CHIN UP , LOVER BOY !

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( jordan fisher | gender fluid | he/they ) — was that EDWARD “TED” TONKS passing through diagon alley? yes, i think so… people around them say they remind them of taking uncalculated  risks , being the loudest person in the room but still being the outsider, putting together a broken vase that doesn’t look quite right , stumbling over words because you’re too excited to tell the next part of the story , feeling stuck in life no matter what you do which i suppose seems to fit that HUFFLEPUFF. they’re actually pretty LIGHTHEARTED, INDECISIVE, and BOISTEROUS for a TWENTY-SIX year old, but i wonder if it serves them well when working as a MUGGLE STORE OWNER at JENKIN’S CONVENIENCE  STORE . have you heard that rumor has it that that MUGGLEBORN is an ASSOCIATE for THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX ? i wouldn’t have guessed… but this is a conversation we should be having somewhere else. ( kate | 24 | EST | they/ them)

                                        BIO . / PINTEREST . 

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weasley , a . ​​

     ❝   —   and,   yeah,   it   may   sound   weird,   ❞   arthur   shrugged,   ❝   but   i   often   find   comfort   in   being   misunderstood.   ❞  

       ❝  so  you’re  telling  me  that  is  how  you  flirted  with  molly  back  in  the  day ?   ❞  teddy  gives  arthur  a  rather  skeptical  glance  ,  brows  only  furrowing  cause  they  could  actually  imagine  the  clueless  and  rather  misunderstood  arthur  weasley  charming  molly  prewett  that  way  .   ❝  save  the  fact  that  it’s  almost  always  the  mysterious  lads  that  get  pinned  after  ,  no  ?❞ 

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black , a . 

     maybe   it   was   andromeda’s   fault   for   never   having   been   with   someone   else   before   ted,   in   the   way   she   was   with   ted.   even   in   secret,   it   was   something   she   had   never   experienced   before.      —   and   would   she   get   such   a   thing   again   with   someone   other   than   the   one   who   stole   the   seat   beside   her   ?   she   was   too   afraid   to   ever   find   out,   so   she   wouldn’t.   ❝   do   you   enjoy   saying   my   name   ?   the   way   it   rolls   off   of   your   tongue   like   it’s   your   own   ?   ❞   andromeda’s   eyes   narrowed   as   her   chin   met   her   hands,   but   she   could   only   shake   her   head   at   the   idea   of   ted   finding   her   to   each   end   of   the   earth   if   they   must.   ❝   —   and   i   would   continue   running.   ❞   a   sigh   left   her   lips   as   her   voice   went   to   a   whisper.   ❝   neither   i,   nor   my   name,   can   ever   be   yours.   you   know   this.   ❞   at   least   in   the   long   run,   she   supposed.

          ted  only  pauses  for  a  moment  ,   wetting  his  lips  as  he  thinks  -  willingly  letting  their  mind  wander  into  the  ill  imagination  of  some  world  where  the  two  were  rid  of  any  pressure  to  be  anything  but  themselves .  ❝ how  could  you  possibly  be  mine  ?  i  would  be  the  most  dense  wixen  to  ever  think  that  -  but  you  ,  you  already  know  that  i  am  yours  and  i  cannot  speak  for  you  if  there’s  any  chance  that  you  find  comfort  in  knowing  that .   ❞   and  maybe  that  was  what  was  so twisted  about  this  love  story  .  ted  tonks  could  live  and  breathe  for  andromeda  black  but  god  forbid  did  andromeda  black  ever  speak  the  same  .  ❝  so  if  that’s  true  ,  then  we  sit  here  .  we  finish  this  drink  sitting  next  to  each  other  -  just  like  any  other  strangers  would  -  and  we move  on  .  or  you  could  leave .  that’s  never  not  been  an  option  too .  ❞         

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wood , ivy . 

