i never post on tumblr but thought i'd share this public too about my personal (very specific) headcanons for a byler hogwarts au i've made cause i'm in too deep now <3
sorting hat was between slytherin and gryffindor for mike
sorting hat was between hufflepuff and gryffindor for Will
not byler but dustin was sent straight to ravenclaw against his will (he learned to love it)
Will had a long-standing rivalry with his mirror who hates his haircut (he will later take its advice in fifth? year to his mum's heartache; Mike will have an internal crisis about it)
mike is jealous of Will and Lucas' friendship because they share a dorm together (Lucas later cottons on to this fact)
mike had a devastating crush on a quidditch player somehow without knowing it was, in fact, a crush (Will assumed the player was a girl due to how often mike brought them up/yes it's heternormativity and internalised homophobia hours... they will get through this!)
not byler but they play the wizards' version of D&D and still become a "Party"
valentine's day has Mike act OUT because Will gets so much attention (he's later famous in my AU... shhh)
mike's dorm 'owns' a pet snake called Lilith and his slytherin friends are scared he'll let Will take her (simp behaviour)
secretly hogwarts students are in awe at Will and Mike's friendship because it's the first time they've seen gryffindors and slytherins genuinely get along (it's against the status quo *cue High School Musical*)
Mike has a house elf called Niffty who loves Will more than she loves Mike (this will be a running gag)
Will had an owl in his first year that they pushed on the trolley that is then never mentioned again and you can bet that it was named Chester. RIP Chester the dog (now owl) that was never seen again!
Lucas owns an evil eagle called Bert while Mike has an owl that he named Merlin when he was younger (he sure does idolise Merlin too)
It will be even more heartbreaking in Fourth Year with the lack of letters considering the biggest way they stay in contact over the summer holidays ARE letters!!!
Jonathan and Nancy will end up working together. Staying quiet about what their jobs will be! But, Nancy does write about their experiences and becomes a self-made journalist who becomes very successful!
There will be a variety of different antagonists that the Party will face! Bullies, Rita Skeeter, Ministry officials, Brenner, and of course...
there's definitely moreee but they will be spoilers so me staying tight-lipped
if you have any other headcannons related to this feel free to lmk cause id love to hear all about them (i'm obsessed with this crossover if you can't tell already)
the series in question if you're wondering: Hogwarts AU - MogulMama - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Stranger Things (TV 2016) [Archive of Our Own]
