firewhiskymoony:

alrightevans:

So Remus’s wand was made of Cypress wood, which is associated with Valour and Nobility. From Pottermore:

 ‘The great medieval wandmaker, Geraint Ollivander, wrote that he was always honoured to match a cypress wand, for he knew he was meeting a witch or wizard who would die a heroic death.’

This, of course, was proved true, as Remus died fighting to make a the world a better place for his son.

But thats not all. 

Cypress is the name given to many plants that are a part of the Cyparissus family, and it is symbolic of mourning. In greek mythology, Cyparissus was a boy who was so filled with grief that it transformed him into into a Cypress tree. 

But what was he mourning?

He accidentally killed his closest companion, which just so happened to be a stag. 

(x) 

This is exactly what I want in my blog.

As a student of Latin and ancient Greek I assure you that behind every name,place and little detail there’s a whole world,some practical and easy examples:

Sibylla Cooman,you know?Well,in ancient Rome there were priestesses called ‘Sibille’ specialized in prophecies and one of the most famous and venerated was the one of ‘Cuma’ which is a real city near Naples.

This is one of the million reasons why I love jkr.

lizziebennetnotinjapan:

Fake Facebook Profiles

((Hey. So, unfortunately when I was on Facebook last night I found something that made me extremely uncomfortable and pissed off.

Someone, who I am certain is a part of this community, has created a number of fake accounts for people who are well known on here.

This person then added made-up information or looked up personal information, then lifted pictures from our personal accounts on tumblr, Instagram and Facebook to include in the fake profiles.

Just doing this would be bad enough, but for some reason they also decided to include Jess’ family in this, which just takes it so far beyond inappropriate that I am genuinely baffled.

It would appear as though this whole thing was based around making it look like someone (my guess being the creator of the accounts) was dating Jess. They had relationship-linked the accounts for me and TT, KP and Andy, and then also someone unrelated to us (themselves imo) and Jess. And then used the other accounts – including Jess’ family – to like and comment on pictures, and the change in ‘their’ relationship status.

I am honestly in disbelief that this is a thing that has happened.

For people in this community, Facebook has always been a private space. This goes so far beyond the line. Especially on Facebook, which is a platform often used, for example, by employers to look at prospective employees, etc.

Just because someone is well known and shares parts (note parts) of their life online, does not give you leave to treat them like fucking Sims. You are not entitled to our information or relationships and this is completely taking the piss.

To take our pictures and mess around with our personal details and relationships for your own amusement or satisfaction or whatever completely without permission is quite frankly invasive and creepy.

The fake pages have been reported and most of them already taken down, but if this was you please delete them all immediately.

You have made everyone involved very uncomfortable, congrats.))

silentauroriamthereal:

crustysvm:

witchfromthemidwest:

I CLAIM THAT SHIT

AMEN

Can’t afford not to reblog this. Hope it works for all of us!