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[vyrid]

I don't think Remus would hold a grudge against James for that, or even resentment. James was looking out for his wife and child--I'm 100% sure that he could understand that Lily and Harry were his top priority. I love my friends, but if my husband and son were in danger, I would not take any risks. The slightest bit of a doubt, I would be OUT of there, and I wouldn't blame anybody else for cutting me out if they were in the same situation. No personal grudges, just trying to protect the family.

A part of me is amused Remus doesn’t hood a grudge against James, because i would feel so hurt if my friend suspected me of being a spy, like if he was cruel enough he would’ve been like

J:*dead*

R: that’s what you get for trusting the wrong people

That sounds like a funny idea for a fanfic lol, but honestly I wouldn’t blame Remus for holding that against James. I would be super hurt if any of my best friends thought I would do that to them. I think it was sort of an unspoken rule in their furry group that Sirius was James’s #1 boy; I believe both Remus and Peter made peace with that.

And also, I think it was pretty much just Sirius who didn’t trust Remus, I reckon James at best was wary of Remus. Remus himself says “James would have regarded it the height of dishonour to mistrust his friends.” I don’t think James fully trusted Remus, given that, if he had trusted him, he would’ve obviously told him about the Fidelius charm and all that stuff. But I think James’s wariness, whatever you wanna call it, came from Sirius whispering ideas in his ear and that he never would’ve thought any of that on his own.

I think I explained my stance on everything pretty well in this post, and I’m a little too lazy to go into major detail so yeah :D

Just one last thing, I don’t think Remus held it against James, whether he (James) mistrusted him or not, but I think Remus harboured a teeeeeeeensy bit of resentment towards him (Jiminy), although he never expressed it.

[vyrid]

Bitches be like, "Sirius mistreated Kreacher!!! He exerted power over a hopeless innocent person!!"

Like, okay?? Sirius was a jerk to a racist, asshole, 3'0 creature that didn't know how to keep his mouth shut?? What about it?? Like let's not pretend that Sirius made him slam his head against walls or burned his hands (cough the Malfoys cough), the worst Sirius did overall in the books is tell him to get out when he was hurling 👏 racist 👏 slurs 👏 at 👏 him 👏 and 👏 his 👏 guests. He is a fully functioning magical creature, not a child that shouldn't face repercussions for his actions. Kreacher was also a major part of Sirius's VERY TRAUMTIZING AND HORRIBLE childhood and its more than likely that Kreacher actively participated in and condoned the abuse he faced as kid. 15 years of abuse and all Sirius does is yell at Kreacher--calm down with your swords folks. Just because Kreacher was a PART of an oppressed community does not give him a free pass to be a little bitch and not face consequences

People when Kreacher mistreats Sirius

People when Sirius retaliates:

#Sirius Black #kreacher #house of black #i will defend him with my life #harry potter #pro sirius black #anti kreacher #he deserves better #sirius orion black

[vyrid]

imagine that there was no BWL and Harry grew up in an orphanage and Voldemort discovers him doing dark magic in one of the empty Hogwarts classrooms because he wants his crush to like him back and Voldemort is so impressed by his ability of doing dark magic so he decides to mentor him in the arts to mold him into the perfect image of himself and overtime as they learn and grow together they begin to have feelings but are unsure of committing but then Voldemort decides to ask Harry out after a battle and he has flowers back in his office but during the battle somebody stabs Harry in the back and he dies and Voldemort regrets never confessing his love for him sooner

#tomarry #tomarrymort #harry potter #tom riddle #harry potter x tom riddle #depressing shit #im so evil #kekekekeke #sorry guys #short short story

[vyrid]

I'm gonna be honest I don't give a flying fuck if every single Palestinian is violently homophobic, which they're not, they still don't deserve to go through genocide. How DARE you try to use queer oppression as a stepping stone for your argument on why ethnic cleansing is a good thing, you make me genuinely sick.

This isn't a 'oh, but there are queer Palestinians!' post, because obviously there are but even if there aren't, PALESTINIANS STILL DON'T DESERVE TO DIE. If you need a reason to oppose genocide then you need to seriously take a step back, look in the mirror, and ask yourself what the fuck is wrong with you.

