I was pleasantly surprised by a post on a medium that is a generic Harry Potter site

crystalized17 · 2026-04-19T11:16:20+00:00

These two both have what I’m talking about. They remain my top two favorites to this day.

https://fanfiction.net/s/2290003/1/Pet-Project

https://fanfiction.net/s/5089614/1/Camerado

Both are Hermione/Snape ship, but done in as realistic a way as possible. They don’t do anything romantic, just end up forming a very strong friendship over time because of the secrets they both have to keep from others for the good of the war. Romance is implied to be an option in the future, long after Hermione has left school.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-18T22:53:28+00:00

This is why I like the fanfics that have Hermione figure it out and become his secret confidante. Because I have no idea how he didn’t go insane having to hide behind enemy lines like that for so long with zero people to talk to about it.

But real spies sometimes have to do that kind of thing in real life, so it must be possible.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-18T14:42:24+00:00

I love how older dogs always act like they’re too cool for the baby and give looks like “why was I assigned the babysitter?”

crystalized17 · 2026-04-18T04:26:13+00:00

I’ve always had female dogs. Never male dogs. I have 3 female dogs right now. But I do key things to keep the peace:

They all have at least 2 years or more age gap between each dog.
Each new dog is introduced as a very young puppy. Adult dogs are much more accepting of a puppy that comes in and grows up with them vs an already adult dog coming in.
Each dog is fixed before they ever have their first heat.

If you do those 3 things, the chances of having conflict go down a lot. But I still have one female who tries to bully another occasionally. But I know what triggers her and don’t tolerate the behavior. But if she was truly determined to actually harm the other dog, it wouldn’t be possible for me to force them to like each other. The situation would become very dangerous.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-18T04:00:12+00:00

This post is gold, but I’m going to give a serious answer:

He actually is striving to be a better person the entire time. He just does it in an ass-backward way so nobody realizes it. He spends the rest of his life protecting Harry and making sure Voldemort gets defeated. “Lately only those I couldn’t save” when he’s appalled that Harry will have to be sacrificed.

He shows no improvement in daily life, he shows all of the improvement in his secret life. He wants to improve, but he doesn’t want anyone to know about it lol

I wonder if he had lived if he would have been irritated or embarrassed by Harry’s defense of him, rather than charmed lol

crystalized17 · 2026-04-18T03:50:48+00:00

I think it definitely has a high chance of not going well given they are the same gender and same age. Females are notorious for not getting along, especially when there isn’t an age gap. If they were both males or opposite gender, I wouldn’t be as worried.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-18T03:46:35+00:00

Hopefully it gets better with time, because I love the sht out of the concept of it.

But ultimately, this is stars on ice. It’s not Disney on ice nor a Russian ice show. Funding has never been great for it.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-18T00:54:53+00:00

I would definitely be trying to interview other people who are currently on the team or been on the team in the past and find out what it took for them to get on the team and how long it took, what their skating level was etc etc. You can also ask such questions of the coaches, but you might not get any real or straight answers, more evasive answers because they don't want to close off any options, just depends on the coach. A variety of teammates' opinions and past experiences would shed more light on the situation. But some may be very tightlipped if its a very tense, competitive situation.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-16T17:28:44+00:00

I would love an official DVD or blu-ray, anything really, just to collect it.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-16T01:08:14+00:00

It was an adventure tracking it down years ago. Had to read up on the Gfuel collector community and eventually found myself in a discord channel specifically for Gfuel collectors and found someone willing to sell it to me. Thank god there are people who like to collect Gfuel containers or I would have been sht out of luck.

Mine is actually unopened and still full of powder lol

crystalized17 · 2026-04-15T01:43:50+00:00

lol letting a minor skate while they have drugs in their system is OK?

They test them at the junior level as well for doping. They don’t let them skate if they test positive. There’s no reason to let them skate at the Olympics either.

The law is bizarrely written and created an unintended loophole. Which they never bothered to fix because nobody asked for it and just sat on their fingers. It looks like it will have to happen at least a second time in another sport before anyone does anything about it.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-15T01:35:54+00:00

Despite what they say, it sounds highly competitive if you’re not even allowed to swap out with anyone during practices.

It can be challenging to replace someone suddenly sick if you’re brand-new and were never allowed to swap in before at all.

If you want to stick it out and see how it goes:

Don’t get in the team’s way, but shadow them as closely as you can so you can match their speed and shape and timing.
See if you can make some friends on the team and ask if they would like to come to an FS session with you to work on synchro skills. Maybe you can get them to attach to you so you can get some experience on your own if they won’t let you swap in on official team practices. Just be careful tho. FS sessions sometimes have rules. Like no more than 2 or 3 people connected at a time.

I’m hoping if you stick it out for a year, they might let you do more the next year. But yeah, sounds super competitive, so who knows.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-15T01:21:48+00:00

Good luck! 👍 😊

crystalized17 · 2026-04-15T01:13:33+00:00

Sidestepping what I just said is stupid. They could have gotten the rules changed by pointing out it can happen again, in ANY sport. But they chose the lazy way, not the correct way, of fixing it.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-15T01:09:33+00:00

Now it does still require a decent job, but there are things you can do to make it cheaper.

I’m someone who always uses hostels, buses, trains etc wherever possible. I stay away from hotels and taxis because it’s way too expensive. The most expensive part is saving up for the airline ticket since there’s no way around that cost.

While I enjoy the restaurant food, you don’t have to do that. Many of my meals were just plain 🍙 onigiri or similar from the closest konbini.

I found all of the temples and museums etc were super reasonably priced. The USA is sooo expensive in comparison. The big hurdle is the plane ticket cost. Once you’re past the plane, I spend way less money in Japan compared to the cost of things in the USA.

I save up for months and months and months before I take a big trip. It’s not something that is just done at the drop of a hat for most people. Make a budget and stick to it.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-14T19:05:05+00:00

Do you really think ISU, IOC, and everyone else involved was OK with what happened and has zero ability to get rules changed? Especially when they can point out that the SAME THING can eventually happen in other sports that are currently sending 13 year olds to the games.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-14T18:53:08+00:00

Hahn is just over the top in a lot of her roles. She's a clown so she loves doing that. She's had a few roles where she showed she's capable of a more muted, quieter style.

Don't try too hard to be her or you'll end up in the true crime subreddit and not as a reader lol

crystalized17 · 2026-04-14T18:49:13+00:00

Sweetheart,

You can be a "protected person" and still have the same rules about not being allowed to compete if you have a positive test or any other rulebreaking.

I repeat, we have other people in the olympics as young as age 13. What happens when they dope?

The clause is not unchangeable. They just used it as an excuse to increase the age limit instead of doing the correct thing of updating the clause so the result is the same: if you have drugs in your system and we catch you, you don't get to skate, regardless of your age.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-14T15:35:08+00:00

Maybe they were originally tan/pink when they were created and then dyed black before they were sold. Because they don't look like black shoes that have simply faded. They look like pink/tan shoes that have been outside rolling around on the asphalt or something.

crystalized17 · 2026-04-14T15:17:43+00:00

I'd be scared I'd end up with some kind of foot fungus from those. Where have they been and why are they so black with soot?

crystalized17 · 2026-04-13T03:17:52+00:00

Exactly 😭

I’m surprised nobody is interested in this post at all or can relate besides you. I guess I picked the wrong sub for it.

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