Imagining the Marauders

18, she/her

[harrypotterinhogwarts]

Hufflepuff Motto

“honestas ante honores” (honesty before glory)

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ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ʜᴏɴᴏʀᴇꜱ

- ᴋɪɴɢ ɢᴇᴏʀɢᴇ ᴠ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, Hong Kong.    ᴇꜱᴛ. 1894

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Living With a Horny Sirius Black Would Include:

-Waking up to his kisses

-Him wandering around the house in only his underwear

-You trying to make breakfast and ignore him

-Sirius looking up hopefully when you give him his breakfast

-“Please, Y/N?”

-“Not now, Sirius.”

-Listening to his agonized groaning while doing the chores (and drowning out his voice with the radio)

-Him throwing you flirtatious glances at every given opportunity

-Trying to make him put on some clothes

-Him protesting and then threatening to take off his underwear too

-"You're more like a child than a grown man."

-"You just look hot today is all."

-"Nice try."

-Some more whining and masculine groans

-Showing off every erection he gets

-Him following you around like a hungry dog wherever you go

-Trying to watch a home movie in peace without him

-Him trying to distract you by kissing you behind the couch

-Telling him to stop with the hickies

-Sirius continuing to affectionately nuzzle your neck and play with your hair

Giving up and letting him wrap his arms around you

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［James and Sirius silently wrestling on the floor for a cookie］

James: I'll do you head in

Sirius: I'll do your mum first

James:

James: I'll see myself out.

**Sirius helps himself to cookies**

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Everyone loves it when James takes his dog out for a walk. The Muggle children love playing with him and he gets to pee wherever he likes. Sometimes he is happy to pee on James. James will want to kick the dog but will realise that he can’t, which makes him madder.

The neighbourhood kids will pet him and the girls will play with his sleek fur, which will make James mutter about how the dog pulls more girls than he does. The other children will throw sticks for the dog to chase and clap when he catches them. And when they ask for the dog’s name, James will say

“Snuffles, and he is my best friend ever.”

Nobody suspects a thing.

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MISCHIEFMANAGED: Marauders Vlog #1

James: Hi guys I'm James. Call me Prongs.

Sirius: I'm Sirius. People call me Padfoot.

James *turns around*: And what about Moony? Wait, where's Moony? Padfoot, where the hell is Moony?

Sirius: Wherewolf?

Remus *coming into room*: What are we doing?

James: Therewolf!

Sirius *points at video camera*: We're starting a vlog Moony, g sit down and introduce yourself.

Remus: Okayyyy... **sits down** So what do I do?

Sirius: Just say who you are and say hello.

Remus *moves to video camera*: So my name is Remus

Remus:

Remus: Hello.

James: That was the most awkward hello I ever saw-

Sirius: OK never mind. Now Wormtail it's your turn to introduce yorself.

Peter: What are we doing again?

James:...Moony LITERALLY just said that just a few minutes ago.

Sirius: Never mind. JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE CAMERA. THIS IS A WEBSITE CALLED YOUTUBE, AND THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.

Peter: So what's YouTube?

Sirius facepalms*

Peter: I'm Peter.

Sirius: ...And this is MischiefManaged. Or the Marauders... whichever. I figured we'd post... what, weekly?

Remus: I have to study.

James: Maybe we should do a house tour... we're in my house anyways, so...

Sirius: I live here.

James: I LET you live here. Anyways, we should go downstairs and introduce the parents.

**they bundle down the staircase as James seeks out his mother, who is in the kitchen**

James: ...and there she is. Everyone this is my mother who cleans the house and feeds us. Mum, if you would introduce yourself?

Euphemia Potter: I'm Euphemia Potter and this is my son James.

Sirius: What about me?

Euphemia Potter: you too Sirius dear.

James: And this is Dad... **enters the living room**. Hi dad.

Fleamont Potter: James what on earth are you doing?

James: it's a vlog, we're going to put it on Youtube.

Fleamont Potter: make sure to put my fabulous hair in.

James: will do. And I think that'll be all for today please subscribe to us and click the like button if you liked this video.

Remus: we'll see you all next time?

James: and Lily Evans if you're out there watching this I wanna let you know that I love you and I'll never stop bugging you to be with me.

Everyone:

James: Please.

Remus: ok.... And seriously we'll see you all next time, bye guys!