“your mum lied to you,” she said bluntly, giving ted the straightest look she could muster for as long as she could hold it (a good 6 seconds against his bright smile, a new record). “you are correct about the other thing, though, yes, I will absolutely be doing it either way, it would just be more fun if you joined in,” she added, insistent, as she did her best to widen her eyes even further. anything to further a puppy pout, anything. “sure, plenty of people deserve it, but that’s not the point, and that’s cheap. doing it for revenge? that’s …. no. this is for fun. if we see people we know, of course, give them all we got, but mostly …. it’s just for the laughs. no one is ever expecting a water balloon!”

         ❝   the  best  of  luck  to  you  ever  convincing  my  mum  that  she’s  not  right  , ❞  a  warning  if  it  had  not  been  for  the  fact  that  her  deadpan  look  finally  break  against  sense  of  responsibility  that  they  had  been  holding  for  the  past  minute .  ❝  fine  !   i’ll  bloody  join  in  whatever  this  is  .  ❞   he  lets  out  with  exasperation ;  though  it  would  be  an  outright  lie  if  ted  ever  denied  that  they  wanted  to  throw  at  least  one  water  ballon   since  the  beginning  of  the  conversation   no  matter   who   the  victim  was  .  ❝ but  you  better  hold  a  truce  that  you  won’t  throw  one  at  me  -  because  i  swear  by  helga  herself  that  if  i  get  wet  ...   ❞   a  raised  finger  now  directed  at  ivy  and  a  pointed  look  ,  no  real  threat  laced  in  his  tone  but  still  worth  a  shot .  

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black , andromeda . 

     her   lips   immediately   pressed   together   into   a   thin   line,   but   she   couldn’t   help   the   corners   of   her   mouth   turning   up   ever   so   slightly   out   of   their   view.   sure,   this   was   a   bad   idea   —   terrible   even,   but   it   didn’t   make   the   situation   before   them   any   less   thrilling.   it   was   a   surprise,   really,   because   no   matter   how   much   andromeda   tried   to   push   ted   away,   they   came   back.   and   she   was   glad   they   did.   ❝   nothing   extraordinary   ?   ❞   she   hummed   low   as   her   chin   tilted   towards   his   view.   ❝   i   suppose   i’ll   accept   the   drink   this   time,   unless   this   is   going   to   be   a   recurring   theme   of   yours   —   surprising   me   and   such.   ❞   andromeda   sighed   as   her   lips   met   the   rim   of   the   pint.   ❝   because   if   that’s   the   case,   i   might   have   to   find   myself   a   new   pub.   ❞   another   step   in   the   chase.

          if  ted  had  spent  more  time  staring  ,  maybe  they  would  have  caught  the  sliver  of  hope  that  forced  her  lips  to  hold  shape  of  the  smallest  of  smiles  .  the image  alone  would  have  played  in  his  mind  after  their  brief  encounter  and  it  would  have  held  his  imagination  captive  .  andromeda  had  been  the  one  to  bury  any  promise  of   them  being  together  much  to  ted’s  disagreement  which  is  what  kept  their  ill  intent  to  catch  her  off  guard  for  now  .  ❝  you  could  go  ahead  and  plan  on  finding  elsewhere  to  dwell  ,  andromeda  -   ❞  ted’s  now  half  turned  towards  her  ,  shoulder  pressed  against  the  counter  in  some  cool  attempt  .  ❝  because  i  can  certainly  be  filled  with  surprises  ,  andromeda  black  .  and  you  ?   where  else  would  you  go  next  ?  ❞  he  asks  with  a  slight  tilt  of  their  head  .  ❝  the  ten  broomsticks  ?  i  would  just  find  you  again  if  i  tried  hard  enough  .  ❞ 

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JORDAN FISHER as “Jake Taylor” Work it (2020) dir. Laura Terruso

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prewett , molly 

“when you’re keeping a one year old entertained - a week is forever” she whispered, as if little bill could actually hear them. rolling her eyes – the smile that stretched her lips was a fondness that only teddy tonks could muster out of her, “not yet –” she stated with pride, “it’s been hard, all good things are, aren’t they?”