#lets not act like isnotreal isn't violently homophobic too #this aint even an arguement

[vyrid]

real smooth coming from a Jily shipper

tomarry is the worst thing to ever happen, personally

[vyrid]

Hermione does not, in any way, overpower Tom Riddle, in any field. 

For evidence purposes, I'll use all of their achievements from book one to book 7. Instead of going on a long, disorganized tangent, we'll cut them down into 3 categories: studies, wit, and talent/strength. (I swear theres a difference between wit + studies.)

Studies --

During school, Hermione:

Was referred to as the brightest witch of her school year by Lupin

Got 10 OWLS (2 less than Bill and Charlie)

Prefect

She did get Slughorn's favour to an extent

During school, Tom Riddle:

Was referred to as the brightest kid to step into Hogwarts (possibly ever) by Albus Dumbledore

His grades are never revealed, but it is implied time and time again that he was a model student with a spotless record

Prefect and Headboy

Got a Special Award For Services to the School (hes a rat 😭)

Slughorn's favorite despite being Muggleborn and broke

There is not much I can work on in the studies department, because there isn't much text to support their performances involving the school directly, but it's obvious that Tom Riddle takes the cake. With every bullet point presented, Riddle's side of achievments is always 3x more impressive. I would like to add that he thrived in DADA and didn't shy away from any dark subjects, while Hermione was too scared to put thought into DADA + was too impatient with Divination (which I don't blame her for.)

If I had to compare them involving other characters, I would say that Tom Riddle is right up there with Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, while Hermione falls below tier near James Potter and Severus Snape.

If Severus Snape is no match for Tom Riddle (atleast when he was sane), then Hermione isn't a match for Severus. Snape was the BEST potions boy to go to Hogwarts -- it could be argued that Lily was also up there but yk shes dead so we don't care about that -- and he wasn't scared to apply his studies in the Dark Arts to real life. He was a smart kid, and even though he was below Tom Riddle in terms of brilliance, he was pretty darn smart. If Hermione cannot even reach his level, it's kind of silly to compare her to Tom Riddle.

Wit --

This one is a no brainer. The thing that sets them apart is their ability to think outside of the box.

Tom Riddle believed in a world of magic. He believed there was not a limit in which magic could be stopped. He achieved GREAT things simply by letting his trust in his own magic and the wonders of the Wizarding World lead him to his goals.

Hermione is close minded. She believes what she wants to believe, and most of her information comes from her precious, reliable books. She was too close minded to believe in divination. She was too close minded to sit back and think that, perhaps, house elves were made a certain way in which they ENJOYED labour (which is a whole other discussion), she was too close minded to believe in the Death Hallows. She was too close minded to think that there could possibly be a better, alternative recipe to a potion that didn't come straight from the school book. Her refusal to simply believe held her back from many opportunities.

Hermione is studious. Tom Riddle is BRILLIANT. Most of Hermione's knowledge comes from what she's been taught at school, but Tom Riddle went out and learned his own knowledge. And that's not a bad thing. Being studious and smart already sets her apart from many, many people.

But Tom Riddle wasn't just a studious guy. He was a genius, a prodigy, kind of a psychopath. He learned at a young age how and exactly when to use his strengths to get what he wants. He carried himself up as social ladder reserved solely for purebloods before even finding out his heritage as the descendant of Salazar Slytherin. He made a grown adult women scared of him as a child. He didn't use his wit for good, no, but was he pretty damn smart? Yeah.

Talent and Strength --

When Hermione was a kid, she learned to utilize what she had around her to catch up with other kids. She taught herself the syllabus before even getting into school and even learned spells without being taught by Professors! She was always the first one to get the spell right and was quick on her feet in an argument. She had a lot of brewing talent in her. It is not easy to be thrown into a whole new world but she took all of it with grace.

She was amazing at spells. When the trio ran away during the 7th book, she was their rock to lean on--for strength, for protection, for guidance. She knew every spell in the book to hide them away from Voldemort.

Her duelling skills, while not on par with Harry's, were pretty darn good, too. She could hold her own in a duel if she really needed to get out of their alive, using her quick thinking and sometimes, deception. Ex. (When she changed Harry's face to not resemble him when they got caught by snatchers.)

