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[sweetpandorabox]

HP Girls as a Girlfriend - (Gender Neutral)

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A/N: Hey sexy it's Angel, I'm in the mood to do another listing style post, so this one is about what these HP girls would be like as a girlfriend, I haven't done anything for the HP girls I made this but anyways I hope you enjoy this one I love you. xx

Warnings⚠️: None this one is pure fluff.

Word Count: 1,166

List of Characters:

Hermione Granger

Lavender Brown

Padma Patil

Parvati Patil

Cho Chang

Ginny Weasley

Luna Lovegood

Pansy Parkinson

Hannah Abbot

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠…

Hermione Granger :

She helps you with any school work you have to do and encourages you to study hard and supports you through tough assessments and exams ensuring you it's all going to be worth it.

She loves playing with your hair and ruffling it making you lay on her lap so she can do so quite often while she reads.

She's very much grateful and expresses an immense amount of gratitude for anything that you do for her whether it's helping her calm down over an exam, getting her flowers, or kissing her forehead.

She comes up with an idea for the both of you to have a handshake so you both make one and execute the ritual every time you're about to leave each other for the time being.

She's an amazing advice giver no matter the situation that you are in she comes up with the best most smartest solution.

Lavender Brown:

She loves cuddling with you more than anything in the world and she's very much affectionate no matter where you both are and any time of the day.

She has a sort of mother-like figure/influence on you making sure you eat and drink enough, making sure you get some sleep and taking the best care of you when you're sick.

She loves wearing matching clothes with you and she managed to get you to agree to wear the same shirt she's wearing when you both are due to go on a date.

She's a really good listener and she is more than happy to just sit there and listen to you talk about something frustrating, happy, or sad, and she never interrupts you while you talk either.

She gives the cutest most love-dovey nicknames possible because that's how she expresses how much she adores you and the only time she'd call you by your name is if she's mad at you.

Padma Patil :

She tells you a random fact about something quite often due to her rich acknowledgments and intelligent brain which you find quite cute.

She's an optimistic person and some of that optimism rubbed off you as well.

She's really good at keeping eye contact and you find it quite alluring when she initiates one.

She has a habit of biting your lower lip when you make out with her it's almost like a signature style of hers.

She likes twilling her hair when she's really focused on her studies or is thinking about something really hard.

Parvati Patil :

She loves and adores fashion so she constantly asks for your opinion on her outfits and when you have a fashion emergency she'll always be there to help you.

She loves picking a little bit of food from your plate, but you don't mind it because you find this adorable and she always rewards you with a kiss as a thank you for letting her try some anyway.

She's really good at giving messages whether it's your back, your neck, or anywhere else really.

She carries herself with confidence and always manages to bring out your confidence as well.

She uses you as a heat radiator when she's cold and holds on to you for dear life.

Cho Cheng :

She's learned how to make your favorite meal and cook it for you anytime you ask her to.

She loves wearing your clothes because it smells like you and because she knows you find her adorable yet sexy in your clothes.

She loves sitting next to you in a class you are both in and manage to save you a seat every time.

She's quite sensitive to anything and everything but by being so she's quite skillful in noticing people's body language and subtle cues about others and she's quite empathic as well.

She makes the cutest puppy dog eyes at you if you say no to her and it works every time because you can't handle her being sad or grumpy.

Ginny Weasley :

You both have the best inside jokes with each other and she's naturally a funny girl without even trying.

You both play fights, due to the number of brothers that she has she's constantly surrounded by masculinity so she's not afraid to play fight or beat you in any game the both of you have played, and due to that she also grows a little bit of competitiveness from her brothers.

She's one stubborn and tough girl possessing assertive energy and opinions in things she believes in.

She loves to tease you in a harmless and cute way sometimes adding a bit of sarcasm which you find quite alluring.

She's incredibly brave and would go through anything if it means keeping you safe or being able to help you stay safe almost like a protector.

Luna Lovegood :

She loves writing sweet and romantic letters for you and occasionally writes a poem for you as well.

She always takes you somewhere quiet and away from others to spend somewhere quiet time together usually kissing by a tree near the great lake or feeding thestrals inside the forbidden forest

She loves when you help her hand out her fathers magazine the Quibbler to others students around Hogwarts she used this time to bond with you while you walk around holding hands.

She's the type to hum or dance around when she's doing something which you find quite adorable.

She enjoys holding your hands under the table when you're eating inside the great hall together or when you both manage to sit next to each other in classes you have together.

Pansy Parkinson :

She's big on PDA and love displaying her love to you by kissing you, hugging you, or holding your hands in privet and out in public to show everyone just how much she loves you.

She's very playful and flirty never changing the way she was even before you started dating despite dating for a bit now.

She's really good at initiating anything first because she's the type of girl who doesn't mind making the first move.

She buys you expensive gifts that you'd most likely love because she can and she's filthy rich.

She likes getting all dolled up for you because she likes how you get stunned by her beauty.

Hannah Abbott :

She's probably the type to blush a whole lot if you do anything romantic towards her even if it's just a hug or a kiss.

She's very much an innocent and sweet girl but when you or other people that she cares about are wronged by anyone she'll stand up for you all no matter what due to her immense loyalty.

She gives off a shy vibe and is kind of awkward but that makes her so much more attractive in your eyes.

When she isn't feeling shy or is away from other people she'd make sure to kiss attack you and plant kisses all over your face and lips.

She's more than happy to help you with little things like tying up your shoelace, serving food on your plate, cleaning up your face after you've eaten, and other things.

