A/N: This is a silly little Fic that I wrote about one of my favorite side characters, Ludo Bagman. I like to think he has some interesting stories from his time on the run.
Characters, voice actors, producers and directors from the anime Kakegurui (Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler) on MyAnimeList, the internet's largest anime database. Unlike many schools, attending Hyakkaou Private Academy prepares students for their time in the real world. Since many of the students are the children of the richest people in the world, the academy has its quirks that separate it. Kakegurui (Kirari fanfiction) 31.8K 462 156. Kirari Momobami x male reader. A sixteen year old boy is thrown out of his old school for gambling. A 16 year old boy is thrown into a school filled with gamblers at his parents request as a way to harden him and help him develop a sense of power, confidence, and skill. Sadly the only way he could acquire that, is by gambling. Something he truly believed he was never good at. That is until he meets a girl, Yumeko.
Written for practice round two of the International Wizarding School Championship's third season.
House: Hogwarts- 'The Horn of Plenty'
Story Title: Tenax Tristis
Prompts:
[Object] Pumpkin
[Plot Point] Getting into an argument
WC: 2,137
Tenax Tristis
Ludo Bagman has managed to hide many things from his muggle wife, including magic, his gambling debt, and his intense fear of pumpkins.
Life had improved tremendously for Ludo Bagman since he'd been on the run.
On a crisp autumn afternoon, he found himself sitting by his kitchen window, sipping a stout, and thinking about his past life in the Wizarding World. Who knows what brought it up- it had been years since he had even paid one thought to it. Perhaps it was the season- the changing leaves, the fall harvest, and sudden change in temperature and scenery- that reminded him of how quickly he had turned his life around.
Technically, he was still in debt and in hiding. He didn't like thinking about the debt he owed the Goblins- the thought of owing so much money made him shudder. He had already bet and lost everything before, and had nothing more to give them. He assumed that the Goblins had understood this, and given up looking for him long ago. Even Fred and George Weasley had eventually stopped pestering him for real money, when the Leprechaun gold he paid them disappeared. Now that he had successfully outrun his debts, it was finally time for him to prosper. And prospering he was.
No one at the ministry had contacted him. They had likely filled his position at the Department of Magical Sports and Games, and he was no longer needed. This was fine by him- the job had been too stressful anyway. He had found a new job as a handyman for muggles. He quite enjoyed it, actually. He could use very simple magic to fix things that muggles would otherwise spend a great deal of time on, and he was well compensated for his work. It also meant that he received his payment in muggle money, allowing him to avoid any Goblin encounters at Gringotts Bank.
Even though he stopped gambling when he skipped town, he still won a different kind of jackpot- his wife, Eleanor. She was a lot of things- beautiful, spontaneous, intelligent, sarcastic, raunchy, and most importantly, gullible. Thankfully she believed Ludo's many wild stories that explained why he was so quirky and mysterious.
He had met her at this very house, when she requested his handiwork services, and they hit it off immediately. The pair began to date shortly after their first meeting. Ludo found that she succumbed to his charm quite easily. They intrigued each other- She was impressed by how quickly and efficiently he could perform housework, and he rather enjoyed someone praising his many talents. It was something that had been lacking for him during his last few months working at the Ministry. Of course, she didn't know he was a wizard, and he was not planning on telling her.
Spending time with Eleanor taught him everything he needed to know about blending in with muggles. He married her just a few months after their first date. It was spontaneous and impulsive, just like them. He had never pictured himself married to a muggle, but that didn't matter. Life had a way of just happening to Ludo Bagman. Accurately predicting the future wasn't his strength and he had the debts to show for it- something else that Eleanor would never know about.
The sound of the door cranking open awoke Ludo from his thoughts.
'Hey Ludo I'm home,' echoed Eleanor's voice from the doorway.
'In the kitchen!' Ludo did a quick scan of the kitchen- hoping he hadn't left any magical charms running in the background. He was in the clear.
Eleanor entered with a woven grocery bag hanging from her forearm. 'I stopped at the store on my way home, that's why I'm home later than normal.'
Ludo hadn't even noticed. 'What did you get? Something good for supper?'
'Even better, dessert.' Eleanor lowered the bag to the kitchen counter and pulled out a very large and ripe pumpkin. 'I figured we could make pumpkin pie for desse-' She paused at the look on Ludo's face. He was staring intently at the pumpkin, wide-eyed and fearful, as if it could explode at any moment.
'Put that down!' He shouted, gesturing at the pumpkin, and backing away as if it was a hand-grenade.
