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zacksnydered · 6 months
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─ requested by @safarigirlsp | part 2.
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thescarleteagle · 8 months
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Barty Crouch Jr. and Evan Roiser is a ship that really makes sense because at Karkoff’s trial in Goblet of Fire, Karkoff said Evans name, and in my own professional opinion, that’s what makes Barty get progressively more angry and ultimately leads to lash out even more then he might’ve even when Karkoff told Winzengamot that he helped torture Frank and Alice. I also think Barty liking Evan made Barty’s relationship with his dad more difficult, which leads Barty to kill him later.
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casasupernovas · 2 years
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i dont think people truly deep just how much snape was on thin ice in 'the goblet of fire'. that man was unknowingly telling voldemort's most loyal supporter to his face that he was 100% team dumbledore. big yikes. and most of snape's significant moments in this book are him being team dumbledore (when he's not being a general asshole as per usual, or acting wildly out of character when insulting hermione because let's be real, snape bullies the kids in general but it is very unusual for him to attack someone's physical appearance, he never ever does this in any other book).
in the scene after harry's name is called, his primary source for his animosity towards harry is because he's making dumbledore look bad. the other schools think dumbledore is cheating, giving hogwarts twice a chance to win and using an underage student to do so.
when harry sees snape in the pensive, unbeknownst to us unless you have already read all the books, he's relaying crucial info to dumbledore about how the dark mark is returning and how igor karkaroff is *this* close to doing a runner.
when he comes across 'mad eye moody' and the aforementioned wizard implies dumbledore doesn't trust him, snape is insulted and outraged. moreover, confirms to this death eater's face that not only is he dumbledore's man, but ashamed of ever being a death eater, given how much he wants to get rid of those 'spots'. very damning.
and of course, when voldemort does return, snape exposes that he used to be a death eater to everyone in the room. which implies that dumbledore's vouching in the ministry of magic must have stayed within the ministry walls because no one, apart from dumbledore and harry knew. so he exposes his shameful past in front of molly, ron, harry, sirius, mcgonagall and of course cornelius fudge. all to defend dumbledore.
and considering most of snape's contention with dumbledore comes from his perception that dumbledore does not trust him, it is telling just how far he'll go to prove his loyalty. he was probably very angry to hear that 'mad eye moody' was coming to hogwarts in the first place. i expect he may have thought that dumbledore had more than one reason to bring an auror famous for rounding up dark wizards, particularly death eaters into the school where one of the members of the faculty was an ex death eater. this ties into what i said above about the harry and the egg falling down the stairs scene.
so, when voldemort said he wanted to kill the person he believed wholeheartedly had left him forever he meant it.
and i for one, am very grateful that harry tells voldemort in 'the deathly hallows' that he was truly an idiot for ever thinking snape would come back to him. and that doesn't even touch snape's main motivations for switching sides either.
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honeybcj · 1 month
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so first off, thank you to @foursaints & @remlvrs for telling me to speak my truth…
that said, bear with me as i give you my input on karkaroff.
karkaroff was VERY isolated growing up and i think that fed into a lot of the choices he made. he’s constantly left with his own thoughts and it’s Not Great. he was a very odd child growing up. fascinated by the abnormal. thing is, he never acted on any of these impulses; impulses that consisted on a string of desire to inflict pain, manipulate, & pull things apart piece by piece. like kind of the stereotypical serial killer kind of vibe, but again, isolated child that didn’t have the means to act on these desires. so, needless to say, when he was finally a student, his exploration of the dark arts soared. he excelled well beyond any means when it came to the subject. similar to barty, he was smart. like more than you might think, and he genuinely thrived on it. he used it to his advantage all the time.
