Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy Appreciation Week - Day 4: Favorite Ships by Moots
Hey guys! This is the fourth entry for @endlessly-cursed’s fantastic HPHL Appreciation Week. Today the focus is on other people’s ships! Y’all have made some wonderful couples and friend groups/duos! There are so many of them that again it is a challenge to narrow down which ones will be featured for the post. Anyway here goes:
Tedelia - Adelia Selwyn @thatravenpuffwitch and @cursebreakerfarrier
Slytherin and Gryffindor in love and getting along like peas and carrots? It’s hard to believe for the common student but if the passion is there it is going to happen. Dear Addy is far from the stereotype of her house and she is so wonderful and compassionate! Teddy and his dormmates are a group of chaotic Gryffindors but they love their gals all the same. Together he and Addy have built a beautiful family with three great kiddos. Danny is a frequent visitor to the Selwyn-Ellison household and he loves Teddy, Addy and their kids so much!! He considers the kids part of his found family just as much as their parents, they’re like nephews and nieces to him and he tries to find them great gifts for their birthdays and Christmas celebrations. Danny has always been close with Teddy and Adelia - he and Teddy are colleagues as aurors and he stops by to see Adelia frequently while working in France. The role that Tedelia has in Danny’s life is why it is number one on this list!
Roxariel - Gabriel Sapieha @slytherindisaster and Roxie Haley @beloved-bucky
This wholesome ship reaches number two spot by a close margin to Tedelia. I cannot decide which should be number two because its more like that it and Tedelia hold equal places in my book. Still this ship is one of my favorites because the gal in here is Danny’s sister figure and best friend Roxie! Gabriel is also a dear friend to him! He is protective of Danny and cares a lot for his well-being, where to he would put himself in harm’s way to keep him safe. The dynamic for Roxariel is unique - I just love how Gabriel and Roxie are still able to love each other so much even though she is a vampire. In a time where racism and supremacy still dominate the wizarding world, this couple can be an example of how minorities can still achieve successful and fulfilling lives just like regular people. Danny is also very grateful to have Gabriel and Roxie in his life and they’re very dear to him - his life would never be complete in their absence.
Galehan - Siobhan Llewelyn @kc-and-co and Galen Stagg @cursebreakerfarrier
Two sweethearts that have it all. Their story is about living life to the fullest. Bonding over a love of magizoology and outdoorsy-ness, Bon-bon and Galen live a very unique and epic lifestyle with many connections around the world. They look over many creature reserves in several countries - one of which is located in the U.S. state of Arizona. Danny vibes with the couple over their appreciation and reverence of the outdoors, reminding him of the better angels of his old home far away. He loves Bon-bon so much and they’ve been best buddies since their Hogwarts days. Galen is such a sweet and soft boy with great compassion and acceptance for minority groups which Danny really appreciates! When working in America he often stays at one of the reserves under the care of Shiv and Galen and is always happy to see them and hear about their latest adventures!
Reubeila - Leila Hellebore @whatwouldvalerydo and Reuben Willows @that-scouse-wizard
While I don’t bring up this ship much it still deserves recognition. Like Roxariel, this ship is another great example of how normally disadvantaged groups in wizarding society are still capable of having romantic feelings, falling in love, getting married and raising a family! Reuben is an awesome quidditch mate of Danny and Leila is a Slytherin lady with demon heritage. Like him they’re both are the type that may seem intimating on the outside but on the inside they’re just amazing friends who do great things for those they know and do their best to give back!
as always, the wonderful Gabriel belongs to @slytherindisaster!💕
75. Who would throw the other into a pool?
MoGeo: George always ends up throwing Morgan into the pool. but in the end, they both end up in the pool because either Morgan pulls him in with her or he jumps right in after her. Morgan tried to throw George in once…it didn’t work that well.
Roxariel: Gabriel. he only does it because even though he knows Roxie won’t admit it, she loves it because she’ll always grab him and pull him in with her.
89. Who starts a food fight in the kitchen?
MoGeo: this always goes either way, but more often than not, it’s George. he’ll always start it when Morgan’s not paying attention, like if she’s reading the recipe he’ll take his chance and throw flour at her. or if he’s feeling a little extra cheeky, he’ll smash a freshly-made cupcake in Morgan’s face.
Roxariel: more often than not, it’s Gabriel. Roxie would never initiate playing around in the kitchen. well, that was before she met Gabriel at least. after they got back together, she learned how to loosen up and have more fun with him, so she has started a few food fights in the kitchen.
once again, another rather long answer, so I’ve stashed it all under the cut
1. What, specifically, was the catalyst for their physical attraction (if applicable) to the other character? In other words, what in particular had them like “Oh, they’re…hot…”
Roxariel: for Gabriel and Roxie, it was always a game of cat and mouse, so to speak. neither of them would budge on admitting they had feelings for the other, despite them both saying they “hated” the other, they had very obvious feelings for each other. for both of them, I think it was when they realized how snarky and witty the other could be, and that’s what initially made them realize “oh no, they’re…hot.”, and then they both realized just how physically attractive the other was😂
MoGeo: answered here
8. What do they think about romantic love? Do they have baggage surrounding it? Do they idealize it? Is it an object of longing and wanting, or were they really not thinking about it until they started falling for the other character? What are their expectations like?
Roxariel: for these two, romantic love was a bit of a touchy subject from the start. in the beginning, it was because they were both so convinced they hated each other. when they got back together after being apart for a couple of years, Roxie was afraid that her being a vampire would affect the romantic aspect of her life (spoiler alert: it didn’t lol) for Gabriel, there may have been a little bit of baggage before he and Roxie got back together, but I’m not too sure as that’s more of a question for @slytherindisaster to give her opinion on. I don’t think either of them really started thinking about it too much until they started falling for each other, but I do think they both have their own ideals of romantic love. they both want rather simple things when it comes to love; mutual respect, honesty, trust, and playfulness.
