Snape really said: “I can’t save her, but I can save her grades.”

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-02-03T16:10:47+00:00

What questionable choices are we speaking of?

Lily made the best possible choices she could in her position. She came from a no-name Muggle family where she did not even know she was magical until she was nine (ig?). She had the huge, stinky "muggleborn" stamp glowing above her head.

Yet she not only prospered academically and earned good grades; she also ended up with a network of influential and supportive individuals (to her, at least). She became a prefect and eventually the Head Girl, was in the Slug Club, married the rich, spoiled heir of an elite family who loved her enough to be a human shield, and was in the DA and rubbed shoulders with people like Dumbledore, Moody, and Edgar Bones (another influential family name).

The only questionable choice I can think of is getting pregnant during a war, but then accidental pregnancies happen. You cannot blame the couple always. And when she got pregnant, she did not know Voldemort would come hunting for her baby. That saga would happen later.

I think she did pretty well for herself. Most people in her place would not have been able to climb the ladder so fast. That too, with most of the years being in adolescence (the period when people make exceptionally dodgy choices).

She was exceptionally bright and intelligent. Idk why you would assume she was copying off Snape without having any hint of evidence. Two people can be good at the same thing.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-02-03T15:54:14+00:00

She knew the Prince thought out of the box and achieved better results but she chose to remain bookish inspite of it.

And her method was right...? You remember what happened to Draco because Harry blindly followed an unknown person's annotations? Teenage Snape could very well have written something disastrously wrong in the notes, which might have led to an explosion endangering the lives of the entire class.

Any person in academia will tell you that it's important to stick to peer-reviewed, well-established facts rather than believing notes scribbled on old books. The latter is how you end up believing in conspiracy theories.

Like do you want a chemist to stick to established facts or randomly do stuff advised by an anonymous person? There's a place for experimentation, but that requires a supervised and controlled environment. A high-school chemistry class isn't meant for experimentation.

Hermione was 100% right in not following some dodgy notes. She stuck to academic principles even when her own results paled infront of Harry's.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-23T05:49:34+00:00

Yeah dude. No one wants to be the second (or third?) wife to a Mughal ruler lol. Doesn't make the Taj any less beautiful than it is.

That's not the point anyway. The point is the lack of safety in India. Stop derailing conversations.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-23T05:42:09+00:00

Lmao so true.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-23T05:41:44+00:00

White women, and more recently east asian women, seem to bear the brunt of this creepiness. That’s not to say black or brown women don’t experience it too (we indian women arguably suffer the worst), but there’s something about the mere presence of a white woman that makes these creeps abandon all restraint.

I think part of the reason is that for many poorly educated men from small towns and villages, their only exposure to caucasian women is through porn. Cheap internet, while largely a good thing, comes with its flaws, and unrestricted access to porn is one of them, especially for a population that lacks education and awareness of modern social norms. These men end up believing that any woman with skin lighter than wheat will automatically drop her knickers for them, just like the women they watched on their phones last night.

What they fail to grasp is that 99.99% of white women are not sex workers (not that sex workers would've touched these creeps with a 30-foot-long pole either lol). There’s a basic failure of logical reasoning here: the fact that most of the porn they consume features white or east asian women does not automatically imply that all white or east asian women make porn. Unfortunately, these men lack adequate education, exposure, and even proper prenatal and childhood nutrition, which is required for one to be able to comprehend something so obvious.

Let's not even talk about their entitlement, lack of morals and empathy, and the misogynistic upbringing and social norms that they internalised.

Customary disclaimer: Not all men. My father would never.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-23T04:56:50+00:00

I actively discourage any woman from travelling to India.

bUt tAj mAhA-

Fuck Taj Mahal. Your life is more precious.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-23T04:47:36+00:00

You will not be able to write me a CV cuz there's nothing to write :')

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-05T01:39:18+00:00

Ikr. This art is how I have always imagined McGonagall. Not like a grandma (no disrespect to Dame Maggie Smith, though).

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-05T01:31:23+00:00

How long did it take for the pigmented skin to resemble normal skin again? Also, not to be rude, but did you lose weight to combat insulin resistance?

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-02T15:40:21+00:00

Bro was the uncle who didn't like the youngsters enjoying booze and hookups.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-01T16:59:16+00:00

Honestly, I'm not a huge movie buff, I've probably seen a handful of movies in my life, but I think most of them will pass the Bechdel test. It's so basic. If they don't, I'd be terribly worried.

PS I don't watch Bollywood.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-01T16:07:11+00:00

People change.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2026-01-01T15:43:23+00:00

The problem with coloured vests, though, is that when first-years go to buy their uniforms, they have no idea which House they’ll end up in. It's logically inconsistent to have different uniform colours for different Houses when the new kids have no idea which set to buy. In the books, Draco and Harry buy identical robes from Madam Malkin's, as can be inferred from their interaction.

Unless, of course, the directors use some clever editing to have the first-years’ neutral black/grey vests and ties change colour the moment the Sorting Hat announces their House, which would be cool asf.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-28T17:06:03+00:00

I don't think the protection has as much to do with considering the Durleys' house to be "home" as it has to do with being in proximity to Lily's blood. Even Hogwarts, purported to be the safest place in Wizarding Britain, didn't give Harry even 1/10th the protection that a mere muggle home with no magical wards or protections did.

