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A word on one particular Slytherin stereotype:

Disclaimer: I love all people of all types, no matter the blood status. This is not me trying to bash anyone from any Hogwarts house what-so-ever, because that’s NOT what I’m trying to doing here. If you feel bitter in any way, please exercise your uncontrollable rage somewhere else, preferably on someone like Delores Umbridge, she’s a horrible woman. RAINBOWS~

Slytherins:

You were never evil, in my opinion at least. In fact, you have as much of a chance to be those so-called ‘heroes’ as other houses. Sure, Slytherin were known for having a slight darker reputation than other houses, but that shouldn’t mean that the entire house should be judge the same. Yes, we’ve all heard about how other houses have respective villains too - like Pettigrew or Quirell for example. But I feel most conclusions were made on another thing: Slytherins are pureblood supremacists, therefore they followed Voldemort.

Now, it’s not completely right, or completely wrong - house Slytherin did have the most Death Eaters, but that’s not the point I’m trying to make here. I feel in the books, and movies, Slytherins were more...vocal about their dislike for Muggleborns, or anyone that’s not pureblood for that matter. However, this doesn’t mean that other houses didn’t feel the same.

We don’t see the other house actively, or at least pointedly voice their opinions on those who are not pureblood, but I know for sure that at least some fraction of them would most likely share the same opinions as those particular Slytherins.

I’ll put this into a more relatable perspective: let’s say your friend (or a friend’s friend that you don’t really know or whatever) is planning on wearing this bright outfit to her relative’s house party that she think it looks stunning on her. When she tried it on to ask for your opinion, you realize it doesn’t look good at all. But to be polite, you tell her that she look ‘great’, followed by a few explanations of how the colors compliment each other blahblahblah...

Same can go with the students at Hogwarts. They might say that “oh, muggle-borns are great!”, but really they don’t actually like them at all. So just blaming this onto all Slytherins isn’t logical at all. To conclude, you’re just as amazing as all other houses, so if you ever get sorted into Slytherin, be proud!

From ~ a fellow confirmed Slytherdor Hatstall (okay, I’m mostly a Slytherin since that’s the house I’ve chosen on Pottermore, it was a complicated sorting )

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I laughed so hard while reading this. The amount of sass during this post is priceless.

In better words: Albus Dumbledore needs to sort out his priorities when choosing the DADA professor, like c’mon

This is one of my favorite parts of this book, because it’s so apparent from how the rest of the staff is talking that they’ve ranted mercilessly about every bullshit thing Lockhart has ever said/done behind his back. It makes me really sad that Hogwarts professors will never have iPhones, because their group messages would be fucking hilarious. Can you imagine them sitting in the Great Hall for dinner and just ranting to each other via text about every stupid thing Lockhart is saying immediately after he says it?

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Preach it my friend ~ a Slytherdor

(This is bad quality but that is not the point)

HOLD UP *Antonyms of Slytherin* -Friendly -Open -Optimistic -Accepting -Warm -Mellow -Reserved -Laid-back -Kind

Excuse me? I’m about to disprove every single one of these so make a cup of tea and get ready.

1) Friendly

You can’t just dismiss ¼ of wizards and witched as ‘unfriendly’ simply because of a stereotype. Since when did being ambitious and being friendly become mutually exclusive? Yes, there are some Slytherins who are particular assholes, but what about other houses? You’re saying that in Gryffindor, a house that values bravery and all around cockiness people were always friendly? As well as that, the house that is known for valuing kindness is Hufflepuff. Are you saying that Hufflepuff and Slytherin are opposites? Yes, the people who make up those houses have very different personalities, but as always, there is some overlay, or Slytherpuffs would not exist. For example, Narcissa Black was almost sorted into Hufflepuff because of her fierce loyalty towards her family. Kindness is a basic human emotion, missing only in the mind of psychopaths, which is not the word I would use to describe Regulus, Slughorn, and the great Merlin himself.

