hello id like to talk about james sirius, aged approximately 6, having begun to read properly and put together that the letters on the sweaters molly knits are the ones in their names, so when he and teddy are sitting off to the side opening theirs and he notices that teds sweater has an ‘E’ instead of a ‘T’, he just quickly takes it before anyone else can notice, saying that he’s going to ‘take care of it’ very seriously, leaving behind a confused teddy to go tell his grandma that he needs to talk to her alone in the kitchen.
molly, of course, instantly has her Mom Mode on and is thinking of a million different things that could be wrong but as soon as they get alone, james just shows her the sweater and quietly says, “nana, you messed up the letter for teddy, but i didnt wanna tell you in front of everyone and make you feel bad. but dont worry, i mess up letters sometimes too! its very hard!”
molly just melts at that, but explains to him that teddy is a nickname, and his real name is actually edward, which ends with this tiny child bursting into the living room of the burrow and yelling about how his family deceived him
James Sirius is Harry’s most emotional, dramatic, mischief, bravest side. That side of him that went to duel against Draco without even knowing any spell. The side of him that yells when he’s feeling betrayed/missunderstood. That side of him who would save anyone in a competition
Albus Severus is Harry’s most rational, sarcastic, quiet side. The side of him that didn’t kill Pettigrew. The side that shuts himself. The side that can’t stand too much crying around him. The side of Harry that is obsessed over a mystery and won’t rest until he solves it.
Lily Luna is Harry’s most kind, fair and sweet side. That side of him that shared all his treats to someone he didn’t even knew yet. That side of him that are capable to choose her own friends thank u very much. That “STOP FUCKING DYING FOR ME” side.
@ jk rowling ARE ANY OF THE NEXT GEN KIDS SQUIBS? ON A SCALE OF ONE TO RUBBER DUCKS, HOW EXCITED WOULD ARTHUR WEASLEY BE TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS SQUIB GRANDCHILD? IS HE THE ONE CHEERING THE LOUDEST AT THE KID’S GRADUATION FROM MUGGLE UNIVERSITY? LISTEN JOANNE DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT SQUIBS AT ALL???
if I had to choose a companion to be at the return of eternal darkness with, I’d choose you. - scorpius
scorpius malfoy: You know it’s the strangest of things, but ever since being in the scariest place imaginable I’m pretty much good with fear. I am — Scorpius the Dreadless. I am — Malfoy the Unanxious… what’s the worst they can do? Bring back Moldy Voldy and have him torture me? Nope.
also scorpius malfoy: No, I meant it as a nice thing, you smell like a mixture of fresh flowers and fresh — bread… I mean, nice bread, good bread, bread… what’s wrong with bread?
i like to imagine mcgonagall calling harry + ginny + the kids into a meeting in her office for some stupid stunt (probably james’), gathering her thoughts and offhandedly saying ‘have a biscuit, potter’, and then being incredibly unsettled when four arms stretch out
ok but Scorpius is the type of kid that buckles up his stuffed animals
#oh he definitely was #every single one of them #and draco just sits there and waits with a straight face because he tried to drive off once before he was finished #and both scorpius and astoria told him off #all I can picture now is draco with a dead look in his eyes when he has to apologise to people for being late #‘sorry we’re late hector wouldn’t put his seat belt on - he’s fallen out with norma apparently - it’s the talk of the toy box.’ (x)
harry and teddy?? harry and teddy!!
- harry buys teddy fake wolf ears one time like the joker he is - he claims it’s to celebrate teddy winning his first quidditch game - and teddy throws him for a loop because he actually wears them
- and then he won’t take them off
- and for the next two weeks anytime harry’s in their vicinity he’s so pissed because he swears he can hear andromeda muttering ‘you dumb shit look what you’ve done’ but teddy never hears anything and andromeda’s like… the greatest actress on the planet + those words seem so ooc harry can’t prove a thing
- teddy gives harry a bunch of lilies for father’s day and calls him old man and harry’s like you idiot, laughing, swatting teddy’s head affectionately
- discreetly wiping away a tear
- not discreetly enough bc teddy notices but doesn’t do anything other than smiling gently
- everyone’s over at the weasleys’ for lunch and harry’s asks ron to pass the salt and ron goes sure but then teddy swoops in and grabs the shaker, claiming and i quote: ‘nope, no, not this time. you’ve got more than enough of that already.’
