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Lily: Do you tell jokes to make people laugh or because you think you’re funny?
James: I tell jokes to make myself laugh because I know I’m funny.
lol i forgot that the war and marauder deaths are all canon??? what??
at this point every single marauders era fic i read that doesn’t specify is canon divergent or a no war AU because i don’t need that kind of negativity in my life
I love unperfect Lily Evans. I love selfish Lily Evans. I love Lily Evans who holds grudges for the longest time for the smallest things. I love Lily Evans who judges people's outfits silently. I love "bitchy" Lily Evans. I love jealous Lily Evans. I love Lily Evans with a dry and sarcastic humour. I love socially awkward Lily Evans. I love Lily Evans who's childish sometimes. I love Lily Evans who only cared about her reputation as a teen. I love judgemental and snarky Lily Evans. I love Lily Evans who had an eating disorder. I love Lily Evans who has grown up homophobic and would be very openly homophobic in her teen years to hide the fact she liked girls. I love Lily Evans that is not the "perfect woman" created from a misogynistic point of view. She has flaws too, canon is misogynistic, don't swear by it.
Canonically, Bill Weasley was born in 1970, which means a lot of things:
He was 9/10 years old when Harry was born.
Since the Potters and the Weasleys were canonically friends, he was probably introduced to Harry when he was born, and probably spent some time with James & Lily before Harry was born, since they finished school in 1977 when Bill was 6/7 yo.
Maybe he saw the Potters as his uncle and aunt, since he has so many he probably thought that they were too (esp since Lily's a ginger) and he maybe saw Harry as his little cousin
He started Hogwarts in 1981, and 2 months after he arrived there, suddenly the war was over, he had lost his "uncle and aunt" and he couldn't see his "cousin" Harry anymore for some reason.
Imagine how confused and heartbroken that little boy was, and hearing about how famous Harry was but not being able to see him for years :( then imagine how he felt when he came back home for his wedding and found out that his baby "cousin" was there and he didn't recognise him anymore :((((((
AND ALL OF THIS IS CANON !!!!!
Jily on vacation / Part 1
James: Shit.
@asktheslytherpuff
Lily Evans is trying to study, but somehow she just can’t get her around things.
James and Lily Potter fought for the light, because they believed in the light.
Severus Snape fought against the dark, because the dark had offended him.
Lily: That sounds like a terrible plan. Remus: Oh, we've had worse.
hey, i know google is free but jilyserrr here may not know how to use it! so im going to give everyone a definition, in case other people dont know how to use google as well.
“Headcanon is a word used in film/television/comics/etc fandom that refers to something a fan imagines about the characters (such as a scenario or relationship) but that doesn’t appear on screen/on the page.” (Merriam-Webster dictionary)
so, sure, lily and james were heterosexual-appearing in the books/films (their sexuality is never stated outright though, meaning they could be bisexual, pansexual, etc.), but fans HEADCANON that they were with other people. are you still following? we’re not saying that it’s true, it’s just a headcanon we have about the characters.
as for ‘justifying regulus being a fascist’? he escaped the c*lt. he was raised from the moment he was born on these ideologies. they were all he knew. even at school, his pureblood friends reinforced the ideas. and yet, somehow, on his own, he not only leaves the death eaters but betrays them in such a major way that allows them to be defeated. does that make sense? he CANONICALLY left and even turned on the fascists, proving he is not one.
finally, telling people they deserve to d*e over their little headcanons in their head is very fucking extreme, don’t you think? what if someone takes that seriously and actually self-exit? people are actually seriously mentally ill, and telling someone that they deserve to die - directly or not - is so unbelievably fucked up, ESPECIALLY over fictional characters in a fictional world.
moral of the story: if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Right time for some problematic shit cause I don’t even care anymore.
Im making this post about a certain post some else made. It’s at the bottom.
So idek if this is problematic but idc cause this person is crazy. First I’m gonna start of with the fact that they said they hate the marauders fandom. Okay? Why r u still here? If you hate it and its ships and head cannons leave. It will be a better place without you.
