#none of this applies to Harry Potter

[stuckyparty]

A little reminder in these Neil Gaiman times:

Abusers groom allies as much as they groom victims. When they get accused, they need to have a list of people who will say they could never. They go out of their way to help you. They're funny and charming. They want you on the witness stand in their future trial.

If you got groomed as an ally and not as a victim, you would have no way of knowing who they are behind closed doors and you're not a bad person because you believed them.

The only thing you can do now is decide what to do with the information you have. That's the only part that is your responsibility alone, and you can choose to Sunk Cost Fallacy this shit or you can choose to be better. That is the one choice the abuser has left in your hands, make it wisely.

Sunk Cost Fallacy also applies to how invested you are in an artist's work. How much it defined you. How much it helped you through the hard times. How you imprinted onto these characters and let them share the burden of living with you for a while or a lifetime.

As a veteran of the 2007 Harry Potter internet forums, I am here to tell you that you did that. Neil didn't do that. The lessons you learned, the ways of being you adopted, the comfort you found, you did that. Neil Gaiman wasn't in your library nook or bedroom or study hall or apartment walking you through it. You consumed An Art and applied it to your own life because you are a sympathetic human being who wants to find community with other human beings.

The lessons you learned are yours. They aren't tainted by his behavior because he wasn't in your room telling you how to feel. You were feeling on your own. Take those lessons forward into something new and better.

None of this is an excuse to keep consuming his intellectual property and I will judge you hardcore for doing so, signed, the girl with a HP tattoo who hasn't read HP or fanfic in over a decade.

You don't get to keep it because it was important to you. It was important to you because of who you are, not because of who he is, and you can bestow your precious sympathy and attention somewhere else going forward. I believe in you.

Godspeed, little angels and demons.

[wh0reforcoriolanussnow]

please do one where they were like in a secret relationship and one day reader went live for her fans and idk maybe Tom walked in and now the secret's out. It's up to you how you go abt it. Have a nice day!!

Caught in 4k || Tom Blyth x gf!reader

A/n: Anon you read my mind.... I had this idea sitting in my drafts for quite some time!

Warnings: none!

Wc: 983

Divider by @pommecita

You stir in your sleep when you feel light kisses on your arm. "Good morning, love," He says, his morning voice making you smile as you turn around and place a kiss on his cheek, a smile adorning his lips. His arms wrap themselves around your waist as you both lay still, neither wanting to pull away from the embrace.

"I'm going to go for a shower," You say against his neck, his hands coming to your hips as he massages them. "Can I join?" His tone teasing as you consider the idea. "I fear if you do, we won't make it out of the bathroom for quite a bit," A smirk forms on his lips as you get out of bed, his hand still clinging to yours.

"I don't mind!" He calls out as you flip him off, not bothering to turn around as you shut the door behind you. After the calming shower, you wrap your body in a fluffy white towel as you squeeze out the excess water from your hair, letting it air dry.

You start to brush your teeth as you hear the bathroom door opening. Tom enters in only his boxers as he makes his way to you, arms wrapping around your towel cladded body as you lean back against him. You smile at him through the reflection you mouth frothy with the toothpaste as he smiles back at you.

You bend over to spit out the toothpaste as Tom pretends to fuck you from behind as laughs erupt from your mouth. You lean back up, slapping him across his chest as he smiles innocently at you. Going on your tippy toes, your arms loop around his neck and place a kiss on his lips, a few actually, as you both smile in between them.

"I feel like making pancakes, do you want blueberries or chocolate chips in yours?" You ask him whilst applying lip balm on your lips as he turns the shower on. "Chocolate chips please," He grins at you as give him a thumbs up and walk out picking out an outfit.

You pull back the curtains revealing dark clouds that littered across the sky of Brooklyn. You smile to yourself knowing today was going to full of cuddles and watching Harry Potter films with Tom. Walking down stairs, a thought plagued your mind.

You wanted to go live on Instagram as you felt as if it had been too long since the last time you did one. You leaned your phone up against a fruit bowl as you start the live. "Hey guys!" You smile as you watch thousands of people join in a matter of seconds.

You then continued to pull out the ingredients to make pancakes as you answer some of the questions that people asked. Tom walks down a few minutes later, wondering who you were talking to as your voice travelled upstairs.

He sees you in the kitchen, your back towards him as you talk about the weather. He decided to surprise you so he slowly walked up behind you and wraps his arms around you as you slightly jump. "Fucks sake, you scared me!" You sulked as Tom laughs, peppering the side of your face with kisses as your hands go up to his arms around your neck.

"Oh shit," You silently curse as you freeze, remembering you were still live on Instagram, "What?" He asks confused. You discreetly glance back and mentally face palm yourself as your phone was directly aimed at the two of you which meant that thousands of people witnessed it and most definitely concluded that you and Tom were together, which was very much the truth.

"I'm live on Insta," You whisper as you feel Tom physically pause as well, probably processing your words. He turns his head and makes eye contact with himself on your phone as he awkwardly chuckles. "Oh hey.." He trails off as you burst out laughing. "I'm going to go put a shirt on," Tom quickly says as he runs up stairs to get one.

You watch as comments blow up and you couldn't contain your smile. Everyone was going crazy as they flooded the comments with questions. You hear Tom walk back down, a shirt on his previously naked upper body as you hold out you hand and he takes is. "Well, guess it's out," He chuckles as the both of you read the comments.

Tom leans his hand against the counter as you rest your head on his arm. "Shit, I almost forgot the pancakes!" You panic as you go back to the stove and continue cooking the batter. You and Tom kept your relationship as private as you could, fans speculated that you were dating each other but nothing was confirmed, well until the live of course.

"How long have you two been together?" Tom reads out loud as you get plates for the two of you. "3 years now is it?" You say as Tom thinks about it, "Yeah, 4 years coming this September," he smiles. You come up beside him, resting your chin on your hands that were on the counter as you read through the comments, too immersed to notice that Tom was staring down at you with a huge smile on his face.

A comment mentioning how Tom is looking at you makes you look behind you, "What?" You shyly laugh as he says nothing, shaking his head. Tom takes over with making the pancakes and eventually they are done. "Well guys I'm going to end the live here and eat these pancakes with my wonderful boyfriend, bye!" You say as you end it.

You make eye contact with Tom as you both start laughing. He hugs you and kisses your forehead. "At least we don't have to keep hiding this in public anymore," He says as you agree with him.

[fannedandflawless]

From Student to Staff: The Adults Who Watched Him Break, Then Welcomed Him Back

Severus Snape didn’t just return to Hogwarts as a professor. He returned to a castle full of ghosts—not the ones who drifted through walls, but the ones who once looked through him. The ones who had titles, robes, and responsibilities. And Merlin, the way they smiled when he came back.

