#unfortunately its angsty sad lore but its GOING

[zevlors-tail]

I am going SO hard on this self indulgent fic I cannot wait to post it when it's finished

[luffysbasement]

didn't realize my last one was that long. Geez (this one is also fucking long, bare with me)

I feel like ever since elementary, all our teachers liked to talk about how the opposite of love isn't hate (there was even a text during 6th? grade about this whole thing.)

Tbh I haven't looked much into lore so I only know the gist of it(I'm such shit, but I know I will have literally no time to study if I get invested in the dsmp) so there may be wild guesses here and there down below.

The way Quackity's expressions ranged from stoic to a weirdly kind smile to aggressively scary and ruthless, it's all just so.. *gestures wildly with hands because I have no words* ..angsty. The grip on Dream's hair like he wants him to listen carefully but he is losing all patience and sanity and sympathy for Dream. The crazed look from Quackity(his last block) is just so cold and bitter and kind of filled with self-pity, like he's been there before (I actually don't know if that's the case lmao) it's the look from textbook villians(I know he's not one) when they become insane and starts spilling all that they know in the most poisonous way possible.

Also, again, last block giving me chills. Sapnap's glare and George just walking away with absolutely no care and no desire to turn around sums it up beautifully. Good work, really really beautiful.

-✗

putting this on read more bc i will be ranting LMAO. buckle in, this will be long.

thank you!! :] i absolutely love seeing people see how i organized the colors and panels to be the way they are. and the expressions as well, i had fun making those!

i really like this one bc its short but it goes pretty deep into the lore. i had to think about the flow of the panels and the colors and poses of the comic since its only 3 pages and i dont have much to tell the message aside from those things asgssdfgh

i originally saw the concept (opposite of love isnt hate) from a tiktok HAHAH i dont think weve ever tackled that in literature or anywhere at school unfortunately :(( im a big fan of metaphorical/poetic statements too. tho its technically logical, but weve been so used to hate being described as the opposite of love that its just mind-boggling for me to hear that lol

i actually understand you lol im currently done with school at the present moment but a few months ago i barely even posted, even more drawn anything bc i was so busy with school. since youre still not done, good luck with that!!

but oh lord am i a hoe (a WH**E) for lore.

ive thought of this for a long time now but i just had to urge to get to drawing it when my twt tl starting going deep into c!dream's lore.

i just ABSOLUTELY love lore revolving around the dt. (maybe because im more attached to them whoops)

its just so fascinating to think about. (everything onwards is /rp and /character) also, you said youre not that caught up with lore so if you dont get these things or dont wanna bother/get spoiled, you can just ignore it lol i just really needed to rant about his character thats all, needed to get it off my chest phew

dream from the start had a plan: make everyone on the server hate him and build a prison for someone so strong it'll be needed. for me there is no way he was talking about tommy or techno then. no way.

he definitely had a fall to corruption. what he did with tommy during exile, that one is inexcusable ofc but the other things??? destroying the community house, siding with techno during his arrest, even destroying a whole ass country (this one might just be him reaching his limit against lmanberg, being the first and basically only country to defy him sm and stuff)

its weird and interesting in a way. what he did, the destruction, telling everyone he has no more attachments, not even sapnap and george, putting george on the throne then dethroning him not long after-- all these things just seems like it's part of his plan you know???

but like, what for? why? what does he want? earlier in the smp, he just wanted to build a home for them, one that will grow and be beautiful (theres a certain tiktok edit of this one, i am going to cry) he was such a good guy in the earlier days, he just wanted to take care of the server and take on the responsibilities expected of him but it just all... fell?

but even then, from the start, i cant help but think that he was already alone. sure, he had sapnap and george and the others but after everything: after sapnap was so quick to jump on tommy's side after ONE thing that dream said in the heat of the moment to threaten tommy (the 'i dont care about anything' bit), not trying to clear it up with dream and with george being so quick to side with other people's statement (dream dethroned him bc he hates him, etc) than dream's own (to protect george), its just so sad. not to mention even before everything, those two formed new nations without dream before; while dream was fighting for his own alone, they didn't really care enough. they did this again, with kinoko kingdom but tbf, the destruction of the community house felt like the end of the greater dream smp.

its just... sad and tragic, his whole character. his life is like the joker, baby. BAHAHAHA

anywaaaays

sorry about that, the c!dream apologist in me needed to breathe

glad you think its beautiful hehe <3

[mushroommouth]

Reworked + Expanded S.J. Lore- Now with EXTRA BUMMERS!

