#RAVENCLAW KIBUM

[hyotaem]

why kim kibum is a RAVENCLAW

first of all kim kibum’s ugly ass can fight me for shoving his “““““““““““slytherin””””””””””” self in my face with all his stupid instagram posts this is the FIRST time i haven’t been excited about him posting. now let’s be real here the sorting hat must’ve been smoking some crack or something if it put kibum in slytherin………. he’s CLEARLY A RAVENCLAW and i have PROOF. SO MUCH proof that i’m about to write six pages of this shit!!!! ten virtual bucks and all of miss sha’s love to you if you actually read all of my anger induced rambling :)

okay!! now let’s get rowling’s awfully one dimensional and un-fleshed-out definition of what a ravenclaw is out of the way : the smart ones. that’s it. “wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure” blah blah all of that. basically the way she set it up in the (amazing) shitshow that was the harry potter books, most people interpreted it as “oh you do well in academics and stuff you get straight as and all that cool jazz so you must be a ravenclaw!” EXCEPT. getting good grades isn’t the only type of intelligence you can have and this especially applies to kibum because although i don’t know how well he did in school i do know that he has immense creative intelligence that screams ravenclaw AND NOT FUCKING SLYTHERIN GOD DAMN IT. also point number two!! if that was the only thing that made you a ravenclaw then hermione wouldn’t be a goddamn gryffindor. if you think back to book one (for those of you that have forgotten already, that’s the sorcerer’s stone or the philosopher’s stone depending on where you came from - a completely unnecessary change that still baffles me because despite the fact that americans are dumb i don’t think we’re THAT dumb that we wouldn’t know what a philosopher is but i digress) there’s that scene while they’re in room with the logic test with the poison and she says something along the lines of “yeah logic and cleverness is great and all but bravery and friendship is where it’s at harry!! now go beat voldemort’s ass!” (keep in mind i don’t have the books in front of me right now lol) it’s because she values those gryffindor qualities more than she values the qualities of intelligence that she was placed in gryffindor but that wasn’t very well expanded on in the books and it isn’t super relevant to ravenclaw kibum so i’ll move on.

one of my biggest points is the whole intelligence isn’t limited to getting good grades in school one. so in 1983 a developmental psychologist (don’t know what that is and i’m too lazy to google but i’m assuming he knew what he was talking about) came up with this theory?? idea?? whatever. that there are in fact nine different types of intelligence and you can’t bullet point in essays so bear with me: there’s naturalist intelligence which is like nature and stuff… not my thing and not kibum’s either so we’ll move forward; musical intelligence - let’s stop this list right here so i can point a giant finger at kibum’s obvious musical talent (which fingers crossed we’ll get to see in his solo album which will happen i have hope) - logical/mathematical (it took me four tries to spell that right could you believe i used to be a three time school spelling bee champion hahhahhahah) which is what i believe most people think of when they think “intelligence;” existential (why do we exist? what is our purpose here on earth? what the fuck exactly is a human? what is consciousness? this is for the ones who have existential crises every other day congrats you’re smart). this paragraph is getting too long lemme move to the next one -

yes hi where were we : interpersonal! this is a another one i think kibum has a lot of; he’s really extroverted and have you ever noticed that he knows like. everyone because he makes friends super easily and everything?? he knows how people work and he’s comfortable around them. next, linguistic intelligence, which he possesses a lot of too - we all know the man’s smart as hell when it comes to languages it’s real sexy; intra-personal (this is like…. knowing yourself and your thoughts/feelings which sounds fake to me but whatever); and last but not least (or yes least depending on how much of it you have) spatial intelligence which yeah kibum has a lot of because this applies to visual art and stuff and also comes in handy if you’re an engineer. (shout out to any of those reading this now stop and go do your job or something fucking nerds!)

so we’ve established that kibum is super intelligent, especially creatively, which you already should’ve known if you’ve been a shawol for longer than two seconds or aren’t stanning solely for visuals… my point is : kibum’s a smart dude!! so one box for ravenclaw checked! i’m not trying to say if you’re not a ravenclaw you’re stupid by the way because all of this means jack shit if you don’t value your intelligence, which brings us back to the whole situation with hermione - she was in gryffindor because gryffindor’s qualities were more important to her. but i think it’s clear kibum takes a whole lot of pride in his creative accomplishments and he’s always looking to add more to his loooooong resumé of cool shit i’ve done at such a young age (taemin has one of those except his is cool shit i’ve done at an even younger age). it’s these traits of his that stand out the most in my opinion which checks another ravenclaw kibum box!

completely unrelated to actual house sorting but kibum looks incredible in blue. pretend i attached pictures for reference.

listen being in ravenclaw isn’t all flowers and rainbows (that’s more hufflepuff; you can find them in the kitchens xx). this emphasis on logic and intelligence can often create a chasm between the more human side of things. ravenclaws tend to forget that emotion plays just a big a part in how things work as pure, cold logic does - which obviously doesn’t always apply, because interpersonal intelligence is a facet of ravenclawism?? let’s pretend that’s a word. ravenclaws can also be real perfectionists and super hard on themselves. and don’t forget that they can get big heads too - placing a higher value on intelligence, creative or not, doesn’t make you better than the rest of the houses, ravenclaws.

trust me, i know. i’m a ravenclaw. fuck pottermore.

i just realized something. in any proper school essay, you never just jump into things the way i did. idk if any of you learned tags?? theme, author, general, specific (or something like that; forgive me if i can’t remember, oh sophomore year honors english teacher) but yeah i forgot to do all that and just kinda went KIBUM IS A RAVENCLAW FUCK HIM so…

i’m assuming whoever’s reading this has either read and/or watched at least one of the harry potter books/movies. if you’ve only ever seen the movies (or worse, just one movie) get the fuck out of my sight! nah, just kidding, i’m ready to explain all this shit to y’all. so buckle in, kids and non kids, because you’re about to have a crash course on hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry completely from my shitty memory!

so hogwarts is this amazing school in england that teaches young, impressionable kids magic tricks but with real magic. it’s the wave your wand, say the latin inspired magic words, and boom! you just turned your rat into a teacup (or if you’re ron, you got stuck halfway and now peter pettigrew is having the worst time of his life since [spoiler]). it’s pretty much the most dangerous place you can send your kid especially if one (1) harry james potter is in the student body, because this snake man with no nose is coming to get him because he’s holding a ten year or so grudge that he couldn’t kill him when he wanted to. also [spoiler] plays a part in that lmao voldemort isn’t that shallow. but he is pretty shallow.

on your first day at this super cool school you put a magic talking hat on your head and it compartmentalizes you into one of four houses based on your personality, your values, and your strengths. it’s like divergent except less black and white. (and if you’ve seen/read divergent and not harry potter get your fucking priorities in order wtf???) you’ve probably heard of these houses - gryffindor, slytherin, ravenclaw, and hufflepuff - even if you know shit about harry potter because you’re friend has said to you “oh yeah i’m a hufflepuff” and you went “oh cool haha sounds fucking dumb” and unfortunately for your poor hufflepuff friend most people look down on hufflepuff. thank god that’s changing and fuck rowling for making it that way. no one has time for her silly “all slytherins are evil” narrative.