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Sirius Black sits in his cell in Azkaban. The tally scratched into the dust on the ground shows his countdown of the days, and today: the third of November, is his birthday.

There was a better time long before this one. He remembers his sixteenth birthday when James snuck a cake for him from the kitchens and Remus had shown him the new motorbike that they’d bought him down in the Shrieking Shack. He even let Peter ride it around Hogsmeade for a short while because he was so happy.

But Prongs is dead. Moony hasn’t spoken in years, and Peter…

Don’t think about that.

Sirius shakes it from his mind and uses his grimy, calloused finger to draw a cake with candles under the tally, singing softly to himself:

“Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday dear Padfoot…

His voice breaks on the word ‘Padfoot’, and he barely has enough strength to finish the song before blowing the candles out:

"Happy birthday to me.”

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“After all this time?”

“Always.”

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What I Imagine Each Marauder’s Seventeenth Birthday would Be Like:

JAMES: He would have a alcohol party with all four Marauders, his friends, his classmates, his Quidditch team, and as many people in his school year as possible. Most likely to drag Lily Evans into this and try to snog her somewhere. PRESENTS: Watch from his parents, box of Honeydukes best chocolates and a card from Remus, cards and Quidditch supplies from Lily and Sirius, nothing from Peter.

SIRIUS: A high key James party. Much more alcohol, more snogging, more getting drunk and more ‘finally age appropriate’ sex. Includes drinking from a glass beer bong whilst being egged on by James. Remus would be force-fed alcohol and would probably totter around trying to feebly restore order. Day would most likely end with a good snog or passed out in his bed after being carried up by James. PRESENTS: Nothing from his parents, maggots from Kreacher, watch from James, motorbike magazines from Remus, nothing from Peter. Probably some love potions from the girls (which he would instantly recognize)

REMUS: Very subtle sort of party that’s nice and quiet. Preferably spent in the library reading. Is more likely to be woken up by hair ruffling and: “YASSSS MOONY WOOTWOOT. OUR MOONY IS SEVENTEEN YASSS” and loud cheering. Will be urged to go out and have a Butterbeer with Marauders and co. and a Firewhiskey or two. Will politely refuse but possibly agree to break a school rule or two on the occasion. PRESENTS: New edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from Lyall Lupin, and a box of chocolates from his mother and everyone else. Would be given a watch from James and Sirius

PETER: He’d just do everything that everyone tells him to do (let’s be honest). He would drink if James and Sirius told him to, or go to the library and study if Remus told him to. Has no plans at all and lets other people plan the day for him. Sits around like a slob at the end of the day while Remus offers to do his homework for him. PRESENTS: watch from parents/Marauders (which will go missing in about a week), or birthday cards. No one knows what to give him anyways

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Haha, I wrote this three years ago when I was fourteen and now I'm reading this and I've turned 17. How time flies.

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Probably Remus's inner monologue when he was still crushing on Tonks:

"Oh wow this girl can do magic."

"So proud."

"Like LEGIT proud."

"she's mesmerising."

"Is she looking at me? (LOOK THIS WAY TONKS)" *tries to act like Sirius*

"I am hardly worthy of this goddess."

"Goddess."

"SHE LOOKED AT ME ASLSJJDLSK"

"I look good right? Does she like cute guys or hot guys or what guys...? Whatever, I don't get girls."

"Nope not worthy."

*fantasizing*

"sHE ThINks SiRiuS iS hOT OH NO SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME."

"Cuddle me already."

"Kiss me already."

"MARRY me already."

"Maaarry meee (I'll be good)."

"I know you love me."

"...See that I'm the one who understands YOU, been here all along, so why can't you SEEEEEEE? YA BELONG WITH MEEEE."

"Marry her, Remus. Marry her. Goddamnit."

"I should have asked Pads for dating advice."

"ToooOOONKS"

"How is anyone that bloody gorgeous"

*fantasizing*

[welcomedhappiness]

Farewell online privacy

[tikalgirl]

What happened?

[welcomedhappiness]

Trump happened.

[pizzaalle]

just get a VPN?

[earth-ruins]

You can’t just tell people to ‘get a VPN (Virtual Private Network)’. Buying a VPN is like buying a house. It’s very very important. Having no VPN or having a ‘wrong’ one can seriously damage your life. Especially for Americans because their privacy laws are garbage. I am going to try explain why you should get a VPN but bare with me, I am from Germany and my English is far from perfect. 