2)Open

So practically ¾ of Hogwarts hates Slytherin and believes them to be heartless monsters, but it surprises you that they don’t seem open? Okay, Slytherins tend to hide their emotions from most people, but within a Slytherin’s small group of friends they will not hesitate to tell them everything, because unlike some other houses, a secret stays a secret. This is one of the words I could potentially agree with as I have found myself closing off from other people when I do not want to burden them, but my best friend knows everything about me as we keep no secrets from each other, something former members from the Gryffindor house (dumbledore) could not say, having kept a certain boy-who-lived’s inescapable early death from him for more than 7 years.

3) Optimistic

Yeah, okay I can see where the author of this is coming from with this one

4)Accepting

Okay we need to stop using common traits of Hufflepuff as antonyms for Slytherin! If there is one thing Slytherins are not accepting of then it’s bigoted behavior because “everyone else may think we’re evil but we will not sink to meet their expectations.”

5) Warm

Just because Slytherins will not pour their heart out to anyone who knows them doesn’t mean they are soulless. Slytherins may act distant from the other houses, but why would they have any reason to share their feelings with anyone who thinks that they are evil? We always know what to say to our closest friends, and have such big hearts for those willing to put in effort to try and find out.

6) Mellow

Okay so Slytherins may not be the most mellow, but like hell any non-slytherins would know, because if anything, we are good appearing calm and collected, but simmering with rage and hatred beneath the surface. Also, just because we fight fight for what we want instead of just waiting for the opportunity to fall into our lap doesn’t mean we’re hotheads.

7) Reserved

Slytherin’s may voice their opinion when they think something is wrong, because someone needs to speak out, however only if we think it will give any impact, or benefit. If someone acting really homophobic, of course we will tell them to sit the fuck down and rethink their priorities, but if you do so every day, it will lose its effect. We pick and choose our battles.

8) Laid-back

Laid-back is definitely something that comes with age. If you look at the first year Slytherins, then yes, you could say that they are not at all laid back, stressing until 2am about a homework due the next day. However as they get older, the fucks being given get less and less, until eventually they have perfected the art of needing a constant base layer of stress to function, and can therefore relax and not think about their fast-approaching essay due date until the night before, whereas a hufflepuff is running up and down the library halls with stress. You see, every house procrastinates, but it takes talent to be able to relax while putting off work.

9) Kind

This is the last one, and I believe the worst. Yes, may protect their emotions, but that doesn’t mean we are not kind. it is about time that people stop predicting our entire personality on Severus Snape, a guy most Slytherins didn’t even like, just pretended to because duh, extra credit. Please stop dismissing us as unkind, just because we have a slightly cruel (but admittedly hilarious) sense of humor, or occasionally enjoy intimidating people. Everyone knows this can be fun, we’re just the only house to admit it. These small things aside, just because we are not kind to you, does not mean we are without kindness, it just means we didn’t think you were worth being kind too, especially if you come up with this sort of bullshit list and all of your prejudices.

That was all my fellow slytherins x

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What’s REALLY inside the Hufflepuff Common Room

A/N: A lovely anon has requested me to continue doing another of these common room posts. I’ve considered making this into a four part series, and since I’ve been feeling the Hufflepuff vibe recently, this is part 2 of what’s really inside the xx common room series ~

I’d say that this is the house that has a the most versatile things going on in their common rooms

home vibes oh my gosh

the earthy, green tones are so comfortable to be around

not to mention that because of the plants that are situated inside the common room, it’s also the most environmental friendly, contrast to the other common rooms

Just like the other houses’ common rooms have multiple floors, there’s a secret staircase in the Hufflepuff common room that leads to the indoor garden downstairs: the students, under the guidance of Professor Sprout, can experiment with all kinds of plants, including fruits, and spices

secret garden vibes in real life

now let’s talk about location. like I’ve said before, because of it’s close proximity to the kitchens, the students have a GREAT advantage in sneaking in foods

Muggleborn students start asking the house elves in the kitchens to help them make all kinds of coffee-related drinks

now imagine a secret cafe society forming soon after where mellow jazz is played through out the common rooms, students just tasting and experimenting with different kinds of coffee, latte ( and latte art), expressos (for last minute procrastinators) etc

Tea lovers will not be excluded, Hufflepuff teas are like the best thing around Hogwarts

The students would have so much fun trying to recreate drinks based on shitty, made-up divination results

“I give you...the GRIMMMMM”

**also I don’t think Trelawney is going to be amused of this :P

someone’s bound to make invent a new drink

“is it...glowing?”

