Questions that i copy and pasted from my notes app🥹 also i would love to make art of this au!! it would all be genderbend though.. but i can try to make them boys at some point…
-can you give more details on albus’ role on being voldemorts wand breaker and how that fell onto him?
- How did Albus and Scorpius come up with the idea of running away? Who purposed it and was one reluctant?or both?
- How did Delphi react/feel to them running away? Especially towards Albus?
- Do Delphi and Voldemort have a strained relationship? Who is Delphi closest to, her mother or father?
- Did Ginny only live long enough to give birth to Albus? Or was there a period of time where she was raising him in hiding before Delphi took him and raised him herself?
- If so, why did they decide to spare Albus? and how old was he?
- why does the order not trust Albus? Did he give them any reasons that stuck out as strange/not good “vibes” or is it just based off his proximity/potential loyalty to the augurey?
- on the note of scorbus not being healthy in this, does Scorpius feel like Albus can’t make decisions for himself? And that he knows what’s best for him? (I think i remember you posting something like this but i can’t remember too well)
Last question because i don’t want this to be too long, though I definitely have more!
-what do severus and albus talk about in their letters? (my two favorite characters interacting,, woaw..)
Thank you sm for your time!!💚
OK firstly I'm SOOO GLAD you like this au so much because it's literally my baby so having an excuse to yap is great and I'd ADORE fanart especially if it's genderbent because I prefer my Scorbus wlw ❤️
OKAY ANSWERING TIME I go into detail with alot of these because again... I'm obsessed with my sillys
- So the wand breaker was an idea that came to me when I first ever thought of this au and it kind of just stuck through it all. In canon, it fell to Albus because Voldemort wanted a way to check on him and to see if there's any hesitance around the idea of "harming" someone in a way (I imagine wands as something so connected to their wielder that breaking it is the same as crippling them). Also, Albus isn't allowed to use magic, so it's another kind of way to torment him. My best summary of the role is that when "court" is being held Albus would stand off to the side and if they decide the crime justifies it, he'd snap the respective wand infront of the criminal. (Wand snapping is allowed for crimes such as: Being a Blood Traitor, being a Muggle Sympathiser, and most crimes committed by Halfbloods) The punishment is usually never death, because likely they will get killed when they leave anyway.
- Albus and Scorpius talk about leaving for majority of their relationship (so the ages 16 to 18). Mostly it was Scorpius fighting against it that stopped them from running away earlier than 18, but Albus was also very reluctant on it. Scorpius would have been able to leave with ease, he'd just have to say he wanted to explore the wizarding world and that he'd eventually come back to take over as Lord Malfoy (a lie obviously). Albus was the one they'd struggle with. At the point of them leaving, he had free reign from whatever time Delphi got up to whatever time she went to bed. However there was still alot of eyes on him and he had more duties than Scorpius. I haven't fully decided how they escaped yet, but I'm almost certain they eventually settle in Australia and live as muggles until their eventual return to help the order.
- Delphi feels towards Albus a type of possesive anger alongside an actual twisted form of love. As she got older she began to hate what Albus represents and how he was a reminder of the fact she was inherently weak (because she can feel pity or compassion towards him at times). When Albus runs away, she bears the grunt of the punishment from her father. She doesn't get much time to process it before that point. This leads to Delphi having a strong, burning resentment towards Albus (and Scorpius), but she's also left a little heartbroken. Imagine having a calm dog and thinking how lucky you are he never causes any issues and always does everything he's asked, then you leave the door open for a second and he runs away. She thinks Albus is ungrateful and also she hates that she could've been caught so off guard. Unfortunately for everyone but Scorbus, Delphi becomes 10x crueler in every possible way. Poor house elfs.
