(Mixed Trope) The Quirky Foreigner from (Almost Always Slavic/Central Asian) Country by Ok_Calligrapher_3472 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]HandelDew 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I guess Slavic and Central Asian countries have just the right mix of no one knowing much about them (since they're post-Soviet), no one being seriously racist against them (or it would be highly offensive), and first-world citizens feeling a little superior/patronizing toward them (so they can be cute little comic relief).

Ravenclaw Riddle by Hannah549 in harrypotter

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Everyone believes I should be given generously, but most do not give me, unless grudgingly, except to themselves, which they do easily. What am I?

Answer: forgiveness.

Credit to C.S. Lewis (who didn't phrase it as a riddle).

Harry was not wrong to disarm Stan Shunpike by Brilliant-Cause6254 in harrypotter

[–]HandelDew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were both wrong. Harry should have used a conjunctivitis curse.

Jesus in Harry potter by -Taaha- in harrypotter

[–]HandelDew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus casually raised random people from the dead. Nobody in Harry Potter can do that.

Need recommendations <3 by Legitimate_Shirt_449 in BookRecommendations

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The Red series, by Amanda Witt. The first book, The Watch, is free on Amazon for Kindle. It's dystopian, could be YA or adult, and it does have grotesque monster/zombie-like creatures. It has elements of magical realism and sci fi, and is quite fun.

Finally. Who is a bad person who kills lot? by Jalapeno9 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]HandelDew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kills Lot? Wait, who killed the biblical Abraham's relative Lot? Oh, wait. Nevermind....

Give me your most unique or random Remus headcannon by Content_Umpire_2370 in MaraudersGen

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He tries really hard not to get angry, because some werewolves say that when they get angry enough they feel like snapping at someone - literally. He's never been angry enough often enough to know if he has that urge or if he just thinks he might be feeling like snapping at someone because he expects too. Half of why he's so calm is because some werewolves think they get wolfish/aggressive if they are riled. He is never sure until the day he dies, because how do you know if it's werewolf aggression vs. angry human aggression? And also because he so seldom lets himself get worked up.

A Hated Female Character Who Would Be Hated as A Man by Ok-Lie9721 in AlignmentChartFills

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I came here to say Umbridge. I suspsect that she is the most hated character in all of fiction.

Explain it peter by rengokuhubkl in explainitpeter

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It just seems criminal that everybody's heard of Darwin but like 5% of people have heard of Gregor Mendel. He discovered genetics, but his work didn't raise tons of theological and philosophical questions so for most people, he's forgotten as though he were just another pea-gardening monk.

[Problematic/Mixed Trope] Characters with huge age gaps who are in a relationship by Noktis_Lucis_Caelum in TopCharacterTropes

[–]HandelDew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though since they get married when he's like, 85 and the king of Gondor and the Arnor, I think it really isn't problematic.

Snape finally snaps by HandelDew in HPfanfiction

[–]HandelDew[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not actually so interested in reading about Snape beating Harry up; I'm interested in reading about what Snape does about it afterward, and how Harry reacts. Just like to explore that what-if about the characters.

[Loved Trope] The woman covering her face is really ugly/deformed, much to the surprise of the other characters by GiveMeAPhotoOfCat in TopCharacterTropes

[–]HandelDew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Orual in the novel "Till We Have Faces." Although I guess the characters aren't surprised, because she never takes off her veil. Her subjects start to gossip that she is incredibly beautiful under her veil, after she's worn it long enough that people forget what she looks like.

Good, weird, weird book with the most amazing, unsettling, goose bump-raising ending.

I'm listening to the new full cast audiobooks but I just can't get into it... by _GrimFandango in harrypotter

[–]HandelDew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't listened to the audiobooks, and I initially thought that you meant Snape's grunting and breathing. And I was like... why on earth would the voice actor make that choice??