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once a month I open SoundCloud and listen to all the music my husband has on there and then I open drive and listen to all the songs he’s ever sent me and then I hope he comes home and turns his music on and sings perfect, very loud harmony to it with breaks to ask google (for our baby) what a sheep says or something and i can’t imagine ever loving someone else like I love him
You compared Tyrtle to Sherlolly but aside from tall guy, petite gal they have nothing in common.
Molly Hopper is an accomplished professional in her own right, a mortician.
Myrtle canonically never lived long enough to be anything sadly. And she was probably an average girlie nothing special. Ravenclaw doesn't automatically make you a genius.
Some Tyrtle shippers bash our ship Tomione, saying Tom will find Hermione boring, too straight and narrow, too theory obsessed.
Ok if Tom finds Mione boring why do you think he will find Myrtle interesting of all people?
And yes, in a fic you can make Myrtle hard working, academically brilliant working class girl but that would be fanfic, no matter how brilliant it is. In canon nothing is known about her except that she was a Muggleborn
I see some ppl say Tomione is reader SI and then wax poetic on Tom/Myrtle.
What makes Tomione self insertion but Tyrtle an iconic ship for the ages?
I’ve never bashed the Tomione ship (to my knowledge) and I think it’s actually a ship I’d like to explore more!
I think what made the Sherlolly-Tyrtle comparison work in my head is that both Tom and Sherlock are quite intelligent, cunning, able to plot and manipulate others but with their own dysfunctional understanding of human relationships and emotion. Molly and Myrtle are both more average, more human, more likely to understand someone crying over a breakup or dead pet.
I definitely don’t imagine a version of Myrtle where she’s comparable to Hermione- Hermione is one of my favorite HP characters! There is something very attractive to me though, in the ordinariness that is overlooked in people like Myrtle. As you said, she was probably an average girly, nothing special. I think the juxtaposition of mad raving genius and down-to-earth companion who just wants them to eat before they take over the world is comforting.
I think Tom could find Myrtle interesting not because of any genius or academic prowess but because she may have human qualities and quirks that he doesn’t understand. Why does it feel nice to have his head scratched while he plans his horcruxes? Why does he work better after a bit of making out and a nap? Maybe he can do with a bit of boring and ordinary. We truly don’t know much about Myrtle, but she does show some creepy and malevolent tendencies in canon, if not the genius of Tom Riddle. I think he might find that hot.
Any ship has the potential to be self-insert. I think that’s a huge draw of fanfic! I think as a child, any ship involving Hermione would’ve been my go-to, and I still enjoy her so much. As an adult who has experienced relationships (and with someone I consider to be WAY smarter than me) I appreciate ordinary, boring people and the balance we can bring to the mad geniuses of the world.
If you like Sherlolly, you will probably like Tomione. Hermione, book Hermione is the epitome of brilliant and bossy little woman..
I might! Haven’t really branched out much yet in HP ships since I’m relatively new to the fandom, but Tomione is one I’m willing to try! I wasn’t allowed to read or watch the series as a kid, so after reading the books a year or so ago I just started with the canon couples. Any fic recs for Tomione?
I like to think Ollivander is no more magic than the rest and he just has autism tbh
'Ah yes I remember every wand perfectly and the day it was sold' babe
Hey i’m a fashion design student so i have tons and tons of pdfs and docs with basic sewing techniques, pattern how-tos, and resources for fabric and trims. I’ve compiled it all into a shareable folder for anyone who wants to look into sewing and making their own clothing. I’ll be adding to this folder whenever i come across new resources
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Updated just now with new hand sewing resources (mainly buttonholes) and textbook pdfs on fashion history, fashion illustration, and thinking through designs!
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OP you are the greatest person currently in my life. You beautiful, thoughtful creature.
love you forever and forever
my favorite thing is calling my very little kids “muggles” when they do something even slightly silly. like yes, you dumped yogurt on your head, what a muggle. also, you can’t do magic
Long Sherlolly Fics - Updated 08/04/16
pStories over 30K words in length, divided between Complete and In Progress (below the cut) and alphabetical in each category. Still a WiP but getting closer. Once I think I’m done, I’ll change this message. At that point, if you find your fave isn’t here, message me a link and I’ll add it.
