#that’s a literal interpretation but this could also be hella canon compliant

[floraiil]

oh my fuck what if i minchan this

[serpenera]

Hi, this is Anon. I made an account so I could continue this topic cause it turns out I still got stuff to say abt this

Re: comments about Dark Academia

Yes, I too have heard that HP falls under Dark Academia. It's not really that important. I had cited Dark Academia as an example of an internet aesthetic. The Marauders have a sort of aesthetic that comprises elements od Dark Academia but is essentially an aesthetic in and of its own.

'Cause what is an internet aesthetic really? I'd sum it up as a mixture of conceptually conntected visual (and someimes also musical) elements that create a coherent and pleasing compositon. Something that tou can apply to your wardrobe or artwork or instagram feed.

Now think of the Marauders through this lens. There is the main concept of a friendship and british boarding school (which connect to the aforementioned academia) but we also have the animagi, the map, the cloak, quidditch, gryffindor, warm colors, preppy sorta fashion, chocolate, stars etc etc. It all creates this really nice almost vintage kinda picture.

I said it once but I'll say it again. Marauderfen don't care to actually explore these characters with both their talents and flaws. Why would they when they can just go and bask themselves in glowing nostalgia? Why write some good canon compliant meta when it's more fun to make a pretty moodboard with animals? Or dress up as James and Lily with a friend and play husband and wife on tiktok or something. Or write about Lupin handing everyone chocolate all the time even though it makes no sense but it seems hella cute and quirky. Hopefully you get my drift. As I had said before, it's all very simple but at the same time extremely difficult to explain.

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I also wanted to add something. I mentioned how the Marauderfen are attempting to essentially hijack the HP fandom. Aa sad as that might be, I think they might actually be headed for success. While us who have been here from the beginning might be immune to their bullshit, newcomers are likely to see their posts and form an opinion which will undoubtfully influence their reading comprehension of the source material. 'Cause lets be real, some kid who reads HP for the first time won't stop on every other page to do an in depth analysis of every word that is being spoken. They will take for granted whatever interpretation is prevalent in the fandom. That is, unless they come across some meta or analysis post that opens their eyes...

My opinion is that Marauderfen in their self-centeredness believe that if this happens on a large enough scale, people will come for them for stanning morally questionable characters. This is why they try to change their perception in the fandom and above all, why they literally attack us. They want to destroy us before we destroy them. They fail to understand that nobody actually gives a flying f***k about their headcanons and other shit and won't start bombing their DMs with threats or taking down their accounts or else because they don't like their content.

Re: your post about why people spit so much hate on Snape on socials.

I have been trying to figure this out for quite some time myself and I think I may offer something of an answer. It's actually quite simple but explaining it will be a bit complicated. Prepare for an long read.

We must begin with defining who are The People we're discussing here. They are (mostly) younger HP fans, some of whom haven't even read the books, very active on social media like tiktok or other, sometimes with themed accounts.

Now why is that important? Because it gives an insight on why they love the Marauders. And that is something we must come to understand to find out why they hate Snape and why do they manifest it like so.

The short answer to that question is: aesthetics. Yes, fucking internet aesthetics! You will have heard of such things as Dark Academia. Well, the Marauders fit pretty well into that theme. And the whole animagus thing adds some pretty cool imagery to that. James is a stag and Lily a doe? Wow, they match! How aesthetically pleasing!

Marauderfen don't actually like the Marauders for who they were in canon. They only like the aesthetic of a group of troubled handsome male friends in a cool British boarding school. Just think of the way they treat Peter! He's either edited out or changed to fit the fucking aesthetic! What about the girls? Empty shells ready for self-insertion. That including Lily whom we do know a thing or two about from canon but whose meager personality is reshaped into whatever fits their fancy. They take these secondary characters from a large estabilished fandom - which grants them visibility - and twist them to fit their original stories which if they were populated by OCs no one would've known let alone cared about. They wouldn't be able to build a community each around their own dark academia tale. This is why they instead chose to project that into an existing universe like potterverse. This is how and why abominations like ATYD came to be.

So why the Snape hate? Well, to put it simply, they have to twist his character for the narrative they want to tell to work. I would dare to say they actually like him. Just think about how they try to pass some of his achievements as being stolen from James! They actually like him as a character overall but HE DOESN'T FIT THEIR F-ING AESTHETIC!

They hate and bully Snape fans for the same reason the Marauders hated and bullied Snape: because they dare exist and pose a treat to their narrative full of cute (and hella boring imho) headcanons and what not with their metas and analysis and pointing out to canon facts. They keep trying to gaslight or plain terrorize people into acknowledging their version of the story in a misguided attempt to shift the general opinion of an entire huge fucking fandom!

They don't hate Snape so much for any of his actual questionable behaviors, not even for his less than glamorous background or presumed ugliness. They hate him and slander him so viciously because he makes their chosen avatars - and by extension them - look bad as proved by the fact they like, even revere, Regulus and Draco who did the same or worse but whose existence and actions in canon don't have a direct impact on the perception of the Marauders.

I believe this is all I could conclude in the time I've been observing this... err... feud. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

Cheers

Woooaahh…This is actually an impressive thought process 🤯 best Ted Talk EVER!

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