these could probably use more tweaking but it’s hard enough coloring with a broken tablet, i probably shouldn’t overdo it.

(oh and thanks, becauseihavefairyissues​, for that headcanon of lily luna!!)

The Weasleys taking a stroll through the snow. Well, except for Charlie — he’s holding on for dear life! (x)

this means so much to me. so much

no this is so important because Molly Weasley is actually perfect she knew that Ron always felt like one of the pack and never had anything new and he got a brand new watch when he came of age but ALL HARRY WANTED WAS TO BE A PART OF A FAMILY AND HAVE THE HISTORY HE NEVER HAD AND HE GOT AN HEIRLOOM WATCH AND I JUST CAN’T DEAL WITH MOLLY WEASLEY OR HARRY OR ANYONE JESUS EVERLOVING CHRIST

make me choose ↳  rc-8015 asked: the burrow or grimmauld place

Ginny Weasley: A Little Nerve, A Little Talent

Let’s talk about Ginny Weasley.

It’s a Weasley extravaganza all up in this blog now, folks. I love me some Weasleys. And I especially love me some Ginny.

Ginny gets some hate from time to time, and for the life of me, I can not figure out why. She’s badass. She’s strong, she’s in control, and most of all, she’s kind. 

For anyone who’s not familiar with the website tvtropes.org, I strongly suggest you check it out. It’s like a lit nerd’s dream. For this article, i want to examine Ginny in tropes. There are a few tropes that I think sum up Ginny and ought to convert anybody who isn’t a fan. They are: Fiery Redhead, Broken Bird, and Action Girl, which I think in Ginny’s case is a natural progression of the first two tropes. 

Fiery Redhead is pretty much Ginny’s default state. She’s got confidence, she has opinions, and she has pluck. Please, feel free to ignore how she’s presented in the first few books, because they are, of course, from Harry’s point of view, and Ginny’s meek demeanor in his presence is clearly supposed to be the exception, not the rule. She was, after all, breaking into the family broomshed to teach herself flying from the age of six. She wasn’t letting her big brothers tell her what she could and couldn’t do.

Broken Bird is a trope in which a female character goes through something traumatic, and deals with that trauma by becoming as kickass as possible. Ginny, it is easy to forget, partially because she handles it so well, was possessed by Tom Riddle. She was violated to her core by the greatest Dark wizard of the time at the age of eleven, and she came out of it as headstrong as ever. Ginny didn’t let that slow her down. She transcended that experience, and she made a name for herself inside Hogwarts and out of it. She became one of the most popular girls in school, not only for her beauty, but for her magical prowess (think the Bat Bogey Hex) and her kindness. Ginny knows what it feels like to be an outsider, after all, she was the only girl among so many boys, so she doesn’t stand for anyone letting anyone feel excluded. She sticks up for the bullied. Don’t you dare call Luna “Looney” in front of her. She acts decisively when someone is being rude. Just ask Zachariah Smith and the head injury he surely received when she purposely smashed her broom into the commentator’s box.

And, of course, Action Girl. This is a trope for any female character who isn’t afraid to put up a fight, and not only that, is good at it. We’ve talked about how Ginny has power, despite her size, but let’s talk about her Gryffindor bravery. In her fourth year, Ginny is one of the few who volunteer to fight at the Ministry, but her older friends try to keep her out of it. She’s too young, they insist. But Ginny knows that’s unfair and illogical. Ron and his friends have been fighting evil since their first year, and how dare they shelter her now. When Harry and the rest of the trio are gone in her fifth year, Ginny, Neville and Luna take charge of the DA, in secret, in a far more dangerous climate than even when Umbridge was around. She leads a risky expedition to try and steal the sword of Gryffindor. This is some covert, underground rebellion stuff. 

And when her mother, bless her heart, tries to convince Ginny to stay in the Room of Requirement during the final battle, Ginny isn’t putting up with that. She runs away from safety at the first chance she gets, and she goes up against the most batshit crazy of Voldemort’s followers, because that’s what Gryffindors do. 

In conclusion, if you hate Ginny Weasley, you have no soul. ( I kid, I kid. You are entitled to your own opinion, I’m just giving you serious side-eye.)

And if you call Ginny “The Girl Who Waited”, just know that you are seriously off the mark, even if you mean it as a compliment. Ginny Weasley isn’t the Girl Who Waited. She’s the Girl Who Refused to Wait.

"The thing about growing up with Fred and George…is that you sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.”

→ parallel: rivalry between two families/houses in fiction

If you’re not in Gryffindor we’ll disinherit you, but no pressure.