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downwithkickball · 2 years

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Book Recommendations, since I kind of missed blogging.

For those of you who like:

The Harry Potter series⚡ -Recommended for ages 7 and up -Immersive worldbuilding -Themes of "chosen one" and "dark lord" -Fantasy fiction-fan favorite, with magic, witches, and wizards

The Earthsea series -Recommended for ages 10 and up Immersive worldbuilding -Themes of "chosen one" and "dark lord" -Fantasy fiction-fan favorites, classic, with magic, witches, and wizards

A Wizard of Earthsea is the first in the Earthsea series. This was one of my favorite book series as a young adult. Ged is the exact sort of character young people can see in themselves. Ged was thirsty for knowledge and acceptance, and it colors the decisions he made in his interactions with his peers. The series is about finding yourself, mastering your personal power, and coming to terms with the consequences of your actions.

Merlin: The Lost Years epic (books 1-5 of the Merlin Saga) -Recommended for ages 10-14 -Immersive worldbuilding -Themes of "chosen one" and fate -Fantasy fiction- magic, witches, and wizards. Is being made into a movie by Disney

Every fantasy reader knows the name Merlin. The Lost Years epic is the first five in a twelve-book epic about the exploits of a young Merlin. The series revolves around Merlin's hunt for his memories and coming to terms with his fate of becoming the greatest wizard of all time.

#Book Recommendations #book recs #young adult literature #middle grade literature #fantasy #books like harry potter

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erawls-themaskedstoryteller · 1 year

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It's Release Day! Frost, Winter's Lonely Guardian, a romance winter read!

It's Release Day! Frost, Winter's Lonely Guardian, sweet teen romance! #teenromance #yaromance #winterbooks #jackfrost #winterreads #fae #bookart #christmas #holidaybooks

Hello my friends! Today is finally the day, when all the hard work and tears put into making this book becomes worthwhile–meaning, the day you will finally be able to read it! That’s right, it’s release day for Frost, Winter’s Lonely Guardian! This Jack Frost reimagining is a sweet teen romance taking place in Boston and other areas of New England, with a dash of Irish lore mixed in. There will…

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octoir · 26 days

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tomarry hot take: I actually don’t think Harry would even come close to defeating Tom in a duel

I think he COULD come close, with extreme levels of training and practice, but that classic “step into DADA and whoop Tom’s ass” scene? guys…I have something to confess.

Tom’s a fucking nerd.

he’s studied and practiced dark magic for years. he’s canonically regarded by DUMBLEDORE as the most brilliant student to ever walk through Hogwarts. Tom would DESTROY him.

imho the real fun of tomarry comes from the subsequent arc of Harry training to defeat him, and then actually coming close, and THEN Tom starts to become intrigued bc who the fuck is this semi-competent little shit?? and why is he now thinking about him all the time??

#tom marvolo riddle #tom riddle #harry potter #tomarry #ao3 #cinus isn’t talking about tompercy? blasphemy!#we’re all entitled to do what we want though #ashamed to admit that I still eat that duel scene up every time #but yknow #let’s be fr #harry is surprisingly competent when he’s interested in the subject #desperately cites the Patronus charm #and like three lines in the first books

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miszoblin · 2 months

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I did it.

Harry knew that Voldemort is better wizard. But no one told Voldemort that Harry is better swordmaster.

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mythoughtfulwindow · 4 months

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based on this wonderful fic by saras_girl!

#draco malfoy #harry potter #drarry #cant believe im posting hp fanart in this year of our lord 2024 #But here we are #I didn't even really like the books or movies #BUT I LIKED THIS FANFIC #Do NOT like jk rowling #I feel I need to add that #saras girl #my art

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inkskinned · 2 years

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i. about 2 weeks ago, i was told there's a good chance that in 5 or so years, i'll need a wheelchair.

ii. okay. i loved harry potter as a kid. i have a hypothesis about this to be honest - why people still kind of like it. it's that she got very lucky. she managed to make a cross-generational hit. it was something shared for both parents and kids. it was right at the start of a huge cultural shift from pre to post-internet. i genuinely think many people were just seeking community; not her writing. it was a nice shorthand to create connection. which is a long way of saying - she didn't build this legacy, we built it for her. she got lucky, just once. that's all.

iii. to be real with you, i still struggle with identifying as someone with a disability, which is wild, especially given the ways my life has changed. i always come up against internalized ableism and shame - convinced even right now that i'm faking it for attention. i passed out in a grocery store recently. i hit my head on the shelves while i went down.

iv. he raises his eyebrows while he sends me a look. her most recent new book has POTS featured in it. okay, i say. i already don't like where this is going. we both take another bite of ramen. it is a trait of the villain, he says. we both roll our eyes about it.

