Ilvermorny/Hogwarts Combos

Ilvermorny/Hogwarts Combos

I’ve seen a couple of these posts, so I thought I’d try my hand at it. Go through the potential combinations of Ilvermorny and Hogwarts houses and write a bit about what they represent to me. Not based on any data or polling, just on what seems to make sense to me:

Thunderbird Gryffindor: Thunderbird house is said to favour adventurers, and this is perhaps the most literal interpretation. Thundergryffins tend to be explorers and thrill seekers. Their bravery is not necessarily geared to some righteous cause (though this combo does not preclude that) they simply want their life filled with excitement. As such they can be easily bored which can make them irascible if they are deprived of stimulation. But they are bound to make interesting the lives of any who calls them friend.

Thunderbird Hufflepuff: Thunderpuffs focus on is on experiencing things with friends. These people are not ones for solitude, they will go stir crazy left on their own for a couple of days. It seems they’re always on lunches out, at parties, on trips. It’s not so much the activity that matters so much as the company. They just love people and want to experience as much of mankind as possible.

Thunderbird Ravenclaw: This is my house combination. Thunderclaws are the creatives and innovators. Luna and her parents would all find themselves in this category. If Thunderbirds are adventurers, Thunderclaws prefer to adventure via stories - sitting curled up with a good book as their mind takes them to far off worlds beyond anything that can be experienced in reality. They are dreamers and idealists and can often get their heads lost in the clouds. It can be painful for them when their dreams do not match up with reality and perhaps the oft-found obsession with fiction is an escape.

Thunderbird Slytherin: Thunderins are definitely more on the ambitious side of Slytherin house. They aspire to achieve greatness. For them their adventure is the road to success, and the luxuries that success brings. They definitely appreciate the finer things in life and their ambition tends to be towards living the high life rather than being some lofty goal. Nonetheless Thunderins are often some of the most driven and passionate folk you will ever meet.

Wumpus Gryffindor:  Unshakeable in their convictions and unmatched in their tenacity, Wumpindors are soldiers through and through. Their causes may be righteous or not, but like the beast from which House Wumpus gets its name, Wumpindors are nigh unstoppable. This combo has a dark reputation and Wumpindors may tend towards anger and aggression. They can be quick to see force as the best option in a crisis. They are ultimately fighters - Not merely people who will fight, but people for whom fighting is their way of life and their first resort.

Wumpus Hufflepuff: If you think of the quintessential social justice warrior, that is a Wumpuff. I do not use the term SJW in an inherently negative term as many do. Rather, Hufflepuffs are concerned with honour and fairplay and as such Wumpuffs cannot stand seeing injustice in the world and seek to eradicate it. They will fight fiercely to protect their friends, but their protective instincts apply to the whole world. This can result in them lashing out at people who they see as part of the problem but at their hearts they simply wish to fight for a better world.

Wumpus Ravenclaw: Wumpenclaws are the practical Ravenclaws. These people have ideas and they want them implemented damn it! They are excellent planners and incredibly organised. This combo favours strategists, business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Wumpus Slytherin: Ruthlessness incarnate, Wumperins have lofty ambitions and will do absolutely anything to achieve them. This is probably the combo with the darkest reputation. I would put Voldemort himself in this category. But do not let you think this is an inherently bad combo, any more than Slytherin itself is. If a Wumperin’s ambition is a benign one their passion for achieving their goals is bound to result in success. And if their cause is righteous, a Wumperin can spark a revolution.

Pukwudgie Gryffindor: Anyone would be fortunate to call a Pukindor a friend, for they are perhaps the fiercest allies one could have. Their loyalty and the bonds of friendship that they form are unbreakable. When their friends are down and out they will be the ones to light a fire beneath them, and then rain hell down on whoever did their friend wrong.

Pukwudgie Hufflepuff: In my mind Puffs and Puks have a lot of similarities, so a Puklepuff represents the idea of the quintessential Hufflepuff. These people are the gentlest souls you will ever meet, kind, nurturing and supportive. The Cinammon Rolls of the world. They may well be great cooks or simply have a great love of food - or indeed of anything which brings people together.

Pukwudgie Ravenclaws: Pukenclaws are people who use their ideas and intellect to help others. Pukwudgies are known for being healers and it is in this combination that that becomes most literal - Pukenclaws are often Doctors, nurses, vets or surgeons. In their day to day life they are adept at finding the easiest solutions to problems - the masters of “lifehacks”.

Pukwudgie Slytherin: I’ve often said that Slytherins are the type of people to low-key ruin the lives of anyone who wrongs their friends. People often overlook that Slytherins are incredibly loyal to one another and it is in the Pukerin combo that this quality shines through. The focus here is less on ambition and more on cunning and ruthlessness - more specifically the cunning and ruthlessness required for the Pukerins family (be that literal and/or metaphorical) to survive. And when they or their loved ones are wronged, they are not above enacting a terrible, yet subtle vengeance.

Horned Serpent Gryffindors: Serpendors are people with an area (or areas) of expertise and they know it. They are self-assured in what they are good at (and know what they are bad at) and this surety results in unmatched confidence and competence in that area. That classic Gryffindor bravery comes through in their ideas and their execution. They are independent and efficient. Hermione would be a proud Serpendor, as would McGonagall.

Horned Serpent Hufflepuffs: An unusual combination, as the warmth and heart of Hufflepuff may seem at odds with the detached analysis of Horned Serpent. However funnily enough I think that Isolt Sayre herself falls into this combo. Serpenpuffs know people. They are excellent judges of character and know what makes people tick. They may find promising careers in psychology. They are well meaning but they may feel the need to coddle their friends and family (just as Isolt refused to tell her children of Gormlaith even into their teenage years) and they can at times be aloof and irascible. If you are friends with a Serpenpuff you can probably expect a couple of fallings out (just as Isolt did with William), but in the end they care for their loved ones deeply.