These weren’t strangers. These were his former teachers. The ones who watched him unravel—slowly, painfully, obviously. They saw the weight—emotional bruises no child his age should have been burdened with. They noticed the robes that hung too loose, the way his voice softened into nothing, the eyes that dulled year by year. And then, as if memory had been Obliviated, they greeted him with polite nods and teacups.

Let’s name them. Let’s drag the velvet curtain back. Let’s ask what they refused to.

🧙‍♂️ Albus Dumbledore — The Grand Strategist of Silence

He saw everything. The twinkle in his eye? That was calculation. Dumbledore knew Severus’ pain. Knew his background. Knew the Marauders were brutal, and knew exactly how Hogwarts worked for boys who didn’t shine the right way.

And what did he do? Nothing.

Not until the prophecy.

Not until Severus—broken and desperate—came crawling with regret.

Only then did Dumbledore offer protection. And even then, it wasn’t mercy. It was strategy. It was cost-benefit arithmetic.

He kept Severus close, yes—but not out of trust. Out of necessity. And in that same chessboard logic, he raised Harry the same way. A pawn to be protected, yes, but only until it was time to be sacrificed.

Severus recognised it all too well. The same cold detachment Dumbledore had shown him as a man—keeping him close, not out of care, but for utility—was now being applied to Harry. Despite the tangled mess of resentment and reluctant protection he felt toward the boy—born of Lily, shaped by James—Severus could see the pattern. He could see the purpose.

He saw through it: "You've kept him alive so that he can die at the proper moment. You've been raising him like a pig for slaughter!"

Two lives. One broken young, the other burdened late. Both groomed to serve, both shaped for sacrifice—and in the end, perhaps, both meant to die on cue.

And when the war ended, Dumbledore offered Severus a position—not because he sought to make amends, but because it served a purpose. Severus had returned to spy, initially under orders, a reluctant shadow caught between masters. And once the mask was worn long enough, Dumbledore simply let it stay.

As if a professorship could heal years of sanctioned cruelty. As if being called "Professor" would cleanse the memory of being a punchline in the corridor.

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🧪 Horace Slughorn — The Collector of Potential

He loved talent. But only when it glittered.

Slughorn praised Severus’ brilliance in Potions—called him promising, sharp. But he never once shielded him.

He didn’t invite him to the Slug Club. Not until Severus’ name meant something. Not until his mind could decorate a shelf.

Slughorn’s affection was conditional. You had to be charming. Presentable. A legacy. And Severus? He was none of those things. Just a poor boy with a hungry mind and no surname to flaunt.

And perhaps that is why, years later, Severus held nothing but quiet disdain for him. Because if anyone should have noticed what was happening in the shadows of Slytherin House, it should have been its Head. Not McGonagall. Not Dumbledore. Slughorn.

He should have seen it first. And yet—he didn’t.

Slughorn used him on parchment, but never sat beside him in reality.

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🐈‍⬛ Minerva McGonagall — Sharp-Eyed and Selectively Blind

Minerva loved her lions. James Potter was golden in her eyes—brave, brilliant, bold.

She watched him torment Severus in broad daylight. She called it mischief. At best, she scolded. At worst, she said nothing.

She taught Severus Transfiguration. She saw his talent. But she never once stepped in when he was dangling upside down in a public corridor.

And years later? She called him Severus. Perhaps it was meant as respect. Perhaps it was all she had left to give. But even that name, spoken in her steady voice, must have tasted hollow.

Because if I were Severus, I don’t know what I would feel beneath the careful nods and professional courtesy. Not really.

Respect? Yes. She was formidable, fair—in her own way. But also a bystander. A witness to pain who never raised her wand.

The bitterness would have settled in strange places. Not hatred. Not fury. Just that sharp ache that lingers when someone could have helped—and chose not to.

As if calling him by name could erase the silence that came before it.

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📚 Filius Flitwick — Gentle, Brilliant, Absent

Flitwick was kind. Clever. Charms master of immense skill. The sort of professor whose praise felt like sunlight.

And yet—he kept to his corner. He didn’t speak up.

Severus wasn’t just a good student. He was exceptional. The sort of student whose talent should have lit up the classroom like a Lumos Maxima—quiet, focused, effortlessly precise. The kind of brilliance that doesn’t need to shout because it radiates.

He invented spells. Created incantations from scratch. If anyone in Charms class should’ve stood out like a blinking sign under a spotlight—radiating silent brilliance from the back of the room—it was him. You didn’t need him to speak to notice. You just had to be looking.

Surely Flitwick noticed. How could he not?

But maybe noticing brilliance wasn’t the same as seeing pain. Maybe house loyalty got in the way. Maybe the politics of Slytherin versus Gryffindor made it easier to stay silent.

Perhaps he thought it wasn’t his place. Perhaps no one ever taught the professors how to reach past a student's wandwork and into their wounds.

And so, in the silence between spells, a boy learned that even kindness could be hollow.

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🌿 Pomona Sprout — The Kind Bystander

Warm, earthy, nurturing. That was Sprout’s image. A Hufflepuff’s dream.

But she, too, looked away.

Maybe she frowned at what she saw. Maybe she clucked disapproval over tea. But she never interrupted the hierarchy.

Not when Severus slouched through corridors like a shadow. Not when he withered a little more each autumn.

She believed in fairness—but not enough to fight for it.

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🏥 Madam Pomfrey — The Healer Who Didn’t See

Out of all the professors, Madam Pomfrey may be the one I find myself most curious about. Not because she was cruel—she wasn’t. Not because she was blind—she couldn’t have been. But because if anyone should have noticed—it was her.

She could spot a fractured rib with a glance. She healed Quidditch injuries between spoonfuls of broth. Her hands were warm, her wards comforting.

And yet… she didn’t notice Severus returning each term thinner, paler, greyer?

No trace of curiosity when he flinched at loud spells? No quiet pause when he walked too carefully, too lightly—as if even the castle floors might punish him?

Did she not see the hex marks? The magical burns? Did she really miss the boy who never sought help unless he was near collapse?

Or perhaps... he hid it too well. Perhaps he wore silence like a second robe. Perhaps he'd already learned that pain, when visible, only made you more vulnerable. That vulnerability made you expendable.

But still—she was a healer. She would have known the signs. Malnutrition. Exhaustion. The long-term magical residue that clings to a child who’s been hexed too often.

Pomfrey, as matron, was in a position to notice it all—if he had come to her. But maybe he didn’t. Maybe he couldn’t. Maybe he knew better than to hope.