“of course i am– i won’t tell the other two” she promised as she tugged them in - saving the burrow from the brisk breeze, “your second favourite weasley is sitting on the blanket if you want to go entertain him” glancing back at little bill who still peacefully sat on the blanket gnawing on his stuffed dragon. “how have you been, love?” placing the kettle on the stove with a flick of her wand. 

           ❝   is  papa   weasel  acting  up  again  ?  ❞   ted  jokes  with  a  bright  grin  ,  already  throwing  himself  onto  the  ground  to  be  within  grasp  of  the  infant  that  practically  cooed .   ❝ i’ll  remember  those  words  next  time  you’re  fussing  at  me  about  something  -  ❞  they  say  with  a  look  that  is  challenging  -  but  molly  was  practically  made  to  be  a  mother  .  even  before  arthur  came  along  did  ted  felt  that  molly  was  the  responsible  one  between  the  two .  

      but  now  they  are  practically  laying  prone  next  to  bill ,  one  gentle  finger  drawing  along  his  outline   and  only  jutting  their  tongue  out  when  the  baby  spared  him  a  look  .  ❝  i’ve  been  just  splendid  ,   truly  .  life’s  been   quite  mundane  since  taking  over  the  shop   and  hell  ,  it’s  a  nice  change  of  pace  .  ❞  the  daily  prophet  still  got  delivered  to  the  house  but  the  pile  just  collected  now  that  ted’s  father  was  no  longer  around  to  read  them  with  burning  curiosity  .  there  was  no  need  to  worry  about  such  senseless  things  like  the  missing  of  some  pureblood .  of  course  that  made  the  headlines  .  ❝  how  about  you  ?  besides  being  a  mother  and  all  that  ? ❞  

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wood, ivy . 

“slightly involved is still involved,” she reminded ted, ivy’s voice taking on a more musical inflection. “prior knowledge still makes you an accomplice, whether you decide to help or not.” but she was thrilled to see ted’s bright smile aimed back in her direction; that was much more like it. “I mean …. define scary. I was really thinking a little more ….. dropping them off of the roof and surprising people, seemed like it’d be hilarious.”

           ❝  is  it  ?  my  mum  always  told  me  that  i  could  never  do  any  wrong  ...  ❞  even  the  smile  was  probably  betraying  their  innocence  at  the  point  ,  but  ted  never  claimed  that  he  wouldn’t  be  some  sort  of  accomplice  in  whatever  ivy  was  planning .  ❝  because  i’m  very  sure  that  no  matter  what  i  say  or  do  ,  that  little  devil  sitting  on  your  right  shoulder  will  probably  convince  you  to  do  anyway .  ❞   but  her  next  words  has  ted  raising  an  eyebrow .  ❝ so  you  aren’t  even  going  to  target  specific  people  ?  no  one  comes  to  your  mind  that  deserves  it  ?  ❞ 

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macmillan , alice . 

her laughter had her winching – it shouldn’t hurt to laugh, “don’t be funny” she grumbled, fingers rubbing gentle circles against her temples, as if that would help. “it’s close to noon and you thought i was going to suffer in silence? i thought you knew me better than that, tonks” 

“we shouldn’t have had the punch – that was where it went sideways, wasn’t it?” eyes fluttering shut for a moment - they were right, it was euphoric. “did we really dance on a table? i remember falling —” she wish she had enough care to be mortified. 

          ted  can  still  feel  alice  tense  next  to  him  ,  a  reaction  that  would’ve  caused  him  to  snicker  if  they  hadn’t  felt  like  the  karma  was  already  settling  in  the  middle  of  their  chest  .  ❝ hard  to  promise  anything  when  it’s  natural  - ❞  now  it  makes  more  sense  to  ted  to  roll  onto  his  stomach  to  face  alice  ,  only  one  eye  opened  .  ❝  close  to  noon  on  a  day  when  we  both  don’t  have  to  work  .  now  that’s  just  plain  evil  .  ❞  

