briarpotter

Hi Guys! And yes, I'm related to Harry and Ginny Potter. They're my grandparents! James and Hayley Potter are my parents. I love visiting Uncle Al and Aunt Lily! I'm an only child, but I have many cousins. Welcome to my blog!

[princessmoonyy]

"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."

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Photo Dump📷

(Yes, I took these myself😆)

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Rebranding

I've decided to change my blog a bit. It used to be fully focused on Harry Potter, but I want to branch out into kpop. I've been a kpop fan for around 2 years now, and I want to share what I love. Specifically, about my favorite group, SEVENTEEN. And before you think, 'oh kpop is kind of cringe', just stop. It's genuinely saved a lot of people's lives, and it's made my life better too. I also want to post a few photos that I've taken myself, maybe show off my photographer side.

And about Back to the Beginning, yes I marked it as complete even though it's not. That's because I've completely lost inspiration for it. And reading it back makes me cringe, because my writing style has changed a lot over the years. Maybe one day I'll rewrite it. But for now, it's complete.

[tenderwatches]

sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

[wonderstruck]

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

[briarpotter]

A Light in the Darkness

Ginny Weasley sat on the edge of the Hogwarts lake, the cool autumn breeze rustling her hair. The castle loomed behind her, its windows glowing warmly in the evening light. Despite the chill in the air, she felt a sense of peace and nostalgia wash over her. It had been a year since the Battle of Hogwarts, and the school was still recovering from the scars left behind.

Ginny closed her eyes, taking a deep breath of the crisp air. She had returned to complete her final year, determined to move forward and help rebuild the place that had given her so much. Yet, there were days when the memories were too heavy, the losses too raw. A familiar voice interrupted her thoughts. “Ginny, are you alright?”

She turned to see Hermione walking towards her, concern etched on her face. Ginny managed a small smile. “Just thinking, Hermione. It's hard not to when you're here.”

Hermione nodded, joining her at the water's edge. “I know. I still find it overwhelming at times. But you’re doing great, Ginny. You’re strong.”

Ginny sighed, looking out over the dark water. “Some days, I don't feel very strong. I miss Fred. I miss the way things used to be.” She said, leaning her head on Hermione's shoulder.

“We all do. But Fred would be so proud of you. We all are.” Ginny took solace in Hermione's words. Her brother's memory was a source of both pain and motivation. She knew she had to keep pushing forward, not just for herself, but for him and the rest of her family.

As they stood in silence, Ginny felt a surge of determination. She turned to Hermione, her eyes bright with resolve. “Let's make this year count, Hermione. For Fred, and for everyone who can’t be here.” Hermione smiled, “Absolutely. We’ll do it together.”

The two friends headed back to the castle, their footsteps echoing on the cobblestones. Inside, the Great Hall was filled with laughter and chatter, a testament to the resilience of Hogwarts and its students. Ginny felt a warmth spread through her chest, a reminder of why she loved this place so much.

Later that night, Ginny found herself in the Gryffindor common room, surrounded by her friends. Hermione was deeply immersed in a book, but her eyes found Ginny's, offering a silent reassurance. She smiled back, feeling the strength of their bond.

Ginny pulled out a worn piece of parchment and began to write. She wrote about her hopes, her fears, and her dreams for the future. As the fire crackled in the hearth, she felt a sense of clarity. She was not alone in this journey. She had her family, her friends, and the unbreakable spirit of Hogwarts.

Ginny finished her letter and looked around the room, feeling a deep sense of gratitude. She was ready to face whatever came next. With a final glance at the crackling fire, she knew that the light in the darkness was within her, burning bright and strong.

And as long as that light remained, she could overcome anything.

[rons-amortentia]

Let me tell you I don't care about a single harry ship. He doesn't interest me as a romantic lead. But just seeing the moaning groaning at the mere mention of Harry/Ginny from Hermione/Harry, Luna/Harry and Harry/Draco fanon shippers give me serotonin to ship Harry/Ginny. What are you moaning at? Your ship not being canon? I thought y'all have oh so superior 'fanfics' and don't need canon?? Lmao

Hinny shippers I sincerely hope the tv series will have lots and lots of Harry/Ginny scenes and y'all get your dues then rub it in the faces of these nasty fanon shippers..