We know his home life wasn’t gentle. Tobias Snape, his father, was a drunk—furious, unkind, loud enough to silence the whole house. We weren’t shown every bruise or every scream, but we were shown the aftermath.

So when Severus came back each September—robes loose, eyes dimmed, voice flat—surely, surely she must have seen something. Anything. A flicker of concern. A whisper of doubt.

To be fair, we cannot fully blame her. Hundreds of students passed through her care. She healed what was asked, tended what was brought. Perhaps she was simply overwhelmed. Perhaps she assumed someone else would act.

But still… I can’t help but wonder.

She offered pepperup potions to those with sniffles. She wrapped bandages around bruised Gryffindors.

But Severus? The boy who never asked, who needed most?

She offered rest to others.

But not to him.

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They all had eyes. They all had wands. They all had duty—but they wore it like a decorative cloak, not a vow.

And oh, how one wonders. How could they not see the bruises? The shoulders pulled too tight? The voice too low?

How could a castle brimming with portraits, portraits that whispered and staircases that listened, miss the slow crumbling of a child?

Perhaps they did see. Perhaps that’s what makes it worse.

Because silence isn’t always ignorance. Sometimes, it’s a choice. Sometimes, it’s self-preservation masquerading as neutrality. Sometimes, it’s indifference dressed as decorum.

And still—they looked away.

Severus Snape returned to Hogwarts as a man.

But once, he was the boy they failed.

And they seated him at their table as if none of it ever happened.

[dinarosie]

I’m tired of how, whenever Snape’s strengths are discussed, some people feel the need to immediately undermine them by saying, “But he’s not a good person; he’s gray.” Let’s be clear: this applies to every Harry Potter character. None of them are purely good or evil. They’re all flawed, complex, and gray—especially Harry himself, whom Rowling has openly described as imperfect and morally ambiguous, much like Snape. .

If we call Snape irredeemable, we must remember that Harry, too, has made morally questionable choices. Both are flawed, both are human.

Goodness doesn’t require perfection or sainthood. It’s about the choices we make in spite of our flaws, pain, and failures. Snape’s story reminds us that even the most broken among us can still choose the right path, save lives, and remain loyal to what truly matters.

[bubbless-s]

⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ A brushstroke of love ᝰ.ᐟ

Request: “I don’t know if you still take Harry Potter requests but can you do slytherin boys (and pansy) walking on you doing your pre shower makeup?”

Masterlist

- ʚɞ genre: fluffly, light entertainment

- ʚɞ warnings: none

Tom Riddle

✧ Gets annoyed.

✧ “Why are you wasting your make up?”

✧ Still doesn’t get why you waste time and energy doing this.

✧ You jumpscared him once because you had done a minion full face make up.

✧ it just happened that you were walking after him and he suddenly turned.

✧ Starts hating the pre shower makeup even more.

✧ Would rather die then tell anyone that he got jumpscared by your face in yellow.

Mattheo Riddle

✧ “Love what the fuck.”

✧ Will NEVER let you do it on him.

✧ You will give him kisses? No—wait kisses?

✧ Well since you will give him compensation he will sit trough it.

✧ “I look like what you would get when you search ghetto make up on google.”

✧ Likes it more if you put lipstick on and kiss his whole face.

✧ He is like a energetic 9yo who ate tons of chocolate. So in conclusion he can’t stay still for too long.

Theodore Nott

✧ Thinks its funny since he has done it too.

✧ Buys you those shitty kid make up products so you don’t waste your expensive makeup.

✧ Secretly takes pictures of you and threatens to post it.

✧ But he never will.

✧ Let’s you do his brows because he finds it hilarious how he looks with big brows drawn with a eyeliner from a kid makeup set.

✧ Takes 0,5 pictures of you and himself after the masterpiece makeup is done.

✧ Laughs everytime the dollar store lipstick snaps in half from bad quality and his pressure from applying it.

Draco Malfoy

✧ “Is this what birthday makeup is or..?”

✧ Straight up holding back tears when you force him to try it.

✧ “This is muggle activity I—“ “So is bleaching your hair Malfoy.”

✧ You made his skin match his hair. ‘Accidentally’ with water proof 24h lasting brush.

✧ He almost cried.

✧ Didn’t go to classes that day and didn’t step out of his room.

✧ Also he ‘accidentally’ smudged the makeup in your shirt. Accident happen!

Enzo Berkshire

✧ Traumatised.

✧ “Why do you look like a smurf :(.”

✧ Doesn’t want to do it. But he is supportive. Kinda.

✧ Will get you tons of micellar water so the cleaning process is easier.

✧ If you mess up your mascara and get it all over the tube he won’t also mind cleaning it.

✧ What he will mind is if you try to do it on him.

✧ “My skincare is expensive girl..💅”

Blaise Zabini

✧ Stands in the doorway with a ‘:|’ face.

✧ “Um what are you doing this late at night cupcake?”

✧ Another type to take pictures of you.

✧ Agrees when you offer to do his next.

✧ Suddenly became a professional makeup artist??

✧ And comments and how you blend things and stuff😭

✧ “Im rocking this.”

Pansy Parkinson

✧ “I thought we were doing this together?”

✧ Immediately sits next to you and DEMANDS that you do her makeup too.

✧ In the end you both have matching makeup. You’re painted in pink she is in blue. (Stitch and his gf)

✧ “I look so cute. But you’re the cutest.”

✧ Kisses your face anyway. Who cares if you have kilos of make up on your faces?

✧ “Babe do I have makeup smudges on my arse?” “Don’t worry the only thing I see is fifty pounds of ass😋”

✧ The removing process is another type of pain.

[hollowed-theory-hall]

Hi, I really like reading your takes on the Harry Potter books. I think they're fresh, logical and open-minded. So, I wanted to know your thoughts on Hermione's career.

Rowling says that she became minister for magic, while I like the idea, I find it difficult in execution. Like, it's common knowledge that politicians need to be charismatic, people smart and influential. And none of those traits apply to Hermione. I'm not saying that she isn't smart. I'm saying, her personality isn't suitable for a political career. I don't see her accomplishing anything in that field.

While recruiting for the DA, it's Harry's influence that brings people in. Sure, she did the heavy lifting with the list and coins, but she wouldn't have been able to convince anyone to join on her own. She tries and fails with SPEW.

I think she's more suited as a researcher or a journalist.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe she changed a lot after the war but I just don't see it. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Thank you! 💕

Kind of talked about this here.

Hermione is really good at organizing things. She really shines when she needs to get people together, prepare a plan, research information, and organize said information. She would be brilliant in managing an office or department, but I don't think she'll be great as a politician.