Complete Stories
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A Bitter, Sweet Life by occasionallycreative (Rated M) Chocolat AU, parentlock, historicalock, SBBC
A Case of Witness Protection by FluffySherlollyFan119 (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) casefic, parentlock, fake relationship
A fearful hope was all the world by miabicicletta (Rated M) dystopia AU, Parentlock
A Fight for Life by Lynzee005 (Rated M) Kidnap!fic
A Study in Pregnancy by Sherlockian87 (Rated M) wed!lock, pregnancy fic, Soup To Nuts
A Trap of Parental Proportions by 16magnolias (Rated T) The Parent Trap AU
A Vicious Motivator by darnedchild (Rated M) Post HLV, SBBC
The Advantages of Caring by jaxington (Rated M) Swap!lock
All Molly Wants for Christmas by MrsMCrieff (Rated M) Christmas
All We Have by writingwife83 (Rated T) parentlock, Post HLV, SBBC
Always and Never by theheartofadetective (Rated M) Post Reichenbach
Always Something by Emcee (Rated T) Secret relationship
Annoyances of Living by spastasmagoria (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Fake relationship
The Art Of Love Is Largely The Art Of Persistence by afteriwake (Rated M) Post HLV
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Bad Boys by mizjoely (Rated M) Historicalock, teenlock, unilock
The Balancing Act by T. Z. Townshend (Rated T) Parentlock
Be Near Me When My Light Is Low by hobbitsdoitbetter (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Benefits of Boredom by Writingwife83 (Rated T) Regency
The Best Man: Losing John Watson by Emma Lynch (Rated T) casefic, Parentlock
The Blackbird Sings Again by sfmpco (Rated M) Virgin!lock, casefic
The Boyfriend Experience by hobbitsdoitbetter (Rated M) SBBC
Brilliant Beyond Brilliant Idea by OccasionallyCreative (Rated K) The Parent Trap AU
Burning Hearts by VintageVillain (Rated T) Post Reichenbach, Parentlock
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COD: Unknown by daisherz365 (Rated T) Who!lockpropos
Collateral by Lindenbay (Rated M) pregnancy fic, Post Reichenbach
Coming Back by Fiji Dreamer (Rated T) Parentlock
Copper Beaches by Succi (Rated T) Amnesia fic
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Deconstructing Death by Emmyjean (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Deerstalker by Chris Cat (Rated T) Teenlock
Defining Family by GunterRae (Rated T) Parentlock
The Detective and the Debutante by EloiseAtThePlaza (Rated T) Regency
Detours and Fairy Tales by felinefemme (Rated K) SBBC
Devil on the Isle of Dogs by Cardboard Tube Knight (Rated M) Fantasy/supernatural
The Disappearance of Molly Hooper by brookenado (Rated K+) teen!lock, Potter!lock
Do What Thou Wilt by MrsMCrieff (Rated M) Fantasy/Supernatural
Do You Want To Be With Somebody Like Me? by afteriwake (Rated K+, In Progress, Multi-Chapter) Fake relationship
The Domestic Analysis by somethinginthewayful (Rated M) Sequel to The Long Way Home, (Parentlock, Pregnancy, Soup to Nuts, Post Reichenbach)
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The Falling by PetraTodd (Rated M) Shift!lock
Five Doctors and the Detective by The Queen of Fragile Hearts (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Fixing Reichenbach by minirose96 (Rated M) kidnap fic, Post Reichenbach
Flatmates by MrsMCrieff (Rated T) Post HLV/TAB
For What It’s Worth by kendrapendragon (Rated M) pregnancy fic, parentlock, SBBC
The Full House by Emcee Frodis (Rated M) Post Reichenbach
Furo by asteraceaeblue and mizjoely (Rated M) Zombie!lock, Post HLV, SBBC
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Gold by thedragonaunt (Rated T)
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Harmless Fun by Potter-Street-Baker-Head (Rated M) Parentlock
Healthy Competition by afteriwake (Rated T) Post HLV
