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Tonks and Penny were casually walking up the grand stair case towards the third floor after finishing potions class. Penny looked irritated as Tonks smiled widely to change the mood. 

“I already told you I’m sorry Penny,” Tonks whined. “I didn’t know we were supposed to put one teaspoon of dragon scales into the potion.”

“You poured in one tablespoon!” Penny yelled. “The instructions were LITERALLY in front of you, Plus you nearly fried my hair off.”

“Yeah but…you can brew a potion for that and it’ll grow back.” Tonks smiled widely again. “OHH, if it grows back long enough you can be Rapunzel for Halloween this year.”

“Not the point, Tonks.” Penny facepalmed. “Never mind that, so tell me why we’re meeting Isaac in the girls bathroom again…Specifically the third floor girls bathroom? You know Moaning Myrtle haunts the place.”

“Where would you go if you suddenly woke up with cat ears…well to really think about it not a…girls bathroom because…he’s a boy…” Tonks paused at the entrance of the third floor thinking long and hard on Isaac’s situation. “I mean we wouldn’t go in the boys bathroom…well I could if I changed my-” Tonks grew oblivious to her surrounding now talking out loud to herself. Penny soon snapped her fingers in her face.

“Focus Tonks. We have to help Isaac. Now hurry up inside before you trip and fall all the way down to the main corridor,” Penny practically pushed Tonks into the third floor hallway while Tonks rolled her eyes.

“Thanks mom.” Tonks laughed and both proceeded down the hallway.

Meanwhile in the girls bathroom…

“…and then suddenly here I am faced towards the mirror an now I look like this! My hair is basically a mood ring at this point!” Isaac paced back and fourth shouting out his frustrations. He then looked upward on the right of him; there Myrtle was levitation over one of the stalls near by giggling obnoxiously.

“Try being dead it’s much more fun.” Myrtle snapped sarcastically.

“Well at least you didn’t die looking like your pet.” Isaac leaned near the sink station behind him. “You did have a pet right?”

“A toad. His name was Phillip…feeding his was torture.” Myrtle rolled her eyes.

“By the way I’m curious, how did you die exactly?” Isaac then heard voices behind him causing Myrtle to scream, flying directly in the stall below her. Giving Isaac an idea he ran into the stall two doors away from Myrtle’s and locked the door. Not knowing who was arriving he kept quite.

Penny and Tonks arrived inside. Both walking around the bathroom looking for Isaac.

“I swear I just hear his voice.” Penny said.

“OY! ISAAC! COME ON OUT YOU SILLY LITTLE SPROG!” Tonks practically yelled at the top of her lungs while Penny tried to shush her.

“Not so loud, we don’t want people to know we’re here.” Penny glanced behind her towards the entrance then back towards the stalls.

“Hi ladies.” Isaac nervously choked out.

“Wotcher! Why are you hiding in the stalls?” Tonks knelled downward noticing Isaac’s shoes planted firmly on the bathroom floor.

“Well that’s just the surprise isn’t it?” Isaac groaned.

“You sent Tonks and I a message practically begging us to meet you here,” Penny spoke. “What’s the emergency?”

“A couple things: I trust you both enough to lend a helping hand at a moment like this and I would of asked Bill or Rowan but they were to busy cracking jokes about it.” Isaac pondered miserably.

“Whoa. I’m officially more mature than boys! They should make an award for that.” Tonks drifted as Penny sighed in annoyance. 

“Come out of there and show us. We promise we won’t…” Penny looked back towards Tonks as she tried to hold in her giggles. “Ok I promise I won’t laugh at it.”

“Fair enough.” Isaac slowly crept out the stall soon facing Penny and Tonks. Penny widened her eyes and covered her mouth. Tonks, on the other hand, expression grew eccentric.

“Isaac…why do you look like a human cat hybrid?” Penny was stunned. “Plus why is your hair changing colors?”

“Oh my goodness.” Tonks approached Isaac, moving in up close and personal. She held out her hand, gently scratching behind his cat-like ears. Isaac was enjoying every second of it, purring in the process. 