it comes as no surprise that he joined the death eaters. enthralled by the level of “excellency” and devotion to a level of cruelty he never truly had the chance to explore growing up. his intelligence comes to a minor fault because he’s messy when it comes to attacks and killings. he has all this knowledge, but putting it into action takes time for him. makes him question his capabilities, but then… (and TRULY bear with me) he’s in this circle, surrounded by death and violence and pure hatred when he meets evan for the first time. evan is precise, dedicated. not a single fucking stone goes unturned. where karkaroff lacks in order, evan makes up for it. there’s this point where the two of them manage to get along which is surprising because there are far and few people that evan can tolerate for more than a few minutes. this is a crucial turning point for karkaroff because the amount of knowledge he gains from evan rosier is absurd. he’s a little wooed, if you would.
there’s like…this feeling he gets in the pit of his stomach when he sees evan dissect something for the first time. staring at his hands and it’s more than magic. it’s beyond magic. the skill and precision he puts into his craft is beyond anything karkaroff has seen before. but the problem lies in the hands of barty crouch jr because karkaroff knows there’s something there between crouch and rosier. always leaning on one another, and despite all of them being death eaters, there’s always a bit of jealousy that karkaroff feels because he will never have whatever it is that’s happening between barty and evan. they are on a whole other level and karkaroff is immensely jealous of barty, and more often than not they are at each other’s throats because their intellect is so high above everyone. it’s concerning. like just imagine two “top dog” academics going at it while being simultaneously angry while trying to be part of the same team.
for the first time, karkaroff feels seen and heard. he hasn’t had that in his life. just as soon as he has it in his grasp, it’s stripped from him. taken in the blink of an eye. evan’s death changes him, but it doesn’t take his appreciation for the dark arts away. if anything, it fuels his need to keep going. in turn, both him and barty are Not on good terms really. because barty is dedicated to this. he won’t stop, but karkaroff? he lets it fester. he lets it eat and gnaw and prey until there’s nothing else but a fucking coward because he doesn’t know what to do. all he knows is that he’s passionate about the dark arts and dark magic.
insanity gets the best of him, truly. he never really recovers from it all. blames all the wrong people and never himself for succumbing to something like this. he doesn’t find a problem in his actions, but what he does realize is that he has an anger lying in the hands of evan rosier, an anger for showing him the best parts of his life and just dying. he’s fucking dramatic and cold about it. doesn’t give two shits when he says evan’s name during his trial, but he says it to stir something up in barty. because he’s still angry. still mad. in anguish that barty would let something like that happen to evan. all he feels is this anger, and when the name evan rosier leaves his lips, it’s like coming home. it’s even better when he gets to finally say the name that has been trapped at the base of his skull for ages: barty crouch…junior. it’s the closest thing to revenge he can get.
years later, as he does become the headmaster at durmstrang, he knows he cannot go back to the life he had before because that means facing the people that took everything from him, drove him to a place of madness, so what does he do? he runs like a coward because he cannot face it any longer. he cannot face his past nor can he accept it, no matter how much he craves those days again. the hunt, the chase, the kill. it’s in his blood, his every waking thought, his dreams. but he can no longer face it, even if he desperately wants to because he knows what he did, and he cannot take it back.
okay yeah so that’s where i’ll stop with all my karkaroff thoughts but i genuinely do think i could go into so much more detail so…yeah. hahahah please just remember this are my opinions and silly thoughts…don’t hate me…or do i don’t care. mmm come talk to me about karkaroff <3
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The Death Eater sign they have on their arm (sorry, not a native speaker idk its proper term) is probably also ingrained on their soul or something since it can't be removed. But what if a Death Eater lost their arm with the sign, would it automatically reappear somewhere else on their body? Or only when activated by someone like Tom? Or will it still summon them but they themself can't use it since there's no longer a physical manifestation for them to use? I know this is not in the source text but what is your idea how that sign works?
Previously on this blog, why the Dark Mark even exists.
The thing is we don't know.
We don't see Death Eaters with missing arms who tried to get rid of it. We just know that Lucius wasn't able to get rid of his and had to falsify being under the imperious curse, Snape couldn't get rid of his even when he got a position at Hogwarts and had to wear long sleeves forever, Peter couldn't get rid of his when he was living as a rat, and Karkaroff never got rid of his even when he ran away.