- Delphis one weakness is her ability to feel love. It isn't something you want to have when you're in her position. I imagine when she was born, Voldemort had little to do with her. Mostly she spent time with Bellatrix, or whoever was nursing her. Delphi idolises both of her parents but she prefers Voldemort. Maybe it's because he was neglectful until she got old enough he could teach her things. Maybe it's because he never shows her parental affection unless it's as a reward. I'd say she's closer to Bellatrix because they've spent more time together, but her relationship is strained with both of them. I similarly think Bellatrix eventually has a sort of jealousy surrounding Delphi because Voldemort pays their daughter more attention. Nobody is happy here. (Bellatrix and Voldemort aren't in a relationship in this au, I think Bellatrix was used as a womb and she jumped at the idea of it, but when the baby came Voldemort had little care for her besides allowing her to live in his Manor.)
- This is a great question that I have hardly spoken about even though its important to understanding Albus's character. Ginny had given birth to all of her children years before they were caught by Voldemort. All three were mistakes, but they were well loved even by the remaining order.
(These answers were originally connected, but I separated them for ease)
- Albus's "adoption" went as such: When they were found, Harry and Ginny sent all 3 of their children upstairs to hide. They'd fought Death Eaters before, they didn't think they'd lose this battle nor did they know Voldemort was present. Obviously they are killed, and James automatic reaction is to run and "save" them. Lily decides this is a wonderful idea and joins her brother. Albus... hides. He goes into his parents room and hides in a worn down cupboard. He covers his ears with his hands and thankfully doesn't hear the sound of his siblings getting murdered downstairs (they didn't use the killing spell, ofcourse). When he's found by Delphi, she is hit with an overwhelming feeling of pity, alongside her actual excitement over getting to watch her dad work. This is why she asks to keep him, and Voldemort agrees because he sees an opportunity to torture the remaining order. Delphi was 14, Albus was 7.
- The order don't trust Albus because they are aware of how manipulative Voldemort is. Sure they knew Albus since he was a baby, but Snape also knows what activities Albus does for the Augurey/Lord Voldemort, such as passing information, wand breaking, note taking, etc. Ron and Hermione are paranoid, it's easy for them to jump to the conclusion that perhaps he's joined the other side. They've watched it happen to their classmates who helped them during the war, and every other good soul who wasn't killed during the war, so of course they get worried around Albus. Especially since he's so close to Scorpius, they're just incredibly cautious. So let's say their first correspondence was when he was 12, They only began fully trusting him when he was 16, and he only ever attended one meeting at 18 before he ran away.
- Yes, a big issue with Scorbus in this au is that Scorpius never quite gets over his prejudices and he views Albus as lesser than him, and that he's stupid so he needs Scorpius's guidance. Alot of their friendship was Scorpius trying to teach Albus pureblood customs even though Albus already knew them, and then trying to teach him magic even though he didnt have a wand. They both do truly love eachother which is why they ran away in the first place, but Scorpius is cruel even when he doesn't mean to be. It takes several years of them living together before Albus even has the courage to bring this up to him, and more time after that before they get as close to their canon relationship as possible. Realistically, Albus should've left him the moment his use for getting him out of Britain was done, but we all know Albus is codependent and in this au atleast incredibly desperate.
- OK So firstly, Snape starts their correspondence by having his most trusted pupil pass an anonymous letter to Albus while he's on his way to talk to Headmistress Umbridge. The letter just tells Albus that he knew his father, asked if he wanted to know more, and they kept this exchange of letters up until Albus eventually mentions something that signals Snape to mention The Order. From then on they exchange letters a little differently, by placing them in discussed areas around Hogwarts for the other to find. Albus doesn't know who he's talking to at first but he figures it out on his own and keeps the information to himself until Snape reveals it in person when hes 16. Anyway for the actual question, they talk about a range of things. Every letter from Snape has a certain format: He says hello and asks how Albus is, he discusses false information surrounding the Order, he let's Hermione/Ron write something, then he says goodbye. The letters really dont do much. It's mostly the order trying to get information from Albus while also figuring out if he's trustworthy or not. And they worry, so they like reading about how he is and writing notes for him to know more about Harry.
RIGHT I hope these answered the questions well I kinda got off track for all of them. IF YOU HAVE MORE I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER!! THANK YOU FOR THE ASK YAY