[roseunspindle]

Padma Patil

[shiny-alpaca7991]

Watching the documentary, it's so much clearer why it was so important to Rick that the main cast be diverse. I think too many of us were caught up with the fact that the books we loved as kids were getting a faithful adaptation that we forgot that this is a kid's show. So many children are going to grow up with this show. This will be for them what Harry Potter was for us. Even though I loved the Harry Potter movies and wouldn't change anything about them, I'd be lying if I said that as a person of colour I didn't feel a little excluded. I remember being so excited when the goblet of fire came out and introduced us to characters like Padma and Parvati Patil. For the first time ever I felt like someone of my ethnicity could also belong at Hogwarts. I know that Disney's attempt at race swapping in the name of representation definitely has its issues but in this particular case I genuinely think that having a diverse cast was incredibly important and in touch with Rick's initial intentions behind writing the books. Representation in Children's media, especially in a show such as PJO is incredibly important. I know it's different from the books but imagine in this day and age watching a show about a camp where everyone is white. Even if it's not intentional, it's exclusionary. And besides, the actors are all incredibly talented and capture the essence of their characters so well. Isn't that what really matters anyway? So if there's anyone still complaining that the show isn't faithful to the books, I would urge you to dig a bit deeper. Cause even though the show may look different from how you imagined, its heart and essence is the same as the books.

[the-colourful-witch]

✨🩷Parvati and Padma Patil at the Yule Ball🩵✨

This was by far the biggest challenge and the biggest fun to make. I wanted to do these girls justice, because as we all know, the film costumes were atrocious. BUT, I want to say that just because Parvati and Padma have Indian heritage, it does not mean they would wear a sari to the Yule Ball. In the books, they wore robes with gold bracelets (read: bangles). So, I explored different options for their dress robes. I imagined they received the dress robes in the post by their mum. And she had lovingly put the outfits together for her girls, passing on jewellery that had been in the family for generations, finding their new homes with the twins. Bangles and hair clips and necklaces and earrings. Gorgeous pieces they wore at the ball with pride.

My personal favourite design is 2. What are your thoughts?

Final note: hot pink and turquoise are not exactly my favourite colours to work with. So, that too, was a challenge. I’ll be happy to leave the pinks, purples and turquoises with lavender and the Patil twins for now :)

[love-fictional-ppl]

Angst Prompts 22. “I don’t know what you see in me. I’m a horrible person.” “You are one of the most kindest purest souls I’ve ever met.” w Seamus Finnigan or Ron Weasley

Right away 🫡

Envy

Summary: Ron finds himself feeling depressed and not knowing his self worth and now it’s up to you, his best friend’s little sister, to help him back up.

Pairings: Ron Weasley x Potter!Fem!reader, Harry Potter x sister!Reader, brief!Seamus Finigan x reader, brief!Ron Weasley x padma patil

Warnings: language, jealousy, negative self talk(Ron), way more I’m js lazy. Not proofread.

Prompt: 22.) “I don’t know what you see in me, I’m a horrible person.” “You are one of the most kindest, purest souls I’ve met.”

A/N: set in goblet of fire except you can imagine the reader and the boys to be however old. Reader is also a gryffindor

You hated seeing your brother and his best friend on bad terms, especially when you have a crush on said friend. Honestly you thought their fight was stupid, frankly everyone agreed except for Ron. Your brother, Harry’s, stubborn best friend.

The dispute had been started over something Harry could barely be put to blame for and Ron’s envy towards the boy.

This year was the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Two other school’s would be participating and Hogwarts would play host for the year. The rules were simple, you write your name on a piece of paper, put it in the goblet, then three names would be chosen. Somehow, four names were chosen. One being Harry’s.

Harry was deemed a cheat because his name was spat out, but in his defense he didn’t put his name in the goblet to begin with.

Ron couldn’t overlook the fact that Harry’s name was chosen and let envy blind him. He chose to believe Harry went behind his back and put his name in the goblet of fire. Harry became pretty alone after his name was pulled everybody in the school hated him. As Harry’s sister you offered his a shoulder to lean on, you also helped him prepare for each round of the tri-wizard tournament.

You attempted to talk to Ron and get him to see reason, see that this entire dispute was bullshit. You had started to realize that Ron knew it already.

About a week before Harry would have to face a dragon, you found Ron, sitting alone in the common room doing class work, you were actually shocked to see the sight.

You weren’t even looking for Ron, fate just worked that way. You were walking down the staircase of your dorm to where Ron sat. You figured now was the best time to talk to the ginger.

“Ron!” He looked up startled at hearing his name yelled.

“H-hi,” Ron gulped.

“What the hell is you and Harry’s issue? Just say sorry and he’ll forgive you,” you stood in front of Ron while he sat on one of the couches, arms crossed against your chest.

“Say sorry for what?” And suddenly Ron was on the defense, something you weren’t used to from him.

You looked at him with pleading eyes, “You know what you need to apologize for and Harry knows what he needs to apologize for. We miss you Ron, please.”

Ron seemed taken aback, the two of you were never really close, mainly hanging out because of Harry or Ginny. Ron knew you were kind and he liked you, he even found you attractive, he just was surprised to hear you say we.

You decided to sit down next to Ron, he just stared at you stunned as you sat crisscrossed turned towards him.

“If you can’t talk to Harry, you can at least talk to me. What’s going on? Even a blind man could see you’re not okay.”

Ron looked down at his feet, “I- it’s just- it’s stupid.” Ron was clearly bothered with himself. “I guess I’m jealous and I shouldn’t be. I’m a horrible friend for it. I’m starting to realize Harry never put his name in the goblet, which makes me a horrible friend for not believing him.”

“Why do you say you’re jealous?” You asked calmly.

“Oh, because! Harry’s the chosen boy, Dumbledore’s favorite, the two of you don’t have to wear hand-me-downs.” You could feel the hurt in Ron’s voice. “I’m a horrible person,” Ron mumbled to himself.

“Stop saying that, you’re not a terrible person or, whatever you think. You are having feelings that you are entitled to have. It comes down to how you handle these feelings.” You started to grow annoyed with all the negativity. Ron just needed to come to terms with what he felt and make up with Harry.

Ron looked on the verge of tears, his bottom lip jutted out. “I don’t know what you see in me, I’m a horrible person. The way I’ve treated Harry,” the boy allowed a tear to roll down his face.

“You are one of the kindest, purest soul’s I’ve ever met, so I need you to stop saying that. You feel this way because you let your jealousy towards Harry get the better of you, believe it or not Harry and I feel jealous of others at times ourself. What makes you a horrible person is when you act vicious towards your best friend. Harry will forgive you, apologize, you know better than anybody not to put Harry on a pedestal.” Ron simply listened to you speak.