There was more than one person canonically who wanted it gone, some desperate enough to try, one desperate enough to try to make his escape canonically, but for whatever reason couldn't get rid of it.
What we do know is that Karkaroff died.
We don't know how, only that it was reportedly in Bulgaria and Bulgaraia wasn't far enough. We don't know what he tried, if he tried to cut off his arm and couldn't, if he couldn't do something like that though he knew he had to, if he cut off his arm and it made no difference, or if Tom didn't find him via the dark mark at all.
However, it seems to me given the speed with which he was disposed of, the ease of it... Karkaroff didn't get that mark off and the way he was acting, he was probably desperate enough to chop it off.
On the other hand, You-Know-Who didn't seem to know or care where Regulus's body ended up until he realized all his horcruxes were gone. (Or, perhaps, he did know but he assumed Regulus just got eaten by zombies and not by horcruxes).
Given Karkaroff though, I think you can't get rid of it, and it can certainly be used to track you as well as summon you at a moment's notice. The mark itself may simply be just how it shows up on the skin, but not the magic itself, which as you note is likely attached to you as a person.
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pssherri · 9 months
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im sorry the erotic tension between severus and igor in goblet of fire??????
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catherine-duval-art · 4 months
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well, guys - first art in this year 👀 Igor Karkaroff
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goggles-mcgee · 2 years
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What do the Durmstrang kids think of their headmaster acting like a still-not-over-their-break-up ex to Snape? After learning of the drama do they try to help him?
Oh the Durmstrang kids absolutely get sucked into the drama of everything. At first they act like they don't care but this is the most entertainment they've had since that one time their headmaster fell off the ship mid-travel.
They are hooked!
But see this is where a divide happens in the school because there are those in Durmstrang who want to help Karkaroff woo his ex and those who join the SSFBTDLB Squadron. (Yeah they upgraded the name to Squadron)
Karkaroff is absolutely appalled at this but he finds no matter what he does or says to dissuade these rumors no one believes him. The ultimate betrayal is when he sees his star student Krum walking with the SSFBTDLB Squadron and listening to Harry Potter talk about something very animatedly.
Minerva? Minerva is having the time of her life.
Minerva sipping her morning tea: "Severus, I know you're a natural heartbreaker but I don't think it's good for the school's international relationships."
Severus with his face down on the table: "Minerva please..."
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alien-slushie · 10 months
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*Harry when his name comes out of the Goblet*
Harry, pointing at Dumbledore: Fuck you.
Harry, pointing at Fleur: Fuck you.
Harry, pointing at Snape: Fuck you.
Harry, pointing at Cedric: You're cool.
Harry, pointing at Karkaroff : And fuck you, I'm out!
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mariannedark · 1 year
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Deleted scene from Harry Potter led to strange thoughts about Karkaroff and Snape i'm cringe but i'm free
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Durmstrang
I had the impression that Durmstrang was this "bad" place that nurtured Dark Wizards or something, but how true is that? I decided to investigate!
The first we hear is when Draco Malfoy is talking about it on the train in GOF:
"My father actually considered sending me to Durmstrang... [Dumbledore] such a Mudblood lover and Durmstrang doesn't admit that sort of riff-raff."
This suggests that Durmstrang does not accept muggle born students. However, this is Draco's version, and even then he doesn't specifically say they don't admit muggleborns. Also he could be making it up. Perhaps it's just an opportunity to bad mouth Dumbledore, or impart his superiority/ prejudices. And even if it is true, we do not know the reasoning behind it. This does seem prejudiced, but perhaps there is another school which focuses more on the needs of muggleborn students who may benefit from support integrating into wizarding society (granted Hermione doesn't seem to have much trouble, but perhaps not everyone finds the transition as easy as her).
