#I think JKR knew what she was doing with Hinny guys

[avalonmoonshinesstuff]

LOL thanks for the long reply. I disagree on Harry's rising tho. his hair is not curly but messed up, and I dont know as much astrology as you, but i know how certain risings makes me feel. I have North Node scorpio and they have always intrigued me, but Harry never did. Scorpio rising had a certain "lacking and oppressed" inner energy about them even if they are never abused or face pain in life. The way Harry WAS abused and pressured but kinda just knew it and recited it to us and never viewed that as something heavy like it should be. The way people think Harry SHOULD be more traumatised, but he isnt, is the mark of Aquarius rising, and the good things about healthy versions. They make anything negative LOOK lighter because they arent the deeply emotional and tortured Scorpio is. (Harry is but that's his Leo sun)

GINNY is more likely to be Scorpio rising because she had that "being held back" energy earlier when she was shy and always hiding (her h4 Aquarius do talk about Harry at home a lot lol), but later her Leo sun shines in public conjunct her MC, and i have always had a crush on her lol. Hinny is a good couple in their risings.

I spoke to @danpuff-ao3 about this a while ago and basically realised that every single one of us (unless using rectification methods, and even then, it's iffy) has a way of looking at the world, and we're meant to perceive (through the Ascendant, for example, or the other personal placements) the world. While talking to Danni, we shared our findings of Ascendants, but for some reason or the other, we couldn't agree with the other. We laughed and moved on.

I have Scorpio in my 3H (supposed to be my close-knit friend group, and people I can relate to easily). I never properly connected to a Scorpio in my life the way I vibed with Libra, or any other sign. So, above all the Timelord thing with Harry, Uranus (lightning) conjunct his Ascendant, Jupiter conjunct his MC (being seen as lucky), Pisces (enmeshment) 4th house (enmeshed families that stifle individuality and freedom, feeling called to sacrifice when it comes to safety/home), Moon in 4th (comfort from the idea of family), etc, I trusted my gut as well. The same as Danni and you, I experienced Harry differently. I couldn't find it in myself to sympathise with Harry's childhood (while I could understand Severus' and Voldemort's). It made sense that he'd be a Scorpio rising to me.

I haven't yet shed all my biases to say that I've actually rectified these charts with the highest objectivity (eg, my reservation of Aqua rising for bullies 💀). And even if I could, people connect to characters differently so a Character's chart can't ever truly be rectified to fulfillment. So, I ended up using the chart Rowling gave us.

I've never thought about Ginny (besides agreeing that I do ship her with Harry in the Het sense) but awww, you had a crush on her!

Just from their rising? Oh, Aquarius and Scorpio usually make Squares but maybe they share something more harmonious. Actually, even if it squares, it brings more spice.

Speaking of spice, Ginny's Sun and Mercury are almost exactly conjunct with Harry's North Node. Oh yes, she was his destiny, and it was spice. Lol, I already shipped them before but they are cute in compatibility.

If you've noticed (TL;DR), in true mutable fashion, I've let you know that I'm biased towards Aqua risings so MAYBE Harry could be one (he doesn't have weird teeth, though, does he?).

#and more #hp astrology #birth chart rectification #brief hinny #Harry Potter and discovering what Brand of Weird (Uranus/Aquarius) rising he is #subjectivity in rectification #so... yeah #Harry Potter is a ♏ rising #Harry Potter is a ♏ ascendant #Harry Potter is a Scorpio Rising #Harry Potter is a Scorpio Ascendant #I think JKR knew what she was doing with Hinny guys #shooketh #my asks #Ginny Weasley is hot and I'd let her dom me

[seriouslysam8]