rowling-wise (hope y’all are realizing by now that i’m not her biggest fan) the houses are pretty much as one-dimensional as divergent was: gryffindor was for the big, strong, brave people; ravenclaw for the smart; slytherin for… well, evil; and everyone else gets to be a hufflepuff and get labelled as nice. nothing wrong with being nice, but if you’re just nice, you’re boring, and hey, hufflepuffs don’t deserve that. maybe it’s tweaking canon a bit, but fandom has collectively shifted away from these stereotypes and effectively (more effectively than rowling, at least) expanded on what actually makes a gryffindor a gryffindor and so forth. (also, yeah, i thought i was a hufflepuff for years before i took a good look at myself in the mirror and realized i’m a lazy piece of shit that doesn’t deserve to be in that house)

off the top of my head, hogwarts was founded by four wizards with varying levels of assholishness, and their last names are where we get the houses. each one of them basically picked the qualities they wanted to see in their students (gg : “i want the loudmouths who are brave and awesome!” rr: “i want the ones who think being smart is sexy” ss: “i want the ambitious prideful ones” and lovely helga hufflepuff was like “cool i’ll just take the rest they’re amazing too”) and so the houses were formed. things quickly unraveled after that because mr. slytherin was a racist piece of shit and he only wanted the “pure-blooded” families to send their kids to hogwarts (meaning the ones wizarding families who were all wizards) and the rest were like “wtf bro?? what about the mixed kids. or the random muggle-borns blessed with the ability to bewitch??” and salazar was like “nah i’m out goodbye fuckers i hate you all for being open-minded and shit.” so, i mean, it really doesn’t come as a surprise that slytherin gets such a bad rep considering the first ever slytherin was on the high end of the asshole spectrum. and then all that shit with the [spoiler] in chamber of secrets happened, so not only was he an asshole, but he was also fucking insane. good riddance. but the rest stayed, and they made hogwarts famous, and then they died and became ghosts to haunt the corridors of the school or whatever.

so now that your brief hogwarts, a history lesson is over, let’s talk a little more about slytherin because i feel like it! also the whole idea about all slytherins being evil, power-hungry, greedy fuckers is wrong and needs to be dispelled. yes, power does play a huge role in who a slytherin is, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be a “crush everyone underneath me” kind of thing - it’s more like an ambition-driven one. sure, a lot of slytherins are bad, like, say, voldemort, who was so obsessed with power and living forever that he pretty much killed himself, with a little bit of help from our lovely hero harry. and like… i could go into detail about how horrible and abusive snape was (yes he did have a few good qualities but they certainly weren’t redeeming ones fuck off) but i’d max out the number of pages for this essay so maybe another time. if you’re a snape apologist…… well i hope you see the light soon. that’s a real stain on your person. but yeah - not every single slytherin you see is pure evil; regulus black exists (please read the books) and like. narcissa malfoy just wanted to protect her son, you know? doesn’t excuse most of the shit she did but her intentions weren’t completely “oh i want to be powerful also i’m better than everyone because i’m pureblood and you’re not haha.”

also taemin!! there’s a lovely slytherin. smart, ambitious, sweet, great smile, i’ll stop before this turns into a soft rant - taemin is textbook slytherin but surprise he isn’t in the game just so he can put other people down. and i wasn’t serious about my other if you’re blank then stop reading this but if you don’t think taemin’s a slytherin you can exit. right now. i’m serious i don’t want to be associated with y’all. AND IT’S EVEN WORSE IF YOU THINK HE’S A HUFFLEPUFF!!! you’re going to put lee “work over relationships” taemin into hufflepuff? he’s pure slytherin; he’s driven by ambition - idk if you noticed when he was talking about his budokan concerts but he mentioned how he worked so hard on it for his own sake. he wanted to prove to himself as well as others that he could pull off something so grand and incredible (and he did but once again that’s soft rant territory so i’ll pull back) and that’s slytherin. this isn’t necessarily in a bad way, but he’s so willing to throw his members under the bus for his own sake - go watch their weekly idol. THAT DOESN’T MAKE HIM EVIL LMAO a big part of being a slytherin is relationships with others!! when the worst comes to worst, loyalty is important to slytherins. it’s not one of their defining characteristics like it is for gryffindor but it’s still super important. that’s not to say he doesn’t have hufflepuff traits (y’know, working hard! being dedicated!) but those coupled with entirely slytherin motivations of proving oneself and becoming the best they can be point him towards slytherin’s direction. slytherins have a tendency of throwing everyone and everything away (including, many times, themselves) for the sake of achieving their goal and taemin is a perfect example of that. sure, he’s as sweet as a person who laughs when other people are crying can be, but that doesn’t automatically make him a hufflepuff. it’s not like everyone who isn’t a hufflepuff is mean or that every hufflepuff is a gooey pile of chocolate and sunshine.

anyway�� this is about kibum…

(fun fact : the animal associated with the ravenclaw house is actually an eagle. something about soaring to new intellectual heights or something. would’ve been easier to just make it a raven because it’s not like ravens can’t fly too but whatever.)

probably one of the biggest roadblocks with sorting people into hogwarts houses is the overlap that occurs between traits of different houses. having one trait - or even a few of them - doesn’t automatically mean you fit solidly into a house, because you have to take your own ideals and values into account, as well as the way you approach things in life. it’s not to say kibum isn’t ambitious, because yeah, he is, but the way his ambition is directed towards his creative pursuits for the sake of expanding his creative intelligence is a ravenclaw thing you know?? same with jonghyun (who is also a ravenclaw) - the way he approaches all of his creative pursuits is completely in the artistic sense. jonghyun is creatively brilliant - let’s look at his radio show, or his song-writing, or his composing, or his book writing, etc. - and just because he’s a ravenclaw doesn’t mean he’s not ambitious. sure he’s ambitious but is anyone sitting here calling him a slytherin?? no, seriously - does anyone think jonghyun’s a slytherin? because i’ve never seen that. most people put him in hufflepuff and not ravenclaw… but why? is it because he’s soft? because that’s a hell of a stereotype, too, and it’s not like all ravenclaws are cold, emotionally detached bitches who only care about getting 100 percents on their quizzes.

what i’m trying to say is people can’t be categorized into boxes the way the houses were originally constructed; otherwise, most of the population would just be hufflepuffs. sorting also takes your personal wishes, your goals, what you think is important into consideration. so, yeah, if kibum really wanted he could totally be a slytherin, but it would pretty much be for the sake of being a slytherin because that cunning is not what he deems most important. let’s go back to harry potter himself - the sorting hat was really fucking ready to put him in slytherin, and as much as you can argue that it was because a piece of voldemort, of evil, was in him or whatever, you can’t deny that harry has a lot of inherently slytherin traits. he knows how to work people, he knows how to get out of tricky situations because he’s witty and yeah, cunning as hell. and yes, he asked not to be put in slytherin, but that’s mainly because he walked into hogwarts having heard nothing but stereotypes about the house (like that one line that ron said about how not everyone in slytherin was evil but how everyone evil came from slytherin, the whole square rectangle relationship). and keep in mind that he didn’t specifically ask to be put into gryffindor but that the sorting hat recognized those qualities that he also had and the fact that he valued them more as well and made the decision to sort him into gryffindor.