Secondly I’m gonna say that jegulus is a fictional ship that people made up cause they wanted to. If u have a problem with it block the tag and leave it at that. There is no need to make a post about it knowing people who ship Jegulus r gonna see it. It’s weird and obsessive. Also the fact that some people also don’t understand the meaning of alternate universes is crazy. We aren’t justifying fascist Regulus we are using his character and the small amount of information we have about him to create our own stories.
Also like I said once I’m gonna say it again. If you hate peoples head cannons LEAVE. If people wanna ship marylily and pandalily or partyvan OR WHATEVER SHIP THEY WANT TO LET THEM! It’s none of your fucking business.
And last I’m gonna address the elephant in the room. The fact that you literally said people deserve to die for ruining the fandom. That is just a crazy thing to say and no one deserves to die. This is a fictional world. Also let me remind you JK Rowling is a horrible person so let us have our own head cannons.
Ship Jily idc. Ship Jegulus idc. Ship prongsfoot or Partyvan or fucking bitch killer IDC.
GROW UP AND JUST LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE.
Right time for some problematic shit cause I don’t even care anymore.
Im making this post about a certain post some else made. It’s at the bottom.
So idek if this is problematic but idc cause this person is crazy. First I’m gonna start of with the fact that they said they hate the marauders fandom. Okay? Why r u still here? If you hate it and its ships and head cannons leave. It will be a better place without you.
Secondly I’m gonna say that jegulus is a fictional ship that people made up cause they wanted to. If u have a problem with it block the tag and leave it at that. There is no need to make a post about it knowing people who ship Jegulus r gonna see it. It’s weird and obsessive. Also the fact that some people also don’t understand the meaning of alternate universes is crazy. We aren’t justifying fascist Regulus we are using his character and the small amount of information we have about him to create our own stories.
Also like I said once I’m gonna say it again. If you hate peoples head cannons LEAVE. If people wanna ship marylily and pandalily or partyvan OR WHATEVER SHIP THEY WANT TO LET THEM! It’s none of your fucking business.
And last I’m gonna address the elephant in the room. The fact that you literally said people deserve to die for ruining the fandom. That is just a crazy thing to say and no one deserves to die. This is a fictional world. Also let me remind you JK Rowling is a horrible person so let us have our own head cannons.
Ship Jily idc. Ship Jegulus idc. Ship prongsfoot or Partyvan or fucking bitch killer IDC.
GROW UP AND JUST LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE.
HARRY POTTER
“𝘏𝘦𝘺 𝘚𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦? ”
A comprehensive compilation of why Severus Snape is an awful person that doesn’t deserve redemption, pity, or any kindness ever (not in any particular order):
- He is obsessed with the Marauders when they are younger, and tries to compare their antics to the actions of very real, blood supremacist, dark magic-using bullies that Snape was hanging out with and found amusing. (Edit: I’m adding that I’m not saying James and Sirius were right in their actions, I’m simply pointing that Snape wasn’t either. This post isn’t about the marauders, this is about Snape)
(DH, The Prince’s Tale, p673-674, Arthur A. Levine Books edition)
“‘They sneak out at night. There’s something weird about that Lupin. Where does he keep going?’ ‘He’s ill,’ said Lily. “They said he’s ill—’ “Every month at the full moon?’ said Snape. ‘I know your theory,’ said Lily and she sounded cold. ‘Why are you so obsessed with them anyway? Why do you care what they’re doing at night?’”
- Snape was very clearly trying to out Remus and actively trying to prove his case about knowing Remus was a werewolf. (More on this later)
-Calls Lily a mudblood, and then tries to excuse his actions. Then Lily says “...you call everyone of my birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I be any different?” Snape says absolutely nothing to defend himself on this statement, so we can only assume that it is accurate and he commonly uses a slur to describe other students around him.
-We know Snape invented Levicorpus, which we later see James use. How do you think James learned it if not because Severus had used it on him or another student before? We even see Snape use Sectumsempra on James. Sectumsempra, aka the spell capable of cutting someone open and leaving them to bleed to death. This is the kind of experimentation Snape did with Dark Magic.
