hogwarts: bloody noses, always trying their best, warm sunsets, late summer nights, sharing secrets, messy hair, movie nights, stargazing, wanting to explore the world, standing up for friends, dogs, loud laughs, fuzzy sweaters
narnia: pale white snow, red cheeks, hot tea, fantasy stories, neat notes, big scarves, early morning walks, soft smiles, cute coffee shops, calming energy, cold hands, friendly eyes, wanting to learn more, astronomy geeks
middle earth: ancient souls, coffee, old bookshelves, history nerds, loves mythology, feels at home in the forest, always up for an adventure, oversized hoodies, high grades, striving to be the best version of themselves, cats
neverland: believes in fate, doesn’t care about opinions, flower fields, standing up for what’s right, honey, photography, amazed by the universe, kind souls, often lost in their own thoughts, friendliness, loves the stars, artistic
bella swan can ride motorcycles, she jumped from a high cliff into the ocean, she hit two werewolves, she is willing to die for those she loves, she wants to become a vampire although she knows how much being bitten hurts. she’s stubborn and does whatever the hell she wants. she isn’t a boring mary sue or a manic pixie dream girl. she has big dick energy and i love her.
One day, you lose your wallet, and it is found by a mob boss, who figures out that you aren’t in such a good place financially, and takes pity on you. So they start anonymously sending cash, clothes, and furniture to you in the mail, eventually, the mob boss sends you a letter to stating that they bought you a house, and it lists an adress. What do you do?
In this economy? Thank them politely, pledge your loyalty, and join the mob.
Let’s talk about “The Prank” vs. “Snape’s Worst Memory” timeline…
Okay… I’m sorry… but HOW does it make sense for “The Prank” to take place BEFORE “Snape’s Worst Memory” ???
I will never get over this botched timeline. Like, just from a progressive, coherent, story-development standpoint.
Sirius and James would have to be the biggest assholes on the planet to go from nearly killing Snape and risking Remus’ condition being exposed… to embarrassing and tormenting the guy who they nearly killed… while Remus just sits there and lets it happen.
It makes NO SENSE! Why, after years of keeping Remus’ secret, would they risk angering the dude that could expose him RIGHT AFTER??? Why is there ZERO remorse for their actions? Are we supposed to believe that the boys are just so void of any sort of conscience that they just go “Well, we got away with it, time to go drop some pants”.
If Rowling’s goal was to have them progress towards betterment, wouldn’t it be far more plausible, from a character development and natural progression standpoint… for SWM to happen first???
Here’s my argument…
Severus, on top of being humiliated and harassed, just got into deep shit with Lily because of the Marauders, so of course he’d want to do everything in his power to get them expelled… including stalking them in the middle of the night in hopes of catching them in the midst of something expulsion-worthy.
Sirius’ motivation in sending Severus after a wolfed-out Remus is NEVER EXPLAINED! So maybe, an added factor (not only, just additional) in him having it out for Severus could be the fact that he called Lily a mudblood… there needs to be something to help drive his motivations other than “It was just a prank, he deserved it”.
James’ decision to go after Severus would be much more profound, and a much more believable defining moment for his character’s eventual change and progression, if it was following the confrontation. The intensity of the situation and the risks involved could be utilized as a wake-up-call for James.
AND… a moment of learning-the-hard-way for Sirius.
It would lead perfectly into the next major crisis of Sirius running away from home. What better way to cause the level of distress needed than to have his closest friends mad at him, leaving him stuck at home with his abusive parents and no one to keep him sane?
It would also help with bringing the marauders back together… because goddammit, do you think Remus would sit back and be like “Well, you almost had me murder someone and expose myself, the two things that I’ve feared the most since I was a child, but I guess it’s fine and we can just move on now and be buddies.”
Remus can be a vindictive little bitch when he’s crossed, which we see first-hand in POA. Why the hell would he just let that go and continue on as if nothing had happened?
If instead, they have a falling out and cut off contact… what better way to bring them back together than to have Sirius thrown into a crisis? That could be the perfect defining moment for the rest of the marauders to be like “ah shit… he’s a dick… but he’s my dick and he’s in trouble.”
Rowling makes a point of mentioning that the marauder’s change for the better, but you don’t get that at all from the timeline that’s presented. James and Sirius are just complete assholes for apparently no fucking reason, and clearly don’t give a shit about their friends… and then suddenly, magically, they decide, “Hey… let’s chill out now and be good guys.”
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