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The Imperfectly Perfect Fairytale by TheWriterInAllOfUs (Rated T) Teenlock
In Matters of the Heart by TheSapphireSky (Rated T) Regency, SBBC
In The Next Room by asteraceaeblue (Rated M) Virgin!lock
Invisible Wings by Conchepcion (Rated M) Professorlock, Historicalock
It Happened One Night by conchepcion (Rated M) Post Reichenbach, case fic
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Letters from a dead consulting detective by Succi (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Life After Death: A Post-Reichenbach Trilogy by thedragonaunt (Rated M, Trilogy) Parentlock, Pregnancy, Post Reichenbach, Soup to Nuts
Light in the Dark by OccasionallyCreative (Rated M) Vamp!lock
Lilac and Ivory by GeorgeThomas1 (Rated T) Parentlock
Links of the Chain by broomclosetkink (Rated M) post Reichenbach, pregnancy, parentlock
The List by conchepcion (Rated M) Virgin!lock
Little Goldfish by hobbitsdoitbetter (Rated M) Domme!Molly
Live to Rise by Spacebabie (Rated T) Angel!lock
Longer Than the Road That Stretches Out Ahead by sunkenstandard (Rated M) virgin!lock, Post Reichenbach
Loose Ends by thedragonaunt (Rated M) Parentlock
love is a battle, love is a war by afteriwake (Rated M) fantasy/supernatural
Love Stories and Tournaments of Lies by nocturnias (Rated M) Virgin!Sherlock
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Madness Ends by catmilk (Rated T) casefic, birthday
Measurable Steps by afteriwake (Rated M) Post Reichenbach
Merely Players by Maejones (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Fake relationship, Post HLV/TAB
The Merry Murderer of Downton by FluffySherlollyFan119 (Rated M) casefic, Historicalock, Downton Abbey AU
Microscope Envy by Laurelin the Pale (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Dom!Sherlock
Miss Molly Hooper by daisherz365 (Rated T) Jane Eyre AU, SBBC
Molly’s Chemistry by QuirkyMolly (Rated K+) Post Reichenbach
Mother Love by thedragonaunt (Rated T) Parentlock
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The Necessary Mother by darthsydious (Rated T) Parentlock, Victorian!lock
The New Doctor by writingwife83 (Rated T) Victorian!lock
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Of Christmas Cases and Champagne by WanderingGoldfish (Rated T) Christmas
Of Small Boys and Sandwiches by Gypsy Rose2014 (Rated M) Parentlock
On the Side of the Angels by Supervillegirl (Rated T) Angel!lock
ONE SMALL THREAD by McGregorgirl (Rated M) Parentlock, casefic, Post Reichenbach
The Other Woman by thedragonaunt (Rated M) Parentlock
Outlaw by AsteraceaeBlue (Rated M) Robin Hood AU, Historicalock
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Parva Victoriis (Little Victories) by mizjoely (Rated M) historicalock
The Pirate and the Doctor by PetraTodd (Rated M) Pirate!lock, Regency Era
Planets align, Chemicals react by Cadburytropper96 (Rated T) Parentlock
Pleased To Meet You by writingwife83 (Rated T) Unilock
Possession by mizjoely (Rated M) Post Reichenbach, fantasy/supernatural
The Pulse Says It All by Sherlolly Shock (Rated M) Proposal/Engagement
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Reconciliation by BenAddictHolmes (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
The Rudest Man In London by hobbitsdoitbetter (Rated T) Victorian
The Ruination of Miss Molly Hooper by mizjoely (Rated M) Regency
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The Science of Evolution by lilsherlockian1975 (Rated M) Soulmates
The Science of Perception by Tallulah99 (Rated M) Post Reichenbach
The Secret Past of Sherlock Holmes by writingartist94 (Rated T) Parentlock
Secrets by Fiji Dreamer (Rated T) parentlock, secret relationship, Post Reichenbach
Seeing is Believing by sherlollymouse (Rated T) Fantasy/Supernatural
The Sense of Death by QuatschKatz (Rated M) Fantasy/Supernatural