v. so one of the things about being nonbinary but previously super into harry potter is that i super hate jk rowling. but it is also not good for my mental health to regret any form of joy i engaged with as a kid. i can't punish my young self for being so into the books - it was a passion, and it was how i made most of my friends. everyone knew about it. i felt like everyone had my same joy, my same fixation. as a "weird kid", this sense of belonging resonated with me so loudly that i would have done anything to protect it.

vi. as a present, my parents once took me out of school to go see the second movie. it is an incredibly precious memory: my mom straight-up lying about a dentist appointment. us snickering and sneaking into the weekday matinee. within seven years of this experience, the internet would be a necessity to get my homework finished. the world had permanently changed. harry potter was a relic, a way any of us could hold onto something of the analog.

vii. by sheer luck, the year that i started figuring out the whole gender fluid thing was also the first year people started to point out that she might have some internalized biases. i remember tumblr before that; how often her name was treated as godhood. how harry potter was kind of a word synonymous for "nerdy but cool." i would walk out of that year tasting he/him and they/them; she would walk out snarling and snapping about it.

viii. when i teach older kids creative writing, i usually tell them - so, she did change the face of young adult fiction, there's no denying that. she had a lot more opportunities than many of us will - there were more publishing houses, less push for "virally" popular content creators. but beyond reading another book, we need to write more books. we need to uplift the voices of those who remain unrepresented. we need to push for an exposure to the bigotry baked into the publishing system. and i promise you: you can write better than she ever did. nothing she did was what was magical - it was the way that the community responded to it.

ix. i get home from ramen. three other people have screenshotted the POTS thing and sent it to me. can you fucking believe we're still hearing this shit from her when it's almost twenty-fucking-twenty-three. the villain is notably also popular on tumblr. i just think that's funny. this woman is a billionaire and she's mad that she can't control the opinions of some people on a dying blue site that makes no money. lady, and i mean this - get a fucking life.

x. i am sorry to the kid i was. maybe the kid you were too. none of us deserved to see something like this ruined. that thing used to be precious to me. and now - all those good times; measured into dust.

/// 9.6.2022 // FUCKING AGAIN, JK? Are you fucking kidding me?

#witches and wizards #kids need to be able to play games without knowing the extended universe #playing was easy #i knew i wasn't gonna be able to explain chronicles of christomancy #but we could pick up a stick and run around #nd say we were magic that would be enough backstory #and i think the last time i felt that sense of community #was the summer of pokemon go #it's about cross-generational connectivity bro #yes there are insular communtities but EVERYONE had fucking read harry potter #which is me saying - i think maybe people don't miss HER or the ACTUAL BOOK tbh #they miss... feeling connected #think about how so many people felt so weirdly ashamed and lost after Game of Thrones ended -#they did SUCH a bad job that the entire community just... vanished.#where beforehand people would have GoT weddings #we are just animals who love stories and love feeling like we speak the same language #btw i am not on twitter so i hadn't seen some of the shit she was doing #and then when i was 19 she published the ''american school'' hogwarts stuff #and was reading it casually bc again a huge nerd #and in it shes like ''the british taught the natives their more civilized magics''#and that was like..................... oh okay. okay. so.....

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iveneverreadtheiliad · 6 months

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the history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself.

#i’m talking about their shirts #it’s the same iconic shirt dan wore in like every movie #i love this parallel #hoo #pjo #percy jackson #books #rick riordan #annabeth chase #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson tv series #percabeth #percy and annabeth #harry potter #hermione granger #harry

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justyourlocaldisaster · 15 days

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i laugh whenever someone says harry was popular/well-liked/respected, cuz really? we talking about the same harry here? the one who was ostracized and mocked by his peers in literally 3/6 of his school years? the guy who everyone treated like either a celebrity crush or a ticking bomb? you say he was RESPECTED? sorry, do we need to go over what respect is again?

#like bro he legit got bullied in chamber of secrets #half the school hated him #in like half the books #wtf are y'all on #seriously #gimme that shit i wanna see what its like #he got bullied by at least 2 of his teachers you wanna go???#harry james potter #harry potter #harry potter angst #harry deserves better #fanon harry is not canon harry #hp fandom #yall got weird perspectives but ok

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profoundmakerdreamerss-blog · 4 days

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It is funny to me how Harry Potter is literally the main character, yet people tend to go like he didn't suffer that much or he wasn't "abused"; Like, how can one misunderstand the literal main character of the damn franchise?

He wasn't abused; yes okay. He absolutely did not grow up inside a cupboard; the tiny place that is mostly reserved for brooms or cleaning supply. He absolutely was not treated inferior to the other child who lived in the same house. He was totally was not treated like a "freak" or a "stain" that his family was ashamed off. He grew up inside a cupboard while there was a literal unused bed in the same house. And you want to know what that screamed to a child, a baby — who slept inside a cupboard while there being a perfectly usable room right there? You are worth nothing and we don't love you and we are ashamed of what you are.