“Yep. I call it the magnificent Galaxy Unicorn drink”

“Um, okay....I’LL HAVE LIKE 20 OF THOSE PLEASE”

if trusted, Hufflepuffs would selected students from other house to bring along for the privilege of tasting their drinks, for the price of secrecy

Generous Hufflepuffs let their friends accompany them to special tours of the cafe, and include them into the group

musically talented students in Hufflepuff would sometimes play live music inside the cafe

it’s like a mini-concert

but thing’s don’t truly get wild unless you’re inside the dormitories

Conclusion: Hufflepuff common rooms are the bonding house that solidify friendships and all kinds of food-lovers together

Send me requests of any Hogwarts stuff, or HP related things you’d like to to rant/write about, I’m just that random

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Never-mind Bout’ The Others

Character Pairing: Neville Longbottom x Slytherin Reader

Requested

Plot Summary: Set in OoTP (Fifth year), the reader and Neville had been secretly dating. Using the excuse of tutoring each other, the two managed not to get caught. Sometime due an incident involving Neville, the reader and Umbridge,their relationship is revealed...

Disclaimer: All things JK. Rowling had created are not mine, the gif belongs to its respective owners.

Also, my very first imagine, yay! Sorry if it wasn’t what you’re expecting, but ‘A’ for effort heheh..I’m also working on two other requests, with more “what’s inside xx common room” things, along with some original short stories, and a Hogwarts short story coming up, but definitely feel free to request more Hogwarts related things you want me to write about!

Hope you enjoy~

It was nice to have Neville by your side, despite your differences.

To begin, he was a Gryffindor, and you, however, was sorted into Slytherin. History had played out to ensure your house’s intense rivalry get passed down through generations. How did the two of you ever got together was beyond anyone’s comprehension. You had your fair share of talents and intelligence, one of them being coming in close second between your housemate, Draco Malfoy, in potions. Neville, however, being not as competent in Potions as you, excelled much further in Herbology, the one subject you swear you’d rather consume sleeping draught than going towards that greenhouse every week. In short, you’re not blessed with the magical green thumb within your year.

So here you are, absentmindedly flipping through your Herbology textbook, occasionally eyeing the weird, tentacle-like plant in the greenish clay pot. Not far left, Professor Sprout’s lecture droned on about the sticky properties of Tailtomortencia, the plant wiggling sloppily next to you, producing a purplish sap that rolled slowly down its sides. You choked back the nausea as the all familiar bell rung through the school, signaling the end of the last class of the day.

You dashed through the stone door right after the common room entrance slid open, paying no mind to the greenish ripples reflected on the ceiling by the waters of the lake, and headed straight for the dorms. Daphne Greengrass, your best friend, tossed you a curious look as you plopped onto the bed, your face buried into your pillow.

“Don’t try to suffocate yourself y/n,” she drawled in amusement, “I don’t want your corpse become the future embodiment of the Slytherin Girls Dorm.”

“mrrffff...”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t speak gibberish.”

You lazily lift your head from the comfort of your pillow, and proceeded to glare mockingly towards the blond witch, who met your unamused look with a small smirk.

“As if I want to die in here, Daphne. But I do know that if you keep smirking like that, your face is going to stay that way, and it’ll take more than magic to change it back.”

Rolling her eyes, Daphne stood up and headed towards the exit. “Whatever, I’m going to get dinner, hope you have fun tutoring Longbottom again, judging by his potions skills, you’re gonna need it.”

“...right.”

“ I don’t get it, it wasn’t supposed to be that hard!” You groaned possibly for the eighth time after struggling to extract the sap from the Tailtomortencia.

It was nine after, you and your boyfriend have been ‘tutoring’ for the past four hours, but still with no avail. You scrunched your nose as you watched Neville took one part of the plant, curled it up gently, and squeezed it while catching the familiar, purplish sap in a medium sized vial. He glanced at you, and motions you to follow suit.

“..what?”

“If you don’t at least show me that you can do this, we might be stuck here all night, and I know you’re not a morning person.” Neville chuckled causally, earning a playful glare from you.