[takeariskao3]

Just one comment, Harry and Ginny are perfect for each other because nobody else can match their freaks. I don't think Ginny's birthday had much thought behind it but I love that she and Harry are both Leos. Wizarding society is extremely conservative and Ginny needed someone who wouldn't try to tame her. Also there's the fact that Ginny had a big trauma in her first year and my understanding is that she repressed this experience a lot because being seen as weak, defenseless is a sore spot. In fact, people are quick to assume Ginny's past relationships didn't work out solely because she was hung up on Harry, well I disagree. I'm sure she's the girlfriend that avoided being too vulnerable at the cost of everything, even her own relationships. It's different with Harry. He was in the chamber with her but he doesn't know everything that happened to her or how she was affected by it. Harry isn't perfect but neither is Ginny. They click because they make each other better despite their flaws.

finally. some good fucking food.

there’s something about being vulnerable that is so integral to their characters and their relationship. and it’s that, generally speaking, they aren’t. vulnerability is a chink in the armor. it’s something to be avoided at all costs. both their life experiences taught them that vulnerability, in short, is dangerous.

until they’re with each other!!!! and not only is ginny harry’s rest and safe space, HE is that FOR HER. which is entirely overlooked by hinny haters all around and even some people who call themselves fans of the ship as well

that’s fucking crack cocaine for my brain. okay. hard exteriors and extroversion as a defense mechanism?? walls broken down by shared trauma?? getting pulled kicking and screaming into communication and openness?? sign me the fuck up.

[moonymode]

re: a conversation with @casurlaub in the replies of this post about harry having never done anything wrong in his life (source: trust me). replying here because i wrote too much 😅:

i agree with you, it's wild because i have not only also seen people genuinely frame harry as draco's bully, but go further and insist that harry is just willfully cruel, like as a character flaw. which is obviously ironic cause that's draco's entire personality for the first 5 books, especially irt his treatment of harry, as you said! and the sectumsempra thing is crazy to bring up w/o acknowledging draco's purposeful use of crucio. which is in contrast to harry's misinformed use of sectumsempra, something we know harry wouldn't have used deliberately knowing the effects (we know this because harry feels terrible about it but the way this works in fandom is that when a character expresses guilt for anything that means they're actually the worst person alive by their own admission. because it's famously true that only the worst people admit to their mistakes and try to do better. which is really just an unassailable argument in many ways). this is where someone who isn't me might criticize harry's carelessness in trying out a spell he doesn't know on another person. which is kind of valid but not as evidence of moral failure. and i would argue that harry has no reason to assume a fellow 16 year old such as himself would ever invent something as twisted as sectumsempra, not the least his funny, downtrodden friend the half-blood prince who helps him with his potions homework! his little friend who harry has been relating to and empathizing with for most of the novel! the scene is partly so shocking because we as readers are also not expecting it. no one @ me about harry's stupidity in trusting another supposedly evil book, snape's old potions notes simply cannot be compared to a horcrux that possesses and kills people and i don't have time to draft up a defensive essay on harry's mental state in hbp and how that informs his parasocial relationship with teenage snape; the point is that harry would never deliberately maim someone.

and beyond the fact that harry's hostility towards draco can't be isolated from draco's years-long campaign to harass him and his friends (and which as you point out is almost always reactive, not something harry often initiates himself), there's an explicit reason for why their conflict escalates as much as it does in hbp; draco's ideologies aren't hypothetical anymore, people are being killed, draco's father was involved in the murder of harry's godfather and the attempted murder (and successful injuring) of harry's friends months prior. harry has real reason to suspect that draco is now continuing his father's legacy and, crucially, is the only one working to corroborate or prevent that. like it's wild that harry actually makes such a concerted effort to involve anyone he can in his suspicions in hbp, more so than he ever has before. and he is routinely dismissed and mocked for it (and also actively gaslit by dumbledore lmao). it's funny cause that's a huge running theme throughout the books; harry cannot rely on others, esp not adults, to save him or his loved ones. this is harry's belief (that he again tries to correct in hbp, which ends up proving him sadly right) but it's also a huge part of the narrative, it's an inescapable fact of harry's life. the fact that people read harry's behavior in hbp as unreasonable or malicious and not profoundly defensive after the events of ootp is really strange, but also frustratingly typical. it's no wonder that harry stalks draco; no one will listen to harry when he says he's a threat. the times that harry has defeated voldemort in the past have often relied on information he's gleaned in a clandestine fashion, of course the morality of such behavior is greyed out by the consequences of inaction (which are by this point unspeakable). and most important of all, the crux of this entire debate, is that harry fucking literally is right about his suspicions that draco is working for voldemort. like it's so relevant perhaps thee most relevant that draco literally does almost get all of harry's friends killed by letting the death eaters into the school, and harry has suspected this for the entire novel, has been shut down at every turn to prevent it, and it's only harry's intervention (LITERAL GOOD LUCK) that saves them. if it's possible to justify draco's behavior through the pressure and coercion voldemort puts on him in hbp, the logical imperative is to afford the same leniency to harry. literally of all people.