How serious do you think Dean and Ginny were during HBP? I like Dean but fandom is turning him into this casanova that was perfect romantic boyfriend and it’s actually starting to making me dislike him. There seems to be this trend of people thinking Ginny and Dean would have worked out if Harry wasn’t in the picture, but sometimes I wonder if they read the same book I did or if they’ve just mixed up fan theories with canon. Deans a great guy but I don’t think him and Ginny would have ever worked out in any world. I don’t think their relationship was ever got too serious because she always had deeper feelings for Harry, and I think he noticed that. She moved onto Harry within weeks of them breaking up. You don’t do that if you’re heartbroken. As much as people say Dean and her started dating in June I don’t count it until September because they didn’t see each other during the summer, that equivalent to an online relationship, and then they spent Christmas apart too. There’s no way Molly let her children out of her sight after what happened in DoM and with Sirius, the war was getting so serious. Dumbledore’s told Harry that he had to put extra security at the burrow and to not pull any shit and everyone thinks Ginny snuck out of her house to go be with Dean? How stupid do you think she is? She knows how dangerous things are she experienced in the CoS. During Christmas I’m pretty sure Ginny caught on that Harry had feelings for her and that’s when her and Deans relationship went to shit. She had quidditch, owls, and her own friends too and she doesn’t strike me as the type of girl that would want to be hanging around her bf 24/7. I do think she was conflicted if Harry did really like her and went back and forth if she should risk it. In the end I think she realized whether Harry and her ended up together or not she just didn’t want to be with Dean. It was unfair for him because he liked her a lot but she didn’t feel that way towards him. I don’t think she was ever in love with Dean or cried over him. I think once they broke up she felt free and was probably thinking to hell with boys and then Harry kissed her and she’s like 🫠.

I’m so glad you stuck hinny together sooner because the little cabbage deserves all love he can get. The kid was deprived of love his whole life, Dean wasn’t. He’ll survive without Ginny but our little cabbage won’t! I swear I don’t hate Dean, I love him, but I just think Ginny and Deans relationship is romanticized more than it was meant to be by fandom.

Wait. Wait. Wait. That’s really a fan theory?? That Ginny snuck out of the house to see Dean?!?! No. Just no. She wouldn’t do that, not after the diary. She knew how dangerous and serious the situation was. She was no dummy. 

Honestly, I mean, I like Dean as a character. There's nothing wrong with him. But I don't think he was the perfect person for Ginny nor was she for him. I think it was just a silly teenage romance where they snagged and went on cutesy Hogsmeade dates but it was never anything serious. I don't think they would had ended up together if Harry wasn't in the picture. I just can't see it. Maybe that's just because I'm a hardcore Hinny shipper and I adore Deamus as well.

But I agree with you. I don't think they were ever serious. I don't think they did anything other than snog each other's faces off. I think Ginny probably always was a little reserved with Dean and even Michael because... HELLO, HARRY! The heart wants what the heart wants.

I once saw an interview with JKR that said had Hinny not been interrupted during the Easter egg scene in OOTP, Harry would have noticed Ginny sooner. So, I went with that and ran. I made sure he saw Ginny at that moment in time.

[lucky-katebishop]

I spent a month reading harry potter fanfics and here’s what I learned

So for the past three and a half weeks, I’ve been doing basically nothing but reading Harry Potter fanfics and now I kind of just want to talk about them. No one cares but future me will! I tend to get caught in obsessions fairly easily (for instance, two months ago was comic books and last month was video editing and then k dramas). I’m feeling like my Harry Potter obsession is fading which makes me really sad cause it was a fun ride. I went from Drarry to Hinny, time travel to alternate realities, obscuris Harry to Dark!Harry, MCU AUs to Doctor Who AUs. I must’ve read more than 50 fics.

I’ve learned that I hate Dumbledore

Snape makes for a great mentor but I will only like him with proper character development

also where did Snape being Draco’s godfather come from? I don’t think this was in the books? I’m not angry, just confused

I read a fic that was so sad that I was physically unable to finish reading it -- actually I read two of those, one of them was a DID fic and the other Voldemort adopted Harry

the Voldemort one is quite possibly the most tragic thing I have ever read and even though it’s been two weeks I still haven’t been able to recover -- I was only halfway finished too GOOD LORD

another fic I read that was so fucking depressing was a time loop situation where Harry literally couldn’t get out of and it ended tragically

obscuris Harry is interesting but I really only like the ones where Newt is actually involved but I couldn’t find any finished ones

