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SIDENOTE: hogwarts was not the first reality I shifted to ! this is a uni reality ! there is no war ! ask any questions you want !
.âď¸ ÝË BATHROOM. Iâve genuinely never seen anyone talk about this but ( at least in my reality ) thereâs a bathroom on the Hogwarts Express and holy fuck??? On the outside it looks tiny asf but I went in there to change into my robes and itâs wayyy bigger than it looks on the outside. It works like the tents in Goblet of Fire basically. The toilets and everything look relatively new so Iâm assuming they change it every couple years just to keep in good condition.
.âď¸ ÝË MUGGLES. Have you ever wondered exactly how the muggles donât notice wizardry, or at least at the platform? In my personal experience, unless itâs magic very intentionally and obviously done in front of muggles, there will usually be a moment distraction where they donât see the magic happening. In the sense of platform nine and three quarters, thereâs usually a couple trains that arrive around the same time and blare the horn so everyone usually gets distracted by that. But a personal example of this happens when I was standing in front of the barrier getting ready to cross through the wall, a young child was watching me from afar and as soon as started walking forward, he tripped over the wheel of his mothers luggage and didnât see me go through the wall.
.âď¸ ÝË THE GREAT HALL. The candles are never ending. They donât drip. They donât melt in any way. I just had to say that cause I legit stared at them for almost an hour trying to see if it would melt. You have to talk pretty loud to be heard at the front where Dumbledore usually gives his lil speeches, which means the students who sing have lungs for DAYSSSS itâs actually so impressive. The benches are uncomfortable, not unbearable but not recommended for sitting for a long time lol. Thereâs no menu or anything, the food rlly does just appear there but thereâs always something for everybody. Some people even walk up and down the table looking for what they want.
.âď¸ ÝË OTHER SCHOOLS. I didnât stay in this reality for very long but I was always asking questions ( sorry mcgonnagall ). Ilvermorny is currently trying to admit more Native American wizards into their school but Native American wizards (as far as I know) have their own kind of magic and legit do not want anything to do with Ilvermorny. Kind of similar issue in Australia and Aboriginals Iâm pretty sure. Thereâs a lot of, like a fuck ton of wizarding schools in Africa. I know JK Rowling has like one wizarding school in Africa but geographically speaking, that never made sense to begin with and I wasnât surprised when I found out there were different/smaller wizarding schools around Africa.
.âď¸ ÝË STUDENTS. I donât know how many students are in Hogwarts but I do know that itâs never a surprise who comes to Hogwarts. The ministry genuinely keeps track of every single wizard who has children, and even hold records of wizards who have families without wizarding abilities, just in case someone pops out with it. Easiest way to think of it is that families like Ronâs are always kept track of as well as Hermioneâs, so itâs never usually a surprise when someone turns up muggleborn cause theyâre usually expecting it.
.âď¸ ÝË PROFESSORS. The professors are not as silly goofy as they are in the movies guy :( Theyâre not miserable or anything but they all just remind me of the standing emoji LMAOOO. But seriously, someone like Mcgonnagall is not as welcoming or âchillâ as she is in the movies or towards Harry. But some definitely are more chill, especially the younger ones. Slughorn is my silly king but even he has his moments.
Since this is a uni, Snape isnât as uhâŚviolent (?) as he is in the movies. Neville is a grown ass man, Snape is def not his biggest fear but Neville in general has a strong urge to prove himself and it reflects in his relationship with Snape. Snape isnât scary, he just demands lots of respect and has respect for people that have proven they are âworthyâ of it, i.e., high marks, put together, confidence, strong willed, etc.
.âď¸ ÝË DIVINATION. Did you guys know that being a witch/wizard doesnât automatically make you good at all forms of divination? I scripted Mattheo Riddle into this reality and me and him are soooo good at other forms of divination like tarot, coffee grounds, and even the the crystal ball, but Theodore Nott fucking sucksss at it. Hermione also didnât do as well in the class as I know she couldâve done, but according to Treylawney, all forms of divination require open mindedness towards something you canât understand. Someone like hermione, for example, wants to know everything all the time and doesnât beat around the bush, so tarot isnât her cup of tea because she doesnât think itâs giving her exactly what she wants.
.âď¸ ÝË HOMEWORK. Homework can either be really fun or really time consuming. Itâs just like regular homework where you recall everything you learned in class but homework isnât very common the more you move up in classes, mainly because the magic you start to do becomes more hands on rather than memorizing. This doesnât apply to Snape though. He loves homework.
.âď¸ ÝË UNIFORMS. THE ROBES ARE INSULATED. Itâs very thick, good quality fabric and keeps you real warm during the winter but during the later hot months like September, itâs not uncommon to walk around with the robes open or in your hands, but you have to wear them in your body during class, no exceptions. They absorb stains??? This is one I wasnât expecting but itâs a magical robe soâŚokay! I dropped cranberry juice on the sleeve and it just completely absorbed and it didnât stink or anything. This doesnât apply to the tie or anything else, those have to washed for sure.
.âď¸ ÝË REALITY. If you havenât shifted yet, youâll often hear people say âitâll feel natural because youâve already lived there your whole lifeâ and while that is true, itâs also not because how am I supposed to be natural walking past Robert fucking Pattinson to get to Defense Against the Dark Arts???? In my mind, heâs always been Edward from Twilight and seeing him in the hogwarts robes just made me stop in my tracks and stare. Some things come natural and some things donât but I embrace everything with open arms.
.âď¸ ÝË EXTRA. Draco is blonde as hell! Like Targaryen level blonde. I do think itâs natural tho cause Luna has the same platinum type of blonde going on. Harryâs scar is soooo much cooler in this reality, itâs thin but branches out on the side of his face and itâs much more noticeable than the one in the movie. Hermione has curly curly hair! I donât know if she straightens it in the books but I know she does in the movie, in this reality she literally just got a better curl routine. She has a ton of products and really cares for her hair and sheâs lowkey embarrassed cause itâs the one thing she considers âvain.â
Thereâs a âclubâ of sorts where a bunch of students get together and run around the castle at the crack ass of Dawn for exercise ( best believe they have NEVER seen the likes of me ). I was told there are wizards who are famous in muggle spaces, typically for music or art. The painting will warn people when the stairs are about to move lol. That whole house discrimination stuff doesnât happen as often as it does in the movies/books, most people donât actually care and Slytherins get along with Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs wellâhowever, Gryffindor does have the tendency to poke fun and Slytherins respond with dry sarcasm so sometimes itâs not a perfect fit! House discrimination was bigger in our parents age but as the years have gone by, the current gen doesnât care fr.
Thatâs all I can think of atm, thank you for reading and yes I will be doing this with other places Iâve shifted to!
