#larvati

[overheard-at-hogwarts]

Lavender: [to Parvati] Let's stop wasting our best boob years on lame guys.

[fanlore-wiki]

Ship Sunday: Lavender/Parvati

Welcome to Ship Sunday! We travel into the spellbinding world of Harry Potter to look at the sapphic ship - Lavender Brown/Parvati Patil. Lavender and Parvati are canonically best friends and share a dorm with the popular main character, Hermione Granger.

The “Harry Potter” series depicts these two as close friends, seen bonding over their Divination course. Although a noncanonical romantic relationship, there are still over 700 fics hosted on AO3 tagging them as a pair, making it an uncommon pairing within the fandom but a relatively common femslash pairing. Moreso, this pairing is considered a fanon POC pairing. Lavender was played by two separate Black actresses, leading to the headcanon that she is Black. Parvati has multiple implicit nods to her being of Indian descent including her dress at the Yule Ball that has led fans to this headcanon.

Depending on the source material, this ship can also be considered “Doomed Yuri” - a term often used to refer a tragic love story between two women in media that inevitably results in the relationship failing. In this case, Lavender/Parvati both in an act of bravery fight in Dumbledore’s Army to get rid of Voldemort in the final battle of the series in the end. The fate of Lavender within the seventh book being unstated and her depicted as deceased within the movies leaves this pairing sometimes placed in a fic with major character death.

What is your favourite Pavender fanwork? Add them to their Fanlore page!

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[kichterlette]

Parvati and Seamus bonding in Year 6 over their soulmates dating the Weasley family. And people start thinking Seamus has a crush on Lavender and Parvati has a crush on Dean because they both glare at Ron and Ginny equally.

[incorrectharmionequotes]

parvati, to lavender: i love laying my head on your chest when you’re sleeping so i can hear you breathe

hermione, to harry: i recorded you snoring so you can hear how loud you are and why i can’t sleep

[hpsaffics]

✨ WLW Wed: Perfectly Parvender ✨

A biweekly HP femslash rec list made by the lovely members of the HP SAFFICS (18+) discord server. See all previous rec lists in the WLW Library.

Current focus: Lavender Brown/Parvati Patil Previous focus: Flonks (see list)

💫 - highly recc’d

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LONG & LUXURIOUS (>10k)

This Is Where by @kiconwrites [G, 28.2k]

Various moments of Parvati and Lavender through their years at Hogwarts as they deal with self-identity, internalized homophobia, and a Hogwarts crueler than anybody could've imagined

Fate & Jupiter by @thewakeless [T, 24.8k]

Padma is worn out from her Ministry job, and Parvati is tired of pining after Lavender 24/7. So, they decide to open up a potion shop in Hogsmeade but of course nothing goes quite as planned because you can’t stop fate, and you certainly can’t stop Jupiter.

💫 like the careful undressing of love by comosum [M, 10.8k]

In 1993, Lavender mourned a rabbit like it was human. In 1999, Lavender spends a morning spitting the remains of a hare into the snowy hills of Shetland. She tries not to think about what that means. Lavender deals with her lycanthropy and relearns what it is to be human.

These Bandages by medric [M, 10.7k]

Lavender wants to be a Seer. Parvati just wants to be.

MEDIUM & MESMERIZING (3k-10k)

💫 Meet Me In Your Timeline by @mezzaniine [E, 9.2k]

Parvati has a twin sister and a best friend. One knows her better than she knows herself. And the other doesn't know her at all.

Bouquet by @henrymercury [T, 4.5k]

Lavender is hanging out with the Slytherins this year, and Parvati officially has no idea how the world works anymore.

💫 She Was Pretty by @skeptiquewrites [E, 4.1k]

In the aftermath of the war, Lavender Brown rediscovers herself in a tiny flat above her Diagon Alley tea shop. Parvati helps.

Just by JackieJLH [T, 3.6k]

Childish toys and games are put away when one nears adulthood. Parvati always thought she was a bit more than that to Lavender.

Second Charm by @ladynestaarcheron [T, 3.3k]

For Lavender, the magic happens twice. There's the spell she casts when she doesn't mean to, before she knows what it even is...and there's what happens when the prettiest girl in school smiles at her.

For Every Loveliness by @greywarde [G, 3.3k]

In which Parvati finds out that romantic advice can come from the strangest places, even the escaped ex-convict Sirius Black.

SHORT & SWEET (<3k)

Exploration by smilelaughread [E, 3.0k]

Parvati and Lavender have a rather... adult way of exploring the castle.

A Perfect Peace by bluemermaid [E, 2.8k]

Lavender and Parvati knew what would happen to them if they were caught outside after curfew; still, they couldn't seem to help themselves. Two best friends try to find some peace in the midst of a frightening war zone.

💫 beautiful enough for the both of us by @ink-splotch [G, 2.2k]

"Anyway, Snape," Hermione said. "When Lupin was at school, Snape would make him a potion that would… tame him, on full moons.... If you’re interested, I’m trying to learn how to brew it myself.” Lavender shook her head. “We’re not friends,” she said. “Never have been. So why are you doing all this?”

💫 One Day (You Will Be Mine) by @gracerene [T, 2.2k]

When things get dark outside, and the truth of wartime sets in, the Room of Requirement delivers what is needed. Unless you’re a love-sick Parvati, in which case the room might just decide to torture you a little more.

💫 Silence Is Not Consent (or How Dirty Talk Can Help Change Rape Culture) by Woldy [M, 2.1k]

Asking for consent really isn't that hard. It might even be fun.

💫 You Are The One Thing On My Mind by @@reneeandallison [G, 2.0k]

Lavender Brown has two tattoos. Parvati Patil died with one.

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🌙 Where can I find more Parvender? 🌙

Parvender: Tag on Tumblr | Tag on AO3

WLW Library: Tumblr | Tag | AO3

[big-ronnev-fan]

We should draw the gryffindor girls in these and have them be girlfriends

[marydrawsometimes]

"i don't know what to do without you, i don't know where to put my hands. i've been trying to lay my head down, but i'm writing this at 3 am."

[sleepless-nights-11]

What being a Hufflepuff in a group of Slytherin friends looks like

Me: I have an idea

Slytherin friend 1: what is it Puff?

Me: What if when we’re 18 we all moved into a cottage in the woods together

Slytherin friend 1: Yes yes that’s a great idea

Slytherin friend 2: Maybe you should just move in with Slytherin friend 1, we all know you’re in love with her

Me and Slytherin friend 1: SHHHHHH

Slytherin friend 3: Why it’s true

Me: I’m going to throw something so hard it’s going to shake the surface of Columbia

Slytherin friend 3: so you’re going to kill everyone in Columbia?

Me: No I’m just going to throw something at Columbia

Slytherin friend 4: that would kill them

Slytherin friend 2: oooo can I come?

Me: oh no I don’t want to kill anyone nevermind

Slytherin friend 3: you’re so soft

Slytherin friend 1: Hey don’t hurt my Hufflebuddy

The other Hufflepuff: *whispers* I ship it