Could you please post a link or tell me in which interview did Yates say that Emma would refuse to repeat takes? I tried google searching but can’t find anything. I was very surprised because every time I’ve seen him talking about her he praises her.

Sure. Apparently, it happened on the set of ‘Order of the Phoenix’; Emma Watson didn’t enjoy doing lots of takes for her scenes. David Yates typically likes to do a fair few just to make sure they get it perfect. Watson got into an argument with him about it, apparently asking whether she was contractually obligated to do repeat takes, and he ‘politely’ responded that she was.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10449334

Judging by the fact that OOTP was filmed during 2006, and the article (from what I can remember) mentioned the factoid being from behind-the-scenes, I’d say this interview was sometime during that time or just afterwards.

To be fair, it took me forever to find the article, and I couldn’t even find the interview transcript. Which is weird, because I remember reading it a couple of months ago. Maybe it got deleted?

I distinctly remember him commenting that it seemed weird to him that they were ‘paying you [Watson] all this money for these films’, and that the least she could do was do some repeat takes. Now granted, Yates does like doing roughly 30 takes a time, but that doesn’t seem too bad when you factor in that most scenes with lots of talking tend to be only a few minutes long in the HP film series.

Also, Emma Watson is an actor; surely it’s pretty commonplace for actors to do lots of takes for films?

Having said that, whilst looking for the article, I did come across a GQ article about Dan Radcliffe where he talked about how he got sick of the repeat takes during HP. I don’t think he ever argued with David Yates about it, though.

@ronandhappiness You’re more up to date with Emma Watson critiques than I am. Do you know a link to the interview?

Thanks for the ask, anon. Hope that cleared things up.

how about some daddy ron headcanons. i just love the fact that he’s a father now because ron is just so sweet & caring as evidenced by his friendship with harry. he’d be such an amazing dad.

Certainly! Hope you like these!

Ron started weeping happily when he held Rose in his arms for the first
time.

Both Rose and Hugo loved Ron reading them bedtime stories. He was really
good at doing all the voices. Hermione used to watch her husband fondly from
the doorway; since he was so wonderful with their kids.

Ron often used to give his kids piggyback rides on the way home from
school (Hermione really wanted them to have some muggle schooling, and Ron
agreed).

Half the mums at Rose’s nursery had a crush on Ron. He was oblivious,
and thought they were just being nice. To be fair to them, most people thought
Ron was adorable around his kids.

Ron sung ‘English Rose’ to Rose every night before she went to sleep,
right up until she went away to Hogwarts.

Ron often brushes Rose and Hugo’s hair for them. They’d inherited their
mothers enormously bushy hair (albeit in vivid red colours), and Hermione knew
from experience that Ron was brilliant at untangling the knots.

Hermione is more of a disciplinarian than Ron is, whereas Ron in the fun
parent. Ron’s focus was always on his
loved ones, so it made sense when he became a house-husband.

Hermione often came back from a day at the Wizengamot to find Ron
reading their children one of Hermione’s childhood novels while he cooks their
dinner. Her heart melts everytime.

Whenever Rose had a muggle football match at primary school, Ron would
be cheering her on from the sidelines.

Hugo displayed an early aptitude for acting, so Ron would take him to
acting lessons, and watch his performances with happy tears in his eyes.

Hermione would often spend hours just watching Ron having fun with their
kids. He’d often pretend to be a horse so Rose and Hugo could ride on his back.

Ron taught both his children to fly. Rose took to it fairly quickly,
although Hugo was a little shy at first. Within a few weeks, however, all three
of them were happily zooming around (a slightly-wary Hermione would observe
from the ground).

According to rumour, Hugo was conceived because Hermione got a little… carried away after Ron spent the day
making a new cot for their nursery. Ron can neither confirm nor deny these rumours,
but he goes bright red everytime the matter is mentioned.

Ron Weasley as the best dad ever, everyone.

Thanks for the ask, @whatifdestiel! Hope you liked these!

do you have any ace trans boy ron & ace trans girl hermione headcanons?

Of course! Since you didn’t specify whether you meant asexual,
aromantic, or both; I’ve decided to go with asexual.

Ron had always felt a bit unusual. His mother had been so happy when he
was born, squealing ‘finally; a daughter!’. But Ron didn’t feel like a
daughter; he hated wearing dresses, and was always envious of his brothers for
getting to wear jeans.

Ginny had felt the same way, but the opposite. She didn’t mind dresses,
and would happily give Ron the jeans mum gave her. They were roughly the same
size.

At first, their mum simply thought Ron was a tomboy, but after a while,
they started to realise what was going.