sorting is a tricky business, thanks to those gray areas. there are ravenclaws that could be academically behind others, but they work their asses off because they want to learn. hard work is, again, technically a hufflepuff trait but their objective, their main focus, is the learning aspect which makes them a ravenclaw! an excellent real life example would be minho, who you can argue has several gryffindor traits, like… he’s loud and i guess he’s brave and all, but hufflepuff fits him a thousand times better. the importance he places on relationships and especially loyalty is purely hufflepuff and he makes a damn good one, too. i think that’s what annoys me most about people who think taemin’s too “sweet” or “nice” to be a slytherin - i hate to break it to you, but not every slytherin is mean and selfish. they just value being at the top because they believe they deserve it, and you can’t really fault a person for that, and it doesn’t mean they think everyone else is automatically lesser, either.

i’m going to wrap this up now because i want to watch final life and i’ve also made pretty much every point i can think of right now. kibum might be out there dropping $100+ on overpriced slytherin wands and parading around in his slytherin scarf but honestly? i’m still convinced he’s a ravenclaw because it just fits him so much better. but i guess slytherin is a good second choice! he really made me angry enough to write an entire goddamn essay about this wow

#shinee #key #amar rata #kim kibum #RAVENCLAW KIBUM #i'm serious about the slyth taemin thing by the way #i'm gonna go watch final life now and support my baby bye #mine

[smoldinopup]

Key playing the sorting hat and fueling the SHINee Hogwarts houses discourse once again..

#SHINee #kim kibum #onew #lee taemin #choi minho #lee jinki #dü was bored and made gifs #also on a personal note: as a ravenclaw i find it highly offensive that everyone always forgets about us #it's not what we deserve #ravenclaw pride

[jinkishabupa]

SHINee in Hogwarts (Almost AU)

LEE JINKI IN RAVENCLAW 

One of the best student of the school, as a ravenclaw he values intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit. He excels in puzzles and pay attention more on details. Does not play Quidditch but never missed the games, Owns a snow owl named Argus. Likes to be funny but failed to because his jokes are often so deep that others can’t understand easily. Loves reading book while drinking ice coffee. He can easily find the book your looking for in the library. He loves to help everyone in need, and often see smiling, he can also change his demeanor easily. Has that leader aura around him tho he look young despite his age, Minho always listen to him well when he talk, He has this distinctive voice that everyone was swooning for, like that one time he was unconsciously humming in the corridor and the girls who heard him said “it’s like we saw an angel passing by”. 

Jinki was also the prefect of house ravenclaw, thats why many thinks highly of him, and many liked him for being approachable. 

Favorite subject is Herbology. 

Patronus is a Stag, The stag is a symbol of strength,  Usually, people who produce this Patronus are confident in their capabilities and hold pride in their actions and beliefs. Tho Jinki is down to earth person and often doubt, but he is very strong.

KIM JONGHYUN IN HUFFLEPUFF 

Always that loyal, reliable friend, that will always defend family and friends first, As a Hufflepuff they are the kind of people who are fair-minded, he enjoy making others happy and tend to be more patient towards people. Part of the choir, Often seen hanging with Jinki of Ravenclaw.He has a twin brother that is in Slytherin, tho they seem to be different from each other, but the truth is they have so much in common and they get along so well. So supportive of everyone, he is always present in all the activities of his friends and will do what he can to help them win. Don’t much like studying but he tried to, he loves music so much that he tried to learn every musical instrument he saw. He loves his mother so much that he always write her letter. 

Patronus is  St. Bernard,  St. Bernard will fight off Dementors and stand by you, come what may. They are quick to protect family members who may be in danger and often act as a guardian for those around them.

Has been fond of the subject Transfiguration class head by Minerva McGonagall

CHOI MINHO IN GRYFFINDOR 

Chaser and Captain of Gryffindor team in Quidditch. Often seen in the field practicing rather than the library, Very Sociable and nice, Always the brave one. Just like what the house describe them, he loyal, courageous, adventurous, daring and chivalrous. Always Teasing Kibum of Slytherin but end up being the one teased, they grew up together with Jonghyun the twin brother. When idea come up with his mind you can notice his mannerism clapping while making sounds like “yes” “i know” loudly that makes Kibum angry. 

Almost all the girls would fight just to sit in front in quidditch match and smiled upon this guy, His common room always have so many gifts all address to him, he is very close with taemin who is younger than him, but seem to have quite same interest interms of games besides quidditch

Patronus is a cheetah, like him cheetah is very athletic,  These big cats can achieve speeds up to 70 mph to stun their prey with a single strike!

KIM KIBUM IN SLYTHERIN 

Loyal to those that are loyal to him, as smart as ravenclaw can be, love to be in charge. Take his house motto in life "Do what is necessary", Walks inside the campus with confidence and class, not that sporty. Loves to do potions of all kinds. Often mislead into that twin that don’t care but in truth he does care, he just dont know how to express it. Likes to learn everything from music, sports to academic, he is very goal oriented, he wants to succeeds in every aspect in school, he listens very well, he is the twin who is stronger and and a hard worker, he can be associates to workaholic too, he don’t like to have idle moments without nothing to do. He likes dressing-up, looking-good.

Patronus is an Oryx it will protect you and your loved ones by encircling you and not letting the Dementors near you. Tho kibum looks like bad ass and does not like mingling with people he don’t know the truth is he really like to be sociable but he is misinterpret because of the way he is, but he truly cares

LEE TAEMIN IN SLYTHERIN 

The one who easily lose things, but very goal-oriented. Took a liking in magical creatures specially dragons, Often wandering in Forrest. Determined boy who always put his best foot forward.He tend to make decisions based on a whim and Highly competitive, but also a risk-taker. He met hagrid feeding Buckbeak, the Hippogriff.  A magical creature that has the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. In that meeting, his interest for magical creatures grew, he can also see��Thestrals. Taemin is quite mischievous but easily shock by little things. He loves playing video games, he also loves to dance, he is often mistaken as a girl by other male clasmates because of his female face features but he is very manly. 

He loves hanging out with his friends namely Jinki,Jonghyun,Minho, and key whom he called as “second family”, they make him so happy by just seeing them, he sometimes annoy kibum- kibum on the other hand allows only taemin to annoy him, he thinks taemin is really that cute boy and will alway be his little brother to take care of even not by blood, kibum really feels responsible for him, well all of the 4 is.

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Similarity from other stories made is just coincidence, this is purely made from imagination, not all here is true and will be accurate in you likeness.