Before this conversation you were simply Harry’s little sister, Ginny’s friend, y/n. As said before, Ron thought you were attractive but now he was attracted to you, if you understand. He felt more than just a physical connection, more than just a pretty girl. He felt an emotional connection, and now he felt like an asshole for sitting here wallowing in his own self pity.

You weren’t sure what to say, seeing the boy simply sitting there staring at you, wide eyed. “Well? Will you talk to him?”

Ron blinked a couple times, “Um, yeah.”

You got up, nodded your head awkwardly at the ginger haired boy and went back to your dorm. You couldn’t even remember why you originally left.

When you entered the room you headed towards your bed, ready to just think about your entire interaction with Ron. Ginny sat on her bed staring at you expectantly, “So, did you ask Harry who he’s taking as his date to the Yule ball?” Oh yeah, that’s what you were supposed to be doing.

“No, sorry. Crookshank caught a mouse in the common room, got me distracted.”

“Bloody cat,” Ginny gullibly bought the lie. You didn’t want to lie to her you just thought it would be word to tell her about what really happened.

Now that you had Ginny off your back you were ready to go to sleep. The two of you said good night and you changed into your pajamas, you hopped into your bed and got comfortable, pulling the curtains on the bed shut. You drifted to sleep thinking about how sad the girl’s brother had seemed.

The first thing you did when you woke up was head for the shower. When you were done you brushed your teeth and hair, got dressed, and head to the dining hall. You saw Harry sitting alone, per usual, and joined him, the two of you ate together, per usual, the only thing different is you couldn’t ignore the feeling of eyes on you.

You notice Ron’s eyes on you and Harry, he looked like he wanted nothing more than to just walk over and sit with the two of you. You ignored Ron’s staring, it was up to him and Harry to sort that out.

You were sure Ron would come talk to Harry soon. You waited days for Harry and Ron to make up. Ron didn’t have the courage to talk to Harry till after he won the first round in the competition. The two boys made up and went back to their usual shenanigans. The only difference was the longing stares shot your way from Ron.

Ron contemplated different ways of asking you out, or even confessing his feelings to Harry. A million scenarios ran through his head, until ultimately he came to the conclusion that he was simply unworthy. You were kind, smart, funny, everything someone could hope for in a girl, but he was poor, an envious person, etc. Heck, you would probably laugh at him if he tried to ask you out, but Ron didn’t realize you also held feelings for him.

You simply didn’t make a move out of fear of stirring drama. Weeks went by of awkward small talk during group hangouts and longing stares, at that point Harry, Hermione and Ginny had all picked up on it. When the Yule ball came up you avoided Ron out of fear of him asking you to go, just for Seamus to ask you to go, which you agreed. You found out Ron decided to go with Padma Patil which hurt to hear, a lot, but you couldn’t do anything about it.

You ultimately decided to distance yourself from the boy, thinking it would be for the better. You yourself to sleep for days, hating yourself for being so stupid. You focused your time and energy on school and friends, you had decided to try out for quidditch next year since positions would be opening up on the team.

You still caught Ron staring from time to time but you were never caught staring back. You slowly moved on from your crush, though he had not moved on from you evidently.

Harry would ask from time to time, “what happened with you and Ron?” And you would simply smile and say “nothing.”

The next step was to build a friendship with him.

As you could tell I kinda gave up mid way through😭 I suck at writing angst

[obsidianpen]

OHHHHH writing Holly Jane Potter would be sooo delicious for a plot!!! Just imagine how Snapewould treat her their interactions would be so good. There would be a lot of father daughter scenes 🥹🥹 cutesy moments where’s hes trying to be a grumpy grump, it helps that’s looking a lot like lily he probably wouldn’t hate her. And so if the golden trio is still the golden trio do u still think that Ron would put his attentions on hermione or would it be holly this time around. And how would THE SCRUMPTIOUS JUICY TOM RIDDLE deal with her??Also I imagine her rejection of malfoys friendship in the first book would be hilarious since I think he’s gonna take it hard esp she’s a girl his ego couldn’t take it

yeah but see I didn’t imagine snape like that at all! I imagined that he would be mildly horrified at a mini-Lily walking around, a much more vivid reminder of the woman he once loved, and that he would avoid her and ignore her as much as possible (not unlike petunia). And there would be moments - like at the Yule ball - where seeing her would make him have near full panic attacks. Because she looks so much like lily, but it’s not her, she’s just a child. I think he would, however, be secretly much more interested in protecting her, and he wouldn’t try to get her expelled or bully her the way he did Harry.

and I imagine a different ‘trio’ - Holly(Harry), Hermione (she gets sorted into ravenclaw too, due to a previous interaction with Holly, Draco, and Ron on the train), and either Terry Boot, or padma patil. Ron and Draco would still be major side characters, but they wouldn’t be her besties.

Tom riddle would… underestimate her quite a bit more, I think.

ha but again, I’m not writing this 😅😅😅

[yourlocalbadgerscales]

The Yule Ball at Hogwarts was crazy tbh. I feel so bad for the Patil twins… because imagine. One of them managed to snatch Ron, who sat the whole night watching Hermione dance and being jealous of Viktor Krum who was dancing with her, but on the other hand he did look really hot in that outfit… so who was he really the most jealous of?

And one of the twins managed to snatch Harry, who sat the whole night watching Cho dance with Cedric Diggory, and Cho sure was pretty but when wasn’t she? Cedric, on the other hand, looked dazzling for the evening, so very handsome, he looked so fit in those robes… but did Harry understand what it was he was thinking and what it meant? Nah.

Did Ron? Nah.

Poor Padma and Parvati, stuck with the chaotic gays for the whole night :/

[ellorypurebloodculture]

for FSF, something with the ravenclaws? Either the actual Oligarchy Ravenclaws like Rowena, or modern day Ravenclaws

Miss Padma Patil opens the box she's received from her aunt once she returns to her dormitory so that she can ensure nothing has been damaged in transit; as the one who's responsible for hand-delivering completed commissions from the Creative House of Patil to students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it's her duty to guard her family's reputation by checking the quality a final time.