Ron and Ginny came out as Trans when Ron turned nine. Both their parents
gave them hugs, and assured them that they loved them regardless (they just
wanted their children to be happy). All of their brothers made sure to look out
for them (with Percy even drafting progressive laws for when he got into
government).

Meanwhile, in Hampstead, Hermione Granger was getting sick of being
given jeans to wear. She wanted to wear skirts, and stay in with books instead
of running around the garden getting muddy. She didn’t enjoy being referred to
as ‘The Granger’s son’.

Being Hermione, she read up on the subject. She progressed from biology
books in her parents’ bookshelf to books about theory about gender identity
from a local library. Eventually, she understood.

Hermione came out as Trans shortly thereafter. Both her parents assured
her that they’d support her no matter what, and that they loved her. Hermione
smiled as she wept happily into her mother’s shoulder.

First year at Hogwarts. Harry was immediately supportive of Ron, and
Hermione after they become friends. Dean, Seamus and Neville were all
supportive too; and always made sure to not make Ron feel uncomfortable in
their dorm.

Draco Malfoy was still a jerk, but he always called Ron and Hermione by their
preferred pronouns. It wasn’t much, they agreed, but it was something at least.

When puberty began to hit, Ron and Hermione were baffled by all those
around them. Why was everyone being so weird round each other, all of a sudden?
Why were so many boys talking about girls in that way? And vice versa. It was
so… odd.

Whenever other boys asked Ron who he wanted to sh*g, he looked confused
and said ‘No-one’. The other boys gave him a weird look, but Harry clapped Ron
on the back in support, and glared at the other boys to drop the subject.

Ron tells Hermione about this, and verbally wonders whether there is
something wrong with him. Hermione says that she doesn’t think there is
anything wrong with him, and (after all) she’s like that as well.

Ron and Hermione trying to research the topic in their spare time, and
eventually coming across the term ‘Asexual’ in a muggle book on sexuality.

Ron and Hermione both feeling really happy that they have something in
common that no-one seems to have.

Ron and Hermione starting to worry in fourth year, because they’re now
aware of how much they fancy each-other, but it’s… not in the same way
everyone-else goes on about their crushes.

Both of them despairing because they don’t think the other will fancy
them, since they don’t realise asexual don’t automatically mean aromantic as
well. Both of them also being confused because ‘how can I be asexual if I fancy
them as well, even if it’s not in that way?’. And how does that also relate to
them both being trans, as well?

Ron and Hermione eventually letting their feelings become more open as
sixth year draws to a close, and eventually becoming a couple after the war
ends.

Ron and Hermione having a talk where they reinforce that they both love
each-other but not really in a sexual way. Both of them being happy that the
other loves them.

The two of them researching some more in the muggle world, and coming to
an understanding that asexual doesn’t automatically entail aromantic. Both of
them being really happy about knowing this.

Ron and Hermione being themselves, and being supported and loved by the
people they care about.

Trans ace Ron and Hermione, everyone.

Thank you for the ask, anon! Hope you liked those!

romione featuring hermione finding out about past ronarry

so the Golden Trio is redoing their 7th year at Hogwarts.

by this point Ron and Harry have broken up but remained very close friends. Nothing could ever really tear those two apart besides death & maybe not even that.

And Hermione and Ron; well they’re together now. They have been an official couple since the ron saved the house elves in the battle of Hogwarts.

The two of them (Ron and Hermione) are talking about their past relationships and crushes when ron casually mentions that he and harry dated for about 6 months in 4th year.

“Wait, what?” Hermione was shocked. “Why didn’t i know about this?”

“You didn’t know?” Ron asked. He was genuinely surprised. He had thought he & harry made obvious. But maybe Hermione was a bit more oblivious to romance related stuff than he had thought. After all it took her years to figure out he fancied her.

“Of course i didn’t know, Ronald!” Hermione exclaimed. “I didn’t know you were gay!”

“No, Hermione! not gay. Bisexual, like Harry & Ginny are.” Ron corrected her.

“Oh.” Hermione knew a bit about LGBTQ+ community since she had several friends part of it. Now she added her boyfriend to long list of queer friends she had.

She was having a bit of an internal freak-out though because what if Ron still had feelings for Harry? What if he left her to be him? Of course Harry was with Ginny now? But what if something changed?

Ron must have noticed because he wrapped his arms around her in a big bear hug.

“Don’t worry, Hermione.” he said. “I like Harry pretty well, he’s my best mate. but i’m in love with you now. not him. I’ll always be in love with you & I’ll always want to be with you. You’re my soulmate, Hermione; and i want to spend the rest of my life making you happy.”

and Hermione believed he meant every word.

Lovely! Thank you so much for submitting!