I don’t like it when Harry’s appearance changes, it throws me for a loop

there was this one where Harry got sent back in time and his figure got disfigured and so he didn’t even appear like himself anymore

I just find it odd for Harry Potter not to look like Harry Potter, idk

I also have a headcanon that his hair is very curly rather than shaggy

I haven’t been able to find a fic where Harry goes back in time to the Marauders era and has the right amount of angst but the right amount of fluff

I’ve read some good ones where the Marauders travel to Harry’s time but like,,, it isn’t quite what I’m looking for? I’m gonna have to write it, aren’t I? 

this doesn’t happen with irondad fics, literally everything you’ve ever wanted you can find it there

I read one where Harry did go back in time but she (fem!Harry) didn’t really interact with her parents or the Marauders that much, she became friends with Regulus instead

Regulus should’ve been in Gryffindor

I’ve not only read fics where Draco has been a Ravenclaw, Slytherin, but also a Gryffindor. I haven’t found one where he’s in Hufflepuff

I’ve read fics where Harry’s in every single house - the Ravenclaw one might be my favorite so far, it had to do with him going to a different timeline where there’s another Harry and he’s a major dick

Hufflepuff Harry one was funny, but it got distressing cause Dumbledore didn’t trust him and tried to get him expelled

actually the Hufflepuff one made my heart hurt cause Harry was put in the body of a Harry who isn’t the boy who lived and barely spoke and was basically like an even more traumatized Neville

Slytherin Harry is everything to me and he should’ve been in Slytherin

Ravenclaw Draco is something that can be so personal

I’m tired of reading Year One fics, I get it, there’s a stone, let’s move on

Year Four fics are my favorite however, there was one (which is my favorite) where Harry’s a necromancer and in the graveyard scene he calls corpses from the graves alive to help him get out of there it was so cool

I am partial to Harry/Draco but Harry/Luna is cute

there was a Pokemon Harry/Luna one that’s adorable and I’ve read it twice already

I like when there’s a ton of lore involved

especially Hogwarts lessons - like ancient runes can fucking get it, I love runes fics

there was an MCU AU one where I read Harry didn’t have his magic anymore, not as potent as it was, but he did have ancient runes

LISTEN I tried to get into Dark!Harry but after that Voldemort adoption one I can’t do it anymore, I will start crying literally right now -- he just wants to be fucking useful! He just wants to be loved! Is that too much to fucking ask for? 

however Harry doing dark!magic but isn’t actually on the dark side is cool

Death Eater Spy Draco! It makes me distressed but also I am so here for it!

Jenkins if you’re out there I love you (if you get this reference I love you)

I read a ton of Avengers adopt Harry when he’s younger but I don’t care for younger Harry fics, I prefer when he’s a teenager and I don’t have to read the first few years at Hogwarts, it can get repetitive

Give me all the angst with Harry being a horcrux please, I’m living for the drama

Lily is not a fan favorite weirdly enough, when the Marauders are in fics she’s usually not there which is unfortunate because I just really want a good Harry/Lily bonding moment

one of the saddest fics I read was where harry, luna, hermione and neville find themselves in an alternate dimension where Lily and Remus are married and alive, James is a dick but has other kids, and every single person that had died in their world is alive

I don’t like it when there’s Ron bashing, he’s one of my favorites, but if I have to, I’ll read some of them

there was this Sherlock fic (listen, I went in fucking deep, it’s been a weird month) where fem!Harry is on the run from the Ministry because I don’t actually understand and Ron and everyone is out for blood for her

Eleventh Doctor/Harry is a pairing I was not aware of but I actually kind of love?

