Weren't we like a pair of thieves With tumbled locks and broken codes

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Character: Harry Potter & You!
Warnings: Gen in the post, TBA if threads will have more
Timeline: Future AU (I'm not familiar with cursed child) or later years in Hogwarts. In some AU cases I'll be happy to play a child too. I like to play a lot of what-if scenarios, write off deaths, etc. Some suggestions and verse information below.
Preferences: I'm good with anything. Here is my permissions post. I am happy to play with AUs or OCs as long as you don't spring unexpected deep, assumed CR on me. A fellow Gryffindor is good, a girlfriend of many years is not. All canonmates welcome, even the dead ones. We can figure something out! If you don't know how to start off things, give me a holler, I can write a a specific starter for us too.


1. FUTURE IS NEVER SET - Future AU
The war was fought and dust settled. How things went from there is anyone's guess. These are a few of my favorite themes to play with.

a) Auror life is hard
Harry bypassed the last year of school and was accepted to Auror office perhaps a little too quickly. Maybe your character is training him or with him for the job. Long nights, long weekends on the job, disagreements with the ministry policies, flushing out corruption in the old guard. Harry can be quite unforgiving when it comes to doing the right thing. But his methods also are questionable at best. The end justifies the means when Harry is concerned. He isn't going to sit into the ministry system easily at all.

b) Teaching at Hogwarts
Maybe that Auror work wasn't meant for him after all. Haunted by nightmares and war memories he was a menace in the Auror force. So, he decided to take on the last lingering effect of Tom Riddle's life and turn the tide on the one-year-long career path of DADA teachers. Are you his fellow teacher or a student in his class?

c) Muggle life for you
When the wizarding community is too much, fame and pressure turn his world upside down, Harry decides to just take off and move to a muggle city where he's not recognized as the boy who lived or the chosen one but just a bloke who doesn't really have any good work experience or school papers or much of anything of the sort. Maybe you'll find him waiting tables in a local bar?

d) Wild card?
Do you have some different ideas?

2. WHAT IF LIFE WASN'T LIKE THAT AT ALL - AU scenarios
What if your character didn't die? What if Harry wasn't the chosen one? What if Harry didn't kill the piece of Voldemort inside him but became the next Dark Lord? Followed by some of my favorite themes of this variety.

a) What if [character] hadn't died?
Maybe Sirius and Remus managed to capture Wormtail after all and Sirius was cleared of his crimes and Harry came to actually live with him. Wormtail didn't raise Voldemort from death but instead Harry was raised by Sirius and Remus from there on and...? Maybe Cedric didn't die during the triwizard tournament and maybe instead of Harry, he became the pivotal point of resistance against the Dark Lord. Or another scenario that happens to be fitting for your character.

b) What if we were a family?
Maybe instead of the Dursleys, Dumbledore took Harry to someone else. Maybe he was raised by Sirius and Remus in remote cottage and knew love like any other happy kid. Maybe he was raised by Snape on a run. Maybe he was adopted by a Death Eater and brought up to be the next Dark Lord, maybe he grew up as your character's adopted brother.

c) Wild card?
Your what-if thoughts and scenarios.

3. MISSING SCENES - canonical moments
Those moments in canon that you would have liked to elaborate on. Invented or just looking them in more depth.

a) On the run
Any interaction between the trio or characters involved during the time when they were trying to find the horcruxes.

b) Recollections of war
Discussions about the war, working through some issues maybe. I'm sure everyone has some problems and lingering regrets. Maybe lingering effects of being at the receiving end of crusiatus or imperio.

c) Wild card?
Scenes that you'd like to touch upon?

put down the paper baby, i had a dream at dawn

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Character: James Potter & You!
Warnings: Gen/TBA
Timeline: Marauders era, Hogwarts/after
Preferences: Timeline appropriate characters. I'm still a little shaky with him, so I'm not going to do any AU. Shipping only with Lily. I'd love to see pile up threads with the Marauders 4, so feel free to thread jack.


1. HOGWARTS

a) Terrorising the hallways
Studying by the lake or loitering around in the hallways is pretty much the favorite time of James' day. You can find him throwing snowballs at the yard or shouting insults at Slytherins in the hallways. And if you happen to be one Lily Evans, it's dead sure he always has a brilliant smile reserved just for you.

b) Quidditch pitch
If he's not in classes or being a terror with his friends, he's practicing. You'll find him on a broom souring around the quidditch pitch, chasing an elusive golden ball. Flying is his favorite thing in the world. Come say hi!

c) Classes
Passing notes, teasing girls or one Severus Snape, James spends a lot of his time in classes just goofing around. Maybe you were unfortunate enough to be paired with him for potions?

d) Yule ball
Chances are that he's going alone if Lily rejected his invitation (again). You might find him bugging one of his mates or maybe you were dumb enough to say yes when he asked you to dance. He won't stop goofing around on the dance floor either. Just a fair warning.

e) Detention
What did he do this time? A better question would be what he didn't do? You're going to suffer together, though. Whether you were at fault or not.

f) Holidays
He spends most of his holidays with his family. But you might catch him at a concert or something like that with his friends. Or spending summers together with the other Marauders, they're always invited to the Potter residence for at least a couple of weeks if not longer.

2. AFTER SCHOOL / THE ORDER OF PHOENIX

a) The world's best worst dad
Lily might be expecting or Harry is just a little critter. James can be a bit of a mess with responsibilities, though. Not that he doesn't want anything to do with them but he is a little bit clueless at times. Did she throw him out after having a row about letting her sleep? Maybe he's out the first time on his own with Harry. Help him out, will you?

b) Tying the knot
Marriage is pretty damn scary, isn't it? James is radiant with happiness, though. He's going to make a mess of everything he does out of sheer nervousness. Help him out with his robes!

c) Late nights on Order business
The headquarters might not be home but it sure seems like that way sometimes. There's still some stuff to be done and James would like nothing more than to be home with his wife and kid. Let's suffer through it together.

3. WILD CARD

Anything else you'd like to do? Come to me with your ideas!