Extremely displeased to announce I just opened my writing doc to find the fic has not yet written itself. Will check back in tomorrow to see if it’s made any progress
✨️you drew stars around scars✨️
Van Gogh details. x
james: it’s a shame how fast our childhood has passed
peter: yeah, i mean, when was the last time any of us was just unconditionally happy and, i don’t know, blew bubbles?
sirius: i don’t think i ever did that but i did blow moony like forty minutes ago in our dorm. made us both really happy
remus: he’s right
regulus: why? why on earth do you have no verbal filter?
james: regulus is playing hard to get
james: little does he know, im hard to get rid of
james potter is the fun dad.
regulus hates this. he wants to be fun too. but no, it’s james who harry runs too when he wants to laugh til he cries. it’s james who lets harry fly just a little higher than he should or buys him far too many toys when the toy chest is already overflowing. it’s james who harry goes to when he wants a sweet treat before dinner or to be swung upside down til his hair matches his fathers even more. james potter is the fun dad- not regulus.
but, what regulus takes far too long to see- is he is the safe dad. it’s regulus who harry’s little feet paddle over to when he scrapes his knee or bumps his head. it’s regulus who rocks and sings harry a lullaby before bed. it’s regulus side of the bed young harry crawls into after a night terror and he’s too frightened to sleep alone. oh yes- james potter is the fun dad, but regulus is the safe dad.
not to say harry has no fun with regulus or doesn’t feel safe with james. harry knows his dads love and adore him and both do that perfectly. but sometimes he just needs to have a laugh with james, or a cry with regulus.
and that’s okay.
*at Remus and Sirius' wedding *
Preacher : Repeat after me
Sirius : After me
Preacher *looking at Remus * : Is he serious?
Remus : he is very sirius
James *snorting* : Oh deer
Lily *rolling her eyes* : guys this is your wedding day -
Remus : I'm a were
Peter : *chokes on champagne*
Regulus :
Regulus : When did i become a part of this? I had a one bedroom apartment and solitude. I was happy
James: *says something dumb*
Regulus: I swear to Merlin, you are so much like Sirius. Sometimes, I think im fucking my brother. Are you finally proud mother? Keeping up the family tradition.
James: I just wanted to know whether ice cream is a soup, not that you are the result of incest
“Where to, monsieur?”
“To the stars.”
for me this makes sense, so…
"I swore I would be true
And honey so did you
So why were you holding her hand?
Is that the way we stand?
Were you lying all the time?
Was it just a game to you?
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But I'm in so deep
You know I'm such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?"
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(🎶Linger by The Cranberries)
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This song reminds me a lot of Jegulus, particularly Regulus maybe being jealous of James's attachment to Lily?
Remus: "You need to lie very still. You've lost a lot of bl00d."
Sirius, dizzy from the bl00d loss: "I didn't lose it. I know exactly where it is."
Sirius: *points to the puddle of bl00d*
James: would you still love me if I was transfigured into a worm :((
Reg: No.
~~sirius transfigures james into a worm as a prank on reg~~
Reg *sobbing and cradeling the worm gently*: turn him back turn him back please
James (as a worm): knew it ;)
Malfoy was staring unabashedly at her, his focus on her unwavering, while Pucey was animatedly arguing about something directly in his ear. She couldn’t be sure, but while Pucey’s words seemed heated, they were still said only to be heard by Malfoy, as no other Slytherins at the table seemed to be taking part in the exchange. Without ever breaking eye contact with Hermione, Malfoy was mouthing mono-syllabic answers back to Pucey.
He raised his hand to a stray curl that had fallen forward over her face, pushing it back behind the shell of her ear. “I actually need your help with something important. And for it to work out as I hope, I need your trust as well.” A wry smile bloomed on his lips. “You will soon realise that I need your help more than I need your silence.”
I am so chuffed to be sharing this collage created by the amazing Naira for chapter 4, the prefects’ bathroom scene…
If that wasn’t enough, Naira is also translating the fic into Russian! 💜 Thank you!