“…He’s purring.” Penny didn’t know what to think of the situation. “This is mental.”

“Oooohhh that’s the spot…HEY WAIT A MINUTE!!” Isaac jolted away from Tonks.

“I never would of thought…” Tonks was amazed.

“Before I start meowing for tuna fish or something can either of you tell me whats happening to me??” Isaac frantically pelted out his frustrations towards his Hufflepuff companions. 

“Isaac from what I’m observing I think you’re-” Penny soon was interrupted by Tonks.

“-just like me.” Tonks finished. Then without trying, Tonks morphed her face; Resembled into a full cat-like facial features. Isaac’s cat-like eyes widened and his jaw dropped. “You’re a metamorphmagus.”

“A meta-WHAT??” Isaac already knew about how Tonks could change her hair color at will but was frozen due to how she was able to morph her face to look like a cats. 

“You can morph your appearance at will.” Penny said. “The breed is extremely rare and only runs in so many bloodlines.”

“Morphing at will is an understatement at the moment…my face has been stuck like this all morning.” Isaac than meowed in sorrow. “Tonks how do you fix it??”

“Like this.” In a span of a few seconds, Tonks reverted her face back to her normal look then got the jitters. “OOHHH I’m so excited!!” Tonks nearly squeaked.

“I’m happy that you’re excited but how did you do that?” Isaac groaned again.

“Just focus on how your face and hair looks normally; close your eyes if need be, it’s how I learned the first time.” Tonks instructed. Isaac soon shut his eyes and followed what she said; unknown to himself, Penny and Tonks noticed his face slowly reverting back to its original state. 

“The term barely started and I have already seen it all.” Penny sighed. Isaac ran towards the mirror ahead of him glancing at his reformed face.

“Isaac…do you know what this means?” Tonks approached Isaac turning his body towards her as she grinned in pure joy. Penny grew uncomfortably worried.

“Ummmmm…no?” Isaac hesitated then out of nowhere Tonks gripped his shoulders.

“You and I are officially partners in crime!! I cannot wait to teach you everything about morphing. We are gonna have so much FUN!! Right Penny?” Tonks turned her head right towards a very distraught Penny.

“This will not end well…” Penny felt defeated. Now knowing that Isaac is also a metamorphmagus she’s now worried that Tonks would be the real reason he would be expelled from Hogwarts.

“Well it wasn’t a no. Come on you two, wait until Tulip hears the news!” Tonks suddenly gripped both Isaac’s and Penny’s wrist tugging them as she dragged them both out the girls bathroom.

(Okay so my last reblog that I posted from my other Tumblr page that I rarely use is my MC of Hogwarts Mystery. I decided to add a bit of a twist. Enjoy)

Just recently turning 13 in June, Isaac (My MC name) has been having a mix of emotions since the last year at Hogwarts. Still no lead on Jacob and keeping his close friends out of danger; each thought has been pounding his head like a irregular heartbeat about to give out. Only arriving back in school a week ago, Isaac has been having trouble sleeping. He kept Hendrix (his cat) close by continuously petting him while snacking on Bertie Botts Every Flavoured Beans. He was careful and picky about the flavors, he enjoyed the grape flavored beans in particular. His cat’s purring was so relaxing to the point where Isaac grew drowsy. So he laid his head down and slowly drifted to sleep.

The morning after, Isaac opened his eyes having the sunlight nearly blinded him. He shut them again to adjust to the daylight, proceeded to hop out of bed and then made his way downstairs to the bathroom to wash up. Arriving in the common room below something seemed off. His peers all gazed upon him trying to hide their laughter. 

“Nice hair, Rose. You experimenting?” One of the second years giggled. 

“What’s going on with your nose there? It’s looks squeamish.” Another student smirked, holding her breath to keep from blurting out in joy.

“Are those…whiskers?” Ben approached me stroking his chin double looking Isaac’s facial features.  

