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Oh god guys. JK Rowling is a genius, and so is this person.

the thing I love about this fandom is that there are 7 books and 8 movies to observe. so every once in a while some blessed soul finds a piece of information that makes all the magic resurface again

Mind. Blown. 

Oh Lord…it’s a metaphor too. It’s symbolic of Neville holding on to his past, the horrors of what happened to his parents, of being a passive vessel for that atrocity. As if the terrible thing kept happening and would never stop happening. 

When he moves forward and becomes part of his own story instead of the story of his past, his strength surges. 

TEAM NEVILLE FOR LIFE

It also shows that if you give a kid the wrong tool, he may be a genius but he’s never going to be able to build something with it.

Would you like to buy an ice cream?

Okay, so it’s even the small things. The way she eats the ice cream. She just eats it. No coy lick or self-conscious taste. There’s no male gaze here. No oral/sexual pleasure of the viewer. Just she eats the ice cream and it’s the kind of sloppy big bite of someone who is not self-conscious of eating, who hasn’t been trained from birth to think about how she looks as she does everything, even eating. Hasn’t spent her life being told that her purpose is in being attractive, even as she does a vital daily thing like eating. Doesn’t have a voice in her head saying, oh but ice cream, it’s kind of fatty, and what will people think.

She’s just, wow, this thing is delicious, I think it’s great, the person who makes it deserves to be told how great their skill is. How great their actions that have lead to this product are. Even in this she demonstrates valuing people by their actions and abilities and choices and who they are, not what they look like.

Fuck. This is agency. And the fact that is so rare and startling and obvious to me, the fact that Diana Prince eating ice cream moves me so much is So Terrible and makes me despair for our civilization and (nearly) all media produced before this.

And during the shot when she takes the first bite, Steve is reaching his arm out to pay the ice cream seller. That movement is much bigger and more eye-catching than Diana eating the ice cream. This scene normalizes females eating on screen (which shouldn’t have fucking been a problem in the first place), through both subverting the erotic eating trope and allowing women to eat and enjoy whatever they want without feeling self-conscious. Kudos to Patty Jenkins.

Yes! Excellent point!

And even more, Steve isn’t looking at Diana as she eats. A big part of the male gaze is that the default POV of films is generally that of the straight, white, male viewer. And generally Steve would be the stand in for that default gaze, but he doesn’t even look at her! He doesn’t buy it for her so he can watch. And he doesn’t even pull some Nice Guy bullshit like, I did something nice for you now do something nice for me, even as a vague joke or subtext. He isn’t trying to  get anything out it. He just thinks she’s probably never had it and might enjoy it. It’s about her enjoyment, not his. Despite everything trying to tell us that women feed appetites but aren’t meant to have any of their own.

Apparently I am never going to get over Diana Prince eating ice cream.

Yes, all this. But I’d like to mention that IN ADDITION to that, there’s also the overt humor of the moment that could have been gross too but wasn’t.

The ice cream seller offers her the ice cream but Diana is not familiar with the concept of ‘goods for money’ so they could have made a big joke about it with Steve basically giving her an immediate ‘lesson’ about how she can’t just TAKE the ice cream and how you’re supposed to pay for it.

That’s basically how introducing a character from an Utopian society to a capitalist world always works. And that’s always the joke ‘oh look how silly and uneducated this person is, doesn’t even know they have to pay for stuff!’.

But here though Diana does take the ice cream without planning to pay (because yes, she doesn’t know that she’s supposed to) Steve doesn’t make it into a ‘big deal’, he just reaches over and pays.

And so the scene flawlessly skips over any need to publicly shame or embarrass Diana and we can just focus on how adorable Diana is when eating ice cream for the first time in her life.

And I really truly appreciate that a lot.

Can we also mention how Diana treats everyone as an equal? It goes both ways. She regards herself as the equal of the Prime Minister. She regards herself as the equal of the secretary. And the ice-cream seller. So when she meets them, she treats them all the same: as individuals who deserve to be complimented for their skills and called out on their failings. Just like she expects them to do to her. Maybe not wants them to do, not all the time, because which of us is always in the mood to be corrected - but expects. Anticipates. Predicts will happen. There’s no class structure getting in the way of human interaction.

okay. I just gotta talk about the iconic westallen wedding for a second.

So, let’s just start by saying that my babies send out their wedding invitations, and were going to start planning their wedding. They sat on their couch laughing because they both felt light and free, everything that had been weighing them down for the past few months was finally gone. They were free from everything standing in the way of their happiness. But then of course the speed force had to be a jerk and ruin everything by kind of killing Barry (?? not really ?? but ?? kind of ??) anyways, I have no doubt that the first couple of episodes of season four, if not the first episode, will end in Iris rescuing Barry from the speed force, because she is his lighting rod, Iris West-Allen is the one person to always save him, and rightfully so. 

