MARTY AND HARRIVER let's share the glory of this au :D
I just KNEW you were going to jump on this omfg. I’ll try to put in SOME new headcanons. Maybe.
Background to the AU for those not in the know: Barty Crouch Jr. wasn’t always an insane genius asshole, there was a point in time when he was a sane genius asshole but had gone off the deep end when he had nothing positive to look forward to (mix of not enough love from home and nearly impossible levels of ambition that made him crash and burn when things weren’t going to plan which was itself partly due to keeping too many doors open). This AU sprang from the idea that if he had SOME outside positive force in his life, MAYBE he’d have something to keep him from going too far over. And that positive force is Maggie. To get away from the war in Great Britain that would tear their souls apart, they move to America under her family’s name.
Harriver refers to Harrison and Oliver, the son of Newt Scamander and his Muggle-born obsessed-with-science boyfriend. They’re OCs who were friends with Maggie (Harrison being best friend) at Hogwarts and were bullied by Barty. That’s fun. What is not fun is that in ‘canon’ Oliver has... something bad happen to him because science + magic is a no-no. Not gonna dwell on that. So this is the AU where everything and everyone is happy BECAUSE FUCK EVERYTHING THAT’S WHY.
Headcanons (Yes they are mostly about Oliver and Barty because they were my characters):
The United States’ wizarding school system is multiple parts. There are four public schools: one in the west, one in the east, one in the south and one in the north. They have similar courses to Hogwarts, except that Shamanic Studies and Voodoo are also on the course list. Those wanting to get more than an intro for Voodoo have the option of transferring to one of the academies in the Bayou.
For a long while, Barty is super paranoid that Death Eaters are after him for bailing and it sometimes gets to OCD levels like locking the doors and windows 14 times before leaving the house.
Harrison takes after his dad and they basically have a ranch of like soooo many different animals. Especially the dangerous ones, much to Oliver’s dislike.
Oliver is on fire in some capacity on an almost weekly basis.
Barty becomes that dark horse favorite teacher and unintentionally acquires a flock of students. Technically his only class is arithmancy, but is qualified to fill in as a sub for most of the other classes.
They’ve been hanging out in his classroom during free period so he gives them tasks to give them something to do. They’re mostly challenges that require them to think, but also may not be exactly sanctioned. For example, he might have them prank the Defense teacher that he despises and their goal is to avoid getting caught.
Barty enjoys pranking this teacher himself. Once he bolted every chair and desk to the ceiling and put a bunch of charms to make it a pain in the ass to reverse.
Oliver is a horribly lightweight when it comes to alcohol.
Oliver may make a fuss about all of the animals running around, but he has to admit that some of them are actually pretty adorable and cute and sweet. But his lab is an absolute no-pets-allowed zone. There’s no use trying to keep them out of anywhere else. He has been crept up on by most different kinds of creatures in most parts of the house. Including the bathroom. Especially the bathroom.
Barty would never admit it, but he’s the clingy type of sleeper. When asked though, he insists that he sleeps straight as a board and quip something about Maggie’s snoring.
Oliver has been trying to get a sort of scientific journal up and running for studying magic, but it’s hard when you’re basically the only one of your field.
