Rise Up, Oh Heart, For There is Another Battle to Win

Anonymous asked: I just went to deathtocapslock and I'm reading sistermagpie's ridic reread and I'm boggling at this. "Lupin continues to impress me with how smoothly he polishes up the story dishonestly on the fly. (Seriously, I love Lupin.)... he adds that James pulled Snape back from the tunnel at “great risk to his own life.” Except James is an animagus, as we’ve already learned, and werewolves are only dangerous to people." Is she suggesting that James saved Snape as an Animagus? Wow. The illogic is scary.

lupinatic:

If Snape had seen James transform into a stag to save him, I find it very difficult to believe that he wouldn’t have told anyone. He’d certainly have told Dumbledore at the very least. And if Dumbledore had known that James was an Animagus prior to the end of POA (I’m assuming that he had a conversation with Sirius while Harry was unconscious), people would have been a lot more careful come POA to keep Sirius out of Hogwarts, because it was known that James and Sirius were inseperable (though many would still not think to include Peter) and that Sirius was likely one as well. And since we know from POA itself that Snape will drop hints and try to find ways to tell people something about someone he dislikes even if he’s been told to keep that a secret, I find it unlikely that Snape would have never dropped any stag hints to Harry in those first three years if he’d known and Harry didn’t.

The simple fact of the matter is that a certain segment of Snape fans will shit relentlessly on James, jeering at the idea that he matured and changed from his bad teen behaviour and stopped being a bully, preferring to think that Lily was just too gullible and stupid to know James’ true self (or else selfish enough to not care because he’s rich). They sneer at the idea that James spent three years working his ass off to become an Animagus for Remus, because somehow that counts as a selfish act, not a brave compassionate one. They discount that he saved the life of someone he hated because oh, he wasn’t really putting himself at risk, and anyway he didn’t do it for the sake of the person he hated (who he also bullied, did we mention that?), he did it for the sake of someone he liked so it just doesn’t count. And any character who says anything that contradicts that view of James (no matter how well they knew James and the sort of things he’d be likely to do) must be ‘polishing up the story dishonestly on the fly’. 

And okay, fine, they’re free to say so. But then they seem really confused and even genuinely hurt as to why people apply those exact arguments to Snape. They’re bewildered that anyone would even dream of pointing out that Snape’s adult behaviour involved bullying others and that there’s not much to admire there, because to some of them Snape wasn’t a bully at all. They can’t get why people aren’t swooning over Snape risking his life to save Harry for Lily’s sake (which suddenly becomes admirable and romantic as fuck) by… sitting on his bum and staring at Harry and his broomstick really really hard while mumbling under his breath, because gosh, such a risk he was taking! His clothes caught on fire, doncha know? Also, Hermione is bad for daring to set said fire in an attempt to save Harry’s life, because she should have somehow assumed that Snape was trying to save the life of a kid he hated and bullied (and continued to bully afterwards). But Snape is totally kosher in thinking that James was in on the attempt to get him killed, because he’d been bullying Snape and continued to do so afterwards.

The double standards, they burn.

Anonymous asked: Lily headcanons?

alrightpotter:

Just, in general? OK, then.

The girl I adore, Lily Evans:

• Swears like a sailor.
  
• Has absolutely zero reservations about dancing in public, no matter what she looks like.
  
