lbibliophile:

Just like Slughorn, Albus Dumbledore collects people. Only, instead of focusing on those with influence, he looks to the outcasts.

The expelled half-giant.
The young werewolf.
The repentant Death Eater.

He protects them and gives them a second chance. All he asks in return is their loyalty.

And, if on occasion he requests that they undertake a certain task, invoking their debt of gratitude – well, that is no more than he is owed.

He once thought to add a certain disowned Black to his collection, but quickly realised his mistake.

Sirius is not an outcast, but a rebel. He knowingly chose his path, and chooses what price he is willing to pay for it. He refuses to be used.

So Albus Dumbledore abandons him.

ruffboijuliaburnsides:

iamshadow21:

ruffboijuliaburnsides:

anonymousalchemist:

ruffboijuliaburnsides:

I… may have too many tabs open…

im coming for your tab throne 

tbh i easily have more’n twice as many if i got the tabs i haven’t re-opened from when i switched computers, so… BRING IT

I have 71 tabs open right now.

….yeah you win

Not bragging, just cursed. I got down to under fifty last week and was so proud of myself. It never lasts.

I know living through abuse isn’t a fucking competition, but I’d like to be able to tell myself, when the spectre of ‘BUT OTHERS HAD IT WORSE THAN YOU’ rises, “Yes, but what happened to you still fucking sucked” and have it somehow stick for good, rather than it being like a post-it note that I have to keep putting up again and again.

Oh, so he’s probably a Heinzer. (57 varieties!)

copperbadge:

gallusrostromegalus:

Some great names for Mutts to confuse people:

  • Heinzer/Heinz Hound/Funfundseben Hund
  • Kitchen Sink Dog
  • (adjective normally reserved for ornithology or Botany)+(lesser-known craft profession)  i.e.  Plileated Cooper, Spotted Milner, Variegated Millwright etc.
  • Un-knee-kway Dog.  When asked for the spelling, it’s U-N-I-Q-U-E
  • (region)+(suspect activity)+Dog Ex: Arizona Loitering Dog, Jersey Arson Dog, Tahiti Treason Dog.  Be sure to make up a GREAT story for WHY.
  • Son-Of-Many-Fathers
  • Small Dogs: Cat Breeds. 
  • Large Dogs: Horse Breeds
  • Weird Dogs: Python Breeds.
  • (The longest German word you can pronounce without passing out)+Hund
  • (ridiculous British name)+(improbable game)+Hunting-Dog.   Cudginton’s Elephant-Hunting-Dog, Humphrey’s Whaling Dog.
  • “What is he?” “A Dog.”  
  • Act confused when asked to elaborate. Deny that breeds exist as anything other than a social construct and that you refuse to participate in a system that discriminates based on heritage, how dare they, throw a tantrum, get kicked out of the dog park.  Never have to speak to Karen and her bratty, inbred cavalier spaniels again.

When I asked my buddy R what he figured his obvious mutt was, he said “American Brown Dog”. 

I started using this two weeks ago with my parents and birdwatching. “Sam, what is that bird!”  “North American Grey Bird. And that’s a special Canadian Two Footed Bird, you don’t see those that often this far south.” 

Out here, you call them a ‘Bitzer’, as in, ‘bits-a-this and bits-a-that’.

codex-fawkes:

leaper182:

liz-squids:

seren-pen:

dduane:

Designing the Stained Glass Dalek

Updated to add:

I showed this to my husband and the following immediately occured:

Him: PEACE BE WITH YOU

Me:  AND ALSO WITH YOU

Him: GOD BLESS YOU.

Me: PONTIFICATE.  PONTIFICATE.

Him: GO WITH GOD, MY SON.

I’m torn between fascination at Stained Glass Dalek’s beauty, and ABSOLUTE TERROR BECAUSE IT’S A DALEK.

YOU SHALL BE EX-COMMUNICATED.

EX-COMMUNICATE. EX-COMMUNICATE.

@fyrwhin