      even  with  the  distorted  view  from  their  side  of  the  bed  ,  ted  can  see  parts  of  his  friend’s  miserable  expression .   ❝  i  think  it  went  sideways  the  second  you  said  yes  to  coming  along  ,  ❞   they  refute  ,  face  half  buried  into  the  pillow  hoping  that  alice  would  somehow  agree  to  an  afternoon  wasted  in  bed  .  how  did  the  two  even  up  here  ?   a  question  ted  had  no  answer  for .  ❝  ...  i  think  so ?  so  does  that  mean  i  didn’t  catch  you  then  ?   could’ve  sworn  that  celestina warbeck  was  there  too . ❞  most  likely  a  dream  but  a  muggleborn  like  ted  simply  lived  for  fantasies  like  that. 

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closed . / @wecsleys​

          ❝  mate  ...  ❞  ted  had  spent  the  past  hour  sitting  on  the  floor  with his  favourite  child ,  entertaining  the  toddler  as  best  as  they  can .  but  now  he’s  sitting  up ,  casting  a  rather  panicked  look  towards  arthur  .  ❝ do  babies  really  drool  this  much ?  ❞ 

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prewett , molly . 

she knew that perhaps throwing herself at him this early was going to startle him to say the least, but that was the risk of visiting the burrow – hugs couldn’t really be avoided, “merlin, i’ve missed you” tugging him in, “you’re not here for arthur, are you? so help me tonks – if you’re here for him, i don’t care – i have you for the day”

        at  least  this  time   ted  had  the  sense  to  send  an  owl  towards  the  burrow  ;  a  result  of  their  last  and  a  crying  infant  but  he  still  manages  to  be  blind -sided  by  a  hug  when  the  door  barely  opens  .  ❝   it’s  been   barely   a  week  ,  ❞   still  a  week  too  long  these  days  since  so  much  tended  to  happen  in  a  short  time  span  .  he  would  visit  more  often  if  he  could  but  with  the  ways  things  had  been  at  home  with  their  mother  -  ❝  what  - bilius  has  you  worn  out  ?   uncle  ted  can  be  shared  ,  i  promise  .  but  rest  assured  ,  molly  ,  you  were  my  favourite  first    ❞  

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macmillan , alice . 

“oh sweet hell –” hoarse words muffled against the pillow that she had buried herself in, the blistering headache – the night came rushing back with a vengeance, it had been the first hallowen bash since she had returned - perhaps she had partied a bit too hard, but she also wasn’t reporting to work this morning, “for the love of godric – teddy, wake up” if she was in pain, she wasn’t going to suffer alone as she hurled a pillow at the man a foot away, “what did we drink? hellfire?” ​

        the  harsh  reality  that  ted  wakes  up  too  is  only  made  worse  when  they  are  forced  to  wipe  their  mouth  -  was  that  drool  ?   and  why  did  the  sunlight  that  peeked  through  the  window  suddenly  so  bright  ?   all  ted  manages  to  do  in  that  moment  is  roll  onto  their  back  ,  a  groan  the  only  immediate  response  they  can  muster  before  forcing  one  eye  open  .  ❝  no  cause  hellfire  would  have  probably  hurt  way  less  , ❞   at  least  using  his  hand  to  shield  his  eyes  from  the  dim  sunlight  helped  ...  a  tad  . ❝   did  you  have  to  bloody  wake  me  up  ?   what  time  is  it  anyway  ?     ❞    ted   only  felt  this  way  because  of  their  dumb  decision  to  egg  alice  on  in  taking  another  cupful  of  the  spiked  punch   -  but  at  least  they  had  fun  ?   ❝ just  ...  close  your  eyes  .  i  promise  it  feels  absolutely  euphoric .  ❞  

