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Pochacco: Exciting Birthday (1993)

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I hate it when fanfics portray Lucius Malfoy as a terrible father and husband. I mean, obviously Narcissa was much more intelligent and cunning than he was, and in the end, she clearly had to take control of the situation because her idiot of a husband made a series of awful decisions and messed things up massively. But Lucius genuinely loved his son. Draco had enough confidence to tell his father (bearing in mind Lucius’s rigid beliefs and how closed-minded he was) that Hermione—a Muggle-born—was doing far better academically than he was. Draco talked about telling his father everything because he felt secure enough to do so, even when he’d been completely in the wrong or had made a fool of himself. He knew he could count on him.

Now, regardless of what I might think about spoiling your child to that extent, the reality is that Draco was a teenager who felt comfortable enough with his father to share his problems and concerns with him—and that’s the exact opposite of being a bad parent. I mean, if your child can openly admit to you that he’s been an absolute idiot and that he’s suffering the consequences, it means you’ve built a really solid support system with him. Maybe you’ll give him a telling-off behind closed doors, but publicly he knows you’ve got his back no matter what. And that’s not being a bad or unaffectionate parent.

Also, Narcissa risking everything for her family shows that there was real love between them. You can be someone with horrible ideas and still love your children and your wife and have healthy family dynamics. Those things aren’t mutually exclusive. So please, keep all those headcanons about Lucius being abusive away from me—absolutely not.

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practising my drarry (i.e. colour theory is beating my ass rip)

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Liking a character who sucks is silly because yeah I hate him and yeah I want people to bully him and say mean things but if you say the Wrong mean thing I'm going to get defensive

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free him he did some of that but his haters are annoying

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Laissez l'océan laver vos péchés.

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the feminine urge to stay gone. be unseen, be unavailable, be unheard of. disappear.

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mood recently

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hearts of darkness (1991)

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Parenting 101

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Winter Spring Crocus - Phil

Canadian , b. ?

Illustration , Country Garden Magazine

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One day you’ll have whatever it is you’re now so confusedly seeking. That kind of calm that comes from knowing oneself and others. But you can’t rush the arrival of that state of mind. There are things you only learn when no one teaches them. And that’s how it is with life. There’s even more beauty in discovering it for yourself, in spite of the suffering.

Clarice Lispector, from "Gertrudes Asks for Advice" in The Complete Stories

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where is my favorite painting i need to find my favorite painting