#scamanderishredmayniac

[uefb]

Hi

I hope you don’t mind me asking, but as you know I really enjoy reading some of your fanfic and love the way Newt’s family are written in your universe. I love how Newt’s parents are supportive, especially his dad. I think his dad and Theseus are my favourites.

Anyway I wanted to ask, in your world how would Helious and Rowan react to Newt’s expulsion from Hogwarts? What happened when Newt came home? Or when they were called in after the incident?

Did they treat him with kid gloves? Like go about it delicately like they did with the incident with his uncle in the ministry? Or maybe this time he’s gone too far (as far as they know), so they’re more disappointed and bit more firmer? He’s not a kid anymore so how would that go? Now that’s something interesting I think to explore.

Hello! Good to hear from you! I’m answering this from bed half asleep so forgive me for not going into a ton of detail. But if I put it off I’ll just never reply. Very happy you like how I write the Scamander family

And great question — because their reaction is different from how they treat him after the situation with Hesiod in “The Riot Act”. While still cognitively immature, there’s still a big difference between barely 11 and 16/17…. ‘Kid gloves’ are appropriate when dealing with certain issues at certain ages, but realistic conversation would probably be a better fit for the expulsion at 16.

That being said..

So I actually I have a few versions of their reaction to Newt’s expulsion I’ve been playing around with. But all of them involve Newt going back to live with Rowan eventually, but spending the first month avoiding home, living solely with his dad in London. I write him specifically requesting his father be contacted to pick him up, after which he informs his mother himself, while at Helios’. Newt knows she’ll be disappointed. And he ultimately chooses to figure the first few weeks after expulsion out with Helios precisely because Rowan is struggling to be supportive (and he likely feels ashamed). Rowan, meanwhile, feels she’s tried everything and still she’s ended up with her youngest son, expelled from school, just come of age with absolutely nothing going for him. She’s worried, and frustrated, and angry, and that can be hard for someone like Newt to figure out how to handle, especially bc I don’t headcanon he tells his parents about the entire Leta situation. Which makes him come across as far less sympathetic.

By this point, I write their dad as being somewhat “checked out”. He’s largely given up on parenting by now (I mean, Theseus is well into adulthood, but newt’s still young), as he’s been rather burned out by his own life and some particularly poor coping mechanisms. You can imagine the unspoken strain that puts on a family unit. Helios is of course upset with the situation but he’s not disappointed in Newt in the same way as Rowan (probably for obvious reasons, as he and Newt share a lot of personality traits in addition to some overlapping neurodivergence), so his reaction is pretty tempered. So it’s easier for Newt to hide there, with his dad.

Luckily for both Rowan & Helios, though, Newt immediately gets work at DRCMC and an apothecary in Diagon Alley, so he keeps himself busy, and largely out of trouble. He strikes me as the kind of person who does much better—in many ways—in the world than he does in school (I say, heavily projecting), so I imagine over the course of a few months, he and his mum come back around to understanding one another better. There’s a point at which one just has to accept that (a) this is the unfortunate way of the world and it’s necessary to survival to sometimes just accept it [Newt], and (b) this is just the way some people are — you can cry and scream about it but good luck trying to change something that perhaps just can’t be changed [Rowan]. Neither of them is entirely in the right, and I think they both probably know it, a little bit.

I do headcanon the expulsion as one of the first real cracks in N & T’s relationship, though. Theseus doesn’t abandon him and remains an anchor in an otherwise somewhat unstable family during this time period, but he doesn’t understand him, and it starts to get messy.

One of the reasons I love writing about Theseus and Newt is because neither of them is perfect. They both have canon flaws in how they deal with commitment and conflict. And I’m trying to figure out how to write the expulsion reaction for all of them, so I’ve just been poking at it for a few months, and waiting for it to shape itself out.

So that’s some rambling. Certainly it’s not all my thoughts because I’m in bed but. Would love to know your thoughts too.

[i-dont-talk-for-days-on-end]

I finally did it!!! Thanks to the encouragement of so many kind people on this post I mustered all my courage and wrote my first ACD Sherlock Holmes fanfic! :))) Here it is:

On the way to Rosenlaui, Holmes falls behind to face Moriarty alone. When it is instead Watson who encounters the Professor at the Reichenbach Falls, events take an unexpected turn.

Or:

Watson does a few ridiculously courageous things and there is a crack in Holmes's lens.

