#Jen's asks

[jmagnabo92]

“I don't like how Sirius acted throughout nearly the whole book which is why I think Rowling should've done a few things differently with him, especially since he ended up dying in the end.

Let's look at everything of him in the book:

Chapter 4

He is not at all happy to see Harry and only grimly greets him, barely acknowledges him by screaming at his mother's painting telling her to shut up

Chapter 5

When discussing the Dementor attack (which was traumatising for Harry), Sirius shows Harry no sympathy and when Harry hopes for comfort due to his lousy summer, Sirius not only said he had no idea what Harry was complaining about as he would've welcomed a Dementor attack, but he also dismissed Harry's problems and whined about how his problems were much worse since he wasn't allowed to step outside and that was really selfish since he was comparing a Dementor attack where Harry and Dudley nearly had their souls sucked out to him not being able to go outside, comparing Harry being alone all summer to Sirius being locked up and surrounded by his loved ones. While this is hard since Sirius wants to be in action, he should've been sympathetic.

Chapter 6

When Harry simply tries to say he didn't know about Bellatrix being Sirius's cousin, Sirius snaps, which takes Harry aback and just makes Sirius grumpy and terrible.

Chapter 9

Sirius isn't exactly happy that Harry would be returning to Hogwarts, instead he's moodier and surlier than he was before.

Chapter 22

At the Black family home, after Harry tells Sirius his worries about Arthur being attacked, he disregards everything Harry says, telling him that he needed sleep, that it was just a dream and that his anger meant nothing. And Sirius finishes this conversation by telling Harry to stop worrying, making him no help whatsoever to Harry and in turn makes him struggle worse.

• It might've been better if Sirius was more the way he was in the movie version (especially since Sirius ended up dying in the end and all readers remember is him being a jerk to Harry):

The reunion with him and Harry was heartwarming since Sirius excitedly hugged him

Sirius was able to calm Harry down after Arthur's attack by telling him he was not a bad person, but a good person whom bad things have happened to, then assured him they were family and hugged Harry.

Unlike in the third and fourth books, Sirius was completely out of character in the fifth book.

Especially when you remember him doing these selfless things for Harry:

Risking to get him a new broom and to get his money out of Gringotts via Crookshanks

Risking his identity to watch Harry playing Quidditch

Living in the Hogsmeade cave to be near Harry and living off rats

Going at any length go protect Harry

One thing Rowling could've done was to write Sirius as his Book 3 and Book 4 self and have him switching in between his home and someone else's home via a Vanishing Cabinet or even maybe Floo Powder.

But I also wish Sirius could've been revealed as innocent in the third book.”

Thoughts??

The thing about Sirius in books 3/4 and book 5 is that in book 5, JKR already knew that she wanted to/planned to kill him, so I think that factors into things, but there's obviously canon reasons for the different behavior.

In Books 3/4, Sirius doesn't have to answer anyone and he's on the run but he's FREE. This, I think, is the important difference between Sirius in books 3&4 ad Book 5.

Sirius in books 3/4 has the same goals as he does in book 5, but in book 5 - Sirius is stuck in prison a second time. He is in a comfier prison (I'm sure), but prison none-the-less.

He's stuck in the one place that he hates more than any other (and Harry even comments that he doesn't think he would be doing any better if he were stuck at the Dursleys after finally escaping).

and that's the biggest point I have - he ESCAPED GP, moved on with his life, went to prison as an innocent man, ESCAPED PRISON, was free even if he had to live in a cave, and then WAS FORCED TO RETURN TO FIRST PLACE HE EVER ESCAPED FROM.

Sirius was dealing with his trauma from both GP and Azkaban, he was imprisoned a second time (because JKR just wanted to punish him, 'cause let's be real there are MULTIPLE ways he could've not been in that situation), and ON TOP OF ALL THAT - he had everyone and their mother taking potshots at him, telling him he was a terrible godfather that everything was all his fault and treating him like a criminal in his own house.

So his mental state crumbled.

Sure, he had people he could talk to - but did any of them act like they wanted to talk or be around him? No. So, that's a bust.

Plus, most of those people were talking shit behind his back and to his face.

He had a bed, but that bed was surrounded by haunted memories.