MoGeo: oh. my. godric. these two dumbasses were in love before they ever even knew it😂 both of them are completely open to the idea of romantic love, and they only embrace it even more once they start really falling for each other. from the beginning, they pretty much longed for each other with years of mutual pining, but they just took forever to finally get things going. they both have their ideals on it, and they both really want the same thing from love: honesty, respect, trust, and a killer sense of humor are the things that mean the most for this pair.
12. How much independence do they prefer in a relationship—do they want to share their lives as much as possible with their partner, or do they prefer to mostly do their own thing and let their partner do their own thing?
Roxariel: Roxie likes being independent, since her father did raise her to learn how to do things for herself as opposed to having to rely on a man or anyone else to do everything for her. She doesn’t mind sharing a life with Gabriel, as he does like his independence as well, though they’re both respectful of the other’s wishes and know when to not smother each other too much.
MoGeo: so, these two really fall on both ends of the spectrum with this. they both love having freedom and independence (George knows all too well how independent Morgan can be, and he doesn’t dare impede on that—he gave Oliver Wood hell for it though while him and Morgan dated for a brief time, because Oliver tried to stifle Morgan’s independent spirit) and Morgan will let George be as independent as he wishes to be in return. but if they’ve been apart from each other for even just a weekend, all they want to do is spend time with each other even if they’re living together. no…seriously, if the twins leave for a weekend to scout a potential location to expand Wheezes, George tells Morgan to invite Kate (@kc-needs-coffee) and Carmi (@nevilles-top) over for a girl’s night or weekend, and they have to deal with Morgan being mopey for about an hour over George being gone before they can finally get her hyped up enough to join in on the spa and movie night festivities, though Morgan still wears one of George’s old jumpers and sleeps with his pillow while he’s gone, and the girls noticed it rather quickly, before Morgan even realized it.
10. What scares them about entering a relationship?
I think what scares both of them the most about entering a relationship is their own feelings, honestly. like the constant thought of “what if I mess this up?” or “what if it goes wrong?” is in the back of their mind for the longest before it eventually goes away and they realize that there was nothing to worry about to begin with.
19. Are they okay with public displays of affection? Do they like them?
Roxie isn’t too keen on them, but she doesn’t mind them to an extent. holding hands, quick kisses or cheek kisses, and hugs are about as far as Roxie will go with public displays of affection.
Gabriel on the other hand may try to be a bit more extra about it I guess you could say, only to try and agitate Roxie because we all know he lives for that😂
32. How do their friends react to finding out they’re a couple? Do they have lots of mutual friends? Did their friends know, perhaps before they themselves did?
even if everyone saw it coming, I think that everyone would’ve still been quite surprised by it. of course Gabriel would probably get teased by Teddy (@cursebreakerfarrier), Tadhg (@unfortunate-arrow), and Roel (@fairywrenn), but Roxie would also get teased by her dorm-mates Siobhan (@kc-needs-coffee), Gwen (@thatravenpuffwitch), and Héloïse (@the-al-chemist), so in that case, it’s fair😂
Gabriel Sapieha belongs to the lovely @slytherindisaster
2. Who would buy dinosaur themed cutlery because they can?
MoGeo: honestly, they both would. but out of pure amusement and excitement, George would be the one more likely to buy it because “but babe, look!! this one’s a…stegosaurus! wait…it is a stegosaurus, right?”
Roxariel: answered here
9. What is a crazy story they share together?
MoGeo: …so many. literally it’s almost never-ending. pretty much every crazy prank (which KT (@kc-needs-coffee) still disproves of like…98% of them), sneaking out of the Burrow late at night to go sit by the pond together under the stars, trashing the O.W.L.S., getting Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes ready to open and a paint war breaking out (which MoGeo won, Fred was outnumbered).
Roxariel: based on a lovely little blurb written by @slytherindisaster (I’d link it if I could find it again because I love it so much😩), one crazy story they share is when Gabriel tried to make a potion to slow down his aging because he was feeling insecure that Roxie didn’t look as old as him, though she was still aging as well, just not as quickly or noticeably. it resulted in Gabriel getting a pretty nasty burn from a failed attempt, Roxie reprimanding him about it, but they make up and Roxie makes Gabriel feel better about himself by saying she doesn’t care if his age is showing quicker than hers.
for those who don’t know, this ask is from @slytherindisaster, the lovely creator of Gabriel Sapieha💕
2. Who would buy dinosaur themed cutlery because they can?
I really wanna say that this one goes to Gabriel because it just seems like such a Gabriel thing to do lol like he’d buy it to annoy Roxie more than anything because she’s picky about her kitchenware and utensils being proper😂
4. Who is more likely to give the other a forehead kiss?
they’ve both been known to give the other a forehead kiss, but I feel like Gabriel is more likely to give a forehead kiss to Roxie because she loves them (even if she won’t admit it)
5. Who is bad talking about their feelings so they make up for it in different ways?
this one can truly go either way, since neither of them are really the absolute best at talking about their feelings, so to make up for any misunderstandings or arguments, they’ll take up doing a few household chores for each other or one will offer the other a “date night” of sorts.
13. Who is ready to take on the world in the morning and who is ready to go back to bed?
Roxie is truly a morning person and she always has been, so I feel like she’s the one who’s ready to get up and tackle everything and Gabriel’s the “five more minutes” and continuously snoozing the alarm😂