So, fast forward to the iconic westallen wedding. This better be an event. I’m talking season 4′s crossover event, it’s not realistic that Kara + team Supergirl, the Legends, and Team Arrow wouldn’t be there. If they have some crappy makeshift wedding at Star Labs I’ll personally go and egg the writers houses. Anyways, it’s going to be this giant elaborate beautiful wedding with a bunch of fairy lights and pretty decor that has the same look/vibe as their apartment. The guests consist of Team Flash, all their friends from the multiverse, Cecile and Joanie, Linda, Jay, and some other people that are close to them. Iris will be wearing an elaborate yet understated wedding dress that makes her look like a freaking queen, and Barry will be crying before she even walks down the isle. When Iris comes down the isle, Joe will be sobbing and holding Cecile and Wally’s hands. Cisco will be grinning ear to ear because his best friends are about to get married. The wedding will be performed by Harry or someone close to them, because it’s going to feel more close and personal. Barry will give an insanely long speech about how through all of their struggles and challenges the constant in their life has been their love for each other, and they’re going to continue fighting their battles together. He’ll say that he’s been in love with her forever, and he will love and protect her for eternity. Iris will be crying, but then one-up Barry with a speech just as incredible, that makes everybody in the room cry. She’ll talk about how it took a long time for them to finally get to each other, but she wouldn’t change their story one bit. She’s loved him her entire life, and she will continue to love him “until death do us part.” She knows that he will always protect her, and promises to protect him right back. 

Their first dance will be to “Runnin’ Home to You”. Barry will sing to Iris under his breath as her head rests on his shoulder, and even though everyone is watching them it feels like they’re the only two in the world. They’ll spend the entire night whispering “I love you’s” in between conversations and peppering each other with kisses. Later in the night Cisco and Cynthia will be tearing it up on the dance floor and Barry and Iris will be watching from their table, laughing at their friends and at the promise they made to each other years ago at a night club. They’ll look at each other and smile, remembering that conversation and thinking about how far they’ve come since then. Joe will steal Iris away for a dance, where they’ll laugh and talk about memories of Iris planning her wedding when she was little. She’ll also dance with Wally, and they’ll both wish Francine could be here with them, but be so insanely happy that they found each other. Barry will sit with Joe and reminisce about the past, and Barry will once again reassure Joe of his love for Iris, and Joe will tell him that he knows there is no one better to be with Iris than Barry.  Barry will find every opportunity to call Iris “Mrs. West-Allen”, and at the end of the night they’ll sit with her head rested on his shoulder again, watching everyone talk and laugh, and she’ll whisper in her ear that they should get out of here “Flash”. They’ll say their quick goodbyes and Barry will speed her home, and insist that he “carries her over the threshold” even though Iris rolls her eyes and laughs, saying it’s silly because they’ve lived together for over a year. But she’ll go along with it because it’s Barry, and she’s going to go along with every cheesy and wonderfully romantic thing Barry does for the rest of her life, because they’re going to spend the rest of their lives together.

We’re happy to announce that we’ll be hosting Maggie Sawyer Week from June 5th to 11th! This is a time dedicated to the celebration of Maggie and everything that makes her the incredible character she is. Participate through gifsets, videos, fics, or anything you feel showcases her beauty, resilience, courage and all else that makes you admire her. Tag your original content with #maggiesawyerweek in the first five tags, and we’ll post it here!

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We just reached 1,000 followers!! Thank you so much to everyone who follows us, has participated in our events, or has supported us in any way. It truly means a lot. In celebration of this network reaching this milestone so quickly, we have decided to reopen network applications! 

How to join: - follow the network and the admin - follow the members (optional) - reblog this post to spread the word - fill out this quick and easy application form - track the tag #hpminorcharnet to keep up with network updates - must be at least a 75% Harry Potter blog - if you applied before and were not accepted, please do not hesitate to apply again!! We would love to take another look at your application. 

What you will gain if accepted: - friends and new followers who love these great, underappreciated characters as much as you do!! - a cool group chat on discord to talk about your favorite minor characters, Harry Potter in general, life, and the network! - fun weekly challenges to take part in - a neat tag (#hpminorcharnet) that you can use so the other members can see your original content, selfies, and other posts!

Other information: - applications close on May 28, 2017 at 11:59 pm EDT - members will be announced later that week - we will accept around 10-15 new members - please send any additional questions or concerns to the network, or to myself, and I will try to address them asap!

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