Eleanor flinched at his outburst, then narrowed her eyes in confusion as she lowered the pumpkin onto the kitchen counter, and took a step away. 'What? Why?' She looked up at him, her expression willing him to explain.
But Ludo couldn't explain. At least not in a way that would protect his secrets. Instead, he experienced a flood of unwelcome memories, triggered by the unexpected encounter with a pumpkin- something that he had been avoiding as intentionally as Goblins.
Ludo didn't want anything to do with pumpkins. He wouldn't touch them, eat them, or carve them. He didn't even want to look at them. As far as Ludo was concerned, pumpkins were an omen of bad luck.
It had been years since he had last eaten a pumpkin, and he remembered the experience vividly. It was so memorable simply because it marked the last time Ludo had been truly happy- at least until he found Ellie, of course. Regardless, if he had never eaten that pumpkin, his life would be very, very, different...
Many years ago, on an autumn stroll through the woods, he came across a lonely wild pumpkin. He picked it and prepared it into a pie, just as Ellie was about to do now.
Ludo had always loved pumpkin pie and recalled his excitement for that first luxurious bite. But when he bit into it, he was overwhelmed by an unpleasant and unfamiliar sensation. It felt like loneliness. Emptiness. It was almost as if that one bite of pumpkin pie had made him suddenly aware of a void he needed to fill.
At first, he tried to fill the void with the rest of the pie, but he found it had lost all taste, and did nothing to satisfy him. The sudden emptiness he felt was unbearable, and he would try anything to make it stop. Ludo, formerly an honest and wholesome man, moved on to other worldly pleasures to fill the void. He experimented with drugs. Alcohol. Sex. But nothing made it go away.
That's when he started to gamble. The recklessness that he'd adopted in his hunt for fulfillment caused him to bet his entire vault's worth on the outcome of a local Quidditch match just to feel something.
Miraculously, he won. And even more miraculously, the feeling that came from winning that large sum of money was exactly what he had been searching for. How could he have been so lucky? He wanted to experience it again.
So Ludo kept gambling. Unfortunately, that first bet was the last time he would ever win, but he didn't know that. He managed to temporarily quell the emptiness he felt with the hope and excitement that came from each reckless wager. However, it seemed that the luck that had struck him on his first bet struck again every time, but only for his opponents.
Take Fred and George Weasley- at the Quidditch World Cup they had bet that Victor Krum would catch the snitch, but Bulgaria would still lose. That was a stupid bet. Objectively unlikely. He should have won, but they did. How could they have gotten so lucky?
He chalked every lost bet up to sheer luck. Everyone else was getting lucky, and the chance was strong that he would be next. Stopping now, just one bet away from a big win, would be foolish of him. So he continued to gamble, and his debt grew, until he eventually became numb to the excitement. As it turns out, playing to get out of debt wasn't quite as fun as playing to get instantly rich. When he realized that gambling was no longer filling the void, he fled. It made sense- he needed a fresh form of excitement, and he would never be able to pay back his debts anyway.
Excitement came in the form of this new life as a wizard secretly living among muggles. Maintaining his job, his marriage, and his identity came with the risk of exposing the entire wizarding world if he wasn't careful. It kept him on his toes, and he liked that. He doubted he'd ever become numb to this new adventure.
Ludo emerged from his memories to find himself standing in the kitchen, staring at his wife, and trying to explain why a grown man would fear a pumpkin.
'Ludo,' repeated Eleanor more firmly. 'What's wrong with the pumpkin?'
He didn't answer at first. He still didn't know how to.
'Ludo. Answer me. You're scaring me.'
As calmly as he could, he responded. 'Eleanor, Pumpkins are very bad luck.' He held her gaze without blinking to show his seriousness. He expected her to believe and humor him, as she did with all of his unique beliefs but this time she didn't.
Eleanor broke his stare and let out a hearty laugh. 'You are too much sometimes, Ludo.' She reached again for the pumpkin and Ludo, controlled by his fear, shoved his hand into his back pocket to grab his wand.
He was quick enough. His years of Quidditch had given him fast reflexes. When Eleanor turned away, he quickly flicked his wand toward the pumpkin, and sent a nonverbal command its way.
Eleanor shrieked as the pumpkin exploded from her hand, sending its slimy orange insides all over the kitchen. 'What just happened? What did you do?' She threw the remainder of the pumpkin onto the ground. 'Weird shit like this is always happening around you, Ludo! WHY?'
She turned around to glare at him. Her face was red, and she looked angry. Ludo loved this about her. She could be smiling and laughing one moment, and furious in the next. This excited him. As far as Ludo was aware, her anger was always unprovoked.
At least that's what he thought.
