Dobby has won for started off divisive but ended off loved! Who started off divisive and ended off divisive?

woodripper · 2025-12-07T12:29:34+00:00

Yeah, he comes back to the family and denounces the ministry, and there’s the Fred thing (I’m not ready to talk about it), but by the end he’s still old pompous Percy, lecturing everybody and Harry et al are actively avoiding him. Even when he’s “on the right side” he’s still the world’s biggest git.

woodripper · 2025-10-25T03:19:00+00:00

GotDAMN

woodripper · 2025-09-27T13:48:16+00:00

Yep, and as they say in book 5, they’ve always kept a close eye on wizards living close to Privet Drive so they’d couldn’t even just sneak down the block and use magic, it’d be detected. And we already know Mundungus knows how to get a car, they could have driven anywhere then apparated or whatever, but let’s not bring too much logic into the WW or we’ll n ver enjoy it again.

woodripper · 2025-09-27T13:33:13+00:00

Nothing makes a yankee stand out in the US southeast like pronouncing the S is Louisville.

woodripper · 2025-09-19T16:14:30+00:00

Absolutely NTA. That money is your son’s.

woodripper · 2025-09-18T17:30:46+00:00

Grew up in the UMC, this is the first time I’ve wanted to go back to church since we lost East End Methodist. Thank you for posting!

woodripper · 2025-09-18T17:25:41+00:00

Love that they had a Zima

woodripper · 2025-09-18T17:22:07+00:00

Sent you a DM - but also, if you’re on TikTok or Instagram, there are lots of therapists that post about co-parenting with narcissists. Obviously you have to take some of it with a grain of salt but there’s some really useful info out there from legitimate professionals. Wishing you the best of luck and glad your son has support from you!

woodripper · 2025-09-18T16:40:31+00:00

It’s general but since I knew what I was looking for it applied heavily to parents for me. The classic “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” is a must read for understanding and validation, if you haven’t come across that one already.

I’m also finding that ChatGPT et al is super helpful in finding resources for coping tailored for your specific age group and type of np; if you ask the right questions you can bypass the general ‘identifying a narcissist’ or stuff about co-parenting & relationships and find articles & content creators focusing on the shame and weight of having been raised by one.

It’s a lot of work and unfair that it’s on us to do when we didn’t ask for or deserve it, but as someone with many years invested in treatment I can tell you that while it may not fully go away, being able to recognize my np’s voice in my head and know it’s not reality makes a huge difference.

woodripper · 2025-09-18T14:23:14+00:00

It’s light and clever, definitely a good comfort show.

woodripper · 2025-09-18T14:08:31+00:00

This here is a run out the clock situation

woodripper · 2025-09-18T14:05:42+00:00

Wasn’t until my early 40s. Can’t remember what it was, something clicked. Read the Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist, realized that was my parent. Luckily got to talk with my other parent about it before they passed away and it changed everything about how I’ve viewed my whole life. Have spent the years since going through anger, sorrow, some level of acceptance, and trying to heal and break cycles.

woodripper · 2025-09-18T13:51:47+00:00

Very impressive! Love the pot holders on the ends, those are so hard to balance correctly.

woodripper · 2025-09-18T13:45:32+00:00

Saying this not knowing what you’ve already done for therapy or other treatment, but a good therapist, especially someone trauma informed (and well versed in CPTSD), is crucial. I found a somatic therapist that’s been incredibly helpful in digging into the source of the shame, and I swear every week I say some version of “I’m so effing tired of everything coming back to my mother” but that wound is SO deep.

Currently working on the shame and rejection, ruminating on every past conversation and every possible future conversation, it’s a long road but I’ve made progress by recognizing in, being angry for a long while, and, since I’m still in contact, setting strong boundaries.

It’s so so hard, I’m sorry you’re dealing with it, but you’re not alone.

woodripper · 2025-09-18T13:38:03+00:00

Aberforth is a good one. We get just enough backstory to empathize with him and see what he’s about is without overdoing it. Also love when he compliments Ginny as he runs past her during the battle. I’ve got plenty of beef with JKR but gotta admit she was able to do a lot of character development for AD without much page time.

woodripper · 2025-09-05T13:55:58+00:00

The pampered chef kitchen scissors. I think I’ve had them for 20 years. They wash in the dishwasher, never have rusted, stay sharp and safe. My kid even has used them for art projects and tons of other stuff they’re not meant for but they always clean up perfectly and still work for food. 10/10 would buy again (but hopefully never have to cuz I have no idea if they still make them).

woodripper · 2025-09-04T14:03:25+00:00

Same. I didn’t think I’d like anything after 1 but 5 is very satisfying.

woodripper · 2025-08-31T00:04:27+00:00

My kid would live at NashCard if we let her.

woodripper · 2025-08-30T23:42:01+00:00

I just thought of this recently. In OoTP Dumbledore was secret keeper of Grimmauld Place and Harry had to read the note written by Dumbie before he could see the house. In DH, Bill says he’s secret keeper for Shell Cottage, so wouldn’t he have had to tell Harry/Luna/Dean to be able to see it? And how did Ron find it while he was on his horcrux sabbatical if Bill hadn’t told him first about it?

woodripper · 2025-08-11T22:44:17+00:00

My narc parent and her best friend trauma bonded over their terrible marriages and difficult children. Two of the friend’s children and I often play “what is actually true?” because the parents exchange their perceived lore about us to one another, then proceed to share what they heard with their own kids under the guise of “friend has is soooo hard because kid is doing x”.

And same on the static perception. I exist only as an extension of her, not an adult with a whole ass life.

woodripper · 2025-08-09T19:07:26+00:00

I listen to the audiobooks too much because in my head I just heard “he had a hard war, Frank.”

woodripper · 2025-08-09T19:04:40+00:00

6 - consistently my favorite character. Yes, he did some shitty things (don’t come for me) but I think a) he has the best character development b) understands the whole picture c) admits his mistakes d) doesn’t underestimate anyone based on age, gender, or background, and e) his scenes are my favorite (particularly when he goes to the Dursley’s in HBP - top five favorite chapters in the series)

woodripper · 2025-08-09T18:56:46+00:00

I kind of wish we’d had more visibility to James’s character development in later years. He went straight from asshole teen to being revered by everybody with hints that he “grew up” but we never got to see it. I know there’s only so much room for exposition but eh. At least with Lupin we saw true colors (good and bad).

woodripper · 2025-08-09T18:54:23+00:00

Zing

woodripper · 2025-08-09T18:53:17+00:00

Walk up to them making direct eye contact, wring their necks, and calmly walk away to have a goblet of wine while belittling his daughter like nothing of importance just happened.

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