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This is going to say an awful lot about my self worth that I’m doing this to my self insert, BUT

(There is a mention of suicide ideation in here, so uhhh do please tag for that cos I can’t seem to on the browser submission page)

The first major change that sets up the angsty stuff: I’ve decided upon is that he doesn’t do part time work at Dom’s workplace anymore- he still met Dom a few years back and before Mira came into the picture (I wanna say probably around the time Son of the Sun took place, which in my mind was when Cody was about 3 or 4). Where he met Dom I’m not sure, but their relationship progresses more or less the same way- as does S.J.’s relationship with Mira when she enters the picture.

The reason for this change is ‘cos I’ve decided to have S.J.’s sole place of employment be Kathy’s Store, as you can probably figure out. Not inherently angsty on its own, but, well…

As we know, S.J. rolled into town with not much travel cash left and desperately needing a job. He didn’t escape a bad home life or tragic circumstances when he left England, he just felt… stagnant there. Didn’t really know what he wanted to do with his life (as whilst he does make music like IRL me, for him it’s decidedly a hobby, not his career choice). Unfortunately, travelling across America when you don’t drive is Pricey, so. He found himself drawn to Kathy’s store, entirely unsure why- and pretty much from the words “'scuse me lass, you hiring?”, Kathy seemed up for helping him out. Not in an overly sentimental way, mind, but she pretty much said “yeah sure, could use the help, you can use the room upstairs 'til you can find yer own place- by the by, here’s the apt. listings in the paper”.

For the first couple of months his life was pretty normal- he wasn’t allowed all the way in the back of the store and some of Kathy’s quirky behaviours stood out to him, but he rolled with it. Then, one day, he got unintentionally caught in the crossfire between Kathy and Em; I need to work out specific details, but the end result of this is that S.J. essentially became aware not only of the supernatural… existing, but also gained a similar sort of “medium awareness” that Kathy and Em possess. He doesn’t necessarily view himself as a character in a story, and the world he’s in one big narrative, at least not literally, but he’s at least on a similar level of omnipotence as Kathy and Em are now. That is all he has, though; the knowledge. He has no godly powers, no magical capability. He’s still dead normal, otherwise.

This is part of what prompts him to stay in Kathy’s employ, even though she straight up tells him he should walk away and not endanger himself further- after all by then, he has his own place, he’s got cash saved up, and he can find work elsewhere. But S.J. says simply “Now I know what you two do, I can’t just pretend life is the way it was. I’m a part of this now, whether I like it or not.”

Kathy looks extremely guilty for a sec, but he continues; “besides, now I know exactly why you look so sad and so tired all the time. After how kind you were to me- a total stranger- when I rolled up outta nowhere, it wouldn’t sit right with me to leave you in the lurch. You look out for the whole town; let me look out for you.”

So S.J.’s path in live is set; he’s a semi omnipotent being who can’t do much with the knowledge he has except be very, very snarky. He can’t ever go back to his original home even if he wanted to without that knowledge. Factor in that he was already depressed and anxiety riddled to begin with, and you can imagine that if S.J. tried living a normal life and just ignoring this new info… he’d crack under the pressure. And the guilt of leaving Kathy behind. And the stronger guilt of leaving Dom and Miranda alone in a town that he now knows does have it’s hostile secrets that could put them in danger.

And that eats up at him, sometimes. He never intended on going back to England when it was an option, even though he sometimes missed it, but now he can’t he finds he misses it more. He visits, sure, but never longer then a week, and usually only at Christmas. The rest of the time, it’s vid calls or nada, and that’s not the same. And he can’t tell his parents, his friends from home, what he knows- they’ll think he’s mad. He knows he’d think someone was mad if they told him what he knows, if he didn’t know it himself.

