solving the world's design

malachi gudgeon ravenclaw seventh year brother dumbledore's army prefect scientist “You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!”

[haythamfitz-blog]

“Because I don’t like tea, Mal.” Fitz, as per usual, was blunt in his speech, almost lethargic in his movements as he walked along with Malachi. “Shops close early, so I… guess we’ll go to them first for whatever experiment you’re working on.” His errands were none of the sort of which Malachi couldn’t tag along with, so Fitz decided to distract him intsead. “What is it, again?”

[geneticswizz-blog]

"Coffee, then. Or a sports drink. There are plenty of options, Fitz. The magic of a tea party comes from the table setting for the most part.” Unlike his mate, Malachi was displaying a boundless energy as usual, arms flapping at his sides. “Well, you know, I just want to look around, see if there’s anything of interest. To...any of the things I’m doing.” It was a rough excuse for his want to find Fitz a new hobby or passion, in truth. But he figured Fitz woudn’t take too well to the idea. Only because he would close himself off to it before trying. 

[barbaragriffiths-blog]

“Well, if that’s the case, have a seat.” Patting the ground beside her, Barbara offered him a small smile. Despite the nausea that seemed to show up at the most inappropriate times and was likely to return, she didn’t mind the company. It was better than moping around on her own. “Please. I’ll take anything at this point    this is driving me mental. Can I ask you a question, though?      Are your breasts really sore too?”

[geneticswizz-blog]

Handing Barbara a cup (one that was nice but not quite the collection owned by Lucy Weasley), Malachi took a seat, drawing up his knees and wrapping his arms about them as he placed his own cup down after the startling last sip. “Oh, no problem, really.” At her next question, Malachi blinked a few times, balling up his fist and pressing it down on his chest plate. “No, I can’t say that they are.” Having experiences with sisters though, he questioned, “Is this a menstrual cycle thing? I’ve heard cramps can get so bad that they cause nausea sometimes.”

[witchycollins]

“Malachi! Which Doctor are you even supposed to be? You’re just scaring me, and even though I do really want to know why you’re e x a c t l y wearing that very strange outfit I have a ton of things to do, y’know.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

“Erin, Erin,” Malachi tutted his tongue to the roof of his mouth. “I’m not any of the great Doctors. This is all for a paper I’m writing concerning gender.” One of Malachi’s many feminists experiments that went a little haywire, really. “And I really don’t see how I look that bad. Is it the wig? I didn’t know how to properly style it. Oh! But what is it that you have to do? I’d be happy to lend a hand.”

[barbaragriffiths-blog]

“Don’t come any closer. I’m sick. Best to just save yourself.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

"Oh! Is your stomach unsettled too? I think there’s a bug going around and it’s come and bit me too, so don’t worry. I can’t catch what’s already caught me. Though I did brew up this potion that might help? I put in some natural herbs in it and such, my own recipe.” Malachi held up his cup, taking a sip of it. “And might I say it packs quite the punch.”

[haythamfitz-blog]

“No, that would not be fun. Okay, we’re going to Hogsmeade. You can stop by the shops. I have a few things I need to take care of.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

"Have you ever been to a tea party, Fitz? How do you know they aren’t fun?” Starting to walk alongside his friend, Malachi insisted, “Nonsense! I’ll go with you for whatever errands you have to do first. The shops aren’t going anywhere. I mean, me and you are like a genome pair! We come as a packaged deal and can’t separate. Because that would just be biologically impossible.”

[whispcr]

[geneticswizz-blog]

( MALACHI GUDGEON ☀ Moodboard )

❝ The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant. ❞

[geneticswizz-blog]

fleurrowle:

She tried, she really did to keep her face straight, her eyes bored but she couldn’t. Fleur’s lips betrayed a slight smile, “are they now? Tell me more about the house I’m already in, Gudgeon.”

Seeing Fleur crack the smallest of smile, Malachi was convinced that he was getting somewhere with her perception. Wanting to continue the progress and any traces of sarcasm flying over his head, he said, “Well, let’s see. A Hufflepuff is a badger and they are nothing to be taken lightly, you know. They truly are fearless. I’ve seen clips of badgers taking on foxes and grizzly bears. Can you imagine? Feisty little things, they are.”

