Hands Of Glory- Complete

sorry not sorry but I am always going to give people the benefit of the doubt when it comes to queer inclusion

Like if you say you’re bi but you’ve only dated people of the opposite gender? you’re bi as hell i don’t care.

If you tell me you’re trans but you haven’t transitioned yet or don’t want to undergo certain aspects of transitioning? you are trans! I’m gonna call you by the name and pronouns you tell me to use

what if someone looks feminine, is afab, and uses she/her pronouns but identifies as nonbinary? what if someone looks masculine, is amab, and uses he/him pronouns but identifies as nonbinary? both of those people are nonbinary because they said they are!

if you’re asexual or aromantic but you’re still hetero in the sense that you experience attraction of some sort to the opposite gender and that gender alone? you’re still a part of the community babe! Aros and aces have always been queer.

If you don’t know if you’re queer or not? you’re certainly welcome to be a part of our spaces while you figure it out!

if you don’t wanna use labels? dont! that’s it! never let anyone pressure you into labels if you’re not ready to define that part of yourself.

if you use labels/pronouns that are uncommon and/or perceived as strange? that’s your label! those are your pronouns! who am i to tell you you can’t use those words to describe yourself??

basically fuck all the debates about the nuances of this stuff. if you tell me you’re queer, you’re fucking queer. I have no right to start discourse with people about their own identities and neither does anyone else.

Omg Draco reading Turn 😍😍😍 this is everything I ever needed!

Sometimes, Draco still can’t believe he gets to have this.

Its honestly so painful when the creator of something you love so deeply, rejects your very identity. It hurts. I don't blame anyone for wanting to leave the fandom at all. I keep hearing people say "if you hate j.Karen Rowling just leave the fandom" (okay, they probably don't call her that but i do 🙃) and if people want to, I get it completely. But I don't want to. Harry Potter is something that is a part of me now. It is a part of me as much as having been bullied as a child is, as much as reading to escape the real world is, as much as being queer is. It helped to shape me and I don't want someone else's hate and fear to take away something that I love. That happens enough in the real world and I don't want it in fandom. I reject that.

I've spent hours in thrift shops looking for merch (because I never buy new things if I can help it. This works out even better for me now.) I've devoted so much time to writing fic in this world and appreciating other fan creators and their works. I've got a huge tattoo on my arm showing my love of Harry Potter, a love I shared with the artist who created it. Without this fandom, I would never have met most of my closest friends. This is a big part of my life. It's something that's brought me a lot of joy and a lot of goodness, in spite of its problematic aspects.

If there's one thing I've learned from taking literature classes, its that you can be critical of a work and of its author and still enjoy it. Making that criticism, analyzing the text and the author's life and motives, can be part of the enjoyment. With literary analysis, you're free to take the pieces that have meaning to you and toss out the rest. You're free to connect dots within the story to create your own full picture. And if those dots include criticism of the author, that's OK. And if they don't include the author at all, that's fine, too. That's where I'm at right now.

Another thing that I think about with literature is that it doesn't hold much meaning for me personally unless I can put myself in it, unless I can move in and live there for a while.

Lord of the Rings is basically a story about people walking around the countryside until you feel like you're one of those people, wishing you could just stay with Tom Bombadil and ignore the rest of the world, wishing the ents would maybe be just a little bit hasty. The Stand is any dystopia until you're stuck in a tunnel heading out of NYC, hoping to get to Colorado. Or Vegas, depending on your inclinations. Hell, Ramona Quimby is any random kid until you're sitting in the lunch room with her as she smashes a raw egg on her head.

Harry Potter is just another story about magic and a child hero until you're stepping onto Diagon Alley with Hagrid, until you're brewing a potion in the dungeons and praying that Snape doesn't hate it too much, until you're kicking off on the Quidditch pitch and hoping your House wins. That kind of enjoyment doesn't come from the author at all. Their words have something to do with it, for sure, but it has more to do with our own imagination; it happens inside our heads.

And if there's one thing I learned from Harry Potter, it's that even if something is happening in your head, why on earth should that mean it isn't real?

I guess my point is that I enjoy Harry Potter by analyzing it, by being critical of the text and the author. (And I am critical of her. I hope that she gets some help for the irrational fear that she's propagating, but I don't think she will. She's not there yet, at the very least.) And perhaps more importantly, I enjoy Harry Potter by being a part of it, in a myriad of ways. By being there with Harry throughout the story, by writing about Snape, by looking at the incredible art that people create of the characters I love so much, by discussing it all with other fans. And that kind of enjoyment has nothing to do with she-who-must-not-be-named at all. It belongs to me and to the people I share fandom interactions with. That kind of enjoyment is ours alone.