• Always carries out a dare until the very end.
• Harbours a strong, courageous streak, which, despite all of her other wonderful characteristics, is her underlying, most potent trait, which is why she ended up in Gryffindor.
• That bravery also involves standing up for what is right.
• Sticks up for those she loves.
• Even when people are beyond her help (*cough* Snape *cough*).
• Jumps in puddles.
• Loves - and loves to help - animals, big or small.
• (‘Would you consider James an animal?’ ‘Shut up, Marlene.’)
• Isn’t necessarily allergic to lilies, but tells everyone she thinks they’re clichéd. Loves lilies anyway.
• Likes plants in general, even though she has two black thumbs.
• Never one to be intimidated by an opponent.
• Snarky.
• Although, she can be easily flustered (*cough* James *cough).
• Often talks back to her teachers, but never in a disrespectful manner.
• The above is pretty much canon, according to Slughorn.
• So she always uses cheek, but never in an ignorant manner.
• Loves sweets, but nothing too sickly.
• Adores marshmallows.
• She loves bonfires and sparklers, so she can roast marshmallows.
• Likes dogs, but is a cat person.
• Can’t blow bubblegum.
• Likes Queen.
• Likes Quidditch, but doesn’t trust herself on a broom.
• Doesn’t trust herself with fire, either, but still uses sparklers religiously.
• Always takes part in Bonfire Night.
• Collects candles.
• Chases butterflies (with Peter).
• Doesn’t cook an awful lot, but is very good at slow-stewing meals, such as casseroles and soups, seeing as it’s so similar to Potions.
• Loves cupcakes.
• And loves to decorate cupcakes, even though she makes a mess.
• She’ll bake them with Peter (well, he does most of the baking), and she’ll help to decorate. Peter’s decorating skills usually trump her’s, though.
• She just adores the pastel colours of the icing.
• Sets up bird houses in her backyard.
• Doesn’t mind one bit when visiting owls use them.
• Probably visits the Owlery more often than she sends letters.
• Likes stargazing.
• Does it often, with James, even before they were dating.
• Usually involved tears and cigarette smoke.
• Prefers cloud-watching, though.
• Likes astrology, sure, but doesn’t set a lot of store by it (at least, that’s what she tells people).
• Mildly superstitious.
• Loves to climb trees.
• Broke her arm when she was kid, once, from falling out a tree. Healed a little too quickly (from da MAGIKS).
• Will fiercely defend everyone she loves until her dying breath. Which she did.
• Loves making - and wearing - daisy chains.
• Her favourite thing about Summer is the fashion.
• She wears sundresses, sunhats, and sandals religiously.
• But, she prefers to go barefoot.
• Loves the beach.
• Sticks her tongue out at people.
• Likes strawberries, and strawberry-flavoured things (especially strawberry ice cream).
• Gets hay fever, but will put up with it in the Spring, because everything is fresh and bright and new.
• Seems to ladder every pair of tights she owns.
• Always manages to loose her quills.
• Likes art, but doesn’t set much store by her talents.
• Can cartwheel.
• Can only do handstands underwater.
• Used to do gymnastics as a kid, not ballet.
• Paints her toenails pink.
• Adores her Doc Martens.
• Likes maxi-skirts.
• Tried to write a journal, but couldn’t stick with it for more than a few days.
• She’s not bad swimmer.
• Accidentally swum to the deep end when she was young, and nearly went under before someone dragged her out.
• Her worst fear is drowning.
• Loves to ride her bike. Only wobbles a little bit.
• Loves gingerbread, and whacks James over the head when he suggests that it’s because of her hair.
• ‘Shut up, you prat.’ ‘You love it, Ginge.’
  
• Likes tennis.
• Lily in her white tennis skirt evokes a few snarky comments from James.
• She throws her racket at him.
• And then starts pelting tennis balls at him.
• Lily in a visor.
• Has a great friendship with each of the Marauders.
• Bonds with Sirius over their family issues.
• She worries greatly about her family, not her blood status.
• Steals Remus’s jumpers from him.
• Makes her own jewellery.
• Made a friendship bracelet for each of the Marauders.
• Peter accepts his happily.
• Remus smiles and wears his proudly.
• Sirius wears his with a multitude of wristbands.
• James refuses to wear it, at first, because ‘I’m your boyfriend, Lily, not just a friend.’, so she kisses him on the cheek and tells him it can be a Boyfriend Bracelet.
• He never takes it off, after that.
• Squeals when Sirius gives her rides on his motorbike.
• Doesn’t wear a lot of makeup, because she doesn’t like how it feels on her skin.
• In fact, she used to wear more than she does now.
• She would cover up her freckles.
• But she stopped when James points out how much he likes her freckles.
• However, she knows that she doesn’t need the attention of a bloke to make her feel comfortable in her own skin.
• Her favourite colour is mint green.
• Because they would come in her drink, she chews on mint leaves in Summer.
• She does the same thing when she’s pregnant.
• Buys chew toys for Sirius for his presents.
• (Gets him the vinyl album he wanted, anyway.)
• Calls James ‘Fork’ when she finds out why the boys call him ‘Prongs’.
• Puts a cheeto on each fingers and eats it that way. Always.
• Plays piano.
• LOVES SCI-FI.
• LOVES STAR WARS.
• (Owns Star Wars pyjamas.)
• LOVES DOCTOR WHO.
• IS THE BIGGEST DOCTOR WHO NERD YOU WILL EVER MEET.
• Grew up watching it with her family.
• Elven-year-old Lily asks older Muggleborn Hogwarts’ students if everything in Doctor Who is real.
• They just smile and ruffle her hair and laugh and tell her, ‘No, of course they aren’t.’
• Loves her stuffed toys.
• Still sleeps with one and whacks people when they tease her about it.
• Always says that if she were to ever have a girl, she would name her Petunia.
• Likes the rain, even though it means that she can’t go outdoors.
• Likes tea, including herbal, and hot chocolate, too. Isn’t a huge fan of coffee.
• Wants to travel to India, one day.
• Will fiercely defend those she loves until her dying breath. And she did.