#SHINee #HarryPotter #Onew #Lee Jinki #Ravenclaw #kim jonghyun #jonghyun #Hufflepuff #kim kibum #Slytherin #key #Lee Taemin #Taemin #Gryffindor #Choi Minho #Minho #AU SHINEE

[infinitemo]

Creds goes to the rightful owners of the images ... (i dunno who they are i got this off google)

#hogwarts #slytherin #hufflepuff #ravenclaw #gryffinclaw #shinee #taemin #jonghyun #minho #key #onew #kibum #jinki #harry potter au #headcanon

[alwayshinee]

anyone who says minho is gryffindor is a liar because we all know he is a hufflepuff

#so is jinki #kibum is a slytherin #taemin is ravenclaw and jonghyun is the gryffindor of this group

[keybummietomyheart]

In my heart,eyes, & mind... Kibum is an honorary Ravenclaw 💙😌 (The gif on the left is mine.. NOT the right one)

#kim kibum #shinee key #keystagram #key instagram live #kibummie #kim kibum is an honorary Ravenclaw

[onewfantaesy]

Slytherpuff au??

So Taemin is from a long line of Slytherins, on his father’s side. He’s a pureblood, the only child of his parents, and he’s always felt a lot of pressure from his father to continue his legacy and be a good heir to the family name.

But his mother is a sweet Hufflepuff from a long line of pureblood Hufflepuffs. And his older cousin is Jinki, also a Hufflepuff. Taemin’s mom and Jinki’s mom are sisters.

When Taemin first starts Hogwarts, he’s nervous and shy and is very aware of the fact that so many students in other houses openly hate Slytherins. His father had mentioned it, but always made sure to tell Taemin, “Slytherins are superior anyway, so it doesn’t matter what the other houses think of us.” But that didn’t make the stares and the whispers any easier.

Especially because he was terrified that his favorite big cousin was going to hate him too. The two friends he sees Jinki hanging out with - Minho the Gryffindor and Kibum the Ravenclaw - certainly seem to look at the Slytherins with disdain.

“How’s your first week been?”

Taemin’s head snaps up from his Astronomy book, and he finds Jinki smiling at him and sitting down at Taemin’s table. It’s Saturday, Taemin had arrived early for breakfast in the Great Hall, and Jinki was sitting at the Slytherin table.

“Are you allowed to sit here?”

“Have you made any friends yet?”

Jinki ignores Taemin’s question entirely, and Taemin pouts at him. Jinki just chuckles.

“Come sit with me,” Jinki says, standing up.

“You haven’t told me if that’s allowed or not.”

“Stop pouting at me and find out then.”

Taemin huffs, but he closes his textbook and moves around the table to follow after Jinki, who wraps an arm around him and starts babbling about Ancient Runes. He insists Taemin needs to take it when he’s allowed to take electives in third year, tells him all about the Professor and the class, and ignores the way Taemin whines about how he doesn’t care about classes he’s not even taking yet.

“So have you made friends yet?”

Taemin plops down on the bench next to Jinki, his eyes fixed on the plate of bacon in the middle of the table. Jinki moves to put a couple pieces on Taemin’s plate for him, along with a scoop of eggs and a piece of toast. Taemin scrunches his nose up at the eggs and scrapes them all onto Jinki’s plate instead. Eggs are gross. Jinki laughs at him.

“Making friends can be difficult at first,” Jinki says softly, his finger ruffling the back of Taemin’s hair. “I know. But don’t you have some friends in your year already?”

“Nini’s not in Slytherin with me,” Taemin mumbles.

“Nini?”

“Taemin!” a Hufflepuff first year squeaks, and a boy Jinki recognizes from his own house as Jongin falls onto the bench next to Taemin, his arms wrapping tightly around Taemin’s neck. “I haven’t seen you all week I’ve missed you I can’t believe we’re not in the same house it’s so unfair!”

Jinki smiles as he watches the two first years talk with each other. They’re both growing more animated as they talk, arms waving around, voices getting more excited, smiles getting wider. Jinki hasn’t seen Taemin look this happy all week, he’d been worried his little cousin was homesick or something.

“Hey that’s mine!”

Jinki laughs at the loud whine Taemin let’s out when he catches Jinki take a piece of bacon off his plate.

“There’s plenty more.”

“Then don’t take mine!”

“Here,” Jongin says, putting a new piece of bacon on Taemin’s plate for him. “After breakfast we should go play out by the lake. Have you made any new friends? I’ve made some in Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, but no Gryffindors or Slytherins. Are your roommates nice? Mine are super nice! I’ll introduce you!”

“My roommate Ravi is nice,” Taemin says softly.

“Jinki,” a voice sounds from behind them, but Taemin and Jongin keep talking about new friends and classes. “Why is there a Slytherin at your table?”

Taemin freezes then, and he turns to see both Minho and Kibum standing behind them. Kibum has his arms folded across his chest, and Minho is resting an arm on Kibum’s shoulder.

“You said it was allowed,” Taemin hisses at Jinki, a knot growing in his stomach.

“He’s my cousin,” Jinki says easily. “Besides, why wouldn’t he be allowed to sit at my table?”

“It’s just,” Kibum says slowly, “strange, is all.”

Taemin doesn’t know how to react, and Jongin seems just as confused as he feels. Jinki, however, just raises an eyebrow and waves a hand.

“No one cares,” Jinki says, his voice firm. “He’s my baby cousin, he’s allowed to sit with me. He can sit wherever he wants.”

“I’m not a baby,” Taemin whines on instinct, but it only makes Jinki chuckle, along with both Minho and Kibum.

“He’s cute,” Kibum says. “You should bring him to the library later.”

That’s all they say before they both go sit at the Gryffindor table.

“I want you to meet my new friends,” Jongin says then, and he takes Taemin’s hand to drag him outside.

“But breakfast!” Taemin whines, until Jongin whispers in his ear that he stuffed a couple pastries in his robes for them to eat outside.

When Jinki goes outside with Minho and Kibum later that morning, he finds Taemin and Jongin laughing with a few other first years from all four houses. Jinki is just glad Taemin is making friends. He was afraid Taemin might be too shy to make friends quickly, but it looks like he’s doing just fine.

#taemin #shinee #onew #key #minho #kai #slytherpuff au

[luvjjongtae]

Shining Magic (SHINee Hogwarts AU)

Summary: An ongoing series of drabbles and one-shots of SHINee in a Harry Potter AU.

The members are sorted this way: - Jonghyun: Ravenclaw (Fifth-year) - Jinki: Gryffindor (Fifth-year) - Minho: Hufflepuff (Third-year) - Kibum: Ravenclaw (Third-year) - Taemin: Slytherin (First-year)

Chapters:

- Taemin Lost

[bymyside-fic]

Epilogue (~2100 words) read on AO3 // AFF

- September 2, 2023 -

“Professor Kim?”

Kibum looked up from his desk, setting aside the roll of parchment he just picked up when he saw Maureen Jones, one of the girls from the class that had just let out. She was hugging her very new copy of Magical Drafts and Potions to her chest, her knuckles white around the book. Kibum clasped his hands together as he leaned forward to ask, “What can I do for you, Ms. Jones?”

“I’m…” Her eyes were slightly red-rimmed as if she were on the verge of tears.

His brow furrowed, and his tone shifted as if he were speaking to either Yeongjin or Hyejin when he asked, “Is there something wrong?”

Her mouth pressed to a firm, thin line, and she blinked rapidly as tears started to fall. “Am I a bad person, Professor?”

