umm to prev anon, excuse me, but why are you supposed to kiss after a date? you are not supposed to do anything you dont feel like so enough with the bullshit

That wasn’t what I was implying at all. Obviously, don’t kiss someone if you don’t want to (and also if they don’t want to). Don’t feel obligated to kiss someone at the end of a date just because it’s apparently-expected.

I don’t really have much personal experience to fall back on. On my last date, I kissed the girl on the cheek and then apologised if I was being too forceful (she said she didn’t mind). I’m more used to hugging people than kissing them (obviously, I ask permission before hugging them, as well).

Thanks for the message, anon.

I can accept it if Harry and Luna didn’t end up together. I just hope that Harry was a gentleman and kissed her goodnight after Slughorn’s Christmas party. That’s what you’re supposed to do at the end of a date, after all.

Who said he didn’t? Harry never went into detail about what happened after he spied on Malfoy and Snape. He could have re-entered the party, danced with Luna, and walked her back. Suddenly they’re stood outside Ravenclaw Tower, and Luna’s stood very close to Harry. He leans in, she doesn’t move away, voila….

It could have just been platonic, but (on the other hand) Luna didn’t object in OOTP when they ended up under mistletoe together, and she was really happy when Harry asked her to the party…

Film!Harry definitely would have kissed her. He was really into film!Luna (to be fair, so am I).

Thanks for the message, anon!

EDIT- Obviously, you are under no obligation to kiss someone at the end of a date. Unless you want to (and they want to), you don’t have to.

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!

Why do you hate Emma Watson so much? I mean I get she is definitely not the best actress, but she is a good person. P.S. No hate, just curious

I don’t hate Emma Watson.

I simply don’t think she’s a good actor. To me, her acting reached a peak in POA, and never really improved. From OOTP, she just seemed to stop caring, and this showed in her portrayal of Hermione Granger. I have yet to understand why everyone made such a big deal out her acting, considering that (in my opinion, at least) pretty much every other young actor had considerably more acting range. Heck, Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright had their characters butchered by the films, and they still did a brilliant job. Emma Watson got so many lines, but never seemed to put much effort into it after the fourth film (occasional scenes notwithstanding).

From what I’ve gathered from intersectional feminists, her feminist is seen as exclusionary towards women from poor backgrounds, as well as non-white women. Several years back, she referred to a Beyonce video as ‘fetishistic’, but then posed virtually-topless later on and referred to herself doing that as empowerment. From what I’ve gathered, this was highly hypocritical of her. In an interview where someone said that they thought the Beyonce video was empowering, Watson backtracked and said she felt the same way too (touching on another issue I have with her; the fact that she backtracks on issues so much that she comes across as insincere most of the time) . Although this was several years ago, and it’s possible that she realised her mistake.

According to many people who’ve worked alongside her or with her on projects, she has a reputation of being difficult to work with. I don’t mean in the old misogynistic stand-in phrase for ‘she’s a women who has opinions’, but in the sense that she is apparently often very rude to people (especially if they are on a lower level of power than her).

According to extras on the set of the HP films, she was repeatedly rude towards them (with numerous accounts displaying her saying to other lead actors “why are you talking to them? They’re only extras”). Even going back to the first few films, she was often rude to people on-set.

It’s been pointed out by many that she apparently developed ‘diva’-ish tendencies on the set of the last few HP films. According to David Yates, she would get into arguments with him because she hated doing more than one take, believing she had done it perfect the first time round. Yates said on the matter (and I’m paraphrasing-at-best here) ‘We’re paying you all this money to act in these films; the least you can do is try your best.’. This led her to acquire the nickname ‘One-take Watson’.

Also, according to people on-set, the film-makers ended up having to change production schedules around to suit Watson. On several occasions, they had to cancel filming on the day of shooting, simply because she had commitments elsewhere that she didn’t want to re-schedule. Even the lead of the franchise Daniel Radcliffe didn’t do this (at least, not that I’ve ever heard of).

Now granted, it’s been theorised that she has some social-anxiety issues going on, which could make it difficult for her to establish good relationships with people. I have some social anxiety myself, so I can sympathise. But after over a decade of her apparently being rude to so many people, it does make you wonder whether she’s actually made any efforts to change her behaviour.

Watson has done some good things; she’s made feminism more appealing to young women, and has shown public support for charitable causes, as well as being openly supportive of trans people.

I personally consider her to be problematic. I don’t hate her; I just don’t think much of her. That’s just my opinion, though.

Thanks for the ask, anon; hope that cleared things up!