in conclusion: i'm not going to argue that harry isn't reckless or sometimes negligent as a general rule, but any argument that blames harry for reacting imperfectly to violence and danger, especially in comparison to consistently antagonistic characters (that embody ideologies which are themselves implicitly and later explicitly and demonstrably violent), is hypocritical and just, like fucking dumb. like it's just dumb as fuck. i've talked about how the fanbase tends to hold more empathy for racist villains and i think that's relevant to understanding why people sympathize with draco over harry. but i think it's also a matter of media illiteracy which is a phrase that's kind of losing its luster at this point but i really constantly see this persistent cognitive dissonance in fans that say and even think they're progressive, whatever that means to them, and then fully unironically think that the unequivocally fascist characters were more sympathetic for suffering the consequences of their own actions vs the imperfect reactions of the heroes to combat um literal death by those characters. like i don't even know if i can reasonably expect people who still engage uncritically with hp to be capable of understanding jkr's mid writing past a level so shallow not even a worm could drown in it. anyway thank you for listening <3

[isthisenoughorcanwegohigher]

Harry James Potter lost his parents, was emotionally abused by the only blood family he had in the world, locked in a cupboard for extended periods of time when he did things the Dursleys saw as wrong, lived in the cupboard despite two extra rooms until he turned eleven, lived every day with the threat of being kicked out and homeless even after turning eleven, was starved, forced to do work far beyond the capabilities of a child, locked in his room and served the bare minimum to keep him alive, had bars fitted on his windows, and was bullied by Dudley and his friends for years.

And that was just in the Muggle world, where no one knew who he was.

In the Wizarding World, he was heralded as the savior, this little eleven year old child who had been lied to about who he was and how his parents died for his entire life, was thrust into this world that saw a child as their hero and trained him to be just that. And when he didn’t fit that narrative, first his entire House turned on him, then the entire school. Time after time, when he tried to be himself, when he tried to be just Harry, and not Harry Potter, he was met with push back and fight and hate. And suddenly he was the target of bullies with magic, and at eleven he almost died protecting the stone from Voldemort, at twelve he almost died from a basilisk bite. At 13 he almost lost his soul to a Dementor. At 14 he battled Voldemort in the flesh with a broken leg. A broken fucking leg. At 15 he went up against an army of Death Eaters (again) and Voldemort (again) and lost his godfather, one of the adults in life he loved and saw as family. At 16 and 17 he fought a war he wasn’t supposed to survive, and then he DID SURVIVE.

Harry went through so much trauma and it only made him kind. It only made him love more.

Harry was such a brilliant, talented, and dangerous wizard who looked at the world and said, “I have experienced hell and I probably won’t ever experience anything else. I have abilities, and you know what? I’m going to use them for good.”

Only a few times did he think about using REAL magic to tease the Dursleys, and only when he didn’t know better and was under such stress that he couldn’t control the thoughts. When he DID use magic, it was accidental and because of a fit of anger, and to PROTECT the very same cousin who made his life a living hell.

Harry could have looked at the world, and himself, and said, “I’m going to get revenge and take no shit and raise absolute hell.” He could have been infinitely worse than Voldemort. But he wasn’t, and THAT’S what made him a Gryffindor. It takes a lot of bravery to endure that kind of trauma and come out of it on the other side a kinder person. It takes a lot of courage to say, “I have these powers, and I’m one of the youngest and most talented wizards yet, but I will only use intense magic when I have no other choice.”

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Happy Birthday Harry!

It's Harry's birthday! My sweet, sweet, perfect guy (who is already married and has kids)

Reflections of Courage

Harry Potter stood in front of the mirror in his cozy, dare he say big, manor in London. The soft morning light filtered through the curtains, casting a gentle glow on his reflection. It had been two years since the Battle of Hogwarts, and life had settled into a new kind of normal. Yet, some mornings, he still found it hard to believe that the war was truly over.

As he adjusted his Auror robes, Harry's thoughts drifted to the past. He saw the faces of friends and mentors, both living and lost, flash before his eyes. Sirius, Dumbledore, Lupin, Tonks, Fred—each one a reminder of the sacrifices made and the price of peace. 

A soft knock on the door pulled him from his reverie. He turned to see Ginny standing there, her eyes warm with understanding. “Ready for your first day back?” she asked, stepping into the room. Harry smiled, the sight of her comforting him. “As ready as I'll ever be. It feels strange, going back to work after everything.”

Ginny walked over and wrapped her arms around him, resting her head on his shoulder. “You'll be brilliant, Harry. You've faced worse than this, and come out stronger every time.” He held her close, drawing strength from her presence. “Thanks, Gin. I just… I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.”