“What?” he said before he could stop himself, then he glanced down at her uniform, finally seeing the hints of green peeking out from over her textbook. “Are you worried about having been sorted into Slytherin?” When she nodded, he flicked his wand at the fire, charming the kettle to set itself over the fire so he could make them some tea. “Well, I can’t tell you not to be, because I get it. I felt the exact same way when I first started here at school.”

“Really?” she asked, wiping some of the tears away as she plopped down in one of his armchairs.

He nodded, smiling now. “I heard a lot of bad things about Slytherin, and when I got sorted, I cried, too.” Her eyes went wide. “But you know what? It’s not as bad as you’d first think.” The kettle started to sing, and Kibum held up a finger to her before he slipped out from behind his desk to get some tea made for them. He set her cup down on the desk before her before he sat back down. “Do you want to know a secret?” She nodded, scooting closer when Kibum leaned in conspiratorially. “Slytherins can be just as good, or kind, or loyal, or smart as anyone from Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, or Ravenclaw.” He raised his hand to block his mouth as he whispered loudly. “The Sorting doesn’t really matter all that much. Your House is just a place to call home while you’re here, and your fellow Slytherins are your family.”

“What about the other Houses, then?”

“Just think of them as your close friends and family, and you’ll get along just fine.” He glanced at the picture of Minho smiling back at him on his desk. “And, from one Slytherin to another…” He looked back at her with a small smile. “Do yourself a favor and befriend a Hufflepuff. I promise you won’t regret it.”

* * * * *

- March 14, 2026 -

Steam from the bubbling cauldrons around Minho filled the workroom, fogging up the windows of Healing Touch Apothecary. Rain pittered merrily outside, the joyful melody accompanied by the sounds of the girls playing a game with Dad in the storefront. What they were doing, he wasn’t quite sure, but he was glad they were having fun.

He added the last few dittany leaves to the pile on his cutting board before he started mincing them. There were quite a few orders due today, but luckily, this was the last of the potions he needed to have started before he took a break. Once he was happy with the size of the leaves, he pulled the gold set of scales Kibum had bought for him for his birthday last year toward him, measuring out exactly what he needed before he scooped every last bit up and tossed them into the nearest cauldron and pulled the orders out of their clips to inspect them.

A burst of green flame in the fireplace filled the workroom, startling Comme Des and Garcons to wake and start barking. But Minho didn’t have to look up to know who it was.

“Hey, Bum,” he said absently, shuffling through the order slips, his brow furrowing.

“Hey, love” came his reply, right before he kissed the crown of Minho’s head as he passed by. “Taking a break soon?”

“In a minute.”

He caught a glimpse of him as he stepped up into the store, smiling despite his break in concentration at the girls’ excited greeting when they saw him. Minho sighed, taking off his glasses and rubbing his eyes before he got up from his bench and started for the archway between the workroom and the store. But by the time he reached it, Kibum was already ushering the girls back toward him, Dad floating behind them. “You hungry?” Kibum asked, his hand resting on Minho’s hip as he stopped beside him.

“What’s for lunch?”

Kibum shrugged, smiling as he went up on his tiptoes to kiss Minho. “I didn’t even look. Come on.”

He grabbed Minho’s hand, and Minho let himself be pulled along, he grabbed his wand out of his apron and flicked it at the /Open/ sign, flipping it over to /Closed/.

* * * * *

- September 1, 2031 -

“Kelly, Karin,” O’Neely called, his voice ringing out across the Great Hall as a girl hurried up to sit on the stool so she could be sorted into her House.

Kibum cast a furtive glance down the dais before he leaned slightly back so he could see the page of his notebook as he wrote, I think Hyejin might be next.

He didn’t have to wait for very long for a reply. Are you still thinking she’ll be in Slytherin? Minho asked, and Kibum nibbled his bottom lip, looking up at the sound of his House being called, then…

“Kim, Hyejin.”

We’re about to find out.

He sat up in his seat, glancing around at the sea of students, finding Yeongjin easily amidst her fellow Gryffindors as she practically stood up on the bench to see her sister better. Before Hyejin sat down on the stool, she peered around O’Neely, and waved at him. Grinning, Kibum waved back, and she plopped down on the stool, to face the others.

His heart started beating a bit faster as O’Neely lowered the Sorting Hat to her head. What must be going on in her head? Was she nervous? Excited?

“Ravenclaw!” the Sorting Hall called out, and Kibum blinked in surprise as he watched her traipse down to join her new school family. She sat by the other first years who had already been sorted, then looked up at Kibum, who gave her a bright grin and a thumbs up before he picked up his quill again to let Minho know.

You know what? That works. Now we have one of each in our family.

Oh, true...And you know what else this means?

What?

We finally have the house...all to ourselves again.

Are you implying what I hope you’re implying?

Kibum coughed to cover his laugh, and glanced around to see if anyone noticed before he looked back down at the notebook. I guess you’ll have to wait and see, hm?

* * * * *

- July 22, 2033 -

“Have fun!” Minho called after Yeongjin, Hyejin, and the Edwards girls, watching them as they ran around the bend in search of the caves hidden in the catacombs of Magiabajo. Reluctantly, he turned away when Kibum’s hand settled on the small of his back.

“They know their way around, honey. They’ll be just fine.”

“I know, I know.”

He cast one last glance over his shoulder before he followed Kibum up to the floating island that Gil and Ana were already lounging on. She looked up from her book and set it aside as they sat in the chair opposite of her. “Where’s Gil?”

“Probably getting beer.”

“He was still talking to Mateo when we left.”

She smiled, leaning back and stretching out in the sun filtering through the river overhead. “Mateo may curse you for inventing the Babbling Concoction by the end of this trip.”

Kibum shrugged. “I mean, if he hasn’t so far, I don’t see why he’d stop now.”

“I guess that’s true.”

“Don’t give him a big head,” Minho murmured as he leaned his head back, closing his eyes. “He already thinks he’s right all the time.”

Ana chuckled when Kibum flicked his knee. “It’s because I am and you know it.”

“You’re right, of course, dear.” But when Kibum turned back around, Minho met Ana’s gaze and rolled his eyes with a smile.

“I saw that,” Kibum said, even though he didn’t turn around.

Minho pushed himself up, wrapping his arms around Kibum and resting his chin on his shoulder as he said, in Korean, “I guess I’ll just have to make it up to you later.”

Kibum reached around, holding the back of Minho’s neck as he glanced his way. “Is that a promise?”

“Oh good,” Ana said with an exasperated sigh. “I’m glad to see that even fifteen years of marriage doesn't stop you two from flirting in Korean.”

“Old habits, and all,” Minho said in English, winking at her as she shook her head.

“Well, don’t let me stop you,” she said, hiding her amusement as she picked up her book and opening it to where she left off.

* * * * *

- June 16, 2034 -

“Appa, do we really need a babysitter?” Yeongjin asked as she flopped down on Kibum and Minho’s bed. “I’m almost seventeen, I can look after us both.”

Kibum hummed absently, pulling some of his clothes out of the closet to pack for his and Minho’s annual after-school honeymoon. “I thought you were excited about Uncle Jjong and Tae coming to visit.”