Moving on; Hermione then says:
"It's got a horrible reputation. According to Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe, it puts a lot of emphasis on the Dark Arts."
Now, this takes us into the argument of whether the Dark Arts are inherently evil, and whether those who study the Dark Arts are evil. Personally I think that an interest in / study of the Dark Arts does not make someone a bad person. Lots of witches and wizards are knowledgable in the Dark Arts; every DADA Professor for example (ok bad example lol!) but that includes Remus Lupin, Albus Dumbledore "leader of the light", and our favourite dungeon bat - whatever your views on him he is definitely a morally grey character as opposed to an outright evil one, and though he clearly know a lot of dark magic is rarely seen to actually use it.
The other thing to note in the above quote is how she says it has a horrible reputation - now this is something that crops up a few time in the series, the idea of reputation and prejudice. It reminds me of the way Slytherin House is seen as being prejudiced, but at the same time is sort of a victim of prejudice in return - Slytherin students being judged as being bad and evil before they've even done anything. Again that's a whole other big debate. Another example of negative reputation is when Harry is dragged through the dirt by the papers/people's opinions both during and after the tri-wizard tournament. Reputations are not necessarily true. More on that in a moment.
The third set of quotes I want to look at are from The Deathly Hallows during the wedding scene:
"If [Xenophelius] was not a guest of Fleur's I would duel him here and now for wearing that filthy sign upon his chest"
This is Viktor Krum speaking about the Deathly Hallows.
"That is Grindelwald's sign... Grindelwald killed many people... [He] carved [the sign] into a wall at Durmstrang when he was a pupil there."
I think it's important to note here that Grindelwald was expelled from Durmstrang for his experiments in the Dark Arts, so clearly even though study of the Dark Arts is encouraged, they do draw a line. Tom Riddle was not expelled from Hogwarts (for better or worse).
He goes on to say:
"Some idiots copied it on to their books and clothes... until those of us who had lost family members to Grindelwald taught them better."
Now, again, this is a personal account and therefore subjective, but there is certainly a group (perhaps a large group or majority) within Durmstrang who vehemently oppose Grindelwald's beliefs, to the point of shutting down any whisper of support for him. Krum is one of Durmstrang's top students, chosen as their champion and seemingly personally mentored by their Headmaster. Though his views may not reflect the views of the wider school community he certainly doesn't seem to have suffered any for it.
Europe, and Durmstrang in particular, had suffered at the hands of a Dark Wizard before Tom Riddle could wipe his own arse (ok exageration but you get my point). And it seems that Voldemort did not gain a particular foor hold in Europe, maybe he just wasn't bothered/ wanted to conquer Britain first. But my conjecture is that having already fought one Dark Wizard, Europe was perhaps in a better position to halt the ressurgence of such views.
Going back to Viktor Krum, he also was very keen on Hermione Granger - a muggleborn, and did not seem to exhibit any anti-muggle behaviour, nor demonstrate much in the way of the "Dark Arts" he was supposedly being taught.
But what about their strict, ex-Death Eater Headmaster Igor Karkaroff? Well, according to JK Rowling he was unpopular and ruthless, ruling by fear and intimidation. Sounds pretty bad. However, the afformentioned incident over the Deathly Hallows occurred under his Headship, and involved his favoured student. So if he was punishing students, which students and why? Not saying that's ok as a teacher, but we are talking about the wider environment/attitudes and morality of the school.
Karkaroff was a Death Eater, as was Severus Snape. At his trial Karkaroff denounced Voldemort and dobbed in as many DE as he could, including Snape and Barty Crouch Jr. Subsequently he was terrified of Voldemort's return as he was considered a traitor, and even tried to get in with Snape, thinking they were in the same boat. When Voldemort did return Karkaroff fled but was hunted down and killed as a traitor. Again, this does not necessarily reflect his personal views on blood purity etc. But for the Headmaster of a school which aparently encourage the Dark Arts (which would have been supported by Voldy?), he didn't even seem to consider going back to the Dark Lord as others did.
