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fawkes finds harry while he’s in india, acting as a gentle reminder that he can always make his way back home

#fawkes and harry are very happy together #and are best friends thank you and goodnight #* 003. HEADCANONS.

harry going to india ( following his breakdown ) allows for him to reconcile his sense of otherness that he felt even within the magical world, but was always exasperated by the treatment of the dursleys. it also allows for the reconciliation of the dichotomy of his life and death. it’s a place where spice and laughter mingles along with the smell of crematoriums hang in the air of major cities, including the gateway to heaven ( according to some ). it’s culturally enriching but what this fresh point of view is able to do for his psyche reaches way beyond that.

#though his family has deep roots in maharashtra #he's definitely drawn to varanasi #for this view on life and death #* 003. HEADCANONS.

Did Harry face racial discrimination at Hogwarts? Microaggressions? Or is Hogwarts as ~free from hate~ as a certain author says it is?

it’s certainly not free of hate and i don’t know what author you speak of as this is a collective world created exclusively by a select few ( jenny rolling who??? )

though racism, like sexism, seems to not be as prevalent in the magical world there is still and undercurrent of it that runs deep throughout every interaction. harry discovers very quickly that that two worlds, though separated by a level of secrecy, are not that different at all on any level. this includes on matters of race.

because harry is harry, however, he does his part for some time to tune it out. like with the dursleys, he has a unique ability to tune out the white noise which detracts from his overall objective of keeping himself safe / alive / out of harms way. — there are little ways in which this comes out that he is able to clock: discussions and theories on why he is able to talk to snakes beyond ‘ heir of slytherin ‘ ( rooted in stereotypes ), death eaters constantly being baffled as to why he was marked as voldemort’s #1 enemy, snide comments by draco’s posse about his hair and the way he looks, but i think it really surfaces in an ugly way when harry’s selected as triwizard champion.

because not only is there any idea that harry ( suddenly viewed as smarmy and conniving….. hmmmm ) doesn’t look like the champion of hogwarts while cedric does. of course, this is mostly bred out of the belief that harry did in fact cheat but at the same time there is a reason why no one thinks beyond a base theory ( despite the three prior years it had been known he almost was killed ).

so yes, even if he doesn’t necessary clock it at the time ( which has everything to do with his fragmented identity ) - there is a persistence to microaggressions that he experiences throughout his life.

#next up: sn*ape embarrassing harry in his first potions class had a lot to do with #the 'model minority' stereotype of south asians #in that it's a 'haha look he's not a good student'#but also the thing that really gets harry #is when the patil sisters ask him about something he should know about but doesn't #and he has to flounder and flail his way through a 'well i'm not really indian' answer which is painful and sad #because he is he's just been denied for so long #lebossu #* 003. HEADCANONS.

i don’t mean this to be shady ( because though i don’t follow any i know other harrys have opinions on this ) but i really disagree with the idea harry should have been the dada professor

#1. the battle of hogwarts is the definitive end to harry thinking of it as Home #2. what harry enjoyed about the da is that he got to put his Trauma to Use #in that he was able to make sense of the things that had been done to him #in order to protect the people around him #he also liked feeling like he was contributing something to the war effort #3. harry would really hate the theory side of things #3. ( a ) like honestly can you imagine harry #' listen everyone i meant to write up a test for you last night but instead i gazed into a fire for nine hours #practice expelliarmius or something idk'#* 003. HEADCANONS.

harry not being aware ( for awhile at least ) that lily and james have their own chocolate frog cards because his friends do their best to keep that from him

#ron weasley contented himself to never having the full set of cards the second he became friends with harry potter that's a fact #* 003. HEADCANONS.

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do you think DUMBLEDORE organized their funerals???

#lamentedhope #i know i did this to myself but ow #and yes i do #* 003. HEADCANONS.

harry having to wade through mounds of ‘is he WORSE than voldemort????’ think pieces for the rest of his life

#listen #though their connection dies with voldemort and ( temp. ) harry #it lives on in a few ways #one there is a part of harry that will be forever influenced by the connection #as it shaded his reactions and the internal struggle between the two #caused an immense amount of duress ( though unrealized ) for his entire adolescence #and young adult life #also harry is forever going to be thinking about the fact #that there are so many people who died in belief of HIM #his casualty count is up there with voldemort in that regard #even people he never even met #but also the state of the media and what rita in particular represents #you know there are assholes that write these articles #while harry sighs heavily in the distance #restrains himself from a sarcastic comment #* 003. HEADCANONS.

also i’ve decided that harry’s ancestors come from maharashtra instead

#one i found out that's probably the region the surname potdar originated #so there we go before they anglicized #and also #i've watched three documentaries on kailasa temple today alone #* 003. HEADCANONS.

Did Harry face racial discrimination at Hogwarts? Microaggressions? Or is Hogwarts as ~free from hate~ as a certain author says it is?

it’s certainly not free of hate and i don’t know what author you speak of as this is a collective world created exclusively by a select few ( jenny rolling who??? )

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