Growing annoyed, he paced abruptly towards the bathroom. Arriving inside he seen Bill and Rowan chatting nearby. Hoping to get past all the various snickering from fellow Gryffindors, he approached them both and let out a huge exhale.

“Morning Bill, morning Rowan.” Isaac’s mood went from relieved to concerned when he soon realized that even Bill and Rowan were desperately trying not to burst into laughter.

“Um morning.” Rowan grinned. “Has anything changed with you recently?”

“What do you mean?” Isaac grew puzzled, raising an eyebrow.

“Well…when was the last time you seen Tonks and/or Tulip?” Bill started biting his lip, practically giggling at the moment. “Matter fact, either I’m mental or those are…cat like whiskers. You’re spending way too much time with Hendrix if you’re morphing into a cat,”

“A CAT??” Isaac sneered. “Ok what’s going on?!” His voice grew louder and stern. Rowan tilted his head and Bill’s mouth was hanging open in shock. “What’s with the laughter and what’s with you two? Did someone do something to me while I was sleeping?”

“Um… I don’t know but what I do know is that your ears are twitching.” Rowan kept his attention to the top of Isaac’s head. Isaac then cupped his ears near his cheeks. “Not those ears…they’re on top.” Rowan finished. Isaac patted the top of his head and felt weirdly shaped body parts on top of his head. He tried tugging on them to see if they were fake but as he tugged he felt pain. 

“Look in the mirror, mate.” Bill took a step away from Rowan, making a path for Isaac to view himself in the mirror. The first thing that seemed off that his hair was a dark shade of purple; next he gasped at the sight of his cat-like features: a smaller nose with long whiskers attached on each side of his face, very distinct cat like eyes, and his cat-like ears on top.    

“My hair…who dyed my hair…AND WHY DO I LOOK LIKE MY CAT??!!” Isaac twisted the nozzles on the sink below him and tied to rinse his hair out. It grew from soft scrubs to nearly violent rubbing. Soon looking back in the mirror, his hair color currently was dark red. “Oh my…” Bill and Rowan soon busted out in laughter, Isaac turned his neck towards their direction.

“Oy, Wotcher mate! You sure you are Isaac or are you Tonks?” Rowan caught his breath soon leaning by the sink next to him.

“What? What does Tonks have to do with me…?” Isaac’s face grew still.

“Isaac…you sure you need to see Madam Pomphey? I think you’re one fit away from coughing hairballs!” Bill laughed even harder. Isaac let out a ferocious groan and stormed out of the bathroom.

"Mad that I acted respectless?

Well, it's 'cause no one could respect this!

Sorry, group attendin' --

Since when are overlords too scared to fight?

You're long past trendin'...

Sorry, babe, but I ain't swiping right!"

~"Respectless" from Hazbin Hotel

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The Order of the Phoenix had known about the group called "Dumbledore's Army" since it was first formed in October 1995. One of their own members, Mundungus Fletcher, had followed Harry and the other students into the Hog's Head that day in disguise as an old woman and ended up hearing the whole thing. Unfortunately Fletcher hadn't been the only person snooping: petty criminal Willy Widdershins had also been in the dirty old pub, and he immediately went scampering off to Umbridge to let her know what he'd heard. And so from that meeting on, the group went underground.

Now for most of the Order of the Phoenix, the knowledge of a secret student organization forming with Harry in charge was anxiety-inducing. All of them knew how much Fudge was looking for an excuse to expel Harry from school, and without his wand and without Dumbledore's protection, Harry would be even more vulnerable when Voldemort came after him. There were a few Order members that were proud of what Harry was doing, though. Of course Harry's godfather Sirius Black was his biggest fan, but Jacob Cromwell and Nymphadora Tonks also passionately supported Harry's decision.

"Hey, that old fink Umbridge wasn't doing her job to teach her classes, someone had to step up and make sure those students learned something," Jacob said coolly.

Tonks nodded. "Look, I'm not trying to have a go at the staff...but since the adults in their lives weren't giving them what they needed, we can't really be surprised that Harry and the others decided to go get it themselves."