But, there is a sweet along with that bitter; Dom and Miranda love him very much, and he loves them. They fill his heart in ways that people back home never did, and though that doesn’t fill the void, it makes it easier when he misses home. He and Kathy grow closer as well- again, not romantically (it’s only IRL me that crushes on Kathy I’m afraid), but as professionals, as friends, as mentor and mentee. And he can- and does- help mitigate some of the crisis’ that befall the town, major and minor, with his limited skillset but vast knowledge. And as it turns out, all S.J. has ever really wanted to do is to help people; to love them and look after them; to do what he can to make other people safe and happy, however small and brief that happiness may sometimes be.

And that keeps him going. Even in his darkest days, when he seriously considers ending his life… he finds he can’t. He can’t leave those he loves, near and far, behind. He can’t hurt them like that. To do so would be a betrayal of his most core ideal: to do no harm, and to love like the world is ending.

Part of why the Micoverse fan-verse I’ve constructed for me stories is given the name “Because I Know How Strong Love Is” comes from the fact that S.J. honestly and earnestly believes in the strength that can be drawn from love- not just romantic or sexual, but familial, platonic, love and passion for concepts and interests, the entire spectrum of love as a concept. He knows, deeply and truly, how in many cases that can save anyone. And in spite of the knowledge he knows, that belief has not changed. No matter what he faces, he won’t stop believing. Em herself can actively try everything in her playbook to break him, and sometimes he may- but she cannot take that belief from him. And he rubs that in her face as much as he can, cos to play off those drawings from the other day, she can say 'I’ll destroy everything you love <3’, and he’ll respond with “That won’t stop me loving, lass. Do your worst.” knowing that she will, and not caring; no matter how disadvantageous his position again her or anything else, he’ll go down fighting and swearing- if he goes down.

(which he sometimes does, but there is one small perk that awakening gave him, even if he is not fully aware of it; death doesn’t stick, to him or to anyone. Not completely, no matter how hard Em or The Shape tries. He remembers each death as though it were a dream and is suspicious that it probably did happen, but he can’t count on that; it doesn’t stop him laying down his life willingly if he feels he must).

TL;DR my self insert is technically aware that he’s a character and is also aware of the true nature of Micoverse’s world and the many universes beyond, but that doesn’t stop him living a life of love and peace and as much fun as he can muster, and in the face of evil or cruelty he stands by his convicting that love wins every time- and will actively make it win if given the chance. (he, uh, doesn’t reveal this info to anyone beyond Kathy though. at least in idea situations; given the in-flux nature of aus, side stories, canon and non canon stuff there will be times where they do become aware somehow- like Casual Danger dialogue- but generally he keeps it on the down low unless he has no choice to reveal what he knows)

This was all btw inspired by that “I’ll destroy everything you love <3” drawing, because something about S.J.’s response of “I know, but I’ll be sassy about it” really made me think 'oh, he KNOWS. he’s got access to the knowledge she and Kathy does. that’s a show of his hand’ and I just kinda wanted to run with it. It won’t always be relevant to every single story- and of course I’d never consider S.J. a canon micoverse character (unless you thought of something neat you could do with him anyway)- but it is a part of his character now innit. Our Boy Knows What’s Up.

[aion-rsa]

Harry Potter Movie Streaming Guide: Where to Watch Online

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Who doesn’t love to wind down in front the TV and watch everyone’s favorite boy wizard during a Harry Potter marathon on your NBCUniversal TV channel of choice? Unfortunately, Syfy can’t always be having one of their Harry Potter weekends. (Apparently.) For all of the other hours of your life, here a handy guide to where you can stream the Harry Potter movies online. It’s almost like magic…

There is some bad news on this front, however. As previous mentioned, NBCUniversal controls the broadcast and cable rights to the Harry Potter movie franchise through 2025. And perhaps understandably, they’d rather people watch the movies on their channels on not only via streaming. This means that all eight Harry Potter films were briefly available on WarnerMedia’s native streamer HBO Max in May before being removed a couple months later.

NBCUniversal then hosted the movies on its Peacock streaming platform beginning in August 2020 before taking them off in anticipation of the always-lucrative holiday season of Harry Potter marathons. Expect the movies to come back to Peacock sometime in 2021 but for now Harry Potter is a wizard without a streaming home.