"Excellent work," Padma says as she examines the embroidery work on a winter cloak; it's an exquisite scene detailing a Selkie in seal skin swimming beneath the waves, darting through kelp.

She reseals the box and turns toward the door right as Miss Morag MacDougal enters the room, a radiant smile on her face as she asks, "Is it here?"

Padma bobs a curtsy, pleased at her friend's enthusiasm, and says, "Your commission is complete, Miss MacDougal; we look forward to your future patronage!"

As Morag opens the box and touches the cloak with something like awe in her eyes, Padma knows her family has, once again, exceeded someone's imagination.

[supergluefumes]

jk rowling's a terf?

woah, i knew that something was up with jk rowling from twitter and stuff, but i did not expect this.

reading the wikipedia article on this broke my heart. the wizarding world was my childhood, and now it's stained by the author's views on trans rights.

i have friends who are transgender--i cannot imagine what they must feel when rowling accuses them of all sorts of horrible things. trans people are valid people of valid gender, and i don't give a shit if people think otherwise--but respect and equality for all human beings is a kind of a thing that, you know, mandates the don't-be-an-asshole code.

(isn't it kind of crazy that there were ever laws saying who could and couldn't marry so-and-so genders, so-and-so races, religions, etc.?)

i think i'll still interact with the fandom and reread the series from the library, but i highly doubt i'll be putting anything financial towards it or even encouraging others to read rowling's work, because her views disgust me and it's a blemish on her literature that you can't ever unsee.

and as an asian person, it both wounds and amuses me that the only asian characters in harry potter are named padma and parvati patil and cho chang. cho chang.

okay i'm leaving now. can people respond/reply to this so i can hear your thoughts?

[dhr-ao3]

CONSANGUINEOUS

CONSANGUINEOUS https://ift.tt/Oqgu7KC by Padfingers In nearly ten years of war, Hermione Granger’s losses were countless. Her family, friends, her optimism, and the ability to produce dreams or nightmares were undoubtedly the most painful. Her nights consisted only of realistic, exhausting replays of her days filled with horror—memories of brutal deaths and the Potter army’s failures—but none of that compared to the stark reality of Harry's final downfall. Now, she found herself trapped in a kind of theatrical trial, where Voldemort was punishing each of his enemies with refined cruelty, and Potter’s “mudblood” was finally about to pay for all her crimes. The most infamous of these defied belief and imagination even among most members of the New Ministry: the murder of the Dark Lord’s most competent General, Draco Malfoy. Words: 5767, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply, Rape/Non-Con, Underage Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Regulus Black, Pandora Lovegood, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Minerva McGonagall, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Theodore Nott, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Andromeda Black Tonks, Blaise Zabini, Barty Crouch Jr., Antonin Dolohov, Mulciber Sr. | Tom Riddle's Schoolmate, Astoria Greengrass, Fleur Delacour, Bill Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Cho Chang, Seamus Finnigan, Parvati Patil, Padma Patil, Poppy Pomfrey, Colleen Creevy, Albus Dumbledore, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Horace Slughorn, Severus Snape Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy Additional Tags: Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, Rape/Non-con Elements, feelings overload, Wizard War, War Horror, Original Spells and Potions (Harry Potter), Drama & Romance, Family Drama, Abuse, Child Abuse, Torture, Implied/Referenced Torture, Slow Burn, Memory Magic, Mental Health Issues, Crimes & Criminals, Ministry of Magic (Harry Potter), Malfoy Manor (Harry Potter), Tragic Romance, Dramatic Draco Malfoy, Dark Magic, Dark Harry Potter, Teenager Abuse, Post-War, Harry Potter Dies, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Voldemort Wins, Slow Build, Minor Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/Iv8GkxB October 19, 2024 at 08:49PM

[i-got-too-many-links]

You can separate the art from the artist until their harmful politics and ideals begin leaking into their works.

A lot of times, artists and writers WILL leave their ideals in their works. That's not my point here. My point is that you can separate the art from the artist until they start weaponizing their work with their harmful views.

For example, we'll compare Dr. Seuss to JK Rowling.

On one side, we have a man who deeply cared about issues that affected his daily life. He was a leftist, a war veteran, a husband, and an author.

Dr. Seuss

Illustrated political cartoons during WWII, specifically supporting Roosevelt

Wrote Horton Hears a Who ad an allegory for the American post-war occupation of Japan

Sued the pro-life movement for using Horton's quote, "how small" on their propaganda stationary

His view on kids, "You have 'em, I'll entertain 'em"

Purposefully wrote the beginnings of his stories WITHOUT a moral in mind, quoting "Kids can see morals a mile away"

Continuing on that point, he wanted to view his stories as subversive rather than making an obvious remark within his works

A lot of his books have anti-consumerism, (the sneetches), racial equality (the butter battle book), arms race (yertle the turtle), and economic materialism (how the grinch stole christmas) allegories that fly over children's heads in favor of purposefully written morals that are intended for his younger audiences.

Point: Dr. Seuss never weaponized his writing. He never outright talked about things in his books to kids that were deemed inappropriate. In fact, a lot of his works were colorful and imaginative and weren't at all trying to teach specific moral issues. (What Was I Scared Of? Is a personal favorite of mine that teaches you how to fave your fears)

JK Rowling, on the other hand, decided to unapologetically use harmful stereotypes and politics in her works.

JK Rowling:

Admitted multiple times during interviews that goblins are a Jewish allegory

The only Irish character in her book is a harmful racial stereotype in that Seamus Finnigan not only has a stereotypical Irish name, he regularly explodes.

The only Jewish character in her book is Anthony Goldstein. Which is another rather harmful stereotype.

The only Asian character's name is Cho Chang.

The only Indian characters' names are Padma and Pervati Patil.

Hermione's protest movement Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare was named that way on purpose so other characters could call it SPEW and make fun of her. Insisting the house elves were better off working in slavery and they were happier that way, using a fired house elf (Winky) ad a harmful narrative device to try and defend the pro-slavery mindset within the Wizarding world

Uncomfortable Nazi allegories with Voldemort being a Magic Hitler

Attempting equality after her books were already published in an attempt to paint herself in a better light (tweeting that Dumbledore is queer, Hermione is black, etc.)

