Don't call it a fight when you know it's a war

y’know what, I’m gonna say it. I’m just gonna say it. dumbledore was a shitcunt

lily, pointing to james’ shirt: “what colour do you think this is?”

remus: “grey”

sirius: “it’s obviously grey”

peter: “… grey?”

lily, turning back to james: “now tell them what colour you think it is”

james: “…. dark white”

my favorite thing i’ve ever realized about harry potter is that the gryffindor and slytherin tables are supposed to be on opposite ends of the great hall??? 

and therefore every time draco is making a scene at a meal (HEY POTTER HAVE YOU SEEN THE DAILY PROPHET??? HEY POTTER I’M MAKING STUPID FACES AT YOU BECAUSE THE DAILY PROPHET SAYS YOU’RE MAD!!! HEY POTTER I’M PRETENDING TO FAINT AT THE SIGHT OF A DEMENTOR LIKE YOU DID!!!!) he is making an extraordinary effort to be noticed across the entire hall

or harry is making an extraordinary effort to notice him

or both

in my mind it always escalates into them standing on the tables and shouting at each other over the entire school

EXCUSE ME POTTER EXCUSE ME HAVE YOU NOTICED ME YET

NO MALFOY I HAVE NOT NOTICED YOU I NEVER NOTICE YOU GOD THERE’S MALFOY AT THE SLYTHERIN TABLE DOING A THING AGAIN GOD FUCK MALFOY HE’S ALWAYS DOING THINGS WHERE I CAN SEE HIM…THROUGH…CROWDS OF STUDENTS SEATED AT 4 TABLES…I DON’T NOTICE MALFOY…HE’S LOOKING REALLY ILL LATELY IS HE OKAY DO YOU THINK

#in the movies they moved the slytherin and gryffindor tables next to each other so they could pull this off    #that’s how fucking ridiculous these two are

The problem with hogwarts legacy is not just "a difference of opinion" due to the author, it's because jk rowling seems willing to give her harry potter money to anti trans hate groups, to anti lgbtq+ groups, to anti abortion groups and to groups that are pushing for conversion "therapy"

You cannot buy licensed harry potter products without giving jk rowling money. Any money that jk rowling receives could reasonably be used to fund some form of bigotry and this will hurt a lot of people.

Buying hogwarts legacy means accepting this fact and deciding that it's OK. And people are allowed to be upset by this.

So, as people are seeing the pretty extreme antisemitism in the new terf wizard game, it should be noted that this was not a case of "following existing antisemitic fantasy tropes". This was purposeful. The ex lead designer is alt right and ran an alt right "anti social justice" youtube channel. The discovery of this channel and the resulting controversy lead to him later being removed from the project late in development but the main premise of the game was determined by him and others with his views. The core concept of this game is antisemitic and fully intended to be. It is not a case of thoughtless devs or lack of cultural sensitivity. This game is intended to be antisemitic propaganda designed and developed by openly alt right devs.

Troy Leavitt is the alt-right, openly antisemitic, racist and misogynistic developer. His name was taken off the headlines after his "unsavory side" came out but he was in chagne in its early stages. As for the rest of the main credited people: Moira Squier is the game writer, Alan Tew is the director, James Cabrera is the lead producer. The existence of this thing is the product of a team's imagination, and the vile antisemitism, which has been built upon and taken to extremes over time in the franchise is a collaboration. Everyone high up in the dev team either did this on purpose or endorsed it.

To reiterate OP's point: this is not an accident, and it's not the work of a single bigoted individual.

Thank you for the specific names. Yes it was a purposeful team effort and Troy Leavitt went on record as saying that he made WB well aware of his youtube channel and they had no problem with it. He said he was glad they didn't seem interested in pushing a "social justice agenda". He voluntarily left the team due to public backlash to his youtube channel (which he still runs). He was not removed by WB or Avalanche Software. Everyone involved in the project in any kind of higher up position was well aware of his history of alt right work and knowingly endorsed it.

Thank you for the additional information!

Commission for @nelweensfic’s fic Scent Game 🐺 Thank you so much for trusting me with your story, Nelween!! I was overjoyed to have the opportunity to draw fancy windows, morning light, and Draco’s blushy blushy face 😍 For anyone on the hunt (😉) for a Werewolf!Harry scent kink fic, you know where to find it!!!

actually i don’t think any of this **gesturing wildly at my hp blog and my hp fanfics and my hp friends** is cringe at all. it’s joyful, and it’s fun, and it’s been such a lovely way to meet friends. if you’re embarrassed about your hobbies, and you insist on referring to them as cringe and weird or whatever, then, well, you’re probably not going to be very happy, are you? 

don’t put yourself down for enjoying things and having interests, even if those interests are children’s books you read eighteen years ago and never really got over. life is too short. 

Alexis Hall, from; “Waiting For The Flood”

Imagine the absolute stench that was coming off Sirius in poa like Remus is down bad he didn’t even hesitate to marinate himself in 12 years of filth

A Melody of You & Me by @academicdisasterfic (65k, rated E)

The perfect read for the holiday season. Rooney, you are a marvel. Merry Christmas, everyone!!! Go read this gorgeous fic!!! 💕💕💕

wip 😗

You are ice and fire the touch of you burns my hands like snow.

Afternoon gossip in the Gryffindor Common Room.

Inspired by The Sisters, a painting by Federico Andreotti.

And we become night time dreamers

And street walkers, small talkers

When we should be daydreamers

And moonwalkers and dream talkers

And we become night time dreamers

Street walkers, small talkers

When we should be daydreamers

And moonwalkers and dream talkers

In real life

looking back at the harry potter books with like… actual time frames you realise that the most ron’s ever gone without really talking to harry was like two weeks but everyone always makes such a bigger deal out of it because harry is the one who makes a gigantic deal out of it. i think the fandom should make fun of him more for how dramatic he gets when fighting with ron.

you read the books and each time ron doesn’t talk to harry the narration is like. harry woke up feeling miserable. he turned to talk to ron but then remembered they aren’t talking and that made him start wallowing in his own sadness. there’s no point in going to the great hall, he can’t eat. he spent the potions class looking at ron who decided to sit with seamus instead of him. he was so busy staring at ron wishing they could make up he didn’t notice his cauldron exploding. snape is screaming but ron is still not talking to him. he has detention? big deal. if ron was there they would have detention together

I like to imagine that if Luna was covered in tattoos they would all be of creatures and cryptids. I also like to imagine that all her tattoos can move, because you know: magic.