What follows is a list of where Harry, Ron, Hermione, New Scamander, and friends can be found for purchase online.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The one that started it all. Jump into Harry’s first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Make new friends. Defeat trolls (in the dungeon).

Side-eye that twitchy Professor Quirrell.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon,

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The adventure continues under director Christopher Columbus’ reign. In Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, students (and cats) are ending up petrified. The Chamber of Secrets has opened.

Will Dobby the House Elf and Fawkes the Phoenix be able to help Harry save the school? Probably.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Arguably the best of Harry’s more standalone adventures, the third film in the series is many fan’s favorites as it introduces Sirius Black and the rest of the Mauraders (though, frustratingly, leaves out much of the specific backstory).

Alfonso Cuaron stepped in as director, adding a gritty, whimsical, dark tone to the franchise. Hogwarts would never be the same.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Did you know that Hogwarts wasn’t the only school in the wizarding world? Neither did Harry… until the Triwizard Tournament, which sees the Hogwarts champions pitted against challengers from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.

Bonus elements: Cedric Diggory, Quidditch, teen romance. 

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The one where Harry turns into an angsty, angry teenager. (If that wasn’t obvious from the promotional art above.)

Come for the promise of some prophecy Professor Trelawney has been mumbling about, stay for the epic duel between dark and light that takes place in the Department of Mysteries. Actually, don’t stay for that. It gets really sad.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Voldemort’s rise is in full background force during Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts. Students are being pulled from school. Families are being murdered. Weasleys are in danger.

What is Harry doing to distract himself from the scary times? Cheating in potions, of course, with the help of the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. 

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1

My favorite film in the franchise, Deathly Hallows Part 1 is a serious shift in tone for the Potter movies. Harry, Hermione, and Ron are on the run on search for Horcruxes and it is pretty bleak. There’s lots of camping, roaming the English countryside, and listening to the wireless.

We also get a Hermione/Harry dance number set to Nick Cave’s “O Children.” What more could you want from a movie?

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2

The final, epic conclusion to the franchise. Deathly Hallows Part 2is the most action-packed of the Potter series, but that won’t keep you from the feels.

They will hit you like an Unforgivable Curse and they won’t let go.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Welcome to the wonderful world of the expanded Harry Potter film universe! 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is undoubtedly the first of many. And not just the approximately three thousand Fantastic Beasts movies to come (though really five, according to J.K. Rowling), but many other spin-offs as well.

We’ll be sure to keep them all updated on this page.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: Amazon UK, Sky Store, YouTube, Google Play

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald expands the scope of the would-be five installment prequel series greatly. Johnny Depp returns in earnest to portray Wizarding World Hitler analogue Gellert Grindelwald. Jude Law joins the cast as a young, spry Albus Dumbledore.

The movie didn’t fare that well at the box office or amongst critics but there is still plenty of early Harry Potter lore to be mined here along with a compelling action sequence or two.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, YouTube, Google Play, Sky Store

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All eight Harry Potter films are also currently available to stream on Syfy and USA‘s official websites, if you have a cable subscription that includes those channels. They are also available to stream via FuboTV.

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Do you have any good Frobin fanfic recs?

hell yeah, i do!! 

Oppurtunistic: If Robin wanted to be carried, she was very well going to be carried. (this one is short, sweet and adorable. also robin lying badly and not caring is hilarious and i love her) 

all sun day: a picture and a name (this one!! is so good!! i’ve always loved the concept of franky knowing of robin for a long time, and this links franky with ms all-sunday robin which is interesting. i also love the lore building for water 7, cuz im a sucker for that island)

Onederland in Pieces: After landing on an island in the Grand Line and feasting the night away with her nakama, Robin makes the mistake of being the first to go to sleep. When she awakes, she finds her world has gone to pieces-and its up to her to save the entire crew's sanity. (frobin in wonderland. need i say more? but seriously this is a fun and quirky story. unfortunately unfinished, but what is there is good)