“I mean, yeah, but…” She sighed heavily. Dramatically. Kibum bit back a smile at how much she was taking after him.

“What? Were you planning on throwing a wild party while we’re gone?” She scoffed dismissively, and Kibum grinned when she started to smile. “Your grandparents and Aunt Ana would let us know if that happened.”

“I know,” he said, drawing out the word as she fell back on the bed again. “Can we have friends over, at least?”

“Depends.”

The sound of the front door gave them both pause, especially when it was followed by Minho’s cheery “Honey, I’m home!”

Kibum glanced back at Yeongjin, correctly interpreting the glint in her eye as she bounded away. He tossed the clothes he had picked out onto the bed as he rushed to follow her downstairs, and before he could greet Minho, she was already badgering him with pleas. Minho met Kibum’s gaze over her head, his eyebrow quirking in silent question. Kibum just sighed, but that was enough of an answer for Minho. “Hon, did you already ask your father?”

“Yes,” she said, her tone sullen.

“So, why are you asking me? You know I’ll side with him.”

She sighed again, and Kibum cleared his throat, garnering both of their attention. “Yeonggie, Hyejin, you too…” He waited for a second, but soon Hyejin poked her head out of her bedroom door, adjusting her glasses. “I’m fine if you both invite friends over while we’re gone, as long as it’s okay with Jjong and their parents, okay?”

Hyejin gave him a small smile before she slipped back into her room, but Yeongjin did a happy little dance before she hugged them both tightly and ran off toward her room, saying something about needing to send a few owls.

Kibum rolled his eyes, shaking his head a little before glancing Minho’s way. Unsurprisingly, he was watching him with a bemused smile. “What?”

“Getting a bit soft, are we?”

“Shut up.” Minho grinned as he closed the distance between them, Kibum happily letting himself get wrapped up in Minho’s arms as he kissed him, at last. “Good day?”

“It is now.”

Kibum sniffed a laugh, smacking his chest lightly before he pulled away. “Come help me pack, love.”

“Okay.”

The stairs creaked beneath their feet as they went up to their bedroom, and Minho sat down on the bed to start folding the clothes Kibum had already picked out. “I guess we should pick a destination, huh?” Kibum asked as he resumed his place before their closet. “Where do you wanna go?”

Kibum looked back at him when he didn’t answer right away, finding Minho giving him his annoyingly, overly fond smile. “Anywhere, as long as you’re...you know, by my side.”

#Minkey #SHINee #SHINee fic #SHINee drabble #SHINee au #bonus material #year: after school

[hyotaem]

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

taemin is a slytherin.

#shinee #my everything #hp #mine #this is not debatable. #thank you for listening!!! #as for the others..... well. #i don't particularly care where you place jinki but the others!!!!!! #MINHO IS A HUFFLEPUFF. #let's get that out of the way #jonghyun and kibum are ravenclaws #stop putting jonghyun in hufflepuff it doesn't fit him #disagree? #come hop in my inbox #i'll be willing to debate this #i have evidence #proof #reasoning #and i'm willing to stand my ground

[opaljm]

« b a s i c s »

➻ naia / asian american / 20s

➻ isfj => istj => infj => intj / 45% ravenclaw & 55% slytherin / true neutral / idk if im northern water tribe or fire nation

➻ sun: pisces / moon: cancer / ascendant: aries

➻ rightful queen of the spring court

➻ currently trying to get my life together

« f a v e s »

➻ writing; editing pictures; reading 19+ historical novels, romantasy, thrillers and overly complicated/long hp fics; binge watching dumb sitcoms that go on for a million seasons

➻ skincare & makeup

➻ bullet journaling, calligraphy, drawing, book binding

➻ milk teas (rose, jasmine, oolong, earl grey, matcha, thai, green etc.)

➻ pastries and cake

➻ spicy food

➻ cooking, trying new food and restaurants, researching and falling down random rabbit holes, creative hobbies, taking naps, cars but only in an aesthetic and safety way

➻ harry potter, percy jackson, folk of the air, shadowhunter chronicles, vampire academy

➻ you, desperate housewives, all-american, full house, bridgerton, never have i ever, the sex lives of college girls

➻ aaron taylor johnson, nicholas galitzine, louis partridge, callum turner

« k - p o p & k - d r a m a s »

note: strike through doesn't mean i'm an anti. all that means is i no longer keep up with the groups or consider myself as a stan or even really listen to their music. but feel free to talk to me about those groups if you want. also the dates are the date i either discovered or started stanning ♡

➻ girls generation: taeyeon [08.05.07 - ∞] ✩

➻ shinee: kibum [05.25.08 - 01.01.23]

➻ bts: jimin [02.11.14 - ∞] ✩

➻ winner: taehyun [08.16.14 - 11.26.18]

➻ monsta x: minhyuk [05.14.15 - 04.05.17]

➻ got7: yugyeom/mark [07.13.15 - 10.10.17]

➻ red velvet: irene/yeri [07.02.15 - 03.15.20]

➻ twice: jihyo/mina [11.02.15 - 01.01.23]

➻ ikon: jinhwan [12.24.15 - 01.28.18]

➻ nct: doyoung [04.09.16 - 03.06.20]

➻ blackpink: jisoo [08.08.16 - 11.28.18]

➻ mamamoo: solar [03.07.18 - 12.01.21]

➻ txt: soobin/taehyun [01.14.19 - 02.04.24] ✩

➻ itzy: yuna [07.29.19 - 01.01.2023]

➻ weightlifting fairy, 18 again, flower of evil, the tale of the nine-tailed, youth of may, our beloved summer, twenty-five twenty-one, business proposal

➻ lee dohyun ✩, hwang in yeop, lee dongwook ✩, cha eunwoo

« c o n c e r t s »

➻ kcon la: 073116 ◈

➻ bts wings tour: 040217 ◈

➻ bts love yourself tour: 090618 ◈

➻ bts love yourself tour: 090918 ◈

➻ bts love yourself: speak yourself tour: 050419 ◈

➻ bts love yourself: speak yourself tour: 050519 ◈

➻ ariana grande sweetner tour: 050719 ◈

➻ txt star in the us showcase: 052419 ◈

➻ lauv how i'm feeling tour: 101919 ◈

➻ ariana grande sweetner tour: 121319 ◈

➻ bts map of the soul tour: 050220 ◇

➻ bts map of the soul tour: 050320 ◇

➻ bts map of the soul tour: 050520 ◇

➻ bts permission to dance live: 112821 ◈

➻ agust d d-day tour: 051023 ◈

« m i s c e l l a n e o u s »

➻ other aliases: nai or ny / nana / opal

➻ pronouns: she / her / hers

➻ sexuality: bisexual

➻ south paw

➻ how to pronounce naia:

#chatty!naia #about me

[minhoinator]

By My Side, A Hogwarts AU (43/75)

don’t worry, be happy - “Are we ready to begin?” When most of the class responded affirmatively, he stepped around his podium, tapping his wand on his palm. “How many of you are familiar with the concept of patronuses?” 