Master of Death Harry is fucking OP and I love him for that

mcu aus is something I never knew I needed

Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis is fucking everything

So is On Punching Gods and Absentee Dads, I realized it was the same author when I read in the author notes that the author was going to some volcano convention thing and I was like this is way too niche for it to be a coincidence

I’ve read Tony is Harry’s dad, Loki is Harry’s dad, Harry is just weird friends with Thor, ones where Natasha is Harry’s aunt

listen everyone is related to this boy

I will not read a fic if it doesn’t involve Harry, he’s my boy, he’s my love, I care only about him and him only I’m so sorry

you know that meme where people say nobody’s favorite character is harry potter, the titular character? Well meet me! He’s my favorite!

in battle of hogwarts fics, Remus almost always dies. Why is that? Why do you guys hate him so much? It’s always half and half for Fred, I never know if he’s going to live or not

In all of the good fics I’ve read I saw in the collections area of ao3 the same collection and I was like! You get me! 

if it says Gammily’s Bookshelf on the fic, it’s gonna be a really fucking great fic let me just tell you that right now

Parseltongue gets me so riled up, I fucking love Parseltongue, it’s so cool

there’s a reason I usually filter out non/c*n but I decided to let it flow and I ran into a few that fucking d e s t r o y e d me why do you guys read shit like this, it broke my heart

that being said I read one that was really nuanced and actually really good but it’ll never be finished and I’m very mad about that

Either we have a better understanding of how goblins could be utilized  than JKR or we’re just ignorant of how powerful they can be

weird coincidence that I’ve read two completely different fics where Harry thought having a threesome meant kissing three different people

Dumbledore’s a bitch and I hate him, every fic I’ve read so far agrees with me

there is a person out there that is CARRYING the bucky barnes/harry potter pairing on their back and I hope whoever that is knows how much I appreciate them

remind me never to click on a fic that hasn’t been updated since 2015 ever again, C’est La Vie I will miss you so

this is just a fucking quarter of the harry potter fics I’ve read but thanks for reading if you did, let me know if you want to know some of the titles

#harry potter #harry james potter #fanfiction #aus #alternate universe #reading #fics #fic recs #marauders #wolfstar #drarry #parseltongue #mcu #marvel cinematic universe #doctor who #my posts #ruth talks #rutherford's reviews #ao3 #archive of our own #the marauders

[vivithefolle]

I'm a bit confused. You said in one post that you thoroughly dislike Hermione and that you had no respect for her at all. Yet ... you like Romione? idk, it seems contradictory tbh. I like when Romione shippers acknowledge her flaws and messed up moments but when someone that dislike and even hate her character that much ships Romione and I see them posting about them and calling them "cute" just seems weird

I’ll share with you my whole thought process so you can understand where I’m coming from:

Itty-bitty Vivi who read Harry Potter for the first time (at 13/14, so not so itty-bitty I guess, oops): Woaaah Hermione and Ron yaay!!! They're awesome I love them! They're my OTP always and forever!! Best thing to happen in Harry Potter!! JKR is a genius!

Slightly less itty-bitty Vivi discovering the Harry Potter fandom online (thankfully years after the ship wars, else I probably wouldn't have survived): Why is there so much hate towards Ron? And why are people so opposed to Romione?? It was meant to be since the first book! Or, okay, the second book is when I realized it was gonna happen, but still! Oh well, here is a fic where Hermione berates Ron for everything and he is the only one actually working for their relationship. Cool, more Romione!

Even less itty-bitty Vivi starting her own Tumblr and going around, adding her grain of salt to debates and talking about stuff: Yeah! Ron is great! He's done bad things of course but Hermione has done her fair share of bad things too! Actually, now that I'm rereading the books, I'm reminded of this person I used to call a friend, who was quite smart and cultured but would often be very harsh to me because they claimed it was “for your own good" and “because I'm more mature than you"… I still wanted to be around them, because they were just so smart and passionate, but we often rowed and eventually they really just went too far and tried to make ME out to be the bad guy and most people believed them because they had a reputation as someone cool and logical while I was known for being emotional… wait, what the fuck, that's… that's exactly what happens in the fandom with Ron and Hermione! What the fuck, was I Ron? Admired their intelligence, praised and supported them, fell in love even but was met with scorn and open disdain?!… no, no, come on. Hermione wasn't that bad.

