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Don’t sleep on Charlotte Branwell

This woman. This fucking woman. She was the head of one of the most important institutes. At the age of 18. In 1878. She dealt with the sexism that came from the men in the Clave and sometimes even from women who should have backed her up. She dealt with the shitty way Will treated her, but she never gave up her hope for him because she knew deep inside that he was a good person. She dealt with the knowledge that Jem, a boy she loved like a brother, was going to die soon and there was nothing she could do about it. She dealt with Jessamine’s crap and she still always tried her best to make her happy. She dealt with Tessa who did not even know what she was, Charlotte always tried to help her and keep her safe despite the fact that she was only a stranger. She dealt with thought that her husband, the man she loved, did not love her back for five years. All while running the London Institute and being only 23 years old, but she never let that discourage her. Seriously, there is no way in hell a normal 23 year old woman would be able to do this (no offense to the normal 23 year old women reading this).

She was never scared to be the head of the London Institute, despite the fact that that was the most likely place Mortmain would attack because Tessa was there. She didn’t even for a second think of kicking Tessa out in order to secure her safety. She was such a beautiful human being. She sealed with Jessamine’s betrayal like a queen, and then she FORGIVED her, and let her come back into the Institute because she knew Jessamine had nowhere to go. Her love for her husband never wavered when he lost his ability to walk, she never let the comments people made about him change her feelings for him. She is super wise??? She is so wise that Gabriel ( who used to hate her) wanted her approval and wanted her to be proud of him! She fought in an extremely dangerous battle while being pregnant???SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN CONSUL!!! And her accomplishments don’t stop there. She raised another wonderful human being! Why does nobody give Charlotte any credit for Matthew Fairchild??? He wouldn’t be the person he is if he had had another mother!!! And still there are people who have the audacity to disrespect her! They make rumors about her not being faithful to her husband!

Just how ignored Charlotte is is insane. Many people don’t realize that strong women like her in YA are super rare. Most strong women in YA are viewed as extremely beautiful, are always surrounded by a ton of men who love them, they are usually heartless, and would kill you for looking at them the wrong way. Guess what? Charlotte is not like that at all that. She is such a brave, caring, and strong human being who deserves more respect and love, she is the type of person I can only dream of being one day, she is a role model. She is one of the most badass women in TSC, so please stop sleeping on her.

at dawn

presenting the gryffindor quidditch captains through the years to celebrate the new @hpquidditchnet !

It starts at dawn.

Minerva McGonagall stands broom in hand, eyes on the lilac stained sky. She feels the urge stirring in her bones, the urge to take off, to feel the cold breeze under her ribs, to fly. The smell of broom polish is intoxicating, the soft rustling as robes flutter in the wind a symphony to her ears, her heart soaring underneath the red and gold crest.

She is home.

It starts at dawn.

James Potter watches the tired faces of his team as they complete drill after drill. His eyes track their movements, scribbling notes in his head over the lists of names that burned through the evening paper the night before. He etches drills and plays over the images that haunt his dreams, filling every space in his skull with scrawling diagrams until it is just a sea of ink. Marlene sails the quaffle through the hoops, fist in the air and cheer in her throat.

This, he thinks, this is what we’re fighting for.

It starts at dawn.

Too damn early, in Charlie Weasley’s opinion. It had seemed like a good idea when the new keeper, Wood, had suggested it, but now he’s freezing his arse off at five in the morning instead of buried under duvets he’s reconsidering. The sun’s lighting up the pitch, igniting the fire that burns in his stomach.  It’s this feeling in his chest, the one he gets when he flies high above the stands, that makes him feel like he could breath fire.

It starts at dawn.

And Oliver Wood is ready. Because the feel of a broom under him and goggles holding his hair back on his forehead does something to him. Like every part of him finally settles, slotting together to make a machine of blood and bone and sinew. He is ready, captains armband tight around his arm, ready to carve his team into history where they belong. There is lighting in his bones and thunder in his heart.

A storm is coming.

It starts at dawn.

Angelina Johnson can already feel the weight balanced between her shoulder blades, already hear the fears whispering in her ear. But there is fire in her veins and she won’t go down without a fight. She watches her team, her family, fly. Katie and Alicia, laughing as they duck and weave through the air; Fred and George trying to aim bludgers through the hoops; Ron, looping the pitch slowly as he adjusts his gloves; and Harry, Harry with his eyes that have seen too much, making pulling out of a dive look like a lost art.

There is hope yet she thinks.

It starts at dawn.

Well, it should be starting at dawn but Harry Potter has never been known for his timekeeping abilities. He doesn’t know what he’s doing, he never does, he probably never will, but standing there, boots crunching under leaves that have swept onto the pitch, he feels a tranquillity he hasn’t felt in a while. The team is different from the one he entered six years ago but it’s still the same warmth in his chest as he kicks off from the ground.

The pounding in his chest reminds him he’s alive.

It starts at dawn.

Ginny Weasley bites her lip as she leans against the base of one of the hoops. The pitch is one of the few places she can come without hearing the screams of battle, without smelling the smoke of war. Her hand is still shaking though as she glances to the stands where she used to sit and watch games, watch her brothers, watch Fred. A new morning breaks as the sun rises and she walks to the huddle of scarlet clad players.

And so the game plays on.

Was this really necessary?- she says as her heart shatters into a million pieces

“young!james potter” lol as if he ever got old

James: What if something happens to Sirius and he never gets to meet my baby?

