Lmaoo Yess!!😭

I think one of the reasons the Harry Potter Epilogue was so poorly received was because the audience was primarily made up of the Millennial generation.

We’ve walked with Harry, Ron and Hermione, through a world that we thought was great but slowly revealed itself to be the opposite. We unpeeled the layers of corruption within the government, we saw cruelty against minorities grow in the past decades, and had media attack us and had teachers tell us that we ‘must not tell lies’. We got angry and frustrated and, like Harry, Ron and Hermione, had to think of a way to fight back. And them winning? That would have been enough to give us hope and leave us satisfied.

But instead. There was skip scene. And suddenly they were all over 30 and happy with their 2.5 children.

And the Millennials were left flailing in the dust.

Because while we recognised and empathised with everything up to that point. But seeing the Golden Trio financially stable and content and married? That was not something our generation could recognise. Because we have no idea if we’re ever going to be able to reach that stage. Not with the world we’re living in right now.

Having Harry, Ron and Hermione stare off into the distance after the battle and wonder about what the future might be would have stuck with us. Hell, have them move into a shitty flat together and try and sort out their lives would have. Have them with screaming nightmares and failed relationships and trying to get jobs in a society that’s falling apart would have. Have them still trying to fix things in that society would have. Because we known Voldemort was just a symptom of the disease of prejudice the Wizarding World.

But don’t push us off with an ‘all was well’. In a world about magic, JK Rowling finally broke our suspension of disbelief by having them all hit middle-class and middle-age contentment and expecting a fanbase of teenagers to accept it.

Also. Since when was ‘don’t worry kids, you’re going to turn out just like your parents’ ever a happy ending? Does our generation even recognise marriage and money and jobs as the fulfillment of life anymore? Does our generation even recognise the Epilogue’s Golden Trio anymore?

Love and Other Misfortunes

by @senlinyu​ but in memes

This is one of my favourite Dramione fics. I am a bit of sucker for Veela Draco and I just adore the angst that comes with it. So, this is a crack tribute to @senlinyu ‘s wonderful fic.

At the beginning of the fic:

And at the same time:

Hermione knows something is up and Draco obliviates her rather than let her know she can save him.

Everyone and I mean everyone tries to give her a hint:

Runcorn tries to tear Hermione down and he has a plan:

And the epilogue:

#sultanate of women

Safiye Sultan + parallels with Hürrem Sultan

i strive to make my room look like this

I wanna move in here✨️

POV: you now live with the village witch

lahore pigeons are some of the most visually appealing birds out there. like in terms of visual design. very minimalist, good contrast.

some things i’ve been looking at online recently

how to be critical of the things you love

does your daughter know it’s okay to be angry?

tell the people you love that you love them

what football will look like in the future

laura palmer graduates by amy woolard

the raincoat by ada limón

on the violent language of the refugee crisis by christina sharpe

the yellow wallpaper by charlotte perkins gilman

an impromptu therapy session with jenny slate

gathered by plants: some decolonial love letters

wanna put my tender heart in a blender

small kindnesses by danusha laméris

i’m on my death bed so i’m coming clean by mj pack

we lived happily during the war by ilya kaminsky

kathony + tags part 10

loving this character isn’t enough I need to unhinge my jaw and sink my teeth into them