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New Redesigns of Some Old (old) OCs!
I had this comic I used to draw for my sister to read when I was about 8-10 years old. It was called Sammy's World and was about a girl named Samantha, her two best friends, her crush on a nice boy and the rivalry for said boy's heart that she had with her arch nemesis, a spoiled rich girl.
Now doesn't that storyline sound familiar? *cough* Miraculous Ladybug *cough* *cough* Dork Diaries *cough* *cough* Anything disney *cough* the 2000s in a nutshell *cough*.
I'm rewriting this for fun and I'm going to make the story more silly and light-hearted. There might even be a bit of the supernatural thrown in!
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Each Drawing From Top to Bottom
-Carlos and Sammy with obvious crushes on each other, but are too dense to see that the other likes them too. At least they can talk to each other and are pretty good friends (looking at you Marinette!)
-Sammy in her daydream dance ballgown. Of course, this story has a 'The Big Dance' and of course, our main girl has to daydream about attending in a dress her parents can never find, much less afford. Too bad she isn't a budding fashion designer.
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Some Single Character Illustrations!
From left to right:
-Samantha (Sammy) in her everyday clothes.
-Aubrey the perceived rich-girl nemesis. Very rich she (her parents) is (are), nemesis? Eh, well....
-Mimi- twin #1 and one of Aubrey's creepy minions (not for the reason you think)
-Bibi- twin #2 and Aubrey's other creepy minion (I said not for the reason you think!)
There are more characters to come, like Sammy's friends and more of Carlos. I just have to draw and colour them in tediously, but surprisingly relaxing (ly?) with coloured pencils.
New Redesigns of Some Old (old) OCs!
I had this comic I used to draw for my sister to read when I was about 8-10 years old. It was called Sammy's World and was about a girl named Samantha, her two best friends, her crush on a nice boy and the rivalry for said boy's heart that she had with her arch nemesis, a spoiled rich girl.
Now doesn't that storyline sound familiar? *cough* Miraculous Ladybug *cough* *cough* Dork Diaries *cough* *cough* Anything disney *cough* the 2000s in a nutshell *cough*.
I'm rewriting this for fun and I'm going to make the story more silly and light-hearted. There might even be a bit of the supernatural thrown in!
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Each Drawing From Top to Bottom
-Carlos and Sammy with obvious crushes on each other, but are too dense to see that the other likes them too. At least they can talk to each other and are pretty good friends (looking at you Marinette!)
-Sammy in her daydream dance ballgown. Of course, this story has a 'The Big Dance' and of course, our main girl has to daydream about attending in a dress her parents can never find, much less afford. Too bad she isn't a budding fashion designer.
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Some Single Character Illustrations!
From left to right:
-Samantha (Sammy) in her everyday clothes.
-Aubrey the perceived rich-girl nemesis. Very rich she (her parents) is (are), nemesis? Eh, well....
-Mimi- twin #1 and one of Aubrey's creepy minions (not for the reason you think)
-Bibi- twin #2 and Aubrey's other creepy minion (I said not for the reason you think!)
There are more characters to come, like Sammy's friends and more of Carlos. I just have to draw and colour them in tediously, but surprisingly relaxing (ly?) with coloured pencils.
The Wizarding World did not stop existing after The Boy Who Lived. The prologue of the books say as such. Encouraging and confirming that wizarding life went on after the series. In fact, the world was much bigger than just Harry Potter and went on much longer. Though its world building was full of whimsy, much was left undiscovered or in the margins.
A Wizard’s Hearthstone will be my additions, extrapolations, and edits to the magical world of the Harry Potter universe set in the 21st Century.
Starting first, with the legendary school itself.
🍁Hogwarts🍁
Hogwarts is a wild, magical place of learning. Filled to the brim with adventure and history. The old stomping grounds of many a great wizard and a place of wizarding history both old and new. However, not all were too pleased about the students fighting against the dark wizard terrorist group and their horrifying resurrected leader. Nor the subsequent deaths of numerous of its student body and staff.
It’s safe to say that such a thing would leave many educators and parents in an outrage after the smoke had cleared. For all of Hogwarts defenses, its once prestigious lessons were criticized and its magical armor torn asunder. Big changes were quickly made to respond to the outraged call of the wizarding people en masse.
Magical defenses were reenchanted and purged of any holes it its spell work. Secret passageways discovered and marked. Students and staff are now required to keep an identification pendant keyed to their magical signature to be allowed entrance. Among many other new and developing defenses.