Guy in his 20s; just want to share a quick story. When I was a teenager, every guy I knew who was into HP had a crush on Hermione because they thought Emma was really hot. I found myself drawn to Evanna instead, but when I said this, my friends responded with, “You’re not supposed to have a crush on Luna. She’s the weird girl.” But I didn’t care: I knew who I liked, and I realized that it doesn’t matter if people tell you that somebody you like is “weird”. Luna is still the best person ever.

SAME HERE!

Hang on, I remember @harrypotterconfessions once posting a confession that was very similar to this. I didn’t know you were still on tumblr! Brilliant!

I was only a young teenager when the last half of the series were being released, so I was a bit too young to have crushes on the main cast. I do remember all the boys around me fancying Emma Watson, though, and I never really got it. Sure, Watson was good-looking, but I never understood why they made such a big deal over her.

Then, I watched OOTP in the early 2010s on DVD, and developed a massive crush on Evanna Lynch as soon as she appeared onscreen. I loved her portrayal of Luna, and enjoyed all the Luna scenes that were shown in that film.

At the time, I was definitely in the minority of male HP fans. I know what you mean when you said people criticised you for liking her.

Honestly, I’ve always been attracted to people like that. Evanna Lynch had a lot of personality in the films (far more than Emma Watson did, anyway), and that was what attracted me to her. She seemed like someone who you could hang around with, and enjoy her company.

Luna is awesome, and my second-favourite character in the series after Ron. Evanna understood Luna from the get-go, and I’ve always loved her portrayal of the character.

Even nowadays, I’m still attracted to women who remind me of Evanna Lynch. At Uni, I had a crush on a Norwegian girl who had the same hair and type-of-personality as Evanna.

Societal definitions of ‘normal’ are pointless anyway. Everybody’s weird, and I think that being attracted to kind, compassionate and loving people like Luna is an incredibly healthy form of attraction. Screw people who criticise others who liking someone who’s supposedly-’weird’.

And, as @justsaya, @hillnerd and @gaylittlepieceofsh1t will no-doubt back me up on; Evanna Lynch is amazing, and it should be no shock that people are attracted to her.

Thanks for the message, anon!

Please educate me because I’m a dumbass but are Cornish people not English? What makes you guys not English?

Why does everyone always ask this when I mention this?….

Cornwall has it’s own distinct Celtic identity, with it’s own language (now currently undergoing a revival), national flag, national saint (St. Piran), as well as it’s own unique history. Cornwall also had it’s own line of monarchs, many of whom left monuments that are still standing today.

On ancient maps, Cornwall was known as ‘West Wales’ because it was more similar to Wales than it was to England, despite being physically connected to England instead of Wales.

Originally, the Cornish were one part of several large Celtic tribes that lived in the West-Country region of the southern British Isles. The tribe was known as ‘The Dumnonii’ and inhabited what it now known as Devon and Cornwall. However, the parts of the tribe living in Devon eventually became absorbed into the kingdom of the Angle-Saxons, which later became known as England.

Those of the tribe living in Cornwall, on the other hand, were protected by the Tamar River, which divides almost the whole of Cornwall from England. The Cornish were also protected by their wild climate, as many parts of North Cornwall (the bit nearest to England) is covered by moorland. As a result, the Cornish were largely left alone by the English, aside from in trade and commerce.

It was only until the Norman Dynasty of English kings that Cornwall began to be ruled by the English.

The Cornish language was actively discouraged, and English domination was so strong that the language became extinct in the 18th century.

The Cornish are an officially-recognised minority. Cornish food (such as Cornish Clotted Cream, Pasties and other delicacies) are protected under UK law. Cornwall is also recognised as one of the six Celtic nations (the others being Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Brittany and the Isle of Man).

Many people in Cornwall refer to themselves as Cornish rather than English, and consider England to start at the Tamar River. However, most English people consider Cornwall to be ‘English’, and most history textbooks tend to put the English perspective as the accepted view on the matter.

I am Cornish rather than English. Although I am half-English on one of my parents’ side, I was born and raised in Cornwall. I consider myself British, but at a push, I’d refer to myself as Cornish rather than English.

Thanks for the ask, anon; hope that cleared up any confusion! I know most people outside of Cornwall don’t realise this.

it is strange that even though i love ships like drarry, and drinny and druna i can’t really read any in school hogwats fanfics unless they’re because they have draco out of character. i’m down with post war because they usually have draco getting a redemption arc but i can’t read anything with him out of character. he was abusive and a bully and a coward and that needs to be acknowledge in fandom instead of being swept under the bus. you can love draco and admit he was a shitty human ya know?

I avoid writing about Draco Malfoy as a general rule. Canon!Draco was a pretty horrible person, and I find it difficult to write characters like that.

Thanks for the message, @whatifdestiel!