Beside him, Kibum immediately raised his hand, as did a majority of the other students. Minho looked down at his Common Defense Theories and their Derivation textbook, flipping to the table of contents and turning to page two-hundred three. 

“The word patronus -- " As he said it, one of the pieces of chalk on the chalkboard behind him jumped to life, scrawling the word in all caps and underlining it twice. " -- comes from the Latin word for...does anyone know?” 

Towards the front of the class, Elsie Rigby’s hand rose. “Isn’t it ‘protector’?” 

O’Neely nodded, smiling. “Yes, five points to Ravenclaw. It means ‘protector’ or ‘guardian’, and, looking even further back in Latin, it means ‘father’. But, for this purpose, ‘protector’ or ‘guardian’ is more applicable."

master list // AO3 // AFF // bonus

@lockandminkey @minhosbowties @sapphicshawol @posygal @bumkeyko  @taespoon-of-sugar (if anyone else wants to be tagged in this, just let me know!)

#Minkey #SHINee au #SHINee fic #SHINee fics #SHINeefic #hogwarts!Minkey AU #ff: by my side #mine #my writing

[parandalhayansae]

suju hogwart houses (all 15 members) bc i really want to watch harry potter rn but i dont have a tv

• leeteuk: gryffindor (leaning towards slytherin, massive hatstall)

• heechul: slytherin

• hangeng: hufflepuff

• yesung: slytherin (probably parselmouth bc 1. he look it and 2. he likes snakes)

• kangin: gryffindor

• shindong: ravenclaw

• sungmin: hufflepuff

• eunhyuk: gryffindor

• zhoumi: ravenclaw

• donghae: gryffindor (supposed to be hufflepuff but begged the hat to place him in the same house as hyukjae)

• siwon: gryffindor

• ryeowook: hufflepuff

• kibum: slytherin (boy probably became a ghost at some point. sad)

• kyuhyun: ravenclaw

• henry: gryffindor

#look i just REALLY want to watch harry potter #esp the second one #super junior #suju #leeteuk #heechul #hangeng #yesung #kangin #shindong #sungmin #eunhyuk #zhoumi #donghae #siwon #ryeowook #kyuhyun #henry lau

[ultrakdramamama]

Kibum sorts the members into the Hogwarts houses...and immediately changes his mind 😂 

First sorting

Key-Slytherin

Onew-Gryffindor 

Minho-Hufflepuff 

Taemin-Ravenclaw 

1 second later he says...that’s not right..and redoes it..lol

Taemin-Slytherin 

Onew-Hufflepuff

Minho-Ravenclaw 

Key-Gryffindor

iHeartRadio interview 180803

#I feel bad for Jinki #he thanks him for putting him in Gryffindor #and is then put in Hufflepuff #I can see Jinki as a Hufflepuff #hehehe #but also as a Gryffindor #SHINee #Key #Kibum #Kim Kibum #Keybangs' Smooshy #Onew #Minho #Taemin #The Story Of Light #iHeartRadio interview 180803 #Harry Potter

[keybummietomyheart]

KIBUM IS A SLYTHERIN EHATKSKYTJWYK I THOUGHT HE WAS A RAVENCLAW LIKE ME 😭💔it's okay though I still love Kibum❤️I now think he is a Slytherin WITH many Ravenclaw & Slytherin like qualities

#keystagram #Kibum #shinee key #kim kibum #Kibum can SO pass as a lowkey Ravenclaw though tbh

[onewfantaesy]

Slytherpuff au

“So what’s your favorite class so far?”

“Herbology!”

Kibum snorts from across the table, and Taemin can’t help but pout. He turns to Jinki then, who only shrugs, but even Minho looks amused from his seat next to Kibum. You’d think Kibum would be laughing quieter considering he’s a Ravenclaw currently sitting in the library.

“Are you just Jinki’s mini-me or something?” Kibum finally asks.

“No!” Taemin immediately whines.

“Hey!” Jinki whines back. “What’s wrong with being my mini-me?”

“Herbology is cool,” Taemin says, ignoring the way Jinki jabs a finger in his ribs. “You’re probably just bad at it.”

“I’ll have you know I’m top of my class,” Kibum scoffs. “In everything!”

“So you’re a nerd,” Taemin teases, narrowing his eyes despite the smirk tugging at his lips. Kibum just kicks his leg underneath the table, which makes Taemin yelp louder than intended, which makes the librarian come over and shush them. Taemin immediately shrinks into Jinki’s side, clearly afraid of getting points taken or being given a detention. It only makes Kibum and Minho snort again, albeit quieter than they did before.

“You were s’posed to help me with my Transfiguration homework,” Taemin whines quietly to Jinki, giving one harsh tug to the sleeve of Jinki’s robes. “If you’re not gonna help, I’ll just go find Nini.”

“Here, here,” Jinki assures him, pulling Taemin’s textbook closer. “Tell me what you’re having trouble with, and I’ll try my best to help.”

They go over Taemin’s homework for half an hour before he finally seems to grasp the concept, and then he’s off to find his friends. With one pouty glance, he says goodbye to Kibum and Minho as well, and then he’s scurrying out of the library.

“You didn’t tell us he was your mini-me,” Kibum says once Taemin leaves.

“Yeah, we thought he was gonna be like all those other Suju kids,” Minho adds. “Isn’t he even the heir?”

“After his dad,” Jinki says, waving a hand. “My mom says he takes after our side of the family more, though. Said she wouldn’t have been surprised if he’d ended up in Hufflepuff.”

“Why do you think he didn’t?” Kibum asks.

“Probably too afraid of what his father’s family would think,” Jinki admits with a sigh. “There’s a lot more of them, you know. I think it’s hard for him sometimes.”

“What, being the heir?”

“Feeling like the odd man out,” Jinki says softly. “They’re not bad people, I’ve met them all tons of times, but they’re all very Slytherin. Uncle Heechul is the only one who didn’t marry another Slytherin.”

“Does that even really matter once you’re out of school?” Minho asks.

“Some families take it more seriously than others,” Kibum tells him. “But even my family has mostly been sorted into Ravenclaw, and both my parents are half-bloods. I know they’re happier I’m in their house.”

“It’s just all politics,” Jinki huffs. “But Taemin has a lot of pressure, being the heir.”

“Well you’re an heir too, aren’t you?” Minho asks. “You said that last year, didn’t you?”

“Yeah, but Taemin is my only other cousin. It’s just Auntie Taeyeon and my mom. There’s not as much rivalry, I guess.”

“Wouldn’t there be more rivalry then?” Minho asks.

“I dunno,” Jinki admits with a sigh. “Uncle Heechul’s family is just more intense. There’s just so many of them, it’s insane.”

They’re all quiet for a while, going back to studying for the time being. Then Jinki chuckles a little bit, and he looks up and holds his chin in his palm.

“D’you want me to see if I can get you guys invited to the family Christmas party?” Jinki asks. “You’d get to see Taemin in all his little heir glory.”

“Oh you’ve got to get us invited now,” Kibum begs.

“Would I even be allowed to come?” Minho asks, frowning.

“Muggleborn or not, you’re my friend,” Jinki says. “I’ll write my mom tonight and ask. I think it’d be fun.”