I give Hermione a lot of credit in the book. She was stronger than she needed to be at a young age, and she handled it better than most people did.

Tom Riddle on the other hand...

His talent is unmatched when it comes to anybody else.

He learned to get a hold on his magic and command it like the king that he is at the baby age of one digits. Because of all the instances at Wool's Orphanage, it isn't crazy to assume that this wasn't just a case of accidental magic. He knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew exactly how to call onto his magic to do his bidding. I don't think even Dumbledore could have said he was able to do that.

He was a parselmouth. It's less a talent and more a skill, but he used his hereditary trait to manipulate and use another type of magic to do what he wanted. Speaking to snakes is one thing--getting them to actually listen to you has to count for something.

He made horcruxes at the age of 16. That is a type of deadly, deadly magic. It is so forbidden it doesn't even fall under Forbidden magic because it's blasphemous to even think to do it. The fact that his magic was so strong that he could go through that process and come our alive is actually crazy.

He made a whole persona for himself, under Lord Voldemort, and got a whole race of people to follow him blindly. He wasn't even a pureblood and he still had them down on their knees. That's talent.

He could perform all forbidden curses with ease and not get drained. Moody says that you have to mean your intent and that nobody can *just* cast the curses. You have to have the willpower and strength to cast them--the fact that Voldemort could cast dozens of them at a time without thinking about it already sets him apart in strength from Hermione. I doubt even Snape, as he brilliant as he is, would dare push his limits like that.

I don't want this to get SUPER long, but here are some things I left out about Riddle and didn't know how to add on the list.

He found the long lost Chamber of Secrets during his time at Hogwarts. It was there for millions of years--he can't have been the ONLY descendant. It's safe to say he was one of the first people to open it and actually use it for his own gain.

He acquired the Elder Wand. I mean, so did Harry and Dumbledore, but it doesn't change the fact that he did. He was kind of dumb when he grew up and became all insane but that's impressive, too.

It is implied that he was at the brink of winning the war before Harry killed him on Halloween. If he hadn't taken the bait, maybe we'd see a world overrun by his power.

He didn't inspire fear in just Britain. He inspired fear across the world. Harry Potter was known across every wizarding community, such as Bulgaria. That means they must've known Voldemort too. There was lots of foreign people at the world cup, but every single one of them ran at the sight of the Death Eaters--which means they recognize his sign in some sort of way. The Gregrovitch family recognizes him, as does the German witch does when she sees him in folds in fear.

Sorry, this became a long rant of Voldemort's powers and not just a comparison, but it does go to show that Hermione being even near his level. It's just not plausible.

You're welcome to argue with me or correct me on my oversights! I haven't fact checked everything and I won't be offended if you correct some points. (Also there is a lot of typos and I have a cut on my finger so please dont kill me for my grammar 😭)

#Tom Riddle #hermione granger #tom riddle vs hermione granger #harry potter #harry potter and the deathly hallows #severus snape #?? #in a way #he always shows up in these for some reason lmao hes just that iconic #power #comparison #harry potter discourse

[vyrid]

The “Brain Dead 🤩” really fits 🤨

💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼

You're mean

[vyrid]

I agree with all your points on here, Jen. A lot of people hate on James without bothering to dig deeper into his side of the story (which, I may add, immediately invalidates any 'vague' argument). That being said, as somebody who's grown to like Snape, none of this is an excuse for SWM. James was not a little kid, and what he did to Snape on that day was strictly sexu@l ass@ult and NOBODY deserves to have that done to them, no matter what they did. Even if he didn't actually pull his boxers down, the prospect of it happening is still traumatizing and disgusting. (This isn't for you author, but an add-on to those who may take this in a negative light.)

Because of all these layers to the situation, I just kick back and love whoever I damn what. It's easier! Trust me guys! 🤩

So I saw a post on Instagram, and it said:

‘Isn't it funny how James Potter decided to bully and harass a malnourished little boy from an abusive family just for existing, and years later, James' son became a malnourished little boy from an abusive family that bullies him just for existing’ 

And all the comments were agreeing and saying things like, ‘Karma’, ‘Glad I’m a James Potter hater’, ‘Don’t understand how he has even one fan’

And I was like… what??? Was so tempted to write a whole thing about it but decided the hate I’d get wasn’t worth it. What are your opinions about this? 

