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noahmullariii · 4 days

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my favourite Zuko quote will always be:

"I wasn't meant to be a fugitive. this is impossible!" from book 2, cave of two lovers

the emotion! the drama! the hands up in the air! I crack up every time.

of course my other two faves are the "save yourself from your other self" and the "take a bite of the silver sandwich" cuz Zuko attempting to recreate Iroh's oh so wise bullshit (the way he sees it) is hilarious. but "this is impossible!" is most iconic in my humble opinion.

#zuko #iroh #atla #atla book 2 #zuko's obviously very awkward and adorable after change of heart but i love him most when he's an angry helpless dumbass #book 2 zuko is something else #he has no chill

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noahmullariii · 6 days

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Reblog if you also think Toph shouldn’t have been a cop.

I want to see how “unpopular” this opinion really is outside cop-worshipping Reddit.

#oops didn't see this mega popular post and made my own #20k agree with you as we should!!!#justice for toph!#toph #atla

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noahmullariii · 6 days

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ngl no amount of perfectly logical arguments will ever make me believe my girl toph would become a cop. no she wouldn't.

#toph beifong #toph #atla #this is why i don't want to watch korra #this fundamental misunderstanding of your own characters in spin-offs is something i will never be okay with #let her wreak havoc for fucks sake #she deserves it!!!!#toph will stay a lawless feral gremlin till her last breath #and she will make it everyone's problem #good for her!!!#and don't even get me started on katara. i will die mad about tlok making her a designated healer. as if a huge chunk of her #atla arc wasn't about the opposite #disgraceful - to quote iroh

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noahmullariii · 8 days

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being in both atla fandom and hp one is... interesting. we talk a lot about morality in both, but it's weird because atla IS about morality - it's almost the central topic of almost every character's arc and IS undoubtedly the central topic of the overarching plot; while hp is just.... a mess of themes and plots and arcs, never making much sense. atla is so well crafted, curated, perfected to a tee. hp is stretched and morphed into something we want it to be by the fandom. of course it still blooms under our fingertips, but... it's fascinating to see the striking differences between two stories with immense potentials where one succeeded in reaching it in execution while the other didn't. so why do we - the hp fandom - still try to prove something to each other when it comes to shipping and loving certain characters? you know you can love despicable characters as much as good ones, right? the world is never black and white. stop trying to fit fictional worlds in that mold as well. they're never gonna fit.

#atla #avatar the last airbender #hp fandom #harry potter #marauders #marauders era #we all love zuko right #if you love zuko and azula you can love snape #if you love zuko and azula you can love marauders #if you love zuko and azula you can love dumbledore #complicated characters are made for love #especially if they're beyond fucked up #there's also no shame in loving canonically underdeveloped world-building ideas and relationship just so you know #give yourself a break and keep creating what you love #but stop fighting others who disagree with you. that's just mean

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noahmullariii · 8 days

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I could talk about Aang and Zuko all day. they're everything and more.

#aang #zuko #atla #best friends forever #most underrated brotp #i mean we always talk about zuko's friendship with katara and toph and even sokka before the romance (if you're down for zukka)#but aang is like... zuko's guiding light in life. even before his redemption! remember iroh saying he gives zuko hope?#this phrase can take so many shapes and forms and i love thinking about the evolution of that statement throughout zuko's story #he would die for all of the gaang by the end but he would burn the world down for this kid. no questions asked #zuko's redemption always hinged on aang first and foremost #and aang just really wanted to believe there would be one (1) firebender worth being an avatar for. he was manifesting hard #and zuko became just what he needed

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noahmullariii · 10 days

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sometimes reconciliation with your negligent and/or emotionally abusive parents is out of the question and would be the worst idea ever - I for one never plan to be buddy-buddy with my father. on the other hand, restoring my relationship with my mum brought a great deal of joy and healing to both of us after the mess of my teenage years, so I also appreciate the hopeful undertones the Chase family dynamic in canon, because sometimes second chance is the answer.