“To a family party though?” Kibum asks.

“Family and friends,” Jinki shrugs. “I’ll write my mom. It’s usually a couple days before Christmas.”

It turns out the Suju family and friends Christmas party is quite the event. There’s tons of people there, they even recognize a few other students from school aside from the Suju cousins. Minho and Kibum stick close to Jinki though, clearly feeling out of place in a party full of mostly Slytherins. But what catches their attention most, however, is the sight of Taemin in fancy dress robes, his hair perfectly combed, standing between what can only be his father and grandfather. They make sure to greet every guest that enters the grandfather’s manor, but Kibum doesn’t miss the shadow of a pout that tugs at Taemin’s face when he has to greet them.

“Grandfather,” they hear Taemin ask in a quiet voice, “can I go stay with Jinki now?”

“You’re eleven now, Taemin,” the old man says. “You’re a student at Hogwarts. It’s time you start taking your role as heir more seriously.”

“Once everyone’s arrived, we can go find Mommy, hmm?” Heechul says softly, tucking a stray lock of hair behind Taemin’s ear. “It shouldn’t be much longer now.”

“As soon as I came last year, he was allowed to just wander around with me,” Jinki says to his friends, his voice quiet. “Come on, let’s go find something to eat. Taemin will be around soon.”

It’s an hour before Taemin eventually finds them, and he clings to Jinki and frowns at him. He starts whining about heir duties and snotty Ministry officials and boring conversations until Jinki just stuffs an appetizer in his mouth to shut him up. Taemin frowns at him still, but he ends up grabbing another off Jinki’s plate.

“Grandfather’s extra stuffy this year,” Taemin says, his words muffled around the food shoved in his mouth. “He wouldn’t even let me wear the robes Mommy bought me, he made me wear these itchy ones Grandmother made, because they have the family crest and pattern and color and blah blah blah.”

He scratches at his collar as if to prove that it’s uncomfortable, which makes Jinki laugh, but Kibum and Minho are still a bit uncomfortable at such a formal party. They don’t want to say anything against their host, especially since they aren’t actually family.

“Why’d you bring these two knobheads?” Taemin whines. “I thought you couldn’t bring anyone unless you were dating. Are you a throuple?”

“Where the hell did you learn that word?” Jinki snaps at him.

“Heard Baekhyun say it,” Taemin says, shrugging. “In the common room.”

Baekhyun is only a year older than Taemin. Jinki has a feeling Baekhyun heard it from another Suju cousin, most likely Chanyeol.

“Don’t say words like that,” Jinki scolds him lightly. “It’s not polite.”

“You didn’t tell me how you got to invite them,” Taemin says. “I’d have invited Nini if I knew I could.”

“I’m sorry,” Jinki says softly. “I didn’t think about inviting him. I’ll ask next year for you, alright?”

“No, it’s not alright,” Taemin whines, a frown on his face. “I hate these stupid parties and now you have friends here and I don’t. It’s not fair.”

“Do you want to go dance?” Jinki asks, and it effectively distracts Taemin long enough to make him forget he’s annoyed with him.

There’s plenty of people dancing, it’s not out of the ordinary. Besides, Jinki usually has Taemin dance with him, twirling him around and making him laugh and the two of them dancing silly together. It’s never been a problem before. No one has ever told them not to. It’s not even a couple-y kind of dance, it’s to fast songs, not since Taemin was little enough to stand on Jinki’s feet as he swayed around to slower songs. Besides, Taemin likes dancing. Has fun with it. Has the biggest smile on his face the entire time.

Until Chanyeol tugs Taemin away, harshly, and hisses at him before he can whine about it, “Grandfather’s orders.” He jerks his head towards their grandfather then, and he’s using a single finger to summon Taemin over to him, and Jinki can just feel the way Taemin immediately starts to get anxious.

It’s not an appropriate way for his heir to be acting, his grandfather says. He needs to have more decorum, his grandfather says. He needs to start acting more mature, his grandfather says.

Taemin ends up sitting at a table between his parents, his mother whispering to him, his father holding an arm around the back of Taemin’s chair. He has an intense pout on his face, and it doesn’t get any better even as his mother continues whispering to him.

“But what’s wrong with being like Jinki?” Taemin asks his mother. “With being like you?”

“Nothing’s wrong with that,” Taeyeon says quickly. “Nothing at all. Your grandfather just wants you to start learning how to be a head of the family since you’re getting older.”

“A head of the family isn’t allowed to dance?” Taemin asks.

“We’ll discuss it more at home,” Heechul says then, effectively ending the conversation.

“Just think of how much fun we’ll have tomorrow night, baby,” she says gently, smoothing back Taemin’s hair.

Tomorrow night is the family Christmas party with just Taeyeon’s side of the family. Taemin can’t wait. It’s a million times less stuffy and annoying and he actually gets to play with Jinki and talk with his aunt and uncle and his other grandparents. His Grandpa Yunho is much nicer than his Grandfather Sooman. Taemin has told him so a million times. Yunho always just laughs when his youngest grandson says that, insists it’s only because he always gives Taemin candy and chocolate frogs when he sees him.

“But why do Suho and Xiumin and Chen and Chanyeol and Kyungsoo and Baekhyun get to have fun?” Taemin asks, his voice small. “It’s not fair.”

“I used to think the same thing when I was your age, when my brothers got to go have fun while I had to do all the grown up heir duties at these types of parties,” Heechul assures him. “It’s just part of life, sweetheart.”

“But they’re all older than me, it’s no fair.”

“But they aren’t the heir,” Heechul says. “You are. And that comes with a different set of rules, I’m afraid.”

“Why doesn’t Grandpa Yunho make Jinki do these sorts of things?”

“Your mother’s family just has a different set of rules than ours does,” Heechul explains. “Every family is different, Taemin. I don’t make the rules, I just follow them.”

“When you’re head of the family, can you change the rules then?”

Heechul gives him a stern look and a frown, so Taemin pouts and turns to stare at his half-empty goblet of pumpkin juice instead.

“Why don’t you come with me to get some cider?” Taeyeon suggests, already standing from her seat and holding out a hand for Taemin to hold. He takes it gladly, and they take their time getting cider and having a hushed conversation by the refreshments.

When Taeyeon points out a bit of magic that’s making little snow figures skate around a punch bowl, Taemin smiles and giggles and starts talking with her about all the different little charms throughout the ballroom. The two of them go on a little charms hunt then, finding all the different enchantments to turn the usually stuffy ballroom into a winter wonderland.

“Looks wise, he’s all Uncle Heechul,” Jinki explains to his friends. “But his personality is pretty much entirely Auntie Taeyeon. It can make things difficult for him, when he’s with his dad’s family.”

“Why did they even get married if they’re so different then?” Kibum asks.

Jinki just smiles at his friends.

“Because they love each other.”

It’s as simple as that, and their love for each other and for Taemin is clear when they’re together. Heechul’s face softens at the sight of his wife and son. Taeyeon lights up when she’s around Heechul and Taemin. They both adore Taemin more than anything. But that doesn’t always make extended family dynamics any easier to navigate. It’s something Kibum and Minho learn quickly from that party.

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