hehehhe my pc (left) and the usurper queen npc (right) she’s romancing
NOT CRAZY/SEER PANDORA
where’s my #womaninstem pandora
where’s nerd pandora
where’s critical and cunning pandora
where’s “yeah, sure, give me a source for that, bud” pandora
where’s bold, strong spoken, head-on-straight, sarcastic pandora
she died doing SCIENCE experiments, let her be logically and determined and passionate
(ALSO the black sistersss i need a 200k length fic about their lives from birth to death, i need a full psychological rundown of bellatrix and her motives)
Some things I’d loved to have seen more often in the marauders fandom characterizations:
Ravenclaw barty ( ALL owls, enough said)
Pandora NOT being crazy/ a sear (Luna 100% got that from xeno)
Regulus not necessarily agreeing with pureblood rhetoric but seeing that his family is safer with it and also more of his relationship w Voldemort ( he didn’t become the youngest deatheater on a whim )
Sirius being a black, he was a total troubled teen and honestly probably still didn’t feel much empathy for muggleborns. Also running away didn’t erase his entire life up until that point
James being a total dick. (Hate him)
Lily getting the love she deserves instead of her entire character being watered down to nothing without her husband (I’m looking at u jegulus vs jily bitches) Lily can be her own person even if James isn’t dating her!!!
Bellatrix black. Right hand WOMAN of lord Voldemort??? Pls I need her so bad
Snape being so similar to Tom riddle and Voldemort using that to his favor ( yet making a critical error in killing Lily)
Voldemort using his charm to seduce and win favor and then as his descent into madness thickens, he relies on his magic and their fear more and more for followers
I could go ON and ON about this but I don’t want this too long 🖤 pls discuss in the comments/or replies this is my favorite topic. (This is a safe space to talk abt ur niche headcanons for characterization within the fandom)
Sirius and Severus should have been sexed up abusive lesbians
thank you thank you THANK YOU yes they should be crazy bitch fighting in a too small apartment with crippling addictions why is that so hard to understand !!!!
During the 4th book:
Ron: Sirius-
Sirius, indignant: James used to call me that
Harry: That's because it's your bloody name
Hermione:
two tickets please
Please read the whole thing through. I am saying this specifically for audiences that forget what Death Eaters stood for.
Their ideology was centred on:
⁃ Pureblood supremacy
⁃ Genocide of non-wizards
⁃ Genocide of muggleborns
⁃ Torture and murder of “blood-traitors”
⁃ Government infiltration and dictatorship
I really don’t understand how fans (so many of whom hate JKR, are Palestine activists and are watching the USA fall under a fascist regime) aren’t connecting the dots.
People seem keen to forget that the Death Eaters and their supporters were canonically privileged aristocrats (the Malfoys, Regulus Black and his parents, Barty Crouch Jr, the Lestranges and likely many more but these are the only ones I could find EXPLICIT mentions of being from privileged backgrounds) who thought of themselves as superior for unproven reasons that were canonically false.
This is why so much of the fandom hates it when people create tragic backstories for blood supremacists, think up inclusive headcannons for them or ship them with resistance fighters.
People may as well be making headcannons about Hitler, Donald Trump or Elon Musk.
There are exactly two dark characters that we know the backstories of pre-dark alignment: Severus Snape and Tom Riddle.
(Not mentioning Regulus and Peter because there’s no in-depth information on them in cannon. Draco was aligned towards the dark since the beginning so I’m not mentioning him either.)
These two ACTUALLY have troubled pasts! Severus Snape comes from abject poverty and Tom Riddle was orphaned and grew up in an place where he was disliked as a young child.
This doesn’t excuse the stuff they did, but it seems strange the fandom (Marauders Era fandom especially) creates fannon backstories for fascists they like while ignoring the cannon ones for fascists they dislike.
It is a fact of history that any up-and-coming fascist movement starts from the top down. Only the elite can pass oppressive laws and hide their misdeeds behind money. Then they employ the people below them.
(To anyone about to argue that this contradicts what I said about Tom Riddle not being privileged; we have canon information that tells us that muggleborns and muggles were already viewed as “lesser” far before his time. Tom just used his charm and intelligence to organise the fascists into a group which made it easier to commit genocide.)
The fandom want to headcannon every character as lgbtqia+, autistic, poc, disabled and whatever else.
I really need you guys to have a reality check: there is no racist organisation that draws the line at racism. None. They will always find another target.
Now, does this mean your interpretation of the characters shouldn’t be diverse? FUCK NO!!! I am literally begging you all to continue making the characters POC and queer and whatever else you want! HOWEVER, Please think of what it means to be a Death Eater and consider what it may say about you to be fixated on a fascist’s race, romance and friendships when there are SO MANY other non-Death Eater characters who would be better suited for your headcannons.
Hermione Granger (muggleborn who fought for house-elf rights and in the war against the people trying to kill her kind) would absolutely have a dictionary on pronouns memorised, start eight different heritage clubs and hex any racist she came across.
Remus Lupin (werewolf who has lived a life of discrimination due to his condition) 100% could be a disability ally! He knows firsthand how unseen mental and physical disabilities weigh you down and impact how people view you.
Luna Lovegood (bullied for being strange) take one look at her character and you will understand that this girl would be using (and probably creating) neopronouns and being the one all of the bullied people flock to for comfort.
You could take anyone who fought in the rebellion or their allys (just skim the wiki, there are lots of interesting characters) or even create an original character if none of them suit your fancy.
I personally feel quite offended by the way much of the fandom treats Death Eaters.
I remember kids drawing swastikas on the school windowsill while having pride pins on their bags.
They thought it was funny.
I remember learning about the pink triangles. I remember being called a gypsy for having old ill-fitting clothes and tan skin. I remember reading Anne Frank. I remember not being able to dance with a girl at prom.
I remember reading Harry Potter: a story about how kids stood up against a fascist takeover.
Now more than ever we need to be remembering these things.
“i dont have to follow canon, let people have fun, we barely know anything about the marauders anyway”
yes, but its based on real characters. we’re playing with dolls here, not making up ocs.
(yes i made my toy cars stop at stop signs, why do you ask?)
"I could never imagine Sirius and Lily kissing! Eww!" Well, you might not, but James Potter definitely would be on the front seat of it, milady.
thank you @antarescamusxo !!
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I also put this as my pfp bc its just so cute agsgsfsfs
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toxic prongsfoot bfs where sirius never feels insecure ever (cuz he’s better than everyone, duh) except he only shows it around james (because james is his equal and he matters so it actually means something; also he knows james wont tell anyone cuz hes like sirius’ whipped puppy) and james fucking loves it, gets off on it, cuz it means hes the specialist little boy
sirius *bullying remus about crying*: you wouldn’t see a Black doing that shit
James *recalling back to fifth year when sirius cried about the pressures of being an heir*: pfft, yeah, wimp! hey, sirius. broom closet?
they were dicks in hogwarts, your honour 🙏 they bullied people to impress each other (and to feel worthy of each other)
when jily exists, sirius is james’s best friend
when prongsfoot exists, lily is james’s best friend
when jilypad exists, they are besties tyvm