Definitely a hot take, but I kind of like the fact that Annabeth goes back to reconcile with her dad. Especially since we see a change in him in The Titans Curse where he goes into danger to help save Annabeth. He wasn't a good parent in the slightest when she needed him, when she was younger, but she went back and gave him another chance and he took that chance to try to be better for her. As someone who has a parent who wasn't the best when I was a kid, but then who became better when I got older, I appreciate that. Percy and Sally were there to show us that it's okay to not forgive abusers (shown by Sally turning Gabe into stone and them selling him), and Annabeth showed that sometimes giving parents a second chance can turn out well for the both of you.

I'll be honest, I need to reread the books because I don't remember exactly how Annabeth's relationship with her dad ended up after she gave him another chance, but I do remember her dad caring about her when Percy, Thalia, Grover and Zoë (at least I think it was all of them) went to him for help and explained what was going on in The Titan's Curse.

So yeah, I like the fact that Annabeth gave her dad another chance, and I'm glad it turned out well for her.

#annabeth chase #frederick chase #pjo

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noahmullariii · 10 days

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now that I've mentioned Remus, Sirius and Severus, I'm itching to talk about their clique in full:

Sirius is 6'3 / 191 cm (as stated above; described as tall many times and as the tallest marauder in their photo; aside from that, I need him to be exactly 10 cm taller than James for some reason)

James is 5'11 / 181 cm (described as tall and the same height as 17yo Harry at 21; and Harry isn't over 6 feet as evident from his Runcorn transformation, making his most probable height 5'11; besides I think he's the type to be totally pissed he didn't grow 2 more cm to reach 6'0 and the thought makes me chuckle)

Remus is 5'9 / 176 cm (as stated above)

Lily is 5'7.5 / 172 cm (described as having to look down on 14yo Harry, who's around 5'5 at the time)

Peter is 5'5 / 165 cm (described as a very short man barely taller than 14yo Hermione and 13yo Harry - both around 5'3 at the time; more than a head shorter than Sirius, so the 10 inches gap works)

then onto Sirius' darling relatives + their lovers:

Bellatrix is 6'1.5 / 187 cm (described as a tall woman; noticeably taller than 17yo Harry, so very tall)

Andromeda is 6'1 / 185 cm (described as having a striking resemblance to Bella, so she must be of similar height)

Regulus is 6'0.5 / 184 cm (described as smaller than Sirius, likely both in muscle and height; still tall cuz all Blacks are)

Lucius is 5'10.5 / 179 cm (not described = average; but Draco is tall, so Lucius is on the taller side of average)

Ted is 5'9 / 175 cm (not described = average)

Narcissa is 5'8 / 173 cm (as stated above; described as a tall woman; slightly shorter than average Severus; the same height as 16yo Harry - around 5'10 - though here I'm going to allow myself to speculate that Narcissa was wearing heels, otherwise Snape would have to be tall and he's not described as such)

bonus: Tonks is 5'5 / 165 cm (not described = average; her height was only ever mentioned when she went undercover as a tall woman, meaning she isn't that tall herself)

and finally golden trio and co, during and post-canon:

Ron is 6'5 / 196 cm (as stated above; was 6'4.5 / 194 cm in DH; full height at 18; grows 2 cm in a few months after the war)

Harry is 6'0.5 / 184 cm (was 5'11 / 180 cm in DH; full height at 19; love the popular headcanon of him finally surpassing James after the war - my vision is that he slowly grows just 4 extra cm in a year and a half, cuz frankly I can't imagine him reaching 6'1+)

Neville is 5'7.5 / 171 cm (full height at 17 by the beginning of DH; described as short but not very short, so I'd put him just below average; I like to think he got his last growth spurt the summer before 7th year, which Harry just didn't notice upon returning to Hogwarts, cuz Neville was still shorter than him)

Hermione is 5'5.5 / 166 cm (full height at 15 by the beginning of OOTP; only ever described as shorter than Harry and taller than Ginny, making her height pretty average; picked this specific number cuz I need Ron to be exactly 30 cm taller, it's fun)

Luna is 5'4.5 / 164 cm (full height at 15 by the beginning of HBP; taller than Ginny but otherwise not described, so she's average)