Ginny pulled back slightly, looking into his eyes. “You are. You're helping to build a better world, the one you fought so hard for. Don't doubt yourself.” Her words resonated with him, and he nodded, feeling a renewed sense of purpose. “You're right. It's just… sometimes it feels like there's so much left to do.”

“There always will be,” she said softly. “But you're not alone in this. We're all in it together.” With a final kiss for luck, Harry left the house and made his way to the Ministry of Magic. The familiar bustle of the atrium greeted him, and he was struck by how different it felt now that he was part of the Auror Department. No longer the hunted, he was now the protector. His first day back was filled with meetings and briefings.

Yet, as he moved through the corridors, he noticed the respect in the eyes of his colleagues. It wasn't the awe or fear he had once encountered, but genuine respect for his courage and determination. During a break, Harry found himself in front of a window, looking out at the bustling city below. He thought about the journey that had brought him here, the trials and triumphs that had shaped him.

He realized that each step, no matter how difficult, no matter how hard, had led him to this moment. A voice interrupted his thoughts. “Harry, mate, ready for the next briefing?” He turned to see Ron, his best friend and partner, standing there with a grin. Harry grinned back, feeling a surge of confidence. “Yeah, let's go.”

As they walked down the hallway, Harry felt a sense of peace settle over him. He was where he was meant to be, doing the work he believed in, surrounded by those who mattered most. And with Ginny by his side, he knew he could face whatever challenges lay ahead.

That evening, back in their house, Harry and Ginny cuddled together, the warmth of the crackling fire filling the room. Harry took her hand, feeling the steady beat of her heart. “Today was good,” he said softly. “I think we're going to make a real difference.” Ginny squeezed his hand, her eyes shining. “I never doubted it for a second.” In that moment, Harry felt the weight of his past lift, replaced by the hope of the future. He had faced the darkness and emerged into the light, ready to build a world worth fighting for, with the people he loved beside him.

[sophie-hatter-jenkins]

Hello! I was wondering how angsty Evolution is. Do Harry and Ginny date other people? Does it take a long time for them to get back together?

Yeah, it’s pretty angsty. There is a LOT of pining and denial. They do date other people, during a period while they are not together. But - it does very much have a happy ending. Hinny is my OTP, they’ll only be happy with each other, but their path in Evolution is not smooth.

If that’s not your bag then feel free to give it a swerve. But I will say - I’ve had conversations with other people who would also say that’s not their bag but who have still enjoyed it - @briarpotter is one of them - so who knows?

[briarpotter]

Well, I rarely read angst, as I'm quite an emotional person. But I decided to take a risk and read Evolution, and it was definitely worth it. I loved Evolution so much that it comes in my top 10 Hinny fics, and considering the amount I read, that's really impressive. Of course, I'm going to reccomend you to read it, Anon. But who knows, you might really enjoy it!

[briarpotter]

Hi guys, I know I haven't been posting anything, but real life has gotten much too chaotic, so I've decided to take a break from social media and writing. I don't know how long it will be, or when I'll come back, but I hope that I'll be able to get my creative juices flowing again.

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It's my 1 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[rons-amortentia]

Ron: my mum kicked me out of the house

Harry: what? Why?

Ron: she was pissed at me for failing history of magic and divination.

Ron: so she asked where my head was throughout the year.

Ron: apparently between Hermione's legs was the worst possible answer.

Harry:....

Harry: how are you still alive?

[breaniebree]

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[briarpotter]

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[hpseeker99]

Neville: Which one of you was going to tell me that tea tastes different if you put it in hot water? Ron: Y-You were putting it in cold water? Ginny: Neville. Answer the question Neville. Neville: Yeah? I thought for like 5 years that people just put it in hot water to speed up the tea-ification process, didn’t realize there was an actual reason. You think I have the patience to boil water? Ginny: You don't have the patience to microwave water for 3 minutes? Ron: Why are you, putting it in the microwave to boil it?! Ginny: Do you think I have the patience to boil water on the stove? Ron: It 👏🏻 TAKES👏🏻 LESS THAN A 👏🏻 MINUTE Ginny: Bestie is your stovetop powered by the fucking sun?? Ron: How long does it take you to boil a cup of water on the stove? Ginny: Like seven minutes Ron: Just stick the mug on top of the stove on medium heat and it boils in like two minutes… less than that is you use a saucepan… Ginny: [crying] You’re putting the whole mug on the stove?? On medium heat?? Your stove is enchanted Hermione: Every single person here is a fucking lunatic. Harry: Do none of you own a fucking kettle?

[ikarus-the-phoenix]

Reblog if you didn’t write My Immortal

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