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[ifeelbetterer]

manasaysay replied to your post “Hey I have reread all of HP anybody want any meta? Point me in...”

Thoughts on Peter Pettigrew? There isn't enough meta that's been squeezed out of him

I actually am shocked by how much I misremembered the nuances of the series before I re-read it. It seems to me pretty clear that Harry himself is the ideal, an actual GOOD person through and through, and that just about everyone else is flawed in significant ways. It’s actually ONLY Harry that finds it easy to forgive/love/pity/help. And no one else has an advantage in being able to do those things, that’s the point. Your family can love you and you might still choose wrong (Draco and, at times, Ron), you can be kind and wise and still have a fundamental flaw (Dumbledore). 

So rereading Peter Pettigrew makes it so clear that there is a point when he was NOT evil. There are photos and memories and things that make it clear he didn’t have to choose how he did. And the early parallels with Neville are such a clear demonstration of that. Neville is what happens when the Peter Pettigrew in your life finds the strength to be Good. And the fact that the novels set up these absolutely crystal clear similarities between early bumbling Neville and Peter and then insists on connecting Harry and Neville shows that actually, any one of us could be a Peter. And any one of us could be a Neville. 

I don’t mean this to bring Neville down, I mean it because it’s what’s so impressive about Neville. And absolutely no one helps him find that part of himself. He’s as alone and isolated within his friend group as Peter was. He has all the situational cues to turn sullen or jealous. And there’s just never a moment when Neville doesn’t rise to the occasion. He rises to occasions that even Harry doesn’t (which, don’t get me started in how much Harry not wanting to lead an army is his greatest strength and his greatest weakness and UGH I love him so). 

So Peter actually has no excuse. The books give you every piece of evidence to know: Peter’s choice isn’t just cowardice or fear. He chooses the easy and the evil way and he didn’t have to. 

But somebody explain to me how a life debt makes your evil magic hand strangle you, I don’t get that part. 

[garden-of-succulents]

manasaysay reblogged your post and added:

And maybe that’s why I don’t like Kent. I can see that he’s in a tough situation, but at the end of the day I’m still rooting for Jack and Bitty. And Kent’s needs/wants/desires are going right against Jack’s, and as long as Kent’s goals don’t change, I’d rather Jack gets his.

A lot of  being a Kent fan, for me, is tied up in not wanting him to achieve his goals. I want Jack and Bitty to win, at hockey and as a couple. Winning isn’t something Kent can do. So the inherent tension of his character for me, the entire reason I care about him, is that he’s going to have to have a real awakening about what he’s doing and why. And that process--realizing your goals aren’t what will make you happy, learning how to let love go, finding different reasons to get up in  the morning--is really personally important to me.

[homeybee]

When you get this, answer with five things that make you happy, then send it to the last ten people in your recent activity list. :)

1 Hugs, preferably with someone I really miss or love a lot but anyone is welcome

2 Perfect scores on tests I studied hard for

3 Sleeping with other people or just laying on them

4 Traveling, anywhere that I don’t normally go is the new best place ever

5 The smell and feel of fresh laundry out of the dryer (I once cried when I passed the laundromat on a walk)

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[madlori]

manasaysay reblogged your post The most important thing about Rey in ... and added:

JJ Abrams read your “Don’t write strong female characters” post

YOU WENT THERE NOT ME heh.

[antmrankings]

They totally sabotaged Ava! 100%. Like wtf?! I'm really upset about this :(

But it made complete sense…in every way…

[antmrankings]

I think this cast is one the strongest in a long time. I didn't dislike any picture from the last photoshoot, even Hadassah's. But I need Mikey to leave NOW. He is a bully. And what's more, what everyone in the house piling up on Courtney? That was bullying too. Like straight up. I wonder if Tyra is going to get involved.

I think this is the strongest cast/cycle since Cycle 16. I haven’t been this excited for new episodes and photoshoots in a long time.

I doubt Tyra will get involved. She only gets involved in these types of situations if a contestant directly brings it up to her.

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1. Bello is OBSESSED with Devin. It's like Kate Beaton's "nemesis" cartoons. 2. Drunk Bello is hilarious. 3. The way Mikey attacked Courtney ("don't you know how much i've done for you?") was textbook abusive relationship. 4. I think Bello might actually be a nice person (beyond his obsession) bc he was 100% w/ Courtney when that drama went down. 5. Mame keeps photographing like Grace Jones 6. Aw no, Delanie. I feel like she was someone who would have benefited from the show

That’s my main problem with Bello. It’s not that he’s a terrible person, he’s just so focused on hating Devin when he should just be ignoring him altogether.

I agree.

That’s why he pisses me off so much right now! He’s trying to guilt trip her into feeling bad for having emotions, and get her to put out. Ugh.

I agree. I don’t know why people are so quick to think everyone is a terrible person this cycle.

Mamé keeps photographing like a 30 year old, and I need her to figure out a way to fix that like now.

I don’t get why they let her go so quickly. Easily one of the best auditioners, and her photo wasn’t that bad.

[puzzledhistorian]

manasaysay asked: dolores umbridge; Make a list of rules that your family (or whoever you choose) would have to follow if you made the rules. My answer: I do make the rules. 😎