Ginny is 5'1 / 155 cm (full height at 14 by the end of OOTP; described as noticeably the smallest of the group during department fight; 16yo Harry can look over her head in the kiss scene, so she must be around 8-9 inches shorter than 5'10)

bonus: Draco is 6'1 / 186 cm (full height at 17 by the time of Easter hols in DH; described as slightly taller than 17yo Harry and 6 cm seems fair to me; even without growing after the war remains technically taller than grown Harry, but it's only noticeable cuz he has perfect posture while Harry doesn't)

also Dumbledore is 6'7 / 201 cm (described as taller than every Inferius in HBP and taller than everybody at the Ministry in OOTP)

the main reason I'm an average height Remus truther - aside from this little fact being canon - is simple:

the only "tall, thin and gangling, with big hands and feet, and a long nose" character I advocate for is Ronald Weasley who deserves to tower over each and every authority figure he encounters.

so by 3rd year Ron is 5'11 / 180 cm which is ridiculously tall for a 13 year old boy and makes him slightly taller than all his Professors:

btw UK average adult heights are 5'4-5'6 for women and 5'8-5'10 for men

5'10 / 178 cm McGonagall (described as a tall woman)

5'9.5 / 177 cm Snape (rather shorter than Sirius; slightly taller than Narcissa, who's exactly 5'8 / 173 cm for me)

5'9 / 176 cm Lupin (not described = average)

5'8 / 172 cm Filch (not described = average; not a Prof but Staff)

5'7 / 170 cm Sinistra (not described, but she was on the taller side in the movies so I'll give her that. shorter than Minerva still)

5'6 / 167 cm Trelawney (not described = average)

5'1 / 154 cm Sprout (describes as a squat little woman)

4'5 / 134 cm Flitwick (described as tiny but has distant goblin ancestry so I see him as being 5 inches taller than average goblin)

Dumbledore doesn't count cuz Ron barely stands next to the man and I reckon it's pretty hard to grow over 2 meters at 13. Hagrid is irrelevant cuz half-giant.

then Ron gets kidnapped by the first adult that year who looms over him at 6'3 / 191 cm - no wonder Sirius is terrifying, being that tall.

by the time Sirius dies Ron only grows to 6'2.5 / 189 cm so he never gets to be taller than him... shit now I'm making myself sad.

anyway, when he's done growing Ron is 6'5 / 196 cm, making him the tallest Weasley and probably the tallest man in any room ever.

#oh how i love me some numbers #marauders #golden trio #the black family #tall sirius black

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noahmullariii · 13 days

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I have been humbled by a wonderful conversation in the reblogs, please read them all if you see this post after the fact!

and to all Albus fans - yes the original post comes across as anti Dumbledore, I'm sorry for not realising it and omitting the proper tag.

do I believe any character's trust in Dumbledore could potentially be broken? yes. have I ever seen anybody write it in ways that make sense for those characters' unique perspectives and personalities? no.

and a lot of times it's still compelling as hell when the most devoted characters start seeing cracks early or when they fight for something else in the first place, not regarding Dumbledore as their guiding light at all. it turns those characters into different people though.

but what strikes me more is the immediate shift of the atmosphere of the first war and everything that happens throughout.

because when I think about the first Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore, my first association is, surprisingly, cult of personality. USSR cults, specifically. they were sort of unique, initially crafted to give more power to the Party instead of the Leader.

Order is similar, in a way. on the surface it's just resistance. an organised war effort. a mishmash of people from different backgrounds uniting to fight for personal reasons. James fights for the greater good and his righteous ideals. and James fights for Lily. Lily fights for herself and those marginalised like her. and Lily fights for her muggle family. Sirius doesn't fight for, but against - against his blood family, against Slytherins, against everybody like them. and Sirius fights with James. those 3 are simple. what about others?

Remus doesn't fight for or against. Remus fights with Dumbledore. because Remus' world revolves around Dumbledore and when he says "go die in a war" - Remus goes, no questions asked. he owes Dumbledore that much. Peter doesn't fight for or against. Peter fights with Dumbledore. because Peter wants to be safe and Peter wants to win. Dumbledore promises a win. Peter believes him until he doesn't.

but James also fights with Dumbledore. because Dumbledore is the greater good personified and shares James' righteous ideals. Lily also fights with Dumbledore. because Dumbledore fights for marginalised the loudest. Sirius also fights with Dumbledore. because Dumbledore fights against everybody who's like Sirius' family.