Because you are right, it was Harry, the D.A. joined for, not Hermione. Later in DH, Harry was the symbol everyone followed and rallied behind, not Hermione. And a politician needs to be charismatic and learn to work with the WW's crapy system. Systems don't change overnight, and you need to understand the ministry to change it. Hermione, while very patient when researching a subject, she isn't very patient when it comes to getting things done or with people she considers not as smart as her. (Ron is the only people-person in the Golden Trio)

I think Hermione would work well in various roles in the ministry, I just don't think being the minister is one of them. I think she'd cause a lot of tension, and that it's the kind of position that would make her worse rather than something she would enjoy long-term. Becouse she'd start passionate and idealistic, and the ministry is going to grind her down, and when that happens, Hermione would swing back even more aggressively and create more opposition for herself to deal with. She'd enjoy researching for the ministry, but I think she'd find the actual politics part of it, trying, frustrating and she'd feel like she's constantly scrambling.

Hermione isn't a good liar, nor is she good at thinking of things on the spot under pressure. If some other politician presses her enough to stress her, she might freeze up and forget half her planned bullet points. She can also be more hesitant than you'd want to be in some situations as a minister — she can be very cautious and self-doubting when it comes to more risky, bigger plans (as seen repeatedly in DH). She struggles to say "I planned enough, let's do this," and often needs that push.

So, yeah, I don't think Hermione is minister material, but I think she could manage certain offices and departments in the ministry (that are more research-heavy) if the right people are working around her (which she would be able to control, so, yeah).

I think Hermione would be a brilliant journalist, actually. She would do all the legwork for research, she eavesdrops on conversations and likes being in the know (she is very nosy), she's very articulate and well-spoken — yeah, I back this. I think Hermione could have a blast being a journalist. It would also allow her to shed light on injustices and systemic issues in their world. It's one of the better headcanons for a profession for Hermione I've seen.

[mycatishandsome]

How I Shift: a step-by-step

So to start, I want to remind ya'll that what works for me, can and wil work for you, if you assume it will.

For context, I like to believe that the multiverse theory is true, but like mixing it in with the LOA (3D/4D/etc.) theory. I could sit here all day and talk and talk about those theories, but that's not what this post is about. If you scroll on my blog, you'll find plenty of posts that can do it better than I.

SO, where do we begin?

1.) As an obvious start, it's good to pick where it is you'd like to shift/ what you'd like to shift into this "reality". It's not super necessary, but it's great to reaffirm where it is your going/what you're bringing in.

2.) I like shifting at night (like most others), so before a shift, something I'll do is carve out a bit of time to go through my Pinterest boards. This is a great way to visualize what you want (what you technically already have) This is also great for my non-visualizers (or just those who have trouble doing it on the spot). it's a great way to reaffirm.

3.) Then depending on my DR, I'll choose an ambiance sound that is related (for example: star wars-space/ship sounds, harry potter-train sounds, pirates??? ships creaking/wind)(also sounds can be super broad, like rain/thunderstorm sounds) personally, I feel like ambience is crazy helpful for me (as I assume it is).

-The way I see it, and how I use it: The sounds I'm hearing ambiance wise, are the sounds I hear in my DR as well. They will not distract me! I have animals and loud roommates. Rather than sit there and get annoyed, i think to myself, "wow my house mates are rowdy tonight" in my DR. I apply those sounds TO my DR. This goes for the ambiance as well!

4.) At this point, I then pick how I'm going to meditate. So because I have autism, I tend to use the same two mediations because it's what I'm comfortable with (and they help me the best!) I'll tag them here :)

I start with this one: Law of Assumption meditation

Then listen to this one immediately after: Law of Assumption Meditation part 2

I listen to these one after the other using an app called musi. I set them to a timer so i don't have to stop a playlist or anything, just set it and go!

5.) I sometimes strait up fall asleep and shift, and sometimes i shift during these meditations. It often depends on how my mind set is, as sometimes I've had a tough day, or i just can't stop thinking about the exam i have tomorrow. Generally when I feel like this, I listen to another meditation before these other two. I don't have a specific one to link, i usually just look up 10 minute meditations. These will usually help me to relax and empty my mind.

Notice how none of these are shifting meditations. if you think it will work for you, then it will! I've always found that even when i was in the right mindset, shifting meditations were very.....not what shifting is. I always felt like they played against what i was trying to achieve. I'm sure there are some that are great and incredibly helpful!! I personally just haven't found that one yet. Shifting is generally simple, and to the point, there's no need to use complicated steps. (ONCE AGAIN, UNLESS you find they work for you! in your reality they may work just fine!)

I hope this helps, or at the very least gives some of ya'll some ideas on what to try!

Happy shifting!

[weheartdracofest]

We 💚 Draco Fest Day Six

In today's fic, Bucket of Feelings, we find out that Draco Malfoy really was up to something this time, but it seems the something bit back. Draco is cursed to feel others' emotions and goes to get the curse broken by none other than the expert, Bill Weasley. Unfortunately, he gets his protégé Potter instead. Draco moves into Grimmauld so Harry can keep an eye (and possibly more body parts) on him while they figure out a cure.

And we have a hilarious podfic that will be enjoyed by anyone who ships, uses AO3 tagging, or follows anyone on Tumblr…. So, every last one of us!! Dive into A Question of Ethics by @pl0tty

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Title: A Bucket Of Feelings

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 27,843

Warnings/Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy's Owl, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Bill Weasley, mention of Fleur Delacour - Freeform, Minor Fleur Delacour/Bill Weasley, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Cursed Draco Malfoy, POV Draco Malfoy, Curse Breaker Harry Potter, alcohol consumption, Top Draco Malfoy, Bottom Harry Potter, Virgin Harry Potter, Kissing, Frottage, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Thief Draco Malfoy, BAMF Juno (Draco Malfoy's Owl)

Summary: Saddled with a terrible curse that no one can help him with, Draco Malfoy has no other choice but to turn to — and depend on — his old childhood rival, Harry Potter.

Author's note: 

this is for the 'We Love Draco' fest!!

first of all, i'm really excited to be joining my first ever drarry fest! thank you so much to the mods for hosting!! here is the prompt that i received:

prompt 13: After a failed attempt at a cursed object auction, Draco is cursed to feel the emotions of others. He’s forced to navigate the chaos of his new life while trying to find a way to break the curse. Harry, ever the unlikely ally, becomes the key to Draco’s salvation—but will it be enough to heal their strained relationship?

i should mention that i'm not sure i complied to the prompt completely, but i certainly had so much fun writing it!!

second, i'd like to thank my beta, b! thank you so much for working on this fic with me and getting back to me so fast!! i hope you know that i appreciate you so much!!

thank you to everyone who decided to give my fic a chance, i really hope that you enjoy!!