He wasn't starved, or at least he was fed; Yeah, no. We see it from the first book. How Vernon was no food for you and in the cupboard you go — and by the looks of it, that was like his most common punishment. And then, in the second book — you practically see it happen. He was locked, inside a room with only a can of soup that he shared with Hedwig. Now, tell me what it would do to a child — to be given food through a cat flap, and fun fact? Harry got to eat less than people on war rations; in short? He was starved, yes.

He wasn't abused physically so it's not abuse; As for people's thinks abuse isn't abuse until it's physical (which is inherently wrong because abuse isn't only physically, fyi); Harry has learned to dodge Vernon and he states that, very proudly when his uncle tries to grab him. He dodges a flying pan and states that fact, again very proudly as if it is the norm; do you know how heavy pans are? And do you know what would happen when one hits you? If you want an even clearer proof; Vernon Dursley strangles Harry in Ootp. There you go. Also, in the first book, we clearly see Vernon encouraging Dudley to hit Harry. Read between the lines and actually try to understand what that signifies.

And favourite part; When he wasn't treated like a prisoner, or a freak— he was their servant. And that is very much canonical. Tending Petunia's garden during summers and drinking from the water hose in the garden because of how hot it was? Having to wake up early so he can tend the kitchen and when he wasn't doing all that he is locked away. And it is all canon.

In conclusion, Harry— not only grew up to think that he was inhumane, undeserving of love, a freak that didn't even get to have his own bed because someone like him didn't deserve it, physically harmed enough times that he dodges them out of reflex and also the Dursleys' glorified servant; that is not even taking into account what Harry went through in Hogwarts. And after all that if someone tells me; this child, right here — didn't go through much then well, maybe read the books again?

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transiconlink · 9 months

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Twitter is fucking brain dead holy shit

#shut up zach #the owl house #‘’like themes and inclusion’’#INCLUSION?!?!????#THERE WAS ONE EAST ASIAN PERSON IN HARRY POTTER AND HER NAME WAS CHO CHANG #HARRY POTTER FANS NEED TO STOP JESUS FUCKING CHRIST #ALSO LIKE. EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS TWEET #THIS ISNT A REFERENCE TO HARRY POTTER READ OTHER BOOKS PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU #IM ON MY KNEES CRYING SCREAMING THROWING UP

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iamnmbr3 · 2 months

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Remember that time in book 5 when Harry saw Theodore Nott, didn't know who he was (probably bc he doesn't hang out with Draco that much) and didn't care but then saw him in the library talking to Draco and immediately found out his name from Hermione?

His Draco obsession is so real. No wonder no one took him seriously in book 6.

#And then he tried to acting like he was “rapidly becoming” obsessed with Draco #in 6th year. Obsessed yes. Rapidly? Harry. We all read books 1-5.#This wasn't a new thing that started in 6th year.#drarry #Harry Potter #my post

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erawls-themaskedstoryteller · 2 years

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Here it is: the grand reveal of Frost's book cover!

Here it is: the grand reveal of Frost's book cover! #frostwinterslonelyguardian #jackfrost #winterbooks #winterreads #booksforchristmas #holidaybooks #faebooks #faery #cleanromance #yaromance #urbanfantasy #teenromance

Hello, all! I have something cool to show you. Remember that book Frost I’ve been hinting about? Well, it’s going to be releasing soon, and today I get to reveal the book cover and official title to you! This Jack Frost reimagining is a sweet teen romance taking place in Boston and other areas of New England. The book releases this November 1st! Just in time for the holidays. 😉 Would you like to…

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ineedanewbrainsposts · 2 years

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You know those fanfictions hit different when you have school the next day and it's already 3:45 am

#quotes #books & libraries #writing #slytherclaw #fanfiction #harry potter #memes #fanfiction memes #ao3 memes #ao3 #like that's why I've a fucked uo sleep schedule #sleep schedule who?#hannigram #incorrect the secret history #patrochilles #late night #reading #vibes

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diangelosdays · 1 year

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modern marauders au?

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charmwasjess · 1 month

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It's very dear to me that Dooku is a canonical book nerd who put an entire library on his stupid solar sail ship so he could read whilst ignoring Sidious's increasingly shrill and furious calls

#count dooku #showing up in the spaceport Hudson Booksellers with his New Yorker tote and those thick black rimmed glasses #he hates every book you like #big “Christopher Lee explaining that his version of Whatever Harry Potter Is was penning Tolkien beautiful hand written fan letters” energy

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rewritingcanon · 6 months

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i’ve seen relationship therapists and psychologists analyse hermione and ron’s relationship and conclude that they wouldn’t work out in the long run. they’ve argued for hermione to be with harry, krum, even DRACO (don’t understand how a counsellor can vow for canon dramione but alright) as an alternative partner for hermione since ron is “too insecure” to be with her and match her intelligent prowess or what have you.