Dumbledore, Dumbledore, Dumbledore. the centre of it all, the bonfire of hope, the beacon of light, the daimon of good. Order is Dumbledore, first and foremost - not Moody, Alice, Frank, Dorcas, Marlene, Prewetts, Caradoc, James, Lily, Sirius, Remus or Peter. not any of the others. it's Albus Dumbledore and the blind, the devoted.

it doesn't fall apart until it's too late. it's only Sirius who gets a chance to notice but he promptly denies it, locked up in a cell for 12 years, carefully tucked away by Dumbledore. he trusts Dumbledore.

he trusts Dumbledore when he escapes, he trusts Dumbledore with Harry, he trusts Dumbledore when he tells Sirius to hide at Lupin's, he trusts Dumbledore when he locks Sirius up in his childhood house of terrors, he trusts Dumbledore when he assembles second Order. he joins Dumbledore, he fights with Dumbledore again, even locked up and angry, and the only time he doesn't trust Dumbledore with either Harry or himself he goes, and fights for Harry, and dies.

others are dead, or tortured, or new, or Remus. Remus who is the blindest and the most devoted. Remus who owes Dumbledore, believes that he owes Dumbledore everything and more. the new don't know any better yet, but Remus does and ignores it. he trusts Dumbledore. trusts him with Harry, and with Sirius, and with himself.

Remus joins Dumbledore, fights with Dumbledore again. sees Dumbledore destroy Sirius - looks the other way, sees Dumbledore destroy himself - deifies him even more in his death, sees Dumbledore's ghost destroy Harry - wants to join him to be destroyed too. because there's nothing left - Dumbledore gifted him his heart at 11, and it died piece by piece in the span of 16 years, and then Dumbledore dies himself, and he can't gift Remus another heart, another life. so Remus blinds himself some more, fights with Dumbledore's ghost and dies. probably for Dumbledore too.

and if all of that can happen when a small group of people simply trusts one mortal man, it's going to take a lot more than a wayward thought in one of those devoted heads to see the cracks. it's going to take a lot of thoughts, a lot of heads, a lot of cracks. a lot of discussions and a fair share of arm-twisting and change of faith. it surely must be a group effort in one way or another, preferably with the help of those who aren't as devoted. if there are any.

because as lovely and as gratifying as it is to read about Remus or Sirius or even Minerva blowing up at Albus - if you don't write them getting to that point after deconstructing their prior canon beliefs... then those characters aren't really Remus, Sirius or Minerva. especially not Remus who was always the most devoted of them all.

#albus dumbledore #order of the phoenix #remus lupin #harry james potter #this account isn't anti dumbledore #but the original post unfortunately is #i actually love the man a lot

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noahmullariii · 13 days

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our fandom is definitely... something lately. I try staying on the roughly canon-compliant outskirts of it, but it's still hard to constantly keep a cool head and see those characters for who they are canonically, what with so much fanon content being pushed forward as "superior" to canon. it's tiring on a good day, so it must be a blessing to not like any of them enough to engage with their fandom. I envy you a little :)

canon Remus has always been a fascinating specimen to me and his relationship with Dumbledore is actually one of my favourite things about him. the idea for my original post was initially to discuss how wildly out of character it is for him to suddenly hate Albus and blame him for anything ever (in fics I've stumbled upon recently), as well as his motivation for joining the Order cuz I love it lots; but it got out of hand and turned into... that.

cuz as much as I enjoyed talking about Remus & Albus throughout this thread (also thank you for prompting me to dive deeper into them in reblogs; the original post is barely cohesive omg), I definitely went into hating Albus territory while mentioning his relationships with some other characters. that was uncalled for, so thank you a lot for this conversation. it very much rings like an anti post now that I think about it. I'll be choosing my words more carefully next time... thank you for making me see reason, truly. and glad you got something out of it as well :)