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Title: [Podfic] A Question of Ethics by plotty

Rating: Gen

Length: 8 minutes, 45 seconds

Warnings/Tags: Established Relationship, Married Life, Characters React to Fandom, Auror Harry Potter, Kpop Stan Draco Malfoy, Tumblr User Draco Malfoy, Fluff and Crack, Crackit's crack all the way down, Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World, POV Harry Potter, Humor, Comedy

Summary: A functional computer and internet connection were the least Harry could provide for his stay-at-home husband.

Or,

Draco does fandom.

Podficcer’s note: I love domestic, established relationship Drarry, and I love Draco, period. This is so fun, enjoy!

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catch a falling star

Prompt: "Stardust", 2007 Written by: flintandfuss Narrated by: Anonymous Length: 3:12:08 Rating: Explicit Warnings: Blood and Injury

Summary: A star falls. A hidden evil stirs. And beyond the wards of The Wall, three friends embark on a quest in a twice-magic land. Their mission? Retrieve the fallen star and win a date with the lovely Cho Chang.

But nothing across the Wall is what it seems. And for Harry Potter, finding the star is only the beginning.

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Harry was off his broom in an instant, lost in a fantasy of bestowing Cho with a glittering rock the size of his fist. Its beauty would pale beside Cho’s soft smile.

“I knew it would be you, Harry,” she’d whisper, her hair falling in a gentle curtain as she leaned in to—

“Were you trying to kill me with that glorified tree branch, or are you as blind as those hideous glasses suggest?”

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covert operatives to boring dads (back in action)

Prompt: "Back in Action", 2025, Seth Gordon Prompted by: Anonymous Author: Anonymous Medium: Digital Art Rating: General Audiences Warnings: CW: Kidnapping

Summary: Harry and Draco are parents to an adopted Muggleborn Meera and Teddy. They live a quiet life, until the past comes knocking.

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Hurry Pottah

Prompt: The Harry Potter series, 2001 to 2011 Prompted by: Anonymous Artist: Anonymous Medium: Digital Art Rating: General Audiences Warnings: None

Summary: Movie adaptation for the Wizarding best-seller "Hurry Pottah", coming this summer. Check the closest theatres.

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Twenty’s Plenty

Prompt: "What's Your Number?", 2011, Mark Mylod Prompted by: veradubhghoill (ao3) Author: Anonymous Word Count: 21,811 words Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply; Infidelity but not between Harry and Draco

Summary: After a string of failed relationships and a Witch Weekly article that proclaims anyone who has dated over twenty people is more likely to end up alone, Draco decides enough is enough. There must’ve been someone in his past who he missed a connection with, so there’s only one thing for it. Hunt down all of his exes and find The One. What he didn't account for was Harry Potter coming along for the ride.

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Life As We Know It

Prompt: "Life as We Know It", 2010, Greg Berlanti Prompted by: Anonymous Author: Anonymous Word Count: 25,803 words Rating: Explicit Warnings: Minor character death, death from terminal illness

Summary: When Andromeda suddenly passed away, leaving Teddy in the care of both Harry and Draco, neither of them knew how they’d manage to live together without killing each other, let along survive as parenthood was thrust upon them. Raising a ten-year-old boy would be hard at the best of times, but raising one who had just lost the only parental figure he’d ever known was another thing entirely. Would it be possible for Harry and Draco to put aside their (very many) differences in order to provide a stable family for Teddy? And what would they learn about each other – and themselves – along the way?

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[life-in-the-monster-haus]

I am so so so sorry for just popping in here and bringing back bible talk because I know you got flack for it but I wanted your opinion on this.

Fontana was doing a Q&A on Instagram for September and she answered a question about why Clawdeen and Howleen weren’t related anymore:

But the leaked bible (which I don’t believe you read) said Clawdeen and Howleen were secret cousins and it would be revealed at the end of season 1, which contradicts the show and what Fontana is saying here.

I guess I just want to know what you think cause I value your opinion but I also see fans refer to the Bible leak a lot and I know you were one of the people that didn’t believe it. (You can ignore me too I kinda just stormed in here)

I'll never ignore a well thought out question or a fellow fan who wants to exchange ideas! bring them on!

No need to apologize! The thing with the show bible got quite out of hand, now that the season is over we can clearly see it was a bunch of circumstantial nonsense. I can talk about it now, enough time and fan fare has passed.

I read it and personally? it sounded like it was mostly assumptions and educated guesses based off the direction Nickolodeon / Mattel are going in matters like diversity & inclusion. Not really something that a show staff would write.

I think everyone was HOPING Clawdeen and Howleen would still be related (I was too) but honestly? after the secret dimensional crap they pulled with Clawd & then finding out her mom was still alive, the likelihood of Clawdeen having a 3rd surprise relative she wasn't aware of became more and more unlikely.

I don't really care for the cultural consultant they hired to over-see this season. While the concern of "all monsters of a certain ethnicity assuming to be related" IS a valid concern, I don't think it applies to the wolf pack. In fact I think it brings up way more and weirder questions / implications than the one they are trying to fix.

So now that we know Howleen is not related to Clawd & Clawdeen what does this mean for Howleen? is she no longer black now? they said Hexican heritage so I'm assuming Howleen is no longer black and she is now only Mexican. I take bigger issue with them erasing Howleen's blackness than encouraging this obscure & ancient stereotype that "people of the same ethnicity would all be related" or is she ALSO mexcian and black? it's POSSIBLE for 2 different interracial families to have kids in the same area / school / grade. it's just not very likely. As a mixed person myself I take issue with this... I know lots of half Puerto Ricans in my state but I'm one of three who's Puerto Rican AND Irish and none of us are in the same age range. I don't think the wolf pack encouraged any negative stereotypes because we saw other black kids and other werewolves. it's not a problem to view them all as related IF they are in fact related. There's nothing wrong with having a big family either. Harry Potter did it with the Weasley's there's 7 children in the family but no one said it was encouraging negative stereotypes about redheads.

I love G3 I really do, it's mostly done positive things for the brand and the characters we love. But every once in awhile they kinda shoot themselves in the foot while trying to avoid something they do something way, way worse. for example in this generation they're trying to "tone down" mentions of death because they said it's too depressing for modern kids and Shea has also gone on record saying that monsters like Zombies and Ghosts aren't the remnants of dead humans, they were born monsters. Which is all well and good but then they still do things that only dead creatures do - like Vampires drinking blood - the reason they do it is because their blood cannot sustain life or Zombies eating brains, why do they still need brains if they're a complete being? and where are the brains coming from? Ghoulia made an entire loaf of Whole Brain Bread in the first season of the Nickolodeon show, brains came from someone. So someone somewhere died to provide those brains and if they're not real brains they why are we calling them brains? why not just have it be pink nutrient mush!?