Remus: James-

James: I don't want to hang out with some stupid baby who's never met Sirius

open heart, open container

James Potter to Sirius Black: you are uninvited from my wedding. mail back your invitation

Sirius Black: i cant afford to use the post

Sirius Black: also why

James Potter: just seen the shit u left in the sink last night

Sirius Black: take some responsibility u also thought we could skull vodka through a watermelon

James Potter to groomsmen + james who isn’t: this chat name feels weirdly like a call out

Remus Lupin: its cause we have another chat called groomsmen that ur not in

James Potter: wow rlly what goes on in there

Peter Pettigrew to groomsmen without james whose not: do we have to bring a plate

Sirius Black: what

Remus Lupin: are you asking if we have to bring a plate of food to james’ literal wedding

Peter Pettigrew: is that a no

Lily Evans to James Potter: for a lol im putting an eel on the gift registry

James Potter: specify electric

Lily Evans: ur right we dont want to cause confusion

Remus Lupin to Sirius Black: why is the vacuum out whats happened

Sirius Black: i vacuumed

Remus Lupin: don’t be stupid

Sirius Black: okay i vacuumed and then tipped the vacuum bag into the neighbours to get them back for the noise complaint

Remus Lupin: dont lie

Sirius Black: alright I didnt vacumn first

Remus Lupin: knew it

Lily Evans to James Potter: what about instead of me taking ur name we swap names

Lily Evans: like u legally become lily evans and i legally become james potter

Lily Evans: im literally sitting next to u I KNOW ur getting these u bitch

Sirius Black to Lily Evans: its about a cheese toaste i know u know

Sirius Black: okay that was for james

Sirius Black: can u read it to him

Lily Evans: he says that ur forgetting about the economy

Lily Evans: what is happening

Remus Lupin to Sirius Black: lily tells me ur going to be the stripper at her hen party  

Sirius Black: news to me

Sirius Black: though obvsly I’ll do it

Sirius Black: ive already got those tearaway pants  

Remus Lupin: was quite literally joking but now this feels like a plan

James Potter to remus’ toothache is toothfake this has been a rap: rehearsal dinner starts at seven and the place charges by the hour so if ur late lil will skin u  

Sirius Black: what if lily herself is late

James Potter: she says if that happens then time is wrong

Sirius Black: the whole concept of time??

James Potter: apparently so  

James Potter to Lily Evans: does us getting married mean i have to divorce sirius on fb

Lily Evans: obvsly not aren’t you guys coming up on ur ten year anniversary  

James Potter: indeed we are

James Potter: also i love u like mad have i mentioned that

Sirius Black to Lily Evans can you tell peter honeymoon is spelt hoonymoon when he calls in a minute its important

Lily Evans: yeah sure

James Potter to Sirius Black: youve outdone urself

James Potter: lilys pissing herself its alive and everything

Sirius Black: im glad bc im def on at least 14 different watchlists now

Sirius Black: are u aware how hard it is to rent an electric eel legally

James Potter: im assuming difficult

Sirius Black: its actually impossible ive rented it illegally so im expecting u to post my bail when MI6 turns up

James Potter: seems fair  

Remus Lupin to u cant request songs during the ceremony: lilys mum is outside in a shocking hat no one comment on it

Sirius Black: ur too late moons

Peter Pettigrew: i really did think it was a pigeon i didnt mean to offend her!!!!!

James Potter to Lily Evans: want to get burger king rn

Lily Evans: gimme ten minutes to get married first and then im there

James Potter: brilliant

Lily Evans: unrelated but im really glad i get to marry you

James Potter: christ so am i

James Potter: prepare to b ravished in the burger king loos  

Lily Evans: god u know how to woo me

Sirius Black to Remus Lupin: does this pretcher not look just like justin timberlake

Remus Lupin: stop texting during the ceremony  

Sirius Black: james agrees hes fuckin humming sexyback under his breath

Remus Lupin to James Potter: just looked at snapmaps are you and lil rlly at burger king during ur literal wedding reception

James Potter: yeah you want anything

Remus Lupin: coke small fries

How to help Amazônia:

You can donate to SOS Amazônia which is one among the 100 NGOs selected as “The Largest NGOs in Brazil”.

> > > ( ENGLISH: //doe.sosamazonia.org.br/en ) < < <

And remember: - 1 USD is 4,04 reais. - 1 EUR is 4,47 reais. If you donate only $2,50 USD (10 reais) you’re helping a lot.

If you donate only $2,30 EUR (10 reais) you’re helping a lot. About people saying “the minimum value is $10”: Even if you’re not from Brazil you can donate in REAL instead of donating in USD or EUR via Paypal, so… YES, you can donate less than 10 dollars or euros. (Just don’t change the currency to USD or EUR, Paypal converts your dollars/euros to reais.)

Or you can help by signing the petitions too!

https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/po/apocalipse_na_amazonia_40/?cdGYPob and https://www.change.org/p/impedir-o-desmatamento-e-explora%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-amaz%C3%B4nia

It won’t take much of your time!

Translation:

Stop killing the Amazon!

To members of the Brazilian Congress, the government of Jair Bolsonaro and world leaders: As citizens around the world, we were horrified to see the rapid increase in the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in recent months. The fate of humanity is directly connected with the fate of the Amazon, and we ask that you do everything you can to protect the forest, including passing laws to protect public forests and ending illegal deforestation, and even increasing international pressure to prevent further destruction of the Amazon.

Please. Boost if possible, this is REALLY important.

Walburga: Fortunately, the Black women age gracefully

Sirius: Well you've always been a rebel

Because I know this has been sold out for a while and it’s not fair to those who couldn’t get a copy: The Waterstones special edition Chain of Thorns extra —

Matthew to James letter

Anyone who wants to help transcribe it would be very welcome!

I love this man so much it hurts

BELLAMY BLAKE APPRECIATION

Happy b-day bellsarmy!