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a poem telling a twisted tale of the wizard of oz:

“the scarecrow wanted a brain

I told him I would help

the tin man wanted a heart (how noble!)

I told him I would help

the lion wanted to be brave

I told him I would help

I had heard of a wizard;

the wonderful wizard of Oz

so we sought his wisdom

and what he told us was:

‘I see a brain’ (you do?)

‘I see a heart’ (you do?)

‘and I see an opportunity to be brave’ (oh, tell us please!)

he waved at the lion

who jumped at me

and the world turned dark

the scarecrow got my brain

and the tin man got my heart

thanks to the lion’s brave attempt

to take what was mine

I suppose it makes sense

I suppose I should be glad

after all, this was what I wanted

but now I can’t remember the feeling”

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chapter nine of my marauder’s fic is up now! marlene has her second date with dorcas and she’s invited to the dungeons… 👀

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61602844/chapters/158502472

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Looking for a new marauders’ fic, from the girls’ perspective?

I just posted the third chapter of “Words in Time”, which follows Marlene and Mary through their seventh year at Hogwarts and the years after graduation. It has gay, bi and ace rep, a lot of 70’s music, and of course; angst. Need I say more?

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Sirius Black would absolutely have a love-hate relationship with ABBA — they are literally singing about his life:

The album ABBA was released April 21, 1976, when Sirius was in his fourth year and he

1) finally kissed Remus:

So I made up my mind

It must come to an end

Look at me now, will I ever learn?

I don’t know how

But I suddenly lose control

There’s a fire within my soul

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, whoa

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

(Mamma Mia)

2) told Severus to go to the Whomping Willow during a full moon…

Where are those happy days

They seem so hard to find

I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind

Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood

It used to be so nice, it used to be so good…

So, when you’re near me, darling, can’t you hear me

S.O.S.

The love you gave me, nothing else can save me, S.O.S.

[…]

You seem so far away though you are standing near

You made me feel alive, but something died I fear

(S.O.S.)

3) realised the he loved Remus and told him:

Love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me

I love you

I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

I can’t conceal it, don’t you see, can’t you feel it?

[…]

So come on, now let’s try it

I love you, can’t deny it

'Cause it's true

(I do, I do, I do, I do, I do)

The album Arrival was released October 11, 1976, when Sirius was in his sixth year.

First of all, he’s the dancing queen:

Night is young and the music’s high

With a bit of rock music, everything is fine

(Dancing Queen)

Secondly, he’s run away from home and Regulus joined the Death Eaters:

I’ve seen it on your face

Tells me more than any worn-out old phrase

So now we’ll go separate ways

Never again we two

Never again, nothing I can do…

Like an image passing by

My love, my life

In the mirror of your eyes

My love, my life

I can see it all so clearly

Answer me sincerely

Was it a dream, a lie?

[…]

But I know I don’t possess you

So go away, God bless you

You are still my love and my life

Still my one and only

(My Love, My Life)

The Album was released December 12, 1977.

About Sirius and Remus:

I was an impossible case

No one ever could reach me

[…]

I'm a bashful child beginning to grow

And you make me talk

And you make me feel

And you make me show

What I'm trying to conceal

If I trust in you

Would you let me down?

Would you laugh at me

If I said I care for you?

[…]

Your smile, and the sound of your voice

And the way you see through me

Got a feeling, you give me no choice

But it means a lot to me

(The Name of the Game)

Also I have no idea if there were karaoke-bars in England in 1977, but in my head the marauders go to a karaoke-bar and they encourage Lily to go up on stage and do a song, which she is reluctant to but then caves in and starts singing Thank You For The Music with the loveliest voice and most enticing eyes and James m e l t s

Voulez-vous was released April 23, 1979, the year Regulus dies.

Remus to Sirius:

How I hate to see you like this

There is no way you can deny it

I can see that you're oh, so sad, so quiet

[…]

You were always sure of yourself

Now I see you’ve broken a feather

(Chiquitita)

Super Trouper was released November 3, 1980.

