a homeless guy just said to me “do you tell jokes to make people laugh or to make people think you’re funny” and that is the most profound shit ive ever experienced
I asked my old science teacher this and he said “I make jokes to make myself laugh because I know I’m funny.”
Why are we not talking about how quickly and how personally Harry understands Krum’s motivations in the World Cup. It’s not just because they’re both great seekers – this is a moment that is set up to establish that Harry identifies with Krum. Sure, he’s presented to us as much more innocent and much less arrogant, but rolling is taking this moment to let us know that Harry understands the impulse make sacrifices for the sake of retaining control. And isn’t that essentially the superobjective of the end of the series? Harry sacrifices everything to walk into those woods – he knows that Voldemort is going to beat him, and he wants to end it, but on his own terms. That trait becomes a such a crucial theme of the last book, and Rowling was pointing to it all the way back in book four.
I love rereading.
To me this is SUCH an important character trait for Harry. He has such a strong desire for independence and to do things because he wants to; to find a way to feel in control in a world that has never let him have any.
Hey, so I’m sure y’all know the deal with Owl City now because Fireflies has become a huge meme. I feel the need to make this post because some nasty haters have popped up about the creator. Here are a few fun facts about Owl City:
– Owl city is not a band. It is one guy named Adam Young creating every song. He occasionally collaborates with singers,but creates all his own music.
– He has released several full length albums and multiple singles. Movies like Wreck it Ralph and the Croods feature original Owl City songs.
– This guy is all about positivity. Most of his music has a bouncy, happy mood to it.
– Puns
– He is a very devout Christian and has many beautiful songs about his faith. Some are covers, some are original.
– Basically the sweetest person alive? He wrote a song for his dad on Father’s Day, has collaborated with a charity to feed the poor (Here’s Hope was written for this) and runs a twitter account of random movie quotes and funny thoughts.
– His music is beautiful and uplifting. He puts so much work into it and overcomes social anxiety to perform it live.
Please respect this guy beyond just the Fireflies song. He does his best to be a good example and a representative of his beliefs.
One late night, you are up in your bedroom when you hear your mom calling you downstairs. You are halfway down the staircase when all of a sudden, you see your mom in front of her bedroom door, terrified, she whispers, ‘Don’t go downstairs. I heard her, too.’
Who do you believe?
The one calling me downstairs. They’re lesbians, not ghosts.
give me a Sirius Black who is hurt. give me a Sirius Black who is angry. give me a Sirius Black who is utterly terrified. give me a Sirius Black who is traumatized from years of parental abuse, who finds himself unable to breathe sometimes because something James says jokingly far too closely resembles all the poison his mother spews intentionally. give me a Sirius Black who wakes up in a cold sweat with his mother’s vile words ringing in his ears, who crawls into bed with Remus because he knows he will understand.
give me a Remus Lupin who is conflicted. give me a Remus Lupin who very much loves his parents, but can’t forget his father’s prejudices, no matter how much he’s changed. give me a Remus Lupin who remembers exactly how it felt to be bitten, to feel as if his blood had turned to venom. give me a Remus Lupin whose scars are not all from the full moon. give me a Remus Lupin who wordlessly wraps his arms around Sirius in the dead of night, when the only sounds to be heard are the sobs being torn from Sirius’s throat. give me a Remus Lupin who understands far too well. give me a Remus Lupin who runs his hands through Sirius’s hair and places a kiss on his forehead and promises, “it’s okay. it’s okay. I’ve got you.”
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