i seriously don’t understand this sentiment. ron and hermione genuinely seem (almost) perfect to me, maybe not in the movies (a common denominator of people who don’t like romione is that they always cite evidence from the movies, since the films took a lot away from ron’s character and his growth), but definitely in the books.

looking at ron’s insecurities, a lot of people dredge his inferiority complex up to toxic masculinity primarily, when it was more explored how it was an effect of his home life (not gonna argue toxic masculinity wasn’t a factor, they’re teenagers in the 90s written by a pretty misogynistic woman so…). he was the youngest son out of how many children? all of his older brothers were brilliant in some way. bill was an extremely gifted spellcaster, charlie was gifted with magical beasts, percy’s academic score was unmatched, and fred and george (despite their trouble) were entrepreneurial inventor-geniuses. ron, on the other hand, was quite literally born a disappointment to his mother, who conceived him specifically because she wanted a daughter, whilst ginny was born her favourite (though, even then, ginny was gifted at quidditch). ron was mediocre in every sense of the word, and his two best friends were harry (one of the most famous wizards) and hermione (the smartest witch of her age yada yada). and i’ve seen people argue that harry was more welcomed by molly into the weasley household than ron ever was. this isn’t even mentioning the amount of bullshit he copped for being poor (people always downplay the blow to confidence being in poverty can have on a person who is constantly surrounded by people who not only have more, but look down on him for simply being unlucky as to not have what they do).

so yeah, ron was an envious kid, but he was that way not because he was an evil patriarchal conception but because he was lowkey neglected. and even then he was overall an extremely devoted and loyal friend to both harry and hermione, because he did genuinely love them.

there were many moments of ron standing up for hermione that was cut from the films, not as a guy who was romantically interested in her, but as a friend. ron arguing with snape for making hermione cry is one of my fav scenes in the books ru kidding me, and in the movies he AGREED with snape RU KIDDING ME. not to mention how ron was a sobbing violent mess when hermione was getting tortured in the last book, whereas he wasn’t nearly as bothered in the films. and the films cut out harry being a dick to ron about his familial concerns (in dh), so when ron left it seemed like a random dickish move over his jealousy towards harry and hermione’s relationship.

there’s also a million moments where they minimised ron’s usefulness in the books for comedic purposes (forbidden forest with aragog, troll scene, devils snare scene) so ron seems dumber than he is. like, he’s actually smart and a really good spellcaster…. in the books.

so simply by stating this most of the arguments against romione become void. “he’s too stupid/weak for her” simply not true. “he’s a terrible friend who doesn’t stand up for her” also not true. “he’s too insecure to have made a move on her,” yes, but given the context i don’t think people would freak on about ron’s upbringing, i think many would be more understanding, especially considering his growth. even if he wasn’t insecure, hermione is beyond incredible and is bound to make anyone nervous when pursuing her (not an excuse for ron to act like a dick, but it does explain a lot where the movies don’t). “they argue too much” they bump heads, none of the arguments they have are actually super damning, with the exception of ron leaving in deathly hallows.

maybe i’ve covered everything (excluding the abhorrent amount of classism that clouds people’s judgments around how they view ron when harping about how hermione deserves better? hopefully).

now, i know people won’t like me mentioning the cursed child, but i’m going to considering we actually get an insight of their life as a longterm married couple there. a lot of ron stans hated how ron was the only character that wasn’t doing something incredible. harry was head of the aurors, ginny was a famous quidditch player retired to a famous journalist, neville was a hogwarts professor, hermione was quite literally minister on magic. and ron…. ran the joke shop with george.

and i think this was almost the perfect route to go down for ron. because he was average, and was perfectly fine with just being average. hello?? that speaks leagues of growth for his character. he’s supportive of hermione’s work, he grounds her when she gets too caught up in being the literal president of wizarding society, and he still viciously defends her, minister or not. in fact, he’s proud to simply be known as hermione’s husband because he doesn’t feel the need to prove to anyone else his worth. the people he loves most know his worth, hermione never downplays or underestimates him, they are complete equals in the relationship in every single way that matters. they kept ron’s best qualities whilst making him seem more of a healed person. they work so well as a married couple without it seeming like mischaracterisation (not to mention the cursed child literally shows how those two are in love in every reality, so there quite literally can’t be a better partner for hermione or ron according to canon).

so i really don’t understand how professional relationship counsellors can go online and denounce it. probs because they only watched the movies, but it’s 2023 and ron stans should not STILL be fighting for their lives trying to defend him from people who simply don’t consume media with as much depth (which is fine, but one should clarify if they’re talking about the movies because i’ve seen people state they’re talking about the hp BOOKS when it’s simply just…. the films). anyways. romione on top, thanks to coming to my ted talk.

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