A Bouquet Of New Beginnings, Ch 30

💐A Bouquet of New Beginnings, Ch 30💐

Title: "Juniper"

Summary: Artemis and Garreth go on an excursion to find Tobbs and obtain a key ingredient for a potion to ward off dragon fire.

Floriography: Succour

Full Chapter: [AO3]//5.4k words

Excerpt Below:

“You know potions,” started Artemis as they reached the midway point of the brewing process.

“Why thank you.”

Artemis chuckled. “I was wondering if you knew any that made someone heat-proof. Or, heat resistant.”

“How resistant are we talking? A regular house fire? Potion explosion?”

Artemis looked up from crushing the juniper berries. Garreth in turn looked back with an innocent smile.

“A dragon’s fire.”

Garreth’s jaw dropped. “...a what?”

“A dragon’s fire.”

“Okay, my hearing’s fine.” He stirred the potion as he poured in half the chopped dumbcane leaves. “Why?”

Artemis smiled small.

“That’s not an answer, Snow.”

“I can offer you something in exchange for the recipe and your discretion?”

Garreth lifted an eyebrow with a cocked smile. “I’m all ears.”

“Leech juice. Ample amounts.”

“Brilliant!” Garreth exclaimed as the potion turned a midnight blue. “Where are you getting them from?”

“Spinner’s Cavern.”

“Wait, aren’t there spiders roaming about? Heard my aunt talking about it last year.”

She blinked twice; of course he’d know, she should’ve thought of that. “That’s the rumour.”

Garreth groaned. “Why is it always spiders?”

“What else could it be?”

“Butterflies?”

“Pretty sure they don’t like caves.”

“Bugger.”

Artemis chuckled before they moved on to the next steps, and Garreth’s peridot eyes glimmered at finally opening the last bottle of arcane lightning. Garreth followed her exact instructions on how to tip the bottle just right before uncorking and disabling the safety runes. The redhead let out a gleeful shout as half of the teal-lightning shot into the liquid; the runes lit up once more when it was corked.

“Nice job,” complimented Artemis.

“Thank you, I’m here all week.”

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Artel AU in all its glory and love 🩵💚

A huge thank you to @ketto-art for making this stunning commission for me! Thank you so much for making this AU of Knight Cael and Fairy Artemis a beautiful reality!

Artemis of course belongs to my great friend @polarisgreenley, and we just love our ocxoc pairing and wanted to share the lovely couple!

I also wanted to do this amazing art justice and decided to write a one-shot to go along with it! It is available on Ao3 and Wattpad :]

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Thank you for this ask, sweet anon! Here are some of my favorite MC’s, in no particular order

🍭 “Gibby” by @galaxiasgreen:

Everyone who knows Green’s MC Gibby would protect her with their life. Which she might need, because according to Green, she once got her head stuck between the stair bannisters for eight hours. Gibbles is adorably naive, perhaps a littleeee gullible, and is as sweet as her backstory, born to muggle parents who own a confectionary shop. She’ll gleefully stuff your MC’s pockets with sweets in an act of love, whether they like it or not. I love her larger than life attitude, silliness, and special way of weaving herself into one’s heart 💛 You can read about Giblet and her many names in A Cruelty Vivid and Sweet

🎃 Lorraine Juniper Jones by @lorriiraine

LORY! First off, what a name. She’s another MC with so much love and creativity that went into making her. I love Lory’s secretive and intriguing backstory, her light-pink hair and affinity for experimenting with different hairstyles, and the wonderful group of OC’s that accompany her on her journey. She’s as sweet as can be, but isn’t afraid to use the killing curse if needed! You can read about her in Cursed Passion, and Aeonion as well as see all the amazing screenshots/artwork/and video edits of her on Lory’s page.

💚 Alistair Perseus Cushing by @lorriiraine

Again, WHAT A NAME. Alistair is one of the MC’s that accompany Lorraine in her story. Why do I like him? The simple answer is: he’s hot af and I’m weak for dark-haired Slytherin’s lol. Looks aside, he’s also a great character. He’s a little hesitant to open up about his past, having been born into a family with a penchant for practicing the dark arts. Because of this, he’ll fiercely protect his younger sister Iris Cushing (which makes my heart mush). My favorite line of his is “I have many things I dislike, and less things I like.” I just love him; I could write about him for days. He’s got a cuteee pet rat, too. You can go to @lorriiraine ‘s page or TikTok to watch video edits about Alistair.

