TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) So I started reading a Pottermore article on Remus Lupin, hoping to figure out what his Patronus was, and it wound up being quite enlightening. Apparently, his father, Lyall Lupin, was an expert on creatures like boggarts and poltergeists, conscripted by the Ministry during Voldemort's first rise to power. And then I came across this bit: It was here that Lyall came face-to-face with a werewolf called Fenrir Greyback, who had been brought in for questioning about the death of two Muggle children.The Werewolf Registry was badly maintained. Werewolves were so shunned by wizarding society that they generally avoided contact with other people; they lived in self-described ‘packs’ and did all they could to avoid being registered. Greyback, whom the Ministry did not know to be a werewolf, claimed to be nothing more than a Muggle tramp who was utterly amazed at finding himself in a room full of wizards, and horrified by the talk about the poor, dead children. Greyback’s filthy clothing and lack of wand were sufficient to persuade two overworked and ignorant members of the questioning committee that he was telling the truth, but Lyall Lupin was not so easily fooled. He recognised certain telltale signs in Greyback’s appearance and behaviour and told the committee that Greyback ought to be kept in detention until the next full moon, a mere twenty-four hours later. Greyback sat in silence while Lyall was laughed at by his fellow committee members (‘Lyall, you just stick to Welsh Boggarts, that’s what you’re good at’). BY THE GREAT NOODLY ONE'S WAGGLY APPENDAGE, WHAT KIND OF MORONS DOES THE MINISTRY HIRE? LYALL LUPIN WAS AN EXPERT, EVEN IF WEREWOLVES WEREN'T HIS SPECIALTY, FOR THE LOVE OF MERLIN, AND YOU LAUGHED AT HIM???? YOU WOULDN'T EVEN DETAIN THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MURDERER FOR A MEASLY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS???? WHAT THE STORMS? DEAR SALAZAR, IT'S NO WONDER VOLDEMORT BEAT YOU SO EASILY! *deep breath* With all the incompetence from the Ministry of Magic, I think I know what my Patronus would be. Yep. Ron Swanson is my Patronus. Edited January 1, 2016 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 7
Zathoth Posted January 1, 2016 Author Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Noooo! Don't even speak of our horrible so-called standard system! Down that path lies evil. I'm telling this to the wrong person, aren't I? Now I kind of want a horror story based on the standard system. I have never fought the evils of the standard system XD I am the wrong person to write this, you do it. She tries to. But, uhh... girls aren't grody. Nope nope. Well... Im sure they could convince you otherwise... Anyway, sure, life is good. The future is pretty good so far. I don't know, while that system is inferior to the metric system it is kinda OK on itself. Degrees Fahrenreich(sp?) are a complete nightmare though. I mean, he based it on the temperatures of his sick wife and an unusualy cold day. So that's what it is based on, Celsius is the freezing and boiling temperatures of water, but I never knew what Fahrenheit was based on XD Now I know... EDIT: XD Ron Swanson is a great Patronus. Mine would probably be a cat, as boring as that is. Edited January 1, 2016 by Morzathoth
DreamEternal Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) I don't think I'd be able to cast a decent Patronus. Finding a particular happy memory, of the kind that fills me with hope is not something I think I can do. That doens't mean that I've never been happy, it is just that I lack those special moments. If I had to describe my life, I'd say I have tasted some of the dark things in life, but had a generaly good road and believe the truly good and bad things are still coming. Edited January 1, 2016 by DreamEternal
DreamEternal Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Wow, that was a weird dream. Did I actually dream it, or... did I dream it? Brain, what the heck?! Storms, that sounds like me when I am unsure if I woke up or am dreaming that I woke up. It is generaly the latter, except when I just had a nightmare and suspect it isn't quite over yet.Also, I hate false recurring dreams, making me doubt my memory. Edited January 1, 2016 by DreamEternal 2
Stormgate he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 The other night, I had a dream where I was on this sort of spaceship caravan thing, and there was a disease where, unless precautions were taken, would turn you into Darth Vader. You had to cover yourself in oil and stuff before you went to sleep to prevent it. The subject of the Force never came up, although the origins of this disease were eventually linked to an explosion. 5
Mashadar Mistborn he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 The other night, I had a dream where I was on this sort of spaceship caravan thing, and there was a disease where, unless precautions were taken, would turn you into Darth Vader. You had to cover yourself in oil and stuff before you went to sleep to prevent it. The subject of the Force never came up, although the origins of this disease were eventually linked to an explosion. Okay... Dreams are weird. http://xkcd.com/203/ 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 The other night, I had a dream where I was on this sort of spaceship caravan thing, and there was a disease where, unless precautions were taken, would turn you into Darth Vader. You had to cover yourself in oil and stuff before you went to sleep to prevent it. The subject of the Force never came up, although the origins of this disease were eventually linked to an explosion. Did any Vader every ask "Are you my sonny?"? 5
DreamEternal Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 So, it is officialy 2016 here were I live.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 It's a while till midnight here, but I'm ringing in the new year with a little Star Wars. GAHHHHH THE FANTASTIC BEASTS TRAILER LOOKS SO GOOOOD 1
Young Bard he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) It's a while till midnight here, but I'm ringing in the new year with a little Star Wars. Ringing in the new year? So, you're videocalling 2016 with The Phantom Menace? Don't expect 2016 to like you very much... Edited January 1, 2016 by The Young Bard
The Honor Spren she/her Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) On the subject of Patronuses, I would want mine to be a Victoria Crowned Pigeon, but probably not. Edited January 1, 2016 by The Honor Spren 4
Mestiv he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 On this new year, I bless you all with another picture of one of my cats 6
Young Bard he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Is it just me, or does that cat look like it has a nefarious plot that it's about to unleash? I will catch... ALL of the mice. And you can't stop me. Ha... ha... ha. Edited January 1, 2016 by The Young Bard 3
SmurfAquamarineBodies he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) This new year has started out pretty meh as I have been hungover the whole day. Shots are bad and they should feel bad. Though I did manage to create a starting point for a species so that was fun. Now I just need to remember where stupid piece of paper is. Edited January 1, 2016 by SmurfAquamarineBodies 1
Mestiv he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 The said cat is sitting just right in front of me, reading your posts. Young Bard, I'm afraid you're on her list now... 1
Young Bard he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) The said cat is sitting just right in front of me, reading your posts. Young Bard, I'm afraid you're on her list now... Cat: This is not the cat you are looking for. Me: This is not the cat I'm looking for. Cat: Move along. Me: Move along. *walks into a wall, slightly dazed* On a separate note, we appear to have a few elderly people among us. Look at the birthday column. I dare you. Edited January 1, 2016 by The Young Bard
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 ....okay, The Force Awakens was awesome. Ten out of ten pugs. I won't be calling the director Jar-Jar Abrams anytime soon. 5
Stormgate he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Did any Vader every ask "Are you my sonny?"? I'm sorry, no.
Silverblade5 he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Mine would probably be a certain gray pony some of you might know 1
Mashadar Mistborn he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Ninja'd by Slowswift, But HAPPY NEW YEAR'S!!!! Mine has four exclamation points, so it's clearly better. 4
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Watching The Martian. So tired. Movie so good. Happy new year. 2
+Slowswift Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Watching The Martian. So tired. Movie so good. Happy new year. Love that movie! Go get some Z's and happy New Year to you to!
Mistrunner Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Happy new year! (Where did 2015 go... Naw, it ain't 2016 yet, everyone's just joshin'...) Celebrate! Being a Mormon, instead of champagne we had sparkling cider that was 75¢ at the commissary. Oh yeah.
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