-Snape was willing to sacrifice the life of a BABY without a second thought until he discovered that the child was Lily’s. Even after this, he prioritizes Lily’s life and isn’t concerned whatsoever about the life of Harry, who at this time is less than a year old.
-If Voldemort had decided that Neville was the Chosen One instead of Harry, Severus Snape would still be a death eater. He didn’t think being a Death Eater was wrong in any way- it wasn’t until he was directly affected by a childhood crush did he reconsider. James and Lily Potter fought for the light because they believed in the light. Severus Snape fought against the dark because the dark had offended him. Had Voldemort gone after the Longbottoms instead, Snape would have lived and died as the most loyal Death Eater in history. Edit: I understand that we can say ‘if’ all day long. The point here I’m trying to make is that Severus Snape is only supporting the light side because it benefits him in this situation. I’m simply pointing out that he’s selfish by nature.
-The prophecy states that the child will be born to parents that have thrice defied the Dark Lord. So therefore Lily in some way defied Voldemort 3 other times. And only now Snape wants to save her? No. It has more to do with the guilt he’s feeling for telling Voldemort about the prophecy. It wasn’t her death that phased him as much as how he’d feel if he caused her death.
-Snape hates Harry simply for the fact that Harry looks like his father. Have you ever considered how Harry would’ve been treated if he’d been a girl that looked like Lily? Edit: I AM NOT INSINUATING ANYTHING PEDOPHILIC. I am making the point that when Harry come to school, Snape saw him and recognized his childhood bully, and instead of making the mature decision and not making judgments about Harry beforehand, he just assumes that Harry will be like his father was in school. If Harry had looked like Lily, Snape would’ve been more inclined to favor him the way he did Draco or Pansy. Not in a creepy way, just in a confirmation-bias kind of way.
-Severus snape once intended to publicly kill a student’s pet as punishment for getting a potion wrong. This pet was also a gift to Neville from his Uncle for getting into Hogwarts- something that his family didn’t think would happen because he wasn’t “magic enough”. So to him- Trevor is a reminder that he is a wizard and that his family is proud of him. Then Snape wants to kill him because Neville got a potion wrong, reinforcing the idea that Neville isn’t “magic enough”.
-When Snape covers for Lupin's class (told you we’d be back here), Snape taught the DADA class and made all the students write essays on how to kill werewolves so that Lupin would have to read these when he came back from going through an incredibly painful time.
-Snape did everything in his power to get Remus fired despite the fact that Remus had spent 16+ years pretty much homeless and without a job.
(OotP, Percy and Padfoot, p302, Arthur A Levine Books edition)
“‘I know she’s a nasty piece of work, though—you should hear Remus talk about her.’ ‘Does Lupin know her?’ asked Harry quickly, remembering Umbridge’s comments about dangerous half-breeds during her first lesson. ‘No,’ said Sirius, ‘but she drafted up a bit of anti-werewolf legislation two years ago that makes it almost impossible for him to get a job.’”
Edit: So let’s do some basic math here. This happens in Order of the Phoenix. The anti-werewolf legislation was written two years prior. This would’ve been during or around The Prisoner of Azkaban. Why would somebody randomly write a piece of legislation like this? Let’s just say that there was a teacher that was outed as a werewolf and people were not happy about it. That would give pretty good reason for someone to write a piece of legislation that would make it hard for a werewolf to get a job. Not just Remus. Every werewolf. Who outed Remus to the wizarding world at large? Severus Snape. So for anyone suggesting that what I wrote below is as good as fanfiction, maybe actually read the books and pay attention to smaller plot lines.
-When Snape tells everyone that Remus is a werewolf, he’s not just telling students or their parents. He’s telling the wizarding world. Because of this, Dolores Umbridge wrote a law that made it almost impossible for Remus to find a job. So not only did he ruin Remus’s life. He ruined the life of Every. Single. Werewolf. in the UK.
-Neville Longbottom’s greatest fear is Severus Snape. Not the woman who tortured his parents into insanity, not the worst wizard of all time, not even any of his other followers. His TEACHER. And this is at an age where Neville doesn’t know everything about Snape and all he’s done. That speaks VOLUMES.