Horned Serpent Ravenclaws: These two houses share many similarities, and of the four Ilvermorny Houses, Horned Serpent is the one with the most direct Hogwarts counterpart here. As such Serpentclaws represent the “stereotypical” Ravenclaw. Aloof, cool and analytical, these are the academics. Their work is done in papers and in the lab, but the implications can be world changing. They need to be mentally stimulated at all times and as such prefer the company of other intellectuals.

Horned Serpent Slytherins: Slytherserpents have a focus on the cunning aspect of Slytherin house. They are always the ones with the plan and that plan is more often than not at least a little underhanded. While other Slytherins may let their ambitions outmatch their abilities, Slytherserpents never have this problem. They do not achieve their ends through brute force and ruthlessness (as Wumperins do) but through subtle tricks and manipulations.

George: Come on Harry! Look, turning 35 is not that big a deal.

Harry: Oh really. Is that how you felt when you turned 35?

[Flashback to George's 35th birthday party]

George: (screaming) Why Merlin?! Why?! Let the others grow old! Not me!

Harry: Oh come on you guys! Is it just me? Am I overreacting to this?

Ron: Nah mate, it's not just you. My 35th certainly wasn't that much fun.

[Flashback to Ron's 35th birthday party]

George: (screaming) And now Ron! We're all getting so old!

Wants.

This is so fucking adorable.Someone write a fic off of this.

there's a little bunny in Jack's(or should I say Bitty's) kitchen!!!

Okay, this is probably not what you were expecting (honestly, I wasn’t either) but this is what popped into my head:

Accidental Mage Eric R. Bittle

You see, Mages in the modern world are very rare and very powerful and usually all born into a few select families, that peculiarly all start with the letter N, end with the letter L, and have a Q somewhere in the middle. Obviously, Bitty does not belong to this family but because magic has always been known to do what it wants, Bitty ends up with Magic anyway.

It was just that no one knew it. No one even knew to look for it. 

Growing up, Eric R. Bittle was so busy hiding things – namely,, the disgust he felt whenever he saw a human being in camo and his attraction to the male figure – that he didn’t manage to notice all the downright strange things that happened around him rather frequently. The fact that if he were in a really sad mood, it would always rain. The fact that he could sometimes turn off the lights in his room by blinking his eyes. The fact that one time, he wished hard enough for his pie to be done baking right this second and it was.

And so, Eric R. Bittle failed to realize that he was, in fact, a Mage.

But, Petals! you say. What the fuck does this have to do with a bunny??

And to that I say:

ACCIDENTAL MAGES CREATE ACCIDENTAL FAMILIARS.

If asked, Eric R. Bittle would say that he acquired Senor Bunny as a baby present from his mother. If Suzanne Bittle were asked, she would say that it is one of the few baby toys Coach Bittle brought home. If you were to take this information to the football coach in question, he would look quite confused and say that he thought Suzanne received it as a Baby Shower gift.

The truth of the matter is this: At approximately 7 months, Senor Bunny popped into existence and into Bitty’s crib. Because before Mages have the power to summon living familiars, they unthinkingly create stuffed familiars. 

Were Bitty born into a Mage-family, this would be an immediate sign that he inherited the gift of magic and trained accordingly. As it is, he was not. And so this act of spontaneous creation went completely unnoticed. 

First and foremost, familiars are beings of protection. They guard their Mages from magical danger and keep watch for dragons, evil spirits, and other nasty things- such as legos left on the floor and cough syrup. A newly formed familiar such as Senor Bun cannot protect against human things, but Bitty has never stubbed his toe in his room and has never had to sharpen a pencil. Also, for all the things that Senor Bun cannot help with, he can at least listen. Which some would say is actually the most important function of a familiar. 

So Bitty grew up with Senor Bunny and felt an attachment and never questioned why Senor Bunny did not seem to get gross and/or ratty with age.

He also did not question how Senor Bunny got to Samwell, when Bitty was quite certain he had made the decision to grow up and leave his stuffed rabbit behind (especially when he was going to be living in a dorm). Instead, Bitty unpacked him, smiling fondly thinking of his Mother packing Senor Bunny up good at safe and continued with his day.

Now, Bitty has Jack. And, more importantly, Jack has his own apartment. His own apartment that must also be kept safe. And so, even though he still has no idea of his own powers, Bitty created a familiar for that apartment as well.

If asked, Jack would say that Bitty brought the bunny as a welcome present. Bitty thinks that Jack bought it to make it clear the kitchen is his.

Neither think to question it.

In fact, no one ever questions it. When Lardo finds a painting of a bunny in Shitty’s apartment (that she will later move into), she just assumes that it was a present from Bitty. Shitty assumes it is a present from her. When Ransom and Holster find bunny salt and pepper shakers in their new apartment, they also assume gift from Bitty (even though Bitty has not yet been to their apartment, did not help them pack, and does not actually know their address. Ransom and Holster are not very bright.) When Bitty moves out, Chowder cries when he sees the rabbit tablecloth on the kitchen table and in the next four years it stays at The Haus (it disappears when Tango and Whiskey graduate), no one once wonders how it stays perfectly clean and never gets lost, even during a SMH kegster.

Of course, when Bitty turns 25 and he wakes up with a live bunny on his face, he will question that.

But that’s a different story.

Hermione: No. Bad idea.

Harry: There are no bad ideas, Hermione. Only good ideas that go horribly wrong.

looks like they could kill you but is actually a cinnamon roll: jesper fahey

looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually and literally kill you: nina zenik

looks like a cinnamon roll and is actually a cinnamon roll: wylan van eck

looks like they could kill you but would send someone else to do it because you’re not worth their time: kaz brekker