TERF behavior patterns that ended up in her publishing several radical publications explaining why trans people should die

So. There's a line to be drawn here.

Dr. Seuss illustrated a lot of commentaries on socio-economic issues in the WWII Era. Prominent and relevant issues. But he also taught important morals to kids in his writing while being subversive and rather imaginative in his books. They were obviously children's books and never swayed from children's books.

But there's something uncomfortably political about Harry Potter and that's why I can't separate it from JKR.

[campbell-lol]

My Sweeney Todd Cast head cannons if Harry Potter characters were actors

*Disclaimer: I’m not saying they are these characters in a literal sense but as actors and what role I believe they would have (based solely on vibes and some HP actors) so if you don’t agree please be kind<3

Leads:

Sweeney Todd: James Potter, Remus Lupin (Understudy)

Mrs. Lovett: Molly Weasley, Bellatrix Lestrange (Understudy)

Anthony Hope: Harry Potter, Dean Thomas (Understudy)

Johanna: Luna Lovegood, Fleur Delacroix (Understudy)

Judge Turpin: Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore (Understudy)

(Note: yes i put Snape as judge Turpin bc Alan Rickman is all I can picture when I hear/imagine Turpin)

The Beedle: Peter Petigrew, Sheamus Finnigan (Understudy)

Peireli (Davey Connor): Sirius Black, Regulus Black (Understudy)

Toby: Filius Flitwick, Ron Weasley (Understudy)

Crews:

Tech Crew: Weasley Twins + Bill Weasley

Tech Director: Arthur Weasley

Choreographer: Neville Longbottom

Casting Director: Hermione Granger

Costume Manager: Charlie Weasley

Costume Crew: Lavender Brown, Parvati and Padma Patil, Evan Rosier

Set Designer: Oliver Wood

Set Carpenter: Rubius Hagrid and Firenze, Ginny Weasley

Stage Manager: Percy Weasley

Stage Crew: Aberforth Dumbledore, Pomona Sprout, Colin Creevey and Arabella Figg

Ensemble:

Garrick Ollivander

Viktor Krum

Rolanda Hooch

Stan Shunpike

Rufus Scrimgeour

Madame Maxime

Phineas Nigellus Black

Pansy Parkinson

Draco Malfoy

Lucius Malfoy

Narcissa Malfoy

Walburga Black

Barty Crouch Jr.

Pandora Lestrange

Argus Filch

Marleene McKinnon

Lily Evans

Mundungus Fletcher

Professor Kettleburn

Dolores Umbridge

Minerva McGonagall

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Thanks for the tag @ashesandhackles! I think someone else also blessed me with this a bit ago, but i didn't have a line to offer.

I've kind of got this one now--the "tiles" refer to a mosaic test activity used by child psychologists, which is an image i used to open the piece, about Padma Patil finding her way towards a post-war path as a mind healer. (First client: Draco Malfoy.)

The pieces slide and shift but they’ll all fit inside the tray. Disorder here, order there, disorder somewhere else. She stands outside the cell door, imagines her hands spilling over with the tiles.  The picture won’t be perfect.

Padma knows it can be beautiful.

Tagging @whinlatter @broomsticks @indigo-scarf @brightlybound @youllstillfindst0ne not gonna repeat the tag for the above excellent people but ooh i am curious yes come out and play

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Post the the last sentence/line from your WIP

Thank you for the tag @somebirdortheother​ 🖤💛

I am halfheartedly poking away at this fic today:

“I thought you prized reason above all else,” he drawled. He did not know if he was teasing or not.

“Yes,” Sauron said seriously. “Which means I can recognize its absence.”

Tagging @ashesandhackles @unspeakable3 @lumosatnight @hsvh-hp @maraudersaffair and anyone else who wants to share a line!

[sapphicwhxre]

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♥︎ padma patil x houseneutral!reader

♥︎ summary: seeing padma unhappy at the yule ball, you rescue her from having a terrible night.

♥︎ warnings: i was hoping for none and pure fluff but i used a couple of swear words oops

♥︎ a/n: i couldn’t live with just leaving ron without saying anything after reader and padma lowkey bully him so i made reader check on him to feel better about it─

“can you stop stepping on my foot?” you snapped, exasperated.

the durmstrang boy you’d brought to the yule ball couldn’t keep his eyes off of hermione granger, just like everyone else, and apparently couldn’t do you the courtesy of watching his fucking step. she was your friend and you loved her, hermione deserved the attention for once. but your yule ball night was turning out to be an absolute bore.

finally giving up, you walked away with frustration from your date ─ who didn’t even notice you were gone for another two minutes. you went for a glass of punch, staring gloomily into the red drink.

ivan brimwoods wasn’t even who you wanted to attend the ball with, but he’d asked first after the person you’d wanted was taken and he was everything most girls were swooning over. you’d have to be a fool to not say yes, but as it turned out, saying no probably would have given you a better night.

you stopped vacantly stirring the punch bowl and hoped that the girl you’d really wanted to come with was having a better time than you were. padma patil, she’d attended with ron weasley. searching for her in the crowd, you frowned when you didn’t spot her. oh merlin no, you thought, don’t tell me they left together.

the thought brought a sour taste to your mouth until you noticed her sitting away from the crowd, looking miserable next to her equally miserable date. padma appeared to have the same problem you’d had as ron jealously stared daggers at hermione. a twinge of sympathy struck you, remembering that ron really did like hermione.

with a sudden burst of confidence and agitation you couldn’t help, you marched over to where the ravenclaw girl was sitting, arms crossed and eyes trained on the ceiling. “you look beautiful,” you smiled, paying no attention to ron’s quick glance and shrug of indifference.

padma returned the smile and you had the feeling it was the first one that had genuinely lit up her features that evening. she sat up straight and grinned, “thank you. my date here couldn’t even say that. but you look incredible, y/n,” taking one more pointed glare at ron, she mumbled, “another thing i can’t say for my date.”

you laughed rather loudly and extended your hand, gesturing for padma to take it. “care to dance with me?” you offered, hopefully. “my date’s attention was preoccupied too but truth be told, someone else caught my eye.” warm red flushed her cheeks and she jumped up from her seat, taking your hand. “i’d love to.”

face warm, you went to whisk her away but turned to ron first. “you going to be okay, ron?” you offered him a look of understanding. face still tomato red with disdain for the dancing pair, he sighed dramatically and shook his head. “no,” ron answered you sharply, stealing another look at the object of his affections before softening towards you. “i hope krum steps in centaur shit. but go have fun, y/n.”

with that and a stifled giggle, you eagerly tugged padma away into the crowd of dancing students. she finally looked excited, eyes twinkling and scanning the scene around her, as if she was getting to take it in for the first time. about to open your mouth and tease her, you hesitated, realising the song had stopped and allowed another one to start ─ which wouldn't have been a problem if it hadn’t been a slow song.