- harry: ‘teddy i don’t have any salt on my food..???’
- teddy: ‘mmhm that’s not i meant’
- hermione: *poker-faced*
- unrelated but did you know tales of Harry Smart-Mouth Potter were teddy’s bedtime stories whenever she was around
- harry refers to teddy as “edward” whenever he does something dumb, like edward, i am very disappointed in your behaviour; you know better
- teddy: ‘don’t call me edward’
- everyone: *screams*
- harry being the chill uncle and teddy calling him a dork almost as often as saying he loves him
- when he’s made Head Boy harry tells teddy that remus and tonks would have been so proud of him, and teddy hugs him and says lily would’ve been proud of you too
- he didn’t know lily personally but harry’s one of the best people on the planet so teddy’s sure of it
- harry potter
- and teddy lupin
- harry potter and teddy lupin
I’m imagining the epilouge but with Neville’s kid instead of Harry’s.
Dad, what if the hat puts me in Slytherin?
Then it means you really are a Slytherin. Do you have any idea how hard I begged to be a Hufflepuff? How hard I argued with the hat against Gryffindor? And you know what, it turns out the hat was right and I pulled the sword out of the hat and killed the snake. It's a magical hat and you're an eleven year old who thinks Axe works to attract girls. You know nothing, listen to the hat.
Why was Hermione literally the only one who looked good in the epilogue scene like are you telling me that Confirmed Hotties Harry and Ginny Potter would look anything other than incredible I feel so insulted
harry potter: “albus severus, blah blah blah slytherin tootle toot fart noise you were named after the bravest man i’ve ever known”
teddy lupin: “hey uh… remember my fucking dad”
[albus arrives at hogwarts]
albus: “hello professor! did you know severus snape? my dad says he was the bravest man he ever knew”
neville longbottom: “is that fucking right”
Draco Malfoy teaching Scorpius to think critically though.
I love the idea that the one thing Draco tried to instil in his kid was to think for himself. Draco himself was roped by his affection and loyalty for his parents into a job he didn’t want, and a cause he did not believe in. He was determined that Scorpius should not turn out the same way.
If he and Astoria discussed politics at the dinner table, Draco would turn and ask Scorpius his opinion. And he’d expect Scorpius to think about it and ask questions and pose ideas. The most important thing, he would tell Scorpius over and over again, is to be true to oneself. Not to go with whatever other people thought, even the people he cared most about, but to weigh up every idea and piece of evidence against his own heart. Loyalty was an admirable quality, but not at the cost of one’s ideals.
Following this logic, it is plausible that Scorpius became a Ravenclaw - someone dedicated to finding his truth. And if he happened to meet a certain Rose Weasley there, well… do with that what you will.
send me a pairing and I’ll tell you who:
- falls asleep on the couch - James and Teddy often has to drag his sorry arse to bed at night.
- makes friends with the neighbors - They’re both pretty friendly and enjoy getting to know new people.
- is the adventurous eater - Teddy loves trying different and exotic foods. But James can never back down from a challenge so he often ends up eating weird things too.
- hogs the covers at night - They usually end up spooning - James likes to be the little spoon and so the covers usually stay where they’re meant to be.
- forgets to do the dishes - James sucks at house work.
- tries to surprise their partner more often - James loves a big surprise, the planning of it, the execution of the plan. His surprises take days and are often a big production.
- leaves dirty laundry on the floor - Teddy has an extensive closet and sometimes his stuff ends up on the floor, okay? You want to fight him about it?
- stays up til 2 AM reading - James is a sucker for old history books and Teddy often has to complain about the light being on well into the night.
- sings in the shower - Teddy who sings like an angel (or as he’d put it - sings like Freddie Mercury)
- takes the selfies - Both of them. They’re both attention whores.
- plans date night - They usually prefer a quiet night in but on the rare night they do go out, James usually makes the plans.
It’d be so easy for Albus and Scorpius to manipulate their fathers into buying them stuff like all they need to say is “Scorpius’/Albus’ dad bought him the new broom, you know the one I’ve been talking to you about for weeks.” and sit back and watch as their dads’ competitive streak flares up and they buy their sons those new super expensive brooms. And Harry and Draco only realize they’ve been manipulated for years because they run into each other in the broom shop or something like that.