Shattered Glass by Liathwen (Rated M), Beauty & the Beast Au, Roylty AU, Dom!lock
Sherlock Doesn’t Do Sentiment by PiellaGibson (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Sherlock Holmes, Vampire by MrsMCrieff (Rated M) Vamp!lock
The Signs of the Four by emma_lynch (Rated K) Victorian, SBBC
Silk by asteraceaeblue (Rated M) Circus AU, Historicalock
Small Steps by AnnaGandalf (Rated T) Parentlock, Post Reichenbach
Someone I Used To Know by Mid-Nite-Potter (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Stolen by thedragonaunt (Rated M) Parentlock
Sustain or Concerto for the Famished in D Minor by MaybeAmanda (Rated M) Pregnancy Fic, Parentlock
Sustain II: Refrain by MaybeAmanda (Rated M) Parentlock
Sustain III: Obbligato by MaybeAmanda (Rated M) Parentlock
Swan Dive by avatardsherlockian (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
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Taming the Shrewd by magentacr (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Tea and Cadavers by darthsydious (Rated T) Victorian!lock
Teach Me How to Love by mogi93 (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
Teeth in the Grass by Mrs. Monster (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) virgin!lock, kidnap!fic
Tell The World I’m Coming Home by afteriwake (Rated M)
That Dear Perfection by dietplainlite (Rated M) kidnap fic, virgin!lock fic, Trapped Together
They always need each other by ElisaReven (Rated M)
Through a Fairytale, Darkly by nocturnias (Rated M, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Trapped together fic, Kidnap!fic
Through the Looking Glass by Sherlolly Shock (Rated M) Post Reichenbach, Virgin!lock
To Win Her Heart by TheSapphireSky (Rated T) Victorian!lock
Torn by mizjoely (Rated M) Mirror!verse
Two Hundred and Twenty One B, Baker Street by Ridiculosity (Rated T) Victorian!lock
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Waking the dead by Vickie-4-Books (Rated M) Post Reichenbach
The War Inside My Head by daisherz365 (Rated T) Post Reichenbach
The Werewolf Needs a Detective by The Consulting Werewolf (Rated K+) Shift!lock
What You Can’t Deduce by theheartofadetective (Rated M) Post Reichenbach
When Darkness Falls by mizjoely (Rated M) Post Reichenbach, kidnap!fic
When Sherlock Met the Other One by Emma Lynch (Rated K+) casefic, sequel to Emails from Uppsala, Parentlock
Winds of Change by Writingwife83 (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Fake relationship
Winter by allthebellsinvenice (Rated M) Dom!Sherlock
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Your Worst Fears by LadySolitaire83 (Rated M) Parentlock
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Zephyr by writingwife83 (Rated T, Complete, Multi-Chapter) Victorian!lock, Fake relationship
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Everyday i try and get over my stupid crush on Ralph Fiennes yet everyday I remember him with his fuckass beautiful moustache
✨ Remadora✨ FanFiction Archive
Hey, fellow✨Remadora✨lovers!
I’ve recently updated my Google Drive with all the Remadora fanfics I’ve collected over the years — and it has turned into a massive archive!
I'm sharing it because I know how hard it can be to track down good fics, especially ones that disappear over time. Hope this helps our 🤏 tiny fandom! 💜🐺💜
“I’m an alpha male! I’m a protector and provider!”
Okay, support and protect your wife in labor and postpartum then. Provide the healthiest most secure dad and Go to therapy so your kids never have to feel responsible for your pain. Protect your family by knowing What’s Up with your kids and don’t make them afraid of you so they’re looking for dad’s love on the internet. Speak up every single time you see another man doing something wrong and make them afraid to do it when you’re around.