With a dramatic sigh, you pulled the pot containing the plant towards you, and with slight disgust, you followed his instructions. After some effort, you watched as the sap slowly dripping down into the remaining space inside the vial. With bright smile plastered on your face, you hugged your boyfriend with excitement, ignoring his surprised oomph. Neville quickly wrapped his arms around your lower back and pulled you closer to him, nearly lifting you off the ground before pulling away.

“We better get back, it’s way past curfew, and even if Professor Snape and McGonagall not murdering us for returning so late, Umbridge will certainly not react the same.” He said, concern dawning his features.

Nodding in agreement, you gave his hand a light squeeze and pulled your boyfriend towards the exit.

The walk felt long, and unsurprisingly quiet. Both of you scanned left and right for any sign of Prefects, Filch, or worse, the she-devil herself. The dimly lit hallway left you alert, listening for any sound around you other than the not-so-subtle snores from the portraits. Nothing, that is, except the light footsteps against the stone floor.

Then, a faint meow was heard.

The two of you jumped, suddenly remembered a familiar caretaker that owns a feline.

“Mrs. Norris.” You cursed under your breath.

Neville, however, frantically began to pull you along as he picked up the pace, panic replaced his usual features. Soon, the two of you streaked towards the direction of the Entrance Hall, zig-zagging from one corridor to the other in attempt to lose the blasted cat. In the distance, you spotted the familiar hallway that would be your saving grace of the night.

C’mon, you breathed, almost there...

“Hem hem, and where do you think the two of you are heading?”

Umbridge.

Neville stuttered to a stop, resulting you to bump into his back. Your hands are still linked, though bit more loose than before. This was it, you brought your head to meet the high inquisitor’s in an innocent fashion, while taking a short, but reassuring glance to Neville, who was still slight pale with shock.

“Mr. Longbottom, as the high inquisitor of Hogwarts, I expect student to follow my rules.” She said in faux sweetness. “ I noticed, one, you have been holding...is it Ms. l/n ‘s hand, and two, both of you are out and about way past curfew hours. According to Educational Decree number twenty six, no boy and girl shall be eight inches within each other, and let me remind you that holding hands is being less than eight inches within each other.”

“W-we were out tutoring Professor,” Neville answered respectfully. “ We lost track of time, I hope it is forgiven.”

“And you were tutoring because?”

“Actually, professor, he was tutoring me.” you interjected.

Umbridge finally turned towards you, her small, beady eyes stared at you curiously for a moment before a faux smile plastered on her round face.

“You can let go of Mr. Longbottom’s hand now, Ms l/n, no types of affection can go unnoticed by me; “ she said,“ Now, what are you....being tutored for?”

“Herbology, professor.”

Umbridge proceeded to hesitate, as if lost in thought, before responding once more. “I see. Judging by me previous observations, you don’t seemed to pay too much attention during that class. Perhaps that’s why you needed Mr. Longbottom’s assistance?”

“No professor, it was because I was confuse on the matter of extracting the sap from Tailomortencia, that’s why I asked for Neville’s help.”

“Peculiar...Slytherin and a Gryffindor ending up together....Well, in that case, both of your head of the house - Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall, is it? - will be notified of this incident. Like all mistakes, this will have consequences, including a week of detention with me, and a month’s suspension of all extracurricular activities, in addition to the twenty points will be respectively taken from each of your houses.”

Your heart plummeted to the pit of your stomach. Three punishments, just for breaking two rules?! Just when you’d think this lady was bad enough, her punishments seemed to get even worse. Beside you, Neville paled significantly, and seemed to be sweating in panic. Fuming, you turned to a smirking Madame Toad in protest.

“Professor, in my defense, your punishment is severe for two students who had only broken two rules. Neville’s got nothing to do with this, I asked him to tutor me, so it should me, not him get detention.”

Umbridge stood before you, silent, emotionless. Her eyes seemed to be calculating, for she kept eyeing you both. For seconds it was just like this: Umbridge glancing back and forth between the two of you while you glanced defiantly back. After what felt like eternity, she smiled sardonically.