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK??!!!

That's my initial reaction.

Don't these people know that the sins of the father shall not be visited upon the son?

It's not karma for Harry to suffer for James' mistakes. It's bullshit and I hope that no one that believes that has ever done anything wrong in their lives or their kids shall suffer. AND THERE"S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT THIS BS.

Now, let's point out how else they're wrong.

First of all, I had to re-read the Prince's Tale - and mind you, I did skim it so I could've missed things, but there is NO WHERE that says he was 'malnourished' as a boy. Not a single description said anything was physically wrong with Snape like malnourishment. It talks about his mismatched clothes, and his parents arguing. There's a line about James having an 'air of well-cared for - ness that Snape lacked' but there's NOTHING that he states he was malnourished or even abused.

So that's utter BS. I won't argue about the abuse, but there was no evidence that he was malnourished.

As for the about "just for existing" - I think a lot of people forget that SWM canonically happens *after* James saves Snape's life from Werewolf Remus. The reason that it's easy to figure that out is there is a scene with Snape/Lily arguing about the MM thing and she literally mentions James saving him the other night.

The next scene is SWM.

Now, before get into that importance - I want to point out that in the scene about MM & the saving of Snape, Lily asks, "Why are you so obsessed with them?" and if it was a relentlessly unfair bullying situation there's two obvious answers:

A) he's been bullying me for years

B) I have to obsess so I can get one over on them.

He doesn't say either of those things - you know what he *does* say - he says "Potter fancies you"... and more about 'how great he thinks he is'.... isn't that rather suspicious?

You know what's also suspicious? If Snape's being relentlessly bullied than WHY DOESN"T HIS BEST FRIEND KNOW THE OBVIOUS? Maybe because it wasn't a situation of bully/victim - maybe it was a rivalry like Dumbledore suggested in the first book.

Now, back to the timeline:

So James saves his life and yet says "it's the fact that he exists" - which sounds terrible, right?

Of course it does, but here's the thing - Snape had literally as recently possibly two weeks previously (we don't know *exactly* when but sometime between Nov of 5th year and OWLs) had attempted to (at best) OUT Remus (at worst) KILL Remus - who is ONE of James' BFFs. Now - on top of that - we know that Snape has been obsessed with a theory for ages about Remus. We see this in the MM & Saving conversation - Lily says "I know your theory" with the air of someone that has heard his theories before. Given that he only found out *for sure* within a few days of that conversation that suggests that he has been going after Remus for a while.

So, here we have Snape's attempt to get Remus out or killed and James has every reason to hate him - he's a loyal guy. He believes in his friendships so much it cost his life and literally learned something that could put him behind bars *just to help his friend*. Whatever happened, however it happened, that doesn't matter to James.

What *does* matter is that Snape tried to detrimentally hurt his friend. So he has a reason, but in SWM, he literally *can't* say that. He would be outing Remus and he's not going to do that.

Which means he NEVER did anything *just because he exists* - he had a reason, he just couldn't say it.

Now, why does James have fans?

Because he's a good man. This is the man that did stupid shit when he was a teen, sometimes for good, sometimes for bad, but nothing he did was ever on par with the things that Snape was doing - I've got a while post on that.

After he grows up, he joins the Order - to do good for people that he doesn't have to care about, yet does. He does so much good, he becomes a target. In that, he then goes on to give his life for wife and son. And they think this man doesn't deserve fans? What Bullshit is this??

***

ANYWAY, my longass point here is that: They're idiots, and I kind of wish that some people had more thought into the situation. James deserves better.

[vyrid]

Tom definitely listens to happy ass songs like anime openings with his headphones in while having a completely angry face.

Harry, on the other hand, definitely listens to songs like Toxic (YoungX777) with the face expression of the happiest man on Earth.