I can't stop thinking about how protective Dora is of Remus. In Half-Blood Prince, she runs herself ragged from worry, desperately trying to get news of his well-being. In Deathly Hallows, she runs into battle soon after having her baby just to look for Remus and make sure he's ok. The last time we see her alive, we see her throwing herself into the fray to get to him. She's so single-minded about it too, even putting Teddy aside:
Harry looked at Tonks. “I thought you were supposed to be with Teddy at your mother’s?” “I couldn’t stand not knowing— ” Tonks looked anguished. “She’ll look after him—have you seen Remus?” “He was planning to lead a group of fighters into the grounds— ” Without another word, Tonks sped off.
“Have you seen Remus?” Tonks called after him. “He was dueling Dolohov,” shouted Aberforth, “haven’t seen him since!” “Tonks,” said Ginny, “Tonks, I’m sure he’s okay— ” But Tonks had run off into the dust after Aberforth.
(Isn't it a bit heartbreaking that Remus was probably already dead when that last conversation happened?).
Dora's love is admirable, intimidating and scary. It's strong, it's stubborn, it's a force of nature. I can't imagine what it must have been like for Remus, who's so self-deprecating and who believes (sometimes with good reason) that he's a threat to his loved ones, to be on the other side of it. No wonder Dora was Moody's protégé if this is what she was capable of.
Can We Talk About the ‘Evil Bigoted Snape Gave a Werewolf Lecture to Hurt Remus’ Discourse—Because Y’all Are Missing the Point
People love to drag Snape for giving that werewolf lecture during Lupin’s year at Hogwarts. It’s often cited as one of the top reasons to hate him—because “Lupin was taking Wolfsbane and was harmless.” But let’s actually unpack that, because that logic falls apart real fast.
First of all: Lupin wasn’t harmless. He just wasn’t mindless.
Those are two very different things.
The Wolfsbane Potion doesn’t stop the transformation. It just lets him keep his human mind when he transforms into a physically dangerous, magically enhanced predator. He says it himself:
“As long as I take it in the week preceding the full moon, I keep my mind when I transform.” - Remus Lupin
So yeah, keeping his mind helps—but it doesn’t make him safe. He still has all the inherent physical dangers of a werewolf: the monstrous strength, enhanced speed, claws, fangs, and bite force that can overpower any human. And if he chose to bite someone? The potion wouldn’t stop the infection from being passed on.
Now let’s zoom in on Snape’s position here.
In order to be okay with Lupin teaching, Snape would’ve had to do something that’s completely antithetical to his character: trust a man he hates, a man he believes is both dangerous and morally compromised, to prioritize the safety of children. That’s just not who Snape is—and it’s not who he has been shaped to be.
This is a man whose entire personality is shaped by trauma. His childhood, his school years, the werewolf attack—all of it. And on top of that, he spent years as a true DE then a spy. He’s seen firsthand that danger doesn’t always come with red flags and scary music. Sometimes it’s quiet. Sometimes it’s someone you’ve known for years. like Peter Pettigrew.
Snape knows that betrayal doesn’t just come from cartoon villains—it comes from people everyone else thinks are harmless. People like Lupin.
From Snape’s perspective, Lupin isn’t just “a risky case.” He’s an unreliable and potentially compromised individual who is keeping a life-threatening secret from the entire student body. Add that to the fact that Snape:
Was nearly killed by this exact werewolf in what he believes was a targeted attack.
Has never had a personal reason to trust Lupin—only reasons to distrust him.
Genuinely believes Lupin may be helping Sirius Black, who everyone still thinks is a mass murderer.
Believes Dumbledore is biased toward this specific Gryffindor friend group and prioritizes them over basic safety.
Has spent most of his life at Hogwarts watching the DADA post destroy whoever fills it.
Yes, Snape trusts Dumbledore on a practical level—but he also thinks Dumbledore plays favorites. And when it comes to the Marauders? Snape has every reason to believe Dumbledore’s judgment is compromised. So what does he do?
