#harry is everyones favorite

[godofstory]

Now it's Daeron's turn to keep up the "simping uncle" tradition

[amelia-mariee]

I took my mom to see Twisters because i assumed she’d love Tyler Owens, but she was actually much more focused on that guy Ben. She was so worried about him the entire movie. After Kate’s plan worked and the tornado disappeared, my mom immediately turned to me and went “wait what happened to the British guy? Is he okay?” She was so proud of him for getting his first cowboy hat. She laughed every time he said anything. My mom is Ben’s biggest (and probably only) fan.

[moderndayamymarch]

one of my favorite things about the deathly hallows book is the revelation that snape and petunia knew each other. like if you asked someone in 1997, “hey which two characters from harry potter have longstanding childhood beef with each other”. I’m not sure anyone would’ve answered “harry’s bitchy muggle aunt and the mean potions teacher”. but it also makes total sense. like they are the two biggest haters.

[superfallingstars]

I've been stuck between these three fancasts/faceclaims for awhile now and would love to get the opinion of The People on this. To be fair, I chose the most "Eileen" pictures of each of them to showcase. Also it's just a merry coincidence that they all happen to be musicians I like. Anyway more photos below

Joan Baez:

Laura Nyro:

Zola Jesus (Nika Roza Danilova):

[loopnoid]

celebratory doodles because i just posted the final chapter of my BJ goes to Maine x When Harry Met Sally fic <3

[therealvinelle]

When did Dumbledore start his giant grudge against Tom Riddle? What triggered it?

From what we see in the memory of Dumbledore and Tom Riddle's first meeting, we started off at day 0 with this enmity, and the trigger was that Dumbledore... doesn't seem to actually like children all that much. Oh, it's all well and good when they're pleasant and listen with bright and attentive eyes to him, but Tom Riddle was guarded and that seems to have been enough. The way Dumbledore reads nefarious intent into everything Tom, an eleven-year-old, says or does speaks for itself.

(As it is I find Tom in the orphanage memory acts very much like a normal child. Distrustful of authorities and jaded, yes, but that's hardly surprising given his background. Dumbledore's lack of understanding and immediate dislike of what is essentially a troubled child is what I find concerning about the chapter.)

Dumbledore goes on to explain to Harry how... I can't even paraphrase this, you're getting a quote (only a paragraph, or we'd be here all day):

"I had, as I have already indicated, resolved to keep a close eye upon him, and so I did. I cannot pretend that I gleaned a great deal from my observations at first. He was very guarded with me; he felt, am sure, that in the thrill of discovering his true identity he had told me a little too much. He was careful never to reveal as much again, but he could not take back what he had let slip in his excitement, nor what Mrs. Cole had confided in me. However, he had the sense never to try and charm me as he charmed so many of my colleagues." (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, page 239-240)

(Yes, the guy kept going, beautifully at one point admitting "So I never actually caught him doing anything wrong at any point, but I feel confident in saying he was being evil off-screen all the same" and at another explaining "He had dark glamour, Harry", but I'm trying to be brief here.)

So.

Dumbledore, per his own admission, couldn't catch Tom out on anything even though he kept close watch and we know how uncharitable he is in his interpretation of Tom's words and actions. Notice too, though, how he thinks Tom viewed their first meeting: he believes Tom Riddle was an eleven-year-old politician straight out of Lord Hadrian Potter fanfics. Tom keeps his distance from a professor he doesn't like and Dumbledore says, "Ah, the Machiavellian youth recognizes me as a worthy opponent. How sensible of him."

You can't make this shit up.

So, no, Tom never stood a chance with Dumbledore. It was one-sided Machiavelli at first sight.

(And no, I don't believe this was mutual. Tom acts entirely too normal in the job interview memory, he's having a job interview and Dumbledore is Obi-Wan meeting Darth Vader on the Death Star. It's hilarious, but uh telling.)

[thatsrightice]

Don’t mind me, I’m just thinking about that one navigator at Thorpe Abbotts that every other navigator thought was actually insane and literally no one wanted to fly with him. And he was positioned to replace Crosby as Group Navigator but everyone wanted Crosby to stay so they decided to “get rid” of his competition.

Like Crosby left on weekend pass and came back to discover there’d essentially been a coup and no one will tell him wtf is going on.

[sydmarch]

@koloocheh tumblr will not allow me to actually @ you in this but your tags inspired me

[quilleth]

If the 2020's could just fucking CHILL that'd be great

[wingsmadeforflying]

My favorite thing is everyone going "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.." then Harry's response "Voldemort?"

He's just- I kileed that bitch twice, tf you mean HeWhoMustNotBeNamed. Bitch is fucking He-Who-Fucking-Disintegrated.

[iloveyouimsorrry]

idk why but i think it’s so funny that the entire marauders fandom argues about every single ship except for wolfstar. like genuinely 99.99% of people ship wolfstar and i think that’s so great like as a fandom everyone is always fighting but at any given moment you could mention wolfstar and everyone takes a sigh of relief and is like “yeah”

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[becauseheartsgetbroken-hs]

one thing i love about harry's shows is that he does them the old school way. no dancers, no musical choreographies, nothing. just him, his voice and his band.

[acebytaemin]

Top 5 concerts you've been to

1. shinee (yes they performed 4 songs yes it was the best time of my life)

2. skz

3. frank iero

4. rihanna

5. beyoncé

+ honorary mention to vixx, skunk anansie & arctic monkeys

[mewwile]

you genuinely don’t understand offline politics

[cyarsk52-20]

Where are those T-shirts? I may have to make one myself.

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