About Sirius and Remus:

Touch my soul, you know how

Andante, andante

Go slowly with me now

I'm your music, I’m your song

Play me time and time again and make me strong

Make me sing, make me sound

Andante, andante

Tread lightly on my ground

Andante, andante

Oh, please don’t let me down

(Andante, Andante)

In the summer of 1981, Sirius got sick of the war and decided to take Remus with him for a weekend in Paris:

The summer air was soft and warm

The feeling right, the Paris night

Did its best to please us

And strolling down the Élysées

We had a drink in each café

And you, you talked of politics, philosophy and I smiled like Mona Lisa

We had our chance

It was a fine and true romance

[…]

I can still recall our last summer

I still see it all

Walks along the Seine, laughing in the rain

Our last summer

Memories that remain…

We made our way along the river

And we sat down in the grass

By the Eiffel tower

I was so happy we had met

[…]

We took the chance

Like we were dancing our last dance

I can still recall our last summer

I still see it all

In the tourist jam, round the Notre Dame

Our last summer

Walking hand in hand

Paris restaurants

Our last summer

Morning croissants

Living for the day

Worries far away…

(Our Last Summer)

They toasted to many more summers like those, but it really was their last…

The Visitors was released November 30, 1981. A month earlier, Lily and James were murdered, Peter disappeared and Sirius was imprisoned.

Sirius in Azkaban:

One of us is crying, one of us is lying

In her lonely bed

Staring at the ceiling

Wishing she was somewhere else instead

One of us is shaking with a heart that’s breaking

One of us is lonely, one of us is only

Waiting for a call

Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small

Wishing she had never left at all

(One of Us)

Remus:

Do I really see what’s in her mind?

Each time I think I’m close to knowing

She keeps on growing

Slipping through my fingers all the time

Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table

Barely awake, I let precious time go by

Then when she’s gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling

And a sense of guilt I can’t deny

What happened to the wonderful adventures

The places I had planned for us to go?

Slipping through my fingers all the time

Well, some of that we did, but most we didn’t

And why, I just don’t know

(Slipping Through My Fingers)

Bonus:

Knowing Me, Knowing You is Remus walking through Grimmauld Place after Sirius’s death:

No more carefree laughter

Silence ever after

Walking through an empty house

Tears in my eyes

Here is where the story ends, this is goodbye

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gee thanks for the vote of confidence. i’m gonna take james that one i’m happy about

Which marauders era character could have my handwriting?

@moonyswarmsweaters :)

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ca$h wearing ace colours to the formal 😭🥹

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Which marauders era character could have my handwriting?

@moonyswarmsweaters :)

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Something something about the road out of Barbieland and into the Real World being a pink brick road and how that references the yellow brick road from Wizard of Oz.

And something something about how both roads lead to a place the characters believed would solve all their problems only to learn it was not as magical as they were told.

And something something about how the side characters were on a quest for fulfillment and had to figure out what was missing, while the lead character chose to return to the real world instead of remaining in a fantasy.

Oh, yeah, and something about the shoes that get them to the Real World.

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what. does this mean

have reached happiness as i have achieved all three boop badges

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I’m working on a Gilmore Girls fanfiction, and alternative universe where Rory realises she likes girls. Read if you’re interested! I update regularly. Events start season one, with Rory’s dance.

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this has meme potential

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when marmee says i am angry nearly every day of my life

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i just watched silence of the lambs and you’re telling me that clarice aka jodie foster is THIS ICON???

slay

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“I notice her blouse has pulled out of her skirt in the back again and force myself to stay calm. ‘Tuck your tail in, little duck,” I say, smoothing the blouse back in place.”

“It’s this detail, the untucked blouse forming a duck’s tail, that brings me back to myself.

‘Prim!’ […] I reach her just as she is about to mount the steps. With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me.

‘I volunteer!’ I gasp. ‘I volunteer as tribute!’”

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It’s like the tide going out. It goes out slowly, but it can’t be stopped.

Little Women (2019), dir. Greta Gerwig

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