#seriously go buy something

[rosebloodcat]

I have some lovely skirts and shirts that I got from Maya Kern! They're honestly my favorites!

They're really nice quality and very comfy. And the patterns are just plain fun!

ALSO THE SKIRTS HAVE, LIKE, ACTUALLY USABLE POCKETS.

I can put my cellphone AND my wallet in them! And still have room for my hands!

Our whole store is now on sale! 50% off shirts and 20% off everything else! ⭐️Ethical labor ⭐️sizes small-6x ⭐️sustainable fashion

[neverenoughmarauders]

James would do anything that would make him appear like the hero he always romanticized about being... ergo he's not brave and it's not impressive.

I am sorry, what? We didn't read the same book series, I am sure, because at no point are the people working for the Order doing so openly, and they are not applauded or rewarded by the wizarding world at large. You do not become a hero working for the Order of the Phoenix!!

In fact, the Order was likely held in contempt by many, who secretly or openly agree with Voldemorts ideas, even if they weren't prepared to go as far as him.

“They weren’t alone either, there were quite a few people, before Voldemort showed his true colors, who thought he had the right idea about things..." 

The Order wasn't winning, and the odds of survival were pretty awful. I repeat: The good side was losing!! I cannot emphasise this enough. These poor Order members had their backs up against the wall:

"He was takin’ over. ’Course, some stood up to him — an’ he killed ’em. Horribly."

“He — he was taking over everywhere!” gasped Pettigrew. “Wh — what was there to be gained by refusing him?”

“I can’t promise no one’s going to get hurt, nobody can promise that, but we’re much better off than we were last time, you weren’t in the Order then, you don’t understand, last time we were outnumbered twenty to one by the Death Eaters and they were picking us off one by one...”

“[T]aking up a post at Hogwarts just now would be tantamount to declaring my public allegiance to the Order of the Phoenix! And while I’m sure they’re very admirable and brave and all the rest of it, I don’t personally fancy the mortality rate — ”

While Slughorn is speaking about the current climate, he's been on the run from Voldemort. He's not in a position to base this on the current war (which in any case had just officially started and so far had only one death, RIP SIrius Black). It is based on the last war. And declaring your allegiance to the Order of the Phoenix comes with a high mortality rate. (And I get that he says admirable, but he's not, is he? He's saying it the same way British people say: with all due respect. More than anything he is pre-emptively saying, yes yes, I know Dumbledore and you think they're great, but not for me, thank you).

Do you know who was seeking glory? Snape! Sorry, I don't mean to make this about him, he receives his own unfair share of bashing too, but I need people to understand that it was the people who joined up with Voldemort who were often motivated by glory/wanting to seem impressive.... And it just so happens that JKR spoke about this with regards to Snape:

Well, that is Snape’s tragedy. Given his time over again he would not have become a Death Eater, but like many insecure, vulnerable people (like Wormtail) he craved membership of something big and powerful, something impressive. He wanted Lily and he wanted Mulciber too. He never really understood Lily’s aversion; he was so blinded by his attraction to the dark side he thought she would find him impressive if he became a real Death Eater.

And we've got this as a reminder:

"Anyway, this — this wizard, about twenty years ago now, started lookin’ fer followers. Got ’em, too — some were afraid, some just wanted a bit o’ his power, ’cause he was gettin’ himself power, all right." 

It was the Death Eaters who joined up for a bit of fun - for a bit of power, and glory and all that.

Yes, I believe James romanticised about fighting against evil, and that father-like-son, he probably had a need to play the hero. I do see a lot of Tonks in him (which is why I cannot and will not accept that she's a bad fit for Remus, who adored James). Young, eager to be part of this anti-Voldemort movement, full of life. However, James could not have gone into it seeking glory because there was none to be found down that path.

We know that James Potter despised the dark arts, that he was desperately in love with a muggle-born girl and that like Sirius, he was not content to sit at home and let others do the fighting. This wasn't about seeking glory; it was about doing what was right even when you're fighting what may seem like a losing battle, which is, as I've discussed before, a big topic in the series.