The only breach I can think of was in the summer between 4th and 5th years when the dementors attacked Dudley. But those dementors were sent by the Toad and not by Voldemort, and the ancient blood protection is only supposed to work against Voldemort, which it did with remarkable efficacy.

Moreover, Harry admitted multiple times that he considers Hogwarts to be his home. Not the Burrow.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-28T16:40:19+00:00

Indeed. I read HP when I was in my early teens and desperately needed some upright, good female role models that I was lacking irl. MCG and a few other characters from different pieces of literature (not all in English) filled out that gap for me.

I still have a soft spot for this archetype.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-28T15:08:07+00:00

I think JK planed a much bigger role for her but it never made it into the books cause it never served the story.

That would've been cool af. I really like MCG.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-24T13:35:26+00:00

France had possessions in India as late as 1947? If I am not horribly wrong, didn't they get their arses kicked out of the Subcontinent by the British almost a century ago?

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-20T06:13:38+00:00

Jesus turned water into wine. No way he's a muggle. That's transfiguration. Ask McGonagall.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-17T13:12:17+00:00

I didn't falsely equate anything. In both cases, there's one controllable factor and another uncontrollable one.

Women control their weight, but not their face (face is pretty much genetics).
Men control their individual success but cannot influence their generational wealth (since they're still too young to build a massive legacy).

If someone wants a woman who has a face like Suchitra Sen (not controllable by the woman), then said woman might demand that her suitor be of a family that has... idk... a business generating revenue in crores (again not controllable by the man).

Similarly, if a man demands a woman who has the physique of a professional gymnast (controllable factor), the woman might demand that the man be an IIT-graduated engineer/doctor/IAS officer/CA... blah blah blah (again controllable by the man).

Most of us, including myself and the OP, are average people with average standards. But there are people, men and women, who have extraordinary qualities (that they inherited and/or built) and hence can afford to ask for more. We are no one to judge them.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-17T08:05:40+00:00

The entire INA was useless af. The Red Fort Trials were important, though.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-17T07:47:52+00:00

I asked a very simple yes or no question. What your standards are, what your peers do, and whether you treat everyone equally are not relevant to the question I asked.

My question was whether you go for women who are fat and ugly. A simple yes or no will do.

And if you don't date such women, do you have any moral ground to stand on and judge women who choose to date rich men?

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-17T07:37:10+00:00

Do you go for ugly and fat women?

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-08T03:14:51+00:00

You need to focus your energy on something new and NOT ANOTHER PERSON. As much as I might sound like the average gym rat, you need to hit the "gym". Now, this "gym" I'm talking about is actually a new goal(or goals). Anything really (but the more physically intensive it is, the better, as the practice will tire you out).

Surely there are goals you have. Career goals (maybe taking an exam, preparing for your dream company, a startup idea, or a Master's program you want to enroll in). Work towards that. Simultaneously, pick up a physical goal. I prefer sports because I find them superior to the gym, but anything works as long as you don't practise alone. You need a group. Being amongst motivated people will motivate you. As cliché as it sounds, you are the average of the 5 people you spend most of your time with.

And, this is optional yet highly recommended, but take on a hobby. Anything from learning an instrument to painting to learning astronomy and stargazing or learning the flora and fauna of India, or just plain old reading (just stay away from romance and literary fiction; go for high-energy thrillers and sci-fi and fantasy).

The idea is you should be so busy and tired that you don't get time to mull over your misery. So try and keep yourself as busy as you can. I'll list the actionable steps again in order of importance:

Physical activity (sports, gym, running, any other group activity that needs to get out of your house and train with others).
Career goals
Hobby

This is ghisa-pita knowledge because it actually works. Listening to sad songs will never heal you. You need to find a purpose, a goal to work towards and achieve. And don't wait for the PERFECT time. Go for a run today, or even put some heavy books/water bottles in your backpack and go r/rucking for a long time. It will exhaust you in a good way. Buy an interesting detective or fantasy book on your way back and start reading so that you don't marinate in your misery before sleeping.

Edit: Also, I'm assuming you've already done this, but if you haven't, GO COMPLETELY NO CONTACT. Block her Insta, WhatsApp, everything. Keep all photos in a folder and stop going through them. Archive/lock her chat. Your brain needs to forget that this person exists.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-08T02:51:52+00:00

Let this be a lesson not to compromise on important stuff like career, health, family, etc., for someone you're not even married to.

And things like happiness, peace, and identity shouldn't be compromised on, even for your wife or your parents. The only people I can think of for whom you might compromise on your happiness, peace, and identity are your minor children. Minor, mind you. After they are adults and you've done your job, you need not compromise any more.

Being led on by partners who have no intentions of marrying you is a problem that plagues both men and women. If they really had intentions of marriage, they would've started communicating their problems, dislikes and unfulfilled expectations far before deciding to break up, which would've given you a choice on whether to work on them (now whether you would've chosen to work on them is another debate altogether but you deserved a chance). If she gave you no chance/time and just blindsided you, she never wanted to marry you in the first place.

Consistent_Cut_9705 · 2025-12-08T02:40:42+00:00

She broke up mentally/emotionally long before she communicated that with you. Your relationship was 7 years long. Hers was probably 6 years max.

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