#tomarry #tomarrymort #tomarry headcanon #tomarry things #harry potter x tom riddle #harry potter fanon #unintentional rec #song rec

[vyrid]

The amount of mental gymnastics you have to do to prove Scorbus is canon:

🚪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

The amount of mental gymnastics you have to do to prove Scorbus are just two very close best friends:

🚪🤸‍♀️🏄‍♂️⛷🏇🏃‍♂️🕺💃🏋️‍♀️🤺

Work smarter not harder 👍

#scorbus #harry potter canon #the cursed child #hp #and they were roommates #✨✨✨ #scorbus is canon #scorpius malfoy #albus potter #scorpius x albus

[vyrid]

Is being in the fandom for a while really what we consider a flex nowadays???? The bar is underwater

so crazy to me that someone can say “I’ve been in this fandom for a month I’ve been in it for pretty long” like no girliepop it is NOT long. there are people out there who’ve been abnormal about their blorbos for DECADES; a month is naught but a speck of lint on the fandom dedication timeline. you are lying to yourself.

[vyrid]

You are absolutely correct. People like blaming their favorite’s flaws on other characters in order to make them look better—more pure or moral, I guess? But it's important for them to realize that their characters are inherently the villains of the story, and that's perfectly fine. We don't have to sanitize them down into these helpless, pure characters who have no choice or thought process whatsoever… that's just boring and untrue. Normalize loving characters for being villains, not because they are less.. I don't know, evil than the rest?

Okay but can we talk about the fact that Regulus (and Bellatrix) were essentially groomed by Voldemort? Like?

I’m reading Smile When You Dive In by pansysnarkinson and it’s made me realise that Tom manipulated and groomed them into his services. I cannot be convinced otherwise, my babies just wanted to be respected.

#It's like when people started saying that “Draco had no choice 🥺🥺🥺” #no tf yes he did #he was proud of being a death eater until he realized he's too useless to do what Voldemort wanted of him #and that's when he started to shiver #I love Draco #but I can also accept that he was a coward and a pureblood supremacist and an overall dickhead

[vyrid]

Does anyone else get pissed off with Percy in HOO? Just me?

He was my favorite in the first series but like.... I don't know. There's something about him in the second series I just don't like.

And dare I say this, I agree with Piper sometimes when she says Jason is more impressive than Percy. Because damn, he is.

#percy jackson #pjo hoo toa #jason grace #jason grace >>> percy jackson #Im sorry #but it has to be said #pjo #hoo #toa #percy Jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus

[vyrid]

The 'Bashing Fictional Characters' Series– Chapter One, Piper McLean.

Piper McLean, the tomboy daughter of Aphrodite, badass on the battlefield, a classic example of defying her heritage– not. 

Now, don't get me wrong. There are moments where Piper is really brave and shows her worth to the readers– like battling the winter goddess Khione, waking up Festus, using her charm-speak power and her quick thinking to get our favorite boys and girls out of trouble. She's an admirable character, and I don't doubt for a second that the crew needs her. 

I am not her biggest fan in town, but I disagree with people who say that our Argo II team would have survived without her assistance. She's shown to be a huge asset to the crew, and we can leave the honor of uselessness to other characters like Hazel Levesque Octavian NoLastName. Drew Tanaka, who can charmspeak, wouldn't get along with the others and would probably spend the battle staring in the mirror. There is no replacement for Piper in the series.

Now, with those points aside, Piper is a hollow character who Rick Riordan could have done so much for, but decided to make her a female-warrior, a tomboy, a cliche boy obsessed demigod who seems more like the girl of the group than anything. 

The main thing that bothers me about Piper is that half of her chapters seem to revolve around Jason, and how great he is. I mean, she should have been locked up when she said that Percy is unimpressive looking next to the cold hero Jason is (she's absolutely right.) I mean, I get it babe, Jason is hot and everything, but Jason doesn't seem to think about Piper nearly as much as she thinks of him. I know that she likes him, but it seems near-obsessive. Everyone should be proud of their dashing superman boyfriends, for sure, but her constant after-thought of Jason after every sentence just gives me.. icks. If she was nearly as independent as Riordan likes to portray his women in HOO, I think she should be able to look at a desk without comparing the shine of it to Jason's glowy eyes. 