Yes, she is toxic. And yes, she has hurt me. She's hurt people that I love and people that I don't know who have my love and support, nonetheless. But I don't need her. I reject her. That's not me being a snowflake or whatever you want to call me. That's just me holding on to something that is important to me. Her books, the wizarding world, would be nothing but paper and ink without the fans loving it and making it real, sharing it with our friends and building it in our imaginations. So this is me, this is us, taking our love and our imagination, taking our analyses, taking the pieces that have meaning to us, and tossing out the rest. This is us moving in and living there, free from hate, in the world we've become invested in.

And to the people who say "find another book to read"... I have. I've found a lot of them. But I like this one and I want to keep it. I divorced Anne Rice a long time ago for her treatment of fans, but I still love Lestat and Louis and Armand and Stella and Julian... This isn't new to me. It looks like ima do it again.

Dare I? I dare!

Author: MoonlitMarauder

Rating: Teen and Up

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Relationship: Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter

Characters: Scorpius Malfoy, Albus Severus Potter, Rose Weasley, Original Character Slytherins

Additional Tags: Fluff, Slight Angst, Soulmates AU, Truth or Dare, Drinking Games, First Kiss, Hermione’s Nook Lovebird Fest

Summary:

For Al, it started with a game of Truth or Dare.

For Scorpius though, it started with a bird.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29450769

HP Trans Fest: Day 6 Works

For day 6, we have a total of three works!

First up we have a Cinderella AU featuring trans!Hugo, and trans!Hagrid as the fairy godmother!

Title: Only half of what I think I can be Pairing: Scorpius Malfoy/Hugo Weasley Rating: General WC: 7.5K Summary: It’s the night of the Ministry Ball to celebrate his mother becoming Minister. As hard as he tries to be the daughter his mother loves, tonight he can’t. He just can’t.  Link: AO3

Our second work is a matchmaker AU for trans!Snape and Harry Potter!

Title: Rat Skulls and Turkey Tails Pairing: Harry Potter/Severus Snape Rating: Explicit WC: 15K Summary: After a string of disastrous relationships, Harry reluctantly lets his friends submit him to a matchmaking service. He’s set up on a blind date, and is gobsmacked when his date turns out to be Severus Snape - who has changed a lot from their days at Hogwarts. Link: AO3

And lastly, a longer post war fic about Snape and her journey of self discovery!

Title: Love is a dress that you wear Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter/Severus Snape Rating: Explicit WC: 17K Summary: Ensconced in the slowly gentrifying Spinner’s End, a series of new experiences begins to make Snape reconsider who she is and who she could be. Just as she’s beginning to get comfortable with the idea of transition Harry and Draco come barging back into her life, bringing with them a love and a life she never thought would be possible. Link: AO3

Day 9

Title: How to Win at Love and War By: @evenmyzefronposter​ | RoonilWazlibMalfoy Rating: E Prompt: B51 Summary: There was no harm in having fun with some Death Eaters, as far as James was concerned. At least, there was no harm until he hooked up with the Dark Lord himself. That was when the real problems began. Word Count: 10.1k Tags: Marauders Era (Harry Potter), First War with Voldemort, Enemies to Lovers, Humor, Crack Treated Seriously, Blow Jobs, Rimming, Hand Jobs Extract: “Looks like the coast is clear,” he whispered. Long pale fingers wrapped around his hip and he turned, a cocky crooked grin on his face, and sarcastically murmured, “My Lord.” Crimson snake-like eyes gazed at him from an incredibly handsome face, the corners crinkled in vague amusement. Soft waves of dark hair fell over his forehead. Impulsively, James pressed a quick kiss to full pink lips, loving the contrast of the man who was known as the darkest wizard of their age having such a soft mouth. “You could still join me,” Lord Voldemort said, his grip tightening on James’ waist. LINK

Title: how i met your father By: @RickaBlack| Wintermorning Rating: not rated Prompt: F8 Summary: It’s the first school year for the marauders and they are meeting in the Hogwarts Express. There is a reason, however, that Sirius does not tell his godson a detailed getting-to-know story. Word Count: 1.1k Tags: First Meetings, Hogwarts Express Extract: “We met on the train, we were together in one cabin.” He told him now, trying to think back while his gaze wandered absent minded  to the family tapestry. LINK

Title: Just The Way I Am By: @moonlitmarauder​ | MoonlitMarauder Rating: G Prompt: F1 Summary: The Marauders have almost completed their masterpiece, The Marauders Map. The problem for Remus is now he has to tell them his deepest darkest secret. Word Count: 2.4k Tags: Fluff, Coming Out, “Text Fic”, Marauders Era (Harry Potter), Hogwarts Fourth Year, Marauders Friendship (Harry Potter), Marauders Fest Extract: Soon they would see that he was not actually going to St. Mungos once a month for treatment for a ‘family blood curse’. Once the map was completed they would see he was only going as far as the Shrieking Shack. But how did one just come out and say ‘I know we’ve been friends for four years now but did you know that I’m actually a monstrous werewolf?’. He knew he didn’t have much time, there was only so long he could delay putting the charm on the parchment. A charm he’d actually mastered three weeks ago. LINK

2021.03.31

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. Cupboard Love by @shealwaysreads [G, 4k]

►Harry’s life, and love, in food.