He does the one thing he can do: teach students how dangerous werewolves really are.
Because in Snape’s mind, the worst-case scenario isn’t just some abstract “Lupin might slip up” thing. It’s this:
What if Lupin is working with Sirius Black?
What if they’re planning something on the full moon—when Lupin is transformed and no one can stop him? The least he can do is prepare the students for what they possibly could do during an attack. 
Snape doesn’t know the full truth. He doesn’t know about the betrayal swap. He just knows that someone from that group already betrayed the Potters. And even Sirius believed it could’ve been Lupin at one point—that’s why they made Peter the Secret-Keeper. So from Snape’s perspective? Trusting Lupin isn’t just a gamble. It’s asking for disaster.
And honestly, let’s not pretend we knew Lupin was trustworthy when we first read or watched this. He was likable, sure. But likable ≠ safe.
Also, let’s talk about this take that teaching about werewolves is “inherently discriminatory.” They’re cursed beings who become dangerous, contagious monsters once a month. Teaching kids to be aware of that isn’t hate. It’s survival. Especially when you’re a trauma survivor yourself, trying to protect students from the kind of danger that nearly killed you. The way the ministry treats werewolves is awful and the way they deal with them is both incompetent and discriminatory, but as I said, in my other post about analogies for discrimination, the difference is werewolves are actually dangerous (unlike other REAL oppressed groups).
Was it harsh? Sure. Snape’s delivery always is. But was it unjustified? No.
Because in the end, a werewolf did transform on school grounds. Near students. Uncontrolled. Alone. And it wasn’t because he was evil—it was because he forgot his potion after being emotionally rattled. That’s all it took.
What if that moment had come just a little later? What if he’d still been inside the castle when it hit? If this story weren’t aimed at kids, Lupin def would’ve been written as tragically killing someone. Easily. And again: not because he’s a monster in the moral sense—but because he’s a monster in the literal one.
You can be a decent man and still be dangerous. Two things can be true at once.
So yeah—was there some pettiness involved? Probably. He’s a petty guy. But that wasn’t the root of it. The root was trauma, caution, and a desperate attempt to do something to protect students in a situation he had no control over.
You're quite on point.
People tend to judge Snape's action while taking in consideration that we know Remus wasn't working with Sirius. Snape didn't know that.
And it would have been really plausible that they had been. They had been friends for years before the tragedy and suddenly Remus comes to Hogwarts at the same time as Sirius's escaping Azkaban? What a convenient timing. Snape also knows him from back in the days and while he may not be super objective he knows that Remus was the less brawny of the bunch. He had been named Prefect to try and control the other three, which indicated that he was viewed back then as 'the reasonable one' - when we know that he must have still been participating actively to numerous mischief. Back then he must have been a good liar, acting innocent enough to get them out of trouble quite a few times. Snape knows that.
So of course he would be suspicious about Lupin suddenly becoming the new DADA teacher. He would totally imagine him charming Dumbledore (who is playing favorites, has been for years and Snape remembers that vividly), acting like the sad and poor little Lupin, beaten up by life... when in fact he might have been working with Sirius and Voldemort all along. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch, really!
And what if they had planned to use Remus's transformation? Either as a regular werewolf, wreaking havoc in the castle and biting children and staff members while Sirius Black was murdering Harry? The same could have happened if he had retained his human-mind. He could still use his transformation to hurt so many people!
Also, can Lupin still perform magic in his werewolf form if his mind is intact? Imagine the danger! A werewolf using a wand!
Of course Snape wanted to have some guardrail and teach the children what they should do if they encountered a werewolf. How to incapacitate him and/or protect themselves.
The idea was maybe not for the kids to clock him in his human form (we only assume that because Hermione manages to do it), but to be able to react if they encountered him transformed.
Lupin *is* a good liar, during the main timeline of the books. He deliberately phrases thing in a misleading way when talking to Harry, he outright lies to Severus' face all the time... but he does it so well that Severus knows that he'll come off looking really bad and unreasonable if he ever were to challenge him. Lupin also tells these massive lies of omission to Dumbledore, and then low-key hides the Map from him. Dumbledore doesn't know the Map exists at the end of Book 4.
