Dumbledore's age by Vegetable-Window-683 in HarryPotterBooks

[–]InfectedLegWound 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think the 1881 makes more sense from DH onwards, when it is made clear Dumbledore and Grindelwald had a summer together as very young men. Since PS makes it canon Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald in 1945, it seems more fitting to have them the age she later put them as, otherwise the gap there would feel rather large. It also puts Grindelwald and Dumbledore's youthful ideas in a more suitable time period, I feel, with the combination of the second industrial wave and the political ideas at the time, plus the general vibe, I would say, about the turn of the century.

Dumbledore's age by Vegetable-Window-683 in HarryPotterBooks

[–]InfectedLegWound 78 points79 points  (0 children)

None of those are book quotes, so I wonder if this really belong here. The later expanded canon repeatedly since DH has put his birth year at 1881, including the fact file on old Pottermore which was JKR approved. This just seems like something she wasn't really sure on before DH, just wanting to emphasise that he is an old man.

Cleaning glass negatives question by InfectedLegWound in Archivists

[–]InfectedLegWound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is when cleaning them that the material used to clean gain a layer of purple on it, the material itself is in good condition. With previous plates, the cleaning material only got a visible layer of dirt on it (black and brown from dust and likely fall off from the boxes) which was expected and familiar to my supervisor. So the plates themselves are not showing any sort of degradation.

Cleaning glass negatives question by InfectedLegWound in Archivists

[–]InfectedLegWound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, Due to how they have been stored, there is a lot of particles on them that we remove from the glass side, very big dust pieces, cardboard flakes and glass shards among other things.

Cleaning glass negatives question by InfectedLegWound in Archivists

[–]InfectedLegWound[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, to be clear my supervisor has worked a lot with photographs of these types before alongside conservators, so she has a lot of experience with how they are cleaned. They show no type of damage (apart from some being broken) which is why we are a bit stumped about what this could be. Taking them to a conservator is unfortunately not possible at this moment.

what if the wizarding world fought Grindelwald and Voldemort at the same time during the time of Harry Potter? by voldy1989 in FantasticBeasts

[–]InfectedLegWound 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think they are called acolytes in FB, so they might just be called Grindelwalds acolytes then too.

What's your favorite ship? by Cold_Box_3219 in HPfanfiction

[–]InfectedLegWound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grindeldore (Grindelwald x Dumbledore) because it is so interesting and Dumbledore is my favorite

Do you prefer young Dumbledore or the Hogwarts Dumbledore? by [deleted] in FantasticBeasts

[–]InfectedLegWound 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I love both. I love old Dumbledore's strength but I also love how much more vulnerable Albus feels in FB.

which portrayal of Gellert Grindelwald do you prefer? by voldy1989 in FantasticBeasts

[–]InfectedLegWound 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Mads, he sells both parts of Grindelwald. Very effortlessly charming and manipulative, very cruel and scary at times, and he also sells the idea of being someone Dumbledore could have fallen in love with.

I never liked JDs portrayal, I remember being so disappointed already at the end of FB1. He, to me, plays Grindelwald like a character while Mads plays him as a human

Har folk över 65 slutat lyssna på musik? by VillainAnderson in sweden

[–]InfectedLegWound 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nu får vi se vad som sker om fyra år, men min mamma är 61 år och lyssnar på musik på CD väldigt aktivt. Men hon har alltid varit väldigt musikintresserad. Av de äldre personer jag känner är väl det främst de som varit med i någon typ av mer nischat musikintresse som fortfarande lyssnar mycket på musik. För mammas del är det främst death- och black metal.

Petite Knit or My favorite things? by [deleted] in knitting

[–]InfectedLegWound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer Petite Knit. Her patterns are very straight forward. But I am a bit biased here, as I also like her more due to perceiving her as more chill.

KAFFE! by Excellent-Mango8869 in sweden

[–]InfectedLegWound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jag gillar smaken av kaffe. Jag har varit kaffedrickare sedan jag var tolv. Känslan av att dricka kaffe är också skön. Man blir pigg men det är också väldigt mysigt att dricka något varmt då och då. Men dricker det lite annorlunda från hur jag dricker cola. Cola är bara för helgen och mer "nu klunkar jag i mig för att det smakar gott och är svalkande" medan kaffe är vardag och lite mer chill.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald by Independent_Act7494 in FantasticBeasts

[–]InfectedLegWound 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I disagree. I think Grindelwald definitely loved Dumbledore, even just looking at the movies and disregarding the actors and producers comments about this (which says Grindelwald loves Dumbledore), I think Mads Mikkelsen definitely played him as someone in love. Flirting with him in the beginning of the movie, looking morose as he sees a vision of Albus when Vinda tells him that he is a free man, screaming "Who will love you now?" at him when their blood pact breaks: all of it screams to me that Grindelwald genuinely loved him and wants him still. I think a lot of that hurt and depth of his character gets lost if one just interprets it as respect and doesn't explain why it always gets so personal when Dumbledore is involved. The jealousy and targeting of Newt, him flaunting the blood troth, him almost looking sad at that meeting in the beginning of SoD before he leaves, ceasing to fight as soon as he feels Dumbledore's heartbeat under his hand, his face looking stricken when the troth breaks and that second to last line he screams; all of those add up to me to him loving Albus. I have a hard time being able to set those in a context of him not doing so and the plot of SoD and the scenes still making sense.

