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aminamithri
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.

wizardtowizard

Who gave you the RIGHT?

bonnini

Dumbledore knows Sirius’s loyalty lies with Harry instead of him, and he has no use for someone who is not willing to follow his orders without question. 

marauders4evr

Ooooohoo if there’s ever a post that fits my aesthetic…

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not-a-bit-good

okay but then where does Harry himself fit into this collection? Is he an outcast because he is “the Boy Who Lived”?

marauders4evr

Nooonono, my friend, that’s what makes this post so beautiful. Because it fits the meta I’ve been trying to get people to accept for years. 

Harry was an outcast due to a childhood filled with abuse and neglect. 

Vernon made him an outcast by dismissing his claims of magic, berating him, locking him in a CLOSET and putting bars on his window, and let’s face it, even though her editor made her cut it out, Jo intended for there to be physical abuse. 

Petunia made him an outcast by enabling and contributing to this abuse, as well as making Harry do dozens of chores while doting on Dudley. 

Dudley made him an outcast by bullying him and threatening any students at school who wanted to be his friends. 

And the rest of the wizarding world made him an outcast when they bullied him for being an outsider.

Harry James Potter became an outcast the moment he was placed with The Dursleys.

And who put him there in the first place?

since1938

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my-sun-is-gone

I’m here for this Anti-Dumbledore discussion.

gehayi

This makes even more sense when you consider why Dumbledore deliberately made Harry an outcast.

Think about it What would Harry have been like if he had grown up in the wizarding world? Or, to put it another way, what would Harry have been like if he had grown up in a world where magic was the norm?

He would have taken magic for granted. He would have been less likely (especially as he got older) to view Dumbledore as a wise mentor and more likely to see him as flawed and capable of bad decisions. He would have seen both the world and Dumbledore as ordinary, with their good points and bad points.

But Dumbledore didn’t need a well-adjusted boy who took magic and the magical world for granted. He needed a child who would love the magical world unstintingly, even irrationally, because it was a haven from neglect and abuse. Even more, he needed a child who feared this world becoming evil and who therefore would not question someone that he saw as the ultimate authority, especially if he believed that obeying that authority would keep the world safe.

Even if obedience meant his own death.

Dumbledore wanted a martyr who would die for the wizarding world, because he believed that Voldemort could not die until Harry did. Which was why he left Harry with the Dursleys and let them neglect and emotionally abuse him for the next ten years.

To get a martyr, he first had to create a victim.

fuckyeahsnackables

this isn’t my take on Dumbledore, but it’s delicious analysis and clearheaded characterization.

Source: lbibliophile
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rayshippouuchiha

Link must be down right terrifying for normal people in Hyrule to encounter.

He’s like a fucking heroic cryptid.

Just imagine it, your village/region/kingdom is under attack by some monster or another and out of the trees this slender little twunk appears and immediately starts acting like he’s gonna help.

And you’re skeptical of course cause look at him.

And then you find out that he’s basically a one man army who just fuckin wrecks the dragon/god/monsters/etc terrorizing your place before he breaks all of the pots in town and disappears again.

Shit must be wild.

Source: rayshippouuchiha
blondejaneblonde
whyequalsemexplusbee

Dungeons and Dragons, but your character must be a self insert, and class is determined by your current abilities

Barbarian Must have a demonstrable temper, go off I guess 
Bard Must be able to play an instrument
Cleric Must be involved in a religious organization
Druid Must have demonstrable knowledge of, or passion for nature 
Fighter Must beat the DM in physical combat (hope your DM’s a wimp) 
Monk Must practice a martial art 
Paladin Must have a cause that one actively supports 
Ranger Must be able to fire a kind of ranged weapon accurately 
Rogue Must sneak up on the DM (Hard mode: steal their dice) 
Sorcerer Must have a powerful family heirloom 
Warlock Must work for a powerful entity (Corporations, The Government) 
Wizard Must have a College Degree or a 3.0 GPA 

If you can’t be any of these you start as a commoner, and may become one of these classes when you finally satisfy these conditions.

Source: whyequalsemexplusbee
sanguinarysanguinity
motherboard.vice.com

Where to Download All the Books That Just Entered the Public Domain

Public Domain Day was yesterday, but you were probably hungover, so here’s how to download the tens of thousands of books that became legal to download for free in 2019.
dr-archeville

Starting at midnight on January 1, tens of thousands of books (as well as movies, songs, and cartoons) entered the public domain, meaning that people can download, share, or repurpose these works for free and without retribution under US copyright law.

Per the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, “corporate” creations (like Mickey Mouse) can be restricted under copyright law for 120 years.  But per an amendment to the act, works published between 1923 and 1977 can enter the public domain 95 years after their creation.  This means that this is the first year since 1998 that a large number of works have entered the public domain.

Basically, 2019 marks the first time a huge quantity of books published in 1923 — including works by Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie, and Robert Frost — have become legally downloadable since digital books became a thing.  It’s a big deal — the Internet Archive had a party in San Francisco to celebrate.  Next year, works from 1924 will enter the public domain, and so-on.

So, how do you actually download these books?

