#harry is fucking hard to write

[ecstarry]

from having a ghost in my bed by @fromagony

[repmet]

Ngl, despite my apprehension (i.e. I'm old and cynical), I'm interested to see what they do with the Red, White & Royal Blue sequel partly since I know in the book bonus chapter, Henry gives up his title - I haven't actually read it so idk if he's actually described as 'abdicating' or fandom just decided to use that term (which is not exactly correct).

But the book lacks a lot of accuracy around the British Royal family where as the movie put in a bit more effort (e.g. Henry's Mum being Duchess of Edinburgh not Princess of Wales) and since in the United Kingdom, Henry can't step out of the line of succession without an Act of Parliament which isn't an insignificant thing, I wonder if the movie will focus on that or if it will gloss over it or just go in a brand new direction entirely for a new audience who aren't familiar with the book.

Personally, I hope for the latter partially because the parallels to certain real life royals would get distracting but mostly because I'd love to see Henry use the position he once felt suffocated by to advocate for and empower others.

Though being honest, I'm mostly just hoping they don't fall into the romance sequel trope of breaking them up to get them back together again.

To be clear though, in real life I think the entire monarchy should be abolished - but in this gay little movie world I have other thoughts :)

[greenerteacups]

Thanks for your answer about Remus & Tonks!

I read both posts attentively, and yeah, I agree with pretty much everything. That plot point always baffled me, I always wondered why JKR went there. Was it a way to thwart the fandom, which was already start to annoy her at the time? IDK. I'm not judging the relationship (in Canon), I'm neither pro nor con, it's just that it always mystified me. But I like your take about Tonks being a v. realistic 23 y-o, a lot!

Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to answer. Have a lovely day! :3

Of course! You have a lovely one, too.

If we're talking about Doylist interpretations of the story — i.e. why the Author as a person whose to do something, as opposed to what's going on purely inside the text — I don't have the history to remember if Wolfstar was big enough at the time for JKR to notice or want to respond to it. Sirius dies in Book 5, which seems like enough to sink the ship in any case. My theory is that she decided during the outlining process of Book 5 that she wanted the series to end with Harry being the guardian of a child whose situation paralleled his — a war orphan whose parents were killed fighting Voldemort — to demonstrate that the story had come full-circle.

At that point, I think she looked at the characters she'd sketched out for Book 5 and decided Lupin would be the best candidate, since he would be the only person likely to name a seventeen-year-old Harry as godfather (my read of that scene is Lupin's deep in the textbook Marauder project-my-relationship-with-James-onto-Harry coping mechanism, which is why he's so shocked when the Literal Neglected Child rips him a new one for attempting to neglect his newborn child). At that point, Rowling needs to find Lupin a wife, and Tonks is one of the few female characters who's (a) unattached and (b) potentially of the age to be considering marriage and children. So she spends the next two books setting up the marriage, childbirth, and eventual martyrdom at the Battle of Hogwarts.

Like you, I don't take this as a point in favor or against their relationship; I think that most dynamics can be interesting if done well, and there was a lot to explore in Tonks and Remus. But the later books got really fucking crowded, and you see the toll in plot lines like this, where the scenes they have together just aren't enough to establish two people who are falling in love.

[redd956]

Honestly it's really depressing me that I wake up now to check my video game news and there's all this politics up in there

I just want to enjoy my games, and see what's new. It's a thing I use to escape politics but you guys can't help yourselves can you

[actual-corpse]

Watching Avatar the Last Airbender...

Politely reminded of the time people wanted my head because I said that ATLA ruined storytelling because some people can't fucking think critically of media before trying to tell you what's so good about it.

I LOVE AtLA! Adore it! But like.... A majority of people watched Zuko switch sides and said, "Damn... What if we redeemed ALL the villains?" Without realizing Zuko wasn't a true villain in need of redemption.

But... The Redemption Game isn't truly JUST the fault of AtLA... There was a shift in the Moral of the Story. Idk how to explain it bc I'm half asleep, but like...

[talistheintrovert]

made a video talking about how much I hate JK Rowling, while desperately avoiding saying how much I hate JK Rowling because british libel laws are insane

[vawobefanart]

My red-flag is that I change the word fucking into bloody every time I read a HP fanfic.

[despertara]

Irene bro if you see this I want you to know I've been podcasting (talking loudly and emphatically to myself) abt that Grammy Gun post for Hours. I started ranting in the rb tags and then I got so mad I started a spreadsheet on my phone Yes I have the Excel app. No I did not finish my tags

[beans-core]

Harry probably would have tried to sneak part of his food rations to Hermione and Ron while they were Horcrux-hunting. Istg that boy does not have enough self-preservation to worry about how he’s going to fight a mass-murdering dark lord on an empty stomach.

He probably tries to reason with himself about it too.

‘At least I know what it feels like, know how to handle it because I’ve gone hungry before — what’s one more time?’

[gods-graveyard]

Terrance Higgs (character profile)

March 21, 1978-???

(Ill never wear your broken crown by: Yellow_sprouts)

House- Slytherin Alleigance- Hemlocks Wand- 13.5 in, Red wood, Dragon core Fear- Being seen (being alone) Ethnicity- British

"Don't go where I cant follow" "You don't know me- you only know what I allow you to see" "Shhhh- no one cares, or at least I sure as shit dont" "I am not beautifully broken, I was ripped to shreds from the inside out" "Thats a problem for future me"

[wander-wren]

i couldn’t write today bc i had to work and now i’m tired but y’all can have a snippet from the first chapter of saybliye

diversity win! the cop brutally murdering you is a neopronoun user!

[mydarlingdearestdead]

hoh Emmeline? enby Emmeline? ofc

Emmeline flashed Lily a smile. Her excitement barely able to be contained in such a small frame

"Perfect." They said, and turned to Mary, "And do you have-"

"Emme." Emmeline shut her mouth, recognising the word at Mary's lips even if they couldn't hear it. "Everything is running perfectly. Go relax for a change."

Emmeline considered that. She'd never learned to delegate, per se. Growing up with two younger brothers meant everything was to be done by him- with no help. Even after being diagnosed, to expect help would be to fool himself.

"...I don't think so." Marlene groaned, placing a hand on her shoulder. Emmeline turned to face her.

Emmeline, she signed, it's okay to let someone else take a little responsibility.

They could've screamed, But they don't need to. Emmeline's sign language was quicker than Marlene's and far more experienced, xey watched for a moment as Marls caught up, screwingup their face in concentration.

You do.

[sadaveniren]

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[missdkpower]

On December 10, 2021, I started writing for my fic series, The Miseducation of The Boy Who Lived.

This meant I also started to track my word counts.

Then, I did this insane thing:

365,173 words in 364 days.

I think I'll take the day off tomorrow, yeah?

[muiromem]

Me: *frantically trying to edit the first half of my new chapter so I can get into the rhythm enough to write the second half which is in shambles*

Also Me: *adds a bunch more stuff to the first half of my new chapter*

Me: Wait... is this? Just a complete chapter?? Without the second part??? Have I been struggling and trying to re-write the second part five different times to get the pacing right for nothing?????

[punmster]

currently filled with Vibes

not sure if theyre good ones or not