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What did Dumbledore do that makes him a bad person? It’s been a while since I’ve read the series and I’m curious.

kath-ballantyne:

marauders4evr:

apriki:

Dumbledore is literally the scum between my toes

  • LEAVES A 1YO CHILD ON A DOORSTEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LIKE ‘OH NVM THEYLL FIND HIM IN THE MORNING LOL’
  • knows good and well how the dursleys are abusing and neglecting harry and just LETS THE SITUATION CONTINUE even though we see in the fifth book that he has the power to stop it (the ‘remember my last letter’). he lets harry be LOCKED UP IN A CUPBOARD and abused for ten years both because of the ””protection”’ privet dr has for harry (don’t worry, it’s only at the cost of his emotional and mental wellbeing, it’s all good) and because he WANTS harry to fall in love with the wizarding world, like voldemort did, like snape did, because it will make him easier to manipulate
  • GROOMS HARRY TO BECOME A PERSON WHO WILL WILLINGLY DIE FOR ””’THE GREATER GOOD””
  • PURPOSEFULLY WITHOLDS INFORMATION FROM HARRY AND KEEPS HIM UNINFORMED SO HE’LL DO WHAT DUMBLEDORE WANTS WHEN DUMBLEDORE WANTS HIM TO DO IT
  • tells harry in ootp that he kept the truth from him because HE ACCIDENTALLY ENDED UP CARING ABOUT HARRY. LIKE OH HERE’S THE KID I’VE BEEN PLANNING TO KILL AND HAVE LET LIVE A MISERABLE LOVELESS LIFE IN ORDER TO RIGHT THE WRONG OF THE OTHER BOY I FEEL LIKE I LET DOWN AND I ACCIDENTALLY REALISED HE’S A HUMAN BEING WELL FUCK
  • told arabella figg she couldn’t be nice to harry when he went to her house? like what the FUCK?
  • after all his lectures and ”’wisdom”’ STILL GOES AFTER THE HALLOWS HIMSELF BECAUSE HE WANTS THE POWER
  • literally told harry the only reason he didn’t make him a prefect was because he didn’t want people to think he ””plays favourites”” like he didn’t last minute give gryffindor the house cup like four fuckin years in a row because of harry
  • KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE AND DIDN’T TELL/PREPARE HARRY FOR THE EMOTIONAL DEVASTATION OF LOSING ANOTHER/HIS LAST FATHER FIGURE AND EVEN MADE HARRY WATCH HIM DIE
  • locked sirius up AFTER HE HAD SPENT TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON in the house where he was ABUSED AS A CHILD AND MADE TO FEEL OUTCAST AND UNLOVED and pretty much exacerbated sirius’ arrested development and feeling of worthlessness because he’s dumbledore and dumbledore knows best
  • LET SNAPE TEACH AT HOGWARTS FOR 15+ YEARS DESPITE KNOWING FULL WELL HOW HE TREATED STUDENTS JUST BECAUSE HE WANTED TO KEEP HIM CLOSE
  • HE IS IN A POSITION OF POWER – ARGUABLY THE POSITION OF POWER – AND USES IT TO MANIPULATE AND EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATISE HARRY AND BATTER HIM INTO A WEAPON TO USE AGAINST VOLDEMORT AT THE COST OF HARRY’S FUCKING CHILDHOOD

and this is NEVER ADDRESSED in the books. Dumbledore is never seen as anything but a wise and noble father figure to Harry. HARRY NAMES HIS SON AFTER THIS MAN WHO MANIPULATED HIM AND LITERALLY WALKED HIM INTO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE. FUCK dumbledore.

One of the worst moments of my life was when I realized that Dumbledore was not a great leader on a pedestal but rather a manipulator directing a bunch of mannequins. 

When the books came out I was having a lot of trouble with dyslexia and brain fog and couldn’t read so it wasn’t until after a fair few of the movies that I started reading. Well, having them read to me really because I still couldn’t read (omg I am so glad I’m not this bad right now. I have always read lots and lots and not being able to read is awful). So I was always pretty aware of how Dumbledore was. I never saw him as the saint.

I have had feelings about how dark Dumbledore is for a very long time, and it’s one of the reasons I wrote my shortfic Machination back in the day. Dumbledore is in no way a fluffy, kind, benevolent character; he’s a ruthless general playing the long game to win a war, using any people he can to do it.

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Seasons 1 & 2

These are now in my hot little hands! I wanted that edition of the second season, mainly because it showed a complete cast shot, including the girls and POC, and not just the four big white dudes. Then I found out it was a steelbook, which made me happy, and then I got to wondering if there’d been a steelbook season one. Turns out there had been, and I found possibly one of the last places on the internet stocking it (@thenile.com.au). Season one cost me $28.93 with free shipping, and I scored season two for super cheap off a seller on eBay for $11.99 + $3 postage (won’t bother linking to that because all of that seller’s stock is gone.) So I got the entirety of EMH, still brand new in shrink wrap, for under $45. Not bad when you consider I’d been looking seriously at the complete 1 & 2 pack that ranges from $60 – $100, depending on where you get it from.