Even the more level-headed Remus Lupin had to agree with this.

"They're right, Molly," he said softly. "As risky as Harry's and his friends' activity is, this is their answer to our fight. Same as Jacob and his friends dealt with Hogwarts's Cursed Vaults during the First War," he nodded to Jacob, "or his sister Carewyn and her friends took over breaking their curses, in his stead," he glanced at Tonks. "Harry and the others are too young to fight in the War itself, but their education is another battlefield this War is being fought on...so they've elected to fight back."

When Dumbledore's Army was discovered by Umbridge in April 1996, however, the fallout was worse than anyone could've predicted. Harry avoided getting expelled, thank goodness, but Dumbledore had been forced to take all the blame and then flee the school, admittedly after giving Fudge and his support staff a good trouncing. This, however, put Umbridge in charge as Hogwarts's new Headmistress and the school itself without Dumbledore's protection. To make things harder for Arthur and Molly Weasley in particular, their twin sons Fred and George physically withdrew themselves from school in order to evade unjust punishment from Umbridge. It was the day after the Weasley twins left Hogwarts that the Order of the Phoenix — sans Dumbledore — met at 12 Grimmauld Place for a meeting. The hope was to reassert the group's shared purpose and come together to take the next steps in protecting Harry from Voldemort.

What it did, instead, though, was put to light just how many cracks were in the group's ranks.

Full piece reveal for @gokigen-na-chou-zine!

He seen her lay still on the cold ground in the Great Hall next to her husbands. Isaac felt like his heart stopped, his body grew cold and tears immediately streamed down his face. Isaac grew weak; his knees trembling. Before he fell, he ran towards his best friend completely flooded by memories as he practically begged her to wake up. He also attempts to wake up Remus until he noticed something; their hands, cold on the hard floor were almost touching. Isaac moved in between them; tears flowing down his face; he grabbed Tonks’ hand on his left and then Remus’ hand on his right. The man who helped him save Chiara’s life…and his best friend, who always told him to smile even through rough times. This was too rough to bare.

“…Tonks…” He didn’t hold back. He screamed at the top of his lungs as he cried even harder. It was Cedrick all over again…It was Rowan all over again.

Meanwhile out the hall behind Isaac was Penny, Tulip, Barnaby, Ismelda, Ben, Andre, Liz, Bea, Chiara, Talbott, Skye, and Merula witnessed Isaac by Tonks’ and Remus’ bodies as his sobbing was loud enough for them to hear. Instant tears flowed down Penny’s face, Tulip practically screamed jolting towards the right side of Tonks, the others gathered then Jacob went to grab Isaac away from the bodies.

Isaac got furious. He placed Tonks’ and Remus’ hands together knowing how strong their love was. Then he got up to walk out the front of the castle. Jacob stopped him in his tracks; Isaac soon struggles with Jacob trying to get him to let him go. With all his might Jacob holds Isaac at where he stands; his rage was so loud it got the attention of Bill and Charlie Weasley who were over by Fred Weasley’s body. Along with Fleur; they all went over to Isaac’s direction. Charlie walked over to comfort Penny who was on her knees; sitting down with her, holding her close.

Bill and Jacob managed to sit Isaac down near a bench. No words were spoken, yet Isaac knew they were stopping him from being reckless. The brother he has and the brother he never had; all they could do is help him release the pain. Ismelda cried as Barnaby held her close, Chiara went by Remus on the ground; her cries were silent, It was all to familiar to Ben as angry tears filled his eyes, Andre comforted Tulip, Talbott and Skye were saddened but silent, Liz was also silent with quiet tears, Merula was furious. So furious that she sped-walked towards the hallway from where she came. Liz noticed her leave, hesitated, then soon followed her.