There’s this Thing that y'all don’t seem to get.

socialmediasocrates:

Gryffindors don’t give a shit about rules. The most hardline of them don’t even care about people. They care about justice. Right or wrong, black or white, there are no shades of grey. If it’s just, it’s always just; if it’s unjust, it’s always wrong. Hermione’s ruthlessness makes her a Gryffindor. She is absolutely sure that she is on the side of justice in everything that she does, and it’s such a Gryffindor trait.

Because Slytherins are ruthless, but they care about rules. Their own rules, usually, but rules nonetheless. They will impose parameters and limitations on themselves just so they have a framework to operate within. If doing something means violating their own internal code, then they’re not gonna do it. Even fucking Voldemort is like that. He broke every single fucking rule the Wizarding World ever put in place, but damn if he’d break his own.

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This is actually remarkably true, at least as far as the Gryffindor one goes.  The people I’ve just met kind of blink at me when i tell them I’m a Gryffindor and go “You would literally murder someone in cold blood if you thought they were going to hurt your people.”  And for some reason this baffles them.  Nerve and chivalry are well and good, but it’s the vicious, all-consuming determination to follow honor at the cost of all else that makes a Gryffindor, as far as I’m concerned.

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whoverhead:

theres a difference between shipping Wolfstar and trying to invalidate Remadora. 

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datingdisastersofaqueergirl:

misterracoon:

roachpatrol:

yeah seriously tell us how wizardry’s done in the new world tell me how the wizards from france and spain and britain stamped out the brujos and the medicine men and set up their own schools tell me what the fuck the british raj did to fucking india because the patel twins are going to school in scotland and what are they told about their history, tell me about native american kids learning to say wingardium leviosa with hate in their hearts and tell me about wizarding rabbis bickering about whether you can use potions on the sabbath tell me about the slaves on their ships with their wands broken, mouthing curses in the dark tell me about the runaways that made it with garter snakes wrapped around their wrists that told them when they tasted dogs in the distance, tell me about the underground railroad and abolitionists with unbreakable vows and home-spun invisibility cloaks and disilusionments, using obliviate, using imperio, knowing that they served a higher justice, tell me about what happened to black wizards in the fifties, about what gates they were storming in the sixties tell me about queer wizards taking love potions every morning in their coffee to stay married to their husbands and their wives because what else could they do?

the world only begins and ends with straight white christians if you don’t bother looking any farther than that and too many people don’t and i am tired, tired, tired

Oh. 

but I started crying halfway through this.

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thegaygladers:

theotheristhedoctor:

spiritsflame:

solemnlyswearr:

Remus Lupin fell asleep on the Quidditch bleachers in their second year. James Potter and Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew woke him up, and they propped him up all the way up the stairs.

Remus Lupin fell asleep in the middle of Charms class. Peter Pettigrew took notes for the both of them all class and woke him up with a shoulder tap and a smile.