2. A Face Of Stone by @drarrymadhatterstuff [T, 2k]

►After Astoria hits Draco with a rare curse, the unthinkable happens. While Draco spends his days determined to find a cure, the Wizarding World pays tribute to their fallen hero, Harry James Potter.

3. Fallen Angel by TempestEDashon [?, 21k]

►The war is coming like a speeding train but as hidden information comes to light, new ties are created, new friendships born, and Harry gets a chance to see the world around him without the blinders. How will he react to what he discovers and what changes will he make to ensure the salvation of those who need it most?

4. Ginny Doesn’t Know by @moonlitmaruader [E, 7k]

►Draco Malfoy has been secretly shagging The Chosen One for five months now. The only problem he’s having is that he can’t brag about it seeing as The Chosen one is publicly dating Ginny Weasley.

5. Who Missed Who More by Pajax [E, 4k]

►Harry loved his two-month-long internship in MACUSA but he was happy to be home. He was looking forward to being back in action alongside his partner, none other than Draco Malfoy. So what if he had a teensy-weensy crush on him?

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Fest/Exchange

★ HP Trans Fest 2021 | @hptransfest

1. Acceptance by Anonymous [T, 1k]

►Draco is dating Harry and is finally ready to come out to him as trans

2. Keep My Eyes by Anonymous [T, 5k]

►Unable to understand his own gender identity, Harry finds solace in a place where anyone can pretend to be someone else for the night, surprised he’s not the only one he knows that searches for the same release.​

3. Something Old/Something New by Anonymous [T, 2k]

►After Harry propses, Draco’s unexpected fantasies of wearing a fluffy Muggle-style dress at their wedding prompt a journey of self-discovery.

I don’t have a lot of followers but anything to spread the word.

i never talk about these things but i can’t remain silent.

i know tumblr doesn’t give a SHIT when things happen in countries outside the “most popular ones” (such as the usa & england). it’s true, don’t lie to me. y’all don’t give A FUCK. not every issue and problem in said countries gets the appropriate exposure but in general shit shows up on the news WORLD FREAKING  WIDE. you set up donations, you help out, your spread the word, you say “pray for x”……

southern europe is burning. 

my country is burning.

people are dying - at home, on the road, trying to run away, in their cars.

yesterday my country had 300 active fires.

people are losing EVERYTHING they own.

i have a friend that is on a train right now passing through places that have been burnt to the ground and she says the smoke is so intense it’s getting inside the train and she can barely breathe.

and yet, even though several people (myself included) have been trying to bring awareness to what has been happening in southern europe… what we get from most of you, those not part of the countries suffering, is silence. we don’t ask for money, we don’t ask for shit other than a reblog to spread awareness… something you can delete in 24/48hrs if you wish. 

i don’t know what to tell you. i’m angry. i’m frustrated. i’m disappointed. i feel like i’m screaming into the void. “a reblog does nothing” - you know that’s a damn lie, you know exposure always helps, you know people start paying attention when posts on social media become popular. my country in particular is a small one, we get ZERO exposure. y’all are only starting to figure out we even fucking exist bc of the shit we’ve been winning lately. 

but hell, if the EU doesn’t give a shit, why should some user on tumblr dot com?

again, i don’t know what to tell you so i’ll let the images speak for themselves: 

An image captured by a Nasa satellite shows a thick plume of smoke blowing southward from the Greek island of Chios over the island of Crete

Torneros de Jamuz, Spain

Duca, Croatia

A helicopter from Italy’s civil protection service drops water on a fire near the railway between Venice and Trieste

Residents take refuge on the beach as a wildfire burns on the mountain next to the village of Lithi, on the Greek island of Chios

Men gather cattle during a forest fire in Vieira de Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal.

Charred trees are seen on the hills above the Cloister of Thivaidas on Mount Athos, a World Heritage Site in Greece

Portugal

Dare I? I dare!

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Zkd1tr

by MoonlitMarauder

For Al, it started with a game of Truth or Dare.

For Scorpius though, it started with a bird.

Words: 3560, Chapters: 3/3, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Albus Severus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, OC-Slytherins, Rose Weasley

Relationships: Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter

Additional Tags: Fluff, slight angst, Soulmates AU, Background Relationships, Truth or Dare, Drinking Games, First Kiss, Hermione’s Nook LoveBirds Fest

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Zkd1tr

Made for the Candy Hearts Challenge “Boogie”  @goodboylupin