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: Gen

Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV)

Relationship: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson

Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, James Moriarty

Additional Tags: The Final Problem, Canon Divergence - The Final Problem, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt Sherlock Holmes, BAMF John Watson, Reverse Reichenbach, (yes I borrowed that tag from the BBC fandom), Friendship, they love each other very much, Watson is very sportive and a bit slow at the same time, forgive me for the liberty I took with Swiss law enforcement please, I needed to put them in A Situation

I will tag you because you encouraged me to write this, and I might not have done otherwise: @scamanderishredmayniac @transholmes @teaspoonnebula @neverquiteeden @53rdcenturyhero (you encouraged me to write a Watson who is "pragmatc, observant but one step behind", so I will blame you for everything happening here , although I'm not sure if you meant it in that way :D), @randomwholocker @sarahthecoat @huamirly @plaidadder (hm, no idea why this tag doesn't work :/) and @amypihcs of course :)

[snapeysister]

Just so happened to slip into a new fandom, and now I need non-romantic Reader insert fics of Law & Order SVU - Olivia Benson's sister/cousin, Newt Scamander's daughter and Snape's daughter

I'll never be able to write all this as I only know how to imagine it on the go 😭

@lawandordersvuconfessions-b-blog @lawandordersvu-fan @lawandordersvuimagine @newtscamanderimagines @charlotterhea @scamanderishredmayniac

[lemony-pickett]

This is for @scamanderishredmayniac! As requested!

If you would like to see something drawn in the fantastic beast realm please let me know, I also do commissions for fan fictions art really low prices. PM me for more info/inquires

[inastarlesssky]

Thanks for the tag, @scamanderishredmayniac! This was fun. (I had to look up what a rising sign was though haha)

Okay...here goes! The favorite person/character was hard to choose haha so I went with Eddie bc well, I love him.

No pressure tagging: @tina-mairin-goldstein @pia-bartolini @oxfordelise

[newt-and-salamander]

for @scamanderishredmayniac - original concept by @alicexz

[randomwholocker]

Help me

I'm growing up too fast and I'm scared of changing who I am and thinking my fandoms and music taste and other things are cringy. Help please.

Tagging the mutuals:

@afrenchaugurey @unnamedelement @eddieredmayneargentinablog @scamanderishredmayniac @fandomsarefamily1966 @fblover @xdancesoffcliffs @physicsgoblin @batmantaking-hobbits2gallifrey @gamerly @shakespearean-snape @shortfineel

[themysteriousphoenix]

Ten First Lines

Rules: Share the first lines of ten of your fanfics and tag ten people. If you’ve written fewer than 10 fics, don’t be shy and share anyway. If you’re an artist or meta-writer, feel free to find a way to participate if you’d like. :)

Thank you to @uefb and @scamanderishredmayniac for the tags!

1. Touch, pt. 2 (Newtina)

“You’re so excited about this, aren’t you?”

2. Touch, pt. 1 (Newtina)

“What– Tina?”

3. What Love Is... (Newtina)

Newt Scamander wasn’t a man who had a lot of experience with love.

4. Love is Blind (Polin WIP)

Melody Palmer was a good friend, a wonderful co-worker, and entertaining to follow on social media.

5. A Little Drop of Blood (Polin)

Anger.

6. The Letter (Polin)

Penelope opened the door to Colin’s bedroom, their bedroom, closing it with a soft click behind her.

7. More Than Enough (Newtina WIP)

“What is that?”

8. Satisfaction (Strellacott) - Rated E

Robin hunched down further under her nondescript black umbrella and twisted the handle of the painted black door, shoving it open with her shoulder.

9. Dawn Breaks (Polin)

The first rays of morning light began to light the room and, unused to the dawn breaking through the curtains that she must have forgotten to close last night, Penelope blinked awake.

10. Letters From the Past (Newtina)

Newt climbed the ladder of his old, beaten case, a stack of yellowed correspondence in hand.

I tag... @hidetheteaspoons @silvertonedwords @bluelikeajay @albinokittens300 @blahdiblahdiblah1987 @elisha-am @kemara24 @eveneechan @katisfania @mythrielofsolitude @ravenish-huffnpuff

[cheekbonesofbenny]

221 Covid Street

A little fic to explore how Sherlock would be during the pandemic. Hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think 😊

Read here

Chapter 2 to come soon 😊

Tagging -

@gaylilsherlock @catlock-holmes @brokenlibrarygirl @scamanderishredmayniac and whoever else wants to read 🥰

[uefb]

Ten First Lines

Tagged by Tolkien buddies (thanks @spiced-wine-fic & @roselightfairy!), but I am posting here instead of UnnamedElement because my fic has been for Fantastic Beasts recently, I am mostly active in the FB fandom at the moment, and since most of the ficwriters I interact with currently are on this blog.

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway. If you are mostly an artist or meta-writer, please feel free to find a way to participate, if you would like :)

The Business of Worrying link

Newt is five-and-three-quarter years old when his mother takes him to St. Mungo’s for the first time.

Charms and Bluebells and Summer 1912 link

Exams were three weeks away.

The Most Vicious Creatures on the Planet link

Newt Scamander could never claim to have had a particular, in-born affinity with the human race.

A Home by the Sea link

It was in the early years of their marriage—after Tina had accepted an assignment in Europe—that she and Newt really got to know each other.

Head Full of Fairies link

The day had not been going the way Tina Goldstein Scamander had hoped.

With Its Head Under One Wing link

Dearest Tina,

The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures link

Newt was juggling a child under one arm and a crutch under the other when an owl carrying a bright red, Ministry-embossed envelope swooped in through the open window of their house in Dorset.

In Desperate Need link

Newt Scamander was twelve years old, and he had never loved a place as much as he loved Hogwarts.