And he wasn't allowed outside. Do you remember what Covid Lockdowns were like? I live alone (and I LOVE IT), but like, it was *Hard as fuck* to be forced to *not leave* and I was allowed to *go outside whenever I wanted*. Can you imagine. - NOT BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUTSIDE FOR FRESH AIR FOR A FUCKING YEAR???

And then, on top of it, getting shit on by the people around you, stuck in a place you hate and have terrible memories plaguing, worried about your godson - who *everyone* is telling you have no real say over - and you can't do anything to help him when the previous year you were allowed to A) write him, B) live near him and C) help him WHEN NO OTHER ADULT DID???

Like, you have to understand that Sirius was in a terrible, terrible place mentally, physically and emotionally in book 5. He literally does the best he can, and yes, he's a bit callous, but he's *struggling*.

The fact that there's SUCH a big difference between book 4 Sirius and Book 5 Sirius tells us a lot about how *bad* and how *quickly* his mental state deteriorated.

So, I guess my thoughts are that Sirius deserves a lot of slack for Book 5. I feel like he's not exactly OOC, but we really have to get inside his head to understand *the why* he's behaving this way.

It sucks, honestly. I don't think he does too bad considering everything, but he's not perfect - no one is.

Sorry, this was ... long. Hope I answered what you were looking for.

thanks for the ask :)

[crazypercheron]

13 and 18 for the writing asks?

13. Do you ever write crossovers?

Yeah, like 15 years ago I tried writing a Kingdom Heart's x Zelda Minish cap story. I think I got to chapter 3 until I stopped. Unfortunately I don't watch/play a lot of current pop culture media so I'm pretty limited on what I know and wrote about. Until mcyt recently, I was working on a Fnaf x Disney's Haunted Mansion crossover (ans I'm still working on it, just gotta type up the next 13 chapters I've already written out-)

18. What trope have you not written yet, but want to?

Uhhh, I'm not sure actually, I guess I want to write a story with an ending that ends in a tragedy, but life has been kicking me around so I'm keeping to happy endings more

[cbsghostsmetasandtrevor]

Any hopes for this season of ghosts?

Hmmmmm....

I hope Jay's connection to the ghosts gets explored & that Trevor/Jay find a way to be friends (this is unlikely, but I can hope for it).

I hope that Sam's laying/scamming Jay gets addressed because she's been doing for years and they work that out.

I hope that Trevor gets the relationship he wants (whether that is establishing what he wants with Hetty or gets a new girl).

I hope Pete finally explodes on everyone and just like totally goes off - he deserves it.

I hope that there's more of the friendship stuff or the roommate stuff - sass/Pete being like "roommate secrets" and Trevor being like "That's my *roommate*" is close but I want more.

thanks for the ask!

[ueberdemnebelmeer]

THE NEWSREADER S01E03 | The White Marquis Matinee Jacket

[borgialucrezia]

"Vannozza breathed her last at Rome, 26 November 1518, at the age of seventy-six. She was buried with conspicuous honours 'almost like a Cardinal' in the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, near her son, the Duke of Gandia." — Mathew Arnold (The Life and Times of Rodrigo Borgia)

GIOVANNA 'VANNOZZA' CATTANEO GIOVANNI 'JUAN' BORGIA THE BORGIAS (2011-2013)

[skipppppy]

Accidentally pours my heart out onto the page and shares the characters from a story I’ve been working on since I was 15 ahaha (cries)

A rough summary of the plot:

Alba knows she’s marked for death on her 16th birthday as part of a prophecy to become a mortal vessel for an incorporeal goddess, who also happens to be her mother. When she’s transferred to a school for spellcasters, she finally decides to do something about it.

It’s called “School of Crows” and I’d love to make a show or a webcomic out of it one day!

[leveloneandup]

Christen Press 🤝 Jen Beattie

[mctwinkdom]

oscar carlando shipper thinking he's third wheeling them but lando is like i want you and it's like watching a cat stare down a baby bird

"A cat staring down a baby bird" is crazy but so accurate lmao

↑ Baby bird Oscar innocently minding his lil business, content with being a Lando fanboy and Carlando shipper, meanwhile Lando is slightly going crazy over how much he wants that guy

[your-unfriendlyghost]

Tex, dally, and mark half bros where dally is bragging to Tim about his new brothers

“Lmfao Tim I have two brothers and you’re stuck with a dumbass and a … well. A girl. A sister. I don’t fucking know.”

