#emtask003

James’ boggart had changed a bit over the years.

BOGGART:

        Davey’s boggart is simple enough: It’s Voldemort. Ever since learning that there was some... guy? some entity? some thing? out there who wanted him and people like him gone, Davey’s been afraid of him. Since Davey doesn’t exactly know what Voldemort looks like, the boggart takes the form of a faceless man with flowing black cloaks, pointing a wand at him. 

        Casting riddikulus turns the faceless man into a terrible circus clown, one that is only funny because he’s so very bad at being a clown. If they’re working on boggarts in class, he typically needs a professor’s help in casting riddikulus. 

PATRONUS:

       Lucky if even a wisp of a patronus emerges from his wand when casting expecto patronum, Davey will never be able to cast a corporeal patronus. He’s not good enough at magic, folks! The happy memory he draws from when trying to cast his patronus (not that he tries often) is the first time his dad taught him to ride a bike. It’s his very first memory, and one that fills him with absolute joy.  

Task 003 : Boggart & Patronus

Task 003 : Patronus & Boggart

BOGGART:

      Fabian’s boggart is Molly and Gideon’s dead bodies, which makes for a super awkward emo DADA class moment. He would just literally kill and/or die for those two, so of course his biggest fear would be the two of them dying. The first time he saw a boggart freaked the shit out of him and he was a bit shook up for a while, but he knows it isn’t real and that’s how he shakes himself out of literally seeing his siblings dead. 

       When casting riddikulus, he imagines the two of them in the most stupid outfits - An Easter Bunny costume, a ballerina outfit, an official judge uniform, a very good Albus Dumbledore cosplay - it changes depending on whatever he thinks of first. 

PATRONUS: 

       When thinking of his happiest memory in order to cast a patronus, Fab thinks of the first time he successfully - intentionally - performed magic. Magic shows up in kids all the time before they attend Hogwarts, with toys flying or blankets moving in ways non-magical children can’t quite manage. Intent takes a bit longer, and when Fabian was about eight or nine he was able to purposefully summon the cookies from on top of the fridge, where they were supposed to be kept out of reach. He remembers how happy he felt to be able to do something he saw his parents do all the time, and how funny it felt that his parents were both so angry at him for taking the cookies but also quite proud of him.. It’s a really good memory to him.   

BOGGART - 

        A creepy little puppet on strings. This has two layers - one, Andie just hates puppets, they’re small and creepy and terrifying and she’s certain one of them will come to life and attack her one day and that’s SO scary oh man. Second, though, it’s related to her fear of being controlled by her parents. She’s afraid of becoming a puppet to them, just a daughter they can control and manipulate into doing whatever they wish, whether that be marrying some random guy or joining the Death Eaters. She’s afraid that she’s not “good” enough to oppose them, not strong enough to say no to them. 

        She only successfully cast riddikulus once (because let’s be real here, DADA is her worst subject), but when it works it turns the puppet into a teeny tiny squeaky dog on a leash, covered in lots of ridiculous bows. 

PATRONUS - 

         Andromeda can’t cast a corporeal patronus. It isn’t that she doesn’t have any happy memories to draw from - she has plenty - she just hasn’t reached the capability in her magic yet. Part of it is that because she knows she isn’t good at DADA and nearly every spell that class has ever taught her, she doesn’t believe she can cast a patronus, and her lack of trust in her own abilities is holding her back.