KEIYNAN LONSDALE? No, thatâs actually HARRY JAMES POTTER from the GOLDEN TRIO ERA. You know, the child of LILY POTTER (NEE EVANS) and JAMES POTTER? Only 22 years old, this GRYFFINDOR alumni works as an AUROR (FOR NOW) and is sided with THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. HE identifies as CIS MALE and is a HALF BLOOD who is known to be MERCURIAL, BULLHEADED, and PRIVATE but also EMPATHETIC, BOLD, and SELFLESS. â &&. ( LIZ, GMT+2, SHE/HER, 22. )
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Instead of writing the longest intro possible Iâm just gonna ignore Harryâs background BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW IT ALREADY !!!!!!!!!! thx
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AFTER HOGWARTS.
So, the war is over ( a war that Harry has grown up fighting, mind you, the boy hasnât had time for much else, has he now ? ) and people look to a teenager to continue being what he has been for the last seventeen years ( but what theyâve also rejected, when it suits the current tide of war ). But Harry James Potter doesnât care much for being a beacon of hope ( of clarity, of light ), anymore. Heâs not their symbol ( but at the same time, he knows that he will always be just that ).
The aftermath of the Battle of Hogwarts itself is a blur, for him. Tugged in every direction. Not so much a man, more of an object, something that his entire world feels entitled to. But heâs exhausted ( has he been able to breath properly for the last year, at all ? ). Itâs too much for any seventeen year old, yet people expect him ( the boy who lived, never just Harry ), to carry it with gratitude, with a smile, with bravery.Â
The days after the final battle, he feels very little, barely anything at all. All he really does is sleep.
The mark on his back is gone ( the one on his face isnât ), but it doesnât feel like it. Sure, he doesnât have to fear for his life anymore, but the crowds are relentless. Suffocating him. Heâs grieving, and all the masses ( the strangers, people who think that they know him because heâs famous ) want to do is hug him, shake his hand, clap him on the back. He tries to be understanding ( theyâre grieving too, logically, he KNOWS that ). But by now, Harry is growing a little bit tired of being everyoneâs emotional-support-boy-who-lived.
Anyways, a few weeks after the war ends, Harry falls off the map. Disappears from the grid. Could not be found, through any means. Some of his friends say that he rented a muggle car and drove through Europe. Others say that he just slept, refused to leave his house, so exhausted and depressed that he couldnât be reached. Others are firm in their belief that he was busy hunting down the last of the Death Eaters. No one truly knows what Harry did, during those months. Only those closest to him have a vague idea.
He eventually returns, a little bit better. The weight on his shoulders lighter. Back to his former self ( though, heâs not quite sure who that was, this war has tried to consume him since boyhood ). His smile comes easier, itâs less weary. He has that Potter sparkle back in his gaze ( the one that makes his eyes look less like Lilyâs, more likes Jamesâ, despite what the color might tell you ). Heâs not at peace yet, but he will be ( his scar hasnât hurt in months, thatâs a start ).
Harry finds solace in his friends, that much has not changed. It was them he fought for, and itâs them that he continues to live for. The war never changed Harryâs capacity for love.
So, heâs back. People still look to him ( and they think that they know what he will do, ALWAYS always, always ). He canât escape their eyes, their whispers, how they think that they know him. Most of the time, he hates it. But heâs also the type of guy to poke fun at it, doing his best to not take himself too seriously. Everythingâs easier, that way.
Maybe he does it out of habit, or out of duty, but he does what he thinks will make the most people happy and joins the Aurors ( they had been nudging him in their direction ever since Voldemort fell, who wouldnât want the famous Harry Potter in their ranks against the dark? ).
But Harry is just Harry, and Harry is so tired of being Harry Potter. For the first year after the war, the poor guy could barely go out for a drink without being mobbed, you know? The excitement eventually ebbed out ( thank god ) and became less exhausting, but it was still there, in smaller waves.
ANYWAYS ---- so heâs an auror. He doesnât hate the work by any means, but he feels as though he has just gone from fighting one war, to fighting another. Which is really the last thing he needs right now? He still suffers from night terrors, about his friends dying, about Voldemort ( not so much Voldemort as other people remember him ----- in his dreams, Harry sees the Voldemort in limbo, at Kingâs Cross ). Eventually, those will go away too. Partly.
The Wizarding Wars have taken a lot of things away from Harry, and for that he is silently angry, a little bit, all the time. The war he fought may have ended ââ but itâs still taking things from him. His agency, for one thing. Did he want to become an auror? Well, it would have been ONE possible path, but perhaps not the one he would have chosen first. Ever since the war, everyone just keep looking to him, to have him continue being the symbol of hope and greatness that he was during the last year of the war. But Harry is just Harry, you know?  Not much has changed since that evening when Hagrid came to get him, all those years ago. But people just assume to know what The Chosen One will do next, and Harryâs just sort ofâŚ. along for the ride, for the most part, when it comes to that and his public image. Right now, he is just doing what he thinks is right, for the greater good. He does what he thinks is expected of him, what he thinks will make the most people happy. Heâs not thinking of himself, at least not yet. I donât think Harry even realizes that he has grown resentful, a little bit bitter, angry.Â
With that said, I really like the idea of post-war Harry as the biggest troll possible when it comes to the media. All those ridiculous rumors you read in the papers about The Boy Who Lived are often started by Harry himself !!!! Itâs his way of gaining some of that agency back but also he just thinks itâs a fucking blast.Â
Constant bad jokes about how 'he didnât die for thisâ and âdid we really defeat Voldemort so that you couldâ.... are PRIME coping mechanisms too!!!!Â
Never actually finished school but totally got away with it because heâs Harry Potter. Finally some perks, am I right.....