“that timing is so cliché,” padma laughed sarcastically but bounced on her heels with anticipation. “but you did say we’d dance.” she tried to cover with playfulness but the same feeling that was tugging your heart down into your stomach, tossing it around was written all over her face. you took your hand and placed them on her waist, just as your head of house had instructed.

padma fit into you easily, body stepping closer and head falling to rest on your shoulder. no one who’s heart wasn’t thumping whirlwinds like yours would have noticed her arms wrapping around you just slightly tighter, but you did. the song went on for what felt like forever and you reveled in the moment. you took in padma’s arms around you ─ the way they should be ─ and the smell of her perfume mixing with faint wafts of her shampoo.

every once in a while, her lips would hit your neck or your shoulder and you had to fight off the urge to melt right then and there. “this is nice,” you whispered under your breath, awkwardly meeting padma’s ears. she laughed into the fabric of your attire and sighed in agreement. “it is.” as soon as she spoke, the time standing still seemed to break and the song ended, leaving you still in close proximity but with a more upbeat song playing in the background.

you couldn’t say where the night went with the food and drinks and dancing. what you did remember was beautiful smiles and touches of a goddess from padma patil, completely forgetting anyone else was even at the yule ball ─ which, before you’d saved her, had been the only thing padma could focus on. when the night finally ended, the both of you were reluctant to leave, despite having been willing it to be over just a few hours earlier.

after this, you’d go back to being friends no longer lingering in the blissful limbo neither of you had the nerve to enjoy outside of tonight. “i suppose i should walk you back to your room then,” you took her hand, but she pulled it away. instead, she lifted it to your face and gazed into your eyes, memorising the specks in them, before leaning just a bit closer in. “of course. i wanted to say i had a good time tonight y/n,” padma swallowed visibly. “i didn’t think i was going to until you came and rescued me.”

unable to laugh at her choice of words for simple distraction, you did it. you closed the gap between you and padma, crashing lips. they met peacefully, desperate but gentle. your tongues found each other’s, exploring what they finally got to taste for certain and lips parting, you separated, still close enough to hear the other's soft ragged breathing. “why didn’t we attend together?” you questioned. you’d wanted to ask her and hoped to but you’d waited too long. still, why hadn’t she waited? weren’t your feelings obvious?

“i didn’t know you liked me,” she admitted, swinging your hand in hers, avoiding your gaze before flickering back up to meet it. “and i guess we’re just terrible at choosing dates. but now i've got the perfect one for the next time a ball comes along.”

you weren’t sure when there’d be another ball, but something floating and knowing inside of you told you that padma’s melody of an offer was good for more than a ball.

“i can’t wait, padma.”

•──♥︎

[paintme-intrust]

padma pati’s moodboard: blue aesthetic

[thehorcruxstolemysoul]

Indian Harry Potter headcanons that could kinda fit into canon:

Little Harry wonders why his skin is so much darker than his relatives

He asked Aunt Petunia once and she pursed her lips and said "don't ask questions"

He's told to walk behind Aunt Petunia when she makes Harry hold all the groceries

At age 8, Harry is told his skin is so much darker because he's "dirty"

He showers till his skin is red and raw but he's still as dark as chestnut when he comes out

There is only one other boy with the same skintone as Harry in his grade

His name is Arjun and he doesn't have many friends

One time he came to Harry and offered to share his food - a round bread-like substance and potato that tasted a lot better than Aunt Petunia's

Arjun's face visibly dimmed in disappointment when Harry had no idea what the food was or how to eat it

He doesn't talk to Harry much after that but sends him a smile every time their eyes meet

Dudley and his gang beat up Harry for being poor, an orphan and dark but they bully Arjun for his yellow fingernails and because "he smells of curry"

At age 10, Harry knows his mother's name was Lily but not his father's

At age 11, a giant with the kindest eyes Harry's ever seen hands him an acceptance letter to Hogwarts and says "James and Lily would be proud" and Harry's heart soars

Harry's first friend has skin as white as snow but he's loyal and kind and funny and his favorite person in the universe

Harry's second friend has skin darker than his and Harry's eyes light up at the knowledge that he's not alone here in this world

Hermione Granger is fierce and unapologetically black, with cornrows braided into her hair and a glare sharp as knives. There's nothing in this world Harry wouldn't do for her

During November of his first year, kind and pretty Parvati Patil says "Happy Diwali" to him with a beaming smile

In the fraction of a second where Harry looks lost, Parvati's face falls

Harry's stomach clenches and he's reminded visibly of Arjun so he says "thank you Parvati, you too"

Parvati's smile is tumultuous but there

The tightness in Harry's stomach doesn't vanish though

Christmas Break arrives and Harry finds himself lost in the Mirror of Erised - he sees his father, darker than him but strong and proud and confident with mischievous eyes and a loving smile, his hand ruffling mirror Harry's hair affectionately

He sees his mother, pale like Aunt Petunia but oh so vibrant with her piercing eyes, warm smile and protective embrace around the Harry in the mirror

He sees his grandparents - rows and rows of people who look just like him

He wishes more than anything that he could trade places with the boy in the mirror

At the end of his first year, a sobbing Rubeus Hagrid hands him his most treasured possession