“..Reasonable excuse, I’ll be sure to keep this in mind when I report to your head of the house tomorrow morning, but this consequence will make an example of the school to not ever challenge ministry’s Educational Decrees. Now run along, the two of you will start the punishment on Monday.”

The rest was a blur. The two of you managed to trudge your way back to the Entrance Hall, stopping at the bottom of the staircase. Neville had stayed silent the whole time, with occasional glances met by yours. You stood next to him at the foot of the staircase, unsure what to do next.

“...Are you alright, Neville?” you asked tentatively.

“Relieved, I guess....y/n, what if they find out?” he replied softly, a sad smile spread across his face. “What if everything changes tomorrow?”

You gently turned the teen to face you, and rested your hand on his shoulder.

“Neville, you are possibly the kindest person I’ve ever met. We’ve been through loads together, and now you’re telling me you’re afraid of tomorrow? Never mind ‘bout the others, Neville, you have me and that’s all it matters. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything else.”

You felt two strong arms wrap around you, pulling you close. Smiling, you snaked your arms around his back. It was all you needed, after the chaos that had just happened.

“ I love you, y/n.” He murmured next to your ear, letting out a sigh of relief. “I’m sorry for today to end this way.”

“Never be sorry, Neville, I love you too.”

Short Bonus:

“Really? Longbottom. You’re dating Longbottom.” Daphne whispered to you as the two of you sat in the Three Broomsticks at Hogsmeade.

Words had gotten out about your detention since Professor Snape gave you a pointed look during breakfast (after his glare to Neville and the rest of the Gryffindor table - the usual), and it wasn’t long before Daphne cornered you inside the pub, insisting that you tell her the truth.

“Yes, really. I’ve been dating Neville since last year. Being one of the smartest girls in our year, I thought you’d figure it out by now.”

Daphne jabbed you playfully, nearly knocking over the butter beer you were about to drink. “Not cool. But why, out of everyone, you choose Longbottom? Not to mention the fact that he’s a Gryffindor?”

You rolled your eyes before setting down your drink. “Well first, he’s not a snob like a certain Draco Malfoy (or constantly talks about Potter for that matter), or disinterested like Nott and Zabini, and let’s face it, I’m nowhere compatible with Crabbe or Goyle.”

Daphne snorted.

“Plus, when you actually get to know him well enough, he is intelligent, caring, and great to hang out with.”

“Whatever, at least now you’re not unhappily single like Parkinson, no offense to her that is.”

The two of you snickered as you paid for your drink and exited through the door.

“By the way, have you seen the gorgeous golden chocolate frogs that just arrived at Honeydukes? It’s amazing!”

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Can I just...

In lieu of the new tumblr settings, can I make yet another plea with those of you who read fics and consume art on tumblr to please reblog them?

Fics and art will die on a creator’s dash if they aren’t reblogged. It’s never been more true than now.

If you want to keep receiving content from creators, reblog the the content. If it’s something you enjoyed? Reblog it. It’s not hard. I am going to make a point to reblog everything I read from now on. (With the proper tags of course), as well as all the art that I see on my dash.

I cannot make it simpler. Posts WILL die unless they’re reblogged. No one will see your ‘like’. Your like is a bookmark for YOU to find it later. Your reblog means the world to a creator because it means you are willing to go the little extra distance and recommend this to your followers.

Don’t let creations die on the dash of those who created them.

Reblog to save a creation.

Reblog to keep a creator creating.

Reblog, please.

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What’s REALLY inside the Ravenclaw Common Room

A/N: Not a request, but I thought we all need a pick-me-up today. Enjoy everyone, and feel free to request anything you’d like to see me write about ~

Seriously, do you realize how aesthetically pleasing the common room is?

