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Remembrall '98: Ron Weasley

Congratulations, Hogwarts Class of 1998! Please reflect on your experience at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by answering some questions about your time at this esteemed institution.

Name: Ronald Bilius Weasley

Favorite Memory: Too many to count! Probably when my brother Charlie sent some friends to come get Norbert… or maybe when Fred and George made a fool of Umbridge… or the time I made the Gryffindor Quidditch team…

Favorite Class: My favorite class was Care of Magical Creatures, because it was one of the easier ones.

Least Favorite Class: My least favorite class was Potions: I don’t know how I never blew something up.

Favorite Teacher: My favorite professor was Hagrid. I loved how he went from groundskeeper to professor and he always had our backs.

Least Favorite Teacher: Snape was the worst professor – right foul git the whole time.

Who is a classmate that you wish you got to know more during your time at Hogwarts? Luna Lovegood. She was bloody brilliant in the battle at the Ministry.

What were go-to snacks? There was never a time I didn’t have one of Fred and George’s sweets – came in handy whenever I needed to get out of class. I also love a good treacle tart or box of Bertie Botts.

Advice to First Years: If the annoying know – it – all in your year gets trapped in a bathroom with a mountain troll, go rescue her. You may just end up together.

What Hogwarts professor do you wish was head of your house? Nobody could’ve been better than McGonagall, ‘cept maybe Hagrid.

What would you change about your time at Hogwarts? Probably would’ve gotten rid of moldy Voldy earlier on. Or maybe not dated Lavender Brown – save me a load of headaches from ‘Mione.

Eating? Not a lot of photos out there of Eddie eating unless they're creepy paparazzi shots, but I think I can manage lol.

And a gif for good measure.

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Unbelievable "Harry Potter" Manicures

If you’ve never paid anyone to brush tiny Harry Potter paintings onto each of your fingernails, you’re missing out. Most Harry Potter manicures toss in a broomstick, a Snitch, and a Deathly Hallows icon—and then they call it a day. But we say, go totally extra, or go home! 

  Ten Points to Gryffindor

With her 12,000+ followers and counting, Jess from @Allwaspolished creates absolutely striking nail art. You can really get lost on her Instagram page scrolling through intricate snowflake manis, festive themes, and ornate florals. But it’s her Gryffindor Quidditch manicure that was like a Bludger to the head, so to speak. Her impressive application of glittering gold icons over a Gryffindor red is simply stunning. 

Oliver Wood would approve! Be sure to watch Jess’s video of the process.

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                        A post shared by Jess | Nail Artist (@allwaspolished)

    Bottle Fame, Brew Glory

If you prefer a more anime aesthetic for your nails, then @Hannah_Nails_it might be your artist of choice. A freehand creator from the UK, Hannah’s nearly 30,000 followers are crazy about her bright, cheerful designs and original art.

While you’ll find numerous Harry Potter creations on her page, her potions manicure stands out. With pops of bright yellow and bubblegum pink, Hannah brings Felix Felicis and Amortentia to life. Tiny, hand-painted banners label each eye-popping potion.

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                        A post shared by Hannah 💅 (@hannah_nails_it)

  We couldn’t jump to the next artist without also sharing Hannah’s Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans manicure. Apart from actual witchcraft and the tiniest paintbrush in the entire universe, we really can’t guess how she gets so much detail onto such a small canvas.

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                        A post shared by Hannah 💅 (@hannah_nails_it)

    Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts 

Next on the list is another freehand artist named Gracie. Her Instagram page, @NailArt_ByGracie, has amassed a huge online following. And while there’s tons to admire, it’s her Hogwarts Castle that really drew me in.

Unlike most Hogwarts manicures, Gracie painted hers freehand. Applying nail polish almost like watercolors, she builds up the scene starting with the sky. With a minuscule brush, she fastidiously creates the castle’s iconic outline. Then, she frames it with a night sky studded with stars. The end result is a very unique and painterly Hogwarts manicure.

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                        A post shared by Gracie ⋒ (@nailart_bygracie)

    These aren’t real frogs, are they?

A self-proclaimed “stampaholic,” Kirsty’s page (@FairyTalesNails) is a dazzling burst of colors and prints. When we found her Chocolate Frog nails, they immediately hopped off the page and stole the show.

The clear design and the gold-on-purple scheme has terrific contrast. Unlike some nail art, Kirsty’s design keeps things simple and easy to see—making it one of the strongest and most original Harry Potter manicures we could find online.

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    Each pack’s got a famous witch or wizard.

The next artist on this list is aptly named: @NotYourUsualNails. A departure from the previous artist’s minimalist approach, this artist took the Chocolate Frog concept and ran with it—as far as she could! Her name is Lily, and she uses press-on nails as her canvases, painting each one by hand before applying the super-detailed manicure. 

When we came across Lily’s Chocolate Frog card design, it was truly jaw-dropping. The amount and quality of detail are just boggling! Just like you’d see on the box in the movie, familiar gold accents course across each beautiful nail. Be sure to scroll through her gallery to see the video. 

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    Have a butterbeer!

There’s one more incredible artist to Stupefy you today, and that’s Lorb (or Laura) of @OhMyLorb. Armed with her teeny tiny paintbrushes and all the paint and glitter you could dream of, Lorb has created a candy-colored collection that really wows her fans.

For our purposes, we’ll stop to admire her butterbeer creation—which I personally commissioned in order to match an entire butterbeer-themed outfit. Each fingernail has the appearance of a sweet, frothy pint of our favorite wizarding beverage. Lorb carefully hand-painted the foamy tops and little white foam bubbles to bring each glass to life. For the thumbnails, she created the iconic butterbeer banner on one and a full stein of golden butterbeer on the other, completing the iconic look.

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                        A post shared by 🍊Lorb (or Laura)🍊 (@ohmylorb)

  Let’s all raise a glass to Lorb! Nails like this call for one more round.

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just. just listen okay?

so remus has this super sharp nose, right? and like... his friends very quickly figure out that that he has the ability to sniff out the flavors of bertie botts every flavor beans so that they're not caught unaware by flavors that they don't want any part of. he is thereby designated the official bean sorter.

so they've got a pile that's good for eating, a pile that's good for dares and pranks, and then a pile for the bin (because some flavors just shouldn't exist.)

and by their fifth year there is a SYSTEM to this, okay? because they all have specific flavors that the others maybe aren't too keen on. but there are beans in the "okay for consumption" pile that are hot commodities, and they wind up developing their own barter system over it. like, actions that earn X amount of beans or whatever.

and idk man i have opinions about what their favorite flavors are and everything. james loves bitter flavors and is the only one you'll catch dead eating kale on purpose. sirius loves all the fruit flavors but citrus in particular. peter wants his beans to try to burn a hole in his tongue and remus just fuckin wants bread and like... tea and herb flavors (except around the moon, then he's all about those weird raw meat ones that they keep aside just for him.)

anyway that all gets completely destroyed when lily comes in, and james tries to corner the market on stone fruit flavors on her behalf instead of just stealing the ones he really wanted (just a few, here and there) like remus had been doing the whole time.

me: i'm gonna write this chapter