Because THAT would ruin Ghoulia's cool flesh eating aesthetic, no more Brain Puffs or Cup-O-Brains. (which I personally love & I hope they never stop doing this)

See the logistical nightmare that one change created!? If no one has ever died, where is all the dead stuff coming from!? Frankie is literally made out of corpses, why is that okay!? Because their donor parts died a long time ago!? What is the cut off for how long someone has to be dead before we can joke about using their body parts to create a new person!? They have Frida Kahlo's arm and Frida died 70 years ago.

Making Howleen not related to our main wolf pack did something similar. it's created a logical nightmare that I am confident Shea and her crew do not want to answer for because "it's not plot relevant" but it's relevant to us, the fans, we're the only ones who care.

I don't like it and I think their cultural consultant is needlessly walking on egg shells. I don't feel this concern was all that much of a prominent issue with Clawdeen's family during the previous generations - if anything the fans spent WAY more time denying her being black than anything else and Mattel's flat out refusal to give her natural textured hair supported this theory. But at least G3 is trying to correct this... they need to try harder though, a few braids and baby hairs aren't going to cut it I NEED Clawdeen to have some puffs, corn rows or a whole head of braids. (stop putting blonde in her hair mixture while you're at it!) I do not like that Hoween is no longer part of our wolf pack but I guess it's better than her being written out of the series completely.

Sorry I kinda went on a tangent there, but I assume these in depth thoughts are why you guys ask me these kinds of questions to begin with.

[princelysnape]

u died (like right now. in this moment you're reading ts) and reincarnate in 1974 as a ghost that only severus snape can see; no one else can see you. you can hang around in his head and say stuff (but not read his thoughts). You cannot directly make him do anything. You also know you only have 5 years like this before you move to the afterlife.

Wyd.

The clothes you died in are also your forever ghost outfit.

the prince in 1974 (part one)

oh damn, i can't believe i died wearing a sweatshirt, shorts, socks, and messy eyeliner lmao

hmmm, let's see. first of all, i presume you're talking about the harry potter book series and not the movies, right? that's important to know because i know more about the books than the movies. then again, it's been a while since i last read the books too, which could prove to be challenging if i plan to change stuff. however, for the sake of realism and immersion, i'll just wing it with what i know now

and before we can actually start, let's establish a few things:

if i died june 20th, 2025, then it makes sense that i would appear june 20th, 1974, yes?

if i died exactly where i was, then i died in south america, brazil. literally a continent away—too far from our story

if i died at my precise age, then i died in my late 20s. specifically at 26. still very young

if i died right after this ask and knowing for a fact that this new reality will only last for 5 years, then i'm also already aware that i've been isekai'd to the harry potter universe

now let's take a look at my new reality. i'm currently a ghost who died at home after coming back from work, tired as hell and sleepy, all because of your dumbass ask lol. i would be pissed fr, but since i at least know what happened to me and where i am and when, i wouldn't panic so much. and since this whole thing revolves around severus snape and his future, it makes sense that instead of showing up exactly where i was, i would show up right beside him or close to his general presence. which implies that 1) my ghostly form (or soul, i guess) is tethered to his and 2) if he's the only one who can see me, then i'm not a regular ghost like moaning myrtle or even like peeves. the rules of this world don't completely apply to me

as for my location and surroundings... well, i saw this a little after midnight, so i'm probably standing in the middle of the empty slytherin common room. maybe there's a few students around, but none of them can see me anyway, so that's a moot point. but if i'm here, then sev can't be far away, right? and sure enough, there he is, sitting close to the fire, book in his hands, in all his fourteen-year-old glory, looking at me completely baffled. literally everything about him is screaming "what the actual fuck"

look, the thing is, i may not be the smartest cookie in the jar, but my god do i know how to work under pressure. i absolutely cannot talk to severus right now without some sort of plan or strategy, but i also can't leave him hanging there. it's important to show him i'm harmless, and hey, i've built a whole reputation on being disarming and unthreatening, so how hard can this be? so of course i just awkwardly wave at him like a total idiot

if it's even possible, he looks even more baffled than before, but he quickly checks himself. i believe sev is smart enough to immediately clock that i look completely out of place here. i'm obviously dead, too old to be a student and too young to be a professor, i'm wearing muggle, weirdly boyish clothes, and no one else seems to be acknowledging me, so neither can he without looking fucking crazy. he deliberately goes back to his book, ignoring the shit out of me. a good thing too, because now i have time to think about what the hell i'm going to do now

i mean, is it possible to change the future? do i even want to change the future? for all the tragedy and death that happened in the wizarding world, they had a happy ending (kinda). and who knows, in my eagerness to stop things from happening, i could accidentally change things so much that my knowledge of the future would be useless. and anyway, this is all theoretical if i can't make severus trust me enough to hear me out. if i try to simply tell him everything i know, he'll think i'm insane. or worse, he'll think he's the one who's insane, and i can't have him doubting his own mind. he needs to be sharp to protect himself against the noseless bastard. so i need him to take me seriously, and i need to prepare him for what's to come

so step one would be my backstory

i'm gonna have to lie to him. no way around it. i can't tell him i'm from another dimension or that for me he's just a character in a children's book—that's insane, and it would make him have an existential crisis. however, i also can't just make everything up. severus is young and nowhere near as sharp as his older self, but he's not fucking stupid. i think he would be able to tell if i bullshit him too much. and you know what they say: the best lies are wrapped in truth

if he asks, i'll tell him my actual name and general age ("more than 25," because i'm not sure if i'll need to lie about my age too). i was born on another continent, and that's why i don't sound like a british citizen or even an american one. i never went to hogwarts, and i'm from the future (also unspecified, one can never be too careful)

now this is where the lies start, because telling him i'm from the future is already a lot, i can't overwhelm him too much. so as far as he's aware, i'm just a muggleborn witch and i went to castelobruxo, so that's why my magical knowledge is quirky and spotty. i wasn't born in england, but i moved there as a young woman after living in the states as a teenager. i wasn't personally involved in the war because i went into hiding. my family was killed by the dark lord. i'm not completely sure how i died or why i'm stuck to him specifically. and the cherry on top: i knew him as an adult, and dare i say... we were quite close

why would i say this? because before anything else can happen, i need to establish myself as an ally and a trustworthy confidant. i worked with children long enough to know that they all crave the attention and emotional validation from an authority figure deep down. they're extremely mentally fragile and moldable, and severus is especially vulnerable to this phenomenon (look at voldemort, dumbledore, lucius, and hell, even lily, and you'll see where i'm coming from), and that's the path i'm taking. i think i can use this weak spot to my advantage and to further my agenda. now, i know this sounds awful, but five years is really not that much, and having a literal kid as my only asset will make things even harder for the both of us. besides, i'm not a complete piece of shit. by the end of our acquaintance, i promise his self-esteem will be much higher and he won't have to resort to the old fools for validation. i do think he's better off with me than without me. admittedly, i've never had a child before, but i can't possibly do worse than tobias and eileen