The Forbidden Forest is now monitored by a new group of magizology rangers. Who provide safety, education, and preservation of the magical creatures that stalk the ancient woods. Students are no longer brought there for a fear mongering detention, but to instead lead by the Rangers to keep the forest cleaned up from trash and to understand the incredible importance of an ecosystem working together in tandem.
The Thestrals who pull the carriages are kept in a sturdy barn and wide open pastures. Monitored by a ranger and occasionally the Care of Magical Creatures Professor to ensure both their safety and others.
However, perhaps the biggest change was done to how the education was carried out. With Hogwarts being criticized, so was its tradition. No longer are students organized into their houses based on their 12 year old personality, it is now decided based on learning style and values. Think of them like learning programs where students can thrive and find like-minded individuals. There are other factors that decide your house such as learning style, level of preliminary education, learning pace, ect.
Every student gets the same amount of care, and a lot of the classes look similar due to the professors, but the way things are taught are catered to what program/house they’re in.
Students in need of an even more personalized education program will also have accommodations organized with the head of house to meet their needs. Parents will be informed and can be involved if necessary. (Extremely special situations will also include the Headmaster/Headmistress)
There is also the ability to transfer houses if the need arises. A discussion between the Head of Houses, Student, and Parent is arranged to provide the best understanding and support for the student.
Houses are still decide by The Sorting Hat, but its sentient nature has allowed for an explanation to it of the changed curriculum. It now provides a quick test for the students that allows it to understand where they would best thrive. It does still take into account personality, but it’s less of a priority now than in years past.
…More to come about the individual changes to the houses!
First, thank you very much for your response ! Also, I apologize for any mistakes, I'm not a native speaker, but I'll try to map out my thoughts as well as I can ! Also, for anyone reading, spoilers ahead for s6 (El Toro de Piedra).
On the Adrien = love thing, I see what you mean, I guess I just tend to ignore certain messages the show seems to push and interpret some things my own way (keeps me sane). s1-s5 already made me so skeptical about Adrien's parents, but s6 is just making them look worse to me, especially Gabriel. Him being involved with the cult they introduced in s6 (idk if you're caught up with that) makes me go "yeah no that guy was still weird even before his wife's death ? And she's maybe on it too ? They both wanted to reform the world ?" or maybe that was after Emilie's death who knoooows.
I guess a reasonable "fanon" interpretation of Emilie and Gabriel would be that while they DID love Adrien, they're still shitty, self-centered people and parents who always projected their own dreams/wants onto their kid, whom they wish to shape into the perfect little man. However, near her death, Emilie seemed to have semi gained some self awareness which is why, in her final moments, she tells Nathalie to change Gabriel's mind and to let Adrien choose who he wants to be. Idc if the show wants me to think that she was a good mom, but to me that seems to indicate that she only had a change of heart towards the end. So she was somewhat controlling at first, but finally understood that she could not mold Adrien into just who she wanted him to be. I guess making her a semi decent mom is a more interesting thing. It also makes her a more complex, realistic character.
So, maybe Adrien is made of multiple complex emotions : His parent's love, his mom's desire for freedom as you said, but also her desire for him to be a "better" version than her, destined for bigger, great things (to go with that theme of her projecting onto her kid). So I see him breaking free from Gabriel's control as a first step, which gets him some extra power, like shielding the ones he loves since he's so attached to his identity as a super hero ? Make him go like, marie-sue style and face off his dad in the finale ? Well, at least it has to be impactful to signify his emancipation from his father's control.
Felix being a copycat makes a lot of sense to me, I think he's naturally a genius (was made that way), which is why he is skilled at so many things. But him being a shape-shifter would add to his manipulator aspect a lot.
As for Kagami, truthfully I'd love for the show to release more information about her or her mom, since we don't even understand fully Tomoe's motivation, or even who actually made Kagami. Her father maybe, since he seems to be absent ?
Globally, Miraculous is a real mess to rewrite, because you have the sort out a looot of stuff. They have so many good ideas but they always execute them poorly or drop something right after being on the good track. I still think it's entertaining, and they seem to be fixing some stuff in s6 although it's a bit late lol.
Sentimonsters are beings made from a single emotion and Adrien's emotion is heavily implied to be love. Sentimonsters can also have any random power the writers decide to give them and have been established to sometimes get powers their creators didn't intend (see Feast). That is the ultimate setup to use the power of love to empower Adrien and yet the show gives us nothing.
(See power of love rant for more)