOPHIA TATUM, Moon TOM HARDY, Sparrow VERA FARMIGA, cross SCARLETT LEITHOLD, virgensita ANA DE ARMAS, virgensita SCARLET ROBINSON, virgensita JUSTICE JOSLIN, gato HUGH DANCY, galleta DIEGO LUNA, Octarino DANIEL SHARMAN, Octarino ARTHUR GOSSE, Hawking DOMINIK SADOCH, Petete SOPHIE TURNER, Phasma GEORGIE HENLEY, Phasma SADIE SINK, calabaza ELLE FANNING, souleater SEBASTIAN STAN, Puppi BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, ketu BEATRIX OST, Drunkenstein LAUREN DE GRAAF, Virgo GUGU MBATHA-RAW, luzar PARK SOO YOUNG, lilah DUA LIPA, lilah ISABELL ANDREEVA, mancillada CENIT NADIR, mancillada ALINA KOVALENKO, Black JAMES FRANCO, Black ASTRID BERGES-FRISBEY, black PHOEBE TONKIN, Nimue MATTHEW DADDARIO , Desdentao STEVEN CHEVRIN , Desdentao FROY GUTIERREZ, Desdentao MARNIE HARRIS, Rainbow KIANNA STUPAKOFF, rainbow MARTHE WIGGERS, Galletas DARWIN GRAY, Petete MARGOT ROBBIE, Caniche DORIT REVELIS, Epifanía DEBORAH ANN WOLF, Oppie NATALIA GRZYBCYK, Wilburg XINI ZHENG, Wilburg TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET, Pikachu JAVIER BARDEM, Pikachu
CANON
Familia x: trombosis Familia x: ramé Rosier: night, desdentao Bulstrode: cook FINCH-FLETCHLEY, sharp. Dolohov, Galletas. Nott, Lilah Burke, caniche. Chang: Wilburg. Bagshot: Anlly. Scorpius: scorpiano James Sirius Potter: Pikachu. Draco: meital Harry Potter: Galleta MOLLY WEASLEY II: Phasma ROSE GRANGER-WEASLEY : virgensita DOMINIQUE WEASLEY, Black Lily Luna: Calabaza Narcissa Malfoy: Yefunné Albus Severus Potter: Petete.
ARQUETIPO
Mano Derecha, lemontree Director: athelstan Ministra: Drunkenstein La chiflada: Black 2. SEGRETA 2: aglaya
3. SEGRETA 3: paja
EMPLEO
Ex militar - Boss
Ministro de Magia - Drunkenstein Dueño de El Profeta - Aglaya Detective (excedencia obligatoria) - Sparrow Ayudante en la organización de las arpías - Cross Auror - Scorpiano Pocionista en Northview - lemontree Director de Azkaban - Ramé Profesor de Pociones - Meital Director de Hogwarts - Athelstan Funcionario del Departamento de Cooperación Mágica Internacional - Yefunné Club de duelos - Octarino Sublider M.A - Octarino Empleada de Slug & Jiggers - Mancillada Profesor de DCAO - Black Jefe de la Casa Slytherin - Black
Militar - Puppi
Auror - Luzar Cajero - Sharp Profesora de Encantamientos - Oppie Jefe del Departamento de Transporte Mágico - Pikachu Jefe del Escuadrón de Reversión de Magia - Anlly. Auror - Skade
Miembro 1 M.A
EXTRACURRICULAR
Buscador Hufflepuff - Paja Bateador Hufflepuff - Aglaya Bateadora Hufflepuff - Moon Prefecta 7º Gryffindor - Trombosis Prefecto 7º Slytherin - Scorpiano Buscador Slytherin - Scorpiano Prefecto 6º Ravenclaw - Yefunné Bateadora Gryffindor - Night Cazador y Capitán Slytherin - Poison Prefecta 6º Slytherin - Souleater Prefecta 7º Slytherin - Moon Cazador Ravenclaw - Mancillada Bateadora Ravenclaw - Rainbow Cazador Slytherin - Epifanía Premio Anual - Lilah.
CRIATURAS
Vampiro (sin orden todavía) - Trombosis Arpía (Miembro del clan X Londres) - lemontree Licántropo (Hogwarts - Manada del Norte) - Night Licántropo (Hogwarts - Manada del Sur) - Virgensita Licántropo (Desterrado) - Gato Licántropo Manada del Norte - Nimue Licántropo Manada del Norte - Desdentao Semi veela - Rainbow Licántropo (Desterrado) - Caniche
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