i'm not clueless though. with all my vague answers, and too-intimate knowledge about him, and the fact that i'm quite invested in his personal welfare, severus could very well trick himself into concluding we were once romantically involved and i just won't say so because he's too young now. i could play into that and leave it heavily implied that, yes, that's exactly the case. he will be much more likely to believe me if he thinks i'm acting in self-interest and not in some misguided attempt to be a goody two-shoes. it's an efficient tactic, but also, icky as shit, and it sounds a lot like grooming (not that my tactics have been very morally upright so far, mind you). and anyway, it would leave him even more open to this type of manipulation, which is exactly what i'm trying to avoid here

so i'll just... not. i can hardly control what he thinks, and it's normal for kids his age to have crushes on adults. but if he ever tries to tell me about his theory, i'm shutting that shit down. it won't do for me to become a second lily in his life, especially considering that i'm going to disappear in five years' time. he needs to form connections outside of me, outside of lily, and outside of the death eaters

oof, are you bored yet? lmao

if you're wondering, yes, i thought about all of this while still in the slytherin common room. crazy how much time i have now that i don't need to sleep

since i arrived june 20th, it's the end of severus' third year at hogwarts. in a few days, he'll be back in cokeworth. back to his personal hell, and i'll be right there with him whether we both want to or not. so i better start talking to him

i think it's better to corner him during breakfast. he'll be fed and calmer, and if we're in public, he can't snap at me without looking insane. so i just sit down next to him and start talking his ears off about nothing and everything, getting him used to me. predictably, he ignores me. his eye twitches a little, but otherwise, he doesn't acknowledge me. he's very aware that no one else seems to think this is weird or out of norm; like they don't see me at all. at this point, he probably thinks he's hallucinating this whole encounter or that the marauders are pranking him. either way, he can't suffer the indignity of a reaction

the next few days are spent exactly like this. i talk at him, he pretends he can't hear or see me, i follow him around the castle making little funny comments here and there to amuse us both, i make funny faces, i try helping him navigate slytherin politics (guess what, he ignores me)

i watch the marauders coming to bully him as per usual, watch him confront the marauders about their latest prank, watch the marauders being defensive and confused, watch him realize they really have no idea what he's talking about, and watch lily climbing onto her high horse about picking fights with them. they fight and then make up

the end of term is arriving and nothing truly gives. he's still not talking to me, but at least he stopped pretending he can't see or hear me. he seems weirdly accepting of my presence now that he knows i'm not some ploy against him. he raises an eyebrow every time people come and go without acknowledging me, rolls his eyes when i try to be funny, and sighs tiredly every time i open my mouth, but doesn't otherwise engage

after spending nights wondering what the fuck is going on with him, i believe he concluded that i'm hogwarts' new ghost and for some quirky reason i decided to pick on him and there's that—not a lot he can do about it. he reads some books on ghosts though, so i guess he's vaguely curious about this phenomenon (even more so when he notices other ghosts also don't acknowledge me), but not enough to actually talk to me

everything comes to a head in the hogwarts express

if he spent this whole time thinking i'm just a weird ghost haunting hogwarts, you can imagine his surprise when not only can i follow him inside the train, but i also don't feel any particular compulsion to go back to my supposed haunting place

(now, if i'm not mistaken, the reason why myrtle haunts the girls' bathroom is because she was previously haunting another hogwarts student, so the ministry had to confine her to a place instead of a person. but it is something that can happen)

after reading the books about ghosts, he's probably coming to the correct assumption that i'm actually haunting him, not hogwarts. and boy, is he pissed lmao

which might look obvious, but let's throw him a bone here. he has absolutely no reason to believe this random woman he never met in his entire life has a valid enough reason to be haunting him around. so finally, FINALLY, he confronts me. we're thankfully alone in the train compartment after lily goes to the bathroom because i don't think he would want anyone to see how angry and genuinely scared he looks right now. he asks me what the bloody hell i think i'm doing, who am i, why he's the only one who can see me, what did he ever do to me, why don't i just move on, this is ridiculous, etc

i'm actually relieved, being ignored was starting to get old. and here is where i start spinning my story: i tell him my name, explain that i don't know how i died, that i seem to be stuck to him for some reason (looking suspicious, so he'll start wondering if i'm telling the truth), apologize for the inconvenience and that i'll try to leave him alone to the best of my abilities if at all possible (i won't, but it serves the purpose of disarming him of his, admittedly, justified anger)

[mister-snape]

Archetypes of Severus Snape (part 1)

Severus Snape is one of the most controversial characters in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. His actions and motives spark debate ranging from self-sacrificing bravery to cruelty and prejudice. To grasp Snape’s psychological nature from every angle, it is useful to examine him through the lens of archetypal theory. This brief study analyses Snape’s image on three levels: by applying Carol Pearson’s system of twelve archetypes, by tracing the stages of the hero’s journey (Joseph Campbell’s monomyth) and by referencing Carl Gustav Jung’s archetypes of the collective unconscious. Such an approach helps reveal the character’s deep-seated motives, follow his inner conflicts and observe his evolution across all seven books.

Disclaimer: everything below reflects my subjective reading of the character based solely on the books (not the films!). I neither idealise nor demonise Snape.

Carol Pearson’s Archetypes in Snape’s Character

The American scholar Carol Pearson distinguishes twelve heroic archetypes, each mirroring certain motivational and behavioural patterns along life’s path. Several of these archetypes can be discerned in Severus Snape—and as the plot develops, the dominant archetypal roles shift. Below I examine the Pearson archetypes most vividly embodied by Snape, supporting every claim with quotations and episodes from the novels.

The Orphan Archetype

Archetype outline. In Pearson’s model the Orphan is the “wounded child” or the outcast who met an unsafe world early on. The Orphan’s bright side shows realism, resilience and empathy for others’ pain—because the person has known deprivation firsthand. Yet the shadow manifests as bitterness, cynicism, distrust and, above all, the victim stance: the Orphan may blame others for misfortunes, expecting special treatment in return for past suffering. In its darkest form the Orphan lashes out even at those who sincerely try to help, harming others and self alike. Such a traumatised individual tends to lock into grievance, a sense of “nobody understands me,” and often anticipates betrayal where none exists.