Remus Lupin fell asleep on the moving staircase in fifth year, and Lily Evans laughed so loudly she woke him up. He insisted he was just resting his eyes for a minute. They walked back to the common room together, and he threw an arm around her shoulder and they both pretended it wasn’t because he was too weak to walk on his own. 

Remus Lupin fell asleep in the common room, late in sixth year, and Sirius Black found him curled up on the couch with his Muggle book open on his chest. Sirius took the blankets off both their beds, because Moony got cold so easily, and dropped them over the other boy. He picked up his book and put it on the coffee table.

Remus Lupin fall asleep in the library, on top of his schoolwork in seventh year, and James, who was quite a bit taller than the other boy at this point, lifted him up and carried him to to their dorm room as gently as possible, grinning at his friend and shaking his head. He put him in his bed and turned off the light, heading outside, now late for the Quidditch practice he was supposed to be coaching. 

Remus Lupin falls asleep on the Hogwarts Express, like he always used to do. No one wakes him. No one covers him.

He is woken by the cold rush of his worst memories and a face that looks too familiar and far too young. 

Look me in the eyes and tell me that was necessary

(Source: andthepotters, via lupinatic)

theginnyweasleydefensesquad:

I think the funniest thing about this post is the idea that Ginny was only snappy at Cho because of jealousy. 

like, Ginny doesn’t know Cho, at least not that we are aware of. Ginny probably doesn’t trust Cho. it was Cho’s friend who snitched in OoTP, and Cho defended her, something Ginny probably found out about. so Ginny has no reason whatsoever to trust Cho. 

she knows Harry. they understand each other perfectly. so she knows the type of danger he’s in (the reason they broke up, to keep her safe because he’s in so much danger) and that he has important tasks to accomplish. 

so you can bet your ass that Ginny would want to protect Harry, in any subtle way she can, so she stops someone she doesn’t trust from leading him on his task, and has Luna (one of her good friends, and someone she probably trusts explicitly) to take Harry to where he needs to go.

and I’m not attacking Cho, because she probably had good intentions, and wanted to help. remember, she went against her parents wishes to join the DA, and she believed in Harry. 

but was Ginny having a ‘petty jealous fit’ about letting Cho help Harry?

absolutely not.

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fiendfyred:

So if The Mortal Instruments can get turned into a movie and then get turned into a TV show three years later, I think we can have Harry Potter TV show WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

• Sarcastic, messy-haired Harry with eyes that actually match his mother’s
  
• Loyal, brave, smart, AND funny Ron (not comedic relief Ron)
• Flawed perfectionist Hermione who follows too close to the rules, makes color coded study schedules, drives Ron and Harry up the wall, is sometimes a goody-two shoes, and has some serious insecurities with regard to her academic ability
• SPEW
• Peeves
• Sarcastic, popular, badass Ginny
• REGULUS BLACK
• Accurate Marauder era portrayal
• Neville visiting his parents at St. Mungo’s
• Harry smashing Dumbledore’s office
• REGULUS BLACK
• Winky
• Kreacher’s full story
• SPEW because the oppression of house elves in the books is such a huge deal. It was, essentially, what killed Sirius, and the alliance of house elves on both Voldy’s side and Harry’s side made significant impacts on the outcome of the prophecy.
• Phineas Nigellus
• “Have a biscuit, Potter.”
  
• “There’s no need to call me sir, Professor.”
  
• Ginny and Harry bonding over the fact that they’re the only two people who have been possessed by Voldemort.
• Dumbledore’s full backstory
• REGULUS BLACK
• “It screws the other way.”
  
• Harry disguised as Barry Weasley at the wedding and talking to Viktor Krum about Gregorovitch
• “Give her hell from us, Peeves.”
  
• The brain room in the Department of Mysteries
• The time room in the Department of Mysteries
• Blast-ended Skrewts
• Rita Skeeter being an Animagus
• CHARLIE WEASLEY
• Percy’s full story
• Actually give Fred’s death justice by showing it because FRED AND PERCY
• All of Tom Riddle’s memories
• REGULUS BLACK
• Tonks’s patronus
• Neville being the potential Chosen One
• REGULUS BLACK

Feel free to add.

VOLDEMORT’S DEATH.  I WANT A MOTHERFUCKING BODY.

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