[novelconcepts]

At this point, if we’re leaning heavily into the red herring “all the surviving YJs are paranoid and blaming each other” re: Lottie’s death, my instinct is Walter. The “bored Moriarty looking for his Sherlock” with way too much time and money on his hands. The dude who already killed once without batting an eye. The dude who only ever wants to help Misty, who doesn’t believe any of her friendships are viable, and who would do pretty much anything to distract her from her grief. How do we distract Misty? Give her something new to fixate on. What would she care about most? A murder mystery.

[kaiserouo]

Drew too little yesterday. Got a sevagoth on my phone

[cnl0400]

See? When I say that dateable Thirteen could have saved Obey Me. I MEAN IT!!!!!

[vashti-lives]

I absolutely do NOT need this ashford elizabeth spinning wheel I found on Facebook marketplace. Even if it’s still available it’s a 7 hour drive away!! And even if— assuming it’s in working order which it looks like it is— it’s an insanely good deal I don’t have $400 to spend on a spinning wheel!!!!!!

Somebody come hold my hand.

[sangfielle]

my blender broke in the middle of making smoothies. do not have blender money. is it over for me

[moe-broey]

Going to the mall as I am now (kinda punky/extremely autistic) is kinda funny like. That's a nice shirt. However, it's not one of my thousand beloved black graphic t shirts and it is such a texture and kind of a weird shape to it and honestly I don't really wanna buy any sort of fast fashion type shit or brand shit. Don't care. Oh they have patches. Kinda cute but straight up I can just make those. In fact, I would prefer to. Don't care. Also I'm not buying that.

[barklikeagod]

bought some boxers today :)

[puhpandas]

of course puggos pizzeria has all the bids on the hex prototypes

[kurokonobrainrot]

One more for the ship tier list. Hmm......Hanamiya just because

Hanamiya ships tier list

ImaHana is an amazing ship and i take no criticism on that. It's always hilarious to see Hanamiya who is so disrespectful and full of himself being so afraid of Imayoshi what happened during middle school ? Hanamiya became an uncrowned king, but he plays in the same position as Imayoshi who got recruted by Touou. Does it means Hanamiya only became a regular and Uncrowned king in his 3rd year once Imayoshi joined high school? Is that why he is so weird when he talks about Imayoshi, because he used to live in his shadow ? Was Imayoshi the one who taught him how to play so well? So many questions and we will never have the answers.

For Kiyoshi, i know that's a fucked up ship but it's funny so i like it. And Hanamiya is so obsessed with Kyoshi there is literally no way to justify it apart from 'Hanamiya has a crush and is very upset about it'. And Kiyoshi is still so nice to him ? Like why would you be nice to the guy who destroyed your knee twice if you didn't like him. Also Kiyoshi is such a perfect kind guys that it would be funny if his type was 'the biggest asshole around'. They would be horrible for each other though, so i hope for them they'll never be a thing.

Hanamiya and Kentaro make a perfect team and they respect each other a lot. No one else could work so well with Hanmiya. Let's be honest, the only thing that makes Haizaki more annoying than Hanamiya is that at least Hanamiya is nice to his team and they have good teamwork.

[astral-catastrophe]

me and the generic extra strong Tylenol and the pure rage in my system

[doerot]

We FINALLY got the train tickets secured I'm going home baby !!

[televinita]

ThriftBooks I can literally buy this new on Amazon for $18*, why are your algorithms so stupid.

*I am not going to pay $18 for it, which is why I set up the alert on the website that literally markets itself by name as being thrifty, but the point is you absolutely do not have the upper hand here and it's hysterical that you're pretending you do.

[sugaroto]

We bought pizzas and half the table was dismissing our Hawaii pizza and my aunt was like "let's take special! It's the safe option everyone eats it!" AND I DARE YOU TO GUESS WHICH PIZZAS WERE EATEN AND WHICH WERE NOT

[zafiro-anyejo]

I've been so emotionally sensitive lately.