Let’s start with a simple test. Click this link here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/ It will tell your IP adres, your ISP (internet service provider), and your location. The location might not be very accurate, but then again, it’s just a simple website. Imagine what the government can do!

So basically, everyone can find out where you live. But there is more danger. Your ISP. Your ISP logs your every move online and they are required to keep it in case the government wants access to it (or if a 3rd party wants to buy your data (yikes). They have everything. What websites you visit. How long you stay on a website. What you download. Your search terms. European laws are more subtle on this but if you are from the US you are #@*#&, especially because Trump doesn’t support the open internet. It’s scary but maybe in the future you can’t get a job because the recruiter knows your searched on ‘how to deal with depression’ or anythings else that’s supposed to be private because it’s your f*cking right. Or you get a $100k fine because you pirated a movie 15 years ago. You need a VPN. You’re dumb for not using one. but what does a VPN do?

A VPN encrypts all your data so if it were be intercepted no one can ‘crack the code’ and damage your privacy. 

Usually being online goes like this (simplified): Your computer —-> ISP (—–> keeps data —–> sells it)

But with a VPN it goes like: Your computer —–> VPN (encrypts data)—–> ISP (ISP can’t see shit)

Furthermore, a VPN hides your IP address and location by giving you another IP address located in Spain for example (you can often choose from a list and change as many times as you want).  

Now that you know why you should get a VPN and what is does it is important to educate yourself because people often choose the wrong VPN. VPN providers are also businesses and have to obey the law. If you choose a VPN provider located in the US then you are throwing your money away because the laws in the US shits on your privacy. If the US gov wants the provider to give all their logs they have to obey.  The ISP  still can’t see what you are doing online and sell your data but the US gov can interfere with your VPN provider so NEVER CHOOSE A PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE US. 

I just wanted to make that very clear so my followers don’t buy false security.

There is still more danger!  Who says your VPN provider isn’t selling your data? You need to check their logging policy. Do they keep logs? If yes, what for? For how long do they keep them? Tip: Choose a provider who doesn’t keep logs

More about law  The US is part of the Five Eyes program (the worst):  

The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence (source)

There is also a Nine Eyes (bit better) and Fourteen Eyes Program (better).  You don’t want a VPN provider who is located in one the Five Eyes countries.  If you had to choose go for a provider located in a country that’s part of the Fourteen Eyes Program or even better, go for a country that isn’t part of any program! 

I know this is a shitty explanation and please pardon my english but now it’s time to do your own research. Take your privacy seriously. Maybe WWIII breaks out and you get killed for liking the ‘wrong’ FB-page.  

Go to this website: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/

Make sure that your future VPN provider both has green boxes for Privacy Jurisdiction and Privacy Logging. 

I recommend ovpn.se and trust.zone. ovpn is located in Sweden so they are part of the 14 Eyes Program and they keep minimal logs. Their business ethics, however, are alright. 

Trustzone is located in the Seychelles. No country can interfere and their privacy jurisdiction is the best you can get. The US want your data but needs to get it from Trustzone? The Seychelles will simply give them the finger and wave them goodbye. However, this makes this provider very appealing for people who torrent and criminals because they keep no logs (and that is how it shoud be) Also,  there are almost no marketing efforts so this provider is one the cheapest)

Also, often providers such as ExpressVPN are being called ‘The Best’ on websites about VPNs but know that this is just marketing which also makes those provider more expensive (and they too shit on your privacy)

This must be the worst article you have ever read but please, please take your privacy very seriously.

EDIT: I got many people asking me which provider I use. For those who want to know, I use Trust Zone. They offer a free 3-day trial with no strings attached. But still do your own research! 

[writing-prompt-s]

I am also with Trustzone but I think you forgot to explain one of it’s most important features. It protects you when you are using someone else’s Wi-Fi. If you are at Starbucks and you use their Wi-Fi your privacy is at risk. Anyone with ill intentions could steal your information. Especially if you are using an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. With a VPN your data gets encrypted so no one can steal it. 

[rabbittiddy]

Wait, what’s going, on? Did trump destroy internet privacy with a bill or something? Where’s the news? Oh wait, why am I getting visions of Alex Jones and selling water purifiers?

[thecrystalfems]

He hasn’t yet but he says he wants to. And if he is serious about it it would be really easy to do. Since all our data is already recorded, as the person above explained.