Harry flips through the pages of the album, his heart in his throat

He sees his father in a black tux, handsome and cheeky, with his lopsided glasses and tears in his eyes as he looks at Lily Evans-soon-to-be-Potter

He sees his mother, red hair braided back with flowers and a white, trailing dress that seemed to sparkle even in the picture - or maybe that was Lily herself, radiant with joy

His eyes widen as he sees their second wedding: Lily in a red blouse and skirt, embellished with mirrors and silver stones, henna decorating her hands and long silver earrings dangling from her ears

James Potter is dressed in red and gold: a long, red top that looks just as grand - but less shiny - than Lily's and flowing golden pants

They both sit peacefully in front of the flickering fire

He watches them place thick garlands of white flowers around each other's necks and cries

The last picture features baby Harry. Lily and James are once again dressed in ethnic wear, wearing blue this time, a baby Harry in a Snitch-covered onesie clasped between them. All three of them hold onto a lit sparkler and baby Harry laughs as they trace patterns in the air

Summer before second year, Ron rescues Harry from the Dursleys and brings him to his house

After that however Ron is more observant, more protective

When Parvati and Padma wish him Happy Diwali in second year, Harry stutters over the word and flushes with embarrassment but the twins smile at him kindly

On the other hand, Ron's jaw drops and a sinking realization occurs

Leaving behind an oblivious Harry he runs to find Hermione and they both head to the library

Harry doesn't know what the conversation entailed until the summer before his third year and instead of being expelled for blowing up his aunt, he's met by a relieved Minister of Magic

Before he leaves for Hogwarts, in addition to learning about mass murderer Sirius Black who murdered 13 people with a single curse, Harry finally learns his heritage

Arthur Weasley waves his wand and a golden 3D projection of the world balloons in front of Harry and it spins and comes to a stop in front of him

Arthur Weasley gently says "that's India, Harry. That's where you're from, where James was from, where your family lived before they immigrated to Britain in the 18th century"

India feels like home

He meets Ron and Hermione on the train and before the Dementors come he tells them that he's gonna spend the year researching India and their magical community

Ron and Hermione beam back

Hermione immediately pulls out a book and shows it shyly to Harry. The table of contents lists interesting topics that Ron and Hermione had brainstormed last year that they thought Harry would be interested in

Ron says "we didn't start the research of course this is all your history. But, well, we'd like to help"

Kind, loyal Ron who hates the library offering to help him and studious, goal-driven Hermione offering to give up her own studying time for him makes him almost well up

He'd die for these two, Harry thinks with certainty

Thrice a week they meet in the library for a few hours to research India

Hermione is in despair when she realizes the library's works on India were mostly all written by white people

She teaches Harry and Ron how to spot implicit biases and how to recognize the white savior complex and to avoid those books like the plague

"They'll never tell you anything accurate when they think white is the golden standard" Hermione says derisively

When Ron and Hermione fight over their pets, Harry heads to the library alone feeling empty

5 minutes later Ron appears panting and Harry lights up

They both work in silence for a couple of minutes, looking up at the library door hopefully

10 minutes later, Hermione barrels in and says nothing to Ron and nods at Harry and starts explaining her research

With Ron on his right and Hermione on his left, Harry feels invincible

Then Sirius Black turns out to be his godfather and innocent and the world tilts on its axis

Bolstered by Ron and Hermione's urging, Harry sends Sirius a letter, asking if he knew anything about the Potters' Indian traditions

The reply takes a while

Long enough that Harry regrets sending it all

But when Hedwig returns with a letter 6 pages thick, he understands

Sirius's letter reads: "God, Harry, how I wish James were around to tell you this himself. He loved his family and he loved his culture and he was so excited to share it with everyone he could - me, Remus, Lily and you. I'm not Indian but your grandparents took me in when I was young and shared their culture with me so I'll do my damn best to educate and help you learn about your culture too. James was from South India and if you've done any research you'll know that south and north India are vastly different. Even the South Indian states are vastly different. James's favorite holiday was Holi, a festival of color and laughter and it was perfect for your dad but his second favorite was Diwali, the festival of the triumph of the Hindu God Rama over evil. It was a time for family, for food and for light -"

Harry folds the letter and tucks it into the album Hagrid gave him in first year

He looks back at the picture with him and his parents and the sparkler and says "happy Diwali, mom, dad"

Fourth year rolls around and after a summer interrupted by Death Eaters and Voldemort's mark, Harry returns to Hogwarts and almost wishes he hadn't

Hermione is steadfast at his side and he loves her for it but Ron's absence numbs him

When Draco Malfoy says "we wouldn't want a colored champion anyway" Harry feels like lead

However, a multitude of spells are shouted in unison and a furious Hermione, Dean Thomas, Padma and Parvati Patil give Malfoy painful boils and elongated teeth

"You're pathetic Malfoy" Hermione growls, white teeth flashing on her dark face. "You talk about people of color as if they were beneath you but we've got more magic in our pinky than you have in your whole body"

When Parvati and Padma wish him a happy Diwali, Harry joyfully and confidentially returns the greeting and the twins beam, pleased

Ron joins him again and Harry feels complete

Hermione mutters "white boys" only for Harry to hear but her tone is fond and Harry chokes with laughter as Ron hugs them both

When Ron and Harry walk the disgruntled Patil twins back to their Common Rooms after the disastrous Yule Ball, Harry stops and asks them about India

Parvati and Padma frogmarch him to an empty classroom, leaving Ron to run behind them

Parvati looks ashamed as she says "we thought at first you didn't want anything to do with your culture, not that you didn't know"

Padma wiggles her wand and a black and white projection of India twists into shape

She explains about the colonization of India by Muggle Britain, how the Indian magical community in Britian had been forbidden from helping but she knew that the Potters and the Patils had both gone back to India to help the Muggle Indians, how India received Independence in 1947 and the Partition between the Hindu-dominated and the Muslim-dominated states that same year

Parvati takes over and explains more cultural events: the democratic parties of India, the different food and festivals and religions and languages, the different spiritual based magical system through chakras and physical movements