Another pet-peeve of mine is less Piper's fault and more Rick's, but I feel like her character is just like every other girl in the series—hates feminine things, actively ruins and downplays her beauty, and hates being the daughter of Aphrodite. Every girl in the series, like Annabeth, Reyna, Zoe, Thalia, Hazel, seem to have a couple things in common: being rough and tough and tomboyish. It makes you think that you can't be a hero if you like girly things, and I don't think that's fair at all. There is nothing wrong with enjoying normal teenage girl hobbies– I mean, I could totally take out Kronos with my makeup brush. When I was shown Annabeth's casualness to the feminine side of things in the Sea of Monsters, when Percy says that makeup and dresses and braided hair isn't Annabeth, I said, "Fine. Feminine isn't the core of all females. I like how Annabeth is different from how blonde white girls are portrayed in the 2000's." But as time went on, and every girl I met was just like Annabeth, the heat of the anger fell to Piper, the last girl to fall in this pile. (I am aware that Silena Beauregard was a girly-girl and a hero, but she is one of so few.) 

Also, totally unrelated, but her constant bitching, uh, I mean, whining, in the books makes me want to cover my ears, and I'm reading off a page with total silence around me. 

But all of these are minor problems. Other problems, like her being strong enough to put a Giant to sleep, are just minor pet-peeves that are more on Riordan's short thinking than Piper being a lacking character. 

But, the one thing that threw Piper out of the window for me, is her breakup with Jason in the Trials of Apollo. 

As most of you know, Piper and Jason's relationship was fabricated by Hera and Aphrodite. Her dance with Jason on the rooftop and their limited-time dating was a trick of the mist, and she was devastated that everything she knew about him was all in her head. 

But the thing about Piper in HOO was that she spent all the series making up for the faked time. She proved, through all odds, that Jason and her were meant for each other. She refused to let Hera and her mother get in the way of her love for Jason, and that's really admirable– she is utterly in love with Jason, and actively makes up for the wasted time. At the end of the series, we see everything Piper and Jason were supposed to be in the beginning. 

That is something I genuinely loved her for. Against all odds, her love for Jason prevailed, in classic Aphrodite fashion, but it was a sweet and commendable ending. 

And then she broke up with Jason in TOA using the excuse of feeling chained because their relationship was fabricated by Hera and Aphrodite, and wanting to find out who she was without being told by goddesses– What? She spent all of the Heroes of Olympus series making her and Jason's life real. She made up for the fabrication that was her love life and got her ending with Jason, but she ruined it. Like, girl, if you were so stressed about your relationship being a lie, what were you thinking for 5 whole books? Not a single thought for 5 books, and suddenly it's a whole issue behind the scenes. Reyna could have had him if you had made up your damn mind, and gotten her happy ending (/j.)

Then Jason is killed right in front of her before they could reconcile. She then goes on to blame Apollo for this and largely retreats to the sidelines. Appearing at the very end having her rooftop fantasy with some girl that we never met before named Shel.

What just happened? 

Short summary: Piper sucks.

#percy jackson series #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #jason grace #jasper #jason x piper #Percy Jackson #anti piper mclean #pjo #hoo #toa #pjo hoo toa #percy jackson and the Olympians #this is a new series guys #stay tuned for more negativity

[vyrid]

Annabeth Chase has many flaws, but let's not forget when she jumped in front of a knife for Percy.

If my future partner won't jump in front of a knife for me.. I don't want them.

#annabeth chase #percy jackson series #pjo hoo toa #the last olympian #tlo #percabeth #percy jackson #percabeth solos #I hate annabeth #but that was very brave

[vyrid]

The second you called twitter "xitter" your whole argument just became invalid

i saw some thread on xitter with some dude asking why drag queens "want to be around children so much" re: story hours and all the replies were either predictably disgusting or very defensive but not a single goddamn one of them answered the question so i will help in case anyone ever asks you this incredibly stupid question: they are clowns!! drag queens are just clowns!! they put on extremely silly makeup and huge wigs and bright clothes and do over-the-top performances that make people laugh and smile and sometimes cry. that is the definition of a clown. they like to perform for children because they are a type of clown and children are great audiences and it is not any deeper than that. god damn.

[vyrid]

I still have yet to read my 6 actual books but, good news, I'm 32 chapters into a fanfiction Ao3 says I've visited 154 times!

I have yet to finish any of the 6 actual books I've sworn I'd read, but that one fanfiction I've read a million times be looking mighty fine.