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black , narcissa . ​​

cissa was gone a lot of the week, most of her time either at one of the sanctuary’s in the uk or to hungary, they had just gotten back after having to pick up a fake dragon egg and now having to go through all the procedures to dispose of it. it’s not often that they find themselves in muggle london but here they are now standing outside a shop that they’ve heard about but have never gone in. she waits for a moment before stepping in, getting funny looks for her dress work robes and it’s rare when she feels like a fish out of water. she doesn’t exactly know what she’s looking for, but she sees the person that could help, ted, but doesn’t want to interrupt them. she quickly makes eye contact before bumping into something, and just like that, what she was looking for almost quite literally falls on her: hair dye. “fucksake,” she laughs to herself, picking it up before making her way towards the till. “fancy seeing you here,” they say, knowing that ted work’s there but cissa talked too much when they were nervous. 

          even  when  an  employee  makes  a  snide  remark  about  a  person  who  entered  wearing  strange  clothes  ,  ted  hadn’t  even  paid  much  mind  that  it  would  have  been  a  familiar  face  .  muggle  london  was  not  immune  to  the  wixen  world  and  its  people  but  the  store  was  remarkably  away  from  the  popular  areas  many  people  they’d  like  to  ignore  would  frequent  and  those  who  knew  of  his  shop  were  either  muggleborn  or  those  who  knew  better  than  show  up  in  dress  robes  .  but  when  they  round  the  corner  carrying  a  box  of  miscellaneous  items  ready  for  a  restock  ,  there  ted  finds  narcissa  .  ❝  oh  ,  hi   -  ❞    it  only  takes  a  moment  to  recognize  the  other  ,  moving  to  rest  the  box  on  the  floor  so  they’re  free  to  extend  a  free  hand  to  help  them  up  from  the  floor  .  ❝  you’re  thinking  of  colouring  your  hair  ...  red  ?  ❞ 

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closed .  / @drcmeda​

          ❝  before  you  leave  ,   ❞    ted  was  prepared  for  andromeda  to  bolt  the  second  that  they  sat  down  next  to  her  without  invitation  .  to  him  ,  it  was  a  fun  game  and  the  chase  was  every  exhilarating .  more  so  when  when  the  muggleborn  still  had  a  feeling  that  andromeda  black  still  liked  their  attention  despite  making  an  obvious  attempt  to  distance  them  .  ❝  i’ve  already  ordered  you  a  drink  . we’re  at  a  pub ,  for  godric’s  sake  !   who  would  ever  assume  that  we  were  even  friends  ?  i  just  happen  to  be  sitting  next  you  ,  and  you  next  to  me  .  both  drinking  and  eating  a  small  meal  .  there’s  nothing  extraordinary  about  that  .  ❞                    

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closed . / @withcringhcurs​

           ❝  i  know  it’s  not  much  ,  but  i  would  argue  that  it’s  better  than  only  getting  a  few  galleons  every  couple  of  days  . ❞   there  weren’t  many  people  he’d  trust  with  the  shop  and  lily  was  certainly  an  exception .  a  part  of  him  almost  even  wanted  to  offer  some  help  if  she  needed  ,  but  he  knew  better  than  to  offer  anything  strikingly  similar  to  charity  to  the  other  wixen  .  ❝  i  surely  hope  that  sugarplum’s  been  alright  ,  though  .  one  day  i’ll  expect  a  cauldron  cake  or  something  ,  you  know  .  haven’t  been  over  there  in  so long  .    ❞                 

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wood , ivy . 

“Look, If you don’t want to be involved, you don’t want to be involved, that’s totally fair. I respect it, I do.” Ivy was grinning though, as she tied off another balloon, dropping it into the bucket. “but it’s going to mean you’re my first icy, glittery, wish you’d been on the other end of this balloon victim of the year. wanna change your mind?”

        ❝  i  was  never  saying  i  was  partaking  ,  just  curious  as  to  who  the  sore  winner  of  your  affection  was  .  i  cannot  in  good  conscience  help  you  if  i  don’t  know  who  you’re  planning  to  make  victim .  ❞   that  very  same  harebrained  grin  settles  on  their  lips  just  then  ,  giving  ivy  a  playful  glare  when  the  rubber  hits  the  ground .  ❝  it’s  no  one  scary  ,  right  ?   ❞  

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JORDAN FISHER Photographed by Elliott Douglas for Schön! Magazine (December 2021)