Vivi rereading Half-Blood Prince (and no, this wasn't about the canaries, but about what Hermione was doing after): Oh my god she was that bad.

Vivi as she ponders alternately: Wait, what about JK Rowling? What does she think about all that? What was her intention, what did she want to accomplish with the characters? I know books belong to their readers but if I want as objective an analysis as possible I must try to understand her thought process while she wrote.

Vivi learning about a staple of British literature called “literary alchemy”: The quarreling couple!! Sulfur and Mercury, the Red King and the White Queen, who must marry for the story to end happily!! And their union is represented by… a rose!! Oh my god, that is brilliant, that is so cool! Romione was ALWAYS going to happen, I knew it! Ha!

Vivi discovering the “[Ron] needed to make himself worthy of Hermione” quote: Wha… but… what? Worthy? As if Hermione was some sort of precious trophy or whatever? What the hell? Wait, Ron had to make himself worthy of her but Hermione didn't have to make herself worthy of him? Is it because Ron is the boy or some shit like that??

Vivi going through JK Rowling's interviews and finding sexism and double-standards galore: Yep, it's because he's the boy. And that bit about Hermione being based off herself when she was younger… ouch. And to top it off the scriptwriter pretty much worshipped Hermione…

Vivi rereading the books again: Is it just me, or does Ron hardly ever get any praise or acknowledgement from the adult characters? Meanwhile Harry and Hermione get stuff like “as good as Charlie Weasley" or “brightest witch of her age"! And, damn, I used to side with Hermione because I love cats, but she was completely awful in POA! She apologized but then the plot made her out to be right even then?? And I always thought her Yule Ball entrance was kinda over-the-top, but damn if that's not compensating for something! Also what the hell, I get that Harry is suffering and all but will someone PLEASE pay attention to the fact that Ron is being bullied BY A FOURTH OF THE STUDENT BODY AND NOBODY SEEMS EVEN REMOTELY CONCERNED????? Also what the hell is wrong with the sixth book, I never liked it much but it's like it's trying to make every character look bad, wtf?? And, and, holy shit I never noticed but Ron was asking legit questions during the Horcrux Hunt debate but Harry kept deflecting or mocking him but it's still Ron who had to apologize in the end??? And I've read a whole post about how Hermione punching Ron is the appropriate reaction for a very small child and not a supposedly “mature" character, and that Harry had to SHIELD RON FROM HER, oh my god?? It's… oh my god, what the fuck is wrong with JK Rowling?

Vivi, in denial: Well, Harry Potter is decidedly not a romance. It's about love, but romantic love is quite far down the priority list when it comes to it. JKR has herself confessed that she wasn't too good at writing romance, and I don't blame her because writing romance is hard. But I did enjoy Romione! When I was little I saw it coming from a mile away, granted I was already savvy in literature but that must have been because she was doing something right! And then the sixth book happened… the sixth book which… which was released after the Harry Potter movies were being filmed, wasn't it?

Vivi looking up the timelines: Oh my god. Oh my god it's even worse, the movies were being discussed before Goblet of Fire came out. Come to think of it, I always found that the Trio felt… different, after Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry and Ron especially felt like they had gotten dumber? And Hermione was suddenly explaining everything when exposition used to be split between her and Ron…

Vivi, in mourning: So that's what happened. Ron ended up being shortchanged to make Hermione look better, because Rowling was fonder of Hermione than she was of Ron, and the scriptwriter too come to think of it. Curse you, Steve Kloves!!!

Vivi, who is nothing if not what Pokémon fans call a nostalgiafag: But… but… yeah, it sucks that Ron was shortchanged, and actually yeah it's a freaking travesty and I WILL freaking spread the world about this, mark my words, but, but I still… I can't help it, when Hermione “looked up at Ron and her frostiness seemed to melt" I melt too. When Ron compliments Hermione or tries to take care of her as much as he can I… it still does something to me, I still find myself rooting for them even if I know there's the awful sixth book and the stupid post-Locket beatdown. Their kiss, for God's sake, I've just realized that Ron may have swept Hermione off her feet physically, but it's Hermione who jumped him, you could say Hermione metaphorically swept Ron off his feet!! God damn it, that's good, that's so good!