It largely depends on what site you go to, and if you can’t find a book on one site, you can probably find it on another.  For instance, ReadPrint.com, as well as The Literature Network (mostly major authors), and Librivox (audio books), Authorama (all in the public domain), and over a dozen other sites all have vast selections of free ebooks.

There’s also a handful of archiving projects that are doing extensive work to digitize books, journals, music, and other forms of media.  A blog post from Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain listed some of the most recognizable works published in 1923, as well as links to download these books on digital archiving projects Internet Archive, HathiTrust, and the Gutenberg Project.  The books include:

In total HathiTrust, a massive digital archiving project, has also uploaded more than 53,000 works published in 1923 that just entered the public domain.  Over 17,650 of them are books written in English.  Similarly, Internet Archive has already uploaded over 15,000 works written in English that year.

Project Gutenberg, which has over 58,000 free downloadable books, has digitized five works that entered the public domain in the new year: The Meredith Mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln, The Golden Boys Rescued by Radio L. P. Wyman, White Lightning Edwin by Herbert Lewis, The Garden of God by H. De Vere Stacpoole, and The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran.  I’m going to be perfectly honest: I recognize exactly zero of those books.  But like most if not all digital archives, Project Gutenberg had some books from 1923 available for download before January 1, 2019 (like Jacob’s Room by Virginia Woolf.)

If you’re interested in academic papers, Reddit user nemobis also uploaded over 1.5 million PDF files of works published in academic journals before 1923.  Your best bet for actually finding something you want to read in there is to know which academic paper you’re looking for beforehand and check the paper’s DOI number.  Then, search for the DOI in one of nemobis’s lists of works — one list includes works published until 1909, the other includes works published until 1923.

It’s worth noting that projects like Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg rely on volunteer efforts, so there’s going to be disparities in the number of books available for download depending on where you go.  But over the next several days and weeks, it’s safe to expect many more books will become available legally and for free across the web.

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Source: dr-archeville
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beachgothgay

Weird how opening spotify in a web browser with a decent ad blocker allows you to skip ads just like would happen if you had premium. Sure hope no one takes advantage of that.

sniper-fox

Sure hope nobody modifies the hosts file in C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc to block Spotify ads in the app…

monsterhiqh

PSST! HERE’S A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO BLOCK SPOTIFY ON WINDOWS!

trashcanofobsessions

aw man I sure hope nobody learns to do that

that’s so messed up that people would do that

in fact, let’s spread it everywhere so everyone knows not to do that

and everyone knows exactly what to do so that they don’t do that

foolproof plan

Source: beachgothgay
theklingerkollection

Supporting Native Americans and WOW the Taste!

punwolf

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From Red Lake Nation’s web site

I bought 2 jars of jelly as a gift for someone but the USPS is brutal. One of the jars was broken in transit. The breaks were clean and the jelly was contained so I transferred it to a clean jar and kept it for myself.

The taste was incredible. I cannot begin to describe how much better it is than store bought jelly. It’s just the right amount of sweetness with no aftertaste. The flavors from Red Lake Nation also can’t be purchased at a local store because they’re directly from the land. Anything homemade tends to taste more “real” because it doesn’t tend to have the preservatives or other additives big manufacturers use.

Ever looked at a Smucker’s label? The first ingredient is fruit. The apricot in my pantry has the second ingredient listed as high fructose corn syrup and the third as corn syrup.

Red Lake Nation’s wild plum jelly is listed as three ingredients. Wild plum juice, sugar, pectin. (Pectin is what makes jelly thick and into a spread.) No high fructose corn syrup, preservatives or additives.

I’m not going to lie, this stuff was pricey. It’s $7.00 for a 12 oz jar vs. around $3.00 for a 10 oz jar of the name brands in the store. Plus the shipping. However, it’s not just the fact it’s healthier and you’re supporting the Chippewa. Each jar is made from hand harvested berries or fruits. It’s made by hand, packaged by hand, labels are printed on site and shipped by hand. As someone who runs a small business out of my home I can tell you that all of that? It takes a lot of time and effort.

I can’t afford it all the time but I plan on buying more at least a couple of times a year. It’s well worth it, and I’d like to try their syrup and other flavors of jelly.

They also sell wild rice and handmade jewelry. Check them out. Your tastebuds will thank you.

Source: punwolf
hydro-dragon
dnd-homebrew5e

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mrdistracted

5 wizards? Man you need to work on your party composition.

slightlyfrumiousbandersnatch

There’s no rule that says barbarians can’t wear robes and a pointy hat. :D It definitely doesn’t count as armor.

mrdistracted

concept, Barbarian who dresses as a wizard and carries a fake wizard staff, so everyone is expecting them to attack with magic. instead they just bash people over the head with the staff.

slightlyfrumiousbandersnatch

Concept: An entire party of non-wizards who all dress like wizards. Monks also have unarmored defense and a fondness for smashing people with sticks! Add in a druid, a cleric, and a warlock with leather armor under the robes and you have a pretty solid party. :D

mrdistracted

Or even just characters dressed as the wrong class. Barbarian disguised as a wizard. Wizard disguised as a fighter whose staff/ wand forms the handle of thier weapon.

Ooh, a warlock disguised as a cleric.

A fighter disguised as a bard. Who sings terribly to distract the opponent then just punches them.

Source: dnd-homebrew5e