I'd love to hear others views on this, and I'm sure there are bits of evidence I've missed. Discuss.....
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zacksnydered · 6 months
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─ requested by @safarigirlsp | part 1.
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Given your history with the forbidden ship, what are your thoughts on krumione?
It took me a second to decipher the reference. Anon, you can say the name. Hayley isn’t a dirty word 🤣 just a questionable ship. Which is more or less the case for my man Victor Krum. The fandom is somewhat divided here. There are those who praise him as an underrated gentleman, and those who shame him as a creep who targets underage girls. 
Honestly, both sides are exaggerating. 
Krum wasn’t some unsung hero. He was a lonely, awkward guy with fame, but no friends. He was repeatedly described as being surly. He had feelings for Hermione, indicating that he appreciated her intelligence (and probably how different she was from his typical fan-girls) but so what? Just because Hermione didn’t get a lot of attention from boys, it doesn’t make Krum noble for having noticed her. 
Krum is a guy who was, I think, deeply affected by attending a school like Durmstrang. It didn’t turn him into a dark wizard or a bigot (likely because of the personal losses his family suffered at the hands of the Grindelwald regime) but it does seem to have affected his social skills in a negative capacity, and becoming a celebrity certainly didn’t help. Nor did becoming a Quidditch player. I’ve talked about this before but Quidditch players tend to be obsessive and throw everything else away, including basic morality, just so they can win. The Wronski Feint may be cool when you’re a kid reading the book for the first time, but in adulthood, it really hits me just how screwed up that actually was. He basically tried to kill the other Seeker. It’s not his fault that such a move is considered acceptable, but he didn’t have to use it. 
In general, I think fame hampered Krum’s ability to make friends, and rendered him unable to trust that people weren’t just trying to cozy up to him because he was famous. Unfortunately, this includes people like Ron, he’s a perfect example. Krum was a socially awkward, grumpy young man who probably did want to make friends and find love, but he had no clue how to do this, especially not in a school full of strangers in another country. (It’s no wonder he invited Hermione to come visit him.) Hell, we don’t know why he made the journey to Hogwarts in the first place. Was it his decision? Did he even want to enter the Triwizard Tournament? Or was he pressured into it by Karkaroff? 
I should elaborate on my feelings a bit more. I am by no means condemning Viktor Krum, because he may be strange and socially awkward, but that’s not a crime. Questionable Seeker plays notwithstanding, Krum doesn’t really do anything wrong during the story. It’s not his fault, for instance, that Karkaroff shamelessly favorited him, or that Crouch Jr used him as a puppet. If anything, his aggressive reaction to a perceived Grindelwald supporter is a mark in his favor. Krum is the sort of guy who has punched Nazis and gladly would again. Can’t really fault him for that. 
But what about the erumpent in the room, what about his interest in Hermione? 
Well, like I said, I don’t believe he ever does anything out of line. Is it creepy? I think that depends on the context. Is the age gap a little suspect? I mean, yeah, it is. But it’s hardly impossible for a guy Krum’s age to date a girl Hermione’s age without being a predator. To pretend otherwise is silly. That leaves the question - is Krum written to be a predator? The answer is no. I hardly think asking a girl to attend a chaperoned dance is predatory behavior. It’s implied that they dated a while afterward, that Hermione (probably) kissed him. But hey, if they hit it off at The Yule Ball, why can’t they see where that goes? Hermione being Krum’s Hostage in the Second Task is…weird, I’ll admit. Particularly since the judges were willing and able to procure family members from outside the country. But then again, is it not equally weird for Cedric’s Hostage to be Cho? They hadn’t been dating that long. Frankly, I think this just proves how lonely Krum is. 