Vivi, at war with herself: No, I can't let myself be blinded by nostalgia!! The facts are that Hermione shows borderline abusive - even actually abusive - behaviour, this can't be denied! I don't want to root for an abusive relationship! I don't want to root for a relationship that relies on my favourite character being dumbed down to work!!!

Vivi, about to uncover the secrets of the universe: … wait a second. I don't have to.

Vivi, having an epiphany: Reading Solstice Muse's Romione fanfics gives me such happiness because she just gets the characters! She doesn't portray Hermione as perfect and never fucking up, and she always treats what happens to Ron with respect… Well, especially since she can't play them off as a joke since she often makes Ron the POV character. But, yeah! I can still like Romione… if it's well-written. Which, well, isn't the case in the original books… at least, isn't the case anymore after Rowling's bias got the best of her. Even though they do have their great moments.

Vivi, finding purpose in her life: I am going to spread awareness. I am going to tell the world. Fuck, just rereading the books, I've noticed how blatant the favouritism is and how unbalanced it can be. No wonder the fandom seems to collectively scoff at Ron - the books themselves do whenever it's convenient for them! The fandom plays favourites, because the author herself played favourites, and the worst part is that she didn't even realize it! Imagine you spend your life getting into traumatic situations out of love for your friends who always receive compassion and validation for their feelings about said traumas, but YOUR trauma is hardly touched upon and in the rare case it is, it's only to be mocked or used against you… Fuck! You're a piece of work, JKR! And the fandom just swallows it whole like a bunch of lobotomized snakes! Screw it! Screw it, I'm going to say it like it is, and I'm going to say it LOUDLY! People are going to hear about what Ron goes through and we'll see if Harry and Hermione look like the only ones worthy of therapy then!!

Present day Vivi, as she scrolls through the (heavily filtered) Romione tag on AO3: Ugh, another Drarry… and another… and another… oh, a Hinny-centric fic for a change, cool but I'm looking for more Romione than that, sorry. Gah, why is it that Romione appears as a secondary ship everywhere but they can't get their own stories? I've just seen a Snupin come up for God's sake! Oh, finally, a full Romione!! *clicks* … … … awww that was so sweet. Kudos! Okay back to the search… oh, another one!! *clicks* … … … it's Ron-bashing. It's Ron-bashing and it's not tagged Ron-bashing and that's why it showed up in my search AND I'M GOING TO FREAKING RIOT-

#vivi answers #ask #romione #ron weasley #hermione granger #ron weasley defense squad #ron weasley defence squad #ron x hermione #harry potter series #anti jk rowling

[banhchao]

draco deserved that redemption arc WAAAAY more than snape did. draco was a terrified CHILD (definitley gay) who was raised by racists and basically was balckmailed into doing the HBP thing, whereas snape was willingly doing the wizard equivalent of white supremacy for most of his life, if harry had been a girl and looked like lily snape wouldve lusted after her (eww) draco deserved a redemtion arc and to and up gay and married to harry. hinny is hollow crap

🪐 Note: I have not read the books in about 7 years lol so bear with me. Nor have watched the movies in a minute. I probably will soon at some point.

Hoo boy there is a lot to cover here lol.

I think what’s interesting about Snape’s redemption arc is that it’s all been planned out from the very beginning so every action and decision he made happened knowingly with the purpose of a redemption arc (fun fact: Alan Rickman knew of Snape’s arc before the movies finished filming or the books were even released lol). I think that both Snape and Draco could have had redemption arcs... I don’t understand why JKR couldn’t have done that ? A lot of ppl feel that Snape shouldn’t have had one and I do agree with that; personally tho he isn’t very much redeemed in my eyes. Like sure, we find out his true intentions as a “good guy” but I find him too selfish to actually be redeemed. Treating Harry and the other children like dirt and bullying them was pure selfishness and acted out as pettiness and revenge for Harry looking like, acting like and being James’ son. I think u r right that things would have gone so differently if Harry was a girl; Snape would have seen Lily in her and protected her (to the point of creepy). His “good guy” intentions could have just been fueled by his love of Lily and only that, which is inherently selfish. He did have a preference for the dark arts after all and willingly chose that; what else would have kept him on the good side other than her? There is no excuse for him being mentally, emotionally and physically abusive towards children despite his so-called “good intentions”; if he needed an outlet for his stress he could have just started a hobby like .... gobstones ? But I digress.