A Pirate's Guide to Parenthood: In a less-than-childproof world, mothers and fathers need something unbreakable to rely on when life isn't like it is in the nursery rhymes. Frobin & lots of Nakamaship (this has frobin and nakamaship, and it’s the best. and prospective parents frobin are absolutely adorable. also unfinished but also really good and cute)

how to be dead: "I mean, yes, we're sinking. But the music is exceptional." — Franky/Robin. (short and heartbreaking. and brook is in it, which is always a plus)

You will never be alone: Franky and Robin are two people who suffered when young and now, after many years, have been offered the chance to happiness when they found love in each other. 50 Frobin sentences for the "1sentence" community. (sentence drabbles are always fun, and these are all adorable. the last one is especially feelsy)

Keep Your Eyes Open: 7 reasons to live, and infinite more / A collection of broken hearts fumbling their way back together. FrankyxRobin & a healthy dose of nakamaship. (more amazing drabbles!! each one is just...so good...’shame’ especially really gets me cuz im all about frobin in enies lobby)

The Things We Can't Replace: Franky admires his crew-mates, and Robin is no exception. But when they get to talking about what the poneglyphs will reveal about the truth of their world's missing history, Robin seems to think there's something in Franky that's worth being admired, too. (not super shippy, but also super sweet. just some good ol bonding moments and serious but supportive discussions)

sugar, yes please: Nico Robin gets adventurous and tries the barista's signature drink at the coffee shop. (short but super sweet. literally.)

A Kind Hand Will Always Reach Out: Franky Family's Motors has gone under, and the Ohara district went up in flames. "But even in your darkest hour," Tom had said, "A kind hand will always reach out." AU. SUPER angsty. Major character death. (really sad but really good. it hurts my heart and i love it)

Your Favorite Flower: Robin searches for love and finds it in a bittersweet way. Frobin, modern AU, character death. (THIS STORY!! MADE ME CRY!! it’s so sad and heartbreaking and so so good. and there are a lot of sweet and bittersweet moments in it. but, uh, it’s a tragedy so be warned. no happy endings here.)

and @pingo1387 has a lot of frobin fanfics that are really good! this one and this one are some of my favorites

[kendrixtermina]

Writing Project: The Chertograd Elegies

Known on my Writing Masterlist as “Apocalyptic Palladin Gretchen”, I’ve decided to give this work the somewhat more dignified title “The Chertograd Elegies” 

The title means “Sad Poems of Devil Town”, which informs you that it’s about a town in which there is both devils and sadness.  That’s the basic gist, though it’s not about literal devils or poems. 

Here’s the promotional Data as relevant to Volume One: 

About the Story

Genre: Epic, Endtimes, with Horror, Sci-Fi & Tragedy elements, Get up go to school save the world; I’d call it a “Speculative Fiction Epic” with the occasional slice of life element. 

Format: Tragedy in 9 Acts; Book Series, Volumes à 8 to 10 chapters containing story arcs; I’m aiming for a simultaneous Amazon release in both German and English. 

Aesthetic:  “Sufficiently Analyzed Magic is indistinguishable from Science”, Magitek, Speculative Fiction Kitchen Sink, Kaiju battles, Human tragedies and human will. Also, one main character is somewhat Goth. 

Influences: 90s and early 2000s anime, Chtulhu Tech, German Literature & poetry (Hence the many Allusions down in the character sheet), general miscellaneous nerdery , Long-Running Manga

Synopsis: After the Katastrophe that became known as the Seventh Apocalypse, humanity concentrates its ressources on the Fortress of Certograd, where they are to confront the remaining Monsters that are here to finish the job and claim the Earth for themselves; But Humanity has not been idle, and made huge strides to analyze and counteract the mind-bending threats that assail them and got ready to face them with the full brunt of it’s intellect, adaptability and strenght in numbers. 

But even though they’ve had years to rebuild and prepare, forcing them to use their last secret weapon, which, unfortunately, requires a very specific special ingredient: Human Souls, and not just any old soul either. It’s not precisely a human sacrifice but it has the potential to become one if things go awry - So how far will humanity go on its quest to preserve itself? He who fights monsters etc. 