Only complaints so far – one disc clip per box set was broken, meaning a disc floats free (but hey, that’s nothing outside the norm for buying DVDs), there’s a tiny bend in the top edge of the season one case (but it’s barely noticeable, and it still closes and opens fine) and none of the discs in both season box sets are numbered. They have the name of the episode arc on them instead. So I have to guess what disc I need, or google the episode list. I’m guessing it’s because the discs are the same discs they put in the partial season single disc issues, and there’s no need for numbers if you’re only buying one disc at a time, but it’s a bit of a pain in the arse in a box set.

All in all, I am very happy, and satisfied with my purchase, and unless there’s some super stupid menu system, I’ll probably remain that way. 🙂

kath-ballantyne:

Steve with wings.

My girl iamshadow wrote a cute fic called Chrysalid.

Summary:

You’re not ashamed of them, not really. You just wish that if the serum was going to give you super strength and health and ridiculous head wings, the government would have at least given you something less humiliating to do than parade around in fancy dress.

Notes:

Gifted to Sam, because he’s got a lot on his plate right now.

Inspired by Sam’s adorable funny post Headwings, which talks about Steve maybe having actual head wings in the comics, and what that might mean. Because I’m not really a comics person, this story is pretty strictly MCU.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1895217

Anyway I wanted to draw Bucky stroking Steve’s wing but it was beyond me so I drew this instead. Quicky and sketchy and so not my usual style (OMG no lines *cries* how do you do edges?) but I kind of like it.

Photoshop CS2 and a touch screen stylus because my Wacom is broken

My baby made me sneaky fanart for my fic while I cooked dinner!

I very rarely take selfies, but today I felt a mighty need. Sam, this one’s for you. :DDDD

copperbadge replied to your photo: GOD DAMMIT

I’d like to add that I’m really warm, comfortable, and my arms are free of lots of layers so crafting is easy. Also, it cost me like $4 at a charity shop. AFFORDABLE AND PRACTICAL.

actuallyclintbarton:

homoacethaliagrace:

oh right, i rambled about it on twitter but i forgot to post it here: it’s official, aos is a fandom, which means SORTING HEADCANONS!

skye is definitely a slytherin, with some secondary ravenclaw traits (more reasons to love skye to pieces, she’s ME)

coulson is probably a gryffindor? though i’d probably accept hufflepuff if only because i don’t care all that much whoops

fitzsimmons are ravenclaws, i spent a good while thinking around it to make sure i wasn’t biased because science but no they’re definitely ravenclaws

may is probably also a slytherin, i think, but if i had to pick another house for her, it’d be hufflepuff

trip is absolutely a gryffindor, there’s no doubt in my mind

and uuuuugggghhh only because i have to, ward is a slytherin IN THE MOST BORING WAY POSSIBLE

#ward is a slytherin the way crabbe and goyle are slytherins

I’m gonna throw out the wildly controversial Sorting of Ward as a Gryffindor. I’m doing that for a number of reasons. Not because I’m holding up his life choices as anything noble but because a) Ward survived, against all odds, his childhood, and b) the Hat takes into consideration a person’s wishes. I think, above anything, Ward wants to be strong, and while Slytherins are resilient and resourceful, I think Ward himself, at age eleven, would see the Gryffindors as the embodiment of strength and want to be a part of that strength, both as wanting to be a strong person himself but also because in the company of strong people he would be safe. I think he’d see Slytherins as too close to his home life, too close to his brother – a lot of individuals taking power and using it for their own ends, both good and ill.

And finally, I Sort him as Gryffindor because what people tend to forget is that Peter Pettigrew was a Gryffindor, and also the Dark Lord’s right hand. Peter Pettigrew was a Gryffindor for the reasons I have listed – because he wanted to be strong, and wanted to be protected – and Grant Ward reminds me of no other character in the Harry Potter canon so much as he does Peter Pettigrew.

kath-ballantyne:

My cat needs a lump removed so I’m selling some handspun.

This is a Merino/Silk blend from Spun Out. The Merino is black with blue, white and purple silk.

This averages out to an 8-10ply (DK/Worsted) and is made up of three singles. It’s quite well balanced and knits up in to a great fabric. For some reason the fabric feels a bit like cotton and would make great mitts, hats or cowls. It’s definitely soft enough to have against your skin. I have really sensitive skin and have no problems with this.

It’s 102g/3.5oz and 108m/118yards

$25 plus postage. Message me if you’re interested

Please share.

I’ll edit this to add links to the other yarns for sale once I’ve posted them

I haven’t had the energy to take professional looking photos but if you want more detailed ones I can try.

This is my partner’s stuff, she spins some beautiful yarns. Cat’s vet appointment is on Monday, literally have no idea what it’s going to cost, and this is on the back of about a grand’s worth of car repair already this month. We’re both on disability pension, so we live on the bread line anyway, and these extra expenses have eaten away the little we had put aside already. If you like yarn, and want to help us out, buy it if you want it, or just reblog – someone might see it who does want to buy it. 🙂