Flowers Will Come Again link

Laelas shifted a lamp to her right as she pulled another stack of damaged papers toward her.

Painted with the maps of newly stolen rivers link

That the sun rose the morning after the second longest night of his life was almost more of a surprise than the shattering of their world the day before.

Tagging @afrenchaugurey @katisfania @exasperatedtinagoldstein @bluelikeajay @themysteriousphoenix @scamanderishredmayniac @brisemolaire @salamanderscamander @eveneechan —I don’t even know if some of y’all post fic, and I’m certain I’ve forgotten someone. Apologies.

[itsmeasherlockian]

Bye, 2022!

So… it’s 22:22 here, but I won’t be able to update later. I just wanted to wish you all a very happy new year and remind you the most important event of the year for all fbawtft fans: The Secrets of Dumbledore. I personally watched it on April 11th at 22:30 Madrid/Paris time, and it completely changed my life.

I also want to thank @scamanderishredmayniac and @newt-and-salamander for following me, because I’m new here and they have the same interests (Sherlock, FBAWTFT) as me. They make me feel less alone.

So… ¡Happy New Year!

[snapeysister]

My good friend's a big lover of fantasy worlds as a whole, and especially Harry Potter. That's her fan collection. 🔥 Much of this have been gifts. Lucky woman 😬

@scamanderishredmayniac the posters though 😍

"Books turn muggles into wizards" (German) @charlotterhea

[lemony-pickett]

Hi hope you’re well.

Almost a year ago, in July you mentioned you would do two drawings to share with fans. One of Theseus patching up Newt’s hands after injury, and one of Tina patching up Newt after injury. I was wondering, will we still get these? Or have you given up? I was looking forward to seeing these, and have been patiently waiting, your art is beautiful. But if you’ve given up doing these and not into Fb anymore, I’ll understand. I just want to know if it’s still happening or not and if we’ll get to see these pictures at all. I know you said you started the one with Theseus in it, but anyway, I was just wondering is all.

Oh my goodness I now remember this convo! I honestly didn't think people were liking my art so I sort of faded away into oil paint and clay. Its been a long time since I've drawn digitally but since I DID say I would draw it, I would gladly come out of "retirement" to draw these for you :) This was such a wonderful message to come across so thank you @scamanderishredmayniac

[inastarlesssky]

@scamanderishredmayniac If you like I can message you the card, the reason why I'm a little hesitant to post it is because if someone happens to write one of the ideas before I've written it, I don't really wanna write. It's kind of silly, maybe, but I feel like I'd be copying their work or doing something that's already been done. And I take a long time to plan things out, so odds are that people will definitely have things written or done before I get to it, but I can definitely send it you if you like?

[afrenchaugurey]

Ten first lines

So, I've been taggued by @uefb and @scamanderishredmayniac . Thank you, both.

Rules: Share the first lines of ten of your most fanfics and tag ten people. If you’ve written fewer than 10 fics, don’t be shy and share anyway. If you’re an artist or meta-writer, feel free to find a way to participate if you’d like. :)

I took off the French ones (they have their English counterpart, and there is a link in AO3). Also, a lot of my fic' have something supposed to be a Haïku in French (it's not really that, but, well, approximation), so I skip that line too as ... well, French.

Links are on each fic' title.

1. Caribbean Blue

The sun softly warmed her skin, as her tenuous muslin shirt flitted around her, following the rhythm of the slow breeze. Her bare feet were sinking in the hot

2. Happy Birthday Queenie

It was a dark and cold night, and the air was full of a gloomy atmosphere. In this icy twilight of early January, between the grim ashy walls with

3. We wish you a Ver(r)y Chaotic Christmas

In this glacial night at the end of December, the magic was already operating, and the snowflakes twirled in the breeze, before they ended their ballet against

4. First Times

On that Thursday morning, the sky was heavy as a couple was peacefully walking in the streets of New York.

5. My Dear Sister

New Orleans, November 11, 1928

6. A pub, a niffler and some Quidditch

The weather was warm in this afternoon of late August. The sun was still high in the sky and its rays reflected themselves on the windows of the

7. Happy ending, new beginning

When Queenie Goldstein woke up that morning, she felt disoriented. Everything was different. It was … warm around her. Before she even opened

8. History eternally repeats itself

This adventure had an air of déjà vu, it sounded too familiar to his ears. They were in Central Park Zoo, chasing a little loose cute beast. And it was

9. Early Days of Love

Tina woke up in the silent appartment, it was so early. She hated to be here now, she felt so alone for too many months. She didn't really sleep that night. She

10. London Calling

1933

And as I just translated them, I add two of my WIP , just as a motivation to keep writing and translating (same for Caribbean Blue and Early Days of Love)

Reflektor : The dust fell, powdering the teal Converses with the ocher cloud that he stirred up with every step. The thin young man

A blue woolen ocean : The humid air of the sea galloped in their direction, lashing their faces with its salty spray. The man adjusted his scarf

And I'll just tag @occamyeggshells @literary-creature and @forbiddengalaxy as all others I know have been tagged with me

[newt-and-salamander]

@scamanderishredmayniac