🦋 Aurélie Collins by @morelikeravenbore

Aurélie Is Aura’s (creator goes by Aura) elegant and gentle, yet sassy and unapologetically stubborn, gorgeous French Ravenclaw girl. She’s special in that she’s one of the very first MC’s I got to know! Aura continues to pour her entire heart and every ounce of creativity into bringing Aurélie to life. She’s such a well rounded character that it’s so easy to come up with endless li’l headcanons of my MC and hers together (they are wives). Aura loves her bebe so much, as do I. However, she can write about her much more eloquently than I can. So, I would encourage you learn more about Aurélie in How to Make a Villian, where Hogwarts is not home, and the angst is ANGSTY. *insert yodeling Dumbledore emoji*.

⛈️ Siobhan Sloane by @sloanesallow

Siobhan, who goes by “Sloane” is an empathetic and sweet Hufflepuff bb I’ve taken an instant liking to. She’s not the typical in-game MC who shows up to Hogwarts all wands blazing. Her creator describes Sloane as “fairly reserved and shy, but it’s mostly because she prefers to watch and listen. She’s a very loyal friend to those she cares about.” Sloane reminds me so much of myself as a teenager, and continues to touch my heart the more I learn about her 🥹 You can read about Sloane in MMHS, and The Call of the Void. *insert crab rangoon emoji*

🌾 Cordelia Blevine by @2centniffler

Because Cordelia rhymes with memorabilia 😌 That’s all. Kidding. I’m just beginning to learn and read about this wonderfully witty farmgirl bb. She has a knack for getting herself into sticky situations, and bears a total of five scars along her face and neck because of it. Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop The Horrors from letting up in her life, and she goes into her second year at Hogwarts struggling to get by. Thankfully, she’s not alone, with asthma!Sebastian at her side, a niffler named “Ham”, and a mooncalf she’s quoted telling to “eat your fucking pellets, Larry.” In all realness, you should absolutely go read about Cordelia in After the Storm and not my cracked out version of her 💚 Though I will warn you, Cordelia once threw up in the Slytherin common room fountain, and who knows if it still lingers (Banshee told me this herself).

🐉 Lydia Parkinson by @esolean

One of the first things I first noticed about Lydia was her auburn braids, amber eyes like literal molten gold, and the wistful expression she often wears. The second thing I noticed was how she’s paired with Tom Riddle. In my mind, at least, you have to be incredibly intriguing to capture Tom’s attention romantically — and she is. Simply put, her Ravenclaw bb and aspiring dragonologist (who I believe dies at 28 and becomes a ghost) is always fun to read about, and I’ll continue to consume her ever-growing lore like breakfast 🍽️ Breakfast is my favorite meal, hehe. You can read more about Lydia on @esolean ‘s page.

🫡 Calypso Salutations by @dwightschrute11

I first grew to like Calypso through Lin’s portrayal of her in drawings, but it was her backstory I found so, so compelling. The part that struck me was the mysterious disappearance and drowning of her father, whose bloated corpse was found in the ocean by a young Calypso. Not only does she have to deal with her father’s strange passing, but the later development of Alzheimers in her mother. She’s had it rough — really rough, and despite her traumatic, heartbreaking past, Calypso comes across as remarkably resilient to me. Especially due to the fact that in Lin’s artwork of her, Cal is often seen smiling, surrounded by an abundance of MC’s that adore her. Not to say she doesn’t have to deal with The Horrors, because I know she does 🥺 You can find art of Calypso on Lin’s page

🪻Artemis Loreley by @polarisgreenley

Artemis is another MC I’m just beginning to learn about, and while there are two versions of her (one with ancient magic and one without) I’ll be talking about the ancient magic version. Her flower girly is quiet, considerate and tenacious, with one of the coolest fighting styles I’ve read about. With her wand in one hand, she’ll use the other to chuck handmade potions and throwing knives at enemies. However, when asked about her weapon of choice, Polaris said this: “Silence speaks volumes, and much can be gained with the unspoken word. Silent footsteps could mean the difference between a full confrontation, or avoiding danger.” OOF. Just oof. You can read Polaris’ fic which incorporates the Victorian language of flowers into it, in A Bouquet of New Beginnings.

Last but not least, my own MC, the Bean herself

🩵 Jean Vestrit

I obviously had to add my own MC because she’s my favorite. I’m not going to write about Jean here, but will later make a couple posts with facts about her. You can find snippets to the upcoming one-shot she’ll be in called Where We’ll Go After Battle here and here.

This was fun to do, and I could potentially see myself doing another! But first, I have a one-shot to finish. I also wanted to say I adore so many MC’s out there, and find some of their quirks to be so freaking creative. Even if I didn’t write about yours, they’re still deserving of all the love 🩵✨

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