Hi, can you help me rediscover a fic? It’s about Auror Ron solving a murder on the Hogwarts Express, but with a side plot of him having recently separated from Hermione to be with Harry, but still in love with Hermione, and he ends up sleeping with her (I remember there’s a line like ‘I cheated on my boyfriend with my wife), but it ends happy because they decide to be in a poly relationship. Oh, and there’s a free house elf as a the train cook, and Ron has an injured leg and has to use a cane.

No idea. Gonna tag in @accio-library @diva-gonzo @ronandhappiness and @vivithefolle just in case any of them know. Does anyone have any idea what this fic is called?

Sorry I couldn’t be of more help, anon but thank you for the ask.

when do you think did Ron and Hermione got married

Probably in the first half of the 2000s. I can imagine they dated for several years before one of them proposed to the other, and then they lived together whilst engaged for a while.

Thanks for the ask, anon!

headcanonsandmore:

incorrect-hp:

ron: kiss me if i’m wrong but dinosaurs still exist, right?

hermione: *not looking up from book* you’re wrong.

ron: so kiss me.

hermione: no.

Bold of you to assume Hermione wouldn’t take every opportunity to snog Ron senseless.

@thegrodyknudclump commented

bold of you to assume that Ronald Bilius Weasley isn’t already senseless at all times

Bold of you to assume that I haven’t re-read the books as an adult, and realised that Ron is actually very intelligent, a master of strategy, and a brilliant friend who is more emotionally-intelligent that people give him credit for. But go off, I guess.

Word of advice, mate; don’t comment this to someone on the Ron Weasley Defence Squad. It’s probably gonna come back to bite you on the arse…

notaboyscout:

“Years ago I learned a very cool thing about Robin Williams, and I couldn’t watch a movie of his afterward without thinking of it. I never actually booked Robin Williams for an event, but I came close enough that his office sent over his rider. For those outside of the entertainment industry, a rider lists out an artist’s specific personal and technical needs for hosting them for an event, anything from bottled water and their green room to sound and lighting requirements. You can learn a lot about a person from their rider. This is where rocks bands list their requirement for green M&Ms (which is actually a surprisingly smart thing to do). This is also where a famous environmentalist requires a large gas-guzzling private jet to fly to the event city, but then requires an electric or hybrid car to take said environmentalist to the event venue when in view of the public.
When I got Robin Williams’ rider, I was very surprised by what I found. He actually had a requirement that for every single event or film he did, the company hiring him also had to hire a certain number of homeless people and put them to work. I never watched a Robin Williams movie the same way after that. I’m sure that on his own time and with his own money, he was working with these people in need, but he’d also decided to use his clout as an entertainer to make sure that production companies and event planners also learned the value of giving people a chance to work their way back. I wonder how many production companies continued the practice into their next non-Robin Williams project, as well as how many people got a chance at a job and the pride of earning an income, even temporarily, from his actions. He was a great multiplier of his impact. Let’s hope that impact lives on without him. Thanks, Robin Williams- not just for laughs, but also for a cool example.”

— Brian Lord.org (via wonderwoundedhearers)

thehighpriestofreverseracism:

saintbanglesthegazelle:

thehighpriestofreverseracism:

melancholic-pie:

thehighpriestofreverseracism:

Friendly reminder that the intro to Lion King….the non english bits leading up to the “circle of life” is not random yelling in *Africa voice* it is an actual language, Zulu, spoken by 10 million people, it is the most widely spoken language (out of 11) in the country of South Africa (1 out of the 54 countries in the continent of Africa, the continent home to somewhere between 1500-2000 languages and around 3000 distinct ethnic groups)

this isn’t to say that you have to friggin learn the language to sing along with a disney film, it just means that you should be mindful, respectful, appreciative and respectful. don’t be yelling out whatever noise comes in to your head when you hear it

Ok but someone knows what does this say?

The lyrics before the english comes in…in “circle of life”

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it’s a lion]

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it’s a lion]
Ingonyama [It’s a lion]

Siyo Nqoba [We’re going to conquer]

Ingonyama Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala [A lion and a leopard come to this open place] (repeats)

[queue English lyrics]

I would like to further add that language has there own cultural nuances so something that can sound extremely meaningful in one languages may not sound as majestic when translated to another (I know this as someone who has an understanding of 5 languages and speaks 3 of them fluently) so if you are thinking “oh it ain’t that deep they are just yelling: the lion is coming!” dial it back

Worth noting that “lion” and especially the word Ingonyama is a very respectful word to talk about a Zulu king, especially in praise. It’s so heavily associated with royalty in isiZulu that a different word is used for an animal lion – Ibhubesi. This isn’t just announcing the arrival of an animal, it’s celebrating the arrival (or coronation?) of the king

/ Whoop, I didn’t know this

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