Volume One is basically a Kaiju movie, in which the protaginists are faced with the first of the monsters and various factions try to figure out how exactly you beat them in the first place. One of the Chief Players is the World Tree Institute and their ‘Project Master’

Character Sheet

Kyle Reeves

As far as Volume One is concerned, he only shows up in the Prologue (which basically consists of his life story tho) as an example of how an ordinary young man would have been affected by the Seventh Apocalypse; But I can promise you that we shall learn what became of him in Volume Three. 

Still unsure about his Nationality tho, I might well keep it ambiguous; The Name is a deliberately obvious alias probably inspired by his childhood love of action movies. Atm I’m thinking of him as part east asian, part angle-saxon caucasian and considerin Japan, England or Suburban America. 

Masha Martinezova

Part Bohemian, part hispanic South American. Our lovely Deuteragonist, though she may well be considered the main Character for Volume One. Leader of the Institute’s Operation and thus the one specifically in charge of defeating the monsters.  Optimist; Creative and bold. Notable Scars from both her Military Past and her involvement with the Seventh Apocalypse. Turbulent past.   Ressourceful and inventive. Gregarious, warm-heatrted and informal.  Work Hard Play Hard. Sometimes conflicted about the means they are forced to resort to.

Knows Reynolds from ther Military- and Faber from their College Days and is close friends with both. Unwillingly Single but doesn’t really find the time to date. Hobbies include reading books and amateur repairs; She particularly enjoys russian Sci-Fi authors.  

Latona Reynolds

African American. Leader of the Institute’s Technical Division. The practical Engineer to Dr. Faber’s Theoretician. A positive Realist, down to Earth & pragmatic but still with a ‘can do’ attitude. Confident but not in an aggressive way. Lowkey Nerd but still quite capable of kicking butt in person if need be. 

Used to be a military mechanic, now happily Married in her private life. 

Yi Seul Gi

Korean.  Agent from the World Government’s Military officially sent to assist the Institute’s Mission, but also there to supervise them, adding the occasional bit of friction. Heavy-grade Cyborg with Military Experience. Highly intelligent and very skilled with technology. Pure condensed “introverted Thinking” in the Jungian sense.  The type to make always extra sure. Usually stoic and analytical at work, but does have her warm, frivolous side. 

Elisabeth Faber

Leader of the Research Division; Responsible for the more obscure, pseudo-magical stuff. Holds multiple degrees in technobbabbleesque subjects.  No military background, but can use a gun if necessary.  Very much the local cynic. Focused Workaholic without much of a private life.   

The Director’s girlfriend, though the relationship is not common knowledge. 

Heinrich Faust

Director of the Institute and therefore it’s overall leader and everyone else’s boss. Expert on the lovecraftian, sort of a futuristic version of your classic ‘dark sorceror’, a man of symbols, shadows and ancient tomes of eldritch lore. Detached and stoic big picture planner, but also brazen. Unfettered. Has a plan, which may not exactly be a good thing. Will do whatever it takes to secure humanity’s survival. 

Konrad Wagner

Faust’s assistant and senior advisor. Similar qualifications to Dr. Faust or Dr. Faber, but more of a pure theoretician. Second-in-Command.  The men have known each other and cooperated for years. Theoretical Vaguely less hard-boiled & more humane than his superior and thus slightly less unpersonable, but not nearly as bold or brave. 

Margarete Faust

The designated human sacrifice for the superweapon, also, conspiciously, Dr. Faust’s estranged daughter.  Did nothing to deserve this besides being a regular angsty teenager.  Bit Goth. Strong introvert. Named for her late mother. A 5 on the Kinsey Scale (”homoflexible”).

Conclusion

The Plot can be said to follow Margarete, Masha and Dr. Faust in Tandem as they navigate it in different Spheres/Scales, though Masha and Margarete are the primary POV characters for most of it. 

Also, as I might actually complete/release this is any significant fashion in the near Future, anything to do with this Project specifically will be tagged as #ChertogradElegies. So, time to finish dat Prologue then.

