#furyserenity

Honestly, that’s an excellent point. The fact of the matter is, however, white-washing is a very prominent part of our society. Don’t believe me? Did you know Katniss was supposed to be dark haired with olive-toned skin. Not white. I love Jennifer Laurence, but she’s white. Tonto from the Lone Ranger was played by a white man, Johnny Depp, when he’s supposed to be Native American. I am literally in love with Benedict Cumberbatch, but his role of Khan should have been given to a man of colour because the original Khan was a person of colour. There’s also Maria in the film adaption of West Side Story who was played by, you guessed it, not a Hispanic woman. 

And I know what you’re thinking, that they’re all good actors. RIGHT. But did you know that they wouldn’t let any women of colour try out for Katniss? None. They wanted white girls. And that seems totally unfair, right? And why change the race of a character when there are hundreds of thousands of POC acting professionals who are dying to get roles. That seems rather ridiculous.  

The problem with our society is that white, male, heterosexism sells. Please look at The Expendables and every action movie ever for better proof. Women authors are told by publishers to change their name to either men’s names or ambiguous names (like J. K. Rowling was told to do) because people are less likely to buy a book if a woman’s name is attached to it. It’s a matter of sales. And, honestly, having white characters and white cover art is more likely to sell.

I love JK. I will say that up front. She was making a business decision, though. In the books, Harry is only mentioned as having green, almond shaped eyes, dark and messy hair, and good skin. I’m pretty sure none of those traits are exclusive to any race.

And honestly, the films are a good adaption but are nowhere near gospel. Need I remind you, Harry’s parents were maybe twenty-one when they died, not the late-thirties that the actors paid to portray them were. Sirius was thirty-six when he died, Tonks was twenty-four. To be even more critical, Peeves was never in it, Dobby made very few appearances, and Charlie was in one shot in a photo when he’s seen throughout the books. Tonks and Lupin’s relationship was never shown until BOOM they’re married, now. Then there’s the problem of film Ginny, don’t even get me started on that. 

All in all, the films are a… decent adaption of the books. But a lot of liberties were taken. A lot of things were done to make sure that the films sold. Just like the books. 

So, no, I don’t put too much stock in what the art or films show. Because, honestly, the books are gospel in this case as they came first. Ron is white, Hermione’s hair is bushy, Lee Jordan had dreadlocks, and Harry Potter and the Potter family never had a specific race.

I genuinely encourage you to read back through the books with the idea of Harry Potter being a child of a black father and a white mother. A lot of Petunia’s attitude, Vernon’s attitude, and Aunt Marge’s attitude makes even more sense. Hell, it even adds in some diversity that JK Rowling herself refused to make. 

my line of thinking was that no one in the Potter or Weasley families believed jack of what Skeeter wrote lol. so in that drawing, i figured James would be the most likely to tease them for something (he believes) false. i thought he’d jump at the chance to embarrass Victoire, even if it weren’t true. (something my brothers are great at)

of course, i suspect some of the family were privy to Ted and Vic’s secret (like Bill lol). they obviously weren’t that great at hiding it. 

Defend Scorose? From what? One person’s fucking headcanon? 

And yes, it’s “not JKRs style.” Which is homophobic. Like, you have an entire franchise, 7 books, 8 movies, hundreds of characters, and only ONE is LGBTQIAP+? And it’s only mentioned in one interview? And his story is INCREDIBLY problematic as a queer narrative? It’s homophobic and it enforces heteronormativity, and it feels very alienating to MANY LGBTQIAP+ fans, myself included. And it is my hope that in an expanded canon, this would be fixed.

So I don’t care about the side characters you wrote in a fanfic. I don’t care if the fact that I don’t ship what you ship made you feel the need to leap to its defense. 

Yeah, it's homophobic, and I've talked about why that's actually really shitty multiple times on my blogs. 

I'm really not into CONTRIBUTING to the homophobia and heteronormative bullshit of the books by adding it into my headcanons either. 

NOR am I into pestering queer fans who have LGBTQIAP+ headcanons about how they should be more into heterosexual headcanons like you seem to be. 

And here's my thoughts: Whatever new HP content we get, I truly hope that it addresses it's weaknesses in the past. The overwhelming lack of LGBTQIAP+ characters, the pitifully small amount of PoC characters, the haphazard and often flawed handling of characters with disabilities: These things I hope get better. Because I love Harry Potter. And JKR has the potential to amend some of the failings of the books and make the franchise more welcoming to her more diverse fans if she does these things. I highly doubt we are going to get a Next Gen book, but if we do, I would hope that she will have improved her world building enough to not repeat those problems. 

Psssssst. Be a little more condescending. 

I'm fully aware of my status as a slash shipper. I've been doing this for LITERALLY over a decade now. 

But you know what else I know? 

Ron being a jackass about the Malfoys isn't the strongest foreshadowing  (A boy and a girl? The SAME AGE? Ron making snarky remarks about the Malfoys? Ah, true love) and "probably wrong" means next to nothing when the chances of us getting a Next Gen book are next to nill.

We actually have NO IDEA what wizarding society would think about homosexuality, because we never see it in the books.  

Also, hold onto your hat for this one: Gay people can still have children. 

Now, sit down: Being from a homophobic family doesn't mean you can't be LGBTQIAP+ 

I HONESTLY and TRULY think that Draco would be more miffed about Scorpius falling for A Potter than he would be about it being a Potter BOY. But I think Draco would remember, deeply, how it feels to be forced to be something your not because that it what you believe your family needs. And I think that, despite old grudges and unresolved tension with the Potters, Draco would give Al a handshake and a nod and let his fucking son be happy.