[coltrer]

Trump wants more surveillance of Muslim Americans. This in a country where internet privacy is already close to non-existent. 

Trust.Zone has a free trial. Use it. 

btw this post only has 11k notes? That’s quite disappointing for something this important. 

Don’t reblog this post to save a life. Reblog this to protect an entire family!

[imthedoctor12]

@earth-ruins @writing-prompt-s Should I get trustzone for my mobile device?

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If you use public Wi-Fi, then yes. Which VPN you use is up to you, amigo. Take @earth-ruins advice. Do your own research first. 

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@elvesfromthedeep​ just brought the current situation in the US to my attention (March 30, 2017). 

Sources

Anger as US internet privacy law scrapped 

Congress just voted to let internet providers sell your browsing history 

To all my friends in the US, please read this entire post. Making everyone aware of VPNs is going to be my mission. Your privacy matters. Please reblog this post.

[greeneyespurpleheart]

Don’t tell me you just wanted to scroll past this. Stop looking at pictures of cats for a moment, okay? Don’t you realize how important this is? This is dangerous! ‘America, the best FREE country in the world’ my ass.

With this new law your ISP can sell your Internet history which could include passwords, usernames, religion, credit card numbers, race and much more to the highest bidder. So here is what I want you to do. You are going to read the whole thing and before you think ’this is so important. Let me reblog this real quick and go back to admiring cats again-’ NO! Don’t reblog this. Take action first. Then reblog. Sign up for a free trial! Trust.Zone offers one (here). Yes. It might be difficult to set up a VPN for some people. But is that going to stop you from protecting yourself and your family? 30 minutes. 30 minutes is all that it takes. 5 if you know how to install software. The problem with some of you is that you see ‘difficult’ as something negative. I want you to see difficult differently. I need you to push through this stuff. You are going to protect yourself. There is nothing negative about that. VPNs are fun and costsaving too! A VPN bypasses geographical restrictions so you can access websites you normally can’t or you could start Netflix’s one month free trial over and over again- forever. And it’s legal! (unless you use it to buy weapons etc.,) Don’t tell yourself that you are too tired and that you will do this tomorrow. Because that isn’t going to happen and you know it. You have to do this right now. You only have to click on it. Don’t let this/shit/life just happen to you. Take yourself seriously. Get a VPN.

Privacy is not a privilege, it’s a fundamental human right

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Hey followers! So I promised the OP I'd send this to you all and it would really benefit everyone if you READ, LIKED and REBLOGGED to spread awareness over the issue.

Trump is a DANGEROUS person, it seems. I'm no tech geek nor American, but PLEASE read and if you don't know what it means FEEL FREE TO ASK SOMEONE WHO DOES. I apologise if I've misunderstood politics, but PLEASE DO READ AND REBLOG. THANK YOU!!!

[fuckyeahlotrs]

[l-o-t-r]

The “Northern Bastard” & “Southern Softie”

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Winterfell and the North

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Aesthetic for Helga Hufflepuff

made by my friend Moony @hermioneweasley2002

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Aesthetic for Rowena Ravenclaw

made by my friend Moony @hermioneweasley2002

[narniaconfessions]

I believe that we can all agree that the Narnia Fandom is much smaller than the Harry Potter Fandom, The Hunger Games Fandom, etc. But when you think about it, it’s kinda nice! It makes us a closer fandom than the others. We’re more of a family!

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It's not much, but it's home

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Galadriel: Mithrandir? Why the Halfling?

Gandalf: The movie is literally called The Hobbit

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...and also why Harry Potter is called Harry Potter

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Dead Marauders Watching Moony Lose His Virginity

Lily: so you two have been watching for quite a while now... I don't think it'll happen, guys.

Sirius: ah, shut up Evans. It'll happen.

James: don't you dare tell my wife to shut up.

Lily: can both of you calm down before things get ugly. And... oh, they're going to bed now, let's go, come on.

James: no, no. I don't think they'll sleep just yet. Five more minutes.

Sirius: ....now they're talking.

Sirius: and some more talking

Sirius:

Sirius: GET ON WITH IT

James: patience, Pads!

Sirius: come on! I've been waiting my whole life for this!

Lily: and death.

James: and in utero.

Lily: James, foetuses don't know about those kind of things in utero.