-Condones and takes part in bullying a CHILD when Hermione had enormous teeth EXTENDING PAST HER CHIN growing because of a hex, Snape says, “I see no difference.” After this, Hermione permanently modifies her teeth.
(HBP, Snape Victorious, p160, Arthur A Levine Books edition)
“‘I was interested to see your Patronus.’ He shut the gates in her face with a loud clang and tapped the chains with his wand again, so that they slithered, clinking, back into place. ‘I think you were better off with the old one,’ said Snape, the malice in his voice unmistakable. ‘The new one looks weak.’”
-Mocks Tonks when her Patronus changed when she fell in love with Remus despite the fact that his changed to match Lily’s.
-“Snape took the page bearing Lily’s signature, and her love, and tucked it inside his robes. Then he ripped in two the photograph he was holding, so that he kept the part from which Lily laughed, throwing the portion showing James and Harry back on the floor, under the chest of drawers…” She was laughing at her husband and son. People she loved dearly enough to give up her life and Snape took that and cut them out of it so he could pretend she was laughing for him. Her love in the letter was for Sirius who was the best man at her wedding and her good friend in the order. Snape took that so he could pretend her love was for him. This isn’t romantic. It’s creepy. Snape feels entitled to Lily’s love even though he’s done nothing to deserve it.
-The ONLY reason Snape protects Harry is that he’s under an obligation to by Dumbledore (who is blackmailing him, so Snape doesn’t have a choice). Snape isn’t doing it because he wants to. He’s doing it because if he doesn’t, Dumbledore could sell him out to Voldemort and he’d be killed.
-Again, when he kills Dumbledore, it’s not out of the kindness of his heart or his care for Dumbledore. It’s because he’ll be killed or severely punished if he doesn’t.
-Snape may have done good things, but it isn’t because he wants to. It’s because he doesn’t have a choice.
Essentially, at his roots, Snape is a self-centered blood supremacist who bullies people and only does good things when being threatened and emotionally abuses children because he can’t get over somebody he was attracted to in middle school and is perfectly fine killing adults and infants alike when it’s in his best interest.
I’d like to say that much of this is heavily borrowed or inspired by other writers on this app. I have tagged every user I have access to. However, if you see anything you have written on here or anything please feel free to message me or leave a comment. :)
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Both the PJ Harvey song and album To Bring You My Love are so incredibly Lily Evans coded it’s insane
‘that ship doesn’t even make sense they never even interacted in canon!’ have you considered that i ship characters based on their dynamics and the potential they could have had if they did interact
sirius and lily dance to new romantics- based off Get Off Your Phone by thebiinbitch on ao3 (im currently obsessed w this fic so if you want a happy, funny au, definitely check it out!)
One of my favorite things about fandoms, is how people use their own areas of interest and knowledge to analyze and expound on media. Especially with children's or family media.
Like when people break down themes in Tangled and talk about the gaslighting or the way Mother Gothel tilts Rapunzel's head down to kiss her hair and pulled her hair out from behind her ear, whereas Flynn/Eugene tucks in behind her ear and tilts her head up to kiss her. Or point out details in The Hunger Games, like the bottles of whatever in Catching Fire that people in the Capitol drink so they vomit and can eat more and how that relates to the real world and how the wealthy 1% treats the needs of the lower class. Or the stereotypes and misrepresentations in Harry Potter.
And a different side of this same idea that I love, is how fandoms also grow the media. Not in fanart or fics or whatever (although i am a huge fan of that,) I'm thinking more about how people interact with characters. Adding to how characters think or feel or interact with each other. Like incorrect quotes, but also breaking down relationships and discussing how two characters depend on each other, things like that.
I eat sleep breathe Lily Evans
Lily: Do you tell jokes to make people laugh or because you think you’re funny?
James: I tell jokes to make myself laugh because I know I’m funny.
Lily was used to call her son ''her little bezoard'' because she knew he was her magic remedy to her (and James) bad days.
So, when Snape asked Harry the infamous question in his first potion lesson, Harry knew what a Bezoard was, but he had forgotten it.