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moonyspadfoot793 · 1 year

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Regulus Black with a mobility aid, inspired by a post from @/youdrewstars_aroundmyscars on instagram.

- Regulus has cerebral palsy, as a result of a gene mutation causing his brain to develop differently

- Specifically he has ataxic cerebral palsy, so he has trouble with balance and coordination when walking, and he has a hard time with quick movements and with tasks such as writing which require a lot of control

- He also is deaf as a result of a gene mutation, which also led to slight "issues" in his pronunciation when talking

- His parents always ignored his disabilities as a child, instead liking to pretend he was able bodied, and never giving him the help and support he needed

- He was forced into speech therapy, and his parents would always force him to try "walk properly without falling over" so as to not "ruin their reputation"

- When his speech didn't get much better and he still couldn't miraculously hear them, Regulus' parents finally got him a cochlear implant at age 9, but that was all the support he ever got

- Once Regulus got to Hogwarts, he decided to take matters into his own hands

- The speech therapy has stopped, which he was glad about, but he was still slow and unsteady on his feet and struggled with writing and moving quickly

- After a couple weeks scouring the library, Regulus found a charm he could put on his quill so that it would write for him, and that was one accommodation he found for himself, his classmates giving him odd looks but never questioning it

- After much deliberation, after struggling with the stairs and walking to his classes on time, Regulus decided to get himself a cane

- Just after Christmas in his first year, Regulus got Sirius to help him in finding and buying a cane, as Sirius had been through this with Remus already and was more than happy to help his little brother

- Regulus got his cane in January of 1973 while still in first year, and of course people asked him what it was for, why he needed it, even went as far as to tell him he couldn't possibly need it as he was only 12 years old

- This got to Regulus at first, but then he remembered about Remus and his cane, how cool it made him look, and he began strutting around Hogwarts with his head held high, death staring anyone who dare question him or look at him the wrong way

- Regulus was still a little unsteady with the cane, and still had to go quite slowly, but it helped, and that was what mattered

- So Regulus used his cane for a few years, leaving it at Hogwarts over Christmas and asking Sirius to send it home with James over summer so that his parents didn't crucify him, and all was well, he was finally getting aid in walking and it was a lot easier for him

- In his 5th year, having run away from home with Sirius the previous year to live with James, it finally hit Regulus that he was free. For good. He could use any aids he needed without worry of consequence from his parents

- He decided that he wanted to try out a walker, as he thought this would help with his balance a lot more than the cane did

- Over Christmas break of his 5th year, while at the Potter's, Regulus brought up the idea with Effie and Monty, who were more than happy to help him, and were very happy that he was finally asking for help and not completely hiding his feelings anymore

- Within 2 days, they had found a walker that seemed suitable and it was in the house, ready for Regulus to try out

- That day, Sirius, Remus, James, and Regulus, Peter and Marlene both living nearby but occupied with family activities, went for a walk down to the village, Remus with his cane mainly to help Regulus feel more confident, and Regulus with his brand new walker

- It did help, it helped a lot. And while Regulus was sad he didn't get the chance to get one earlier in his life, he was thrilled that he had one now

- With the walker, he could balance a lot better than he could with the cane, and he could even walk a little faster, not having to slow the group down any slower than Remus' pace with his cane

- Regulus used the walker every day of Christmas break from there, even when they all took a trip to Diagon Alley together

- In Diagon Alley, while Regulus did get a few stares from older witches and a few people in his classes, he employed the tactic he had used when he first got his cane; head held high and death stare all the way, and he made his way through all of the shops happily talking with his brother and his friends, more confident than ever

- Going back to Hogwarts, Regulus hit the issue of the many stairs in the building, not being able to use his walker up them

- He settled for using his cane at any time where he had to go up stairs, and using his walker whenever possible

- Regulus finished Hogwarts confidently using his mobility aids, no longer worrying about people's opinions of him, and continued to use his aids out in the world, with his boyfriend (boyfriend !!) James Potter and his brother and brother in law always by his side

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violetthistle1 · 6 months

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Sirius surprises Remus with a wheelchair he charmed for him:

Then the last wave was the slow realization that this was real. He really needed this. It would be an amazing tool of freedom, giving him options that had previously been closed to him, but he couldn’t ignore the feeling of despondence. He was losing something too, and he couldn’t quite put a finger on it. Was it hurt ego, or pride? Was he embarrassed? No, he wasn’t embarrassed—fuck’m all if someone looked down on him for this. He still couldn’t pinpoint exactly how to describe it, other than it was a clear marker of the deterioration of his health. He couldn’t hide it behind a forced smile. Of course, he had used a cane for a while now, but this just felt like a progression. He knew he shouldn’t think like that. This wasn’t a defeat, it was an accommodation, a tool to hold onto life, not a letting go. It didn’t stop the feelings overwhelming him, or the tears springing to his eyes. He brought his hands up, covered his face, and rested his elbows on his knees, trying desperately not to completely lose it, and failing.

“Oh Moony, you don’t like it, that’s okay! We don’t have to use it, like I said, no harm done.”

Remus couldn’t say anything around his constricted throat, so he just shook his head and held out his hand to Sirius, who came over and took it and wrapped his other hand around Remus’s head, bringing him close so that his head was resting on Sirius’s chest. Remus cried into his shirt but didn’t take too long to rally himself back to composure. He finally found his voice again. “I do like it, it’s brilliant, you’re brilliant.”

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Dignity be Damned, Chapter 17: Surprise, excerpt (1)

Chapters 1-17 are available on Ao3 now!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50555698/chapters/129685261

#remus lupin/sirius black #wolfstar #ambulatory wheelchair user #fanfic #marauders #harry potter #whump #chronic pain #found family #cannon divergence #learning to trust again #mobility aid #hurt/comfort

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honoraryfairy · 2 years

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thinking abt Disabled, mobility aid user remus lupin <3

#remus lupin #disability #disabled!remus lupin #disabled remus #things i love #marauders

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bellwitchfaggot · 4 years

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What ableist things can you say about Remus Lupin???????????

??? They didnt say ableist things about Remus lupin they said ableist things about me calling me a bad person for having a severely poor memory due to my cognitive disability and basically accusing me of faking my movement/cognitive disorder (which at the time I didnt have a diagnosis for but had been in an out of the hospital and doctors offices for over a year trying to sort out, and was very self conscious about and also like. Terrified I had a fuckimg brain tumor or something) cuz they love Remus lupin and I made one (1) throw away post as a physically disabled mobility aid user that able bodied people arent allowed to like him and they were like. "This is reverse ableism and I'm going to prove it by talking out of my ass about things I dont understand, contributing to your extreme internalized ableism and making your symptoms worse due to emotional grief and stress. Also I have a Harry Potter tattoo"

#asks #anonymous #drama /#last year was like. genuinely maybe the worst year of my life eididkdkekkd

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