James: yeah, but foetus Sirius Black obviously did.

Sirius: can you two stop talking about me like that? And besides, stuff's starting to happen around here.

Lily: what's going on?

James: they're... er, snogging.

Sirius: wish it was me.

James: you had all those opportunities to snog Remus when you were still-

Sirius: go and boil your head James. Besides, things are about to get exciting!

James: Merlin, he's getting his shirt off

Lily: James!

Sirius: oh, she's eager for him.

Lily: I am not!

Sirius: not you, I meant Dora. And besides, why don't you watch?

Lily: because I want to give them done privacy, AND I'm still married to your friend!

Sirius: so?

James: so then you shut your mouth, or I'll shut it for you. And how are things going down there?

Sirius: uh... shirt, check. Trousers, check.

James: boxers?

Sirius: nope.

James: come on!

Marlene: what's going on here?

James: oh, hello McKinnon. Wanna see?

Marlene: what is that down there?

Sirius: one couple's fun night.

Marlene: oh. Well, I might as well just.... hey, wait a minute... is that Remus Lupin?

Sirius: Remus Lupin and all his glory.

Sirius: he's bigger than me.

Marlene: how would you know?

Sirius *grinning*: you would know.

James: I think it's going to happen!

Sirius: what, has he lost it?

James: no, but I think he's going to do it.

Lily: guys, you're not meant to be seeing this...

Marlene: seconded.

James: whatever... wait, he's hesitating.

Sirius: oh god, but she wants him so bad.

James: yeah, and he wants her obviously, just look at his face. He's still thinking about it, he won't last. ... wait, wait........ OH, MERLIN'S BEARD, I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

Sirius: oh, sweet child of mine....

James: HE DID IT! HE DID IT AT LAST!

Sirius: Moony lost his innocence, didn't he?

James: THANK GOD

James: HE WON'T DIE A VIRGIN!

Sirius: Remus Lupin, the thirty year old virgin?

James: over thirty. WELL NOT ANYMORE!

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Moonwalker

OH GEEZ FINALLY! I got a really good brainwave about a short fic. I’m sorry if it’s bad, but here you go

Summary: 9 year old Remus Lupin sees the first successful trip to the moon in 1969. Pairings: none? Unless you count his parents :)

“C’mon, Remus. You’ll want to see this.”

“No.”

“Come on.”

“No.”

The small boy with brown hair and scars covering his face can’t wiggle out of his father’s grasp, struggling weakly against the arms that hold him. Lyall Lupin hands him to his wife Hope, who puts her son gently down onto the couch and tells him to pay attention to the television.

“But you’ve never told me to watch the television. I don’t want to.” Remus protests.

“This is important, Remus. Shh.”

He looks irritated, but sits still and watches the screen. He can see the grainy image of a rocket in black and white, and then the surface of the very thing he dreads just below that. It’s not clear because of the way the camera is positioned and the quality of the transmitted image, but he still cringes at the sight of the moon under the rocket's wheels.

From the rocket, a man in a white space suit emerges and drops to the ground. He doesn’t drop as fast as one would on earth, but he falls slowly, almost weightlessly. Just like magic. Beside Remus, his fathers eyes are wide in amazement, and his mother has an arm on the scrawny shoulders of her husband and son, staring transfixed.

“One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind.”

And Remus feels the jealousy and the amazement boil up inside him at the same time. He’d never get to do the same thing, but the idea of someone stepping onto the moon.

the moon.

His worst fear.

He’s heard about the people in his village talking about the moon landing for a month on end. Everywhere, there were people telling him how lucky he was to be alive in this time. And still more people telling him about the day in the history of mankind, this day: July 20th, 1969. That the first man would land on the moon and walk atop its surface and industry would be changed forever. A war raged in Remus’s head over whether he ought to be proud or whether he should be scared. He wanted to scream

Lyall pats his shoulder. “Chocolate?”

Remus nods.

“Good man.”

Hearing his father pattering off towards the kitchen, Remus turns towards Hope, who is still watching the television. “Mum?” He asks, tugging at her sleeve.

“Hmm?”

“What’s the man’s name?”

She smiles at him. “Neil Armstrong.” She replies and accepts two mugs of hot chocolate from Lyall, one of which she hands to Remus. “Look, it’s nothing to be scared about, OK?”

“OK.”

“That’s my boy.” Hope laughs and kisses his cheek.