Like we see with Slughorn, Dumbledore does like to get people he thinks might be concealing important information under his roof so he can... work on getting it out of them. Only in Lupin's case, I don't think this worked. When the Order starts up, Lupin's always away on solo missions, and the Watsonian reason for that could be... Dumbledore just doesn't trust him very much. He's not really part of Dumbledore's vetted inner circle.
Dumbledore does seem to have a "keep your enemies close" kind of attitude. When it comes to Tom Riddle he's doing this deep-dive into his past, but I think that ideally he likes it when his enemies are under his nose. He knew Quirrell and Lockhart were shady when he hired them, but there's a little bit of - well, they might as well be shady where I can see them. (and worst case scenario, the curse will bump them off at the end of the year.) When he's actually locking in, he hires Moody, and only hires him for a year.
It's absolutely plausible that Lupin fits this pattern. He's shady... and potentially useful... and that's a combination Dumbledore would prefer not to have wandering around doing whatever.
I always caveat these posts by saying that we shouldn’t make assumptions about morality or character based on people’s fandom opinions or what tropes/ships they enjoy, but asking questions about broad fandom tropes does make inquiries about where in wider culture certain beliefs/tropes have filtered in from.
So here’s one: Why is it that Fandom logic = motherhood makes female characters boring, but fatherhood is so interesting that wolfstar raises Harry, Jegulus raises harry, rosekiller raises Neville…. Perhaps the slytherin skittles start a day care?
Why is caregiving character development for men, but character erosion for women?
And I also completely acknowledge that wanting to explore alternative non heteronormative family structures is big a reason behind this trend (and that is not what this discursive post is talking about). Plus in canon, motherhood is heavily idealised and there is an inherent desire to unpick and unpack that, but resisting the idealisation of motherhood shouldn’t mean we erase it altogether.
But this trope does play out against a wider cultural backdrop, too. We’re living in a time where people (fuelled and in response to alt right discourse) are presenting extreme takes on motherhood: that it’s either sacred and natural (and the only thing a woman’s body is good for- which also then fuels gender essentialism) or inherently repressive and patriarchal. Fandom’s treatment of mothers often reflects that same polarisationn; either pedestal or disposal. Rarely do we get the messy, complex middle where motherhood is just part of a woman’s story.
It also speaks to a broader media pattern here too: domestic labour and parental sacrifice- it’s all seen as mundane in women (because it is coded as the default for mothers) but when a man does it, and then suddenly it’s praiseworthy.
Fandom isn’t activism but I enjoy unpacking trends and what they speak to in the broader social landscape.
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guide to potions and ingredients
I don't think I've ever shared this here, but many years ago I created an extremely exhaustive guide to potions and ingredients in the Harry Potter canon, also based heavily on real-world knowledge and history of herbalism.
I use it as a reference all the time so I thought it might be useful! In the interest of completeness I also included stuff that's only vaguely canon (from video games etc) but since it was made so long ago it doesn't include information from the FB films, Cursed Child, Hogwarts Legacy or the mobile game lol. But it's very very exhaustive and detailed haha, much more than the wiki if I do say so myself.
POTIONS AND INGREDIENTS Compiled by Jana H. (seriousbrat.tumblr.com) Credit goes to HP wiki, on which I based a lot of this list, and the we
It's split into first a list of potions (many of which include relevant historical information, probable ingredients, and even brewing instructions where those exist) and then a list of ingredients (also with discussion of real-world applications/significance of those ingredients.)
It's designed so you can easily invent your own potions for fic-writing purposes or make a more educated guess as to the ingredients of potions that exist in canon, rather than a hard-and-fast guide to what is or isn't canon. Basically you don't have to follow the information exactly haha, it's just a guide. If you look at the ingredients of potions that we do see in canon, they usually make complete sense with the purpose of the potion and have obviously been well researched.