“Very eloquent”

Lordy that’s so in-character I love it 😭

(AU origin post for those who dunno what I’m on about lol)

[tiredbread]

In the media dimension, no one can hear you scream

[waterdroid]

Tactical Breach Wizards Spoilers but this part of this conversation is so funny because, like. Who're you calling nemesis-adjacent, Banks.

At this point in the game her and Jen are basically friends; they've joked around, bantered a bit, and the arrest and accidental murder from the beginning is basically forgotten. The only reason she's helped the resistance this long is because Jen asked nicely. In that SAME CONVERSATION Banks sort of flirts with her to distract her from her bad metaphor. This isn't even a "if you're rivals for that long you're just gay" she's just down bad and in denial. By the end of the game shes so horrendously down bad she fucking gets Jen a fake passport and if Jen starts the PI office in Liboli Banks WILL join her. fake ass nemesis I saw you laughing at her jokes

[jmagnabo92]

Do you like Dumbledore? If not, why? If yes, why?

Like him? That's an... interesting question.

As a character, I do and I don't.

The problem with Dumbledore is that he is supposedly hates having power and yet, has an incredible amount of power (particularly in books 1-4, and 6-7). He supposedly was the only one that knew how to defeat Voldemort - everyone did so so many things just because 'Dumbledore said', even when they should've known better.

This is a problem for me.

Dumbledore can't be the end all-be all always right, and yet, absolved of the way he treated certain characters.

Now, I am probably biased, but he straight up says 'I knew I was condemning you to ten dark and difficult years' to Harry. That is something that I can't forgive. Abuse is never okay. Knowingly condemning a child is not okay. And what's worse? Who gave him the authority? Because I don't believe for a second that a headmaster has that kind of authority.

I think for that alone he deserves to be questioned. But he also had the power to DO SOMETHING in the years between 1981 and 1995 when Voldemort rose again and he DIDN'T. He let known death eaters rise in the ranks of Ministry. He let Snape bully his students. He let the Ministry be easy for Voldemort to take over.

He straight up says the he KNEW that Voldemort would return one day and he did NOTHING to make it A) more difficult and B) tell other people so that they could help prepare for that inevitability.

Now, I get it, it's a children's book, but when analyzing a character, you can't say 'well, it's a book' - you look at the character and his decisions and whether or not they were good decisions... they *weren't*.

Dumbledore made terrible decisions that may have worked out, but it doesn't change the fact that he got straight up lucky. He got lucky that V stole Harry's blood. He got lucky that Harry didn't just say fuck it and take off. He got lucky that Harry managed an unbelievable task that was ... completely unfair to put on a seventeen year old kid.

So, do I like him? I like his complications. I like his shades of gray, but overall, I don't paint him in the best light when it comes to fics because I use his canon decisions that straight up sucked to make decisions in the story.

thanks for the ask :)

[crazypercheron]

anon, I have seen your lovely comment (about Chapter 5 from my recent fanfic) in my inbox. I promise I'll answer it, I'm just waiting to give the other followers a chance to read it before the spoilers. But thank you for your kind words. :)

[your-super-paper-grandma]

💖 Helping Mama Deet with the chores 💖

[jen-with-a-pen]

A good example !

I wanted to take a second to highlight this user in the midst of the "discourse" in spam liking and not reblogging.

When I saw this in my notifs just now, I about cried.

THIS IS WHAT ITS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE.

BE THIS PERSON. THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD BE DOING IT.

We are not fucking kidding when we say reblogging takes literally two seconds. This user is still liking and sharing!! You don't even have to add tags!! When you spam like we expect spam reblogging for our works!!

This is the bar. The bar is 6ft under yet lots of y'all are literally still going under it and it's fucking insane.

Anyways to you @sjsmith56 I pat you on the head and offer you a cookie. It's snickerdoodle. Hope that's okay.

If y'all don't mind, I'm tagging just a few mutuals in order to highlight this along with my other post.

@navybrat817 @targaryenvampireslayer @fushic0re @bucksangel @eulalielatibule @cocoamoonmalfoy

[tanyakennedy1899]