Overall, Harry IS concerned with being a good role model for the younger kiddos, but that year after the war? Harry was in a dark place, not fit for returning to school. Not fit for returning to anything, really.
Harry is a really good teacher and we ALL know this, so why isnât this man teaching? It would be much better for his mental health too. Damn it.
With that said ----- I think this version of Harry will either continue down the auror route, eventually become head auror, but devote his life more to teaching the new aurors and reshape the auror department. BUT I have also always adored the idea of Harry returning to Hogwarts as a professor, taking up the position as the Defense against Dark Arts professor. We love full circles in this house !!!! I also think that would be really good for Harry, to be surrounded by kids ( who wouldnât have really lived through the war, the boy who lived would just be a myth to them, it would be less dramatic, theyâd soon forget that Harry has ever been anything other than their professor ).
Never really replaced Hedwig. These days, Harry uses various messenger birds and owls, mostly borrowing those of his friends. He did adopt a dog, though.Â
I donât think Harry will be fully at peace until more time has run its course. He has been through so much trauma, way more than any man ( much less a boy ) should ever have to experience. The scars may fade ( no, not THAT one ), but they will never quite heal, not for him. BUT he will be at peace, eventually.
TLDR: Harry is an auror, right now. He hasnât washed off his past, but he has come to terms with it, in a way.Â
PERSONALITY & OTHER FUN STUFF.
Harry Potter is compassionate, selfless, kind. Good at seeing the good. But also petty, impulsive, seething, moody. Bad at letting things go.
So incredibly brave, but shouldnât have had to be? An eleven year old should not under any circumstances be led into the lionâs den and thatâs that on that.
Has a hero complex, but itâs one that was forced upon him ( do not get me started on Albus Dumbledore, it will take up the rest of the intro ). Harry was LITERALLY just Harry, until suddenly, he wasnât.Â
The sheer dumb bitch energy of this man sometimes....... Thank god for Ron and Hermione is all Iâm gonna say.......
Masks a lot of his trauma and pain with bad jokes, sarcasm and a seemingly carefree attitude. Tries his best to play down a lot of things ( his pain, his fame, his trauma, what he did during the war ). But he has a really serious streak too.
With that said, Harry does struggle with PTSD and survivorâs guilt.Â
A total smart ass ( thereâs no need to call me sir, professor? ). Harry has a sharp tongue aND is often much sassier than he should be, especially when challenged / when he sees something as unjust / when thereâs someone that he just doesnât like. But that sharpness can seep into his everyday life too.
Like I mentioned earlier, Harry is a total troll and will leak the most outrageous rumors that have 0% truth to them to the press. Itâs all in good fun. Most of the time.
Honestly that thing Dan Radcliffe did when he wore the same shirt everyday for a month so that the pictures of him would all be un-usable is peak Harry behavior.
Harry would ultimately LIKE to forgive the remaining Death Eaters, the ones who has repented ( eg. The Malfoys ), but he is having a hard time with it. He is prone to spite and pettiness, and forgiveness ultimately doesnât run easy in his veins. But the attempt IS there, and he doesnât want to live with a sliver of bitterness in his heart, you feel?
The war hasnât so much hardened him though, as it has softened him. Sure, it has made him weary, careful, closed off. But it has also made him kinder, more empathetic, more understanding, stronger in his sense of self.
Isnât as rich as he used to be. Used a large chunk of his fortune after the war to help victims of the war to get back onto their feet. Anonymously of course. Harry has no desire to make headlines, ever again.
Refuses interviews. Most of the time. Only The Quibbler will get an ounce of truth out of Harry.
TIME CLASH.
Harry has always had a family ( a found family, his friends, family doesnât end in blood ), but suddenly everything has been amplified, he has his parents back, his godfather, their friends. But theyâre all his age, they donât recognize him ( but he barely recognize them, either ---- if it hadnât been for staring himself blind at their photographs, he wouldnât know them ). Itâs basically like The Erised Mirror Extreme Version, for Harry.
But there are also The Death Eaters ------- and the fear of having to go back, be the figurehead of yet another war that he has to sacrifice EVERYTHING for. Frankly, Harry has had quite enough. He doesnât want to be their Atlas, anymore. But at the same time, his parents are back. And he doesnât want to lose them again. AND he knows that theyâd fight this war for him. Which makes him want to fight this war for them. Can you see where Iâm going for this? Itâs a really tumultuous time for Harry, heâs confused and just a little bit lost.
AND then there are the KIDS !!!!!! HIS KIDS !!!!!!!!! Itâs a total mind fuck, Harry doesnât feel ready to be a father, nor does he feel that the world is ready for him to have children. But his children are all grown up and from the future. He wants to protect their future, their peace.Â
Itâs a little bit selfish too. Harry wants that peace for himself. He wants all to be well, you know?