[aion-rsa]

Harry Potter Movie Streaming Guide: Where to Watch Online

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Who doesn’t love to wind down in front the TV and watch everyone’s favorite boy wizard during a Harry Potter marathon on your NBCUniversal TV channel of choice? Unfortunately, Syfy can’t always be having one of their Harry Potter weekends. (Apparently.) For all of the other hours of your life, here a handy guide to where you can stream the Harry Potter movies online. It’s almost like magic…

There is some bad news on this front, however. As previous mentioned, NBCUniversal controls the broadcast and cable rights to the Harry Potter movie franchise through 2025. And perhaps understandably, they’d rather people watch the movies on their channels on not only via streaming. NBCUniversal then hosted the movies on its Peacock streaming platform beginning in August 2020 before taking them off in anticipation of the always-lucrative holiday season of Harry Potter marathons.

Thankfully, all eight Harry Potter films will be making a brief return to HBO Max in June. Starting June 1, fans will be able to stream every entry in the main Harry Potter series. Unfortunately, this will be a brief streaming affair before NBCUniversal pulls them back. All eight films will be removed from HBO Max on June 30.

What follows is a list of where Harry, Ron, Hermione, Newt Scamander, and friends can be found to stream online.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The one that started it all. Jump into Harry’s first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Make new friends. Defeat trolls (in the dungeon).

Side-eye that twitchy Professor Quirrell.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The adventure continues under director Christopher Columbus’ reign. In Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, students (and cats) are ending up petrified. The Chamber of Secrets has opened.

Will Dobby the House Elf and Fawkes the Phoenix be able to help Harry save the school? Probably.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Arguably the best of Harry’s more standalone adventures, the third film in the series is many fan’s favorites as it introduces Sirius Black and the rest of the Mauraders (though, frustratingly, leaves out much of the specific backstory).

Alfonso Cuaron stepped in as director, adding a gritty, whimsical, dark tone to the franchise. Hogwarts would never be the same.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Did you know that Hogwarts wasn’t the only school in the wizarding world? Neither did Harry… until the Triwizard Tournament, which sees the Hogwarts champions pitted against challengers from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.

Bonus elements: Cedric Diggory, Quidditch, teen romance. 

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The one where Harry turns into an angsty, angry teenager. (If that wasn’t obvious from the promotional art above.)

Come for the promise of some prophecy Professor Trelawney has been mumbling about, stay for the epic duel between dark and light that takes place in the Department of Mysteries. Actually, don’t stay for that. It gets really sad.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Voldemort’s rise is in full background force during Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts. Students are being pulled from school. Families are being murdered. Weasleys are in danger.

What is Harry doing to distract himself from the scary times? Cheating in potions, of course, with the help of the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. 

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1

My favorite film in the franchise, Deathly Hallows Part 1 is a serious shift in tone for the Potter movies. Harry, Hermione, and Ron are on the run on search for Horcruxes and it is pretty bleak. There’s lots of camping, roaming the English countryside, and listening to the wireless.

We also get a Hermione/Harry dance number set to Nick Cave’s “O Children.” What more could you want from a movie?

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2

The final, epic conclusion to the franchise. Deathly Hallows Part 2is the most action-packed of the Potter series, but that won’t keep you from the feels.

They will hit you like an Unforgivable Curse and they won’t let go.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon, HBO Max

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, Google Play, Sky Store, YouTube

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Welcome to the wonderful world of the expanded Harry Potter film universe! 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is undoubtedly the first of many. And not just the approximately three thousand Fantastic Beasts movies to come (though really five, according to J.K. Rowling), but many other spin-offs as well.

We’ll be sure to keep them all updated on this page.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: Amazon UK, Sky Store, YouTube, Google Play

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald expands the scope of the would-be five installment prequel series greatly. Johnny Depp returns in earnest to portray Wizarding World Hitler analogue Gellert Grindelwald. Jude Law joins the cast as a young, spry Albus Dumbledore.

The movie didn’t fare that well at the box office or amongst critics but there is still plenty of early Harry Potter lore to be mined here along with a compelling action sequence or two.

Available in the US on: Google Play, YouTube, Amazon

Available in the UK on: NOW TV with a Sky Cinema Pass, Amazon UK, YouTube, Google Play, Sky Store

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All eight Harry Potter films are also currently available to stream on Syfy and USA‘s official websites, if you have a cable subscription that includes those channels. They are also available to stream via FuboTV.

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