'I told you, pumpkins are bad luck,' he said simply with a shrug. It was something he firmly believed to be true. She would just have to accept that they would not be enjoying any pumpkin desserts anytime soon.
But what did he know?
Unfortunately for Ludo, his pumpkin phobia was misdirected. The truth was, his bad luck had little to do with pumpkins in general, and everything to do with that one particular pumpkin, many years ago. What Ludo didn't know was that the water that fed that particular patch of earth where he found the wild pumpkin years ago, had been contaminated with Tenax Tristis, a bad luck potion. No one had reported the contamination, as the potion was strictly illegal, and a long sentence in Azkaban awaited anyone who tried to brew it.
As a result of the contamination, anything that grew in that particular patch of grass was infected with the potion. Every day the contamination remained, the potion's effects grew stronger and longer-lasting. And who knows how long it had been contaminated.
Ludo didn't know any of this. In fact, had no idea he had been, and still was living under the effects of Tenax Tristis. He thought his life had improved tremendously. After all, he had escaped his debts and won the marriage lottery, and all that had remained from his previous life was a manageable pumpkin phobia.
But in reality, Ludo's luck hadn't changed at all. The jackpot of his perfect life was just another illusion that would soon escape his grip before he knew it. He would eventually become numb to the excitement of hiding his past and his true self. He would soon succumb to the stress of it all, which would cause him to break the statute of secrecy. The Ministry would then find him, as would the Goblins, and he would have to repay his debts.
Ludo thought he was finally prospering and rebuilding what he had lost, but he wasn't. Thanks to Tenax Tristis, he was about to lose it all again. He just didn't know that yet.
Eleanor glared at her husband before turning sharply and exiting the room. Ludo, who was still terrified of pumpkins, called out to her. 'Hon, aren't you going to clean this up?'
'You are unbelievable,' he heard her grumble as she stormed out the front door. Ludo assumed she was going back to the store to pick up something else for dessert, because pumpkin pie simply wouldn't do.
Her anger was pretty convincing, but Ludo was sure she was just joking. He returned to his perch beside the window, excitedly waiting for his wife to return with more dessert.
He didn't know that her anger was very real, and she wasn't planning to come back anytime soon.
He took another sip of his stout, enjoying his blissful oblivion.
Life really had improved since he'd been on the run.
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Canon Harry Potter Erotica
There is a small corner of the Internet dedicated to those of us who prefer the canonical Harry Potter couples. Personally, my favorite couple will always be Ron and Hermione, and not even J.K. Rowling herself can talk me out of this. Clearly, I’m not the only Potterhead who feels this way as Romione erotica seems to be the most abundant out of all of the canon erotica out there.
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If you’re into other canon pairings, many of the more conventional pairings are often included in non-canon erotica. As much as I prefer my canon couples, non-canon erotica is where the Harry Potter fandom really starts having fun.
non-Canon Harry Potter erotica: m/f
With so many compelling characters in the Potterverse, it’s no surprise that non-canon erotica makes up the majority of the erotic Harry Potter fanfic out there. There are so many different potential pairings and/or groupings with which fanfic authors can play around. What follows is a selection of some of the more interesting male/female erotic fics.
A Question of Valueby Inell pairs Hermione with Percy Weasley on the Quidditch Pitch.
Still Waters Run Deep by sarhea keeps with the Hermione/Percy pairing and reminds us that “prim and proper doesn’t mean passionless.”
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One of the fandom’s favorite non-canon pairings is Dramione (Draco/Hermione). In The Ladderby Cheryl Dyson, the couple gets frisky in the library.
The Dragon’s Brideby Rizzle, Hermione and Draco find themselves naked, tattooed, and married after a drunken night of debauchery. If you’re in it for the long haul, this particular fic is 61 chapters long.
Trust Meby RZZMG puts Hermione and Neville Longbottom together. This story a sweet mix of unrequited love and BDSM.
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Neville Longbottom has a romp with Luna Lovegood in What if I Do It Wrong?by snarkysweetness. The idea of sex has always frightened Neville, but Luna is more than happy to guide the way.
It’s his sixth year at Hogwarts, and Harry Potter finds out all new benefits of being the Chosen One in Harry’s Sex Yearby VenomBat22. This one features a lot of different ladies, so buckle up.
If you like a good threesome, A Nightly Strollby TigerLily8806 might be more your speed. In it, Harry Potter is taking (you guessed it) a nightly stroll when he finds his girlfriend Ginny and his enemy Draco in a compromising position.
Non-canon Harry Potter erotica: m/m
One of the most popular male on male couples in the Harry Potter fandom are Sirius Black/Remus Lupin (WolfStar). In The Wolfsbane Effectby Kerichi, Remus is torn between his two loves, Tonks and Sirius. So this erotic fanfic has a little bit to offer to both the canon fans and the WolfStar believers.