[fleurrowle-blog]

“Everyday, every single day, I question why I was sorted into Hufflepuff.” Fleur mused to herself, with an air of arrogance. “I really should’ve been in Ravenclaw.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

“While I concur that Ravenclaw is a fine House, Hufflepuff is also good. Those Huffelpuffs are true and unafraid of toil,” Malachi recited, as if Fleur wasn’t already aware.

[haythamfitz-blog]

“Yeah, mate, we’re in Scotland. I can tell. It’s the wig, and the bow, and the other bow… You look like a mug; makes me question where you’re taking me.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

"Oh. So that’s your worry. I thought the bows looked nice, that’s all, so there’s no need to worry about us going to one of Lucy Weasley’s tea parties or anything like that. Though that could be fun! The outfit is for an experiment. We’re going to Hogsmeade, if you must know. We’re going to stop by the shops so put a smile on your face and get ready for a good time.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

haythamfitz:

“I’m not going anywhere with you dressed like that.”

"Pish posh! Of course you are. There’s nothing wrong with males wearing skirts, Fitz. In fact, in some societies, it’s common! Besides, if I didn’t take you with me, you’d go off hiding like you always do and we can’t have that, now can we?”

[queeniegudgeon-blog]

“Mally! You should at least let me curl your hair before you go waltzing around the school!” 

[geneticswizz-blog]

"Oh, blimey, I knew I forgot something. See, this is why I need my main ladies by my side always to catch these things before I am seen in public. I’m such a mess, peanut.”

[poisonousflowxr-blog]

“I’m kind of jealous that you look better than I do in a skirt. What sort of experiment is this for again?”

“Also, I hope you know saying Allons-y is totally embarrassing and so nerdy.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

"I could never look better than you, petal. But do you think it looks alright, truly? Sienna was a real peach and let me borrow one of hers.” Showing off the outfit, he answered, “I’m doing a paper on gender identity in the halls of Hogwarts. Far more interesting than the House identity paper I did last year, so I thought I’d gauge reactions to me wearing quote-on-quote ‘feminine’ clothing while identifying as a male. And I’ll have you know that Allons-y is French for ‘let’s go.’ It just happens to also be something that the wonderful Tenth Doctor said.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

"What, don’t look at me like that. This is all in the name of science. Come on now, stop diddle dallying. Allons-y!”

[siennashafiq-blog]

“Have faith, you will get there.” Sienna hummed in thought. “Have you gotten any closer with the nucleotide bases?” Malachi had introduced her to the world of genetics, and even though what she knew was sparse —- his work hadn’t yet failed to capture her interest. She let a smile, genuine and gentle in that it was directed at a friend, curve her lips and crinkle her eyes. “It could always be worse, could it not? I’ll be fine.” 

[geneticswizz-blog]

Smile quick to ease its way on Malachi’s face, he nodded fervently. “Yes! Good attitude to have. I cannot be so easily deterred.” Face alight when Sienna seemed to have digested the genetics information he had relayed to her over time, he replied, “See, that’s where I’m stuck. Telomeres are a region of repetitive nucleotide bases, you see, and they are called ‘junk DNA’ because they protect our chromosomes from decaying. It’s once we run out of those that we start aging. So I know the secret of it is somewhere in there. It has to be.” Glad to see Sienna’s own face soften, he pursed his lips. “If you say so. But remember that things can also always be better and you shouldn’t be afraid of making them so, especially in darker times like these.”

[siennashafiq-blog]

“I appreciate it, Malachi.” Unfortunately, Sienna wasn’t naive to Amma Avery or Kiran’s ways, nor what two drunk teenagers got up to alone together. “Perfectly reasonable,” she echoed, “of course. Anyways. How’re you?” 

[geneticswizz-blog]

"Ugh,” Malachi groaned, quick to take up on the change of subject. “I’m right bent, that’s what I am. I’m stuck again on coding. It’s not like I’m trying to figure out immortality here. Just trying to understand why we live so long. As compared to muggles, I mean.” Letting out a huff, he shook his head. “You sure you’re alright though? You look rather perturbed. It upset you that much? You should talk to Kiran about it, if so.”

[geneticswizz-blog]

“Kiran Khan did WHAT with who?” Sienna, with her previously pleasant smile wiped from her lips, rose a hand to indicate that she didn’t require an answer. “Just… don’t tell me. I’ve already heard enough.” 

“Now, now, let’s calm down.” Malachi held up his hands in an effort to placate his classmate. “I’m sure there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why I heard that he was stuck in a closet. Why, that could happen to anyone.”