like guys how big is even a cupboard under the stairs?
did harry even have a proper bed or was it like a camping cot?
and was he even able to fully stretch out when he slept?
did they still keep cleaning stuff in there?
like harry james potter i love you ok
And also: Like at what age was he put into the broom cupboard? And when did they put the lock on? I don’t fucking understand. Cupboard sounds all nice but, you know, He lived in a fucking closet. With a lock on it.
He wore clothes three sizes too big and held up his trousers with a string.
Everything he owns at age eleven, including his new school things and excluding Hedwig, fits neatly one trunk.
The only effort made specifically for his care (not leftover from Dudley) were his glasses, which were left is constant disrepair.
He was deliberately fed less than the rest of the family, and was quite “small for his age” (malnourished).
His birthday and Christmas ‘presents’ were worthless items like a clothes hanger or one used adult-sized sock, only given to him so the adults could tell themselves they were not cruel. (We gave him a present! We’ve done our job!)
At night he was locked in a tiny, bug infested space in a house that had four bedrooms and a sofa.
Harry Potter was a victim of child abuse. When people accuse him of being “emo” I’m like, “He’s probably clinically depressed, you dumbnuts!” Even without all the angst during the Hogwarts years, Harry could very well develop Complex-PTSD once you include that.
yes this is what i’ve been thinking about all morning.
live i’ve spoken about the dursley’s treatment of him before so i won’t reiterate all that but
the abuse against him was trifold..
he was neglected-a form of child abuse.
he was emotionally abused-a form of child abuse.
he was physically assaulted-a form of child abuse.
anyone who says a word against harry’s emotional state can kiss it b/c no. he endured more in eleven years that most people have to deal with in the entirety of their lives.
and this is before the really, truly horrifying things happen. or at least, other things happen to him that are so horrific that it makes his abusive, tormenting childhood seem like nothing, so his childhood gets little to no airplay.
but these are his formative years, when his personality is being developed, when he’s learning how to act and how to be. and he overcame it, yes but it was just one more thing in a VERY LONG LIST of things he had to overcome.
It’s deciding where to die and deciding where to fight, Deny, deny, denial. I wanted to be a better brother, better son, Wanted to be a better adversary to the evil I have done, I have none to show to the one I love, But deny, deny, denial
The Harry Potter project continues! Did you notice that Tom Riddle’s diary is in there three times? (technically three and a half…) I thought it was appropriate X3
For every book, I’m going to draw the most important supporting characters, staying as true to the books’ descriptions as possible (with a mix of my own vision). I’m leaving out the trio on purpose, because I feel that everyone should have their own idea of what they look like and I’d like to keep it that way. Every character is accompanied by a set of items that are important to them in this specific book.
♚ i face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. r. a. b.
↳ endless list of favorite characters [3/?]: regulus arcturus black.
Dumbledore: I am pleased to announce that this year Hogwarts’ casualty rates are at an all time low.
[cheers from the students]
Dumbledore: Still the highest of any other school but we’re working on that.
draco malfoy coming to eighth year with messy sky blue hair and ripped skinny jeans and tattoos of flowers all over his arms n whenever harry sees him he st a r ts disi n t e r gr at ing
Ok but now I have the most lovely image of Draco getting a garden of Narcissus flowers tattooed around his dark mark because he can’t remove it or cover it but he can remember the love of his mother that helped to saved him.
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