Merula, stubborn as she is, tried to fight back the pain, the anger, the sorrow. But along with facing her own parent during this war and seeing the school she once loved in shambles. She stopped in the middle of the hallway, her legs suddenly grew weak, she leaned on the wall next to her, and as tough as she wanted to be…she couldn’t. She was hurt, as tears filled her eyes she soon sobbed; she knew if it wasn’t for Tonks she wouldn’t of even known about the Potronus charm or tried years to perfect it. She respected Tonks and was glad she taught her that spell. The crying got louder; without knowing Liz watched in the distance never seeing Merula is so much pain. She would have walked to her but felt that it wouldn’t be right. So Liz cried more…seeing her fellow Slytherin in shambles.

“She’s gone…” Isaac spoke softly as Jacob and Bill still held him close. “They’re gone…” Also thinking about Fred and Remus in the process.

“I know…I know…” Bill quietly spoke.

This year has been painful, collectively and personally, but Samhain 2020 presents a huge opportunity to honor those we’ve lost and to regain some of our power. On Saturday October 31st, 2020 there will be a full moon (a Blue Moon) in Taurus. This simple fire ritual can be customized to include other elements, such as important colors, foods, scents, and sounds.

What You’ll Need:

🔥 Fire (in any safe, manageable form. Preferably outside at night)

🧸 Something representative of the person/creature/thing you’d like to honor

🥐 An offering. Depending on whom it’s for, it can be a piece of food, a drink, a note, music, or an item.

📝 Paper and a writing utensil

What to do:

1. Make your fire and ensure that it is strong. If you’d like to you can use a specific type of wood or kindling that is suited to your intentions.

2. Cut or rip the paper into strips or pieces. Write one thing that has caused you pain or sadness on each piece.

3. Place the representative items around the fire (not so close that they’ll burn!)

4. Feed each strip of paper to the fire. While doing so, try to feel the burden of them grow weaker and weaker until they lose their power over you. As they burn visualize their weight on your life disintegrating.

5. One by one, hold or mentally go over the offering if it’s intangible. Think about whom it’s for, why you chose it for them, and what you hope it will bring them (happiness? comfort? satisfaction?). When you feel that you’ve sufficiently envisioned your intentions for the offering, either leave it at your spirit altar, burn it, or release it into the universe.

6. Thank the person/creature/thing you’re honoring for what they contributed to your life. Try to settle yourself into a place of appreciation, acceptance, and balance. Take as much time as you need to feel the warmth of the fire and bask in its energy. Let yourself process everything that you’ve overcome since last Samhain and recognize that even though it wasn’t easy, you made it.

ALRIGHT. LISTEN UP.

We’re all stuck at home being responsible and socially distancing ourselves in an effort to flatten the curve, but all this new me-time can get boring quickly. So! Why not see what you can get from your library in the meantime?

Now, many libraries have closed down their physical locations in an effort to cut down on large gatherings and slow the spread of the virus, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get books or other fun things from them. Look up the website for your local library and see which services they have available virtually. They may include any of these:

Overdrive/Libby: ebooks and audiobooks, plus some limited magazines. Libby is the mobile-friendly app version, and Overdrive can be viewed on a desktop site. Items may have a waiting list if they’re in high demand.

Hoopla: ebooks, comics, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, and music. No waiting lists! Instantly get access to the content you want. Libraries pay a special fee for instant access though, so you’ll likely have a monthly limit dependant on your library’s budget.

Flipster: Magazines. You’ll be able to go back a few years’ worth of issues if you really want. Selection may be slightly more limited than the library’s physical collection.

Kanopy: Movies. Mostly independent films, some Oscar winners, and documentaries. If you want popular movies, you’ll do better looking on Hoopla. There is a pretty good collection of Great Courses lectures on Kanopy, though. Learn something new about science, history, linguistics, politics. All sorts of things.

Naxos: Classical Music. That’s literally it. But they’ve got 2 million tracks, so if you really want classical. This is the place to go.

Mango Languages: Learn a new language! They’ve got Pirate English and Shakespearean English, along with actual languages that are useful in everyday speech. There’s about 70 language courses to choose from.

Lynda: Find an online course or class in almost anything, and learn a new skill. Whether it’s photography, illustration, marketing, or something else, you’ll probably find it here.