I mean, like the blues and bronze made you feel like freakin’ royalty once you walk in

the most musical of the the common rooms - there’s soft sound of choir singing because of the magic, and the blue hues really calms you down REAL fast

I am 100% SURE that there’s AROMATHERAPY going on inside the common room:

literally a fragrance lab, where the students figure out the perfect way to relax purely through scents

lavender

mint

citrus and lemons for a refreshing wake up call; the smell of pine (no, definitely not the Old Spice kind)

someone manage to make those scent oils thingy, in collaboration with Hufflepuffs for the materials, and literally the ENTIRE place just became a therapy house

SPA DAY ALL DAY EVERYDAY

Muggleborns would breathe this sh*t

and pureblood frantically handing in their galleons

“just shut up and take my money - I want 100 boxes delivered by Thursday”

The ASMR done with magic though - that’s some freaky sh*t going on in there

Stressed for a test? no problem, with your Ravie-forget-me-not candle, it will keep you relaxed and awake to get a perfect ‘O’

String Orchestras - occasional solo and ensemble competition

photography though, even with polaroids and vintage cameras, the pictures are ON POINT

Draco Malfoy probably stops there every other week to talk about his problems (or maybe Potter)

Luna’s a great at this aromatherapy though - “this scent would guarantee to keep away the nargles”

or having Luna doing ASMR

just YASSS....

they secretly probably have a separate room for these things too, just too keep it under wraps

Conclusion: Ravies are creative spa houses that runs the school

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Room of Requirement asks readers

hello, everyone! Since my brain is incompetent of coming up with more ideas, what would you like me to write next? I like to freshen up my writing skills, so message me any requests would you like to see on my blog! I write anything and everything Hogwarts (not just Harry Potter) related, so if you want me to write an imagine or a story with OCs, that would be fine too. I also write fictional stories like something about zodiacs, or about dragons(I love them). Thank you for the love and support!

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A preview of what I'm currently working on for #inktober2017. It's not finished, and sorta sh*tty but it'll do for now hehe

#oracle #art #original art #inktober #inktober 2017 #fortune #not finished yet #inking #artsy #black and white #cool #copic ink pen #copic #random

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Think on this:

I don't assume that everyone has a great family life except Harry. Throughout the books, we get glimpses of other families: like the Malfoys, the Grangers, the Diggorys, and the Weasleys. Now, to say that these big, main families are nowhere perfect, but they do care about their children(although strict, I do believe that the Malfoy parent cared deeply about Draco).

But this might not be the case with every family. I think there are definitely abusive or neglecting families, whether if they're pureblood or muggleborn. In a way, these kids would be at least a bit traumatized, and if not damaged emotionally in a way. I belive that for some cases, small portion of muggleborns would have gone through being ostracized for their powers, and remember that England did also underwent public hysteria of witchcraft a long time ago in history, so that might also affect how some families see their kids when they began showing signs or magic. My question is: how do you think Hogwarts are going to deal with this situation? Whether if there was a war or not.

Also, feel free to request or discuss anything you'd like me to write about :)

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The first thing the Marauders (okay, mostly in their animagus) would do in Autumn:

A/N: I got this idea from watching my dog, Lily, in the leave pile I just made today…XD

Sirius:

to be honest, he would be the hyper one

also the first to jump in leave piles, especially after the caretaker had just finished raking the leaves together

if the leave pile is tall enough, you’ll catch his tail just sticking up from random spots amongst the leaves

he pops up out of nowhere

very playful, not to mention goofy faces - tongue sticking out, vigorous tail wagging, followed by calm surveillance before rolling around in the leaves

quickly sprinting away with his friends when he sense the caretaker’s approach

James:

OH DEER GOD (hehe see what I did there hehehe)

Since his animagus is rather large, he usually would either supervise with Remus, or runs along with Sirius

Like, nothing can and will stop them

They will seen chasing each other through the school grounds

but the students just assumes that, just like them, the animals had just came out to play

“wow, I didn’t know there were stags in the Forbidden Forest, mate”

Remus:

although he doesn’t have an animals form (because of his werewolf situation), he will NOT be left behind by his friends

Shaking his head, laughing, as he watched his friends play with each other

Sirius would suddenly drags him down into the leave pile with him

James then would playfully tries to scoop both of them up with his antlers, despite not having enough strength to do so

speed walking after his friends in a causally manner as they chased each others through school grounds to try not to raise suspicions, or get another detention

basically being the caring parent here

Peter:

Poor kiddo, I imagine in the heat of everything, he was unable to keep up, despite Remus’s watch

So he’s now stuck with some student’s cat, and is currently running away with the cat hot on his trail

legend has it that he is still running

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