We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.
Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments)
Yes I cannot believe that damn family tree still haunts me but here is the compilation of all the known discrepancies in the family tree (thus far)
Feel free to add more if I missed something
Contains spoilers for Chain of Gold
1) Cordelia Carstairs’ actual mother is Sona Turan (Chain of Gold), not Colette Verlac (Family Tree)
2) Tatiana Lightwood was born in 1857 in the family tree whereas she was described to be younger than both (born in 1862) Gabriel and Gideon in A History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of the Downworld
3) Lucie Herondale’s birthday was supposed to be around 1887 (one year younger than James according to Chain of Gold and The Whitechapel Fiend) as opposed to be 1891 (in which case she would’ve been 12 in Chain of Gold which does not make sense)
4) The year in which Edmund Herondale and Linette Owens died of influenza is 1899 (Chain of Gold), different from the family tree (1893 and 1895 respectively)
5) Elias Carstairs was said to be deceased in 1894 (Family tree), when he was clearly still alive in Chain of Gold (1903)
6) Barbara Lightwood died in Chain of Gold (1903), the family tree said she died in 1917, and in Clockwork Princess she might’ve been still alive by the epilogue (1937)
7) Baby Carstairs is completely absent on the family tree
TMI: a Shadowhunter obsessed with ridding the world of Downworlders and his son with demon blood who wanted to burn the world down
TID: a human who wanted revenge against Shadowhunters because they killed his adopted parents
TDA: a warlock wanting revenge against the Blackthorns because their ancestors killed his lover; the said half-insane, resurrected Shadowhunter lover who hated Shadowhunters because they killed her; a Fae King and a bunch of bigoted racist Shadowhunters with no moral codes.
So basically 1) there’s a whole lot of fighting against not-demons for a race whose primary purpose is to fight against demons and 2) Most of the villains are the results of Shadowhunters making mistakes (except perhaps the Unseelie King)
Honestly would be more surprised if either TLH or TWP features an actual demon (or a demonic force, because TLH villain was “more a force” according to Cassie) as the main villain at this point.
But for real tho I want a demon villain is it too much to ask
Letters to the lost (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/371330224-letters-to-the-lost?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=Lau_Herondale
Today is June 19th. (When I published this, it was.) The day we remember Will Herondale. After Will's death, everyone wrote a letter to him. The letters are not really long and they are a bit sad, I don't expect people to really read this. I just had the idea, and decide to write it. Ave atque vale Gwilym Owain Herondale Neither the cover nor the characters are mine. All rights to Cassandra Clare.
I know this is very random, but I don’t get many reads, because on Wattpad it’s really difficult to get noticed, and on tumblr, people will actually see this.
Vengeance Wanted (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/373048132-vengeance-wanted?e
One night, Will has disappeared. Nobody knows where he is. Tessa is poisoned, and while Cecily and Gabriel are searching for Will, Cecily loses her memory. Will Jem be able to find a remedy for everyone? All rights to Cassandra Clare, and the cover is not mine
