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Things Hogwarts Houses need to hear:

Hufflepuff: “I appreciate you.”

Gryffindor: “I admire you.”

Ravenclaw: “You inspire me.”

Slytherin: “I’m proud of you.”

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Excuse me, I have to go make a scene.

APH Poland when he sees someone flirting with Liet 

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The Hogwarts Houses as Artists:

Ravenclaw: makes art that makes you think, weirdly chaotic process (ie. using a hair dryer on high blast to work on a painting faster at 2am with a paintbrush in their mouth), can have hour long arguments over whether or not modern art needs to be beautiful, takes way too long to make all of their measurements precise, most likely out of all of the houses to sketch their observations casually, don’t ever copy their work because they pride themselves on their artistic creativity and composition skills and they will tear you down if you do copy their work, all of their works have complex meanings and every part of it is intentional like their color choices or even different sizes of subjects, have a habit of analyzing the proportions of people’s faces, “you have a great nose”, most likely out of all the houses to want to go to an art museum and stare dreamily at all the pieces

Hufflepuff: makes art to make themselves happier (this can either mean using it as an outlet to speak out about their darker/sad emotions or just making art that makes them smile), Van Gogh obsessed, gets a bit frustrated about how thin the pigmentation of yellow paint is because they use it all the time in their works and are too broke to buy more, will gift their art to people because even though it’s hard to part with their work it’s giving a part of themselves to another person, has the cutest biggest smile when someone complements their work, they’re the messiest out of all the houses and will usually have paint/charcoal/marker/whether medium all over themselves and their clothes, will always doodle in class, best at taking criticism (maybe? I feel like they would take it in stride to be better artists. Feel free to disagree), will always complement other artists’s work because they know how amazing that feels

Gryffindor: big bold ideas and colors, I have a feeling most Gryffindors prefer to use paint, besides the ones who go for more “outside the box” materials and try to make installations or sculptures, tend to leave projects unfinished because they start them in a flurry of excitement but then get frustrated when it doesn’t look like how they wanted it to, probably couldn’t explain to you why they created something in a certain way, “so why did you choose to do that” “I just felt like it”, their emotions drive their work and their work ethic, that being said they work in sporadic flashes of enthusiasm before losing the want to create something, your criticism will go in one ear and out the other because they’re making their art for themselves not for others, determined to make their own artistic style

Slytherin: you should feel incredibly honored if they ask you to critique their art because it’s like them baring their soul to you (and because normally Slytherins suck at taking constructive criticism especially if it’s about something so personal), deep and dark topics (even in seemingly happy art), draws a lot of their inspiration from their emotions and past experiences, gets annoyingly competitive about art even though art shouldn’t be a competitive field, never gets paint on themselves, will definitely have a muse that they love to sketch because wow that person takes their breath away, will hide their art if you try to look over their shoulder, tends to hate their art because they have unrealistically high expectations for themselves

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If you want to feel Ravenclaw vibes:

Read a good book. It doesn’t have to be something studious. I suggest poetry or a good fairytale for times that you want to disconnect yourself from your worries. Just sit by a window, allow yourself to sink into a pile of pillows, and immerse yourself into the words on the page. 

Go stargazing with someone who will let you point out all the constellations that you know in the sky to them. Engage in delightful conversation about your hopes and fears while making up new constellations that amuse you.

Drink something iced, specifically in a glass cup with a straw so you can mix the drink and hear how the ice clinks against the sides of the glass. Try to notice how refreshed you feel after you take your first sip.

Have a friendly, or not so friendly if you’re the confrontational type, debate with someone about a topic that you really care about. Afterwards feel impressed with yourself for your witty comebacks and surprisingly wide area of knowledge about the topic, because you’ve naturally picked up information by just living life without even noticing it.

Try to create some form of art. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It doesn’t even have to be remotely beautiful to anyone else. Just allow the pencil or paintbrush or any artistic utensil to move you and create something that speaks to yourself and your emotions.

Wear bronze toned jewelry (rings, necklaces, earrings, etc.) and feel powerful and unique. Bronze isn’t exactly the most popular color for jewelry but you stand out with it. It’s strong and stately and hearkens back to ancient ages.

Spend an hour learning about a random topic that you’ve always been curious about. Learn for yourself, not a grade, or a teacher, or for any stressful tests in the future. Let yourself learn and soak in as much or as little as you like. 

Sit in a public location, preferably with a nice drink and music pouring through headphones if you want to feel more secure instead of exposed to the elements, and people-watch. Notice the look in each person’s face as they walk by or how children still make sure to not step on cracks as their parents lead them by the hand. Feel connected to every other human being while feeling perfectly yourself at the same time. 

Surround yourself with people you trust and be as weird or as goofy as you’d like to be. Say the jokes that come to your mind and act as true to yourself as you can. You don’t need to cover up your true personality. 

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If you want to feel Hufflepuff vibes:

Buy yourself flowers. Put them in a nice, preferably glass, vase and set them by a window to watch the sunlight pass over each petal.

Eat chocolate. Specifically milk chocolate and feel the sweetness pass over your tongue.

Smile at strangers who seem a bit sad. There’s a strangely warm feeling that you get from causing someone else to smile. Be kind, always, because you never know what other people are going through.

Sit down and do that school assignment or life task that you’ve been meaning to do. Even if it’s s hard, push through. Afterwards, sit back in satisfaction of the hard work you’ve just accomplished. 

Wear soft clothing that lets you feel warm and cozy. Big sweaters and loose pants feel like a constant hug. 

Send a friend something sweet or funny that lets them know you were thinking about them. It’s also a good conversation opener if you want to talk with that person more. 

Walk barefoot outside and feel every blade of grass or how the cement warms your feet. 

Let someone who care for you, know that you appreciate them. Say it to their face and watch the smile form from their lips.

Try baking a dessert. I know not everyone has a sweet tooth, but just try opening a window to let the fresh air in, putting on some oldies love songs, and baking something warm to eat fresh. I highly suggest chocolate chip cookies or muffins with fruit in them.

Acknowledge all of the things that you are proud of yourself for. It is important to practice self love, instead of always showering others with all of your love. Recognize how far you’ve come in life and all of the trials that you’ve persevered through. I’m proud of you. and I hope you’re proud of yourself too.

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Hufflepuff: “What are you doing?”

Gryffindor: “Trying to teach myself how to do a backflip.”

Hufflepuff: “By throwing yourself off the back of the couch?”

Gryffindor: “Yeah, I figured if I think about flipping hard enough, my body should just do it.”

Hufflepuff: “And you approved of this?”

Ravenclaw watching with a bag of popcorn: “It’s an experiment.”

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Off topic and nobody asked but I’m in love with Cedric Diggory.

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So I made the mistake early on, of making hogwartstribune as a secondary blog on my Tumblr. Now I want to interact with everyone, follow people, and reply to comments but it does all of that from my primary account (which I lowkey don’t want people to know about because it mixes two completely different fandoms). So I’m gonna try to fiddle with all the tech-y stuff of tumblr and try to find a way to interact with you guys as hogwartstribune because everyone is so nice here and I want to be friends :(