I’ve seen posts that say he “isolated” and “threatened” Harry when he saw him as a romantic rival. Which seems like a major reach. All he did was ask for an explanation. There was no indication that he meant harm. And when Harry clarified, Krum changed his tune and acted more friendly. Again, he and Hermione were basically dating at this point. It’s not unreasonable for Krum to be angry if he thought Hermione was cheating on him. Overall, he should have confronted her instead of Harry, but that’s a different issue. My point being, it was not predatory behavior. No more than his being irritated that Hermione wasn't paying attention to him after the Second Task. He was already insecure about Harry, and he was the one who had "saved" Hermione, of course he wanted to be the center of attention in that moment.
Was it creepy for Krum to invite Hermione to visit him in Bulgaria? I’ve seen that sentiment expressed, that he was trying to “isolate her” (there’s that word again) in a country where he would be the only person she knew, and that this was a red flag. I’d just call it an inevitable reality. One can assume Krum would want to introduce her to his family and such. But until then, yeah, she wouldn’t know anyone else from there. So? Furthermore, there’s no indication that her parents weren’t invited too. Either way, Hermione would need their consent and there’s no doubt Krum knew she would. Like, we have no evidence that he was trying to do this behind their backs. In general, Harry himself regularly stayed with the Weasleys during school breaks, for weeks at a time. This could simply be a traditional aspect of wizarding culture. Something that happens all the time. Not some grand evil plan. In any case, Hermione rejected the offer to visit Bulgaria (or her parents said no, we can’t be sure) and I think we can safely assume that Krum took this with grace, as he and Hermione remain pen pals after the fact and are on good terms.
I’ve made this point before when defending Hayley, but I dislike how people express distaste for Krumione by describing it as an “adult man” pursuing a “15 year old girl.” Because referring to Krum as such in this context and ignoring that he’s only 18 himself just obscures the situation. It makes it sound a lot worse than it actually is, and it almost seems like people are doing this on purpose. Krum may be an adult in this case and Hermione may be a child, but that doesn't mean they're all that far apart. Again, Cedric and Cho also get together after the Yule Ball, and by Wizard standards, Cedric was an adult too. We're still dealing with a romance between two teenagers. Yes, an 18 year old is more mature than a 15 year old. But 18 year olds are still pretty damn stupid. I know. I’ve been there. 
But what about the time that Krum, as a 21 year old man, was eyeing up Ginny, a 16 year old girl? That alone kills any defense he might have, right? It creates a pattern and removes the benefit of the doubt from the equation…right? Well, it would, except that Krum doesn’t actually know her age, how could he isn’t actually interested in Ginny. He doesn’t check her out until after Harry describes Ron and Hermione as a couple. Up until that point, he had eyes only for her. It seems like pretty clear subtext. Krum just wants to find a pretty girl to dance with and make Hermione jealous. Which is immature. But again, acting immature is not the same thing as acting predatory. He backs off when Harry tells him that Ginny has a boyfriend, I think we can assume he would likewise have backed off if Harry had told him "She's 16, dude."
Altogether, Hermione was Krum’s first love. He seems to have idealized their relationship and never really gotten over her. While this probably isn’t the healthiest situation for him, I still wouldn’t call him a creep. Krum respects Hermione’s boundaries and her autonomy. he is never shown pushing her into anything she doesn’t want, and Hermione doesn’t appear to be the least bit negatively affected by his residual feelings for her. She just carries on with her life. She shoots him down, and while he doesn’t exactly move on, he also doesn’t make it her problem. The worst you can say about Krum is that he's maybe a little pathetic. But I don't see any red flags here, at least not of that sort.
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casasupernovas · 1 year
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snape being harassed by igor karkaroff and him constantly shooing him away as a pest & coward is one of the more underrated snape moments.
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honeybcj · 1 month
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okay…look…let’s talk about karkaroff…
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corgi-nub · 4 months
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A frame from the most recent set of new Dastardly Lemon drops pages I just posted on patreon.
It's Karkaroff and I've really been enjoying drawing him. I can't wait for he and Snape to meet up in person😍
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