#mppw

[marylily-my-beloved]

No. I am not turning into a deer while drunk Sirius. I will get crashed into. Like a deer in headlights. 

- James Potter circa 1980 when at a club with Sirius, Peter and Remus 

[softmoonlightmelody]

hey uhm can you tell me about your ocs. who are they

okay so i just answered the felix ask so. not getting more info on him

Gardenia (tagged #mppw) pronounced gar-deen-ya - she's the kind of insane that thinks she's normal. Her best friend is in love with her (she is aroace). She drinks heavily caffeinated tea because coffee is not a thing in the setting. She's quite young but also way too young to be in charge of the government. She is currently the most powerful person in the government. For relevant reasons, she hates the government. Everyone says she's like her mother, which is true. She is also incredibly autistic. Like her mother. Writing her is quite difficult because it requires an intentional, formal style, as well as at least three footnotes every page. Half those footnotes say something like 'see footnote 46, 32, and 9'. She has legal custody of her niece. She's in her very early twenties. Gardenia does not have the self-awareness to hate her life. I love her.

Latona (tagged #mppw) pronounced le-nor-uh - also insane! In a completely different way. She got disowned for inheritance reasons when she was eighteen, left the continent out of spite, and began running a criminal empire. Has killed a couple people. Latona is much more self-aware than Gardenia but this does absolutely nothing for her.

Niyune (untagged, but I guess I'll invent one right now #rainbringer) pronounced nee-yoon - got a heavily religious ceremonial role at the tender age of five. Believes herself comparable to god as a result. Is currently completely unaware of how trans she is. She's so nonbinary it's almost funny. She lives in a flower-themed world for fairies. She wants to explore more. I think she should do some introspection. Niyune disagrees with me.

Yǎlíng (#hair pins and azaleas) - realized that her uncle killed her parents and thought the answer to living was faking being incredibly shallow and fake and unable to hold the throne for a second. Was right. All of her hair pins double as weapons and almost all of her houseplants are azaleas (which are incredibly poisonous). Does not sleep because that's when she's doing her political reading. 70% of her emotions are fear, 20% are spite, and the rest are judiciously lent out on occasion. Her aunt (who married the guy who killed her parents) is her favourite family member because she's the only other one who knows what's going on. Has been trying to find a way to poison her uncle for three years.

Inajmé and Erhané (#sdsoytag) pronounce een-azh-MAY and air-hahn-AY - do not ask about the tag. Anyway, Inajmé is the chosen one. Erhané is her sister. An exploration of what it means to be the second one, in every occasion, simply because of factors outside your control. This works primarily because Inajmé would throw the world she's supposed to save away for Erhané, and Erhané would do likewise.

There's quite a bit more but. I don't have enough to elaborate on. Oops.

[girlwithacrown]

PRIDE quidditch jerseys for #hppridemonth 🏳️‍🌈

These fucking dorks! This basically is the result of a survey over on instagram on what James' quidditch number is and of course this pun made the final decision pretty clear.

Also inspired by the greatful dead band shirt designs.

[nymphadoratonqs]

ok so this is a headcanon

what if remus listens to classical music? not just because it’s a “nerdy” thing to do, but because it’s truly soothing to him. being able to appreciate something that’s so intricate and layered like a classical piece speaks to his humanity – so on the days leading to the full moon when his mind is the most troubled, listening to some of his mother’s old muggle vinyls becomes a habit. when he’s focusing on the different sounds of the different instruments, he’s reminded of the work that goes into putting all of those things together and he’s able to focus on the different emotions they evoke.

while sirius is in azkaban, he plays one or two of those old classical pieces in his head because he’s memorised them over the years. the dementors can’t suck the music from him because it’s not happy memories that it brings – the music reminds him of remus’s pain and the fear that he associated to the impending transformation, and sirius is able to keep playing the music in his head and to cling to it to keep himself sane.

so years later, when they’re both living in grimmauld place, they manage to fix an old record player one day and then remus pulls out the vinyl with that one piece. sirius’s first reaction to the music is to cringe because now on top of everything it also brings back locked-in-an-azkaban-cell feelings but then remus just pulls him by the hand and they sort of slow dance to it in the middle of the sitting room??? and everything is okay with classical music in the background??

[softmoonlightmelody]

I JUST REALIZED I HAVE BEEN SPENDING SO MUCH TIME CALLING A CHARACTER LENORA. HER NAME IS LATONA.

[softmoonlightmelody]

the most annoying part about writing gardenia is that she requires at least three footnotes every page

[direwolf-summer]

Summer I'm here to ask, nay, demand! The map fics list!!! 🥺 Please please please share with the class!

omg v!!! thank you so much for indulging me haha 🥺 i'm sorry it took me forever but here you go, my favorite map fics, in no particular order:

The Making of the Map by Fox_pitch

Summary: “Alright, men,” James said in a low, important voice. “We are gathered here to create a document of record; a document that shall henceforth be used only for the purposes of mischief-making and fascist-catching; a map of Hogwarts, yes, but also a tribute to who we are. To who we are to this school, and what this school is to us - and who we are to each other. Christ, Peter, you don’t have to put your face so close, I can feel you breathing on me. Ahem - we will use the powers of this map to make the world a better place according to our own judgement, and never show it to another living soul as long as we live. Except Evans, because she’s already fucking seen it. Agreed?”

“Agreed,” they all repeated.

Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter and Peter Pettigrew return for their sixth year at Hogwarts.

Notes: Probably the best mppw fic I've read in 2020. I still go back to it from time to time.

Angle of Doubt by @squidgilator

Summary: The Map had been going missing. Or—not missing, exactly. Sirius always knew where it was; Remus had been spiriting it away. Which, it should be said, was fine. Really.

Notes: Molly's writing is as clever and witty and fun as ever. It's just perfect and got everything you need in a mppw fic.

A Map's Tale, by Professor Cricket

Summary: The Marauder's Map speaks its mind.

Notes: What it says on the tin. A fic from the map's POV.

Aaaaaaand I cannot in good conscience finish this rec list without mentioning

Map of the Problematique (D.M.L.E. Evidentiary File 142-3b.) by SullenSiren (lorax)

Summary: "He's going to make it a RULE." Before they went their separate ways, Moony, Padfoot, Prongs, and Wormtail shared a flat. The flat had rules. This is how it went.

Notes: Call me biased but this one will always be the "one post-Hogwarts fic to trump all post-Hogwarts fic" according to me.

[cupcakeblake]

am i the only one who would rather date james potter than sirius black?