Something changes after that: the twins are staunchly on his side, hexing Malfoy and his goons when they pick on him and joining Ron and Hermione in the library when they can for their research on India

He goes to the kitchens to meet Dobby and asks for Indian food

Dobby gets so excited he immediately sets to work and Harry's mouth waters as he tries the parathas and the sambars and pav bhaji

He brings Ron and Hermione next time and laughs out of sheer happiness as they all eat fried rice and raita together

Hermione grows closer to her roommates and Lavender giggles and says "we're a dorm full of women of color, there's nothing we can't do"

Sometime between the second and third tasks, Hermione finds herself staying up late with her roommates and talking and laughing and allowing Lavender to do her hair

Lavender explains about her family: she's biracial and while she doesn't white pass, she did not inherit her dad's black hair and she's much lighter than most black people and much darker than most white people

Hermione's heart aches for her and she says "you're perfect, Lavender"

Harry then returns from the Third Task with the dead body of Cedric Diggory and news of Voldemort's return

It is July 31st, the summer before Harry's 5th year and he's just finished opening his friends' presents when a majestic owl swoops through the window and deposits a very heavy brown package on his bed

It's from the Patils and Harry gapes as he pulls out two salwar kameez, one in red and gold and one in black. The twins have also included copies of old family recipes and a boxful of ingredients like daals and spices that he can't find in the local grocery stores

He's had no contact with the wizarding world for a while and no news about Voldemort so he sets to work learning more about his heritage

The Dursleys leave him alone at home for most of summer so Harry takes odd jobs around the neighborhood to pay for groceries

The kindly manager of Little Whinging's grocery store comps his bill each time, despite Harry's protests so he dumps half the money in the tip jar

He's never worked with these spices or some of the vegetables before so Harry sets to work and after multiple failed attempts finally manages to make round rotis

He's eating his roti and subzi by hand once, feeling closer to his dad than ever before, when Aunt Petunia returns

An unidentifiable look crosses her features as she sees what Harry is eating but she doesn't say anything to him or to Vernon and Harry makes sure never to get caught again

He's at Grimmauld Place and Sirius and Molly refuse to get along

Ron and Hermione brainstorm and come up with a solution: they drag Sirius, Molly, Remus and Harry down to the Grimmauld Kitchens and tell them they'll all be learning how to cook Indian food

Both Sirius and Molly light up and Remus smiles as he sees some of the spark return to Sirius's eyes as he shares stories of mealtimes with the Potters and the dishes he'd learnt from Mrs Potter

"You know" Sirius says "your mother was so determined to learn how to cook Indian food she stayed over at the Potters in December of 7th year after she and James started dating. Never spent a day with James and spent all the time learning how to cook with your grandma"

Remus adds: "I remember James was worried about Lily not being able to handle the spice but she loved Indian food, took to it like a champ"

Ron takes to cooking like an old hand, pleasing Molly immensely, while Hermione gets increasingly frustrated with the instructions to "feel the amount of spices"

The day Harry gets acquitted, the 5 of them - Ron, Hermione, Molly, Remus and Sirius - successfully make Harry's favorite pav bhaji as a celebratory treat

The next three years are hard

It is no surpise when Umbridge's targets are muggleborns and especially colored muggleborns and Dumbledore supporters

Hermione is told "not to wear her hair like that" so she shaves it all off and in solidarity, Harry, Ron and the other colored students of Hogwarts and white allies do too and they protest loudly and persistently

When McGonagall finds out, she is furious

No one knows what happened between the two women but Umbridge removes the Educational Decree the very next day

Hermione finds a spell to restore everyone's hair but decides she likes her buzzcut and tries not to look too pleased when Ron gapes and whispers "you look so hot"

Neville tells Harry about his parents and Harry confesses to Neville that he's worried that he'll never understand his parents because he'll never understand his culture

Neville wraps him in a hug and says "you're learning about your culture and they'd be so proud of you"

And Harry hugs back and says "and Alice and Frank Longbottom couldn't have dreamed of a braver, more powerful son"

Neville doesn't quite believe him but Harry is certain - Neville is one of the bravest people he's ever met

The DA and their high is short lived and soon Sirius Black is dead and Harry hears the prophecy: "neither can live while the other survives"

In sixth year, much to Hermione's chagrin, Ron starts dating Lavender

Hermione is furious but Lavender had been a friend, had been kind to her and Hermione would never strike a fellow woman of color over a white boy, no matter how much she liked him, so she swallows her anger and sheaths her wand. No flying birds attack today

Harry falls for Ginny - fierce firecracker Ginny Weasley who's had his back since he first rescued her from Tom Riddle - and dreads Ron's reaction

Ron isn't happy but he loves his sister and his best friend and tell Harry that if he hurts her there will be trouble

Later Harry finds out that Ron also made the same threat to Ginny - that Ron would not be happy if Ginny did anything to break Harry's heart

Ginny had nodded solemnly and given her brother a proud look before crushing him in a fierce hug

Harry shares his culture with Ginny - everything he knows about it and takes her down to the kitchen and makes her try every single dish he can think of

Ginny laughs and says she's going to get fat but obligingly eats everything just for the delighted look on Harry's face

Dumbledore dies, Harry and Ginny break up and the war officially begins

Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr is dead - but so are Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Fred Weasley, Colin Creevey and so many more that Harry couldn't save

The years after the war is slow healing: Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Ron move into a small flat together in central Diagon Alley and they heal together

Hermione shows them muggle London and her own traditions and Harry cooks Indian food twice a week for his friends

Ron cooks every other day and Ginny somehow cons the owner of a new cupcake store into getting free cupcakes all the time and they sometimes cry together but also they heal together

Harry starts learning his mother-tongue

Two years after the end of the war, the four of them receive an invitation from the Patils

The Patils take them to India - they're going to meet the Patil family but they're also going to explore south India - specifcally the state where Harry is from - and Harry is so excited he can't sit still

They Portkey to India and Harry's eyes widen as he takes in the explosion of color, of unfamiliar sounds, of familiar sounds in an unfamiliar tongue, of smells, of the beautiful, vivid sights he'd only read about

He closes his eyes, breathes in deeply and thinks: home