Gambling School Fanfiction Archives
If you want more straightforward Remus/Sirius smut, Ten Minutesby KatScratches is the fic for you. It’s a short and simple tale of two men getting ready together and getting a little distracted.
I had no idea Percy Weasley and Oliver Wood were such a popular pairing until I started doing research for this article, at which point I uncovered a whole slew of Percy/Oliver erotica. In A Bit of Respite by Bryonia Alba, Percy and Oliver get some much needed alone time.
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In Bustle by yeaka, Quidditch star Oliver Wood has to deal with adoring fans and his raging desire for his boyfriend Percy.
Drowned Boy by cest_what adds Marcus Flint into the Percy/Oliver mix.
Not enough for you? Check out Things I Learned in Schoolby janed. Oliver and Percy are back for this one, and so is Marcus.
Did you love the movie Groundhog Day but also lamented the lack of wizard boy sex in it? Sexetera, Ad Infinitumby nqdonne is the story for you then. Once again, this story features the surprise star of M/M Harry Potter erotica, Percy Weasley.
If you’re more interested in everyone having sex with everyone else (including twincest), try Make A Noteby Inell. Fred and George test out a new line of products, and things get sexy.
non-canon Harry POtter erotica: f/f
Gambling School Fanfiction Stories
M/M erotica continues to dominate Harry Potter fanfic, but there are still quite a few notable lesbian stories out there. Ginny’s Self-Help Fantasyby mercuryidols dives into Ginny Weasley’s secret lesbian fantasies about Hermione Granger.
In A Perfect Dream World by arobynsung, everyone’s favorite Quidditch girls Alicia Spinnett, Angelina Johnson, and Katie Bell get together.
If you ever wondered what it would be like if Hermione Granger was a lesbian, check out The Exploits of Hermione Grangerby WhereTheBerriesBloom. This series is a collection of one-shots in which Hermione explores several different lesbian relationships.
Varying Nature by Bunnyhops tells the tale of a threesome between Hermione, Ginny, and Luna, the lesbian Golden Trio.
erotica: the next generation
Once upon a time, Harry Potter and his schoolmates grew up and had kids, and those kids had sex.
After reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, I felt a little cheated that Scorpius and Albus Severus didn’t end up together. If you’re like me, you might enjoy Runs in the Familyby TransBoyWonder. Scorpius and Albus are dating in this story, and after doing a little digging, they find out that their parents Draco and Harry also used to date.
Under the Night Skyby BOMBARDMAXIMA pairs Albus with his brother James. Yes, this is a brother/brother smut story. Albus is having the worst birthday ever, and James comes to his rescue.
Handsby iamisaac is erotic fiction starring Albus and Teddy Lupin. Albus always wanted Teddy, but never thought he would be able to have him. After he admits his feelings, things start heating up.
In The Dragon and the Rose by drcjsnider,generations collide when Rose Weasley gets intimate with Draco Malfoy
Erotic Heatby AnnaBelle Rose22 features Rose and Lily Luna, but also Ginny and Harry. And also all four of them together.
erotica that defies classification
Now for the really weird erotica, the stories that defy classification. Inanimate objects get involved in First Encounterby Lyris Malachi. In this extremely strange erotic fanfic, Hogwarts is lonely and the giant squid is there to fill those halls.
Sometimes a man’s love for fruit knows no bounds. This is the case with the popular fan pairing Drapple. Yes, this is Draco Malfoy and an apple. Even Tom Felton has said that Drapple is his one of his favorite Harry Potter fan pairings. There are so many Drapple fics to choose from, but one of the steamiest is Forbidden Fruitby Charlotte Blackwood. Hermione makes a brief appearance as well.
Centaurs are infamous within the Harry Potter fandom for possibly raping a Harry Potter villain off-screen. Don’t worry, however. The love between Hermione and centaur Firenze in The Winter Wizard’s Centaur Loveis entirely consensual. Strange, but consensual.
Speaking of strange, ever wondered how you have sex with a ghost? Harry Potter gives it a try with Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter’s Ghostly Experienceby mercuryidols.
podcasting erotica
Though not its own fanfic, Potteroticais a podcast worth checking out for any fan of Harry Potter erotica. Every Tuesday, hosts Allie LeFevere, Lyndsay Rush, and Danny Chapman read a new chapter of Harry Potter erotic fanfiction. There are quite a few episodes already, so if you want to get your Harry Potter erotica fix while on the go, this podcast is your answer!
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