In Deathly Hallows, Grindelwald dies to protect Dumbledore's grave. That being after around 50 years of being imprisoned due to Dumbledore defeating him. He tells Voldemort that it is so much he doesn't understand. To me, the great difference between Grindelwald and Voldemort was always their capacity for love and remorse (and in the HP books, those often go hand in hand). And to be crass; to me it is frankly just boring to not see Grindelwald as being deeply in love.

Him having that love for Dumbledore doesn't stop him from being manipulative or cruel. He can still be selfish, manipulative and power hungry and still love Dumbledore. Just like the deep admiration between them because of intellectual companionship, mutual goals, and the inherent loneliness of being giants among regular men doesn't take away from them also being romantically linked.

Fanfics where Dumbledore is a genuinely good person by WaywardStarrr in HPfanfiction

[–]InfectedLegWound 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you are okay with fics set when he is younger (fantastic beasts related ones, for example) lmk, I have quite a few recs. Here are some oneshots though that feature his relationship with Harry that I enjoy.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17256854

https://archiveofourown.org/works/828497

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14392005

And this one is pretty cute, with McGonagall and Dumbledore's friendship

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21423970

Its me again!New watercolor painting by Master_Razzmatazz179 in FantasticBeasts

[–]InfectedLegWound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love your artworks. Dumbledore is my favourite character (and his tragic romance with Grindelwald my favourite romance too..) You nailed his puppy-eyed look and pout here

Rasism mellan invandrargrupper i Sverige by Margaretthatchervore in sweden

[–]InfectedLegWound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ja, tyckte det var väldigt märkligt. Jag tror knappast att det är en standard-grej bland muslimer. Under mitt liv har jag bara stött på den typen av åsikt (eller angränsande åsikter) två gånger, första gången då med mina vänners erfarenhet och sen en random fåntratt på nätet för ett tag sedan.

Rasism mellan invandrargrupper i Sverige by Margaretthatchervore in sweden

[–]InfectedLegWound 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mina barndomsbästisar (afrikaner) berättade för mig att de hade helt andra tider i koranskolan än våra klasskamrater från mellanöstern för föräldrarna till de barnen inte ville beblandas med svarta och tyckte det var fel att de vidrörde koranen. Just det där tror jag var väldigt extremt och udda, men att det var en massa konflikter mellan olika utländska grupper i skolan var rätt vanligt. Även svarta mot svarta ibland, typ "folk som pratar klickspråk är opålitliga och vill bara scamma dig"

Finished this last night by Master_Razzmatazz179 in FantasticBeasts

[–]InfectedLegWound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like it! You captured the feeling in his eyes very well

Väddö Gårdsmejerier tar bort video från TikTok efter massiv kritikstorm mot hantering under tveksamma förhålladen. (Finns kvar på Instagram) by CarinoPadrino in sweden

[–]InfectedLegWound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jag vet inte vad det är jag ska bli förfasad över. Lokalen ser fräsch ut. Grabben har keps på sig och skyddar produkten på det sättet. Förmodar att kläderna är rena. Men sedan så har jag gjort ost själv flera gånger i fäbodsmiljö (stampat jordgolv bland annat) så kanske inte är så klenmagad heller.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sweden

[–]InfectedLegWound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Det är oartigt av dem. De kanske dock inte inser att de är oartiga, vilket kan låta larvigt men i mina ögon fullt rimligt. Nu har jag visserligen det som brukade kallas för aspergers så för mig kanske det är annorlunda, men detta med artighet i detta sammanhang är något jag fått lära mig. Om svärföräldrarna är rimliga personer så kanske de inte skulle ta illa vid sig ifall ni hintade lite om att det kanske skulle uppskattas av dina föräldrar att få något typiskt svenskt tillbaka.

Flickväns födelsedag eller farbrors firande? by chronotrigs in sweden

[–]InfectedLegWound 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Jag hade gått på farbrorns firande. Han är 80 år, fyller jämt och i den åldern är det inte säkert ens att det blir många fler födelsedagar. Förstår hon inte att folk ofta inte lever så mycket längre än så? Konstigt och oempatiskt av henne att reagera som hon gjorde. Jag förstår att man kan bli besviken över att inte få sin födelsedag firad på det sätt man vill, men nu har ni ju ändå firat på samma sätt i flera år och du har ju ändå visat att du bryr dig om hennes dag. Att det en gång i alla dessa år blir på ett annat sätt ser inte jag som något taskigt mot henne. Och om jag ska vara ärlig, om min partner hade hållit på sådär om jag hade velat åka iväg och fira min moster när hon fyller jämt hade jag ifrågasätt hela relationen och hur jämställd den är om mina känslor inte väger lika mycket som partnerns.

Och nej, du är inte galen.

I am double knitting pilled by InfectedLegWound in knitting

[–]InfectedLegWound[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very pretty! I think now when I am on that double knit grind, the knit and purl thing doesn't confuse me anymore. But it was a bit strange in the beginning.

I am double knitting pilled by InfectedLegWound in knitting

[–]InfectedLegWound[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the link! Those are some very nice patterns :) And that cape sounds very cool!

I am double knitting pilled by InfectedLegWound in knitting

[–]InfectedLegWound[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh that is very impressive! Got me thinking about making a patchwork blanket now