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i feel like more people need to appreciate hürrem sultan

she survived in the extremely competitive cut-throat harem and thrived in it, going from slave to queen 

she became the sultan’s legal wife, breaking a 300 year old custom according to which sultans did not take legal wives 

she also broke other old traditions, by becoming the mother of more than one son and staying in court for her entire life

she captured the sultan’s heart not so much because of her beauty, but because of her intelligence and cheerful nature 

she was active in politics and Suleiman trusted her above all others

she was in correspondence with the King of Poland and advocated for Polish interests, at one point getting Suleiman to forbid the Crimean Khan from harassing Polish lands (including Ukraine, where she herself was robbed from by Crimean Tatars and enslaved, along with hundreds of thousands of others, so it’s a huge thing!)

she was accomplished at embroidery and music 

she was an excellent manipulator and capable of being ruthless when she had to be, succeeding in securing the throne for her son

she founded a women’s hospital and an elementary school

she run the harem, which only valide sultans usually did 

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hürrem+hairstyles (S3)

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(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*.｡:+♡*♥

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INSTAGRAM AU >> The Vampire Diaries

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caroline making klaus laugh!

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The Originals - alternate ending: “The Missing Arc”

The same finale, but with one last twist that changes everything.

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caroline + saving things from klaus 

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👀

Draco: You can say, “have a nice day!” without a problem.

Draco: But you can’t say “enjoy the next 24 hours” without sounding vaguely threatening.

Harry: How did you get into my house?

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“someone else could do it better than me” not relevant babe, no one else is gonna do it. You can’t do a mediocre job if you’re the only one doing it

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I love Lupin lol

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A VERY POTTER MUSICAL: Draco Malfoy (Lauren Lopez)

“My name is Draco Malfoy. I am a racist. I despise gingers and Mudbloods. I hate Gryffindor house. And my parents work for the man who killed your parents. Do you want to be my friend?”

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Shoutout to the writers at every single theatre news site for making A Very Potter Musical puns off of Darren Criss’ Golden Globe win. Sure, the Assassination of Gianni Versace was good, but the pinnacle of Darren’s career was playing a 12 year old wizard with a chopstick wand and a sharpie lightning bolt scar, and no one is ever going to let him forget it.

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THE HOLY TRINITY OF GOOD FUCKING COMEDY

- starkid

- john mulaney

- brooklyn 99

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When Voldermort threatens the pianist to quit playing sad music because he’s thinking of Quirrell is such an underrated moment