(Tho I have to admit... James and Sirius were lil bitches towards Snape akskdjdkdkdkdkck they aren’t completely off the hook either! )

Draco, Draco, Draco... I have always had a very much hate-love relationship with him since I was young lol but now that I’m an adult I understand him so much better. the headcanon of him being gay is likely (I mean, Harry & Draco were abnormally obsessed with each other lol especially Draco. I refuse 2 believe his obsession was pure hatred and jealousy - the dude’s favourite conversation topic with Crabbe and Goyle is “Saint Potter”. ) Draco has said some very NASTY things, and has had a very elitist, classist, racist mindset since young BUT it’s so important to take into account that as you said, he was indeed indoctrinated by his parents and grew up not knowing anything else. He truly believed he was better than everybody for being rich and a pure blood and that everybody should worship him and bow down at his feet; if not, they were doing morally wrong for not respecting their “superior”. Malfoy saw himself as a God that deserved love and respect solely for existing. And it may sound ridiculous but I get that, because he knew absolutely nothing else growing up and it was drilled into him before his brain had even started to form ! Malfoy sure was a lil bitch and I hate the awful things he would say to the trio and about Hagrid but I believe that deep inside his heart was good. His actions and words were a direct result of how he was raised and I believe if he was raised differently and with the freedom to actually make the right choices, he would make them. Malfoy was simply a child raised in a toxic, abusive household with disgusting ideals. He didn’t know anything else but knew that if he stepped out of line of what he was taught, he would get punished. he deserved the chance to redeem himself (which is seen in a deleted scene in the movie) and to make his own choices and break free from the chains his family put around him. He was only a child when Voldemort asked him to kill Dumbledore; he was terrified of having to do it but even more terrified of dealing with the consequences if he didn’t (getting killed himself). What’s worse tho is that he felt like there was no other way out. We all deserved the chance to see Draco live happily and freely, to see where his heart was actually really set without any sort of outer influence and to see how much he can change with the mindset he chose himself. Such a waste that we canonically could never.

(also can i just say? tom felton did a phenomenal job portraying draco; i remember i couldn’t get that bathroom sectumsepra scene out of my head for weeks. i love him ~)

Although I would fight Malfoy on sight if we ever went to school together, something that will always break my heart about him is how lonely he is. Malfoy is by far the LONELIEST person in the series. He has never had a friend in his ENTIRE LIFE and with no redemption arc, we don’t see if he ever gains one even now. Crabbe and Goyle collectively have .5 of a brain cell and were just his lil minions to have power and control over. But could Malfoy ever talk to them ? Rant to them ? Let them know of his emotions and troubles and demons ? No ! Pansy was very smart and calculative but she probably hung around Draco for a similar reason to Crabbe and Goyle; purebloods stick together to maximize their power. She would have probably seen Malfoy’s emotions as a weakness. Which leaves Malfoy to have to deal with everything alone and seem fine on the outside but completely destroyed within. Nobody would understand the pressures he would have to go through from his family, the toxicity and abuse from his father, how he wasn’t so sure of the reality his family had crafted around him anymore. He had nobody to help him deal with this, nobody to listen to him and understand. He deserves a hug.

Tbh the only ship I’m completely onboard with is Romione lol. Hinny is okay; I think JKR did that mainly to have Ron, Hermione and Harry to collectively all be in the same family (it’s so cute how their kids are cousins ! 🥺) drarry would be a much more interesting dynamic; enemies-to-lovers + redemption arc would have been dope !