Key traits. The Orphan seeks safety yet is disillusioned with trust. At its lowest the archetype is a “convinced victim and cynic”; at its highest it recognises vulnerability and the need for mutual support.

Snape as an Orphan

Snape’s childhood unfolded in a troubled family: a tyrannical Muggle father and a witch mother unable to shield her son. A thin, poorly dressed boy with a sallow face and lank hair—the details hint at neglect and lack of care. He learned early that life is unfair.

From childhood Snape shows cynicism and resentment toward the “lucky ones”: Petunia Evans, whom he views as smug, or wealthy schoolmates like James Potter. Friendship with Lily Evans became his single bright spot, yet it, too, collapsed through his own misstep and fascination with Dark Magic. All this forged an Orphan worldview: he feels betrayed—by parents, classmates, life itself.

After the Marauders’ “prank” (when James Potter saves him from the werewolf Sirius had set on him), Snape feels not gratitude but humiliation and hate, convinced one must trust no one. His cynicism is plain in his biting remarks and disbelief in noble motives. As a teacher he mocks students’ and colleagues’ idealism, as though deriding the very idea of selflessness or courage—an echo of the Orphan who expects only the worst.

At Hogwarts Snape is essentially still an orphan despite living parents. Sorted into Slytherin, he likely meets pure-blood snobbery (he himself is a half-blood, a “second-class” status to some). Besides Lily he has no close friends. Instead, there is always an enemy: the Marauders make his life a chain of humiliations. Isolation and displacement—classic Orphan feelings—cause Snape to harden and see only threats and injustice.

Deeply sensitive, he expresses hurt through sarcasm and aggression, hiding behind “thorns.” We see the adult Snape as a cold, caustic, cynical master who trusts no one and expects no good. His own line to Harry—“Perhaps you have not noticed, but life isn’t fair”—perfectly captures an Orphan’s conviction that justice is a myth.

Years later his hostility toward Harry feeds on old pain: Harry incarnates James, the tormentor of Snape’s youth, and reminds him of Lily, whose loss he cannot separate from guilt. Thus Snape often mistreats Harry as if avenging past wrongs. In Philosopher’s Stone he humiliates the boy on the very first Potions lesson with barbed questions. In Prisoner of Azkaban he tries to have Harry expelled. He complains that Potter “has an overinflated opinion of himself,” seeing in him nothing but his father’s arrogance — “pride encoded at the genetic level.” Of course, Harry does sometimes break the rules, but Snape’s response is always disproportionate, signalling projection of old wounds: he remains the hurt boy fighting a hostile world.

Order of the Phoenix reveals Snape’s most agonising memory: James and Sirius publicly bully him; Lily intervenes, Snape, humiliated, calls her “Mudblood,” ending their friendship. Here the Orphan’s bitterness peaks: he pushes away the only helping hand—typical behaviour for someone used to being a victim. Losing Lily, Snape withdraws fully into darkness, joining the Death Eaters. At the lowest expression the Orphan in him becomes the “convinced victim and cynic,” scorning all—including himself.

Archetypal Transformation

Did Severus ever outgrow his inner Orphan? Partly, yes. By the finale he chooses to stop being a victim and instead take responsibility. The guilt over Lily’s death never lets him go, but it shifts from passive self-torment to an active mission of atonement. Snape no longer complains about life’s injustice—he quietly (?) bears his cross, working for years as a double agent. He renounces personal happiness, risks his life and endures hatred without expecting gratitude or understanding (and indeed receives none while alive). Here he transcends the infantile Injured Orphan, becoming a conscious martyr-warrior, as will be seen in later archetypes.

Yet the Orphan’s shadow never quite leaves: Snape carries hidden hurt to the grave, never opening up to anyone (perhaps except Dumbledore) while alive. Only through his post-mortem memories do Harry—and we, the readers—learn the tragedy of this “abandoned child” who spent an entire life emotionally isolated. In the end the Orphan archetype converts from destructive (cynicism, bitterness) into a resigned tragedy: Snape accepts his lonely fate and channels the pain of loss into duty, but inside remains the boy yearning for the world to spare those he loves.

to be continued...

[bizarre-blorbo-bracket]

Welcome to the bizarre blorbo bracket!

We all know what a blorbo is, but have you ever wondered what the weirdest one out there is? If so, this bracket is for you. From forgotten side-characters to historical figures to real life boats, this poll aims to find the oddest most obscure object of obsession. The winner of this poll will be the strangest fave on the Strange Fave website, and submissions are open HERE.

Rules:

Blorbo is a flexible term, but usually applies to sentient characters. The key here is that you love them & adore them & would call them "poor little meow meow" and other such terms of affection. If you want to scrunch them like an accordion, put them in a salad spinner, tenderly care for their wounds, or wring them out like a washcloth, you're on the right track.

Blorbo does not have to be from your shows. They can be from your books, your videogames, your history books, or really anything you can think of.

Real people are allowed BUT only if they are ALREADY PUBLIC/HISTORICAL FIGURES & NOT ON THIS WEBSITE. I am not putting Neil Gaiman or whoever in here without their express permission.

No Harry Potter or MCYT.

None of marvel's avengers, unless you're getting REAL weird with it.

The more obscure the character is, OR the less blorbo'd they are, the more likely they are to be included! There are shows with millions of viewers a week, but because their target audience is extremely mainstream, not many people feel this way about them. If you want to put the guy from Grand Designs in a shoebox like an injured baby bird, you're in the right place.

Bonus points for being funny.

I will be submitting a couple mod bias picks, but I'm not saying who they are to make things fairer.

No OCs/AUs otherwise we'd be here all day.

this is an sfw bracket. You can submit characters you think are hot n sexy and whatever, but please don't make me look at anything explicit!

Rounds will last a week, looking forward to seeing your little guys!

Tagging for reachies:

@canonmisogynyvictimstournament, @victimsofyaoipoll, @fictional-malewife-tournament, @character-of-all-time, @gayelderstourney, @look-how-they-massacred-them, @overworkedblorbobattle, @hot-take-tournament & @best-female-villain-tournament

[dhr-ao3]

A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start https://ift.tt/SfNwAlr by AdellineD Hermione is desperate for a fresh start in the Muggle world. But fate has other plans—she unknowingly becomes business partners with none other than Draco Malfoy. Can she survive this unexpected twist, or will old rivalries reignite?" Words: 134224, Chapters: 48/48, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley, George Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter & Ginny Weasley Additional Tags: Community: Dramione FanFiction Forum, Community: dramionedrabble, Facebook: Dramione Fanfiction Writers, Originally Posted on HPFF | harrypotterfanfiction.com, Tumblr: harrypotterbingo, Community: dracomalfoy via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/KMRLxwG March 30, 2025 at 10:58AM